翻譯公司帶你學(xué)雙語(yǔ)知識：網(wǎng)絡(luò )信息時(shí)代的“煎餅人”

上中學(xué)的時(shí)候，我們學(xué)過(guò)一句英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)“Jack of all trades, master of none”，說(shuō)的是Jack這個(gè)孩子什么都懂一點(diǎn)，但每樣都不精通。老師教育我們說(shuō)做事情要專(zhuān)注，要刨根究底，知其然，還要知其所以然。誰(shuí)知，到了偉大的21世紀，Jack小朋友又跑出來(lái)了，而且同伴還不少呢。

With the development of the Internet and other sources of instantaneous information, many people strive to gain at least a working knowledge of many different subjects. They are so-called “pancake people”, they no longer concentrate their energies on one area of interest, but instead choose to spread themselves thinly over a large area. As a result, a new generation of pancake people have essentially become the proverbial jacks of all trades, but masters of none.

隨著(zhù)網(wǎng)絡(luò )和各種信息渠道的發(fā)展，很多人都力求在各個(gè)不同領(lǐng)域都至少獲得一些基本的操作知識。他們就是所謂的“煎餅人”，他們不再將精力專(zhuān)注于某一個(gè)感興趣的領(lǐng)域，而是讓自己的關(guān)注點(diǎn)淺淺地散布在一個(gè)很大的范圍。由此，新一代的“煎餅人”就真的成諺語(yǔ)里說(shuō)的“門(mén)門(mén)通，門(mén)門(mén)松”了。

The term “pancake people” is largely seen as a negative commentary on the current age of instantaneous information. The ability to access even the most obscure information in a matter of seconds may be seen as a positive social development on one level, but it can also cause some people to become less inclined to delve more deeply into one particular subject of interest. As a result, a generation of overloaded pancake people may become more obsessed with popular culture and less interested in the larger arc of human history.

在當前這個(gè)即時(shí)信息時(shí)代，“煎餅人”這個(gè)詞很大程度上被看作是一個(gè)貶義詞。在幾秒內獲得稀缺信息的能力可能是社會(huì )發(fā)展積極的一方面，但同時(shí)也會(huì )讓一些人不愿意深究某一個(gè)感興趣的主題。結果，這一代信息過(guò)量的“煎餅人”可能會(huì )對流行文化過(guò)分沉迷，而對人類(lèi)歷史的更廣泛領(lǐng)域卻鮮有興致。