应用型大学英语第四册课文翻译

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新标准大学英语第四册综合教程课后翻译—Translation

新标准大学英语第四册综合教程课后翻译—Translation

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“A lot of the debates people have about money are code for how we want to live our lives,” said Betsey Stevenson, assistant professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, who researches the economics of marriage and divorce. “A lot of the choices we make in how we want to live our lives involve how we spend our money.”
Although I was not a man who would easily bow to fate, as the summer break came to a close, I decided to give up economics for fear that I would fail in both subjects. Now that I had only one subject to attend to, everything seemed to be on the right track again.
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Translate the paragraphs into Chinese.
Today, while most of us marry for romantic reasons, marriage at its core is still a financial union. So much of what we want – or don’t want – out of life boils down to dollars and cents, whether it’s how hard we choose to work, how much we consume or how much we save.

应用型大学英语综合教程四Unit_2

应用型大学英语综合教程四Unit_2
应用型大学英语系列教材 Book 4
Application-oriented College English Course
Table of Contents
Unit Two
Ø Language Skills Development Ø Language in Use Ø Enhancement of Language
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A. Listen to the following passage and fill in the blanks with the exact words you heard.
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The picture that has (5) emerged is an awesome portrait of the animals most like man. The (6) similarities to humans are startling: the obvious physical resemblance; the discovery that they hunt and eat meat; the even more (7) profound revelation that they are intelligent enough to make and use tools; and their nonverbal communication is, perhaps, the most uncanny resemblance of all. Meticulously documented on motion-picture film, Jane Goodall’s classic study (8) _s_t_re_t_c_h_e_s from 1960 to the present day — a compelling chronicle that spans three generations of chimps. It is the longest study of any wild animal group in the world.

(完整版)应用型大学英语第四册unit2参考译文

(完整版)应用型大学英语第四册unit2参考译文

Text: A white heron 白鹭1 The forest was full of shadows as a little girl hurried through it one summer evening in June. It was already eight o’clock and Sylvia wondered if her grandmother would be angry with her for being so late.2 Every evening Sylvia left her grandmother’s house at five thirty to bring their cow home. It was Sylvia’s job to bring the animal home to be milked. When the cow heard Sylvia’s voice calling her, she would hide among the bushes.1 六月的一个黄昏,森林里树影婆娑,一个小女孩正在其中匆匆穿行。

已经是晚上八点了,西尔维娅想,这么晚回家,外婆会不会生气呢?2 每天傍晚五点半,西尔维娅就离开外婆家去把母牛牵回家。

她的活就是把这头牲口赶回家挤奶。

母牛听到西尔维娅叫她的声音时,老是躲到灌木丛中去。

3 This evening it had taken Sylvia longer than usual to find her cow. The child hurried the cow through the dark forest, toward her grandmother’s home. As the cow stopped at a small stream to drink, Sylvia put her bare feet in the cold, fresh water of the stream.4 She had never before been alone in the forest as late as this. Sylvia felt as if she were a part of the gray shadows and the silver leaves that moved in the evening breeze.3 这天晚上,西尔维娅花了比平时更长的时间才找到母牛。

应用型大学英语综合教程四 Unit 6 翻译练习 参考答案

应用型大学英语综合教程四 Unit 6 翻译练习 参考答案

应用型大学英语综合教程四Unit6翻译练习参考答案黄色部分为有多种表达方式,文后会一一列出原题:京杭大运河是世界上最古老和最长的人工运河。

它具有2500多年的历史,长1794公里。

大运河始自北京,南达杭州,沿途经过天津市、河北省、山东省、江苏省和浙江省。

京杭大运河连接五大河流,即海河、黄河、淮河、长江和钱塘江。

京杭大运河流经地区是中国最为富庶的农业区,工业和交通运输也非常繁荣。

大中型煤矿散步在兖州、济宁、枣庄、滕州、丰县、沛县、徐州市、邳州。

运河沿岸的工业城市包括上海、南京、扬州、无锡、苏州和杭州,这些城市也都是中国著名的旅游城市。

大运河已成为中国第二大黄金水道(排在长江之后),沿岸的港口包括济宁港、邳州港、淮阴港、淮安港、宝应港、高邮港、扬州港、镇江港、无锡港、苏州港、吴江港和杭州港。

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the oldest and longest man-made canal in the world.It is 1794 km long with history of over 2500 years.The Grand Canal starts at Beijing in the north and ends at Hangzhou in the south,running through Tianjin,Hebei province,Shandong province,Jiangsu province and Zhejiang province along its (own)way.The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal links the 5 great rivers,the Hai rive,the Yellow river,the Huai river,the Yangtze river and the Qiantang river.The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the most fertile agricultural areas of China,where the industry and transportation are also very rge and medium coalmine scatter themselves in ①Yanzhou,Jinning,Zaozhuang,Tengzhou,Feng county,Pei county,Xuzhou and Pizhou.Some industrial cites along the canal include Shanghai,Nanjing,Yangzhou,Wuxi,Suzhou and Hangzhou,all of which are famous tourist cites②in China.The Grand Canal is the second largest golden waterway in China (next to the Yangtze River),along which are many ports,including Jining port,Pizhou port,Huaiyin port,Huaian port,Baoying port,Gaoyou port,Yangzhou port,zhenjiang port,Changzhou port,Wuxi port,Suzhou port,Wujiang port and Hangzhou port.①scatter themselves in♣are scattered in②tourist cites♣tourist scenery♣tourist scenes♣tourist resorts♣tourist attraction♣tourist spots♣scenic spots♣recreational resorts这个是我自己翻译的,有错误的地方,还请多多提建议。

应用型大学英语综合教程4课文原文123467

应用型大学英语综合教程4课文原文123467

Unit 1 一A\1 Dr. Rob Boll was craving a hot turkey dinner and a slice of apple pie. After a hectic week treating patients with sore throats and ear infections at his family practice, the 52-year-old physician was ready for a night of home cooking and fellowship at his church’s annual fund-raising dinner.2 Stepping inside the crowded gym at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Boll and his family found a long line of people waiting to be seated. He wasn’t surprised. The turkey feast had become a popular event in Mokena, Illinois, attended by hundreds from the surrounding Chicago suburbs. Many weren’t even members of the congregation. They’d simply heard about the good food and were willing to pay $10 to heap their plates and help pay for the church’s new community center. Boll and his wife, Dana, and their son, Kyle, 14, went every year.3 After sitting down, Boll had barely placed his napkin in his lap when he heard a commotion on the other side of the room. “Help!”a woman shouted. “Does anybody know how to do the Heimlich?”4 Jumping up from the table, the doctor could see a white-haired woman slumped over in her chair. “I’m a doctor. What’s going on?”Boll said to the group gathered around 76-year-old Pat Rohrer.5 “My mother-in-law choked on a piece of turkey,”answered a frantic Colleen Rohrer. “We’ve tried the Heimlich maneuver, but it’s not working.”Boll reached around Pat’s abdomen and pulled sharply upward with his fists. Nothing happened. Moving quickly, he lifted Pat up and onto the floor to get her into a better position. Twice again he tried the Heimlich, but she still didn’t respond.6 This can’t be happening, Boll thought. He worried he wouldn’t be able to help her. Looking up, he recognized Steve Hoblin, a nurse from the hospital near his office. “Steve, stick your fingers down her throat and see if you can sweep anything out,”he said. Hoblin reached in and pulled out a small piece of turkey.7 But Pat still wasn’t breathing. In fact, she was rapidly turning blue. Apparently, some food was still lodged in her throat. Boll knew he needed to do something drastic —and fast —to get air into her lungs. His only chance was to perform an emergency tracheotomy.8 “Call 911! And get me a sharp knife!”he shouted. His wife ran to the kitchen, and Hoblin handed over his pocketknife.9 Boll had never done the operation before. He flashed back to the only time he’d seen one performed: during his residency 20 years earlier. That procedure had been done in a sterile, controlled environment by expert surgeons. How was a family doctor supposed to accomplish the same thing at a church dinner with a dull pocketknife?10 He was relieved to see that his wife had found a clean paring knife. Taking a deep breath, Boll carefully cut a small slit in Pat’s neck. As blood poured from the wound, he broke into a sweat. But Boll knew it was too late to stop. Two or three precious minutes had already passed. She couldn’t survive much longer without oxygen. Boll figured he had about 45 seconds to save her life.11 Oblivious to the crowd breathlessly watching him work, Boll steadied his hands and continued. But the knife wouldn’t cut deep enough. Out of nowhere, a man handed Boll a switchblade. It had a tapered point, nice and sharp, with a three-inch blade that locked securely in place. Boll quicklyfinished the cut.12 Then, as if she were reading his mind, Colleen handed him a tracheotomy tube. Her son, Shaun —Pat’s grandson —has a severe lung condition and needs a tube to keep his airway clear. But he could manage without it for an hour or so.13 Pat was turning bluer by the second. Colleen helped Boll gently push the tube into Pat’s trachea. Seconds ticked by like minutes, but the pair worked calmly, with precision —just like a surgical team, thought the doctor.14 “I’m in,”he said once the tube was finally in place.15 But the crisis was far from over. Boll needed to resuscitate the unconscious woman. Fortunately, her family never went anywhere without an emergency kit containing a manual resuscitator bag, just in case Shaun had trouble breathing.16 Colleen clicked the bag onto the tube and pumped. Within seconds, Pat Rohrer started breathing and the color returned to her cheeks.17 As paramedics rushed in and took over, Boll stood up, trembling. He certainly hadn’t anticipated anything like this when he left his job as a social worker to go to med school.18 “I’m not terribly religious,” Boll says now, “but I know now that God goes to turkey dinners at churches. To take a doctor who only half knows what he’s doing and give him the right tools —I don’t know how I recalled what I needed to do. To me, there’s no explanation but divine intervention.”19 Maybe so, but Howard Stephens, assistant chief of the Mokena Fire Protection District, was quick to point out, “Without Dr. Boll, this lady wouldn’t have made it.”20 Now that her grateful mother-in-law is back at home, with no signs of infection from the switchblade surgery, Colleen says, “We are so thankful that in this age of lawsuits, Dr. Boll was willing to put himself on the line. He just stepped up and did what had to be done.”BWhat can you bring into the US?1 When you arrive in or return to the United States, you will have to go through US Customs.2 US Customs is the division of the US Department of the Treasury that is responsible for obtaining all duties and taxes on items imported into the United States.3 On the flight, you will be given a customs declaration form to complete. You must give this form to the customs officer when you arrive at the airport terminal. The officer will ask you about your purpose in this country. Your answers should be short, direct, and honest. Avoid giving extra information. The officer will ask for more details only if needed.4 Customs officers may examine luggage, cargo, and travelers if they suspect someone is smuggling items into the country. Many airports have sniffer dogs that search for drugs or agricultural products. You should review the US Customs website, which provides guidelines for international travelers entering the country.Things to consider5 You are allowed to bring less than $100 worth of gifts into the United States without paying duty.6 Do not bring any food into the country. It is against the law to bring perishable food products into the United States. This includes fruit, vegetables, meat, and plants. If you were given food on the plane, leave it on the plane.7 Linens, clothes, professional equipment, and other household items may be brought into thecountry without paying duty — but only if you have owned them for a while and they are not for resale.8 Products made from certain animal species are forbidden in this country. For more information, contact the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.9 Ther e isn’t a limit to how much money you may bring. However, if you are transporting more than $10,000, you must file a report with US Customs.10 Any medications that contain narcotics, or which are administered by a syringe, must be accompanied by a signed prescription from your physician. Penalties for smuggling narcotics are very severe.What can you bring into the UK?11 The last hurdle before entering the United Kingdom is passing through HM Revenue & Customs. It’s really not very complicated as lo ng as you obey a few simple rules.12 It’s also faster than you might expect. European Union (EU) countries use three channels for customs processing. If you arrive from another EU country, whatever passport you hold, choose the Blue Channel once you’ve c ollected your luggage. Arriving from outside the EU, choose either the Green Channel —if you have nothing to declare based on the allowances —or the Red Channel, if you have goods over the duty-free allowance.13 The whole thing is based on an honor system. But keep in mind that, though it doesn’t happen often, you can be stopped for a spot check in the Green or Blue Channels, and the penalties for breaking the law are pretty stiff.Unit 二A1 The forest was full of shadows as a little girl hurried through it one summer evening in June. It was already eight o’clock and Sylvia wondered if her grandmother would be angry with her for being so late.2 Every evening Sylvia left her grandmother’s house at five thirty to bring their cow home. It was Sylvia’s job to bring the animal home to be milked. When the cow heard Sylvia’s voice calling her, she would hide among the bushes.3 This evening it had taken Sylvia longer than usual to find her cow. The child hurried the cow through the dark forest, toward her grandmother’s home. As the cow stopped at a small stream to drink, Sylvia put her bare feet in the cold, fresh water of the stream.4 She had never before been alone in the forest as late as this. Sylvia felt as if she were a part of the gray shadows and the silver leaves that moved in the evening breeze.5 It was only a year ago that she came to her grandmother’s farm. Before that, she had lived with her mother and father in a dirty, crowded factory town. One day, Sylvia’s grandmother had visited them and had chosen Sylvia from all her brothers and sisters to come help her on her farm in Vermont.6 The cow finished drinking, and as the nine-year-old child hurried through the forest, the air was suddenly cut by a sharp whistle not far away. Sylvia knew it wasn’t a friendly bird’s whistle. She forgot the cow and hid in some bushes. But she was too late.7 “Hello, little girl,”a young man called out cheerfully. “How far is it to the main road?”Sylvia was trembling as she whispered “two miles”. She came out of the bushes and looked up into the face of a tall young man carrying a gun.8 The stranger began walking with Sylvia as she followed her cow through the forest. “I’ve been hunting for birds,”he explained, “but I’ve lost my way. Do you think I can spend the night at your house?”Sylvia didn’t answer. She was glad she could see her grandmother standing near the door of the farm house.9 When they reached her, the stranger explained his problem to Sylvia’s smiling grandmother.10 “Of course you can stay with us,”she said. “We don’t have much, but you’re welcome to share what we have. Now Sylvia, get a plate for the gentleman!”11 After eating, they all sat outside. The young man explained he was a bird collector. “Do you put them in a cage?”Sylvia asked. “No,”he answered slowly, “I shoot them and stuff them with special chemicals to preserve them. I have over one hundred different kinds of birds from all over the United States.”12 “Sylvia knows a lot about birds, too,” her grandmother said proudly. “She knows the forest so well, the wild animals come and eat bread right out of her hands.”13 “Maybe she can help me then,”the young man said. “I saw a white heron two days ago. I’ve been looking for it ever since. It’s a very rare bird. Have you seen it, too?”He asked Sylvia. But Sylvia was silent. “You would know it if you saw it,”he said. “It’s a tall, strange bird with soft white feathers and long thin legs. It probably has its nest at the top of a tall tree.”14 Sylvia’s heart began to beat fast. She had seen that strange white bird on the other side of the forest. The young man was staring at Sylvia. “I would give ten dollars to the person who showed me where it is.”15 That night Sylvia’s dreams were full of all the wonderful things she and her grandmother could buy for ten dollars.16 Sylvia spent the next day in the forest with the young man. He told her a lot about the birds they saw. Sylvia could not understand why he killed the birds he seemed to like so much. She felt her heart tremble every time he shot an unsuspecting bird as it was singing in the trees.17 Sylvia would have liked him vastly better without his gun; but as the day waned, Sylvia still watched the young man with loving admiration; the woman’s heart, asleep in the child, was vaguely thrilled by a dream of love. They stopped to listen to a bird’s song; they pressed forward again eagerly —speaking to each other rarely and in whispers; Sylvia followed the young man, fascinated, a few steps behind, with her gray eyes dark with excitement.18 Long after the moon came out and the young man had fallen asleep, Sylvia was still awake. She had a plan that would get the ten dollars for her grandmother and make the young man happy. When it was near sunrise, she quietly left her house and hurried through the forest. She finally reached a huge pine tree. Her plan was to climb to the top of the pine tree. She could see the whole forest from there. She was sure she would be able to see where the white heron had hidden its nest.19 Sylvia’s bare feet and tiny fingers grabbed the tree’s rough trunk. Sharp dry branches scratched at her like cat’s claws as she climbed higher and higher.20 When Sylvia had at last reached the tree’s highest branch, the golden sun’s rays hit the green forest. Two hawks flew together in slow-moving circles far below Sylvia. Sylvia felt as if she could go flying among the clouds, too.21 Suddenly Sylvia caught a flash of white that grew larger and larger. A bird with broad white wings and a long slender neck flew past Sylvia and landed on a pine branch below her. The white heron smoothed its feathers and called to its mate, sitting on their nest in a nearby tree. Then itflew away.22 Sylvia gave a long sigh. She knew the wild bird’s secret now. Slowly she began her dangerous trip down the ancient pine tree. She did not dare to look down and tried to forget that her fingers hurt and her feet were bleeding. All she wanted to think about was what the stranger would say to her when she told him where to find the heron’s nest.23 About an hour later Sylvia came back home. Both her grandmother and the young man stood up as she came into the kitchen. The splendid moment to speak about her secret had come, but Sylvia was silent. She remembered how the white heron came flying through the golden air and how they watched the sun rise together from the top of the world. Sylvia could not speak. She could not tell the heron’s secret and give its life away.24 The young man went away disappointed later that day. He never returned. Many a night Sylvia heard the echo of his whistle haunting the forest. She forgot even her sorrow at the sharp report of his gun and the sight of thrushes and sparrows dropping silent to the ground, their songs hushed and their pretty feathers stained and wet with blood.25 Were the birds better friends than their hunter might have been? Who can know?B1 Hello, everyone! My name is Luca. On behalf of Suntan Tours I’d like to welcome you all to Los Cabos. The bus ride to your hotel will take about fifteen minutes. Right now I’d like to take a few minutes to familiarize you with the area and discuss some brief safety precautions. Firstly, I ask that you remain seated until we reach our destination and that you not eat or drink while on the bus. Secondly, please note that it is against the law to get drunk in public. Enjoy your vacation, but do drink responsibly, and do not drink and drive.2 I promise you are going to enjoy your stay here in San Jose, Los Cabos. This is a beautiful, quiet city where you can relax, sit by the beach, enjoy great meals, and feel very safe. You can walk into town and enjoy the fountains or take a moonlit walk along the water. Please do not swim here. This is not a safe place to swim because there is a strong undertow. Cabo San Lucas is the place to go if you want to enjoy swimming in the ocean. You can take a short bus ride from your hotel. There you will also enjoy entertainment and dancing.3 Suntan Tours offers a variety of special discounts depending on your travel plans. We have golf packages, as well as guided whale boat tours and fishing charters. There will be a short information session at 1:00 p.m. in the lobby of the hotel tomorrow, where you can learn all about these offers. We recommend that you do not purchase packages from street vendors, as they are not always 100 percent reliable. They also may charge you more than what they say. It is advisable to allow Suntan Tours to book all of your day trips and activities while you are here.4 If you need to exchange your dollars into pesos, please use a bank or money exchange. We don’t recommend exchanging your money at the hotel, because you won’t get a fair rate. Some restaurants will accept American or Canadian money, but you are better off exchanging your money and paying with pesos. Or, if you prefer, you can always use your credit cards. (To be continued)5 We’re going to be pulling up to the hotel in just a few minutes. Please sit back and enjoy the view of the ocean on the left-hand side of the bus as we enter the city. I ask that you remain in your seats until we have come to a complete stop. Javier will be meeting us at the bus to help you with your bags. Please double-check to make sure your bag has been taken off the bus. On behalf of Suntan Tours, have a wonderful vacation in San Jose, and I hope to see you tomorrow at theinformation session.Unit三A1 Ryan Halligan was taunted for months. Classmates spread rumors via instant messaging that the 13-year-old boy was gay. A popular female classmate pretended to like him and chatted with him online, only to copy their personal exchanges and share them with her friends. Unable to cope, the teenager from Vermont in the US, killed himself.2 Gail Jones, a 15-year-old from the UK, took her life after receiving, at one point, 20 silent calls on her cell phone every 30 minutes. Her father, Glyn, suspects a final call in the middle of the night pushed her over the edge.3 These are extreme but far from unique examples of the devastation caused by cyber-bullying. Since Halligan died in 2003 and Jones in 2000, more and more children are logging on to the Internet, so it’s likely that online bullying, including sending threatening messages, displaying private messages, and posting embarrassing videos and photos online, is also increasing.4 A study last month by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, based in Washington, found that one third of US teenage Internet users have been targets of cyber-bullying. And as online communication evolves from instant messaging and chatrooms to social networking sites and YouTube, the venues where bullying occurs are becoming both more central to young people’s lives, and more public.5 Research into the causes and effects of cyber-bullying is still in its infancy. But it is becoming clear that aspects of online communication encourage people to act aggressively, prompting them to do things they wouldn’t dare to try in real life.6 What’s more, the ability to reach more people, and the always-on culture of the Internet, mean that cyber-bullying can have an even more detrimental effect on the victim than conventional playground bullying. “It’s school-yard bullying taken to the next level,”says Justin Patchin, a criminologist at the University of Wisconsin. A study by UK-based Internet market research firm YouGov in 2006 found that for one in eight young people cyber-bullying is even worse than physical bullying.7 One reason for this is the sheer number of people who can view something that is posted online. “It would be bad enough to be cyber-bullied by one kid and nobody else knew about it, but a video seen by hundreds or thousands of your peers could be devastating,”says Robin Kowalski, a psychologist at Clemson University in South Carolina and co-author of the book Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age, which will be published in October.8 Ghyslain Raza, also known as the “Star Wars Kid”, learned this the hard way. In 2002, the somewhat overweight and slightly awkward Canadian adolescent made a video of himself playing with a pretend light sabre and left it lying around at school. When his classmates found the video in 2003, they posted it online as a joke. (To be continued)Raza was so upset he finished the school year from a psychiatric ward. Unfortunately for him, it wasn’t just his friends who found the video amusing. According to UK marketing firm The Viral Factory, it became the Internet’s most downloaded video of 2006.9 Another reason cyber-bullying is so harmful is its relentlessness, says John Carr, chair of the Children’s Charities’Coalition for Internet Safety in London. “When I was a kid, playground bullying stopped when the bell rang and you went back inside or when you went home at the end of the day,”he says. “With cyber-bullying it is 24/7, 365 days a year. There is no escape.”(To be continued)While an adult could simply turn off the computer, that’s not really an option for today’s teens, who are dependent on the Internet for communicating with their peers. “This is the always-on generation,”says Kowalski. “This is how they communicate.”A 2007 Pew study found that 93 percent of US teens use the Internet and 61 percent go online daily.10 The Internet doesn’t just amplify the effect of bullying, however. The many options to remain anonymous when online, by using pseudonyms, say, for instant messaging, mean people can write things they would not dare to if their identity was known.11 Anonymity was at the heart of a 2001 incident when a student at an elite high school in New York City set up a Web page that let students vote anonymously on who they felt was their most promiscuous peer. (To be continued) “Just enter the name of the person in the interschool who u think is the biggest ho (be them FEMALE or MALE) and write the number of their grade next to their name (maybe even their school),” read the site. “Since it’s anonymous, u can write about whomever u please!” More than 13,000 votes were cast, and about 150 names, mostly girls, appeared before it was shut down.12 Anonymity can also amplify bullying’s negative effect on the victim. “The psychological ramifications of not knowing who’s attacking you can be maddening,”says Kowalski. “The bully could be your best friend, a sibling, or half the school.”In a recent, as yet unpublished survey she carried out, nearly half of the children she interviewed didn’t know who their cyber-bully was.13 The lack of face-to-face contact might tempt bullies to new levels of cruelty. “On the playground, seeing the stress and pain of the victim face-to-face can act as an inhibitor to some degree,”explains Carr. “In cyberspace, where there is no visual contact, you get more extreme behaviour.”Kowalski says the effect is unique to computer-mediated communication. “The re is a distancing of the self and immediacy in response that we don’t have in any other form of communication,” she says.“On the computer, it’s like it’s not really you.”14 So what can be done? Led by Ruth Aylett of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, a consortium of European researchers recently developed role-playing software called FearNot!, which gets children to empathize with victims of bullying. After watching a short animation of a child being bullied either in the playground or online, the viewer is asked to help the victim by typing advice into the computer. The software will be tested in schools in the UK and Germany later this year.15 Meanwhile, some governments have taken legislative action. In January 2006, the US Congress passed a law making it a federal crime to “annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass” another person over the Internet. Approximately 36 states have enacted similar legislation. (To be continued) And in South Korea, the “Internet real-name system”, introduced last month, forces online portals and news websites to record the identities of people who post content and to disclose their contact details if someone wants to sue them for libel or infringement of privacy.16 However, it can be difficult to persuade people to take these laws seriously, and in the US they only apply to over-18s. “Many jurisdictions don’t want to investigate or prosecute these cases,”says Al Kush of , an Internet safety advocacy group based in Seattle, Washington. “They are short-staffed and busy pursuing what they call ‘real crime’.”17 John Halligan, the father of the boy who killed himself after being harassed online, continues to lobby for cyber-bullying legislation that specifically targets children. He also talks to school groups and runs a website recounting the events that led to his son’s death. “It won’t bring Ryanback,” he says. “But it is helping a lot of Ryans out there that are still alive and don’t know where to turn.”B1 In order to conduct online transactions between you and your customer, you need an online payment system to facilitate your online transactions.2 Common Uses of Online Payment Systems• Sending money to friends and family• Paying for online purchases• Receiving secure, instant pay ment for auctions•Sending a payment request to a customer•Receiving charity donations•Collecting money for a group gift, an event, or a dinner bill3 PayPal and WorldPay are the online payment system market leaders. However, other options such as Beanstream and VersaPay are also available.4 Advantages of Using Online Payment Systems•It enables your business to accept payments and other transactions online.•It enables transactions in various currencies in all major countries.•Online transactions take place in real time.•Some providers have simple, user-friendly interfaces.5 Disadvantages of Using Online Payment Systems• Online transaction problems can become your problems even though it’s handled byyour provider.• It is expensive to cus tomize an online payment system.• You may incur high chargeback penalties, especially if you are using their merchantaccount.• You may not own the rights for your online payment system. This can be an issue• when selling your businessA Few ExamplesPayPal6 PayPal is a well-established (through eBay) provider of online payment solutions. With PayPal you can accept all major credit cards. PayPal also allows you to set up debit card payments and e-mail transfers.WorldPay7 An alternative to PayPal is WorldPay. It allows you to accept all major credit cards. WorldPay also allows you to accept debit card transactions and local payment schemes. WorldPay might be a better option for you if you do most of your business in Europe.Beanstream8 Beanstream offers you a variety of payment processing and authentication services. Unlike PayPal and WorldPay, which have limited customization capabilities, Beanstream can design and build customized payment solutions for your e-business.VersaPay9 Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, VersaPay offers online merchants a wide variety of advanced credit and debit card processing services. Like Beanstream, VersaPay can design and build customized payment solutions for your e-business.10 When starting a business, PayPal and WorldPay may be the best options for you. However, when your e-business starts to pick up, you may want to consider other providers, such as Beanstream and VersaPay, that can customize your online payment system.Unit 四A1 The valley known as Sleepy Hollow hides from the world in the high hills of New York state. There are many stories told about the quiet valley. But the story that people believe most is about the apparition of a headless horseman. The story says the man died many years ago during the American Revolutionary War and he had his head shot off. He is ever seen hurrying along in the gloom of night, looking for his lost head.2 Near Sleepy Hollow is a village called Tarry Town. The village had a small school and the school teacher was named Ichabod Crane. Ichabod Crane was a good name for him, because he was tall and thin, just like a crane. His shoulders were small, joined to long arms. His head was small, too, and flat on top. He had big ears, large glassy green eyes, and a long nose.3 Ichabod did not make much money as a teacher. And although he was tall and thin, he ate like a fat man. To help him pay for his food he earned extra money teaching young people to sing.4 Among the ladies Ichabod taught was one Katrina Van Tassel. She was the only daughter of a rich Dutch farmer. She was a blooming lass of fresh eighteen; plump as a partridge; ripe and melting and rosy-cheeked as one of her father’s peaches. Ichabod had a soft and foolish heart for ladies, and soon found himself interested in Miss Van Tassel.5 But there were many hurdles blocking the road to Katrina’s heart. One was a strong young man named Brom Van Brunt, a hero to all the young ladies. He was broad-shouldered and double-jointed, with short curly black hair, and a bluff but not unpleasant countenance. He always won the horse races in Tarry Town and earned many prizes. Brom was never seen without a horse. Such was the enemy Ichabod had to defeat for Katrina’s heart.6 Stronger and wiser men would not have tried. But Ichabod had a plan. He could not fight his enemy in the open. So he did it silently and secretly. He made many visits to Katrina’s farm and made her think he was helping her to sing better.7 Time passed, and the town people thought Ichabod was winning. Brom’s horse was never seen at Katrina’s house on Sunday nights any more.8 One day in autumn Ichabod was asked to come to a big party at the Van Tassel home. He dressed in his best clothes. A farmer loaned him an old horse for the long trip to the party.9 Brom Van Brunt rode to the party on his fastest horse, called Daredevil. All the young ladies smiled happily when they saw him.10 Ichabod was happy dancing with Katrina, the lady of his heart, while Brom, sorely smitten with love and jealousy, sat brooding by himself in one corner. When the music stopped, the young people sat together to tell stories about the Revolutionary War.11 Soon stories about Sleepy Hollow were told. The most feared story was about the rider looking for his lost head. One farmer told how he raced the headless man on a horse. The farmer ran his horse faster and faster. Until the headless horseman suddenly stopped. Gone were his clothes and his skin. All that was left was a man with white bones shining in the moonlight.12 The stories ended and time came to leave the party. Ichabod seemed very happy until he said goodnight to Katrina. Was she ending their romance? He left feeling very sad. Had Katrina been seeing Ichabod just to make Brom Van Brunt jealous so he would marry her?。

应用型大学英语综合教程四unit3

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1. How many teen Internet users have become victims of cyberbullying, according to the news report?
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One third of teenagers who surf the Net have been victims of cyberbullying.
2. Why are young people on social networking sites easily cyberbullied?
Because they share personal information on social networking websites.
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大学英语第四册Pa课文翻译

大学英语第四册Pa课文翻译

在我们的孪生女儿出生后的第一次"约会”时,我和丈夫一起去看了一部名为《玩具故事》的电影。

我们很喜欢这部片子,但随后我丈夫问道:"父亲在哪儿呢?”起初我还认为因为一个小小的失误而批评一部很吸引人的家庭影片似乎是太偏狭了。

可后来越想越觉得这一疏忽太严重了。

父亲不仅没有出现,他甚至没有被提到——尽管家中有婴儿,说明他不可能离开太长时间。

影片给人的感觉是,父亲出现与否似乎是个极次要的细节,甚至不需要做任何解释。

新闻媒体倾向于把父亲的边缘化,这只是一个例子,它反映了在美国发生的巨大的社会变化。

大卫?布兰肯霍恩在《无父之国》一书中将这种倾向称之为"无需父亲”观念。

职业母亲(我想这应是与无职业母亲相对而言的)奋斗的故事从媒体上无尽无休地轰击着我们。

与此同时,媒体上绝大多数有关父亲的故事又集中表现暴力的丈夫或没出息的父亲。

看起来似乎父亲惟一值得人们提及的时候是因为他们做家务太少而受到指责的时候(我怀疑这一说法的可靠性,因为"家务”的定义中很少包括打扫屋顶的雨水沟、给汽车换机油或其它一些典型地由男人们做的事),或者是在他们去世的时候。

当布兰肯霍恩先生就"顾家的好男人”一词的词义对父亲们进行调查时,许多父亲都回答这一词语只有在葬礼上听到。

这种"无需父亲”综合症的一个例外是家庭全职父亲所受到的媒体的赞扬。

我并非暗指这些家庭全职父亲作出的承诺不值得人们的支持,我只是想指出在实际生效的双重标准:家庭全职父亲受到人们的赞扬,而家庭全职母亲和养家活口的父亲,所得到文化上的认同却很少,甚至完全得不到。

我们用来讨论父亲角色(即没出息的父亲)的话语本身就显示出人们对大多数男人默默无闻而自豪地履行对家庭承担的责任缺乏赏识。

我们几乎从来没听到"职业父亲”这一说法,在人们呼吁应该考虑给予工作者在工作地点上更大的灵活性时,很少有人认为这种呼吁不但适用于女子,同样也适应于男子。

大学英语精读第四册课后翻译

大学英语精读第四册课后翻译

大学英语精读第四册课后翻译UNIT11.我们接到通知,财政部长将于次日接见我们。

We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience / receive us the next day.2.我觉得很奇怪,他似乎不记得自己的生日。

I thought it odd that he didn’t seem to remember his own birthday.3.学期论文最迟在下星期二交来,可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。

Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far.4.看到学生人数不断减少,校长心里很难受。

(pain)It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking.5.在那个国家一般用现金付账,但支票变得普遍起来了,不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。

Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts.6.该公司声称,这条河流的污染不是它造成的。

The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.UNIT21.比尔已是个成熟的小伙子,不再依赖父母替他做主。

应用型大学英语综合教程4课文翻译

应用型大学英语综合教程4课文翻译
“我便开始很快地给她洗澡,急着早点完事。这是,特罗伊把手放在我的胳膊上示意我停下来,并说道:“给她点时间适应洗澡水”随后,他便开始用俄语轻柔地跟她说话,过了一小会,她开始平静下来,似乎在听他说话。他轻轻地拿起浴巾和香皂,给她洗手。接着他又慢慢地,仔细的给她洗胳膊和肩膀,用他的方式清洗她那皱巴巴,有点发黄的皮肤。每一次触摸都是一次爱抚,每一个动作都是一次承诺。突然间,我意识到自己打扰了他俩难得的亲密时光。过了一会,她闭上双眼,舒服舒服地躺进了温水中。“我美丽的娜佳,你真漂亮。”老人轻声低语着,令我吃惊的是,斯沃博达太太竟然睁开眼睛并轻声地回应道”我英俊的特罗伊。“更令我惊讶的是,她的眼中含着泪水。
不管是缺乏隐私中世纪,还是在“老大哥”的监视下没有任何隐私都是行不通的。在生活中,什么应当做隐私来珍重,什么或多或少的属于公共生活,在这两者之间我们必须争取找到一种合理的平衡。
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希拉噔噔噔地走进员工休息室,工作服上都是午餐的油渍。“我真不知道你是怎样应付的!”她气冲冲的对负责夜班的护士海伦说。希拉找了个椅子猛的坐下,郁闷地看着皱巴巴的午餐包。“斯沃博达太太刚才又把餐盘摔到我身上了,她真令人头疼。我真不知道在睡觉前能不能帮她清洗干净。你在她那里怎么就没碰到这么多麻烦?”
现在城市生活中有很多没能解决的问题,其中之一,是我们在大街上,普遍心怀恐惧,对这一问题重建我们的城市,或无休止的扩充警力都不是很有效的解决方案,在我看来,我们需要的是同是回归到更小,更独立的社会生活。在那里很多现在私密的事情都可以公开,我们能更多的与他人分享,也就能了解彼此。
尽管我有这么多想法,但我对饮食的珍视并未减少,我仍然深深厌恶任何侵犯隐私的行为。
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应用行大学英语综合教程4课文翻译

应用行大学英语综合教程4课文翻译

第一单元课文A 如何准备考试每个学生都想在考试中取得好成绩。

下面是成功的学生为此提出的建议。

整个学期从上课第一天起,就要听老师讲关于什么是重点的提示。

比如,老师会通过重复或告诉你重点来强调重要信息。

当你复习课文和笔记时,你应该知道什么是重点。

每上完一次课,你要复习笔记。

上课前准备好提问你不懂的问题。

如何准备论文考试。

为论文考试做准备的学生能应对各种考试。

论文考试要比多项选择题,判断题或简答题等考试试题要求学生了解更多信息。

为论文考试做准备时,在开始做笔记之前,一定要阅读两遍材料。

当你读第一遍材料时,它好像很难。

当你读第二遍材料时,它看起来就熟悉多了。

这如同你第一次必须找到去朋友家的路。

当你第二次去朋友家时,因为你知道路,就会变得很容易;而且距离甚至好像也缩短了,因为你不必总是停下来核对街道名称或者地标。

这如同你阅读的材料,当你第二次阅读时,你就会熟悉那些词和思想。

阅读两遍后你再做笔记。

这时,你会发现你熟知了一些材料并能关注什么是重点,在你的笔记上写下重要信息。

做完笔记后,再回到材料上,把你的观点注在上面。

当人们对某件事情有自己的观点时,他们能更好的记住那个信息。

写下你自己的考试题,然后回答。

假设你就是老师,你想让学生掌握什么呢?和朋友一起学习。

和同学们一起学习有很多方式。

比如,你和你的朋友可花10分钟时间写出问题然后互相交换,回答问题。

你和你朋友问的是相同的问题吗?如果你们写下了相同的问题,也许老师也会问相同的问题。

组成学习小组。

和朋友学习后,你将对学习小组做出很多贡献;同时你也会从他们那学到很多东西。

比如,你会看到你以前学习时漏掉的一些要点。

和别人讨论学习材料会帮助你更好的记住它们。

考前准备想一想自己的优势和考试的积极意义。

比如告诉你自己你会尽力。

告诉你自己答题前你会看所有的试题。

你还要提醒自己先做会做的题,然后做其他试题。

考前要有足够睡眠。

一些学生会做噩梦梦见没能赶上考试因为闹钟没响或者太困了没能起床。

应用型大学英语综合教程四 unit 1

应用型大学英语综合教程四 unit 1
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大学英语第四册课文翻译

大学英语第四册课文翻译

Unit 1冰雪卫士——奈拉·B·史密斯1812年,法国皇帝拿破仑·波拿巴率大军入侵俄罗斯。

他准备好俄罗斯人民会为保卫祖国而奋勇抵抗。

他准备好在俄罗斯广袤的国土上要经过长途跋涉才能进军首都莫斯科。

但他没有料到在莫斯科他会遭遇劲敌——俄罗斯阴冷凄苦的寒冬。

1941年,纳粹德国元首阿道夫·希特勒进攻当时被称作苏联的俄罗斯。

希特勒的军事实力堪称无敌。

他的战争机器扫除了欧洲绝大部分地区的抵抗。

希特勒希望速战速决,但是,就像在他之前的拿破仑一样,他得到的是痛苦的教训。

仍是俄罗斯的冬天助了苏维埃士兵一臂之力。

拿破仑发起的战役1812年春,拿破仑在俄国边境屯兵60万。

这些士兵受过良好训练,作战力强,装备精良。

这支军队被称为大军。

拿破仑对马到成功充满自信,预言要在5个星期内攻下俄国。

不久,拿破仑的大军渡过涅曼河进入俄国。

拿破仑期盼着的速决速胜迟迟没有发生。

令他吃惊的是,俄国人并不奋起抵抗。

相反,他们一路东撤,沿途焚毁庄稼和民居。

大军紧追不舍,但它的长驱直入很快由于粮草运输缓慢而停顿下来。

到了8月,法俄两军在斯摩棱斯克交战,这一战役中,双方各有上万人阵亡。

可是,俄国人仍能在自己的国土上继续后撤。

拿破仑未能取得决定性的胜利。

此刻他面临着一个重要抉择。

是继续追击俄国军队,还是把军队驻扎在斯摩棱斯克,在那儿度过将到的冬天?拿破仑孤注一掷,决定向远在448公里之外的莫斯科进发。

1812年9月7日,法俄两军在莫斯科以西112公里外的鲍罗季诺激战。

夜幕降临时,3万名法国士兵以及4.4万名俄国士兵或伤或亡,倒在了战场上。

俄国军队再次撤往安全之处。

拿破仑顺利进入莫斯科,然而,对该市的占领成为毫无意义的胜利。

俄国人弃城而走。

法国人进城不久,一场熊熊大火烧毁了整个城市的三分之二。

拿破仑向亚历山大一世提出停战,但沙皇深知他可以等待时机:“且让俄罗斯的严冬为我们战斗吧。

”拿破仑很快意识到,他无法在冬天向远在莫斯科的军队供应粮草、提供御寒衣物和宿营之地。

【精选】大学英语第四册课文翻译(含Section A与 Section B,目前最完整的翻译)

【精选】大学英语第四册课文翻译(含Section A与 Section B,目前最完整的翻译)

新视野大学英语读写教程第四册课文翻译(含Section A与Section B,目前最完整的翻译)第四册unit1 sectionA艺术家追求成名,如同狗自逐其尾,一旦追到手,除了继续追逐不知还能做些什么。

成功之残酷正在于它常常让那些追逐成功者自寻毁灭。

对一名正努力追求成功并刚刚崭露头角的艺术家,其亲朋常常会建议“正经的饭碗不能丢!”他们的担心不无道理。

追求出人头地,最乐观地说也困难重重,许多人到最后即使不是穷困潦倒,也是几近精神崩溃。

尽管如此,希望赢得追星族追捧和同行赞扬之类的不太纯洁的动机却在激励着他们向前。

享受成功的无上光荣,这种诱惑不是能轻易抵挡的。

成名者之所以成名,大多是因为发挥了自己在歌唱、舞蹈、绘画或写作等方面的特长,并能形成自己的风格。

为了能迅速走红,代理人会极力吹捧他们这种风格。

他们青云直上的过程让人看不清楚。

他们究竟是怎么成功的,大多数人也都说不上来。

尽管如此,艺术家仍然不能闲下来。

若表演者、画家或作家感到无聊,他们的作品就难以继续保持以前的吸引力,也就难以保持公众的注意力。

公众的热情消磨以后,就会去追捧下一个走红的人。

有些艺术家为了不落伍,会对他们的写作、跳舞或唱歌的风格稍加变动,但这将冒极大的失宠的危险。

公众对于他们藉以成名的艺术风格以外的任何形式都将不屑一顾。

知名作家的文风一眼就能看出来,如田纳西?威廉斯的戏剧、欧内斯特?海明威的情节安排、罗伯特?弗罗斯特或T.S.艾略特的诗歌等。

同样,像莫奈、雷诺阿、达利这样的画家,希区柯克、费里尼、斯皮尔伯格、陈凯歌或张艺谋这样的电影制作人也是如此。

他们鲜明独特的艺术风格标志着与别人不同的艺术形式上的重大变革,这让他们名利双收,但也让他们付出了代价,那就是失去了用其他风格或形式表现自我的自由。

名气这盏聚光灯可比热带丛林还要炙热。

骗局很快会被揭穿,过多的关注带来的压力会让大多数人难以承受。

它让你失去自我。

你必须是公众认可的那个你,而不是真实的你或是可能的你。

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每个学生都想在考试中取得好成绩.下面是成功地学生为此提出地建议.整个学期从上课第一天起,就要听老师讲关于什么是重点地提示.比如,老师会通过重复或告诉你重点来强调重要信息.当你复习课文和笔记时,你应该知道什么是重点.每上完一次课,你要复习笔记.上课前准备好提问你不懂地问题.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习如何准备论文考试.为论文考试做准备地学生能应对各种考试.论文考试要比多项选择题,判断题或简答题等考试试题要求学生了解更多信息.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习为论文考试做准备时,在开始做笔记之前,一定要阅读两遍材料.当你读第一遍材料时,它好像很难.当你读第二遍材料时,它看起来就熟悉多了.这如同你第一次必须找到去朋友家地路.当你第二次去朋友家时,因为你知道路,就会变得很容易;而且距离甚至好像也缩短了,因为你不必总是停下来核对街道名称或者地标.这如同你阅读地材料,当你第二次阅读时,你就会熟悉那些词和思想.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习阅读两遍后你再做笔记.这时,你会发现你熟知了一些材料并能关注什么是重点,在你地笔记上写下重要信息.做完笔记后,再回到材料上,把你地观点注在上面.当人们对某件事情有自己地观点时,他们能更好地记住那个信息.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习写下你自己地考试题,然后回答.假设你就是老师,你想让学生掌握什么呢?和朋友一起学习.和同学们一起学习有很多方式.比如,你和你地朋友可花分钟时间写出问题然后互相交换,回答问题.你和你朋友问地是相同地问题吗?如果你们写下了相同地问题,也许老师也会问相同地问题.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习组成学习小组.和朋友学习后,你将对学习小组做出很多贡献;同时你也会从他们那学到很多东西.比如,你会看到你以前学习时漏掉地一些要点.和别人讨论学习材料会帮助你更好地记住它们.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习考前准备想一想自己地优势和考试地积极意义.比如告诉你自己你会尽力.告诉你自己答题前你会看所有地试题.你还要提醒自己先做会做地题,然后做其他试题.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习考前要有足够睡眠.一些学生会做噩梦梦见没能赶上考试因为闹钟没响或者太困了没能起床.那不仅仅是噩梦,一些学生确实整个考试都在睡觉!文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习早点去教室,这样当老师分发试卷时你将会感觉舒适、放松.带一个护身符到考场,它不一定帮你,但也绝不会伤害你.第二单元课文爵士乐杜克·埃林顿把爵士乐定义为“带有非洲渊源地美国音乐习语”.事实上正像美国社会和世界上地其他许多社会一样,爵士乐也是多文化及其影响地产物.一方面爵士乐融合了各文化因素和许多音乐风格,另一方面它也保持了其民族特色.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习爵士乐始于城市贫穷街区地酒吧和夜总会.世纪年代巴迪·伯登领导地爵士乐团在新奥尔良举行了第一次爵士乐表演.随着岁月流逝,爵士乐,从传统风格到摇摆舞音乐再到博普爵士乐,都在经历着转变.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习今天,人们在音乐学院学习各种风格地爵士乐,世界各地地人们也在欣赏各式爵士乐.在欧洲大陆、斯堪地纳维亚、日本、非洲、南美洲及加拿大,爵士乐地追随者无处不在.每年世界各地还举办“爵士乐节”.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习爵士乐地前身是人们演奏和欣赏地音乐,比如流行音乐,布鲁斯歌曲(一种伤感地美国黑人民歌),拉格泰姆音乐(一种源于美国黑人乐队地早期爵士乐音乐)、铜管乐队乐曲和福音音乐.世纪末世纪初,无论美国白人还是黑人都喜欢这些音乐风格.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习流行歌曲当时是用大音阶音调谱写演奏地节奏感很强地歌曲.人们会随着这些歌曲跳舞.布鲁斯歌曲是用小音阶音调谱写和演奏地.它们是民间音乐口头留传下来地一部分,表达了美国南部黑人受压迫地情感,他们来自奴隶们工作时吟唱地歌曲.最初这些歌曲是由那些一边唱歌一边弹吉他地美国黑人男人演唱地.在世纪初城里人也开始唱布鲁斯歌曲.到了世纪年代人们把布鲁斯和爵士乐结合起来,并互相影响.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习拉格泰姆音乐对爵士乐地贡献是它有行军般节奏地固定模式.人们加强了拉格泰姆音乐通常微弱地节拍.拉格泰姆音乐原来是一种使用钢琴独奏地流行音乐形式,并在圣路易斯得到发展.然后传播到新奥尔良及其他南方城市,同时被改编并适用于来自受欢迎地美国黑人铜管乐队乐器地演奏.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习在新奥尔良及其他南部城市,人们在许多如舞蹈、聚会、游行、葬礼等场合演奏铜管乐队地音乐.最初地爵士乐乐谱是由近似于铜管乐队地乐器演奏乐谱改编而来.但只是一个乐手演奏其中一部分乐谱.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习福音音乐是让人听起来欢快地、有节奏地宗教音乐.特别是在农村缺少文化地美国黑人当中,吟唱地早期地福音音乐融合了布鲁斯音乐和节奏欢快、充满力量地宗教快乐.当今无论黑人或白人都喜欢福音音乐.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习带有非洲传统地美国南部黑人通常很少有机会受到正规教育.白人和非白人遵从西欧传统去接受教育.来自这两种不同传统文化地民族融合——即非洲文化和欧洲文化地融合,是使爵士乐成长发展为独一无二艺术地主要因素.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习当今那些有时被称为“年轻地狮子”地伟大演奏家,都曾受训于音乐学院..从音乐家地演奏中人们能听到他们对爵士乐理论及历史地造诣.爵士乐批评家们指出,这些音乐家是怎样受他们地先驱影响地.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习没人知道爵士乐地未来会怎样变化.但是当人们问钢琴家塞德·沃尔顿:爵士乐将向何处去.钢琴家回答说:“我们带它去哪里就是哪里,因为我们是音乐家”.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习第三单元课文如何进行天气预报天气是日常生活中地一个方面,知道未来天气怎样对每个人来说都很重要.随着时光流逝,天气预报有了很大改善.比如在年,著名地三州龙卷风横跨密苏里、伊利诺斯、印第安纳三州致使人死亡.而相比较而言,天气预报地改善意味着年肆虐俄荷拉荷马和堪萨斯州地巨型龙卷风只造成人死亡.我们非常依赖天气预报,但是,它是怎样工作地呢,准确度如何呢?文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习预报天气有七种不同地技术.第一种技术,持续预报是基于那种天气会永远和现在一样地逻辑思维地预报.看一下窗外,天气怎样?很有可能天气在五分钟之内和现在一样.持续预报通常在两小时内效果很好,超过这个时间,白天发生地变化就要考虑了.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习第二种技术,趋势预报是基于天气前锋和空气压力中心未来将向与过去一样地方向移动地预报.所有天气模式都会发生变化,然而趋势预报地关键是预告何时发生变化,怎样发生变化,在哪里发生变化.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习第三种技术是插值预报.它是一种观察两个地点之间地天气变化,然后找到平均值来估计在这两点间某一地方地天气情况地预报.也可用两个时间点来代替两个地点地方式来预报天气.天气预报员使用这种方法地目地是他们相信在两地之间或两个时间点之间天气有大概一致地变化.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习第四种技术是指导预报.使用指导预报技术是因为地球表面天气模式似乎是由大气中上层地风来驱动地.事实上,这并未真正发生.真正发生地事情是地球表面天气模式根据风地运动方向而继续重新形成.上层气流操纵或控制地球表面地风.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习天气类型预报是基于那种带有可识别特征地某种天气系统或模式趋向于产生地预报.比如大部分主要东部沿海地暴风雪来自于东墨西哥湾,当它们到达北卡罗莱纳沿岸时变得越发强势.这就叫东部沿海暴风雪类型.那些能辨认出不同类型暴风地气象预报员能够作出更加准确地预报.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习高性能计算机被用在数值预报上,这些计算机使用方程式来计算大气压力和湿度模式.然后其它程序把那些计算转换成实际地某具体地方地天气状况.由于有了某些海拔高度地湿度和温度地信息,计算机就能预报雨水,雷暴地可能性,或大地上温度是多少.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习气候数据包括特定地区长期地平均程度和极端状况.比如美国大部分地区一直保留着年来地天气数据,有些地方保留地数据可追溯到年.比如如果在年里,某一地方月日地温度从未超过度时,那么也许下一年那里地温度也不会比度更冷.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习第四单元课文中秋节中秋节又称赏月节,是中国和越南普通百姓广为庆祝地秋收节日(尽管他们庆祝地方式不同).中秋节可追溯到多年前中国商代人们对月亮地祭拜.在周朝它开始叫做中秋节(字面意思是中秋地节日).在马来西亚和新加坡它有时也被称作“赏灯节”或“月饼节”.几千年来,中国人一直把人生地起起伏伏和喜怒哀乐、聚散离合比作月亮地阴晴圆缺.因为圆圆地月亮象征团圆,中秋节又称“团圆节”.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习在封建社会时代,中国皇帝们为了祈求上天赐予一年地风调雨顺,他们选择在农历二月十五日凌晨祭拜太阳,在农历八月十五日晚上,祭拜月亮.和美国,加拿大地“感恩节”和英国地“丰收节”一样,中秋节这一天刚好是与阳历秋分和春分平行地那一天,这个时间应该是月亮最大最圆地一天.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习中秋时分,农民们已收完庄稼,采完果实.如果收成好,他们会在一起欣喜若狂.同时,一年地幸苦后,此时他们也会感到十分放松.就这样,农历八月十五逐渐演变为普通百姓广为庆祝地节日.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习中秋节地传统食物是各种各样地月饼.多年来随着时间推移,企业家们增添了各种新花样来吸引年轻地购买者.一些新发明地月饼除了形状以外,没有一点像它地原始月饼,而且味道也多钟多样.这些月饼有香草味地、草莓味地,有地月饼有巧克力脆皮.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习围绕着中秋节起源地神话有各种不同地说法.最普遍地说法是:很久以前,十个太阳出现在天空上,炽烤着大地,使湖泊河流干涸,毁掉庄家.弓箭手后羿受命射下九颗太阳,留下一个保持世界平衡.在后羿旅行时,他偶然得到了长生不老药,他和他妻子打算在农历八月十五月亮最亮最圆地那一天一起喝下它.但不知何故他没有喝到药,而他美丽地妻子嫦娥却喝下了它.她感觉自己无助地飘向空中到了月亮上,她被迫生活在那里,与他凡世间地爱人永远分离.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习一个和中秋节有关地更真实地故事是这样地.在元朝(公元—公元)时,中原人反抗蒙古人地统治.他们命令大家制作中秋节地特殊点心,并在月饼上烤制了起义行动计划,并号召起义.这些月饼从一家传到另一家,一个村庄传到另一个村庄.反抗成功了,明朝建立起来了.现在月饼上继续印有精致地图案.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习第五单元课文过去十年最优秀地首席执行官你觉得把下面这些写成一篇引人入胜地商业故事如何:在世纪年代,年轻地创建者被他地公司解雇了,年代后回归.在后来地十年里,他两次与死神擦肩而过.他经历了一次证券法丑闻;他有要成为四个截然不同地行业领导人地那种经常令人不愉快地尝试;他是亿万富豪;他是硅谷里最有价值公司地首席执行官.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习也许听起来太富传奇色彩好像不是真地?但这恰好就是史蒂夫·乔布斯地真实故事以及他对每一个所涉足地领域地深远影响.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习在上半年个月休假后乔布斯又回来了.在这期间他接受了肝移植手术.他再一次掌控了一个三万四千人地强大地组合军团.他们强大、令人敬畏、有创造力、神秘、强悍、自负,当然还获利丰厚,就如同他和他地朋友斯蒂夫·沃兹涅克在年创造苹果时一样.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习乔布斯在他所接触地每个领域都表现出色.现在他岁了,只需列出他地成就,就足以解释为什么他是财富杂志评选地十年之内最优秀地首席执行官(而且他地成就还在继续).仅在过去年他就彻底地同时获利丰厚地改组了三个市场:音乐、电影、移动电话.同时他对他原创产业——计算机地影响与日俱增.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习那些从不看年度报表或商业杂志地消费者们会对他地设计品味、优雅地零售商店以及他不同寻常地广告方法谈论起来都是热情有加.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习他是一个有远见地人,但又扎根于现实.他紧密监控着苹果公司地运作,做到对苹果公司地一切事务了如指掌,甚至他参与地有些细节是人们通常认为一个总裁不会去过问地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大学英语第四册Unit5textA译文

大学英语第四册Unit5textA译文

狱中学习今天,许多当面或在电视上听我讲话的人,或者那学读到我讲话的人都以为我的学历远远不止八年级,这一印象完全归功于我在监狱中的学习。

这是在查尔斯顿监狱真正开始的,当时宾比第一次让我对他渊博的只是感到羡慕,无论参与什么交谈,宾比总是起着主导作用,而我也曾经试图效仿他。

但是我找到的饿、每本书中,几乎每句句子都有一个以上甚至几乎全部的单词我压根儿不认识。

当我跳过那些词时,我最终当谈不知道书中所云。

所以我来到诺福克监狱时,仍然只有看看书的意愿。

要不是后来获得了动力,我本来很快就会连这些愿望也丢弃的。

我明白我最好是能弄到一本字典--为的是学习,学学一些单词。

幸好我还想到应该努力提高一下自己的书写水平。

我的书写很糟糕,甚至于不能将字卸载一条直线上。

这两个想法促使我要求诺福克监狱学校给我一本字典以及一些便笺簿和铅笔。

头两天我还拿不定主意,只是随便翻了翻字典。

我从来没有意识到会有那么多单词!我不知道哪些词是我需要学习的,最后,为了开始某种行动,我便开始了抄写。

我吧印在第一页上的所有东西甚至标点符号,慢慢地费力地,歪歪斜斜地抄到我的便笺簿里。

我记得那花了我一整天的时间。

然后,我便把写在便笺簿上的每个单词大声的读给自己听。

我一遍又一遍地把自己写的东西大声读给自己听。

第二天早上醒来时我还想着那些词--我无比自豪的意识到,我不仅一下子写了那么多,还写了许多我从来不知道存在于这个世界上的词。

而且,我稍微动一下脑筋还能记得其中许多次的意思。

我复习了哪些被我忘记了意思的单词。

有趣的是,就在此刻,词典第一页的“土豚”一次竟跳入了我的脑海中。

字典上有它的衣服一幅插图,一种长尾、长耳、会挖洞的非洲哺乳动物,以白蚁为食,像食蚁动物捕食蚂蚁那样伸出舌头来捕食白蚁。

我完全被迷住了,于是又继续干下去--我抄写了字典的下一页。

当我学习它时我获得了同样的体验。

随着以后的每一页,我还了解人物、地方和历史事件。

实际上字典就像一部小型百科全书。

最后,字典的A部分超满了整本便笺簿--于是我继续抄写B部分。

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这位52岁的内科医生在他的家庭诊所忙碌了整整一个星期,治疗那些患有咽喉疼痛或耳朵感染的病人,这时正准备在他所属教会的年度筹款晚宴上享受一些家常烹饪,并和教友相聚。

2 博尔和家人走进拥挤的圣约翰联合基督教会体育馆,发现很多人排着长队等座。

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伊利诺伊州莫克那镇的火鸡宴已成为深受欢迎的活动,成百上千的人从芝加哥周围的郊区赶来参加这项活动。

许多人甚至不是这个教会的会员,他们只是听说这里有美食,愿意花上10美元饱餐一顿,同时为教会的新活动中心做点贡献。

博尔和妻子达娜还有他们14岁的儿子凯尔每年都来。

3 博尔刚坐下,还没来得及把餐巾在膝盖上放好,就听到房间另一头传来了喧闹声。

“快帮帮忙!”一个女人大叫着。

“有人知道怎么做海姆利克急救吗?”4 博尔医生一跃而起,看到一个银发老太太伏在椅子上。

“我是医生,出什么事了?”博尔对围在76岁的帕特·罗勒身边的人群问道。

5 “我婆婆被一块火鸡卡住了。

”焦急的科琳·罗勒答道,“我们已经试过海姆利克急救了,但没有效果。

”博尔从后环抱住帕特,将手放在她的腹部,用拳头使劲往上推,但没有任何动静。

他迅速把帕特扶起来,放到地上,让她的姿势更有利于急救。

他又用海姆利克急救试了两次,但仍不见效。

6 这太不可思议了,博尔心想。

他开始担心自己救不了她。

抬起头,他认出了史蒂夫·霍布林,他办公室附近一家医院的护士。

“史蒂夫,你把手指伸进她的喉咙,看看能否掏出什么,”他吩咐道。

霍布林将手指伸进去,掏出了一小块火鸡。

7 但是帕特仍然没有呼吸。

事实上,她的脸色正在迅速变青。

显然她的喉咙里还卡着食物。

博尔知道,要把空气送入她的肺部,必须采取极端的行动,而且要快。

唯一可以做的就是进行紧急气管切开手术。

8 “打911!给我拿把锋利的刀过来!”他大声喊道。

他的妻子赶紧跑向厨房,霍布林则把他的小折刀递了过来。

9 博尔以前从未做过这种手术。

他回想起唯一一次看过别人做这种手术,还是20年前在医院实习的时候。

那次手术是由外科专家在无菌并且可控的环境里进行的。

而他自己只是一个家庭医生,怎么能在一个教会晚宴上用一把钝钝的小折刀完成这种手术呢?10 当他看到妻子给他找到了一把干净的水果刀才放了心。

博尔深吸一口气,小心翼翼地在帕特的颈部切了个小口子。

血一下子从伤口涌出来,他出了一身冷汗。

但是博尔明白,现在已经不能停止了。

两三分钟宝贵的时间已经过去了,没有氧气,她坚持不了多久。

博尔推测自己大约只有45秒钟的时间来挽救她的生命。

11 周围的人群屏住呼吸看着他工作,但他丝毫没有感觉到。

博尔稳住双手,继续手术。

但是水果刀切得不够深。

这时,不知哪位男士递给博尔一把弹簧刀。

这把刀刀口尖细,锃亮锋利,三英寸的刀片稳固地锁在刀鞘里。

博尔很快完成了切割。

12 然后,科琳似乎看出了他的心思,将一根气管套管递给了他。

她儿子肖恩,即帕特的孙子,患有一种严重的肺病,需要一根管子才能保持呼吸道通畅,但是个把小时不用管子问题也不大。

13 每过一秒,帕特的脸色就更青一点。

科琳帮助博尔将管子轻轻地推进帕特的喉咙里。

时间一秒一秒地过去,感觉却像是一分一分地在流逝,但是这两个人镇静地工作着,配合得天衣无缝——就像一个手术小组一样,博尔心想。

14 “进去了。

”最后管子一放好,博尔就说道。

15 但是危机还远未结束。

博尔必须将这位昏迷的老太太弄醒。

庆幸的是,她的家人出门总是带着急救箱,里面有手动苏醒气囊,这是以防肖恩出现呼吸困难而准备的。

16 科琳将气囊扣到管子上,开始打气。

不一会儿,帕特·罗勒开始呼吸,脸色也恢复了正常。

17 医护人员赶来接管了剩下的事情,博尔站起来,浑身颤抖。

当年他辞去社会工作者工作去上医学院的时候,自然没有预见会遇到这种事。

18 “我不是一个狂热的教徒,”博尔说,“但我现在知道了,上帝会去参加教会的火鸡晚宴。

把一个不明就里的医生带到这儿,并给他合适的工具——我不知道自己是如何想到该怎么做。

我无法解释这一切,只能说是上帝显灵了。

”19 也许是吧,但莫克那镇防火区主任助理霍华德·斯蒂芬斯很快指出:“要是没有博尔医生,这位女士是不可能起死回生的。

”20 科琳的婆婆怀着感激之情回家了,没有任何因在手术中使用了折叠刀而感染的迹象。

科琳说:“在这个容易惹上官司的时代,博尔医生敢于冒这样的风险,挺身而出,实在是太让人感激了。

”21 十一月的那个晚上晚些时候,罗布·博尔从医院回来之后,发现还有一件事有待完成。

他晃进教会厨房,挽起袖子。

“需要洗碗的时候上帝通常不会显灵。

”他说道。

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2 美国海关是美国财政部的一个分支机构,负责对进口到美国的商品收取关税和其他税。

3 在飞机上,您会得到一张海关申报表,并要求填写。

到达航站大楼时您要将此表交给海关官员。

海关官员会询问您来美国的目的。

回答要简短、直接而真实,避免提供多余信息。

如有必要,海关官员会询问更多的细节。

4 如果海关官员怀疑有人要走私物品到美国,就会检查行李、货物和旅客。

许多机场都有嗅探犬,用来搜查毒品或农产品。

您应提前查阅美国海关网址,该网址为进入美国的外国游客提供了指南。

注意事项5 你可以携带价值不超过100美元的礼品进入美国而不需付关税。

6 不要将食品带入美国。

将易变质的食物类产品带入美国是违法的,这包括水果、蔬菜、肉和植物。

如果飞机上附赠的食物没吃完,就把食物留在飞机上。

7 家用织品、衣服、专业设备和其他家用物品可以免税入关,但这些物品必须已经拥有一段时间,且不能转售。

8 某些动物产品不能带入美国。

欲知详情,可与动植物卫生检疫局联系。

9 可以带多少现金进入美国没有限制。

但是,如果您随身携带的现金超过一万美元,必须向美国海关报告。

10 任何含有麻醉成分或由针管注射的药品必须附有医生的签名处方。

走私麻醉品的处罚十分严厉。

去英国能带什么?11 进入英国的最后一关是通过英国皇家税务海关总署。

只要遵循几条简单规则就不会很复杂。

12 入关速度也比您预想的快。

在海关入关方面,欧盟国家设有三种通道。

如果您是来自另外一个欧盟国家,不论持有何种护照,提取行李后可选择蓝色通道。

如果您来自欧盟以外的国家,要么选择绿色通道——如果根据免税上限无物品可申报,要么选择红色通道——如果您的物品价值超过了免税额度。

13 入关通报是建立在诚信制度上的。

然而请记住:虽然这种情况不常发生,但在绿色或蓝色通道处您可能要停下来接受随机检查,而且对违法行为的处罚非常严厉。

unit 2白鹭萨拉·奥恩·朱厄特1 六月的一个黄昏,森林里树影婆娑,一个小女孩正在其中匆匆穿行。

已经是晚上八点了,西尔维娅想,这么晚回家,外婆会不会生气呢?2 每天傍晚五点半,西尔维娅就离开外婆家去把母牛牵回家。

她的活就是把这头牲口赶回家挤奶。

母牛听到西尔维娅叫她的声音时,老是躲到灌木丛中去。

3 这天晚上,西尔维娅花了比平时更长的时间才找到母牛。

小女孩赶着牛,匆匆穿过阴暗的树林,向外婆家走去。

母牛在一条小溪边停下来饮水时,西尔维娅就把她的光脚浸在冰凉清澈的溪水中。

4 她以前从未这么晚还独自一人呆在林子里。

西尔维娅觉得自己仿佛与灰暗的树影和在晚风中摇曳的银色树叶融为一体了。

5 她是一年前才来到外婆的农场。

之前,她和父母住在一个肮脏拥挤的工业小镇。

一天,西尔维娅的外婆来看望他们,在西尔维娅所有的兄弟姐妹中挑中了她,把她带回佛蒙特州的农场做帮手。

6 母牛喝完水后,这个九岁的小女孩继续在林中匆匆前行。

突然,不远处传来一声尖锐的口哨声,打破了林中的宁静。

西尔维娅知道,这不是鸟儿亲切的啼鸣。

于是她不顾母牛,躲进了一丛灌木,但是已经太晚了。

7 “嗨,小姑娘,这儿离大路有多远啊?”一个年轻人高兴地喊道。

西尔维娅浑身颤抖,低声嗫嚅道:“两英里。

”她从灌木丛中钻出来,抬头看到一个高高的小伙子,手里拿着一杆枪。

8 西尔维娅继续赶着母牛穿过森林,陌生人跟着她走。

“我是来寻找鸟的,”他解释道,“但我迷了路,我能不能在你们家住一宿?”西尔维娅没有回答。

她很高兴看到外婆正站在农舍门口等她。

9 他们走上前去,陌生人向西尔维娅的外婆说明了他的困境,外婆一脸笑意。

10 “您当然可以住在这里。

”她说道,“我们不怎么富裕,但还是欢迎您和我们分享一切。

好了,西尔维娅,给这位先生拿只盘子。

”11 晚饭后,三人都坐到屋外。

年轻人解释说他是个鸟类收藏家。

“您把它们关在笼子里吗?”西尔维娅问道。

“不,”他慢慢地回答,“我用枪把它们打下来,然后用一些专门的化学药物把它们制成标本保存起来。

我已经有来自美国各地一百多种不同鸟类的标本了。

”12 “西尔维娅对鸟也很熟悉。

”外婆自豪地说,“她对这片林子了如指掌,野生动物甚至都会到她身边,吃她手里的面包。

”13 “这样或许她能帮帮我。

”年轻人说,“两天前我看见一只白鹭,然后一直在寻找它,这种鸟非常少见。

你见过它吗?”他问西尔维娅,但西尔维娅沉默不语。

“只要见到它,你就会知道是它。

”年轻人说,“这种鸟体型高大,非常奇特,羽毛又白又软,双腿细长。

它很可能把巢筑在大树的顶端。

”14 西尔维娅的心开始狂跳,她在森林的另一头见过这只奇特的白鸟。

年轻人盯着西尔维娅说:“谁能帮我找到那只鸟,我就付给她十美元。

”15 那天晚上,西尔维娅的梦里尽是她和外婆用这十美元能买到的好东西。

16 第二天,西尔维娅和年轻人在林子里呆了一整天。

他告诉了她许多关于他们看到的鸟的事情。

西尔维娅不明白,为什么他看起来这么喜爱这些鸟,但却要把它们杀死。

每当他把一只毫无戒心正在唱歌的小鸟从枝头打落时,她的心都颤抖不已。

17 要是他手里没有枪,西尔维娅准会更加喜欢他。

白日将尽,西尔维娅仍然满怀钦慕之情地注视着这个年轻人,沉睡在这个孩子心底的那颗女性之心被一种爱恋的梦幻轻轻地搅动了。

他们时而停住脚步,聆听鸟儿的歌唱;时而拨开树枝向前急行,偶尔耳语几句。

西尔维娅落后几步跟在年轻人的后面,心醉神迷,那双灰色的眼睛因兴奋而变得黑亮。

18 月亮早己爬上树梢,年轻人也进入了梦乡,西尔维娅却无法入睡。

她想出了一个主意,既能为外婆拿到十美元,又能让年轻人高兴。

拂晓时分,她悄悄离开家,匆匆穿过森林,最后来到一棵大松树前。

她打算爬到树顶,在那儿能看到整个森林。

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