UNIT 3 TEXT A 中英文对照
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• 15,violent['vaiələnt]adj.剧烈的，猛烈地，（程度）厉害的， 极端的 • a ~ storm暴风雨 • violence['vaiələns]n.激烈；暴力；侵犯；歪曲 resort to ~ 诉诸暴力 • 16,anarchy['ænəki]n.混乱；无秩序；无政府状态 • 17,hatred['heitrid]n.憎恨；怨恨；敌意 • a hatred of/for(对...的)have a ~ of violence憎恨暴力 • 18,ideally[ai'diəli]adv.理想地；观念上地 • ideal =perfect adj.理想的，完美的 an ~ marriage美满 的婚姻 n. (常用复数）理想 reality
cost的主语是物或某种活动， 还可以表示“值”， 常见用 法如下： (1)sth. costs (sb.) ＋金钱. 某物花了（某人）多少钱。 A new computer costs a lot of money. 买一台新电脑要花 一大笔钱。 (2) (doing) sth. costs (sb.) ＋时间. 某物（做某事）花了 （某人）多少时间。 Remembering these new words cost him a lot of time. 他花了大量时间才记住了这些单词。
• 27 see(to it)that 确保，注意做到 • See to it that you always carry your passport.你得常带着 你的护照。 • Please see to it that the door is locked.请务必把门锁上。
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6,desert[di'zə:t]vt.遗弃；放弃；逃跑 vi.遗弃；逃掉；开小差 He deserted his family.他遗弃了他的家人 ['dezət]n.沙漠；荒原；应得的赏罚adj.沙漠的；不毛的；荒凉 的 dessert [di'zə:t]n.餐后甜食；甜点 7,bore[bɔ:](bored,bored,boring)vi.钻孔vt.使烦扰；钻孔 The long speech bored us all.那冗长的演讲使我们都感到厌烦。 ~+n. + with sth./by doing sth.(以...令人厌烦) He always bored her with the same story. by telling the same story. 他总是重复同一的故事，使她觉得厌烦 n.令人讨厌的人；孔 boredom n.
unit 3 Text A
Advantages:What can people do on the Internet 3. Life: go shopping, do business, pay bills, book tickets & hotels , turn to help online -- make life easier and convenient
(radiation, Cervical spine, eyes)
Disadvantages
3. Some people on line are not honest, who steal our information, steal our money, even hurt us. 4. Some contents online are not healthy for people, especially for youths. such as something about violence, sex, crime ect. 5. There are something illusory/unreal, which cause people to escape from reality and become lonely, depressed and even kill themselves -- do harm to both our body and mind
ranging from real-time online chat over instant messaging
and online forums to fully immersive graphical social environments. Online chat is a way of communicating by
英语(一)自学教程(2012年版)Unit 3 Text A
11. crew n. 全体船员，全体机务人员 The crew were annoyed at the captain's decision.（船员们 对船长的决定感到恼火。） The aircraft has a crew of 6.（这架飞机有6名机组人员。） 12. becalm v.（常用被动语态）（指帆船）因无风而停止前进 In the days of sailing vessels the crew were afraid they would be becalmed on the ocean.（在使用帆船的时代，船员们担 心他们会因为无风而无法在海洋上航行。） He was becalmed for a whole week north of the island. （他在海岛北面因无风而停泊了整整一周。）
6. average n. 平均数，平均 adj. 平均的；平常的，普通的 v. 平均 The average of 5，7 and 9 is 7. （5，7，9的平均数是7.） He receives an average of 50 calls a day.（他平均每天接到50个电话。） Mr. Brown could hardly believe that his son's work at school is below the average.（布朗先生几乎无法相信他儿子的学习成绩低于一般水平。） He is an average student in his class.（他是班上的一般学生。） 7. spot n.地点，处所；点，斑点 v. 点缀；认出；准确定位 adj. 当场作出的；现付的 She toured many scenic spots during the holiday.（假日里她游览了许多风景 胜地。） She told us the exact spot where the accident happened. （她把事故发生 的准确地点告诉了我们。） She decided on a blue tie with white spot for her husband. （她给丈夫选了 一条蓝底白点的领带。） There is a spot of ink on the white wall.（白墙上有墨水渍。） His shoes are spotted with mud.（他的鞋子上有泥渍。） She is so special， you can spot her in the crowd easily. （她很特别，你在 人群中能一眼认出她来。） She was urged to make a spot decision.（她被催促当场做决定。） on the spot 当场，在现场 in a spot 在困境中，在窘境中 put sb on the spot 使某人处于难堪地位 put one's finger on sb 's weak spot 指出某人性格上的弱点 spot check 抽样检查 spot survey 抽样调查 spotlight 聚光灯；汽车上的反光灯；公众注意中心 spot news 现场报道的新闻 spot price 现货价
读写课 第四册课文Unit 3 Text A
Unit 3Text A Fred Smith and FedEx: The vision that changed the world弗雷德•史密斯与联邦快递：一个改变了世界的创想1 Every night several hundred planes bearing a purple, white, and orange design touch down at Memphis Airport, in Tennessee. What precedes this landing are package pick-ups from locations all over the United States earlier in the day. Crews unload the planes' cargo of more than half a million parcels and letters. The rectangular packages and envelopes are rapidly reshuffled and sorted according to address, then loaded onto other aircraft, and flown to their destinations to be dispersed by hand — many within 24 hours of leaving their senders. This is the culmination of a dream of Frederick W. Smith, the founder, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of the FedEx Corp. — known originally as Federal Express — the largest and most successful overnight delivery service in the world. Conceived when he was in college and now in its 28th year of operation, Smith's exquisite brainchild has become the standard for door-to-door package delivery.2 Recognized as an outstanding entrepreneur with an agreeable and winning personality, Smith is held in high regard by his competitors as well as his employees and stockholders. Fred Smith was just 27 when he founded FedEx. Now, so many years later, he's still the "captain of the ship". He attributes the success of the company simply to leadership, something he deduced from his years in the military, and from his family.3 Frederick Wallace Smith was born into a wealthy family clan on August 11, 1944 in Mississippi. His father died when he was just four years old. As a juvenile, Smith was an invalid, suffering from a disease that left him unable to walk normally. He was picked on by bullies, and he learned to defend himself by swinging at them with his alloy walking stick. Cured of the disease by the age of l0, he became a star athlete in high school, playing football, basketball, and baseball.4 Smith's passion was flying. At 15, he was operating a crop-duster over the skyline of the Mississippi Delta, a terrain so flat that there was little need for radar navigation. As a student at Yale University, he helped revive the Yale flying club; its alumni had populated naval aviation history, including the famous "Millionaires' Unit" in World War I. Smith administrated the club's business end and ran a small charter operation in New Haven.5 With his study time disrupted by flying, his academic performance suffered, but Smith never stopped looking for his own "big idea". He thought he had found it when he wrote a term paper for an economics class. He drafted a prototype fora transportation company that would guarantee overnight delivery of small, time-sensitive goods, such as replacement parts and medical supplies, to major US regions. The professor wasn't impressed and told Smith he couldn't quantify the idea and clearly it wasn't feasible.6 However, Smith was certain he was onto something, even though several more years elapsed before he could turn his idea into reality. In the interim, he graduated from Yale in 1966, just as America's involvement in the Vietnam War was deepening. Since he was a patriot and had attended officers' training classes, he joined the Marines.7 Smith completed two tours in Vietnam, eventually flying more than 200 missions. "In the military, leadership means getting a group of people to subordinate their individual desires and ambitions for the achievement of organizational goals," Smith says, fusing together his military and business experiences. "And good leadership has very measurable effects on a company's bottom line."8 Home from Vietnam, Smith became fascinated by the notion that if you connected all the points of a network through an intermediary hub, the streamlined efficiency could be enormous compared to other disjointed, decentralized businesses, whether the system involved moving packages and letters or people and planes. He decided to take a stab at starting his own business. With an investment from his father's company, as well as a chunk of his own inheritance, Smith bought his first delivery planes and in 1971 formed the Federal Express.9 The early days were underscored by extreme frugality and financial losses. It was not uncommon for FedEx drivers to pay for gasoline for their vans out of their own pockets. But despite such problems, Smith showed concern for the welfare of his employees. Just as he recalled, even when they didn't have the money, even when there weren't couches in the office and electric typewriters, they still set the precedent to ensure a good medical and dental plan for their people.10 Along the way, FedEx pioneered centralization and the "hub and spoke" system, which has since been adopted by almost all major airlines. The phrase FedEx it has become a fixture in our language as much as Xerox or Google.11 Smith says success in business boils down to three things. First, you need to have appealing product or service and a compelling strategy. Then you need to have an efficient management system. Assuming you have those things, leading a team is the single most important issue in running an organization today.12 Although Smith avoids the media and the trappings of public life, he is saidto be a friendly and accessible employer. He values his people and never takes them for granted. He reportedly visits FedEx's Memphis site at night from time to time and addresses sorters by name. For years he extended an offer to any courier with 10 years of service to come to Memphis for an "anniversary breakfast". That embodies Fred Smith's philosophy: People, Service, Profit (P-S-P). Smith says, "The P-S-P philosophy is like an unbroken circle or chain. There are no clearly definable points of entry or exit. Each link upholds the others and is, in turn, supported by them." In articulating this philosophy and in personally involving himself in its implementation, Frederick Smith is the forerunner of the new sphere of leadership that success in the future will demand.。
英语(二)自学教程 Unit 3 Text A-Reflections-Friendship and Loyalty
New Words Learning
语法 essence
【 学习策略---词缀法】
essential
【 学习策略---近义词法】 Critical; significant vital
New Words Learning
caution: 1) n. great care which you take to avoid possible danger 谨慎；慎重 谨慎之人 a man of caution 雪天开车须谨慎驾驶 Driving with caution in snowy weather is necessary
The jury comprises 5 whites and 4 blacks. 5 whites and 4 blacks comprise the jury.
Language points
U.S.A is composed of Washington D.C, 50 states and overseas territories.
语法
He was cautioned against staying up late often. 他被警告不要经常熬夜 Police cautioned that drivers can never be more careful when driving in snowy weather.
New Words Learning
Language points
Loyalty consists of a friend, who will ….
语法
主句
1) 从句作定语，起修饰作用 2) 其它关系：无。
African Americans make up 12% of USA population. stick by: be loyal to a person and support him, esp in a difficult situation 继续支持，不离不弃(某人)
大学英语3 Text A课文翻译
大学英语3 Text A课文翻译Unit1一次，一位百老汇喜剧演员做了一个噩梦：他梦见自己在一个座无虚席的剧场里讲故事、唱歌，数以千计的人们看着他—但是没有人笑或拍手。
“即使一个星期能赚10万美元，”他说，“那也像人间地狱一般。
”不仅演员需要掌声，没有赞扬和鼓励，任何人都会失去信心。
因此，我们都有着双重需求：被别人称赞以及懂得如何去称赞别人。
说赞美的话是有技巧的，有正确的说法。
比如，因为某些显而易见的成就而去表扬一个人，这不是真正的赞扬。
你得运用辨别力和创造力。
“您今晚的演讲很精彩、很有说服力，”一次，一位和蔼可亲的女士对一位商人说，“我禁不住想，您肯定也能当一名出色的律师。
”听到这意外的溢美之词，那位商人像个男生般地脸红了。
无论声名显赫还是默默无闻，没有一个人会对真诚的赞赏无动于衷。
耶鲁著名的英语教授威廉·里昂·费尔普斯讲述道:“一个炎热的夏日，我走进一家拥挤的饭馆吃中饭。
服务员递给我菜单时，我说，‘今天厨房里的小伙子们肯定在受罪！’服务员惊讶地看着我说：‘来这儿的人都抱怨菜的味道不好，对服务评头论足，还埋怨太闷热。
19年了，你是第一个对后面厨房里的厨师们表示同情的人。
’人们所需要的，”费尔普斯下结论道，“是作为人能得到一点点关注。
”在那种关注中，真诚是至关重要的。
当劳作了一天的男人回家时看见孩子们将脸贴在窗上、张望着等待他，他也许会感到这种无声而珍贵的语言如甘露一般涤荡了他的心灵。
孩子们尤其渴望鼓励。
童年时如果得不到善意的赞赏，将会危及性格的发展。
一位年轻妈妈向A·W·比文牧师讲述了一件让人伤心的事：“我的小女儿常常不听话，我不得不批评她。
但是有一天，她特别乖，没有做一件会挨批评的事。
当天晚上，我给她盖好被子、准备下楼时，听见她在抽泣。
我走回去，发现她把头埋在枕头里。
她一边呜咽一边问：‘难道我今天还不够乖吗？’”“那个问题，”那位妈妈说，“像把刀一样刺痛了我。
Unit-1-3-高职英语课文及翻译
Unit 1 Text A College—A Transition Point in My Life1 When I first entered college as a freshman, I was afraid that I was not able to do well in my studies. I was afraid of being off by myself, away from my family for the first time. Here I was surrounded by people I did not know and who did not know me. I would have to make friends with them and perhaps also compete with them for grades in courses I would take. Were they smarter than I was? Could I keep up with them? Would they accept me?2 I soon learned that my life was now up to me. I had to set a study program if I wanted to succeed in my courses. I had to regulate the time I spent studying and the time I spent socializing. I had to decide when to go to bed, when and what to eat, when and what to drink, and with whom to be friendly. These questions I had to answer for myself.3 At first, life was a bit difficult. I made mistakes in how I used my time. I spent too much time making friends. I also made some mistakes in how I chose my first friends in college.4 Shortly, however, I had my life under control. I managed to go to class on time, do my first assignments and hand them in, and pass my first exams with fairly good grades. In addition, I made a few friends with whom I felt comfortable and with whom I could share my fears. I set up a routine that was really my own — a routine that met my needs.5 As a result, I began to look upon myself from a different perspective. I began to see myself as a person responsible for myself and responsible for my friends and family. It felt good to make my own decisions and see those decisions turn out to be wise ones. I guess that this is all part of what people call “growing up.”6 What did life have in store for me? At that stage in my life, I really was not certain whereI would ultimately go in life and what I would do with the years ahead of me. But I knew that I would be able to handle what was ahead because I had successfully jumped this important hurdle in my life: I had made the transition from a person dependent on my family for emotional support to a person who was responsible for myself.大学——我一生中的转折点作为一名一年级新生初进大学时，我害怕自己在学业上搞不好。
硕士综合英语教程2Unit1、2、3、4、5 Text A译文
硕士综合英语教程2参考译文Unit 1成功机构，以人为本“我们公司的经营模式是公司和每一位员工共同成功，绝不落下任何人，这也是成功经营一个企业的典范……”——霍华德·舒尔茨1.英特尔公司奉行它。
微软、摩托罗拉、戈尔、西南航空公司、班杰瑞、惠普、林肯电气以及星巴克也都奉行它。
它是什么？它就是这些公司所奉行的“以人为本”的策略。
2.越来越多的例子证明，成功的组织都是以人为本的。
为什么？因为精明的经理人们已经认识到他们企业的员工才是它们唯一真正的竞争优势。
竞争者可以在产品、工艺、选址、销售渠道等诸多方面与其不相上下，但却很难效仿的是拥有一支由专业素质高和工作动机强的人组成的劳动力队伍。
几乎在所有的行业，那些成功的公司之所以超越它们的对手们，主要的区别就在于他们所能够得到和留住想要的人。
3.哪些做法才能区分以人为本的公司呢？我们至少可以列出四条：第一，它们重视文化的多样性。
它们根据年龄、性别和种族积极寻求一支多元化的员工队伍。
第二，它们具有家庭氛围。
公司通过为其员工提供灵活的工作时间以及现场托儿服务设施等帮助员工平衡工作和个人职责之间的关系。
第三，它们对员工培训进行投资。
这些公司花费巨资以确保员工的技能水平始终保持最新状态。
这不仅确保员工可以处理该公司的最新技术和工艺，而且还使这样的员工极具市场竞争力。
第四，以人为本的公司将权力下放给员工。
它们将权力和义务下放到公司的最底层。
4.那些奉行以人为本的组织拥有一支更敬业、更忠诚的工作团队。
因而这样的团队精神转化成了高生产率和工作满意度。
这些员工会愿意做出更大的努力——为了准确彻底地完成他们的工作，他们会全力以赴。
我们来看一看其中的一个因奉行“以人为本”而取得成功的公司：星巴克。
星巴克的卓越成就5.让你在咖啡中醒来！——星巴克无处不在。
作为世界首屈一指的专业咖啡零售商，星巴克在世界上30多个国家开设和授权开设了8000多家咖啡店。
这些咖啡店销售各种各样的咖啡饮品、食物、咖啡及咖啡用品。
英语时文泛读第四册Unit 3 Text A
• di‧screet • 1careful about what you say or do, so that you do not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell secrets [≠ indiscreet]: • He assured her that he would be discreet. • I stood back at a discreet distance. • 2small and showing good taste or judgment - use this to show approval: • discreet jewelry • —discreetlyadverb • 1325-75; mid-14c., "morally discerning, prudent, circumspect,"
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Unit 3
Seeing the World
Lead In
• My dream traveling destination and my dream vacation. Why? • Which do you prefer: to travel to ten places in ten days or to stay ten days in one place? Why? • Do you want to travel around the world like Xu Xiake? • The new trend in the way the Chinese travel
商务英语阅读3 Unit 3 Text A
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影响(influences) 谈判失败恐伤世界经济 世界经济形势动荡，面临所谓“3F”危机，即金融危机 financial crisis 能源危机 fuel crisis 和粮食危机food crisis 。普遍认为，在当前形势下，达成一项全面的多哈回合贸 易协议会给世界经济注入活力，有利于使经济摆脱目前困 境。 世贸组织总干事拉米21日在此次部长级会谈开始时估计，多 哈回合协议如达成将大大促进贸易发展，每年会为全球经 济带来500亿到1000亿美元的收益。
共和党维护大资本家利益，主张贸易自由主义（
trade liberalization）；
民主党维护中小资产阶级利益，倾向贸易保护主义（
trade protectionism）。
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奥巴马希望“均衡贸易”
奥巴马表示欢迎与中国贸易，但中国需守规 则，且在世界均衡发展中扮演积极角色。他实际 建议中国发展内需(domestic demand)，提高内需 占GDP比重(proportion)。减少对美出口，减低美 劳工阶层失业。 “中国正崛起，她不会停止，中国人既不是我们 的敌人也不是朋友，他们是竞争者。”——奥巴 马
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Doha Negotiation多哈回合谈判 多哈回合贸易谈判(Doha Round of World Trade Talks ，or Doha Round negotiations)又称多哈发展议程 ，是世界贸易组织于 2001年11月在卡塔尔首都多 哈举行的世界贸易组织第四次部级会议 ( ministerial conference)中开始的新一轮多边贸易 谈判( multilateral trade negotiation)。议程原定于 2005年1月1日前全面结束谈判，但至2005年底为 止仍未能达成协议，最终于2006年7月22日世界贸 易组织总理事会的批准下正式中止。
新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第一册Unit3单词解释及例句
New wordsUnit 3 TEXT Acampusn.[C, U] the land and buildings of a university or college （大学或学院的）校园All freshman students live on campus. When they are in their second year at college, they may live off campus. 所有大学一年级的学生都住在校园里。
大学二年级时，他们可以住在校外。
transfo rmvt.completely change the appearance, form, or character of sth. or sb., esp. in a way that improves it使改观；使变形；使转化The president of the university said that they were trying their best to transform their university intoa top school in the country. 这个大学的校长表示，他们正竭尽全力把他们的学校建设成为全国的一流大学。
fleetn.[C] a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains, esp. when they are owned by one organization orperson 车队；机群；船队Survivors were taken to a hospital in a fleet of ambulances. 幸存者被救护车队送往医院。
FedEx has a fleet of tr ucks. 联邦快递有卡车车队。
typicala.like most things of the same type 典型的；有代表性的Notice the sentences in the text that are relatively long, which is typical of a news report. 注意这篇文章中的句子比较长，这在新闻报道中是很典型的。
新视野大学英语2读写教程Unit 3 Text A 课文文本及翻译_20200412151826
新视野大学英语2读写教程（第三版）Unit3课文文本及翻译Section A Text AJourney through the odyssey years奥德赛岁月之旅1Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to paralle l different age groups and life stages:Childhood,adolescence,adulthood,and old age.We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age,with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges.These challenges can be overcome by acquainting ourselves with them,such as the child’s need to learn,the adult’s need to find the right career and build a family,and the senior’s need for support and good health care.2Interestingly,ideas about the stages of life are changing.3In previous times,people didn’t have a solid idea of childhood as being separate from adulthood.A hundred years ago,no one thought of adolescence.Until recently it was understood as a norm that their induction to adulthood was completed as soon as they graduated form college.They would now find a sensible job which would lead to a career.Then during this career they would start a family,ideally before they turned30.4Today we have an equivalent need to recognize a new phase of life that comes after high school graduation,continues through college,and then leads to starting a family and having a career,the so-called odyssey years.Recent trends show radical changes as young people are following a different agenda.They take breaks from school,live with friends and often return to living their parents.Similarly,they fall in and out of love,quit one job and try another or oven shift to a new career.So,we need to recognize this new stage,the odyssey years,which many now consider to be an unavoidable stage in reaching adulthood.5People who were born prior to the60s or70s in the last century tended to frame their concept of adulthood based upon achieving certain accomplishments:moving away from home,becoming financially independent,finding the right spouse and starting a family.But that emphasis on stability did not remain static.Today,young people are unlikely to do the same.During the odyssey years,a high proportion of young people are delaying marriage,child bearing,and even employment.6The odyssey years can saddle young people with enormous pressure to move forward quickly.As the sole heir and focus of their parents’expectations,hopes and dreams,some react with rebellious and prideful attitudes and behavior toward their parents.They often resent the pressure they’re feeling and keep distance from theirparents or even run away from home.Their confusion comes from the difficulties to make parents understand them and fluid journey of discovery they need in this phase of their lives.To get away from this confusion and upset,many young people resort to computer games,iPods,iPhones,or iPads to help distract them from their pain and stress.7Likewise,their parents are feeling more anxious.They may make allowances for a transition phase from student life to adult life,but they get upset when they see the transition of their grown children’s lives moving away from their expectations and stretching give years to seven years,and beyond.The parents don’t even detect a clear sense of direction in their children’s lives.They look at them and see the things that are being delayed.8It’s hard to predict what’s next.New guidelines haven’t been established yet,and everything seems to give way to a less permanent version of itself.There’s been a shift in the status and balance of power between the genders,too.More women are getting degrees than men.Male wages have remain stable over the past decades, while female wages have boomed.9Apart from anything else,this has had an implici t effect on cated women can get many of the things they want,such as security,accomplishment,and identity without marriage.However,both genders are having a harder time finding suitable mates to build their lives with.Considering all of this,it’s beneficial to know that even though graduates are delaying many things after college,surveys show they still hold highly traditional aspirations.For example,this contemporary generation rates parenthood even more likely than previous generations did!10This new phase will likely grow more pronounced in the coming years.Nations around the world have witnessed similar trends toward delaying marriage and spending more years than even shifting between higher education and settling down with a career and family.11Nevertheless,graduates shouldn’t be deceived into thinking they can back off simply because things have become more difficult.A large number of people chasing relatively fewer opportunities can create strong competitive pressure.So, from the outse t,keep your resume professional and up-to-date.12To reinforce this essential message,success moving through the odyssey years will come to those who don’t expect to achieve their goals right away but know that they must have the strength,capacity and confidence to endure over the long term.If you’re a little late with your goals,don’t feel like a failure!Stay strong,be positive, and keep focused!Someday you will look back and wonder at the vast changes as you passed through the odyssey years.1.我们大多数人都知道，根据不同的年龄和生活阶段。
新视野大学英语2读写教程Unit 3 Text A 课文文本及翻译_20200412151826
新视野大学英语2读写教程（第三版）Unit3课文文本及翻译Section A Text AJourney through the odyssey years奥德赛岁月之旅1Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to paralle l different age groups and life stages:Childhood,adolescence,adulthood,and old age.We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age,with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges.These challenges can be overcome by acquainting ourselves with them,such as the child’s need to learn,the adult’s need to find the right career and build a family,and the senior’s need for support and good health care.2Interestingly,ideas about the stages of life are changing.3In previous times,people didn’t have a solid idea of childhood as being separate from adulthood.A hundred years ago,no one thought of adolescence.Until recently it was understood as a norm that their induction to adulthood was completed as soon as they graduated form college.They would now find a sensible job which would lead to a career.Then during this career they would start a family,ideally before they turned30.4Today we have an equivalent need to recognize a new phase of life that comes after high school graduation,continues through college,and then leads to starting a family and having a career,the so-called odyssey years.Recent trends show radical changes as young people are following a different agenda.They take breaks from school,live with friends and often return to living their parents.Similarly,they fall in and out of love,quit one job and try another or oven shift to a new career.So,we need to recognize this new stage,the odyssey years,which many now consider to be an unavoidable stage in reaching adulthood.5People who were born prior to the60s or70s in the last century tended to frame their concept of adulthood based upon achieving certain accomplishments:moving away from home,becoming financially independent,finding the right spouse and starting a family.But that emphasis on stability did not remain static.Today,young people are unlikely to do the same.During the odyssey years,a high proportion of young people are delaying marriage,child bearing,and even employment.6The odyssey years can saddle young people with enormous pressure to move forward quickly.As the sole heir and focus of their parents’expectations,hopes and dreams,some react with rebellious and prideful attitudes and behavior toward their parents.They often resent the pressure they’re feeling and keep distance from theirparents or even run away from home.Their confusion comes from the difficulties to make parents understand them and fluid journey of discovery they need in this phase of their lives.To get away from this confusion and upset,many young people resort to computer games,iPods,iPhones,or iPads to help distract them from their pain and stress.7Likewise,their parents are feeling more anxious.They may make allowances for a transition phase from student life to adult life,but they get upset when they see the transition of their grown children’s lives moving away from their expectations and stretching give years to seven years,and beyond.The parents don’t even detect a clear sense of direction in their children’s lives.They look at them and see the things that are being delayed.8It’s hard to predict what’s next.New guidelines haven’t been established yet,and everything seems to give way to a less permanent version of itself.There’s been a shift in the status and balance of power between the genders,too.More women are getting degrees than men.Male wages have remain stable over the past decades, while female wages have boomed.9Apart from anything else,this has had an implici t effect on cated women can get many of the things they want,such as security,accomplishment,and identity without marriage.However,both genders are having a harder time finding suitable mates to build their lives with.Considering all of this,it’s beneficial to know that even though graduates are delaying many things after college,surveys show they still hold highly traditional aspirations.For example,this contemporary generation rates parenthood even more likely than previous generations did!10This new phase will likely grow more pronounced in the coming years.Nations around the world have witnessed similar trends toward delaying marriage and spending more years than even shifting between higher education and settling down with a career and family.11Nevertheless,graduates shouldn’t be deceived into thinking they can back off simply because things have become more difficult.A large number of people chasing relatively fewer opportunities can create strong competitive pressure.So, from the outse t,keep your resume professional and up-to-date.12To reinforce this essential message,success moving through the odyssey years will come to those who don’t expect to achieve their goals right away but know that they must have the strength,capacity and confidence to endure over the long term.If you’re a little late with your goals,don’t feel like a failure!Stay strong,be positive, and keep focused!Someday you will look back and wonder at the vast changes as you passed through the odyssey years.1.我们大多数人都知道，根据不同的年龄和生活阶段。
21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程2U3译文
Unit 3: Text A
2-2. The prisoners turned to rugby, the game that more than any other embodied white South Africa. Then, in 1995, as the new President of South Africa, Mandela, handed the Rugby World Cup trophy to the captain of the victorious Springboks, Francois Pienaar. In a single moment a divided and fractured nation was united.
Unit 3: Text A
振奋人心的力量
1. “体育运动具有改变世界的力量，其 激励人心、团结众人的力量，在某种程 度上难有匹敌。体育运动能创造希望 ……它是争取和平的手段。”
Unit 3: Text A
2-1. When a man like Nelson Mandela looks back over his life and, against the backdrop of all that he had to endure, pinpoints sport as a unique force for good, we should sit up and take notice. During his 27 years in captivity, mainly on Robben Island, sport helped sustain the spirits of Mandela and his fellow inmates. And not any sport.
大学英语1-6单元课文中英文对照
Page 3 Unit 1 Text A I Am Home我回家了I grew up on a farm with a huge family. There was lots of love, lots of space and lots to do. From gardening in the greenhouse to chasing our old goose, feeding the goats to gathering the cattle, the word “bored” never found its way into my vocabulary. The work for us was a labor of love.我在农场里长大，生活在一个大家庭里。
家中洋溢着爱，空间也很大，我们有做不完的事。
从暖房除草到赶我家那老迈的鹅，从喂山羊到赶牛群，我从来没有说过“厌倦”这个词。
干这些活儿我们都非常卖力。
My family and I were very close, spending most nights playing games or telling stories until it was time to go to bed. Falling asleep was never a problem for me. I just listened to the sounds of singing birds and dreamed of another day on the farm. This was my life, and I knew I was lucky.我和我的家人亲密无间，大多数的晚上我们玩游戏或讲故事，直到睡觉的时候方肯罢休。
我从来没有睡不着的问题。
我听着鸟儿的欢唱，梦想农场另一天的到来。
这就是我的生活，我知道我是个幸运儿。
When I was 12, though, something terrible happened that would change my life forever. My father suffered a serious heart attack and was diagnosed with heart disease. The doctors informed my dad that he would need to change his lifestyle completely, which meant no more farming life. We were forced to sell our home and move west.然而，在我12岁时，一件可怕的事情发生了，它永远改变了我的生活。
Unit-3-Text-A-语言点分析.doc
Global Reading >> Further UnderstandingI. True or False1. The phrase “on the latch” means the door is closed and locked. (F)(=This phrase means the door is closed but unlocked.)2. Nowadays, doors, not only in cities but also in rural areas, are locked. (T)3. Urban streets are more dangerous than outskirts and country areas. (F)(=Suburbs and country areas are more dangerous than urban streets.)4. In America nowadays, no one leaves his front door on the latch anymore. (t)II. Supporting Facts for the Central IdeaThe author uses lots of facts to support his central point of view: America is deteriorating from “the Land of the Free” into “the Land of the Lock”. Could you find any more supporting facts in addition to those listed below?1. Doors are not left unlocked either in cities or in rural areas.2. Dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires are widely in use.3. Suburban families have steel bars built in sliding glass doors.4. Small notices warning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant of homes.5. Access cards are required of those who work with medium- to large-size companies.6. Airport security uses electronic X-ray equipment to guard against terrorism.7. Businessmen employ new machines linked up to their telephone to determine whether the caller is telling lies or not.8. Suburban housewives wear rape whistles on their key chains.III. DiscussionIn Paragraph 6, the author mentions a public service advertisement by a large insurance company. Discuss the following questions.1. What does this ad point out?(=The lock is the new symbol of America.)2. What is the author’s purpose of using this example?IV. Sentence CompletionRead Part 2 carefully and supply the missing information.1. We have become so used to defending ourselves against the new atmosphere of American life and so used to putting up barriers.2. We are satisfied when we think we are well-protected.3. With electronic X-ray equipment, we seem finally to have figured out a way to hold the terrorists at bay.4. We do not want to afford ourselves even so much a luxury as a shadow.V. Questions and Answers1. Under what excuse do people resort to all those means mentioned in Part 2?(=In the name of “security”.)2. Does the author think they are justified in doing so?(=No. Because in the author’s opinion, America becomes the most insecure nation with all these means.)3. According to the author, what may be the legacy we remember best when we recall this era? (=We became prisoners of ourselves when we deal with the unseen horrors among us.)Global Reading >> Word Scanning1. Scan the text to find all the sentences containing the word “lock” or the word with “lock” as its root.the word “lock”:1) … the do or was closed but not locked. (Para. 3)2) It has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm system … (Para. 12)3) The lock is a new symbol of America. (Para. 6)4) … the transformation of America from the Land of the Free to the Land of the Lock. (Para. 7)5) … we devise ways to lock the fear out. (Para. 16)6) We may have locked the evils out, but in so doing we have locked ourselves in. (Para. 18) “lock” as a root:1) … doors do not stay unlocked (Para. 1)2) … a picture of a child’s bicycle with the now-usual padlock attached to it. (Para. 4)2. Based on these sentences, summarize the main idea of this text.Detailed ReadingI. Difficult Sentences1.I don’t know if that was a local term or if it is universal.1) What do “local” and “universal” mean respectively?(=“Local” means “of a particular place”, while “universal” means “common to all conditions or situations”.)2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.(=我不知道这是当地的一种说法，还是大家都是这么说的…)2.… doors do not stay unlocked, even for pa rt of an evening.Paraphrase the sentence.(=… doors are always locked, even just for a short period of time in the evening.)3.It is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see pasted on the windows smallnotices announcing that the premises are under surveillance by this security force or that guard company.What can be commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant homes?(=Small notices warning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant of homes.)4.Indeed, a recent public-service advertisement by a large insurance company featured notcharts showing how much at risk we are, but a picture of a child’s bicycle with the now-usual padlock attached to it.What is the insurance company’s intention of running an ad with a picture showing a padlock attached to a kid’s bicycle?(=The insurance company wants to show what danger people are in now because they may get the kid’s bicycle stolen.)5.If you work for a medium- to large-size company, chances are that you d on’t just wander inand out of work.1) What is a medium- to large-size company?(=A company which is between medium-sized and large-sized.)2) Paraphrase the structure “chances are that …”(=It is very likely that …)- Chances are that we will win easily.(=我们很可能会轻松取胜。
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Life Is Full of Choices
生活里充满了选择
Michael is no run-of-the-mill kind of guy. He is always happy and always has something positive to say. At work, when someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I‟d be twins!”
迈克尔决非等闲之辈，他总是那么乐观，总能看到事物积极的一面。
在工作中，假如有人问他“你最近好吗？”，他就会说：“太好了，简直没的说。
”
the situation lest they‟d continue feeling down. He was like a ray of sunshine, a prince among men. O ne day, I went up to Michael and asked him, “I don‟t get it. Y ou can‟t be positive all the time. How do you do it?”
假如员工哪一天遇到不顺心的事情，迈克尔总是告诉他们如何看待事物积极的一面，以免他们继续感到沮丧。
他如同一缕阳光，是芸芸众生里的佼佼者。
一天，我走到迈克尔跟前，问他：“我不明白，你不能总是那么积极乐观吧，你是怎么做的呢？”
Michael replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Mike, you have two choices today. Y ou can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning. I choose to learn from it, to see it almost as a victory."
迈克尔说：“每天早上，我醒来就对自己说：…迈克，你今天有两种选择：你可以选择好心情，也可以选择坏心情。
‟我选择了前者。
每当不幸降临时，我可以甘当受害者，也可以把它当成一种学习。
但我选择后者，把它看成是一种胜利。
”
"Y eah, right. It isn't that easy," I said.
“啊，有道理。
但没那么容易吧？”我说。
“Y es, it is,” Michael said. “Life is all about choices. Y ou choose how you react to situations. The bottom line is: It…s your choice how you live life.” I reflected on what Michael said.
“也不难。
”迈克尔答道，“生活就是选择。
你如何应对外界是你的选择，归根到底你如何生活也是你的选择。
”我努力回味迈克尔的这些话。
Soon after that, I left the big company where I had worked for years to start my own business.
I lost touch with Michael, but I thought about him almost weekly as I tried to live the best life I could. Several years later, I heard that Michael had been involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.
不久，我离开了那家我工作多年的大公司，开创了自己的事业。
虽然我与迈克尔失去了联系，但我几乎每个星期都会想起他，因为我想尽量过上最美好的生活。
数年后，我听说迈克尔出了大事故，他从约60英尺高的通讯塔上摔了下来。
After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with metal rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident and asked how he was. He replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Would you like to see my scars? "I didn't want to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident was taking place.
经过18小时的手术和数周的精心护理，迈克尔终于出院了，但他的背部置入了几根钢钎。
大约在事故发生6个月后我碰到了他，我问及他的近况，他答道：“太好了，没的说。
你想看看我的伤疤吗？”我不想看他的伤口。
不过我倒是问他，在事故发生的瞬间，他脑海里首先闪现的是什么。
“The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my young daughter,” Michael replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, within an inch of my life, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to die or I could choose to live. I chose the latter.”
“我想到的第一件事是我那年幼的女儿怎么办，”迈克尔说道，“然后，当我躺在地上，生命垂危时，我想到我有两个选择：我可以选择死，也可以选择生。
我选择了后者。
”
“Weren‟t you scared?” I asked.
“你感到害怕吗？”我问道。
“When the paramedics transferred me to the hospital and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read …He‟s a dead man.‟ I knew I needed to take action.”
“当救护人员把我送进医院，我看到医生和护士的脸部表情时，我确实感到惊骇。
从他们的眼神里，我看得出他们把我当成了死人。
我意识到我必须采取行动。
”
“What did you do?”
“你怎么做呢？”
“Well, I simply yelled: …I‟m choosing to live. Work on me as if I am alive, not headed to the grave.‟”
“我索性吼道：…我要活下去！快救我，把我当活人医治，别把我当成快要死的人！‟”
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live fully. Attitude is everything.
迈克尔活下来了，这多亏医生的高超技术，但也要归功于他对人生的惊人态度。
我也从他那儿学会了选择充实地过好每一天。
态度决定一切。