2016硕士研究生英语二Text3

That everyone's too busy these days is a cliche. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There's never any time to read.

人人都很忙，这如今已经是陈词滥调了。但是一个具体的抱怨使人特别痛苦：从来没有时间阅读。

cliche：n. 陈词滥调, 老生常谈
these days ：如今 
specific:adj. 明确的, 确切的; 具体的; 特定的, 特有的n. 特性, 特色; [复]详情, 细节
complaint:n. 抱怨；埋怨；投诉；控告
explain：解释
especially:adv. 尤其, 特别, 专门, 非常
mournfully：adv. 悲哀地；凄惨地

What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don't seem sufficient. The web's full of articles offering tips on making time to read; “Give up TV” or “Carry a book with you at all times.” But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn't work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning —or else you're so exhausted that a challenging book's the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, “ is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication… It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption.” Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can't be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.

让这个问题变得棘手主要是常规的时间管理方法似乎已经不怎么起作用了。网上充斥着各种提你基础时间去阅读的各种建议文章，如：不要看电视或者在任何时间都带一本书在身上。但是基于我的个人经验，使用这些方法去挤出额外的30分钟其实都不起作用。当坐下来阅读时脑子里与工作相关的各种想法就开始翻腾，又或者是你太累了以至于你不想做的就是读书。一个小说家和评论家蒂姆帕克写到：现代人的思想就是完全性的想要去交流，而不是简单的被打扰；但是实际上又是很容易被打扰。深度阅读需要的不仅仅是时间，而不是一种仅仅通过变得高效率获得来的时间。

thornier：adj. 棘手的, 麻烦的, 引起争议的, 有刺的
techniques：n. 技术, 工艺, 技巧, 技能
sufficient:adj. 足够的，充分的
articles：n. 文章，论文, 物件, （协议、契约的）条款，冠词v. 列举(罪状), 控告, 把…逐条登载, 用条款约束
offer tips on：提供有关.....建议
free up：phrase. 空出来；开放（市场、经济或体制）
flywheel:n. 飞轮, 惯性轮
thoughts:n. 思想, 思考, 想法, 打算v. think的过去式和过去分词
spinning:adj. 纺织品的n. 纺织
spin [spɪn] n. 旋转; 疾驰; 自旋; 兜风 v. 纺织, 使旋转, 纺; 纺纱; 结网; 吐丝, 作茧; 旋转
exhausted:adj. 筋疲力尽的, 疲惫不堪的, 用完的, 耗尽的v. “exhaust”的过去式和过去分词
modern:adj. 现代的, 近代的, 现代化的, 摩登的n. 现代人, 现代主义者, 【印】现代字体
overwhelmingly：adv. 压倒性地
inclined：adj. 想（做某事）, 有…倾向, 很可能v. “incline”的过去式和过去分词
communication：n. 传达; 传递; 传播; 通信, 通讯; 交流; 交际, 交往; 联系; 消息; 口信; 书信; 交通工具; 交通联系; [复] 通信系统
interrupted:adj. 打断的
obtained :v. 得到, 获得; 如愿以偿; 通用, 流行; 存在
merely:adv. 仅仅, 只不过

In fact,"becoming more efficient"is part of the problem.Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally,judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal .Immersive reading,by contrast,depands on being willing to risk inefficiency,goallessness,even time-wasting.Try to slot it in as a to-do list item and you'll manage only goal-focused reading-useful,sometimes but not the most fulfilling kind."The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,"writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time,and"we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles(days,hours,minutes)as they pass,for if they get by without being filled,we will have wasted them."No mind-set could be worse for losing yourslef in a book。

实际上，提高效率这是这个问题的一方面。如果把时间看做一种可以最大化利用的资源，那就意味着你可以把它当成工具类使用，并且只有当你时刻朝着目标迈进的时候，给你的每一刻才是有价值的。相反，沉浸式阅读取决于你所愿意承担的无效风险，无目标，甚至是浪费时间。如果你能把阅读列为你每天必做事项之一，那么你就能做到专一于目标的阅读——有时这是有效果的，但它并不是最让人感到满足的阅读方式。加里·埃伯利在他的《神圣的时间》一书中写道：“我们的未来就像空瓶子一样，在一条不可阻挡且似乎无止尽的传送带上流转，这让我们感到一种压力，那就是不同大小的瓶子（几天、几小时、几分钟）在传送带上经过的时候要把它们都装满，因为瓶子经过而没有被装满，我们就浪费了这些瓶子。没有哪种心态能比沉浸书海这种感觉更好。

maximised：v. 使增加到最大限度, 充分利用, 最大限度地利用
approach：v. （在距离或时间上）靠近，接近；接洽；建议；要求；（在数额、水平或质量上）接近；着手处理；对付
          n. （待人接物或思考问题的）方式，方法，态度；（距离和时间上的）靠近，接近；接洽；建议；通路；路径；道路
instrumentally：adj. 起作用的, 有帮助的; 用乐器演奏的; 使用仪器的; 工具性的n. 器乐曲
judging：v. 评价；判断n. 法官；裁判员
Immersive：adj. （计算机系统或图像）沉浸式虚拟现实的
contrast：n. 对比, 对照; 差异; 对照物, 对立面v. 对比, 对照; 形成对比
inefficiency：n. 无效, 无能
goallessness：无目标
fulfilling：adj. 让人感觉有意义的, 令人满足的
bottles：n. (细颈)瓶子, 一瓶(的量), (婴儿)奶瓶, (the bottle)酒〔用于谈论喝酒引起的问题〕
         v. 把(液体)装入瓶中, 把(水果或蔬菜等)装入玻璃瓶储存
unstoppable：adj. 无法遏止的，不能防止的；阻止不了的
infinite：adj. 无限的，无穷无尽的；极大的n. 无限，无尽的事物
conveyor：n. 运送者, 传送者, 传播者, 传达者
belt：n. 皮带, 腰带, 传动带, 传送带v. 猛击, 狠打, 飞奔, 飞驰
Sacred：adj. 上帝的, 神的, 神圣的, 受尊重的
pressure：n. 压力；压强；心理压力；紧迫，催促；大气压v. 对…施压

So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behavior helps us “step outside time’s flow” into “soul time.” You could limit distractions by reading only physical books,or on single-purpose e-readers,” carry a book with you at all times”can actually work,too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business,before dropping back down.On a really good day,it no longer feels as if you’re “making time to read”,but just reading,and making time for everything else.

那么哪种方法能奏效呢？安排定期的时间阅读，这个答案也许让人惊讶。你可能会认为这个是高效的思维定式，但是实际上，这种例行公事的行为帮助我们从时间流逝走出来进入心灵时间。你可能会通过读纸质书或者单一形式的电子书来限制分散注意力，“随时带本书在身边”这种方式也能奏效，前提是在足够多的时间里你都沉浸在阅读中，从而让阅读成为你的常态，只是在你需要处理事务的时候才把注意力从书上暂时移开，之后再次专心阅读。在你的阅读状态进入佳境的某天，你就不会再有“腾出时间来阅读”这种感觉，而是你一直在阅读，腾出时间来做其他事。

surprisingly：n. 压力；压强；心理压力；紧迫，催促；大气压v. 对…施压
scheduling：adv. 令人惊讶地, 出乎意料地
regular：adj. 规则的, 有规律的, 间隙均匀的, 定时的n. 常客, 老主顾, 主力（或正式）队员, （电视节目的）老主持人adv. 经常地, 完全
mind-set：n. 思维定式
ritualistic：adj. 仪式的, 老套的, 例行公事的
soul ：n. 灵魂, 心灵, 人, 内心adj. 美国黑人文化的
distractions：n. 消遣, 分散注意力的事, 使人分心的事, 娱乐；心烦意乱
temporarily：adv. 暂时
surface：n. 表面，平面，外表；桌面；表象adj. 在上面的，外部的；表面的；肤浅的v. 升到（或出现在）水面或地面

31. The usual time management techniques don’t work because

[A] what they can offerdoes not case the modern mind

[B] what people often forget is carrying a book with them

[C] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading

[D] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed

32. The”empty bottles”metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to

[A] update their to-do lists

[B] make passing time fulfilling

[C] carry their plans through

[D] pursue carefree reading

33. Fberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps

[A] promote ritualistic reading

[B] encourage the efficiency mind-set

[C] develop online reading habits

[D] achieve immersive reading

34. “Carry a book with you at all times”can work if

[A] reading becomes your primary business of the day

[B] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with

[C] you are able to drop back to business after reading

[D] time can be evenly split for reading and business

35. The best title for this text could be

[A] How to Enjoy Easy Reading

[B] How to Set Reading Goals

[C] How to Find Time to Read

[D] How to Read Extensively

参考资料：

1、http://www.kekenet.com/kaoyan/201709/526716.shtml