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1、Fast reading Passage 1-4Unit 1 Walt DisneyIII.TranslationAmong his first efforts in this area was “Tommy Tuckers Tooth”(1922), a short combining live action and animation made on assignment for a local dentist.This film contributed to Disneys being presented with an award of merit, for his contribut

2、ion to public safety, by the Automobile Club of Southern California.翻譯譯文沃特 迪斯尼在他職業(yè)生涯的最初期就看到了動畫影片之教育功能的市場。1922年的“湯米塔克的牙”就是他在該領域的最早嘗試。該動畫短片結合了真人動作與動畫，是一部描述給當?shù)匮泪t(yī)任務的短片。二戰(zhàn)期間，沃特 迪斯尼致力于拍攝支持戰(zhàn)爭內容的電影。因此， 他的電影制片廠為政府制作有教育意義內容的動畫片。影片反映從轟炸，開槍射擊，跳傘到基礎訓練的各個戰(zhàn)爭主題。1945年，“瞭望”雜志一篇標題為“沃特 迪斯尼：老師的明天”的文章，把迪斯尼描述為“改革一個教育體系”，并

3、且引用美國財政部是如何用唐老鴨短劇“新的精神”來影響37%的美國人交稅的意愿。二戰(zhàn)后，迪士尼制品廠繼續(xù)發(fā)行傳遞教育信息的短片。最為家喻戶曉的是“高速公路恐懼癥”，是一部關于如何在高速公路上安全駕駛的Goofy的卡通片。該影片有助于迪士尼因其為公共安全教育所做的貢獻被南加利福尼亞汽車俱樂部授予榮譽獎。盡管他的一些作品中體現(xiàn)一些教育意義，但他很快指出“我不是教育家，我的主要目的是娛樂，但如果人們想要從我的工作中受到教育，我也樂于接受”。Passage 2. Diffusion and osmosis1.diffusion.擴散； 擴散； 傳播； （文化等的）傳流網(wǎng) 絡擴散；擴散作用；彌散；2. o

4、smosisn.滲透（作用），潛移默化，耳濡目染網(wǎng) 絡滲透；滲透作用；Osmosisis the process by which a liquid passes through a thin piece of solid substance such as the roots of a plant滲透性；3. 1.N-COUNT 離子Ionsare electrically charged atoms.傳滲透壓TranslationDiffusion is the process by which molecules or ions scatter or spread from region

5、s where they are in higher concentrations toward regions where they are in lower concentrations.擴散是分子或離子從高濃度區(qū)域分散或散布至低濃度區(qū)域的過程。2. Such motion is haphazard, but it accounts for the mixing of molecules that commonly occurs when different kinds of substances are put together.這種運動是無規(guī)則的,但它解釋了將不同種類的物質放在一起時，

6、通常會發(fā)生分子的混合的原因。3. Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion. It occurs whenever water molecules diffuse from a region of higher concentration through a selectively permeable membrane, such as a cell membrane.滲透是一種特殊的擴散。當水分子從高濃度區(qū)域通過選擇性滲透膜（如細胞膜）擴散時即為滲透。Passage 3 Weather ForecastTranslation1. One of the pr

7、oblems of watching weather forecasts on TV is that by the time they have reached your region, you have tuned out and missed the vital information you have been waiting for. But it is not a problem in the United States because they have a weather channel devoted entirely to weather. 收看天氣預報的一個問題就是當他們播

8、到你那個區(qū)域時你已經換臺而錯過了你一直在等的重要信息。但是因為他們有一個專門的天氣頻道, 在美國不存在這樣的問題。2.Set up in 1982, the Weather Channel was given just weeks to survive by its critics, but such is the interest in the vagaries of the climate that it has thrived.天氣頻道建立于1982年，他的評論家認為它只能存活幾周，但是人們對變化莫測的天氣如此感興趣以至于該頻道仍然很盛行。3. Weather is big busine

9、ss in the United States. The country has 750 weather zones, including eight in the New York metropolitan area alone.在美國天氣是一項大事，這個國家有750個天氣區(qū)域，單紐約這樣的大都市就包含8個區(qū)域。Passage 4 As the Century TurnsRevelera celebrant who shares in a noisy party 狂歡者HailGreet enthusiastically and joyfully 歡呼E.g. The crowd haile

10、d the actress with joy.Decree法令;政令Adecreeis an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.In July he issued adecreeordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband. 他于 7 月份下令解散國內所有的非正式武裝組織。He is prepared to use his recently-acquired powers to introduce re

11、form by presidentialdecree. 他準備行使其新近獲得的權力，發(fā)布總統(tǒng)政令以推行改革。Translation1. The Julian calendar devised by Julius Caesar and based on the phases of the moon, had trouble pinning down that date.儒略歷凱撒大帝制定，并根據(jù)月相而制定，它很難確定復活節(jié)的日期。2.Aside from setting the first year of the Lord around Jesus fourth birthday, it does not had not account for a year 0.The concept of a whole number between minus-one and one had not yet made the journey from the Arab world to Western Europe.除了設置耶穌的第四個生日為第一年，它不包括0年。一負一和一之間的整