第一篇：英語(yǔ)翻譯(21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)u(píng)nit5`6`8 第三冊(cè)u(píng)nit1`2`6)

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BOOK IIUNIT 5

1.這所大學(xué)只提供給普里西拉一小筆貸款,余下的錢(qián)得靠她自己去籌劃。

The university offered Priscilla only a small loan and she had to come up with the rest of the money herself.2.憑著她在餐館工作的微薄收入，瑪麗幾乎無(wú)法維持生活。因此，她已在所住的公寓大樓里找了一些清掃大樓的工作做。

With the small income from her restaurant job, Mary could barely make(both)ends meet.That’s why she had found some cleaning work to do in the apartment building where she lived.3.在頭兩個(gè)學(xué)期她經(jīng)常熬夜學(xué)習(xí)，因?yàn)樗辣仨氃诎嗌?取得最高的平均積分點(diǎn)才有資格獲得那份獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。

In the first two semesters, she often stayed up late studying because she knew she had to get the highest GPA in her class to qualify for the scholarship.4.任何人想在那家公司找到工作，即便沒(méi)有博士學(xué)位，至少也得有個(gè)碩士學(xué)位，不然就不會(huì)被錄用。

Anyone who wants to find employment in/with that company must have at least a master’s degree, if not a Ph.D.Otherwise he or she will not be accepted.5.只要你全心全意地投身于學(xué)習(xí)，你終將會(huì)達(dá)到你成為一 名考古學(xué)家的長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)目標(biāo)。

Only if you throw yourself into your studies will you ultimately achieve your long-term goal of becoming an archaeologist.6.在辦公室里貝思看上去一直很開(kāi)心，臉上隨時(shí)帶著微笑。但在內(nèi)心深處她已厭倦了做秘書(shū)。她想做點(diǎn)有創(chuàng)意的事情。

In the office Beth always looked happy and had a ready smile.But deep down, she was tired of being a secretary.She wanted to do something more creative.7.我父親是來(lái)自墨西哥的農(nóng)業(yè)季節(jié)工人。當(dāng)我被華盛頓大 學(xué)錄取，成為我家上大學(xué)的第一人時(shí)，他高興極了。

A migrant farm laborer from Mexico, my father was overjoyed when I was accepted by the University of Washington and became the first person in my family to attend college.8.普里西拉回憶起初艱苦奮斗年月時(shí)說(shuō)，在工作和學(xué)習(xí)之 間取得平衡是不容易的。

When Priscilla looked back on her years of hard struggle, she said that it was no easy job to balance work and study.UNIT 6

1.專(zhuān)攻理論宇宙學(xué)的英國(guó)科學(xué)家斯蒂芬·霍金被公認(rèn)為二十世紀(jì)末葉最偉大的天才。

Stephen Hawking, a British scientist specializing in theoretical cosmology, has been proclaimed the greatest genius of the late 20th century.2.每推出一張新唱片,這位歌手總夢(mèng)想著它能躋身電臺(tái)的排行榜前十名之列。

Every time he releases a new record, the singer dreams of its/it earning a place in the “top-ten”list on the radio.3.位于倫敦西北的牛津大學(xué)以其學(xué)術(shù)成就而聞名遐邇。

Located to the north west of London, Oxford University is well known/noted far and wide for its academic excellence.4.作為一位智力超群的偉人，愛(ài)因斯坦使現(xiàn)代人對(duì)于時(shí)空有了全新的概念。

An intellectual giant, Einstein was responsible for modern man’s new concept of time and space.5.這項(xiàng)醫(yī)學(xué)研究的目的在于找到醫(yī)治遺傳性血液疾病的新療法，因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在使用的藥物不能治愈這些復(fù)雜的疾病。

This medical research is aimed at finding new treatment for inherited blood diseases, because the drugs now in use cannot cure these complicated diseases.6.今年是我校建校一百周年紀(jì)念。我校最初是一家私塾,現(xiàn)已成為一所以理論研究見(jiàn)長(zhǎng)的世界名牌大學(xué)。

This year is the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of our university.A private school initially, it has now become a world-famous university specializing in the theoretical research.7.兩年前，鮑勃對(duì)他餐館經(jīng)理的工作感到厭倦；幸好他獲得了一份州立大學(xué)的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。Two years ago, Bob was feeling bored with his job as a restaurant manager.Luckily he won a scholarship to the state university.8.當(dāng)被問(wèn)及斯蒂芬在大學(xué)時(shí)是什么樣的學(xué)生時(shí)，當(dāng)時(shí)任物理系系主任的懷特教授回憶道：“他給我的印象是個(gè)非常聰明的學(xué)生，具有一種對(duì)物理本能的洞察力?！?/p>

Asked what kind of student Stephen was at college, Prof.White, the then Chairman of the Physics Department, recalls: “He impressed me as a very bright student with an instinctive insight into physics.”

UNIT 8

1.不成文的規(guī)定比成文的規(guī)定更有力地規(guī)范著我們的生活和行為。

The unwritten rules govern our lives and behavior more strongly than the written ones.2.在圖書(shū)館和教室里當(dāng)你和某人交談時(shí)你并不提高嗓門(mén)。事實(shí)上，我就從沒(méi)見(jiàn)任何人在那些地方大聲尖叫過(guò)。

When you are talking with someone in libraries and classrooms, you do not raise your voice.As a matter of fact, I have never seen anyone screaming at the top of their lungs in those places.3.在他喊過(guò)“該死，西爾維亞”后發(fā)現(xiàn)擁擠在餐館的所有人都在驚訝地看著他時(shí)，他的臉漲得通紅。

His face reddened when he found that everyone in the crowded restaurant was looking at him in surprise after he yelled, “Damn it, Sylvia.”

4.盡管比賽很激動(dòng)人心，但坐在看臺(tái)上的八萬(wàn)名觀眾卻沒(méi)有一人離開(kāi)座位。正如鮑勃·格林所說(shuō)，那道無(wú)形的屏障一直是有效的。

Regardless of the emotion of the contest, none of the 80,000 spectators sitting in the stands left their seats.Just as Bob Green says the invisible barrier always holds.5.每天早晨六點(diǎn)半，運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)上已擠滿(mǎn)了跑步和做早操的學(xué)生。這本身就是一個(gè)充滿(mǎn)希望的征兆，說(shuō)明越來(lái)越多的學(xué)生已認(rèn)識(shí)到身體好的重要性。

By six thirty every morning, the sports ground is already full of students jogging and doing morning exercises — which is in itself a hopeful sign that more and more students have realized the importance of keeping fit.6.由于某種原因莉莉沒(méi)有為法語(yǔ)測(cè)試作好準(zhǔn)備。但作為一個(gè)誠(chéng)實(shí)的姑娘，她決不會(huì)在考試中作弊，正如她不會(huì)說(shuō)謊一樣。

For some reason, Lily was not well prepared for the French test.But being an honest girl, she would no sooner cheat on an exam than tell lies.7.我認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)定期給在墨西哥的父母寄錢(qián)的農(nóng)業(yè)季節(jié)工人。他把這看作是理所當(dāng)然的（right）事。他常說(shuō)：“你應(yīng)該贍養(yǎng)自己的父母，是不是?”。

I know a migrant farm laborer who sends money to his parents in Mexico on a regular basis.He regards it as the right thing to do.He often says, “You’re supposed to support your parents, aren’t you?”

8.我們生活在一個(gè)由法律、不成文的規(guī)定、習(xí)俗和傳統(tǒng)主宰的社會(huì)里，沒(méi)有它們就會(huì)一片混亂。

We are living in a society which is governed by laws, unwritten rules, customs and traditions;there would be chaos without them.BOOK III 1.湯姆去年轉(zhuǎn)來(lái)我校。他全神貫注地聽(tīng)楊小姐上課并很快成了她最喜歡的學(xué)生。

Tom(was)transferred to our school last year.He hung on Miss Young’s every word in class and soon became the apple of her eye.2.看到女兒高中畢業(yè)，他感到一陣難以用語(yǔ)言表達(dá)的愛(ài)和驕傲。

Seeing his daughter graduate from high school, he felt a surge of love and pride that he couldn’t express in words.3.當(dāng)李先生去年開(kāi)始涉足股市時(shí)，他做夢(mèng)也沒(méi)想到會(huì)變成百萬(wàn)富翁！

Last year when Mr.Li first began his venture into the stock market, becoming a millionaire was beyond his wildest dreams.4.在休假日，我有幸看到一些野生海豹在吃魚(yú)。我照了幾張相片，可惜焦點(diǎn)都沒(méi)對(duì)準(zhǔn)。On my holiday, I was lucky enough to witness some wild seals feeding on fish.I took several photos of them, but unfortunately they were all out of focus.5.王子跟那位女演員保持確定的情侶關(guān)系已三年。沒(méi)有任何東西能改變他們?cè)谙轮芙Y(jié)婚的決定。

The prince has been going steady with the actress for three years and nothing can alter their plan to get married next week.6.因?yàn)楦F人連飯都吃不飽便認(rèn)為他們不需要義務(wù)教育的看法完全是一種錯(cuò)誤的想法。沒(méi)有教育人們?cè)跄芸朔毟F？

It is a complete misconception that the poor do not need compulsory education because they do not even have enough to feed on.Without education, how can poor people ever overcome their poverty?

7.大衛(wèi)所有的同班同學(xué)都困惑不解——沒(méi)有人想得出他怎么突然變成了優(yōu)等生。

All of David’s classmates are completely stumped — no one can work out how he became a top student overnight.8.很明顯，她拒絕他的求婚給了他沉重的打擊，但他最終還是從痛苦中恢復(fù)了過(guò)來(lái)。

It was obvious that her rejection of his proposal hit him hard, but in time he recovered from his wounds.1.獨(dú)立生活的能力對(duì)于任何一個(gè)成年人來(lái)說(shuō)是必不可少的, 但真正的成熟遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不止那些基本的生存策略。

The ability to fend for oneself is indispensable to any adult, but real maturity is more than just a set of survival strategies.2.孩子們?cè)趦和?jié)有資格免費(fèi)進(jìn)入每一個(gè)城市公園。這是對(duì)他們?nèi)觊L(zhǎng)期呆在學(xué)校里的一種補(bǔ)償。

On Children’s Day, kids are entitled to free entry to all city parks.It’s a way of compensating them for the long hours they spend in school all year.3.你更注重個(gè)人的生活而不是學(xué)習(xí)，難怪你的成績(jī)下降了。

You’re giving more priority to your personal life than to your studies.It’s no wonder your grades are suffering.4.鑒于當(dāng)今社會(huì)大多數(shù)的婦女離家就職，很自然她們反對(duì)丈夫把她們作為家庭主婦來(lái)對(duì)待。

Given that most women nowadays have jobs outside the home, it’s natural that they object to their husbands treating them like housekeepers.5.美國(guó)的不少百萬(wàn)富翁都至少擁有兩座房子和一架私人飛機(jī)。

Quite a number of American millionaires own at least two houses and a private plane.6.當(dāng)約翰意外地從癌癥康復(fù)時(shí)，他的醫(yī)生把此歸因于他堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的毅力和對(duì)未來(lái)的信念。When John recovered unexpectedly from cancer, his doctors attributed it to his strong will and faith in the future.7.沒(méi)有任何實(shí)際理由要保留為女性開(kāi)門(mén)那種習(xí)俗，更不用說(shuō)保留“婦女和兒童優(yōu)先”的傳統(tǒng)了。

There’s no practical reason to perpetuate the custom of opening doors for women, let alone the tradition of “women and children first”.8.許多女權(quán)主義者反對(duì)男人養(yǎng)育孩子不如女人的想法。

Many feminists object to the notion that men can’t nurture children as well as women can.1.我真希望你對(duì)這一事件能采取一種更加通情達(dá)理的態(tài)度。

I wish you could adopt a more reasonable attitude towards the event.2.在那次車(chē)禍中我的腿摔斷了,我兒子的腿也摔斷了。

I broke my leg in the car accident and so did my son.3.那位老婦人不勝悲傷,幾乎不能自己走路了。

The old woman, overwhelmed by grief, could hardly / barely walk on her own.4.在他過(guò)世五十年之后，他的成就才為社會(huì)所承認(rèn)。

It was 50 years after his death that his accomplishments were acknowledged by society.5.這里曾經(jīng)是戰(zhàn)火紛飛，現(xiàn)在卻是一片和平與繁榮。

Where there were flames of war, now there are peace and prosperity.6.他病得很重，他的病無(wú)藥可治。

He is seriously ill and his disease defies the healing power of any medicine.7.由于前途渺茫，一片空白，早年的希望逐漸消失，他對(duì)生活失去了信心。

He has lost confidence in life — the future has blurred and gone blank and his early hopes

have faded into nothingness.8.小湯姆意識(shí)到已無(wú)法改變這一嚴(yán)酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)：隨著父母的突然去世，他的家庭已經(jīng)破碎。Little Tom realized that nothing could change the harsh reality that his family had fallen apart with his parents’ sudden deaths.

第二篇：新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)Unit 4 Text

Unit 4 Text A 大學(xué)情侶 我微笑著看著我那兩個(gè)可愛(ài)的女兒，她們似乎比她們的父母還是大學(xué)情侶那會(huì)兒更為成熟。琳達(dá)，21歲，在大學(xué)一年級(jí)交過(guò)一個(gè)男友，她曾以為會(huì)跟那個(gè)男孩結(jié)婚，但他們已不再來(lái)往了。梅麗莎，19歲，還沒(méi)有一個(gè)固定的男友。我的女兒不知何時(shí)才能遇到她們的那個(gè)“唯一”，她們偉大的愛(ài)。她們認(rèn)為她們的父親和我有著一段經(jīng)典的、童話(huà)般的浪漫史，從一開(kāi)始就直奔婚姻的殿堂。也許，她們是正確的，但在那時(shí)似乎并不是那么回事。在某種程度上，愛(ài)神恰恰在你最沒(méi)準(zhǔn)備時(shí)來(lái)臨。誰(shuí)曾想到，布奇和我最終會(huì)結(jié)婚呢？ 他之所以成為我男友，只是因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)我那膚淺的打算：我要找一個(gè)可愛(ài)的男友！我們通過(guò)我的大學(xué)室友介紹在大學(xué)食堂相識(shí)。在那個(gè)命中注定的夜晚，我只是好奇，但對(duì)他而言，我認(rèn)為是一見(jiàn)鐘情。他凝視著我的臉，說(shuō)：“你有一雙美麗的眼睛?！?他整個(gè)晚上一直盯著我。我真的對(duì)他沒(méi)那么感興趣，其原因有二。首先，他看起來(lái)就像是一個(gè)野小子，甚至還有些危險(xiǎn)。其次，雖然他很可愛(ài)，卻似乎有點(diǎn)怪異。他騎著自行車(chē)經(jīng)過(guò)我的宿舍，裝作與我“偶遇”，看到我時(shí)還假裝驚訝。我喜歡被重視的感覺(jué)，但對(duì)他的野性和充滿(mǎn)活力的個(gè)性卻小心謹(jǐn)慎。他很會(huì)說(shuō)話(huà)，這會(huì)迷倒任何女孩。當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)上他時(shí)，恐懼向我襲來(lái)。他那令人激動(dòng)的“壞小子形象”簡(jiǎn)直太誘人了。究竟是什么吸引了我？ 我，一直口碑極好。為了獲得優(yōu)異的成績(jī)，我的注意力只專(zhuān)注在自己的學(xué)習(xí)上。但又怎么樣呢？ 大學(xué)應(yīng)該是學(xué)習(xí)的好時(shí)間，可也應(yīng)該有一些樂(lè)趣。我已幾乎達(dá)成了偉大的教育目標(biāo)，離畢業(yè)只有一學(xué)期之遙了。但我卻還沒(méi)有享受過(guò)任何樂(lè)趣，我的生活乏味，沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)新鮮感！我需要一個(gè)男朋友，當(dāng)然不是任何男朋友。他必須很可愛(ài)。于是我那個(gè)學(xué)期的目標(biāo)就成為：雄心勃勃，抓住一個(gè)我能找到的最可愛(ài)的男友。我擔(dān)心他會(huì)怎么看我。不錯(cuò)，我們生活在一個(gè)性觀念正在發(fā)生戲劇性轉(zhuǎn)變的時(shí)代，但我是一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)的女孩，對(duì)在校園里似乎常見(jiàn)的新方式還沒(méi)有心理準(zhǔn)備。布奇看上去很出色！我對(duì)他的個(gè)性毫無(wú)免疫力，但我對(duì)此很害怕。那天晚上當(dāng)他向大家宣布我是他女友時(shí)，我是同意的。但我隨后突然清醒：“噢，我的天哪！我是他女友嗎？這是怎么回事？” 緊接著，他在我耳邊低聲地甜言蜜語(yǔ)：“有一天我要娶你，我會(huì)成為一名律師。你會(huì)看到這一天的?！? 我笑著對(duì)自己說(shuō)：“我絕不會(huì)嫁給這個(gè)家伙。他是一個(gè)沒(méi)有前途的叛逆者。他是我男朋友，只因?yàn)槲液蘅菰锏膶W(xué)生生活。我只想得到樂(lè)趣而已?！? 果然，一個(gè)月后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)他所有的課程都不及格。因而，他將被大學(xué)除名。令我厭惡的是，他似乎屈從了自己的命運(yùn)。我知道還有希望，所以我讓他去學(xué)院的秘書(shū)那兒進(jìn)行復(fù)議。我告訴他：“你要先從賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)拿到政治學(xué)學(xué)士學(xué)位，然后進(jìn)入法律學(xué)院?！蔽乙运拿x遞交了呈請(qǐng)書(shū)，結(jié)果被批準(zhǔn)了。校方同意復(fù)議布奇的情況。我們的男女朋友關(guān)系一經(jīng)確定，他就協(xié)調(diào)了他的學(xué)習(xí)和社交生活，結(jié)果各門(mén)課都通過(guò)了。他最終學(xué)了法律。盡管布奇的性格有點(diǎn)野，但他在骨子里卻是一個(gè)完美的紳士，這值得高度贊揚(yáng)。的確，他有時(shí)會(huì)在我朋友面前親吻我的嘴，擅自表達(dá)他的愛(ài)。我的朋友看到了很驚訝，也很不以為然。但事實(shí)上，我們?cè)谡吣甑膽賽?ài)關(guān)系中一直是純潔和負(fù)責(zé)的。我們坐在棕櫚樹(shù)下，手牽著手，聽(tīng)著浪漫的歌曲，觀賞著日落，編織著和我們自己的孩子在一起的美夢(mèng)，一直到永遠(yuǎn)。兩年糊里糊涂地過(guò)去了。一天，布奇出其不意地手捧著一打紅玫瑰跪下向我求婚。我心中充滿(mǎn)了深情，也坦誠(chéng)了對(duì)他的愛(ài)：“太太太太太浪漫了！” 可我隨即從幻想中驚醒。我大喊出來(lái)：“天哪。不！我們現(xiàn)在結(jié)婚還太早了。我們甚至還沒(méi)有大學(xué)畢業(yè)呢！” 我真的很喜歡他，但我對(duì)我們感情修成正果的機(jī)率卻持悲觀態(tài)度。五年后，我們結(jié)了婚。我們忠實(shí)的愛(ài)和學(xué)習(xí)之旅帶我們走過(guò)艱難崎嶇的巖石路，走上平坦易行的公路。它是一個(gè)永久、浪漫，有時(shí)又瘋狂的愛(ài)情故事。它詮釋了一對(duì)仍在瘋狂地愛(ài)著對(duì)方的夫婦如何一起度過(guò)了29年之久的蜜月。我們的愛(ài)從漫不經(jīng)心的互相吸引開(kāi)始，但最終卻發(fā)展出成熟的愛(ài)情和富足的生活。

Unit 4 Text B 戀愛(ài)預(yù)留日 每天我都焦急地等你來(lái)上課。我迫不及待地等待我們的互相微笑，互問(wèn)早安。你在離上課僅幾秒前才出現(xiàn)，在那之前，我對(duì)任何東西都無(wú)動(dòng)于衷，只會(huì)注意你的到來(lái)。我不溫習(xí)功課，卻期待著你的腳步聲，期待聽(tīng)到你的聲音。今天你又來(lái)晚了, 但我不介意，因?yàn)樵谙爰s你出去的沖動(dòng)被克制了一個(gè)月之后，今天我感覺(jué)大膽多了。今天，我要采取行動(dòng)。我知道約會(huì)方式近年來(lái)有了顯著的改變，對(duì)許多女性來(lái)說(shuō)，邀請(qǐng)男性出去已不是什么大膽的舉動(dòng)。但是，因?yàn)槲宜艿膫鹘y(tǒng)教育，邀請(qǐng)你出去這一簡(jiǎn)單的概念似乎非同尋常。從小到大，這一信息很明確：男性必須主動(dòng)出擊，聯(lián)絡(luò)女性。他們應(yīng)該打電話(huà)，要求約會(huì)，并支付約會(huì)的費(fèi)用。然而，在大學(xué)這么些年，我了解到的并非如此。我的許多女性朋友通過(guò)主動(dòng)提出與男性交往，讓她們的社交生活迸出了火花。我的女性朋友都認(rèn)為，女性必須更多地參與約會(huì)的過(guò)程?！拔也荒軣o(wú)所事事、一味等待，”我的前室友曾說(shuō)?！半m然這很難，但如果我想約會(huì)，我必須邀請(qǐng)男人出去！” 更多的女性在爭(zhēng)取主動(dòng)，在邀請(qǐng)男性出去。許多男性說(shuō)他們認(rèn)同這一新現(xiàn)象。他們都松了一口氣，約會(huì)不再僅僅取決于男性自己的意愿和勇氣來(lái)踏出第一步。那么，我為什么還這么緊張？ 我告訴自己要放松，因?yàn)槿缃竦募s會(huì)要比以往來(lái)得輕松。一個(gè)大學(xué)的約會(huì)可以是兩個(gè)人一起做任何事，從一起學(xué)習(xí)到一起共度閑暇時(shí)間，如看電影。我的同齡人大多喜歡非正式的約會(huì)，因?yàn)樗ㄙM(fèi)更少，且舒適。學(xué)生邀請(qǐng)人打網(wǎng)球要比他們計(jì)劃一個(gè)正式場(chǎng)合的約會(huì)更感輕松。非正式約會(huì)的額外好處是，它鼓勵(lì)人們?cè)陂_(kāi)始浪漫的關(guān)系前，先建立起健康的友誼。這樣，年輕人可以更容易放松心情和了解對(duì)方。例如，我的室友和她的男友在他們來(lái)電之前做了四個(gè)月的普通朋友。他們經(jīng)常與一群共同的朋友出去。他們輪流買(mǎi)單?！八拖袢魏纹渌呐笥岩粯樱蔽业氖矣研χf(shuō)。另一位朋友認(rèn)為，非正式約會(huì)能改善人們的社會(huì)生活，使他們周旋于更廣泛的社交圈。當(dāng)她想要讓一個(gè)男人知道她對(duì)他很感興趣時(shí)，她會(huì)說(shuō)：“嘿，我們?nèi)ズ纫槐崮贪伞被颉皝?lái)一杯茶如何？” 可誰(shuí)來(lái)買(mǎi)單？ 這可不如以前那么容易了，因?yàn)榍髳?ài)的傳統(tǒng)規(guī)則正在發(fā)生重大變化。初步統(tǒng)計(jì)的數(shù)字也證明了這一點(diǎn)。眾多的青年男子說(shuō)，在約會(huì)幾次后，女性應(yīng)該幫著一同買(mǎi)單。幾乎相等百分比的女性要求自己買(mǎi)單，哪怕是第一次約會(huì)。但巨大的困惑仍然存在，新規(guī)則還有待澄清。我自己過(guò)去的約會(huì)教會(huì)了我一些東西?！案鞲陡鞯摹?或是讓我的約會(huì)對(duì)象買(mǎi)單可以說(shuō)都是絕對(duì)的挑戰(zhàn)。有一個(gè)約會(huì)對(duì)象在我們第一次約會(huì)時(shí)，還沒(méi)等我提出相左的建議，就掏出了錢(qián)包。在晚餐后散步時(shí)，他告訴我他想跟我談戀愛(ài)。當(dāng)我解釋我對(duì)做朋友更感興趣時(shí)，他似乎感到不快。他解釋說(shuō)，因?yàn)槲医邮芰怂?qǐng)我吃晚餐，所以他認(rèn)為我會(huì)跟他戀愛(ài)。他似乎對(duì)請(qǐng)我吃飯一事很生自己的氣，而我也很后悔讓他這么做。另一個(gè)約會(huì)對(duì)象，在我急忙打開(kāi)錢(qián)包掏出錢(qián)，并提出各付各的時(shí)，他皺起了眉頭。我客氣地問(wèn)道：“我欠你多少錢(qián)？” 他說(shuō)：“嗯，嗯，你真的不欠我什么，但如果你堅(jiān)持……” 他顯得極為尷尬。對(duì)他而言，我要付錢(qián)的行動(dòng)已傳達(dá)了他被拒絕的信息。在試圖搞清約會(huì)的新規(guī)則時(shí)，每個(gè)人似乎都感到困惑。誰(shuí)應(yīng)請(qǐng)誰(shuí)出去？ 誰(shuí)應(yīng)付錢(qián)？什么時(shí)候付？ 所以，雖然我認(rèn)為穿著正式地去一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)、正式的約會(huì)是一種樂(lè)趣，但我還是樂(lè)意去非正式的約會(huì)，因?yàn)樗o我的社交生活帶來(lái)了有價(jià)值的一面。因?yàn)槭欠钦郊s會(huì)，壓力較小，且更平等。我可以送別人玫瑰，別人也可以送我！非正式約會(huì)值得去做，因?yàn)樗苡?。所以，我在這里等待著。沒(méi)有神奇的方案可以確保他會(huì)說(shuō)“好的”。我得放松，做我自己，并用一種沒(méi)有廢話(huà)的方式邀請(qǐng)他出去。他終于到了。在悄悄地溜到他的書(shū)桌時(shí)，他拍拍我的肩膀，說(shuō)：“嗨，早上好啊！” “早上好，”我謹(jǐn)慎地回答。因?yàn)榫o張，我的心緊揪著，可是我征服了恐懼，問(wèn)道：“嘿，這個(gè)周五下課后一起吃午餐，怎么樣？” “你的意思是期中考試后嗎？”他用難以掩飾的熱情說(shuō)：“我很愿意和你一起吃午餐?！? 我很激動(dòng)，笑得很開(kāi)心，并跟他確認(rèn)：“那，我們就定了那天啦！” “好，就那樣！”他興高采烈地回答。

第三篇：大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀第二冊(cè) Unit 10 Profits of Praise

Are we too quick to blame and slow to praise? It seems we are.Unit Ten Profits of Praise

It was the end of my exhausting first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone awry, my apron was stained, my feet ached.The loaded trays I carried felt heavier and heavier.Weary and discouraged, I didn't seem able to do anything right.As I made out a complicated check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to quit.Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done,” he said.“You've looked after us really well.”

Suddenly my tiredness vanished.I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd liked my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything.Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit;we cannot flower and grow without it.And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why“beautiful”even housewives.Do you ever go into a house and say, “What a tidy room”? Hardly anybody does.That's why housework is considered such a dreary grind.Comment is often made about activities which are relatively easy and satisfying, like arranging flowers;but not about jobs which are hard and dirty, like scrubbing floors.Shakespeare said, “Our praises are our wages.” Since so often praise is the only wage a housewife receives, surely she of all people should get her measure.Mothers know instinctively that for children an ounce of praise is worth a pound of scolding.Still, we're not always as perceptive as we might be about applying the rule.One day I was criticizing my children for squabbling.“Can you never play peacefully?” I shouted.Susanna looked at me quizzically.“Of course we can,” she said.“But you don't notice us when we do.”

Teachers agree about the value of praise.One teacher writes that instead of drowning students' compositions in critical red ink, the teacher will get far more constructive results by finding one or two things which have been done better than last time, and commenting favorably on them.“I believe that a student knows when he has handed in something above his usual

standard,” writes the teacher, “and that he waits hungrily for a brief comment in the margin to show him that the teacher is aware of it, too.”

Behavioral scientists have done countless experiments to prove that any human being tends to repeat an act which has been immediately followed by a pleasant result.In one such experiment, a number of schoolchildren were divided into three groups and given arithmetic tests daily for five days.One group was consistently praised for its previous performance;another group was criticized;the third was ignored.Not surprisingly, those who were praised improved dramatically.Those who were criticized improved also, bus not so much.And the scores of the children who were ignored hardly improved at all.Interestingly the brightest children were helped just as much by criticism as by praise, but the less able children reacted badly to criticism, needed praise the most.Yet the latter are the very youngsters who, in most schools, fail to get the pat on the back.To give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effortand yet consider the results it may produce.“I can live for two months on a good compliment,” said Mark Twain.So, let's be alert to the small excellences around us-and comment on them.We will not only bring joy into other people's lives, but also, very often, added happiness into out own.

第四篇：21世紀(jì) 大學(xué)英語(yǔ)讀寫(xiě)教程第二冊(cè)Unit 10

Unit 10The Next 30 Years

I.Teaching Objectives

1.Understand the audio materials of this unit.2.Grasp the key words , phrases and structure.3.Master the skills of writing and reading in this unit.1)Developing prediction+illustrations passages

2)Scanning for organization in reading materials.II.Teaching Content

1.Lead-in Activities

2.Text Organization

3.Skill Learning in Writing and Reading.Language Points(key words, phrases and difficult sentences)

5.Grammar Focus(“As” used as a conjunction to mean “and so too”).Guided Practice(exercises, oral practice and group work)

III.Teaching Process

1.Warm-up Questions/Activity

1)Group Writing

looking for one aspect about the future development or problems and focusing on it and working together with the group members to write up a whole paragraph:

What will happen and what will the future be like in the next 30 years?

2)General introduction : This article looks to the future in the next 30 years.It predicts about living standards,life expectancy, lifestyle and risks and problems.The author describes a beautiful blue print passionately and imaginatively.We are lucky and happpy to enter another hitech era and enjoy the advance of technology but we also must hold a caucious attitude toward the future dangers and problems.2.Text Organization

The text can be divided into four parts:

Part I(para1-2)General introduction: Influenced by years of reading articles and books about the future, the author offers his predictions in the next 30 years.Part II(para4-14)There will be great new achievements in the next 30 years: rising living standards, increased life expectancy and better lifestyle.Part III(para16-18)Humans will also face some dangers and problems in the next 30 years: violence and environmental devastation.Part IV(para19)A conclusion—Despite the above-mentioned problems, human civilization is still making genuine progress.3.Skill Learning in Writing and Reading

1)Writing Skill: Developing prediction+illustrations passages

This kind of passage begins with general prediction, and then is supported by illustrations.Example:

The trends indicate that next semester, teachers will be better off than ever before.All of

them will receive salaries much higher than their parents and grandparents ever dreamed of.At the same time, treated with greater respect by their students, teachers around the globe will enjoy their work much more.As a result, their mental and physical health will improve.Happy and satisfied teachers will become commonplaces.2)Reading Skill: Scanning for organization in reading materials.When you’re reading a text in order to find specific information, scanning it first to get an idea of the way the text is organized can be a big help.Visual clues—things like numbers and dates;lists, sections and subtitles(小標(biāo)題);dialogs, quotations and recurring phrases—are easy to see in a text, and can often give us a good picture of its organization and content before we start reading.When we read in our own language, we usually notice the visual clues automatically, without thinking about them.When you’re reading in English, paying conscious attention to visual clues before you read can improve your comprehension and make your reading more efficient.4.Language Points

1)In less than 3 years the world will reach the outstanding year 2000, and in less

than four----on January 1, 2001, to be precise-----a new millennium will begin.(para1)

outstanding: adj.striking, great

precise: adj.a)exact in form, detail, measurements, time, etc.精確的b)particular;exact;very 恰好的c)sharply clear極清楚的Example:

Now the time is about four o'clock, or to be precise, it is one minute past four.2)I am encouraged to offer my personal view of what is likely to happen in the next 30 years—a view that is heavily influenced by years of reading articles and books about the future.(para1)a view:an idea/a notion/an attitude

3)The problems and dangers now facing the world are, in my judgement, for outweighed by solutions and opportunities.(para2)

Paraphrase----In my opinion, though the world is faced with problems and dangers , what is much more important is that there are solutions to these problems and dangers as well as opportunities for solving them.In one’s judgement: in one’s opinion

Examples:

In my judgement, we should do it.In the parents’ judgement, children should be more independent.outweigh: vtbe more important than

4)It is true enough that humans have an extraordinary genius for making mistakes, but it is balanced by our strong tendency to notice and correct them.(para2)

Paraphrase----It is true , indeed, that humans are especially capable of making mistakes, but it is also true that they always tend to see the mistakes and correct them.Genius: n.special quality

Examples:

Its simplicity is the genius of the plan.Competition is the genius of market-oriented economy.balance: vt cause to be equal in importance, amount, weight, etc.;offset

tendency:n inclination;way a person or thing tends to be or behave

Examples:

He has a tendency to talk too much.Prices are showing an upward tendency.5)The trends indicate that humans will be better off economically 30 years from now than they

are today.(para4)

be better off: be in comfortable economic ciecumstance;have more money than beforeExamples:

She was much better off after she got a second job.Most people believe that people will be off in the future.6)Expertise will flow easily and cheaply to places where it is needed.Paraphrase----Special skill and knowledge will be available conveniently and at low cost to

people in different places who need it.(para4)

7)New materials will permit improvements in products ranging from refrigerators to

automobiles;…(para5)

Paraphrase----New materials will make it possible to affect improvements in a large variety

of products including refrigerators and automobiles.range from…to…: vary from…to…

8)…stocking and underwear may not wear out during the owner’s lifetime.(para5)

Paraphrase----stocking and underwear may last as long as the wearer’s life.9)Life expectancy will rise around the world,…(para7)

life expectancy: the length of time a person, animal, or plant is expected to live

Examples:

Women usually have a longer life expectancy than men.Bats have a life expectancy of around twenty years.10)Happily, increasingly sophisticated medicines and devices to assist the ill and disabled will

become available in the coming decades.(para8)

Paraphrase----Luckily, more and more advanced medicines and devices which provide

help for the ill and disabled people will be invented in the next few decades.11)…beyond the typical retirement age of 65.(para8)

Paraphrase----after they retire normally at the age of 65.the typical retirement age: the age at which most people retire

something that is typical is the most usually, or the most characteristic.Examples:

typical tropical weather

a typical mistake of Chinese students of English

12)A global culture will develop rapidly and take its pick of clothing styles, foods, drinks,games, sports and customs from countries everywhere.(para10)

take one’s pick(of): choose as one wants

Examples:

Take your pick.Choose whichever one of three styles you like.With so many houses for sale, a buyer with money can take his/her pick.13)Space-planes should be in service within the next 20 years,….(para11)

be in service: be in use;be in operation

Examples:

We need to replace the airplanes now in service with new ones.The ferryboat has been in service here for about ten years.14)We will push the frontiers of human settlement in all directions.(para13)

Paraphrase----We will expand the areas for human existence wherever possible.15)The Moon will acquire its first permanent base,…(para13)

Paraphrase----The first permanent base(for human settlement)will be set up on the Moon.16)The pace of ocean development will speed up as the seaside nations increasingly assert

their ownership of the resources off their shores.(para14)

Paraphrase----Ocean development will be quickened as the coastal nations more and

more claim their rights to the resources in waters off their coasts.speed up:(cause to)move or happen at a faster rate.Examples:

Warmth speeds up chemical reactions.Bad housing and poverty sped up the breakdown of their marriage.17)The biggest single cloud hanging over the next 30 years…(para16)

Paraphrase----The one biggest serious problen facing us over the next 30 years….18)…thousands upon thousands of others will almost certainly perish during the next 50 years

as their habitats shrink.(para18)

Paraphrase----…lots and lots of other species of animals will inevitably become extinct

during the next 50 years when their natural homes become smaller and smaller.shrink: vi.＆vt.(cause to 0)become smaller

Examples:

The world’s forests are shrinking at an alarming rate.The hot water shrink my woolen sweater.5.Grammar Focus

“As” used as a conjunction to mean “and so too”

Procedures:

1)Explains to Ss that the conjunction as ,which means “ and so too”, can be used to refer back to what has just been said in order to say that it also applies to someone or something else that follows.Examples:

The 21st century will be a century of fantastic achievements, but it may be accompanied

by horrors on an unheard-of scale, as was the 20th century with its world wars and atomic bombs.David works hard , as do my brothers.2)Put the following sentences on board;

3)Have Ss translate the Chinese into English in pairs

Peter is a high school teacher,___________（他父親退休前也是中學(xué)老師）.(as was his

father before he retired)

John likes classical music,_____________（他女朋友也喜歡古典音樂(lè)）.(as does his girl friend)

He believed ,___________（和全家一樣），that the King was their supreme lord.(as didi

the family)

She traveled a great deal, ____________（她的大多數(shù)朋友也是這樣）.(as did most of her

friends)

6.Guided Practice(exercises, oral practice and group work)

1)Summary

A)Ask several students to retell the text by using their own words.B)Talk about the main idea or theme of the text.2)Exercises

EX.II , p282(Comprehension of the Text)

EX.III, IV, p283-284(Vocabulary Revision)

EX.V,VI, p284-285(Word Building: the prefix en–, out-)

EX.XII, p285-286(Structure: “It is true that…”.)

EX.VIII, p286(Structure : “as be/will…”)

7.After-class Assignments

1)EX.IX, p286-287(Cloze)

2)EX.X, P287-288(Translation)

3)EX.XIII, Writing(Write paragraphs beginning with general predictions and supported with illustrations P290)

4)Preview text B ,(Do exercise XIV.before reading text B)

Text B Our Forecasts 30 Years Later

Language points:

1.It was packed with ideas about …(para1)

Paraphrase----It contained a lot of ideas about…

2.when it comes to foreseeing what lies ahead?(para1)

Paraphrase----speaking of predicting what will hjappen in the years to come.when it comes to(sth.): on the subject of;concerning

Example:

Joe is not good at sports, but when it comes to arithmetic he is the best in the class.3.…, I decided to evaluate the forecasts made in the February 1967 issue of The Futurist(para2)Paraphrase----I decided to find out whether the forecasts made in the February 1967 issue of The Futurist had turned out right or wrong.4.Transplants are now a standard part of medical practice and would be even more common except for the shortage of usable organs.(para10)

a standard part of medical practice:a very usual part of the business of a doctorpractice : n.business of a doctor;medical profession

5.… are used as temporary substitutes for failing natural hearts…((para10)

Paraphrase---…are used to replace human hearts that do not function properly on a short-time basis…

failing: a.weak;not effective;likely to become useless

6.The notion that cities would push higher and higher into the sky as people crowded ever more

tightly together proved quite wrong.(para14)

Paraphrase---The forecast that cities would build higher and higher buildings as more and more people poured into cities and made them more densely populated than ever before turned out to be quite wrong.7.Laws rarely barred cars from city cores, but traffic jam and high parking charges made the centers so unattractive to drivers that legal restrictions were unnecessary.(para14)

Paraphrase---Laws usually do not prohibit cars from entering city centers, but because of the slow-moving traffic and high parking fees, drivers would rather avoid entering city centers, which makes it unnecessary to enforce such lawa on them.8.Credit cards will virtually eliminate currency by 1986.(para17)

Paraphrase---Credit cards will almost replace all cash by 1986.…h(huán)unger persists in some areas(para18)

Paraphrase---people in some areas are still going hungry

10.…in terms of the large sums, cash has been losing out fast to checks and credit cards.(para18)Paraphrase---with regard to large sums of money, cash is being fast replaced by checks and credit cards.11.What once was an exotic and mysterious force…(para22)

Paraphrase---a force which was once considered fascinating and mysterious(referring to laser in the context)

12….they sometimes know what they’re talking about.(para22)

Paraphrase---They(weather forecasters)have the expertise to give fairly accurate forecasts on many occasions

know what they’re talking about: understand a subject because of one’s experience

13….the term itself was offensive to teachers and is now obsolete.(para28)

Paraphrase---the exoression “teaching machines” was displeasing to teachers and is no longer in use now

14.…the forecasters seem to have given a fairly good account of themselves.((para34)Paraphrase---The forecasters seem to have made fairly accurate predictions.15.…curing ancient ills.(para34)

Paraphrase---…solving age-old problems

第五篇：大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀第二冊(cè) Unit 6-The Making of a Surgeon

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀第二冊(cè) Unit 6:The Making of a Surgeon Unit Six：The Making of a Surgeon

A famous surgeon tells about the importance of self-confidence from his own experience.The Making of a Surgeon

How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon”? As my year as chief resident drew to a close I asked myself this question on more than one occasion.The answer, I concluded, was self-confidence.When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well as or better than any other surgeon”and I could live with it.So, once I had made a considered decision, I no longer dwelt on it.Reviewing it wasn't going to help and I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I'd made was bound to be a sound one.It was a nice feeling.In the operating room I was equally confident.I knew I had the knowledge, the skill, the experience to handle any surgical situation I'd ever encounter in practice.There were no more butterflies in my stomach when I opened up an abdomen or a chest.I knew that even if the case was one in which it was impossible to anticipate the problem in advance, I could handle whatever l found.I'd sweated through my share of stab wounds of the belly, of punctured lungs, of compound fractures.I had sweated over them for five years.I didn't need to sweat any more.Nor was I afraid of making mistakes.I knew that when I was out in practice I would inevitably err at one time or another and operate on someone who didn't need surgery or sit on someone who did.Five years earlierI wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I had had to take sole responsibility for a mistake in judgment.Now I could.I still dreaded errorsbut a surgeon needs conceit.He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when he's bothered by the doubts and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine.He has to feel that he's as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world.Call it conceit-call it self-confidence;whatever it was, I had it.NEW WORDS

surgeon

n.doctor who performs operations 外科醫(yī)生

self-confidence

n.自信心

making

n.means of gaining success 成功之道

resident

n.住院醫(yī)生

conclude

vt.arrive at a belief or opinion by reasoning 得出結(jié)論

surgical

a.of, by, or for surgery 外科的；手術(shù)的competently

ad.with the necessary skill 稱(chēng)職地；勝任地

competent

a.near

vt.approach;come closer to

emergency

n.sudden and dangerous happening needing immediate action 緊急情況；急癥 encounter

vt.be faced with(difficulties, danger, etc.);meet unexpectedly 遭到；意外地遇見(jiàn)

dread

vt.fear greatly 畏懼

critical

a.important at a time of danger and difficulty 緊要的；關(guān)鍵性的particular

a.belonging to some one person, thing, or occasion 特定的case

n.instance of disease or injury 病例

infrequently

ad.seldom;not often

relax

vi.become less tense 放松

n.residency

n.the last stage of a doctor's training at a hospital 高級(jí)專(zhuān)科住院實(shí)習(xí)（期）constant

a.happening all the time;unchanging 不斷的；始終如一的resolve

vt.solve 解決

resolution

n.considered

a.carefully thought out 經(jīng)過(guò)深思熟慮的dwell

vi.live(in a place)居住

bound

a.very likely;certain 一定的，必然的sound

a.correct;based on good judgment 正確的，合理的confident

a.sure of oneself and one's abilities 自然的confidence

n.handle

vt.manage, deal with 處理

butterfly

n.蝴蝶

abdomen

n.belly 腹（部）

anticipate

vt.see beforehand 預(yù)期

anticipation

n.sweat

n.汗

vi.流汗

stab

n.thrust made with a pointed weapon 刺；戳

belly

n.肚，腹部

puncture

vt.make a small hole in(sth.)with sth.pointed 刺穿

compound

a.having more than one part 復(fù)合的n.break in a bone 骨折

compound

n.復(fù)合性骨折

inevitably

ad.unavoidably 不可避免地

inevitable

a.err

vi.make mistakes;do wrong

operate

vi.perform a surgical operation 動(dòng)手術(shù)

surgery

n.外科；外科手術(shù)

sole

a.unshared;one and only 唯一的responsibility

n.責(zé)任；責(zé)任心

avoid

vt.escape;keep or get away from 避免

conceited

a.having too high an opinion of oneself 自負(fù)的conceit

n.too high an opinion of oneself

trying

a.hard to endure or bear;very difficult 難受的；惱人的bother

vt.annoy, trouble 煩擾，麻煩

uncertainty

n.uncertain condition;doubtPHRASES & EXPRESSIONS

draw to a close

come to an end 結(jié)束

live with

learn to accept(sth.unpleasant);tolerate 學(xué)會(huì)；適應(yīng)；容忍

dwell on

think, write, or speak a lot about 老是想著；詳述；強(qiáng)調(diào)

(be)bound to(do)

(be)certain to(do)一定..., 必然...in practice

(醫(yī)師,律師等)在開(kāi)業(yè)中;在實(shí)踐中

butterflies in the stomach

feelings of nervousness 忐忑不安

cut open 切開(kāi),給...開(kāi)刀

in advance

ahead of time 預(yù)先,事前

at one time or another

sometime or other 早晚

sit on

delay taking action on;do nothing about 拖延;擱置

PROPER NAMES

Nolen

諾蘭(姓氏)

Walt

沃爾特(男子名 Walter 的昵稱(chēng))

Larry

拉里(男子 Lawrence 的昵稱(chēng))