Right, Wrong and the Subconscious 潜意识中的是非观
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- 发布于 2011年12月19日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Right, Wrong and the Subconscious 潜意识中的是非观
Knowing the difference between right and wrong has generally been attributed to our individual upbringing. However, new evidence shows that this knowledge may actually be innate. Research has showed that aspects of human morality, such as empathy for others, are evident in primates. With this in mind, Dr. Hauser of Harvard University has proposed that humans are born with “right” and “wrong” already embedded in their subconscious.
分辨是非的能力一直被归因于和个人教养有关。然而，一项新证据显示，这种能力可能是与生俱来的。研究发现，人类道德感中的某些层面，像是同理心，在灵长类动物中是很明显的。有了这个认知之后，哈佛大学的豪斯教授提出，人类出生时，潜意识里已经有是非观。
Dr. Hauser uses life-or-death situations to prove that quick moral decisions must be made sometimes. Because these judgments are made so quickly, they are not accessible by the conscious mind. Instead, the decisions are made subconsciously. Though this hypothesis has yet to be proven, it gives us a new way of examining the idea of “right” and “wrong.”
豪斯教授用攸关生死的情况来证明，有时道德上的决定必须非常明快。由于这些判断是如此迅速，人还没意识到就决定了；这些决定是在潜意识中完成。虽然这项假设有待证实，但仍然提供我们检验是非观的新方式。
A new Era in American Politics 美国政治的新时代
In November, 2006, the Democrats took the majority vote in mid-term polls in the Senate and House of Representatives, which signals an end to the dominance of the Republican Party. The Republicans had controlled Congress for nearly twelve years. Dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and the policies of current President George W. Bush seemed to be the deciding factor in the vote. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, the man responsible for America’s policy in Iraq, resigned almost immediately following the elections.
2006年11月，美国的民主党在参众两院的期中选举获得多数票；这象征共和党已经失去主导权。共和党控制国会长达几乎12年。在这次选举中，对于伊拉克战争和现任总统布什政策的不满似乎成为决定因素。选举过后，伊拉克政策的负责人国防部长伦斯斐，几乎是立即辞职下台。
These results mean the end of the control once enjoyed by the President and the Republican Party. President Bush will now have to work more closely with the Democrats in shaping American policy.
这样的结果意味着总统和共和党一度享有的主控权已然结束。布什总统必须和民主党更加紧密合作，共同决定美国的政策。
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Vocabulary
单词发音
attribute [əˋtrɪbjʊt] v. 把……归因于；把……归咎于[（+to）]
upbringing [ˋʌp͵brɪŋɪŋ] n. 教养
morality [məˋrælətɪ] n. 道德
empathy [ˋɛmpəθɪ] n. 同理心
hypothesis [haɪˋpɑθəsɪs] n. 假说；前提
dominance [ˋdɑmənəns] n. 优势；支配（地位），统治（地位）
Congress [ˋkɑŋgrəs] n.（C-）美国国会
dissatisfaction [͵dɪssætɪsˋfækʃən] n. 不满；不平
be responsible for 对…负责,负责
resign [rɪˋzaɪn] v. 辞职
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单词发音
innate [ˋɪnˋet] adj. 与生俱来的
primate [ˋpraɪmɪt] n. 灵长类动物
embed [ɪmˋbɛd] v. 把…嵌入; 把…插入
subconscious [sʌbˋkɑnʃəs] n. 下意识﹐潜意识
accessible [ækˋsɛsəb!] adj. 可（或易）接近的；可（或易）进入的
poll [pol] n. 投票数；投票结果
Secretary of Defense 国防部长
enjoy [ɪnˋdʒɔɪ] v.【书】享有（利益，权利，声誉等）