一种神奇的写作,助你探寻未知的自我
A Writing Exercise to Help You Meet Yourself
常速 | 考研 易 | 476词 | 3min14s
刘立军供稿
Part I. QUESTIONS
Listen to the talk and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
Q1. What does the traditional philosophy of writing prioritize?
A. Conveying raw emotions.
B. Achieving coherence and polish.
C. Speed and spontaneity.
D. Ignoring spelling errors.
Q2. How does ‘automatic writing’ approach the task differently compared to traditional methods?
A. It emphasizes logical structure.
B. It encourages excessive revisions.
C. It focuses on writing quickly without self-censorship.
D. It aims for grammatical perfection.
Q3. According to the text, how does one perform the automatic writing exercise?
A. By picking an emotional topic and writing continuously for two minutes.
B. By selecting a trivial topic and writing slowly.
C. By taking frequent pauses and corrections.
D. By reading extensively before writing.
Q4. What can be inferred about the role of societal norms in the suppression of true feelings?
A. Societal norms encourage honest self-expression.
B. Societal norms contribute to anxiety and depression by suppressing true thoughts.
C. Societal norms have no impact on individual emotions.
D. Societal norms promote a healthy emotional state.
Q5. What is the main benefit of automatic writing according to the text?
A. Creating literary masterpieces.
B. Enhancing logical thinking and public speaking skills.
C. Improving vocabulary and grammar.
D. Releasing suppressed emotions and understanding true thoughts.
Part II. TRANSCRIPT
A Writing Exercise to Help You Meet Yourself
(Q1) Usually, when we set out to write, sounding coherent and polished are our central priorities. We may think hard before setting anything down, we keep an eye on spelling, we may go back and correct words that feel not entirely right ― all in the hope of eventually reaching a point where what we have articulated seems accurately to reflect what we truly think.
polished adj. 完美无缺的;炉火纯青的
But there is another philosophy of writing at large, this one with a very different thesis as to what ‘good’ writing might be like. While also believing that the ultimate ambition of writing should be the expression of our genuine thoughts, this technique proposes that our best chances of reaching such thoughts lies in making every effort not to think too much, not to agonize about every word, not to go back and correct anything ― and instead, (Q2) just to write down everything that comes into our minds the very moment it does so, without any interest in seeming logical, elegant, clever or even very sane.
at large 整个;全部
(Q3) This approach, known as ‘automatic writing’, asks us to begin by picking an important emotional topic ― for example, ‘My Mother’, or ‘My Father’, ‘My Partner’ or ‘What I Really Want’ ― and then writing as fast as we possibly can, for two minutes straight, without a single pause, which can feel like a very exhausting and peculiar requirement indeed.
When we stand back and read what has tumbled out of us, our feelings about our parents, partners or desires may emerge as really very different from what we had presumed. We might find that we hate where we had expected love; or love where we had imagined disdain. We might discover layers of longing, envy, rage or sadness that we had kept at bay day to day in the name of appearing that most stultifying and dangerous of things: normal.
tumble v. 跌落,翻滚而下
disdain n. 鄙视;蔑视
keep … at bay 不让(敌人)接近;防止(问题)恶化
stultifying adj. 使人感到乏味的,使人感觉迟钝的
The value of the exercise lies precisely in the extent to which our automatic writing introduces us to feelings that are at odds with those we ordinarily dare to entertain. Much of what we are is dammed up inside us by scruples, by a fear of hurting others, by an embarrassment as to what we want when it departs from the expected path. (Q4) Yet this neglect of our true selves is also what powers our anxiety, irritability, insomnia and depression, all of these species of revenge for the real thoughts we have been so careful not to allow into our conscious minds.
be at odds with …与……不一致
dam up 阻止,抑制
scruple n. 顾忌,顾虑
irritability n. 易怒,烦躁
Automatic writing will not make us into ‘great’ writers; but it will do something far more useful still: (Q5) it will liberate us from some of the insincerities that are making us more troubled and restless than we should be. Our chaotic intense two-minute essays will help us to meet the person we have been, but were too scared to get to know, all along.
chaotic adj. 混乱的,无秩序的
Part III. KEY
Q1. B. 细节题。题目出处为:“Usually, when we set out to write, sounding coherent and polished are our central priorities.” 意为:“通常,当我们开始写作时,让文章看起来条理清晰和语言优美是我们最主要的关注点。” 因此答案为B。
Q2. C. 细节题。题目出处为:“... just to write down everything that comes into our minds the very moment it does so, without any interest in seeming logical, elegant, clever or even very sane.” 意为:“……仅仅是把脑海中浮现的一切东西即时地写下来,而不关心是否显得合乎逻辑、优雅、聪明甚至是否理智。” 因此答案为C。
Q3. A. 细节题。题目出处为:“... asks us to begin by picking an important emotional topic ... and then writing as fast as we possibly can, for two minutes straight, without a single pause.” 意为:“……要求我们选择一个重要的情感主题……然后尽可能快速地连续写两分钟,不停顿。” 因此答案为A。
Q4. B. 推理题。题目出处为:“Yet this neglect of our true selves is also what powers our anxiety, irritability, insomnia and depression ...”,意为:“然而,这种对真实自我的忽视也是导致焦虑、烦躁、失眠和抑郁的原因之一……” 因此可以推断出,社会规范通过压抑我们的真实想法而导致我们自身出现焦虑和抑郁情绪。因此答案为B。
Q5. D. 主旨题。文中主要讨论了自动写作对释放被压抑的情感和理解自身真实想法的作用。题目出处为:“... it will liberate us from some of the insincerities that are making us more troubled and restless than we should be. Our chaotic intense two-minute essays will help us to meet the person we have been, but were too scared to get to know, all along.” 意为:“……它将使我们摆脱一些伪装,正是这些伪装让我们一直变得更加烦恼和不安。我们所写下的混乱而激烈的两分钟随笔,将帮助我们认识自我,这个自我一直存在,但我们却一直不敢去了解。”因此答案为D。
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