英語課文及譯文

1、第四單元 a部分The American Dream means different things to different people. But for many, particularly immigrants, it means the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. For them the dream is that talent and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House. Tony Trivisonno did not rise quite

2、so high, yet he managed to make his own dream come true.美國(guó)夢(mèng)對(duì)不同的人有不同的意義。但對(duì)許多人，尤其是對(duì)移民而言，它意味著改善 自己生活的機(jī)會(huì)。對(duì)于他們，美國(guó)夢(mèng)的含義就是才能與勤勞能讓你從小木屋走向白 宮。托尼特里韋索諾并沒有爬到那么高，但他成功地使自己的夢(mèng)想成真。保存筆記關(guān)閉0.Tony Trivisonnos American DreamFrederick C. CrawfordR T 1. He came from a rocky farm in Italy, somewhere south of Rome. How or whe

3、n he got to America, I dont know. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage. He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin.托尼特里韋 索諾的美國(guó)夢(mèng)弗雷德里克 C 克羅弗德他來自意大利羅馬以南某地一個(gè)遍地是石頭的農(nóng)莊。他什么時(shí)候以及怎么到美國(guó) 的，我不清楚。不過，有天晚上，我看到他站在我家車庫后面的車道上。他身高五 英尺七、八左右，人很瘦。保存筆記關(guān)閉1.R T 2. I mow your lawn, he sa

4、id. It was hard to comprehend his broken English.“我割你的草坪，”他說。他那結(jié)結(jié)巴巴的英語很難聽懂。保存筆記關(guān)閉2.R T 3. I asked him his name. Tony Trivisonno, he replied. I mow your lawn. I told Tony that I couldnt afford a gardener.我問他叫什么名字?！巴心崽乩镯f索諾，”他回答說?！拔腋钅愕牟萜骸！蔽覍?duì) 托尼講，本人雇不起園丁。保存筆記關(guān)閉3.R T 4. I mow your lawn, he said again, th

5、en walked away. I went into my house unhappy. Yes, these Depression days were difficult, but how could I turn away a person who had come to me for help?“我割你的草坪，”他又說道，隨后便走開了。我走進(jìn)屋子，心里有點(diǎn)不快。沒 錯(cuò)，眼下這大蕭條的日子是不好過，可我怎么能把一個(gè)上門求助的人就這么打發(fā)走 呢？保存筆記關(guān)閉4.R T 5. When I got home from work the next evening, the lawn had b

6、een mowed, the garden weeded, and the walks swept. I asked my wife what had happened.等我第二天晚上下班回到家，草坪已修整過了，花園除了草，人行道也清掃過了 我便問太太是怎么回事。保存筆記關(guān)閉5.R T 6. A man got the lawn mower out of the garage and worked on theyard, she answered. I assumed you had hired him.“有個(gè)人把割草機(jī)從車庫里推出來就在院子里忙活起來，”她回答說?！拔疫€以為 是你雇他來的?！?/p>

7、保存筆記關(guān)閉6.R T 7. I told her of my experience the night before. We thought it strange that he had not asked for pay.我就把前晚的事跟她說了。我倆都覺得奇怪，他怎么沒提出要工錢。保存筆記關(guān)閉7.R T 8. The next two days were busy, and I forgot about Tony. We were trying to rebuild our business and bring some of our workers back to the plants.

8、 But on Friday, returning home a little early, I saw Tony again, behind the garage. I complimented him on the work he had done.接下來的兩天挺忙，我把托尼的事給忘了。我們?cè)诒M力重整業(yè)務(wù)，要讓一部分工人 回廠里來。但在星期五，回家略微早了些，我又在車庫后面看到了托尼。我對(duì)他干 的活夸獎(jiǎng)了幾何。保存筆記關(guān)閉8.R T 9. I mow your lawn, he said.“我割你的草坪，”他說。保存筆記關(guān)閉9.R T 10. I managed to work out s

9、ome kind of small weekly pay, and each day Tony cleaned up the yard and took care of any little tasks. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.我設(shè)法湊了一小筆微薄的周薪，就這樣托尼每天清掃院子，有什么零活，他都干 了。我太太說，但凡有重物要搬或有什么要修理的，他挺派得上用場(chǎng)。保存筆記關(guān)閉10.R T 11. Summer passed int

10、o fall, and winds blew cold. Mr. Craw, snow pretty soon, Tony told me one evening. When winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory.夏去秋來，涼風(fēng)陣陣?！翱肆_先生，快下雪了，”有天晚上托尼跟我說?！暗榷?到了，你讓我在廠里干掃雪的活。”保存筆記關(guān)閉11.R T 12. Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? Of course, Tony got his job a

11、t the factory.啊，對(duì)這種執(zhí)著與期盼，你又能怎樣呢？自然，托尼得到了廠里的那份活兒。保存筆記關(guān)閉12.R T 13. The months passed. I asked the personnel department for a report.They said Tony was a very good worker.幾個(gè)月過去了。我讓人事部門送上一份報(bào)告。他們說托尼干得挺棒。保存筆記關(guān)閉13.R T 14. One day I found Tony at our meeting place behind the garage. I want to be prentice, h

12、e said.一天我在車庫后面我們以前見面的地方看到了托尼?！拔蚁氘?dāng)學(xué)徒，”他說。b部分He was an illegal immigrant making a living picking tomatoes. NowAlfredo Quinones-Hinojosa excels in a different field as a top brainsurgeon.他曾是個(gè)非法移民，靠采西紅柿度日。如今，阿爾弗雷多金尼奧內(nèi)斯-伊諾霍薩作為一流的腦外科醫(yī)生在另一個(gè)領(lǐng)域卓爾不群。保存筆記關(guān)閉0.With His Own Two HandsMax AlexanderR T 1. The hot s

13、un burned his skin asAlfredo Quinones-Hinojosa bent in the field to pick tomatoes. It was work few Americans would do for just $155 a week, and most of his co-workers on this 10,000-acre farm in central California were, like Quinones, illegal Mexican immigrants.他用自己的雙 手實(shí)現(xiàn)了夢(mèng)想麥克斯亞歷山大阿爾弗雷多金尼奧內(nèi)斯-伊諾霍薩彎著腰

14、在田地里采摘西紅柿，熾熱的太陽灼烤 著他的肌膚。很少有美國(guó)人愿意為了一星期掙區(qū)區(qū)155美元去干這個(gè)活。在加州中部這個(gè)方圓10,000英畝的農(nóng)場(chǎng)上，跟金尼奧內(nèi)斯一起打工的伙計(jì)，大多與他一樣 是來自墨西哥的非法移民。保存筆記關(guān)閉1.R T 2. It had been a year since Quinones jumped the fence in the border city of Calexico, California, with the help of his cousin on January 2, 1987, Quinoness 19th birthday.一年前，在1987年的1

15、月2日，金尼奧內(nèi)斯19歲生日那天，他在表兄弟的協(xié)助下 躍過了加州邊境城市加利西哥市的隔離欄，進(jìn)入了美國(guó)。保存筆記關(guān)閉2.R T 3. The oldest of five children, Alfredo began work at age five, pumping gas at his fathers filling station. When he grew older, he helped bring in extra money by working at a taco stand.阿爾弗雷多是家里五個(gè)孩子中的老大，五歲起便開始干活，在父親經(jīng)營(yíng)的加油站里 給汽車加油。長(zhǎng)大一點(diǎn)以后，

16、他又在一個(gè)賣玉米面卷的攤子打工，幫家里掙些額外 收入。保存筆記關(guān)閉3.R T 4. Still, he kept up with school. My father kept telling me, You want to be like me? Just never go to school. And I was not going to follow the same path. At age 14, Quinones qualified for an accelerated program in Mexicali that prepared students for jobs as el

17、ementary school teachers.但是，他仍舊繼續(xù)他的學(xué)業(yè)?！案赣H總是對(duì)我說，你想像我這樣嗎？那就別去上 學(xué)。我可不想步他的后塵。” 14歲的時(shí)候，金尼奧內(nèi)斯取得了進(jìn)入墨西卡利市 一個(gè)速成班的資格，那個(gè)速成班要把學(xué)生培養(yǎng)成小學(xué)教師。保存筆記關(guān)閉4.R T 5. He graduated near the top of his class. But because his family had no political connections, he was assigned a teaching job at a remote school. I wasnt willing t

18、o put up with that injustice, he says.他幾乎以班里最優(yōu)異的成績(jī)畢業(yè)。然而，由于家里沒有有權(quán)有勢(shì)的熟人，他被分配 在一個(gè)邊遠(yuǎn)的學(xué)校任教。“我不愿忍受那種不公的待遇，”他說道。保存筆記關(guān)閉5.R T 6. Shortly after, he decided to leave Mexico in search of betteroptions. He had been to America twice before, doing summer labor. So on his arrival, Quinones headed with his cousin fo

19、r the San Joaquin Valley to work in the fields. I picked tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, grapes.不久，他打算離開墨西哥去尋找更好的機(jī)會(huì)。以前，他來過美國(guó)兩次，在夏季打短 工。所以，這次到來之后，他就和表兄弟直奔圣華金河谷，找農(nóng)活干?！拔也晌骷t 柿、花椰菜、球花甘藍(lán)，還收玉米，摘葡萄?！北４婀P記關(guān)閉6.R T 7. When Quinones looked up from the dirt, the best job he could see was driving the big tr

20、actors. The drivers were skilled, and they supervised crews. He was told it took ten years of fieldwork to land such a promotion, but Quinones was soon behind the wheel of sophisticated plows and ditchdiggers. He learned how to service the engines and qualified for a temporary work permit.在農(nóng)田里抬頭望去，金

21、尼奧內(nèi)斯能看到的最好工作便是開大型拖拉機(jī)。拖拉機(jī)手都 有技術(shù)，還監(jiān)管其他勞工。別人告訴他，要想得到這種晉升機(jī)會(huì)，需要干完十年農(nóng)活。然而，沒過多久，他就操縱起結(jié)構(gòu)復(fù)雜的犁和挖溝機(jī)了。他還學(xué)會(huì)了如何檢修 發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，拿到了臨時(shí)工作許可證。保存筆記關(guān)閉7.R T 8. A few months later, Quinones told his cousin he was going to leave the farm. His response was, What are you talking about? If you keep working here, one day youll be the

22、foreman!幾個(gè)月后，金尼奧內(nèi)斯告訴表兄弟他打算離開農(nóng)場(chǎng)。表兄弟回答說：“你胡說什 么？在這里堅(jiān)持干下去，有一天你能當(dāng)上工頭！”保存筆記關(guān)閉8.R T 9. Sometimes you have to be willing to risk, Quinones said.“有時(shí)人得冒點(diǎn)險(xiǎn)嘛，金尼奧內(nèi)斯說道。保存筆記關(guān)閉9.R T 10. He moved to Stockton and took a job in a rail yard so he could attend night school at San Joaquin Delta College, learning English

23、. His first job, shoveling sulfur, was the worst of his lifesmelly andfilthy. Once again, he scrambled to acquire new skills, this time as a welder repairing valves on tank cars. Within a year, hed become a foreman.他來到斯托克頓，在一個(gè)鐵路車輛調(diào)度場(chǎng)找到一份活。這樣，他就可以在圣華金三 角洲學(xué)院上夜校學(xué)習(xí)英語。他的第一份工作一一鏟硫磺，又臭又臟，是他一輩子干 過的最糟糕的工作。像從

24、前那樣，他又一次努力學(xué)會(huì)了新的技能，這次是作為焊工 修理罐車的閥門。不到一年，他當(dāng)上了工頭。保存筆記關(guān)閉10.R T 11. With his English improving, Quinones switched to the night shift and began full-time studies in science and math. To make ends meet, he also tutored other students.金尼奧內(nèi)斯英語長(zhǎng)進(jìn)了，他就改上夜班，開始全日學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)和數(shù)學(xué)。為了維持生 計(jì)，他還兼當(dāng)其他學(xué)生的輔導(dǎo)老師。保存筆記關(guān)閉11.R T 12. Afte

25、r graduating with an associates degree in 1991, Quinones was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley. He moved to a low-rent district in Oakland, getting by on a combination of scholarships, loans, a small grant and, as always, work.1991年，他獲得準(zhǔn)學(xué)士學(xué)位以后，被加州大學(xué)伯克利分校錄取。他搬到奧克蘭一 個(gè)房租低廉的地區(qū)，靠獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金、貸款、少

26、量的補(bǔ)助金以及一如既往地打工勉強(qiáng)度 日。保存筆記關(guān)閉12.R T 13. Quinones excelled in the competitive environment of Berkeley, getting straight As in advanced classes, writing his honors thesis on the role of drug receptors in the brain and teaching calculus on the side. In the spring of 1993, his mentor looked over his transc

27、ripts and told him he stood a good chance of getting into Harvard Medical School. Quinones decided to give it a try.在伯克利激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的環(huán)境中，金尼奧內(nèi)斯表現(xiàn)出色，高等課程始終門門優(yōu)秀。他的 優(yōu)秀畢業(yè)論文論述人腦中毒品感受器的作用。作為兼職，他還教授微積分。到了 1993年的春季，他的導(dǎo)師看了看他的成績(jī)報(bào)告單，對(duì)他說他很有希望進(jìn)入哈佛大 學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院。金尼奧內(nèi)斯決定試一試。保存筆記關(guān)閉13.R T 14. Harvard accepted him, and Quinones moved

28、 East in the fall of 1994. Three years later, Quinones became a U.S. citizen. Im sitting there, ten years after hopping the fence, and it hits me how fast I came up.哈佛錄取了他。于是，在1994年的秋季，金尼奧內(nèi)斯來到了東部。三年后，他成 為美國(guó)公民?！澳鞘窃谖曳礁綦x欄后的第十個(gè)年頭，我坐在那兒不禁想到，我的 境況改善得多快啊。保存筆記關(guān)閉14.R T 15. Quinones gave the commencement add

29、ress when he graduated from Harvard Medical School and continued his training, in neurosurgery, at the University of California, San Francisco. It was an exciting but daunting prospect. Could an 川egal Mexican fieldworker become a brain surgeon? It didnt seem possible.在哈佛醫(yī)學(xué)院畢業(yè)時(shí)，他在學(xué)位頒授典禮上致辭。之后，他又去加州大學(xué)

30、舊金山分 校接受神經(jīng)外科學(xué)方面的訓(xùn)練。這樣的前景既令人興奮，又令人心悸。一個(gè)非法入 境的干農(nóng)活的墨西哥人能成為腦外科醫(yī)生？似乎不可能。保存筆記關(guān)閉15.R T 16. Residency turned out to be a low point in Quinones American journey. Neurosurgery has been reserved for people who come from a long pedigree of medicine, he says carefully. Its rare that you have someone like me go i

31、nto this highly demanding field, where lots of patients die. Hed experienced prejudice before the farm owners sonwho looked right through him, a former girlfriend whose mother disdained him for his nationality. They just ignited my fire even more, he says.結(jié)果，住院實(shí)習(xí)期成了金尼奧內(nèi)斯美國(guó)之旅的人生低谷?！吧窠?jīng)外科學(xué)是為出身醫(yī) 學(xué)世家的人士預(yù)

32、留的，”他鄭重其事地說?！昂苌倏吹较裎疫@樣的人能進(jìn)入這個(gè)要 求極高的領(lǐng)域，這是一個(gè)許多病人會(huì)死亡的領(lǐng)域。”以前，他曾遭受過歧視一-農(nóng)場(chǎng)主的兒子對(duì)他故意視而不見，過去一位女友的母親因?yàn)樗膰?guó)籍而對(duì)他不屑一 顧。“他們這樣做使我心中的怒火燒得更旺，”他說。保存筆記關(guān)閉16.R T 17. He admits there were times, working 130 hours a week for $30,000 a year, when he considered quitting. I felt what my father felt, not being able to put food

33、on the table for my family, he says. But I had a dream.為了一年掙30,000美元，每周得干130個(gè)小時(shí)，他承認(rèn)有時(shí)他想到了放棄?！皼] 能力養(yǎng)家糊口，我感受到了父親當(dāng)年的心境，”他說。“但是，我有一個(gè)夢(mèng)?！北４婀P記關(guān)閉17.R T 18. Dr. Quinones, the noted brain surgeon, now 40, sits on the edge of a patients bed. Its a Friday morning at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltim

34、ore, and this will be his second brain surgery patient of the day. The woman, whos in her 60s, has two tumors; one is in the highly sensitive part of the cortex that controls motor movements. Quinones holds her hand and looks into her eyes.I walk a fine line every day between good and bad outcomes,

35、and bad outcomes can mean life or death, he tells her frankly. She nods. Dr. Q, as everyone calls him, believes patients deserve both compassion and honesty. That is the risk, he concludes. So were set. You and I have a date.此刻，現(xiàn)年40歲的著名腦外科醫(yī)生金尼奧內(nèi)斯大夫正端坐在病人的床邊。這是一 個(gè)星期五的上午，在位于巴爾的摩的約翰霍普金斯灣景醫(yī)學(xué)中心，和他在一起的 是這

36、一天他的第二個(gè)腦外科手術(shù)病人。這位六十多歲的婦女長(zhǎng)了兩個(gè)月中瘤，其中一 個(gè)長(zhǎng)在控制肌肉運(yùn)動(dòng)的腦皮層中高度敏感的部位。金尼奧內(nèi)斯握住她的手，看著她 的雙眼。”手術(shù)結(jié)果的好壞，使我每天提心吊膽。壞的結(jié)果可能意味著生死存 亡。”他坦率地對(duì)她說。她點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭。金大夫一一大家都這么稱呼他一一認(rèn)為病人 值得同情，也理應(yīng)坦誠(chéng)相待。“那就是風(fēng)險(xiǎn)所在，”結(jié)束談話時(shí)，他對(duì)她這樣說?！拔覀円磺袦?zhǔn)備就緒。過一會(huì)兒再見?！北４婀P記關(guān)閉18.R T 19. The four-and-a-half-hour procedure goes well the patientcomes to with no loss of moto

37、r functionand Dr. Q is ecstatic.四個(gè)半小時(shí)的手術(shù)進(jìn)行得很順利一一病人蘇醒時(shí)運(yùn)動(dòng)功能沒有喪失。金大夫?yàn)榇诵?喜若狂。保存筆記關(guān)閉19.R T 20. Although Dr. Quinones is a relatively young doctor, his colleagues are already impressed. Not only is he a talented and conscientious surgeon, but hes very sensitive to the needs of patients, says Dr. Henry Bre

38、m, director of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. And hes a joyous person full of enthusiasm and the mission to do good for the world.盡管金尼奧內(nèi)斯大夫年紀(jì)尚輕，他的同事們對(duì)他卻印象深刻。“他不僅很有才干， 盡職盡責(zé)，而且他能充分理解病人的需求。”約翰霍普金斯灣景醫(yī)學(xué)中心的神經(jīng)外科主任亨利布萊姆如是說，“此外，他還是一個(gè)渾身洋溢著歡樂的人，熱情 奔放，充滿行善天下的使命感?！北４婀P記關(guān)閉20.R T 21. Its now after seven, and Dr. Q has been working for 12 hours.Other surgeons are going home for the weekend, but he is headed for his research laboratory in downtown Baltimore. The lab is an extension of his operating room: Cancerous tissue that he re