高级英语第六册

Lesson 3 At war with the planet

1. What people do may intentionally cause droughts, floods and heat waves.

2.But this image, now repeatedly thrust before us in photographs, posters, and advertisements, is misleading.

The Earth we see in photos, posters, and ads, which appears so beautiful, is not the true reflection of the world we live in; such image lulls us into complacency.

3.The techno sphere has become sufficiently large and intense to alter the natural processes that govern the ecosphere.

Human activities have taken place over such large areas and with such intensity that they have already caused disastrous effects on ecology.

4....which could establish it only because it fitted properly into the preexisting system?

The fish could play its role because it became a necessary link with the processes preceding it and the processes following it in the ecological system.

5.Defined so narrowly, it is no surprise that cars have properties that are hostile to their environment.

When cars are produced to serve such narrow purposes, it is not surprising that some of their characteristic qualities are harmful to the environment.

22. Yields rose, but not in proportion to the rate of fertilizer application...

The farmer applied more and more fertilizer, and the production did rise but did not increase at the same rate of the fertilizer.

23...their waste is flushed into the sewer system altered in composition but not in amount at treatment plant...

People eat plants and animals, and their waste is flushed into the sewer system. After being processed, the waste is still waste. The residue will go into rivers, oceans, and will have harmful effect on the aquatic ecosystem.

24. Left to their own devices, ecosystems are conservative...

If the ecosystems are not upset by outside intrusion, they will remain the same with very little change

25. In contrast to the ecosphere, the techno sphere is composed of objects and materials that reflect a rapid and relentless process of change and variation.

The characteristics of the objects and materials in the techno sphere are rapid change and great variety.

26. But this is done only at the cost of understanding.

If we take side in the war of the two words, we are doing so at the risk of failing to have a clear understanding of the nature and cause of the war, thus, we lose the chance to really solve the grave environmental crisis.

Lesson4 nettles

27.How all my own territory would be altered, ad if a landslide had gone through it and skimmed off all meaning except loss of Mike.

The impact of Mike's leaving on my life was beyond my imagination. I didn't expect that Mike's leaving would have such a tremendous power that it would change the

meaning of my existence completely. All my thoughts were about loss of Mike.

28.During that time of life that is supposed to be a reproductive daze, with the woman's mind all swamped by maternal juices, we were still compelled to discuss Simone de Beauvoir and Arthur Koestler and "The Cocktail Party".

At that time, we were young mothers, and we were supposed to lead a terribly busy life full of confusion and bewilderment caused by giving birth to and raising babies. And our minds were supposed to be fully occupied by how to feed the babies and things like that. However, In the midst of all this we still felt the need to discuss some of the important thinkers of our time like Simone de Beauvoir and Arthur Koestler and T.S.Eliot's sophisticated work” The Cocktail Party".

29....I would be frightened, not of any hostility but of a kind of nonexistence.

I would be frightened, and my fear was not caused by my neighbor's visibly hostile and violent way of life, but by a kind of formless and hidden emptiness and meaninglessness of human existence. What happened around me was totally irrelevant to me, and I felt very isolated and alienated.

30.She did not ask me---was it delicacy or disapproval? ---about my new life.

She did not ask me about my new life, either out of subtle consideration for my feeling about this sensitive subject or out of disapproval for my new life style.

31.It would be a sleazy thing to do, in the house of his friends.

It would be a morally low thing, an indecent thing to commit infidelity in the house of a friend.

32.I knew now that he was a person who had hit rock bottom.

I knew that he was a person who had experienced the worst in life, the hardest experience a person might have to endure.

33.He and wife knew that together and it bound them, as something like that would either break you apart or bind you, for life.

They experienced the worst together and they knew what it was like and understood the meaning of that experience. Such an experience posed the gravest test to people. If they stood the test, their friendship or marriage would be strengthened, and a sacred bondage would be formed between them. But if they failed the test, their relationship would be broken and they would flow on gently and

34.Not risking a thing yet staying alive as a sweet trickle, an underground resource. With the weight of this now stillness on it, this seal.

If they acted on love, they would take risks. They wouldn't do that or go further in their relationship, but they would rather let their love remain as a sweet trickle, which would flow on gently and...

Lesson 5 the One against the Many

1....the national rejection of dogmatic preconceptions about the nature of the social and economic order

1.There are such prejudices in an arrogant manner about the characteristic of the social order and economic order and they take it for granted. The country just rejected such prejudice.

2 Nor can one suggest that Americans have been consistently vulnerability to

secular ideology ever after

2.No one can say that Americans have never been tempted by the approach of understanding, preserving or transforming the world according to rigid dogmas.

3..and any intellect so shaped was ...ever after

A mind influenced by Calvinist theology would surely find it somewhat difficult to resist other ideological temptations to ideological thinking.

4.Pragmatism is no more wholly devoid...experience

Pragmatism is not completely free from abstract ideas just as ideology is not completely free from experience, that is to say, abstract ideas have a place in pragmatism just as experience has a role in ideology.

5.As an ideologist, however, Jefferson....historical curiosity

As a man following a fixed set of beliefs, Jefferson is only an interesting historical figure. His beliefs are out of date and are irrelevant to present-day reality.

6....whose central dogma is confided to the custody of an infallible priesthood Their central beliefs are imprisoned by the whole body of priests who are always effective.

7....where free men may find partial truths, but where ...on Absolute Truth

In this universe a person whose mind is unconstrained may be able to discover relation truths but no man on earth can claim that he has already grasped the one and only truth.

8.But ideology is a drug; no matter how ...it still persists.

Ideology has the characteristic of a narcotic. In spite of the fact that it has been proved wrong many times by experience, people still long to commit them to ideology. 9....the only certainty in an.....abuse

The only thing that is sure of a despotic system is the unrestricted exercise of power.

10. The distinctive human triumph...lies in the capacity to understand the frailty of human striving ...nonetheless

The most outstanding achievement of humanity is they know that no matter how hard they try, they cannot achieve Absolute truth, yet they continue to make great efforts and refuse to give up

Lesson6 Death of a pig

1. It is a tragedy enacted on most farms with ...The murder, being premeditated, is in the first degree. And the smoked bacon and ham provide...questioned

The tragedy has an ending---the killing of a pig and the serving of its meat. The killing deliberately planned and carried out efficiently, is the most type of murder. However, whether pigs should end their lives that way has never been questioned.

1.A pig couldn't ask for anything better or none has, at any rate

A pig could not ask for any better living conditions; at least no pig has ever complained. In a word, my pig lived in a pleasant environment

2.You could see him down there at all hours, his white face parting (i)

stethoscope dangling ...and grinning his corrosive grin

Fred was quite excited about the event. He was down at the pigpen all the time. Because of his swollen joints, he moved about unsteadily. His face set apart the grass

along the fence as he moved about. He was like a doctor, with his long, drooping ears dangling like a stethoscope, and he scrabbled on the ground as if he were prescribing some medicine.

3.When the enema bag appeared, and the bucket of warm suds, his happiness...full charge of the irrigation

When it was time to dose the pig, Fred became even more excited, and he managed to get through the fence, and acted as if he was taking charge of the medical treatment. 4....and the premature expiration of a pig is...a sorrow in which it feels fully involved

If a pig dies before he is supposed to, it is a serious matter for the whole community to remember. The whole community would share the sadness for his death.

5.I have written this account in penitence and in grief, as a man who...and to explain my...so many raised pigs

The purpose of this essay is to show that I am sorry for what has happened to my pig, since I have failed to raise the pig and cannot provide a reason why my pig could didn't grow the way other pigs have grown.

6.The grave in the woods is unmarked, but ...and I know he and I...on flagless...own choosing

The pig's grave in the woods doesn't have a tombstone, but whenever somebody wants to visit it, Fred will show him the way. I know we will often visit it, separate or together, when we need to ponder over problems or when we are depressed. Lesson 7 Inaugural address

1.For man holds in his mortal hands....and all forms of human life.

As a result of technological development, human beings now have the power to put an end to poverty and human misery, but at the same time they also possess the power to destroy the whole world, rendering it uninhabitable and lifeless.

2....unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights...

We do not want to see or to allow the slow destruction of those human rights.

3.To those peoples in the huts and villages of half.....of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves...

To the people of the underdeveloped countries living in poverty in rural areas, we are committed to helping them to rid themselves of mass poverty by their own efforts.

4.But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of hostile powers. But we should not let any communist power take advantage of this alliance for progress to expand its influence.

5.And let every other power know that this....of its own house.

We want to make clear to the communist powers that Americas are the Americas of the Americans. Do not attempt to penetrate into this area.

6....before the dark powers of destruction..... Or accidental self-destruction.

Before the world is destroyed by a nuclear war launched in a preemptive attack or caused by accident.

7....yet both rating to alter the uncertain...of mankind's final war.

Yet both sides attempt to get an edge in the nuclear arms race so as to break the

mutual deterrence which has so far prevented the outbreak of a nuclear war. 8....civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof.

To be ready to negotiate and establish friendly relations does not mean that we are weak or afraid. Declarations of sincere intention have to be tested by actions.

9.Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors.

Let the two sides use the fruits of science for the benefit of humanity rather than using high-tech weapons to kill and destroy.

10....each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty.

1.There have been occasions for each generation of Americans to be called upon to fight and die for their country.

Lesson 9 The Bluest Eyes

1. This is perhaps because they only have places of birth, but no place where they feel at home and which they identify themselves with. But these girls are strongly influenced by their home towns, and the influence stays with them forever even after they leave their home towns.

2. The brown girls try hard to repress their emotions and passions. However, these natural human emotions cannot be wiped out totally. Sometimes they will emerge and burst out. And they will develop, become stronger and stay with them. So whenever and wherever this funk bursts out, the brown girls will do their best to stifle it.

3. If his needs were physical, she could meet them. She could make him comfortable and give him enough or ever more than enough to satisfy his physical needs.

4. Geraldine had seen black girls like Pecola at many places and many times in the past.

5. On the one hand, they (girls like Pecola) were ignorant and uncomprehending. They did not ask question why their lives were so miserable. On the other hand, as they were poverty-stricken and practically had nothing, their eyes revealed their desire for anything that could make their lives easier.

6. In the eyes of these girls one can see that they were in despair, without any hope for the future, and that their life was nothing but a waste.

7. As the girls were growing into young women, they had never worn girdles to make their figure look slimmer, and thus more elegant; and when the boy grew up, they just began to wear their caps with the bills turned backward to indicate that they had become adults.

Unit3

1.我们一直在滥用这股强大的力量，就像传说中的魔术师的师弟一样，并没有意识到我们的这种行为很可能会导致灾难性的后果

2.即使全球变暖这种灾害永不发生，即使臭氧层空洞仍然只是一种深奥的极地现象，人类的活动已经极大地的改变了全球的条件，这些也许是用照相机拍不出来的

3.与生态圈相反，技术圈是由线性流程决定

4.现在技术圈运作的能源主要是矿物燃料，一旦用完，永不再生

5.尼龙不能进行生物分解—也就是说，现存的有机物中还没有发现哪种酶可以分解尼龙

6.~~有生命的东西创造了一系列对生命至关重要的有限但独立的物质和反应

7.免费的午餐实际上是一种负债，在技术圈中，债务是指已承认但尚未归还的欠款

8.当债务以技术圈制造的环境污染的形式出现，然后又转嫁到生态圈，这种债务将无法消除，造成破坏是不可避免的。

Unit4

1.这里的每一颗树都表现出某中状态。比如，榆树看上去宁静安详，橡树则咄咄逼人，枫

树亲切友好，而山楂树则老气横秋，脾气暴躁。

2.当他喊我的名字时，我会紧张万分，全身蹭的就像过电似的，一种狂热的忠诚感油然而

生。

3.一天早晨，工作全部完成，这是意料中的事。井上了盖子，水泵重新安装好了，大家对

清新的井水赞叹不已。

4.我们大约每周都要在我家或者她家的厨房小聚一次。孩子们总是不断打扰我们，有时我

们还会因为缺觉而感到头晕目眩，于是我们就用大量的浓咖啡或者香烟给自己提神，开始天南海北的聊天，所谈的话题无所不包：我们的婚姻、奋斗、个人的不足、既有趣又有些丢脸的动机，以及我们曾经有过的理想抱负。

5.塞尼给他准备了新床单，也把它换给我的床重新铺好了。

6.我睡得很浅，没完没了的做着充满情欲的梦，中间还穿插着令人不快的小情节。

7.紧挨着草地边上的灌木丛看上去似乎无法穿过，但走近了可以看到一些小缺口和窄窄的

小径，这是被动物或者找高尔夫球的人们踩出来的。

8.我们，我们拥抱并不是出于身体渴望，而是庆祝劫后余生的一种表示。

Unit5

1.美国的经验在许多方面都是独特的

2.这个国家有着得天独厚的优势—只要是人口相对稀少而资源十分丰富

3.它源于对思想原则的信仰，而不是出于对经济利益的追求

4.我们发现民主是使人的才智得到充分施展，人的能量得以充分发挥的最好方式

5.在意识形态体系与经验主义斗争的历史上，意识形态体系曾吸引了人类历史上一些聪明绝顶的人物

6.在她处于最佳时期时，美国可以说超越了所有的意识形态体系

7.政府管得越少越好

8.说实在的，杰弗逊一生在意识形态体系上所做的努力与他的性格是相矛盾的，他的性格特征基本上是灵活的，从经验出发的

9.我甚至建议在思想界和学术界的讨论中摒弃某些用滥了的词语~~这些词语只能使头脑发热，而不会给人以智慧的光芒

10.自由人掌握许多具体的真理，但他们认为没有一个凡人能够掌握绝对真理

Unit6

1.他站在地上，轻轻地吮吸着残油，有几滴从嘴唇边漏了出来。他看着我，害羞的短睫毛下那原本淘气的眼睛里充满了厌恶和憎恨。

2.我们正在经历一段非常反常的天气，闷热且雾气沉沉。浓雾每晚笼罩着村庄。中午的几个小时会渐渐散去，但傍晚时又会悄悄地潜回，先是覆盖在树梢，接着一下子飘过田地，挡住了外面的世界，将整个村庄的房屋、人和动物都裹在其中。

3. 对于那些羞涩、刚断奶的小猪，这些小把戏一般会奏效并且会使他们多进食；可对于一头生病的大猪，这种做法却没有丝毫意义，我发出的声音肯定只会让他觉得更难受。

4.看到一头健康的猪充满活力，人们常常感到自己也是精力充沛。看到它狼吞虎咽地吃掉槽中的食物，人们就像是预定了今后的大餐。而当一切突然结束，槽中的食物丝毫未动，任其在阳光下发馊时，猪的不适也就让人自己觉得也不舒服，生活变得失去了安全感、失去了平衡，变得转瞬即逝。

5.现在这头猪的命运和我的命运紧紧的联系在一起，似乎冲洗直肠的橡皮管就是连接我们情感的纽带。从他生病到死去，我无时无刻不在想着他。如何想尽办法使他脱离苦海成了我心里想的唯一的事情。他的苦难很快就变成了世间所有悲惨经历的写照。

6.这种醒悟来得太突然，使我深感不安，因为我知道事实难料，在猪身上发生的事情同样也有可能在我身边其他看似平静之处发生。我想忘记这个令人不愉快的想法，但它总是不停的出现。

7.我们大家凭着紧急情况下产生的本能的合作精神，在黑暗中默契的配合，猪并没有反抗，屋子笼罩在黑暗里，给人一种安全感和亲切感。

8.关于这最后一幕的描写显得有点冗长——阴沉的天空、杂乱的树丛、即将来临的降雨，以及传说中与尸体做伴的蚯蚓和烤猪时常用做点缀的苹果。

Unit7

1.我们今天庆祝的不是党派的胜利而是自由的选择—象征着一个时代的结束和另一个时代的开始—意味着延续与变化

2.如果我们团结一致，我们在一系列共同从事的失业中就可以无往不胜，如果我们四分五裂，我们就会一事无成—因为在意见分歧，四分五裂的情况下，我们不敢迎接强有力的挑战

3. ~一种殖民控制形式的消失，不应为另一种更为残酷的暴政所取代

4. ~要记住，在过去，那些愚蠢地想靠与虎谋皮而得势的人最终都为虎所食

5. ~我们重申我们的支持—不让其变成一个相互指责的论坛—加强其对新生国家和弱小国家的保护—扩大其起主导作用的领域

6.只有当我们的军队强大无比时，我们才有把握永不使用武力

7.我们永远不会由于恐惧而去谈判，但我们永不畏惧谈判

8.如果小小的一点合作能驱散深深的猜疑

9.同胞们，我们事业最终的成败不是掌握找我手中，而是掌握在你们手中

10.不要问你的国家能为你做什么，要自问你能为你的国家做和贡献

Unit 9

1.她们在窗上挂了一块硬纸板做的牌子，上面的三边分别写着10磅、25磅、50磅，第四

面写着“不要冰块”

2.她们就读于政府拨地建造的大学以及师范学院。她们学习如何吧服务白人的工作做得更

加细致：学习家政是为了给他们烧饭做菜；学习当老师是为了教育黑人孩子顺从；学习音乐是为了让疲惫的主人身心放松，为他已麻木的灵魂提供消遣。

3.她只需要斜眼看他一下，他就知道该到房后的走廊上去吸烟。

4.当她轻轻地抚摸他时，他会满意的舔着毛，伸着懒腰，张开嘴巴。

5.朱尼尔把运动场堪称自己的，小学生们都羡慕他有这么多自由，可以睡懒觉，可以回家

吃午饭，放学后还能控制球场。

6.他最喜欢玩“山大王”的游戏，喜欢被退下土山坡，让他们滚在他身上。

7.她深深地沉浸在对花的欣赏之中，突然，朱尼尔喊道，“给你”！

8.皮克拉拼命拍门，着让他笑得更厉害了。他尖笑着，几乎喘不过来气。

9.不过，头垂的再低，她也看得到雪花纷纷飘落到人行道上并立刻消融。