21世纪大学英语读写教程16单元Reading Aloud及句子翻译.docx
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21世纪大学英语读写教程16单元ReadingAloud及句子翻译
21世纪大学英语读写教程1-6单元ReadingAloud及句子翻译
Unit1
VeryhesitantlyIselectedatubeofbluepaint,andwithinfiniteprecautionmadeamarkaboutasbigasabeanonthesnow-whitefield.AtthatmomentIheardthesoundofamotorcarinthedriveandthrewdownmybrushinapanic.IwasevenmorealarmedwhenIsawwhosteppedfromthecar:
thewifeofSirJohnLaverty,thecelebratedpainterwholivednearby.
"'Painting!
’shedeclared.’Whatfun.Butwhatareyouwaitingfor?
Letmehavethebrush-thebigone.’sheplungedintothepaintsandbeforeIknewit,shehadsweptseveralfiercestrokesandslashesofblueontheabsolutelyterrifiedcanvas.Anyonecouldseeitcouldnothitback.Irestitutednomore.Seizedthelargestbrushandfelluponmywretchedvictimwithfury.Ihaveneverfeltanyfearofacanvassince."
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Whenhiswifediedofastrokeinhersixties,the72-year-oldretiredprofessorwasoverwhelmedbygrief.Lifewouldbetoodifficultforhimwithoutanybodytorelyon.
2.
LastmonthtwoamateurpaintersheldanexhibitionoftheirpicturesinLondon.Manypeoplewenttoseeit,includingafewcelebratedprofessors.
3.
whensevenastronautsdiedinthechallengerdisasterinthemid-1980s,itplungedthewholeworldintoshockandgrief.
4.
Aftercompletinghersecondprimeministry,sheremainedactivelyinvolvedinpoliticalaffairs.Shecametotherescueseveraltimeswhenthegovernmentwasindifficulty.
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Aftercompletinghersecondprimeministry,sheremainedactivelyinvolvedinpoliticalaffair.shecametotherescueseveraltimeswhenthegovernmentwasindifficulty.
6.
Aslongasyoukeepworkinghardallyourlife,youwillrecallyourpastwithaglowofsatisfaction.
7.
Wemustawakenpeopletotheimportanceofenvironmentprotectionnow,oritwillsoonbetoolate.
8.Thatofficialwasremovedfromofficeofbeinginvolvedinapoliticalscandal.Hadheknownthiswouldhappen,hemighthaveacteddifferently.
Unit2
ThisbeliefinhardworkisthefirstofthreemainfactorscontributingtoAsianstudents'outstandingperformance.ItspringsfromAsians'commonheritageofConfucianism,thephilosophyofthe5th-century-BCChinesesageteachingshavehadaprofoundinfluenceonChinesesociety.OneofConfucius’sprimaryteachingsisthatthrougheffort,peoplecanperfectthemselves.
ConfucianismprovidesanotherimportantingredientintheAsians’successaswell.InConfucianphilosophy,thefamilyplaysacentralrole--anorientationthatleadspeopletoworkforthehonorofthefamily,notjustforthemselves.Onecanneverreplayone'sparents,andthere'ssenseofobligationorevenguiltthatisasstrongaforceamongAsiansasProtestantphilosophyisamongthoseintheWest
1.
Femalestudentsconstitutethemajorityofourclass.Bycontrast,theirclassismadeupofmalesonly.
2.
AmericanchildrencanusuallywatchTVthreehoursaday,whereastheirChinesecounterpartshavetoworkontheirhomeworkduringmosttheirafter-schooltime.
3.
Hisdevelopmentofaseriesofnewresearchmethodsledtohishugesuccess.Hesaidheowedallthistohisparents’encouragement.
4.
Heresentedbeingexcludedfromdiscussionsthatdirectlyconcernedhisfuture.
5.
Thefactthattheseproblemsarecontinuallyshowingupsuggeststhatthisnewdevicehastobereadjusted.
6.
AsoneofthemanyAsianstudentswhohavesurgedintothebestAmericanuniversitiesinrecentyears,ZhangHuasaysthatmanyofhisideasarebasedontraditionalChinesephilosophy.
7.
Tostartwith,itisnotmerelymoneythatmakesMr.Youngworksohard.Heiscommittedtoeducatingtheyoungandtirestomotivatethemtogetaheadinlife.
8.
Astimewasrunningout,wedroveevenfasterinthehopethatwecouldmakeittotheairportintime.
Unit3
ThefirstculturaltranslatorIevermetwasaninstallationengineer,Georgebyname,whoworkedforanAmericancompanywhereIwasthedirectorofinternationaloperations.ThecompanyhadjuststartedajointventurewithaJapanesefirm,andtheAmericanmanagementneededsomeonetotraintheJapaneseemployeesinitsuniquetechnology.George'ssolidunderstandingoftheequipment,itsinstallationandusemadehimthebest-qualifiedemployeeforthejob,soeveryonewashappywhenGeorgeacceptedatwo-yearcontractfortemporarytransfertoJapan.
Formthestart,GeorgewaswellacceptedbyalltheJapaneseemployees.JapanesemanagersoftendistrustanyonesenttorepresentUSowners,butGeorgewassonaturallynonassertivethatnoonecouldseehimasathreattotheircareers.Sotheyfeltcomfortableaskinghisadviceonawiderangeofmatters,includingtheoddbehavioroftheirpartnersacrosstheocean.EngineersthroughoutthecompanyappreciatedGeorge'sexpertiseandhisfriendlyandcapablehelp,andtheygotintohabitofturningtohimwhenevertheyhadaproblem-anyproblem.AndthesecretariesintheofficewereeagertohelpthisnicebachelorlearnJapanese.
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Whenthistemporaryjobcametoanend,Georgewasofferedapermanentjob,whichheacceptedatonce.
2.
ToensurethattheirventuresinJapanareprofitable,theAmericancompaniesneedculturaltranslatorsevenmorethanlanguagetranslators.
3.
Asaculturaltranslator,GeorgewaseagertohelptheJapaneseemployeeswhocametoaskhisadviceonagreatmanymatters,bothwithinandoutsideofhisfieldofexpertise.
4.
Somehoworother,GeorgepersuadedtheAmericanmanagertogoalongwiththeJapaneseaccountant’sdecision,thussmoothingovertheconflictbetweenthetwo.
5.
ConflictsandargumentsdoariseattimesbetweentheAmericanmanagersandtheirJapanesecounterparts.Butsincebothpartieshavethegoodsensetocompromise,theseconflictsarepreventedfromescalatingintobigemotionalbattles.
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AlltheJapaneseemployees,thepersonnelmanagerincluded,appreciatedGeorge’sfrequenthelpwiththemultitudeofproblemstheyruninto.
7.
MyspokenJapaneseisnotgoodenoughtoexpressmyselfwell.Pleasedon’tgetoffendedifIsometimessaystupidthings.
8.
withasolidunderstandingoftraditionalChinesemedicineandagoodmasteryofEnglish,dr.ZhangishighlyqualifiedtotrainforeigndoctorswhocametoChinatostudyChinesemedicine.
Unit4
Failureisneverpleasant.Ithurtsadultsandchildrenalike.Butitcanmakeapositivecontributiontoyourlifeonceyoulearntouseit.Steponeistoask,”WhydidIfail?
”Resistthenaturalimpulsetoblamesomeoneelse.Askyourselfwhatyoudidwrong,howyoucanimprove.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,don’tbeshyaboutinquiring.
Success,whichencouragesrepetitionofoldbehavior,isnotnearlyasgoodateacherasfailure.Youcanlearnfromadisastrouspartyhowtogiveagoodone,fromanill-chosenfirsthousewhattolookforinasecond.Evenafailurethatseemstotalcanpromptfreshthinking,achangeofdirection.
1.
Protectingchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailedisanythingbutbeneficialtotheirgrowthanddevelopment.
2.
Emersondoesnotthinkthereisaworldofdifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.
3.
Amaturepersonisonewhoisgoodatturningfailureintosuccess.
4.
Shewassoobsessedwithbecomingasuccessiniceskatingthatsheneverpreparedherselfforchallengesoftherealworld.
5.
Hesufferedacompletenervousbreakdownwhenhelearnedthathiscompanyhadgonebankrupt.
6.
Whentalkingabouthissuccess,Mr.Smithisverypronetoexaggeration.
7.
Thecompanystartedbysellingradiosbutnowhasbranchedoutintosellingcomputersaswell.
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Infact,failureisnothingtobeafraidof.Oncewelearnhowtouseit,itcanmakeapositivecontributiontoourgrowthanddevelopment.
Unit5
Balancingworkandschoolwasdifficult."Iwasstayinguplatestudying,andgoingtoworkearlyeverymorning.Iwashavingahardtimeconcentratinginclass,andahardtimeonthejobbecauseIwassotired,"shesays.ButsheendedupwithtwoA'sinherfirstsemesteranyway.
Priscilladecidedtopursueanarchaeologymajor,andinthesummerof1992,shegotherfistopportunitytoreallytestoutherinterestinthesubject.ThearchaeologicalfiledschoolofWashingtonStateUniversitywassponsoringasummerresearchprojectatasitealongsidetheSnakeRiverinWashington.Priscillathrewherselfintothework,andtheprojectsupervisorswereimpressed.Attheendofthesummer,oneoftheprofessorsofferedherajob."Hesaid,'WejustgotacontractforprojectinNorthDakota.Wewanttohireyouifyou'rewillingtotakeasemesterofffromschool.’“TheofferwasadiversionfromPriscilla'spursuitofherBA."ButbythenInolongerdoubtedthatIwouldultimatelyfinishschool,soIfeltcomfortablegrabbingthisopportunity,”shesays.
1.
TheuniversityofferedPriscillaonlyasmallloanandshehadtocomeupwiththerestofthemoneyherself.
2.
Withsmallincomefromherrestaurantjob,marrycouldbarelymake(both)endsmeet.That’swhyshefoundsomecleaningworktodointheapartmentbuildingwhereshelived.
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Duringherfirstsemesters,sheoftenstayeduplatestudyingbecausesheknewshehadtogetthehighestGPAinherclasstoqualifythescholarship.
4.
Anyonewhowantstofindemploymentin/withthatcompanymusthaveatleastamaster’sdegree;ifnotaPh.D.otherwiseheorshewillnotbeaccepted.
5.
Onlyifyoucompletelythrowyourselfintoyourstudieswillyouultimatelyachieveyourlong-termgoalofbecominganarchaeologist.
6.
IntheofficeBethalwayslookedhappyandhadareadysmile.Butdeepdown,shewastiredofbeingasecretary.Shewantedtodosomethingmorecreative.
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