Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy

What is the most important thing for a tramp?

It has been said that everyonelives by selling something.

In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge,philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by sellingspiritual comfort.

Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goodsin terms of money.

It is extremely difficult toestimate the true value of the services which peopleperform for us.

There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying asurgeona high fee for offering us precisely (exactly) this service.

The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.

Everyone has something to sell. Tramps seem to be the only exception to thisgeneral rule.

Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by.

But real tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others.

In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice theirhuman dignity.

A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him.

He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.

He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but heis free from the thousands ofanxieties which afflictother people.

His few material possessionsmake it possible for himto move from place to place with ease.

By having to sleep in the open,he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do.

He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive;he may even, in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom.

We often speak of tramps withcontempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of theirsimple way of life and their freedom from care（这里的care是worry的意思）?

1.      live  by doing sth. = keep sb. alive by

1)     It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.

2)     He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keephimself alive .. -> He may live by hunting, begging, or stealingoccasionally …

2.      in the light of  -> because of  In the light of recent accidents, we arereconsidering our decisions.

3.      in terms of = according toIn terms of customer satisfaction, the policyshould not be criticized.

4.      perform-> do但是比do更加书面

5.      there are times when = sometimes

6.      besuch that = be such as to

1)     The nature of his job was such that he had totell no one about it.

2)     His manner was such as to offend everyone aroundhim.

7.      In thesame way that, the same sth. as

1)     The conditions of society are such that skillshave to be paid forin the same way thatgoods are paid for at a shop.

2)     We often speak of tramps with contemptand put them inthe same classasbeggars

8.      sth.make it possible for sb. to do sth.

1)     His few material possessions make it possiblefor him to move from place to place with ease.

2)     Radio and television have made it possible foradvertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way.  --- Lesson 26 Wanted: a large biscuit tin

9.      arouse+表示情感的词   seek -> look for ,但是更正式

10.  be(fully/perfectly) aware of/that ,  befree from -> be without

11.  be(feel)envois of -> be jealous of但是bejealous of带有恶意

12.  Noexceptions!没有例外;谁都没有特殊

13.  asset–常被翻译为库  Flash Assets

14.  consequence结果怎么样 subsequence–随后怎么样

15.  speakof谈到什么..   working class工薪阶层 commuter上班族

16.  yet

1)     adv.before, now; still还，尚，仍然

He can’t drive yet.                 Has Sally arrived? Not yet.

             The job is not yet finished.

     Ithas been noticed that you have saved a claim and yet to submit the same.    

The poorgirl loves him yet. 那可怜的姑娘现在仍然爱着她。

2)     adv. already已经

Have the children come home yet?

This is the biggest underground lake yet discovered.

3)     adv. even甚至,更

You mustwork harder yet. 你应该更努力些

He may surprise us allyet.他总有一天会让我们大家感到惊奇的

The mostsevere weather is yet to come .最冷的天气还在后头呢.

4)     conj.But at the same time, however.然而，但是.    

The boy is so fat and yet he runs very fast.这男孩很胖，但却跑得很快。

There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yetwe might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely thisservice.

 

5)     yet 表示强调

      This led to yetanother angry argument .此处的yet是用来强调的常跟another again比较级联用 （Lesson 33 A day to remember)

Havingalready owned twenty pairs of shoes, she bought yet another pair today.

Sorry to disturb you yet again.

Hemade a yet worse mistake.