大学英语第三版翻译

大学英语第三版翻译（共6篇）

大学英语第三版翻译篇1

哥伦比亚大学工程学院二年级学生索菲亚•斯黛拉，是众多以各种方式在校参与研究工作的学生之一。这些学生有的是为了拿学分，有的是为了挣钱，还有的就是为了多一份经历。老师和学生都认为，大学生从事研究工作对师生双方都有特别的好处。的确，大学生从事研究是一种深入学习的机会，能拓展思维，而这是传统教育无法做到的。经济学教授拉尔夫•爱迪生说：“要真正学好一门课程，你得认识到：知识不是现成的，等着你去被动吸收，而是在不断地创新，所以我们得不断地进行再思考……一般来说，当学生认识到一门学科是发展的而非静止的，他们就会对学习产生更大的兴趣，因为他们看到这是个发展的过程。”他指出，做研究是一件让人兴奋的事情，因为“一项研究确实能给学生提供机会去解决现实生活中我们没有现成答案的问题。”

做研究同时也能激发学生进行独立思考并树立自信心。艾米莉亚是计算机系的研究生，她说：“你得走出课堂自己学习，没有人会用勺子喂你知识。”大学时期从事研究工作的美好回忆促使她下决心放弃在华尔街的编程工作，重返哥伦比亚大学读研究生。

哥伦比亚大学政治科学系的毕业生亚瑟•汉纳说，大学生从事研究“就像是一种全新的学习方式。”他说做研究不是让学生寻找已有的知识，而是促使他们探索尚未掌握的知识。这是一个发现空白然后再竭力填补空白的过程，与在教室里学习人们业已掌握的知识完全不同。他还认为，一项独特有创意的研究会让你的工作充满“独家创造的自豪”，这可是他在常规课程里从来没有感受到的。

多数大学生做研究是为了拿学分。他们注册一门学期课程，为老师做一个项目，老师也就会给他们的工作打分。有些系的学生通过做研究项目，可能据此写出一篇（教学计划规定之外的）论文，从而在毕业时获得（这个学科的单科优秀）荣誉。

有些学生做研究是为了挣钱。如果只是将做科研看成一种就业，这可是大学生能得到的最理想的工作之一。斯黛拉说：“我需要一份收入，与其在餐厅端盘子，不如在这里工作。”有偿研究工作使她的勤工俭学变成了充满魅力的学习机会。她的工资也有保障，因为今年启动了一项计划，给大学生研究工作提供100 000美元的基金。这笔资金将给50名大学生提供勤工俭学的研究岗位。

还有些学生做研究既不是为学分，也不是为钱，完全是出于自愿。通常，这些学生将来从事的职业需要他们关心他人，比如当医生。

正如经济学教授拉尔夫•爱迪生所说：“大学生做研究可以成为教育中宝贵的一部分，这是一项真实而有益的特权。它是特别环境下为特别的人准备的特别任务。”

学习的最佳方法——创造性模仿

我有个小儿子，我注意到他每天都在学些新东西。没过多久我就发现他在观察我，之后我做什么他就会学着做什么。就用这种简单的办法他学会了走路、跑步、开门、爬楼梯。他做这些事情从不完全学我的样子，而是添上自己创造的特色，我把他的这种学习方法称作创造性模仿。

创造性模仿让我实现了参加职业网球巡回赛的目标。我用几种方法创造性地模仿那些职业锦标赛的获胜者。我通读了在图书馆和书店里能找到的每一本有关网球的书。我仔细研究以前的每一本过期的网球杂志，寻找各种关于网球技术的文章；我在电视上观看职业选手的比赛；我把职业网球比赛实况进行录像并反复播放，有时候还要用慢镜头播放；我还去现场看职业比赛。边学边观察，将绝大部分心得写在日记里。我记的日记有好几本，还做了上千张索引卡片。这些笔记帮助我将观察心得用于实践。就这样，我从一个二流大学网球队的候补队员变成了一个在小型职业赛上能够夺冠的选手。创造性模仿使我找到了学习网球技术的最好办法。

获得博士学位不久，我打算做一个业余行当——开学习班。又是创造性模仿帮助我来实现我的目标。1985年初我买了一台电脑，这是我向商界过渡的第一步。我再一次竭尽全力学习如何在工作中使用这台电脑。我订阅了电脑期刊，学习使用电子制表软件、数据库、文字处理、制图、桌面排版系统以及大纲处理软件。我记下书本上的或是我自己思考的以及从发表的文章里得来的几乎每一个想法。我成为了一名兼职电脑软硬件经销商和顾问。

因为有了这些软件技术，我相信自己有能力在事业上做更大的事情。我意识到我能管理涉及许多同事、顾客、资源和产品等方方面面事务的复杂项目。1988年，我向社会公开办学习班，事业做得非常成功，所以我在1989年能够永远舍弃传统教育这一行。几年以后，原本只有我一个人的家庭企业发展成了一个大集团公司，至少培养了11 000名成人学习电脑和商务技术。

我的成功表明，创造性模仿的成功秘诀在于模仿世上那些成功的人和实干的人。在事业上模仿他人的最好办法就是跟踪观察他们，看他们如何行事。如果这样做得久了，又跟对了人，并且将观察到的用于实践，你就会成功。第二个最好的途径就是多听多读表率人物或者导师的所作所为，看他们是如何做到的。对他们的成功之道了解越多，助你成功的线索也就越多。

新生的友谊

大约两年前，我与三个最亲密的朋友手拉手站在寝室的阳台上，听其中一个讲述有关四个女孩的故事。这四个女孩背景不同，天赋各异。她们离开家，来到大学校园，一个叫作“幸福谷”的神秘地方。

大学一年级的最后一个晚上，我们离开朋友的寝室，来到校园的草坪上，在凌晨三点玩起了飞盘，然后坐在宿舍的台阶上一聊就是好几个小时。

艾莉莎、卡伦、加布里埃尔莉和我就像大学新生一样度过了那一天。我们去了三明治店享受那个学期的最后一顿午餐，换穿彼此的外衣，去电影院看电影，仿佛我们再也不会相见。

漫长的三个月。

对新生来说，特别是对我们来说，在第一年的年末相互道别确实就像要永别似的。

当你离开刚认识一年的朋友和熟人，三个月也许是一段漫长的时间。但大学第一年的时光却是无法替代的。

我给每一位读到这篇文章的新生的建议是：珍惜那段时光。随着你成长，也许将完全远离那些与你一起共同度过大学一年级生活的人，或者你也许能像我一样幸运，能在大学三年级有她们这些情同手足的朋友。

即使两年以后，你可能几乎完全忘却了大学一年级时候的室友，在体育馆门口碰到时也几乎认不出他们，但是大学第一年和这一年所带给你的全新感觉却是绝对无法替代的。

大学第一年过后，很多东西都会改变。遇到新朋友，尝试新事物。你会在成长过程中经历更多的事情。

大学四年级开始的时候，卡伦带着她家乡的男友凯文参观了我们的校园和城市。她指着我们在宾夕法尼亚州的头两年住过的阿瑟特顿大厦说：“这就是我们长大的地方。”

我们在课外学到的东西要比课内多。寝室是我们学习讨论大一和大二的功课的地方。我学到的最重要的东西就是真正的友谊是什么。我从未有过比艾莉莎、卡伦、加布里埃尔莉更好的良师益友。

那一课可以用艾莉莎和卡伦对我说过的一番话来做一个最好的总结。当时是最后一个学期期末，我很难过，需要靠在一个人肩上痛哭一场。艾莉莎和卡伦对我说：“不管以后我们相距多远，或与谁交朋友了，只要我们想起大学生活，我们首先就会想起彼此。”

我完全赞同。

艾莉莎在阳台上讲的那个关于友情的故事还远远没有结束。有时候，我想故事的结局会不会是这样：

“…那四个小女孩长大了，实现了自己的梦想。她们现在天各一方，做自己想做的事情，从农村到城市，到郊区都能找到她们的身影，——一个是电脑技师，一个是医生，一个是律师，还有一个成了建筑师，有自己心爱的丈夫、孩子和宠物相伴。

偶尔，她们还会回到那个神秘的山谷，与老朋友见面，笑谈那些美好的时光。忘掉所有的不快。

从此过着幸福的生活。”

超越生死的爱

她最喜欢红玫瑰，她的名字也叫“玫瑰”。每年, 她丈夫都会用漂亮的蝴蝶结扎上一束美丽的玫瑰送给她。丈夫去世的那一年，玫瑰依旧送到了她的门前。像以往的每年一样，玫瑰中的卡片上写着：“献给我心爱的人。”

每一年他给她送玫瑰，卡片上都会写着：“我爱你一年胜似一年”，或“我对你的爱将与日俱增”。丈夫去世的那年，她相信那将是最后一次在门前出现玫瑰。

她想丈夫一定是在这天以前提前预订了玫瑰花。她亲爱的丈夫并不知道自己会离她而去。他总习惯把事情提前办好，大大早于预定日期。这样一来，就算他很忙，一切仍然能有条不紊地进行。

她修剪了一下玫瑰的根茎，郑重地把它们插入一个很特别的花瓶里，然后坐在丈夫最喜爱的椅子上，茫然地凝视着他的照片，一坐就是几个小时，玫瑰就放在照片旁边。

一年过去了，没有丈夫陪伴的生活是如此的难熬。孤独、寂寞，她的生活仿佛一场悲剧。情人节那天，又是同样的时刻，门铃响了，一束红玫瑰放在她家门前。

她把玫瑰花拿进屋，望着这些玫瑰吃惊不已。随后，她给送花的花店老板打了电话。老板接的电话，她问他到底是谁要这样出人意料地对她做这种事，勾起她无限的忧伤。

“我知道您的丈夫一年多以前去世了，”花店老板说，“我也知道您会打电话过来问的，”他接着说，“您今天收到的玫瑰，是预先付过账的。您丈夫总是预先计划好一切，不会遗漏任何一件事情。”

“我这儿有一份长期订单，您丈夫早就把钱付了。所以，您以后仍将每年收到玫瑰花。另外，还有一件事情得跟您说，您丈夫几年前给您写了一张特别的小卡片。”

“如果哪一年他不在了，我就会在第二年把这张卡片交给您。”她跟老板道谢，然后挂了电话，眼泪潸然而下。犹疑踯躅中，她抽出了那张卡片，手指禁不住颤抖起来。

卡片里有她丈夫写的一封短信。她看着信，四周一片寂静。信是这样写的：

“亲爱的，离开你已经有一年了。对你的爱无法用言语表达。你是个完美的妻子，理想的伴侣。你是我的朋友，也是我的恋人。你让我无比满足。

当你收到这些玫瑰的时候，想想我们在一起的快乐时光吧，我们如此幸运，因为彼此拥有对方。你每年都将收到我的玫瑰，除非花店来送花的时候没有人应门。

大学英语第三版翻译篇2

一、理工科高校学生成才观现状一瞥

以笔者所在的理工科高等院校为例, 2013年普通高考招生计划中文科专业拟录取350人, 不到总招生人数3680人的十分之一。理工类学生学习总体特点为对专业学习十分重视, 欠缺人文思考与人文情怀, 尤其对于个人“成才观”的养成还处于原始的模糊感知阶段。我项目组成员设计了一组有关学生成才观的调查问卷。选取理工科专业两个班学生作为调查对象;发出问卷100份, 收回有效问卷98份。其中问卷第6题“你觉得目前你是哪一类学生?”的分析中, 有72人选择了B选项“知道未来形势严峻, 但现在很茫然, 不知道如何努力”。这充分表明, 有相当一部分学生对于自己的未来及个人价值, 没有真实的、可触的认识。对于理工科高校学生除了院系辅导员及相关负责老师在日常工作交流中的有益灌输和启发外, 学生很少能够有参与到关于“成才观”问题的思考中来。

二、大学英语教学在理工科高校学生成才观养成中的作用

问卷第5题“您认为自己价值观的确立, 受到什么影响最大?”的答案中, 有60人次选择了“家庭教育”, 29人次选择了“学校教育”, 这说明学生普遍认为, 家庭和学校是个人价值观形成的主要渠道。理工科高校学生如同其他大学生一样, 在进入大学学习后摆脱了高中时期家长的“时时看管”, 家庭因素对于学生人生观和价值观养成的影响力大大削弱。加之理工科院校学生接触人文思考, 尤其是对于“成才观”这个重要问题的思考机会是少之又少。而大学英语教学课堂其实是一个未被重视的成才观“培养皿”。高校新生入学两年内都会开设《大学英语》课程, 学期总学时最低也在48学时, 某些学周较长的学期可达90学时, 《大学英语》课程学时总数在理工科学生每学期的总学时数中绝对是“重头戏”。目前绝大多数大学英语教材均使用每单元选取一两篇课文的编辑形式, 课文内容一般会涉及政治、社会、文化和经济等各个方面。如果课文选得好, 内容贴切, 积极向上, 发人思考, 大学英语课堂就会变成大学生正确成才观有效的培养阵地。

三、《大学体验英语综合教程》中成才观相关课文的分析

《大学体验英语综合教程》由高等教育出版社出版, 是普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材。该教材第三版共分四册, 每册8个单元, 每单元配有Passage A和Passage B共两篇课文。笔者对该套教材课文作了梳理, 其总数为64篇, 其中课文主题与大学生成才观直接相关的就有20篇, 占总四册教材总篇数的31.25%, 具体内容如下图所示。

这些课文材料的内容在课堂讲解过程中, 教师都会有意无意地促使学生思考课文内容, 总结作者观点, 内化蕴含的道理, 从而让学生潜移默化接收到其中“隐性”的大学生成才观教育, 进而引导当代大学生如何养成正确的个人成才观。

四、一些疑问

在讨论大学英语课堂教学在理工科高校学生成才观养成中的作用问题时, 很多人都会持怀疑态度, 在理论高度及具体操作层面都有很多值得探讨的地方, 主要集中在以下方面。

1. 大学英语不是主要教语言技巧吗?

怎么开始承载思想道德教育内容了?这正体现了很多人对英语教育的误读。不可否认, 英语教学是第二语言教学, 它主要包括语音、词汇、语法及篇章结构知识的讲授。但对于成功的语言教学来说, 最重要的是双语语言文化交际能力的培养。要达到这一目的, 就必须让学生对于课文内容, 思想观点有深刻认识。上述图表显示了课文与大学生成才观的有机契合。英语教师在分析篇章内容结构时, 通常会反复地操练学生的阅读、总结等技巧, 当学生完全掌握课文内容时, 就会做到一种无意识的成才观培养。

2. 一线英语教师们会有这样的学生成才观培养意识吗?

目前教学一线的英语教师确实在有意识地培养学生正确的成才观方面欠缺自发性和主动性, 这与社会对大学任课教师的工作职责定性不无关系。随着高等教育及管理的发展, 高校各部门职责愈发精细化。公众对于任课教师的工作, 一般定义在“传道、授业、解惑”, 而“育人”这个职能则似乎责无旁贷地被仅限于高校辅导员老师的本职工作中。其实, 在当今中国高校教育发展的潮流中, 老师应该是“学生的学习引路人”, 是“生活的指导者”, 甚至“人生的方向标”。特别是理工科高校大学英语教师在课堂教学中可以结合实际教学内容, 利用理工科学生较为新奇的人文气息, 引导学生发现自我社会价值, 逐步形成正确的成才观。

3. 理工科院校大学英语课堂教学对学生成才观的养成能有多大影响?

这个领域前人鲜有思考。究竟理工科高校大学英语教学中有意识地引导对学生成才观有多大的影响, 我们确实难以界定。大学英语课堂教学固然不能替代原有的高校学生思想教育体系, 但其在理工科高校学生成长观养成这一问题上的作用可以用之前的“锦上添花”来形容。大学生的成才观养成主要来源于学校的德育工作、学生个人家庭教育以及学生交际圈的影响。大学英语教学, 尤其对于理工科高校学生而言, 是他们能够接触到个人成才观思考领域的一个重要辅助途径, 是高校学生成才观教育的有益补充。

五、对理工科高校英语课堂的展望

理工科高校学生由于自身专业课程特点, 在四年的大学课堂学习中很少接触人文类课程, 鲜有机会在课堂中探讨类成才观话题, 其本身对于个人成才缺乏系统的认识和有效的引导。而大学英语课堂教学中不乏与大学生成才观养成相关的文章。这为理工科高校深入开展学生成才教育, 提供了有效的实践阵地。如果一线大学英语教师能够在课下留意积累关于大学生成才观的理论知识, 并在自己的课堂实践教学中结合实际教学内容有意“安插”相关的思考与讨论, 势必可以将我们大学英语教育又赋予更深层次的教育意义, 也会为理工科高校学生的未来成才观养成开辟一条新途径。

摘要：当代大学生作为实现中华民族伟大复兴的中坚力量, 其成才观是对社会主义核心价值观最实际、最直接的表现。本文试从教材讲授内容入手, 突破现有理工科高校学生成才观养成途径, 探讨大学英语课堂教学成为正确成才观有效培养阵地的可能性。

关键词：英语教材,大学英语,成才观,理工科高校

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大学英语第三版翻译篇3

永不放弃英国的伟大首相温斯顿丘吉尔爵士，小时候在哈罗公学上学。当时他可不是个好学生，要不是出身名门，他可能早就因为违反纪律被开除了。谢天谢地，他总算从哈罗毕业了，在那里犯下的错误并没有影响到他上大学。后来，他凭着军旅生涯中的杰出变现当选为英国首相。他的才思、智慧、公民责任感以及在二战痛苦而黑暗的时期拒绝投降的无畏勇气，为他赢得了美名。他非凡的决心，不仅激励了整个民族，还鼓舞了全世界。

2在他首相任期即将结束时，他应邀前往母校哈罗公学，为满怀报国之志的同学们做演讲。校长说；校长说：“年轻的先生们，当代最伟大的演说家过几天就会你们演讲，他提出的任何中肯的建议，你们都要听从。”那个激动人心的日子终于到了。温斯顿伯爵站了起来——他只有5英尺5英寸高，体重却有107公斤。他做了言简意赅的讲话，永不放弃，永不，永不，永不，永不！“ 个人经历、教育机会、个人困境，这些都不能阻挡一个全力以赴追求成功的、有着坚强意志的人。任务再苦，准备再长，难度再大，都不能让他放弃自己的追求。就以本时代最有学问的两位科学家——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和托马斯·.爱迪生为例，他们都曾面临巨大的障碍和极端的批评，都曾被说成 “不开窍”，被老师当成笨蛋，而放弃。托马斯爱迪生还曾逃学，老师因为嫌他问的问题太多而经常鞭打他。爱因斯坦一直到将近9岁才能流利的说话，学习成绩太差，有些人认为他都已经学不好了。然而，这两个男孩的父母都相信他们，他们坚持不懈的每天和儿子一起努力，孩子们也了解到，要想成功就绝不要怕付出长期而艰辛的努力。最终，爱因斯坦和爱迪生都摆脱了童年的困扰，进而做出了造福当今全世界的伟大发现。4 再如亚伯拉罕·林肯这个英雄的典范，他一生面临了无数艰辛，失败和接二连三的不幸。他的出身和经历真是一点也算不上光鲜，他在一个非常贫困的家庭长大，只受过一年正规教育，轻伤两度失败初恋爱人的突然离世也使他精神崩溃，还在八次政治选举中落马。此后他的4个孩子有3个不幸去世，令他悲痛欲绝。然而坚强的意志鞭策着他推动他前进，使他二更加乐观，投入，坚毅，这让他得以全力以赴，一次次战胜生命中的巨大困难和挫折，一百年以后世界各地的人们都赞颂亚伯拉罕·林肯，认为他是有史以来最伟大的美国总统。5 与丘吉尔和林肯一样，只有那些“执著的追求成功的人，那些保持始终如一的精神意志的人，才会通过自身的努力获得成功。许多艺术家、政治家、作家和发明家都有同样的经历。他们之所以能取得这样的成功，是因为他们拥有强烈的意愿，不懈的准备，并保持对成功的激情。他们取得了成功并不是因为成功很容易，而是因为他们拥有克服重重障碍的意志，为了追求目标而勤奋努力。桑德拉·戴·奥康纳，成长于既没自来水也没电的养牛场，他努力学习也是自己接受到最好的教育，她的学习成绩在班上始终名列前茅，一路奋斗终于进入了斯坦福大学法学院，并以优异的成绩从法学院毕业，尽管奥康纳勤奋刻苦，但在20世纪50年代她仍然受到女人身份的制约。历史不叹服大学的学位有良好的声誉，她仍被整个法律界拒之门外，因为事务所名苑聘请才干稍逊的男性，也不愿冒险破例雇佣一位女律师。然而，桑德拉·戴·奥康纳并未放弃梦想，她执著的坚持下去，终于得到提名并任命为美国第一位女性最高法院大法官。她任职期间，对很多问题，例如堕胎的妇女权利都起到了极为关键的作用。很多人只是嘴上说他们想要什么东西，但并不真正地付出大量努力去实现。很多人因为害怕失败而不敢全军心尝试。而成功的秘诀在于内心燃烧的欲望——一种坚定不移的意志和专注力，从而激发行动的决心，即使疲惫，即使失败，也会继续准备继续前进。正如一句箴言所说：“你摔倒了多少次并要紧；你能多少次重新站起来对成功才至关重要！” 专注于汲取更多的知识，争取持之以恒的渐进，保持永不言退的坚强意志，即使在你疲惫想要松懈的时候或者困难重重之时。“执著地追求成功，！”“有志者事竟成！”，只要刻苦努力，意志坚决，坚决专心投入，准备充分，你就能跨越一切障碍完成所有壮举取得成功！

第二单元游越恐惧当时我和朋友正在法国旅行，我们把汽车停在海滩，眼前就是地中海。巨浪翻滚击打着构筑起防波堤的偌大岩石。人们说这里的海滩以其可怕的裂流而著称。恐俱让我不寒而栗。没有什么比水让我更害怕了。2只是看到了海就已经让我觉得反胃。

3我曾经一直都是喜欢水的，并且直到去年夏天我都还是一名游泳好手。那时，我决定爬上游泳池边上最高的跳板来跳水。我从那么高的地方跳下，重重地撞击到水面上。我肺里的空气一下子全被挤出去了不省人事。醒来时发现哥哥正把我虚弱的身体从游泳池里拖出来。从那时起，我对水的恐惧就没有消退过，我怕极了水。4 “贾森，你要过来吗？”我的朋友马特朝我喊道。我说：“好，就是欣赏一下景色”，又在心里默默加了一句，——在岸上欣赏。担心如果他们知道我害怕水而可怜我。突然我听到有人用法语喊叫。接着看见一群人没脱衣服，就冲到海里。我心想，这真是太奇怪了。我瞥见防波堤尽头的海浪中有个东西在上下浮动，我惊恐地意识到大事不妙倒，吸了一口凉气，那居然是个小男孩！前去救落水男童的人们搏击着海浪，但情况却不乐观由于水的拉拽他们根本不可能及时游到小男孩身边。我扭头看看那小男孩，他的头刚露出水面，然后一个浪头打过来，好一阵不见踪影，我不得不做点什么了。我估计了当下的情形后，注意到了对，那黄渤滴，小男孩靠近那个地方，也许我可以从那儿帮忙，我冲下海滩好像防波堤，但突然我想起了什么——水！顿时有了恐惧的症状，我手心冒汗，胃里感觉不适，我一下子停下来。水里的那些人低估了海浪的威力，工作没有任何进展只有我注意到了跑到防波堤上是到达溺水男童的最快的路径。然而在此生命攸关之际，极度恐慌我努力回想十几岁时接受的救生员训练。我应恐惧而全身瘫软，但我强迫自己向前移动，展开这场突发的救援行动。我不想做这些，在我施救之前肯定会有别人救他吧。迅速转过身来，深信某个游泳健将正向着小男孩劈波斩浪。，但是，让我沮丧的是一个人也没有，我回身面向大海，看见25码开外，恶浪击打着小男孩，我深吸一口气，终身跃入水中，一跳进水里，我感觉仿佛又回到了当年的那个游泳池，我喘不过气，拼命挣扎，惊恐万分，咸水触痛了我的双眼，“集中注意力，”我在心里喊道。“他在哪里？”

130然后我清楚的看到一只细小的手臂在离我几码处微弱地挥动着。我拼尽全力游过去，在他刚要没入水之时赶到了。我抓住他的手臂拉他，他冒出水面眼睛因恐惧瞪得很大，胡乱抓扯着我。我用法语命令他：“别慌！”他这样挣扎会阻碍救援，那我们俩就都死定了。我再次命令他：“别慌！”谢天谢地，这次他听话了，不动了。当我转身朝岸边游去的时候，一个浪劈头盖脸打来。我们离防波堤更远了!是裂流!它强行把我们拽往大海深处。我挣扎扮想带他游回岸上，但进展甚微。我知道这种游法根本没法护着他返回岸边。强烈求生欲望之下，我想起了在救生课上所学到的知识：永远不要与裂流相对而游！要顺其方向朝侧边游，慢慢地靠向岸边。这个办法尽管看上去很荒谬，但却管用。朝侧边游.浮起休息。朝侧边游，浮起休息。找们重复着这个方法.慢慢地游到了安全区。

“贾森.你能行的!”我听到站在防波堤上的马特对我说。我甚至没有注意到我们离防波堤这的近，.只剩下大约7英尺的距离了。16 后来我们到达安全水域时.我觉得有些不可思议：我不再怕水了。恐俱没了.这一刻我胜利了！马特跳进水里。我把男孩抛给他。我刚一松手.一个大浪托起他直接把他送到了马特身边。18 我全身都快虚脱了，我不再划水，就这样放松自己顺水而漂。我的手碰上了防波提.仿佛触电一般，我重新恢复了神志。有人抓住了我。我感觉到强壮有力的手臂将我托起。我不仅从海里爬上防波堤的磐石，而且完成了自我拯救，摆脱了困扰已久的恐俱。我扭过头看见小男孩被母亲紧紧拥入怀中。虽已疲惫不堪.但放眼大海，我感觉海水比任何时候看起来都更美。

第三单元奥黛丽·赫本——人间天使奥黛丽·赫本在《蒂凡尼的早餐，》、《龙凤配》、《罗马假日》、《窈窕淑女》、和《直到永远》等出色电影中主演的许多角色，让观众为之陶醉。尽管在电影界获得成功，他最愿望塑造的角色却并不在于片中，而是做两个儿子的模范母亲和联合国儿童基金会亲善大使，为饱受战争蹂躏的人们服务。作为一名在纳粹占领下的祖国荷兰生活的小女孩，奥黛丽·赫本清楚战争所带来的野蛮，死亡和破坏。由于受到侵略，家庭破产，奥黛丽经常食不果腹，营养不良。他的父亲抛弃了家庭，两个舅舅也被俘，并且惨遭杀害。奥黛丽被纳粹分子从大街上抓走，与准备被押往老意淫的人放在一起，权贵并不注意她飞快的跑开，惊险逃脱了，蜷缩着躲在一个满是耗子又冷用脏的地下室里。这个日后将成为世界上最具魅力女星的小女孩才刚开始只是一个无名难民，直到生命中的恐惧和脆弱，不过她并没有让自己的精神受到幼年生活中，残酷现实的影响，相反，他克服了种种挑战，而又从未忘记那种受苦挨饿、孤立无助的感觉。5 战后奥黛丽和母亲离开荷兰，到达伦敦，成为贫穷的移民。奥黛丽梦想成为一名一流的舞蹈家，这驱使他去了一座著名的芭蕾舞学校，接受严苛的训练安排。后来她被一位制片人发现，并最终得到机会，在好莱坞顶级男演员格利高里，派克主演的电影《罗马假日》中饰演一角。很快，奥黛丽就从营养不良的移民变成了国际知名的影星。导演比利·怀尔德称赞她说：“奥黛丽行姿优，言谈优雅。”尽管她数度获得奥斯卡金像奖和其他演艺荣誉，奥黛丽觉得，自己最重要的工作还是为那些需要帮助的人开展人道主义服务，以及当好两个儿子的母亲。她经历了两次离婚.，并忍受着战争记忆带给她的悲伤，然而奥黛丽从不让这些悲伤支配自己.或者形响自己对美好未来的向往。最后后.奥黛丽遇到了她的灵魂伴侣罗伯特·沃尔德，.并和他一起度过了人生的最后12年。成名从没改变奥黛丽康慨大方慈悲为怀的性格。她怀有一种强烈的责任感，要减轻生活困难的人——特别是儿童——的痛苦。朋友们说奥黛丽一点都不自我，并且接受和欣赏别人的意见。

8尽管她十分富有，但奥黛丽只有一套住房在瑞士。对奥黛丽而言，它是一个天堂，在那里她可以和心爱的家人一起避开尘世，在花园劳作，在大自然里悠然散步。

91988年，奥黛丽被任命为联合国儿童基金会亲善大使，这个墓金会专门为受到战争或其他大灾难伤害的儿童提供紧急食品援助和卫生保健。亲善大使这个角色i到地毕生帮助有困难的人的热情化为了神圣的使命。别人出三百万美金请她写自传，她拒绝了。但她却接受了每年一美元的联合国儿童基金会大使这个更需责任心的角色。在生命的最后五年里，每年她和罗比都有七个月离开他们温馨居所的静谧和美丽，启程外出到地球上最困难的一些地方去。从孟加拉国、苏丹、印度、越南、肯尼亚、埃塞俄比亚、中南美洲到索马里，奥黛丽·赫本代表联合国儿童基金会四处奔走，承担了五十多项劳心劳力、危及生命安全的任务.深入到荒凉之地.唤起世界人民对战争和旱灾的关注。因为自己曾经也是战争受害者，她理解得到食品和衣物的援助.尤其是获得希望，是多大的幸福。奥黛丽觉得.太多的儿童被剥夺了简单的快乐而陷入无边的痛苦之中，这是一种罪恶。她坚信一个理念：所有人都有责任去关心那些需要帮助的人。奥黛丽·赫本始终都身为表率。她说:“当你放弃童年，你就放弃了生命。”她将联合国儿盆基金会的工作看作人们生活中不可分割、神圣的力最，谈到其成果时她说:“任何不相信奇迹的人都不是一个现实主义者。” 12 1992年，奥黛丽患了癌症。她和罗比、两个儿子回到他们在瑞土的家，一起度过了最后一个圣诞节。奥黛丽的老朋友、世界著名的法国时装设计师于贝尔·德·纪梵希在她去世前.最后一次和他的挚友说话。他说她“……最后是安详的.因为她知道她已经完美地实现了一切”。.14 奥黛丽·赫本对服务的热悄是持久的。即使在她63岁，生命终止的时候.她仍然充满着关爱，.永远象征着纯朴、仁爱、魅力和善良。

15奥黛丽的社会责任感和奉献的伟大精神在她的话语中

得以传扬:“记住，如果你在任何时候需要一只手来帮助你，你可以在自己手臂的末端找到它。随着你的成长，记住你还有一只手，一只用来帮助自己，另一只川来帮助别人。”“要想有美丽双眸，就要善于发现他人优点；要想双唇动人，只说和善之辞；要想镇定自信，谨记自己始终与大家同行。”

第四单元令人惊奇的旅行目的地早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。出租车来晚了，并且在途中迷了路，我越来越担心会赶不上飞机。出租车一到机场我就冲进去，跌跌撞撞通过安检处，终于，我来到了登机口。经历这一早所有的麻烦事，我乘坐的航班却被取消了。在接下来的218分钟里，我被困在了机场，唯一觉得安慰的是机场提供的一杯免费咖啡。这就是旅行，让人心烦的跑跑停停。最终，在不知经过多少小时之后，终于到达要去的地方。我们为什么要旅行?其实，我并不介意飞行本身，在这样一个密实的金属大鸟中飞行.让我感到很奇妙。然而，旅程其余的部分，从一大早X光检查到出售大堆纪念品的怕找的机场商场.感觉就像绝关于现代社会弊病的乏味课程。这是全球化得结果，她糟糕高透了 3当然.有时峡我们旅行是因为找们需要去旅行。因为即使在这个教字化时代，我们仍然有一些很重耍的事情要去做，比如在商务午餐中与生意伙伴握手，.或是在感恩节这天吃上妈妈特别准备的食物，或趁在你和你女朋友的两周年纪念日这天去看她。

4但是大多教旅行是可去可不去的，.在超过50英里的旅行中，只有30%属于真正必需的商务旅行。我们旅行是因为我们思要去旅行，因为到一个新地方的兴

奋和激动可以抵消在V晰的各种烦心事；因为工作压力太大，我们的血压太高，我们耍去热带地区度暇；因为在家实在太无聊；因为航班，都在打；因为巴黎毕竟是巴黎。多亏了现代航空技术，我们现在可以非常的速度在空中穿梭。在人类历史中，这是我们第一次超过太阳——在短短一天中从一个半钟到达另一个半球

。当然听听王菲唱遗作是不够的，我们要想认识到旅行在提高创新能力方面的价值，还得再考全面考虑目的。毕竟.大多数人逃到巴黎，是因为这样他们就可以不必考虑家里的那些烦心事。但是，具有讽刺愈味的是，当我们坐在豪华的左岸咖啡馆时.我们的脑子极有可能能解决那些最棘手的问题。因此，我们应该考虑那些在家里解决不了的问题.而不是琢磨那些奶油甜点。

6但更应该知道的是我们的思想被熟悉的东西所充满。大脑是一个几乎具有无限可能性的空间，这就意味着它花了大后的时间和精力选择不去注意什么。因此，我们牺牲创造力来换取效率。我们以字义明确的散文

方式思考，而以具有象征愈义的诗歌方式思考。然而.一点的距离就可以帮助找们放松禁锢我们认知的链条，使新旧思想的结合更容易，对平淡无奇的事情可从更抽象的角度加以认知。有研究指出，体检异国文化可以赋予我们宝贵的开放性思维，我们更容易明白即使是微不足道的事物也可以有多种愈义。想一想把食物放在盘子里这个行为：在中国，这通常被看成是一种赞美，说明主人提供了足够的食物。但是在美国.同样的行为却暗含侮辱.表明食物不够好，人们不愿意吃完。

7这种多元文化对比说明，经验丰富的旅行者会接受对事物的多样性解读，他们欣然认识到对这个世界可以

有截然不同(但却同样有效)的方式进行解释。这也从而让他们扩大了“认知愉入”的范围，因为他们拒绝仅仅满足于他们的最初答案和先前的猜测。当然，这种思维的灵活性不仅仅来自纯粹的距离变化，.即简单的经纬度的变化。相反，这种创造力的复兴似乎是差异所带来的副产品:我们需要处于不同的文化中，体验人类传统中纷繁复杂的多样性。在国外旅行中让人迷惑的同一个方面的问题(如我该给服务生小费吗?火车要把我带到哪里?)，产生了一种持久的影晌，使我们更加具有创造性，因为我们不再那么视野狭隘了。我们了解了我们不知道的东西，而这些东西几乎涵盖了一切;我们对接连不断的惊喜感到惊奇.即使在这个全球化的时代.我们仍然会对所有未包括在《旅行指南》中的、平常的东西感到惊奇，而这些东西在自己家中也不存在。当然，我们也并不是假装旅行没有缺点，或是说我们忍受飞行时差综合反应只是为了消遣。

在卢浮宫我们迷路十个小时，那不是因为我们喜欢迷路。我们站在马丘比丘古城遗址顶端俯瞰的风景可能也并不能弥补我们丢失行李的麻烦。(通常，我在假期结束后还需要一个休假。)我们旅行是因为我们需要旅行，距离与差异是创造力的秘密丛石。我们回家后，是那个家，但是我们的思维已经有所改变，而这就可以改变一切。

第六单元

1945：在炮火攻击下

1如今.当我回首往事。我很惊讶我居然能如此生动地回忆起轰炸开始的情况.那天的色彩和紧张的情绪仍然清晰地印在我的脑海中。那天.我突然发现在晴朗的天空中出现了12个银色的小点儿.离我很远，发出不正常的嗡嗡声，这种声音我以前从来没听过。那年我七岁，就这样站在一片草地上，盯着天空中几乎不怎么移动的小点儿。

2突然，就在附近，森林的边缘，我听到有巨大的炸弹爆炸的声音。在我这个小孩的眼里，我看到的是泥土像巨大的喷泉一样冲到天上。我想跑过去看看这个特别的景象。它让我感到害怕，但是也让我特迷。我还没有习惯战争，也不能把这些飞机、炸弹的轰鸣、森林那边飞截开来的泥土以及我看似必然的死亡联系成单一的因果关系。役考虑有危险，我开始朝着投下炸弹的森林方向跑。这时一只手拉住了我。把我拽倒在地上。“趴下来，”一我听到母亲发抖的声音，“不要动！”我还记得母亲把我紧紧贴在她身边，说的一些东西我并不知道.也并不理解其含义：那是一条死路。到了晚上，我很困，但是我不能睡。这座城市，像囚犯一样在夜间逃亡。到哪儿去，我不知道，但是我知道逃跑突然变成了某种必需做的事情，一种新的生存方式.因为每个人都在逃跑。所有公路、大路、甚至是乡间小路上都是i昆乱的马车、拉车、自行车，上面装着包襄和箱子，还有数不清的吓坏了的人，他们无助地游走着。一些人向东边跑，另一些人向西边、北边、南边跑;他们徒劳地跑着，.实在累了就躺下来.睡一会儿.然后重新开始他们漫无

目的的旅程。我紧紧地把妹妹的手握在手里。我母亲警告过，我们不能走失；但就算她没告诉我，我也能感觉到某种危险的灾难弥漫了整个世界。我和妹妹在马车边走着。这是一辆简易马车，车里铺着干草.在干草上.铺着一条棉布床单，我的祖父躺在上面。他不能动，.已经瘫疾了；也是地雷的受害者。空袭一来时。所有人都冲到了壕沟里.只有我祖父留在没人的马路上。他看着飞机向自己猛扑过来，看着它们猛地俯冲瞄准，看着弹药喷出烈焰.听着轰鸣的引擎从他的头上飞过。当飞机消失后，我们回到

马车边，母亲擦去祖父通红的脸上的汗水。有时，一天会有好儿次空袭.每次空袭过后，汗水都会渗满我祖父疲惫的脸。

新编英语教程5(第三版) 篇4

1)The reason why little girl like Barbie very much is that she looks like real people and can be dressed up in a perfect way.2)Man-made objects, though out-numbered by natural objects, play a more and more important role in people’s life.3)The number of man-made object is increasing steeply, compared with the number of natural objects as well as its actual number.4)The little girl of today would gladly use their old Barbie to exchange the new version of Barbie whereas their mother or grandmother would be reluctant to throw away their dolls until they fall-apart simply, because they are too old nothing could be more obvious than the difference between them.5)The societies and people that are used to poverty reject the practice of using one product only for once or a short time and then replace it by a new one.6)It is meaning that less for a man who is fairy old to say that he wants to develop a hobby in this or that form.7)It is sensible that you further develop the hobby;you already have instead of trying to cultivate a new one.8)Taking up a hobby and living a more regularized way of life are the most effective way to save them from their boredom.9)The long hour’s work in the office or factory provides these people with the money so they can live their lives and gives them a strong desire for the simplest pleasure.10)In fact, it is highly likely that those people who take their work as their pleasure are need to divert their effort from work from time to time urgently.11)The ability to do the right thing at the right time is essential to a good leader.12)A leader must be good at exercising his authority(this is a quality that a leader must have)and be able to demonstrate to the people that he does.13)A leader should find out what the people want to do or have, and guide them to achieve it.14)If we are not powerful, determined and brave, we can’t except to find a good leader, no matter how skilled we are in shopping images, we can’t make him to be what he is not, he is only a representative of all of us.15)John Dewey has said seriously that the degree that someone’s behavior can influence the custom is the same as the degree that his body talk can influence his mother tongue.16)The result from a serious study of the custom which is not influence by the outside shows that what Dewey said is just an objective description of the fact.17)If we still think that our culture is superior to those of the people who we regard as uncivilized, underdeveloped or irreligious, the study anthropology must be meaningless.18)We must realized that all the beliefs are based on the same thing, the intangible and should be treated equally along with our own.19)I believe that people in the society high above me are selfless, pure, noble and very intelligent.20)But it is difficult for a man of the working class to improve his social status, especially when he was full of objectives and imaginations 21)It is physically strong, and they profited a lot by exploiting my strength, but I only lived a poor life.22)He was no longer strong enough to make money by selling his strength and had nothing left to him, he had no other choice, but to slide down to the bottom of the society and die there in misery.23)After 100 years, the black people is still suffering in the isolated part of American society, and he feels like an outcast in his own country.24)We can see very clearly that as far as the black people are concerned, America didn’t fulfill its promise.25)We are here to demand the fulfillment of the promises which can guarantee us our freedom and justice.26)This is not the right time to calm down and adopt gradualism, waiting patiently for a solution.

大学英语第三版翻译篇5

Jobs and Careers Objectives:

★ first listen, and then learn to ask about job opportunities and go for job interviews

★ read about online job applications and dream jobs

★ write about how to find a potential job

★ practice the use of unreal conditions

★ write your own résumé

★ visit Culture Salon to learn to tell the difference between job and career

I Passage A

Your Dream Job: A Click Away 1.Summary

Since most students will choose to work after graduation, job-hunting is of great importance to them.They will write plenty of résumés about their education and send them to the companies they want to work for.It takes both time and energy to do so.Now, thanks to the development of the Internet, job-hunting has become much easier.Job-hunters can find a job just by clicking a mouse on the computer.Many of them make their dream come true through the Internet.This article describes the experiences of five people who used online sources to look for new jobs.Theresa Smith used the JOB-TRAK website to find an administrative assistant’s job at a university.Steven Tools used the CareerBuilder website to find a marketing management position.Madeline Gragg used Yahoo!to find a job teaching English in Japan.Nedzad Dozlic used a newspaper website to find a driver’s job with a car dealership.Wendy Mello used CareerBuilder to find a position in human resources for a media-information-services company.Mello also used another website to calculate the cost of living in her new location and to decide what salary to request.All these are typical examples of online job searches, since many different types of jobs can now be found this way.2.Language Points

1.career: a job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to follow for the whole of one’s life

Examples:

There are many more careers open to women now than fifty years ago.Florence Nightingale made nursing her career.2.refer to: 1)send(someone or something)to(usually someone else)for decision or action Examples:

The Local Court has referred the whole case to the High Court.The dispute between the two countries was referred to the United Nations.2)mention;speak about Examples:

Don’t refer to the matter again.The speaker referred to his past experience.3.criteria:(pl.)an established rule, standard, or principle, on which a judgment is based Examples:

What criteria do you use when judging the quality of a student’s work?

There are several criteria of a good school.4.salary: fixed(usually monthly)pay for regular work Examples:

My father draws his salary at the end of every month.Don’t spend all of your salary.Try to put something away each month.5.resident: a person who lives(in a place)and is not just a visitor Examples:

The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.The residents of the town are proud of its new library.6.come across: meet or discover, especially by chance Examples:

I have just come across a beautiful poem in this book.She came across some old letters in the course of her search.7.curious: eager to know or learn Examples:

The boy was curious about everything he saw.Miss Matfield threw a curious glance at her.8.fill out / in: put in(whatever is needed to complete something)Examples:

After Tom passed his driving test he filled out an application for his driver’s license.The policeman filled out a report of the accident.9.fill up: make or become completely full Examples:

The room soon was filled up with people.The rain has filled up the ditches again.10.available: able to be got, obtained, used, etc.Examples:

A limited number of seats are still available.There were no tickets available for Friday’s performance.11.elevate: make better, higher, or more educated Examples:

The clerk was elevated to a managerial position.The government is trying to elevate the living standards of the people.12.scan: look through quickly Examples:

He scanned the newspaper while having his breakfast.He scanned the articles that might give the information he needed.13.procedure: an action or set of actions necessary for doing something Examples:

Writing a check is quite a simple procedure.We have worked out a new set of procedures for using this machine.14.spot: pick out, recognize, see(one person or thing out of many)Examples:

He was the first to spot the danger.We spotted the winner of the beauty contest the moment she appeared.15.variety: number or group of different things Examples:

Everyone arrived late at the party for a variety of reasons.The college library has a wide variety of books.16.potential: that can or may come into existence or action Examples:

Although this area is very poor now, its potential wealth is great.We should always be on the lookout for potential dangers.17.learn of: become informed of Examples:

How did you learn of our product? Was it through our advertisement?

I learned of your new address from your parents.18.via: by means of;using Examples:

I’ve read this French play via an English translation.I sent a message to Mary via her sister.19.annual: of one year Examples:

The annual farm output was to be increased by 4 to 5 percent.Mr.White’s annual income is $36 000.20.financial: connected with money Examples:

In that case they would receive financial aid from the state.They are now confronted with a serious financial crisis.21.current: of present time Examples:

They suggested measures to overcome current difficulties.In some schools children study current affairs as a subject.22.flash: show for a moment Examples:

The news flashed on television.He flashed a $10 note at the man by the door.23.detailed: with a lot of facts given Examples:

He gave me a detailed account of his work.He kept a detailed diary of the meetings.3.Important sentences 1.The career placement center referred the liberal-arts major to JOB-TRAK, an Internet site listing 45 000 entry-level positions.The career placement center advises the student majoring in liberal arts to visit JOB-TRAK, a website containing 45 000 jobs for new workers.2.Smith is one American who clicked her way into a job.Smith is one American who found a job online.3.“The Internet is like hiring a personal assistant,” says Tools.“Effortlessly you can become aware of opportunities that may elevate your career.”

The Internet is like a personal helper.It presents you with information about possible chances to improve your career.4.Most major newspapers and trade publications have online versions of their classified listings, enabling job-seekers to scan for work available across town, in another state, or around the world.Most major newspapers and specialist journals have their job advertisements online, to help jobseekers quickly spot job vacancies anywhere in the world.5.A refugee of the war in Bosnia, Dozlic had had a variety of jobs but was now ready for something new.Dozlic, who escaped from the war in Bosnia, had done several different jobs but was now ready to find a new one.6.To find out more about the company, she clicked on to Artitron’s home page and that of its parent company, Ceridian Corp., where she reviewed an annual report and the company’s financial performance.To learn more about the company she entered its website and the website of its headquarters, and studied the company’s yearly report and financial situations.7.By accessing an online real estate service, she saw color photos of rental properties...Through an online real estate site, she saw pictures of homes which a person can rent rather than buy...4.Practical Writing

Reference Key

There are several things you cannot ignore when tracking down information on job openings.First, you should consult your friends, relatives, or neighbors, who may offer information unavailable elsewhere.Second, you should read the classified section in the newspapers often.Next, remember to register with two or three recruitment agencies.Finally, don’t forget to make use of the Internet.In today’s society the Internet is a quick and cost-effective method for employers to announce their employment needs.Therefore, if you log onto the Internet, you just might find your dream job.II Passage B

Dream Jobs: College Students Make Their Picks 1.Summary For recent college graduates, finding a job is a lot like finding a match when dating.In its annual survey of U.S.college students, the research firm Universum USA asked its more than 60 000 respondents to identify the characteristics they associate with dream employers, and broke down the results into seven personality types: careerists, entrepreneurs, explorers, harmonizers, hunters, idealists and leaders.Google continued to rank as the big favorite, taking the No.1 spot in five of the personality types and taking a top three spot in all seven.Apple was in the top three with six of the personality types, and Disney was in the top three for five, including idealists, who ranked it No.1 ahead of Google.Banks, oil companies, and the Big Four accounting firms lost some of their luster among business students, but government and nonprofit employers had a good year among careerists.Disney and Apple, perceived as offering dynamic, challenging work settings, gained ground in this year’s survey with several personality types.Petter Nylander, chief executive of Universum, says it’s clear that young people want employers who share their values and are a good fit for their personality.“What you see is young employees selecting companies that confirm their views of themselves,” he says.Language Points

1.personality: characteristics and qualities of a person seen as a whole Examples:

Parents have great influences on the development of a child’s personality.I’m deeply impressed both by your personality and talent.2.genuine: authentic;sincere Examples:

I was shocked to know that such an expensive painting was not genuine.Having been working here for 20 years, I do have a genuine love for the campus.3.connection: relationship Examples:

My conclusion is that there is no connection between the two incidents.We can see a clear connection between one’s attitude and one’s performance.4.arm candy:(informal)a sexually attractive person who accompanies another at social events Examples:

Tony usually had two pretty girls accompany him to parties as arm candy.She’d already had mini-roles in eight movies when she turned up as George Sanders’ arm candy in the party scenes of this film.5.survey: investigation using a pool or questionnaire Examples:

A recent survey found that 36% of the women asked did not feel safe walking alone at night.They ran a survey of the most popular television programs.6.identify: recognize or distinguish(as being the specified person or thing)Examples:

This is a course that teaches us to identify plants and flowers.Can you identify your umbrella among this lot?

7.characteristic: distinguishing feature Examples:

A person of your characteristic is sure to be popular with young people like college students.Generosity is one of his nicest characteristics.8.associate: connect in thought, memory or imagination Examples:

Whisky is usually associated with Scotland.People will always associate the name of Steve Jobs with Apple.9.break(something)down(into): be divided or divide into parts Examples:

Expenditure on the project breaks down as follows: raw materials $1m, equipment $2m, wages $2m.Water is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen.10.prestigious: having or bringing prestige;having high status Examples:

Yale University is one of the world’s most prestigious universities.Only the most prestigious scholars deserve such a title.11.recruit: enroll(someone)as a member or worker in an organization;enlist Examples:

The coach recruited nine boys for the baseball team.Our university recruited more staff this year than last year.12.assignment: a duty or piece of work that is given to someone to do Examples:

Five staff members have agreed to take on the one-year assignment in Africa.This is a difficult assignment for him, but he has made up his mind to complete it.13.balance: a state in which opposite or competing forces are evenly matched or given equal importance Examples:

She tried to keep her balance but still fell off the bike.Maintaining a favorable balance of trade is a difficult task for the country.14.secure: feeling safe, stable, and free from fear or anxiety Examples:

Many young people today don’t feel secure about their future.His position in the company is quite secure.15.employment: a person’s trade or profession Examples:

According to the report, 85% of the college graduates have found employment.The newly-built factory can provide employment for many people.16.competitive: of or involving competition;able to do as well as or better than others Examples:

This supermarket offers more competitive prices, so its business is very good.The country boasts a car industry that is competitive with any in the world.17.prospect: picture in the mind or imagination, especially of a future event;the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring

Examples:

He is so excited by the prospect of having his own house in such a big city.When he thinks of the prospect of a holiday abroad, he feels motivated to work hard.18.earnings: money which is earned by working Examples:

The husband has to give most of his earnings to his wife every month.After a month’s work my earnings are just 1800 Yuan.19.ethical: of morals or moral questions;morally correct Examples:

This is an ethical issue that we should never neglect.His behavior is not ethical.20.designate: mark or point out clearly;choose(someone / something)for a special purpose Examples:

The boundaries between the two countries are designated on the map.The eastern part of the city has been designated as a development zone.21.overall: total;general Examples:

My overall impression of him is that he is very talkative.Can you tell me the overall cost of the project?

22.favorite: a person or thing that is loved above all others Examples:

Hollywood blockbusters are my favorites.He is a favorite with his grandfather.23.rank: give(someone or something)a rank or place within a grading system Examples:

Almost all the schools rank the students according to their grades.I rank Google higher than Apple.24.diversity: variety Examples:

There was a diversity of opinions on whether a nuclear plant should be built near the city.The tolerance of diversity is the key to the survival of the world in the 21st century.25.critical: of or at a crisis;decisive;crucial Examples:

The unemployment problem in that country is very critical at present.At the critical moment he jumped into the river and saved the boy.26.reflect: embody or represent(something)in a faithful or appropriate way Examples:

Her remarks at today’s meeting reflected her personality.The article reflected the author’s opinion on the matter.27.belief: something one accepts as true or real;a firmly held opinion or conviction Examples:

Nothing can shake my belief in his integrity and honesty.He has a strong belief in that country’s higher education.28.ethnicity: state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition Examples:

We welcome all talent, regardless of their background, gender and ethnicity.In this university you must learn to get along with people of different ethnicities.29.attractive: having the power to attract Examples:

The mountain is very attractive at this time of year.He has got three very attractive job offers.30.for starters: first of all, to start with Examples:

For starters, we don’t have enough time.He is not suitable for the task.For starters, he hasn’t got any experience in dealing with emergency.31.luster: soft brightness of a smooth or shining surface;glory, distinction Examples:

She couldn’t eat, and her hair lost its luster.Brave deeds add luster to one’s name

32.consequence: a result or effect of an action or condition;importance Examples:

Drunk driving can have very bad consequences, so make sure that you never violate the law.This is an issue of tremendous consequence for the country.33.in addition: as an extra person, thing, or circumstance Examples:

In addition, there is a severe drought in many provinces in the country.The international language school teaches English and mathematics in addition.34.account for: make up(a specified amount or proportion)Examples:

The local people just account for 1/3 of the workers in the factory.Food and clothing account for a large portion of the family’s monthly expenditure.35.category: a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics Examples:

The books fall into two categories: those of social sciences and those of natural sciences.We can divide the products of the company into three categories.36.appealing: attractive, charming, interesting Examples:

The film is not appealing to me.The actor’s voice makes him very appealing to his fans.37.achievement: something successfully finished or gained, especially through skill or hard work Examples:

The scientist was rewarded by the government for his great achievement in rice hybrids research.The successful launch and return of the manned spacecraft was a great achievement of our country’s manned space program.38.further: help the development of(something);promote Examples:

This is a good opportunity for you to further your career.The aim of this activity is to further our cause of helping the disabled.39.significant: of noticeable importance Examples:

The annual report of the company is significant for the public.Your success in this position will be significant for your future.40.network: interact with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, especially to further one’s career Examples:

He shows great skill in networking with people of different personalities.For your self-development, you should learn how to network with your boss.41.come in: finish in the stated place in a race or competition Examples:

George came in third in the 100-meter race.Where did our team come in — second or third?

42.likely: probable;that is expected Examples:

I think it likely that we will win the match.The likely outcome of the negotiation is a compromise made on both sides.43.as well as: in addition to Examples:

There are young trees as well as flowers in his garden.He is hard-working as well as intelligent.44.reputation: the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something Examples:

The doctor has a reputation for being very patient.The expert has lost his good reputation because he often speaks for the privileged.45.executive: a person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organization Examples:

He is one of the company’s senior executives.As the chief executive he spends much time on decision making.46.confirm: reinforce someone in(an opinion, belief, or feeling);make definite Examples:

The information provided by Mr.White confirmed my judgment of the company’s financial status.The couple’s joint statement in today’s newspaper confirmed the rumor that they had divorced each other.47.identity: the fact of being who or what a person or thing is Examples:

Show me your identity card, please.The reporter concealed his identity so that he could make the investigation smoothly.48.build(something)on(something): base(something)on(something);use something as a foundation for making further progress Examples:

Your accusation is not built on evidence.The company drew the conclusion by building on its own survey.2.Sentence Explanation 1.Everybody wants a genuine connection, and a little arm candy doesn’t hurt.Everybody wants a true and sincere relationship, a good match to their personality in locating a job, but it is not bad to have something to help make you look more appealing when “dating”.2.The employees must refl ect our users.Our employees must be people with a diversity of beliefs, background and ethnicity to refl ect our users, who are people of diverse cultural backgrounds.3.For starters, banks, oil companies, and the Big Four accounting fi rms lost some of their luster among business students.First of all, banks, oil companies, and the Big Four accounting firms are not as excellent and appealing as before in the eyes of business students.4.“What you see is young employees selecting companies that confirm their views of themselves,” he says.“What you see is young employees selecting companies that recognize and reinforce their views,” he says.5.“Your identity today is built on where you work.It sends a strong message about who you are.”

“Your identity today is recognized according to where you work.Where you work tells people a lot about your social position, your economic status, etc.”

III General Writing: Unreal Conditions To make predictions, you may find unreal conditional clauses useful.Unreal conditions are either impossible or unlikely to be realized.In unreal conditional sentences, a contrary-to-fact condition exists.Examples: Present Time:

If this was allowed to happen, the dam would collapse.If the dam collapsed, many acres of good farmland would disappear.Past Time:

If this had not been allowed to happen, the dam would not have collapsed.Past Time with Present or Future Result: