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新视野大学英语(第二版)读写教程第二册课后翻译及原文

新视野大学英语(第二版)读写教程第二册课后翻译及原文

新视野大学英语(第二版)读写教程第二册课后翻译及原文-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1Unit 11她连水都不愿喝一口,更别提留下来吃饭了。

1.She wouldn't take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner.2他认为我在对他说谎,但实际上我讲的是实话。

2.He thought I was lying to him,whereas I was telling the truth.3这个星期你每天都迟到,对此你怎么解释?3.How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week?4他们利润增长的部分原因是采用了新的市场策略。

4.The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.5这样的措施很可能会带来工作效率的提高。

5.Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency.6我们已经在这个项目上投入了大量的时间和精力,所以我们只能继续。

6.We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on.Unit 21尽管她是家里的独生女,她父母也从不溺爱她。

1.Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents.2迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会,也没给我打电话做任何解释。

2.Mike didn't come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation. 3坐在他旁边的那个人确实发表过一些小说,但绝不是什么大作家。

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程Book2课文翻译

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程Book2课文翻译

Unit 1 Text A一堂难忘的英语课1如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长,那么我儿子也许是对的。

对他而言,我是一个乏味的怪物:一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲,一个还沉湎于语法规则的人,对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。

2我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时,才开始对这个问题认真起来的。

这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。

我满怀着诚挚期待问她:“欧洲之行如何?”3她点了三四下头,绞尽脑汁,苦苦寻找恰当的词语,然后惊呼:“真是,哇!”4没了。

所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中!我的学生以“哇!”来表示她的惊叹,我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。

5关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题,有许多不同的故事。

学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they're 之间的不同,或区别complimentary 跟complementary 之间显而易见的差异。

由于这些知识缺陷,他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责,因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。

6学生并不笨,他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。

举例来说,杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary (静止处),虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery (文具用品)并没有被钉在那儿。

朋友和亲人常宣称They've just ate。

实际上,他们应该说They've just eaten。

因此,批评学生不合乎情理。

7对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。

学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。

可相反,学校只教零星的语法,高级词汇更是少之又少。

还有就是,学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识,因为他们过去也没接触过。

学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通,可他们并没把语言的基本框架——准确的语法和恰当的词汇——充分地传授给学生。

8因为语法对大多数年轻学生而言枯燥且乏味,所以我觉得讲授语法得一步一步、注重技巧地进行。

新视野大学英语读写教程第二版第二册课文及翻译

新视野大学英语读写教程第二版第二册课文及翻译
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新视野大学英语2电子版书及课文翻译

新视野大学英语2电子版书及课文翻译
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新视野大学英语2第二单元课文翻译

新视野大学英语2第二单元课文翻译

新视野⼤学英语2第⼆单元课⽂翻译新视野⼤学英语2第⼆单元课⽂翻译(精选6篇) 作为⼀套与现代信息技术相结合的⽴体化⼤学英语教材,《新视野⼤学英语》(第⼆版)通过课本、光盘.⽹络等不同载体的有机结合,为新形势下的⼤学英语教学提供多层次.多渠道、⽴体化的服务。

下⾯是⼩编分享的新视野⼤学英语2课⽂翻译,欢迎阅读! 新视野⼤学英语2第⼆单元课⽂翻译篇1 尼克莱·彼得罗维奇·安尼⾦⼀点都不像我想象的那么吓⼈。

不,他不可能是我⽗亲特地送我来见的那位前苏联教练。

可他的确是尼克莱·彼得罗维奇·安尼⾦本⼈。

他请我进门,在沙发上坐下,⼜拍了拍⾝边的垫⼦,让我坐在他旁边。

在他⾯前,我真的很紧张。

“你还年轻,”他的英语带着俄语⼝⾳: “如果你愿意试着向奥林匹克运动会进军,我想你能⾏。

长野奥运会来不及参加了,但你可以准备参加2002年盐湖城奥运会。

” “完全可以,不是吗?”看到我脸上惊愕的表情,他⼜说道。

我那时是⼀个很有前途的业余滑雪运动员,但在国内决不是顶尖选⼿。

“当然,你需要进⾏很多艰苦的训练,你会哭⿐⼦,但你⼀定会进步的。

” 的确,后来我经历了⽆数痛苦的训练,还为此流了不少眼泪。

但在后来的五年⾥,我总能从尼克莱讲的有趣故事和他的幽默感中得到⿎励。

他开始总是说:“我的朋友们常去看电影,去跳舞,去和⼥孩⼦约会,”然后他会压低嗓门接着说:“我就在运动场上训练、训练、再训练。

第⼆年,我的15公⾥滑雪⽐赛成绩缩短了1.5分钟。

” “朋友们问我:‘尼克莱,你怎么做到的呢?’我回答:‘你们去看电影、跳舞、和⼥孩⼦约会,⽽我⼀直在训练、训练、再训练。

’” 故事通常到这⼉就结束了。

但有⼀次──后来我们知道那天是他结婚25周年纪念⽇──他穿着⼀件旧的⽑⾐,很⾃豪地站着,微笑着轻声说道:“告诉你们,我可是在26岁那年才第⼀次亲吻⼥孩⼦。

她后来就和我结了婚。

” 不管他是不是懂得浪漫,尼克莱知道什么是爱。

新视野大学英语第三版第二册U2课文原文+翻译

新视野大学英语第三版第二册U2课文原文+翻译

新视野大学英语第三版第二册U2课文原文+翻译Unit 2The humanities: Out of date?1 When the going gets tough, the tough take accounting. When the job market worsens,many students calculate they can't major in English or history. They have to study something that boosts their prospects of landing a job.2 The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and "hard" skills that they bet will lead to employment. In other words, a college educationis more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment. This is a trend that is likely to persist and even accelerate.3 Over the next few years,as labor markets struggle,the humanities will probably continue their long slide in succession. There already has been a nearly50percent decline in the portion of liberal arts majors over the past generation,and it is logical to think that the trend is bound to continue or even accelerate. Once the dominant pillars ofuniversity life,the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries.4 Here, please allow me to stand up for and promote the true value that the humanitiesadd to people's lives. Since ancient times, people have speculated about the mystery ofthose inner forces that drive some people to greatness and others to self-destruction. Thisinner drive has been called many things over the centuries. The famous psychologist, Sigmund Freud,called it the"unconscious mind"or,more familiarly, "instinct".5 From the beginning of time,this inner aspect of our being,this drive that can be constructive or destructive,has captured our imagination. The stories of this amazing struggle have formed the basis of cultures the world over. Historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists have captured the words,images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions. These men and women developed artistic "languages" that help us understandthese aspirations and also educate generations. This fertile body of w ork from ancient times, the very foundation of civilization, forms the basis of study of the humanities.6 Studying the humanities improves our ability to read and write. No matter what we do inlife, we will have a huge advantage if we can read complex ideas and understand theirmeaning. We will have a bright career if we are the person in the office who can write aclear and elegant analysis of those ideas!7 Studying the humanities makes us familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process. In an information economy, many people have the ability to produce a useful product such as a new MP3 player. Yet, very few people have the ability to create a spectacular brand:the iPod. Most importantly,studying the humanities invests us with greatinsight and self-awareness, there by releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner.8 Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is the scope of possibilities thatare widely open to us. Did you know that James Cameron, world-famous director of themovie, Titanic ,graduated with a degree in the humanities? So did Sally Ride,the first woman in space. So did actors Bruce Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Renee Zellweger and MattDamon. Dr. Harold Varmus,who won a Nobel Prize for Medicine,studied the humanities. Even Michael Eisner,Chairman of the Disney Company, majored in the humanities. Famous people who studied the humanities make a long list indeed. It's easyto see that the humanities can prepare us for many different careers and jobs we can undertake,whether medicine,business,science or entertainment. If we study only mathematics,it's likely we will be a candidate only for jobs as a mathematician. If we include studying the humanities, we can make breakthroughs on many barriers and are limited only by our effort and imagination.9 Of course,nowadays,if we study the humanities alone,we are liable to miss many opportunities. Each one of us needs to become as technically and professionally skilledas possible to help meet the needs of modern life. In fact,increasingly a pairing of technical knowledge and inner insight is seen as the ideal in the establishment of a career. If I were the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and two people applied to our school, both having the required basic scientific courses, one a philosophy major and theother solely a pre-med student, the philosophy applicant would be chosen.10 In summary, the humanities help to create well-rounded human beings with insight and understanding of the passions,hopes and dreams common to all humanity. The humanities, the ancient timeless reservoir of knowledge, teach us to see things differentlyand broaden our horizons. They are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they have always been. Doesn't it make sense to spend some time in the company of the humanities,our outstanding and remarkable treasure of knowledge? Who knows how famous YOU might become!Translation人文学科:过时了吗?1 当形势变得困难时,强者会去选学会计。

新视野大学英语2全部课文原文中英文翻译

新视野大学英语2全部课文原文中英文翻译

新视野大学英语2全部课文中英文翻译Unit1Americans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor.美国人相信没有人会停滞不前。

如果你不前进,你就落后了。

这种态度造就了一个致力于研究、试验和探索的民族。

时间是美国人谨慎节约的两个要素之一,另一个是劳动。

"We are slaves to nothing but the clock,” it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sandshave run out of a person’s hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count.有人说:“我们只是时钟的奴隶。

新视野大学英语2 第三版Unit2-3 课文翻译

新视野大学英语2 第三版Unit2-3 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。

新视野大学英语读写教程(第二版)第二册课文及翻译

新视野大学英语读写教程(第二版)第二册课文及翻译

Unit 1Time-Conscious AmericansAmericans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor."We are slaves to nothing but the clock," it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a person's hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count.A foreigner's first impression of the US is likely to be that everyone is in a rush—often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Don't take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else "wasting" it beyond a certain appropriate point.Many new arrivals in the States will miss the opening exchanges of a business call, for example. They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a restaurant or coffee house. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk; much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course while they develop a sense of trust. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. Time is, therefore, always ticking in our inner ear.Consequently, we work hard at the task of saving time. We produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices; we communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts, which though pleasant, take longer—especially given our traffic-filled streets. We, therefore, save most personal visiting for after-work hours or for social weekend gatherings.To us the impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand. In some countries no major business is conducted without eye contact, requiring face-to-face conversation. In America, too, a final agreement will normally be signed in person. However, people are meeting increasingly on television screens, conducting "teleconferences" to settle problems not only in this country but also—by satellite—internationally.The US is definitely a telephone country. Almost everyone uses the telephone to conduct business, to chat with friends, to make or break social appointments, to say "Thank you", to shop and to obtain all kinds of information. Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here, whereas the postal service is less efficient.Some new arrivals will come from cultures where it is considered impolite to work too quickly. Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse, it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect. Assignments are, consequently, given added weight by the passage of time. In the US, however, it is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully, with speed. Usually, the more important a task is, the more capital, energy, and attention will be poured into it in order to "get it moving".美国人认为没有人能停止不前。

新视野大学英语第三版第二册U2课文原文+翻译

新视野大学英语第三版第二册U2课文原文+翻译

Unit 2The humanities: Out of date?1 When the going gets tough, the tough take accounting. When the job market worsens, many students calculate they can't major in English or history. They have to study something that boosts their prospects of landing a job.2 The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and "hard" skills that they bet will lead to employment. In other words, a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment. This is a trend that is likely to persist and even accelerate.3 Over the next few years, as labor markets struggle, the humanities will probably continue their long slide in succession. There already has been a nearly 50 percent decline in the portion of liberal arts majors over the past generation, and it is logical to think that the trend is bound to continue or even accelerate. Once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries.4 Here, please allow me to stand up for and promote the true value that the humanities add to people's lives. Since ancient times, people have speculated about the mystery of those inner forces that drive some people to greatness and others to self-destruction. This inner drive has been called many things over the centuries. The famous psychologist, Sigmund Freud, called it the "unconscious mind" or, more familiarly, "instinct".5 From the beginning of time, this inner aspect of our being, this drive that can be constructive or destructive, has captured our imagination. The stories of this amazing struggle have formed the basis of cultures the world over. Historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists have captured the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions. These men and women developed artistic "languages" that help us understand these aspirations and also educate generations. This fertile body of work from ancient times, the very foundation of civilization, forms the basis of study of the humanities.6 Studying the humanities improves our ability to read and write. No matter what we do in life, we will have a huge advantage if we can read complex ideas and understand their meaning. We will have a bright career if we are the person in the office who can write a clear and elegant analysis of those ideas!7 Studying the humanities makes us familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process. In an information economy, many people have the ability to produce a useful product such as a new MP3 player. Yet, very few people have the ability to create a spectacular brand: the iPod. Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight and self-awareness, there by releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner.8 Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is the scope of possibilities that are widely open to us. Did you know that James Cameron, world-famous director of the movie, Titanic, graduated with a degree in the humanities? So did Sally Ride, the first woman in space. So did actors Bruce Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Renee Zellweger and Matt Damon. Dr. Harold Varmus, who won a Nobel Prize for Medicine, studied the humanities. Even Michael Eisner, Chairman of the Disney Company, majored in the humanities. Famous people who studied the humanities make a long list indeed. It's easy to see that the humanities can prepare us for many different careers and jobs we can undertake, whether medicine, business, science or entertainment. If we study only mathematics, it's likely we will be a candidate only for jobs as a mathematician. If we include studying the humanities, we can make breakthroughs on many barriers and are limited only by our effort and imagination.9 Of course, nowadays, if we study the humanities alone, we are liable to miss many opportunities. Each one of us needs to become as technically and professionally skilled as possible to help meet the needs of modern life. In fact, increasingly a pairing of technical knowledge and inner insight is seen as the ideal in the establishment of a career. If I were the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and two people applied to our school, both having the required basic scientific courses, one a philosophy major and the other solely a pre-med student, the philosophy applicant would be chosen.10 In summary, the humanities help to create well-rounded human beings with insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. The humanities, the ancient timeless reservoir of knowledge, teach us to see things differently and broaden our horizons. They are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they have always been. Doesn't it make sense to spend some time in the company of the humanities, our outstanding and remarkable treasure of knowledge? Who knows how famous YOU might become!Translation人文学科:过时了吗?1 当形势变得困难时,强者会去选学会计。

新视野大学英语第二册课文翻译

新视野大学英语第二册课文翻译

Unit 1 Text A一堂难忘的英语课1如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长,那么我儿子也许是对的。

对他而言,我是一个乏味的怪物:一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲,一个还沉湎于语法规则的人,对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。

2我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时,才开始对这个问题认真起来的。

这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。

我满怀着诚挚期待问她:“欧洲之行如何?”3她点了三四下头,绞尽脑汁,苦苦寻找恰当的词语,然后惊呼:“真是,哇!”4没了。

所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中!我的学生以“哇!”来表示她的惊叹,我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。

5关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题,有许多不同的故事。

学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they're 之间的不同,或区别complimentary 跟complementary 之间显而易见的差异。

由于这些知识缺陷,他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责,因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。

6学生并不笨,他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。

举例来说,杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary(静止处),虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery (文具用品)并没有被钉在那儿。

朋友和亲人常宣称 They've just ate。

实际上,他们应该说 They've just eaten。

因此,批评学生不合乎情理。

7对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。

学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。

可相反,学校只教零星的语法,高级词汇更是少之又少。

还有就是,学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识,因为他们过去也没接触过。

学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通,可他们并没把语言的基本框架——准确的语法和恰当的词汇——充分地传授给学生。

8因为语法对大多数年轻学生而言枯燥且乏味,所以我觉得讲授语法得一步一步、注重技巧地进行。

新视野大学英语第三版第二册读写课文翻译

新视野大学英语第三版第二册读写课文翻译

新视野大学英语第三版第二册读写课文所有翻译Unit 1 Text A一堂难忘的英语课1 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长,那么我儿子也许是对的。

对他而言,我是一个乏味的怪物:一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲,一个还沉湎于语法规则的人,对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。

2 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时,才开始对这个问题认真起来的。

这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。

我满怀着诚挚期待问她:“欧洲之行如何?”3 她点了三四下头,绞尽脑汁,苦苦寻找恰当的词语,然后惊呼:“真是,哇!”4 没了。

所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中!我的学生以“哇!”来表示她的惊叹,我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。

5 关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题,有许多不同的故事。

学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they're之间的不同,或区别complimentary 跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。

由于这些知识缺陷,他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责,因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。

6 学生并不笨,他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。

举例来说,杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary(静止处),虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery(文具用品)并没有被钉在那儿。

朋友和亲人常宣称They've just ate。

实际上,他们应该说 They've just eaten。

因此,批评学生不合乎情理。

7 对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。

学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。

可相反,学校只教零星的语法,高级词汇更是少之又少。

还有就是,学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识,因为他们过去也没接触过。

学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通,可他们并没把语言的基本框架——准确的语法和恰当的词汇——充分地传授给学生。

新视野大学英语第三版Book2-unit5课文翻译

新视野大学英语第三版Book2-unit5课文翻译

Unit 5 Section A Spend or save — The student's dilemma花钱还是存钱,学生进退维谷1 Do you feel as confused and manipulated as I do with this question, "ShouldI spend or should I save?" I think that the messages we get from our environment seem to defy common sense and contradict each other. The government tells us to spend or we'll never get out of the recession. At the same time, they tell us that unless we save more, our country is in grave danger. Banks offer higher interest rates so we increase savings. Then the same banks send us credit card offers so we can spend more.1 你是不是跟我一样对“我应该花钱还是存钱”这个问题感到困惑,且有被操纵的感觉?我觉得我们从生活的环境里所获得的信息似乎是有违常识、互相矛盾的。

政府告诉我们要花钱,否则我们将永远走不出衰退;与此同时,他们又告诉我们,除非我们节省更多的钱,否则我们的国家会处于严重危险之中。

银行提供较高的利率以增加储蓄。

然后,同样是这些银行又提供信用卡让我们可以花更多的钱。

2 Here's another familiar example: If we don't pay our credit card bill on time, we get demanding, nasty emails from the credit card company saying something like: "Your failure to pay is unacceptable. Pay immediately or you'll be in trouble!" Then, as soon as we pay, we get a follow-up email in a charming tone telling us how valuable a customer we are and encouraging us to resume spending.Which depiction is correct: a failing consumer in trouble or a valued customer? The gap between these two messages is enormous.2 这里还有一个大家熟悉的例子:如果我们不按时支付信用卡账单,我们会收到从信用卡公司发来的类似这样的令人讨厌的催缴账单的电子邮件:不还款是不可接受的。

新视野大学英语2全部课文原文中英文翻译

新视野大学英语2全部课文原文中英文翻译

新视野大学英语2全部课文中英文翻译Unit1Americans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor.美国人相信没有人会停滞不前。

如果你不前进,你就落后了。

这种态度造就了一个致力于研究、试验和探索的民族。

时间是美国人谨慎节约的两个要素之一,另一个是劳动。

"We are slaves to nothing but the clock,” it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sandshave run out of a person’s hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count.有人说:“我们只是时钟的奴隶。

新视野大学英语2读写教程课文翻译

新视野大学英语2读写教程课文翻译

新视野大学英语2读写教程课文翻译目录UNIT 1 (1)UNIT 2 (2)UNIT 3 (4)UNIT 4 (8)UNIT 5 (11)UNIT 1Section A时间观念强的美国人美国人认为没有人能停止不前。

如果你不求进取,你就会落伍。

这种态度造就了一个投身于研究、实验和探索的民族。

时间是美国人注意节约的两个要素之一,另一要素是劳力。

人们一直说:“只有时间才能支配我们。

”人们似乎把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待。

我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的利用作出解释;我们还要因付出时间而收取费用。

时间是一种宝贵的资源,许多人都深感人生的短暂。

时光一去不复返。

我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意义。

外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是:每个人都匆匆忙忙──常常处于压力之下。

城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方,在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务,或者为了赶快买完东西,用肘来推搡他人。

白天吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙,这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。

人们认为工作时间是宝贵的。

在公共用餐场所,人们都等着别人尽快吃完,以便他们也能及时用餐,你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽,人们推搡着在你身边过去。

你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。

不要觉得这是针对你个人的,这是因为人们都非常珍惜时间,而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。

许多刚到美国的人会怀念诸如商务拜访等场合开始时的寒暄。

他们也会怀念那种一边喝茶或喝咖啡一边进行的礼节性交流,这也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。

他们也许还会怀念在饭店或咖啡馆里谈生意时的那种轻松悠闲的交谈。

一般说来,美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人的,更不用说会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭,或带他们去打高尔夫球。

既然我们通常是通过工作而不是社交来评估和了解他人,我们就开门见山地谈正事。

因此,时间老是在我们心中滴滴答答地响着。

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程2课文中文翻译

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程2课文中文翻译

An impressive English lesson一堂难忘的英语课1如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长,那么我儿子也许是对的。

对他而言,我是一个乏味的怪物:一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲,一个还沉湎于语法规则的人,对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。

2 I think I got serious about this only recently when I ran into one of my former students, fresh from an excursion to Europe. "How was it?" I asked, full of earnest anticipation.我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时,才开始对这个问题认真起来的。

这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。

我满怀着诚挚期待问她:“欧洲之行如何?”3 She nodded three or four times, searched the heavens for the right words, and then exclaimed, "It was, like, whoa!"她点了三四下头,绞尽脑汁,苦苦寻找恰当的词语,然后惊呼:“真是,哇!”4没了。

所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中!我的学生以“哇!”来表示她的惊叹,我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。

5关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题,有许多不同的故事。

学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they’re之间的不同,或区别complimentary跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。

由于这些知识缺陷,他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责,因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。

6学生并不笨,他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。

举例来说,杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary(静止处),虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery (文具用品) 并没有被钉在那儿。

新视野大学英语2课文翻译

新视野大学英语2课文翻译

新视野大学英语2课文翻译(Unit1-Unit7)Unit 1 Section A 时间观念强的美国人Para. 1 美国人认为没有人能停止不前。

如果你不求进取,你就会落伍。

这种态度造就了一个投身于研究、实验和探索的民族。

时间是美国人注意节约的两个要素之一,另一个是劳力。

Para. 2 人们一直说:“只有时间才能支配我们。

”人们似乎是把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待的。

我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的利用作出解释;我们还要因付出时间而收取费用。

时间是一种宝贵的资源,许多人都深感人生的短暂。

时光一去不复返。

我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意义。

Para. 3 外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是:每个人都匆匆忙忙——常常处于压力之下。

城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方,在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务,或者为了赶快买完东西,用肘来推搡他人。

白天吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙,这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。

工作时间被认为是宝贵的。

Para. 3b 在公共用餐场所,人们都等着别人吃完后用餐,以便按时赶回去工作。

你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽,人们推搡着在你身边过去。

你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。

不要觉得这是针对你个人的,这是因为人们非常珍惜时间,而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。

Para. 4 许多刚到美国的人会怀念诸如商务拜访等场合开始时的寒暄。

他们也会怀念那种一边喝茶或咖啡一边进行的礼节性交流,这也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。

他们也许还会怀念在饭店或咖啡馆里谈生意时的那种轻松悠闲的交谈。

一般说来,美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人的,更不用说会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭,或带他们去打高尔夫球。

既然我们通常是通过工作而不是社交来评估和了解他人,我们就开门见山地谈正事。

因此,时间老是在我们心中的耳朵里滴滴答答地响着。

新视野大学英语2读写教程课文翻译

新视野大学英语2读写教程课文翻译

新视野大学英语2读写教程课文翻译我和盖尔计划举行一个不事张扬的婚礼。

在两年的相处中,我们的关系经历了起伏,这是一对情侣在学着相互了解、理解和尊重时常常出现的。

但在这整整两年间,我们坦诚地面对彼此性格中的弱点和优点。

我们之间的种族及文化差异不但增强了我们的关系,还教会了我们要彼此宽容、谅解和开诚布公。

盖尔有时不明白为何我和其他黑人如此关注种族问题,而我感到吃惊的是,她好像忘记了美国社会中种族仇恨种种微妙的表现形式。

对于成为居住在美国、异族通婚的夫妻,我和盖尔对未来没有不切实际的幻想。

相互信任和尊重才是我们俩永不枯竭的力量源泉。

许多夫妻因为错误的理由结了婚,结果在10年、20年或30年后才发觉他们原来是合不来的。

他们在婚前几乎没有花时间去互相了解,他们忽视了严重的性格差异,指望婚姻会自然而然地解决各种问题。

我们希望避免重蹈覆辙。

事实更说明了这一点:已经结婚35年的盖尔的父母正经历着一场充满怨恨、令人痛苦的婚变,这件事给盖尔带来了很大打击,并一度给我们正处于萌芽状态的关系造成了负面影响。

当盖尔把我们计划举办婚礼的消息告诉家人时,她遇到了一些阻力。

她的母亲德博拉过去一直赞成我们的关系,甚至还开过玩笑,问我们打算何时结婚,这样她就可以抱外孙了。

但这次听到我们要结婚的消息时,她没有向我们表示祝贺,反而劝盖尔想清楚自己的决定是否正确。

“这么说我跟他约会没错,但是如果我跟他结婚,就错了。

妈妈,是不是因为他的肤色?”盖尔后来告诉我她曾这样问她母亲。

“首先我必须承认,刚开始时我对异族通婚是有保留意见的,也许你甚至可以把这称为偏见。

但是当我见到马克时,我发现他是一个既讨人喜欢又聪明的年轻人。

任何一个母亲都会因为有这样一个女婿而感到脸上有光的。

所以,这事跟肤色没有关系。

是的,我的朋友们会说闲话。

有些朋友甚至对你所做的事表示震惊。

但他们的生活与我们的不同。

因此你要明白,马克的肤色不是问题。

我最大的担心是你也许跟我当初嫁给你爸爸一样,为了错误的原因而嫁给马克。

新视野大学英语第三版第二册Unit2课文原文+翻译

新视野大学英语第三版第二册Unit2课文原文+翻译

Unit 2The humanities: Out of date?1When the going gets tough, the tough take accounting.When the job market worsens, many students calculate they can't major in English or history.They have to study something that boosts their prospects of landing a job.2The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and "hard" skills that they bet will lead to employment.In other words, a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment.This is a trend that is likely to persist and even accelerate.3Over the next few years, as labor markets struggle, the humanities will probably continue their long slide in succession.There already has been a nearly 50 percent decline in the portion of liberal arts majors over the past generation, and it is logical to think that the trend is bound to continue or even accelerate.Once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours.These days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries.4Here, please allow me to stand up for and promote the true value that the humanities add to people's lives.Since ancient times, people have speculated about the mystery of those inner forces that drive some people to greatness and others to self-destruction. This inner drive has been called many things over the centuries.The famous psychologist,Sigmund Freud, called it the "unconscious mind" or, more familiarly, "instinct".5From the beginning of time, this inner aspect of our being, this drive that can be constructive or destructive, has captured our imagination.The stories of this amazing struggle have formed the basis of cultures the world over.Historians,architects, authors, philosophers and artists have captured the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture,landscape and traditions.These men and women developed artistic "languages" that help us understand these aspirations and also educate generations.This fertile body of work from ancient times, the very foundation of civilization, forms the basis of study of the humanities.6Studying the humanities improves our ability to read and write.No matter what we do in life, we will have a huge advantage if we can read complex ideas and understand their meaning.We will have a bright career if we are the person in the office who can write a clear and elegant analysis of those ideas!7Studying the humanities makes us familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process.In an information economy, many people have the ability to produce a useful product such as a new MP3 player.Yet, very few people have the ability to create a spectacular brand: the iPod.Most importantly, studying thehumanities invests us with great insight and self-awareness,there by releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner.8Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is the scope of possibilities that are widely open to us.Did you know that James Cameron, world-famous director of the movie,Titanic, graduated with a degree in the humanities?So did Sally Ride, the first woman in space.So did actors Bruce Lee,Gwyneth Paltrow,Renee Zellweger and Matt Damon.Dr.Harold Varmus, who won a Nobel Prize for Medicine, studied the humanities.Even Michael Eisner, Chairman of the Disney Company, majored in the humanities. Famous people who studied the humanities make a long list indeed.It's easy to see that the humanities can prepare us for many different careers and jobs we can undertake, whether medicine, business, science or entertainment.If we study only mathematics, it's likely we will be a candidate only for jobs as a mathematician.If we include studying the humanities, we can make breakthroughs on many barriers and are limited only by our effort and imagination.9Of course, nowadays, if we study the humanities alone, we are liable to miss many opportunities.Each one of us needs to become as technically and professionally skilled as possible to help meet the needs of modern life.In fact, increasingly a pairing of technical knowledge and inner insight is seen as the ideal in the establishment of a career.If I were the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and two people applied to our school, both having the required basic scientific courses, one a philosophy major and the other solely a pre-med student, the philosophy applicant would be chosen.10In summary, the humanities help to create well-rounded human beings with insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity.The humanities, the ancient timeless reservoir of knowledge, teach us to see things differently and broaden our horizons.They are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they have always been.Doesn't it make sense to spend some time in the company of the humanities, our outstanding and remarkable treasure of knowledge?Who knows how famous YOU might become!Translation人文学科:过时了吗?1 当形势变得困难时,强者会去选学会计。

(完整版)第三版新视野大学英语第二册课文翻译

(完整版)第三版新视野大学英语第二册课文翻译

Unit 1An impressive English lesson1 If I am the only parent who still corrects his child's English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to.2 I think I got serious about this only recently when I ran into one of my former students, fresh from an excursion to Europe. "How was it?" I asked, full of earnest anticipation.3 She nodded three or four times, searched the heavens for the right words, and then exclaimed, "It was, like, whoa!"4 And that was it. The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in a condensed non-statement. My student's "whoa!" was exceeded only by my head-shaking distress.5 There are many different stories about the downturn in the proper use of English. Surely students should be able to distinguish between their/there/they're or the distinctive difference between complimentary and complementary. They unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these knowledge deficits because there is a sense that they should know better.6 Students are not dumb, but they are being misled everywhere they look and listen. For example, signs in grocery stores point them to the stationary, even though the actual stationery items — pads, albums and notebooks —are not nailed down. Friends and loved ones often proclaim they've just ate when, in fact, they've just eaten. Therefore, it doesn't make any sense to criticize our students.7 Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should be thrust upon our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language proficiency. Instead, they only teach a little grammar and even less advanced vocabulary. Moreover, the younger teachers themselves evidently have little knowledge of these vital structures of language because they also went without exposure to them. Schools fail to adequately teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary, while they should take the responsibility of pushing the young onto the path of competent communication.8 Since grammar is boring to most of the young students, I think that it must be handled delicately, step by step. The chance came when one day I was driving with my son. As we set out on our trip, he noticed a bird in jerky flight and said, "It's flying so unsteady." I carefully asked, "My son, how is the bird flying?" "What's wrong? Did I say anything incorrectly?" He got lost. "Great! You said incorrectly instead of incorrect. We use adverbs to describe verbs. Therefore, it's flying so unsteadily but not so unsteady."9 Curious about my correction, he asked me what an adverb was. Slowly, I said, "It's a word that tells you something about a verb." It led to his asking me what a verb was. I explained, "Verbs are action words; for example, Dad drives the truck. Drive is the verb because it's the thing Dad is doing."10 He became attracted to the idea of action words, so we listed a few more: fly, swim, dive, run. Then, out of his own curiosity, he asked me if other words had names for their use and functions. This led to a discussion of nouns, adjectives, and articles. Within the span of a 10-minute drive, he had learned from scratch to the major parts of speech in asentence. It was painless learning and great fun!11 Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road map (check grammar) and tune up the car engine (adjust vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car.12 The road map provides the framework and guidance you need for your trip, but it won't tell you exactly what trees or flowers you will see, what kind of people you will encounter, or what types of feelings you will be experiencing on your journey. Here, the vocabulary makes the journey's true colors come alive! A good vocabulary enables you to enjoy whatever you see as you drive along. Equipped with grammar and a good vocabulary, you have flexibility and excellent control. While the road map guides your journey to your destination, an excellent vehicle helps you to fully enjoy all of the sights, sounds and experiences along the way.13 Effective, precise, and beneficial communication depends upon grammar and a good vocabulary, the two essential assets for students, but they are not being taught in schools.14 Just this morning, my son and I were eating breakfast when I attempted to add milk to my tea. "Dad," he said, "If I were you, I wouldn't do that. It's sour."15 "Oh my!" I said, swelling with pride toward my son, "That's a grammatically perfect sentence. You used were instead of was."16 "I know, I know," he said with a long agreeable sigh. "It's the subjunctive mood."17 I was, like, whoa!Translation一堂难忘的英语课1 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长,那么我儿子也许是对的。

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Unit 1 注重时间的美国人美国人认为没有人能停止不前。

如果你不求进取,你就会落伍。

这种态度造就了一个投身于研究、实验和探索的民族。

时间是美国人注意节约的两个要素之一,另一要素是劳力。

人们一直说:“只有时间才能支配我们。

”人们似乎把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待。

我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的利用作出解释;我们还要因付出时间而收取费用。

时间是一种宝贵的资源,许多人都深感人生的短暂。

时光一去不复返。

我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意义。

外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是:每个人都匆匆忙忙──常常处于压力之下。

城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方,在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务,或者为了赶快买完东西,用肘来推搡他人。

白天吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙,这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。

人们认为工作时间是宝贵的。

在公共用餐场所,人们都等着别人尽快吃完,以便他们也能及时用餐,你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽,人们推搡着在你身边过去。

你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。

不要觉得这是针对你个人的,这是因为人们都非常珍惜时间,而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。

许多刚到美国的人会怀念诸如商务拜访等场合开始时的寒暄。

他们也会怀念那种一边喝茶或喝咖啡一边进行的礼节性交流,这也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。

他们也许还会怀念在饭店或咖啡馆里谈生意时的那种轻松悠闲的交谈。

一般说来,美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人的,更不用说会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭,或带他们去打高尔夫球。

既然我们通常是通过工作而不是社交来评估和了解他人,我们就开门见山地谈正事。

因此,时间老是在我们心中滴滴答答地响着。

因此,我们千方百计地节约时间。

我们发明了一系列节省劳力的装置;我们通过发传真、打电话或发电子邮件与他人迅速地进行交流,而不是通过直接接触。

虽然面对面接触令人愉快,但却要花更多的时间,尤其是在马路上交通拥挤的时候。

因此,我们把大多数个人拜访安排在下班以后的时间里或周末的社交聚会上。

就我们而言,电子交流的缺乏人情味与我们手头上事情的重要性之间很少有或完全没有关系。

在有些国家,如果没有目光接触,就做不成大生意,这需要面对面的交谈。

在美国,最后协议通常也需要本人签字。

然而现在人们越来越多地在电视屏幕上见面,开远程会议不仅能解决本国的问题,而且还能通过卫星解决国际问题。

美国无疑是一个电话王国。

几乎每个人都在用电话做生意、与朋友聊天、安排或取消社交约会、表达谢意、购物和获得各种信息。

电话不但能免去走路之劳,而且还能节约大量时间。

其部分原因在于这样一个事实:美国的电话服务是一流的,而邮政服务的效率则差一些。

有些初来美国的人来自文化背景不同的其他国家,在他们的国家,人们认为工作太快是一种失礼。

在他们看来,如果不花一定时间来处理某件事的话,那么这件事就好像是无足轻重的,不值得给予适当的重视。

因此,人们觉得用的时间长会增加所做事情的重要性。

但在美国,能迅速而又成功地解决问题或完成工作则被视为是有水平、有能力的标志。

通常情况下,工作越重要,投入的资金、精力和注意力就越多,其目的是“使工作开展起来”。

Unit 4 真爱的考验大中央车站问询处桌子上方的数字钟显示:差六分六点。

约翰·布兰福德,一个年轻的高个子军官,眼睛盯着大钟,看确切的时间。

六分钟后,他将见到一位在过去13个月里在他生命中占有特殊位置的女人,一位他素未谋面、却通过书信始终给予他力量的女人。

在他自愿参军后不久,他收到了一本这位女子寄来的书。

随书而来的还有一封信,祝他勇敢和平安。

他发现自己很多参军的朋友也收到了这位名叫霍利斯·梅内尔的女子寄来的同样的书。

他们所有的人都从中获得了勇气,也感激她对他们为之战斗的事业的支持,但只有他给梅内尔女士回了信。

在他启程前往海外战场战斗的那天,他收到了她的回信。

站在即将带他进入敌人领地的货船甲板上,他一遍又一遍地读着她的来信。

13个月来,她忠实地给他写信。

即使没有他的回信,她仍然一如既往地写信给他,从未减少过。

在那段艰苦战斗的日子里,她的信鼓励着他,给予他力量。

收到她的信,他就仿佛感到自己能存活下去。

一段时间后,他相信他们彼此相爱,就像是命运让他们走到了一起。

但当他向她索要照片时,她却婉然拒绝。

她解释道:“如果你对我的感情是真实和真诚的,那么我长什么样又有什么关系呢。

假如我很漂亮,我会因为觉得你爱的只是我的美貌而时时困扰,那样的爱会让我厌恶。

假如我相貌平平,那我又会常常害怕你只是出于寂寞和别无他选才给我写信的。

不管是哪种情况,我都会阻止自己去爱你。

当你来纽约见我时,你可以做出自己的决定。

记住,那时候我们两个人都可以自由选择停止或继续下去──如果那是我们的选择……”差一分六点……布兰福德的心怦怦乱跳。

一名年轻女子向他走来,他立刻感到自己与她之间存在着一种联系。

她身材修长而苗条,漂亮的金色长发卷曲在小巧的耳后。

她的眼睛如蓝色的花朵,双唇间有着一种温柔的坚毅。

她身穿别致的绿色套装,犹如春天般生气盎然。

他向她迎去,完全忘记了她并没有佩戴玫瑰。

看他走来,她的嘴角露出一丝热情的微笑。

“当兵的,跟我同路?”她问道。

他不由自主地向她靠近了一步。

然后,他看见了霍利斯·梅内尔。

她就站在那少女的身后,一位四十好几的女人,头发斑斑灰白。

在年轻的他的眼里,梅内尔简直就是一块活脱脱的化石。

她不是一般的胖,粗笨的双腿移动时摇摇晃晃。

但她棕色的外衣上戴着一朵红色的玫瑰。

绿衣少女快速地走过,很快消失在了雾中。

布兰福德觉得自己的心好像被压缩成一个小水泥球,他多想跟着那女孩,但又深深地向往那位以心灵真诚地陪伴他、带给他温暖的女人;而她正站在那里。

现在他可以看见,她苍白而肥胖的脸上透着和善与智慧。

她灰色的眼中闪烁着温暖和善良。

布兰福德克制住跟随年轻女子而去的冲动,尽管这样做并不容易。

他的手抓着那本在他去战场前她寄给他的书,为的是让霍利斯·梅内尔认出他。

这不会成为爱情,但将成为一样珍贵的东西,一样可能比爱情更不寻常的东西──一份他一直感激、也将继续感激的友情。

他向那个女人举起书。

“我是约翰·布兰福德,你──你就是霍利斯·梅内尔吧。

我非常高兴你能来见我。

我能请你吃晚餐么?”那女人微笑着。

“我不知道这到底是怎么回事,孩子,”她答道:“那位穿绿色套装的年轻女士──刚走过去的那位──请求我把这朵玫瑰别在衣服上。

她说如果你邀请我和你一起出去,我就告诉你她在公路附近的那家大餐厅等你。

她说这是一种考验。

”Unit 5为女儿抽烟而哭泣我女儿抽烟。

她做作业时,脚搁在前面的长凳上,计算器嗒嗒地跳出几何题的答案。

我看着那包已抽了一半、她随意扔在手边的“骆驼”牌香烟。

我拿起香烟,走到厨房里去仔细察看,那里的光线好一点──谢天谢地,香烟是有过滤嘴的。

我心里十分难过。

我想哭。

事实上,我确实哭过。

我站在炉子旁边,手里捏着一支雪白的香烟,制作得非常精致,但那可是会致我女儿于死地的东西啊。

当她抽“万宝路”及“普雷厄尔”牌香烟时,我硬起心肠,不让自己感到难过。

我认识的人当中没有人抽这两种牌子的香烟。

她不知道我父亲、也就是她外公生前抽的就是“骆驼”牌香烟。

但是在他开始抽机制卷烟之前──那时他很年轻、也很穷,眼睛炯炯有神──他抽的是用“阿尔伯特亲王牌”烟丝自己手工卷的香烟。

我还记得那鲜红的烟丝盒,上面有一张维多利亚女王丈夫阿尔伯特亲王的照片,他身穿黑色燕尾服,手里拿着一支手杖。

到40年代末、50年代初,我的家乡佐治亚州的伊腾顿已没有人再自己手工卷烟了(而且几乎没有女人抽烟)。

烟草业,再加上好莱坞电影──影片中的男女主角都是烟鬼──把像我父亲这样的人完完全全争取了过去,他们无可救药地抽烟抽上了瘾。

然而我父亲从来就没有像阿尔伯特亲王那样时髦过。

他还是一个贫穷、过于肥胖、为养活一大家人而拼命干活的男人。

他是黑人,嘴里却总叼着一支雪白的香烟。

我记不清父亲是什么时候开始咳嗽的。

也许开始时并不明显,只是早晨一下床点燃第一支香烟时才有点微咳。

到我16岁,也就是我女儿现在这般年纪时,他一呼吸就呼哧呼哧的,让人感到不安;他上楼时每走三、四级楼梯就得停下来休息一会儿,而且,他常常一连咳上一个小时。

肺部的病痛把我父亲折磨得虚弱不堪,一个严冬,他死于被称为“穷人之友” 的疾病──肺炎。

他咳嗽了这么多年,我想他的肺部已没有什么完好的地方了。

去世前几年,他的呼吸已经很虚弱了,他总得倚靠着某个东西。

我记得有一次全家聚会,当时我女儿才两岁,他抱了她一会儿,好让我有时间给他俩拍张照片。

但是很明显,他是费了好大劲儿的。

生命行将结束前,他才戒了烟,主要是因为他的肺功能已极度受损。

戒烟后他的体重增加了几磅,但当时他太瘦了,所以没人注意到这一点。

我到第三世界国家去旅行时,看到了许多像我父亲和女儿那样的人。

到处都有针对他们这两类人的巨大广告牌:强壮、自信或时髦的成熟男人,以及漂亮、“世故”的年青女子,都在吞云吐雾。

就像在美国的旧城区和印第安人的居留地上一样,在这些贫困的国家里,那些本应该花在食物上的钱却流进了烟草公司。

久而久之,人们不但缺少食物,而且还缺少空气,这样不但大大地损害了孩子们的体质,还使他们染上了烟瘾,最终还会致他们于死地。

我在报纸还有我订阅的园艺杂志上看到,烟蒂的毒性很强:一个婴儿如果吞下了一个烟蒂,就很有可能会死去,而沸水加一把烟蒂就成了很有效的杀虫剂。

作为母亲,我深深地感到痛苦。

有时我有一种无能为力的感觉。

我记得自己怀孕时,吃东西的时候是多么小心啊!之后在教她如何安全穿过马路时,又是多么耐心啊!有时我纳闷:自己这样做到底是为了什么?难道是为了她今后大半辈子有气无力地挣扎着呼吸,然后再像她外公那样自己把自己毒死吗?我特别喜欢一条写在受虐妇女收容所里的语录:“人间和平,始于家庭。

”我认为世上所有的东西都是如此。

我还想起了另一条写给那些想戒烟的人们的语录:“每个家庭都应该是禁烟区。

”抽烟是一种自我毁灭,而且也毁灭着那些不得不坐在你身边的人。

那些人偶尔也会取笑或抱怨你抽烟,可常常只能无可奈何地坐在一边看。

我现在意识到,从我还是个孩子起,这些年来我实际上是一直坐在旁边,看着我父亲自杀。

对那些生意兴隆的烟草公司的巨头们来说,能在我家取得这样一种胜利,肯定是够满意了。

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