Passage A
Ex.5 1. obligation 2. applauded 3. fulfilled 4. mirror 5. flexibility
6. devalue
7. striving
8. entailed
9. supposedly 10. Consequently
Ex6. 1. refer to as 2. at best 3. by the same token 4. at large 5. help
u p …as
1．随着职务的提升，他担负的责任也更大了。
With his promotion,he has taken on greater responsibilities.
2．他感到他没有必要再一次对约翰承担这样的责任了。
He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more. 3．闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物，与她相反，露西却喜欢呆在家里看书。
Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy,who prefers to stay at home reading.
4．说好听一点,可以说他有抱负，用最糟糕的话来说，他是一个没有良心或没有资格的权力追求者。
At best he’s ambitious,and at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications.
5．我们已经尽全力想说服他，但是却毫无进展。
Ex14. 1. equality 2. sustained 3. clue 4. expansiveness 5. was sacked
6. defined
7. sphere
8. sour
9. depressing 10. division
Ex15. 1. in the way 2. falling apart 3. have ruled out 4. at this rate 5. took up Passage B Ex. 17 Translate the following sentences into English.
1．因特网的普及给人们提供了迅速，方便的获取信息的机会。
The popularity of Internet provides people with quick and convenient access to information.
2．既然他不同意这个计划，在考虑此事就没有多大意义
Since he doesn’t agree to this plan, there is not much point in thinking about it any more.
3．我本人没有看过这部影片，不过它应该是一部很好的片子
I haven't seen it myself, but it is supposed to be a very good film. 4．如果你不努力，将一事无成
If you don't work hard, you'll end up nowhere.
5．美国有义务首先采取行动禁止核武器
It's up to the United States to take the initiative in banning nuclear weapons。
Ex5. 1.awaited, 2.have overtaken, 3.pose, 4.cues, 5.has undermined,
6.soptted,
7.judged,
8.distracted,
9.offend,
10.mask
Ex6. 1.brought out, 2.with the exception of, 3.thanks to, 4.taken in, 5.capable of
Ex8. 1．要是他适合当校长，那么哪个学生都可以当。
He is no more fit to be a headmaster than any schoolboy would be. 2．至于她的父亲，她不敢肯定他是否会接收她和她的小孩。
As for her father ,she is not sure whether he will accept her and her baby. 3．晚睡会损害健康而早睡早起有益于健康。
Staying up late will undermine one’s he alth while going to bed early and getting up early will benefit it.
4．大使亲自向总理转达了总统的问候。
The ambassador personally conveyed the president’s message to the premier.
5．这个女孩决定敞开心扉，把她看到的一切都告诉警方。
Ex14. 1.embarrassed, 2.tutor, 3.potential, 4.hence, 5.yield,
6.affection,
7.appropriate,
8.presentation,
9.romantic,
10.recommendation
Ex15. 1.in terms of, 2.participating in, 3.get down to, 4.base...on, 5.acts on
1．Ex17. 过量的运动对身体健康弊多利少，所以我们必须控制运动量Excessive exercises does m ore harm than good to one’s health. Therefore we must control the amount of exercise we do.
2. 他几次试图加入他们的谈话，但都由于胆小而放弃了
He made a few attempts to join in their conversation, but he gave up out of timidness.
3. 就方便快捷而言，火车无法和飞机竞争
Trains cannot compete with planes in terms of convenience and speed.
4. 就中美文化做一对比，或有助于你尽快明白和适应在美国的学习环境Making a comparison between Chinese and American cultures will help you to better understand and adapt to your study environment in the USA.
5. 在公共汽车上年轻人给老弱病残让座时中国人的传统美德
It is a traditional Chinese virtue for the young on buses to yield their seats to the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled
Key to Exercises
5. 1. violated 2. derive 3. blocked 4. default 5. rationalized
6. quoted
7. exclusive
8. contacted
9. anonymous 10. charge
6 1. is up to 2.resulted in 3.was charged with 4.was unlikely 5. handing out
8. 1．理个发他就要收 500 元，简直不可思议。
It is simply incredible for him to charge $500 for a haircut.
2．人民赋予你权力，你就应该全心全意为人民服务。
You are granted the privilege by people,so you should serve the people wholeheartedly.
3．天气预报很重要，依据它我们才能决定什么时候出航。
The weather forecast is important so that we can decide when to launch out.
4．炮声打破了往常周日早晨的宁静，人们强烈预感到战争就要来临。
The sound of guns violated the usual calmness of Sunday morning, so people had a strong feeling that the war was coming.
5．即使你没分钟看 3 页，到本周末你无论如何也看不完这本书。
Even though you read three pages per minute ,you will by no means finish the book by the end of this weekend.
Key to Exercises
14. 1.have witnessed 2. trample 3. abusing 4.manual 5. duplicated
6. knowingly
7. tactic
8. patrolling
9. budget 10. enforce
15. 1. end up 2. give...short shrift 3. step up ...to 4. infringed on
5. doesn’t fit into
16. 1 a fine 2. rights/law 3. to violate law/rights 4. money 5.deadlines
6.a presentation
7. rehearsals
8. a copy/money
9. permission 10.an interview 17. 1. 他无需认真考虑就可轻易击败对手
He can beat his opponent easily without giving a second thought.
2. 在根本不懂驾驶的情况下，他居然把车开上了路
With little or no knowledge of driving, he drove the car onto the road.
3. 对这座桥梁的施工未经许可更改是违法的
It is illegal to make an unauthorized change in the construction of the bridge.
4. 我会平静的接受这个事实，因为我知道如果我玩不成这个任务全队就有可能面对失败
I could accept this fact calmly because I knew if I were not able to finish the mission, chances were that the team would be defeated.
5. 偏远山区的孩子们严重缺乏科学文化知识
Children in remote mountain areas are lacking in scientific and cultural knowledge.
Unit 4
Key to Ex.
5. 1. sensitive 2. classification 3. sufficiently 4. steer 5. familiarity
6. consequently
7. reward
8. qualifications
9. fundamentals 10. evaluate
6. 1. As for 2. focus…on 3. benefit…from 4. failed to 5. relevant to
8. 1．我爷爷虽然 70 岁了，但他的爱好广泛，从下国际象棋到爬山，多种多样。
My grandfather’s interests range from playing chess to climbing mountains although he is 70 years old.
2．真奇怪，汤姆的奶奶都 80 岁了还玩玩具娃娃。
Surprisingly,Tom’s grandmother plays with dolls at the age of 80. 3．他大公无私的精神和天赋是他适合担当大多数学生梦想得到的那项工作。His selflessness and talent qualify him for the job most students dream to get.
4．你如何解释他的那个怪梦？
What interpretation would you put on his odd/strange dream?
5．我们老板刚买的新轿车一小时能行驶 200 公里。
The brand-new car our boss has just brought is capable of making 200 kilometers an hour.
Key to EX.
14. 1. beyond 2. champions 3. ignored 4. obliged 5. sheer 6. lagged 7. prospects 8. proficiency 9. prejudice 10. claim
15. 1. in a way 2. drawing up 3. calls for 4. signed up for 5. set…back
17. 1. 在董事会以上他建议把这项轻松的工作留给身体不好的玛丽来做
He suggested at the board meeting that the easy task should be left to Mary whose health is poor.
2. 目前正在香港的布朗先生很有教学经验，他将在春天来我校给学生上课
Mr Brown, who is in Hong Kong now, has a lot of teaching experience and will come to teach our students in the spring.
3. 这家旅馆是全市最好的旅馆，吃的东西很好，服务质量也不错
This is the best hotel in our city: the food is good and the same is true of the service.
4. 为了吸引更多的乘客做船，船长向乘客保证旅行十分安全
In order to attract more passengers, the caption assured all the passengers of the safety of traveling by ship.
5. 他花十五万元买的那辆新车再一次事故中严重损坏，已经无法修理了
His new car, for which he had paid ￥150 000, was seriously damaged in an accident and was beyond repair.
Unit 5
Key to Exercises
5. 1. morality 2. quest 3. downright 4. advocated 5. contemporaries
6. deceiving
7.exclusive
8. obstructing
9. captured 10. conscience
6. 1. took to 2. goes back 3. carry… out 4. pointed to 5. in opposition to
8. 1．他们乘坐的飞机起飞后立刻就消失了。
The airplane they boarded soared out of sight right after it took off. 2．在会上，双方展开了激烈的争论。改革派提出许多改革措施，而保守派则反对提出的改革建议。
At the meeting , the two sides had a hot debate . The reformers put forward many
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reforming measures, but the conservatives were in opposition to the proposed changes.
3．从长远看，我们必须学习更多的科技知识，除了掌握主修的专业之外，懂得计算机、英语和驾驶是我们工作中必不可少的。
In the long run , we should learn more about science and technology. Besides our major subjects, knowledge of computers ,English and driving is necessary for our work.
4．为练成完美的体形，她每周做四次健身操。
She dose gymnastic exercises four times a week in the quest to achieve the perfect body.
5．每天早晨，一些老人在公园里一边锻炼身体一边聊天。
Every morning in the park , some old people are doing physical exercises there , chatting with each other at the same time .
Key to Exercises
14. 1. compelled 2. compassion 3. disclosure 4. exploring
5. malnourished
6. plaguing
7. pledge
8. breach
9. span
10. transaction
15. 1. sitting idle 2. broke down 3. in all respects
4. gave… credit
5. by the conduct of
17. 1. 难道我们采取措施改变现在的局面不是更好吗？
Won’t it be better if we take measures to change the present situation?
2 . 我没想到你有这样的本领
I didn’t give him credit for such a skill. (I didn’t give credit to him for such a skill.)
3. 虽然年纪已经老了，他们到现在都还一直学习英语
They have been learning English up to now, though in their advanced age.
4. 他因为生病已经七天没去学校了
He has not been to school for seven days because of illness.
5. 孩子们又唱又跳的冲出教室
The children ran out of the classroom, jumping and singing.
Unit 6
Key to Exercises
5. 1. achievement 2. self-esteem 3. primitive 4. aroused 5. identified
6. confrontation
7. conflict
8. soaring
9. abandoned 10. professional
6. 1. through thick and thin 2. root for 3. backed up 4. belonged to 5. stave off
8.1．她将她的少年时代描绘成一个幻想和发现的时代。
She portrayed her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.
2．试验表明，不抽烟的人比抽烟的人在工作中犯的错误要少。
Experiments showed that nonsmokers committed fewer errors than smokers. 3．球迷经常受到人们的重视，不是因为他们自身的成功，而是因为他们支持的
球队获得了胜利。
Ball game fans are often highly regarded not for their own achievement , but through their connection to a tean that wins.
4．尽管演员的演技高超，这部长达 3 小时的电影还是未能吸引住我们。Despite the actors’ wonderful acting , the three-hour movie could not hold our attention.
5．王教授是我唯一指望能救我儿子的大夫。
Professor Wang is the only doctor whom I can rely on to save my son.
14. 1. victim 2. depress 3. devote 4. concluded 5. beneficial
6. recreational
7. propelled
8. financial
9. nothing 10 regardless
15. 1. along with 2. agree with 3. in terms of 4. go back to 5. be responsible for
17. 1. 我认为你的建议不恰当，应该放弃
We don’t think your proposal is quite in place, so you should give it up.
2. 他到家时发现家里只有一些破烂的家具
When he arrived home, he found nothing but some broken furniture there.
3. 就这台发动机的状态而言，他能发动已经是奇迹了
Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts 4. 从就业来说，酒店业是这个国家的第二大产业
In terms of employment, the hotel industry is the second largest industry in this country.
5. 在这个国家里，不管肤色如何，每一个人都有权住住在他想住的地方Everyone in this country had the right to live where he wants to, regardless of the color of his skin.
Unit 7
Key to exercises
5. 1. succession 2. prevalent 3 fragile 4. generated 5. accomplish
6. graceful
7. imposed
8. insecurity
9. indispensable 10. acclaim
6. 1. at stake 2. clings to 3. hang on 4. turned…over 5. referred to…as 8. 1. 虽说他为此事作了努力，但他的成功至少是由于他运气好。Although he said he had done a lot for the case, his success was at least in part due to luck.
2. 将要讨论的议题非常关键，因为他决定很多人的未来。The issue to be discussed is critical, because it will determine the future of many people.
3.我将尽量避免将我的观点强加于别人。I’ll try my best to avoid imposing my ideas on others.
4. 在那种情况下，很少有人能正视自己性格上的缺点。Rarely can people face up to the defects in their own characters in such a situation.
5. 大学生活被称为人的一生中最美丽的阶段。College life is referred to as the most beautiful period of one’s life.
Key to Exercises
14. 1. certify 2. consulted 3. monthly 4. maintained 5. benefits
6. survey
7. restless
8. aggressive
9. evaporated 10. maximum
15. 1. scrape together 2. sunk in 3. count on 4. account for 5. laid off
17. 总的来讲，他是一个很有学问的人，尤其是在数学领域。担当涉及到政治是时他就什么也不知道了 1. Generally speaking he is quite learned, especially in the field of mathematics. However, when it comes to politics, he knows nothing.
2. 从他们对1000名没机会上大学的工人进行的调查结果来看，高考失利对特们的生活有着很深远的影响。According to the survey they made of the 1000 workers who missed out on the chance to go to university, their failure in the college entrance examinations had a profound effect on their later life.
3. 由于成本的提高，雇主们拒绝为雇员支付退休金。另一方面，雇员们也不愿意一辈子呆在一家公司里。Owing to cost rise, employers refuse to pay the retirement pension for their employees. On the flip side, employees are unwilling to stay in the same company for their whole lives.
4.既然你已经告诉我谁应该对此事负责，我就不再作进一步调查了。 Since you’ve told me who should take responsibility for the mat ter, I will not pursue it any further.
5. 即使是在最忙的季节，我也要尽量每天腾出半小时时间锻炼身体。I will try to set aside half an hour each day to do some exercise even in the busiest season.
攻势已经持续了三天，但是我们并没有取得多少进展。我们在前线与敌人交战的部队遇到了强力的抵抗。师长（DIVISION COMMANDER）命令我们营（BATTALION）绕到敌人后方发起突然袭击。然而，要绕到敌人后方，我们必须越过一片沼泽地（MARSHLAND）。我们很多人担心会陷入泥潭之中。我们营长决定冒一下险。我们在夜幕掩盖下出发，不顾困难，奋勇向前。幸运的是，夜间温度突然下降到摄氏零下20度，烂泥地都结上了冰。由于这寒冷的天气，我们于天亮前到达并从敌人后方发起进攻。这一下扭转了战局。敌人没有戒备，不久便投降了。 The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. Our troops engaging the enemy at the front were faced with strong/fierce/stiff resistance. The division commander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy and launch a surprise attack. To do so, however, we had to cross a marshland and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion commander decided to take a gamble. We started under cover of darkness and pressed on in spite of great difficulties. By a stroke of luck, the temperature at night suddenly dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius and the marsh froze over. Thanks to the cold weather, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This turned the tide of the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered. Unit 2 汽车在二十世纪改变了世界，尤其是在美国和其他工业国家。汽车确实对我们大有用处，但也带来了一些危害，比如声音污染、空气污染以及公路死亡事故。据报导汽车事故被列为全世界导致死伤的主要原因之一。可庆幸的是，现代发明家们正在重新发明汽车。新的推进系统（PROPULSION SYSTEM）、燃料、设计以及制造汽车的手段在过去的十年中得到迅速发展。例如，通过使用卫星辅助的全球定位系统，汽车里的计算机能给汽车精确定位；随着遥感器的应用，智能汽车能排除不少汽车事故。 Automobiles changed the world during the 20th century, particularly in the United States and other industrialized nations. They are indeed of great use to us, but they have brought some hazards as well, such as noise and air pollution, and highway fatalities. It is reported that automobile accidents rank among the leading causes of death and injury throughout the world. Fortunately modern innovators are reinventing the automobile. New propulsion systems, fuels, designs, and means of manufacturing cars have all developed rapidly in the past decade. For example, by using the satellite-aided global positioning system (GPS), a computer in the automobile can locate the vehicle's precise position, and with the application of sensors, smart cars can eliminate most car accidents.
U7P 1 Lead in A family begins with two people. Love deepens and grows between a couple and soon a wedding takes place, the beginnings of a family. Children are born, growing and maturing with every passing year. When grown up, they, too, fall in love and marry. The process of creating a family begins again, adding generations to the family. A day in the life of a family is filled with work and school, errands and chores. At the end of a busy day we can find children excitedly sharing the events of their day with Mom and Dad. It is a time for - working together and playing together. Reading to the children, singing songs, doing homework together, and playing games are some activities that take place during family time. A television show may be what each family member needs to relax and enjoy some quiet time together. Strong family relationships are developed by spending quality time together. Key: 1. takes place 2. maturing 3. process 4. filled with 5. excitedly 7. singing 8. activities 9. show 10 relax 完形填空 1. You have to be a born optimist to be able to do this hard job and not despair. 你是一个天生的乐观主义者，能够做这项艰巨的工作而不绝望
大学体验英语听说教程3原文与答案大学体验英语听说教程3 Listening Task部分+答案 UNIT1 1.A: Jake Sutton～Is that you, man? How are you? B: Hey, Andrew! I didn?trecognize you for a moment, long time no see! A: Yeah, wow, Ihaven?tseenyousincehighschool graduation! what?ve you been up to? B: I?vebeenbackEast, at collage. A: collage? Where? B: Boston. b. u. A: Oh, cool. B: And this past year, I got to go to Spain as an exchange student. A: Spain? No kidding? I remember you always hoped for an international lifestyle. B: exactly. A: So how was is, amigo? B: Oh, man, it was so great; I got to see a lot of Europe. A: Year! Like where, B: All over. Italy, France, Greece, and my homestay family was really nice. They?ve invited me back again if I want to go to graduate school there. A; sounds like we won?t be seeing you for anther few more years then, eh? B: I dunno. Half of me wants to go , half of me wants to stay here , you know, when i was there , I missed home a lot more than I thought I would.
大学体验英语综合教程4(第三版)课文翻译及课后答案
Unit 1 无名英雄：职业父亲意味着什么？ 在我们的孪生女儿出生后的第一次“约会”时，我和丈夫一起去看了一部名为《玩具总动员》的电影。我们很喜欢这部片子，但随后我丈夫问道：“父亲在哪儿呢？”起初我还认为因为一个小小的失误而批评一部很吸引人的家庭影片似乎是太偏狭了。可后来越想越觉得这一疏忽太严重了。父亲不仅没有出现，他甚至没有被提到——尽管家中有婴儿，说明他不可能离开太长时间。影片给人的感觉是，父亲出现与否似乎是个极次要的细节，甚至不需要做任何解释。 新闻媒体倾向于把父亲的边缘化，这只是一个例子，它反映了在美国发生的巨大的社会变化。大卫?布兰肯霍恩在《无父之国》一书中将这种倾向称之为“无需父亲”观念。 职业母亲（我想这应是与无职业母亲相对而言的）奋斗的故事从媒体上无尽无休地轰击着我们。与此同时，媒体上绝大多数有关父亲的故事又集中表现暴力的丈夫或没出息的父亲。看起来似乎父亲惟一值得人们提及的时候是因为他们做家务太少而受到指责的时候（我怀疑这一说法的可靠性，因为“家务”的定义中很少包括打扫屋顶的雨水沟、给汽车换机油或其它一些典型地由男人们做的事），或者是在他们去世的时候。当布兰肯霍恩先生就“顾家的好男人”一词的词义对父亲们进行调查时，许多父亲都回答这一词语只有在葬礼上听到。 这种“无需父亲”综合症的一个例外是家庭全职父亲所受到的媒体的赞扬。我并非暗指这些家庭全职父亲作出的承诺不值得人们的支持，我只是想指出在实际生效的双重标准：家庭全职父亲受到人们的赞扬，而家庭全职母亲和养家活口的父亲，所得到文化上的认同却很少，甚至完全得不到。 我们用来讨论父亲角色（即没出息的父亲）的话语本身就显示出人们对大多数男人默默无闻而自豪地履行对家庭承担的责任缺乏赏识。我们几乎从来没听到“职业父亲”这一说法，在人们呼吁应该考虑给予工作者在工作地点上更大的灵活性时，很少有人认为这种呼吁不但适用于女子，同样也适应于男子。我们这个社会表现出似乎家庭职责对父亲来说并不象对母亲那么重要——似乎事业上的满足就是男人生活的全部。 更让人感到侮辱的是最近媒体的这种倾向，即把家庭主妇看成是一种“地位的象征” ——就像一辆名贵的汽车，只有据说少数男人才享受得起这种奢侈与豪华。这暗示家里有家庭主妇的男人比那些妻子在外工作的男人日子过得更舒适，因为他们拥有全职管家这种“奢侈品”。然而，实际上作为家庭惟一挣钱者的男人要承受很多压力。当他们的那份工作是家庭收入的惟一来源的时候，失业，或者甚至只不过是受到失业的威胁，对他们来说显然构成更大的困难。同样，家庭惟一的工资收入者在想辞去不太满意的工作时，其灵活程度也要小一些，因为这种工作变换会使他们失去收入。此外，为了给家庭挣更多的钱，许多丈夫超时工作或兼做第二职业。对于这些男人来说，正是这份工作所支撑的家庭，使得他们值得付出努力。很多男人相信母亲呆在家里对小孩十分重要，这种信念使得他们乐意地担起家里惟一挣钱人的担子。 目前，研究者们普遍认为家庭中没有父亲会对小孩——因此对整个社会——带来严重的问题。然而，我们这个社会并没有把“普通”父亲作为正面角色为未来的父亲树立榜样，相反地，却常常持放弃态度，认为传统的父道从最好的方面说是已经过时，从最坏的方面讲就是危险的反动。这使得许多男人对他们作为父亲的角色的价值提出疑问。 作为一个社会，我们需要认识到对于孩子来说，父亲是与母亲同等重要的，不仅仅在经济支
Unit 1 Hi! How are you? Vocabulary Task Answers/Script 1. Hello! Hi, how are you doing? Pretty good. 2. Hi, how are you? Fine, thanks. 3. Good morning. Morning. What’s new? Not much. Listening Task 1 First Listening Answers 4 (at school), 2 (home), 3 (at a reception desk), 1 (in the park) 2 Second Listening Answers/Script 1. A: Hello! B: Oh, Hi! A: It’s a beautiful day! B: Yeah, a good day for running. 2. A: Hello. I’m home. B: Hi! How are you? A: I’m tired. It’s goo d to be home. 3. A: Good morning. B: Good morning. A: I’m Mia Clark. Is Mr. Lee here? B: Yes, just a moment. Mr. Lee, Ms. Clark is here to see you. 4. A: Hi! B: Hey. What’s new? A: Not much. Look, the teacher is coming! B: We need to go to class. Real World Listening 1 Predict 2 Get the main ideas Answers Good morning. Hi. How are you? Hi, Nadia. Hey, Nadia. How’s it going? Hello, Ms. Barnes. Good morning…coffee? Good morning, Ms. Barnes. Script Man-1: Good morning, Nadia! Nadia: Good morning. Woman-1: Hi! How are you? Nadia: Great. I had a great weekend! Man-2: Hey, Nadia! How’s it going? Nadia: Morning. Fine. How about you? Woman-3: Hello, Ms. Barnes. Did you have a good weekend? Nadia: Yes, it was very good. How about you? Woman-4: Good morning. Nadia: Good morning. Woman-4: Coffee? Nadia: Sure, thanks… Sorry. Gotta go. Nadia: Good morning, everyone. Students: Good morning. Ms. Barnes.
Unit 1 1)The village is so close to the border that the villages live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy. 2)In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power. 3)This company has evolved into one of the major chemical manufacturing bases in this region. 4)Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued. 5)The government’s call for suggestions about the control of water pollution produced very little response from the citizens. 6)The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for flood. 7)At one time scientists thought that there was nothing smaller than an atom but now most people know that an atom consists of even smaller particles. 8)The students were all very much concerned about t he World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV. 9)The department store lost out because loans were very hard to come by and it could not start business on time. 10)We can’t go there for a walk because there is a navy base there,
Unit1 蛙的故事 最近发生了几桩怪事儿。 我在北威斯康星州的树林中有一座小木屋。是我亲手搭建的，前面还有一间花房。住在里面相当惬意。实际上我是在户外做音频制作和环境方面的工作--作为干这一行的工具，我还装备了一间带电脑的工作室。 还有一只树蛙也在我的工作室中住了下来。 去年十一月，我第一次惊讶地发现他（只是这样称呼罢了，事实上我并不知道该称“他”还是“她”）坐在电脑的音箱上。我把他放到花房里去，认为他呆在那儿会更舒服一些。可他又跑回来呆在原地。很快我就习惯了有他做伴，清晨我上网查收邮件和阅读新闻的时候，他也在一旁关注这个世界。 可上周，我突然对这个爬上爬下的“小绿人或小灰人”产生了好奇心。 于是有一天，我正在工作室里干活，电脑嗡嗡作响。当树蛙从我面前爬过时，我不得不停止工作。他停下了并转过身来，坐在那儿看着我。好吧，我也干脆停下来望着他。五个月了，他一直这样陪着我。我突然有一股强烈的欲望想了解他：为什么他要呆在这儿而不乐意呆在花房里？我认为对树蛙来说，花房显然要舒适得多。 “你为什么呆在这儿？”我情不自禁地问他。 我目不转睛地盯着他，他也直视着我。然后我听到一种叮咚声。这种声音似乎一下子就进入了我的大脑中枢，因为它和电脑里发出来的声音十分接近。在那个声音里我听到树蛙对我“说”：“因为我想让你明白”。唷，太不可思议了。“明白什么？”我脑海中突然跳出了这个问题。然后经过短暂的体验这种交流之后，我觉得我已经理解了树蛙待在这儿的原因。我开始理解树蛙只是想听到其他同类的叫声并并与之交流。或许他误以为计算机发出的声音就是其他树蛙在呼唤他。 真是有趣。 我继续工作。我正在写一个关于全球气候变化的故事。有个朋友刚好发过来一份传真，说地球的温度正以每十年1.9度的速度上升。我知道，照这种速度下去，每年春天我都爱去提取树浆的这片枫林，到我孩子的那一代就将不复存在。我的故乡美丽的威斯康星州也会在下一代变成一片草原。 此刻，树蛙从我脚背跳过去站在电脑前的地板上。然后他伸出手来从后面拢起左耳凝神倾听，接着他又站在电脑前伸出右手拢起另一支耳朵。他这样转动着脑袋，聆听那个声音，非常专心致志。他的皮肤起了微妙的变化，呈现出一种亮丽的绿色，然后他就用尽全力跳到电脑上。 我猛然想起去年在收音机里听到的一则关于青蛙的消息，说是全世界的青蛙正在死亡。消息说因为青蛙的皮肤就像是一个内里朝外的肺，所以正在受到污染和全球气候变化的影响。据说已经发现有些青蛙的皮肤已变得像纸一样干瘪。还说青蛙是一个"物种指示器"，由于对环境敏感，这个物种会先遭灭顶之灾。 这时我明白了。 青蛙向我们传递了一个信息。一些头脑清醒的人士也曾向我们传递过同样的信息，那就是"我们别无选择。"我们已经进入了关键时刻，为了人类的子孙后代，也为青蛙，我们必须对这个星球负起主人的责任。 因为我们休戚相关。
Experiencing English Listening ＆Speaking Level 04 Unit 1 Introductions“You’ll really like him.” Alice: Look, there he is. Jean: Who? Alice: Robert, the guy I’ve been telling you about. Jean: Oh. The guy you’re going out with? Alice: I wish. The guy I WANT to go out with. Jean: Oh, he’s really handsome. Um, let’s go talk to him. Alice: Oh, OK. I’ll introduce you. I think you’ll really like him. Hi, Robert. Robert: Oh, hi. Alice: Have you met my friend, Jean? Robert: Hey, Jean. I think we’ve met before. Jean: We have? Where? Robert: Last December, at Sam’s party. Jean: Oh, Sam. Robert: Oh? Aren’t you going out with him anymore? Jean: No, we broke up a couple of mouths ago. Robert: Oh—Oh, really?
Unit1 1, There has been this long lull with nothing particular turning up! you are beginning to be anxious because there has been no progress of the war in such a long quiet period… 2,we must "...meet with Triumph and Disaster. And treat those two impostors just the same." We are sure to experience both Triumph and Disaster and we must treat them as the same thing taking different appearances because they are essentially interchangeable. 3,never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense Never give in unless we are convinced that it is honorable and sensible for us to do so. 4,Britain, other nations thought, had drawn a sponge across her slate. Britain, in other nations’ eyes, was completely wiped out/conquered. 5,we have only to persevere to conquer. … we have no choice but to hold on until victory comes. Unit2 1, The phrase "personal space" has a quaint, seventies ring to it The phrase “personal space” sounds old-fashioned and reminds one of the seventies…2, T-shirt weather can make proximity more alluring (or much, much less). … I have suspected that maybe the cause (of the space invasion) is the season: summer may either make people want to be closer to each other or more likely, to keep a distance between each other. 3, The logistics of it vary according to geography people in different regions are given different size of personal space. 4, individuals routinely commandeer booths and sets of facing seats meant for foursomes. …individuals, as usual, occupy the booths and seats which are desi gned for four people. 5,In the same way that the breeze from a butterfly's wings in Japan may eventually produce a tidal wave in California, I have decided to expand the contracting boundaries of personal space. Because the initial invasion of personal space can cause a chain of reactions, which may bring about a catastrophic consequence, as the breeze from a butterfly’s wings in Japan, if it initiates a chain of waves, may eventually produce a tidal wave in California, I have decided to enlarge the shrinking personal space. Unit3 1,Given the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage, it is the communications modal equivalent of international waters As there are relatively few restrictions for reaching and using the Internet, communications via the Internet are comparable to traveling through the international waterways. 2,But much less widely reported has been the notion that the Internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users A lot of people talk about the “new information age”, but not so many people are acquainted with the idea that the Internet separates people form each other and fragments society further as a result
Unit 1 If you ask me, taking a second major isn’t good for every undergraduate. In my freshman year as an English major, I took economics as my minor. By all odds, I was the most hard-working student in my class. But try as I might to meet the requirements of the two different subjects, I still couldn’t do well enough to pass all the exams. Given that the study of economics required a good command of mathematics, I had to spend so much time on math that I neglected my English. Failing English Literature and Macroeconomics in the second term sounded the alarm for me. This was the first time I did not pass a course in my life, which had greatly sapped my confidence. Although I was not a man who would easily bow to fate, as the summer bread came to a close, I decided to give up economics for fear that I would fail both subjects. Now that I had only one subject to attend to, everything seemed to be on the right track again. Unit 2 It was not until after he had graduated from university and started to work that Zhang Lei became aware of the pleasure of reading. reflecting on his undergraduate studies, he lamented that he, unlike some of his classmates who had immersed themselves in various interesting books they were able to lay hands on from the library or bookshops, had only read textbooks, none of which was really worthwhile, or could be read in one sitting. He was deprived of the privilege of gaining access to the writers’ fantastic worlds through the windows their books have opened, so to speak. Now he has become an avid and omnivorous reader. It is as if he wants to read all those marvelous books he hadn’t had a chance to read in his university days. By now, in his spare time, he had read several hundreds of books, including novels, biographies and travel notes. He realizes that books can not only reveal to him the vista of a hopeful future and help him withstand stresses and strains, they can also help him clear up some misconceptions and discover the true meaning of life. Unit 3 What you wear seems to dictate your behavior. Take primary school and high school students for example. One of the hard and fast rules they have to observe is that they must wear uniforms at school. There is no doubt that school uniforms would not have achieved their currency without a symbolic correlation between the uniformity of clothes and the students’ conformity to some common code of conduct. However, after years of school life, there is always a backlash secretly nursed in the students’ mind against the ubiquitous uniform which suppresses the expression of individuality. To compensate for this loss, students usually wear more casual and popular clothes on weekends. It is not until they start university, however, that they can really enjoy the freedom of dress, an anarchy associated with the cultivation of creativity and the encouragement of free expression of ideas and talents. But this situation won’t obtain for long. After a relatively short time of liberty, they may experience again the revived pressure of dress code as soon as they become professions. Unit 4 When it comes to the effects of the current economic downturn, the decrease of student activities is a good case in point. To enliven campus life, the university is always willing to carve out some money for activities organized by student clubs and societies, but such sponsorships have been pared down this year because of huge budget cut. Apparently, student organizations need to weather their own financial crisis if they want to recover from their current state of inactiveness. Some suggest enrolling more club members, on the ground that the consequent increase of membership fees may help them get out of the difficulty.
Unit 1 Passage A (p12) 学无止境 终考的最后一天，东部一所的大学里，一群大四的工科生聚集在一幢教学楼的台阶上，谈论着即刻就要开始的考试。他们脸上都充满自信。在参加即将到来的毕业典礼和从事未来的工作前，这是他们最后一门考试。 他们有的谈起了已经找到的工作，有的则谈论着要找的工作。4年的大学学习给了他们全部的自信，使他们觉得自己足以征服世界。 眼前这场考试，不过是小事一桩。这门课的教授已经说过，除考场上不能交头接耳外，允许他们带任何书或笔记到考场。考生们依次进入考场，心情轻松而愉快。当教授把考卷发给在座的考生后，学生们脸上的笑容更加灿烂，因为考卷上只有五道论述题。 3个小时过去了，教授开始收回考卷。考生们的脸上充满惊慌的表情，自信已经荡然无存。当教授收完考卷，看着全班学生时，所有的人都沉默不语。 她扫视着一张张焦虑的脸问道：“5道题答完的有多少？” 没人举手。 “答完4道的有多少？” 还是没有人举手。 “完成3道题的？2道题的？” 考生们有些坐不住了，不安地动了动。 “那么，有没有写完一道题的？我想总有人做完一道题吧！” 考场里还是一片寂静。教授放下手中的考卷，说：“果真不出我所料。” “我只是想让你们牢牢记住，即使你们已经学完了4年工科课程，在这个领域里，你们还有很多东西不懂。在你们今后的日常工作中，类似于今天考卷上你们无法回答的问题很常见。”接着，她微笑着补充说：“你
们都会通过考试，但是请记住，即使你们现在已经毕业了，你们的学习才刚刚开始。” 多年后，这位老师的姓名已经被淡忘，但她的教诲却深深地刻在记忆中。 Read and translate 1. →译文：He has no longer written to his friends ever since he got a mobile phone. 2.→译文：Even though he is very busy, he spends at least two hours every day surfing the Internet, aiming to know about the latest development in this area / field. 3. →译文：Professor Li made a short speech at the commencement, his words of which were deeply impressed upon my memory. 4. →译文：Talking of the final exams the students were not nervous at all. On their faces was confidence. 5.→译文：To write a short passage of about 100 words within 30 minutes would be a snap to most students in their class. Passage B (P17) 时光如能倒流 四年的学习生涯结束，毕业的那一刻终于到来。不到两个星期我就要毕业了。回首往昔，竟不敢相信时间就这样匆匆逝去。我依然记得第一天去上课时的情景，我一边望着课表背面的地图，一边询问教学楼在哪儿。现在我已是即将毕业的老生，用羡慕的眼光看待大一新生。我每天都祈愿时间会凝滞，让接下来的两周过得更慢一些。许多人迫不及待地等待毕业，我却与他们恰恰相反。我希望时间倒流，让我将大学生活的每一天重新来过。 对我来说，大学生活是非常重要的学习经历，绝大多数学习过程都是在课外学到的。大学第二年对我来说也许是生命中最精彩的一年。正是这一年，我终于让妈妈确信我住校没有问题，她同意了我住校。也正是这一年，我结交了一些终身好友。经历了许多成功与失败使我对自己有了更深的了解。大二生活使我体验了许多新的事物：山地宿营，在报纸上发表一些拙陋的诗歌，在课堂上给老师画漫画。 漫步在熟悉的校园路上，我陷入了深深的反思和对往昔的回忆之中。我多希望能够重头来过，再次扑捉大学生活的快乐和兴奋。一想到就要毕业我的心就惶惶恐恐。从记事起我就一直在读书，我感到还有许多东西想学，可我不得不离开学校毕业了。世界如此之大，可能发生的事情又如此之多。过去的四年我一直