职称英语综合类补全短文第三篇The Value of Tears逐句翻译

The Value of Tears眼泪的价值

Tears can ruin make-up, bring conversation to a stop, and give you a runny nose. 泪水可以破坏妆容，使对话停止，让鼻子流涕。They can leave you embarrassed and without energy. 它可以让你毫不费力陷入尴尬。However,crying is a fact of life…and tears are veryuseful.但是，哭的确是生活的事实，眼泪也有很多用处。 (1)Even when you're not crying, your eyes produce tears.即使当你不哭的时候，你的眼睛也会产生泪水。These create a film over the eye's surface.这些泪水在眼睛的表面形成一层层薄膜，This film contains a substance that protects your eyes against infection.这个薄膜包含一种物质，可以保护你的眼睛免受感染。

Tears relieve stress,but we tend to fight them for all sorts of reasons. 泪水可以缓解压力，但是人们为了各种原因抵抗流泪。 \"People worry about showing their emotions. They’re afraid that once they lose control, they’ll never get it back,”“人们担心会流露情感，担心一旦失控，就再也收不回来了，”explains psychologist Dorothy Rowe. (2)As children we were sometimes punished for shedding tears or expressing anger. As adults we still fear the consequences of showing emotions.”心理学家DorothyRowe解释道，“我们还是孩子的时候，就常常会因为流泪或表达恐惧而受到惩罚，成年后，我们仍然担心流露情感的后果。”

Almost any emotion—good or bad, happy or sad—can cause tears.几乎任何情感——好的或者坏的，高兴的或者悲伤的——都能导致流泪。 Crying is a way that we release built-up emotions.哭是我们释放日益强烈的情感的一种方式。 Tears help you when you feel you are ready to explode because of very strong feelings. 当你感觉某种强烈的情感导致你要爆发时，眼泪就可以帮助你了。(3)It may explain why people

who are afraid to cry often suffer more heart attacks than people cry more freely.它可以解释为什么害怕哭的人比自愿哭的人更容易得心脏病。

When some people become very stressed, however, they can’t cry.但是，当有些人感到压力大时，他们却哭不出来。 They may be feeling shock,anger, fear, or grief, but they repress the emotion. 他们可能会感到惊恐、愤怒、担心或者悲伤，但是他们压抑情感。“Everyone has the need to cry,” says psychotherapist Vera Diamond. “每个人都有哭的需要”，心理治疗师VeraDiamond说。Sometimes in therapy sessions, patients participate in crying exercise 有时在治疗阶段，患者会参与到哭的练习中。 (4) They practice crying so that they can get used to expressing emotion. 他们练习哭是为了能习惯表达情感。 Diamond says it’s best to cry in safe, private places,like under the bed covers or in the car.Diamond说最好-是在安全、私人的地方哭，像床罩下面或者车里。 That’s because many people get uncomfortable when others cry in front of them. 这是因为许多人对于其他人在他们面前哭都会感到不舒服。In fact,they may be repressing their own need to cry.事实上，他们可能是在压抑他们自己哭的需要。

In certain situations, such as at work, tears are not appropriate. 在特定的场景下，比如在工作时，流泪就不合适了。 (5)It’s good to hold back tears during a tense business discussion.在进行紧张的商业讨论时抑制住泪水是比较好的。 “But once you are safely behind closed doors, don't just cry,” Diamond says, “但是一旦你安全地躲到关闭的门后，就不要仅仅哭泣”，Diamond说道。she suggests that you act out the whole situation again and be as noisy and angry as you like. 她建议，你可以让整个场景重现，并且尽你所愿地吵闹、生气。It will help you feel better.这会让你感觉更好。 “And,” she adds, “once your tears have released the stress, you can begin to think of logical way to deal with the problem.”“并且，”她补充道，“一旦你的眼泪把

你的压力释放出来，你就能开始考虑用合理的方法去解决问题。”

Tears are a sign of our ability to feel. You should never be afraid to cry. 流泪是我们有感知能力的表现。你永远不应该害怕哭泣。

词汇：

make-up n. 化妆(品)

psychotherapist n. 心理治疗师

runny nose 流鼻涕

infection n. 感染，传染

release v. 释放

built up 组合的，拼合的

注释：

1. …create a film over the eye’s surface ：……在眼睛的表面形成一层薄膜。

2. …get it back…：……恢复……

3. …act out the wholesituation again…： ……整个场景重现……

练习：

A It may explain why people who areafraid tocry often suffer more heart attacksthan people cry more freely.

B It’s good to hold backtears during a tense business discussion.

C Crying has good effects on the body.

D Even when you're not crying, your eyes producetears.

E They practice crying so that they can get used toexpressing emotion.

F As children we were sometimes punished for shedding tears or expressing anger.

答案与题解：

1. D 此空的上一句讲到眼泪很有用，后一句讲到眼泪的具体用处，并且句首是these，所以所填的这句应该有眼泪，根据上下文只有选项D最适合。选项C与前一句话意思重复。

2. F 下文提到作为成人，我们仍然害怕流泪，所填的这句应该讲我们还是孩子时对流泪的恐惧。所以，答案是选项F。

3. A 上文讲到哭能够帮助我们发泄心中的强烈情感，所以经常哭的人会比不常哭的人获得某种益处，根据上下文，只有选项A比较贴切。

4. E 上文提到患者要练习哭，这里应该讲练习哭的原因。所以，答案是选项E。

5. B 上一句提到在某些场合哭是不合适的，所以此处也应该具体解释不适合哭的场景，答案是选项B。