2024年6月英语四级听力真题 卷二 文章1

Passage One

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I met three different people today, and each time, when I asked, “How are you?" The reply was exactly the same."I'm busy".

今天遇到了三个不同的人，而每一次，当我问“你好吗？”时，对方的回答都是完全一样的。“我很忙”

Honestly, I hear the same answer from the vast majority of people I meet.

老实说，我遇到的绝大多数人也都这么回答我。

So I started to think: “Guess what? Everybody's busy!" I'm busy, you're busy, everybody's busy. So you being busy doesn't make me sympathetic at all.

于是我开始思考:“你猜怎么着？大家都很忙！”我很忙，你也很忙，大家都很忙。所以你很忙，我一点也不能同情你。

Because “busy” is the state of the world.

因为“忙碌”是这个世界的状态。

So I'm launching a campaign to stop people complaining about being “busy.” It may sound harsh, but the truth is, nobody cares.

所以我发起了一场运动，阻止人们抱怨自己是“忙着呢。”听起来可能很严厉，但事实是，没人在乎。

In a busy world, “being busy" doesn't stand out, nor does it mean productive, creative, accomplished, or professional.

在忙碌的世界里，“忙碌”并不突出，也不意味着生产力、创造力、成就感或专业性。

Steve Maraboli once said, “When someone tells you they are too ‘busy’, it's not a reflection of their schedule; it's a reflection of YOUR spot on their schedule.”

史蒂夫·马拉波利曾经说过:“当某人告诉你他们太‘忙’时，这不是他们日程表的反映，而是你在他们日程表上的位置。”

Donna Lynn Hope has also remarked, “Busy doesn't mean better. I've never envied a busy person--the one who likes to point out their busy lives to others.”

唐娜·林恩·霍普也说过，“忙并不意味着更好。我从不羡慕忙碌的人--喜欢向别人指出自己忙碌生活的人。”

The reality is, nobody is too busy---it’s just about priorities. So the next time someone asks you how you are, maybe respond differently.

现实是，没有人太忙---这只是优先事项。所以下次再有人问你最近怎么样，也许反应会不一样。

In my experience, the "I'm busy" response is really covering up the fact that they're not actually accomplishing their real purpose.

根据我的经验，“我很忙”的回答实际上掩盖了一个事实，那就是他们并没有真正完成他们的真正目的。

And “being busy” is the lie they tell themselves about why they can't achieve it.

而“忙”是他们对自己说的一个谎言，用来解释他们为什么无法实现目标。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题16至18是基于你刚才听到的一段话。

Question16.Why is the speaker launching a campaign?

为什么说话者要发起一场运动?

Question17. What does the speaker advise us to do next time someone asks how we are?

下次有人问起我们的近况时，说话者建议我们怎么做?

Question18. Why do many people make the “I'm busy" response according to the speaker?

根据说话者的看法，为什么很多人会给出“我很忙”的回答?

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