2013年10月自考英语二阅读选择文章翻译

A Good Lesson

Afterliving in Europe for seven years, my parents decided that my family would moveto the United States. We all looked forward to this. What would people think ofus? For me, I hoped to be the hero of the class.
　　I was notdisappointed. All my classmates admired my experience, and I quickly becamewell known as “the French guy.” I was very popular for a time. However, I wasnot interested in many things my classmates did, and it was hard for me toconnect with them. I enjoyed listening to classical music, never watched TV,and almost never watched movies.
　　I did not have acommon background with my friends because I grew up in Europe. I had fewfriends, and fewer good friends. When I look back now, I realize I was a bit ofan idiot to many people around me. I kept talking proudly about my experience.And I thought myself better than those around me because I lived in Europe butthey didn’t.
　　I had decided Iwanted better friends when my parents said that we were going to move again! Isaw this as a perfect chance to get better friends, where people did not knowof my unkind past.
　　When we moved toCalifornia, I did not show off as I had done for five years. I did not telleveryone that I lived in Europe. I still listened to classical music, but Ijust kept my music to myself. Sure enough, I found that people like someone whois not typical but does not boast about it.
　　Nothing can replacegood friends, and if I had to control my temper and pride, it was well worthit.

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好教训

在欧洲生活了七年之后，我的父母决定我们全家搬到美国。我们都对此充满期待。人们会怎么看待我们呢？对于我来说，我希望能成为班上的英雄。

我没有失望。我的同学们都很欣赏我的经历，我很快就以“法国小伙”的身份广为人知。我曾经一段时间非常受欢迎。然而，我对同学们做的许多事情并不感兴趣，很难与他们联系起来。我喜欢听古典音乐，从不看电视，几乎从不看电影。

由于我在欧洲长大，我和朋友们没有共同背景。我有很少的朋友，更少的好朋友。回想起来，我意识到我对周围的许多人来说有点傻。我总是自豪地谈论我的经历。我认为自己比周围的人优越，因为我生活在欧洲，而他们没有。

当我父母说我们要再搬一次时，我决定我要交更好的朋友！我把这视为一个重新开始的完美机会，在这里没人知道我过去的傲慢。

我们搬到加利福尼亚后，我不再像五年来那样炫耀。我没有告诉每个人我住在欧洲。我仍然听古典音乐，但只是在私下听。果然，我发现人们喜欢那种不寻常但不夸耀自己的人。

没有什么能代替好朋友，如果我必须控制我的脾气和骄傲，那么这一切都是值得的。