大学英语专业精读教材第一单元课文内容与翻译

大学英语专业精读教材第一单元课文内容及翻译
《Half a Day》
一、①I walked alongside my father ,clutching his right hand.（走在父亲的身旁，我紧紧地抓住他的右手）
②All my clothes were new : the black shoes , the green school uniform ,and the red cap.（那时，我穿着黑鞋子，绿校服，戴着红帽子，它们都是新的。

）③They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for first time.（然而，因为今天是我第一次被送去上学，所以这些衣服并没有给我带来一丝
快乐。

）
二、①My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help.（母亲站在窗前望着我们缓缓前行，我也不时地回头看她，希望会从她那里得到帮助。

）②We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops, pears, and date palms.（我们沿着街道走着，街道两旁是花园和田野，田野里栽
满了梨树和椰枣树。

）
三、①“Why school ?”I asked my father .“What have I done ?”（“我为什么要去上学？”我问父亲，“是我
做错了什么吗？”）
四、①“I’m not punishing you,”he said ,laughing.“School’s not a punishment. It’s a place that makes useful men out of boys. Don’t you want to be useful like your brothers?”（“我不是在惩罚你，”父亲笑着说道，“上学不是一种惩罚。

学校是吧孩子培养成才的地方。

难道
你不想像你哥哥们那样，成为一个有用的人马？”）
五、①I was not convinced.（我不相信他的话。

）②I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.（我才不相信把我从家里拽出来，扔进那个巨大的、高墙围绕的建筑里对我会有什
么真正的好处呢。

）
六、①When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls.（到了学校门口，我们看到宽阔的庭院站满了孩子。

）②“Go in by yourself.”said my father,“and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others.”（“自己进去吧，”父亲对我说，“加入他们，笑一笑，给其他孩子做个好榜样。

”）
七、①I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him.（我紧抓着父亲的手，犹豫
不决，但是父亲却轻轻地把我的手推开了。

）②“Be a man，”he said.“Today you truly begin life. You’ll find me waiting for you when it’s time to leave.”（“拿出点
男子汉气概来，”他说，“从今天起你就要真正地开始自己的生活了。

放学时我会在这里等你的。

”）
八、①I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view.（我走了几步，便看见一
些孩子的面孔。

）②I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me.（他们中我一个都不认识，
他们也没有一个认识我。

）③I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way.（我感觉自己像一个迷了路的陌生人。

）④But then some boys began to glace at me in curiosity, and one of them came over asked,“Who brought you?”（然而，这里有些男孩子开始好奇地打量我，其中一个走过来问道，“谁带你来的？”）
九、①“My father.”I whispered.（“我爸爸”我小声说道。

）
十、①“My father’s dead.”he said simply.（“我爸爸
死了，”他简短地说。

）
十一、①I did not know what to say.（我不知道该
说什么。

）②The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears.（这时学校大门关上了，有些孩
子哭了起来。

）③The bell rang. A lady came along, followed by a group of men.（接着，铃响了，一群男人后面跟着一位女士走了过来。

）④The men began sorting（使…排行）us into ranks（行列）. We were formed（形成
构成）into an intricate（错综复杂的）pattern（模型队形）in the great courtyard（院子）surrounded by high buildings; from each floor（层）we were overlooked by a long balcony（阳台）roofed（有顶的屋顶的）in wood（木制）.（那些人把我们排成几行，使我们形成一个错综复杂的队形，站在那
四周高楼耸立的院子里。

每层楼都有长长的木制阳台，从
阳台上可以俯视道我们。

）
十二、①“This is your new home,”said the woman.“There are mothers and fathers here too. Everything that is enjoyable and beneficial is here. So dry your tears and face life joyfully.”（“这是你们的新家，”那位女士说道，“这里也有你们的父母。

一切都能带给你们快乐，对你们有益的事物，这儿都有。

因此擦干你们的眼泪，快
快乐乐地面对生活。

”）
十三、①Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis.（这样看来我之前的顾虑都是毫无根据的了。

）②From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love with many girls.（从一开始我就结交了许
多朋友，并且喜欢上了许多女孩。

）③I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.（我从没想过学校的生活是如此的丰富多彩。

）
十四、①We played all sorts of games. In the music room we sang our first songs. We also had our first introduction to language. ②We saw a globe of the Earth, which revolved（转动）and showed the various continents（洲）and countries.③We started learning numbers, and we were told the story of the Creator（创
造者）of the universe（宇宙）. ④We ate delicious food, took a little nap（小睡）, and woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning.
十五、①Our path（小路路线）, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded（晴朗的）.②We had to be observant（遵守规则的）and patient（有耐心的）.③It was not all a matter（事件）of playing and fooling（开玩笑的言行戏谑）around.④Rivalries（竞争）could bring about pain（痛苦）and hatred（憎恶）or give rise to fighting.⑤And while the lady would sometimes smile, she would often yell （吼叫）and scold（责骂训斥）.⑥Even more frequently（频繁地屡次地）she would resort to（诉诸于）physical punishment（体
罚）.
十六、①In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone （不可能改变）and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise（伊甸园天堂）of home.②Nothing lay ahead of us（摆在我们面前的）but（只有）exertion（努力）, struggle（奋斗）, and perseverance（坚持不懈）.
③Those who were able took advantage of（利用占用抓）the opportunities for success and happiness that presented（给予）themselves.（一旦机会来了，那些有能力的人就会抓住它们去获取成功和幸福。

）
十七、①The bell rang, announcing the passing（路
过的经过的）of the day and the end of work.（铃响了，宣告着一天学校生活的结束。

）②The children rushed toward the gate, which was opened again.③I said goodbye to friends and sweethearts and passed through the gate.④I looked around but found no trace（踪迹）of my father, who had promised to be here.
⑤I stepped（步行行走跨步）aside（在旁边在一边a d v）to wait.（于是我走到一边去等他。

）⑥When I had waited for a long time in vain（徒劳的）, I decided to return home on my own.⑦I walked a few steps, then came to a startled（吃惊的）halt（暂停）.（我走了几步，却吃惊地站住
了。

）⑧Good Lord（君主上帝）!（我的天哪！）⑨Where was the street lined with gardens?⑩Where had it disappeared to? ⑪ When did all these cars invade（侵入侵
犯）it? ⑫ And when did all these people come to rest on its surface? ⑬ How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover its sides? ⑭And where were the fields that bordered（有边的）it？（街道旁的田野又到哪儿去了？)
⑮High buildings had taken over , the street was full of children ,and disturbing（烦扰的）noise shook（摇撼）the air. ⑯Here and there stood conjurers（魔术师）showing off their tricks（戏法）or making snakes（蛇）appear（出现）from baskets. ⑰Then there was a band（乐队）announcing the opening of a circus（马戏团）, with clowns（小丑）and weight lifters（举重者）walking in front.
十八、①Good God! I was in a daze（处于茫然状态）.②I almost went crazy.③How could all this have happened in half a day, between early morning and sunset?④I would find the answer at home with my father.⑤But where was my home?⑥I hurried towards（朝）the crossroads（十字路口）, because I remembered that I had to cross the street to reach our house, but stream（川溪河流）of cars would not let up（不好的事减弱停止）.⑦Extremely（极端地) irritated（愤怒的气愤的）, I
wondered（怀疑对…感到好奇想弄明白）when I would be able to cross.
十九、①I stood there a long time, until the young boy employed（雇佣）at the ironing shop（熨衣店）on the corner came up to me（朝我走来）.
二十、①He stretched（舒展开）out his arm（胳膊）and said,“Grandpa, let me take you across.”。