新世纪大学英语第二册课文TextA电子书
新世纪英语课后texta,cloze,和翻译
选词填空1we have been successful in our work so far, we must be prepared to___tackle___difficult problems in the days to come.2. During the battle, the soldiers didn’t have many choices. The only__alternative___ to being taken prisoner was to die fighting.•3. There are already____initial______ successes, but for the final victory we will have to wait for another year.is no ______universal_____ agreement about the meaning oflife;different people have different understandings, a continuing rise in the oil price has ___crippled_______the economy of this African country.were attracted by the fascinating painting. Its clever use of colour and light was very _____impressive_____(n) ______shallow______ thinker may be able to say something clearly, but a deep thinker makes us see that there is something that cannot be sai…happens is not as important as how you_____react___to what happens.• •14. His wife was always complaining at home and he was tired ofher__constant_______ complaints.17 .I know you are both proud and find it difficult to forgive each other after such a bad argument, but someone has to make the first___move________William Shakespeare _______put______ it in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.”3garden has fallen into a state of ___neglect_______ since its owner died two years ago.7. The origin of Chinese writing can be __traced________ back to ancient China although we are not certain of the date of its invention.11. More and more people in big companies are enrolling in English courses to improve their promotion (晋升) _prospects_________the end of the interview, she __remarked________, "You've proved your worthiness more than well enough."、4’t just make a negative complaint about ou r service; give us some_positive_________ advice.from an international ___perspective______, it appears absolutely essential to emphasize the importance of potential customers’ needs in developing countriesshould be made to handle and ___address________the communication problem between teenagers and their parents7. That couple has endured so many emotional and financial__crises_______. It is amazing that their marriage has lasted for so many years.before the speech contest (演讲比赛), he fell ill and was not able to participate in it; he could only ___curse________ his luck.9 .It is __incredible_______ that her four-year-old boy can write some 600 Chinese characters (汉字).10 .You can add the liquid to the powder, or _____conversely________, the powder to the liquid.•}next big ___issue__________ confronting the workers is the question of social security (社会保险).used to be various kinds of birds here, but now they are_rare____________ due to lack of food resourcesis not impossible to __transform________ desert into good farms if we have a will of ironit true that visualizing a task by positive thinking helps to___accomplish___________ the task better •5first there had been no ___visible_______ solution to the problem, but later Helen came up with a creative idea and success was then on the way.need a(n) _____variety________ of voices. You can’t get all the answers to life from one person.3. In our market economy, price is a(n) _______function________ of supply and demand.regrets that she made such a(n) ___casual_________remark about her boss at yesterday’s meeting.be sure, money does not _______guarantee_________ happiness, but it helps.·natural language contains a(n) ____infinite________number of grammatical sentences.moon______emerged___________ from behind the clouds, and we could see the road ahead clearly.doctor was in a(n) ____dilemma______ as to whether to tell the patient the truth about his condition or not.town, clean and quiet, has a(n) ______charm________ you couldn’tfind in a big city. You will be attracted as soon as you arrive there. entire_____staff_____ of his company has done a remarkable job this year.14. I help individuals obtain medical and life insurance. I also_______consult____ for small businesses in need of help.has never regretted choosing such a(n)_____challenging_____ career. 6…when a person is so close to something, it is difficult to form____objective________opinion.official home of Time Magazine online presents the top news stories of the day and______current _____events from around the world.’s success in life depends a great deal on the ability to relate oneself to others, to understand one’s self, and to ______exhibit_____character traits such as responsibility, honesty and integrity.of the attractive features of the course lies in the fact that practice is _integrated_______ with theory.rugby player’s____outstanding_______ ability of running earned him a place on the team.8 .Good test-taking__strategies________ can make a big difference to your grade.students how to learn and watching them ___striving_______ for academic excellence is an incredible teaching experience.·has nothing to do with the number of people standing around. You can be in the ___thick_______ of crowds and still feel lonely.15. As Albert Einstein once put it, “Solitude (孤独) is _painful_______ when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.”Clozerelationships would become difficult without forgiveness. It’s a necessity for building harmonious1) relationships and achieving our own well-being. Very often we may think that2) we’ve been hurt too deeply to forgive. But ironically 3), it’s those of us who’ve been most hurt that really need to forgive. For 4) the truth is that unless we can forgive, we can never recover5). For some people forgiveness seems impossible because they have no idea how to go about 6) it. The first and most important thing you need to realize7)is that the act of forgiveness is not going to be easy. In fact, it will probably be the hardest8) thing most of us ever have to do. It seems totally unfair9) that we should have to forgive when we’re the ones who 10) have been hurt. And that’s the cen tral and most important part of forgiveness11). That’s why, sometimes, the initial act of forgiveness may seem relatively easy, but dealing with12) the emotions can be harder. True forgiveness is not a one-off act, it’s a constant emotional13) confrontation. So if you think you’re right and can’t find it in yourself to forgive,ask yourself this question: would you rather be right or happy-'s a difference between "being a writer" and writing. As a matter of fact, many who wish to be writers are longing for1) wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the type-writer. They are not aware2) of the fact that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair3). I remember when I became a freelance writer, I had no prospects4) at all. What I did have was a friend and a small storage5) room in an apartment building. It didn't even matter6) that it was cold and had no bathroom. Immediately I bought a used manualtypewriter and plunged7) myself into writing. After a year or so, however, I still hadn't received a break8) and began to doubt myself. Then one day I was offered9) a job earning $ 6,000 a year. As the dollars were dancing10) in my head, something cleared 11) my senses. From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up 12). I heard myself saying, "I'm going to stick13) it out and write." I realized that you had to make sacrifices14) and live creatively to keep working at your dreams. Then, in 1970, 17 years after I left the Coast Guard, Roots was published15). The shadows had turned into dazzling limelight.and pessimism are powerful forces, and each of us must choose which we want, so as to shape our outlook and our expectations. From which perspective1) do we want to view life Will we look up in hope or down in ddespair2) An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s anecessity3). The way you look at life will determine how you feel,perform 4), and how well you will get along with others. Conversely5), negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy6). Pessimismcreates a sad and hopeless place where7) no one wants to live. When the world is seen as8) a hopeful, positive place, people are more likely to achieve9). Optimism doesn’t need to be naive. You can be an optimist and still recognize10) that problems exist and that some of them are not dealt11) with12) easily. Yet optimism makes a difference in the attitude13) of the problem solver! Optimism draws our attention away from negativism and channels14) it into positive, constructive thinking. When you’re an optimist, you’re more concerned15) with problem-solving than with useless fault-finding. To tackle a big problem, one needs both optimism and persistence.|5.What is character Character is composed of those principles and values that give our life direction, meaning and depth. These constitute 1) our i nner sense of what’s right and wrong based 2) not on laws or rules of conduct but on who we are. They include such traits 3) as integrity, honesty, courage, fairness and generosity which 4) are formed in the long process of life. So wrong is simply 5) in doing wrong, not in getting caught. Yet some people wonder 6) if our inner values matter anymore. After all, haven’t many peoplesucceeded in every visible way, despite 7) their moral weakness This question demonstrates a dilemma 8) of our modern life. Many have come to believe that the only things we need for success are talent 9), energy and personality. Success has become more a function10) of charm, skills and techniques that lubricate the process of human interaction11). Instead of making efforts to deal with difficult issues12) of right and wrong, we turned to making things go smoothly. But many noted figures 13) have taught us that who we are is more important than who 14) we appear to be and we can only experience true success and happiness by making character 15) the guideline of our lives. While skill is certainly needed for success, it can never guarantee happiness and fulfillment.6.Creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but they are also often quiet and at rest. They can work long hours with great concentration1) while remaining fresh and enthusiastic all the time. When necessary, they can focus2) it like a laser beam; when not, creative types immediately 3) their batteries. Creative people seem able to use well two opposite4) ways of thinking: the convergent and the divergent. Convergent thinking involves solving5) well-defined, rational problems that have one correct answer.Divergent thinking involves the ability to generate6) a great quantity of ideas, or the ability to switch7) from one perspective to another. In current psychological research, extroversion and introversion8) are considered to be the most stable personality traits that distinguish 9) people from each other. Creative individuals seem to exhibit both traits10) at the same time. Most creative people are very passionate about their work, yet11) they can be extremely objective about it as well. Without the passion12), we soon lose interest in a difficult task. Yet without being13) objective about it, our work may suffer and lack credibility. Perhaps the most important quality14), the one that is most consistently present in all creative individuals, is the ability to enjoy the process of creation for its own sake.翻译Unit 11. 在生活中，我们最愚蠢的行为就是太执着于自己的东西，不愿意放弃。
新世纪大学英语综合教程2课文翻译及课后答案完整版
新世纪大学英语综合教程2Unit 1 Living in HarmonyText A “我原谅你”1并非只有婚姻关系才需要宽恕。
我们与子女、朋友、同事、邻居，甚至陌生人相处时同样需要宽恕。
事实上，没有宽恕的氧气。
任何人际关系都无从维系。
宽恕并不是脾气好的人们才拥有的特质，它是所有关系的必要条件，也是自己身心健康不可缺少的。
、2有些人可能认为自己受伤太深、次数太多，无法宽恕、可耐人寻味的是，恰恰是被伤得最深的人，才真正需要宽恕别人。
原因很简单：仇恨就像癌症。
会毁掉宿主。
如果不尽快铲除。
它就会生根发芽，是那些执意仇恨无法释怀的人受伤甚至死亡。
3因为事实是。
除非我们能宽恕他人，否则就永远无法恢复。
伤口会继续溃烂，永不愈合。
中国有句古谚，“复仇者必自绝”4对有些人来说。
宽恕他人似乎是不可能的，因为他们根本不知从何做起，首先你要接受一个非常重要的事实：宽恕他人并不是件容易的事。
事实上，对于我们大多数人来说。
这也许是最难做到的。
5被伤害的是我们，却还要宽恕他人，这似乎毫无公平可言。
然而这正是宽恕的关键所在。
6“宽恕并忘记”，这句俗话谁都会脱口而出，但实际上既简单又肤浅。
一则这是绝对不可能的，二则它完全偏离了宽恕的真正含义。
生活中最需要宽恕的事正是那些无法忘记的事。
我们不应把这些事掩饰起来，而需记住它们，并有意不因此对做过这些事的人怀有成见，然后继续生活。
7这就是为什么有的时候会感到：宽恕别人，一开始会相对容易些，难的是每次你看到那个人，与他谈话，甚至只是想起他之后如何控制自己的感情。
真正的宽恕不是一劳永逸之举，而是持久的情感面对。
8等待越久，宽恕就越难。
实际上，时间不会愈合伤口，只会让愤懑和仇恨更长时间地吞噬你的内心。
如果要等待“适当的时候”，你也许永远都找不到机会。
9开始运用宽恕的艺术之前，你先要问自己这样一个问题：我们中有多少人在特定的场合下是完全无辜的呢？10几年前，我和妻子买了一件便宜家具。
最初几个月，它蒙蔽了所有人——美观、实用、人见人爱。
新世纪大学英语 第二册 Unit 1A Text
The Kindness of StrangersMike Mclntyre1. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. Someone else will stop for him, I reasoned. Besides, that gas can is just a ploy to flag down a car and rob the driver. There was a time in this country when you’d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you’re a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves and carjackers lurking everywhere, why risk it? “I don’t want to get involved” has become a national motto.2. Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker. Leaving him stranded in the desert didn’t bother me as much. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator. Does anyone stop anymore? I wondered.3. I thought of my destination — New Orleans, the setting for Tennessee Williams’s play A Streetcar Named Desire. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line: “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”4. The kindness of strangers. It sounds so quaint. Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days?5. One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of America would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road?6. The idea intrigued me. But who’d be crazy enough to try such a trip? Well, I figured, why not me.7. The week I turned 37, I realized I’d never taken a gamble in my life. So I decided to make a leap of faith a continent wide — to go from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. If I was offered money, I’d refuse it. I’d accept only rides, food and a place to rest my head.It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I’d have to conquer during the trip.8. I rose early on September 6, 1994,hoisted a 50-pound pack onto my back and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge. Then I took a sign from my backpack, displaying my destination to passing vehicles: “America.”9. Drivers mouthed the word through windshields, then, smiled. Two women rode by on bicycles. “It’s a bit vague,” said one. A young man with a German accent wandered up and asked, “Where is this ‘America’?”10. Indeed, for six weeks I tried to find out. I hitched 82rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, I discovered that others shared my fear. Folks were always warning me about someplace else. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming. In Nebraska I was warned that people would not be as nice in Iowa.11. Yet I was treated with kindness in every state I traveled. I was amazed by the stubborn capacity of Americans to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests. One day in Nebraska a four-door sedan pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies dressed in their Sunday finest.12. “I know you’re not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it’s so far between towns out here, you feel badpassing a person,” said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. She and her sister Helen were going to see an eye doctor in Ainsworth, Nebraska.13. I didn’t know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping. This woman was telling me she’d rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road. When they dropped me at a highway junction, I looked at Vi. We both spoke at the same time: “Be careful.”14. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard that he skidded on the grass shoulder. The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. “But I hate to see a man stand out in the rain,” he added. “People don’t have no heart anymore.”15. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. A middle-aged Iowa couple shepherded me around for an hour, trying to help me find a campground. In South Dakota a woman whose family had given me a night’s lodging handed me two stamped post cards: one to let her know how my trip turned out; the other to send the next day, telling her where I was so she wouldn’t worry about me.16. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people in every state bought me food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. A park ranger in Ukiah, Calif., gave me some carrots. A college student handed me sacks filled with organic tomatoes and melons. A woman in Iowa gave me two bundles of graham crackers, two cans of soda, two cans of tuna, two apples and two pieces of chicken.17. The people who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a home painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When I replied, “a light one,” he drove me to his house, rummaged through his garage and handed me a bulky green Army-style jacket.18. Elsewhere in Oregon a lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their dilapidated house. He gave me a Bible. Then he offered me his tent. I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family’s most valuable possessions. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it.19. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, their gifts. But the kindest act of all was when they merely were themselves.20. One day I walked into the local chamber of commerce in Jamestown, Tennessee. A man inside the old stone building jumped up from his cluttered desk. “Come on in,” said Baxter Wilson, 59. He was the executive director.21. When I asked him about camping in the area, he handed me a brochure for a local campground. “Would you like me to call for you?” he asked.22. Seeing that it cost $12,I replied, “No, that’s all right. I’m not sure what I’m going to do.”23. Then he saw my backpack. “Almost anybody around here will let you pitch a tent on their land, if that’s what you want,” he said.24. Now you’re talking, I thought. “Any particular direction?” I asked.25. “Tell you what. I’ve got a big farm about ten miles south of here. If you’re here at 5:30, you can ride with me. “26. I accepted, and we drove out to a magnificent country house. Suddenly I realized he’d invited me to spend the night in his home.27. His wife, Carol, was cooking a pot roast when we walked into the kitchen. A seventh-grade science teacher,she was the picture of Southern charm.28. Baxter explained that local folks were “mountain stay-at-home people”, and he considered himself one of them. “We rarely entertain in our house,” he said. “When we do, it’s usually kin.” The revelation made my night there all the more special.29. The next morning when I came downstairs, Carol asked if I’d come to her school and talk to her class about my trip. I told her I didn’t want to encourage a bunch of seventh-graders to hitchhike across the United States. But Carol said the kids should be exposed to what else is out there — the good and the bad. “They need to know,” she said.30. I agreed, and before long had been scheduled to talk to every class in the school. All the kids were well-mannered and attentive. Their questions kept coming: Where were people the kindest? How many pairs of shoes did I have? Had anybody tried to run me over? Were the pigs’ feet as good in other parts of the country? Had I fallen in love with anyone? What was I most afraid of?31. Although I hadn’t planned it this way, I discovered that a patriotic tone ran through the talks I gave that afternoon. I told the students how my faith in America had been renewed. I told them how proud I was to live in a country where people were still willing to help out a stranger. I told them that the question I had in mind when I planned the trip was clearly answered. Indeed, no matter who you are, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.。
新世纪大学英语：综合教程第二册（全）
新世纪⼤学英语：综合教程第⼆册（全）新世纪⼤学英语：综合教程第⼆册（全）U1Text AComprehension CheckI Directions（Part 1）1) risk2) pulled3) shepherded4) lodging5) ranger6) sacks7) bundles8) noted9) simple10) kinII Directions （Part 2）1) F2) F3) T4) F5) T6) T7) T8) F9) T10) FIII Directions （Part 3）1) D2) C3) B4) A5) BSelf-testB 12) D 13)C 14) B 15) B 16)C 17)D 18) A 19) D 20) BII Directions （Part 2）1) run contrary to2) pull over3) risk his life4) picked, up5) Come on in6) take a gamble7) help out8) in, circumstances9) have in mind10) pulled away11) stand out12) rely onIII Directions （Part 3）1) F2) A3) D4) C5) B6) EIV Directions （Part4）1) exhausting2) to complete3) to do4) laughing, talking5) informedU2Text A Comprehension Check I Directions（Part 1）3) good4) self-fulfilling5) great6) upward7) hopeful8) problems9) positive10) ongoingII Directions （Part 2）1) T2) T3) F4) T5) F7) T8) T9) T10) FIII Directions （Part 3）1) C2) D3) D4) B5) ASelf-testI Directions（Part 1）1) A 2) D 3) C 4) D 5) B 6)C 7) A 8)D 9) B 10) C 11) A 12) C 13) D 14) D 15) B 16) C 17) B 18) C 19) D 20) C II Directions （Part 2）1) in terms of2) run into3) from a new perspective6) resulting in7) in reverse8) get the hang of9) by choice10) make a difference11) live through12) had no ideaIII Directions （Part 3）1) E2) D3) A4) F5) C6) G7) BIV Directions （Part4）1) E2) A4) C5) DU3Text A Comprehension CheckI Directions（Part 1）1) prospects2) storage3) used4) doubt5) siren6) fool7) sardines8) 17/seventeen9) withered1) T2) F3) T5) F6) F7) F8) T9) T10) TIII Directions （Part 3）1) A2) C3) D4) B5) BSelf-testI Directions（Part 1）1) D 2) B 3) A 4) C 5) B 6)C 7) B 8) B 9) A 10)D 11) C 12) B 13) C 14) A 15) B 16) C 17) B 18) D 19) A 20) C II Directions （Part 2）1) in a sense2) pack up3) come up with4) on the side5) came across6) put, to the test7) stay the course8) plunged into9) stick it out10) get the idea11) flooded in12) walk the streets2) frame3) unload4) rub5) dust6) neglectIV Directions （Part4）1) A3) B4) C5) D6) AU4Text A Comprehension CheckI Directions（Part 1）1) application2) first3) confidence4) start5) lightness6) faith7) love8) cancer9) waste10) courageII Directions （Part 2）1) F3) T4) F5) T6) F7) F8) F9) T4) B5) CSelf-testI Directions（Part 1）1) A 2) C 3) D 4) B 5) C 6)D 7) B 8) A 9) A 10) B 11) C 12) B 13) D 14) B 15) C 16) A 17) D 18) C 19) B 20) A II Directions （Part 2）1) drop out2) in the thick of3) Truth be told4) stumbled into5) on the sidelines6) sign off7) fall out8) hand in hand9) take a chance10) fell away11) drown out12) start overIII Directions （Part 3）1) C2) E3) J4) D5) G6) H7) I8) F9) B10) A5) P6) P7) A8) PU5Text A Comprehension CheckI Directions（Part 1）1) granted2) future3) unimaginable4) listless5) appreciation6) senses7) blessed8) hazily9) pity10) fullnessII Directions （Part 2）1) T2) T3) F4) F5) F6) T7) F8) T9) F10) TIII Directions （Part 3）Self-testI Directions（Part 1）1) B 2) A 3) D 4) A 5) C 6)A 7) D 8)B 9) B 10)C 11)B 12)C 13) A 14) B 15)D 16) D 17) C 18) A 19) B 20) D II Directions （Part 2）1) long for/longed for2) take in3) in search of4) are in debt to5) had racked his brain6) in particular7) propose a toast8) keep back9) fell into debt10) bestow on11) be singled out12) break the newsIII Directions （Part 3）1) C2) A3) B4) D5) B6) CIV Directions （Part4）3) would take4) had shifted5) was6) could do7) was8) had to9) was10) would be11) happenedU6Text A Comprehension CheckI Directions（Part 1）1) vital2) two3) score4) specified5) role6) oneness7) direction8) loyalty9) rash10) meritsII Directions （Part 2）1) T2) F3) F4) F5) T6) T7) F8) T9) F2) A3) C4) D5) BSelf-testI Directions（Part 1）1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) A 6)D 7) B 8) C 9) A 10) D 11) B 12) C 13) A 14) B 15) D 16) A 17) B 18) C 19) B 20) C II Directions （Part 2）1) feel free2) to his credit3) get in the way4) in line with5) Assess, on its merits6) took in/has taken in7) take up8) shift the blame onto9) followed the herd10) lose heart11) In view of12) pave the way forIII Directions （Part 3）1) B2) E3) C4) F5) A6) DIV Directions （Part4）1) A2) A3) B4) C5) B。
新世纪大学英语综合教程2课文Microsoft Word 文档
1)I have devoted 30 years of research to how creative people live and work.If I had to express in one word what makes their personalities different from others, it's complexity. They contain contradictory extremes;instead of being an "individual", each of them is a "multitude".2) Here are some traits that are often found in creative people. These traits are integrated with each other in a dialectical manner.3)Creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but they are also often quiet and at rest. They can work long hours with great concentration while remaining fresh and enthusiastic all the time. This does not mean that creative people are always active. In fact, they rest often and sleep a lot. The important thing is that they know how to control their energy, which is not ruled by the calendar, the clock or an externalschedule. When necessary, they can focus it like a laser beam; when not, creative types immediately recharge their batteries. This is not a biorhythm inherited with their genes; it was learned by trial and error as a strategy for achieving their goals.4)Creative people tend to be smart yet naive at the same time. Another way of expressing this dialectic is the contrasting poles of wisdom andchildishness. As Howard Gardner reveals in his study of the major creative geniuses of the 20th century, a certain immaturity, both emotional and mental, can go hand in hand with deepest insights.。
新世纪大学英语综合教程2课文翻译及课后答案完整版
新世纪大学英语综合教程2课文翻译及课后答案完整版导读：6根据密歇根大学研究人员的研究结果，别是在如今21世纪多元化的工作场所，密歇根大学的心理学家杰弗里·桑切斯–伯克斯研究的是不同文化包括美国文化的团队合作，知道答案确实会很有帮助，以优异成绩从大学毕业时，TextB诚聘：具有团队精神者哈拉·埃斯特罗夫·马拉诺1你跟他人合作愉快吗？身在职场，与他人合作良好意味着你是团队的一分子，这在几乎所有的招聘要求里都是关键的一部分。
2最起码而言，它意味着你可以哈拉·埃斯特罗夫·马拉诺1你跟他人合作愉快吗？身在职场，与他人合作良好意味着你是团队的一分子，这在几乎所有的招聘要求里都是关键的一部分。
2最起码而言，它意味着你可以在工作场所与人和睦相处，具备一定的社交技能，可以与其他员工保持开放而有益的关系。
总体而言，你可以完成自己需要完成的事情，不管是撰写调查报告，还是推出新的销售报告，或者只是保证公司日复一日地正常运作。
3从较深层次来看，具有团队精神也就意味着控制自己的情绪，将其转化为有效的沟通。
这可能并非易事，要视工作环境、你的个性以及团队其他成员的个性而定。
4人们通常认为，在工作中我们应该控制情绪，感情过于外露是大忌。
我们常认为，―专业‖就意味着克制自己的思想和言语，遵守办公室规范。
5但具备团队精神要求能够解读他人的情绪，包括积极的和消极的，还有介于二者之间的。
然后你就可以相应地做出回应，以便完成自己手头的工作。
6根据密歇根大学研究人员的研究结果，在办公室里压制自己的情绪也许是一个错误，特别是在如今21世纪多元化的工作场所。
如果没有人情味、一心扑在工作上，工作效率也会受到影响。
密歇根大学的心理学家杰弗里·桑切斯–伯克斯研究的是不同文化包括美国文化的团队合作风格。
他说，“东亚、拉丁美洲以及中东文化倾向于认为，在工作中，社会和情感关系，与专注于手头的任务一样重要。
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后练习答案TextA，Unit2
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后练习答案 Text A，Unit221世纪高等院校教材作为国家教委组织攻关的项目,正在各高校、各学科中进行酝酿、计划、编写之中。
而21世纪大学英语教材更受人瞩目。
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后练习答案 Text A， Unit 2 Key to Exercises, T ext A, Unit 2ComprehensionII.a. 1. F 2. T 3.F 4. F 5. T 6 F 7. Tb. 1.I 2. I 3. I 4. N 5.I 6.N 7. I 8. NVocabularyIII.bel2.converged3.sacrifices4.motivate5.transplanted6.horrified7.bond 8.constitute 9.surged 10.prejudice 11.resents 12. recommendationsIV. These are not the onlypossible synoms/definitions/translations.1. carried out; conducted, performed2. led to; resulted in, caused3. springs from; arises from, comes from4. get ahead; make progress in life, achieve more, etc.5. showed up; appeared, arrived6. make up; constitute, comprise7. owes it to; 归功于8. cope with; find a way of dealing with, manage9. divided the cake into; 把蛋糕分成……10. excluded from; 被剥夺了11. committed to; devoted to, dedicated to12. make it to; arrive at or on after much effortV.1. sense of guilt2. finally3. imbued herwith4.offspring5. horrified, motivated me6.recommendations, To start with7. naïve 8. bycontrastWord BuildingVI.1. misplaced2.mismatched3. misusing4. mislead5. misprinted6. misinformed7. misspelled8. misunderstoodStructureVII.7. after the earthquake the government spent millions of dollarsto help the victims rebuild their houses.8. will you reconsider your decision? No one wants you to leave.9. Some of Lu Xun’s writings were lost for decades, but they wererediscovered in the mid-80s.10. I see no need to restate the policy on late homework.11. The library’s been rearranged, and I can’t find any of the books Ineed.12. I hope this dictionary will be reprinted soon—I’d like to buyone.13. Stevie Wonder’s ear liest albums have been unavailable forseveral years, but they’re being re-released next month.14. I didn’t care much for the book the first time, but I enjoyedit when I reread it.15. John Harding is best known for reinterpreting Shakespeare’splays.16. You’ve misunderstood me—let me rephrase what I said.VIII.A. gardener calculator receiver container commander remainder hikeinspector steamer processor supervise builder contributorconsumer paint teenagerB.1.superviser 2. inspector 3. remainder 4. processor5.gardener6.calculator7. commander8. container9. hiking 10.teenagers。
新世纪大学英语综合教程2第二版(课后作业)
新世纪大学英语综合教程2第二版（课后作业）Unit 1 Living in HarmonyEnhance Your Language Awareness 1.Text A amaze bunch bundle capacity commerce conquerdisplay drop roast rob style symbol vague figure Text B appreciate participate shift slip1) My neighbours are a friendly bunch of people.2) Dave amazed his friends by leaving a well-paid job to travel around the world. 3) The employees in this company work an eight-hour shift .4) The professor came to the classroom with a bundle of newspapers underhis arm. 5) A passenger asked the driver: “Could you drop me off near thepost office? I'd like to post a letter.”6) The little girl's capacity for learning languages astonished me. 7)How many countries will be participating in the Olympic Games? 8) I like the typically French style of living. It is so romantic. 9) They have made their fortunes from industry and commerce .10) They threatened to shoot him and rob him of all his possessions. 11) In many cultures，the lion is the symbol of courage.12) Your help was greatly appreciated . We are very grateful to you for it.13) It's the first time the painting has been displayed to the public.14) During the exam，the naughty boy tried to slip a note to his classmate while the teacher wasn't looking.15) As the saying goes，conquer the desires，or they will conquer you. 16) Before the dinner party，Mother has ordered a roast from the butcher. 17) Ididn't wait for you at home because I figured that you wouldn't come . 2.Text A at knifepoint expose...to flag down help outpick up pull over rely on rise one's life run contraryto take a gamble (on) Text B in (rich) contrast to pull awaystand out1) In this painting，a single red rose stands in rich contrast to the grassland.2) The factory workers are exposed to poisonous gases and many of them suffer from lung diseases.3) During the war，the soldier risked his life helping others to escape.4) Do trust me. You can rely on me to keep your secret.5) If you are attacked or robbed at knifepoint ，how would you react then?6) She is such an extraordinary girl that she always stands out in a crowd.7) Obviously，this foolish idea runs contrary to common sense(常识). 8)I was very tired and had to flag down a taxi in order to get home early.9) The mother picks/picked up her children from the kindergarten at 5:00p.m. every day.10) The publishers took a gamble on an unknown author，and the books have sold well.11) The driver waved to us as he pulled away .12) The driver pulled over to the side of the road to see what was wrong with his truck.TranslationTranslate the following sentences into English，using the words and expressions given in brackets.1)离婚的传言不过是为他的新电影炒作的手段而已。
新世纪大学英语综合教程2Unit2TextA课文翻译
Unit 2 Text A Three Days to See看见东西的三天海伦·凯勒1 我们大家都读过一些令人激动的故事，这些故事里的主人公仅仅活在有限并且特定的时间内，有时长达一年，有时短到２４小时。
但我们总是有兴趣发现，那命中注定要死的是那些有选择自由的人，而不是那些活动范围被严格限定了的判了刑的犯人。
2 这样的故事让我们思考，在相似的情况下，我们该怎么办，作为终有一死的人，在那最终的几个小时内安排什么事件，什么经历，什么交往？在回顾往事时，我们该找到什么快乐？什么悔恨？3 有时我想到，过好每一天是个非常好的习惯，似乎我们明天就会死去。
这种态度鲜明地强调了生命的价值。
我们应该以优雅、精力充沛、善知乐趣的方式过好每一天。
而当岁月推移，在经常瞻观未来之时日、未来之年月中，这些又常常失去。
当然，也有人愿按伊壁鸠鲁的信条“吃、喝和欢乐”去生活。
（译注：伊壁鸠鲁是古希腊哲学家，他认为生活的主题目的是享乐，而最高的享受唯通过合理的生活，如自我控制才能得到。
因为生活享受的目的被过分强调，而达此目的之手段被忽视，所以伊壁鸠鲁的信徒现今变为追求享乐的人。
他们的信条是：“让我们吃喝，因为明天我们就死亡”），但绝大多数人还是被即将面临死亡的必然性所折磨。
4 但是，我们大多数人把生活认为是理所当然的。
我们知道，某一天我们一定会死，但通常我们把那天想象在遥远的将来。
当我们心宽体健时，死亡几乎是不可想象的，我们很少想到它。
时日在无穷的展望中延展着，于是我们干着琐碎的事情，几乎意识不到我们对生活的倦怠态度。
5 恐怕，同倦的懒散也成为利用我们所有的本能和感觉的特点。
只有聋子才珍惜听力，唯有瞎子才体会到能看见事物的种种幸福，这种结论特别适合于那些在成年阶段失去视力和听力的人们，而那些从没有遭受视觉或听觉损伤之苦的人却很少充分利用这些天赐的官能。
他们模模糊糊地眼观八方，耳听各音，毫无重点，不会鉴赏，还是那相同的老话，对我们所有的官能不知珍惜，直至失去它，对我们的健康意识不到，直至生病时。
Unit 2 新世纪大学英语系列教材 综合教程2
Unit 2 Text A New words and Expressions1. hold on:to continue in spite of difficultiesDespite all the hardships, he held on to his pursuit of further study abroad.We should hold on to our business during the recession.在经济衰退时期我们要把业务坚持下去。
2.defy: vt. 1) to make impossible or unsuccessfulThis problem defied solution. 此问题无法解决。
That horrible scene defied any description. 那个恐怖的场景难以描述。
2) to refuse to obeyThey defied their parents and got married.These criminals who had defied the law were eventually punished.这些无视法律的罪犯终于得到了惩罚。
3.Collocationsdefy the authority反抗权威defy the government蔑视政府defy severe cold 不畏严寒defy enumeration不胜枚举defy laws human and divine 无法无天CF: oppose, defy & resist这些动词均含有“反抗”，“抵抗”之意。
oppose普通用词，可表不同程度的抵抗。
defy指公开地、勇敢地反对或抵抗，有时含公然挑衅之意。
resist指积极地反抗一种攻击、暴力或诱惑。
4. overwhelming: adj.overpowering in effect or strengthThe girl screamed with overwhelming joy at the sight of her birthday present, a pink dress.He eventually got a nervous breakdown under the overwhelming pressure.巨大的压力终于让他精神崩溃了。
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When we feel disappointed, sad, lonely or miserable, we tend to feel as if we were living in winter. But laughter is a good medicine and it can work miracles. If we make a conscious effort to laugh, we will soon find that we are in a better mood. Here, Victor Hugo tells us, in a humorous way, the importance of being optimistic in times of adversity.
新世纪大学英语-2-课文-翻译-3.The-Shadowland-of-Dreams
The Shadowland of DreamsAlex Haleyclose1RT Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a difference between "beinga writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming ofwealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the type-writer. "You've gotto want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."追梦亚历克斯·哈利很多年轻人告诉我，他们想当作家。
我总是鼓励这些人，但我也会解释，“当作家”和写作是有区别的。
在多数情况下，这些人是在梦想名利，而不是在打字机前独自度过漫长的时间。
我对他们说，“你得渴望写作，而不是渴望当作家。
”close2RT The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair.For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longingis never rewarded. Even those who succeed often know long periods of neglectand poverty. I did.孤独、冷清、低薪，这就是写作的现实写照。
新世纪大学英语综合教程2课文
新世纪大学英语综合教程2课文7(总3页)--本页仅作为文档封面，使用时请直接删除即可----内页可以根据需求调整合适字体及大小--What Does Teamwork Really Mean?Sharon Saw1)In many job interviews, a common question is whether the interviewee is a "teamplayer". More often than not(unless the interviewee is particularly stupid, or maybe particularly honest but doesn't want the job), he or she will say "yes". But what does being a team player really mean?2)3)4)On the most basic level, a team player is someone who can work within a group ofpeople. This group is a number of people greater than one. Even if there are only two people in the group, they can be called a "team". Therefore it is anessential requirement of any employment that any potential employee is a team player.5)On a deeper level, a team player is someone who can play a role in the team, toachieve and support the goals set and agreed upon by the team. Thesimplestanalogy to the corporate team would be a sports team. There are two main aims of the football team. One is to score goals and the other is to preventthe opposition team from scoring. In football, there are eleven players per side, and almost the same number of players in reserve. There are also other vital members of the team in the background, such as the coach, the doctor, etc.6)Every member of the team has a very specific role - as acaptain, goalkeeper, striker, midfielder or defender. Every member of the team is vital to the success of the team. If there is one player missing, the teamis handicapped. If one player does not perform to the best of his or her ability, the team is handicapped.7)The captain is there to give direction to the team, in strategy, motivationand inspiration. But he or she also has to play as part of the team. Egos do not play any part in teamwork. If one's ego gets in the way, such as if one player wants to score a goal and be a hero, he or she may take rash actions instead of maybe letting another person score or helping to create the opportunity to score.8)Similarly in the corporate world, each company has its clearly defined goals. Usuallythese are not as easily specified as in a football match. And it is the job of everyemployee to ensure that these goals are met. Every member of the corporate team should have specific roles and responsibilities in view of achieving these goals.9)There can only be one captain of the company, and he or she should be responsiblefor giving leadership and guidance to the team members. The leader shouldalsocontinuously communicate the overall business strategy, as well as providing motivation and inspiration to the team. The leader has to have the loyalty of the team. If the team is not loyal or has no respect for the leader, the members of the team will not listen to the captain and the objectives of the company would not be achieved.10)In every action of the team, the objectives of the company, and / or, businessstrategy, MUST be first and foremost. The success of the team relies completely on every member of the team carrying out their roles and responsibilities in linewith the direction of the leader. There has to be a "oneness" of the corporateculture. There is no room in the company for anyone who does not share the same corporate goals or objectives.11)Being a team player does not mean that you do not have any ideas of your own. Itdoes not mean you should always agree with the rest of the team. It does not mean that you should merely follow the herd. There are times whenyour vision may differ from the vision of the company, the leader or the rest of the team. It may be a valid vision and if you believe in it strongly enough, you should share it with the rest of the team. Your idea may complement the corporateobjectives and goals. Or it may not. If the leader is a competent one, he orshe will assess it on itsmerits and not let ego get in the way. However, should the team not agree with your vision, don't take it personally.12)They may find the idea inappropriate, not YOU personally. Don't take it as a sign ofpersonal rejection. A good leader should be able to communicate this to a team member, but if he or she doesn't, and it turns out as appearing to bea rebuff, don't lose heart. If the team found YOU inappropriate, you would be thefirst to know. If your leader or team members see that you can handle rejection of your ideas in a mature manner, it is only to your own credit.13)Don't be afraid to offer new ideas even seemingly crazy ones. Everyone in the teamshould feel free to offer ideas and not worry about them being dismissed. Usually when ideas are not taken up, people may take it as a personal rejection. Don't. Just accept it, and move on. There is work to be done.14)The pleasure of working in an environment where every member of the team is ateam player is unparalleled. If you are not enjoying your workingenvironment, chances are high thatyour team is also not working well. Ask yourself this:15)Are you a team player?16)Are your own objectives in line with those of the team?17)Are your team objectives in line with those of the company If not, why not。
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册textA(4-6)
4Vicky —beautiful, talented, very bright, voted "Most Likely to Succeed" in college — got a promising job with a large company after graduation. Then, after two years without promotions, she was fired. She suffered a complete nervous breakdown. "It was panic," she told me later. "Everything had always gone so well for me that I had no experience in coping with rejection. I felt I was a failure." Vicky's reaction is an extreme example of a common phenomenon.Our society places so much emphasis on "making it" that we assume that any failure is bad. What we don't always recognize is that what looks like failure may, in the long run, prove beneficial. When Vicky was able to think coolly about why she was fired, for example, she realized that she was simply not suited for a job dealing with people all the time. In her new position as a copy editor, she works independently, is happy and once again "successful."People are generally prone to what language expert S. I. Hayakawa calls "the two-valued orientation." We talk about seeing both sides of a question as if every question had only two sides. We assume that everyone is either a success or a failure when, in fact, infinite degrees of both are possible. As Hayakawa points out, there's a world of difference between "I have failed three times" and "I am a failure." Indeed, the words failure and success cannot be reasonably applied to a complex, living, changing human being. They can only describe the situation at a particular time and place.Obviously no one can be brilliant at everything. In fact, success in one area often precludes success in another. A famous politician once told me that his career had practically destroyed his marriage. "I have no time for my family," he explained. "I travel a lot. And even when I'm home, I hardly see my wife and kids. I've got power, money, prestige — but as a husband and father, I'm a flop."Certain kinds of success can indeed be destructive. The danger of too early success is particularly acute. I recall from my childhood a girl whose skill on ice skates marked her as "Olympic material." While the rest of us were playing, bicycling, reading and just loafing, this girl skated — every day after school and all weekend. Her picture often appeared in the papers, and the rest of us envied her glamorous life. Years later, however, she spoke bitterly of those early triumphs. "I never prepared myself for anything but the ice," she said. "I peaked at 17 — and it's been downhill ever since."Success that comes too easily is also damaging. The child who wins a prize for a carelessly - written essay, the adult who distinguishes himself at a first job by lucky accident faces probable disappointment when real challenges arise.Success is also bad when it's achieved at the cost of the total qualityof an experience. Successful students sometimes become so obsessed with grades that they never enjoy their school years. They never branch out into tempting new areas, because they don't want to risk their grade - point average.Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes a growing experience. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that "every person has the right to fail."Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or shielding their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her child's hastily made table as "perfect!" even though it's clumsy and unsteady. Another way is to shift blame. If John fails math, his teacher is unfair or stupid.The trouble with failure - prevention devices is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time — and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win. A child who's not invited to a birthday party, who doesn't make the honor roll or the baseball team feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolation prize or say, "It doesn't matter," because it does. The youngster should be allowed to experience disappointment — and then be helped to master it.Failure is never pleasant. It hurts adults and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask, "Why did I fail?" Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone else can help, don't be shy about inquiring.When I was a teenager and failed to get a job I'd counted on, I telephoned the interviewer to ask why. "Because you came ten minutes late," I was told. "We can't afford employees who waste other people's time." The explanation was reassuring (I hadn't been rejected as a person) and helpful, too. I don't think I've been late for anything since.Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems total can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction.A friend of mine, after 12 years of studying ballet, did not succeed in becoming a dancer. She was turned down by the ballet master, who said, "You will never be a dancer. You haven't the body for it." In such cases, the way to use failure is to take stock courageously, asking, "What have I left? What else can I do?" My friend put away her toe shoes and moved into dance therapy, a field where she's bothcompetent and useful.Though we may envy the assurance that comes with success, most of us are attracted by courage in defeat. There is what might be called the noble failure — the special heroism of aiming high, doing your best and then, when that proves not enough, moving bravely on. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "A man's success is made up of failures, because he experiments and ventures every day, and the more falls he gets, moves faster on....I have heard that in horsemanship — a man will never be a good rider until he is thrown; then he will not be haunted any longer by the terror that he shall tumble, and will ride whither he is bound."5While preparing to graduate from high school in 1987, Priscilla Vazquez waited anxiously for her letter from the University of Washington, hoping she would be the first person in her family to attend college. When the acceptance letter arrived, she was overjoyed.There was just one problem: The University of Washington didn't have any grant money to give Priscilla. It offered her only a small loan and expected her family to come up with the rest. "My family was making enough money to get by, but not enough to pay that much for me to go to school," she said.Priscilla called the financial-aid office for advice. They told her that prospective students seeking more financial aid are eligible only if they have lived apart from their parents for a minimum of two years. During that time, their parents cannot have claimed them as a dependent on the family's tax forms. "Hearing this, I was totally stunned," Priscilla recalls. "I realized I was going to have to take some time off, work, become financially independent from my parents, and then reapply to school. Postponing my dream hurt, but it was the only possibility."Within a month, Priscilla had found a job at a restaurant and moved into a cheap apartment in a poor neighborhood of Seattle. She also signed up for a job-training program in the city, to learn to be a secretary. It was a hard lifestyle to adjust to. "I got up at 6 a.m. for a long commute to school, finished class at 2 p.m., started work at three, got off my shift at 11 p.m., and then I came back home and collapsed."Priscilla soon found that her restaurant job just didn't pay enough for her to make ends meet. "So I went to the landlord of my apartment building and asked if there was any cleaning work I could do. Since hefelt sorry for me, he agreed to give me thirty hours a month."The job-training program was designed to last six months. Priscilla finished it in four. "They taught me various office skills and word-processing programs. I also learned to answer the phone in an office setting, and write proper business letters," she said. The program helped Priscilla find employment as a secretary with a small company. "It was my first decent job," she says. "I was nineteen years old, living on my own, and making $15,000 a year."Priscilla reapplied to the University of Washington and was accepted. She qualified for financial aid because she had been independent from her parents for more than two years. As of the fall of 1990, Priscilla was finally a college student — working full-time during the day as a secretary and going to school full-time at night.Balancing work and school was difficult. "I was staying up late studying, and going to work early every morning. I was having a hard time concentrating in class, and a hard time on the job because I was so tired," she says. But she ended up with two A's in her first semester anyway.Priscilla decided to pursue an archaeology major, and in the summer of 1992, she got her first opportunity to really test out her interest in the subject. The archaeological field school of Washington State University was sponsoring a summer research project at a site alongside the Snake River in Washington. Priscilla threw herself into the work, and the project supervisors were impressed. At the end of the summer, one of the professors offered her a job. "He said,‘We just got a contract for a project in North Dakota. We want to hire you if you're willing to take a semester off from school.'" The offer was a diversion from Priscilla's pursuit of her BA. "But by then I no longer doubted that I would ultimately finish school, so I felt comfortable grabbing this opportunity," she says.When the North Dakota project ended, Priscilla moved to California, where she could live rent-free with one of her brothers. "I ended up working three jobs, trying to make as much money as I could," she recalls. "I was tired of working full-time and being a full-time student. My goal was to save enough money to let me go back to school, study full-time and work only part-time." Priscilla's brother ran a house-cleaning service, and he agreed to give her work. And she decided to enroll at a local community college where the tuition was much cheaper.Priscilla took some art classes (she was an amateur photographer) and helped organize a gallery exhibit of students' artwork, including her own. In the spring of 1994, she graduated from Wenatchee Valley College with a two-year Associate of Arts degree. After graduating, Priscilla applied to the University of Washington once more. She wasaccepted and enrolled in the fall of 1994. Not having to work so many hours allowed her to make school her priority. "This was such a luxury, I was almost sorry to graduate!" Priscilla laughs. "But I was awarded my BA in January of 1996."As Priscilla looks back on her years of struggle to make her dream come true, she is cautiously encouraging toward others working their way through school. "To balance work and school, you have to know yourself," she says. "You have to know what you can take and what you can't take. You need a lot of discipline, and you have to stay focused, even when you run into barriers and distractions and delays. But mostly you need determination. If you get put down once, just get back up there and keep fighting."6He has been proclaimed "the finest mind alive", "the greatest genius of the late 20th century", and "Einstein's heir". Known to millions, far and wide, for his book A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking is a star scientist in more ways than one. His gift for revealing the mysteries of the universe in a style that non-scientists can enjoy made Hawking an instant celebrity and his book a bestseller in both Britain and America. It has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for spending 184 weeks in The Sunday Times "top-ten" lists, and has sold more than five million copies worldwide —virtually unheard-of success for a science book.How did all this happen? How has a man who is almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through a computer overcome these incredible obstacles and achieved far more than most people ever dream of?Stephen William Hawking was a healthy baby, born to intellectual, eccentric parents. His father Frank, a doctor specialising in tropical diseases, and his mother Isobel, a doctor's daughter, lived in a big old house full of books. Carpets and furniture stayed in use until they fell apart; the wallpaper hung peeling from old age. The family car was a London taxi, bought for ￡50.Hawking has always been fascinated by his birth date: January 8,1942. It was the 300th anniversary of the death of Galileo, the Italian mathematician and astronomer who revolutionised astronomy by maintaining that the Sun is the centre of the Solar System — not the Earth, as ancient astronomers believed."Galileo", says Hawking, "was the first scientist to start using his eyes, both figuratively and literally. In a sense, he was responsible for the age of science we now enjoy."Hawking attended St. Albans School, a private school noted for its high academic standards. He was part of a small elite group, the brightest of the bright students. They hung around together, listened to classical music and read only such "smart" authors as Aldous Huxley and Hawking's hero, Bertrand Russell, at once an intellectual giant and liberal activist.Hawking spent very little time on maths homework, yet got full marks.A friend recalls: "While I would be struggling away with a complicated problem, he just knew the answer. He didn't have to think about it." This instinctive insight also impressed his teachers. One of Hawking's science teachers, for example, recalls the time he posed the question: "Does a cup of hot tea reach a drinkable temperature more quickly if you put the milk in first, or add the milk after pouring?" While the rest of the class struggled over how to even begin approaching the problem, Hawking almost instantly announced the correct answer: "Add the milk after pouring, of course." (The hotter the tea initially, the faster it will cool.) Another teacher relates how Hawking and his friends built a simple computer—and this was in 1958, a time when only large research centres had any computers at all.Hawking the schoolboy was a typical grind, underweight and awkward and peering through eyeglasses. His grey uniform always looked a mess and he spoke rather unclearly, having inherited a slight lisp from his father. This had nothing to do with early signs of illness; he was just that sort of kid—a figure of classroom fun, respected by his friends, avoided by most.Hawking went on to study at Oxford, winning a scholarship to read Natural Science, a course which combines mathematics, physics and astronomy, at University College. He found much of the work easy and averaged only one hour's work a day. Once, when his tutor set some physics problems from a textbook, Hawking didn't even bother to do them. Asked why, he spent 20 minutes pointing out errors in the book. His main enthusiasm was the Boat Club. Many times he returned to shore with bits of the boat knocked off, having tried to guide his crew through an impossibly narrow gap. His rowing trainer suspects, "Half the time, he was sitting in the stern with his head in the stars, working out mathematical formulae."Oxford has always had its share of eccentric students, so Hawking fit right in. But then, when he was 21, he was told that he had ALS—a progressive and incurable nerve disease. The doctors predicted that he had only a few years to live."Before my condition was diagnosed, I was very bored with life," Hawking says today, speaking from his wheelchair through a computerized voice synthesizer. The doctors' grim prognosis made him determined to get the most from a life he had previously taken forgranted."But I didn't die," Hawking notes dryly. Instead, as his physical condition worsened, Hawking's reputation in scientific circles grew, as if to demonstrate the theory of mind over matter. Hawking himself acknowledges his disease as being a crucial factor in focusing his attention on what turned out to be his real strength: theoretical research. Hawking specializes in theoretical cosmology, a branch of science that seeks ultimate answers to big questions; Why has the universe happened, and what are the laws that govern it? His main work has been on black holes and the origin and expansion of the universe. He currently holds the Cambridge University professorship once held by Sir Isaac Newton.The smartest man in the world is not immune to the depression that can accompany severe disabilities. But Hawking says: "I soon realized that the rest of the world won't want to know you if you're bitter or angry. You have to be positive if you're to get much sympathy or help." He goes on: "Nowadays, muscle power is obsolete. What we need is mind power—and disabled people are as good at that as anyone else."。
新世纪英语第二版1.TextA课文翻译
Unit 1优等生的秘诀1 一位研究教育的老师针对成绩优异的学生做过重点研究，发现最聪明的学生不见得总能得高分。
根据这位教授、其他教育专家以及优等生们自己的观点，懂得如何充分发挥自己的潜能对于学生来说更为重要。
2 在班上名列前茅的学生之所以学习优秀，是因为他们掌握了几个人人都可以轻易学到的基本原则。
首先，优等生知道如何决定轻重缓急。
他们从来不会为了打电话、看电视或者吃零食而牺牲学习时间。
换言之，学习总是摆在娱乐之前。
另外，优等生们总是注意随时随地学习。
有位成绩优异的学生同时也是优秀的运动员，每天利用户外训练时间背生物学术语。
而另一位学生则利用每天早上刷牙时间记一个新单词。
所有受访的学生无一例外都认为，在什么时间学习完全是个人偏好问题。
有些人在夜深人静时学习效果最好，有些人则喜欢趁着自己还能清晰地记得上课所讲的内容，一放学回家就开始学习。
尽管如此，所有优等生都一致认为，如果想任何时候都表现优秀，一个主要的因素就是要持之以恒。
3 学生还必须学会有条理。
举个例子，有一位优等生在学校乐队、田径队、橄榄球协会和辩论小组里都很活跃。
他透露，他之所以把东西放得井井有条是因为他浪费不起到处找东西的时间。
还有一位学生喜欢把当天的笔记马上整理出来并放进用不同颜色标记的文件夹里，以便临近考试时能随时用来复习。
优等生们提倡的另一个技巧是有效的阅读，其中包括快速阅读，提高记忆能力以及主动提出问题以便充分理解作者的意思。
4 对于学生们来说，合理安排时间也同样重要。
他们必须懂得如何根据每天的时间表和学习能力来安排做作业和项目的速度，不至于让手头的工作压得喘不过气。
能制定时间表不仅让学生能够腾出更多时间来复习和完善功课，而且还能防止他们拖拖拉拉。
成绩优异的学生认为，他们成功的一大秘诀就是上课时做好笔记，供复习时使用。
有个学生透露，她把从课文上摘抄的内容记在笔记本的一边，把课堂笔记写在另一边。
这样，就可同时复习到两方面的内容。
她还透露，她不会浪费下课铃响前的几分钟跟朋友交头接耳，准备随时冲出教室。
新世纪大学英语第二册课文TextA电子书
第一单元："I Forgive You"True forgiveness is hard to achieve, especially when we believe we've been hurt too deeply. But many of us may not know that our life needs forgiveness. Just as the author puts it, forgiveness helps establish harmonious relationships between human beings. So let us follow the author's advice and take the first step toward living in harmony.Marriage isn't the only relationship that needs forgiveness. It's required with our children, friends, workmates, neighbours and even strangers. In fact, no human relationship can survive without the oxygen of forgiveness. It's not the kind of quality that only good-tempered people choose to have; it's a universal necessity for relationships and for your own physical and mental health.Some of us may think that we've been hurt too deeply, or too often, to forgive. But ironically, it's those of us who've been most hurt that really need to forgive, for one simple reason: like cancer, bitterness can destroy its host. Unless it's swiftly rooted out, it takes hold and grows, crippling and eventually even killing those who insist on clinging determinedly to it.For the truth is that unless we can forgive, we can never recover. Our wounds will continue to grow worse and never heal. As the ancient Chinese proverb puts it, "Whoever seeks revenge should dig two graves."For some people forgiveness seems impossible because they have no idea how to go about it. The first and most important thing you need to accept is that the act of forgiveness is not going to be easy. In fact, it will probably be the hardest thing most of us ever have to do.It seems totally unfair that we should forgive when we're the ones who have been hurt. And that's the core of forgiveness.The saying "Forgive and forget" may roll off the tongue, but it's as shallow as it is short. For one thing, it's totally impossible. For another, it misses the whole point of forgiveness. The things we most need to forgive in life are the things we can't forget. Rather than sweeping them under the carpet, we need to draw a line under them, deliberately choosing not to count them against the person who did them, and moving on.That's why, sometimes, the initial act of forgiveness may seem relatively easy, but dealing with the emotions that follow every time you see that person, or speak to or just think about him or her, can be harder. True forgiveness is not a one-off act; it's a constant emotional confrontation.And the longer you wait to forgive someone, the harder it becomes. Time really doesn't heal; it just gives the bitterness and resentment longer to eat away at you from inside. If you wait for the "right time", you may never do it.A question you should ask yourself before you begin to tackle the art of forgiveness is this: How many of us are ever completely innocent in any given situation?Some years ago, my wife and I bought a piece of cheap furniture. For the first few months, it fooled everyone — it was smart, functional and impressive, and we felt it fitted our home perfectly. But as time rolled by, the thin covering slowly began to peel at the edges. It didn't create the same impression any more, but at least it was being honest!•The fact is that, like it or not, behind our smart covering, we're all just chipboard. So before we become other people's judge and jury, we'd be wise to take a long, hard look at ourselves in the mirror. And the more we see ourselves, warts and all, the more we'll want to and be able to forgive others for their flaws, and the more we forgive, the more we'll know true contentment.Forgiving others can get a satisfying reaction. I've found that saying sorry to my kids has not only healed broken relationships but has helped ease the situation, making it easier for my kids to ask for forgiveness themselves. So if you think you're right and can't find it in yourself to forgive, ask yourself this question: would you rather be right or happy?One of the hardest things about forgiveness is making that first move especially when you haven't spoken to the person who hurt you for a while. But remember they'll probably be happy to hear from you. They might even be impressed that you've done what they've wanted to do for years. But keep in mind you're doing this for you just as much as for them, so don't be upset if they don't react as you hoped.Of course, some people don't believe they've done anything wrong, or don't care, so telling them you forgive them would only frustrate them and you. But that doesn't mean you can't find forgiveness in your heart. In fact, that's what true forgiveness is: letting go of your anger and hurt, becoming at peace with what happened and moving on.The more you nurture your resentment, the more unhappy you'll become. Unless you learn to develop the "lost art" of forgiving, you'll always remain a victim, not just of people who've done you wrong, but also of your own emotions.Forgiving puts you in control. However tough it is, the alternative is far worse. The phrase "Forgive us our sins, though we refuse to forgive those who sin against us" doesn't exist in the Bible. And there's a reason for that.第二单元Three Days to SeeWe tend to take what we have for granted, and seldom do we think about the value of life. Yet, Helen Keller, being both blind and deaf, taught us how to make the fullest use of our wonderful senses to appreciate life from a wholly different view - with love and passion. Helen Keller①All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours. But always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed man chose to spend his last days or his last hours. I speak, of course, of free men who have a choice, not condemned criminals whose sphereof activities is strictly confined.(我们都读过一些扣人心弦的故事，主人公将不久于人世，长则一年，短则24小时。
新世纪大学英语教材2听力原文
新世纪大学英语教材2听力原文Unit 1Section A1. M: What do you think of the movie we saw last night?W: Oh, I thought it was very interesting. The actors were excellent.2. M: Excuse me, where can I find the Science Fiction section?W: It’s on the second floor, next to the Mystery section.3. M: I can’t find my keys anywhere. I’ve looked in the kitchen, in the living room, and even outside.W: Did you check your coat pocket?4. M: I’m thinking about starting a new hobby. What do you think of photography?W: Well, it can be quite expensive, but it could also be very rewarding.5. M: I went to the doctor yesterday. He said I have a cold and I should rest for a few days.W: Well, just make sure to drink plenty of fluids and get some rest.Section BPassage 1Using a paper map can be quite challenging, especially if you are unfamiliar with the area. However, by following a few simple steps, you canbecome a pro at map reading. First, make sure the map is right side up. This may seem obvious, but it’s easy to get turned arou nd. Next, identify landmarks such as rivers, highways, or lakes to orient yourself. Then, look for the compass rose, which indicates the directions on the map. Finally, pay attention to the scale, as it shows the relationship between the actual distance and the distance on the map.Passage 2In today’s society, the Internet has become an essential tool for communication, business, and entertainment. It provides us with access to vast amounts of information, allows us to connect with people all around the world, and offers countless forms of entertainment. However, it is important to use the Internet responsibly and be aware of potential risks. This includes protecting personal information, avoiding online scams, and practicing good digital citizenship.Passage 3Stress is a common part of life, and it can affect both our physical and mental well-being. However, there are many strategies that can help us manage stress and maintain a healthy lifestyle. One effective way to reduce stress is through regular exercise. Physical activity releases endorphins, which are known as the body's natural feel-good chemicals. Additionally, practicing relaxation techniques such as deep breathing or meditation can help calm the mind and reduce stress levels.Passage 4Travelling can be a wonderful experience, but it can also be quite stressful. To have a successful trip, it is important to plan ahead and be prepared. This includes researching your destination, making a packing list, and booking accommodations in advance. It is also helpful to learn a few key phrases in the local language to navigate and communicate with locals. Lastly, make sure to leave some flexibility in your itinerary to allow for unexpected adventures and relaxation time.This is the end of Unit 1.。
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册textA(4-6)
4Vicky —beautiful, talented, very bright, voted "Most Likely to Succeed" in college — got a promising job with a large company after graduation. Then, after two years without promotions, she was fired. She suffered a complete nervous breakdown. "It was panic," she told me later. "Everything had always gone so well for me that I had no experience in coping with rejection. I felt I was a failure." Vicky's reaction is an extreme example of a common phenomenon.Our society places so much emphasis on "making it" that we assume that any failure is bad. What we don't always recognize is that what looks like failure may, in the long run, prove beneficial. When Vicky was able to think coolly about why she was fired, for example, she realized that she was simply not suited for a job dealing with people all the time. In her new position as a copy editor, she works independently, is happy and once again "successful."People are generally prone to what language expert S. I. Hayakawa calls "the two-valued orientation." We talk about seeing both sides of a question as if every question had only two sides. We assume that everyone is either a success or a failure when, in fact, infinite degrees of both are possible. As Hayakawa points out, there's a world of difference between "I have failed three times" and "I am a failure." Indeed, the words failure and success cannot be reasonably applied to a complex, living, changing human being. They can only describe the situation at a particular time and place.Obviously no one can be brilliant at everything. In fact, success in one area often precludes success in another. A famous politician once told me that his career had practically destroyed his marriage. "I have no time for my family," he explained. "I travel a lot. And even when I'm home, I hardly see my wife and kids. I've got power, money, prestige — but as a husband and father, I'm a flop."Certain kinds of success can indeed be destructive. The danger of too early success is particularly acute. I recall from my childhood a girl whose skill on ice skates marked her as "Olympic material." While the rest of us were playing, bicycling, reading and just loafing, this girl skated — every day after school and all weekend. Her picture often appeared in the papers, and the rest of us envied her glamorous life. Years later, however, she spoke bitterly of those early triumphs. "I never prepared myself for anything but the ice," she said. "I peaked at 17 — and it's been downhill ever since."Success that comes too easily is also damaging. The child who wins a prize for a carelessly - written essay, the adult who distinguishes himself at a first job by lucky accident faces probable disappointment when real challenges arise.Success is also bad when it's achieved at the cost of the total qualityof an experience. Successful students sometimes become so obsessed with grades that they never enjoy their school years. They never branch out into tempting new areas, because they don't want to risk their grade - point average.Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes a growing experience. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that "every person has the right to fail."Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or shielding their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her child's hastily made table as "perfect!" even though it's clumsy and unsteady. Another way is to shift blame. If John fails math, his teacher is unfair or stupid.The trouble with failure - prevention devices is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time — and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win. A child who's not invited to a birthday party, who doesn't make the honor roll or the baseball team feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolation prize or say, "It doesn't matter," because it does. The youngster should be allowed to experience disappointment — and then be helped to master it.Failure is never pleasant. It hurts adults and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask, "Why did I fail?" Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone else can help, don't be shy about inquiring.When I was a teenager and failed to get a job I'd counted on, I telephoned the interviewer to ask why. "Because you came ten minutes late," I was told. "We can't afford employees who waste other people's time." The explanation was reassuring (I hadn't been rejected as a person) and helpful, too. I don't think I've been late for anything since.Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems total can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction.A friend of mine, after 12 years of studying ballet, did not succeed in becoming a dancer. She was turned down by the ballet master, who said, "You will never be a dancer. You haven't the body for it." In such cases, the way to use failure is to take stock courageously, asking, "What have I left? What else can I do?" My friend put away her toe shoes and moved into dance therapy, a field where she's bothcompetent and useful.Though we may envy the assurance that comes with success, most of us are attracted by courage in defeat. There is what might be called the noble failure — the special heroism of aiming high, doing your best and then, when that proves not enough, moving bravely on. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "A man's success is made up of failures, because he experiments and ventures every day, and the more falls he gets, moves faster on....I have heard that in horsemanship — a man will never be a good rider until he is thrown; then he will not be haunted any longer by the terror that he shall tumble, and will ride whither he is bound."5While preparing to graduate from high school in 1987, Priscilla Vazquez waited anxiously for her letter from the University of Washington, hoping she would be the first person in her family to attend college. When the acceptance letter arrived, she was overjoyed.There was just one problem: The University of Washington didn't have any grant money to give Priscilla. It offered her only a small loan and expected her family to come up with the rest. "My family was making enough money to get by, but not enough to pay that much for me to go to school," she said.Priscilla called the financial-aid office for advice. They told her that prospective students seeking more financial aid are eligible only if they have lived apart from their parents for a minimum of two years. During that time, their parents cannot have claimed them as a dependent on the family's tax forms. "Hearing this, I was totally stunned," Priscilla recalls. "I realized I was going to have to take some time off, work, become financially independent from my parents, and then reapply to school. Postponing my dream hurt, but it was the only possibility."Within a month, Priscilla had found a job at a restaurant and moved into a cheap apartment in a poor neighborhood of Seattle. She also signed up for a job-training program in the city, to learn to be a secretary. It was a hard lifestyle to adjust to. "I got up at 6 a.m. for a long commute to school, finished class at 2 p.m., started work at three, got off my shift at 11 p.m., and then I came back home and collapsed."Priscilla soon found that her restaurant job just didn't pay enough for her to make ends meet. "So I went to the landlord of my apartment building and asked if there was any cleaning work I could do. Since hefelt sorry for me, he agreed to give me thirty hours a month."The job-training program was designed to last six months. Priscilla finished it in four. "They taught me various office skills and word-processing programs. I also learned to answer the phone in an office setting, and write proper business letters," she said. The program helped Priscilla find employment as a secretary with a small company. "It was my first decent job," she says. "I was nineteen years old, living on my own, and making $15,000 a year."Priscilla reapplied to the University of Washington and was accepted. She qualified for financial aid because she had been independent from her parents for more than two years. As of the fall of 1990, Priscilla was finally a college student — working full-time during the day as a secretary and going to school full-time at night.Balancing work and school was difficult. "I was staying up late studying, and going to work early every morning. I was having a hard time concentrating in class, and a hard time on the job because I was so tired," she says. But she ended up with two A's in her first semester anyway.Priscilla decided to pursue an archaeology major, and in the summer of 1992, she got her first opportunity to really test out her interest in the subject. The archaeological field school of Washington State University was sponsoring a summer research project at a site alongside the Snake River in Washington. Priscilla threw herself into the work, and the project supervisors were impressed. At the end of the summer, one of the professors offered her a job. "He said,‘We just got a contract for a project in North Dakota. We want to hire you if you're willing to take a semester off from school.'" The offer was a diversion from Priscilla's pursuit of her BA. "But by then I no longer doubted that I would ultimately finish school, so I felt comfortable grabbing this opportunity," she says.When the North Dakota project ended, Priscilla moved to California, where she could live rent-free with one of her brothers. "I ended up working three jobs, trying to make as much money as I could," she recalls. "I was tired of working full-time and being a full-time student. My goal was to save enough money to let me go back to school, study full-time and work only part-time." Priscilla's brother ran a house-cleaning service, and he agreed to give her work. And she decided to enroll at a local community college where the tuition was much cheaper.Priscilla took some art classes (she was an amateur photographer) and helped organize a gallery exhibit of students' artwork, including her own. In the spring of 1994, she graduated from Wenatchee Valley College with a two-year Associate of Arts degree. After graduating, Priscilla applied to the University of Washington once more. She wasaccepted and enrolled in the fall of 1994. Not having to work so many hours allowed her to make school her priority. "This was such a luxury, I was almost sorry to graduate!" Priscilla laughs. "But I was awarded my BA in January of 1996."As Priscilla looks back on her years of struggle to make her dream come true, she is cautiously encouraging toward others working their way through school. "To balance work and school, you have to know yourself," she says. "You have to know what you can take and what you can't take. You need a lot of discipline, and you have to stay focused, even when you run into barriers and distractions and delays. But mostly you need determination. If you get put down once, just get back up there and keep fighting."6He has been proclaimed "the finest mind alive", "the greatest genius of the late 20th century", and "Einstein's heir". Known to millions, far and wide, for his book A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking is a star scientist in more ways than one. His gift for revealing the mysteries of the universe in a style that non-scientists can enjoy made Hawking an instant celebrity and his book a bestseller in both Britain and America. It has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for spending 184 weeks in The Sunday Times "top-ten" lists, and has sold more than five million copies worldwide —virtually unheard-of success for a science book.How did all this happen? How has a man who is almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through a computer overcome these incredible obstacles and achieved far more than most people ever dream of?Stephen William Hawking was a healthy baby, born to intellectual, eccentric parents. His father Frank, a doctor specialising in tropical diseases, and his mother Isobel, a doctor's daughter, lived in a big old house full of books. Carpets and furniture stayed in use until they fell apart; the wallpaper hung peeling from old age. The family car was a London taxi, bought for ￡50.Hawking has always been fascinated by his birth date: January 8,1942. It was the 300th anniversary of the death of Galileo, the Italian mathematician and astronomer who revolutionised astronomy by maintaining that the Sun is the centre of the Solar System — not the Earth, as ancient astronomers believed."Galileo", says Hawking, "was the first scientist to start using his eyes, both figuratively and literally. In a sense, he was responsible for the age of science we now enjoy."Hawking attended St. Albans School, a private school noted for its high academic standards. He was part of a small elite group, the brightest of the bright students. They hung around together, listened to classical music and read only such "smart" authors as Aldous Huxley and Hawking's hero, Bertrand Russell, at once an intellectual giant and liberal activist.Hawking spent very little time on maths homework, yet got full marks.A friend recalls: "While I would be struggling away with a complicated problem, he just knew the answer. He didn't have to think about it." This instinctive insight also impressed his teachers. One of Hawking's science teachers, for example, recalls the time he posed the question: "Does a cup of hot tea reach a drinkable temperature more quickly if you put the milk in first, or add the milk after pouring?" While the rest of the class struggled over how to even begin approaching the problem, Hawking almost instantly announced the correct answer: "Add the milk after pouring, of course." (The hotter the tea initially, the faster it will cool.) Another teacher relates how Hawking and his friends built a simple computer—and this was in 1958, a time when only large research centres had any computers at all.Hawking the schoolboy was a typical grind, underweight and awkward and peering through eyeglasses. His grey uniform always looked a mess and he spoke rather unclearly, having inherited a slight lisp from his father. This had nothing to do with early signs of illness; he was just that sort of kid—a figure of classroom fun, respected by his friends, avoided by most.Hawking went on to study at Oxford, winning a scholarship to read Natural Science, a course which combines mathematics, physics and astronomy, at University College. He found much of the work easy and averaged only one hour's work a day. Once, when his tutor set some physics problems from a textbook, Hawking didn't even bother to do them. Asked why, he spent 20 minutes pointing out errors in the book. His main enthusiasm was the Boat Club. Many times he returned to shore with bits of the boat knocked off, having tried to guide his crew through an impossibly narrow gap. His rowing trainer suspects, "Half the time, he was sitting in the stern with his head in the stars, working out mathematical formulae."Oxford has always had its share of eccentric students, so Hawking fit right in. But then, when he was 21, he was told that he had ALS—a progressive and incurable nerve disease. The doctors predicted that he had only a few years to live."Before my condition was diagnosed, I was very bored with life," Hawking says today, speaking from his wheelchair through a computerized voice synthesizer. The doctors' grim prognosis made him determined to get the most from a life he had previously taken forgranted."But I didn't die," Hawking notes dryly. Instead, as his physical condition worsened, Hawking's reputation in scientific circles grew, as if to demonstrate the theory of mind over matter. Hawking himself acknowledges his disease as being a crucial factor in focusing his attention on what turned out to be his real strength: theoretical research. Hawking specializes in theoretical cosmology, a branch of science that seeks ultimate answers to big questions; Why has the universe happened, and what are the laws that govern it? His main work has been on black holes and the origin and expansion of the universe. He currently holds the Cambridge University professorship once held by Sir Isaac Newton.The smartest man in the world is not immune to the depression that can accompany severe disabilities. But Hawking says: "I soon realized that the rest of the world won't want to know you if you're bitter or angry. You have to be positive if you're to get much sympathy or help." He goes on: "Nowadays, muscle power is obsolete. What we need is mind power—and disabled people are as good at that as anyone else."。
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后练习答案TextA，Unit2（2）
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后练习答案 Text A，Unit2(2)StructureIX1. It was for the benefit of the old people in the neighborhoodthat we organized this volunteer group.2. It is only when we look back that we realize how far we havecome.3. It is his secretary who does all the work.4. It is through the act of giving that we experience ourfullest strength and power.5. It was gold that led them to undertake the long andrisky journey to California.6. As I recall, it was you who suggested this idea in the firstplace.7. It wasn’t until last week that they finished their report onthe project.8. It’s her beautiful eyes that I can’t forget.X.1. The elephant weighs about 3,600 kg, whereas the blue whale weighs up to 130, 000 kg.2. The word ‘youngster’ has a cheerful connotation, whereas ‘offspring’sounds rather clinical.3. Confucianism emphasizes family ties, whereas Protestantism teachesindividual responsibility.4. The earliest mammals appeared on the earth hundred millions yearsago, whereas the first evidence of humans dates from only about one millionyear ago.5. The aim of the natural science is to predict and controlnaturalprocess, whereas the aim of the social science is to understand human behavior.6. He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.TranslationXI.儒教也为亚洲人的成功提供了另一个要素。
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陌生人的善意迈克·麦金太尔1.一年夏天，我从家乡加利福尼亚州的塔霍城开车前往新奥尔良。
在沙漠深处，我碰到一个年轻人站在路旁。
他一只手打出拇指向外的手势，另一只手里拿着一个汽油罐。
我直接从他身边开过去了。
别人会停下来的，我想。
再说，那汽油罐只是个让车停下、好抢劫司机的幌子而已。
在这个国家，曾有那么一段时间，你要是对需要帮助的人置之不理，大家会认为你是混蛋，而如今你要是帮了你就是笨蛋。
到处潜伏着犯罪团伙、吸毒上瘾者、杀人犯、强奸犯、盗窃犯还有劫车犯，为什么要冒险呢？‚我不想卷进去‛已经成为全国性的信条。
2.开过了几个州以后，我还在想着那个想搭便车的人。
把他一个人留在沙漠中倒并没有让我有多么不安。
让我不安的是，我多么轻易地就做出了这个决定。
我甚至根本没把脚从油门上抬起来。
我很想知道，现在还有人会停车吗？3.我想到我此行的目的地——新奥尔良。
那里是田纳西·威廉姆斯的剧作《欲望号街车》的背景地。
我回想起布兰奇·杜波依斯的名句：‚我总是依赖陌生人的善意。
‛4.陌生人的善意。
听起来好怪。
如今这年头还有谁能指望陌生人的善意吗？5.要验证这一点，一个办法是一个人从东海岸旅行到西海岸，不带一分钱，完全依靠美国同胞的善意。
他会发现一个什么样的美国？谁会给他饭吃、让他歇脚、捎他一程呢？6.这个念头激起了我的好奇心。
但谁会这么不切实际、愿意去尝试这样一次旅行呢？好吧，我想，那不如我来试试？7.满37岁那个星期，我意识到我这辈子还从没冒过什么险呢。
所以我决定来个观念的跨越，美洲大陆那么宽——从太平洋去大西洋，不带一分钱。
要是有人给我钱，我会拒绝。
我只接受搭顺风车、提供食物和让我歇脚的帮助。
这将是穿越这片金钱至上的土地上一次无钱的旅行。
我的最终目的地是北卡罗来纳州的‚恐惧角‛（即开普菲尔），它象征着我沿途必须克服的所有恐惧。
8.1994年9月6日，我早早起床，背起一个50磅重的包，朝金门桥走去。