1、3 种情况下戴耳机并不意味着别烦我3 种情况下戴耳机并不意味着“别烦我”3 Times When Wearing Headphones Does Not Mean “Do Not Bother Me”3 种情况下戴耳机并不意味着 “别烦我”1. Natural disasters1. 自然灾害Weather-related calamities have been happening frequently lately. Tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunami to name a few. When something like this
2、is on the verge of breaking out, we cant leave the people rocking out with their headphones on while the sirens sound.气象灾害最近频繁发生。龙卷风、飓风、地震以及海啸等,列举这几类。当类似这样的灾害即将发生的时候,当警报响起来的时候,我们不能留在那些带着耳机听摇滚乐的人不管。Ignore that they might want to be left alone. Extend helping hand and save another person. Even it mean
3、s simply pulling out an earbud so they can hear or see the warning signs.不要管他们是不是想要留下来。伸出你的援助之手,救另一个人。即使这意味着你可以简单地拽下一个耳机,让他们听到或者看到警报。2. When driving2.开车的时候The last thing we need is distractions behind the wheel. Hate to break it to you, but hearing is one of our best senses. We can perceive a lot ab
4、out the world if you merely open your ears. For example, if you are driving or biking with your earbuds or headphones on, you are greatly reducing your ability to react to danger and drive or move defensively.我们在开车的时候最不需要的就是分心。讨厌别人打断你,但是听力使我们最好的感官之一。例如,如果你正戴着耳机开车或者骑自行车,你对危险的反应力以及开车或者行动的防御能力都会大大降低。I
5、have seen countless of accidents caused by people with earbuds colliding with others because they did not hear the blaring horns. Worse, I saw a person cross an intersection and hit an ambulance. They were wearing headphones and had not heard the oncoming sirens.我看到过无数的事故都是由于戴耳机的人与他人相撞造成的,因为他们戴着耳机根本
6、听不到刺耳的喇叭声。更糟糕的是,我看到一个人在拐角处撞了一辆救护车。他们戴着耳机,没有听到马上就要到来的救护车喇叭声。3. Forgotten and dropped items3. 忘记和丢掉东西Yeah, the person might have in headphones, but that does not mean you should not call out to them or stop them. The item could be really important. I know I would not care if someone disturbed my jam t
7、o make sure my umbrella was returned to me.是的,有人或许戴着耳机,但是这并不意味着你不能大声叫他们或者阻止他们。落下的东西可能真的很重要。我知道如果有人拦住我的去路是为了将我的雨伞还给我,我是不会介意的。In fact, I would be thrilled. On a similar note, if you just witnessed someone litter in a place where it is clearly in bad taste (which is everywhere), I think it is perfectly
8、 justifiable to disrupt their reverie.实际上,我会很开次年。同理,如果你恰好看到有人在某个很难闻的地方乱扔垃圾(到处都是),我想打断他们沉浸在耳机中的状态也是非常合情合理的。-1.break out 爆发;突发Comment on Fresh Blogs For Fresh Perspectives If you are always among the same crowd you will find inevitably the same thoughts being reflected back over and over. Break out!为那
9、些新颖的博客上新颖的视角写评论如果你老是呆在同一群人当中,你会不可避免地发现同样的思想翻来覆去地出现.爆发吧!2.behind the wheel 在驾驶;掌舵;主管And while the Volt may not be as fun to drive in the conventional sense as, say, a Corvette, theres still a sense of occasion behind the wheel.虽然沃蓝达在传统意义上的驾驶体验可能不如例如考维特这样的车型那么好,但坐在驾驶位上还是会给你一种隆重感。3.make sure 确信;证实Treat
10、 it that way yourself and make sure others do so as well.这种方式对待自己和他人作出一定也这样做。4.call out 唤起;出动;大声叫唤On the other hand, if we cultivate a serene attitude and thoughts that are free from covetousness and are frankly honest and helpful, we shall call out the best in other people.另一方面,如果我们培养出一种平静的态度和思想,这种思想是从贪婪中解放出来的,是很坦白地诚实和有用的,我们应该能够唤起其他人心里最好的思想。