Unit 6Text A
The British Educational System 英国的教育体系
All over the world，the mention of English education suggest s a picture of“public schools”，一提起英国教育呈现在人们面前的往往是一幅“公学”的画面，and it suggest s in particular the name s of certain very famous instruction s—Eton，Oxford and Cambridge;特别是一些著名的教育机构——伊顿、牛津、剑桥等；but People do not always realize what place these institution s occupy in the who1e educational system．但是人们往往不了解这些机构在英国整个教育体系中所占的位置。Oxford and Cambridge are universit ies each haying about 12，000 student s out of a total of over 250，000 student s at all British universit ies．牛津和剑桥两所大学分别拥有大约12 000在校生，而全英在校大学生的总数超过250 000。Eton is a public school，and the best known of the public school s.伊顿是所公学，也是最著名的公学。which，in spite of their name，are not really public at all，尽管名字叫公学，其实并不是真正意义上的公立学校，but independent and private secondary school s taking boy s from the age thirteen to eighteen year s．而是所独立的私立中学。它只招收13-18岁的男孩。The public school s in reality form a very small part of the whole system of secondary education；实际上，公学仅仅是英国整个中学教育体系中的一小部分；only about one out of forty English boy s go es to a public school，and one out of 1，500 goes to Eton．在英国仅有1／40的男孩能进入公学读书，而1 500个中只有1个能上伊顿公学。
Apart from the so-called public school s there is a complete system of state primary and secondary education．除了所谓的公学之外，英国还有一套完整的国立小学、中学教育体系，which resembles in general the state education in most other countries．这同大部分国家的国立教育大体相似。A11 children must, by law , receive fulltime education between the age s of five and sixteen．法律规定所有5～16岁的孩子必须接受全日制教育，Any child may attend，without paying fee s， a school provided by the public authorities, and the great majority attend such schools．任何孩子都可免费到由政府当局开办的学校读书。They may continue，still without paying fees，until they are eighteen．大部分孩子都上这类学校，并且可以一直读到18岁。In presenting an overall picture of English education it would be reasonable to concentrate on the state system alone and refer briefly to the public school s．要全面介绍英国的教育，应单独集中介绍其国立教育体系，同时简要介绍其公学教育。However，a1though the public school s are not important numerically，然而，尽管从数量上讲公学所占的地位不算重要，they have been England’s most peculiar and characteristic contribution to educational methods and they have an immense influence on the whole educational practice and on the English social structure．但它对英国的教育方法做出了最特殊、最具特色的贡献，对整个英国的教育实践和社会结构产生了重大的影响。For a hundred year s most m e n in leading position s in banking
and conservative politic s have been educated at public school s．近百年来在银行、保险、高级金融、工业、军队、宗教、保守政见等领域的顶尖人才大都曾在公学接受过教育。Thing s are beginning to change but it will take time．尽管近来情况开始有所变化，但短时间内变化还不明显。Among the universit ies Oxford and Cambridge hold a dominant position．牛津大学和剑桥大学在大学教育领域处于领先地位。Of cabinet minister s who went to universities，nearly all went to one or the other of these two，and to Oxford in particular．读过大学的内阁大臣中几乎都上过这两所大学中的某一所，特别是牛津大学。
A student who receive s further full—time education after the age of eighteen, either at a university or at a teacher’s training college or at some other college giving training of a special type，can usually receive a grant from the public authorit ies to cover his expense s，or most of them，unless his parent s have a large income．学生满18岁后，若要进一步接受全日制教育，可以选择读综合性大学、教师训练学院或者其他提供专门培训的学院。政府当局通常可以提供给学生助学金以支付其全部或大部分学费，除非学生的父母收人很高不需要资助。But the number of young people who can enter universit ies is limited by the capacity of universit ies，which is less than enough to take all the young people who have the basic qualification s for university admission．但是由于受到大学容量的限制，上大学的青年人的数量是有限的，这些大学的数量不能容纳下所有具备基本入学资格的学生。In practice，therefore，entry to universit ies is competitive．因此实事上，上大学是有竞争性的。But university degree course s are also available at polytechnic s，and entry to the Open University is less restricted．但是学生还可能选择上工科学院的学位课程，而且上函授大学所受限制则小得多。
The academic year begin s after the summer holiday s and is divided into three“terms”．每学年的开始从暑假后的学期算，并且分为三个“学期”，with the interval s between them formed by the Christmas and Easter holiday s．由圣诞节、复活节两个假期间隔开来。The exact date s of the holiday s vary from area to area．
k s at Christmas and Easter，大致上圣诞节、复活节各两周的假，plus often a week or more at Whitsun，and six week s in the summer，begin ning rather late．加上通常一周或更长一点的圣灵降临节假期和六周的暑假，暑假开始得相当晚。School s outside the state system decide on their own holiday date s，
放假时间，generally tak ing a month off at Christmas and Easter and eight week s in the summer ．通常是圣诞节、复活节各放一个月，暑假放八周。The three terms are not everywhere called by the same names；这三个学期在不同的地区叫法不完全一样。indeed some school s call the January—March period “the Spring Term”，实际上一些学校称一至三月学期为“春季学期”，other s use“Spring Term”for the period April—July．另外一个称呼是称四至七月学期为“春季期”。Some call the January term“Winter term”(which is
logica1).others call it“Easter Term”．另外一个称呼是称四至七月学期为“春季期”。一些地方称一月学期为“冬季学期”(这是逻辑上的叫法)，而有另外一个称呼则是“复活节学期”。
Day-schools mostly work Monday to Friday only．from about 9 a．m．to between 3 and 4 p.m．大部分日校周一至周五上课，大约从早晨九点上到下午三点或四点。Lunch is provided and parent s pay for it unless they prove to the authorit ies that they cannot well afford to．学校通常提供午饭，但学生父母要付钱，除非他们向官方证明自己负担不起。All primary school children，including those in independent schools，were given milk free of charge until 1970 when the Government abolished this benefit．所有的小学包括私立学校都向学生提供免费的牛奶，直到1970年政府取消了这一福利。
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There are many ways of attaining education at all levels．Many high schools，colieges，community or district adult schools as well as business and industrial institutions offer noncredit(无学分的)daytime or evening classes in dozens of fields and skills． It is reported that about 1 3 million Americans participate in different forms of adult education through schools，job training，or correspondence courses.About one in four American adults participate in an organized learning group each vear。In recent years，there has been a trend to bring in older students for post．secondary education degree．As has been mentioned，the communitv college has made it possible for all sections of the population to have higher education．Other colleges and universities，both public and private．also offer what is now called“continuing education”programs or“lifelong education”programs of associate degrees·graduate studies or professional development．Under such a system，a worker may contmue his study even on a part—time basis，and a retired person may return college at an advanced age．
有许多接受不同层次教育的方式。许多高中、大学、社区或区域成人学校以及工商业学术机构都提供许多领域和技能的无学分日班或夜班。据报道，美国大约有1300万人通过学校、职业培训或函授课程来参与不同形式的成人教育。大约四分之一的美国成人每年都要参加有组织的学习团体。近几年来，有一种趋势是让年龄大一点的学生获得中等教育学位。正如前面所提到的，社区大学可以使任何年龄段的人拥有接受高等教育的机会。其他学院和大学，包括公立和私立的，都提供“继续教育”或“终身教育”，用来获得副学位、毕业教育或职业进修。在这样的教育体系下，工人可以进行业余教育，上了年纪的退休的人也可以进入大学学习。
Text B
Higher Education in the United States 美国的高等教育
In the United States,a student who has finished high school may want to continue in higher education．在美国，一名中学生高中毕业后，如果想继续接受高等教育，There are several ways to continue in higher education in the United States．他可以有以下几种选择方式：There are universit ies, college s，community college s，and technical or vocational school s．综合大学、四年制学院、社区学院、职业或技术学院。Each of these kinds of higher education will be described below．
A university is much larger than a college． It is larger for two reason.综合大学比四年制学院规模大，表现在两个方面。First，a university in the United States usually has several different colleges in it.首先，美国综合大学通常设有若干个学院。 Each college within a university has a special subject area．每个学院都有专门的学科领域。 There may be a college of liberal art s where humanit ies， social science ,natural science, and mathematics are taught．一般设有文学院，开设的课程有人文学科、社会科学、自然科学和数学等。There may be a college of education where student s learn to be teacher s．也可能设有教育学院，学生可以在这里通过学习成为教师。There may be a college of business where business subject s are taught．也可能设有商学院开设商业课程。All of these college s may be part of one university. 所有这些学院可能仅占一所综合性大学的一部分。Sometimes，in a university，each college is called a“school”：“The School of Liberal Arts”，“The school of Business”or“The School of Education"．有时，综合大学内的每一个学院都可被称为学院：文学院、商学院、教育学院。Second，a university always has program s for advanced or graduate study in a variety of subject s．其次，综合大学总是设有多种学科的高级专业学院或研究院，There may be a medical school，a law school，and other advanced programs．比如医学院、法学院或其他高级专业学院等等。 Student s in the United States must have a high school diploma or its
s in a university．在美国，学生要入综合性大学的学院学习，必须有高中毕业证或者具有同等学力。Most student s have completed regular high school programs．大部分学生都完
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接受了同等程度的教育。These student s have the equivalent of a high school degree．这些学生具有高中同等学力。 University student s may study for an undergraduate degree in the art s or science s．大学学生可以通过学习获得理学或文学的本科学位。If they complete a course of study in the art s，they receive Bachelor of Arts degrees．In the sciences，they receive B．S．degree．如果完成了文科的课程学习将获得文学学士学位，理科的学生将获得理学学士学位。
Students may leave university at this time，or they may choose to go on for a graduate or professional degree．大学毕业后，学生可以离开学校或选择继续攻读研究生学位或专业学位。
A university may get money for its expenses from several different sources．综合大学经费的资金来源可有以下几个方面。It may get some money from the state government．If so, it is a publicly funded university．若是依靠政府提供资金，就是公办大学。It may get money only from private sources：也有的学校资金依靠私人来源：contribution s ,tuition(fee for teaching)，investment s，and other source s．捐献、学费、投资及其他来源等等，If this is the case．it is a privately funded university．这种类型的学校是私立大学。Finally，a university may be funded by a religious group．另外一种类型的就是靠教会支持的大学。
A university program for undergraduate s usually take s four year s．综合性大学本科教育计划通常是四年。In this way，a university and a college are alike．这一点和四年制学院相似。College student s usually spend four years in school also． A college，however，usually has only one or two kind s of program s．但是四年制学院通常仅有一到两种类型的课程计划。A college does not have graduate or professional program s in a variety of area s．学院在各种领域不设研究生或专业课程教育。
A college is also like a university in the kind s of student s it has．在学生类型上，四年制学院的和综合性大学的差不多。College students，like university students，usually have a high school diploma when they enter college．同综合性大学的学生一样，四年制学院的学生在入学时通常都有高中毕业证。If a college student complete s a course of study in the art s，he or she receive s a Bachelor of Art s degree．如果四年制学院的学生完成了文科的课程学习，也获得文学学士学位。In the science s，the students receive A Bachelor of Science degree．理科的学生获得理学学士学位。If college student s want to continue for a graduate or professional degree，they must go to a university．如果四年学院的学生想继续攻读研究生学位或专业学位，必须到综合性大学去。
The college is usually funded in one of the three ways．四年制学院经费来源通常也不外乎上文所列的三种方式。It may be publicly or privately funded．Or，it may be funded by a religious group．可能是公立的也可能是私立的，或者可能是教会资助的。
Compared to universit ies and college s，community college s in the United States are quite different．
The program s of study in the community college usually last only two year s．Many different subjects are taught in the community college． but not all subjects．社区学院一般是两年制，并开设许多不同的课程。Not all of the subjects are taught in the community college． Not all of the subject s are the usual school subject s．有些课程是平常学校所不开设的。The community college may give course s in dental(of the
teeth)technology，auto mechanics，sewing。and many other nonacademic subjects．社区学院可能会开设牙科技术、汽车机械、缝纫及其他一些非学术性课程等，The community college may also have course s in the regular academic subject s like science，math，language s，literature， and other courses in the humanit ies．也开设一些常规的文化课程，比如像自然科学、数学、语言课、文学及其他一些人文学科等。
Many different types of student s study at community college s．社
s have a high school diploma．有些学生没有高中毕业。Many student s are adult s with children，and sometimes with grandchildren，of their own．许多学生都是有孩子的成年人，有时候有些学生都有孙子了。The community college serve s the community，社区学院为社区服务，and anyone who lives nearby may go．住在社区附近的任何人都可以入社区学院上学。 When community college student s complete a two-year program，they receive an associate of art s or associate of science degree．社区学院的学生完成两年制学业后可以获得准文学学士学位或准理学学士学位。They may then go to a college or university for two more year s to get the bachelor’s degree．然后他们可以到综合大学或学院继续上两年以获得学士学位。However，the student may get a job instead，or just stop going to schoo1．也可能就停止上学，开始工作了。
Community college s are nearly always publicly funded，by the state，country，or city government．社区学院几乎都是由州、县、或市政府出资成立的。They are not usually funded by religious groups．一般不由教会资助。
The community college give s training for a variety of job s，and also has all academic program．社区学院为各种类型的工作提供培训，同时也开设文化课程。The technical or vocational school，however, has only job training．但是职业技术学校只进行工作培训，Its programs may last a short time or a long time．时间可能短也可能长。Some programs take six months．有些培训期要要半年，while other programs may take two years or more to complete．有些可能要两年甚至更长。
Students in the technical or vocational school may have a high school diploma. 有些职业技术学校的学生已经高中毕业Many，however，do not have the diploma．，但是大部分没有高中毕业证。Many people go to a technical or vocational school instead of going to high schoo1．When they complete their training，they may be able to get a good job right away．许多人选择读职业技术学校而不是高中，结束培训后可能会立即找到一份好工作。 The technical or vocational school provide s training for work in area s such as electronic s，carpentry，plumbing，and others．职业技术学校为一些工作领域提供培训，比如电子、木工、水管装修等等。
The technical or vocational school may be funded in any of the way s already described．职业技术学校经费来源可能是上述资助方式中的任何一种。It may be publicly or privately funded，or it may be funded by a religious group．它可能是公办的也可能是私立的，或者可能是由教会资助建立的。Other
source s of money for this kind of school are trade union s or charity organization s．这类学校的其他资金来源还有工会或慈善组织。
Students who have finished high school，and even some who do not go to high school may choose from these four kind
．在美国，高中毕业的学生甚至一些不想上高中的学生可以从这四类高等教育方式中选择一种。High school student s who want further academic or professional training
以上综合性大学或四年制学院。Student s who want both academic and nonacademic training may go to the
Student s who want to get job may go to a technical or vocational schoo1．想早工作的学生可以上职业技术学校。Student s may choose the kind of higher education that they like best．学生可以从中选择他们最喜欢的高等教育方式。
Unit1 1.背离传统需要极大的勇气 1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition. 2.汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。 2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience. 3.很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的。 3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age. 4.假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？ 4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy/purchase it? 5.如果这些数据统计上市站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。 5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. Unit2 1.该公司否认其捐款有商业目的。 1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.
Unit 1 Text A How Difficult Is English? 英语有多难 Like the national push for Asian literacy （n.有文化，有教养，有读写能力）in Australia，就如澳大利亚在全国推行学亚洲语言一样，there has been foreign languages fervor[f??v?] in China，中国也掀起一股外语热，with English on top of the list. 在这股热潮中，英语高居榜首。English is not only taught at schools，colleges and universities，but also at evening classes，on radio and TV．不仅各级学校教英语，夜校、电台、电视台也都设有英语课程。Parents hire private tutors for their school children；父母为学龄的孩子聘请英语家教，adult English learners would sacrifice the weekend at an English corner in a public park practicing their spoken English with peop1e of the same interest and determination. 成年英语学习者会牺牲周末休息日，到公园参加英语角，与志趣相投的英语学习者练习口语。Is English such a difficult language that it really demands people to invest a large amount of time and energy before it is mastered ? 英语真的有这么难，需要人们投入大量的时间和精力才能掌握吗? The answer，if I am asked to offer，is undoubtedly，yes．如果我被问及这个问题，那么毫无疑问，我的答案是：是的。From my personal experience, 从我个人的经验来看，I think learning English means far more than learning its pronunciation，its grammatical rules，its words，etc．英语学习不仅仅是学习英语发音、语法规则、词汇等，It involves learning everything about the countries where it is used and the people who use it．它包括学习与使用该语言的国家和民族有关的所有内容。Without such a complete understanding of the language, 对英语没有这样全面的理解，the English a foreigner speaks will inevitably sound strange or even unintelligible though there is not anything wrong with his pronunciation，sentence structure and the words he uses．即使发音、句子结构、措辞毫无错误，一个外国人所讲的英语也难免听起来稀奇古怪甚至难以理解。The social customs and habits of the English-speaking people contribute a lot to the difficulty a foreigner has in learning it．讲英语民族者的社会风俗习惯增加了外国人学习英语的难度。Take the Chinese English learners for example．以学英语的中国人为例，" Hello "and "Good morning" may sound a little bit simple to Chinese people．"你好"和"早上好"是非常简单的。It is totally beyond the understanding of a Chinese English learner that native English speakers would be annoyed when they're addressed "Where are you going?"，which is a commonly used addressing among the Chinese．"你去哪儿?"是中国人常用的问候语，若英语母语者被问及"你去哪儿?"，他们会因此感到不悦，这一点让中国的英语学习者大为不解。Is there anything wrong with the English sentence structure ? 这个英语句子结构不对吗? Of course not．当然不是。It takes quite some time for a Chinese English learner to understand the western concept of privacy being violated in this address. 学英语的中国人得费点儿时间才能理解这一问候语侵犯了西方人的隐私。By the same token，同样，"Have you eaten?"(which is another addressing term the Chinese people usually use)will sound to native English speakers that the Chinese are so hospitable that they invite people to meals off-handedly. 英语母语者听到"你吃了吗?"(中国人常用的另外一个问候语)，会觉得中国人非常好客，会在事先毫无准备的情况下请人吃饭。Meanwhile，the Chinese would be shocked to hear，"Oh，it's very nice of you．When?"，if the addressee happens to have a craving for Chinese cooking and has not had his dinner yet.如果听话者此刻正希望品尝一下中国美食，又碰巧没有吃饭，他会回答"太好了，什么时候?"，中国人为此也会大吃一惊。 "We can say we are going to have chicken for dinner．Why can't we say pig，bull or sheep for dinner instead of pork，beef or mutton?" Chinese English learners may raise such questions．中国的英语学习者可能会这样问："我们可以说吃鸡，为什么不能说吃猪、吃牛、吃羊，而要说吃猪肉、牛肉、羊肉呢?"Figuring out the reasons for the peculiar English vocabulary is no easy task for Chinese English learners．对学习英语的中国人来说，为这些特殊的英语词汇找出理由并非易事。But the problem is that memorizing English words mechanically would be devastating and inefficient if they did not know what had happened in British history．问题在于如果不懂英国历史，死记硬背英语单词毫无效率。Thus learning English(and other languages as well)involves learning the history of the countries where it is spoken．所以说，学英语(其他语言亦如此)还包括学习使用该语言国家的历史知识。A task of this kind is more difficult for Chinese English learners than for people who speak
Text 1. Do we need extra vitamins? Many people believe that taking vitamin supplements is the best safeguard（保护、保卫）against the dangers of an incomplete diet, but this should be ①a last resort (最后手段)rather than a way out of a problem. Even if there is a genuine（真实的，真正的；诚恳的）need for extra vitamins, then sooner or later the question arises（出现；发生；站立）"which ones do I need, how much of them, and how often?" There is really no simple answer to this question. The Food Standards Committee guardians②保护者of our laws on food purity, labelling（标记，贴标签；标明）and advertising clams（保持沉默，闭嘴不言）and descriptions) suggest in their recent report to the government that we do not need any extra vitamins. They say that they are "not necessary for a healthy individual个人的；个别的； 独特的 个人，个体eating a normal diet". Whilst同时；时时，有时；当… 的时候few of us would challenge their authority on the subject of nutrition it is, perhaps, pertinent相关的，相干的；中肯的；切题的to ask the question "how many of us are healthy, and what is a normal diet? "There is an element of doubt in many minds about these two aspects方面；方向；形势；外貌and though few people are familiar熟悉的；常见的；亲近的with the wording措辞；用语；语法of the
Unit 11 Cyber World A Famous Quote The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. - Bill Gates Bill Gates (1955- ), American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. Text A Cyber Love Pre-reading Questions: 1. Have you ever made a friend on the Internet? How did you develop your friendship? 2. What suggestions can you give if one hopes to make friends on the Internet? Thanks to the late 20th century technology, Maria of Denmark and Martijin of Holland met on a chatline. For months they’ve talked and sent letters to each other with the help of their computers as they found themselves falling head over heels in love. It was then that they decided to meet in the real, not only the virtual, world. It was not easy to arrange as the young man and his lady were separated by 700 very real kilometers, but the date was a success and Maria and M artijin have been living together happily ever since. They’ve created a home page to let the world know how they’ve found happiness via the Internet and introduce couples who’ve met under similar circumstances. Throughout history men and women have used a variety of means to find each other. Internet romance, according to some, is a bizarre method, and to others it is a natural way for the 90’s to meet potential mates. Romances formed on the Internet follow a characteristic script. The development of emotional intimacy is a long progress, sometimes taking several months. “Love at first byte” is rare although there are examples. The initial light exchanges, whether by e-mail or in chat rooms, are generally followed by increasingly self-revealing topics, and then after a while, the two strangers perceive each other as a true friend. Hearts open, an avalanche of e-mail crosses cyberspace carrying literary quality, and electronic messages are even enhanced with verse and virtual gifts (flowers, kisses, animated pictures). Could any heart with romantic inclinations resist? When you reach
Unit1 1 背离传统需要极大的勇气It takes a n enorm ous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition. 2 汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了2) T om used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience. 3 很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的3) Ma ny educator s think it desira ble to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age. 4 假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买么4) A ssuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do y ou think it’s w orthw hile to buy/pur cha se it? 5 如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那他将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题5) If the data is stati stically valid, it will throw light on the pr oblem we are investigati ng. Unit2 1该公司否认其捐款有商业目的1) T he com pany denied that its donations had a commercial pur pose. 2每当他生气时，他说话就有一些结巴2) Whenever he was a ngry, he would begin to stammer slightly. 3教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学3) Educati on is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s w hy my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. 4 手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生又一个困难阶段4) S hortly after he recovered fr om the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult pha se of his life. 5与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但他们总是努力满足我们最起码的需求5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, m y parents are rather poor, but they have always tried har d to meet our minimal needs. Unit3 1科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗1) Have scienti sts found proof of water on Mar s? 2 计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇2) The pla nning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to tw o coa stal towns. 3山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生3) Sam not only lost his j ob but also both legs; he ha d to live on welfare for the rest of his life. 4由十二人组成的陪审团一致表决认为玛丽有罪4) A jury consisting of 12 mem bers voted in unison that Mary wa s guilty. 5听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得收到了奇耻大辱5) Sean felt humiliated ti hear his talent being que stioned. Unit4 1研究表明，笑能带来许多健康上的好处1) Re search shows that laughter can bring a lot of health be nefits. 2互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦2) A slow I nternet connecting speed is really annoying. 3法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪3) As the law sta nds, helping someone commit suicide is a crime. 4 玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据4) 4)In her report, Mary trie s to interpret the data from a completely different angle. 5 苏是一个很有天分的女孩，他那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外突出5) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates. Unit5 1是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业1) It is the creativity and dedicati on of the worker s and executive s that turned the com pany into a pr ofita ble busine ss. 2食品和医药的价格在过去的三个月里急剧增长2) The price s of food and me dicine have soared in the pa st three months. 3我们打算重新粉刷这栋办公大楼的上面几层3) We plan to repaint the upper floors of he office building. 4 他的成功表面流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的4) His succe ss shows that popularity and artisti c merit sometimes coincide. 5我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟 5) I don’t want to see my beloved gra ndmother lying in a hospital bed a nd gr oaning painfully. Unit6 1他这人话不多，但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了，同学们都不是他的对手 1) He is a man of few words, but when it come s to playing a computer games, he is far too clever for his classmates. 2 无知的孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始跟他们玩起来2) Children who don’t know any better may think the se animals are pretty cute and start playing with them. 3没有办法获得贷款，所以，要购买新设备，我只得咬紧牙关，卖掉我的混合型动力汽车3) There is no way to obtain a loan,so to buy the new equipment, I will just have to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car. 4 如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他的营地走来，他就不会开枪 4) The hunter would not ha ve fired the shots if he hadn’t seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite. 5我觉得具有讽刺意味的是汤姆的记忆是有选择的，他好像不记得过去痛苦的经历特别是那些有他自己制造的痛苦经历5) I find it ironic that T om has a selective memory --- he does not seem to remember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing.
必修二 Unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM寻找琥珀厅Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years to make. 弗雷德里克?威廉?我,普鲁士国王,从未想像过这恩赐与俄罗斯人会令人惊喜的历史。这个礼物,琥珀屋的,赐给这个名字,因为好几吨的琥珀被用来制造它。琥珀被选有一个美丽的黄棕色的颜色就像蜂蜜。房间的设计是别致的流行的日子。这也是一种珍惜用金子来装饰和珠宝,将国家的最好的艺术家们大约10年了。 In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors. 事实上,这个房间没有是作为礼物送人的。它是设计出用于弗雷德里克的宫殿。然而,普鲁士的下一任国王弗雷德里克威廉?我、就是琥珀属于,决定不去保持它。在1716他给了彼得最重要的东西。作为回报,沙皇送给他一群他最好的士兵。所以琥珀房成了沙皇的一部分在圣彼得堡冬宫。大约四米长,房间作为一个小接待大厅为重要的游客。 Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing. 后来,凯瑟琳二世琥珀屋的搬到一座宫殿外面圣彼得堡她在她的夏天。她告
Unit 9 Facing Life’s Challenges A Famous Quote: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt(1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), he led the nation out of the Great Depression and later into World War II. Before he died, he cleared the way for peace, including establishment of the United Nations. His presidency is widely regarded as one of the greatest in US history. Text A: 300 Hurdles Pre-reading Questions: 1. Have you ever done hurdles? What do you think of it? 2. What kinds of difficulties and challenges have you ever met in your life? Life may give you negative, but don’t despair – it may just develop into a beautiful picture one day. This year, I realized my theory that I have on life. Life is like a 300m hurdle race. Since I run the 300m hurdles, I would know what the race is like. The first thing to any race is worrying about whether you are going to win or not. This relates to worrying about the petty things in life. Does it really matter if you win? Is it really going to be the end of the world? Or will you be upset if you lose and forget about it? In life we worry too much and live in the moment too little. Next is the lining up in our own individual lanes. We each start at different spots, but the race is still the same distance for everyone. This relates to our lives taking us to different places and putting us in different situations, but hopefully we will end up in the same place, but maybe at different times. Now comes the beginning of the race. We all try to keep up with everyone and pace ourselves with other people. This symbolizes that at times in everyone’s lives we worry about fitting in or being the same as other people, instead of worrying about being unique. If anyone were the same, the world would be incredibly boring. Now comes the first hurdle. This hurdle is the easiest to get over because you are not worn out from running. We all make it over this hurdle with ease. This symbolizes those obstacles in life that we struggle to get over, but we
Unit 1 1.她连水都不愿喝一口，更别提留下来吃饭了。(much less) She wouldn't take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner. 2.他认为我在对他说谎，但实际上我讲的是实话。(whereas) He thought I was lying to him, whereas I was telling the truth. 3.这个星期你每天都迟到，对此你怎么解释？(account for) How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week? 4.他们利润增长的部分原因是采用了新的市场策略。(due to) The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy. 5.这样的措施很可能会带来工作效率的提高。(result in) Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency. 6.我们已经在这个项目上投入了大量时间和精力，所以我们只能继续。(pour into) We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on. Unit 2 1.尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。(despite) Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents. 2.迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会，也没给我打电话作任何解释。(nor) Mike didn't come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation. 3.坐在他旁边的那个人确实发表过一些小说，但决不是什么大作家。(next to; by no means) The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer. 4.他对足球不感兴趣，也从不关心谁输谁赢。(be indifferent to) He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins or loses. 5.经理需要一个可以信赖的助手，在他外出时，由助手负责处理问题。(count on) The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence. 6.这是他第一次当着那么多观众演讲。(in the presence of sb.) This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience. Unit 3 1.你再怎么有经验，也得学习新技术。(never too... to...) You are never too experienced to learn new techniques. 2.还存在一个问题，那就是派谁去带领那里的研究工作。(Use an appositional structure) There remains one problem, namely, who should be sent to head the research there. 3.由于文化的不同，他们的关系在开始确实遇到了一些困难。(meet with) Their relationship did meet with some difficulty at the beginning because of cultural differences. 4.虽然他历经沉浮，但我始终相信他总有一天会成功的。(ups and downs; all along) Though he has had ups and downs, I believed all along that he would succeed someday. 5.我对你的说法的真实性有些保留看法。(have reservations about) I have some reservations about the truth of your claim.
There Is Magic in a Word of Praise赞美之词的魔力 一次，一位百老汇喜剧演员做了一个噩梦：他梦见自己在一个座无虚席的剧场里讲故事、唱歌，数以千计的人们看着他—但是没有人笑或拍手。“即使一个星期能赚10万美元，”他说，“那也像人间地狱一般。” 不仅演员需要掌声，没有赞扬和鼓励，任何人都会失去信心。因此，我们都有着双重需求：被别人称赞以及懂得如何去称赞别人。说赞美的话是有技巧的，有正确的说法。比如，因为某些显而易见的成就而去表扬一个人，这不是真正的赞扬。你得运用辨别力和创造力。“您今晚的演讲很精彩、很有说服力，”一次，一位和蔼可亲的女士对一位商人说，“我禁不住想，您肯定也能当一名出色的律师。”听到这意外的溢美之词，那位商人像个男生般地脸红了。 无论声名显赫还是默默无闻，没有一个人会对真诚的赞赏无动于衷。耶鲁著名的英语教授威廉·里昂·费尔普斯讲述道:“一个炎热的夏日，我走进一家拥挤的饭馆吃中饭。服务员递给我菜单时，我说，‘今天厨房里的小伙子们肯定在受罪！’服务员惊讶地看着我说：‘来这儿的人都抱怨菜的味道不好，对服务评头论足，还埋怨太闷热。19年了，你是第一个对后面厨房里的厨师们表示同情的人。’人们所需要的，”费尔普斯下结论道，“是作为人能得到一点点关注。”在那种关注中，真诚是至关重要的。当劳作了一天的男人回家时看见孩子们将脸贴在窗上、张望着等待他，他也许会感到这种无声而珍贵的语言如甘露一般涤荡了他的心灵。 孩子们尤其渴望鼓励。童年时如果得不到善意的赞赏，将会危及性格的发展。一位年轻妈妈向A·W·比文牧师讲述了一件让人伤心的事：“我的小女儿常常不听话，我不得不批评她。但是有一天，她特别乖，没有做一件会挨批评的事。当天晚上，我给她盖好被子、准备下楼时，听见她在抽泣。我走回去，发现她把头埋在枕头里。她一边呜咽一边问：‘难道我今天还不够乖吗？’” “那个问题，” 那位妈妈说，“像把刀一样刺痛了我。当她做错事时，我总是急于纠正，可是当她努力表现得好些时，我却没有注意。我哄她睡觉时连一句称赞的话都没有。” 同样的准则——说友善的话——适用于所有的人际关系。我小时候住在巴尔的摩，当时街坊里开了一家新的药店，为此我们那位技能娴熟、资历颇深的药剂师老派克·巴洛很生气。他指责他的年轻对手出售廉价药品而且在配药时没有经验。最后，那位受到伤害的新来的药剂师考虑以诽谤罪起诉对方，于是他去见了一位明智的律师托马斯·海斯。“别把争端扩大化，”海斯建议说，“试试友善（地处理）。” 第二天，当顾客们告诉他他的对手在讲他坏话时，这位新药剂师说，一定是哪里发生误会了。“派克·巴洛，”他对他们说，“是这个镇上最好的药剂师之一。他能在任何一刻、任何一天或任何一晚配出急救药方。他的细心是我们所有人学习的榜样。这个街坊已经扩大了—有足够的空间同时容下我们俩。我把他的药店当作我学习的典范。” 当那位老人听说这些话时——因为称赞和丑闻一样会长着闲聊的翅膀迅速散播——迫不及待地要亲自见见这个年轻人，给他一些有用的建议。怨恨因真挚诚实的赞扬而化解了。 为什么我们大多数人对于那些能让其他人高兴的事实避而不提呢？“给生者一朵玫瑰,其意义远远胜于送给逝者华丽的花圈。”一位风度翩翩的老绅士以前常常顺路去新罕布什尔州靠近康韦的一家古董店里推销商品。有一天，等他走了以后，古董商的妻子说，她很想告诉他他的来访给他们带来了很多乐趣。丈夫回答说：“下一次我们告诉吧。” 第二年夏天，一个年轻女子来到店里，她自我介绍说是那个销售员的女儿。她说，她的父亲已经去世了。“从那天以后，”古董店老板说，“不管什么时候当我想到一个人的优点，我就会立即告诉他。也许我不再有另一个机会了。” 如同艺术家们在把美展示给别人的过程中能获得满足一样，任何一个掌握赞美艺术的人会发现它对给予者和接受者来说都是一种幸福。它给陈词滥调注入温暖和愉悦，将喧嚣的世界转变成优美的音乐。 每个人身上都有值得称道的地方。我们只是需要把它说出来。