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Text A 活下去的理由“你对自杀有什么看法?”电话那端传来一个女性微弱的声音。
我可没想到会在早上8点59分——求助办公室热线开通前的一分钟——接到一个自杀电话。
这种电话通常会在午夜过后打来，把我从熟睡中惊醒。
她可能以为是打给在办公室工作的员工，而不是一个刚值完班在家的志愿者。
在危机处理培训时，我学会去倾听，而不是轻率地说“我反对”。
我耐心地听着，她又继续说。
根据所听到的信息，我在给她建立的档案上对应的方格中做了标记。
“我住在附近城市的一个养老院里，”她说道，“我76岁了并且……并且时日无多了。
，’她费力地呼吸着，声音弱得几乎听不见。
“我得了癌症和肺气肿，不可能康复了。
我不想再成为家里人的负担，我只想死。
’’她说着哭了起来。
尽管我已经有几年接听求助热线的经验，但是自杀的求助电话还是让我害怕。
生命可贵。
我确信在任何情况下我都不可能原谅以死来解决问题的做法。
“您和养老院里的人谈过这件事吗?”我问道。
老人回答道：“当我对一位护士提及想自杀时，她吓坏了，并通知了我的主治医生、家人还有牧师。
每个人都飞速赶来，却没有人……倾听。
所以我才打电话给你。
”老人的声音又一次变得微乎其微。
“我在听。
”我轻轻地回答。
“我丈夫已经去世9年了。
当我告诉他们我有多想念他时，他们说他们能理解。
”老人继续道，“其实他们无法理解。
当我抱怨我的痛苦时，他们只会保证加大我的药量。
这药却只会让我头脑昏沉。
，’咳嗽了一阵，老人犹豫地继续说，“我告诉他们我已经打算去见上帝了。
他们说自杀是一种罪过，所以我许诺再也不这么想了。
但是……我却一直想着自杀。
我已经没有继续活下去的理由了。
”我很困惑，不知道该说些什么。
我自问该怎样说才能帮助这位可亲的老人。
之前我从未怀疑过“自杀是错误的’’这一观点。
然而听着她的话语，我很困惑地发现自己能够理解她的感受。
老人的生活质量自然是不会再有什么改善了。
我想起一个年轻人，在除夕夜他给我打电话，手里还拿着枪。
在那个孤独的夜晚，经过彻夜长谈后，他说他终于感到了一丝希望。
Unit 7 艺术品收藏家 1 许多年前，有位富翁，他和爱子都非常热爱艺术品收藏。
他们一起周游世界，只收藏最好的艺术珍品。
他们家的墙壁上装点着毕加索，凡·高，莫奈以及其他许多艺术名家的无价珍品。
这位丧偶的老人看着自己唯一的儿子逐渐成长为经验丰富的艺术品收藏家，感到无比欣慰。
在他们与世界各地的艺术品收藏者打交道时，儿子老练的眼光、敏捷的商业头脑，使父亲无比欣喜，倍感骄傲。
2 冬天来临了，国家陷入了战争之中，年轻的儿子离家去报效祖国。
仅过短短几个星期，父亲就收到了一封电报。
他心爱的儿子在战斗中失踪了。
这位艺术品收藏家焦急地等待更多的消息。
他担心再也见不到自己的儿子。
几天后，他的担心被证实了，年轻的儿子在送战友赶往战地医院时牺牲了。
3 老人神思恍惚、孤零零地怀着丧子之痛和悲伤面对即将来临的圣诞节。
他和儿子曾翘首期盼的这个节日的快乐，再也不会来到他的家了。
4 圣诞节早晨，一阵敲门声惊醒了这位忧伤的老人。
当他走向门口时，墙上的艺术珍品只让他想起——儿子不会回来了。
他打开门，看到门口站着一个士兵，手里拿着一个大包裹。
士兵自我介绍说：“我是您儿子的朋友，您儿子救我时牺牲了。
我可以进来呆一会儿吗？我有东西要给您看。
” 5 谈话一开始，士兵就告诉老人，他的儿子是如何向大家讲述他，特别是他父亲对艺术品的喜爱。
“我是一名画家，”士兵说，“我想把这个送给您。
” 6 当老人打开包裹时，儿子的一幅画像顿时展现在眼前。
尽管世人永远都不会认为这幅画是天才的杰作，但它细致入微地刻画了年轻人的面容。
7 老人激动不已，谢过士兵，并承诺将画像悬挂在壁炉的上方。
士兵离开几个小时后，老人就动手干活了。
他信守承诺，将画像挂在了壁炉的上方，价值数千美元的艺术品被推到了一旁。
活干完了，老人坐在椅子上注视着他收到的礼物，就这样度过了圣诞节。
8 随着时间一天天流逝，老人逐渐意识到，尽管儿子不再和他在一起了，但儿子的生命会因他救过那些人而得到延续。
应用型大学英语综合教程2（unit1-unit5课后答案及听力）Unit 1A woman won a bucketful of quarters at a slot machine in Atlantic City. She found two black men already in the elevator as she went back to her room to hide the quarters. She hesitated to enter the elevator because she was afraid that the two men were going to rob her. After she joined them in the elevator, she heard one man say, “Hit the floor”, which was taken by her for falling on her knees to the floor. So she did.The two men explained to her “hit the floor”meant “to push the button for the floor they were going to”. The woman’s fear gave place to embarrassment. The two men gathered up the scattered quarters with her and accompanied her to her room.The next day the woman received a dozen roses and twelve 100-dollar bills given by Eddie Murphy and Michael Jordan to thank her for the best laugh they’d had in years. Unit 2 The young man in the story dreamed of sailing around the world, but he never received any support or encouragement from people around him, not even his father, who wanted his son to work like him in a factory. But the boy stuck to his dream and to make his dream come true, he did two jobs to earn enough money for a sailboat. At long last, he purchased a boat and was ready to sail when federal agents were preparing to confiscate it for carrying drugs. He was even asked to pay for the docking fees of the former owner. The young man couldn’t take the hard blow and in anger and despe ration, he painted “Ill Feelings”on the boat and sailed out regardless of the warning of an upcoming storm. Soon he found himself in danger when attacked by the storm and asked the harbormaster to harbor his boat. But to hisdismay, he was told no “Ill Feelings”would be harbored in this dock.Unit 3The author, as a college sophomore, shared a rented apartment with three of his schoolmates, for they didn’t want to live in a dorm. But they had much trouble sharing the only bathroom as one of them was a taker, using up everything available; another a polluter, making a mess in the bathroom; the third a monopolizer, occupying the bathroom for a long time regardless of others’urgent needs. With the example, the author thinks that the same is true of the world where some people or corporations take too much or make wrong use of our planet’s resources for their own benefit at the cost of other people just as his three roommates did with the bathroom. To solve the issue, a planet policy including compensations for the victims is a must for building a fair and harmonious world.Unit 4Bartleby was a new clerk I employed to write legal papers as my business was growing.At first, he did an extraordinary quantity of writing and he worked just like a machine, never looking or speaking. But later, he would refuse my assignments by saying, “I would prefer not to.”What was worse, he never ate out or went anywhere, and made my law office his home. In spite of my deep sympathy for him, I had to dismiss him. However, he wouldn’t leave and locked himself in my office. So I left him. He wasfinally taken to prison, and not until after he died in prison did I discover that he had worked many years at the Dead Letter Office, where every letter he had had to read had destroyed his hope in life.Unit 5Eight years ago I first met Mr. Foster, an old busboy at an airport. In spite of his age and physical handicap, he would go wherever he was needed instead of waiting to be summoned. What is more, he served every customer with the same enthusiasm whether they gave him tips or not, or no matter how much the tips were. Impressed and inspired, I developed a great admiration for him in the following years. I would contrast him with his fellow workers who were just loosely assembled there, idly waiting by for tables to become empty. However, Mr. Foster was ordered to stop helping people and act like his co-workers. Later, he was fired. Though he was back at work on a trial basis several months later, his spirit was gone. And today I learned that he quit his job—his heart was broken.Unit 6Tempted by material comfort and the various credit cards available, many young people accept student loans and credit cards gladly. On credit, they buy cars, furniture and nice new clothes. Thus a few years lat er, they’ve got a load of debts.The lure of living on debt increased in the 1990s along with the economic boom, skyrocketed tuition and fees, increased student loan limits, plus the promotion of the mass media. In 1998, the average undergraduate had a balance of $1,879 on 3.5 credit cards.Many critics worry that credit debts make graduates pay the consequences sooner or later. All this debt may force graduates to give up exciting but low-paying jobs in favor of dreary but well-paying jobs in order to repay lenders.课后练习Unit 1B. Complete the following sentences with appropriate words in the text.1. I heard his scream and felt my blood freeze with fear.2. Some teachers tend to stereotype students who are from rural areas.3. His first instinct was to call 911 when he realized there wasa burglar in his house.4. The building collapsed during the earthquake. It went all to pieces.5. We promise that the products will be delivered on time.Translation1. As she was about to walk into the elevator she noticed two men already aboard.她正要走进电梯时，看到电梯里已经有两位男乘客。
Unit Six陈雪雷整理比利杰夫·迈克马伦所有重大的战役都是在自己内心进行的。
——谢尔登·考格斯数年前（1983—1987），我有机会为麦当劳公司扮演吉祥小丑罗纳德·麦当劳的角色。
我的市场范围涵盖亚利桑那州的大部分地区和南加州的部分地区。
我们例行的活动之一便是“罗纳德日”。
每个月中的某一天，我们都要探访尽可能多的社区医院，给那个谁也不想去的地方带去一点快乐。
能为正在经历“消沉时期”的大人和孩子带去一点欢乐，我感到十分自豪。
从活动中感受到的温暖和喜悦一连几周萦绕在我身边。
我喜欢这个项目，麦当劳公司喜欢这个项目，孩子和大人喜欢这个项目，护理人员及医务人员也喜欢这个项目。
每次探访我都受到两条规定的限制。
第一，没有麦当劳员工以及医院工作人员的陪同，我不得在医院随意走动。
这样，如果我走进某个病房吓着了孩子，旁边就会有人及时处理这一问题。
第二，我不得用身体接触医院里的任何人。
他们可不希望我把病菌从一个病人传播到另一个病人身上。
我能理解他们实施“不准触摸”这一规定的理由，可我并不喜欢它。
我认为触摸是我们所能知道的最真诚的交流方式。
书面文字、口头语言都可以撒谎，热烈的拥抱是不可能撒谎的。
我被告知，违反其中任何一条规定都意味着我会失去这份工作。
我的“罗纳德日”进行到第四年年末的某一天，已经一整天涂着油彩的我走在医院的走廊上，正准备回家，这时传来一阵轻轻的叫喊声：“罗纳德，罗纳德。
”我停了下来。
那微弱的、细细的声音来自一间半掩着门的病房。
我推开房门，只见一个5岁上下的小男孩躺在他爸爸的怀里，身上连着的医疗仪器之多是我平生未曾见到过的。
妈妈在另一头，旁边还有爷爷、奶奶和一位监护仪器的护士。
病房里的气氛使我知道病人的情况很严重。
我问小男孩叫什么名字，他告诉我他叫比利，随后我为他变了些简单的戏法。
当我后退着道别时，我问比利我还能为他做些什么。
“罗纳德，你愿意抱抱我吗？”如此简单的一个请求。
第二册课后段落翻译参考答案Unit 1 (p.20)To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English. Unit 2 (p.48)With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly / academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.Unit 3 (p. 77)George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.”In the end George traded his CDs for computer games software from his classmates.Unit 4 (p. 104)Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.Unit 5 (p. 148)Numerous facts bear out the argument / statement / claim that in order to recover speedily from negative emotion, you should allow yourself to cry. You needn’t / don’t have to be ashamed of crying. Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along with tears.Consider the case of / Take Donna. Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry. She said, “It was not until twoweeks later that I began to cry. And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis.”Unit 6 (p. 175)Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT. She craves knowledge and works hard. However, as a scientist, she could not help noticing all kinds of indications of gender inequality on campus. Men and women professors did the same work, but when it came to promotion the administrators were rather selective. It was ironic that after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institutions of higher education. When her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had to fight. So she gritted her teeth and complained to the President. The fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equity advocate.Unit 7 (p. 202)Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people, linguistics believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.Unit 8 (p. 228)This village was once famous for its beautiful natural surroundings. All the year round, the trees were green and the flowers in bloom. Clear streams flowed out of the hills through a checkerboard of rice fields. Birds sang all day, and deer came and went in a leisurely manner. However, with the coming of DDT and other pesticides, an evil spell seemed to have settled over the village. Misfortunes came one after another. Chicken died suddenly, cattle and sheep were stricken by mysterious maladies, and farmers complained about a sickening feeling that puzzled the village doctor. The village square, once throbbing with life, was now deserted.。
I. Cloze(1)1. typical;2. welfare;3. constant4. frank5. talent6. dumb7. know better than that8. repeatedly9. dread10. interference11. bet12. assure(2)1. despite2. really3. same4. contact5. admitted6. attempt7. not8. tend9. different10. mannerTranslation1.1)Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?2)The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.3)Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.4)A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.5)Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.2. George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, and the noise interrupted the sleep of other residents in the community. Eventually the exhausted neigh-bors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Embarrassed. Mr. Johnson scolded his son: "What has come over you? Y ou should know better than to disturb others for the sake of your own interest." As a result George traded his records for computer games software from his classmates. Overall. the whole thing has worked out quite satisfactorily.Part III Text BComprehension: b a b c d aTranslation:1.“我说了几句评论他的话，但是得到的却是十几岁孩子惯用的用喉音低声发出的叹息。
课文翻译（unit 1 - unit 8）谢谢您带给我们多年来最畅快的欢笑1 最近一个周末，有位女士在大西洋城玩老虎机，赢了满满一桶二十五美分的硬币。
她暂时离开赌博机，与丈夫前往旅馆餐厅吃晚饭。
2 不过，她想先去客房把硬币藏起来。
“我去一会儿就回来，然后我们再去吃饭。
”她对她的丈夫说道，之后，便提着满满一桶硬币朝电梯走去。
3 她正要走进电梯时，看到电梯里已经有两位男乘客。
两位都是黑人，其中一位个头很高，体型令人望而生畏。
这位女士一下子愣住了。
她的第一反应是：“这两个男人会打劫我。
”她转而又想：“不要戴着‘有色眼镜’看人；他们看上去完全像是绅士。
”然而，种族偏见的力量是强大的，恐惧使她浑身发凉。
她定在那里，眼睛紧盯着眼前两位男子。
4 她开始焦虑，心神不定，又感到不好意思。
她希望他们没有看出她的心思，但是，天啊，他们肯定已经知道她在琢磨什么了！5 要不要进去和他们同乘一部电梯？她迟疑不决的态度已经太过明显了。
她涨得满脸通红。
老站着不动也无济于事，于是她横下心来，抬起一只脚往前挪，接着另一只脚也跟了进来，站在电梯内。
她不敢抬眼，僵直地转过身，脸朝外，这时，电梯门合上了。
时间一秒一秒地过去。
她越来越害怕！电梯纹丝不动。
她陷入了恐惧的深渊。
“我的天啊，”她暗忖，“我被困在这里，要遭人劫财！”她的心往下沉，每个毛孔都在冒汗水。
6 这时，她听到其中一个人说：“趴下（与“按下楼层”同音）。
”她的本能反应就是照着他们的话做。
于是她张开双臂，趴在了电梯地板上，满桶的硬币飞向空中，洒了出去。
硬币如雨点般落在了她的身上。
她在心里默祷：“把钱拿去吧，饶我一命。
”又过了几秒钟，她听到其中一位男子彬彬有礼地说：“夫人，您只要告诉我您要去几楼，我们来按按钮。
Unit two认错人（改编）马克·吐温几年前的一天，我来到萨拉曼卡——纽约附近的一个火车站。
我计划在那儿搭乘卧车。
站台上都是人，他们涌入长长的卧车，把列车挤得满满的。
我问售票处的人能否买两张票，但他厉声回答说：“没票！”然后冲着我的脸关上了窗。
这真是对我尊严的莫大打击，然而我又需要这两张车票。
我找到一位地方官员，问他能否在卧铺车厢的某个地方找个可怜的小角落；但他猛然打断了我，厉声说道：“没有，找不到。
每个角落都挤满了。
好了，不要再来烦我了。
”说完，他便不理我而走开了。
我没料到他会这样对待我，我的尊严处于一种难以描述的状况。
我对同伴说：“他们这样对我讲话是因为他们不知道我是谁。
”可我的同伴却说:“别说这种傻话了。
即便他们知道你是谁，你觉得这能帮你在没有空座的火车上搞到座位吗？”说完他也不理我了。
这太过分了。
我找到刚才那个官员，非常有礼貌地告诉他我叫马克•吐温，我是否能——但他又一次打断了我：“我已经告诉过你不要再来烦我了。
”接着又不再理我了。
我无助地环顾四周，发现我的同伴目睹了整个经过。
我感到的耻辱无法用语言形容。
我说：“或许他没有听到我的名字。
”但我的同伴却不这么认为，他说：“他肯定清楚地听到你的名字了，只不过他不在乎罢了，就是这么回事。
”我不知道接下去会发生什么，但就在这时候,我注意到一个年轻的卧车行李搬运工正在跟列车员窃窃私语，并朝着我点头。
那个列车员随即转过身，毕恭毕敬地向我走来。
“我能为您效劳吗，先生？”他说道，“您要在卧车上找个空位吗？”“呃，当然，”我回答说，“可我问过站台上那个人，他说每个角落都塞满了，还叫我不要烦他。
”“不会吧，先生，我简直不敢相信他说了这样的话。
简直无法想象有人竟然这样对您说话，先生！我很抱歉，先生，但您一定是误会他了。
我们什么空地方都没了，只剩下那个大的家庭包房，里面有两个铺位和几把扶手椅，但这一切都供您享用。
过来，汤姆，把这些箱子搬上车！”搬运工拿了我们的小提箱，我们则上了车。
Unit 7 艺术品收藏家 1 许多年前，有位富翁，他和爱子都非常热爱艺术品收藏。
他们一起周游世界，只收藏最好的艺术珍品。
他们家的墙壁上装点着毕加索，凡·高，莫奈以及其他许多艺术名家的无价珍品。
这位丧偶的老人看着自己唯一的儿子逐渐成长为经验丰富的艺术品收藏家，感到无比欣慰。
在他们与世界各地的艺术品收藏者打交道时，儿子老练的眼光、敏捷的商业头脑，使父亲无比欣喜，倍感骄傲。
2 冬天来临了，国家陷入了战争之中，年轻的儿子离家去报效祖国。
仅过短短几个星期，父亲就收到了一封电报。
他心爱的儿子在战斗中失踪了。
这位艺术品收藏家焦急地等待更多的消息。
他担心再也见不到自己的儿子。
几天后，他的担心被证实了，年轻的儿子在送战友赶往战地医院时牺牲了。
3 老人神思恍惚、孤零零地怀着丧子之痛和悲伤面对即将来临的圣诞节。
他和儿子曾翘首期盼的这个节日的快乐，再也不会来到他的家了。
4 圣诞节早晨，一阵敲门声惊醒了这位忧伤的老人。
当他走向门口时，墙上的艺术珍品只让他想起——儿子不会回来了。
他打开门，看到门口站着一个士兵，手里拿着一个大包裹。
士兵自我介绍说：“我是您儿子的朋友，您儿子救我时牺牲了。
我可以进来呆一会儿吗？我有东西要给您看。
” 5 谈话一开始，士兵就告诉老人，他的儿子是如何向大家讲述他，特别是他父亲对艺术品的喜爱。
“我是一名画家，”士兵说，“我想把这个送给您。
” 6 当老人打开包裹时，儿子的一幅画像顿时展现在眼前。
尽管世人永远都不会认为这幅画是天才的杰作，但它细致入微地刻画了年轻人的面容。
7 老人激动不已，谢过士兵，并承诺将画像悬挂在壁炉的上方。
士兵离开几个小时后，老人就动手干活了。
他信守承诺，将画像挂在了壁炉的上方，价值数千美元的艺术品被推到了一旁。
活干完了，老人坐在椅子上注视着他收到的礼物，就这样度过了圣诞节。
8 随着时间一天天流逝，老人逐渐意识到，尽管儿子不再和他在一起了，但儿子的生命会因他救过那些人而得到延续。
第二册新标准大学英语翻译答案整理好久的,很全面滴。
Unit 14 Translate the sentences into Chinese.1 On university campuses in Europe, mass socialist or communist movements gave rise to increasingly violent clashes between the establishment and the college students, with their new and passionate commitment to freedom and justice.在欧洲的大学校园里，大学生以新的姿态和激情地投入到自由和正义的事业中去，大规模的社会主义或共产主义运动引发了他们与当权者之间日益升级的暴力冲突。
2 These days political, social and creative awakening seems to happen not because of college, but in spite of it. Of course, it’s true that higher education is still important. For example, in the UK, Prime Minister Blair was close to achieving his aim of getting 50 per cent of all under thirties into college by 2010 (even though a cynic would say that this was to keep them off the unemployment statistics).现在，政治、社会和创造意识的觉醒似乎不是凭借大学的助力，而是冲破其阻力才发生的。
Unit1 Part 1谢谢您带给我们多年来最畅快的欢笑1 最近一个周末，有位女士在大西洋城玩老虎机，赢了满满一桶二十五美分的硬币。
她暂时离开赌博机，与丈夫前往旅馆餐厅吃晚饭。
2 不过，她想先去客房把硬币藏起来。
“我去一会儿就回来，然后我们再去吃饭。
”她对她的丈夫说道，之后，便提着满满一桶硬币朝电梯走去。
3 她正要走进电梯时，看到电梯里已经有两位男乘客。
两位都是黑人，其中一位个头很高，体型令人望而生畏。
这位女士一下子愣住了。
她的第一反应是：“这两个男人会打劫我。
”她转而又想：“不要戴着‘有色眼镜’看人；他们看上去完全像是绅士。
”然而，种族偏见的力量是强大的，恐惧使她浑身发凉。
她定在那里，眼睛紧盯着眼前两位男子。
4 她开始焦虑，心神不定，又感到不好意思。
她希望他们没有看出她的心思，但是，天啊，他们肯定已经知道她在琢磨什么了！5 要不要进去和他们同乘一部电梯？她迟疑不决的态度已经太过明显了。
她涨得满脸通红。
老站着不动也无济于事，于是她横下心来，抬起一只脚往前挪，接着另一只脚也跟了进来，站在电梯内。
她不敢抬眼，僵直地转过身，脸朝外，这时，电梯门合上了。
时间一秒一秒地过去。
她越来越害怕！电梯纹丝不动。
她陷入了恐惧的深渊。
“我的天啊，”她暗忖，“我被困在这里，要遭人劫财！”她的心往下沉，每个毛孔都在冒汗水。
6 这时，她听到其中一个人说：“趴下（与“按下楼层”同音）。
”她的本能反应就是照着他们的话做。
于是她张开双臂，趴在了电梯地板上，满桶的硬币飞向空中，洒了出去。
硬币如雨点般落在了她的身上。
她在心里默祷：“把钱拿去吧，饶我一命。
”又过了几秒钟，她听到其中一位男子彬彬有礼地说：“夫人，您只要告诉我您要去几楼，我们来按按钮。
”说这话的人有点费力才把话说完，尽力忍住没有放声大笑。
7 这位女士抬起头望着这两位男乘客。
他们弯下腰，把她搀扶起来。
她满腹疑惑，挣扎着站了起来。
“我叫我这个朋友按楼层，”那位普通个头的男子说，“意思是叫他按我们要去的楼层的按钮。
夫人，我并非要您趴在地上。
”他说话时态度和蔼，紧咬着嘴唇。
8 很显然，他在极力忍住不笑出来。
该女士心想：“我的天啊，真是丢人现眼，出大洋相了！”她羞愧难当，默不做声。
她想要道一声歉，却不知如何开口。
把两位绝对体面正派的绅士看作劫匪，如何请求他们的谅解？她不知该怎么说。
他们三人拾起散落的硬币，重新放进了桶里。
9 电梯在她要去的楼层停下了，两位男士坚持要陪她到她的客房，因为她的脚步似乎有点摇晃，他们担心她在过道里会有闪失。
他们将她送到门口，然后道了晚安。
她迅速进入客房，耳边传来他们走回电梯时发出的哈哈大笑。
她掸了掸灰，定了定神，便来到楼下与丈夫一起用餐。
10 第二天早晨，鲜花送到了她的客房——是12朵玫瑰，每一朵玫瑰都附上了一张崭新的百元美钞。
11 卡片上写着：“谢谢您带给我们多年来最畅快的欢笑。
”12 落款是：艾迪•墨菲迈克尔•乔丹Keys to exercises:6. Practice: interpretingMr. Woods: Why are you so late, honey?Mrs. Woods:I tell you I caused myself so much in shame a while ago.Mr. Woods: What the hell happened to you?Mrs. Woods:As I was about to walk into the elevator, I noticed two black men already aboard. One of them had an intimidating figure.Mr. Woods:Did you hesitate about joining them in the elevator?Mrs. Woods:Yes, that is for sure.Mr. Woods:What then?Mrs. Woods:I hesitated for seconds before joining them in the elevator. Then I heard one man say, “Hit the floor!”Mr. Woods:Were they going to rob you?Mrs. Woods:That was my first thought. So I threw out my arms and collapsed on the floor.Mr. Woods:You must have been panicked.Mrs. Woods:Yes. But that man explained to me that he didn’t mean for me to fall on my knees. He told his companion to push the elevator button for the floor they were going to. He had quite a lot of trouble holding in a belly laugh.Mr. Woods: Oh. What a spectacle you made of yourself!Mrs. Woods: You bet. It was my own racial stereotypes toward black people that put me into a state of embarrassment.Mr. Woods: I think it’s time for you to get rid of your old ideas.7. Practice :translationA. 1. 她正要走进电梯时，看到电梯里已经有两位男乘客。
2. 要不要进去和他们同乘一部电梯？她迟疑不决的态度已经太过明显了。
她涨得满脸通红。
3. 说这话的人有点费力才把话说完，尽力忍住没有放声大笑。
4. 把两位绝对体面正派的绅士看作劫匪，如何请求他们的谅解？5. 她掸了掸灰，定了定神，便来到楼下与丈夫一起用餐。
B. 1.bid farewell to everything in the garden2. never made a spectacle of herself3. biting his lip4. doesn’t look like you’re going to make it5. Panic consumed the survivorsUnit 1 Part 2 迪拜泊瓷大酒店——极度奢华1 迪拜泊瓷大酒店是世界上最高的酒店。
酒店高321米，比埃菲尔铁塔还高，比纽约帝国大厦仅仅矮60米。
这座独特的帆形建筑坐落在波斯湾的一个人工岛屿上，酒店大堂大到可容纳一幢38层高的建筑。
2 泊瓷大酒店没有普通客房，而只有202间套房。
即使最便宜的套房每晚房费也要超过1000欧元。
从每一间套房都能欣赏到壮观的海景。
劳斯莱斯豪华轿车从25公里以外的迪拜国际机场迎接宾客。
同时，酒店侧面半空有一个直升机停机坪可供直升机降落。
3 位于25层的两间皇家套房是酒店最豪华的套房，它们都设有专用电梯、专用影院、旋转床，甚至有比普通饭店客房还要宽大的更衣室。
这种套房每晚房费高达15000多欧元。
4 在泊瓷大酒店里吃饭选择简直太多了，难以取舍：可以去200米高空的阿·曼塔哈餐厅，也可以通过水下通道进入到位于海面之下的阿·玛哈拉海鲜餐厅，还可以在户外海滩上用餐。
饭店共设8个酒吧和餐厅。
5 尽管泊瓷大酒店是世界上最昂贵的酒店之一，但它可能永远都无法赢利。
Unit2 Part 1心怀怨恨1 有一个小男孩梦想着驾船环游世界，他把自己的梦想告诉给父母、老师、同学，告诉他的牧师和朋友们。
然而他们不但不接受和鼓励他去实现自己的梦想，反而取笑他、嘲弄他，轻视他的憧憬。
2 “你永远不可能驾船环游世界。
”他的父亲嘲笑道。
“等你长大后，我会在我工作的工厂给你找份工作，你将跟我过一样的日子。
”3 “但我不想跟你一样，我想航行在辽阔的海洋上，见识见识陌生的国家。
”小男孩抗议道。
他父亲只是笑了笑，摇了摇头，对儿子和儿子的梦想没有什么信心。
4 在学校里，同学们也拿他开玩笑，以至于他再也不愿和他们交流想法和愿望，而是把这些想法和愿望埋藏在心底，等待着有一天能把它们变成现实。
5 在他年少时期，好像全世界都不支持他的想法。
十五年后他长大成人了，他夜以继日地干着两份工作，终于攒够了购买一艘船所需的首付金。
6 他看到了报纸上的一则广告并写了回信，在当地港口见了那个船主。
这个年轻人当场买下了那艘船，并立刻付了首付金，签订了买卖合同。
他太高兴了，把这个消息告诉给了所有他认识的人。
他们很惊讶，这样说毫不夸张，但他们还是祝他一切顺利，然而绝不承认自己是错的。
但他并不在乎这些，因为现在他拥有了自己的船。
7 第二天，他来到港口，打算让船下水，这时他看见一些官员模样的人正围着他新买的船。
这些人是联邦特工，准备扣押这条船。
卖船的那个人是个骗子和毒贩，这条船在联邦缉毒行动中也将被没收。
8 年轻人失去了他一生的积蓄。
他非常震惊！联邦特工说他们第二天上午要过来没收这条船。
他们离开时对这个年轻人的损失没有表现出一点同情。
当年轻人要离开时，港务长给他一张1200美元的泊船费用账单，费用是先前的船主所欠下的。
9 忍无可忍。
年轻人把港务长骂了一通离开了。
过了一会他带了一罐黑色的喷漆回来，把船的标志SERENITY （宁静）用漆盖上。
然后给这条船写上了新名字ILL FEELINGS（怨恨）。
他登上船开始航行出海。
即使他对这条船只能拥有一晚，他也要去航行。
10 港务长挥舞着手臂，高喊着暴风雨即将来临，要年轻人停下来。
但是这个年轻人又一次咒骂他，继续向大海的方向驶去。
11 果然，航行十英里后，风暴袭击了小船，船被抛来抛去。
年轻人狂乱地驾船返回岸边。
在离港口还有一英里时，他用无线电向港务长发出信号，让他为他泊船做准备。
港务长告诉他不行，他不会让他把船停泊在他的港口。
12 “是因为我说过的话吗？”年轻人绝望地说。
13 “不，我从不心怀怨恨。
”港务长说。
“这一点毫无疑问——我从不让‘怨恨’停留！”Keys to exercises:6. Practice: interpretingMore: Though I do not hold you a grudge, I won’t let your boat “Ill Feelings” dock at my harbor.Kobak:I know I was wrong. But I am a victim, too.More: I see. But why did you spend all your savings on a sailboat?Kobak: Because I’ve loved the sea ever since my childhood and been dreaming of sailing around the world some day.More: Did you tell your father about your dream?Kobak: Yes, I did at first. But he showed no faith in my dream; instead he wanted me to follow in his footsteps. More: You should stick to your dream.Kobak:You are right. But I was very unhappy when all my classmates, friends and even my teachers made fun of me. I had to keep my dream hidden within my heart.More: So you had waited until you began to work and make money for a boat.Kobak:Yes. But unfortunately, I was deceived by a con man and bought a drug-trafficking boat. That’s why I was so angry.More: Anyway, it’s important to keep a balanced mind, young man. Now pull your boat over.Kobak:Thanks a lot for giving me a good lesson on life.7. Practice :translationA. 1. 他父亲只是笑了笑，摇了摇头，对儿子和儿子的梦想没有什么信心。
