第一篇：深圳高級技工學校2011-2012秋季公共英語課文英漢對譯unit4--unit 8

unit 4American Malls購物中心

Malls are popular places for Americans to go.People like malls for many reasons.They feel safe because malls have police stations or private

美國人很喜歡去購物中心。人們為什么喜歡購物中心，原因眾多。他們覺得購物中心里面很安全，因為有警察局或私人保安。在購物中

security guards。Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine.The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.心，停車往往是免費的，而在里面氣候總是很宜人。時興的購物中心還帶有休息區域，裝飾著噴泉和巨大的綠色植物。

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1955 in Edina, Minnesota.People love doing all their shopping in one place.More malls

美國最早的室內購物中心建于1955年，位于明尼蘇達州的Edina。人們十分喜歡在購物中心里面逛個夠，越來越多的購物中心出現在人

are built around the country.Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things.They shop ,of course ,and they also eat in food們的生活中。現在。購物中心就像是市中心，人們在里面做各種各樣的事情。當然。他們購物在食品區品嘗來自世界各

courts that have food from all over the world.They see movies at theaters.Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of

地的美食。人們在里面的劇場看電影。有些人甚至在里面進行日常鍛煉，被稱之為

“mall walking.”Others go to malls to meet friends.“漫步購物中心”。還有一些人在中心里面和朋友見面聚會。

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to church.In other words, people can do just about everything in malls。

在有些購物中心，人們可以看病，看牙科醫生甚至上教堂禱告，可以這樣說，人們可以在購物中心里做所有的事情。

Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.現在事實上人們可以住在他們最喜歡的購物中心里面。

unit 5Invitations邀請函

“Drop in anytime” and “come and see me soon” are often used in social settings but seldom meant to be taken literally.It is wise to telephone

“歡迎隨時拜訪”和“最近來我家看看”，這兩句話在社交場合常被用到，但是并不能從字面上去理解。在去別人家叨擾之前，before visiting someone at home.If you receive a written invitation to an event that says RSVP, you should respond to let the person who sent

最好能打個電話。如果收到請柬，那么你需要告訴那位邀請你的人the invitation know whether or not you plan to attend.是否能順利赴約。Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go.You may refuse by saying,“Thank you for inviting me, but I will not to be able to come.”

除非你真的打算參加聚會或者前去拜訪別人，那么不要隨便接受邀請。如果想要拒絕邀請，可以這樣說“謝謝您的邀請，但是我可能無法赴約了.If , after accepting, you are unable to attend ,be sure to tell those expecting you as far in advance as possible that you will not be there

如果已經接受邀請，但不能赴約，那么要告訴那些希望你.赴約的朋友你不能前往，而且越早越好。

Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal.雖然不一定需要給主人買禮物，不過一般來說，處于禮貌考慮還是可以送一些小禮物，尤其是去主人家用餐。、Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate.A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate 鮮花、巧克力或者其他一些小禮物就可以了。當聚會結束后，送一張感謝的卡片或者打個電話表示感謝是非常禮貌的，means to express your appreciation for the invitation。.表示對主人的邀請十分感謝

Unit 6Different Ways of Eating 不同的飲食習慣

Eating habits differ from one country to another.Not only can the food people eat but the way they eat can be totally different.在每個國家都有著不同的飲食習慣。不僅是人們吃的東西，而且人們吃東西的方式也截然不同。

The Chinese have a saying: Eat good things for breakfast;eat a big meal for lunch until you are full;but eat less at dinner.中國有句俗語：早餐吃好，午飯吃飽，晚餐吃少。

It is a different case in the United States.在美國則不然。

Many people start the day with a good breakfast,.But lunchtime is very quick.In contrast, the dinner is well prepared and takes al long time.很多人都在豐盛的早餐中開始一天的生活，但是午餐時間卻十分匆忙。與之相反的是，晚餐通常都是精心準備，并且持續很長時間。

Most Americans only have one or less than one hour for their lunch because they have to go back to work or school.So they eat a大多數美國人的午餐時間都只有或者不到一個小時的時間，因為繁忙的工作和學習，因此他們的午餐都很簡略。

small lunch.After work they will have a quiet but big dinner at home.During dinner, all the family members talk about their day.一天工作結束后回到家，他們都會安靜的享用一頓豐盛的晚餐。期間，所有的家人會談論這一天的見聞。美國人認為

They consider it as a way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.這是在經過一天辛苦的工作之后，最好的休息方式。Eating at a restaurant is also different.In China, people like to talk and laugh while they are eating.In America such noisy actions在餐廳吃飯的情景也與中國不一樣。在中國，人們喜歡邊吃邊大聲說笑。而在美國，這種喧鬧的吃飯禮儀

will be regarded as rudeness.They want a quiet place where they can eat a good meal and enjoy the peaceful and relaxing air.If被認為是很粗魯的。美國人希望能在一個安靜的地方，吃著豐盛的餐點，并能享受寧靜愜意的氣氛。如果有人 someone is talking too loudly other people in the restaurant will look at him or her angrily.The manager of the restaurant might大聲喧鬧，餐廳的其他顧客。可能會對此怒目而視。而餐廳經理也可能會出來要求

come out and ask the noisy ones to be quiet or even ask them to leave.他們安靜下來，甚至會要請他們離開。

Unit 7Being a Volunteer of the 2008Olympics 我是一名2008年奧運會的志愿者

2008 is a different year.There are many disasters in China.But these disasters couldn't prevent the Beijing 2008 Olympics.I'm2008 年是不同尋常的一年，中國經歷了很多災難，但是這些災難并沒有阻礙中國人舉辦奧運會的雄心。

proud of being avolunteer of this Olympic Games.My work is to provide language support for the security staff.And I'm very成為奧運會志愿者，是一件會令我驕傲的事情。我的工作是為安保部門提供語言協助。同時我十分 proud that I have the chance to show our traditional culture, our strength and our friendliness to the whole world.驕傲能向全世界展示中國的傳統文化，中國的活力以及友善之情。

As a volunteer, I had to obey many rules.For example, we couldn't enter the stadium to watch games.But I did gain much.I helped

作為一名志愿者，我們要遵守很多規則。比如，我們不能進入場館看比賽。但是我學到了很多。我幫助了many spectators, including the Chinese and the foreigners.For example, the spectators couldn't bring water, medicine, fruit,很多觀眾，既有中國的也有外國的朋友。如，觀眾不能攜帶飲用水、藥品、水果、sunscreen, the long-handled umbrella, etc.into the venue.And the most important was that they couldn't put their things in storage.防曬霜、長手柄雨傘等等進入看臺，最重要的是他們不能把隨身攜帶的東西放進存儲柜內。

Many audiences couldn't understand, even us.So we provided some shelves to keep the things of the audiences later.What's more, I對于這一點很多觀眾不理解，甚至我們也不能理解。因此我們為觀眾提供架子來存放東西。此外，also made many new good friends, learning to cooperate with others.我們還結交了很多好朋友，學會了如何與人合作。This is an impressive and important experience.This is a beautiful memory for me.I'll keep it in mind forever.這是一次難忘而又重要的經驗，同時也是美好的回憶，我會永存心中。

Unit8TestingonAnimals動物醫學實驗

Testing on animals is used to develop new medicines to meet the needs of people's health.These medicines help us to live longer動物常常被用于測試新藥品，是為了滿足人們對健康的需求，這些新藥幫助我們生存得更長久以及健康。

and healthier lives.But some people are trying to change the way we think about new medicines.They areagainst the use of但一部分人正在努力的改變我們關于新藥物的想法。他們反對用

animals for the testing of these medicines and believe such testing is unnecessary.動物來測試新藥物，而且他們相信有一些測試是沒有必要的。

Scientists in medical labs know that if the medicines have effect on animals,they can also have effect on people.Some times mice實驗室里的科學家們知道，如果這些藥能在動物身上起效果那么也能在人身上起作用。很多時候老鼠 are used to begin the experiment,then later dogs and monkeys.Finally,when the scientists are almost sure about the safety of their被作為最開始的實驗品，隨后是狗和猴子。最后，當科學家幾乎確信新藥對人類是安全的，new medicines,they will ask for humans to help to test them.So we see animal testing is necessary.才會在人身上試驗。所以我們認為動物試驗是有必要的。

However,some people are against animal testing.They believe that it is unnecessary to use animal in testing new medicines

然而，一部分人反對動物試驗。他們認為用動物來試藥沒有必要，because doctors can use knowledge that was gained from experiments in the past.These people also say animals have the same rights因為科學家們可以用以往的經驗。這些人還認為動物擁有和人類一樣的權利。as humans.But what shall we do if someone in our family has cancer and our doctor says a new drug might make him better?但是倘若我們的家人患上了癌癥，而醫生說有一種新藥物可以治好他的病，我們該怎么辦？

Some kinds of animal testing on products that make us look better,like skin creams, may really be unnecessary.Doctors have a一些動物用在讓我們看起來更漂亮的新產品中，比如護膚霜，可能才是真的沒必要。醫生有責任 duty to improve the lives of humans, but the animals also have the rights to live better lives.推動人類生存的進步，但是動物有權利過更好的生活。