(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
NICK SCHIFRIN: Book clubs are very popular. In 2015, The New York Times estimated that some five million Americans belong to one or more book clubs. In popular culture, they have been mostly judged as a woman's pursuit. But, tonight, author Nick Arvin shares his Humble Opinion of why men should start reading together.
NICK ARVIN, Author, Mad Boy: Maybe you are a guy. And maybe you are a guy who like books. Maybe you even like talking with people about books. Maybe you're a guy who could be described as book club-curious? But maybe, while you're a pretty enlightened guy, you're still a guy's guy. And all the book clubs you know seem to be by and for women. And you're wondering, can you have a book club for men? Yes. It's easy. Rule one, don't call your book club a book club. You're enlightened, but some guys might be a little wary. Make it easier for them by naming your club that reads books something that shows it's for tough guy guys. Call your club, for example, the Literary Domination Society. Rule two, take turns picking books. Each person gets their turn. Choose mostly novels, because they're easy to have opinions about and to argue over, kind of like quarterbacks. Rule three, you can only choose books that no one in the club has ever read before. This way, you're all plunging into the unknown together, adventurers in a new land. Rule four, everyone has to read the book. If someone fails to read the book, it's OK to mock them mercilessly. Is this or is this not a Literary Domination Society? Rule five, after discussing the book, everyone rates the book on a scale of one to 10. This forces everyone to formulate an opinion, which you can then argue about, which is fun. Think mixed martial arts, but less painful. Rule six, keep records. Track not only how each book is rated, but also how good each person is at picking books. This makes it competitive. It's like fantasy football, but books. Last rule, keep doing this, meeting every month or two. Keep meeting for years and years. Have incredible conversations. Share things you have never shared with anyone else. If you're lucky, you will make some of the greatest friends of your life, friends who can talk about the nature of faith in the novels of Elena Ferrante, and who will also somehow become friends who can help you to retain your grip on sanity when going through an unexpected divorce, when facing the crippling anxiety of unemployment, or when you find yourself in the terrible crush of depression. At least, that's what happened to me in my book club, I mean, Literary Domination Society, where, by the way, I am the best at picking books. And I have the data to prove it.
NICK SCHIFRIN: Online, the "NewsHour" has its own book club in partnership with The New York Times. It's called Now Read This. And you can learn all about our latest pick, "What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky," and how to join, on our Web site, PBS.org/NewsHour.
重点解析
1.go through 经受
He was going through a very difficult time.
他正处于非常艰难的时期。
2.share with 分享
All artists have part of themselves that they can never share with anyone else.
所有艺术家内心深处都有一些不愿和他人分享的东西。
3.belong to 属于
While the two are only days apart in age they seem to belong to wholly different generations
尽管这两人年龄上只相差几天，他们却好像是属于完全不同时代的人。
4.describe as 称之为
Jim was described by his colleagues as unusual.
吉姆被同事们称为“不寻常”的人。
5.plung into 陷入
He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water
他做好了准备要跳进冰冷的脏水里。
参考译文
尼克·施菲林：图书俱乐部非常受欢迎。2015年，《纽约时报》估计约有500万美国人参加了一个或多个读书俱乐部。在流行文化中，他们大多被认为是女性的追求。但是，今晚，作家尼克·阿文在《管见所及》栏目，分享了他的观点：为什么男人也应该一起进行阅读。
尼克·阿文，《疯子》作者：也许您是个男人。也许您是一个喜欢书的人。甚至也许您喜欢和人们谈论书籍。也许可以将您描述为一个对读书俱乐部感兴趣的人？但也许，虽然您是一个非常开明的人，但您仍然是一个男人。您所知道的所有读书俱乐部似乎都是为女性而设。您想知道，您能不能加入一个为男人而设的读书俱乐部？是的。这很容易。规则一，不要将您的读书俱乐部称为读书俱乐部。您是开悟的，但有些人可能会有点小心。通过为您的图书俱乐部命名，来让他们感到轻松，告诉他们，这里专为男人而设的。打电话给您的俱乐部，例如文学统治协会。规则二，轮流挑选书籍。每个人都有机会。选择主流小说，因为他们很容易引发意见和争论，有点像四分卫。规则三，您只能选择以前在俱乐部没有人读过的书。通过这种方式，你们都会在一片新土地上与冒险者一起进入未知世界。规则四，每个人都要读这本书。如果有人没有阅读这本书，可以毫不留情地嘲笑他们。这或不是文学统治协会吗？规则五，在讨论了这本书后，每个人都按照1到10的等级对这本书进行评分。这迫使每个人都给出一个意见，然后您可以争论，这很有趣。想想混合武术，但不那么痛苦。规则六，保留记录。不仅要跟踪每本书的评分方式，还要跟踪每个人选书的好坏。这使它具有竞争力。这就像幻想足球，但只不过是书籍。最后一条规则，坚持这样做，每个月或每两个月开一次会。年复一年保持开会。拥有令人难以置信的讨论。分享您从未与其他人分享的内容。如果您很幸运，您会找到一生中最伟大的朋友们，他们可以在埃莱娜·费兰特的小说中谈论信仰的本质，也会在您经历意想不到的离婚，或者面对失业的严重焦虑，或者当你发现自己陷入可怕的抑郁症时，以某种方式成为可以帮助你重获掌控感的朋友。至少，这就是我在我的读书俱乐部里发生的事情，我的意思是，文学统治协会，顺便说一下，我最擅长挑选书籍。我有数据来证明这一点。
尼克·施菲林：在线，《新闻时报》拥有自己的图书俱乐部，该俱乐部与纽约时报合作。这叫做现在读这个。你可以在我们的网站PBS.org/NewsHour上了解我们最新的选择，“当一个人从天而降时意味着什么”，以及如何加入。
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