新视野大学英语第二版第二册课文翻译Unit 7-Section B

Unit7▲overwhelm vt. 1.使不知所措, (感情上) 使（某人）受不了2.胜过，击败spin v. 1.（使）迅速地旋转 2.纺线，纺纱，纺织n. 旋转title vt. 给(书、文章等) 取名n. 1.名称，题目2.称呼，头衔react vi. 1.作出反应，回应 2.反对，反抗reactor n. [C] 原子反应堆，核反应堆tense a. 1.紧张的2.拉紧的，绷紧的v. （使）紧张，（使）绷直▲cholesterol n. [U] 胆固醇excess a. 额外的，附加的n. 无节制，过量fiber (英fibre) n. [C, U] 纤维，纤维物质circuit n. 1.电路2.环道，环形道worm n. [C]虫，蠕虫pump n. 泵vt. （用泵）抽吸（或运送）attribute vt. 把……归因于，把……归咎于n. 特性，属性exterior n. 外部，外面，外表a. 外部的，外面的，外表的interior n. 内部a. 内部的▲destructive a. 破坏的▲perfection n. 完美，十全十美，尽善尽美perfectionist n. 力求完美者，完美主义者，凡事求全者delegate vt. 1.授权，委托权限 2.选派代表n. 代表cycle n. 1.循环，周期2.自行车（脚踏车），摩托车vi. 骑自行车emphasis n. 强调jam n. 1.堵塞2.[U] 果酱vt. 把……塞入，挤入vi. 卡住，轧住argument n. 1.争论，争吵 2. 论据，论点，理由stir v. 1.搅和，搅拌，拌匀 2.使激动，惹起，激起n. 1.搅和，搅拌2.激动；骚乱，动乱outlet n. 1.发泄（精力、感情）的方法 2.出口▲physiological a. 生理的，生理学的physiologically ad. 生理上，在生理学上recommend vt. 1. 建议，劝告 2.推荐，举荐financial a. 财政的，金融的financially ad. 在金融上，在财政上independent a. 1.独立的，自主的，自立的 2.无偏见的，中立的stimulate vt. 刺激，激励，激发temper n. 1.心情，情绪2.性情，脾气vt. 使缓和，软化，调和priority n. 1.优先处理的事 2.居先，优先（权）viewpoint n. 观点，看法troublesome a. 令人烦恼的，麻烦的，使人痛苦的politician n. 1.政客 2.政治家deadline n. 最后期限flee v. 逃跑，逃避，逃逸Phrases and Expressionsbe out of control 失去控制，不听约束blood pressure 血压blow one's top 大发雷霆stir in one's own juice 受煎熬blow apart 爆炸on one's trail 在……路上cut down 减少……的数量keep sth. in mind 记住◆workaholic n. 闲不下来的人，工作狂dimension n. 1.方面，特点 2.尺度（宽，长，厚，高）dimensional a. （构成复合词的）有……维的，……方面的constant a. 1.经常的，永恒的，不断的 2.不变的，固定的constantly ad. 经常地，不断地drunk a. 1.（酒）醉的 2.陶醉（于）consequence n. 1.结果，结局，影响2.重要性system n. 1.制度，体制；一套（工作）方法2.系统，装置sanction vt. 批准，认可n. 1.批准，认可2.约束力，约束因素workaholism n. 醉心工作，迷恋工作employee n. 雇员，被雇佣的人employer n. 雇主loyal a. 忠诚的，忠贞的hazard vt. 1.使遭受危险，冒险2.冒险做出；大胆提出n. 危险；风险trap vt. 1.使陷于困境，使落入圈套，使受限制 2.设陷阱捕捉n. 1.陷阱，捕捉机2.圈套，诡计consumption n. 1. 消耗，消费 2. 消费量，消耗量mode n. 方法，方式merchant n. 商人rack vt. 使（肉体或精神）受痛苦，使受折磨，给……造成麻烦（此词在文中与up连用，意义为"积累"。

Unit 1Section BCulture ShockDo you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting? Like many young people who leave home to study in another country, do you think you would have lots of desirable fun? Certainly, it is a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom. In spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter. Because your views may clash with the different beliefs, norms, values, and traditions that exist in different countries, you may have difficulty adjusting to a new culture and to those parts of the culture not familiar to you. This is culture shock. Evidently, at least four essential stages of culture-shock adjustment occur.The first stage is called "the honeymoon". In this stage, you feel excitement about living in a different place, and everything seems to be marvelous. You like everything, and everybody seems to be so nice to you. Also, the amusement of life in a new culture seems as though it will have no ending.Eventually, however, the second stage of culture shock appears. This is the "hostility stage". You begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had originally thought it was. You become tired of many things about the new culture. Moreover, people don't treat you like a guest anymore. Everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first is now awful, and everything makes you feel distressed and tired.Usually at this point in your adjustment to a new culture, you devise some defense mechanisms to help you cope and to protect yourself against the effects of culture shock. One type of coping mechanism is called "repression". This happens when you pretend that everything is acceptable and that nothing bothers you. Another type of defense mechanism is called "regression". This occurs when you start to act as if you are younger than you actually are; you act like a child. You forget everything, and sometimes you become careless and irresponsible. The third kind of defense mechanism is called "isolation". You would rather be home alone, and you don't want to communicate with anybody. With isolation, you try to avoid the effects of culture shock, or at least that's what you think. Isolation is one of the worst coping mechanisms you can use because it separates you from those things that could really help you. The last type of defense mechanism is called "rejection". With this coping mechanism, you think you don't need anybody. You feel you are coping fine alone, so you don't try to ask for help.The defense mechanisms you utilize in the hostility stage are not helpful. If you only occasionally use one of these coping mechanisms to help yourself survive, that is acceptable. You must be cautious, however. These mechanisms can really hurt you because they prevent you from making necessary adjustments to the new culture.After you deal with your hostile feelings, recognition of the temporary nature of culture shock begins. Then you come to the third stage called "recovery". In this stage, you start feeling more positive, and you try to develop comprehension of everything you don't understand. The whole situation starts to become more favorable; you recover from the symptoms of the first two stages, and you adjust yourself to the new norms, values, and even beliefs and traditions of the newcountry. You begin to see that even though the distinctions of the culture are different from your own, it has elements that you can learn to appreciate.The last stage of culture shock is called "adjustment". In this stage, you have reached a point where you actually feel good because you have learned enough to understand the new culture. The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. This acquisition of understanding alleviates much of the stress. Now you feel comfortable; you have adjusted to the new culture.Evidently, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when living in a foreign country. It does not seem like a very helpful experience when you are going through its four stages. However, when you have completely adjusted to a new culture you can more fully enjoy it. You learn how to interact with other people, and you learn a considerable amount about life in a culture that is not your own. Furthermore, learning about other cultures and how to adjust to the shock of living in them helps you learn more about yourself.Words: 753。

新视野大学英语2Unit7SectionB翻译第一篇：新视野大学英语2Unit7SectionB翻译你是工作狂吗？努力工作和工作狂之间有很大的区别。

努力工作指的是工作有条有理、精力集中，完成许多工作，知道何时歇手，知道除了工作还有生活。

而工作狂常常是缺乏条理，总在寻找理由想做的更多些，没有工作可做时就感到不知所措，想通过工作来躲避问题。

他们不知道怎样或何时放松一下，经常把办公室里的活儿带回家里去做，不善于和同事及家人交流沟通，生活作息不平衡，单调乏味。

工作狂就像那些老是醉熏熏的人一样，有一种无法摆脱的习惯，这种习惯通常被定义为不顾消极后果的强迫性行为。

他们有时是被自己的工作信念、工作狂的行为模范以及一种自动认可工作狂的工作方式所逼而养成了这种习惯的。

大多数雇主尽管口头上说的很漂亮（“生活作息保持平衡的雇员是效率高的雇员”），可他们需要的是忠心耿耿、愿意加班的雇员，并用高薪和更多的福利来奖励他们。

在许多公司里，不愿意开夜车的职工处境岌岌可危。

他们只在正常时间内工作就肯定是在拿自己的饭碗冒险。

美国人往往会陷入一种由商人们所推动的工作然后花钱消费的模式之中，这种模式引诱他们抬高自己的期望值。

根据某些心理顾问的观点，迷恋工作队我们来说既是好事，又是坏事。

它可以激发一种自我价值和成就感，而且我们还能因此得到报酬和表扬，这会给我们带来我们不一定能从生活的其他方面获得的良好感觉。

工作狂自石器时代起就成了一个很明显的问题了——每当有人试图通过工作来逃避他们生活中的某些方面时，这个问题就出现了。

我们的父母和祖辈们工作都很努力，但是他们的劳动基本上是体力劳动。

而我们的工作则压力更大，尤其是在当今竞争日趋激烈、公司规模日趋缩小的时代。

由于经济形势暗淡，公司不断裁员，雇员担心失去工作，因此他们工作时间更长。

与过去相比，我们更经常地行驶在快车道上。

心理咨询顾问已经注意到了三种类型的工作狂：精力充沛、需要释放的人。

竞争心很强、急需证明自己、并把自我价值和工作联系起来的人。

新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 1答案Unit 1Section AI Comprehension of The Text1. The attitude is that if one is not moving ahead he is falling behind.2. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. (People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; they also charge for it.) They do this because time is a precious resource.3. Everyone is in a rush — often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping.4. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point.5. New arrivals in America will miss opening exchanges, the ritual interaction that goes with a cup of coffee or tea and leisurely chats.6. Americans produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices. They communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts.7. The impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand.8. It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed in the U.S.VocabularyIII1. charge2. convention3. efficient4. obtain5. competent6. assessing7. fulfill8. conducting consequently 10. significanceIV．1．behind 2. at 3. in 4. out 5. to 6.to 7. in 8. with 9. but 10.forV.1. L2. C3. D4. N5. O6.A7.E8.G9.I 10.KWord BuildingVI1. commitment2. attraction3. appointment4. impression5. civilization6. composition7. confusion8. congratulation9. consideration 10. explanation 11. acquisition 12. depressionVII.desirable favorable considerable acceptabledrinkable advisable remarkable preferable1. advisable2. desirable3. favorable4. considerable5. remarkable6. preferable7. drinkable8. acceptable StructureVIII1. much less can he write English articles2. much less can he manage a big company3. much less could he carry it upstairs4. much less have I spoken to him5. much less to read a lot outside of itIX1. Having meals at home can cost as little as two or three dollars, whereas eating out at a restaurant is always more expensive.2. We thought she was rather proud, whereas in fact she was just very shy.3. We have never done anything for them, whereas they have done so much for us.4. Natalie prefers to stay for another week, whereas her husband prefers to leave immediately.5. Some praise him highly, whereas others put him down severelyTranslationX.1. She wouldn’t take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner.2. He thought I was lying to him, whereas I was telling the truth.3. How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week?4. The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.5. Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency.6. We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on.XI1. 我认为他不会抢劫，更不用说暴力抢劫了。

新视野大学英语第二版第二册课文翻译Unit 1 Section A 时间观念强的美国人Para. 1 美国人认为没有人能停止不前。

如果你不求进取，你就会落伍。

这种态度造就了一个投身于研究、实验和探索的民族。

时间是美国人注意节约的两个要素之一，另一个是劳力。

Para. 2 人们一直说：“只有时间才能支配我们。

”人们似乎是把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待的。

我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的利用作出解释；我们还要因付出时间而收取费用。

时间是一种宝贵的资源，许多人都深感人生的短暂。

时光一去不复返。

我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意义。

Para. 3 外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是：每个人都匆匆忙忙——常常处于压力之下。

城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务，或者为了赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他人。

白天吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙，这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。

工作时间被认为是宝贵的。

Para. 3b 在公共用餐场所，人们都等着别人吃完后用餐，以便按时赶回去工作。

你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽，人们推搡着在你身边过去。

你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。

不要觉得这是针对你个人的，这是因为人们非常珍惜时间，而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。

Para. 4 许多刚到美国的人会怀念诸如商务拜访等场合开始时的寒暄。

他们也会怀念那种一边喝茶或咖啡一边进行的礼节性交流，这也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。

他们也许还会怀念在饭店或咖啡馆里谈生意时的那种轻松悠闲的交谈。

一般说来，美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人的，更不用说会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭，或带他们去打高尔夫球。

既然我们通常是通过工作而不是社交来评估和了解他人，我们就开门见山地谈正事。

因此，时间老是在我们心中的耳朵里滴滴答答地响着。

Unit 7 Spend or save--The student’s dilemma New words:manipulatevt. 操纵，控制（某人的思想和行为）defyvt. 1 违反；2 违抗；不服从contradictv. 与…抵触；与…矛盾；违背recessionn. （经济）衰退，萧条gravea. 严重的；重大的；严峻的n. 坟墓；墓穴nastya. 不友善的；不好的；恶毒的tonen. （说话的）语气，口气，腔调resumev. （中断之后）继续，重新开始depictionn. 描写；描述；描绘gapn. 1 差距；差额；差别；2 缺口；开口；裂缝paradoxn. 自相矛盾（的情况）oddsn. （与某物）不一致，相矛盾perspectiven. （思考问题的）角度，观点，想法a. 1 正直的；诚实的；2 垂直的；笔直的urgevt. 极力劝告；敦促；催促suspendvt. 1 暂停；中止；2 （尤指因违规）使…暂时停学（停职）appetiten. 1 欲望；爱好；2 胃口；食欲disguisevt. 装扮；假扮invadev. 1 （尤指不受欢迎地）大量涌入，蜂拥而至；2 武力入侵；侵略；侵占utmostn. 极度；极限；最大可能cerealn. （通常与牛奶一起吃、作为早餐的）谷类食品cruisen. 乘船度假shortagen. 短缺；不足；缺乏cementvt. 加强，巩固（关系、看法等）n. 水泥derivevt. （从某物中）得到，获得v. 源自；源于nourishvt. 滋养；给…营养compacta. 小而紧凑的a. 清楚明确的；直截了当的echovt. 附和（别人的观点）vi. （声音）回响；发出回声stockn. 1 储备；储备物；2 股份scatterv. 撒scattereda. 散布的；分散的retainvt. 保留；保有；继续拥有well-beingn. 舒适，健康，幸福ingredientn. 1 （完成某事的）要素，因素；2 （烹调用的）成分，原料hindervt. 阻碍；妨碍；阻止consultv. 咨询；请教inputn. 1 （想法、建议或信息的）投入，输入；2 （输入计算机的）信息，数据输入optionn. 选择；可选择的东西administrationn. 1 经营过程；管理过程；2 （某一时期的）政府egon. 自我；自我意识urgenta. 紧急的；急迫的；需迅速处理的urgentlyad. 紧急地；急迫地tacklevt. 处理，对付（难题）legala. 1 法律的；与法律有关的；2 法律允许的；合法的；法律规定的choppya.波浪起伏的；波浪滔滔的Phrases and expressions:refer to提到；谈到do one's utmost竭尽全力（做某事）no shortage of不缺少；不缺乏derive sth. from sth.得到，获得（优势或愉快的感受）put off推迟某事；使某事延期take in领会；理解；记住take stock (of sth.)（对形势）作出估计（判断）consult with sb.与某人商量on track在（可能通向成功的）轨迹上get into trouble处于困境get in one’s way挡着某人的路Spend or save--The student’s dilemma1 Do you feel as confused and manipulated as I do with this question, "Should I spend or should I save?" I think that the messages we get from our environment seem to defy common sense and contradict each other. The government tells us to spend or we'll never get out of the recession. At the same time, they tell us that unless we save more, our country is in grave danger. Banks offer higher interest rates so we increase savings. Then the same banks send us credit card offers so we can spend more.2 Here's another familiar example: If we don't pay our credit card bill on time, we get demanding, nasty emails from the credit card company saying something like: "Your failure to pay is unacceptable. Pay immediately or you'll be in trouble!" Then, as soon as we pay, we get a follow-up email in a charming tone telling us how valuable a customer we are and encouraging us to resume spending. Which depiction is correct: a failing consumer in trouble or a valued customer? The gap between these two messages is enormous.3 The paradox is that every day we get two sets of messages at odds with each other. One is the "permissive" perspective, "Buy, spend, get it now. You need this!" The other we could call an "upright" message, which urges us, "Work hard and save. Suspend your desires. Avoid luxuries. Control your appetite for more than you truly need." This message comes to us from many sources: from school, from parents, even from political figures referring to "traditional values". Hard work, family loyalty, and the capacity to postpone desires are core American values that have made our country great.4 But the opposite message, advertising's permissive message, is inescapable. Though sometimes disguised, the messages are everywhere we look: on TV, in movies on printed media and road signs, in stores, and on buses, trains and subways. Advertisements invade our daily lives. We are constantly surrounded by the message to spend, spend, spend. Someone recently said, "The only time you can escape advertising is when you're in your bed asleep!"5 It's been calculated that by the age of 18, the average American will have seen 600,000 ads; by the age of 40, the total is almost one million. Each advertisement is doing its utmost to influence our diverse buying decisions, from the breakfast cereal we eat to which cruise line we will use for our vacation. There is no shortage of ideas and things to buy! Now, of course, we don't remember exactly what the products were,but the essential message is cemented into our consciousness, "It's good to satisfy your desires. You should have what you want. You deserve the best. So, you should buy it — now!" A famous advertisement said it perfectly, "I love me. I'm a good friend to myself. I do what makes me feel good. I derive pleasure from nice things and feel nourished by them. I used to put things off. Not anymore. Today I'll buy new ski equipment, look at new compact cars, and buy that camera I've always wanted. I live my dreams today, not tomorrow."6 What happens as we take in these contradictory but explicit messages? What are the psychological and social consequences of this campaign to control our spending habits? On one hand, we want more things because we want to satisfy our material appetite. Most of us derive pleasure from treating ourselves. On the other hand, a little voice inside us echoes those upright messages: "Watch out, take stock of your life, don't let your attention get scattered. Postpone your desires. Don't fall into debt. Wait! Retain control over your own life. It will make you stronger."7 Anyway, many of the skills you need as a successful student can be applied to your finances. Consider your financial well-being as a key ingredient of your university education as money worries are extremely stressful and distracting. They can make you feel terrible and hinder your ability to focus on your prime objective: successfully completing your education.8 How can you be a smart and educated consumer? Many schools, community organizations, and even some banks offer financial literacy classes. Consider consulting with your school's financial aid office or seek input from your parents or other respected adults in setting up a budget. An additional option is finding a partner to help you stay on track and find pleasure in the administration of your own financial affairs. Most importantly, if you find yourself getting into financial trouble, don't let your ego get in your way; urgently get help with tackling your problem before it spins out of control and lands you in legal troubles.9 All this will help you become an educated consumer and saver. As you learn to balance spending and saving, you will become the captain of your own ship, steering your life in a successful and productive direction through the choppy waters.你是不是跟我一样对“我应该花钱还是存钱”这个问题感到困惑，且有被操纵的感觉？我觉得我们从生活的环境里所获得的信息似乎是有违常识、互相矛盾的。

新视野⼤学英语第⼆版第⼆册课⽂翻译Unit8-SectionBUnit 8Section BWhat Youngsters Expect in LifeBack in the good old days of stable economic expansion—the 1950s and 1960s—a person could choose to do something new, exciting, and creative in life but could also choose to say, "That's not for me: I am going to play it safe in life. I am going to stay in my home town and have a nice comfortable career in a salaried job." That second choice no longer exists for the vast majority of Americans. All of us are going to be creators and pioneers over the next 10 years whether we like it or not, and many of us don't like it.Just look at what the attitude surveys tell us. In the United States, three-quarters of the adults surveyed by the Harris Poll and two-thirds of all high-school seniors surveyed by Scholastic magazine say they believe that the United States will be a worse place 10 years from now than it is today. No wonder young people are disaffected. No wonder they are not motivated to learn. They think the world in which they are going to spend their lives won't be a very satisfactory place.Young men, in particular, are not happy with their prospects for the future. When surveyors ask US female high-school students what they are going to do when they graduate, they list all kinds of roles they want to fill, like doctors, lawyers, engineers, accountants, civil servants, police and firemen, and fighter pilots. In short, they want to do all the things that men have always done. Moreover, less than 10% of female high-school seniors expect to spend their adult lives solely as mothers and domestic managers, while nearly 90% are committed to having both a career and a marriage based on equality.By comparison, nearly half of male high-school students express their preference for a traditional, male-headed, one provider, nuclear family, where the wife stays home as mother and housewife. And when male high-school students are asked what kinds of careers they would like to have, the only two job fields that consistently receive large numbers of responses in open surveys are "professional athlete" and "media personality". A large proportion of America's young men—one third or more—simply say they don't know what they're going to do as adults.If these people do not acquire some constructive vision of purpose for themselves, they are likely to be very destructive forces of resistance in society throughout their lives. We already see that. One recent estimate is that one-sixth of all 14- to 24-year-olds in America—mostly males—are currently "disaffected and disconnected". They are not associated with any formal role in society, nor are they in any formal relationship with another person. These are the folks who are joining the gangs in inner cities and swelling the ranks of the rural military gangs. They see no roles for themselves in an Information Age society, and they are angry about their empty future.So this is a very pregnant moment, not only for the future of America, but also for all of the mature industrial economies and, ultimately, for the world at large. It is an uncertain moment, a scary moment. It is the kind of moment in history when, to summarize in the words of Alfred North Whitehead, familiar patterns fade, familiar solutions fail, and familiar options disappear. Of course, the books and periodicals that are warning society about the removal of jobs, "the end of work", and wage decreases only serve to increase public anxiety—a slow-motion variation of shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater. These alarming forecasts are largely simple projections of the past two or three decades ofworkplace trends. However, in the absence of plausible alternative explanations for the gloomy economic news of the past 15 to 20 years and the gloomier prospects implicit in the projections of those trends, industrial societies—fearful for the future —might very well take backward steps. These steps will principally serve the interests of the economically dominant groups who want to protect their assets and resources from the forces of change. Nations that take such steps will lose balance. Social and economic progress will grind to a halt and the negative side of this transformation will eliminate more and more jobs. The anger and frustration displayed by people who do not understand what is happening to them will be a terrible and dangerous force in all the major industrial economies.(Words: 747)。