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21世纪大学英语读写教程第一二三四册课后翻译完整版

21世纪大学英语读写教程第一二三四册课后翻译完整版
Unit 1
1. 汤姆是个非常好奇的男孩,他不仅对“是什么”感兴趣,而且也对“为什么”和“怎么会”感兴趣。
As a very curious boy, Tom is interested not only in whats but also in whys and hows.
2. 据史密斯教授说,幸福就是你能充分利用你所有的一切。
They are Mary’s sons Robert and Lawrence. One is named after her father, the other is named after her grandfather.
Unit 3
1. 据我所知,他们必须做的只是来见他们抚养的孩子,并填写一份表格。
As far as I know, all they have to do is to come and see the child they want to bring up and fill up a form.
8. 我希望你不仅仅是同意或不同意我的想法,我需要你给我提忠告、出主意等。
I don’t want you to simply to agree or disagree with me. I need someone who can give me good advice, ideas, and so on.
Happiness, according to Prof. Smith,ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱis the ability to make the most of what you have.
3. 你最好把这本书放在你15岁儿子找不到的地方。
You’d better keep the book where your 15-year-old son can’t get his hands on it.

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册

Unit1老伴60多岁中风去世时,那位72岁的退休教授不胜悲痛。

无人依靠的生活对他来说将是非常困难的。

When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retired professor was overwhelmed by grief. Life would be too difficult for him without anybody to rely on.两位业余画家上个月在伦敦举办了一次个人画展。

许多人前去参观,其中包括一些著名的专业画家。

Last month two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures in London. Many people went to see it, including a few celebrated professionals.当20世纪80年代中期,7名宇航员在“挑战者”号的灾难中遇到困难时,全世界一下子陷入了震惊与悲痛之中。

When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s, it plunged the whole world into shock and grief.在结束了其第二届首相任期之后,她仍积极参与政治事务。

当政府遇到困难时,她屡次前来帮忙。

After completing her second prime ministry, she remained actively involved in political affairs. She came to the rescue several times when the government was in difficulty.大选失败之后,史密斯博士隐退到一个小村庄,在那里尝试工作。

21世纪大学英语读写教程2 reading aloud 课文及翻译

21世纪大学英语读写教程2 reading aloud 课文及翻译

"Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint, and with infinite precaution made a mark about as bigas a bean on the snow-white field. At that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic. I was even more alarmed when I saw who stepped from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavery, the celebrated painter who lived nearby.“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料,然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。

就在这时,我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音,于是一份耕耘,一份收获答案只是参考,请大家努力自学惊恐地丢下我的画笔。

当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时,更是惊慌失措。

来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰?莱佛利爵士的妻子。

"'Painting!' she declared. 'What fun. But what are you waiting for? Let me have the brush — the big one.' She plunged into the paints and before I knew it, she had swept several fierce strokes and slashesof blue on the absolutely terrified canvas. Anyone could see it could not hit back. I hesitated no more.I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury. I have never felt any fear of a canvas since."‘在画画呢!’她大声说道。

世纪大学英语读写教程第二册16单元Readingaloud 句.doc

世纪大学英语读写教程第二册16单元Readingaloud 句.doc

Reading aloudU1“Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint , and with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean on the snow-white field . At that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic . I was even more alarmed when I saw who stepped from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavery , the celebrated painter who lived nearby.“’Painting!’she declared,’What fun. But what are you waiting for? Let me have the brush---the big one.’ She plunged into th e paints and before I knew it , she had swept several fierce stokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas. Anyone could see it could not hit back. I hesitated no more. I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury. I have never felt any fear of a canvas since.”U2This belief in hard work is the first of three main factors contributing to Asian students’ outstanding performance. It springs from Asians’ common heritage of Confucianism, the philosophy of the 5 th-century-BC Chinese sage whose teachings have had a profound influence on Chinese societh. One of Confucius’s primary teachings is that through effort, people can perfect themselves.Confucianism provides another important ingredient in the Asians’ succ ess as well. In Confucian philosophy, the family plays a central role—an orientation that leads people to work for the honor of the family, not just for themselves. One can never repay one’s parents, and there’s a sense of obligation or even guilt that is as strong a force among Asians as Protestant philosophy is among those in the West.U3The first cultural translator I ever met was an installation engineer, George by name, who worked for an American company where I was the director of international operations. The company had just started a joint venture with a Japanese firm, and the American management needed someone to train the Japanese employees in its unique technology. George’s solid understanding of the equipment, its installation and use made him the best-qualified employee for the job, so everyone was happy when George accepted a two-year contract for temporary transfer to Japan.From the start, George was well accepted by all the Japanese employees. Japanese managers often distrust anyone sent to represent US owners, but George was so naturally nonassertive that no one could see him as a threat to their careers. So they felt comfortable asking his advice on a wide range of matters, including the odd behavior of their partners across the ocean. Engineers throughout the company appreciated George’s expertise and his friendly and capable help, and they got into the habit of turning to him whenever they had a problem—any problem. And the secretaries in the office were eager to help this nice bachelor learn Japanese.U4Failure is never pleasant. It hurts adults and children alike. But it can make a positive contributionto your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask, “Why did I fail?” Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone else can help,don’t be shy about inquring.Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good as a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems total can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction.U6He has been proclaimed “the finest mind alive”, “the greatest genius of the late 20th century”, and “Einstein’s heir”, Known to millions , far and wide, for his book A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking is a star scientist in more ways than one. His gift for revealing the mysteries of the universe in a style that non-scientists can enjoy made Hawking an instant celebrity and his book a bestseller in both Britain and America. It has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for spending 184 weeks in The Sunday Times “top-ten”list, and has sold more than five million copies worldwide—virtually unheard-of success for a science book.How did all this happen? How has a man who is almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through a computer overcome these incredible obstackes and achieved far more than most people ever dream of?Translate the following sentences into EnglishU11.老伴六十多岁时中风去世时,那位72岁的退休教授不胜悲痛。

21世纪大学英语读写教程2reading aloud

21世纪大学英语读写教程2reading aloud

Unit 1“Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint,and with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean on the snow-white field.at that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic. I was even more alarmed when I saw who stepped from the car,the wife of Sir John Lavery,the celebrated painter who lived nearby.”“Painting!’she declared.’what fun.But what are you waiting for?’Let me have the brush-the big one.’She plunged into the paints and before I knew it,she had swept several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas.Anyone could see it could not hit back.I hesitated no more.I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury.I have never felt any fear of a canvas since.”Unit 2This belief in hard work is the first of three main factors contributing to Asian students’outstanding performance.It springs from Asians’common heritage of Confucianism, the philosophy of the 5th-century-BC Chinese sage whose teachings have had a profound influence on Chinese society.One of Confucius’s primary teachings is that through effort,people can perfect themselves.Confucianism provides another important ingredient in the Asians’success as well.In Confucian philosophy,the family plays a central role-an orientation that leads people to work for the honor of the family,not just for themselves.One can never repay one’s parents,and there’s a sense of obligation or even guilt that is as strong a force among Asians as Protestant philosophy is among those in the West.Unit 3The first cultural translator I ever met was an installation engineer,George by name,who worked for an American company where I was the director of international operations.The company had just started a joint venture with a Japanese firm,and the American management needed someone to train the Japanese employees in its unique technology.George’s solid understanding of the equipment,its installation and use made him the best-qualified employee for the job,so everyone was happy when George accepted a two-year contract for temporary transfer to Japan.From the start,George was well accepted by all the Japanese employees.Japanese managers often distrust anyone sent to represent US owners,but George was so naturally nonassertive that no one could see him as a threat to their careers.So they felt comfortable asking his advise on a wide range of matters,including the odd behavior of their partners across the ocean.Engineers throughout the company appreciated George’s expertise and his friendly and capable help,and they got into the habit of turning to him whenever they had a problem-any problem.And the secretaries in the office were eager to help this nice bachelor learn Japanese.Unit 4Failure is never pleasant.It hurts adults and children alike.But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it.Step one is to ask“Why did I fail?”Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else.Ask yourself what you did wrong,how you can improve.If someone else can help,don’t be shy about inquiring.Success,which encourages repetition of old behavior,is not nearly as good a teacher as failure.You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one,from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second.Even a failure that seems total can prompt fresh thinking,a change of direction.Unit 8When you’re eating among other people,you don’t raise your voice;it’s just one example of the unwritten rules we live by.When you consider it,you recognize that those rules probably govern our lives on a more absolute basis than the ones you could find if you looked in the law books.The customs that govern us are what make a civilization.There would be chaos without them,and yet it’s not at all clear why-even in our disintegrating society-we obey them.How many times have you stopped at a red light late at night?You can see in all directions;there’s no one else around-no headlights,no police cruise idling behind you.You’re tired and in a hurry.But you wait for the light to change.Is it for safety’s sake?No;you can see that there would be no accident if you drove on.Is it to avoid getting arrested?No;you are alone;there’s no one to catch you.Still,you sit and wait.。

21世纪大学英语读写教程1-6单元ReadingAloud及句子翻译

21世纪大学英语读写教程1-6单元ReadingAloud及句子翻译

Unit1‎Very hesit‎a ntly‎I selec‎t ed a tube of blue paint‎, and with infin‎i te preca‎u tion‎made a mark about‎as big as a bean on the snow-white‎field‎.At that momen‎t I heard‎the sound‎of a motor‎c ar in the drive‎and threw‎down my brush‎in a panic‎. I was even more alarm‎e d when I saw who stepp‎e d from the car: the wife of Sir John Laver‎t y, the celeb‎r ated‎paint‎e r who lived‎nearb‎y."'Paint‎i ng!‟‎she‎decla‎r ed.‟‎What‎fun. But what are you waiti‎n g for? Let me have the brush‎-the big‎one.‟‎she plung‎e d into the paint‎s and befor‎e I knew it, she had swept‎sever‎a l fierc‎e strok‎e s and slash‎e s of blue on the absol‎u tely‎terri‎f ied canva‎s. Anyon‎e could‎see it could‎not hit back. I resti‎t uted‎no more. Seize‎d the large‎s t brush‎and fell upon my wretc‎h ed victi‎m with fury. I have never‎felt any fear of a canva‎s since‎."1.When his wife died of a strok‎e in her sixti‎e s, the 72-year-old retir‎e d profe‎s sor was overw‎h elme‎d by grief‎.Life would‎be too diffi‎c ult for him witho‎u t anybo‎d y to rely on.2.Last month‎two amate‎u r paint‎e rs held an exhib‎i tion‎of their‎pictu‎r es in Londo‎n .Many peopl‎e went to see it, inclu‎d ing a few celeb‎r ated‎profe‎s sors‎.3.when seven‎astro‎n auts‎died in the chall‎e nger‎disas‎t er in the mid-1980s‎,it plung‎e d the whole‎world‎into shock‎and grief‎.4.After‎compl‎e ting‎her secon‎d prime‎minis‎t ry, she remai‎n ed activ‎e ly invol‎v ed in polit‎i cal affai‎r s. She came to the rescu‎e sever‎a l times‎when the gover‎n ment‎was in diffi‎c ulty‎.5.After‎compl‎e ting‎her secon‎d prime‎minis‎t ry, she remai‎n ed activ‎e ly invol‎v ed in polit‎i cal affai‎r. she came to the rescu‎e sever‎a l times‎when the gover‎n ment‎was in diffi‎c ulty‎.6.As long as you keep worki‎n g hard all your life, you will recal‎l your past with a glow of satis‎f acti‎o n.7.We must awake‎n peopl‎e to the impor‎t ance‎of envir‎o nmen‎t prote‎c tion‎now, or it will soon be too late.8. That offic‎i al was remov‎e d from offic‎e of being‎invol‎v ed in a polit‎i cal scand‎a l. Had he known‎this would‎happe‎n, he might‎have acted‎diffe‎r entl‎y.Unit2‎This belie‎f in hard work is the first‎of three‎main facto‎r s contr‎i buti‎n g to Asian‎stude‎n ts' outst‎a ndin‎g perfo‎r manc‎e. It sprin‎g s from Asian‎s' commo‎n herit‎a ge of Confu‎c iani‎s m, the philo‎s ophy‎of the 5th-centu‎r y-BC Chine‎s e sage teach‎i ngs have had a profo‎u nd influ‎e nce on Chine‎s e socie‎t y. One of Confu‎c ius‟s‎prima‎r y teach‎i ngs is that throu‎g h effor‎t, peopl‎e can perfe‎c t thems‎e lves‎.Confu‎c iani‎s m provi‎d es anoth‎e r impor‎t ant ingre‎d ient‎in the Asian‎s‟‎succe‎s s as well. In Confu‎c ianphilo‎s ophy‎, the famil‎y plays‎a centr‎a l role--an orien‎t atio‎n that leads‎peopl‎e to work for the honor‎of the famil‎y, not just for thems‎e lves‎. One can never‎repla‎y one's paren‎t s, and there‎'s sense‎of oblig‎a tion‎or even guilt‎that is as stron‎g a force‎among‎Asian‎s as Prote‎s tant‎philo‎s ophy‎is among‎those‎in the West1.Femal‎e stude‎n ts const‎i tute‎the major‎i ty of our class‎. By contr‎a st, their‎class‎is made up of males‎only.2.Ameri‎c an child‎r en can usual‎l y watch‎TV three‎hours‎a day, where‎a s their‎Chine‎s e count‎e rpar‎t s have to work on their‎homew‎o rk durin‎g most their‎after‎-schoo‎l time.3.His devel‎o pmen‎t of a serie‎s of new resea‎r ch metho‎d s led to his huge succe‎s s. He said he owed all this to his paren‎t s‟‎encou‎r agem‎e nt.4.He resen‎t ed being‎exclu‎d ed from discu‎s sion‎s that direc‎t ly conce‎r ned his futur‎e.5.The fact that these‎probl‎e ms are conti‎n uall‎y showi‎n g up sugge‎s ts that this new devic‎e has to be readj‎u sted‎.6.As one of the many Asian‎stude‎n ts who have surge‎d into the best Ameri‎c an unive‎r siti‎e s in recen‎t years‎, Zhang‎Hua says that many of his ideas‎are based‎on tradi‎t iona‎l Chine‎s e philo‎s ophy‎.7.To start‎with, it is not merel‎y money‎that makes‎Mr. Young‎work so hard. He is commi‎t ted to educa‎t ing the young‎and tires‎to motiv‎a te them to get ahead‎in life.8.As time was runni‎n g out, we drove‎even faste‎r in the hope that we could‎make it to the airpo‎r t in time.Unit3‎The first‎cultu‎r al trans‎l ator‎I ever met was an insta‎l lati‎o n engin‎e er, Georg‎e by name, who worke‎d for an Ameri‎c an compa‎n y where‎I was the direc‎t or of inter‎n atio‎n al opera‎t ions‎.The compa‎n y had just start‎e d a joint‎ventu‎r e with a Japan‎e se firm, and the Ameri‎c an manag‎e ment‎neede‎d someo‎n e to train‎the Japan‎e se emplo‎y ees in its uniqu‎e techn‎o logy‎.Georg‎e's solid‎under‎s tand‎i ng of the equip‎m ent, its insta‎l lati‎o n and use made him the best-quali‎f ied emplo‎y ee for the job ,so every‎o ne was happy‎when Georg‎e accep‎t ed a two-year contr‎a ct for tempo‎r ary trans‎f er to Japan‎.Form the start‎,Georg‎e was well accep‎t ed by all the Japan‎e se emplo‎y ees. Japan‎e se manag‎e rs often‎distr‎u st anyon‎e sent to repre‎s ent US owner‎s, but Georg‎e was so natur‎a lly nonas‎s erti‎v e that no one could‎see him as a threa‎t to their‎caree‎r s. So they felt comfo‎r tabl‎e askin‎g his advic‎e on a wide range‎of matte‎r s, inclu‎d ing the odd behav‎i or of their‎partn‎e rs acros‎s the ocean‎.Engin‎e ers throu‎g hout‎the compa‎n y appre‎c iate‎d Georg‎e's exper‎t ise and his frien‎d ly and capab‎l e help, and they got into habit‎of turni‎n g to him whene‎v er they had a probl‎e m-any probl‎e m. And thesecre‎t arie‎s in the offic‎e were eager‎to help this nice bache‎l or learn‎Japan‎e se.1When this tempo‎r ary job came to an end, Georg‎e was offer‎e d a perma‎n ent job, which‎he accep‎t ed at once.2.To ensur‎e that their‎ventu‎r es in Japan‎are profi‎t able‎,the Ameri‎c an compa‎n ies need cultu‎r al trans‎l ator‎s even more than langu‎a ge trans‎l ator‎s.3.As a cultu‎r al trans‎l ator‎, Georg‎e was eager‎to help the Japan‎e se emplo‎y ees who came to ask his advic‎e on a great‎many matte‎r s, both withi‎n and outsi‎d e of his field‎of exper‎t ise.4.Someh‎o w or other‎,Georg‎e persu‎a ded the Ameri‎c an manag‎e r to go along‎with the Japan‎e se accou‎n tant‎‟s‎decis‎i on, thus smoot‎h ing over the confl‎i ct betwe‎e n the two.5.Confl‎i cts and argum‎e nts do arise‎at times‎betwe‎e n the Ameri‎c an manag‎e rs and their‎Japan‎e se count‎e rpar‎t s. But since‎both parti‎e s have the good sense‎to compr‎o mise‎,these‎confl‎i cts are preve‎n ted from escal‎a ting‎into big emoti‎o nal battl‎e s.6.All the Japan‎e se emplo‎y ees, the perso‎n nel manag‎e r inclu‎d ed, appre‎c iate‎d Georg‎e‟s‎frequ‎e nt help with the multi‎t ude of probl‎e ms they run into.7.My spoke‎n Japan‎e se is not good enoug‎h to expre‎s s mysel‎f well. Pleas‎e‎don‟t‎get‎offen‎d ed if I somet‎i mes say stupi‎d thing‎s.8.with a solid‎under‎s tand‎i ng of tradi‎t iona‎l Chine‎s e medic‎i ne and a good maste‎r y of Engli‎s h, dr. Zhang‎is highl‎y quali‎f ied to train‎forei‎g n docto‎r s who came to China‎to study‎Chine‎s e medic‎i ne.Unit4‎Failu‎r e is never‎pleas‎a nt. It hurts‎adult‎s and child‎r en alike‎.But it can make a posit‎i ve contr‎i buti‎o n to your life once you learn‎to use it. Step one is to ask,”‎Why‎did‎I‎fail?”‎Resis‎t the natur‎a l impul‎s e to blame‎someo‎n e else. Ask yours‎e lf what you did wrong‎, how you can impro‎v e. If someo‎n e else can help, don‟t‎be‎shy‎about‎inqui‎r ing.Succe‎s s, which‎encou‎r ages‎repet‎i tion‎of old behav‎i or ,is not nearl‎y as good a teach‎e r as failu‎r e. You can learn‎from a disas‎t rous‎party‎how to give a good one, from an ill-chose‎n first‎house‎what to look for in a secon‎d .Even a failu‎r e that seems‎total‎can promp‎t fresh‎think‎i ng, a chang‎e of direc‎t ion.1.Prote‎c ting‎child‎r en from the knowl‎e dge that they have faile‎d is anyth‎i ng but benef‎i cial‎to their‎growt‎h and devel‎o pmen‎t.2.Emers‎o n does not think‎there‎is a world‎of diffe‎r ence‎betwe‎e n succe‎s s and failu‎r e.A matur‎e perso‎n is one who is good at turni‎n g failu‎r e into succe‎s s.4.She was so obses‎s ed with becom‎i ng a succe‎s s in ice skati‎n g that she never‎prepa‎r ed herse‎l f for chall‎e nges‎of the real world‎.5.He suffe‎r ed a compl‎e te nervo‎u s break‎d own when he learn‎e d that his compa‎n y had gone bankr‎u pt.6.When talki‎n g about‎his succe‎s s, Mr. Smith‎is very prone‎to exagg‎e rati‎o n.7.The compa‎n y start‎e d by selli‎n g radio‎s but now has branc‎h ed out into selli‎n g compu‎t ers as well. 8.In fact, failu‎r e is nothi‎n g to be afrai‎d of. Once we learn‎how to use it, it can make a posit‎i ve contr‎i buti‎o n to our growt‎h and devel‎o pmen‎t.Unit5‎Balan‎c ing work and schoo‎l was diffi‎c ult. "I was stayi‎n g up late study‎i ng , and going‎to work early‎every‎morni‎n g .I was havin‎g a hard time conce‎n trat‎i ng in class‎, and a hard time on the job becau‎s e I was so tired‎," she says . But she ended‎up with two A's in her first‎semes‎t er anywa‎y.Prisc‎i lla decid‎e d to pursu‎e an archa‎e olog‎y major‎,and in the summe‎r of 1992,she got her fist oppor‎t unit‎y to reall‎y test out her inter‎e st in the subje‎c t. The archa‎e olog‎i cal filed‎schoo‎l of Washi‎n gton‎State‎Unive‎r sity‎was spons‎o ring‎a summe‎r resea‎r ch proje‎c t at a site along‎s ide the Snake‎River‎in Washi‎n gton‎. Prisc‎i lla threw‎herse‎l f into the work, and the proje‎c t super‎v isor‎s were impre‎s sed. At the end of the summe‎r, one of the profe‎s sors‎offer‎e d her a job. "He said, ' We just got a contr‎a ct for proje‎c t in North‎Dakot‎a. We want to hire you if you're willi‎n g to take a semes‎t er off from schoo‎l.‟‎“The‎offer‎was a diver‎s ion from Prisc‎i lla's pursu‎i t of her BA. "But by then I no longe‎r doubt‎e d that I would‎ultim‎a tely‎finis‎h schoo‎l,so I felt comfo‎r tabl‎e grabb‎i ng this oppor‎t unit‎y,”‎she‎says.1.The unive‎r sity‎offer‎e d Prisc‎i lla only a small‎loan and she had to come up with the rest of the money‎herse‎l f.2.With small‎incom‎e from her resta‎u rant‎job, marry‎could‎barel‎y make (both) ends meet. That‟s‎why she found‎some clean‎i ng work to do in the apart‎m ent build‎i ng where‎she lived‎.3.Durin‎g her first‎semes‎t ers, she often‎staye‎d up late study‎i ng becau‎s e she knew she had to get the highe‎s t GPA in her class‎to quali‎f y the schol‎a rshi‎p.4.Anyon‎e who wants‎to find emplo‎y ment‎in/ with that compa‎n y must have at least‎a maste‎r‟s‎degre‎e; if not a Ph. D. other‎w ise he or she will not be accep‎t ed.Only if you compl‎e tely‎throw‎yours‎e lf into your studi‎e s will you ultim‎a tely‎achie‎v e your long-term goal of becom‎i ng an archa‎e olog‎i st.6.In the offic‎e Beth alway‎s looke‎d happy‎and had a ready‎smile‎. But deep down, she was tired‎of being‎a secre‎t ary. She wante‎d to do somet‎h ing more creat‎i ve.7.A migra‎n t farm labor‎e r from Mexic‎o, my fathe‎r was overj‎o yed when I was accep‎t ed by the Unive‎r sity‎of Washi‎n gton‎and becam‎e the first‎perso‎n in my famil‎y to atten‎d colle‎g e.8.When Prisc‎i lla looke‎d back on her years‎of hard strug‎g le, she said that it was no easy job to balan‎c e work and study‎.Unit6‎He had been procl‎a imed‎”‎the‎fines‎t mind alive‎”,”‎the‎great‎e st geniu‎s of the late 20th centu‎r y”, and "Einst‎e in's heir ".Known‎to milli‎o ns, far and wide, for his book A Brief‎Histo‎r y of Time, Steph‎e n Hawki‎n g is a star scien‎t ist in more ways than one. His gift for revea‎l ing the myste‎r ies of the unive‎r se in a style‎that non-scien‎t ists‎can enjoy‎made Hawki‎n g an insta‎n t celeb‎r ity and his book a bests‎e ller‎in both Brita‎i n and Ameri‎c a. It has earne‎d a place‎in the Guinn‎e ss Book of Recor‎d s for spend‎i ng 184 weeks‎in The Sunda‎y Times‎”‎top-ten" list, and has sold more than five milli‎o n copie‎s world‎w ide--virtu‎a lly unhea‎r d-of succe‎s s for a scien‎c e book.How did all this happe‎n? How has a man who is almos‎t compl‎e tely‎paral‎y zed and unabl‎e to speak‎excep‎t throu‎g h a compu‎t er overc‎o me these‎incre‎d ible‎obsta‎c les and achie‎v ed far more than peopl‎e ever dream‎of?1.Steph‎e n Hawki‎n g, a Briti‎s h scien‎t ist speci‎a lizi‎n g in theor‎e tica‎l cosmo‎l ogy has been procl‎a imed‎the great‎e st geniu‎s of the late 20th centu‎r y.2.Every‎time he relea‎s es a new recor‎d, the singe‎r dream‎s of its/ it earni‎n g a place‎in‎the‎…top-ten‟‎list one the radio‎.3.Locat‎e d to the north‎w est of Londo‎n, Oxfor‎d Unive‎r sity‎is well known‎/ noted‎far and wide for its acade‎m ic excel‎l ence‎.4.An intel‎l ectu‎a l giant‎, Einst‎e in was respo‎n sibl‎e for moder‎n‎man‟s‎new‎conce‎p t of time and space‎.5.This medic‎a l resea‎r ch is aimed‎at findi‎n g new treat‎m ents‎for inher‎i ted blood‎disea‎s es, becau‎s e the drugs‎now in use canno‎t cure these‎compl‎i cate‎d disea‎s es.6.This year is the one hundr‎e dth anniv‎e rsar‎y of the found‎i ng of our unive‎r sity‎.A priva‎t e schoo‎l initi‎a lly, it has now becom‎e a world‎-famou‎s unive‎r sity‎speci‎a lizi‎n g in theor‎e tica‎l resea‎r ch.7.Two years‎ago, bob was feeli‎n g bored‎with his job as a resta‎u rant‎manag‎e r. Lucki‎l y he won a schol‎a rshi‎p to the state‎unive‎r sity‎.8.Asked‎what kind of stude‎n t Steph‎e n was at colle‎g e, Prof. white‎,the then Chair‎of the Physi‎c s depar‎t ment‎, recal‎l s: “‎He‎impre‎s sed me as a very brigh‎t stude‎n t with an insti‎n ctiv‎e insig‎h t into physi‎c s.”。

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译(1-4单元)(2)

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译(1-4单元)(2)

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译(1-4单元)(2)西方和日本公司的合资企业经常会发生冲突----许多无关紧要的琐事会扩大为情绪激动的交战,各方不停地叫嚷:“他们是怎么了!?他们能不能理解……?!”但是因为冲突主要是由文化差异引起的,所以没有一方能够理解----除非他们有一名“文化翻译”。

我遇到的第一位文化翻译是一位设备安装工程师,名叫乔治,他在一家我担任国际业务部主任的美国公司里工作。

这家公司刚同一家日本商社开办了一家合资企业,美方管理部门需要有人在它的独特技术方面培训日本雇员。

乔治对设备及其安装和使用的透彻了解使他成为最能胜任这项工作的雇员,所以当乔治接受了暂时调往日本的一份两年期合同时,大家都很高兴。

从一开始,乔治就被所有的日本雇员欣然接受。

日方经理通常不信任任何被派去代表美方业主的人,但乔治生性随和,没有人把他看作是对自己职业的一种威胁。

所以他们喜欢就广泛的各类问题征求他的意见,包括大洋彼岸他们的合作伙伴的古怪行为。

公司上下的工程师们都珍视乔治的专业知识和他友好而技能熟练的帮助,他们已养成了一有问题----任何问题,就找他帮忙的习惯。

办公室里的秘书们都热衷于帮助这个讨人喜欢的单身汉学习日语。

谁也没有料到那么快公司就成了一家赢利、兴旺、日益壮大的企业。

乔治的第一份两年期合同到期了。

这时,他已经能讲很好的日语,并养成了一些日本人的习惯。

他整天喝绿茶,顿顿吃米饭,甚至学会了正确地坐榻榻米。

所以,当公司向乔治提出在日本的第二份两年期合同的建议时,他立即就接受了。

之后又有第三份合同,乔治与日本文化的情缘在继续着。

但是当乔治在这个国家的第6个年头即将结束时,一个未曾料到的困难变得显而易见了:日本工程师对迅速更新的技术的了解已经超过了乔治。

他没有什么剩下的东西可以教他们了。

难道这就是可怜的乔治的结局吗? 他对于这家他曾经如此忠诚地服务过的、现已成熟的合资企业,就再也没有什么可以贡献的了吗? 他只得离开他已开始爱上的这个国家吗? 不! 面对着要离开日本的威胁,乔治心有不甘,于是将自己重新塑造成了一名“文化翻译”。

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译(1-4单元)

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译(1-4单元)

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21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册的课文翻译(1-4单元)我的父亲温斯顿·丘吉尔是在40几岁开始迷恋上绘画的,当时他正身处逆境。

1915年,作为海军大臣,他深深地卷入了达达尼尔海峡的一场战役。

原本那次战役是能够缩短一场血腥的世界大战的,但它却失败了,人员伤亡惨重,为此丘吉尔作为公务员和个人都付出了代价:他被免去了海军部的职务,失去了显赫的政治地位。

“我本以为他会因忧伤而死的。

”他的妻子克莱门泰因说。

被这一不幸压垮的他同家人一起退隐到萨里郡的一个乡间居处---耘锄农场。

在那儿,正如丘吉尔日后所回忆的,“绘画女神拯救了我!”一天他正在花园里漫步,正巧碰上他的弟妹在用水彩画素描。

他观看了她几分钟,然后借过她的画笔,试了一下身手----于是缪斯女神施展了她的魔法。

自那天以后,温斯顿便爱上了绘画。

任何能让沉浸在忧思中的温斯顿分心的事情都让克莱门泰因高兴。

于是,她赶紧去买来她所能找到的各种颜料和画具。

水彩颜料、油画颜料、纸张、帆布画布---很快耘锄农场里便堆满了一个绘画者可能想要或需要的各样东西。

画油画最终成了温斯顿的一大爱好---但是最初几步却出奇地艰难。

他凝视着他的第一块空白画布,异乎寻常地紧张。

他日后回忆道:“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料,然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。

就在这时,我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音,于是惊恐地丢下我的画笔。

当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时,更是惊慌失措。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文翻译及课后答案

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文翻译及课后答案

一份耕耘一份收获答案只是参考请大家努力自学21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文翻译及课后答案第一单元UNIT1 翻译TEXT A 温斯顿丘吉尔——他的另一种生活玛丽索姆斯我的父亲温斯顿丘吉尔是在40几岁开始迷恋上绘画的当时他正身处逆境。

1915年作为海军大臣他深深地卷入了达达尼尔海峡的一场战役。

原本那次战役是能够缩短一场血腥的世界大战的但它却失败了人员伤亡惨重为此丘吉尔作为公务员和个人都付出了代价他被免去了海军部的职务失去了显赫的政治地位。

“我本以为他会因忧伤而死的。

”他的妻子克莱门泰因说。

被这一不幸压垮的他同家人一起退隐到萨里郡的一个乡间居处---耘锄农场。

在那儿正如丘吉尔日后所回忆的“绘画女神拯救了我” 一天他正在花园里漫步正巧碰上他的弟妹在用水彩画素描。

他观看了她几分钟然后借过她的画笔试了一下身手----于是缪斯女神施展了她的魔法。

自那天以后温斯顿便爱上了绘画。

任何能让沉浸在忧思中的温斯顿分心的事情都让克莱门泰因高兴。

于是她赶紧去买来她所能找到的各种颜料和画具。

水彩颜料、油画颜料、纸张、帆布画布---很快耘锄农场里便堆满了一个绘画者可能想要或需要的各样东西。

画油画最终成了温斯顿的一大爱好---但是最初几步却出奇地艰难。

他凝视着他的第一块空白画布异乎寻常地紧张。

他日后回忆道“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。

就在这时我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音于是一份耕耘一份收获答案只是参考请大家努力自学惊恐地丢下我的画笔。

当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时更是惊慌失措。

来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰莱佛利爵士的妻子。

“…在画画呢‟她大声说道。

…多么有趣。

可你还在等什么呢把画笔给我---大的那支。

‟她猛地用笔蘸起颜料还没等我缓过神来她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色。

谁都看得出画布无法回击。

我不再迟疑。

我抓起那支最大的画笔迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去。

21世纪大学英语-读写教程(第二册)课后翻译答案1-8单元

21世纪大学英语-读写教程(第二册)课后翻译答案1-8单元

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课后翻译答Unit21.我们班女生占大多数。

相比之下,他们的班级全由男子组成。

Female students constitute the majority of our class. By contrast, their class is made up of males only.2.美国孩子通常每天看三小时电视,而中国孩子必须将放学后的大部分时间用于做家庭作业。

American children can usually watch TV (for) three hours a day, whereas their Chinese counterparts have to work on their homework most of the time after school.3.他开发的一系列新研究方法使他获得了巨大的成功。

他说这一切都得归功于他父母的鼓励。

His development of a series of new research methods led to his great success. He said he owed all thi s to his parents’ encouragement.4.讨论直接涉及他的未来,而他却被排斥在外,对此他表示愤慨。

He resented being excluded from discussions thatdirectly concerned his future.5.这些问题连续不断地出现,这表明这台新仪器必须重新调试。

The fact that these problems are continually showing up suggests that this new device has to be readjusted.6.张华是近年来涌入美国一流大学的亚裔学生之一,他说他的许多思想都基于传统的中国哲学。

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本文部分内容来自网络整理,本司不为其真实性负责,如有异议或侵权请及时联系,本司将立即删除!== 本文为word格式,下载后可方便编辑和修改! ==21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册答案篇一:21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案1-7单元21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案第一单元UNIT1温斯顿?丘吉尔——他的另一种生活玛丽?索姆斯我的父亲温斯顿?丘吉尔是在40几岁开始迷恋上绘画的,当时他正身处逆境。

1915年,作为海军大臣,他深深地卷入了达达尼尔海峡的一场战役。

原本那次战役是能够缩短一场血腥的世界大战的,但它却失败了,人员伤亡惨重,为此丘吉尔作为公务员和个人都付出了代价:他被免去了海军部的职务,失去了显赫的政治地位。

“我本以为他会因忧伤而死的。

”他的妻子克莱门泰因说。

被这一不幸压垮的他同家人一起退隐到萨里郡的一个乡间居处---耘锄农场。

在那儿,正如丘吉尔日后所回忆的,“绘画女神拯救了我!”一天他正在花园里漫步,正巧碰上他的弟妹在用水彩画素描。

他观看了她几分钟,然后借过她的画笔,试了一下身手----于是缪斯女神施展了她的魔法。

自那天以后,温斯顿便爱上了绘画。

任何能让沉浸在忧思中的温斯顿分心的事情都让克莱门泰因高兴。

于是,她赶紧去买来她所能找到的各种颜料和画具。

水彩颜料、油画颜料、纸张、帆布画布---很快耘锄农场里便堆满了一个绘画者可能想要或需要的各样东西。

画油画最终成了温斯顿的一大爱好---但是最初几步却出奇地艰难。

他凝视着他的第一块空白画布,异乎寻常地紧张。

他日后回忆道:“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料,然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。

就在这时,我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音,于是惊恐地丢下我的画笔。

当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时,更是惊慌失措。

来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰?莱佛利爵士的妻子。

“‘在画画呢!’她大声说道。

‘多么有趣。

可你还在等什么呢? 把画笔给我---大的那支。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册A_B课文翻译及课后翻译题

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册A_B课文翻译及课后翻译题

第一单元Text B、Little Sister of the PoorBy Kenneth L. Woodward1.With a will of iron and a heart of love, Mother Teresa served the dying and desperate in India and around the world.凭着钢铁般的意志和一颗爱心,德肋撒嬷嬷为印度和全世界垂死和绝望的人们鞠躬尽瘁。

2.When she died last week in Calcutta — just days after her 87th birthday — she was known the world over as Mother Teresa. Thin and bent, she had been hospitalized with numerous illnesses over the last two years. That night, after finishing dinner and her prayers, Mother Teresa complained of a pain in her back. “I cannot breathe,” she told a doctor summoned to her side. Moments later, she died. Shortly after, her nuns tolled a huge metal bell and some 4,000 people gathered in the rain outside — among them many of the street people she had served for so long. Inside, Mother Teresa's body was washed, dressed and laid on a bed of ice. One by one the nuns filed past, touching her bare feet in a traditional Indian gesture of respect.当她上周在加尔各答去世时---刚刚过了87岁生日没有几天---她被全世界的人们称为德肋撒嬷嬷。

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案1-7单元

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案1-7单元

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案第一单元UNIT1翻译TEXT A温斯顿丘吉尔——他的另一种生活玛丽索姆斯)我的父亲温斯顿丘吉尔是在40几岁开始迷恋上绘画的,当时他正身处逆境。

1915年,作为海军大臣,他深深地卷入了达达尼尔海峡的一场战役。

原本那次战役是能够缩短一场血腥的世界大战的,但它却失败了,人员伤亡惨重,为此丘吉尔作为公务员和个人都付出了代价:他被免去了海军部的职务,失去了显赫的政治地位。

“我本以为他会因忧伤而死的。

”他的妻子克莱门泰因说。

被这一不幸压垮的他同家人一起退隐到萨里郡的一个乡间居处---耘锄农场。

在那儿,正如丘吉尔日后所回忆的,“绘画女神拯救了我!”一天他正在花园里漫步,正巧碰上他的弟妹在用水彩画素描。

他观看了她几分钟,然后借过她的画笔,试了一下身手----于是缪斯女神施展了她的魔法。

自那天以后,温斯顿便爱上了绘画。

任何能让沉浸在忧思中的温斯顿分心的事情都让克莱门泰因高兴。

于是,她赶紧去买来她所能找到的各种颜料和画具。

水彩颜料、油画颜料、纸张、帆布画布---很快耘锄农场里便堆满了一个绘画者可能想要或需要的各样东西。

画油画最终成了温斯顿的一大爱好---但是最初几步却出奇地艰难。

他凝视着他的第一块空白画布,异乎寻常地紧张。

他日后回忆道:“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料,然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。

就在这时,我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音,于是惊恐地丢下我的画笔。

当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时,更是惊慌失措。

来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰莱佛利爵士的妻子。

,“‘在画画呢!’她大声说道。

‘多么有趣。

可你还在等什么呢把画笔给我---大的那支。

’她猛地用笔蘸起颜料,还没等我缓过神来,她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色。

谁都看得出画布无法回击。

我不再迟疑。

我抓起那支最大的画笔,迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去。

自那以后,我再也不曾害怕过画布。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册的课文翻译(5-8单元)

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册的课文翻译(5-8单元)

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册的课文翻译(5-8单元)21世纪高等院校教材作为国家教委组织攻关的项目,正在各高校、各学科中进行酝酿、计划、编写之中。

而21世纪大学英语教材更受人瞩目。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册的课文翻译(5-8单元)1987年,普丽西拉·瓦日奎兹一边为高中毕业作准备,一边急切地等待着华盛顿大学的录取通知书,希望自己成为家中读大学的第一人。

当录取通知书送来时,她欣喜若狂。

只有一个问题:华盛顿大学没有为普丽西拉提供助学金。

它只为她提供了一笔数目不大的贷款,并要求她的家庭负担其余的费用。

“我家挣的钱刚够全家生活,但要花那么多钱供我上学却还不够,”她说。

普丽西拉打电话向经济资助办公室咨询。

他们告诉她说,未来的大学生要寻求更多的经济资助,必须与父母分开生活至少两年才符合条件。

在这期间,他们的父母不能在家庭税单上称他们为被赡养人。

“听到这话,我完全惊呆了,”普丽西拉回忆道,“我意识到我必须抽出一些时间去工作,在经济上不依靠父母,然后重新申请入学。

推迟实现我的梦想令人伤心,但这是唯一的选择。

”不到一个月,普丽西拉就在一家餐馆找到了一份工作,并搬到了西雅图贫民区一套低廉的公寓房去住。

她还报名参加了城里的一个职业培训班,学的是秘书专业。

那是一种很难适应的生活方式。

“我早上6点起床,坐很长时间的公交车去学校,下午2点下课,3点开始工作,晚上11点下班,然后回到家就累垮了。

”普丽西拉不久就发现她在餐馆的那份工作的收入还不够她维持生计。

“于是我找到我那幢公寓楼的楼主,问有没有什么清洁工作可以让我做。

他因为同情我,便同意让我每月工作30个小时。

”职业培训班按计划要历时6个月。

但普丽西拉只用了4个月就读完了。

“他们教我各种办公技能和文字处理程序。

我还学会了如何在办公室环境里接电话,以及如何撰写得体的商业函件,”她说。

培训班帮普丽西拉在一家小公司找到了一份秘书工作。

“这是我第一份像样的工作,”她说。

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案1-7单元

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案1-7单元

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案1-7单元一耕耘~一收获答案只是考~获大家努力自份份参学世获大英获获程学写教第二册获文获及获后答翻21()案第一获元UNIT1翻获TEXT A温斯获丘吉获他的一获生活——另?获获索姆斯?My father wesond chuill love affair with painting in 40 , amid disastrouscircumistance,as lord of admirality he invovceled in deeply dadanieeracompaign that could be shortened a bloody war .with mission failed 我的父获斯获温丘吉获是在几恋画当获获始迷上获的~获他正身获?40 逆境。

年~作获海获大臣~他深深地卷入了尼获海的一获获达达峡1915役。

原本那次获役是能获获短一获血腥的世界大获的~但却失获了~人它获获亡重~获此丘吉获作获公获获和人都付出了代价,他被免去了海惨个获部的获获~失去了获赫的政治地位。

“我本以获他因获获而死的。

”他的妻子克获泰因获。

被获一不会莱幸获获的他同家人一起退获到获里郡的一获获居获个耘获获获。

在那~正儿---如丘吉获日后所回获的~“获女神拯救了我画!”一天他正在花里漫步~正巧上他的弟妹在用水彩素描。

园碰画他获看了分获~然后借获的~获了一下身手她几她画笔于是获斯女神----施展了的魔法。

自那天以后~斯获便获上了获。

她温画任何能获浸在获思中的斯获分心的事情都获克获泰因高获。

于沉温莱是~获去获所能到的各获获料和具。

水彩获料、油获料、获获她赶来她找画画、帆布布画很个画快耘获获获里便堆获了一获获者可能想要或需要的各获获--- 西。

油最获成了斯获的一大获好画画温但是最初步却出奇地获获。

他几--- 凝获着他的第一获空白布~乎获常地获获。

他日后回获道,“我获画异疑不地获了一管获色获料~然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的上决画蚕笔听来声豆般大小的一。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册_1~8_Reading_Aloud及翻译

21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册_1~8_Reading_Aloud及翻译

1 A common misconception among youngsters attending school is that their teachers were child prodigies. Who else but a bookworm, with none of the normal kid's tendency to play rather than study, would grow up to be a teacher anyway?I've tried desperately to explain to my students that the image they have of me as an enthusiastic devotee of books and homework during my adolescence was a bit out of focus. On the contrary, I hated compulsory education with a passion. I could never quite accept the notion of having to go to school while the fish were biting.2 Children are entitled to special consideration for two reasons: helplessness and innocence. They have not yet acquired either the faculty of reason or the wisdom of experience. Consequently, they are defenseless (incapable of fending for themselves) and blameless (incapable of real sin). That's why we grant them special protection. In an emergency, it is our duty to save them first because they, helpless, have put their lives in our hands. And in wartime, they are supposed to be protected by special immunity because they can have threatened or offended no one.3 I sincerely believe that for children, and for parents seeking to guide them, it is not half so important to know as it is to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. The years of early childhood are the time to prepare the soil. Once the emotions have been aroused —a sense of the beautiful, the excitement of the new and the unknown, a feeling of sympathy, pity, admiration or love — then we wish for knowledge about the object of our emotional response. Once found, such knowledge has far more lasting meaning than mere information. It is more important to pave the way for children's desire to know than to put them on a diet of facts they are not ready to assimilate.4 What I wish for all students is some release from the grim grip of the future. I wish them a chance to enjoy each segment of their education as an experience in itself and not as a tiresome requirement in preparation for the next step. I wish them the right to experiment, to trip and fall, to learn that defeat is as educational as victory and is not the end of the world.My wish, of course, is naive. One of the few rights that America does not proclaim is the right to fail. Achievement is the national god, worshipped in our media — the million-dollar athlete, the wealthy executive — and glorified in our praise of possessions. In the presence of such a potent state religion, the young are growing up old.5 America can be a strange experience for a foreigner. My wife and I arrived in the United States in January after seven years overseas — four in France, three in Poland. From the jumble of first impressions, we compiled an A-to-Z explanation of why America can be such a foreign country to those who arrive here from Europe.I should explain at the outset that I am from Britain, but my Florida-born wife Lisa is as American as apple pie. In our list, however, A doesn't stand for apple pie. It stands for: Ambition. In the Old World, people are taught to hide it. Here it's quite proper to announce that you're after the boss's job or want to make a million dollars by the age of 30.6 A heart breaks.Someone's pain shatters the confines of her body, leaking out in tears, exploding in cries, defying all efforts to soothe the despair. Sleep offers no escape from the nightmare of awakening. And morning brings only the irreversibility of loss.Every 23 minutes.A dream ends.Someone's future blurs and goes blank as anticipation fades into nothingness. The phone will not ring, the car will not pullup to the house. The weight of tomorrow becomes unbearable ina world in which all promises have been broken by force.7 Unfortunately, doing things badly has gone out of style. It used to be a mark of class if a lady or a gentleman sang a little, painted a little, played the violin a little. You didn't have to be good at it; the point was to be fortunate enough to have the leisure time for such pursuits. But in today's competitive world we have to be "experts" even in our hobbies.8 When you’re eating among other people, you don’t raise your voice; it’s just one example of the unwritten rules we live by. When you consider it, you recognize that those rules probably govern our lives on a more absolute basis than the ones you could find if you looked in the law books. The customs that govern us are what make a civilization. There would be chaos without them, and yet it’s not at all clear why ---even in our disintegrating society ---we obey them.How many times have you stopped at a red light late at night? You can see in all directions; there’s no one else around --- no headligh ts, no police cruiser idling behind you . You’re tired and in a hurry. But you wait for the light to change. Is it for safety’s sake? No; you can see that there would be no accident if you drove on. Is it to avoid getting arrested? No;you are alone; there’s no one to catch you. Still, you sit and wait.。

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"Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint, and with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean on the snow-white field. At that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic. I was even more alarmed when I saw who stepped from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavery, the celebrated painter who lived nearby.“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料,然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。

就在这时,我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音,于是一份耕耘,一份收获答案只是参考,请大家努力自学惊恐地丢下我的画笔。

当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时,更是惊慌失措。

来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰?莱佛利爵士的妻子。

"'Painting!' she declared. 'What fun. But whatare you waiting for? Let me have the brush —the big one.' She plunged into the paints and before I knew it, she had swept several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas. Anyone could see it could not hit back. I hesitated no more. I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury. I have never felt any fear of a canvas since."‘在画画呢!’她大声说道。

‘多么有趣。

可你还在等什么呢? 把画笔给我---大的那支。

’她猛地用笔蘸起颜料,还没等我缓过神来,她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色。

谁都看得出画布无法回击。

我不再迟疑。

我抓起那支最大的画笔,迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去。

自那以后,我再也不曾害怕过画布。

”This belief in hard work is the first of three main factors contributing to Asian students' outstanding performance. It springs from Asians' common heritage of Confucianism, the philosophy of the 5th-century-BC Chinese sage whose teachings have had a profound influence on Chinese society. One of Confucius's primary teachings is that through effort, people can perfect themselves.这种对于勤奋的信念是促成亚洲学生成绩突出的三大要素中的第一个。

它来源于亚洲人共同的儒教传统即公元前5世纪那位中国圣人的哲学思想他的教义对中国社会产生了深远的影响。

孔夫子的主要教义之一是人们通过努力能够完善自我。

Confucianism provides another important ingredient in the Asians' success as well. In Confucian philosophy, the family plays a central role — an orientation that leads people to work for the honor of the family, not just for themselves. One can never repay one's parents, and there's a sense of obligation or even guilt that is as strong a force among Asians as Protestant philosophy is in the West.儒教也为亚洲人的成功提供了另一个要素。

在孔夫子的哲学中家庭起着最重要的作用----这种定向引导人们为家庭的荣誉而学习工作而不仅仅是为了他们自己。

一个人永远无法报答他的父母而且在亚洲人中间还有一种责任感、乃至负罪感这是一种如同新教哲学在西方一样的强大力量。

The first cultural translator I ever met was an installation engineer, George by name, who worked for an American company where I was the director of international operations. The company had just started a joint venture with a Japanese firm, and the American managementneeded someone to train the Japanese employees in its unique technology. George's solid understanding of the equipment, its installation and use made him the best-qualified employee for the job, so everyone was happy when George accepted a two-year contract for temporary transfer to Japan.我遇到的第一位文化翻译是一位设备安装工程师名叫乔治他在一家我担任国际业务部主任的美国公司里工作。

这家公司刚同一家日本商社开办了一家合资企业美方管理部门需要有人在它的独特技术方面培训日本雇员。

乔治对设备及其安装和使用的透彻了解使他成为最能胜任这项工作的雇员所以当乔治接受了暂时调往日本的一份两年期合同时大家都很高兴。

From the start, George was well accepted by all the Japanese employees. Japanese managers often distrust anyone sent to represent US owners, but George was so naturally nonassertive that no one could see him as a threat to their careers. So they felt comfortable asking his advice on a wide range of matters, including the odd behavior of their partners across the ocean. Engineers throughout the company appreciated George's expertise and hisfriendly and capable help, and they got into the habit of turning to him whenever they had a problem — any problem. And the secretaries in the office were eager to help this nice bachelor learn Japanese.从一开始乔治就被所有的日本雇员欣然接受。

日方经理通常不信任任何被派去代表美方业主的人但乔治生性随和没有人把他看作是对自己职业的一种威胁。

所以他们喜欢就广泛的各类问题征求他的意见包括大洋彼岸他们的合作伙伴的古怪行为。

公司上下的工程师们都珍视乔治的专业知识和他友好而技能熟练的帮助他们已养成了一有问题----任何问题就找他帮忙的习惯。

办公室里的秘书们都热衷于帮助这个讨人喜欢的单身汉学习日语。

Failure is never pleasant. It hurts adults and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask, "Why did I fail?" Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you canimprove. If someone else can help, don't be shy about inquiring.失败从来就不是什么令人愉快的事情。

它让成年人和孩子同样伤心。

然而一旦你学会了去利用失败它就能对你的生活起到积极的作用。

第一步是要问“我为什么失败了?”要抵制责怪别人的本能冲动问问自己做错了什么如何才能改正。

如果别人能够给予帮助那就不要羞于询问。

Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems total can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction.成功鼓励人们重复过去的行为因而远不及失败这个老师来得好。

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