先锋英语2背诵段落及翻译

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豪华的；

pastry

；

crisp

洁净的；

wig

假发；

kimono< /p>

和服；

revive

复活；

accessory

配饰；

expectancy< /p>

期待；

infant

幼儿；

mortality

死亡率；

consequenc e

后果；

leisure

休闲；

segment

片段；

soar

猛增

Catch on

流行起来；

die out

灭绝；

take over

控制；

top out at sth.

达到顶点

Part IV

段落翻译

第一章

P10---Para1-2

Most people will recognise the man in thisphotograph. He

is,

of

course,

Bill

Clinton,ex-President

of

the

United

States.

Bill

Clinton

is

a

very

popular

speech

giver and regularly gives talks all over the world,to many different

is so effective at giving talks because he has a special quality which we call

大多数人都会认识这张照片里的人。他，当然是比尔·克林顿，美国前总统。比尔·克< /p>

林顿是一个非常受欢迎的演讲者，

他会经常到世界不同地方对着不 同的观众进行演讲。

因为

他有一个特殊的我们称之为“人格魅力 ”的品质，使得他的演讲如此有效。

Nowadays, psychologistsare

becoming veryinterested in charisma and want to

redefine

itsmeaning.

People

often

misunderstand

whatcharisma

is

and

think

of

it

as

a kind of fame, butit is not the same as fame. Charisma is a kind ofmagic and is

relatively rare. A well-known American

psychologist thinksthat charismatic people

arebasically brilliant communicators. However, they have other qualities such as

sensitivity, self-confidence, eloquence and vision.

如今，

心理学 家对人格魅力很感兴趣，

想重新定义它的内涵。

人们往往会对魅 力是什么

产生误解，

把它看作是一种名气，但它跟名气有不一样 。

人格魅力是一种神奇的、

比较少见

的 品质。一位著名的美国心理学家认为，

有魅力的人基本上都是杰出的传播者。但是，

他们

有其他的品质，如灵敏度，自信，口才和远见。

第一章

P14--- Para1-2

Some

people

believe

that

women

are

better

driversthan

men.

However,

others

think

that

women

makeworse

drivers.

The

idea

that

women

make

worsedrivers

is

a

stereotype.

It comes from a time whenwomen drove less than men, and driving was seen asa man's

responsibility.

There

are

certainly

differentviews

on

this

controversial

question,

although thereare a number of reasons why a woman's personalitymakes her a more

competent driver.

有些人认为，女性做司 机比男性更好。然而，

其他人认为女性做司机更糟。

这使女性做

司机更糟糕的想法是一个刻板印象。

这种想法来自于女性比男性 少开车，

而且驾驶被看作是

一个男人的责任的时候。

还有对这个有争议的问题的不同看法，

虽然 有多种原因来说

明为什们一个女人的性格使得她更能胜任司机这个职业。

Firstly, women are more patient and polite towards other road users, such as

pedestrians

and

cyclists.

In

stressful

situations

they

are

more

likely

to

stay

calm,

and less likely to be involved in

are more cautious and therefore take fewer risks, for instance when overtaking.

Thirdly, they are more responsible so they tend not to drive when tired or after

drinking alcohol.

首 先，

女性对其他道路使用者更有耐心和礼貌，

如行人和骑自行车 的人。

在紧张的情况

下，她们更容易保持冷静，并不太可能参与 “路霸”的事件。其次，女性驾驶者更加谨慎，

因此开车时的风险更小，

比如超车。

第三，

他们更负责任所以他们往往在疲劳时 或饮酒后不

开车。

第三章

P28---Para2-3

This

rapidly-growing

trend

towards

working

from

home

is

the

same

in

many

countries. But what are the reasons for it? The main reason is technological:easy

access to broadband and the availability of phone and video-conferencing. These

enable

people

to

use

their

home

as

an

office

in

an

efficient

and

cost-effective

way.

< br>这种在家工作快速发展的趋势在许多国家是一样的。

但是，

是什么原因呢？其主要原因

是技术：

轻松接入宽带和电话、< /p>

视频会议的可用性。

这使人们能够利用自己的家作为办公室

来提高效率和成本效益。

Other

reasons

for

homeworking

are

the

benefits

to

both

employers

and

employees:office

space

is

costly,

so

if

an

organization

can

reduce

its

workstations,

it

may

be

able

to

move

to

a

smaller

site.

Employees

often

work

better

at

home:travelling

to

work

can

be

very

time-consuming

and

tiring.

Many

homeworkers

save

a

lot

of

time

if

they

don’t

commute

and

they

can

start

the

day

fresher

and

therefore

work

more

efficiently;

parents

with

young

children

appreciate

the

flexibility

that

homeworking allows and are more relaxed.

在家工作对雇主和雇员的其他好处是：

办公 空间是昂贵的，

所以如果一个组织可以减少

它的工作空间，

就可以把它转移到一个较小的网站。

员工经常在家里工作更好：

乘车工作会

很费时并且又累人。

许多家庭佣 工如果不用来往上下班，

他们就可以节省大量的时间，

每天

都是清新的一天，

这样他们工作得更有效率；

父母与年幼的孩子喜欢方便性，

能被允许在家

工作会更让人轻 松。

第六章

P62---Para1-3

Coco Chanel, fashion designer, died on January 10th in her Paris apartment.

Gabrielle

“Coco”

Chanelrevolutionised the fashion industry with her innovative

designs and elegant simplicity. Her themes included simple suits and dresses,

trousers for women, and

costume jewellery, but she is probably most famous for her

perfumes.

可可·香奈儿，时装设计师，于

1

月

10

日在她的巴黎寓所去世。加布里埃尔“可可”

夏奈尔用她 的创新设计和典雅古朴彻底改变了时尚界。她的主题包括：简单的套装和礼服，

女式裤子 ，服装和珠宝，但她最有名的可能就是她的香水。

She

was

born

in

the

small

city

of

Saumur,

France.

Her

mother

worked

in

a

poorhouse

and died when she was only six. She was then abandoned by her father and brought

up by relatives.

她出生在法国的一个叫索米尔的小城市。

她的母亲曾在一家妓院工作，

在她的母亲去世

时她只有六岁。 她当时被她的父亲抛弃，由亲戚抚养长大。

In

1910,

she

set

up

a

shop

in

Paris

selling

ladies’hats.

By

the

1920s,

she

had

expanded her business to include clothing. At that time she introduced a perfume,

Chanel No.5, which became one of the company’s most profitable products. Another

instant

success

was

the

Chanel

suit,

which

was

launched

in

1923.

The

“little

black

dress”, which could

be worn during the day and evening, was also made popular by

Coco.

1910

年，她在 巴黎开了一家销售女式帽子的店。到了

1920

年代，她已经扩 大了她的业

务，其中包括衣物。当时，她推出了香水，香奈儿

5

号，这成为该公司最赚钱的产品之一。

另一种一炮而红的是香奈 儿套装，是在

1923

年推出来的。还有一种可以在白天和晚上 穿的

叫做“小黑裙”的流行衣物，也是出自可可之手。

第七章

P70---Para2-5

Scientists

can

invent

technologies,

manufacturers

can

make

products,

engineers

can

make

them

work

and

salespeople

can

sell

them.

However,

only

designers

can

combine