大学英语专科第五单元

大学英语专科第五单元

Warm-Up Questions

热身问题

1.Have you got any dreams? If so, what are they?

你有梦想吗？如果有，是什么？

Answer: Yes, of course, I have a dream, I dream of being a teacher.

答案: 是的，当然有，我有一个梦想，我梦想着成为一名老师。

2.What do you think are needed to fulfill one’s dreams?

你认为实现一个人的梦想需要什么？

In order to make the dream become true, the first thing is to have firm determination no matter what

为了把梦想变成现实，第一件事情就是无论面对许多困难和失败都要以你的方difficulties and failures will be in your way. Then, you should make full use of each chance to learn what 式来拥有坚定的决心。然后，你应该充分地利用每一次机会去学习你可以学习的you can learn because a teacher should master as much knowledge as possible. Finally, a little good luck be 东西，因为老师应该掌握尽可能多的知识。最后，有一点好的运气将will necessary.

会是必不可少的。

3. A Hindu proverb says, ”Luck is one half of success.” How do you understand this proverb?

一条印度教谚语说：“幸运是成功的一半”，你如何理解这句谚语？

I think good luck only means that you have got a chance to show your ability. Showing yourself is the first

我认为好的运气仅仅意味着你有机会来展示你的能力。展示你自己是被他人接受step of being accepted by others, that’s to say, it is the first step of being successful. However, good luck 的第一步，也就是说，这是成功的第一步。但是，好的运气will never come to those who have not been well prepared for it.

从来不会降临到那些对成功毫无准备的人身上。

Unit 5

第五单元

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a writer, only to be put off by fears that you lacked the ability? If so, 你是否梦想着成为一名作家，而仅仅因为害怕你不具备那样的能力而止步不前？如果是这then reading Linda Stafford’s story will have you reaching for your pen with renewed hope.

样的话，读一读琳达·斯塔福德的故事，它会让你拿起笔，重新点燃希望。

I Never Write Right

我从不循规蹈矩地写作

1.When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books.

当我15岁的时候，我在英语课上宣布我要撰写自己的书，并为书画插图。

Half of the students nearly fell out of their chairs laughing.

半数的学生听后几乎笑得要从座位上掉了下来。

2.“Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said.” And you are getting a D

别傻了，只有天才才能成为作家，英语老师说道，“而这学期你将会得到一个D”this semester.”

3.I was so embarrassed that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short, sad poem about broken dreams

我很尴尬，眼泪夺眶而出。那天晚上我写了一首简短的、关于梦想破灭的悲哀的诗and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly. To my astonishment they published it, and send me two dollars. I was a 寄到了《卡珀周刊》。让我感到吃惊的是他们竟然发表了这首诗，并且寄给我2美元的稿费published and paid writer! I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed.

我成了一名发表了作品并且得到稿费的作家了。我向老师和同学们展示这些，他们都笑了。

4.“Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said.

“那只是走了憨运。”老师说。

5.I’d tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done,

我尝到了成功的甜头，我卖出了我写的第一部作品。我比他们任何人都成功。

and if it was” just plain dumb luck,” that was fine with me.

即使那“只是憨运”，这感觉也不错。

6.During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated

在随后的两年时间里，我卖出了几十件作品，其中有诗歌、信件、笑话和食谱。等到我中学from high school (with a C-minus average), I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never

毕业的时候（我的平均成绩是C）,我已经拥有了几本剪贴本，上面粘贴满了我发表了的作品。mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers. And if people must 我再也没有向老师、朋友和家人提及我写作的事情，他们是我梦想的扼杀者。而且，如果人们choose between their friends and dreams, they must always choose the latter.

必须在他们的朋友和梦想之间做出选择的话，他们必须坚持选择后者。

7.But sometimes you do find a friend who supports your dreams.” It’s easy to write a book, ” my new

但是，有时你也的确能够找到支持你梦想的朋友。“写本书很容易，”我的一位friend told me. “You can do it.”

新交的朋友对我说，“你可以做到的。”

8.“I don’t know if I’m smart enough,” I said, suddenly feeling 15 again and hearing echoes of laughter.

“我不知道我是否有那个才能。”我说，突然之间，我仿佛又回到了我15岁的时候，耳边回响

着嘲笑者的笑声。

9.“Nonsense!” she said. “Anyone can write a book if they want to.”

“废话！”她说，“如果想写的话，任何人都能写书。”

10.I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. We lived on a goat farm in Oklahoma,

那时我有四个孩子，最大的只有四岁。我们居住在俄克拉荷马州的一个饲养山羊的农场里，miles from anyone. All I had to do each day was take care of four kids, milk goats, and do the cooking, laundry 离别人有好几英里的路程。我每天要做的全部工作就是照顾四个孩子、挤羊奶、做饭、洗衣

and gardening.

和整理花园。

11.While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just