英语名篇诵读 人为什么要追求声誉？

Why Does Anyone Want Fame?

人为什么要追求声誉？

Well then, why does anyone want fame? Do you? Do you want to be known to many people

and admired by them? Do you want the money that usually comes with fame? Do you want the

media to notice everything you do or say both in public and in private? Do you want them

hounding you, questioning you and trying to undo¹ you? To be famous, more often than not,

is to be the target of everyone who disagrees with you as well as of the media. Fame turns all the

lights on and while it gives power and prestige , it takes the you out of you: you must be what

the public thinks you are, not what you really are or could be. The politician, like the performer,

must please his or her audiences and that often means saying things he does not mean or does not

believe in fully². No wonder so few people trust politicians. But then why does anyone want fame?

Several reasons come to mind: to demonstrate excellence³ in some field; to gain the admiration⁴

and love of many others; to be the one everyone talks about; to show family and friends you are

more than they thought you were. Probably you can list some other reasons, but I think these are

reasonably common.

好吧，那么人们为什么追求声誉呢？你想出名吗？你想要许多人知道并钦佩吗？你想

要通常与声誉相伴而来的金钱吗？你想要媒体关注你在公共场所或私下所做或所说的一切

吗？你想要公众追逐你、质问你、想方设法诋毁你吗？成了名，常常就成为那些不赞成你

的个人以及媒体的众矢之的。声誉把一切灯光打亮，一边给你权力和威望，另一边也

把“你”赶出你的身体之外：你必须成为大众意想中的你，而不是那个真实的你或者可能实

现的你。像表演者一样，政治家必须取悦他或她的观众，而这常常意味着言不由衷。难怪

很少有人相信政治家。那么人们为什么追求声誉呢？可以想到这么几个理由：或为了显示

在某方面的超凡成就，或想赢得许多人的景仰爱慕，或想做一个人人都在谈论的人 ，或想

在亲朋面前显示才华。你或许能列出其他一些理由，但我想这些都是很常见的。

1 undo   

vt.解开，松开；取消，撤销

参考例句：

• His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

4 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。