世界读书日的英文

世界读书日的英文

【篇一：

2013

中考热点阅读

(

中英文对照

)

】

2013

中考热点阅读理解

热点一

禽流感

with another death in china from the new strain of bird flu, a

un organization has expressed concern that the virus could

spread across borders in poultry.

随着中国又有一人死于新的禽流感病毒，一个联合国组织已经表示

担心病毒在家 禽中传播会跨越国界。

the exact source of infection remains unknown, though

samples have tested positive in some birds in poultry markets

that remain the focus of investigations by china and the uns

food and agriculture organization.

确切 的感染源还是未知，尽管在家禽市场一些鸟类样本测试为阳性

仍然是中国和联合国粮食和 农业组织调查的焦点。

speaking in bangkok, the faos subhash morzaria said: this

particular region is land linked and so there is a possibility that

if, inadvertently or advertently, somebody moves infected

poultry across borders we can anticipate the spread of this

virus.

在曼谷的演讲中，粮农组织的

subhash morzari a

说

:“

这片特别的

< br>区域国土相连，万一有人无意或有意跨越国界地转移受感染的家禽，

我们可以预见 这种病毒的传播。

”

morzaria added: we are proactively initiating surveillance

programs in neighboring countries like myanmar, laos and

vietnam which border china and are at particular risk and we

are trying to understand how the poultry movement has taken

place so we can identify more accurately where the risk is

going to be.

morzaria

补充说< /p>

:“

我们正在与中国接壤的邻近国家如缅甸、老挝和

越南中积极启动监控程序，特别危险，我们正试图了解家禽转移如

何发生，这 样我们就能更准确地识别风险将会到哪。

”

the new virus is severe in most humans, leading to fears that

if it becomes easily transmissible, it could cause a deadly

influenza pandemic.

这种新病毒在大多数人身上是严重的，如果它变得太容易传播 就会

导致恐惧，这可能引起致命流感的肆虐。

however, morzaria said: this new h7n9 virus hasnt been

demonstrated to be transmitted between humans, so from that

context we think that the h7n9 virus is not going to be a

pandemic like h1n1 strains.

然而，

morzaria

说：

“

这种新

h7n9

病毒还没有被证明会在人类之

间传播，所以从这个背景下我们认为

h7n9

病毒不会 像

h1n1

病毒

那样大流行。

”

热点二：电影《致我们终将逝去的青春

:for our departed youth

》

the film reminiscence of our departed youth directed

by the famous actress zhao wei which arouses a great

upsurge in recent days. it reminds us of our own youth

in college and also has struck a chord with the people

who have the same or almost the similar experiences in

their college life.

致我们终将逝去的青春这部电影，

有著名演员赵薇

导演，这部电影在最 近引起了一个热潮，它让我们回忆起了大学的

生活，也引起了这些有同样或者类似有同样 经历的人的共鸣。

this film tells us that we should cherish the love between us.

there is not a second chance for you to begin over.

这个电影 让我们知道了，学会珍惜身边人。没有第二次机会从来的。

热点三：每天都要正能量，今天你要说的七句积极的话

your life story is an expression of who you are; the words you

choose to use shape this story. your words create the essence

of your inner culture and the core of your identity and destiny.

你的生活故事就是你是谁的真实表现；你选择使用的词汇塑造 了你

的故事，你的词汇创造了你内在文化的本质和你身份与命运的核心。

your ability to write a happy life story hinges on your language.

it is your inner and outer verbal expression that makes your

joy possible and that infuses your life with purpose, meaning

and vitality.

你能否写出一个快乐的生活故事取决于你的语言。你内在和外在的

言 语表达使你变得欢乐，而且将目标、意义、生命力注入你的生活。

so today i challenge you to say…

所以今天我希望你说

??

1. “i have a choice.”

“

我可以选择。

”

it is not your talents or abilities, but your choices that

ultimately decide your fate. you are your choices.

你的命运不是由你的天赋或是能力决定的，而是由你的选择决定了

你最终的命运。你 就是你的选择。

2. “let’s get started!”

“

我们开始吧！

”

you can’t build anything wonderful with ideas of what you ar

e

going to do someday. if you want something, you have to

make a little noise, declare it and then get started.

光想你可能有朝一日要去实践的点子，你是无法成就任何精彩 事业

的。如果你想要什么，你必须要低调，宣布你的决心然后就开始行

< br>动。

3. “i have what it takes.”

“

我具备所需的条件。

”

the worst enemy of today is your self- doubt. the moment you

doubt whether you can do something is the moment it

becomes impossible for you.

现在最大的敌人是你的自我怀疑。当你怀疑自己能否完成一些 事情

的时候，就是你不可能完成这些事情的开始。

4. “hello, how can i help you?”

“

你好，需要帮忙吗？

”

in life, you get what you put in.

在生活中，你付出什么，就会得到什么。

5. “look how far i’ve come.”

“

< br>我已经走了这么远了。

”

the way you move a mountain is by moving one stone at a

time. every stone you move, no matter how small, is progress.

< br>移走一座大山的方法是每次搬走一块石头。无论石头有多小，但你

挪走的每一块都 是一种进步。

6. “i have more than enough to be happy.”

“

我拥有的比足够让我快乐的还要多 。

”

the happiest of people aren’t the luckiest, and they usually

don’t have the best of everything either. they simply make the

most of everything they do have. the reason so many people

are unhap

py is because they tend to look at what’s missing in

their life, instead of what’s present.

< br>最幸福的人并不是最幸运的人，他们也常常不能拥有所有最好的东

西。他们只是简 单地把每件事情做得最好。有这么多人不幸福的原

因，是因为他们光想着自己生命中失去 的东西，而不是想他们现在

拥有的。

7. “ … ”

“??”

that blank space denoted by “ … ” is no mistake. that

space

represents silence.

上面用

“??”

的空白并不是写错了，那些空白代表沉默。

silence is soothing. silence is peace. silence is divine. the

more silent you are, the more you can hear yourself think.

沉默能抚慰人心，沉默能带来平和，沉默是神圣的。你越沉默 ，你

能听到更多自己的想法。

each silent moment is different, yet all

are beautiful if you listen carefully. leave enough space in your

day to enjoy the space between the commotions. say nothing,

think quietly, just be and breathe.

每一种安静的瞬 间都是不一样的，但如果你仔细听，它们都是很美

好的。在骚乱之间，给你自己留出足够 的空间去享受这一切。不要

说任何事情，安静的思考和呼吸。

热点四：

2013

年世界读书日：我们为什么要阅读？

2013

年

4

月

23

日是第

18

个世界读书日（全称世界图书与版 权日

world book and copyright day

）。

1995

年，联合国教科文组织宣

布

4

月

23

日为

“

世界读书日

”

，以鼓励人们阅读，以及纪念那些为促

进人类社会和文化进步做出巨大贡献的人 。你平时是个爱读书的人

吗？我们为什么要阅读？

it doesnt matter if books are delivered in print or by

smartphone, the main thing is to get lost in reading them.

reading books is vital for human development.

看纸质 书还是电子书并不重要，重要的是沉迷于阅读中的那种感觉。

读书对人类的发展非常重要 。

why should we bother reading a book? all children say this

occasionally. many of the 12 million adults in britain with

reading difficulties repeat it to themselves daily. but for the

first time in the 500 years since johannes gutenberg

democratised reading, in a world of accelerating technology,

increasing time poverty and diminishing attention spans,

should they invest precious time sinking into a good book?

the discovery that our brains are physically changed by the

experience of reading is something

many of us will understand instinctively, as we think back to

the way an extraordinary book had a transformative effect on

the way we viewed the world. this transformation only takes

place when we lose ourselves in a book, abandoning the

emotional and mental chatter of the real world. thats why

studies have found this kind of deep reading makes us more

empathetic, or as nicholas carr puts it in his essay, the dreams

of readers, more alert to the inner lives of others.

rationally, we know that reading is the foundation stone of all

education, and therefore an essential underpinning of the

knowledge economy. so reading is

–

or should be

–

an aspect

of public policy. but perhaps even more significant is its

emotional role as the starting point for individual voyages of

personal development and pleasure. books can open up

emotional, imaginative and historical landscapes that equal

and extend the corridors of the web. they can help create and

reinforce our sense of self.

从 理性角度来说，我们理解阅读是所有教育的基石，因而也是知识

经济必要的支撑。所以阅 读理所当然应当是公共政策的一部分。但

可能更重要的是，它作为通向个人发展和幸福旅 程的起点时扮演的

感性角色。与网络相比，书籍在提升我们的情感、想象力和历史观

方面更胜一筹。书籍也有助于创建和增强我们的自我感。

if reading were to decline significantly, it would change the

very nature of our species. if we, in the future, are no longer

wired for solitary reflection and creative thought, we will be

diminished. however, technology throws up as many solutions

as it does challenges: for every door it closes, another opens.

so the ability, offered by devices like e-readers, smartphones

and tablets, to carry an entire library in your hand is an

amazing opportunity. publishers need to use every new piece

of technology to embed long-form reading within our culture.

we should concentrate on the message, not agonise over the

medium. we should be agnostic on the platform, but

evangelical about the content.

如果阅读能力显 著下降，人类的天性也会发生变化。如果我们将来

不再自我反省、不再有创造性的思维， 人类势必会消亡。不过技术

给我们带来了很多挑战的同时，也为我们提供了多种解决方案 ：每

关闭一扇门，另一扇门就会打开。电子书、智能手机、平板电脑这

< br>些设备让你在手中托起整个图书馆，这是一个绝好的机遇。出版商

需要利用每一种 新兴技术把长期阅读融入到我们的文化中。我们应

该把注意力集中在信息本身，而不该为 传播载体而烦恼。我们应该

忽视平台而专注于内容。

we must also get better at harnessing the ability of the internet

to inform readers, and potential readers, about all the

extraordinary new books that are published every year, and to

renew their acquaintance with the best of rich literary tradition.

the research shows that if we stop reading, we will be different

people: less intricate, less empathetic, less interesting. there

can hardly be a better reason for fighting to protect the future

of the book.

我们也要更好地利用互联网，为读者也包括潜在的读者提供每 年值

得看的新书信息，让他们重新熟识丰富多彩的传统文学精粹。研究

< br>表明，如果我们停止阅读，我们会变得不同：没那么精细、没那么

善解人意，没那 么有趣。再也没有比这更好的理由来努力保护图书

的未来了。

热点五：四川雅安遭遇

7.0

级强烈地震

a strong earthquake struck the southwestern chinese

province of sichuan on saturday

。

周六中国西南部四川省遭遇强

烈地震。

the quake struck just after 8 a.m. local time about 115

kilometers (70 miles) away from the provincial capital, chengdu,

at a depth of around 12 kilometers, according to the u.s.

geological survey. there was conflicting information about the

earthquakes strength, with the usgs putting the magnitude at

6.6 and the china earthquake networks center gauging it at 7.0.

当地时间清晨八点左右， 在距离四川省会成都大约

115

公里左右的，

< br>发生了震源深度为

12

公里左右的地震。据美国