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精彩英文欣赏:搞笑的诺贝尔奖 Ig Nobel Prize(下)

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  • Shigeru Watanabe, Junko Sakamoto, and Masumi Wakita (Ig Nobel Psychology Prize, 1995)
  • 受渡·边茂,坂本纯子和伊藤·千寻(1995年诺贝尔物理学奖获得者)
  • made their achievement in training pigeons to distinguish between the paintings of Picasso and those of Monet...
  • 成就地训练鸽子区分出毕加索和莫奈的画。
  • I raise this matter of good or bad, because the world in general
  • 我想说说搞笑诺贝尔奖的好坏,
  • seems to enjoy classifying things as being either one or the other.
  • 因为全世界都习惯把事情分成好与坏。
  • The Ig Nobel Prizes aside, most prizes, in most places,
  • 除了搞笑诺贝尔奖,在大多数地方,
  • are clearly meant to honor the goodness or badness of the receivers.
  • 很多奖项都是为了纪念获奖者做的好事和坏事。
  • Olympic medals go to very good athletes. Worst-dressed prizes go to badly dressed celebrities.
  • 奥运奖牌颁发给优秀的运动员。最差穿着奖颁发给穿着最难看的名人。
  • Nobel Prizes go to scientists, writers, and others who excel.
  • 诺贝尔奖颁发给科学家,作家和其他领域杰出人物。
  • These prizes, and most others, are meant to honor the extremes of humanity—
  • 这些奖项,还有很多其他的奖,都是为了纪念人类的极端——
  • those whose achievements should be seen as very good or very bad.
  • 这些成就可以看成非常好或者很不好。
  • The Ig Nobel Prize isn't like that. The Ig honors the great confusion in which most of us exist much of the time.
  • 搞笑诺贝尔奖和上述的不太相同,它是为了纪念那些生活中让人感到困惑的事情。
  • Life is confusing. Good and bad get all mixed up. Yin can be hard to distinguish from yang.
  • 生活是令人困惑的,好坏参差,阴阳难辨。
  • Most people go through life without ever being awarded a great prize to acknowledge that,
  • 生活中的大多数人没有被授予什么奖项,但是不得不承认他们是做了一些事情的,
  • yes, they have done something. That's why we award Ig Nobel Prizes.
  • 是的,他们确实做过。这就是我们颁发搞笑诺贝尔奖的原因。
  • If you win one, it means that you have done something. What that thing is may be hard to explain.
  • 如果你获得一次,那么意味着你是有所作为的。很难说你做了什么。
  • Whether your achievement is for the public good or had may be difficult or even painful to explain.
  • 不论你的成就是为了公众还是有难度的,甚至是难以解释,
  • But the fact is, you did it, and have been recognized for doing it.
  • 但是事实就是,你做到了,并且已经开始意识到你在做事。


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1. mix up 混淆;拌和;调和

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(1) 混淆
eg. People often mix me up with other actors.
人们总是把我和其他演员弄混tM4sh+L7O1at!Y8mR_z

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eg. Depressed people may mix up their words.
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(2) 把不同类的事物混放在一起;弄乱

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eg. I like to mix up designer clothes.
我喜欢把各种名牌服装混穿在一起;-;e*IlCJv^ra+N!

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eg. Take the cards and mix them up.
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2. distinguish from 区别,辨别

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distinguish truth from falsehood 分辨真假;识别真伪

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distinguish sense from nonsense 在杂乱中捋清头绪

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3. go through 参加;经受;仔细检查;被通过

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(1) 经历(尤为艰难时期)

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eg. He was going through a very difficult time.
他在经历一段非常艰难的时期ESK[E]1xF!

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(2) 检查

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eg. It was evident that someone had gone through my possessions.
显然有人翻过我的物品HS352ZKPB8EI

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(3) 通读;查阅

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eg. Going through his list of customers is a massive job.
查阅他的客户名单是一项繁重的工作.N&B&3CrU4ie=iM

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falsehood ['fɔ:lshud]

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n. 谎言,虚假

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humanity [hju:'mæniti]

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n. 人类,人性,人道,慈爱,(复)人文学科

 
massive ['mæsiv]

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adj. 巨大的,大规模的,大量的,大范围的

 
distinguish [dis'tiŋgwiʃ]

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vt. 区别,辨认,使显著

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achievement [ə'tʃi:vmənt]

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n. 成就,成绩,完成,达到

 
excel [ik'sel]

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vt. 超过,优于
vi. 胜出
n

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designer [di'zainə]

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n. 设计者

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confusion [kən'fju:ʒən]

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n. 混乱,混淆,不确定状态

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confusing [kən'fju:ziŋ]

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adj. 使人困惑的,令人费解的 动词confuse的现

 
depressed [di'prest]

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adj. 沮丧的,降低的,不景气的,萧条的,凹陷的,扁平

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