新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第三版第三冊(cè)課文翻譯修正版

1、Unit1TheWaytoSuccess課文ANever,evergiveup!永不言棄！Asayoungboy,BritainsgreatPrimeMinister,SirWinstonChurchill,attendedapublicschoolcalledHarrow.Hewasnotagoodstudent,andhadhenotbeenfromafamousfamily,heprobablywouldhavebeenremovedfromtheschoolfordeviatingfromtherules.Thankfully,hedidfinishatHarrowandhiserro

2、rstheredidnotprecludehimfromgoingontotheuniversity.Heeventuallyhadapremierarmycareerwherebyhewaslaterelectedprimeminister.Heachievedfameforhiswit,wisdom,civicduty,andabundantcourageinhisrefusaltosurrenderduringthemiserabledarkdaysofWorldWarII.Hisamazingdeterminationhelpedmotivatehisentirenationandwa

3、saninspirationworldwide.英國(guó)的偉大首相溫斯頓丘吉爾爵士，小時(shí)候在哈羅公學(xué)上學(xué)。當(dāng)時(shí)他可不是個(gè)好學(xué)生，要不是出身名門，他可能早就因?yàn)檫`反紀(jì)律被開(kāi)除了。謝天謝地，他總算從哈羅畢業(yè)了，在那里犯下的錯(cuò)誤并沒(méi)影響到他上大學(xué)。后來(lái)，他憑著軍旅生涯中的杰出表現(xiàn)當(dāng)選為英國(guó)首相。他的才思、智慧、公民責(zé)任感以及在二戰(zhàn)痛苦而黑暗的時(shí)期拒絕投降的無(wú)畏勇氣，為他贏得了美名。他非凡的決心，不僅激勵(lì)了整個(gè)民族，還鼓舞了全世界。Towardtheendofhisperiodasprimeminister,hewasinvitedtoaddressthepatrioticyoungboysathisol

4、dschool,Harrow.Theheadmastersaid,Younggentlemen,thegreatestspeakerofourtime,willbehereinafewdaystoaddressyou,andyoushouldobeywhateversoundadvicehemaygiveyou.Thegreatdayarrived.SirWinstonstoodup,allfivefeet,fiveinchesand107kilosofhim,andgavethisshort,clear-cutspeech:Youngmen,nevergiveup.Nevergiveup!N

5、evergiveup!Never,never,never,never!在他首相任期即將結(jié)束時(shí)，他應(yīng)邀前往母校哈羅公學(xué)，為滿懷報(bào)國(guó)之志的同學(xué)們作演講。校長(zhǎng)說(shuō)：“年輕的先生們，當(dāng)代最偉大的演說(shuō)家過(guò)幾天就會(huì)來(lái)為你們演講，他提出的任何中肯的建議，你們都要聽(tīng)從?！蹦莻€(gè)激動(dòng)人心的日子終于到了。溫斯頓爵士站了起來(lái)他只有5英尺5英寸高，體重卻有107公斤。他作了言簡(jiǎn)意賅的講話：“年輕人，要永不放棄。永不放棄！永不放棄！永不，永不，永不，永不！”Personalhistory,educationalopportunity,individualdilemmas-noneofthesecaninhibitastro

6、ngspiritcommittedtosuccess.Notaskistoohard.Noamountofpreparationistoolongortoodifficult.Taketheexampleoftwoofthemostscholarlyscientistsofourage,AlbertEinsteinandThomasEdison.Bothfacedimmenseobstaclesandextremecriticism.Bothwerecalledslowtolearnandwrittenoffasidiotsbytheirteachers.ThomasEdisonranaway

7、fromschoolbecausehisteacherwhippedhimrepeatedlyforaskingtoomanyquestions.Einsteindidntspeakfluentlyuntilhewasalmostnineyearsoldandwassuchapoorstudentthatsomethoughthewasunabletolearn.Yetbothboysparentsbelievedinthem.Theyworkedintenselyeachdaywiththeirsons,andtheboyslearnedtoneverbypassthelonghoursof

8、hardworkthattheyneededtosucceed.Intheend,bothEinsteinandEdisonovercametheirchildhoodpersecutionandwentontoachievemagnificentdiscoveriesthatbenefittheentireworldtoday.個(gè)人經(jīng)歷、教育機(jī)會(huì)、個(gè)人困境，這些都不能阻擋一個(gè)全力以赴追求成功的、有著堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志的人。任務(wù)再苦，準(zhǔn)備再長(zhǎng)，難度再大，都不能讓他放棄自己的追求。就以本時(shí)代最有學(xué)問(wèn)的兩位科學(xué)家一一阿爾伯特愛(ài)因斯坦和托馬斯愛(ài)迪生為例，他們都曾面臨巨大的障礙和極端的批評(píng)，都曾被說(shuō)成“不開(kāi)竅”

9、被老師當(dāng)成笨蛋而放棄。托馬斯愛(ài)迪生還曾逃學(xué)，因?yàn)槔蠋熛铀麊?wèn)的問(wèn)題太多而經(jīng)常鞭打他。愛(ài)因斯坦一直到將近9歲才能流利地說(shuō)話，學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)太差，有些人認(rèn)為他都已經(jīng)學(xué)不好了。然而，這兩個(gè)男孩的父母都相信他們。他們堅(jiān)持不懈地每天和兒子一起努力，孩子們也了解到，要想成功，就絕不要怕付出長(zhǎng)期而艱辛的努力。最終，愛(ài)因斯坦和愛(ài)迪生都擺脫了童年的困擾，進(jìn)而作出了造福當(dāng)今全世界的偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)。ConsideralsotheheroicexampleofAbrahamLincoln,whofacedsubstantialhardships,failuresandrepeatedmisfortunesinhislifetime

10、.Hisbackgroundwascertainlynotglamorous.Hewasraisedinaverypoorfamilywithonlyoneyearofformaleducation.Hefailedinbusinesstwice,sufferedanervousbreakdownwhenhisfirstlovediedsuddenlyandlosteightpoliticalelections.Laterinlife,hesufferedprofoundgriefoverthetragicdeathofthreeofhisfourchildren.Yethisstrongwi

11、llwasthespurthatpushedhimforward,strengtheninghisoptimism,dedicationanddetermination.Itintensifiedandfocusedhiseffortsandenabledhimtotriumphovertheoverwhelmingfailuresandprofounddifficultiesinhislife.Ahundredyearslater,peoplefromaroundtheworldcommendAbrahamLincolnasthegreatestAmericanpresidentofallt

12、ime.再如亞伯拉罕林肯這個(gè)英雄的典范，他一生面臨了無(wú)數(shù)艱辛、失敗和接二連三的不幸。他的出身和經(jīng)歷真是一點(diǎn)也算不上光鮮。他在一個(gè)非常貧困的家庭長(zhǎng)大，只受過(guò)一年正規(guī)教育。經(jīng)商兩度失敗，初戀愛(ài)人的突然離世也使他精神崩潰，還在八次政治選舉中落馬。此后，他的四個(gè)孩子有三個(gè)不幸去世，令他悲痛欲絕。然而，堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志鞭策著他，推動(dòng)他前進(jìn)，使他更加樂(lè)觀、投入、堅(jiān)毅。這讓他得以全力以赴，一次次戰(zhàn)勝生命中的巨大困難和挫折。一百年之后，世界各地的人們都贊頌亞伯拉罕林肯，認(rèn)為他是有史以來(lái)最偉大的美國(guó)總統(tǒng)。JustlikeChurchillandLincoln,onlythosewhokeeptheireyesonth

13、eprize,thosewhoupholdacommittedandfocusedwillandspirit,willfindtheirendeavorssuccessful.Manyartists,statesmen,writersandinventorshavehadthesameexperience.Theyachievedprosperitybecausetheypossessedafiercewilltokeeppreparingandworkingandapassiontosucceed.Theyattainedsuccess,notbecauseitwaseasy,butbeca

14、usetheyhadthewilltoovercomeprofoundobstaclesandtoworkdiligentlyinthepursuitoftheirgoals.與丘吉爾和林肯一樣，只有那些“執(zhí)著地追求成功”的人，那些保持始終如一的精神意志的人，才會(huì)通過(guò)自身的努力，獲得成功。許多藝術(shù)家、政治家、作家和發(fā)明家都有同樣的經(jīng)歷。他們之所以能取得這樣的成就，是因?yàn)樗麄儞碛袕?qiáng)烈的意愿，不懈地準(zhǔn)備、奮斗，并保持對(duì)成功的激情。他們?nèi)〉昧顺晒?，并不是因?yàn)槌晒苋菀祝且驗(yàn)樗麄儞碛锌朔刂卣系K的意志，為了追求目標(biāo)而勤奮努力。Aftergrowinguponacattleranchwithoutr

15、unningwaterorelectricity,SandraDayOConnorfoughttoachievethebesteducationpossible.Consistentlygraduatingatthetopofherclass,sheworkedherwayintoStanfordLawSchool,whereshegraduatedwithhonors.Butdespiteallofherhardwork,SandraDayOConnorwasstillawomaninthe1950s.EvenwiththeprestigeofherdegreefromStanford,sh

16、ewasrejectedfromtheentirelawcircuitasfirmspreferredtohirelessqualifiedmenratherthanriskhiringafemalelawyer,whichwasunprecedented.YetSandraDayOConnorrefusedtogiveuponherdreams.ThroughsheerpersistenceshewaseventuallynominatedandthenappointedthefirstwomanSupremeCourtJusticeoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Th

17、ere,sheactedasacrucialvoteonissueslikeabortionandwomensrights.桑德拉戴奧康納成長(zhǎng)于既沒(méi)自來(lái)水也沒(méi)電的養(yǎng)牛場(chǎng)，她努力學(xué)習(xí)以使自己接受到最好的教育。她的學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)?cè)诎嗌鲜冀K名列前茅，一路奮斗終于進(jìn)入了斯坦福大學(xué)法學(xué)院，并以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)從法學(xué)院畢業(yè)。盡管奧康納勤奮刻苦，但在20世紀(jì)50年代，她仍然受到女人身份的制約。即使斯坦福大學(xué)的學(xué)位有良好的聲譽(yù)，她仍被整個(gè)法律界拒之門外，因?yàn)槭聞?wù)所寧愿聘請(qǐng)才干稍遜的男性，也不愿冒險(xiǎn)破例雇傭一位女律師。然而，桑德拉戴奧康納并未放棄夢(mèng)想。她執(zhí)著地堅(jiān)持下去，終于得到提名并被任命為美國(guó)第一位女性最高法院大法官。她

18、任職期間，對(duì)很多問(wèn)題，例如墮胎和婦女權(quán)利，都起到了極為關(guān)鍵的作用。Manypeoplesimplysaythattheywantsomething,buttheydonotexpendthesubstantialeffortrequiredtoachieveit.Manypeopleletthethreatoffailurestopthemfromtryingwithalloftheirheart.Thesecretofsuccessisbaseduponaburninginwarddesire-arobust,fiercewillandfocus-thatfuelsthedeterminat

19、iontoact,tokeeppreparing,tokeepgoingevenwhenwearetiredandfail.Asawisesayinggoes:Itsnothowmanytimesyoufalldownthatmatters.Itshowmanytimesyougetbackupthatmakessuccess!很多人只是嘴上說(shuō)他們想要什么東西，但并不真正地付出大量努力去實(shí)現(xiàn)。很多人因?yàn)楹ε率《桓胰膰L試。而成功的秘訣在于內(nèi)心燃燒的欲望一種堅(jiān)定不移的意志和專注力從而激發(fā)行動(dòng)的決心，即使疲憊，即使失敗，也會(huì)繼續(xù)準(zhǔn)備，繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。正如一句箴言所說(shuō)：“你摔倒了多少次并不要緊；你能多

20、少次重新站起來(lái)對(duì)成功才至關(guān)重要！”Focusonbecomingmoreknowledgeable.Focusongradual,consistentprogress.Maintainthestrongwilltokeepgoing-evenwhenyouaretiredandwanttoslackortheoddsseemtoolarge.Keepyoureyesontheprize!Wheretheresawill,theresaway!Withhardwork,determination,dedicationandpreparation,youcantranscendanyhandica

21、p,accomplishanyfeat,andachievesuccess!專注于汲取更多的知識(shí)，爭(zhēng)取持之以恒地漸進(jìn)，保持永不言退的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志即使在你疲憊想要松懈的時(shí)候，或者困難重重之時(shí)?！皥?zhí)著地追求成功！”“有志者，事竟成！”只要刻苦努力，意志堅(jiān)決，專心投入，準(zhǔn)備充分，你就能跨越一切障礙，完成所有壯舉，取得成功！課文BChancefavorstheprepared機(jī)會(huì)偏愛(ài)有準(zhǔn)備之人LesBrownandhistwinbrotherwereadoptedbyMamieBrown,akitchenworker,shortlyaftertheirbirthinapoverty-strickenMia

22、mineighborhood.萊斯布朗和其孿生兄弟出生于邁阿密一個(gè)異常貧困的街區(qū)，出生后不久就一起被廚工瑪米布朗收養(yǎng)。Becauseofhisoveractivebehaviorandnonstoptalkingasachild,Leswasplacedinspecialeducationclassesforthelearningdisabledallthewaythroughhighschool.Upongraduation,hebecameagarbagecollector.Theprospectiveopportunitiesforhisfuturelookedslimtoothers,

23、butnottoLes.Hehadapassion,adream-abigdreamthathewasreadytoworkhardfor.Hewasdestinedtobeadiscjockey,alsoknownasaDJ,oneoftheradiocelebritiesmixingmusicbroadcastsforthewholecity.由于兒時(shí)過(guò)度好動(dòng)，還愛(ài)不停地說(shuō)話，萊斯被送到專為學(xué)習(xí)困難兒童而設(shè)的特殊教育班并一直讀到了高中。一畢業(yè)，他就成了一名垃圾清運(yùn)工。大家都覺(jué)得他將來(lái)不會(huì)有什么好前途，但他自己卻不這么想。他有激情，有夢(mèng)想一個(gè)讓他為之奮斗的偉大夢(mèng)想。他覺(jué)得自己一定會(huì)成為電臺(tái)音

24、樂(lè)唱片節(jié)目主持人，通常也叫“DJ”，那可是電臺(tái)名人，專門為面向全市的廣播制作音樂(lè)節(jié)目。AtnighthewouldtakearadiotobedsohecouldindulgehisdreambylisteningtothelocalDJs.Hecreatedanimaginaryradiostationinhistinybedroom.Ahairbrushservedashismicrophoneasheenergeticallypracticedspeakinghismasterpiecestohisimaginarylisteners.一到晚上，他就帶著收音機(jī)上床睡覺(jué)，這樣他就可以一邊聽(tīng)

25、著當(dāng)?shù)谼J的節(jié)目，一邊沉浸在自己的夢(mèng)想里。他在自己的小臥室里營(yíng)造了一個(gè)假想電臺(tái)。他把梳子當(dāng)麥克風(fēng)，勁頭十足地對(duì)著想象中的聽(tīng)眾練習(xí)自己的杰作。Heaggravatedhisfriendswithhisconstantpracticing.TheyalltoldhimthathedidnthaveachanceandhewouldneverbeaDJ.Theyscornedhimandsaidtostopdreamingandfocusontherealworld.Nonetheless,Lesdidntlettheirnegativitystophim.Hekepthisgoalscloseto

26、hisheartandremainedwrappedupinhisownworld,completelyabsorbedinpreparingforhisfuture,preparingtolivehisdreamasarenownedDJ.他無(wú)休止地練習(xí)讓朋友們不勝其煩。他們都說(shuō)他根本沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)，永遠(yuǎn)都不可能成為DJ。他們嘲弄他，告訴他別做白日夢(mèng)，要面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)。然而，這些負(fù)面影響并沒(méi)有讓萊斯停止追求。他心中一直銘記自己的目標(biāo)，繼續(xù)沉浸在自己的世界里，全身心投入到對(duì)未來(lái)的準(zhǔn)備中，去實(shí)現(xiàn)他成為著名DJ的夢(mèng)想。OnedayLesdecidedtotaketheinitiativeandbeginwit

27、hthisenterprise.Heboldlywenttothelocalradiostationandtoldthestationmanagerheunderstoodthelayoutofthestationandwasreadytobeadiscjockey.一天，萊斯決定主動(dòng)出擊，開(kāi)始自己的事業(yè)。他大膽地來(lái)到當(dāng)?shù)仉娕_(tái)，告訴經(jīng)理他熟悉電臺(tái)布局環(huán)境，完全可以成為一名DJ。Themanagerlookeddubiouslyattheuntidyyoungmaninoverallsandastrawhatandinquired,Doyouhaveanyexpertiseinbroadcast

28、ing?經(jīng)理滿腹狐疑地看著這個(gè)一身工作服還戴著頂草帽的邋遢年輕人，問(wèn)他：“你了解播音的專業(yè)知識(shí)嗎？”Lesreplied,Nosir,Idont.萊斯回答說(shuō)：“不，先生，我不了解。”Well,son,Imafraidwedonthaveajobforyouthen,herespondedbluntly.So,Lesfirstchanceatsuccesshadbeenacompletebust.“哦，孩子，那恐怕我們沒(méi)法雇用你，”經(jīng)理直截了當(dāng)?shù)鼗貞?yīng)。就這樣，萊斯對(duì)成功的第一次嘗試完全以失敗告終。Leswasdetermined.Headoredhisadoptivemother,MamieBr

29、own,andwascarefulwithhismoneytotryandbuyhernicethings.Despiteeveryonesdiscouragement,shebelievedinhimandhadtaughthimtopursuehisgoalsandpersistinhisdreamsnomatterwhatotherssaid.萊斯十分堅(jiān)定。他很愛(ài)自己的養(yǎng)母瑪米布朗，還精打細(xì)算攢錢為她買喜歡的東西。盡管人人都打擊他，但她卻十分信任他，告訴他不管別人怎么說(shuō)，都要追求自己的目標(biāo)，堅(jiān)持自己的夢(mèng)想。So,inspiteofwhatthestationmanagerhadorigi

30、nallysaid,Lesreturnedtothestationeverydayforaweek.Hispersistencewasverypersuasive,andthestationmanagerfinallygaveinandtookLesontodosmalltasks-atnopay.Lesbroughtcoffeeandfood.Hecateredtotheireveryneedatworkandworkedovertimewhenevernecessary.Eventually,hisenthusiasmwontheirconfidenceandtheywouldsendLe

31、sintheirCadillactopickupcelebrities,notknowingthathedidntevenhaveadriverslicense!因此，不管電臺(tái)經(jīng)理之前怎么說(shuō)，萊斯每天還是會(huì)去電臺(tái)，這樣持續(xù)了一周。他的堅(jiān)持很能打動(dòng)人，電臺(tái)經(jīng)理終于讓了步，讓他做一些小事情不過(guò)沒(méi)有報(bào)酬。萊斯負(fù)責(zé)給大家提供咖啡和吃的東西。他在工作中盡力滿足大家的每一個(gè)要求，而且只要有需要，任何時(shí)候都可以加班。最后，他的工作熱情贏得了大家的信任，他們讓萊斯開(kāi)著凱迪拉克去接送名人，居然不知道他連駕照都沒(méi)有。WhilehangingoutwiththestationsrealDJs,Lestaughthi

32、mselftheirpostureandhandmovementsonthecontrolpanel.Hestayedaroundthestudio,soakingupwhateverknowledgehecould.Hewasdisciplined;backinhisbedroomatnight,hefaithfullypracticedinanticipationoftheopportunityheknewwouldcome.與電臺(tái)真正的DJ相處時(shí)，萊斯自學(xué)他們操作調(diào)音臺(tái)的姿勢(shì)和手勢(shì)。他徘徊在播音間，力所能及地汲取全部知識(shí)。他非常自律，晚上一回到房間，就滿懷著期待不懈地練習(xí)，他知道機(jī)遇終會(huì)

33、降臨。Oneafternoonatwork,theDJnamedRockstartedtofeelverysickwhileontheair.Leswastheonlypersonaround,andherealizedthatRockwascoughingandlosinghisvoice.Lesstayedcloseincasetherewassomewayhemighthelpalleviatehiscoworkersdistress.Healsoworriedthattheillnesswassuretodoomthisbroadcast.一天下午，工作期間，一個(gè)名叫洛克的DJ在直播時(shí)

34、突然病得厲害。周圍只有萊斯，而他意識(shí)到洛克正在咳嗽，都快不能說(shuō)話了。萊斯湊近他，看看有什么辦法能幫助同事減輕痛苦。他也擔(dān)心這病肯定會(huì)讓廣播無(wú)法進(jìn)行下去。Finally,whenthephonerang,Lesgrabbedit.Itwasthestationmanager,asheknewitwouldbe.最后，電話鈴響了，萊斯抓起電話。正是電臺(tái)經(jīng)理，對(duì)此他已有預(yù)感。Les,thisisMr.Klein.IdontthinkRockcanfinishhisprogram,“萊斯，我是克萊因。我覺(jué)得洛克沒(méi)辦法做完這期節(jié)目了?！盰es,hemurmured,Iknow.“是的，”他低聲說(shuō)，“我知

35、道?！盬ouldyoucalloneoftheotherdeejaystocomeinandtakeover?“你能打電話叫其他DJ來(lái)接替他嗎？”Yes,sir,Isurewill.“好的，先生，我一定去叫。”Buttryashemight,noneoftheregularDJswereavailable.MCCormickandDJSlickwerebothoutoftownfortheweekendandDJNeilwasalsofeelingsick.Itseemedthattheradiostationwasinbigtrouble.但他找了個(gè)遍，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)正式DJ都找不到。主持人考密

36、克和DJ斯雷克都出城度周末去了，尼爾身體也不舒服。似乎電臺(tái)的麻煩大了。Franticwithdistress,Lescalledthegeneralmanager.Mr.Klein,Icantfindnobody,Lessaid.萊斯無(wú)計(jì)可施，幾欲抓狂，只好給總經(jīng)理打電話。“克萊因先生，一個(gè)人都找不到，”萊斯說(shuō)。Mr.Kleinthenasked,Youngman,doyouknowhowtoworkthecontrolsinthestudio?克萊因先生于是問(wèn)道：“小伙子，你知道怎么操作播音間里的調(diào)音臺(tái)么？”Yessir,repliedLes,grinningwiththesuddenopp

37、ortunity.Hedidntevenblinkbeforehecalledhismotherandhisfriends.YouallgooutonthefrontporchandturnuptheradiobecauseImabouttocomeontheair!hesaid.“我知道的，先生，”萊斯回答，為突如其來(lái)的機(jī)會(huì)笑了。他一刻都不耽擱，馬上給母親和朋友們打了電話。“你們都到前廊去，打開(kāi)收音機(jī)，我馬上要直播了！”他說(shuō)。Lesrushedintothebooth,hoistedRockontoanearbycouch,andsatdowninhisplace.Hewasready.He

38、flippedonthemicrophoneandeloquentlyrapped,Lookout!Thisisme,LB,LesBrown!Therewerenonebeforemeandtherewillbenoneafterme.Therefore,thatmakesmetheoneandonly.Youngandsingleandlovetomingle.Qualifiedtobringyousatisfaction,awholelotofaction.Lookout,baby,Imyourlovinman.萊斯沖進(jìn)播音間，把洛克扶到附近的沙發(fā)上，然后坐上了他的位置。他已做好準(zhǔn)備。打開(kāi)

39、麥克風(fēng)，他流利地開(kāi)始了一段說(shuō)唱：“注意啦！我是萊布，萊斯布朗！空前絕后的萊斯布朗，獨(dú)一無(wú)二的萊斯布朗。我青春年少，單身無(wú)掛，喜愛(ài)結(jié)交；我會(huì)讓你心滿意足，動(dòng)能無(wú)限。來(lái)吧，親愛(ài)的，我就是你喜愛(ài)的那個(gè)人?！盉ecauseofhispreparation,Leswasready.Hehaddazzledtheaudienceandheardapplausefromhisgeneralmanager.Fromthatfatefulbeginning,Leswaspropelledtobecomeaniconinbroadcasting,politics,publicspeakingandtelevisi

40、on.正因?yàn)槿R斯勤于準(zhǔn)備，他才能一切就緒。聽(tīng)眾為之折服，經(jīng)理為之鼓掌。在那決定命運(yùn)的一刻后，萊斯不斷前進(jìn)，成為在廣播、政治、演講和電視等領(lǐng)域的一位偶像級(jí)人物。Unit2BeatyourFear課文ASwimmingthroughfear游越恐懼IwasonatourofFrancewithmyfriendswhenourcarpulledtoastopatthebeachandwesawtheMediterraneanSea.Massivewavessurgedagainstlargerocksthatformedawaterproofjetty.Peoplesaidthisbeachwask

41、nownforitsnotoriousripcurrents.Ishiveredwithfear.Nothingscaredmeasmuchaswater.當(dāng)時(shí)我和朋友正在法國(guó)旅行，我們把汽車停在海灘，眼前就是地中海。巨浪翻滾擊打著構(gòu)筑起防波堤的偌大巖石。人們說(shuō)這里的海灘以其可怕的裂流而著稱?？謶肿屛也缓?。沒(méi)有什么比水讓我更害怕了。Justthesightoftheseamademesicktomystomach.只是看到了海就已經(jīng)讓我覺(jué)得反胃。Idalwayslovedwaterandbeenagoodswimmeruntillastsummer,whenIddecidedtoclimb

42、uptothehighestdivingboardatthepool.Idhoppedfromthatheightandhitthewaterwithanincredibleimpact.TheairwasoustedfrommylungsandIblackedout.ThenextthingIknew,mybrotherwaspullingmyfeeblebodyoutofthepool.Fromthenon,myfearwouldntrecede;Iwasabsolutelyterrifiedofwater.我曾經(jīng)一直都是喜歡水的，并且直到去年夏天我都還是一名游泳好手。那時(shí)，我決定爬上游泳

43、池邊上最高的跳板來(lái)跳水。我從那么高的地方跳下，重重地撞擊到水面上。我肺里的空氣一下子全被擠出去了，馬上不省人事。醒來(lái)時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)哥哥正把我虛弱的身體從游泳池里拖出來(lái)。從那時(shí)起，我對(duì)水的恐懼就沒(méi)有消退過(guò)，我怕極了水。Jason,areyoucoming?myfriend,Matt,called.“賈森，你要過(guò)來(lái)嗎？”我的朋友馬特朝我喊道。Yeah,Isaid.Justenjoyingtheview,fromdryland,Iaddedsilently,worriedtheymightdeemmyfearpatheticiftheyknew.我說(shuō)：“好，就是欣賞一下景色”，又在心里默默加了一句在岸上欣賞

44、。擔(dān)心如果他們知道我害怕水而可憐我。SuddenlyIheardshoutinginFrench.Amobofpeoplewererunningintothesea,fullyclothed.Thatsodd,Ithought.突然，我聽(tīng)到有人用法語(yǔ)喊叫。接著看見(jiàn)一群人沒(méi)脫衣服，就沖到海里。我心想，這真是太奇怪了。Iglimpsedsomethingmovingupanddownamidthewaves,pasttheendofthejetty.Igasped,realizingthecatastrophewithhorror.Thatsalittleboyoutthere!Thewould-

45、berescuersfoughtagainstthetide,butthesituationwasbleak.Withthewaterstow,theydnevergettohimintime.我瞥見(jiàn)防波堤盡頭的海浪中有個(gè)東西在上下浮動(dòng)。我驚恐地意識(shí)到大事不妙，倒吸了一口涼氣，那居然是個(gè)小男孩！前去救落水男童的人們搏擊著海浪，但情況卻不樂(lè)觀。由于水的拉拽，他們根本不可能及時(shí)游到小男孩身邊。Ilookedbackattheboy.Hisheadpoppedup,thenawavecrashedoverhimandhedisappearedforamoment;Ihadtointervene.我扭

46、頭看看那小男孩。他的頭剛露出水面，然后一個(gè)浪頭打過(guò)來(lái)，好一陣不見(jiàn)蹤影我不得不做點(diǎn)什么了。Iappraisedthesituationandrealized-thejetty!Theboywasclosetoit;maybeIcouldhelpfromthere.Iraceddownthebeach,outontothejetty,andithitme:Water!Mypalmsgotsweatyandmystomachfeltsick,symptomsofmyfear.Istoppedshort.我估計(jì)了當(dāng)下的情形后注意到了對(duì)，那防波堤！小男孩靠近那個(gè)地方，也許我可以從那兒幫忙。我沖下海灘，跑

47、上防波堤，但突然我想起了什么水！頓時(shí)有了恐懼的癥狀：我手心冒汗，胃里感覺(jué)不適。我一下子停下來(lái)。Thepeopleinthewaterhadunderestimatedthewavesandwerentmakinganyprogress.Iwastheonlyonewhosawthatgoingoutonthejettywasthefastestwaytoreachthedrowningboy.Yetinthemidstofthistragedy,Iwasextremelyterrified.ItriedtorememberthelifeguardtrainingIdhadasateenager

48、.水里的那些人低估了海浪的威力，救援工作沒(méi)有任何進(jìn)展。只有我注意到了跑到防波堤上是到達(dá)溺水男童的最快的路徑。然而在此性命攸關(guān)之際，我極度恐慌。我努力去回想十幾歲時(shí)所接受的救生員訓(xùn)練。Iwasparalyzedwithfear,butIforcedmyselftomoveforwardwiththisimprompturescue.Idontwantthis.SurelysomeoneelsecansavehimbeforeIhaveto.我因恐懼而全身癱軟，但我強(qiáng)迫自己向前移動(dòng)，展開(kāi)這場(chǎng)突發(fā)的救援行動(dòng)。我不想做這些，在我施救之前肯定會(huì)有別人救他吧。Attheridgeofthejetty,Iw

49、hirledaround,convincedIdseeanathleticswimmerplowingthroughtheroughwatertowardtheboy.Tomydismay,noonewasthere.Iturnedbackouttotheseatoseetheboybatteredbyviciouswavesabout25yardsawayfromme.Suckinginadeepbreath,Ithrewmyselfintothewater.AssoonasIjumpedin,IfeltlikeIwasbackinthatpool,breathless,struggling

50、,terrified.Saltstungmyeyes.Focus,Ishoutedinmyhead.Whereishe?我在防波堤的邊上迅速轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)，深信會(huì)看見(jiàn)某個(gè)游泳健將正向著小男孩劈波斬浪。但是讓我沮喪的是，一個(gè)人也沒(méi)有。我回身面向大海，看見(jiàn)25碼開(kāi)外惡浪擊打著小男孩。我深吸一口氣，縱身躍入水中。一跳進(jìn)水里，我感覺(jué)仿佛又回到了當(dāng)年的那個(gè)游泳池，我喘不過(guò)氣，拼命掙扎，驚恐萬(wàn)分。咸水刺痛了我的雙眼。“集中注意力，”我在心里喊道?！八谀睦?？”Then,withclarity,Isawathinarmwavingweaklyafewyardsaway.Iswamwithallmystrength

51、,reachingtheboyjustashesankbelowthesurface.Igrabbedhisarmandpulled.Hepoppedbackup,eyeswidewithterror,pawingandtwistingagainstme.Repose(Calmdown)!IcommandedtheboyinFrench.Hisstrugglingwouldderailanyrescueattempt,andwedbothperish.Repose!Icommandedagain.Thankfully,thistimehelistened,andwasstill.然后我清楚地看

52、到一只細(xì)小的手臂在離我?guī)状a處微弱地?fù)]動(dòng)著。我拼盡全力游過(guò)去，在他剛要沒(méi)水之時(shí)趕到了。我抓住他的手臂拉他。他冒出水面，眼睛因恐懼瞪得很大，胡亂抓扯著我。我用法語(yǔ)命令他：“別慌！”他這樣掙扎會(huì)阻礙救援，那我們倆就都死定了。我再次命令他：“別慌！”謝天謝地，這次他聽(tīng)話了，不動(dòng)了。WhenIturnedbacktowardshoreawavepoundedoverus.Thejettywasfurtheraway!TheripcurrentItwasforciblydraggingusouttothesea.Ifoughttogetusbacktoland,butmadelittleprogress.

53、IknewIdneverbeabletoescorthimbacklikethis.當(dāng)我轉(zhuǎn)身朝岸邊游去的時(shí)候，一個(gè)浪劈頭蓋臉打來(lái)。我們離防波堤更遠(yuǎn)了！是裂流！它強(qiáng)行把我們拽往大海深處。我掙扎著想帶他游回岸上，但進(jìn)展甚微。我知道這種游法根本沒(méi)法護(hù)著他返回岸邊。Desperatetosurvive,IrememberedwhatIdlearnedinmylifesavingclass:Never,everswimagainsttheripcurrent!Swimsidewaystothepullofthecurrentandslowlymakeyourwaybacktowardshore.Itwa

54、sanodd-lookingbutpracticablesolution.SwimsidewaysandfloattorestSwimsidewaysandfloattorest.Wedidthatoverandover.Weslowlymadeourwaytosafety.Jason,youcandoit!IheardMattsayashestoodonthejetty.Ihadntevennoticedhowclosewewere,onlyaboutsevenfeetlefttogo.強(qiáng)烈求生欲望之下，我想起了在救生課上所學(xué)到的知識(shí)：永遠(yuǎn)不要與裂流相對(duì)而游！要順其方向朝側(cè)邊游，慢慢地靠向岸

55、邊。這個(gè)辦法盡管看上去很荒謬，但卻管用。朝側(cè)邊游，浮起休息。朝側(cè)邊游，浮起休息。我們重復(fù)著這個(gè)方法，慢慢地游到了安全區(qū)。“賈森，你能行的！”我聽(tīng)到站在防波堤上的馬特對(duì)我說(shuō)。我甚至沒(méi)有注意到我們離防波堤這么的近，只剩下大約7英尺的距離了。And,aswemadeourwaytosafetyIrealizedsomethingincredible:Iwasnolongerafraid.Thatabsenceoffearwasamomentoftriumph!后來(lái)我們到達(dá)安全水域時(shí)，我覺(jué)得有些不可思議：我不再怕水了?？謶譀](méi)了，這一刻我勝利了！Mattjumpedintothewater.Itosse

56、dtheboytohim.JustasIletgo,abigwavepickedhimupandcarriedhimallthewaytoMatt.馬特跳進(jìn)水里。我把男孩拋給他。我剛一松手，一個(gè)大浪托起他直接把他送到了馬特身邊。Onthebrinkofcollapse,Istoppedfighting,justlettingmyselfgo.Myhandhitthejetty.Itwaslikeanelectricshockthatbroughtmebacktomysenses.Someonegrabbedforme.我全身都快虛脫了，我不再劃水，就這樣放松自己順?biāo)?。我的手碰上了防波堤，?/p>

57、佛觸電一般，我重新恢復(fù)了神志。有人抓住了我。Ifeltstrongarmsliftme.Iascendednotonlyfromtheseaontothesecurerocksofthejetty-butalsotomysalvation,leavingbehindtheterriblefearthathadgrippedmeforsolong.Iturnedmyheadandsawtheboywashuggedtightlybyhismother.Ilookedouttothesea.WearyasIwas,thewaterhadneverlookedsobeautiful.我感覺(jué)到強(qiáng)壯有力

58、的手臂將我托起。我不僅從海里爬上防波堤的磐石，而且完成了自我拯救，擺脫了困擾已久的恐懼。我扭過(guò)頭看見(jiàn)小男孩被母親緊緊擁入懷中。雖已疲憊不堪，但放眼大海，我感覺(jué)海水比任何時(shí)候看起來(lái)都更美。課文BWhencouragetriumphedoverfear當(dāng)勇氣戰(zhàn)勝恐懼Iknowwhatcouragelookslike.IsawitonaflightItooksixyearsago,andonlynowcanIspeakofitwithouttearsfillingmyeyesatthememory.我知道勇氣是什么樣子。我六年前在乘坐的一架航班上就見(jiàn)識(shí)了。只到現(xiàn)在，憑記憶述說(shuō)這件事的時(shí)候，我才不致熱

59、淚盈眶。WhenourplaneleftNewYorkthatFridaymorning,wewereatalkative,high-energygroup.Theearly-morningtranscontinentalflighthostedmainlyprofessionalpeoplegoingtoSanFranciscoforadayortwoofbusiness.AsIlookedaround,Isawlotsofdesignersuites,CEO-levelexpensivehaircuts,designerbriefcasesandallthetrimmingsoflofty

60、businesstravelers.Isettledbackwithmypaperbacknovelforsomelightreadingandthebriefflightahead.那是星期五的早上，當(dāng)我們的飛機(jī)從紐約起飛時(shí)，我們這幫人還高談闊論、勁頭十足。這趟橫貫大陸的清晨航班主要搭載了一些前往舊金山出差一兩天的職業(yè)人士。我向四周打量一下，看到的多是名貴西裝、經(jīng)理人式的考究發(fā)型、名牌公文包以及氣宇軒昂的商務(wù)旅行者們的各種裝束。我身子往后一靠，拿出一本簡(jiǎn)裝小說(shuō)準(zhǔn)備輕松閱讀一下，度過(guò)時(shí)下這短暫的飛行。Immediatelyupontake-off,longbeforewehadreachedo