1、Jim may not be a born farmer,but he gets by without too much trouble.Not that he has had it easy.That first hardwinter he faced must have left him with the temptation to give up and go back to the city.But he managed to getthrough it without losing heart.Hes picked up a lot of skills since then and
2、made some real improvements to hisfarm,though without much laborsaving machinery,aside from that old rotary cultivator.I suspect he doesnt makeall that much,though he does have his writing to supplement what little profit he makes from the farm.I guess hedoes it primarily for the quality of life.Cer
3、tainly,they seem a happy family and you can often see them out workingtogether,one day spraying apple trees,the next stacking fierwood.吉姆出生的可能不是一个农民,但他没有太多的麻烦。没有,他很容易。第一次他面对艰难的冬天一定让他放弃的诱惑和回到这座城市。但他设法通过它没有失去的心。他拿起很多的技能之后,一些真正的改进他的农场,虽然没有太多的节省劳力的机械,除了老旋耕机。我怀疑他不会让那么多,虽然他确实有他的写作来补充一点利润他从农场。我猜他它主要的生活质量。当
4、然,他们是一个幸福的家庭,你可以经常看到他们一起工作,一天喷洒苹果树,下一堆柴火。2 The Underground Railroad was Forged by the efforts of those who were prepared to fight against slavery andstand up for the long-suffering Southern black Americans.Some of those who helped to transportslaves to the north and freedom were former slaves themse
5、lves. Others felt compelledto take part because of their deeply held convictions. For many of those involved, liberatingthe slaves from those who exploited them became a mission. While their eventual goal was to abolish slaverycompletely, in the meantime they were intent onhelping to free as many sl
6、aves as possible, often at considerable risk. In the eyes of slave owners,they weredangerous enemies and frequently received death threas.地下铁路是由那些的努力 对 和 的 起来。那些 和 由 的 。 他 , 他们的的 。对多,放 的他们 一个currency1。虽然他们的“是fifl除 ,他们的 可能多的 由,通常当的”。 主的,他们是”的 ,经常到 。3 Statisticshow that crime in rural areas is now ris
7、ing faster than in the cities.The erawhen the countryside stood forsafety and security has long gone.No longer is it safe anywhere to go out leaving the door on the latch.We all feel vulnerable and seek to strengthen the barrierswe use to hold criminals at bay.These can range from old fashioned bolt
8、s and bars to the latest electronicdevices.A monents reflection,however,is enough to bring us face to face with the following puzzle:we may have locked the evils out,but in doing so we have locked ourselves in.This hardly seems a civilized way of life. ,农 正的 城市。农 fl的 一 gone.No不 是 fl的地 的 出去。我们 到 和 我们
9、来 。这些的 可以从老的和 的“ 设 .这的 ,然, 以currency1我们面对以下难 :我们可能 了 ,但这么 ,我们 了。这 不是一个 的生活 。Einsteins teacher should have had a little more caution berore he came to the conclusionthat his pupil would never get anywhere in life .Probably he was irritated by the thought that theyoung Einstein was undermining his pos
10、ition.And certainly it is true that Einstein did not give afig for authority.Howere , far from being a flaw in Einsteins character,this proved,beyond anydoubt,to be one of his greatest strengths.It was on this foundation combined with the remarkablepower of his imagination,that his great achievenmen
11、ts were built.爱 斯坦的老师应该更谨慎谁他 出结论,他的学生将永远一事无。可能激怒了他的想法,年轻的爱 斯坦是破坏他的位置。当然没错,爱 斯坦没有给出权的无花果。然,远非一个缺陷爱 斯坦的性格,这证 了,毫无疑问,是他“的优势之一。这是此基础 他的想象力非凡的力量,他的伟的简述。5.Alex Haley was at sea when he started thinking how best he could mark Thanksgiving.Turning overthe meaning of the holiday in his mind,he came to revers
12、e the order of the words and got tothinking about giving thanks.How,he wondered,could he repay those who had been so helpful to him in the past?It seemed to him that the best way he could express his gratitudewould be to write to them.For too long he had gone about without troubling to tell them how
13、 much he appreciatedall that they had done for him.Before long he had assembled pen and paper and was immersed inwriting.Not long after the ship reached port,people started unloadingits cargo together with his letters.The replies were not swiftin arriving,but when they did,he found them deeply movin
14、g. 阿历克斯哈雷海,他开始思考如何庆祝 恩节。将节日的义,他来到 向单词的顺序,思考 恩。,他想知道,怎么可能他偿还那些过去一 对他很有?他看来,他能 到的“好的 就是给他们写 达他的 激之情。长久以来他已经没有麻烦,告诉他们他是多么 激他们他所 的。不久他组装的纸和笔,沉浸写作。船抵港后不久, 们开始卸载货物连他的 。回复没有迅到达,但是当他们,他发现他们打动 心。六 I had only known Johnsy a few months when she fell victim to the disease. We had met in May and, finding ourselv
15、es so much in tune , had set up home together. Then, in November, she became ill. Scarcely able to speak in a whisper, she seemed unable to cling to life. It was such a change. Before she had always been so lively and merry . Now she just sat up in bed, staring out of the window. She had this strang
16、e belief that once the last leaf on the vine outside fell, she would die. I told her it was all nonsense , but to no effect. It was our downstairs neighbor, Mr. Behrman, who came to her rescue. When he heard of Johnsys strange fancy he flew into a fierce temper, regarding it as a sin that one so you
17、ng should give up life so easily. Thanks to Behrman, the last leaf never did fall. Late at night he had climbed up and painted the leaf on the wall. It was his long-promised masterpiec 我只知道约翰西几个月当她疾病的牺牲品。5月我们见过,发现 如此合拍,还一起建立家园。然后,去年11月,她病了。几 不能低 ,她 无法 的生活。这 。之 她一是那么活 。现,她只是 , 。她这个 的 ,一 “后 树下 ,她就会 去。
18、我告诉她 是无 之 ,但毫无 果。这是我们 下的 , 生,他了她。当他到约翰西的 的想他进一个currency1,对它作一个如此年轻的 应该放弃生活那么容易。多了 ,“后一“ 从下 。 他和fi的 fl。这是他 就的作its been a long day and I am glad to be back home ad get the weight off my feet .Not that i have finished yet,thereare still all those orders to type up and i must remember to add my signatur
19、e to my claim for commission before ipost it off .otherwise ,my fire will be on the phone to me about it .not that they have much to complain about .ialways manage to sell quite a lotl ,expect that time i was laid up after surgery .i am the only representative the firmhas out on the streets nowdays
20、and i still manage to cover a large territory despite my disorder .it is hard work andlong hours no time to linger in bed in the morning .yet ,i have never regretted applying for the job all those yearsago .supporting myself enables me to keep my dignity.这是一个长的一天,我很 回家告我的”。没有,我已经fi了,还有那些单,我 要 会我 。,我的火会打 的。不是 他们有很多。我 是设法很多, 我后 不起。我 ,我 然能 的 ,我的 。这是努力工作和长 的没有 。然,我从来没有后 过所有这些年 工作。 我让我 我的 。
