2020考研英语复试：六级试题听力原文精读

v 听力原文

How often do you say to people “I’m busy” or “I haven’t got time for that.” It’s an inevitable truth that all of us live a life in the fast lane, even though we know that being busy is not always particularly healthy.

Growing up in New Zealand, everything was always calm and slow. People enjoyed the tranquility of a slower pace of life. But after I moved to Tokyo and lived there for a number of years, I got used to having a pile of to-do lists, and my calendar always looked like a mess, with loads of things to do written across it. I found myself filling my time up with endless work meetings and social events, rushing along as busy as a bee.

Then, one day, I came across a book called In Praise of Slowness and realized that being busy is not only detrimental, but also has the danger of turning life into an endless race. So I started practicing the various practical steps mentioned by the author in the book, and began to revolt against the very idea of being too busy. It doesn’t mean that my to-do lists no longer exist, but I’ve become more aware of the importance of slowing down and making sure that I enjoy the daily activities as I carry them out.

From now on, when someone asks you how your life is, try responding with words like “exciting and fun” instead of the cultural norm that says “busy.” See if you experience the tranquility that follows.

v 重要单词

1. inevitable [ɪˈnevətəbəl] a. 不可避免的;必然发生的

此单词虽然看似有点难，但是出镜率也是很高的。而且还有常见的句式搭配：It is inevitable that...学会这个句式，让你的英语作文更加出彩。

2. tranquility [træŋˈkwələtɪ] n. 平静;宁静

tranquility不属于咱们的核心词，建议大家可以识记即可，就是看见它或者听见它的发音能反应出“平静”的这层意思。

3. endless [ˈendləs] a. 无止境的

小编相信这个单词对于坚持学习的小伙伴们来说应该是不难的，而且这个单词咱们可以巧记。end是个简单词表示“尽头，结束”，而-less这个小尾巴可以表示“越来越少”，所以连起来就是没有尽头，即无止境的。

4. detrimental [ˌdetrəˈmentl] a. 有害的;不利的

虽然咱们这篇文章整体词汇不是很难，然后还是有两个不大常见但确实需要了解一下的，比如这个detrimental表示“有害的;不利的”，咱们平时比较熟悉的表示这个意思的单词还有harmful、adverse。

v 优秀词组

1. in the fast lane 在(生活的)快车道上;紧张刺激的生活方式

2. a pile of 一堆;大量

3. revolt against/at sth. 对……厌恶/反感

4. cultural norm 文化规范

今日的词组整体来说难度也不高，所以请同学们自行学习，但是重点关注一下最后这个cultural norm文化规范。小编建议同学最好能够拼写这个词组，因为翻译也可能用得上吖。

v 全文参考翻译

你多久会对别人说一句“我很忙”或是“我没有时间做这个”呢。这是一个无法逃避的事实：虽然我们知道忙碌不健康，却仍旧过着快节奏的生活。

我在新西兰长大，一切都平静而缓慢。人们享受着慢节奏生活带来的宁静。但当我搬到东京住了几年之后，我习惯了总是有一堆的事情需要去做，我的日历看上去总是乱糟糟的，因为上面标记了一大堆需要做的事情。我发现自己把时间都用在没完没了的工作会议和社交活动上，忙得像蜜蜂一样。

然后，有一天，我读到一本名为In Praise of Slowness的书意识到忙碌不仅致命，而且将生活变成无休止的赛跑，因此我开始按照作者在书中讲到的步骤改变生活方式。我开始反对让生活过于忙碌的想法。改变生活方式并不是说任务清单就不存在了，而是我更清晰地意识到了慢生活的意义，在做每一件日常小事的时候，都能够乐在其中。

从现在开始，当有人问你的生活怎么样时，试着用“及刺激又有趣”而不是用“忙碌”来形容。看看你是否体验到随之而来的宁静。