英文面试中的提问环节.docx

英文面试中的提问环节英文面试中的提问环节AStraightWallIsHardtoBuild人格的力量byLouR.Crandall卢.R.克兰德尔AsItrytooutlinemythoughts,thesubjectbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.IhavemanybasicbeliefsbutasItrytopickandchooseitseemstomethattheyallcanbesummarizedintheword"character."Obviously,whatyoubelieveisafundamentalthing.Therecanbenofanfare,noembellishments.Itmustbehonest.我努力清理思路时，主题变得越来越难讲述。我有诸多信仰，但试图挑选时，似乎都可用“人格”一词概括。显然，一个人的信仰是根本，无需炫耀，无需修饰，是什么就是什么。Anarchitectoncetoldmethatthemostdifficultstructuretodesignwasasimplemonumentalshaft.Theproportionsmustperfecttobepleasing.Thehardestthingtobuildisaplainstraightwall.Thedimensionsmustbeabsolute.一位建筑师告诉我，最难设计的建筑是一尊简单的纪念柱，比例必须完美无缺，赏心悦目;最难砌的是一堵简朴笔直的墙，尺寸必须一丝不差。Ineithercasethereisnoornamentationtohideirregularities,nomoldingstocoverhiddendefectsandnosupportstostrengthenconcealedweaknesses.在这两种情况下，都无法用修饰掩盖不平整，以造型遮盖暗藏的缺陷，以支撑物来加固不牢的根基。Iamusingthisexampletoillustratehumancharacter,whichtomeisthemostimportantsinglepowerintheworldtoday.Theyoungpeopleoftoadyareinrealityfoundationsofstructuresyettobebuilt.我以此例来说明人格，在我看来它是当今世界上最重要的唯一的力量。今天的年轻人实际上是世界待建结构的根基。Itisobviousthatthedesignofthesehumanstructuresisthecombinedeffortsofmanyhumanarchitects.Boysandgirlsareinfluencedfirstbytheirparents,thenbytheirfriendsandfinallybybusinessassociates.Duringthisperiodofconstruction,thehumancharacterisrevisedandchangeduntilatmaturityafairlywell-fixedformofcharacterisfound.显而易见，设计这些人格结构需要众多人类建筑师的共同努力。孩子们的成长，先后要受到父母、朋友和事业伙伴的影响。在这一成长过程中，人格一直在改变，直到在成熟期定型。Therearefewhumanstraightwallsandfewerhumanmonumentalshafts.Suchmenandwomenarepersonalitiesofgreatbeautyandaresorarethathistoryrecordstheirbeingandholdsthemupasexamplesforthefuture.人类中堪称墙一般笔直挺立的人少有，像纪念柱一样矗立的人更少，这样的人是美的化身，世所罕见，历史记录他们的存在，奉之为后世的楷模。TheBiblicalcharactersareformetheclosestexamplesofhumanperfection.Theywereunselfish,steadfastintheirfaithandunstintingintheirhelptoothers.《圣经》中的人物在我心中是最接近完人的范例，他们无私，信仰坚定，帮助他人，不遗余力。Todayinthisworldofturmoilandtroublewecouldusemoreofsuchpeople,buttheydonotjusthappenalong.Ibelievethatthe