新视野大学英语(第二版)第四册读写教程课文Unit1-8翻译

or herself is particularly amazing.

一滴名气之水有可能玷污人的心灵这一整口井，因此一个艺术家若能保持真我，会格外让人惊叹。

You would be hard-pressed to underline many names of those who have not compromised and still succeeded in the fame game.

你可能答不上来哪些人没有妥协，却仍然在这场名利的游戏中获胜。

An example, the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, known for his uncompromising behavior, both social and sexual, to which the public objected, paid heavily for remaining true to himself.

一个例子就是爱尔兰著名作家奥斯卡·王尔德，他在社交行为和性行为方面以我行我素而闻名于世。虽然他的行为遭到

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公众的反对，却依然故我，他也因此付出了惨痛的代价。

The mother of a young man Oscar was intimate with accused him at a banquet in front of his friends and fans of sexually influencing her son.

在一次宴会上，他一位密友的母亲当着他的朋友和崇拜者的面，指责他在性方面影响了她的儿子。

Extremely angered by her remarks, he sued the young man's mother, asserting that she had damaged his \

他听了她的话以后大为光火，起诉了这个年轻人的母亲，声称她毁了自己的“好”名声。

He should have hired a better attorney, though.

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