大學英語綜合教程二第二單元task b

大學英語綜合教程二第二單元TaskbDoesbeingrichmeanyouliveacompletelydifferentlifefromordinarypeople?Not,itseems,ifyournameisSamWalton.有錢是否意味著過一種完全不同于普通人的生活？看來未必，如果你的名字叫薩姆·沃爾頓。TheRichestManinAmerica,DownHomeArtHarrisRT1.HeputonadinnerjackettoserveasawaiteratthebirthdaypartyofTheRichestManinAmerica.Heimaginedwhatsurelyawaited:amansion,a"Rolls-Royceforeverydayoftheweek,"dogswithdiamondcollars,servantseverywhere.

美國鄉(xiāng)巴佬首富

阿特·哈里斯

他穿上餐服準備到美國首富的生日聚會上去擔任侍者。在他的想像里，他定然會看到：豪宅、主人天天要坐的羅爾斯-羅伊斯轎車、戴著鉆石頸圈的家犬、到處可見的仆人。RT2.Thenhewasofftothehouse,wheelingpastthesleepytownsquareinBentonville,aremoteArkansastownof9,920,whereSamWaltonstartedwithalittledimestorethatgrewintoa$6billiondiscountchaincalledWal-Mart.Hedrovedownacountryroad,turnedatamailboxmarked"SamandHelenWalton,"andjumpedoutatahouseinthewoods.他動身前往那所宅邸，開著車穿過本頓維爾鎮(zhèn)冷冷清清的市政廣場。本頓維爾鎮(zhèn)是阿肯色州一個僅有9,920人口的偏遠小鎮(zhèn)，薩姆·沃爾頓就在該鎮(zhèn)從一個專賣廉價商品的小店起家，小店逐漸發(fā)展成為價值60億美金資產的折扣連鎖店沃爾瑪公司。侍者上了一條鄉(xiāng)間車道，轉過一個標著“薩姆和海倫·沃爾頓”的信箱，在一幢林間住宅前跳下了車。RT3.Itwasnice,butnopalace.Thefurnitureappearedalittleworn.Anoldpickuptrucksatinthegarageandamuddybirddogranabouttheyard.Heneverspottedanyservants.房子還不錯，但絕對不是宮殿。家具略顯陳舊，一輛舊的輕便貨車停在車庫里，一條土褐色的捕禽獵犬在院子里竄來竄去。根本沒看見任何仆人的身影。RT4."Itwasarealdisappointment,"sighswaiterJamieBeaulieu.“太令人失望了，”侍者杰米·鮑尤嘆道。RT5.OnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.Andthe67-year-olddiscountkingSamMooreWaltonstilltravelsthesewindybackroadsinhis1979Fordpickup,redandwhite,birddogsbyhisside,and,comeshootingseason,waitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-Mart.只有在美國，一個億萬富翁才能像普通百姓一樣，安穩(wěn)地過著普普通通的日子。67歲的折扣店大王薩姆·穆爾·沃爾頓仍然開著他那輛紅白兩色的1979年出廠的福特牌輕型貨車穿行在彎彎曲曲的鄉(xiāng)間小道上，身邊坐著他的捕禽獵犬。當狩獵季節(jié)來臨時，他跟別人一樣在當?shù)氐奈譅柆斏痰昱抨犢徺I獵槍子彈。RT6."Hedoesn'twantanyspecialtreatment,"saysnightmanagerJohnnyBaker,whostrugglestocallthebossbyhisfirstnameasarecentcorporatememocommands.Fewherethinkofhisbillions;theycallhim"Mr.Sam"andaccepthisfolksyways."He'sthesamemanwhoopenedhisdimestoreonthesquareandworked18hoursadayforhisdream,"saysMayorRichardHoback.“他不要任何特殊待遇，”夜班經理喬尼·貝克說，他費了好大的勁才如公司最近一份備忘錄所規(guī)定的那樣對自己的老板以名相稱。這里幾乎沒人去想他的億萬身價，他們稱他為薩姆先生，絲毫不以他的平民作風為怪?！八€是那個在市政廣場開廉價店，為了自己的夢想每天工作18個小時的人，一點沒變，”市長理查德·霍巴克說。RT7.Byallaccounts,he'sfriendly,cheerful,afineneighborwhodoeshisbesttoblendin,neverflashy,neverthrowinghisweightaround.人人都說他為人友善，性情開朗，是個好鄰居；他盡力與人們融洽相處，從不炫耀，也從不盛氣凌人。RT8.NomatterhowbigatimehehadonSaturdaynight,youcanfindhiminchurchonSunday.Surelyinareservedseat,right?"Wedon'thavereservedseats,"saysGordonGarlingtonIII,pastorofthelocalchurch.無論他星期六晚上的夜生活過得多晚，星期日你還是能在教堂見到他。當然是坐在他的包座上，對嗎？“我們不設包座，”當?shù)亟烫媚翈煾甑恰ぜ恿诸D第三說。RT9.SowheredoesTheRichestManinAmericasit?Whereverhefindsaseat."Look,he'sjustnotthatway.Hedoesn'thaveasetplace.Atachurchsuppertheothernight,heandhiswifewereinbackwashingdishes."那美國首富坐哪兒呢？哪兒有空位子就坐哪兒?！爸绬?，他根本就不是那種人。他沒有包座。前幾天晚上教堂舉行晚餐會，他和太太一起在后面洗盤子。”RT10.For19years,he'susedthesamebarber.JohnMayhallfindshimwaitingwhenheopensupat7a.m.Hechatsaboutthenationalnews,orreadsinhischair,perhapstheBentonCountyDailyDemocrat,anotherWaltonpropertythatkeepshimoffthefrontpage.ItburiedtheForbeslistatthebottomofpage2.19年來，為他理發(fā)的總是同一個師傅。約翰·梅霍早上七點開門會見到他等在門外。他跟人閑聊國內新聞，或是坐在椅子里看報，沒準是《本頓民主日報》，這是沃爾頓的又一宗產業(yè)。這份報紙從來不讓有關他的消息出現(xiàn)在頭版上。它將《福布斯》的富人排行榜塞在第二版的報尾。RT11."He'sjustnotafrontperson,"anewspaperemployeeexplains.“他壓根兒不是那種愛上頭版新聞的人，”一位報社雇員解釋說。RT12.Butonerecentmorning,TheRichestManinAmericadidsomethingthatwouldhavemadeheadlinesanywhereintheworld:Heforgothismoney."Isaid,'Forgetit,takecareofitnexttime,'"saysbarberMayhall."Buthesaid,'No,I'llgetit,'andhewenthomeforhiswallet."但最近有天早上，美國首富做了件在任何其他地方準會成為頭條新聞的事：他忘了帶錢。“我說，‘沒事，下次一起付吧，’“理發(fā)師梅霍說。”可他說，‘不行，我得回去拿，’就回家去取錢包了。”RT13.Wasn'tthat,well,alittlestrange?"Nosir,"saysMayhall,"theonlythingstrangeaboutSamWaltonisthatheisn'tstrange."這一切，嗯，是不是有點怪？“一點也不，先生，”梅霍說。“薩姆·沃爾頓唯一不同尋常的就是，他平平常常。”RT14.ButjusthowlongWaltoncanholdfirmtohisfolksyhabitswithcelebrityhunterskeepingfollowinghimwhereverhegoesisanyone'sguess.EversinceForbesmagazinepronouncedhimAmerica'srichestman,with$2.8billioninWal-Martstock,he'sbeenarichmanontherun,steeringclearofreporters,dreamers,andschemers.然而，沃爾頓所到之處名人追星族緊跟不舍，他的平民習慣能保持多久，就很難說了。自從《福布斯》雜志宣布他擁有價值28億的沃爾瑪股票成為美國首富以后，他就成了一個東躲西藏的富人，他得甩開記者、尋夢者，還有圖謀不軌者。RT15."HemaybetherichestbyForbesrankings,"sayscorporateaffairsdirectorJimVonGremp,"buthedoesn'tknowwhetherheisornot—andhedoesn'tcare.Hedoesn'tspendmuch.Heownsstock,buthe'salwaysleftitinthecompanysoitcouldgrow.Buttherealstoryinhismindisthesuccessachievedbythe100,000peoplewhomakeuptheWal-Martteam."“他或許是《福布斯》排行榜的首富，”公司事務主管吉姆販敕格雷姆普說，“但他并不知道自己是不是首富——而且他也不在乎。他不怎么花錢。他是擁有股票，但他一直把股票留在公司里好讓公司發(fā)展。而他腦子里真正想著的是沃爾瑪十萬員工共同取得的成功?！盧T16.He'susuallybackhomeforFridaysalesmeetings,ortheexecutivepeprallySaturdaymorningat7a.m.,whenWalton,ashedoesatnewstoreopenings,isliabletojumpuponachairandleadeveryoneintheWal-Martcheer:"GivemeaW!GivemeanA!GivemeanL!Louder!"他通?；貋韰⒓有瞧谖宓匿N售會議，或是星期六早晨7點的行政人員鼓勁會，屆時沃爾頓會像分店新開張時那樣，跳上椅子，帶領大家呼喊沃爾瑪公司口號：“給我一個W！給我一個A！給我一個L！大聲點！”RT17.Andloudertheyyell.Nooneadmitstofeelingtheleastbitsilly.It'sallpartoftheWal-MartwayoflifeaslaiddownbySam:loyalty,hardwork,longhours;getideasintothesystemfromthebottomup,Japanese-style;treatyourpeopleright;cutpricesandmarginstotheboneandsleepwellatnight.Employeeswithoneyearonboardqualifyforstockoptions,andareurgedtobuyalltheycan.于是大家越喊越響。沒有誰說這樣做有點傻。這都是薩姆定下來的沃爾瑪生活方式的一部分：忠誠，勤勉，加班加點；從公司最底層起大家集思廣益，日本管理方式；善待員工；盡可能降低價格、減少利潤，一夜安睡到天亮。員工進公司一年就有資格獲得優(yōu)先認股權，并一再鼓勵他們盡力購買。RT18.Afterthepeprally,there'sbirdhunting,ortennisonhisbackyardcourt.Buthisstoresarealwaysonhismind.OnetennisguestmanagedtoputhimoffhisgamebyaskingwhyacanofballscostmoreinoneWal-Martthananother.Itturnedouttobeuntrue,butthemoveworked.Waltonlostfourstraightgames.鼓勁會之后，他會去打野禽，或在他家后院球場打網球。但腦子里老是想著他的那些商店。一位來打網球的客人為了分散他打球的注意力，故意問了一句為什么一筒網球在一家沃爾瑪商店賣得比另一家沃爾瑪商店貴。此話并非實情，但這一招卻真管用。沃爾頓連輸四局。RT19.Waltonsetupacollegescholarshipfundforemployees'children,adisasterrelieffundtorebuildemployeehomesdamagedbyfires,floods,tornadoes,andthelike.Hebelievedincultivatingideasandrewardingsuccess.沃爾頓為員工子女設立了大學獎學基金，為房屋遭受火災、洪水、龍卷風等破壞的員工重建家園設立了災難救助基金。他信奉廣開思路、褒獎成功。RT20."He'dsay,'Thatfellowworkedhard,let'sgivehimalittleextra,'"recallsretiredpresidentFeroldF.Arend,whowasstunnedatsuchgenerosityafterthestingyemployerhelefttojoinWal-Mart."IhadtochangemywayofthinkingwhenIcameaboard."“他會說，‘那人工作努力，獎勵一下吧，’”退休的前任總裁費羅爾德·F·阿倫德回憶道。他原先供職的雇主非常吝嗇，所以離開那里加入沃爾瑪公司之后，他對這種慷慨行為深感震驚?！拔壹用宋譅柆敽?，不得不改變自己的思維方式?！盧T21."Thereasonforoursuccess,"saysWalton,inacompanyhandout,"isourpeopleandthewaythey'retreatedandthewaytheyfeelabouttheircompany.Theybelievethingsaredifferenthere,buttheydeservethecredit."“我們之所以成功，”沃爾頓在公司宣傳冊上寫道，“是由于我們的員工，是由于他們所受到的待遇以及他們對公司的感情。他們認為這里與眾不同，但是這種榮譽他們受之無愧?！盧T22.AddscompanylawyerJimHendren:"I'veneverseenanyoneyetwhoworkedforhimorwasaroundhimforanylengthoftimewhowasn'tbetteroff.AndIdon'tmeanjustfinancially,althoughalotofpeopleare.It'sjustsomethingabouthim—comingintocontactwithSamWaltonjustmakesyouabetterperson.公司律師吉姆·亨德倫補充說，“我從沒見過有誰為他工作或和他接觸一段時間后而不受益的。我不僅僅是指錢財方面，當然許多人是更富有了。我是說他的某種內在的東西——與薩姆·沃爾頓交往會使你成為一個更健全的人。”StudythenewwordsandexpressionsofTextagain.（黑正體表示“一般要求”（四級）的詞匯；黑正體后加★表示“較高要求”（六級）的詞匯；黑正體后加▲表示“更高要求”的詞匯；黑色正體后加☆表示“超綱詞匯”；黑色正體后加△表示“專有名詞”。）1.mansion

n.alarge,imposinghouse豪宅，大廈

Thecouplewishtoliveinacosylittlehomeratherthaninabigmansion.

那對夫婦寧愿住在溫暖舒適的小屋中，也不愿住在大的豪宅里。2.dime▲

n.（美國、加拿大的）10分硬幣

Willonedimeandthreenickelsbeallright?3.discount

n.areductioninprice折扣

Traditionalretailerswho'veopenedcyber-storesmayofferspecialdiscountstoonlineshoppers.

Althoughonlinebookstoresusuallyofferdiscounts,don'texpecttosavemuch.4.billionaire★

n.億萬富翁；大富翁

Hebecameabillionairewhenhewasinhisfifties.5.folk

n.(usu.pl.)peopleingeneral人們

Theygotmarriedandhadkidsandlivedlikeotherfolks.

ThesearethefolksfromthelocalTVstation.6.getawaywith

do(sth.inappropriateorwrong)withoutexperiencinganyproblemsorbeingpunished做（不恰當?shù)氖禄蝈e事）卻沒有遇到麻煩或受到懲罰

Theyclaimedthattheyknewhowtoplaythesystemandgetawaywithit.

Erichasbeengettingawaywithtaxfraudforyears.7.local

a.intheareayoulivein,orrelatedtotheparticularareayouaretalkingabout本地的，當?shù)氐?/p>

Theplanewastotakeoffat6a.m.andlandat7a.m.localtime.

Three-quartersoftheinvestmentneededtohosttheOlympicswouldbebornebycentralandlocalgovernment.8.corporate

a.relatingtolargecompanies（大）公司的

Thetwocompaniesdecidedtomergetotakeadvantageofsimilaritiesintheircorporatecultures.

ThecorporateheadquartersofGoogleInc.islocatedinMountainView,California.9.memo▲

n.anoteofsth.toberemembered備忘錄

Yourjobistotypethememo.

你的任務是把備忘錄打出來。10.mayor

n.市長

Butneitherthemayor,noranyotherlocalofficials,wasavailableforcommentyesterday.

但是市長和其他當?shù)氐墓賳T昨天都沒有對此發(fā)表評論。11.by/fromallaccounts

accordingtowhatpeoplesay根據(jù)各方面的說法

Tom,byallaccounts,isasuperbteacher.

TheChinesefootballteamwillplaytheKoreanstonight.Itshouldbeamatchworthwatching,byallaccounts.12.blend

v.mixtogether混合

Whatdowehaveforbreakfast?Afruitpuddingofblendedbananas,strawberries,datesandmangos.

ThesingerisknownforblendingLatinpopandAmericanmainstreampopinhersongs.13.blendin

mixharmoniously(with)（與…）打成一片

Whathesaidreinforcedmydeterminationtoblendinwithmysurroundings.

Asanewly-appointedmanager,hewasnotsurewhetherhecouldblendin.

Thepainterblendedinwiththecrowdattheartsale.14.throwone'sweightaround

(infml)盛氣凌人

Thedistrictmanagercametoourofficeandtriedtothrowhisweightaround,butnoonepaidanyattentiontohim.15.barber

n.理發(fā)師

Thebarbercroppedhishairshort.16.employee

n.雇員，受雇者

Youhavebuiltthebestteamfromthebestemployeesavailable.17.holdto

continuehaving(particularbeliefsorstandards,etc.)堅持

Whateveryourargumentis,Ishallholdtomydecision.18.celebrity★

Haveyouevertalkedtoacelebrity?

你曾經跟名人說過話嗎？19.ontherun

tryinghardtohideorescapefromsb.在逃避，在逃亡

Heisontherunfromthepolice.

PrincessDianadiedwhileontherunfrompaparazzi.20.steerclearof

keepawayfrom避開，避免

Membersoftheclubsteerclearofcontroversialissuessuchasreligion.

俱樂部成員避開了宗教信仰等一些會引起爭議的問題。21.rank

v.put(sb./sth.)intoapositionaccordingtotheirsize,importance,etc.排列，排名

Jimwassosureofhimselfthatheonlyappliedtothoseuniversitiesrankedinthetop10ontheannualU.S.News&WorldReportissueon''America'sBestColleges."

Thissearchenginerankssearchresultsinorderofrelevance,showingyouthemostrelevant

recordsfirst.22.makeup

form,constitute組成，構成

Womenmakeupnearly50%ofuniversityentrants.

Thecollegeismadeupoffourteendepartmentsandfiveresearchcenters.23.rally

n.alarge,usu.politicalpublicmeeting大會，集會

OverseasChineseheldralliesaroundtheworldonSundayandMondaytovoicetheirsupport

fortheBeijingOlympicGames.

BarakObama'sspeechattherallyendedwiththeslogan"Changeweneed."24.liable

a.likelytodo可能，會

It'sliabletosnowheavilytomorrow.

Thesportsmeetingisliabletobepostponeduntilnextweekbecauseofthebadweather.25.laydown

establish(sth.)asaruleorprinciple規(guī)定

Conditionsformembershiparelaiddowninthesoccerclubrules.

Theschoolauthoritieshaveissuedanewbookletlayingdownregulationsforstudents.26.loyalty

n.thequalityofbeingtrueandfaithful忠誠

Myfatherisasoccerfan.Hisloyaltytothelocalteamhastakenhimalloverthecountrytoseethemplay.

Oncehismindwasmadeup,GeneralLeeneverchangedhisloyaltytotheSouth.27.system

n.系統(tǒng)，設備

Howinpracticedoweassembleasystem?28.onboard

involvedinaproject,orworkingforanorganization加入，是…一員29.court

n.球場

Noticehowthesehavenothingtodowithwhathedoesonthecourt?30.cultivate

vt.(1)makeaspecialefforttoestablishanddevelop(arelationship,attitude,etc.)培養(yǎng)

(2)preparelandandgrowcropsonit

Theyencouragestudentstocultivatespecialinterestsintheoreticalphysics.

Somestudentstrytocultivatealoveofart.

Theycultivated500acresinthesuburbs.

Theremoteareahasbarelybeencultivatedfordecades.31.reward

vt.givesth.to(sb.)inreturnfor(workorservice)獎賞（某事/某人）

Theofficeristoberewardedforhiseffortswithpromotiontotherankofinspector.

Ifyoudowellinthefinalexams,IwillrewardyouwithatriptoHongKong.32.stun

vt.shockandsurprise使震驚

Theminutethedooropened,Ifelttoostunnedtoopenmymouth,staringatherscarredfaceundertheglaringlamp.

Neighborsatthequietstreetwherethebodywasfoundsaidtheywerestunnedatthemurder.33.generosity

n.kindness,esp.ingivingthingstopeople慷慨，大方

Christmasisaseasontoshowyourgenerosity.

Hewasabletofinishcollegethankstotheremarkablegenerosityofhisuncle.34.employer

n.雇傭者，雇主

Ifadefectappearsordamageoccurs,theemployershallnotifythecontractoraccordingly.

如果出現(xiàn)缺陷，或發(fā)生損害，雇主應根據(jù)情況，通知承包商。35.comeintocontact(with)

communicatewith;touch與…接觸

WhenwasthefirsttimeyoucameintocontactwithHaroldPinter?

TheyoungMuslimcameintocontactwithaterroristgroupinLeedssomeyearsago.1.SamWalton____________________.A.liveslikeakingB.huntsC.hasservantseverywhereD.drivesaRolls-RoyceAnswer:B2.TheMayorthinksWalton___________________.A.workstoohardB.hasnotchangedC.acceptshisfolksywaysD.deservesspecialtreatmentAnswer:B3.Thebarbertoldhiscustomer_________________.A.thatheshouldtakebettercareofhiswalletnexttimeB.thatheshouldputoffhavinghishaircutC.thatthistimewasfreeD.topaylaterAnswer:D4.WecandeducethatWalton_________________.A.isthesoleownerofWal-MartB.ownsamajorityofWal-MartstockC.holdsaminorityshareinWal-MartD.doesnotknowwhatheownsAnswer:C5.Waltonlostthetennismatchbecause_________________.A.hewishedtobebirdhuntingB.hewasannoyedtofindhisguesthadliedtohimC.hewastiredafterthepeprallyD.hewasworryingaboutbusinessAnswer:D6.Thegeneraltoneofthearticleis_________________.A.criticalB.ironicC.humorousD.complimentaryAnswer:DTranslateintoChinesethefollowingsentencesintheessay.Keys只有在美國，一個億萬富翁才能像普通百姓一樣生活，而不受干擾。

2.人人都說他為人友善，性情開朗，是個好鄰居；他盡力與人們融洽相處，從不炫耀，也不盛氣凌人。

3.但最近有天早上，美國首富做了件在任何其他地方準會成為頭條新聞的事：他忘了帶錢。

4.然而，沃爾頓所到之處名人追星族緊跟不舍，他的平民習慣能保持多久，就很難說了。

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