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第一课
Face to face
with Hurricane Camille
1.
We
’
re elevated 23
feet.
We’re 23 feet above
sea level.
2.
The place has been here since 1915, and
no hurricane has bothered it.
The house has been here since 1915,
andno hurricane has ever caused any damage to it.
3.
We
can batten down and ride it out.
We can make the necessary preparations
and survive the hurricane without much damage.
4.
The generator was doused, and the
lights went out.
Water got
into the generator and put it out. It stopped
producing electricity
, so the lights
also went out.
5.
Everybody out the back door to the
cars!
Everybody goes out
through the back door and runs to the cars!
6.
The electrical systems had been killed
by water
.
The
electrical systems in the car (the battery for the
starter) had been put out by water
.
7.
John watched the water lap at the
steps, and felt a crushing guilt.
As John watched the water inch its way
up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt
because he blamed
himself for
endangering the whole family by deciding not to
flee inland.
8.
Get us through
this mess, will you?
Oh
God, please help us to get through this storm
safely
9.
She carried on
alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed
away
.
Grandmother Koshak sang a few words
alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and
finally stopped.
10.
Janis had
just one delayed reaction.
Janis displayed the fear caused by the
hurricane rather late.
and every plane must be checked out
thoroughly before taking off.
每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。
residents were firmly opposed to the
construction of a waste incineration plant in
their neighborhood
because they were
deeply concerned about
the plant’s
emissions polluting the air
.
居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾
焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。
3. Investment in ecological
projects in this area mounted up to billions of
Yuan.
在这个地区，生态工程的投资
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4. The dry riverbed was
strewn with rocks of all
sizes.
干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。
5. Although war caused
great losses to this country
, its
cultural traditions did not perish.
虽然战争
给这个国家造
成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。
6.
T
o
make
space
for
modern
high
rises,
many
ancient
buildings
with
ethnic
cultural
features
had
to
be
demolished.
为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的，具有民族特
色的建筑物都被拆毁了。
7.
In the earthquake the main structures of most of
the poor-quality houses disintegrated.
在
地震中多数质量差
的房子的主体结构都散架了。
8. His wonderful dream
vanished into the air despite his hard efforts to
achieve his goals.
他为实现自己的目标付
出了最大努力，但最后美好的梦想还是化成了泡影。
第二课
Hiroshima-the
“
Liveliest
”
City in Japan
1.
Serious-
looking men spoke to
one another as if they were oblivious of the
crowds about them…
They
were
so
absorbed
in
their
conversation
that
they
seemed
not
to
pay
any
attention
to
the
people
around them.
2.
At last this
intermezzo came to an end, and I found myself in
front of the gigantic City Hall.
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At last the
taxi trip came to an end and I suddenly found that
I was in front of the gigantic City Hall.
3.
The rather arresting spectacle of
little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete
skyscrapers is the very symbol
of the
incessant struggle between the kimono and the
miniskirt.
The traditional
floating houses among high modern buildings
represent the constant struggle between old
tradition and new development.
4.
…experiencing a twinge of embarrassment
at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima
in my socks.
I suffered from
a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the
scene of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima
wearing my socks only
.
5.
The few
Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as
I was.
The few Americans
and Germans seemed just as restrained as I
was
6.
After three
days in Japan, the spinal column becomes
extraordinarily flexible.
After three days in Japan one gets
quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show
gratitude.
7.
I
was
about
to
make
my
little
bow
of
assent,
when
the
meaning
of
these
last
words
sank
in,
jolting me out of my sad
reverie.
I was about to
show my agreement by nodding when I suddenly
realized what the meaning of
his
words. His words shocked me out my sad dreamy
thinking.
8.
...and nurses walked by carrying
nickel-plated instruments, the very sight of which
would send shivers do
wn the spine of
any healthy visitor
.
...and
nurses walked by carrying surgical instruments
which were nickel plated and even healthy visitors
w
hen they see those instruments could
not help shivering.
9.
Because,
thanks to it, I have the opportunity to improve my
character
.
I have the
chance to raise my moral standard thanks to the
illness.
1.
There is not a soul in the hall. The meeting must
have been put
off.
礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延期了。
2. That modern construction
looks very much like a flying saucer
.
那座现代建筑看上去很想个飞碟。
3. Sichuan dialect sounds much the same
as Hubei dialect. It is sometimes difficult to
tell one from the other
.
四川话和
湖北话在北方人听起来很相似，有时难以区别。
4. The very sight of the monument
reminds me of my good friend who was killed in the
battle.
一看见纪念碑就
想起了再战斗中死去的好友。<
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5. He was so
deep in thought that he was oblivious of what his
friends were talking about.
他陷入沉思之中，没
有理会同伴们在谈些什么。
6. What he did had nothing to do with
her
.
他干的事与她毫无关系。
7. She couldn’t fall asleep
as her daughter’s illness was very much on her min
d.
她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事
重重。
8. I have had the matter on my mind
for a long
time.
这件事长期以来一直让我放心不下。
9. He loves such gatherings
at which he rubs shoulders with young people and
exchanges opinions with them on
various
subjects.
他喜欢这些聚会，喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。
10. It was only
after a few minutes that his words sank
in.
几分钟以后大家才领悟他话中的含意。
11. The soil smells of fresh
grass.
土壤散发着青草的气味。
12. Could you spare me a
few minutes?
我可以占用你几分钟时间吗？
13. Could you spare me a
ticket?
你能匀出一张票子给我吗？
14. That elderly grey-
haired man is a coppersmith by
trade.
那个上了年纪的灰头发的人是铜匠。
第三课
Blackmail
1.
The words spat
forth with sudden savagery
, all
pretense of blandness gone.
Ogilvie said these words suddenly and
rudely
, throwing away his pretended
politeness.
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2.
When they find
who done that last night, who killed that kid an
‘its
mother
, then
high-tailed it,
they’ll
thr
ow the book, and never mind who it
hits, or whether they got fancy titles
neither
.When they find who
kill
ed the mother and the kid and then
ran away
,they'll carry out the maximum
punishment no matter who wi
ll be
punished in this case or what their social
position is.
3.
The Duchess of Croydon- three centuries
and a half of inbred arrogance behind her- did not
yield easily
.
The Duchess was supported by her
arrogance coming from parents of noble
familieswith a history of three
centuries and a half. She
wouldn’t
give up
easily
.
4.
Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie
flickered for an instant.
The Duchess appeared so firm about
their innocence thatOgilvie felt unsure if his
assumption for a momen
t. But the moment
was very short.
5.
The house
detective took his time, leisurely puffing a cloud
of blue cigar smoke, his eyes sardonically on
t
he Duchess as if challenging her
objection.
The house
detective was took his time smoking his cigar and
puffed a cloud of blue smoke
leisurely
.At the
same
time,his eyes were fixed on the Duchess with
contempt as if he was openly daring her objection
as s
he has done earlier
.
6.
There
ain’t
much,
out of the way
, which people who stay
in this hotel do, I
don’t
get to hear about.
No
matter who stays in this hotel does
anythingimproper
, I always get to know
about it.
7.
The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight
rein on her racing mind.
The Duchess of Croydon is thinking
quickly
, but at the same time keeping
her thoughts under control.
8.
And when they
stopped for petrol, as they would have to, their
speech and manner would betray them,
m
aking them conspicuous.
Furthermore, when they had to stopfor
petrol, their speech and manner would make them
noticeable and
reveal their
identity
.
9.
There must be
no mistake, no vacillation or delaying because of
her own smallness of mind.
She
mustn’t
make any mistake,
show any hesitation or deal with the situation
carelessly due to her smalln
ess of
mind.
1) There
is no call for
hurry
．
T
ake your
time
．不用着急
慢慢来。
2) Are you suggesting that I am telling
a lie?
你的意思是说我在撒谎吗？
3) He tried every means to conceal the
fact
．
他企图尽一切办法掩盖事实的真相。
4) Our chance to succeed is very
slim
．
Nevertheless we shall
do our utmost
．
5) We will have our meeting at 10
tomorrow morning unless notified
otherwise
．
如不另行通知
，我们的会
在明天上午十点开。虽然成功的机会很少，我们仍然要竭尽全力去干。
6) Neither of us is adept at
figures
．
我们俩谁也不善于计算数字。
7)
Would it be possible to reach that place before
dark assuming we set out at 5 o'clock?
假定五点出发，
我
们在黄昏前能到达目的地吗？
8) He was reluctant to comply
with her request.
他不愿意依从她的要求。
9) I
know you are from the South. Your accent has
betrayed you.
我知道你是南方人，一听你的口音就知道
了。
10) We have no
alternative in this matter
.
在这件事情上，我们没有任何选择的余地。
第四课
The Trial
That Rocked the World
1.
”Don’t
worry
,
son,
we’ll
show them a few
tricks.”
Don’t
worry
,
young man. We have some clever and unexpected
tactics and we will surprise them in the
tri
al.
2.
The case had erupted round my
head…
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