Unit4AmericanDream課本學(xué)習(xí)知識(shí)翻譯

1、Unit 4 American Dream美國夢(mèng)Text AThe American Dream means different things to different people. But for many,particularly immigrants, it means the opportunity to make a better life forthemselves. For them the dream is that talent and hard work can take you fromlog cabin to White House. Tony Trivisonno

2、did not rise quite so high, yet hemanaged to make his own dream come true.美國夢(mèng)對(duì)不同的人有不同的意義。但對(duì)許多人，尤其是對(duì)移民而言，它意味著改善自己生活的機(jī)會(huì)。對(duì)于他們，美國夢(mèng)的含義就是才能與勤勞能讓你從小木屋走向白宮。托尼韋索諾并沒有爬到那么高，但他成功地使自己的夢(mèng)想成真。-!? 特Tony Trivisonno 'S American Dream托尼? 特里韋索諾的美國夢(mèng)Frederick C. Crawford弗雷德里克?C ? 克羅弗德1 He came from a rocky farm in Ita

3、ly, somewhere south of Rome. How or when he got to America, I don't know. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage. He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin.-!他來自意大利羅馬以南某地個(gè)滿地石子的農(nóng)莊。他什么時(shí)候怎么到美國的，我不清楚。不過，有天晚上，我看到他站在我家車庫后面的車道上。他身高五英尺七、八左右，人很瘦。2“ I mow your lawn,”

4、he said. It. was hard to comprehend his broken English.“我割你的草坪，”他說。他那結(jié)結(jié)巴巴的英語很難聽懂。3 I asked him his name.“Tony Trivisonno,” he replied.“ I mow your lawn.” Itold Tony that I couldn't afford a gardener.我問他叫什么名字。“托尼? 特里韋索諾，”他回答說?！拔腋钅愕牟萜??！蔽覍?duì)托尼講，本人雇不起園丁。4 “ I mow your lawn, ” he said again, then walke

5、d away. I went into my house unhappy. Yes, these Depression days were difficult, but how could I turn away a person who had come to me for help?“我割你的草坪，”他又說道，隨后便走開了。我走進(jìn)屋子，心里有點(diǎn)不快。沒錯(cuò)，眼下這大蕭條的日子是不好過，可我怎么能把一個(gè)上門求助的人就這么打發(fā)走呢?5 When I got home from work the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the garden w

6、eeded, and the walks swept. I asked my wife what had happened.等我第二天晚上下班回到家，草坪已修整過了，花園除了草，人行道也清掃過了。我便問太太是怎么回事。6“ A man got the lawn mower out of the garage and worked on the yard,” sheanswered.“ I assumed you had hired him.” .-!“有個(gè)人把割草機(jī)從汽車庫里推出來就在院子里忙活起來，”她回答說?！拔疫€以為是你雇他來的?！? I told her of my experienc

7、e the night before. We thought it strange that he had not asked for pay.我就把前晚的事跟她說了。我倆都覺得奇怪，他怎么沒提出要工錢。8 The next two days were busy, and I forgot about Tony. We were trying torebuild our business and bring some of our workers back to the plants. But onFriday, returning home a little early, I saw Ton

8、y again, behind the garage. Icomplimented him on the work he had done.接下來的兩天挺忙，我把托尼的事給忘了。我們?cè)诒M力重整業(yè)務(wù)，要讓一部分工人回廠里來。但在星期五，回家略微早了些，我又在汽車庫后面看到了托尼。我對(duì)他干的活夸獎(jiǎng)了幾句。9“ I mow your lawn,” he said.“我割你的草坪，”他說。10 I managed to work out some kind of small weekly pay, and each day Tony cleaned up the yard and took care

9、of any little tasks. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.我設(shè)法湊了一小筆微薄的周薪，就這樣托尼每天清掃院子，有什么零活，他都干了。我太太說，但凡有重物要搬或有什么要修理的，他挺派得上用場(chǎng)。-!11 Summer passed into fall, and winds blew cold.“Mr. Craw, snow pretty soon,"Tony told me one evening.“ When w

10、inter come, you give me job clearing snowat the factory.”夏去秋來，涼風(fēng)陣陣?！翱肆_先生，快下雪了，”有天晚上托尼跟我說?！暗榷斓搅耍阕屛以趶S里干掃雪的活?！?2 Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? Of course, Tony got his job at the factory.啊，對(duì)這種執(zhí)著與期盼，你又能怎樣呢? 自然，托尼得到了廠里的那份活兒。13 The months passed. I asked the personnel department

11、for a report. They said Tony was a very good worker.幾個(gè)月過去了。我讓人事部門送上一份報(bào)告。他們說托尼干得挺棒。14 One day I found Tony at our meeting place behind the garage.“ I want to be'prentice,” he said.一天我在汽車庫后面我們以前見面的地方看到了托尼?！拔蚁雽W(xué)徒，”他說。15 We had a pretty good apprentice school that trained laborers. But I doubtedwheth

12、er Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precisionwork. Still, how could I turn him down?我們有個(gè)挺不錯(cuò)的培訓(xùn)工人的徒工學(xué)校。可我懷疑托尼是否有能力學(xué)會(huì)看圖紙、用千分尺，是否勝任做精密加工工作。盡管如此，可我怎么能拒絕他呢?16 Tony took a cut in pay to become an apprentice. Months later, I got a report that he had graduated as a skilled grin

13、der. He had learned to read the millionths-!of an inch on the micrometer and to shape the grinding wheel with an instrumentset with a diamond. My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was asatisfying end of the story.托尼減了薪水當(dāng)了徒工。幾個(gè)月之后，我收到報(bào)告，他已從徒工學(xué)校畢業(yè)，成了熟練磨工。他學(xué)會(huì)了在千分尺上辨識(shí)一百萬分之一英寸，會(huì)用鑲嵌著金剛石的工具制作砂輪。我

14、和太太都挺高興，覺得他的事總算有了個(gè)令人滿意的結(jié)局。17 A year or two passed, and again I found Tony in his usual waiting place. We talked about his work, and I asked him what he wanted.兩年過去了，我在托尼慣常等我的地方又看到了他。我們聊起了他的工作，接著我問他有什么要求。18“ Mr. Craw,” he said,“ I like a buy a house.” On the edge of town, he hadfound a house for sale

15、, a complete wreck.“ 克羅先生，”他說，“我想買房?！痹谛℃?zhèn)邊上，他看到有房出售，完全是幢破房。19 I called on a banker friend.“ Do you ever loan money on character?” Iasked. "No,” he said.“ We can't afford to. No sale.”我去見一位當(dāng)銀行家的朋友?！叭似焚J款你干不干? ”我問。“不干，”他說。“我們承擔(dān)不起。沒門。”20“ Now, wait a minute,” I replied.“ Here is a hard-working m

16、an, a man ofcharacter, I can promise you that. He's got a good job. You 're not getting a damnthing from your lot. It will stay there for years. At least he will pay your interest.”-!“哎，等等，”我應(yīng)道?！坝袀€(gè)人干活勤勉，人品端正，這點(diǎn)我擔(dān)保。他有個(gè)好工作。眼下，你從你那塊地上分錢也得不到。那塊地空在那兒要好多年呢。至少他會(huì)付你利息嘛?！?1 Reluctantly, the banker wro

17、te a mortgage for $ 2,000 and gave Tony the house with no down payment. Tony was delighted. From then on, it was interesting tosee that any discarded odds and ends around our place a broken screen, a bit ofhardware, boards from packing Tony would gather and take home.那位銀行家勉強(qiáng)開了兩千美金抵押貸款，沒要托尼首付就把房子給了他。

18、托尼樂不可支。從那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔棄的零星雜物，壞了的屏風(fēng)啦，五金器具啦，包裝紙板啦，托尼都要收起來拿回家，看他這個(gè)樣子真是有意思。22 After about two years, I found Tony in our familiar meeting spot. He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He had a look of confidence.約摸過了兩年，我在我們見面的老地方又看到了托尼。他身子似乎挺直了些，人也見胖了，樣子挺自信。23“ Mr. Craw, I sell my hous

19、e!" he said with pride.“ I got $ 8,000."“克羅先生，我賣房子! ”他得意地說?！拔业昧税饲澜稹！?4 I was amazed.“ But, Tony, where are you going to live without a house?”我非常吃驚。“可是，托尼，沒了房子你住哪兒呢? ”25“ Mr. Craw, I buy a farm.”“克羅先生，我買農(nóng)莊?！?!26 We sat down and talked. Tony told me that to own a farm was his dream. He lov

20、ed the tomatoes and peppers and all the other vegetables important to his Italian diet. He had sent for his wife and son and daughter back in Italy. He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a house and shed. Now he was moving his family to his fa

21、rm.我們坐下聊了起來。托尼告訴我說，擁有一個(gè)農(nóng)莊是他的夢(mèng)想。他喜歡番茄，辣椒以及意大利菜肴中相當(dāng)重要的其它各種蔬菜。他把在意大利的妻子和兒子女兒都接來了。他在小鎮(zhèn)周邊到處找，終于找到一處沒人要的一小塊地產(chǎn)，有一幢房，還有間小棚。他正在把家搬到農(nóng)莊去。27 Sometime later, Tony arrived on a Sunday afternoon, neatly dressed. He had another Italian man with him. He told me that he had persuaded his childhood friend to move to A

22、merica. Tony was sponsoring him. With an amused look in his eye, he told me that when they approached the little farm he now operated, hisfriend stood in amazement and said, 'Tony, you are a millionaire!”又過了一些時(shí)候，在一個(gè)星期日的下午托尼來了，他穿戴得整整齊齊。和他一起來的還有另一位意大利人。他告訴我，他說服了兒時(shí)的伙伴前來美國。托尼為他作經(jīng)濟(jì)擔(dān)保。他眼里露出頑皮的神情，對(duì)我說，他

23、倆來到他經(jīng)營的小農(nóng)莊時(shí)，他的朋友驚奇地站住說，“托尼，你是個(gè)百萬富翁啦! ”28 Then, during the war, a message came from my company. Tony had passed away.后來，在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間，公司里傳出了個(gè)消息。托尼去世了。-!29 I asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was properly handled. They found the farm green with vegetables, the little house livabl

24、e and homey. There was a tractor and a good car in the yard. The children were educated and working, and Tony didn't owe a cent.我讓公司的人去他家看看，確保各項(xiàng)事宜都得到妥善安置。他們看到農(nóng)場(chǎng)上長著綠油油的蔬菜，小屋布置得舒適溫馨，院子里有輛拖拉機(jī)，還有一輛不錯(cuò)的汽車。孩子受過教育，都工作了，托尼身前沒有分文欠債。30 After he passed away, I thought more and more about Tony 's career. He grew in stature in my mind. In the end, I think he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.托尼去世后，我一直想著他的