新视野英语课文翻译。
新视野大学英语综合教程课文及课文翻译Unit
The glass castle1 I never believed in Santa Claus.2 None of us kids did. Mom and Dad refused to let us. They couldn't afford expensive presents; and they didn't want us to think we weren't as good as other kids who; on Christmas morning; found all sorts of fancy toys under the tree that were supposedly left by Santa Claus. So they told us all about how other kids were deceived by their parents; how the toys the grown-ups claimed were made by little elves wearing bell caps in their workshop at the North Pole actually had labels on them saying MADE IN JAPAN.3 "Try not to look down on those other children;" Mom said. "It's not their fault that they've been brainwashed into believing silly myths."4 We celebrated Christmas; but usually about a week after December 25; when you could find perfectly good bows and wrapping paper that people had thrown away and Christmas trees discarded on the roadside that still had most of their needles and even some silver tinsel hanging on them. Mom and Dad would give us a bag of marbles or a doll or a slingshot that had been marked way down in an after-Christmas sale.5 Dad lost his job at the gypsum mine after getting in an argument with the foreman; and when Christmas came that year; we had no money at all. On Christmas Eve; Dad took each of us kids out into the desert night oneby one. I had a blanket wrapped around me; and when it was my turn; I offered to share it with Dad; but he said no thanks. The cold never bothered him.I was five that year and I sat next to Dad and we looked up at the sky. Dad loved to talk about the stars. He explained to us how they rotated through the night sky as the earth turned. He taught us to identify the constellations and how to navigate by the North Star. Those shining stars; he liked to point out; were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in the wilderness. Rich city folks; he'd say; lived in fancy apartments; but their air was so polluted they couldn't even see the stars. We'd have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them.6 "Pick out your favorite star;" Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeps. He said it was my Christmas present. "You can't give me a star" I said. "No one owns the stars." "That's right;" Dad said. "No one else owns them. You just have to claim it before anyone else does; like that dago fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella. Claiming a star as your own has every bit as much logic to it."7 I thought about it and realized Dad was right. He was always figuring out things like that.8 I could have any star I wanted; Dad said; except Betelgeuse and Rigel; because Lori and Brian had already laid claim to them.9 I looked up to the stars and tried to figure out which was the best one. You could see hundreds; maybe thousands or even millions; twinkling in the clear desert sky. The longer you looked and the more your eyes adjusted to the dark; the more stars you'd see; layer after layer of them gradually becoming visible. There was one in particular; in the west above the mountains but low in the sky; that shone more brightly than all the rest.10 "I want that one;" I said.11 Dad grinned. "That's Venus;" he said. Venus was only a planet; he went on; and pretty dinky compared to real stars. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much closer than the stars. Poor old Venus didn't even make her own light; Dad said. She shone only from reflected light. He explained to me that planets glowed because reflected light was constant; and stars twinkled because their light pulsed.12 "I like it anyway;" I said. I had admired Venus even before that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening; glowing on the western horizon; and if you got up early; you could still see it in the morning; after all the stars had disappeared.13 "What the hell;" Dad said. "It's Christmas. You can have a planet if you want."14 And he gave me Venus.15 That evening over Christmas dinner; we all discussed outer space. Dad explained light years and black holes and quasars and told us about the special qualities of Betelgeuse; Rigel; and Venus. Betelgeuse was a red star in the shoulder of the constellation Orion. It was one of the largest stars you could see in the sky; hundreds of times bigger than the sun. It had burned brightly for millions of years and would soon become a supernova and burn out. I got upset that Lori had chosen a clunker of a star; but Dad explained that "soon" meant hundreds of thousands of years when you were talking about stars.16 Rigel was a blue star; smaller than Betelgeuse; Dad said; but even brighter. It was also in Orion—it was his left foot; which seemed appropriate; because Brian was an extra-fast runner.17 Venus didn't have any moons or satellites or even a magnetic field; but it did have an atmosphere sort of similar to earth's; except it was super-hot—about five hundred degrees or more. "So;" Dad said; "when the sun starts to burn out and earth turns cold; everyone here might want to move to Venus to get warm. And they'll have to get permission you're your descendants first."18 We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. "Years from now; when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten;" Dad said; "you'llstill have your stars."玻璃城堡我从来不相信有圣诞老人..我们家的孩子没人相信;因为爸爸妈妈不让我们相信..他们买不起昂贵的礼物;也不想让我们觉得我们比不上别的孩子——在圣诞节早上;他们从圣诞树下找到各种各样的新奇玩具;据说是圣诞老人留下的..所以他们告诉我们其他的孩子怎样被父母骗了;说那些大人们所说的由戴着有铃铛的帽子的小精灵在他们的北极工厂所做的玩具其实标签上都写着“日本制造”..“尽量不要看不起其他小孩;”妈妈跟我们说;“他们被洗脑了;以致相信那些愚蠢的童话;这并不是他们的错..”我们也庆祝圣诞节;但通常比12月25日晚大约一周..那时候可以找到人们丢弃的非常好的蝴蝶结、包装纸及松针几乎完好就被人们扔在路旁的圣诞树;有些树上甚至还挂着一些银色的闪光金属箔..爸爸和妈妈会给我们一包彩色玻璃弹子或一个洋娃娃或弹弓;那是在圣诞节后商品大减价时买来的..在与工头吵了一架后爸爸丢了石膏矿的工作;所以在那年的圣诞节;我们一贫如洗..圣诞前夕;爸爸把我们轮流带到荒野的夜幕中..我当时裹着一床毯子;在轮到我的时候;我要把毯子分给爸爸一些;但爸爸说不用;他从不怕冷..那年我五岁;我挨着爸爸坐下;我们一起抬头看天空..爸爸很喜欢谈论星星..他告诉我们随着地球的自转星星怎么旋转、穿行于夜空..他教我们怎么辨别星座;怎么通过北极星找路..他喜欢强调一点：那些闪亮的星星是对像我们这样住在荒野里的人的特别款待..他说;那些有钱的城里人虽然住在漂亮的公寓里;他们却看不到星星;因为空气被严重污染了..如果我们想与他们中的任何一个交换住所;那我们肯定是疯了..那天晚上爸爸对我说：“挑一颗你最喜欢的星星吧..”他说我可以一直拥有那颗星星;那是给我的圣诞礼物..我说：“你不能给我星星;没有人拥有这些星星..”爸爸说：“对;其他任何人都不拥有这些星星..所以现在你只要在其他人之前声称它是你的;就像拉丁佬哥伦布替伊莎贝拉女王声称美洲是他们的那样..声称一颗星星是你的;其中的道理与那个是完全一样的..”我想了想;发现爸爸是对的..他一直都是这样推理的..爸爸说我可以要我想要的任何星星;除了参宿四和参宿七猎户座的两颗星星;因为洛丽和布赖恩已经认领了这两颗..我抬头看着星星;想挑出最好的那颗..在清朗的荒野的夜空中;有成百、成千甚至上万颗星星在闪烁..看的时间越久你的眼睛就越适应黑暗;你就可以看到更多的星星..渐渐地它们一层层地呈现在你的眼前..其中有一颗很特别;它在山的西面;但处于低空;显得比其他所有的星星都更亮..“我要那颗;”我说..爸爸笑了..“那是金星;”他说..金星只是一颗行星;他接着讲;与真正的恒星相比她非常小..她看起来更大、更亮是因为她比其他星星离我们近得多..可怜的金星甚至不能自己发光;爸爸说..她发出的光是反射光..他跟我解释说行星稳定发光是因为反射光是持续的;恒星闪烁是因为它们的光是不稳定的..“不管怎样;我就喜欢它;”我说..在那个圣诞前我就喜欢金星..傍晚时你可以看到它在西边的地平线上亮着..如果你起得早;尽管其他星星这时已经消失了你却还可以看到它..“没关系;”他说：“这是圣诞节;如果你想要一颗行星那就拿去吧..”然后他把金星给了我..晚上吃圣诞晚餐时;我们一起讨论了外太空..爸爸解释了什么是光年、黑洞、类星体;并告诉了我们参宿四、参宿七及金星的特征..参宿四是猎户座猎人肩上的一颗红色的星星..它是天空中肉眼能见到的最大的星星;比太阳还大几百倍..它已经炽热地燃烧了几百万年;并很快会变成一颗超新星然后烧毁..我为洛丽挑了这么一颗破星星而难过时;爸爸解释说“很快”指的是我们谈论星星后的几十万年之后..参宿七是颗蓝色的星星;比参宿四小;但比它更亮;爸爸说..它也是猎户座的;但是在猎人的左脚上;这看起来很适合布赖恩;因为他跑得超快..金星没有像月亮那样的卫星或其他卫星;甚至没有磁场;但它有着与地球相似的空气;只是它的空气超热;大约有五百度甚至更高..“所以;”爸爸说;“当太阳开始燃尽时地球将变冷;生活在地球上的每个人都可能会想搬到金星上取暖..这样的话;他们得先经过你的子孙的同意..”我们嘲笑那些相信圣诞童话的小孩;他们除了一堆廉价的塑料玩具外什么也没得到..“再过些年;他们所得到的垃圾玩具都坏了;被他们抛在脑后;”爸爸说;“你们的星星却还是你们的..”。
新视野大学英语第四册课文原文加翻译
1A An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it.The cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such success to participate in their own destruction."Don't quit your day job!" is advice frequently given by understandably pessimistic family members and friends to a budding artist who is trying hard to succeed.The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt.Still, impure motives such as the desire for worshipping fans and praise from peers may spur the artist on.The lure of drowning in fame's imperial glory is not easily resisted.Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of exploiting their talent for singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc.They develop a style that agents market aggressively to hasten popularity, and their ride on the express elevator to the top is a blur.Most would be hard-pressed to tell you how they even got there.Artists cannot remain idle, though.When the performer, painter or writer becomes bored, their work begins to show a lack of continuity in its appeal and it becomes difficult to sustain the attention of the public.After their enthusiasm has dissolved, the public simply moves on to the next flavor of the month.Artists who do attempt to remain current by making even minute changes to their style of writing, dancing or singing, run a significant risk of losing the audience's favor.The public simply discounts styles other than those for which the artist has become famous.Famous authors' styles—a Tennessee Williams play or a plot by Ernest Hemingway or a poem by Robert Frost or T.S. Eliot—are easily recognizable.The same is true of painters like Monet, Renoir, or Dali and moviemakers like Hitchcock, Fellini, Spielberg, Chen Kaige or Zhang Yimou. Their distinct styles marked a significant change in form from others and gained them fame and fortune.However, they paid for it by giving up the freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms.Fame's spotlight can be hotter than a tropical jungle—a fraud is quickly exposed, and the pressure of so much attention is too much for most to endure.It takes you out of yourself: You must be what the public thinks you are, not what you really are or could be.The performer, like the politician, must often please his or her audiences by saying things he or she does not mean or fully believe.One drop of fame will likely contaminate the entire well of a man's soul, and so an artist who remains true to himself or herself is particularly amazing.You would be hard-pressed to underline many names of those who have not compromised and still succeeded in the fame game.An example, the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, known for his uncompromising behavior, both social and sexual, to which the public objected, paid heavily for remaining true to himself.The mother of a young man Oscar was intimate with accused him at a banquet in front of his friends and fans of sexually influencing her son. Extremely angered by her remarks, he sued the young man's mother, asserting that she had damaged his "good" name.He should have hired a better attorney, though.The judge did not second Wilde's call to have the woman pay for damaging his name, and instead fined Wilde.He ended up in jail after refusing to pay, and even worse, was permanently expelled from the wider circle of public favor.When things were at their worst, he found that no one was willing to risk his or her name in his defense.His price for remaining true to himself was to be left alone when he needed his fans the most.Curiously enough, it is those who fail that reap the greatest reward: freedom!They enjoy the freedom to express themselves in unique and original ways without fear of losing the support of fans.Failed artists may find comfort in knowing that many great artists never found fame until well after they had passed away or in knowing thatthey did not sell out.They may justify their failure by convincing themselves their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences.Single-minded artists who continue their quest for fame even after failure might also like to know that failure has motivated some famous people to work even harder to succeed.Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, had his first novel Look Homeward, Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published. Beethoven overcame his father, who did not believe that he had any potential as a musician, to become the greatest musician in the world. And Pestalozzi, the famous Swiss educator in the 19th century, failed at every job he ever had until he came upon the idea of teaching children and developing the fundamental theories to produce a new form of education.Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in the fourth grade, because he seemed to his teacher to be quite dull.Unfortunately for most people, however, failure is the end of their struggle, not the beginning.I say to those who desperately seek fame and fortune: good luck.But alas, you may find that it was not what you wanted.The dog who catches his tail discovers that it is only a tail.The person who achieves success often discovers that it does more harm than good.So instead of trying so hard to achieve success, try to be happy with who you are and what you do.Try to do work that you can be proud of.Maybe you won't be famous in your own lifetime, but you may create better art.1B One summer day my father sent me to buy some wire and fencing to put around our barn to pen up the bull.At 16, I liked nothing better than getting behind the wheel of our truck and driving into town on the old mill road.Water from the mill's wheel sprayed in the sunshine making a rainbow over the canal and I often stopped there on my way to bathe and cool off for a spell—natural air conditioning.The sun was so hot, I did not need a towel as I was dry by the time I climbed the clay banks and crossed the road ditch to the truck.Just before town, the road shot along the sea where I would collect seashells or gather seaweed beneath the giant crane unloading the ships. This trip was different, though.My father had told me I'd have to ask for credit at the store.It was 1976, and the ugly shadow of racism was still a fact of life.I'd seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while a storeowner enquired into whether they were "good for it".Many store clerks watched black youths with the assumption that they were thieves every time they even went into a grocery.My family was honest.We paid our debts.But just before harvest, all the money flowed out.There were no new deposits at the bank.Cash was short.At Davis Brothers' General Store, Buck Davis stood behind the register, talking to a middle-aged farmer.Buck was a tall, weathered man in a red hunting shirt and I nodded as I passed him on my way to the hardware section to get a container of nails, a coil of binding wire and fencing.I pulled my purchases up to the counter and placed the nails in the tray of the scale, saying carefully, "I need to put this on credit."My brow was moist with nervous sweat and I wiped it away with the back of my arm.The farmer gave me an amused, cynical look, but Buck's face didn't change."Sure," he said easily, reaching for his booklet where he kept records for credit.I gave a sigh of relief."Your daddy is always good for it."He turned to the farmer."This here is one of James Williams' sons.They broke the mold when they made that man."The farmer nodded in a neighborly way.I was filled with pride."James Williams' son."Those three words had opened a door to an adult's respect and trust.As I heaved the heavy freight into the bed of the truck, I did so with ease, feeling like a stronger man than the one that left the farm that morning.I had discovered that a good name could furnish a capital of good will of great value.Everyone knew what to expect from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself too much to do wrong.My great grandfather may have been sold as a slave at auction, but this was not an excuse to do wrong to others.Instead my father believed the only way to honor him was through hard work and respect for all men.We children—eight brothers and two sisters—could enjoy our good name, unearned, unless and until we did something to lose it.We had an interest in how one another behaved and our own actions as well, lest we destroy the name my father had created.Our good name was and still is the glue that holds our family tight together.The desire to honor my father's good name spurred me to become the first in our family to go to university.I worked my way through college as a porter at a four-star hotel. Eventually, that good name provided the initiative to start my own successful public relations firm in Washington, D.C.America needs to restore a sense of shame in its neighborhoods.Doing drugs, spending all your money at the liquor store, stealing, or getting a young woman pregnant with no intent to marry her should induce a deep sense of embarrassment.But it doesn't.Nearly one out of three births in America is to a single mother. Many of these children will grow up without the security and guidance they need to become honorable members of society.Once the social ties and mutual obligations of the family melt away, communities fall apart.While the population has increased only 40 percent since 1960, violent crime in America has increased a staggering 550 percent—and we've become exceedingly used to it. Teen drug use has also risen.In one North Carolina County, police arrested 73 students from 12 secondary schools for dealing drugs, some of them right in the classroom.Meanwhile, the small signs of civility and respect that hold up civilization are vanishing from schools, stores and streets.Phrases like "yes, ma'am", "no, sir", "thank you" and "please" get a yawn from kids today who are encouraged instead by cursing on television and in music.They simply shrug off the rewards of a good name.The good name passed on by my father and maintained to this day by my brothers and sisters and me is worth as much now as ever.Even today, when I stop into Buck Davis' shop or my hometown <49>barbershop</49> for a haircut, I am still greeted as James Williams' son.My family's good name did <50>pave</50> the way for me.2A He was born in a poor area of South London.He wore his mother's old red stockings cut down for ankle socks.His mother was temporarily declared mad.Dickens might have created Charlie Chaplin's childhood.But only Charlie Chaplin could have created the great comic character of "the Tramp", the little man in rags who gave his creator permanent fame.Other countries—France, Italy, Spain, even Japan—have provided more applause (and profit) where Chaplin is concerned than the land of his birth.Chaplin quit Britain for good in 1913 when he journeyed to America with a group of performers to do his comedy act on the stage, where talent scouts recruited him to work for Mack Sennett, the king of Hollywood comedy films.Sad to say, many English people in the 1920s and 1930s thought Chaplin's Tramp a bit, well, "crude".Certainly middle-class audiences did; the working-class audiences were more likely to clap for a character who revolted against authority, using his wicked little cane to trip it up, or aiming the heel of his boot for a well-placed kick at its broad rear.All the same, Chaplin's comic beggar didn't seem all that English or even working-class.English tramps didn't sport tiny moustaches, huge pants or tail coats: European leaders and Italian waiters wore things like that.Then again, the Tramp's quick eye for a pretty girl had a coarse way about it that was considered, well, not quite nice by English audiences—that's how foreigners behaved, wasn't it?But for over half of his screen career, Chaplin had no screen voice to confirm his British nationality.Indeed, it was a headache for Chaplin when he could no longer resist the talking movies and had to find "the right voice" for his Tramp.He postponed that day as long as possible: In Modern Times in 1936, the first film in which he was heard as a singing waiter, he made up a nonsense language which sounded like no known nationality.He later said he imagined the Tramp to be a college-educated gentleman who'd come down in the world.But if he'd been able to speak with an educated accent in those early short comedies, it's doubtful if he would have achieved world fame. And the English would have been sure to find it "odd". No one was certain whether Chaplin did it on purpose but this helped to bring about his huge success.He was an immensely talented man, determined to a degree unusual even in the ranks of Hollywood stars.His huge fame gave him the freedom—and, more importantly, the money—to be his own master.He already had the urge to explore and extend a talent he discovered in himself as he went along."It can't be me. Is that possible? How extraordinary," is how he greeted the first sight of himself as the Tramp on the screen.But that shock roused his imagination.Chaplin didn't have his jokes written into a script in advance; he was the kind of comic who used his physical senses to invent his art as he went along.Lifeless objects especially helped Chaplin make "contact" with himself as an artist.He turned them into other kinds of objects.Thus, a broken alarm clock in the movie The Pawnbroker became a "sick" patient undergoing surgery; boots were boiled in his film The Gold Rush and their soles eaten with salt and pepper like prime cuts of fish (the nails being removed like fish bones).This physical transformation, plus the skill with which he executed it again and again, is surely the secret of Chaplin's great comedy.He also had a deep need to be loved—and a corresponding fear of being betrayed.The two were hard to combine and sometimes—as in his early marriages—the collision between them resulted in disaster.Yet even this painfully-bought self-knowledge found its way into his comic creations.The Tramp never loses his faith in the flower girl who'll be waiting to walk into the sunset with him; while the other side of Chaplin makes Monsieur Verdoux, the French wife killer, into a symbol of hatred for women.It's a relief to know that life eventually gave Charlie Chaplin the stability and happiness it had earlier denied him.In Oona O'Neill Chaplin, he found a partner whose stability and affection spanned the 37 years age difference between them, which hadseemed so threatening, that when the official who was marrying them in 1942 turned to the beautiful girl of 17 who'd given notice of their wedding date, he said, "And where is the young man? "—Chaplin, then 54, had cautiously waited outside.As Oona herself was the child of a large family with its own problems, she was well prepared for the battle that Chaplin's life became as many unfounded rumors surrounded them both—and, later on, she was the center of calm in the quarrels that Chaplin sometimes sparked in his own large family of talented children.Chaplin died on Christmas Day 1977.A few months later, a couple of almost comic body thieves stole his body from the family burial chamber and held it for money.The police recovered it with more efficiency than Mack Sennett's clumsy Keystone Cops would have done, but one can't help feeling Chaplin would have regarded this strange incident as a fitting memorial—his way of having the last laugh on a world to which he had given so many. 2B Modest and soft-spoken, Agatha Muthoni Mbogo, 24, is hardly the image of a revolutionary.Yet, six months ago, she did a most revolutionary thing: She ran for mayor of Embu, Kenya, and won.Ms. Mbogo's victory was even more surprising because she was voted in by her colleagues on the District Council, all men.For the thousands of women in this farming area two hours northeast of Nairobi, Ms. Mbogo suddenly became a symbol of the increasingly powerful political force women have become in Kenya and across Africa.Ms. Mbogo launched her dream of a career in politics in 1992 by running for the Embu Council, facing the obstacles that often trouble African women running for political office.She had little money.She had no political experience.She faced ridiculous questions about her personal life."My opponent kept insisting that I was going to get married to somebody in another town and move away," Ms. Mbogo said.Ms. Mbogo also faced misunderstanding among the town's women, many of whom initially were unwilling to vote for her.She became an ambassador for women's political rights, giving speeches before women's groups and going from door to door, handbag in hand, spending hours at a time giving a combination of speech and government lesson."I was delighted when she won the election, because men elected her," said Lydiah Kimani, an Embu farmer and political activist."It was the answer to my prayers because it seemed to be a victory over this idea that 'women can't lead'."Education of African women has become a top priority for political activists.One organization has held dozens of workshops in rural Kenya to help women understand the nation's constitution and the procedures and theory behind a democratic political system.One veteran female political activist said that many women had not been taught the basics of political participation.They are taught to vote for the one who "gives you a half kilo sack of flour, 200 grams of salt, or a loaf of bread" during the campaign, said the activist.Women politicians and activists say they are fighting deeply-held cultural traditions.Those traditions teach that African women cook, clean, take care of children, sow and harvest crops and support their husbands.They typically do not inherit land, divorce their husband, control their finances or hold political office.Yet, political activity among Kenyan women is not a new phenomenon.During the struggle for independence in the 1950s, Kenyan women often secretly provided troops with weapons and spied on the positions of colonial forces.But after independence, leaders jealous to protect their power shut them out of politics, a situation repeated across the continent.Today, men still have the upper hand.Women in Kenya make up 60 percent of the people who vote, but only 3 percent of the National Assembly.No Kenyan woman has ever held a cabinet post.Against that background, Agatha Mbogo began her political career.After winning her council seat, she declined a spot on the education and social services committee after a colleague called it "a woman's committee".She instead joined the town planning committee, a much more visible assignment.Then last year, she decided to challenge Embu's mayor, a veteran politician.Ms. Mbogo said she had become frustrated because the donor groups that provide substantial aid to Kenya's rural areas "did not want to come here"."We weren't seeing things done for the community," she said."It was a scandal—the donors' money seemed to be going to individuals."After a fierce campaign, the council elected her, 7 to 6.She said women in Embu celebrated.Men were puzzled; some were hostile.They asked, "How could all of those men vote for a woman? " she recalled.Ms. Mbogo has not met with the kinds of abuse that other female politicians have been subjected to, however.Some have said their supporters are sometimes attacked with clubs after rallies.Last June, Kenyan police attempted to break up a women's political meeting northwest of Nairobi, insisting it was illegal and might start a riot.When the 100 women, including a member of the National Assembly, refused to go, officers tore down their banners and beat them with clubs and fists, witnesses reported.In contrast, Ms. Mbogo generally receives warm greetings from the men of Embu, and many say they are now glad the council chose her.Donor groups are now funding projects in Embu in earnest.A new market is going up downtown.A 200-bed section for new mothers is being added to the hospital.A dormitory-style home has been built for the dozens of homeless street children who once wandered the city.Ms. Mbogo is especially proud of the market and the hospital because "they have an impact on women".At the current market, where hundreds of people, shaded by umbrellas, lay out fruits and vegetables, one person who sells lemons said she liked the new mayor."I feel like if I have a problem, I can go to her office," she said."The other mayor shouted. He acted like an emperor. He did not want to hear my problems."Nearby, a man said he found Ms. Mbogo a refreshing change."I'm tired of men," he said, watching over his pile of onions."They give us so many promises, but they don't deliver the goods. As long as she keeps giving us what we want, she is all right."3A A welfare client is supposed to cheat. Everybody expects it.Faced with sharing a dinner of raw pet food with the cat, many people in wheelchairs I know bleed the system for a few extra dollars.They tell the government that they are getting two hundred dollars less than their real pension so they can get a little extra welfare money. Or, they tell the caseworker that the landlord raised the rent by a hundred dollars.I have opted to live a life of complete honesty.So instead, I go out and drum up some business and draw cartoons.I even tell welfare how much I make!Oh, I'm tempted to get paid under the table.But even if I yielded to that temptation, big magazines are not going to get involved in some sticky situation.They keep my records, and that information goes right into the government's computer.Very high-profile.As a welfare client I'm expected to bow before the caseworker.Deep down, caseworkers know that they are being made fools of by many of their clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation. I'm not being bitter.Most caseworkers begin as college-educated liberals with high ideals.But after a few years in a system that practically requires people to lie, they become like the one I shall call "Suzanne", a detective in shorts.Not long after Christmas last year, Suzanne came to inspect my apartment and saw some new posters pasted on the wall."Where'd you get the money for those? " she wanted to know."Friends and family.""Well, you'd better have a receipt for it, by God. You have to report any donations or gifts."This was my cue to beg.Instead, I talked back."I got a cigarette from somebody on the street the other day. Do I have to report that? ""Well, I'm sorry, but I don't make the rules, Mr. Callahan."Suzanne tries to lecture me about repairs to my wheelchair, which is always breaking down because welfare won't spend money maintaining it properly."You know, Mr. Callahan, I've heard that you put a lot more miles on that wheelchair than average."Of course I do.I'm an active worker, not a vegetable.I live near downtown, so I can get around in a wheelchair.I wonder what she'd think if she suddenly broke her hip and had to crawl to work.Government cuts in welfare have resulted in hunger and suffering for a lot of people, not just me.But people with spinal cord injuries felt the cuts in a unique way: The government stopped taking care of our chairs.Each time mine broke down, lost a screw, needed a new roller bearing, the brake wouldn't work, etc., and I called Suzanne, I had to endure a little lecture.Finally, she'd say, "Well, if I can find time today, I'll call the medical worker."She was supposed to notify the medical worker, who would certify that there was a problem.Then the medical worker called the wheelchair repair companies to get the cheapest bid.Then the medical worker alerted the main welfare office at the state capital.They considered the matter for days while I lay in bed, unable to move.Finally, if I was lucky, they called back and approved the repair.When welfare learned I was making money on my cartoons, Suzanne started "visiting" every fortnight instead of every two months.She looked into every corner in search of unreported appliances, or maids, or a roast pig in the oven, or a new helicopter parked out back. She never found anything, but there was always a thick pile of forms to fill out at the end of each visit, accounting for every penny.There is no provision in the law for a gradual shift away from welfare.I am an independent businessman, slowly building up my market.It's impossible to jump off welfare and suddenly be making two thousand dollars a month. But I would love to be able to pay for some of my living and not have to go through an embarrassing situation every time I need a spare part for my wheelchair.There needs to be a lawyer who can act as a champion for the rights of welfare clients, because the system so easily lends itself to abuse by the welfare givers as well as by the clients.Welfare sent Suzanne to look around in my apartment the other day because the chemist said I was using a larger than usual amount of medical supplies.I was, indeed: The hole that has been surgically cut to drain urine had changed size and the connection to my urine bag was leaking.While she was taking notes, my phone rang and Suzanne answered it.The caller was a state senator, which scared Suzanne a little.Would I sit on the governor's committee and try to do something about the thousands of welfare clients who, like me, could earn part or all of their own livings if they were allowed to do so, one step at a time?Hell, yes, I would!Someday people like me will thrive under a new system that will encourage them, not seek to convict them of cheating.They will be free to develop their talents without guilt or fear—or just hold a good, steady job.3B It was late afternoon when the chairman of our Bangkok-based company gave me an assignment: I would leave the next day to accompany an important Chinese businessman to tourist sites in northern Thailand.Silently angry, I stared at my desk.The stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though I had been working seven days a week.How will I ever catch up? I wondered.After a one-hour flight the next morning, we spent the day visiting attractions along with hundreds of other tourists, most of them loaded with cameras and small gifts.I remember feeling annoyed at this dense collection of humanity.That evening my Chinese companion and I climbed into a chartered van to go to dinner and a show, one which I had attended many times before.While he chatted with other tourists, I exchanged polite conversation in the dark with a man seated in front of me, a Belgian who spoke fluent English.I wondered why he held his head motionless at an odd angle, as though he were in prayer.Then the truth struck me.He was blind.Behind me someone switched on a light, and I could see his thick silvery hair and strong, square jaw.His eyes seemed to contain a white mist."Could I please sit beside you at the dinner?" he asked."And I'd love it if you'd describe a little of what you see.""I'd be happy to," I replied.。
新视野大学英语第三版第三册课文原文及翻译
新视野大学英语第三版第三册课文A翻译Unit 1 The Way to Success 课文ANever, ever give up!永不言弃！英国的伟大首相温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士，小时候在哈罗公学上学。
当时他可不是个好学生，要不是出身名门，他可能早就因为违反纪律被开除了。
谢天谢地，他总算从哈罗毕业了，在那里犯下的错误并没影响到他上大学。
后来，他凭着军旅生涯中的杰出表现当选为英国首相。
他的才思、智慧、公民责任感以及在二战痛苦而黑暗的时期拒绝投降的无畏勇气，为他赢得了美名。
他非凡的决心，不仅激励了整个民族，还鼓舞了全世界。
在他首相任期即将结束时，他应邀前往母校哈罗公学，为满怀报国之志的同学们作演讲。
校长说：“年轻的先生们，当代最伟大的演说家过几天就会来为你们演讲，他提出的任何中肯的建议，你们都要听从。
”那个激动人心的日子终于到了。
温斯顿爵士站了起来——他只有 5 英尺 5 英寸高，体重却有 107 公斤。
他作了言简意赅的讲话：“年轻人，要永不放弃。
永不放弃！永不放弃！永不，永不，永不，永不！”个人经历、教育机会、个人困境，这些都不能阻挡一个全力以赴追求成功的、有着坚强意志的人。
任务再苦，准备再长，难度再大，都不能让他放弃自己的追求。
就以本时代最有学问的两位科学家——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和托马斯·爱迪生为例，他们都曾面临巨大的障碍和极端的批评，都曾被说成“不开窍”，被老师当成笨蛋而放弃。
托马斯·爱迪生还曾逃学，因为老师嫌他问的问题太多而经常鞭打他。
爱因斯坦一直到将近 9 岁才能流利地说话，学习成绩太差，有些人认为他都已经学不好了。
然而，这两个男孩的父母都相信他们。
他们坚持不懈地每天和儿子一起努力，孩子们也了解到，要想成功，就绝不要怕付出长期而艰辛的努力。
最终，爱因斯坦和爱迪生都摆脱了童年的困扰，进而作出了造福当今全世界的伟大发现。
再如亚伯拉罕·林肯这个英雄的典范，他一生面临了无数艰辛、失败和接二连三的不幸。
大学新视野英语第三版Unit2课文+翻译
A游泳恐惧1 当时我和朋友正在法国旅行，我们把汽车停在海滩，眼前就是地中海。
巨浪翻滚击打着构筑起防波堤的偌大岩石。
人们说这里的海滩以其可怕的裂流而著称。
恐惧让我不寒而栗。
没有什么比水让我更害怕了。
2 只是看到了海就已经让我觉得反胃。
3 我曾经一直都是喜欢水的，并且直到去年夏天我都还是一名游泳好手。
那时，我决定爬上游泳池边上最高的跳板来跳水。
我从那么高的地方跳下，重重地撞击到水面上。
我肺里的空气一下子全被挤出去了，马上不省人事。
醒来时发现哥哥正把我虚弱的身体从游泳池里拖出来。
从那时起，我对水的恐惧就没有消退过，我怕极了水。
4 “贾森，你要过来吗？”我的朋友马特朝我喊道。
5 我说：“好，就是欣赏一下景色”，又在心里默默加了一句——在岸上欣赏。
担心如果他们知道我害怕水而可怜我。
6 突然，我听到有人用法语喊叫。
接着看见一群人没脱衣服，就冲到海里。
我心想，这真是太奇怪了。
7 我瞥见防波堤尽头的海浪中有个东西在上下浮动。
我惊恐地意识到大事不妙，倒吸了一口凉气，那居然是个小男孩！前去救落水男童的人们搏击着海浪，但情况却不乐观。
由于水的拉拽，他们根本不可能及时游到小男孩身边。
8 我扭头看看那小男孩。
他的头刚露出水面，然后一个浪头打过来，好一阵不见踪影——我不得不做点什么了。
9 我估计了当下的情形后注意到了——对，那防波堤！小男孩靠近那个地方，也许我可以从那儿帮忙。
我冲下海滩，跑上防波堤，但突然我想起了什么——水！顿时有了恐惧的症状：我手心冒汗，胃里感觉不适。
我一下子停下来。
10 水里的那些人低估了海浪的威力，救援工作没有任何进展。
只有我注意到了跑到防波堤上是到达溺水男童的最快的路径。
然而在此性命攸关之际，我极度恐慌。
我努力去回想十几岁时所接受的救生员训练。
11 我因恐惧而全身瘫软，但我强迫自己向前移动，展开这场突发的救援行动。
我不想做这些，在我施救之前肯定会有别人救他吧。
12 我在防波堤的边上迅速转过身来，深信会看见某个游泳健将正向着小男孩劈波斩浪。
新视野大学英语第三版第四册课文翻译
unit 1 TextALove and logic: The story of a fallacy爱情与逻辑: 谬误的故事1 I had my first date with Polly afterI made the trade with my roommate Rob.That year every guy on campus had a leather jacket, and Rob couldn't stand the idea of being the only football player who didn't, so he made a pact that he'd give me his girl in exchange for my jacket.He wasn't the brightest guy.Polly wasn't too shrewd, either.在我和室友罗伯的交易成功之后, 我和波莉有了第一次约会。
那一年校园里每个人都有件皮夹克, 而罗伯是校足球队员中唯一一个没有皮夹克的, 他一想到这个就受不了, 于是他和我达成了一项协议, 用他的女友换取我的夹克。
他可不则聪明, 而他的女友波莉也不太精明。
2 But she was pretty, well-off, didn't dye her hair strange colors or wear too much makeup.She had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer.If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I just might edge past the competition.但她漂亮而且富有, 也没有把头发染成奇怪的颜色或是化很浓的妆。
新视野大学英语第三版第四册课文及翻译
新视野大学英语第三版第四册课文及翻译在大学英语的学习过程中，新视野大学英语第三版第四册无疑是一本具有重要意义的教材。
它涵盖了丰富多样的主题，从社会现象到人文艺术，从科技发展到个人成长，为我们展现了一个广阔的知识天地。
其中的课文选材精良，语言地道。
比如《The confusing pursuit of beauty》这篇课文，探讨了人们对于美的追求这一复杂的现象。
文章通过列举各种例子，如整容手术的流行、时尚行业对于身材的标准设定等，揭示了人们在追求美的过程中所面临的困惑和压力。
作者深刻地指出，美不应被单一的标准所定义，每个人都有自己独特的美。
在翻译这篇课文时，需要准确把握作者的意图，将其中的逻辑关系和深层次的思考清晰地传达给读者。
比如，“The contemporary phenomenon of car and the difficulty of defining real beauty have both had a significant impact on people's lives and selfperception” 这句话翻译为“当代社会中对于美的困惑以及难以定义真正的美这一现象，都对人们的生活和自我认知产生了重大影响。
” 翻译不仅要准确，还要符合中文的表达习惯，让读者能够顺畅地理解。
再看《A Virtual Life》这篇课文，它讲述了在虚拟世界中生活所带来的影响。
随着科技的飞速发展，人们越来越沉浸于网络所构建的虚拟世界中，然而这种虚拟生活却让人们在现实世界中变得愈发孤独和疏离。
课文中的句子“She spends countless hours talking on the Internet, but rarely does she talk to her neighbors across the street” 翻译为“她花无数个小时在网上聊天，但却很少和街对面的邻居说话。
新视野大学英语3第三版课文翻译
新视野大学英语3第三版课文翻译Unit 1 The Way to Success课文ANever, ever give up!永不言弃！As a young boy, Britain's great Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a good student, and had he not been from a famous family, he probably would have been removed from the school for deviating from the rules. Thankfully, he did finish at Harrow and his errors there did not preclude him from going on to the university. He eventually had a premier army career whereby he was later elected prime minister. He achieved fame for his wit, wisdom, civic duty, and abundant courage in his refusal to surrender during the miserable dark days of World War II. His amazing determination helped motivate his entire nation and was an inspiration worldwide.Toward the end of his period as prime minister, he was invited to address the patriotic young boys at his old school, Harrow. The headmaster said, "Young gentlemen, the greatest speaker of our time, will be here in a few days to address you, and you should obey whatever sound advice he may give you." The great day arrived. Sir Winston stood up, all five feet, five inches and 107 kilos of him, and gave this short, clear-cut speech: "Young men, never give up. Never give up! Never give up! Never, never, never, never!"英国的伟大首相温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士，小时候在哈罗公学上学。
新视野大学英语第一册课文翻译（N...
新视野大学英语第一册课文翻译（New horizon, College English,Volume 1, text translation）New horizon, College English, Volume 1, text translationUnit 11 learning foreign languages is one of the hardest and most meaningful experiences of my life. Although often encountered setbacks, but it is very valuable.2 my experience of learning a foreign language began with my first English lesson in junior high school. The teacher is very kind and patient and always praises the students. Because of this positive method, I eagerly answered all the questions I could. My grades have been among the best for two years.3 after high school, I was eager to continue learning english. However, high school experiences are quite different from what they used to be. Before the teacher had been patient with all the students, my new teacher quickly punished those who gave incorrect answers. Whenever we answered wrong, she will use a long stick at us, shaking it up and down, shouting: "wrong! Wrong！ Wrong!" Before long, I was no longer eager to answer questions. Not only did I lose the pleasure of answering questions, but I didn't even want to say half a word in english.4 fortunately, this situation did not last long. At college,I learned that all students had to take English lessons. Different with high school teachers, College English teachers were patient and kind, and never take the pointer! But thesituation is far from satisfactory. As a result of class, every class has very few questions for me to answer. After a few weeks' lessons, I also found that many of my classmates speak English better than I do. I began to feel a sense of dread. Although the reasons were different from those in high school, I dared not speak again.It seems that my English is going to stop forever.5 it wasn't until several years later that I had the chance to take a distance English course that things improved. The medium for this course is a computer, a telephone line and a modem.I soon got access to the necessary equipment from a friend and how to use computer technology, so I use 5 to 7 days a week to learn English in the virtual classroom.6 online learning is no easier than ordinary classroom learning. It takes a lot of time and requires learners to concentrate on their discipline to keep up with the progress of the course.I try my best to meet the minimum requirements of the course and finish my homework on time.7 I study anywhere and anytime. No matter where I go, I always carry a pocket dictionary and notebook with my new words in my notebook. I've made a lot of mistakes in my studies, and sometimes embarrassing mistakes. Sometimes I cry for frustration, and sometimes I even want to give up. But I have never been afraid of speaking faster than my classmates because I can take time to think about my thoughts on my computer screen. Suddenly one day I found myself understood, and more importantly, I spoke English flexibly. Although I still makemistakes, I still have a lot to learn, but I've already tasted the benefits of hard work.8 learning a foreign language is a very difficult experience for me, but it is also very precious. It not only made me understand the meaning of hard work, but also made me understand different cultures and let me look at things in a completely new way of thinking. The most exciting thing about learning a foreign language is that I can communicate with more people. Talking with people is one of my favorite activities. The new language enables me to get in touch with strangers, participate in their conversations, and build new and unforgettable friendships. Because I can speak English, others speak English when I am no longer quite at a loss. I can get involved and make friends. I am able to communicate with people and bridge the gap between the language I speak and the culture I speak and their language and culture.Unit 21, the radio "click", rock and roll will loudly loudly opened. The music woke Sandy like a gunshot. She looked at the clock. It was a quarter past 6 in the morning. She lay on the bed, listening to her favorite radio, humming words.2 "Sandy," her father shouted, "Sandy, turn off the music."!" Steve Finch rushed into her bedroom. "Why do you have to listen to such bad music?" I heard it again and again. It's rhythmic, but I'm afraid it's not real music."3 "I like this kind of music, dad. This is my favorite. Listen,you'll like it." Sandy stretched out his hand to make the music louder.4 "no, don't make so loud noise, I can't stand it.". Turn down the radio so that your mother and I can't hear you. I'm sure the music hurts both your ears and your brain."5 Sandy walks into the bathroom and opens the shower head. Then she grabbed the soap, washed it all over and over, and even washed her hair.6 after the shower, Sandy combed his hair and put on an old green T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Then she put on makeup and walked into the kitchen. As usual, she didn't know what to eat for breakfast, grabbed a glass of milk and stood by the sink for toast. Just then her mother, Jane, went into the kitchen.7 "Sandy,Why don't you sit down to dinner? Eating standing is bad for your health."8 "I know, mom, but I don't have time to sit down and eat."."9, did you do your homework yesterday, honey?"10 "done!"."11, have you brushed your teeth?"12 "Mum, I haven't finished my dinner yet.". Finish, brushagain."13 "Sandy, why are you wearing that old T-shirt?" Dead ugly."14 "Mom, please don't do that."."15 "what's the matter?""16 "don't bother me so much."."17 "Sandy, how did you trace your Eyeliner?""18 "I did, mom.". I've been tracing it for months. Isn't it beautiful?"19 "Sandy Finch, you're too young to make so much make-up."."20 "Mom, I'm 15 years old, and I'm old enough to make up.". To tell you the truth, all the girls at school makeup, some have tattoos, some still wearing earrings, nose rings, tongue ring. Mom, I don't have time to tell you now. I'm running late. I have to go. Goodbye." Sandy gave her mother a quick peck on the cheek, picked up the book and rushed out of the room.21 after Sandy left home for school, Jan Finch sat down quietly for coffee. After a while, her husband came in.22 "Steve, have some coffee?"" Jane asked.23 "no, thanks, honey.". My stomach uncomfortable, The mind is very confused. It's probably that nasty music that wakes me upevery morning. I don't think I'm old enough to fall out of the way, but it's really annoying me to listen endlessly to the boring, boring song."24 "you know, dear, people of different ages like different music," Jane advised. "Do you remember some of the music we've heard?""25 Steve smiled. "You've got a point there.". Maybe having breakfast would make me feel better."26 "did you notice what makeup our 15 year old daughter made this morning?" I can't believe I didn't notice it before. I think we should feel lucky, because our daughter's biggest problem is just make-up. I saw other young people loafing around the town, tattoos, and holes in it."27 "what worries me is," Steve said. "That kind of music can have a negative effect on Sandy. I don't know what happened to our daughter. She's changing. I'm worried about her. Cosmetics, bad music, who knows what will happen next? We have to talk to her. The news is about teenagers who are in trouble, but their parents don't know what's wrong with their children."28 "Oh, I don't think her music is so bad.". "Anyway, you're right, we need to talk to Sandy," Jane said.29 on the way to work, Jan Finch drove in the car, thinking of her Sandy. She knew what she wanted to say. What did she have to say to Sandy?. She was able to communicate with Sandy, which made her happy. She knew she had to be patient and had to keepthe channels of communication between herself and Sandy open. She wanted to be around Sandy and be her protector, as well as her freedom to find her own self.Unit 31 if I were seen with my father when I was young, I would feel embarrassed. He was badly crippled and short. While we were walking together, his hand was resting on my arm to keep balance, and people would stare. I feel awkward about such an annoying stare. Even when his father noticed or felt uneasy, he never showed it.2 our pace was difficult to reconcile - he often stopped and my steps were impatient. Because of this, we talked very little. But as we started out, he always said: "you set the pace, I follow you."3 we usually go back and forth between the subway door and the front door. That's his route to work. He goes to work when he is ill or in bad weather, hardly ever absent from work. He always arrives at the office on time, even though others can't do it. It's something to be proud of.4 on the road covered with snow and ice, even with help, he can hardly walk. This time, I or my sisters with a child's wagon with steel pull him through the streets of Broolyn to the New York subway station. As soon as he got there, he clung to the handrail of the subway and went down, because the subway was warmer and the steps below were free of ice and snow. The subway station in Manhattan goes through the basement of their officebuilding. He doesn't have to leave the station (to the office). Go home, we will pick him to Broolyn subway station.5 now, in retrospect, I can not help wondering how much courage an adult can bear the humiliation and the pressure of being an adult like him, when he seems to have no pain or complaint.6 he never says he is poor,He never shows his admiration for those who are more fortunate or healthy than he is. What he has been looking for from others is a kind heart". Once found, the man was a great man in his mind.7 now that I am grown up, I believe that this is the criterion for judging a person. I don't know exactly what it means to be kind, but I know I don't have such a good heart sometimes".8 although many activities father can not participate, but he tried to participate in some way. When a local baseball team lacked a manager, he made it work. He was a knowledgeable baseball fan and often took me to Ebbets Field to watch the Broolyn Dodgers game. He liked to go to parties and parties, although there he could sit and watch, but he enjoyed himself.9 remember at a beach party, for a fight, everyone with battle, pushing each other. He was not content to sit and watch, but on the soft sand he could not stand up if no one helped him. So in a very helpless situation, he shouted, "who sits down and plays with me? Who wants to sit down and fight me?"!"10 no one sat down and played with him. On the second day, people joked with him, saying that it was the first time a boxer had been asked to fall for defeat before he started the fight.11 now I know he was indirectly involved in some things through me, his only son. When I played, he played, and when I joined the Navy, he joined me. He must let me visit his office when I'm on vacation. When he introduced me, he was actually saying, "it's my son, but it's me.". If I hadn't been lame, I'd have been like him."12 now my father has been dead for many years, but I often think of him. I wondered if he had noticed that I was unwilling to be seen at our company. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was him, I was so unfilial, how I regret. Now, whenever I complain about trifles, when I am envious of another's good fortune, when I don't have a "good heart", I will think of him.13 during this time, I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance,I would say: "you set the pace, I follow you."Unit 41, studies have shown that our judgments of others are based on the silent exchange of seven seconds of our first encounter with them. Whether consciously or unconsciously, we use our eyes, facial expressions, body movements, and attitudes to show our true feelings, thereby producing a series of reactions from comfort to fear.2 think of some of your most memorable meetings: introduced to your future wife or husband, a job interview, an encounter with a stranger. Focus your attention on the first seven seconds. What did you think of that? How do you interpret others? How do you think he read you?3 you are the information. For 25 years, I've worked with thousands of people who want to succeed. I help them, make their speeches persuasive, teach them how to answer unfriendly questions, and how to communicate more effectively with people.And the secret of all this is to know that you are the information.4 if you take advantage of your strengths, others will be willing to be with you and be willing to help you. These include: appearance, vitality, speed, pronunciation, intonation, gestures, eyes, and the ability to keep others interested in you. Other people's impression of you is based on these factors.5 think about the times when you knew exactly how you made a good impression. What's the reason for your success? That's because you're very involved in what you're talking about, and you're totally immersed in it, so you don't feel shy.6 keep yourself. Many instructive books suggest you stride intoa room and impress others with your strengths. They will teach you to greet people with a strong handshake and tell you to stare at each other with your eyes. But if you follow all these tips, you'll make everyone suffer - including yourself.7 the trick is to be consistently self and stay at your best. The most impressive people never change themselves as circumstances change. Whether they are talking to people, speaking at a gardening club, or in a job interview, they all do the same. They communicate with each other wholeheartedly; their tones and gestures are consistent with what they say.8, however, speeches often carry mixed messages.One of my favorite examples of speakers is people who look at their shoes and say, "ladies and gentlemen, I'm glad to be here.". They don't look happy.They looked angry, frightened, or depressed.9 the audience always believes what they see in their own eyes is better than what they hear. "They would think," he told me he was happy, but he wasn't like that. He did not tell the truth."10 use your eyes. Whether you're talking to a person or speaking to one hundred people, always remember to look at them. Some people will look straight at you when you start talking, but when you say a few words, he breaks your eye contact and looks out of the window.11 when you walk into the room, your eyes glance at you calmly, then look straight at the people in the room and smile at them. Smiling is very important. It shows you are relaxed. Some people think that entering a room with many people is like walking into a lion's cage. I disagree with this statement. Even if I agree,I certainly won't look at my feet or the ceiling. I'll watch the lion.12 don't take it too seriously. At a staff meeting, one of the most influential chairman of the entertainment industry, angry at a few trivial questions, blamed everyone for meeting employees who were afraid of themselves. When he came up to me, he shouted to me, "and you, Ayers, what are you busy with?""13 I said, "you mean now?" Tonight? Or in the rest of my life?" There was a moment of silence. Then the chairman raised his head and roared with laughter. The others laughed as well. Humor can break the tension in awkward situations.14 If I had to say my advice in a few words, it would be "don't take it too seriously," and you will always find that some people treat themselves too seriously. They are usually not talking, but talking about themselves.15 look at yourself carefully. Do you say "me" too often? Do you usually focus your attention on your personal problems? Do you complain a lot? For these questions, even if only one of them gives you a positive answer, then you need to "don't take it too seriously.". In order for others to feel at ease, you must act comfortably first.No big changes, just keep yourself. You have the power to make a good impression on yourself, because you can do it well only if you keep yourself. Nobody can take the place of you.Unit 51 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was discovered in the United States in the late 1970s. Since then, AIDS has claimed more than 20.4 million Americans - half of them in the past few years. In addition, 185 thousand of the 1 million people infected with HIV will die within a year.2 of the people diagnosed with HIV are black and Latino americans. Women and youth in rural communities in the south are the fastest growing group of AIDS patients.3, despite the staggering amount, federal and state governments are slow in implementing plans to prevent the spread of aids. In view of the lack of government action, many local organizations came into being.4 South Carolina AIDS education network was established in 1985 to prevent the increase in the number of AIDS cases. Like many local organizations, the group lacks funds, forcing it to use its resources creatively. In order to reach more community residents, some AIDS education programs are implemented in salons.5, the hair shop owner sends out AIDS information to customers when they come in and shows them a video about AIDS prevention while they wait for their hair to dry. She also put some books and other publications in the store for customers to read while waiting. It is amazing how many people have been educated while she is working.6 recently, the education network has begun to help hairstylists throughout the southeastern United States to implement similar programs in their salons. They are also valuable resources for disseminating information to schools, communities, organizations, and churches.7, the organization also summed up some of the other work in the same work groups are helpful. Although there is no way to overcome AIDS, but this network of institutions in the fight against AIDS has gained the following experience:8< talk to them in a way that community residents can accept.The education of many communities is low, which makes it impossible to distribute AIDS information to them and hope they will read it themselves. In order to solve this problem, some people who are good at painting are required to write AIDS education books for residents with low educational level.9 these books use simple, hand drawn "sad faces" and "happy faces" and other pictures,Describe ways to prevent infection with aids. These books also show pictures that look very similar to those who need to be educated. When residents see familiar faces and can understand the language, they will make more comments and opinions. As a result, these books have a greater impact on the communities that use them than the government's books, and the government publishes books costing thousands of dollars.10< trains teenagers to educate their peers.Because of AIDS in the rural South spreading fastest among teenagers stylists have established an "AIDS busters" training project, 8 to 26 year olds, let them into the community to peer "AIDS 101" course. These teens make the course easy to learn and do much better than adults in explaining the risk of HIV infection to their friends of their age. They also play an important role in helping parents understand the pressures that their children experience from their peers.11 redefine the concept of "danger" and include women of different backgrounds and marital statusA woman's doctor told her that she did not have the risk of contracting AIDS because she was married and did not take drugs. Such misconceptions plague the medical establishment. According to the Centers for disease control, women account for 80% of the number of people living with hiv.12 hair stylists also emphasize that everyone is in danger, so each of us has the right to protect himself - whether married or not.13, these experiences are not the only way to solve the AIDS crisis, but before finding a cure for AIDS, education can be the only safety precaution against HIV infection.14, unlike other infectious diseases, AIDS, the infectious disease, could kill a generation and cause another generation to lose both parents. Therefore, we must not allow cultural, racial and social barriers to prevent us from concentrating on the work we must do. Nor can we give up our work because of theinefficiency of the government. This is an undeclared war, and each of us must take part in it. Only in this way can we win. We must not let AIDS continue to make us feel bad, and let people continue to be deprived of life by aids. Everyone must become an educator and must learn to live.Chinese translation, the main point of view after class, the five questions on the line, and then all the ok.Happy exam!。
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。
新视野大学英语第三版第二册读写课文翻译
二。 首先，他看起来就像是一个野小子，甚至还有些危险。 其次，虽然他很可
爱，却似乎有点怪异。
3 他骑着自行车经过我的宿舍，装作与我“偶遇”，看到我时还假装惊讶。 我
而不是 incorrect。我们用副词来描述动词。所以，要用 unsteadily 来描述鸟
飞 ，而不是 unsteady。”
9 他对我的纠正很好奇，就问我什么是副词。 我慢慢解释道：“副词是用来修 饰动词的词。” 这又导致了他询问我什么是动词。 我解释说：“动词是表示行
为的词，例如：爸爸开卡车。‘开’是动词，因为它是爸爸在做的事。”
申请者。
10 总之，人文学科帮助造就全面发展的人，这些人具有洞察力，并理解全人类 共有的激情、希望和理想。 人文学科，这个古老、永恒的知识储蓄库，教我们
如何以不同的方式看待事物，同时也拓宽我们的视野。 在现代社会中，人文学
科一如既往地同生活息息相关，也发挥着重要作用。 我们在学习中花一些时间
与人文学科一一我们杰出、非凡的知识宝藏一一相伴，这难道不是明智的吗？ 谁
知道你将来会变得多有名气呢！
Unit 4 Text A
大学情侣
1 我微笑着看着我那两个可爱的女儿,她们似乎比她们的父母还是大学情侣那会 儿更为成熟。 琳达，21 岁，在大学一年级交过一个男友，她曾以为会跟那个男 孩结婚，但他们己不再来往了。 梅丽莎，19 岁，还没有一个固定的男友。 我 的女儿不知何时才能遇到她们的那个“唯一”，她们伟大的爱。 她们认为她们
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！”
新视野大学英语读写教程第三版1课文翻译
新视野大学英语读写教程第三版1课文翻译在新视野大学英语读写教程第三版中，第一课文的标题是《A Cup of Tea》。
下面是针对该课文的翻译：《一杯茶》当我发觉我的最后一块巧克力不见了时，我知道他拿到了。
我刚才还放在口袋里，现在口袋空空如也。
那是个阴雨绵绵的下午，我正在公园散步。
我刚吃了一个精美的午餐，但渴望些什么。
我喜欢独自静坐并享受宁静的时刻，而一杯热茶也成为了我心灵的寄托。
我在公园里找到一个有盖的座位，坐在那里开始思考接下来该做什么。
突然，一个年轻人走到我面前，他看起来疲惫不堪。
他向我伸出了手，说：“先生，你能借我一杯茶喝吗？”我看了看他的眼神和破旧的外套。
我说：“对不起，我并没有茶。
”我以为他会走开，但他只是停在那里，目不转睛地盯着我。
然后，我突然意识到自己的傲慢。
这个人也许需要一杯温暖的茶来照亮他的心灵。
于是我走到附近的咖啡屋，买了两杯热茶。
当我回到那个年轻人面前时，他对我微笑了一下，接过茶杯，浅尝了一口。
他的眼神立刻变得温暖起来，似乎获得了一丝安慰。
我们并没有说太多的话，只是安静地享受着这一杯茶。
虽然只是短暂的片刻，但我感觉到了一种奇妙的默契，一种超越言语的交流。
茶喝完后，那个年轻人向我鞠了一躬，微笑着离开了。
我看着他远去的背影，心里充满了满足和喜悦。
这一杯茶不仅温暖了他的心灵，也温暖了我的心灵，使我意识到每个人都需要关爱和温暖。
从那以后，我经常会在公园遇到各种各样的人。
有时，我会给他们一杯茶，有时，他们也会给我一杯茶。
这一杯茶成为了一种特殊的纽带，连接着一切。
我们都可以通过一杯茶来传递爱和关怀，使这个世界变得更加美好。
无论是接受茶，还是分享茶，我们都可以用这一杯简单的饮品来温暖彼此的心房。
茶，并不只是茶，它是一种情感的象征，一种无形的纽带，它能让我们彼此的距离更近，更加理解与关怀。
所以，让我们从现在开始，一起享受一杯茶，共同创造更美好的世界。
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(第三版)读写教程第一册课文翻译(全册)
新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程第一册课文翻译(全册)奔向更加光明的未来1下午好！作为校长，我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学。
你们所取得的成就是你们自己多年努力的结果，也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果。
在这所大学里，我们承诺将使你们学有所成。
2在欢迎你们到来的这一刻，我想起自己高中毕业时的情景，还有妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影。
妈妈吩咐我们：“姿势自然点。
” “等一等,”爸爸说，“把我递给他闹钟的情景拍下来。
” 在大学期间，那个闹钟每天早晨叫醒我。
至今它还放在我办公室的桌子上。
3让我来告诉你们一些你们未必预料得到的事情。
你们将会怀念以前的生活惯，怀念父母曾经提醒你们要刻苦研究、取得佳绩。
你们可能因为高中生活终于结束而喜极而泣，你们的父母也可能因为终于不用再给你们洗衣服而喜极而泣！但是要记住：未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的。
4对你们而言，接下来的四年将会是无与伦比的一段时光。
在这里，你们拥有丰富的资源：有来自全国各地的有趣的学生，有学识渊博又充满爱心的老师，有综合性图书馆，有完备的运动设施，还有针对不同兴趣的学生社团——从文科社团到理科社团、到社区服务等等。
你们将自由地探索、研究新科目。
你们要学着惯点灯熬油，学着结交充满魅力的人，学着去追求新的爱好。
我想鼓励你们充分利用这一特殊的经历，并用你们的干劲和热情去收获这一机会所带来的丰硕成果。
5有这么多课程可供选择，你可能会不知所措。
你不可能选修所有的课程，可是要尽可能体验更多的课程！大学里有良多事情可做可学，每件事情都会为你供给不同视角来审视世界。
如果我只能给你们一条选课建议的话，那就是：挑战自己！不要以为你早就了解自己对什么样的领域最感兴趣。
选择一些你从未接触过的领域的课程。
这样，你不仅会变得更加博学，而且更有可能发现一个你未曾想到的、能成就你未来的爱好。
一个绝佳的例子就是时装设计师XXX，她最初学的是艺术史。
跟着工夫的推移，XXX把艺术史研究和对时装的热爱结合起来，并将其转化为对设计的热情，从而使她成为全球著名的设计师。
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1-4册课文翻译
新视野大学英语课文翻译第一册Unit 1学外语学习外语是我一生中最艰苦也是最有意义的经历。
虽然时常遭遇挫折，但却非常有价值。
我学外语的经历始于初中的第一堂英语课。
老师很慈祥耐心，时常表扬学生。
由于这种积极的教学方法，我踊跃回答各种问题，从不怕答错。
两年中，我的成绩一直名列前茅。
到了高中后，我渴望继续学习英语，然而高中时的经历与以前大不相同。
以前老师对所有的学生都很耐心，而新老师则总是惩罚答错的学生。
每当有谁回答错了，她会用长教鞭指着我们，上下挥舞着，大喊道：“错！错！错！”没有多久，我便不再渴望回答问题了。
我不仅失去了回答问题的乐趣，而且根本就不想再用英语说半个字。
然而这种情况没持续多久。
到了大学，我了解到所有学生必须上英语课。
与高中老师不同，大学英语老师非常耐心和蔼，他们没有哪个带教鞭！不过情况却远不尽人意。
由于班大，每堂课能轮到我回答的问题寥寥无几。
上了几周课后，我还发现，许多同学的英语说得比我要好得多。
我开始产生一种畏惧感。
虽然情况与高中时不同，但我却又一次不敢开口了。
看来我的英语水平要永远停步不前了。
几年后我有机会参加了远程英语教学课程，情况才有所改善。
它需要一台电脑、电话线和调制解调器。
我很快配齐了必要的设备并跟一个朋友学会了电脑操作技术，于是我每周用５到７天在网上的虚拟课堂里学习英语。
网上学习并不比普通的课堂学习容易。
它需要花更多的时间，需要学习者专一、自制，以跟上课程进度。
我尽力达到课程的最低限度的要求，并按时完成作业。
我随时随地都在学习。
不管去哪里，我都随身携带一本袖珍字典和笔记本，笔记本上记着我听到的生词。
我学习中出过许多错，有时是令人尴尬的错误。
有时我会因挫折而哭泣，有时我想放弃。
但我从未因别的同学英语说得比我快而感到畏惧，因为在屏幕上作出回答之前，我可以根据自己的需要花时间去琢磨自己的想法。
后来有一天我意识到我能够理解碰到的各种问题，更重要的是，我能用英语表达我想说的东西。
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。
新视野大学英语第三册课文原文加翻译
新视野大学英语第三册课文翻译Unit1 AMy brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen during a difficult delivery, leaving him with brain damage, and two years later I was born. Since then, my life revolved around my brother’s. Accompanying my growing up was always “go out and play and take your brother with you”. I couldn’t go anywhere without him, so I urged the neighborhood kids to come to my house for some out-of-control kid-centered fun我哥哥吉米出生时遇上难产，因为缺氧导致大脑受损。
两年后，我出生了.从此以后，我的生活便围绕我哥哥转。
伴随我成长的，是“到外面去玩，把你哥哥也带上。
”不带上他，我是哪里也去不了的。
因此，我怂恿邻居的孩子到我家来，尽情地玩孩子们玩的游戏。
My mother taught Jimmy practical things like how to brush his teeth or put on belt. My father, a saint, simply held the house together with his patience and understanding.I was in charge outside where I administered justice by tracking down the parents of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them.我母亲教吉米学习日常自理，比如刷牙或系皮带什么的.我父亲宅心仁厚，他的耐心和理解使一家人心贴着心。
(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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Time-Conscious Americans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”。
Learning the Olympic Standard for Love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。
他以一贯的幽默、默默的感恩、敏锐的感觉和真诚的态度为爱设立了奥林匹克般的标准。
即使在我结束了滑雪生涯之后，我仍一直努力去达到那个标准。
但他又从不娇惯我。
二月里的一天，我头很疼，感到十分疲倦。
我在一片空地上遇见了他，在寒风中的雪地里滑了大概十五分钟后，我赶上了他，有点小题大做地说：“嘿，尼克莱，我感觉我要死了。
”“如果活到一百岁，人人都会死的，”他对我的痛苦无动于衷，态度坚决地接着说：“但你现在必须滑、滑、再滑。
”在滑雪板上，我照他说的去做。
但在其他事情上我会反抗他。
在一次经费并不宽裕的滑雪露营活动中，他让我们十个人挤在一个单身汉住的芬兰式屋子里。
第一天我们醒来时发现尼克莱正在做早餐。
然后我们坐在临时拼凑起来的椅子上，围着张小小的牌桌，用勺子很快地吃完早饭。
吃完后，尼克莱把摞起来的油腻腻的碗向我和我唯一的另一个女队友前一推，武断地说：“女孩子们，现在去洗碗吧！”我把餐巾往地上一扔，向他骂道：“让该死的男孩子们去洗吧！这不公平！”他没再让我去洗碗，也没对我的大发脾气显得太在意。
他只在滑雪时才显露出强烈的情感。
训练的时候，他会岁着我们迈步的节奏大声发出指令：“对，就这样，一二三，一二三。
”我祖父的一个好朋友──一位上了年纪的女士──看了尼克莱带我训练的录像带后问道：“他也教舞蹈吗？”在训练时，我一刻不停地纠正着尼克莱指出的错误。
每完成一个动作，我都会问他自己是否有了进步。
“是的，还行。
但如果膝盖能屈得更快些就更好了。
”“可我滑得够快了吗？”我坚持问他。
最后他会皱起眉头说：“你得无数次地重复，动作才能达到完美。
”他提醒我“必须有耐心”，言语之间流露出“我已经告诉过你无数次了”的意思。
尼克莱的耐心和我的勤奋使我赢得了全国第四名的好成绩，并开始为奥运会季前赛做准备。
但后来我没能被选拔去参加2002年奥运会。
去年夏天，我回去拜访尼克莱。
他给我沏了茶......还自己洗了碗！我们坐在沙发上聊天。
怀念起前一年的奥林匹克队，我一时沉默，回想起自己曾经获得的一切──很重要的一点就是我和这个穿着颇具热带风情衬衫、个子不高的男人之间形成了并不张扬但又牢不可摧的纽带。
尼克莱教会我即使需要无数次的努力，也要凭借勇气、热情和严格的纪律来坚持下去。
他还教会我为了能在这世界上生活一辈子而预先心存感激，并每天提醒自己：即便面临许多挑战，“现在心里有的必须是爱、爱、爱。
”Unit 3Marriage Across Nations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。
当年我和你爸爸相遇时，在我眼中，他可爱、聪明、富有魅力又善解人意。
一切都是那么新鲜、那么令人兴奋。
而且我们两人都认为，我们的婚姻是理想婚姻，至少表面上看是如此，而且一切迹象都表明我们的婚姻会天长地久。
直到后来我才明白，在我们结婚时，我并不十分理解我所爱的人——你的爸爸。
”“但是我和马克呆在一起已有两年多了，”盖尔抱怨道。
“我们俩一起经历了许许多多的事情。
我们彼此多次看到对方最糟糕的一面。
我可以肯定时间只能证明我们是彼此深情相爱的。
”“你也许是对的。
但我还是认为再等一等没坏处。
你才25岁。
”盖尔的父亲戴维——我还未见过他的面——以知事莫若父的态度对待我们的决定。
他问的问题基本上和盖尔母亲的问题相同：“干吗这么匆忙？这个马克是什么人？他是什么公民身份？”当他得知我办公民身份遇到了问题时，就怀疑我是因为想留在美国而娶他女儿的。
“不过爸爸，你这话讲得太难听了，”盖尔说。
“那么干吗要这样着急？”他重复地问。
“马克是有公民身份方面的问题，但他总是在自己处理这些问题，”盖尔辩解道。
“事实上，当我们在讨论结婚的时候，他清楚地表明了一点：如果我对任何事情有怀疑，我完全可以取消我们的计划。
”她父亲开始引用统计数据说明异族通婚的离婚率比同族结婚的要高，而且还列举了接受过他咨询的、在婚姻上有麻烦的异族通婚夫妇的例子。
他问道：“你考虑过你将来的孩子可能会遭受的苦难吗？”“爸爸，你是种族主义者吗？”“不，当然不是。