党校研究生剑桥英语课文 缩编版

第一课

People use the word “friend”in a variety of ways.人们在不同的方面使用“朋友”一词。

A friend can mean anything from a casual acquaintance to someone you’ve known your whole life. 朋友可以意味着从通常的熟人到一些了解你整个生活的一些人。

Whoever they are, friends are an important part of life at every stage. 无论是谁，朋友都将是你人生各个阶段的重要部分。

They provide companionship and emotional support. 他们提供友谊和情感支持。

Of all our relationships, friendships are the most voluntary.We choose our friends.

在我们所有的关系中，友谊是自愿的，我们选择我们的朋友。

第二课

Being a good worker is sometimes less important than making sure that people know you’re a good worker. 作为一个好员工有些时候没有让人们知道你是一个好员工重要。Volunteer for new responsibilities, push your ideas, and make sure everyone knows you.承担新的责任，推动你的想法，相信每个人都知道你。

第三课

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing . 居住在外国文化中能够让人兴奋，但是这也能使人困惑。

A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. 一组在国外教学的美国人最近讨论他们的经验。They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes”and “no”. 他们发现错误的交流是经常可能发生的，甚至像“Yes”和“No”这样简单的词

第五课

After the first week of class, I’ve found some differences between Chinese students and American students. 在第一周的课程之后，我发现在中国学生和美国学生中的不同。Whenever a teacher ask a question, my classmates blurt out their answers almost immediately.当一个老师提问时，我的同学几乎同时说出他们的答案。And some of them interrupt the teacher. 他们中的一些人还打断老师。 In Taipei , we’re usually quiet in class so the teacher can finish on time. 在台北，我们通常在课堂上保持安静，因此老师可以按时完成（教学课程）We tend to ask the teacher questions afterward. 我们趋向于过一会向老师提问题。

I don’t know whether it’s acceptable here for students to ask teachers questions after class.我不知道课后学生向老师提问题是否是被接受的。第七课

The people of these nations feel frustrated. 在这个国家的人民感觉很沮丧。The ocean, on which their economies have always been based, is suddenly threatening their existence.海洋，他们的经济总是赖以生存的基础，突然威胁他们的存在。There are no easy answers. 没有一个简单的答案。These nations don’t have a lot of money, so they can’t afford expensive solutions, like sea walls. 这个国家没有很多钱，所以他们不能支付像海洋墙这样昂贵的治理费用。And they have no control over pollutants, which are being released mainly by large industrialized countries. 并且他们没有控制住污染物，污染物主要正在被大型工业化国家减少。All they can do is to hope that these countries will take steps to reduce pollution, and therefore,global warming.所有他们所能做到就是希望这些国家步入减少污染的步伐，减少全球变暖。

第八课

You will often encounter situations that do not match your strongest learning style. 你将经常遇到一些与你的努力的学习风格不相适应的风格。 If you know what your strengths are，you can develop strategies to balance your weaknesses，for a more successful learning experience.

你如果你知道你的强项是什么，你能够发展你的策略来平衡你的弱点，为了一个更加成功的学习经验。