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21世纪大学英语第四册第二单元课文翻译

21世纪大学英语第四册第二单元课文翻译

A我们需要的感激A ?J ?克罗宁一个晴朗的下午,我在纽约上了一辆出租车。

从司机的表情和他猛拉排挡的样子中,我可以看出他很不高兴。

我问他是怎么回事。

“我完全有理由生气,”他怒气冲冲地说。

“今天上午我的一个乘客把钱包忘在我车里了。

里面有近300块钱。

我花了一个多小时想方设法找那个家伙。

最后我在他的宾馆里找到了他。

他拿了钱包,一声不吭地瞪着眼看着我,好像我本来打算要偷他的钱包似的。

”“他没有给你酬金?”我大声问。

“一个子儿也没有。

但我要的不是钱……”他咕哝着,然后突然大声说,“只要那个家伙说句什么……”因为他诚实的助人行为没有得到感激,那位出租车司机一整天都闷闷不乐,而且我知道以后他在做类似的好事之前会仔细考虑一下了。

这种对感激的需要是我们都能感受到的,而拒绝表示感谢则会大大扼杀善良与合作的精神。

第二次世界大战期间,辛辛那提的一位母亲收到他参军的儿子一封来信,信中提到诺曼底一个村庄中的一位妇女在他受伤饥饿时将他带到家中,帮他躲过了德国人的搜捕。

不幸的是,后来那男孩在阿登高地的进攻战中阵亡了。

然而,这位母亲却受到一种不可抗拒的愿望的驱使。

她积蓄了两年,穿过大西洋,找到了她儿子提到的那个村庄。

经过多次打听之后,她找到了那位曾经保护过她儿子的妇女——一位贫穷农夫的妻子——将一个包裹硬塞进她手里。

那是她儿子在毕业典礼上获得的一块金表,是那个男孩曾经拥有过的唯一真正有价值的东西。

这位母亲表示感激的举动深深触动了人们的心灵,在那个村庄内外成为传奇般的故事。

它比出色的演讲更能让人培养起对美国人的好感。

感激是对每一个无论大小的善行优雅地接受并表示欣赏的艺术。

我们大多数人受到款待,接受礼物和明显的好处时都不会忘记表示我们的愉悦之情,但即使在这种情况下我们也还能够完善我们表示感激的方式,让它尽可能的个人化和真诚。

最近,我和妻子在意大利南部旅游时,我给康涅狄格州的一位朋友寄去了几瓶令我们喜欢的当地佳酿。

那是件小小的礼物,然而令我们惊讶的是,我们收到的不是一封传统的感谢信而是一张电唱机唱片。

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第四册)课后翻译

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第四册)课后翻译

Unit 41、I have decided not to go to the interview because the job advertisement has made it clear that only a college graduate is eligible for the post.2、She makes her son practice the piano every day. It seems that she has set her heart on making a pianist of her son.3、When I was a child, I enjoyed doing errands for my mother. I could keep the small change.4、His excellent performance spoke to every member of the audience. No one made any sound throughout it.5、When I finally got around to visiting him in hospital, it was too late.6、Since he is so stubborn, I don’t intend to talk him into considering our suggestion, either.Unit 51、As a result of a downsizing initiative and a major bank merger, my usually well-ordered life became fraught with changes.2、Although I am a rather reticent individual by nature,I made the most of the oral presentations in class. And soon my confidence level soared.3、Much to the amazement of his friends and relatives, the young man gave up his secure future, stepped out his comfort zone and rejoined the “rat race”4、No matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the future.5、Of course, having a fulfilling career is a personal goal I long to achieve. However, working towards materialistic things and personal glorification has never been my first priority.6、Having lost his job, he returned to college and endedup acquiring a diploma.Unit 61、The new agreement is based on the original United Nations proposal.2、I’ll take this English test even if it takes weeks or months of preparation.3、In order to sell anybody anything in five minutes or less, you have to find common ground on which you and your client can stand together.4、Yes, you must work harder in your studies. But it does not mean that you have to sacrifice your health for better grades.5、We’re not here to talk about what divides us. We’re here to find the things that bind us together.6、In some cases you have to stoop to conquer. But does it mean that you have to sacrifice your integrity? Certainly not.Unit 71、While attending Columbia, Liming became good friends with Wang Ying, a twenty-year-old girl from Hong Kong. Encouraged by his instructor, John decided to make medicine his life’s career.2、Less than a month after he came to McGill University, Dr. Johnson submitted to the president a detailed plan for setting up a new laboratory in the biology department.3、After receiving the urgent cablegram from his former instructor, Dr. Drew immediately set to work and organized the “Blood for Britain” campaign.4、At the beginning of the following year, thousands of American soldiers were killed or injured on the battlefield.5、In a series of experiments, Dr. Drew discovered that plasma could be given to any patient regardless of blood type.。

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第四册)课后翻译

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第四册)课后翻译

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第四册)课后翻译第一篇:21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第四册)课后翻译Unit 41、I have decided not to go to the interview because the job advertisement has made it clear that only a college graduate is eligible for the post.2、She makes her son practice the piano every day.It seems that she has set her heart on making a pianist of her son.3、When I was a child, I enjoyed doing errands for my mother.I could keep the small change.4、His excellent performance spoke to every member of the audience.No one made any sound throughout it.5、When I finally got around to visiting him in hospital, it was too late.6、Since he is so stubborn, I don’t intend to talk him into considering our suggestion, either.Unit 51、As a result of a downsizing initiative and a major bank merger, my usually well-ordered life became fraught with changes.2、Although I am a rather reticent individual by nature, I made the most of the oral presentations in class.And soon my confidence level soared.3、Much to the amazement of his friends and relatives, the young man gave up his secure future, stepped out his comfort zone and rejoined the “rat race”4、No matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the future.5、Of course, having a fulfilling career is a personal goal I long to achieve.However, working towards materialistic things and personal glorification has never been my first priority.6、Having lost his job, he returned to college and ended1up acquiring a diploma.Unit 61、The new agreement is based on the original United Nations proposal.2、I’ll take this English test even if it takes weeks or months of preparation.3、Inorder to sell anybody anything in five minutes or less, you have to find common ground on which you and your client can stand together.4、Yes, you must work harder in your studies.But it does not mean that you have to sacrifice your health for better grades.5、We’re not here to talk about what divides us.We’re here to find the things that bind us together.6、In some cases you have to stoop to conquer.But does it mean that you have to sacrifice your integrity? Certainly not.Unit 71、While attending Columbia, Liming became good friends with Wang Ying, a twenty-year-old girl from Hong Kong.Encouraged by his instruc tor, John decided to make medicine his life’s career.2、Less than a month after he came to McGill University, Dr.Johnson submitted to the president a detailed plan for setting up a new laboratory in the biology department.3、After receiving the urgent cablegram from his former instructor, Dr.Drew immediately set to work and organized the “Blood for Britain” campaign.4、At the beginning of the following year, thousands of American soldiers were killed or injured on the battlefield.5、In a series of experiments, Dr.Drew discovered that plasma could be given to any patient regardless of blood type.第二篇:大学英语综合教程第四册 uint1 课文翻译上帝显灵罗布·博尔医生正渴望吃上一顿热乎乎的火鸡晚餐和苹果馅饼。

(完整版)Unit2ThePowerofWords新编大学英语第二版第四册课文翻译

(完整版)Unit2ThePowerofWords新编大学英语第二版第四册课文翻译

Unit 2 The Power of WordsThe Power of a NoteOn my first job as sports editor for the Montpelier (Ohio) Leader Enterprise, I didn't get a lot of fan mail, so I was intrigued by a letter that was dropped on my desk one morning.When I opened it, I read: "A nice piece of writing on the Tigers. Keep up the good work." It was signed by Don Wolfe, the sports editor. Because I was a teenager (being paid the grand total of 15 cents a column inch), his words couldn't have been more inspiring. 11 kept the letter in my desk drawer until it got rag-eared. Whenever I doubted I had the right stuff to be a writer, I would reread Don's note and feel confident again.Later, when I got to know him, I learned that Don made a habit of writing a quick, encouraging word to people in all walks of life. "When I make others feel good about themselves," he told me, "I feel good too."Not surprisingly, he had a body of friends as big as nearby Lake Erie. When he died last year at 75, the paper was flooded with calls and letters from people who had been recipients of his spirit-lifting words.Over the years, I've tried to copy the example of Don and other friends who care enough to write uplifting comments, because I think they are on to something important. In a world too often cold and unresponsive, such notes bring warmth and reassurance. We all need a boost from time to time, and a few lines of praise have been known to turn around a day, even a life.Why, then, are there so few upbeat note writers? My guess is that many who shy away from the practice are too self-conscious. They're afraid they'll be misunderstood, sound sentimental or insincere. Also, writing takes time; it's far easier to pick up the phone.The drawback with phone calls, of course, is that they don't last. A note attaches more importance to our well-wishing. It is a matter of record, and our words can be read more than once, savored and treasured.Even though note writing may take longer, some pretty busy people do it, including George Bush. Some say he owes much of his success in politics to his ever-ready pen. How? Throughout his career he has followed up virtually every contact with a cordial response—a compliment, a line of praise or a nod of thanks. His notes go not only to friends and associates, but to casual acquaintances and total strangers—like the surprised person who got a warm pat on the back for lending Bush an umbrella.Even top corporate managers, who have mostly affected styles of leadership that can be characterized only as tough, cold and aloof, have begun to learn the lesson, and earn the benefits, of writing notes that lift people up. Former Ford chairman Donald Peterson, who is largely credited for turning the company round in the 1980s, made it a practice to write positive messages to associates every day. "I'd just scribble them on a memo pad or the corner of a letter and pass them along," he says. "The most important ten minutes of your day are those you spend doing something to boost the people who work for you."Too often," he observed, "people we genuinely like have no idea how we feel about them. Too often we think, I haven't said anything critical; why do I have to say something positive? We forget that human beings need positive reinforcement—in fact, we thrive on it!"What does it take to write letters that lift spirits and warm hearts? Only a willingness to express our appreciation. The most successful practitioners include what I call the four "S's" of note writing.1) They are sincere. No one wants false praise.2) They are usually short. If you can't say what you want to say in three sentences, you're probably straining3) They are specific. Complimenting a business colleague by telling him "good speech" is too vague; "great story about Warren Buffet's investment strategy" is precise.4) They are spontaneous. This gives them the freshness and enthusiasm that will linger in the reader's mind long afterward.It's difficult to be spontaneous when you have to hunt for letter-writing materials, so I keep paper, envelopes and stamps close at hand, even when I travel. Fancy stationery isn't necessary; it's the thought that counts.So, who around you deserves a note of thanks or approval? A neighbor, your librarian, a relative, your mayor, your mate, a teacher, your doctor? You don't need to be poetic. If you need a reason, look for a milestone, the anniversary of a special event you shared, or a birthday or holiday. For the last 25 years, for example, I've prepared an annual Christmas letter for long-distance friends, and I often add a handwritten word of thanks or congratulations. Acknowledging some success or good fortune that has happened during the year seems particularly appropriate considering the spirit of the Christmas season.Be generous with your praise. Superlatives like "greatest," "smartest," "prettiest" make us all feel good. Even if your praise is a little ahead of reality, remember that expectations are often the parents of dreams fulfilled.Today I got a warm, complimentary letter from my old boss and mentor, Norman Vincent Peale. His little note to me was full of uplifting phrases, and it sent me to my typewriter to compose a few overdue letters of my own. I don't know if they will make anybody else's day, but they made mine. As my friend Don Wolfe said, making others feel good about themselves makes me feel good too.便笺的力量1 我当体育编辑,最早是为蒙比利埃(俄亥俄州)的《企业导报》工作,当时我很少收到体育迷的来信。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第四册cloze中英文对照版

21世纪大学英语读写教程第四册cloze中英文对照版

Unit 1There are many paths to greatness. Some people go down in history for their 1)_ influential _political 有许多道路的伟大。

有些人在历史上有影响力的政治领导。

leadership. Other are remembered for spectacular scientific 2)__ breakthroughs _ for composing great 其他的都记得壮观的科学突破创作伟大的交响乐,symphonies, or writing 3)__ brilliant __ poetry. But whatever path they take, great people seem to 4)__ share __ a 或书写辉煌的诗。

但无论他们采取的路径,伟大的人似乎有few common characteristics. They are relentlessly 5)__ optimistic __ and persistent; they have both intellectual 一些共同的特点。

他们乐观不懈和持续的;他们的知识技能skills and the ability to work well with other people; and they love their work. In fact, 6)_ for _ these people, work 和工作的能力,以及与其他人,他们热爱自己的工作。

事实上,is more like an obsession than a job. Of course, many of the questions about greatness 7)__ remain __, 对于这些人来说,工作更像是一个痴迷于工作。

当然,许多问题仍然没有答案的伟大。

21世纪大学生读写教程第四册READING ALOUD汉英+课后翻译

21世纪大学生读写教程第四册READING ALOUD汉英+课后翻译

21世纪大学生读写教程第四册Reading Aloud汉英+课后翻译Unit 1If great achievers share anything,said Simonton,it is an unrelenting drive to succeed.”There‟s a tendency to think they are endowed with something super-normal,”he explained.”But what comes out of the research i s that ther are great people who have no amazing intellectual processes.It‟s a difference in degree.Greatness is built upon tremendous amounts of study,practice and devotion.”He cited Winston Churchill,Britain‟s prime minister during World WarⅡ,as an example of a risk-taker who would never give up.Thrust into office when his country‟s morale was at its lowest,Churchill rose brilliantly to lead the British people.In a speech following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940,he inspired the nation when he said,”We shall not flag or fail.We shall go on to the end...We shall never surrender.”西蒙顿说,如果事业上取得巨大成就者具有什么共性的话,那就是一种持续不断地追求成功的动力。

新世纪大学英语第四册课文和翻译

新世纪大学英语第四册课文和翻译

Unit One Text A Man in the Realm of NatureAlexander SpirkinHuman beings live in the realm of nature. They are constantly surrounded by it and interact with it. Man is constantly aware of the influence of nature in the form of the air he breathes, the water he drinks, and the food he eats. We are connected with nature by "blood" ties and we cannot live outside nature.Man is not only a dweller in nature, he also transforms it. Humanity converts nature's wealth into the means of the cultural, historical life of society. Man has subdued and disciplined electricity and compelled it to serve the interests of society. Not only has man transferred various species of plants and animals to different climatic conditions, he has also changed the shape and climate of his environment and transformed plants and animals.As society develops, man tends to become less dependent on nature directly, while indirectly his dependence grows. Our distant ancestors lived in fear of nature's destructive forces. Very often they were unable to obtain the merest daily necessities. However, despite their imperfect tools, they worked together stubbornly, collectively, and were able to attain results. Nature was also changed through interaction with man. Forests were destroyed and the area of farmland increased. Nature with its elemental forces was regarded as something hostile to man. The forest, for example, was something wild and frightening and people tried to force it to retreat. This was all done in the name of civilisation, which meant the places where man had made his home, where the earth was cultivated, where the forest had been cut down.But as time goes on mankind becomes increasingly concerned with the question of where and how to obtain irreplaceable natural resources for the needs of production. Science and man's practical transforming activities have made humanity aware of the enormous geological role played by the industrial transformation of the earth.At present the previous dynamic balance between man and nature and between nature and society as a whole, has shown ominous signs of breaking down. The problem of the so-called replaceable resources of the biosphere has become particularly acute. It is getting more and more difficult to satisfy the needs of human beings and society even for such a substance, for example, as fresh water. The problem of eliminating industrial waste is also becoming increasingly complex.Modern technology is distinguished by an ever increasing abundance of produced and used synthetic goods. Hundreds of thousands of synthetic materials are being made. People increasingly cover their bodies from head to foot in nylon and other synthetic, glittering fabrics that are obviously not good for them. Young people may hardly feel this, and they pay more attention to appearance than to health. But they become more aware of this harmful influence as they grow older.As time goes on the synthetic output of production turns into waste, and then substances that in their original form were not very toxic are transformed in the cycle of natural processes into aggressive agents. Today both natural scientists and philosophers are asking themselves the question: Is man's destruction of the biosphere inevitable?The man-nature relation – the crisis of the ecological situation – is a global problem. Its solution lies in rational and wise organization of both production itself and care for Mother Nature, not just by individuals, enterprises or countries, but by all humanity. One of the ways to deal with the crisis situation in the "man-nature" system is to use such resources as solar energy, the power of winds, the riches of the seas and oceans and other, as yet unknown natural forces of the universe.But to return to our theme, the bitter truth is that those human actions which violate the laws of nature, the harmony of the biosphere, threaten to bring disaster and this disaster may turn out to be universal. How apt then are the words of ancient Oriental wisdom: live closer to nature, my friends, and its eternal laws will protect you!人在自然界| 亚历山大·斯伯金人类生活在大自然的王国里。

21世纪大学英语(读写教程)第四册课文全翻译

21世纪大学英语(读写教程)第四册课文全翻译
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如何变得有天赋朱利叶斯·法斯特芭芭拉·法斯特在一项对教育方法的研究中,一位教师被告知她的新班中全是有非凡天赋的孩子。“你应该从他们那儿获得高于平均水平的成绩,”有人这样通知她,而到了期末她所得到的正是这个——超出平均水平的成绩。这件事的引人注目之处在于事实上这个班的学生并非异乎寻常。他们只是一群中等水平的、智商处于正常范围之内的学生。这位老师被告知的并不是他们真实的潜力。这项研究揭示了许多关于教学和孩子问题的许多答案,但它留下的未回答的问题更多。但它的确非常清晰地表明了一点,即当一个孩子相信老师的期望是真诚的时候,他通常是不会辜负这种期望的。一个没有回答的问题是:那位老师是以什么方式向学生们表明他们是特殊的,能取得优异成绩的呢?她没有用许多话告诉他们这一点,但显然在她的态度中有某种东西使学生们确信他们是有非凡天赋的。进一步的研究表明,老师态度中那种特别的“东西”,一部分是她给全班布置的作业,一部分是她布置作业的方式。但最强有力的“东西”还是老师本人和她对全班学生及其能力的态度。当她说“你们是聪明的孩子”时,她的声音中有更多的信心和关注。一直有一种鼓励性的语气在告诉他们他们会取得进步,很大的进步。孩子们收到了这些信号,并对它们作出了积极的反应。某个学生的成绩达不到老师的期望是常有的事。当这种情况发生时,那个学生面对的不是失望、愤怒或恼怒。相反,老师认为这是一次例外,一件偶然的事情,倒霉的一天,一次暂时的失误——而学生相信了她,并消除了疑虑。下一次,他更加努力了,决心做到老师知道他能做到的事。很难精确地确定老师传达的信息:“我期待着最好的成绩,”中到底是哪一部分告诉了孩子。它的一部分包括显示信心的平和语调,言语上的耐心,及没有讽刺、贬低和恼怒等消极因素。期待着最好成绩的老师满怀信心地提问,因为她知道她得到的答案将是正确的,而孩子也感受到了那种信心。这一信息大多是通过声音传递的,但也有相当惊人的一部分表现在态度、接触和面部表情上。跟这个对“天才”儿童所做的实验相类似的实验也在“天才”老鼠的身上做了。一位科学家得到的是一群普通的老鼠,但却被告知它们是一个特殊的品种,曾接受过在创记录的时间里穿越迷宫的训练。在与这些老鼠一起工作时,这位科学家发现它们确实比其他老鼠学得快,穿越迷宫也的确更迅速。但是老鼠对我们的语言一无所知。那位科学家是怎样得以将他的期望传达给它们的呢?对实验中所有变量的检查表明,这些异常好的结果应归功于他对待老鼠的方式,他对它们讲话的方式和语调,他声音中的信心、安抚和确定无疑。老鼠理解了所有的信息,并照着做了。从更广泛的角度看这两个实验,那位老师和那位科学家都运用了一个对所有社会各个阶层的人都通用的原则——贴标签原则。我们所有的期待都带有偏见,我们对于不同的人有着完全不同的期望,甚至对各个民族也是如此。我们依据民族特点来判断人。我们认为美国人贪婪,想赚大钱,我们在心里给他们贴上了这样的标签。我们给德国人贴的标签是整洁而有条理,英国人是冷漠、不友好和矝持寡言,意大利人是易动感情,日本人彬彬有礼——等等等等。我们在一个非常宽阔的、远非同质的群体上贴了一张非常狭小的标签。我们在种族层面上也是这样。黑人有音乐感,印第安人坚忍,东方人神秘莫测。我们甚至给性别贴上标签——男人积极进取、女人消极被动。在家庭层面上,标签有时是由邻居们贴上的。“琼斯一家都是废物……总是依靠救济。”有时标签也许是由那家人自己贴的。“我们史密斯一家宁愿挨饿也不会请求政府帮助!”史密斯家的男孩因带着这个令人敬畏的独立标签长大,很容易与自己的标签名实相符,正如琼斯家的女孩很容易与她的标签名实相符一样:“他们都认为我们是废物?那我就表现得像废物!”这种标签也许不太全面,甚至带有性别歧视。某个家庭也许会自豪地说,“我们家的男人一直都是专业人员。”当这个家庭里的一个儿子比尔发现木工活是他最喜爱的工作时,他便面对着同家庭的冲突——以及同自己的冲突。他内心的力量也许能使他按照自己的意愿坚持到底,成为一个木匠,但另一方面他也知道他没有符合家庭的标签,因此他怀着一种负罪感度过一生。他甚至可能给自己创造标签。“我是一个失败者,真的。”即使比尔在自己这一行里是个成功者,经过一段时间以后拥有了自己的企业,比他当律师的兄弟鲍勃赚的钱还多,那也没用。比尔仍然不是一个专业人员,因此他内心的标签上仍然写着失败。在家庭内部贴标签很早便开始了。在宝宝听得懂口头语言之前,他便能对肢体语言和间接交流作出反应了。他在懂得词语之前,已经从父母的声音中感受到爱,他也感受到嫌弃、冷淡、恐惧或敌意,他也对这些情绪作出了反应。如果他得到的是爱和温柔,他也以爱和温柔作出反应。以后,当他理解言语时,他便接受他的标签。吉米是家里的乖孩子,而一向难弄的莎莉则得到了惹是生非者的标签。每个孩子除了名字外还得到一个标签。她是聪明的。他爱出风头。诺曼老是迟到。贝蒂不招人爱。芭芭拉很冷漠。杰克很野。纳塔莉很甜,等等等等。这些标签也许反映了事实。纳塔莉也许很甜,但往往是标签把现实强加于孩子身上。如果纳塔莉经常听到别人说她很甜,她便开始表现得很甜。你往往会使自己与你的标签名实相符。同样,参加教学实验的学生们被加上了聪明的标签,于是他们便设法变得聪明,超常地发挥了他们的许多当面或在电视上听我讲话的人,或者那些读到我讲话的人都以为我的学历远远不止八年级。这一印象完全归功于我在监狱中的学习。这是在查尔斯顿监狱真正开始的,当时宾比第一次让我对他渊博的知识感到了羡慕。无论参与什么交谈,宾比总是起着主导作用,而我也曾经试图效仿他。但我找到的每本书中,几乎每句句子都有一个以上甚至几乎全部的单词我压根儿不认识。当我跳过那些词时,我最终当然不知道书中所云。所以我来到诺福克监狱时,仍然只有看看书的意愿。要不是我后来获得了动力,我本来很快就会连这些愿望也丢弃的。我明白我最好是能弄到一本字典——为的是学习,学一些单词。幸好我还想到应该努力提高一下自己的书写水平。我的书写很糟糕,甚至于不能将字写在一条直线上。这两个想法促使我要求诺福克监狱学校给我一本字典以及一些便笺簿和铅笔。头两天我还拿不定主意,只是随便翻了翻字典。我从来没有意识到会有这么多单词!我不知道哪些词是我需要学习的。最后,为了开始某种行动,我便开始了抄写。我把印在第一页上的所有东西甚至标点符号,慢慢地、费力地、歪歪斜斜地抄到了我的便笺簿里。我记得那花了我一天的时间。然后,我便把写在便笺簿上的每个词大声读给自己听。我一遍又一遍地把自己写的东西大声读给自己听。第二天早上醒来时我还想着那些词——我无比自豪地意识到,我不仅一下子写了那么多,还写了许多我从来不知道存在于这个世界上的词。而且,我稍微动一下脑筋还能记得其中许多词的意思。我复习了那些被我忘记了意思的单词。有趣的是,就在此刻,词典第一页上的“土豚”一词竟跳入了我的脑海之中。字典上有它的一幅插图,一种长尾、长耳、会挖洞的非洲哺乳动物,以白蚁为食,像食蚁动物捕食蚂蚁那样伸出舌头来捕食白蚁。我完全被迷住了,于是又继续干下去——我抄写了字典的下一页。当我学习它时我获得了同样的体验。随着以后的每一页,我还了解了人物、地方和历史事件。实际上字典就像一部小型百科全书。最后,字典的A部分抄满了一整本便笺簿——于是我便继续抄写B部分。我就这样开始抄写了整本字典。如此多的实践帮我提高了书写速度,所以以后我抄得快多了。包括我写在便笺簿上的词和写的信,我猜我在后来的囚禁日子里足足写下了一百万词。我认为随着词汇量的增加,我肯定能第一次拿起一本书来读并开始理解书中讲的内容了。任何一个博览群书的人都能想象得出那个被打开的新世界。让我告诉你一些事;从那以后直到我离开那所监狱,在我的每一段空闲时间里,我不是在图书馆里看书,就是在我的床上看书。你哪怕用楔子也休想把我跟书分开。我学习穆罕默德先生的教导,我跟别人通信,我会客,我读书,日子就这样一个月一个月地过去了,我甚至没有想到自己是在坐牢。事实上,在那之前,我在生活中从来没有那样真正自由过……正如你能想象的,尤其在一个特别强调改造的监狱里,如果一个犯人表现出对书籍异乎寻常的强烈兴趣,他就会受到赞许。犯人中有相当多的博览群书者,尤其是受广欢迎的辩论家。一些人被公认为活的百科全书。他们几乎成了名人。当这个新世界,这个能够阅读并理解的新世界向我敞开时,我贪婪地阅读文学作品,数量之多超过了任何一所大学对任何一个学生的要求。我在自己的房间里比在图书馆里读得更多。一个以读书多而出名的犯人能超出规定借出更多的书。我更喜欢在与外界完全隔绝的自己的房间里读书。当我发展到开始读非常严肃的读物时,每天晚上10点左右,我会因为“熄灯”而愤怒不已。它似乎总是在我正读到引人入胜之处时来跟我捣乱。幸好在我的门外面有一盏走廊灯把光线照到我的房间里。一旦我的眼睛适应之后,这点光线就足以让我读书。所以“熄灯”后,我就坐在地板上,借着那点光继续读书。夜间看守每隔一小时就走过每个房间。每次听到越来越近的脚步声,我就跳到床上假装睡觉。看守一走过去,我就从床上回到地板上那块亮的地方,再读上58分钟——直到看守再次走过来。这样一直持续到每天凌晨三四点钟。每天晚上睡三四个小时对我来说就足够了。在流落街头的那些日子里我经常睡得更少。我经常思考阅读为我打开的那些新的远景。我当时在狱中就知道,阅读已永远改变了我的人生历程。正如我现在所认识到的,阅读能力唤醒了在我内心潜伏已久的对于思想活跃的渴望。我当然不是在追求任何学位,那只是大学授予学生一种地位象征的方式。我通过自学所受到的教育使我每读一本新书就更意识到正在折磨着美国黑色人种的聋、哑和盲。不久前,一位英国作家从伦敦打来电话问了我几个问题。其中一个问题是,“你的母校是哪儿?”我告诉他,“是书。”在任何一个空闲的十五分钟里,你都会发现我在学习一些我觉得可能有助于黑人的东西……每次乘飞机,我都带一本想读的书——至今已读了很多书。如果我现在不是每天出来同白人斗争,我会将余生用于阅读,仅仅是为了满足我的好奇心——因为你几乎说不出什么东西是我不感到好奇的。 我想任何人都没有像我那样从坐牢中获得了那么多。事实上,如果我的生活是另一个样子,如果我上了大学,我就不能像在监狱里那样能更集中地进行学习。我想上大学最大的麻烦之一就是有太多让人分心的事。除了监狱还有什么地方能让我有时候每天集中学习15个小时来克服我的愚昧无知呢?

21世纪大学英语读写教程(四)unit2课文原文及翻译

21世纪大学英语读写教程(四)unit2课文原文及翻译

We Need GratitudeA.J.CroninOn a fine afternoon in New York, I got into a taxi. From the driver's expression and the way he slammed in his gears, I could tell that he was upset. I asked him what was the trouble. "I've got good reason to be sore," he growled. "One of my fares left a wallet in my cab this morning. Nearly three hundred bucks in it. I spent more than an hour trying to trace the guy. Finally I found him at his hotel. He took the wallet without a word and glared at me as though I'd meant to steal it.""Not a cent. But it wasn't the dough I wanted..." he fumbled, then exploded, "If the guy had only said something..."Because his helpful, honest act had not been appreciated, that cabdriver's day was poisoned, and I knew he would think twice before rendering a similar service. The need for gratitude is something we all feel, and denial of it can do much to harm the spirit of kindness and cooperation.During World War II a mother in Cincinnati received a letter from her son in the army in which he spoke of a woman in a village in Normandy who had taken him into her home when he was wounded and hungry, and hidden him from the Germans. Later on, unhappily, the boy was killed in the Ardennes offensive. Yet the mother was moved by an irresistible intention. She saved up for two years, crossed the Atlantic and located the village referred to by her son. After many inquiries, she found the woman who had sheltered her son—the wife of an impoverished farmer—and pressed a package into her hand. It was the gold wristwatch her son had received on his graduation, the only object of real value the boy had ever possessed. The mother's act of gratitude so touched people's hearts that it has become something of a legend in and around the village. It has done more than fine speeches to foster good feeling toward Americans.Gratitude is the art of receiving gracefully, of showing appreciation for every kindness, great and small. Most of us do not fail to show our pleasure when we receive hospitality, gifts and obvious benefits, but even here we can perfect our manner of showing gratitude by making it as personal and sincere as possible. Recently, when touring in southern Italy with my wife, I sent to a friend in Connecticut several bottles of a local wine which had taken our fancy. It was a trifling gift, yet to our surprise, instead of the conventional letter of thanks, we receive a phonograph record. When we played it, we heard our friend's voice speaking after dinner, describing how he and his guests had enjoyed the wine and thanking us for our thoughtfulness. It was pleasant to have this unusual proof that our gift had been appreciated.Gratitude is sometimes more than a personal affair. My son, studyingmedicine at McGill University, told me of a patient brought into hospital in Montreal whose life was saved by a blood transfusion. When he was well again he asked: "Isn't there any way I can discover the name of the donor and thank him?" He was told that names of donors are never revealed. A few weeks after his discharge he came back to give a pint of his own blood. Since then he has returned again and again for the same purpose. When a surgeon commented on this splendid record of anonymous service, he answered simply: "Someone I never knew did it for me. I'm just saying 'thanks'".It is a comforting thought that gratitude can be not merely a passing sentiment but a renewal which can, in some instances, persist for a lifetime. A husband who recalls appreciatively some generous or unselfish act on his wife's part, or a wife who never forgets the gifts her husband has given her, does much to keep the domestic wheels spinning smoothly. W.H. Hudson, British author and naturalist, has written: "One evening I brought home a friend to share our usual evening meal. Afterward he said to me:‘you are fortunate to have a wife who, despite ill health and children to look after, cooks such excellent meals.' That tribute opened my eyes and taught me to show gratitude for my wife's day-to-day heroism, which I had hitherto taken for granted."It is, above all, in the little things that the grace of gratitude should be most employed. The boy who delivers our paper, the milkman, the mailman, the barber, the waitress at a restaurant, the elevator operator —all oblige us in one way or another. By showing our gratitude we make routine relationships human and render monotonous tasks more agreeable.A patient of mine in London who worked as a bus conductor once confided to me, "I get fed up with my job sometimes. People grumble, bother you, haven't got the right change for their tickets. But there's one lady on my bus morning and evening, and she always thanks me in a particularly friendly way when I take her ticket. I like to think she's speaking for all the passengers. It helps me to keep smiling."Arnold Bennett had a publisher who boasted about the extraordinary efficiency of his secretary. One day Bennett said to her, "Your employer claims that you are extremely efficient. What is your secret?" "It's not my secret," the secretary replied. "It's his." Each time she performed a service, no matter how small, he never failed to acknowledge it. Because of that she took infinite pains with her work.Some persons refrain from expressing their gratitude because they feel it will not be welcome. A patient of mine, a few weeks after his discharge from the hospital, came back to thank his nurse. "I didn't come back sooner," he explained, "because I imagined you must be bored to death with people thanking you.""On the contrary," she replied, "I am delighted you came. Few realize how much we need encouragement and how much we are helped by those whogive it."Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build up their philosophy of life.一个晴朗的下午,我在纽约上了一辆出租车。

21世纪大学英语4课文翻译

21世纪大学英语4课文翻译

Unit 1-Part B探究DIY的价值前几天,我花了两个多小时拆装马桶的水箱。

它的冲水功能出了点问题,我想看看我自己能不能修好它,我确实把它修好了;有个小零件坏了,更换它并非难事。

水管工10分钟就能解决这个问题,并且很可能向我收取25或50美元的服务费。

在我们这个区域是这个价钱,在别的地方可能更高。

最近还有一天,我用了差不多4个小时做了一个能自己行走的电动小蜘蛛。

我做这个主要是为了学会使用阿尔杜伊诺(一种开源电子原型平台),因为我想用它来为我们家做一些能活动的圣诞展示灯,也许有一天还可以出售。

在这个过程中,我唯一收获的只有属于我自己的知识。

几个月前,我拆了热水器的一部分想看看指示灯为什么不亮了。

我自己找出了需要替换的零件,订购了新的零件,并把它装好。

修好它总用花了大概4个小时。

我自己修节省了一点钱,但是我也觉得这样的时薪不太划算。

每当我向朋友们和家人描述这些事的时候,他们中许多人直摇头,问我为什么要这么麻烦。

既然我可以直接去商店买一个类似的,或是打电话叫修理工来,而不是“浪费”大量的时间自己做,为什么还要花这么多是啊金去做这样的事呢?原因有很多。

一言以蔽之,我相信从长远来说,多做些这样的事情终究是可以节省很多金钱和时间的,并能有效地缓解压力。

当然也有一些其他的原因。

首先,每当我自己修理的时候,我知道如果让我再做一次会容易很多。

倘若我的马桶又不能冲水了,即便这次的原因与前几天那次故障的原因有一点点相似之处,我也可以在15或20分钟内修好,而不需要两个小时。

招来修理工、确保他进入浴室,以及和他沟通所花的时间件简直相当于自己来完成所需的时间,而且后者更省钱。

第二,在承担诸如此类任务的过程中,我学到了一些别的东西。

修理的时候,我不仅了解到了有关指示灯或抽水马桶零件方面的知识,还知道了热水器的整体工作原理以及各零件的实际用途,关于马桶,我也学到了类似的东西。

我现在非常了解阿尔杜伊诺的原型设计。

这些只是在将来的任务中会很有用。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第四册课文翻译

21世纪大学英语读写教程第四册课文翻译
“艾米莉?迪金森的诗歌直到她去世后被人承认,”西蒙顿说。“但她不是为了名而写的。詹姆斯?乔伊斯也是如此,他没有多费时间去担心有多少人会读他的《为芬尼根守灵》。”
如今,研究者们有证据证明,对工作的内在热情是出类拔萃的一个关键。现任哈佛大学工商管理教授特蕾莎?阿玛贝尔1985年在布兰代斯大学主持的一项研究中,要求一批专业作家----其中没有一位是有名气的----各写一首短诗。当时每位作家被随机分别编到三个小组中:一个小组要求记住是为金钱而写;另一个小组要求想着只为消遣而写;第三个小组则没有给任何指示。
因此,商人一般当不了好领袖。他们往往是实用主义者,他们认为一旦你说明了某件事情有道理,人们就会去做。但是历史表明这种想法是错误的。当时世变得艰难时,人们不想被得知出了什么问题,不想听人训斥,不想了解许多他们不懂的复杂数据和计划(比如卡特的能源政策)。他们想要受到感动、得到鼓舞、有人激励、有人安慰、感到振奋---总而言之,想有人来领导!
首先,他必须使我们的愿望变得崇高,让我们相信我们正在参与创造伟大的历史,并赋予我们一种荣誉感。温斯顿?丘吉尔通过纯粹的修辞艺术,把英国的失败和1940年的敦刻尔克大撤退变成了大胜利。富兰克林?D?罗斯福的话把美国舰队在珍珠港的沉没变成了动员全国的战斗口号,而不是不光彩的国耻。领袖必须激发我们的热情,而不是唤起我们的理性。
一位中国哲人曾经说过,领袖必须具备优秀舞蹈家的风度,这话很有道理。领袖应该知道如何显得轻松自信。他的步态应该坚定果断。他应该像林肯、罗斯福、杜鲁门、艾克和肯尼迪那样会纵情欢笑,而不是个像尼克松或卡特那样笑得龇牙咧嘴、令人恶心算是心情不错。罗纳德?里根受过的演技训练在他跟卡特的辩论中显示出了良好的效果。他以潇洒自如的举止和显而易见的和蔼可亲成功地给人一种印像,即他事实上是总统而卡特是挑战者。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第四册课文翻译及课后习题的翻译-fd13

21世纪大学英语读写教程第四册课文翻译及课后习题的翻译-fd13

unit1 TEXTA 谁是伟大的?迈克尔?赖恩阿尔伯特?爱因斯坦小时候在学校里的成绩很糟糕,老师们都认为他迟钝。

拿破仑波拿巴年轻时只是法国陆军中几百名炮兵中尉中的一几乎没有受过正规教育的乔治华盛顿,十几岁时不是受训当兵而是受训做土地测量员。

尽管他们的起步平淡无奇,但是每个人后来都为自己在历史上赢得了一席之地。

是什么使得他们变得伟大呢?是他们生来就具备一些特殊的东西?还是他们的伟大与时机掌握、献身精神和也许是一种坚定的个性更为有关?几十年来,个性更为有关?几十年来,科学家们一直在问这样的问题。

科学家们一直在问这样的问题。

科学家们一直在问这样的问题。

在过去几年里,在过去几年里,他们已经发现了证据,这些证据有助于解释为什么有些人出类拔萃,而另外的人——也许同样很有才华——却被甩在了后面。

他们的发现可能对我们所有的人都有启示。

谁是伟大的?伟人的定义取决于如何衡量成功。

但标准还是有一些的。

“对人类文明作出永久性贡献的人是伟大的,”基思?西蒙顿院长说。

他是加州大学戴维斯分校的一名心理学教授,1994年出版的《伟大:谁创造历史,以及为什么》一书的作者。

但他又提醒说:“有时侯伟人并没有被载入史册。

许多女性取得了巨大成就,或者颇具影响力,但却没有得到承认。

”在这本书的写作中,西蒙顿把有关伟大人物的历史知识和遗传学、精神病学及社会科学领域的最新发现融合在了一起。

他所聚焦的伟人包括获得过诺贝尔奖、领导过伟大的国家或赢得过战争、谱写过流芳百世的交响乐或在科学、交响乐或在科学、哲学、哲学、政治学或艺术上引起过革命性巨变的男性和女性。

政治学或艺术上引起过革命性巨变的男性和女性。

虽然他没有一个虽然他没有一个公式来解释某些人怎样或为什么出类拔萃(其中涉及的因素太多了),但他却提出了一些共同的特点。

同的特点。

一种一种“永不屈服”的态度。

西蒙顿说,的态度。

西蒙顿说,如果事业上取得巨大成就者具有什么共性的如果事业上取得巨大成就者具有什么共性的话,那就是一种持续不断地追求成功的动力。

Unit 2 (大学英语读写译4课文翻译)

Unit 2 (大学英语读写译4课文翻译)

Unit 2 (大学英语读写译4课文翻译) 大学英语读写译第四册 Unit2 课文翻译Unit 2Text ATechnology and Happiness技术与幸福Para. 11. In the 20th century, Americans, Europeans, and East Asians enjoyed material and technological advances that were unimaginable in previous eras.=20世纪的美国人、欧洲人和东亚人都享受到了过去历代人都无法想象的物质和技术进步所带来的乐趣。

2. In the United States, for instance, gross domestic product per capita tripled from 1950 to 2000. =譬如,在美国,从1950年到2000年,人均国民生产总值翻了3倍。

3. Life expectancy soared.=人的寿命大幅度提高。

4. The boom in productivity after World War II made goods better and cheaper at the same time. =二战后生产力的迅速发展使商品物美价廉。

5. Things that were once luxuries, such as jet travel and long-distance phone calls, became necessities.=诸如乘飞机旅行和打长途电话等曾经是奢侈的事情成了生活中不可或缺的一部分。

6. And even though Americans seemed to work extraordinarily hard, their pursuit of entertainment turned media and leisure into multibillion-dollar industries.=即使美国人工作时似乎是格外勤奋努力的,可他们对娱乐的追求却使得他们将媒体和闲暇转变成了盈利数十亿美元的产业。

21世纪实用英语第四册课后翻译

21世纪实用英语第四册课后翻译

Unit 11. Driven by a strong will, he eventually fulfilled the task he had undertaken.2. He promised to write to me as soon as he got there, but nothing has been heard of him so far.3. The boss has never been so pleased with any employee before. The young man is a real find.4. With the help of the doctors and nurses, the patient was able to stand on his feet once more and soon resumed working.5. The old man’s wrinkled face spoke of the hardships he had endured in his life.6. When she recovered somewhat, she leaned on the window watching the children play on the lawn.Unit 21. He failed the test but it was his own fault; he never did any work.2 She told me she had been deceived by a young man who claimed to be the son of a banker.3. Mary left her hus band because she couldn’t stand his cruelty any longer.4. One thing that Mom insisted on was that John finish his homework before watching any TV programs.5. When Bill became overly obsessed with online chatting, things began to change. No longer was he the hard working student he was when he first came to college.6. I told you from the beginning that there was a world of difference between online dating and actually living together.Unit 31. After the performance, the audience all came excitedly to their feet with genuine applause that lasted for quite a few minutes.2. Seeing me in panic, the hostess reassured me that what I was instructed to do next was something I was definitely capable of.3. He was completely absorbed by a fraction problem the whole afternoon. No wonder he was overjoyed when he finally worked the problem out.4. “Once Henry is submerged in his own thoughts, he’s virtually deaf.” Thus remarked Mrs. Smith.5. Don’t you think it’s unsafe to conclude hastily when we are not sure about t he accuracy of the statistics?6. She sat uneasily in front of the piano and ventured a note. It was her first time to touch a musical instrument.Unit 41. I have decided not to go to the interview because the job advertisement has made it clear that only a college graduate is eligible for the post.2. She makes her son practice the piano every day. It seems that she has set her heart on making a pianist of her son.3. When I was a child, I enjoyed doing errands for my mother. I could keep the small change.4. His excellent performance spoke to every member of the audience. No one made any sound throughout it.5. When I finally got around to visiting him in hospital, it was too late.6. Since he is so stubborn, I don’t intend to talk him into considering ou r suggestion, either.Unit 51. As a result of a downsizing initiative and a major bank merger, my usually well-ordered lifebecame fraught with changes.2. Although I am a rather reticent individual by nature, I made the most of the oral presentations in class. And soon my confidence level soared.3. Much to the amazement of his friends and relatives, the young man gave up his secure future, stepped out his comfort zone and rejoined the “rat race.”4. No matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the future.5. Of course, having a fulfilling career is a personal goal I long to achieve. However, working towards materialistic things and personal glorification has never been my first priority.6. Having lost his job, he returned to college and ended up acquiring a diploma.Unit 61. The new agreement is based on the original United Nations proposal.2. I’ll take this English test even if it takes weeks or months of preparation.3. In order to sell anybody anything in five minutes or less, you have to find common ground on which you and your client can stand together.4. Yes, you must work harder in your studies. But it does not mean that you have to sacrifice your health for better grades.5. We’re not here to talk about what divides us. We’re here to find the things that bind us together.6. In some cases you have to stoop to conquer. But does it mean that you have to sacrifice your integrity? Certainly not.Unit 71. While attending Columbia, Li Ming became good friends with Wang Ying, a twenty-year-old girl from Hong Kong.2. Encouraged by his instructor, John decided to make medicine his life’s career.3. Less than a month after he came to McGill University, Dr. Johnson submitted to the president a detailed plan for setting up a new laboratory in the biology department.4. After receiving the urgent cablegram from his former instructor, Dr. Drew immediately set to work and organized the “Blood for Britain” campaign.5. At the beginning of the following year, thousands of American soldiers were killed or injured on the battlefield.6. In a series of experiments, Dr. Drew discovered that plasma could be given to any patient regardless of blood type.Unit 81. The restaurant caters to both local people and foreign guests because it provides customers with all kinds of food to choose from.2. In addition to the Monument to the People’s Heroes, there are many other places for sightseeing at Tiananmen Square.3. The museums in Paris attract a lot of tourists from all over the world, whether they are historians, artists or ordinary people.4. Apart from my daily work, I need to set aside a few hours each day to write my book on tourism.5. The Great Wall is one of the major tourist destinations in Beijing. Its principal attraction lies in its magnificent scenery and rich historical significance.6. I can’t afford the time to go traveling with you. I have to make arrangements for my art exhibition next week.。

二十一世纪大学英语四课文翻译2篇

二十一世纪大学英语四课文翻译2篇

二十一世纪大学英语四课文翻译2篇【第一篇】二十一世纪大学英语四课文翻译在现代社会中,英语已经成为一门全球通用的语言。

对于许多学生来说,学好英语是他们未来发展的关键。

而《二十一世纪大学英语》作为一部备受推崇的教材,为学生提供了充实而有趣的学习内容。

本文将介绍《二十一世纪大学英语》第四册的两篇精彩课文,并进行翻译。

第一篇课文名为《关于音乐》,作者是约翰·梅尔维尔。

文章主要讲述了音乐对人们生活的影响。

音乐是一种超越语言的艺术形式,它能够唤起人们内心深处的情感,让人们感受到无法言喻的美妙。

作者通过描写夜晚的海洋、音乐家演奏乐器的场景,生动地表达了音乐的魅力。

第二篇课文名为《一天的工作》,由赫尔曼·梅尔维尔创作。

文章主要描述了一个乡村农夫一天的辛勤劳作。

农夫起早贪黑,种植作物、养殖动物,努力工作以维持生计。

通过描写农夫奋斗的场景,作者表达了劳动的重要性,以及人们在努力中获得幸福的价值观。

以上两篇课文内容丰富,情感真挚,通过生动的描写展示了音乐与劳动对人们生活的重要性。

这两篇课文展示了人们在不同领域中的努力工作,并为读者带来了共鸣和启发。

【第二篇】二十一世纪大学英语四课文翻译《二十一世纪大学英语》第四册的两篇精彩课文《关于音乐》和《一天的工作》分别通过音乐与劳动这两种日常生活的元素,展示了作者对人生价值的思考与关注。

这两篇课文的翻译不仅可以帮助学习者理解课文内容,还可以培养学习者的跨文化交际能力。

《关于音乐》这篇课文通过描写海洋与音乐的结合,表达了音乐能够触动人心的强烈感受。

在翻译过程中,我们要注意保持文章的美感和情感的传递,尽可能地保持原文中的意境和描述。

同时,鉴于中文语言的特点,我们也可以适当地加入一些具有中国文化特色的词汇或描写方式,以增加读者的共鸣。

《一天的工作》这篇课文通过描述农夫的劳作来表达劳动的重要性以及劳动给人们带来的幸福感。

在翻译过程中,我们要关注词汇的准确性和文化的传达,将农夫勤劳辛勤的形象展现给读者。

21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4 Unit2

21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4 Unit2

Scientists study shows that, except a few crop circles (simple and rough, easy to distinguish) for personal tricks, the vast majority of crop circles all over the world for the supernatural forces to. Experts have found that the emergence of some crop circles tend to have some warning, such as insect infestation occurred in 1995, before a place had the shape of crop circles appear ants. The pattern(图案)of crop circles in 1999 is the same as the SARS corona virus(冠状病毒)
21世纪大学新英语读写译教程 4
1. According to the speaker, which made the crew of Apollo 8 feel wonderful, the Earth or the Moon? The Earth. _________ 2. What is the surprising truth about Apollo missions?
Have you heard about the crop circles? It often appears in summer time. Today we will show you something about the crop circles.

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第四册)课后翻译答案(有汉语)

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第四册)课后翻译答案(有汉语)

1. 在坚强意志的驱动下,他终于完成了他所承担的任务。

Driven by a strong will, he eventually fulfilled the task he had undertaken2. 他许诺一到那儿就给我写信,但至今仍杳无音信。

He promised to write to me as soon as he got there, but nothing has been heard of him so far. 3. 老板从来没有对任何员工如此满意过,这个年轻人确实是个难得的人才。

The boss has never been so pleased with any employee before. The young man is a real find. 4.在医生和护士的帮助下,病人再一次站了起来,不久便重新开始工作。

With the help of the doctors and nurses, the patient was able to stand on his feet once more and soon resumed working.5.老人那张布满皱纹的脸表明了他一辈子所忍受的苦难。

The old man’s wrinkled face spoke of the hardships he had endured in his life.6. 当她身体恢复了一些,她就倚在窗口,望着孩子们在草地上玩耍。

When she recovered somewhat, she leaned on the window watching the children play on the lawn.1. 他没有通过考试,但这是他自己的过错,他从来就不用功。

He failed the test but it was his own fault; he never did any work.2.她告诉我她被一个自称(claim)为银行家儿子的年轻人骗了。

21世纪大学英语第四册翻译

21世纪大学英语第四册翻译

21世纪大学英语第四册翻译第一篇:21世纪大学英语第四册翻译汉译英短语1.拄着拐杖lean on a stick2.一捆脏衣服a bundle of laundry3.逐一数出count out4.从来没有对...如此满意过have never been so pleased with..5.一个难得的人才a real find6.准备好某物have sth.ready7.养老院a home for the aged8.表明了人类的顽强speak of the stubbornness of mankind9.在超出体力极限的情况下工作work beyond the limits of one’s power10.最多三个星期three Weeks at the mostlean on a stick11.(某人)杳无音信12.为..感到伤心13.补一件衬衫14.凹陷的嘴巴和苍白的双唇15.再一次站起来16.在..的帮助下17.在网上聊天18.落基山脚下一个美丽的小镇19.一起度过一个星期幸福的时光20.事先提出离职21.坚持22.请几天假23.帮某人安顿下来24.修改个人简历25.乱翻某人的私人用品26.从一开始27.一个喜爱玩乐、爱冒险的人28.干扰他人的生活29.应邀去某人家中吃饭30.一大帮佣人31.将自己淹没在思想的海洋中32.喜欢巴赫的音乐33.排满书的书房34.极力不走调35.解一道分数题36.作出惶恐的反映37.接下去做更复杂的事情38.惊人的正确程度39.拍拍我的膝盖以示鼓励40.匆忙站立起来41对...有吸引力42.每个月微薄的积蓄43.作为重要新闻在全国见报44.常规奖学金45.一门心思做某事46.为某人跑腿47.抽出时间去做某事nothing is heard of(sb.)mourn formenda shirta sunken mouth and pale lipsstand on one’s feet againwith the help ofchat onlinea beautiful little town in the Rocky Mountains spend a blissful Weeks togethergive notice at workinsist ontake a few days off from workhelp sb.get settledrevamp one’s resumesnoop through sb.’s personal thingsfrom the beginninga fun-loving,adventurous personmess with others’ livesbe invited to dine at sb.’s homean army of servantssubmerge oneself in a sea of thoughtbe fond of Bachabook-lined studytry desperately to stay in tunework out a problem in fractionsreact in panicgo on to something more complicateda surprising degree of accuracygive me a reassuring pat on the kneecome hastily to one’s feet speak tomeagre monthly savingsmake national headlineregular scholarshipset one’s mind on doing sthdo errands for sb.get around to doing sth48.说服某人做某事talk sb.into doing sth49.教育某人要乐善好施teach sb.about the gift of giving50.依次地in turn51.增加add to52记者招待会press conference英译汉1.在坚强意志的驱动下,他终于完成了他所承担的任务Driven by a strong will,he eventually fulfilled the task he had undertaken2.他许诺一到那儿就给我写信,但至今杳无音信He promised towrite to me as soon as he got there,but nothing has been heard of him so far3.老板从来没有对任何员工如此满意过,这个年轻人确实是个难得的人才 The boss has never been so pleased with any emplpyee before.The young man is a real find4.在医生和护士的帮助下,病人再一次站了起来,不久便重新开始工作With the help of the doctors and nurses,the patient was able to stand on his feet once more and soon resumed working5.老人那张布满皱纹的脸表明了他一辈子所忍受的苦难The old man’s wrinkled face spoke of the hardship he had endured in his life6.当她身体恢复了一些,她就倚在窗口,望着孩子们在草地上玩耍When she recovered somewhat,she leaned on the Window watching the children play on the lawn7.他没有通过考试,但这是他自己的过错,他从来就不用功He failed the test but it was his own fault,he never did any work8.她告诉我她被一个自称(claim)为银行家儿子的年轻人骗了She told me she had been deceived by a young man who claimed to be the son of a banker9.玛丽离开了她的丈夫,因为她再也无法忍受他的残酷无情了Mary left her husband because she couldn’t stand his cruelty any longer10.妈妈坚持的一点是,约翰必须做完作业才能看电视One thing that Mom insisted on was that John finish his homework before watching any Tv programs11.当比尔过分痴迷于网上聊天时,事情开始变了。

21世纪大学英语读写教程(四)unit2课文原文及翻译

21世纪大学英语读写教程(四)unit2课文原文及翻译

We Need GratitudeA.J.CroninOn a fine afternoon in New York, I got into a taxi. From the driver's expression and the way he slammed in his gears, I could tell that he was upset. I asked him what was the trouble. "I've got good reason to be sore," he growled. "One of my fares left a wallet in my cab this morning. Nearly three hundred bucks in it. I spent more than an hour trying to trace the guy. Finally I found him at his hotel. He took the wallet without a word and glared at me as though I'd meant to steal it.""Not a cent. But it wasn't the dough I wanted..." he fumbled, then exploded, "If the guy had only said something..."Because his helpful, honest act had not been appreciated, that cabdriver's day was poisoned, and I knew he would think twice before rendering a similar service. The need for gratitude is something we all feel, and denial of it can do much to harm the spirit of kindness and cooperation.During World War II a mother in Cincinnati received a letter from her son in the army in which he spoke of a woman in a village in Normandy who had taken him into her home when he was wounded and hungry, and hidden him from the Germans. Later on, unhappily, the boy was killed in the Ardennes offensive. Yet the mother was moved by an irresistible intention. She saved up for two years, crossed the Atlantic and located the village referred to by her son. After many inquiries, she found the woman who had sheltered her son—the wife of an impoverished farmer—and pressed a package into her hand. It was the gold wristwatch her son had received on his graduation, the only object of real value the boy had ever possessed. The mother's act of gratitude so touched people's hearts that it has become something of a legend in and around the village. It has done more than fine speeches to foster good feeling toward Americans.Gratitude is the art of receiving gracefully, of showing appreciation for every kindness, great and small. Most of us do not fail to show our pleasure when we receive hospitality, gifts and obvious benefits, but even here we can perfect our manner of showing gratitude by making it as personal and sincere as possible. Recently, when touring in southern Italy with my wife, I sent to a friend in Connecticut several bottles of a local wine which had taken our fancy. It was a trifling gift, yet to our surprise, instead of the conventional letter of thanks, we receive a phonograph record. When we played it, we heard our friend's voice speaking after dinner, describing how he and his guests had enjoyed the wine and thanking us for our thoughtfulness. It was pleasant to have this unusual proof that our gift had been appreciated.Gratitude is sometimes more than a personal affair. My son, studyingmedicine at McGill University, told me of a patient brought into hospital in Montreal whose life was saved by a blood transfusion. When he was well again he asked: "Isn't there any way I can discover the name of the donor and thank him?" He was told that names of donors are never revealed. A few weeks after his discharge he came back to give a pint of his own blood. Since then he has returned again and again for the same purpose. When a surgeon commented on this splendid record of anonymous service, he answered simply: "Someone I never knew did it for me. I'm just saying 'thanks'".It is a comforting thought that gratitude can be not merely a passing sentiment but a renewal which can, in some instances, persist for a lifetime. A husband who recalls appreciatively some generous or unselfish act on his wife's part, or a wife who never forgets the gifts her husband has given her, does much to keep the domestic wheels spinning smoothly. W.H. Hudson, British author and naturalist, has written: "One evening I brought home a friend to share our usual evening meal. Afterward he said to me:‘you are fortunate to have a wife who, despite ill health and children to look after, cooks such excellent meals.' That tribute opened my eyes and taught me to show gratitude for my wife's day-to-day heroism, which I had hitherto taken for granted."It is, above all, in the little things that the grace of gratitude should be most employed. The boy who delivers our paper, the milkman, the mailman, the barber, the waitress at a restaurant, the elevator operator —all oblige us in one way or another. By showing our gratitude we make routine relationships human and render monotonous tasks more agreeable.A patient of mine in London who worked as a bus conductor once confided to me, "I get fed up with my job sometimes. People grumble, bother you, haven't got the right change for their tickets. But there's one lady on my bus morning and evening, and she always thanks me in a particularly friendly way when I take her ticket. I like to think she's speaking for all the passengers. It helps me to keep smiling."Arnold Bennett had a publisher who boasted about the extraordinary efficiency of his secretary. One day Bennett said to her, "Your employer claims that you are extremely efficient. What is your secret?" "It's not my secret," the secretary replied. "It's his." Each time she performed a service, no matter how small, he never failed to acknowledge it. Because of that she took infinite pains with her work.Some persons refrain from expressing their gratitude because they feel it will not be welcome. A patient of mine, a few weeks after his discharge from the hospital, came back to thank his nurse. "I didn't come back sooner," he explained, "because I imagined you must be bored to death with people thanking you.""On the contrary," she replied, "I am delighted you came. Few realize how much we need encouragement and how much we are helped by those whogive it."Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build up their philosophy of life.一个晴朗的下午,我在纽约上了一辆出租车。

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A我们需要的感激A ?J ?克罗宁一个晴朗的下午,我在纽约上了一辆出租车。

从司机的表情和他猛拉排挡的样子中,我可以看出他很不高兴。

我问他是怎么回事。

“我完全有理由生气,”他怒气冲冲地说。

“今天上午我的一个乘客把钱包忘在我车里了。

里面有近300块钱。

我花了一个多小时想方设法找那个家伙。

最后我在他的宾馆里找到了他。

他拿了钱包,一声不吭地瞪着眼看着我,好像我本来打算要偷他的钱包似的。

”“他没有给你酬金?”我大声问。

“一个子儿也没有。

但我要的不是钱……”他咕哝着,然后突然大声说,“只要那个家伙说句什么……”因为他诚实的助人行为没有得到感激,那位出租车司机一整天都闷闷不乐,而且我知道以后他在做类似的好事之前会仔细考虑一下了。

这种对感激的需要是我们都能感受到的,而拒绝表示感谢则会大大扼杀善良与合作的精神。

第二次世界大战期间,辛辛那提的一位母亲收到他参军的儿子一封来信,信中提到诺曼底一个村庄中的一位妇女在他受伤饥饿时将他带到家中,帮他躲过了德国人的搜捕。

不幸的是,后来那男孩在阿登高地的进攻战中阵亡了。

然而,这位母亲却受到一种不可抗拒的愿望的驱使。

她积蓄了两年,穿过大西洋,找到了她儿子提到的那个村庄。

经过多次打听之后,她找到了那位曾经保护过她儿子的妇女——一位贫穷农夫的妻子——将一个包裹硬塞进她手里。

那是她儿子在毕业典礼上获得的一块金表,是那个男孩曾经拥有过的唯一真正有价值的东西。

这位母亲表示感激的举动深深触动了人们的心灵,在那个村庄内外成为传奇般的故事。

它比出色的演讲更能让人培养起对美国人的好感。

感激是对每一个无论大小的善行
优雅地接受并表示欣赏的艺术。

我们大多数人受到款待,接受礼物和明显的好处时都不会忘记表示我们的愉悦之情,但即使在这种情况下我们也还能够完善我们表示感激的方式,让它尽可能的个人化和真诚。

最近,我和妻子在意大利南部旅游时,我给康涅狄格州的一位朋友寄去了几瓶令我们喜欢的当地佳酿。

那是件小小的礼物,然而令我们惊讶的是,我们收到的不是一封传统的感谢信而是一张电唱机唱片。

我们播放它时,听到了我们的朋友在饭后的一段话,描述他和他的客人们如何喜欢那酒,并感谢我们考虑得周到。

有这件不同寻常的东西来证明别人欣赏我们的礼物真令人愉快。

有时感激不仅仅是一件个人的事。

我在麦吉尔大学学医的儿子告诉我,有一位被送到蒙特利尔医院的病人经过输血而获救。

康复以后他问:“我是否能找到那位献血者的名字,向他表示感谢?”他被告知献血者的名字是从来不公开的。

出院几个星期后他回来献了一品脱血。

从那以后他一次又一次地为了同一目的回来。

当一名外科医生称赞这种不留姓名的高尚行为时,他只是回答说:“有个我永远也不知道是谁的人为我这样做了。

我只是在说‘谢谢’。

”感激不仅可以是一种转瞬即逝的情绪,在有些情况下还可以是一种能持续终生的更新,想到这一点真令人感到欣慰。

丈夫充满感激地回想起妻子慷慨无私的行为,妻子从不忘记丈夫送给她的礼物,这些都大大有助于使家庭生活保持和谐。

英国作家和博物学家W?H?赫德森曾经写道:“一天晚上,我带一个朋友回家同我们一起吃了顿家常便饭。

后来他对我说:‘你真幸运,你的妻子虽然身体不好还要照顾孩子,但菜烧得那么好吃。

’那句赞美的话打开
了我的眼睛,它教会我要感谢妻子日复一日的、而一直被我习以为常的英雄行为。

”感激的礼仪首先应该在小事情上用得最多。

送报的男孩、送牛奶的人、邮递员、理发师、饭店里的女招待、开电梯的人——所有这些人都在以某种方式为我们服务。

通过表示感谢我们可以使日常平淡的关系具有人情味,使单调的任务变得令人愉快。

我的一位在伦敦当公共汽车售票员的病人有一次对我吐露说,“有时我真厌倦了我的工作。

人们抱怨,麻烦你,说车钱找得不对。

但是有一位早晚乘我车的女士总是在我收她的车票时用一种特别友好的方式感谢我。

我真希望她是代表所有的乘客在说话。

这使我一直保持微笑。

”阿诺德?本涅特的一个出版商夸奖自己的秘书效率特高。

一天,本涅特对她说:“你的老板说你效率极高。

你的秘诀是什么?”“那不是我的秘诀,”秘书回答。

“那是他的。

”每次她为他做一件事,无论多小的事,他从未忘记表示感谢。

因此,她工作一直非常努力。

有些人不愿表达感激之情,因为他们觉得这不会受欢迎。

我的一个病人在出院几个星期后回到医院来感谢他的护士。

“我没有更早地回来,”他解释说,“是因为我猜想你们对于人们的感激一定厌烦得要命。

”“正好相反,”她回答说,“我很高兴你来。

很少有人意识到我们多么需要鼓励,我们从那些鼓励我们的人身上获得了多大的帮助。

”我们所给予的感激永远不会过多。

因为我们身边的人在构筑他们的人生哲学时所依据的正是这些微笑、我们所表示的感谢和我们表示欣赏的各种小小的示意动作。

B礼仪为什么是重要的朱迪思?马丁朱迪思?马丁(生于1938年)是
《华盛顿邮报》的戏剧和电影评论家,她撰写的联合特写专栏“礼仪小姐”通过稿件辛迪加在国际上多家报纸同时发表。

她在哈佛大学的一次演讲中阐述了她在《普通礼节》一书中的观点,现转载如下。

如今的美国人错误地认为只要具有个人美德就会毫不费力地、自然地产生可接受的社会行为。

道德和礼节之间的区别已变得模糊了。

大多数人以为,你只需要有一副好心肠,其余的事情便不用你费心了。

你不必写感谢信。

这种对于人际关系的“自然的”态度认定:熟知任何一个人就是爱他,人类唯一的问题只是沟通问题。

这既否认了人们可能被基本的、的确不可调和的差异——哲学的、政治的或者宗教的差异——所分隔,也假定了所有这样的差异仅是误解而已。

许多形式的礼节恰恰是用来掩盖那些由不可调和的分歧所造成的厌恶之情的。

只要礼仪应当完全符合道德的想法存在,用来润滑普通生活的应酬话或惯例就会产生道德问题。

过去人们讲究义务性的正式拜访,那个时候,“夫人不在家”的意思显然就是“夫人不想见你,就像你并不想见她一样,不过她注意到你已经尽职了。

”如今,我们从来不给自己暂时被别人联系不上的便利,甚至对陌生人也不例外。

有了电话和BP机,人们使得自己能随时被任何人所立即接通,而被认为无礼的并不是打电话干扰别人的人,而是不肯听电话的人。

我收到许多记者的来信,他们认为只有直言不讳才是诚实。

他们感到气愤,因为问他们“你好吗?”的人们并不真正想听他们说肚子不舒服。

在写信给那些他们并不想结交的人时,他们要求不以“你的忠实的”来签署信件。

让人有点讨厌的是,在说“早上好”之前得看一下天气预报。


些提倡实话实说的人在回答“我看上去好吗?”之类漫不经心的问题时会说实话,这也等于要求给粗野无礼以特别许可。

礼仪标准化的缺乏导致了一个经常是愤怒与混乱的社会,在那儿每个人都赤裸着他的道德观,每一个细小的行为都被视作是一种道德观的显露。

今天,每个人都声称不仅有权设计自己的礼节,而且有权在别人不遵守这些礼节时发火,即使他并没有费心让别人了解过他的喜好。

事实上,现在比任何时候更容易在无意中伤人。

一位绅士为一位女士开门,因为他的母亲告诉他女士们喜欢这样的礼节,但是这位女士却转过身来,对他现出一面蔑视的样子,因为他侮辱了她作为女性的人格。

一个年轻女子在一辆拥挤的公共汽车上给一位身体虚弱的年长男士让座,而他厌恶地瞪了她一眼,因为她损伤了他作为男子的尊严。

注意,这些人只是想表示友好;唯一的问题是他们在遵循不同的礼节体系而已。

奇怪的是,现在比任何时候更难故意伤人。

如果你说,“你面目可憎,我恨你,”那人可能会回答,“你正在气头上;我会等你感觉好一些。

”解释自己的动机能够为所有的过失开脱,这种观念也许在一个凌辱肆虐的世界里十分重要,在那儿,万能的理由,“我心情不好”,赦免了一个人所有的义务或责任。

有人认为,人们无需借助全社会默认的一种人为规范就可以“自然地”为人处事。

这种想法就像认为人们可以用一种没有被普遍认可的语法规则的语言来交际的想法一样愚蠢。

如同语言一样,礼仪的准则可以被运用得或娴熟或拙劣,其目的可以是崇高的或邪恶的,其表达的观念和感情可以多种多样。

如同语言一样,礼仪不停地经历着缓慢的变化和适应过程,但这些变化必须是全
球性的,而不是细微局部的。

因为如果人人都即兴创造自己的礼仪,那谁也不会理解另一个人行为的含义,结果就会造成社会的混乱和文明的终结。

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