第一篇：外教社推出新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語

外教社推出新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語

近日，全國近30所著名高等院校的英語專業(yè)和大學(xué)英語教學(xué)專家以及海外教材編寫專家聯(lián)袂編寫，歷時(shí)近四年反復(fù)論證、試用、修改的“新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材”（以下簡稱為“新世紀(jì)”教材）由上海外語教育出版社隆重推出。作為國內(nèi)首套完全按照教育部最新頒布的《大學(xué)英語課程教學(xué)要求》編寫的大學(xué)英語教材，尤其強(qiáng)調(diào)了培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的英語綜合應(yīng)用能力，特別是“聽說能力”，并根據(jù)大學(xué)生的情感、思想、生活經(jīng)歷和認(rèn)知特點(diǎn)而“度身定做”，使學(xué)生不但能夠用英語進(jìn)行順利有效的交際，還能夠了解和熟悉所學(xué)語言國家的文化，并被列入普通高等教育“十一五”國家級規(guī)劃教材。

用四年打造的“四最”教材

2004年1月,教育部頒布了《大學(xué)英語課程教學(xué)要求（試行）》，將大學(xué)英語的教學(xué)目標(biāo)確定為“培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的英語綜合應(yīng)用能力，特別是聽說能力”，使他們在今后工作和社會(huì)交往中能用英語有效地進(jìn)行口頭和書面的信息交流，同時(shí)增強(qiáng)其自主學(xué)習(xí)能力，還提出了分層次和分類指導(dǎo)的教學(xué)要求。也就是說，大學(xué)英語教育開始經(jīng)歷一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)型期。在絕大多數(shù)同類出版社還可能剛剛意識(shí)到的時(shí)候，作為我國最大、最權(quán)威的外語出版基地之一的外教社迅速開始組織全國數(shù)十所高校啟動(dòng)了“新世紀(jì)”教材建設(shè)項(xiàng)目。

“教學(xué)目標(biāo)變了，由以讀寫為主，變?yōu)橐月犝f為主，教材必然面臨調(diào)整，有的時(shí)候甚至是革命性的改變。就像訓(xùn)練游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員和田徑運(yùn)動(dòng)員的方法肯定是不一樣的。”莊智象社長斬釘截鐵地說。四年后，“新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材”隆重問世，包括《綜合教程》、《閱讀教程》、《視聽說教程》、《寫作教程》、《快速閱讀》、《經(jīng)貿(mào)類選修課教程》和《文化類選修課教程》七大類，被專家稱為是外教社歷史上“四最”———體系最全、內(nèi)容最新、陣容最強(qiáng)、輔助教學(xué)手段最完備的大學(xué)英語教材之一。

莊智象教授介紹說：“這套教材跟以往出版的教材不一樣，對聽、說、讀、寫、譯五種能力按照?一般要求?、?較高要求?和?更高要求?三個(gè)層次的教學(xué)目標(biāo)和?分類指導(dǎo)、分級教學(xué)?的原則予以細(xì)化。明確?一般要求?是高等學(xué)校非英語專業(yè)本科畢業(yè)生應(yīng)達(dá)到的基本要求，而?較高要求或更高要求?則是為有條件的學(xué)校推薦與選用。因?yàn)椴煌瑢哟尾煌匆脒_(dá)到同級目標(biāo)是有困難的，所以這套教材按照三個(gè)層次來編寫，可以滿足不同層次學(xué)生的要求。就如自助餐，供你選擇，不是要每樣都吃。為此，本系列教材由原來的6冊增加為現(xiàn)在的8冊，設(shè)定1－3冊適合一般要求的學(xué)生，4－6冊適合較高水平學(xué)生，而7－8冊則適用于一流本科院校的英語教學(xué)。這種兼顧不同需求的編寫方式在國內(nèi)大學(xué)英語教材出版中開了先河。在分類指導(dǎo)原則下，各高校完全可以通過此教程來制定更適合本校學(xué)生的大學(xué)英語教學(xué)大綱，使那些英語起點(diǎn)水平較高、學(xué)有余力的學(xué)生能夠達(dá)到較高要求或更高要求?！?/p>

據(jù)悉，該套教材的編寫隊(duì)伍也與以往有所不同，是全國近30所著名高等院校的英語專業(yè)教師和大學(xué)英語教學(xué)專家以及海外教材編寫專家共同完成的，教材定位更準(zhǔn)確，特點(diǎn)更鮮明。“教材編寫隊(duì)伍的層次也有變化。我們過去是教什么層次的專家就編什么層次的教材，現(xiàn)在看來不行，所以這次采取的是高一層次專家來編寫低一層次的教材。比如指導(dǎo)博士生的專家編碩士生的教材，指導(dǎo)碩士生的專家編本科生的教材。還有一個(gè)特點(diǎn)，此次專家是外語專業(yè)與公關(guān)外語專家聯(lián)合，前者在語料掌握、語言駕馭能力上有較強(qiáng)的優(yōu)勢，后者更了解學(xué)生的直接需求、認(rèn)知特點(diǎn)，兩支隊(duì)伍結(jié)合，發(fā)揮各自的優(yōu)勢?！?/p>

至于被稱為“輔助教學(xué)手段最完備”是因?yàn)閮?nèi)容涵蓋了語言知識(shí)、應(yīng)用技能、學(xué)習(xí)策略和跨文化交際，充分滿足個(gè)性化教學(xué)的需要?！靶率兰o(jì)”《綜合教程》和《視聽說教程》配備了學(xué)習(xí)光盤和電子教案；《快速閱讀》配有學(xué)習(xí)光盤。除《快速閱讀》外，各教程均配有教師手冊。另外，根據(jù)教學(xué)需要和發(fā)展，外教社還將配置教學(xué)網(wǎng)絡(luò)系統(tǒng)和專門的資源網(wǎng)站。

為中國人“量身定做”教材

記者：為什么給剛問世的英語教材命名“新世紀(jì)”

莊智象：因?yàn)槲覀冊谧觥耙粭l龍”教材，前面有以“新世紀(jì)”命名的小學(xué)、初中、高中、大學(xué)英語專業(yè)以及高職、研究生的英語教材，加上這次大學(xué)非英語專業(yè)的，就構(gòu)成完整的“一條龍”了。另外，“新世紀(jì)”不僅代表的是時(shí)間，也可表示“教材的新世紀(jì)”，開辟教材編寫出版的新紀(jì)元。

記者：這套教材編寫用了四年時(shí)間，這期間，有沒有擔(dān)心被別的出版社搶了先，出版類似的教材？

莊智象：不擔(dān)心。因?yàn)槲覀兪菍I(yè)出版社，具有雄厚的出版資源和專家、編輯力量，編寫還需要四年時(shí)間，一般的出版社在這么短時(shí)間是出版不了這么一套教材的。就像劃一根線容易，一分鐘甚至一秒鐘就劃出來了，但找到應(yīng)該劃線的地方不容易，可能要用三五年的時(shí)間。

記者：外教社從上世紀(jì)80年代起依次策劃編寫的《大學(xué)英語》試用本、修訂本、第三版、《大學(xué)英語》（全新版）等大型國家級優(yōu)秀教材的使用在教育界一直處于前列。這次，又抓住了一個(gè)大好的契機(jī)，又一次成為市場的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，同行有什么反應(yīng)呢？

莊智象：我們社的教材是完全根據(jù)國家要求，對市場進(jìn)行充分調(diào)研，掌握需求，然后根據(jù)對未來市場變化的預(yù)測來設(shè)計(jì)、組織編寫的，并不是簡單地“拿來主義”，把作者使用的教學(xué)材料拿來編輯加工一下就出版了。教材出版過程要求很嚴(yán)格，定位是什么？特色是什么？如何使用？這些都要考慮到?？梢哉f“新世紀(jì)”大英教材是為中國人量身定做的。

在采訪中，記者了解到，這種“量身定做”是建立在“知己知彼”的基礎(chǔ)上的。在編寫之初，莊智象教授就反復(fù)強(qiáng)調(diào)“教材編寫要著眼于三年之后”，組織人員以書面問卷和見面座談等形式在全國數(shù)十所高校中進(jìn)行了廣泛的市場調(diào)研，并請專家對編寫方案進(jìn)行了多次論證，一切就是為了三年之后孕育而出的東西，仍然是走在時(shí)代前面的。有了這樣一個(gè)立足長遠(yuǎn)的教材編寫理念，“新世紀(jì)”編寫組的專家們有了更明確的目標(biāo)，在三年多的編寫過程中，始終保持科學(xué)、嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)、縝密、認(rèn)真負(fù)責(zé)的工作態(tài)度，對教材內(nèi)容反復(fù)論證、試用、修改。外教社高等教育事業(yè)部主任謝宇對記者說：“有的教材，專家前后修改了六稿，可見專家對這套教材的重視?！?/p>

樹立“以學(xué)生為中心”的宗旨

“新世紀(jì)”教材總主編、《綜合教程》主編、華南理工大學(xué)博士生導(dǎo)師、教育部國家級教學(xué)名師獎(jiǎng)獲得者秦秀白教授說：“人本主義認(rèn)為學(xué)生是教學(xué)的主體，人的能力的開發(fā)，主要靠自己去開發(fā)，所以在高等學(xué)校里，英語教學(xué)實(shí)際上不單純是一門技術(shù)課，更重要它是一門素質(zhì)課。要強(qiáng)調(diào)大學(xué)英語的人文性，要幫助大學(xué)生拓展視野，提高文化素質(zhì)。好學(xué)生不是在課堂上由老師?教?出來的，而是靠老師在課堂內(nèi)外?導(dǎo)?出來的。過去的傳統(tǒng)教學(xué)方式都是以老師為中心，學(xué)生被動(dòng)接受。?新世紀(jì)?就打破了這種傳統(tǒng)的教學(xué)模式，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是?以學(xué)生為中心?，無論是教材中的課文內(nèi)容還是練習(xí)題目的設(shè)計(jì)，都以提高學(xué)生積極性為目標(biāo)，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生主動(dòng)學(xué)習(xí)、掌握英語。”

隨后，秦秀白教授也談到，“我們培養(yǎng)的是具備英語綜合應(yīng)用能力的人，而不是僅僅能夠應(yīng)用英語的工具；而要實(shí)現(xiàn)這樣的培養(yǎng)目標(biāo)，就必須在外語教學(xué)的各個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)突出?人?的因素，尤其是?學(xué)習(xí)者?的因素。?新世紀(jì)?課程的設(shè)計(jì)、教學(xué)方法的選擇和教學(xué)活動(dòng)的安排就給學(xué)生提供一種成長條件和氛圍，我們力求實(shí)現(xiàn)英語綜合運(yùn)用能力的習(xí)得和學(xué)習(xí)者本人的人格發(fā)展和素質(zhì)培養(yǎng)的有機(jī)結(jié)合。從教材的內(nèi)容和教學(xué)活動(dòng)（任務(wù)）的設(shè)計(jì)等方面引導(dǎo)學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)認(rèn)知、學(xué)會(huì)思索、學(xué)會(huì)交際，并在這個(gè)過程中掌握英語這門外國語，讓學(xué)生感到：英語不再是與己隔膜的?身外之物?，而是可以通過全身心的體驗(yàn)快樂地予以習(xí)得的?！?/p>

此外，《閱讀教程》主編，上海對外貿(mào)易學(xué)院、華東師范大學(xué)博士生導(dǎo)師黃源深教授也表示，“新世紀(jì)”系列教材中的《閱讀教程》從學(xué)生角度出發(fā)，強(qiáng)調(diào)了閱讀材料的趣味性和實(shí)用性，盡量考慮課文的可讀性、趣味性，讓學(xué)生讀得下去。同樣以激發(fā)學(xué)生閱讀興趣、培養(yǎng)學(xué)生自主進(jìn)行閱讀活動(dòng)的《快速閱讀》教程也充分體現(xiàn)了“以學(xué)生為中心”的宗旨?！犊焖匍喿x》主編，上海外國語大學(xué)博士生導(dǎo)師、中國認(rèn)知語言學(xué)研究會(huì)會(huì)長束定芳教授介紹說，《快速閱讀》教程吸收了之前編寫的各類快速閱讀教程的長處和優(yōu)點(diǎn)，最大的特點(diǎn)是增加了閱讀技巧講解，在材料的選擇上，注意了體裁的趣味性，考慮到與大學(xué)生的知識(shí)結(jié)構(gòu)相適應(yīng)；另一方面，將練習(xí)的題型和現(xiàn)在流行的各類閱讀考試的題型，尤其是四、六級考試和雅思考試的題型相對接。

首次增加寫作和選修課教程

莊智象教授向記者介紹說，“大學(xué)生學(xué)英語的怪現(xiàn)象是：到高年級，學(xué)生的聽說能力和寫作能力不同步提升。不少學(xué)生到大四畢業(yè)前夕寫英語論文時(shí)，面對電腦很難寫出規(guī)范地道的英文。寫篇論文尚且如此，畢業(yè)后能否勝任對外經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化交往就難說了。針對國內(nèi)大學(xué)生英語寫作水平普遍較低、知識(shí)面狹窄等情況，?新世紀(jì)?教材新增了寫作教程和選修課教程，在國內(nèi)同類教材中也屬首次出版?！?/p>

《寫作教程》以培養(yǎng)學(xué)生對英文寫作的興趣為出發(fā)點(diǎn)。例如，教學(xué)生寫求職簡歷、獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金申請信和制作英文網(wǎng)頁，學(xué)會(huì)講英語笑話，熟悉了解西方節(jié)日慶典的來龍去脈，掌握重要國際組織的名稱、功能，此類極其實(shí)用的知識(shí)內(nèi)容都被寫入了課本中，這些也都能讓學(xué)生更全面地了解國際社會(huì)的方方面面。

全國美國文學(xué)研究會(huì)會(huì)長、南京大學(xué)博士生導(dǎo)師劉海平教授是《寫作教材》的主編，他認(rèn)為：“學(xué)英語只會(huì)讀不會(huì)寫是不夠的。學(xué)生應(yīng)在讀的基礎(chǔ)上，提高自己寫作的能力。英文語言有四個(gè)基本技能，聽說讀寫，?寫?經(jīng)常都排在最后，實(shí)際上寫是非常重要的。畢竟真正和國外交流、求職、學(xué)習(xí)等還是要靠寫作的。英語寫作體現(xiàn)了聽說讀寫譯等其他各項(xiàng)技能的綜合能力。有的同學(xué)僅滿足于讀得懂、聽得懂，而實(shí)際上讀懂意思、聽懂意思只是語言學(xué)習(xí)的起步，懂了以后還要關(guān)注語言的應(yīng)用。我們這套教材有它比較重要的特點(diǎn)，強(qiáng)調(diào)練習(xí)編寫和學(xué)生的互動(dòng)，不是很簡單的完成作業(yè)就行了。我們在內(nèi)容設(shè)計(jì)上要能培養(yǎng)學(xué)生對寫作的興趣，讓他們有強(qiáng)烈的愿望要把寫作學(xué)好?！睋?jù)悉，國外研究型大學(xué)本科新生的寫作課是必修課，而中國大學(xué)生進(jìn)入大學(xué)后，除了論文就很少有寫作的要求。在由上海市高等教育學(xué)會(huì)主辦的2007年大學(xué)校長沙龍上，不少大學(xué)校長表示，很多畢業(yè)學(xué)生的論文寫得像散文。他們建議，研究型大學(xué)不能只重視學(xué)生的研究能力，寫作課應(yīng)該重新進(jìn)入大學(xué)生課堂，或者應(yīng)該將寫作能力列入到大學(xué)生的相關(guān)課程建設(shè)目標(biāo)中去。此時(shí)，《寫作教程》的推出可以說是應(yīng)時(shí)代而生。

此外，“新世紀(jì)”增加了《金融英語綜合閱讀》、《職業(yè)規(guī)劃與拓展》、《國際經(jīng)貿(mào)組織》等經(jīng)貿(mào)類和文化類的選修課教程，這些用英文撰寫的選修課教程能拓寬學(xué)生的相關(guān)專業(yè)知識(shí)，提高學(xué)生的英語思維能力和聽、說、讀、寫、譯諸方面的語言應(yīng)用技能。

《文化類選修課教程》主編、四川大學(xué)副校長博士生導(dǎo)師石堅(jiān)教授說:“此教程是向高年級學(xué)生介紹英語國家的歷史和文化知識(shí)，內(nèi)容涉及政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、教育、生活習(xí)俗等諸多領(lǐng)域，旨在豐富學(xué)生的人文知識(shí)和社會(huì)知識(shí)，拓寬國際視野，增強(qiáng)跨文化交際能力，并在這過程中全面提高學(xué)生的英語綜合應(yīng)用能力。”

繼承傳統(tǒng)博采眾長

莊智象教授說，“新世紀(jì)”不是空中樓閣，是對傳統(tǒng)優(yōu)秀的東西的繼承與發(fā)展。“教材編寫過程特別注意總結(jié)了我國100多年以來高校英語教育的一些經(jīng)驗(yàn)和做法。從1886年創(chuàng)辦京師同文館算起，我國的英語教育已有100多年的歷史，我們的英語教學(xué)在一定程度上也汲取了我國淵源悠久的語文教學(xué)的精髓和傳統(tǒng)。諸如強(qiáng)調(diào)語言基本功訓(xùn)練、注重聽說讀寫譯基本技能的協(xié)調(diào)和全面的發(fā)展、重視文本分析、精講多練等等教學(xué)方法和學(xué)習(xí)策略，都是非常寶貴的。”

與此同時(shí)，外教社也認(rèn)識(shí)到，認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)、跟蹤和借鑒國外的教學(xué)理念和方法也是必須的，但“照搬”和“跟風(fēng)”只能導(dǎo)致我國大學(xué)英語教學(xué)喪失自身的根基，國外學(xué)者倡導(dǎo)的語言習(xí)得理論必須經(jīng)過“中國化”之后方能奏效?！靶率兰o(jì)”在編寫過程中充分借鑒了國內(nèi)外教材先進(jìn)的編寫觀念。比如，《視聽說教程》首次采用中美雙方合作編寫模式，與CengageLearning出版集團(tuán)（原Thomson出版公司）合作出版，全部采用原版素材，原汁原味，結(jié)合國情，真實(shí)風(fēng)趣；錄像以情景劇形式展現(xiàn)，能激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)興趣，體現(xiàn)了語言教學(xué)法和語料庫語言學(xué)研究的最新成果。

《視聽說教程》主編、上海交通大學(xué)博士生導(dǎo)師、大學(xué)英語四、六級考試委員會(huì)原主任楊惠中教授說：“編這樣一個(gè)教材最重要的一點(diǎn)，是這個(gè)教材能夠激發(fā)學(xué)生的興趣，適合他們的英語程度，使他們能夠?qū)W了就能用，這個(gè)恐怕是這套教材編寫成功的關(guān)鍵。”

對于這次中美專家的合作，莊智象教授總結(jié)說：“實(shí)踐證明，這次合作的產(chǎn)品很受大學(xué)生歡迎，他們也感到滿意，還提出繼續(xù)合作。目前已合作的是1-4冊，5-8冊我們也將合作。”

試點(diǎn)贏得多數(shù)學(xué)生的滿意

“新世紀(jì)”的部分教材于2007年9月在一些大學(xué)進(jìn)行了試點(diǎn)使用。記者采訪中聽到了幾位老師的反饋意見。上海海事大學(xué)英語教師王躍武說：“通過對?新世紀(jì)?視聽教材的使用，我們的整體感受是：教材的題材、體裁多樣，可以讓學(xué)生接觸不同樣式的規(guī)范英語，有效學(xué)到地道的英語；教材所選語言材料符合現(xiàn)實(shí)的交際需要，學(xué)生感覺到所學(xué)的語言貼近自己的學(xué)習(xí)和生活；練習(xí)形式多樣、生動(dòng)，具有趣味性?！?/p>

華南理工大學(xué)英語教師周娉娣說：“2007年，我校2007級的2000名學(xué)生使用了?新世紀(jì)?中《綜合教程》。通過問卷和訪談的形式對370名學(xué)生和7位教師進(jìn)行調(diào)查，結(jié)果顯示：《綜合教程》有利于激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)機(jī)與學(xué)習(xí)態(tài)度。從數(shù)據(jù)來看，82％的學(xué)生對課文選材在?貼近學(xué)生生活經(jīng)歷?方面持?非常滿意?或?滿意?的態(tài)度；62％的學(xué)生對教材在調(diào)動(dòng)?語言學(xué)習(xí)的積極性?方面感到?非常滿意?或是?滿意?；51％的學(xué)生認(rèn)為?語言習(xí)得和個(gè)人素質(zhì)得到了同步提升?。參加訪談的老師、學(xué)生反映，教材的?故事好?、?生動(dòng)有趣?、?貼近生活?等?？偟膩碚f，我認(rèn)為，在當(dāng)今非英語專業(yè)大學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)自主能力偏低的情況下，?新世紀(jì)?的出版將會(huì)開創(chuàng)我國大學(xué)英語教學(xué)的新局面。”

莊智象教授認(rèn)為：“這套書除了定位大學(xué)生，一般讀者自學(xué)也可以。我自己有時(shí)候也在翻閱，無論從知識(shí)性還是趣味性，都很好。因?yàn)檫@些編者都是教了一輩子英文的，熟悉讀者喜歡什么，定位是非常準(zhǔn)確的?！?/p>

預(yù)計(jì)三年后出現(xiàn)使用高峰

記者：“新世紀(jì)”教材是個(gè)出版大工程，在編寫過程中有沒有遇到什么障礙呢？

莊智象：在“新世紀(jì)”教材啟動(dòng)前，我們開了數(shù)個(gè)咨詢會(huì)，因?yàn)槲覀円垖＜摇爸塾谌旰蟆?，?gòu)想三年后不過時(shí)的教材，專家主要在定位、手段和特色方面進(jìn)行了熱烈討論。最終可以說是合作比較順利的，因?yàn)榇蠹叶枷Ｍ鲆惶子刑厣珜W(xué)生有幫助的教材，這點(diǎn)上達(dá)成了一致。

記者：現(xiàn)在您對“新世紀(jì)”這套教材滿意么？

莊智象：若說滿意吧，應(yīng)該說還是比較滿意的，但還有待教學(xué)和市場檢驗(yàn)，這確實(shí)是我進(jìn)出版社以來花精力最多、最用心的一個(gè)項(xiàng)目。現(xiàn)在聊以自慰，它終于問世了。當(dāng)初提出這個(gè)想法的時(shí)候，還有人懷疑，因?yàn)槌鎏捉滩牡拇_不容易。

記者：往往創(chuàng)新的產(chǎn)品在市場上一出現(xiàn)就容易引起競爭同行的關(guān)注，針對這套教材，您有沒有想過？

莊智象：肯定會(huì)有很多同行關(guān)注、研究這套教材使用的理念、手段，我預(yù)計(jì)用不了三四年，就會(huì)有競爭對手模仿差不多的產(chǎn)品出來。但是等他們模仿出來，我們又有新的東西出來了。

記者：如今這套書基本都出來了，您是不是該松口氣了？

莊智象：還早呢，一套教材要成熟需要很長一段時(shí)間的考驗(yàn)。試點(diǎn)中可能還會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)問題，還需要在教學(xué)和使用中不斷修訂和完善，如我們的《大學(xué)英語》用了二十二年，才出了三版。教材使用是個(gè)很嚴(yán)肅的事情，希望先試點(diǎn)，取得效果后再逐步推廣。預(yù)計(jì)使用高峰在三年后出現(xiàn)。

記者還了解到，對于“新世紀(jì)”教材，莊智象教授還有個(gè)想法，就是希望有個(gè)image（形象），通過它的成長故事把“新世紀(jì)”小學(xué)、初中、高中、大學(xué)和研究生的各個(gè)階段的英語貫穿起來，隨著他長大，讓讀者記住這個(gè)形象，就如記住迪斯尼的唐老鴨、米老鼠。這個(gè)形象要中西方文化背景的人都能認(rèn)可喜歡的，然后可以有系列的衍生產(chǎn)品。莊智象教授說：“樹立一個(gè)形象比較難，但一旦塑造出來，就具有巨大的潛能，是巨大的無形資產(chǎn)。我一直沒有放棄這個(gè)念頭?！?/p>

我們期待，“新世紀(jì)”很好地改變中國的“聾子英語”、“啞巴英語”現(xiàn)象。我們也期待，一個(gè)能體現(xiàn)“新世紀(jì)”教材，也體現(xiàn)外教社的生動(dòng)形象早日誕生！

第二篇：大學(xué)新世紀(jì)英語作文

Unit one

The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground Our troops engaging the enemy at the front were faced with strong resistance.The division commander instructed our battalion to take a gamble.We started under cover of darkness and pressed on in spite of great difficulties.By a stroke of luck, the temperature at night suddenly dropped to 20 degrees celsiusand the marsh froze over.Thanks to the cold weather, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear.This turned the tide of the battle.The enemy ,caught off guard, soon surrendered.Unit three

Well begun is half done, as the saying goes.It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment.From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success.I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 thousand dollars a year in a large computer software prepared.Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of chance of success.Unit four

Professor Huntington’s paper greatly inspired me.According to him, in a pluralistic society, this will inevitably be different opinions.The key is to deal with them in such a way that they can play a constructive rather than destructive role.He argues that in a plural society we must stress importance to interpersonal relationships, cooperation, and looking at issues from the perspective of other people.If some groups regard themselves as superior and treat other ethnic groups or religions with disrespect, the whole society may be paralyzed.I am convinced that if we put into practice the ideas mentioned above, then there is the possibility of creating a new civilization.Unit seven

A severe earthquake occurred all of a sudden at 10 a.m.yesterday in a rural area,about 200 kilometers east of the city.Initial reports coming out of the region indicate the earthquake has caused widespread damage and heavy casualties.Many adolescents were among those injured or killed.Yet it remains obscure exactly how many people were hurt and killed as the entire area has been enveloped in rubble.However , one thing is certain: many face years of pain and suffering.Local people were clearly shaken by this reminder of their mortality.Some religious ones have gathered to pray that it will never recur.

第三篇：新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語4Cloze

Unit 1

Man has a blood tie with nature and nobody can live outside nature.Nature provides us with everything we need: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.For quite a long time after man began to live in the r____________(1)of nature, he lived in fear of its destructive forces.He used to regard nature with its e____________(2)forces as something hostile to him.And even the forest was something wild and frightening to him.Very often, he was unable to o____________(3)the merest daily necessities though he worked together with others s____________(4)and collectively with his imperfect tools.Through his interaction with nature, man changed it gradually.He cut down forest, cultivated land, t____________(5)various species of plants and animals to different climatic conditions, changed the shape and climate of his environment and t ____________(6)plants and animals.He s____________(7)and disciplined electricity and compelled it to serve the interests of society.Nonetheless, with the constant e____________(8)of agriculture and industry, man has robbed nature too much of its i____________(9)resources, polluted his own living environment and caused about 95% of the species that have existed over the past 600 million years to become e ____________(10)and still many others to be endangered.The previous d(11)balance between man and nature is on the v ____________(12)of breaking down.Man is now faced with the problem of how to stop, or at least to m ____________(13)the destructive effect of technology on nature.The crisis of the e ____________(14)situation has become a global problem.The solution to the problem depends on r ____________(15)and wise organization both of production itself and care for Mother Nature.This can only be done by all humanity, rather than by individuals, enterprises or separate countries.realm 2 elemental 3 obtain 4 stubbornly 5 transferred 6 transformed 7 subdued 8 expansion 9 irreplaceable 10 extinct 11 dynamic 12 verge 13 moderate 14 ecological 15 rational

Unit 2

Technology is a “hot” issue nowadays.The defenders of technology stress its advantages while the opponents e ____________(1)its disadvantages.Neither side has ever taken the time to look at the o ____________(2)point of view.The defenders of technology hold that with technology, people's living conditions have been greatly i ____________(3).For example, the boom in productivity has made goods better and cheaper.Therefore, things that were once l ____________(4), such as jet travel and long-distance phone calls, have become necessities.Medical technology, in particular, has b ____________(5)us a lot, especially in prolonging life expectancy.On the other hand, the opponents of technology argue that technology makes life o____________(6)worse.Telemarketing, traffic jams, and identity theft are all phenomena that make people c____________(7)unhappy.In addition, many people believe technology disrupts relationships and f____________(8)community.Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the relationship between happiness and technology has been an e____________(9)subject for social critics and philosophers, though economists and social scientists have seldom touched on the topic.However, in 1974 the economist Richard Easterlin did g____________(10)work on the relationship between prosperity and well-being.In his famous paper e____________(11)“Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?”, Easterlin showed that there was no real c ____________(12)between a nation's income level and its citizens' happiness in the developed countries.In fact, technology is neither good nor bad.It d____________(13)on what we want to do with it.Therefore, the responsibility belongs e ____________(14)to humans who have to acquire a social conscience, to respect human beings, nature and its balances.emphasize 2 opposite 3 improved 4 luxuries 5 benefited 6 obviously 7 consciously 8 fractures 9 eternal 10 groundbreaking 11 entitled 12 correlation 13 depends 14 exclusively

Unit 3

According to Craig Russell, when we make an initial effort in our personal quests for knowledge, we may not even know that a certain field of learning exists.But, after we have done some reading, we will get to know more about the t____________(1).At the same time, we may feel that all the reading c ____________(2)more questions rather than answers them.We then realize how little we r____________(3)know and how much more we need to read and think and write.Russell suggests that we write after reading each time.His experience tells him that it is his writing that has led him to acquire a better g ____________(4)of the topic he studies.People may think that only those who know and who are s____________(5)of themselves write.For

Russell, however, it's just the o____________(6), for writing doesn't close things off – it opens things up.To say that the more we know, the more we know we don't know seems c____________(7).According to Russell, modern physics tells us that r ____________(8)itself is contradictory.The more closely scientists look into our p ____________(9)reality, the more it slips away from them.In a way, the more they learn, the less they know.Craig Russell believes that a proper understanding will inevitably lead us away from the force and r____________(10)of dogmatism and toward the flexibility and freedom of the i____________(11).Therefore, we must temper our pride in knowing with the h ____________(12)of not knowing.The truth always exists there, but, it is like the r ____________(13)because we can never really grasp it, never hold it in our hands and truly know it.We can only, as William James said, “l(fā)ive today by what truth we can get today and be ready to call it f ____________(14)tomorrow”.topic 2 creates 3 really 4 grasp 5 sure 6 opposite 7 contradictory 8 reality 9 physical 10 rigidity 11 individual 12 humility 13 rainbow 14 falsehood

Unit 4

Most people have work to do.With work, they can e____________(1)their lives.However, people who did p____________(2)labor were looked down upon in the past.Many people were c ____________(3)to take manual labor because it was an absolute n____________(4)for them to earn a living and to s____________(5)their families.By contrast, people who did m____________(6)work were highly respected.Under the influence of this idea, even today some people still i____________(7)their future when making choices for their career.What they care most about is whether the job can give them enough social s____________(8)rather than whether they can realize their v____________(9)in it.In their eyes, those who do manual labor should still be c____________(10)as inferior in social status.In fact, there is no e ____________(11)difference between those who work with their hands and those who work with their m ____________(12).Whether a job is labor or work does not depend on the job itself but on people's a____________(13)towards it.As long as you like your job, you will think you are f____________(14)enough to take it and you will do it enthusiastically.enjoy 2 physical 3 compelled 4 necessity 5 support 6 mental 7 idealize 8 status 9 values 10 classified 11essential 12 mind 13 attitude 14 fortunate

Unit 5

What does success mean to you? Does it mean wealth, fame, power or something else? Different people have different pursuits in life so they understand success in different ways.Some people c____________(1)money their whole lives.To them, more money means more success.Some people run after fame.With fame and r____________(2), they can gain the admiration and love of many others.However, some people d____________(3)themselves to the well-being of society.Doubtlessly, money is something that can be used as a r ____________(4)to those who have done valuable work.Those who perform their work excellently should be paid s____________(5).But success cannot be m____________(6)in monetary terms, nor in terms of the amount of power one may exercise over others.After all, money and power can a____________(7)people neither of happiness nor of respect from others.Fame, too, is a flawed measure of success.M ____________(8)fame can bring great joy to those who have it for a time.But they are very likely to become the slaves of their c ____________(9)because of the public’s demands.In addition, they will easily become the t____________(10)of everyone who disagrees with them and of the media as well.To be f ____________(11), if one is unable to fully enjoy life and l ____________(12), the short-lived success is nothing but i ____________(13).Therefore, to achieve the right kind of success is vitally important.As long as one can combine his own material needs and spiritual satisfaction with those of the well-being of society, he should be held in high r ____________(14).chase 2 reputation 3 dedicate 4 reward 5 sufficiently 6 measured 7 assure 8 Momentary 9 celebrity 10 target 11 frank 12 liberty 13 illusory 14 regard

Unit 6

Truth is a fact accepted as true, for which proof exists.Truth is a great principle, without which beauty may fade and love may w ____________(1).Those who uphold truth have a strong s____________(2)of responsibility.Those who hold firmly to truth are f____________(3)to their duty and the people they serve.They c ____________(4)themselves to the well-being of others.With a ____________(5)to make a contribution to society, they are ready to correct their own mistakes, if any.It can be said that they are men of moral integrity who never ask for g ____________(6)in return.Truth d ____________(7)upon us slowly but surely.In the long quest for truth, people have a____________(8)precious knowledge and experience.However, truth also needs n ____________(9)just as plants need water, because many people are too p____________(10)with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the great beauty of truth when it f____________(11)or they frequently fail to appreciate truth when it is t ____________(12).In short, truth is an invaluable asset to the whole of humanity.Stick to the truth and we will w____________(13)a timeless pattern, and earn the respect and esteem of others, e____________(14)the world today above its present imperfections and place ourselves in the proud position of promoting the good of the humanity.wither 2 sense 3 faithful 4 commit 5 aspirations 6 gratitude 7 dawns 8 accumulated 9 nourishment 10 preoccupied 11 flowers 12 tendered 13 weave 14 elevate

Unit 7

We often hear people say, “Time is money.” But today many Americans have come to realize that the crazy pursuit of money is leaving them too little time to enjoy life.They are tired of working just for the l____________(1)of life and are beginning to change their fast-paced lifestyles for a simple and f____________(2)one, hoping to keep family, friends, work and play all of a piece.For some people, creating a more balanced life involves changing jobs or locations.For others, it means t____________(3)two incomes for one, in which case they must c____________(4)expenses.So some have sold out their s____________(5)homes and moved into smaller houses.They have given up the extra cars, unnecessary modern conveniences, and expensive h ____________(6).They now do things by themselves to avoid paying for the services of others.They resist the temptation to purchase things on i ____________(7)and spend money only on b____________

(8)necessities and things that do not make w____________(9)use of the earth's resources.However, they do not d____________(10)themselves what they like or enjoy.The change in their lifestyle is not one involving d____________(11);it is just simplification.They believe that they can still live a happy and fulfilling life on less money.Indeed, whether we can m ____________(12)a healthy lifestyle or not does not depend on how wealthy we are but on whether we have the r____________(13)and courage to discard our old c____________(14)habits.luxuries 2 frugal 3 trading 4 curtail 5 splendid 6 hobbies 7 impulse 8 bare 9 wasteful 10 deny 11 deprivation 12 maintain 13 resolve 14 consumption

Unit 8

The Story of an Hour

leaves us much to think about.In the story, when Richards, who worked in the newspaper office, learned that his friend Brently Mallard had been killed in a railroad d____________(1), he was greatly shocked.He only waited until he was a____________(2)by a second telegram and then he h ____________(3)to go to Josephine, sister of Brently's wife, and asked her to break the news as g____________(4)as possible to her sister because he knew Mrs.Mallard was a____________(5)with a heart trouble.He was afraid that if someone less t____________(6)brought the message to her ahead of him, there might be dreadful consequences.People usually expect a wife to accept such sad news with a p____________(7)inability, but Mrs.Mallard did not.At the news, she wept at once, with sudden, wild a____________(8)in her sister's arms, and then she went to her own room, forbidding anyone else to go in.When she was alone, she felt something s____________(9)coming to her, which gradually came to her mind, beginning to p____________(10)her.Hard as she tried, she couldn't get rid of the feeling.What was it? She didn't know.However, a clear and excited p____________(11)occupied her which made her regard her husband's death no longer as something important, because beyond that bitter moment she saw a long p ____________(12)of years to come that would belong to her absolutely, during which her husband would not i ____________(13)his will upon her any more.Just at that moment, her husband came back, t____________(14), carrying his briefcase and umbrella.Seeing him, she died of a sudden heart attack.disaster 2 assured 3 hastened 4 gently 5 afflicted 6 tender 7 paralyzed 8 abandonment 9 subtle 10 possess11 perception 12 procession 13 impose 14 travel-stained

第四篇：新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語B2U1quiz

新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語B2U1 Quiz

姓名_________________學(xué)號_________________成績_________________ Part I Translation

1． In life, our stupidest course of action is __________________________________ ______________________________(太執(zhí)著自己的東西，不愿放棄).2． Many people are aware of ____________________________________________ _______________(與大自然和諧相處的重要性).3． _________________________________________________(隨著歲月的流逝), he became increasingly interested in Chinese culture.4． I never understand _________________________________________________(什么事情使她煩心).5． Problems like the generation gap ______________________________________ _______________________(是不可以被掩蓋起來的).6． Though we have been successful in our work so far, _______________________ _________________________(我們要準(zhǔn)備好處理難題)in the days to come.7． Unfortunately, a continuing rise in the oil price has ___________________________________________(使這個(gè)國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)癱瘓).8． _________________________________________________(對生命的意義沒有統(tǒng)一的看法);different people have different understanding.9． I know you are both proud and find it difficult to forgive each other after such a bad argument, but _________________________________________________(必須有人走出第一步).10． His wife was always complaining at home and he was ____________________________________________(厭倦了她不停的抱怨).Part II: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Human relationships would become difficult without forgiveness.It’s a 1_______ for building harmonious relationships and 2_______ our own well-being.Very often we may think that we’ve been hurt too deeply to forgive.But 3_______, it’s those of us who’ve been most hurt that really need to forgive.For the truth is that unless we can forgive, we can never 4_______.For some people forgiveness seems 5_______ because they have no idea how to go about it.The first and most important thing you need to 6_______ is that the act of forgiveness is not going to be easy.In fact, it will probably be the hardest thing most of us ever have to do.It seems totally 7_______ that we should have to forgive when we are the ones who have been hurt.And that’s the central and most important part of forgiveness.That’s why, sometimes, the 8_______ act of forgiveness may seem relatively easy, but dealing with the 9_______ can be harder.True forgiveness is not a one-off act, it’s a 10_______ emotional confrontation.So if you think you are right and can’t find it in yourself to forgive, ask yourself this question: would you rather be right or happy?

A.harmonyB.achievingC.recoverD.impossible

E.realizeF.constantG.emotionalH.relative

I.initialJ.confrontingK.unfairL.forgive

M.forgetN.necessaryO.ironically

Part III Answer the questions according to both Text A and Text B.1)Why does the writer say “forgive and forget” miss the whole point of forgiveness? What is the real point of forgiveness?

2)What made the jailer’s eyes filled with tears?

Part IV Compound dictation.President Bush has proposed to increase the study of foreign languages in American schools.The new plan is called the National[S1] _______ Language Initiative.It will[S2] ______ the departments of State, Education and Defense, and the[S3] _______ of National Intelligence.The plan [S4] ____ for teaching foreign languages to more children, as early as at the age of four.It also[S5] ____ to increase foreign language[S6] _________ in college and[S7] ________ school.The hope is to bring more foreign language speakersinto government [S8] ______.And [S9] _________________________________________________ to increase the number of military officers who speak foreign languages.Officials say

[S10] _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________.The plan also calls for sending more American students to other countries for part of their college studies.And [S11] ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________.

第五篇：外教社大學(xué)英語精讀第三冊unit1原文+翻譯+課后翻譯

Unit

1一、課文

A young man finds thatalong the streets without an obvious purpose can lead to trouble with the law.One misunderstanding leads to another until eventually he ends up in...一個(gè)青年發(fā)現(xiàn)，在大街上毫無明顯目的地游逛會(huì)招致警方的責(zé)罰。誤會(huì)一個(gè)接一個(gè)發(fā)生，最終他只得出庭受審……

Awith the Law

I have only once been in trouble with the law.The whole process of being arrested andwas a rather unpleasant experience at the time, but it makes a good story now.What makes it rather disturbing was theboth of my arrest and myin court.與警察的一場小沖突

我平生只有一次跟警方發(fā)生糾葛。被捕和出庭的整個(gè)過程在當(dāng)時(shí)是一件非常不愉快的事，但現(xiàn)在倒成了一篇很好的故事。這次經(jīng)歷令人可惱之處在于圍繞著我的被捕以及隨后庭上審訊而出現(xiàn)的種種武斷專橫的情況。

It happened in February about twelve years ago..I was still living at home at the time.事情發(fā)生在大約12年前，其時(shí)正是2月。幾個(gè)月前我中學(xué)畢業(yè)了，但上大學(xué)要等到10月。當(dāng)時(shí)我還在家中居住。

One morning I was in , a suburb of London near where I lived.I was looking for ajob so that I couldsome money to go travelling.As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry, I was , looking in shop windows, strolling in the park, and sometimes just stopping and looking around me..一天早晨，我來到里士滿。這里是倫敦的一個(gè)郊區(qū)，離我住的地方不遠(yuǎn)。我在尋找一份臨時(shí)工作，以便積些錢去旅游。由于天氣晴朗，當(dāng)時(shí)又無急事，我便慢悠悠看看櫥窗，逛逛公園。有時(shí)干脆停下腳步，四處張望。現(xiàn)在看來，一定是這種明顯的毫無目的的游逛，使我倒了霉。

It was about half past eleven when it happened.I was just walking out of the local library, having unsuccessfully soughtthere, when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me.I thought he was going to ask me the time.Instead, he said he was aand he was arresting me.At first I thought it was some kind of joke.But then another policeman appeared, this time in , and I was left in no doubt.事情發(fā)生在11點(diǎn)半鐘光景。我在當(dāng)?shù)貓D書館謀職未成，剛剛走出來，便看到一個(gè)人穿越馬路，顯然是要來跟我說話。我以為他要問我時(shí)間，不料他說他是警官，要逮捕我。起先我還以為這是在開玩笑，但又一個(gè)警察出現(xiàn)在我的面前，這次是位身著警服的，這一下使我確信無疑了。

“But what for?” I asked.“為什么要抓我？”我問道。

“ with intent to commit an,” he said.“到處游蕩，企圖作案，”他說。

“What offence?” I asked.“作什么案？”我又問。

“Theft,” he said.“偷竊，”他說。

“Theft of what?” I asked.“偷什么？”我追問。

“Milk bottles,” he said, and with a perfectlytoo!

“牛奶瓶，”他板著面孔說道。

“Oh,” I said.“噢，”我說。.事情原來是這樣的，在這一地區(qū)多次發(fā)生小的扒竊案，特別是從門前臺(tái)階上

偷走牛奶瓶。

Then I made my big mistake.At the time I was nineteen, had long untidy hair,and regarded myself as part of the sixties' “".As a result, I

wanted to appear cool andwith the incident, so I said, ”How long have

you been following me?“ in the mostandtone I could manage.I

thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation, and it

them in theirthat I was acharacter.接著，我犯了一個(gè)大錯(cuò)誤。其時(shí)我年方19，留一頭蓬亂的長發(fā)，自認(rèn)為是

60年代“青年反主流文化”的一員。所以我想裝出一副冷漠的、對這一事件滿不

在乎的樣子。于是我盡量用一種漫不經(jīng)心的極其隨便的腔調(diào)說，“你們跟蹤我多

久啦?”這樣一來，在他們眼里，我就像是非常熟悉這一套的了，也使他們更加確

信我是一個(gè)地地道道的壞蛋。

A few minutes later a police car arrived.幾分鐘后，開來了一輛警車。

”Get in the back,“ they said.”Put your hands on the back of the front seat and

don't move them.“

“坐到后面去，”他們說?！鞍咽址诺角芭抛坏目勘成?，不準(zhǔn)挪動(dòng)?！?/p>

They got in on either side of me.It wasn't funny any more.他們分別坐在我的兩邊。這可再也不是鬧著玩的了。

At the police station they questioned me for several hours.I continued to try to

lookandwith the situation.When they asked me what I had been

doing, I told them I'd been looking for a job.”,“ I could see them thinking,”.“

在警察局，他們審訊了我好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。我繼續(xù)裝成老于世故、對這種事習(xí)以為常。

當(dāng)他們問我在干什么時(shí)，我告訴他們在找工作。“啊，”我可以想象他們在想，“果

然是個(gè)失業(yè)的家伙?！?/p>

Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond '

Court the following Monday.Then they let me go.最后，我被正式指控，并通知我下周一到里士滿地方法庭受審。隨后他們讓

我離開。

I wanted tomy own defence in court, but as soon as my father found out

what had happened, he hired a very good.We went along that Monday armed

with all kinds of , including my English teacher from school as a character

witness.But he was neverto give evidence.My ”“ didn't get that far.The magistratethe case after fifteen minutes.I was free.The poor police

had never.我想在法庭上作自我辯護(hù)，但父親知道這事后，馬上請了一位高明的律師。

我們星期一出庭的時(shí)候，帶了各種各樣的證人，其中包括我中學(xué)的英語老師，做

我人品的見證人。但結(jié)果法庭沒有叫他作證。我的“審判”沒有進(jìn)行到那一步。開

庭15分鐘，法官就駁回了對我的指控。我無罪獲釋?？蓱z的警方敗訴，我的律

師甚至讓法庭責(zé)成警方承擔(dān)了訴訟費(fèi)用。

And so I do not have a criminal record.But what was most shocking at the

time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on.I had the

”right“ ,parents in court, reliable witnesses, and

I could obviously afford a very good solicitor..While asking for costs to be awarded, my solicitor's case quite obviouslythe fact that I had a ” academic record“.這樣，我的履歷上沒有留下犯罪的記錄。但當(dāng)時(shí)最令人震驚的，是那些顯

然導(dǎo)致宣布我無罪的證據(jù)。我講話的口音“表明我教養(yǎng)良好”，到庭的有體面的中產(chǎn)階級的雙親，有可靠的證人，還有，我顯然請得起一名很好的律師。從對

我指控的這種捕風(fēng)捉影的做法來看，我肯定，如果我出身在另一種背景的家庭

里，并且真的是失了業(yè)的話，我完全可能被判有罪。當(dāng)我的律師要求賠償訴訟

費(fèi)時(shí)，他公然把辯護(hù)的證據(jù)建立在我“學(xué)業(yè)優(yōu)異”這一事實(shí)上。

Meanwhile, just outside the , one of the policemen who had arrested

me wascomplaining to my mother that another youngster had beenthe police.”You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you,“ he

said to me.與此同時(shí)，就在審判室外面，一位抓我的警察正在沮喪地向我母親抱怨，說是又

一個(gè)小伙子要跟警察作對了。他帶著責(zé)備的口氣對我說，“我們抓你的時(shí)候，你

本可以稍微幫點(diǎn)忙的?！?/p>

What did he mean?that I should have lookedand said

something like, ”Look here, do you know who you're talking to? I am a highly

successful student with a brilliant academic record.How dare you arrest me!" Then

they, presumably, would have apologized, perhaps even taken off their caps, and let

me on my way.他說這話什么意思?大概是說我本該顯出憤憤不平的樣子，并說，“喂，留神點(diǎn)，你知道你在跟誰說話?我是學(xué)業(yè)出眾的高材生。你敢抓我!”那樣一來，他們或許

會(huì)向我道歉，說不定還會(huì)脫帽致意，讓我走開呢。

二、課文完形填空

Fate(1)is sometimes not very kind to policemen like myself.Take as an

example the recent trial(2)in which I was involved.When I arrested the young lad I had felt sure he was guilty(3)I had been following him around for a

couple of(4)hours andheconduct(5)himself suspiciously.He had been wandering(6)about and it seemed to me that he was looking for an opportunity to steal.When I arrested him, his casual(7)manner only served to confirm(8)my suspicions.I thought I had at last caught the thief who had been troubling the area for so long.However, my joy was only stand a temporary(9)When I saw the brilliant

(10)solicitor the boy's father had hired to defend him, I knew we didn't stand a chance(11)It turned out that the boy was simply a student who was looking for employment(12)before going to university.If only he had been a bit more helpful when we arrested him, he could have saved us all a lot of time and

trouble.It's enough to make one turn against(13)students!

三、翻譯

1.發(fā)言人（spokesman）明確表示總統(tǒng)在任何情況下都不會(huì)取消（cancel）這次旅行。

2.杰克對書架上那些書一本也不了解，所以他的選擇是很隨意的。

3.隨后發(fā)生的那些事件再次證明了我的猜疑（suspicions）是對的。

(confirm)

4.我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)中學(xué)生在暑假找臨時(shí)工作。

5.令我們吃驚的是，這位常被贊為十分正直的州長（governor）竟然是個(gè)貪官（corrupt official）。

6.少數(shù)工人得到提升（be promoted），與此同時(shí)卻有數(shù)百名工人被解雇。

7.如果有機(jī)會(huì)，約翰也許已成為一位杰出的畫家了。

(given)

8.數(shù)小時(shí)后，有人看見那個(gè)男孩在林子里瞎轉(zhuǎn)。