全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程3課文原文和翻譯

1、全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程3課文原文及翻譯unit1Mr.Dohert?yBuilds?HisDreamLifeInAmeric?amanypeople?havearomant?icideaoflifeinthecountr?yside.Manyliving?intownsdreamofstarti?nguptheirownfarm,ofliving?offtheland.Fewgetroundtoputtin?gtheirdreams?intopracti?ce.Thisisperhap?sjustaswell,asthelifeofafarmer?isfarfromeasy,asJimDohe

2、rt?ydiscov?eredwhenhesetouttocombin?ebeingawriter?withrunnin?gafarm.Nevert?heless?,asheexplai?ns,hehasnoregret?sandremain?senthus?iastic?abouthisdecisi?ontochange?hiswayoflife.在美國(guó)，不少人對(duì)鄉(xiāng)村?生活懷有浪漫?的情感。許多居住在城?鎮(zhèn)的人夢(mèng)想著?自己辦個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)?，夢(mèng)想著靠土地?為生。很少有人真去?把夢(mèng)想變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)?實(shí)?；蛟S這也沒(méi)有?什么不好，因?yàn)椋缂?多爾蒂當(dāng)初開(kāi)?始其寫(xiě)作和農(nóng)?場(chǎng)經(jīng)營(yíng)雙重生?涯時(shí)所體驗(yàn)到?的那樣，農(nóng)耕

3、生活遠(yuǎn)非?輕松自在。但他寫(xiě)道，自己并不后悔?，對(duì)自己作出的?改變生活方式?的決定仍熱情?不減。Mr.Dohert?yBuilds?HisDreamLifeJimDohert?y1Therearetwothings?Ihavealways?wanted?todo-writeandliveonafarm.TodayImdoingboth.IamnotinE.B.Whitesclassasawriter?orinmyneighb?orsleague?asafarmer?,butImby.Andafteryearsoffrustr?ationwithcityandsuburb?anliving?,my

4、wifeSandyandIhavegettin?gfinall?yfoundconten?tmenthereinthecountr?y.多爾蒂先生創(chuàng)?建自己的理想?生活吉姆？多爾蒂有兩件事是我？一直想做的一一寫(xiě)作與務(wù)農(nóng)。如今我同時(shí)做？著這兩件事。作為作家，我和E?B?懷特不屬同一?等級(jí)，作為農(nóng)場(chǎng)主，我和鄉(xiāng)鄰也不?是同一類(lèi)人，不過(guò)我應(yīng)付得?還行。在城市以及郊?區(qū)歷經(jīng)多年的?悵惘失望之后?，我和妻子桑迪?終于在這里的?鄉(xiāng)村尋覓到心?靈的滿(mǎn)足。2Itsaself-relian?tsortoflife.Wegrownearly?allofourfruits?andvegeta?bles.Ourhens

5、keepusineggs,withsevera?ldozenleftovertoselleachweek.Ourbeesprovid?euswithhoney,andwecutenough?woodtojustaboutmakeitthroug?htheheatin?gseason?.這是一種自力?更生的生活。我們食用的果?蔬幾乎都是自?己種的。自家飼養(yǎng)的雞?提供雞蛋，每星期還能剩?余幾十個(gè)出售?。自家養(yǎng)殖的蜜?蜂提供蜂蜜，我們還自己動(dòng)?手砍柴，足可供過(guò)冬取?暖之用。3Itsasatisf?yinglifetoo.Inthesummer?wecanoeontheriver,gopicnic?k

6、inginthewoodsandtakelongbicycl?erides.Inthewinter?weskiandskate.Wegetexcite?daboutsunset?s.Welovethesmelloftheearthwarmin?gandthesoundofcattle?lowing?.Wewatchforhawksintheskyanddeerinthecornfi?elds.這也是一種令?人滿(mǎn)足的生活?。夏日里我們?cè)?河上蕩舟，在林子里野餐?，騎著自行車(chē)長(zhǎng)?時(shí)間漫游。冬日里我們滑?雪溜冰。我們?yōu)槁淙盏?余輝而激動(dòng)。我們愛(ài)聞大地?回暖的氣息，愛(ài)聽(tīng)牛群哞叫?。我們守著看鷹?兒飛過(guò)

7、上空，看玉米田間鹿?群嬉躍。1/75頁(yè)4Butthegoodlifecangetpretty?tough.Threemonths?agowhenitwas30below,wespenttwomisera?bledayshaulin?gfirewo?oduptheriveronasled.Threemonths?fromnow,itwillbe95aboveandwewillbecultiv?atingcorn,weedin?gstrawb?erries?andkillin?gchicke?ns.Recent?ly,SandyandIhadtoretile?thebackroof.SoonJim

8、,16andEmily,13,theyounge?stofourfourchildr?en,willhelpmemakesomelong-overdu?eimprov?ements?ontheoutdoo?rtoilet?thatsupple?mentsourindoor?plumbi?ngwhenweareworkin?goutsid?e.Laterthismonth,wellspraytheorchar?d,paintthebarn,plantthegarden?andcleanthehenhousebefore?thenewchicks?arrive?.但如此美妙的?生活有時(shí)會(huì)變?得相當(dāng)

9、艱苦。就在三個(gè)月前?，氣溫降到華氏?零下30度，我們辛苦勞作?了整整兩天，用一個(gè)雪橇沿?著河邊拖運(yùn)木?柴。再過(guò)三個(gè)月，氣溫會(huì)升到9?5度，我們就要給玉?米松土，在草莓地除草?，還要宰殺家禽?。前一陣子我和?桑迪不得不翻?修后屋頂。過(guò)些時(shí)候，四個(gè)孩子中的?兩個(gè)小的，16歲的吉米?和13歲的埃?米莉，會(huì)幫著我一起?把拖了很久沒(méi)?修的室外廁所?修葺一下，那是專(zhuān)為室外?干活修建的。這個(gè)月晚些時(shí)?候，我們要給果樹(shù)?噴灑藥水，要油漆谷倉(cāng)，要給菜園播種?，要趕在新的小?雞運(yùn)到之前清?掃雞舍。5Inbetwee?nsuchchores?,Imanage?tospend50to60hoursaweekatthe

10、typewr?iterordoingreport?ingforthefreela?ncearticl?esIselltomagazi?nesandnewspa?pers.Sandy,meanwh?ile,pursue?sherowndemand?ingschedu?le.Beside?stheusualhouseh?oldroutin?e,sheoverse?esthegarden?andbeehiv?es,bakesbread,cansandfreeze?s,drives?thekidstotheirmusiclesson?s,practi?ceswiththem,takesorganles

11、son?sonherown,doesresear?chandtyping?forme,writes?anarticl?ehersel?fnowandthen,tendstheflower?beds,stacks?alittle?woodanddelive?rstheeggs.Thereis,astheoldsaying?goes,norestforthewicked?onaplacelikethis-andnotmuchforthevirtuo?useither?.在這些活計(jì)之?間，我每周要抽空?花五、六十個(gè)小時(shí)，不是打字撰文?，就是為作為自?由撰稿人投給?報(bào)刊的文章進(jìn)?行采訪(fǎng)。桑迪則有她自?

12、己繁忙的工作?日程。除了日常的家?務(wù)，她還照管菜園?和蜂房，烘烤面包，將食品裝罐、冷藏，開(kāi)車(chē)送孩子學(xué)?音樂(lè)，和他們一起練?習(xí)，自己還要上風(fēng)?琴課，為我做些研究?工作并打字，自己有時(shí)也寫(xiě)?寫(xiě)文章，還要侍弄花圃?，堆摞木柴、運(yùn)送雞蛋。正如老話(huà)說(shuō)的?那樣，在這種情形之?下，壞人不得閑賢德之人也歇?不了。6Noneofuswilleverforget?ourfirstwinter?.Wewereburied?underfivefeetofsnowfromDecemb?erthroug?hMarch.Whileonestormafteranothe?rblaste?dhugedrifts?upagain

13、s?tthehouseandbarn,wekeptwarminside?burnin?gourownwood,eating?ourownapples?andloving?everyminute?ofit.我們誰(shuí)也不會(huì)?忘記第一年的?冬天。從12月一直?到3月底，我們都被深達(dá)?5英尺的積雪?困著。暴風(fēng)雪肆虐，一場(chǎng)接著一場(chǎng)?，積雪厚厚地覆?蓋著屋子和谷?倉(cāng)，而室內(nèi)，我們用自己砍?伐的木柴燒火?取暖，吃著自家種植?的蘋(píng)果，溫馨快樂(lè)每一?分鐘。7Whenspring?came,itbrough?ttwofloods?.Firsttheriveroverfl?owed,coveri?ngmuchofou

14、rlandforweeks.Thenthegrowin?gseason?began,swampi?ngusunderwaveafterwaveofproduc?e.Ourfreeze?rfilled?upwithcherri?es,raspbe?rries,strawb?erries?,aspara?gus,peas,beansandcorn.Thenourcanned?-goodsshelve?sandcupboa?rdsbegantogrowwithpreser?ves,tomato?juice,grapejuice,plums,jamsandjellie?s.Eventu?ally,th

15、ebaseme?ntfloordisapp?earedunderpilesofpotato?es,squash?andpumpki?ns,andthebarnbegantofillwithapples?andpears.Itwasamazin?g.開(kāi)春后，有過(guò)兩次泛濫?。一次是河水外?溢，我們不少田地?被淹了幾個(gè)星?期。接著一次是生?長(zhǎng)季節(jié)到了，一波又一波的?農(nóng)產(chǎn)品潮涌而?來(lái)，弄得我們應(yīng)接?不暇。我們的冰箱里?塞滿(mǎn)2/75頁(yè)了櫻桃、藍(lán)莓、草莓、蘆筍、豌豆、青豆和玉米。接著我們存放?食品罐的架子?上、柜櫥里也開(kāi)始?堆滿(mǎn)一罐罐的?腌漬食品，有番茄汁、葡萄汁、李子、果醬和果凍。最后，地窖里遍地是?大

16、堆大堆的土?豆、西葫蘆、南瓜，谷倉(cāng)里也儲(chǔ)滿(mǎn)?了蘋(píng)果和梨。真是太美妙了?。8Thenextyearwegrewevenmorefoodandmanage?dtogetthroug?hthewinter?onfirewo?odthatwasmostly?fromourowntreesandonly100gallon?sofheatin?goil.AtthatpointIbeganthinki?ngseriou?slyaboutquitti?ngmyjobandstarti?ngtofreela?nce.Thetiming?wasterrib?le.Bythen,ShawnandAmy,ourold

17、est?girlswereattend?ingexpens?iveIvyLeague?school?sandwehadonlyafewthousa?nddollar?sinthebank.Yetwekeptcoming?backtothesamequesti?on:Willthereeverbeabetter?time?Theanswer?,decide?dly,wasno,andso-withmyemploy?ersblessi?ngsandhalfayearspayinaccumu?latedbenefi?tsinmypocket?-offIwent.第二年我們種?了更多的作物?，差不多就

18、靠著?從自家樹(shù)林砍?斫的木柴以及?僅僅100加?侖的燃油過(guò)了?冬。其時(shí)，我開(kāi)始認(rèn)真考?慮起辭了職去?從事自由撰稿?的事來(lái)。時(shí)機(jī)選得實(shí)在?太差。當(dāng)時(shí)，兩個(gè)大的女兒?肖恩和埃米正?在費(fèi)用很高的?常春藤學(xué)校上?學(xué)，而我們只有幾?千美金的銀行?存款。但我們一再回?到一個(gè)老問(wèn)題?上來(lái):真的會(huì)有更好?的時(shí)機(jī)嗎,答案無(wú)疑是否?定的。于是，帶著老板的祝?福，口袋里揣著作?為累積津貼的?半年薪水，我走了。9Therehavebeenafewanxiou?smoment?ssincethen,butonbalanc?ethings?havegonemuchbetter?thanwehadanyrighttoexp

19、ect?.Forvariou?sstorie?sofmine,Ivecrawle?dintoblack-beardensforSports?Illust?rated,hitche?dupdogsle?dracing?teamsforSmiths?onianmagazi?ne,checke?douttheLakeChampl?ainmonste?rforScienc?eDigest?,andcanoed?throug?htheBounda?ryWaters?wilder?nessareaofMinnes?otaforDestin?ations?.那以后有過(guò)一?些焦慮的時(shí)刻?，但總的來(lái)說(shuō)，情況比我

20、們料?想的要好得多?。為了寫(xiě)那些內(nèi)?容各不相同的?文章，我為體育畫(huà)報(bào)爬進(jìn)過(guò)黑熊窩?;為史密森期刊替參賽的一組?組狗套上過(guò)雪?橇;為科學(xué)文摘調(diào)查過(guò)尚普蘭?湖水怪的真相?;為終點(diǎn)雜志在明尼蘇?達(dá)劃著小舟穿?越美、加邊界水域內(nèi)?的公共荒野保?護(hù)區(qū)。10Imnotmaking?anywhe?renearasmuchmoneyasIdidwhenIwasemploy?edfulltime,butnowwedontneedasmucheither?.Igenera?teenough?income?tohandle?our$600-a-monthmortga?gepaymen?tsplustheusuale

21、xpens?esforafamily?likeours.Thatinclud?eseveryt?hingfrommusiclesson?sanddental?billstocarrepair?sandcolleg?ecosts.Whenitcomestoinsura?nce,wehaveapoormansmajor-medica?lpolicy?.Wehavetopaythefirst$500ofanymedica?lfeesforeachmember?ofthefamily?.Itpicksup80%ofthecostsbeyond?that.Althou?ghwearestuckwithp

22、aying?minorexpens?es,ourpremiu?mislow-only$560ayear-andwearecovere?dagains?tcatast?rophe.Asidefromthatandthepolicy?onourtwocarsat$400ayear,wehavenootherinsura?nce.Butwearesettin?gaside$2,000ayearinanIRA.我掙的錢(qián)遠(yuǎn)比?不上擔(dān)任全職?工作時(shí)的收入?，可如今我們需?要的錢(qián)也沒(méi)有?過(guò)去多。我掙的錢(qián)足以?應(yīng)付每月60?0美金的房屋?貸款按揭以及?一家人的日常?開(kāi)銷(xiāo)。那些開(kāi)銷(xiāo)包括?了所有支出，如音樂(lè)課學(xué)費(fèi)

23、?、牙醫(yī)賬單、汽車(chē)維修以及?大學(xué)費(fèi)用等等?。至于保險(xiǎn)，我們買(mǎi)了一份?低收入者的主?要醫(yī)療項(xiàng)目保?險(xiǎn)。我們需要為每?一位家庭成員?的任何一項(xiàng)醫(yī)?療費(fèi)用支付最?初的500美?金。醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)則支?付超出部分的?80,。雖然我們?nèi)砸?支付小部分醫(yī)?療費(fèi)用，但我們的保險(xiǎn)?費(fèi)也低-每年只要56?0美金-而我們給自己?生大病保了險(xiǎn)?。除了這一保險(xiǎn)?項(xiàng)目，以及兩輛汽車(chē)?每年400美?金的保險(xiǎn)，我們就沒(méi)有其?他保險(xiǎn)了。不過(guò)我們每年?留出2000?美元入個(gè)人退?休金賬戶(hù)。3/75頁(yè)11Wevebeenabletomakeupthediffer?enceinincome?bycuttin?gbackwithou?ta

24、pprec?iablyloweri?ngourstanda?rdofliving?.Wecontin?uetodineoutonceortwiceamonth,butnowwepatron?izelocalrestau?rantsinstea?dofmoreexpens?iveplaces?inthecity.Westillattend?theoperaandballet?inMilwau?keebutonlyafewtimesayear.Weeatlessmeat,drinkcheape?rwineandseefewermovies?.Extrav?agantChrist?masesarea

25、memory?,andwecombin?evacati?onswithstoryassign?ments.我們通過(guò)節(jié)約?開(kāi)支而又不明?顯降低生活水?準(zhǔn)的方式來(lái)彌?補(bǔ)收入差額。我們每個(gè)月仍?出去吃一兩次?飯，不過(guò)現(xiàn)在我們?光顧的是當(dāng)?shù)?餐館，而不是城里的?高級(jí)飯店。我們?nèi)匀ッ軤?沃基聽(tīng)歌劇看?芭蕾演出，不過(guò)一年才幾?次。我們?nèi)獬缘蒙?了，酒喝得便宜了?，電影看得少了?。鋪張的圣誕節(jié)?成為一種回憶?，我們把完成稿?約作為度假的?一部分?12Isuspec?tnoteveryo?newholovesthecountr?ywouldbehappyliving?thewaywedo.Ittakesaco

26、uple?ofspecia?lqualit?ies.Oneisatolera?nceforsolitu?de.Becaus?ewearesobusyandonsuchatightbudget?,wedontentert?ainmuch.During?thegrowin?gseason?thereisnotimeforsocial?izinganyway?.JimandEmilyareinvolv?edinschool?activi?ties,buttheytoospendmostoftheirtimeathome.我想，不是所有熱愛(ài)?鄉(xiāng)村的人都會(huì)?樂(lè)意過(guò)我們這?種生活的。這種生活需要?一些特殊

27、的素?質(zhì)。其一是耐得住?寂寞。由于我們?nèi)绱?忙碌，手頭又緊，我們很少請(qǐng)客?。在作物生長(zhǎng)季?節(jié)，根本就沒(méi)工夫?參加社交活動(dòng)?。吉米和埃米莉?雖然參加學(xué)校?的各種活動(dòng)，但他倆大多數(shù)?時(shí)間也呆在家?里。13Theotherrequir?ementisenergy?-alotofit.Thewaytomakeself-suffic?iencyworkonasmallscaleistoresist?thetempta?tiontobuyatracto?randotherexpens?ivelabors?avingdevice?s.Instea?d,youdotheworkyourse?lf.Theonl

28、ymachin?eryweown(notcounti?ngthelawnmower)isalittle?three-horsep?owerrotary?cultiv?atoranda16-inchchainsaw.另一項(xiàng)要求是？體力相當(dāng)大的體力？。小范圍里實(shí)現(xiàn)?自給自足的途?徑是抵制誘惑?，不去購(gòu)置拖拉?機(jī)和其他昂貴?的節(jié)省勞力的?機(jī)械。相反，你要自己動(dòng)手?。我們僅有的機(jī)?器（不包括割草機(jī)?）是一臺(tái)3馬力?的小型旋轉(zhuǎn)式?耕耘機(jī)以及一?架16英寸的?鏈鋸。14Howmuchlonger?wellhaveenough?energy?tostayonhereisanybod?ysguess-perh

29、ap?sforquiteawhile,perhap?snot.Whenthetimecomes,wellleavewithafeelin?gofsorrow?butalsowithasenseofprideatwhatwevebeenabletoaccomp?lish.Weshould?makeafairprofit?onthesaleoftheplace,too.Weveinvest?edabout$35,000ofourownmoneyinit,andwecouldjustaboutdouble?thatifwesoldtoday.Butthisisnotagoodtimetosell.O

30、nceeconom?iccondit?ionsimprov?e,howeve?r,demand?forfarmslikeoursshould?bestrong?again.沒(méi)人知道我們?還能有精力在?這里再呆多久?-也許呆很長(zhǎng)一?陣子，也許不是。到走的時(shí)候，我們會(huì)愴然離?去，但也會(huì)為自己?所做的一切深?感自豪。我們把農(nóng)場(chǎng)出?售也會(huì)賺相當(dāng)?大一筆錢(qián)。我們自己在農(nóng)?場(chǎng)投入了約3?5，000美金的?資金，要是現(xiàn)在售出?的話(huà)價(jià)格差不?多可以翻一倍?。不過(guò)現(xiàn)在不是?出售的好時(shí)機(jī)?。但是一旦經(jīng)濟(jì)?形勢(shì)好轉(zhuǎn)，對(duì)我們這種農(nóng)?場(chǎng)的需求又會(huì)?增多。15Wedidntmovehereprimar?ilytoearn

31、moneythough?.Wecamebecaus?ewewanted?toimprov?ethequalit?yofourlives.WhenIwatchEmilycollec?tingeggsintheevenin?g,fishin?gwithJimontheriverorenjoyi?nganold-fashio?nedpicnic?intheorchar?dwiththeentire?family?,Iknowwevefoundjustwhatwewerelookin?gfor.但我們主要不?是為了賺錢(qián)而?移居至此的。我們來(lái)此居住?是因?yàn)橄胩岣?生活質(zhì)量。當(dāng)4/75頁(yè)我看著埃米?莉傍晚

32、去收雞?蛋，跟吉米一起在?河上釣魚(yú)，或和全家人一?起在果園里享?用老式的野餐?，我知道，我們找到了自?己一直在尋求?的生活方式。DonnaBarron?descri?beshowAmeric?anfamily?lifehaschange?dinrecent?years.Sheidenti?fiesthreeforces?atwork.Whatarethey?Readontofindout.Thenaskyourse?lfwhethe?rsimila?rforces?areatworkwithin?China.Willfamily?lifehereendupgoinginthesamedirect?ion?唐娜?巴倫描述了美?國(guó)家庭生活近?幾年來(lái)的變化?。她指出有三種?力量在起作用?。是哪三種力量?,請(qǐng)讀本文。讀后問(wèn)一下自?己，同樣的力量在?中國(guó)是否也在?起作用。中國(guó)的家庭生?活最終是否會(huì)?朝著同一個(gè)方?向變化,Americ?an