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新世纪大学英语阅读教程4 U1Part2 文章翻译Unit 1 SuccessPart 2来自足球的成功教训——如何在人生的比赛中获胜或失败1 足球比赛就是进球和获胜。

因此，足球是生活的一面镜子，因为许多人也想实现目标，成为生活游戏中的赢家。

总的来说，我们可以从足球运动员、教练和评论员身上学到很多关于生活的东西。

2 当你听足球比赛的解说时，他们在球队获胜时反复用的关键词是关于性格和态度的词，如信念、兴奋、信心、努力等。

足球技巧和策略很重要，但没有正确的态度，就没有什么意义。

3 球队经理敦促他们的球员表现出专注、决心和最大的努力。

他告诉对手，不管对手有多么出名，他们都应该期待胜利，不要对对手表现出太多的尊重。

4 我喜欢听伟大的足球教练的评论。

他们都去过地狱又回来了。

当他们的球队获胜时，他们受到赞扬和欢迎。

当他们的球队没有赢得比赛时，他们会受到批评，甚至被解雇。

他们知道得意的高度和绝望的深度。

他们必须找到解决这两个问题的方法，并不断激励他们的球队取得胜利。

5 2005年，戈登·斯特拉坎出任苏格兰两大顶级俱乐部之一凯尔特人队的主教练。

不久他就经历了“我一生中最糟糕的一夜”。

6 在冠军联赛，欧洲的顶级联赛，布拉迪斯拉发，以5-0击败了凯尔特人。

他的手表在比赛结束后停了下来，他仍然戴着它来提醒自己那是他一生中最糟糕的一个晚上。

凯尔特人，苏格兰的骄傲，被一支不那么出名的球队羞辱了。

7 相比之下，其他的失败对他来说似乎微不足道。

我们都可以通过提醒自己过去最糟糕的情况，或者想象我们的生活比实际情况糟糕多少来学会处理困难的情况。

8 没有人确切知道明天或发生什么事。

我们可能会发生重病甚至死亡。

戈登已经面对过这种可能性。

他告诉媒体，他希望自己的墓碑上刻上这样的文字：9 这比在布拉迪斯拉发的那个晚上好多了。

10 当事情出错时，他用夸张的幽默来对付媒体的批评。

当他的球队在苏格兰输掉一场比赛时，一位记者评论道：11 “砰，这就是你们的不败纪录。

新世纪大学英语阅读教程4 U1 Part1+Part2 文章翻译Unit 1 SuccessPart 1“普通人”是如何脱颖而出的1 在大学里，吉姆似乎是个典型的快速成功的人。

他不费什么力气就取得了好成绩，他的同学都认为他是“最有可能成功的人”。

毕业后，他可以自由选择各种工作。

2 吉姆加入了一家大型保险公司的销售部，一开始干得不错。

然而，他很快进入了平稳期，并转到了一家较小的公司，在那里他也达到了平稳期。

厌倦了销售，他尝试了销售管理。

同样的模式又出现了：他很受欢迎，被认为是个可以快速成功的人，但很快就像湿爆竹一样发出了嘶嘶声。

如今，他又在为另一家公司销售保险，并想知道自己为什么没有做得更好。

3 还有约瑟夫·达瑞格。

“我一直认为自己是个普通人，”达瑞格告诉我。

“我进入了人寿保险行业，并且做得还相当不错。

侥幸地，我进入了由业内几位最大的销售人员组成的委员会。

我非常害怕。

”4 然而，当达瑞格了解到这些有成就的人之后，他意识到：“他们和我一样都不是天才。

他们只是些志存高远的普通人。

然后找到实现目标的方法。

”他还意识到：“如果其他人都能有远大的梦想，我也能。

”如今，他拥有一家价值百万美元的公司，专门为员工提供福利。

5 为什么像达瑞格这样的普通人往往比像吉姆这样的人取得的成就要多的多？为了找出答案，我采访了190多名在工作中作为一名企业顾问的男性和女性。

这次非正式调查的结果证实了西奥多·罗斯福曾说过的话：“成功的普通人不是天才。

他只是一个拥有普通品质的人，但他把这些普通品质发展到了一个超出普通程度的程度。

”6 我认为那些出类拔萃的“普通人”：7 学会自律。

“成功并不需要天赋，”丹佛波特纪念医院的首席执行官坚持说，科罗拉多州因扭转了表现不佳的医院闻名。

“你只需要一大罐胶水。

你把一些涂在椅子上，一些涂在裤子上，然后坐下来，坚持做每一个项目，直到你做到你能做到的最好。

”8 普通的成功人士总是粘在椅子上，推迟快乐，收获未来的回报。

AIt was a warm April day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only college I had ever imagined attending. I tore open the packet. My eyes were fixed on the word "congratulations". I don't remember ever smiling so wide.Then I looked at my financial(财政的) package.The cost of Dream School's tuition(学费), room and board was around $40,000 - an impossible sum! How could I afford to attend? What good reasons did I have to go there when three other fine colleges were offering me free tuition? My other choices were good, solid schools even if they weren't as famous as my first choice.In my mind, attending my dream university would be the only way to realize my dream of becoming a world-class writer. My parents understood how I felt. They told me that even though it would be a financial problem, I could go wherever I would be happiest. But as I was always careful with money, I wasn't sure what to do.One of the schools that offered me a full ride had an informational dinner one night in the spring. Considering my parents' financial difficulties, I decided to drive the 45 minutes and attend. At first, all I had planned to do was smile politely, eat free food, and listen quietly. But I surprised myself.At dinner the president of the university talked about the wonderful activities on campus(校园) including guest lectures and social gatherings. He also made it perfectly clear that free food would be offered at all future events. He continued with explanations of professors, class sizes, activities, and sporting events on campus. As he spoke, I began to realize that this school, though not as good as my first choice, might be the best one for me. It seemed small yet with many great programs. It seemed challenging yet caring.As the president ended his speech, we clapped politely and pushed back our chairs. As I walked out that door, a feeling of comfort washed over me. Looking at the campus that night, I realized that I would be spending the next four years right there.In all honesty, my university is not as well-known as my "dream" university. However, it turned out to be the right choice of schools for me.56. How did the author feel when he started to read the letter?A. He was full of joy.B. He was lost in his dream.C. He was worried about the money.D. He was uncertain which school to go to.57. We can learn from the passage that the parents were _______.A. honestB. strictC. supportiveD. decisive58. In Paragraph 5, "offered me a full ride" can be replaced by " ________".A. would pay for transport to the schoolB. would show me around the campusC. would offer free meals at all eventsD. would charge me nothing for tuition59. What does the author mainly want to say?A. Your second-choice college may actually be your best fit.B. You should consider comfort in your choice of schools.C. You should try your best to attend your dream school.D. Your choice of schools should be based on their fame.导读：故事类短文阅读。

Reading AloudUnit1She was a small woman, old and wrinkled. When she started washing for us, she was already past seventy. All the old women in out street had bent backs and leaned on sticks when they walked. But this washwoman, small and thin as she was, possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant forebears. Mother would count out to her a bundle of laundry that had accumulated over several weeks. She would then lift the bundle, put it on her narrow shoulders, and carry it the long way home.She would bring the laundry back about two weeks later. My mother had never been so pleased with any washwoman. Yet she charged no more than the others. She was a real fine. Mother always had her money ready, because it was too far for the woman to come a second time.count out <非正>逐一数出，大声数; <非正>不把…考虑在内她是个小个子的妇人，上了年纪，满脸皱纹。

Unit 4学习单元四中有关The Suburban Century郊外的世纪The United States is a nation of suburbs. The 1990 census makes it official. Nearly half the美国是一个年轻的国家的郊区。

一九九○年的人口普查使它的官员。

近一半的country 's population now lives in suburbs, up from a quarter in 1950 and a third in 1960.国家的人口现在住在郊区的四分之一,而在1950年,三分之一在1960年创立的。

The third century of American history is shaping up as the suburban century. Until 1920 most第三世纪的美国历史是塑造成郊区的世纪。

直到1920年最Americans lived in rural areas. By 1960 the country was a third urban, a third rural, and a美国人都生活在乡下。

1960年第三个国家的城市,三分之一的农村,third suburban. That balance didn't last long, however. By 1990 the urban population had第三郊区。

这种平衡没有延续很久,不过了。

到1990年城市人口slipped to 31 percent and the rural population was down to less than a quarter. We are now a滑落至31%和农村人口是到不到一刻钟。

目前我们为suburban nation with an urban fringe and a rural fringe.郊区市镇边缘的国家与乡村刘海。

Unit1 reading2 if you ask meThis is an informal and personalized account of an economic graduate who gets a job in a pub for a year and then has an opportunity to be successful (a lucky break). Since her family can’t support her to further study, she has to work. She has financial problems and feels lonely. She tells her troubles to Tony, a regular customer of the pub, who talks to some friends and gets her a loan to set up a business. With this help she has her master’s degree and her own company. however, unluckliy,Tony is disabled after an accident and needs the repayment of the loan to adapt his house for his disability. She pay back Tony’s help, and Tony thinks that investing in people gives the best return you can ever hope for. Unit2 reading1Reading is a life-changing activity. It helps us enter a new world and liberate us from the real world we come from; it stimulates our emotions and allows us enjoy and celebrate the variety and difference from books; it aids us to get out of confusion in a material world and to discover the real meaning of the life. Simply put, books are supremely influential in the way we live.Homerun book might be the answer for the book that everyone should read. It describes the first reading experience thatinduces such pleasure and satisfaction that you cannot put it down and it may range from the classics to the most recent. Everyone is looking for their own homerun books. And what is yours?Unit2 reading2Henry Miller depicts the struggle he made to obtain books when he was young, and then introduces the reason that makes a book live---that is, the enthusiastic recommendation of one reader to another. In his eyes, books are one of the few things men cherished deeply, but if you lend it to others, it makes friends for you. He continues to suggest that the vast majority of books repeat what others say, so read as little as possible. He then advices such a way to test his suggestion---that is, leave a book alone, but think as intensely as possible and if you decide to read, observe with what extraordinary acumen you read it and realize that very little of the books is really new to you.Unit3 reading1Between 1960 and 2010, there are two constant factors:the ubiquitous jeans and the rise and fall of hemlines for women’s skirts and dresses.Jeans were invented by Levi Strauss in the mid-19th century in America. But it soon became popular among young people. In late 1950s, it export to Europe and Asia. The most importantdevelopment in fashion in the1960s was the miniskirt invented by Mary, Quant.Hemlines were related to the economy. Whenever the economic outlook is unsettled, both men and women tend to wear more conservative clothes. And as the economy situation changed, time saw a number of different styles. Sometimes the hemline can even predicted a change in the mood of the stock market long before it actually happens. And it was proved in the economic crisis in 2008. During the whole period, fashion styles have ranged widely. But the constant factors over this period are denim and hemlines.Unit3 reading2Sea glass is popular among the jewellery collectors for several reasons. First, the creation of sea glass is a form of recycling , where nature compensates for man’s folly. Second, with human recycling rather than hurling it into the sea, sea glass becomes rarer than diamonds, its supply is in decline while its demand is on the rise. This leads to its boom in the market.Third, its eco-credentials lend sea glass further appeal, as gold extraction damages the environment and diamond industry has a poor human rights record. So the designers would like to put sea glass to use.Gina Cowen became a sea glass jeweller after her stints injournalism and music management in her 20s and 30s. While sea glass is disappearing, she is still on the hunt.Gina Cowen’s collection started in her walk along a shingle beach near Capetown, South Africa, where she was born. She has several hunting grounds, South Africa, Fiji, Majorca in Spain, and the UK. But her favourite one is Seaham Beach in the UK.Her designs were sold at Liberty, London, but mostly she sells her jewellery to private customers.With the decline of sea glass in supply, there has arisen problem of reviving old habits of dumping glass into the sea. Gina Cowen refuses to condone it and she even rejects the idea of polishing new glass to make it look old, as there is a story behind sea glass.So follow Cowen’s example and search for glowing pebbles before they vanish.Unit4 reading1Today, we are caught in the credit crunch because banks set traps which appeal to our vanity and greed and sometimes to our basic need for survival.The banks give a false sense of superiority to people with exclusive gold credit cards in hard. They target people who are prone to impulse-buying, and potentially bad credit risks, tempted to spend more than they have, and liable to fall behind withrepayments. They lure impoverished students with unrealistic interest rates.They charge people who go over the limit the exorbitant interest but omit to tell them the interest paid is not for the debt, but for the overspend of the overdraft. By attracting us with their endless publicity for loans of money, the banks earn money.So how to get ourselves out of the traps? Lay out all of your credit cards in a line, take a large pair of scissors and cut them into small pieces. Then the banks have no potential to tempt money away from you.Unit4 reading2What’s the key to Wedded bliss? Money matters. Marriage at its core is a financial union. To preserve their marital assets and their union, couples had better share similar outlooks on money matters or, at the very least, find some middle ground. Otherwise, money will be a huge factor in breaking up marriages.However, not everyone is lucky to get married to a financial twin. To become more compatible with their significant other and ultimately more prosperous, couples need follow these guidelines: talking and sharing goals; running a home like a business, that is, making a budget and keeping track of earnings, expenses and debts, making big financial decisions and setting goals together; beingsupportive of careers; enjoying, but within reason; using a mediator while having strong yet divergent opinions. Maintaining some financial independence; spending time and money together as a kind of investment in marriage.Unit5 reading1Researchers have found that men gossip as much as women and men spend much more time talking about themselves. However, men don’t admit they gossip, instead they define it as ‘’exchanging information’’.The reason why female gossip actually sounds like gossip is that there seem to be three principal factors involved. Firstly, the tone rule. Women adopt a tone which is high and quick, or sometimes a stage whisper, bue always highly animated, while men gossip in the same flat, unemotional manner as any other piece of information. Secondly, the detailed rule. For women, a detailed speculation about possible motives, causes and outcomes is crucial. However, men find all this detail boring, irrelevant and unmanly. Thirdly, the freedback rule. Female listeners are required to be at least as animated and enthusiastic as speakers. However, men who respond in such a manner would be considered inappropriately girly, or evendisturbingly effeminate. For them, a suitable expletive is better to convey their surprise.Unit5 reading2Women constanly have to make choices about dress and appearance, and even the way they sign their names, which lead people to make judgments about them. A woman without a particular hair style is considered careless about how she looks and can be disqualified for many positions. Tight or revealing clothes send a message that the wearer wants to be attractive and that she is still available. Light make-up calls attention to the wearer as someone who tries to be attractive without being alluring. A woman who takes her husband’s surname announces to the world that she is married and also that she is traditional and may be less herself. However men do not have to make the same choices.Unit6 reading1Churchill believed that he was destined to lead his country. He fought as a soldier in World War 1 and led the country to victory in World War 2 . it seemed to ironic that a leader of such renowed as Churchill could not count on the loyalty of voters in 1945. However, in a democratic country, electors cannot be bullied, and he had to tolerate political defeat after military victory, and went once more to his country retreat, Chartwell.。

阅读教程Unit4答案新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 4Part IExercisesI. Reading for information 。

A. Reading to find main ideas2. BB. Reading to find major details4. AC. Reading to find relevant facts5. CII. TranslationTranslate the following sentences into Chinese.1 Free agents work with multiple clients on a variety of projects based on their unique set of abilities.自由职业者凭借自己独特的能力为多个客户的不同项目工作。

2 Companies are hiring more free agents than ever before because they save money and acquire niche expertise to solve specific business problems. This is different from full-time salaried workers who get benefits and are generalists in their fields.各公司比以往任何时候雇用更多的自由职业者，因为这样它们既可以省钱又能获得解决具体商业问题的合适专业技术。

这些自由职业者与全职拿薪水的工作人员不同，后者享有各种福利，在各自领域是通才。

3 The social contract t hat employers have with workers is evolving to one where “it’s less about loyalty and more important to focus on projects.”雇主和工作人员之间的社会契约逐步发展为“较少关注忠诚度而更多关注项目”。

|ContentsUnit One Music WorldDialoguePassage A Influential Classic Rock Bands and Performers (I) Passage B Influential Classic Rock Bands and Performers (II) Grammar 非谓语动词–动词现在分词和过去分词四级新题型练习Unit Two Childhood MemoryDialoguePassage A Investing in MemoriesPassage B TomboyGrammar 非谓语动词–动词不定式和动名词四级新题型练习Unit Three MiraclesDialoguePassage A Wonders of the World: the Building of 2006Passage B The Great PyramidGrammar 省略和倒装四级新题型练习Unit Four PlantsDialoguePassage A The Importance of Plans and Plant Communities Passage B What Is a TreeGrammar 虚拟语气（一）四级新题型练习Unit Five MilitaryDialoguePassage A West PointPassage B Special Operations Forces – An NCO Perspective Grammar 虚拟语气（二）四级新题型练习Unit Six LanguagesDialoguePassage A Did You Hear aboutPassage B Language & Geographical EnvironmentGrammar 定语从句四级新题型练习Unit Seven BeautyDialoguePassage A Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder Passage B Hair Care: Beautiful HairGrammar 名词性从句（一）四级新题型练习Unit Eight VirtuesDialoguePassage A The Importance of Being HonestPassage B How to Face ChallengesGrammar 名词性从句（二）四级新题型练习Unit Nine MediaDialoguePassage A Mass MediaPassage B The Influence of the MediaGrammar 状语从句四级新题型练习Unit Ten HistoryDialoguePassage A Ancient Chinese ReligionPassage B HistoryGrammar 动词的时态四级新题型练习Unit Eleven Cities and VillagesDialoguePassage A Theories of City LivingPassage B Illusions of Pastoral PeaceGrammar 形容词和副词四级新题型练习Unit Twelve ServicesDialoguePassage A The Art of Customer ServicePassage B A New Service on Its WayGrammar 动词的语态四级新题型练习Unit One Music WorldExercises to the textI. Answer the following questions:1. Elvis Presley is the first singer to expose mainstream America to something other than traditional family music.2. B ecause Elvis’ songs sounded “too Negro” for white stations to air.3. Elvis’ sound and his performance made him a controversial singer.4. they are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, and George Harrison.5. They began their career in England, and when they came to America, they were already a huge success in the United States.6. In 1966, the touring days of the Beatles ended.7. Their very loud stance on drug use and war made them a controversial group.8. The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ.II. Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the given words: 1. fundamental 2. influential, influential 3. successful4. opposition5. hesitation6. inspiration7. suggestive 8. innovative 9. loyalty 10. admirationIII. Put the following sentences into Chinese, paying attention to the meanings of the italic words:classic1. 我刚读过一本最佳的小说.adj. 经典的, 最优秀的2. 这是一个营养不良的典型病例.adj. 典型的3. 跑步是体育运动日程表中传统比赛项目之一.adj. 传统的4. 那场足球比赛堪称典范.n. 优秀的典范trace1. 警察不能发现歹徒的任何踪迹.n. 踪迹2. 他说话时毫不动感情.n. 极微的量3. 我查不到你提到的那封信.v. 查出4. 他追踪自己的世系上溯至一个古老的诺曼家族.v. 找出某事的根源while1. 我很快会返回.n. 一段时间2. 我们在机场阅读杂志消磨时间.v. 逍遥自在地度过(一段时间)3. 他做着功课就睡着了.conj. 当…的时候4. 我爱喝清咖啡而他喜欢奶油的.conj. 而(用于表示对比或相反的情况) certain1. 他一定同意.adj. 无疑;确信2. 他们除非今天获救, 否则必死无疑.adj. 一定会来到, 发生; 有把握的3. 恐怖分子只有在某些条件下才释放人质.adj. 某种4. 她对我的态度有点冷淡.adj. 稍微有点act1. 帮助盲人过马路是做好事.n. 行为;举动2. 今晚有一场杂技表演.n. 表演3. 议会通过了一项法案, 规定这些娱乐是非法的.n. 法案4. 没有时间再说了, 我们必须采取行动.v. 做某事;采取行动credit1. 本商店不能赊购.n. 赊购2. 我不能接受任何荣誉, 所有的工作都是别人做的.n. 成绩;奖赏;称赞3. 谣言越传越真.n. 相信;信任;信赖4.英语课的学分很难取得.n. 学分IV. Complete the following sentences, using the expressions in the brackets:1. be traced back to a childhood accident2. had a great impact3. stand at the forefront of the computer software4. other than to ask me for something5. It is in the place that6. managed to take hold of the jug7. make this place a really beautiful roomV. Translate the following sentences into English:1. He denied any connections with the robbery.2. If one parent died, the family was likely to break up.3. I sat at the front of the cinema, but someone sat right in front of me and I couldn’t see anything.4. While I can understand what you said, I can’t go along with you.5. It was on Saturday afternoon that we had the match.Passage BComprehension checkChoose the best answer to each of the following questions/ sentence(s):1. B2. D3. B4. B5. AGrammarExercisesI. Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the given words:1. done, involved2. invited, engaging3. escaped4. trying5. standing6. disappointed7. teaching, learning 8. assumed, having 9. working10. reported, knownII. Choose the best answer from the four choices to completeeach of the following sentences:1. B2. B3. A4. A5. C6. B7. C8. A9. B 10. A11. D 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. D16. B 17. B 18. D 20. C四级新题型练习ClozeDirections:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.1. C2. A3. B4. C5. D6. B7. C8. C9. B 10. A11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. DUnit Two Childhood MemoryExercises to the textI. Answer the following questions:1. Because his uncle has died and the rest of the paragraph is the author’s memory about his childhood.2. He might be seventy years old.3. They used to go to the sea to have their trips.4. He used to buy the railway tickets and write special programmes long before the day arrived so we began to look forward to the trip.5. For example, they had the annual ladies vs. gentlemen football matchand so on.6. It would be an old sporting cup from a local junk shop.7. Neighbors and their children would also be invited.8. Because it is investing in memories.II. Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the given words: 1. investment 2. memorized 3. behaviour4. wonderful5. humorous6. invitation7. choice 8. puzzled 9. complaint 10. competitionIII. Put the following sentences into Chinese, paying attention to the meanings of the italic words:cover1. 她双手掩面。