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1.生活的艺术就是要懂得何时紧抓、何时放手，因为人生就是个矛盾：在令我们依恋于它所赋予的种种恩赐的同时，它也注定我们最终得放弃这些恩赐。
正如古代的犹太学者们所言：“人降世时拳头紧握，但离世时还得松手。
”2.我们当然要紧抓生命，不仅因为它奇妙无比，而且因为它所蕴含的美已散布到了地球的每个角落。
其实，我们都懂得这个道理，然而我们往往只有在回首过去时才会明白这一点，只是在记起它往昔的美丽时，我们却突然发现已时过境迁了。
3.我们铭记褪色的美、消逝的爱。
但是这种记忆却饱含着苦涩，我们痛惜没有在美丽绽放的时候注意它，没有在爱情到来的时候回应它。
4.最近的一次经历再次使我明白了这个道理。
一次严重的心脏病发作之后，我在重症监护病房住了几天。
那不是个令人愉快的地方。
5.一天上午，我得接受几项额外的检查。
由于所需的检查器械在医院另一头的一幢建筑里，所以我得躺在轮床上被推着穿过院落。
6.在我们从病房出来的瞬间，阳光洒在我的身上，我所感觉到的就只有这阳光。
它是多么美丽，多么温暖，多么闪耀，多么辉煌啊！7.我环视四周，看看是否还有其他人也在享受这金色的阳光，然而所有的人都是来去匆匆，且大多数人眼睛只顾盯着地面。
继而我便想到，我也常常陷于琐事，有时甚至陷入俗物之中，对身边每天的美景也是视而不见。
8.我从这次经历所洞悉的灼见，其实与这次经历本身一样平淡无奇：生命的恩赐是珍贵的—只是我们对此从未留心罢了。
9.因此，对我们有着自相矛盾的要求的人生一方面要求我们：不要过于忙碌而错失生活中的美好和庄严;虔诚地迎接每个黎明的到来；拥抱每一个时辰，抓住珍贵的每一分钟。
10.紧紧把握人生……但又不能抓得过死，松不开手。
这是人生这枚硬币的另一面，也正是其矛盾的另一面：我们必须接受失去的现实，学会如何放手。
11.要学会这点并非易事。
尤其当我们年轻时，以为世界在我们的掌控之中，但凡激情满怀的我们一心想得到的东西，都将属于我们。
但是随着生活的继续，我们面临的种种现实让我们慢慢地明白了生活的第二条真理。
Unit1Onewayof summarizingthe Americanposition is to state that we value originality and independence more than the Chinese do. The contrast between our two cultures can also be seen in terms of the fears we both harbor. Chinese teachersare fearful that if skills are not acquiredearly, they may never be acquired; there is, on the other hand, no comparablehurry to promote creativity. American educators fear that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge; on the other hand, skills can be picked up later.However, I do not want to overstate my case. There is enormous creativity to be found in Chinese scientific, technological and artistic innovations past and present. And there is a danger of exaggerating creative breakthroughs in the West. When any innovation is examined closely, its reliance on previous achievements is all too apparent (the "standing on the shoulders of giants" phenomenon).But assumingthat the contrast I havedevelopedis valid, and that the fostering of skills and creativity are both worthwhile goals,the importantquestion becomes this: Canwe gather, from the Chineseand Americanextremes, a superior way to approach education, perhaps striking abetter balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills?Unit2Waltonset upa college scholarshipfund for employees' children, a disaster relief fund to rebuild employee homes damagedby fires, floods, tornadoes, and the like. Hebelieved in cultivating ideas and rewarding success."He'd say, 'That fellow worked hard, let's give him alittle extra,'" recalls retired president Ferold F.Arend, whowasstunnedat suchgenerosityafter the stingyemployer he left to join Wal-Mart"I. hadto changemywayof thinking when I came aboard.""Thereasonfor our success,"saysWalton,in a company handout,"is our peopleand theway they'retreated andthe way they feel about their company. They believe things aredifferent here, but they deserve the credit."Adds companylawyer Jim Hendren:"I've never seen anyone yet who worked for him or was around him for any length of time who wasn't better off. And I don't mean just financially, although a lot of people are. It's just something about him -- coming into contact with Sam Walton just makes you a better person."Makingthe journeyfromlog cabin to WhiteHouseis partof the American Dream. But when Jimmy Carter was defeated in his attempt to gain a second term as President of the United States he found himself suddenly thrown out of the WhiteHouseandbackin his log cabin. This is howhe coped.Unit3SEAN:If that sort of thing happenedonly oncein awhile, it wouldn't be so bad. Overall, I wouldn't want totrademy dad for anyone else's. He loves us kids and Mom too. ButI think that's sometimes theproblem.Hewantsto do thingsfor us, things he thinks are good.But he needsto givethem more thought because:SEAN,HEIDIandDIANE:(In unison)Fatherknowsbetter!(The lights quickly fade to black and then come up a second or two later. DIANE stands alone at the Down Right edge of the stage. HEIDI and SEAN enter Down Left and cross to the edge of the stage. )DIANE: Can you imagine how humiliated I was? An honor student, class president. And Father was out asking people to have their sons call and ask me to the prom! But that's dear old dad. Actually, he is a dear. He just doesn't stopto think. And it's not just one of us who've felt the heavyhand of interference. Oh, no, all three of us live in constantdreadknowingthat at anytime disaster canstrike because: Father knows better.Unit4I'd never realized how important daily routine is: dressingfor work, sleepingnormalhours. I'd neverthought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, whylife without anexternally supporteddaily plan canleadto higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.To restorebalance to mylife, I force myselfback into thereal world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven't fled New York City. I try toat least get to the gym,so as to set apart the weekendfromthe rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories,doctor's appointments-- anythingto get meout of the houseand connected with others.But sometimes being face to face is too much. I see afriend andher ringing laughter is intolerable -- the noise of conversation in the restaurant, unbearable. I make my excuses and flee. I re-enter my apartment and run to the computer as though it were a place of safety.I click on the modem, the once-annoying sound of the connection now as pleasant as my favorite tune. I enter my password. The real world disappears.Thought you were safe sharing secrets with Internet friends? Wait for the doorbell...Unit5The runway felt different this time. It startled him for abrief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay.Thebar wasset at nine incheshigher than his personal best. That's only one inch off the National record, he thought.The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety.He began shaking the tension. It wasn't working.He became more tense. Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. Afraid would be a more accuratedescription. What washe going to do?Hehad never experienced these feelings. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepestdepthsof his soul, he pictured his mother.Why now? What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tellhim when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths.Sohe did. Alongwith shakingthe tension fromhis legs,he gently laid his pole at his feet. He began to stretchout his arms and upper body. The light breeze that was once there wasnowgone.Hecarefully pickeduphis pole. Hefelthis heart pounding. He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.Unit6Racingthe clock everydayis suchan exhaustingeffortthat when I actually have a few free moments, I tend to collapse. Mostly I sink into a chair and stare into spacewhile I imaginehowlovely life wouldbe if only I possessedthe organizational skills and the energy of my superheroinesIn. fact, I wastea gooddeal of mysparetimejust worrying about what other women are accomplishing in theirs. Sometimes I think that these modern fairy tales create as many problems for women as the old stories that had us biding our time for the day our prince would come.Yet superwomen tales continue to charm me. Despite my friend's warningagainstbeingtakenin, despite everythingI've learned, I find that I'm not only willing, but positively eager to buy that bridge she mentioned. Why? Isupposeit has somethingto do with the appeal of an optimistic approach to life -- and the fact that extraordinary deeds have been accomplished by determined individuals whorefusedto believe that "you can't" wasthe final word on their dreams.Men have generally been assured that achieving their heart's desires wouldbe apiece of cake.Women,of course, have always believed that we can't have our cake and eat it too-the old low-dream diet. Perhaps becominga superwoman is an impossible dream for me, but life without that kind of fantasy is as unappealing as a diet with no treats.1)The young woman described to the policemen the way the man ran up to her and grabbed the bag from her hand.2)All the people working for Sam Walton admire the way he manages Wal-Mart and the way he treats his employees.3)The neighbors were disgusted at the way he talked to hisold father.4)It's amazing the way the eight-year-old boy managed tostay so calm when he faced the emergency.1. You will find yourself penniless in a month.2. He found himself lying in a hospital ward.3. She found herself faced with the toughest job she hadever taken.4. Susan found herself in a trap from which she could not escape.1)Obviously what the speaker wanted to emphasize was the impact of these findings rather than the process that ledto these findings.2)It seemsthat heis neverbotheredaboutwhatpeoplewouldthink about his behavior.3)The CEO never hesitates to let his employees know what he is planning for the company.4)Thescientist will showthe audiencewhata tele-operatedrobot can do for a family.5)Despite all this she manages to get her act together.1、Sheherself believedin freedom,somuchso thatshewould rather die than live without it.2、Assuming the proposal is accepted,where are we going to get the money?3、Only by rewarding success can you bring out the best in your employess.4、It ’s amazing the eight-year-old boy managed to stay so calm when he faced the emergency.5、Allen shouldhaveknown betterthan to lendsucha largesum of money to that untrustworthy cousin of his.。
目 录Unit 1一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 2一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 3一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 4一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 5一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 6一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 7一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 8一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 9一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 10一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 1一、词汇短语Part 1. Preparationby its very nature就其本质而言unconditional [5QnkEn5diFEnEl] adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的【例句】The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender. 胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
【搭配】unconditional surrender 无条件投降live up to不辜负；做到；实践【例句】In some ways, we failed to live up to one another’s expectations. 在某些方面，我们互相的期望都落了空。
do one’s duty尽职责Part 2. Reading-Centered ActivitiesIn-Class Readingseverely [si5viEli] adv.严格地，激烈地【例句】Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished. 犯下这宗罪行的人将受到严厉惩罚。
severe [si5viE] adj.严厉的，严格的；剧烈的；严重的，严峻的【例句】He’s suffering from severe mental disorder. 他患有严重的精神病。
大学英语综合教程2课文翻译Unit1 PassageA1任何年满18岁的人都有资格投票(vote)。
(be eligible to)Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to vote.2.每学期开学前，这些奖学金的申请表格就会由学校发给每一个学生。
(apply for, scholarship)A form to apply for these scholarships is sent by the university to each student before the start of each semester.3. 遵照医生的建议，我决定戒烟。
(on the advice of)On the advice of my doctor, I decided to give up smoking.4.公园位于县城的正中央。
(be located in)The park is located right in the center of town.5.这所大学提供了我们所需的所有材料和设备。
(facilities)The university provides all the materials and facilities we desire.PssageB1. 他内心深处知道，他们永远也不会再见了。
(in one’s heart)He knew in his heart that they would never meet again.2.他们同意出版他的第一本书后，他终于感到自己快要成功了。
(on the road to)He finally felt that he was on the road to success after they agreed to publish his first book.3.他停下来喝了一口(a sip of)水，然后继续讲话。
第二版新世纪大学英语综合教程2--课后翻译（1-8）第一章1) 离婚的传言不过是为他的新电影炒作的手段而已。
(a ploy to do sth.)The rumor about his divorce is just a ploy to gain publicity for his new film.2) 他孤注一掷，用父母留给他的所有钱来开一家工厂。
(take a gamble on sth.)He took a gamble on starting a factory with all the money his parents had left him.3) 赢得那场重要的比赛之后，他们把队长抬到肩膀上，欢呼着胜利。
(hoist ... to ...)After winning the important game they hoisted their captain to their shoulders in shouting trium ph.4) 在全球化热潮中，我们要提防不同文化的冲突。
(watch out for sth.)In the rush to go for globalization, we should watch out for collision of cultures.5) 在这种情况下，出现麻烦是不足为奇的。
(in the circumstances)In the circumstances it was not surprising that there was trouble.6) 这婴儿非常健康。
(the picture of)The baby is the very picture of health.7) 人们已经意识到儿童接触有关暴力和色情电视节目的危害。
(expose sb. to sth. ) People have realized the dangers of exposing children to violence and sex on TV.8) 我们始终考虑到我们是在为谁制作这部影片。
Unit1Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University, reflects on a visit to China and gives his thoughts on different approaches to learning in China and the West.哈佛大学教育学教授霍华德·加德纳回忆其中国之行，阐述他对中西方不同的学习方式的看法。
Learning, Chinese-StyleHoward Gardner 1 For a month in the spring of 1987, my wife Ellen and I lived in the bustling eastern Chinese city of Nanjing with our 18-month-old son Benjamin while studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools. But one of the most telling lessons Ellen and I got in the difference between Chinese and American ideas of education came not in the classroom but in the lobby of the Jinling Hotel where we stayed in Nanjing.中国式的学习风格霍华德·加德纳1987年春，我和妻子埃伦带着我们18个月的儿子本杰明在繁忙的中国东部城市南京住了一个月，同时考察中国幼儿园和小学的艺术教育情况。
然而，我和埃伦获得的有关中美教育观念差异的最难忘的体验并非来自课堂，而是来自我们在南京期间寓居的金陵饭店的大堂。
Unit 8 Culture and traditionLearning objectives:✧talk about Chinese culture and tradition using new vocabulary✧analyze a text with the knowledge of lexical cohesion✧explain the reasons for the Chinese trait of being hard-working✧talk about the cultural difference between the Chinese dragon and theWestern dragon✧write on a traditional Chinese virtue embodied in a famous sayingProject forecast:Your college is going to hold an event called Chinese Culture Day to introduce Chinese culture to overseas students on campus. There is an open call for essays that introduce traditional Chinese virtues embodied in famous Chinese sayings. Your class is assigned to write an essay on a traditional Chinese virtue embodied in one of Confucius’ sayings. Can you think of a saying and explain the virtue it reflects? You will be able to complete the task after studying this unit.1.Understanding the texts.(1) The typical Chinese people in Westerners’ eyes are industrious,conservative, timid, modest, obedient… What are the typical Chinese like in your mind?(2) Read the text in iExplore 1, and answer the following questions:➢Some Chinese American immigrants receive American education and they still work hard, what are the reasons?➢Do you have a sense of shame when you are idling way? Do you havea sense of satisfaction when you are busy at your work? Why？(3) Read the text in Iexplore 2, and answer the following questions:➢What are the other symbols that could stand for China? Compare these Chinese symbols with American symbols.➢Find a Western dragon story online and tell it to your partner.2.Building your language.1.Enrich your Word Bank by making your list of the words and expressionsthat are related to culture from these two texts. You can make your list longer by adding more words and expressions you learn through other references.2.Scan the QR code on page 181 to learn about suffix -ful. Try to work out atleast another five words with the suffix and list them in your Word Bank.plete the exercises on page 178-181 and 186-188.3. Sharpening your skills.(1) Try to write a paragraph of exposition.(2) Scan the QR code on page 188 to learn about the translation skill of amplification. Then do the translation exercises.。
Unit 8 Computers and SecurityPassage A You Are the Weakest Link, Goodbye.Do you remember the good old days? Innocent times spent sharing documents and executable files without a care in the world. Okay, every month or so you might encounter a boot sector virus - but they were easy to deal with even if the anti-virus software didn't pick them up.But those long lazy summers disappeared too fast. Macro viruses made Information Technology (IT) administrators grow up fast as they realized there was a type of virus which could spread very quickly throughout an organization. It wasn't unusual to find hundreds of computers within personal company infected by viruses transmitted via email attachments. The IT staff were amongst the fittest departments in your company, running from Personal Computer (PC) to the next cleaning them up.There had to be a better way. Companies now realize that viruses aren't "urban myths", and can have a serious impact on their operations. They invest in anti-virus software on the desktops, servers and email gateways and even put in place procedures to ensure their anti-virus is up-to-date with the very latest detection routines.It sounds like companies have put in place adequate defenses to protect against viruses. But have they?Anti-virus software detects most of the viruses your users are likely to encounter - often without the user even knowing. However, the software must be updated regularly, preferably daily in any large company. Even then, a very new virus can infect your users. With the rapid transmission of files through networks and the Internet, a virus can spread a considerable distance before it can be identified and protected against. Fortunately, only a few viruses ever do this but the likes of Melissa and the Love Bug can inflict serious damage before their progress is stopped. Whilst employees become suddenly aware during the ensuing media excitement, they soon forget about the virus threat as the stories disappear from the news headlines.This is the danger. Complacency can set in when there is no perceived "action" on the virus front with no global crisis, and the importance of being vigilant about viruses recedes in your users' minds. They forget what the big deal was in the first place - after all, the anti-virus software deals with the viruses, doesn't it? And isn't it the IT department's job to look after this sort of thing?Before you know it your users are opening unsolicited attachments once more, downloading unauthorized software, and putting your company's data and credibility at risk. All because the users think that they are working in a safe environment. Employeessee anti-virus software, firewalls and IT departments as guarantees that their computers will work and will be safe. Of course, there aren't any guarantees. Anti-virus software plays one, albeit important, part in the defense of your company from malicious attack but the security of your computer system is only as strong as the weakest link. And that, more often than not, is the human factor.No employer wants to come across as a killjoy or an ogre. Most will willingly accept that the happiest employees are those who feel that they are respected and trusted by their employer. Many companies accept that employees will send and receive a certain amount of personal email and make the odd personal telephone call.However, the worry comes when employees start risking company security in pursuit of personal amusement. Funny screensavers and games downloaded from the Internet can seem harmless enough but they could easily be harboring a dangerous virus.Software downloaded from the net is often unlicensed and unsupported, and may cause conflicts with existing software in use at your company. Unlicensed, pirated software is an ideal vector for a computer virus. Virus writers and hackers often use such software as the ideal "kick-start" for their virus distribution.It is vitally important that employees be educated about the virus threat but this cannot be a one-off event. The potential threat should always be in the back of an employee's mind and precautionary measures should be taken as a matter of course. There is no harm in reminding people about what could happen if they let their guard down. In the end, education is the key to a virus-free environment and this is a continual process. It may not be the most exciting thing on the agenda but it works.The lesson is simple. You can have the best software in the world protecting your company's defenses; you can even be the biggest IT company in the world; but without your users practicing safe computing they will always be the weakest link.PA 你是最薄弱的环节，再见还记得美好的往日时光吗？在那样的纯真年代，我们共享文档和可执行文件，根本没有半点顾虑。
动物还是孩子——一位科学家的选择1 I am the enemy! I am one of those cursed, cruel physician scientists involved in animal research. These rumors sting, for I have never thought of myself as an evil person. I became a children's doctor because of my love for children and my supreme desire to keep them healthy. During medical school and residency, I saw many children die of cancer and bloodshed from injury —circumstances against which medicine has made great progress but still has a long way to go. More importantly, I also saw children healthy thanks to advances in medical science such as infant breathing support, powerful new medicines and surgical techniques and the entire field of organ transplantation. My desire to tip the scales in favor of healthy, happy children drew me to medical research.1 我就是那个敌人！我就是那些被人诅咒的、残忍的、搞动物实验的医生科学家之一。
Unit 8美国的房地产泡沫1.在2005-2006年期间达到了高峰。
随后已经不断上涨的“次贷”违约率和可调利率抵押贷款开始迅速增加。
打包贷款、营销等方面的提高励借款人承担困难的抵押贷款,以为他们能够在更有利的条件之下迅速筹集资金。
然而,一旦利率上升,房产价格在2006-2007年开始在美国的很多地区适度回落, 筹集资金变得更加困难。
违约和丧失抵押赎回权激增, 的那样上涨, 可调利率调得更高。
2. 在这次金融危机爆发前的许多年低利率和大量的外国资金流入创造了方便的信用条件,资消费。
信用和资金流入的结合造成了美国房地产泡沫。
各种类型的贷款(例如,抵押贷款、信用卡、汽车)所未有的债务负担。
随着部分的房市和信贷的繁荣,被称为抵押贷款证券和债务抵押证券的金融协议的数量大大增加了, 他们的价值来自于抵押贷款偿还和房价。
这样的金融创新使得世界各地的机构和投资商纷纷在美国的房地产市场投资。
当房价下跌, 已经借贷和大力投资次级抵押贷款证券的全球主要金融机构蒙受了重大的损失。
房价下跌也导致了房屋价值比抵押贷款低,进而刺激财务进入丧失抵押品赎回权。
始于美国2006年末的丧失抵押品赎回权一直在蔓延,并继续从消费者身上榨取财富并且侵蚀金融机构的金融实力。
随着危机从房市球的损失总额估计在数万亿美元。
3. 当房市泡沫和信贷泡沫加剧,一系列的因素导致金融体系不断的扩展,而且变得越来越脆弱,其过程被称为金融体系化。
政策制定者们没有看到如投资银行、对冲基金,也称为影子银行系统的金融机构所扮演的越来越重要的角色。
有些专家认为这些机构为美国经济提供信贷,同样规则的约束。
这些机构以及某些规范银行也承担了大量的债务负抵押贷款证券损失的财务储蓄。
这些损失冲击了金融机构的贷款能力,减缓了经济发展。
对金融机构的稳定性的关注使得中央银行提供资金鼓励借贷和恢复商业票据市场的信心,这对商业运作提供资金至关重要。
政府也帮助金融机构摆脱困境和执行经济刺激计划, 承担额外的财政承诺。
A Fable For TomorrowThere was once a town In the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields. In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of colour that flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines. Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the field, half hidden in the mists of the autumn mornings.明天的寓言从前在美国中心有一个小镇，那里的万物看上去都与其四周的环境融洽相处。
小镇的四周是像棋盘交错的兴旺的农庄，还有一块块的田地和一座座遍布山坡的果园。
春天来了，白色的鲜花云彩般地漂浮在绿色的田野上；秋天到了，橡树、枫树和桦树色彩斑斓，在一片松树林间火焰般地燃烧与跳跃。
小山上狐狸吠叫，田野间小鹿静静地跃过，所有的一切都在秋天清晨的薄雾中半隐半现。
Along the roads, laurel, viburnum and alder, great ferns and wild flowers, delighted the traveler’s eye through much of the year. Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty, where countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seedheads of the dried weeds rising above the snow. The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance and variety of its bird life, and when the flood of migrants was pouring through in spring and autumn people travelled from great distances to observe them. Others came to fish the streams, which flowed clear and cold out of the hills and contained shady pools where trout lay. So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers raised their houses, sank their wells and built their barns.在路的两旁，一年中许多时候，月桂树、荚莲、桤木、蕨类植物和各样的野花都能让过往的行人赏心悦目。
即使是冬天，路边的景色依旧是美不胜收，那里无数的小鸟来觅取浆果莓和露在雪地上的枯枝上的种子。
事实上，这乡村正是由于鸟类的数量和种类之繁多而出名的。
在候鸟群潮涌而来的春秋季节，人们从大老远的地方慕名前来欣赏。
还有的人来这里的小溪垂钓。
清冽的溪水从山中流出，溪水中有许多鳟鱼藏身的背阴的水潭。
所以，从许多年前开始，第一批居住者就在这里盖房挖井，搭起了自己的谷仓。
Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change. Some evil spell had settled on the community: mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens, the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everything was a shadow of death.The farmers spoke of much illness among their families. In the town the doctors had become more and more puzzled by new kinds of sickness appearing among their patients. There had been several sudden and unexplained deaths not only among adults but even among children, who would be stricken suddenly while at play and die within a few hours.后来，一种奇怪的摧毁力悄然袭击了这个地区，所有的一切都开始变了。
某种邪恶的符咒笼罩了这个社区：神秘的疾病攻击了鸡群，牛、羊也纷纷病死，到处都有一层死亡的阴影。
农夫们谈论着家中的许多疾病；镇上的医生也越来越因病人中出现的新的病症而感到迷惑。
在成人和孩子中发生了好几起突发的不明其由的死亡，那些孩子在玩耍中突然病倒，几小时后就死去了。
There was a strange stillness. The birds, for example-where had they gone? Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed. The feeding stations in the back yards were deserted. The few birds seen anywhere were moribund; they trembled violently and could not fly. It was a spring without voices. On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the field and woods and marsh.这里是一派奇怪的寂静。
就说鸟儿们吧---它们都去哪儿了？许多人说起鸟儿的时候都充满了迷惑与不安。
他们后院的饲养站已经没有鸟儿光顾了。
随处能见到的几只鸟都奄奄一息。
他们猛烈地颤抖，却飞不起来。
这是一个无声的春天。
曾经是震动着画眉鸟、猫鸟、鸽子、樫鸟、欧鹪和许多鸟儿的黎明合唱声的清晨如今却寂然无声。
田野间、树林中和沼泽地里也是一片寂静。
On the farms the hens brooded, but no chicks were hatched. The farmers complained that they were unable to raise any pigs-the litters were small and the young survived only a few days. The apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees droned among the blossoms, so there was no pollination and there would no fruit.在农庄，母鸡下蛋却孵不出小鸡。
农夫们抱怨无法养猪，因为刚生下的猪崽太小了，小猪也只能活几天的功夫。
苹果树开花了，可是没有蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地采蜜，没有蜜蜂的授粉，也就没有任何果子。
The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire. These too, were silent, deserted by all living things. Even the stream were now lifeless. Anglers no longer visited them, for all the fish had died.曾经是如此迷人的路旁如今却铺着黑黑的枯干的草木，仿佛是被一场大火烧过一般。
那里也是一片寂静，因为所有的生物都遗弃了它。
即使是溪流中也没有了生命。
因为所有的鱼都已经死了，垂钓者也就不再来了。
In the gutters under the eaves and between the shingles of the roofs, white granular powder still showed a few patches; some weeks before it had fallen like snow upon the roofs and the lawns, the fields and stream.在屋檐下的天沟里，屋顶的木瓦之间仍旧可见几片白色的粒状的粉末。
几个星期之前，它像白雪一样洒在了屋顶上、草地上、田野里和溪流里。
No witchcraft, no money action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.在这个遭受袭击的地球上，没有巫术，也没有敌人的行动抑制了新生命的复苏；这一切都是人自身造成的。
This town does not actually exist, but it might easily have a thousand counterparts in America or elsewhere in the world. I know of no community that has experienced all the misfortunes I describe. Yet every one of these disasters has actually happened somewhere, and many real communities have already suffered a substantial number of them. A grim spectre has crept upon us almost unnoticed, and this imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know.这个小镇事实上并不存在，但是在美国或地球的别的地方我们能轻易地找到一千个与它对应的地方。
