全新版大學英語綜合教程2課文原文及翻譯

1、全新版大學英語綜合教程2課文原文及翻譯（總6頁）-本頁僅作為文檔封面，使用時請直接刪除即可-內(nèi)頁可以根據(jù)需求調(diào)整合適字體及大小-Unit1OnewayofsummarizingtheAmericanpositionistostatethatwevalueoriginalityandindependencemorethantheChinesedo.Thecontrastbetweenourtwoculturescanalsobeseenintermsofthefearswebothharbor.Chineseteachersarefearfulthatifskillsarenotacquired

2、early,theymayneverbeacquired;thereis,ontheotherhand,nocomparablehurrytopromotecreativity.Americaneducatorsfearthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge;ontheotherhand,skillscanbepickeduplater.However,Idonotwanttooverstatemycase.ThereisenormouscreativitytobefoundinChinesescientific,te

3、chnologicalandartisticinnovationspastandpresent.AndthereisadangerofexaggeratingcreativebreakthroughsintheWest.Whenanyinnovationisexaminedclosely,itsrelianceonpreviousachievementsisalltooapparent(the"standingontheshouldersofgiants"phenomenon).ButassumingthatthecontrastIhavedevelopedisvalid,

4、andthatthefosteringofskillsandcreativityarebothworthwhilegoals,theimportantquestionbecomesthis:Canwegather,fromtheChineseandAmericanextremes,asuperiorwaytoapproacheducation,perhapsstrikingabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskillsUnit2Waltonsetupacollegescholarshipfundforemployees'c

5、hildren,adisasterrelieffundtorebuildemployeehomesdamagedbyfires,floods,tornadoes,andthelike.Hebelievedincultivatingideasandrewardingsuccess."He'dsay,'Thatfellowworkedhard,let'sgivehimalittleextra,'"recallsretiredpresidentFeroldF.Arend,whowasstunnedatsuchgenerosityafterthest

6、ingyemployerhelefttojoinWal-Mart."IhadtochangemywayofthinkingwhenIcameaboard.""Thereasonforoursuccess,"saysWalton,inacompanyhandout,"isourpeopleandthewaythey'retreatedandthewaytheyfeelabouttheircompany.Theybelievethingsaredifferenthere,buttheydeservethecredit."Addsc

7、ompanylawyerJimHendren:"I'veneverseenanyoneyetwhoworkedforhimorwasaroundhimforanylengthoftimewhowasn'tbetteroff.AndIdon'tmeanjustfinancially,althoughalotofpeopleare.It'sjustsomethingabouthim-comingintocontactwithSamWaltonjustmakesyouabetterperson."Makingthejourneyfromlogcab

8、intoWhiteHouseispartoftheAmericanDream.ButwhenJimmyCarterwasdefeatedinhisattempttogainasecondtermasPresidentoftheUnitedStateshefoundhimselfsuddenlythrownoutoftheWhiteHouseandbackinhislogcabin.Thisishowhecoped.Unit3SEAN:Ifthatsortofthinghappenedonlyonceinawhile,itwouldn'tbesobad.Overall,Iwouldn&#

9、39;twanttotrademydadforanyoneelse's.HelovesuskidsandMomtoo.ButIthinkthat'ssometimestheproblem.Hewantstodothingsforus,thingshethinksaregood.Butheneedstogivethemmorethoughtbecause:SEAN,HEIDIandDIANE:(Inunison)Fatherknowsbetter!(Thelightsquicklyfadetoblackandthencomeupasecondortwolater.DIANEsta

10、ndsaloneattheDownRightedgeofthestage.HEIDIandSEANenterDownLeftandcrosstotheedgeofthestage.)DIANE:CanyouimaginehowhumiliatedIwasAnhonorstudent,classpresident.AndFatherwasoutaskingpeopletohavetheirsonscallandaskmetotheprom!Butthat'sdearolddad.Actually,heisadear.Hejustdoesn'tstoptothink.Andit&#

11、39;snotjustoneofuswho'vefelttheheavyhandofinterference.Oh,no,allthreeofusliveinconstantdreadknowingthatatanytimedisastercanstrikebecause:Fatherknowsbetter.Unit4I'dneverrealizedhowimportantdailyroutineis:dressingforwork,sleepingnormalhours.I'dneverthoughtIreliedsomuchonco-workersforcompan

12、y.Ibegantounderstandwhylong-termunemploymentcanbesodamaging,whylifewithoutanexternallysupporteddailyplancanleadtohigherratesofdrugabuse,crime,suicide.Torestorebalancetomylife,Iforcemyselfbackintotherealworld.Icallpeople,arrangetomeetwiththefewremainingfriendswhohaven'tfledNewYorkCity.Itrytoatlea

13、stgettothegym,soastosetaparttheweekendfromtherestofmyweek.Iarrangeinterviewsforstories,doctor'sappointments-anythingtogetmeoutofthehouseandconnectedwithothers.Butsometimesbeingfacetofaceistoomuch.Iseeafriendandherringinglaughterisintolerable-thenoiseofconversationintherestaurant,unbearable.Imake

14、myexcusesandflee.Ire-entermyapartmentandruntothecomputerasthoughitwereaplaceofsafety.Iclickonthemodem,theonce-annoyingsoundoftheconnectionnowaspleasantasmyfavoritetune.Ientermypassword.Therealworlddisappears.ThoughtyouweresafesharingsecretswithInternetfriendsWaitforthedoorbell.Unit5Therunwayfeltdiff

15、erentthistime.Itstartledhimforabriefmoment.Thenitallhithimlikeawetbaleofhay.Thebarwassetatnineincheshigherthanhispersonalbest.That'sonlyoneinchofftheNationalrecord,hethought.Theintensityofthemomentfilledhismindwithanxiety.Hebeganshakingthetension.Itwasn'tworking.Hebecamemoretense.Whywasthish

16、appeningtohimnow,hethought.Hebegantogetnervous.Afraidwouldbeamoreaccuratedescription.WhatwashegoingtodoHehadneverexperiencedthesefeelings.Thenoutofnowhere,andfromthedeepestdepthsofhissoul,hepicturedhismother.WhynowWhatwashismotherdoinginhisthoughtsatatimelikethisItwassimple.Hismotheralwaysusedtotell

17、himwhenyoufelttense,anxiousorevenscared,takedeepbreaths.Sohedid.Alongwithshakingthetensionfromhislegs,hegentlylaidhispoleathisfeet.Hebegantostretchouthisarmsandupperbody.Thelightbreezethatwasoncetherewasnowgone.Hecarefullypickeduphispole.Hefelthisheartpounding.Hewassurethecrowddid,too.Thesilencewasd

18、eafening.Whenheheardthesingingofsomedistantbirdsinflight,heknewitwashistimetofly.Unit6RacingtheclockeverydayissuchanexhaustingeffortthatwhenIactuallyhaveafewfreemoments,Itendtocollapse.MostlyIsinkintoachairandstareintospacewhileIimaginehowlovelylifewouldbeifonlyIpossessedtheorganizationalskillsandth

19、eenergyofmysuperheroines.Infact,Iwasteagooddealofmysparetimejustworryingaboutwhatotherwomenareaccomplishingintheirs.SometimesIthinkthatthesemodernfairytalescreateasmanyproblemsforwomenastheoldstoriesthathadusbidingourtimeforthedayourprincewouldcome.Yetsuperwomentalescontinuetocharmme.Despitemyfriend

20、'swarningagainstbeingtakenin,despiteeverythingI'velearned,IfindthatI'mnotonlywilling,butpositivelyeagertobuythatbridgeshementioned.WhyIsupposeithassomethingtodowiththeappealofanoptimisticapproachtolife-andthefactthatextraordinarydeedshavebeenaccomplishedbydeterminedindividualswhorefusedt

21、obelievethat"youcan't"wasthefinalwordontheirdreams.Menhavegenerallybeenassuredthatachievingtheirheart'sdesireswouldbeapieceofcake.Women,ofcourse,havealwaysbelievedthatwecan'thaveourcakeandeatittoo-theoldlow-dreamdiet.Perhapsbecomingasuperwomanisanimpossibledreamforme,butlifewit

22、houtthatkindoffantasyisasunappealingasadietwithnotreats.1) Theyoungwomandescribedtothepolicementhewaythemanranuptoherandgrabbedthebagfromherhand.2) AllthepeopleworkingforSamWaltonadmirethewayhemanagesWal-Martandthewayhetreatshisemployees.3) Theneighborsweredisgustedatthewayhetalkedtohisoldfather.4) It'samazingthewaytheeight-year-oldboymanagedtostaysocalmwhenhefacedtheemergency.1. Youwillfindyourselfpennilessinamonth.2. Hefoundhimselflyinginahospitalward.3. Shefoundherselffacedwiththetoughestjobshehadevertaken.4. Susanfoundherselfinatrapfromwhichshec