坏习惯-对敬畏免疫(1)

Eradicating¹ these bad habits

 

改掉坏习惯

 

Immunity² to awe³.

 

对敬畏免疫

 

Amazing things happen around you every day if youonly know where to look.

 

如果你知道在哪里看，神奇的事情每天都会在你身边发生。

 

Technology has exposed us to so much and made theworld so much smaller.

 

科技给我们曝光了太多，也让这个世界变得更小。

 

Yet, there's a downside that isn't spoken of much:exposure raises the bar on what it takes to be awestricken.

 

然而，它也有不为人知的坏的一面：曝光提高了需要人们肃然起敬的标准。

 

And that's a shame, because few things are asuplifting as experiencing true awe.

 

这是一个耻辱，因为当经历真正的敬畏时，越来越少的事情会让人感觉振奋。

 

True awe is humbling⁴. It reminds us that we're notthe center of the universe.

 

真正的敬畏是耻辱，它提醒我们自己不是宇宙的中心。

 

Awe is also inspiring and full of wonder,underscoring the richness of life and our ability to both contribute to it and be captivated by it.

 

敬畏也鼓舞人心、充满奇迹，强调生活的丰富以及我们对于做贡献和被吸引的能力。

 

It’s hard to be happy when you just shrug⁵ yourshoulders every time you see something new.

 

如果你每次看到新鲜的东西就耸肩，这将很难让你感到幸福。

1 eradicating   

摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
• We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。

2 immunity   

n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权

参考例句：

• The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
• He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

3 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 humbling   

adj.令人羞辱的v.使谦恭( humble的现在分词 )；轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）；低声下气

参考例句：

• A certain humbling from time to time is good. 不时受点儿屈辱是有好处的。 来自辞典例句
• It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-buildingexperience. 据说天文学是一种令人产生自卑、塑造人格的科学。 来自互联网

5 shrug   

v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)

参考例句：

• With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
• I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。