1、这家公司是由几名有事业心得年轻人创立的。
This company was started by a couple of enterprising young men.
2、那是他唯一一次自己在午夜前睡觉的，因为他实在太累了。
It was the only time when he went to bed of his own accord before midnight, because he was really too tired. 3、经过长时间的仔细酝酿，书才得以完成。
Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book..
4、她从头到脚穿着一身黑。
She was attired from head to foot in black.
5、为攒我们去度假的钱，我节衣缩食整整一年。
I have been scrimping and saving all the year to pay for our holiday.
6、我知道他是好意，但我希望他别来管我们。
I know he is well-meaning , but I wish he’dleave us alone.
7、当有人指出他犯错误时，他非常生气。
He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.
8、说了多少次了，安东尼，刀子和叉子要放入中间的抽屉。
I have told you for umpteen th times, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer.
9、缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。
I am afraid sewing is not my forte .
10、观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。
She was buoy ed by the warm reception her audience gave her.
纽约大学的外国学生来自130多个国家，50%来自亚洲，主要是韩国、日本和中国。大学所有14个学院都有外国学生就读。这些学院包括文理学院、法学院、商学院和教育学院。75%的外国留学生在研究生院学习。约25%的学生接受四年制的本科学习，学习期满，他们可获得学士学位。
在纽约大学上学的费用因就读学院的不同而不同。举例来说，在瓦格纳(Wagner)公用事业研究生院学习一年的费用约为19000美元。纽约大学其他一些学院的费用有的比这高一些，有的则低一些。住宿费约为9000美元一年。
在纽约大学攻读学士学位的学生可以向金融机构贷款，用以支付学习费用。纽约大学研究生院的外国留学生可以在校内得到教学或研究工作的职位，他们也可以从金融机构获得贷款。
The foreign students at New York University come from more than 130countries. Fifty percent are from Asia, especially South Korea, Japan and China. Foreign students are studying in all fourteen schools within the university. These include arts and sciences, law, business and education. Seventy-five percent of the foreign students are in graduate school. About twenty-five percent are in four-year programs that lead to a bachelor ’s
The cost of attending New York University is different in each of its schools. For example, one year of study at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service costs about ＄19,000. Some other schools within NYU cost more. Some cost less. The housing cost is about ＄9,000a year.
Bachelor ’s degree students at NYU can borrow money from financial institutions to help pay for their studies. Foreign students in graduate school at NYU can get teaching or research jobs at the university. They can also get loans from financial institutions.
Unit 2
1、他一直努力把自己重新塑造成一名演员。
She kept trying to reinvent herself as an actress.
2、导演的新片回归到早期的电影风格。
The director’slatest film harks back to the early years of cinema.
3、教授指出了那位博士提出的新理论中一些内在的缺陷。
The professor pointed out some of the inherent defects of the new theory proposed by that doctor.
4、即便是在今天，有些传统风俗在农村地区仍然流行着。
Even today, some of the traditional customs still prevail in rural areas.
5、禁烟运动对年轻人产生了不小的影响。
The anti-smoking campaign made quite an impact on young people.
6、她的报道文章言简意赅。
Her newspaper articles are terse and to the point.
7、这一事件引发了一场两国之间的外交争端。
The incident spark ed a diplomatic controversy between the two countries.
8、他的英语作文错误很多，因为他是在截止日期前匆匆写出来的。
There are many mistakes in his English composition ,because he had dash ed it off just before the deadline. 9、所有的售货员似乎都带着同样假惺惺的微笑。
All sales people seem to have the same phony smile.
10、你有没有想过从事工程师这一行。
Have you ever thought of tak ing up engineering?
Fifteen years ago, computer experts expanded the Internet system. This expansion was called the World Wide Web. It permits computer users to find and exchange written material and pictures much quicker than the older Internet system.
The Internet and the World Wide Web have become vehicles for speedy information exchange for most people who can use a computer. Much of the information on the Internet is very valuable. As a research tool,
the Internet has no equal.
Almost any kind of information can be found through the Internet. There are electronic magazines that deal with ghost stories, poetry, or children’sstories. There are areas within this electronic world there you can play games, discuss politics, science, history, farming, or just about anything that interests you. You can look at and collect the beautiful color pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. You can listen to music or watch videos. You can watch musicians perform their latest songs. You can even join a group that meets electronically to discuss the music of their favorite rock and roll music group.
十五年前，计算机专家们扩展了因特网系统。这个扩展后的系统被叫做万维网。万维网使计算机用户通过比以往的因特网系统快得多的速度来寻求并交换书面材料和图片。
对大多数能够使用计算机的人来说，因特网和万维网已经成为快速交换信息的工具。因特网上有许多很有价值的信息。作为一种研究的工具，没有什么能比得上因特网。
通过因特网几乎可以找到任何种类的信息。网上有专门刊登鬼怪故事、诗歌或儿童故事的电子杂志。在这个电子世界里有供你玩游戏的地方，也有讨论政治、科学、历史、农耕或者任何你感兴趣的话题的地方。你可以浏览或者搜集哈勃太空望远镜拍摄到的精美彩色图片。你可以看到音乐家表演他们的最新歌曲。你甚至可以加入一个小组，通过电子手段和他们聚会并讨论他们最喜爱的摇滚乐队。
Unit 3
1、她欣然接受了那笔钱。
She accepted the money with alacrity .
2、但是他并未能从胜利中获得满足，因为他发现有个无辜的男孩在战斗中被杀了。
However, he could extract no satisfaction from the victory, because he found that an innocent boy had been killed in the battle.
3、关于这一点，专家们的意见并不一致。
The experts are not unanimous on this point.
4、人们说受良好教育的人在作重要决定时往往会犹豫再三。
They say that well-educated people are apt to hesitate too much before they make important decisions. 5、尽管他已经晋升为经理，但是他的权力欲望依然没有得到满足。
Despite his promotion to general manager, his desire for power was not assuage d.
6、只是又一首关于单恋痛苦的诗。
It is just another poem on the pain of unrequited love.
7、这部小说不完全是按年月顺序写的。
The novel is not entirely written in a chronological order.
8、要充分欣赏这部电影，你就必须再看一遍。
You must watch the movie again to do justice to it.
9、那场悲剧三年之后，她才开始恢复平静。
She did not begin to regain her equanimity till three years after the tragedy.
10、如果你想喝咖啡的话，我们还有时间呢。
There is still time if you feel inclined to have a cup of coffee.
That must be the story of innumerable couples, and the pattern of life it offers has a homely grace. It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the vasty sea; but the sea is so calm, so silent, so indifferent, that you are troubled suddenly by a vague uneasiness. Perhaps it is only by a kink in my nature, strong in me even in those days, that i felt in such an existence, the share of the great majority, something amiss. I recognized its social value. I saw its ordered happiness, but a fever in my blood asked for a wilder course. There seemed to me something alarming in such easy delights. In my heart was desire to live more dangerously. I was not unprepared for jagged rocks and treacherous shoals if I could only have change--change and the excitement of the unforeseen.
这一定是世间无数对夫妻的生活写照，这种生活模式给人一种天伦之美。它使人想起一条平静的溪流，蜿蜒畅游过绿茵的草场，浓荫遮蔽，最后注入烟波浩渺的汪洋大海；但是大海太过平静，太过沉默，太过不动声色，你会突然感到莫名的不安。也许这只是我自己的一种怪诞想法，在那样的时代，这想法对我影响很深：我觉得这像大多数人一样的生活，似乎欠缺了一点儿什么。我承认这种生活有社会价值，我也看到了它那井然有序的幸福，但我血液里的冲动却渴望一种更桀骜不驯的旅程．这样的安逸中好像有一种叫我惊惧不安的东西．我的心渴望一种更加惊险的生活。只要生活中还能有变迁———以及不可知的刺激，我愿意踏上怪石嶙峋的山崖，奔赴暗礁满布的海滩。
Unit 4
1、他是家里的长子，所以也是唯一得到过父母全身心照顾的孩子。
Being the eldest son in the family, he has the only one to have gained the undivided attention of his parents. 2、他不具备这项工作所需要的技能。
He lacked the requisite skills for the job.
3、在那场危机中，联合国在当地政府和叛军之间进行了斡旋。
The United Nations mediate d between the local government and the rebels during the crisis.
4、他用杰出的成就为自己在学术界谋得了一个顶尖科学家的席位。
He has carved out a niche for himself as a leading researcher in his field of study.
5、当我告诉别人我又多大岁数时，每个人都故作惊讶。
Everybody feign ed surprise when I told them how old I was.
6、数据被输入电脑后，电脑会自动使其生效。
The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.
7、当成年人做一件事的时候，大多数小孩会跟着做，因为他们并不知道这样做对不对。
When an adult does something, most small children will follow suit , because they have no sense of right and wrong.
8、这部小说以上世纪为背景，讲述了一个因和外国人结婚，父母与之断绝关系的姑娘的故事。
Set in the last century, the novel tells a story about a girl who was disown ed by her parents when she married a foreigner.
9、我必须面对面地和詹姆斯谈谈星期四的安排。
I’vegot to speak to James vis-à-visthe arrangements for Thursday.
10、此时还说不准她是否能彻底痊愈。
At this juncture , it is impossible to say whether she will make a full recovery.
对于成千上万的美国大学生来说，夏季意味着实习(internship)的大好时机。他们干着他们将来可能想干的工作。据专家统计，美国大学生中至少有1/3在毕业前都曾做过实习工作。这些学生有的为大公司服务，有的在小机构里干活，有的则在美国政府部门做事。
对许多实习生(intern)来说，夏日工作并不挣钱。有的大学生实习时为了获得他们毕业后希望从事的工作的经验，有的则是由于还不明确自己毕业后到底想长久地从事何种工作，便在不同的公司和机构内实习，以确定自己最喜欢的工作是什么。实习工作为什么如此受学生青睐呢？学生们可以借此了解各种工作，他们可以做有趣的工作，可以学习技巧，获得有价值的经验，还可以解除到重要人物。因此学生们常把实习描述为千载难逢的机会。
Summer means internships for thousands of American college students. They work in the kinds of jobs they might want to have some day. Experts say at least one-third of all American college students complete an internship before they graduate. Some students work for large companies. Some work for small organizations. Some work for the United States government.
Many interns do not earn money at their summer jobs. Some college students get an internship to gain experience in the kind of job they want to get after graduation. Others do not yet know what kind of permanent job they want. So they may get internships in several different companies or organizations. In this way, they can find out what kind of job they like best. Why are internships so popular? Students can learn about different kinds of jobs. They can do interesting work. They can learn skills and gain valuable experience. And they can meet important people. Students often describe internships as a chance that happens once in a lifetime. Unit 5
1、孩子们是天真烂漫的，他们都向往真善美的东西。
Children are innocent, and they all yearn for what is true, good and beautiful.
2、有些评论家批评该电影对妇女的刻画带有性别歧视。
The film was condemned by some critics for its sexist portrayal of women.
3、你不必勉强带我和你一起去，如果你不带我去，我也不会生气的。
Don’tfeel under any compulsion to take me with you. I won’tbe offended if you don’t.
4、在那场竞选中，他的对手们散布谣言破坏他的好名声。
In the election, his opponents spread rumors to discredit his good name.
5、每当他们开始争吵，我总是离得远远的。
Whenever they started quarreling, I would always remain aloof .
6、无须惊慌，警方已经控制了局面。
There is no need to panic, the police have situation in hand .
7、遇上一个好老板不是那么容易的。
A good boss is not so easy to come by .
8、她脸上丝毫没有懊恼的表情。
Any sign of remorse was completely absent from her face.
9、你必须打消一切报仇的念头。
You must try to banish all thoughts of revenge from your mind.
10、他对女儿们的影响很大。
She has a strong hold on her daughters.
Superstition is a part of British Culture today. Although superstition was more alive a hundred years ago, there are still many superstitious people around now, both young and old.
All superstition has grown from something, since there is no smoke without fire. Who was the first one to decide that opening an umbrella in a house is bad luck? Who was the first to walk under a ladder and suffer the consequences? Who hung a horseshoe the wrong way up, smashed a mirror and spilled the salt? Who first branded Friday 13th as a day on which luck would run out?
Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century life was hazardous, and the central feature of day-to-day existence was a preoccupation with finding explanations for fortune and misfortune. Religion, diseases and fire might have been the most essential elements in the background of the beliefs of superstition. Even though we are not searching for the same answers today superstition is still with us as a tradition.
迷信是当今英国文化中的一部分。尽管迷信活动在100年前更为活跃，但现在仍有不少相信迷信的人，有老人也有年轻人。
所有的迷信都有其根源，所谓无火不起烟。是谁第一个认为在屋里打伞会带来厄运？是谁第一个走在梯子底下而遭遇不幸？是谁把马蹄铁倒挂？是谁打碎了镜子？是谁洒了盐？是谁把第一个13号星期五看成是最倒霉的日子？
16、17世纪时，人们的生活中充满了碰运气的成分，每天的生活中心都在于揣测未来的祸福。宗教、疾病、火灾也许称得上是迷信的三大最基本的要素。尽管今天我们看事物的角度已经不同，但是迷信作为一种传统仍然流传在我们中间。
Unit 6
1、这么多年过去了，现在他仍然抱着她会被他的恩爱所感动并嫁给他的希望。
After so many years, he is still clinging to the hope that she will be moved by his love and marry him. 2、为了友谊，他选择对约翰的严重错误保持沉默。
He chose to remain silent about John’sserious mistake in the name of friendship.
3、他感觉自己在所有那些聪明人中间像个冒牌货，一似乎他根本没资格在那儿。
He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.
4、他因滑稽，粗俗和大胆成了美国最出名的电视名人之一。
Funny profane and fearless, she has become one of America’sbiggest television celebrities.
5、一群好奇的旁观者很快聚拢过来看发生了什么事。
A crowd of curious onlooker s soon gathered to se what was happening.
6、再次听到那支曲子使他内心充满了怀旧之情。
Hearing that tune again filled him with nostalgia.
7、我讨厌不得不在天还没亮时起床。
I detest having to get up when it’sstill dark outside.
8、地方政府的这项新政策引起了环保组织的强烈抗议。
The new policy of the local government provok ed a storm of protest from the environmental protection organizations.
9、这本书中有好几个优美的描写片段。
The book contains sublime descriptive passages.
10、我察觉到他对安排不太满意，于是预定了另一家旅馆。
Perceiving that he wasn’thappy with the arrangements, I booked a different hotel.
世界上有几百万人依靠地理国家学会(theNational Geographic Society) 获取信息。每年都有数以千计的游客参观位于哥伦比亚特区华盛顿市市中心个该学会探险者展厅(ExplorersHall) 。这个博物馆里的展品和现代技术帮助他们了解地球及其环境。
国家地理学会出版在世界上广受欢迎的地图、杂志和书籍；制作电影和电视片；为学校制作计算机程序和录像。学会的研究与探索委员会(Committeefor Research and Exploration) 为研究从考古学到动物学的课题的科学家提供资金。
国家地理学会支持地理学的教学。地理学是研究地球的学问。学会帮助培养地理学教师。学会在它的因特网网站上向计算机用户提供有关研究人员和探索家的活动的最新信息。
Millions of people around the world depend on the National Geographic Society for information. Each year, thousands of vistors tour the society ’s Explorers Hall in central Washington, D. C. Exhibits and modern technology in this museum help them learn about the Earth and its environment.
The National Geographic Society produces maps, books, and magazines that are popular around the world. It produces films and television show. It makes computer programs and videos for schools. The society ’s Committee for Research and Exploration gives money to scientists working in subjects from archaeology to zoology.
The National Geographic Society supports the teaching of geography —the study of the Earth. It helps train teachers in geography. It offers computer users the latest information about the activities of researchers and explorers on its Internet website.
Unit 7
1、也许有人会觉得我的报告过于悲观，但至少我在报告中实事求是地反映了我们面临的问题。My report may strike some people as pessimistic, but at least it’srealistic about the problems we face. 2、这本书很有意思，书中就人际关系所表达的许多观点很深刻。
It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insight s into human relationships.
3、我发现在这个国家没有车还真不行。
I found it quite a handicap not to have a car in the country
4、警察已经排除了意外事件的可能性, 因为时间上太巧合了。
The police have eliminate d the possibility that it could have been an accident because it was so well timed. 5、她看着他，一脸鄙视。
She looked at him with undisguised contempt.
6、这本书中的人物都是模式化的。
The characters in the book are just stereotype s.
7、只要你坚持锻炼下去，很快就会尝到健康带来的种种甜头。
You will soon reap the various benefits of being fit as long as you keep doing exercise.
8、如果你企图逃税, 你就有坐牢的危险。
If you try to evade paying your taxes you run the risk of going to prison.
9、他一直试图按他的标准塑造我。
He kept trying to mold me into what he wanted me to be.
10、我们没有屏幕，但我们可以把幻灯放映在后墙上。
We don’thave a screen but we can project the slides onto the back wall.
Whenever women’sliberation is mentioned, there are often two reactions. One is that this is just a bunch of frustrated women. The other is that this is something that is a white thing, which doesn’tconcern black women.
The truth is that the exploitation of black women goes deeper than that of white women. Unity of all black women is needed to push for such demands as self-determination, equal pay, free abortion and child-care
centers. We should realize the need for the women of the black nation to have a liberation movement of women as part of our movement for total liberation of our people.
The black man has been led to believe that office and skilled jobs are given to the black woman by the white capitalists to make the black man feel inferior. In reality, there aren’tenough jobs for everyone, and the black woman suffers the most from low pay and unemployment.
当人们提到女权运动时，通常有两种反应：一种认为女权运动者不过是一群日子过得不顺心的女人；另一种则认为女权运动纯粹是白人女性的事，与黑人女性无关。
事实上，黑人女性所受到的剥削远比白人女性所受到的要深。所有的黑人女性有必要团结起来，共同奋斗去争取应得的权利，诸如自主权、同工同酬权、自由堕胎权和孩子入托权。我们应当看到，黑人国家中女性争取解放的要求是我们全民族争取解放的一部分。
黑种男人错误地以为，白人资本家把一些职位和技术工作交给黑人女性，是为了羞辱他们。现实情况是，人人就业无法实现，而黑人女性正是低报酬和失业现象最大受害者。
Unit 8
1. 她把对家庭投资的控制权让给了儿子
She relinquish ed control of the family investments to her son.
2. 那个男孩紧咬着一把刀，爬上树去割椰子
With a knife clench ed between his teeth, the boy climbed up the tree to cut some conconuts.
3. 这家小公司被命令取消所有对消费者这样的限制
This small company has b een enjoined to end all such restrictions on consumers.
4. 彼此将近五年没说话后，他们终于和解了
They were finally reconcile d to each other, after not on speaking terms for nearly five years.
5. 我们只有非常有限的时间来完成这项任务——我们不可能无限期地继续下去
We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task —we can ’t continue indefinitely.
6. 如果你不能在截止日期前偿还这笔债务，你就将丧失信用(discredit)
You will be discredited if you fail to redeem your debt before the deadline.
7. 这是本有趣的书，充满了对人际关系的深刻见解
It is an interesting book, full of valuable insight s into human relationships.
8. 我依稀记得多年前曾经见过她
I had a dim recollection of having met her many years ago.
9. 我不愿意告诉她她儿子被捕了
I don ’t relish tell ing her that her son has been arrested.
10. 公司的关闭既突然又出人意料
The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.
大部分在美国就读的全日制学生都必须有健康保险。这是因为美国医疗费用高昂。一旦学生遭遇严重事故或身染重病，学校无力支付所需开销。
很多美国大学都有保健中心，那里有医护人员为学生们提供医疗服务。学费中可能已经包括了此项费用。健康保险通常用于额外的医疗服务。
学生可能已经享受其父母的健康保险，如果没有的话，很多学校则提供它们自己的保险项目。学生也可向保险公司购买独立的保险。这些保险条款各不相同，因学生生活所在地各异。通常这些保险支付医生诊治、伤疾治疗和住院护理的花费。
总之，在美国，每个人都得承担自己的医疗花销。一旦身患重病或遭遇事故时花费极大，健康保险旨在保障这些费用得以支付。
Most full-time students at American universities must have health insurance. This is because health costs in the United States are high. Colleges are not able to pay the costs if students suffer serious accidents or sickness.
Many American colleges have health centers where doctors and nurses treat students ’medical problems. This service may be included in the cost of attending college. Health insurance is usually needed for extra services.
Students may already be protected under their parents ’health insurance polices. If not, many colleges offer their own insurance plans.
Students also can buy independent insurance policies from insurance companies. The details of such policies differ, depending on where the student lives. Usually, these policies pay for doctor visits, treatment of injuries and hospital costs.
All in all, people in the United States are responsible for their own medical costs. These can be extremely high in cases of serious illness or accidents. The purpose of health insurance is to make sure that these costs will be paid for.
Unit 9
1、她与他在一起生活度日艰难。
She had a hard existence with him.
2、至于你刚才提出的问题，我将另外撰文回答。
As regards the questions you raised just now, I will answer them in another article.
3、这听起来也许很无情，但我才不在乎他是否无家可归呢。
It might sound callous , but I don’tcare if he’shomeless.
4、他对老板的尊敬几乎到了低声下气的地步。
He is almost abject in his respect for his boss.
5、痛苦的记忆渐渐从她脑海里消退。
The painful memories gradually recede d in her mind.
6、我们应该避免对他们的挑衅作出过度的反应。
We should guard against overreactions to their provocation.
7、你最好关心关心自己的事而不是我的事！
You’dbetter concern yourself with your own business and not mine!
8、该影片是一部有益的家庭娱乐剧。
The film is good wholesome family entertainment.
9、学校中止了给那位学生提供的助学金，理由是他去年的成绩不够好。
The university has stopped providing financial support to that student on the ground that his performance in the past year was not good enough.
10、为了帮助那些国有小公司渡过经济危机，政府把它们合并成为一家大公司。
The government merge d those small state-owned firms into a large company in order to help them survive the economic crisis.
My mother, dead now to this world but still roaming free in my mind, wakes me some mornings before daybreak. “Ifthere’sone thing I can’tstand, it’sa quitter.”
I have heard her say that all my life. Now, lying in bed, coming awake in the dark, I feel the fury of her energy fighting the good-for-nothing idler within me who wants to go back to sleep instead of tackling the brand-new day.
Silently I protest:I am not a child anymore. I have made something. of myself. I am entitled to sleep late. “Russell,you’vegot no more gumption than a bump on a log.”
She has hounded me with these battle cries since I was a boy in short pants.
“Makesomething of yourself!”
“Don’tbe a quitter!”
“Havea little ambition, Buddy.”
我母亲早已不在人世，但她仍时时自由地浮现在我心中，有时早晨天还未亮就把我唤醒.“我最最不能容忍的就是半途而废的人。”
我一生不断听到她说这句话。此时此刻，我躺在床上，在黑暗中慢慢醒来，想重回梦乡而不愿直面崭新的一天，我感觉到了她正怒气冲冲地与我体内那个没出息的懒汉奋力斗争。”
我默默地抗议道：我已经不是孩子了。我已经小有成就，我有资格睡懒觉。
“罗素，你一点进取心也没有，和二流子简直没什么两样。”
从我还是个穿着短裤的孩提时代起她就一直用这些话激励我前进：
“你要混出个人样来!”
“不要半途而废!”
“要有点志气，孩子。
Unit 10
1、我们赶紧跑出商店，拼命追赶，但那小偷已经无影无踪了。
We rushed out of the shop in hot pursuit, but the thief had vanish ed into thin air.
2、如果你想成为一名演员，就必须全身心地投入。
If you want to be an actor you have to really commit yourself to it.
3、他等到女儿睡着了，然后才蹑手蹑脚地悄悄走出房间。
He waited until his daughter was asleep, and then tiptoe d quietly out of the room.
4、我能感觉到血液在我的血管里搏动。
I can feel the blood puls ing through my veins.
5、如果你正确对待，中年将是你一生中的全盛时期。
Middle age can be the prime of your life if you have the right attitude.
6、废弃的食品盒和瓶子被胡乱地扔在街道上。
Discard ed food containers and bottles litter ed the streets.
7、在许多人眼中，他的所作所为严重地降低了自己的声誉。
In many people’seyes, what he did has seriously diminish ed his reputation.
8、过去没有现代的机械设备，农民基本上是看天吃饭。
In the past, when there were no modern machines, the peasants were basically at the mercy of the weather 9、由于人们预计价格会迅速上涨，便开始囤积货物。
Expecting prices to rise rapidly, people started to hoard goods.
10、这些变化被视为大范围改革的序幕。
The changes are seen as a prelude to wide-ranging reforms.
Nothing. No tracks but my own are stitched into the dusting of fresh snow, white as birch bark, that fell during the night. No flittering shadows in the trees, not a sliver of bird song in the air.
What sun there is this time of year shines weakly, half-heartedly through the white gauze of clouds, offering not even the slightest pretense of warmth. A shiver runs through me as I stomp my feet for warmth and then listen again for any sign of life. The only sound is from the bare tips of branches chattering like teeth.
At first glance, nature doesn’tseem to have invested much in this late-winter day. The forest can seem like a rough etching —barren, lifeless and gray. There are subtle beauties —pine branches tipped in white, the pale-blue glow of moonlight off the snow. But this deep into winter, you look less for beauty than for signs that spring has not been forgotten.
一片空寥。昨夜的一场雪后，大地铺上了一层雪被，洁白如白桦树皮，单单留下我的一串足迹。没有飞掠枝头的影子，没有飘荡在天空的鸟语。
一年中此时的太阳发出微弱的光线，懒洋洋地透过薄薄的白云层，没有一丝暖意。我不禁打了个寒战，跺着脚取暖，然后重又聆听是否有生命的动静。唯一的声响是光秃秃的枝头相互拍打，发出像牙齿打战似的嗒嗒声。
乍一看，大自然似乎没有赋予这个晚冬季节多少景致。森林就像一幅粗糙的蚀刻版画——荒凉、苍茫，不见生息。周围的景色不乏淡雅之美——松树的枝头蒙上了一层白雪，月光洒在雪地上泛出淡蓝色的光辉。但在这晚冬时分，你的目光搜寻的, 与其说是美丽的景色, 不如说是春天尚未被遗忘的迹象。Unit 11
1. 这两条街道在市中心相交
The two streets intersect in the city center.
2. 她身材苗条，生性腼腆，跟她姐姐完全相反
She is slim and shy---the very antithesis of her sister.
3. 如果你把那尺弯得太厉害的话，它会折断的。
You ‘ll snap that ruler if you bend it too far.
4. 我们俩在跳舞时我不时踩到他的脚上
I kept tread ing on his toes when we were dancing.
5. 看了他们的脸色，我就知道一定出了什么差错
I could see by the looks on their faces that something was amiss .
6. 自从告别舞台生涯候，她一直避免抛头露面
She has shun ned publicity since she retired from the theater.
7. 30年前他在一所农场工作时萌发了这部小说的创作灵感
He got the germ of this novel when he was working on a farm thirty years ago.
8. 听说他和一桩谋杀案有牵连
I hear that he was entangle d in a murder case.
9. 在过去10年终，大学生的数量增长了4倍
The number college students has quadruple d in the last ten years.
10. 他们把麦克风推到我面前，然后连珠炮似地向我发问
They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me.
我爱花，所以也爱养花。我可还没成为养花专家，因为没有功夫去作研究与实验。我只把养花当作生活中的一种乐趣，花开得大小好坏都不计较，只要开花，我就高兴。在我的小院中，到夏天，满是花草，小猫儿们只好上房去玩耍、地上没有她们的运动场。花虽多，但无奇花异草。珍贵的花草不易养活，看着一棵好花生病欲死是件难过的事。我不愿时时落泪。北京的气候，对养花来说，不算很好。冬天冷，春天多风，夏天不是干旱就是大雨倾盆；秋天最好，可是忽然会闹霜冻。在这种气候里，想把南方的好花养活，我还没有那么大的本事。因此，我只养些好种易活、自己会奋斗的花草
I love flowers and hence have taken to growing them. But, short of time to do research and experiments in flower cultivation, I an no gardener at all. I merely take flower cultivation as a pleasure of life. I really don ‘t care whether or not my flowers will put forth plump and nice-looking blossoms. I ‘ll be delighted as long as they can blossom. In summer, flowers and plants growing in luxuriance in my small courtyard will leave little open space as a playground for the little cats, so they have to sport about on the roof instead. I grow many flowers, but none of them are exotic or rare ones. It is difficult to grow a precious flower species. And I feel bad to see a good flower dying of illness. I don ‘t want to often shed tears over that. But Beijing ‘s climate is more or less unfit for growing flowers. Freezing in winter, windy In spring, and either to dry or too often visited by rain storms in summer. While autumn is the best of all, it is often plagued by sudden frosts. In a climate like this, it is for beyond my capacity to grow precious southern breeds of flowers. Therefore, I only grow flowers and plants that are hardy, enjoy a high survival rate and are able to struggle on their own for survival.
Unit 12
1. 她对上菜场买菜之类的凡俗之事不感兴趣
Mundane matters such as going to the market to buy food do not interest her.
2. 我还记得我那无忧无虑的学生时代
I still remember my carefree student days.
3. 在孩子幼年时由于缺少家长养育造成的损害是很难消除的
It’svery difficult to undo the damage caused by inadequate parenting in a child’searly years.
4. 观众显然为她的表演所陶醉
The audience was clearly enchanted by her performance.
5. 威尼斯电影节一直都是展示优秀的意大利电影的盛会
The Venice Film Festival has always been the showcase of the Italian cinema
6. 她应车祸大脑受损，智力退化到一个五岁孩子的水平
She suffered brain damage from a car accident and regress ed to the mental age of a five-year-old.
7. 小心点，否则他会欺骗你的
Be careful or he ‘ll take you for a ride .
8. 州政府试图对公众隐瞒事件的真相，但是失败了
State government tried to conceal the truth of the accident from the public, but in vain.
9. 昨天报上发表的三篇文章都是围绕着本地区的环保问题展开讨论的
The three articles published in the newspaper yesterday revolve d around the issue of environmental protection in this area.
10. 他的论点的实质是教育应当贯穿我们的一生
The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout our lives.
电影专家说，动画艺术的发展要归功于沃尔特·迪斯尼。迪斯尼的艺术家们努力将生命注入每副图画。也就是说，他们必须感受卡通生物的全部情感：喜、哀、怒、惧。艺术家们对着镜子看自己表达各种情感：微笑、流泪、脸红、睁大眼睛。然后把表情画到每一个卡通生物的脸上。迪斯尼的动画艺术在1940年的电影《木偶奇遇记》中大道了顶峰，该影片讲的是木头玩具活了起来变成一个小男孩的故事。为了制作《木偶奇遇记》，迪斯尼的艺术家们画了250万张画。艺术家们画的是平面画，然而他们创造了空间和实物感。《木偶奇遇记》是个想象中的世界，然而它看起来很逼真。
Movie experts say Walt Disney was responsible for the development of the art of animation. Disney’sartists tried to put life into every drawing. That meant they had to feel all the emotions of the cartoon creatures:happiness, sadness, anger, fear. The artists looked at themselves in a mirror and expressed each emotion:a smile, tears, a red face, wide-opened eyes. Then they drew that look on the face of each cartoon creature. Disney’sart of animation reached its highest point in 1940with the movie Pinocchio. The story is about a wooden toy that comes to life as a little boy. Disney’sartists drew two-and-a-half-million pictures to make Pinocchio . The artists drew flat pictures. Yet they created a look of space and solid objects. Pinocchio was an imaginary world, yet it looked very real.
1、这家公司是由几名有事业心得年轻人创立的。
This company was started by a couple of enterprising young men.
2、那是他唯一一次自己在午夜前睡觉的，因为他实在太累了。
It was the only time when he went to bed of his own accord before midnight, because he was really too tired. 3、经过长时间的仔细酝酿，书才得以完成。
Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book..
4、她从头到脚穿着一身黑。
She was attired from head to foot in black.
5、为攒我们去度假的钱，我节衣缩食整整一年。
I have been scrimping and saving all the year to pay for our holiday.
6、我知道他是好意，但我希望他别来管我们。
I know he is well-meaning , but I wish he’dleave us alone.
7、当有人指出他犯错误时，他非常生气。
He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.
8、说了多少次了，安东尼，刀子和叉子要放入中间的抽屉。
I have told you for umpteen th times, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer.
9、缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。
I am afraid sewing is not my forte .
10、观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。
She was buoy ed by the warm reception her audience gave her.
纽约大学的外国学生来自130多个国家，50%来自亚洲，主要是韩国、日本和中国。大学所有14个学院都有外国学生就读。这些学院包括文理学院、法学院、商学院和教育学院。75%的外国留学生在研究生院学习。约25%的学生接受四年制的本科学习，学习期满，他们可获得学士学位。
在纽约大学上学的费用因就读学院的不同而不同。举例来说，在瓦格纳(Wagner)公用事业研究生院学习一年的费用约为19000美元。纽约大学其他一些学院的费用有的比这高一些，有的则低一些。住宿费约为9000美元一年。
在纽约大学攻读学士学位的学生可以向金融机构贷款，用以支付学习费用。纽约大学研究生院的外国留学生可以在校内得到教学或研究工作的职位，他们也可以从金融机构获得贷款。
The foreign students at New York University come from more than 130countries. Fifty percent are from Asia, especially South Korea, Japan and China. Foreign students are studying in all fourteen schools within the university. These include arts and sciences, law, business and education. Seventy-five percent of the foreign students are in graduate school. About twenty-five percent are in four-year programs that lead to a bachelor ’s
The cost of attending New York University is different in each of its schools. For example, one year of study at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service costs about ＄19,000. Some other schools within NYU cost more. Some cost less. The housing cost is about ＄9,000a year.
Bachelor ’s degree students at NYU can borrow money from financial institutions to help pay for their studies. Foreign students in graduate school at NYU can get teaching or research jobs at the university. They can also get loans from financial institutions.
Unit 2
1、他一直努力把自己重新塑造成一名演员。
She kept trying to reinvent herself as an actress.
2、导演的新片回归到早期的电影风格。
The director’slatest film harks back to the early years of cinema.
3、教授指出了那位博士提出的新理论中一些内在的缺陷。
The professor pointed out some of the inherent defects of the new theory proposed by that doctor.
4、即便是在今天，有些传统风俗在农村地区仍然流行着。
Even today, some of the traditional customs still prevail in rural areas.
5、禁烟运动对年轻人产生了不小的影响。
The anti-smoking campaign made quite an impact on young people.
6、她的报道文章言简意赅。
Her newspaper articles are terse and to the point.
7、这一事件引发了一场两国之间的外交争端。
The incident spark ed a diplomatic controversy between the two countries.
8、他的英语作文错误很多，因为他是在截止日期前匆匆写出来的。
There are many mistakes in his English composition ,because he had dash ed it off just before the deadline. 9、所有的售货员似乎都带着同样假惺惺的微笑。
All sales people seem to have the same phony smile.
10、你有没有想过从事工程师这一行。
Have you ever thought of tak ing up engineering?
Fifteen years ago, computer experts expanded the Internet system. This expansion was called the World Wide Web. It permits computer users to find and exchange written material and pictures much quicker than the older Internet system.
The Internet and the World Wide Web have become vehicles for speedy information exchange for most people who can use a computer. Much of the information on the Internet is very valuable. As a research tool,
the Internet has no equal.
Almost any kind of information can be found through the Internet. There are electronic magazines that deal with ghost stories, poetry, or children’sstories. There are areas within this electronic world there you can play games, discuss politics, science, history, farming, or just about anything that interests you. You can look at and collect the beautiful color pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. You can listen to music or watch videos. You can watch musicians perform their latest songs. You can even join a group that meets electronically to discuss the music of their favorite rock and roll music group.
十五年前，计算机专家们扩展了因特网系统。这个扩展后的系统被叫做万维网。万维网使计算机用户通过比以往的因特网系统快得多的速度来寻求并交换书面材料和图片。
对大多数能够使用计算机的人来说，因特网和万维网已经成为快速交换信息的工具。因特网上有许多很有价值的信息。作为一种研究的工具，没有什么能比得上因特网。
通过因特网几乎可以找到任何种类的信息。网上有专门刊登鬼怪故事、诗歌或儿童故事的电子杂志。在这个电子世界里有供你玩游戏的地方，也有讨论政治、科学、历史、农耕或者任何你感兴趣的话题的地方。你可以浏览或者搜集哈勃太空望远镜拍摄到的精美彩色图片。你可以看到音乐家表演他们的最新歌曲。你甚至可以加入一个小组，通过电子手段和他们聚会并讨论他们最喜爱的摇滚乐队。
Unit 3
1、她欣然接受了那笔钱。
She accepted the money with alacrity .
2、但是他并未能从胜利中获得满足，因为他发现有个无辜的男孩在战斗中被杀了。
However, he could extract no satisfaction from the victory, because he found that an innocent boy had been killed in the battle.
3、关于这一点，专家们的意见并不一致。
The experts are not unanimous on this point.
4、人们说受良好教育的人在作重要决定时往往会犹豫再三。
They say that well-educated people are apt to hesitate too much before they make important decisions. 5、尽管他已经晋升为经理，但是他的权力欲望依然没有得到满足。
Despite his promotion to general manager, his desire for power was not assuage d.
6、只是又一首关于单恋痛苦的诗。
It is just another poem on the pain of unrequited love.
7、这部小说不完全是按年月顺序写的。
The novel is not entirely written in a chronological order.
8、要充分欣赏这部电影，你就必须再看一遍。
You must watch the movie again to do justice to it.
9、那场悲剧三年之后，她才开始恢复平静。
She did not begin to regain her equanimity till three years after the tragedy.
10、如果你想喝咖啡的话，我们还有时间呢。
There is still time if you feel inclined to have a cup of coffee.
That must be the story of innumerable couples, and the pattern of life it offers has a homely grace. It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the vasty sea; but the sea is so calm, so silent, so indifferent, that you are troubled suddenly by a vague uneasiness. Perhaps it is only by a kink in my nature, strong in me even in those days, that i felt in such an existence, the share of the great majority, something amiss. I recognized its social value. I saw its ordered happiness, but a fever in my blood asked for a wilder course. There seemed to me something alarming in such easy delights. In my heart was desire to live more dangerously. I was not unprepared for jagged rocks and treacherous shoals if I could only have change--change and the excitement of the unforeseen.
这一定是世间无数对夫妻的生活写照，这种生活模式给人一种天伦之美。它使人想起一条平静的溪流，蜿蜒畅游过绿茵的草场，浓荫遮蔽，最后注入烟波浩渺的汪洋大海；但是大海太过平静，太过沉默，太过不动声色，你会突然感到莫名的不安。也许这只是我自己的一种怪诞想法，在那样的时代，这想法对我影响很深：我觉得这像大多数人一样的生活，似乎欠缺了一点儿什么。我承认这种生活有社会价值，我也看到了它那井然有序的幸福，但我血液里的冲动却渴望一种更桀骜不驯的旅程．这样的安逸中好像有一种叫我惊惧不安的东西．我的心渴望一种更加惊险的生活。只要生活中还能有变迁———以及不可知的刺激，我愿意踏上怪石嶙峋的山崖，奔赴暗礁满布的海滩。
Unit 4
1、他是家里的长子，所以也是唯一得到过父母全身心照顾的孩子。
Being the eldest son in the family, he has the only one to have gained the undivided attention of his parents. 2、他不具备这项工作所需要的技能。
He lacked the requisite skills for the job.
3、在那场危机中，联合国在当地政府和叛军之间进行了斡旋。
The United Nations mediate d between the local government and the rebels during the crisis.
4、他用杰出的成就为自己在学术界谋得了一个顶尖科学家的席位。
He has carved out a niche for himself as a leading researcher in his field of study.
5、当我告诉别人我又多大岁数时，每个人都故作惊讶。
Everybody feign ed surprise when I told them how old I was.
6、数据被输入电脑后，电脑会自动使其生效。
The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.
7、当成年人做一件事的时候，大多数小孩会跟着做，因为他们并不知道这样做对不对。
When an adult does something, most small children will follow suit , because they have no sense of right and wrong.
8、这部小说以上世纪为背景，讲述了一个因和外国人结婚，父母与之断绝关系的姑娘的故事。
Set in the last century, the novel tells a story about a girl who was disown ed by her parents when she married a foreigner.
9、我必须面对面地和詹姆斯谈谈星期四的安排。
I’vegot to speak to James vis-à-visthe arrangements for Thursday.
10、此时还说不准她是否能彻底痊愈。
At this juncture , it is impossible to say whether she will make a full recovery.
对于成千上万的美国大学生来说，夏季意味着实习(internship)的大好时机。他们干着他们将来可能想干的工作。据专家统计，美国大学生中至少有1/3在毕业前都曾做过实习工作。这些学生有的为大公司服务，有的在小机构里干活，有的则在美国政府部门做事。
对许多实习生(intern)来说，夏日工作并不挣钱。有的大学生实习时为了获得他们毕业后希望从事的工作的经验，有的则是由于还不明确自己毕业后到底想长久地从事何种工作，便在不同的公司和机构内实习，以确定自己最喜欢的工作是什么。实习工作为什么如此受学生青睐呢？学生们可以借此了解各种工作，他们可以做有趣的工作，可以学习技巧，获得有价值的经验，还可以解除到重要人物。因此学生们常把实习描述为千载难逢的机会。
Summer means internships for thousands of American college students. They work in the kinds of jobs they might want to have some day. Experts say at least one-third of all American college students complete an internship before they graduate. Some students work for large companies. Some work for small organizations. Some work for the United States government.
Many interns do not earn money at their summer jobs. Some college students get an internship to gain experience in the kind of job they want to get after graduation. Others do not yet know what kind of permanent job they want. So they may get internships in several different companies or organizations. In this way, they can find out what kind of job they like best. Why are internships so popular? Students can learn about different kinds of jobs. They can do interesting work. They can learn skills and gain valuable experience. And they can meet important people. Students often describe internships as a chance that happens once in a lifetime. Unit 5
1、孩子们是天真烂漫的，他们都向往真善美的东西。
Children are innocent, and they all yearn for what is true, good and beautiful.
2、有些评论家批评该电影对妇女的刻画带有性别歧视。
The film was condemned by some critics for its sexist portrayal of women.
3、你不必勉强带我和你一起去，如果你不带我去，我也不会生气的。
Don’tfeel under any compulsion to take me with you. I won’tbe offended if you don’t.
4、在那场竞选中，他的对手们散布谣言破坏他的好名声。
In the election, his opponents spread rumors to discredit his good name.
5、每当他们开始争吵，我总是离得远远的。
Whenever they started quarreling, I would always remain aloof .
6、无须惊慌，警方已经控制了局面。
There is no need to panic, the police have situation in hand .
7、遇上一个好老板不是那么容易的。
A good boss is not so easy to come by .
8、她脸上丝毫没有懊恼的表情。
Any sign of remorse was completely absent from her face.
9、你必须打消一切报仇的念头。
You must try to banish all thoughts of revenge from your mind.
10、他对女儿们的影响很大。
She has a strong hold on her daughters.
Superstition is a part of British Culture today. Although superstition was more alive a hundred years ago, there are still many superstitious people around now, both young and old.
All superstition has grown from something, since there is no smoke without fire. Who was the first one to decide that opening an umbrella in a house is bad luck? Who was the first to walk under a ladder and suffer the consequences? Who hung a horseshoe the wrong way up, smashed a mirror and spilled the salt? Who first branded Friday 13th as a day on which luck would run out?
Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century life was hazardous, and the central feature of day-to-day existence was a preoccupation with finding explanations for fortune and misfortune. Religion, diseases and fire might have been the most essential elements in the background of the beliefs of superstition. Even though we are not searching for the same answers today superstition is still with us as a tradition.
迷信是当今英国文化中的一部分。尽管迷信活动在100年前更为活跃，但现在仍有不少相信迷信的人，有老人也有年轻人。
所有的迷信都有其根源，所谓无火不起烟。是谁第一个认为在屋里打伞会带来厄运？是谁第一个走在梯子底下而遭遇不幸？是谁把马蹄铁倒挂？是谁打碎了镜子？是谁洒了盐？是谁把第一个13号星期五看成是最倒霉的日子？
16、17世纪时，人们的生活中充满了碰运气的成分，每天的生活中心都在于揣测未来的祸福。宗教、疾病、火灾也许称得上是迷信的三大最基本的要素。尽管今天我们看事物的角度已经不同，但是迷信作为一种传统仍然流传在我们中间。
Unit 6
1、这么多年过去了，现在他仍然抱着她会被他的恩爱所感动并嫁给他的希望。
After so many years, he is still clinging to the hope that she will be moved by his love and marry him. 2、为了友谊，他选择对约翰的严重错误保持沉默。
He chose to remain silent about John’sserious mistake in the name of friendship.
3、他感觉自己在所有那些聪明人中间像个冒牌货，一似乎他根本没资格在那儿。
He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.
4、他因滑稽，粗俗和大胆成了美国最出名的电视名人之一。
Funny profane and fearless, she has become one of America’sbiggest television celebrities.
5、一群好奇的旁观者很快聚拢过来看发生了什么事。
A crowd of curious onlooker s soon gathered to se what was happening.
6、再次听到那支曲子使他内心充满了怀旧之情。
Hearing that tune again filled him with nostalgia.
7、我讨厌不得不在天还没亮时起床。
I detest having to get up when it’sstill dark outside.
8、地方政府的这项新政策引起了环保组织的强烈抗议。
The new policy of the local government provok ed a storm of protest from the environmental protection organizations.
9、这本书中有好几个优美的描写片段。
The book contains sublime descriptive passages.
10、我察觉到他对安排不太满意，于是预定了另一家旅馆。
Perceiving that he wasn’thappy with the arrangements, I booked a different hotel.
世界上有几百万人依靠地理国家学会(theNational Geographic Society) 获取信息。每年都有数以千计的游客参观位于哥伦比亚特区华盛顿市市中心个该学会探险者展厅(ExplorersHall) 。这个博物馆里的展品和现代技术帮助他们了解地球及其环境。
国家地理学会出版在世界上广受欢迎的地图、杂志和书籍；制作电影和电视片；为学校制作计算机程序和录像。学会的研究与探索委员会(Committeefor Research and Exploration) 为研究从考古学到动物学的课题的科学家提供资金。
国家地理学会支持地理学的教学。地理学是研究地球的学问。学会帮助培养地理学教师。学会在它的因特网网站上向计算机用户提供有关研究人员和探索家的活动的最新信息。
Millions of people around the world depend on the National Geographic Society for information. Each year, thousands of vistors tour the society ’s Explorers Hall in central Washington, D. C. Exhibits and modern technology in this museum help them learn about the Earth and its environment.
The National Geographic Society produces maps, books, and magazines that are popular around the world. It produces films and television show. It makes computer programs and videos for schools. The society ’s Committee for Research and Exploration gives money to scientists working in subjects from archaeology to zoology.
The National Geographic Society supports the teaching of geography —the study of the Earth. It helps train teachers in geography. It offers computer users the latest information about the activities of researchers and explorers on its Internet website.
Unit 7
1、也许有人会觉得我的报告过于悲观，但至少我在报告中实事求是地反映了我们面临的问题。My report may strike some people as pessimistic, but at least it’srealistic about the problems we face. 2、这本书很有意思，书中就人际关系所表达的许多观点很深刻。
It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insight s into human relationships.
3、我发现在这个国家没有车还真不行。
I found it quite a handicap not to have a car in the country
4、警察已经排除了意外事件的可能性, 因为时间上太巧合了。
The police have eliminate d the possibility that it could have been an accident because it was so well timed. 5、她看着他，一脸鄙视。
She looked at him with undisguised contempt.
6、这本书中的人物都是模式化的。
The characters in the book are just stereotype s.
7、只要你坚持锻炼下去，很快就会尝到健康带来的种种甜头。
You will soon reap the various benefits of being fit as long as you keep doing exercise.
8、如果你企图逃税, 你就有坐牢的危险。
If you try to evade paying your taxes you run the risk of going to prison.
9、他一直试图按他的标准塑造我。
He kept trying to mold me into what he wanted me to be.
10、我们没有屏幕，但我们可以把幻灯放映在后墙上。
We don’thave a screen but we can project the slides onto the back wall.
Whenever women’sliberation is mentioned, there are often two reactions. One is that this is just a bunch of frustrated women. The other is that this is something that is a white thing, which doesn’tconcern black women.
The truth is that the exploitation of black women goes deeper than that of white women. Unity of all black women is needed to push for such demands as self-determination, equal pay, free abortion and child-care
centers. We should realize the need for the women of the black nation to have a liberation movement of women as part of our movement for total liberation of our people.
The black man has been led to believe that office and skilled jobs are given to the black woman by the white capitalists to make the black man feel inferior. In reality, there aren’tenough jobs for everyone, and the black woman suffers the most from low pay and unemployment.
当人们提到女权运动时，通常有两种反应：一种认为女权运动者不过是一群日子过得不顺心的女人；另一种则认为女权运动纯粹是白人女性的事，与黑人女性无关。
事实上，黑人女性所受到的剥削远比白人女性所受到的要深。所有的黑人女性有必要团结起来，共同奋斗去争取应得的权利，诸如自主权、同工同酬权、自由堕胎权和孩子入托权。我们应当看到，黑人国家中女性争取解放的要求是我们全民族争取解放的一部分。
黑种男人错误地以为，白人资本家把一些职位和技术工作交给黑人女性，是为了羞辱他们。现实情况是，人人就业无法实现，而黑人女性正是低报酬和失业现象最大受害者。
Unit 8
1. 她把对家庭投资的控制权让给了儿子
She relinquish ed control of the family investments to her son.
2. 那个男孩紧咬着一把刀，爬上树去割椰子
With a knife clench ed between his teeth, the boy climbed up the tree to cut some conconuts.
3. 这家小公司被命令取消所有对消费者这样的限制
This small company has b een enjoined to end all such restrictions on consumers.
4. 彼此将近五年没说话后，他们终于和解了
They were finally reconcile d to each other, after not on speaking terms for nearly five years.
5. 我们只有非常有限的时间来完成这项任务——我们不可能无限期地继续下去
We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task —we can ’t continue indefinitely.
6. 如果你不能在截止日期前偿还这笔债务，你就将丧失信用(discredit)
You will be discredited if you fail to redeem your debt before the deadline.
7. 这是本有趣的书，充满了对人际关系的深刻见解
It is an interesting book, full of valuable insight s into human relationships.
8. 我依稀记得多年前曾经见过她
I had a dim recollection of having met her many years ago.
9. 我不愿意告诉她她儿子被捕了
I don ’t relish tell ing her that her son has been arrested.
10. 公司的关闭既突然又出人意料
The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.
大部分在美国就读的全日制学生都必须有健康保险。这是因为美国医疗费用高昂。一旦学生遭遇严重事故或身染重病，学校无力支付所需开销。
很多美国大学都有保健中心，那里有医护人员为学生们提供医疗服务。学费中可能已经包括了此项费用。健康保险通常用于额外的医疗服务。
学生可能已经享受其父母的健康保险，如果没有的话，很多学校则提供它们自己的保险项目。学生也可向保险公司购买独立的保险。这些保险条款各不相同，因学生生活所在地各异。通常这些保险支付医生诊治、伤疾治疗和住院护理的花费。
总之，在美国，每个人都得承担自己的医疗花销。一旦身患重病或遭遇事故时花费极大，健康保险旨在保障这些费用得以支付。
Most full-time students at American universities must have health insurance. This is because health costs in the United States are high. Colleges are not able to pay the costs if students suffer serious accidents or sickness.
Many American colleges have health centers where doctors and nurses treat students ’medical problems. This service may be included in the cost of attending college. Health insurance is usually needed for extra services.
Students may already be protected under their parents ’health insurance polices. If not, many colleges offer their own insurance plans.
Students also can buy independent insurance policies from insurance companies. The details of such policies differ, depending on where the student lives. Usually, these policies pay for doctor visits, treatment of injuries and hospital costs.
All in all, people in the United States are responsible for their own medical costs. These can be extremely high in cases of serious illness or accidents. The purpose of health insurance is to make sure that these costs will be paid for.
Unit 9
1、她与他在一起生活度日艰难。
She had a hard existence with him.
2、至于你刚才提出的问题，我将另外撰文回答。
As regards the questions you raised just now, I will answer them in another article.
3、这听起来也许很无情，但我才不在乎他是否无家可归呢。
It might sound callous , but I don’tcare if he’shomeless.
4、他对老板的尊敬几乎到了低声下气的地步。
He is almost abject in his respect for his boss.
5、痛苦的记忆渐渐从她脑海里消退。
The painful memories gradually recede d in her mind.
6、我们应该避免对他们的挑衅作出过度的反应。
We should guard against overreactions to their provocation.
7、你最好关心关心自己的事而不是我的事！
You’dbetter concern yourself with your own business and not mine!
8、该影片是一部有益的家庭娱乐剧。
The film is good wholesome family entertainment.
9、学校中止了给那位学生提供的助学金，理由是他去年的成绩不够好。
The university has stopped providing financial support to that student on the ground that his performance in the past year was not good enough.
10、为了帮助那些国有小公司渡过经济危机，政府把它们合并成为一家大公司。
The government merge d those small state-owned firms into a large company in order to help them survive the economic crisis.
My mother, dead now to this world but still roaming free in my mind, wakes me some mornings before daybreak. “Ifthere’sone thing I can’tstand, it’sa quitter.”
I have heard her say that all my life. Now, lying in bed, coming awake in the dark, I feel the fury of her energy fighting the good-for-nothing idler within me who wants to go back to sleep instead of tackling the brand-new day.
Silently I protest:I am not a child anymore. I have made something. of myself. I am entitled to sleep late. “Russell,you’vegot no more gumption than a bump on a log.”
She has hounded me with these battle cries since I was a boy in short pants.
“Makesomething of yourself!”
“Don’tbe a quitter!”
“Havea little ambition, Buddy.”
我母亲早已不在人世，但她仍时时自由地浮现在我心中，有时早晨天还未亮就把我唤醒.“我最最不能容忍的就是半途而废的人。”
我一生不断听到她说这句话。此时此刻，我躺在床上，在黑暗中慢慢醒来，想重回梦乡而不愿直面崭新的一天，我感觉到了她正怒气冲冲地与我体内那个没出息的懒汉奋力斗争。”
我默默地抗议道：我已经不是孩子了。我已经小有成就，我有资格睡懒觉。
“罗素，你一点进取心也没有，和二流子简直没什么两样。”
从我还是个穿着短裤的孩提时代起她就一直用这些话激励我前进：
“你要混出个人样来!”
“不要半途而废!”
“要有点志气，孩子。
Unit 10
1、我们赶紧跑出商店，拼命追赶，但那小偷已经无影无踪了。
We rushed out of the shop in hot pursuit, but the thief had vanish ed into thin air.
2、如果你想成为一名演员，就必须全身心地投入。
If you want to be an actor you have to really commit yourself to it.
3、他等到女儿睡着了，然后才蹑手蹑脚地悄悄走出房间。
He waited until his daughter was asleep, and then tiptoe d quietly out of the room.
4、我能感觉到血液在我的血管里搏动。
I can feel the blood puls ing through my veins.
5、如果你正确对待，中年将是你一生中的全盛时期。
Middle age can be the prime of your life if you have the right attitude.
6、废弃的食品盒和瓶子被胡乱地扔在街道上。
Discard ed food containers and bottles litter ed the streets.
7、在许多人眼中，他的所作所为严重地降低了自己的声誉。
In many people’seyes, what he did has seriously diminish ed his reputation.
8、过去没有现代的机械设备，农民基本上是看天吃饭。
In the past, when there were no modern machines, the peasants were basically at the mercy of the weather 9、由于人们预计价格会迅速上涨，便开始囤积货物。
Expecting prices to rise rapidly, people started to hoard goods.
10、这些变化被视为大范围改革的序幕。
The changes are seen as a prelude to wide-ranging reforms.
Nothing. No tracks but my own are stitched into the dusting of fresh snow, white as birch bark, that fell during the night. No flittering shadows in the trees, not a sliver of bird song in the air.
What sun there is this time of year shines weakly, half-heartedly through the white gauze of clouds, offering not even the slightest pretense of warmth. A shiver runs through me as I stomp my feet for warmth and then listen again for any sign of life. The only sound is from the bare tips of branches chattering like teeth.
At first glance, nature doesn’tseem to have invested much in this late-winter day. The forest can seem like a rough etching —barren, lifeless and gray. There are subtle beauties —pine branches tipped in white, the pale-blue glow of moonlight off the snow. But this deep into winter, you look less for beauty than for signs that spring has not been forgotten.
一片空寥。昨夜的一场雪后，大地铺上了一层雪被，洁白如白桦树皮，单单留下我的一串足迹。没有飞掠枝头的影子，没有飘荡在天空的鸟语。
一年中此时的太阳发出微弱的光线，懒洋洋地透过薄薄的白云层，没有一丝暖意。我不禁打了个寒战，跺着脚取暖，然后重又聆听是否有生命的动静。唯一的声响是光秃秃的枝头相互拍打，发出像牙齿打战似的嗒嗒声。
乍一看，大自然似乎没有赋予这个晚冬季节多少景致。森林就像一幅粗糙的蚀刻版画——荒凉、苍茫，不见生息。周围的景色不乏淡雅之美——松树的枝头蒙上了一层白雪，月光洒在雪地上泛出淡蓝色的光辉。但在这晚冬时分，你的目光搜寻的, 与其说是美丽的景色, 不如说是春天尚未被遗忘的迹象。Unit 11
1. 这两条街道在市中心相交
The two streets intersect in the city center.
2. 她身材苗条，生性腼腆，跟她姐姐完全相反
She is slim and shy---the very antithesis of her sister.
3. 如果你把那尺弯得太厉害的话，它会折断的。
You ‘ll snap that ruler if you bend it too far.
4. 我们俩在跳舞时我不时踩到他的脚上
I kept tread ing on his toes when we were dancing.
5. 看了他们的脸色，我就知道一定出了什么差错
I could see by the looks on their faces that something was amiss .
6. 自从告别舞台生涯候，她一直避免抛头露面
She has shun ned publicity since she retired from the theater.
7. 30年前他在一所农场工作时萌发了这部小说的创作灵感
He got the germ of this novel when he was working on a farm thirty years ago.
8. 听说他和一桩谋杀案有牵连
I hear that he was entangle d in a murder case.
9. 在过去10年终，大学生的数量增长了4倍
The number college students has quadruple d in the last ten years.
10. 他们把麦克风推到我面前，然后连珠炮似地向我发问
They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me.
我爱花，所以也爱养花。我可还没成为养花专家，因为没有功夫去作研究与实验。我只把养花当作生活中的一种乐趣，花开得大小好坏都不计较，只要开花，我就高兴。在我的小院中，到夏天，满是花草，小猫儿们只好上房去玩耍、地上没有她们的运动场。花虽多，但无奇花异草。珍贵的花草不易养活，看着一棵好花生病欲死是件难过的事。我不愿时时落泪。北京的气候，对养花来说，不算很好。冬天冷，春天多风，夏天不是干旱就是大雨倾盆；秋天最好，可是忽然会闹霜冻。在这种气候里，想把南方的好花养活，我还没有那么大的本事。因此，我只养些好种易活、自己会奋斗的花草
I love flowers and hence have taken to growing them. But, short of time to do research and experiments in flower cultivation, I an no gardener at all. I merely take flower cultivation as a pleasure of life. I really don ‘t care whether or not my flowers will put forth plump and nice-looking blossoms. I ‘ll be delighted as long as they can blossom. In summer, flowers and plants growing in luxuriance in my small courtyard will leave little open space as a playground for the little cats, so they have to sport about on the roof instead. I grow many flowers, but none of them are exotic or rare ones. It is difficult to grow a precious flower species. And I feel bad to see a good flower dying of illness. I don ‘t want to often shed tears over that. But Beijing ‘s climate is more or less unfit for growing flowers. Freezing in winter, windy In spring, and either to dry or too often visited by rain storms in summer. While autumn is the best of all, it is often plagued by sudden frosts. In a climate like this, it is for beyond my capacity to grow precious southern breeds of flowers. Therefore, I only grow flowers and plants that are hardy, enjoy a high survival rate and are able to struggle on their own for survival.
Unit 12
1. 她对上菜场买菜之类的凡俗之事不感兴趣
Mundane matters such as going to the market to buy food do not interest her.
2. 我还记得我那无忧无虑的学生时代
I still remember my carefree student days.
3. 在孩子幼年时由于缺少家长养育造成的损害是很难消除的
It’svery difficult to undo the damage caused by inadequate parenting in a child’searly years.
4. 观众显然为她的表演所陶醉
The audience was clearly enchanted by her performance.
5. 威尼斯电影节一直都是展示优秀的意大利电影的盛会
The Venice Film Festival has always been the showcase of the Italian cinema
6. 她应车祸大脑受损，智力退化到一个五岁孩子的水平
She suffered brain damage from a car accident and regress ed to the mental age of a five-year-old.
7. 小心点，否则他会欺骗你的
Be careful or he ‘ll take you for a ride .
8. 州政府试图对公众隐瞒事件的真相，但是失败了
State government tried to conceal the truth of the accident from the public, but in vain.
9. 昨天报上发表的三篇文章都是围绕着本地区的环保问题展开讨论的
The three articles published in the newspaper yesterday revolve d around the issue of environmental protection in this area.
10. 他的论点的实质是教育应当贯穿我们的一生
The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout our lives.
电影专家说，动画艺术的发展要归功于沃尔特·迪斯尼。迪斯尼的艺术家们努力将生命注入每副图画。也就是说，他们必须感受卡通生物的全部情感：喜、哀、怒、惧。艺术家们对着镜子看自己表达各种情感：微笑、流泪、脸红、睁大眼睛。然后把表情画到每一个卡通生物的脸上。迪斯尼的动画艺术在1940年的电影《木偶奇遇记》中大道了顶峰，该影片讲的是木头玩具活了起来变成一个小男孩的故事。为了制作《木偶奇遇记》，迪斯尼的艺术家们画了250万张画。艺术家们画的是平面画，然而他们创造了空间和实物感。《木偶奇遇记》是个想象中的世界，然而它看起来很逼真。
Movie experts say Walt Disney was responsible for the development of the art of animation. Disney’sartists tried to put life into every drawing. That meant they had to feel all the emotions of the cartoon creatures:happiness, sadness, anger, fear. The artists looked at themselves in a mirror and expressed each emotion:a smile, tears, a red face, wide-opened eyes. Then they drew that look on the face of each cartoon creature. Disney’sart of animation reached its highest point in 1940with the movie Pinocchio. The story is about a wooden toy that comes to life as a little boy. Disney’sartists drew two-and-a-half-million pictures to make Pinocchio . The artists drew flat pictures. Yet they created a look of space and solid objects. Pinocchio was an imaginary world, yet it looked very real.