最新四级晨读主题美文100篇 07

An Awareness¹ of Self

To live an aware life, the individual must ‵begin｜with an awareness of self. He ‵must conduct a running examination｜and periodic reexaminations of the self — in language, the medium of farthest reaches, deepest diving, and most complicated windings². The ‵sorting might well begin｜with the ordinary, everyday experience of life. A diary or journal｜enables one to ‵examine｜and evaluate experiences, as well as to come to ‵understand them｜and their significance — or insignificance³. Most of us ‵do this examination｜and evaluation⁴ in moments of dreaming｜or in that state of mental wandering｜‵just before sleep. There is ‵some｜(even great) advantage, however, in ‵subjecting ourselves to the discipline of written language, in which the ‵vague and the confusing｜and the poorly defined give way to the specific, the ‵firm, and the clearly formulated⁵.

For ‵writing｜is discovery. The language that ‵never leaves our head｜is like colorful yarn⁶, which endlessly spins out multicolored threads｜dropping into emptiness, momentarily compacted, entangled⁷, fascinating, and elusive⁸. We have glimpses that seem ‵brilliant｜but quickly fade; we ‵catch sight of images｜that tease us with connections and patterns｜that ‵too-soon flow on;① we ‵hold in momentary⁹ view｜a comprehensive arrangement｜(insight) that dissolves rapidly and disappears.

Writing｜that is ‵discovery｜forces the capturing, the retrieving¹⁰, and the bringing into focus｜these stray and random¹¹ thoughts. ‵Examining them｜we form ideas｜that are as much about the self｜ ‵as about language. Indeed, writing is ‵largely a process of｜choosing among alternatives from the images｜and ‵thoughts of the endless flow, and this ‵choosing｜is the matter of making up one’s mind, and this ‵making up one’s mind｜becomes in effect｜the making up of one’s self. ‵In this way writing｜that is honest and genuine｜and ‵serious｜constitutes the discovery｜of the self.
写作——认识自我之捷径

人要想明白地活着就必须从了解自己开始，他必须用语言这种影响最大、寓意最深、关系最复杂的媒介对自我进行不断的审视及定期的再审视。这项分析可开始于普通的日常生活。一本日记或记事录可以使人检查和评价自己的经历，也可以去了解它们以及它们的重要性或者不重要性。我们中的大多数是在臆想中或在睡前的思维漫步中进行这项审视和评估。然而，用文字表述的某些好处(或最大的好处)在于可让我们把摸糊的、含混不清的和未能很好地定义的东西变成具体的、明确的和定义清晰的东西。

因为写作就是发现。未离开过头脑的语言仿佛彩色的细丝，不断纺出色彩缤纷的纱线，坠入渺渺虚境，只有短暂的聚合，而又纠结不清，令人迷恋却又捉摸不定。我们常体验到辉煌灿烂的灵感，但它总是转瞬即逝；我们常看到令人浮想联翩的影像，而它总是捉弄人般地飞速流逝；①我们也曾短暂地拥有深邃的思想，但它又每每消失得无影无踪。

作为发现的写作迫使人去捕获、寻找，并专注于这种零散和随意的想法。通过仔细思索，我们既形成对语言的构想，也形成对自我的见解。的确，写作在很大程度上是从不停流动的影象和思维的多种形式中进行选择的过程，而这种选择就是确定想法。而确定想法实际上也就是确定自我。这样，诚实、真正而严肃的写作就构成了对自我的发现。

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

2 windings   

（道路、河流等）蜿蜒的，弯曲的( winding的名词复数 )； 缠绕( wind的现在分词 )； 卷绕； 转动（把手）

参考例句：

• The time harmonics can be considered as voltages of higher frequencies applied to the windings. 时间谐波可以看作是施加在绕组上的较高频率的电压。
• All the vales in their manifold windings shaded by the most delightful forests. 所有的幽谷，都笼罩在繁茂的垂枝下。

3 insignificance   

n.不重要；无价值；无意义

参考例句：

• Her insignificance in the presence of so much magnificence faintly affected her. "她想象着他所描绘的一切，心里不禁有些刺痛。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• It was above the common mass, above idleness, above want, above insignificance. 这里没有平凡，没有懒散，没有贫困，也没有低微。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。

5 formulated   

v.构想出( formulate的过去式和过去分词 )；规划；确切地阐述；用公式表示

参考例句：

• He claims that the writer never consciously formulated his own theoretical position. 他声称该作家从未有意识地阐明他自己的理论见解。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This idea can be formulated in two different ways. 这个意思可以有两种说法。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 yarn   

n.纱，纱线，纺线；奇闻漫谈，旅行轶事

参考例句：

• I stopped to have a yarn with him.我停下来跟他聊天。
• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。

7 entangled   

adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
• Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 elusive   

adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的

参考例句：

• Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
• Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

9 momentary   

adj.片刻的，瞬息的；短暂的

参考例句：

• We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
• I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。

10 retrieving   

n.检索（过程），取还v.取回( retrieve的现在分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Ignoring all, he searches the ground carefully for any cigarette-end worth retrieving. 没管打锣的说了什么，他留神的在地上找，看有没有值得拾起来的烟头儿。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Retrieving the nodules from these great depths is no easy task. 从这样的海底深渊中取回结核可不是容易的事情。 来自辞典例句

11 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。