2018考研英語雙語閱讀：寒門貴子

考研英語來源：中公考研 2017-10-14　

Impoverished family, rich sons; Rich because of their ‘struggles’

寒門貴子：沒有有錢的爹，如何富?

These years, the phrase "impoverished families can hardly nurture rich sons" has been frequently used in public opinions. In reports, for example, reporting the proportion of rural young people in the top universities is decreasing and the recruitment market is increasingly favoring urban youth seems to be common. However, while China’s population quality and education level has greatly improved, the gaps of material conditions and life experience are still large obstacles for "impoverished youth" to get ahead. Whether the situation is yet to be verified, the social anxiety of "Impoverished families can hardly nurture rich sons" is a reality.

近年來，人們常說“寒門難出貴子”。例如，報告顯示，名牌大學農村年輕人的比例正在下降，招聘市場越來越偏愛城市年輕人，這似乎司空見慣。然而，盡管中國的人口素質和教育水平已經大大提高，但物質條件和生活經驗上的差距仍然是“貧困青年”前進的巨大障礙。無論情況是否屬實，“寒門難出貴子”帶來的社會焦慮已是現實。

Who are the "rich sons" in today’s societies? The word "rich" does not mean they have to get rich or to acquire a high social status. It represents the possibility of life progress and the opportunity to realize the value of life. The second generation of the riches and the officers are certainly accord with the traditional definition of "rich sons". However, if they do not have their own professional skills, neither are able to start a business with their own talents; so-called "rich" only stays superficially.

如今社會上，誰才是“貴子”?“貴”一詞并不意味著要有錢或者獲得很高的社會地位。它代表生活進步的可能性和實現生命價值的機會。富二代和官二代無疑符合傳統上對“貴子”的定義。但是，如果沒有自己的專業技能，也就無法用自己的才智創業，所謂的“貴”只停留在表面。

On the contrary, the impoverished youth who can start from scratch with their own efforts to create values to themselves and the society as a whole, the title of "rich sons" is inherently telling. As a representative of the outstanding graduates of Harvard University, one of China’s impoverished students, Jiang He, once mentioned his successful experience.

恰恰相反，貧窮的年輕人可以從頭開始，用自己的努力來為自己和整個社會創造價值，“貴子”這一稱號注重內在。何江是哈佛大學優秀畢業生代表，也是中國貧困學生之一，他曾提到自己的成功經驗。

"Every time enter into a larger place and stand on a bigger platform, I always find that there are a lot of things that I have not understood," he said.

“每次進入一個更大的地方，站在更大的平臺上，我總會發現有很多不理解的事情，”他說。

My strong curiosity drives me to learn them to constantly make up my weaknesses.

“強烈的好奇心驅使我不斷學習，以彌補自身弱點。”

At the same time, in an era that the internet culture is prosperous, the ways of the impoverished youth to counterattack become more pluralistic. A short time ago, Shenwei Shi, a young man from Hubei province, had a screen name "Banzhuanxiaowei". He attracted more than 1 million fans on the short video sharing platform, with a series of homemade high difficulty fitness video. This impoverished young man has moved countless netizens with his experience of growing from a left-behind child and a video-game addicted boy to a famous person with the continuous hard work in fitness to hone and change himself, which conveys positive energy to the society.

同時，在互聯網文化興盛的時代，貧窮年輕人逆襲的方式變得更加多元化。不久前，湖北省的一個名叫石神偉的年輕小伙有個網絡名稱叫“搬磚小偉”。他因一系列自制的高難度健身視頻，在短視頻共享平臺上吸引了超過100萬的粉絲。這個貧窮的年輕人因自己的經歷感動了無數網友，他曾是一個留守兒童和網癮少年，憑著不斷努力健身，磨練和改變自己，成為一個名人，這向社會傳遞了正能量。

Today, many famous people on the internet, who have similar experience as "Banzhuanxiaowei", have realized their own value and have transmitted positive energy to the social progress with the access of the internet. Some people exclaim Shenwei’s tenacity, modesty and simplicity are the luxuries of this era. He is a true "rich son" who truly belongs to today. It is undeniable the spread of the flat internet has opened a life-changing window for many impoverished young people and has created another possibility of life.

今天，許多與“搬磚小偉”有著類似經歷的網絡名人，已經實現了自己的價值，并且通過互聯網向社會傳播正能量。有些人感嘆神偉的堅韌，謙虛和樸素是這個時代的奢侈品。他是真正屬于這個時代的“貴子”。不可否認的是，平板網絡的普及為許多貧窮年輕人打開了一個改變生活的窗口，并為他們創造了另一種生活的可能。

Modern social scientific research shows a person’s success is closely related to the social trust and social support that the person gains. Family background, education background and work platform do influence a person’s growth path. However, in an era with the pluralism in values and flat transmission channels, the term "rich son" had more abundant implications. In the meantime, "powerful circle of friends", which is composed based on internet, also can provide strong social support to help impoverished youth be successful.

現代社會科學研究表明，一個人的成功與他獲得的社會信任和社會支持密切相關。家庭背景，教育背景和工作平臺確實影響著人的成長之路。然而，在價值觀和平面傳播渠道多元化的時代，“貴子”一詞具有更豐富的含義。同時，基于網絡的“強大朋友圈”也可以提供強有力的社會支持，來幫助貧困年輕人取得成功。

A popular speech pervading on the internet, "Impoverished family, rich sons", contains a passage – "Most of us are not from rich families. We are all on our own. So, you have to believe what destiny means to tell you and when it has given you a lower starting point is to let you use your life to create a story of comebacks."

網絡上一個流行的演講《寒門貴子》中有段話是這樣說的：“我們大部分人都不是出身豪門，都是要靠自己的，你要相信命運給你一個比別人低的起點，是希望你用你的一生去奮斗出一個絕地反擊的故事。”

It is not chicken soup for the soul, but proposes a critical question. In such an era with infinite possibilities, the topic of whether impoverished families can have "rich sons" is not a topic of "fate" but a story about "struggle".