Silence is the best response（沉默是最好的回应）【每日听力】

人们常常高估了话语的价值，而低估了沉默的力量。

有时，沉默是最好的回应，正如张国荣在《沉默是金》这首歌中唱的那样：

任你怎说，安守我本分

始终相信，沉默是金

是非有公理，慎言莫冒犯别人

遇上冷风雨，休太认真

自信满心里，休理会讽刺与质问

笑骂由人，洒脱地做人

少年人，洒脱地做人

继续行，洒脱地做人

Silence is the best response听力材料

Silence is the best response听力原文

We’ve heard the popular expression: silence is the best response to a fool. The people around you do not necessarily need to be proven as fools, because the whole essence of going down your particular path is for your own sake. 

我们都听过一句很有名的话，沉默，是对傻子最好的回应。你也没必要证明自己周围的人都是傻子，因为，走自己的路，是为了自己，跟他们没关系。

Why don’t you keep them confused by your silence? Keep them entirely thinking about you while you stay focused on your goals. Nobody is you, and that’s what makes the difference. The moment you start bearing in mind nobody knows anything about you is the moment you begin to understand that talking to convince people about who you are doesn’t really work.

保持沉默，让他们感到困惑吧，何乐不为呢？让他们一直对你感到好奇，与此同时，你却在专注于实现自己的梦想。你是最独特的，这非常重要。只要你记住，没有人真正了解你，那么你就会明白，想办法说服别人，是没有用的。

You don’t need to tell them who you are. Let them find out. Don’t give them exactly what they need to say about you. Let them play the guessing game. You do not necessarily need to respond to anything they say. 

你不需要告诉他们，你是谁。让他们自己发现。不要让他们有机会谈论你，让他们自己去猜吧。无论他们说了什么，你都没必要做出回应。

If they intend to draw out some negative action from you, just leave them in silence and let your actions do the talking. Smile on and confuse them with your choice of saying nothing. All you’re required to do is listen. Listen and let them seek your voice. Let them find it hard to figure you out. What’s more fun and giving people virtually nothing revealing about you are you live your life to the fullest. 

如果他们想做什么伤害你的事，你也不要管他们，用你的行动证明一切。保持微笑，保持沉默，这会让他们摸不着头脑。你要做的，就是仔细聆听。仔细聆听，让他们找寻你的声音，让他们觉得你是个捉摸不透的人。不要给别人任何了解你的机会，活出你自己的精彩，这就是最有趣的事情。

Silence is the best response【重点词汇&表达】

1.essence [ˈesns]

  本质；实质；

2.for your own sake

  为了你自己；

3.make the difference

  很重要；有影响；

4.bear in mind

  记住；牢记在心；

5.the guessing game

  猜谜游戏；

6.figure you out

  理解你；看透你；

7.virtually [ˈvɜːtʃuəli]

  事实上；实质上；

8.live your life to the fullest

  充实地生活；过好每一天；

【典型连读】

Let them find out

Smile on and confuse them

find it hard to figure you out

每天一小段，不贪多，相信日积月累的力量 ！