Unit1-Neat-People-vs.-Sloppy-People-原文与翻译

Neat Peoplevs.Sloppy PeopleSuzanneBrittIve finallyfigured out the differencebetween neatpeople andsloppy people.The distinctionis,as always,moral.Neat peoplearelazier andmeaner thansloppy people.Sloppy people,you see,are notreally sloppy.Their sloppinessismerely theunfortunate consequenceof theirextreme moralrectitude.Sloppy peoplecarry in their mindseye aheavenly vision,a preciseplan,which isso stupendous,so perfect,it cantbe achievedin thisworld orthenext.Sloppy peoplelive inNever-Never Land.Someday istheir metier.Someday they are planningto alphabetizeall theirbooks andset uphomecatalogs.Someday they will gothrough theirwardrobes andmarkcertain itemsfor tentativemending andcertain itemsfor passingon torelativesof similarshape andsize.Someday sloppypeople willmakefamily scrapbooksinto whichthey willput newspaperclippings,postcards,locks ofhair,and thedried corsagefrom theirsenior prom.Someday theywill onthe surface of theirdesks,including thecashreceipts fromcoffee purchasesat thesnack shop.Someday theywill sitdownand readall theback issuesof TheNew Yorker.For all these noblereasons andmore,sloppypeoplenever getneat.They aimtoo highand wide.They saveeverything,planning somedaytoand straightenouttheworld.But whilethese ambitiousplans takeclearerand clearershape in their heads,the booksspill fromthe shelvesonto thefloor,the clothespile upin thehamper andcloset,the familymementosaccumulate inevery drawer,the surfaceof the desk isburied undermoundsof paperand theunread magazinesthreaten toreach theceiling.Sloppy peoplecant bearto partwith anything.They givelovingattention toevery detail.When sloppypeople saytheyre goingto tacklethesurfaceofa desk,they reallymean it.Not apaper will go unturned;橡皮筋not arubber bandwillgounboxed.Four hoursor twoweeks intotheexcavation,the desklooks exactlythe same,primarily becausethesloppy personis meticulouslycreating newpiles ofpapers withnewheadings andscrupulously stoppingto readalltheold bookcatalogsbefore hethrows themaway.A neatperson wouldjust bulldozethedesk.Neat peopleare bumsand clodsat heart.They havecavalierattitudes towardpossessions,including familyheirlooms.Everything isjustanother dust-catcher tothem.If anythingcollects dust,its gotto goandthats that.Neat peoplewill toywith theidea ofthrowing thechildrenout ofthe housejust tocut downthe clutter.Neat peopledont careabout process.They likeresults.What theywantto dois getthe wholething overwith sothey cansit downandwatch therasslin onTV.Neat peopleoperate ontwo unvaryingprinciples:Never handleany itemtwice,and throweverything away.The onlything messyin a neat personshouse isthe trash can.Theminute somethingcomes toa neatpersons hand,he willlook atit,try todecideif ithas immediateuse and,finding none,throw itin the trash.Neat peopleare especiallyvicious withmail.They nevergo throughtheirmail unlesstheyarestanding directlyover atrash can.If thetrashcan isbeside themailbox,even better.All ads,catalogs,pleas forcharitablecontributions,church bulletinsand money-saving couponsgostraight intothetrashcan withoutbeing opened.All lettersfrom home,postcards fromEurope,bills andpaychecks areopened,immediatelyresponded to,then droppedinthetrashcan.Neat peoplekeep theirreceiptsonly fortax purposes.Thats it.No sentimentalsalvaging ofbirthdaycards orthe lastletter ofa dyingrelative everwrote.Into thetrashit goes.Neat peopleplace neatnessabove everything,even economics.Theyare incrediblywasteful.Neat peoplethrow awayseveral toysevery timetheywalk through the den.I knewa neatperson oncewho threwaway aperfectlygood dishdrainer becauseit hadmold onit.The drainerwastoo muchtrouble towash.And neatpeople sell their furniturewhen theymove.They willsell aLa-Z-Boy reclinerwhile youare recliningin it.Neat peopleare nogood toborrow from.Neat peoplebuyeverything inexpensive littlesingle portions.They gettheir flourandsugar intwo-pound bags.They wouldntconsider clippinga coupon,不含牛奶的；没有乳制品saving leftover,reusing plasticnon-dairy生奶油whipped creamn.containers orrinsing offtin foiland drapingitover theunmold dishdrainer.You cannever borrowaneatpersonsnewspaper tosee whatsplaying atthe movies.Neat peoplehave thepaperall waddedup andinthetrash by7:05a.m.Neat peoplecut aclean swaththroughtheorganic aswell astheinorganic world.People,animals,and thingsare allone tothem.Theyare soinsensitive.After theyvefinished withthe pantry,the medicinecabinet,and theattic,theywillthrow outthe redgeranium英[d31fre In天竺葵I sm]n.too manyleaves,sellthedog toomany fleas,and sendthechildren offto boardingschool toomany scuffmarkson thehardwoodfloors.整洁人与遛遢人苏珊娜•布里特我终于悟出了整洁人和遛遢人的区别他们的区别总是表现在德行上整洁人比遒遢人来得更懒惰、更吝尚要知道，遹遢人其实并非真的避遢他们的逾遢只是过于讲究德行而造成的不良后果施遢人心目中有着美妙的想象，有着周密的计划，既宏伟又完满，今生来世都无法实现逾遢人生活在理想王国里他们最善于筹划有朝一日怎么办有朝一日，他们要把自己的书全都按照字母顺序编排好，建立一个家庭图书目录有朝一日，他们要把自己的衣服全都翻个遍，有的标明要试试能不能修补一下，有的标明要送给体型身材差不多的亲戚有朝一日，递遢人要制作家庭剪贴簿，把剪报、明信片、头发以及大学四年级班级舞会上用过的枯萎的装饰花放在里面有朝一日，他们要把办公桌上的所有东西，包括在快餐店买咖啡的现金收据，全都归档整理好有朝一日，他们要坐下来阅读所有过期的《纽约人》由于这些以及其他雄心勃勃的理由，遨遏人从来整洁不起来他们把目标定得太高太远，于卜么东西都要保留下来，计划有朝一日再整理、再归档，把一切搞得井井有条然而，就在这些宏伟的计划在心单渐渐成形的时候，书从书架上散落到地上，衣篮和衣柜单堆满了衣服，个个抽屉里都放满了纪念品，桌面上摆满了一摞摞的材料，没读过的杂志都快顶到天花板了递遢人什么东西都不舍得丢掉，什么小东西都当成宝贝当施遢人说是要清理桌面时，他们还真不是说着玩的每一张纸片都要翻个个儿，每一根橡皮筋都要装到盒子里经过四小时或两星期的大清理，桌面上还跟先前一模一样，主要因为遹遢人会一丝不苟地立起新的名目，建起新的文件堆，还要把所有的旧书目仔仔细细地查看一番，才肯最终扔掉整洁人则会把桌了清除得一干二净整洁人其实都是些懒汉和笨蛋他们对自己的东西漫不经心，就是传家宝也毫不在意在他们看来，任何东西都会吸引灰尘什么东西一染上灰尘就得处理掉，没有什么好说的为了减少家里的凌乱，整洁人还捉摸想把孩了扔出去整洁人并不在乎过程，而是喜欢结果他们只想把什么都了结了，好坐下来打开电视看摔跤整洁人有两条一定不易的行为准则什么东西都不做二次处理,统统都要扔掉整洁人家里唯一凌乱的就是垃圾箱整洁人一拿到一样东西，就要打量一番,看看是否能马上派上用场，如果马上派不上用场，就扔进垃圾箱里整洁人对信件特别不留情他们每次看信必定要站在垃圾箱跟前如果垃圾箱就在信箱旁边，那岂不是更好所有的广告、目录、恳求慈善捐款、教堂公告、购物优惠券，也不拆封就投进了垃圾箱所有的家信、欧洲来的明信片、所有的帐单和薪金支票，则要打开，马上回复，然后扔进垃圾箱整洁人只是为了方便缴税，才保存收据的仅此而己他们决不会感情用事，保留生日卡或哪位生命垂危的亲戚写来的最后一封信这些全要扔进垃圾箱整洁人把整洁看得高于一切，甚至都不考虑经济因素他们浪费起来真令人难以置信，每次打娱乐室走过时，都要扔掉儿件玩具我曾认识一个整洁人，他扔掉了一只非常好的餐具滤干器，因为那玩意儿发霉了，洗起来太费劲儿整洁人一搬家，就要卖家具你还躺在一把懒汉躺椅上，他们就把躺椅给卖掉了整洁人的东西可不要去借他们买什么东西都要价钱很贵的单份小包装，买面粉和食糖要两磅一袋的他们从不考虑剪下一张购物优惠券，保留一点剩余物,重复使用非乳制损奶油塑料盒，或是把锡纸冲洗干净，搭在没有发霉的餐具滤干器上你想向整洁人借张报纸看看电影院在放映什么电影，那是永远做不到的早晨七点零五分，整洁人就把报纸揉作一团，扔进了垃圾箱整洁人不竹你是无生物，还是有生物，全都要一扫而光人、动物、东西，对他们来说都是一回事他们太麻木不仁了他们清理完食品室、药柜和阁楼之后，就会扔掉天竺葵（嫌叶子太多），卖掉狗（嫌跳蚤太多），把孩子打发到寄宿学校（嫌他们给硬木地板留下太多的瘢痕）。