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Exercise 1
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A) The man hates to lend his tools to other people.
B) The man hasn't finished working on the bookshelf.
C) The tools have already been returned to the woman.
D) The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.
2. A) Give the ring to a policeman.
B) Wait for the owner of the ring in the rest room.
C) Hand in the ring to the security office.
D) Take the ring to the administration building.
3. A) Save time by using a computer.
B) Buy her own computer
C) Borrow Martha's computer.
D) Stay home and complete her paper
4. A) The man doesn't have money for his daughter's graduate studies.
B) The man doesn't think his daughter will get a business degree.
C) The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in science.
D) The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision.
5. A) The cinema is some distance away from where they are.
B) He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.
C) They should wait to see the movie at a later time.
D) He'll find his way to the cinema.
6. A) He's been to Seattle many times.
B) He has chaired a lot of conferences.
C) He has a high position in his company.
D) He lived in Seattle for many years.
7. A) Teacher and student.
B) Doctor and patient. .
C) Manager and office worker.
D) Travel agent and customer
8. A) She knows the guy who will give the lecture .
B) She thinks the lecture might be informative
C) She wants to add something to her lecture .
D) She'll finished her report this weekend
9. A) An art museum. B) A beautiful park.
C) A college campus D) An architectural exhibition
10. A) The houses for sale are of poor quality
B) The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy
C) The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyers
D) The man is unwilling to take a look at the houses for sale
Section B
Passage 1
11. A) Synthetic fuel B) Solar energy
C) Alcohol D) Electricity
12. A) Air traffic conditions B) Traffic jams on highways
C) Road conditions D) New traffic rules
13. A) Go through a health check B) Carry little luggage
C) Arrive early for boarding D) Undergo security checks
Passage 2
14. A) In a fast-food restaurant B) At a shopping center
C) At a county fair D) In a bakery
15. A) Avoid eating any food
B) Prepare the right type of pie to eat
C) Wash his hands thoroughly
D) Practice eating a pie quickly
16. A) On the table B) Behind his back
C) Under his bottom D) On his lap
17. A) Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbor eats.
B) Eating from the outside toward the middle
C) Swallowing the pie with water
D) Holding the pie in the right position
Passage 3
18. A) Beauty B) Loyalty
C) Luck D) Durability
19. A) He wanted to follow the tradition of his country
B) He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriage
C) It was thought a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heart
D) It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck
20. A) The two people can learn about each other's likes and dislikes
B) The two people can have time to decide if they are a good match
C) The two people can have time to shop for their new home.
D) The two people can earn enough money for their wedding
Exercise 2
PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what war said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once: After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you maxi read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is, the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] ID]
1. A) They went a long way to attend the party.
B) They didn't think much of the food and drinks.
C) They knew none of the other guests at the party.
D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.
2. A) To the bookstore. C) To the market.
B) To the dentist's. D) To the post office.
3. A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.
B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions.
C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.
D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.
4. A) Tom is usually talkative. C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to.
B) Tom has a very bad temper. D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.
5. A) To pickup the woman from the library.
B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.
C) To find out more about the topic for the seminar.
D) To get the seminar schedule for the woman.
6. A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.
B) The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.
C) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.
D) The man doesn't want to sell his textbooks to the woman.
7. A) Attend a conference.
B) Give a speech.
C) Meet his lawyer.
D) Make a business trip.
8 A) Jessie always says what she thinks.
B) Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind.
C) Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss.
D) Jessie should know the marketing director better. t
9. A) Heien is talkative.
B) Helen is active.
C) Helen is sociable.
D) Helen is quiet.
10. A) Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.
B) Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.
C) Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house.
D) Jimmy's words are often not reliable.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It can be used by farmers to protect large buildings.
B) It was brought to the northern USA by Asian farmers.
C) It has done more harm than good in the southern USA.
D) It was introduced into the USA to kill harmful weeds.
12. A) People will have to rely on kudzu for a living.
B) They will soon be overgrown with kudzu.
C) They will become too hard to plough.
D) People will find it hard to protect the soil.
13. A) The farmers there have brought it under control.
B) The factories there have found a good use for it.
C) The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.
D) The soil there is not so suitable for the plant.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) A business corporation.
B) The universe as a whole.
C) A society of legal professionals.
D) An association of teachers and scholars.
15. A) Its largest expansion took place during that period.
B) Its role in society went through a dramatic change.
C) Small universities combined to form bigger ones.
D) Provincial colleges were taken over by larger universities.
16. A) Private donations.
B) Government funding.
C) Grants from corporations.
D) Fees paid by students.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) He was wounded in the Spanish civil war.
B) He was interested in the study of wild animals.
C) He started the organization Heifer International.
D) He sold his cows to many countries in the world.
18. A) To help starving families to become self-supporting.
B) To make plans for the development of poor communities.
C) To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals.
D) To distribute food to the poor around the world.
19. A) They should help other families the way they have been helped.
B) They should offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors.
C) They should submit a report of their needs and goals.
D) They should provide food for the local communities.
20. A) It has improved animal breeding skills all over the world.
B) It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.
C) It has promoted international exchange of farming technology.
D) It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America.
Exercise 3
PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what war said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once: After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you maxi read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is, the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] ID]
1. A) They went a long way to attend the party.
B) They didn't think much of the food and drinks.
C) They knew none of the other guests at the party.
D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.
2. A) To the bookstore. C) To the market.
B) To the dentist's. D) To the post office.
3. A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.
B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions.
C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.
D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.
4. A) Tom is usually talkative. C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to.
B) Tom has a very bad temper. D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.
5. A) To pickup the woman from the library.
B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.
C) To find out more about the topic for the seminar.
D) To get the seminar schedule for the woman.
6. A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.
B) The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.
C) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.
D) The man doesn't want to sell his textbooks to the woman.
7. A) Attend a conference.
B) Give a speech.
C) Meet his lawyer.
D) Make a business trip.
8 A) Jessie always says what she thinks.
B) Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind.
C) Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss.
D) Jessie should know the marketing director better. t
9. A) Heien is talkative.
B) Helen is active.
C) Helen is sociable.
D) Helen is quiet.
10. A) Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.
B) Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.
C) Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house.
D) Jimmy's words are often not reliable.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It can be used by farmers to protect large buildings.
B) It was brought to the northern USA by Asian farmers.
C) It has done more harm than good in the southern USA.
D) It was introduced into the USA to kill harmful weeds.
12. A) People will have to rely on kudzu for a living.
B) They will soon be overgrown with kudzu.
C) They will become too hard to plough.
D) People will find it hard to protect the soil.
13. A) The farmers there have brought it under control.
B) The factories there have found a good use for it.
C) The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.
D) The soil there is not so suitable for the plant.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) A business corporation.
B) The universe as a whole.
C) A society of legal professionals.
D) An association of teachers and scholars.
15. A) Its largest expansion took place during that period.
B) Its role in society went through a dramatic change.
C) Small universities combined to form bigger ones.
D) Provincial colleges were taken over by larger universities.
16. A) Private donations.
B) Government funding.
C) Grants from corporations.
D) Fees paid by students.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) He was wounded in the Spanish civil war.
B) He was interested in the study of wild animals.
C) He started the organization Heifer International.
D) He sold his cows to many countries in the world.
18. A) To help starving families to become self-supporting.
B) To make plans for the development of poor communities.
C) To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals.
D) To distribute food to the poor around the world.
19. A) They should help other families the way they have been helped.
B) They should offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors.
C) They should submit a report of their needs and goals.
D) They should provide food for the local communities.
20. A) It has improved animal breeding skills all over the world.
B) It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.
C) It has promoted international exchange of farming technology.
D) It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America.
Dialogue 7
WHY DIDN'T CALL US
Laurance-When did you get here
Soony- Just a few minutes ago.
Ikea- We've been waiting for almost an hour.
Soony- I'm sorry, but I had car trouble--a flat tire.
Laurance-Oh. That's too bad. Couldn't you have telephoned
Soony- I was going to, but I didn't have any change for a
pay phone.
Ikea- You could have gotten some change in a store.
Soony- Not really. The tire went flat out on the edge of
town. There wasn't any place to call from.
Ikea- WelL at least you're here now. No need to wait
any longer. So let's get started!
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注解:
a flat tire:轮胎瘪了
Could you have telephoned 此句用虚拟语气,有"你该做而没有做"的责备之意.
change:零钱.这里指硬币.
a pay phone:公用电话.公用电话是收费的,所以也称a pay phone.
went flat=became flat,went 在这里是系动词.
get started(口语)=begin work
Dialogue 8
WHERE ARE WE
Laurance-Where on earth are we
Soony- Judging by all the traffic, I'd say we're near the
heart of the downtown area.
Laurance-What did I do wrong Did I take a wrong turn
Soony- I'm not sure, but I think that you turned left
when you should have turned right.
Laurance-Well, now the,problem is how to get back onto
the main highway.
Soony- Well, if I may offer a suggestion ... Why don't
you stop and ask a policeman
Laurance-Yeah, yeah, yeah, I think I see one up there in the
next block.
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注解:
on earth:(口语中用于疑问句加强语气)究竟,到底,全然.
heart of the downtown area:heart=center;downtown area指繁华的商业区.
If I may offer a suggestion:直译为"如果我可以提个建议的话".
Dialogue 9
CATCHING A BUS
Laurance- Is this where I catch the bus for the zoo
Soony- You can take a T-30 from here, but then you
have to walk about six blocks.
Laurance- That doesn't sound too bad.
Soony- Actually, if you go to the bus stop in the next
block, you can take a Z-8 which will let you right
off in front of the zoo.
Laurance- Maybe that's what I'll do. Thanks a lot.
Soony- You're welcome.
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注解:
1. T-30,Z-8:都是公共汽车的编号
2. which will let you right off...:是定语从句,
其先行词是Z-8bus,意思是"这趟车正好把你拉到动物园门口".
Dialogue 10
AIRPORT BUS
laurance--What time doesd the bus leave for the airport
soony--I don't know.It used to leave every half hour,but
I think the schedule's been changed.
laurance--Do you know the telephone number to call
soony--It's Enterprise 7--4700.At least that's what it
used to be.
laurance--Yeah,I'll try it.(PAUSE)They don't seem to
answer.
soony--I expect that it's a little too-early.I don't
think they open until nine o'clock.
every half hour:是每隔半小时,类似的短语还有:every other day/
every three weeks/every twenty days
Enterprise 7-4700:是较旧的电话系统.电话机上除标有数码外还有英语字母.
所以拨EN7-4700即可
Dialogue 11
NEAR ACCIDENT
laurance--How about that
soony--What What happened
laurance--Did you see what that guy did
soony--No.I was looking the other way.
laurance--He made a U-turn right in the middle
of the block and almost hit a kid on
a bicycle.
soony--Drivers get crazier every day!
laurance--Right.Nobody wants to drive by the rules
anymore.
注解:
How about that:这是对后果难预料的行为,动作所发出的惊叹.
the other way:相反的方向
U-turn:即三百六十度的调头.左转弯叫left-turn,右转弯叫日right-turn.
Dialogue13
STAN IS WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE
1--You're the only person who knows what really
happened.
2--That's not quite true. Stan Bailey was there,too.
3--Oh. Was he there I didn't know that.
2--Well, actually, he wasn't there all the time, but
still I think he saw enough to give some valuable
insight on the matter.
1--Do you think I should call him Would he be willing
to help
2--No problem. You know Stan. He's the kind of
guy that's always willing to go the extra mile.
3--Hey. That's right. I remember one time when he
gave up two days of vacation just to help me out
with a problem I had.
1--That's good to know. I guess I'll give him a call
today, then.
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注解:
1)Stan Bailey:人名.
2)insight:真知灼见;深思熟虑的看法.
3)willing to go the extra mile:
意思是乐意做任何事情来帮助别人.
4)help me out with a problem I had:
帮助我解决难题.
I had是修饰problem的定语从句.
5)give hime a call=phone him/call him
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译文:
1--你是唯一了解真情的人.
2--不完全是这样.斯坦.贝利当时也在场.
3--哦,他也在场 这我可不知道.
2--不过,说实在的,他没有自始至终都在那儿,但我
相信他所见到的足以提供一些有助于了解内情的真知灼见.
1--你看我是不是该给他打个电话 他会乐意帮忙吗
2--没问题.你了解斯坦的为人.他是那种助人为乐的
热心人.
3--嘿,没错儿.我想起来了,有一次他牺牲了两天假期
帮我解决难题.
1--知道这就好了.我想我今天就给他打电话.
Dialogue13
STAN IS WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE
1--You're the only person who knows what really happened.
2--That's not quite true. Stan Bailey was there,too.
3--Oh. Was he there I didn't know that.
2--Well, actually, he wasn't there all the time, but still I think he saw enough to give some valuable insight on the matter.
1--Do you think I should call him Would he be willing to help
2--No problem. You know Stan. He's the kind of guy that's always willing to go the extra mile.
3--Hey. That's right. I remember one time when he gave up two days of vacation just to help me out with a problem I had.
1--That's good to know. I guess I'll give him a call today, then.
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注解:
1)Stan Bailey:人名.
2)insight:真知灼见;深思熟虑的看法.
3)willing to go the extra mile:
意思是乐意做任何事情来帮助别人.
4)help me out with a problem I had:
帮助我解决难题.
I had是修饰problem的定语从句.
5)give hime a call=phone him/call him
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译文:
1--你是唯一了解真情的人.
2--不完全是这样.斯坦.贝利当时也在场.
3--哦,他也在场 这我可不知道.
2--不过,说实在的,他没有自始至终都在那儿,但我
相信他所见到的足以提供一些有助于了解内情的真知灼见.
1--你看我是不是该给他打个电话 他会乐意帮忙吗
2--没问题.你了解斯坦的为人.他是那种助人为乐的
热心人.
3--嘿,没错儿.我想起来了,有一次他牺牲了两天假期
帮我解决难题.
1--知道这就好了.我想我今天就给他打电话.
Dialogue 14
CAN I HELP
laurance--Hey!What's the rush
soony--The bank closes in half an hour and I need to cash a check.
laurance--I can lend you some money.
soony--I need to cash a check because I'm going on a trip this weekend.Actually,I want to buy some traveler's checks.
laurance--Hmm.Can I help in any way
Soony--You can drive me to the bank if you want to. My car's out of gas.
Laurence--Yeah. Glad to. Let's go.
soony--Wait just a minute. I have to get my checkbook out of the desk.
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注解:
1)rush:忙碌,匆匆忙忙.以rush构成的短语如,a rush of work/
rush hour/gold rush等.
2)out of gas:没有油了.gas=gasoline; out of表示"没有"
"短缺",除与be动词连用外,还与run连用.如:I ran out of
ink. He always runs out of money before the next pay day.
Dialogue 15
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO
Laurence--Is there anything I can do I'd like to help in
some way if I can.
Soony--I can't think of anything at the moment.
Laurence--Well, maybe I could run errands or something.
soony--You could if I needed something.
laurance--I feel so useless just hanging around with
nothing to do.
soony--Don't worry.In a couple of days there'll be too
much to do.Then you'll want to be back in these
lazy days.
laurance--I guess I'm just a workaholic.I never was very
good at doing nothing.
soony--Maybe you should learn how to relax and enjoy
yourself more.
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注解:
1)run errands:(固定成语)指送信,采购,接送客人等跑腿的差事.
2)feel useless:感到无聊,无所事事.
3)hang around:闲荡无事.与hang about同义.
4)workaholic:过分卖力的工作,不知休息的人.
5)be good at...:擅长于做某事.
6)relax:休息,娱乐.如:Have a break and let your mind relax.
7)enjoy yourself:(固定说法)过快活日子.娱乐一番.
Dialogue 16
FINDING A BABY-SITTER
laurance--Can you get a baby-sitter for tonight
soony--I don't know.Why
laurance--Well,I thought we could go out for dinner
and then go to a movie afterward.
soony--I can call Debbie and see if she's available.
She usually doesn't like to sit during the week,
but she might make an exception.
laurance--Well,do that,and then call me at the office if
you have any luck.
soony--Okay,but don't get your hopes too high.It's hard
to find a good baby-sitter these days.
注解:
1)baby-sitter:指临时为人照看孩子的人.美国很多女中学生,
大学生课余替人看孩子,挣些零花钱.
2)sit during the week = baby-sit on weekdays
3)make an exception:做例外处理.make no exception:概部例外.
4)if you have any luck = if you are successful;也可直译为
"如果你有运气能办成的话"
Dialogue 17
DON'T GET YOUR HOPES TOO HIGH
laurance--They'll never help us.You know that old saying,
"You can't get blood out of a turnip."
soony--I know,I know.But that's no reason not to ask them.
laurance--We asked them last year and what did they say
soony--actually,they didn't say anything.
laurance--Yeah.They didn't say anything and they didn't do
anything.
soony--I think they might do something this year.I was
talking to Gail last week and I thought I detected
a more friendly attitude.
laurance--There you go with your optimism!Don't get your
hopes too high!
soony--I won't,but it doesn't hurt to expect the best.
Sometimes you get it!
注解:
1)turnip:萝卜.
2)Gail:人名.
3)detect:察觉.
4)attitude:态度.
5)optimism:乐观主义(态度,情绪)
6)Don't get your hopes too high.=Don't expect too much.
high是宾语补足语.high hope是"奢望".
7)It doesn't hurt to expect for the best:it是形式主语,
不定式短语to expect for the best是真正的主语.
Dialogue 18
OUT FOR A PICNIC
laurance--Just look!The day has dawned lovely!
soony--It certainly looks clear--good day for a picnic.
laurance--I was thinking the same thing.
soony--Well,how about it then
laurance--Okay by me.How soon do you want to leave
soony--Say...in an hour.
laurance--Make it an hour and a half.We have to take time
to get some more food,and besides that I'd like
to invite Nancy and Jim.
soony--Fine.While you're getting things ready in the
house,I'll go pack the car.
注解
1)dawn:(天)破晓.lovely在句中是起补足语的作用
2)clear:(天气)晴朗的.
3)picnic:野餐.
4)Say=shall we say:通常是来提建议征求对方意见.
5)make it:(固定短语)用以约定时间.如:
----When shall we meet this afternoon
----Well, let's make it four o'clock.Is that OK
6)pack the car:把物品装入车内.
DIALOG 19
WHERE IS IT
laurance--I haven't the remotest idea where it is!
Have you looked upstairs
soony--Yes.And downstairs and in the basement.I've
even looked in the car.
laurance--Well,the last time I saw it,it was on the
table in the living room.
soony--Mother said she put it in the den,but it isn't
there.At least,if it is,I can't see it.
laurance--Did you ask Harry if he's seen it
soony--He said he didn't even know I had one.
laurance--It seems thatit will remain the mystery
disappearance of the century!
soony--Unfortunately,I really need it!
注解
1)I haven't th remotest idea.=I don't have any idea.
remote:极少的;模糊的.
2)basement:地层的;地下室.
3)den:私房;地下室
4)remain=continue to be;remain是系动词,其后的成分是句子的表语.
5)mystery:神秘的,难于理解的事情.
6)century:世纪.
Dialogue 20
FEELING SICK
laurance--You look rather pal.Aren't you feeling well
soony--Not very.I was sick most of the might .I didn't
sleep very well.
laurance--What seems to be the matter Is it the flu
soony--No,I think it's something I ate.We ate at that
new restaurant last night,and I must have eaten
something that didn't agree with me.
laurance--Was it that new restaurant over on Fourth Street
soony--As a matter of fact,it was.Why do you ask
laurance--Because,Jerry ate there last week and had the
same kind of problem.He was sick the next day,
too.
soony--That's interesting.Maybe the health authorities
should investigate the place.
laurance--That's what I think.Two people with similar
problems in such a short time can't just be
coincidence!
注解:
1)pale:(脸色)苍白.
2)Not very.=I'm not feeling very well.
3)sick:有病的,感到恶心的.
4)that didn't agree with me:与我不适的食品.这是定语从句.
5)as a matter of fact:事实上
6)health authorities:卫生当局
7)investigate:调查
8)coincidence:巧合
DIALOG 21
I AM HAPPY
laurance--You look happy today!
soony--I am happy.I just heard I passed my physics
exam
laurance--Congratulations!I'm glad somebody's happy.
soony--Why What's the matter
laurance--Oh,I'm just worried,I guess I have to take
a history exam next week.
注解:
1)I am happy:注意重音在am上,以示强调.
2)physics:物理学.
3)I'm glad somebody's happy:somebody重读,显示说话者本人心里有些忧虑.
4)What's the matter=What's troubling you
5)I'm worried:此句中worried是过去分词作表语,不是被动语态.
DIALOG 22
LEARNING A LANGUAGE
laurance--I give up!I simply can't learn French!
soony--Why do you say that I think you're making
a lot of progress.
laurance--No,I'm not.I try and try and I still can't
speak it very well.
soony--Learning any language takes a lot of effort.
But don't give up.Why don't we practice those
dialogs together
laurance--Good idea.That just might help.
注解:
1)give up=stop trying,不再做努力.与keep up trying是一对反义词组.
2)make progress:是固定搭配.意思是取得进步/进展
3)take a lot of effort:take在这里有"需要""花费"的意思.
DIALOG 23
BORROWING A BOOK
laurance--Whose is this
soony--It's mine.Why do you ask
laurance--Could I borrow it I've been wanting to read it.
soony--Be my guest,but I warn you.It's not as good as
they say.
laurance--What's the matter with it
soony--Well,for one thing the plot is highly imporbable
and for another,the characters seem more like
paper dolls than people.
laurance--That's strange.Usually that author does a good
job of charcterization.I've read three of his
books and thought they were all well done.
soony--I've been a fan of his for a long time too,but he
really flubbed on this one!
laurance--What did the reviews say
soony--They were mixed-some good,some bad.My review,bad!
注解
1)Be y guest.(口语)=You are welcome.
2)warn:告诫;预先通知
3)What's the matter with it =What's wrong with it
4)for one thing:举例说.这个短语通常用来举例某种原因.
5)improbable:不可能的.
6)dolls:玩偶;玩具娃娃
7)flub:搞糟了
DIALOG 24
GOING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL
laurance--How's school going
soony--Just fine.I finally got the grant to go to
graduate school.
laurance--Great!Are you starting your doctorate
soony--That's right.I'm going to do it in biochemistry.
laurance--Sounds like an interesting field.
soony--It is to me.
laurance--You've got a degree in nuclear physics,haven't
you!
soony--Just a Master's degree.Actually,biochemistry is
a lot of better field for me.I've always
preferred chemistry to physics.
laurance--What do you plan to do after you finish
soony--I haven't decided yet,but probably medical
research.
laurance--Well,you've got some years of hard study
ahead of you.
soony--I know it.
注解:
1)How's school going 注意此句中的school是不可数名词,作"学业"
"功课"解.又如:She always found school difficult.
2)grant:助学金
3)graduate school研究生院
4)doctorate:博士学位
5)It is to me=It is an interesting field to me.他的朋友说,
sounds like而他说it is,语气肯定.is要重读.
6)nuclear physics:核物理学.
7)Master's degree:硕士学位.
8)prefer..to...:喜欢(前者)甚于后者.
9)ahead of you:在你的前面.
DIALOG 25
FREEZING COLD OUTSIDE
(Wind noises)
laurance--Brrrr!I'm cold.I thought it was supposed
to get warmer today.
soony--Yeah,I thought so,too.That's what the
weatherman said.
laurance--It must be the wind that makes it so cold.
I'm freezing!
soony--Me,too.Let's go inside.
laurance--O.K,It's no fun standing out here,even if
the sun is shining.
注解:
1)get warmer=become warmer.系表结构,但口语中多用get,很少用become.
2)yeah:(口语) =yes
3)That's what the weatherman said. what引导的是表语从句.
4)It must be...cold.这是以it引导的强调句型.与It is this
book that I bought yesterday是同样的结构.must用以表示某种
"可能性".这种结构中的that不可省略,也不可换作which.
5)It's no fun standing out here. standing out here是真正的主语.
DIALOG 26
BARRY IS UNUSUAL
1--Have you met Barry
2--I think so, but I don't remember what he looks
like.
1--He's a most unusual person.
2--What do you mean by unusual
3--You'll understand when you see him.
2--You mean it's his physical appearance
1--Not exactly. There's a certain way that he has of
speaking and choosing his words that's unique.
But that's not what I'm talking about.
3--That's part of it. But it goes beyond speech. I
guess it's what some people call "charisma".
2--Oh, that. Now I know what you're talking about.
I'm just full of it!
1--Ha,ha.Big joke!
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注解:
1)most=very常用来加强语气.如:It's most kind of you!/
He thanked her for a most enjoyable party./It's most
dangerous to drive drunk.
2)There's a certain way...unique:此句中的两个that
从句都是way的定语从句.第一个从句说:he has a certain
way of speaking and choosing his words.第二个从句说
his way is unique.unique:独特的;独一无二的.
3)go beyond speech:难于用语言表达.类似的短语有:
beyond words/beyond expression/beyond description
4)charisma:超凡的魅力,神授的能力.
DIALOG 27
HOWARD LOST HIS CAR
1--Did you hear about what happened to Howard
2--No, what
1--Someone stole his car!
2--Really When did it happen
1--Last night. He left it parked in front of his
girl friend's house and when he came out to go
home, it was gone.
2--Wow! That's really tough. He just bought it last
month, didn't he
1--Uh-huh. Fortunately, he's got insurance and the
police think they already have a good lead.
2--Well, I certainly wish him luck.
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注解:
1)left it parked:parked是宾语补足语.park
停放(车辆).如:He parked his car over there.
停车场叫parking lot/parking place/parking area等.
2)it was gone=it disappeared/it was missing
3)That's really tough:(口语)不幸的,不愉快的.
4)fortunately:幸运的,幸亏.
5)lead:线索.
6)wish him luck:wish表示祝愿,其后接双宾语.
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听力练习:
DIALOG 102
HOWARD LOST HIS CAR
1--Did you hear about ____ _______ to Howard
2--No, what
1--______ _____ ___ ____!
2--Really When did it happen
1--Last night. He ____ __ _____ in front of his
girl friend's house and when he came out to go
home, __ ___ ____.
2--Wow! _____ ______ _____. He just _______ it last
month, didn't he
1--Uh-huh. Fortunately, ____ ____ __________ and the
police think they already _____ ___ _____ ______.
2--Well, I certainly ____ ____ _____.
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译文:
1--你听说霍得华的是儿了吗
2--没有.怎么啦
1--有人偷了他的汽车.
2--真的吗 什么时候的事
1--昨天晚上.他把车停在他女朋友家的门口,他出来
回家时,车不见了.
2--哇!那可真倒霉.他上个月刚买的新车,是吧
1--可不.幸好他保了险.警察相信他们已经有了可靠
的线索.
2--哦,但愿他能找回汽车!
DIALOG 28
TALKING ABOUT A FILM
1--Did you see the movie on channel 6 last night
2--No. I missed it. I went shopping for clothes.
1--It was an excellent film. It had been made especially
for television, you know.
2--I read the preview in yesterday's paper and hoped to
watch it last night, but, then, Meg called me to
go shopping with her. So I went.
1--You remember that the critic thought that it was
one of the best films of the last ten years.
2--Yes. I do remember. He felt it would be a candidate
for some film awards at the end of the year.
1--Well, if I were one of the judges, I'd pick it as the
best film of the year. I haven't seen such a
marvelous plot and such superb acting in a long
time!
2--Sounds as if I'll have to see it, if they ever re-run it.
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注解:
1)channel:电影频道.
2)go shopping:去买东西.go之后接动词-ing形式表示
从事某些活动.
3)preview:预告
4)critic:评论员,批评家.
5)candidate:提名侯选影片
6)marvelous:精彩的
7)superb:超等的
8)re-run:重播,重演.
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听力练习:
DIALOG 100
TALKING ABOUT A FILM
1--___ ___ ___ ___ _____ __ ______ __ last night
2--No. I missed it. _ ____ ______ ___ _______.
1--It was an _________ film. __ ___ ____ ____ _________
____ ________, you know.
2--I read the ________ in yesterday's paper and hoped to
______ it last night, but, then, Meg _______ ___ ___
___ _______ _____ ____. So I went.
1--You remember that the ______ thought that ___ ____
____ ___ ____ ____ _____ ___ ____ _____ _____ _____.
2--Yes. I do remember. He felt __ _____ ___ __ _________
___ ____ ____ ______ at the end of the year.
1--Well, if I _____ one of the judges, ____ _____ __ __ ___
_____ ____ ___ ___ ____. I haven't seen such a
marvelous ____ and such superb _______ in a long
time!
2--Sounds as if I'll have to see it, __ ____ ____ _______ ___.
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译文:
1--昨晚你看了六频道的电影了吗
2--没有,我没看上.我去买衣服了.
1--是部很精彩的影片.你知道这是一部专为电视
拍的影片.
2--我看了昨天报上的电视预告.昨晚我本想看来着,但是后来
梅格打电话来,让我陪她去买东西,我就去了.
1--你还记得电影评论员认为这是十年来最好的一部影片.
2--记得,我当然记得.他认为这部影片在年底会
获得某些影奖的提名.
1--我要是一个评选裁判,我一定选这部影片为今年的最佳影片.
很久以来,我都没看到过情节如此精彩,演技如此高超的影片了.
2--看来如果重播的话,我一定得看看了.
DIALOG 29
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
1--There's no reason on earth why we should stay
here.
2--Yes, there is! Somebody's got to keep an eye on
things.
3--That's what I think. Otherwise this whole project
could go wrong.
1--I doubt that. It looks to me as if everything is off
to a good start. I don't think there needs to be
any more supervision.
2--It's better to be safe than sorry.
3--I agree. Sometimes being cautious is the best way
to go.
1--All right. All right. I'm outvoted two to one.
So we'll stay.
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注解:
1)has got to=must
2)keep an eye on=look after/watch carefully
3)otherwise:(副词)要不然,否则.
4)go wrong:出差错
5)doubt:怀疑
6)a good start=a good beginning
7)supervision:监督
8)better to be safe than sorry=better to be
careful than to be full of regret
9)cautious:谨慎小心的,being caurious是
分词短语作主语.
10)be outvoted:被多数票压倒.vote是"投票表决"
的意思.
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听力练习:
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
1--There's no _______ on earth ____ ___ _____ ____
____.
2--Yes, there is! _________ ____ ___ ____ __ ____ ___
______.
3--That's what I think. Otherwise _____ _____ ______
______ ___ ______.
1--I ______ that. It looks to me ___ ___ everything is ___
___ __ ____ _____. I don't think there needs to be
any more supervision.
2--____ ______ ___ ___ _____ _____ _______.
3--I agree. Sometimes ______ _______ __ ____ _____ ____
__ __.
1--All right. All right. ____ _______ two to one.
So we'll stay.
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译文
1--我们留在这儿完全没道理.
2--有道理.这儿总得有人照看着.
3--我也这么想.不然的话,整个工作可能会出岔子.
1--我不信.依我看开头事事都很顺当.没必要在继续监督.
2--宁可现在谨慎些也别将来后悔莫及.
3--我说也是.有时候谨慎小心是最稳妥的办法.
1--好吧,好吧.二比一我认输.那我们就留在这儿.
DIALOG 30
THE HUMAN FLY
1--Did you hear about that guy who climbed a skyscraper
2--I don't believe I did. Was it on the TV news last night
1--Uh-huh. This guy-calls himself "the Human
Fly" -- climbed up this skyscraper with nothing
but some big suction cups!
2--I suppose he got arrested.
1--He sure did! As soon as he got to the top of the
building, the cops were there to grab him!
2--And he'll have to pay a fine, of course.
1--In this guy's case it looks as if he might have to go
to jail, too!
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注解:
1)skycraper:摩天大楼.
2)I don't believe=I don't think
3)Human Fly:直译为"具有人类特性的飞蝇."因为飞蝇
是靠脚上吸盘在任何光滑的表面攀沿行走.
4)suction cup:吸盘.
5)cops(俗)=policemen
6)pay a fine;付罚款.fine在此是名词.亦可作动词用.
如:The police fined him heavily./He was fined $500.
7)jail=prison
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听力练习:
DIALOG 98
THE HUMAN FLY
1--Did you _____ _____ that guy ____ _______ __ _______
2--I don't believe I did. ____ ___ __ ___ __ ____ last night
1--Uh-huh. This guy-calls himself "the Human
Fly" -- climbed up this skyscraper _____ _______
____ _____ ____ _______ _____!
2--I suppose ___ ____ _______.
1--He sure did! __ _____ __ he got to the top of the
building, ____ ____ _____ ______ ___ ____ ____!
2--And he'll _____ __ ___ __ ____, of course.
1--In this guy's case it looks as if ___ ______ _____ ___ ___
___ ____, too!
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译文:
1--你听说过那个爬上摩天大楼的人了吗
2--我想没有听说过.是昨晚电视新闻广播的吗
1--真了不起.这人自称"人蝇",只用几个大吸盘,什么
别的器械也没有,就爬上这座大楼.
2--我看他被逮捕了吧.
1--就是,他一爬到楼顶,等在那儿的警察就把他抓起来了.
2--他当然还得被罚款.
1--照他这种情况,还可能去蹲监狱呢!
DIALOG 31
ADVICE
1--You're going to get into a lot of trouble if you do
that.
2--What makes you say that
3--I don't see anything wrong with what we're doing.
1--That's just the problem. In these kinds of things
the trouble doesn't always appear at first.
2--But everything has been so easy!
3--Everything has gone as smooth as clockwork--
just like we planned.
1--That may be true. But I warn you. There's trouble
on the horizon.
3--You always say that!
2--Yeah. You never look at the positive side of things.
1--Okay. Have it your way, but don't say I didn't
warn you.
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注解:
1)What makes you say that
动词make之后的复合宾语,不定式动词不带to.
2)as smooth as clockwork:(成语)象钟表一样平平稳稳,
=easily.
3)on the horizon:直译是"在地平线上".
4)positive side:积极的一面.反义词组是negative side
5)have it your way:(固定成语,多用于停止争辩时)
随你的便吧!
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听力练习:
DIALOG 97
ADVICE
1--______ _____ __ ___ ____ __ ___ ___ _______
if you do that.
2--_____ _____ ____ ____ _____
3--__ _____ ____ _______ _____ with what we're doing.
1--That's just the _______. In these kinds of things
____ ______ ______ ______ ______ at first.
2--But __________ ____ _____ ___ ______!
3--Everything has gone ___ ______ ___ _______--
just like we planned.
1--That may be true. But I _____ you. There's trouble
___ ____ _______.
3--You always say that!
2--Yeah. You never look at ____ ________ _____ of things.
1--Okay. _____ ___ ______ ____, but don't say I didn't
_____ you.
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译文:
1--如果你们那么做的话,会遇到许多麻烦的.
2--什么事使你得出这个结论
3--我看不出我们正做的事有什么错处.
1--那就是问题.在这类事情中麻烦并不总是一开始就出现.
2--可是一切都很顺当!
3--一切都象我们计划的那样,进行得顺顺当当.
1--情况也许如此.但我要提醒你们,麻烦就要出现了.
3--你总是这么说!
2--就是,你总不看事物积极的一面.
1--好吧,听不听随你们的便.可别说我没事先警告你们.
DIALOG 32
DISCUSSING THE ECONOMY
1--The economic news doesn't look good, does it
2--Not according to the newspaper yesterday. I saw
a similar report last night on TV.
1--I saw that, too. The analysis seemed to be quite
realistic.
2--I hope they're wrong. We really need to get the
rising price structure under control.
1--Well, costs seem to be rising in so many categories
that it appears to defeat any efforts at stabilization.
2--That's my feeling, too. Raw material now costs
more. Labor is demanding higher wages and production
costs continue to soar.
1--There may be some relief this summer. I understand
the price of some foodstuffs will decrease.
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注解:
1)economic news:报道经济形势的新闻
2)Not according to the newspaper yesterday:
这是一个省略句.=It doesn't look good according
to the newspaper yesterday. according to是复合
介词.意思是"按照","根据...所说".
3)similar:类似的,相似的.
4)analysis:分析,复数是anslyses,动词是analyse.
5)get...under control:对...加以控制.类似的短语
有bring...under control/keep...under control/lose
control of sth./(sth.)get out of control.
6)categories:种类,范畴.
7)defeat any efforts:是一切努力归于失败;(使)前功尽弃
8)stabilization:稳定;安定,动词是stabilize,形容词是stable.
9)labor:指从事体力劳动的工人阶级整体.注意
英国人的拼法是labour.
10)soar:巨增;猛涨.
11)relief:减轻;缓解.
12)foodstuffs:各种食品.
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听力练习:
DIALOG 96
DISCUSSING THE ECONOMY
1--The economic news ______ ____ ____, does it
2--Not _________ ___ the newspaper yesterday. I saw
__ _______ _______ last night on TV.
1--I saw that, too. The _______ seemed to be ______
________.
2--I hope ______ ______. We really need to get the
_______ price structure ______ _______.
1--Well, ______ seem to ___ _______ in so many categories
that it appears to _______ ____ ______ at stabilization.
2--That's my feeling, too. Raw material now ______
_____. Labor is ________ ______ _____ and production
costs __________ ___ ______.
1--_______ ____ ___ _____ _____ _____ _______. I understand
the price of some foodstuffs _____ ________.
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译文:
1--经济形势看起来不妙,是吧
2--据昨天的报纸看是不怎么妙.昨晚我在电视里看到了
类似的报道.
1--我也看了.那个分析.
2--我但愿他们是错的.我们确实需要控制物价上涨.
1--哦,各行各业的费用都在上涨,看来保持稳定的一切
努力都难以取得成效.
2--我也有同感.原材料贵了.工人要求增加工资,生产成本猛涨.
1--今年夏天也许会有所缓解.我听说有些食品的价格会下跌.
DIALOG 33
TALKING IT OVER
laurance--Can't we go someplace and talk It's so crowded
in here.
soony--Well,there's a little park down the street about
three blocks.It's usually not crowded this time
of day.
laurance--Let's go.I need to get some fresh air anyway.
soony--Just what is it you want to talk about
laurance--You remember that note you sent me last month
soony--Which one The one about the trip out west
laurance--Yeah.That's the one.Listen.I've got a terrific
idea about the whole project and we need to
discuss it.
soony--Wonderful!I'd liike to hear some of your ideas.
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注解:
1)this time of day:一天中的这个时候.
2)What is it you want to talk about =What is the matter that you want to talk about
3)teffific:(口语)非常好的.terrible:非常糟糕的.
注意两者不同的含义.
4)projuct:计划,方案.
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听力练习:
DIALOG 94
TALKING IT OVER
laurance--Can't we go _________ and talk ____ ___ _______
___ ______.
soony--Well,there's a little park _____ _____ ______ about
three _______.It's usually ____ ______ _____ _____
__ ____.
laurance--Let's go.I need to ____ _____ _____ _____ anyway.
soony--Just _____ ___ ___ you want to ______ _____
laurance--You remember _____ ____ ____ _____ last month
soony--Which one The one about ____ ____ ____ _____
laurance--Yeah.That's the one.Listen.I've got __ _______
____ about _____ _____ _______ and we need to
________ it.
soony--Wonderful! I'd liike to _____ _____ ___ _____ _____.
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译文:
laurance--我们能否找个地方去谈谈 这儿人太多了.
soony--哦,沿着这条街往前走三个街区有一个小公园.
这个时候那里面人不多.
laurance--我们去吧.反正我也需要呼吸些新鲜空气.
soony--你正经要谈什么事儿
laurance--你还记得上个月你写给我的那张便条吗
soony--什么便条 是不是关于去西部旅行的那个
laurance--对,就是那个.你听我说,我对整个旅行计划有个
非常好的主意.我们得讨论一下.
soony--好极了!我很乐意听听你们的意见.
DIALOG 34
WATCHING TV
laurance--Hey.I'm sorry to interrupt,but there's something
important I have to tell you.
soony--Can't it wait
laurance--Not really. It's pretty important.
jenny--Is it a matter of life and death
laurance--Well. Not exactly, but almost. It could affect our future drastically.
soony--Sounds to me like a scheme to get us away from the TV!
jenny--Yeah. What's more important then this championship game
laurance--Just like I said. What we have to discuss.
soony--How long will it take
laurance--Not more than five minutes.
jenny--Okay. But wait until the next commercial. And remember--no more than five minutes!
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注解:
1)interrupt:打断;打扰.
2)affect:影响.
3)drastically:严重地;激烈地.
4)scheme:计划;策划.
5)championship:冠军称号.
6)commercial:电视广告.美国电视上每隔十至十五分钟就播出一次广告节目.
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听力练习:
DIALOG 91
WATCHING TV
laurance--Hey. I'm sorry to interrupt, but there's something important I have to tell you.
soony--Can't it wait
laurance--Not really. It's pretty important.
jenny--Is it a matter of life and death
laurance--Well. Not exactly, but almost. It could affect our future drastically.
soony--Sounds to me like a scheme to get us away from the TV!
jenny--Yeah. What's more important then this championship game
laurance--Just like I said. What we have to discuss.
soony--How long will it take
laurance--Not more than five minutes.
jenny--Okay. But wait until the next commercial. And remember--no more than five minutes!
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译文:
laurance--嘿,对不起打扰一下.有件重要的事得告诉你们.
soony--等一会儿不行吗
laurance--不行至关重要.
jenny--是生死攸关的大事儿吗
laurance--倒没那么严重,不过也差不多.这事儿可能严重影响我们的前途.
soony--好象是故意不让我们看电视!
jenny--可不!什么大不了的事比这场冠军赛还重复!
soony--就是我说的事儿.这事儿我们得商量一下.
laurance--要多长时间
soony--至多五分钟.
jenny--好吧,但得等到下个广告时间.别忘了,不超过五分钟.
DIALOG 35
A GAME OF CHESS
laurance--How long before we get to Phoenix
soony--Oh,i don't know.About an hour,I guess.
laurance--Do you want to play a game of chess
soony--Do you think we'll have time
laurance--We can play till we get to Phoenix.
soony--Okay.But I'm not very good.
laurance--That's what they all say!
soony--No,seriously.I haven't played very much at all.
laurance--Well...that doesn't matter.Neither have I! But I really would like to learn to play well.
soony--"Practice makes perfect"they say.
laurance--I know,but I don't think I'll ever be able to practice enough!
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注解:
1)Phoenix:菲尼克斯.美国城市,亚利桑那州首府.
2)a game of chess:一盘棋.
3)Practice makes perfect:(谚语)熟能生巧.
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听力练习:
DIALOG 90
A GAME OF CHESS
laurance--_____ ______ before we ____ ___ Phoenix
soony--Oh,i don't know.______ ___ _____, ___ _____.
laurance--Do you want ___ _____ ___ _____ ___ ______
soony--Do you think ______ _____ ______
laurance--We can play _____ we get to Phoenix.
soony--Okay.But ____ ____ _____ ______.
laurance--That's _____ _____ ____ ____!
soony--No,_________.I haven't _______ ______ ______ ___ ____.
laurance--Well..._____ _____ _______.Neither have I!
But I really would like to ______ __ _____ _____. soony--"_________ ______ ______"they say.
laurance--I know,but I don't think _____ _____ ___ ____ ____ _________ _______!
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译文:
laurance--我们还有多久到达菲尼克斯
soony--哦,我不知道.我猜大约还有一小时.
laurance--你想下盘棋吗
soony--你看我们还有时间下吗
laurance--下到我们到菲尼克斯就算了.
soony--行.可我下不好.
laurance--人人都这么说.
soony--不,我真的下不好.我不怎么常下棋.
laurance--哦,没关系.我也不常下!但我很想学好下棋.
soony--人说"熟能生巧"嘛.
laurance--我知道.我看我永远也练不熟.
DIALOG 36
AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT
laurance--The other night certainly was an interesting
one,wasn't it
soony--You enjoyed it,then
laurance--Immensely.I don't think I've ever been with such a stimulating group of people.
soony--They are lively,aren't they I think they're one of the liveliest groups I've ever been with.
laurance--I certainly got my mind stretched!I think it was shrinking!
soony--I find that's true with me,too.One needs that kind of company now and again just to keep the old gray matter from getting stagnant!
laurance--Will the group be meeting again soon
soony--Not for another two months.We're taking a month's break because so many of us are going to be on vacation.
laurance--Well,let me know when you're going to meet
again.I'd like to join you.
soony--Don't worry.I will.
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注解
1)immensely:非常地(=I enjoyed it immensely.) 2)stimulating:有激发性的,激励人的.
3)got my min stretched: strech愿意为"伸展""使开阔"这是与have sth. done类似的结构.
4)shrink:萎缩,退化.
5)company:朋友,伙伴.
6)gray matter:(人脑)白质;(俚语)人脑,智力.
7)keep...from getting stagnant":防止头脑僵化.
stagnant原意为"停滞";"迟钝"
8)Not for another two months=The group will not be meeting again for another two months.
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听力练习:
DIALOG 89
AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT
laurance--The _______ ______ certainly was ___ ________ ____,wasn't it
soony--____ ______ ____,then
laurance--_________.I don't think I've ever been with
_____ ___ _______ _______ ___ people.
soony--_____ ____ ______,aren't they I think they're ____ __ ___ ____ ________ _______ I've ever been with.
laurance--I certainly ____ ____ _____ _________! I think it was __________!
soony--I find ______ _____ ____ ___,too.One needs that _____ ___ _______ now and again just to _____ the old gray matter _____ _______ ________!
laurance--_____ ____ _____ ___ ______ ______ ______
soony--Not for another two months.We're taking __ _______ _______ because so many of us are going ___ ___ ___ ________.
laurance--Well,____ ____ ____ when you're going to meet again.____ _____ ___ _____ ____.
soony--Don't worry.I will.
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参考译文:
laurance--那天晚上的聚会非常有意思,你说是吗
soony--那么说你很乐意来了.
laurance--非常乐意,我还从来没和这样一些思想活跃的人相处过...
soony--他们很活跃,是不 我想他们是我接触过的最活跃的一些人.
laurance--我和他们呆了一晚上,长了不少见识.以前真是思想闭塞.
soony--我也有同样感觉.人就得时不时地结交一些这样的朋友,才能
防止思想僵化.
laurance--你们不久还会聚会吗
soony--这两个月内是不会聚会了.因为许多人要去休假,我们中
止活动一个月
laurance--哦,你们再聚会时告诉我一声.我很愿意参加.
soony--别担心,我会告诉你的.
DIALOG 37
AFTER THE GAME
laurance--Did you watch the game last might
soony--I sure did.I wouldn't have missed it for anything!
laurance--I think it was one of the best games I've ever
seen.
soony--Me too.I thought both teams played super ball.Too
bad one had to lose.
laurance--Yeah.I thought they were evenly matched.It could
have gone either way!
soony--That shot that won in the last fifteen seconds was
really something.
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注解:
1)I wouldn't...for anything.此句是虚拟语气.
for anything=no matter what had happened.
2)played super ball:球踢得好极了.
3)evenly matched:势均力敌.match是"相匹配"之意.
4)It could have gone either way.=Either team could have won or lost.
It指的是球赛的结果.因为实际上输赢已定,所以此句用了虚拟语气,
反映说话人的看法而已.
5)really someting:意思是"非同寻常的事情."
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DIALOG 88
AFTER THE GAME
laurance--___ ____ ______ ____ _____ _______
soony--I sure did.___ ______ _____ ______ ______ for anything!
laurance--I think it was ____ ___ ____ _____ games
_____ _____ _____.
soony--Me too.I thought ____ _____ _____ ______ ______.Too
bad one had to _____.
laurance--Yeah.I thought they were ________ ______. __ ______
_____ _____ ________ _____!
soony--That shot ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ _______ _______ was
really something.
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参考译文:
laurance--昨晚你看球赛了吗
soony--当然看了.说什么我也不能不看这场球赛.
laurance--我认为这是我看到的最精彩的一场比赛.
soony--我也这么看.我认为双方都踢得极好.可惜总有一方得输.
laurance--是的.我认为双方势均力敌,都有可能或输或赢.
soony--最后十五秒时射进的那一球确实了不起.
DIALOG 38
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
(Sound of piano playing)
laurance--Listen! Somebody's playing the piano.
soony--Yeah, it sounds nice, doesn't it I wish I could play a musical instrument.
laurance--Don't you play the violin
soony--No,but my sister does. Actually, she's pretty good at it.
laurance--I took flute lessons for a couple of years, but I never learned to play very well. I guess I don't have any musical talent.
soony--Oh, that's not true. You sing very well. I can't even do that!
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注解:
1)play the piano:说演奏某种乐器时,乐器前要加定冠词,下句中还有play the violin.
2)It sounds nice...:sound是系动词,nice是表语.此句与you look happy是同样的结构.
3)wish用以表示愿望,其宾语从句中的动词必须要虚拟语气.
4)musical instrument:乐器.
5)She's...good at it:be good at sth.是擅长做某事.
6)took flute lessons:原意是上笛子课.
7)talent:天资,才能.
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听力练习:
DIALOG 86
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
(Sound of piano playing)
laurance--Listen!__________ playing the piano.
soony--Yeah,____ ______ _____,doesn't it I wish __
______ _____ a musical instrument.
laurance--______ ____ _____ _____ _______
soony--No,but my sister does.________,she's pretty
______ ___ ___.
laurance--I ______ flute lessons for __ _______ ___ _____,
but I never ________ to play very well.I guess
I don't have any ________ _______.
soony--Oh,that's not _____.You sing _____ _____.I can't
______ do that!
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参考译文:
laurance--你听!有人在弹钢琴.
soony--是的,真好听,不是吗 我要是会演奏什么乐器就好了.
laurance--你不是会拉提琴吗
soony--不会.我姐姐会拉.说实在的,她小提琴拉得相当好.
laurance--我学过一两年笛子.但我从来没有吹好过.我想我没有什么音乐天赋.
soony--噢,那可不是.你歌唱得非常好.我连唱歌都不会.
DIALOG 39
WHAT'S YOUR HOBBY
laurance--What do you do in your spare time
soony--Oh, nothing special I read...watch TV...go to the movies.
laurance--Don't you have any hobbies,like stamp collecting or things like that
soony--No,I don't have any hobbies.How about you
laurance--I have just one--photography.It's expensive, but it's a lot of fun.
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注解:
1)nothing special:没有什么特别的事.注意nothing,anything,something 三个词的形容词是放在其后的.
2)hobby:业余爱好
3)How about you =Do you have any hobbies
4)photography:摄影.由Photo+graphy构成的新词...
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DIALOG 83
WHAT'S YOUR HOBBY
laurance--What do you do __ _____ ____ ____
soony--Oh, _______ ________ I read...watch TV...___ ___
____ ______.
laurance--Don't you have ____ _______,like _______ _______
or things like that
soony--No,I don't have any hobbies. _____ ______ _____
laurance--I have just one--___________.____ __________,
but it's ___ _____ _____ ______.
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参考译文:
laurance--我业余时间干些什么呀
soony--噢,没什么特别的.看看书,看看电视...,去看看电影.
laurance--你有什么爱好吗 象集邮之类的爱好.
soony--没有,我没有任何的爱好.你呢
laurance--我只有一种爱好--摄影.这很花钱但非常有趣.
Broadcast: July 16, 2003
Annan Disappointed in Slow 1)Deployment of Liberia Peacekeepers
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has expressed disappointment at the slow pace of deployment of peacekeepers to Liberia.
Mr. Annan says he expected the arrival of a 2)vanguard force of about 1,500 peacekeeping troops from ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, by the end of the month.
Then, he says, Liberian President Charles Taylor would leave the country. When that happens, he says the United States would send 3)reinforcements to join the ECOWAS troops and a longer-term United Nations force would be established.
But the secretary general says he is troubled by delays in carrying out the plan to end the Liberian conflict.
"That is very worrying, because the longer we delay the deployment, the more dangerous the situation gets," he said. "So I have asked my military advisors and other officers to be in touch with the ECOWAS forces, with the U.S. and see what can be done to accelerate their deployment." He said.
Mr. Annan made his remarks following recent trips to West Africa and to Washington, where he met with President Bush. He says that progress has been made. Mr. Annan says that an understanding has been reached that ECOWAS, the United Nations and the United States have a role to play in Liberia.
However, U.S. officials continue to work on the details of sending a possible and limited U.S. force to the country, which was established by former U.S. slaves in the 19th century. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has met with members of the 4)Senate to discuss the plan.
On political issues in Liberia, Secretary General Annan says that talks are continuing in Ghana to work on a two-year 5)transitional government for Liberia to 6)stabilize the situation, pave the way for 7)disarmament and prepare for elections.
He says the international community continues to wait for Mr. Taylor, who is under 8)indictment for war crimes, to 9)step down and go to Nigeria.
"And he has made a 10)commitment not only to his African 11)peers but to the whole world and one is expecting him to 12)honor that commitment," said the U.N. chief of President Taylor. "So at this stage, we are acting on the assumption and the expectation that he will step down and leave office."
Meanwhile, as a relative calm has 13)prevailed in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, a seven member U.N. assessment team is investigating the possible return of United Nations staff and aid workers.
Jenny Badner VOA news, New York.
注释:
1) deployment [di5plCimEnt] n.部署
2) vanguard [5vAn^B:d] n.先锋,先头部队
3) reinforcement [7ri:in5fC:smEnt] n.加强,援军
4) senate [5senit] n.参议院,上院
5) transitional [trAn5ziFEnEl] adj.变迁的,过渡期的
6) stabilize [5steibilaiz] v.稳定
7) disarmament [dis5B:mEmEnt] n.解除武装,裁军
8) indictment [in5daitmEnt] n.控告
9) step down 下台,辞职
10) commitment [kE5mitmEnt] n.许诺,委托事项
11) peer [piE] n.同等的人,同辈
12) honor [5CnE] vt.兑现
13) prevail [pri5veil] vi.流行,盛行
Broadcast: July 16, 2003
British Prime Minister to Address US Congress
Had the war in Iraq, with the 1)ensuing controversy over 2)intelligence used to 3)justify it not occurred, Tony Blair would probably receive an even warmer welcome than the one he is likely to get on Capitol Hill.
4)Lawmakers in Congress remember that in the days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, Mr. Blair was among the first foreign leaders to express 5)condolences to Americans.
In January 2002, he came to Washington to be present during President Bush's first post-attack State of the Union Address. Peter King, a New York Republican who 6)sponsored a House 7)resolution to give Mr. Blair a congressional gold medal, remembers.
"And that evening President Bush said, 'Once again we are joined together in a great cause, and we are so honored the British Prime Minister has crossed an ocean to show his unity of purpose with America. Thank you for coming, friend.' And indeed, Tony Blair has been a friend of the United States, and just as important as that he has been a friend and supporter of democratic values, he realizes the 8)unique nature of the 9)bonds between the United States and Britain and indeed between the United States and Europe," said Mr. King.
However, when Congressman King made that statement, Mr. Blair had already been under intense pressure for weeks from government 10)inquiries into information used to justify British participation in the Iraq war.
In House debate on honoring Mr. Blair, lawmakers praised him for his leadership in helping to 11)craft a peace 12)settlement in Northern Ireland and his cooperation in the war on terror, as well as in Afghanistan and Iraq.
However, some warned against giving him a congressional honor at a time when he faced intense 13)scrutiny on the Iraq intelligence issue, saying it would appear to be "14)propping up" an 15)embattled politician.
Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey said Mr. Blair deserved credit for acting as a 16)moderating force in the months leading up to the Iraq war.
"But for Tony Blair's 17)insistence, President Bush would have never gone to the United Nations," he said. "It was he, Tony Blair, who made the 18)pre-condition to his support that the United States would go to the United Nations in order to secure a vote, and for that he deserves enormous credit."
On the eve of Prime Minister Blair's visit, Congressman Markey and 40 other Democrat members of the House sent a letter to President Bush.
In it, they urge the president to ask Mr. Blair to turn over what they call "all relevant intelligence" about 19)alleged Iraqi attempts to obtain 20)uranium from Africa, saying this would be an opportunity "for both leaders to 21)come clean with the American people and the world".
Before leaving for Washington, Mr. Blair again defended British information about Iraqi uranium purchase attempts, saying London had solid intelligence separate from other information.
Lawmakers expect the British prime minister's speech to Congress to focus on 22)enduring bonds between the United States and Britain, and the need to persevere in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the war on terror.
Meanwhile, back to the gold medal, Prime Minister Blair will not be receiving it on this trip, as many had assumed. It takes several months for a medal to be struck. Also, the House and Senate-approved resolution has only just been sent to President Bush for his signature.
Congressional 23)staffers say he will likely return later this year to receive the honor.
Dan Robinson VOA news, Capitol Hill.
注释:
1) ensuevi.跟着发生,继起
2) intelligence n.情报
3) justify v.证明……是正当的
4) lawmaker n.立法者
5) condolence n.哀悼,慰问
6) sponsor vt.发起
7) resolution n.决议
8) unique adj.唯一的
9) bond n.联结
10) inquiry n.质询,调查
11) craft vt.手工制作,构思
12) settlement n.协议
13) scrutiny n.详细审查
14) prop up 支撑,支持
15) embattled adj.被敌人围困的
16) moderate v.缓和
17) insistence n.坚持
18) pre-condition n.前提
19) alleged adj.声称的,所谓的
20) uranium n.铀
21) come clean 说出真相
22) enduring adj.持久的,不朽的
23) staffer n.职员
Broadcast: July 22, 2003
Iraqi 1)Governing Council Delegation Urges International Support From UN
A delegation representing the new Iraqi Governing Council has called for international support during a special Security Council session on Iraq.
Adnan Pachachi served as an Iraqi foreign minister before Saddam Hussein 2)came to power. Now as a member of the new 25 member Iraqi governing council, he has assured the Security Council that the 3)brutality of the Hussein regime will never return to Iraq.
But he says a long list of challenges lie ahead. In presenting the Iraqi group's vision, he listed as priorities restored security, the appointment of ministers and the reopening of Iraqi embassies. He also discussed the need for a revived economy, the establishment of a constitutional congress and a 4)tribunal to 5)prosecute past injustices.
To a translator, Mr. Pachachi appealed for international support.
"The challenge that is facing us is enormous, indeed, and the responsibilities of the Governing Council are too many, difficult and 6)diverse," he said. "One can not underestimate the great responsibility born by members of this council."
Mr. Pachachi was joined by two members of the Governing Council, a mid-level official from the Hussein government, Akila al-Hashemi, and the head of a U.S.-supported group of Iraqi 7)exiles, Ahmed Chalabi.
During a news conference that followed the Security Council session, Mr. Chalabi told reporters that Saddam Hussein had actively developed weapons of mass destruction. He said that the U.S.-led coalition has only recently begun a serious search for concealed weapons.
Secretary General Kofi Annan welcomed the creation of the Iraqi Council. But he and other diplomats say the goal remains a restoration of security, the early end of the military occupation and the formation of an internationally recognized representative government.
"Meanwhile, it is vital that the Iraqi people should be able to see a clear 8)timetable with a specific 9)sequence of events leading to the full restoration of 10)sovereignty as soon as possible," he said.
Mr. Annan's Special Representative to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, urged the international community, the Iraqi people and countries in the region to support the new Iraqi Governing Council.
"11)Credibility, you do not acquire over night. I believe this [Governing] Council is as representative as it can be under the circumstances," he said. "Tell me who is missing in that council "
Two protesters briefly disturbed the Security Council meeting on Iraq, shouting that the Iraqi Governing Council quote "is illegal". In his remarks, U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte described the presence of the Iraqi delegation as a sign that freedom has returned to Iraq. But France and Russia, who had opposed the Iraq War, were among several council members to 12)underscore the need of the U.S.-led Coalition to restore law and order.
Jenny Badner VOA news, at the United Nations.
注释:
1) governing [5^QvEniN] n.治理,管理
2) come to power (开始)掌权,上台
3) brutality [bru(:)5tAliti] n.残忍,蛮横
4) tribunal [tri5bju:nl] n.法庭,裁判所
5) prosecute [5prCsikju:t] vt.起诉,提出和进行法律诉讼
6) diverse [dai5vE:s] adj.不同的,变化多的
7) exile [5eksail] n.流亡者
8) timetable [5taimteib(E)l] n.时间表
9) sequence [5si:kwEns] n.次序,顺序
10) sovereignty [5sCvrinti] n.主权
11) credibility [7kredi5biliti] n.可信性
12) underscore [7QndE5skC:] vt.强调
Broadcast: July 16, 2003
Sao Tome 1)Coup Leaders Move to Establish New Government
Leaders of the military coup in the tiny West African nation of Sao Tome and Principe say they are 2)dissolving all state 3)bodies and setting up a military government. The coup comes as the island state is about to 4)reap its first 5)revenues from 6)offshore oil fields.
In a statement read by a 7)journalist on state 8)media Wednesday, 9)renegade soldiers said they carried out their coup in the 10)pre-dawn hours to reverse the country's economic and social decline.
The statement also ordered all members of the parliament and the government to report to police stations. The renegades appealed to the international community not to intervene, 11)even as diplomats in the capital, Sao Tome, tried to act as 12)mediators.
The former colonial power, Portugal and neighboring Nigeria immediately condemned the coup and called for the return of 13)constitutional order. Nigeria also warned the coup leaders against endangering the lives of Nigerian citizens.
The soldiers have already 14)detained all top members of the government, except the foreign affairs minister, who is in Portugal, and President Fradique de Menezes, who is on a private visit to Nigeria. Portuguese officials have called on all residents in Sao Tome to remain inside their homes until the situation is 15)clarified.
Machine-gun 16)wielding 17)mutineers have also taken control of government buildings, state media, the central bank and the airport. No injuries were reported.
The former Portuguese colony, which is made up of small islands, has a population of about 150,000 people, and depends mostly on fishing and international aid.
But political instability has increased in recent years since discoveries showed the country may have vast oil reserves.
The 18)auctioning of 19)drilling permits for several Gulf of Guinea oil blocks jointly owned with Nigeria was expected to net an initial $100 million for the islands by next year.
Some studies suggest Sao Tome and Principe, which is one of the world's poorest countries, could have up to four billion 20)barrels of 21)crude oil in its territorial waters.
The de Menezes government had recently invited the U.S. military to establish a naval base on the islands to protect growing American oil interests in West Africa.
Nico Colombant VOA news, Abidjan.
注释:
1) coup [ku:] n.政变
2) dissolve [di5zClv] v.解散,溶解
3) body [5bCdi] n.团体,机关
4) reap [ri:p] v.收割,收获
5) revenue [5revinju:] n.收入,国家的收入
6) offshore [5C(:)fFC:] adj.离岸的,近海的
7) journalist [5dVE:nElist] n.新闻记者
8) media [5mi:djE] n.媒体
9) renegade [5reni^eid] adj.背叛的,谋反的
10) pre-dawn [5pri:5dC:n] adj.黎明前的
11) even as 正如
12) mediator [5mi:dieitE] n.调停者,仲裁人
13) constitutional [7kCnsti5tju:FEnEl] adj.宪法的,拥护宪法的
14) detain [di5tein] v.拘留,留住
15) clarify [5klArifai] v.澄清,阐明
16) wield [wi:ld] v.挥舞
17) mutineer [7mju:ti5niE] n.叛徒,反抗者
18) auction [5C:kFEn] vt.拍卖
19) drill [dril] v.钻孔
20) barrel [5bArEl] n.桶
21) crude oil 原油
It is now 15.30 universal time. And here is the news in special English on the voice of America. This is Sheponew in Washington. The foreign minister of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban group has rejected an appeal for the protection of two ancient Buddhist statues in Afghanistan. Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil met with United Nation Secretary-General KofiAnnan in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mr. Annan urged the Taliban official not to wreck two ancient Buddhist statues in Afghanistan. However, Mr. Muttawakil said the destruction is almost complete. The Taliban has ordered the destruction of all statues in Afghanistan that were created before Islam. This includes the two large statues of Buddha in central Bamiyan Province.
Palestinian demonstrators have clashed with Israeli troops near Ramallah in the West Bank. The demonstrators were protesting the Israeli blocking of movement in and out of their city. Ramallah is the main Palestinian business and political center. Several hundred protestors briefly seized an Israeli army guards station. Israeli soldiers fired rubber bullets and regained control of the area. Israeli officials say they must block Ramallah to prevent Palestinian militants from preparing attacks against Israel. The United States, Russia and the European Union have called on Israel to end its blocking of Palestinian towns. They say the move is increasing tensions in the area.
In Washington President Bush has met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori at the White House. Mr. Mori said he will take steps to restore Japan's economy. The Prime Minister said he will seek to increase foreign investment in Japan and deal with bad loans made by banks. White House officials say the two leaders discussed Mr. Bush's tax-cut proposal and efforts to limit the spread of weapons in Asia. On Monday in Tokyo, the Japanese Central Bank decided to lower interest rates to near zero in an effort to help the economy.
The United States is expelling at least 50 Russian diplomats. American officials say the move is in reaction to the reported spying for the Russians by an agent of The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Secretary of States Colin Powell met with the Russian ambassador in Washington on Wednesday to say that the diplomats must leave the country. Some of the Russian diplomats must leave immediately. There has been no official reaction yet from the Russian government.
President Jiang Zeming has urged the United States not to sell modern weapons to Taiwan. Mr. Jiang says he believes China and the United States could work to solve problems in their relationship. But he said the mistakes on the Taiwan issue could be harmful for the United States, China or Taiwan. The Chinese leader told the Washington Post newspaper that selling weapons to Taiwan could lead to war in East Asia. He said arm sales to Taiwan would only make the problem worse.
Arab leaders have ended their two-day meeting in Amman. The leaders agreed to set up a committee led by King Abdullah of Jordan to try to improve the relations between Iraq and Kuwait. On another issue, the leaders expressed support for the creation of Arab economic union. And they call for a special meeting in Cairo later this year to discuss economic issues. The Arab leaders also called for a quick return to the peace talk between Israel and the Palestinians. They promised financial support for the Palestinians and spoke of what they called Israeli repression.
Serbian police are waiting for orders to continue their efforts to arrest former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic. Top Yugoslav officials say Mr. Milosevic will be arrested by the end of Saturday. President Vojislav Kostunica met Saturday with top Sebian and Yugoslav officials.Later he said no one can stand above the law if the state is to survive. Mr. Milosevic has said he would not be taken to prison alive. Armed civilian say they will defend the former president with their lives. The Yugoslav army has withdrawn its soldiers from the area near his house. On Friday, Mr. Milosevic was charged with wrong-doing. The Serbian interior minister says the former president will not be sent to United Nation War Crimes Court in the Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity.
President Bush has expressed regrets for the apparent lost of Chinese pilot in the crash Sunday between American and Chinese military planes. The pilot's plane was lost after the crash over the South China Sea. Mr. Bush also expressed his sympathy to the pilot's family. American Secretary of State Cothen Poller made the similar statement Wednesday. China is holding the 24 member crew of the American navy spy plane. It landed on China's Hainan island after the crash. China is demanding the United States accept blame for the crash and apologize for it. President Bush has refused, He has repeatedly said the American plane did nothing wrong.
South Korea says it is withdrawing its ambassador to Japan. South Korea is protesting a recently approved Japanese history book for schools that it says does not deal honestly with the action of Japan during World War II. A South Korea Foreign Ministry official said the ambassador is to return to Seoul for meeting about how South Korea should deal with the textbook issue. The official said the withdrawal of the ambassador was temporary.
China has promised to release the crewmembers of the damaged United States military plane. China has held the 24 crewmembers on Hainan Island since April 1st. President Bush says the incident was a difficult one for both the United States and China. He said he looks forward to welcoming home the crew. In Beijing American Ambassador to China Joseph Prueher said the agreement was the product of intense diplomatic efforts on both sides. In the letter the United States expressed regrets over the loss of the Chinese pilot whose plane crashed with the American military plane. The government also said it is sorry the spy plane entered the Chinese air space without permission. That happened that the American plane made an emergency landing. American official say a passenger plane has left the Pacific territory of Guam and is flying to Hainan to pick up the crew and bring them to Guam. The crew will then fly to Hawaii on a military plane. European and Asian countries have welcome the news that china has agreed to release the crew of the American plane. Reports say Russia's foreign ministry has said it is pleased that the dispute between the United States and China has ended. British and German officials has similar reactions to the news.
The administration says President Bush has not yet decided about restarting intelligence gathering flights near china. A white house spokesman says the president is waiting for a report from the defense department. The spokesman says the report will include the opinion of military officials about using navy fighter planes to protect future flights. American and Chinese negotiators will meet in Beijing Wednesday to discuss the American flights. The events followed the crash April, 1st between an American spy plane and a Chinese fighter.
The Israeli army has seized some Palestinian controlled parts of the Gaza strip. This followed a major attack on Palestinian security position during the night. The moves are in reaction to Palestinian shelling of an Israeli town on Monday. The Palestinian group Hamas has taken responsibility for the shelling. An Israeli general says troops will stay in the recaptured area for as long as it takes to end such attacks. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called the Israeli raids and its reoccupation of some Palestinian land an unforgivable crime. Israeli troops withdrew from two thirds of Gaza in 1994 as part of a peace agreement.
Chinese and American diplomats have ended a first day of meeting in Beijing. They discussed the recent crash of an American spy plane and a Chinese fighter. There was no sign of compromise. The Chinese delegation leader was reported as saying his government can prove the United States was responsible for the crash. The United States has blamed the Chinese fighter pilot who was lost at sea. American officials are demanding the return of the spy plane. The talks are to continue Thursday.
The song is called "You Send Me". It was written and sung by a young singer and songwriter Sam Cooke. During the later 1950's and early 60's, Sam Cooke was one of the biggest stars in the music industry. His smooth voice and musical style were popular with both blacks and whites. Although Sam Cooke died years ago, his influence still is present in today's music.
Sam Cooke was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1931. He grew up in Chicago Illinois. His father was a minister in a baptist church. Sam started singing religious music when he was only 15 years old. When he was 19 he became the lead singer of a famous gospel singing group called the Soul Stirrers. In 1950 he began writing and recording for the Soul Stirrers. During his 6 years with the group Cooke brought his own kind of expression to gospel music. He became gospel music's biggest star. His good looks and singing abilities made him very popular among women, both young and old.
One of the goals of American education officials is to have all public schools connected to the Internet computer system and have computers for all students. Government studies show that in 1994 only thirty-five percent of American public schools were connected to the Internet. Last year, that number reached eighty-nine percent.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute adn State University is a large university in the southern state of Virginia. Officials at Virginia Tech say computers are very important to a student's education.
All students at Virginia Tech have been required to have a computer since 1998.
Each student's living area at Virginia Tech has the necessary wires to link a computer to the Internet. The students can send and receive electronic mail, use the World Wide Web part of the Internet and link with other universities, all without leaving their room. They can also use their computers to send electronic copies of their school work to their teachers. And they can search for books in the school's huge library.
Most major American universities and colleges strongly urge or require new students to have a computer. Most colleges and universities also have large rooms where students can use computers for class work.
American high schools also have computers. Many have their own areas on the World Wide Web. If you have a computer you can learn about Fremont Union High School in Sunnyvale, California, for example. Its Web site provides information about the school, the teachers and their electronic mail addresses. It also lists student events and organizations.
Young children also use computers in school. Smoketree Elementary School, in Lake Havasu, Arizona is a good example. The school also has a World Wide Web site. It tells about the school and the teachers and has an area for young children. These young children use computers in school to learn numbers and letters. They also learn how to use the computers they will need later in their education.
Recent studies have provided new information about tow popular vitamins and their effects on the heart.
A study in the British medical publication The Lancet says vitamin C may reduce high blood pressure. Scientists from Boston University in Massachusetts and Oregon State University studied about forty people whose blood pressure was higher than normal. All the people continued to take their normal blood pressure medicines during the test period. Half of the people also took five hundred milligrams of vitamin C each day. The other half took an inactive substance.
After one month, the blood pressure of the people taking vitamin C was reduced by about nine percent.
The blood pressure of the other group was reduced by almost three percent. The researchers were not sure why vitamin C had this effect on blood pressure. They said more studies are needed to find out.
Other new studies report about Vitamin E. Earlier research suggested this vitamin could reduce the chance of heart attacks. A new study found no evidence of this. Salim Yusuf of Hamilton General Hospital in Ontario, Canada led the study. It was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers studied the health of more than nine thousand five hundred people who had an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Half of the people took four hundred international units of vitamin E every day. The others took an inactive substance.
All the people also took either a drug to lower blood pressure or another inactive substance. After four years, the researchers found that the drug to lower blood pressure was effective in preventing heart attacks and strokes. Vitamin E was not. Other recent studies have shown the same result. Researchers in Italy reported in August that vitamin E had no effect on more than eleven thousand heart attack survivors.
Some doctors say these studies show that it is useless to give vitamin E to people already suffering heart disease. Other doctors say they would no t stop their patients from taking the vitamin. However, doctors say the best way to reduce the chance of a heart attack is to eat low fat foods, exercise and stop smoking cigarettes.
The American space agency reports that the Hubble Space Telescope is once again producing extremely clear pictures of objects in deep space. The new photographs were taken from January Tenth to January Thirteenth. That was when the space telescope began to work again.
NASA officials had to temporarily halt the work of the space telescope in November. The fourth of the six gyroscopes on the telescope had failed. The gyroscopes are used to aim the telescope. It needs three gyroscopes to aim correctly. NASA engineers placed the telescope in a safe position to protect it until repairs could be made. The space telescope was not able to send pictures or other information during that period.
The crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery repaired the Hubble telescope in December. The repairs included replacing the failed gyroscopes, and adding a new computer and new recording equipment. The astronauts also added new material to protect the twelve ton space telescope from dust and the heat of the Sun.
Ed Weiler is the NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science. He said the repairs to Hubble have produced excellent results.
Mr. Weiler said the repair work done by the astronauts made the Hubble Space Telescope better than new. He said that the new pictures are proof that it is extremely important NASA is able to send humans into space.
Great changes have taken place in family life because of science and industry. In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers were ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. And large families cannot be moved from place to place as smaller families can. So at present people tend to have smaller families. In the future, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to move even more often than now. So families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consists of only a man and a woman. A small number of families may take child raising as their chief work. They raise other people's children, leaving those families free to move from job to job.
Last month, American writer Stephen King published a new story called "Riding The Bullet". It is about a young man who has to find a way home from college to see his sick mother. Some very scary things happen to him along the way. Critics say it is a pretty good story. But that is not why "Riding The Bullet" has become so famous.
The most interesting thin about "Riding the Bullet" is that you can only read it on a computer. The story will never be published on paper like a traditional book. Interested readers could not print a copy of it. They had to read it on their computer screens, in electronic form. So publishers call such writing "e - books".
The Stephen King e - books was released on the Internet computer system on March fourteenth. Nearly four hundred thousand copies were sold or requested during the first twenty - four hours. Many people had a great deal of trouble getting the e - book because of the great demand. The price was two - dollars and fifty cents. But some Internet bookstores were offering it for free. That probably increased the demand. Also, Stephen King is one of the most popular writers in America.
"Riding The Bullet" is not the first e - book ever offered. Reports say hundreds of books are for sale on the Internet in a similar way. But Mr. King's book is the most popular. Critics say that is because Stephen King has loyal readers who to read all his books as soon as they can.
Publishers say the success of the Stephen King e - book shows that electronic publishing has a real future. Officials of the publishing company Simon and Schuster are talking to other writers about doing the same thing.
That could be a good thin or a bad thing. Experts say it raises many questions. Should a writer be permitted to publish an e - book without using a publishing company What will books look like in the future Will they become part of our computers Publishers disagree about the answers to those questions. But Stephen King still supports the traditional printed book. He says he does not believe anything will replace it, at least not in his lifetime.
The United States has ordered its warships in the Persian Gulf to leave their ports. American officials say there is a believable threat of terrorism . They say the threat may be linked to American charges against 14 people Thursday. The charges are related to the 1996 bombing of a building in Saudi Arabia(沙特阿拉伯) where American military workers lived. The State Department has warned Americans throughout the world that there is an increased risk of terrorism. The government also announced the temproray closing of the United States embassies in Baruch(巴林) and Senegal(塞内加尔).
Arab Television says the suspected terrorist Osama Bin Laden is threatening to launch major strikes against the United States and Israeli targets. A reporter for television channel MBC, says he talked to Mr. Bin Laden at Afghanistan on Thursday. The reporter says Mr. Bin Laden spoke of a big surprise within two weeks. The reporter says the statement meant there would be an attempt to strike against the American and Israeli targets throughout the world. On Friday, the United States ordered its military ships in the Persian Gulf out of the sea.
A severe ocean storm has killed more than 70 people in south-eastern China. At least 80 people are reported missing. Official in Fujian province said the storm hit land Saturday near the coastal Fuzhou. They say it caused at least 400 million US$ in damages. It destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of farmland and thousands of tons of grain. The storm hit Taiwan earlier, at least 12 people died there. Several more are missing.
A Story of Christmas

It was just a few days until Christmas in San Francisco, and the shopping downtown was starting to get to us. I remember crowds of people waiting impatiently for slow moving buses and streetcars on those little cement islands in the middle of the street. Most of us were loaded down with packages, and it looked like many of us were beginning to wonder if all those countless friends and relatives actually deserved so many gifts in the first place. This was not the Christmas spirit I'd been raised with.
When I finally found myself virtually shoved up the steps of a jammed streetcar, the idea of standing there packed like a sardine the whole way home was almost more than I could take. What I would have given for a seat! I must have been in some kind of exhausted daze because as people gradually got off, it took me a while to notice that there was room to breathe again.
Then I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A small, dark-skinned boy – he couldn't have been more than five or six – tugged on a woman's sleeve and asked, "Would you like a seat " he quietly led her to the closest free seat he could find. Then he set out to find another tired person. As soon as each rare, new seat became available, he would quickly move through the crowd in search of another burdened woman who desperately needed to rest her feet.
When I finally felt the tug on my own sleeve, I was absolutely dazzled by the beauty in the little boy's eyes. He took my hand, saying, "Come with me," and I think I'll remember that smile as long as I live. As I happily placed my heavy load of packages on the floor, the little emissary of love immediately turned to help his next subject.
The people on the streetcar, as usual, had been studiously avoiding each other's eyes, but now they began to exchange shy glances and smiles. A businessman offered a section of newspaper to the stranger next to him; three people stooped to return a gift that had tumbled to the floor. And now people were speaking to one another. That little boy had tangibly changed something – we all relaxed into a subtle feeling of warmth and actually enjoyed the trip through the final stops along the route.
I didn't notice when the child got off. I looked up at one point and he was gone. When I reached my stop I practically floated off the streetcar, wishing the driver a happy holiday, noticing the sparkling Christmas lights on my street in a fresh, new way. Or maybe I was seeing them in an old way, with the same open wonder I felt when I was five or six. I thought, "So that's what they mean by and a little child shall lead them…"
A Forever Friend 永远的朋友
"A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out."
"别人都走开的时候,朋友仍与你在一起."
Sometimes in life,
有时候在生活中,
You find a special friend;
你会找到一个特别的朋友;
Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.
他只是你生活中的一部分内容,却能改变你整个的生活.
Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;
他会把你逗得开怀大笑;
Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.
他会让你相信人间有真情.
Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.
他会让你确信,真的有一扇不加锁的门,在等待着你去开启.
This is Forever Friendship.
这就是永远的友谊.
when you're down,
当你失意,
and the world seems dark and empty,
当世界变得黯淡与空虚,
Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world
suddenly seem bright and full.
你真正的朋友会让你振作起来,原本黯淡,空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实.
Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times.
你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难,伤心和烦恼的时刻.
If you turn and walk away,
你转身走开时,
Your forever friend follows,
真正的朋友会紧紧相随,
If you lose you way,
你迷失方向时,
Your forever friend guides you and cheers you on.
真正的朋友会引导你,鼓励你.
Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay.
真正的朋友会握着你的手,告诉你一切都会好起来的.
A Grain of Sand 一粒沙子
William Blake/威廉.布莱克
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild fllower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
从一粒沙子看到一个世界,
从一朵野花看到一个天堂,
把握在你手心里的就是无限,
永恒也就消融于一个时辰.
A Greek to Remember 一位值得纪念的希腊人
Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century B.C., who established the philosophy of cynicism. He often walked about in the daytime holding a lighted lantern, peering around as if he were looking for something. When questioned about his odd behavior, he would reply," I am searching for an honest man." Diogenes held that the good man was self-sufficient and did not require material comforts or wealth. He believed that
wealth and possessions constrained humanity's natural state of freedom. In keeping with his philosophy, he was perfectly satisfied with making his home in a large tub discarded from the temple of Cybele, the goddess of nature. This earthen tub, called a pithos, and formerly been used for holding wine or oil for the sacrifices at the temple. One day, Alexander the Great ,conqueror of half the civilized world, saw Diogenes sitting in this tub in the sunshine .So the king, surrounded by his countries, approached Diogenes and said," I am Alexander the Great." The philosopher replied rather contemptuously," I am Diogenes, the Cynic." Alexander then asked him if he could help him in any way." Yes," shot back Diogenes," don't stand between me and the sun." A surprised Alexander then replied quickly," If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes."
提奥奇尼斯是公元前四世纪一位著名的希腊哲学家,就是他创立了犬儒派哲学.他经常在白天点着灯笼四处走动,张望,像是在找什么东西似的.哪人们问起他这古怪行为时,他会回答说:"我正在寻找正人君子."提奥奇尼斯认为好人是自给自足的,不需要物质享受和财富.他认为财富,财产束缚了人们天生的自由状态.与他的哲学相一致,他拿一个从别人从自然之母的庙里丢弃的大坛作为自己的家,还对此万分满意.这个陶制的大坛叫做圣坛,过去在庙里是用来盛装祭祀用的酒和油的.一天,征服了半个文明世界的亚历山大大帝看见提奥奇尼斯坐在大坛里晒太阳.于是这位君主在大臣们的簇拥下走过去,对提奥奇尼斯说:"我是亚历山大大帝."哲学家相当傲慢地回答说:"我是提奥奇尼斯————犬儒学者."然后亚历山大问他是否需要任何帮助."是的",提奥奇尼斯驳回道,"别站在我和太阳之间."大吃一惊的亚历大继而迅速回答道:"假如我不是亚历山大,我就会是提奥奇斯."
A Psalm of Life 人生礼颂
Herry Wadsworth Longfellow/享利.沃兹渥斯.朗费罗
Tell me not in mournful numbers, 请别用哀伤的诗句对我讲;
Life is but an empty dream! 人生呵,无非是虚梦一场!
For the soul is dead that slumbers 因为沉睡的灵魂如死一般,
And things are not what they seem. 事物的表里并不一样.
Life is real! Life is earnest!人生是实在的!人生是热烈的!
And the grave is not its goal;人生的目标决不是坟墓;
Dust thou art , to dust returnest,你是尘土,应归于尘土.
Was not spoken of the soul.此话指的并不是我们的精神.
Not enjoyment , and not sorrow, 我们的归宿并不是快乐,
Is our destined and our way;也不是悲伤,
But to act, 实干
That much to-morrow.才是我们的道路,
Find us farther than to-day.
每天不断前进,蒸蒸蒸日上.
Art is long , and time is fleeting. 光阴易逝,而艺海无涯,
And our hearts , though stout and brave. 我们的心哪——虽然勇敢坚强,
Still , like muffled drums , are beating却像被布蒙住的铜鼓,
Funeral marches to the grave.常把殡葬的哀乐擂响.
In the world's broad field of battle,在这人生的宿营地,
In the bivouac of Life,在这辽阔的世界战场,
Be not like dumb,driven cattle!别做无言的牲畜任人驱赶,
Be a hero in the strife!做一名英雄汉立马横枪!
Trust no future.howe'er pleasant!别相信未来,哪怕未来多么欢乐!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!让死去的往昔将死亡一切埋葬!
Act,act in the living Present!上帝在上,我们胸怀勇气,
Let us,then,be up and doing,
让我们起来干吧,
With a heart for any fate;
下定决心,不管遭遇怎样;
Still achieving,still pursuing
不断胜利,不断追求,
Learn to labour and to wait.
要学会苦干和耐心等待.
Discovery 发现
Diane Ackerman/迪安.阿克曼
The word "discovery" literally means, uncovering something that's hidden from view. But what really happens is a change in the viewer. The familiar offers comfort few can resist, and fewer still want to disturb. But as relatively recent inventions such as the telescope and microscope have taught us, the unknown has many layers. Every truth has geological strata, and you can't have an orthodoxy without a heresy. The moment a newborn opens its eyes, discovery begins. I learned this with a laugh one morning after delivering a calf. When it lifted up its fluffy head and looked at me, its eyes held the absolute bewilderment of the newly born. A moment before it had the even black nowhere of the womb, and suddenly its world was full of colour, movement and noise. I've never seen anything so shocked to be alive.
"发现"一词,字面上是指揭开某种视线以外的隐藏的事物.不过其实是观察者自身发生了变化.很少人能抗拒熟悉事物带来的舒适,愿意扰乱这种舒适的人更少.然而,正如望远镜,显微镜这些较为近期的发明所揭示给我们的,求知事物具有多种层次.每个事实都有地质层次,没有异端也就无所谓正统.新生儿睁开双眼的那一刻起,发现也就开始了.我是在一天清晨给一头小牛犊接生的时候突然意识到这一点的,不禁大笑.小牛仰起毛茸茸的脑袋看着我,目光中透出这个新生命对世界的一无所知.片刻这前,它还呆在母体里某个黑暗而平静的地方,突然,它的世界变得五光十色,变得活泼而喧闹.我从未见过任何东西在获得生命时是如些的惊异.
If I were a Boy Again 假如我又回到了童年
If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. "There are only two creatures," says a proverb, "who can surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail." If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once. The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we began early enough. I often hear grown up people say " I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book, although I wished to do so" , and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth. If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasion. It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble. It only needs early cultivation to become a power.
假如我又回到了童年,我做事要更有毅力,决不因为事情艰难或者麻烦而撒手不干,我们要光明,就得征服黑暗.毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比.俗话说:"能登上金字塔的生物,只有两种——鹰和蜗牛."假如我又回到了童年,我就要养成专心致志的习惯;有事在手,就决不让任何东西让我分心.我要牢记:优秀的滑冰手从不试图同时滑向两个不同的方向.如果及早养成这种专心致志的习惯,它将成为我们生命的一部分.我常听成年人说:"虽然我希望能集中注意听牧师讲道或读书,但往往做不到."而原因就是年轻时没有养成这种习惯.假如我现在能重新开始我的生命,我就要更注意记忆力的培养.我要采取一切可能的办法,并且在一切可能的场合,增强记忆力.要正确无误地记住一些东西,在开始阶段的确要作出一番小小的努力;但要不了多久,记忆力本身就会起作用,使记忆成为轻而易举的事,只需及早培养,记忆自会成为一种才能.
If I were a boy again, I would cultivate courage. "Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice," says a wise author. We too often borrow trouble, and anticipate that may never appear." The fear of ill exceeds the ill we fear." Dangers will arise in any career, but presence of mind will often conquer the worst of them. Be prepared for any fate, and there is no harm to be feared. If I were a boy again, I would look on the cheerful side. Life is very much like a mirror: if you smile upon it, I smiles back upon you; but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in return. Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but of all that come in contact with it. " who shuts love out ,in turn shall be shut out from love." If I were a boy again, I would school myself to say no more often. I might write pages on the importance of learning very early in life to gain that point where a young boy can stand erect, and decline doing an unworthy act because it is unworthy. If I were a boy again, I would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends, and indeed towards strangers as well. The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long, and make that season of ice and snow more endurable. Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the sole purpose of life, I would, if I were a boy again, I would still try harder to make others happy.
假如我又回到了童年,我就要培养勇气.一位明智的作家曾说过:"世上没有东西比勇气更温文尔雅,也没有东西比懦怯更残酷无情."我们常常过多地自寻烦恼,杞人忧天."怕祸害比祸害本身更可怕."凡事都有危险,但镇定沉着往往能克服最严重的危险.对一切祸福做好准备,那么就没有什么灾难可以害怕的了.假如我又回到了童年,我就要事事乐观.生活犹如一面镜子:你朝它笑,它也朝你笑;如果你双眉紧锁,向它投以怀疑的目光,它也将还以你同样的目光.内心的欢乐不仅温暖了欢乐者自己的心,也温暖了所有与之接触者的心."谁拒爱于门外,也必将被爱拒诸门外."假如我又回到了童年,我就要养成经常说"不"字的习惯.一个少年要能挺得起腰,拒绝做不应该做的事,就因为这事不值得做.我可以写上好几页谈谈早年培养这一点的重要性.假如我又回到了童年,我就要要求自己对伙伴和朋友更加礼貌,而且对陌生人也应如此.在坎坷的生活道路上,最细小的礼貌犹如在漫长的冬天为我们歌唱的小鸟,那歌声使冰天雪地的寒冬变得较易忍受.最后,假如我又回到了童年,我不会力图为自己谋幸福,好像这就是人生唯一的目的;与之相反,我要更努力为他人谋幸福.
Love Your Life 热爱生活
--Henry David Thoreau/享利.大卫.梭罗
However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace. The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any. May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving. Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means. which should be more disreputable. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends, Turn the old, return to them. Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.
不论你的生活如何卑贱,你要面对它生活,不要躲避它,更别用恶言咒骂它.它不像你那样坏.你最富有的时候,倒是看似最穷.爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点.你要爱你的生活,尽管它贫穷.甚至在一个济贫院里,你也还有愉快,高兴,光荣的时候.夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上,像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮;在那门前,积雪同在早春融化.我只看到,一个从容的人,在哪里也像在皇宫中一样,生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想.城镇中的穷人,我看,倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活.也许因为他们很伟大,所以受之无愧.大多数人以为他们是超然的,不靠城镇来支援他们;可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活,他们是毫不超脱的,毋宁是不体面的.视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧!不要找新的花样,无论是新的朋友或新的衣服,来麻烦你自己.找旧的,回到那里去.万物不变,是我们在变.你的衣服可以卖掉,但要保留你的思想.
The Flight of Youth 青春的飞逝
Richard Henry Stoddard/理查德.亨利.斯托达德
There are gains for all our losses. 我们失去的一切都能得到补偿,
There are balms for all our pain; 我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰;
But when youth,the dream,departs 可是梦境似的青春一旦消逝,
It takes something from our hearts, 它带走了我们心中的某种美好,
And it never comes again. 从此一去不复返.
We are stronger, and are better, 我们变得日益刚强,更臻完美,
Under manhood's sterner reign; 在严峻的成年生活驱使下;
Still we feel that something sweet 可是依然感到甜美的情感,
Following youth, with flying feet, 已随着青春飞逝,
And will never come again. 不再返回.
Something beautiful is vanished, 美好已经消逝,
And we sigh for it in vain; 我们枉自为此叹息;
We behold it everywhere, 尽管在天地之间,
On the earth, and in the air, 我们处处能见青春的魅力,
But it never comes again! 可是它不再返回!
The Hare and the Tortoise
There was once a hare who was very pound of his running. "No one is as speedy as me!" he cried. "Would anyone like to race "
"No thanks!" laughed the other animals. "We know you can run faster than any of us."
But one little voice piped up politely behind him. ""I'll give you a race if you like, Mr. Hare, it said.
The hare turned around in surprise. Standing before him was a wrinkly old tortoise.
"Oh my!" replied the hare. "You make me tremble, Mr. Tortoise."
But the old tortoise was serious, so it was agreed that the two would race to the oak tree and back.
"On your marks! Get set! Go!" yelled the squirrel.
In a couple of seconds, the hare was nearly out of sight. The tortoise set off in his usual slow way.
When he reached the tree, the hare was so confident that he sat down to rest. But he soon fell fast asleep!
An hour later, he woke up and heard cheering in the distance. Leaping to his feet, he run as fast as his legs would carry him, but the tortoise's head bobbed over a line a whisker before the hare's.
"Being quick on your feet is a fine thing, Mr. Hare , but slow and steady wins the race." said Mr. Tortoise.
The Life I Desired 我所追求的生活
威廉.萨姆塞特.毛姆/William Somerset Maugham
That must be the story of innumerable couples, and the pattern of life of life it offers has a homely grace. It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the vast sea; but the sea is so calm, so silent, so indifferent, that you are troubled suddenly by a vague uneasiness. Perhaps it is only by a kink in my nature, strong in me even in those days, that i felt in such an existence, the share of the great majority, something amiss. I recognized its social value. I saw its ordered happiness, but a fever in my blood asked for a wilder course. There seemed to me something alarming in such easy delights. In my heart was desire to live more dangerously. I was not unprepared for jagged rocks and treacherous, shoals it I could only have change-change and the excitement of unforeseen.
这一定是世间无数对夫妻的生活写照,这种生活模式给人一种天伦之美.它使人想起一条平静的溪流,蜿蜒畅游过绿茵的草场,浓荫遮蔽,最后注入烟波浩渺的汪洋大海;但是大海太过平静,太过沉默,太过不动声色,你会突然感到莫名的不安.也许这只是我自己的一种怪诞想法,在那样的时代,这想法对我影响很深:我觉得这像大多数人一样的生活,似乎欠缺了一点儿什么.我承认这种生活有社会价值,我也看到了它那井然有序的幸福,但我血液里的冲动却渴望一种更桀骜不驯的旅程.这样的安逸中好像有一种叫我惊惧不安的东西.我的心渴望一种更加惊险的生活.只要生活中还能有变迁——以及不可知的刺激,我愿意踏上怪石嶙峋的山崖,奔赴暗礁满布的海滩.
The Little Match Girl
It was late on a bitterly cold snowy New Year's Eve. A poor little girl was wandering in the dark cold streets. She was bareheaded and barefooted. She certainly had had sleepers on when she left home but they were not much good for they were so huge. They had last teen worn by her mother and they fell off the poor little girl's feet when she was running across the street to avoid two carriages that were riding rapidly by. One of the shoes could not be found at all and the other was picked up by a boy who ran off with it saying that it would do for a cradle when he had children of his own. So the poor little girl had to go on with her little bare feet which were red and blue with the cold.
She carried a quantity of matches in her old apron and held a packet of them in her hand. Nobody had bought any of her matches during all the long day. Nobody had even given her a copper. The little creature was hungry and perishing with cold and she looked the picture of misery. The snowflakes fell upon her long yellow hair, which curled so prettily around her face, but she paid no attention to that.
Lights were shining from every window and there was a most delicious odor of roast goose in the streets fro it was New Year's Eve. she could not forgot that. She found a corner where one house projected a little beyond the next one and here she crouched, drawing up her feet under her. But she was colder than ever. She did not dare to go home for she had not sold any matches and had not earned a single penny. Her father would beat her. Besides, it was almost as cold at home as it was here. They only had the roof over them and the wind whistled through it although they stuffed up the biggest cracks with rags and straw. Her little hands were almost dead with cold. Oh, one little match would do some good There she'd pilled one out of the bundle and strike it on the wall to warm her fingers. She pulled one out. Rishhh! How it splattered, how it blazed! It burned with a bright clear flame, just like a candle when she held her hand round it. It was a very curious candle, too! The little girl fancied that she was sitting in front of a big stove wit polished brass feet and handles. There was a splendid fire blazing in it and warming her so beautifully, but what happened Just as she was stretching out her feet to warm them, the blaze went out, the stove vanished and she was left sitting with the end of a burned out match in her hand. She struck a new one. It burned, it blazed up, and where the light fell upon the wall it became transparent like gauze and she could see right through it into the room. The table was spread with a snowy cloth and pretty china. A roast goose stuffed with apples and prunes was steaming on it. And what was even better, the goose hopped from the dish with the carving knife and fork sticking in his back and it waddled across the floor. It came right up to the poor child and then… The match went out and there was nothing to be seen but the thick black wall. Again she lit another. This time she was sitting under a lovely Christmas tree. It was much bigger and more beautifully decorated than the one she's seen when she peeped through the glass doors at the rich merchant's house this very last Christmas. Thousands of lighted candles gleamed upon its branches and colored pictures such as she had seen in the shop windows looked down to her. The little girl stretched our both her hands towards them and out went the match. All the Christmas candles rose higher and higher till she saw that they were only the twinkling stars. One of them fell and made a bright strip of light across the sky. "Someone is dying", thought the little girl, for her old grandmother, the only person who had ever been kind to her, used to say "When a star falls, a soul is going up to God."
Now she struck another match against the wall and this time it was her grandmother who appeared in the circle of flame. She saw her quite clearly and distinctly, looking so gentle and happy. "Grandmother," cried the little creature, "oh, do take me with you! I know you will vanish when the match goes out. You will vanish like the warm stove, the delicious goose and the beautiful Christmas tree". She hastily struck a whole bundle of matches because she did so long to keep her grandmother with her. The light of the matches made it as bright as day. Grandmother had never before looked so big or so beautiful. She lifted the little girl up in her arms and they soared in a hallo of light and joy far far above the earth where there was no more cold, no hunger, no pain, for they were with God.
In the cold morning light, the little girl sat there, in the corner between the houses, with rosy cheeks and a smile on her face, dead frozen to death on the last night of the old year. New Year's Day broke on the little body still sitting with the ends of the burned out matches in her hand. "She must have tried to warm herself," they said. Nobody knew what beautiful visions she had seen, none what a hailer she had entered with her grandmother upon the glories of the new year.
The Little Mermaid
Long ago and far away, the King of the mer-people ruled all the lands under the sea. He had six beautiful mermaid daughters, who loved to play in the clear blue water. But they were not allowed to rise to the surface and look at the world where human beings lived.
"You are all much too young to leave the sea," said their grand mother. "But I will tell young strange tales of the world of human beings if you are very good."
As the Princesses grew up, they each swan up to view the outside world. At last it was they turn of the youngest Princess.
Above the waves, the sky was dark. As a great storm blew up, a ship was driven upon rocks near the shore and a young man was thrown into the water. The little mermaid brought him safely to shore, leaving him on a sandy beach.
The little mermaid hid and waited. Soon some girls came along the beach and found the young man.
"It's the Prince!" they cried.
"Where is the lovely girl who saved me " he asked. But no one knew.
The little mermaid swam sadly away. She had fallen in love with the handsome Prince.
"I shall visit the sea witch and ask for her help." She said.
"So you want to become human I shall take your voice as payment," cackled the witch. "But to be truly human man. If he chooses another, you will turn into sea foam before dawn."
So the little mermaid gave her lovely voice to the witch and became human. She joined the crowd at the Prince's palace and before long had become close to the close to the Prince. But without her voice, she could not tell him who she was.
One day the Prince said, "We are sailing to meet a beautiful Princess. I may marry her. "The little mermaid thought that her heart would break."
When the Prince met the lovely Princess, he was dazzled by her beauty. The wedding was planned to take place the next day.
The little mermaid wept.
"You can save yourself," cried her sisters from the sea, "if you kill the Prince!"
But the little mermaid loved him too much to do so and threw herself into the sea. But she did not turn into foam. She became spirit of the air and was happy at last.
Think it Over……好好想想……

Today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;
今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路,但是我们的性情却更为急躁,眼光也更加狭隘;
We spend more,but enjoy less;
我们消耗的更多,享受到的却更少;
We have bigger houses,but smaller famillies;
我们的住房更大了,但我们的家庭却更小了;
We have more compromises,but less time;
我们妥协更多,时间更少;
We have more knowledge,but less judgment;
我们拥有了更多的知识,可判断力却更差了;
We have more medicines,but less health;
我们有了更多的药品,但健康状况却更不如意;
We have multiplied out possessions,but reduced out values;
我们拥有的财富倍增,但其价值却减少了;
We talk much,we love only a little,and we hate too much;
我们说的多了,爱的却少了,我们的仇恨也更多了;
We reached the Moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;
我们可以往返月球,但却难以迈出一步去亲近我们的左邻右舍;
We have conquered the uter space,but not our inner space;
我们可以征服外太空,却征服不了我们的内心;
We have highter income,but less morals;
我们的收入增加了,但我们的道德却少了;
These are times with more liberty,but less joy;
我们的时代更加自由了,但我们拥有的快乐时光却越来越少;
We have much more food,but less nutrition;
我们有了更多的食物,但所能得到的营养却越来越少了;
These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home,but divorces increase;
现在每个家庭都可以有双份收入,但离婚的现象越来越多了;
These are times of finer houses,but more broken homes;
现在的住房越来越精致,但我们也有了更多破碎的家庭;
That's why I propose,that as of today;
这就是我为什么要说,让我们从今天开始;
You do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION.
不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着,因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别;
Search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;
寻找更我的知识,多读一些书,坐在你家的前廊里,以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景,不要带上任何功利的想法;
Spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love;
花多点时间和朋友与家人在一起,吃你爱吃的食物,去你想去的地方;
Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;
生活是一串串的快乐时光;我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存;
Use your crystal goblets.Do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it.
举起你的水晶酒杯吧.不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水,你想用的时候就享用吧!
Remove from your vocabulary phrases like"one of these days"or "someday";
从你的词汇库中移去所谓的"有那么一天"或者"某一天";
Let's write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"!
曾打算"有那么一天"去写的信,就在今天吧!
Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;
告诉家人和朋友,我们是多么地爱他们;
Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;
不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情;
Every day,every hour,and every minute is special;
每一天,每一小时,每一分钟都是那么特别;
And you don't know if it will be your last.
你无从知道这是否最后刻.
Virtue 美德
-G.Herbert/赫伯特
Sweet day,so cool,so calm,so bright! 甜美的白昼,如此凉爽,安宁,明媚!
The bridal of the earth and sky- 天地间完美的匹配-----
The dew shall weep thy fall to-night; 今宵的露珠儿将为你的消逝而落泪;
For thou must die. 因为你必须离去.
Sweet rose,whose hue angry and brave, 美丽的玫瑰,色泽红润艳丽,
Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, 令匆匆而过的人拭目而视,
Thy root is ever in its grave, 你的根永远扎在坟墓里,
And thou must die. 而你必须消逝.
Sweet spring,full of sweet days and roses, 美妙的春天,充满了美好的日子和芳香的玫瑰,
A box where sweets compacted lie, 如一支芬芳满溢的盒子,
My music shows ye have your closes, 我的音乐表明你们也有终止,
And all must die, 万物都得消逝.
Only a sweet and virtuous soul, 唯有美好而正直的心灵,
Like season'd timber,never gives; 犹如干燥备用的木料,永不走样;
But though the whole world turn to coal, 纵然整个世界变为灰烬,
Then chiefly lives. 它依然流光溢彩.
Words to Live by 生活的忠告
I'll give you some advice about life.
给你生活的忠告
Eat more roughage;
多吃些粗粮;
Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains;
给别人比他们期望的更多,并用心去做;
Remember what life tells you;
熟记生活告诉你的一切;
Don't take to heart every thing you hear. Don't spend all that you have. Don't sleep as long as you want;
不要轻信你听到的每件事,不要花光你的所有,不要想睡多久就睡多久;
Whenever you say" I love you", please say it honestly;
无论何时说"我爱你",请真心实意;
Whevever you say" I'm sorry", please look into the other person's eyes;
无论何时说"对不起",请看对方的眼睛;
Fall in love at first sight;
相信一见钟情;
Don't neglect dreams;
请不要忽视梦想;
Love deeply and ardently, even if there is pain, but this is the way to make your life complete;
深情热烈地爱,也许会受伤,但这是使人生完整的唯一方法;
Find a way to settle, not to dispute;
用一种明确的方法解决争议,不要冒犯;
Never judge people by their appearance;
永远不要以貌取人;
Speak slowly, but think quickly;
慢慢地说,但要迅速地想;
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, simle and say, "Why do you want to know "
当别人问你不想回答的问题时,笑着说:"你为什么想知道 "
Remember that the man who can shoulder the most risk will gain the deepest love and the supreme accomplishment;
记住:那些敢于承担最大风险的人才能得到最深的爱和最大的成就;
Call you mother on the phone. If you can't, you may think of her in your heart;
给妈妈打电话,如果不行,至少在心里想着她;
When someone sneezes say, "God bless you";
当别人打喷嚏时,说一声"上帝保佑";
If you fail, don't forget to learn your lesson;
如果你失败了,千万别忘了汲取教训;
Remember the three " respects" .Respect yourself, respect others, stand on dignity and pay attention to your behavior;
记住三个"尊": 尊重你自己; 尊重别人; 保持尊严, 对自己的行为负责;
Don't let a little dispute break up a great friendship;
不要让小小的争端损毁了一场伟大的友谊;
Whenever you find your wrongdoing, be quick with reparation!
无论何时你发现自己做错了,竭尽所能去弥补;动作要快!
Whenever you make a phone call smil when you pick up the phone, because someone feel it!
无论什么时候打电话,摘起话筒的时候请微笑,因为对方能感觉到!
Marry a person who likes talking; because when you get old, you'll find that chatting to be a great advantage;
找一个你爱聊的人结婚;因为年纪大了后,你会发觉喜欢聊天是一个人最大的优点;
Find time for yourself.
找点时间,单独呆会儿;
Life will change what you are but not who you are;
欣然接受改变,但不要摒弃你的个人理念;
Remember that silence is golden;
记住:沉默是金;
Read more books and watch less television;
多看点书,少看点电视;
Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again;
过一种高尚而诚实的生活.当你年老时回想起过去,你就能再一次享受人生.
Trust God, but don't forget to lock the door;
相信上帝,但是别忘了锁门;
The harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable;
家庭的融洽氛围是难能可贵的;
Try your best to let family harmony flow smoothly;
尽你的能力让家平顺和谐;
When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers;
当你和你的亲近的少吵嘴时候,试着就事论事,不要扯出那些陈芝麻,烂谷子的事;
You cannot hold onto yesterday;
不要摆脱不了昨天;
Figure out the meaning of someone's words;
多注意言下之意;
Share your knowledge to continue a timeless tradition;
和别人分享你的知识,那才是永恒之道;
Treat our earth in a friendly way,don't fool around with mother nature;
善待我们的地球,不要愚弄自然母亲;
Do the thing you should do;
做自己该做的事;
Don't trust a lover who kisses you without closing their eyes;
不要相信接吻时从不闭眼的伴侣;
Go to a place you've never been to every year.
每年至少去一个你从没去过的地方.
If you earn much money,the best way to spend it is on charitable deeds while you are alive;
如果你赚了很多钱,在活着的时候多行善事,这是你能得到的最好回报;
Remember,not all the best harvest is luck;
记住有时候,不是最好的收获也是一种好运;
Understand rules completely and change them reasonably;
深刻理解所有的规则,合理地更新他们;
Remember,the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them;
记住,最好的爱存在于对别人的爱胜于对别人的索求这上;
Comment on the success you have attained by looking in the past at the target you wanted to achieve most;
回头看看你发誓取得的目标,然后评价你到底有多成功;
In love and cooking,you must give 100% effort……but expect little appreciation;
无论是烹饪不是爱情,都用百分之百的负责态度对待,但是不要乞求太多的回报.
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