劉文勇GRE寫作百日題庫(kù) Day 49

Day 49 We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than fromthose whose views contradict our own

Claim: We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from those whose views contradict our own.

Reason: Disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.

五問：

（1）你能否舉出一個(gè)具體的例子，說(shuō)明人們從與自己觀點(diǎn)一致的人身上獲益并取得一定的成就？名人的例子更好，親身經(jīng)歷也可以。例如：偉大的哲學(xué)家、政治家馬克思與恩格斯，兩人有著共同的立場(chǎng)和追求，共同創(chuàng)作了《共產(chǎn)黨宣言》這一偉大的著作。

（2）你能否舉出一個(gè)具體的例子，說(shuō)明人們由于跟與自己觀點(diǎn)不一致的人共事而取得成功？例如：中國(guó)唐朝有一個(gè)叫魏征的大臣，他直言進(jìn)諫，輔佐唐太宗共同開創(chuàng)了“貞觀之治”的盛世。

（3）觀點(diǎn)的不一致性可能會(huì)有哪些益處？有哪些害處？你能說(shuō)出這些結(jié)果都是怎么得來(lái)的嗎？例如：與意見不一致的人討論可以擦出思想的火花，促成新思路的誕生；但觀點(diǎn)不一致也有可能導(dǎo)致雙方交流的難度增大，影響效率。

（4）你認(rèn)為應(yīng)該使用什么樣的方法來(lái)達(dá)成利弊之間的平衡？用哪些要素來(lái)衡量一致性與不一致性之間的關(guān)系更為合適？例如：雙方的立場(chǎng)、效率、成本等。

（5）壓力對(duì)于學(xué)習(xí)來(lái)說(shuō)一定是一件壞事情嗎？

翻譯練習(xí)：

我們對(duì)相反觀點(diǎn)的容忍是學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程的一部分，而不是觀點(diǎn)前后不一的標(biāo)志。傾聽并尊重異議并不意味著我們的立場(chǎng)不堅(jiān)定，因?yàn)橄喾吹挠^點(diǎn)能夠?yàn)槲覀兲峁┎煌囊暯莵?lái)重新審視并修改我們自己的理論，使它更加完善、更有說(shuō)服力。

參考答案：

Our tolerance for opposing opinions is part of the process of learning, not a sign of inconsistency. To listen to and to show respect for objections doesn't mean we are not firm with our own stance, since contradicting ideas can offer us different perspectives to re-examine and to modify our own theory, making it more solid and more convincing.

翻譯練習(xí)：

盡管我們能從別人的肯定中獲得鼓勵(lì)，但這些肯定也可能會(huì)限制我們的視角；而盡管我們會(huì)對(duì)不同觀點(diǎn)感到不舒服（用 for all及 have discomfort with），但有時(shí)候這些觀點(diǎn)能讓我們意識(shí)到自身的局限性和可能存在的缺陷，從而幫助我們改進(jìn)并向前發(fā)展。

參考答案：

For all the encouragement we can get from other's approval, it may limit our perspective; while for all the discomfort we may have with dissimilar views, sometimes they can help us improve and progress by making us realize our own limitations and possible flaws.