1、Unit 1在得到加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校的研究生奖学金后，玛丽对人类行为各个方面的研究的兴趣变得更加浓厚起来。Having been granted a fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley, Marys interest in research on all dimensions of human behavior has come alive.她渴望尽早完成计划中的各项试验。She is now itching to carry out the various experiments she has planned
2、as soon as possible.目前，她特别想搞清楚优雅的举止在商业谈判中具有何种举足轻重的分量。At present she is particularly keen on finding out how important a role graceful manner can play in business negotiations.她希望她的研究结果能够通过媒体广为流传，以便从事商业谈判的人们能够从她的研究中受益。She dreams that her findings will be circulated widely through the help of the medi
3、a so that people engaged in business negotiations will benefit from them.Unit3At a recent art exhibition ,i bought a sketch of an old peasant done by Wang Jie ,a student from the outskirts of ChenDu. When i showed it to my friend,they would like to meet the young artist. So i invited Wang Jie to my
4、home. Wang Jie was shy but after a couple of beers,he begain toopen up and came out with something that he had not let on to others:the old peasant in the picture is his father in fact. He said his father thought that he had lost his mind when he wanted to sketch him doing farm work. “but to me ,”sa
5、id Wang Jie,”this picture testifies my love for my father.”Unit7玛亚是一位职业赛车手。一年前，在上万名喧嚷的赛车迷注视下，他的车失去了控制，被抛向空中。玛亚受了重伤。但是数周后，她又重返赛场。许多人认为赛车是一项迷人的运动。然而，对玛亚来说，它是毕生的事业。选择这项事业的人必须献身于它。每当人们说起赛车是男人的运动，而女人应当远离这项运动时，玛亚就很气愤。她没有因为身为母亲却跻身一个男人主宰的天地，而有一丝歉意。 “我不认为女人一旦做了母亲就得失去自我， ”玛亚说。 “再说，由于有严密的安全措施加上严格的训练，赛车并不比在马路上驾
6、车更危险”Maya is a professional racer . A year ago , with thousands of boisterous fans watching , her car swung out of control and was tossed up in the air , Maya was badly injured . But a few weeks later , she was back on the track .Maya think racing is a glamorous sport . But to Maya , it is a career
7、. One who has chosen it must be dedicated to it . Maya bristles at the suggestion that racing is a man s sport and women should stay away from it . She makes no apology for being a mom in a maledominated world . “I dont believe woman should stop being who they are when they become mothers ,”Maya says . “Besides,racing is no more dangerous than driving down the street , thanks to the combination of elaborate safety measures and rigorous training .
