A Perfect Day? 完美的一天？
A couch potato 终日懒散在家看电视的人—沙发土豆
When I wake up I don’ t get up immediately.“早上醒来，我不马上起床。I turn on the
television and watch the children ’s programs and old movies until about half-past ten. 我总是先打
开电视，看看儿童节目，看看老片子，一直看到十点半。 Then I get up, go downstairs and switch
on the TV in the living room. 然后起床，下楼，打开起居室的电视。For lunch, I have biscuits and
a glass of milk, and I watch the news. 午餐时，我边吃饼干、喝牛奶，边看新闻。 In the afternoon,
I often watch another old film – they’re showing some good ones at the moment.下午，我常看
另一部老影片—眼下电视里正播放非常好看的老电影。In the evenings, I often watch TV
series or sport and the news again. 晚上我要么看连续剧，要么看体育节目，接着再看新闻。I
like the main news at six o ’ clock. 我喜欢看六点的重要新闻。 At nine thirty, if there is a good
play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. 九点半，如果英国广播公司二频道有好看的电视剧，我会
调过去看看。 Then at night, I watch more films and I usually switch off the TV at about two
o’ clock. I never watch TV at night. 夜里，我接着看看电影，通常看到凌晨两点才关电视。我
从不通宵看电视。
I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day.我一天要看十六七个小时电视。I also do
some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every afternoon. 每天也会出去活动活动。
下午我带着小狗蒂娜散步。 I don ’t go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. 当
然，我不会走远，只走到我家房子外的墙边。 I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone
wall while the dog walks round in a circle. 这时，我总是随身携带手提电视，坐在石头墙上看，小狗
则在我身边绕圈。
Of course, I couldn’ t live this lifestyle without a good wife当然.，没有一个好妻子，我是不
可能过上这种妙不可言的生活的。She’snot here now because she’sworking, but she always
makes my meals. 她在工作，所以现在不在家。她天天给我做饭。 We haven’ t got much money,
you know, but we ’ re happy你知.道，我们虽然钱不过，但活得很快活。 Sit down and watch TV .
Here ’ s the remote control. You’worldvegotat yourthe feet. And in your hand. Great!想想看，坐
在家里，看着电视，手握遥控器，世界就在你脚下！也在你手中！这感觉真棒！
A workaholic 工作狂
I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off. As soon as I hear my
alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed,
have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus. 我一般在闹钟响前 5 分钟就醒了。闹钟一响，我
立刻跳下床，从洗漱、穿衣、吃早饭、离家到坐上公共汽车只用15 分钟。
I am always the first person to get to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the
afternoons are even busier! Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day. Every minute of
the day is filled with urgent matters. 我总是第一个到办公室。每天早晨都很忙，下午更忙。
整天会议、电话不断。一天中几乎每一分钟都充斥着急待处理的事情。By around eight o’ock,cl
I usually find some time to do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-mails. 通常大约晚 8
点我才有时间处理自己的事：写写东西，回复些电子邮件等。
When I get home at about ten, I look at some documents that I bring back from the office so
that I can be ready for the next day’ s work. I get to bed around midnight when my wife and
children are already asleep. 晚上 10 点我才能到家。到家后还要浏览带回的文件，为第二天
的工作做准备。我一般半夜才上床睡觉。那是妻子和孩子们都早已进入梦乡。
I seldom have time for fun and other activities with my family. My family complains about it.
But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them.我很少有时间娱乐或家人一起
活动。妻子和孩子们总是抱怨，但我得拼命工作，好为他们赚更多的钱。Besides, I get bored
if there ’ s nothing to do. I like being busy. 而且，要是没事可做我会觉得非常无聊。我真的喜
欢忙忙碌碌。
Lifestyles
City and Country 城市和农村
Debbie is an accountant in a large company in the centre of London.（黛比是伦敦一家大公司
的会计。）
I need to be in my office by nine o’ clock so I usu a tllysevengetupo’ clock. I travel to work on “ the tube ” . That ’peopleswhatcall the underground in London.我通常每天 7 点起床， 9 点
钟前赶到办公室。我乘地铁上班。（ the tube 就是人们通常所陈的伦敦地下铁路系统。）It takes
about fifty minutes. Usually, it’ s so crowded that I can’sitt. findIjustanywherestand.I ’to m
always tired before I arrive at work. I don’ t like the underground! 乘地铁大约需要15 分钟。
通常地铁很拥挤，很难找到座位，我只好站着。这样每天到办公室前，我就已感到很疲倦。
我一点儿都不喜欢乘地铁！
I spend all morning checking numbers. Lunch is always simple. 每天上午我要计算数字，核对账
目。 I often get a sandwich in a nearby sandwich shop or I just have some biscuits and a cup of
coffee. Then in the afternoon, I return to the paperwork in the office. 午饭总是很简单，我常在附
近的三明治店买个三明治，或吃些饼干，喝杯咖啡。下午我在办公室处理文字资料。
On Monday nights, I have dance classes, and on Wednesday nights, I go to the gym. I need to
do that because I don ’ t get enough exerciseherwiseot. On Tuesday and Thursday nights, I
have French classes. 星期一晚上我上舞蹈课。星期三晚上我去健身房。我需要运动，因为每天运
动量不够。星期二和星期四晚上我去上法语课。 I work for a French company so I think studying
French will help me in my job. 我在为一家法国公司工作，所以我认为学法语对我的工作有益。
I go to the cinema almost every weekend. Sometimes, if the weather forecast is good, my friends
and I drive to the countryside for a weekend break. 几乎每个周末我都去看电影，朋友们称我为影迷。
有时，如果预报天气好的话，我会和朋友们开车去乡下度周末。 We like to visit nice, quiet places
far away from the city and go walking where there are no shops, crowds or the tube. That fresh air is
so good for my lungs. I love it. 我喜欢去那些远离城市、幽静、风光秀丽
的地方，在没有商店、人群、地铁的地方漫步。那里的新鲜空气对肺部有好处，我喜欢新鲜
的空气。
Paul lives in a small village in the north of England.（保罗住在英格兰北部的一个小村庄。）
I usually get up at four o’ clock every morning when it’ s still dark. I live and work on the
farm so I don ’ t need to travel. 我通常大约凌晨 4 点天还黑着的时候就起床。我在农场工作、
生活，不用乘通勤车上下班。After a big breakfast in my house, I walk out of the front door
and I’ m already at work. 饱餐一顿早饭之后，我走出家门，开始一天的工作。
Ther e are many things to do on the farm all day. We don ’havet the same work office workers in the city have.每天我都有很多事情要做。和在办公室工作的人不同，hours that
我们的
工作时间依需要而定。 We do jobs when they need to be done and that could be early in the morning or late at night. I have cows, sheep, pigs and chickens on my farm. I have to make sure they are free of sickness. 可能在早晨就工作，也可能是在半夜。我的农场里有猪、羊、牛、
鸡等，我得确保它们不得病。 I also grow wheat and vegetables so there are many things to look after.我也种麦子、蔬菜。每天我都有很多事需要料理。
In the evening, I like to play with my children. I have two children, a boy and a girl. They are
six and eight years old. 晚上我喜欢喝孩子们一块儿玩。我有两个孩子，一男一女，一个6岁，
一个 8 岁。 I also like to study. Right now I am studying Chinese by distance learning. I am very
interested in China and it’ s omyseedreamtheGreat Wall one day.我也喜欢学习。眼下我正在
通过远程教育学习汉语。我对中国很感兴趣。我一直梦想着有一天能亲眼看看长城。
I love movies. My wife calls me a“ movie fan” . But there isn’ t a cinema in my village so I don get the chance to go very often.我喜欢看电影。妻子称我为影迷。遗憾的是，我们村没有电
影院，所以我没有机会经常看电影。I go about twice a year, usually when I go to London with
my family. We take a weekend break there when I am not too busy on the farm.我一年只能看两
次电影，通常是在和家人去伦敦的时候。只要农场活不太多，我们会抓住机会度周末。My
wife loves looking in the clothes shops and I like all the crowds and the noise. I also like to buy a
few cigars. Unfortunately, my wife isn’ t as fond of them我妻子as喜Iam欢逛.服装店；我喜欢
看看人群、听听城市的嘈杂声。我还喜欢买几支雪茄烟，我妻子不像我那样喜欢雪茄。My son
and daughter love to ride on London’ s red buses and theyloveespeciallytogoon the tube!女儿和
儿子喜欢坐伦敦的红色公共汽车游览观光。他们特别喜欢乘地铁。
Heroes英雄
National Hero民族英雄
China ’first manned spaceship lifted off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 in
Jiuquan, Gansu Province. 中国第一次载人飞船于2003 年 10 月 15 日星期三早上九点在甘肃
酒泉发射。 The spaceship, called ShenzhouV , was carrying Chin a’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei.
Yang, who was a pilot in the army, was chosen from 1,500 other army pilots and started training
for his space flight in 1998. 名为神舟五号的飞船搭载着中国第一名从1500 名空军士兵中挑选
出来的已从1998 开始太空飞行训练的航天员杨利伟。
The launch was very successful. “ When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high
gravity ”, said Yang Liwei. “ When the spaceship separated from the rocket, I suddenly got a
feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gravity. ”发射过程是非常地成功。“当太空
飞船发射时，我还可以感受到明显的重力，”杨利伟说：“但当飞船与火箭分离时，我突然就
有一种腾飞上空的感觉，因为那时重力已经是零了。”
During the 21-hour space flight, the Shenzhou V circled the earth 14 times.在21小时的太空
飞行过程中，神舟五号共绕地球14 周。 While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth
time, Yang Liwei spoke with ground control in Gansu.在绕地飞行第六周时，杨利伟通过甘肃
的地面控制与大家对话。 He was also able to speak with his wife and 8-year-old son. 他还同他的妻
子和八岁的儿子进行了对话。Yang Liwei had several tasks to complete during the flight and only
slept in the spaceship for about 3 hours. 杨利伟在飞行过程中需要完成很多项任务，
所以他在飞船上只有 3 小时睡觉。While he was sleeping, the spaceship circled the earth twice.
当他在睡觉时，飞船又绕行了地球两周。
When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle, Yang Liwei showed the flags of China and the
United Nations, expressing the wishes of the Chinese people to explore and use space peacefully.
在飞船绕地第七周时，杨利伟通过向我们展示了中国和联合国的旗帜，表达了中国群众对和平开
发利用太空的共同愿望。
At 6:23 a.m. on October 16th, Yang Liwei landed in Inner Mongolia safely. 10月16日6时23
分，杨利伟在内蒙古安全降落。He told reporters later, “Thesurface of the spaceship was
glowing red when it came back into the earth’ s atmosphere. When ShenzhouV let out its parachute,
I felt the ship was shaking. ”杨利伟回到地球大气层时，直升飞机就会飞到他将降落的位置，
准备去接住他。As Yang Liwei returned into the earth ’ s atmosphere, helicopters were flying to where he would land, ready to collect him. 他在之后告诉记者：“在飞船回到地球大气层时它的
表层已经开始变红。在神五放出它的降落伞时，我感受到它在摇晃。”
Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaceship landed safely.中国上
百万的人在飞船安全降落时都看着电视的播报。When Yang Liwei climbed out of the spaceship,
he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him. Yang Liwei was happy to be home but he said,
“ I thought 21 hours was tooshort to stay in space.”当杨利伟从飞船中出来，他微笑着并向等候
着他的人挥手。杨利伟很高兴自己回到了家，说：“我认为在太空21 小时是最短的时间不过
了。”
Sports Stars 体育明星
VENUS and SERENA WILLIAMS are sisters. They are also both tennis champions who often
have to play each other! Venus 和 Serena Williams 是一对姐妹。她们经常对战而且也都是网球冠
军。 Venus is now eleventh in the world, and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third.
Venus 现在是世界排行上的第十一名，而她的妹妹甚至已经上升到了第三名。
The two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California. It was full of drugs and violence. 两姐妹出生在加利福尼亚的一个贫穷而危险的地方。In a recent interview, Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air.最近的一次访谈中， Venus 谈到这段她们需要一边躲避穿
越空中的子弹一边练习网球的日子。Finally,in 1991, the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back. 在 1991 年，她们一家人搬到了更安全的
地方，从那以后她们也不再回想当时的生活。
The sisters’ father, Richard, started to train Venus and Serena whenthey were young children.
两姐妹的父亲Richard 在她们小的时候就开始就训练她们打网球。He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to compete against each other.他总是对他的女儿们
很严厉，通过让他们对战来训练他们完成任务。Brandi, the sisters’ mother taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers.她们的母
亲 Brandi 在家里教导她们学习，这样她们可以再完成高校学业的同时提高她们的网球进程。
Today, both sisters are studying design at college. They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end.现在，姐妹两人都在大学修设计专
业。他们在网球历程走向终点后对设计表现出很大的兴趣。
The sisters’ road to success has been amazing. The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996. 姐妹两的成功之路是惊人的。Venus 第一次参加大型比赛是在1996 年。Since then, she
has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. 在那之后，她赢得了温布尔登奖以及在美网公开赛中获得了两次胜利。Serena 也
持续提升着自己的技能并获得了可观的成果。In 1999 and 2002, she won the US Open, and in 2002 and 2003, she was the women’ s singles champion at Wimbledon在1999. 和 2002 年她在美
网公开赛中获得胜利，而在2002 和 2003 年她在温布尔登成为了女单冠军。Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters? Fortunately, no. “ We’ veplayed each other before and it
hasn ’ t worried usyet! ” says Venus.“ If she wins,” Serenamajokes,says she has“Mato do the dishes!”试问网球是否曾经在姐妹间产生过问题？幸运的是，没有。“我们曾经对战过但那
并没有困扰我们！”Venus 说。“如果她赢了，”Serena 开玩笑说：“妈妈会说晚饭要归她做。”Christopher Reeve
1. Christopher Reeve was born in September, 195
2. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college. Christopher Reeve
出生在 1952 年九月。他在八岁时参加了他的第一次学校戏剧，上大学时就参演了电视剧和
电影。 He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman
films. 他在演艺事业中获得了很多成就，而其中最著名的就是电影《超人》。
2. Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back. The
doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made amazing progress.不幸的是，1995不安吧
灾难在他掉下马的一瞬间降临到了他身上。医生也对他的生存不抱期望。然而，他创造了奇迹。 At first, he couldn t breathe’ without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would
never walk again but he started a new life with great courage. 最初，他需要机器来支持呼吸，但他
尽力地学习着自己呼吸。如果他不是靠着这份勇气来开始新生活，他将不能再一次站起来。
3. The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot
of money to promote medical research into back injuries.发生意外后的第二年，Christopher 回
到了电影制作中。他筹集了很多资金来发展背部医疗工程。He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.他在全美就他的经历来展开讲座。
这不仅仅引起了背部医疗的注意，更给像这样带着各种问题的人的生存带来了鼓励。
From their home, Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident. 从他们
家里， Christopher 和他的妻子 Dana 讲述事故之后他们的故事。
4. Have you thought of giving up after the accident? Q ：在事故发生之后你有没有想过放弃呢？
“ No. Four days after the injury, I came to understand my situation. My wife Dana and I were
in the hospital. The doctor said I was not going to pull through. 没有。受伤后四天，我开始明白了
我的处境。我和妻子 Dana 住了院。医生告诉我我没什么康复了。 Dana said: ,But you re’still you,
and I love you.? And that saved my life. Since that moment I have never thought of giving up. Dana
跟我说，我还是我，而她也爱我。而这句话拯救了我。在那之后我没有再想过放弃。
Of course, I ’ve had moments of feeling sorry for myself, but I ’ve never had any thoughts of committing suicide. 当然，”我有时会觉得这对我太遗憾了，但我从没有想过自杀。
5.Did you think that your marriage was so strong? Q: 你是否觉得你们的婚姻十分顽强？
“ Yes, because Danas so ’wonderful. We have always got on really well. Our relationship has
always been fantastic. 是的，”因为 Dana 实在很优秀。我们相处真的十分愉快。我们的关系
总是相当的好。
6. How did your parents react to the accident? Q: 你的父母对事故有什么反应？
“ Theydivorced when I was four. They ’ ve got closer since the accident他们在我.四岁的时候”离婚了。而在事故后他们更亲近了。
7. How did you get involved with charity work?为什么你会投身于慈善事业的呢？
“ I know a lot of disabled people need my help. This is how I got involved with my charity
work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people. ”我明白到很多残疾人士需要我的帮助。
这就是为什么我要投身于慈善事业来为残疾人士改善生活。
8.“With the progress of new medical research, mI confident that’people like me would be able
to walk again one day. “随着医疗新科技的发展，我很自信像我一样的人能有一天重新站起
来。So you can see, I’m far too busy with living to think of giving up!所以你可以看见”，
我忙得
根本没有时间去想放弃的问题。”
9. Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004. But people all over the world will always
remember him as a superhero. Christopher Reeve 在 2004 年 10 月逝去。但全世界的人们永远都
会这一位超级英雄。
Celebration Festivals 节日
A: Autumn
Every year in September or October, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated by the Chinese
On people all over the world. 秋季——每一年的九年或十月，全国的华人都会庆祝中秋节。
this day, the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest. People like to meet in the evening and
watch the moon. 在这一天，月亮被认为是最大最亮的。人们喜欢在夜晚相约赏月。
The Mid-Autumn Festival is important because it is a special occasion for family. It is also a
day for special foods like moon cakes. There are all kinds of moon cakes. 中秋节是个十分重要的
节日，因为它对于家庭是个特别的时刻。它也是享用像月饼类食物的特别的日子。
Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste, but nowadays, there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit, coffee, chocolate and even ice-cream moon cakes. 传统的月
饼一般使用豆酱做的，不过现在又有了很多不同种类的馅，像水果、咖啡、巧克力，甚至还
有冰淇淋。
B: Winter
The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. 冬季——正月十五是元宵节。它是中国新年的最后一天。
There are many stories about how the Lantern Festival started.对于元宵节的由来有很多说法。 In one story, lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness. In another story,
a town was almost destroyed but the light from many lanterns saved it. 有一个是说，挂起灯笼来
庆祝是象征着照亮黑暗的力量。另一种说法是，一座快被摧毁的城镇被许多的灯笼所救。
The story was about a god who wanted to burn down the town. He was fooled when he saw thousands of lanterns. He thought the town was already burning.这故事讲述一个神明意图烧毁
城镇。他在看见成千上万的灯笼时吓傻了。他以为那已经烧起来了。
In the past, lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with pictures of birds, animals
and flowers, etc. 在过去灯笼一般是靠蜡烛挂起的，并用鸟类、动物和花卉等等的图案做装
饰。Nowadays, most lanterns are made with light bulbs and batteries, and they come in many shapes and sizes. In the north-eastern part of China, there are even ice-lanterns.如今，大多灯笼用带电池的灯丝作支撑，被做成许多形状和尺寸。在中国的东北部，甚至会有冰灯。
The special food for the Lantern Festival is the sweet dumpling. Sweet dumplings are boiled
and served in hot water. 元宵节的特殊事物是饺子。饺子是放在热水里煮熟的。
C: Summer
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year, As it is in
early summer, it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year. 夏季——阴历九月九日是
重阳节。因为它是早夏的节日，所以它开启了一年中最热的季节。
The tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races were organized only by Chinese people. 重阳节的传统开始于 2000 多年前。在
以前的日子，只有中国人举行龙舟竞赛。 However, in recent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in races and enjoyed the fun.然而，在近几年，其他地区的人也开始参与享
受竞赛。
There is a special food for the festival. It is called zongzi, which is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves.这个节日也有一种特殊的食物。其名为粽子，是在糯米上包上新鲜竹叶做成的。
Celebration
Weddings 婚礼
Weddings in Indonesia 印度婚礼
If a friend gets an invitation to a wedding, you can go with him/her, even if you don ’t receive an invitation yourself. 尽管你没有自己收到一个婚礼的邀请函，但如果你的朋友拿到了，你可
以跟着他 /她一起去。
The times of the wedding ceremony and the reception are both on the invitation. However,
you ought not to go to the ceremony because it is only for close family.典礼和招待会的时间都
写在邀请函上。然而，你最好不要去参加典礼，因为那是面向亲戚朋友的。If you really want
to see it, you ought to ask first. Everyone can attend the reception afterwards.如果你真的很想去
看看，你应该先去问一问。而这之后的招待会是面向所有人的。
Nowadays, Indonesian women don’ t have to cover their heads, but they unusually wear traditional clothes.今天，印度女性不再盖头纱，但她们通常会穿传统服装。
There is a box at the entrance to the reception and you ought to put money into it! But don
worry, you don’ t have to contribute a lot of money在招.待会的入口有一个盒子，而你应该往里面放钱。但不用担心，你不需要贡献太多的钱。
And remember- at most wedding receptions you can ’t drink alcohol. 切记，在大多的婚礼招待
会上你都不能喝酒。
Greek Weddings 希腊婚礼
On the day of a Greek wedding ceremony, the bridegroom has to ask the bride’ s father for his daughter’s hand in marriage. .在希腊婚礼举办典礼的那一天，新郎需要取得新娘的父亲的同
意握住新娘的手。 The bridegroom ’ s best man then goes with the couple to the church, to be married 新郎的伴郎在之后一起和新人去教堂，准备结婚。
During the church ceremony, the best man should help put crowns made of flowers on the
heads of the bride and bridegroom. 在典礼期间，伴郎应帮忙弄新郎新娘的由花组成的头上的花冠。
A long silk ribbon that links the crowns is a symbol of a long and happy life for the couple. 连接着花
冠的长长的丝绸缎带象征着夫妻间长久美满的生活。
After the ceremony, the guests can attend a wedding reception, which is usually a huge party
and can last through the night. 典礼之后，嘉宾可以参加婚礼招待会，它通常会是贯彻整晚的
大型派对。 There is a lot of eating, drinking and dancing, including the famous Greek circle dance, where everyone joins in. 内容有许多食物、饮料和舞会，包括著名的希腊圆舞，每个人都会
参与。 During the reception, guests can throw dishes on the floor and put money on the bride ’ s wedding dress for good luck. 招待会期间，嘉宾可以将食物洒在地上，或放钱在新娘的婚纱上，这
象征这好运。
Celebration
Christmas
Memories of Christmas圣诞节对于圣诞的记忆
For me, Christmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November.对于
我，圣诞总是开始于是凉风中的十一月中期。My sister, Alison, and I sat down in front of the
fire and wrote a letter to Father Christmas telling him about all the presents we wanted.我的妹妹Alison和我一起坐在炉火前，写下我们想要的礼物来告诉圣诞老人。We seriously wrote
“ Father Christmas, the North Pole ” on the envelope, before giving them to our mother to post. 我
们很认真地写下“致北极的圣诞老人”，然后会给妈妈寄出去。
With December our excitement grew each day - as we opened the new year calendar, Christmas cards arrived in the post, Christmas lights appeared in the streets, and we attended the town carol service. 随着十二月我们的兴奋感一天一天地增长——我们会开启新一年的日历，寄出圣诞
卡，看着圣诞灯出现在街道上，参加城镇的圣歌服务。And of course, there was snow
everywhere. Enough snow to make snowmen, and to have exciting snowball fights in the school playground. 当然，到处的是雪的缘故，我们有足够的原料来做雪人，可以在学校运动场上打
刺激的雪战。
On Christmas Eve, the whole family helped to decorate the house, put up the Christmas tree, the
decorations and the balloons. 在平安夜，全家人都一起帮忙装饰房子，准备圣诞树、装饰品和
气球。 Then, in the afternoon, when Auntie Kathleen and my two cousins arrived, everything
was ready. 到了下午 Auntie Kathleen 和我的两个堂兄弟来的时候一切就都准备好了。 Before we
went to bed, we left some wine and biscuits for Father Christmas and then put our stockings at the
end of our beds. 在睡觉之前，我们留了点酒和饼干给圣诞老人，接着将长袜挂在床尾。
We tried to stay awake as long as possible to see Father Christmas but the next thing we knew it was morning.Christmas morning!我们尽可能地尝试在圣诞老人来之前保持清醒，但等我们再有意识时就已经是早上了。圣诞节的早上！
At the bottom of the bed was the stocking, now full of all kinds of small presents and sweets.
现在在床尾挂着的是装满各种礼物和糖果的长袜。Christmas morning was bright and sunny and , after church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to play with our new presents.
圣诞的一早明媚而晴朗，到教堂以后我和堂兄David 一起跑出花园玩新收到的礼物。Lunch was always late, but what a lunch! A big turkey with all the vegetables followed by Christmas pudding. I like turkey breast the best.午饭总是晚到的，但这是多厉害的午饭啊！一个被填满
蔬菜的大火鸡，之后还有圣诞布丁！我最喜欢火鸡胸肉了。I put so much food in my mouth sometimes that it was hard to swallow. We sang Christmas carols happily, laughed at jokes, put on
silly paper hats and laughed again. 有时我同时塞太多东西在嘴里而无法咽下。我们很高兴地唱着圣诞颂歌，戴着傻气的纸帽子欢声笑语。
After lunch, the adults slept on the sofas in front of the Queen
all played cards. 午饭之后，大人看着电视里放着的王后的演讲在沙发上睡着了，
’ s speech on television while 而我们全部
人都在玩卡片游戏。 Then we had tea, with a huge Christmas cake covered with snowmen. It didn ’t seem possible, but we carried on eating. By bedtime all of the children were very tired. 之后我们就
着有雪人装饰的大的圣诞蛋糕喝了茶。虽然看起来不可能，但我们还在继续吃。
As soon as we turned off the light, we all fell into a deep, happy sleep. 到睡觉时间时我们都已经
很累了。我们熄灯的一瞬间我们就沉沉地睡着了，进入了一个悠长的美好的梦境。
必修一 Unit 1 Friendship ANNE’S BEST FRIEND Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her best friend. Anne lived in Amsterdam in Netherlands during Would WarⅡ.Her family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazi .She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered. During that time the only true friend was her diary. She said ,”I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do ,but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty .”Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942. Thursday 15th June 1944 Dear Kitty, I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s changed since I was here. …For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn’t go downstairs until the windo w had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face…. …Sadly…I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains han ging before very dusty windows. it’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced. Your, Anne 安妮最好的朋友 你想不想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹的朋友或者你会不会担心你的朋友会嘲笑你，会不理解你目前的困境呢安妮弗兰克想要的是第一种类型的朋友，所以她把的日记当作自己最好的朋友。 在第二次世界大战期间，安妮住在荷兰的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是犹太人，所以他们不得不躲藏起来，否则就会被德国的纳粹分子抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了将近25个月之后才被发现。在那段时期，她的日记成了她唯一忠实的朋友。她说：“我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。我要把我的日记当作自己的朋友，我把我的这个朋友叫做基蒂。”现在，来看看安妮自1942年7月起躲进藏身处后的那种心情吧。 1944年6月15日，星期四 亲爱的基蒂： 我不知道这是不是因为我太久不能出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。我记得非常清楚，以前，湛蓝的天空、鸟儿的歌唱、月光和鲜花，从未令我心迷神
人教新课标高中英语必修一课文逐句翻译 1. 必修一Unit1安妮最好的朋友 Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts?你是不是想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹的朋友呢？Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through? 或者你是不是担心你的朋友会嘲笑你，会不理解你目前经历的困境呢？Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her best friend.安妮·弗兰克想要的是第一种类型的朋友，于是她就把日记当成了她最好的朋友。 Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II.安妮在第二次世界大战期间住在荷兰的阿姆斯特丹。Her family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis.她一家人都是犹太人，所以他们不得不躲藏起来，否则他们就会被德国纳粹抓去。She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered.她和她的家人躲藏了将近25个月之后才被发现。During that time the only true friend was her diary.在这段时间里，她唯一的忠实朋友就是她的日记了。She said, “I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.”她说，“我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。我要把这本日记当作我的朋友，我要把我这个朋友称作基蒂”。Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942.安妮自从1942年7月起就躲藏在那儿了，现在，来看看她的心情吧。 Dear kitty,亲爱的基蒂： I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门 的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound.我记得非常清楚，以前，湛蓝的天空、鸟儿的歌唱、月光和鲜花，从未令我心迷神往过。That’s changed since I came here.自从我来到这里，这一切都变了。 …For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon for once by myself.…比方说，有天晚上天气很暖和，我熬到11点半故意不睡觉，为的是独自好好看看月亮。But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window.但是因为月光太亮了，我不敢打开窗户。Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs one evening when the window was open.还有一次，就在五个月以前的一个晚上，我碰巧在楼上，窗户是开着的。I didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut.我一直等到非关窗不可的时候才下楼去。The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face…漆黑的夜晚，风吹雨打，雷电交加，我全然被这种力量镇住了。这是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚…… …Sadly…I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows.……令人伤心的是……我只能透过脏兮兮的窗帘观看大自然，窗帘悬挂在沾满灰尘的窗前。It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced.观看这些已经不再是乐趣，因为大自然是你必须亲身体验的。 Yours, Anne你的安妮 2. 必修一Unit 1 Using Language Dear Miss Wang, 亲爱的王小姐：
第一单元友谊 Reading 安妮最好的朋友 你是不是想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹的朋友呢？或者你是不是担心你的朋友会嘲笑你，会不理解你目前的困境呢？安妮·弗兰克想要的是第一种类型的朋友，于是她就把日记当成了她最好的朋友。 安妮在第二次世界大战期间住在荷兰的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是犹太人，所以他们不得不躲藏起来，否则他们就会被德国纳粹抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了两年之后才被发现。在这段时间里，她唯一的忠实朋友就是她的日记了。她说，“我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。我要把这本日记当作我的朋友，我要把我这个朋友称作基蒂”。安妮自从1942年7月起就躲藏在那儿了，现在，来看看她的心情吧。 亲爱的基蒂： 我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。我记得非常清楚，以前，湛蓝的天空、鸟儿的歌唱、月光和鲜花，从未令我心迷神往过。自从我来到这里，这一切都变了。 ……比方说，有天晚上天气很暖和，我熬到11点半故意不睡觉，为的是独自好好看看月亮。但是因为月光太亮了，我不敢打开窗户。还有一次，就在五个月以前的一个晚上，我碰巧在楼上，窗户是开着的。我一直等到非关窗不可的时候才下楼去。漆黑的夜晚，风吹雨打，雷电交加，我全然被这种力量镇住了。这是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚…… ……令人伤心的是……我只能透过脏兮兮的窗帘观看大自然，窗帘悬挂在沾满灰尘的窗前，但观看这些已经不再是乐趣，因为大自然是你必须亲身体验的。
Using Language Reading, listening and writing 亲爱的王小姐： 我同班上的同学有件麻烦事。我跟我们班里的一位男同学一直相处很好，我们常常一起做家庭作业，而且很乐意相互帮助。我们成了非常好的朋友。可是，其他同学却开始在背后议论起来，他们说我和这位男同学在谈恋爱，这使我很生气。我不想中断这段友谊，但是我又讨厌人家背后说闲话。我该怎么办呢？Reading and writing 尊敬的编辑： 我是苏州高中的一名学生。我有一个难题，我不太善于同人们交际。虽然我的确试着去跟班上的同学交谈，但是我还是发现很难跟他们成为好朋友。因此，有时候我感到十分孤独。我确实想改变这种现状，但是我却不知道该怎么办。如果您能给我提些建议，我会非常感激的。 第二单元世界上的英语 Reading 通向现代英语之路 16世纪末期大约有5百万到7百万人说英语，几乎所有这些人都生活在英国。后来，在17世纪英国人开始航海征服了世界其它地区。于是，许多别的国家开始说英语了。如今说英语的人比以往任何时候都多，他们有的是作为第一语言来说，有的是作为第二语言或外语。 以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以互相交流。请看以下例子： 英国人贝蒂：“请到我的公寓（flat）里来看看，好吗？” 美国人艾米：“好的。我很乐意到你的公寓（apartment）去。” 那么，英语在一段时间里为什么会起变化呢？事实上，当不同文化互相交流渗透时，所有的语言都会有所发展，有所变化。首先，在公元450年到1150年间，人们所说的英语跟今天所说的英语就很不一样。当时的英语更多地是以德语
Anne’s Best Friend Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through? Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her best friend. Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War Ⅱ. Her family was Jewish so nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered. During that time the only true friend was her diary. She said, ”I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.” Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942. Thursday 15th June, 1944 Dear Kitty, I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s changed since I was here. …For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by my self. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn’t go downstairs until the window bad to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face… …Sadly …I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced. Yours, Anne
1.必修一Unit1安妮最好得朋友 Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? 您就是不就是想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹得朋友呢？Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through?或者您就是不就是担心您得朋友会嘲笑您,会不理解您目前经历得困境呢？Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her best friend、安妮·弗兰克想要得就是第一种类型得朋友,于就是她就把日记当成了她最好得朋友。 Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II、安妮在第二次世界大战期间住在荷兰得阿姆斯特丹。Her family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis、她一家人都就是犹太人,所以她们不得不躲藏起来,否则她们就会被德国纳粹抓去。She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered、她与她得家人躲藏了将近25个月之后才被发现。During that time the only true friend was her diary、在这段时间里,她唯一得忠实朋友就就是她得日记了。She said, “I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty、”她说,“我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。我要把这本日记当作我得朋友,我要把我这个朋友称作基蒂”。Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942、安妮自从1942年7月起就躲藏在那儿了,现在,来瞧瞧她得心情吧。 Dear kitty,亲爱得基蒂: I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature、我不知道这就是不就是因为我长久无法出门得缘故,我变得对一切与大自然有关得事物都无比狂热。I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound、我记得非常清楚,以前,湛蓝得天空、鸟儿得歌唱、月光与鲜花,从未令我心迷神往过。That’s changed since I came here、自从我来到这里,这一切都变了。 …For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon for once by myself、…比方说,有天晚上天气很暖与,我熬到11点半故意不睡觉,为得就是独自好好瞧瞧月亮。But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window、但就是因为月光太亮了,我不敢打开窗户。Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs one evening when the window was open、还有一次,就在五个月以前得一个晚上,我碰巧在楼上,窗户就是开着得。I didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut、我一直等到非关窗不可得时候才下楼去。 The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face…漆黑得夜晚,风吹雨打,雷电交加,我全然被这种力量镇住了。这就是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚…… …Sadly…I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows、…… 令人伤心得就是……我只能透过脏兮兮得窗帘观瞧大自然,窗帘悬挂在沾满灰尘得窗前。It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced、观瞧这些已经不再就是乐趣,因为大自然就是您必须亲身体验得。 Yours, Anne您得安妮 2.必修一Unit 1 Using Language Dear Miss Wang, 亲爱得王小姐: I am having some trouble with my classmates at the moment、我同班上得同学有件麻烦事。 I’m getting along well with a boy in my class、我跟我们班里得一位男同学一直相处很好、We often do homework together and we enjoy helping each other、我们常常一起做家庭作业,而且很乐意相互帮助。We have bee really good friends、我们成了非常好得朋友。But other students have started gossiping、可就是,其她同学却开始在背后议论起来、They say that this boy and I have fallen in love、 This has made me angry、她们说我与这位男同学在谈恋爱,这使我很生气。I don’t want to end the friendship, but I hate others gossiping、What should I do? 我不想中断这段友谊,但就是我又讨厌人家背后说闲话。我该怎么办呢？ Reading and writing Dear Miss Wang,尊敬得编辑: I’m a student from Huzhou Senior High School、我就是湖州高中得一名学生。I have a problem、 I’m not very good at municating with people、我有一个难题,我不太善于同人们交际。Although I try to talk to my classmates, I still find it hard to make good friends with them、虽然我得确试着去跟班上得同学交谈,但就是我还就是发现很难跟她们成为好朋友。So I feel quite lonely sometimes、因此,有时候我感到十分孤独。I do want to change this situation, but I don’t know how、我确实想改变这种现状,但就是我却不知道该怎么办。I would be grateful if you could give me some advice、如果您能给我提些建议,我会非常感激得。
Unit 1 友谊 P2 Reading 安妮最好的朋友 你是不是想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹的朋友呢？或者你是不是担心你的朋友会嘲笑你，会不理解你目前的困境呢？安妮·弗兰克想要的是第一种类型的朋友，于是她就把日记当成了她最好的朋友。 安妮在第二次世界大战期间住在荷兰的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是犹太人，所以他们不得不躲藏起来，否则他们就会被德国纳粹抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了两年之后才被发现。在这段时间里，她唯一的忠实朋友就是她的日记了。她说，“我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。我要把这本日记当作我的朋友，我要把我这个朋友称作基蒂”。安妮自从1942年7月起就躲藏在那儿了，现在，来看看她的心情吧。 亲爱的基蒂： 我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。我记得非常清楚，以前，湛蓝的天空、鸟儿的歌唱、月光和鲜花，从未令我心迷神往过。自从我来到这里，这一切都变了。 ……比方说，有天晚上天气很暖和，我熬到11点半故意不睡觉，为的是独自好好看看月亮。但是因为月光太亮了，我不敢打开窗户。还有一次，就在五个月以前的一个晚上，我碰巧在楼上，窗户是开着的。我一直等到非关窗不可的时候才下楼去。漆黑的夜晚，风吹雨打，雷电交加，我全然被这种力量镇住了。这是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚…… ……令人伤心的是……我只能透过脏兮兮的窗帘观看大自然，窗帘悬挂在沾满灰尘的窗前，但观看这些已经不再是乐趣，因为大自然是你必须亲身体验的。 P6 Using Language Reading, listening and writing 亲爱的王小姐： 我同班上的同学有件麻烦事。我跟我们班里的一位男同学一直相处很好，我们常常一起做家庭作业，而且很乐意相互帮助。我们成了非常好的朋友。可是，其他同学却开始在背后议论起来，他们说我和这位男同学在谈恋爱，这使我很生气。我不想中断这段友谊，但是我又讨厌人家背后说闲话。我该怎么办呢？P7 Reading and writing 尊敬的编辑： 我是苏州高中的一名学生。我有一个难题，我不太善于同人们交际。虽然我的确试着去跟班上的同学交谈，但是我还是发现很难跟他们成为好朋友。因此，有时候我感到十分孤独。我确实想改变这种现状，但是我却不知道该怎么办。如果您能给我提些建议，我会非常感激的。
1.必修四Module1 The City of the Future未来城市 What will the city of the future look like未来的城市会是什么样子呢No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business. 没有人确切的了解，预测也是一件很危险的事情。But one thing is certain---they are going to get bigger before they get smaller.但是有一件事情是可以肯定的---他们将会先变大，然后再变小。In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth's natural resources run out. 在未来，爱护环境将会很重要，因为地球的资源将濒临枯竭。We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminum, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. 我们将会使用大量的可回收材料，例如，塑料、铝、钢铁、玻璃、木头和纸。我们浪费自然资源的程度将会有所减弱。We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power.我们也将不得不更多地依赖其他能源。例如，太阳能和风能。All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain. 所有的这些似乎是肯定的，但是还有许多关于城市生活的事情仍是未知的。 To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025.为了获知年轻人对未来城市生活的想法，美国得克萨斯州的一位大学老师让他的学生思考如何管理一个在2025 年拥有5万人口的城市，Here are some of the ideas they had:下面是他们的一些构想: Garbage ships To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.垃圾船:为了摆脱垃圾问题的困扰，城市将会用巨型宇宙飞船装载废弃材料，朝太阳射，这样做防止了垃圾填埋和环境间题。 Batman Nets：Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.勤务兵网: 警察逮捕罪犯时，将会向罪犯射出网状物而不是用枪。 Forget smoking：No smoking will be allowed 'within a future city's limits. Smoking will be possible only outside cities, and outdoors.戒烟:在未来城市范围内将禁止吸烟。只有在郊区和户外才允许吸烟。 Forget the malls：In the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues will
必修1 第一单元 ANNE’S BEST FRIEND Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through? Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her best friend. 安妮最好的朋友 你想不想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹的朋友？或者你会不会担心你的朋友会嘲笑你，会不理解你目前的困境呢？安妮?弗兰克想要的是第一种类型的朋友，所以她把的日记视为自己最好的朋友。 Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II. Her family was Jewish so she had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis. She and her family hidden away for two years before they were discovered. During that time the only true friend was her diary. She said, ―I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.‖ Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942. 在第二次世界大战期间，安妮住在荷兰的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是犹太人，所以他们不得不躲藏起来，否则就会被德国的纳粹分子抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了25个月之后才被发现。在那段时期，她的日记成了她唯一忠实的朋友。她说：―我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。我要把我的日记当作自己的朋友，我把我的这个朋友叫做基蒂。‖现在，来看看安妮自1942年7月起躲进藏身处后的那种心情吧。 Thursday 15, June, 1944 Dear kitty, I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s changed since I was here. For example, when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven one evening in order to have a good look at the moon for once by myself. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window. Another time some months ago, I happened to be upstairs one evening when the window was open. I didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face… Sadly…I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced.
必修1 第一单元 Reading 阅读 ANNE’S BEST FRIEND Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through? Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her best friend. 安妮最好的朋友 你想不想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹的朋友？或者你会不会担心你的朋友会嘲笑你，会不理解你目前的困境呢？安妮?弗兰克想要的是第一种类型的朋友，所以她把的日记视为自己最好的朋友。 Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II. Her family was Jewish so the had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis. She and her family hide away for two years before they were discovered. During that time the only true friend was her diary. She said, “I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.” Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942. 在第二次世界大战期间，安妮住在荷兰的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是犹太人，所以他们不得不躲藏起来，否则就会被德国的纳粹分子抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了25个月之后才被发现。在那段时期，她的日记成了她唯一忠实的朋友。她说：“我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。我要把我的日记当作自己的朋友，我把我的这个朋友叫做基蒂。”现在，来看看安妮自1942年7月起躲进藏身处后的那种心情吧。 Thursday 15, June, 1944 Dear kitty, I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s ch anged since I was here. …For example, when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven one evening in order to have a good look at the moon for once by myself. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window. Another time some months ago, I happened to be upstairs one evening when the window was open. I didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face… …Sadly…I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced. Yours, Anne 1944年6月15日，星期四 亲爱的基蒂： 我不知道这是不是因为我太久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。我记得非常清楚，以前，湛蓝的天空、鸟儿的歌唱、月光和鲜花，从未令我心迷神往过。自从我来到这里之后，这一切都变了。 ……比如说，有一天晚上天气很暖和，我故意熬到晚上11点半都不睡觉，为的就是能独自好好地看看月亮。但是因为月光太亮了，我都不敢打开窗户。还有一次，就在五个月以前的一个晚上，我碰巧在楼上，窗户是开着的，我一直呆到非关窗不可的时候才下楼去。漆黑的雨夜，刮着大风，电闪雷鸣，乌云滚滚，我完全被这种景象镇住了。这是我一年半以来第一次亲眼目睹的夜晚…… ……不幸的是……我只能透过那满是灰尘的窗帘下那脏兮兮的窗户看看大自然。只能隔着窗户看那大自然实在没意思，因为大自然是需要真正体验的东西。 你的安妮 Using Language 语言运用