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新视野大学英语第三版2读写教程课文Text A翻译Unit 1 Text A一堂难忘的英语课1 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。
对他而言，我是一个乏味的怪物：一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲，一个还沉湎于语法规则的人，对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。
2 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时，才开始对这个问题认真起来的。
这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。
我满怀着诚挚期待问她：“欧洲之行如何”3 她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找恰当的词语，然后惊呼：“真是，哇！”4 没了。
所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中！我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
】5 关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题，有许多不同的故事。
学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they're之间的不同，或区别complimentary 跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。
由于这些知识缺陷，他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责，因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。
6 学生并不笨，他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。
举例来说，杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary（静止处），虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery（文具用品）并没有被钉在那儿。
朋友和亲人常宣称 They've just ate。
实际上，他们应该说 They've just eaten。
因此，批评学生不合乎情理。
7 对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。
学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。
可相反，学校只教零星的语法，高级词汇更是少之又少。
还有就是，学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识，因为他们过去也没接触过。
学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通，可他们并没把语言的基本框架——准确的语法和恰当的词汇——充分地传授给学生。
Text A课文 AThe humanities: Out of date?人文学科：过时了吗？When the going gets tough, the tough takeaccounting. When the job market worsens, manystudents calculate they can't major in English orhistory. They have to study something that booststheir prospects of landing a job.当形势变得困难时，强者会去选学会计。
当就业市场恶化时，许多学生估算着他们不能再主修英语或历史。
他们得学一些能改善他们就业前景的东西。
The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising c ost of tuition,they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and "hard"skills that they bet will lead to employment. In oth er words, a college education is more andmore seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment.This is a trend that i s likely to persist and even accelerate.数据显示，随着学生肩负的学费不断增加，他们已从学习人文学科转向他们相信有益于将来就业的应用科学和“硬”技能。
Unit1 a<p1>Americans believe no one stands still.If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind.<p2>This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring.<p3>Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor.<p4>"We are slaves to nothing but the clock," it has been said.Time is treated as if it were something almost real.<p5>We <1>budget</1> it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also <2>charge</2> for it.It is a precious resource. <p6>Many people have a rather <3>acute</3> sense of the shortness of each lifetime.<p7>Once the sands have run out of a person's <4>hourglass</4>, they cannot be replaced.<p8>We want every minute to count.A foreigner's first impression of the US is likely to be that<p9> everyone is in a rush—often under pressure.City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, <p10> <6>restlessly</6> seeking attention in a store, or <7>elbowing</7> others as they try to complete their shopping.<p11>Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious.Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to work within the time allowed.You also find drivers will be <8>abrupt</8> and people will push past you.You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers.<p12> Don't take it personally.This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else "wasting" it beyond a certain appropriate point.<p13>Many new arrivals in the States will miss the <9>opening</9> exchanges of a business call, for example.<p14>They will miss the <10>ritual</10> <11>interaction</11> that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a <12>convention</12> in their own country.They may miss <14>leisurely</14> business chats in a restaurant or coffee house.<p15>Normally, Americans do not <15>assess</15> their visitors in such relaxed <16>surroundings</16> over extended small talk; <p16>much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course while they develop a sense of trust.<p17>Since we generally assess and <17>probe</17> professionally rather than <19>socially</19>, we start talking business very quickly.<p18>Time is, therefore, always <20>ticking</20> in our inner ear.<p19><21>Consequently</21>, we work hard at the task of saving time.We produce a steady flow of labor-saving <22>devices</22>;we communicate rapidly through <23>faxes</23>, phone calls or <24>emails</24> rather than through personal contacts, which though pleasant, take longer—<p20>especially <25>given</25> our traffic-filled streets.<p21>We, therefore, save most personal visiting for after-work hours or for social weekend <26>gatherings</26>.<p22>To us the <27>impersonality</27> of <28>electronic</28> communication has little or no relation to the <29>significance</29> of the matter at hand.<p23>In some countries no major business is <30>conducted</30> without eye contact, requiring face-to-face conversation.In America, too, a final agreement will normally be signed in person.<p24>However, people are meeting <31>increasingly</31> on television screens, conducting "<33>teleconferences</33>" to settle problems not only in this country but also—by satellite—internationally.The US is definitely a telephone country.Almost everyone uses the telephone to conduct business, to chat with friends, to make or break social appointments, to say "Thank you", to shop and to <34>obtain</34> all kinds of information.Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time.<p25>This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is <35>superb</35> here, <36>whereas</36> the <37>postal</37> service is less <38>efficient</38>.Some new arrivals will come from cultures where it is considered <39>impolite</39> to work too quickly.<p26>Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to <40>elapse</40>, it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect.<p27>Assignments are, consequently, given added weight by the passage of time.<p28>In the US, however, it is taken as a sign of <42>skillfulness</42> or being <43>competent</43> to solve a problem, or <44>fulfill</44> a job successfully, with speed.<p29>Usually, the more important a task is, the more <45>capital</45>, energy, and attention will be poured into it in order to "get it moving".美国人认为没有人能停止不前。
Unit 11、她连水都不愿喝一口，更别提留下来吃饭了。
She wouldn't take a drink, much less could she stay for dinner.2、他认为我在对他说谎，但实际上我讲的是实话。
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？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。
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。
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的时间和精力，所以我们只能继续。
We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on.更不用说写英语文章了much less can he write English articles更不用说管理一家大公司了.much less can he manage a big company更不用说把它搬到楼上去了.much less could he carry it upstairs更不用说跟他谈话了.much less have I spoken to him更不用说大量阅读自己学科以外的东西much less to read a lot outside of it Unit 2Unit21、尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。
Unit 11她连水都不愿喝一口,更别提留下来吃饭了;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;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do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week4他们利润增长的部分原因是采用了新的市场策略;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;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的时间和精力,所以我们只能继续;have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on. Unit 21尽管她是家里的独生女,她父母也从不溺爱她;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,也没给我打电话做任何解释;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,但绝不是什么大作家;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;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;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;is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience. Unit 31你再怎么有经验,也得学习新技术;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;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;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;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 some reservations about the truth of your claim.6她长得并不特别高,但是她身材瘦,给人一种个子高的错觉;isn't particularly tall,but her slim figure gives an illusion of height.Unit 41有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎is a great pleasure to meet friends from afar.2不管黑猫白猫,能抓住老鼠就是好猫;doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.3你必须明天上午十点之前把那笔钱还给我;must let me have the money back without fail by ten o'clock tomorrow morning.4请允许我参加这个项目,我对这个项目非常感兴趣;me to take part in this project: I am more than a little interested in it.5人人都知道他比较特殊：他来去随意;knows that he is special:He is free to come and go as he pleases.6看她脸上不悦的神色,我觉得她似乎有什么话想跟我说;the unhappy look on her face,I felt as though she wishes to say something to me.Unit 51他说话很自信,给我留下了很深的印象;spoke confidently,which impressed me most.2我父亲太爱忘事,总是在找钥匙;father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.3我十分感激你给我的帮助;'m very grateful to you for all the help you have given me.4光线不足,加上地面潮湿,使得驾驶十分困难;bad light,coupled with the wet ground,made driving very difficult.5由于缺乏资金,他们不得不取消了创业计划;starved of funds,they had to cancel their plan to start a business.6每当有了麻烦,他们总是依靠我们;always lean on us whenever they are in trouble.Unit 61就像机器需要经常运转一样,身体也需要经常锻炼;1. Just as a machine needs regular running, so does the body need regular exercise.2在美国学习时,他学会了弹钢琴;2. He learned to play the piano while studying in the United States.3令我们失望的是,他拒绝了我们的邀请;3. To our disappointment, he turned down our invitation.4真实情况是,不管是好是坏,随着新科技的进步,世界发生了变化;4. The reality is that, for better or worse, the world has changed with the advance of new technologies.5我班里的大多数女生在被要求回答问题是都似乎感到不自在;5. Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when they are required to answer questions.6当地政府负责运动会的安全;6. The local government took charge of the security for the sports meeting.Unit 71在会上,除了其他事情,他们还讨论了目前的经济形势;the meeting they discussed, among other things, the present economic situation.2我对大自然了解得越多,就越痴迷于大自然的奥秘;more I learned about the nature,the more absorbed I became in its mystery.3医生建议说,有压力的人要学会做一些新鲜有趣、富有挑战性的事情,好让自己的负面情绪有发泄的渠道;doctor recommends that those stressed people should try something new,interesting and challenging in order to give their negative feelings an outlet.4那个学生的成绩差,但老师给他布置了更多的作业,而不是减少作业量;teacher gives more homework to the student who has bad grades instead of cutting it down.5相比之下,美国的父母更趋向于把孩子的成功归因于天赋;contrast,American parents are more likely to attribute their children's success to natural talent.6教师首先要考虑的事情之一是唤起学生的兴趣,激发他们的创造性;of a teacher's priorities is to stimulate students' interests and their creativity.Unit 81她一点儿也不知道这幅画有一天居然会价值100多万美金;1. Little did she know that this picture would one day be worth more than a million dollars. 2虽然我理解你说的话,但是我不同意你在这个问题上的看法;2. While I underst and what you say, I don’t agree with you on the issue.3我认为警察的职责就是保护人民;3. I think the police are meant to protect people.4昨天我去看他,却发现他已于几天前出国了;4. I went to see him yesterday, only to find that he had gone abroad several days before. 5在每周例会上,每个人的发言都不能偏离会议议题;5. At the weekly meeting, everyone must confine their remarks to the subject.6要是我没说那些愚蠢的话该多好那是我太年轻,不能明辨是非;6. If only I hadn’t said those silly words I was too young then to distinguish right from wrong.Unit 91我确信自己一定会有出息,即使今天我还没做出大的成绩;1. I am sure that I will make something of myself, even though I have not achieved any major success so far.2我这么多年来如此努力,我觉得自己应该有个好的前途;2. I have been working hard for so many years; I feel I am entitled to a good future.3当她丈夫离她而去,只留给她生活的残局去收拾时,她的心智失常了;3. When her husband deserted her, leaving her with nothing but scattered pieces of life to pick up, she went insane.4从我的立场看,母亲当时过于严厉,并没有顾及我的感受;4. From my standpoint, Mother was too hard on me then, without taking my feelings into account. 5当我登上事业的顶峰时,常萦绕在我心头的是母亲说过的话：“面对生活,不放弃;”5. When I reached the summit of my professional career, mother's words "Never be a quitter in face of life" were constantly in my mind.6你应该知道,不应该在大街上踢足球;6. You should know better than to play football in the street.Unit 101整个事情我记得清清楚楚,就好像昨天发生的一样;1. I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.2他们中哪个文章写得最好,哪个就获奖;2. Whichever of them writes the best essay will win the prize.3事实证明,那次预算为一年后工资上调做好了准备;3. It turned out that the budget provided for a salary increase one year later.4日复一日,年复一年,她做着同样的工作,但从不抱怨;4. She did the same job day after day and year after year, but she never complained.5途中她忍受了种种艰难困苦,但什么都不能阻止她寻找失散的女儿;5. She endured all kinds of hardships on the journey; nothing could keep her from finding her lost daughter.6别跟那帮人混在一起;他们在光天化日之下干了很多坏事;6. Don't get mixed up with that gang. They have committed many bad things in broad daylight..。
新视野大学英语读写教程2-(第三版)-u n i t-2-课文原文及翻译(总4页)-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1-CAL-本页仅作为文档封面，使用请直接删除Text A课文 AThe humanities: Out of date?人文学科：过时了吗？When the going gets tough, the tough takeaccounting. When the job market worsens, man ystudents calculate they can't major in English orhistory. They have to study something that booststheir prospects of landing a job.当形势变得困难时，强者会去选学会计。
当就业市场恶化时，许多学生估算着他们不能再主修英语或历史。
他们得学一些能改善他们就业前景的东西。
The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition,they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applie d science and "hard"skills that they bet will lead to employment. In other words, a college e ducation is more andmore seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means f or human is a trend that is likely to persist and even accelerate.数据显示，随着学生肩负的学费不断增加，他们已从学习人文学科转向他们相信有益于将来就业的应用科学和“硬”技能。
Unit 1 Section A 时间观念强的美国人Para. 1 美国人认为没有人能停止不前。
如果你不求进取，你就会落伍。
这种态度造就了一个投身于研究、实验和探索的民族。
时间是美国人注意节约的两个要素之一，另一个是劳力。
Para. 2 人们一直说：“只有时间才能支配我们。
”人们似乎是把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待的。
我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的利用作出解释；我们还要因付出时间而收取费用。
时间是一种宝贵的资源，许多人都深感人生的短暂。
时光一去不复返。
我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意义。
Para. 3 外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是：每个人都匆匆忙忙——常常处于压力之下。
城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务，或者为了赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他人。
白天吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙，这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。
工作时间被认为是宝贵的。
Para. 3b 在公共用餐场所，人们都等着别人吃完后用餐，以便按时赶回去工作。
你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽，人们推搡着在你身边过去。
你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。
不要觉得这是针对你个人的，这是因为人们非常珍惜时间，而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。
Para. 4 许多刚到美国的人会怀念诸如商务拜访等场合开始时的寒暄。
他们也会怀念那种一边喝茶或咖啡一边进行的礼节性交流，这也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。
他们也许还会怀念在饭店或咖啡馆里谈生意时的那种轻松悠闲的交谈。
一般说来，美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人的，更不用说会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭，或带他们去打高尔夫球。
既然我们通常是通过工作而不是社交来评估和了解他人，我们就开门见山地谈正事。
因此，时间老是在我们心中的耳朵里滴滴答答地响着。
Para. 5 因此，我们千方百计地节约时间。
英语翻译Unit 11.拥有汽车的人数在逐渐上升。
There has been a gradual increase in the number of people owning cars.2.他想出一个推广产品的好方法。
He came up with a good idea for the product promotion.3.污染对我们的生存造成一大威胁。
Pollution poses a great threat to our existence.4.大火迅速蔓延到邻近的建筑物。
The fire rapidly spread to adjoining buildings.5.在业余时间里我利用一切可能的机会参与社会实践活动。
I take advantage of all possible opportunities to participate in social practice in my spare time. Unit 21.要是他再过五分钟还不来,我们就认为他是不来了If he’s not here in five minutes, we’ll assume he isn’t coming.2.他对公司的成功作出了重要贡献。
He has made an important contribution to the company’s success.3.男人的寿命比女人短。
Men have a shorter lifespan than women.4.太阳从云层后面露了出来。
The sun emerges from behind the clouds.5.京都(Kyoto)是日本文化的发源地。
Kyoto was the cradle of Japanese culture.Unit 31.我突然想起一个解决这个问题的办法。
I've struck on a plan for solving the problem.2.他们装出信心十足的样子却欺骗不了任何人。
新视野大学英语读写教程2Section A一堂难忘的英语课1 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。
对他而言，我是一个乏味的怪物：一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲，一个还沉湎于语法规则的人，对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。
2 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时，才开始对这个问题认真起来的。
这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。
我满怀着诚挚期待，问她：“欧洲之行如何？”3 她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找恰当的词语，然后惊呼：“真是，哇！4 没了。
所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中！我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
5 关于正确使用英语的能力下降的问题，有许多不同的故事。
学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their / there / they’re 之间的不同，或区别complimentary 跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。
由于这些知识缺陷，他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责，因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。
6 学生并不笨，他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。
举例来说，杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary（静止处），虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery (文具用品) 并没有被钉在那儿。
朋友和亲人常宣称They’ve just ate。
实际上，他们应该说They’ve just eaten。
因此，批评学生不合乎情理。
7 对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。
学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。
可相反，学校只教零星的语法，高级词汇更是少之又少。
还有就是，学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识，因为他们过去也没接触过。
学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通，可他们并没把语言的基本框架——准确的语法和恰当的词汇——充分地传授给学生。
8 因为语法对大多数年轻学生而言枯燥且乏味，所以我觉得讲授语法得一步一步、注重技巧地进行。
Text A课文 AThe humani ties: Out of date?人文学科：过时了吗？When the goinggets tough, the toughtakeac count ing. When the job market worsen s, manyst udent s calcul ate they can't majorin Englis h orhist ory. They have to studysometh ing that boosts their prospe cts of landin g a job.当形势变得困难时，强者会去选学会计。
当就业市场恶化时，许多学生估算着他们不能再主修英语或历史。
他们得学一些能改善他们就业前景的东西。
The data show that as studen ts have increa singl y should eredthe ever-rising c ost of tuitio n,they have defect ed from the studyof the humani tiesand toward applie d scienc e and "hard"skills that they bet will lead to employ ment. In oth erwords, a colleg e educat ion is more andmor e seen as a meansfor econom ic better mentrather than a meansfor humanbetter ment.This is a trendthat i s likely to persis t and even accele rate.数据显示，随着学生肩负的学费不断增加，他们已从学习人文学科转向他们相信有益于将来就业的应用科学和“硬”技能。
新视野大学英语第三版2读写教程课文T e x tA翻译-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1新视野大学英语第三版2读写教程课文Text A翻译2019.2Unit 1 Text A一堂难忘的英语课1 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。
对他而言，我是一个乏味的怪物：一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲，一个还沉湎于语法规则的人，对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。
2 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时，才开始对这个问题认真起来的。
这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。
我满怀着诚挚期待问她：“欧洲之行如何？”3 她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找恰当的词语，然后惊呼：“真是，哇！”4 没了。
所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中！我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
5 关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题，有许多不同的故事。
学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they're之间的不同，或区别complimentary 跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。
由于这些知识缺陷，他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责，因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。
6 学生并不笨，他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。
举例来说，杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary（静止处），虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery（文具用品）并没有被钉在那儿。
朋友和亲人常宣称 They've just ate。
实际上，他们应该说 They've just eaten。
因此，批评学生不合乎情理。
7 对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。
学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。
可相反，学校只教零星的语法，高级词汇更是少之又少。
还有就是，学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识，因为他们过去也没接触过。
Unit 1Time-Conscious AmericansAmericans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor."We are slaves to nothing but the clock," it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a person's hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count.A foreigner's first impression of the US is likely to be that everyone is in a rush—often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Don't take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else "wasting" it beyond a certain appropriate point.Many new arrivals in the States will miss the opening exchanges of a business call, for example. They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a restaurant or coffee house. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk; much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course while they develop a sense of trust. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. Time is, therefore, always ticking in our inner ear.Consequently, we work hard at the task of saving time. We produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices; we communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts, which though pleasant, take longer—especially given our traffic-filled streets. We, therefore, save most personal visiting for after-work hours or for social weekend gatherings.To us the impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand. In some countries no major business is conducted without eye contact, requiring face-to-face conversation. In America, too, a final agreement will normally be signed in person. However, people are meeting increasingly on television screens, conducting "teleconferences" to settle problems not only in this country but also—by satellite—internationally.The US is definitely a telephone country. Almost everyone uses the telephone to conduct business, to chat with friends, to make or break social appointments, to say "Thank you", to shop and to obtain all kinds of information. Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here, whereas the postal service is less efficient.Some new arrivals will come from cultures where it is considered impolite to work too quickly. Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse, it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect. Assignments are, consequently, given added weight by the passage of time. In the US, however, it is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully, with speed. Usually, the more important a task is, the more capital, energy, and attention will be poured into it in order to "get it moving".美国人认为没有人能停止不前。
新视野大学英语第二册读写教程课文翻译Unit 1 Text A An impressive Engli lsesson标题: 一堂难忘的英语课1. 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。
对他而言，我是一个乏味的怪物：一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲，一个还沉湎于语法规则的人，对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。
2. 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时，才开始对这个问题认真起来的。
这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。
我满怀着诚挚期待问她：“欧洲之行如何？”3.她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找恰当的词语，然后惊呼：“真是，哇！”4. 没了。
所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中！我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
5. 关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题，有许多不同的故事。
学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they're 之间的不同，或区别complimentary 跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。
由于这些知识缺陷，他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责，因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。
6. 学生并不笨，他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。
举例来说，杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary（静止处），虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery（文具用品）并没有被钉在那儿。
朋友和亲人常宣称They've just ate。
实际上，他们应该说They've just eaten。
因此，批评学生不合乎清理。
7. 对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。
学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。
可相反，学校只教零星的语法，高级词汇更是少之又少。
还有就是，学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识，因为他们过去也没接触过。
学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通，可他们并没把语言的基本框架一一准确的语法和恰当的词汇一一充分地传授给学生。
Text A课文 AThe humanities: Out of date?人文学科：过时了吗？When the going gets tough, the tough takeaccounting. When the job market worsens, manystudents calculate they can't major in English orhistory. They have to study something that booststheir prospects of landing a job.当形势变得困难时，强者会去选学会计。
当就业市场恶化时，许多学生估算着他们不能再主修英语或历史。
他们得学一些能改善他们就业前景的东西。
The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising c ost of tuition,they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and "hard"skills that they bet will lead to employment. In oth er words, a college education is more andmore seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment.This is a trend that i s likely to persist and even accelerate.数据显示，随着学生肩负的学费不断增加，他们已从学习人文学科转向他们相信有益于将来就业的应用科学和“硬”技能。
An impressive English lesson一堂难忘的英语课1如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。
对他而言，我是一个乏味的怪物：一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲，一个还沉湎于语法规则的人，对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。
2 I think I got serious about this only recently when I ran into one of my former students, fresh from an excursion to Europe. "How was it?" I asked, full of earnest anticipation.我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时，才开始对这个问题认真起来的。
这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。
我满怀着诚挚期待问她：“欧洲之行如何？”3 She nodded three or four times, searched the heavens for the right words, and then exclaimed, "It was, like, whoa!"她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找恰当的词语，然后惊呼：“真是，哇！”4没了。
所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中！我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
5关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题，有许多不同的故事。
学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they’re之间的不同，或区别complimentary跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。
由于这些知识缺陷，他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责，因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。
6学生并不笨，他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。
举例来说，杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary（静止处），虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery (文具用品) 并没有被钉在那儿。
Text A课文 AThe humanities: Out of date?人文学科：过时了吗？When the going gets tough, the tough takeaccounting. When the job market worsens, manystudents calculate they can't major in English orhistory. They have to study something that booststheir prospects of landing a job.当形势变得困难时，强者会去选学会计。
当就业市场恶化时，许多学生估算着他们不能再主修英语或历史。
他们得学一些能改善他们就业前景的东西。
The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising c ost of tuition,they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and "hard"skills that they bet will lead to employment. In oth er words, a college education is more andmore seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment.This is a trend that i s likely to persist and even accelerate.数据显示，随着学生肩负的学费不断增加，他们已从学习人文学科转向他们相信有益于将来就业的应用科学和“硬”技能。
新视野大学英语2读写教程课文翻译我和盖尔计划举行一个不事张扬的婚礼。
在两年的相处中，我们的关系经历了起伏，这是一对情侣在学着相互了解、理解和尊重时常常出现的。
但在这整整两年间，我们坦诚地面对彼此性格中的弱点和优点。
我们之间的种族及文化差异不但增强了我们的关系，还教会了我们要彼此宽容、谅解和开诚布公。
盖尔有时不明白为何我和其他黑人如此关注种族问题，而我感到吃惊的是，她好像忘记了美国社会中种族仇恨种种微妙的表现形式。
对于成为居住在美国、异族通婚的夫妻，我和盖尔对未来没有不切实际的幻想。
相互信任和尊重才是我们俩永不枯竭的力量源泉。
许多夫妻因为错误的理由结了婚，结果在10年、20年或30年后才发觉他们原来是合不来的。
他们在婚前几乎没有花时间去互相了解，他们忽视了严重的性格差异，指望婚姻会自然而然地解决各种问题。
我们希望避免重蹈覆辙。
事实更说明了这一点：已经结婚35年的盖尔的父母正经历着一场充满怨恨、令人痛苦的婚变，这件事给盖尔带来了很大打击，并一度给我们正处于萌芽状态的关系造成了负面影响。
当盖尔把我们计划举办婚礼的消息告诉家人时，她遇到了一些阻力。
她的母亲德博拉过去一直赞成我们的关系，甚至还开过玩笑，问我们打算何时结婚，这样她就可以抱外孙了。
但这次听到我们要结婚的消息时，她没有向我们表示祝贺，反而劝盖尔想清楚自己的决定是否正确。
“这么说我跟他约会没错，但是如果我跟他结婚，就错了。
妈妈，是不是因为他的肤色？”盖尔后来告诉我她曾这样问她母亲。
“首先我必须承认，刚开始时我对异族通婚是有保留意见的，也许你甚至可以把这称为偏见。
但是当我见到马克时，我发现他是一个既讨人喜欢又聪明的年轻人。
任何一个母亲都会因为有这样一个女婿而感到脸上有光的。
所以，这事跟肤色没有关系。
是的，我的朋友们会说闲话。
有些朋友甚至对你所做的事表示震惊。
但他们的生活与我们的不同。
因此你要明白，马克的肤色不是问题。
我最大的担心是你也许跟我当初嫁给你爸爸一样，为了错误的原因而嫁给马克。
新视野大学英语第三版2读写教程课文Text A翻译Unit 1 Text A一堂难忘的英语课1 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。
对他而言，我是一个乏味的怪物：一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲，一个还沉湎于语法规则的人，对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。
2 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时，才开始对这个问题认真起来的。
这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。
我满怀着诚挚期待问她：“欧洲之行如何？”3 她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找恰当的词语，然后惊呼：“真是，哇！”4 没了。
所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中！我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
5 关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题，有许多不同的故事。
学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/they're之间的不同，或区别complimentary 跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。
由于这些知识缺陷，他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责，因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。
6 学生并不笨，他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。
举例来说，杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary（静止处），虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery（文具用品）并没有被钉在那儿。
朋友和亲人常宣称 They've just ate。
实际上，他们应该说 They've just eaten。
因此，批评学生不合乎情理。
7 对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。
学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。
可相反，学校只教零星的语法，高级词汇更是少之又少。
还有就是，学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识，因为他们过去也没接触过。
学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通，可他们并没把语言的基本框架——准确的语法和恰当的词汇——充分地传授给学生。
Unit1_a美国人认为没有人能停止不前。
如果你不求进取，你就会落伍。
这种态度造就了一个投身于研究、实验和探索的民族。
时间是美国人注意节约的两个要素之一，另一要素是劳力。
人们一直说：“只有时间才能支配我们。
”人们似乎把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待。
我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的利用作出解释；我们还要因付出时间而收取费用。
时间是一种宝贵的资源，许多人都深感人生的短暂。
时光一去不复返。
我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意义。
外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是：每个人都匆匆忙忙──常常处于压力之下。
城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务，或者为了赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他人。
白天吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙，这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。
人们认为工作时间是宝贵的。
在公共用餐场所，人们都等着别人尽快吃完，以便他们也能及时用餐，你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽，人们推搡着在你身边过去。
你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。
不要觉得这是针对你个人的，这是因为人们都非常珍惜时间，而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。
许多刚到美国的人会怀念诸如商务拜访等场合开始时的寒暄。
他们也会怀念那种一边喝茶或喝咖啡一边进行的礼节性交流，这也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。
他们也许还会怀念在饭店或咖啡馆里谈生意时的那种轻松悠闲的交谈。
一般说来，美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人的，更不用说会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭，或带他们去打高尔夫球。
既然我们通常是通过工作而不是社交来评估和了解他人，我们就开门见山地谈正事。
因此，时间老是在我们心中滴滴答答地响着。
因此，我们千方百计地节约时间。
我们发明了一系列节省劳力的装置；我们通过发传真、打电话或发电子邮件与他人迅速地进行交流，而不是通过直接接触。
虽然面对面接触令人愉快，但却要花更多的时间，尤其是在马路上交通拥挤的时候。
