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急需大家帮忙翻译一篇英语文章!!!谢谢！

One day,while applying for a publishing job,the young woman started to use her middle name,Lynne,instead of Debbie."That was the smartest thing I ever did,"she says now."As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie,I felt more comfortable with myself... and other people started to treat me more seriously."Two years after her successful job interview,the former waitress is now a successful magazine editor——and her friends call her Lynne.

Naturally,the name change didn't cause Debbie/Lynne's success——but it surely helped,if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talent.Social scientists say your name can affect your life."As his name is,so is he,"says the Bible,and Webster's Dictionary includes the following definition of"name"："A word or words expressing some quality considered characteristic of a person or a thing,often expressing approval or disapproval."So for better or worse,your qualities may be suggested by your name and conveyed to other people before they even meet you.

Names become attached to specific images,as anyone who has been called"plain Jane"or just an"average Joe"can show.The latter name particularly troubles me since my name is Joe,which some think makes me more qualified to be a football player than an art critic.Yet,despite this disadvantage,I did become an art critic for a time.Even so,one magazine often refused to print"Joe"as the author's name,using my first initials,J.S.,instead.I suspect that if I were a more refined Arthur or Adrian,the name would have appeared complete.

Of course,names with a positive sense can work for you——even encouraging new friends.A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the most attractive female name,while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive for men.One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because he sounded"boring."Several evenings later,she came up to me at a party,asking me to introduce her to a very impressive man;they had been glancing at each other all evening.I said,"You mean Harry?"She felt uneasy.

Though most of us would like to think ourselves free from such prejudices,we all judge people by their names to some extent.Apparently,such prejudices can affect classroom achievement as well.In a study,teachers often gave lower grades on essays written by boys named Elmer and Hubert than they gave to the same papers when the authors' names were given as Michael and David.However,teachers' prejudice isn't the only source of classroom difference.Researchers found that girls with names like Linda and Diane did better on objective tests than did girls with less attractive names.

Though your parents probably wanted your name to last forever,remember that when they named you,they had hardly met you,and the hopes and dreams they had when they chose it may not match yours.If your name no longer seems to fit you,you may change it.Movie stars regularly change their names,so can you.

Answer 1

一天,这个年轻的女人在出版社求职的时候,开始使用她的中间名字琳而不是黛比。她说：“那是我做的最明智的一件事,”。“我一不把自己叫做黛比,就感到舒服多了……而且其他人也开始对我更像回事了。”在她成功面试两年后,原先是服务生的她现在已经成为一个成功的杂志编辑,而她的朋友仍然叫她琳。
当然,变换名字并不会使黛比/琳恩成功——但它若能对其天赋增加一点自信的话，还的确是有帮助的。社会科学家说你的名字会影响你的生活。圣经中说“名如其人”，而且韦氏词典对名字给出了以下定义:“名字指的是一个或多个所能表达出人或物的特点的字，通常可反应出赞成或反对的意味”。所以无论好坏，在别人见到你之前，你的品质可能通过你的名字反应出来。
名字已成为具体形象的一部分,任何一个被称为“相貌平平的琼”或者是“平凡的乔”所表现出来的一样。后者尤其让我感到困扰，因为我的名字就是叫乔,这使得有些人认为我更适合做一个足球运动员,而非艺术评论家。然而，尽管有这个不利因素,我有段时间还当过艺术评论家。即便如此,一家杂志经常拒绝把”乔”印为作者的名字，而是印上我名字的首字母J.S。我怀疑,如果我是亚瑟或艾德里安,我的名字就会被完整的印上去。
当然,有积极意味的名字会有好处的——甚至令你的新朋友感到大受鼓舞。最近的一项调查表明,美国人认为苏珊是最吸引人的女性名字,而女士们则认为理查德和大卫是男士中最吸引人的名字。我所认识的一位女士拒绝了跟名叫Harry的小伙子的盲目约会，因为他的名字听起来就像“boring”的发音。几天之后,在一次舞会上她向我走来,让我把她介绍给一个印象深刻的人，他们整个晚上都在注意着彼此。我说：“你指的是Harry吧？”她感到很别扭。
尽管我们大多都不认为自己会受这种偏见的影响，但是在某种程度上我们仍然会以名字来判断人。显然，这样的偏见也会影响课堂成绩。一项研究发现，同样的文章，相对于名叫Michael 和David的学生，老师们通常给那些名叫Elmer 或Hubert的男生打的分数低。然而，老师的偏见还不是课堂差异的唯一来源。研究者也发现，名叫Linda 或 Diane 的女生通常要比那些名字不太好听的同学客观考试中要做的更好。
虽然父母亲起名字都是想让孩子用一生的，但是要记住他们起名字的时候你还没出生，他们选择时所期望的和梦想的跟你自己的并不匹配。如果你的名字不适合你，你可以换个名字。影星们可以改名字，当然你也可以。

Answer 2

一天,当申请出版工作,这个年轻的女人开始使用她的中间名字,琳,取而代之的是黛比。”那是我做过的最聪明的事,”她说。“现在当我停止称自己黛比,我对自己感到比较舒服了……而且其他人也开始更认真地对待我。”两年后她成功的面试,前者服务生现在是一个成功的杂志编辑,和她的朋友叫她的名字琳。
　　
　　
　　自然地,名称变更原因不成功的黛比/琳恩——但它的确帮助,仅通过添加少量的自信去了她的演艺天分。社会科学家说你的名字会影响你的生活。",因为他名叫拿八、〔就是他,说:"圣经,还有韦氏词典包括以下的定义:“一个“名”的字或词表达特点的质量考虑一个人或一件事,经常表达批准或者不批准。”所以更好或更坏,你的优点可能建议你名下的人之前和转让给其他他们甚至见到你。
　　
　　名字已成为特定形象的组成部分,任何一个被称为“相貌平平的女孩子”或者是“平均乔”的人都能证明。后者尤其困扰我的名字,因为我的名字叫乔,一些人认为能让我更适合做一个足球运动员,而不是一种艺术评论家。然而,尽管有这些问题,我也成为一种艺术评论家的一段时间。即便如此,一家杂志经常拒绝打印”乔”作为作者的名字,用我的第一个名字的第一个字母,j.s,instead.I怀疑,如果我是一个更细致的亚瑟或艾德里安,这个名字会出现完整。
　　
　　当然,名字和一个积极的意义上可以为你工作——甚至是鼓舞人心的新朋友。最近的一项调查表明,美国人认为苏珊最具影响力的女性化的名字,而女性相信理查德和戴维是最吸引人的是人。一个女人我知道拒绝了一个“蒙眼约会一位名叫哈利•波特,因为他的声音听起来有些“无聊。”几个晚上之后,她向我走来,问我在一次聚会上,把她介绍给一个非常令人难以忘怀的人;他们公顷

Answer 3

一天，应聘一项出版工作的时候，这位年轻的妇女开始使用她的中间名字琳，而不是黛比。她说“这是我做过的最聪明的事了，当我不在称自己为黛比的时候，我觉得特别的舒服，其他人也开始更认真的对待我。”面试成功的两年后，她由先前的服务员变为一位成功的杂志编辑，她的朋友都称她为“琳”。Naturally,the name change didn't cause Debbie/Lynne's success——but it surely helped,if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talent.Social scientists say your name can affect your life."As his name is,so is he,"says the Bible,and Webster's Dictionary includes the following definition of"name"："A word or words expressing some quality considered characteristic of a person or a thing,often expressing approval or disapproval."So for better or worse,your qualities may be suggested by your name and conveyed to other people before they even meet you.
自然，名字的改变并不是黛比成功的原因。但它确实起了作用。社会科学家说，一个人才华横溢的人如果更加自信，那么名字确实就发挥作用了。圣经上说：名字是这样，而人也是这样。