小故事

The World As I See It
我的世界观
My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities. I am truly a "lone traveler" and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friend, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties, I have never lost a sense of distance and a need for solitude-feelings which increase with the years. One becomes sharply aware, but without regret, of the limits of mutual understanding and consonance with other people. No doubt, such a person loses some of his innocence and unconcern; on the other hand, he is largely independent, of the opinions, habits, and judgments of his fellows and avoids the temptation to build his inner equilibrium upon such insecure foundations.
我有强烈的社会正义感和社会责任感，但我又明显地缺乏与别人和社会直接接触的要求，这两者总是形成古怪的对照。我实在是一个“孤独的旅客”，我未曾全心全意地属于我的国家、我的家庭、我的朋友，甚至我最为接近的亲人；在所有这些关系面前，我总是感觉到一定距离而且需要保持孤独——而这种感受正与年俱增。人们会清楚地发觉，同别人的相互了解和协调一致是有限度的，但这不值得惋惜。无疑，这样的人在某种程度上会失去他的天真无邪和无忧无虑的心境；但另一方面，他却能够在很大程度上不为别人的意见、习惯和判断所左右，并且能够避免那种把他的内心平衡建立在这样一些不可靠的基础之上的诱惑。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. contrast with
截然不同；有明显差异；对比鲜明；
eg. Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss.
约翰逊的亲和力和他老板易怒的性格形成了鲜明的对比。
eg. The yellow curtains contrast with the blue bedcover.
黄色窗帘与蓝色床罩形成对比。
2. belong to
属于；
eg. Wheat, maize and oats belong to the grain group.
小麦，玉米及燕麦都属谷类。
eg. 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。
3. in the face of
面对；在…面前；
eg. Its men are often helpless in the face of shocking violence.
当地人面对令人震惊的暴力时处于无助的状态。
eg. Action is the reason he hesitated: in the face of a great goal, he wants to take action but do not know how to action.
他行动犹豫的原因应该是：在一个伟大的目标面前，他想采取行动但却不知如何去行动。
4. no doubt
无疑地；必定；
eg. They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.
毫无疑问，他们身上也有人所共有的弱点。
eg. They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms.
他们无疑将热烈欢迎这一举动。
5. on the other hand
（从）另一方面（来说）（用于引出相对照的另一点）；
eg. On the other hand, unexpected problems have arisen.
另外一方面，出现了许多未预料的问题。
eg. On the other hand, the idea appealed to him.
从另一方面来说，这个想法又使他很感兴趣。