自考综合英语一课文
自考综合英语1-05
Lesson Five Are you Giving Your Kids Too Much?1 While traveling for various speaking engagements, I frequently stay overnight in the home of a family and am assigned to one of the children's bedrooms. In it, I often find so many playthings that there's almost no room - for my small toilet kit. And the closet is usually so tightly packed with clothes that I can barely squeeze in my jacket.2 I'm not complaining, only making a point. I think that the tendency to give children an overabundance of toys and clothes is quite common in American families, and I think that in far too many families not only do children come to take their parents' generosity for granted, but also the effects of this can actually be somewhat harmful to children.3 Of course, I'm not only thinking of the material possessions children are given. Children can also be overindulged with too many privileges - for example, when parents send a child to an expensive summer camp that the parents can't really afford.4 Why parents give their children too much, or give things they can't afford? I believe there are several reasons.5 One fairly common reason is that parents overindulge their children out of a sense of guilt. Parents who both hold down full-time jobs may feel guilty about the amount of time they spend away from their children[0804:64] and may attempt to compensate by showering them with material possessions.6 Other parents overindulge because they want their children to have everything they had while growing up, along with those things the parents yearned for but didn't get. Still others are afraid to say no to their children's endless requests for toys for fear that their children will feel unloved or will be ridiculed if they don't have the same playthings their friends have.7 Overindulgence of a child also happens when parents are unable to stand up to their children's unreasonable demands.[0907:61; 1001:61] Such parents vacillate between saying no and giving in - but neither response seems satisfactory to them. If they refuse a request, they immediately feel a wave of remorse for having been so strict or ungenerous. If they give in, they feel regret and resentment over having been a pushover.[0610:44] This kind of vacillation not only impairs the parents' ability to set limits, it also sours the parent-child relationship to some degree, robbing parents and their children of some of the happiness and mutual respect that should be present in healthy families.8 But overindulging children with material things does little to lessen parental guilt [0907:32] (since parents never feel that they've given enough), nor does it make children feel more loved (for what children really crave is parents’ time and attention). Instead, the effects of overindulgence can be harmful. Children may, to some degree, become greedy, self-centered, ungrateful and insensitive to the needs and feelings of others, beginning with their parents. When children are given too much, it undermines their respect for their parents. In fact, the children begin to sense that a parent's unlimited generosity is not right. The paradoxical result may be that these children will push further, unconsciously hoping that, if they push too hard, they will force their parents into setting limits.9 Also, overindulged children are not as challenged as children with fewer playthings to be more creative in their play. [0607:50] They have fewer opportunities to learn the value of money, and have less experience in learning to deal with a delay in gratification, if every requested object is given on demand.10 The real purpose of this discussion is not to tell parents how much or how little to give to their children. Rather, my intent is to help those parents who have already sensed that they might be overindulging their children but don't know how to stop.11 Parents who are fortunate enough not to have a problem with feelings of guilt don't need to respond crossly to their children when denying a specific request which is thought to be unreasonable. They can explain, cheerfully, that it's too expensive - except perhaps as a birthday or holiday gift - or that the child will have to contribute to its purchase from an allowance or from the earnings of an outside job. [0310:43]12 It's the cheerfulness and lack of hesitation that impress upon the child that parents mean what they say. A cross response signals that the parents are in inner conflict.[0410:42] In fact, I'll make a rash statement that I believe is true, by and large: Children will abide by what their parents sincerely believe is right. They only begin arguing and pestering when they detect uncertainty or guilt, and sense that their parents can be pushed to give them what they want, if they just keep at it. But the truth is that a child really wants parents to be in control - even if it means saying no to a request - and to act with conviction in a kind and loving fashion.13 But, you may answer, I often am uncertain about whether to give in to many of my children's requests. That doesn't mean you can't change. First you should try to determine what makes you submissive or guilty. Then, even if you haven't uncovered the reason, you should begin to make firm decisions and practice responding to your children's requests in a prompt, definite manner.14 Once you turn over a new leaf, you can't expect to change completely right away. [1107:34] You are bound to vacillate at times. [0607:43] The key is to be satisfied with gradual improvement, expecting and accepting the occasional slips that come with any change. And even after you are handling these decisions in a firmer and more confident manner, you can't expect your children to respond immediately. For a while they'll keep on applying the old pressures that used to work so well. But they'll eventually come to respect your decisions once they learn that nagging and arguing no longer work. In the end, both you and your children will be happier for it.第五课你给孩子的东西是不是太多？1 当我应邀到各地演说时，常常在别人家过夜，而且往往被安排住在这家孩子的卧室里。
自考综合英语一下册课文及翻译
综合英语（一）下Lesson OneThe Story of an Hour 一小时的故事Kate ChopinLearning Guide一位已婚女士闻其丈夫惨死于火车事故，不顾自己衰弱的心脏能否经受得住，当即入放声痛哭，随后又不顾亲友的劝告将自己锁在屋内。
她推开窗子，迎来外面雨后的一片春意盎然。
那充满生机的景象突然唤醒了长期隐藏在她心底深处的愿望，她感到了身心从未有过的自由。
正当她憧憬着未来的自由时⋯⋯1They knew that Louise Mallard had a weak heart. So they broke the bad news gently. Her husband, Brently, was dead.他们知道路易丝·马拉德的心脏不太好，所以把坏消息透露给她时非常委婉。
她的丈夫布伦特里死了2“ There was a train accident, Louise, ” said her sister Josephine, quietly.3Her husband's friend, Richards, brought the news, but Josephine told the story. She spoke in broken4“ Richards ⋯waast the newspaper office. News of the accident came. Louise ⋯Lou iBsere, ntly's name was on the list. Brently ⋯was killed, Louise. ”“出了一次火车事故，路易丝。
”姐姐约瑟芬轻声说道。
带来消息的是她丈夫的朋友理查兹，但告诉她的是约瑟芬。
约瑟芬在讲述时语不成句。
“理查兹当时正在报社，消息传了过来。
路易丝⋯⋯路易丝，死者的名单上有布伦特里的名字。
布伦特里⋯⋯遇难了，路易丝。
综合英语(一)课文翻译练习及答案Lesson02
Lesson Two[hænz]ˈkrɪstʃən][ˈændəsən] [oʊn][ˈfɛri tel]Hans Christian Andersen’s Own Fairy Tale (I)[ˈdɑnəld] [luˈiz]Donald and Louise Peattie第2课汉斯·克里斯琴·安徒生自己的童话(1)唐纳德·皮蒂和路易丝·皮蒂[əˈpɒn] ['denmɑ:rk]1 Once upon a time there was a poor boy who lived in Denmark. His father, a shoemaker, had died, and his mother had married again.1从前，在丹麦有一个可怜的小男孩。
他的父亲是一名鞋匠，已经去世，而他的母亲改了嫁。
once upon a time 很久以前2 One day the boy went to ask a favor of the Prince of Denmark. When the Prince asked him what he wanted,ˈpoʊətri] ['θɪətə]the boy said, “I want to write plays in poetry and to act at the Royal Theater.”The Prince looked at the boy,atˈsɛnsəbəl]his big hands and feet, at his big nose and large serious eyes, and gave a sensible answer. “It is one thing to act in plays, another to write them. I tell you this for your own good; learn a useful trade like shoemaking. “2一天，这个男孩去向丹麦王子请求帮助。
自考0794综合英语(一)课程讲义全下册Lesson7
Lesson Seven The Great Idea Of Mr. Budd（Ⅰ）打印本页第一学时一、词汇hairdresser 理发师，美容师memory <n.>记忆make an appointment 做预约razor 剃刀responsible 有责任感的despair 绝望二、课文部分1 ￡ 500 REWARD2 The Evening Messenger has decided to offer the above reward to any person who gives information which results in the arrest of William Strickland, who is wanted by the police in connection with the murder of Emma Strickland in Manchester.本句翻译：500英镑的悬赏。
《晚间使者》报决定把以上的奖金提供给任何一位能够提供情况并使警方逮捕威廉·斯特里克兰的人，因威廉·斯特里克兰涉嫌发生在曼彻斯特的埃玛·斯特里克兰谋杀案而受到警方的通缉。
above 前面提到的All the above items can be got from Mr. Thompson. 以上物品均可到汤普森先生处领取result in 导致The policemen are investigating a bus accident that resulted in the death of four passengers. 警察正在调查一起公共汽车事故，该事故导致四名乘客死亡。
Result from 由……导致The car accident resulted from speeding. 这次交通事故由超速导致3 DESCRIPTION OF THE WANTED MAN4 This is the official description of William Strickland: Age forty-three; height about six feet one inch; thick silver-grey hair, which may be dyed; full grey beard, but may now have been shaved off; light grey eyes; large nose; strong white teeth, of which some are filled with gold; left thumbnail damaged by a recent blow.本句翻译：以下是对威廉·斯特里克兰人的官方描述：43岁；6英尺一英寸高；可能是染过了的浓厚的银灰色头发；灰色的落腮胡子，但是这个灰色的落腮胡子可能已经被剃掉了；浅灰色的眼睛；大鼻子；白色的很坚固的牙齿，其中有一些牙可能镶了金；左手大拇指指甲因最近的一次抓捕而受到损伤。
综合英语一上册课文
Lesson 10The Joker I (Jake Allsop)1、It was a very happy funeral, a great success. Even the sun shone that day for the later Henry Ground. Lying in his coffin, he was probably enjoying himself, too. Once more, and for the last time on this earth, he was the centre of attention. Yes, it was a very jolly affair. People laughed and told each other jokes. Relatives who had not spoken for years smiled at each other and promised to stay in touch. And, of course, everyone had a favourite story to tell about Henry. “已故的亨利.格朗德，躺在棺材里的他或许和别人一样快乐，他再次，也是在人世间最后一次成为人们注意的中心”once more再一次、smile at sb对某人微笑、stay/keep in touch（with）sb（与某人）保持联系、be in touch (with)(与…有联系)、get in touch（with）（与…）取得联系、lose touch （with）（与…）失去联系、2、“Do you remember the time he dressed up as a gypsy and went from door to door telling people‟s fortunes? He actually made 6 pounds in an afternoon!”“那次他化装成吉卜赛人挨家挨户给人算命” dress up as化装成…3、“I was once having dinner with him in an expensive restaurant. When the wine-waiter brought the wine, he poured a drop into Henry‟s glass and waited with a proud expression on his face, as if to say…Taste it you peasant. It‟s clear that you know nothing about wine.‟ So Henry, Instead of tasting it, the way any normal person would do, dipped his thumb and forefinger into the wine. Then he put his hand to his ear and rolled his forefinger and thumb together as if he were listening to the quality of the wine! Then he nodded to the wine-waiter seriously, as if to say …Yes, that‟s fine. You may serve it.‟You should have seen the wine-waiter‟s face! And how Henry managed to keep a straight face, I‟ll never know!”“他往亨利的杯子里倒了一点点酒，然后面带傲慢的神色等在一边，好像是要说：会品酒吗？你个乡巴佬。
自考综合英语1-10
Lesson TenThe WashwomanI. B. Singer一个年近八旬、瘦小的老妇人,不愿增加儿子和社会的负担,一不乞讨,二不进孤老院,顽强地靠为他人洗衣维持生活。
经她洗熨过的衣物又干净又平整;一旦收了活儿,即使是大病一场她也要完成自己的职责,冒着大雪严寒也要让洗熨好的衣物尽快物归原主。
这个尽职的洗衣妇体现了人类的优秀的品质,她那衰弱的身躯体现了人类坚韧不拔的意志,她那粗糙的双手创造出了光辉灿烂的人类文明。
有谁比她更平凡?但有谁比她更崇高?1 Our home had little contact with Gentiles. But there were the Gentile washwomen who came to the house to fetch our laundry. My storyis about one of these.2 She was a small woman, old and wrinkled. When she started washing for us, she was already past seventy. Most Jewish women of her age were sickly, weak, broken in body. But this washwoman, small and thin as she was, possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant ancestors. [1110:33] Mother would count out to her a bag of laundry that had accumulated over several weeks. She would lift the heavy bag, load it on her narrow shoulders, and carry it the long way home. It must have been a walk of an hour and a half.3 She would bring the laundry back about two weeks later. My mother had never been so pleased with any washwoman. Every piece of laundry was as clean as polished silver. Every piece was neatly ironed. Yet she charged no more than the others. She was a real find. Mother always hadher money ready, because it was too far for the old woman to come a second time.4 Washing clothes was not easy in those days. The old woman had no tap where she lived, but had to bring in the water from a pump. For the clothes and bedclothes to come out so clean, they had to be scrubbed thoroughly in a washtub, rinsed with washing soda, soaked, boiled in an enormous pot, starched, then ironed. Every piece was handled ten times or more. And the drying! It had to be hung in the attic.5 She could have begged at the church door or entered a home for the poor and aged. But there was in her a certain pride and love of labor with which many Gentiles have been blessed. The old woman did not want to become a burden, and so bore her burden. [0704:45]6 The woman had a son who was rich. I no longer remember what sort of business he had. He was ashamed of his mother, the washwoman, and never came to see her. Nor did he ever give her any money. The old woman told this without bitterness. One day the son was married. It seemedthat he had made a good match. The wedding took place in a church. The son had not invited the old mother to his wedding, but she went to the church and waited at the steps to see her son lead the "young lady" to the altar...7 The story of the faithless son left a deep impression on my mother. She talked about it for weeks and months. It was an insult not only to the old woman but to all mothers. [0707:37] Mother would argue, "Does it pay to make sacrifices for children? The mother uses up herlast strength, and he does not even know the meaning of loyalty."8 That winter was a harsh one. The streets were icy. No matter how much we heated our stove, the windows were covered with frost. The newspapers reported that people were dying of the cold. Coal became dear. The winter had become so severe that parents stopped sending children to school.9 On one such day the washwoman, now nearly eighty years old, cameto our house. A good deal of laundry had accumulated during the past weeks. Mother gave her a pot of tea to warm herself, as well as some bread. The old woman sat on a kitchen chair trembling and shaking, and warmed her hands against the teapot. Her fingers were rough from work, and perhaps from arthritis, too. Her fingernails were strangely white. These hands spoke of stubbornness of mankind [1204:35], of the will to work not only as one’s strength permits but beyond the limits of one’s power.10 The bag was big, bigger than usual. When the woman placed it on her shoulders, it covered her completely. At first she stayed, as though she were about to fall under the load. But an inner stubbornness seemed to call out: No, you may not fall. A donkey may permit himself to fall under his burden, but not a human being, the best of creation.[0710:44]11 She disappeared, and mother sighed and prayed for her.12 More than two months passed. The frost had gone, and then a new frost had come, a new wave of cold. One evening, while Mother wassitting near the oil lamp mending a shirt, the door opened and a small puff of steam, followed by a gigantic bag, entered the room. I rantoward the old woman and helped her unload her bag. She was even thinner now, more bent. Her head shook from side to side as though she weresaying no. She could not utter a clear word, but mumbled something with her sunken mouth and pale lips.13 After the old woman had recovered somewhat, she told us that she had been ill. Just what her illness was, I cannot remember. She had been so sick that someone called a doctor, and the doctor had sent for a priest. Someone had informed the son, and he had contributed money for a coffin and for the funeral. But God had not yet wanted to take this soul full of pain to Himself. She began to feel better, she became well, and as soon as she was able to stand on her feet once more, she began her washing. Not just ours, but the wash of several other families, too.14 "I could not rest easy in my bed because of the wash," the old woman explained. "The wash would not let me die."15 "With the help of God you will live to be a hundred and twenty," said my mother, as a blessing.16 “God forbid! What good would such a long life be? The work becomes harder and harder... my strength is leaving me … I do not want to be a burden on anyone!” The old woman crossed herself, and raised her eyes toward heaven.17 Fortunately there was some money in the house and Mother counted out what she owed. Then she left, promising to return in a few weeks for a new load.18 But she never came back. The wash she had returned was her last effort on this earth. She had been driven by an indomitable will toreturn the property to its rightful owners, to fulfill the task she had undertaken.19 And now at last her body, which had long been supported only by the force of honesty and duty, had fallen. Her soul passed into those spheres where all holy souls meet, regardless of the roles they played on this earth, in whatever tongue, of whatever religion. I cannot imagine paradise without this Gentile washwoman. I cannot even imagine a world where there is no reward for such effort. [0904:36]LESSON 10 洗衣妇I.B.辛格1 我们家与非犹太人很少来往,但有些非犹太人洗衣妇会来我家取走要洗的衣服。
综合英语(一)课文翻译练习及答案Lesson03
Lesson Three：Hans Christian Andersen’s own fairy tale(2)汉斯克里斯琴安徒生自已的童话Donald and Louise Peattie 这只鸭圈里飞出的天鹅所讲的故事老少皆宜，虽然故事使用的是孩子们能听懂的语言、孩子们喜闻乐见的情节，但却又包含生活真谛、寓意深长。
功成名就的“丑小鸭” 一如既往，保持着他那平常、善良的心态，对权贵不卑不亢，对以往没有善待他的人不计前嫌。
他把爱献给上帝，献给人类。
1 In Copenhagen, Hans Christian lived in an attic in an old house, where he had a good view of the city. But there was one big fact that he could not see right under his own nose. The plays and poetry that he wrote were not very good.译：汉斯克里斯琴住在哥本哈根的一间破房子的阁楼上，从那里他可以清楚地看到这坐城市。
但是就在他眼前的一个明显事实他却没有看见他写的剧本世纪诗歌并不理想。
2 Hans Christian made friends with a few kind people. Among them was Jonas Collin of the Royal Theater. This kind man collected funds from friends to send the young writer to school. Hans felt most at ease with children. He ate his dinner in turn at the homes of six friends. In each home the children begged him for stories.译：汉斯克里斯琴结交了几位心地善良的朋友，其中有皇家戏院的乔纳斯和科林。
自考英语一unit 2 text A 课文
When one door of happiness closes, another opens. —Helen Adams Keller
一扇幸福之门关闭时，另一扇便会开启。 — 海伦·亚当斯·凯勒
Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968), US author, political activist and educator. Though blind and deaf from an early age, she learned to read, write, and communicate with sign language, and travelled the world over, crusading for improvement in the education and life of the physically disabled. 海伦·亚当斯·凯勒是美国的作家、政治活动家和教育家。虽然 她自幼失明又失聪，但是她学会了读和写，并且用手语与人交 流，旅行足迹遍及全世界，一生致力于改善残障人的生活和教 育事业。
you accept this little present as a souvenir from China?
王先生:威尔逊先生,你明天就要回国了,你愿意接受这个小礼物作
为来自中国的纪念品吗?
souvenir [ˌsuːvə'nɪə(r)] n. 纪念品
Mr. Wilson: Oh...Thank you very much but you really shouldn't have…
crusade [kruːˈseɪd] n. (为维护道义而从事的长期)运动 v. 从事改革运动，长期坚定不移地奋斗
自考综合英语(一)上册 lessonx09-16
LESSON 9 HAPPINESS1, Many people think that when they become rich and successful, happiness will naturally follow. Let me tell you that certainly nothing is further from the truth. The world is full of very rich people who are as miserable as hell. We have all read stories about movie stars committing suicide or dying from drugs. Quite clearly , money is not the answer to all problems.2, Wealth achieved through dishonest means does not bring happiness. Lottery winnings do not bring happiness. Wealth left by parents does not bring happiness. In fact, money alone is almost worthless. If you have both self-esteem and money, however, you are well on the way to happiness. What is missing in both self-esteem and money is productive work and a real contribution towards the happiness of others. The secret to happiness lies in the contribution towards the happiness of others. You can fool others but you can never fool yourself. If you obtain wealth through luck or dishonest means, you will know you did not earn it. If you have taken advantage of or hurt others to earn your wealth, you will not be happy. You will not feel you are capable.3, There are many highly-paid managers and entertainers who do not like themselves. Outwardly, they seem successful, but deep down they are miserable. They know they are contributing very little of real value and all the time they live in fear of being exposed as cheats. They know they are not earning their wealth. They know they are cheating the company , the government or society. But they can’t fool themselves.4, Long-term happiness is based on honesty, productive work(創造性的勞動), contribution, and self-esteem. Happiness in not an end; it is a process. It is a continuous process of honest, productive work which makes a real contribution to others and makes you feel like a worthwhile person. As Dr. Wayne wrote, “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” There is no use saying “Some day when I achieve these goals, when I get this car, build this house and have this busines s…then I will be really happy.” Life just does not work that way. If you wait for certain things to happen and depend on external circumstances of life to make you happy, you will always feel unfulfilled无成就感. There will always be something missing.5, Long-term happiness is a process of moving towards worthwhile goals and contributing towards the welfare and happiness of others. It does not mean that you should give away all your wealth. It means doing what you love and loving what you do. It means achieving your goals and then challenging yourself to bigger and better things. It means always striving for more, learning and growing. Doing nothing means death. Activity means life. Find your purpose, set some goals, do what you love, love what you do, work honestly and productivelyand contribute real values to the others. In the long term, that’s what it’s all about.6, In the short term, you can start practising being happy right now without any obvious r eason. How will you know how to be happy if you don’t try it? It is the same as acting and feeling rich. Don’t wait for another 10 years to start feeling rich, successful and happy. Start practising now. You know that they say “practice makes perfect.” 熟能生巧Pretend and act as if you were happy and you will be happy. Pretend and act as if you were miserable and …well, forget about this last one. You have been practising that one for far too long.LESSON 10: The Joker (1)1 It was a very happy funeral, a great success. Even the sun shone that day for the late Henry Ground. Lying in his coffin, he was probably enjoying himself, too. Once more, and for the last time on this earth, he was the center of attention. Yes, it was a very jolly affair. People laughed and told each other jokes. Relatives who had not spoken for years smiled at each other and promised to stay in touch. And , of course, everyone had a favourite story to tell about Henry.2 “Do you remember the time he dressed up as a gypsy and went from d oor to door telling people’s fortunes? He actually made 6 pounds in an afternoon!”3 “I was once having dinner with him in an expensive restaurant. When the wine-waiter brought the wine, he poured a drop into Henry’s glass and waited with a proud expressi on on his face, as if to say “taste it , you peasant. It’s clear that you know nothing about wine.” So Henry, instead of tasting it, the way any normal person would do, dipped his thumb and forefinger into the wine. Then he put his hand to his ear and rolled his forefinger and thumb together as if he were listening to the quality of the wine! Then he nodded to the wine-waiter seriously, as if to say “yes, that’s fine. You may serve it.” You should have seen the wine-waiter’s face! And how Henry managed to keep a straight face, I’ll never know!”4 “Did you hear about the practical joke he played when he was a student, the one with the road-menders? Some workmen were digging a hole in the road. First, Henry phoned the police and told them that some students were digging a hole in the road, and that he didn’t think it was a very funny thing to do. Then he went to the workmen and told them that some students had dressed up as policeman and were coming to tell them to stop digging the hole! Well , you can imagine what happened!”5 “Yes, old Henry loved to pull people’s legs. Once, when he was invited to an exhibition of some abstract modern painter’s latest work, he managed somehowto get in the day before and turn all the paintings upside down. The exhibition ra n for four days before anyone noticed!”6 “His father, poor man, could never understand why Henry did such crazy things.”7 “It’s hard to believe that Henry was a Ground when you think how different he was from his brothers.”8 Yes, it was difficult to believe that he was a Ground. He was born into an unimportant but well-to-do family. He was the youngest of five sons. The Grounds were a handsome lot : bule-eyed, fair-haired, clever and ambitious. The four older boys all made a success of their lives. They married beautiful girls of good family, and produced children as fair and handsome and clever as themselves. That eldest became a clergyman; the second ended up as the headmaster of a famous public school; the third went into business and became rich; t he fourth followed in his father’s footsteps and became a lawyer. That is why everybody was amazed when the youngest Ground, Henry, turned out to bea lazy good–for–nothing.9 Unlike his brothers, he had brown eyes and dark hair, but he was every bit as handsome and charming, which made him quite a lady-killer. And, although he never married, there is no doubt at all that Henry Ground loved women. He also loved eating, drinking, laughing, talking and a thousand other activities which don’t make money or im prove the human life. One of his favourite pastimes was doing nothing. His idea of an energetic afternoon when the sun was shining主語was to sit under a tree表語, with a pretty girl by his side, and all the time in the world to talk of his and that , to count the blades of grass.作定語10 What a worthless fellow! Some people whispered that his real father was not the present Mr. Ground at all , but a wild gypsy who had come one day to the house and had swept Mrs. Ground off her feet (迷倒她)with his dancing black eyes and his wicked immoral ways. It was a good story, interesting and romantic, but surely untrue. One thing was true: you couldn’t help liking Henry Ground and his talent for making you laugh. Henry Ground was, above all else, a joker.LESSON 11: A Joker(2)1, Anyway, the stories went on even while the coffin was being lowered into the grave. People held handkerchiefs to their eyes, but their tears were tears of laughter, not sadness. Afterwards, there was a funeral breakfast, by invitation only. It was attended by twelve of Henry’s closest friends. Henry Ground had asked his brother, Colin, to read out his will. Henry had been in debt all his life, hadn’t he? What could he possibly have to leave in a will?2, Colin cleared his throat, “Ahem! If you are ready, ladies and gentlemen.” Everyone settled down and waited silently. Colin opened the will, and began to read it out in a singsong voice.3, “I , Henry Ground, being of sound mind…. Last will and testament…do hereby bequeath…”4, The legal phrases came out slowly one after another, *1and the audience grew impatient to get to the important part. It came soon enough. When Colin announced that Henry Ground, though known as a good-for-nothing, had invested his money very wisely, and was in fact worth at least three-quarters of a million, everyone gasped. But who was going to get it? Eyes narrowed and throats went dry.5, “You are all such dear friends of mine,” Colin went on reading out Henry Ground’s words in a flat tone, which, if they weren’t so interested, would have sent everyone to sleep,” that I cannot decide which of you to leave my money to.” Colin paused. In the silence, you could have heard a pin drop. He went on, ”So , dear friend, I have set you a little competition. Each of you in turn must tell the funniest joke he or she can think of , and the one who gets the most laughter will get all my money. Colin will be the ju dge of the best joke.”6, “So, ladies and gentlemen, “ said Colin, putting the will down on the table, “it’s up to you now. Who will go first? May I suggest that you go in alphabetical order of surnames?”7, The first person stood up and told a very funny joke about an Englishman who fell in love with his umbrella. When he finished, he was in tears of laughter, for he always laughed at his own jokes. The rest of the group remained dead silent. You could tell from their faces and their eyes that they found the joke funny, but not one of them was going to laugh, and give him the chance to win the competition. The second told a story about a three-legged pig, which was so good that, some years later, a film company made a cartoon of it. When she sat down, the others buried their faces in their handkerchiefs, coughed, pretended to sneeze, dropped pencils under the table – anything to cover up their laughter. And so it went on, joke after joke, the sort of jokes that make your sides ache. And nobody dared to laugh.8, Well, by the time the last joke had been told, every one of the twelve was sitting perfectly still, desperately holding in the laughter which was bursting to get out.9, Silence. Painful silence.10, Suddenly, Colin sneezed . A perfectly ordinary sneeze. Then he took out a large red handkerchief and blew his nose. Bbbrrrrrrppp.11, That was enough. Someone burst out laughing, unable to hold it in any longer. That started the others off. In no time, everyone was doubled up, tears streaming from their eyes, their shoulders rising and falling as wave after wave of laughter swept the crowd. Of course, they were not just laughing at the sneeze, nor even at the twelve jokes. No, they were laughing at themselves as they realized that Henry Ground had led them into his last, and the funniest, practical joke, setting their need to laugh against their desire for money.12, When, at long last , the laughter died down, Colin cleared his throat once more.”I have been practising that sneeze for a week or more.” He said . “Henry’s idea, of course,” he added, unnecessarily: all twelve guests realized they had been set up beautifully.13 “My friends,”the last paragraph of the will began , “forgive me ,but I couldn’t resist playing one last little joke on you. It’s good to know that your love of laughter finally overcame your love of money.14 Colin paused, letting the meaning of the words sink in. Then he read out the final part of the late Henry Ground’s last will and testament.15 “My friends, thank you for le tting me have the last laugh. As for the money: because I love you all, my fortune will be divided equally among you. Enjoy your share, and think of me whenever you hear laughter.”16 The group fell silent. For the first time that day, there was a feeling of sadness in the air.Lesson 12: Little things are Big1, It was very late at night on the eve of Memorial Day. She got on the subway train at the 34th Street Pennsylvania Station. I am still trying to remember how she managed to push herself in with a baby on her right arm, a traveling bag in her left hand and two children , a boy and a girl , about three and five years old, following after her. She was a nice looking white lady in her early twenties. 2, At Nevins Street Station , Brooklyn , I saw her preparing to get off at the next station – Atlantic Avenue-which happened to be the place where I had to get off. (Just as it was a problem for her to get on, it was going to be a problem for her to get off the train with two small children to be taken care of , a baby on her right arm and a medium-sized bag in her left hand.3, And there I was, also preparing to get off at the Atlantic Avenue (大西洋大街站), with nothing to take care of – not even the usual customary book under my arm.4, As the train was entering the Atlantic Avenue Station, some white man stood up from his seat and helped her out, placing the children on the long, deserted platform. There were only two adults on the long platform some time after midnight on the eve of last Memorial Day.5, I could see the steep concrete stairs going down to the Long Island Railroad or up into the street. Should I off my help as the American white man had done? Should I take care of the girl and the boy, take them by their hands until they were out of the station?6, Puerto Ricans are a courteous people. And here I was – a Puerto Rican –hours past midnight, faced with two while children and a white lady, with a baby on her right arm and a bag in her left hand , obviously needing somebody to help them at least until they went up the long concrete stairs.7, But how could I , a Negro and Puerto Rican, approach this white lady who very likely might be prejudiced against Negroes and anybody with a foreign accent, in a deserted subway station very late at night?8, What would she say? What would be the first reaction of this white American woman, perhaps coming from a small town with a big, two children and a baby on her right arm? Would she say: yes . of couse , you may help me? Or would she think bad things perhaps? What would I do if she screamed as I went toward her to offer my help?9, Was I misjudging her? So many slanders are written every day in the daily press against Negroes and Puerto Ricans. I hesitated for a long, long minute. The traditional good manners that the most illiterate Puerto Rican passes on from father to son were struggling inside me. Here I was , may past midnight, face to face with a situation that could very well become an incident of prejudice and chauvinism caused by the unjust policy of our society today.10, It was a long minute. I passed on by her as if I saw nothing. As if I didn’t see that she needed help. Like a rude animal walking on two legs. I just moved on, half running along the long subway platform, leaving the children and the woman alone. I took the steps of the long concrete stairs in twos until I reached the street above and the cold air hit my warm face.11, This is what racism and prejudice and chauvinism and a divided society cando to the people and to a nation!12, Perhaps the lady was not prejudiced after all. Or not prejudiced enough to scream when a Negro went toward her in a deserted subway station a few hours past midnight. If you were not prejudiced, I failed you, dear lady. I know that there is a chance in a million. that you will read these lines. I am willing to take that millionth chance. If you were not prejudiced, I failed you lady.I failed you, children. I failed myself to myself.(to take a chance碰碰運氣,冒險一試)13, I buried my courtesy early on Memorial Day morning. But here is a promise that I make to myself here and now; if I am ever faced with a situation like that again, I am going to offer my help regardless of how the offer is going to be received.14, Then I will have my courtesy with me again.Lesson 13 : Hobbyist1 “I heard a rumor,” Sangstrom said, “that you-” He turned his head and looked about him to make absolutely sure that he and the druggist were alone in the tiny drugstore. The druggist was a little man who could have been any age from fifty to a hundred. They were alone, but Sangstrom dropped his voice just the same. “ –that you have a completely undetectable poison.”2 The druggist nodded. He came around the counter and locked the front door of the shop, then walked toward a doorway behind the counter. “I was about to take a coffee break,” he said. “Come with me and have a cup.”3 Sangstrom followed him around the counter and through the doorway to a back room ringed by shelves of bottles from floor to ceiling. The druggist plugged in an electric coffee pot, found two cups and put them on a table that had a chair on either side of it. He motioned Sangstrom to one of the chairs and took the other himself. “Now.” he said. “Tell me. Whom do you want to kill , and why?”4 “Does it matter?” Sangstrom asked. “Isn’t it enough that I pay for –“5 The druggist interrupted him with an upraised hand. “Yes, it matters. I must be convinced that you deserve what I can give you. Otherwise –” he shrugged.6 “All right,” Sangstrom said. “The whom is my wife. The why –” he started the long story. Before he had quite finished, the coffee pot had finished its task and the druggist briefly interrupted to get the coffee for them. Sangstrom finished his story.7 The little druggist nodded. “Yes, I occasionally give out an undetectable poison.I do so freely; I do not charge for it, if I think the case is deserving. I have helped many murderers.8 “Fine,” Sangstrom said. “Please give it to me ,then.”9 The druggist smiled at him. “I already have. By the time the coffee was readyI had decided that you deserved it. It was, as I said, free. But there is a price for the antidote.”10 Sangstrom turned pale. But he had expected – not this , but the possibility ofa double-cross or some form of blackmail. He pulled a pistol from his pocket.11 The little druggist chuckled. “ You daren’t use that. Can you find the antidote” – he waved at the shelves –“among those thousands of bottle? Or would you find a faster, more deadly poison? Or if you think I’m bluffing, that you are not really poisoned, go ahead and shoot. You’ll know the answer within three hours when the poison starts to work.”12 “How much for the antidote?” Sangstrom growled.13 “Quite reasonable. A thousand dollars. After all, a man must live. Even if his hobby is preventing murders, there’s no reson why he shouldn’t make money at it, is there?”14 Sangstrom growled and put the pistol down, but within reach, and took out his wallet. Maybe after he had the antidote, he’d still use that pistol. He counted out a thousand dollars in hundred-dollar bills and put them on the table.15 The druggist made no immediate move to pick them up. He sai d:” And one other thing –for your wife’s safety and mine. You will write a confession of your intention – your former intention. I hope – to murder your wife. Then you will wait till I go out and mail it to a friend of mine in the police. He’ll keep it as evidence in case you ever do decide to kill your wife. Or me, for that matter.16 “When that is in the mail it will be safe for me to return here and give you the antidote. I’ll get you paper and pen….17 “Oh, one other thing – although I do not absolutely insist on it. Please help spread the word about my undetectable poison, will you? One never knows, Mr. Sangstrom. The life you save, if you have any enemies, just might be your own.”Lesson 14 : The mystery of the silver Box1 The Thinking Machine tu rned to the worried businessman , “State your problem.”2 “It isn’t a crime –that is , a crime that can be punished by law,” Mr. Grayson said. “but it has cost me millions, perhaps as much as ten million dollars! Briefly, there is an information leak at my office. My business plans have become known to others almost as soon as I have made them. My plans are large; I have millions of dollars at stake, and the need for secrecy is great. For years my plans have been safe, but half a dozen times in the last eight weeks they have become known to my competitors – in the smallest detail, and in time for them to steal my customers.”3, “Tell me more please,” said The Thinking Machine.4 “I make machines and tools used in factories. Recently I sent my salesmen toa new industrial area out West to demonstrate some new machines. At first this was a great success; the factory owners truly liked this on-the-spot service and bought everything the salesmen demonstrated.5 “But suddenly my staff there reported that wher ever they went, they were too late. My biggest business competitor had already sent their salesmen out to demonstrate their products at a lower price!”6 The Thinking Machine walked to the window. “So now you want to know how – and when – information is leaking from your office. Well, to whom do you tell your business plans?”7 “No one, except my personal secretary, Evelyn Winthrop. She has been with me for six years; more than five years before this leak began. I have always trusted her.”8 “And she is the only one who knows your plans?”9 “Well, she hears of my plans only a few minutes or so before I give orders to carry them out. This week, for instance, I planned to send salesmen to Oklahoma with new oil drills. My district manager didn’t know this p lan. Miss Winthrop heard of it only on the morning they were to go out. Then I dictated to her in my office some letters of instructions to my district managers. That is all Miss Winthrop knew of my Oklahoma plan.”10 “You outlined the plan in those letters?”11 “No. They merely told my managers which salesmen I wanted for Oklahomaand the costs of the various drills.”12 “But a careful person, knowing the content of all those letters, could have worked out what you intended to do?”13 “Yes, but no one person knew the contents of all the letters, Miss Winthrop and I were the only two human beings who knew what was in them all. Neither Miss Winthrop nor I left the office all day. Yet before the day ended , I received phone calls from two managers telling me of the unbeatable offers form my competitor.”14 “What is your business competitor’s name?”15 “Ralph Matthews,”said Mr. Grayson.16 The Thinking Machine went to a desk, addressed an envelope, got a sheet of paper and place it inside , and sealed the envelope. Then he turned back to Mr. Grayson, “ Let us go to see Miss Winthrop now,” he said.17 From the office door, The Thinking Machine went straight to Miss Winthrop’s desk and handed her the envelope. “Mr. Ralph Matthews asked me to give you this,” he said.18 The young woman glanced up at his face frankly, took the envelope, and turned it curiously in her hand. “Ralph Matthews,” she repeated the name as if it sounded strange to her, “I don’t think I know him.” Nevertheless, she opened the envelo pe and took out the paper. “Why, it’s a blank sheet!” she remarked, puzzled.19 The detective turned suddenly to Mr. Grayson who had looked on with frank astonishment. “May I use a telephone, please?” asked The Thinking Machine.20 He picked the receiver of Miss Winthrop’s phone and held it to his ear a moment. “It’s busy,” he said. He hung up, pausing for a moment to admire a beautiful silver box right beside the telephone. “Thank you, Miss Winthrop,” he said as he left the room.21 Back in Mr. Grayson’s office, the detective told him to ask Miss Winthrop to take some dictation the next morning at 9:45. And that night, he arranged for a secret extension to be attached to Miss Winthrop’s phone. The next morning he was at the extension, pencil in hand, while Mr. Grayson carried out his orders. A little later, he asked the businessman to go with him to the secretary’s desk. 22 “So you did know Ralph Matthews after all,” he said, throwing onto her deska sheet of paper he had brought with him.23 The girl s topped her noisy typing and rose from her chair, trembling. “What do you mean,sir?” she demanded weakly.24 “And you might as well remove the silver box,” The Thinking Machine continued. “There is no further need of the telephone connection.”Lesson 15: Unreality of TV1 Dr. Heinrich Applebaum recently completed a study on the effects of television on children. It is not about violence, but about how television gives children a false sense of reality.2 Dr. Applebaum told me, “The greatest danger of tel evision is that it presentsa world to children that doesn’t exist, and leads them to expect things that never happen.3 “I don’t understand, Doctor,” I said.4 “Well, let me give you one example. Have you ever seen a television show where a person in a car doesn’t immediately find a parking place on the very first try?5 “Come to think of it,” I said , “I haven’t”6 “Not only is there always a parking place, but the driver doesn’t even have to back into it. There are two parking spaces for him when he needs one. Children are being led to believe that when they grow up they will always be able to find a parking place available when and where they want it. You can imagine how bad they will feel when they discover that in real life they can drive around a block for three hours and still can’t find a place to park their car.”(lead-led-led)8 “ I never thought of it, but it’s true. What else do they show on television which gives a distorted picture of the real world?”9 “Have you noticed that whenever a pe rson walks out of a restaurant or office building and says to the doorman, “Get me a taxi, the taxi immediately arrives?I have never seen a TV show where the doorman has said, “I “ am sorry. I can’t get you a taxi. You’d better take the bus.”10 “Of course,” I said , “ I never noticed that. There is always a yellow taxi waiting somewhere off the TV screen.”11 “Now,” said Applebaum, “have you ever said to a taxi driver, ‘Follow that car and don’t lose him’?”12 “Not really.”13 “Well, if you had, the driver would have told you not to talk nonsense. No taxi driver wants to follow another car because that means he’s going to get into trouble. But on TV every taxi driver looks as if he had nothing better to do than to drive 90 miles an hour through rain-swept street trying to keep up with a carful of gangsters. And the worst thing is that the kids believe it.14 “What else have you discovered?”15 “Kids have a false sense of what emergency wards of hospitals are really like. On TV shows they take a kid to an emergency ward and four doctors come rushing down to bandage his leg. In a real life situation the kid would be sitting on the bench for two hours before he even saw a nurse. On TV there always happens to be a hospital bed available when a kid needs it. What the kids in this country don’t know is that sometimes you have to wait three days to get a hospital bed and then you have to pay 500 dollars down before they give it to you.”16 Applebaum said the cruelest lie of all is when TV shows a lawyer defending someone innocent of a crime.17 “ On the screen the lawyer spends day and night looking for evidence to prove the person is innocent. In real life the lawyer says to the defendant, ‘Look, I’ve got 20 minutes. Tell me your story and then I’ll plead y ou guilty and make a deal with the D.A.’ The defendant might say, ‘But I’m innocent.’ They lawyer would say, ‘So what? I can’t afford to find that out. I’m not Perry Mason.’”18 “Then what you’re saying, Dr. Applebaum, is that it isn’t the violence on TV but the unreality that is doing harm to children.”19 “Exactly. Even the advertisements are harmful. Children are led to believe that when grow up if they use a certain mouthwash they’ll find the mate of their dreams. When they don’t find him or her after washing their dreams. When they don’t find him or her after washing their mouth all night, they fall into a difficult situation and many of them never come out of it.”Lesson sixteen: Remembering Tracy Bill1 This year, my husband David and I celebrated the 22nd birthday of a man we had never met. His name was Tracy Bill Marsh, a tall handsome young man who。
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Unit1: Translation exercises1. He has prepared answers to the questions that he expects to confront during the interview.2. His sad story touched us so deeply that we nearly cried.3、People from Shanghai can understand Suzhou dialect with ease, for Shanghai dialect and Suzhou dialect have much in common.4、Henry and his wife are looking into the possibility of buying a new house within three years.5. The two of them are walking hand in hand along the riverbank, chatting and laughing.6. When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy welled up in his eyes.7. He finally gave in to his daughter's repeated requests to further her education abroad.8. We locked all our valuables away before we went on holiday.9. Although we have parted from each other, I hope that we will remain good friends and that we will care for and help each other just as we did in the past.10. At that critical moment, the army commander summoned all the officers to work out new strategies and tactics which would make it possible to conquer the enemy.Unit2:Translation exercises1Yesterday a government delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in South Africa and began a three-day friendly visit to the country.2、It is awfully funny to look at these caricatures which satirize social ills.3、Computers are one of the most useful teaching aids,for all your lessons as well as all the questions asked and all the answers provided can be shown on a screen.4.、Xiao Zhang’s mother fell ill the day before yesterday; he sent for a doctor immediately.5、He failed in the college entrance examination last year,but he did not feeldisappointed.Instead,he continued to study hard,passed the examination successfully and become a student in famous university this year.6、There are many English words that this middle school student cannot pronounce correctly.7In this era of information explosion, we have to make constant efforts to renew our knowledge. Only thus can we become adjusted to the requirement s of our work.8With his shirt tucked into the top of his trousers and a leather bag under his arm, the boy looks just like a boss.9、Although she is only 8 years old，the little girl is already very good at calculating fractions.No wonder her parents feel proud of her.10、All the neighborhood have heard of the news,but you haven't.Don't you think it is strange?Unit31.I am sorry I am late,but I was at a meeting and couldn’t get away.2.At the concert, whenever a singer finished singing a beautiful song, the audience would burst into loud cheers to show their appreciation.3. She is always wearing stylish clothes, but seldom cares about what she eats or drinks.4.The nurse told me that the doctors had done wonders for your heart disease.5.When awarding the prize, the chairman comlimented the winner on his great contribution to mankind.6.This problem has bothered the experts for many years.7.The crowd demonstrators melted away when the police arrived.8.Since punctuality is such a good habbit,we should pay close attention to it and make every effort to cultivate it.9.The old man cherishes that girl,as if she were his own daughter.10.It is just a routine physical checkup, nothing to get worried about.Unit 4.1. 1.It is an attempt made to strengthen our competitive ability.2. 2.The police in this district know where the thieves hang out.3. 3.The agreement signed will break down all the barriers to free trade.4. 4.It was a very difficult situation,but he handled it very successfully.5. 5.He is my best friend.I just can’t turn my back on him now that he needs my help.6. 6.So long as you work hard,you are bound to succeed and realize your ambition sooner orlater.7.7.Although he hates the job,yet he is determined to stick it out because he needs the money tosupport the family.8.8.That cancer patient kept an optimistic attitude towards his disease,persisted in combatingit,and conquered it in the end.9.9.This university has a staff of more than 2000,including about 150 professors and over 500associate professors.10.10.The concert was held to mark the 75th anniversary of the composer’s death.Unit51. 1.That psychiatrist who had talked about his patients in public, was charged with violatingprofessional ethics.2. 2.Hanging on the walls of the classroom are some famous sayings,which inspire and urgepeople to exert themselves.3. 3.All kinds of commodities are available.Nothing is in short supply.4. 4.We all trust the president for his absolute integrity.5. 5.Before we vote for him, we want to know what he stands for.6. 6.The defendant couldn’t account for the fact that the money was found in his house.7.7.When I saw that he was right,I had to back down.8.8.She has been appointed sales manager,for she is both clever and diligent.9.9.One of the biggest challenges faced by the present government is that of creating more jobs.10.10.The enemy succumbed soon after our soldiers stormed its stronghold.Unit61. The dilemma she is facing is whether to tell her husband the truth about his fatal disease.2.Don’t you think it a sort of stigma that you,already in your thirties,still have to depend on your old parents?3. Almost all the governments in the world are very much concerned about the financialissue.4.With regard to the seminar on English teaching, I suggest that it be held on the comingweekend.5.whether to go abroad for further education or not is entirely up to you.6.Just a single spark can lead to an explosion in a room filled with gas.7.No matter what efforts the government has made,the price for housing has barely declined.8.In order to pass TOEFL,he has devoted almost every minute of his spare time to Englishstudies.9.With his acting potential, the young man is likely to be a superstar in the field of entertainment.10.It is believed that siblings jealousy exists more in a rich family than in a poor one.Unit71.I scrambled up the cliff for a good view of the sea.2.He lunged at the burglar and wrestled with him for the weapon.3.I figure that our national economy will continue to develop rapidly.4.The chairman made an effort to reassure the shareholders that the company’s bad resultswould not be repeated.5. Stop acting like a baby! Pull yourself together!6. Being very much a private man, he does not confide in anyone.7.We all hate the terrorists’ indiscriminate violence against ordinary people.8.Many people in this country are alarmed by the dramatic increase in violent crimes.9. We anticipated that the enemy would try to cross the river. That was why we destroyed thebridge.10. I am indebted to all the people who worked so hard to make the party a great success. Unit81.At Christmas people enjoy themselves very much;they visit one another and present each other with Christmas cards and presents.2.The walls of her bedroom and living room are all decorated with pictures of pop stars and film stars.3. Sophia teased Tom about his new hat mildly, but Tom teased her curly hair unmercifully.4.He had attained remarkable achievements which surpassed the goal he had set for himself.5. He kept crying bitterly, and I tried to persuade him not to give way to grief.6. I took it for granted that you would like to see the play, so I bought you a ticket.7.They have relegated these problems somewhere down on the priority list.8.I am going to address the letter to Donna in care of her lawyer.9. I don’t know why telling her the news brought a lump in my throat.10.Sailors signal with flags by day and with lights at night.Unit91.Towering above all others,this mountain peak commands a fine view.2.I have asked my friends to recommend a doctor who is good at treating children.3.Sophia teased Tom about his new hat mildly,but Tom teased her about her curly hair unmercifully.4. The government is determined to avoid at all costs a sharp rise in food price.5. He tried his best to save the drowning boy, but in vain.6. That old woman is always interfering in other people’s affairs.7.After having several influential papers published,he became quite distinguished in the academic world.8.Pollution is so serious in this area that the villagers can hardly find any water that is fit for drinking.9.I packed a suitcase with all the things that might be needed.10. We Chinese usually associate the Spring Festival with family reunion.Unit101.2. Many volunteers rendered a valuable service to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.3. The world economy is in a desperate situation, so all governments must take desperate measures to cope with.4.Scissors,knives,matches,and medicine must be kept beyond the reach of children.5.I always keep a sum of at least 1.000yuan on hand, in case of an emergency.6.Honest people despise lies and liars.7. It was a long time before I began to feel at home in English.8. Because of the financial recession, some of small- and medium-size enterprises are, so to speak,up to their necks in debt.9.He is a man that always mouths fine words about people to their faces and speaks ill of them behind their backs.10.I was greatly scared by the zest demonstrated by those radicals.Unit111.They hoped to save their marriage by giving birth to a child.2. Secret service men escorted the President and his family everywhere they went.3. The presidentia l candidate’s speech was often punctuated now and then by outbursts ofapplause from the audience.4. As soon as the news of victory came, there was great rejoicing all over the country.5.The tertiary industry in our country has been developing by leaps and bounds since the reform and opening drive started.6.The priest preached a sermon to the congregation on the need for charity.7.In order to/To maintain his dignity the employee didn’t kneel on his knees in front of theoverbearing boss.8.When the chairman announced the election results,the meeting hall broke into a sea of great joy,with the whole assembly clapping and cheering.9.He has a very bad reputation,for he often takes other people’s names in vain.10. The building of the new road has been held up by bad weather.Unit 121. I marvel at the poet’s ability to express nuances of different feelings.2.Although you have good teachers and a favorable environment,it is your personal effort that comes into play in the success of your English studies.3.As English majors,we need to have a keen awareness of the subtle diffrences between word meaning.4. Some new policies in the educational system will be implemented next year.5. It is unfair to indentify popular culture with vulgar culture.6. He believes that a person should be noble-minded, but not money-oriented all the time.7.The Middle East is generously endowed with petroleum.8.The school authorities are holding a meeting in reference to the construction of a new gymnasium.9.But for his personal visits to the third-world countries,he would not have believed such disparity in the living standars between the rich and the poor.10.No one came to claim the welfare lottery bonus of 5 million yuan RMB,not even to the last day.Unit131. The airport authorities request that every passenger keep an eye on his/her own belongings.2.Although he was diagnosed with stomach cancer,he still took an optimistic attitude toward life.3.His teacher advised him not to eat so much junk food.4. With a high sense of responsibility, the teacher gave his life in order to save his students.5.His comrades did whatever they could for his release from the prison,and they succeeded.6.The sudden financial tsunami has stripped quite a number of people of their property.7.My secretary is looking for this or that all the time,for she is always misplacing her things.8. After drifting into the woods, he was greatly amazed at the scene in front of him.9.So far no effective remedy for the addiction to the Internet has been found.10. In view of the serious employment situation, many university graduates voluntarily go and work in the remote areas.Unit141.He possesses some fine traits:he has refined and gentle manners;he is kind and generous to others;he is always modest and prudent;and he constantly perfects his work.2.A high crime rate that doesn’t seem to drop is a reflection of an unstable society.3. It is beyond doubt that Shanghai is fast becoming another financial center.4.Such a small gym can hardly meet the needs of such a large student body,amounting to about 3000.5.A person with reason instinctively knows what should be done and what should not be done.6. Despite hardships, she persisted in her efforts to complete her university education.7.As long as you study hard and make progress constantly,your chances to succeed will multiply.8. Xiao Wang works very efficiently, because he possesses strong professional competence and, moreover, he pays particular attention to the methods he employs.9. The so-called problem teens are not born to be problems. Very likely, it is because they lack parental and school discipline.10.The President of the university displays both professional competence and excellent leadership;therefore,he is very popular among the teachers and other staff members.。
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自考综合英语一课文全国高等教育自学考试指定教材综合英语一(上下) 主编徐克荣外语教学与研究出版社上册Lesson OneThe Time MessageElwood N. ChapmanLearning Guide新的学习任务开始之际，千头万绪，最重要的是安排好时间，做时间的主人。
本文作者提出了7点具体建议，或许对你有所启迪。
1 Time is tricky. It is difficult to control and easy to waste. When you look ahead, you think you have more time than you need. For example, at the beginning of a semester, you may feel that you have plenty of time on your hands. But toward the end of the term you may suddenly find that time is running out. You don't have enough time to cover all your duties, so you get worried. What is the answer,Control～2 Time is dangerous. If you don't control it, it will control you.If you don't make it work for you, it will work against you. So you must become the master of time, not its servant. As a first-year college student, time management will be your number one problem.3 Time is valuable. Wasting time is a bad habit. It is like a drug. The more time you waste, the easier it is to go on wasting time. If you seriously wish to get the most out of college, you must put the time message into practice.Message 1. Control time from the beginning.4 Time is today, not tomorrow or next week. Start your plan at the beginning of the term.Message 2. Get the notebook habit.5 Go and buy a notebook today. Use it to plan your study time each day. Once a weekly study plan is prepared, follow the same pattern every week with small changes. Sunday is a good day to make the plan for the following week.Message 3. Be realistic.6 Often you know from experience how long it takes you to write a short essay, to study for a quiz, or to review for a final exam. When you plan time for these things, be realistic. Allow for unexpected things. Otherwise your entire plan may be upset.Message 4. Plan at least one hour for each hour in class.7 How much study time you plan for each classroom hour depends on four things: (1) your ability, (2) the difficulty of the class, (3) the grades you hope to achieve, and (4) how well you use your study time. One thing, however, is certain: you should plan at least one hour of study for each classroom hour. In many cases, two or three hours will be required.Message 5. Keep your plan flexible.8 It is important that you re-plan your time on a weekly basis so that you can make certain changes when necessary. For example, before mid-term or final exams, you will want to give more time to reviewing. A good plan must be a little flexible so that special projects can be done well.Message 6. Study for some time each class day.9 Some solid work each day is better than many study hours one day and nothing the next. When you work out your schedule, try to include at least two study hours each day. This will not only keep the study habit alive but also keep you up to date on your class assignments.Message 7. Free on Saturday -- study on Sunday.10 It is good to stop all study activities for one full day. Many students choose Saturday for sports or social activities. Sunday, on the other hand, seems to be the best study day for many students. It is a good day to catch up on back reading and other assignments.Lesson TwoHans Christian Andersen's Own Fairy Tale (I)Donald and Louise PeattieLearning Guide也许你不是出生于名门望族或书香门第，也许你生来并不聪慧，但只要你刻苦努力、坚持不懈、发挥自己的专长，在适合你的领域一定会成功。
闻名遐尔的丹麦作家安徒生的故事——这只从鸭圈里飞出来的天鹅本身的经历可能会对你有所启发。
11 Once upon a time there was a poor boy who lived in Denmark. His father, a shoemaker, had died, and his mother had married again.2 One day the boy went to ask a favor of the Prince of Denmark. When the Prince asked him what he wanted, the boy said, “I want to write plays in poetry and to act at the Royal Theater.” The Prince looked at the boy, at his big hands and feet, at his big nose and large serious eyes, and gave a sensible answer. “It is one thing to act in plays, another to write them. I tell you this for your own good; learn a useful trade like shoemaking.”3 So the boy, who was not sensible at all, went home. There he took what little money he had, said good-bye to his mother and his stepfather and started out to seek his fortune. He was sure that some day the name Hans Christian Andersen would be known all over Denmark.4 To believe such a story one would have to believe in fairy tales! Hans Christian knew many such tales. He had heard some of them from his father, who had worked hard at his trade, but liked to read better than to make shoes. In the evenings, he had read aloud from The Arabian Nights. His wife understood very little of the book, but the boy, pretending to sleep, understood every word.5 By day, Hans Christian went to a house where old women worked as weavers. There he listened to the tales that the women told as theyworked at their weaving. In those days, there were almost as many talesin Denmark as there were people to tell them.6 Among the tales told in the town of Odense, where Andersen wasborn in 1805, was one about a fairy who brought death to those who danced with her. To this tale, Hans Christian later added a story from his own life.7 Once, when his father was still alive, a young lady ordered a pair of red shoes. When she refused to pay for them, unhappiness filled the poor shoemaker's house. From that small tragedy and the story of the dancing fairy, the shoemaker's son years later wrote the story that millions of people now know as The Red Shoes. The genius of Andersen is that he put so much of everyday life into the wonder of his fairy tales.8 When Hans Christian's mother was a little girl, she was sent outon the streets to beg. She did not want to beg, so she sat out of sight under one of the city bridges. She warmed her cold feet in her hands,for she had no shoes. She was afraid to go home. Years later, her son,in his pity for her and his anger at the world, wrote the angry story She's No Good and the famous tale The Little Match Girl.9 Through his genius, he changed every early experience, even his father's death, into a fairy tale. One cold day the boy had stoodlooking at the white patterns formed on the window by the frost. His father showed him a white, 'woman-like figure among the frost patterns. “That is the Snow Queen,” saidthe shoemaker. “Soon she will be coming for me.” A few monthslater he was dead. And years later, Andersen turned that sad experience into a fairy tale, The Snow Queen.10 After the Prince told him to learn a trade, Hans Christian went to Copenhagen. He was just fourteen years old at the time.11 When he arrived in the city, he went to see as many important people as he could find —dancers, writers and theater people of Copenhagen. But none of them lent a helping hand to the boy with the big hands, the big feet and the big nose. Finally, he had just seven pennies left.12 The boy had a beautiful high, clear voice. One day a music teacher heard him singing and decided to help him. He collected money from his friends and gave it to the boy so that he could buy food and clothing while he studied singing.13 Hans Christian was happier than he had ever been in his life. But soon his boy's voice broke. The beautiful high voice was gone forever.14 The boy soon found new friends who admired his genius. There was even a princess who gave him a little money from time to time for food and clothes. But Hans Christian bought little food and no clothes. Instead, he bought books and went to the theater.Lesson ThreeHans Christian Andersen's Own Fairy Tale (?)Donald and Louise PeattieLearning Guide这只鸭圈里飞出的天鹅所讲的故事老少皆宜，虽然故事使用的是孩子们能听懂的语言、孩子们喜闻乐见的情节，但却又包含生活真谛、寓意深长。