大学-英语专业-精读教材第一单元课文内容及翻译

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