新視野大學(xué)英語綜合教程3-課文與課文翻譯Unit2

1/7.asscastleIneverbelievedinSantaClaus.Noneofuskidsdid.MomandDadrefusedtoletus.Theycouldn'taffordesentsandtheydidntwantustothinkwewerentasgoodasotherkidswhoonChristmasmorning,foundallsortsoffancytoysunderthetreethatweresupposedlyleftbySantaClausSotheytoldusallabouthowotherkidsweredeceivedupsclaimedweremadebylittlelveswearingINJAPAN.TrynottolookdownonthoseotherchildrenMomsaidIt'snottheirfaultthatthey'vebeenbrainwashedintobelievingsillymyths."WecelebratedChristmas,butusuallyaboutaweekafterDecember25,whenyouwayandadolloraslingshotthathadbeenmarkedwaydowninanafter-Christmassale.DadlosthisjobatthegypsummineaftergettinginanargumentwiththemanandwhenChristmascamethatyearwehadnomoneyatallOnChristmasEveDadtookeachofuskidsoutintothedesertnightonebyoneIhadablanketwrappedaroundme,andwhenitwasmyturn,IofferedtoshareitwithDad,buthe2/7.sThecoldneverbotheredhimIwasfivethatyearandIsatnexttoDadandwelookedupattheskyDadlovedtotalkaboutthestarsHeexplainedtoushowthroughthenightskyastheearthturnedHetaughtustoidentifythetellationsandhowtonavigatebytheNorthStarThoseshiningstarshelikedtoreoneofthespecialtreatsforpeoplelikeuswholivedoutinthesaylivedinfancyapartmentsbuttheirairwassopollutedtheycouldntevenseethestarsWedhavetobeoutofourmindstowanttotradeplaceswithanyofthem.PickoutyourfavoritestarDadsaidthatnight.HetoldmeIcouldhaveitforyChristmaspresentYoucantgivemeastarIsaidNooneownsthestarsThatsrightDadsaidNooneelseownsthemYoujusthavetoclaimIsabella.Claimingastarasyourownhaseverybitasmuchlogictoit."IthoughtaboutitandrealizedDadwasright.HewasalwaysfiguringoutthingsIcouldhaveanystarIwanted,Dadsaid,exceptBetelgeuseandRigel,becauseanhadalreadylaidclaimtothemIlookeduptothestarsandtriedtofigureoutwhichwasthebestone.Youcouldeyoureyesadjustedtothedarkthemorestarsyoud3/7.themgraduallybecomingvisibleTherewasoneinparticularinwestabovethemountainsbutlowintheskythatshonemorebrightlythanalltherest.10"Iwantthatone,"Isaid.Dadgrinned."That'sVenus,"hesaid.Venuswasonlyaplanet,hewenton,andhelookedbiggerandbrighterbecauseshewashestarsPooroldVenusdidntevenmakeherownlightDadsaidlectedlightHeexplainedtomethatplanetsglowedbecauseedlightwasconstantandstarstwinkledbecausetheirlightpulsed12"Ilikeitanyway,"Isaid.IhadadmiredVenusevenbeforethatChristmas.Youtintheearlyeveningglowingonthewesternhorizonandifyougotupearlyyoucouldstillseeitinthemorning,afterallthestarshaddisappeared.13"Whatthehell,"Dadsaid."It'sChristmas.Youcanhaveaplanetifyouwant."14AndhegavemeVenus.15ThateveningoverChristmasdinner,wealldiscussedouterspace.DadexplainedandblackholesandquasarsandtoldusaboutthespecialqualitiesofigelandVenusBetelgeusewasaredstarintheshoulderoftheonOrionItwasoneofthelargeststarsyoucouldseeintheskyhundredserthanthesunIthadburnedbrightlyformillionsofyearsandwould4/7.astarbutDadexplainedthatsoonmeanthundredsofthousandsofyearswhenyouweretalkingaboutstars.16Rigelwasabluestar,smallerthanBetelgeuse,Dadsaid,butevenbrighter.Itwasextra-fastrunner.17Venusdidn'thaveanymoonsorsatellitesorevenamagneticfield,butitdidwassuperhotaboutfivehundreddegreesormoreSoDadsaidwhenthesunstartstoburnoutandearthrnscoldeveryoneheremightwanttomovetoVenustogetwarmAndtheyllhavesionyoureyourdescendantsfirst18WelaughedaboutallthekidswhobelievedintheSantamythandgotnothinggotisbrokenandlongforgotten,"Dadsaid,"you'llstillhaveyourstars."我從來不相信有圣誕老人。我們家的孩子沒人相信,因?yàn)榘职謰寢尣蛔屛覀兿嘈?。他們買不起昂貴的禮物,也不想讓我們覺得我們比不上別的孩子——在圣誕節(jié)早上,他們從圣誕樹下找到各種各樣的新奇玩具,據(jù)說是圣誕老5/7.小精靈在他們的北極工廠所做的玩具其實(shí)標(biāo)簽上都寫著"日本制造"。我們也慶祝圣誕節(jié),但通常比12月25日晚大約一周。那時(shí)候可以找到人們丟棄的非常好的蝴蝶結(jié)、包裝紙及松針幾乎完好就被人們?nèi)釉诼放缘氖フQ樹,有些樹上甚至還掛著一些銀色的閃光金屬箔。爸爸和媽媽會(huì)給我們一包彩色玻璃彈子或一個(gè)洋娃娃或彈弓,那是在圣誕節(jié)后商品大減價(jià)時(shí)買。在與工頭吵了一架后爸爸丟了石膏礦的工作,所以在那年的圣誕節(jié),我們一貧如洗。圣誕前夕,爸爸把我們輪流帶到荒野的夜幕中。我當(dāng)時(shí)裹著一床毯子,在輪到我的時(shí)候,我要把毯子分給爸爸一些,但爸爸說不用,他從不怕冷。那年我五歲,我挨著爸爸坐下,我們一起抬頭看天空。爸爸很喜歡談?wù)撔撬矚g強(qiáng)調(diào)一點(diǎn)：那些閃亮的星星是對像我們這樣住在荒野里的人的特別款待。他說,那些有錢的城里人雖然住在漂亮的公寓里,他們卻看不到星星,因?yàn)榭諝獗粐?yán)重污染了。如果我們想與他們中的任何一個(gè)交換住所,那我們肯定是瘋了。些星星。所以現(xiàn)在你只要在其他人之前聲稱它是你的,就像拉丁佬哥倫布替伊莎貝拉女王聲稱美洲"我想了想,發(fā)現(xiàn)爸爸是對的。他一直都是這樣推理的。6/7.參宿四和參宿七〔獵戶座的兩顆星星,因?yàn)槁妍惡筒假嚩饕呀?jīng)認(rèn)領(lǐng)了這兩顆。我抬頭看著星星,想挑出最好的那顆。在清朗的荒野的夜空中,有成百、成千甚至上萬顆星星在層層地呈現(xiàn)在你的眼前。其中有一顆很特別,它在山的西面,但處于低空,顯得比其他所有的星星都更亮。因?yàn)樗绕渌切请x我們近得多。可憐的金星甚至不能自己發(fā)光,爸爸說。她發(fā)們的光是不穩(wěn)定的。"不管怎樣,我就喜歡它,"我說。在那個(gè)圣誕前我就喜歡金星