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《大学英语 2 》复习资料一、单词或短语英汉互译1.将下列词语译成中文(1)economist（2）goods（3 ）profit （4）consumer（5）Interest1. 经济学家；2. 商品;3. 利润;4. 消费者5.利息（6）charge（7 ）affect（8 ）industrious （9）package（10 ）machinery6.收费7.影响8.勤劳的9.包装10. 机械（11）concern（12 ）furniture（13）strong-willed（14 ）snowstorm11. 关心12. 家具13. 意志坚强14. 暴风雪（15）cosmetics15. 化妆品2.将下列词语译成英文（16）投资（17）需求(18) 炊具（19）市场（20）制造商16.investment17. demand18. cooker19. Market20.manufacturer(21) 破坏(22) 受益(23) 超过(24)进口（25）资源21.spoil22. Benefit23. Exceed24. Import25.resource（26）条形码（27 ）结账（28）以防万一26. universal product code27. check out28. In case（29）气候（30 ）免费29.climate30. Free二、单项选择题1. Apparently, it wasn't an accident. Someone must have done iton(B).A. intentionB. determinationC. purposeD. reason2. The young doctor could not sleep at night, the worsening condition of a patient(A)him.A. disturbingB. disturbedC. being disturbedD.to disturb3. (D) Americans have different views on many issues,they tend to agree on one subject: taxes are too high.A. DespiteB. In spite ofC. BecauseD. Although4. These little things aren't important(B) themselves, but put together, they can cause troubles.A. byB. inC. forD. at5.If there were any inhabitants of the moon, they would see ourearth reflecting the light of the sun, again like a huge mirror(C)in the sky.A. hangB. hangedC. hungD. hangs6. When we call a word “ learned, ” we do not mean that it is used by learned persons alone, ( C )simply that itspresence in the English vocabulary is due to books and thecultivation of literature rather than to the actual needs of ordinary conversation.A. soB. sinceC. butD. for7.(A)is accepted as true often is relatively, and not absolutely, true.A. WhatB. ThatC. WhichD. It8.I(D) awake for about two hours last night.A. lieB. liedC. laidD. lay9.In theory, every person will have(B)to an unlimitedamount of information with the development of telecommunication satellites.A. entryB. accessC. entranceD. opening10. It is in Iran(A)the family members are involved in the wedding preparations.A. whereB. in whichC. thatD. from which11.The satellite also demonstrated how it could provide help to people living in isolated areas where(A)is difficult.A. transportationB. instructionC. applicationD. compensation12. As we have been very busy recently, we go to the theatreonly(D)．A. absolutelyC. Continually13. We can come to the (B. frequentlyD. occasionallyC) that the more we practice,the more skillful we will be.A. tradition C. conclusionB. generation D. fact14. Since the road is wet thismorning A. it must be raining， lastnight( B. it must rainC).C. it must have rainedD. it must have been rained15.A few years later， I found my hometown completely(A).A. changedB. changingC. to be changedD. to change16.This novel is worthy of (D).A. readingB. readC. having readD. being read17.It is very kind (C) see me.A. from you toB. asC. as ifD. like that18.It looks (C) it ‘ s going to rain.A. thatB. asC. as ifD. like that19.The stone was so heavy that it was difficult for the old man to(A) it.A. liftB. reachC. riseD. touch20.They lives (B) the other side of the road.A. inB. onC. forD. by21.She can speak Japanese better than (C)else.A. the oneB. no oneC. anyoneD. another22.This lesson is (D) than the last one.A. more easierB. more easyC. very easierD. much easier23 . Today‘ s weather isn’ t as cold as it was yesterday，(B)？A. w asn ’ tB. is itC. was itD. isn’ t it24. This book is for students (D) native language is notEnglish.A. of whomB. thatC. whichD. whose25.The sports meet has been (A) till next week because ofthe bad weather.A. put offB. put asideC. put upD. put down26. Either you or the headmaster(D) the prize for thesegifted students at the meeting.A. is handing inB. are to hand outC. are handing inD. is to hand out27. The teacher and writer(B) asked to make a speech atthe meeting.A. isB. wasC. areD. were28. Four-fifths of the workers here(C) workers.A. is womanB. are womanC. are womenD. iswomen29. The rest of the food (D) in the refrigerator.A. is to keepB. are to be keptC. are to keepD. is to be kept30 . This room is much too hot;it A. fantasy B. fossil C. fashion (’ Ds like a ).D. furnace31., I couldn't get a job in this company（BA. Try as I mightB. As I might tryC. Try though I mightD. I might try32. Contrary popular belief, moderate exercise）actuallydecreases your appetite （D）A. onC. against33. When she workedB. atD. towith the government,she thedifficult task of monitoring elections（D）A. overworkedB. overtookC. underwentD. undertook34. I hope you will be higher spirits when we meet nexttime（A. to B. onC. of35. I'm wondering why he hasn't turned meeting(B)A. downB. up D）D. inat theC. outD. over36. It is a well-known fact a person will move in a circle when he cannot use his eyes to control his direction(A) A. that B. ifC. whenD. whether37., Mary went out with delight( B)A. With her homework doingB. With her homework doneC. Her homework was doneD. Done her homework38.the storm, we have to postpone the flight(A)A. Owing toB. Thanks toC. BecauseD. As39.Tom's father home until yesterday （ D）A. doesn't writeB. don't write toC. didn't write toD. didn't write40.Are you sure you don't have advice to give me? I really need（ D ）A. any ； anyB. some ； anyC. any ； someD. any ； some三、改错下列句子中有 A，B，C，D 四个划底线部分，其中有一个是错误的，选出错误部分的字母，无需改正错误：1.My parents wanted make a scientist of me.A B C D2.He has a bad habit of interrupting others when they are speak.A B C D3.The room is being a little small; in addition it is so hot.A B C D4.I wish I had know her address yesterday.A B C D5.The harder he studies, the greater progresses he ’ ll make.A B C D参考答案 :1. B2.D3.B4.D5.B四、完形填空Insure means to protect _1_ a loss of money. Most people canbudget their money so that their income will cover expected expenses _2_ food, clothing, housing, and public services.But, there is no way to know _3_ who will suffer a crisis (危机) such as a serious illness, fire, flood, or a car accident. Such crises usually _4_great expense. Even if people could predict crises, it would be hard to save enough money to _5_ the expenses. Insurance is asystem _6_ a company collects money from many individuals andthen pays certain expenses whenever one of those insured individuals is faced with a certain crisis. An insurance policy _7_how much the insurance costs and how much the company willpay when a policy holder is faced with a certain crisis. There aremany different kinds of insurance, _8_ hospital, motor-car and fire. Insurance can be rather expensive but most people buy insuranceof some kind. Insurance is something _9_ people buy and hopethey will _10_ need.1. A. for B. from C. against D. with2.A. such as B. for example C. that D. the same as3.A. predict B. ahead C. in advance D. earlier4.A. result from B. make C. take D. result in5.A. cover B. pay back C. fill D. make full6.A. that B. by which C. what D. where7. A. said B. agree C. make sure D. states8.A. include B. including C. as well as D. also9.A. which B. that C. as D. Like10.A. never B. ever C. sometimes D. often参考答案 :1-5.CADCA6-10.BDBBDWhy do some nations remain so much poorer than others?In a new study, economist Eli Berman of Boston University (1)___B___ that part of the answer lies in the natrue of technological change.(2)___C__ the early 1960s, he notes,a small group of nations has made impressive progress. But on average, in the (3)___A___ world per capita incomes have grown(4) ___D___ faster than those in advanced nations,which means the gap between the two has continued to (5) ___B___ in absolute terms.Berman points out that technological progress in recent decades has notably (6) __C___ on more educated work forces (7)___D___ high levels of physical captial. Citing substantial researchin the U. S. and (18) ___B___, attributing the widening wage gap between poorly-educated and well-educated workers to the(9) ___C___demand for skilled labor generated by new technology, Berman theorized that nations with high levels of skilled workersshould grow faster than(10)___A___ with lower level of such resources.(1) A. proposes B. suggestsC. guaranteesD. complains(2) A. Up to B. DuringC. SinceD. In times of(3) A. developing B. developedC. developableD. developmental(4) A. not B. muchC. lessD. no(5) A. lengthen B. broadenC. deepenD. heighten(6) A. focused B. caughtC. dependedD. held(7) A. combining with B. suffering fromC. subjected toD. equipped with(8) A. anywhere B. elsewhereC. somewhereD. wherever(9) A. grown B. grown-upC. growingD. growing-up(10) A. those B. thatC. someD. any从所给词汇中为每空选一个适当的词。

二、世界期刊史话世界期刊萌生于17世纪，长足发展于19世纪，在20世纪走向繁荣。

1588—1598年，德国法兰克福印刷商米夏埃尔·冯·艾青格尔每年印刷出版两次刊载半年重大事件的文集《书市大事记》，在春季的秋季举行的法兰克福书市上销售。

这份半年出版一次的出版物是世界上第一份有固定刊名的期刊。

1665年，在法国高级官员科尔贝尔的支持下，法国著名的文学的科学期刊《学者杂志》（1665—1792年）创刊。

该刊首次在刊名中采用Journal(期刊）一词，被许多专家认为是世界上第一份真正的期刊，其宗旨为报导法国的国外出版的各类图书，有图书目录性质。

它创办时是周刊，1724年改为月刊。

1665年3月，英国皇家学会出版会刊《哲学会刊》（1665—），与法国的《学者杂志》被公认为世界学术期刊的鼻祖。

《哲学会刊》曾改名《皇家学会哲学会刊》，现名《皇家学会哲学会刊B辑：生物科学》，仍在出版。

1731年，英国出版商爱德华·凯夫创办通俗性期刊《绅士杂志》（1731—1914），首次在刊名中使用Magazine(杂志）一词，题材广泛，小品、诗歌、论文等体裁多样。

约二、三百年前的这一段期刊发展历史，为后人积累了丰富的经验与教训。

它孕育了将要突飞猛进的当代期刊。

18世纪初期，英国出现了3种影响较大的随笔期刊。

1709年，爱尔兰作家理查德·斯梯尔和英国诗人约瑟夫·艾迪生仿效英国著名作家丹尼尔·笛福的《评论》（1704—1713）杂志风格，先后创办《闲谈者》（1709—1711），《旁观者》（1711—1712，1714），前者主要刊登有关家庭和修养方面的高雅小品文，“寓妙语于说教，寓说教于妙语”，销路很好。

《旁观者》的期刊发行量达2万份。

随后，随笔期刊涌起热潮。

英国有《女闲谈者》（1709—1710）和《女旁观者》（1744—1746），法国有《法国旁观者》（1722—1733），瑞士有《瑞士旁观者》等。

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《大学英语3》复习资料一、单词或短语英汉互译1.将下列词语译成中文(1)economist （2）goods （3）profit （4）consumer （5）Interest1.经济学家；2. 商品;3. 利润;4. 消费者5.利息（6）charge （7）affect （8）industrious （9）package （10）machinery6.收费7.影响8.勤劳的9.包装10.机械（11）concern （12）furniture（13）strong-willed （14）snowstorm11.关心12.家具13.意志坚强14.暴风雪（15）cosmetics15.化妆品2.将下列词语译成英文（16）投资（17）需求(18)炊具（19）市场（20）制造商16.investment 17. demand 18. cooker19. Market 20.manufacturer(21) 破坏(22)受益(23)超过(24) 进口（25）资源21.spoil 22. Benefit 23. Exceed24. Import 25.resource（26）条形码（27）结账（28）以防万一26. universal product code 27. check out28. In case（29）气候（30）免费29.climate 30. Free二、单项选择题1. Apparently, it wasn't an accident. Someone must have done it on( B ).A. intentionB. determinationC. purposeD. reason2. The young doctor could not sleep at night, the worsening condition of a patient( A )him.A. disturbingB. disturbedC. being disturbedD.to disturb3. ( D ) Americans have different views on many issues,they tend to agree on one subject: taxes are too high.A. DespiteB. In spite ofC. BecauseD. Although4. These little things aren't important( B ) themselves, but put together, they can cause troubles.A. byB. inC. forD. at5. If there were any inhabitants of the moon, they would see our earth reflecting the light of the sun, again like a huge mirror ( C )in the sky.A. hangB. hangedC. hungD. hangs6. When we call a word “learned,” we do not mean that it is used by learned persons alone, ( C )simply that its presence in the English vocabulary is due to books and the cultivation of literature rather than to the actual needs of ordinary conversation.A. soB. sinceC. butD. for7. ( A )is accepted as true often is relatively, and not absolutely, true.A. WhatB. ThatC. WhichD. It8. I( D ) awake for about two hours last night.A. lieB. liedC. laidD. lay9. In theory, every person will have( B )to an unlimitedamount of information with the development of telecommunication satellites.A. entryB. accessC. entranceD. opening10. It is in Iran( A )the family members are involved in the wedding preparations.A. whereB. in whichC. thatD. from which11.The satellite also demonstrated how it could provide help to people living in isolated areas where( A )is difficult.A. transportationB. instructionC. applicationD. compensation12. As we have been very busy recently, we go to the theatre only( D )．A. absolutelyB. frequentlyC. ContinuallyD. occasionally13. We can come to the ( C ) that the more we practice, the more skillful we will be.A. traditionB. generationC. conclusionD. fact14. Since the road is wet this morning，last night( C ).A. it must be rainingB. it must rainC. it must have rainedD. it must have been rained15. A few years later，I found my hometown completely( A ).A. changedB. changingC. to be changedD. to change16. This novel is worthy of ( D ).A. readingB. readC. having readD. being read17. It is very kind ( C ) see me.A. from you toB. asC. as ifD. like that18. It looks ( C ) it‘s going to rain.A. thatB. asC. as ifD. like that19. The stone was so heavy that it was difficult for the old man to ( A ) it.A. liftB. reachC. riseD. touch20. They lives ( B ) the other side of the road.A. inB. onC. forD. by21. She can speak Japanese better than ( C )else.A. the oneB. no oneC. anyoneD. another22. This lesson is ( D ) than the last one.A. more easierB. more easyC. very easierD. much easier23. Today‘s weather isn’t as cold as it was yesterday，( B )？A. w asn’tB. is itC. was itD. isn’t it24. This book is for students ( D ) native language is not English.A. of whomB. thatC. whichD. whose25.The sports meet has been ( A ) till next week because ofthe bad weather.A. put offB. put asideC. put upD. put down26. Either you or the headmaster( D ) the prize for these gifted students at the meeting.A. is handing inB. are to hand outC. are handing inD. is to hand out27. The teacher and writer( B ) asked to make a speech at the meeting.A. isB. wasC. areD. were28. Four-fifths of the workers here( C ) workers.A. is womanB. are womanC. are womenD. is women29. The rest of the food ( D ) in the refrigerator.A. is to keepB. are to be keptC. are to keepD. is to be kept30. This room is much too hot; it’s like a ( D ).A. fantasyB. fossilC. fashionD. furnace31. , I couldn't get a job in this company （ B ）A. Try as I mightB. As I might tryC. Try though I mightD. I might try32. Contrary popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite（ D ）A. onB. atC. againstD. to33. When she worked with the government, she the difficult task of monitoring elections（ D ）A. overworkedB. overtookC. underwentD. undertook34. I hope you will be higher spirits when we meet next time （ D ）A. toB. onC. ofD. in35. I'm wondering why he hasn't turned at themeeting( B )A. downB. upC. outD. over36. It is a well-known fact a person will move in a circle when he cannot use his eyes to control his direction( A ) A. that B. ifC. whenD. whether37. , Mary went out with delight ( B )A. With her homework doingB. With her homework doneC. Her homework was doneD. Done her homework38. the storm, we have to postpone the flight( A )A. Owing toB. Thanks toC. BecauseD. As39. Tom's father home until yesterday（D ）A. doesn't writeB. don't write toC. didn't write toD. didn't write40. Are you sure you don't have advice to give me? I really need （ D ）A. any；anyB. some；anyC. any；someD. any；some三、改错下列句子中有A，B，C，D 四个划底线部分，其中有一个是错误的，选出错误部分的字母，无需改正错误：1. My parents wanted make a scientist of me.A B C D2. He has a bad habit of interrupting others when they are speak.A B C D3. The room is being a little small; in addition it is so hot.A B C D4. I wish I had know her address yesterday.A B C D5. The harder he studies, the greater progresses he’ll make.A B C D参考答案:1. B2.D3.B4.D5.B四、完形填空Insure means to protect _1_ a loss of money. Most people can budget their money so that their income will cover expected expenses _2_ food, clothing, housing, and public services. But, there is no way to know _3_ who will suffer a crisis (危机) such as a serious illness, fire, flood, or a car accident. Such crises usually _4_ great expense. Even if people could predict crises, it would be hard to save enough money to _5_ the expenses. Insurance is a system _6_ a company collects money from many individuals andthen pays certain expenses whenever one of those insured individuals is faced with a certain crisis. An insurance policy _7_ how much the insurance costs and how much the company will pay when a policy holder is faced with a certain crisis. There are many different kinds of insurance, _8_ hospital, motor-car and fire. Insurance can be rather expensive but most people buy insurance of some kind. Insurance is something _9_ people buy and hope they will _10_ need.1. A. for B. from C. against D. with2.A. such as B. for example C. that D. the same as3.A. predict B. ahead C. in advance D. earlier4.A. result from B. make C. take D. result in5.A. cover B. pay back C. fill D. make full6.A. that B. by which C. what D. where7. A. said B. agree C. make sure D. states8.A. include B. including C. as well as D. also9.A. which B. that C. as D. Like10.A. never B. ever C. sometimes D. often参考答案:1-5.CADCA 6-10.BDBBDWhy do some nations remain so much poorer than others?In a new study, economist Eli Berman of Boston University (1) ___B___ that part of the answer lies in the natrue of technological change. (2) ___C__ the early 1960s, he notes, a small group of nations has made impressive progress. But on average, in the (3) ___A___ world per capita incomes have grown (4) ___D___ faster than those in advanced nations, which means the gap between the two has continued to (5) ___B___ in absolute terms.Berman points out that technological progress in recent decades has notably (6) __C___ on more educated work forces (7) ___D___ high levels of physical captial. Citing substantial research in the U. S. and (18) ___B___, attributing the widening wage gap between poorly-educated and well-educated workers to the (9) ___C___ demand for skilled labor generated by new technology, Berman theorized that nations with high levels of skilled workers should grow faster than (10) ___A___ with lower level of such resources.(1) A. proposes B. suggestsC. guaranteesD. complains(2) A. Up to B. DuringC. SinceD. In times of(3) A. developing B. developedC. developableD. developmental(4) A. not B. muchC. lessD. no(5) A. lengthen B. broadenC. deepenD. heighten(6) A. focused B. caughtC. dependedD. held(7) A. combining with B. suffering fromC. subjected toD. equipped with(8) A. anywhere B. elsewhereC. somewhereD. wherever(9) A. grown B. grown-upC. growingD. growing-up(10) A. those B. thatC. someD. any从所给词汇中为每空选一个适当的词。

TEXT 41The bane of Italy祸起意大利（陈继龙编译）Jun 29th 2006From The Economist print editionALEXANDER STILLE'S new book on Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant[1] former I talian prime minister, is neither a b________① nor a work of investigative journalism. Its real value is that it represents the firstattempt,in English at least, to recount in a readable fashion the story, not of Mr Berlusconi himself, but ofBerlusconi-ism.（1）That gives it a wide appeal, for, as its author argues persuasively, Berlusconi-ism is the extrapolation[2] to grotesque[3] extremes of a phenomenon that has gradually, and all too imperceptibly, become widespread.亚历山大·斯蒂莱的新作写的是个性张扬的意大利前任总理西尔维奥·贝鲁斯科尼，但它并非是一本传记，也不是新闻调查作品。

其真正的价值在于，它首次尝试以一种可读性较强的风格，记述了“贝鲁斯科尼主义”而不是贝鲁斯科尼的生平。

这也是本书独具魅力之所在，因为诚如作者很有说服力地论证的那样，“贝鲁斯科尼主义”是对某种现象怪诞至极时的推论，这种现象日趋普遍而所有人却都浑然不觉。

TEXT 62China's pied piper马首是瞻（陈继龙编译）（译注：pied piper原意为“吹笛手”，源自一则古老的故事，说的是一个人通过吹笛子将老鼠引入河中淹死，从而清除了德国一座小镇上的所有老鼠。

可后来他由于没有得到任何报酬，就再次吹起笛子把镇上所有的小孩都带走了。

后来人们用“pied piper”比喻“有很多追随者、受到人们喜爱或崇拜的人”。

）Sep 21st 2006From The Economist print editionON A rainy weekend this month 10,000 businessmen, hobby traders and “netheads” gathered in Hangzhou, a pretty Chinese city near Shanghai, to talk about e-commerce. Most went to meet and s_______① tips with other online traders. All came to the “Alifest” to sit at the feet of Jack Ma, a pixie[1]-sized, boyish 42-year-old who is the founder of Alibaba, an e-commerce firm, and is regarded as the godfather of the internet in China. In a country where businessmen are viewed with suspicion, his popularity is unusual. （1）When he was invited recently to speak in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Mr Ma needed six bodyguards to escape a mob[2] of online traders waiting outside to give him a hug.9月的一个周末，天下着雨，一万名商人、业余生意人和“网络老手”聚集在上海附近的美丽的中国城市——杭州，谈起了电子商务。

TEXT 56Something new新意（陈继龙编译）Aug 3rd 2006 | BEIJINGFrom The Economist print editionAFTER years of prospering as the world's workshop, China now wants to be its laboratory as well. “Innovation”One target is to reduce China's dependence on imported technology to 30% or less by 2020. According to Professor Fang Xin, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the initiative is a matter of necessity. China must learn to innovate if it is to s_______③growth. Foreign firms, she notes, reap more than 60% of the profits from China's high-tech exports. Other officials say that, on average, China's 20,000 large and medium-sized enterprises undertake fewer than five new development projects and generate only two and a half new products each year.此规划的目标之一是到2020年将中国对引进技术的依赖降低到30%。

中国科学院教授方新（音）认为，采取这一行动有其必然性。

TEXT 46Wag the dog尾巴摇狗（陈继龙编译）（译注：英语中有这样一种说法，即“It’s a case of the tail wagging the dog”，直译为“这可是一件尾巴摇狗的事。

”，比喻“某个不重要的事物占据主导地位”。

）Jul 6th 2006From The Economist print editionFOR the past two years in Silicon Valley, the centre of America's technology industry, conference-goers have entertained themselves playing a guessing game: how many times will a speaker mention the phrase “long tail”? It is usually a high number, thanks to the influence of the long-tail theory, which was first developed by Chris Anderson, the editor of Wired magazine, in an article in 2004. （1）Though technologists and bloggers chuckle[1] at how every business presentation now has to have its long-tail section, most are envious of Mr Anderson, whose brainwave quickly became the most fashionable business idea around.过去两年来，美国科技产业中心——硅谷中参加各类会议的人们都自娱自乐地玩着一种猜谜游戏：一位演讲者会多少次提到“长尾巴”一词？一般而言，次数会很多。

023《经济学家》读译参考之二十三为救一只啄木鸟－阿肯色农业面临两难困境TEXT 23To save a woodpecker为了救一只啄木鸟May 11th 2006 | CLARENDON, ARKANSASFrom The Economist print editionTHE ivory-billed woodpecker is not large, as birds go. It is about the size of a crow, but flashier. Its claim to fame[1] is that, though it had been thought e_________（A） since 1944, a lone kayaker spotted it about two years ago, flying around among the cypress trees in the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge. And （1）that sighting may prove the death-blow[2] to a $319m irrigation project in the Arkansas corner of the Delta.象牙喙啄木鸟与普通的鸟一样，体形不是很大，跟乌鸦差不多，但羽色较亮。

1944年以来人们一直以为它已经灭绝，但大约两年前，一个划着小船的独行客在凯奇河国家野生物保护区的柏树林中发现一只啄木鸟正在四处飞翔，因此，这种鸟就出了名。

而且，这一发现可能致使阿肯色三角洲地区一项耗资3.19亿美元的灌溉工程搁浅。

The Grand Prairie Area Demonstration Project seemed, at first,a fine idea. The Grand Prairie is the fourth-largest rice-bowl inthe world, with 363,000 acres under paddies. But it is runningout of water, with farmers driving wells deeper and deeper intothe underlying aquifer[3]. The new project, dreamed up around adecade ago, would tap excess water from the White river whenit f_________（B） and pump it, at the rate of about one billiongallons a day, to storage tanks on around 1,000 rice farms.此项北美大草原地区示范工程一开始似乎是个好主意。

TEXT 45Blues' delight痛并快乐着（陈继龙编译）（译注：blue作名词，原意为“蓝色”，或“蓝色衣服”，而意大利的队服颜色恰好为蓝色。

复数形式blues则有“忧郁、沮丧”之意。

本标题直译可为“蓝衣军团的快乐”，但显然无法突出文章中心思想——意大利足球的痛苦与欢乐。

）Jul 13th 2006 | ROMEFrom The Economist print edition（1）HE MAY be lumbered[1]with a nine-party coalitionand a one-seat majority in the upper house ofparliament.But Italy's prime minister, Romano Prodi,seems to have something that could yet offset theseh________①: luck. As he himself noted, Italy's winagainst France in the World Cup final on July 9th wasas narrow as his own victory in the election in April. Tied 1-1 after extra time, the Italians won a penalty shoot-out when a Frenchman (who ironically plays for an Italian club, Juventus) hit the crossbar. That gave Italy's captain, Fabio Cannavaro, the trophy—and Mr Prodi a boost, politically and maybe even economically.无论是九党联盟，还是参议院中仅一个席位的领先优势，也许都让意大利总理罗马诺·普罗迪感到憋屈。