Unit 1 Section A
1. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. (Para. 1)
对他而言,我是一个乏味的怪物:一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲,一个还沉湎于语法规则的人,对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。
2. The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in a condensed non-statement. My students’ “whoa!” was exceeded only by my head-shaking distress. (Para. 4)
所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中!我的 学生以“哇! ”来表示她的惊叹,我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
3. Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should be thrust upon our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language proficiency. (Para. 6)
对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。 学校 应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。
4. Within the span of a 10-minute drive, he had learned from scratch to the major parts of speech in a sentence. (Para. 10)
在10分钟的车程中，他从无到有地学会了句子中的主要词类。
5. Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road map (check grammar) and tune up the car engine (adjust vocabulary). (Para. 11)
也许,语言应该被看成是一张路线图和一件珍品:我们要常常查 看路线图(核对语法)和调整汽车的引擎(调节词汇)
Unit 1 Section B
1. He skipped all the words he didn’t know and then would end up with no clue as to what the book was about. (Para. 3)
2. 他跳过了他不知道的所有单词，然后就没有什么线索了
3. Malcolm X’s considerable frustration at his inability to read and write launched him on a quest to overcome his deficiencies. (Para. 4)
由于无法阅读和写作所遭受的巨大挫折促使马尔科姆艾克斯开始探索如何攻克自己的语言缺陷
4. With every succeeding page he copied and read aloud, Malcolm X found he was learning and remembering more and more words. With each successive day, his confusion diminished. (Para. 7)
随着不断抄写和朗读,马尔科姆·艾克斯发现自己在学到东西,也记住了越来越 多的单词,他的困惑也逐日减少
5. He was born into a world full of poverty and ignorance. However, as he acquired knowledge, his horizons expanded. (Para. 10)
他出生在一个充满贫穷和无知的世界里。然而，当他获得知识时，他的视野就扩大了。
6. He had left behind the narrow, ignorant world of his youth to join the world community of thoughts and actions ever since he started with his great journey of learning English in prison. (Para. 10)
7. 从他在监狱里踏上伟大的英语学习之旅起,他就离开了青年时代狭窄、无知的世界,加入到有
思想、有作为的世界之中。
背诵段落:
Unit 1 Section A Paragraph 7 Unit 2 Text A
1. When the going gets tough, the tough take accounting. (Para. 1) 当事情变得艰难,坚强者才能继续行路
2. Over the next few years, as labor markets struggle, the humanities will probably continue their long slide in succession. (Para. 3)
在未来几年内,由于劳动力市场的不景气,人文学科可能会继续其长期低迷的态势
3. Once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries. (Para. 3)
人文学科曾是大学生活的重要支柱，而今在学生们的大学游中却只是一个小点缀。现在，实验室要比图书馆更栩栩如生、受人青睐
4. Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight and self-awareness, thereby releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner. (Para. 7)
最重要的是,学习人文 学科使我们具有伟大的洞察力和自我意识, 从而以积极和建设性的方式来发挥我 们的创造力和才艺
5. Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is the scope of possibilities that are widely open to us. (Para. 8)
也许,支持人文学科的最好论点是,人文学科为我们提供了广阔的机会
Unit 2 Text B
1. There has been a general consensus that all high school graduates ought to go to college because college will help them get a job, earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go. (Para.1)
2. Critics suggest we may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. (Para. 3)
3. Many students confirm that they feel compelled to go to college because of pressure from parents and teachers and stay there because it seems to be an alternative to a far worse fate. (Para. 4)
4. There is little doubt that attending college has the potential of exposing young people to new ideas and relationships and helps promote their critical thinking
skills. (Para. 7)
5. College is an outstanding place for that rare breed, those young adults who love learning for its own sake, who would literally rather read than bother to eat, and who like nothing better than writing research papers. (Para. 9)
背诵段落: Unit 2 Text A Paragraph 10
Unit 3 Text A
1. Similarly, they fall in and out of love, quit one job and try another or even shift to a new career. (Para.4)
2. People who were born prior to the 60s or 70s in the last century tended to frame their
concept of adulthood based upon achieving certain accomplishments: moving away from home, becoming financially independent, finding the right spouse and starting a family. But that emphasis on stability did not remain static. (Para. 5)
3. The odyssey years can saddle young people with enormous pressure to move forward quickly.
(Para. 6)
4. To get away from this confusion and upset, many young people resort to computer games, iPods, iPhones, or iPads to help distract them from their pain and stress. (Para. 6)
5. It’s hard to predict what’s next. New guidelines haven’t been established yet, and everything seems to give way to a less permanent version of itself. (Para. 8)
6. Surveys show they still hold highly traditional aspirations. For example, this contemporary generation rates parenthood even more highly than previous generations did! (Para. 9)
Unit 3 Text B
1. I’ve had a series of jobs, mostly manual labor, as a waiter in a banquet hall, as a maintenance man in a dairy plant, and once as a deck hand on a commercial fishing boat. None of them amounted to very much. (Para. 6)
2. I’ve met many people since I’ve been away; some were refined and others very coarse. I didn't know what home meant until I'd been away for a few months. My awareness has changed. I’m convinced I can’t be away from my family any more. (Para. 7)
3. If there is no light on, I’ll resign myself to your decision and just keep on going. I’ll understand. (Para. 9)
4. I couldn’t bear my restless thoughts any longer. I roused myself and started down the long road home. (Para. 14)
5. He seemed truly interested. There was real integrity in his face. (Para. 18)
6. We were nearing my family’s farm. I was awake and alert. Would there be a light shining on the porch? It was torture to look and I couldn’t bear to do it. Suddenly, we were there. I surrendered myself to my fate! (Para. 27)
背诵段落
Unit 3 Section A Para.11-12 Unit 4 Section A
1. They think their father and I had a classic fairytale romance heading for marriage from the outset. (Para. 1)
2. But I hadn’t had any fun; my life was stale with no component of fun! (Para. 3) 3. Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university. To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. (Para. 6)
4. “You are going to graduate with a BA in political science from UPenn and proceed to the College of Law”, I told him, lodging an appeal on his behalf, which was approved. (Para. 7)
5. Our love commenced with a casual attraction but bloomed into a mature love and rich life. (Para.11)
6. Our faithful journey of love and learning took us down rocky roads of hardship and on smooth easy-going highways. (Para. 11)
Unit 4 Section B
1. Growing up, I heard the clear message: Men must take the initiative and make contact. (Para. 2)
2. Many of my women friends have put a spark in their social lives by taking the initiative with men. (Para. 2)
3. As an added bonus, casual dating also encourages people to forge healthy friendships prior to starting romantic relationships. (Para. 5)
4. One date whipped out his wallet on our first date before I could suggest otherwise. (Para. 7)
5. Another date frowned when I hastily opened my purse, pulled out my wallet, and offered to go Dutch. (Para. 8)
6. So, while I do think dressing up and going out on traditional, formal dates is a blast, I thrive on casual dating because it has brought a valuable dimension to my social life. (Para. 9)
背诵段落:
Unit 4 Section A Paragraph 8-9