1、TranslationU1十年之前，南希做了许多美国人梦寐以求的事。她辞去了经理的职位，在邻近地区开了一家家用器具商店。像南希那样的人作出这种决定主要是想改善生活质量。然而，经营小本生意绝非易事。在失去稳定收入后，南希不得不削减日常开支。有时候她甚至没有钱支付她所需要的种种保险费用。幸运的事，通过自己的努力，她已经度过了最困难的时期。她决心继续追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened/ set up a
2、household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.But, to run a small business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expense. Sometimes she d
3、id not even have the money to pay the premium for the various kinds of insurance she needed.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.U2亨森获得自由后不久就一心帮助逃亡奴隶。他几次偷偷的从加拿大回到美国帮助其他奴隶回到美国帮助其他的奴隶
4、通过地下铁路获得自由。有一次在逃跑时，亨森和几个逃跑的奴隶被捕捉奴隶的人包围，她将逃跑的奴隶乔装打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。后来他在加拿大的得累斯顿为逃跑的奴隶建造了一个居住小区，并建了教堂和学校。他坚信奴隶制最终将被废除，种族歧视消失的那天一定会到来。Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assisting fugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to tr
5、avel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. Later he built a small settlement in Dresden in Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school. H
6、e held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.U3人们几乎无法将蓄意行窃的盗贼拒之门外。所能做的只是设法拦他片刻，从而使其把偶在巡警面前。常识告诉我们，光照是犯罪行为的障碍物，家门口必须安装一盏灯，并且晚上开着。如果你碰巧是最晚回家的一个，别只关门而不上锁。如果您决定购买精密的电子报警系统，别忘了索要报警的标志，并把她们贴在窗户和门上。此外，你还可以将报警系统连接到警署。It
7、is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes, thus exposing him to police patrols. Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. Make sure/assure you
8、rself that you dont leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in. If you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.U42005 年最不寻常的事也许是联合
9、国宣布这一年为世界物理学年。这一年是爱因斯坦发表相对论 100 周年，也是他去世 50 周年。1905 年，爱因斯坦发表了五篇科学史上非常重要的论文，从而使物理学发生了突破性进展。他的伟大成就可归之于他令人惊叹的想象力、不断的质疑和对权威的漠视。毫无疑问，爱因斯坦是 20 世纪最伟大的科学家。What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the United Nation declared it “The World Year of Physics“. It was the 100th anniversary of Einsteins theo
10、ry of relativity and the 50th anniversary of his death. In 1905 Einstein published five highly important essays in the history of science, thus revolutionizing physics. His great achievements can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning, and not giving a fig for auth
11、ority. It is beyond doubt that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.U1U4最近几年我市的犯罪率明显下降了。大家难得听说这里发生偷窃案或入户盗窃案，几乎听不到诸如强奸谋杀这类严重犯罪行为。本地群众不再感到自身安全和财产安全受到威胁。按本埠报纸所载，我市安全形式的好转与群众要把他们家乡变成安全之乡的决心有很大关系。如今他们对犯罪行文时刻保持警惕（vigilance）,密切注意可疑人物和异常事件。此外，他们在社区里安装偶尔防止犯罪用的精密设备。In our city there has bee
12、n a remarkable drop/decrease in crime in recent years. You are seldom told that thefts or burglaries are committed here, and you just about/almost never hear of serious crimes like rape and murder. Local people no longer feel their own safety and the safety of their property are threatened. Accordin
13、g to the local newspaper, improvement in our citys security has a lot to do with the citizens determination to make their hometown a safe place. Now they exercise constant vigilance against criminal acts, watching out for all suspicious people and unusual events. Besides, they have fixed/installed s
14、ophisticated crime prevention devices in their communities.U5在感恩节的气氛中，乔治沉浸于阅读他父亲留给他的日记。他的父亲在连续两次完成环球旅行后在海上去世。这份日记使他回忆起自己与父亲一起度过的每一刻以及父亲为他所做的许多具体事情。乔治的父亲过去经常向他强调必须经历各种艰难困苦去追求卓越（excellence） 。即使今天，他依然记得父亲如何引用“懂得感激是高尚者的标志”这句伊索（Aesop）名言来教导他要把懂得感激放在最重要的位置。Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving George was imm
15、ersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf. Georges father used to impress on him the need to
16、 undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence. He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted. Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesops famous saying “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls“ and tell him to accord the greatest importance to
17、it.U6我们到处都能看到“抢眼” 的年轻艺术家。他们要么一年四季穿着破旧的牛仔裤；要么大冬天也打赤脚；要么饮酒过度；要么就是抱着创作一部杰作的幻想，实际上并不做任何创作的事。其实，他们中的很多人只不过是为了看上去像名艺术家，或为了同其它艺术家“保持一致” 才这么做的。他们忘了，直邮通过不懈的努力努力才能获得成功。Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people. They may be in worn out jeans all year around, or walk barefoot/ walk in
18、bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any active work. In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part, or to be “in tune with” other artists. They have forgotten that only through persistent effort can one achi
19、eve success.U7汤姆生来跛足，有一条腿不管用。他很小的时候起就懂得，除非他努力摆脱自身的局限，他是无力谋生的；而除非他能独立谋生，他就不可能得到他人的尊敬。这是他要赢得做人的尊严必须付出的代价。汤姆申请过许多工作，都遭到拒绝。最后他找到一份为必胜客送披萨饼的工作。后来他又到一个没有人想去的推销区做一家运动服装公司的销售代表。现在，他在他的家乡拥有一家颇为盈利的零售商店，还雇用了好几个人为他工作。Tom was born a cripple, with one of his lower limbs useless. Early in his childhood, he learned
20、 that unless he so exerted himself as to rise above his limitations, he could not earn a living, and unless he succeeded in making a living on his own, he could not win/gain the respect of others. That was the price he had to pay for his dignity as a human being.Tom applied for numerous jobs, only t
21、o be turned down, before he finally got one as a delivery boy for a Pizza Hut. He then worked as a sales representative for a sportswear company in a territory no one else would want. Today he owns a fairly profitable retail shop in his hometown, and hires several people to work for him.U81997 年，苏格兰
22、一组科学家的克隆实验使多利羊得以诞生。自那时以来，有关克隆人的激烈争论一直进行着。这一有争议的问题的焦点聚集在此项技术的伦理与社会含义上：此项技术会对人类生育、抚养孩子以及人的个性等的真正意义带来什么影响。大多数科学家坚决反对克隆性繁殖，支持旨在治疗疾病的治疗性克隆。其理由是，治疗性的克隆技术不牵涉任何对人的生命的威胁，实际上还能为人们提供极大的缓解痛苦的可能。他们相信有适当的政策和监管以确保治疗性克隆被安全地使用，我们都能从这一过程中受益。Dolly the sheep resulted from a cloning experiment by a group of Scottish sci
23、entists in 1997. A fierce debate on human cloning has ever since been going on. This contentious issue has focused on ethical and social implications of the technology: what the technology might do to the very meaning of human reproduction, child rearing, individuality, et cetera. The majority of sc
24、ientists are adamantly opposed to reproductive cloning and support therapeutic cloning for treating diseases. The reason is that therapeutic cloning does not involve any type of risk to human life and actually provides tremendous potential for the relief of suffering in human beings. Scientists beli
25、eve that with policies and monitoring in place to ensure that therapeutic cloning is used safely, we can all benefit from this procedure.U5U8你也许听说过“一日为师终生为父”的说法。这句话反映了中华民族有着尊敬师长的悠久传统。学生对老师的谆谆教诲永怀感激之心。但这些年出现了在教师节送老师贵重物品的不良倾向。大家知道，让老师高兴的不是收到学生的礼品，而是看到他们成长为国家的有用之才。顺便一提，是老师们非常高兴的是，教学工作正变成许多青年渴求的职责。You m
26、ay have heard of the statement that “whoever taught you a day will be your father for life”. These words reflect the Chinese nations long tradition of respecting the teacher. Students are always grateful to their teachers for their earnest instruction. But in recent years there has been an unhealthy
27、 trendy to give teachers expensive goods as presents on Teachers Day. As is known to all, what makes teachers happy is not to receive their students gift but to see them grow to be useful people for the nation. By the way, to the great joy of teachers, teaching is becoming a profession many young people long for.
