大学英语自学教程上UNIT22

[00:03.58]Current Attitudes toward Physical Fitness
[00:06.11]人们当前对健身的态度
[00:08.65]Recently we were told by a student that setting aside timefor improving his physical fitness
[00:12.92]最近一位学生告诉我们，抽出时间来增进他的身体健康
[00:17.19]would be a total misuse 2 of his working hours.
[00:20.22]完全是在浪费他的工作时间。
[00:23.25]He assured us that he would be no better served by a fitness program
[00:26.78]他确信不疑地向我们说，
[00:30.30]than by learning to play bridge.
[00:32.73]健身运动并不比学打桥牌更有用。
[00:35.16]College and his preparation for a career were his only priorities.
[00:38.90]读大学和为将来的职业做准备才是了唯一重要的事情。
[00:42.63]This student has seen being physically 3 fit as an end rather than the means we know it to be.
[00:47.86]这个学生把健身运动看作是一种目的，而不是我们所知道的手段。
[00:53.08]His opinion is one of the many feelings, pro 1 or con,
[00:56.76]他的观点只是人们对于参与体育锻炼
[01:00.45]that people hold about their personal involvement in a physical fitness program.
[01:04.42]所持的众多支持或反对意见中的一种。
[01:08.39]Many people, including college students of all ages spend little time in pursuit of physical fitness.
[01:13.46]许多人，包括不同年龄的大学生，花很少的时间进行体育锻炼。
[01:18.52]Certainly some of these individuals may have physical limitations
[01:22.31]当然这里有些人可能身体上有些局限，
[01:26.10]that make activity extremely difficult,
[01:28.78]运动起来非常困难，
[01:31.45]and others are engaged in time-consuming activities that until finished
[01:35.62]而加一些人又从事费时的其他活动，
[01:39.79]do not permitopportunities for recreation.
[01:42.61]只有完成了这些，才有机会去休闲娱乐。
[01:45.43]However, what about the majority who could do much more but do so little'?
[01:50.86]然而且，那些能做很多而实际上却做得很少的大多数人又如何呢？
[01:56.30]Does one of the following statements sound like you?
[01:59.42]下面的话有一种像你说的吗？
[02:02.54]"I know it's important,but I just don't have time right now."
[02:06.51]“我知道这很重要，但我只是现在没有时间。”
[02:10.48]"I'm already fit, and with my schedule I'll have no difficulty staying that way."
[02:14.57]“我已经很健康，而且按我的计划，保持现状没什以困难。”
[02:18.66]"I should do more than I do,
[02:21.23]“我应该做得比现在更多，
[02:23.80]but I just don't have facilities and I don't get much support from others."
[02:27.68]但我只是没有器材，别人也不支持我。”
[02:31.56]"Exercise makes me feel terrible.
[02:34.64]“锻炼使用我感觉糟透了。
[02:37.73]Even when I shower,I get to my next class wet,and probably smelling like a locker 4 room."
[02:41.82]即使淋浴之后，我去上下一节课时还浑身是汗，并闻起来大概有更衣室的气味。”
[02:45.90]Unlike these people who have made no commitment to fitness,
[02:49.78]你与那些没有做出承诺的人不同，
[02:53.66]you may have made a commitment to a physical fitness program that
[02:56.69]也许已承诺投入一项健身计划，
[02:59.72]might be rather narrow in scope.
[03:02.15]但你这项活动的范围可能是比较狭隘的。
[03:04.58]If one of the following comments fits you,
[03:07.40]如果下列某一承诺适合你，
[03:10.22]perhaps you are failing to see the broader values Of nfaintainlnga high level of physical fitness.
[03:14.95]那么也许你还没有看到保持强健体魄所具有的更广泛的价值。
[03:19.68]"Everyone in the dorm runs at night. That's why I run."
[03:23.31]“宿舍的每个人都在晚上跑步，所以我也跑。”
[03:26.94]"For every 3,500 calories I can "burn" during exercise,I'll lose a pound of fat.
[03:31.77]“锻炼时每消耗3500卡路里，我就可以减轻一磅。
[03:36.61]I have only 10  pounds more to drop before Christmas."
[03:39.39]在圣诞节之前我再减肥十磅就可以了。”
[03:42.17]"This weekend will be cool and nice.
[03:45.04]“这个周末凉爽宜人，
[03:47.92]Saturday looks like a good day for a personal record."
[03:50.95]星期六看起来是创造个人纪录的好日子。”
[03:53.98]"Some would say I have a fear of death.
[03:56.96]“有些人可能会说我怕死。
[03:59.93]Heck, I just want to live a long time."
[04:02.36]见鬼，我只是想活得长一点。” [04:04.79]If you see your own attitude represented by one of these comments,
[04:08.12]如果这里有种态度正好代表了你的观点，
[04:11.45]might you be shortsighted in your reason for valuing fitness?
[04:14.88]那么你衡量健身价值的理由不是有点短视吗？
[04:18.30]We would suggest that you reexamine your approach to fitness'
[04:21.56]我们会建议你重新审视自己健身的态度
[04:24.83]and its ability to positively 5 influence other aspects of your life.
[04:28.21]和健身对你生活中其他方面的积极影响。
[04:31.60]Ask yourself,"What eould I achieveif I were really in top physical condition[04:36.06]问问自己，“如果我真的处于身体最佳状态，我会取得什么成就？”
[04:40.53]Because fitness levels are easily observed and can be measured,
[04:44.46]因为健身的程度很容易观察和测出，
[04:48.39]you can quickly start to see the emerging person you are capable of becoming
[04:52.08]你可以很快开始看到你有能力成为的那个正在脱颖而出的人。
[04:55.76]Almost daily you can see progress and accomplishment 6.
[04:59.23]几乎每天你都能看到你有进步和成就。
[05:02.71]Keep in mind, however,that all people are differentand some may progress faster than others.
[05:07.33]不过请记住，人各不同，有些人会比别人进步得快。
[05:11.95]In the final analysis,
[05:14.19]归根结底，
[05:16.42]we think that although fitness will not guarantee that you will live longer,
[05:20.59]我们认为虽然健身不能保证你活得更长，
[05:24.75]it can help you enjoy the years you do live
[05:27.77]但却有助于你享受生活的年华。
[05:30.79]Text B
[05:35.02]People and Colors
[05:37.59] 人和颜色
[05:40.17]One person chooses a bright red car,but another prefers a dark green.
[05:43.59]有的人选择了鲜艳的红色汽车，而有的人却喜欢深绿色的。
[05:47.01]One family paints the living room a sunny yellow,
[05:49.30]有的家庭把起居室漆成金黄色，
[05:51.58]but another family uses pure white.
[05:53.76]而另一个家庭则用纯白色。
[05:55.94]One child wants a bright orange ball,
[05:57.98]有的小孩想要一上鲜艳的橙色球，
[06:00.02]but another wants a light blue one
[06:01.94]但有的想要浅蓝色的。
[06:03.86]Psychologists and businessmen think these differences are important.
[06:06.73]心理学家和商人认为这些区别很重要。
[06:09.61]In general,people talk about two groups of colors:
[06:12.48]大体上说，人们谈论两组颜色：
[06:15.35]warm colors and cool colors.
[06:17.87]暖色和泠色。
[06:20.40]Researchers think that there are also two groups of people:
[06:22.98]研究人员们认为同样也存在现两种人：
[06:25.57]people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors.
[06:29.15]即喜欢暖色的人和喜欢冷色的人。
[06:32.72]The warm colors are red, orange,and yellow.
[06:35.00]暖色包括红，橙和黄。
[06:37.27]Where there are warm colors and a lot of light
[06:39.86]有暖色和充足光线的地方，
[06:42.44]people-usually want to be active,
[06:44.32]人们通常比较活跃。
[06:46.20]People think that red, for example, is exciting.
[06:48.78]比如红色，许多人觉得 让人兴奋。
[06:51.35]Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red.
[06:54.38]爱社交的人，也就是喜欢和别人在一起的人，喜欢红色。
[06:57.41]The cool colors are green, blue, andviolet.
[07:00.30]冷色则有绿，蓝和紫。
[07:03.18]These colors, unlike warm colors,are relaxing.
[07:06.21]这些颜色与暖色不同，它们令人放松。
[07:09.24]Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet.
[07:12.57]有冷色的地方，人们一般很安静。
[07:15.91]People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.
[07:18.53]喜欢独处的人常常喜欢蓝色。
[07:21.16]Red may be exciting,
[07:23.43]红色也许令人兴奋，
[07:25.70]but one researcher says that timeseems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors
[07:29.72]然而一位研究人员说，比起在冷色调的房间里,
[07:33.75]than in a room with cool colors.
[07:36.08]时间在暖色调的房间里似乎过得慢。
[07:38.42]He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange,
[07:41.66]他表示，暖色，如红色或者橙色，
[07:44.90]is a good color for a living room or restaurant.
[07:47.42]是装饰起居室或餐馆的好颜色。
[07:49.94]People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly.
[07:53.48]想放松或吃饭的人不想让时间过得太快。
[07:57.02]Cool colors are better for offlees or factories
[07:59.84]对办公室或工厂来说，冷色调更好一些，
[08:02.66]if the people who are working there want time to quickly.
[08:05.49]因为在那里工作的人想让时间过得快一些。
[08:08.31]Researchers do not know why people think some colon 7 are warm
[08:11.34]研究人员不知道为什么人们认为有些颜色暖
[08:14.37]and other colors are cool.
[08:16.20]而其他颜色冷。
[08:18.02]However, almost everyone agress that red, orange,and yellow are warm
[08:21.51]可是，几乎每个人都同意说红色，橙色和黄色是暖色
[08:25.00]and that green, blue,and violet are cool.
[08:27.52]而绿色，蓝色和紫色是冷色。
[08:30.04]Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days
[08:32.52]也许暖色让人想起温暖的日子
[08:35.00]and the cool colors remind them of cool days.
[08:37.68]而冷色则让人想来起寒冷的日子。
[08:40.36]Because in the north the sun is low during winter
[08:42.84]因为在北方冬季的太阳很低，
[08:45.32]the sunlight appears quite blue.
[08:47.40]阳光显得很蓝。
[08:49.48]Because the sun is higher during summer
[08:52.21]因为夏季的太阳高一些，
[08:54.94]the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.
[08:57.27]盛夏的阳光显得黄。
[08:59.61]People associate colors with different objects, feelings, and holidays[09:03.58]人们把颜色和各种物体，感觉和节日联系在一起。
[09:07.55]Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood, and life.
[09:11.52]举例来说，红色是烈火，炎热，鲜血和生命的颜色。
[09:15.49]People say red is an exciting and active color.
[09:18.62]人们把红色说成是令人兴奋和活跃的颜色。
[09:21.74]They associate red with a strong feeling like anger.
[09:24.40]他们把红色和强烈的感情，如愤怒，联系在一起。
[09:27.07]Red is used for signs of danger,such as STOP signs and fire engines.
[09:31.00]红色用作危险的标志，例如“停止“标志和消防车。
[09:34.93]The holiday which is aseociated with red is Valentine's Day.
[09:38.06]和红色相联系的节日是情人节。
[09:41.20]On February 14,
[09:42.92]2月14日那天，
[09:44.65]Americans send red hearts to people they love.
[09:47.18]美国人给他们所爱的人寄送红心。
[09:49.71]Orange is the bright, warm color of leaves in autumn.
[09:52.84]橙色是秋季树叶鲜艳温暖的颜色。
[09:55.96]People say orange is a lively, energetic color.
[09:58.53]人们说橙色是欢快而有活力的颜色。
[10:01.10]They associate orange with happiness.
[10:03.59]人们总是把它和幸福联系在一起。
[10:06.07]The holidays which are associated with orange
[10:08.25]和橙色有关的节日是
[10:10.43]are Hallo weenin October and Thanks giving Day in November.
[10:13.51]10月的圣节和11月的感恩节。
[10:16.59]On October 31
[10:18.33]10月31日那天，
[10:20.07]many Americans put large orange pumpkins 8 in their windows for Halloween.
[10:23.54]许多美国人把橙色的大南瓜放在窗前庆祝万圣节。
[10:27.02]Yellow is the color of sunlight.
[10:28.90]黄色是阳光的颜色。
[10:30.78]People say it is a cheerful and lively color.
[10:33.51]人们说它令人喜悦和欢快。
[10:36.24]They associate yellow, too, with happiness.
[10:38.97]人们也把它跟幸福联系在一起。
[10:41.70]Because it is bright, it is used for signs of caution.
[10:44.43]因为黄色很明亮，所以被用作警示标志。
[10:47.16]Green is the cool color of grass in spring.
[10:49.50]绿色是春季绿草的凉爽颜色。
[10:51.83]People say it is a refreshing 9 and relaxing color.
[10:54.56]人们说它使人使人清爽和放松。
[10:57.29]Machines in factories are usually painted light green.
[10:59.87]工厂里的机器通常被漆成浅绿色。
[11:02.44]Blue is the color of the sky, water, and ice.
[11:05.36]蓝色是天空，水和冰的颜色。
[11:08.29]Police and Navy uniforms are blue.
[11:10.33]警察和海军的制服就是蓝色的。
[11:12.37]When people are sad, they say "I feel blue."
[11:14.99]当我们难过的时候，他们会说，“我很伤心。”
[11:17.62]They associate blue with feelings like unhappiness and fear.
[11:20.54]人们把蓝色与不幸和恐惧这样的感觉联在一起。
[11:23.47]Violet, or purple, is the deep, soft color of darkness or shadows.
[11:26.96]紫罗兰色或紫色是代表黑暗和阴影的一种深沉而软的颜色。
[11:30.44]People consider violet a dignified 10 color.
[11:32.77]许多人认为紫色是一种高贵的颜色。
[11:35.09]They associate it with loneliness.
[11:37.08]他们把它和孤独联系在起来。
[11:39.06]On Easter Sunday people decorate baskets with purple ribbons. [11:41.88]在复活节那天，人们用紫色的缎带装饰篮子。
[11:44.71]White is the color of snow.
[11:46.48]白色是雪的颜色。
[11:48.26]People describe white as a pure,clean color.
[11:50.90] 人们形容它纯洁，干净。
[11:53.53]They associate white with a bright clean feeling.
[11:55.76]人们把白色和明亮整洁的感觉联系在一起。
[11:57.98]Doctors and nurses normally wear white uniforms.
[12:00.85]医生和护士通常穿白色制服。
[12:03.72]On the other hand, black is the color of night.
[12:06.30]另一方面，黑色是夜的颜色。
[12:08.87]People wear black clothes at serious or formal ceremonies.
[12:11.44]人们在严肃和正式的场合穿黑色服装。
[12:14.01]Businessmen know that people choose products by color.
[12:17.03]商人们懂得人们根据颜色购物的心理。
[12:20.05]Businessmen want to manufacture products
[12:22.32]他们要生产人们想购买的颜色的商品。
[12:24.59]which are the colors people will buy.
[12:26.87]他们要生产人们想购买的颜色的商品。
[12:29.14]For example, an automobile 11 manufacturer
[12:31.56]例如，汽车制造商需要知道多少车要漆成红色，
[12:33.97]needs to know how many cars to paint red,
[12:36.15]多少车要漆成绿色，
[12:38.33]how many green,and how many black.
[12:40.61]还有多少漆成黑色。
[12:42.88]Good businessmen know that young people prefer different colorsthan old people do
[12:46.12]精明的商人知道年轻人与老年人喜欢的颜色不同；
[12:49.36]and men prefer different colors than women do,
[12:51.63]而男子喜欢的颜色也和、女人不同。
[12:53.90]Young children react to the color of an object
[12:56.33]年幼的孩子对物体的颜色
[12:58.76]before they react to its shape.
[13:00.70]要比对形状更敏感。
[13:02.63]They prefer the warm colors red, yellow, and orange.
[13:05.55]他们更喜欢暖色——红，黄，橙[13:08.48]When people grow older,
[13:10.06]当人们长大以后，
[13:11.64]they begin to react more to the shape of an object than to its color.
[13:14.51]便开始对物体的形状而不是颜色做出更多的反应。
[13:17.39]The favorite color of adults of all countries is blue.
[13:19.87]对所有的国家的成年人来说，蓝色是最受喜爱的，
[13:22.35]Their second favorite color is red, and their third is green.
[13:25.43]其次是红色，第三者是绿色。
[13:28.52]On the whole, women prefer brighter colors than men do,
[13:31.25]总体来说，女人比男人更偏爱较鲜艳的颜色。
[13:33.98]Almost everyone likes red,
[13:35.80]几乎每个人都喜欢红色，
[13:37.63]but women like yellow and green more than men do.
[13:40.17]但比起男人来，女人更喜欢黄和绿。
[13:42.70]Pink is usually considered a feminine color.
[13:45.13]粉色总是被看作女性色。
[13:47.56]Blue is usually considered a masculine color.
[13:50.08]蓝色一般被认为是男性色。
[13:52.60]As a result, people dress baby girls in pink and baby boys in blue.
[13:55.93]因此，人们给小女孩子穿粉红色的衣服，而给小男孩儿穿蓝色的衣服。
[13:59.26]However,it is dangerous to generalize because taste changes.
[14:02.24]然而，一概而论是危险的，因为人们的喜爱不断发生变化。
[14:05.22]For example, years ago business men wore only white shins;
[14:08.34]例如，几年前商人只穿白衬衫；
[14:11.46]today they wear many different colors, including pink.
[14:14.28]现在他们穿各种颜色的，包括粉红色的。
[14:17.10]If two objects are the same except for color, they will look different
[14:20.19]如果两个物体完全一样，只是颜色不同，那么它们看起来就是同。
[14:23.27]Color can make an object look nearer or farther, larger or smaller.
[14:26.53]颜色可以使物体看上去近些或远些，大些或小些。
[14:29.80]A red object always looks nearer than a blue object.
[14:32.62]一个红色的物体总比蓝的看上去近一些。
[14:35.44]For example,red letters on a blue sign
[14:38.08]比如，在蓝色标志牌上的红色字体
[14:40.72]look as though they are in front of the sign.
[14:43.29]看上去好像在蓝色标志牌的前面。
[14:45.86]Bright objects look larger than dark objects.
[14:48.20]明亮的物体比暗的看起来大，
[14:50.54]However, they are actually the same size,
[14:52.92]不过它们实际上大小一样。
[14:55.29]Large or fat people who want to look smaller or slimmer wear dark clothes.
[14:58.72]高大而肥胖的人想看起来小些或者苗条些，就穿深色的衣服。
[15:02.14]When they wear dark clothes, they look smaller and slimmer than they are. [15:05.22]这样做，他们就可以看起来比实际的自己小些瘦些。
[15:08.30]In conclusion, color is very important to people.
[15:11.09]总之，颜色对人们非常重要。
[15:13.87]Warm and cool colors affect how people feel.
[15:16.40]冷色影响着人产的感受。
[15:18.94]People choose products by color.
[15:20.86]人们根据颜色选择产品。
[15:22.78]Moreover, color affeets how an object looks.
[15:25.26]此外，颜色影响着一件物体的外观。
[15:27.74]It is even possible that your favorite color tells a lot about you.
[15:30.86]你最喜爱的颜色甚至可以暴露你的个性的许多特点。