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全新版大学英语综合教程第一册单元4课文介绍
导语：美国梦意味着与不同的人不同的东西。 但对许多人来说，特别是移民，这意味着有机会为自己谋生。 对他们来说，梦想是，人才和辛勤工作可以把你从木屋带到白宫。 下面是一篇讲述主人公的美国梦并没有如此高涨，而是设法让自己的梦想成真。
Part I Pre-reading Task
Listen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:
1. According to Dr. Hertz, what did the American Dream mean to his grandparents?
2. In Dr. Hertz's opinion, who wants people to believe in the American Dream? Why?
3. Why does Dr. Hertz say the American Dream is in one's head and in one's pocket?
4. What do you understand by the American Dream?
The following words in the recording may be new to you:
poverty
n. 贫穷
advertising
n. 广告宣传
Part II
Text
The American Dream means different things to different people. But for many, particularly immigrants, it means the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. For them the dream is that talent and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House. Tony Trivisonno did not rise quite so high, yet he managed to make his own dream come true.
TONY TRIVISONNO'S AMERICAN DREAM
Frederick C. Crawford
He came from a rocky farm in Italy, somewhere south of Rome. How or when he got to America, I don't know. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage. He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin.
"I mow your lawn," he said. It was hard to comprehend his broken English.
I asked him his name. "Tony Trivisonno," he replied. "I mow your lawn." I told Tony that I couldn't afford a gardener.
"I mow your lawn," he said again, then walked away. I went into my house unhappy. Yes, these Depression days were difficult, but how could I to turn away a person who had come to me for help?
When I got home from work the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the garden weeded, and the walks swept. I asked my wife what had happened.
"A man got the lawn mower out of the garage and worked on the yard," she answered. "I assumed you had hired him."
I told her of my experience the night before. We thought it strange that he had not asked for pay.
The next two days were busy, and I forgot about Tony. We were trying to rebuild our business and bring some of our workers back to the plants. But on Friday, returning home a little early, I saw Tony again, behind the garage. I complimented him on the work he had done.
"I mow your lawn," he said.
I managed to work out some kind of small weekly pay, and each day Tony cleaned up the yard and took care of any little tasks. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.
Summer passed into fall, and winds blew cold. "Mr. Craw, snow pretty soon," Tony told me one evening. "When winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory."
Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? Of course, Tony got his job at the factory.
The months passed. I asked the personnel department for a report. They said Tony was a very good worker.
One day I found Tony at our meeting place behind the garage. "I want to be 'prentice," he said.
We had a pretty good apprentice school that trained laborers. But I doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work. Still, how could I turn him down?
Tony took a cut in pay to become an apprentice. Months later, I got a report that he had graduated as a skilled grinder. He had learned to read the millionths of an inch on the micrometer and to shape the grinding wheel with an instrument set with a diamond. My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story.
A year or two passed, and again I found Tony in his usual waiting place. We talked about his work, and I asked him what he wanted.
"Mr. Craw," he said, "I like a buy a house." On the edge of town, he had found a house for sale, a complete wreck.
I called on a banker friend. "Do you ever loan money on character?" I asked. "No," he said. "We can't afford to. No sale."
"Now, wait a minute," I replied. "Here is a hard-working man, a man of character, I can promise you that. He's got a good job. You're not getting a damn thing from your lot. It will stay there for years. At least he will pay your interest."
Reluctantly, the banker wrote a mortgage for $2,000 and gave Tony the house with no down payment. Tony was delighted. From then on, it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place — a broken screen, a bit of hardware, boards from packing — Tony would gather and take home.
After about two years, I found Tony in our familiar meeting spot. He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He had a look of confidence.
"Mr. Craw, I sell my house!" he said with pride. "I got $8,000."
I was amazed. "But, Tony, where are you going to live without a house?"
"Mr. Craw, I buy a farm."
We sat down and talked. Tony told me that to own a farm was his dream. He loved the tomatoes and peppers and all the other vegetables important to his Italian diet. He had sent for his wife and son and daughter back in Italy. He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a house and shed. Now he was moving his family to his farm.
Sometime later. Tony arrived on a Sunday afternoon, neatly dressed. He had another Italian man with him. He told me that he had persuaded his childhood friend to move to America. Tony was sponsoring him. With an amused look in his eye, he told me that when they approached the little farm he now operated, his friend stood in amazement and said, "Tony, you are a millionaire!"
Then, during the war, a message came from my company. Tony had passed away.
I asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was properly handled. They found the farm green with vegetables, the little house livable and homey. There was a tractor and a good car in the yard. The children were educated and working, and Tony didn't owe a cent.
After he passed away, I thought more and more about Tony's career. He grew in stature in my mind. In the end, I think he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.
They had all reached their success by the same route and by the same values and principles: vision, determination, self-control, optimism, self-respect and, above all, integrity.
Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. Tony's affairs were tiny; the greatest industrialists' affairs were giant. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point.
Tony Trivisonno came to America seeking the American Dream. But he didn't find it — he created it for himself. All he had were 24 precious hours a day, and he wasted none of them.
driveway
n. 宅旁私家车道
mow
v. 修剪(草坪)，刈(草)
comprehend
vt. understand fully
lawn
n. 草地，草坪
turn away
refuse to help (sb.) or to allow (sb.) to enter a place 拒绝帮助;不让…进入
weed
v. 除去…的杂草;除草
n. 杂草，野草
assume
vt. suppose 假设;以为
compliment▲
vt. praise 赞扬
n. 赞美的言辞或行为
work out
plan; solve; calculate 制定出;解决;算出
weekly
a. happening once a week or every week 每周的;一周一次的
clean up
make clean and tidy 打扫，清除
helpful
a. giving help; useful 有帮助的;有用的
do with
(used in questions with what) 对待，处理
determination
n. 决心，决定
personnel
n. 人事部门;全体人员，全体职员
apprentice
n. 学徒
capacity
n. the ability to understand or do sth. 能力，才能
micrometer
n. 测微计，千分尺
precision
n. the quality of being exact 精密;精确(性)
turn down
refuse 拒绝
graduate
v. (使)毕业
n. (尤指大学)毕业生
skilled
a. having skill; needing skill 熟练的，有技巧的;技术性的
grinder
n. 磨工
grind (ground)
vt. 磨，磨碎，碾碎
instrument
n. 工具，器械，仪器
for sale
intended to be sold 待售
wreck
n. 残破物;(尤指失事船只、飞机等的)残骸
call on
visit (sb.) for a short time 拜访
banker
n. 银行家;银行高级职员
loan
vt. lend (sth.) 借，贷
n. 贷款;借，贷
character
n. (人的`)品德;品质;性格
damn
a.，n. (infml) (usu. used in negatives) of even the smallest amount 丝毫
reluctantly
ad. 勉强地
reluctant a.
mortgage▲
n. 抵押借款，按揭
discard
vt. (fml)throw away 抛弃
odds and ends
零星杂物，琐碎物品
screen
n. 纱门，纱窗;屏;荧屏
hardware
n. 五金器具;(计算机的)硬件
spot
n. a particular place;a small dirty mark 地点;斑点
confidence
n. 信心
amaze
vt. surprise (sb.) very much 使惊愕，使诧异
amazement
n. 惊愕，诧异
pepper
n. 辣椒;胡椒粉
Italian
a. 意大利的
diet
n. food and drink usually taken by a person or group 日常饮食
send for
ask for the arrival of 派人去叫，召唤;派人去取
hunt
v. 寻找;打猎
abandon
vt. give up completely or forever 抛弃，放弃
property
n. land, buildings or both together; sth. which is owned (房)地产;财产
shed
n. 小屋，棚
vt. 使脱落;使流出，散发出
sometime
ad. 某个时候
sponsor
vt. 为…做保证人;主办，发起
n. 保证人;主办者，发起人
amuse
vt. cause to laugh or smile; cause to spend time in a pleasant manner 逗乐;给…提供娱乐
approach
v. come near(er) to 接近
millionaire▲
n. 百万富翁
pass away
(euph) (esp. of a person) die 去世
handle
vt. manage; control 管理，处理;操纵
livable
a. fit or pleasant to live in 适于居住的
homey
a. (infml) pleasant; like home 舒适的;像家一样的
tractor
n. 拖拉机
stature
n. 身材，身高;境界
industrialist
n. 工业家，实业家
route
n. 路线，路程
principle
n. guiding rule for behavior; basic truth 信条;原则;原理
vision
n. the ability to make great plans for the future; sight; the ability to see 远见;视觉，视力
optimism▲
n. 乐观主义
self-respect
n. proper respect for oneself 自尊;自重
above all
most important of all 最重要的是
integrity▲
n. quality of being honest and responsible; state of being complete 正直;完整
rung
n. (梯子的)横档，梯级
basement▲
n. 地下室
giant
a. of great size or force 巨大的
n. 巨人
balance
n. 平衡;余额
balance sheet
资产负债表
decimal▲
小数
create
vt. produce or make (esp. sth. new) 创造，创作
Tony Trivisonno
托尼·特里韦索诺
Frederick C. Crawford
弗雷德里克·C·克罗弗德
Italy
意大利
Rome
罗马(意大利首都)
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大学英语精读第三册第二课内容讲解
导语：大学英语精读是不少大学选用的英语教材，下面是一篇大学英语精读当中的'英语课文，欢迎学习。
Aunt Bettie is faced with a difficult decision. A wounded Union soldier is found hiding in a farmhouse near her home. She has to decide whether to help him or let him be captured. What will she choose to do?
The Woman Who Would Not Tell
Janice Keyser Lester
"I never did hate the Yankees. All that hated was the war.……"
That's how my great-aunt Bettie began her story. I heard it many times as a child, whenever my family visited Aunt Bettie in the old house in Berryville, Virginia. Aunt Bettie was almost 80 years old then. But I could picture her as she was in the story she told me —— barely 20, pretty, with bright blue eyes.
Bettie Van Metre had good reason to hate the Civil War. One of her brother was killed at Gettysburg, another taken prisoner. Then her young husband, James, a Confederate officer, was captured and sent to an unknown prison camp somewhere.
One hot day in late September Dick Runner, a former slave, came to Bettie with a strange report. He had been checking a farmhouse half a mile away from the Van Metre home, a farmhouse he thought was empty. But inside, he heard low groans. Following them to the attic, he found a wounded Union soldier, with a rifle at his side.
When Aunt Bettie told me about her first sight of the bearded man in the stained blue uniform, she always used the same words. "It was like walking into a nightmare: those awful bandages, that dreadful smell. That's what war is really like, child: no bugles and banners. Just pain and filth, futility and death."
To Bettie Van Metre this man was not an enemy but rather a suffering human being. She gave him water and tried to clean his terrible wounds. Then she went out into the cool air and leaned against the house, trying not to be sick as she thought of what she had seen —— that smashed right hand, that missing left leg.
The man's papers Bettie found in the attic established his identity: Lt. Henry Bedell, Company D, 11th Vermont Volunteers, 30 year old. She knew that she should report the presence of this Union officer to the Confederate army. But she also knew that she would not do it. This is how she explained it to me: "I kept wondering if he had a wife somewhere, waiting, and hoping, and not knowing —— just as I was. It seemed to me that the only thing that mattered was to get her husband back to her."
Slowly, patiently, skillfully, James Van Metre's wife fanned the spark of life that flickered in Henry Bedell. Of drugs or medicines she had almost none. And she was not willing to take any from the few supplies at the Confederate hospital. But she did the best she could with what she had.
As his strength returned, Bedell told Bettie about his wife and children in Westfield, Vermont. And BedelL listened as she told him about her brothers and about James. "I knew his wife must be praying for him," Aunt Bettie would say to me, "just as I was praying for James. It was strange how close I felt to her."
The October nights in the valley grew cold. The infection in Bedell's wounds flared up. With Dick and his wife, Jennie, helping, she moved the Union officer at night, to a bed in a hidden loft above the warm kitchen of her own home.
But the next day, Bedell had a high fever. Knowing that she must get help or he would die, she went to her long-time friend and family doctor. Graham Osborne.
Dr. Osborne examined Bedell, then shook his head. There was little hope, he said, unless proper medicine could be found.
"All right, then," Bettie said. "I'll get it from the Yankees at Harpers Ferry."
The doctor told her she was mad. The Union headquarters were almost 20 miles away. Even if she reached them, the Yankees would never believe her story.
"I'll take proof," Bettie said. She went to the loft and came back with a blood-stained paper bearing the official War Department seal. "This is a record of his last promotion," she said. "When I show it, they'll have to believe me."
She made the doctor writer out list of the medical items he needed. Early the next morning she set off.
For five hours she drove, stopping only to rest her horse. The sun was almost down when she finally stood before the commanding officer at Harpers Ferry.
Gen. John D. Stevenson listened, but did not believe her. "Madam," he said, "Bedell's death was reported to us."
"He's alive," Bettie insisted. "But he won't be much longer unless he has the medicines on that list."
"Well," the general said finally, "I'm not going to risk the lives of a patrol just to find out." He turned to a junior officer. "See that Mrs. Van Metre gets the supplies." He brushed aside Bettie's thanks. "You're a brave woman," he said, "whether you're telling the truth or not."
With the medicines that Bettie carried to Berryville, Dr. Osborne brought Bedell through the crisis. Ten days later Bedell was hobbling on a pair of crutches that Dick had made for him. "I can't go on putting you in danger," Bedell told Bettie. "I'm strong enough to travel now. I'd lie to go back as soon as possible."
So it was arranged that Mr. Sam, one of Bettie's neighbors and friends, should go and help Bettie deliver Bedeel to Union headquarters at Harpers Ferry in his wagon.
They hitched Bettie's mare alongside Mr. Sam's mule. Bedell lay down in an old box filled with hay, his rifle and crutches beside him.
It was a long, slow journey that almost ended in disaster. Only an hour from the Union lines, two horsemen suddenly appeared. One pointed a pistol, demanding money while the other pulled Mr. Sam from the wagon. Shocked, Bettie sat still. Then a rifle shot cracked out, and the man with the pistol fell to the ground dead. A second shot, and the man went sprawling. It was Bedell shooting! Bettie watched him lower the rifle and brush the hay out of his hair. "Come on, Mr. Sam," he said. "Let's keep moving."
At Harpers Ferry, the soldiers stared in surprise at the old farmer and the girl. They were even more amazed when the Union officer with the missing leg rose from his hay-filled box.
Bedell was sent to Washington. There he told his story to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Stanton wrote a letter of thanks to Bettie and-signed an order to free James Van Metre from prison. But first James had to be found. It was arranged for Bedell to go with Bettie as she searched for her husband.
Records showed that a James Van Metre had been sent to a prison camp in Ohio. But when the ragged prisoners were paraded before Bettie, James was not there. A second prison was checked, with the same result. Bettie Van Metre fought back a chilling fear that her husband was dead.
Then at Fort Delaware, near the end of the line of prisoners a tall man stepped out and stumbled into Bettie's arms. Bettie held him, tears streaming down her face. And Henry Bedell, standing by on his crutches, wept, too.
tell
v. act as an informer 告发
Yankee
n. (in the Civil War) a native of any of the northern states; a citizen of the U.S. 北方佬;美国佬
great-aunt
n. an aunt of one's father or mother; sister of one's grandfather or grandmother
civil
a. 国内的; 民间的
Confederate
a. of or belonging to the Confederacy 南部邦联的
capture
vt. make a prisoner of; seize 俘虏;夺得
unknown
a. whose name, nature, or origin is not known
former
a. of an earlier period 以前的
farmhouse
n. the main house on a farm, where a farmer lives
groan
n. a sound made in a deep voice that expresses suffering, grief or disapproval 呻吟(声)
attic
n. the space just under the roof of a house, esp. that made into a low small room 阁楼
Union, the
n. those states that supported the Federal government of the U.S. during the Civil War; the U.S.A. (美国南北战争期间的)联邦政府;美国
a. of or having to do with the Union
rifle
n. 步枪
awful
a. terrible; very bad
bandage
n. a narrow long piece of material, esp. cloth, for binding a wound or injury 绷带
dreadful
a. very unpleasant or shocking; terrible
bugle
n. a musical wind instrument usually made of brass, used chiefly for military signals 军号，喇叭
filth
n. disgusting dirt 污秽
futility
n. uselessness
futile a.
lean
vi. support or rest oneself in a bent position 靠，倚
establish
vt. find out or make certain of (a fact, answer, etc.), prove 确立，证实
identity
n. who or what a particular person or thing is 身份
identical
a. 同一的;完全相同的确良
Lt.
abbr. lieutenant 陆军中尉
company
n. 连
volunteer
n. person who joins the army, navy, or air force of his own free will 志愿兵
presence
n. being present in a place
skillfully
ad. in a skillful manner 灵巧地，娴熟地
skillful
a. having or showing skill
fan
vt. 扇，扇动;激起
spark
n. 火花
flicker
vi. burn unsteadily; shine with an unsteady light
drug
n. a medicine or substance used for medical purposes
supply
n. (pl.) the food, equipment, etc. necessary for an army, expedition or the like 补给品
pray
vi. 祈祷
valley
n. a stretch of land between hills or mountains; the land through which a stated river or great river system flows 山谷;流域
infection
n. 感染;传染
infect vt.
flare
vi. burn with a bright, unsteady flame (火焰)闪耀
loft
n. a room under the roof of a building, attic 阁楼
ferry
n. 渡口;渡船
headquarters
n. (used with a sing. or pl. v. ) the place from which the chief of a police force or the commanding officer of an army sends out orders 司令部
proof
n. evidence showing that sth. is true 证据
bear
vt. show; have
seal
n. 印，图章
item
n. a single thing among a set, esp. included in a list 条;项
commanding
a. having command; in charge
commanding officer
指挥官
command
vt. 指挥
Gen.
abbr. general 将军
madam
n. respectful form of address to a woman (whether married or unmarried)夫人，太太，女士，小姐
risk
vt. endanger; take the chance of
patrol
n. a small group of soldiers, vehicles, etc. sent out to search for the enemy, or to protect a place from the enemy 巡逻队
junior
a. younger or lower in rank than another
hobble
vi. walk awkwardly; limp 跛行;蹒跚
crutch
n. support used under the arm to help a lame person to walk 拐杖
wagon
n. four-wheeled vehicle for carrying goods, pulled by horses or oxen 四轮运货马(牛)车
hitch
vt. fasten with a hook, ring, rope, etc. 钩住，拴住，套住
mare
n. female horse or donkey
alongside
prep. close to; along the side of
mule
n. an animal that has a donkey and a horse as parents 骡
disaster
n. a great or sudden misfortune; terrible accident
line
n. a row of defence works, esp. that nearest the enemy 战线，防线
horseman
n. a person who rides a horse, esp. one who is skilled
pistol
crack
v. (cause to) make a sudden explosive sound (使)发出爆裂声
sprawl
vi. lie or sit with hands and feet spread out, esp. ungracefully
lower
vt. move or let down in height 放下;放低
secretary
vt. an official who takes charge of a governmental department; an employee in an office, who is in charge of correspondence, records, making appointments, etc. 部长，大臣;秘书
ragged
a. (of a person ) dressed in old torn clothes; (of clothes) old an torn 衣衫褴褛的;破旧的
parade
vt. cause to walk in an informal procession for the purpose of being looked at; cause to march in procession 使列队行进
n. 游行;检阅
chill
v. (cause to) have a feeling of cold as from fear; (cause to ) become cold, esp. without freezing (使)感到冷;(使)冷
fort
n. 要塞，堡垒
stumble
vi. walk or move in an unsteady way; strike the foot against sth. and almost fall
stream
vi. flow fast and strongly; pour out
take prisoner
capture and hold as a prisoner, esp. as a prisoner of war 俘虏
flare up
break out or intensify suddenly or violently; burst into bright flame or rage 突发;加剧;突然发光;突然发怒
write out
write in full, write (sth. formal)
brush aside
disregard, ignore 不理;漠视
bring through
save (sb.) from (an illness, etc.)
Berryville
贝里维尔(美国地名)
Virginia
弗吉尼亚(美国州名)
Bettie Van Metre
贝蒂.范.米特
the Civil War
(美国)南北战争
Gettysburg
葛底斯堡(美国城市)
Dick Runner
迪克.朗纳
Henry Bedell
亨利.贝德尔
Vermont
佛蒙特(美国州名)
Westfield
韦斯菲尔德(美国地名)
Jennie
詹妮(女子名)
Graham Osborne 格雷厄姆.奥斯本
Harpers Ferry
哈珀斯渡口(美国地名)
Stevenson
史蒂文森(姓氏)
Secretary of War(old use)
(美国)陆军部长
Edwin M. Stanton
埃德温.M.斯坦顿
Ohio
俄亥俄(美国州名)
Fort Delaware
特拉华堡(美国地名)
看i哦飞机
超全类型的呵呵～～～ 大学体验英语3----翻译 by G &B PASSAGE A 1 How did the war ,which brought terrible disasters to mankind,impact on such a poet. 2 Mothers are sometimes blind to the faults of their beloved children which will cause the children to make the same mistake again. 3 As a new immigrant in this completely strange country she always felt isolated. 4 Acting before thinking often results in failure.so we should think before we leap. 5 The time for talking is past.wemust take a positive action to protect our environment Passage b 1. Young people sometimes complain of not being able to communicate with their parents. 2. She has been longing to take up residence in a Chinese village for a few years. Now her dream has come true. 3. Domestic animals are used to depending on humans, so it is difficult for them to survive in the wild. 4. He was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he would be laid off by the company because of bad economy. 5. I figure he'll be back soon since he promised to have dinner with me. UNIT2 PASSAGE A------------by G &B 1.The reporter pressed the spokesman to make explanation of this military attack. 2.His election speech failed to convince the voters that he was the right person for the senator 3.Whike I admit that there are problems,I do not think these problem can not be saved. 4.His firsh debate on TVmade a deep impression on the audience . 5.All things are interrelated and interact with each other. 1.记者敦促发言人就此次军事打击作出解释. 2.他的竞选演讲未能使选民相信他就是参议员的合适人选. 3.尽管我承认有问题存在,但我并不认为这些问题不能解决. 4.他在电视上的第一次辩论给观众留下了深刻的印象. 5.一切事物都是相互联系又相互作用的. 1. 大会报告人原来是我的一位老朋友的女儿。 The lecturer at the conference turned out to be the daughter of an old friend of mine. 2. 尽管他已经退休5年了，但他在学术界仍然很活跃。 It is 5 years since his retirement, but he has remained active in the academic circles. 3. 如果确实在经济上有困难，你可以申请助学金。 If you do have financial difficulties, you can apply for a student loan. 4. 这位科学家研制这种新材料达10年之久才有了突破。 This scientist had worked hard at this new material for 10 years before he made his own way in the end. 5. 世界上主要的几家飞机制造公司正竭力制造飞得更快，更远的飞机，以争得更大的市场。 The chief airplane manufacturers in the world are pushing the envelope to make faster and longer range airplanes to compete for bigger share of the market. UNIT3 PASSAGE A------------by G &B 1.Thoughts are expressed by means of language. 2.I have bought so many new books this year that it is realy difficult for me to keep count of them . 3. The old lady feels assured that her son will come back home today to eclebrate her birthday. 4.His mother insisted that his pocket money should not exceed 100 yuan per month. 5.We bought a car cust last month which was registered under my name. 1.思想是通过语言来表达的. 2. 我今年买的新书多得难以数清. 3. 这位老太太确信,今天她儿子会回家来为她庆祝生日的. 4. 他妈妈坚持说他每月的零用钱不能超过100元. 5. 上个月我们买了一辆车,是用我的名字登记的. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1. 伟人能以人格的力量来控制他人。 A great man can dominate others by force of character. 2. 根据最新报道，中国旅游者去一些东南亚国家旅游无需再申请入境签证。 According to the latest report, Chinese tourists do not have to apply for an entry visa to some southeast Asian countries. 3. 从信封的颜色来看，这封信可能来自一位女性。 The color of the envelope suggests that the letter might be from a women. 4. 虽然火车的速度比不上飞机，很多人还是愿意坐火车。 Trains can't rival planes for speed, but many people prefer to travel by train. 5. 一旦人们看到这种管理模式确实有效，就更有可能接受它。 People are much more likely to accept this administration mode once they see that it really works. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UNIT4 PASSAGE A------------by G &B 1、这支乐队二十世纪八十年代凭借那张专集一举成名。 In 1980s this band shot to fame with that single album. 2、冒一下险吧，你可能还是会输，但赢的机会增加了。 Task a risk ,and you maybe lose but the chances of winning increase. 3、科学家正积极研究治愈爱滋 病（AIDS）的良方。 Scientists are pushing themselves to the limits in their research for finding a AIDS killer. 4、现在我们知道了网络的意义：鼠标一点就能知晓天下大事。 Now we know the point of the internet: we can learn about everything happened in the world by clicking the mouse. 5、一些人认为政府迟早会将克隆人类的研究纳入规范。 Some people think that sooner or later the government will regulate the research of human cloning. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1. 乔治对中国文化着了迷，决定去一所夜校学习中文。 George is nuts about the Chinese culture and has decided to learn Chinese in an evening school. 2. 记者们获悉戴安娜（Diana）要来本市访问的消息，迅速赶到机场去获取新闻。 The reporters got wind of Diana's visit to the city and rushed to the airport for the news. 3. 经过两个月的不懈努力，警方终于在一个南方城市找到了罪犯的踪迹。 After two months of restless effort, the police finally tracked the criminal down in a southern city. 4. 两家公司已经原则上达成协议实施这项计划。 The two companies have already agreed in principle to go ahead with the project. 5. 如果你们的质量没有实质性的增长，我认为你们在市场上不会有什么竞争力。 If your quality isn't improving for real, I don't think you will be competitive in the market. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ unit5 passageA------------by G &B 1、知道原理是一回事，但要付诸实践又是另外一回事。 It’s one thing to understand the principle ,it’s another thing to put it into practice. 2、据报道，慢跑（jogging）可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二。 It’s reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a heart attack. 3、根据最新调查，半数英国人不清楚欧元和英镑的比值。 Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey. 4、这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园，但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼。 The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but now some apartment buildings stand there. 5、不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。 I’m wondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him. 1. 他饮酒过量，对身体不好。 He drinks more wine than is good for his health. 2. 他知道这时父母亲都在急切地等着他回家过年。 He knew that at this moment his parents were eagerly waiting for him to return home for the New Year. 3. 招我们喜欢的不仅是他的聪明，还有他的幽默。 What appeals to us is not only his intelligence but also his sense of humor. 4. 这位国际知名导演拍摄的最新影片结果是彻底的失败。 The latest movie made by that internationally famous director turned out to be a total failure. 5. 有些年轻人似乎对一切事情都缺乏耐心。 It seems that some youngsters don't have patience with anything. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UNIT6 PASSAGE A------------by G &B 1、他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时。 He breathed/heaved a sigh of sorrow, telling us that he had seen a better day when he was a young. 2、他有极强的责任感，这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目。 H e has a strong sense of responsibility ,and that’s why he is chosen to take control of this project. 3、不管你去哪里，不管是出差还是去玩，尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意。 Wherever you go ,be it for business of entertainment, it is always a good idea to know about the place as much as you can . 4、我们得小心一点，同样的情景可能就要出现。 Let’s be careful. The situation may be about to repeat itself. 5、事实上，室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切相关，当然与成人的健康也有关系。 In fact, the air quality of a house has a great deal to do with children’s health, and adults’ health for that matter. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1. 为什么人们要在旅行上花费这么多的时间和金钱呢？ Why is it that people spend so much time and money on traveling? 2. 乘飞机旅行既快又安全，难怪是旅行者的首选。 Traveling by air is quick and safe. No wonder it is a popular choice for travelers. 3. 我们学校的大部分学生都选了网页设计这门课，计算机中心里白天晚上都挤满了人。 Most of the students in my collage have enrolled in the course of web page design and the computer center is always filled with people day and night. 4. 我一直梦想着朋友遍天下。多亏了网络，我的梦想终于实现了。 It has always been my dream to have friends all over the world. Thanks to the Internet, my dream has come true. 5. 网上免费的信息，方便的交流，诱人的游戏，对于他这就是互联网的一切。 Free information on-line, convenient communication with friends, attractive games, to him this is what the Internet is all about. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Unit 7------------by G &B 1. 许多人认为这种药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹：“要是他们知情就好了。 A lot of people believe that sleeping pills help them sleep. All I can think is, "if they only knew. 2. 当我第一次驾机飞上蓝天时，我终于美梦成真。 My dream came true when I first flew up into the blue sky in an airplane. 3. 这位乡下孩子接触到了城里的种种陌生的事物。他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。 The country boy was exposed to many strange things in the city. He felt greatly shocked as if he had entered a future world. 4. 大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。 Within only one year after graduation from college, he went from a student who pursued his dream to a person who didn't care about a thing. 5. 我已经获准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。 I have been given permission to do the interview in that area, and that's not something that everyone gets. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1. 随着战争的开始，接踵而来的便是为期十年的屠杀和毁灭。 With the beginning of the war came ten years of killing and destruction. 2. 我们将继续从事我们一直在从事的事业。 We shall continue to do what we have always been doing. 3. 他们大多数人从头一天早上起就一直在干。今晚他们仍然谁也睡不成。 Most of them had been up since the morning before yesterday. But none of them will sleep tonight either. 4. 李明是土生土长的成都人。他仍然记得以前在四合院(quadrangle)里生活的情景。 Born and raised in Chengdu, Li Ming still remembers the time when he lived in a/the quadrangle. 5. 你怎么竟敢在光天化日之下如此残忍地虐待一个幼小的儿童？ How dare you treat a young child in such a cruel manner in broad daylight? @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1. 同这个案件相比，最近几个月的盗窃事件不值得一提。 he thefts in recent months paled in comparison with the case . 2. 那次交通事故虽然已经过去了好几年，但他还是摆脱不了负疚感。 Several years have passed since the traffic accident, and he still can't shake away the guilty feeling. 3. 尽管我们提出了降低成本的建议，董事会的成员们似乎没有认真考虑。 Though we had put forward the proposal to reduce cost, the board members didn't appear to take it seriously. 4. 周围的山坡已经变得光秃秃的，但这并没有使村民们想起保护环境的重要性。 The bare hills around haven't reminded the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment. 5. 办公室里可能再不会响起他那爽朗的笑声了。 It is unlikely for his hearty laughter to ring in our office again. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@------------by G &B 1. 为了所有在场的人，也为了我们的下一代，只要有和平的机会，我们就必须利用它。 As long as there is a chance for peace, we must take advantage of it for the sake of our younger generation as well as for all the people present here. 2. 他们历史性的握手打开了和平之门，标志着暴力的结束。 The historic handshake between them opened the door to peace and marked the end of violence. 3. 我们应尽一切可能与企图破坏和平进程的人作斗争，迫使他们停止从事恐怖活动。 We should exhaust every possibility to fight against those who attempt to torpedo the peace process and force them to cease to engage in terrorism. 4. 虽然他的和平政策得到了广泛的支持，然而和平事业仍然充满了艰难困苦。 Although his peace policy received broad support, the cause for peace was still fraught with difficulties and pain. 5. 就我而言，我要和所有与这个项目有关的人进行接触，以制定一个最佳方案。 In my case, I will come into contact with all those concerned with the project to work out the best scheme.
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