第一篇：新世紀大學日語 第二課課文I 課文II

本文Ⅰ カラス

鉄道の線路の上に小石が置かれるという事件が続いたことがある。

線路への置石と聞けば、子供のいたずらかと誰もが考えるだろう。ところが、「カラスが石を加えて、線路の上に乗せているところを撮った」という人が現れた。警察の捜査員も張り込み中にその現場を目撃し、ビデオに撮影した。その様子が何枚かの寫真となって新聞に掲載された。

こうして、線路への置石事件は「カラスの犯行」と斷定された。しかし、カラスの犯行にしては巧妙すぎる。丸い石は転がりやすく、線路のレールの上にうまく乗せるにはかなりの努力と根気がいる。そんなことがカラスにできるのか。だれもが疑わずには居られないだろう。そんな人間の疑いを一掃するようなカラスの賢さを示す出來事が、最近次々と報告されている。

走っている車を利用してくるみを割るカラスの姿がテレビで紹介されている。カラスは道路にくるみを置いて、道路のわきで車が通るを待つ。そして車が通った後、割れたくるみの中からその実を拾いにやってくる。反対車線を車が猛スピードで通り過ぎるのも構わず、カラスは同じ行動を繰り返していた。

新聞にも面白い下著泥棒の記事が出ていた。ある女性が洗濯した下著を窓の外に干しておくと、針金のハンガーだけが取られてなくなり、下著のいくつか下に落ちている。なぜ下著泥棒はハンガーを持っていくのか。しばらくしてその真相がわかった。カラスが近所の木の上に巣を作っていたのだ。針金のハンガーを使って鉄筋入りの住宅を作り、內側に柔らかい物を敷いて住みやすくしていたというのだから驚く。

こんな話を聞くと、カラスが線路へ石を置くのも信じられないことではないと思われてくる。

最近都市部でカラスが異常に増えているという。都市鳥研究會の報告によると、都內の中心部だけで２萬羽以上が生息しており、10年前の倍になったそうだ。

カラスは公園や墓地をねぐらにし、繁華街や住宅街のゴミをあさる。人間が出すゴミのせいでカラスは異常に繁殖したらしい。線路に石を置いたり、ゴミ箱をあさって通りをゴミだらけにしたり、急降下して子供を脅かしたりと、増えすぎたカラスは人間を悩ませている。

カラスの勝手気ままな行動に頭を悩ませているのは人間だけではない。このごろはツバメもカラスの攻撃を恐れ、表通りに作っていた巣を、店のひさしの內側や外壁の裏側など見えにくい場所へ移しているという。人間に慣れたカラスから身を守って生き抜くためのツバメの自衛手段なのだろう。

何かにつけマイナスイメージの先行するカラスだが、そんなカラスに公園で毎日のようにえさをやるおじさんたちがいる。

ハトやカモひゃ別の人がえさをやり始めると移動してしまうが、カラスは裏切らない、浮気をしないという。餌をやる人の顔を覚えているのだ。カラスは鋭い観察眼を持ち、用心深い代わりに、いったん信じると「義理」を大切にする。カラスおじさんたちが語るカラスの魅力は、「誠実さ」なのだそうだ。會社を退職したあるカラスおじさんは「カラスは憎まれて人気がなくても実はけっこう誠実な部下、そんな感じだね」と、カラスにサラリーマン人生を映して言う。

「鳥の世界の人間」といわれるほど利口なばかりに疎まれることの多いカラスだが、私たちは、そんなカラスに人間の姿を重ねて見ているのかもしれない。

本文Ⅱ 不況

ある夜―一人の青年が、殘業を終え、くたくたになって家路を行く。公園の裏通りに來た頃、この青年、ハッとした。

「金をだせ」

ものかげから、現れた、サングラスの男。手には、闇夜にひかる出刃包丁。つまり、強盜だ。

「た、たすけてくれ……」

青年は、ふるえる手で、財布を渡す。そのとき、街頭のひかりでチラリをみえた。強盜の橫顔―なんだか見覚えがある。青年は言った。

「課長？！……」

強盜は、びくっとして、青年を見つめる。そして、ポツリ、青年の名を言った。

「……ええ、そうです」

青年は答えた。強盜は、サングラスをとった。課長だった―つまり、この強盜、去年、他社に好條件で引き抜かれた、元上司だったのだ。

「課長、いったいどうしたんです？！どうして、こんなまねを？……」

「……すまない。転職した會社が、倒産してな……それから不運続きだ。女房は病気になる。再就職はうまくいかない。家のローンも払わんといかん。金が、金がいるんだ！金が……すまん」

「…………」

「この金は返す。今夜のことは忘れてくれ」

「そんな、いいんです。どうぞ、使ってください。課長がお困りなのに、ほってはおけません。まだ、足りなければ、後で連絡してください」

課長は涙を浮かべて、「すまない。じゃあ、この金はおかりするよ……本當にすまない」

そう言い殘すと、課長は夜の街を駆けていった。

一週間後―青年の自宅に電話があった。あの課長からだ。まだ、金に困っているらしい。青年に借金を頼んできた。數日後の夜、二人は、あの公園の裏通りで、會うことにした。

そして、約束の夜。

「すまない……君に迷惑かけて、元上司として情けない」

課長は頭をさげた。

青年は、ニヤリと笑って、カバンから出刃包丁を取り出した。

「な、なにをする？」

「あっ、これは、僕用です。課長のも、ちゃんと用意してあります」

「なにっ？！」

「実はね、今日、僕の會社、倒産したんです」

「えっ？！」

「また、課長と一緒に仕事ができるなんて、夢にもお世話になっております。もいませんでしたよ。ハハハハ」

青年はカバンからサングラスを取り出した。もちろん、課長のぶんも……

第二篇：高級日語第一冊課文翻譯第二課

同一屋檐下

年老了要選擇居住方式的時候，會有哪種形式呢？是和孩子一起住，獨居又或者是住養老院??呢？一種和以前的居住形式都不同的，和他人相互扶持成火災在同一屋檐下的全新的“最后的住處”這種形式如今逐漸誕生了。

速水 澈

在仍然保留著水田和旱田的神奈川縣伊勢原市的郊外，一片能眺望到富士山的略高的地方，有一所名為“櫸樹”的集體住宅，在那里生活著三位老人和兩位醫大的學生。

大約20塊榻榻米大小的起居室上下兩層空間被打通，并且裝有天窗，給人一種開放感。一樓是和式房間，二樓分別有三間鋪木質地板的房間，加上廚房和衛生間大約有30平米。共同洗澡間有個舒適寬敞的絲柏質浴盆。房租6萬5千日元。包括伙食費全部一起12萬5千元。

做菜是由住在附近的房東巖崎弘子（58歲）負責，做飯，做醬湯，盛飯等等就由居住在這里的全體成員分擔。大家圍坐在餐桌旁熱熱鬧鬧得就像一個大家庭。一邊吃飯一邊聊天談笑說些“那里的醫生經常給我看病，真是風度翩翩啊”。之類的話。

居住近兩年的秦女士（72）說：（住在這里）有一種有人陪伴的感覺。我就在這里養老送終了。

曾經一個人獨自居住在東京?四谷的秦女士，三年前失去了至親的男友。當時她感到沒有活下去的動力了。不知道將來該去投靠誰。

那個時候，住在伊勢原的妹妹告訴秦女士說櫸樹之家在招募居住者，雖然當時她很猶豫要不要離開住了30幾年的四谷，但最終還是下定了決心。她說：“來了太好了。以前吃住都很不規律，現在一日三餐都規規矩矩地進食，原本40公斤體重都增加了10多公斤。”

秦女士在那里也交到了新朋友。很早就住在伊勢原的老人們也聚集在巖崎在起居室里開辦的繪畫書信教室里，擅長繪畫的秦女士很享受一個月兩次的繪畫書信課堂。

白天，櫸樹之家的玄關是不上鎖的。住在附近的一些老人閑逛到這里，大家就一起聊天。（現在櫸樹之家）成了一個面對地域開放的集會場所。

年輕的居住者也很享受這里的生活。東海大學醫學部的木矢絢子（19）來自廣島。去年春天，入學的時候就開始住在這里。木矢說“雖然和大家年齡層不同，但是可以輕松地談笑，懂得了怎么跟同性女性交流。”木矢早上離開的時候都會對在起居室的秦女士們說“我要出門了”。

巖崎是因為照顧嬸嬸（86）的經驗而想到創辦“櫸樹之家”的。

近十年前，沒有子女的叔叔嬸嬸從千葉搬到了伊勢原。要想給上了年紀的夫婦租房實在是太困難了。因為既要考慮到安全問題又要考慮支付能力。后來總算找到了房子，但是八個月左右之后叔叔就去世了。巖崎說：自從叔叔去世之后，我就開始經常在半夜接到嬸嬸的電話，一想到她如果倒下了之類的事，心就跳得厲害。并且嬸嬸經常會打電話說廁所的水關不住，燈點不燃的話該怎么辦。”每次接到這樣的電話，巖崎就急忙趕過去。

深刻體會到老年人想獲得居住場所的困難和每天在不安中生存的感覺。“（當時就想）肯定有這種想法的人很多，那好，不如我來創辦一個這樣的公共住宅吧。”

巖崎的嬸嬸成了櫸樹之家的居住者。她說“來這之后血壓也穩定了。以前一直逃避的不肯做的白內障現在也做了手術。受到了居住在這里的，同樣有過在眼睛上動手術經歷的好朋友的鼓勵，才拿出了勇氣來的。能和姐妹一樣的人住在一起真是幸福啊。”

巖崎不想只是創建一個讓老人們寂寞地生活的地方，而是最初就倡導讓大學生們也入住，讓不同年代的人住在一起，相互激勵，讓生活更有樂趣。

巖崎在櫸樹之家的旁邊又建了一棟公寓。在那里，有小孩的一家還有年輕的公司職員們等四家人住在一起。她說“有意識地讓不同年齡層的人住進來了。”有時年輕的媽媽會帶著寶寶過來，十年來，大家都會來參加巖崎組織的一年兩次的義賣會。

有著家政服務員經驗的巖崎這樣說到：“上了年紀，身體也老了。但是內心的渴望卻不斷高漲（希望和他人生活在一起的希望）。和他人一起生活是有些困難，但是大家互相幫忙，一起努力生活的話，都能有個更豐富美好的晚年。”

摘自《朝日新聞》早報 文化社會

【獨居】和【孤獨死】

在自己住習慣了的家里，和兒子女兒一家人一起迎來人生的最后時期的這種晚年生活，可以說已經成為了往事。現在，由于社會和經濟形勢的變化，還有不互相干涉對方，自由自在的生活比較好這種觀念的變化，獨居老人的比例在年年增加。有一些老年人是自己主動選擇了獨居，并且享受著健康有活力的生活，但是現狀是，也有很多老年人抱有各種生活問題和不安，實在別無他法才獨居的。因為有很多獨居的人，得不到他人的照顧而死去的這種【孤獨死】在阪神淡路大地震發生后所修建的臨時住宅里相繼發生，所以備受大家關注。在沒有同鄉關系和血緣關系的地方，那些孤立的村民死去好幾日甚至好幾周才被發現。

臨時住宅里發生的這種孤獨死的情況，也給社會會全體帶來了一種警告。為了在不依賴同鄉關系和血緣關系的日本不孤立的生活下去，到底我們必須做些什么啊？在老人為保護自己的晚年生活而行動的同時，各地行政以及地區社會也在試圖給予他們幫助。

第三篇：新世紀大學英語課文翻譯--1-

新世紀大學英語課文翻譯

第一冊

Unit 1 A Language Teacher’s Personal Opinion

Will Pidcroft 一名語言教師的個人看法

Every day I see advertisements in the newspaper and on the buses claiming that it is easy to learn English.According to these advertisements, with very little effort on the student’s part, he will be able to speak the language fluently in three months or even ten days.There is often a reference to Shakespeare or Charles Dickens to encourage him even more.When I see advertisements like this, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.If it were as easy to learn English as they say, I would have to look for another job, because very few qualified teachers would be needed.But a large number of people must believe these ridiculous claims, or else the advertisements would not appear.我每天都會在報紙上、公共汽車上看到各種廣告，聲稱輕輕松松就能學好英語。這些廣告號稱，學生不必費什么力氣，要說一口流利的英語只需短短3個月，甚至10天就行。廣告還常常提到威廉·莎士比亞和查爾斯·狄更斯等英語文學大師的名號來增強吸引力。每當看到諸如此類的廣告時，我真是哭笑不得：如果學英語真像這些廣告所說的那么輕松，我恐怕得另謀出路了，因為不需要那么多合格的英語教師了。但是肯定有許多人相信這些可笑的噱頭，不然的話這些廣告也不可能出現。

It is natural for students to be attracted to methods that will teach them as quickly and efficiently and cheaply as possible.But it is difficult for anyone to explain in simple language why one method is better than another, and it is no use pretending that anyone has discovered a perfect way of teaching English in every possible situation.Some experts even argue that there are many good methods of teaching a language as there are good teachers, because every teacher is an individual with his own personality.No doubt this is true to a certain extent, but it is not very helpful to students.學生們喜歡實惠的速成學習方法也在情理之中，但要用淺顯易懂的語言去解釋為什么某一方法比另一方法更有效并不是一件簡單的事，而且也無需裝模作樣地聲稱有什么人已經找到了一個萬能的適合所有學習環境的教學方法。一些專家甚至認為，有多少個好老師就有多少種好的教學方法，因為每一個老師都有其自身的特點。這種說法無疑是有幾分道理的，但對學生來說不是很有幫助。

For a long time people believed that the only way to learn a language was to spend a great deal of time in a country where it was spoken.Of course it is clear that students who go to England to learn English have a great advantage over others, but a larger number of students cannot afford to do so.Some students go to the opposite extreme and think they can teach themselves at home with dictionaries.But it is wrong to assume that each word in English has a precise equivalent in another language and vice versa, and it is impossible for any translation method to provide students with the natural forms of a language in speech, let alone produce good pronunciation and intonation.有很長一段時間，人們認為要學好一門語言，只有去使用那種語言的國家待上一段時間。當然去英國、美國、或者澳大利亞等國家學英語的學生肯定比那些不能去的學生具有很大優勢，但是很多學生支付不起那筆費用。有些學生走向另一極端：他們認為可以借助詞典在家自學。如果你認為英語中的每一個詞在另一語言中都有完全對等的詞（或反之亦然），那就錯了。通過翻譯法來給學生講解口語的自然形式是不可能的，更不要說做到語音、語調地道了。

A great deal of teaching is still based on behaviourist psychology.Behaviourists are fond of making students repeat phrases and making them do exercises where they continually have to change one word in a sentence.If we were parrots or chimpanzees, these methods might be successful.A large number of theorists seem to think it is a pity we aren’t, because it would make it easier to use their methods.現在大量的教學活動還是建立在行為主義心理學的基礎之上。行為主義者熱衷于讓學生復述短語，不斷做一些只需更換句中某個詞的練習。假如我們是鸚鵡或黑猩猩，那這些方法或許能奏效，可惜我們不是，這似乎讓很多理論家引以為憾，否則他們提出的那些方法用起來就會容易得多了。

In my personal opinion, no one can ever learn to speak English or any other language unless he is interested in it.Human beings, unlike parrots and chimpanzees, do not like making noises unless they understand what the noises mean and can relate them to their own lives.It is worth remembering that language is a means of communication.What people want to say and write in another language is probably very similar to what they want to say and write in their own.What they listen to and read cannot be a formula.It must be real.我個人認為，假如沒有興趣，任何人都不可能學好英語或其他任何語言。與鸚鵡或黑猩猩不同，人類不會無緣無故地發出噪音，除非他們明白這些聲音是什么意思，并且能將其與自己的生活聯系起來。值得牢記的是：語言是一種交際手段，人們在母語中怎么說怎么寫，用另一種語言表達時也大同小異。因此，人們所聽所讀的不應該是程式化的東西，聽的讀的材料必須真實自然。

There is another relevant point worth mentioning here.We need other people to talk to and listen to when we communicate.If what we are learning is strange to us, it will be helpful if there are other students around us who can work with us and practise the unfamiliar forms with us in real situations, talking to each other about real life in real language.還有一個相關的問題值得一提：在交際時我們需要有交談或傾聽的對象。在學習較生疏的內容時，如果有其他學生和我們在實戰中一起學習和練習那些陌生的語言形式，用真實的語言去談論真實的生活，那一定會受益匪淺。

Unit 2 The Doctor's Son Harold EppleywithRochelle Melander My parents moved toVermontwhen I was still aninfant.Asoft-spokenman, my fathersettled quietly intohis medical practice in a small town calledEnosburg.Soon thelocalpeople accepted him as one of their own.Word passes quickly in smallVermonttowns.They know good people when they meet them.Around town the neighbors greeted my father as “Doc Eppley.” And I soon learned that as long as I lived in Enosburg I would always be known as “Doctor Eppley's son”.On the first day of school, my classmates crowded around me because I was the doctor's son.“If you're anything like your father, you'll be a smart boy,” my first-grade teacher said.I couldn't stop Beaming.Somewherein themidstofmy teenage years, however, something changed.I was sixteen years old and the neighbors still called me “Doctor Eppley's son.” They said that I was growing up to be an honorableandindustriousyoung man, living an honest life just like my father.I groaned whenever I heard their compliments.I wondered how I would everfit in withmy teenage friends.I hated being followed by my father's good name.And so when strangers asked me if I was Doctor Eppley's son, I replied emphatically, “My name is Harold.And I can manage quite wellon my own.” As an act of rebellion, I began to call my father by his first name,Sam.“Why are you acting sostubbornlately?” my father asked me one day in the midst of anargument.“Well, Sam,” I replied, “I suppose that bothers you.”

“You know it hurts me when you call me Sam,” my father shouted.“Well, it hurts me when everybody expects me to be just like you.I don't want to be perfect.I want to be myself.”

I survivedmy last years of high school until finally I turned eighteen.The next fall Ienrolledin college.I chose toattenda school far from Enosburg, a place where nobody called me “Doctor Eppley's son.” One night at college I sat with a group of students in thedormitoryas we shared stories about our lives.We began to talk about the things we hated most about ourchildhoods.“That's easy,” I said.“I couldn't stand growing up in a town where everybody alwayscompared me with my father.”

The girl sitting next to mefrowned.“I don't understand,” she said.“I'd be proud to have a father who's so well respected.” Her eyes filled with tears as she continued,“I'd give anything tobe called my father's child.But I don't know where he is.He left my mother when I was only four.”

There was anawkwardsilence, and then I changed the subject.I wasn't ready to hear her words.I returned home for winter break that year, feeling proud of myself.In four months at college, I had made a number of new friends.I had become popularin my own right, without my father's help.For two weeks I enjoyed being back in Enosburg.The maintopicof interest at home was my father's new car.“Let me take it out for a drive,” I said.My father agreed, but not without his usual warning,“Be careful.”

I glaredat him.“Sam, I'm sick ofbeing treated like a child.I'm in college now.Don't you think I know how to drive?”

I could see the hurt in my father's face, and I remembered how much he hated it whenever I called him “Sam.” “All right then,” he replied.Ihoppedinto the car and headed down the road,savoringthe beauty of the Vermont countryside.My mind waswandering.At a busyintersection, I hit the car right in front of mine before I knew it.The woman in the car jumped out screaming: “Youidiot!Why didn't you look where you were going?”

I surveyedthe damage.Both cars hadsustainedseriousdents.I sat there like aguiltychild as the woman continuedcomplaining.“It's your fault,” she shouted.I couldn'tprotest.My knees began to shake.Ichokedbackmy tears.“Do you haveinsurance? Can you pay for this? Who are you?” she kept asking.“Who are you?”

I panickedand, without thinking, shouted, “I'm Doctor Eppley's son.”

I sat t here stunned.I couldn't believe what I had just said.Almost immediately, the woman's frown became a smile ofrecognition.“I'm sorry,” she replied, “I didn't realize who you were.” An hour later, I drove my father'sbatterednew car back home.With my head down and my knees still shaking, Itrudgedinto the house.I explained what had happened.“Are you hurt?” he asked.“No,” I replied.“Good,” he answered.Then he turned and headed toward the door.“Harold,” he said as he was leaving, “Hold your head up.”

That night wasNew Year'sEve, and my family attended a small party with friends to celebrate the beginning of another year.When midnight arrived, people cheered and greeted each other.Across the room I saw my father.I stepped toward him.My father and Irarelyhug.But recalling the day's events, I wrappedmy arms around his shoulders.And I spoke his real name for the first time in years.I said, “Thank you, Dad.Happy New Year.”

醫生的兒子

我還是個嬰兒的時候，我的父母親搬到了佛蒙特州。我那溫文爾雅的父親在一個名叫伊諾斯堡的小鎮上毫不張揚地開業行醫了。很快，當地人就把他當成了自己人。在佛蒙特州的小鎮上，消息傳播得很快。人們分得清誰是好人。鄰居們都稱我的父親為埃普利醫生。我很快意識到，只要我住在伊諾斯堡鎮，我就永遠只是“埃普利醫生的兒子”。

入學的第一天，同學們就簇擁著我，因為我是醫生的兒子。“要是你多少有點像你父親的話，你就會是個聰明的孩子。”我的一年級老師這么說。我忍不住眉開眼笑。

?可是在我十幾歲的時候，事情起了變化。?我都十六歲了，鄰居們還是稱呼我“埃普利醫生的兒子”。他們說我長大了一定會是一個可敬又勤勞的年輕人，會像我父親那樣過著體面的生活。每當我聽到這些贊美，我都很不以為然地哼哼幾聲。

我不知道自己怎樣才能融入我那些少年朋友的圈子。我討厭父親的好名聲像影子一樣跟著我。所以當陌生人問起我是不是埃普利醫生的兒子時，我會帶著強調的口氣說：“我叫哈羅德。我自己能管好自己的事。”出于反叛，我開始對父親直呼其名，不叫他“爸爸”，而叫他“薩姆”。

“你最近為什么這么犟？”有次爭吵時，我父親這樣問我。

“哼，薩姆。我想你難過了吧！”

“你知道的，你叫我薩姆讓我很傷心。”我父親大聲地說。

“哦，那人人都指望我像你一樣，也很讓我傷心呢。我不要完美，我只想做我自己。”

我好不容易挨完高中，總算滿了十八歲。第二年秋天我上了大學。我選中了一所遠離伊諾斯堡的學校，一個沒人管我叫“埃普利醫生的兒子”的地方。

在大學里，有天晚上我和一幫學生在宿舍聊起我們的生活。我們開始談起我們童年最討厭的事情。“想都不用想，”我說，“我受不了在一個每個人都拿我跟我父親比的地方生活。”

坐在我身邊的女孩皺起眉頭說：“這我就不理解了。要是有這么個令人尊敬的父親我一定會很驕傲的。”她的眼里噙著淚繼續說，“要是有人把我叫做我父親的孩子，那我會不惜一切地珍重這榮譽！但我不知道他在哪里。他拋棄了我的母親,那時我才四歲。”

大家陷入了尷尬的沉默，然后我轉開了話題。她的話我當時還聽不進去。

那年寒假我回了家，心中充滿了自豪感。在大學的四個月中，我交了好些朋友。我沒有靠父親，而是靠自己的本事贏得了眾人的歡心。

回到伊諾斯堡的兩個星期里，我一直都很高興。父親的新車成了家里人感興趣的話題。

“讓我開出去轉轉。”我說。

父親同意了，但跟往常一樣提醒我，“小心點。”

我瞪了他一眼，“薩姆，我討厭你老把我當成個孩子。我都上大學了。你以為我不會開車啊？”

從父親的臉上看得出我傷了他的心，也想起每次直呼“薩姆”時他是多么不高興。

“那去吧。”他說。

我跳進車里，?沿路開去，?享受著佛蒙特鄉間的美麗風景。我有點心神不定。在一個繁忙的十字路口，不知怎么地就跟我前面的車撞了個正著。

車里的婦人跳出來尖叫，“你這個白癡！你開車難道不看路嗎？”

我看了一眼，兩輛車都被撞蹩了。

我像個犯了錯的孩子一樣，坐在那兒聽著那婦人不停地抱怨。“全怪你！”她尖叫道。我無法反駁，雙腿發抖，淚水在眼眶里轉。她不停地問，“你是誰？”

我害怕起來，?想也沒想就叫道，?“我是埃普利醫生的兒子。”

我坐在那里驚呆了。我簡直不相信我自己會這么說。幾乎同時，?婦人皺起的眉頭變成了似曾相識的笑容。“對不起。?”她答道，“我剛才不知道你是誰。”

一小時后，我開著被撞破了的車回了家。我低著頭，邁著發顫的雙腿，?拖著步子走進家門。?我解釋了所發生的一切。

“受傷了嗎？”他問。

“沒有。”我回答。

“那就好。”他答道，然后轉身向門口走去。“哈羅德，抬起頭來。”他邊走邊說。

那晚是除夕之夜，我們全家與朋友參加了一個小型晚會慶祝新年。午夜來臨，每個人都歡呼并互相祝福。我看到父親在房間的另一頭，我向他走去。父親與我很少擁抱，但我想起了白天的事，我用雙臂摟著他的肩膀，很多年來第一次用他“真實的”名字來稱呼他。我說，“謝謝你，爸爸。新年快樂！”

第四篇：日語基本課文

第21課

1.私はすき焼（や）きを食（た）べたことがあります。

2.李さんは會（かい）社（しゃ）が終（お）わった後（あと）で、飲（の）みに行（い）きます。

3.もっと野（や）菜（さい）を食（た）べたほうがいいですよ。4.窓（まど）を閉（し）めましょうか。第22課

1.森さんは毎（まい）晩（ばん）テレビを見（み）る。2.昨日（きのう）はとても忙（いそが）しかった。3.コンピュ—タは簡（かん）単（たん）ではない。4.今日（きょう）は曇（くも）りだ。第23課

1.小野さんは休（やす）みの日（ひ）、散歩（さんぽ）したり買（か）い物（もの）に居行（い）ったりです。2.日本語の先生は中國人だったり日本人だったりです。3.私は今年（ことし）の夏（なつ）、北京（ペキン）へ行くかどうか分かりません。4.かぎがどこにあるか教（おし）えてください。第24課

1.李さんはもうすぐ來（く）ると思（おも）います。2.陳（ちん）さんはパーテイーに行くと言（い）いました。3.すみません、頭（あたま）が痛（いた）いんです。

4.東京（とうきょう）タワーヘ行（い）きたいんですが、どうやって行きますか。第25課

1、これは明日（あした）會議（かいぎ）で使（つか）う資料（しりょう）です。

2、私が明日乗（の）る飛行機（ひこうき）は中國航空（こうくう）です。

3、中國で買（か）ったＣＤを友達（ともだち）に貸（か）しました。

4、操作（そうさ）が簡単（かんたん）なパソコンが欲（ほ）しいです。

第26課

1、自転車（じてんしゃ）に二人（ふたり）で乗（の）るのは危（あぶ）ないです。

2、手紙（てがみ）を出（だ）すのを忘（わす）れました。

3、明日の朝（あさ）は大（おお）雨（あめ）になるでしょう。

4、森さんは今日（きょう）會社（かいしゃ）を休（やす）むかもしれません。第27課

1.子（こ）供（ども）の時（とき）、大（おお）きな地震（じしん）がありました。2.映畫（えいが）を見（み）る時（とき）、いつもいちばん後（うし）ろの席（せき）に座（すわ）ります。3.李さんはテレビを見ながら食事（しょくじ）をしています。4.李さん、明日パーテイーに行くでしょう？ 第28課

1、馬（ま）さんは私に地図（ちず）をくれました。

2、森さんはお年（とし）寄（よ）りの荷物（にもつ）を持（も）ってあげました。

3、森さんは李さんに北京を案內（あんない）してもらいました。

4、女（おんな）の人（ひと）が私の財布（さいふ）を拾（ひろ）ってくれました。第29課

1、電気（でんき）を消（け）せ。

2、次（つぎ）の文章（ぶんしょう）を読（よ）んで、質（しつ）問（もん）に答（こた）えなさい。

3、ここに車（くるま）を止（と）めるな。

4、このマークは「タバコを吸（す）うな」という意味（いみ）です。第30課

1、もう十一（じゅういち）時（じ）だから寢（ね）よう。

2、今日（きょう）、會社（かいしゃ）を休（やす）もうと思（おも）います。

3、明日、病院（びょいん）へ行こうと思（おも）っています。

4、荷物（にもつ）が重（おも）いので、宅配便（たくはいびん）で送（おく）ります。第31課

1、このボタンを押（お）すと、電源（でんげん）が入（はい）ります。

2、そのパンコンは、たまにフリーズすることがあります。

3、馬さんはとても上手（じょうず）にレポートをまとめました。

4、李さんは來（く）るでしょうか。第32課

1、今度（こんど）の日曜日（にちようび）に遊園地（ゆうえんち）へ行くつもりです。

2、明日、友達と映畫を見に行くことにしました。

3、來月（らいげつ）から給料（きゅうりょう）が上（あ）がることになりました。

4、馬さんの息子（むすこ）さんは今年（ことし）小學校（しょうがっこう）に入學（にゅうがく）するそうです。第33課

1、電車（でんしゃ）が急（きゅう）に止（と）まりました。

2、部屋（へや）の電気（でんき）が消（き）えています。

3、森さんはボーナスを全部（ぜんぶ）使（つか）ってしまいました。

4、このケーキはとてもおいしそうです。第34課

1、壁（かべ）にカレンダーが掛（か）けてあります。

2、お客（きゃく）さんが來（く）る前（まえ）に、部屋（へや）を掃除（そうじ）しておきます。

3、大田（おおた）さんは中國語で手紙（てがみ）を書（か）いてみました。

4、日本へ留學（りゅうがく）するために、お金（かね）をためています。

第35課

1、明日雨（あめ）が降（ふ）ったら、マラソン大會（たいかい）は中止（ちゅうし）です。

2、日本へ帰（かえ）っても、中國語の勉強を続（つづ）けてください。

3、今年（ことし）の夏休（なつやす）みは三日（みっか）だけです。

4、會議室（かいぎしつ）には李さんしかいません。

第五篇：新世紀英語高一課文

上海外語教育出版社——新世紀英語高一課文

高一第一學期

1.People from all walks of life When a person grows up, he will take up different occupations in various work places.A society is thus made up of all walks of life.What kind of person do you want to be in the future? The following introductions may give you some idea.TEACHER Teachers are professionals.They work in schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions.They try their best to help students gain new knowledge and become useful people in society.Teachers are involved in many tasks, such as explaining lessons, giving homework and correcting papers.At the end of every term, they mark test papers and give grades to their students.Actually teachers do more.Often their impact on students stays all through their lives.SURGEON Surgeons, like teachers, are also professionals.As a special group of doctors, surgeons operate on sick people and repair the organs that no longer work properly.Hospitals are their work places.After an operation, a surgeon takes care of the patient’s medical treatment until he gets well.The skills of a surgeon sometimes mean the differences between life and death.SECRETARY A secretary works in an office.The job of a secretary often involves writing letters, answering telephone calls, and receiving people.A secretary stores information on a computer and puts papers in good order in file cabinets.As a link between the boss and the visitors, a secretary also helps the boss work out plans and timetables.Traditionally, more girls than boys work as secretaries.In some countries parents often decide what careers their children will follow---especially their sons.Tchaikovsky, the composer of Swan Lake, was asked to study law.He, however, didn’t take an interest in it.Tchaikovsky made a great decision on his own.He gave up his government service later and started to study music.Some people think the young are probably going to be successful because they are doing the things they most want to do in life.Many people, however, disagree with them.3.Michelangelo Michelangelo was an Italian artist about 500 years ago.Today he is still remembered as a great sculptor, painter, and architect.Michelangelo came from a poor family.He was trained at an early age like any other craftsman in Italy.At thirteen, he started to work and learn in a workshop.The workshop belonged to one of the leading masters at that time.In the workshop Michelangelo was able to learn all the skills of sculpture.However, he wasn’t satisfied, and went on to study the work of the great masters of the past.Michelangelo worked hard and he mastered one problem after another.By the time he was 30, he was generally regarded as one of the outstanding sculptors of the age.In 1508, Michelangelo was given a task---to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.At first, he tried to turn down this job, saying that he was not really a painter, but a sculptor.Finally, he agreed to do it.He then shut himself up in the chapel, let no one come near him, and got ready to work alone.It took him four years to complete the paintings on the ceiling.Any ordinary person would find it hard to imagine what Michelangelo had gone through in those four years of hard and

edges.“I have a system,” explains Jim, “so that I can find things easily in the darkroom.It’s a simple system.I just keep my materials in order and put them back in the same place after I use them.I don’t have to search for anything.”

“Jim is quite capable and can be trusted,” says his boss, “I wouldn’t have him working here if he weren’t.And that brings me to the question of handicapped people.You can’t let yourself get upset about them.They want to be treated just like anybody else---and they should be.They don’t want you to fell sorry for them.”

No one has to feel sorry for Jim Corrigan.5.Starting a conversation with a foreigner in English As you rode on the bus one day, a foreigner sat down beside you.Finally, here was a perfect opportunity for you to practice speaking English with a foreigner, you thought to yourself.But no words came into your head.You were tongue-tied!After 15 minutes, the foreigner got off the bus and you didn’t utter a word!“What a shame!” you said to yourself.If you have had such an experience, don’t feel bad.You’re not alone.What you need is a lesson in small talk.Here are some tips that will show you how to get started.“HELLO”---A STARTER First, exchange a “Hello” or “Hi” with the foreigner, but at the same time, pay close attention and see if he feels like chatting.Watch his facial expression and body language for cues.Having said his “Hello” or “Hi” in return, does he just stare out of the window or keep reading the book in his hand? That’s the cue for you to stop moving on.Don’t force a conversation on someone who wants to be left alone.But what if the person stops whatever he is doing and looks back or smiles at you?

If guests don’t answer the invitations on time, the host cannot possibly plan for the correct amount of food and drink.This may lead to hundreds or even thousands of dollars of waste.“Everybody has a busy schedule now,” Boone says.If you know you are forgetful when it comes to making phone calls, try emailing your RSVPs as soon as the invitation arrives.RSVP is the short form of the French phrase “répondez s’il vous pla?t”, meaning “Reply, if you please”.The following are some commonly used terms in invitation letters and their meanings.Be sure to know these and answer invitations properly.RSVP, REGRETS ONLY Only guests who can’t attend need reply.You need to give a proper reason why you can’t attend.RSVP BY… Guests should respond with yes or no by the date indicated on the invitation.Setting a date gives guests a deadline.It is also a deadline for the host to connect guests who haven’t reply.RSVP BY E-MAIL Guests can respond by e-mail.Unlike phone calls, e-mails can be sent without regard to time of day or location.7.Holidays and festivals in the United Kingdom There are many national holidays in the United Kingdom.Among them, Easter, and Christmas are two of the most famous.EASTER The date of Easter varies each year.It usually falls in March or April.During the Easter holiday, people give each other chocolate Easter eggs.The eggs are opened and eaten on Easter Sunday.On Good Friday(the day before Easter, when Christians observe

observe the coming of New Year on January 1.Cultures in Asia and Middle East use other calendars, such as the more ancient lunar calendar.They celebrate the New Year at other times.Events and ceremonies vary from country to country.But in each places, New Year celebrations are a big meal.Most world cultures have been celebrating the New Year for centuries.The earliest New Year celebrations took place during spring or harvest time.With better weather ahead, or plenty of food to eat in winter, people naturally felt like having a party!As the days became longer and as nature renewed itself, people also felt like they could have a new start.Past disappointments could be forgotten.The New Year could bring better fortune, more opportunities and new challenges.Such universal themes remain the same today.Some cultures have unusual New Year traditions.Italians throw old things out of their windows at midnight, symbolizing the departure of the old.Mexicans fire guns into the air to keep away misfortunes.New Year celebrations also involve having fun.Some cultures view the New Year as an opportunity to let off fireworks.In New York City’s Times Square, thousands gather on December 31 to count down the last seconds of the year.A giant silver ball is lowered at the stroke of midnight.London, England, hosts an annual New Year’s Day parade that draws nearly a million spectators.The largest parade in Europe, it features bands and enormous balloons.These balloons are so huge that they tower over nearby buildings!

in the depths of winter.Dogs are indeed man’s best friends.Yet sometimes even the friendliest dog can bring death with its bite!This is not because it has changed in character, but because it has been infected with a terrible disease---rabies.The disease is passed on by a bite from an infected dog at any stage.When an infected person shows symptoms, death is certain to follow shortly after.So, in order to prevent the disease, a person should go to a doctor at once if he has been bitten by a dog.Dogs remain man’s best friends, but we should also try our best to guard against the horrible disease that can be carried by these friends.10.Well done, Spotty!We were walking alone when we saw the Wilkins’ children playing in their yard.The three girls were taking turns pushing a cart.Their one-year-old twin brothers and a big doll were in it.Just as we walked by them, a wheel came off.Freckles, my friend, fixed it for them.Then they all went upstairs to play some games.After a while Mrs Wilkins went out, and left the twins with the girls.Well, it wasn’t much fun for me, and soon I went to sleep.I must have slept pretty hard and pretty long.All of a sudden I woke up and could hardly breathe.Everybody was gone.The room was full of smoke!The house was on fire!I started down the stairs and stumbled over a gray bunch.“That belongs to Freckles,” I thought.“It’s the gray sweater that he likes so much.I might as well take it down to him.”

I took the sweater in my mouth and started down again.It weighed so much.So I dropped it on one of the stairs.Then I went back up to look out of a window.I wanted to see why there was so much noise.1picture in the reader’s mind by showing one or two aspects of an event.There is a cartoon that shows a father and his son.The boy is showing his father his school report, which, unfortunately, gives a very poor grade---2 out of 5.So he does it in a quite unusual way: the report is fastened to one end of a pole while the boy is holding the other and.With the long pole between them, any punishment from the father is out of the question.For the moment, at least, the son is safe.Readers can’t help laughing at the cartoon.But they may also find some food for thought in addition to being amused.Reading cartoons and comic strips had long been a favourite pastime for adults until the beginning of the 20th century.Then some business-minded people found that there might be a good market for children, too.With the improvement of printing and drawing techniques, modern cartoons and comic strips had become children’s favourites by the early 20th(around the 1920s).Since then they have become popular reading materials for people of all ages.Today the characters in cartoons and comic strips range from children to adults, pets to fancy animals, and ordinary people to superheroes.Micky Mouse and Garfield the Cat make children think and imagine actively.Superman and Batman bring villains of all sorts to justice.Father and Son expresses human love and sympathy in lively comic strips.Their names have become household words.They are only a few outstanding products in the field.Today the digital revolution has brought new life to the making of cartoons and comic strips.Therefore many people think that computer-made comics will in the end replace hand-drawn ones.However, just as the human mind will never give way completely to the computer, hand-drawn comics will never die, but will remain a special means of expressing human

3cover story perhaps describes the artist’s own life experience.With this experience, Rockwell could make every detail come alive in this painting.13.A brief look at two metropolises NEW YORK In the 19th century, a businessman predicated that New York was going to become the centre of the world.His prediction has partly come true.Today, New York is often regarded as one of the financial and cultural capitals of the Western World.The United Nations has its headquarters in the city as well.New York, where the world-famous twin towers of the World Trade Center were once located, is known as a city of skyscrapers.There are parks, great museums, art galleries, grand theatres and cinemas for visitors as well.However, like many other cities in the world, New York also has its own problems---noise, air pollution, crimes, traffic jams, and slums.Still, the fast, exciting pace of life in New York City is fascinating and this may be a reason why the city continues to fascinate more and more people.LONDON London was once known as a city of fog.At that time, many Londoners did not expect that their city would change for the better.However, heavy fog is now rarely seen in London.As a city with a long history, London has also gone through many changes.The days are gone when horse-drawn carriages were a common sight in the street.Now London is famous for its excellent underground service and the red double-deckers have become a symbol of the city.The second half of the 20th century saw great changes in the city.Skyscrapers have sprung up;business centres for the 21st century are also growing fast.However, London has kept its heart.People can still enjoy themselves with a cup of tea

515.The growth of the Internet The Internet began as a tool to connect universities and government research centres through a nationwide network.It would allow a large number of computers to exchange information and share resources.Its development was pushed forward by ARPA---the Advanced Research Projects Agency, which was established in the United States in 1958.In 1969 ARPA began to focus on communications technology.Then in the early 1970s, the ARPA net came into being.This network laid the foundation for the Internet.In 1972, electronic mail was introduced.At the same time in Europe, researchers were struggling with their own computer networking problems.In 1989, a scientist proposed the World Wide Web project.Over the next year or two, the proposal was discussed and revised, which resulted in the programme called the World Wide Web.In 1992, its browser software was introduced to the public.The early browsers functioned well but were not “user-friendly”.In 1993, a group of graduated students in the USA created Mosaic---a “browser” programme.Mosaic was pleasing to the eye and easy to use---just point and click.Netscape and then Microsoft followed with browsers that greatly simplified the process of surfing the Internet in search of information.Today, the Internet is changing our life style, cultural patterns, business practices, and ways of learning and doing research.It helps people keep up to date on world events, find a cheap flight, play games, and discuss everything from apples to space technology.An increasing number of people shop and bank on the Internet;many do business online.It enables people to browse online hundreds of thousands of magazines and books in libraries

7read all the data in Prince Philip’s electronic mailbox before the police discovered the hacking.The possibility for hackers to commit crimes is great.In the 1980s some experts pointed out that American banks were losing up to $5,000 million a year to computer crimes.Once a hacker gained entry to a bank’s system, he could order it to move large sums of money to another bank in a foreign country---just what a traditional robber would do.Today computers are making life easier and far more comfortable.The evils, however, are also growing with the development of computer knowledge and techniques.It seems that the struggle against computer crimes will continue into the future.高一第二學期

17.Travelling around China Travelling around China can be tiring but fun as well.However, how you travel often determines whether your travel will be a success or a failure.Here is some information about how it can be done.Most parts of China can now be reached by rail.Generally speaking, the train service is efficient.However, the trains are sometimes overcrowded, especially on national holidays.The kind of ticket you need depends on the distance of your journey.A hard or soft seat is fine for a short journey.For long journeys, a sleeper ticket is a better choice.number of sea routes exist that can take you from one seaport to another along the coast of China.There are also a few inland waterways.The most attractive one is that from Chongqing to Shanghai.Along this route ships pass through the famous Three Gorges and

9and Jia Jia, can now be sighted at their permanent habitat in Ocean Park.SHARK AQUARIUM Through the underwater viewing tunnel, you seem to enter the mysterious deep ocean, surrounded by countless sharks and rays of over 30 species, all swimming within arm’s reach.OCEAN THEATRE With a panoramic background and hosted by a marvelous master of ceremonies, the Ocean Theatre stages entertaining performances by its great and small marine stars.When time permits, visit a jewelry factory workshop to observe the art of handicraft.NOTE This is a half day guided tour.However, passengers may stay behind to explore more features in the Ocean Park.Return trips on our afternoon coach can be arranged with your tour guide.19.The Sydney Harbour Bridge There’s no feeling quite like seeing Sydney from the top of the Harbour Bridge.There I stood, looking up at Sydney’s Harbour Bridge---one of the most famous bridges in the world.Located near the magnificent Sydney Opera House, the 40-storey bridge towers over Australia’s largest city.The bridge was certainly beautiful to look at.But who in their right mind would want to climb it? Me, of course!Climbing the bridge is not such a crazy thing to do, in fact.Tourists started climbing the bridge in 1998.Now it’s one of Sydney’s most popular attractions.To prepare for the climb, our group of 12 climbers had to take a special class.First, we stored all our personal belongings and changed into special bridge climbing clothes.Then, the climb organizers showed us how to use the safety belts and climb the steep ladders.1Thailand’s tourist bureau says that it is “in the nature of the people.” The Thais are naturally happy, he says with a smile, and they are glad to share that happiness with others.This attitude seems to be very much appreciated by the more than five million tourists who visit Thailand each year.The country ranks high on the list of places to which visitors want to return.The reason most often stated is that the people are friendly and polite.Some other Asian destinations are not as well received.Bali in Indonesia ranks high on the list, with Japan somewhere in the middle.These reports raise the question of whether certain nationalities are naturally more courteous than others.People may experience more friendliness in Thailand than in other countries.This may have more to do with the place than the people.Travel writers point out that cities are always stressful, hurried places, with little to offer in the way of smiles and welcome.Bangkok is not as friendly as other places in the surrounding Thai countryside.Remote towns and villages in China, for example, offer visitors a warm welcome, with smiles(and giggles)from children.Perhaps it should also be pointed out that polite, patient, smiling visitors will most often be greeted similarly, no matter which country they are in.21.Using English properly If you don’t want to offend someone, you’d better know which English words to use---and which to avoid.Imagine that you’re in a restaurant in America.You want some water, so you called out “Waitress!” A waitress comes to your table, but she’s clearly unhappy.What did you do wrong? You may have offended her by calling her a “waitress.” Today, many people prefer the word “server” to “waitress.”

3people do change with the times.22.Tips for English learning Language letter-boxes in quite a few English newspapers are often filled with letters complaining about such problems as “I don’t know to improve my pronunciation and intonation.The English vocabulary is too large to handle.” Or “I find my spoken English most worrying.Please tell me how to improve my communication skills!”

At the same time, in some newspapers, there are ads for “Shortcuts in Mastering English,” “A 24-hour Programme of Success in Spoken English” or “Recipe for English Fluency,” and so on.A lot of teachers of English try to help fight learners’ worries by saying that the road to successful communication is clearly signposted---practise, practice and practice.If there are few such opportunities in your day-to-day life, make them up: form clubs or learning groups, and practise talking to each other.Expose yourselves to an English radio broadcast, a tape recording, a film or a video: let it be a topic or a context for discussion.Even when you are alone, try to have some practice.You can never lay too much emphasis on the importance of “input” for language learning, so reading newspapers and listening to the radio are good habits to cultivate.One thing, however, is very important: the “input” must be appropriate for your level.Something too difficult is useless, while spending time on something too easy will be pointless.And remember this: there isn’t a cure-all for all of you.One shortcut may work for some of you, and another probably has a positive effect on others.Only one method works for everybody---and that is, to use English!

5the ship.Silent clues, however, may also communicate good news.Smiling, leaning forward, watching attentively---all tell you that the track is clear of obstacles;the signals are green---so go ahead.24.Understanding body language Have you ever met someone and found that you instantly liked them? You just couldn’t put your finger on it as to why.Deep down inside yourself they gave you a strange feeling.I’m not going to call myself a body language expert, but I think I can hive you my advice on how to read the most complicated language of all: body language.YOUR MOVES SELL YOU OUT.So for starters, think about yourself.Have you ever stopped for a moment to watch the way that you move your body? Well, believe it or not, the people you are talking to are watching your every move.They watch your eyes, your facial expressions, the way you hold your posture.In fact, the way you move can tell a lot about what kind of person you are … or what kind of person you appear to be.WHAT CAN BODY LANGUAGE TELL? In most Western countries, making eye contact with anyone you talk to is very important.If you don’t make eye contact, you might be judged as dishonest or even rude.Then there’s posture.If your actions are very confident, you will appear to be confident to others.And, the rate that you speak can also tell others something.If you talk too fast, you’re nervous, while too slow probably indicates that you are unsure of yourself, and that maybe you are shy.I’M CONFUSED WITH “SPACE” IN CHINA.As a traveler, I have been confused time and time again with every place I visit.This is mainly because I misunderstood the body language

7During rehearsals, to get what he wanted from his orchestra, he would sometimes stamp his feet, snap his baton and tear his store to pieces.He tried to make use of every means to interpret music.Once he found himself at a loss when trying to describe to an American orchestra a very light effect in a passage(his English was poor).After thinking hard for a while, he drew a white silk handkerchief from his pocket and threw it into the air, watching with the orchestra as it floated to the floor.“There!” he said.“Play like that!”

Toscanini drove himself as hard as he did his orchestra.If the orchestra met his demands, he would weep for joy.Otherwise, he would not spare them from punishment.If he himself made a rare mistake, he would slap his own face in front of the orchestra.He would not spare even himself from punishment.Toscanini would shout at anyone who dared talk during the performance or, even worse, arrived late.All through his life, Toscanini was anti-fascist.In1931, he was physically attacked for refusing to play the fascist anthem and for protesting against Hitler’s ban on Jewish musicians.He dropped his baton in 1954, and died in 1957 at the age of 90.26.An interview with a pop pianist Robin Gordon(RG), a journalist, interviews a very rich and famous pianist, James Newman(JN), who has a way of playing classical music in a wildly romantic manner.He is well known for his strange clothes as well.RG: Actually, you don’t let the chance slip through your fingers when you chose music as your career.JN: No, the entertainment world is full of opportunities.When any of them turns up and comes

9JN: Yes.I decided to play Bach and Chopin in a very unusual style.Meanwhile I started wearing fancy clothes.RG: I guess your father didn’t approve of all this.JN: Right.Dad’s a bit old.He wanted to make a classical musician of me!He didn’t understand me.RG: Even though you are so successful? JN: No.Many people don’t.RG: Perhaps it takes time.Thank you, Mr.Newman.27.Stunts in movies On the screen, the US actor Tom Cruise is throwing himself through a glass window as a large car explodes behind him;the actress Helen Hunt is running from hurricanes as homes and cows are swept up.And, of course, there is Stallone doing…everything.It seems to be popular these days for actors and actresses to do their own stunts in action movies, and the fact is that the big names are indeed doing more stunts.According to a director, some actors do as much as ninety per cent of their own stunts, while the last ten per sent are generally left to stunt professionals.These are the men and women who make a living risking their lives on behalf of the big names in action movies.However, there is an exception.The only actor who does any allow anyone else to do his stunts is Jackie Chan, the Hong Kong phenomenon.He takes pride in doing all the stunts in his action movies.Jackie Chan has been doing his individual brand of dramatic martial arts for fifteen years.He is no doubt a walking miracle of physical endurance.Of course, along

1released in 2004, showed the potential and limitations of digital actors.The movie’s digital characters looked and acted surprisingly lifelike.But somehow they still reminded audiences of cartoons, and their “acting” was less than inspiring.Final Fantasy’s digital magic also cost moviemakers a fortune.Just creating human-looking hair cost about $20 million.And despite people’s initial excited reaction, it performed poorly at the box office.The film, which cost $137 million to make, lost about $80 million.Moviemakers have been much more successful at creating non-human characters.The Lord of the Rings trilogy features a digital creature named Gollum.Though not human, Gollum gives a very moving performance.Surprisingly, this collection of pixels manages to effectively show a wide range of human emotions.The Matrix: Reloaded features the most perfect digital humans so far.These lifelike digital creations appear widely throughout the movie.In fact, audiences can never be sure which actors are real and which are digital.So should Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and all their Hollywood friends start looking for another line of work? Not necessarily.Many popular movie directors say digital actors will never “act” as well as humans.Digital actors must also rely on gifted human actors for their voices.29.Front page news Millions of newspapers are sold every day throughout the world.What section of the newspapers on a newsstand catches your eye? Without doubt, it is the front page.Its contents are usually about the most important happenings of the day.Besides that, it is common practice that the front page carries an index to help the reader quickly locate certain sections of the paper.A front page carries a

3GREAT VICTORY ENDS YEARS OF WAITING Moscow: It was Beijing’s night yesterday in Moscow.As Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee(IOC), announced that Beijing would be the host for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, cheering, applauding and waving of flags broke out to celebrate the victory.“Now the results of the voting---the Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 is awarded to the city of…Beijing,” declared Samaranch, the most famous sports figure in the world.Beijing won in the second round ballot with 56 votes from the 105 voting IOC members, while Toronto got a distant 22, Paris 18 and Istanbul 9.Osaka, which received 6 votes, was eliminated in the first round.A contract to host the Games followed after the vote.BEIJING WAS SLEEPLESS LAST NIGHT Thousands upon thousands of people gathered in squares, shopping malls, streets and millions of homes to applaud the city’s success in its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.Buildings and streets were brightly lit, and heartfelt cheers and laughter filled the air.Fireworks lit up the night sky, and flags formed a sea of flowing colour.As International Olympic Committee(IOC)President Juan Antonio Samaranch announced that Beijing had won the IOC vote at 10:15 last night, the ancient capital burst into cheers and tears.The China Millennium Monument in western Beijing, the centre of the celebration, was alive with cheerful crowds.Senior Chinese leaders joined university students and local citizens in celebrating the success in the bid with the whole nation.5your cheque or money order for $10.if not completely satisfied, you may keep the atlas and cancel your subscription.In that case, you can get your money back.”

“That sounds amusing,” said Anne.“In fact, it would be really handy to have an atlas, particularly when I need to locate places I plan to visit or read about in the news.”

They sent a letter of subscription and two weeks later a small package arrived in the mail.They got the atlas.“Is this our atlas?” said Joe in disbelief.“It looks like a big postage stamp.” “It looked tremendous on television,” said Anne.“It’ll be impossible to find anything in such an atlas,” said Joe.“To find anything, we’ll need a microscope.” 32.The history of magazines It was during the mid-nineteenth century that the magazine developed into the main source of popular entertainment for the general public.Instead of speaking mainly to the well-educated upper classes as in the past, the illustrated magazine addressed the general public.The first magazine that was born in 1665 in France was a dry and dull publication.Most publishers did not realize the significance of visuals as tools to educate, shape opinions and entertain.Nor did they know the importance of selling as many copies of their magazines as possible.It was not until the early decades of the 20th century that the magazine industry started to flourish.The main centres of the magazine industry were in America, France, Germany, and Great Britain.Many fancy and unique publications were produced there.Some publishers, such as William R.Hearst, built empires: he employed no fewer than 31,000 people by 1935.7