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英语课外阅读四

（一）

There is no doubt that almost everyone knows about Donald Trump.（唐纳德·特朗普）He is the 45th American president. He is famous all over the world.

Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New York city. He attended the Kew-Forest School from kindergarten through seventh grade. At age 13, Trump's parents sent him to the New York Military Academy. In August 1964. Trump entered Fordham University. He transferred(转学)to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania two years later and graduated in 1968.

So me people not only become interested in Donald Trump s personal information, but also show an interest in his family members。

Donald Trump's mother, Mary Anne, was born in Scotland in 1912. In 1930, she went to New York on holiday. She met Fred Trump while she was in New York. Donald Trump has four siblings（兄弟姐妹）: two brothers and two sisters. His elder sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, is a judge.

In 2007, Donald Trump became a grandfather when Donald Jr. and his wife Vanessa had a daughter, Kai Madison Trump. In 2009, Donald Trump’s second grandchild was born。

一. 全文翻译

毫无疑问，几乎所有人都知道唐纳德·特朗普。他是第45任美国总统，在全世界都很有名气。

唐纳德·特朗普在1946年6月14日出生于纽约。他从幼儿园到7年级在基尤森林学校上学。13岁时，特朗普的父母送他去了纽约军校。在1964年8月，特朗普进入福特汉姆大学。两年后，他转学到宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院，并于1968年毕业。

一些人不仅对唐纳德·特朗普的个人信息很感兴趣，而且对他的家庭成员也有兴趣。

唐纳德·特朗普的妈妈玛丽·安妮于1912年生于苏格。1930年，她去纽约度假。在纽约时她遇到了弗雷德·特朗普。唐纳德·特朗普有4个兄弟姐妹：两个弟弟和两个姐妹。

他的姐姐玛丽安妮·特朗普·巴里是一位法官。

2007年，当小唐纳德和他的妻子凡妮莎有了女儿凯麦迪逊·特朗普时，唐纳德·特朗普就当了爷爷。2009，唐纳德·特朗普的第二个孙子出生了。

二．词汇收藏

1.doubt [daʊt] n. 疑惑，疑问

I have no doubt that you’ll pass the exam. 我确信你会通过考试的。

there’s no doubt that 毫无疑问

There’s no doubt that he is a great writer. 毫无疑问，他是一个伟大的作家。2.president ['prezɪd(ə)nt] n.总统

Several presidents attendant the meeting. 几位总统参加了会议。

3. attend [ə'tend] n.出席;参加

Only twelve people attendant the meeting.只有12个人出席了会议。

4. personal ['pɜːs(ə)n(ə)l] adj.私人的;个人的

Of course, this is just a personal opinion.当然了，这只是个人意见。

5. be famous for 因…而出名

Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake. 杭州因西湖而闻名。

be famous as 作为…而出名

Luxun is famous as a great writer. 鲁迅作为一位伟大的作家而出名。

三．长难句分析

Some people not only become interested in Donald Trump s personal information, but also show an interest in his family members.

一些人不仅对唐纳德·特朗普的个人信息很感兴趣，而且对他的家庭成员也有兴趣。“ not only …but also…”是固定搭配，意为“不仅…而且…”用来连接两个并列的成分；

show an interest in固定搭配“对…感兴趣”

（二）

It's a hot day today. When you jump into a swimming pool to keep cool, do you know how animals fight against the heat? Animals have their own ways to keep cool