1、unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life12 I suspect not everyone who loves the country would be happy living the way we do. It takes a couple of special qualities. One is a tolerance for solitude. Because we are so busy and on such a tight budget, we dont entertain much. During the growing season t
2、here is no time for socializing anyway. Jim and Emily are involved in school activities, but they too spend most of their time at home. 我想，不是所有热爱乡村的人都会乐意过我们这种生活的。这种生活需要一些特殊的素质。其一是耐得住寂寞。由于我们如此忙碌，手头又紧，我们很少请客。在作物生长季节，根本就没工夫参加社交活动。吉米和埃米莉虽然参加学校的各种活动，但他俩大多数时间也呆在家里。 13 The other requirement is energy - a l
3、ot of it. The way to make self-sufficiency work on a small scale is to resist the temptation to buy a tractor and other expensive laborsaving devices. Instead, you do the work yourself. The only machinery we own (not counting the lawn mower) is a little three-horsepower rotary cultivator and a 16-in
4、ch chain saw. 另一项要求是体力相当大的体力。小范围里实现自给自足的途径是抵制诱惑，不去购置拖拉机和其他昂贵的节省劳力的机械。相反，你要自己动手。我们仅有的机器（不包括割草机）是一台 3 马力的小型旋转式耕耘机以及一架 16 英寸的链锯。 unit 3 The Land of the Lock4 It has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires hooked up to a police station or private guard
5、firm. Many suburban families have sliding glass doors on their patios, with steel bars elegantly built in so no one can pry the doors open. 取而代之的是防盗锁、防护链、电子报警系统，以及连接警署或私人保安公司的报警装置。郊区的许多人家在露台上安装了玻璃滑门，内侧有装得很讲究的钢条，这样就没人能把门撬开。 5 It is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see pasted on the win
6、dows small notices announcing that the premises are under surveillance by this security force or that guard company. 在最温馨的居家，也常常看得到窗上贴着小小的告示，称本宅由某家安全机构或某个保安公司负责监管。 unit 5 Writing Three Thank-You Letters22 The Reverend Nelson wrote that his decades as a “simple, old-fashioned principal“ had ended wit
7、h schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt. “I heard more of what I had done wrong than what I did right,“ he said, adding that my letter had brought him welcome reassurance that his career had been appreciated. 纳尔逊牧师写道，他那平凡的传统校长的岁月随着学校里发生的如此迅猛的变化而结束，他怀着自我怀疑的心态退了休。 “说我
8、做得不对的远远多于说我做得对的， ” 他写道，接着说我的信给他带来了振奋人心的信心：自己的校长生涯还是有其价值的。 23 A glance at Grandmas familiar handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin down“ some letter to relatives. Character by character, Grandma would slowly accomplish one word
9、, then the next, so that a finished page would consume hours. I wept over the page representing my Grandmas recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me - whom she used to diaper! 一看到外祖母那熟悉的笔迹，我顿时回想起往日站在她的白色摇椅旁看她给亲戚写信的情景。外祖母一个字母一个字母地慢慢拼出一个词，接着是下一个词，因此写满一页要花上几个小时。捧着外祖母最近花费不少工夫对我表
10、达了充满慈爱的谢意，我禁不住流泪从前是她给我换尿布的呀。 Unit4 Was Einstein a Space Alien?20. He had impressive powers of concentration. Einsteins sister, Maja, recalled “. even when there was a lot of noise, he could lie down on the sofa, pick up a pen and paper, precariously balance an inkwell on the backrest and engross him
11、self in a problem so much that the background noisestimulated rather than disturbed him.” 21.Einstein was clearly intelligent, but not outlandishly 奇特地 more so than his peers. “I have no special talents,” he claimed, “I am only passionately(=strongly)热情地 curious.” And again: “The contrast between th
12、e popular assessment of my powers(=ability) . and the reality is simply grotesque.”Einstein credited his discoveries to imagination and endless questioning more so than orthodox=(meaning traditional) so-called) intelligence. 21. 爱因斯坦显然很聪明，但不比他的同龄人超出多少。 “我没有什么特别的才能， ”他说，“只是我的好奇心非常强烈。 ”还有：“大众对我能力的评估和现
13、实之间的差异简直大得荒唐。 ”爱因斯坦把他的发现更多地归功于想象力和不断提问而不是普通所谓的智慧。Unit11.我们的计算机系统出了毛病，但我觉得问题不大 We have a problem with the computer system, but I think its fairly minor. 2.父亲去逝的时候我还小,不能独立生活。就在那时，家乡的父老 接过了教育我的责任。 My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over my upbringing a
14、t that point. 3.这些玩具必须得达到严格的安全要求后才可出售给儿童 The toys have to meet strict safety requirements before they can be sold to children. 4.作为新闻和舆论的载体，广播和电视补充了而不是替代了报纸。 Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion. 5.至于这本杂志，它刊载了世界各地许多报纸杂志上文章的摘要 When
15、it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world. Unit31.无论是在城市还是农村，因特网正在改变人们的生活方式。 The Internet is changing the way people live, whether they are in urban or rural areas. 2.和大公司相比，中小公司更容易受到金融危机的威胁。Medium-sized and small companies are
16、 more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones. 3.关于期末论文，教授要求我们先分析失业图表，然然后对过家的经济发展提供批评性的见解。 With regard to our term paper, the professor asked us to analyze the unemployment chart first, and then provide critical reflections on the nations economic development. 4.他从来也没有
17、想到他们队会大比分赢得那场篮球赛。 It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin. 5.回顾二十年得中学教学，我把我的成功归结为耐心、才能和对知识的不断追求. Looking back on my twenty years teaching in high school, I attribute my success to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge. Unit41.红十字会派遣
18、的志愿人员非常小心地对村里的饮用水进行消毒，以避免爆发瘟疫 The volunteers sent by the Red Cross disinfected, with great caution, the drinking water in the village so as to avoid an outbreak of plague. 2.爱因斯坦用了多年时间试图把电磁学理论和引力理论结合起来，但没有成功。 Einstein spent many years trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity but
19、failed. 3.因其在激发学生创造性想象力方面的出色表现，王教授获得了校长奖 Professor Wang received the Presidential Award for his excellence in stimulating students creative imagination. 4.因存在一些设计上的重大缺陷，董事会没有同意那个经济刺激计划 As there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didnt approve of the economic stimulus package. 5.乔丹意
20、识到没人能给他帮助，终于得出结论他必须面对现实，独自接受挑战 Having realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and take up the challenge by himself. Unit51.奶奶想当然地认为粮价要涨，所以买了许多大米 Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice. 2.我可以给
21、你引用几个例子来说明她献身科学的精神 I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science. 3.20 世纪 80 年代中国一些经济特区开始迅速发展起来 The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China. 4.两国关系的紧张部分是由最近的间谍事件引起的 Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair. 5.彼得已在一家律师事务所当了多年律师。你可以考虑请他做你的律师，当你需要法律援助时，由他代你行事 Peter has worked in a law firm for many years. You can consider having him as your lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal help.
