28 That "Other Woman" in My Life
我生命中的“另一个女人”
1. After 22 years of marriage, I've discovered the secret to keeping love and intimacy<亲密> alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy: I started dating another woman.
1、经历22年的婚姻，我发现如何同妻子佩吉保持爱恋和亲密关系的秘密：去约会另一个女人。
2. The "other woman" my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow<寡妇>who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2500 miles away to California and started my own family and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with Mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.
2、我妻子鼓励我去约会的“另一个女人”就是我的母亲，一位72岁的寡妇。20年前父亲去世后，她一直独居至今。就在父亲去世后，我搬到了2500英里以外的加利福尼亚，成家立业。6年前我搬回到靠近老家的地方，那时，我曾承诺要花些时间同妈妈在一起。但是由于需要兼顾我的工作和3个孩子，除家庭聚会和节假日外，我很少抽时间(get around to doing sth or n.)去看望她。
3. She was surprised and suspicious<怀疑的>, then, when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie. "What's wrong?" she asked. My mother thinks anything out of the ordinary signals bad news. "I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you," I said. "Just the two of us.""I'd like that
a lot." she replied.
3、我打电话给母亲，建议我们俩外出一起吃饭、看电影，她感到惊讶和疑惑。“出什么事了吗?”她问，妈妈把任何不寻常的信号都当成是坏消息。“我想跟您共度一段时光会很愉快的。”我说。“就我们俩。”“那太好了。”她答道。
4. As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate<提早日期>jitters<神经过敏>! What would we talk about? What if she didn't like the restaurant I chose?
4、我开车驶往母亲住所，竟感到约会前的紧张不安。我们将谈些什么呢?如果她不喜
欢我选的餐馆怎么办?
5. When I pulled into<驶进> her driveway<车道>, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled<卷曲的>, and she was smiling. "I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were all impressed," she said as she got into my car. "They can't wait to hear about our evening."
5、我的车驶进母亲家门前的车道时，她已穿好外套等在门口了。她的头发卷好了，面带笑容。“我告诉我的女伴们，说我要和儿子一道外出，她们都深受感动，”母亲边说边上了我的车。“她们急着想知道我们怎样度过今天晚上。”
6. We didn't go anywhere fancy<高档的>, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. My mother clutched<抓住> my arm, half out of affection<慈爱> and half to help her negotiate<通过，越过> the restaurant steps. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us. Halfway through reciting<叙述，读>the entrees<主菜>, I glanced up and saw Mom looking at me, a wistful<若有所思的> smile on her lips. "I used to be the menureader when you were little," she said. I understood what she was saying. From caregiver<关爱者> to cared-for<受照顾者>, from cared-for to caregiver, our relationship had come full circle. "Then it's time for you to relax and let me return the favor," I said. We had a nice talk over dinner. Nothing earth-shattering<惊天动地的>, just catching up with each other's lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie. "I'll go out with you again," my mother said as I drop ped her off, "But only if you let me buy dinner next time."
I agreed.
6、我们没有去高档的餐馆，只在附近找了一个便于说话的地方。我的母亲紧挽着我的胳膊，既是出于对我的慈爱，也是为了自己能扶着我走上餐馆的台阶。由于她现在的视力只能看到大致的形状和模糊的影子，我得为我们俩读菜单。我念到一半时，抬头瞥见母亲正看着我，嘴角泛着若有所思的微笑。“你小时候我常念菜单给你听，”她说。我明白她的意思。她已从关爱者变为受照顾者，我则从受照顾者变为关爱者，我们的关系倒了个个儿。“现在你该轻松轻松了，让我来照顾你。”我说。我们边吃边谈，谈得很好。没有谈什么大事，只是交谈些彼此的生活情况。我们谈了很长时间，以致没赶上看电影。“我还想跟你一起外出。”我送母亲回去，下车时她说，“不过，下次你得让我请客。”我答应了。
7. "How was your date?" my wife asked when I got home that evening. "Nice..nicer than I thought it would be," I said. She smiled her told-you-so smile.
7、“你的约会怎么样?”那天晚上回家时，妻子问我。“不错……，比我想的还要好，”我说。她笑了，一副早就料到的样子。
8. Mom and I go out for dinner a couple of times<几次> a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my trial s<烦恼> at work and brag about<夸耀> the kids and Peggy. Mom fill s me in on family gossip<闲谈，闲话> and tells me about her past. Now I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during World War II. I know how she met my father there, and how they nurtured<培育>a trolley-car<有轨电车>courtship<求爱>through those difficult times. I can't get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. We also talk about the future. Because of health problems, my mother worries about the days ahead<今后>. "I have so much living to do," she told me once. "I need to be there while my grandchildren grow up. I don't want to miss any of it."
8、从此我和妈妈每个月都要外出共进几次晚餐。有时我们也看电影，但大部分时间都是交谈。我跟她讲工作中的烦恼，也向她夸耀佩吉和孩子们。母亲跟我谈了许多家长里短的事，也对我讲了她过去的经历。现在我知道了她二战期间在一家工厂里做工的情况，并知道她在那里如何同父亲相识的，在那困难的日子里，他们在有轨电车上培育了一段恋爱史。我对这些故事百听不厌。它们对我很重要，是我历史的一部分。我们也谈论未来。由于健康方面的原因，母亲担心着今后的日子。“我要做的事儿多着呢，”有一次她对我说。“我要看着孙子、孙女们长大成人。我可什么都不想错过。”9. I tend to fill my calendar<日程表>to the brim<注满>as I struggle to fit family, career and friendships into my life. I often complain<抱怨>about how quickly time flies. Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down.
9、忙于应付家庭生活、事业和朋友关系等种种事情，我的日程表总是排得满满的。我经常抱怨时光飞逝。与母亲共度时光，使我懂得了放慢生活节奏的重要。
1. After 22 years of marriage, I’ve discovered the secret of ____ love and ____ alive in my relationship with my wife.
A keeping, intimacy
B keep, intimacy
C keeping, intimate
D keep, imitating
2. The other woman my wife was _____ me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived _____ since my father died 20 years ago.
A encourage, lonely
B encouraging, alone
C encouraged, alone
3. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never _____ seeing her much beyond (除…以外) family get-togethers and holidays.
A got off to
B got around to
C got away
D got round
4. _____ she didn’t like the restaurant I chose?
A If
B What
C If what
D What if
5 When I _____ her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat _____.
A pull into, on
B pulled out of, off
C pulled into, on
D pulling into, on
6 They can’t wait to _____ our evening.
A hear
B listen
C hear about
D hearing about
7 My mother ___ my arm, half out affection and half to help her _____the restaurant steps.
A touched, negotiate
B attached, to negotiate
C clutched, negotiate
D fetch, go through
8 Halfway through _____ the entrees, I glanced up and saw Mom looking at me, a _____smile on her lips.
A recited, wishful
B reciting, wistful
C recited, wrist
D reciting, wicked
9 From caregiver to ____, from _____ to caregiver, our relationship had ____.
A caring-for, caring-for, came full circle
B cared-for, cared-for, come half circle
C cared-for, cared-for, come full circle
10 “I’ll go out with you again,” my mother said as I dropped her ____, “But ______you let me buy the dinner next time.”
A out, only if
B off, if only
C in, if only
D off, only if
11 Sometimes we ____ a movie, but mostly we talk.
A take up
B take out
C take in
D take off
12 I tell her about my ____ at wok and brag about the kids and Peggy.
A trials
B traits
C triangle
D tribe
13 ______ time with my mother has taught me the importance of ______.
A Spend, slowing down
B Spent, slow down
C Spending, slowing down
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36 To Be Content with One's Lot乐天知命 （be content with 对…满足；lot n. 命运） 1. Peter Hessler described two lifestyles and asked his Chinese students to choose the one they preferred, either a very long yet<但是> ultimately
模拟试題一 I. Vocabulary Sectio n A Directions: There are 10 in complete senten ces in this secti on. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE an swer that best completes the sentence and mark your an swer on the an swer sheet. 1.1 could just see a car in the dista nee, but I could n't __ what color it was. A. make out B. look to C. look out D. take in 2. He mumbled something and blushed as though a secret had been ___ A. imposed B. exposed C. composed D. opposed 3. You should these tables and buy new ones. A. throw off B. throw dow n C. throw up D. throw away 4. _____ their suggestions we will discuss them fully at the next meeting. A. In regard for B. In regard t o C. With regard of D. Regardless for 5. On cloudy nights it is not possible to see the stars with ________ e ye. A. n aked B. bare C. flesh D. pure 6. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education. A. opport un ities B. n ecessities C. probabilities D. realities 7. I found myself completely ____ by his vivid performanee. A. carried out B. carried off C. carried away D. carried on 8. Although the exam in atio n he had passed was uni mporta nt, his success ___ him in his later study. A. persuaded B. promised C. urged D. en couraged 9. This is the first time you have been late. A. un der no circumsta nces B. on no acco unt C. by no means D. for no reas on 10. The taxi had to _ because the traffic light had turned red. A. set up B. catch up C. shut up D. pull up Secti on B Directi ons: There are 10 senten ces in this sect ion. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase which would best keep ing the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then mark your answer on the an swer sheet. - II. The roof of the house was practically falling in and the front steps were rotting away. A. almost B. esse ntially C. always D. convenien tly
4 How to Negotiate<谈判> with Americans 如何与美国人谈判 1.美国是一个富有吸引力的市场。它给世界带来的诸如“股东价值”和“首次公开募股”的商业文化近几年来一直引导着商业思想，并且在未来几年内还将保持。但是无论是谁，想要在美国取得成功，都必须记住游戏的规则。 2.美国的商业，在《纽约，纽约》这首歌的歌词中是这样描述的：“如果你能在这里取得成功，你就能在别的任何地方取得成功!” 但是愉快的做生意的方法是绝对不够的。虽然在美国的商业沟通是愉快的和自在的，但是它同时也因为不讲情面而成为焦点。
3.沟通是美国人与生俱来的才能。双方谈判的时候，闲聊和微笑是很重要的。美国人比英国人更幽默也更直接。（that 引导定语从句，可以译为：美国人自由地使用幽默感，这种幽默感比英国人更加直接。）如果你和美国人谈话，要很放松并且要准备很多笑话来吸引听众的注意力。 4.美国人不拘礼节。商业伙伴不会在他们的名片上写他们的毕业院校。会议期间会提供一些用塑料瓶或盒子装的三明治和饮料。你的生意伙伴很可能会在办公室随意地做一些事情或聊他们的家庭。
5.“时间就是金钱”这种态度在美国的生意场上的影响力比其他任何领域都强。在简单的寒暄之后，美国谈判双方很快地切入主题，甚至社会上举办的联欢会都会被利用来讨论生意。 6.美国人做生意很注重实效，他们就是想赢。相比之下，发展与商业伙伴的个人关系（与得到的谈判结果相比）就不是那么重要了。 7.而且美国谈判者想最快地获得结果。金融情况时刻受到关注（或直译为“财务业绩每季上报”），这对在短期内保证收益很重要。因此，许多美国契约在前言里面包含“时间就是生命”这一条款。所以美国人谈判很性急，但这不应该被理解为无礼，而是因为“时间就是金钱”的理念在起作用。
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花了一天时间做了一份真题答案，特做几点申明： 1、仅为参考答案，由于水平问题，可能与每个人的答案会有出入，见仁见智吧，毕竟官方不给出标准答案。 2、作答依据大部分来源于网上搜索，尽可能地找到原题出处，实在无法找到出处的根据个人理解给出答案。 3、每题后列出了题目出处，并做出简单解析。前40题错误应该不多，阅读理解部分无法保证全对。 中石油职称英语考试2016年真题及参考答案解析 I. Vocabulary Section A Directions: There are some sentences in this section. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase which would best keeping the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet. 1、In most countries, the crime of murder carries harsh penalties. A. unconscious B. thrive C. severe D.prudent 【参考答案】C 【释义】harsh adj.残酷的；严酷的；严厉的；恶劣的 unconscious adj.无知觉的；昏迷的；不省人事的；无意识的 thrive v.繁荣；茁壮成长；蓬勃发展；兴旺发达 severe adj.极为恶劣的；十分严重的；严厉的；苛刻的 prudent adj.谨慎的；慎重的；精明的 2、I tell my mother about my trials at work and brag about the kids. A. lie B. boast C. secretive D. feel awkward 【参考答案】B 【出处】2016版《通用选读》第28课That "Other Woman" in My Life第8段。【释义】brag v.吹嘘；自吹自擂 lie v.躺；说谎；撒谎；在于 boast v.自夸；自吹自擂；有（值得自豪的东西） secretive adj.（思想、情感等）不外露的；惯于掩藏自己的；有城府的 feel awkward 为难；作难；犯难 3、The employee had to breakoff the conversation in order to wait on his manger. A. continue B. hurry C. begin D.discontinue 【参考答案】D 【出处】MBA联考大纲英语词组。原题：The employee had to break off the conversation in order to wait on his manager. (discontinue) 【释义】break off v.断绝；折取；把…折断；使脱落 continue v.持续；延伸；继续存在；不断发生 hurry v.赶快；（朝某方向）迅速移动；催促（某人）；迅速处理
59. Forest Fires: a Major Disaster 森林大火：可怕的灾难 1.The United States Forest Service<林业局>defines a wildfire<野火，山火>as “any fire that b urns uncontrolled in vegetative
2016年中石油职称英语考试真题及参考答案解析 I. Vocabulary Section A Directions: There are some sentences inthis section. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases. You are tochoose the one word or phrase which would best keeping the meaning of theoriginal sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase.Then mark your answer on the answer sheet. 1、In most countries,the crime of murder carries harsh penalties. A. unconscious B. thrive C. severe D.prudent 【参考答案】C 【释义】harsh adj.残酷的；严酷的；严厉的；恶劣的 unconscious adj.无知觉的；昏迷的；不省人事的；无意识的 thrive v.繁荣；茁壮成长；蓬勃发展；兴旺发达 severe adj.极为恶劣的；十分严重的；严厉的；苛刻的 prudent adj.谨慎的；慎重的；精明的 2、I tell my motherabout my trials at work and brag about the kids. A. lie B. boast C. secretive D. feel awkward 【参考答案】B 【出处】2016版《通用选读》第28课That "Other Woman" in My Life第8段。【释义】brag v.吹嘘；自吹自擂 lie v.躺；说谎；撒谎；在于 boast v.自夸；自吹自擂；有（值得自豪的东西） secretive adj.（思想、情感等）不外露的；惯于掩藏自己的；有城府的 feelawkward 为难；作难；犯难 3、The employee had to breakoff the conversation in order to wait on his manger. A. continue B. hurry C. begin D.discontinue 【参考答案】D 【出处】MBA联考大纲英语词组。原题：The employee had to break off theconversation in order to wait on his manager. (discontinue) 【释义】break off v.断绝；折取；把…折断；使脱落 continue v.持续；延伸；继续存在；不断发生 hurry v.赶快；（朝某方向）迅速移动；催促（某人）；迅速处理 begin v.开始；启动；起始；开始存在（或进行） discontinue v.停止；终止；中断；终止（生产）
2016年中国石油职称英语考试真题及参考答案
花了一天时间做了一份真题答案，特做几点申明： 1、仅为参考答案，由于水平问题，可能与每个人的答案会有出入，见仁见智吧，毕竟官方不给出标准答案。 2、作答依据大部分来源于网上搜索，尽可能地找到原题出处，实在无法找到出处的根据个人理解给出答案。 3、每题后列出了题目出处，并做出简单解析。前40题错误应该不多，阅读理解部分无法保证全对。 中石油职称英语考试2016年真题及参考答案解析 I. Vocabulary Section A Directions: There are some sentences in this section. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase which would best keeping the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet. 1、In most countries, the crime of murder carries harsh penalties. A. unconscious B. thrive C. severe D.prudent 【参考答案】C 【释义】harsh adj.残酷的；严酷的；严厉的；恶劣的 unconscious adj.无知觉的；昏迷的；不省人事的；无意识的 thrive v.繁荣；茁壮成长；蓬勃发展；兴旺发达 severe adj.极为恶劣的；十分严重的；严厉的；苛刻的 prudent adj.谨慎的；慎重的；精明的 2、I tell my mother about my trials at work and brag about the kids. A. lie B. boast C. secretive D. feel awkward 【参考答案】B 【出处】2016版《通用选读》第28课That "Other Woman" in My Life第8段。【释义】brag v.吹嘘；自吹自擂 lie v.躺；说谎；撒谎；在于 boast v.自夸；自吹自擂；有（值得自豪的东西） secretive adj.（思想、情感等）不外露的；惯于掩藏自己的；有城府的 feel awkward 为难；作难；犯难 3、The employee had to breakoff the conversation in order to wait on his manger. A. continue B. hurry C. begin D.discontinue 【参考答案】D
45 How to Become a Scientist 怎样才能成为一名科学家 1.Looking back at the time,nearly seventy years ago,when the love of science took hold of<吸引，控制住>me,I think of no big event but of many small things that influenced me.As a child I read books and learned lessons,but I did not have much curiosity<好奇>about the natural world<自然界>.This began to change when I looked at the stars.In Australia,where I grew up,the skies are often clear.I learned to recognize the stars and the constellations
52 Sales Promotion 产品促销 1. Sales promotion consists of those promotional activities<推销活动>other than<不同于，除了，绝不是>advertising, personal selling, and publicity<宣传>. As such<因此>, any promotional activities that do not fall under<归入…类> the other three activities of the promotion mix are considered sales promotion. The trade often uses the term indiscriminately
40 Fundamental<基本的> Techniques in Handling<处理> People 处理人际关系的基本技巧 1. On the morning of April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln lay dying<奄奄一息地躺在> in a hall bedroom of a cheap lodging<寄住的，暂住的> house directly across the street from Ford's Theater, where John Wilkes Booth had shot him. Lincoln's long body lay stretched<伸展> diagonally