【句型13】For one thing, being a problem gives you a certain identity, and that is one of the things the young are busily engaged in seeking.（Lesson 5）
【譯文】首先因?yàn)槌蔀閱栴}使人具有某種個(gè)性，這正是年輕人孜孜以求的事情之一。
【講解】that指being a problem gives you a certain identity。for one thing意為“首先，一則，舉個(gè)例說（表示作為其中一點(diǎn)理由）”，例如：
【原文】How do you manage it all? Careful scheduling, for one thing.
【譯文】你是怎樣處理這一切的呢？首先是細(xì)致地排出時(shí)間表。
【原文】I can’t go. For one thing, I have no time.
【譯文】我不能去。理由之一是我沒時(shí)間。
另請注意：for one thing 常與for another（thing）連用，表示“首先，再者”，例如：
【原文】I can’t go—for one thing, I have no money, and for another, I have too much work.
【譯文】我不能去。一則我沒有錢，二則我工作太多。
【句型14】I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.（Lesson 6）
【譯文】當(dāng)人們說體育可創(chuàng)造兩國的友誼，還說各國民眾若在足球場或板球場上交鋒就不愿在戰(zhàn)場上殘殺的時(shí)候，我總是驚愕不已。
【講解】句中作者介紹了別人的兩種觀點(diǎn)，其一sport creates goodwill between the nations，其二if only the common peoples of the would could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield。amazed意為“驚愕，驚詫（very surprised）”，此詞一出，作者的態(tài)度即非常明確：反對上述兩種觀點(diǎn)。該句型是寫駁論文的必備句型，其功能有二：介紹別人的觀點(diǎn)；表達(dá)作者的反對意見。
【句型15】Even if one didn't know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.（Lesson 6）
【譯文】人們即使不能從具體的事例（如1936年奧運(yùn)會）了解到國際運(yùn)動比賽會導(dǎo)致極度仇恨，也能從常理中推出結(jié)論。
【講解】本句承上句。駁論文通常包括三部分：介紹他人觀點(diǎn)并表示反對；提出自己的看法；用合理的論據(jù)支持自己的看法。上句中作者介紹了別人的觀點(diǎn)并加以否定，此句即提出了自己的觀點(diǎn)international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred。本句以問句形式出現(xiàn)，“即使你不能歸納（know sth from concrete examples），難道還不能從常理中演繹（deduce）么”，說服力極強(qiáng)。作者還援引the 1936 Olympic Games這一極為精當(dāng)?shù)睦又С肿约旱挠^點(diǎn)。本句的寫作方法尤其值得借鑒。
【譯文】首先因?yàn)槌蔀閱栴}使人具有某種個(gè)性，這正是年輕人孜孜以求的事情之一。
【講解】that指being a problem gives you a certain identity。for one thing意為“首先，一則，舉個(gè)例說（表示作為其中一點(diǎn)理由）”，例如：
【原文】How do you manage it all? Careful scheduling, for one thing.
【譯文】你是怎樣處理這一切的呢？首先是細(xì)致地排出時(shí)間表。
【原文】I can’t go. For one thing, I have no time.
【譯文】我不能去。理由之一是我沒時(shí)間。
另請注意：for one thing 常與for another（thing）連用，表示“首先，再者”，例如：
【原文】I can’t go—for one thing, I have no money, and for another, I have too much work.
【譯文】我不能去。一則我沒有錢，二則我工作太多。
【句型14】I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.（Lesson 6）
【譯文】當(dāng)人們說體育可創(chuàng)造兩國的友誼，還說各國民眾若在足球場或板球場上交鋒就不愿在戰(zhàn)場上殘殺的時(shí)候，我總是驚愕不已。
【講解】句中作者介紹了別人的兩種觀點(diǎn)，其一sport creates goodwill between the nations，其二if only the common peoples of the would could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield。amazed意為“驚愕，驚詫（very surprised）”，此詞一出，作者的態(tài)度即非常明確：反對上述兩種觀點(diǎn)。該句型是寫駁論文的必備句型，其功能有二：介紹別人的觀點(diǎn)；表達(dá)作者的反對意見。
【句型15】Even if one didn't know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.（Lesson 6）
【譯文】人們即使不能從具體的事例（如1936年奧運(yùn)會）了解到國際運(yùn)動比賽會導(dǎo)致極度仇恨，也能從常理中推出結(jié)論。
【講解】本句承上句。駁論文通常包括三部分：介紹他人觀點(diǎn)并表示反對；提出自己的看法；用合理的論據(jù)支持自己的看法。上句中作者介紹了別人的觀點(diǎn)并加以否定，此句即提出了自己的觀點(diǎn)international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred。本句以問句形式出現(xiàn)，“即使你不能歸納（know sth from concrete examples），難道還不能從常理中演繹（deduce）么”，說服力極強(qiáng)。作者還援引the 1936 Olympic Games這一極為精當(dāng)?shù)睦又С肿约旱挠^點(diǎn)。本句的寫作方法尤其值得借鑒。