新视野大学英语视听说1以及2的1-5单元选择特听力翻译

1 .M: The stadium looks pretty big. How many people does it seat?

W: It holds around 20,000. They say more than 18,000 Tickets have been sold. Q: How many tickets are left now?

M：球场看起来挺大的。它有多少人的座位吗？

W：它拥有约20000。他们说，超过18000张门票已售出。 问：有多少票卖出？少于20000

2. W: I was planning on signing up for the swimming class. Bit I heard it’s full.

M: Really? That’s strange. There were nine swimming classes last semester, and this semester

there are five more.

Q: How many swimming classes are there this semester/

w:我打算报名参加游泳课。我听说它满了一点。

M:真的吗?这是奇怪的。有九个游泳课上个学期,这学期再加了五个。 问:有多少游泳课这学期/14

3. W: How far do you jog every day? 5 kilometers?

M: No, about 15km. I have to run that far to stay in good people. Q: How far does the man run each day?

W:你跑多远的每一天?5公里?

M:不,大约15公里。我必须跑那么远去保持良好的身体。 问:,男人每天跑多少的?

4 M: How many people will come to your home to watch the World Cup Final? Want me to

bring anything?

W: Probably like 15 or 20. I’ve got most things covered. Maybe just bring a six-pack or something else to drink. Q: About how many people will come to watch the World Cup Final?

M:有多少人会来家里观看世界杯决赛?要我带什么东西吗?

W:可能是15或20。我已经完成了大部分东西。也许只是带一箱啤酒或者其他东西喝。 问:关于有多少人来观看世界杯决赛吗?

5. W: How many people do you think will enter for the City Marathon?

M: I’m not sure. It was 250 last year. But someone told me the number is likely to double this tear.

Q: How many people are likely to enter for this year’s City Marathon?

W:有多少人你认为将进入城市马拉松?

M:我不确定。去年的是250。但有人告诉我这个数字很可能会是去年的两倍。 问:有多少人有可能参加今年的马拉松比赛吗

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W: Oh, look at the clock. It’s 5:15. I’ll be late for Jennifer’s birthday party! I was supposed to leave at 5 o’clock. M: Don’t worry! You still have some time. The clock is twenty minutes fast. Q: What time is it now?

W:哦,看时钟。这是15。我要迟到了詹妮弗的生日聚会!我应该离开5点钟。 M:别担心!你还有一些时间。时钟是20分钟快速。 问:现在是什么时间?

W: It’s 7:50, lazybones, and you’re going to be late for the meeting. M: God! I was sleeping like a dog. Well, I still have ten minutes. Q: When is the man’s meeting?

W:这是7:50,懒骨头,你是要在开会迟到了。 M:上帝!我睡得像一只狗。嗯,我还有十分钟。

M: Thank you, Laura. We’d like to go to the barbecue with you. What time should we be there

W: Some people are coming around 11:00, and we’re going to play badminton, but we won’t

eat until around 12:30. Q: At what time are they going to eat?

M:谢谢你,劳拉。我们想去和你的烧烤。我们应该什么时候

W:有些人即将到来,而且我们将11:00打羽毛球,但我们不会吃到12:30。 问:什么时候他们要吃?

. M: I knew Dr. Smith’s birthday was October 26th, but I didn’t realize it was this Saturday. W: Let’s give him a surprise party. We could ask him to meet us at his office at 5, and then we could take him to dinner at the restaurant around 5:30. Q: What time does the woman suggest meeting Dr. Smith?

M:我知道史密斯博士的生日是10月26日,但我不知道这是星期六。

W:让我们给他一个惊喜派对。我们可以问他以满足我们在他的办公室在5,之后,我们可以带他去5:30在餐馆吃的晚饭。 问:什么时候女士建议会议史密斯博士?

M: I just read that Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, when very little was understood

about time and energy.

W: Absolutely. But when he died on April 18, 1955, people knew a lot more, and nuclear

power stations had been built. Q: When was Einstein born?

M:我刚刚读到爱因斯坦生于1879年3月14日,当很少是理解关于时间和精力。 W:当然。但当他死于1955年4月18日,人们知道更多,核电站已经建成了。 问:当被爱因斯坦出生的?

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1. M: I want two correction pens and a notebook. How much are they? W: $ 1.95 for each correction pen. $ 5.00 for the notebook. Q: How much does the man have to pay?

男：我想要两个修正笔和笔记本。一共多少钱？ 女：1.95美元每修正笔。5美元的笔记本电脑。 问：多少人要？

2. W: Ooh, it’s only $9.8. I bet Jane would love this blue vase. Flowers are really her thing.

M: The salesgirl said it is 30% off today, and it will be the normal price tomorrow. Q: How much will the vase cost tomorrow?

W：哦，这只是9.8美元。我敢打赌，简爱这蓝色花瓶。花是她真正的东西。 男：女售货员说今天是30%，明天这将是正常价格的。 问：明天的花瓶要多少费用？

3 W: Wow, what a wonderful yard sale. Did you see the sofa? It’s in good shape, and he’s

selling it for just $100. M: Yeah. And that computer, just $150. What a steal! The one we saw last Saturday was

three times as expensive as it. Q: How much was the computer they saw last week?

W：哇，多么美好的一个院子里的销售。你有没有看到沙发吗？这是在良好的形状，他

卖了100美元。

M：是的。与计算机，150美元。什么是偷的！我们上周六看到的是它的三倍。 问：他们看到上周电脑多少钱？

4 M: Hi. I’d like to book two tickets for this weekend’s concert. How much for general

admission? W: General admission is $25 per ticket and is standing room only. Seat tickets range from

$35 to $50, depending on the section you want. Q: How much are two seat tickets?

男：嗨。我想订两张票，本周末的音乐会。一般的门票多少钱？

W：一般取25美元每票，只有站的空间。座位票从35美元到50美元的范围内，这取决于你想要的部分。

问：两个座位的票价是多少？

5 W: Hey, Nancy. I’ve got this coupon that says if I buy three cans of Coke, I get a free bag of

chips. M: You’d better look at it more carefully. It says three bottles of Coke. The bottles are over

there. $1.30 for each. Q: How much will the man pay to get three cans of Coke and a bag of chips?

女：嘿，南茜。我有一张优惠券，说如果我买了三罐可乐，我得到芯片的免费袋。 男：你最好看的更仔细。它说，三瓶可乐。瓶子是在那边。1.30美元每。 问：有多少人会花钱三罐可乐和一包薯片？

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1. M: Look at this ad! “One bedroom apartment, with kitchen and bathroom.” It’s close to our school, and the price is only $250 a month. W: But I want an apartment at least $50 cheaper.

Q: What is the highest rent the woman is willing to pay?

M：看看这个广告！“一个卧室的公寓，带厨房和卫生间。“这是接近我们

学校，而价格仅为250美元一个月。 W：我想要一套至少便宜50美元。

问：女人是愿意支付最高的租金是多少？

2. M: Laura, I really hate to ask this, but I think I’m going to be five days late with this month’s rent. Do you think you could help me out?

W: I’m afraid I can’t. It’s $350! I haven’t much money. I have to save hard to pay my own rent;

and it’s almost twice as high as yours. Q: How much is the man’s monthly rent？

M：劳拉，我真的恨问这个，但我想我会在这个月的晚了五天 租金。你认为你能帮助我吗？

女：我恐怕不行。这是350美元！我没有很多的钱。我必须救难自己付房租；它几乎是两倍高你。 问：男人的每月的租金是多少？

3. M: Okay, Mrs. Smith, I’m all packed and ready to move out. There’s just the matter of the $500 damage deposit and I’ll be off.

W: Well, Rob, there’s also the matter of some cigarette burns on the carpet and a hole in one of the walls. Those damages will cost $100 to repair.

Q: How much is the landlady willing to give back to the man?

男：好的，史密斯夫人，我全部打包准备搬出去。有你的事

500美元的押金，我就走了。

女：嗯，抢劫，也有一些香烟灼烧的地毯上的物质和在一个墙洞。这些损害赔偿将花费100美元来修复。 问：房东愿意给他多少钱？

4. M1: Frank, we need to talk about this month’s utility bill. It’s $220, and I’ve give you half the

amount. Why are you asking for $50 morre?

W2: Don’t you think you should pay a little bit more than that? You have an extra heater in your bedroom. And you have been taking two hot showers a day, sometimes for almost an hour. I think you should be thankful I’m only asking for $160. Q: How much is the second speaker asking the first one to pay?

M:弗兰克，我们需要谈谈这个月的账单。这是220美元，我就给你一半的金额。为什

么你要求50美元的穆尔？ W：你不认为你应该稍微多吗？你在你的卧室里有一个额外的加热器。你已经每天服用

两个热水澡，有时近一个小时。我认为你应该感到庆幸，我只要求160美元。 问：第二说话人问第一个人付多少钱？

5. M: Why are you still staying here? The girls on this floor are so noisy! You can get an apartment off campus for just a little more money. Perhaps $450 a month.

W: Well, actually, I was planning to pay the extra $50 to move there. But I changed my idea when I learned those noisy girls will move out next term.

Q: What is the rent for the girl’s dorm?

男：你为什么还呆在这里？这层楼的女孩太吵了！你可以得到一个

校外公寓只有一点钱。也许一个月450美元。

女：嗯，实际上，我打算支付额外的50美元去那儿。但我改变了我的想法时，我学会了那些吵闹的女孩将下学期搬出去。 问：在女生宿舍的租金是多少？

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1. W: It sounds expensive. Why did they charge you so much for repairing the computer?

M：Well, it’s $25 for labor to start with. A new modern cost another 50 bucks. On top of that I

needed a new battery, and it cost $17.

Q: How much did the man spend altogether fixing his computer?

W:这听起来很贵。为什么他们收你这么多的修理电脑的费用?

M:嗯,这是25美元开始对劳动力。一个新的现代成本另一个50块钱。最重要的是我需要一个新电池,和花17美元。 问:男人花了多少钱完全修复他的电脑吗?

2. W: How long are you on the Internet every day?

M：About three hours a day. I promised Dad to cut that in half, but the Internet is so slow.

Q: How much time has the man promised to spend on the Net every day.

W:多久你在互联网上的每一天?

M:大约三小时。我答应爸爸来减少一半,但互联网如此缓慢。 问:有多少时间的人承诺在网上度过每一天。

3. W: Where did you get all these e-mails?

M：I got ten messages from classmates, one about an assignment and one from my brother. Five were spam, the annoying stuff that comes at all times.

Q: How many e-mail messages did the woman get altogether?

W:你从哪里得到这些电子邮件吗?

M:我有十个消息从同学,一个关于一个赋值和一个来自我的兄弟。五是垃圾邮件,讨厌的东西,随时来。 问:有多少电子邮件消息做了完全的女人得到吗?

4. W: It takes twice as long to open my Hotmail now. I need over a minute to see my mail. Is the problem Hotmail or the ISP?

M：Forget Hotmail. I get e-mail through a local provider in ten seconds. Try it. Q: How long did it use to take the man to get his mail?

W:它需要两倍的时间来打开我的Hotmail现在。我需要超过一分钟看到我的邮件。问题是Hotmail或ISP ? M:忘记Hotmail。我得到的电子邮件通过一个本地提供者在十秒。试试看。 问:用了多长时间把这个人让他的邮件吗?

5. W: Talking about computer, what’s the meaning of Pentium 4 and clock speed?

M：Imagine the processor of a computer as a bus. The higher the Pentium number, the larger

the the bus and the more information it can carry. Clock speed tells how fast data are processed. A clock speed of 100 is half as fast as a speed of 200. Q: How much faster is a clock speed of 200 than a clock speed of 100?

W:谈论计算机,什么意思奔腾4和时钟速度吗?

M:想象处理器的计算机作为一个总线。更高的奔腾数字越大,公共汽车,它可以搭载的更多信息。时钟速度告诉如何快速处理数据。100年一个时钟速度的一半的速度一样快200。 问:快多少是一个时钟速度的200比100年的时钟速度?

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1. M: Why don‟t we go to the concert today?

W: I‟ll go get the keys. Q: What does the woman imply?

男：为什么‟T今天我们去听音乐会吗？ W：我‟去拿钥匙。 问：女人意味着什么呢？

2. W: I can‟t find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it.

M: Have you checked in the car?

Q: What does the man imply?

女：我能‟T在任何地方找到我的钱包。歌剧的票在这。 男：你在车里检查吗？

问：这个男人是什么意思？

3. M: Are you going to buy that pirated CD?

W: Do I look like a thief?

Q: What does the woman imply? 男：你是去买盗版光盘吗？

W：我看起来像个小偷吗？ 问：女人意味着什么呢？

4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?

W: Let‟s just say that I wouldn‟t/t vote for her in the local beauty contest.

Q: What does the woman imply about the singer? 男：你认为歌手漂亮吗？

女：让‟说，我就‟T／T为她投票在当地的选美比赛。 问：什么是女人意味着什么歌手？

5. M: Have you seen Tom? I can‟t find him anywhere.

W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago. Q: What does the woman mean? 男：你见过汤姆吗？我可以‟T找到他。 女：在他宿舍的光就在几分钟前。 问：女人是什么意思？

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1. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this a hundred times.

M: One hundred times? Is the director out of his mind? Q: What does the man imply?

W:我可以记住,导演要求我们排练这一百次。 M:一百次?是导演疯了? 男人什么意思?2

2. M: Do you think we have made enough food for the party?

W: The refrigerator is about to explode.

Q: What does the woman imply?

W:冰箱的肺都快要气炸了。 问:什么是女人意味着什么?

。

M:你认为我们已经取得足够的食物的聚会吗?

3. W: She said she might become a famous movie star.

M: Yes, and pigs might fly.

Q: What does the man mean?

3。W:她说她会成为一个著名的电影明星。 M:是的,和无稽之谈。 男人什么意思?

4． M: Although the man often plays a bad guy in movies, in real life he has a heart of gold.

W: So does a hard-boiled egg. Q: What does the woman mean?

M:尽管这个男人经常在电影中扮演着一个坏家伙,在现实生活中他有一颗金子般的心。 W:那确实是一个熟鸡蛋。 问:什么是女人意味着什么?

5 W: What a beautiful sunset!

M: Don‟t blink. You might just miss it.

Q: What does the man mean? 5

。W:什么一个美丽的黄昏! M:不眨眼。你可能会错过它。 男人什么意思?

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1. M: Will you love and keep him in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?

W: I will.

Q: Who is the woman?

M:你会爱,让他在生病还是健康,只要你共同生活? W:我会的。

问:谁是女人?

2. W: Mike, wake up1 It is time to go to school. Hurry up or you‟re going to be late!

M: Don‟t worry. I can sleep all day long. Did you forget today is Martin Luther King‟s birthday?

Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?

W:迈克,up1醒来到上学的时间。快点,否则你是要迟到了!

M:别担心。我可以睡一整天。你忘了,今天是马丁·路德·金的生日吗?

问:谁是女性最可能吗?

3. M: Could I see your driver‟s license and registration, please?

W: What‟s the matter, officer? Q: Who is the man?

3。M:我能看看你的驾照和登记,好吗?

W:什么事,警官? 问:那个人是谁?

4. M: I‟d like to ask you about the research paper you assigned that we have to do by the end

of the semester.

W: ok. What would you like to know?

Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?

4。M:我想问你关于研究论文被分配,我们要做的在这学期结束前。 W:好的。你想知道些什么? 问:谁是女性最可能吗?

5. W: I‟ve cleaned the windows, mopped the floors, and folded the laundry. Is there anything

else that you would like me to do before I cal lit a day? M: Did you do the living room yet? Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?

W:我已经打扫了windows,擦地板,折叠衣服。还有什么你想让我做一天前我卡尔点燃? M:你做了起居室吗?

问:谁是女性最可能吗? P60

1. M: The police gave a few tickets out last week along Highway 15.

W: In fact, quite a few tickets were given on that road. Q: What does the woman mean?

1。M:给了几票上周沿公路15。

W:事实上,相当多的门票给那条路上。

问:什么是女人意味着什么?

2. M: Who do you think is the smartest student in the class?

W: Mary is second to none.

Q: What does the woman say about Mary?

2。M:你认为谁是班上最聪明的学生? W:玛丽是首屈一指的。 问:什么是女人说玛丽吗?

3. W: What are you so happy about?

M: Instead of being given an even dozen, we‟ve been given a baker‟s dozen. Q: Why is the man so happy?

3。W:你怎么那么高兴?

M:不是被给定一个甚至打,我们已经被给定一个贝克“年代打。 问:为什么男人如此高兴?

4. M: We have had a lot of rain over the last few years.

W: But nothing like this.

Q: What does the woman mean?

4。M:我们有了很多雨在过去的几年里。 W:但没有像这样的。 问:什么是女人意味着什么?

5. M: What effect has the booming economy had on interest rates for loans?

W: The interest rates have skyrocketed!

Q: What does the woman mean?

5。M:什么效果有蓬勃发展的经济对贷款利率吗? W:利率飞涨!

问:什么是女人意味着什么?

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Good morning, everyone. I’d like to welcome you to City University. I’m Betty Russell and I work in the International Students’ Office. I have some important for you. First, you must enroll by August 28th. Pick up your ID card at our office. Them, you’ll need to pick up a library card so that you can borrow books from the library. Show them your ID card in the library and they will do it for you. You may be thinking about the sports facilities at our school. There’s no charge for student use, but of course you’ll have to show your ID card. Concerning the medical assistance, the University has its own health center, and all services are free for enrolled students

早上好，同学们。我欢迎你来伦敦城市大学。。我是贝蒂，罗素，我在国际学生办公室工作。我有一些重要的事要和你们说。首先，你必须在八月二十八日注册。拿起你的ID卡到我们的办公室。你必须拿起一个借书证，这样你就可以从

图书馆借书。在图书馆向他们展示你的ID卡，他们会为你做的。你可能会考虑在我们学校的体育设施。学生使用是免费的，当然你要出示你的ID卡。关于医疗救助，大学有它自己的健康中心，所有服务对注册的学生都是免费的。

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Through it is 50% of everyday communication, listening, it seems, is the least taught. Listening is more than just hearing: it requires understanding. In an educational setting, listening effectively is critical. Effective listening results in doing the right assignment, doing the assignment correctly, and taking notes effectively. Doing these activities well results in learning and, most of the time, good grades. In a professional setting, listening is also critical. When you receive an oral message, your response must be correct. If you fail to listen to customers or clients, you may lose their business, and your job! Ina personal setting, listening effectively deepens your relationships. When we listen to someone, we say “You are important” without ever speaking a word. When we fail to listen, not only do we not receive the message, but we send the message that we are just plain dumb.

它是通过50%的日常沟通，倾听，看来，至少是教。倾听不仅仅是听的：它需要理解。在教育环境，有效的倾听是至关重要的。有效的听力结果做正确的任务，正确地做作业，并有效地记笔记。做这些活动的结果在学习，大部分的时间，好的成绩。在专业设置，听力是关键。当你收到口信，你的反应一定是正确的。如果你没有倾听顾客或客户，你可能会失去他们的生意，和你的工作！在个人设定，有效的倾听深化你的人际关系。当我们听到有人，我们说“你是重要的”即使你没有说一句话。当我们不聆听，我们不仅不接收消息，而且我们发送的消息，我们都是愚蠢的。

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I first saw Yao Ming back in 1997. Nike had just signed a contract to sponsor the Shanghai Sharks. We had a little party to introduce ourselves and get to know the players. A few of us were there when the team walked in. They looked normal, most about 6’4’’ or so. Then, a thin, baby-faced guy about 7’5’’ came in. We were all surprised at seeing him. We couldn’t believe his size. And when he started hitting three-pointers, we were really blown away! Our guys in the U’S’ didn’t believe that there was a Chinese kid that tall. To convince them, we had to bring him to a Nike camp in Paris that summer. Yao had always played against kids who were older than him. This was the first time he was competing with players his own age. Del Harris, then the Lakers coach, was at the camp. He fell in love with Yao Ming. He was telling everybody, “I got to have a picture with that kid. One day he’s going to have a real impact on the NBA.”

我第一次见到姚明是在1997。耐克公司刚刚签署了一份合同赞助上海大鲨鱼。我们有一个小派对要做自我介绍,了解球员。当球队走了进来我们中的一些人在那里。他们看上去很正常，最大约6英尺4英寸左右。然后，一个瘦，娃娃脸的大约7英尺5英寸人的进来。我们都惊讶地看见他。我们不能相信他的大小。当他开始打三分，我们真的错过了！我们在你的“没有人相信有一个中国孩子，个子高高的。说服他们，我们不得不把他在巴黎的耐克训练营，夏天。姚明一直在对孩子们比他。这是他第一次与球员自己同龄的竞争。德尔哈里斯，那么湖人队主教练，在营地。他爱上了姚明。他告诉大家，“我要这个孩子的照片。有一天他会对NBA有着真实的影响。”

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The 27th summer Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, in 2000. Thousand of athletes gathered there to take part in the first Summer Olympic of the new century. It was, however, not the first time for Australia to host the Olympic Games. Australia also played host in 1956, when the city of Melbourne was the site of the Games. The 2000 Olympic lasted a little more than two weeks, from September 15 to October 1. The mascot of Sydney Olympic Games was, not surprisingly, a Kangaroo. There were some new events in the 1000 Olympic, such as women’s water polo and weightlifting. The Games were a great success. In sporting competition, athletes broke lots of Olympic and world records. Also, the event was a huge financial success for

Australia, especially in the tourism industry.

2000年第27届夏季奥运会在澳大利亚的悉尼举行了,。成千上万的运动员聚集在那里参加第一个夏季奥运会的新世纪。然而,这是对澳大利亚不是第一次举办奥运会。澳大利亚也主办1956年,当城市墨尔本是该网站的游戏。2000年奥运会持续了两周多一点,从9月15日至10月1日。悉尼奥运会的吉祥物,毫不奇怪,一只袋鼠。有一些新的事件在1000年的奥运会,比如妇女的水球和举重。奥运会是一个巨大的成功。在体育赛事,运动员打破了很多奥运会和世界记录。同时,这一事件是一个巨大的商业成功对澳大利亚,尤其是在旅业。

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I have a picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom. When I have trouble studying, or I’m worried about an exam, I just take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken years ago when we were in high school. It reminds me of the good time we’ve shared and the support their friendship still gives me today. Even though our lives have gone in different directions, the bond we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get e-mail with a joke for the day, or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends have shown up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them even traveled two hours from the other end of town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult experiences, and has enriched the good ones. It is the kind of friendship that outlasts disagreements, changes, and separation.

在我的卧室里书的书桌上有一幅画。当我学习有困难,或我担心考试,我只是看一看它。这是一幅我的最好的朋友在我们高中时拍的。它让我想起了我们曾一起好时间和支持他们的友谊仍然给了我今天。尽管我们的生活已经在不同的方向,我们创建的债券已经使我们接近。每个星期我得到消息我的答录机里从其中之一,或信件的最新消息或度假的照片。我经常收到电子邮件与笑话的天,或句安慰我生命中对一些问题。我的朋友已经显示了生日惊喜派对,其中一个甚至两个小时的旅行从镇上的另一端只看我第一次英语演讲比赛。我们的友谊已经帮我度过很多困难的经历,和丰富了好习惯。这样的友谊outlasts分歧、更改和分离。

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We all know that it’s not possible for man to control the weather. But we can tell what important changes there will be in the weather in the short term. This is called weather forecasting. Many people rely on the weatherman to provide that information, but one method of weather forecasting is simply to use your eyes and brains. For example, if you see a rainbow in rainy weather in the evening, this is a sign that the weather will soon be clear and fine. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near; this is a sign of much water vapor in the air, and then rain will probably come. If a fog appears just about sunrise in the morning, then the day will be arm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If the stars twinkle at night, then fine weather will come the next day.

我们都知道人来控制天气是不可能的。但是我们可以告诉在短期内的天气有什么重要的变化会。这就是所谓的天气预报。许多人依靠天气预报提供这些信息,但天气预报的方法之一就是使用你的眼睛和大脑。例如,如果在下雨天晚上你看到一个彩虹,这是一个迹象表明天气很快就会清楚和罚款。有时远处的物体如山丘和高大的树木似乎非常清晰和靠近;这是一个信号,表明空气中水蒸汽多,然后雨可能会来。如果一个雾似乎只是在早晨的日出,那么一天将手臂。如果日落大多是红色的颜色,然后第二天会没事的。如果夜晚星星闪烁,然后好天气会第二天。

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Since the late 1900s, Americans have begun to fully believe in their “fast food culture”. In 1994 alone, fast food restaurants in the United States sold over 5 billion hamburgers, making it a favorite meal and an important commodity. Each day in 1996, seven percent of the population ate at the 11,400 McDonald’s; males from their mid-teens to their early 30s made up 75 percent

of this business. By then, fast food had become a cultural phenomenon that reached beyond America’s borders. In 1996 McDonald’s owned over 7,000 restaurants in other countries, including: 1,482 in Japan; 430 in France; 63 in China; and so on. McDonald’s has also recognized some cultural differences. In Germany, for example, the outlets sell beer, in France they sell wine and beer, and in Saudi Arabia they have separate sections for men and women and close four times a day for prayers. But for the most part the fast food fare is the same, maintaining the same culture on an international level.

自1900年代末以来,美国人已经开始完全相信他们的“快餐文化”。仅在1994年,快餐店在美国售出50亿汉堡包,使它成为最喜欢吃的饭菜和一个重要的商品。每一天在1996年,百分之七的人口在11400年吃麦当劳;男性从青年到30岁早期的75%这个业务。到那时,快餐已经成为一种文化现象,达到了美国以外的。在1996年拥有超过7000家餐厅麦当劳在其他国家,包括:1482年的日本,430年在法国,63年在中国;等等。麦当劳也承认一些文化差异。在德国,例如,门店销售啤酒,在法国,他们销售葡萄酒和啤酒,在沙特阿拉伯他们各别为男性和女性和近一天四次祷告。但大部分快餐票价是相同的,保持相同的文化在国际水平

P71

If you’re a young lady in your twenties, you may be either on a diet or wondering which diet to follow. Indeed, people are so concerned with their appearance that the word “diet” has lost its original meaning. It now has the same meaning as “weight loss diet”. There was a time when women bound their waists to have a nice figure. Them came Twiggy, a British supermodel most famous in the 1960s, and since then everyone has wanted to look like a twig. Because of this trend, many diets have become popular. It is not uncommon to meet young girls who look weak enough to be blown away in the wind, yet they are still talking about diets! However, extreme diets can lead to health problems. Many such dieters may end up with very serious disorders. Princess Diana suffered from an excessively strong appetite; Karen Carpenter, a popular singer of the 1970s, died of the less of appetite. You should know that looking good is important but not when it comes at he risk of your health and life. Better eating habits and proper exercise are all you need to be fit and look good.

如果你是一个在20岁之前年轻的女士,你可以是节食或者想知道哪的饮食来遵循。事实上,人们非常关心他们的外表“,节食”这个词语已经失去了原来的意义。它现在有同样的意思为“减肥饮食”。曾经有一段时间,妇女束缚他们的腰有一个漂亮的图。他们是苗条的, 1960年代一个英国最著名的超模,自那以后,每个人都想要看起来像一根树枝。因为这一趋势,许多饮食已经成为流行。这是不常见的满足年轻女孩看起来疲弱到足以在风中吹走,然而他们仍在谈论饮食!然而,极端的饮食会导致健康问题。许多这样的节食者可能最终得到非常严重的疾病。戴安娜王妃遭受过度强烈食欲;凯伦木匠,1970年代的流行歌手,死于更少的胃口。你应该知道,好看很重要,但当谈到在他自己的健康和生命的风险。更好的饮食习惯和适当的锻炼都是你需要健康,看起来不错。

P81

Once an old gentleman went to see a doctor. The doctor examined him and said, “Medicine won’t help you.” You must have a complete rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke just one cigar a day.”

“Thank you very much,” said the old gentleman, “I shall do everything you say.”

A month later, the gentleman came to the doctor again, “How do you do!” said the doctor, “I am very glad to see you. You look much younger.”

“Oh, doctor,” said the gentleman, “I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early. I drank a lot of milk. I walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that one cigar almost killed me at first. It’s no joke to start smoking at j\\my age.”

一个老先生去看医生。医生检查了他，说，“药不会帮助你。你必须有一个完整的休息。去一个安静的乡村的地方，喝牛奶，早睡觉，多散步，每天只抽一根雪茄。” “谢谢你，”老人说，“我要做你所说的一切。”

一个月后，他又回来看医生，“你怎么做！“医生说，“我很高兴见到你。你看上去年轻多了。”

“噢，医生，”绅士说，“我现在感觉很好。我睡得很好。我很早就上床睡觉了。我喝了很多牛奶。我走了很多。你的建议无疑帮助我。但你告诉我每天抽一支雪茄,一个雪茄几乎杀了我起初。这可不是笑话在我的年龄开始吸烟。”

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Malls are popular places for Americans to go. People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have private security guards and sometimes even police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees. The largest mall in the United States is the Mal of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week. The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Minnesota, but now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, eat foods from all over the world, and see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily exercise from the new sport of “mall walking.” Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In a word, people can do just about everything in malls. 商场是美国人常去的地方。人们喜欢购物中心有许多原因。他们感到安全，因为商场有私人保安和有时甚至派出所。停车一般都是免费，而且天气总是很好。最新的商场有瀑布和大型的绿色的树的美丽的休息区。在美国最大的购物中心在明尼苏达美国的发作。它占地4200000平方英尺。它有350个商店，八个夜总会，和一七英亩的公园！有12750辆车的停车场。大约750000人每星期有铺。在美国的第一个室内购物商场建于1965在明尼苏达，但现在就像城镇中心商场，那里的人们来做许多事情。他们的店，吃了来自世界各地的食品，和电影院看电影。有些人从“逛商场的新的运动，甚至让他们的日常锻炼。”其他人去商场见朋友。在一些商场，人们可以看到一个医生或牙医甚至参加教堂。总之，人们可以在商场所有事情。

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Living with roommates in college dorms, one is likely to have problems as well as success.

Some students report more unhappy relationships with their roommates than they do the opposite. One reason for this is that it’s human nature to pick out a person’s negative aspects more easily than to realize his or her positive ones. Living in a college dorm, you will certainly se both the strong points and shortcomings of your roommates. But you’ll be more likely to remember those unhappy moments between you and talk about them. You may often tend to tell war stories about someone who spilled their breakfast all over you, but seldom will you talk about the pleasant conversation you had with someone over breakfast. This selective memory does you no good at all! Therefore, if you want to enjoy better relationships with your roommates, you must work hard to view them as people and make yourself fully aware that they’re going to have some faults—and so are you!

在大学宿舍的室友生活，一个可能存在的问题以及成功。

有些学生报告他们的室友更不愉快的关系比他们做的正好相反。这其中的一个原因是，这是人类的本性，挑选出一个人的消极方面更容易实现他或她的正面。住在大学宿舍，你肯定会本身的长处和短处，你的室友。但你会更容易记住那些不开心的时候你和他们谈的。你可能常常讲战争故事的人把他们的早餐到你，但你很难谈论愉快的交谈，你与人在早餐。这种选择性的记忆是你不好！因此，如果你想享受与你的室友更好的关系，你必须努力工作，视其为人，让你充分意识到，他们会有一些错误，所以你！

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The Internet, a worldwide information network, is used at universities mainly as an information supply source. Staff supply information via the Internet and students may access it or any other

publicly available information. The Internet is also useful for students to communicate with staff. Teachers may present lecture materials in lecture halls, and at the same time, they can distribute the materials for students to access from any location at any time via their computer. Such materials are preesented mainly in the form of text, still pictures and hypertext links. Students find this valuable and relevant to their needs. If they must miss a lecture, students can still keep up to date. Staff users may put up notices of conferences, maintain professional contacts, and communicate and conduct discussions with their colleagues or students. Students, on the other hand, are taught haow to use the Internet as an individual productivity tool in several courses. 互联网,全球信息网络,用于大学主要是作为一个信息供应源。通过互联网，学生可以访问它的员工提供信息或任何其他公开信息。互联网也是有用的学生与员工沟通。教师可以在演讲厅目前的演讲材料，并在同一时间，他们可以把学生从任何地点访问在任何时候通过他们的电脑的材料。这种材料preesented主要以文本的形式，图片和超文本链接。学生会发现这宝贵的，根据他们的需求。如果他们错过了一堂课，学生仍然可以保持最新。员工的用户可以张贴告示，会议，保持专业的联系，沟通，与他们的同事或同学进行讨论。学生，另一方面，被教导速递如何使用互联网作为几门课程的个人生产力工具。

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When I plan my holidays, I like to go where I haven’t been to before. How do I choose? The Internet is a good source of basic information. All resorts and hotels have websites and offer special prices through them. You can often book rooms cheaper on the Internet than in person. Sometimes you can get coupons that will give you a cut in the usual price. For example, I have visited Sand Beach many times. But I’d never stayed in its old town. Well, I got a coupon for a

room at half price at the Grand Hotel there. I discovered that the old town had antique shops and was generally an interesting area. I also like fine food, so I search out information on good.

restaurants and try to have meals in them. Some planning can prevent a holiday from becoming a disaster and with a bit of luck make it an experience of a lifetime. 当我计划我的假期，我想去我没去过的地方。我该如何选择？ 互联网是一个很好的基础信息源。所有的度假村和酒店的网站，提供 通过他们的特殊价格。你可以在网上预订客房便宜比人。

有时你可以得到优惠券，会给你在平时的价格削减。例如，我有 多次访问的沙滩。但我不会呆在老镇。嗯，我有一张优惠券 房间有一半价格在豪华大酒店。我发现，老城区有古董店和

通常是一个有趣的领域。我也喜欢美食，所以我搜索出的信息很好。 并尝试在他们的餐馆吃饭。一些计划可以防止假日成为 灾难和一点点运气使其一生的经验。

P5

Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking harpsichord lessons. The boy‟s reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano, violin and harpsichord, and was writing symphonies and operas. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770, when he was only fourteen. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demand as both a performer and a composition teacher. His first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman, and his finances were always in a bad state. His music from

the next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, preferring only to compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works.

莫扎特是个迷人的音乐家和作曲家的声誉不断增长超过两个世纪后，他的死亡。他是天生的在萨尔茨堡，奥地利，1756。四岁之前，他已经表现出了过人的音乐天赋。他的父亲决定让他开始大键琴的教训。男孩‟作为音乐人才的快速增长。五岁时，他创作的音乐。从那时，莫扎特的表演，音乐会和音乐创作。在他十几岁的时候，他已经掌握了钢琴，小提琴和羽管键琴，和在写交响乐和歌剧。他的第一个主要的歌剧在米兰进行1770年，当他只有十四岁。十五岁时，莫扎特成为萨尔茨堡交响乐团的指挥。在1781，他离开了维也纳，在那里他是需求量很大的表演者和作文课的老师。他的第一部歌剧是成功的。但生活并不容易，因为他是一个可怜的商人，和他的财政总是处于错误状态。他从未来十年的音乐不是很受欢迎，而他最终倒在他的教学工作为生。1788他停止在公共场合表演，只构成。他死于1791岁三十五岁。他虽然只活了一个短暂的一生中，他创作了600多部作品。

1. Which of the following is true of Mozart? D 2. How long has Mozart‟s fame lasted? A

3. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart? B 4. What could Mozart do at the age of six? C

5. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozart‟s accomplishments while he was in his early teens? C

P20

There was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several years of searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try. The director said, “This is the most important part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say the line on praise of the rose: „Ah, the sweet smell of my love.‟” The actor was excited. All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain went up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audience, and with great emotion said the line, “Ah, the sweet smell of my love.” The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was furious! “Ahhhhhh! You damned fool!” he cried. “You‟ve ruined my play! You‟ve ruined me!” The actor was puzzled, “What happened? Did I forget my line?” “No!” shouted the director. “You forget the rose!”

从前有一个伟大的演员可以不再记得他的台词。经过数年的寻找之后,他终于找到了一个电影院,愿意给他一个试试。导演说,“这是最重要的部分,它只有一行。在打开你走到舞台上带着一个玫瑰。你持有的上升到你的鼻子仅用一个手指和大拇指,闻到它深深然后说,这条线在赞美玫瑰:„啊,我爱的香味。“演员”很兴奋。整天玩之前他练习他的线一遍又一遍。最后,时间到了。大幕拉开,演员走上舞台,看着观众,大发感慨说行,“啊,我的爱的香味。“观众在笑声中爆炸。只有导演很愤怒!“AHHHHHH !你该死的傻瓜!“他哭了。“你已经毁了我的玩!你们已经毁了我!“演员感到困惑,“发生了什么事?我有没有忘记我的行吗?“不!“导演喊道。“你忘记玫瑰!”

1. What was the problem with the great actor? 2. What job did the director offer him? 3. What was he expected to do with the rose?

4. What did the actor do after he walked onto the stage? 5. Why was the director extremely angry?

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Alfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding. Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know, and then skillfully builds up tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a French airport, a suspicious customs official looked at Hitchcock‟s passport, which was marked simply PRODUCER. The curious official asked, “And what do you produce?” “Gooseflesh.” replied Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock always managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes getting on a bus, or crossing a street, pr walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an apartment. However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The entire movie was set in a lifeboat out at sea, and there were only a few characters in the boat. Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he‟d sink! His clever solution was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters read during the course of the movie.

艾尔弗雷德希区柯克是一位英国导演。他的电影经常卷入的情况下，超出了他们的控制，甚至理解无辜的人。希区柯克喜欢在自己的电影中使用的悬念。惊讶，导演给观众提供了与可怕的事情。悬念，导演告诉或显示给观众，这部电影中的人物不知道，然后巧妙地构建在发生时的人物最后知道将什么张力。希区柯克有很强的幽默感。曾在法国机场，一名海关看着希区柯克‟的护照，这是明显的简单的制作人。好奇的问，“你生产什么？“鸡皮疙瘩。”希区柯克回答。艾尔弗雷德希区柯克总是设法让他电影中短暂出现：他有时上公共汽车，或过马路，在商店的前面行走的公关，或穿过庭院，在一个公寓。然而，在1944部电影的救生艇，他面临一个困难的问题。整个电影是在一艘救生艇在海上，只有几个字符在船上。最初，他想浮在一具尸体，但他怕他‟D沉！他的聪明的办法是把自己的照片在报纸上指出一个读取的字符在电影的过程。

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hitchcok and his movies?

2. When Hitchcock told the customs official he produced \"Gooseflesh\3. How did Hitchcock manage to make an appearance in the movie \"Lifeboat\"?

P31

The Harry Potter books rapidly became one of the most in-demand book series among young readers and have earned large sums of money. Movies based on the books won several Oscar nominations. Readers are now keen to know the plot of the next book. Harry Potter movie fans will get a long-awaited treat. The movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret is finally about to come out. This time around, Harry discovers a frightening secret at Hogwarts School. Eager readers of the first four Harry Potter books are also trying to discover a secret, the secret plot of the fifth book in the series. Because of the long wait since Book Four, they are guessing many things. Some think that Professor Lupin will die or that Harry and his friend Ron may be related! J.K. Rowling herself has only said that Book Five will be shorter and scarier than Book Four. To make sure her readers hear only rumors, she locks all her ideas for the books in a hidden place. Since the next book does not come out until 2003, for mow Harry‟s secret is safe with her! 《哈利•波特》丛书迅速成为最受欢迎的书系列在年轻读者和赢得了大笔的钱。电影基于书赢得了几个奥斯卡提名。读者现在想知道下一本书的情节。哈利·波特影迷将会得到一个期待已久的治疗。电影《哈利波特与密室的秘密终于出来。这一次,哈利发现霍格华兹魔法学校的一个可怕的秘密。热切的读者的前四个哈利波特的书也在努力发现了一个秘密,这个秘密阴谋的第五本书系列。由于长时间的等待因为书四,他们猜测很多东西。一些人认为,将死

去或,卢平教授哈利和他的朋友罗恩可能相关的!罗琳自己只有说那本书5将时间短,比书四恐怖。确保她的读者只听到谣言,她锁她所有的想法的书在一个隐藏的地方。因为下一本书不出来,直到2003年,哈利”年代割保守秘密的她! 1. What is true of the Harry Potter books?

2. How many books of the series appeared before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets? 3. Why are readers guessing wildly about the next book? 4. What does the author say about her new book?

P36

American weddings are not always the same. I‟d like to show you pictures of my wedding. When we got engaged, an announcement was published in the newspaper. The announcement typically includes the names of the bride, the bridegroom and their parents and the wedding is expected to be held. About a month before the wedding, we sent out wedding invitations to relatives and friends. This is the church where we had the wedding. My father gave me to my future husband. Then the minister started the wedding ceremony. He greeted the guests, and talked about the meaning of marriage. Next, we exchanged vows and gave each other rings. This is the main part of the wedding. After the vows, the minister prayed for us. Then the minister declared us husband and wife, and we kissed each other. Here is my sister, who was a bridesmaid. This is the bouquet I carried. Traditionally, the unmarried women gather after the wedding, and the bride throws her bouquet to them. The one who catches it will, according to tradition, be the next one to get married. At the reception, we cut the wedding cake and fed each other bites of the cake. Then we toasted each other with champagne. Finally the reception was over, and the minister signed the marriage certificate and we were legally married.

美国人的婚礼并不总是相同的。我想告诉你我的婚礼的照片。当我们订婚了,宣布已在报上发表。这个声明的名字通常包括新娘、新郎和他们的父母和婚礼预计将举行。大约一个月在婚礼前,我们发出的邀请,亲戚和朋友的婚礼。这是我们的教堂婚礼。我父亲给我我未来的丈夫。然后这位开始婚礼。他迎接客人,并谈到了婚姻的意义。接下来,我们交换了结婚誓言,给对方戒指。这是婚礼的主要部分。许愿之后,这位为我们祷告。然后这位宣布我们的丈夫和妻子,我们彼此相亲。这是我的姐姐,她是一个伴娘。这是我把花束。传统上,未婚妇女们聚集在婚礼后,新娘抛出捧给他们。捕获的人,根据传统,是下一个结婚的人。在招待会上,我们切结婚蛋糕并互相喂咬的蛋糕。然后我们互相敬酒与香槟。最后,接待结束了,签署结婚证书和我们是合法结婚。

1. Which of the following does a typical engagement announcement include? 2. When were the wedding invitations sent out? 3. To whom does the bride throw her bouquet?

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

P43

Keith: Hey, Peter! You‟ve been in the room all night. Get out and dance with someone like that babe over there.

Peter: No way, Keith! She‟s the intellectual type. My pickup line just won‟t work with her. Keith: Oh, come on, man! What kind of girl do you like?

Peter: I want a girl that gentle and mild, and that babe is not the right type.

Keith: Times are changing, and you‟ll never find a woman that will shine your shoes and fill your beer mug all the time. Wake up.

Peter: Oh really? I still prefer women that stay home, cook, clean, and take care of the

kids.

Keith: Okay, then what will you do after you get home from work? Peter: Hmm. Eat, watch TV, and throw our the trash.

Keith: Wit, wait, wait. I can‟t believe my ears. You‟ll never find a wife.

基思:嘿,彼得!你一直在房间里所有的夜晚。走出去,舞蹈与这样的人一起宝贝在那边。 彼得:没门,基思!她的知识类型。我的传感器线就不会和她一起工作。 基思:噢,来吧,伙计!什么样的女孩你喜欢吗?

彼得:我想要一个女孩,温柔和温和的,宝贝不是正确的类型。

基思:时代在变化,你永远找不到女人会照耀你的鞋子和填满你的啤酒杯所有的时间。醒来。彼得:哦,真的吗?我仍然喜欢女人,呆在家里,做饭、清洁、照顾孩子们。 基思:好吧,那么以后你会做你下班回家? 彼得:嗯。吃,看电视,并把我们的垃圾。

基思:智慧,等等,等等。我不能相信我的耳朵。你永远找不到老婆。 1. What does Keith suggest to Peter?

2. What does Peter think about the girl over there? 3. What kind of girl does Peter want? 4. What is Peter willing to do at home?

P49

“Don‟t even think about it!” is a phrase commonly used in the United States when a person emphatically denies or refuse something. In 1995, Shaquille O‟ Neal, a popular basketball player, made a Pepsi commercial in which this phrase was used. The commercial begins with Shaq playing basketball, and a little kid is watching him. Then the boy cries out the name of this basketball star. Shaq turns to see the kid with a Pepsi n his hand. He walks over to the boy and says, “Hey, can I have it?” He bends over, supposing that his admirer will give him the Pepsi. But then the kid says, “Don‟t even think about it!” This commercial was rather popular, and it had been shown on TV for about three years. The commercial seems to have a more dramatic effect than that produced by the Coca-Cola company in the 1970s. In the Coke ad a young boy meets football star “Mean” Joe Green as he is leaving the field a game. The boy gives his hero a bottle of Coke, and in exchange for the drink, the football player throws to the boy, who excitedly catches the souvenir. The phrase “Don‟t even think about it!” is used on many other occasions. Visitors to New York City are often amused to see a road sign with these words: “Don‟t even think about parking here.” This road sign means that people are strictly prohibited from parking there

“想都别想在这!“是一个短语常用在美国当一个人断然否认或拒绝的东西。在1995年,沙奎尔·O”Neal,一个受欢迎的篮球运动员,百事可乐商业中使用这个短语。商业始于沙克打篮球,和一个小孩是看着他。然后男孩哭出了名的篮球明星。沙克回头看到孩子与百事可乐n他的手。他走到那个男孩,说,“嘿,我能拥有它吗?“他弯腰,以为他的崇拜者将给他的百事可乐。但那孩子说,“想都别想在这!“这个商业是相当受欢迎,而且它已经在电视上显示大约三年了。商业似乎更戏剧性的效果比生产的可口可乐公司在1970年代。在可口可乐广告一个年轻男孩遇见的足球明星”意味着“乔·格林在他正要离开是一个游戏领域。这个男孩给他的英雄一瓶可口可乐,以换取喝,足球运动员抛出的男孩,他兴奋地抓住了纪念品。短语“想都别想在这!“在很多其他场合使用。游客到纽约城市常常被逗乐,看到一个路标与这些话:“想都别想在这停车。“这路标意味着人们严禁停车那里

1. How does the Pepsi commercial begin? 2. Why does Shaq walk toward the kid? 3. What is the Pepsi commercial trying to say?

4. What is the Coca-Cola commercial trying to tell us? 5. What does the road sign in New York City mean?

P57

Advertising has become increasingly specialized in modern times. In today‟s business world, supply usually outnumbers demand. There is great competition among different manufacturers of the same kind of product to attract customers to their product. They always have to remind the consumer of the name and the qualities of their product. They do this by advertising. The manufacturers advertise in the newspapers and on posters. They sometimes pay for songs about their product in commercial radio programs. They employ attractive salesgirls to distribute samples. They organizes competitions, with prizes for the winners. They often advertise on the screens of local cinemas. Most important of all, in countries that have television, they have advertisements put into programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. Sometimes they even spend more on ads than on the products themselves. We usually think so because of the advertisements that say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.

广告已经变得越来越专业在现代。在今天的商业世界,供应通常数量需求。有伟大的竞争在不同厂商的相同的产品来吸引顾客到他们的产品。他们总是不得不提醒消费者的名称和品质的产品。他们这样做广告。制造商在报纸上做广告和海报。他们有时会对他们的产品支付歌曲在商业广播节目。他们雇用有吸引力的女售货员分发样本。他们组织比赛,奖获奖者。他们经常做广告的显示屏上当地的电影院。最重要的是,在国家电视台,他们有广告投入项目,将接受他们。制造商经常花大笔的钱在广告上。有时候他们甚至会花更多的时间在广告比产品本身。我们通常认为是这样,因为广告这么说。有些人从不停下来问自己如果广告说的都是真话。

1. What is true of the contemporary business world? 2. What is NOT mentioned in the passage?

3. According to the passage, what is the most important means of advertising? 4. According to the passage, why can advertisements influence people? 5. What is the passage discussing?

P63

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of this bird‟s mouth was rude. John tried every method to change the bird‟s attitude by constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, and anything he could think of to set a good example. Nothing worked. Finally, John got fed up and he yelled at the parrot. And the bird yelled back. John shook the parrot, and the bird got angrier and ruder. Finally, in a moment of desperation, John put the bird in the refrigerator freezer. For a few minutes, John heard the bird scream and kick. Then suddenly there was silence. Not a sound for over a minute. Fearing that he‟s hurt the bird, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out and said, “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I am truly sorry, and I will do everything I can to correct my poor behavior.” John was greatly surprised at the bird‟s change of attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had caused such a sudden change in his behavior, the bird continued, “May Ii ask why you put the chickens there and what they did wrong?”

一个年轻人名叫约翰收到了一只鹦鹉作为礼物。鹦鹉有一个坏的态度，更糟糕的词汇。从这

只鸟的‟说出的每一句话很粗鲁。约翰想尽方法改变不断说客气话鸟‟的态度，播放轻柔的音乐，和任何他能想到的好例子。没有工作。最后，约翰厌倦了他在鹦鹉大叫。这只鸟喊道。约翰摇摇鹦鹉，和小鸟了愤怒和粗鲁的。最后，在绝望的时刻，约翰把鸟放进冰箱冷冻。几分钟后，约翰听到鸟叫声和踢。然后突然沉默。没有声音超过一分钟。担心他‟受伤的鸟，约翰快速打开冰箱门。鹦鹉平静地走了出来，说，“我相信我可能冒犯了你，我的粗鲁的语言和行动。我真的很抱歉，我会尽我所能来纠正我的不良行为。”约翰在鸟‟态度的改变非常吃惊。当他正要问，是什么造成了这样一个在他的行为的突然改变鹦鹉，鸟类继续说，“可能二问你为什么把鸡和他们做错了什么？“

1. What was true of the parrot in the beginning? 2. What method John tried worked with the parrot? 3. What was the parrot's response when John shook him? 4. Why did John get the parrot out of the freezer? 5. What question did John want to ask the parrot?

P72

“Are you ready to go to work?” a woman asks her dog Sydney. The dog was her tail. Then she starts sniffing around inside the house. Sydney is hunting for mold. When she sits down, that means she smells mold nearby. Usually mold is found within three or four feet. A boy who lives in this house has epileptic attacks. It could be from mold. His mother wanted to find the mold. She tried other ways to find it, but they didn‟t work. She said she trusted the dog more than the other ways. Workers found mold near where Sydney sat. Nobody had thought to look for mold there before. Now it can be cleaned out and the boy will feel much better. Sydney is very special. Only about ten animals in the U.S. can do this. She spent hundreds of hours with a police dog trainer in Florida to learn how. In the U.S., people have used dogs to find drugs and bombs for a long time, but dogs that find mold are something new. People in Europe have used mold-sniffing dogs for many years. Dogs are cheaper to use than human trackers and can find exactly where the mold is. They also do it quickly and for less than %500. Other methods may cost thousands of dollars and take many weeks

“你准备好去上班?“一个女人问她的狗悉尼。这只狗是她的尾巴。然后她开始嗅到在房子里面。悉尼是寻找模具。当她坐了下来,这意味着她闻起来模具附近。通常在三个或三个模具发现四英尺。一个男孩住在这所房子里有癫痫的攻击。它可以从模具。他的母亲想找到模具。她尝试其他方法来找到它,但是他们没有工作。她说她信任的狗比其他方法。工人在悉尼附近发现模具坐。没有人认为寻找模具出现之前。现在可以打扫干净,这个男孩就会感觉好多了。悉尼是非常特别的。只有大约十种动物在美国能做到这一点。她花了数百小时,警方的驯犬师在佛罗里达学习如何。在美国,人们都使用狗找到毒品和很长一段时间,但狗发现模具是新事物。欧洲人已经使用多年的模具嗅探犬。狗是便宜的使用比人类的追踪器,可以找到的确切模具。他们还得很快并少于% 500。其他的方法可能会花费数千美元,并采取多种周

1. According to the passage, what does it mean when Sydney sits down? 2. What may be the cause of the boy's epileptic attacks? 3. How many dogs in the United States are able to find mold? 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? 5. Which of the following is true in finding mold?