中英雙語美文《聰明人與智者》

　　聰明人總會告訴你答案。甚至是你沒留意過的事情。其目的是給你留下印象。更確切地說，正如納西塞斯一樣，是為了要從你臉上的反應(yīng)看到所映襯出的自己。

　　a clever man will always tell you answers. he will tell you things you may not even care about. his purpose is toimpress. to be more accurate, his purpose is, like that of narcissus, to see himself reflected in the reaction on your face.

　　這也許是由于自負(fù)、驕傲以及不安全感導(dǎo)致他要尋求你的反應(yīng)。你是聰明人需求的實現(xiàn)。你是滿足了他需求的聽眾。

　　it may be arrogance, hubris orinsecurity that causes him to seek a reaction fromyou. you are the fulfillment of the need of a clever man. you are the audiencethat satisfies his need.

　　智者不會試圖說服你任何事情。智者試圖構(gòu)建自我，而非你。他提出問題，因為他想了解更多東西。他需要了解更多，因為他意識到,有那么多的東西他幾乎一無所知。他意識到自己不懂的要多于他懂的。

　　a wise man will not try to convince youof anything. a wise man is trying to build himself, not to build you. he asks questions because he wants to learn more. he needs to learn more because he is aware of how little he knows about so many things. he is aware less of what he knows than of what he does not yet know.

　　智者不會讓你改變觀點。如果你有此意愿并充滿渴求，他也許會引導(dǎo)你找出自己的答案。他不會強(qiáng)迫你，因為他有自己的追求。

　　a wise man will not proselytize you. if you are willing and eager, he may guide you to find your own answers. he will not push you because he is on his own quest.