(单词翻译:单击)
Recording Two
录音二
Why do we form opinions or attitudes about someone or something without really knowing much about them?
为什么我们在没有真正了解某人或某事的情况下就会形成对他们的看法或态度?
Just hearing something good or bad about a person, a place or thing can influence our opinions positively or negatively.
仅仅是听到一个人、一个地方或一件事的好或坏都会对我们的看法产生积极或消极的影响。
But letting the opinions of another person determine what our opinions will be is dangerous.
但是让另一个人的观点决定我们的观点是危险的。
Forming opinions about someone or something before really knowing them well is called prejudice.
在真正了解某人或某事之前形成对他们的看法被称为偏见。
Pre means before, and Judice refers to judgment,
“Pre”的意思是在之前，“Judice”指的是判断，
hence prejudice means to judge before having adequate knowledge, we can be prejudiced toward or against someone or something.
因此偏见是指在有足够的知识之前判断，我们可以对某人或某事有偏见。
In either case, we are only allowing ourselves to see half of the picture.
无论哪种情况，我们都只看到了一半的情况。
Very few people or things in this world are all good or all bad.
在这个世界上，很少有人或事是全好或全坏的。
Prejudiced attitudes are usually based on myths, half truths or incorrect information,
偏见的态度通常是基于神话、半真半假或不正确的信息，
and they're dangerous because they can keep us from learning the truth about someone or something.
它们很危险，因为它们会阻止我们了解关于某人或某事的真相。
People form prejudices against others for many reasons, differences in their race, religion, gender, or occupation.
人们对他人形成偏见的原因有很多，如种族、宗教、性别或职业的差异。
Prejudices keep people apart.
偏见使人们分离。
They keep us from really knowing and understanding each other.
它们使我们无法真正了解和理解彼此。
We should feel proud of who we are and the group of people we represent.
我们应该为自己和我们所代表的群体感到自豪。
If feelings of pride begin to turn to feelings of superiority, when we think that our group or our beliefs are better than those around us, however,
然而，如果自豪感开始转变为优越感，当我们认为我们的群体或我们的信仰比周围的人更好时，
then we begin to develop prejudiced attitudes that can be harmful.
我们就开始形成可能有害的偏见态度。
For example, the prejudiced attitudes of one group may keep another group from attending certain schools, from living in any neighborhood they want or from getting a job or a promotion.
例如，一个群体的偏见态度可能会使另一个群体无法进入某些学校，无法住在他们想住的任何社区，或无法得到一份工作或升职。
Extreme feelings of prejudice have caused the deaths of innocent people.
极端的偏见造成了无辜人民的死亡。
We are responsible for our own thoughts and opinions.
我们要对自己的想法和观点负责。
When we let someone else tell us what to think about someone or something, we are giving up some control of our own lives.
当我们让别人告诉我们如何看待某人或某事时，我们就放弃了对自己命运的一些控制。
Before you form an attitude or opinion, find out for yourself about the person or the thing in question.
在你形成一种态度或观点之前，先自己去了解这个人或这件事。
Sometimes we don't realize that we hold prejudiced attitudes toward or against someone or something.
有时我们没有意识到我们对某人或某事持有偏见的态度。
We need to carefully examine our lives and our fears and to ask ourselves whether our attitudes come from our personal knowledge and experience, or from rumors and fear of the unknown.
我们需要仔细审视我们的生活和我们的恐惧，问问自己，我们的态度是来自我们个人的知识和经验，还是来自谣言和对未知的恐惧。
The good news about prejudice is that we are not born with it.
关于偏见的好消息是，我们并非生来就有偏见。
Prejudiced attitudes and opinions develop over time, but with education and knowledge, we can replace our prejudices with cooperation and understanding.
偏见的态度和观点会随着时间的推移而形成，但通过教育和知识，我们可以用合作和理解来取代偏见。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
请根据你刚听到的录音回答问题19到问题21。
Question 19: Why does the speaker say about prejudice？
问题19：为什么叙述者提到偏见?
Question 20: Why does the speaker say prejudiced attitudes are dangerous?
问题20：为什么叙述者说偏见态度是危险的?
Question 21: When does the speaker say we begin to develop prejudiced attitudes?
问题21：叙述者说我们什么时候开始产生偏见?
