21世紀大學英語讀寫教程1-6單元Reading Aloud及句子翻譯

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Unit1

VeryhesitantlyIselectedatubeofbluepaint,andwithinfiniteprecautionmadeamarkaboutasbigasabeanonthesnow-whitefield.AtthatmomentIheardthesoundofamotorcarinthedriveandthrewdownmybrushinapanic.IwasevenmorealarmedwhenIsawwhosteppedfromthecar:thewifeofSirJohnLaverty,thecelebratedpainterwholivednearby.

"'Painting!’shedeclared.’Whatfun.Butwhatareyouwaitingfor?Letmehavethebrush-thebigone.’sheplungedintothepaintsandbeforeIknewit,shehadsweptseveralfiercestrokesandslashesofblueontheabsolutelyterrifiedcanvas.Anyonecouldseeitcouldnothitback.Irestitutednomore.Seizedthelargestbrushandfelluponmywretchedvictimwithfury.Ihaveneverfeltanyfearofacanvassince."

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Whenhiswifediedofastrokeinhersixties,the72-year-oldretiredprofessorwasoverwhelmedbygrief.Lifewouldbetoodifficultforhimwithoutanybodytorelyon.

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LastmonthtwoamateurpaintersheldanexhibitionoftheirpicturesinLondon.Manypeoplewenttoseeit,includingafewcelebratedprofessors.

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whensevenastronautsdiedinthechallengerdisasterinthemid-1980s,itplungedthewholeworldintoshockandgrief.

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Aftercompletinghersecondprimeministry,sheremainedactivelyinvolvedinpoliticalaffairs.Shecametotherescueseveraltimeswhenthegovernmentwasindifficulty.

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Aftercompletinghersecondprimeministry,sheremainedactivelyinvolvedinpoliticalaffair.shecametotherescueseveraltimeswhenthegovernmentwasindifficulty.

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Aslongasyoukeepworkinghardallyourlife,youwillrecallyourpastwithaglowofsatisfaction.

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Wemustawakenpeopletotheimportanceofenvironmentprotectionnow,oritwillsoonbetoolate.

8.Thatofficialwasremovedfromofficeofbeinginvolvedinapoliticalscandal.Hadheknownthiswouldhappen,hemighthaveacteddifferently.

Unit2

ThisbeliefinhardworkisthefirstofthreemainfactorscontributingtoAsianstudents'outstandingperformance.ItspringsfromAsians'commonheritageofConfucianism,thephilosophyofthe5th-century-BCChinesesageteachingshavehadaprofoundinfluenceonChinesesociety.OneofConfucius’sprimaryteachingsisthatthrougheffort,peoplecanperfectthemselves.

ConfucianismprovidesanotherimportantingredientintheAsians’successaswell.InConfucianphilosophy,thefamilyplaysacentralrole--anorientationthatleadspeopletoworkforthehonorofthefamily,notjustforthemselves.Onecanneverreplayone'sparents,andthere'ssenseofobligationorevenguiltthatisasstrongaforceamongAsiansasProtestantphilosophyisamongthoseintheWest

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Femalestudentsconstitutethemajorityofourclass.Bycontrast,theirclassismadeupofmalesonly.

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AmericanchildrencanusuallywatchTVthreehoursaday,whereastheirChinesecounterpartshavetoworkontheirhomeworkduringmosttheirafter-schooltime.

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Hisdevelopmentofaseriesofnewresearchmethodsledtohishugesuccess.Hesaidheowedallthistohisparents’encouragement.

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Heresentedbeingexcludedfromdiscussionsthatdirectlyconcernedhisfuture.

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Thefactthattheseproblemsarecontinuallyshowingupsuggeststhatthisnewdevicehastobereadjusted.

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AsoneofthemanyAsianstudentswhohavesurgedintothebestAmericanuniversitiesinrecentyears,ZhangHuasaysthatmanyofhisideasarebasedontraditionalChinesephilosophy.

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Tostartwith,itisnotmerelymoneythatmakesMr.Youngworksohard.Heiscommittedtoeducatingtheyoungandtirestomotivatethemtogetaheadinlife.

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Astimewasrunningout,wedroveevenfasterinthehopethatwecouldmakeittotheairportintime.

Unit3

ThefirstculturaltranslatorIevermetwasaninstallationengineer,Georgebyname,whoworkedforanAmericancompanywhereIwasthedirectorofinternationaloperations.ThecompanyhadjuststartedajointventurewithaJapanesefirm,andtheAmericanmanagementneededsomeonetotraintheJapaneseemployeesinitsuniquetechnology.George'ssolidunderstandingoftheequipment,itsinstallationandusemadehimthebest-qualifiedemployeeforthejob,soeveryonewashappywhenGeorgeacceptedatwo-yearcontractfortemporarytransfertoJapan.

Formthestart,GeorgewaswellacceptedbyalltheJapaneseemployees.JapanesemanagersoftendistrustanyonesenttorepresentUSowners,butGeorgewassonaturallynonassertivethatnoonecouldseehimasathreattotheircareers.Sotheyfeltcomfortableaskinghisadviceonawiderangeofmatters,includingtheoddbehavioroftheirpartnersacrosstheocean.EngineersthroughoutthecompanyappreciatedGeorge'sexpertiseandhisfriendlyandcapablehelp,andtheygotintohabitofturningtohimwhenevertheyhadaproblem-anyproblem.Andthe

degree;ifnotaPh.D.otherwiseheorshewillnotbeaccepted.

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Onlyifyoucompletelythrowyourselfintoyourstudieswillyouultimatelyachieveyourlong-termgoalofbecominganarchaeologist.

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IntheofficeBethalwayslookedhappyandhadareadysmile.Butdeepdown,shewastiredofbeingasecretary.Shewantedtodosomethingmorecreative.

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AmigrantfarmlaborerfromMexico,myfatherwasoverjoyedwhenIwasacceptedbytheUniversityofWashingtonandbecamethefirstpersoninmyfamilytoattendcollege.

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WhenPriscillalookedbackonheryearsofhardstruggle,shesaidthatitwasnoeasyjobtobalanceworkandstudy.

Unit6

Hehadbeenproclaimed”thefinestmindalive”,”thegreatestgeniusofthelate20thcentury”,and"Einstein'sheir".Knowntomillions,farandwide,forhisbookABriefHistoryofTime,StephenHawkingisastarscientistinmorewaysthanone.Hisgiftforrevealingthemysteriesoftheuniverseinastylethatnon-scientistscanenjoymadeHawkinganinstantcelebrityandhisbookabestsellerinbothBritainandAmerica.IthasearnedaplaceintheGuinnessBookofRecordsforspending184weeksinTheSundayTimes”top-ten"list,andhassoldmorethanfivemillioncopiesworldwide--virtuallyunheard-ofsuccessforasciencebook.

Howdidallthishappen?Howhasamanwhoisalmostcompletelyparalyzedandunabletospeakexceptthroughacomputerovercometheseincredibleobstaclesandachievedfarmorethanpeopleeverdreamof?

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StephenHawking,aBritishscientistspecializingintheoreticalcosmologyhasbeenproclaimedthegreatestgeniusofthelate20thcentury.

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Everytimehereleasesanewrecord,thesingerdreamsofits/itearningaplaceinthe‘top-ten’listonetheradio.

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LocatedtothenorthwestofLondon,OxfordUniversityiswellknown/notedfa