大學(xué)英語3 期中考試答案

Unit1Education:ATransformationoftheSoul

1Onmyfirstdayofhighschool,myteachershowedtheclassaPowerPointpresentation

entitledTheValueofEducation.Thefirstslidereadsimplythis:"Education=$”.Ifelt

uncomfortable,notknowingexactlywhy.

2Education,throughoutmyhighschoolexperience,continuedtobedescribedtomelikethis:

collegemeansadiploma.Adiplomameansabetterjob.Abetterjobmeansmoremoney.More

moneymeansagoodlife.ButIwonderedwhohaddecidedthecriteriafora“better"jobanda

“good”life.I：allseemedsomathematical.Educationwaspresentedtomeasanequationequalinga

personIhadnotchosentobe.

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.她讀了一首題為《想起你》的詩。(entitle)

*ShereadapoementitledThinkofYou.

2.他給這本書取名為《野性的愛》。(entitle)

HeentitledthebookSavageLove.

3.教育的關(guān)鍵在于激勵和享受，而不是一所學(xué)?；蛞粋€大學(xué)文憑。(diploma)

:Thekeyofeducationismotivationandenjoyment,notaschooloracollegediploma.

4.那青年用了3年的時間取得研究生文憑。(diploma)

Theyoungmanwonhisgraduatediplomainihrccyears.

5.我自己成功的標準是能夠努力工作和快樂生活。(criteria)

*Myowncriteriaofsuccessarctheabilitiestoworkhardandlivejoyfully.

3Iwentontocollege,ofcourse,aseveryonetoldmetodo.Collegeishowyoubecomean

earner,theytoldme.MymajorthatfirstsemesterwasInternationalRelations.IlikedthewomanI

envisionedmyselfasinthisfield-adiplomat,asavvycitizenoftheworld.ButgraduallyIbegan

torealizethatthispersonwasnotsomeoneIboreanyresemblanceto.Shewas,rather,acloneof

thewell-educated,welLmoneyedidealmyteacherhadpresentedtomeyearsago.Thiswomanhad

earningpotential;shewassmartandworldly.ButshewasnotsomeoneIwouldbecome.Shehad

nothinoJ-reZhzwanted_.

這個女外交家是多年前我的老師向我呈現(xiàn)的那個受過良好

教育、會掙錢的典范形象的復(fù)制品.

4Mymomentofclaritysooncame.Iwaswatchingafilmwithmyfamilyandlaughingatall

thehistoricalerrorsinit,butIsuddenlyrealizedthattherewassomethin,Ididlove,somethingI

hadbrushedasideinmymindforyearsbecauseitdidnotfitwiththemarketable,diploma-holding

jobapplicantIhadalwaysassumedIshouldbecome.

這時我突然意識到我真正熱愛的東西是什么。它被我忽視多年，因為它和我以前所

設(shè)想自己應(yīng)該成為的那個方文憑、搶手的求職者形象完全不符。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.我不敢想象他能做出這種可怕的事。(envision)

Ican*tenvisionhimdoingsuchaterriblething.

2.憧憬你理想的一天：囊括所有細節(jié)，從日出到日落。(envision)

Envisionyouridealday,infulldetail,fromsunuptosundown.

3.每個公民都可以要求受到法律的保護。(citizen)

Everyfellowcitizenmayclaimtheprotectionofthelaw.

4.作為一個世界公民，他必須努力做到行事誠實正直。(citizen)

Asaglobalcitizen,hemuststrivetoactwithhonestyandintegrity.

5.你所說的與事實相去甚遠。(resemblance)

Yourstoryshowslittleresemblancetothefacts.

6.她長得不像她母親。(resemblance)

Shebearslittleresemblancetohermotherinappearance.

5Iam,asitsohappens,thedaughterofpassionatehistorybuffs.Myfamilynevertook

vacations;wetookfieldtrips.IhadnotyetlearnedtowalkwhenIfirstvisitedAbrahamLincoln's

houseinSpringfield,Illinois.SincethenIhaveseenthehomesofcountlessdeadpresidents.Ihave

wanderedthroughmoremuseumsthanIcanremember.

打那時起.我參觀過無數(shù)己故總統(tǒng)的故居.我去過的博物館多得連我自己都記不住。

6Thesememoriesarepricelesstome;nomatterhowmuchIteasedmyparentsaboutthefoct

thatweneverwenttoDisneyWorld,Iwouldnothavechangedourtripsforanythingintheworld.I

knewwhateducationwas,inmychildhood,beforesomeonedamageditwithimagesofdollarsigns

EducationwashowIhadadventures.Educationwasmyfamily'sescape.

童年時，在別人用美元符號

來破壞教育的形象之前，我就已經(jīng)知道了它是什么：教育就是我的H險之旅；就是我們?nèi)?/p>

逃離現(xiàn)實、品味歷史的過程。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.她對野生花卉產(chǎn)生了濃烈的興趣。(passionate)

Shedevelopedapassionateinterestinwildflowers..

2.她熱烈倡導(dǎo)教育改革。(passionate)

Sheisapassiunalcadvocalcofcducalianrcfbnn.

3.游客們漫步穿過森林與田野去探索大自然。(wander)

Thetravelersarcwanderingtheforestsandfieldstoexplorethenature.

4.詩人想獨自漫游列國去尋找靈感。(wander)

Thepoetwantedtowanderallcountriesonhisowntoseeksomeinspiration.

5.別把它當真，他只不過是在開玩笑。(tease)

Don'ttakeitseriously.He'sonlyleasing.

6.我妹妹以前總嘲笑我的發(fā)型。(tease)

Mysisterusedioleasemeaboutmyhairstyle.

7.電影《加勒比海盜》是一部非常好看的驚險片。(adventure)

ThefilmPiratesoftheCaribbeanisafantasticadventurefilm.

8.無論他怎么努力，都無法說服朋友們放棄冒險。(adventure)

Nomatterhowhardhetriedhecouldn'lpersuadehisfoundslogiveUDihcadventure.

7ThetruthisIloveAmericanhistory.GeorgeWashingtonisnotaleqecdaryherotomebuta

bravewarveteranuponwhosesimpletombIsawmygrandfather,anotherwarveteran,layawreath.

ThomasJefferson'sMonticelloisnotformeanameinatextbook;itisabeautifulretreat,nestled

deepintheVirginiamountains.

喬治?華盛頓不是什么傳奇英雄而是一?位驍

萬的退伍軍人.因為我曾看見我那同為退伍軍人的祖父在他簡陋的墳?zāi)骨熬传I花環(huán)

8"WhyamInotahistorymajor?,9Iaskedthatnightwhilethemoviewasoncommercial

break.

9"Um,becauseyoucan'tmakeanymoneythatway?”respondedmysister.

10ItransferredintoanAmericanhistoryclassthatnextsemester.Iwasneverabsent.Itwas

liketakingachildhoodfieldtrip.The'A'marksIqotoneverypaperandeverytestweremore\o

methananygoodIhadevergottenbefore-here,finally,wassomethingmeaniriRful.Iwas

thrilledbymyincreasingunderstandingoffascinatinghistoryconcepts,andbythefactthatIwas

becomingsomeoneIwantedtobe.

每張試卷和每次考試所得的“A”對我來說比以前所取得的任何好成績都更為重要一

終于,在這兒，我找到了真.正有意義的事。我對精彩的歷史概念理解越來越深,我正在成為

自己想成為的人，連我自己都感到激動萬分。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.那個小村莊坐落在山腳下。（nestle）

Thesmallvillagenestledatthefootofthehill.

2.聽說你獲得了成功,我們真是興奮極了。（thrill）

“Wc'rcimmenselythrilledtolearnofyoursuccess.

3.電影《泰坦尼克》讓觀眾如此激動，很多人都哭了起來。（thrill）

ThefilmTitanicthrilledihcaudiences。much【halalolofthembuNin【o（cars.

4.孩子們看到自己喜歡的k通形象都會興奮不已。（thrill）

Childrenwillthrillat/totheirfavoritecartooncharacters.

11IalsotookanEnglishhistorycourse.Theprofessorwasafascinatingspeakerand

thoroughlyknowledgeableonhissubject.HetoldanecdotesaboutCharlesII;hecouldquotethe

unemploymentratesofVictorianLondonliketheywerehisownchildren'sbirthdays.This

professor,Irealized,possessedmorethanapileofdiplomas.Andwhathewashelpingmeto

achievewassomuchmorethanadegree.Hehad-andIwasacquiring-amindexercisedby

manyyears'studiousdedication.Andthat-unlikemoneyorajob-issomethingwhichcannotbe

lost.

主講這門課的教授對自己的專業(yè)了如指掌，講起課來口若懸河。

我意識到，這位教授所擁療的絕不僅僅是一堆文憑而已，他給予

我的梢助也絕不只是拿到一個學(xué)位.他的智慧是多年潛心研究的沉淀，而我也正攝取著他的智慈

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.杰克遜先生舉了個病重住院老先生的例子。(quote)

Mr.Jacksonquotedtheeaseofanelderlymanwhohadbeenseriouslyillinthehospital.

2.作者以擁有優(yōu)秀鐵路服務(wù)的法國舉例。(quote)

Francewasquotedbytheauthorasacountrywithagoodrailservice.

3.詹森有做好這項工作必備的耐性和應(yīng)變能力嗎？(possess)

DocsJasonpossessthenecessarypatienceandtacttodothejobwell?

4.據(jù)說他擁有超過250萬美元的財富。(possess)

Heissaidtopossessafortuneofmorethan2.5milliondollars.

5.我們應(yīng)當獲取更多的第一手資料。(acquire)

Weshouldacquiremorefirsihandinfbrmaiion.

6.我們不僅僅從讀書中獲得知識。(acquire)

Wedon*tacquireknowledgefromreadingalone.

7.他專心致力于教學(xué)的精神贏得了同事們的尊敬。(dedication)

HisdedicationInleachinggainedtherespectofhiscolleagues.

8.她以巨大的忘我精神工作，希望找到這種疾病的療法。(dedication)

SheworkedwilhgrealdedicationIofindacurefbrthedisease.

12MydreamistoworkataplacelikeMonticelloandgiveotherchildrentheexperienceIhad

一theexperienceofhistorycomingtolife.IhavenoideaofthesortofmoneyIcanexpectfromthis

pursuit.Isimplydonotcare.Iwanttobelikethatprofessor,someonewhohasspentyearsfilling

hersoulwithwhatshelovedtruly.Iwanttolivemyeducation.

我的夢想是在一個像蒙蒂塞洛那樣的地方工作,和核子們一起分享我的經(jīng)歷——生

動地刻所歷史、賦予它生命。

我希望我能借此讓教育貫穿我的整個生命。

13IknownowwhyIfeltsooutofplacethatfirstdayofhighschool.Itisnothinglessthana

curse.Thatexpression-''Education=$“isaproverbofthemostoffensivesort,andIpityanyone

whoactuallybelievesit.TheywillneverknowtheempowermentIhavefoundbypursuingmy

soul.

他們永遠都無法體會到我追求理想的動力之源。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.他低聲咒罵那個撞車逃逸的貨車司機。(curse)

Hemutteredacurseatthehit-and-runtruckdriver.

2.笑是最具感染力的情感表達方式之一。(expression)

Laughterisoneofthemostinfectiousexpressionsofemotion.

3.那兒的風景美麗得無法形容。(expression)

Thescenerytherewassobcautifiilihalilwasbeyondexpression.

4.她說話聲音很低，但是用詞極其粗俗。(expression)

Shespokeinaquietvoicebutusedremarkablycoarseexpressions.

5.我同情任何以如此微薄的收入養(yǎng)活全家的人。(pity)

Ipityanyonewhohastofeedafamilyonsuchalowincome.

14Educationmeansafutureenrichedbyknowledge-knowledgeIhavedesired,workedfor,

andattained.Ithasbeen,forme,ineverywayatransformativeexperience.AsateenagerIwas

suffocatedbyalackofinterest,steeredbyexpectations.NowIknowthefreedomthatcomesfrom

havingapurposeinlife.Educationwillneverbe,forme,alineonaresume.Ithasbeen,rather,a

transformationofthesoul.

教育意味著用知識豐富的未來我熱愛這些知識，愿意為之奮斗并最終獲得。

我十?多歲時，對所學(xué)缺乏興趣，乂被各種期望用使，使我?guī)捉舷ⅰ?/p>

對我來說，教育永遠不是簡歷上的一行字.而是靈魂的轉(zhuǎn)變。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.我們都渴望幸福和健康。(desire)

Wcalldesirehappinessandhealth.

2.我的確想從牛津大學(xué)獲得一份獎學(xué)金。(desire)

IreallydesiretogetascholarshipfromOxfordUniversity.

3.我決心不惜任何代價達到目的。(attain)

Pmdeterminedtoattainmypurposeatanycost.

4.不論什么時候，只要你有一個目標，就得犧牲某些東西去實現(xiàn)它。(attain)

Wheneveryouhaveanaimyoumustsacrificesomethingtoattainit.

5.瑪麗被媽媽的巨大期望盲目指引著，感到無所適從。(steer)

Maryfeltoutofplacebybeingsteeredbyhermother'sgreatexpectations,

6.他熟練地駕駛汽車穿過狹窄的街道。(steer)

Hesteeredthecarskillfullythroughthenarrowstreets.

Unit2MasdarCity:TheWorld'sGreenestCity?

1Thedoorsswishshutandwiththepressofabutton,thePersonalRapidTransit(PRT)caris

off,glidingthroughthetunnelsunderAbuDhabi'snewMasdarCity.Thefour-passengervehicle

runsonanelectricmotor,makingitcleanandcarbon-free.Therearenotracks-thecaris

autonomous,drivenbyacomputer.PRTismeanttobethefutureofmasstransitwithincities,with

theenvironmentalbenefitsofbusesandtrainsbutthefreedomofaprivatevehicle.ButIcan*thelp

thinkingthere'ssomethingslightlysillyaboutallthis.Forallthetechnology—whichisn'tcheap

一thePRThastakenmetoitsoneandonlystop,maybehalfamilefromthestartingpoint.Fornot

mucl

一按下按鈕,門嗖地一聲關(guān)上了，個人快速公交車(PRT)出發(fā)了，平穩(wěn)地行駛在阿

布扎比新建的馬斯達城的地下隧道中。

PRT不僅擁有公交車和火車的環(huán)保優(yōu)勢,還能讓人暢

享私家車的自由，必將成為城市未來公共交通匚具，

我如果選擇一種更加傳統(tǒng)的交通方式：步行，也不會多花多少時間。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.孩子們正在冰面上歡快地滑冰。(glide)

Thechildrenwereglidinghappilyontheice.

2.船在河上滑行。(glide)

*Theboatglidedovertheriver.

3.隨著歲月的消逝，他們失去了勇氣。(glide)

Astimeglidesbytheygetdiscouraged.

4.紅色信號燈表示人和車輛不能通行。(vehicle)

Theredtrafficlightindicatesthateverypersonandvehiclemuslstop.

5.那輛車的司機在車禍中受傷嚴重。(vehicle)

Thevehicle'sdriverwasseverelyinjuredinthecrash.

6.很明顯電動汽車在技術(shù)上是可行的。(electric)

It'squiteclearthattheelectriccarislechnicallyfeasible.

7.這些機器都是由電動機驅(qū)動的。(electric)

:Themachinesarcdrivenbyelectricmotors.

8人是理性的、自主的，動物可不是這樣。(autonomous)

Humanbeingsarcrationalorautonomousandanimalsarcnot.

9美國的每個州都有,個自治政府。(autonomous)

EachoftheU.S.stateshasanautonomousgovernment.

10我來自廣西壯族自治區(qū)。(autonomous

IcomefromGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.

11現(xiàn)代教育是一項大規(guī)模的企、l匕(mass)

ModemeducationisamasscntcrDrisc.

12.他們已經(jīng)想出了一些對付大規(guī)模失業(yè)的點子。(mass)

Theyhavecomeupwithsomeideastodealwithmassunemployment.

2Inanutshell,thatiswhat'sgoodandbadaboutMasdar.Backin2007,thegovernmentofAbu

Dhabiannouncedthatitwouldbuild"theworld'sfirstzero-carboncity”calledMasdar.Itwould

relyentirelyonrenewableenergyandwouldproducezerowaste.ItwouldbehometotheMasdar

InstituteofScienceandTechnology,auniversitydedicatedtothestudyofsustainability.There

wouldbenotraditionalcarsinsidethecityanditwouldusehalftheenergyofasettlementofthe

samesize.TheurbanlayoutwouldcombineclassicArabdesignwith21stcenturytechnology.

MiisdarwouldhealivingfnrQarp^n^r01-narfiitnrp

城內(nèi)不再使用傳統(tǒng)汽車，能耗是其他同樣大小城市的一半。

3Afterthreeyearstheplanshavechanged.MasdarCitywasoriginallyscheduledtobe

completedby2015,butthefinancialcrashthathittheUnitedArabEmirateshardpushedbackthe

date.Atrulyznro?carboncityprovedtooambitious,sonowtheaimisforlowcarbon.Transport

withinthecitywillnolongersolelyrelyonthePRTs-instead,electricbusesandothermass

transitwillbeincluded.Thoughthefirstphaseoftheproject-theInstitute-wascompletedin

2010andopenedtostudents,it'sstilleasytowonderwhetherthesustainablecitywilleverbeable

tosustainitself.

事實證明，?建設(shè)一座名副其實無碳城需要花費大量財力，因此現(xiàn)在目標被定位于建一座低碳城。

盡管馬斯達項目的第一階段-44技學(xué)院的建設(shè)一已于2010年完工

并向?qū)W生開放,我們?nèi)院芎闷妫哼@座可持續(xù)城市是否能永遠持續(xù)下去。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.這套房子的格局還不錯?，就是廚房有點小。(layout)

Thelayeulof」hcaparlmcntwasgoodbutthekitchenwastoosmall.

2.她對老胡同的布局了如指掌。(layout)

SheknowsthelayoutoftheoldHutongslikethebackofherhand.

3.他正確地預(yù)測到將出現(xiàn)股市崩盤。(crash)

Hepredictedcorrectlythattherewasgoingiobeaslockmarketcrash.

4.今年秋季，20名學(xué)生將參與這項計劃的第一階段。(phase)

20studentswillparticipalcinihcfiislphase。門hemoicclthecomingfall.

5.該項目將分階段進行。(phase)

Thisprojectwillbecarriedoutinphrases.

6.這地基不夠牢固，無法承受房屋的重:量。(sustain)

Thefoundationswerenotstrongenoughtosustaintheweightofthehouse.

7.她發(fā)現(xiàn)很難維持孩子讀書的興趣。(sustain)

Shefounditdifficulttosustainihcchildren'simerestinreadingbooks.

4WhileMasdarmayinspiredisbelief,itwouldbeamistaketodismissthewholeprojectas

greenfolly.ThiswasclearwhenItouredtheMasdarInstituteinmid-January.Thestreetsare

narrowandshelteredbywallsthatblockthedesertsunlight,whileopeningsinthewallschannela

refreck；nftthatthanif\zOCmnr*hQCcedarthenitcciirroiinriincrc

一城里的街道狹窄,兩旁的墻壁能擋住沙澳里炙熱的陽光孔洞向城內(nèi)輸送陣陣涼風,

使人覺得整座城市的溫度比周陽地區(qū)最多能低70華氏度。

5Thatdesignhelpsencourageenergyconservation—thecoolerthecityis,thelessneedfor

electricity?consumingair-conditioning.Butthebuildingsthemselvestakeadvantageofgreen

materials,fromthesustainableDouglasfirtothesuperstrongplastics,deflectingsunlightand

insulatingtheinterior.Windowshaveshadesangledtoavoiddirectsunlight,providinglight

withoutheat.There'sevena147-feet-tallwindtowerthatcanchannelevenmorebreezestothe

street.ThetowerhasglowingLEDlightsthatletMasdarmanagersknowhowmuchenergythecity

isconsuming.Bluemeansitiswithinitsgoalofusing50%lessenergythanacomparable

settlement.Redmeansit'stimetoturnoffthelights.

一這樣的設(shè)計能鼓勵節(jié)能城巾越?jīng)鏊?，對電耗較大的空調(diào)系統(tǒng)的需求就越小。

藍燈表示與馬斯達城的能耗比相同大小的區(qū)域少

50%.符合想要達到的節(jié)能目標:紅燈則表示未達到目標.應(yīng)關(guān)燈節(jié)能。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.這場會談給我們傳遞了很多信息。（channel）

Thetalkchanneledmuchintbnnal沁nlous.

2.他們的灌溉系統(tǒng)能把水輸送到玉米田。(channel)

Theirirrigationsystemcanchannelwatertothecornfields.

3.正考慮將該地區(qū)列為水資源保護區(qū)。(conservation)

Theareaisunderconsiderationforbeinglislcdasawalerconscrvalionarea.

4.今天，許多年輕人投身于野生動物保護。(conservation)

Today,manyvounqpeoplearcdedicatedto/onnaicdinwildlifbconservation.

5.住在高樓大廈中容易使我們與城市的現(xiàn)實生活隔絕。(insulate)

Livinginahighbuildingtendstoinsu山lcusfiromihcrealli於ofthecity。

6.在農(nóng)村，我們遠離了大城市的種種焦慮。(insulate)

1Inthecountry,weinsulatedourselvesfromtheworriesoflifeinabigcity.

7.政府正投錢為600戶住宅進行隔音處理。(insulate)

Thegovernmentisinvestingininsulatingthe6hundredhouseholdsfix)mnoise.

8.正是從這項研行中，我們可以了解到地球內(nèi)部的許多情況。(interior)

Itwasfromthestudythatsomuchwaslearnedabouttheinterioroftheearth.

9.租房時，我們更關(guān)心房屋的內(nèi)部。(interior)

Wecaremoreaboutlhcinteriorwhenrentinganapartment.

10.南希放下窗簾,關(guān)了燈。(shade)

Nancypul(heshadesdownandlumed【helightsof!

11.小路向山下伸展，然后向北延伸。(angle)

:Thepathangleddownhillandnorthwards.

12.南城類似的房子要貴兩倍。(comparable)

AcomparablehouseinIhcscu〔hof(hecilywouldcosttwiceasmuch.

13.他的書法不錯，但是很難和你的相比。(comparable)

Hishandwritingisnotbad,bulit'shardlycomparablewilhyours.

14.鳥的翅膀可與魚的鰭相比。(comparable)

Abird'swingsarccomparabletoafish'sfins.

6That'sthetheory,butinpractice,thosegoalsaren'talwayseasyforMasdartomeet.Most

AbuDhabicitizensareusedtokeepingtheirair-conditioningaslowas60°F,butinMasdar,AC

needstobesetcloserto77°Ftomeetitsefficiencytargets.Masdarmanagershavetomonitor

exactlyhowmuchelectricityeveryroominthecityisusingandkeepcitizensinline.This

demonstratesthateventhebestRieenbuildingswiththebesttechnologyworklesswellwhentheX

factorofactualresidentsisincluded.Somebehavioralregulationsarenecessary.Theweathercan

beashardtopredictasthepeople:thesolaiphotovoltaicfieldjustoutsideMasdar,whichsupplies

muchofthecity^spower,worksalotlesswellwhenoccasionalsandstormsaffectthesolarcells,

reducingthpirpffirienev

—這就表明，一旦涉及到與實際居民有關(guān)

的因素時,即使是用最先進技術(shù)修建的最環(huán)保的建筑也難起到應(yīng)有的作用。

馬斯達城外有一片太陽能光電發(fā)電廠.

它是城市電力的重要來源。但當偶有沙暴來襲，就會影響太陽能電池工作，發(fā)電效率大大降低,

7WillMasdarCityeverbecomearealcity?It*sdifficulttoimagine.Thebehavioral

regulationsandcontroHeddesignthatkeepMasdargreenmightalsolimitthequalitiesthatmarka

livingcity-not[omentionpotentialresidentswhomightnotwanttofollowsuchstrictrules.Yet

evenifMasdarCityfailstobecomeeverythingitsplannersdreamed,theprojectwillstillhave

enormousvalueasalivinglabforgreenideasoffuturecities.

行為規(guī)范和控制嚴格的設(shè)計能

確保馬斯達成為環(huán)保城市,但也會阻止它成為一座有生命的城市、限制其應(yīng)具備的要素一

就更不用說某些居民可能并不愿遵守如此嚴格的規(guī)定。

8SomeofMasdafstechnology-likethoseslightlysillyPRTcars-maynothaveafuture.

Butotherideas-likethewindtowerorthosesunlight-deflectingwindows-willhaverealvalue

atatimewhenmorethanhalftheworld'spopulationlivesincities.Nooneknowstheanswertothe

energyandclimatechallengestheplanetftices,whichiswhyexperimentsmatter-eventheones

inthedesert.

地球正面臨著能源和氣候危機，沒人知道該怎么辦。這就

是多做嘗試的重要性即使是那些在沙漠中所做的嘗試。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.作為一名資深的項目總監(jiān)，她本應(yīng)該能夠監(jiān)控到他們的進展。(monitor)

1tAsaseniorprogramdirector,sheshouldhavebeenabletomonitortheirprogress.

2.他將監(jiān)督該公司規(guī)章制度的執(zhí)行情況。(monitor)

Hewillmonitorthecompany*simplementationofrulesandregulations.

3.所有交通事故中，有10%主要是由酒后駕車引起。(factor)

Alcoholisamajorfactorin10%ofallroadaccidents.

4.耐力是體育運動中取得勝利的關(guān)鍵因素。(factor)

Enduranceisanimportantfhclorofsuccessinsports.

5.這次地震早在幾天前就已預(yù)報到了。(predict)

Theearthquakehadbeenprcdiclcdseveraldaysbefore.

6.沒人能確切地預(yù)測下一個科技大變革是什么。(predict)

Noneofuscanpredictwithcertaintywhatthenextbigmoveintechnologywillbe.

7.我偶然跟他閑聊，說笑話。(occasional)

Ihaveoccasionalchatsandjokeswithhim.

8.他現(xiàn)在只是為了應(yīng)酬偶爾抽根雪茄。(occasional)

Henowsmokesonlyanoccasionalceremonialcigar.

Unit3JamesCameron'sAmbition

1In1977,a22-year-oldtruckdrivernamedJamesCameronwenttoseeStarWarswithapal.

Hisfriendenjoyedthemovie;Cameronwalkedoutofthetheaterreadytopunchsomething.Hewas

acollegedropoutbutinhisfreetimehewrotestoriessetingalaxiesfar,faraway.Hehadbeen

daydreamingaboutthekindofworldthatGeorgeLucashadjustbroughttolife.StarWarswasthe

filmheshouldhavemade.

他從大學(xué)輟了學(xué).閑暇時會寫些發(fā)生在遙遠星系的故事，

2Backhomeheboughtsomecheapmovieequipmentandstartedtryingtofigureouthow

Lucashaddoneit.Hesetupblindinglybrightlightsinthelivingroomandrolledacameraalonga

tracktopracticeshots.Hespentdaysreadingeverythinghecouldaboutspecialeffects.Hebecame

completelyobsessed.

他在客廳中打出亮得刺眼的光線、在軌道上推著攝像機練習(xí)拍攝。接注數(shù)天，他

讀完了所有能找到的、和電影特效有關(guān)的書籍。他完全入了魔。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.這個鏡頭持續(xù)了兩秒鐘。(shot)

Theshotlastsmaybetwoseconds.

2.他調(diào)整照相機鏡頭拍攝遠景。(shot)

Hesetthecamerafbralong-distancesho【.

3.鏡頭慢慢移動拍攝房間全景。(shot)

Theshotpannedslowlyacrosstheroom.

4.她并沒有愛上史蒂夫，只是被他的外表迷住了。(obsessed)

!Shewasn'tinlovewithSteve,andshewasjustobsessedbyhimphysically.

5.我只是不明白為什么現(xiàn)在的人那么著迷電視劇。(obsessed)

Ijustcan'lseewhypeoplearcsoobsessedwilh/byTVseries.

6.他老是害怕失業(yè)。(obsessed)

:Hewasobsessedbythefearofunemployment.

3Hequicklyrealizedthathewasgoingtoneedsomemoney,sohepersuadedsomelocal

dentiststoinvest$20,000inhisversionofStarWars.Heusedthemoneytoshoota12-minut6dip

thatfeaturedaTghtscenebetweenanalienrobotandawoman.

他用這筆錢拍攝了一段12分鐘的片段，講述的是一個外星機器

人和一個女人之間的打斗場面.

4Hisplanwastousethecliptogetastudiotobackafull-lengthfeaturefilm.Afterpeddlingit

aroundHollywoodformonths,hiseffortdidyieldsomethingworthwhile:ajobwithdirectorRoger

Corman.HiredtobuildminiaturespaceshipsforaCormanfilm,Cameronworkedhiswayupto

becomeavisualeffectsspecialist.In1981,hemadeittothedirector'schair,overseeingahorror

picture.

接下來的兒個月里，他一直在好萊塢四處兜售。

他的努力沒有白費：他贏得了在羅杰?科區(qū)導(dǎo)演手下匚作

的機會。他受雇為科曳的一部電影捫造微型太空飛船，此后經(jīng)過努力一步步成為了視覺特效

專家

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.盜版版本是對原版的低劣復(fù)制。（version）

Thesecond-handversionisapoorcopyoftheoriginal.

2.這本書有免費的和付費版本。（version）

Thebookcomesintofreeandpaidversion.

3.這是她最近一部電影的片段。（clip）

Hereisaclip-omhergtcslmovie.

4.該14分鐘的視頻片段被認為是有史以來最有影響力的音樂錄像帶之一。（clip）

The14-minulcvideoclipisconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialmusicvideosevermade.

5.那棵樹結(jié)了很多果實。（yield）

Thattreeyieldsplcnlyoffruil.

6.他們作了長時間的搜查，但沒有找到任何線索。（yield）

Theirlongsearchfailedtoyieldanyclues.

7.近視是一個視力缺陷。（visual）

Near-sightednessisavisualdefbet.

8.視覺藝術(shù)是指相對于音樂和文學(xué)而言的繪畫、舞蹈等。（visual）

Thevisualartarcpainting,dancingetc.,asopposedtomusicandliterature.

5Onenight,afteraneditingsession,Cameronwenttosleepanddreamedthathesawarobot

clawingtowardafrightenedwoman.Cameronsoonuseditasthebasisforascriptaboutarobot

assassinsentbacktokillthemotherofafuturerebelleader.Whenitwasreleasedin1984,The

TerminatorsuddenlyestablishedJamesCameronasaleadingdirector.

很快，他便以此為素材創(chuàng)作了一個劇本，講述一名機器人殺手被派遣穿越

時光去殺死未來抵抗軍領(lǐng)袖的母親。

6Overthenext10years,Camerondirectedaseriesofdaringfilms,includingAliens,The

Abyss,Terminator2:JudgmentDay,andTrueLies.TheirworldwidesuccessgaveCameronthe

prestigetorealizehisdreamofoutdoingLucas.Soin1995,hewrotean82-paqeoutlineabouta

paralyzedsoldier'svirtualquestonafarawayplanetafterEarthbecomesawasteland.Thealien

worldcalledPandoraispopulatedbytheNa'vi,1O-foot-tallbluehumanoidswithcatlikefacesand

lizard-liketails.Pandora'satmosphereissotoxictohumansthatscientistsgrowgenetically

engineeredversionsoftheNa'vi?theso-calledavatarsthatcanbelinkedtoahuman's

consciousness,allowingremotecontrolofthecreature'sbody.Cameronthoughtthatthisproject

—titledAvatar—couldbehisnextblockbusterafterTitanic-thelittleadventure-romancethatwon

11Oscars.Sowhatdidhedo?

1995年，他擬了一部長達82頁的劇本綱要，描述了地球成

為一片荒蕪后,一名癱瘓士兵借助虛擬方式到遙遠星球探求新生的故事。

潘朵拉星球的空氣能使人類致命，因此科學(xué)家們將納美人的基因進行改造,培養(yǎng)出了所

謂的“阿凡達”一這種生物體中可植入人類的意識、能受遠程控制.

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.牛津和劍橋這兩所老牌大學(xué)仍然很有聲望。(prestige)

TheolduniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgestillhavea13ofprestige.

2.隨著市場份額的下降，傳統(tǒng)金融中心喪失的不僅僅是聲望。(prestige)

'Thetraditionalfinancialcenterslosemore(hanprestigeastheirmarketsharedeclines.

3.他不能停止為治療各種疾病而做出不斷探索。(quest)

Hecan'lstopihcconlinuingaucslfbracure(hrihcdisease.

4.他們?yōu)閷ふ尹S金而長途跋涉。(quest)

Theytravelledinquestofgold.

5.他畢生都在進行精神探索。(quest)

Hespenthislifeonaspiritualquest.

6.在島的這一邊居住的主要是漁民。(populate)

ThesideoftheislandispoDulatcdmainlybyfishermen,

7.這個城市里居住著來自世界各地的移民。(populate)

Immigrantsfromallovertheworldpopulatethiscity.

8.他們是生活于大洋洋底的生物。(creature)

*Theyarcthecreaturesthatpopulatetheoceandepths.

9.鱷魚是一種模樣古怪的動物。(creature)

Thecrocodileisastrange-lookingcreature.

7Hedisappearedfor12years.HewouldnotreleaseAvataruntilDecember18,2009.Whydid

ittakeoneofthemostpowerfulmeninHollywoodsolongtocomeoutwithasinglefilm?

8Inpart,theansweristhatit'snoteasytooutdoGeorgeLucas.Cameronneededtoinventa

suiteofmoviemakingtechnologies,pushtheatersnationwidetoretool,andimagineeverydetailof

analienworld.Andthere'smuchmorethanthat.

"梅隆得發(fā)明出一整套電影制作新技術(shù)、

說服全國影院更新設(shè)備、構(gòu)想外星世界的每個細節(jié):除此之外，還有很多事情要做.

9CamerononcepresentedhisconceptforAvataratameetingwithhisvisualeffectsteam.He

explainedthatthemaincharacterswere10?foot-tallbluealienswithnarrowwaistsandpowerful

leqs.Theyhadto100kutterlyreal,andwouldhavetobecomputer-generated.Buthisteamtold

himthatwasimpossible.46Itcan'tbedone.Thetechnologydoesn'texist.,,

他解群說,

*I"VI?r"一一?（MB*，?▼MV?，/?，?V>??t??，?■”■wtI?，???-????W??*■?，??t?

影片中的主角是身高卜英尺、藍色皮膚、腰細、雙腿健壯的外星人，看上去極其逼真，它們

得由電腦合成。

重點單詞的句子翻譯：

1.這次事故引起公眾對核動力問題的廣泛關(guān)注。（generate）

Theaccidentgeneratedalot0fpublicinlcrcstin（henuclearpowerissue.

2.勞動部長說這些改革將帶來新的工作。（generate）

Thelaborsecretarysaidthereformswouldgeneratenewjobs