2014年職稱英語(yǔ)(理工類)教材補(bǔ)全短文文章及譯文10

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　How Deafness Makes It Easier to Hear

　　Most people think of Beethoven's hearing loss as an obstacle to composing music. However, he produced his most powerful works in the last decade of his life when he was completely deaf.

　　This is one of the most glorious cases of the triumph of will over adversity, but his biographer, Maynard Solomon, takes a different view. 1 . In his deaf world Beethoven could experiment, free from the sounds of the outside world, free to create new forms and harmonies. Hearing loss does not seem to affect the musical ability of musicians who become deaf. They continue to"hear" music with as much, or greater, accuracy than if they were actually hearing it being played. 2 . He described a fascinating phenomenon that happened within three months:" my former musical experiences began to play back to me. I couldn't differentiate between what I heard and real hearing. 2 After many years, it is still rewarding to listen to these playbacks, to ' hear' music which is new to me and to find many quiet accompaniments for all of my moods. "

　　How is it that the world we see, touch, hear, and smell is both"out there" and at the same time within us? There is no better example of this connection between external stimulus and internal perception than the cochlear implant. 3 . However, it might be possible to use the brain's remarkable power to make sense of the electrical signals the implant produces.

　　When Michael Edgar first" switched on" his cochlear implant,the sound's he heard were not at all clear. Gradually, with much hard work, he began to identify everyday sounds. For example," The insistent ringing of the telephone became clear almost at once. "

　　The primary purpose of the implant is to allow communication with others. When people spoke to Eagar, he heard their voices "coming through like a long-distance telephone call on a poor connection. " But when it came to his beloved music, the implant was of no help. 4 . He said," I play the piano as I used to and hear it in my head at the same time. The movement of my fingers and the feel of the keys give added ' clarity' to hearing in my head. ''

　　Cochlear implants allow the deaf to hear again in a way that is not perfect, but which can change their lives. 5 . Even the most amazing cochlear implants would have been useless to Beethoven as he composed his Ninth Symphony at the end of his life.

　　注釋：

　　1.the triumph of will over adversity：the successful overcoming of difficulty through determination用意志力成功戰(zhàn)勝不幸

　　2.I couldn’t differentiate between what I heard and real hearin9.我不能分辨我聽(tīng)到的和真實(shí)的聲音有什么不同。

　　3.Cochlear implant：a device，surgically placed in the ear，that changes sounds into electric signals人工耳蝸;耳蝸植入

　　4.But when it came to his beloved music，the implant was of no help.但是，如果碰到鐘愛(ài)的音樂(lè)，人工耳蝸沒(méi)有任何幫助。(我不用人工耳蝸就能聽(tīng)出來(lái))

　　5.The movement of my fingers and the feel of the keys give added“clarity”to hearing in my head.由于我手指在鋼琴上的飛動(dòng)，我能感覺(jué)到琴鍵，因而使我聽(tīng)到的東西在腦海里更加清晰。

　　練習(xí):

　　A No man-made device could replace the ability to hear.

　　B When he war, ted to appreciate music, Eagar played the piano.

　　C Still, as Michael Eagar discovered, when it comes to musical harmonies,heating is irrelevant.

　　D Michael Eagar, who died in 2003, became deaf at the age of 21.

　　E Beethoven produced his most wonderful works after he became deaf.

　　F Solomon argues that Beethoven's deafness "heightened" his achievement as a composer.

　　答案與題解：

　　1.F本段的開(kāi)頭講：貝多芬的例子是一個(gè)意志力戰(zhàn)勝耳聾的極好的例子。但是，他的傳記作家Maynard Solomon卻持不同的意見(jiàn)。貝多芬的耳聾不是一種災(zāi)難;相反，對(duì)他成為作曲家起到了促進(jìn)作用。后一句解釋了耳聾是如何使貝多芬更好地創(chuàng)作。

　　2.D該句是本段的開(kāi)頭，根據(jù)后一句：他描述了在三個(gè)月之內(nèi)發(fā)生的奇妙的現(xiàn)象：我先前的音樂(lè)經(jīng)歷開(kāi)始在我的腦海里回放。再有后一句的what I heard and real hearing可以判定D是恰當(dāng)?shù)摹?/P>

　　3.A依據(jù)前一句：只有人工耳蝸才能使外部刺激和內(nèi)心感知聯(lián)系起來(lái)(耳聾的人通過(guò)人工耳蝸聽(tīng)到外部的聲音)。人工耳蝸就是一種man.made device，后一句也是在講人工耳蝸的功能。所以A是對(duì)的。

　　4.B依據(jù)后一句的play the piano呼應(yīng)When he wanted to appreciate music，Eagar played the piano，可以斷定答案為B。

　　5.c前一句講人工耳蝸的作用：它能使耳聾的人聽(tīng)到聲音，盡管不完美，但改變了他們的生活;Still表示轉(zhuǎn)折，該句承上啟下，雖然人工耳蝸能幫助耳聾的人，但談到音樂(lè)的韻律時(shí)，聽(tīng)力是不相關(guān)的(聽(tīng)力不起作用)。所以后一句講貝多芬在他生命的最后時(shí)刻創(chuàng)作第九交響樂(lè)時(shí)，無(wú)論多么完美的人工耳蝸對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)都沒(méi)有用。

　　譯文：如何讓失聰?shù)娜烁菀茁?tīng)見(jiàn)

　　大多數(shù)人把貝多芬的聽(tīng)力受損看作是他作曲的障礙。然而，他的最有力量的作品正是在他人生的最后十年里創(chuàng)作出來(lái)的，那時(shí)他完全失聰。

　　這是最值得稱道的用意志戰(zhàn)勝不幸的案例之一，但是他的傳記作家梅納德?所羅門(mén)卻持不同的觀點(diǎn)。梅納德認(rèn)為，貝多芬的失聰“促進(jìn)了他作為作曲家的成就，在他完全失聰?shù)氖澜缋?，他能擺脫外在世界聲音的干擾，自由地創(chuàng)作新的表現(xiàn)形式與和聲?！?/P>

　　聽(tīng)力受損似乎不會(huì)影響失聰?shù)囊魳?lè)家的音樂(lè)才能。他們能繼續(xù)“聽(tīng)見(jiàn)”音樂(lè)，與他們能真正聽(tīng)見(jiàn)音樂(lè)相比，他們“聽(tīng)”得同樣準(zhǔn)確，甚至更準(zhǔn)確。

　　2003年去世的邁克爾?伊加，在他21歲時(shí)失聰。他曾經(jīng)描繪過(guò)一幅發(fā)生在三個(gè)月內(nèi)的迷人的事情：“我之前的音樂(lè)經(jīng)歷開(kāi)始在腦中回放，我無(wú)法區(qū)別真正聽(tīng)到的和曾經(jīng)聽(tīng)過(guò)的東西。許多年以后，聽(tīng)到這些回放，“聽(tīng)見(jiàn)”對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是新鮮的音樂(lè)，為我所有的情緒找到伴唱仍然是有所收益的?！?/P>

　　內(nèi)心的感受?把外在刺激和內(nèi)在感知相結(jié)合的最好的例子就是耳蝸植入。沒(méi)有任何人工的裝置能代替聽(tīng)覺(jué)能力，但是，利用大腦非凡的能力來(lái)理解植入物產(chǎn)生的電信號(hào)還是有可能的。

　　當(dāng)邁克爾?伊加最先“開(kāi)啟”題的人工耳蝸時(shí)，他聽(tīng)到的聲音一點(diǎn)都不清楚。經(jīng)過(guò)艱苦的努力，他漸漸地開(kāi)始辨認(rèn)出日常的聲音，比如他說(shuō)道“持續(xù)的電話響聲幾乎是立刻就變得清晰了?！?/P>

　　耳蝸植入最主要的目的就是能夠與人交流。當(dāng)人們與伊加交談時(shí)，他能聽(tīng)到他們的聲音“像是從接觸不良的長(zhǎng)途電話中傳來(lái)的”。但是當(dāng)聽(tīng)他鐘愛(ài)的音樂(lè)時(shí)，耳蝸植入就毫無(wú)用處。每當(dāng)伊加想要欣賞音樂(lè)時(shí)，他就開(kāi)始彈鋼琴。他說(shuō)“我像往常那樣彈奏鋼琴，同一時(shí)間在頭腦中就聽(tīng)見(jiàn)它。我手指的移動(dòng)以及對(duì)琴鍵的感覺(jué)使得頭腦中聽(tīng)到的聲音更加“清晰”。

　　耳蝸植入讓耳聰?shù)娜艘砸环N不完美的方式再次聽(tīng)見(jiàn)聲音，但是它改變了他們的生活。盡管如此，正如邁克爾?伊加發(fā)現(xiàn)的那樣，當(dāng)涉及到音樂(lè)和聲時(shí)，聽(tīng)力就無(wú)關(guān)緊要了。甚至最完美的耳蝸植入對(duì)貝多芬在他生命的最后階段創(chuàng)作第九交響曲也毫無(wú)用處。