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新视野大学英语1读写课文对照翻译Unit1Section AToward abrighter future for allPara.
1.Good afternoon!As presidentof the university,I amproud towelcome you to thisuniversity.Your achievementis thetriumph ofyears ofhard work,both of your ownand of your parents and teachers.Here at the university,we pledgeto makeyour educationalexperience asrewarding aspossible.下午好!作为校长,我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学你们所取得的成就是你们自己多年努力的结果,也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果在这所大学里,我们承诺将使你们学有所成Para.2In welcomingyou to the university,I amreminded ofmy ownhigh schoolgraduation and the photographmy momtook ofmy dadand me.Pose naturally,Mom instructedus.Wait!said Dad,Lets takea pictureof mehanding himan alarmclock.The clockwoke meup everymorning incollege.It isstill onmy officedesk.在欢迎你们到来的这一刻,我想起自己高中毕业时的情景,还有妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影妈妈吩咐我们‘姿势自然点”,,等一等,,,爸爸说,“把我递给他闹钟的情景拍下来”在大学期间,那个闹钟每天早晨叫醒我至今它还放在我办公室的桌子上Para.
3.Let meshare withyou somethingthat youmay notexpect.You willmiss yourold routinesand yourparents remindersto workhard and attain yourbest.You mayhave criedtears ofjoy to be finallyfinished withhigh school,and yourparents mayhave criedtears ofjoy to be finallyfinished withdoing yourlaundry!But knowthis:The futureis builton a strong foundationof thepast.Paral Thecollege campus,long aplace of scholarship andfrontiers ofnew technology,is beingtransformed into a newage ofelectronics by a fleetof laptops,smartphones andconnectivity24hours a day.大学校园长久以来都是学术之地,也是新技术的前沿现在随着手提电脑和智能手机的大量出现,加上每天24小时不间断的网络连接,大学校园正在转而进入电子设备的新时代Para2On atypical modern-day campus,where everybuilding andmost outdoorcommon areasoffer wireless Internet access,one studenttakes herlaptop everywhere.In class,she takesnotes withit,sometimes instant-messaging oremailing friendsif theprofessor isless thaninteresting.In herdorm,she instant-messages herroommate sittingjust afew feetaway.She istied to her smartphone,which sheeven usesto texta friendwho livesone floorabove her,and whichsupplies musicfor walksbetween classes.在典型的现代校园里,每幢建筑和大部分室外公共区域都提供无线互联网接入,学生可以把手提电脑带到任何地方课堂上,她用手提电脑记笔记,有时如果教授的课一点都没意思,她就会给朋友发送即时信息或电子邮件在寝室,她甚至会给近在咫尺的室友发送即时信息她离不开智能手机,甚至对住在楼上的朋友也要发短信;在从上一堂课去下一堂课的路上她也要用智能手机听音乐Para3Welcome tocollege lifein the21st century,where studentson campusare electronicallylinked toeach other,to professorsand totheir classwork24/7in anever-flowing riverof information and communication.With manyschools offeringwirelessInternetaccess anywhereon campus,colleges as a grouphave become the mostInternet-accessible spotsin the world.欢迎来体验21世纪的大学生活通过源源不断的信息流,学生之间、师生之间以及学生和课堂作业之间建立了电子化的联系,一天24小时,一周7天,从不间断在许多学校,无线互联网连接覆盖了校园的各个角落,大学整体上也因此成为世界上互联网最普及的地方Para4Students saythey reallyvalue theirfingertip-access tothe boundlessamount of information online,and theability toemail professorsat2a.m.and receiveresponses thenext morning.I alwaysfeel likeI havea means of communication一in classand out of class/says oneengineering major.学生们说他们非常看重动动手指就可获得无限的网上信息,还可以在凌晨两点给教授发电子邮件,并能在第二天早上收到教授的回复一位工程专业的学生说我觉得无论在课内还是在课外,我都拥有一种交流手段Para5Many areusing smartphones,not onlyto createtheir owndialects whentexting,but alsoto domore seriouswork,such aspracticing foreignlanguages and analyzing scriptsfrom theirtheater classes.In auniversity classon thehistory ofAmerican radio,students usesmartphones torecord theirown radioshows.The courseinstructor said,Its addingto studentssense ofexcitement aboutthe subject.Professors have been encouragedto tapetheir lecturesand postthem online.We realizedthere mightbe somepotential for a devicethat couldget attentionand encouragesophisticated thinking/says oneleading universitydirector.很多学生不仅使用智能手机自创语体发短信,而且也用智能手机来做更正经的工作,比如练习外语、分析戏剧课的脚本等在一所大学的有关美国广播电台历史的课上,学生们用智能手机录下他们自己的广播节目教授这门课的教师说这提高了学生学习这门课的兴奋感学校也鼓励教授录下授课内容并发布到网上一位一流大学的主管说我们意识到,像这样一种能够引起学生关注、并促使他们深入思考的工具也许大有潜力Para6For mostundergraduates,non-stop Internetconnectivity is the fuelof collegelife.More thanjust toys,these instrumentsare powerfultools for the storage and managementof virtuallyevery kindofinformation.And asmore peoplearound the world adoptthese instruments,they arebecoming indispensable.So,students shoulduse thewonders of the Internetto dohomework,review lectureoutlines,take partin classdiscussions andnetwork onlinewith theirfriends.But indoing so,students mustremember toregulate andbalance theirtime.Too muchtime onlinecan meantoo littletime inreal-life studyingor exercisingor visitingwith friends.Students shouldnot letthe Internetworld on their computerscreens takethem away from thereal worldoutside.对于大多数本科生来说,永不间断的互联网是大学生活的动力网络工具不只是玩具,而且是储存和管理几乎各种信息的强大工具随着世界上越来越多的人使用这些工具,它们已经变得不可或缺所以,学生应该运用互联网所创造的奇迹来完成作业、复习讲座提纲、参与课堂讨论、与朋友们进行网上社交但是在做这些的同时,学生们必须记住,要控制和平衡好时间上网时间过长就意味着在现实生活中学习、锻炼或和朋友叙谈的时间过少学生们不应该让电脑屏幕上的互联网世界使他们脱离外面的现实世界Para7Colleges beganembracing Internetaccess in the mid-1990s,when manybegan wiringdorms withhigh-speed connections.In thepast fewyears,schools havetaken thelead byturning theircampuses intobubbles ofWi-Fi networks.In fact,a recentstudy in the USfound thatinformation technologyaccounted for5%to8%of collegebudgets,up froman estimated2%to3%in themid-1980s.大学在20世纪90年代中期迎来互联网,那时许多大学开始给学生寝室接入高速网络在过去的几年中,学校率先把校园变成了被无线网络覆盖的世界事实上,美国最近的一项研究发现,信息技术的投入占高校预算的5%-8%,比20世纪80年代中期约2%-3%的投入有所增加Para8On onecampus,students useWi-Fi tofire offinstant messages,review theirhomework assignments,and checktheir bankbalances.Just ninemiles downthe highway,another universityhad beenfeeling abit of a technologyinferiority complex.To compensate,it spenttens ofthousands ofdollars togive everyone ofits incomingfreshmen afree AppleiPad.有一所大学里,学生用无线网络发送即时信息、复习家庭作业以及查看银行账户余额而就在沿公路往前九英里处,另一所大学一直有种技术不如别人的自卑感为了弥补这一点,该大学花了数万美元给每一名入学新生免费赠送了一台苹果iPad Para9Some universitieseven requirethat allstudents ownor leasea laptop.Some saythe focuson technologyprepares studentsforawired world.You haveto keepup with the rest of the world.Students expecthigh-bandwidth information,and if you cantdeliver it,youre at a competitivedisadvantage,states auniversity president.有些大学甚至要求所有学生拥有或租用一台手提电脑有人说注重技术可以使学生作好准备面对被网络连接的世界一位大学校长指出你必须与世界保持同步,学生们期望通过高带宽获取信息如果你不能提供,你就会在竞争中处于劣势Para10Other collegesare strainingto standout from their peers.The raceto attractstudents withthe mostmodern networksand thehottest systemshas reachedfever pitch.Some businessmajors arereceiving freeportable computers.In analways-connected mode,they canget informationanytime andanywhere theyneed.One universityis evengiving itsfreshmen newsmartphones toenrich the student experienceand preparethem forsuccess in a rapidlychanging world.其他大学正努力从同行当中脱颖而出大学之间用最现代的网络和最热门的系统来吸引学生的竞争已经达到狂热的地步一些商科专业的学生可以领到免费的便携式电脑在永久在线模式下,他们可以根据需要随时随地获取信息一所大学甚至为新生配备了智能手机,以丰富其大学经历,为他们在一个日新月异的世界上取得成功作好准备Para11For thosewho preferto travellaptop-free,colleges supplyseveral computerlabs.And forstudents whostudy lateinto thenight,many haveset up24-hour repairshops wherestudents canget theirlaptops fixedby thenext dayand receivea loanerin themeantime.大学还为那些不喜欢随身携带手提电脑的学生提供了若干个机房而且,许多大学为那些熬夜学习的学生开设了24小时电脑维修店,电脑第二天就可以修好,而且在电脑送修期间,学生可以使用维修点提供的代用电脑Para12Colleges around the worldhave beenreplacing theircomputer systemsfor thepast decade,in largepart toprovide studentswiththe most advancedfree system.The anywhere-anytime accesshas alreadyyielded amazingbenefits ineducation.With thewidespread applicationof computertechnologies,we aregoing toproduce ageneration ofproblem-solvers and intelligent thinkers,which is indispensable for the futureof the world.在过去10年里,世界各地的大学都在更换其计算机系统,主要是为了给学生提供最先进的免费系统随时随地的网络连接使教育深受裨益随着计算机技术的广泛应用,我们将培养出善于解决问题和善于思考的一代人,这对于世界的未来是至关重要的Unit4Section AHeroes among us我们身边的英雄Para1Whos a hero thesedays Inan eraof heightenedheroism,the word hero hasbecome morecommon.We usehero todescribe bothvictims andsurvivors ofall kindsof difficultiesand tragedies.Who arethe heroesamongus谁是当今的英雄?在一个英雄主义发扬光大的时代,“英雄”一词已经变得更加常见我们把各种困难和悲剧的受害者和幸存者都称为“英雄”那么,我们身边哪些人是英雄呢?Para2In thedays subsequenttoamass shootingin Tucson,Arizona,many described20-year-old politicalassociate DanielHernandez asa hero.During thehorrible shooting,he courageouslyran through the dangerto savethe lifeof one of thevictims,his bossand friend,congresswoman GabrielleGiffords.Daniel heldher headup soshe couldbreathe andapplied pressuretoherwounds.He spoketender words of sympathy,telling herthat he would findher husbandand herparentsand that everythingwould befine.And henever lefther side,staying besideher in the ambulanceall the way tothe hospital.在亚利桑那州图森市枪击案发生后的日子里,许多人都把20岁的政界同事丹尼尔•赫尔南德兹描述为英雄在骇人的枪击案发生时,他勇敢地冒着危险,去救助受害者之
一、也是他的上司和朋友的加布里埃尔•吉福德议员丹尼尔把她的头托高,便于她呼吸,并用力掘住她的伤口他用温柔体贴的话语安慰她,告诉她他会把她的丈夫和父母找来,告诉她一切都会好的而且,他一直守护在她身边,在去医院的路上,他也一直在救护车里陪伴在她身旁Para3Another herofrom themass shootingin Tucsonwas Dory Stoddard.Dory gavehis lifefor his wife,Mavy.Dory and his wifehad beenfriends sincechildhood and when Doryheard shotsring outhe immediatelyfell ontop ofhiswifeto shieldher from the hailof bullets.At thememorial service,the priestsaid:Dory didntdie a hero;he liveda hero.Long knownfor hisremarkable spiritand loveof humanity,DoryStoddarddied ashe hadalways lived,assisting others.图森枪击事件中的另一位英雄是多利♦斯托达德多利为保护妻子梅维献出了自己的生命多利和他的妻子自小青梅竹马一听到枪声,多利马上扑在妻子身上为她挡住扫射过来的子弹在葬礼仪式上,牧师说道“多利一生英雄,非死才为英雄”多利•斯托达德一直以来以精神高尚、富有爱心而为大家所熟知,他至死也同他生前一样在帮助他人Para4These arecivilian heroes,who actedinstinctively withcourage andgrace whencaught upin extraordinarycircumstances.这些都是平民英雄他们在特别危急的情况下,本能地做出勇敢而高尚的举动Para5But what about firstresponders,whose jobis,in thewordsof the widowofafallen policeofficer,to rush toward danger但是,那些应急救援人员是否也算是英雄呢?用一位已故警官遗孀的话来说,他们的工作就是“迎着危险上”Para6In Toronto,Canada,downtown lifestopped whenmore than11,000police and other emergencyresponders marchedsolemnly through the streetsto honorSergeant RyanRussell,a35-year-old“good manand goodcop,who believeddeeply in his commitmentto protectand serve.Sgt.Russell movedquickly toprotect othersfrom harm.He triedto stopa drunk driver in a stolensnowplow withonly hispolice automobileandhisgoodwill to help others.Sadly,Sgt.Russell wasunable to stop thedrunkdriverand was killed in the effort.在加拿大多伦多市,IL000多名警察和其他应急救援人员肃穆地在大街上游行,纪念一位具有高度保护和服务意识的“好男人和好警察”、35岁的瑞安•罗素警佐当时整个市中心的其他活动都停止了罗素警佐迅速采取行动,保护他人免受伤害他仅凭着一辆警车和一颗帮助他人的善良的心,试图挡住一辆醉驾司机驾驶的偷来的扫雪车不幸的是,他没能拦住醉驾司机,不幸牺牲Para7It usedto bethat thewordherowas reservedfor thosewho performedacts ofdistinct couragebeyond thecall ofduty.A soldierwho runsthrough gunfireto rescueother militarypersonnel isseen asahero.So arelarger-than-life leaderssuch asNelson Mandela,who emergedafter27years ofjail,confined in a solitarychamber.He madethe choicenot to be bitter,and workedhard asSouth Africasfirst blackpresident toesta blishharmony and helped societyreconcile itsconflicted past.在过去,“英雄”一词仅限于称呼那些做出超乎职责范围的特别英勇的行为的人们一位战士冒着枪林弹雨去抢救其他战友,他被看作英雄同样,超凡卓越的具有传奇色彩的领袖人物也是英雄,比如纳尔逊•曼德拉被囚禁于单人牢房27年后,曼德拉终于摆脱了牢狱生活他没有抱怨,作为南非的第一位黑人总统,他努力奋斗,致力于创建和谐国家,促进社会化解以往的矛盾Para8But today,our heroesare averagemen and women,everyday heroesto whomwe canrelate,people likeus.但是今天,我们的英雄是平凡的男男女女,他们是我们看得见、摸得着的“平民英雄”,是和我们一样的普通人Para9However,while manypeople honorSgt.Russell,some peopleraise thisquestion when they tryto makesense ofa tragedylike SgtRussells:Some firstresponders donot succeedin helpingothers and they getinjured ordie in their efforts.Do thesepeople becomeheroes becauseof whathappens tothem as they tryto helpothers-instead ofwhat theyactually makehappen虽然很多人尊重罗素警佐,但有些人在试图理解像罗素警佐这样的悲剧时提出了一个问题“有些应急救援人员在帮助他人时没能获得成功,而自己却受伤或牺牲了这些人不是因为他们成功帮助了别人,而是因为他们在帮助别人时所遭遇的不幸才成为英雄的吗?”Para10I askedroad safetyadvocate EleanorMcMahon whethershe thought Sgt.Russell was ahero.Ms.McMahons latehusband,a policeofficer,waskilledbyadrunk truckdriver ina2006off-duty bicyclingaccident.Through griefand rage,Ms.McMahon foundedShare theRoad,a cyclingassociation,and workedtirelessly untilthe governmentestablishedGregs Lawf legislationthat gaveauthority topolice toimmediately seizethe automobilesof drunkdrivers caughton theroad.Attribute clause我问道路交通安全倡导者埃莉诺•麦克玛农,她是否认为罗素警官是位英雄麦克玛农女士的已故丈夫曾是一名警官,2006年的一天,他未当班,却在骑车时因一名醉驾卡车司机肇事而丧生在悲伤和愤怒中,麦克玛农女士创立了“道路共享单车联合会”,一个自行车协会她不懈地努力,直到政府颁布了格雷格法案,授予警察在路上一旦发现醉驾司机就当场予以扣留车辆的权力Para11Ms.McMahon repliedthat shethoughtSgt.Russell was indeed ahero.Just imagine,in themiddle ofan intensesnowstorm thispoliceman thinks:Ive got tostop this snowplowbefore ithurts others.Ms.McMahon summedup whyshe consideredmany policeofficers tobe heroes:Its naturaltobe afraid ofdanger.Its naturalfor thatfear tocause mostpeople torush towardsafety andaway fromdanger.Heroes dojust theopposite.They rushtoward dangertohelpthose inneed.麦克玛农女士回答说,她认为罗素警官确实是英雄“想象一下,在狂风暴雪中,这位警官想道我必须挡住这辆扫雪车,不让它伤及他人”麦克玛农女士概括了为什么她认为许多警官都是英雄的原因“害怕危险是正常的大多数人因害怕危险而奔向安全之处躲避危险,这也是正常的而英雄则恰恰相反他们迎着危险上,为的是帮助需要帮助的人”Para12We counton firstresponders torushtowarddanger,especially whenit involvesus orthose welove.We expectnothing less.So whenone of them diesdoing that,we shouldrecognize theheroic actioneven thoughwe maydoubt ourown capacitytobeheroic ourselves.我们指望应急救援人员冲向危险,尤其是当我们或我们所爱的人身处险境时这正是我们对应急救援人员的期望所以,当他们中的一位因冲向危险而遭遇不幸时,我们应认可他们的英勇行为,哪怕我们可能怀疑自己是否具有这样的勇气Para13The inspiringstories ofheroes helpremind usthat ordinarypeople cando extraordinarythings,whether it isin the fulfillmentof theirduties oras partof everydaylife.We honor the fireman,the policeman,and theaverage citizenby recognizingtheir heroism.Perhaps,even moreimportantly,we honorthem byworking tochange thecircumstances thatled totheir death.By honoringthem we can beinspired by them.Will webe heroeswhen circumstancescall onus toact heroicallyHopefully,we will!英雄们激励人心的事迹有助于提醒我们,平凡的人也可以做出不平凡的事,不管是履行职责,还是在日常生活中我们向消防员、警察和普通平民致敬,赞扬其大无畏的精神也许,甚至更为重要的是,我们要通过改变让他们遭遇不幸的环境来向他们致敬通过缅怀他们,我们可以从中得到鼓舞一旦有情况召唤我们挺身而出时,我们会当英雄吗?但愿我们会!Unit5Section ACliff young,an unlikelyhero克里夫•杨令人意想不到的英雄Para1Considered oneof thetoughest marathonevents intheworld,the875-kilometer annualAustralian race,a routefrom Sydneyto Melbourne,is aharsh test of endurancefor theworlds topathletes,regardless of their age.The young,super-fit runnerstrain formonths beforea competitionand areunder contractto prominentsponsors likeNike andAdidas,who financethem andfurnish themwith asubstantial supportmechanism ofmoney andequipment.让我来告诉你们一些你们未必预料得到的事情你们将会怀念以前的生活习惯,怀念父母曾经提醒你们要刻苦学习、取得佳绩你们可能因为高中生活终于结束而喜极而泣,你们的父母也可能因为终于不用再给你们洗衣服而喜极而泣!但是要记住未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的Para.
4.For you,these nextfour yearswill bea timeunlike anyother.Here you are surroundedby greatresources:interesting studentsfrom allover thecountry,a learnedand caringfaculty,a comprehensivelibrary,great sportsfacilities,and studentorganizations coveringevery possibleinterest—fromthearts toscience,to communityservice andso on.You willhave thefreedom toexplore andlearn aboutnew subjects.You willlearn toget byon verylittle sleep,meet fascinatingpeople,and pursuenew passions.I want to encourageyou tomake themost ofthis uniqueexperience,and touse yourenergy andenthusiasm toreap thebenefits ofthis opportunity.对你们而言,接下来的四年将会是无与伦比的一段时光在这里,你们拥有丰富的资源有来自全国各地的有趣的学生,有学识渊博又充满爰心的老师,有综合性图书馆,有完备的运动设施,还有针对不同兴趣的学生社团一一从文科社团到理科社团、到社区服务等等你们将自由地探索.学习新科目你们要学着习惯点灯熬油,学着结交充满魅力的人,学着去追求新的爱好我想鼓励你们充分利用这一特殊的经历,并用你们的干劲和热情去收获这一机会所带来的丰硕成果Para.
5.You mayfeel overwhelmedby thewealth of courses available to you.You willnot beabletoexperience themallz butsample themwidely!College offersmany thingsto doand tolearn,and eachof themoffers adifferent way to seetheworld.If I could giveyou onlyone pieceof adviceabout selectingcourses,it wouldbe this:Challenge yourself!Dont assumethat youknow inadvance whatfields willinterest youthemost.Take somecourses infields youvenever triedbefore.You willnot onlyemerge asa morebroadly educatedperson,but you will alsostand abetter chanceof discoveringan unsuspectedpassion that will helpto shapeyour future.A wonderfulexample ofthis Thecontest takesup toseven daysto completeand isa challengingtestoffitness andstrength evenfor world-class athleteswho competefor distinctionandacash prize.澳大利亚一年一度的悉尼至墨尔本的马拉松比赛全长875公里,被认为是世界上最艰难的马拉松赛事之一,对任何年龄段的世界顶尖运动员来说都是一项严酷的耐力考验体能超好的年轻选手在赛前要进行数月的训练,而且还和像耐克和阿迪达斯这样著名的赞助商签约,这些赞助商通过强大的资金和装备支持机制为选手提供资助和装备这项比赛历时七天,即使对那些为荣誉和奖金而赛的世界一流运动员来说,这项比赛也是对体能和力量的严峻考验Para2On theday of the racein1983,Cliff Young,a toothless61-year-old farmerand amateurrunner,wearing rubberboots,and mucholder thanthe other runners,wasinattendance.No onepaid anyattention to this odd-looking manwho mightas wellhavebeeninvisible.The assembledcrowd assumedCliff was there toobserve the race.When heasserted hisintention tocompete,theworld-class athletesaround himreacted with apparent disbeliefand thenwith disrespect.Obviously,this wassome sortof publicitytrick.1983年比赛那一天,克里夫•杨,一个牙齿已全部脱落的61岁的农民业余选手也来参加比赛他脚穿橡胶靴,年龄也比其他选手大得多没有人注意到这个外表古怪的老头,他就跟个隐身人差不多聚集的人群以为克里夫只是来观看比赛的当克里夫明确表示自己是来参赛的时候,他周围的世界级选手先是表示出明显的怀疑,继而予以鄙视显然,人们认为这只是媒体的炒作而已Para3But thepress wascurious,so ashe tookhis numberand movedinto thecrush ofrunners intheir special,expensive racinggear,the camerafocused onhim andthe assembledreporters shoutedquestion afterquestion atCliff.They asked:Who are you What areyou doing但是媒体记者颇为好奇,所以当克里夫领好自己的参赛号码,走进配备昂贵的特殊装备的参赛选手队伍时,镜头对准了他,聚集的记者们向他抛来一个又一个问题他们问“你是谁?”“你来做什么?”Para4Im Cliff Young.Im froma largefarm wherewe raisesheep outsideof Melbourne.〃我是克里夫•杨我来自墨尔本郊外的一个大农场,我们在那里养羊”Para5They wenton,What makesyou thinkyou canrun thisrace Ittakes aweek to run thisrace onno morethan sixhours ofsleep a night!他们接着问道“你为什么认为自己有能力参加这项比赛?跑完全程要花一周的时间,而且每晚的睡眠不足六个小时”Para6Cliff repliedzIve runsheep fortwo orthree daysatatime.This raceshould onlybeacouple moredays thanthat.I believeI cando it.克里夫回答道〃我放羊时每一次都要跑上两三天这项比赛只是需要再多花几天而己我相信我可以做到”Para7soon,the marathonstarted andthe youngathletes leftCliff far behind.The crowdssmiled,and somelaughed outloud because he didnteven runproperly.He hadthe strangestrunning style;he appearedto shuffle.As the race progressedalong,ofcourse,the attentionofthesports commentatorsand viewersalike wason theathletes at the frontofthepack.Imagine everyonessurprise thenext morningwhenthenews showedCliff was still inthe race!Not onlythat,but he had runthroughtheentire nightwithout sleeping.And it seemed thathe intendedto keeprunning untilhe reachedthe finishline orfell illor wasinjured asmany viewersnow beganto fear.They wereuneasy andvery concernedfor hiswelfare.Many peoplesaid andeven morepeople thought:Surely,someone shouldstopthisinsane oldman beforehe reallyharms himself!很快,马拉松比赛开始了,年轻的运动员把克里夫远远地甩在了后面人们笑了,有些人还大声地笑,因为克里夫甚至连跑步的姿势都不正确他跑步的样子怪极了,因为他似乎是在拖着脚走随着比赛的进行,体育解说员和观众们的注意力都放到了那些领先的选手身上想象一下第二天早上看到新闻报道说克里夫还在比赛的队伍里时,人们有多么惊奇!不仅如此,他还彻夜未眠,一直在跑而且,看起来他决意要一直跑到终点,或一直跑到病倒或受伤为止,这正是许多观众现在开始担心的事情他们变得不安起来,而且非常担心他的身心健康许多人在说,甚至更多的人在想“不用说,应该有人制止这疯狂的老头儿,免得他真的把自己弄伤!”Para8But Cliffhad nointention ofstopping.Although he wasstillfarbehindtheworld-class athletes,he keptat it.When he gottoa majortown,he wasasked abouthis planfor therest oftherace.He saidhewouldjust keeprunning,and hedid.With everypassing hourand everyshuffling step,hegotjust a little bitcloser totheraceleaders.Later,he toldpeople thatthroughout therace hekept focusedby imagininghewasgathering hissheep andtrying tooutrun astorm.但是克里夫没有要停下的意思虽然他仍然远远落后于那些世界顶级的选手,但他还一直坚持着当他抵达一个大城镇时,有人问他对接下来的比赛有什么计划他说他会继续跑下去,而且他也的确是这样做的随着每一小时的流逝和迈出的每一次拖拖拉拉的步履,他一点一点地接近领先的选手们事后,他告诉人们,整个比赛过程中他都很专注,他把自己想象成是在赶着羊群、努力与暴风雨抢时间Para9By thefifth night,he hadovertaken themall.By thesixth day,he ledthe wholepack ofrunners bya widelead.He ledall thewaytothe finishline,smashing therecord byfinishing the875-kilometer racein5days,15hours and4minutes-9hours fasterthan anyonebefore!In thatinstant,Cliff Youngbecame abeloved nationalhero.到了第五天夜里,他追上了所有的选手到了第六天,他把整个队伍甩开一大截他一路领先,直到终点,以5天15小时4分钟跑完875公里的赛程,打破了纪录,比之前最快的选手还快了9个小时!在那一刻,克里夫•杨成为受人爱戴的民族英雄Para10When Cliffwas awardedthe firstprize of$10,000,he saidhe didntknow therewasaprize andinsisted thathehadnot enteredfor themoney.He said,Therere fiveotherrunnersstill outthere doingit tougherthan me/andhegave them$2,000each.He did not keepa singlecent forhimself.That actincreased hisfame andendeared himto allof Australia.当克里夫得到一万元奖金时,他说他不知道比赛还有奖金,并坚持说他不是为了钱才参赛的他说“还没有到达终点的那五位选手,他们比我跑得更艰苦”他给他们每人2000元他自己一分钱都没留这一举动提高了他的声望,使他受到了所有澳大利亚人的爱戴Para11Cliff cameto prominenceagain in1997,at age75,when heattempted tobecometheoldest mantorunaround Australiaand raisemoney forhomeless children.克里夫在1997年75岁时又一次赢得了声望当时他试图成为环澳大利亚长跑年龄最大的人,并为无家可归的孩子们筹集善款Para12For therestofhis life,Cliff keptrunning.Over the years,despite increasingageandphysical challenges,he participatedin manyraces andwon anumber ofthem.It wassaid thatCliff Youngnever kepta singleprize.People gavehim watchesbecause henever hadone.He wouldthank thembecausehedidnotwanttohurt theirfeelings,but thengave themaway tothe firstchild hesaw.He said,I dontneed awatch.I knowwhen itsdaylight,when itsdark,andwhenIm hungry.在他的余生里,克里夫一直坚持在跑多年来,尽管年纪越来越大,身体状况也不如从前,但是他还是参加了许多比赛,并赢得了其中的多次比赛据说克里夫从未为自己留下过任何奖品因为他从没戴过表,所以人们就送他手表他会感谢送他手表的人,因为他不想伤害他们的感情但是随后,他就把表送给沿途上他看见的第一个孩子他说“我不需要手表我知道什么时候是白天、什么时候是黑夜、什么时候肚子饿了Para13His lovefor runningnever dimmed,but intheyear2000,he suffereda mildstroke thatended hisheroic runningdays.Cliff Young,the runninglegend,passed awayon November2,
2003.He was
81.他对跑步运动的热爱从未衰减但在2000年,他得了轻度中风,从而结束了他具有英雄色彩的跑步生涯2003年“月2日,克里夫•杨这位长跑传奇人物与世长辞,享年81岁Para14To thisday,CliffYoungremains amagnificent reminderand brilliantexample ofhow ordinaryindividuals caninherently achieveremarkable results.As thefamous sayinggoes,Where theres a will,theresaway!With determinationand preparation,wecanachieve distinctionand bea brilliantexample toothers.直到今天,克里夫•杨依然是一个伟大的标杆和辉煌的榜样他向世人表明,普通人也能凭潜在的能力取得非凡的成就有句名言说得好“有志者,事竟成!”有坚定的决心和充分的准备,我们就能获得殊荣,也能成为别人的光辉榜样Unit8Section AGender variablesin friendship:Contradiction ornot友情中的性别差异矛盾还是不矛盾?Para I.When I think ofmy goodfriends,I seethem incinematic terms.The cameraworkis entirelydifferent formen andwomen.The moviememories I have offemale friendsare openand intimate.We aretalking,interested ineach otherinamagnetic sortof way.They lookstraight into my eyes,sensitive tomy feelings,listening tome withdeliberate attention.In comparison,memories ofmale friendsare inan entirelydifferent filmaltogether.An actionor adventuremovie!Not much intheway ofdialog.The ritualof motion,orthesequence ofaction,makes upforthedeficiency ofdialog andhonest narrative.想到我的好朋友们,我就会用看电影的眼光看待他们对男性和女性的拍摄手法是完全不同的我对女性朋友的“电影式”记忆是开放的、亲密无间的我们交谈着,像磁铁般互相吸引着她们直视我的眼睛,她们善解人意,她们用心倾听相比较而言,我对男性朋友的记忆是完全不同的另一部影片那是一部动作片或者冒险片!对话不多习惯性的行动,或者说一系列的动作,弥补了对话及坦诚倾诉方面的不足Para
2.My mindretreats back tomyearliest childhoodfriend,Donald.I wasstill livingin Europeatthetime,and nearmy housewas anold Germantruck leftabandoned afterthe war.No wheels.No windshield.No doors.But thesteering wheelwas intact.Donald andI continuouslyflew toAmerica inthat truck,our airplane.Even now,I rememberour dailyritual as we flewalong,across Europe,across theAtlantic,onamission of mercy.We wereinnocent andinseparable,the deepsecurity thatcomes betweenbest friends.Naturally,not oneword ofour evidentfeelings forone anotherwas everuttered;it wasall donein actions.我回想起我儿时最早的朋友唐纳德那时候我还住在欧洲,我家房子附近有一辆战后遗弃的德国旧卡车没有轮子,没有挡风玻璃,没有车门但是方向盘还完好无损我和唐纳德一直开着这辆卡车一一也就是我们的“飞机”一一“飞往”美国即使到现在,我还记得我们每天飞行的那个套路我们飞过欧洲,飞越大西洋,去执行救援任务那时候的我们单纯,形影不离,有着最好的朋友之间才有的那种高度安全感自然,对于我们彼此间显而易见的感情,我们从未吐露过一个字,一切尽付诸行动Para
3.Each day,aswewere flyingover theAtlantic,there inevitablycame thatwonderful moment:Engine failure!Id shoutinto themicrophone,Well haveto jumpout.A-a-a-a-a-!Donald madesounds likea failingengine.Glancing atme,hed say,I cantswim!Fear not!Ill dragyou toshore,Id bravelyreply.And,with that,wed bothspill outofthetruck onto the dustystreet.I swamthroughthedust.Donald drownedinthedust,coughing,Sharks!he cried.But Ialways savedhim.The nextday,changing roles,the elaboratedrama wouldrepeat.I cantswim!Id sayand Donaldwould saveme.We savedeach otherfrom certaindeath hundredsof times,until finallyadaycame whenmy familyreally didleave forAmerica.Donald andI stoodrigid atthe trainstation readyto sayfarewell.We didntknow whatto say;we couldntsave eachother thistime.So,we justcried silentlyasthetrain pulledaway.每天,当我们飞翔在大西洋上空时,总是不可避免地会出现那精彩的时刻“发动机故障!”我总会对着麦克风大叫,“我们必须跳出去”“啊—啊—啊—啊一啊一!”唐纳德发出像发动机出现故障时的声音他看了我一眼,说“我不会游泳啊!”“别怕!我会把你拉上岸的我总是勇敢地回答于是,说完这些后,我们两人都从卡车里扑到满是尘土的街道上我在尘土中游泳唐纳德淹没在尘土中,一边咳嗽,一边大叫“有鲨鱼!”但我总是会把他救上来第二天,我们交换角色,那精心策划的一幕又重复上演“我不会游泳啊!”我会喊道,而唐纳德就会来救我我俩数百次地把对方从必死的境地中救出,直到最终有一天我家真的要去美国了我和唐纳德在火车站呆呆地站着,准备道别我们不知道该说些什么,这次我们谁也救不了谁于是,当火车驶离时,我俩只是默默地流泪Para
4.These days,Jessica isoneofmy best friends.A recentoccurrence mademe reexamineand interpretmy behaviorinanew light.We wereswimming ata beachintheAtlantic.The veryAtlantic Ihad flownover inmy Germantruck withDonald.We werefar fromshore whenwe abruptlyturned back.We boththought wedetected ashark!Water isnot onlya goodconductor ofelectricity butof panicas well.We begansplashing likecrazy peopletoward theshore.现在,杰西卡是我最好的朋友之一最近发生的一件事让我从新的角度重新审视和解释我的行为当时,我们正在大西洋的一个海滩游泳就是我曾经和唐纳德坐在德国卡车里“飞越”过的那个大西洋猛然回头,我们发现我们已经离岸很远了我俩都认为发现了一条鲨鱼!海水不仅导电性很强,传递恐慌也很快我们开始发疯似的僻里啪啦地游向海岸In mypanic,I suddenlyrealized howmuch I loved myfriend Jessica,and whatan irreplaceablefriend shewas.Although Iwasthefaster swimmer,I fellbacktoprotect her.In theend,the sharkproved tobe imaginary.But notmy deepemotional feelingsfor myfriend.It feltgreat backon thebeach,alittlescared andlaughing withthe excitementof beingalive.We lookedinto eachothers eyesand Jessicaspontaneously said/I loveyou!Love youtoo!I replied.惊恐之余,我突然意识到我有多爱我的朋友杰西卡,而且她是一位多么难以取代的朋友啊虽然我游得比较快,但是我还是落在后面保护她最后,所谓的“鲨鱼”证明并不存在但我对我朋友的深情厚谊却是真真切切的回到海滩上的感觉真是好极了,我们有点惊魂未定,同时又因逃命成功而激动地大笑我们互相注视着对方的眼睛,杰西卡脱口而出“我爱你!”“我也爱你!我答道Para
5.As Ispokez Irealized justhow gender-based mycommunication styles were.With women,I couldbe open,emotionally honest,and transparent.With malefriends,itseemedimpossible toexpress caringfeelings nomatter howdeep thefriendship was.Icouldeasily utterIloveyoutomy mother,my sistersand girlfriends;yet notonce inmy lifehad Ibeen ableto looka malefriend inthe eyeand saythe samething.Quite impossible!Was thisjust meor wasevery maleintheworld similarlycursed WasI emotionallybackward orjust aguy Iwas determinedto findout!说这些时,我意识到我的交流方式是多么地因对方的性别不同而不同和女性朋友在一起,我可以是开放的、真情流露的、直截了当的但和男性朋友在一起时,不管我们之间的友情有多深,我似乎都无法表达对对方的关爱之情对我的母亲、姐妹和女朋友,我可以轻松地说出“我爱你”;然而,我有生以来从未能做到看着一位男性朋友的眼睛并说出同样的话这完全不可能!这样的情况只是发生在我一个人身上,还是说世界上所有的男人都面对着类似的困扰呢?是我情感不发达还是因为我只是个“男人”?我决心找出真相!Para
6.Much tomy relief,research showsthat I am,indeed,a normalguy.It seemsthat menandwomenhave very different emotionaland rationalprocesses.Part ofit isnature andpart isnurture.We areborn withverydifferentgenetic tendencieswhich societyencourages aseither masculineor feminine.These differencesin behaviorand communicationstylesweremade famousby JohnGray inhis bookMen Arefrom Mars,Women Arefrom Venus.This bookandother articles helpedme realizeits OKI amthewaythat I am.Men dotend tobe morerestrained withemotional expressions.I learnedthat Idid loveall myfriends-only themeansofexpression differsfrom onegender tothe other.Whatarelief!让我颇感欣慰的是,研究表明我实际上是一个“正常的男人”男性和女性似乎有着截然不同的情感和理性处理方式部分是“先天因素”,部分源自于“后天养成”我们生来就有极其不同的基因倾向,这种倾向被社会强化为“男子气”或“女性化”约翰•格雷的书《男人来自火星,女人来自金星》使这些行为和交流风格上的差异变得众所周知这本书和其他文章使我认识到我那样的做法是正常的男性确实往往在情感表达方面比较克制我认识到,我其实爱我所有的朋友一一只是表达的方式男女有别而已这真让我松了一口气!isthefashion designer,Vera Wang,who originallystudied arthistory.Over time,Wang pairedher studiesin arthistory withher loveof fashionand turnedit intoa passionfor design,which madeherafamous designeraroundtheworld.有这么多课程可供选择,你可能会不知所措你不可能选修所有的课程,但是要尽可能体验更多的课程!大学里有很多事情可做可学,每件事情都会为你提供不同视角来审视世界如果我只能给你们一条选课建议的话,那就是挑战自己!不要认为你早就了解自己对什么样的领域最感兴趣选择一些你从未接触过的领域的课程这样,你不仅会变得更加博学,而且更有可能发现一个你未曾想到的、能成就你未来的爱好一个绝佳的例子就是时装设计师王薇薇,她最初学的是艺术史随着时间的推移,王薇薇把艺术史研究和对时装的热爰结合起来,并将其转化为对设计的热情,从而使她成为全球闻名的设计师Para.
6.Here attheuniversity,it maynot alwaysbe pleasantto haveso manynew experiencesall atonce.In yourdorm,thestudentnext doormay repeatedlyplay theone song,which givesyouagiant headache!You maybe anearly birdwhile your roommate isanightowl!And still,you andyourroommatemay becomebestfriends.Dont worryifyou become alittle uncomfortablewith someof yournew experiences.I promiseyou thatthe happyexperiences willoutweigh theunpleasant ones.And Ipromise thatvirtually allofthemwill provideyou withvaluable lessonswhich willenrich yourlife.So,withaglow in your eyeandasong inyour heart,step forwardto meetthese newexperiences!在大学里,一下子拥有这么多新鲜体验可能不会总是令人愉快的在你的宿舍楼里,住在你隔壁寝室的同学可能会反复播放同一首歌,令你头痛欲裂!你可能喜欢早起,而你的室友却是个夜猫子!尽管如此,你和你的室友仍然可能成为最要好的朋友如果有些新的经历让你感觉不那么舒心,不要担心我保证快乐的经历会多于不快的经历而且我保证几乎所有这些经历都会给你带来宝贵的经验教训,从而使你的生活更加丰富多彩所以,带着热切的目光和欢乐的心情,去拥抱这些新的体验吧!Para.
7.We haveconfidence that your journeytoward self-discovery andyour progresstoward findingyour ownpassion willyield morethan personaladvancement.We believethat asyoubecomemembers ofour communityofscholars,you willsoon cometo recognizethat withthe abundantopportunities forself-enrichment providedbytheuniversity,there alsocome responsibilities.A wiseman said:Education issimply thesoul ofa societyas itpasses fromone generationto another.You arethe inheritorsofthe hard work ofyourfamilies andthehardworkofmany countlessothers whocame beforeyou.They builtand transmittedthe knowledgeyou willneed tosucceed.Now itis yourturn.What knowledgewill youacquire Whatpassions willyou discoverWhat willyoudoto buildastrongand prosperousfutureforthe generationsthatwillcome afteryou我们相信,你们的自我发现之旅和对爱好的寻求带给你们的将不仅仅是个人的进步我们相信,当你们成为我们的学者群体中的一员时,你们很快就会认识到,大学不仅提供大量自我充实的机会,同时也带来了责任一位智者说过“教育代代相传,它就是社会的灵魂〃你们是你们家庭辛勤劳动成果的传承者,也是无数前辈辛勤劳动成果的传承者他们积累了知识,并把知识传递给你们,而这些知识正是你们取得成功所必需的现在轮到你们了你们会获取什么样的知识?你们会发现什么样的兴趣爱好?你们怎样做才能为你们的子孙后代创造一个强大昌盛的未来?Para.
8.We takegreat pleasurein openingthe doortothisgreat stepinyourjourney.We takedelight inthe manyopportunities whichyouwillfind,andinthe responsibilitiesthatyouwill carryas citizensofyourcommunities,your country,andtheworld.Welcome!我们很高兴能为你们人生旅途中这一重大阶段开启大门我们很高兴你们将获得许多机会,也很高兴你们将作为社区、国家乃至世界的公民承担起应有的责任欢迎你们!Unit2Section AA childsclutter awaitsan adults returnParal Iwatch herback hernew truckoutofthe driveway.The vehicleis toolarge,too expensive.Shed refusedto considera practicalcar withgood gasefficiency andeasy topark.Its becauseofme,I think.She boughtit toshow methat shecould.我看着她在车道上倒着她的新卡车车太大,而且太贵她就是不愿意考虑买辆开起来省油、停起来省心的实用型汽车我想,原因在我她买这辆车就是为了让我看看她的能耐Para2Im18Zshed toldme sooften thatmy teethached.I aman adult!〃我18岁了,〃她经常这样对我说,以至于听得我牙都疼了〃我是成年人了!〃Para3I thought,is thattrue Justyesterday youwatched somecartoons.What changedbetween yesterdayand today我心想,真的吗?昨天你还在看动画片呢今天和昨天又能有多大的变化?Para4Today shes gone,off tobe anadult farawayfromme.Im gladshesgone.It meansshe madeit,andthatIm finallyfree of18years ofresponsibilities.And yetI wonderif shecould takegood careof herself.今天她走了,远离我去寻求成年人的独立我很高兴她离开了这意味着她成功了,而我也终于可以从18年的责任中脱身了但是我还是担心她能不能照顾好自己Para5She lefta mess.Her bathroomis anembarrassment ofdamp towels,rusted shavingblades,hair inthe sink,and nearlyempty tubesof toothpaste.I bringa boxof bigblack garbagebags upstairs.Eye shadow,face cream,nail polish—all gointo thetrash.I dumpdrawers,sweep shelvesclear andclean thesink.When Iam finished,itisas neatand impersonalasahotel bathroom.她留下的是一片狼藉她的卫生间真是凌乱不堪,有没拧干的毛巾,有生锈的剃刀片,散落在面盆里的头发,还有几支快挤空了的牙膏我拿了一盒大号的黑色垃圾袋上了楼眼影、面霜、指甲油一一这些统统扔进垃圾袋我把抽屉清空,把架子打扫干净,还把面盆擦洗干净我打扫完后,卫生间就像酒店里的那样井井有条,丝毫没有人情味儿Para6In her bedroom Ifind mismatchedsocks underherbedand purplepants onthe closetfloor.Desk drawersare filledwith schoolpapers,filed byyear andsubject.I catchmyself readingthrough poemsand essays,admiring highscores ontests andreading hername,printed ortyped neatlyintheupper right-hand cornerof eachpaper.I packthe deskcontents intoa box.Six months,I think.I willgive hersix monthsto collecther belongings,and thenI willthrow themall away.That isfair.Grown-ups payfor storage.在她的卧室里,我发现床下有不配对的袜子,壁橱底板上扔着紫色的裤子书桌的抽屉里满是学校的卷子,按照年份和科目归了类我发现自己竟然在翻看她的诗歌和作文,欣赏着考卷上的高分,端详着每张考卷右上角她用印刷体工工整整书写的或是打印的她的名字我把书桌里的东西收拾到一个盒子里六个月,我心想如果过了六个月她还不来拿她的东西,我就会把它们一股脑儿全扔了这算讲道理了吧成年人存放东西是要付费的Para7Ihaveto pauseatthebooks.Comic books,teen fiction,romantic novels,historical novels,and textbooks.A lifetimeof reading;each bookbeloved.I wanttobepractical,to stuffthem inpaper sacksfortheused bookstore.But Ilove booksas muchas shedoes,so Istack themonto asingle bookshelfto dealwith later.轮到整理书的时候,我有些犹豫了连环漫画册.青少年小说、言情小说、历史小说,还有课本阅读是一辈子的事;每本书都是心爱之物原本我想现实一点,把这些书塞进纸袋,然后送到旧书店但是我跟女儿一样爱书如命,于是我把她的这些书归置到一个单独的书架上,等日后再作处理Para8I gofor herclothes.Dresses,sweaters,and shoesshe hasntworn sinceseventh gradeare placedinto garbagebags.Iama plagueof locustsemptying the closet.Two pilesgrow toclumsy heights:one forcharity,the othertrash.接下来,我着手整理她的衣服那些她从七年级起就不再穿的裙子、毛衣和鞋子都被装进了垃圾袋就像蝗虫洗劫一样,我清空了壁橱理出高高的.乱蓬蓬的两大堆东西一堆捐给慈善机构,另一堆扔掉Para9There aremore shoes,stuffed animals,large andsmall posters,hair bands,and pinkhair curlers.The jobgrows largerthe longerIamat it.How canone girlcollect somuchinonly18years可是还有更多的鞋子、填充动物玩具.大大小小的招贴画、发箍和粉红色的卷发夹我越理,要理的东西就越多,一个小姑娘怎么能在短短的18年里收集了这么多东西?Para10I stuffthe garbagebags untilthe plasticstrains.I haulthem downthe stairs,two bagsatatime.Donations tocharity gointo thetrunk ofmy car;trash goestothecurb.Im earningmyself sweatand soreshoulders.我把东西往垃圾袋里塞,直到塑料袋快要被撑破了我把垃圾袋拽下楼梯,一次拽两个要捐给慈善机构的都放在我汽车的后备箱里;要扔掉的都放在路边我弄得浑身是汗,肩膀酸痛Para11She leftthe bedrooma ridiculousmess,the comforteronthefloor,the sheetstossed aside.I stripoff thecomforter,blanket,sheets,and pillows.Once shestarts feedingcoins intolaundry machines,shell appreciatethe yearsof cleanclothes Iveprovided forfree.她把卧室弄得乱到匪夷所思的地步,盖被掉在地板上,床单掀到一边我把盖被、毯子、床单和枕套都拆了下来等到她开始投币洗衣的那一天,她就会感激我这些年来为她无偿提供的干净衣服了Para12I willturn herroom intoa craftsroom.Or createthe fancyguest roomIve alwayswanted.我打算把她的房间改作手工室,或者改成一间我一直想要的漂亮客房Para13I turnthe bedover.A largebrown envelopeis markedDO NOTTHROW AWAY.I openit.More papers.I dumpthe contentsontothefloor.There areold familyphotographs,letters,greeting cards,and lovenotes fromus toher.There arecomics clippedfrom newspapersand magazines.Every singleitem inthis envelopehas passedfrom ourhands tohers.These areall thingsthat wegave her.Suddenly,I feelvery emotional.我把床翻了个个儿,只见一个棕色的大信封,上面写着〃不要扔掉〃我打开一看,又是纸我把信封里的东西都倒在地板上其中有家里的老照片、书信.贺卡、我们写给她的爰心留言,还有从报纸和杂志上剪下的漫画信封中的每一样东西都是我们亲手给她的我们以前给她的东西都在这里了刹那间,我心潮起伏Para14DO NOTTHROW AWAY“不要扔掉”Para15My kid一my clutterbug一knows metoo well.As Iread throughthe cardsand notes,Ithinkmaybe thetruck wasntsuch abad ideazafter all.Maybe ithelps herto feelless smallinabig world.我的孩子一一我那爱收集小玩意儿的收藏迷一一对我太了解了我一边翻看着卡片和留言,一边想也许她买那辆卡车也不算什么太糟糕的主意也许这能让置身于大干世界中的她不至于感到太渺小Para16I reversemyself andbring backthe garbagebags fromthe carandthecurb.Clothes andshoes goback intothecloset.I remakethe bedand pileit withstuffed animals.My husbandcomes homeand callsup thestairs.我改变了主意,把垃圾袋从车里和路边又拿了回来衣服和鞋子放回壁橱重新铺好床,再堆上填充动物玩具我丈夫回家了,对着楼上喊我Para17Just straighteningup/I tellhim.Can youfind someboxes forher stuff〃我把房间稍微整理一下,〃我告诉他〃你能找些盒子来装她的东西吗?〃Para18He bringsup boxesfromthebasement.他从地下室拿上来几个盒子Para19She lefta mess;he says.〃她弄得真乱啊,〃他说Para20I dontmind;I reply.Silence.〃我不介意,〃我回答沉默Para21Then hesays softly,Shes notcoming back.I feelmy throattighten atthe sadnessinhisvoice.I tryhard tokeep backmy tears.21然后他轻轻地说道“她不会回来了他伤感的语气让我喉头一紧我努力克制,不〃让眼泪流下来Para22My littlebaby,my dependentchild,isnt comingback.But somedaymy daughter,the independentwoman,will returnhome.Tokens ofher childhoodwill awaither.So willwe,with openarms.我的小宝贝儿,那个什么都让我操心的孩子,不再回来了但是有一天,我的女儿,那位独立的女士,会回来的家里有她童年的纪念品在等着她我们也在等着她,张开双臂等她回来Unit3Section ACollege lifeintheInternet age。