2021年高考英语天津卷(一) - 阅读理解D

There is something to be said for being a generalist, even if you are a specialist. Knowing a little about a lot of things that interest you can add to the richness of a whole, well-lived life.
即使你是一名专家，但成为一名多面手，也是值得称赞的。了解一点你感兴趣的事情可以让你的生活更加丰富多彩。

Society pushes us to specialize, to become experts. This requires commitment to a particular occupation, branch of study or research. The drawback to being specialists is we often come to know more and more about less and less. There is a great deal of pressure to master one's field. You may pursue training, degrees, or increasing levels of responsibility at work. Then you discover the pressure of having to keep up.
社会推动我们专业化，成为专家，这需要致力于特定的职业、学习或研究分支。成为专家的缺点是我们对越来越窄的领域了解得越来越多。要精通自己的领域压力很大，你可能会需要培训、获得学位，或在工作中承担更多的责任，然后你会发现必须跟上的压力。

Some people seem willing to work around the clock in their narrow specialty. But such commitment can also weaken a sense of freedom. These specialists could work at the office until ten each night, then look back and realize they would have loved to have gone home and enjoyed the sweetness of their family and friends, or traveled to exciting places, meeting interesting people. Mastering one thing to the exclusion of others can hold back your true spirit.
有些人似乎愿意在他们狭隘的专业领域日以继夜地工作，但这种投入也会削弱自由感。这些专家可以每天晚上在办公室工作到十点，然后回顾过去，他们会意识到自己很想回家，享受家人和朋友的甜蜜，或者去令人兴奋的地方，结识有趣的人。精通一件事而排斥其他事会阻碍你的真实意志。

Generalists, on the other hand, know a lot about a wide range of subjects and view the whole with all its connections. They are people of ability, talent, and enthusiasm who can bring their broad perspective into specific fields of expertise. The doctor who is also a poet and philosopher is a superior doctor, one who can give so much more to his patients than just good medical skills.
另一方面，多面手了解广泛的学科，可以从各个方面看待整体。他们有能力、有才华，有热情，能够将他们的广阔视角带入特定的专业领域。既是诗人，也是哲学家的医生是一位优秀的医生，他能为患者提供的不仅仅是良好的医疗技能。

Things are connected. Let your expertise in one field fuel your passions in all related areas. Some of your interests may not appear to be connected but, once you explore their depths, you discover that they are. My editor Toni, who is also a writer, has edited several history books. She has decided to study Chinese history. Fascinated by the structural beauty of the Forbidden City as a painter, she is equally interested to learn more about Chinese philosophy. "I don't know where it will lead, but I'm excited I'm on this pursuit."
事物相互关联，让你在一个领域的专业知识激发你在所有相关领域的热情。你的一些兴趣可能看起来并不相关，但一旦你探索了它们的深度，你就会发现它们是相关的。我的编辑托尼也是一名作家，他编辑过几本历史书。她已经决定学习中国历史。作为一名画家，她对故宫的结构美非常着迷，她同样有兴趣了解更多中国哲学。“我不知道它会引向何方，但我很兴奋，因为我正在追寻。”

These expansions into new worlds help us by giving us new perspectives. We begin to see the interconnectedness of one thing to another in all aspects of our life, of ourselves and the universe. Develop broad, general knowledge and experience. The universe is all yours to explore and enjoy.
这些向新世界的扩展通过给我们提供新的视角来帮助我们。我们开始明白我们生活各个方面一件事与另一件事，我们自己与宇宙的关联。发展广泛的一般知识和经验，宇宙就是你探索和享受的一切。