听基础单词,练听力第15期:我"conclude"掩饰下定有真

（单词翻译）

【今日基础词】Conclude

【Transcript】

Smile is the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people. I tell this story in my work because I’d like people to consider that underneath¹ all the layers we construct to protect ourselves, our dignity, our titles, our degrees, our status and our need to be seen in certain ways―underneath all that remains² the authentic³, essential self.

I’m not afraid to call it the soul. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could recognize each other, we wouldn’t be enemies. We couldn’t have hate or envy or fear.

I sadly conclude that all those other layers, which we so carefully construct through our lives, distance and insulate⁴ us from truly contacting others.

【注】authentic a. 可信的；insulate v. 隔离
Translation】

微笑是人与人之间最自然真挚的沟通方式。我在作品中讲这个故事，是希望人们能仔细想想以下的事情：人常常为自己建立层层的保护膜，为了维护尊严、头衔、身份、形象等，而必须有所隐藏。

 我相信在这些掩饰下，每个人都有一个真实、不虚伪的灵魂。如果我们能用心灵去认识彼此，世间不会有结怨成仇的憾事；恨意、妒嫉、恐惧也会不复存在。

可惜的是，人们小心翼翼为自己所建造的保护膜，却阻隔了自己与他人真诚相对的机会
Conclude】

conclude v. ①结束 ②作出决定

例：Once the price had been agreed, a deal was quickly concluded.
价格一经商定，交易很快就达成了。

From his appearance we may safely conclude that he is a chain smoker⁵.
从他的外表看，我们可以有把握地断定他烟抽得很凶。

搭配：conclude with (使)结束，终止：

The performance concluded with Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’.
演出以斯特拉文斯基的《春之祭》结束。

拓展：conclusion n. 结论，结束