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Lesson11Littledonkeysthreadtheirwayamongthethrongsofpeople.littledonkeyswentinandoutamongthepeopleandfromonesidetoanother 2Thenasyoupenetratedeeperintothebazaarthenoiseoftheentrancefadesawayandyoucometothemutedcloth-market.Thenasyoupassthroughabigcrowdtogodeeperintothemarketthenoiseoftheentrancegraduallydisappearandyoucometothemuchquietercloth-market. 3theynarrowdowntheirchoiceandbeginthereallyseriousbusinessofbeatingthepricedowntheydropsomeofitemsthattheydontreallywantandbegintobargainseriouslyforalowprice. 4hewillpricetheitemhighandyieldlittleinthebargainingHewillaskforahighpricefortheitemandrefusetocutdownthepricebyanysignificantamount. 5AsyouapproachitatinklingandbangingandclashingbeginstoimpingeonyourearAsyougetnearitavarietyofsoundsbegintostrikeyourear.X.1一条蜿蜒的小路淹没在树荫深处Azig-zagpathlosesitselfintheshadowydistanceofthewoods. 2集市上有许多小摊子,出售的货物应有尽有Atthebazaartherearemanystallswheregoodsofeveryconceivablekindaresold. 3我真不知道到底是什么事让他如此生气Ireallydontknowwhatitisthathasmadehimsoangry. 4新出土的铜花瓶造型优美,刻有精细、复杂的传统图案Thenewlyunearthedbronzevaseispleasinginformandengravedwithdelicateandintricatetraditionaldesigns. 5在山的那边是一望无际的大草原Beyondthemountainsthereisavastgrasslandthatextendsasfarastheeyecansee. 6他们决定买那座带有汽车房的房子Theydecidedtobuythathousewith.agarageattached. 7)教师们坚持对学生严格要求Theteachersmakeapointofbeingstrictwiththestudents. 8)这个小女孩非常喜欢他的父亲Thislittlegirlisverymuchattachedtoherfather. 9)为实现四个现代化,我们认为有必要学习外国的先进科学技术Toachievethefourmodernizationswemakeapointoflearningfromtheadvancedscienceandtechnologyofothercountries. 10)黄昏临近时,天渐渐地暗下来了Asduskfelldaylightfadedaway. 11)徒工仔细地观察他的师傅,然后照着干Theapprenticewatchedhismastercarefullyandthenfollowedsuit. 12)吃完饭弗兰克常常帮助洗餐具Frankoftentookahandinthewashing-upafterdinner.Lesson2 1Serious-lookingmanspoketooneanotherasiftheywereobliviousofthecrowdsaboutthem.Theyweresoabsorbedintheirconversationthattheyseemednottopayanyattentiontothepeoplearoundthem. 2Thecabdriver’sdoorpoppedopenattheverysightofatraveler.Assoonasthetaxidriversawatravelerheimmediatelyopenedthedoor. 3TheratherarrestingspectacleoflittleoldJapanadriftamidbeigeconcreteskyscrapersisverysymboloftheincessantstrugglebetweenthekimonoandtheminishirt.Thetraditionalfloatinghousesamonghighmodernbuildingsrepresenttheconstantstrugglebetweenoldtraditionandnewdevelopment. 4IexperiencedatwingeofembarrassmentattheprospectofmeetingthemayorofHiroshimainmysocks.1sufferedfromastrongfeelingofshamewhenIthoughtofthesceneofmeetingthemayorofHiroshimawearingmysocksonly. 5thefewAmericansandGermansseemedjustasinhibitedasIwas.ThefewAmericansandGermansseemedjustasrestrainedas1was. 6AfterthreedaysinJapanthespinalcolumnbecomesextraordinarilyflexible.AfterthreedaysinJapanonegetsquiteusedtobowingtopeopleasaritualtoshowgratitude. 7Iwasabouttomakemylittlebowofassentwhenthemeaningoftheselastwordssankinjoltingmeoutofmysadreverie.1wasonthepointofshowingmyagreementbynoddingwhenIsuddenlyrealizedwhathemeant.Hiswordsshockedmeoutmysaddreamythinking. 8IthoughtsomehowIhadbeenspared.Ithoughtforsomereasonorothernoharmhadbeendonetome.1礼堂里一个人都没有,会议一定是延迟了There is not a soul in the hall.The meeting must have been put off. 2那本书看上去像个盒子The book looks very much like a box. The book looks much the same as a box. 3四川话和湖北话很相似,有时难以区别Sichuan dialect sounds much the same as Hubei dialect. It is sometimes difficult to tellone from the other. 4一看见纪念碑就想起了在战斗中死去的好友The very sight of the monument reminds me of my good friend who was killed in the battle. 5他陷入沉思之中,没有理会同伴们在谈些什么He was so deep in thought that he was oblivious of what his friends were talking about. 6他干的事与她毫无关系What he did had nothing to do with her. 7她睡不着觉,女儿的病使她心事重重She couldnt fall asleep as her daughters illness was very much on her mind. 8这件事长期以来一直使我放心不下I have had the matter on my mind for a long time. 9他喜欢这些聚会,喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见He loves such gatherings at which he rubs shoulders with young people and exchange opinions with them on various subjects. 10大家在几分钟以后才领悟到他话中的含意It was only after a few minutes that his words sank in. 11土壤散发着青草的气味The soil smells of fresh grass. 12我可以占用你几分钟时间吗?Could you spare me a few minutes 13你能匀出一张票子给我吗?Could you spare me a ticket 14那个灰头发上了年纪的人是铜匠That elderly grey-haired man is a coppersmith by trade. Lesson41Shethinksthathersisterhasheldlifealwaysinthepalmofonehand…She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life. 2“no”isawordtheworldneverlearnedtosaytoher.She could always have anything she wanted and life was extremely generous to her. 3JohnnyCarsonhasmuchtodotokeepupwithmyquickandwittytongue.Johnny Carson who is famous for his witty and glib tongue has to try hard if he wants to catch up with me. 4ItseemstomeIhavetalkedtothemalwayswithonefootraisedinflight..It seems to me that I have talked to them always ready to leave as quickly as possible.5Shewashedusinariverofmake-believe.She imposed on us lots of falsity. 6burneduswithalotofknowledgewedidn’tnecessarilyneedtoknow.imposed on us a lot of knowledge that is totally useless to us 7Likegoodlooksandmoneyquicknesspassedherby.She is not bright just as she is neither good-looking rich. 8Adressdowntothegroundinthishotweather.Dee wore a very long dress even on such a hot day. 9YoucanseemetryingtomoveasecondortwobeforeImakeit.You can see me trying to move my body a couple of seconds before I finally manage to push myself up. 10AnyhowhesoongivesuponMaggie.Soon he knows that wont do for Maggie so he stops trying to shake hands with Maggie. 11ThoughinfactIprobablycouldhavecarrieditbackbeyondtheCivilWarthroughthebranches.As I see Dee is getting tired of this I dont want to go on either. In fact I could have traced it far back before the Civil War along the branches of the family tree. 12EveryonceinawhileheandWangerosenteyesignalsovermyhead.Now and then he and Dee communicated through eye contact in a secretive way. 13Lessthanthat!If Maggie put the old quilts on the bed they would be in rags less than five years. 14ThiswasthewaysheknewGodtowork.She knew this was Gods arrangement.1一场大火把贫民区三百多座房子夷为平地A big fire burned to the ground more than 300 homes in the slum neighborhood. 2只要你为人正直,不怕失去什么,那你对任何人都不会畏惧If you are upright and not afraid of losing anything you will be able to look anyone in the eye. 3尽管发了水灾,今年的农业生产损失并不严重 Despite the flood the losses in agricultural production were not that serious. 4 这件衬衣与裙子的颜色和样式都不相配This blouse doesnt match the color or the style of the skirt. 5咱们一边喝咖啡一边谈这件事吧Lets talk about the matter over a cup of coffee. 6我怎么也不能想象你能做出不光彩的事来I cant imagine you doing disgraceful things. 7我无法想象为什么人们反对他的看法He couldnt imagine why people were opposed to his suggestions. 8这位官员在下汽车时碰到两个恐怖分子Stepping off from the car the official was confronted by two terrorists. 9只要我们坚持这些原则,我们就会成功As long as we stick to these principles we will surely be successful. 10这个消息使她大为震惊,但她很快就镇定了下来She was shocked at the news but before long she recomposed herself. ll这段引文的来源很难查找到It is very difficult to trace this quotation to its source. 12他们的生活方式可以追溯到一千多年前他们的祖先所开创的古老传统Their way of life could be traced to the ancient traditions handed down to them by their ancestors more than one thousand years ago. Lesson61Thehousedetective’spiggyeyessurveyedhersardonicallyfromhisgrossjowledface.Thehousedetectivessmallnarroweyeslookedherupanddownscornfullyfromhisfatfacewithaheavyjowl. 2Prettyneatsit-upyoufolksgot.Thisisaprettyniceroomthatyouhavegot. 3Theobesebodyshookinanappreciatechuckle.ThefatbodyshookinachucklebecausethemanwasenjoyingthefactthathecouldaffordtodowhateverhelikedandalsohewasappreciatingthefactthattheDuchessknewwhyhehadcome. 4Heloweredthelevelofhisincongruousfalsettovoice.Hehadanunnaturallyhigh-pitchedvoice.nowheloweredthepitch.Whenhespoke 5Thewordsspatforthwithsuddensavageryallpretenseofblandnessgone.Ogilvyspatoutthewordsthrowingawayhispoliteness.Pretended 6TheDuchessofCroydon—threecenturiesandahalfofinbredarrogancebehindher—didnotyieldeasily.TheDuchesswassupportedbyherarrogancecomingfromparentsofnoblefamilieswithahistoryofthreecenturiesandahalf.Shewouldntgiveupeasily. 7“Itisnogooldgirl.I’mafraid.Itwasagoodtry.”Itsnouse.Whatyoudidjustnowwasagoodattemptattryingtosavethesituation.8“That’smorelikeit”OgilviesaidHelitthefreshcigar“Nowwe’regettingsomewhere.”ThatsmoreacceptableOgilviesaid.HelitanothercigarNowweremakingsomeprogress.9…hiseyessardonicallyontheDuchessasifchallengingherobjection....helookedattheDuchesssardonicallyasifhewantedtoseeifshedaredtoobjecttohissmoking.10Thehousedetectivecluckedhistonguereprovingly.Thehousedetectivemadenoiseswithhistonguetoshowhisdisapproval.1不用着急,慢慢来There is no call for hurry.Take your time. 2你的意思是说我在撒谎么?Are you suggesting that I am telling a lie 3他企图尽一切办法掩盖事情的真相He tried every means to conceal the fact. 4虽然成功的机会很少,我们仍然要竭尽全力去干Our chance to succeed is very slim.Nevertheless we shall do our utmost. 5如不另行通知,我们的会在明天上午十点开We will have our meeting at 10 tomorrow morning unless notified otherwise. 6我们俩谁也不善于计算数字Neither of us is adept at figures. 7假定五点出发,我们在黄昏前能到达那里么?Would it be possible to reach that place before dark assuming we set out at 5 oclock 8他不愿意依从她的要求He was reluctant to comply with her request. 9我知道你是南方人,一听你的口音就知道了I know you are from the South. Your accent has betrayed you. 10在这件事情上,我们没有任何选择的余地We have no alternative in this matter.Lesson71Themicroelectronicrevolutionpromisestoeaseenhanceandsimplifylifeinwaysundreamedofevenbytheutopians.The breakthrough in microelectronics will change peoples lives in ways no one has ever thought of before. 2Thecomputermightappeartobeadehumanizingfactorbuttheoppositeisinfacttrue.Although at present only the rich man can afford custom made goo,the average person will be able to afford them in the future. 3Thecustom-madeobjectnowrestrictedtotherichwillbewithineveryone’sreach.The computer might appear to make human beings machinelike,but it can bring some human qualities into our lives as well. 4InnoareaofAmericanlifeispersonalservicesopreciousasinmedicalcare.Personal service in medical care is regarded as the most important part of the American life. 5Thewidestbenefitsoftheelectronicrevolutionwillaccruetotheyoung.It is the young Americans who will gain most of the advantages from the electronic revolution. 6Forthemightyarmyofconsumerstheultimateapplicationsofthecomputerrevolutionarestillaroundthebendofasiliconcircuit.Right now,millions of American computer users are not able to make full use of the computer.1现代化的电子计算机除了数据处理以外,还有做出决定和选择的能力In addition to data processing the modern computers have the capabilities of making decisions and choices. 2这个装置能够在一两秒钟之内把信息发到另一个半球去This device is capable of sending messages to the other hemisphere within a couple of seconds. 3这种产品正在成批地生产The new products are being mass-produced. 4学生们正在收集与微型技术有关的材料The students are collecting information associated with micro technology. 5你认为农业机诫化会对我国农民的生活产生什么影响?In what ways do you think the mechanization in agriculture will affect the life of the peasants in our country 6请你给我简要的总结一下上周的新闻Please give me a rundown of last weeks news. 7采用电子计算机才使得他们有可能快速并高效的完成任务The adoption of computers made it possible for them to perform their task with high efficiency and speed. 8再过若干年,普通的家庭都可以买得起电视机了In a few years the TV set will be within the reach of the average family. 9计算工具早在很久以前就存在了,而现代的电子计算机就是从过去的计算机工具逐渐发展而来的Calculating instruments were in existence long ago.And it was from those past calculatorsthat modern computers evolved. 10尽管这些神奇的集成线路片有说不清的性能,但还需要由人为它们编制程序Despite their countless capabilities,the miracle chips must be programmed by human beings 11据估计,到今年年底,全世界将有12万个机器人在各个岗位上为人类服务It is estimated that by the end of this year there will be 120 000 machine menrobots 1 working at various posts in service of the human race. 12这种仪器便于携带,因此对勘探人员很方便This instrument is portable,therefore convenient for the prospectors13我看你的电视机需要修理一下,显像管似乎有点毛病Im afraid your TV set needs repairing It seems there 1s something wrong with the tube.。