全新版大學英語綜合教程1第二版課文原文

1、嶄新版大學英語綜合教程1第二版課文原文嶄新版大學英語綜合教程1第二版課文原文20/20嶄新版大學英語綜合教程1第二版課文原文Unit1TheideaofbecomingawriterhadcometomeoffandonsincemychildhoodinBelleville,butitwasntuntilmythirdyearinhighschoolthatthepossibilitytookhold.UntilthenIdbeenboredbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses.IfoundEnglishgrammardullanddifficul

2、t.Ihatedtheassignmentstoturnoutlong,lifelessparagraphsthatwereagonyforteacherstoreadandformetowrite.WhenourclasswasassignedtoMr.Fleagleforthird-yearEnglishIanticipatedanothercheerlessyearinthatmosttediousofsubjects.Mr.Fleaglehadareputationamongstudentsfordullnessandinabilitytoinspire.Hewassaidtobeve

3、ryformal,rigidandhopelesslyoutofdate.Tomehelookedtobesixtyorseventyandexcessivelyprim.Heworeprimlysevereeyeglasses,hiswavyhairwasprimlycutandprimlycombed.Heworeprimsuitswithnecktiessetprimlyagainstthecollarbuttonsofhiswhiteshirts.Hehadaprimlypointedjaw,aprimlystraightnose,andaprimmannerofspeakingtha

4、twassocorrect,sogentlemanly,thatheseemedacomicantique.IpreparedforanunfruitfulyearwithMr.Fleagleandforalongtimewasnotdisappointed.Lateintheyearwetackledtheinformalessay.Mr.Fleagledistributedahomeworksheetofferingusachoiceoftopics.Nonewasquitesosimple-mindedasWhatIDidonMySummerVacation,butmostseemedt

5、obealmostasdull.Itookthelisthomeanddidnothinguntilthenightbeforetheessaywasdue.Lyingonthesofa,Ifinallyfaceduptotheunwelcometask,tookthelistoutofmynotebook,andscannedit.ThetopiconwhichmyeyestoppedwasTheArtofEatingSpaghetti.Thistitleproducedanextraordinarysequenceofmentalimages.Vividmemoriescamefloodi

6、ngbackofanightinBellevillewhenallofuswereseatedaroundthesuppertableUncleAllen,mymother,UncleCharlie,Doris,UncleHalandAuntPatservedspaghettiforsupper.Spaghettiwasstillalittleknownforeigndishinthosedays.NeitherDorisnorIhadevereatenspaghetti,andnoneoftheadultshadenoughexperiencetobegoodatit.Allthegoodh

7、umorofUncleAllenshousereawokeinmymindasIrecalledthelaughingargumentswehadthatnightaboutthesociallyrespectablemethodformovingspaghettifromplatetomouth.SuddenlyIwantedtowriteaboutthat,aboutthewarmthandgoodfeelingofit,butIwantedtoputitdownsimplyformyownjoy,notforMr.Fleagle.ItwasamomentIwantedtorecaptur

8、eandholdformyself.Iwantedtorelivethepleasureofthatevening.TowriteitasIwanted,however,wouldviolatealltherulesofformalcompositionIdlearnedinschool,andMr.Fleaglewouldsurelygiveitafailinggrade.Nevermind.IwouldwritesomethingelseforMr.FleagleafterIhadwrittenthisthingformyself.WhenIfinisheditthenightwashal

9、fgoneandtherewasnotimelefttocomposeaproper,respectableessayforMr.Fleagle.TherewasnochoicenextmorningbuttoturninmytaleoftheBellevillesupper.TwodayspassedbeforeMr.Fleaglereturnedthegradedpapers,andhereturnedeveryonesbutmine.IwaspreparingmyselfforacommandtoreporttoMr.Fleagleimmediatelyafterschoolfordis

10、ciplinewhenIsawhimliftmypaperfromhisdeskandknockfortheclasssattention.Now,boys,hesaid.Iwanttoreadyouanessay.Thisistitled,TheArtofEatingSpaghetti.Andhestartedtoread.Mywords!Hewasreadingmywordsoutloudtotheentireclass.Whatsmore,theentireclasswaslistening.Listeningattentively.Thensomebodylaughed,thenthe

11、entireclasswaslaughing,andnotincontemptandridicule,butwithopen-heartedenjoyment.EvenMr.Fleaglestoppedtwoorthreetimestoholdbackasmallprimsmile.Ididmybesttoavoidshowingpleasure,butwhatIwasfeelingwaspuredelightatthisdemonstrationthatmywordshadthepowertomakepeoplelaugh.Intheeleventhgrade,attheeleventhho

12、urasitwere,Ihaddiscoveredacalling.Itwasthehappiestmomentofmyentireschoolcareer.WhenMr.Fleaglefinishedheputthefinalsealonmyhappinessbysaying,Nowthat,boys,isanessay,dontyousee.Itsdontyouseeitsoftheveryessenceoftheessay,dontyousee.Congratulations,Mr.Baker.(797words)Unit2Hemusthavebeencompletelylostinso

13、methinghewasreadingbecauseIhadtotaponthewindshieldtogethisattention.Isyourcabavailable?Iaskedwhenhefinallylookedupatme.Henodded,thensaidapologeticallyasIsettledintothebackseat,Imsorry,butIwasreadingaletter.Hesoundedasifhehadacoldorsomething.Iminnohurry,Itoldhim.Goaheadandfinishyourletter.Heshookhish

14、ead.Ivereaditseveraltimesalready.IguessIalmostknowitbyheart.Lettersfromhomealwaysmeanalot,Isaid.AtleasttheydowithmebecauseImontheroadsomuch.Then,estimatingthathewas60or70yearsold,Iguessed:Fromachildormaybeagrandchild?Thisisntfamily,hereplied.Although,hewenton,cometothinkofit,itmightjustaswellhavebee

15、nfamily.OldEdwasmyoldestfriend.Infact,weusedtocalleachotherOldFriendwhenwedmeet,thatis.Imnotmuchofahandatwriting.Idontthinkanyofuskeepupourcorrespondencetoowell,Isaid.IknowIdont.ButItakeithessomeoneyouveknownquiteawhile?Allmylife,practically.Wewerekidstogether,sowegowayback.Wenttoschooltogether?Allt

16、hewaythroughhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass,infact,throughbothgradeandhighschool.Therearenottoomanypeoplewhovehadsuchalongfriendship,Isaid.Actually,thedriverwenton,Ihadntseenhimmorethanonceortwiceayearoverthepast25or30yearsbecauseImovedawayfromtheoldneighborhoodandyoukindoflosetoucheventhoughyouneve

17、rforget.Hewasagreatguy.Yousaidwas.Doesthatmean?Henodded.Diedacoupleofweeksago.Imsorry,Isaid.Itsnofuntoloseanyfriendandlosingarealoldoneiseventougher.Hedidntreplytothat,andwerodeoninsilenceforafewminutes.ButIrealizedthatOldEdwasstillonhismindwhenhespokeagain,almostmoretohimselfthantome:Ishouldhavekep

18、tintouch.Yes,herepeated,Ishouldhavekeptintouch.Well,Iagreed,weshouldallkeepintouchwitholdfriendsmorethanwedo.Butthingscomeupandwejustdontseemtofindthetime.Heshrugged.Weusedtofindthetime,hesaid.Thatsevenmentionedintheletter.Hehandeditovertome.Takealook.Thanks,Isaid,butIdontwanttoreadyourmail.Thatspre

19、ttypersonal.Thedrivershrugged.OldEdsdead.Theresnothingpersonalnow.Goahead,heurgedme.Theletterwaswritteninpencil.ItbeganwiththegreetingOldFriend,andthefirstsentenceremindedmeofmyself.Ivebeenmeaningtowriteforsometime,butIvealwayspostponedit.Itthenwentontosaythatheoftenthoughtaboutthegoodtimestheyhadha

20、dtogetherwhentheybothlivedinthesameneighborhood.Ithadreferencestothingsthatprobablymeantsomethingtothedriver,suchasthetimeTimSheabrokethewindow,theHalloweenthatwetiedOldMr.Parkersgate,andwhenMrs.Culverusedtokeepusafterschool.Youmusthavespentalotoftimetogether,Isaidtohim.Likeitsaysthere,heanswered,ab

21、outallwehadtospendinthosedayswastime.Heshookhishead:Time.Ithoughtthenextparagraphoftheletterwasalittlesad:IbegantheletterwithOldFriendbecausethatswhatwevebecomeovertheyearsoldfriends.Andtherearentmanyofusleft.Youknow,Isaidtohim,whenitsaysherethattherearentmanyofusleft,thatsabsolutelyright.EverytimeI

22、gotoaclassreunion,forexample,therearefewerandfewerstillaround.Timegoesby,thedriversaid.Didyoutwoworkatthesameplace?Iaskedhim.No,butwehungoutonthesamecornerwhenweweresingle.Andthen,whenweweremarried,weusedtogotoeachothershouseeverynowandthen.Butforthelast20or30yearsitsbeenmostlyjustChristmascards.Ofc

23、oursetheredbealwaysanotewedeachaddtothecardsusuallysomenewsaboutourfamilies,youknow,whatthekidsweredoing,whomovedwhere,anewgrandchild,thingslikethatbutneverarealletteroranythinglikethat.Thisisagoodparthere,Isaid.WhereitsaysYourfriendshipovertheyearshasmeantanawfullottome,morethanIcansaybecauseImnotg

24、oodatsayingthingslikethat.Ifoundmyselfnoddinginagreement.Thatmusthavemadeyoufeelgood,didntit?ThedriversaidsomethingthatIcouldntunderstandbecauseheseemedtobeallchokedup,soIcontinued:IknowIdliketoreceivealetterlikethatfrommyoldestfriend.WeweregettingclosetoourdestinationsoIskippedtothelastparagraph.So

25、IthoughtyoudliketoknowthatIwasthinkingofyou.Anditwassigned，YourOldFriend,Tom.Ihandedbacktheletteraswestoppedatmyhotel.Enjoyedtalkingwithyou,IsaidasItookmysuitcaseoutofthecab.Tom?TheletterwassignedTom?IthoughtyourfriendsnamewasEd,Isaid.WhydidhesignitTom?TheletterwasnotfromEdtome,heexplained.ImTom.Its

26、aletterIwrotetohimbeforeIknewheddied.SoInevermailedit.Helookedsortofsorrowful,orasifheweretryingtoseesomethinginthedistance.IguessIshouldhavewrittenitsooner.WhenIgottomyhotelroomIdidntunpackrightaway.FirstIhadtowritealetterandmailit.(1093words)Unit3Whetherwelikeitornot,theworldweliveinhaschangedagre

27、atdealinthelasthundredyears,anditislikelytochangeevenmoreinthenexthundred.Somepeoplewouldliketostopthesechangesandgobacktowhattheyseeasapurerandsimplerage.Butashistoryshows,thepastwasnotthatwonderful.Itwasnotsobadforaprivilegedminority,thougheventheyhadtodowithoutmodernmedicine,andchildbirthwashighl

28、yriskyforwomen.Butforthevastmajorityofthepopulation,lifewasnasty,brutish,andshort.Anyway,evenifonewantedto,onecouldntputtheclockbacktoanearlierage.Knowledgeandtechniquescantjustbeforgotten.Norcanonepreventfurtheradvancesinthefuture.Evenifallgovernmentmoneyforresearchwerecutoff(andthepresentgovernmen

29、tisdoingitsbest),theforceofcompetitionwouldstillbringaboutadvancesintechnology.Moreover,onecannotstopinquiringmindsfromthinkingaboutbasicscience,whetherornottheyarepaidforit.Theonlywaytopreventfurtherdevelopmentswouldbeaglobalstatethatsuppressedanythingnew,andhumaninitiativeandinventivenessaresuchth

30、ateventhiswouldntsucceed.Allitwoulddoisslowdowntherateofchange.Ifweacceptthatwecannotpreventscienceandtechnologyfromchangingourworld,wecanatleasttrytoensurethatthechangestheymakeareintherightdirections.Inademocraticsociety,thismeansthatthepublicneedstohaveabasicunderstandingofscience,sothatitcanmake

31、informeddecisionsandnotleavetheminthehandsofexperts.Atthemoment,thepublicisintwomindsaboutscience.Ithascometoexpectthesteadyincreaseinthestandardoflivingthatnewdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnologyhavebroughttocontinue,butitalsodistrustssciencebecauseitdoesntunderstandit.Thisdistrustisevidentinthecarto

32、onfigureofthemadscientistworkinginhislaboratorytoproduceaFrankenstein.ItisalsoanimportantelementbehindsupportfortheGreenparties.Butthepublicalsohasagreatinterestinscience,particularlyastronomy,asisshownbythelargeaudiencesfortelevisionseriessuchasTheSkyatNightandforsciencefiction.Whatcanbedonetoharne

33、ssthisinterestandgivethepublicthescientificbackgrounditneedstomakeinformeddecisionsonsubjectslikeacidrain,thegreenhouseeffect,nuclearweapons,andgeneticengineering?Clearly,thebasismustlieinwhatistaughtinschools.Butinschoolsscienceisoftenpresentedinadryanduninterestingmanner.Childrenlearnitbyrotetopas

34、sexaminations,andtheydontseeitsrelevancetotheworldaroundthem.Moreover,scienceisoftentaughtintermsofequations.Althoughequationsareabriefandaccuratewayofdescribingmathematicalideas,theyfrightenmostpeople.WhenIwroteapopularbookrecently,IwasadvisedthateachequationIincludedwouldhalvethesales.Iincludedone

35、equation,Einsteinsfamousequation,E=mc2.MaybeIwouldhavesoldtwiceasmanycopieswithoutit.Scientistsandengineerstendtoexpresstheirideasintheformofequationsbecausetheyneedtoknowtheprecisevaluesofquantities.Butfortherestofus,aqualitativegraspofscientificconceptsissufficient,andthiscanbeconveyedbywordsanddi

36、agrams,withouttheuseofequations.Thesciencepeoplelearninschoolcanprovidethebasicframework.Buttherateofscientificprogressisnowsorapidthattherearealwaysnewdevelopmentsthathaveoccurredsinceonewasatschooloruniversity.Ineverlearnedaboutmolecularbiologyortransistorsatschool,butgeneticengineeringandcomputer

37、saretwoofthedevelopmentsmostlikelytochangethewayweliveinthefuture.Popularbooksandmagazinearticlesaboutsciencecanhelptoputacrossnewdevelopments,buteventhemostsuccessfulpopularbookisreadbyonlyasmallproportionofthepopulation.Onlytelevisioncanreachatrulymassaudience.Therearesomeverygoodscienceprogrammes

38、onTV,butotherspresentscientificwonderssimplyasmagic,withoutexplainingthemorshowinghowtheyfitintotheframeworkofscientificideas.Producersoftelevisionscienceprogrammesshouldrealizethattheyhavearesponsibilitytoeducatethepublic,notjustentertainit.Theworldtodayisfilledwithdangers,hencethesickjokethatthere

39、asonwehavenotbeencontactedbyanaliencivilizationisthatcivilizationstendtodestroythemselveswhentheyreachourstage.ButIhavesufficientfaithinthegoodsenseofthepublictobelievethatwemightprovethiswrong.(812words)Unit4HecamefromarockyfarminItaly,somewheresouthofRome.HoworwhenhegottoAmerica,Idontknow.Butoneev

40、eningIfoundhimstandinginthedriveway,behindmygarage.Hewasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin.Imowyourlawn,hesaid.ItwashardtocomprehendhisbrokenEnglish.Iaskedhimhisname.TonyTrivisonno,hereplied.Imowyourlawn.ItoldTonythatIcouldntaffordagardener.Imowyourlawn,hesaidagain,thenwalkedaway.Iwentintomyhouseun

41、happy.Yes,theseDepressiondaysweredifficult,buthowcouldItoturnawayapersonwhohadcometomeforhelp?WhenIgothomefromworkthenextevening,thelawnhadbeenmowed,thegardenweeded,andthewalksswept.Iaskedmywifewhathadhappened.Amangotthelawnmoweroutofthegarageandworkedontheyard,sheanswered.Iassumedyouhadhiredhim.Ito

42、ldherofmyexperiencethenightbefore.Wethoughtitstrangethathehadnotaskedforpay.Thenexttwodayswerebusy,andIforgotaboutTony.Weweretryingtorebuildourbusinessandbringsomeofourworkersbacktotheplants.ButonFriday,returninghomealittleearly,IsawTonyagain,behindthegarage.Icomplimentedhimontheworkhehaddone.Imowyo

43、urlawn,hesaid.Imanagedtoworkoutsomekindofsmallweeklypay,andeachdayTonycleaneduptheyardandtookcareofanylittletasks.Mywifesaidhewasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanyheavyobjectstoliftorthingstofix.Summerpassedintofall,andwindsblewcold.Mr.Craw,snowprettysoon,Tonytoldmeoneevening.Whenwintercome,yougivemejo

44、bclearingsnowatthefactory.Well,whatdoyoudowithsuchdeterminationandhope?Ofcourse,Tonygothisjobatthefactory.Themonthspassed.Iaskedthepersonneldepartmentforareport.TheysaidTonywasaverygoodworker.OnedayIfoundTonyatourmeetingplacebehindthegarage.Iwanttobeprentice,hesaid.Wehadaprettygoodapprenticeschoolth

45、attrainedlaborers.ButIdoubtedwhetherTonyhadthecapacitytoreadblueprintsandmicrometersordoprecisionwork.Still,howcouldIturnhimdown?Tonytookacutinpaytobecomeanapprentice.Monthslater,Igotareportthathehadgraduatedasaskilledgrinder.Hehadlearnedtoreadthemillionthsofaninchonthemicrometerandtoshapethegrindin

46、gwheelwithaninstrumentsetwithadiamond.MywifeandIweredelightedwithwhatwefeltwasasatisfyingendofthestory.Ayearortwopassed,andagainIfoundTonyinhisusualwaitingplace.Wetalkedabouthiswork,andIaskedhimwhathewanted.Mr.Craw,hesaid,Ilikeabuyahouse.Ontheedgeoftown,hehadfoundahouseforsale,acompletewreck.Icalled

47、onabankerfriend.Doyoueverloanmoneyoncharacter?Iasked.No,hesaid.Wecantaffordto.Nosale.Now,waitaminute,Ireplied.Hereisahard-workingman,amanofcharacter,Icanpromiseyouthat.Hesgotagoodjob.Yourenotgettingadamnthingfromyourlot.Itwillstaythereforyears.Atleasthewillpayyourinterest.Reluctantly,thebankerwrotea

48、mortgagefor$2,000andgaveTonythehousewithnodownpayment.Tonywasdelighted.Fromthenon,itwasinterestingtoseethatanydiscardedoddsandendsaroundourplaceabrokenscreen,abitofhardware,boardsfrompackingTonywouldgatherandtakehome.Afterabouttwoyears,IfoundTonyinourfamiliarmeetingspot.Heseemedtostandalittlestraighter.Hewasheavier.Hehadalookofconfidence.Mr.Craw,Isellmyhouse!hesaidwithpride.Igot$8,000.Iwasamazed.But,Tony,whereareyougoingtolivewitho