女人香美丽英文人生幸福29篇[14]

　　She is the Whole World To Him 她是他的整个世界
One of my persistent¹ fantasies used to be of sitting at a sidewalk cafe in Paris .I would be writing with my pen in a notebook while smoking.I would not be writing economics. I would be writing a novel or perhaps poetry or even a philosophical² treatise³.But i would frenquently raise my eyes to watch the girls go by.
I no longer have that fantasy. I do ,however,eat from time to time outdoors at a restaurant on the street leading to the Kennedy Center. I don't try to write there.Instead, I watch the passers by.
I am not concentrating on girls.I am concentrating on married couples,and i look particularly at the women.They are not glamorous⁴.No Marilyn Monroes.Some are pretty, but many would be considered plain. since they are on their way to the Kennedy Center to attend a play, an opera or a concert, one may assume they are above average in cultural literacy. in other respects they are ,like most people, average.
But to the man whose hand or arm she is holding,she is not "average". she is the whole world to him.
Genesis says,"And the Lord God said 'It is not good that the man should be alone;I will make him a helper fit for him'" And so ,"made he a woman." it doesn'tsay that he made a pretty or a witty⁵ woman ,or an any kind of adjective woman. He made the basic woman.
Why is this basic woman so valuable to the man?Three things:
First ,she is a warm body in bed. I don't refer to sexual activity. That is important .But I refer to something that is , If possible,even more primitive:human contact.
A baby crying in its crib doesn't want conversation or a gold ring. He wants to be held and patted . Adults need that physical contact also. They need to cuddle together for warmth and comfort in an indifferent or cold world .The plain woman an d plain man do that for each other.
But conversation is also important .These couples may have been talking to each other for 30 years or more. You might think they have nothing left to say.But still they can talk to each other in ways they cannot talk to anyone else.He can tell her of something good he has done without fearing she will think he is bragging⁶ . He can count on her interset and understanding.
The primary purpose of this conversation is not to convery information,Its purpose is to say,"I am here, and I know that you are here"
Third,the woman serves the man's need to be needed. if no one needs you, what good are you? other people-employers,students, readers-you say the need you. But in such relationships you are replaceable at some price.to To this woman you are not replaceable at any price. That gives you the self-esteem to meet the world every day.
So this "ordinary"woman-one like 50 million others in America-as great value to this man. And while I have written these views from a man's point of view, I don't think the relationship is one-side. On the contrary, I am sure it is reciprocal.
I can hear you saying:" How do you know all this?you are only an economist⁷, practitioner⁸ of the dismal⁹ science." That is true.But my wife and I walked up that hill to the Kennedy Center many times.

1 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

2 philosophical   

adj.哲学家的，哲学上的，达观的

参考例句：

• The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
• She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。

3 treatise   

n.专著；(专题)论文

参考例句：

• The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.那位医生写了一篇关于酗酒问题的论文。
• This is not a treatise on statistical theory.这不是一篇有关统计理论的论文。

4 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

5 witty   

adj.机智的，风趣的

参考例句：

• Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
• He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。

6 bragging   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的现在分词 )；大话

参考例句：

• He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
• Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口，亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句

7 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

8 practitioner   

n.实践者，从事者；(医生或律师等)开业者

参考例句：

• He is an unqualified practitioner of law.他是个无资格的律师。
• She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.从政前她是个开业医生。

9 dismal   

adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的

参考例句：

• That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
• My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。