英语阅读二(第三课)中英对照ARE THESE THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE
成功英语阅读第二册中文翻译
第二部分Unit 1 懒男人约翰很懒。
他不想工作。
他更喜欢待在家里看电视。
有一天，约翰的妻子去超市买东西。
她看到超市的窗子上有个“需要帮助”的标志。
超市需要人把东西放上架子。
她和经理说了。
她告诉经理她丈夫没有工作，但是很强壮。
她说约翰回来跟他谈谈工作的事情。
当她回到家，她告诉了丈夫工作的事情。
她说的时候约翰正在看电视。
他的妻子非常生气。
她把电视机关了。
命令他去超市申请这个工作。
约翰不想让妻子生气，于是他就去了。
在去超市的路上，约翰想了想如果经理让他做这项工作会发生什么。
他不能再待在家里看电视。
他必须每天都来超市把东西上架。
然后他有主意了。
他决定告诉经理他肩膀疼，不能把东西举得高过头部。
他确信经理不会给他这个工作的。
到了超市以后，他告诉经理说他需要一份工作。
“你强壮吗？”经理问。
约翰解释说他不能把东西举国头顶。
约翰告诉经理说他在家里的花园中挖土的时候出了点是故。
“你的胳膊能举多高？”经理问。
约翰稍微提起胳膊。
“只能那么高。
”“在事故之前你能举多高？”经理问。
“这么高，”约翰说。
说着他把手举过了头顶。
Unit 2 我的新弟弟斯科特日记摘选今天妈妈从医院回家，带回我刚出生的小弟弟。
他是上周出生的。
还非常小。
妈妈让我抱了他一会。
他打了个哈欠睁开眼睛看着我。
我告诉他我的名字，并且欢迎他回家，但是我知道他还听不懂。
爸爸妈妈都笑了。
抱着弟弟的时候必须小心翼翼。
新生儿又小又无助，一定很容易受伤。
我们不得不为他们做所有的事。
他们甚至还不会上厕所。
他们在尿布上大小便，然后妈妈或爸爸会换掉尿布。
那太难闻了！真不知道那些东西是从哪里来的，因为他们都不怎么吃东西。
他们只喝奶。
看我弟弟喝母乳很尴尬。
爸爸很高兴妈妈和新宝宝回了家。
我也是，因为爸爸做饭不好吃！我不得不自己做很多事，比如铺床。
爸爸说妈妈很累，会忙着照顾宝宝，所以我还是得继续做这些事。
宝宝的名字叫托马斯。
我本以为他会老哭，没想到大多数时间他都只是在睡觉。
我不时地过去看看他，但是他并不常动。
仁爱英语八年级上册Unit 2 Topic 3 课文原文翻译及填空
Section A 1aJournalist:May I ask you some question, Dr. Li?记者：我能问你一些问题吗，李医生？Dr. Li:Sure, go ahead.李医生：当然，问吧。
Journalist:These days many people have the flu. So what should we do to prevent it?记者：这几天好多人都得了流感。
那我们应该怎么做去防止它呢？Dr. Li:Well, first, we should exercise often to build us up. Second, we should keep our rooms clean and the air fresh all the time. Third, we should wash our hands and change our clothes often. Finally, we should keep away from crowded places.李医生：首先，我们应该经常锻炼，强身健体。
其次，我们要保持房间整洁，空气清新。
第三，我们要经常洗手，勤换衣服。
最后，我们要远离人多的地方。
Journalist:Must we go to see a doctor at once when we have the flu?记者：得流感后必须马上去看医生吗？Dr. Li:Yes, we must.李医生：是的，必须。
Journalist:We'll take your advice. Thank you.记者：我们会采取你的建议。
谢谢。
SectionB-1aMiss Hu:Hello! People's Hospital.胡小姐：你好！人民医院。
Kangkang:Hello! Could I speak to Dr.Li Yuping?康康：你好！我能跟李玉平医生说话吗？Miss Hu:I'm afraid he is busy right now.胡小姐：恐怕他如今很忙。
新潮实用英语第二册 Unit Three原文对照翻译
Text A Everyday Life in Space1 (The following is part of the interview with Jean-Pierre Haigneré who spent 6 months on board Mir, in 1999.) Why do people do a lot of sport in space?(以下是对吉恩·皮埃尔·海格尼的部分采访内容，他在1999在“和平号”空间站住了6个月）为什么生活在太空中人们需做大量的运动？2 For the body to be in a state of weightlessness is a bit like lying for weeks in a hospital bed. The muscles and bones that do the carrying are no longer called upon. They no longer need to bear the body and so they quickly start softening. Bones lose 1% of their density every month！That’s why we have to do at least two hours of sport on the machines every day.因为处于失重状态的身体有些类似于在病床上躺卧数周。
由于起支撑作用的肌肉与骨骼无需受力，不再承受体重, 因此它们开始迅速萎缩。
骨骼密度每月减少1%！这就是为何我们必须每天在健身器上做两小时的运动。
3 How does one sleep in space?人在太空如何睡眠？4 It’s a bit like camping, you sleep in a sleeping bag. Since there’s no up and down, you sleep “standing”! What’s important is to be attached to the wall,where there’s some space. That’s why the sleeping bags arecovered with straps. A wide belt can be used for those of us who, like on earth, need to feel the pressure of a surface against the body in order to sleep better. You mustn’t forget to put your hands in the bag, otherwise they’ll be dancing around all night!有点像野营，你是睡在睡袋中。
新译林版高中英语必修二课文翻译(Unit3)
Unit 3 Festivals and customsReadingAlex around the worldAlex环游世界10 January,a wedding ceremony,India1月10日，婚礼，印度When Nadim invited me to his sister's wedding,I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime.I was definitely not wrong！纳迪姆邀请我参加他姐姐的婚礼时，我就知道这将是千载难逢的机会。
我绝对没有搞错!The wedding ceremony took place in a brightly decorated hotel room.There were hundreds of guests,all dressed up in formal,colourful clothes.According to tradition,the bride was wearing an eye—catching red silk sari.婚礼在一个装饰亮丽的酒店房间里举行。
来了数百名客人，他们都穿着正式的、色彩艳丽的服装。
按照传统，新娘要穿着耀眼的红绸纱丽。
I did not understanding all of the traditional customs,but a few made a deep impression on me.One was the bridegroom's entrance on a beautiful white horse.I had never seen that back home!Another was the part when Nadim's father proudly led his daughter through the rows of seats to her husband.It remindedme of my sister's wedding.Although our cultures are so different,the smiling faces are the same.不是所有的传统习俗我都了解，但是一些给我留下了深刻的印象。
新世纪大学英语2课文翻译2.ThreeDaystoSee
Three Days to SeeHelen Kellerclose 1RT All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year;sometimes as short as twenty-four hours. But always we wereinterested in discovering just how the doomed man chose to spend hislast days or his last hours. I speak, of course, of free men who have achoice, not condemned criminals whose sphere of activities is strictlyconfined .假如拥有三天光明海伦·凯勒我们都读过一些扣人心弦的故事，主人公将不久于人世，长则 1 年，短则24 小时。
而我们总是很感兴趣，这个即将辞世的人会如何度过他最后的时日。
当然，我指的是拥有选择权利的自由人，不是那些活动范围受到严格限制的死囚。
close2RT Such stories set us thinking , wondering what we should do under similar circumstances . What events, what experiences, whatassociations, should we crowd into those last hours as mortal beings?What happiness should we find in reviewing the past, what regrets?这一类故事会促使我们思考，在类似的处境下，我们自己会做些什么？身为生命有限的人类，我们会把什么样的事件、经历、联想，塞进这最后的时光里？回首往事，我们又会有哪些快乐和遗憾呢？close 3RT Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to liveeach day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude wouldemphasize sharply the value of life. We should live each day with agentleness, a vigor , and a keenness of appreciation which are often lostwhen time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more daysand months and years to come. There are those, of course, who wouldadopt the motto of "Eat, drink, and be merry", but most people wouldbe punished by the certainty of death.有时我想，把每天都当作生命的最后一天来度过，会是一个很好的原则。
新编大学英语Book2Unit3课后练习答案和课文翻译
新编大学英语Book2Unit3课后练习答案和课文翻译Unit 3 Born to WinIn-Class Reading课内阅读参考译文生而成功一个人不可能事事由别人来教你，只能在别人的帮助下靠自己去发现。
——伽利略1 每个人生来都是独特的，与众不同的。
每个人都有能力以自己特有的方式去赢得成功。
每个正常人都能够看、听、触摸、品尝并且思考自己的事情。
每个人都有自己特有的潜在性――能力和局限性。
每个人都能凭自己的本事成为举足轻重、会思考、明事理、创造性成果颇多的人——一位成功的人。
2 “成功者”和“失败者”这两个词有多种意思。
当我们把一个人称作成功者时，我们所指的并不是那种通过优势战胜他人而获得成功的人。
而是一个无论是作为个体或是社会的成员他都能可靠、迅速地采取行动做出真诚回应的人。
失败者是一个不会采取行动作出真诚回应的人。
3 很少有人是绝对的成功者或失败者。
这（成败）只是一个程度的问题。
然而，当一个人一旦具有了成为成功者的能力时，（他）经常获得成功的可能性就会更大。
4 对成功者来说成就不是最重要的；最重要的是真诚。
真诚的人知道自己的独特之处，也赞赏他人的这一特点。
5 成功者是不怕独立思考并运用自己知识的。
他能把客观事实与主观意见区分开来，而且不会装作能解决一切问题。
他倾听他人、评价他们说的话，却能得出自己的结论。
6 成功者能灵活变通。
（他）遇事不会采用已有的、刻板的方式行事。
他能根据形势的需要改变自己的计划。
成功者热爱生活。
他乐于工作、喜爱游玩、享受美食、欣赏他人和自然带来的乐趣。
他心安理得地欣喜自己的成就。
他（也）毫无妒忌地欣赏他人的成绩。
7 成功者关心天下、关爱世人。
他贴近社会上普遍存在的问题。
他努力提高生活质量。
即使面对国内和国际上的难题，他也不会认为自己是无能为力的。
他做一切力所能及的事，使世界变得更美好。
8 即使人们生来注定会成功，但也是生来就要完全依赖于周围环境的。
成功者顺利地完成从依赖到独立的转变。
贵州省贵阳市花溪二中八年级英语下册《Unit 2 Lesson 3》课文和阅读 人教新目标版
贵州省贵阳市花溪二中八年级英语下册《Unit 2 Lesson 3》课文和阅读人教新目标版8BU1L1课文8B U1 L1课文8B U1 L1课文English Speech ContestEnglish is an international language. It is the official language of more than 70 countries. Do you know how many people speak English in the world.9 More than 370 million people speak English as a native language. Another 750 million speak it as a second language. Many more people are learning English as a foreign language.English is one of the world's most widely used languages. Do you have any idea where English is often used? About 70 per cent of the world's radio and television stations use English to broadcast their programmes. Nearly 90 per cent of the information on the Internet is in English. And English is one of the working languages of the United Nations. In addition, it is used in most international activities, such as trade, sporting events, art festivals and conferences.In brief, English is very important in international communication. In order to communicate better with people from abroad, we must have a good command of English. We must do our best to learn it well.8B U1 L1阅读8B U1 L1阅读8B U1 L1阅读Languages Around the WorldThere are about 2,700 different languages in the world. English is oneof the most important, and is used as an international language ofcommunication. About one billion people speak English as a native or secondlanguage. About half of these people live in the USA. A lot more people inother countries learn English at school. English is the most popular languageon the Internet. Studies show that one person in six speaks English aroundthe world.More than 1.2 billion people in the world speak Chinese as their firstlanguage. That is more than any other language speakers in the world. Chineseis the second most popular language on the Internet.About 350 million people in he world speak Spanish (西班牙语) at home. Mostof these people live in Spain (西班牙), the USA and Latin America (拉丁美洲). Spanish is the third most popular Internet language.Over 125 million people speak French around the world. French-speakingpeople live not 0nly in France but also in Canada and African countries.Some people call it "the language of love".1. There are about one billion English speakers in the world.2. England has the most English speakers in the world.3. Chinese has the most speakers in the world.4. Spanish is more popular than Chinese on the Internet.5. Most of the French speakers live in France, Canada and African countries.6. People call French "the language of love".8BU1L2课文8BU1L2课文Journalist: Congratulations on your success!Li Fang: Thanks. It's really a great honour for me.Journalist: Please tell us what you've done to develop your Englishskills.Li Fang: Well, my way is to keep practising. You know practice makesperfect. It's very important to take every opportunity topractise speaking English in and out of class.Journalist: I guess you keep an English diary, don't you?Li Fang: Yes, I do. I keep it in order to develop my writing skills.Journalist: How do you improve your listening and reading skills?Li Fang: I often listen to English broadcasts and watch English TVprogranunes in my spare time. And I like to read English storiesand newspapers. I read either the China Students' Post or the21st Century before I go to bed.Journalist: You're a very good language learner indeed. What do you wantto be when you grow up, Li Fang?Li Fang: My dream is either to be a diplomat or to be a teacher of English.Journalist: Good for you ! I hope your dream will come true. Nice talkingto you.Li Fang: Thank you, and I enjoyed talking to you, too.8BU1L2阅读8BU1L2阅读8BU1L2阅读Read Mrs Li's speech and complete her outline below.Mrs Li, an English teacher, is speaking about the best way to learnEnglish. Here is her speech.The Best Way to Learn EnglishThe best way to learn English is to use it in conversation. Lots ofstudents complain they don't have any opportunity to contact native Englishspeakers. But they don't know that self-talk (自言自语) can very helpfulin language learning.The goal of self-talk is to get you into the habit of thinking inEnglish. If you get used to thinking in English, you don't have to translatefrom English into Chinese in your mind. You can respond (应答) faster andmore correctly in communication.Here are three exercises for English self-talk practice.a. Numbers: Numbers are around us everywhere -- in the street, in thetelephone book and in the newspaper. When you see or think of a number, sayit to yourself in English. This is a good way to begin training yourselfto think in English.b. Daily routines: What do you need to do today? Where are you going? What will you have for lunch? Try to talk about these things to yourself in English. This is a good way to develop your active grammar and vocabulary (词汇).c. Speeches: Do you know how to cook? Do you know how to use a household appliance? Do you know traffic rules? Try to explain these things in English to yourself. This is excellent practice for public speaking.8B U1 PC 阅读8B U1 PC 阅读8B U1 PC 阅读8B U1 PC 阅读8B U1 PC 阅读Read the passage and choose the best answers.Last year both Jane and Mary entered an international school in London.Jane was born in London, and she speaks British English. Mary was born inNew York and she speaks American English.One day Jane asked Mary where her father worked. Mary said, "He worksat a garage .""Do you mean your father repairs cars at a garage?" Jane was puzzled. "Yes, he's a car repairman 修理工.) ," Mary said. "You pronounce (发......音) the word garagein a different way from me. That's why you haddifficulty understanding me.""I' ve found the difference, too," Jane said.One Sunday they decided to visit the Wax Museum together. Jane askedMary how she would like to go. Mary said,"How about going by subway?""What do you mean by subway? Do you mean the underground?" Jane asked."That's right. We say subway or Metro and you say underground," Maryreplied. "My mother teaches English as a second language. She told me thereare quite a lot of differences between American English and British English.Since I'm in Britain now, I've decided to learn British English. Just asthe saying goes, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (入乡随俗) '""That's a good idea. I'd like to learn American English. We can helpeach other."1. Mary and Jane are from ____________.a. Americab. Britainc. differentcountries2. Mary's father works at a ____________.a. garage c. car factory c. shop3. Jane was puzzled in Line 8 means ____________.a. Jane was wordedb. Jane was excitedc. Jane did not quite understand the meaning of garage4. British English for"地铁" is ____________.a. Metrob. undergroundc. subway5. Mary's mother teaches English to ____________.a. native American studentsb. international students in Americac. native English students6. The passage shows that ___________ between American English and BritishEnglish.a. there are many differencesb. there is no differencec. there are only a few differences8BU2L1课文8BU2L1课文8BU2L1课文Li Xin, chief editor of the school newspaper, is presiding over the firsteditors’ meeting.Li Xin: Let's get started. We're going to start our school newspaper thisterm, so we need to discuss the name and sections at this meeting.You know, a newspaper won't be a success unless it has a good nameand interesting sections. Who'd like to set the ball rolling?Linda: Let me speak first. Perhaps we could call it CAMPUS STAR or CAMPUSMIRROR.Li Xin: How do you feel about those names?David: I prefer CAMPUS STAR to CAMPUS MIRROR.Yu Bin: I couldn't agree more. What do you think, Li Xin?Li Xin: Me, too. CAMPUS STAR sounds more attractive. What sections shouldwe include in our CAMPUS STAR, then?Yu Bin: I suggest NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS, STUDENTS' VOICE, FUNTIME and ADVICE PAGE.Linda: I'm not sure about the first one, but the other three sound fine.In my opinion, a school newspaper should focus on what happens oncampus.8BU2L1阅读8BU2L1阅读8BA Job AdvertisementED1TORS AND REPORTERSWANTEDOur school newspaper, CAPUS STAR, will he published twice a month nextyear. So we need some volunteer editors and reporters to work with us.Good writing skills are a must. Since the job will take a lot of yourspare time, candidates must have a great interest in the job. In addition,they should have a high sense of responsibility.The editors’ job involves reweiting, typing and proofreading(校对)，while the reporters’job involves interviewing, writing and taking photos.If you are interested in these jobs, please e-mail us with fulldetails about yourself.For more information, please contact us at:U2 L1阅读Room 608, building 2TEL: 65417350, E-MAIL: cs_dfis@Complete the answers to the following questions according to the advertisement.1.How often is the school newspaper going to be published?_________________a month.2.Why does the school newspaper place this advertisement?Because it needs some more ____________ and ____________.3.Is there any pay for these jobs? How do you know?____________. They are ____________.4.What qualities (素质) must the candidates have in order to work for the school newspaper?They must have good __________, a __________ in the job, and a high __________.5. What do the jobs of editors and reporters involve?The editing job involves ___________, ___________ and proofreading, and the reporting job involves ___________, ___________ and taking ___________.6.How can the candidates contact the school newspaper editors?They can ___________________ the editors with full ___________ about themselves.8B U2 L2课文8B U2 L2课文8B U2 L2课文8B U2 L2课文 Li Qiang is doing a project on Westem culture and customs during hisstudy trip to London. He wants to borrow some books from the school libraryso that he can find more information.ILibrarian: May I help you?LiQiang: Yes, please. I'd like to borrow some books on Western culture andcustoms.How can I find them?Librarian: You can check for them on the computer first.LiQiang: OK. How many books may I borrow at a time?Librarian: At most five.(Ten minutes later)LiQiang: I'd like to borrow these three books. How long may I keep them?Librarian: Two weeks.LiQiang: Two weeks? I'm afraid I can't return them until I've finished myproject.Librarian: In that case, you must renew them before they're due. Otherwiseyou'll haveto pay a fine. It's five pence a day for each book.IILiQiang: Excuse me. I can't find these two books. I think they must be onloan. But I really need them. What can I do?Librarian: In that case, you can recall them.LiQiang: How can I recall them?Librarian: Here's a form. Just write down the details of the books, yourname and class number.LiQiang: What do you mean by "details of the books"?Librarian: Oh, they're the title, the author's name and the call numberof the book. Please fill in this form so that we can let you knowas soon as we have the books back.LiQiang: All right. Thanks a lot.8BU2L2阅读8BU2L2阅读Read the following passage about the library and complete the two tasksbelow.The LibraryA library is more than just a place to store books. It provides readerswith a lot of information. That information may come from novels, shortstories, science fiction or dictionaries, from newspapers and magazines,from records, cassettes and videotapes, or even from the Intemet.There are many different library services for different types of users.The children's section of a library provides materials for young readers.Children can either listen to stories or play computer games there. Musiclovers can listen to records of their favourite musicians in the musicsection of the library. Some libraries even have exhibits like paintingsand photos for art lovers. Most libraries also, offer blind people specialservices.Libraries provide entertainment as well as information. Novels andshort stories are good materials to read for pleasure. Public libraries oftenhold lectures on topics of interest, and a few even offer concerts and films.No matter what your interests are, you will find that a library can be agreat place to enjoy yourself while you learn.Task 1Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to thepassage.1. A library can provide both audio(听觉的) and visual（视觉的）information.2. The children’s section is a lace for young readers to read only.3. Some libraries exhibit works of art, such as paintings and photos.4. Even blind people can use most libraries.5. Readers can get both entertainment and information from the library.6. Readers can go to lectures, concerts and movies in all public libraries.Task 2Read the following sentences and choose the word or expression closest tothe meaning of the underlined word.1.Do you store all your books in your study?a. keepb. writec. read2. The users of public transport are happy because another light rail line has opened to traffic.a. people sho take a busb. people who build public transportc. people who use a product or service3. Our school library offers free access to the Internet.a. getsb. providesc. has4. Can a library be a place of entertainment?a. of interestb. for func. for sightseeing5. Her reads novels as well as newspapers in his spare time.a. besidesb. butc. or8B U2 L3课文8B U2 L3课文8B U2 L3课文Dongfang International SchoolDongfang Intemational School was set up in 1954. As it is one of the best schools in the city, it attracts excellent students from both home and abroad. In recent years, it has achieved great success in educational quality.The school covers an area of 100,000 square metres. It has two classroom buildings with modem teaching facilities, such as computer rooms, language labs and a modem library. The school library has a collection of 300,000 books and a reading room with 80 seats. The playground consists of a 400-metre track, a football field and two courts for basketball and volleyball. Next to me playgrounO are a swlnumng pool ana a gymnasium.The school has an excellent teaching staff of 60. They are all experienced in teaching and have a high sense of responsibility.The school offers the following basic courses: Chinese, Maths, English, Social Science, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Science, Life Science, Technology, Music, Physical Education and Fine Arts. As it is an intemational school, it also offers other foreign language courses, such as French and Japanese besides English.Welcome to Dongfang International School. We hope you will find your school life here both enjoyable and rewarding.8B U2 L3阅读8B U2 L3阅读8BRead the following passage and complete the two tasks below.Schools in America and BritainIn the United States, all children from ages six to sixteen go to school.They spend six years in elementary(初级的) school and four to six years insecondary (中等的) or high school. Public school education is free.Almost all the schools have modem teaching facilities, such as computersand language labs, but there are also small country schools, with just oneclassroom.After the students complete all the required courses, they get a highschool diploma (文凭). If they want to go on to college, they take collegeadmission tests (入学考试).In Britain, all children from ages five to sixteen go to school. Theyspend six years in primary school, and then go on to secondary school.U2L3阅读There are state schools and public schools in Britain. The state schoolsare free, but parents need to pay for public school education because publicschools are private schools in Britain. Ninety per cent of children go tostate schools. Many British public schools are boarding schools (寄宿学校). The childrenstay at school during weekdays, and go home only at weekends. Teachingin both countries is usually student-centred (以学生为中心的). Studentsoften work togetherin groups and share their ideas freely with one another. They go to theirteachers only when they need help.Task 1Choose the best answer.1. __________ children go to school at the age of five.a. Americanb. Britishc. Both American and British2. __________ children spend six years in elementary or primary school.a. Americanb. Britishc. Both American and British3. Public school education is free __________.a. in Americab. in Britainc. in both America and Britain4. Parents need to pay for private school education __________.a. in Americab. in Britainc. in both America and Britain5. Almost all the American schools are __________.a. small country schoolsb.boarding schoolsc. equipped (配备) with modemfacilities6. Which of the following is TRUE?a. Parents don't have to pay for state school education in Britain andpublic school education in the United States.b. Neither British nor American students go to their teachers for help.c. American students often work together in groups while British studentsprefer to work alone.Task IIComplete the following passage with the italicized words and expressionsin the reading passage.In the United States, children start school when they are six yearsold. They must stay in school until they are sixteen~ Most students areseventeen or eighteen years old when they get a high school diploma.There are two kinds of _____________ and secondary schools in the UnitedStates: public schools and ____________. Most children go to ____________.Their parents do not have to pay for their _____________ .If a child goesto a private school, his or her parents have to _____________ his or hereducation.Today, about half of _____________ graduates take admission tests to_____________ to colleges and universities. A student at a _____________university does not have to pay very much ifhis or her parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive. Many _____________ students work while they are studying because they want to make some money for their college expenses (费用).8B U2 PC 阅读8B U2 PC 阅读8B U2 PC 阅读8B U2 PC 阅读8B U2 PC 阅读8B U2 PC 阅读8B Read the story and complete the two tasks below.You Must Do More ReadingAdam was studying to be an artist. Along with his basic courses, hewas taking some language courses, including Italian.One day the Italian teacher decided to ask the students to do a projectso that they would become more interested in Italian. He wanted them to puton a play. The play had to be in Italian and the setting (背景) had to bein Italy.The students were very happy with the project, and began to preparefor it. They divided themselves into two groups: the writers and the artists.Adam's task was to plan the artwork (美工). So he went to the library tofind as many picturesof Italy as possible. When he arrived at the library,he said to the librarian, "I need as many pictures of Italy as possible.How can I fred them?'“I’ll help you. Please wait a moment, and I'll be back soon," thelibrarian replied with a smile.In a few minutes, she returned with a big pile of(一堆) books in herarms. Adam thanked her and checked the books out.After a while he went back to the librarian. The librarian was puzzled(感到迷惑不解) to see him back."What's the matter with you, young man?" she asked,"What's the matter? I asked you for pictures, but there' s not onepicture in any of these books."The librarian was angry. She raised her voice, "There's nothing thematter with these books, but there's something the matter with you. At yourage, all you want to do is to look at pictures? You must try to do morereading!"Task 1Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. Adam was an artist.2. Italian was one of his basic courses.3. The Italian teacher asked his students to put on a play in Italian.4. The story of the play had to take place in Italy.5. Adam was responsible for the writing of the play.6. The librarian was happy to see Adam come back.7. The librarian thought students should do more reading instead of lookingat pictures.U2PC阅读8. "There is nothing the matter with these books" means "There is nothingwrong with these books".Task 2Here are some words and phrases from the story about Adam. Find each of themin the story,read the words around it and choose the best meaning.1. along witha. together withb. getting on with2. put ona. put upb. perform3. inltaliana. in the Italian languageb. with Italian people4. divide.., intoa. enter.., intob. separate into parts5. replya. answerb. say。
(完整版)新概念英语第二册第三课(包含课文及完整课后练习)(最新整理)
(完整版)新概念英语第二册第三课(包含课文及完整课后练习)(最新整理)(New Concept English II, Lesson 3)Lesson 3Good morning, everybody.The subject of my talk today is Mathematics. I hope you are all awake. I don't want anyone falling asleep this morning.First of all, I would like to ask you a question: why do we learn Mathematics? Some of you may say that we will need Mathematics in our future jobs. Others may claim that Mathematics helps train our logical thinking. Well, both answers are correct, but there is also a deeper reason why we learn Mathematics.Mathematics is a fundamental subject. It is essential not only for the practical skills it provides, but also for the intellectual development it offers. The study of Mathematics trains us to think critically, to analyze problems, and to form logical conclusions. These skills are necessary for success in many areas of life, not just in mathematics itself.Now, let's move on to today's lesson. We will start by reading a text and then we will do some exercises to reinforce our understanding. Please turn to page 23 in your textbooks.[Text]Title: The Language of MathematicsMathematics is a universal language. It is a way of communicating ideas, concepts, and information through numerical symbols and logical patterns. The beauty of Mathematics lies in its simplicity, clarity, and precision.In the world of Mathematics, numbers and symbols take on different meanings and represent various concepts. For example, the symbol "π" represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Every number and symbol has a specific role and function in the language of Mathematics.Another fascinating aspect of Mathematics is its ability to uncover patterns and unlock the secrets of the universe. Many natural phenomena can be described and predicted using mathematical formulas and equations. From the motion of planets to the growth of populations, Mathematics provides us with a powerful tool for understanding and explaining these complex systems.Mathematics is not only a language of its own, but it also serves as the foundation for other scientific disciplines. Physics, chemistry, economics, and many other fields rely heavily on mathematical principles and models to solve problems and make predictions.In addition to its practical applications, Mathematics is also a subject of aesthetic beauty. The elegance and symmetry found in mathematical proofs and theorems can be comparable to a work of art. Mathematicians strive to discover and create beautiful mathematical structures that are both intellectually satisfying and visually pleasing.[End of Text]Now, let's move on to the exercises.Exercise 1: Answer the following questions based on the text.1. What is Mathematics?2. Why is Mathematics considered a universal language?3. Give an example of a mathematical symbol and its meaning.4. How does Mathematics contribute to other scientific disciplines?5. What is the aesthetic aspect of Mathematics?Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences based on the text.1. Mathematics is a way of communicating __________.2. The symbol "π" represents the ratio of __________.3. Mathematical principles and models are essential in __________.4. Mathematics is not only practical but also __________.5. Mathematicians strive to discover and create __________.Exercise 3: True or False? Indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) based on the text.1. Mathematics is only used for practical purposes.2. All numbers and symbols have the same role in Mathematics.3. Natural phenomena cannot be described using mathematical formulas.4. Mathematics has no connection to other scientific disciplines.5. Mathematical proofs and theorems can be visually pleasing.That concludes today's lesson. Please complete the exercises on your own and hand them in at the end of the class. Thank you.Note: This is a fictional lesson based on the request provided. The content is not related to the actual "New Concept English" curriculum.。
现代大学英语阅读2课文翻译
现代大学英语阅读2课文翻译引言本文将翻译现代大学英语阅读2课文。
该课文选择自现代大学英语阅读2教材，旨在帮助学生提高英语阅读能力。
以下是课文翻译的详细内容。
课文翻译以下是现代大学英语阅读2课文的翻译。
Lesson 1: The World of Work课文1：工作的世界Text 1: Finding Jobs文本1：寻找工作英语原文：Job hunting is a major concern for college stu dents. Many students start looking for jobs long before they graduate. They may attend job fairs, send out dozens of resumes, and go on a number ofinterviews. The process of finding a job can be challenging and stressful.There are various ways to find a job. Some people rely on personal connections, such as friends or family members, to help them find job opportunit ies. Others use online job boards or professional networking websites to search for available posi tions. It is also common for companies to visit c ollege campuses to recruit students directly. Regardless of the method used, the key is to be p roactive. Students should do their research on po tential employers, prepare a well-written resume and cover letter, and practice their interview sk ills. It is important to make a good first impres sion and showcase one's qualifications and abilit ies.Job hunting is a competitive process, and rejecti on is common. However, it is important not to get discouraged and to keep trying. With determinati on and perseverance, students can eventually find a job that suits their interests and career goal s.译文：找工作是大学生最关注的问题。
英语阅读二(第四课)中英对照Our disappearing wildlife
overhunting an animal is an obvious form of extermination, but there are more subtle processes that often have the same fatal result. One of these is destruction of habitat. When farmers introduced sheep and cattle to North America, the domestic animals competed with the wild animals for the available grazing land. Animals like the buffalo and the pronghorn antelope（叉角羚）, which once roamed the plains in countless numbers, were either killed or pushed off the grasslands. Today, a few remnants (n. a part that remains) of these giant hers are protected from hunters in national game preserves and wildlife refuges.
捕食其他猎物的动物叫做食肉动物。食肉动物包括狼、美洲狮、狐狸、野猫和熊等。对这些动物的捕杀始于第一批欧洲移民的到来，因为他们希望能保住自己的牲畜。捕猎者只要杀死一个食肉动物就会得到一份奖赏。这种奖赏叫作赏金。具有讽刺意味的是联邦政府是食肉动物控制项目的主要资金提供者。
现代大学英语精读2Unit3theriteofspring译文
现代大学英语精读2 Unit3the rite of spring春之祭说真的，我从来都不明白，我们到底为什么要有一个菜园子，为什么36年前，当我第一次在乡下买了房子以后，我会别的事情都不做，首先就挖一块菜地。
现在想想买一堆胡萝卜或者甜菜头，相对来说那么容易，而且又那么便宜，为什么还要自己去种呢？尤其是那些块根植物，自己种的和店里买的，根本就很难分辨。
这里肯定有人的本性在起作用。
人就喜欢脱离现实，毫无意义地瞎折腾。
再说，我又并非特别喜欢吃蔬菜，我宁可吃些油汪汪、香喷喷、一咬一口肉汁的东西，比如说热狗。
要说，如果能在窗外种热狗的话，那倒真的有了一种可以毫不犹豫为自己辩护的理由了。
可是，在现在这种情况下，我无法否认，每当4月来临，我就会发现自己走出家门，倚着院子外的篱笆，望着那块倒霉的地，十分理智地下定决心再也不去种它了。
然而，总有那么一天，当我早晨醒来的时候，一股香味似乎从窗外飘进来，就好像来自地球中心的泥土的清香味。
这时，太阳似乎也突然认真起来，它投射到地毯上的光似乎比往常要更加深黄。
那些鸟开始歇斯底里地鸣叫，心里和我一样，想着那些美味可口的虫子正从那融化的土中慢慢爬出来。
让我回去看那块地的并不只是快乐，而是矛盾和斗争。
每年碰到的问题是一样的：今年我们该使用什么方法？前几年，我们在一行行的蔬菜之间放上了36英寸宽的黑塑料薄膜。
效果极好，干旱的时候能够保湿，而且保证没有杂草。
但是黑塑料薄膜一看就是来自工厂的东西，一点浪漫的情调都没有。
所以我就逐步改用干草作覆盖料。
我们收割了不少干草，草一腐烂，的确能改善土壤的结构。
再说，看起来很舒服，而且又不花一分钱。
家里有个菜园子能是你感觉到我们这个小小星球的表面有多娇嫩、多丰饶、多容易被毁坏。
新标准大学英语2Unit3译文和答案
新标准大学英语2Unit3译文和答案Unit 3 Ar11. deception n.the action of deceiving someoneTranslate the following sentences into Chinese:The man obtained property by deception.这人靠欺骗获得财产。
This is a range of elaborate deception.这是一个精心设计的圈套。
2. fraud n. [C, U] wrongful or criminal deception intended for result in financial or personal gainTranslate the following sentences into Chinese:He was convicted of fraud.他被判定犯有诈骗罪。
He told people he was a doctor, but he was a fraud really.…他告诉人们他是医生，实际上他是个骗子。
3. fraudster n.someone obtains money by deceiving.Translate the following sentence into Chinese:New measures are needed to prevent fraudsters opening bank accounts with stolen identity.需要制定新的措施以防止诈骗犯冒用身份在银行开户。
4.forge v. forgery n. to make illegal copy of something to deceive.Translate the following sentence into Chinese:,The student forged his supervisor’s signature on the dissertation.这个学生在论文上伪造他导师的签字。
英语阅读二(第二课)中英对照Women and tobacco
6. Women's health is also affected by the smoking of others, that is, by passive or involuntary smoking; for example, it has been shown that non-smoking wives of heavy smokers run a higher risk of lung cancer.女性的健康还因其他人吸烟而受到影响，即所谓的被动吸烟。例如，不吸烟的妻子与其烟瘾很大的丈夫一样有较大的患肺癌可能性。
4. As women took up smoking later than men, the full impact (4 n. the force of an idea, invention, system, etc. 效果，影响，冲击)of smoking on their health has yet to be seen. But it is clear from countries where women have smoked longest, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, that smoking causes the same diseases in women as in men and the gap between their death rates is narrowing. On current trends, some 20 to 25 per cent of women who smoke will die from their habit. One in three of these deaths will be among women under 65 years of age. The US Surgeon General has estimated that, amongst these women, smoking is responsible for around 40 per cent heart disease deaths, 55 per cent of lethal strokes (5 由中风引起的死亡)and, among women of all ages, 80 per cent of lung cancer deaths and 30 percent of all cancer deaths. Over the last 20 years, death rates in women from lung cancer have more than doubled in Japan, Norway Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom; have increased by more than 200 per cent in Australia, Denmark and New Zealand; and have increased by more than 300 per cent in Canada and the United States.由于女性的吸烟史短于男性，对她们身体的影响还没有充分表现出来。但有一些是毋庸置疑的，即吸烟史上最长的那些国家里的女性，比如英国和美国，吸烟能在男女性身上引起同样的疾病，而且所造成的死亡率差别正在缩小。根据目前的趋势看，大约有２０％到２５％的女性吸烟者会因此而丧生，其中三分之一死时年龄不超 过６５岁。所美国卫生局医务主任估计，在这些６５岁以下的女性中，因吸烟导致心脏病而死亡的人约占４０％，因吸烟导致中风而死亡的占５５％；如果包括所有的年龄段，因肺癌而死的占８０％占因各种癌病而死的总人数的３０％。在过去的２０年中，在日本、挪威、波兰、瑞典及英国，女性的肺癌死亡率已翻了一番多；在澳大利亚、丹麦和新西兰翻了两番多；在加拿大和美国则翻了三番多。
新视野大学英语2-第三版Units2-3课文翻译
人文学科：过时了吗？当形势变得困难时，强者会去选学会计。
当就业市场恶化时，许多学生估算着他们不能再主修英语或历史。
他们得学一些能改善他们就业前景的东西。
数据显示，随着学生肩负的学费不断增加，他们已从学习人文学科转向他们相信有益于将来就业的应用科学和“硬”技能。
换言之，大学教育越来越被看成是改善经济而不是替身人类自身的手段。
这种趋势可能会持续，甚至有加快之势。
在未来几年内，由于劳动市场的不景气，人文学科可能会继续其长期低迷的态势。
在上一代大学生中，主修人文学科的学生数跌幅已近50%。
这种趋势会持续、甚至加速的想法是合情合理的。
人文学科曾是大学生活的重要支柱，而今在学生们参观校园的时候，却只是一个小点缀。
现在，实验室要比图书馆更栩栩如生、受人青睐。
在这儿，请允许我为人文学科给人们的生活所增添的真实价值进行支持和宣传。
自古以来，人们一直在思索人类自身具有什么神奇的内力使一些人变得崇高伟大，而使另一些人走向自我毁灭。
几个世纪以来，这股内力被称作很多东西。
著名的心理学家西格蒙德弗洛伊德称之为“潜意识”，或更为人熟知的“本能”。
从一开始，人类这股可以是建设性也可以是毁灭性的内在驱动力，就令我们心驰神往。
这些惊人的、充满内心挣扎的故事形成了世界文化的基础。
历史学家、建筑师、作家、哲学家和艺术家们以故事、音乐、神话、绘画、建筑、雕刻、风景画和传统的形式，捕捉到了这些撞击心灵的文字、形象及内涵。
这些男男女女创造出了具有艺术性的“语言”，帮助我们了解人类的这些强烈愿望，并用以教育一代又一代人。
从古时起开始的这些充满想象的大量作品，正是文明的底蕴，它奠定了人文研究的基础。
学习人文学科会提高我们的阅读和写作能力。
无论我们这一生中从事什么职业，如果我们能读懂复杂的思想并理解它们的内涵，我们都会受益匪浅。
如果我们是在办公室能对这些思想做出写出既明确又简洁的分析的人，我们会有光明的职业前景。
学习人文学科会让我们熟悉表达情感的语言及进行创造的过程。
自考英语阅读二课文及翻译
Text 1. Do we need extra vitamins?Many people believe that taking vitamin supplements is the best safeguard against the dangers of an incomplete diet, but this should be ①a last resort (最后手段)rather than a way out of a problem. Even if there is a genuine need for extra vitamins, then sooner or later the question arises "which ones do I need, how much of them, and how often?" There is really no simple answer to this question. The Food Standards Committee (guardians②保护者of our laws on food purity, labelling and advertising clams and descriptions) suggest in their recent report to the government that we do not need any extra vitamins. They say that they are "not necessary for a healthy individual eating a normal diet". Whilst few of us would challenge their authority on the subject of nutrition it is, perhaps, pertinent to ask the question "how many of us are healthy, and what is a normal diet? "There is an element of doubt in many minds about these two aspects and though few people are familiar with the wording of the Food Standards Report they do wonder instinctively if they are eating the right things. The blame for faulty eating habits is often placed at the door of the ubiquitous③（a. being everywhere, esp. at the same time 普遍存在的）junk and convenience foods. As we have seen, some of these are not the criminals they are made out to be White bread is only slightly less nutritious than brown bread and frozen vegetables can be almost as "fresh" as fresh food. There are very few foods which can really be described as pure rubbish. Many pre-packed goods contain too much sugar and we would all benefit by avoiding these, but most tinned, processed and dried foods contain useful amounts of fat, protein, carbohydrate④（n. 碳水化合物）, vitamins and minerals. The addition of a small amount of fruit or a side salad toconvenience foods such as pizzas or hamburgers can turn a snack into a well-balanced meal.许多人认为，服用维生互补剂是防止出现饮食营养不均衡情况的最好防范办法，但这是解决这一问题的方法中最不可行的作法。
新概念英语二第三课
新概念英语二第三课Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。
去年夏天，我去了意大利。
我参观了博物馆，还去了公园。
一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语，之后还借给我一本书。
我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。
我每天都想着明信片的事。
假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片。
到了最后一天，我作出了一项重大决定。
我早早起了床，买来了37张明信片。
我在房间里关了整整一天。
然而竟连一张明信片也没写成！【课文讲解】1、Last summer, I went to Italy.last：①adj. 上一个last summer 里的last表示“上一个”②adj. 最后一个，表示“最后一个”时要加冠词thethe last day 最后一天（具体到一天及一天的早中晚都要用on）2、A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.Italian 于Italy : 注意重读音的位置不同teach sb. sth. 教某人做某事He teaches our English.(错)He teaches us English.(对)语言不可数, 所以要用a little Italian或a few words of ItalianI can speak a little English/a few words of English.a few可与复数可数名词连用，表示肯定，含有some，a small number of（一些，少数几个）的意思。
现代大学英语精读2unit3theriteofspring译文
现代大学英语精读2 Unit3 the rite of spring春之祭说真的，我从来都不明白，我们到底为什么要有一个菜园子，为什么36年前，当我第一次在乡下买了房子以后，我会别的事情都不做，首先就挖一块菜地。
现在想想买一堆胡萝卜或者甜菜头，相对来说那么容易，而且又那么便宜，为什么还要自己去种呢？尤其是那些块根植物，自己种的和店里买的，根本就很难分辨。
这里肯定有人的本性在起作用。
人就喜欢脱离现实，毫无意义地瞎折腾。
再说，我又并非特别喜欢吃蔬菜，我宁可吃些油汪汪、香喷喷、一咬一口肉汁的东西，比如说热狗。
要说，如果能在窗外种热狗的话，那倒真的有了一种可以毫不犹豫为自己辩护的理由了。
可是，在现在这种情况下，我无法否认，每当4月来临，我就会发现自己走出家门，倚着院子外的篱笆，望着那块倒霉的地，十分理智地下定决心再也不去种它了。
然而，总有那么一天，当我早晨醒来的时候，一股香味似乎从窗外飘进来，就好像来自地球中心的泥土的清香味。
这时，太阳似乎也突然认真起来，它投射到地毯上的光似乎比往常要更加深黄。
那些鸟开始歇斯底里地鸣叫，心里和我一样，想着那些美味可口的虫子正从那融化的土中慢慢爬出来。
让我回去看那块地的并不只是快乐，而是矛盾和斗争。
每年碰到的问题是一样的：今年我们该使用什么方法？前几年，我们在一行行的蔬菜之间放上了36英寸宽的黑塑料薄膜。
效果极好，干旱的时候能够保湿，而且保证没有杂草。
但是黑塑料薄膜一看就是来自工厂的东西，一点浪漫的情调都没有。
所以我就逐步改用干草作覆盖料。
我们收割了不少干草，草一腐烂，的确能改善土壤的结构。
再说，看起来很舒服，而且又不花一分钱。
家里有个菜园子能是你感觉到我们这个小小星球的表面有多娇嫩、多丰饶、多容易被毁坏。
在我们那块50英尺宽、70英尺长的土地上，肯定有十几种不同的土壤。
西红柿在某个地方长不好，但是在另一个地方却长得很好。
其他庄稼也一样。
我想，要是你在地里洒满化肥，这种差别就不会如此明显。
人教版高一英语必修二Unit 3课文翻译
人教版高一英语必修二Unit 3课文翻译Unit 3 ComputersReadingWHO AM I?我是谁?Over time I have changed quite a lot. I began as a calculating machine in France in1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage. After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes, I could“think”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artificial intelligence”. In 1936my real father, Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a“universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem. From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. By the 1940s I had grown as large as a room,and I wonders if I would grow any longer. However, this reality also worried my designers.As time went by, I was made smaller.First as a PC(personal computer)and then as alaptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.随着时间的推移我被改变了很多。
全新版大学英语2 Unit3课后翻译
Unit31）科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？（proof）Have scientists found proof of water on Mars.2）计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。
（location, narrow down）The planning committee has narrow down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.3）山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。
（welfare）Sam not only lost his job but also both legs;he had to live on welfare for the rest of life.4）有十二人组成的陪审团（jury）一致表决认为玛丽有罪（guilty）A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.5）听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。
（talent, humiliate）Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.约翰逊先生的儿子乔治爱在晚上听重金属（heavy metal）音乐，这是社区其他居民无法入眠。
疲惫不堪的邻居们终于失去了耐心，决定直接干预。
他们打电话给约翰逊先生，坦率地把想法告诉了他。
约翰逊先生向邻居保证他一定会解决这个问题。
放下电话他便去训斥儿子：“你这是怎么了？你该懂得不能为了自己的娱乐而妨碍（disturb）别人。
”结果乔治拿CD跟同学换了电脑游戏软件。
（community, exhaust, interference, frank, come over, know better than, assure, patience）George, the son of Mr.Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr.Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr.Johnson assure them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son,” What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.”In the end George trade his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates.。
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The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable (1a. that can be seen or told in advance 可预言的) plan. But scientists now know there are very definite life patterns that almost all people share. Today, when we live 20 years longer than our great-grandparents, and when women mysteriously outlive (v. live longer than 活过……，比……活得长) men by seven years, it is clearer than ever that the “game of life” is really a game of trade-offs. As we age, we trade strength for ingenuity (n. skill and cleverness in making and arranging thins 机灵，独创性), speed for thoroughness, passion for reason. These exchanges may not always seem fair, but at every age, there are some advantages. So it is reassuring to note that even if you’ve passed some of your “prime (n. the time of greatest perfection, strenth or activity 全盛时期)”青春的，精华的, you still have other prime years to experience in the future. Certain important primes seem to peak later in time.生活中的沉浮似乎并没有什么可预见的计划，但现在科学家们知道，几乎所有的人都有一些非常固定的生活模式。今天，当我们比祖辈多活20年的时候，当女性神秘地比男性寿长７岁的时候，“人生的游戏”实际上就是“交换的游戏”，这一点比以往任何时候都更加清楚。随着年龄的增长，我们用智慧代替力量，用全面代替速度，用理性代替激情。这些交换似乎并不总是那么公正的，但在每一个年龄段上，人都有各自的某些优势。所以，不妨尽可放心地看到，尽管你已经逾越了生命中的某些黄金时期，你在未来仍然有另外的黄金岁月去度过，某些重要的颠峰时期在时间上出现得比较晚。
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ARE THESE THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE?
這些是我们生命中的黄金时期吗？
(Which are the best years of life? All of us ask ourselves this question from time to time, and we probably come up with different answers. The reason seems to be that different periods are related to different kinds of achievement and relates these areas to specific periods of life.)（哪段时光是人生的黄金岁月？我们所有的人都经常问自己这个问题，而且我们得出的答案可能各不相同。原因似乎是不同的阶段与不同的成就相关联，而这些不同的领域又与生命的各个具体阶段相联系。）
Women also get an additional bonus of good health later in life. The figures of National Institute of Health show that the onset of such “old age” disease as arthritis(n. inflammation of a joint, as in gout or rheumatism 关节炎), rheumatism（n. any disorder of the extremities or back,characterized by pain or stiffness 风湿病）, and heart ailments (n. illness 疾病) deny the generally greater fitness of women: Life expectancy for men is now 68.3; for women 75.9. Says U. S. aging authority William Kennel, “Older women with low blood pressure are practically important.” However, psychologists believe that by entering the competitive job market in increasing numbers, women may eventually give up their statistical (a. of collected numbers which represent facts or measurement 统计的) advantage.在生命的晚期，女性也格外身体好。国家健康研究所数字显示，这种诸如关节炎、风湿病和心脏病的“老年”病的发作，总体来说对适应性较强的女性并不多见。男人的估计寿命是６８.3岁，女人则为７５.9岁。年龄权威人士威廉姆.凯纳尔说：“年龄较大的女性保持低血压实际上是非常重要的。”但心理学家认为，随着愈来愈多的女性进入竞争激烈的就业市场，女士最终可能不再具有现在统计数字上的优势。
WHEN ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO DEVELOP MENTAL DISORDERS? From 30 to 35.This surprisingly narrow peak is very real. The National Institute of Mental Health (INMH) reports that more than half of the patients in mental hospitals, male and female, are in this age group (men leading women by about 20%)什么时候你最容易患精神错乱病症？是３０到３５岁之间。这种十分短暂的患这种病的高峰期是千真万确的。全国精神健康研究所的报告称：在精神病医院里，在这个年龄段内的男女患者超过总数的一半（男性比女性高２０％）
WHEN ARE YOU HEALTHIEST? For men, from 15 to 25; for women 15 to 30.
“A man is in his best shape in the decade before age 25,” says New York internist Dr. Donald Tompkins. “His muscles are firmest, his resistance to colds and infections (n. the state of result of disease being put into body 传染，感染) is highest, and his body is most efficient in utilizing nutrients. “Women, for reasons scientists do not understand, get a five-year bonus (n. anything pleasant, but unexpected 意想不到的收获). Peak health begins to decline when the body process called anabolism (n. cell growth 细胞生长) (cell growth) is overtaken by the opposite process, catabolism (n. cell death 细胞死亡) (cell death). “Cells have been dying since birth,” says Tomkins, “but in our late 20’s, they start dying faster than they are replaced.” Also, muscle is replaced with fat. 你什么时候身体最健康？男性１５到２５岁，女性１５到３０岁。纽约内科医生唐纳德。汤姆金斯说：“男性２５岁前的１０年身体状况最佳，肌肉最结实，对感冒和传染的抵抗力最强，食物消化能力也最强。”连科学家也说不清楚，女性要（比男性）多５年最健康时间。当人体中的细胞死亡数量超过细胞生长数量时，健康就从高峰期开始衰退。汤姆金斯说：“细胞从出生就在死亡，但当我们接近３０岁时，细胞的死亡速度超过其被更换速度。”肌肉也在被脂肪所取代。
WHEN ARE YOU SMARTEST? From 18 to 25, according to I. Q., scores; but you are more experienced with increasing age. You’re sharpest in your 20’s; around 30, memory begins to decline (v. decrease, move from a better to worse position 减少，下降), particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations. “But your I. Q. for other tasks climbs,” says Berkeley psychologist. Arthur Jensen. Your vocabulary at age 45, for example, is three times as great as when you graduated from college. At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much information as it did at age 21. This trade-off between sharpness and wisdom has led psychologist Dr. Leopold Bella to suggest that “maturity quotients（成熟商数）” (M.Q. s instead of I. Q. s) be adopted for adults.你什么时候最聪明？根据智商分数推算，18到25岁时最聪明。但随着年龄的增长，你的智慧和经验会越来越多。人２０岁时最机敏，３０岁左右时记忆力开始衰退，尤其是数学计算能力。伯克利心理学家阿瑟。詹森说：“但你做其他事情的能力却在增长。”比如，你４５岁时的词汇量是你大学刚毕业时的三倍；６０岁时，你大脑中拥有的信息量几乎是你２１岁时的四倍。这种机敏与智慧之间的交换使得心理学家利奥普。白洛克博士提出建议，应该用“成熟商数”来衡量成年人。