prospect中等

Carnegie would be right if arguments were fights, which is how we often think of them. Like physical fights, verbal fights can leave both sides bloodied. Even when you win, you end up no better off. Your prospects would be almost as dismal if arguments were even just competitions — like, say, tennis games. Pairs of opponents hit the ball back and forth until one winner emerges from all who entered. Everybody else loses. This kind of thinking is why so many people try to avoid arguments, especially about politics and religion.

如果争论就是争斗——我们常常这样看待争论——那么卡耐基就是对的。和肢体冲突一样，口头争斗也会让双方都头破血流。即使你赢了，最终也不会更好。即便争论只是竞赛——比如说网球比赛——你的前景也几乎同样黯淡。对手们两两对阵，来回击球，直到所有参赛者中产生一个胜者。其他人都是输家。正是这种想法让那么多人尽量避免争论，尤其是关于政治和宗教的争论。

If everything was going so well, then why did over 17 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings about what it could do to their country’s economic prospects?

如果一切都进展得如此顺利，那么为什么还有1700多万人投票支持脱欧，尽管有人警告说脱欧可能会对国家的经济前景造成影响？

career prospects.

职业前景。

While younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those “just getting started in life” face a tougher climb than earlier generations in reaching such signpost achievements as securing a good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.

尽管年轻人对如今刚起步者的前景比长辈们稍微乐观一些，但两个群体中的大多数人都认为，那些“刚刚开启人生”的人在实现诸如获得一份高薪工作、成家、管理债务和找到负担得起的住房等标志性成就方面，要比前几代人面临更艰难的攀登。

In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with — or even looking at — a stranger is virtually unbearable.

在当代文化中，与陌生人交流——甚至只是看陌生人一眼——的想法几乎都令人难以忍受。

The prospect of a thriving job market.

就业市场繁荣的前景。

Losing a job is hurting: you don’t skip down to the jobcentre with a song in your heart, delighted at the prospect of doubling your income from the generous state.

失业是令人痛苦的：你不会满心欢喜、一路蹦跳着去就业中心，为能从慷慨的政府那里让收入翻番而高兴。

the prospect of working in big firms.

在大律所工作的前景。

Stereotypes [associated] with obesity include laziness, lack of will power, and lower prospects for success.

与肥胖{{16}}的刻板印象包括懒惰、缺乏意志力以及成功的可能性较低。

This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.

从这种长远视角看，对人类前景的悲观看法似乎更可能只是一时的潮流。

The Ever-bright Prospects of Mankind.

人类永远光明的前景。

When people in developing countries worry about migration, they are usually concerned at the prospect of their best and brightest departure to Silicon Valley or to hospitals and universities in the developed world.

发展中国家的人们担忧人口迁移时，通常担心的是本国最优秀、最聪明的人才可能会流向硅谷，或流向发达国家的医院和大学。

If circumstances always determined the life and prospects of people, then humanity would never have progressed.

如果环境总是决定人们的生活和前途，那么人类就永远不会进步。