第一篇：大學英語精讀第三冊 Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried

A mother and her son learn more form a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory.Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life.UNIT 5 The Day Mother Cried

Coming home from school that dark winter's day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation.I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself.Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn't be home from her new job for an hour.I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light.I was shocked into stillness by what I saw.Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch.She was crying.I had never seen her cry.I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder.“Mother?” I said “What's happened?”

She took a long breath and managed a weak smile.“It's nothing, really.Nothing important.Just than I'm going to lose this new job.I can't type fast enough.”

“But you've only been there three days,” I said.“You'll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me.“No.” she said sadly.“I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things.But I can't do this.”

I felt helpless and out of place.At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything.Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery.She had had no training, but that didn't stand in her way.She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task.It wasn't long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list.I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother's ability.But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college.In two years I would be ready for college.In three more my sister would want to go.Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money.It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already——farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job.A few months after we'd sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a use typewriter.It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft.At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.”

“That's all we can afford,” mother said.“It's good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice.The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight.It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station.I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed.But she was ecstatic.Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone.Mother looked tired and drawn.I responded by ignoring her.Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen.Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing.“Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad.“She's having a little trouble with her typing,” he said.“She needs to practice.I think she'd appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.”

“I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard.“I know you do,” Dad said evenly.“And you may have to do more.You might just remember

that she is working primarily so you can go to college.”

I honestly didn't care.I wished she would just forget the whole thing.My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her.Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand.“I guess we al have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly.I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival.Suddenly, something inside me turned.I reached out and put my arms around her.She broke then.She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed.I help her close and didn't try to talk.I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough.In that moment, feeling Mother's back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability.She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure.I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms.A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station had offered.“It's a job I can do,” she said simply.But the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued.I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away.I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.When I left for college two years later, Mother had an office job with better pay and more responsibility.I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much from her moment of defeat as I did, because several years later, when I had finished school and proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter, she had already been a journalist with our hometown paper for six months.The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unrepaired.It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what if recalled for Mother.When I'm having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way mother did.What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead.It's the best memento anyone ever gave me.

第二篇：大學英語精讀第三冊

Passage One A couple of years ago I spent the day at an elementary school in New Jersey.It was a nice average school, a square and solid building, full of reasonably well-behaved kids from middle-class families.I handled three classes, and by the time I staggered out the door I wanted to lie down for the rest of the day.Teaching's the toughest job there is.In his new memoir, “Teacher Man,” Frank McCourt recalls telling his students, “Teaching is harder than working on docks and warehouses.” Not to mention writing a column.I can stare off into the middle distance with my chin(下巴)in my hand any time.But you go mentally south for five minutes in front of a class of fifth graders, and you are sunk.The average new teacher today makes just under $30,000 a year, which may not look too bad for a twenty-something with no mortgage(抵押貸款)and no kids.But soon enough the new teachers realize that they can make more money and not work anywhere near as hard elsewhere.After a lifetime of hearing the old legends about cushy(舒適安逸的)hours and summer vacations, they figure out that early mornings are for students who need extra help, evenings are for test corrections and lesson plans, and weekends and summers are for second and even third jobs to try to pay the bills.According to the Department of Education, one in every five teachers leaves after the first year, and almost twice as many leave within three.If any business had that rate of turnover, someone would do something smart and strategic to fix it.This isn't any business.It's the most important business around, the gardeners of the landscape of the human race.Unfortunately, the current way of dealing with problems in education is taken directly from business practice, and it's a terrible fit.Instead of simply acknowledging that starting salaries are woefully low and committing to increasing them and finding the money for reasonable recurring raises, politicians have wasted decades talking about something called merit pay(獎勵工資).It's a concept that works fine if you're making toys, but kids aren't toys, and good teaching isn't an assembly line.26.What can we infer from the first paragraph about teachers? 1“>They have to teach three classes at a time.2”>They have a very rewarding job.3“>They prefer to teach children from middle-class families.4”>They have a very hard job to do.27.Why does the author say teaching is tougher than writing a column? 1“>Teaching is like working on docks and warehouses.2”>Teaching demands full attention.3“>Teachers have to work with children.4”>Teachers have no chance to go traveling.28.What do new teachers find out after some practice? 1“>Their starting salary is lower than offered by other occupations.2”>They have to work during vacations to make ends meet.3“>They have to plan their time well to get everything done.4”>They can take a second or even a third job besides teaching.29.We can infer from the fourth paragraph that the author thinks __________.1“>measures should be taken to keep teachers in their jobs 2”>the rate of turnover in teaching is low compared to other occupations 3“>it's natural for a number of teachers to quit in three to five years 4”>it's fair to call teachers the gardeners of the landscape of the human race 30.What does the author think of merit pay? 1“>It will make up for teachers' low starting salaries.2”>It will bring down the turnover rate of teachers.3“>It is a good fix for current educational problems.4”>It is not suitable for the teaching profession.幾年前,我花了一整天在新澤西的一所小學。這是一個很好的學校,平均一個正方形和堅實的建筑,充滿了合理行為端正的來自中產階級家庭的孩子。我處理了三個類,我交錯的時候出了門我想躺下休息的一天。教學是最艱難的工作。在他新出版的回憶錄中寫道,“老師的人,”弗蘭克?麥考特回憶說告訴他的學生,“教學是比在碼頭和倉庫工作。“更不用說寫一個專欄。我可以用我的下巴凝視到中間的距離(下巴)在我的手。但你精神上南走五分鐘前的五年級學生,你沉沒了。新老師今天讓平均每年不到30000美元,這可能不是太糟糕了尋找一個二十來歲,沒有抵押貸款(抵押貸款),也沒有孩子。但很快新教師意識到他們可以賺更多的錢,而不是工作接近其他地方一樣硬。一生的聽證會后老傳說輕松(舒適安逸的)時間和暑假,他們指出,早期的早晨是學生需要額外的幫助,晚上為測試修正和教案,周末和暑假是第二個,甚至第三個工作來支付賬單。根據教育部,每五個老師離開后第一年,幾乎兩倍在三個之內離開。如果任何業務,周轉率,有人會做一些聰明的和戰略來解決它。這不是任何業務。這是最重要的業務,人類的景觀的園丁。不幸的是,當前的處理問題方式在教育是直接取自商業實踐,這是一個可怕的健康。而不是簡單地承認,可悲的是起薪低且致力于增加他們,找到錢合理的重復提出,政客們已經浪費了幾十年談論所謂績效工資(獎勵工資)。這是一個概念,如果你制作玩具沒問題,但是孩子不是玩具,良好的教學并不是一個生產線。

26歲。第一段,我們能從中推斷出什么老師? 1 “ >他們教三個類。” >他們有一個很有成就感的工作。3 >他們喜歡教來自中產階級家庭的孩子。4 “ >他們有一個非常困難的工作要做。27。為什么作者說教學是比寫專欄嗎? 1 ” >教學是在碼頭和倉庫工作。2 “ >教學要求充分重視。3 >老師和孩子們工作。4 ” >教師沒有機會去旅行。28。新教師一些練習后發現什么? 1 “ >他們的起薪低于其他職業提供的。2 ” >他們必須工作在假期來維持生計。3 >他們必須計劃時間完成一切。“ >他們可以接受第二個甚至第三個工作除了教學。29。我們可以推斷出從第四段作者認為__________。1 ” >應采取措施使教師在他們的工作 2 “ >教學周轉率低比其他職業 ” >很自然的教師在三到五年內辭職 4 “ >公平打電話給老師的園丁的人類 30。作者認為績效工資什么? 1 ” >將彌補教師低起薪。2 “ >會降低教師的流動率。” >這是一個很好的解決當前教育問題。4 “ >它是不適合教學工作。

Passage Two Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: I was born with a disability that affects my sense of balance, causing me to walk with a limp.Not only does it affect the function of the legs, but it also has an impact on the kidneys.The disability has had its ups and downs.As a young child, I can remember the way other children would stare at me because of the way that I walked.There were many times that my schoolmates would laugh at me and call me names simply because of their lack of understanding, especially back in the mid 70s and early 80s.Children then were just unwilling to take the time to learn why one of their classmates might walk, speak or seem noticeably different from themselves.Now that I am an adult, I have noticed that the stares and names have begun to fade, and judgments that once were negative have begun to turn toward acceptance.The signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA)has played a great part in breaking down some of those barriers(障礙)that, as a child, left me to fight a war that seemed to have no end.Now I look beyond what I can't do and focus on what I can.I have learned that limitations open doors that have been closed, showing other ways to meet our needs.I have always looked at life as a challenge, grasping each obstacle with open arms.There is nothing in this world that comes easy.I must stand tall and look forward, to be ever so ready for what still lies ahead.People often feel sorry for those who were born with some type of disability.But their compassion(憐憫)is misplaced.Yes, I may not be able to run as fast or perform certain tasks, but my disability gives me a better look at life and all that's around me.I want to be seen not as a disability but as a person who has, and will continue to, bloom(成長).So I decided to become an advocate(倡導者)on behalf of disabled Americans, to fight for our rights that for so long have been ignored.I feel that it only takes one powerful voice to change the minds of many nations, and as long as I have a mouth to use and a mind to think I will continue to work to bring peace upon the disabled community.31.Why did children stare at the author when he was young? 1”>He walked in an uneven way.2“>He often lost his balance and fell to the ground.3”>He had an appearance quite different from others.4“>He spoke in a different way from others.32.It can be inferred from the passage that in the 1970s, disabled children ________.1”>were not accepted by their peers 2“>received different treatment at school 3”>had frequent fights with their classmates 4“>had ups and downs in their life 33.Being disabled, the author ________.1”>has lost many a battle in his life 2“>looks at life as a challenge 3”>focuses on the limitations he has to suffer 4“>is angry for the many opportunities he has lost 34.According to the author, his disability ________.1”>has given him a better understanding of life 2“>aroused sympathy from people around him 3”>is a constant barrier between him and the community 4“>has prevented him from growing up to a full person 35.Why did the author decide to become an advocate for the disabled? 1”>He still has a mouth to use and a mind to think.2“>He has got a powerful voice to change people's minds.3”>The signing of the ADA has failed to change a thing in their life.4“>Their rights are still being ignored.我出生與一個殘疾,影響我的平衡感,讓我走路一瘸一拐。它不僅影響腿的功能,但它也有一個對腎臟的影響。殘疾人都有其跌宕起伏。作為一個年輕的孩子,我記得別的孩子會盯著我,因為我走的方式。有很多次,我的同學們會嘲笑我,說我的名字只是因為缺乏了解,尤其是在70年代中期和80年代早期。孩子只是不愿意花時間去學習他們的一個同學為什么會走路,說話或看起來明顯不同于自己。現在,我是一個成年人,我已經注意到,凝視著,名字已經開始褪色,和判斷,一旦被負已經開始轉向接受。簽署《美國殘疾人法案》(ADA)發揮了很大一部分在打破這些障礙(障礙),作為一個孩子,讓我打一場戰爭,似乎沒有盡頭。現在我超越我不能做什么,關注什么。我知道限制打開大門已經關閉,顯示其他方法來滿足我們的需求。我一直看著的生活挑戰,把握每個障礙張開雙臂。在這個世界上沒有什么是容易的。我必須忍受高和向前看,所以準備過的日子還在前頭。人們常常感到抱歉對于那些天生就有某種類型的殘疾。但是他們的同情心(憐憫)是錯誤的。是的,我可能無法或執行某些任務跑得一樣快,但我的殘疾使我的生活變得更好看,我周圍的所有。我想被視為一種殘疾,但作為一個人,并將繼續,布魯姆(成長)。所以我決定成為一個倡導者(倡導者)代表殘疾人的美國人來說,爭取我們的權利,長久以來被忽視了。我覺得只需要一個強有力的聲音改變許多國家的想法,只要我有一個口使用和心靈思考我將繼續工作在殘疾人社區帶來和平。31日。為什么孩子盯著作者年輕時? 1 ” >他走以不均勻的方式。“ >他經常失去平衡,摔倒在地。3 ” >他出現完全不同于其他人。4 “ >他說別人的方式不同。

32。從文章中可以推斷,在1970年代,殘疾兒童________。1 ” >沒有同齡人所接受 2 “ >在學校接受不同的治療 3“>經常與同學打架 ” >在他們的生活跌宕起伏 33。被禁用,作者________。“ >已經失去了很多在他的生活中 2 ” >看著生活的挑戰 3 >關注他遭受的局限性 “ >憤怒的他已經失去了很多機會 34。根據作者,他的殘疾________。1 ” >給了他一個更好的理解生活 2 “ >引起了周圍人的同情 ” >是一個常數他和社區之間的障礙 4 “ >已經阻止了他成長為一個完整的人 35。為什么作者決定成為一個倡導殘疾人? 1 ” >他仍然有一個口使用和思維去思考。2 “ >他有一個強大的聲音,改變人們的想法。>簽署《美國殘疾人法》未能改變生活中的一件事。4 ” >他們的權利仍然被忽視。

Passage Three Questions 36-40 are based on the following passage: I'm coming off this plane, and landing at London airport.I'm looking around for a middle-aged woman, my Aunt Penn, who I've seen in pictures.The photographs are out of date, but she looked like the type who would wear a big necklace(項鏈)and flat shoes, and maybe some kind of narrow dress in black or gray.But I'm just guessing since the pictures only showed her face.Anyway, I'm looking and looking and everyone's leaving and there's no signal on my phone and I'm thinking, “Oh great, I'm going to be abandoned at the airport so that's two countries they don't want me in,” when I notice everyone's gone except this kid who comes up to me and says, “You must be Daisy.” And when I look relieved he does too and says, “I'm Edmond.” “Hello Edmond,” I say, “nice to meet you.” I look at him hard to try to get a feel for what my new life with my cousins might be like.Now let me tell you what he looks like before I forget because it's not exactly what you'd expect from your average fourteen-year-old what with the cigarette and hair that looked like he cut it himself with a knife in the dead of night, but aside from that he's exactly like some kind of mutt, you know the ones you see at the dog shelter who are kind of hopeful and sweet and put their nose straight into your hand when they meet you with a certain kind of dignity and you know from that second that you're going to take him home? Well that's him.Only he took me home.I'll take your bag, he said, and even though he's about half a mile shorter than me and has arms about as thick as a dog leg, he grabs my bag, and I grab it back and say “Where's your mom, is she in the car?” And he smiles and takes a drag on his cigarette, which, even though I know smoking kills and all that, I think is a little bit cool, but maybe all the kids in England smoke cigarettes? I don't say anything in case it's a well-known fact that the smoking age in England is something like twelve and by making a big thing about it I'll end up looking like an idiot when I've barely been here five minutes.Anyway, he says,“ Mum couldn't come to the airport because she's working, and everyone else seemed to be somewhere else, so I drove here myself.” 36.Daisy flew to London to ________.1“>see England 2”>live with her aunt 3“>meet Edmond 4”>visit a friend 37.Before Edmond greeted her, Daisy felt ________.1“>anxious 2”>curious 3“>relieved 4”>excited 38.Edmond waited till everyone was gone before greeting Daisy because _______.1“>he did not want to talk to a girl before others 2”>he did not get Daisy's phone call 3“>he had never seen Daisy before 4”>he was looking for a middle-aged woman 39.What did Edmond look like in Daisy's eyes? 1“>An average 14-year-old.2”>A lost dog.3“>An old friend.4”>A man with dignity.40.Daisy did not make any comment about Edmond smoking because _______.1“>she knew all children in England smoke cigarettes 2”>she thought smoking did harm to one's health 3“>the smoking age in England is about twelve 4”>she did not want to make a fool of herself

51.Large-scale studies are needed to ________ the encouraging results we have obtained so far.1“>conduct 2”>confirm 3“>contract 4”>commit 52.Dr.Smith is starting the first training program himself, and his methods of teaching will be used in all ________ training programs.1“>subsequent 2”>temporary 3“>fruitful 4”>energetic 53.Whoever disobeys the company's safety regulations shall be ________ on the spot.1“>dismissed 2”>switched 3“>interrupted 4”>revealed 54.This is a very formal occasion.It is not appropriate to wear ________ pants or skirts.1“>messy 2”>frantic 3“>casual 4”>jealous 55.All the questions the police asked ________ what she had been doing on the night of the robbery.1“>brought up 2”>revolved around 3“>built on 4”>singled out 56.The noise ________ to be just the dogs fighting for a bone in the courtyard.1“>made out 2”>worked out 3“>rang out 4”>turned out 57.Our system has been designed to give the user quick and easy ________ to the required information.1“>accent 2”>access 3“>response 4”>approach 58.So far only a dozen people who had direct contact with live chickens have ________ the bird flu.1“>distributed 2”>displayed 3“>contracted 4”>constituted 59.Many young women do aerobics(增氧健美操)every day in their ________ to achieve the perfect body.1“>quest 2”>strain 3“>temptation 4”>campaign 60.The official ________ of the events is that the police were attacked and were just trying to defend themselves.1“>issue 2”>illusion 3“>version 4”>perspective 61.________ the warning that smoking kills, the number of smokers does not seem to drop in our country.1“>With 2”>For 3“>As 4”>Despite 62.Why did you have to ________ the subject of religion since you know the guests are sharply divided on it? 1“>bring up 2”>leave out 3“>turn against 4”>call up 63.If schoolchildren are allowed to work at their own ________, their performance will generally improve.1“>version 2”>pace 3“>evolution 4”>system 64.Clara was ________ to sell her late husband's paintings to pay her debts.1“>qualified 2”>assumed 3“>compelled 4”>racked 65.To attract foreign investors, you have to ________ them that their investment will have profitable returns.1“>confirm 2”>stimulate 3“>grab 4”>convince 66.I don't think I can ever ________ my teachers for their devoted work, but I can in my turn do my best for my students.1“>repay 2”>interrupt 3“>respond 4”>witness 67.The conference was an attempt to ________ discussion of the problem of widening gaps between the rich and the poor.1“>stimulate 2”>conduct 3“>intend 4”>uncover 68.The lawyer outlined the case to him, being careful not to ________ anything important.1“>save up 2”>cut through 3“>leave out 4”>take out 69.The clerk held my passport four inches from his face and ________ to read it.1“>affected 2”>flipped 3“>strained 4”>giggled 70.The wounded woman got to her feet and made a ________ at the kitchen knife at the sink.1“>grab 2”>click 3“>comment 4”>pat 71.The designers made the most ________ water gardens to match the houses, with canals, fountains and cascades(小瀑布).1“>casual 2”>elaborate 3“>fruitful 4”>frantic 72.Suggesting something which he or she can do ________ the child's sense of achievement.1“>makes up 2”>pass on 3“>brings up 4”>adds to 73.If these problems are not ________ early in their training, they can be a real danger to themselves and to their instructors.1“>skipped 2”>contracted 3“>spotted 4”>responded 74.In order to reach ________ physical fitness for the coming match, he cut out all social activities and concentrated on his training.1“>maximum 2”>temporary 3“>extensive 4”>detached 75.We can't ________ the suspects to be guilty simply because they've decided to remain silent.1“>interpret 2”>assume 3“>grant 4”>arrest 76.The professor ________ the whole chapter, saying it was not difficult for us to study it by ourselves.1“>dismissed 2”>covered 3“>skipped 4”>explored 77.Tourism authorities ________ quickly to reports of the attack, claiming that it was accidental and that crime against tourists was quite rare in the scenic areas.1“>added 2”>fastened 3“>skipped 4”>responded 78.It is rarely useful to try and adjust fully to the time-zone transition(轉變)before the journey, since this will ________ your life-style too much.1“>interrupt 2”>flip 3“>renovate 4”>decay 79.To ________ for the position, applicants would need to have a PhD degree and 3 years' working experience.1“>strain 2”>qualify 3“>register 4”>campaign 80.We must come to a decision and take action quickly, for time is ________ faster than we think.1“>catching on 2”>running out 3“>stepping up 4”>revolving around

我從這架飛機,降落在倫敦機場。我找了一位中年婦女,我姑姑潘,我看過照片。照片是過時了,但她看起來像誰會穿一個大類型的項鏈(項鏈),平底鞋,也許一些狹窄的穿黑色或灰色。但我只是猜測因為圖片只顯示了她的臉。不管怎樣,我想,和每個人的離開,我的電話沒有信號,我想,“哦,太好了,我要放棄在機場這是兩國在,他們不希望我”當我注意到每個人都去除了這孩子過來對我說,“你一定是黛西。“當我看他做太松了一口氣說,“我是愛德蒙。”“你好,愛德蒙,”我說,“很高興見到你。“我看著他努力嘗試了解我和我的表親們可能會喜歡的新生活。現在讓我告訴你他是什么樣子在我忘記之前,因為它不是你希望從你的平均14歲的香煙和頭發的樣子他自己切了用刀在夜深人靜的時候,但是除了他就像某種雜種狗,你知道的你看到狗庇護所的希望和甜,把他們的鼻子直接進入你的手當他們見到你的某種尊嚴和你知道,第二,你要帶他回家?這就是他。只有他帶我回家。我接受你的包,他說,盡管他的大約半英里比我短,手臂一樣粗的狗腿,他抓住我的包,我抓住它,說:“你的媽媽,她在車里嗎?”,他笑著將拖累他的香煙,即使我知道因吸煙而死亡,我覺得有點涼,但也許在英國所有的孩子抽煙嗎?我不會說任何情況下這是一個眾所周知的事實是英國吸煙年齡之類的十二個,通過做一件大事,我看起來像個白癡當我幾乎在這里五分鐘。不管怎樣,他說,“媽媽不能來機場,因為她的工作,而其他人似乎在別的地方,所以我開車我自己。” 36。黛西飛往倫敦________。1 “ >看到英格蘭 2 ” >姑姑住在一起 3 >滿足愛德蒙 4 “ >拜訪一位朋友

37歲。愛德蒙前迎接她,黛西感到________。1 ” >焦慮 2 “ >好奇 >松了一口氣 4 ” >興奮

38。愛德蒙等到所有人都走了之前問候黛西因為_________。1 “ >他不想跟一個女孩在別人 2 ” >他沒有得到黛西的電話 3 >他從來沒有見過黛西 4“>他尋找一位中年婦女

39歲。愛德蒙在黛西的眼睛看起來像什么? 1 “ >平均14歲。2 ” >一個走失的狗。3 >一個老朋友。“ >一個有尊嚴的人。

40。黛西并沒有做出任何評論愛德蒙吸煙因為_________。1 ” >她知道在英國所有的孩子抽煙 2 “ >她認為吸煙危害健康 3 ” >英國吸煙年齡大約是十二 4 “ >她不想欺騙自己

51。大規模研究需要________迄今為止我們取得的令人鼓舞的結果。1 ” >行為 2 “ >確認 3 >合同 4 ” >提交

52歲。史密斯博士開始第一個培訓計劃,和他的教學方法將用于所有培訓項目。1 “ >后續 2 ” >臨時 3 >富有成果 4 “ >精力充沛

53歲。誰不服從公司的安全條例應當______。1 ” >了 2 “ >切換 3 >打斷 4 ” >透露

54。這是一個非常正式的場合。不適合穿在褲子或裙子。1 “ >混亂 2 ” >瘋狂 3 >休閑 4 “ >嫉妒

55。警察問的所有問題——她一直做什么晚上的搶劫。1 ” >長大 2 “ >圍繞 3 ” >建立在 4 “ >挑出

56。噪聲在只是骨頭在院子里的狗打架。1 ” >了 2 “ > 3 ” >響起 4 “ > 57。我們的系統被設計給用戶快速和容易________到所需的信息。1 ” >口音 2 “ >訪問 3 ” >響應 4“>的方法 58歲。到目前為止,只有十幾個人活著的雞有直接接觸禽流感。1 “ >分布式 2 ” >顯示 3 >合同 4 “ >構成

59。許多年輕女性做有氧運動(增氧健美操)每天________來達到完美的身體。1 ” >追求 2 “ >應變 3 >誘惑 4 ” >活動

60。官方在警察遭到襲擊的事件,只是想保護自己。1 >問題 2 “ >錯覺 3 ” >版本 “ >的角度來看

61年。________因吸煙而死亡的警告,吸煙者的數量似乎并沒有下降。1 ” > 2 “ > 3 ” > 4 “ >盡管

62年。你為什么要從宗教的主題因為你知道客人是嚴重分歧嗎? 1 ” >彈出 2 “ > 3 ” >反對 4 “ >打電話

63年。如果學生被允許在自己的工作______,他們通常會提高性能。1 ” >版本 2 “ >速度 3 >進化 4 ” >系統

64年。克拉拉是________出售她已故丈夫的作品支付債務。1 “ >合格 2 ” >假定 3 >強迫 4 “ >折磨

65年。吸引外國投資者,你必須立刻停止他們的投資會有豐厚的回報。1 ” >確認 2 “ >刺激 3 >抓住 4 ” >說服

66年。我不認為我能______老師對他們的投入工作,但我可以在我將為我的學生做我最好的。1 “ >償還 2 ” >中斷 3 >回應 4 “ >見證

67年。會議是企圖在討論問題的富人和窮人之間的差距不斷擴大。1 ” >刺激 2 “ >行為 3“>意愿 4 ” >發現

68年。列出的律師對他而言,小心不要在什么重要。1 “ >保存 2 ” >穿過 3 >離開 4 “ >取出

69年。店員舉行我的護照4英寸從他的臉,在閱讀它。1 ” >的影響 2 “ >翻 3“>緊張 ” >咯咯直笑

70年。受傷的女人有她的腳,________在水槽的菜刀。1 “ >抓住 2 ” >點擊 3“>評論 4 “ >帕特

71年。設計師作出了最______的水花園與房屋、運河、噴泉和瀑布(小瀑布)。1 ” >休閑 “ >精心制作的 3 >富有成果 4 ” >瘋狂

72年。表明他或她可以做的事情在孩子的成就感。1 “ >組成 2 ” >轉嫁 3 “ >提出 4 ” >增加了

73年。如果這些問題不從早在他們的訓練,他們可以是一個真正的危險,自己和他們的教練。1 “ >跳過 2 ” >合同 3 >發現 4 “ >回應

74年。以達到______身體健康為即將到來的比賽,他把所有的社會活動和集中培訓。1 ” >最大 2 “ >臨時 3 >廣泛 4 ” >分離

75年。我們不能從嫌疑人有罪,因為他們已經決定保持沉默。1 “ >解讀 2 ” >假設 3 >格蘭特 4 “ >逮捕

76年。教授在整個一章,說對我們來說并不難自己研究。1 ” >了 2 “ >覆蓋 3 >跳過 4 ” >探索

77年。旅游部門______迅速襲擊的報道,聲稱這是偶然的,犯罪對游客在風景區是相當罕見的。1 >說: 2 “ >系 3 >跳過 4 ” >回應

78年。很少有用的嘗試和調整充分的時區轉換(轉變)在旅程之前,因為這將在你的生活太多。1 “ >中斷 2 ” >翻轉 3 >更新 4 “ >衰變

79年。________的位置,申請者需要有一個博士學位,3年的工作經驗。1 ” >應變 2 “ >資格 3 >注冊 4 ” >活動

80年。我們必須作出決定和采取行動迅速,時間是在比我們想象的更快。1 “ > 2 ” >耗盡 3 “ >加大 4 ” >圍繞

81．不打算努力工作的人就沒有可能取得成功。

No one who does not intend to work hard stands a chance of success.82．看來你從因特網上下載的這個故事是原文的簡寫本。

It seems the story you downloaded from the Internet is a simplified version of the original.83．我相信如果財富以更為合理的方式分配，世界上就沒有人會挨凍受餓。

I am convinced that if wealth is distributed in a more reasonable manner, no one will suffer from cold and hunger in the world.84．瑪麗加到她網站上的圖片確實吸引一些訪客的注意。

The pictures Mary added to her website did catch the eye of a number of visitors.85．薩拉沒有讓她身體的殘疾擋住她想當棒球評論作家的路。

Sarah did not allow her physical disability to stand in her way to becoming a baseball editorialist.Passage One Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: I don't know why we are here.Ever since we came here, we have been treated very badly, and all I have heard since we have been here are people yelling in a language I don't understand, or people screaming as they were separated from loved ones.I have been made to lie on this hard, cold table, while strange men have taken away my crutches(拐杖).When I don't come when they call, they beat me repeatedly with a thick stick, and they laugh when I cry out for help.On bare skin it hurts so horribly, and I am so covered with bruises(瘀傷)and cuts it's a wonder I have any skin left!They call me an “undesirable”, and they keep telling me that they have “plans” for me.Whenever I ask what they are going to do, they just laugh and tell me to shut up and to mind my own business.I have had to have my hair shaved off, and I wear ill-fitting clothes;and I also have had to go around naked;and with other people looking at me, it makes me very unhappy.It is very cold here in these camps, and people have gotten sick;and disease has run rampant(猖獗).There is typhus about, and I am scared that I will get it next!I have eaten but very little, and what I ate tasted nasty.Life has been very hard for all of us, and every day, I see more and more bodies piling up.It is during these times when I wish I could see my mama or papa again, and I wish I were still at home in Warsaw!I wish I were still at home in my little bed or safe in mama's arms;I still can remember her telling me that she loved me so much, and that I was her angel(天使)!I also remember papa's strong arms and his big, booming laugh;but then the War came, and it changed everything;and now I am here, and I don't know what I may have done to deserve being here at Auschwitz!I am only a little boy who can't walk, and I didn't ask to be captured by the Germans or taken to this awful place!I didn't ask to be born a Jew, and I certainly didn't ask to be born handicapped!Now it seems that is exactly why I am here at this camp, and I am so scared！26．We can learn from the first two paragraphs that the author of this passage was ________.1“>an unpleasant person 2”>an intelligent child 3“>a disabled person 4”>a German citizen 27.The author was scared because ________.1“>he had little to eat and might be starved to death 2”>he didn't know the language used in the place 3“>he had to walk around naked before others 4”>he was afraid of catching typhus 28.According to the author, at Auschwitz ________.1“>children were taken care of by their parents 2”>death was a daily occurrence 3“>children were treated like angels 4”>people laughed at the Germans 29.The author thought he was taken to Auschwitz because ________.1“>he was a handicapped Jew 2”>his parents no longer cared for him 3“>he had said something that annoyed the Germans 4”>his home in Warsaw had been destroyed by the war 30.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.1“>anyone who dared to cry in Auschwitz would be beaten up by the Germans 2”>many children were left without a family after the war in Warsaw 3“>members of a family were separated from each other at Auschwitz 4”>Auschwitz was only one of the many camps where the Germans tortured the Jews 我不知道為什么我們在這里。自從我們來到這里,我們一直非常糟糕,我們一直以來我聽到這里有人們叫喊的語言我不懂,或者人們尖叫當他們與所愛的人分離。我已經躺在這,冷表,而陌生男人已經拿走了我的拐杖(拐杖)。當我不他們叫的時候,他們打我反復用杠子,笑當我哭出來幫忙。在裸露的皮膚疼得這么慘,我滿傷痕(瘀傷)和削減懷疑我有任何皮膚了!他們叫我“不良”,他們告訴我,他們對我有“計劃”。每當我問他們要做什么,他們只是笑,告訴我閉嘴,管好我自己的事。我不得不把頭發剃掉,我穿不合身的衣服,我也不得不去裸體;和別人看著我,這讓我很不高興。在這些營地,這里很冷,人生病了,和疾病已泛濫成災(猖獗)。有斑疹傷寒,我害怕我接下來會得到它!我吃過但很少,我吃的味道的。我們所有人的生活非常艱難,每一天,我看到越來越多的尸體堆積如山。正是在這些時候,我希望我能再次見到我的媽媽或爸爸,和我希望我仍在華沙在家!我希望我仍在家里在我的小床或安全在媽媽的懷里,我還能記得她告訴我,她非常愛我,我是她的天使(天使)!我還記得爸爸的胳膊和他的大強,蓬勃發展的笑,但戰爭來了,它改變了一切,現在我在這里,我不知道我可能做的應該是在奧斯維辛集中營!我只是一個小男孩不能走路,我不要求被德國人或被這個可怕的地方!我沒有問出生一個猶太人,我當然沒有問出生殘疾!現在看來,就是為什么我在這里在這個營地,和我很害怕！26.我們可以借鑒前兩個段落,這篇文章的作者是________。1 “ >一個不愉快的人 2 ” >一個聰明的孩子 3 “ >一個殘疾人 4 ” >德國公民

27。作者很害怕因為________。1 “ >他幾乎沒有吃會餓死 2 ” >他不知道所使用的語言 3 >他不得不在別人面前裸體走動 4 “ >他怕感染斑疹傷寒

28。根據作者在奧斯維辛________。1“>的孩子被他們的父母照顧 2 ” >死亡是家常便飯 >孩子們像天使一樣對待 4 >人嘲笑德國

29。作者認為他被送往奧斯維辛集中營,因為________。1 “ >他是一個殘疾人猶太人 2 ” >他的父母不再照顧他 >他說的話惹惱了德國人的東西 4 “ >在華沙被戰爭摧毀了

30。從文章中可以推斷出來,________。1 ” >誰敢哭在奧斯維辛集中營被德國人 “ >后,許多孩子都沒有一個家庭戰爭在華沙 3”>的家人分開在奧斯維辛 ” >奧斯維辛集中營的只有一個營的德國人虐待猶太人

Passage Two Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: One of the first productive daydreamers may have been Archimedes.In the third century BC, the Greek scientist and inventor was taking a bath when he suddenly grasped a method for determining whether a gold crown was mixed with a cheaper metal.More recently, Sigmund Freud wrote extensively about the psychological importance of dreams, including daydreams.Scientists began investigating daydreaming as an invention and problem-solving tool about 40 years ago after they noticed famous inventors often reported making key discoveries while their minds wandered in relaxed states.Daydreaming is appreciated as a valuable tool in other areas as well.Visualization, for instance, in which athletes essentially daydream their own top performances, is widely used by athletes before important contests.Despite its history, however, daydreaming is in poor reputation today.They are often seen by many as a waste of time.Yet many of us daydream, and productively, too.A lot of people say they have their best ideas at night, when they get up in the morning, or during a long taxi ride.Basically when people are in a semi-trance(半催眠)state, their mind is free to wander and come up with new ideas.You can also daydream successfully while exercising, walking or bathing.In fact, it's a good idea to occupy at least part of your mind with something else while letting your daydreams spin(旋轉).A typical exercise of the daydreamer is to imagine he or she is in various settings such as a tropical beach or preparing to dive into a pool of water.The idea is to provide the daydreamer with an experience that will help his or her real-world performance.For example, if a salesman has been rejected 20 times and is afraid of cold-calling(向素不相識的人打電話或上門推銷商品), he can use daydreaming to help himself relax, so that he will experience a call with less stress and become open to learning new skills.Writing down or otherwise recording a dream session is vital.One of the problems is that you have a great idea and it pops out of your head before you can record it.You also must carefully evaluate the real value of your ideas.At some point, you have to step back from the daydream and figure out what's reality.Daydreams aren't going to show you what's practical.That's not their job.Daydreams can even be dangerous if you fail to distinguish fantasy from reality.The risk is expecting too much and taking your daydreams too seriously.31.According to the author, Archimedes was the first man in history ________.1“>to appreciate daydreaming as a problem-solving tool 2”>to make a gold crown mixed with a cheaper metal 3“>to study the role of daydreaming in solving problems 4”>to solve a scientific problem while daydreaming 32.According to some scientists, many discoveries were made when the inventors ________.1“>worked at night 2”>dreamed a lot 3“>concentrated their attention on their work 4”>were in a relaxed state of mind 33.According to the passage, daydreaming is viewed by many today as ________.1“>dangerous to a driver's safety 2”>a waste of time 3“>an athlete's way to top performance 4”>valuable to success 34.To benefit from daydreaming, the most important thing is ________.1“>to take daydreams seriously 2”>to imagine oneself in various beautiful settings 3“>to be open to learning new techniques and skills 4”>to write down the ideas that pop up in your mind 35.Daydreams can be dangerous if __________.1“>you can't tell what is practical and what is not 2”>you step back and try to figure out what is reality 3“>you let them spin during a long drive 4”>you let them pop out of your mind Passage Three Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: We live in an era when modern technology has relieved us of almost every task our grandparents once performed – from chopping wood to carrying water.Technology is not the only reason for this, however: attitudes to children and work have changed dramatically in the last hundred years, and to many children physical work is a wholly foreign idea.In many homes, parents simply do not expect their children to work, even to make their own beds, wash the dishes, or mow the lawn.A friend recently wrote to me: I'm not sure my generation ever really grew up.We don't know what it is to make sacrifices, to give unselfishly in ways that won't ever be recognized.Many of us are still seeking the perfect partner, the perfect car, or some other kind of elusive(難以捉摸的)happiness.While no one in his right mind could desire a return to the days of child labor, sometimes it seems that the pendulum(鐘擺)has swung too far the other way, that we have forgotten the value of work as an important tool of education.Physical work will not harm children;in fact, it usually does wonders for them.When you give a child a chore to do, you develop his or her ability to follow instructions.In helping to see it through to completion, you help the child build initiative and perseverance.Afterwards, you can praise him or her and instill(灌輸)pride in a job well done.Where I grew up, hard physical work was part of daily life.I used to complain about the never-ending work, but my parents had no pity: “Good, hard work makes a man,” they always said.On looking back, I am grateful for every chore I did.I see now how work taught me self-discipline and concentration and prepared me for the responsibilities of fatherhood.Learning to work hard means far more than learning to sweat: it means building character.Our children need to grow up loving work, not avoiding it.Let us teach them to find inspiration in the face of challenges and difficulties, not frustration.And let us instill in them the desire to carry out everything they do with joy.36．By saying “to many children physical work is a wholly foreign idea”, the author means ________.1“>physical work is often assigned to children 2”>many children do not like physical work at all 3“>physical work is too hard for many children 4”>many children are not familiar with physical work 37.What does the author's friend mean by saying “I'm not sure my generation ever really grew up”? 1“>The younger generation wants everything perfect.2”>The younger generation does not know what happiness is.3“>The younger generation grew up quite selfish.4”>The younger generation is idealistic about life.38.What does the author mean by saying “the pendulum has swung too far the other way”? 1“>Too many children today find physical work boring.2”>Physical work has gained importance as a tool of education.3“>Children do too little physical work nowadays.4”>Too little physical work is now needed in our daily lives.39.How did the author's parents react to his complaints about never-ending work? 1“>They disciplined him.2”>They showed sympathy for him.3“>They said it could not be helped.4”>They took no pity on him.40.What does the author think of children doing physical work? 1“>It helps children build up their character.2”>It is becoming unnecessary as technology develops.3“>It is too great a challenge for children growing up today.4”>It means nothing but sweat and brings back memories of child labor.第一批生產的空想家可能是阿基米德。在公元前三世紀,希臘科學家和發明家正在洗澡時,他突然抓住一個方法判斷一個金冠和更便宜的金屬。最近,西格蒙德·弗洛伊德寫了大量有關心理的夢想的重要性,包括白日夢。科學家開始調查白日夢作為一項發明和解決問題的工具后約40年前他們注意到著名的發明家通常報道做出關鍵發現雖然他們的思想在放松狀態。白日做夢是欣賞作為一個有價值的工具在其他領域。可視化,例如,運動員基本上遐想自己的表演,被廣泛使用之前,運動員重要的比賽。然而,盡管其歷史白日做夢是當今聲譽不佳。他們通常被視為浪費時間。然而,許多人遐想,也有效。很多人說他們晚上最好的想法,早晨起床時,或在長時間乘坐出租車。基本上是當人們semi-trance(半催眠)狀態,他們的思想是自由漫步,想出新點子。你也可以做白日夢成功運動時,走路或洗澡。事實上,它是一個好主意至少占據你的大腦的一部分與其他東西而讓你的白日夢旋轉(旋轉)。空想家的典型運動想象他或她是在各種設置如熱帶海灘或準備跳進一個水池。這個想法是提供的空想家經驗會幫助他或她的真實性能。例如,如果一個推銷員已經拒絕了20倍,害怕不請自來的(向素不相識的人打電話或上門推銷商品),他可以用白日夢來幫助自己放松,所以,他將經歷一個電話更少的壓力,成為學習新技能。寫下或記錄一個夢想會話是至關重要的。其中一個問題是,你有一個偉大的想法,你的頭,你可以記錄它。你也必須仔細評估你的想法的真正價值。在某種程度上,你必須退一步從白日夢和算出的現實。白日夢不會告訴你什么是實用。這不是他們的工作。白日夢甚至可以是危險的,如果你不能區分幻想與現實。風險是期待太多,認真對待你的白日夢。

31日。根據作者,阿基米德在歷史上是第一個男人________。1”>欣賞白日夢作為一個解決問題的工具 2 “ >金冠和更便宜的金屬 >研究白日夢在解決問題中的作用 4 ” >解決一個科學問題,做白日夢

32。一些科學家表示,許多發明家________時發現的。1 “ >晚上工作 2 >夢想很多 >集中注意力集中在他們的工作 4 ” >是一個放松的心態

33。根據短文,白日做夢是今天被很多________。1 “ >危險駕駛安全 2 ” >浪費時間 “ >一個運動員的最高性能的方法 4 ” >有價值的成功

34。受益于白日夢,最重要的是________。1 “ >認真對待白日夢 ” >想象自己在各種美麗的設置 3 >開放學習新技術和技能 4 “ >寫下的想法出現在腦海中

35。如果__________白日夢可能是危險的。1 ” >你不能告訴什么是實用的,什么不是 2 “ >你退后一步,試圖找出什么是現實 3 ” >你讓他們自旋在長期開車 4 “ >你讓他們從你的頭腦

我們生活在一個時代,現代技術緩解我們幾乎每個任務的執行我們的祖父母一次——從劈柴攜帶水。技術并不是唯一的原因,但是對孩子的態度和工作有了顯著的變化在過去的幾百年里,和許多孩子體力勞動是一個外商的主意。在許多家庭,父母不希望他們的孩子工作,甚至自己鋪床、洗盤子,或者割草坪。一個朋友最近寫信給我:我不確定我這一代真的長大了。我們不知道它是什么做出犧牲,給無私的方式不會被認出來。我們中的許多人仍在尋找完美的伴侶、實現完美的汽車,或其他類型的難以捉摸(難以捉摸的)幸福。雖然沒有人就想要回到過去的童工,有時似乎擺(鐘擺)搖擺得太遠了,我們忘記了工作的價值教育的一個重要工具。物理工作不會傷害孩子;事實上,它通常是奇跡。當你給一個孩子一件苦差事,您開發遵循指示他或她的能力。在幫助將它完成,幫助孩子建立計劃和毅力。之后,你可以贊美他或她和灌輸(灌輸)驕傲的工作做得很好。我長大的地方,重體力工作是日常生活的一部分。我曾經抱怨永無止境的工作,但是我的父母沒有遺憾:“好,努力工作使人,”他們總是說。回首過去,我感激每一個苦差事。我現在看到的工作教會了我如何自律、濃度和準備我做父親的責任。學習努力工作意味著遠遠超過學習汗:這意味著建筑性格。我們的孩子需要愛成長的工作,而不是避開它。讓我們教他們面對挑戰和困難的找到靈感,而不是沮喪。讓我們灌輸他們的欲望進行他們所做的一切快樂。

36.說“許多孩子體力勞動是外商的主意”,作者指的是________。1 ” >體力勞動通常是分配給孩子 2 “ >很多孩子不喜歡體力勞動 3 >體力勞動為許多孩子太硬 4 ” >很多孩子不熟悉體力勞動

37歲。作者的朋友是什么意思,說“我不確定我這一代真的長大了”? 1 “ >年輕一代希望一切完美。2 ” >年輕一代不知道什么是幸福。3 “ >年輕一代長大很自私。” >年輕一代對生活是理想主義的。38。作者是什么意思,說“鐘擺轉到另一個極端”? 1 “ >太多孩子今天在物理工作很無聊。” >體力勞動獲得了教育的重要性作為一種工具。3“>孩子做體力勞動太少了。“ >太少現在需要體力勞動在我們的日常生活中。39歲。作者的父母怎么對他無休止的抱怨工作嗎? 1 ” >他們處罰他。“ >他們顯示同情他。3 >他們說它不能幫助。4 ” >他們不同情他。

40。作者認為孩子做什么體力勞動嗎? 1 “ >它幫助孩子建立他們的個性。2 ” >它變得不必要的隨著科技的發展。3 “ >它是太大的挑戰今天對孩子成長。4 ” >這意味著除了汗水和帶回童工的記憶。

101.如果我們將這些奇妙的主意付諸實施，我們就會在工作中取得給人以深刻印象的進步。

If we put these fantastic ideas to work, we will make impressive progress in our work.102．如果你作此讓步，你不久就會為此付出代價。

If you make the concession, you'll soon have to pay for it.103．他視力不好，致使他沒有能看到遠處的小孩。His poor vision contributed to his failure to spot the child in the distance.104．我們正在設法想出解決這些緊迫問題的辦法。

We are trying to figure out a solution to these urgent problems.105．政府正在采取這些措施，希望將飛漲的房價降下來。

The government is taking these measures in hopes of bringing down the soaring price of houses.

第三篇：大學英語精讀第三冊第一篇課文總結

Human can’t against the natural It has since the earth was born.the natural disaster was occurred.the drought and the flood and the earthquake and the volcanic eruption and so on.At the long ago.human and natural get together harmony.so the life become better and better.But at present.As the development of human.more and more natural resources was developed.and human don’t protect the natural.the natural began to revenge.the snowstorms drought.the big earthquake and the water was pollution and so on.when the earthquake was happened.human have no way to stop the earthquake.only chance to escape.when the drought was coming.human is also can’t let it down.they only saw the particles no change.when the flood was occurred.human saw the house was down by the water.but they can’t do anything.the natural power is very stronger.it very difficult to fight against.as the film(the day after tomorrow)when the big storm was coming.human only stay in the door make fire to against the big storm.The natural power is stronger.with human current ability can’t against the natural.so we must stay harmony with the natural.don’t against the natural rule.

第四篇：大學英語精讀第三冊Unit1-3課后翻譯答案

1.發言人(spokesman)明確表示總統在任何情況下都不會取消這次旅行(under any circumstances).The spokesman made it clear that the President would not cancel the trip under any circumstances.2.我們相信他所說的,因為他受過良好的教育,出生于受人尊敬的家庭,更重要的是他為人可靠.We believe what he has said, because he is well-educated, comes from a respectable family, and what's more, he is realiable.3.隨后發生的那些事件再次證明了我的猜疑(suspicions)是對的(confirm).The subsequent events confirmed my suspicions once again.4.在賽后舉行的記者招待會上,這位足球教練(coach)因該隊表現不佳(poor performance)而向球迷們致歉(apologize to sb.For sth.).At the press conference held after the game, the football coach apologized to the fans for his team's poor performance.5.令我們吃驚的是這位常被贊為十分正直的州長(governor)竟然是個貪官(corrupt official)(turn out to be)To our surprise, the governor who had often been praised for his honesty turned out to be a corrupt official

6.只有少數工作得到提升(be promoted),在這同時卻有數百名工人被解雇(be dismissed).A few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were dismissed.7.如果有機會,約翰也許已成為一位杰出的畫家了(given).Given the chance, John might have become an outstanding painter.8.起初我以為是開玩笑,可后來我知道他是當真的.At first I thought he was joking, but then I realized he was serious.1.在醫院的急診室（emergency room）里常常聽到痛苦的呻吟聲。

Groans of pain can often be heard in a hospital emergency room.2.這位美國前國務卿（Secretary of State）已重新回到公眾生活（public life）中來，擔任了駐外大使（ambassador to a foreign country）

The former U.S.Secretary of State has returned to public life as a ambassador to a foreign country.3.兌現支票（cash a check）時大多數銀行要求提供身份證明

Proof of identity is required for cashing a check at mose banks.4.這位通俗歌星（pop star）在舞臺上的引起了全場觀眾（audience）起立鼓掌（presence）

The pop star’s presence on the stage brought the audience to its/their feet in applause.5.她驚異地發現許多人仍然不辦保險（without insurance）就冒險旅行（risk doing）

She was amazed to learn that many people still risk traveling without insurance.6.請務必做到不讓孩子們來探身窗外（see to it that,lean）

Will you see to it that no children should lean out of the windows.7.他在戰爭中被俘，不論敵人如何殘酷的折磨（torture）他，他從不屈服（give in）

He was captured/taken prisoner in the war, but never gave in no matter how cruelly the enemy tortured him.8.亨利比德爾雖然傷熱嚴重但貝蒂在醫生的幫助下終于使他轉危為安（bring through）

Henry Bedell was seriously wounded,but Bettie,with the help of the doctor,finally brought him through.1.許多美國大學生申請政府貸款交付學費.Many American students apply for government loans to pay for their education /tuition.2.除閱讀材料外,使用電影和錄像(videotapes)會激發學生的學習興趣(stimulate).Besides reading materials,the use of films and videotapes can stimulate students' interest in a subject.3.這位律師試圖說服陪審團(jury)他的當事人(client)是無辜的(convince sb.of).The attorney/lawyer tried to convince the jury of his client's innocence.4.自20世紀80年代初以來醫學方面的科學家們一直在努力尋找治療艾滋病(AIDS)的方法(work on finding..)Medical scientists have been working on/at finding a cure for AIDS since the early 1980s.5.我已經把我的簡歷(resume)寄往幾家公司,但尚未收到回復(send off).I have sent off my resume to several corporations, but haven't yet received a reply.6.不少人希望有機會去國外學習,然而僅有少數人有此可能.Many people wish for an opportunity to study abroad;only a few, however, have this chance.7.我們滿懷期望地來參加會議,離開時卻大失所望.We came to the meeting full of expectations, yet we left very disappointed.8.盡管這位教授詳細地講解了這一點,但許多學生仍然不理解.Although the professor(had)explained this in great detail, many students still failed to understand.

第五篇：大學英語精讀第三版第三冊unit1-unit3課文翻譯

unit 1 一個年輕人發現，漫無目的地在街上閑逛也會帶來涉及法律問題的麻煩。一種誤解導致另一種誤解，直到最終他必須在法庭上接受審判。法律小沖突

我生平只有一次陷入與法律的沖突。被捕與被帶上法庭的整個經過在當時是一種令人極不愉快的經歷，但現在這卻成為一個好故事的素材。尤其令我惱怒的是我被捕及隨后在法庭上受審時的種種武斷情形。

事情大約發生在十二年前的二月，那是我中學畢業已經幾個月了，但要等到十月份才能上大學，所以當時我仍在家中。一天上午，我來到離我住地不遠的、位于倫敦郊區的里士滿。那是我正在找一份臨時的工作，以便賺點錢去旅游。由于天氣晴朗，又沒什么急事，我便悠然自得得看著商店櫥窗，逛逛公園，有時干脆停下來四處觀望，一定是這種無所事事的樣子使我倒了霉。

事情發生在十一點半左右，我在當地圖書館謀職未成，剛從那出發，就看到一個人從馬路對面走過來，顯然是想跟我說話。我原以為他要問我時間，想不到，他說他是警官，要逮捕我，開始我還以為這是個玩笑，但接著又來了身穿警服的警察，這下我無可置疑了。“為什么要抓我？”我問。“四處游蕩，有作案嫌疑。”他說。“做什么案？”我又問。“偷東西。”他說。“偷什么？”我追問。“牛奶瓶。”他說，表情十分嚴肅。“哦。”我說。

事情后來是這樣的，這一帶經常發生小偷小摸案件，尤其是從門前臺階上偷走牛奶瓶。接著，我犯了個大錯。那時我才十九歲，留著一頭凌亂的長發，自認為是六十年代“青年反主流文化”的一員。因此，我想對此表現出一種冷漠，滿不在乎的態度，于是用一種很隨便無所謂的腔調說：“你們跟蹤我多久了？”這樣一來，在他們眼里，我是慣于此種情形的，這又使他們確信我是一個徹頭徹尾的壞蛋。幾分鐘后，來了一輛警車。“坐到后面去，”他們說，“把手放在前排的座椅上，不許亂動。” 他倆分坐在我的左右，這下了不是鬧著玩的了。

在警察局，他們審問了我好幾個小時。我繼續裝作老于世故，對此事習以為常的樣子。當他們問我一直在干什么時，我告訴他們在找工作。“啊哈！”這下我可看到他們在想，“無業游民”。

最后，我被正式指控，并得到通知下周一到里士滿地方法院受審。他們這才讓我走。

我本想在法庭上作自我辯護。但父親一弄清事情的原委后，就為我請了一位很不錯的律師。就在那個星期一，我們帶著各種證人出庭了，其中包括我中學的英語老師作為我品行的見證人，但法庭并沒有傳話他作證。對我的“審判”也并沒有進行到那一步，開庭才十五分鐘，法官就駁回了此案，我被無罪釋放。可憐的警察毫無勝訴的機會。我的律師甚至成功地使警察承擔了訴訟費。

這樣，我沒有留下犯罪記錄。但當時，最令人震驚的是我被無罪釋放所明顯依賴的證據。我有標準的口音，有受人尊敬的中產階級的父母來到法庭，有可靠的證人，還有，很明顯我請得起很好的律師。想到這次指控含混不清的特點，我敢斷定，如果我出生在一個不同背景的家庭，并真失了業，則完全可能被判為有罪。當我的律師要求賠償訴訟費時，他的辯詞很明顯地圍繞著我“學習成績優秀”這一事實。與此同時，在法庭外面，曾經逮捕我的警察中的一個正沮喪地像我母親抱怨說，又有一個小伙子要與警察做對了。他以責備的口氣對我說：“我們抓你的時候，你本來可以幫幫忙的。” 他這話是什么意思？也許是說我應該做出大發雷霆的樣子，并說：“喂，你知道是在和誰說話嗎？我是品學兼優的高材生。你們怎敢抓我？”那樣的話，他們也許會向我道歉，可能還會脫帽致意，讓我揚長而去。

Unit 2

獲益匪淺的問題

詹姆斯·索利斯克描述了他是如何受他的孩子們能用新方法看待事物的影響而認清創造性思維的本質的。

不久前的一個晚上，在餐桌旁，我的三個孩子——年齡分別為9歲、6歲和4歲——停止了爭搶食物，教我關于范式變換、線性思考的局限以及如何重新看待相關的各種因素的知識。

事情是這樣的：當時我們在玩自己那套口頭兒的“哪個不是同一類？”的芝麻街頭游戲。玩這游戲時，孩子們要看三張畫并挑出那張不屬同一類的。我說：“來吧，哪個不是同一類，橘子，西紅柿，還是草莓？”

老大很快就說出了自以為非常得意的答案：“西紅柿，因為另外兩種都是水果。”我承認這是正確答案，盡管有些純粹主義者堅持認為西紅柿是一種水果。對我們這些從小就不得不吃拌在色拉里的西紅柿的人來說，西紅柿永遠是蔬菜。正當我準備再出別外一組三個東西時，我4歲的孩子說：“正確答案是草莓，因為別外兩種都是圓的，草莓卻不是。”我怎么能駁斥他的觀點呢？

接著，我6歲的孩子說：“是橘子，因為別外兩種都是紅色的。”9歲的孩子不想讓弟弟妹妹占上風，說道：“是橘子因為其他兩種都長在藤上。”

毫無疑問，這里正發生著什么事兒。這事兒比爭搶食物還亂，比西紅柿是水果還是蔬菜還要重要。哥白尼把太陽視為宇宙中心，重新調整了地心說這一長達數世紀的范式，我的孩子們正做著哥白尼當年所做的事。魯賓·馬修斯把他的布朗克斯冰激凌改名為哈根達斯，在不變換產品的情況下提高了價格，我的孩子們正在做著魯賓·馬修斯所做過的事。愛德華·詹納放棄了尋找治療天花的特效藥，從而發現了能預防這一疾病的疫苗，我的孩子們正做著愛德華·詹納所做過的事。

他不去研究得了天花的患者，而是去研究接觸天花卻從未染上此病的人。他發現他們都患了一種類似天花但比較輕微的疾病：牛痘；這使得他們對致命的天花得以免疫。

他們在重新審視相關的各種因素。他們在重新界定他們的問題。他們在重新表述他們的問題。總之，他們正做著每位歷史上做出過重大發現的科學家所做的事，依據托馬斯·庫恩在他的《科學革命的結構》一書中所說：他們在改變舊的范式。但倘若這是學校里練習冊上的一個練習，那么沒有把西紅柿圈出來的孩子全都會被批為答錯。凡沒有把問題都解讀為“哪個不是水果”的孩子都是錯誤的。也許這就說明的為什么世界上最杰出的科學家和發明家中有那么多的人讀書時不及格，其中最顯著的是職權爾伯特·愛因斯坦，他也許是本世紀最有影響的范式改變者。

這樣說，并非是想對學校評頭論足。天知道那有多容易。這樣說，不過是想提醒大家信息的價值實在是有限的。我提出這一點，是因為我們的社會似乎發展到了這樣一個階段，人們都大聲嚷嚷著要求得到更多的技術，要求即刻享用不斷膨脹的信息。

學生們必須上網。你們家必須用數碼與環球信息網聯通。企業必須能即時下載大量資料。但是，除非我們改變范式、重新審視相關的各種因素，否則，信息高速公路就不會給我們帶來什么結果。

無論是現在還是最近，我們都不缺乏信息。試想我們擁有的信息比四面年前的哥白尼多了多少。但他作出了足以震撼全球的（權作雙關語）驚人之舉，完全改變了人們對宇宙的看法。他作出此舉不是靠發現更多的信息，而是靠用不同的眼光看大家都看到過的信息。愛德華·詹納不是靠積累信息發明了預防藥物，而是靠重新表述問題。

當我們開始駛入信息高速公路時，我們所需要的不是更多的信息，而是看等信息的新方法。我們應該像我的孩子所做的那樣，去發現有不止一個的正確答案、有不止一個的正確問題、有不止一個的看大量信息的方法。我們需要記住：當你只有一把錘子時，你往往把每一個問題都看做釘子。

Unit 3

我為什么當老師

你為什么要教書呢？當我告訴一位朋友我不想謀求行政職務時，他便向我提出這一問題。所有美國人受的教育是長大成人后應該追求金錢和權力，而我卻偏偏不選擇明明是朝這個目標“邁進”的工作，他們對此感到迷惑不解。

當然，我之所以教書并不是因為我覺得教書輕松。我做過各種各樣的工作借以謀生：機修工、木工、作家，教書可是其中最難的一行。對我來說，教書是個會令人熬紅眼睛、掌心出汗、精神沮喪的職業。說熬紅眼睛,這是因為我晚上不管備課到多晚,總覺得準備得還不充分。說掌心出汗，是因為我跨進教室之前總是非常緊張，自信學生一定會發覺我其實是個傻瓜笨蛋。說精神沮喪，這是因為我1小時后走出教室時，確信這堂課上得比平常還要平淡無味。

我之所以教書，也不是因為我認為自己能夠解答問題，或者因為我有滿腹學問，非與別人分享不可。有時我感到很吃驚，學生竟真的把我課上講的東西做了筆記！

這樣說來，我為什么還要教書呢？

我教書，是因為我喜愛校歷的步調。6月、7月和8月提供了一個供思考、研究和創作的機會。

我教書，是因為教學是建立在“變化”這一基礎上的職業。教材還是原來的教材，但我自身卻變了——更重要的是，我的學生變了。

我教書，是因為我喜歡有讓自己犯錯誤的自由，有自己吸取教訓的自由，有激勵自己和激勵學生的自由。作為教師，我可以自行做主。如果我想要求一年級的學生通過自行編寫課本的辦法來學習寫作，誰能說我不可以那樣做呢？這樣的課程也許會徹底失敗，但我們都可以從失敗的嘗試中獲得教益。

我教書，是因為我喜歡學生提出必須絞盡腦汁才能回答的問題。我們這個世界有無窮無盡的正確答案來對付拙劣的問題。何況我在教學過程有時也會想到一些出色的問題。

我教書，是因為我喜歡想方設法使自己和我的學生從象牙塔里走出來，進入現實世界。我曾經開過一門叫做“在工業技術社會里如何自力更生”的課程。我教的15位學生讀了愛默生、梭羅和赫胥黎的作品，記了日記，還寫了學期論文。

但除此之外，我們還辦起一個公司，借錢買下一所破舊的房屋，通過整修翻新這一建筑物，我們就自力更生對這一課題進行了一次實踐活動。學期結束時我們把房子賣掉，還清貸款，繳了稅，余下的收益分給了參加實踐的學生。

所以說，教學使我的工作進程有了規律，使我的生活變得豐富多彩，教學向我提出了挑戰，也給了我不斷學習的機會。

不過，我漏下了我要教書的最重要的幾個原因。

其中一個原因與維基有關。維基是我的第一個博士生。她精力旺盛，孜孜不倦地撰寫她那篇論述14世紀一位不知名詩人的學術論文。她寫了一些文章寄給學術刊物。這一切都由她獨立完成，我偶爾從旁略加指點。我親眼看到了她完成論文，看到她得知自己的文章被采用，親眼目睹她找到了工作并獲得了在哈佛大學當研究員的職位，并著書論述她在做我學生時萌發的思想。

再一個原因與喬治有關。他開始學的是工程學，后來他深信自己愛人勝過愛物，所以改學英語。

還有珍妮。她中途輟學，但是她的同學把她拉了回來，因為他們想讓她看自力更生整修舊房這一項目的結果。我親眼看到她回來了。我親耳聽到她對我說，她后來對城市貧民產生了興趣，繼而成了捍衛分民權的律師。

還要談一談清潔女工杰基。她憑直覺了解的事情比我們多數人通過分析弄清的東西還要多。杰基已經決定讀完中學，然后還要上大學。

這些在我眼前成長、變化的人，便是我要當教師的真正原因。當一名教師意味著做創造的見證人，他目睹人體開始呼吸，開始了生命。，不再教書，獲得“提升”，也許會給我帶來金錢和權力。可是我現在也有錢。我拿了薪金去做自己樂意做的事：讀書、交談、提問，妣如問：“做個富翁有什么意思呢？”

我現在也有了權力。我有權力啟迪，有權激發才智，有權開出書目，有權指點迷津。還有其他什么權力比這更值得考慮呢？

但教書還會帶來金錢和權力以外的東西：那就是愛。不僅是愛學習、愛書本、愛思想，而且還有老師對出類拔萃的學生的愛。這樣的學生走進了老師的生活，他們自己也開始成長了。愛這個字也許用得不恰當：說是方魔力可能更合適些。

我教書，是因為與開始成長的學生朝夕相處，我有時感到自己也和他們一起開始成長了。