第五单元纳尔逊·曼德拉——一位当代英雄Reading伊莱亚斯的故事我的名字叫伊莱亚斯。
我是南非的一个穷苦的黑人工人。
第一次见到纳尔逊·曼德拉的时候,是我一生中非常艰难的时期。
(当时)我才12岁,那是在1952年,曼德拉是我寻求帮助的一位黑人律师。
他为那些穷苦黑人提供法律指导。
他十分慷慨地给予我时间,我为此非常感激。
由于我所受的教育很少,所以我需要他的帮助。
我六岁开始上学,我仅仅在那里读了两年的学校有三千米远。
我不得不辍学,因为我的家庭无法继续支付学费和交通费。
我既不太会读,也不怎么会写。
几经周折,我才在一家金矿找到一份工作。
然而在那个时候,你要想住在约翰内斯堡就非得要有身份证不可。
糟糕的是我没有这个证件,因为我不是在那里出生的,我很担心我是不是会失业。
纳尔逊·曼德拉给予我帮助的那一天是我一生中最高兴的日子。
他告诉我要想在约翰内斯堡立住脚,应当如何获取所需证件。
我对自己的未来又充满了希望。
我永远也忘记不了他对我的恩情,当他组织了非国大青年联盟时,我马上就参加了这个组织。
他说:“过去30年来所出现的大量法律剥夺我们的权利,阻挡我们的进步,一直到今天,我们还处在几乎什么权利都没有的阶段。
”他说的是真话。
当时黑人没有选举权,他们无权选择他们的领导人。
他们不能做自己想要做的工作。
他们所能住的城区都是由白人决定的。
他们被打发去住的城外地区是南非最贫穷的地区。
在那儿,没有人能够种庄稼。
事实上,就像纳尔逊·曼德拉所说的:“……我们被置于这样一个境地:要么我们被迫接受低人一等的现实,要么跟政府作斗争。
我们选择抨击法律。
首先我们用和平的方式来破坏法律,而当这种方式也得不到允许时,……只有到这个时候,我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。
”事实上,我并不喜欢暴力,……但是在1963年的时候,我帮助他炸毁了一些政府大楼。
那是很危险的事情,因为如果我被抓住了,可能就会被关进监狱。
但是,我乐于帮忙,因为我知道,这有助于实现我们的黑人和白人平等的梦想。
Book1 Unit1-5 英译汉答案1.从孩提时代，我还住在贝尔维尔时，我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头，但直等到我高中三年级，这一想法才有了实现的可能。
2.我躺在沙发上，最终不得不面对这一讨厌的功课，便从笔记本里抽出作文题目单粗粗看了一下。
3.我的目光落在“吃意大利细面条的艺术”这个题目上。
4.等我写完时已是半夜时分，再没时间为弗利格尔先生写一篇循规蹈矩、像模像样的文章了。
5.我尽力不流露出得意的心情，但是看到我写的文章竟然能使别人大笑，我真是心花怒放。
6.“近25到30年来，我跟他一年只见一两次面，因为我从原来住的老街坊搬了出来。
”7.可我知道他还在想着老埃德。
他又开口时，与其说是跟我说话，还不如说是自言自语：“我真该一直保持联系。
真的，”他重复到，“我真该一直保持联系。
”8.比如说，每次我去参加老同学聚会，来的人总是越来越少。
9.你多年的友谊对我非常重要，远比我能说出来的重要得多，因为我不擅长说这样的话。
10.他神情有点悲伤，似乎想看清远处什么东西。
“我想我真该早些写这封信。
”11.有人想中止这种变化，回到那个他们认为更纯洁更朴素的时代。
12.即使所有用于研究的政府资金都被取消（现政府最擅长此事），竞争的力量仍将继续带来技术的发展。
13.怎么样才能利用这种兴趣，向公众提供所需要的科学知识，以便其在酸雨、温室效应、核武器以及基因工程等问题上做出明达的决定呢？14.电视上有一些相当优秀的科学节目，但其他的节目把科学奇迹简单地作为魔术播出，既不加以说明，也不展现它们与科学观念的整体框架的关系。
15.当今世界充满危险，因此就有了那个令人毛骨悚然的玩笑，说我们尚未收到外星文明造访的原因在于：但凡文明发展到我们目前的程度，它们往往就自我毁灭了。
16.对于他们，美国梦的含义就是才能与勤劳能让你从小木屋走向白宫。
17.我设法凑了一小笔微薄的周薪，就这样托尼每天清扫院子，有什么零活，他都干了。
18.他学会了在千分尺上辨识一百万分之一英寸，会用镶嵌着金刚石的工具制作砂轮。
Book 1 Unit 1ReadingSenior high school brings a lot of new experiences to everyone. The speech below was given tonew senior high school students by their principal, Mr Xu, on the first day of term. Before youread the speech transcript, think about the following questions:•How do you think senior high school will be different from junior high school?•What do you think the principal will talk about in his speech?Hello, everyone! Welcome to senior high school! Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future.I can’t wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. However, for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge. When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential.“What is potential?” you may ask. Put simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! The possibilities are endless, and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family, to your community and to our country. Over the next three years, you will discover your potential while you develop as a student and as aperson.To fully realize your potential, it is important for you to make the most of our school resources. Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. There are also a lot of school activities for you. Join a club or two, and take an active part in different sports.Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. As a senior high school student, you must make efforts to improve your communication and problem-solving skills. Last but not least, always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations. In time you will find yourself growing into a well-rounded individual.As Lao-Tzu wisely said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” You need to make a continuous effort to train your mind and develop your character. Senior high school will help you learn and grow, yet you alone are responsible for realizing your great potential. Be confident, do your best and make us proud!Extended readingJohn Li, a Chinese senior high school student, has spent a year studying in the UK. Read his article in the school magazine about his school life abroad.\Last year, I had the chance to study at a British secondary school as an exchange student. I stayed with a lovely host family and went to school with their son, Daniel. We were both in year ten and we got on well. He is learning Chinese and will come to stay with me this year in China!The British school day begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Students usually have to learn nine subjects at secondary school. Every student in the UK must study English, Maths and the Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Students can also choose to study other subjects, such as History, Art and Business. The classes are different from those in China. Each teacher has their own classroom and the students move around for every lesson. In most of my classes, there were only about 20 students. In the beginning, however, it was still tough for me to remember everyone’s name!I enjoyed most of the classes, but some of them were quite challenging. Technology classes were fun. I made a clock to take home. The teacher helped me put the parts together. I like it so much that I still use it as my alarm! I found Maths quite easy and enjoyable because the material was less advanced in the UK than in China. However,learning in English was a great challenge for me. There were a lot of difficult English words, especially in Geography and Biology. Class discussion is very important in the UK, but I could not make a great contribution because sometimes I wasn’t able to express myself clearly in English. Although there was not as much homework as I was used to, it was still challenging. Fortunately, my teachers and classmates were always helpful and gave me lots of encouragement. My language skills improved over time.During the hour-long lunchtime, I ate in the school dining hall. There were lots of options including bread and butter, chicken pie and puddings, but I still missed my mum’s cooking! After lunch, I often played on the school’s huge sports field with Daniel and his friends. Sometimes we just relaxed under a tree or sat on the grass.After school, there were many clubs to join. The one that attracted me most was the Rugby Club. We played once a week, and it was great fun. Also, I enjoyed acting in the Theatre Club. I still have photos of myself acting in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Joining clubs was a great way to meet British students and make friends with them.I am glad to have the opportunity to experience this different way of life. I met some great people and learnt a lot about school life in the UK. Daniel and his family were fantastic hosts, and his friends were very nice as well. I can’t wait for Daniel to visit China!TranslationUnit 1 Back to schoolReading发挥你的潜能大家好！欢迎进入高中阶段学习！今天，是新学期的开始，是一段三年旅程的开端，更是一个锦绣前程的起点。
