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Unit1
1. Virtue is
... self-centered.
By right action, we
mean it must help promote personal interest.
2.... (Poverty was a product of their
excessive fecundity...
The poverty of
the poor was caused by their having too many
children.
3. ...the rich were not
responsible for either its creation or its
amelioration.
The rich were not to
blame for the existence of poverty so they should
not be asked
to undertake the task of
solving the problem.
4. It is merely
the working out of a law of nature and a law of
God.
It is only the result or effect of
the law of the survival of the fittest applied to
nature
of to human society.
5. It declined in popularity, and
references to its acquired a condemnatory tone.
People began to reject Social Darwinism
because it seemed to glorify brutal force
and oppose treasured values of
sympathy, love and friendship. Therefore, when it
was
mentioned, it was usually the
target of criticism.
6. ...the search
for a way of getting the poor off our conscience
was not at an end; it
was only
suspended.
The desire to find a way to
justify the unconcern for the poor had not been
abandoned; it had only been put off.
7. ...only rarely given to overpaying
for monkey wrenches, flashlights, coffee
makers, and toilet seats.
Government officials, on
the whole, are good; it is very rare that some
would pay
high prices for office
equipment to get kickbacks.
8. This is
perhaps our most highly influential piece of
fiction.
It is a very popular story and
has been accepted by many but it is not true.
9. Belief can be the servant of truth
---but even more of convenience.
Belief
can be useful in the search for truth, but more
often than not it is accepted
because
it is convenient and self-serving.
10.
George Gilder... Who tells to much applause that
the poor must have the cruel
spur of
their own suffering to ensure effort...
George Gilder advances the view that
only when the poor suffer from great misery
will they be stimulated to make great
efforts to change the situation, in other words,
suffering is necessary to force the
poor to work hard.
Phrases
1. to reflect on a
problem
严重思考一个问题
2. intellectual preoccupation
有思想有学问的人孜孜不倦思考探索的问题
take
on the modern form
具有现代形式
come up with the
formula
提出了这样一种准则
al of the
fittest
适者生存
ntial
measure of
responsibility
在很大程度上负有责任
oyment
insurance
失业保险
re and
Medicaid
医疗照顾和医疗补助
s procurement
武器采购
-side
economics
供应学派经济学
ate
executives
企业经理人员
stamps
食品劵
s’ Comp
ensation
工人
(
失业补助金<
/p>
ized
housing
住房补贴
lity
insurance
伤残保险
tranquility
社会安定
1. An imbalance between the rich and
poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of
republics
贫富不均乃共和政体最致命的宿疾
2. Their poverty is a temporary
misfortune, if they are poor and meek, they
eventually will inherit the earth
他们的贫穷只是一种暂时性的不幸
,
如果他们贫穷
但却温顺
,
他们最终将成为世
界的主人
s in love should repair to R H Macy’s
not their bedroom
热恋的夫妇应该在梅西
百货商店过夜
,
而不是他们的新房
American beauty rose can be produced
in the splendor and fragrance which
bring cheer to its beholder only by
sacrificing the early buds which grow up around
so is in economic life. It’s merely the
working out of the a law of the nature and a law
of
god
< br>美国这朵玫瑰花以其华贵与芳香让观众倾倒
,
赞不绝口<
/p>
,
而她之所以能被培植就
是因为在早期其
周围的花蕾被插掉了
,
在经济生活中情况亦是如此。这是自然规
律
和上帝的意志在起作用
5.
(It has become an economically not unrewarding
enterprise.
(
它已成为经济上收
入不菲的行业
is…no form of oppression that is quiet
so great, no constriction on thought
and effort quiet so comprehensive, as
that which come from having no money at all
没有哪种压迫比身无分文更厉害
,
也没有哪种对思想
和行为的束缚比一无所有
来得更全面彻底
7. Freedom we rightly cherish,
cherishing it, we should not use it as a cover for
denying freedom to those in need.
我们珍惜自由式对的。正因为珍惜自由
,
我们就不
能以此为借口
,
不给最需要自
由的人自
由
8. Whether they be in Ethiopia, the
south Bronx, or even in such an Elysium
as Los Angeles, we resolve to keep them
off our minds
不管他们生活在埃塞俄比亚
,<
/p>
还是在纽约的南部布朗克斯区
,
甚至是洛
杉矶这样
的天堂
,
人们都决心不去为这
些人操心
9. He is enjoying, as
indicated, unparalleled popularity in high
Washington circles.
如上述所说
,
他在华盛顿高层当中有无比的威望
10.
Compassion, along with the association public
effort is the least comfortable. the
least convenient course of behavior and
action in our time
同情心
,
加上与之相关的社会
努力是人们这个年代
,
最令人不快的行为何行动方针
Unit2
11. But these
marks of wild country called to may father like
the legendary siren
song.
Though the place was not pleasant or
disagreeable, my father was deeply attracted to
it precisely because of its unexplored,
uncultivated natural state, and the challenge.
12.
disaster might
befall us if it did.
As a
little girl, I believed my father's words, and was
genuinely afraid of the possible
disaster--if we didn't hurry up, the
day would catch us and terrible things might
happen.
13. ...from time to time he was
halfheartedly sought for trial, though few crimes
seemed to lead directly to his door.
In this place, though the police wound
make some effort without real earnest to
investigate Watson and bring him to
court, there seemed to be little concrete evidence
to
prove that he was responsible for
certain illegal activities.
14. The
stranglehold Watson had over this section of
Florida was not dissimilar to
the
unscrupulous activities of certain lawmen, other
legal crooks, and even governors that
our state was to suffer through its
history.
The control Watson had over
this part of Florida was much similar to the
dishonest
or illegal activities of the
law-enforcing officials and governors which
Florida witnessed
in the 20th century.
15. There was the little shack, not the
most gracious of living quarters, and there was
a murderer for our nearest and only
neighbor, about thirty miles away.
Before the family built
their own house, they lived in a shabby cabin at
Gopher Key,
close to the merciless
Watson.
16. King Richard in his
gluttony never sat at a table more sumptuous than
ours was
three times a day...
We had abundant food on the island, and
even the meals enjoyed by King Richard,
who was famous for his love of food,
couldn’t possibly compare with ours.
17. Despite the unrelenting heat, we
were happy to be let off from our hours of
school indoors, sessions which our
mother kept every day, rain or shine.
Although it was very hot outside in the
sun, we were happy to be dismissed from my
mother's sessions indoors. we would
have to read and write with her every day no
matter
what the weather was like.
Phrases
the line of
Sherman’s march
在谢尔曼将军的行军路线上
2.a folding cot
apiece
每人一张轻便的帆布折叠床
replenish our food
stock
补充我们的食品
an
added treat
作为特别的款待
-roaming
cattle
自由放牧的牛群
infamous outlaw
一个臭名昭著的亡命之徒
ss as usual
一切照常
make regular runs to and
fro
定期往来运输
9.a
weather-boarded
shack
由隔板搭成的简陋的小屋
the care and interest of
our entire
family
在我们全家人的悉心照料下
Sentence
1. It was an
idyllic life ,and we lived close to our family and
to the comforts and
safety a small town
could afford
这是一种田园式的生活
,
我们和亲戚住的很近
,
享受着小镇生活所能给予
我们的
舒服和安全
2. But papa was a
man of enterprise; he realized that the untouched
Ten
Thousand Islands off the southwest
coast of the sate were rich in soil for crops and
in
game for food
但父亲是一个很有上进心
的人
,
他知道佛罗里达州西南海岸的万岛群岛还没有
被开发
,
那儿
土壤肥沃
,
适于耕种
,
而且猎物充足
,
不必担心食物来源
3. This third day out, and
the days to come, found us in the unsettled wilds
of
Florida
出发后的第三天以及以后的日子里
,
我们都在佛罗里达无人居住的荒野中穿行
4. Its underwater grasses looked like
green ribbons, constantly unrolling, and the
trees held thick sprays of wild orchids
水里的水草就像绿色的丝带不断地伸展开来
,
< br>野兰花一簇一簇地挂满了枝头
5. The
burly arms of oaks were huge with ferns and
blooming bromeliads. Redbirds,
tanagers
and painted buntings flew back and forth across
the trail, leaving a child with the
impression that the woods were tossing
with jewels
以前这里经常发水的河滩岸边一丛丛地长满了乔叶栎
,
那些地面上铺着一层绿
色的蕨类植物
,
乔叶栎粗壮的枝干上也覆盖着蕨类植物
,
俯生的凤梨科植物正在盛
开。红雀
,
唐那雀和色彩斑斓的鸠鸟沿着小路飞来飞
去
,
在孩子们看来就像是宝石在
树林里
跳动
native whites feared him
as you would a rattlesnake, but the Indians and
black
people were susceptible to his
manipulations
本地的白人像惧怕响尾蛇一样怕他
,
而印第安人和黑人则不得不受他的控制和
剥削
new home was more than safe, it
was a joy
我们的新家不仅安全稳定
,
它还
给我们带了了无尽的乐趣
I can see in my grandsons and great-
grandsons some of those qualities of
courage and caring that my father had
in such abundance
今天在我的子孙身上
,<
/p>
我仍然
能看到我父亲所拥有的无尽的勇气和爱心
< br>
Unit3
18. But this
image, now repeatedly thrust before us in
photographs, posters, and
advertisements, is misleading.
The Earth we see in photos, posters,
and ads, which appears so beautiful, is not the
true reflection of the world we live
in, such image lulls us into complacency.
19. The technosphere has become
sufficiently large and intense to alter the
natural
processes that govern the
ecosphere.
Human activities have taken
place over such large areas and with such
intensity that
they have already caused
disastrous effects on ecology.
20.
...which could establish itself only because it
fitted properly into the preexisting
system.
the fish could play its role because it
became a necessary link with the processes
preceding it and the processes
following it in the ecological system.
21. Defined so narrowly, it is no
surprise that cars have properties that are
hostile to
their environment.
When cars are produced to serve such
narrow purposes, it is not surprising that some
of their characteristic qualities are
harmful to the environment.
22. Yields
rose, but not in proportion to the rate of
fertilizer application...
the farmer
applied more and more fertilizer, and the
production did rise but did not
increase at the same rate of the
fertilizer.
23...their waste is flushed
into the sewer system altered in composition but
not in
amount at treatment plant...
People eat plants and animals, and
their waste is flushed into the sewer system.
After
being processed, the waste is
still waste. the residue will go into rivers,
oceans, and will
have harmful
effect on the aquatic ecosystem.
24. Left to their own devices,
ecosystems are conservative...
If the
ecosystems are not upset by outside intrusion,
they will remain the same with
very
little change
contrast to the
ecosphere, the technosphere is composed of objects
and
materials that reflect
a
rapid and relentless process of change and
variation.
The
characteristics of the objects and materials in
the technosphere are rapid change
and
great variety.
this is done only at
the cost of understanding.
if we take
side in the war of the two words, we are doing so
at the risk of failing to
have a clear
understanding of the nature and cause of the war,
thus, we lose the chance to
really
solve the grave environmental crisis.
Phrases
ical niches and
their resident species
生态小环境以及生活在小环境中的
物种
habitat of
parasites
寄生虫的栖息地
fish hawk’s prey
鱼鹰的猎食对象
cyclical
processes
封闭的循环流程
radioactive waste
放射性极强的
(
核废料
tuned
adaptation
经过精细调整后的适应能力
ly modified
cars
每年加以改进的汽车
residue of nylon marine
cordage
船用尼龙绳子索的残留物
chemicals
有毒化学物
1. We have been tampering with this
powerful force, unaware, like the Sorcerer’s
Apprentice, of the potentially
disastrous consequences of our actions
我们一直在滥用这股强大的力量
,
就像传说中的魔术师的师弟一
样
,
并没有意识
到我们的这种行为很可
能会导致灾难性的后果
2. Even if the global warming
catastrophe never materializes, and the ozone hole
remains an esoteric, polar phenomenon,
already human activity has profoundly altered
global conditions in ways that may not
register on the camera
即使全球变暖这种灾害永不发生
,
即使臭氧层空洞仍然只是一种深奥的极地现
象
,
人类的活动已经极大地的改变了全球的条件
,
这些也许是用照相机拍不出来的
3. The technosphere, in contrast, is
dominated by linear processes
与生态圈相反
,
技术圈是由线性流程决定
The energy sources that now power the
technosphere are mostly fossil fuels, stores
that, once depleted, will never be
renewed
现在技术圈运作的能源主要是矿物燃料
,
一旦用完
,
永不再生
4. Nylon~~is not
biodegradable
—
that is, there
is no enzyme in any know living
organism that can break it down
尼龙不能进行生物分解
—
也就是说
,
现存的有机物中还没有发现哪种酶可以分
解尼龙
5. ~~living things have created
a limited but self-consistent array of substances
and
reactions that are essential to
life
6.~~
有生命的东西创造了一系列对生命至关重要
的有限但独立的物质和反应
7. A free lunch
is really a debt, in the technosphere, a debt is
an acknowledged but
unmet cost
< br>免费的午餐实际上是一种负债
,
在技术圈中
,
债务是指已承认但尚未归还的欠款
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