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IV. Chinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 首先，我要强调的是，读书本应是一种享受。
当然，为了应付考试或者获取信息，许多书我们不得不读，而我们从中却不可能得到任何愉悦。
我们读这些书是出于教育的目的，至多希望自己对它的需要不至于使阅读的过程过于乏味。
我们读这些书并非好之乐之，而是出于无奈。
这当然不是我要谈的读书。
要谈的读书。
我接下去要谈论的书籍，既不能助您获得学位，也不能帮您谋生；既不能教您怎样驾驶帆船，也不能教您怎样启动熄火的车辆。
然而，它们却可以让您生活得更为充实。
不过，您必须喜欢读书才行，否则也无济于事。
2. 我这里所说的“您”，是指那些有闲的成年人，他们想读的不是非读不可的那些书。
我指的不是书虫，因为书虫们自有读书之道。
我这里只想谈些名著，那些很久以来广受推崇的杰作。
我们理应都读过这些名著，遗憾的是这类人却为数甚少。
有些名著不仅为优秀的批评家们所公认，文学史家也会有长篇大论，然而，今天的普通读者读之却味同嚼蜡。
这些作品对研究者来说是重要的，然而，时移事易，人们喜好变更，如今这些书早已失其原味，要读完全凭意志。
举例来说，我读过乔治艾略特的《亚当比德》，但我不能违心地说这个过程是愉悦的。
我读它是出于义务，读完了自然如释重负。
3. 关于这类书籍，我无意置喙。
每个人自有自己的评价和意见。
不论学者们对某本书作何评价，即便他们众口如一，极尽溢美之词，除非您感兴趣，否则它与您毫不相干。
不要忘记批评家也经常犯错，批评史上那些最著名的评论家的低级错误比比皆是。
一本书对您价值几何，只有作为读者的您才是最终评判人。
当然，这适用于我将要向您推荐的书籍。
我们每个人都不可能与他人完全一样，至多只是相仿而已。
因此，没有理由认为对我有益的书也正好对您有益。
不过，读这些书让我觉得内心更加富有；倘若我没有读过的话，恐怕我就不会完全是今天的我了。
所以我恳求您，倘若您在本文的诱惑之下去读我推荐的书，但却又读不下去，那就放下它们。
Chinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 电话的发明，产生了一个始料不及的后果，书写过时了。
诚然，全职的写字工仍然存在，包括记者、学者以及职业写手。
大型商业中心仍然很有必要保留一些能草拟备忘录、会议纪要、新闻稿或者合同的人。
但是在举笔和拿起话筒之间选择的话，大多数人都会走便道，让手指——有时还有大脑——休息片刻。
2. 与之相比，当前计算机网络上发生的现象就更为惊人了。
每个夜晚，当人们本应该看电视的时候，成千上万的计算机用户坐在键盘前，点击进入“电脑服务”、“奇才”、“美国在线”或互联网，并开始打字——发电子邮件、发布信息、聊天、夸夸其谈、谩骂，甚至创作短篇小说和诗歌。
当麦克卢汉所说的媒介正在淘汰莎士比亚时代的媒介时，网络世界正经历着18世纪以来信件书写最为迅猛的发展。
3. “我确信电子邮件和网上会议正在教会整整一代人写文章是多么有用，可以灵活到何种程度，”《旧金山纪事报》的专栏作家乔恩·卡洛尔这样写道。
石山图书出版社的编辑帕特里克·尼尔森·海顿把当今的电子公告板比作18世纪末19世纪初的“文字盒”：这是个小盒子，盒内的文章在多人间传递，每人经手时都会增加一些句子。
来自亚利桑那大学的副主编大卫·塞维尔则将网络写作喻为马克·吐温在19世纪60年代在旧金山所发现的文学景象，“当时人们将新闻报道嫁接到夸张的民俗传统故事之中，创造了新的新闻报道方式”。
更有甚者，有人想起了汤姆·潘恩和美国革命时期政治小册子作家，甚至还想起了伊丽莎白一世时期，古腾堡活字印刷术的发明，令一代英国作家沉迷在语言之中。
4. 可是这种比较又引出一个问题：如果说当今的网络写作代表了某种复兴，但为何这么多网络作品又如此糟糕呢？网络写作可能会低劣不堪：文体拖沓、漫无边际、愚蠢幼稚、不合语法、拼写糟糕、结构不当，有时甚至毫无内容可言，正如网络上典型的短信息所示：“嗨！！！1！我觉得金属乐队酷毙了！1 ！！！”5. 当然，原因之一就是电子邮件不同于常规写作。
Unit 4 Matriculation FixationChinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 两年前的一天，我坐在费城一所医院的大厅里焦急地等待着，一位素不相识的人突然向我讲述了他女儿的大学就读计划。
由于那天下午我79岁的老母亲刚动了大手术，还没醒过来，我无法全神贯注地听他的叙述。
但是随着他讲述的深入，我却记住了其中的大部分与话题有关的细节。
2. 这位女生虽然算不上出类拔萃，但还算出色，她已经被一所一流名牌大学接受，不过没有助学金。
与此同时，一所当地的二大学也录取了她，并承诺全免学费。
由于家里还有几个孩子排在后面将上大学，经济自然有些紧，这位父亲便说服女儿接受了第二所大学的录取通知。
现在，他担心她某天会懊悔这个决定，因为她将来毕业的学校名气较小，结交不广，为她敞开的大门也少些。
虽然她的学位证书使她离通往成功的黄金大道并不遥远，但却不会把她直接放在这条大道上。
3. 我本世俗百姓，对一些陌生人的婚姻、职业和嗜好最为私密的细枝末节耳熟能详，因此很早便掌握了调解这类危机的必备技巧。
我告诉这位男士，我许多高中同学都毕业于这所二流大学，但他们都过上了丰富而充实的生活。
4. 我告诉他，我自己就毕业于费城一所二流大学，和她女儿要就读的学校并无二致，而我也已在世上为自己找到了一小块立足之地。
我还告诉他，我的大学岁月是我人生中最快乐的时光，教授们既有才识又很敬业，对他们的教诲和启发我永怀感恩之心。
他又追问我的个人情况，我解释说我是个自由作家，我扼要罗列了自己的资历，还告诉他我对自己的职业生涯也很满意。
5. 这位父亲从来没有听说过我，也没有读过我的作品。
尽管他对我那可怜的履历佯装兴趣，我依然看出他已经崩溃了。
他女儿也计划从事新闻行业，如果走上和我一样的学术道路，最终也会像我一样失败。
6. 我始终没有弄明白他为什么去那医院。
7. 我之所以提及此事，是因为它折射了在该送孩子上大学的时刻到来时家长们神经质到了什么程度。
IV. Chinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 旅行好比私通：人总受到背叛自己国家的诱惑。
拥有想象力，必定意味着对自己生活的地方不再满意。
男人都有一种离心倾向，我们渴望旅行，恰似那些寻欢的情人。
2. 也只有在旅行之时，我们才赞赏古旧之物。
在国内——至少对美国人而言，所有东西都必须得是新近的。
但是我们走出国门的时候，却只对古老的东西感兴趣，因为我们想看看那些历经时间侵袭而保存下来的遗迹。
3. 我们旅行的时候，会放下戒备和忧虑，渴望回归过去；我们是向后倒退而非向前迈进；我们培养着自己的歇斯底里。
4. 我们旅行的时候会呈现出自己最好的一面，正如我们穿上自己最漂亮的衣服出行一般，只有我们的护照才会提醒我们，实际上自己是多么平淡无奇！我们出国去认识我们那个陌生的自己，那个诞生在飞机上且令人激动的陌生人。
我们去欧洲观赏那些借便利之名已经从我们的文化中废掉或剔除的一切：宗教、皇室、古雅、差异以及激情。
我们深信其他国家的人民比我们更加热情奔放。
5. 我们每个人都在伪装——不然缘何我们会戴上墨镜并在谈吐举止中尽力模仿另一个地方的本土居民呢？在家里，我们才做回自己；出国后，我们则尽力成为自己始终想做的人。
尽管最近大家都在谈论有关根的话题，但我们中的许多人都厌倦了自己的根，而这根本身也可能入土很浅，于是我们四处旅行，寻找无根的感觉。
6. 人变得好奇起来，旅行也就开始了。
教会的影响力、传统的生活方式、缺乏钱财、难得闲暇, 都制约了人们的好奇心。
直到17世纪，在科学发现的促进之下，物质世界的大门才被撬开。
也只有那时，人们才开始旅行，寻求世俗的快慰。
7. 旅行可增长见识，可洞悉本国或异域的文化，可造就现代人的厌倦感。
类似十字军东征的元素在现代旅行者身上依然存在，只不过他是个人出征，这是驱使他远离家乡，进行说不清道不明的精神征战的一种冲动。
8. 当然，旅行最普通的原因就是为了远离家乡。
弗洛伊德说我们旅行是为了逃离父亲和家庭，而我们也可以补充说是为了逃离我们熟悉的一切。
综英第六册课后翻译参考答案Unit 11.这项计划为智力迟钝者提供长期的照顾。
The program offers long-term care for the mentally retarded.2.他有一台又粗笨有庞大的旧电脑，速度慢，使用麻烦。
He’s got a cumbersome, bulky, old computer—it’s slow and complicated to use.3. 他沿着房间后部慢慢移动，尽量不引起别人注意。
He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room.4. 安装一个不同的计算机系统将会导致巨大的变化。
It would cause a tremendous upheaval to install a different computer system.5. 她再次与金牌失之交臂。
The gold medal continues to elude her.6. 你真是个傻瓜，竟然没抓住这么好的机会。
You’d be a fool not to embrace an opportunity as good as that.7.她的薪水将猛增10%。
Her salary will go up by a hefty 10%.8.我草草的留了张纸条给希拉里，塞在门缝底下。
I scrawled a quick note to Hilary and put it under her door.9.她的办公室视野极佳。
There’s a smashing view from her office.10 去那儿旅行很愉快，只是旅馆有些脏兮兮的。
The trip out there was swell, but the hotel was a bit crummy.Unit 21.这家公司是由几名有事业心的年轻人创立的。
IV. Chinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 旅行好比私通：人总受到背叛自己国家的诱惑。
拥有想象力，必定意味着对自己生活的地方不再满意。
男人都有一种离心倾向，我们渴望旅行，恰似那些寻欢的情人。
2. 也只有在旅行之时，我们才赞赏古旧之物。
在国内——至少对美国人而言，所有东西都必须得是新近的。
但是我们走出国门的时候，却只对古老的东西感兴趣，因为我们想看看那些历经时间侵袭而保存下来的遗迹。
3. 我们旅行的时候，会放下戒备和忧虑，渴望回归过去；我们是向后倒退而非向前迈进；我们培养着自己的歇斯底里。
4. 我们旅行的时候会呈现出自己最好的一面，正如我们穿上自己最漂亮的衣服出行一般，只有我们的护照才会提醒我们，实际上自己是多么平淡无奇！我们出国去认识我们那个陌生的自己，那个诞生在飞机上且令人激动的陌生人。
我们去欧洲观赏那些借便利之名已经从我们的文化中废掉或剔除的一切：宗教、皇室、古雅、差异以及激情。
我们深信其他国家的人民比我们更加热情奔放。
5. 我们每个人都在伪装——不然缘何我们会戴上墨镜并在谈吐举止中尽力模仿另一个地方的本土居民呢？在家里，我们才做回自己；出国后，我们则尽力成为自己始终想做的人。
尽管最近大家都在谈论有关根的话题，但我们中的许多人都厌倦了自己的根，而这根本身也可能入土很浅，于是我们四处旅行，寻找无根的感觉。
6. 人变得好奇起来，旅行也就开始了。
教会的影响力、传统的生活方式、缺乏钱财、难得闲暇, 都制约了人们的好奇心。
直到17世纪，在科学发现的促进之下，物质世界的大门才被撬开。
也只有那时，人们才开始旅行，寻求世俗的快慰。
7. 旅行可增长见识，可洞悉本国或异域的文化，可造就现代人的厌倦感。
类似十字军东征的元素在现代旅行者身上依然存在，只不过他是个人出征，这是驱使他远离家乡，进行说不清道不明的精神征战的一种冲动。
8. 当然，旅行最普通的原因就是为了远离家乡。
弗洛伊德说我们旅行是为了逃离父亲和家庭，而我们也可以补充说是为了逃离我们熟悉的一切。
Key to the Exercises--- An Integrated English Course - Book 6Unit 1 Technology in Reverse●Text ComprehensionI. CII. 1. F. Not all technology makes things complicated and wasteful; it is only retarded technology that makes things complicated and wasteful. Refer to Paragraph 1.2. T. Refer to Paragraph 5.3. F. It is true that the author acknowledges the great changes brought about by new technology, buthe believes these advantageous changes are often offset by a lot of technology-related waste. Refer to Paragraph 7.4. T. Refer to Paragraph 7.5. F. The author expresses his doubt in a sarcastic tone that cellular phones could really improvemarriages and save “family values”. Refer to Paragraph 9.● Language WorkI. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.1. highly regarded, intricate, attractive2. a sudden increase3. an event that will make you feel upset for a long time4. can supposedly help, at the same time5. need to be able to use6. we receive so many press releases that we find it difficult to deal with them7. an age where hi-tech has brought us noticeably great changes8. supposed, get away from us/be unattainable9. consequence, people who know nothing about technology, impeding10. usually, insignificantII. Fill in the banks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. customized2. traumatized3. promotional4. paradoxical5. frivolity6. subscribers7. successors8. inanities9. institutionalized10. subsidyIII. Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. are clogged with2. purports to3. a vista of4. bombarded…with5. exulted over6. scribbled all over7. find… alluring8. make a comeback9. call up10. tossed … into11. was eliminated12. compress… intoIV. Explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence.1. weak2. entrance to3. full of4. be compensated for by having the same amount deducted from his tax5. shows all the signs of6. excitement and danger7. spent the afternoon discussing8. increase her confidence9. very often10. quick diveV. Correct the errors in the following passage.VI. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE appropriate word.1. millionaires2. computer3. breed4. programs5. companies6. generation7. popularity8. provide9. sales10. times11. valuable12. life● Translation1.The program offers long-term care for the mentally retarded.2.He’s got a cumbersome, bulky, old computer—it’s slow and complicated to use.3. He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room.4. It would cause a tremendous upheaval to install a different computer system.5. The gold medal continues to elude her.6. Yo u’d be a fool not to embrace an opportunity as good as that.7. Her salary will go up by a hefty 10%.8. I scrawled a quick note to Hilary and put it under her door.9. There’s a smashing view from her office.10 The trip out there was swell, but the hotel was a bit crummy.II. Translate the following passage into Chinese.在我成长的房子里有一间屋子，我们把它称作图书馆。
1、这家公司是由几名有事业心得年轻人创立的。
This company was started by a couple of enterprising young men.2、那是他唯一一次自己在午夜前睡觉的，因为他实在太累了。
It was the only time when he went to bed of his own accord before midnight,because he was really too tired. 3、经过长时间的仔细酝酿，书才得以完成。
Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book..4、她从头到脚穿着一身黑。
She was attired from head to foot in black.5、为攒我们去度假的钱，我节衣缩食整整一年。
I have been scrimping and saving all the year to pay for our holiday.6、我知道他是好意，但我希望他别来管我们。
I know he is well-meaning,but I wish he’d leave us alone.7、当有人指出他犯错误时，他非常生气。
He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.8、说了多少次了，安东尼，刀子和叉子要放入中间的抽屉。
I have told you for umpteen th times,Anthony,knives and forks go in the middle drawer.9、缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。
I am afraid sewing is not my forte.10、观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。
She was buoy ed by the warm reception her audience gave her.纽约大学的外国学生来自130多个国家，50%来自亚洲，主要是韩国、日本和中国。
IV. Chinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 旅行好比私通：人总受到背叛自己国家的诱惑。
拥有想象力，必定意味着对自己生活的地方不再满意。
男人都有一种离心倾向，我们渴望旅行，恰似那些寻欢的情人。
2. 也只有在旅行之时，我们才赞赏古旧之物。
在国内——至少对美国人而言，所有东西都必须得是新近的。
但是我们走出国门的时候，却只对古老的东西感兴趣，因为我们想看看那些历经时间侵袭而保存下来的遗迹。
3. 我们旅行的时候，会放下戒备和忧虑，渴望回归过去；我们是向后倒退而非向前迈进；我们培养着自己的歇斯底里。
4. 我们旅行的时候会呈现出自己最好的一面，正如我们穿上自己最漂亮的衣服出行一般，只有我们的护照才会提醒我们，实际上自己是多么平淡无奇！我们出国去认识我们那个陌生的自己，那个诞生在飞机上且令人激动的陌生人。
我们去欧洲观赏那些借便利之名已经从我们的文化中废掉或剔除的一切：宗教、皇室、古雅、差异以及激情。
我们深信其他国家的人民比我们更加热情奔放。
5. 我们每个人都在伪装——不然缘何我们会戴上墨镜并在谈吐举止中尽力模仿另一个地方的本土居民呢？在家里，我们才做回自己；出国后，我们则尽力成为自己始终想做的人。
尽管最近大家都在谈论有关根的话题，但我们中的许多人都厌倦了自己的根，而这根本身也可能入土很浅，于是我们四处旅行，寻找无根的感觉。
6. 人变得好奇起来，旅行也就开始了。
教会的影响力、传统的生活方式、缺乏钱财、难得闲暇, 都制约了人们的好奇心。
直到17 世纪，在科学发现的促进之下，物质世界的大门才被撬开。
也只有那时，人们才开始旅行，寻求世俗的快慰。
7. 旅行可增长见识，可洞悉本国或异域的文化，可造就现代人的厌倦感。
类似十字军东征的元素在现代旅行者身上依然存在，只不过他是个人出征，这是驱使他远离家乡，进行说不清道不明的精神征战的一种冲动。
8. 当然，旅行最普通的原因就是为了远离家乡。
弗洛伊德说我们旅行是为了逃离父亲和家庭，而我们也可以补充说是为了逃离我们熟悉的一切。
IV. Chinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 旅行好比私通：人总受到背叛自己国家的诱惑。
拥有想象力，必定意味着对自己生活的地方不再满意。
男人都有一种离心倾向，我们渴望旅行，恰似那些寻欢的情人。
2. 也只有在旅行之时，我们才赞赏古旧之物。
在国内——至少对美国人而言，所有东西都必须得是新近的。
但是我们走出国门的时候，却只对古老的东西感兴趣，因为我们想看看那些历经时间侵袭而保存下来的遗迹。
3. 我们旅行的时候，会放下戒备和忧虑，渴望回归过去；我们是向后倒退而非向前迈进；我们培养着自己的歇斯底里。
4. 我们旅行的时候会呈现出自己最好的一面，正如我们穿上自己最漂亮的衣服出行一般，只有我们的护照才会提醒我们，实际上自己是多么平淡无奇！我们出国去认识我们那个陌生的自己，那个诞生在飞机上且令人激动的陌生人。
我们去欧洲观赏那些借便利之名已经从我们的文化中废掉或剔除的一切：宗教、皇室、古雅、差异以及激情。
我们深信其他国家的人民比我们更加热情奔放。
5. 我们每个人都在伪装——不然缘何我们会戴上墨镜并在谈吐举止中尽力模仿另一个地方的本土居民呢？在家里，我们才做回自己；出国后，我们则尽力成为自己始终想做的人。
尽管最近大家都在谈论有关根的话题，但我们中的许多人都厌倦了自己的根，而这根本身也可能入土很浅，于是我们四处旅行，寻找无根的感觉。
6. 人变得好奇起来，旅行也就开始了。
教会的影响力、传统的生活方式、缺乏钱财、难得闲暇, 都制约了人们的好奇心。
直到17世纪，在科学发现的促进之下，物质世界的大门才被撬开。
也只有那时，人们才开始旅行，寻求世俗的快慰。
7. 旅行可增长见识，可洞悉本国或异域的文化，可造就现代人的厌倦感。
类似十字军东征的元素在现代旅行者身上依然存在，只不过他是个人出征，这是驱使他远离家乡，进行说不清道不明的精神征战的一种冲动。
8. 当然，旅行最普通的原因就是为了远离家乡。
弗洛伊德说我们旅行是为了逃离父亲和家庭，而我们也可以补充说是为了逃离我们熟悉的一切。
第二单元1.成长在二战期间战火连天的曼彻斯特意味着生活艰辛，金钱紧缺，整日焦虑不安，当铺成了大多数家庭经常去的地方，当然也包括我家。
2.然而，我不能对已经很有进取心和积极乐观的父母有更多的要求了。
他们艰辛地工作，用尊严和快乐来支撑着这个家庭。
我刚毅而又智慧的父亲几乎无所不能，而且从不缺木匠和手工艺活。
为了满足家庭开支，他甚至参加了非法组织的拳击比赛。
至于我的母亲，她勤劳节约，极爱干净。
即使条件艰苦，在母亲的照料下，她的五个孩子总能吃得饱饱地，穿得干干净净地去学校。
3.尽管我的衣服熨得很平整，鞋子擦得发亮，还是不符合学校的着装标准。
尽管妈妈勤俭持家，想办法为我们做衣服，但是我还是没有学校指定的蓝色校服和帽徽。
4.由于战争，政府实施定量配给制。
很多学校都放宽了对学生着装的要求，因为他们知道在那个时候弄到衣服是一件很困难的事情。
尽管如此，我所在的女子学校对着装的要求依旧很严格，每个学生必须要穿学校指定的校服。
所以，每天主持校会的副校长就把教我一个人如何着装当成了他的工作。
5.虽然我努力地向老师说明我不能遵守的理由，并且事实上，我也在努力地改进，但是每天老师都会把我从队伍中拉出来，然后让我站到台上，作为不穿校服到学校的学生的典型。
6.每天，当我独自一人尴尬地站在同学们的面前时，我都会强忍住泪水。
为了惩罚我，老师甚至不允许我参加体操队，也不允许我参加我最喜欢的每周一次的交易舞会。
我多么希望在这所可怕的学校里，能有这样一位老师，他会睁开双眼，然后看看我会做什么，而不是不断地告诉我不能做什么。
7.然而，在我十二岁的记忆中，除了接受惩罚我别无选择。
不要让我善良的母亲知晓这种惯例的惩罚对我而言是很重要的，我不敢冒险让她来学校为我说情，因为我知道心胸狭隘、不讲情面的教员会同样地使她难堪，那意味着我们俩都会不愉快、会有失颜面。
千万不要啊，如果她告诉我父亲的话，他将会立即为我大动干戈。
10.后来有一天，我们家赢得了一个报刊比赛，可以免费照相。
第一课1.让我给你介绍落后科技。
它是先进科技的对立面。
先进的科技让我们更有效地利用新事物或是旧事物。
相反，落后科技则会使那些本来简单快捷的做事方式变成新和浪费。
更糟糕的是，它会鼓励我们做那些不需要的事，使浪费变得可敬，值得做，诱人，甚至是有趣。
2.几个星期前，新闻周刊报道了电子书的一个爆炸新闻。
这个创意是你可以把书装在可以接通你电子书电脑的光盘上。
这是落后科技的极佳创意。
一方面，你得买个价值900美元或900美元的，可以装满20本你最喜欢阅读书的书本阅读电脑。
这很繁琐。
如果你带它去沙滩，它可能会摔在地上。
你不能把当做枕头去用。
如果在厨房柜台上滑倒，还会打碎。
3.另一方面，你可以买本旧书。
它会便宜，更方便，不容易碎，还很耐用。
你可以借出去，甚至是陌生人。
如果你不喜欢它，可以不去考虑你曾经买了它而恨自己去不读。
弄丢了，也不是件多么伤心的事。
4.支持科技回归是因为电脑有一天将整个图书馆压缩在芯片或是光盘上，从而，给几乎任何人开放巨大信息的影像。
带来的麻烦是算术和常识问题。
一个藏书2000册的学校图书馆理论上可以同时服务两千人。
而装有一个搜索200000册图书的电脑终端的学校图书馆一次只能服务一个读者。
电脑成了瓶颈。
当然，图书馆可以买更多的电脑，但那比图书更笨重和浪费。
最终形成一个共识：大多数人真的需要这种途径，比如说，纽约公共图书管的整个收藏吗？5.另一个科技倒退的例子是新闻稿录像。
就我而言，我们总是围绕在产品，政治和治安的新闻下。
还有一些促销新闻录像。
代替一张10美分的新闻，它的花费是两天去准备，并花29美分去邮寄，我可以得到一个4.5美元的磁带，它的花费是2美元邮寄，2个月去准备。
在没有完全了解前，我可以在10到15秒内阅读一份标准的新闻稿。
但录像可以直接扔。
去游览它们需要一台录像机，花5到10分钟去观看。
不好意思，没有销售。
这个录像得不偿失。
6.我不准备去争论所有科技都不好。
上帝，没有。
我们身处显而易见科技的巨变下。
英语专业综合教程第六册课后答案Ⅰ.单项填空1．Work gets done________when people do it together，and the rewards are higher too. A．easily B．very easy C．more easily D．easier2．We must take all possible measures________ to improve working conditions.A．tend B．tending C．tended D．being tended3．The education of ________ young has become ________ hot and serious topic in the present society.A．the；/ B．a；the C．/；the D．the；a4．She as well as the two guides________ the idea of climbing the mountain in such bad weather.A．opposed to B．objected to C．are opposed to D．approved5．—What is the cost of your shirts here，sir?—It depends on which fashion you want to buy，and the prices________ from 100 dollars to 500 dollars.A．increase B．range C．reach D．different6．—Say，Jane，will you come with me to the game Friday?—________，Bob，but I promised Mary I’d go with her.A．My pleasure B．Thanks C．Take it easy D．Forget it7．________，American firms remain the most productive in the world.A．In average B．With average C．On average D．By average8．We advocate that everyone________some money to the flood-stricken area. A．donates B．to donate C．is donate D．donate9．How did it________ that humans speak so many different languages？A．come about B．come out C．come across D．come up 10．I really don’t know how you________ the great noise here！It’s bad for your health. A．keep up with B．catch up with C．come up with D．put up with11．How many people have________ for the book when it is printed?A．bought B．subscribed C．taken D．booked12．Large quantities of solid fuel________ consumed every day and too much carbon dioxide is sent into the air，which in turn________ the going up of temperature.A．is；results in B．are；results inC．is；leads to D．are；results from13．—Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?—I don’t mind where we go________there’s sun，sea and beach.A．as if B．as long as C．now that D．in order that14．—I heard your journey was not very pleasant.—But for the sudden rain we________ a wonderful time.A．will have B．should have had C．should have D．had15．It was on the farm ________ he spent his childhood ________ he learned how to grow vegetables.A．where；that B．which；when C．that；that D．which；whichⅡ.完形填空The Pecan ThiefWhen I was six years old，I was visiting my grandfather’s farm in Kansas.Grandpa ha d sent me into the __16__ to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.Pecan picking was really __17__ work and my little basket was only half full.I wasn’t about to__18__ Grandpa down.Just then something caught my __19__.A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.I watched as he picked up a pecan，hurried to a tree and __20__ in a large hole in the trunk.A moment later the squirrel __21__ out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.Once again，he took the pecan back to his hiding place.Not so __22__ anymore，I thought.I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole.It was__23__ with pecans！Golden pecans were right there for taking.This was my __24__.Handful by handful，I scooped all of those pecans into my basket.Now it was full！I was so __25__ of myself.I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.__26__，I ran back and shouted，“Look at all the pecans！”He looked into the basket and said，“Well，well，how did you find so many？”I told him how I’d __27__ the squirrel and taken the pecans fr om his hiding place. Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits.Then he did something that __28__me.He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently__29__ my shoulders.“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter __30__ of food，” he said.“Now that all of his pecans are gone，don’t you think that little squirrel will __31__ the cold winter？”“I didn’t think about that，”I said.“I know，”Grandpa said.“But a good man should never take __32__ of someone else’s hard work.”Suddenly I felt a bit __33__.The image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t __34__ my mind.There was only one thing I could do.Icarried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.I didn’t eat any pecans that night，but I had something much more filling—the __35__ of knowing I had done just the right thing.16．A.rooms B．woods C．holes D．roads17．A.hard B．dirty C．light D．easy18．A.let B．settle C．have D．keep19．A.sweater B．basket C．eye D．hand20．A.joined B．lived C．discovered D．disappeared21．A.jumped B．held C．stood D．found22．A.strange B．secret C．anxious D．patient23．A.covered B．filled C．rebuilt D．decorated24．A.time B．choice C．chance D．achievement25．A.afraid B．ashamed C．careful D．proud26．A.Otherwise B．However C．Besides D．Therefore27．A.driven B．followed C．protected D．caught28．A.annoyed B．satisfied C．surprised D．delighted29．A.off B．beside C．over D．around30．A.supply B．cost C．support D．preparation31．A.escape B．spend C．survive D．flee32．A.place B．notice C．advantage D．charge33．A.guilty B．unconfident C．embarrassed D．nervous34．A.open B．leave C．cross D．occupy35． A.inspiration B．expectation C．impression D．satisfactionⅢ.阅读理解A tent can be one of the more costly items on your camping equipment shopping list.It is definitely something that you need to consider carefully.By seeing a tent for real you will be able to get a better impression of its size and construction in the traditional shop.However，the downside is that，unless you are experienced，you may miss out some of the details that the manufacturer’s promotional material makes clear.Cheap tents often look similar to the quality models they are mimicking(模仿)，but you can be sure that they use inferior(次的) materials and probably have lower design standards.Shop staff are often campers themselves.That means they usually can give lots of advice.If a shop assistant agrees with your own conclusions，that will be great；if they try to change your decision with a clear and reasonable argument，then that will be worth considering；if they just try to bamboozle(欺骗)，or even bully，you then walk away.The Internet is a wonderful tool，and so long as you know how to make the most of search engines and put in a little effort，you really have the perfect answer waiting to be found.That answer will be different for every camper as each of us has different ne eds.Don’t be surprised to see your favourite criticized somewhere，but if you see too much criticism，then you had better start thinking again.No problem.You won’t have spent anything yet，so think of it positively as a large expense saved.Probably the best approach，if you have the time，is to research tents online and make a short list.Then try to inspect those tents at nearby shops.Then you can make a final decision on where to buy your chosen model based purely on total cost.36．When you go camping，what you should consider most is________.A．the shopping list B．the costly itemC．the tent D．the equipment37．The underlined word “downside” i n Paragraph 2 means “________”．A．disadvantage B．instruction C．argument D．principle 38．It can be concluded from the third paragraph that________.A．shop assistants usually enjoy going campingB．shop assistants usually have practical adviceC．you should consider your idea repeatedlyD．it is impolite for you to trouble shop assistants39．You can make use of the Internet to________.A．meet your different needs B．find the answer for every camperC．help you out of trouble D．find your favourite tent40．Which of the following would be the main idea of this passage?A．It is good to buy your tent in the traditional shop.B．You’d better buy a tent with the help of the Internet.C．Better buy a tent combining seeing tents for real in shops and researching them online. D．Going camping is really beneficial to your health.1.C2.B3.D4.B5.B6.B7.C8.D9.A 10.D 11.B 12.B 13.B 14.B15.A 16.B 17.A 18.A 19.C 20.D 21.A 22.B 23.B 24.C 25.D 26.D 27.B 28.C 29.D 30.A 31.C 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.D36.C 37.A 38.B 39.D 40.C。
Chinese Transla tion of Paragra phs1. 电话的发明，产生了一个始料不及的后果，书写过时了。
诚然，全职的写字工仍然存在，包括记者、学者以及职业写手。
大型商业中心仍然很有必要保留一些能草拟备忘录、会议纪要、新闻稿或者合同的人。
但是在举笔和拿起话筒之间选择的话，大多数人都会走便道，让手指——有时还有大脑——休息片刻。
2. 与之相比，当前计算机网络上发生的现象就更为惊人了。
每个夜晚，当人们本应该看电视的时候，成千上万的计算机用户坐在键盘前，点击进入“电脑服务”、“奇才”、“美国在线”或互联网，并开始打字——发电子邮件、发布信息、聊天、夸夸其谈、谩骂，甚至创作短篇小说和诗歌。
当麦克卢汉所说的媒介正在淘汰莎士比亚时代的媒介时，网络世界正经历着18世纪以来信件书写最为迅猛的发展。
3. “我确信电子邮件和网上会议正在教会整整一代人写文章是多么有用，可以灵活到何种程度，”《旧金山纪事报》的专栏作家乔恩·卡洛尔这样写道。
石山图书出版社的编辑帕特里克·尼尔森·海顿把当今的电子公告板比作18世纪末19世纪初的“文字盒”：这是个小盒子，盒内的文章在多人间传递，每人经手时都会增加一些句子。
来自亚利桑那大学的副主编大卫·塞维尔则将网络写作喻为马克·吐温在19世纪60年代在旧金山所发现的文学景象，“当时人们将新闻报道嫁接到夸张的民俗传统故事之中，创造了新的新闻报道方式”。
更有甚者，有人想起了汤姆·潘恩和美国革命时期政治小册子作家，甚至还想起了伊丽莎白一世时期，古腾堡活字印刷术的发明，令一代英国作家沉迷在语言之中。
4. 可是这种比较又引出一个问题：如果说当今的网络写作代表了某种复兴，但为何这么多网络作品又如此糟糕呢？网络写作可能会低劣不堪：文体拖沓、漫无边际、愚蠢幼稚、不合语法、拼写糟糕、结构不当，有时甚至毫无内容可言，正如网络上典型的短信息所示：“嗨！！！1！我觉得金属乐队酷毙了！1 ！！！”5. 当然，原因之一就是电子邮件不同于常规写作。
Chinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 二战时，曼彻斯特饱受空袭之苦。
成长在那里，意味着岁月艰难、钱财短缺、心情焦虑，也意味着许多家庭都是当铺的常客，包括我家。
2. 不过，我的父母最是乐观向上。
他们用勤劳、自尊和满屋子的欢笑撑起了这个家。
我父亲身体结实，心灵手巧，他那双手几乎无所不能，从不缺木匠和手工活儿。
他甚至偶尔还会参加偏僻街道的拳击比赛，补贴家用。
我母亲勤俭节约，把家收拾得干净利落。
尽管条件艰苦，但她总能让自己的五个孩子吃得饱饱、穿得整整齐齐、干干净净地上学去。
3. 问题是：虽说我的衣服熨得有棱有角，皮鞋擦得铮亮铮亮的，可总有些地方不符合标准校服的要求。
尽管母亲缩衣节食为我筹到了大部分装束，但我仍然没能凑齐学校指定的蓝色运动上衣和帽圈。
4. 由于战争影响，开始实施配给制度，大部分学校也放宽了对正规校服的要求，因为学校明白能有衣服穿已属不易。
然而，我就读的女子学校却严格规定，每位学生必须穿正规的校服。
于是那位负责每天集合的副校长就将训斥我视为她的任务来做。
5. 尽管我试图去解释我为何没能按规定着装，尽管我也正逐渐向全套校服靠近，我每天依然会被揪出队列，在台上罚站，作为对违反校服规定者的警戒。
6. 我每天站在同学面前，只能强忍泪水，不仅羞愧难耐，而且常常只有我一人挨罚。
对我的惩罚还扩大到不能上体操课或者我钟爱的每周一次的交谊舞课。
我多么希望在这所可怕的学校里，哪怕只有一位老师能睁开双眼看看我能够做什么，而不是不停地告诉我不能做什么啊！7. 不过，12岁的我在心里也毫无选择，只有眼睁睁地挨受惩罚。
我明白不能让仁厚的母亲知道我所遭受的这种习惯性羞辱，这点非常重要。
我也不敢冒险让她到学校替我求情，因为我知道那些心胸狭隘、不讲情面的教员们也同样会令她难堪，这意味着到时我们母女俩都要伤心、愤怒。
老天！要是母亲再告诉父亲的话，他立马会大发雷霆，冲到学校来保护我。
8. 一天，我们全家在一家报纸举办的不收取费用的肖像模特摄影比赛中获了奖。
Unit 1 Text comprehension Ⅰ. C Ⅱ 1. 1. F. F. F. Not Not Not all all all technology technology technology makes makes makes things things things complicated complicated complicated and and and wasteful; wasteful; wasteful; it it it is is is only only only retarded retarded technology that makes things complicated and wasteful. Refer to Paragraph 1. 2. T. Refer to Paragraph 5 3. F. It i s is is true true true that that that the author the author acknowledges acknowledges the the the great great great changes brought about by changes brought about by new technology technology, , , but but but he he he believes believes believes these these these advantageous advantageous advantageous changes changes changes are are are often often often offset offset offset by by by a a a lot lot lot of of technology-related waste. Refer to Paragraph 7. 4. T. Refer to Paragraph 7. 5. 5. F. F. F. The The The author author author expresses expresses expresses his his his doubt doubt doubt in in in a a a sarcastic sarcastic sarcastic tone tone tone that that that cellular cellular cellular phones phones phones could could really improve marriages and save “family values ”. Refer to Paragraph 9. Ⅳ1. 1. It It It is is is obvious obvious obvious that that that technology technology technology in in in modern modern modern age age age has has has brought brought brought about about about great great great changes. changes. Nevertheless, Nevertheless, we we we have have have not not not yet benefited yet benefited from from the supposed the supposed gains of new technology —rising income and greater productivity. 2. Creative thought i s is is not appreciated. not appreciated. American American managers managers managers have been troubled by the have been troubled by the fact that independent and active thinking gives way to dumb numbers. Language work Ⅰ1. Highly regarded, intricate, attractive 2. A sudden increase 3. An event that will make you feel upset for a long time 4. Can supposedly help, at the same time 5. Need to be able to use 6. We receive so many press releases that we find it difficult to deal with them 7. An age where hi-tech has brought us noticeably great changes 8. Supposed, get away from us/be unattainable 9. Consequence, people who know nothing about technology , impeding 10. Usually, insignificant Ⅱ1. Customized 2. Traumatized 3. Promotional 4. Paradoxical 5. Frivolity 6. Subscribers 7. Successors 8. Inanities 9. Institutionalized 10. Subsidy Ⅲ1. are clogged with 2. purports to 3. a vista of 4. bombarded…with 5. exulted over 6. scribbled all over 7. find…alluring 8. make a comeback 9. call up 10. tossed…into 11. was eliminated 12. compress…intoⅣ1. weak 2. entrance to 3. full of 4. be compensated for by having the same amount deducted from his tax 5. shows all the signs of 6. excitement and danger 7. spent the afternoon discussing 8. increase her confidence 9. very often 10. quick dive Ⅴ1 1 are concerned are concerned This is the adjective concerned= worried +that/about 2 expected Confusion 3 in some jobs n ecessary for sense; it is only a number of jobs, one category necessary for sense; it is only a number of jobs, one category 4 not much Sense 5 it is the verb needs a (dummy) subject 6 To reduce enable+to-infinitive 7 efficient Sense 8 savings Usage 9 limited limited=restricted, small in area; limiting=actively limits and prevents growth 10 10 of the future of the future one definite future Ⅵ1. millionaires 2. computer 3. breed 4. programs 5. companies 6. generation 7. popularity 8. provide 9. sales 10. times 11. valuable 12. life Translation1. The program offers long-term care for the mentally retarded. 2. He ’s got a cumbersome, bulky , old computer —it it’’s slow and complicated to use. 3. He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room.4. It would cause a tremendous upheaval to install a different computer system.5. The gold medal continues to elude her. 6. Y ou ’d be a fool not to embrace an opportunity as good as that. 7. Her salary will go up by a hefty 10%. 8. I scrawled a quick note to Hilary and put it under her door. 9. There ’s a smashing view from her office. 10 The trip out there was swelling, but the hotel was a bit crummy. Translate the following passage into Chinese在我成长的房子里有一间屋子，在我成长的房子里有一间屋子，我们把它称作图书馆。
Unit 1Text comprehensionⅠ. CⅡ1. F. Not all technology makes things complicated and wasteful; it is only retarded technology that makes things complicated and wasteful. Refer to Paragraph 1.2. T. Refer to Paragraph 53. F. It is true that the author acknowledges the great changes brought about by new technology, but he believes these advantageous changes are often offset by a lot of technology-related waste. Refer to Paragraph 7.4. T. Refer to Paragraph 7.5. F. The author expresses his doubt in a sarcastic tone that cellular phones could really improve marriages and save “family values”. Refer to Paragraph 9.Ⅳ1. It is obvious that technology in modern age has brought about great changes. Nevertheless, we have not yet benefited from the supposed gains of new technology —rising income and greater productivity.2. Creative thought is not appreciated. American managers have been troubled by the fact that independent and active thinking gives way to dumb numbers.Language workⅠ1. Highly regarded, intricate, attractive2. A sudden increase3. An event that will make you feel upset for a long time4. Can supposedly help, at the same time5. Need to be able to use6. We receive so many press releases that we find it difficult to deal with them7. An age where hi-tech has brought us noticeably great changes8. Supposed, get away from us/be unattainable9. Consequence, people who know nothing about technology, impeding10. Usually, insignificantⅡ1. Customized2. Traumatized3. Promotional4. Paradoxical5. Frivolity6. Subscribers7. Successors8. Inanities9. Institutionalized10. SubsidyⅢ1. are clogged with2. purports to3. a vista of4. bombarded…with5. exulted over6. scribbled all over7. find…alluring8. make a comeback9. call up 10. tossed…into11. was eliminated12. compress…intoⅣ1. weak2. entrance to3. full of4. be compensated for by having the same amount deducted from his tax5. shows all the signs of6. excitement and danger7. spent the afternoon discussing8. increase her confidence9. very often10. quick diveⅤⅥ1. millionaires2. computer3. breed4. programs5. companies6. generation7. popularity8. provide9. sales10. times11. valuable12. lifeTranslation1. The program offers long-term care for the mentally retarded.2. He’s got a cumbersome, bulky, old computer—it’s slow and complicated to use.3. He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room.4. It would cause a tremendous upheaval to install a different computer system.5. The gold medal continues to elude her.6. You’d be a fool not to embrace an opportunity as good as that.7. Her salary will go up by a hefty 10%.8. I scrawled a quick note to Hilary and put it under her door.9. There’s a smashing view from her office.10 The trip out there was swelling, but the hotel was a bit crummy.Translate the following passage into Chinese在我成长的房子里有一间屋子，我们把它称作图书馆。
Unit 4 Matriculation FixationChinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 两年前的一天，我坐在费城一所医院的大厅里焦急地等待着，一位素不相识的人突然向我讲述了他女儿的大学就读计划。
由于那天下午我79岁的老母亲刚动了大手术，还没醒过来，我无法全神贯注地听他的叙述。
但是随着他讲述的深入，我却记住了其中的大部分与话题有关的细节。
2. 这位女生虽然算不上出类拔萃，但还算出色，她已经被一所一流名牌大学接受，不过没有助学金。
与此同时，一所当地的二大学也录取了她，并承诺全免学费。
由于家里还有几个孩子排在后面将上大学，经济自然有些紧，这位父亲便说服女儿接受了第二所大学的录取通知。
现在，他担心她某天会懊悔这个决定，因为她将来毕业的学校名气较小，结交不广，为她敞开的大门也少些。
虽然她的学位证书使她离通往成功的黄金大道并不遥远，但却不会把她直接放在这条大道上。
3. 我本世俗百姓，对一些陌生人的婚姻、职业和嗜好最为私密的细枝末节耳熟能详，因此很早便掌握了调解这类危机的必备技巧。
我告诉这位男士，我许多高中同学都毕业于这所二流大学，但他们都过上了丰富而充实的生活。
4. 我告诉他，我自己就毕业于费城一所二流大学，和她女儿要就读的学校并无二致，而我也已在世上为自己找到了一小块立足之地。
我还告诉他，我的大学岁月是我人生中最快乐的时光，教授们既有才识又很敬业，对他们的教诲和启发我永怀感恩之心。
他又追问我的个人情况，我解释说我是个自由作家，我扼要罗列了自己的资历，还告诉他我对自己的职业生涯也很满意。
5. 这位父亲从来没有听说过我，也没有读过我的作品。
尽管他对我那可怜的履历佯装兴趣，我依然看出他已经崩溃了。
他女儿也计划从事新闻行业，如果走上和我一样的学术道路，最终也会像我一样失败。
6. 我始终没有弄明白他为什么去那医院。
7. 我之所以提及此事，是因为它折射了在该送孩子上大学的时刻到来时家长们神经质到了什么程度。
IV. Chinese Translation of Paragraphs1. 首先，我要强调的是，读书本应是一种享受。
当然，为了应付考试或者获取信息，许多书我们不得不读，而我们从中却不可能得到任何愉悦。
我们读这些书是出于教育的目的，至多希望自己对它的需要不至于使阅读的过程过于乏味。
我们读这些书并非好之乐之，而是出于无奈。
这当然不是我要谈的读书。
要谈的读书。
我接下去要谈论的书籍，既不能助您获得学位，也不能帮您谋生；既不能教您怎样驾驶帆船，也不能教您怎样启动熄火的车辆。
然而，它们却可以让您生活得更为充实。
不过，您必须喜欢读书才行，否则也无济于事。
2. 我这里所说的“您”，是指那些有闲的成年人，他们想读的不是非读不可的那些书。
我指的不是书虫，因为书虫们自有读书之道。
我这里只想谈些名著，那些很久以来广受推崇的杰作。
我们理应都读过这些名著，遗憾的是这类人却为数甚少。
有些名著不仅为优秀的批评家们所公认，文学史家也会有长篇大论，然而，今天的普通读者读之却味同嚼蜡。
这些作品对研究者来说是重要的，然而，时移事易，人们喜好变更，如今这些书早已失其原味，要读完全凭意志。
举例来说，我读过乔治·艾略特的《亚当·比德》，但我不能违心地说这个过程是愉悦的。
我读它是出于义务，读完了自然如释重负。
3. 关于这类书籍，我无意置喙。
每个人自有自己的评价和意见。
不论学者们对某本书作何评价，即便他们众口如一，极尽溢美之词，除非您感兴趣，否则它与您毫不相干。
不要忘记批评家也经常犯错，批评史上那些最著名的评论家的低级错误比比皆是。
一本书对您价值几何，只有作为读者的您才是最终评判人。
当然，这适用于我将要向您推荐的书籍。
我们每个人都不可能与他人完全一样，至多只是相仿而已。
因此，没有理由认为对我有益的书也正好对您有益。
不过，读这些书让我觉得内心更加富有；倘若我没有读过的话，恐怕我就不会完全是今天的我了。
所以我恳求您，倘若您在本文的诱惑之下去读我推荐的书，但却又读不下去，那就放下它们。
得不到愉悦的东西，对您毫无用处。
谁也没有义务去读什么诗歌、小说或者被称为“美文学”的杂文(真希望我知道这个词英语怎么说，但我认为英语里没有对应的词)。
读书须有乐趣，但谁能断言某君中意之物，他人也必定趋之若鹜？4. 不要认为愉悦就是不道德。
愉悦本身是件大好事，所有的愉悦都是好事，只是它后果各异，理智人士会回避某些愉悦的方式。
愉悦也不一定是粗俗淫荡的。
但凡发现心智上的愉悦是最为完美、最为持久的人，都是其时代的智者。
因此，养成读书的习惯大有裨益。
养成读书习惯，就是给自己营造逃避生活中几乎一切愁苦的庇护所。
我说“几乎”，是因为我不想夸大其词，宣称读书可以缓解饥饿的折磨、消除单相思的痛苦；但是几本好看的侦探小说外加一个热水瓶足以使任何感冒患者津津有味地读下去。
反之，如果硬要他去读味同嚼蜡的书，又有谁能养成那种为读书而读书的习惯呢？5. 为了方便起见，我将按年代顺序来罗列我要谈的书籍。
不过倘若您决定要读这些书，则不一定非按这个顺序不可。
我建议您最好还是随兴去读，您甚至不一定要读完一本再读另一本。
就我而言，我更喜欢同时读四五本书。
毕竟您每天的心情都会有变化，您也不可能一天二十四小时都热切地想读某一本书。
我们必须适时调整。
于是我很自然地采取了最适合自己的读书计划。
早晨工作之前，我会读点科学或者哲学著作，因为这需要头脑清醒、思想集中。
这开启了我一天的工作。
完成工作之后，我觉得轻松，但又不想从事紧张的脑力活动，我便读历史、散文、评论或者传记；晚上我则读小说。
小说。
此外，我手头总有本诗集，以便兴致来了翻上几页；放在我床头的，则是那种可以随意翻阅、随时放下的书。
这种书读之欣然，搁之泰然，可惜太难觅了。
6. 回顾上文，我发现我不止一次向您建议，不时地跳读实为明智之举。
我觉得前面提到的书籍都非常重要，值得通读。
但即便这类书籍，您如能行使跳读的权利，也将获得更大的愉悦。
因为即便是伟大的作品，随着人们品味的变化，部分篇章也会变得枯燥乏味。
今天，我们已不再理会18世纪推崇的说教式文章，也不再青睐19世纪钟爱的大段景物描写。
当小说盛行现实主义时，作家们钟情于细节；而在走了很长的路之后，他们发现只有与主题相关的细节才有意思。
学会如何跳读，也就学会了如何从阅读中获得益处和愉悦。
但是对于如何学习跳读之法，我则无可奉告，因为我从来没有学会此项诀窍，我是个跳读能力很差的人。
我唯恐跳读会漏掉有价值的信息，只好去啃那些令我厌烦的章节。
而我一旦开始跳读，便打不住了，每次读完之后便开始自责，因为我意识到我没有充分享用这本书。
而且我觉得与其这样，还不如干脆不读它。
Section Four Consolidation ActivitiesI. Text Comprehension1. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose.A.To recommend some masterpieces for pleasurable reading.B.To let the readers share his experience of reading.C.To urge the exercise of personal taste in the selection of what to read from the books he isgoing to recommend.Key: [ C ]2. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1). If books can fulfill your utilitarian purposes, you will find reading them enjoyable. [F]2). All masterpieces, due to their importance and value acknowledged by critics, should be given priority on readers’ booklists. [F]3). The first criterion in book-selection is that the reader should get pleasure from his/her reading. [T]4). Reading habits vary from person to person, depending on individuals’ preferences. [T]5). The author does not believe in skipping, because he often worries that he may have missed something important and valuable in reading as a result of skipping. [F]II. Writing Strategies1) Read the following sentences that are structured in an inverted sequence.a. Such books we read with resignation rather than with alacrity. (Paragraph 1)b. That, however, they cannot do unless you enjoy reading them. (Paragraph 1)c. Now of such books as this I mean to say nothing. (Paragraph 3)d. ... but how you are to learn it I cannot tell you ...(Paragraph 6)Try to give the normal order of these sentences and comment on their stylistic functions.a. Normal sequence: We read such books with resignation rather than with alacrity.Function: To create a closer relation be tween “books” in this sentence and “them” in the preceding one.b. Normal sequence: However, they cannot do that unless you enjoy reading them.Function: To achieve emphasis by putting “that” at the beginning of the sentence.c. Normal sequence: Now I mean to say nothing of such books as this.Function: Both to achieve emphasis and to create a closer relation between “this” in the sentence and what has been discussed in the preceding one.d. Normal sequence: ... but I cannot tell you how you are to learn it ...Function: Both to achieve emphasis and to create a closer relation between “it” in the sentence and “to know how to skip” in the preceding one.2) With the exception of Paragraphs 1 and 4, the author supplies his own experiences in the second half of each paragraph to shed more light on the suggestions he puts forward. Read these experiences again, and identify the author’s viewpoints.The author’s viewpoints involved in his personal experiences:a. The author’s experience in reading George Eliot’s Adam Bede (Paragraph 2) — to indicatethat masterpieces do not necessarily bring enjoyment in reading.b. Reading certain books makes the author feel the richer (Paragraph 3) — to suggest thatwhat pleases one person does not necessarily please another.c. The author’s reading habit (Paragraph 5) —to advise people that they need to readaccording to their own interests.d. T he author’s experience as a bad skipper (Paragraph 6) — to prove that reading could bemore enjoyable, if you know how to skip.III. Language Work1. Explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own words.1). Such books we read with resignation rather than with alacrity.→ read with unresisting acceptance because we know we have to; eagerness2). The books I shall mention in due course will help you neither to get a degree nor to earn your living.→ later, after these introductory remarks3). I wish to deal only with the masterpieces which the consensus of opinion for a long time has accepted as supreme.→ for a long time have generally been accepted as the most important books4). Don’t forget that critics often make mistakes — the history of criticism is full of the blunders the most eminent of them have made ...→ full of mistakes; famous and respected5). ... I would not go so far as to pretend that to read a book will assuage the pangs of hunger or still the pain of unrequited love ...→ ease the painful feeling; kill6). But who is going to acquire the habit of reading for reading’s sake, if he is bidden to read books that bore him→ told to7). It sets me off for the day.→warms me up and gets me ready for a whole day’s work8). Later on, when my work is done and I feel at ease, but not inclined for mental exercise of a strenuous character, I read history, essays, criticism or biography ...→ ready for; a toilsome / difficult nature9). ... I am aware I have not done it justice ...→ have not treated the book in a way that is fair10). I am apt to think that I might just as well never have read it ...→ tend to; it might have been equally good if I had never read it (Note: it is a phrase used to mean that another course of action would have an equally good result.)2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1). They received the news with resignation. (resign)2). The company has begun to challenge the supremacy (supreme) of the current leading manufacturers in the textiles industry.3). All four proposals to the committee were unanimously (unanimous) approved.4). Having achieved eminence (eminent) as an actor, he now intends to perform a comparable feat in politics.5). This part of the law is only applicable (apply) to companies employing more than five people.6). The museum houses a fascinating miscellany (miscellaneous) of nautical treasures.7). I’m not sure of the chronology (chronological) of the events.8). The children sat listening attentively (attention) to the story.9). My own inclination (incline) would be to look for another job.10). He strenuously (strenuous) denies all the allegations against him.3. Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with a phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.incline | resign | class as | with equanimity | rob of | stall off | apt | dip into | apply toextract | do justice to | set off1). She didn’t really do justice to herself in the interview.2. He resigned from the company to take a more challenging job.3). A last-minute injury robbed me of my place on the team.4). It’s the sort of book you can just dip into now and again.5). That bit of the form is for foreigners —it doesn’t apply to you.6). No one seemed inclined to help.7). I’m 17, but I’m still classed as a child when I travel by bus.8). She’s in her eighties now and apt to be a bit forgetful.9). She’s finally stopped cry ing —now don’t set her off again.10). The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.11). The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard.12). He received the news of his mother’s death with remarkable equanimity.4. Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1). There is a supreme moment at the end of the opera.→ a moment which causes great excitement2). The air was so still that not even the leaves on the trees were moving.→ There was so little wind3). He bade them to leave at once.→ ordered or told4). If symptoms persist, seek medical attention.→ visit a doctor5). The kitchen roof is apt to leak when it rains.→ likely to6). She felt that life had lost most of its savour.→ pleasure and interest7). Somebody set the alarm off.→ made the alarm bell ring8). I incline to disagree with you on that point.→ I more disagree than agree9). I’ve only dipped into the book.→ read a few pages of the book, not from cover to cover10). The winner has been disqualified for cheating, so justice has been done.→ fairness has been achieved5. Correct the errors in the following passage. The passage contains ten errors, one in each indicated line. In each case, only one word is involved.Corrections should be done as follows:Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word in the blank.Extra word: delete the extra word with an “×.”Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” and write the missing word6. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE appropriate word.The Beauty of ReadingAll good books have one thing in (1) common — they are truer than if they really (2) happened and after you have finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards, it all (3) belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was.— Ernest Hemingway Books, as we all know, are the stepping stones to human progress, for they reflect the world’s greatest minds. However, they are only gaudy ornaments on the (4) shelves until someone reads them. So it is reading that (5) makes the difference. Reading is to the mind what food is to the (6) body, for it transforms the way people understand the world, invokes self-awareness and helps to fulfill (7) personal potential.Reading unfolds a sketc h of the real world in front of readers’ (8) eyes. Books present the landscape and stories of the whole world beyond the (9) limitations of time or space. And by reading, readers get to (10) know exotic cultures and traditions, enjoy numerous anecdotes, and even (11) experience the legendary life of their idols. In this regard, reading (12) enables people to understand the world from a new perspective.Reading motivates personal development. Merely (13) sustaining life is a vegetable state. Thoroughly (14) living life requires continuous exploration of mankind itself. And reading enhances people’s capacity to judge themselves in a moral and rational way, and then correct their (15) misunderstanding of the concept of themselves.Reading develops potential. Books are the legacies that great geniuses leave to (16) mankind. And reading provides readers with a shortcut by which they can get (17) access to their great minds. The beauty of reading is just like the sunshine, illuminating (18) everything. By reading and getting access to great (19) minds, readers tend to be encouraged and enlightened, (20) which naturally makes life more meaningful.IV. Translation1. Translating SentencesTranslate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in brackets.1). 她欣然接受了那笔钱。
