现代大学英语精读1 UNIT10 Mandela27s Garden 课文翻译资料讲解
现代大学英语精读1 Unit 10 Mandela’s Garden
In early 1977, the authorities announced the end
of manual labor and arranged some type of work for us to do in the courtyard, so we could spend our days in our section. (1) the authorities: he people or organizations in charge, here it refers to the prison authorities More examples: city authorities school authorities local authorities health authorities military authorities China authorities
Non-violence policy
Mahatma Gandhi Nelson Mandela Aung San Suu Kyi
他是现代印度的国父,是印度最伟 大的政治领袖,也是现代民族资产 阶级政治学说——甘地主义的创始 人。他的精神思想带领国家迈向 独立,脱离英国的殖民统治。他的 “非暴力”(ahimsa)的哲学思想, 影响了全世界的民族主义者和争取 能以和平变革的国际运动。
昂山素季(台湾译为翁山苏 姬,港澳译为昂山素姬,马 新译为昂山舒吉,拉丁转写: Aung San Suu Kyi,1945年 6月19日-)生于缅甸仰光, 是缅甸非暴力提倡民主的政 治家。1990年带领全国民主 联盟赢得大选的胜利,但选 举结果被军政府作废。其后 21年间她被军政府断断续续 软禁于其寓所中长达15年, 在2010年11月13日终于获释。 1990年获得萨哈罗夫奖,翌 年获得诺贝尔和平奖。
现代大学英语精读1课文翻译
TextAToward a brighter future for all奔向更加光明的未来1 Good afternoon! As president of the university, I am proud to welcome you to this university. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and of your parents and teachers. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible. 下午好!作为校长,我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学。
你们所取得的成就是你们自己多年努力的结果,也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果。
在这所大学里,我们承诺将使你们学有所成。
2 In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me. "Pose naturally," Mom instructed us. "Wait!" said Dad, "Let's take a picture of me handing him an alarm clock." The clock woke me up every morning in college.It is still on my office desk.在欢迎你们到来的这一刻,我想起自己高中毕业时的情景,还有妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影。
现代大学英语精读1_第十课课后参考答案分析解析
Preview1 Listen to the recording of the text and Choose the statement that best reflects your understanding.1. D2. D3. D4. B Vocabulary1 Become familiar with the rule of word formation.1 Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs.1. improvement2. endurance3. success4. allowance5. supply6. provision7. cultivation8. nourishment9. fulfillment10. attempt11. elimination12. refusal2 Give the corresponding verbs for the following nouns.1. garden2. fertilize3. mix4. liberate5. require6. fail7. endure8. alternate9. result10. satisfy3 Translate the following expressions. Point out which –ing form is a gerund and which a present participle.1.一家建筑公司(gerund)2.缺少一个环节(present participle)3.一个动人的故事(presentparticiple)4.阅读技能(gerund)5.一件泳衣(gerund)6.落日(present participle)7.起居(gerund)室8.睡美人(present participle)9.安眠药片(gerund)10.乏味的讲演/报告(presentparticiple)11.饮用水(gerund)12.流血的鼻子(present participle)13.藏身之处(gerund)14.太笼统/绝对的话(presentparticiple)15.狩猎的季节(gerund)16.最后的润色(gerund)17.指导原则(present participle)18.下个星期(present participle)19.颤抖的双腿(present participle)20.一张渔网(gerund)21.一根手杖(gerund)22.现有的制度(present participle)23.饮食习惯(gerund)24.(比萨)斜塔(present participle)25.一个有前途的学生(presentparticiple)26.正在增长的人口(presentparticiple)4 Compare the following expressions and translate them into Chinese.1.发展中国家;发达国家2.正在落下的树叶;落下的树叶3.正在沸腾的水;开水4.正在退败的战斗;一场败仗2 Complete thefollowing verb +collocations orexpressions. 1.have/get/show/produce/achieve2.have/take/accept/show/bear/assume3.discuss/debate/rai se/settle/confuse/ avoid4.pursue/have/devel op5.have/make/lose/av oid6.face/lives/time/money/trouble7.roots/chairs/hats/coats/gloves/shoes/bandages/make-up/doubts8. land9.enemies/rivals/opponents/suspects/errors10.oil/cars/cotton/res ults/a movie11.care/time/money/ experience/patienc e/courage12. the dead/treasure/past /head13.plants/children/animals/relationship 14.meetings/appointments/time/place/books/flowers/business affairs3 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the expressions listed below.1. cut out, removed/cut out, from2. provides/supplies, with3. brought back4. ask, permission5. empty6. take, in, through trial and error7. read, into8. at great length, providing, with9. in some ways, at heart4 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. in2. up3. away4. way5. out6. up7. out8. up9. with5 Translate the following sentences into English.1. 如果他们拒绝归还这些小岛,他们两国的关系就不能完全正常化。
现代大学英语精读1课文翻译
第一单元我最初听到这个故事是在印度,那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像实有其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。
后来有人告诉我,在第一次世界大战之后不久就出现在一本杂志上。
但登在杂志上的那篇故事, 以及写那篇故事的人,我却一直未能找到。
故事发生在印度。
某殖民官员和他的夫人举行盛行的晚宴。
跟他们一起就座的客人有——军官和他人的夫人,另外还有一位来访的美国博物学家——筵席设在他们家宽敞的餐室里,室内大理石地板上没有铺地毯;屋顶明椽裸露;宽大的玻璃门外便是阳台。
席间,一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了热烈的讨论。
年轻的女士认为,妇女已经有所进步,不再像过去那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上;少校则不以为然。
“女人一遇到危急情况,”少校说,反应便是尖叫。
而男人虽然也可能想叫,但比起女人来,自制力却略胜一筹。
这多出来的一点自制力正是真正起作用的东西。
”那个美国人没有参加这场争论,他只是注视着在座的其他客人。
在他这样观察时,他发现女主人的脸上显出一种奇异的表情。
她两眼盯着正前方,脸部肌肉在微微抽搐。
她向站在座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势,对他耳语了几句。
男仆两眼睁得大大的,迅速地离开了餐室。
在座的客人中,除了那位美国人以外论证也没有注意到这一幕,也没有看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的阳台上。
那个美国人突然醒悟过来。
在印度,碗中的牛奶只有一个意思——引蛇的诱饵。
他意识到餐室里一定有条眼镜蛇。
他意识到餐室里一定有条眼镜蛇。
他抬头看了看屋顶上的椽子——那是最可能有蛇藏身的地方——但那上面空荡荡的。
室内的三个角落里也是空的,而在第四个角落里,仆人们正在等着下一道菜。
这样,剩下的就只有一个地方了餐桌下面。
他首先想到的是往后一跳,并向其他人发警告。
但他知道这样会引起骚乱,致使眼镜索受惊咬人。
于是他很快讲了一通话,其语气非常威严,竟使所有的人安静了下来。
我想了解一下在座的诸位到底有多大的克制能力,我数三百下——也就五分钟——你们谁都不许动一动。
现代大学英语精读1(第二版)1-10单元课文翻译
课文翻译(Unit1——10)第一单元Translation of Text A半日1我走在父亲的一侧,牢牢地抓着他的右手。
我身上穿的,戴的全是新的:黑鞋子,绿校服,红帽子。
然儿我一点儿也高兴不起来,因为今天我将第一次被扔到学校里去。
2母亲站在窗前望着我们缓缓前行,我也不时的回头看她,希望她会救我。
我们沿着街道走着,街道两旁是花园和田野,田野里栽满了梨树和椰枣树。
3“我为什么要去上学?”我问父亲,“是我做错了什么了吗?”4“我不是在惩罚你,”父亲笑着说道,“上学不是一种惩罚。
学校是把孩子培养成才的地方。
难道你不想象你哥哥们那样,成为一个有用的人吗?”5我不相信他的话。
我才不相信把我从家里拽出来,扔进那个大大的,高墙围绕的建筑里对我有什么真正的好处呢。
6到了学校门口,我们看到了宽阔的庭院,站满了孩子。
“自己进去吧,”我父亲说,“加入他们。
笑一笑,给其他的孩子做个好榜样。
”7我紧抓着父亲的手,犹豫不决。
但是父亲却把我轻轻地推开了。
“拿出点男子气概来,”他说,“从今天起你就要真正开始自己的生活了。
放学时我会在这等你的。
”8我走了几步,便看见了一些孩子的面孔。
他们中我一个也不认识。
他们也没有一个认识我的。
我感觉自己像是一个迷了路的陌生人。
然而这时有些男孩开始好奇的打量我,其中一个走过来问到,“谁带你来的?”9“我爸爸”我小声说道。
10“我爸爸死了,”他简短地说。
11我不知道该说些什么。
这时学校的门已经关上了,有些孩子哭了起来。
接着,铃响了,一位女士走了过来,后面跟着一群男人。
那些人把我们排成几行。
使我们形成一个错综复杂的队行,站在那四周高楼耸立的院子里。
每层楼都有长长的阳台,阳台上带有木制顶棚,从阳台上可以俯视到我们。
12“这是你们的新家,”那位女士说道,“这儿有你们的父母。
一切能带给你们快乐,对你们有益的事物,这儿都有。
因此擦干你们的眼泪,快快乐乐地面对生活。
”13这样看来我之前的顾虑都是毫无根据的了。
大学精读Book one 1-10 中译英
大学英语精读第三版(上海外语教育出版社董亚芬主编)第一册Book1Unit1~Unit10 翻译答案Unit1 翻译1) 史密斯太太对我抱怨说,她经常发现与自己十六岁的女儿简直无法沟通。
Mrs. Smith complained to me that she often found it simply impossible to communicate with her 16-year-old daughter.2) 我坚信,阅读简写的 (simplified) 英文小说是扩大我们词汇量的一种轻松愉快的方法。
I firmly believe that reading simplified English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary.3) 我认为我们在保护环境不受污染 (pollution) 方面还做得不够。
I don’t think we’re doing enough to protect our environment from pollution.4) 除了每周写作文外,我们的英语老师还给我们布置了八本书在暑假里阅读。
In addition to/Apart from writing compositions on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us eight books to read during the summer vacation.5) 我们从可靠的消息来源获悉下学期一位以英语为母语的人将要教我们英语口语。
We’ve learned from reliable sources that a native English speaker is going to teach us spoken English next term/semester.6) 经常看英语电影不仅会提高你的听力,而且还会帮助你培养说的技能。
现代大学英语精读1课本内容及翻译
Lesson One Half a DayNaguib Mahfous1. I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform,and the red cap. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time.2. My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help.We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops: pears, and date palms.3. "Why school ?" I asked my father. "What have I done ?"4. "I'm not punishing you, " he said, laughing. "School's not a punishment. It's a place that makes useful men out of boys.Don' t you want to be useful like your brothers?"5. I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwingme into the huge, high-walled building.6. When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. "Go in by yourself, " said myfather, "and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others. "7. I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him. "Be a man, " he said. "Today you truly begin life.You will find me waiting for you when it's time to leave. "8. I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view. I did not know a single one of them, and none ofthem knew me. I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity, and one of them came over and asked, "Who brought you?"9. "My father, " I whispered.10. "My father's dead, " he said simply.11. I did not know what to say. The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears. The bell rang. A lady camealong, followed by a group of men. The men began sorting us into ranks. We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surrounded by high buildings; from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood.12. "This is your new home, "said the woman. "There are mothers and fathers here, too. Everything that is enjoyable andbeneficial is here. So dry your tears and face life joyfully. "13. Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love withmany girls. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.14. We played all sorts of games. In the music room we sang our first songs. We also had our first introduction to language.We saw a globe of the Earth, which revolved and showed the various continents and countries. We started learningnumbers, and we were told the story of the Creator of the universe. We ate delicious food, took a little nap, and woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning.15. Our path, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded. We had to be observant and patient. It was not all a matter ofplaying and fooling around. Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting. And while the lady would sometimes smile, she would often yell and scold. Even more frequently she would resort to physical punishment.16. In addition, the time for changing one' s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to theparadise of home. Nothing lay ahead of us but exertion, struggle, and perseverance. Those who were able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that presented themselves.17. The bell rang, announcing the passing of the day and the end of work. The children rushed toward the gate, which wasopened again. I said goodbye to friends and sweethearts and passed through the gate. I looked around but found no trace of my father, who had promised to be there. I stepped aside to wait. When I had waited for a long time in vain, I decided to return home on my own. I walked a few steps, then came to a startled halt. Good Lord! Where was the street lined with gardens? Where had it disappeared to? When did all these cars invade it? And when did all these people come to rest on its surface? How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover its sides? And where were the fields that bordered it? High buildings had taken over, the street was full of children, and disturbing noises shook the air. Here and there stood conjurers showing off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets. Then there was a band announcing the opening of a circus, with clowns and weight lifters walking in front.18. Good God! I was in a daze. My head spun. I almost went crazy. How could all this have happened in half a day, betweenearly morning and sunset? I would find the answer at home with my father. But where was my home? I hurried towards the crossroads, because I remembered that I had to cross the street to reach our house, but the stream of cars would not let up.Extremely irritated, I wondered when I would be able to cross.19. I stood there a long time, until the young boy employed at the ironing shop on the corner came up to me.20. He stretched out his arm and said, "Grandpa, let me take you across."第一课半日1我走在父亲的一侧,牢牢地抓着他的右手。
大学英语精读1第三版课文英汉对照
UNIT 1As we are at the start of the course, this seems a good moment to offer some advice on how to make the task of learning English easier.课程开始之际,就如何使学习英语的任务更容易提出一些建议似乎正当其时。
Some Strategies for Learning EnglishLearning English is by no means easy. It takes great diligence and prolonged effort.学习英语绝非易事。
它需要刻苦和长期努力。
Nevertheless, while you cannot expect to gain a good command of English without sustained hard work, there are various helpful learning strategies you can employ to make the task easier. Here are some of them.虽然不经过持续的刻苦努力便不能期望精通英语,然而还是有各种有用的学习策略可以用来使这一任务变得容易一些。
以下便是其中的几种。
1. Do not treat all new words in exactly the same way. Have you ever complained about your memory because you find it simply impossible to memorize all the new words you are learning? But, in fact, it is not your memory that is at fault. If you cram your head with too many new words at a time, some of them are bound to be crowded out. What you need to do is to deal with new words in different ways according to how frequently they occur in everyday use. While active words demand constant practice and useful words must be committed to memory, words that do not often occur in everyday situations require just a nodding acquaintance. You will find concentrating on active and useful words the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary.1. 不要以完全同样的方式对待所有的生词。
现代大学英语精读1 UNIT10 Mandela's Garden 课文翻译
2014101018第十单元Translation of Text A曼德拉的菜园1 1977年初,当局宣布解除集体劳动,给我们安排了一些院内的工作,因此我们可以在自己的这片区域里打发时间了。
结束了体力劳动就像解放了一样。
现在我每天可以读书、谢辛和我的狱友讨论问题,或者准备法律文件。
时间上的自由还得以让我继续从事在罗本岛上培养起来的两大爱好:园艺和网球。
2 为了在狱中生存,你必须使自己在日常生活中得到满足。
你可以通过把衣服洗的特别干净,把门前过道打扫得一尘不染,或把自己的牢房整理出尽可能大的空间这些方法使自己感到充实。
同一个在监狱外的人为自己完成重要任务而感到骄傲一样,监狱的人也可以完成未完成一件小事而同样感到自豪。
3 几乎刚在罗本岛被判刑时起,我就向当局提出申请,我在院子里开垦一块菜园。
多年来,他们没有给出任何原因,却一直拒绝我的请求。
但最终他们让步了,这样我们能够在远处墙根下一块狭长的地面上划出小片面积的地方做菜园。
4 院子里的土壤很干,而且石头很多。
这个院子在建起来之前是个垃圾场,因此为了开辟这个园子,我的清除掉大量的石头,给植物留出生长的空间。
当时,一些狱友开玩笑说我骨子里是个矿工,整天呆在一片荒地里,把自己的空闲时间都花费在挖院子里的地了。
5 狱方给我提供了种子。
开始时,我种了番茄、辣椒和洋葱——都是些不需要肥沃的土壤或经常照料的生命力很强的植物。
早期的收成不好,但很快状况就有了改善。
狱方不会后悔允许我开辟菜园种菜的,因为菜园的蔬菜长的好起来后,我就经常给看守们一些最好的番茄和洋葱。
6 虽然我一直喜爱园艺,但直到入狱后我才得到一片属于自己的菜园。
在园艺方面的第一次经历是在海尔堡,那是大学时作为体力劳动要求的一部分,我在一位教授家的院子里干活,在那里我享受着脑力劳动之余和土地之间的接触。
但自从我到约翰内斯堡学习并工作以后,就在没有时间和没有地方种菜了。
7 我开始订阅一些关于园艺方面的书籍。
大学英语精读1第三版课文英汉对照
UNIT 1As we are at the start of the course, this seems a good moment to offer some advice on how to make the task of learning English easier.课程开始之际,就如何使学习英语的任务更容易提出一些建议似乎正当其时。
Some Strategies for Learning EnglishLearning English is by no means easy. It takes great diligence and prolonged effort.学习英语绝非易事。
它需要刻苦和长期努力。
Nevertheless, while you cannot expect to gain a good command of English without sustained hard work, there are various helpful learning strategies you can employ to make the task easier. Here are some of them.虽然不经过持续的刻苦努力便不能期望精通英语,然而还是有各种有用的学习策略可以用来使这一任务变得容易一些。
以下便是其中的几种。
1. Do not treat all new words in exactly the same way. Have you ever complained about your memory because you find it simply impossible to memorize all the new words you are learning? But, in fact, it is not your memory that is at fault. If you cram your head with too many new words at a time, some of them are bound to be crowded out. What you need to do is to deal with new words in different ways according to how frequently they occur in everyday use. While active words demand constant practice and useful words must be committed to memory, words that do not often occur in everyday situations require just a nodding acquaintance. You will find concentrating on active and useful words the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary.1. 不要以完全同样的方式对待所有的生词。
现代大学英语精读1(第二版)1-10单元课文翻译
课文翻译(Unit1——10)第一单元Translation of Text A半日1我走在父亲的一侧,牢牢地抓着他的右手。
我身上穿的,戴的全是新的:黑鞋子,绿校服,红帽子。
然儿我一点儿也高兴不起来,因为今天我将第一次被扔到学校里去。
2母亲站在窗前望着我们缓缓前行,我也不时的回头看她,希望她会救我。
我们沿着街道走着,街道两旁是花园和田野,田野里栽满了梨树和椰枣树。
3“我为什么要去上学?”我问父亲,“是我做错了什么了吗?”4“我不是在惩罚你,”父亲笑着说道,“上学不是一种惩罚。
学校是把孩子培养成才的地方。
难道你不想象你哥哥们那样,成为一个有用的人吗?”5我不相信他的话。
我才不相信把我从家里拽出来,扔进那个大大的,高墙围绕的建筑里对我有什么真正的好处呢。
6到了学校门口,我们看到了宽阔的庭院,站满了孩子。
“自己进去吧,”我父亲说,“加入他们。
笑一笑,给其他的孩子做个好榜样。
”7我紧抓着父亲的手,犹豫不决。
但是父亲却把我轻轻地推开了。
“拿出点男子气概来,”他说,“从今天起你就要真正开始自己的生活了。
放学时我会在这等你的。
”8我走了几步,便看见了一些孩子的面孔。
他们中我一个也不认识。
他们也没有一个认识我的。
我感觉自己像是一个迷了路的陌生人。
然而这时有些男孩开始好奇的打量我,其中一个走过来问到,“谁带你来的?”9“我爸爸”我小声说道。
10“我爸爸死了,”他简短地说。
11我不知道该说些什么。
这时学校的门已经关上了,有些孩子哭了起来。
接着,铃响了,一位女士走了过来,后面跟着一群男人。
那些人把我们排成几行。
使我们形成一个错综复杂的队行,站在那四周高楼耸立的院子里。
每层楼都有长长的阳台,阳台上带有木制顶棚,从阳台上可以俯视到我们。
12“这是你们的新家,”那位女士说道,“这儿有你们的父母。
一切能带给你们快乐,对你们有益的事物,这儿都有。
因此擦干你们的眼泪,快快乐乐地面对生活。
”13这样看来我之前的顾虑都是毫无根据的了。
大学英语精读1第三版课文英汉对照
UNIT 1As we are at the start of the course, this seems a good moment to offer some advice on how to make the task of learning English easier.课程开始之际,就如何使学习英语的任务更容易提出一些建议似乎正当其时。
Some Strategies for Learning EnglishLearning English is by no means easy. It takes great diligence and prolonged effort.学习英语绝非易事。
它需要刻苦和长期努力。
Nevertheless, while you cannot expect to gain a good command of English without sustained hard work, there are various helpful learning strategies you can employ to make the task easier. Here are some of them.虽然不经过持续的刻苦努力便不能期望精通英语,然而还是有各种有用的学习策略可以用来使这一任务变得容易一些。
以下便是其中的几种。
1. Do not treat all new words in exactly the same way. Have you ever complained about your memory because you find it simply impossible to memorize all the new words you are learning? But, in fact, it is not your memory that is at fault. If you cram your head with too many new words at a time, some of them are bound to be crowded out. What you need to do is to deal with new words in different ways according to how frequently they occur in everyday use. While active words demand constant practice and useful words must be committed to memory, words that do not often occur in everyday situations require just a nodding acquaintance. You will find concentrating on active and useful words the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary.1. 不要以完全同样的方式对待所有的生词。
现代大学英语精读1第二版第十课课文分析
The theme is summed up at the very end.
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I. Text Analysis
Lesson 7 - Mandela's Garden
Structure of the text
Part 1 (para. 1- 8) about:
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Lesson 7 - Mandela's Garden
I. Text Analysis
Question 5: Like gardeners, leaders must take responsibility for what they cultivate…and eliminate what cannot succeed. (Para. 9) What does Mandela imply by saying it?
Here Mandela obviously alludes to his relationship with his wife. If not properly looked after and nourished, it would perish.
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I. Text Analysis
Lesson 7 - Mandela's Garden
Question 2: What role does Para. 2 play in the first part?
(完整word版)现代大学英语精读1课本内容及翻译
Lesson Eight The Kindness of StrangersMike Mclntyre1. One summer I was driving from my home town of Tahoe City, Calif, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I cameupon 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.There was a time in the country when you' d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, "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 did not bother me so much.What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.3. Does anyone stop any more? I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois's famous line: "I have always depended on thekindness of strangers." Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? 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 Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road?4. The idea intrigued me.5. The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life. So I decided to travel from the Pacific to theAtlantic without a penny. It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I'd have to conquer during the trip.6. I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a signdisplaying my destination to passing vehicles: "America."7. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, folks were always warning meabout someplace else. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming, In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went. I was amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests.8. One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies dressed intheir Sunday finest." I know you're not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it's so far between towns out here, you feel bad passing a person," said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. I didn't know whether to kiss them or scold them forstopping. This woman was telling me she'd rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road.9. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on thegrass 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."10. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people boughtme food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When he learned that I had "a light one," he drove me to his house, and handed me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. 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.11. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, and their gifts. But what I found most touchingwas the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.12. One day I walked into the chamber of commerce in Jamestown, Tenn. to find out about camping in the area. The executivedirector, Baxter Wilson, 59, handed me a brochure for a local campground. Seeing that it cost $12, I replied, "No, that's all right. I'll try something else." Then he saw my backpack. "Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land, if that's what you want," he said. Now we're talking, I thought. "Any particular direction?" I asked. "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."13. I accepted, and we drove out to a magnificent country house. Suddenly I realized he'd invited me to spend the night in hishome. His wife, Carol, a seventh-grade science teacher, was cooking a pot roast when we walked into the kitchen. Baxter explained that local folks were "mountain stay-at-home people" who rarely entertained in their house. "When we do," he said, "it's usually kin." This revelation made my night there all the more special.14. The next morning when I came downstairs, Carol asked if I'd come to their school and talk to her class about my trip. Iagreed, and before long had been scheduled to talk to every class in the school. The kids were attentive and kept asking all kinds of questions: Where were people the kindest? How many pairs of shoes did you have? Did anybody try to run you over? Did you fall in love with someone? What were you most afraid of?15. Although I hadn't planned it this way, I discovered that a patriotic tone ran through the talks I gave that afternoon. I told thestudents 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. I told them that the question I had had in mind when I planned this journey was now clearly answered.In spite of everything, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.第八课陌生人的仁慈1一个夏天,我正驱车从我的家乡加利福尼亚州的塔霍湖市前往新奥尔良。
现代大学英语精读课文翻译
Unit 1两个大学男孩,不清楚赚钱需要付出艰苦的劳动,被一份许诺轻松赚大钱的广告吸引了。
男孩们很快就明白,如果事情看起来好得不像真的,那多半确实不是真的。
轻轻松松赚大钱约翰·G·哈贝尔“你们该看看这个,”我向我们的两个读大学的儿子建议道。
“你们若想避免因为老是向人讨钱而有失尊严的话,这兴许是一种办法。
”我将挂在我们门把手上的、装在一个塑料袋里的几本杂志拿给他们。
塑料袋上印着一条信息说,需要招聘人投递这样的袋子,这活儿既轻松又赚钱。
(“轻轻松松赚大钱!”)“我不在乎失不失尊严,”大儿子回答说。
“我可以忍受,”他的弟弟附和道。
“看到你们俩伸手讨钱讨惯了一点也不感到尴尬的样子,真使我痛心,”我说。
孩子们说他们可以考虑考虑投递杂志的事。
我听了很高兴,便离城出差去了。
午夜时分,我已远离家门,在一家旅馆的房间里舒舒服服住了下来。
电话铃响了,是妻子打来的。
她想知道我这一天过得可好。
“好极了!”我兴高采烈地说。
“你过得怎么样?”我问道。
“棒极了!”她大声挖苦道。
“真棒!而且这还仅仅是个开始。
又一辆卡车刚在门前停下。
”“又一辆卡车?”“今晚第三辆了。
第一辆运来了四千份蒙哥马利-沃德百货公司的广告;第二辆运来四千份西尔斯-罗伯克百货公司的广告。
我不知道这一辆装的啥,但我肯定又是四千份什么的。
既然这事是你促成的,我想你或许想了解事情的进展。
”我之所以受到指责,事情原来是这样:由于发生了一起报业工人罢工,通常夹在星期日报纸里的广告插页,必须派人直接投送出去。
公司答应给我们的孩子六百美金,任务是将这些广告插页在星期天早晨之前投递到四千户人家去。
“不费吹灰之力!”我们上大学的大儿子嚷道。
“六百块!”他的弟弟应声道,“我们两个钟点就能干完!”“西尔斯和沃德的广告通常都是报纸那么大的四页,”妻子告诉我说,“现在我们门廊上堆着三万二千页广告。
就在我们说话的当儿,两个大个子正各抱着一大捆广告走过来。
这么多广告,我们可怎么办?”“你让孩子们快干,”我指示说。
现代大学英语精读1课文翻译1
现代大学英语精读1课文翻译Unit 1 Your college years1你可曾考虑过作为一个大学生你生活中正在发生和即将发生的变化?你可曾想到过大学时代教授们以及其他教职工为了你的成长和发展制定了目标?你可曾注意过你在从青少年渐渐成人的过程中会发生某些变化?尽管大学生很少想这些,但是在大学生时代很可能会发生一些主要的变化。
2在这段时期,学生们正经受自我认同危机,他们努力要了解自己的身份,掌握自身的优缺点。
当然,优缺点他们兼而有之,且两者都为数不少。
重要的是人们如何看待自己,其他人又如何看待他们。
皮尔斯和兰多曾在一篇文章中探讨了爱立信在《国际社会百科全书》中有关理论,根据他们的观点,性格特征是由先天基因(即父母的遗传物质)所决定,由外部环境而形成,并受偶然事件的影响的。
人们受环境的影响,反过来也影响他们的环境。
人们如何看待自己扮演的这两个角色无疑正是他们性格特征的部分表现。
3学生们经历自我认同危机的时候,他们也开始渐渐独立,但是可能仍然非常依赖父母。
这种介于独立与依赖之间的冲突常常发生在青少年末期。
事实上,这种冲突很可能因为他们选择继续接受大学教育而愈发激烈。
高中一毕业,一些学生便会立即走入社会开始工作。
这种选择的结果就是他们可能他们在经济上获得独立。
但是大学生已经选择了用几年的时间继续掌握新知并且发展自我,因此他们在一定程度上还要依赖父母。
41984年4月杰利弗·A·霍夫曼在《心理咨询杂志》上发表了《即将成人的青年与父母的心理距离》,文章中他提及了人与父母产生心理距离的四个不同方面。
第一,独立处理日常生活的能力,它包括个人独立处理实际事物和自身事务的能力,如理财的能力、选购服装的能力和决定每天工作日程的能力。
第二,态度独立,即个人学会正确看待和接受自己与父母的态度、价值和信仰上的差异。
第三个心理分离过程是情感独立,霍夫曼将这一过程定义为“摆脱父母的认可、亲近、陪伴和情感支持的过分依赖”。
现代大学英语精读1课文翻译
现代大学英语精读1课文翻译目录第一单元 (2)第二单元 (4)第三单元 (6)第四单元 (8)第五单元 (10)第六单元 (14)第七单元 (15)第八单元 (18)第九单元 (19)第十单元 (22)第一单元Translation of Text A半日1.我走在父亲的一侧,牢牢地抓着他的右手。
我身上穿的,戴的全是新的:黑鞋子,绿校服,红帽子。
然儿我一点儿也高兴不起来,因为今天我将第一次被扔到学校里去。
2.母亲站在窗前望着我们缓缓前行,我也不时的回头看她,希望她会救我。
我们沿着街道走着,街道两旁是花园和田野,田野里栽满了梨树和椰枣树。
3.“我为什么要去上学?”我问父亲,“是我做错了什么了吗?”4.“我不是在惩罚你,”父亲笑着说道,“上学不是一种惩罚。
学校是把孩子培养成才的地方。
难道你不想象你哥哥们那样,成为一个有用的人吗?”5.我不相信他的话。
我才不相信把我从家里拽出来,扔进那个大大的,高墙围绕的建筑里对我有什么真正的好处呢。
6. 到了学校门口,我们看到了宽阔的庭院,站满了孩子。
“自己进去吧,”我父亲说,“加入他们。
笑一笑,给其他的孩子做个好榜样。
”7.我紧抓着父亲的手,犹豫不决。
但是父亲却把我轻轻地推开了。
“拿出点男子气概来,”他说,“从今天起你就要真正开始自己的生活了。
放学时我会在这等你的。
”8.我走了几步,便看见了一些孩子的面孔。
他们中我一个也不认识。
他们也没有一个认识我的。
我感觉自己像是一个迷了路的陌生人。
然而这时有些男孩开始好奇的打量我,其中一个走过来问到,“谁带你来的?”9.“我爸爸”我小声说道。
10.“我爸爸死了,”他简短地说。
11.我不知道该说些什么。
这时学校的门已经关上了,有些孩子哭了起来。
接着,铃响了,一位女士走了过来,后面跟着一群男人。
那些人把我们排成几行。
使我们形成一个错综复杂的队行,站在那四周高楼耸立的院子里。
每层楼都有长长的阳台,阳台上带有木制顶棚,从阳台上可以俯视到我们。
现代大学英语精读第二版(1)课后翻译句子整理
Unit 1 Half A DayVocabulary1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难,但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。
Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring about the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的,它会引起很多严重问题。
It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富,但是这完全是徒劳的,人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。
He loves to show off his wealth, but this is all in vain. People still avoid him as though he were poison.5. 他不久就爱上了这个村子。
他决心和村民一起把这个地方变成一个花园。
He soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make it a beautiful garden together with other villagers.6. 我们必须花更多的钱来和全球气温上升作斗争。
另外,我认为我们还必须采用严厉的法律措施。
这不只是一个钱的问题。
We must spend more money fighting against global warming. In addition, we must resort to tough laws. It is not just a matter of money.7. 当警察到达学校的时候,学生和老师还在一种茫然不知所措的状态。
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Translation of Text A
曼德拉的菜园
1 1977年初,当局宣布解除集体劳动,给我们安排了一些院内的工作,因此我们可以在自己的这片区域里打发时间了。
结束了体力劳动就像解放了一样。
现在我每天可以读书、谢辛和我的狱友讨论问题,或者准备法律文件。
时间上的自由还得以让我继续从事在罗本岛上培养起来的两大爱好:园艺和网球。
2 为了在狱中生存,你必须使自己在日常生活中得到满足。
你可以通过把衣服洗的特别干净,把门前过道打扫得一尘不染,或把自己的牢房整理出尽可能大的空间这些方法使自己感到充实。
同一个在监狱外的人为自己完成重要任务而感到骄傲一样,监狱的人也可以完成未完成一件小事而同样感到自豪。
3 几乎刚在罗本岛被判刑时起,我就向当局提出申请,我在院子里开垦一块菜园。
多年来,他们没有给出任何原因,却一直拒绝我的请求。
但最终他们让步了,这样我们能够在远处墙根下一块狭长的地面上划出小片面积的地方做菜园。
4 院子里的土壤很干,而且石头很多。
这个院子在建起来之前是个垃圾场,因此为了开辟这个园子,我的清除掉大量的石头,给植物留出生长的空间。
当时,一些狱友开玩笑说我骨子里是个矿工,整天呆在一片荒地里,把自己的空闲时间都花费在挖院子里的地了。
5 狱方给我提供了种子。
开始时,我种了番茄、辣椒和洋葱——都是些不需要肥沃的土壤或经常照料的生命力很强的植物。
早期的收成不好,但很快状况就有了改善。
狱方不会后悔允许我开辟菜园种菜的,因为菜园的蔬菜长的好起来后,我就经常给看守们一些最好的番茄和洋葱。
6 虽然我一直喜爱园艺,但直到入狱后我才得到一片属于自己的菜园。
在园艺方面的第一次经历是在海尔堡,那是大学时作为体力劳动要求的一部分,我在一位教授家的院子里干活,在那里我享受着脑力劳动之余和土地之间的接触。
但自从我到约翰内斯堡学习并工作以后,就在没有时间和没有地方种菜了。
7 我开始订阅一些关于园艺方面的书籍。
从中学习了不同的园艺技术和不同种类的肥料。
书中提及的许多材料我都没有,但经历了尝试和失败以后,我学到了很多东西。
我曾用不同的土壤和化肥来试着种花生,但最终都失败了。
这是我很少的几次失败之中的一次。
8 菜园是一个人在监狱中所能控制的仅有的几件事情之一。
播下种子,看着它生长,照料它,然后收获果实,这一过程是人得到一种简单却持久的满足感。
作为一小片土地的主人是我感到一丝的自由。
9 在某些方面,我把这个菜园当作自己一些侧面生活的暗喻。
领袖人物也必须照料他们的菜园;我们也一样要播种,然后看管、培育、收获果实。
像园丁一样,领袖人物也必须为他们培育的一切负有责任;他们必须致力于自己的工作,努力击退敌人,挽救所能挽救的一切,并去除不能获得成功的事情。
10 在写给温妮的两封信中我讲述了一株非常美丽的番茄,告诉她我是怎样把它从一颗娇嫩的幼苗培育成杰出深红色果实的强壮的植物。
但是后来,也许是因为出了什莫错,也许是因为缺少养料,这棵番茄开始枯萎、凋谢,而我不论做什莫都无法挽回它了。
当它最终死去的时候,我把它的根从土中挖了出来,洗干净后埋在菜园的一角。
我用了很长的篇幅给她讲这样的一个小故事。
至于她从信中体会到了什莫言外之意,我不得而知,但我当时是怀着非常复杂的心情来写这封信的:我不希望我们的关系向那株植物一样结束,然而我感觉到我已不能维持我生活中许多最为重要的关系,有时,一个注定要死去的东西任凭你如何去设法挽救都是徒劳的。