新编英语教程第二册Unit01
时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:新编大学英语教程
Unit 1
DIALOGUE I
A Time of Change
A: What's the matter, Grandpa?
B: Oh, Linlin, I didn't know you were back from college.
A: It's your birthday, Grandpa. I came back to celebrate your birthday. What happened, Grandpa? You're all in tears.
B: I'm OK. I was watching the Olympic Games on TV. I was so happy that I could hardly hold back my tears. Our Chinese athletes are doing so well for the country.
A: Yes, we've won 16 gold medals and 25 silver medals, counting today.
B: These medals have brought back my memories. While I was watching, I couldn't help recalling the days when I was their age.
A: What about those days? I know you were once an athlete on a national track and field team.
B: Well, it's a long story. To be an athlete in the 30s and 40s, well ... (sighs)
A: Tell me, Grandpa, I want to hear your story.
B: I don't really know where to start, but I can tell you that every time I watch our athletes win an international sports event, I get very emotional.
A: Why?
B: Because when I was young, the country was in the midst of years of war and the government paid little attention to the well-being 1 of the people. We were slanderously 2 nicknamed "the sick men of East Asia". I can still visualize 3 the three times before 1949 when Chinese athletes took part in the Olympic Games. The memories are painful and disheartening.
A: Did we ever win any medals at the Olympic Games during that period of time?
B: No, never. At the time of the 1932 Games, China had two very good runners, good enough to qualify for the Games. But the government refused to send a national team to participate in the Games. It was not until the last minute that a patriotic 4 general donated enough money to finance the trip for the two runners and their coach.
A: I'm glad they finally went to the Games.
B: Unfortunately, only one of them made it there.
A: What happened to the other one?
B: He was detained by the occupying Japanese soldiers for no reason whatsoever 5.
A: That's outrageous 6! Anyway, did our runner do well?
B: No, he dropped out in the middle of the race due to hasty training.
A: What about the other two games we participated in?
B: Our sports delegations 7 were sent to the 1936 and 1948 Games. But they were so short of funds they were forced to live on a near-starvation diet. They had hardly enough money for the return trip. And both times, their efforts came to nothing.
A: That's really a shame!
B: So today, when our young athletes win one medal after another, I find it hard to hold back my tears. This is a time of change, a change for the better. We're a strong oriental dragon now.
DIALOGUE II
Dialogue:
Jane, a secretary, is ill in bed with flu and her colleague, Ann, comes to visit her in the evening to cheer her up.
A: Hello, how are you feeling?
J: Oh, not too bad, but I've got to stay in bed. The doctor has just left and he gave me some tablets to reduce my temperature.
A: Oh, good. Are you hungry? Do you want me to make you something to eat?
J: No, there's no need, Ann. I'm not very hungry, but thank you all the same.
A: Everyone at work sends you their regards, and Peter said hurry up and get better because he can't handle all the bills and letters himself!
J: Oh, that's typical. Everything falls apart when I'm ill.
A: Isn't there anything I can do for you?
J: Well, yes. Would you mind buying some fruit for me? Some oranges, I think.
A: No, of course not. Anything else?
J: Would you bring my washing in please? I completely forgot that it was there.
A: Yes, of course. Shall I change the sheets for you, too?
J: Oh yes, please. I'd be very grateful.
A: What about this pile of letters here that you've typed for Peter. Would you like me to give them to him tomorrow?
J: That's very kind of you, thanks a lot. Oh, there's just one more thing. I wonder if you could go to the post office for me.
A: Oh, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't tonight. I have to meet Brian in ten minutes. But I could go tomorrow after work.
J: Oh yes, that's fine. It's not that important, so it can wait another day.
A: I'll drop in and see you tomorrow then, Jane. See you, bye.
READING I
Two Kinds of Football
American football, not to be confused with the football called soccer, is the American national sport. It developed from the British game of rugby and, although it is played in no other country in the world (except Canada), it excites tremendous enthusiasm. Intercollegiate games (games between universities) are great social occasions. More than 100 thousand mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, students and football fans from the general public, crowd into the huge, luxurious 8 stadiums. During a recent college final in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, California, there were severe earthquake tremors 9, but nobody noticed!
The method of scoring in American football is the same as in rugby. Players try to carry the ball over the opponents' line, and then to earn more points by kicking the ball between the upright goal posts above the bar. But that is where the likeness 10 between the two games ends.
American football has a reputation for being a brutal 11 and dangerous game. This reputation is not really deserved. The players hurl 12 themselves at each other fiercely, but today their uniforms and helmets (fitted with visors to protect their faces) are so skillfully padded that there are few serious injuries. By comparison, the rugby player is almost naked, having only a thin jersey 13 and a pair of shorts to protect him from his opponents' boots and tackling.
The Americans are addicted 14 to crazes. When they take something up, they do so wholeheartedly, and often the rest of the world follows their lead. Jogging is an example of this. The Americans now have another craze, a game which most other countries call "football," but which they call soccer. Soccer is spreading like wildfire through all the States and gaining in popularity on baseball. It is being run by big business and TV advertisers, who are doing everything they can to sell it to the public. They are employing famous fashion designers to design novel uniforms for the players. They have introduced a musical background to the games, and there is a big screen in the stadium which explains to spectators what is happening. Most important, they have hired, at enormous expense, famous coaches and players from Europe and South America. They have also changed some of the rules, including the offside rules to make the game more exciting.
Soccer games can now draw crowds of over 70 thousand in cities where baseball attracts a mere 15 20 thousand spectators. The soccer stadiums are much more luxurious than the vast majority of European and South American league grounds. There is a seat for everyone and a parking lot for 25 thousand cars. Soccer is being brilliantly promoted, like any other promising 16 American product.
READING II
The Olympics
The Olympic games are an international sports competition. In the Olympics, athletes play in many different types of games. Some athletes compete in the Winter Olympics. Some compete in the Summer Olympics. The Olympic games are very old and have a very interesting history.
The first Olympic games were held in Greece in ancient times. They probably began in the sixth century, B.C. The contests were held every four years in the summer. The first games lasted for only one day. There was only one contest. It was a short race. Only Greek men were allowed to run in the race. No women and no non-Greeks were allowed to run in the race. Women were not even allowed to watch the race, or to be anywhere near the racing 17 area. Other events were added later. But the ancient games were stopped in the fourth century, A. D. when Greece was ruled by Rome.
The Olympics were started again in the nineteenth century. The first competition in modern times was held in Athens, in 1896. Since then the Olympic games have been held every four years in many different cities around the world.
The International Olympic Committee makes the rules for athletes in the Olympics. These rules are very strict and help to make sure that everyone has the same chance to win.
The events and games are of several different types. There are individual contests, where each athlete plays alone. To win this type of contest, one athlete must be better, faster, or stronger than other athletes. Some examples of individual games are swimming, running, and walking races. These events happen in the summer. Some winter events are skiing and sledding races. Some other individual events are jumping, gymnastics, and diving.
In a second group of events and games, three or four athletes work as a group. These contests are usually races, and the fastest group wins. For these small groups, there are relay races in running and swimming in summer, and relays in skiing in winter.
In a third group of games, teams from each country compete in sports. To win these games, one team must have a higher score than the other team. The athletes must usually be able to catch, throw, hit, or kick a ball very well to win. For teams, there are many kinds of games. The teams play such games as basketball, soccer, and volleyball.
For an amateur athlete, winning in the Olympics is a great achievement. An athlete who wins the Olympics is the best in the world.
- He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
- My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福,却被误解为多管闲事。
- I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人,但他的样子我想不起来了。
- She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。
- His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
- The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
- There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
- All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样,你就怎样对人。
- Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
- Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。
- In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来,中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
- The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法,但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
- The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。
- The story was so terrible that It'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕,它使我不寒而栗。
- The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕,它使我不寒而栗。
- I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
- She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
- To hurl abuse is no way to fight.谩骂决不是战斗。
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
- She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
- That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
- It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。