现代大学英语精读第一册Unit14

Lesson Fourteen TEXT A After Twenty Years O. Henry Pre-class Work I Read the text once for the main idea. Do not refer to the notes, dictionaries or the glossary yet. The policeman on the beat moved u

大学英语精读第六册 Unit 8

Unit Eight Text Science fiction is definitely not pure science, but neither is it pure fiction. This literary genre, argues science fiction writer Ben Bova, stands as a bridge between science and fict

大学英语精读第六册 Unit 4

Unit Four Text As a black boy growing up in America in the early 1900s, Richard Wright knew well the meaning of racial prejudice. He was not allowed to play in a park or borrow books from a library. W

大学英语精读第五册 Unit 7

UNIT 7 TEXT Oliver Barrett IV, a Harvard student from a wealthy WASP family, fell in love with Jennifer, a Radcliff music major, daughter of a pastry chef of Italian descent. Jennifer returned his lov

大学英语精读第五册 Unit 9

UNIT 9 TEXT In this world constant changes are a fact of life. How to act in this changing world, then, presents a real challenge for executives of big businesses today. The leader of a big company sh

大学英语精读第五册 Unit 8

UNIT 8 TEXT A victim of an incurable disease, Stephen Hawking is almost completely paralysed, confined to a wheelchair, and unable to speak. Yet, he has overcome every obstacle and achieved far more t

大学英语精读第五册 Unit 3

UNIT 3 TEXT Do you want a better life? According to the author of the following article, the solution is easy. Simply change the way you look at yourself - and you will change the way you live. Improv

大学英语精读第五册 Unit 5

UNIT 5 TEXT As the author points out below, the success of science has less to do with a particular method than with an essential attitude of the scientist. This attitude is essentially one of inquiry

大学英语精读第四册 Unit Seven:The Luncheon

Text A young man finds it very difficult to say no to a woman as a result he gets into trouble. The restaurant to which he has agreed to take his luncheon date is far too expensive for his small pocke

大学英语精读第三册 Unit One:A Brush with the Law

Text A young man finds that strolling along the streets without an obvious purpose can lead to trouble with the law. One misunderstanding leads to another until eventually he must appear in court for trial…… A Brush with the Law I have only once

大学英语精读第三册 Unit Six:A Day's Wait

Text Ernest Hemingway's story is about an incident that happens between a father and his son. The small boy's misunderstanding of the difference in measuring temperature on a Fahrenheit and a Celsius Scale causes him to believe that he is drying of a

大学英语精读第三册 Unit Nine:The Death of Hit

Text In the last days of World War 11, Adolf Hitler and his closest associates had sought shelter in a command bunker before the fall of Berlin. He knew that defeat was close at hand and that he must prepare for his own death. Here is a detailed desc

大学英语精读第三册 Unit Five:The Day Mother Cried

Text A mother and her son learn more form a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life. The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore Coming home from school that dark winter's

大学英语精读第二册 Unit Seven;There's Only Luck

TEXT In this article the author describes what happened to her one night and what happened to her one night and her feelings about it. There's Only Luck My mind went numb when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the gara

大学英语精读第一册 Unit Eight : Yoe Go Your Way，I'

TEXT A young boy faces the impossible task of trying to soften the blow of tragic mews. You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine The messenger got off his bicycle in front of the house of Mrs. Rosa Sandoval. He went to the door and knocked gently. He knew almos

大学英语精读预备1册 lesson 10

[00:00.00]Lesson 10 The People of the United States [00:26.71](Adapted from This is America) [00:31.30]For over 200 years,visitors to the United States have been trying to explain [00:39.29]what makes Americans different from the people of other cou

大学英语精读预备1册 lesson 15

[00:00.00]Lesson 15 The Sleeping Beauty (Part Two) [00:27.19] On her sixteenth birthday, [00:30.89]the king's daughter felt tired of her palace. [00:35.57]She wandered alone into the dark woods. [00:39.96]And in a very lonely spot she saw a castle a

大学英语精读预备1册 lesson 12

[00:00.00]Lesson 12 The Perfect match (Part one) [00:07.10]I walked into the office and shook hans with a smiling man named Mr.White. [00:13.80]He was dressed very well,compared to me. [00:18.07]There was a pile of papers on his desk. [00:22.25]I'm

现代大学英语精读第二册Unit11

Lesson Eleven Pre-class Work Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below. Glossary ambition n. a strong desire for success, power, riches, etc. band n. a group of musi

现代大学英语精读第二册Unit07

Lesson Seven Pre-class Work Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below. Glossary alter v. to become different appeal v. to make a serious and urgent request to sb. fo