访谈录 2009-11-08&11-11 叛逆，怪癖，伯克利
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：访谈录2009
So last week I spoke 1 at my old school, UC Berkeley. The city is as delightful 2 as ever, a mix of fall leaves, bright sun and tramp feces. But now thinking back to my arrival there as a freshman 3 25 years ago. I realized this city had not only transformed me politically, but reinforced my growing cynicism concerning the nature of true rebellion.
I was a punk in high school and embraced left-wing dogma, for it impressed teachers and won me extra credit. As a teen, it also got me attention, relevance 4 and a chance to get lucky with hippie chicks. That last desire was never achieved and I blame that on my retainer. But when I got to Cal, I saw what true subversion 6 was, and it wasn't the subversives 7 at Berkeley. See, rebellion means nothing when it's turned into a personal identity. Dipping yourself in tattoo 8 ink and getting 10 nipple rings, these are not markers of rebellion but markers of conformity 9. The engineering major with back acne was far more bad ass 10 than the coffee house commie.
Berkeley embraced subversives and they were often called "eccentrics", even if it was a real mental illness. And I'm pretty certain the folks they lauded 11 for their non-conformity would die alone with no one there to tell them how cool their suffering was. And so in 1983, I realized that a true rebel blends in, embraces discipline, hard work and clean pants. I cut my hair. I started tanning. It seemed the opposite of heroin 12 chic 5. I also took up the banjo, just to keep it real.
So if you're starting college now, my friends, I suggest you do the same. And if you disagree with me, then you're probably a racist 13.
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
- Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
- Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
- He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。
- Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.政治家的私生活与他们的公众角色不相关。
- Her ideas have lost all relevance to the modern world.她的想法与现代社会完全脱节。
- She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
- The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。
- He was arrested in parliament on charges of subversion for organizing the demonstration.他因组织示威活动在议会上被以颠覆破坏罪名逮捕。
- It had a cultural identity relatively immune to subversion from neighboring countries.它的文化同一性使它相对地不易被邻国所颠覆。
- They put him on the pan for coddling subversives. 他们批判他纵容颠覆分子。 来自互联网
- The subversives attempted to line more people up against the government. 颠覆分子们企图让更多的人反对政府。 来自互联网
- I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
- He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。
- Was his action in conformity with the law?他的行动是否合法？
- The plan was made in conformity with his views.计划仍按他的意见制定。
- He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
- An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
- They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
- The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句