范文:
The drawing depicts a football player about to take a close shot on the goal. Thoughtbubbles are shown for both the player taking the shot and the goalkeeper. While the playertaking the shot pictures a huge goalkeeper who nearly fills up the entire goal, the goalkeeperpictures himself as being much smaller than he actually is.
The drawing intends to show us that we often underestimate ourselves and overestimateothers. In the goalkeeper's mind, he has the impossible task of defending a huge goal, while theplayer taking the shot imagines a gigantic goalkeeper who could stop nearly any shot. In fact,neither of the players has an accurate view of the challenge they are facing. The drawingreminds us that it is important to have a clear picture of the challenges we face in life.
Examples of this phenomenon can be found in many other situations. For instance, themountain climber may see the mountain as taller than it really is, or the student might see his orher relatively simple class project as an insurmountable task.
参考译文
这幅图画描绘了一名足球运动员正准备近距离射门。在射门者和守门员的脑海中者每浮现出一幅画面:射门球员把守门员想象得巨大无比,几乎要盖住整个球门;而在守门员的想象中,自己要比本身小得多。
这幅画旨在告诉我们:我们总是低估自己高估别人。在守门员看来,要想护住巨大的球门是一件不可能完成的任务;而射门者则想象巨人般的守门员,能扑住几乎所有的射门。事实上,他们两人都没有正确看待面临的挑战。这幅图画提醒我们,对生活中的各种挑战我们要有一个清楚的认识。
这样的例子生活中比比皆是。例如,在登山运动员的眼里,要攀登的山峰比平时看起来高得多;或者,学生可能会觉得那些相对简单的课堂作业就像一座不可逾越的大山一样摆在他们面前。