新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy
1 . yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.但就在外科大夫給我們提供了這種服務後，我們卻可能為所支付的昂貴的費用而抱怨。
2 . Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule.在這條普遍的規律前面，
3 . His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.他幾乎沒有什麼財產，這使他能夠輕鬆自如地在各地奔波。
4 . He may hunt, beg, or stead occasionally to keep himself alive;為了生存，他可能會去打獵、乞討，偶爾偷上一兩回；
5 . A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him.游浪漢可能會向你討錢，但他從來不要你可憐他。
6 . Everyone has something to sell.人人都有東西可以出售。
7 . By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do.由於被迫在露天睡覺，他比我們中許多人都離大自然近得多。
8 . The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.社會上的情況就是如此，技術是必須付錢去買的，就像在商店裡要花錢買商品一樣。
9 . In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.在追求獨立自由的同時，他們並不犧牲為人的尊嚴。
10 . There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives,有時，我們為了挽救生命，願意付出我們所佔有的一切。
11 . But real tramps are not beggars.但真正的流浪並不是乞丐。
12 . He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but his is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.他可能從不知道下頓飯有無著落，但他不像有人那樣被千萬樁愁事所折磨。
13 . They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others.他們既不出售任何東西，也不需要從別人那兒得到任何東西，
14 . it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.但要估算別人為我們為所提供的服務的價值卻是極其困難的。
15 . but he will never sacrifice his freedom.但他決不會犧牲自由。
16 . In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge,根據這種說法，教師靠賣知識為生，哲學家靠賣智慧為生，
17 . He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.他是故意在選擇過那種生活的，並完全清楚以這種方式生活的後果。
18 . he may even, in times of real need, do a little work;確實需要的時候，他甚至可能幹一點兒活，
19 . It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.據說每個人都靠出售某種東西來維持生活。
20 . philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.牧師靠賣精神安慰為生。
21 . Though it may be possible to measure the value of material good in terms of money,雖然物質產品的價值可以用金錢來衡量，
22 . Beggars almost sell themselves as human being to arouse the pity of passers-by.好像只有流浪漢是個例外，乞丐出售的幾乎是他本人，以引起過路人的憐憫。
23 . We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?但是，我們中有多少人能夠坦率地說我們對流浪漢的簡樸生活與無憂無慮的境況不感到有些羨慕呢？