时间:2018-12-29 作者:英语课 分类:世界节假日博览


英语课

   There is a special celebration for left-handed people, but not right-handed people. August the 13th is Left-Handers Day. The official website says the day is an “annual celebration of left-handers' superiority 1!!” Left-handers say they have to live in a world designed for and by right-handers, and that they have to put up with a lot of inconveniences. The day started in 1992 as a way to increase public awareness 2 of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed. Some of the events held on this day include right-handers being asked to use left-handed objects so they can see how awkward 3 it can be doing things the wrong way round. A simple example of this is the computer mouse. Imagine right and left clicking on a mouse that is a mirror image of the one you use. Other events include left-hand-only games.


  人们为左撇子设立了特殊节日,不包括右撇子。8月13日为国际左撇子日。官网称这是左撇子年度优势盛会。有左撇子人士表示,他们生活在为右撇子设计,便利右撇子的世界里,不得不承受诸多不便。该节日设立于1992年,旨在提高公众对左撇子优劣势的意识程度。人们会在这天举办活动,包括要求右撇子使用左撇子物品,表现反方向做事的尴尬感。最简单的例子是鼠标。想象鼠标放在左边和右边的感觉。其它活动包括“左手游戏”。
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  Scientists have no answer to the question why some of us are left-handed. About fifteen per cent of the population are. Some people believe it is genetic 4. It does run in families. Research suggests that left-handers are likely to be more creative. There are higher percentages of left-handed people as musicians, artists and scientists. Indeed, left-handers say being left-handed is a sign of greater intelligence. There is also research to show that left-handers are also good at ball sports and things involving hand-to-eye co-ordination, like boxing. There are many interesting facts about left-handers. Most left-handers draw figures facing to the right and they usually see better underwater. Four of the five designers of the Apple Macintosh computer were left-handed – that’s 1,000 per cent higher than the normal level. And finally, left-handers also say they are more beautiful and handsome.
  科学家对左撇子原因仍不清楚。全球约15%人口为左撇子。许多人认为是遗传原因造成。它确实在家族中存在。根据研究表明,左撇子很有可能更富创造力。在音乐家、艺术家以及科学家中,左撇子比例很高。有左撇子人士称这是智慧的象征。有研究显示,左撇子还擅长球类运动,以及像拳击等眼手协调运动。左撇子有许多很有趣的事实。左撇子画出来的人物都是面朝右,水下视力也很出众。在五名Mac电脑设计师中,有四名是左撇子,这比一般水平高出了1000%。他们还称自己更俊朗更靓丽。
  1.put up with 容忍
  例句:I’ll have to put up with the noise till I move next week.
  我下周就要搬了,在此之前,我还是得忍受这种噪音。
  2.likely to 可能
  例句:Noticing that there was likely to be trouble, the coward 5 sneaked 6 away.
  那个胆小鬼看到有可能发生骚乱时就溜开了。
  3.a lot of 许多
  例句:I will not burden you with a lot of questions.
  我不会提许多问题来烦扰你的。
  4.mirror image 映像
  例句:I saw in him a mirror image of my younger self.
  我在他身上看见了年轻时的自己。

1 superiority
n.优越性,优势
  • We believe in the superiority of this method over that one.我们相信这种方法比那种方法优越。
  • His air of calm superiority annoyed her intensely.他不动声色的优越感让她极其烦恼。
2 awareness
n.意识,觉悟,懂事,明智
  • 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。
3 awkward
adj.笨拙的,尴尬的,使用不便的,难处理的
  • John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈,以至于大家都注意到了他。
  • I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性,我有些窘迫。
4 genetic
adj.遗传的,遗传学的
  • It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
  • Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
5 coward
n.懦夫,胆小鬼
  • The newspapers had unjustly labelled him as a coward.那家报纸不公正地称他为懦夫。
  • I was basically a dreadful coward.从根本上说,我非常胆小怕事。
6 sneaked
v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 );偷偷溜走;(儿童向成人)打小报告;告状
  • I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
  • She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
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