新視野大學英語第三版讀寫教程4

第一單元Asthegenderbarierscrumbled,thenumberofwomenworkingaslawyers,doctors,orbankersbegantoincreasesignificantlyfromthemid-20thcentury隨著性別歧視者的瓦解,從事律師、醫(yī)生或銀行家工作的女性人數(shù)從20世紀中葉開始顯著增加。Withthedataolletedeachyear;theowneroftheshopcandiscerncustomertreiendsandhowthingslikeweatherandeconomicindicatorsaffectsalesperformance.根據(jù)每年收集的數(shù)據(jù),商店的所有者可以辨別顧客的需求以及天氣和經(jīng)濟指標等因素如何影響銷售業(yè)績。Hissupervisorpushesandmotivateshiminsuchapositivemannerthatheisnotonlyabletoreachbuttosurpass.hispersonalgoals.他的主管以積極的方式推動和激勵他,使他不僅能夠達到,而且能夠超越。他的個人愛好。Heisamanwitha(n)shrewdbusinesssense.Hehasbuilthisinitialinvestmentintoasubstantialandevenexcessivelylargefortune.他是ー個有精明商業(yè)頭腦的人。他已經(jīng)把最初的投資建立在ー個絕對的甚至是巨額的財富上。Theconversionofnuclearradiationdirectlyintoelectricitywasanexcitingpossibilitythatwasbeingvigorouslyexploredinmany.laboratoriesinthe1950s.直接將核輻射轉(zhuǎn)化為電能是一種令人興奮的可能性。20世紀50年代,許多實驗室都在大力探索這種可能性。Iwasnotonlyshockedbutalsodisgustedthatthereporttriedtodistortthescientificfactsinsuchamannerthatevensomehighly-educatedpeoplewerefooled.報告試圖歪曲科學事實,以致于一些受過高等教育的人被愚弄,這不僅讓我感到震驚,也讓我感到厭惡。Sixty-twoandblessedwithhismother'sskin,thefishermanhadwithstoodalifetimeofexposuretothesunandlookedasradiantasamaninhisforties.這位漁夫有著母親的皮膚,經(jīng)受住了一輩子的日曬,看上去像四十多歲的人一樣容光煥發(fā)。8FrencheducatorLouisBrailleinventedasimplebutingeniouscodewhichhashadanimpactonthelivesofgenerationsofpeoplewhoareblind.法國教育家路易斯?布萊葉發(fā)明了一種簡單但巧妙的密碼,它對幾代盲人的生活產(chǎn)生了影響。9Thesenatorsdidn'texpectustoasksuchtoughquestions,andwhenwefinallydid,theygotstumpedanddidn'tknowwhattosay.參議員們沒料到我們會問這么棘手的問題,當我們最終問了之后,他們被難住了,不知道該說什么。10Thisnewlyestablisheduniversitysupportsthepropositionthatamorediversehighereducationsystemisdesirablesinceitwouldexhanceopportunitiesforlifelonglearning.這所新成立的大學支持這樣ー個觀點,即ー個更加多樣化的高等教育系統(tǒng)是可取的,因為它為終身學習提供了機會。七Thebrickwallsoftheruinedbuildingsweredrippingwithgreenmoldandmoisture,andsheshiveredinvoluntarily,lookingdowntoavoidthesight.被毀壞的建筑物的磚墻上滴著綠色的霉菌和濕氣,她不由自主地打了個寒顫,俯視著避開視線。Asurbanpopulationsexportedfinishedgoodsinexchangeforrawmaterialsfromneighboringpopulations,organizedtradegrewsubstantially隨著城市人口出口制成品以換取鄰近人口的原材料,有組織的貿(mào)易大幅增長Knowingjusthowquicklyawildfirecanspread,someresidentsofthevillagedecidedtoleavetheirhomesaftertheflamesflaredupnearby知道野火蔓延的速度有多快,村里的ー些居民決定在附近的火勢爆發(fā)后離開他們的家。Biologyteachersoftenmakeananalogybetweentheheartandapumpinordertohelpstudentsunderstandhowtheheartworks.為了幫助學生了解心臟的工作原理,4位生物老師經(jīng)常把心臟和泵作類比。Theywouldliketosetadatefortheirweddingandannouncetheirengagementtotheirfamiliesandfriendsassoonaspossible.他們想為他們的婚禮定一個日期,并盡快向他們的家人和朋友宣布他們的訂婚。Hewasdeterminednottosouraperfectlygooddaywiththememoryofonejealousclassmatetryingtomakeafooloutofhiminfrontoftheentireclass.他決心不讓一天過得非常愉快,因為他想起了一個嫉妒的伙伴試圖在全班同學面前愚弄他。7Thecouplemadeapactnevertoworkatthesametime,sothatoneofthemwasalwaysonfull-timeparentingduty,andtheirchildwouldn'thavetobelookedafterbystrangers.這對夫婦約定永遠不要同時工作,所以他們中的ー個總是全職做父母,他們的孩子不必被陌生人照顧。8Thepresidentsaidthatit'stheworstearthquakeevertohitthecountry,andthathehadappealedtotheworldforhelp,askinginparticularforheavy-liftheicoptersablleIoarryreliefsuplisintotheisolatedmountainareas.總統(tǒng)說,這是有史以來最嚴重的一次喀什地震,他呼吁全世界提供幫助,特別是向重型直升機“黑鳥”尋求幫助。第二單元lWeneedtoimprovethequalityofeducationsothatourchildrenwillnotleaveschooldeficientinliteraryandreasoningskills我們需要提高教育質(zhì)量,使我們的孩子不會因為缺乏文學和推理能力而離開學校。Inasocietygovernedbytheruleoflaw,everycitizenissubjecttopossibleprosecutionifheviolatesthelaw.在法治社會中,法律規(guī)定,每ー個公民如果違法都可能受到起訴。Thepaygapbetweenaverageworkersandtopcorporateofficershasledtopublicoutrageasexecutivesreceivelargepackagesdespitefallingshareprices.盡管股價下跌,但高管們收到巨額薪酬,普通員エ與公司高管之間的薪酬差距已導致公眾憤怒。Thedeliciousmealappeasedourhungerandmadeusfeelwarmagainafterhavingwalkedinthesnowallday.這頓美味的飯菜緩解了我們的饑餓。讓我們在雪中走了一整天又感到溫暖。Themilitaryinsistsonconfotmityinmanyareas,forexample,dressandhaircut,withtheprimaryobjectiveofpromotinggroupunity.軍隊堅持服裝、理發(fā)等多方面兼容,以促進群體團結(jié)為首要目標。Mydaughterusedtoplaywiththedogbytakinga(n)strandofitshairandthenspendingalongtimerubbing,combingandtwistingit.我女兒過去常拿狗的ー根頭發(fā)玩,然后花很長時間摩擦、梳理和梳理它。Whensheleftfortheparty,shetookgreatcaretomakeherneckaceandshoescomplementherdress.當她去參加聚會時,她非常小心地使她的領口和鞋子與她的衣服相得益彰。Itwasnecessarytoprovidelivingplacesfortransientimmigrantspassingthroughtheareaontheirwaytomorepermanentdwellings.有必要為通過該地區(qū)前往更為永久性住所的移民提供暫時的生活場所Theyhadjustmovedin,sotheyneededtobuyanumberofkitchenappliancesincludingamicrowaveoven,aatoaster,andacoffeemaker.他們剛搬進來,所以他們購買許多廚房用具包括一個微波爐,一個烤面包機和一個咖啡機。Shewantedabeauifuloutfittoattendtheweddingofafriend,butcouldn'tfindanythingsatisfactoryinthenearbyshops.她想要一套漂亮而漂亮的服裝來參加一個朋友的婚禮,但在附近的商店里卻找不到滿意的衣服。七1Everymonth,theCommunityServicesCenterinhopesofoffersseverallecturesonhealthandfitnessintroducingpeopletohealthierlifestyles.每個月,社區(qū)服務中心都會舉辦幾次關于健康和健身的講座,希望向人們介紹更健康的生活方式。2Doyouknowwhocameupwiththeideaofhavingcheesecakefordessertyesterday?ltwasdeliciousandmadeeveryonehappy.你知道昨天誰想出了用芝土蛋糕做甜點的主意嗎?它很好吃,讓每個人都很開心。ThepainmedicationleftClaudiafeelingratherdullandsleepy,andsoonafterdinnersheapologizedfo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