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Unit 1
Passage A
So
Much to Learn
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It was the last
day of final examinations in a large Eastern
university. On the steps of one
building,
a
group
of
engineering
seniors
huddled,
discussing
the
exam
due
to
begin
in
a
few
minutes.
On
their
faces
was
confidence.
This
was
their
last
exam
before
they
went
on
to
commencement and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they
already had; others of jobs they would get. With
all this assurance
of four years of
college study, they felt ready and able to conquer
the world.
The
approaching
exam,
they
knew,
would
be
a
snap.
The
professor
had
said
they
could
bring any books or notes they wanted,
requesting only that they did not talk to each
other during
the test.
Jubilantly,
they
filed
into
the
classroom.
The
professor
passed
out
the
papers.
And
their
smiles
broadened as the students noted there were only
five essay-type questions.
Three hours passed. Then the professor
began to collect the papers. The students no
longer
looked confident. On their faces
was a frightened expression. No one spoke as the
professor faced
the class with the
papers in her hand.
She
surveyed
the
worried
faces
before
her,
then
asked:
―How
many
completed
al
l
five
questions?‖
? Not a hand was raised.
―How many answered four?‖ Still no
hands.
―Three? Two?‖ The students
shifted restlessly in their seats.
―One, then? Certainly somebody finished
one.‖ But the class remained silent. The professor
put
down the papers. ―That
is exactly what I expected,‖ she said.
―I
just
want
to
impress
upon
you
that,
even
though
you
have
completed
four
years
of
engineering,
there
are
still
many
things
about
the
subject
you
don‘t
know.
These questions
you
could not
a
nswer are relatively common in
everyday practice.‖ Then, smiling, she
added: ―You
will
all
pass
this
course,
but
remember
that
even
though
you
are
now
college
graduates,
your
education has just begun .‖
The years have obscured the name of
this professor, but not the lesson she taught.
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Passage A
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A
篇
学无止境
故事发生在一所东部大学里。那是
终考的最后一天。一幢教学楼的台阶上围着一群大
四的工科生，
都在谈论即刻就要开始的考试。
他们脸上都带着自信。
这是毕业
前的最后一场
考试了，考完后，即是毕业典礼。然后他们将各奔前程。
< br>
话题转到了工作上，有的谈起了找好的工作，有的则谈论着要
找的工作。
4
年的大学
学习给了他们自
信，使他们觉得自己足以征服世界。
眼前这
场考试，
不过是一碟小菜罢了。
老师已经说过可以携带所需的任
何书本或笔记，
只要不在考试时交头接耳就行了。
学生们兴高采烈地步入教室。试卷发下来了。看到只有
5
道论述题，他们一个个脸笑
上开了花。
3
小时过去后，老师开始收卷。学生们先前的那份自信再也看不到了
，而是满脸惊慌。
老师握着试卷，面对全班，大家都沉默不语。
她扫了一眼眼前这一张张不安的脸，问道：
道题全答完的有多少？
没人举手。
<
/p>
做完
4
道的有多
少？
还是没人举手。
道呢？两道呢？
学生们再也坐
不住了。
那么
一道呢？总有做完一道的吧。
教室里依然鸦雀无声。老师搁下
试卷，说道：
这我早料到
了。
我只是想
让你们牢牢记住，
即使你们已经完成了
4
年工科学习，
这个领域你们还有很
多东西要学。其实，你们答
不出的这些问题在日常生活中很常见。
她笑了笑，接着说，
这门课你们都能通过，但要记住，你们虽然已经大学毕业，但学习才
刚刚开始。
多年后，我已忘了这位老师的姓名，但牢牢记住了她的教诲。
Passage A
Notes to the
Text
1.
On the steps of one building, a group
of engineering seniors huddled, discussing the
exam
due to begin in a few
minutes:
A
group
of
engineering
seniors
gathered
together
on
the
steps
of
one
building.
They
were discussing the
exam which was going to begin in a few minutes.
一幢教学楼的台阶上围着一群大四的工科生，都在谈论即刻就要开始的考试。
engineering
seniors:
students who major in
engineering and study in the 4th year of a course
in a
U.S. college
美国大学四年级工科生
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huddle:
to (cause to ) crowd
together, in a group
(
使
)
挤作一团，
(
使
)
聚成一堆
Examples:
The flood victims were cold so they
huddled together for warmth that night.
那一天晚上灾民冷得挤在一起取暖。
He
lay huddled amongst his blankets in bed, his knees
almost touching his chin.
他用毛毯裹着在床上缩成一团，膝盖几乎碰着下巴。
due:
(showing
arrangements made in advance ) expected; supposed
(to)
Examples:
The next train to London is due here at
4 o'clock.
去伦敦的下一趟班车应在
4
点钟到这里。
The plane that
was due to arrive at 10 has been delayed for 2
hours by a heavy fog.
由于大雾，原定在
10
点钟到的班机已经推迟了
2
个小时。
2.
On their faces was
confidence.
This
is
an
inverted
sentence.
The
natural
word-
order
of
the
sentence
is
was on their
faces
他们脸上都带着自信。
3.
Some talked of jobs they already had;
others of jobs they would get.
Some talked about jobs they had already
had; others talked about the jobs they would
get.
有的谈起了找好的工作，有的则谈论着要找的工作。
talk of:
talk
about
谈起
Examples:
We were just
talking of the matter before you came in.
你进来之前我们正在谈这件事。
He
talked of going abroad at his birthday party.
在生日晚会上他谈到自己将出国的事。
some ..., others..., still
others...
Examples:
On
weekends,
college
students
have
various
kinds
of
activities.
Some
go
to
their
part-time
jobs;
others
to
cinemas
and
theaters;
and
still
others
to
the
gymnasium
to
exercise themselves.
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大学生
周末有各种各样的活动。
有的去做兼职工作。
有的去电影院；<
/p>
还有的去体育
馆锻炼。
4.
With all this assurance of four years
of college study, they felt ready and able to
conquer
the world:
Four years of study at
college had given them the confidence in their
ability and power.
They
thought
they
were
ready
and
able
to
gain
control
over
whatever
they
would
do
after
graduating from
college.
4
年的大学学习给了他们自信，使他
们觉得自己足以征服世界。
5.
The approaching exam,
they knew, would be a snap:
They knew the approaching exam would be
very easy.
眼前这场考试，不过是一碟小菜罢了。
You can use each of the following
expressions to say that something is easy.
It is easy / a snap /a
piece of cake / no sweat.
这是一件很容易的事。
6.
file
into:
to
march or walk in a single line in the specified
direction
鱼贯而入，排成纵队前进
Example:
As the audience filed into
the stadium, they found the pop group was already
there.
观众们涌进运动场时，发现流行乐团已经到了。
c.f.
file out
of
鱼贯而出，排成纵队退出
Example:
When the audience filed out
of the stadium after the concert was over, they
found it
had started to snow.
音乐会结束后，走出体育场的观众发现已经开始下雪了
。
7.
pass out:
to
give out; distribute
分发
Examples:
He is standing in front of the
supermarket, passing out flyers to customers.
他站在超市前面，向过往的路人发传单。
Please pass out these sheets to the
students in the lecture hall.
请把这些纸发给坐在报告厅的学生。
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8.
no
longer:
not any more; not at the present
time
不再
Examples:
He no longer drives to work ever since
his doctor told him to exercise more.
自从他的医生要他多锻炼以来，他就再也没有开车上班了。
He
no
longer
lives
in
this
apartment
for
he
has
bought
a
large
house
near
where
he
works.
他在工作地方的附近买了一栋大房子，再也不用住公寓了。
9.
survey:
to look at, examine
or consider ( a person, place or condition ) as a
whole
纵览，审视，全面地观察
Examples:
You can survey the
countryside from the top of the hill.
你可以从山顶俯视乡村。
The
fighter surveyed his enemy for any weakness.
战士审视着敌人，以发现其弱点。
10.
The students
shifted restlessly in their seats:
The
students were feeling very uneasy and they were
changing their body positions all
the
time.
学生们再也坐不住了。
shift:
to change
position or direction; to move from one place to
another
改变
(
位置
或方向
)
；变换，转移，移动
Examples:
When Paul found that the
teacher was reading his composition to the class,
he began to
shift uncomfortably in his
seat.
当保罗发现老师正在对全班念他的作文时，他开始坐立不安。
The wind which was blowing from the
south has shifted to the north.
原来刮的南风已转成北风了。
11.
I
just
want
to
impress
upon
you
that
,
even
though
you
have
completed
four
years
of
engineering, there are still many
things about the subject you don't
know.
I
just
want
to
make
you
remember
that,
even
if
you
have
finished
four
years
of
engineering, there are still many
things about the subject you don't know.
我只是想让你们牢牢记住，即使你们已经完成了
4
< br>年工科学习，这个领域你们还有
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很多东西不懂。
impress upon:
to make the
importance of (sth.) clear to somebody else
铭刻；使铭记
Examples:
The professor impressed upon his
students the importance of learning how to learn
at
college.
教授要他的学生牢牢记住在大学学会如何学习的重要性。
His songs are strongly impressed on my
memory.
他的歌声使我难以忘怀。
12.
The years have obscured the name of
this professor, but not the lesson she
taught:
After
all
these
years,
I
don't
remember
clearly
the
name
of
the
professor,
but
I
do
remember clearly the lesson she taught.
多年后，我已忘了这位老师的姓名，但牢牢记住了她的教诲。
obscure:
to
hide; to make difficult to see or understand
遮蔽；隐藏；使朦胧；使难理解
Examples:
The moon was obscured by clouds.
月亮被云彩遮住了。
His
fame was obscured by the fame of his wife.
妻子的声望使他暗淡失色。
Unit 2
Passage
A
Internet and
Education
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Education plays a very
important role in everybody's life. We go to
school because we want
to know more
about the world around us and at the same time
extend our horizons of thinking.
The
typical
classroom
used
to
be
the
place
where
teachers
and
students
were
working
and
exploring
the
wonderful
world
of
knowledge
together,
but
now
everything
has
changed.
Technology
is
taking
over
those
interactions
and
introducing
us
to
a
whole
new
approach
of
learning.
The
Internet is one of those approaches. Learning via
the Internet is a new style that many
people
believe
is
more
successful
than
the
conventional
form
of
teaching.
The
Internet
allows
schools
to
develop
a
large
amount
of
learning
material
that
is
accessible
for
students
online
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anytime.
There
are
so
many
choices
of
courses
and
subjects
or
time
frames
that
completing
a
program is not an issue for students
anymore. We found that online education gives us
excellent
sources of information, saves
our time, money and it is extremely convenient.
Not
long
ago
we
used
to
go
to
the
library
every
time
we
needed
information
and
spent
hours
searching for the right sources. Today there is a
hours a day. From my personal
experience, as a first time mother, I found that
using information
online is very
helpful. While I am at home with my baby, I am
still able to connect to the world
and
search for any educational materials I need. I am
also able to exchange thoughts, opinions and
information with my classmates without
leaving my house.
The
Internet
is
not
only
a
big
information
provider
but
also
saves
us
money
and
time.
People are predicting
that education will be much cheaper in the future
because of Internet access
to
information. The cost of land, buildings and wages
for teachers are continuously increasing and
that
makes
conventional
education
more
expensive
than
online
education.
In
addition,
regular
courses (offline) depend heavily on
books and other traditional paper-based materials
while online
education posts lectures,
notes, and assignments electronically and that
saves thousands of dollars
every year.
There is also no need for the classroom itself
because most programs online require
participation in discussion and group
projects via e-mail.
The
Internet
classes
and
courses
are
also
very
convenient
because
there
are
no
physical
restrictions as in
conventional education like space and time
limitations. First, in classroom-based
education
there
is
a
limitation
on
the
number
of
students
that
are
allowed
in
each
class
while
Internet
education
is
available
to
everyone
because
a
classroom
is
not
an
issue
there.
Students
don't have to struggle in order to
register for the classes they like. In addition,
there is no time
limitation so students
can repeat exercises as many times as they need.
Education
will
spread
out
more
and
more
online
and
students
will
have
more
choices
on
how and when to take
their courses and classes. They will easily be
able to take the classes they
want and
repeat material on the Internet as many times as
they need. The Internet is a wonderful
opportunity to have a good time but
also to learn something in a convenient and less
expensive
way. In my opinion online
life in the future is simply inescapable.
(546 words)
Passage A
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A
篇
因特网与教育
教育在每个人的生活中都扮演着一
个非常重要的角色。
我们上学是因为想了解周围的世
界，
同时也拓宽自己的视野。
过去，
传统的教室常
是老师和学生共同研究和探索美妙的知识
世界的场所，
但现在，
一切都发生了改变。
先进的技术正逐步取代这些交互式的活动并
给我
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们带来一种全新的学习方式。
国际因
特网便是其中的方式之一。
通过因特网学习是一种新的学习方式，
许多人认为它
比传统的教学方式更加有效。
有了因特网，
学校能够开发出大量的学习材料以供学生随时从
网上获取。
在网上，
学生对各种课程和时间段有多种选择。因此，
< br>完成一项教育计划对学生
而言就不再成为问题了。
我们发
现，
在线教育为我们提供了绝好的信息资源，
节约了时间和
金钱，而且十分方便。
以前，
每当需要查找资料的时候，
我们总是去图书馆并在那儿花上几个
小时找寻所需的
资料。今天，我们自己家里也拥有了一座图书馆，而且一天
24
小时开放。以我初为人母的
个人经验来看，
我发现使用网上信息对我非常有帮助。
当我在家照看孩子的时候，<
/p>
我仍然可
以和外界保持联系并搜寻任何我所需要的教育资料。我还
可以在家中和我的同学们交流思
想、观点和信息。
因特网不仅仅是一个巨大的信息源，
而且还能够为我们节约时间和金
钱。
有人预言，
由
于可以通过因特网获
取信息，
未来的教育将会比现在便宜得多。
购置土地和建筑房屋
的费用，
以及教师的工资都在持续增长，
这就使传统教育比在线
教育花费更多。
此外，
常规的
（离线）
课程，
严重地依赖于书本和其它传统的印刷资料。
然而，
在线教育则通过电子手段来显示教
师授课内容
、学生笔记和布置作业，
这样每年可以节约数千美元。
同时，在
线教育还不需要
教室，因为大部分网络课程要求学生通过发送电子邮件来参与讨论和进行
小组项目。
在因特网上开班授课也非常方便，
因为它不像传统教育那样有时间和空间上的客观限
制。首先，
以
教室进行教学对于每个班上课的学生有数量限制，然而，
教室对网络教育来说
根本不是问题，
每个人都可以在网上接受教育。
学
生们不必拼尽全力地去注册他们喜欢的课
程。此外，因为没有时间限制，所以只要学生需
要，他们可以反复做练习。
教育会越来越多地在网上推广开来。
在以什么方式和什么时间上课的问题上，学生们
会有更多的选择。
他们将很容易就找到自己喜欢的班，
而且可以多次复习教学内容，
使用教
材，
直到满意为止。
因特网
不仅为我们寻找乐趣提供了一个绝妙的机会，
而且可以让我们以
更方便和更经济的方式学到知识。在我看来，未来的在线生活是不可避免的。
Passage A
Notes to the
Text
1.
play a role:
to play a part in a play; take part in
and make changes happen
Examples:
She plays the leading role in a
television show.
她在一个电视剧中担任主角。
Does religion have a role to play in
society today?
宗教在现代社会还有作用吗？
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2.
We
go
to
school
because
we want
to
know
more
about
the
world
around
us
and
at
the
same time extend our horizons of
thinking. (Para. 1)
We go to school because we want to know
more about the world and at the same time
learn to think more deeply and in wider
background.
我们上学，因为我们希望了解周围
得世界，同时开阔我们的视野。
3.
extend:
1) (to cause ) to reach, stretch,
continue; to add to in order to make bigger or
longer
Examples:
The forest extends in all
directions as far as the eye can see.
森林朝四周延伸，一望无际。
We have planned to extend our
publishing of children's books.
我们已计划扩展我们的少儿书的出版范围。
2) to offer or
give
Examples:
I should like to extend my
thanks to you for your kindness.
我对你的善意表示感谢。
The bank has agreed to extend us money
to buy our house.
银行已同意向我们发放购房贷款。
4.
explore:
to
search and discover
Examples:
If I have time in the summer, I'd like
to explore some of the less well-known area of the
country.
如果我有时间，我想去国内不那么有名的地方去探险。
Let's explore this issue /
question / topic / idea more fully.
让我们更充分地探讨这一问题
/
话题
/
观点。
5.
Technology is taking over those
interactions and introducing us to a whole new
approach
of learning. (Para.
1)
Technology is
being used to communicate in learning, and leading
us to a completely
new method of
learning.
先进的技术正逐步取代这些交互式
的活动并给我们带来一种全新的学习方式。
6.
take over:
to take control of
something
Examples:
This firm has taken over three
companies this year.
这家公司今年已兼并了三家公司。
I've asked my assistant to take over
preparing the reports.
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我已要求我的助理接管准备报告的工作。
7.
approach:
1) n. the way to deal with
something
Examples:
Since our research so far
has not produced any answers to
this
problem, we need to
adopt a different
approach to it.
因为我
们的研究至今还没有得到这一问题的答案，
我们需要采取一种不同的方法。
Michael is
always very logical in his approach.
迈克在处理方法上总是很讲逻辑。
2) v. to deal with something
Examples:
We needs to find the best
way of approaching the problem.
我们需要找到处理这一问题的最佳方法。
I
must
tell
him
that
I
can't
loan
my
few
savings
to
him,
but
I
don't
know
how
to
approach
this topic.
我必须告诉他我不能把我不多的存
款借给他，但我不知怎样触及这一话题。
8.
accessible:
easy to reach,
get into, obtain, use, or talk to
Examples:
The resort is easily accessible by
road, rail, and air.
这一胜地可经由公路、铁路和空中方便到达。
Storing customer details on
computer makes them readily accessible.
将顾客信息储存在计算机中，查找非常容易。
are
so
many
choices
of
courses
and
subjects
or
time
frames
that
completing
a
program is not an issue for students
anymore. (Para. 2)
Students
can
choose
from
so
many
courses
and
subjects
or
schedules
that
it
is
no
longer a
problem for students to complete an educational
program.
在网上，学生对各种课程和时间段
有多种选择。因此，完成一项教育计划对学生
而言就不再成为问题了。
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10.
source:
the place sth. comes from or
start at, or the cause of sth.
Examples:
Oranges are a good source
of vitamin C.
桔子是维生素
C
的很好的来源。
Experts are trying to find /locate the
source of the pollution in the water supply.
专家正在努力查找水污染的来源。
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11.
In
addition,
regular
courses
(offline)
depend
heavily
on
books
and
other
traditional
paper-based
materials
while
online
education
posts
lectures,
notes,
and
assignments
electronically
and that saves thousands of dollars every year.
(Para. 4)
Besides,
traditional
courses
depend
heavily
on
books,
notes,
and
other
traditional
materials in the
form of paper; but online education can be done
with the help of the Internet. In
this
way thousands of dollars can be saved every year.
此外，常规的（离线）课程，严重地依赖于书本和其它传统的印刷资料。然而，在
线教育则通过电子手段来显示教师授课内容、
学生笔记和布置作业，
这样每年可以节约数千
美元。
12.
in
addition
(to):
besides;
furthermore;
used
when
adding
another
fact
to
what
has
already
mentioned
Examples:
The
hotel
itself
can
accommodate
80
guests,
and
in
addition,
there
are
several
apartments.
宾馆本
身可住
80
人，并且还有几套公寓套房。
In addition to apples you
asked for, I bought you some oranges.
除了你要的苹果，我还买了桔子。
13.
issue:
a subject or problem
which people are thinking and talking about
Examples:
The need for more staff is
not at issue, but finding suitable people has not
been an easy
job.
需要更多员工并不是问题，但是找到合适的人不是件简单的事。
Don't worry about who will
do it-that's just a side issue.
不要担心谁来做这事
――
这只是一个次要问
题。
14.
Education will spread out more and more
online and students will have more choices on
how and when to take their courses and
classes. (Para. 6)
Education
will
be
carried
out
more
and
more
online.
And
students
will
have
more
choices
to decide how and when to learn their courses and
have their classes.
教育会越来越多地在网上推广开来。
在以什么方式和什么时间上课的问题上，
学
生们会有更多的选择
。
15.
spread out:
to cover or
stretch over a large area
Examples:
We spread the picnic rug out on the
ground, and sat down to eat.
我们在地上铺开野餐垫子，坐下吃起来。
The suburbs spread out for
miles to either side of the city.
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郊区在城市的周边绵延数英里。
Unit 3
Passage A
Clubs and Societies
---------------------------
---------------------------------------------
Parties, drinking, eating - oh, and
working - all help pass the time, but deep down
there's
something you're really eager
to find, but you can't quite put your finger on.
What you have been
looking for, my
friend, is the chance to throw yourself into the
world of University Societies, and
discover the huge range of activities
which thrive in a city like Oxford.
Whether
you
want
to
pursue
an
existing
interest
or
develop
new
ones,
your
first
move
should be to check out
the bewilderingly large array of clubs at the
OUSU
Freshers‘ Fair. With
your Freshers‘ Fair ticket, you can get
your hands on a brand
-new edition of
the comprehensive
guide to all things
at Oxford. If you miss the Fair, don't despair:
you can see what societies are
offered
in
the Oxford Directory , a handbook
issued to
you in
Freshers‘
Week. Take a while to
browse through
--- it's your one major chance to find out about
what goes on in the University.
The
degree
to
which
people
get
involved
in
societies
varies
a
great
deal.
Some
totally
immerse themselves in a club, hardly
speaking to anyone who isn't a member of that
group for the
next three years and
rising to become a leader of the organization.
Others prefer to take a more
eclectic
approach, being members of several societies and
taking part in whichever of their events
seem interesting. Many people, perhaps
foolishly, completely ignore University societies
and just
hang out with mates in
college.
Societies offer
a great chance to meet people from outside
college, which, especially for arts
students,
is
something
it
is
sometimes
difficult
to
do.
But
don't
forget
that
most
colleges2
have
their
own
flourishing
societies,
which
you
may
be
able to
join
in
your
college
during
Freshers‘
Week. Music and drama are often popular
and it is very easy to get some mates together and
start
something
up.
If
you
have
ambitions
to
open
up
your
new
Shakespearian
Rap
Society3
to
the
whole University, you can register it
with the University Proctors, who give out start-
up grants and
loans, among other
benefits.
One
of
the
downsides,
especially
with
larger
societies,
is
the
hacking
which
takes
place.
'Hack'
is
the
negative
term
applied
to
those
seeking
advancement
(usually
to
President)
in
whatever Club or Society, and some
clubs such as the Oxford Union or the Guild
Society tend to
attract those with the
spark of ambition more than others. When students
suddenly remember their
blank CVs5
which are supposed to secure them a highly paid
job once they graduate, hackery is
almost
inevitable.
Do
not
be
afraid,
though:
the
vast
majority
of
students
tend
to
avoid
such
self-seeking behaviour and get on with
life.
With over 300
registered societies there really
is
something for everyone. Apart from the
obvious
political
parties
and
sports
clubs
there
are
groups
for
all
the
main
religions;
societies
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interested in the society and culture
of countries from
China to Bulgaria,
and UK regions from
Scotland to Essex;
charities for those interested in voluntary work,
literature, music, drama and
sci-fi;
and
a
fair
number
of
strange
groups
such
as
the
LMH
Pudding
Society,the
Oxford
Stunt
Factory and the Pooh
Sticks Society. You won't get bored.
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Passage A
Translation
------------------------------------------
------------------------------
A
篇
俱乐部和社团
聚会、
喝酒、吃饭
--
哦，还有工作
--
都让时光流逝，但你内心深处确有一些很想追寻的
东西，却无法实现
。你一直在寻找的，我的朋友，就是将你自己投身到大学社团中的机会，
去发现各种各样
的活动。这些团体在像牛津这样的城市里散发着勃勃生机。
不论你是想保持已有的兴趣，
还是培养新的爱好，
你首先应该到牛津大学学生会的新生
集会上去看看那些令人眼花缭乱的俱乐部。
手持一张新生集会的入场券，<
/p>
你就可以得到一份
崭新的关于牛津大学方方面面的综合指南。
如果你错过了这场集会，
别泄气，
在新生周
里发
给你的牛津目录上，你将看到各种社团的介绍。你不妨稍作浏览
--
这可是你见识大学生活的
重要机会。
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人们投身社团生活的程度各不相同。
有的完全沉醉于一个俱乐部，
在接下来的三年里几
乎不跟非本俱乐部成员说话，直至成为该组织的领导者。其余的
人更愿意选择灵活的方式，
参加几个社团，参加凡是他们感兴趣的活动。
还有许多人，也许有点笨，完全无视大学社
团的存在
，只是与大学里的伙伴们在一起打发时间。
社团使人们有大量的机会结识校园
以外的人，
特别对于文科学生来说，
这是难能可贵的。
但是别忘了，
许多学院有自己兴盛的社团，
你也
能在新生周里加入这些社团。
音乐和戏剧总
是很受欢迎，
有兴趣的人聚在一起做点什么，
也并非难事。
如果你有心为学校新搞一个莎士
比亚说唱社团，你可以向大学校监申请注册，还可获得启
动资助、贷款及其他好处。
尤其是对大社团而言，
其中的一个负
面就是学生的钻营。
钻营
指的是有些学生在俱乐
部或社团里追求职位的提高（通常是要做主席）
，有些社团，比如牛津大学学生俱乐部或同
业协会总能吸引那些比别人
更有野心的人。
当学生们突然想到他们空白的履历，
想到履历将
与他们将来能否找到一份高收入的工作密切相关，想方设法往上爬就几乎是在所难免的了
。
尽管如此，
也不用担心：
绝大多数学
生不赞成这种自我钻营的行为。
他们能够从容的面对生
活。
三百多个社团，
对每个人来说，
都应该能找到自
己的位置。
除了一些倾向明显的政治聚
会和体育俱乐部外，
所有的主要宗教都有自己的组织；
有热衷于不同国家或地区的社会与
文
化的社团，
从中国到保加利亚，
以及
从苏格兰到埃塞克斯的英国各地区；有热衷于义工、文
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学、音乐、
戏剧和科幻小说的协会；
还有五花八门的奇特组织，
比如玛格丽特女子学院布丁
协会，牛津特技协会，以及普胡牌友协会。你会喜欢它们的。
Passage A
Notes to the Text
1.
Parties,
drinking,
eating-oh,
and
working-all
help
pass
the
time,
but
deep
down
there's
something you're really eager to find,
but you can't quite put your finger on.
Parties,
drinking,
eating,
and
working
can
all
help
pass
the
time.
Nevertheless,
you
really want to find some good ways to
fill your spare time, without knowing what they
are.
聚会、喝酒、吃饭
--
哦，还有工作
--
都让时
光流逝，但你内心深处确有一些很想追
寻的东西，却无法弄清楚是什么。
put one's finger
on:
(infml) to find or show exactly
(the cause of trouble)
Examples:
Something is wrong with this room, but
I can't put my finger on what it is.
这房间有点不对劲，但我弄不清到底是啥不对劲。
I could not quite put my
finger on what was different about Simone.
我说不清西蒙到底有什么不同。
2.
throw oneself into:
to do or
take part in actively and energetically
Examples:
Since her husband died, she
has thrown herself into her work.
自从她丈夫去世后，她一直埋头于自己的工作。
The
National
Day
is
coming;
they
have
thrown
themselves
into
the
organising
of
Celebration Activities.
国庆节快到了，他们积极投身于庆祝活动的组织工作。
3.
get one's hands on:
catch,
or obtain
Examples:
Wait until I get my hands on him!
等着瞧，我会抓住他的！
I'd like to get my hands on
a nice pair of cowboy boots.
我想得到一双帅气的牛仔靴。
4.
browse
through:
look through
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Examples:
I was browsing through the newspaper
when I spotted your name.
我在浏览报纸时发现了你的名字。
I've spent one whole week browsing
through Hemingway's works, trying to understand
his unique style of writing.
我花了整整一个星期浏览海明威的作品，试图理解他独特的写
作风格。
5.
find out:
to
learn or discover (a fact that was hidden or not
known)
Examples:
I won't tell you - you'll
have to find out by yourself.
我不会告诉你的
-
你得自己去弄明白。
I found out by chance that she was
actually a freshman from London University.
我偶然发现她实际上是伦敦大学的一年级学生。
6.
vary:
1) [~ in] to be different; have the
qualities that are not the same as each other
Examples:
The flowers are the same in
color but vary in shape.
这些花的颜色相同但形状各异。
2) [~ from] to be different
Example:
Roses vary from daisies.
玫瑰不同于雏菊。
3) [~ from ... to ] to change, esp.
continually
Example:
Human IQ's vary from under 50 to over
200.
人类的智商从
50
以下到
200
以上变化不等。
7.
Some totally immerse themselves in a
club, hardly speaking to anyone who isn't a member
of
that
groups
for
the
next
three
years
and
rising
to
become
a
leader
of
the
organization.
Others
prefer
to
take
a
more
eclectic
approach,
being
members
of
several
societies
and
taking part in whichever
of their events seem interesting.
Here the present participle
phrases
are used as adverbials
introducing the secondary action of the sentence
subject.
有的完全沉醉于一个俱乐部，在接
下来的三年里几乎不跟非本俱乐部成员说话，
直至成为该组织的领导者。
其余的人更愿意选择更灵活的方式，
参加几个社团，
参
与凡是他
们感兴趣的活动。
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Examples:
She was very shy, hardly speaking even
to her best friends.
她很害羞，甚至和最好的朋友都不太交谈。
They were very athletic,
being members of many sports clubs and teams.
他们很爱好运动，是许多体育俱乐部和
(
球
)
队的成员。
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immerse oneself
in:
1) to put deep
into a body of liquid
Examples:
He lay immersed in a hot bath.
他（让自己）泡在热水里。
Immerse your foot in ice
cold water to reduce the swelling.
把你的脚泡在冰水里以便消肿。
2) to cause (oneself) to enter deeply
into an activity; absorb in it or be absorbed by
it
Examples:
I immersed myself in work
so as to stop thinking about her.
我让自己沉醉于工作，以便不去想她。
I think it is important to
immerse oneself in a language learning
environment, if you
want to learn
English well.
我认为如果你想学好英语的话，重
要的是得使自己沉浸于语言学习环境之中。
8.
Many people,
perhaps foolishly, completely ignore University
societies and just hang out
with mates
in college.
It
may not be very wise, but many students join no
groups on campus and just spend
time
together casually.
还有许
多人，也许有点笨，完全无视大学社团的存在，只是与大学里的伙伴们在
一起打发时间。
ignore:
to take no notice
of; refuse to pay attention to
Examples:
My advice was completely ignored.
我的建议完全被忽视了。
The government would be
unwise to ignore the complaints of its people.
政府对民众的抱怨置之不理是不明智的。
hang
out:
(infml)
to
live
or
spend
lots
of
time
in
a
particular
place
or
with
particular
people
casually
Examples:
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Why do you just hang out in bars? Why
don't you hang out with me instead?
你为何只去泡酒吧？跟我一起玩儿不好吗？
You should give your
children more opportunities to have personal time
and space to
hang out with friends or
do whatever they want.
你应该
给孩子们更多的机会，使他们有自己的时间和空间与朋友一起玩或者做他
们想做的事。<
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9.
whatever
Club
or
Society,
and
some
clubs
such
as
the
Oxford
Union
or
the
Guild
Society
tend to attract those with the spark of
ambition more than others.
When students are said to
hoping to improve their resumes.
钻营
指的是有些学
生在俱乐部或社团里追求职位的提高（通常是要做主席）
，有
些
社团，比如牛津学生会或同业协会总能吸引那些比别人更雄心勃勃的人。
hack:
1) to cut (up), esp.
roughly, violently, or in uneven pieces
Example:
He hacked the limb from the
tree with an axe.
他用斧头从树上砍下树枝。
2) to do successfully
Example:
This assignment is too hard, I just
can't hack it.
这个作业太难，我做不出来。
3) to enter a computer
system without permission
Example:
The students who hacked their way into
the academic records were punished.
未经许可进入成绩档案（计算机系统）的学生受到了惩罚。
4) to seek
office in a group without caring about the group's
success
Example:
He tried to hack his way to
the presidency of every club on campus.
他竭力钻营，试图在学校的每一个俱乐部寻求主席职位。
apply:
1) [~ to, for ] to request
sth., esp. officially and in writing
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课文翻译及重点词汇解析
Unit 1 ~ Unit 8
Examples:
I applied to four universities and was
accepted by all of them.
我申请了四所大学，四所大学都录取了我。
Rex applied for the post of
Eliot' secretary.
瑞克斯申请艾略特的秘书职位。
2) [~ to] to bring or put
into use or operation
Examples:
New technology is being applied to
almost every industrial process.
新技术正被应用于几乎每一个工业过程中。
The term
这个词可用来表示任何小的地毯。
tend to:
to have a tendency;
be likely (to do or be sth.); to do or be often or
usually
Examples:
Sally tends to interfere in other
people's business.
萨利常常干涉别人的事。
People tend to gain weight on holidays.
人们常常在假期长胖。
10.
Do not be afraid, though:
though:
(not used
at the beginning of a clause) in spite of the
fact; nevertheless
Examples:
It's hard work; I enjoy it, though.
这事很难，不过我喜欢。
He's had two heart attacks
in a year. It hasn't stopped him smoking, though.
他一年中两次心脏病发作。但这并没有使他停止吸烟。
11.
apart from:
1) without considering; except for
Examples:
Quite apart from the cost,
there is the question of your health to be
considered.
除费用外，健康的问题也要考虑。
Apart from the occassional visit, what
does Allen do for his kids?
除了偶尔的一次探视，爱伦还为他的孩子做些什么？
2) as well as;
in addition to
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Examples:
Apart from their obvious beauty, the
clean air of the mountains was good for me.
不仅是满目的美景，山里的干净的空气对我也大有好处。
Apart from her
intelligence, her hard work was the key to her
success.
除智商外，辛勤的工作也是她成功的关键。
12.
bore:
to make (someone)
tired or uninterested, esp. by continual dull talk
Examples:
I'm sorry I spoke for so
long-I hope I didn't bore you.
对不起，我说了这么久
-
但愿没有让你感到厌烦。
My father is always boring us with his
stories of the war.
父亲总是用他的战争故事来磨我们。
bored:
[~ with] tired and
uninterested
Examples:
I'm bored with the same old routine day
after day.
我厌倦了这日复一日的一成不变的日常工作。
She is getting really bored
with her job.
她真的厌倦了自己的工作。
boring:
dull or
uninteresting; tedious
Examples:
I always thought ancient history was
deadly boring.
我一直认为古代史极其乏味。
Her husband is about the most boring
person I've ever met.
她丈夫是我见过的最没趣的人。
Unit 4
Passage A
Marcela's Work Experience
--
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I decided early in my college years
that I wanted to experience living abroad before
entering in the
for
stage of my inquiry I was pretty open
about where to go and what kind of work to
undertake. My
desire to live abroad was
so strong that I was willing to do anything
anywhere.
BUNAC (British
Universities North American Club)
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This is a program from the USA. BUNAC
currently offers US students and young people
work/travel programs to Britain,
Australia, New Zealand, etc. Each participating
country offers a
unique insight into
life in a completely new culture and a
chance to spend extended time working
and traveling overseas. US students can work
anywhere in
Britain for up to six month
at any time during the year and explore the whole
of the UK while they
are there.
Soon I learned about BUNAC,
a program that seemed to be designed precisely for
students
with such interests. BUNAC
offers work visas for students or recent graduates
to work overseas.
Of the six countries
available, I chose England because of the language
and opportunities for
employment.
Two months after I
graduated from college I crossed the Atlantic. I
traveled throughout
Europe for six
weeks before arriving in London. I got to London
on August 24, 1997 with a work
visa,
but no job or place to live. I have to admit it
was pretty scary! The day after I arrived, I
experienced my first British holiday-
Bank Holiday, a national holiday where everything
is closed
for the day. It wasn't until
my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and
went through
orientation. At the
orientation I learned all about living and working
in Britain; I learned about
getting
around in the city, making a CV (Curriculum Vitae-
British resume), paying taxes, getting
health insurance, traveling around
Britain, finding accommodations and most
importantly, finding
a job. I was most
scared about finding a job since my financial
resources were running low and I
needed
to get a paycheck soon.
It turns out
that finding a job was just as easy as making a
CV! The BUNAC program is
very well
known in London and many employers participate in
the program. As a result there are
many
employers in many different fields to choose from.
My job search began when I chose three
different business employers and faxed
them my cover letter1 and CV
. That
first week I had three
interviews. I
accepted my first offer working for Merrill Lynch
International Bank. The Merrill
Lynch
office I worked at was in a beautiful, old
building located two blocks from Buckingham
Palace. The people were nice and the
work interesting.
It
was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is
so much to see that after six months
exploring I probably covered only half
of what I intended.
Working in London has many advantages.
For one, I truly get to learn the culture by being
immersed in its workforce. Most of my
coworkers were British so I feel like I really got
to know
and learn the British culture
through such a huge aspect of a British person's
daily life. Secondly, it
is an
economical way to live and travel in another
country since most jobs pay enough to cover
rent, living expenses and some travel
expenses. And thirdly, I have the chance to gain
valuable
work experience and
internationalize my resume.
Working in London has been the best
decision I have made so far. I would not hesitate
for a
second to recommend it to anyone!
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课文翻译及重点词汇解析
Unit 1 ~ Unit 8
(546 words)
Passage A
Translation
---------------------------
---------------------------------------------
A
篇
玛塞娜的工作经历
进大学不久我就下定决心，
在进入
现实世界
前先到国外呆一段。
四年级的时候，
我的<
/p>
大多数同学都在忙着为
现实世界
的工作面试，我却在研究怎么才能去另外一个国家工作。
刚开始打听的时候，我对去哪儿，干什么都很随便。我就是很想出国，让我干什么都行。
不久我就听说了一个叫
北美
学生英国大学俱乐部
的计划，
像是专为
想出国工作的学生制定
的。
它给在读或是刚毕业的学生提供工作
签证，
让他们能到海外工作。
因为语言相通和找工
作容易的关系，在六个可供选择的国家中我选择了英国。
毕业两
个月后我横渡大西洋，到伦敦之前花六个礼拜把整个欧洲跑了一遍。
1997
年
8
月
24
日，
我带着一张工作签证来到伦敦，但却没有工作，也没地方可住。
我得承认那确实挺让
人害怕的！
到的第二天，<
/p>
我度过了我的第一个英国假日
--
银行休
假日。
这是个全国性的假日，
到处关门歇业。
< br>直到第三天，
我才去了
北美学生
英国大学俱乐部
的办事处，
熟悉了一下
情
况。在此过程中
,
我了解到一切有关
在英国生活工作的细节。我知道了该怎么逛街，怎么写
英国式的履历，交税，买健康保险
，旅游，找住的地方，最重要的是，怎么找份工作。我最
关心怎么找工作，因为我所带的
钱已所剩无几，得尽快弄一份薪水。
事实证明找工作就像写履历一样简
单！
北美学生英国大学俱乐部
计划在伦敦很有知名
度，
许多雇主都加入了这项
计划。
因此很多领域都有许多工作机会可供选择。
我找工作的时
候，
我选择了三个不同的雇主，
将自己
的简历和附函传真给了他们。
第一个星期我进行了三
场面试，<
/p>
接受了我的第一个工作机会，
为美林银行工作。
< br>我在美林的办公室是在一幢漂亮古
老的楼房里，离白金汉宫只有两个街区。那儿的
人都很友好，工作也很有意思。
适应伦敦的生活并非难事。
不光如此
，
这儿值得一看的东西太多了。
我在这儿呆了六个
月，可能只走了一半我打算要去的地方。
在伦敦工作有许多好处。其中一个
就是能融入到上班族中，真正领略一番英国的文化。
我的大多数同事都是英国人，
因此，
通过大量接触英国人的日常生活，
我确
实觉得自己了解
学习了英国的文化。
其次，像这样在另一个国家
生活、旅游也是很经济的，
因为大部分工作
都足以让你支付房租
，生活费和旅游费。
第三，你有机会得到宝贵的工作经历，让你的履历
< br>看起来也更加国际化。
迄今为止，到伦敦工作是我做过的最好的决定。我毫不犹豫地
把它推荐给大家！
Passage A
Notes to the Text
1.
I
decided
early
in
my
college
years
that
I
wanted
to
experience
living
abroad
before
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entering the
Shortly
after
I
entered
college
I
made
the
decision
that
I
should
not
find
a
job
after
graduation. I would
first go and live in a foreign country for a
while.
进大学不久我就下定决心，在进入
现实世界
前先
到国外呆一段。
experience
- v. to suffer,
feel, or know
经历
n.
knowledge or skill which comes from practice
rather than from books, or the
gaining
of it.
经验
Examples:
I experienced my first British holiday.
我经历了我的第一个英国假日。
You have the chance to gain
valuable work experience.
你有机会得到宝贵的工作经历。
...
before
entering
the
This
is
a
prepositional
phrase
of
time.
The
same
idea
may
be
expressed
by
using
an
adverbial
clause
I
entered
the
real
world.
Examples:
We are supposed to work out an outline
before writing our compositions. (...before we
write our compositions.)
在写作文之前，我们应该先写一个提纲。
They were so confident
before having the exam (...before they had the
exam), but after
it they realized that
there was still much for them to learn.
考试之前，他们信心十足，但考完之后，他们意识到要学的东
西还很多。
2.
During my senior year, while most of my
friends were interviewing for
I was
investigating how I could go work in a different
country.
During the last year of my 4 years at
college, most of my classmates were looking for
jobs and having interviews while I was
asking for information about how I could go and
work in a
foreign country.
四年级的时候，我的大多数同学都在忙着为
现实世界
的工作面试，我却在研究
怎么
才能去另外一个国家工作。
3.
At the early stage of my inquiry I was
pretty open about where to go and what kind of
work to undertake.
When I first asked about the
possibility of experiencing living abroad, I
didn't have a
specific idea as to where
to go and what kind of work to take while facing
several options.
刚开始打听的时候，我对去哪儿，干什么，都很随便。
open:
not completely decided
Examples:
Let's leave it open.
我们暂不作决定。
Try to keep an open mind on
the subject until you have heard all the fact.
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在你了解到所有的事实之前，不要先存偏见。
undertake:
to take up or
accept ( a duty or piece of work, esp. one that is
difficult or needs effort.)
承担
Examples:
She undertook the responsibility for
the changes.
对此变化她承担责任。
The lawyer undertook the case without a
fee.
律师免费承办这一案件。
4.
learn
about:
get to know about, become
informed of
了解，得知
Examples:
I like reading historical
stories because I learn about the lives that
people led long ago.
我喜欢阅读历史故事，因为可以了解到早期人们的生活情况。
How did you learn about our
product?
你是怎么知道我们产品的？
5.
It wasn't
until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office
and went through orientation.
On
the
third
day
I
visited
the
BNUAC
office
and
had
a
formal
process
of
learning
about
the new situation
直到第
三天，我才去了
北美学生英国大学俱乐部
的办事处，熟悉了一下情况
is an emphatic pattern.
Examples:
It wasn't until 10 o'clock
that he came back to his dorm. (At 10 o'clock he
finally came
back.)
直到
10
点钟，他才回到宿舍。
It wasn't until
10 years later that they found their lost son. (10
years later they finally
found their
lost son.)
直到
10
年后，他们才找到了他们丢失的儿子。
orientation:
an
introduction,
as
a
tour,
that
helps
one
to
adjust
to
new
surroundings
or
introductory instruction concerning a
new situation
Examples:
The university required that all new
students arrive early for a ten-minute orientation
to
the library facilities.
学校要求所有的新生提前到达，花
10
分钟
熟悉图书馆的设施。
In
many companies the orientation of new employees is
the duty of the training office.
在许多公司里，培训新职员是培训处的职责。
6.
I was most
scared about finding a job since my financial
resources were running low and I
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needed to get a paycheck soon.
I was not sure and thus worried if I
can find a job but I needed a job badly because I
had
very little money left and no easy
way to get any.
我最担
心怎么找工作，因为我带的钱已所剩无几，得尽快弄一份薪水。
run low
: not
much left
Examples:
The gasoline in the car's tank was
running low.
汽车油箱里的汽油不多了。
I was very tired and my energy was
running low.
我累坏了，没劲了。
7.
It turns out
that... :
In
the end, it happens to be ...
结果（是）
Examples:
It turned out that the person seated
next to me on the train was one of my old friends.
火车上坐在我旁边的那个人原来是我一个老朋友。
It turned out that my new
job was much easier than I expected.
结果我的新工作比我想象的要简单得多。
8.
participate in:
be involved
in
参与，参加
Examples:
It's good for students to participate
in a variety of activities.
参加各种活动对学生有好处。
Some people are too shy to participate
in karaoke.
有些人很腼腆，不好意思唱卡拉<
/p>
OK
。
9.
... there are many
employers in many different fields to choose
from:
many different types of jobs are
available
…
很多领域都有许多工作机会可供选择
choose from
:
to pick out or select (sb. / sth. that
one prefers or considers the best, most suitable,
etc.)
from a number of
alternatives.
供挑选
Examples:
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