新世紀大學英語課文翻譯

新世紀大學英語課文翻譯第一冊Unit1ALanguageTeacher’sPersonalOpinionWillPidcroft一名語言教師的個人看法EverydayIseeadvertisementsinthenewspaperandonthebusesclaimingthatitiseasytolearnEnglish.Accordingtotheseadvertisements,withverylittleeffortonthestudent’spart,hewillbeabletospeakthelanguagefluentlyinthreemonthsoreventendays.ThereisoftenareferencetoShakespeareorCharlesDickenstoencouragehimevenmore.WhenIseeadvertisementslikethis,Idon’tknowwhethertolaughorcry.IfitwereaseasytolearnEnglishastheysay,Iwouldhavetolookforanotherjob,becauseveryfewqualifiedteacherswouldbeneeded.Butalargenumberofpeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims,orelsetheadvertisementswouldnotappear.我每天都會在報紙上、公共汽車上看到各種廣告，聲稱輕輕松松就能學好英語。這些廣告號稱，學生不必費什么力氣，要說一口流利的英語只需短短3個月，甚至10天就行。廣告還常常提到威廉·莎士比亞和查爾斯·狄更斯等英語文學大師的名號來增強吸引力。每當看到諸如此類的廣告時，我真是哭笑不得：如果學英語真像這些廣告所說的那么輕松，我恐怕得另謀出路了，因為不需要那么多合格的英語教師了。但是肯定有許多人相信這些可笑的噱頭，不然的話這些廣告也不可能出現(xiàn)。Itisnaturalforstudentstobeattractedtomethodsthatwillteachthemasquicklyandefficientlyandcheaplyaspossible.Butitisdifficultforanyonetoexplaininsimplelanguagewhyonemethodisbetterthananother,anditisnousepretendingthatanyonehasdiscoveredaperfectwayofteachingEnglishineverypossiblesituation.Someexpertsevenarguethattherearemanygoodmethodsofteachingalanguageastherearegoodteachers,becauseeveryteacherisanindividualwithhisownpersonality.Nodoubtthisistruetoacertainextent,butitisnotveryhelpfultostudents.學生們喜歡實惠的速成學習方法也在情理之中，但要用淺顯易懂的語言去解釋為什么某一方法比另一方法更有效并不是一件簡單的事，而且也無需裝模作樣地聲稱有什么人已經(jīng)找到了一個萬能的適合所有學習環(huán)境的教學方法。一些專家甚至認為，有多少個好老師就有多少種好的教學方法，因為每一個老師都有其自身的特點。這種說法無疑是有幾分道理的，但對學生來說不是很有幫助。Foralongtimepeoplebelievedthattheonlywaytolearnalanguagewastospendagreatdealoftimeinacountrywhereitwasspoken.OfcourseitisclearthatstudentswhogotoEnglandtolearnEnglishhaveagreatadvantageoverothers,butalargernumberofstudentscannotaffordtodoso.Somestudentsgototheoppositeextremeandthink學習和練習那些陌生的語言形式，用真實的語言去談論真實的生活，那一定會受益匪淺。Unit2TheDoctor'sSonHaroldEppleywithRochelleMelanderMyparentsmovedtoVermontwhenIwasstillaninfant.Asoft-spokenman,myfathersettledquietlyintohismedicalpracticeinasmalltowncalledEnosburg.Soonthelocalpeopleacceptedhimasoneoftheirown.WordpassesquicklyinsmallVermonttowns.Theyknowgoodpeoplewhentheymeetthem.Aroundtowntheneighborsgreetedmyfatheras"DocEppley."AndIsoonlearnedthataslongasIlivedinEnosburgIwouldalwaysbeknownas"DoctorEppley'sson".Onthefirstdayofschool,myclassmatescrowdedaroundmebecauseIwasthedoctor'sson."Ifyou'reanythinglikeyourfather,you'llbeasmartboy,"myfirst-gradeteachersaid.Icouldn'tstopBeaming.Somewhereinthemidstofmyteenageyears,however,somethingchanged.Iwassixteenyearsoldandtheneighborsstillcalledme"DoctorEppley'sson."TheysaidthatIwasgrowinguptobeanhonorableandindustriousyoungman,livinganhonestlifejustlikemyfather.IgroanedwheneverIheardtheircompliments.IwonderedhowIwouldeverfitinwithmyteenagefriends.Ihatedbeingfollowedbymyfather'sgoodname.AndsowhenstrangersaskedmeifIwasDoctorEppley'sson,Irepliedemphatically,"MynameisHarold.AndIcanmanagequitewellonmyown."Asanactofrebellion,Ibegantocallmyfatherbyhisfirstname,Sam."Whyareyouactingsostubbornlately?"myfatheraskedmeonedayinthemidstofanargument."Well,Sam,"Ireplied,"Isupposethatbothersyou.""YouknowithurtsmewhenyoucallmeSam,"myfathershouted."Well,ithurtsmewheneverybodyexpectsmetobejustlikeyou.Idon'twanttobeperfect.Iwanttobemyself."IsurvivedmylastyearsofhighschooluntilfinallyIturnedeighteen.ThenextfallIenrolledincollege.IchosetoattendaschoolfarfromEnosburg,aplacewherenobodycalledme"DoctorEppley'sson."OnenightatcollegeIsatwithagroupofstudentsinthedormitoryaswesharedstoriesaboutourlives.Webegantotalkaboutthethingswehatedmostaboutourchildhoods."That'seasy,"Isaid."Icouldn'tstandgrowingupinatownwhereeverybodyalwayscomparedmewithmyfather."Thegirlsittingnexttomefrowned."Idon'tunderstand,"shesaid."I'dbeproudtohaveafatherwho'ssowellrespected."Hereyesfilledwithtearsasshecontinued,"I'dgiveanythingtobecalledmyfather'schild.ButIdon'tknowwhereheis.HeleftmymotherwhenIwasonlyfour."Therewasanawkwardsilence,andthenIchangedthesubject.Iwasn'treadytohearherwords.Ireturnedhomeforwinterbreakthatyear,feelingproudofmyself.Infourmonthsatcollege,Ihadmadeanumberofnewfriends.Ihadbecomepopularinmyownright,withoutmyfather'shelp.FortwoweeksIenjoyedbeingbackinEnosburg.Themaintopicofinterestathomewasmyfather'snewcar."Letmetakeitoutforadrive,"Isaid.Myfatheragreed,butnotwithouthisusualwarning,"Becareful."Iglaredathim."Sam,I'msickofbeingtreatedlikeachild.I'mincollegenow.Don'tyouthinkIknowhowtodrive?"Icouldseethehurtinmyfather'sface,andIrememberedhowmuchhehateditwheneverIcalledhim"Sam.""Allrightthen,"hereplied.Ihoppedintothecarandheadeddowntheroad,savoringthebeautyoftheVermontcountryside.Mymindwaswandering.Atabusyintersection,IhitthecarrightinfrontofminebeforeIknewit.Thewomaninthecarjumpedoutscreaming:"Youidiot!Whydidn'tyoulookwhereyouweregoing?"Isurveyedthedamage.Bothcarshadsustainedseriousdents.Isattherelikeaguiltychildasthewomancontinuedcomplaining."It'syourfault,"sheshouted.Icouldn'tprotest.Mykneesbegantoshake.Ichokedbackmytears."Doyouhaveinsurance?Canyoupayforthis?Whoareyou?"shekeptasking."Whoareyou?"Ipanickedand,withoutthinking,shouted,"I'mDoctorEppley'sson."Isattherestunned.Icouldn'tbelievewhatIhadjustsaid.Almostimmediately,thewoman'sfrownbecameasmileofrecognition."I'msorry,"shereplied,"Ididn'trealizewhoyouwere."Anhourlater,Idrovemyfather'sbatterednewcarbackhome.Withmyheaddownandmykneesstillshaking,Itrudgedintothehouse.Iexplainedwhathadhappened."Areyouhurt?"heasked."No,"Ireplied."Good,"heanswered.Thenheturnedandheadedtowardthedoor."Harold,"hesaidashewasleaving,"Holdyourheadup."ThatnightwasNewYear'sEve,andmyfamilyattendedasmallpartywithfriendstocelebratethebeginningofanotheryear.Whenmidnightarrived,peoplecheeredandgreetedeachother.AcrosstheroomIsawmyfather.Isteppedtowardhim.MyfatherandIrarelyhug.Butrecallingtheday'sevents,Iwrappedmyarmsaroundhisshoulders.AndIspokehisrealnameforthefirsttimeinyears.Isaid,"Thankyou,Dad.HappyNewYear."醫(yī)生的兒子我還是個嬰兒的時候，我的父母親搬到了佛蒙特州。我那溫文爾雅的父親在一個名叫伊諾斯堡的小鎮(zhèn)上毫不張揚地開業(yè)行醫(yī)了。很快，當?shù)厝司桶阉敵闪俗约喝?。在佛蒙特州的小?zhèn)上，消息傳播得很快。人們分得清誰是好人。鄰居們都稱我的父親為埃普利醫(yī)生。我很快意識到，只要我住在伊諾斯堡鎮(zhèn)，我就永遠只是“埃普利醫(yī)生的兒子”。入學的第一天，同學們就簇擁著我，因為我是醫(yī)生的兒子。“要是你多少有點像你父親的話，你就會是個聰明的孩子?！蔽业囊荒昙壚蠋熯@么說。我忍不住眉開眼笑。?可是在我十幾歲的時候，事情起了變化。?我都十六歲了，鄰居們還是稱呼我“埃普利醫(yī)生的兒子”。他們說我長大了一定會是一個可敬又勤勞的年輕人，會像我父親那樣過著體面的生活。每當我聽到這些贊美，我都很不以為然地哼哼幾聲。我不知道自己怎樣才能融入我那些少年朋友的圈子。我討厭父親的好名聲像影子一樣跟著我。所以當陌生人問起我是不是埃普利醫(yī)生的兒子時，我會帶著強調的口氣說：“我叫哈羅德。我自己能管好自己的事。”出于反叛，我開始對父親直呼其名，不叫他“爸爸”，而叫他“薩姆”。“你最近為什么這么犟？”有次爭吵時，我父親這樣問我?！昂?，薩姆。我想你難過了吧！”“你知道的，你叫我薩姆讓我很傷心?！蔽腋赣H大聲地說?！芭叮侨巳硕贾竿蚁衲阋粯?，也很讓我傷心呢。我不要完美，我只想做我自己?！蔽液貌蝗菀装ね旮咧?，總算滿了十八歲。第二年秋天我上了大學。我選中了一所遠離伊諾斯堡的學校，一個沒人管我叫“埃普利醫(yī)生的兒子”的地方。在大學里，有天晚上我和一幫學生在宿舍聊起我們的生活。我們開始談起我們童年最討厭的事情?！跋攵疾挥孟?，”我說，“我受不了在一個每個人都拿我跟我父親比的地方生活?！弊谖疑磉叺呐櫰鹈碱^說：“這我就不理解了。要是有這么個令人尊敬的父親我一定會很驕傲的。”她的眼里噙著淚繼續(xù)說，“要是有人把我叫做我父親的孩子，那我會不惜一切地珍重這榮譽！但我不知道他在哪里。他拋棄了我的母親,那時