2021考研英语二翻译试题分析
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2021考研英语二翻译试题分析
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文章来源于Psychology
Today，原文标题是Why You Should Talk to Stranger，发表时间是2016年4月21日。命题人节选了开头部分，略有改编。试题节选部分主要涉及“与陌生人交流”。文章两段，7句话，有3个句子略长
，从句套从句，在理解和中文表达上都带来比较大的难度。总体难度水平维持在英语二2010年至今的水平，略偏难。
We tend to think that close
friends
and family members
are our biggest sources of connection,
laugter, and warmth. While that may well be true,
researchers have also recently found that
interacting with strangers
actually brings a boost in mood and feelings of
belonging that we didn't expect.
In one series of studies researchers
instructed Chicago-area commuters using public transportation to
strike up a conversation with someone near them. On average,
participants who followed this instruction felt better than those
who had been told to stand or sit in silence. The researchers also
argued that when we shy away from casual
interactions with strangers, it is often due to a misplaced
anxiety that they might not want to talk to
us. Much of the time, however, this belief is false. As it
turns out, many people are actually perfectly willing to talk—and
may even be flattered to receive your
attention.
（感谢跟谁学考研教研团队的Li）
附原文：
Why You Should Talk to Strangers
Surprising research reveals the benefits of striking up a
conversation.
Posted Apr 21, 2016
Picture it: You’re alone in a coffee shop, mindlessly
scanning the newspaper. Or you’re on a flight, wishing away the
countless hours between you and your destination. Or maybe you’re
trying out a new group exercise class at the gym, or a new course
at your university. In these very different scenarios, one common
choice likely exists: Do you take a social risk, daring to smile at
or talk to a nearby stranger? Or do you choose the safety of
silence?
The right choice is far from clear: Rejection stings, after
all, and most of us prefer to avoid potential hurt and
embarrassment.
So we avert our eyes, zip our lips, and keep to ourselves. However,
we also know that other people are our greatest
source of happiness, so there’s a huge potential
gain to be realized by pushing beyond our comfort zones and taking
that social risk.
We tend to think that close others—friends, romantic
partners, and family members—are our biggest sources of connection,
laughter,
and warmth. While that may well be true, researchers
have also recently found that interacting with
“weak
ties”—people that we don't know very
well—actually brings a boost in mood and feelings of belonging that
we didn't expect.
In one series of studies,
researchers instructed Chicago-area commuters using public
transportation to strike up a conversation with someone near them
on their respective buses or trains. On average, participants who
followed this instruction felt better than those who had been told
to stand or sit in silence. The researchers also argued that when
we shy
away from casual interactions with strangers, it is
often due to a misplaced anxiety
that they might not want to talk to us. Much of
the time, however, this belief is false. As it turns out, many
people are actually perfectly willing to talk—and may even be
flattered to receive your attention.
Surprisingly, the emotional benefits of connecting with
strangers holds even for introverts.
In five different studies,
researchers essentially told introverted participants to “act
extraverted,”
being more outgoing and talkative than usual. And the participants
found that doing so actually felt pretty good, confirming a novel
hypothesis: Introverts underestimate the pleasure
they might gain from increased social interaction. Outside of the
lab, there is likely a limit to this effect; at some point, the
truly introverted will feel exhausted from this effort, and
disingenuous as well. But every now and then, there are gains you
can make by donning your game face, being brave, and taking that
risk.
So, put down the newspaper and smile at a stranger. Strike up
a conversation with your seatmate. Commiserate with a classmate.
You never know what you might learn. Chances are, you're
overestimating the potential awkwardness and dismissing the
potential feelings of happinessand
connection these small encounters will provide. As William Butler
Yeats said, 'There are no strangers here, only friends you haven't
yet met.'
References
Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder. “Mistakenly Seeking
Solitude.” Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 143 (2014):
1980-1999.
Gillian M. Sandstrom and Elizabeth W. Dunn. “Social
Interactions and Well-Being: The Surprising Power of Weak Ties.”
Personality
and Social Psychology Bulletin 40 (2014):
910-922.
