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unit 1 Mr。
Doherty Builds His Dream LifeIn America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside。
Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land。
Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm。
Nevertheless，as he explains，he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life。
在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
许多居住在城镇的人梦想着自己办个农场，梦想着靠土地为生。
很少有人真去把梦想变为现实。
或许这也没有什么不好，因为，正如吉姆·多尔蒂当初开始其写作和农场经营双重生涯时所体验到的那样，农耕生活远非轻松自在。
但他写道,自己并不后悔，对自己作出的改变生活方式的决定仍热情不减。
Mr。
Doherty Builds His Dream LifeJim Doherty1 There are two things I have always wanted to do —- write and live on a farm. Today I’m doing both。
unit 5 Writing Three Thank-You LettersAlex Haley served in the Coast Guard during World War ll. On an especially lonely day to be at sea -- Thanksgiving Day -- he began to give serious thought to a holiday that has become, for many Americans, a day of overeating and watching endless games of football. Haley decided to celebrate the true meaning of Thanksgiving by writing three very special letters.亚历克斯·黑利二战时在海岸警卫队服役。
出海在外，时逢一个倍感孤寂的日子――感恩节，他开始认真思考起这一节日的意义。
对许多美国人而言，这个节日已成为大吃大喝、没完没了地看橄榄球比赛的日子。
黑利决定写三封不同寻常的信，以此来纪念感恩节的真正意义。
Writing Three Thank-You LettersAlex Haley 1 It was 1943, during World War II, and I was a young U. S. coastguardsman. My ship, the USS Murzim, had been under way for several days. Most of her holds contained thousands of cartons of canned or dried foods. The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks. Our destination was a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific.写三封感谢信亚利克斯·黑利那是在二战期间的1943年，我是个年轻的美国海岸警卫队队员。
Unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeText AIn America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life.在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
许多居住在城镇的人梦想着自己办个农场，梦想着靠土地为生。
很少有人真去把梦想变为现实。
或许这也没有什么不好，因为，正如吉姆·多尔蒂当初开始其写作和农场经营双重生涯时所体验到的那样，农耕生活远非轻松自在。
但他写道，自己并不后悔，对自己做出的改变生活方式的决定仍热情不减。
Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life多尔蒂先生创建自己的理想生活Jim Doherty吉姆·多尔蒂1 There are two things I have always wanted to do -- write and live on a farm. Today I'm doing both. I am not in E. B. White's class as a writer or in my neighbors' league as a farmer, but I'm getting by. And after years of frustration with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found contentment here in the country.有两件事是我一直想做的――写作与务农。
Unit1 Mr. Dohert y Builds His DreamLifeThe passage mainly talked aboutthe dreamlife of the author with his family on a farm, wheret heauthor couldwriteand live.The author viewed his life in the countr y as a self-relian t and satisf yingone, but sometimes the good life wouldget very hard. On the firstwinter, the author was fond of everyminute instea d with his family, whichthey wouldneverforget, whilethe follow spring brough t two floods, whichmade them amazed.Afterquitti ng his job, the author’s income was reduce d, but he and his family were able to manage to get by. Beside s, he ran a farm and benefited more from it. A tolera nce for solitu de and a lot of energy had made it possib le for thefamily to enjoytheirlife in the countr y.What’s more, they also had foundthe lifestyle that they prefer red in this place.Unit 2The Freedo m GiversThe passage mainly talked about threepersons, Josiah Henson,John Parker and Levi Coffin, whowere the givers of freedo m for blackslaves in the Americ an history.Beside s, the author praise d the exploi ts of civil-rights heroes who helped slaves travel the Underg round Railro ad to freedo mby citing more exampl es. What’s more, it was high time to honorthe heroes who helped libera te slaves by forgin g the Underg round Railro ad in theearlycivil-rights strugg les in Americ a.Afterwinnin g his own freedo m from slaver y, John Parker helped otherslaves to escape northto Canada andfreedo m.Suppor ted by a strong religi ous convic tion,the whiteman Levi Coffin risked himsel f to helpmany blackslaves to escape. At last,by travel ing the Underg round Railro ad, Josiah Henson reache d his destin ation and became free.Unit 3The Land of the LockThe passage mainly talked aboutthe land of lock, whichhappen ed in Americ an.When the author was young, it was the localcustom for people to leavethe frontdoor at nightbut didn’t closeit,and none of them carrie d keys. Howeve r, nowada ysthosedays were over, and the era of leavin g the frontdoor on the latchhas drawnto a close. What a greatchange was that no locking had been replac ed by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electr onicalarmsystems and so on. Theref ore, the lock became the new symbol of Americ a. What’s more, a new atmosp hereof fear and distru st had creptinto everyaspect of dailylife. As a result, securi ty device s, in varied forms, were put to use. In lockin g their fearsout, they became prison ers of their own making.Unit 4 Was Einste in a SpaceAlienThe passage mainly talked aboutAlbert Einste in, whowas a younghusban d and father with a bushyhair. In ordert o suppor t his young family,with a poor sleep, he had to work hard at the Patent Office so that he was very tired. For which, he felt all the pressu re and responsibility. Howeve r, aiming to relaxhimself, he made astoni shing achiev ement s in physic s and thus revolu tioni zed the fieldwith five papers aboutsparetime, whichwere of greatimpact on all over the world. Becaus e of his supper intelligenc e and the contributio n to the societ y, the United Nation s declar ed 2005 as his miracle year.What’s more, his discov eries were attrib utabl e to his imagin ation, questi oning,disreg ard consta ntly for author ity, powers of concen trati on, and intere st in scienc e.In fact, he was not a spacealien,but just a common person.Unit 5ThreeThank-You Letter sThe passage mainly talked about the author’s threespecia l letter s, bywhichh e wanted to celebr ate the true meanin g of Thanks givin g. OnThanks givin g Day 1943, as a youngcoastg uards man at sea, heworked as a cook. Whilehe was goingto thinkaboutThanks givin g, he came up with the idea of expres singhis gratit ude to people who had helped himbefore.Theref ore, he wrotethreethank-you letter s to threepersons, his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandm other.At a mail call, he got threeletter s in reply, whichdrovehim to thinkdeeply.Afterhe retire d from the CoastGuard, he stillneverforgot theseletter swhichgave him an insigh t into expressingapprec iatio n for one’s effort s. Furthe rmore, he wished everyo ne to find the good and then praise it.Unit 6The Last LeafThe passage mainly t alked aboutthe last leaf, whichJohnsy gave a sightto aftershe got the pneumonia and livedin the hospit al. She looked out the window and counte d the leaves on an old ivy vine. Furthe rmore, she made up her mind to end her life when the last leaf fell. When she saw the last leaf still clingto the vine after two nights’ rain and wind, she decide d not to give up her life. In fact, the last leaf, called a master piece by Behrma nwho risked his life painting it therethe nightthat the last leaf fell, was actually painte d onto the wall. Howeve r, becaus e it looked so real that she couldhave neverimagin ed that it was faked. In a deeper sense, it savedher life.unit 1 Mr. Dohert y Builds His DreamLifeIn Americ a many people have a romant ic idea of life in the countr yside. Many living in townsdreamof starti ng up theirown farm, of living off the land. Few get roundto puttin g theirdreams into practi ce. This is perhap s just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Dohert y discov eredwhen he set out to combin e beinga writer with runnin g a farm. Nevert heles s, as he explai ns, he has no regret s and remain s enthus iasti c abouthis decisi on to change his way of life.在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
全新版大学英语综合教程3课文原文及翻译unit 1 Mr. Dohert?y Builds? His Dream Life In Americ?a many people? have a romant?ic idea of life in the countr?yside. Many living? in towns dream of starti?ng up their own farm, of living? off the land. Few get round to puttin?g their dreams? into practi?ce. This is perhap?s just as well, as the life of a farmer? is far from easy, as Jim Dohert?y discov?ered when he set out to combin?e being a writer? with runnin?g a farm. Nevert?heless?, as he explai?ns, he has no regret?s and remain?s enthus?iastic? about his decisi?on to change? his way of life. 在美国，不少人对乡村?生活怀有浪漫?的情感。
许多居住在城?镇的人梦想着?自己办个农场?，梦想着靠土地?为生。
很少有人真去?把梦想变为现?实。
或许这也没有?什么不好，因为，正如吉姆?多尔蒂当初开?始其写作和农?场经营双重生?涯时所体验到?的那样，农耕生活远非?轻松自在。
但他写道，自己并不后悔?，对自己作出的?改变生活方式?的决定仍热情?不减。
Mr. Dohert?y Builds? His Dream Life Jim Dohert?y 1 There are two things? I have always? wanted? to do -- write and live on a farm. Today I'm doing both. I am not in E.B. White's class as a writer? or in my neighb?ors'league? as a farmer?, but I'm by. And after years of frustr?ation with city and suburb?an living?, my wife Sandy and I have gettin?gfinall?y found conten?tment here in the countr?y. 多尔蒂先生创?建自己的理想?生活吉姆?多尔蒂有两件事是我?一直想做的――写作与务农。
unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeIn America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life.在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
许多居住在城镇的人梦想着自己办个农场，梦想着靠土地为生。
很少有人真去把梦想变为现实。
或许这也没有什么不好，因为，正如吉姆·多尔蒂当初开始其写作和农场经营双重生涯时所体验到的那样，农耕生活远非轻松自在。
但他写道，自己并不后悔，对自己作出的改变生活方式的决定仍热情不减。
Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeJim Doherty1 There are two things I have always wanted to do -- write and live on a farm. Today I'm doing both. I am not in E. B. White's class as a writer or in my neighbors' league as a farmer, but I'm getting by. And after years of frustration with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found contentment here in the country.有两件事是我一直想做的――写作与务农。
unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeIn America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life.在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
许多居住在城镇的人梦想着自己办个农场，梦想着靠土地为生。
很少有人真去把梦想变为现实。
或许这也没有什么不好，因为，正如吉姆·多尔蒂当初开始其写作和农场经营双重生涯时所体验到的那样，农耕生活远非轻松自在。
但他写道，自己并不后悔，对自己作出的改变生活方式的决定仍热情不减。
Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeJim Doherty1 There are two things I have always wanted to do -- write and live on a farm. Today I'm doing both. I am not in E. B. White's class as a writer or in my neighbors' league as a farmer, but I'm getting by. And after years of frustration with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found contentment here in the country.多尔蒂先生创建自己的理想生活吉姆·多尔蒂有两件事是我一直想做的――写作与务农。
unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeIn America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life.在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
许多居住在城镇的人梦想着自己办个农场，梦想着靠土地为生。
很少有人真去把梦想变为现实。
或许这也没有什么不好，因为，正如吉姆·多尔蒂当初开始其写作和农场经营双重生涯时所体验到的那样，农耕生活远非轻松自在。
但他写道，自己并不后悔，对自己作出的改变生活方式的决定仍热情不减。
Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeJim Doherty1 There are two things I have always wanted to do -- write and live on a farm. Today I'm doing both. I am not in E. B. White's class as a writer or in my neighbors' league as a farmer, but I'm getting by. And after years of frustration with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found contentment here in the country.有两件事是我一直想做的――写作与务农。
Ｕnｉｔ1 Mｒ.DｏhertｙＢuｉlｄｓHis Dream LiｆeThe paｓsage mainly talkｅd abｏuｔtｈe ｄreaｍlife of ｔhe auｔhor ｗｉtｈｈis f ａmiｌy on a faｒm，wheｒe the aｕthor coulｄwrite anｄlｉvｅ. Ｔhe aｕthor ｖiewed hｉs liｆｅiｎthe ｃountry as a sｅlｆ-reliaｎtａｎｄｓatisｆｙing oｎe, buｔsomeｔimｅs ｔhe goｏd liｆe ｗoulｄgｅt ｖｅry hａrd．On the ｆｉrst wiｎter,the author was fｏnd oｆeｖery ｍiｎuｔeｉｎsｔeaｄwiｔh his familｙ,whｉｃh ｔｈeｙｗｏuld ｎeveｒfｏrｇet,whiｌｅｔhｅfollow spring brｏugｈt twoｆlｏｏds,whｉｃh ｍａde thｅm amaｚed. Afｔer quitting his joｂ, ｔhe author’ｓincｏｍeｗａｓｒｅｄuｃｅｄ，but he aｎd his fａmｉｌy wｅre ablｅto mａnａｇe to ge ｔbｙ. Beｓideｓ，he raｎ a farm andｂeｎefitｅd more ｆrｏｍit.A tolｅrance for solitude and a lot of enerｇy had maｄｅｉｔposｓiｂle fｏr tｈｅfamｉlｙto enjｏy theiｒｌife in the country. Whaｔ’s mｏrｅ, ｔhｅｙaｌsｏhａd ｆｏuｎd the lifestｙlｅｔｈａt theｙｐreferrｅｄiｎtｈiｓplace.Ｕnｉｔ 2 Ｔｈe Freeｄom GiversＴhｅpassage mａinｌy taｌked aｂouｔtｈreｅpersons，Joｓiah Ｈenson,John Parker ａｎdＬevi Coffin,ｗho wｅｒe tｈe giｖers of frｅｅdｏm foｒblaｃk slave ｓｉn ｔhe American ｈiｓtorｙ. Ｂｅsides, the ａuthｏｒｐrａised the eｘploitｓof civil-rigｈtｓherｏes ｗho heｌped slａvesｔrａvel the Uｎderｇｒound Ｒailrｏad to freedom ｂｙcｉtiｎg more eｘampｌes．What’s more, it ｗas high tｉme ｔｏhonｏrｔｈe ｈeroes who ｈeｌped lｉbｅrate slaｖeｓby ｆorginｇthe Undeｒｇrｏund Ｒailｒoaｄin thｅeａrly civiｌ-ｒiｇhｔs struggles in America. Afｔer ｗinｎing his ｏwn freedoｍfrｏm sｌavery,Ｊohn Ｐarker helpｅｄothｅrｓlaves ｔo eｓcaｐe no ｒｔh to Canaｄaａｎd freedoｍ.Sｕppｏrｔｅdｂy ａstrｏnｇrｅlｉgiouｓconｖｉｃtiｏn, tｈｅwｈite maｎＬeｖiＣofｆin risked ｈimsｅlf to hｅlp mａnｙblａck sｌavｅs ｔｏescａpe. At lasｔ，by traｖeｌing ｔｈe UndergrｏunｄＲaｉｌroad,Joｓiａh Heｎsｏn reacｈｅd his dｅｓtinaｔioｎａnd became free．Unｉt3ThｅＬaｎd oｆｔｈe LockＴhe pａssaｇe maiｎｌy talｋedａｂouｔtｈｅｌand of loｃｋ,whicｈhappe ｎｅd iｎAmerｉcan. When ｔｈe aｕthor wasｙounｇ，ｉｔwａs the ｌocaｌcust ｏｍfｏｒpｅople to leaveｔhe front ｄoｏr ａt niｇｈｔｂut dｉdn’t cｌose ｉt, an ｄnonｅｏf tｈem cａrrｉed ｋeys. Howeｖer，nowadays ｔｈｏsｅdays wｅｒｅover, ａndｔhe era ｏf leaving the froｎt dｏｏｒon ｔhｅｌａtｃｈｈas drａwn to a cｌｏse.Wｈat a ｇｒeaｔｃｈａnｇe wａs that no locking ｈａd ｂeen replaceｄby deａｄ-bｏlt ｌｏcｋs, secｕｒityｃhainｓ，electronic ａlarm ｓystems ａnd so o ｎ. Ｔｈeｒｅforｅ, the lock becａme tｈe nｅw sｙmbol of Amerｉca. Whaｔ’s more, a neｗatmｏsphere oｆｆear and ｄistrｕst haｄcｒept iｎto ｅｖery aｓpeｃt oｆda ｉly life.As a ｒesｕｌｔ, sｅcuｒity ｄeviｃes，in variｅd fｏrｍs，were pｕt ｔｏｕse．In lｏｃkiｎg ｔhｅｉｒfｅars ouｔ, tｈeｙbecａme priｓoners of ｔheｉrｏw ｎｍａking.Ｕnｉｔ 4 ＷaｓＥｉnstｅｉn a Space AlienＴhe pａssａge mainｌｙtａlked abｏuｔAlbert Einｓtｅin，who ｗａs a youn ｇhusbａnd ａnｄfａtheｒwiｔh ａbｕshｙhair. Ｉn ｏrｄer to supporｔｈiｓyoung faｍily, wｉｔh a ｐoor slｅeｐ，hｅhad tｏwork hard at thｅPateｎｔO ｆfiｃe so thaｔhe wａs very ｔiｒｅd. For whｉｃh, he feｌｔaｌｌthe pｒesｓure and reｓｐonsｉbｉlity. However,ａimｉnｇtｏrelaｘhｉmself, he madｅastoniｓh ｉｎg achｉｅvementｓin ｐhyｓics aｎd thｕs ｒevolｕtionizｅd tｈe ｆieｌd with fｉｖeｐaｐｅrs ａbout sｐare ｔimｅ,ｗｈich were ｏf grｅａt impaｃt on aｌl over the world.Becausｅｏf his ｓｕｐper intelliｇｅncｅaｎd the coｎtｒｉbｕtion ｔo the soｃｉeｔｙ,ｔｈe Ｕnｉted Ｎaｔions declaｒed 20０５as ｈis mirａｃle yeａr．Ｗhat’ｓmore,hiｓｄiscovｅriｅs ｗｅre ａｔｔｒiｂｕtable to his imａgiｎation, quｅstioning,ｄisｒｅgａrd cｏnstaｎｔlｙfｏr authoriｔy, pｏｗers ｏｆcｏnｃentｒatｉon,aｎd inｔeｒest in sｃｉｅnce.In fａct, hｅwas ｎot a sｐａce aliｅn，but juｓt a ｃommoｎpｅrsoｎ．Uｎiｔ５Ｔｈrｅe Thank－YoｕLettｅrｓＴｈe pａssagｅmainｌyｔａｌked abouｔthe ａuｔhoｒ’s thrｅe speciａｌｌetterｓ，ｂy which he wanｔed tｏceleｂrate theｔｒue meａniｎg ｏｆThaｎｋsｇivi ｎg.On ＴhanｋsgｉvｉnｇDay 1943, ａs a yｏuｎg coａｓｔgｕａrdｓmａｎat sea, he woｒkｅd ａsａcｏok. While he was going to thiｎk about Thａｎksgｉving，he camｅup wｉtｈthe ideａoｆexｐresｓiｎg hｉs gratituｄｅtｏｐeople who ha ｄhｅlpeｄhim befoｒｅ. Therefore，ｈe wrotｅthreｅｔｈaｎｋ-yｏu ｌetters to ｔhrｅe pｅrsonｓ,ｈis ｆather，the Rev. Nelｓon aｎd his grandｍoｔher. Ａt aｍail ｃall，he ｇot thｒee ｌetters ｉn reｐｌy,whicｈdrovｅｈiｍto tｈiｎk deeply．A ｆter he retｉred ｆrom the Coast Guard, ｈｅstｉｌl nｅｖer forgot thesｅｌｅtteｒs ｗhｉcｈgave hｉｍan inｓｉghｔinｔo ｅxpressing apｐreciaｔion ｆor onｅ’ｓeｆｆorｔs. Furｔheｒｍoｒe, he ｗisheｄｅveｒｙone to find the goｏd anｄｔheｎｐraｉｓｅit.Ｕniｔ 6 Tｈe Laｓt ＬeafThe passａgｅｍａinly ｔalked about the ｌast leａf, which Johnsy ｇave a ｓighｔt ｏaftｅr ｓhe got ｔhe pneumonia and liveｄｉn the ｈosｐital. Ｓhe lｏokeｄｏut the window and cｏuntｅd the leaｖes onａn ｏld ivyｖine. Furthermore, ｓhｅｍaｄe ｕp ｈer ｍiｎd to ｅnd her liｆｅwｈen tｈe last leaf fell．Ｗheｎshe sａw the lａst leaf stｉlｌclinｇto tｈe vｉne aｆter ｔwｏｎigｈts’ rａｉnａnd wind,ｓhe deｃided nｏt tｏgiｖe ｕp her lifｅ. In ｆact，tｈｅlaｓt ｌeａf，ｃalle ｄa maｓteｒpiecｅby Bｅhrmａnｗhｏｒisｋｅd hｉs ｌife paiｎting it tｈerｅthe nigｈt thaｔｔhe lastｌeaｆfell, ｗasａcｔuａlly paintｅd ontoｔhe wall.Howe ｖｅr,beｃａusｅｉt ｌoｏkｅd so rｅaｌtｈat sｈe could haｖe neｖeｒimaginｅd tｈat it ｗas fａked. In a deeper ｓense，it sａvｅｄheｒlｉfe.unit １Ｍr.Dｏｈｅrty BuｉｌdｓHｉｓＤream LiｆeIn Amerｉca mａnｙｐeoplｅｈaｖe a romａnｔicｉdea oｆlife in ｔheｃount ｒｙsiｄｅ.Many liｖｉnｇｉｎtoｗnｓｄｒeaｍｏf staｒting up tｈeir own faｒm，of livinｇoｆf ｔhe land．Fｅw get roｕnd ｔo putting tｈeｉr dreams into ｐｒactiｃe. Ｔｈis iｓｐerhａpｓjust aｓwｅll, ａs the lifｅofａfarmｅr is faｒfrom eａsy, ａs Ｊim Ｄohｅｒty disｃovｅred wｈen he sｅt out to combine beｉｎg a wｒiteｒwith ｒｕnning ａfaｒｍ. Nｅveｒｔheｌess, as ｈe ｅxplains,hｅhas no reｇreｔs anｄreｍains entｈusiasｔｉｃabｏｕt his deｃisiｏｎｔo chａnｇe hiｓway oｆlife．在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeIn America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life.在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
许多居住在城镇的人梦想着自己办个农场，梦想着靠土地为生。
很少有人真去把梦想变为现实。
或许这也没有什么不好，因为，正如吉姆·多尔蒂当初开始其写作和农场经营双重生涯时所体验到的那样，农耕生活远非轻松自在。
但他写道，自己并不后悔，对自己作出的改变生活方式的决定仍热情不减。
Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeJim Doherty1 There are two things I have always wanted to do -- write and live on a farm. Today I'm doing both. I am not in E. B. White's class as a writer or in my neighbors' league as a farmer, but I'm getting by. And after years of frustration with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found contentment here in the country.有两件事是我一直想做的――写作与务农。
Unit1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeThe passage mainly talked about the dream life of the author with his family on a farm, where the author could write and live. The author viewed his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one, but sometimes the good life would get very hard. On the first winter, the author was fond of every minute instead with his family, which they would never forget, while the follow spring brought two floods, which made them amazed. After quitting his job, the author’s income was reduced, but he and his family were able to manage to get by. Besides, he ran a farm and benefited more from it. A tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy had made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country. What’s more, they also had found the lifestyle that they preferred in this place.Unit 2 The Freedom GiversThe passage mainly talked about three persons, Josiah Henson, John Parker and Levi Coffin, who were the givers of freedom for black slaves in the American history. Besides, the author praised the exploits of civil-rights heroes who helped slaves travel the Underground Railroad to freedom by citing more examples. What’s more, it was high time to honor the heroes who helped liberate slaves by forging the Underground Railroad in the early civil-rights struggles in America. After winning his own freedom from slavery, John Parker helped other slaves to escape north to Canada and freedom. Supported by a strong religious conviction, the white man Levi Coffin risked himself to help many black slaves to escape. At last, by traveling the Underground Railroad, Josiah Henson reached his destination and became free.Unit 3 The Land of the LockThe passage mainly talked about the land of lock, which happened in American. When the author was young, it was the local custom for people to leave the front door at night but didn’t close it, and none of them carried keys. However, nowadays those days were over, and the era of leaving the front door on the latch has drawn to a close. What a great change was that no locking had been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and so on. Therefore, the lock became the new symbol of America. What’s more, a new atmosphere of fear and distrust had crept into every aspect of daily life. As a result, security devices, in varied forms, were put to use. In locking their fears out, they became prisoners of their own making.Unit 4 Was Einstein a Space AlienThe passage mainly talked about Albert Einstein, who was a young husband and father with a bushy hair. In order to support his young family, with a poor sleep, he had to work hard at the Patent Office so that he was very tired. For which, he felt all the pressure and responsibility. However, aiming to relax himself, he made astonishing achievements in physics and thus revolutionized the field with five papers about spare time, which were of great impact on all over the world. Becauseof his supper intelligence and the contribution to the society, the United Nations declared 2005 as his miracle year. What’s more, his discoveries were attributable to his imagination, questioning, disregard constantly for authority, powers of concentration, and interest in science. In fact, he was not a space alien, but just a common person.Unit 5 Three Thank-You LettersThe passage mainly talked about the author’s three special letters, by which he wanted to celebrate the true meaning of Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at sea, he worked as a cook. While he was going to think about Thanksgiving, he came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before. Therefore, he wrote three thank-you letters to three persons, his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandmother. At a mail call, he got three letters in reply, which drove him to think deeply. After he retired from the Coast Guard, he still never forgot these letters which gave him an insight into expressing appreciation for one’s efforts. Furthermore, he wished everyone to find the good and then praise it.Unit 6 The Last LeafThe passage mainly talked about the last leaf, which Johnsy gave a sight to after she got the pneumonia and lived in the hospital. She looked out the window and counted the leaves on an old ivy vine. Furthermore, she made up her mind to end her life when the last leaf fell. When she saw the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights’ rain and wind, she decided not to give up her life. In fact, the last leaf, called a masterpiece by Behrman who risked his life painting it there the night that the last leaf fell, was actually painted onto the wall. However, because it looked so real that she could have never imagined that it was faked. In a deeper sense, it saved her life.unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeIn America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life.在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
