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Unit 2 Marrakech马拉喀什见闻1、As the corpse went past the flies left the restaurant table in a cloud and rushed after it, but they came back a few minutes later.尸体被抬过去的时候，成群的苍蝇嗡嗡地飞离了餐馆的饭桌，尾随尸体去，几分钟后又嗡嗡地飞了回来。

—threade 2、The little crows of mourners - all me and boys, no womentheir way across the marker place between the piles of pomegranates andthe taxis and the camels, wailing a short chant over and over again. What really appeals to the flied is that the corpses here are never put into coffins; theyare merely wrapped in a piece of ray and carried on a rough wooden bier on the shoulders of four friends. When the friends get to the burying- ground they hack an oblong hole afoot or two deep, dump the body in it and fling over it a little of the dried-up, lumpy earth, which is like broken brick. No gravestone, no name, no identifying mark of any kind. The burying-ground is merely a huge waste of hummocky earth. Like a derelict building-lot. After a month or two no one can even be certain where his own relatives are buried.一支人数不多的送葬队伍- 其中老老小小全是男的，没有女人——挤过一堆堆的石榴，穿行在出租车和骆驼之间，迂回着穿过市场，嘴里还一遍遍地哀号着一支短促的悲歌。

Unit2 单元背景探索阅读Protect animals—our duty!保护动物—我们的责任！阅读提示：目前，世界范围内动物的数量正在不断下降，保护动物刻不容缓。

保护动物不仅是为动物，也是为我们人类自己的生存考虑。

幸运的是，现在有的国家已经开始行动，例如成立保护组织和制定法律对动物进行有效的保护。

Animals are natural resoun es that people have wasted all through our history.①People killed animals for their fur and feathers, for food, for hunting, or simply because they were in the way. ②Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.Animals are more than beautiful or interesting. They are more than a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.③For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(鹰），th e farmers’ stores of com and grain were destroyed by mice. Why? Because hawks eat mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the mice multiply quickly.④Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.。

人教版高中英语必修二阅读课文（精选五篇）第一篇：人教版高中英语必修二阅读课文Unit 1 Cultural relics Reading A IN SEARCH OR THE AMBER ROOMFrederick William I, the King of Prussia,could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it.The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey.The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years to make.In fact, the room was not made to be a gift.It was designed for the palace of Frederick I.However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great.In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.So the amber Room became part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important ter, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers.She told her artists to add more details to it.In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing.In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg.This was a time when the two countries were at war,.Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furnitureand small art objects from the Amber Room.However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself.In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes.There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.By studying old photos of the former Amber Room, they have made the new one look like the old one.In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.Reading B A FACT OR AN OPINION ?What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No.A fact is anything that can be proved.For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world.This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved.So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial.For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”.It may be true, but it is difficult to prove.Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe or not to believe.The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works.He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions.This kind of information is called evidence.Unit 2 The Olympic GamesReading A AN INTERVIEWPausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th, 2007 to find out aboutthe present-day Olympic Games.He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias.I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece”and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.I've come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland.May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?L：Good heavens!Have you really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like.What would you like to know? P: How often do you hold your Games? L: Every four years.There are two main sets of Games-the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis.The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors.They may come from anywhere in the world.P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no!There are no running races or horse riding events.Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice.That's why they're called the Winter Olympics.It's in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports.P: I see.Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world.Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning.No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women!L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough.There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard.Women are not only allowed, but paly a very important role in gymnastics, athletes, team sports and...P: Pleasewait a minute!All those events, all those countries and even women taking part!Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That sounds very expensive.Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of face, every country wants the opportunity.It's a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There's as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.Did you know that? P: Oh yes!You must be very proud.L: Certainly.And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London.They have already started planning for it.A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London.New medals will be designed of course and...P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced!Oh dear!Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don't.It's still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and further.That's the motto of the Olympics, you knowor die!“ he said.The race started and although the men ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster.As Hippomenes watched he thought, ”How can I run as fast as Atlanta?“ He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help.She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples.She said, ”Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.“ Hippomenes took the apples and went to the K ing.He said, ”I want to marry Atlanta.“ The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, ”I will marry herTHE ANDROIDI'm part of an android football team.About once a year we are allowed to get together to play a game of football.I'm as bigas a human.In fact, I look like one too.On the football team I'm a striker so I have to be able to run very fast.My computer chips help me to move and think like a human.For example, I have learned to signal to my teammates in computer language to give me the ball when I am open and have a good shot for a goal.My first football competition was in Nagoya, Japam several years st years our team went to Seattle, Washington in the USA.We won second place.Personally, I think the team that won first place cheated.They had developed a new type of program just before the competition.So we need to encourage our programmer to improve our intelligence too.We are determined to create an even better system.In a way our programmer is like our coach.She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games.Then she prepares reliable moves to use if a new situation arises.In this way I can make up new moves using my “artificial intelligence.I would really like to play against a human team, for I have been programmed to act just like them.After all, with the help of my electronic brain which never forgets anything, using my intelligence is what I'm all about!Unit 4 Wildlife protection Reading A HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP WILDLIFEDaisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed.“Where do you want to go?” it asked.Daisy responded immediately.“I'd like to see some endangered wildlife,” she said.“Please take me to a distant land wh ere I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.” At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet.There Daisy saw an antelope looking sad.It said, “We're being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you.As a result,we are now an endangered species.” At that Daisy cried, “I'm sorry I didn't know that.I wonder what is being done to help you.Flying carpet, please show me a place where there's some wildlife protection.”The flying carpet travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe.Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by an elephant.“Have you come to take my photo?” it asked.In relief Daisy burst into laughter.“Don't laugh,”said the elephant, “We used to be an endangered species.Farmers hunted us without mercy.They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies.So the government decided to help.They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are increasing.So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.”Daisy smiled.“That's good news.It shows the importance of wildlife protection, but I'd like to help as the WWF suggests.”The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest.A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself.“What are you doing?” asked Daisy.” I’m protecting myself from mosquitoes,“ it replied.”When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body.It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together.No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.“Daisy was amazed.”Flying carpet, please take me home so I can tell WWF and we can begin producing this new drug.Monkey, please come and help." The monkey agreed.The carpet flew home.As they landed, things began to disappear.Two minutes later everything had gonefive species have been found in XixiaCounty, Nanyang, Henan Province.Not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province.When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago.Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.Other think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.We know many other wild plants, animals, insects and birds have died out more recently.According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.The dodo is one of them.It lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal.Please listen to a story of the dodo and how it disappeared from the earth.Unit 5 Music Reading A THE BAND THAT WASN'THave you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan? T o be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.But just how do people form a band?Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music.They may start as a group of high-school students, for whom practicing their music in someone's house is the first step to fame.Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn someextra money for themselves or to pay for their ter they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!However, there was one band that started in a different way.It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show.The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the Beatles.The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing.They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they could only find one who was good enough.They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on other musicians to help them.So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing.Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by other groups.They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them.Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians.However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band.Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music.In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records.The band broke up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.Reading B FREDDY THE FRPG（Ⅱ）Not long after Freddy and the band became famous, they visited Britain on a brief tour.Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets for their concerts.Freddy was nowquite confident when he want into a concert hall.He enjoyed singing and the congratulations afterwards!His most exciting invit ation was to perform on a TV programme called“T op of the Pops.”He had to go to London, wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera.It felt very strange.But as soon as the programme was over, the telephones which were in the same room started ringing.Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again.They were truly stars.Then things went wrong.Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.Even when they wore sunglasses or beards people recognized them.Fans found them even when they want into the toilet.They tired to hide in the reading rooms of libraries, but it was useless.Someone was always there!Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they were close friends.At last feeling very upset and sensitive, Freddy and his band realized that they must leave the country before it became too painful for them.So they left Britain, to which they were never to return,第二篇：高中英语必修1_课文翻译(人教新课标)高中英语必修1 课文翻译(人教新课标)第一单元友谊Reading 安妮最好的朋友你是不是想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹的朋友呢？或者你是不是担心你的朋友会嘲笑你，会不理解你目前的困境呢？安妮·弗兰克想要的是第一种类型的朋友，于是她就把日记当成了她最好的朋友。

Unit 2 Marrakech一具尸体抬过，成群的苍蝇从饭馆的餐桌上嗡嗡而起追逐过去，但几分钟过后又飞了回来。

一支人数不多的送葬队伍——其中老少尽皆男性，没有一个女的——沿着集贸市场，从一堆堆石榴摊子以及出租汽车和骆驼中间挤道而行，边走边悲痛地重复着一支短促的哀歌。

苍蝇之所以群起追逐是因为在这个地方死人的尸首从不装进棺木，只是用一块破布裹着放在一个草草做成的木头架子上，有四个朋友抬着送葬。

朋友们到了安葬场后，便在地上挖出一个一二英尺深的长方形坑，将尸首往坑里一倒。

再扔一些像碎砖头一样的干土块。

不立墓碑，不留姓名，什么识别标志都没有。

坟场只不过是一片土丘林立的荒野，恰似一片已废弃不用的建筑场地。

一两个月过后，就谁也说不准自己的亲人葬于何处了。

当你穿行也这样的城镇——其居民20万中至少有2万是除开一身聊以蔽体的破衣烂衫之外完全一无所有——当你看到那些人是如何生活，又如何动辄死亡时，你永远难以相信自己是行走在人类之中。

实际上，这是所有的殖民帝国赖以建立的基础。

这里的人都有一张褐色的脸，而且，人数书如此之多！他们真的和你意义同属人类吗？难道他们也会有名有姓吗？也许他们只是像彼此之间难以区分的蜜蜂或珊瑚虫一样的东西。

他们从泥土里长出来，受哭受累，忍饥挨饿过上几年，然后有被埋在那一个个无名的小坟丘里。

谁也不会注意到他们的离去。

就是那些小坟丘本身也过不了很久便会变成平地。

有时当你外出散步，穿过仙人掌丛时，你会感觉到地上有些绊脚的东西，只是在经过多次以后，摸清了其一般规律时，你才会知道你脚下踩的是死人的骷髅。

我正在公园里给一只瞪羚喂食。

动物中也恐怕只有瞪羚还活着时就让人觉得是美味佳肴。

事实上，人们只要看到它们那两条后腿就会联想到薄荷酱。

我现在喂着的这只瞪羚好象已经看透了我的心思。

它虽然叼走了拿在手上的一块面包，但显然不喜欢我这个人。

它一面啃食着面包，一面头一低向我顶过来，再啃一下面包又顶过来一次。

它大概还因为把我赶开之后那块面包仍会悬在空中。

Unit 2 Marrakech马拉喀什见闻1、As the corpse went past the flies left the restaurant table in a cloud and rushed after it, but they came back a few minutes later.尸体被抬过去的时候，成群的苍蝇嗡嗡地飞离了餐馆的饭桌，尾随尸体去，几分钟后又嗡嗡地飞了回来。

2、The little crows of mourners – all me and boys, no women – threaded their way across the marker place between the piles of pomegranates and the taxis and the camels, wailing a short chant over and over again. What really appeals to the flied is that the corpses here are never put into coffins; they are merely wrapped in a piece of ray and carried on a rough wooden bier on the shoulders of four friends. When the friends get to the burying-ground they hack an oblong hole afoot or two deep, dump the body in it and fling over it a little of the dried-up, lumpy earth, which is like broken brick. No gravestone, no name, no identifying mark of any kind. The burying-ground is merely a huge waste of hummocky earth. Like a derelict building-lot. After a month or two no one can even be certain where his own relatives are buried.一支人数不多的送葬队伍-其中老老小小全是男的，没有女人——挤过一堆堆的石榴，穿行在出租车和骆驼之间，迂回着穿过市场，嘴里还一遍遍地哀号着一支短促的悲歌。

Unit 2 Hiroshima—the “Liveliest” City in Japanby Jacques Danvoir1. MetaphorExamples in the text:1) I had a lump in my throat2) At last this intermezzo came to an end...3) I was again crushed by the thought...4) ...when the meaning ... sank in, jolting me...2. Metonymy(借代、换喻)It is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance, "Washington", as the capital of the United States, can be used as a metonym(an instance of metonymy) for the United States government.It is a figure of speech that has to do with the substitution of the name of one thing for that of another. This substituted name may be an attribute of that other thing or be closely associated with it. In other words, it involves a “change of name”, the substituted name suggesting the thing meant.Examples:The pen is mightier than sword.Use your brains.Never let your heart rule your head.Examples from the text:1) ...little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers ...struggle between kimono and the miniskirt2) I thought that Hiroshima still felt the impactMetonymy can be derived from various sources:a. Names of persons: Uncle Sam: the USAb. Animals: the bear: the Soviet Unionthe dragon: the Chinese (a fight between the bear and the dragon)c. Parts of the body: heart: feelings or emotionshead, brain: wisdom, intelligence, reasongray hair: old aged. Professions: the bar: the legal professionthe bench: position of judge or magistratethe veil: vocation of a nunthe press: newspaperse. Location of government, of business or industrial enterprisesDowning Street: the British governmentthe White House: the American governmentCapitol Hill: the Legislative branch of USthe Pentagon: the US military establishmentKremlin: the government of the former USSRFleet Street: the British pressWall Street: US financial circlesMadison Avenue: American ad. industryHollywood: film-making industry of US3. Euphemism: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest sth unpleasant. e.g:1) He was sentenced to prison---He is now living at the government's expenses.2) The boy is a bit slow for his age.3) to go to heaven---dead4) to go to the bathroom, do one's business, answer the nature's call, put an end to my life.5) Each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares.4. Irony: People say the opposite of what they mean. For example, if the day has been terrible, you say, “Boy, this has been a great day!”Irony is more emphatic than a point-blank statement of the truth. It achieves its effect by reminding you of the opposite reality and this providing a scale by which to judge the resent reality.1) Hiroshima---the Liveliest City in Japan2) the good fortune that my illness has brought me5. Anti-Climax: In rhetoric, a climax is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance. Climax, d eriving from the Greek word for “ladder”, implies the progression of thought at a uniform or almost uniform rate of significance or intensity, like the steps of a ladder ascending evenly. It is sometimes used with anadiplosis, which uses the repetition of a word or phrase in successive clauses.Examples of climax and anti-climax:I came, I saw, I conquered.Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. (From Bacon, “Of Reading”)a. A decline viewed in disappointing contrast with a previous rise: the anticlimax of a brilliant career.b. something trivial or commonplace that concludes a series of significant events: After a week of dramatic negotiations, all that followed was anticlimax.c. A sudden descent in speaking or writing from the impressive or significant to the ludicrous or inconsequential, or an instance of it;1) Alas！Alas！What shall I do? I've lost my wife and best hat, too!哎呀哎呀！我怎么办呢？我失去了妻子，又丢了最好的帽子！2) The duties of a soldier are to protect his country and peel potatoes.士兵的职责是保卫祖国和剥土豆皮。

Hiroshima -- the "Liveliest”City in Japan“Hiroshima! Everybody off!” That must be what the man in the Japanese stationmaster's uniform shouted, as the fastest train in the world slipped to a stop in Hiroshima Station. I did not understand what he was saying. First of all, because he was shouting in Japanese. And secondly, because I had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything a Nippon railways official might say. The very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air of Hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I'd previously taken. Was I not at the scene of the crime?The Japanese crowd did not appear to have the same preoccupations that I had. From the sidewalk outside the station, things seemed much the same as in other Japanese cities. Little girls and elderly ladies in kimonos rubbed shoulders with teenagers and women in western dress. Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them, and bobbed up and down re-heatedly in little bows, as they exchanged the ritual formula of gratitude and respect: "Tomo aligato gozayimas." Others were using little red telephones that hung on the facades of grocery stores and tobacco shops."Hi! Hi!" said the cab driver, whose door popped open at the very sight of a traveler. "Hi", or something that sounds very much like it, means "yes". "Can you take me to City Hall?" He grinned at me in the rear-view mirror and repeated "Hi!" "Hi! ’ We set off at top speed through the narrow streets of Hiroshima. The tall buildings of the martyred city flashed by as we lurched from side to side in response to the driver's sharp twists of the wheel.Just as I was beginning to find the ride long, the taxi screeched to a halt, and the driver got out and went over to a policeman to ask the way. As in Tokyo, taxi drivers in Hiroshima often know little of their city, but to avoid loss of face before foreigners, will not admit their ignorance, and will accept any destination without concern for how long it may take them to find it.At last this intermezzo came to an end, and I found myself in front of the gigantic City Hall. The usher bowed deeply and heaved a long, almost musical sigh, when I showed him the invitation which the mayor had sent me in response to my request for an interview. "That is not here, sir," he said in English. "The mayor expects you tonight for dinner with other foreigners or, the restaurant boat. See? This is where it is.” He s ketched a little map for me on the back of my invitation.Thanks to his map, I was able to find a taxi driver who could take me straight to the canal embankment , where a sort of barge with a roof like one on a Japanese house was moored . The Japanese build their traditional houses on boats when land becomes too expensive. The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.At the door to the restaurant, a stunning, porcelain-faced woman in traditional costume asked me to remove my shoes. This done, I entered one of the low-ceilinged rooms of the little floating house, treading cautiously on the soft matting and experiencing a twingeof embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks.He was a tall, thin man, sad-eyed and serious. Quite unexpectedly, the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at the station returned, and I was again crushed by the thought that I now stood on the site of the first atomic bombardment, where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second, where thousands upon thousands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony .The introductions were made. Most of the guests were Japanese, and it was difficult for me to ask them just why we were gathered here. The few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was. "Gentlemen," said the mayor, "I am happy to welcome you to Hiroshima."Everyone bowed, including the Westerners. After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible."Gentlemen, it is a very great honor to have you her e in Hiroshima."There were fresh bows, and the faces grew more and more serious each time the name Hiroshima was repeated."Hiroshima, as you know, is a city familiar to everyone,” continued the mayor."Yes, yes, of course,” murmured the company, more and more agitated."Seldom has a city gained such world renown, and I am proud and happy to welcome you to Hiroshima, a town known throughout the world for its--- oysters".I was just about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie ."Hiroshima – oysters? What about the bomb and the misery and humanity's most heinous crime?" While the mayor went on with his speech in praise of southern Japanese sea food, I cautiously backed away and headed toward the far side of the room, where a few men were talking among themselves and paying little attention to the mayor's speech. "You look puzzled," said a small Japanese man with very large eye-glasses."Well, I must confess that I did not expect a speech about oysters here. I thought that Hiroshima still felt the impact of the atomic impact .""No one talks about it any more, and no one wants to, especially, the people who were born here or who lived through it. "Do you feel the same way, too?""I was here, but I was not in the center of town. I tell you this because I am almost an old man. There are two different schools of thought in this city of oysters, one that would like to preserve traces of the bomb, and the other that would like to get rid of everything, even the monument that was erected at the point of impact. They would also like to demolish the atomic museum.""Why would they want to do that?""Because it hurts everybody, and because time marches on. That is why." The small Japanese man smiled, his eyes nearly closed behind their thick lenses. "If you write about this city, do not forget to say that it is the gayest city in Japan, even it many of the town's people still bear hidden wounds, and burns."Like any other, the hospital smelled of formaldehyde and ethere . Stretchers and wheelchairs lined the walls of endless corridors, and nurses walked by carrying Stretchers instruments, the very sight of which would send shivers down the spine of any healthy visitor. The so-called atomic section was located on the third floor. It consisted of 17 beds."I am a fisherman by trade. I have been here a very long time, more than twenty years, "said an old man in Japanese pajamas. “What is wrong with you?”"Something inside. I was in Hiroshima when it happened. I saw the fire ball. But I had no burns on my face or body. I ran all over the city looking for missing friends and relatives. I thought somehow I had been spared. But later my hair began to fall out, and my belly turned to water. I felt sick, and ever since then they have been testing and treating me. "The doctor at my side explained and commented upon the old man's story, "We still hare a handful of patients here who are being kept alive by constant car e. The other s died as a result of their injuries, or else committed suicide. ""Why did they commit suicide?""It is humiliating to survive in this city. If you bear any visible scars of atomic burns, your children will encounter prejudice on the par t of those who do not. No one will marry the daughter or the niece of an atomic bomb victim. People are afraid of genetic damage from the radiation." The old fisherman gazed at me politely and with interest.Hanging over the patient was a big ball made of bits of brightly colored paper, folded into the shape of tiny birds. "What's that?" I asked."Those are my lucky birds. Each day that I escape death, each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares, I make a new little paper bird, and add it to the others. This way I look at them and congratulate myself of the good fortune that my illness has brought me. Because, thanks to it, I have the opportunity to improve my character."Once again, outside in the open air, I tore into little pieces a small notebook with questions that I'd prepared in advance for inter views with the patients of the atomic ward. Among them was the question: Do you really think that Hiroshima is the liveliest city in Japan? I never asked it. But I could read the answer in every eye.ExercisesI．Give brief answers to the following questions, using your own words as much as possible:1) Can you guess the writer's occupation, and perhaps, his nationality?2) What do you think was the aim of the visit?3) What thoughts were on his mind? Were there other visitors from abroad? Did they share his views? How do you know?4) What was his attitude towards Hiroshima?5) Were the Japanese preoccupied with the same thoughts as the writer was ?6) Was Hiroshima in any way different from other Japanese cities?7) The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945. How has the city been rebuilt since then?8) Even in this short description one may find some of the problems of Japan, or at least, of Hiroshima. Can you say what they are?9) Why didn' t the writer ask the patients of the atomic ward the questions he had prepared in advance?10) What was the answer he read in every eyeⅡ .Paraphrase:1) Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.2) The cab driver’ s doo r popped open at the very sight of a traveler.3) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.4) I experienced a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks.5) The few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was.6) After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.7) I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie.8) I thought somehow I had been spared.III .Translate the following into Chinese:1) And secondly, because I had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything a Nippon railways official might say. The very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air ofHiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I' d previously taken. Was 1 not at the scene of the crime?2) Quite unexpectedly, the strange emotion which had over-whelmed me at the station returned, and I was again crushed by the thought that I now stood on the site of the first atomic bombardment, where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second, where thousands upon thou-sands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony.3) “There are two different schools of thought in this city of oysters, one that would like to preserve traces of the bomb, and the other that would like to get rid of everything, even the monument that was erected at the point of impact."4) "If you bear any visible scars of atomic burns, your children will encounter prejudice on the part of those who do not."5) "Each day that I escape death, each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares, I make a new little paper bird, and add it to the others. This way I look at them and congratulate myself on the good fortune that illness has brought me. Because, thanks to it, I have the opportunity to improve my character. "IV．Explain how the following adjectives are formed. Give examples to illustrate the different ways of compounding adjectives.1) timesaving, painstaking 2) man-made, poverty-stricken3) carefree, snow-white 4) porcelain-faced, chicken-hearted5) sad-eyed, low-ceilinged 6) longstanding, good-looking7) full-fledged, ready-madeV .Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is affected when the italicized words are replaced with the words in brackets. Pay attention to the shades of meaning of the words.1) That must be what the man shouted. (was)2) Was I not at the scene of the crime? ( Was I at the scene...?)3) Elderly ladies rubbed shoulders with teen-agers. (old)4) He grinned at me in the rear-view mirror. (smiled, laughed)5) He sketched a little map on the back of my invitation. (drew)6) I treaded cautiously on the tatami matting. (carefully)7) I stood on the site of the first atomic bombardment. (spot)8) They would also like to demolish the atomic museum. (destroy)9) It is the gayest city in Japan. (most delightful)10) The old fisherman gazed at me politely and with interest.( stared)VI. Replace the italicized words with simple, everyday words:1) The very act... was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I’ d previously taken. ( )2) as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them ( )3) Others were using little red telephones that hung on the facades of grocery stores and tobacco shops. ( )4) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt. ( ) ( ) ( )5) and experiencing a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks( ) ( )6) where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second ( )7) where thousands upon thousands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony ( )8) Seldom has a city gained such world renown. ( )9) jolting me out of my sad reverie ( )10) I thought that Hiroshima still felt the impact of the atomic cataclysm. ( )11) They would also like to demolish the atomic museum.( )12) your children will encounter prejudice on the part of those who do not ( )VII. Translate the following into Chinese:1) What he said just now had little to do with the question under discussion.2) The site of the battle brought back to him memories of the fiery year s of the Anti-Japanese War.3) He was so absorbed in his work that he was oblivious of the goings-on around him.4) The newspaper reporters got excited at the very sight of the Nobel Prize winner.5) -- What was the word the teacher used? I didn' t quite catch it.-- Nor did I, but it sounded very much like "preoccupation".6) Another turn and we found ourselves in a spacious cavern bigenough to hold a couple of hundred people.7) People listened with open-mouthed astonishment while the shocking news sank in.8) Molten iron is poured into the mixer much in the same way as tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.9) The unsuccessful operation weighed heavily on the young surgeon' s mind.10) The general often went to the barracks and rubbed shoulders with the rank and file.VIII. Choose the right words to complete the following sentences and make changes where necessary.1) Since the conference was held on Chinese ___, security was no problem. (soil, earth)2) The ____ here is sandy, and therefore, very poor. (soil, earth)3) He is so strong that he can carry four basketfuls of at a time. (soil, earth)4) He is a down-to- sort of fellow. (soil, earth)5) His face is _ __ me, but I can’ t recall his name. (familiar with, familiar to)6) Are you _ _ these technical terms? (familiar with, familiar to)7) I was ___when he told me that he and his brother were born on the same day but were not twins. "We have a sister of the same age, you see' so we are triplets!” He grinned at me and said. (surprise, puzzle)8) As the Chinese table-tennis players are the best in the world, it was not _ that they took away most of the cups. (surprising, puzzling)9) He is vain and seldom his mistakes. (admit, confess)10) As the offender his crime, he was dealt with leniently. (admit, confess)11) The doctor gave the old man a ___ examination and congratulated him on his speedy recovery. (careful, cautious)12) The troops advanced because the area had been mined by the enemy. (carefully, cautiously)Ⅸ .Translate the following into English (using the following words or expressions: by trade, to spare, to be oblivious of, to have... to do, mind, very much like, much the same as, to rub shoulders, to smell of, to sink in, very, must):1) 礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延期了。

EXERCISES 2I .Give brief answers to the following questions, using your own words as much as possible:1) Can you guess the writer's occupation, and perhaps, his nationality?2) What do you think was the aim of the visit?3) What thoughts were on his mind? Were there other visitors from abroad? Did they share his views? How do you know?4) What was his attitude towards Hiroshima?5) Were the Japanese preoccupied with the same thoughts as the writer was ?6) Was Hiroshima in any way different from other Japanese cities?7) The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945. How has the city been rebuilt since then?8) Even in this short description one may find some of the problems of Japan, or at least, of Hiroshima. Can you say what they are?9) Why didn' t the writer ask the patients of the atomic ward the questions he had prepared in advance?10) What was the answer he read in every eyeⅡ .Paraphrase:1) Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.2) The cab driver’ s door popped open at the very sight of a traveler.3) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.4) I experienced a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks.5) The few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was.6) After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.7) I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie.8) I thought somehow I had been spared.III .Translate the following into Chinese:1) And secondly, because I had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything a Nippon railways official might say. The very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air of Hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or anyreportorial assignment I' d previously taken. Was 1 not at the scene of the crime?2) Quite unexpectedly, the strange emotion which had over-whelmed me at the station returned, and I was again crushed by the thought that I now stood on the site of the first atomic bombardment, where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second, where thousands upon thou-sands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony.3) “There are two different schools of thought in this city of oysters, one that would like to preserve traces of the bomb, and the other that would like to get rid of everything, even the monument that was erected at the point of impact."4) "If you bear any visible scars of atomic burns, your children will encounter prejudice on the part of those who do not."5) "Each day that I escape death, each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares, I make a new little paper bird, and add it to the others. This way I look at them and congratulate myself on the good fortune that illness has brought me. Because, thanks to it, I have the opportunity to improve my character. "IV ? Explain how the following adjectives are formed. Give exam-ples to illustrate the different ways of compounding adjectives.1) timesaving, painstaking2) man-made, poverty-stricken3) carefree, snow-white4) porcelain-faced, chicken-hearted5) sad-eyed, low-ceilinged6) longstanding, good-looking7) full-fledged, ready-madeV .Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is affected when the italicized words are replaced with the words in brackets. Pay attention to the shades of meaning of the words.1) That must be what the man shouted. (was)2) Was I not at the scene of the crime? ( Was I at the scene...?)3) Elderly ladies rubbed shoulders with teen-agers. (old)4) He grinned at me in the rear-view mirror. (smiled, laughed)5) He sketched a little map on the back of my invitation. (drew)6) I treaded cautiously on the tatami matting. (carefully)7) I stood on the site of the first atomic bombardment. (spot)8) They would also like to demolish the atomic museum. (destroy)9) It is the gayest city in Japan. (most delightful)10) The old fisherman gazed at me politely and with interest.( stared)VI. Replace the italicized words with simple, everyday words:1) The very act... was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I ' d previously taken.2) as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them ( )3) Others were using little red telephones that hung on the facades of grocery stores and tobacco shops. ( )4) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt. ( )5) and experiencing a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks( )6) where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second ( )7) where thousands upon thousands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony ( )8) Seldom has a city gained such world renown. ( )9) jolting me out of my sad reverie ( )10) I thought that Hiroshima still felt the impact of the atomic cataclysm. ( )11) They would also like to demolish the atomic museum.( )12) your children will encounter prejudice on the part of those who do not ( )VII. Translate the following into Chinese:1) What he said just now had little to do with the question under discussion.2) The site of the battle brought back to him memories of the fiery years of the Anti-Japanese War.3) He was so absorbed in his work that he was oblivious of the goings-on around him.4) The newspaper reporters got excited at the very sight of the Nobel Prize winner.5) -- What was the word the teacher used? I didn' t quite catch it.- Nor did I, but it sounded very much like "preoccupation".6) Another turn and we found ourselves in a spacious cavern bigenough to hold a couple of hundred people.7) People listened with open-mouthed astonishment while the shocking news sank in.8) Molten iron is poured into the mixer much in the same way as tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.9) The unsuccessful operation weighed heavily on the young surgeon' s mind.10) The general often went to the barracks and rubbed shoulders with the rank and file.VIII. Choose the right words to complete the following sentences and make changes where necessary.1) Since the conference was held on Chinese ___, security was no problem. (soil, earth)2) The ____ here is sandy, and therefore, very poor. (soil, earth)3) He is so strong that he can carry four basketfuls of at a time. (soil, earth)4) He is a down-to- sort of fellow. (soil, earth)5) His face is _ __ me, but I can’ t recall his name. (familiar with, familiar to)6) Are you _ _ these technical terms? (familiar with, familiar to)7) I was ___when he told me that he and his brother were born on the same day but were not twins. "We have a sister of the same age, you see' so we are triplets!” He grinned at me and said. (surprise, puzzle)8) As the Chinese table-tennis players are the best in the world, it was not _ that they took away most of the cups. (surprising, puzzling)9) He is vain and seldom his mistakes. (admit, confess)10) As the offender his crime, he was dealt with leniently. (admit, confess)11) The doctor gave the old man a _ examination and congratulated him on his speedy recovery. (careful, cautious)12) The troops advanced because the area had been mined by the enemy. (carefully, cautiously)Ⅸ.Translate the following into English (using the following words or expressions: by trade, to spare, to be oblivious of, to have... to do, mind, very much like, much the same as, to rub shoulders, to smell of, to sink in, very, must):1)礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延期了。