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Unit 11.adolescence .青春期2.adolescent .青少年时期3.adulthood.成年4.affection .喜爱5.affirm. 断言6.agenda.日程表7.Approval .同意，批准8.attitudinal .态度的9.counsel .建议10.crisis . 危机11.encyclopedia .百科全书12.endeavor.尝试13.endowment.天赋14.ethical.道德的15.evaluate.估算，评估16.excessive.过分的，极度的17.feminine .女性的18.functional .职务的19.genetic 基因的20.heighten . 提高21.inherit遗传，继承22.inhibition压抑的情绪23.interaction合作24.internalize内化25.masculine 男性的26.newscast 新闻广播27.option 选择28.peer 同龄人29.perceive理解30.prejudiced 偏见31.rebel抗议32.resentment 怨恨33.seminary学院的34.theological神学的35.wardrobe衣橱Unit 236..abate 减弱37..akimbo两手叉腰38..barrel桶39..bookworm极爱读书的人40..careerism追求个人事业成功41..clan家族42..coax 哄骗prise 组成pulsion 冲动45..convent女修道院46..corollary 推论47..couched 表达48..courser骏马49..crayfish小龙虾50..curled卷曲的51..discontented不满足的52..dishearten 让人失去希望53..dogged顽强的54..domino---多米诺骨牌55..equivalent等效56..ethos精神57..exclusivity---排他性，排外性58..flatten使平整59..frigate- 护航舰60..gable---三角墙61..guillotine- 断头台62..hale--健壮的63..installment- 一期64..interior--内部的65..inveterate- 积习难改的，成瘾的66..invincible 太壮而无法击败tter-下半年68..literacy-有文化的69..literati-识字的70..lure 诱惑力71..mockingbird--知更鸟72..ottoman- 奥斯曼帝国73..parallel平行的，同时的74..perplexed- 迷惑的75..plummet--暴跌76..portray-- 描绘，勾画77..prance-欢腾78..prize-对---很重要79..pundit-某一学科的权威，专家80..safari-野外狩猎81..Saint--圣徒，圣人82..sanction-批准83..seduce 诱使84..sling-挂在85..snobbery- 势力86..solace安慰87..solitary-孤独的88..sprawl- 扩张89..subculture-亚文化90..supplant-取代91..sustenance.人或动物赖以生存的食物92..trickle-. 细流93..trolley. 购物车，手推车94..tsar-.沙皇95.undersung. 没受到足够重视或赞扬96..virtue- 优点97..whereas--. 尽管，然而。
高级英语第二册课后翻译Paraphrase:U1:1.little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of people.小毛驴穿过熙熙攘攘的人群。
little donkeys make their way in and out of the moving crowds, or pass through them.2.Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth-market. 随后，当穿行到即使深处时，入口的喧闹声渐渐消散，眼前就是清净的布匹市场了。
Then as you go deeper into the market, the noise of the entrance gradually disappears and you come to the silent cloth-market.3.they narrow down their choice and begin the really serious business of beating the price dowm. 他们缩小选择范围，开始严肃的讨价还价。
After careful search, comparison and some primary bargaining ,they reduce the choices and try making the decision by beginning to do the really serious job-convince the shopkeeper to lower the price.4.he will price the item high, and yield little in the bargaining.他们会漫天要价，而且在还价过程中很难做出让步。
全新版大学英语综合教程4课后翻译Unit 11. Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm.多尔蒂先生和他的家人目前正在农场忙于秋收。
2. We must not underestimate the enemy. They are equipped with the most sophisticatedweapons.我们不能低估敌人,他们装备了最先进的武器。
3. Having been cut of a job/Not having had a job for 3months, Phil is getting increasinglydesperate.菲尔已经三个月没有找到工作了,正在变得越来越绝望。
4. Sam, as the project manager, is decisive, efficient, and accurate in his judgment.作为项目经理,山姆办事果断,工作效率高,且判断准确。
5. Since the chemical plant was identified as the source of solution, the village neighborhoodcommittee decided to close it down at the cost of 100 jobs.既然已经证实这家化工厂是污染源,村委会决定将其关闭,为此损失了一百个工作岗位。
Unit 21.There was an unusual quietness in the air, except for the sound of artillery in the distance.空气有一种不寻常的寂静,只有远处响着大炮的声音。
2. The expansion of urban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall inliving standards and an increase in social problems.在某些非洲国家城市的扩展已经引起生活水平相当大的下降和社会问题的增多。
英语课后翻译打印1、Like the national push for Asian literacy in Australia, there has been foreign languages fervor in china, with English on top of the list. 就如澳大利亚在全国推广学亚洲语言一样，中国也掀起一股外语热，在这股热潮中英语高居榜首。
2、Is English such a difficult language that it really demands people to invest a large amount of time and energy before it is mastered? 英语真的有这么难，需要人们投入大量的时间和精力才能掌握吗？3、From my personal experience, I think learning English means far more than learning its pronunciation, grammatical rules, etc. 从我个人的经验来看，英语学习不仅仅是指学习英语发音和语法规则等。
4、Without a complete understanding of the language, the English a foreigner speaks will inevitably sound strange or even unintelligible though there is not anything wrong with his pronunciation, sentence structure and the words he uses.对英语没有全面的理解，即便有完美的发音、句子结构、措词，一个外国人所讲的英语也会是稀奇古怪甚至难以理解的。
5、Social customs and habits contribute to the difficulty in learning a foreign language.社会风俗习惯增加了学习外语的难度。
英语课后翻译英语2P87.7.1.We would like to have you and your wife over for dinner this Saturday eveving我们想请你和你夫人星期六晚上过来吃饭。
2.Have does 7:00 sound?七点钟怎么样？3.I would like to have a few friends over for a dinner party to celebrate my birthday.我想请几个朋友过来参加晚宴，庆贺我的生日。
4.I will have to chek, but I am pretty sure it will be all right.我得核对一下，但是我觉得应该是可以的。
5.It is getting late, so I am afraid I will have to be leaving.天不早了，恐怕我得走了。
6.Thanks again for a lovely evening.再次感谢让我们度过了这么美好的一个夜晚。
7.I will help you for the sake of your elder sister.为了你姐姐，我会帮助你的。
8.We asked for his permission to use the air.我们征求过他的同意使用这辆汽车。
9.I will show you around the campus.我将领你到校园各处看看。
10.The host experts us to arrive at six.主人期望我们六点钟到。
P104.They have got the food ready for the picnic.他们已经将野餐的食品准备好了。
The passenger is not allowed to take so mush luggage withhim.不允许乘客携带这么多行李。
第一单元1． Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word. 她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们间那场争执就此结束2． The guest at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American.出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点以外3． Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了4． While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane.当全部乘客都向出口处走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好象不愿意离开这架飞机似的5． The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself.这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人6． While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth.南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口7． What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home?你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他8．The hunter’s face (was) lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in thedirection of/ make for the trap he had laid.猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下的陷阱方向跑去，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。
Unit 11) 背离传统需要极大(de)勇气.（departure, enormous)It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.2) 汤姆过去很腼腆,但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了.（performance, bold)Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.3)很多教育家认为从小培养孩子(de)创新精神是很可取(de).（creative, desirable)Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.4)假设（assume)那幅画确实是名作（masterpiece),你觉得值得购买吗（worthwhile)Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy/purchase it5)如果这些数据统计是站得住脚(de),那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查(de)问题.（throw light on, investigate, valid)If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.要提高我们(de)英语水平,关键是多读,多写,多听,多说.此外,尽可能多背熟一些好文章也十分重要.如果你脑子里没有储存大量好(de)英语文章,你就不能用英语自由地表达自己(de)思想.一边学一边总结经验也很有帮助,因为这样做,我们就能搞明白哪种学习方法是更有效(de),能够产生最理想(de)效果.只要我们坚持努力学习,到时候我们就会完成掌握英语(de)任务.To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English. Unit21) 该公司否认其捐款有商业目(de).（deny, commercial)The company denied that its donation had a commercial purpose.2) 每当他生气(de)时候,他说话就有一点结巴.（stammer)Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.3)教育是我们家庭最看重(de)传统, 这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵(de)饭店吃饭,却送我到最好(de)私立学校上课.（cherish)Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s way my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.4)手术康复后不久,他失业了,因此经历了人生(de)又一个困难阶段.（shortlyafter, go through)Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thushad to go through another difficult phase of his life.5)与我们(de)富裕邻居相比, 我们(de)父母就相当穷了,但是他们总是努力满足我们最起码(de)需求.(affluent, minimal)In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, butthey have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.随着捐款源源不断地进来,我校明年(de)财务状况会好多了.这样我们就能集中应对我们作为教育工作者必须承担(de)最重要(de)任务：鼓励学生实现他们(de)学业目标,培养他们成为有责任感、靠得住(de)人, 使他们对将来(de)生活有所准备, 并在他们追求物质及精神满足(de)过程中给予引导.With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much betteroff financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the mostimportant task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage studentsto attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependableand responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and toguide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.Unit31. 科学家们找到火星上有水(de)证据了吗 (proof)Have scientists found proof of water on Mars2. 计划委员会已经将建核电厂(de)可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇.(location, narrow down)The planning committee has narrow down the possible locations for thenuclear power plant to two coastal towns.3. 山姆不仅失去了工作,而且还失去了双腿,他只好靠社会救济度过余生. (welfare)Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfarefor the rest of his life.4. 由十二人组成(de)陪审团(jury) 一致表决认为玛丽有罪(guilty). (consist of, in unison)A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.5. 听到有人质疑他(de)才能,肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱. (talent, humiliate)Sean felt humiliated to hear that his talent being questioned.约翰先生(de)儿子乔治爱在晚上听重金属(heavy metal)音乐,响声干扰了社区其他居民(de)睡眠.疲惫不堪(de)邻居们失去了耐心,决定直接干预.他们打给约翰先生,坦率地把想法告诉了他.约翰先生向邻居保证他一定会解决这个问题.放下他便去训斥儿子：“你这是怎么了你该懂得不能为了你自己(de)兴趣而妨碍(disturb)别人.”结果乔治拿CD跟同学换了电脑游戏软件(software).George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music inthe evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the communityto fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patienceand decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell himin a frank manner what they were thinking. As soon as he put down thephone he scolded his son: “what has come over you You should know betterthan to disturb others for your own amusement.”In the end George tradedhis CDs for computer games software from his classmates.Unit 41 .研究表明,笑能够带来许多健康上(de)好处.(laughter)Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.2.互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦.(connection, annoy)A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.3. 法律规定,帮助他人自杀是犯罪. (suicide, crime)As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.4. 玛丽在她(de)报告中试图从一个完全不同(de)角度来解释这些数据. (interpret, angle, data)In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completelydifferent angle.5. 苏是一个很有天分(de)女孩.她那惊人(de)记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外特出. (of great talent, set apart)Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart fromher classmates.也许你羡慕我,因为我可以借助计算机在家里工作.我也这么想,互联网使我方便多了.我可以通过电子邮件撰写编辑、并交出我(de)文章,在网上与我(de)同事聊天,与老板讨论我(de)工作.我用鼠标一击,马上就能拿到我要(de)资料,获得最新(de)消息.可是,另一方面,用网络通讯有时又让人沮丧.系统有可能瘫痪.更糟糕(de)是,因为没有面对面(de)情感提示,键出(de)字似乎有时候很难理解.Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer.I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier.I can write, submitand edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discusswork with my boss.With a click of the mouse, I can get all a the dataI need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating throughthe Net can be frustrating at times.The system may crash. Worse still,without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.Unit 51. 是工人和主管人员(de)创造力和敬业精神将这公司变成了一个盈利(de)企业. (it is … that, dedication)It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives thatturned the company into a profitable business.2.食品和医药(de)价格在过去三个月里急剧增长(soar)The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.3. 我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼(de)上面几层楼. (upper)We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.4. 他(de)成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致(de).(coincide)His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.5. 我不愿意看见我所敬爱(de)祖母躺在医院床上痛苦地呻吟. (groan)I don’t want to see my beloved grandmothe r lying in a hospital bed andgroaning painfully.众多(de)事实证实这一说法：要让自己很快从低落(de)情绪中解脱出来,你得让自己哭.你不必为“哭”而感到羞愧.忧虑和悲伤能随同眼泪一起流出身体.看一看唐娜（Donna)(de)例子吧.她(de)儿子在一次车祸中不幸丧生.这次打击之大使她欲哭无泪.她说：“知道两个星期后(de)一天,我才开始放声痛哭.然后,我便觉得好象一块大石头从我(de)肩上抬走了.是眼泪将我带回到了现实之中,帮助我度过危机.Numerous facts bear out the argument/statement /claim that in order torecover speedily from negative emotion, you should allow yourself tocry.You needn’t to/have to be ashamed of crying. Anxiety and sorrow canflow out of the body along with tears. Consider the case of /Take Donna.Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blowmade her unable to cry. She said, “It was not until two weeks later thatI began to cry. And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted frommy shoulders. It was tears that brought me back to earth and help mesurvive the crisis.”Unit 61.他这人话不多, 但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了,同学们都不是他(de)对手.(when it comes to )He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing computer games,he is far too clever for his classmates.2. 无知(de)孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始和他们玩起来.( not knowany better)Children who don’t know any better may think these animals are prettycute and start playing with them.3. 没有办法获得贷款,所以,要购买新设备,我只得咬紧牙关,卖掉我(de)混合性动力汽车. (grit one’s teeth, hybrid)There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, I’ll justhave to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car.4. 如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他(de)营地 (campsite) 走来,他就不会开枪.(a herd of)The hunter would not have fired the shots if he had not seen a herd ofelephant coming towards his campsite.5. 我觉得具有讽刺意味(de)是汤姆(de)记忆是有选择性(de),他好像不记得过去痛苦(de)经历,特别是那些由他自己造成(de)痛苦经历. (selective,ironic)I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory— he does not seem toremember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing.南希.霍普金斯（Nancy Hopkins）是麻省理工学院（MIT）(de)生物学教授.她渴望知识,努力工作.然而,作为一名科学家,她不能不注意到校园里男女不平等(gender inequality) (de)各种表现.男女教授做同样(de)工作,但是到提升(de)时候,行政领导却很有选择性.具有讽刺意味(de)是在取得这么多(de)文化进步以后,妇女在高等学府里却仍然处于不利(de)地位.当她增加实验室面积(de)请求被拒之后,她知道她必须起来抗争.因此她咬紧牙关向校长申诉.这次抗争以胜利告终,南希也因此变成了男女平等(de)倡导者.Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT. She craves knowledge and works hard. However, as a scientist, she couldn’t help noticing all kinds of indications of gender inequality on campus.Men and women professors did the same work, but when it came to promotion the administrators were rather selective. It was ironic, that after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institutions of higher education. When her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had to fight. So she gritted her teeth and complain to the President. The fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equality advocate. Unit 71）自从新政策生效之后,很多小企业在这个城市涌现出来.(spring up)Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.2) 听到这一消息后,她略微一笑,然后便又习惯性地皱起眉头.(habitual)On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.3) 他稍微停顿一下以加强讲话(de)效果,然后说,“我们可以通过新(de)渠道进入这些市场”.(for effect, channel)He paused for effect, then said: “We can reach/enter these markets through new channels.”4) 学校新添(de)音乐厅可以帮助它培养年轻(de)音乐人才.(addition, nourish)The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.5) 我们必须首先建立一个主权国家,否则就无法保护我们(de)人身自由.(liberty, establish)We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state.Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people, linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. The passed on to us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed inAmerica and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language. Unit 81) 这是一个繁荣(de)小镇,但是在财富和充裕之中仍然存在着贫困.This is a prosperous town, but there is still poverty in the midst of wealth and abundance.2) 布朗一家遭受了一个接一个(de)不幸,但是他们家(de)孩子们从来没有抱怨.The Brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another, but their children never complained.3) 这个博物馆(de)设计让它与周围(de)环境完全和和谐.The museum is designed in such a way that it stands in perfect harmony with its surroundings.4) 这些花在火辣辣(de)太阳下一点都没有枯萎,真是一个奇迹.It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the blazing sun.5) 一群群(de)羊在从冬天(de)积雪中冒出来(de)植被上面吃着草.Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above the winter snow.This village was once famous for its beautiful surroundings. All the yearround, the trees were green and the flowers in bloom. Clear streams flowed out of the hills through a checkerboard of rice fields. Birds sang all day, and deer came and went in leisurely manner. However, with the coming of DDT and other pesticides, an evil spell seemed to have settled over the village. Misfortunes came one after another. Chicken died suddenly, cattle and sheep were stricken by mysterious maladies, and farmers complained about a sickening feeling that puzzled the village doctor. The village square, once throbbing with life, was now deserted.。
1. 这事件可能产生的后果（consequence）应予以认真考虑。
（reflect on/upon）The likely consequences of the incident need to be reflected on/upon.2. 他差点解决了这个问题。
（within an inch of…）He was within an inch of solving the problem.3. 假如你要把财产转让给他人，须使他成为合法产权人（legal owner）。
（transfer… to）If you want to transfer your property to someone, you should first make him the legal owner of it.4. 自从公司迁到这个地区以来，已有数十台电脑被盗，公司决定采取措施制止盗窃。
（take action）More than ten computers have been stolen since the company moved to this area, so the company decided to take action to stop it.B. Translate the following into Chinese.1. Michael is no run-of-the-mill kind of guy. He is always happy and always has something positive to say.迈克尔决非等闲之辈，他总是那么乐观，总能看到事物积极的一面。
2. If an employee had a bad day, Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situation lest they'd continue feeling down.假如某个员工哪一天遇到不顺心的事，迈克尔总是告诉他们如何看待事物积极的一面，以免他们继续感到沮丧。
1.Which university did you graduate from? 你毕业于哪所大学？2.What courses did you take? 你学过什么课程？3.How many students were there in your university? 你们学校有多少学生？4.How were the teachers there? 那里的老师怎么样？5.Could I ask you a few questions about the education you received? 我可以问你几个关于你所受教育的问题吗？6.我毕业于滨海大学。
I graduated from Binhai University.7.我学的是历史专业。
I majored in history.8.我学过英语、历史、哲学和打字等课程。
I took English，history，philosophy，typing and some other subjects.9.你能告诉我你最喜欢的科目是什么吗？Can you tell me what your favorite subject is?10.学生们在学习中是否遇到过任何困难？Did the students have any problems in their studies?11.She went to talk to Professor Kunts ,a foreign teacher in her university，about how to write a resume in English. 她去和她学校的外教昆兹教授谈论如何写一份英文简历。
12.I need a resume to apply for a job in a foreign company in China.我需要写一份简历向一家驻中国的外国公司求职。
13.Y our resume should start with your name , sex , age ,address and telephone number.你的简历首先应写上你的名字、性别、年龄、地址及电话号码。
Unit OneV. TranslationA．我想了片刻，觉得世界上讲西班牙语的人最善于辞令，也许可以从他们身上学到点什么。
你对他们中的一个人赞叹道，“这是我曾经见到过的最漂亮的房子”，他立刻回应道，“您大驾光临，更使蓬荜生辉。
”让你站在那儿，一脸尴尬。
要想回敬他们是没有用的——不管说什么，最后他们总会占上风的。
有一点很清楚：所有得体的社交最根本的就在于保持镇定。
Eliza. W. Farrar，写过一本美国最早的关于礼仪方面的书。
她在书中讲述了在新英格兰举行的一次高雅的宴会上主人切鹅的故事，阐述了保持镇定的重要性。
鹅不慎脱手，滑出了盘子，落在一位贵妇人的衣裙上。
要是我遇到这种情况，我会感到极度地窘迫，恨不得悄悄地找根绳子去上吊。
可是，这位主人却泰然自若。
他极为平静而庄重地说，“夫人，如果您把那鹅还给我，我将感激不尽。
”如果我们的行为举止都能保持这种风度，摆脱局促不安，那我们的社交生活就会有趣得多。
如果我们牢记这一点，我们就会显得更加镇定自如：每当有人恭维你时，他可能只是想和你说说话。
唯一明智的回答就是由八个小小的字母构成的两个简洁的小词：Thank you ！Unit TwoV. TranslationA．有一段时间，我曾与一个女子约会——她是爱好文学的那一类、博览群书、其寓所藏书甚丰——我非常羡慕她。
在一次圣诞节我决定赠送她一件非同寻常的好东西，当然，恐怕也是非同寻常地昂贵。
我给她买了一套斯威夫特文集——不是一套一般性的集子，而是十八世纪早期的珍本；然后我将每卷皮装书单独包起来，每一卷附有一张书卡，卡上写有精心挑选的斯威夫特的语录。
我觉得真是浪漫极了；我甚至想象到在圣诞节前夕，当我们坐在壁炉旁呷饮法国白兰地和欣赏着勃兰登堡协奏曲时，她把文集一卷卷地打开时的那种情景。
我有时是多么傻啊！她，一个我本应了解的讲究实惠的女人，给我买了两双袜子、一件衬衫外加一本阿曼斯小诗集。
她翻开斯威夫特文集时哭了起来。
我以为那是快乐的眼泪，但却不是。
“我不能接受这个礼物，”她说。
“这实在太不合适了。
”她坚持让我把礼物收回，或者把它们卖了或者自己留着。
当我对此表示异议时，她变得更加烦躁，最后她请我离开并把书一齐带走。
我照她的话做了，但心灵受到了伤害而且感到迷惑不解。
我花了几个星期才搞明白自己所犯的错误。
布莱克默曾在某处这样写过，“在我们所有人身上都有一股傻劲——愚蠢而又固执。
”使我感到荣耀的是，在送礼方面我一般还是比较明智的，不是一个爱炫耀自己的人，但是炫耀在我身上依然存在，正如我以前的女友所说，我做事太没有分寸，如给人送超出自己财力的礼物，或馈赠象征着根本不存在的亲密关系的礼物，或赠送与受礼者的兴趣与心愿毫不相干的礼物。
我对送礼的奥妙简直是麻木不仁，我经常因不了解这一点而痛责自己。
Unit SixV. TranslationA．最让人愤怒的谈话就是做父母的明显要从感情上全部包揽，寻找一个决定性的、确定未来职业的时刻。
这些人都认为让孩子获准进入一流的大学，就安全了，给孩子提供了一张通往成功的不可撤销的护照，保证一辈子财运亨通，不会中断。
像这些社会地位向上流动的傻瓜家长们在宣告自己孩子的目标、庆贺自己干了件好事的同时，也在不知不觉地流露出一副普鲁士似的好战，无声地奚落了那些不是很有天赋孩子们的家长。
对他们来说，抚养孩子最艰难的部分完成了。
中学上完后，上了合适的预备学校，交上正当的朋友，签名参加合适的活动，现在又上了合适的学校。
嗨，现在我们可以离开这儿了，搬到托斯卡纳区享受去。
但是，现实生活并不是停止在17岁。
或21岁。
实际生活中，有些孩子受到了最好的教育，但是仍然把事情弄得很糟糕。
我自己的这行职业中，就有许多人上了很好的学校，但结果职业却很不理想（他们本应该就是宣传品；可是隔壁房间里响起的电话不是，而且永远都不会是普利策委员会打来的）。
那些最有可能成功的男孩女孩中，有些结果不是靠政府福利生活，就是沦落在贫民区。
这时，他们需要父母的投入或者现金。
父母的责任并不因为孩子离开了，就可以了结了，父母的责任永远不会终止。
这就是为什么大自然赋予你这种工作。
Unit SevenV. Translation:A．读完我写下的这些文字，我感到自己把这项历史性的辉煌盛事描述的过于晦暗。
尽管文中所述的这些可悲的舞弊行为是真实存在的，但我从内心深处仍不赞同那位因一部名著而对“1984”这个数字几乎享有特权的作家所持的悲观态度。
乔治·奥维尔认为，奥运会“交织着仇恨、妒忌、夸耀、对规则的藐视，以及从观看暴力行为中获得的变态的快感。
换句话说，这是一场没有硝烟的战争。
”他的话过于偏激了。
奥运会反映的只是人性中一切美好和丑陋的方面。
对古希腊体育运动中的欺诈行为的记载证明了奥运会总是不断地受到所谓的“人性的弱点”的影响。
也许有人会提出，现代人在道德水准上要略高于古希腊人。
我想，很少有人会赞同一位欧洲教练近来发表的观点，“只要你还活着为胜利而庆贺，就应该得到报酬。
体育比赛中没有伦理道德的位置。
”Unit EightV. TranslationA．讨人喜欢是一门是很有必要掌握、但又是很难学会的艺术。
它几乎无法被归纳成为几条规则；你本人敏锐的意识和观察能力，比我更能教会你这些东西。
“别人如何待你，你就如何待人”这是我所知道的最可靠的讨人喜欢的方法。
你仔细观察别人身上什么东西讨你喜欢，那么你身上同样的东西就可能讨别人喜欢。
如果别人对你的幽默、情趣和不足所给予的恭维和关注，令你高兴，那么毫无疑问，你给予他们相同的恭维和关注，也同样会令他们高兴。
与朋友相聚时说话要随众人的调子，你不要装模作样地定调子；你是严肃、快乐、或是开点玩笑，要根据所处朋友间的气氛而定，这是每一个个人对大多数人应有的礼貌。
你不要在朋友中讲故事，没有比这种做法更令人乏味和不快的了。
如果你碰巧知道一则短小的故事，而且又特别适合当时的话题，那就用最简洁的语言把它表达出来；然后婉转地说你并不喜欢讲故事，但这则故事短小精悍，使你欲罢不能。
在所有的事情中，最重要的是在谈话中摒弃言必称“我”的做法。
千万别打算用自己所关心的事或个人私事去取悦他人；尽管你对这些事情感兴趣，对别人来说，它们却是单调乏味和无关紧要的，而且个人私事应尽量保密。
无论你认为自己多么优秀，千万不要在众人面前自我炫耀；即使谈话为你提供了展示这些优点的机会，你也不要像许多人那样，拼命地把它们转移到话题中去。
如果这些优点是真实的，那它们肯定会被人发现，你无须自己去指出它们，由别人发现对你更加有利。
即便你认为自己的论点是正确的，也不要情绪激动地固执己见；而应该谦虚冷静地阐述自己的观点，这是说服别人的唯一途径；如果这样做行不通，就设法换个话题，可以心平气和地说：“我们难以互相说服，其实也没有必要这样做。
让我们谈点别的事情吧。
”Unit NineV. TranslationA. “女性的语言”，就是我们还是小姑娘时所学的那种悦耳、委婉、从不盛气凌人的谈话方式。
文化偏见造就了允许我们讲的那种话，允许我们谈论的那些话题，以及别人谈论我们所采用的方式。
学完语言课程之后，我们走向社会，结果发现自己在交际方面存在严重缺陷——我们这样说不行，不这样说也不行。
如果我们说话不肯“如淑女般”，就会因缺乏女人味而遭到嘲讽和批评。
（“她思考问题像个男人”充其量只是一种言不由衷的恭维。
）如果我们真的学会了所有模棱两可又明确表达自己观点的女性使用的语言，又会遭到冷嘲热讽，说我们思路不清，不能参与重要讨论，因而不适合掌权。
女性无须承受如此之多非议，就已开始觉得自己理应受到这般待遇，因为她们本身在智力和所受教育方面存在着许多缺陷。
“女性的语言”体现在英语的各个层面中。
比如，在命名颜色方面，人们助长并听任女性区分各种颜色比男性更为精确。
像“mauve（深紫色）、beige（米黄色）、lavender（淡紫色）”等这些词，在女性的常用词汇中已司空见惯，而在大多男性的常用词汇中却极为匮乏。
我无法考证女性是否确实比男性更能“识别”多种颜色。
这仅仅是因为如此细微的区分与女性使用的词汇有关，而与男性使用的词汇却无关；对于掌管世间众多趣事的男性而言，如此区分颜色微不足道——与他们毫无相干。
Unit TenV. TranslationA.诚然，一个人的家不再是他的城堡，或者即便是，护城河也是干的，吊门总是高悬着的。
没有任何东西能够阻挡每日如潮水般涌来貌似私人信件的广告邮件、上门的推销员以及陌生人打来的电话。
电话到了不替别人着想的那些人手里，便成了致命的武器。
但如果一个人想采取措施保护自己，拒绝将自己的电话号码登记在电话簿上，他就得自食苦果。
纽约电话公司的用户名册上有近50万不愿登记号码的顽固分子。
这个数字表明，人们依然渴望保护隐私，尽管对隐私的尊重已不复存在。
几年前，该公司对未登记号码的主顾感到很恼火，就在他们每月的帐单上增收额外的费用，希望以此来迫使他们回到登记在册的好用户队伍中来。
现代建筑在破坏隐私方面也有一份责任。
观景窗最初是由弗兰克·劳埃德·怀特这样的人设计出来的，用以观赏大自然美景。
现今数以百万计的美国人从自家的观景窗往外看，一直看到别人家的观景窗内的情形以及繁忙的街景。
承包商刚刚安装完观景窗装，装潢人员就被召来用昂贵的窗帘将其遮挡起来，以防外界窥视。
即使这样，隐私仍然难以确保。
在许多现代房屋中，房间已被相互融为一体的“区域”所替代。
这样一来，丈夫想在“阅读区”（以前的书房）工作，数英尺之外的“娱乐区”（以前的活动室）发出的喧闹声，就会毫无遮挡地传到他的耳中。
