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主题: In defence of narcissism 为自恋辩护 [] |
![]() BBC新闻翻译 跪求各路高手来给点意见~~帮忙改一改~~ 全文参考 In defence of narcissism Narcissism is reviled as a pathological state, but Mark Vernon argues that it may be necessary for our emotional survival. In the early months of 1914, as war in Europe was brewing, a famous picture from an exhibition at the Royal Academy gripped the mind of Sigmund Freud. It showed a street scene. Two policemen were holding up the traffic. In between the horses and carriages that filled the streets strolled two figures. A nanny and her charge, a young child. The infant was dressed in fine, fluffy clothes. The nanny carried its toys. The picture said: the world must stop so that the child might pass. It was entitled His Majesty the Baby. Freud was writing one of his most important papers, On Narcissism. It explored the self-love with which human beings are born. It leads them to treat their primary carers - be they parents or nannies - as serfs to supply their every need. Narcissism is a necessary form of love, Freud argued, because, as is now understood, human beings are born too early. A current theory in evolutionary biology suggests that we have to be born long before we are able to look after ourselves so that our oversized heads can navigate the birth canal. Dogs and cats, dolphins and apes, do not face such difficulties and so become independent relatively speedily. As infants and then youths, we demand parental servitude not for weeks or months but years. His or Her Majesty the Baby. Narcissism is, then, the first form of love we know and to us such self-love appears to perform miracles.于是,自恋成为了我们所知的爱的最初形式。在我们身上,这种自我爱怜之态似乎上演着奇迹。 You feel thirst and scream. As if by magic, sweet milk falls onto your expectant tongue. You experience discomfort and moan. The wetness and chill disappear. You want to sleep. Warm sheets and blankets enfold you. The whole of life seems to be for the infant - in a way, to be the infant. It and the world are one.
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