大学英语UNIT 8

Book1 Unit 8 The Kindness of StrangersI. 动词-ing 形式语法成分分析练习( 句子全部选自：精读Book1 Unit 8 )1.In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside.( Unit 4: You were told I was a secret agent, a spy, dealing in espionage and danger.”)2.With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, “Idon’t want get involved. ”has become a national motto.3.Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much.4.One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast withoutany money, relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.5.I rose early on September 6,1994,and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a50-pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: “America.”6.“I know you’re not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but…, you feel bad passing aperson,” said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi.7.This woman was telling me she’s rather risk her life than feel bad about passing astranger on the side of the road.8.Once when I was hitchhiker unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over,locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder.9.Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or sharedwhatever they happened to have with them.10.I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family’s most valuable possessions.11.Seeing that it cost $12，replied, “No, that’s all right. I’ll try something else.”12.The kids were attentive and kept asking all kinds of questions …Others:1. A lumber-millworker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house.2. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.3. “Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land, if that’s what you want.” he said.4. Although I hadn’t planned it this way ,I discovered that a patriotic tone ran through the talks I gave that afternoon.5. I told them how proud I was to live in a country where people were still willing to help.The grammatical function of Present Participle （选自：《无敌英语语法大全》）主语Subject:Reading books makes one wise.( It’s no use watching too much TV.)表语：My job is teaching English.宾语：I enjoy listening to music.( I found it useless( no use) arguing about it. )(She left without telling me. 做介词宾语)定语Attributive:Who is the man shaking hands with our teacher?状语Adverbial:He is in the room making a model plane.Being ill, she didn’t go to school.Aven sat at the table reading China DailyHaving been told many times, he still doesn’t know how to do it..While walking in the street, I saw a friend of mine.I got up late today, thus causing the delay.宾补Object Complement:We saw her entering the room.The grammatical function of Infinitive form( to do)1.主语subject:To live means to create. ( To tell lies is wrong.)(It is easy (for us) to do that.)2.表语predictiveThe greatest happiness is to serve the people.(She doesn’t seem to like the idea.)3.宾语objectHe doesn’t know what to do.( I find it easy to get on with her.)4.宾补object complement5.定语attributive( attribute)I have a lot of work to do today.(I have no friend to help me.)6.状语adverbial:II．课文重点词汇和短语课文例句填空练习（目的：夯实语言基础）1. He had his __________ out and ______a gas can in his ________hand .2. I drove ___________ him.3. There was a time in the country you’d be considered ________ if you p_________ somebody in .4. With g__________________ lurking everywhere,‘‘I don’t want to g ” has become a national m .5. Several states later I was still t the h .6. Leaving him s in the desert did not b me so much .7. I never even l my foot the a8. Could anybody r the k of strangers these days?9. One way to t this would be for a person to journey f without any money , relying s on the g of his fellow Americans.10. The idea me.11．The week I t 37, I realized that I had never t in my life.12. So I decided to travel the Pacific the Atlantic without a penny .13. It would be a c journey the land of the dollar.14. I would only of rides, food and a place to rest my head.15. My final d would be C Fear in North Carolina, a s of all the fears I’d have to c during the trip.16. I rose early on September 6,1994, and the Golden Gate Bridge witha 50—pound pack on my back and a sign d my destination to p vehicles: America.17. For six weeks I h 82 rides and c 4,223 miles across 14 states.18. As I traveled, folks were always me a someplace else.19. In Montana they told me to the cowboys in Wyoming.20. I was people’s readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to_____________ their own best interests.21. One day in Nebraska a car p to the road shoulder.22. ‘I kno w you pick up h , but it’s far between towns out here, you ______________ passing a person.23. I didn’t know whether to kiss them or ______________ stopping.24. This woman was telling me she’d rather ____________than ____________passing a person stranger on the side of the road .25. Once when I was __________unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker __________locking his_______ so hard he _________on the grass shoulder.26. The driver told me he was _______________by a hitchhiker.27.I found, however, that people were generally________________.28. In Oregon a house painter named Mike _________ the _________weather and asked if I had a coat.29. A lumber-mill worker named Tim __________me to a simple dinner with his family in their _________house.30.it______________________.31. One day I walked into the ____________in Jamestown, to ______________ camping in the area.32. The ________director, Baxter Wilson,59,handed me a _______for a local ________________ .33. Then he saw my _________ ‘Most people around here will let you ______________on their land if that’s *what you want” he said.34. I accepted , and we drove out to a __________country house. Suddenly I realized he’d invited me to ______ the night in his house. His wife, Carol, a seventh-grade science teacher, was* ___________ a pot roast when we walked into the Kitchen. Baxter explaine d that local ________ were “mountain stay-at-home people” who _______ entertained in their house .” When we do”, he said, “ it’s usually _____.” This _______made my night there_______________.35. The kid were ________and kept asking all kinds of questions.36. Did anybody try to_________________?37.Although I hadn’t planned it this way, I discovered that a __________ ran __________the talks *I gave that afternoon.38. I told the students how my________ in America had been__________.39. I told them that the question * I had in mind when I planned this ______was now clearly answered.Key：1.thumb：He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand .2.drive by：I drove right by him.3. jerk：There was a time in the country you’d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need.4. gang,addict,murderer,rapist ,lurk：With gangs,drug addicts,murderers,rapists,thieves lurking everywhere,‘‘I don’t want to get involved”has become a national motto.5. hitchhiker：Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker .6. strand：Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much .7. accelerator：I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.8. rely on：Could anybody rely on the kindness of strangers these days?9. from coast to coast: One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money ,relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.10. intrigue：The idea intrigued me.11gamble: The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life.12. from the Pacific to the AtlanticSo I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny .13. cashless almightyIt would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar.14. accept offers: I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head.15. cape: My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I’d have to conquer during the trip.16. head for displayI rose early on September 6,1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50—pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: America.17. hitch / cover cross:For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states.18.warn sb: As I traveled, folks were always warning ma about someplace else.19.watch out for/ cowboy: In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming.20.amaze readiness run contrary toI was amazed by peopl e’s readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contaary to their own best interests.21. pull to: One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder.22.be supposed to do: ‘I know you are not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it’s far between towns out here, you feel bab passing a person’23. scold sb for doing sth.: I didn’t know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping.24. would rather do sth. risk one’s life feel bad about sth..This woman was telling me she’d rather ri sk her life than feel bad about passing a person stranger on the side of the road .25.trucker pull over brake skidOnce when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder.26. rob at sth..: The driver told me he was robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker.passionate : I found, however, that people were generally compassionate.39.chilly: In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat.40.lumber-mill / shabby: A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house.41. be grateful to / as a matter of courseI was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter , and their gifts. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.42.chamber/ commerce/ find out about sth: One day I walked into the chamber of commerce in Jamestown,tenn.to find out about camping in the area.43.executive / brochure / campground: The executive director , Baxter Wilson,59,handed me a brochure for a local campground.44.backpack/ pitch a tent: Then he saw my backpack ‘Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land if that’s what you want” he said.45. magnificent invite sb cook a dish stay at rarely entertain kinrevelationI accepted ,and we drove out to a magnificent country house. Suddenly I realized he’d invited me to spend the night in his house. His wife, Carol, a seventh-grade science teacher, was cooking a pot roast when we walked into the Kitchen. Baxter explained that local folks were “mountain stay-at-home people” who rarely entertained in theirh ouse .”When we do”, he said, “it’s usually kin.” This revelation made my night there all the more special.46.attentive：The kid were attentive and kept asking all kinds of questions.47.run sb over：Did anybody try to run you over?48. patriotic toneAithough I hadn’t planned it this way, I discovered that a patriotic tone ran though the talks I gave that afternoon. 38. re new one’s faith：I told the students how my faith in America had been renewed.40.plan the journeyI told them that the question I had in mind when I planned this journey was now clearly answered.compassionate / sympathetic 辨析1. Dr. Robert H. GoddardResolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these.2. 两者皆有“同情”之意，在表达“同情”之意时，没有具体区别，但compassionate多用做表示同情心，而sympathetic多用做表示理解赞成。

新视野大学英语第三版第一册UNIT8课文翻译UNIT8TESTA友情中的性别差异：矛盾还是不矛盾1想到我的好朋友们，我就会用看电影的眼光看待他们。

对男性和女性的拍摄手法是完全不同的。

我对女性朋友的“电影式”记忆是开放的、亲密无间的。

我们交谈着，像磁铁般互相吸引着。

她们直视我的眼睛，她们善解人意，她们用心倾听。

相比较而言，我对男性朋友的记忆是完全不同的另一部影片。

那是一部动作片或者冒险片！对话不多。

习惯性的行动，或者说一系列的动作，弥补了对话及坦诚倾诉方面的不足。

2我回想起我儿时最早的朋友唐纳德。

那时候我还住在欧洲，我家房子附近有一辆战后遗弃的德国旧卡车。

没有轮子，没有挡风玻璃，没有车门。

但是方向盘还完好无损。

我和唐纳德一直开着这辆卡车——也就是我们的“飞机”——“飞往”美国。

即使到现在，我还记得我们每天飞行的那个套路。

我们飞过欧洲，飞越大西洋，去执行救援任务。

那时候的我们单纯，形影不离，有着最好的朋友之间才有的那种高度安全感。

自然，对于我们彼此间显而易见的感情，我们从未吐露过一个字，一切尽付诸行动。

3每天，当我们飞翔在大西洋上空时，总是不可避免地会出现那精彩的时刻：“发动机故障！”我总会对着麦克风大叫，“我们必须跳出去。

”“啊－啊－啊－啊－啊－！”唐纳德发出像发动机出现故障时的声音。

他看了我一眼，说：“我不会游泳啊!”“别怕！我会把你拉上岸的。

”我总是勇敢地回答。

于是，说完这些后，我们两人都从卡车里扑到满是尘土的街道上。

我在尘土中游泳。

唐纳德淹没在尘土中，一边咳嗽，一边大叫：“有鲨鱼！”但我总是会把他救上来。

第二天，我们交换角色，那精心策划的一幕又重复上演。

“我不会游泳啊！”我会喊道，而唐纳德就会来救我。

我俩数百次地把对方从必死的境地中救出，直到最终有一天我家真的要去美国了。

我和唐纳德在火车站呆呆地站着，准备道别。

我们不知道该说些什么，这次我们谁也救不了谁。

于是，当火车驶离时，我俩只是默默地流泪。

Unit EightPart One StatementsComplete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains theword or phrase in bold.1. He was caught when he was pinching a few valuable items from the big department store.(A)2. The police officers thought that they were pulling over a suspected drunk driver earlyTuesday morning. ( A )3. If the thief is not stealing something valuable, I will mind my own business. ( A )4. The swimmers saw a storm arising and made for the shore. ( B )5. The murderer confessed his guilt to the police after he was arrested. ( B )6. The child ought to be punished. You shouldn't let him get away with the theft. ( A )7. The report of his crime was circulating quickly through the town. ( A )8. Harry was trying to trick the old lady out of her money. ( A )9. The burglary took place when the old lady was at home. ( A )10. We wondered why they were checking on the man who was so kind and honest. ( A )Part Two DialoguesDialogue oneTricksFred: Are you sure this is the fight house?Harry: Of course I'm sure. I used to live next door, didn't I? It's easy and safe. She's not been out for twenty years. Frightened to go out in case someone pinches her money.Fred: That's just what we're going to do, isn't it? Except she's in. What if she hears us?Harry: She won't. Deaf as a post. Probably half blind, too. Living in the dark all those years.Come on, get in this window. Stand on my back and give me a hand up. Right, nowcome on. Let's have a look around.Wendy: Ah, good evening, you've come at last.Fred: Blimey.Harry: Oh,... er... good evening. Yeah...er... sorry to be late.Wendy: Late! Oh, you are naughty. Keeping me waiting here twenty years. And then trying to surprise me by coming in the window. And you've brought a friend, I see. Goodevening. I hope you didn't damage your clothes coming into the window like that.Harry is such a silly boy. Still up to his tricks. Do take a chair. And you Harry, sitdown and we can all have a nice cup of tea. You'd like that, wouldn't you?Fred: Oh,... er... yeah, er... thanks very much. Er... thank you.Harry: Wendy, I want to talk to you about money.Wendy: Ah yes, Harry. I wondered. I wasn't going to mention it quite so soon, but that ten thousand pounds I lent you must have acquired quite a lot of interest by now, andtimes are rather hard. Now, drink your tea like a good boy and we'll discuss how youcan pay it back. Twenty years is a long time to wait, after all. Harry? Harry, what areyou doing? Come back here at once. Oh dear. He is a naughty boy. But I know he'llcome back. Always did. But I'm afraid his tea will be cold. Ah...I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What do Harry and Fred plan to do in Wendy's house? ( C )2. Why has the woman not been out of her house for twenty years? ( B )3. How does Fred get into the house? ( A )4. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned? ( B )5. What is Harry doing after Wendy ask him to pay back her money? ( A )II. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with Yes or No.1. Does Harry live in the same neighbourhood as the woman? ( No )2. Has the woman not been out of her house because she has been blind for twentyyears? ( No )3. Do Harry and Fred get into the house through the window with a ladder? ( No )4. Does the woman recognize Harry immediately because she still remembers thenaughty boy next door? ( Yes )5. Did Harry borrow one thousand pounds from the woman twenty years ago? ( No ) Dialogue TwoThe Wanted PersonA: No luck then, John?B: Afraid not, Sir. Not yet, anyhow. We're still checking on stolen cars.A: Mm.B: Where do you think Michael will head for, Sir?A: Well, he definitely won't try to leave the country yet. He may try to get a passport, and he'll certainly need clothes and money. He'll probably get in touch with his wife for those, so I expect he'll make for Birmingham.B: Right, I'll put some men in the house.A: Yes, do that. Mind you. I doubt if he'll show up there in person. Michael is no fool, you know. I should think he'll probably telephone.B: What about his wife?A: Mm. I shouldn't think he'll go anywhere near her though he might get her to join him after he's left the country. And when he does leave, he probably won't use a major airport, either. So you'd better alert the guards and keep an eye on the private airfields. B: Right Sir, I'd better get his pictures circulated.A: Yes. And John be careful. He could be armed. And if I know him, he certainly won't give himself up without a fight.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What is the person wanted by the police named? ( C )2. Where will the wanted person probably first go, according to the police? ( C )3. Which of the following things will the man probably not go for? ( A )4. How will the man probably get in touch with his wife? ( A )5. How will the man probably try to leave the country? ( B )II. Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear.1. The man escaped in a stolen car. ( T )2. The police will keep an eye on the man's wife because he is likely to come back. ( T )3. The police will send his photos to different parts of the country. ( T )4. The man might get his wife to join him after he has left the country. ( T )5. The man will kill himself before he is caught. ( F )Dialogue ThreeShopliftingWoman: Well, I'm not sure what I would have done. I mean, it would have depended on various things.Interviewer: On what, for instance?Woman: Well, on how valuable the things the boys stole were. I think I would have told the shopkeeper if they had stolen something really valuable. Otherwise, I wouldhave just minded my own business.Man: Well, if you let boys or anybody else get away with the theft, they'll just go on stealing! So, I think the woman should have told, er, the shopkeeper.Interviewer: Mr. Patel.Man: Patel. She should have told him and if necessary she should have held the boys while he got the police, or she should have gone for the police herself.Interviewer : So you're saying that that's what you would have done?Man: Exactly. If I had been in that situation, that's exactly what I would have done.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.,!1. Which of the following questions are they expected to answer? ( C )2. How did the woman answer the question? ( C )3. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned by the man? ( B )4. Who is Mr. Patel? ( D )5. Why should the woman have told the shopkeeper according to the man? ( B )II. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.The woman said she would have told the shopkeeper if the boys had stolen something really valuable, otherwise, she would have minded her own business. But the man believed that if she let the boys or anybody else get away with the theft, they would just go on stealing. Therefore, she should have told the shopkeeper.Part Three PassagesPassage oneMurderer Wants Movie MadeA man killed three women. He confessed to the crimes. He is now in jail. A reporter wanted to talk to the man about the murders. He agreed to talk if the reporter would do something for him. He wanted the reporter to put him in contact with people in Hollywood.This confessed murderer wants a movie made about his crimes. He wants to talk to people in Hollywood, so he can tell them everything that happened. He hopes to become very famous. Many people have said that police and investigators did not do a good job in this case. Police did not think this man was the killer. Someone gave the man's name and picture to the media who showed it on television.Someone recognized the man's picture. She called the police. Police then arrested the man ant he later confessed.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. Why was the man sent to jail? ( B )2. What did the man want the reporter to do before he agreed to talk with him? ( A )3. Why did the man want to talk with people in Hollywood? ( C )4. Which of the following facts led to his arrest? ( D )5. How does the man feel about his action? ( D )II. Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences with the informationyou hear.1. He wanted the reporter to put him in contact with people in Hollywood.2. This confessed murderer wants a movie made about his crimes.3. Many people have said that police and investigators did not do a good job in the case.4. Someone gave the man's name and picture to the media who showed it on television.5. Someone recognized the man's picture.Passaic TwoPolice Arrest ParentsSometimes kids skip school. This means that they do not go. Kids need to go to school to learn. People from the schools call the parents of these kids. They want to let parents know that their kids are regularly missing school. Some parents do not seem to care.People from the schools also try to set up meetings with these parents. They often do not show up. They do not seem to be worded that their kids are skipping school.The police and workers at the schools are frustrated. They think that parents should be responsible for keeping their kids in school. They have decided to do something.One day officers went out to look for these parents. Many of them were found. They were arrested.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions your hear.1. What is meant by the phrase "skipping school" ? ( C )2. Why do people from the school call the parents? ( B )3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the parents? ( D )4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the school workers and the police? ( D )5. What's the purpose of the police arresting some parents? ( A )II. Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions.1. What do kids sometimes do?They sometimes skip school.2. What do people from the school want parents to know?Their kids are regularly missing school.3. Who should be responsible for keeping kids in school, according to the passage?The parents.4. How do the police and workers at the school feel about parents' irresponsibility?They are frustrated.5. What do the police decide to do with parents' irresponsibility?To look for and arrest them.Passage ThreePolice Find DrugsPolice officers saw someone driving badly. They decided to pull the driver over. They thought it was a drunk driver.The officers turned on their sirens. The driver was pulled over. The officers walked up to the car. They spoke to the driver of the car. They searched the driver. One of the officers found some drugs in the driver's pocket.The officers arrested the person. While they are making the arrest one of the officers looked into the back of the car. He saw supplies for making a lot of drugs.It is illegal to have drug making supplies. The driver was taken to jail. This person is in a lot of trouble.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear1. Why did police officers decide to pull the driver over? ( B )2. What did one of the police officer find? ( D )3. What else did the officers discover in the back of the car? ( A )4. What can you infer about the driver from this passage? ( A )5. What was the driver's trouble ? ( D )II. Listen to the passage again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear.1. Police officers saw someone driving mad. ( F )2. The officers turned off their sirens and pulled the driver over. ( F )3. Some drugs were found in the driver's pocket. ( T )4. It's legal to have drug making supplies. ( F )5. The driver was arrested and taken to jail. ( T )Part Four Idioms and ProverbsI. In this part, you will be presented with ten sentences. Listen carefully and write them down.1. Love sees no fault.2. There is nothing constant except change.3. Tomorrow is another day.4. Prevention is better than cure.5. Live and Learn.6. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.7. As soon as man is born he begins to die.8. If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.9. He is the best general who makes the fewest mistakes.10. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.II. In this part, you will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is one idiom that is given below. Listen and guess its meaning from the context.Script:1. The child was shaking like a leaf while he was meeting with the principal.2. A: How are your final exams?B: So far so good, but I have two more tests tomorrow. They are the most difficult ones.3. The tickets for the ceremony were sold out in 60 minutes.4. Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you! How did you know that?5. The students stayed up late last night to prepare for the final exam.6. I will take a leaf out of his book. It's clear to see how he learned to become a fluentEnglish teacher.7. Don't worry too much about the exam. Take it easy everything will be okay.8. Sam is really a natural programmer. He took to programming like a duck to water evenbefore he graduated from elementary school.9. That movie was really a tearjerker.10. A: I wish I didn't have to take so many final exams this week.B: Yeah, that makes two of us.Keys:1. be shaking your body a lot because you are cold, nervous, or frightened2. Things have been going on well until now.3. Nothing is left to sell.4. You say "speak of the devil" when someone you have been talking about comes unexpectedly5. not go to bed at a time when most people are in bed or when you would be normally in b~6. behave like him/her7. Relax; Don't worry.8. to learn how to do something very easily, quickly and well9. a movie, book, or story that makes you sad and cry10. I agree with you; I understand what you feel.Part Five Exercises for HomeworkI. Short ConversationsIn this part, you will hear ten short conversations. Each of them is followed by a question After the question, you are supposed to choose a correct answer from the four choices1. W: Did you graduate when your sister did in 1970?M: No, I finished school a year before she did.Q: When did the man graduate? ( C )2. W: John, you did quite well on the test last time?M: I did?Q: What's John's reaction to the news? ( D )3. W: I can't seem to find Waterloo Station on the map.M: Why not ask someone where it is?Q: What does the man mean? (B)4. W: Good Afternoon. May I help you?M: Yes, I'd like to cash these traveler's checks first and then open a saving's account.Q: Where does the conversation probably take place? ( C )5. W: Jane is supposed to be here at the meeting today. Where is she?M: She came down with the flu and had to stay home.Q: Why didn't Jane attend the meeting? ( A )6. W: What'll you do with your dog when you leave for vacation?M: I'm having my neighbor take care of it.Q: What'll happen to the man's dog? ( C )7. W: What would you recommend for a cough?M: Well, I can give you some cough medicine, but if it's very bad, you ought to see a doctor.Q: What is the man most likely? ( B )8. W: Hello, Dave, pleased to meet you. Welcome to the company. My name's Kate andI'm going to show you around the office.M: Hello, Kate! Thank you very much.Q: What's the probable relationship between the man and the woman? ( C )9. W: How long did it take you to finish the homework?M: Ages. What about you?Q: What do we learn from the dialogue? ( C )10. W: When do you leave for holiday?M: On the fifteenth. We're flying. We'll be back on the twenty-fourth.Q: How many days will the man be traveling? ( A )II, PassagesPassage OneLanguage Schools200,000 students come every year to one of Britain's 650 language schools, and they bring with them a total of 600 million pounds! 60% of the students come from Europe, mainly Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. 30% are from the Middle East, Iran and North Africa, and 10% are from Japan and Thailand.There were some language schools in Britain before 1939, but the number of them really began to grow after the end of the Second World War. The South of England became the most popular place for language schools.Usually, the towns with language schools welcome the students. Many language schools are only open in the summer, and all of them find that the summer months are the most popular. Some of Britain's language schools are very good indeed, but some are very bad! Sometimes students are unlucky and stay with a family they don't like. It's fair to say, though, the most students enjoy themselves and work hard at a good school.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. How many students come to Britain to learn English every year? ( C )2. Where do 10% of the students come from? ( B )3. Which part of England became the most popular place for language schools? ( D )4. When are language schools open? ( A )5. According to the passage, what can you say about the language schools?( C ) Passage TwoAdvertisement for Burglar AlarmNewsradio KYN 1060 Philadeplphis:Homeowners: are you aware that there's an all-new way to stop burglars from breaking into your home? Now there's an advanced detection system that sets off the alarm before the burglar enters your home. This remarkable invention is sensitive to the sounds of a burglar at a door or window. Before the burglar can enter your house or apartment house, he's met with the warning, and lights on inside and outside the house. Now the surprise and shock of this alarm would frighten off any burglar. Just one burglar alarm can protect up to 2,500 square feet. It's no longer necessary to wire up every window and door or fix individual alarms to every window and door. You can fix it by yourself in a matter of minutes. So if you're worried that your home is not equipped to stop an burglar from breaking in, call 800 331-1002.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences with the information you hear.1. The homeowners are told that there is an all-new way to stop burglars from breaking intotheir houses.2. According to the advertisement, the burglar alarm is an advanced detection system that setsoff the alarm before the burglar enters your home.3. It is said that the surprise and shock of this alarm would frighten off any burglar.4. According to the advertisement, the homeowners don't have to wire up every window anddoor or fix individual alarms to every window and door.5. The advertisement tries very hard to persuade people to buy the burglar alarms.Passage ThreeWriters of AdviceMost Americans don't like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice they usually don't ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many different subjects, including family problems, sex, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, and others are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers the letters addressed to "Dear Abby". The other answers those addressed to "Dear Ann Landers". Experience is their preparation for giving advice.Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1. From whom do most Americans NOT like to get advice?From members of their family.2. From whom do most Americans get advice according to the passage?From strangers.3. Why do Americans write to newspapers or magazines?They can give advice on many kinds of subjects.4. How do newspapers deal with the letters written by those people with problems?They regularly print the letters with some answers by famous people.5. Who are Abby and Ann Landers according to the passage?The well-known writers who give advice.III A Starry for RetellingHere is a funny story. Listen and retell it.JackMy friend, Dick, has a large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.One afternoon a young man came to visit my fried. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for Dick to take Jack for a walk. But the visitor was still there. Jack became very worded. He walked about the room for some time and then sat down fight in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor seemed not to notice him. He kept talking. At last Jack couldn't stand it any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the visitor's hat in his mouth.。

大学英语听说Unit8Unit 8 Story TimePart A Micro-listeningExercise 1Tom Smith is a writer. He writes detective stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end to his story. He sat with his computer in front of him, but no idea came to his head. So he decided to go and see a crime movie to get some inspiration.When he came back, he was surprised to find that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his flat. The intruder had had a drink, smoked several of Tom’s cigarettes – and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note:I have read your story and I don’t think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you can finish your story. By the way, I’m a burglar. I’m not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return.Tom read the burglar’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote an ending to his story.Tom has not yet become a successful writer, and he is still having difficulties finding a good ending to his stories. Hoping that his burglar might return, he always leaves a half-finished story near his computer before he goes out in the evening.Questions:1.What can be concluded about T om Smith?2.What can be said about the night visitor?DCExercise 2Bob went to a Christmas party with a friend. The friendwarned him that he might meet a very boring, talkative old man there. At the party, he was with his friend and a girl whom he had just been introduced to. They were talking merrily. Just at that time a man entered the room.“Is that the old bore who you warned me about?” Bob asked his friend.“That,” said the girl, “is my father.”Questions:How did Bob feel when he heard what the girl said?CPart B Macro-listeningStory 1 An Embarrassing ExperienceEvery Friday morning Mrs. Bell goes to the supermarket and gets the groceries for the week. Last Friday, as usual, she drove to the supermarket. She was able to find a parking space outside the supermarket. She parked the car and locked the door.She went into the supermarket and got a trolley. She went to the fruit section first, and there she got some apples and oranges. Then she went to the meat counter and got some steak. She wanted some wine because she was giving a dinner party that evening. She started walking towards the wine section.At the wine section she met her neighbor, Mrs. Young. Mrs. Young’s three-year-old daughter Lily, was with her. As the little girl was too heavy to carry, Mrs. Young let her sit in the trolley. The two women started talking. Mrs. Bell told Mrs. Young about the dinner party.Lily wasn’t interested in their conversation. So she began to examine the bottles on the shelves. They were much more interesting. She picked up a bottle of whisky. Neither of the women noticed.After Lily looked at the bottle for a few seconds, she got bored. She couldn’t open the bottle, so she put it in Mrs. Bell’s shopping bag which was hanging from the handle of the trolley.Mrs. Bell found a nice bottle of red wine and put it in her trolley. She went to the checkout and joined the queue. The store detective was standing near the checkout. He saw the bottle of whisky in Mrs. Bell’s bag. Mrs. Bell paid all the things in her trolley and walked towards the exit.She was just going out when the shop detective stopped her and asked why she hadn’t paid for the whisky. Mrs. Bell was astonished. She explained that she didn’t know anything about the bottle of whisky. The store detective didn’t believe her and asked Mrs. Bell to go with him to the manager’s office.Exercise 1Questions:1.What does Mrs. Bell do every Friday?2.Which section of the supermarket did Mrs. Bell visit last Friday?3.Why did Mrs. Young put her daughter Lily in the trolley?4.What did Lily do while her mother was talking with Mrs. Bell?5.What can you infer from the story?CDBADExercise 2:1.Near the wine section.2.On the handle of the trolley.3.She wanted to open it but she couldn’t and she got bored playing withit.4.At the exit of the supermarket.5.Go and talk to the manager of the supermarket.Story 2 An Art LessonSheila entered the art center reluctantly. Her best friend, Lisa had a painting on display, otherwise she would never have come. But Lisa talked constantly about her summer art class and urged Sheila to attend the first show. Sheila had almost refused to come when she learned what would be shown.“Do you mean to tell me that everyone in your class painted the same thing?” she had asked.“Yes,” Lisa had said. “Is it a still life of an orange and some grapes.”“How boring! I don’t see how you could stand to paint the same thing as everyone else did. Art should be individual.”“It is individual,” Lisa had answered. “You’ll see.”So Sheila had come to the show. As she walked into the gallery, she saw her friend waiting. “Hi, Lisa!” Sheila called, “Here I am. Bring on the fruit!”Lisa laughed and led Sheila into a large room. The first thing to catch Sheila’s eye was not a painting, but a huge color photograph of the orange and grapes that the art students had painted. It was hanging high on a wall above the paintings.The first painting that Sheila examined was a complete surprise to her. The artist had painted a shapeless mass of color for the fruit but had mixed the colors very well, making them quite pleasing to the eye. The next artist had given the orange and grapes such perfect roundness thatthey looked artificial. Another artist had painted the fruit in strange shapes, while still another had made it look so real that Sheila felt she could almos t taste it. Lisa’s painting showed the surface of the orange in every detail, making Sheila want to touchit.By the time Sheila finished viewing all the paintings, she was thoroughly fascinated. She realized that every painting was as individual as the student who had painted it. All has seen the fruit differently and had tried to put their impression on canvas. Sheila had begun to learn what art was all about.Exercise 11.Why did Sheila come to the art show?2.What did Sheila think art should be?3.What did Sheila ask Lisa to do when she entered the gallery?4.What did Sheila think of the art show after she finished viewing it?5.What can you infer from the story?DBCABExercise 21.An orange and some grapes.2.She gave the surface of the orange in minute detail.3.One of them painted it as a shapeless yet pleasing mass of colors, another had presentedit with perfect roundness. Some painted it in strange shapes and some made it look very real.4.The artist had seen the fruit from different perspectives.Part D:1.The life of her boyfriend;The end of the First World WarPolishHad gone to fight in the warOctober, 1918Alone in a dark placeSome rocks or stonesTrying to remove these1919Had fallen downStones lying about the ground The voice of her boyfriend They were too heavy for her Go away sadlyHer motherMany other people in the town Cared very muchRealFindOn foot2.BCDB。

新视野大学英语第三册Unit8课后翻译答案（第3版）新视野大学英语第三册Unit8课后翻译答案(第3版)导语：《新视野大学英语》同步提供每级教材的试题库与测试工具、提供试题选择和增删功能，下面YJBYS店铺分享新视野大学英语第三册Unit8课后翻译答案(第3版)，欢迎参考!新视野大学英语(第3版)第三册Unit8答案【Section A】VocabularyIII.1. mount2. resembles3. implication4. prohibits5. deliberate6. debate7. classified8. guidelines9. split 10. generatedExercises on Web course only:11. categories 12. breed 13. commission 14. draft 15. confusionIV.1. within reach2. fall into3. in terms of4. get around5. regardless of6. referred to7. What if8. in the first place9. concerned about 10. identical toExercises on Web course only:11. in the wake of 12. comparable to 13. puzzling overV.1. K2. E3. M4. O5. F6. H7. N8. A 9. I 10. BCollocationVI.1. duties2. emotions3. interests4. experience5. responsibility6. love7. characteristics8. memories9. information 10. beliefWordBuildingVII.1. transposition2. transatlantic3. transmigrants4. transformed5. transnational6. transoceanic7. transshipped8. transportedVIII.1. nonexistent2. non-stop3. non-art4. non-college5. non-productive6. non-profit7. non-fiction8. non-violentSentence StructureIX.1. What if I say no2. What if they don’t know3. What if we can’t finish it on time4. What if this happens to us someday5. What if he has lied to usX.1. The Bosnian peace talks are continuing in Geneva today with the new proposals at the top of the agenda.2. All of Southern Africa is suffering from a severe drought with Mozambique and Zimbabwe among the worse-hit countries.3. The Europe Summit in Paris is drawing to an end with the US in danger of being completely isolated.4. With the King in prison, the chief commander came to power and ruled the country.5. With stability itself under threat, the reforms deserve all the support they can get.TranslationXI.1. It sounds like a good idea, but what if it’s a trick?2. Cities and towns in this area suffered a lot from the earthquake with Jiujiang and Ruichang among the worst-hit.3. He complained that they should not have got involved in it in the first place.4. For Mary’s sake, I can lend you my car to get around your transport problem.5. In theory it’s feasible to clone a child to harvest organs, but in practice it would be psychologically harmful to the child.6. He published an article under the name of Braver which stresses the idea that the process of cloning animals would work for humans as well.XII.1. 你说你不会把时间浪费在约会上，但如果遇到吸引你的男子，你会怎么办呢?2. 为了帮助艾滋病患者，需要有新的措施，地方社团、非政府机构、政府和国际组织之间要建立密切的合作关系。

Unit 8 Go Traveling Part II Text AText Organization12.1) Birds, insects and animals of all descriptions2) The sweet air3) Various kinds of trees and other plants4) River abundant in fish5) Little girls who liked to play with the writer's hair6) Children singing lovely songs7) Treating guests with wonderful foods8) People and nature in harmonyVocabularyI.1.1) heap2) was smeared3) warmed4) dissolve5) thrash6) out of the way7) hollows8) tangle9) get his hands on10) opaque11) at the edge of, illumined12) hop2.1) take ... apart 2) result from3) run out of 4) feed on5) come forward 6) woke up7) focused on 8) settled over3.1) After reading the book Little Women, Mary was dying to see the movie based on it.2) Street noises do not penetrate to the 20th floor of our office building because as a rule, the sheer distance mutes all sound from the ground.3) You will inevitably lose sight of the overall objective if you fuss too much over details.4) Back at home from his long journey, Tom slumped into an armchair, (feeling) completely exhausted.5) Dorothy Parker, an American poet and short-story writer, was reputed to be the wittiest woman of her time.4.1) Thousands of people swarmed to the East Lake yesterday to watch the spectacular boat race between the world champions who paddled their boats like mad.2) The Smiths live in the heart of a large forest, which is out of the range of all the noise of modern cities. The house itself, the ivy trailing over the stone walls and the swans gliding in the lake nearby all make for an ideal place for anyone to live in.3) Day after day he came to the narrow strip of beach, watching the heaving waves of the sea slap angrily at the rocks of the shore.II Confusable Words1.1) worth2) worthy3) worthwhile4) worth, worth5) worthwhile6) worthy2.1) lone2) alone3) alone4) lonely5) lonely6) aloneIII. Usage1.ice cream2.teas3.wines4.cloth5.soap6.beer7.fuels8.soild9.sugarsComprehensive ExercisesI.Cloze1.1)are dying to2)in the heart of3)tangled4)paddles5)loop6)out of sight7)in flocks8)hopping9)gliding10)o paque11)t hrashing12)d arting13)s warms14)spectacular2.1)running2)fancy3)incorporate4)exploring5)guide6)adventure7)rarely8)diverse9)surviveII Translation1)Janet was just the kind of girl Mike knew he could trust, so he bared his heart to her on their firstdate.2)At first the girls played on the fringe of the dark forest, now laughing, now screaming, butbefore long they were out of sight.3)The moment the football players disembarked from the plane, they saw a fleet of cars waitingfor their arrival.4)Carson condemned his opponent for using misleading information to smear his character.5)Alex gave the policeman a wallet stuffed with banknotes. He said he had found it on the curbwhen he hopped off his school bus.Last Wednesday my classmate Caroline and I visited Zhouzhuang, a well-known town looped all around by streams. When we arrived at the town, Caroline was so excited that she darted towards the first bridge she saw and began singing loudly there. Suddenly her voice hushed when she found that she had startled a flock of ducks not too far from us. Now as Caroline was dying for a boat ride, we decided to tour the town by boat. Now loud, now soft, Caroline talked to all the creatures in the stream and was fussing about everything while I looked at the boats gliding over the water in all silence. Though we did not see anything spectacular, we enjoyed every minute in the town that lies out of the range of the hea vy traffic and noise of the large city.Zhouzhuang is worth visiting and, time permitting, I'd like to go there again.。

新视野大学英语第3版Unit8课后答案和翻译第1册导语：《新视野大学英语》教材在保持第一版优势的基础上,依据《大学英语课程教学要求》的精神及大学英语教学的发展方向,对整体结构和内容进行了全面完善和提高。

下面YJBYS店铺分享新视野大学英语第3版Unit8课后答案和翻译(第1册)，欢迎参考!新视野大学英语(第三版)第1册Unit 8答案【Section A】VocabularyIII1. sources2. stable3. process4. composed5. observing6. combination7. explosion8. existence9. occupied 10. creation IV.1. at2.in3.on4.for5.on6. between7. for8.with9.at 10.ofV.1.J2.L3.G4.M5.O6.A7.I8.B9.D 10.ESentence StructureVI.1. It is easiest to examine the sudden arrival of a new idea in the great creative personalities, many of whom experienced it in an intensified form.2. The Gaels’ offspring are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the Gaelic language.3. George explained that this was the official dress for taking examination, many of which wee held in June.4. The Miracle, for which his unconscious mind had been seeking for so long, happened at last.5. The conscious mind at the moment of creation knew nothing of the actual processes through which the solution was found.VII.1. the more knowledge he will have2. the less he liked it3. the less you have to pay for it4. the more exciting it will be5. the greater progress you will makeTranslationIII.1. There are twenty universities in this city, some of which are world-famous.2. the more he thinks about it, the angrier he becomes.3. She was filled with pity for the innocent victims.4. He was occupied with his business matters and didn’t have time to think about a holiday.5. The country’s economy depends to some degree on the import of raw materials.6. After several discussions between the members of the committee, a new plan of action began to take shape.IX.1. 出租汽车公司新雇了50个司机，其中有的人刚拿到驾驶证。

Unit 8 Text A翻译黑体字是课后填空题Fable of the Lazy Teenager 关于懒散少年的寓言故事Benjamin Stein 本杰明·斯坦1 One day last fall I ran out of file folders and went to the drugstore to buy more. I put a handful of folders on the counter and asked a teenage salesgirl how much they cost. I dont know she answered. But its 12 cents each.去年一个秋日我文件夹用完了便去杂货店买。

我拿了一大把文件夹搁在柜台上问一个十几岁的售货员多少钱。

“不知道”她回答说“反正单价12美分。

” 2 I counted the folders. Twenty-three at 12 cents each that makes 2.76 before taxI said. 我数了数文件夹。

“二十三个单价12美分总共2.76美金不含税”我说。

3 You did that in your head she asked in amazement. How can you do that “你心算的”她惊奇地问道“你怎么会算出来的” 4 Its magic I said. “靠魔力”我说。

5 Really she asked. “真的” 她问。

6No modestly educated adult can fail to be upset by such an experience. While our children seem better-natured than ever they are so ignorant -- and so ignorant of their ignorance -- that they frighten me. In a class of 60 seniors at a private college where I recently taught not one student could write a short paper without misspellings. Not one. 略受教育的成年人没有谁不会为这样的经历难过。

Unit Eight College LifeKey Words and Expressions1. … it is far more important for a student to know how to make the most of his or her innate abilities. (L.3-6, Para.1)make the most of (L.5) get the best use or greatest gain from; make the best of 尽量利用；充分利用e.g. 1) We should make the most of time.我们要充分利用时间。

2) Make the most of your potential and you are likely to be successful.充分发挥你的潜能，你就有可能取得成功。

2. To begin with, top students know how to set their priorities right. (L. 10, Para.2)priority n. [C](L. 10)something that needs attention, consideration, service, etc. before others 优先权；优先注意或考虑的事e.g. 1) The highest priority of governments has been given to the problem of heavy traffic.政府已经优先考虑交通拥挤的问题。

2) The children are our first priority.我们应当优先考虑孩子。

搭配：a first / top / main priority 优先考虑的问题have priority over比...优先give priority to sb. / sth. 认为某人或某事优先；优先考虑某人或某事3. Study time is never compromised for phone calls, television programmes or snacks. (L. 10, Para.2) compromise (L. 10)vi.(usu. ~ with sb. / on sth.) to reach an agreement with sb. in which both parties give up sth.they originally wanted 作出让步或妥协；折衷解决e.g. The President might be willing to compromise with the Congress on defense spending.总统可能愿意在国防开支问题上向国会妥协。

Unit 8T ask 1【答案】1) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation2) Association of Southeast Asian Nations3) European Union4) Food and Agriculture Organization5) International Atomic Energy Agency6) International Labour Organization7) International Monetary Fund8) North American Free Trade Agreement9) World Health Organization10) World Trade Organization【原文】1) APEC is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.2) ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.3) EU is the European Union.4) FAO is the Food and Agriculture Organization.5) IAEA is the International Atomic Energy Agency.6) ILO is the International Labour Organization.7) IMF is the International Monetary Fund.8) NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement.9) WHO is the World Health Organization.10) WTO is the World Trade Organization.T ask 2【答案】1) recently attacked an elementary school2) have begun hunting crocodiles3) planting gardens on the tops of buildings4) resettle more than 125,000 people5) help rebuild Afghanistan6) 11 million dollars in aid for the Asian nation7)India has more than one billion people8) China’s population has increased to more than one billion two hundred million【原文】1) Giant kangaroos from a national park near Canberra, Australia’s capital, recently attacked an elementary school.2) Officials in Uganda have begun hunting crocodiles around Lake Victoria.3) Officials in Chicago, Illinois, are hoping to help the environment by planting gardens on the tops of buildings.4) China plans to resettle more than 125,000 people because of the huge dam being built on the Y angtze River.5) Delegates from more than 60 nations and organizations are gathering in Japan to open a conference to help rebuild Afghanistan.6) Officials from Mongolia and the United Nations have appealed for 11 million dollars in aid for the Asian nation.7) Early results from the government’s population count show that India has more than one billion people.8) The government says China’s population has increased to more than one billion two hundred million.T ask 3【答案】News Item 1A.1) b, 2) c, 3) d, 4)aNews Item 2B.Lead: Thousands of demonstrators have forced the cancellation of the opening ceremony at the World Trade Organization meeting in the American city of Seattle, Washington.1) Ministers from 135 WTO member countries2) police, demonstrators3) big businesses, workers, the environment4) aid to farmers, labor rules, trade taxesC.1) They accused the WTO of protecting the interests of big business at the expenses of those of workers and the environment.2) The WTO is criticized by both poor countries and disadvantaged groups in the Western World. In News Item 1, the WTO faces the criticism particularly from developing countries that demand more concessions from developed nations in trade talks. In News Item 2, the WTO was accused of protecting the interests of big business at the expenses of those of workers and the environment. 3) Y es. Throughout history, rich people and developed countries have benefited most from the existing international trade arrangements. Now it’s time for them to give more considerations for poor countries and people.As a leading actor in the process of globalization, the WTO should do more to reduce its negative impact on the poor and the environment.【原文】News Item 1And this news from South Africa— Commonwealth leaders have called for fair treatment for poor nations at the World Trade Organization talks later this month. Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku read a statement from the leaders during their meeting in Durban. It calls for removal of all trade blocks for the exports of poor countries and it says that strong export growth is necessary for improving the living conditions of poor countries. Ministers from the 134-nation World Trade Organization will meet in the American city of Seattle, Washington, 2 weeks from now. They will plan a new series of trade talks for next year.News Item 2Thousands of demonstrators have forced the cancellation of the opening ceremony at the World Trade Organization meeting in the American city of Seattle, Washington. A WTO officialsaid ministers from 135 member countries will continue trade talks. However, he said the official opening ceremony will take place later. The decision was made after police clashed with demonstrators in the center of Seattle. The demonstrators accused the trade group of defending the interests of big businesses. They say it does not care about workers and the environment. Representatives at the conference will attempt to settle differences involving aid to farmers, labor rules, trade taxes and other issues.T ask 4【答案】Mexico, 1989, America, economies, community, 21, two and one half thousand million, almost half, joint statement, terrorism, security, goods【原文】Leaders from many nations are attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in the holiday area of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.APEC was established in 1989 as a trade group for the nations of Asia and the America. It was formed in reaction to the growing dependency among economies of countries that border the Pacific Ocean. Its goal was to support economic growth among those countries and to create a sense of community. APEC has 21 member economies. The combined population of APEC countries is about 2,500,000,000 (two and one half thousand million) people. The countries are responsible for almost half of all world trade.APEC foreign and trade ministers started talks earlier this week. On Thursday, the foreign ministers approved a joint statement that promised to suppress the financing of terrorism. The statement also promised to strengthen security for air travel and shipping of goods.T ask 5【答案】A.1) Computer products, and particularly an operating system.2) The judge ruled that Microsoft company has acted a monopoly.3) Monopoly means blocking competition from other companies to gain control of the market.4) People who buy computer products.B.1) more than 500, 000 million2) operating3) the 9th4) blocking/ending/stopping5) harmed【原文】News Item 1And this news. The computer company— Microsoft has become the first company in history to be valued at more than 500,000 million dollars. Microsoft produces an operating system that is used in most of the computers in the world. Microsoft was established by Bill Gates. If the company were a country, it would have the 9th largest economy in the world.News Item 2In Washington, a judge has ruled that Microsoft Company has acted as a monopoly. Thismeans Microsoft took steps to end competition from other companies to gain total control of the market. The judge said that Microsoft’s business actions harmed people who buy computer products. The court decision is considered a major defeat for the company. Microsoft is the world’s largest maker of computer software products.T ask 6【答案】A.1) T, 2) F, 3) F, 4) T, 5) T, 6) TB.Judge Jackson’s rulings1) misusing, computer programs2) two smaller businessesThe Federal Appeals Court’s rulings1) block competition2) reconsider3) fair/being fair, Microsoft and Bill GatesLegal experts’ comments1) the Federal government, Microsoft2)a) The Supreme Courtb) a new trial, the unresolved legal questionsc) negotiations, privatelyBill Gates’ responsethe situation, solutionProspects1) an agreement2) punished, pay money【原文】In November, a Washington D.C. judge found the Microsoft Corporation guilty of misusing its power to control the market for computer programs. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson announced his findings after months of trial. He said Microsoft uses its power to illegally block competition.Judge Jackson later ordered that Microsoft be divided into two smaller businesses. The Microsoft Corporation quickly appealed Judge Jackson’s ruling to a Federal Court.Last week, the Federal Appeals Court ruled on the case. It said Microsoft Corporation was guilty of creating a company that used its power to block competition. The seven Appeals Court judges agreed with Judge Jackson that Microsoft limited creativity in the computer industry and harmed the public. They said that Microsoft was guilty of violating several federal laws.However, the Federal Appeals Court also said the Washington D.C. court must reconsider its order to divide Microsoft into two smaller companies. The federal court dismissed Judge Jackson’s decision. The Appeals Court judges accused Judge Jackson of not being fair during the Microsoft Trial. They severely criticized him for comments he made about Microsoft and its chairman to reporters during the trial.The Federal Appeals Court also said Judge Jackson repeated these mistakes several times. Itsaid the public would lose its trust in a legal system that permits judges to speak their opinions to reporters during a trial.Legal experts say both the federal government and Microsoft can claim small victories with the Federal Appeals Court ruling. The experts say government lawyers were able to prove that Microsoft is guilty of violating federal laws. At the same time, Microsoft can claim a victory because it may not have to divide into two smaller companies.Legal experts say government lawyers and the lawyers for Microsoft must now choose one of three different possible paths. First, either side could appeal the Federal Court’s decision to the Supreme Court. Or, they could request a new trial before a different lower court judge to consider some of the unresolved legal questions. A third choice is for both sides to reopen negotiations to try to settle the case privately. Such efforts failed during the Clinton Administration.Bill Gates is the head of Microsoft Corporation. He says it is now a good time for all the groups involved to discuss the situation and see what kind of solution could be negotiated.Most legal experts believe that the Microsoft Company and government lawyers will come to an agreement during future negotiations. They say Microsoft may be punished by being forced to pay money.T ask 7【答案】News Item 1A.1) It will send Destiny into Orbit.2) It is a scientific research laboratory.3) Destiny is the most technologically complex research center ever put into space.4) Over one billion dollars.5) It will last eleven Days.6) The will make three walks in space to attach the laboratory to the International Space Station’s Control Centre.News Item 2B.News Lead: The first laboratory has been connected to the International Space Station.1) launched, Wednesday, February 7th2) Destiny3) mechanical arm4) a linking device5) protective clothing, complete work【原文】News Item 1In space news. The space shuttle Atlantis has taken off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spaceship will send the Destiny scientific research laboratory into orbit. The laboratory is an important part of the International Space Station. NASA officials say Destiny is the most technologically complex research center ever put into space. The laboratory has cost over 1,000,000,000 dollars to build. Space shuttle astronauts will make three walks in space during an eleven-day mission to attach the laboratory to the International Space Station’s Control Center. News Item 2The first laboratory has been connected to the International Space Station. The American space shuttle Atlantis was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, February 7th. It carried the new laboratory Destiny to the space station, which is orbiting Earth. Destiny is the first of six space laboratories that will be launched and added to the space station. The five crew members of Atlantis used the space shuttle’s huge mechanical arm to take the laboratory out of the shuttle. The arm carefully moved Destiny to a linking device on the International Space Station. Two members of the Atlantis crew put on protective clothing. They left the shuttle and moved out into space to complete work on the link.T ask 8【答案】110 stories, employing, desks, collapse, figures, recovered, crashed, dead, searching, 800【原文】The World Trade Center is 110 stories high. Four hundred firms had offices there employing tens of thousands of people. Whe n the planes hit, it’s thought between 10 and 20 thousand people would have been sitting at their desks. Before the collapse of the building, many people did manage to get away, but figures aren’t yet known.So far 55 bodies have been recovered. 260 police officers and firefighters who went into the building after the planes crashed are missing and feared dead. In the Pentagon, the world’s largest office building, rescuers are still searching the rubble. It’s thought around 80 bodies there have been found but estimates of those who died could go up to about 800.T ask 9【答案】A.released, number one, terrorist attack, The RisingBruce Springsteen’s new album was released July 30th. It is number one in record sales in more than ten countries. Most of its songs are about the September 11th terrorist attacks. Shep O’Neal plays some of the songs on the album, The Rising.“Y ou’re Missing” is probably the saddest song on The Rising. A woman’s husband has died. She and her children see the many things that belonged to him around the house, but he is gone.“Into the Fire” is about one of the hun dreds of police, firefighters and rescue workers who died in the terrorist attacks. The song honors the love and sense of duty he showed that day. It is also a prayer for the strength and hope that his sacrifice represents.Songs on The Rising also express anger about the attacks. But, the anger is mostly a personal statement, not a political one. The song “Empty Skies” describes the desire to strike back that a person feels after a senseless loss.The album’s title song appeals to listeners to come togethe r and heal each other. We leave you now with Bruce Springsteen’s hopeful title song, “The Rising.”T ask 10【答案】News Item 1A.1) A four-year exhibition of the work of the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh has opened in Amsterdam.2) It is one of his early drawings in water color, pencil and ink, depicting a woman carrying a child along a windswept road.3) A German art dealer acting for an anonymous collector.4) In 1883.News Item 2B.movie industry, directing, editing, released, Oscar, metals, statue, weighs, priceless, offers, earning 【原文】News Item 1A four-year exhibition of the works of the Dutch artist V incent van Gogh has opened in Amsterdam with the unveiling of one of his early drawings which has only recently come to light; the drawing in water color, pencil and ink depicts a woman carrying a child along a windswept road. It was sent to the museum by a German art dealer acting for an anonymous collector. The work dated 1883 is one of the main attractions in the exhibition at Amsterdam’s van Gogh Museum.News Item 2Sunday will be the most important day of the year for hundreds of people in the movie industry. Filmmakers will receive Academy A wards for the best acting, directing, writing, editing, sound, music and other work on movies released last year. The winners will receive an award called an Oscar. It is shaped like a man. It is made of several metals covered with gold. The statue is only about 34 centimeters tall. It weighs less than four kilograms. But the award can be priceless to the person who receives it. Winning an Oscar can mean becoming much more famous. It can mean getting offers to work in the best movies. It also can mean earning much more money.T ask 11【答案】News media are the means, or methods, by which people learn what is happening in their city, in their country, and in the world. The news can be classified into two general categories. The categories are print media and electronic media.Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspaper The New York Times is published every day of the year. Most news magazines are published weekly. For instance, Newsweek and Time magazines are published once a week.The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is news that you listen to. In the United States, many radio stations broadcast 5 minutes of news every hour on the hour. Television news is news that you not only listen to but also watch.。

【第八单元·课文A参考译文】美国与“玩乐”的一代在美国开国之初，一场无声的战争一触即发—关于什么词能代表这个国家的精髓。

现在可以宣布胜出的词语是：“成就”和“玩乐”。

从1810年到2000年，根据美国历史英语语料库中对107000个报纸、杂志、小说、戏剧和电影脚本的搜索，“成就”一词在美国书面英语中的频率增长了11倍。

同时，“玩乐”的使用频率增加了8倍以上。

同时，其他两个词却遭到了相反的命运。

谈到“成就”一词腾飞了两个世纪，而“优秀”一词却不受青睐，使用频率下降了11倍。

受到“玩乐”一词的影响，“快乐”一词被提到的次数下降了4倍。

在语言的历史中，文字的兴旺与衰败。

我们可以制造和改造他们，同样他们也可以制造和改造我们。

一个单词的故事就像飓风一样复杂。

我们很难确定它是如何被应用来满足新的需求的。

把一个单词的使用频率的下降归咎于另一个单词使用频率的上升是不可能的。

但是这两组词的命运却是对美国文化转变的建议，并且其中一个也影响了世界。

美国文化不再以高贵的视角去看事物的内在价值：不再追求讲究内在心理状况的快乐，而是要与外部活动密切相关的玩乐；不追求优秀这种内在品质，而是要通过劳作与认同实现的成就。

根据《韦氏词典》：“快乐”是“一种满足的状态”，“玩乐”是“以娱乐为目的的行为，具体来讲，是一种热闹的行为或活动”，“优秀”是“一种品质”，而这又意味着“非常好，突出的好。

”而“成就”指“通过努力获得的结果。

”从快乐到有趣在美国的使用转变可以追溯到美国英语语料库中。

在1812年白约翰布莱克所写的话剧中这样写到，“要财富干什么，如果不去买乐子？要健康干什么，当快乐举杯向我们祝酒，我们却不去品尝？”到2009年，小说家鲈凯悦描述的更为典型：“来吧。

难道你不认为发售一瓶葡萄酒和订婚发生在同一月份，很有趣吗？”“快乐”带有一丝崇高；它表示一种自然产生的心理状态，无需人为的引发。

“玩乐”在当代虽然几乎与“快乐”同义，但往往涉及人为的诱导。