【英音模仿秀】古老的东方有一条龙

模仿文本： The great task facing the West over the next century will be to make sense of China - not in our terms, but in theirs. We have to understand China as it is and as it has been, not project our own history, culture, institutions and values onto it. It will always fail that test. In truth, such a mentality¹ tells us more about our own arrogance² and lack of curiosity than anything about China. 

 

译文： 下一个世纪，西方社会面临的一个重要任务就是感知中国。不是以我们的方式，而是以他们自己的方式。我们要了解中国的现在和过去，不是通过以投射我们的历史、文化、体制和价值观的方式。这类尝试徒劳无功。事实上，这种心态仅仅体现了我们自己的傲慢以及对中国的缺乏好奇心。

 

1 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。

2 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。