命运号角 发表于 2016-7-12 20:13:29

每天一小段英语（103）

Why else would you be such an image-crafting douchebag on Facebook?
为什么你在脸书刷图那么讨人厌？

Or brag when you’re out with friends even though you always regret it later?
就喜欢在外面和朋友吹牛，即使事后又感到了后悔？




我觉得我很迷人


Society has evolved to accommodate this mammoth-feeding frenzy, inventing things like accolades and titles and the concept of prestige in order to keep our mammoths satisfied—and often to incentivize people to do meaningless jobs and live unfulfilling lives they wouldn’t otherwise consider taking part in.
社会为了满足这种猛犸式暴躁，创造了荣誉、称号和声望，激励人们做无意义的工作，过着不称心的生活。

Above all, mammoths want to fit in—that’s what tribespeople had always needed to do so that’s how they’re programmed. Mammoths look around at society to figure out what they’re supposed to do, and when it becomes clear, they jump right in. Just look at any two college fraternity pictures taken ten years apart:
主要是最早的部落成员是这样驯服猛犸来生存的。身处社会中的猛犸想明白自己被希望做什么，一旦搞清楚，它们便撒欢着冲过去。看看这两张分隔十年的大学联谊会照片：






命运号角 发表于 2016-7-12 20:14:00

prestige
n. 威望，声望；声誉

命运号角 发表于 2016-7-12 20:14:20

fraternity
n. 友爱；兄弟会；互助会；大学生联谊会

miaomiao 发表于 2016-7-13 08:31:31

多谢楼主分享，谢谢

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谢谢分享

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