新標準大學英語綜合教程4課后習題翻譯參考答案漢譯英英譯漢

千里之行，始于足下。第2頁/共2頁精品文檔推薦新標準大學英語綜合教程4課后習題翻譯參考答案漢譯英英譯漢Ifyouaskme,reallifeisnotallit'scrackeduptobe.Twelveyearsatschoolandthreeyearsatuniversity,teachersbangingonaboutopportunitiesinthebigwideworldbeyondourshelteredlifeasstudents,andwhatdoIfind?

TryasImighttostaycheerful,allIevergetishassle,sometimeswithpeople(especiallyboys,god,whenwilltheygrowup?),butmostlywithmoney.It'sjustsoexpensiveouthere!Everyonewantsasliceoffyou.TheInlandRevenuewantstodeductincometax,thebankmanagerwantsrepaymentsonmystudentloan,thelandlordwantstherent,gas,water,electricityandmymobilebillskeepcomingin,andallthat'sbeforeI'vehadanythingtoeat.Andthensomebrightsparkcallsmeoutoftheblue,askingifI'minterestedinbuyingapension.Atthisrate,Iwon'tevenlasttilltheendoftheyear,letalonetillI'm60。

依我看，現(xiàn)實日子并沒有人們想象的這么好。我們上了12年的中、小學，又上了3年的大學，這期間老師們向來在沒完沒了地談論在備受呵護的學生日子之外的這個廣大乾坤里的各種機遇，可我遇到的又是啥呢？

不管我如何想保持心情愉快，可煩惱事總是接踵而來：有時是和人發(fā)生矛盾(尤其是跟男小孩，天哪！他們啥時候才干長大？)，但通常是為鈔票發(fā)愁。這里啥東西都非常貴！人人都想從我身上賺點鈔票：稅務局要收個人所得稅，銀行經(jīng)理要我償清學生貸款，房東催我交房租、燃氣費、水費、電費，手機賬單也別斷地寄來。所有這些還沒算上吃飯的鈔票。更可氣的是，別知從哪里冒出一具自作聰慧的家伙給我打電話，咨詢我要別要買養(yǎng)老金。照如此下去，我甚至都支撐別到年底，更不提活到60歲領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金了。

2.我以為，選修第二專業(yè)并別合適每一位本科生。我大學本科主修英語專業(yè)，大一時就開始輔修經(jīng)濟學了。無疑，我是

班里最用功的學生。我竭盡全力想并且達到兩個別同專業(yè)的要求，但依然有別及格的時候。因為經(jīng)濟學需要良好的數(shù)學基礎(chǔ)，我別得別花大量時刻鉆研數(shù)學，因而忽略了英語學習。

第二學期，《英國文學》及《宏觀經(jīng)濟學》兩門課別及格給我敲響了警種，這可是我一生中第一次考試別及格，這大大打擊了我的自信心。盡管我別是一具容易向命運低頭的人，在暑假結(jié)束的時候，我依然決定放棄經(jīng)濟學，以免兩個

專業(yè)都難以完成。當我只需修一具專業(yè)的時候，一切大概又回到了正軌。(ifyouaskme;odds;tryas…might;sapone'sconfidenivengthat;bowtofate;cometoa

close;forfearthat;nowthat)

Ifyouaskme,takingasecondmajorisn'tgoodforeveryundergraduate.InmyfreshmanyearasanEnglishmajor,Itookeconomicsasmyminor.Byallodds,Iwasthemosthardworkingstudentinmyclass.ButtryasImighttomeettherequirementsofthetwodifferentsubjects,Istillcouldndowellenoughtopassalltheexams.Giventhatthestudyofeconomicsrequiredagoodcommandofmathematics,IhadtospendsomuchtimeonmaththatIneglectedmyEnglishmajor.

FailingEnglishLiteratureandMacro-economicsinthesecondsemestersoundedthealarmforme.ThiswasthefirsttimeIdidnotpassacourseinmylife,whichhadgreatlysappedmyconfidence.AlthoughIwasnotamanwhowouldeasilybowtofate,asthesummerbreakcametoaclose,IdecidedtogiveupeconomicsforfearthatIwouldfailinbothsubjects.NowthatIhadonlyonesubjecttoattendto,everythingseemedtobeontherighttrackagain.

1，Indubitablythevastmajorityofbooksoverlaponeanother.Fewindeedarethosewhichgivetheimpressionoforiginality,eitherinstyleorincontent.Rarearetheuniquebooks—lessthan50,perhaps,outofthewholestorehouseofliterature.Inoneofhisrecentautobiographicalnovels,

BlaiseCendrarspointsoutthatRmydeGourmont,becauseofhisknowledgeandawarenessofthisrepetitivequalityinbooks,wasabletoselectandreadallthatisworthwhileintheentirerealmofliterature.Cendrarshimself—whowouldsuspectit?—isaprodigiousreader.Hereadsmostauthorsintheiroriginaltongue.Notonlythat,butwhenhelikesanauthorhereadseverylastbookthemanhaswritten,aswellashislettersandallthebooksthathavebeenwrittenabouthim.Inourdayhiscaseisalmostunparalleled,Iimagine.For,notonlyhashereadwidelyanddeeply,buthehashimselfwrittenagreatmanybooks.Allontheside,asitwere.For,ifheisanything,Cendrars,heisamanofaction,anadventurerandexplorer,amanwhohasknownhowto"waste"histimeroyally.Heis,inasense,theJuliusCaesarofliterature。

別容置疑的是，大多數(shù)書都互相重復，在文體或內(nèi)容上讓人感到具有獨創(chuàng)性的書實在是少之又少。在整個文學庫藏中，惟獨極少數(shù)作品——興許別到50本——是獨具一格的。在最近出版的一部自傳體小講中，布萊斯?桑德拉爾指出，古爾蒙之因此可以挑選并通讀文學領(lǐng)域中一切值得讀的書籍，算是因為他知識淵博，同時了解書的這種重復性。桑德拉爾本人算是一具博覽群書的人，沒有人會懷疑這一點。他閱讀了大部分作家的原作。別僅這樣，一旦他喜愛上一具作家，他就會閱讀那個作家寫的每一本書，包括他的書信以及所有有關(guān)他的書籍。我猜想，在當今世界上，幾乎沒有人能像他一樣，別僅讀得廣、讀得精，而且還著述頗豐。能夠講這一切基本上在業(yè)余時刻完成的。因為桑德拉爾是一具十腳的行動家，一具四處跋涉的冒險家和探險家，一具知道得怎么“肆意白費”時刻的人。從某種意義上講，他是文學界的凱撒大帝。

2.張磊是在畢業(yè)工作后才開始意識到讀書的樂趣的。反思自個兒的大學教育時，他感慨別已：他的一些同學都沉醉于從圖

書館或書店找到的各種有味的書籍，而他卻只讀了一些教科書，其中連一本真正能讓他愛別釋手、值得一讀的書都沒有。他能夠講是被剝奪了經(jīng)過書了解作家奇異世界的特權(quán)。

現(xiàn)在，他嗜書如命，廢寢忘食，好似要把大學期間沒機遇讀的好書全都讀一遍。到目前為止他差不多利用業(yè)余時刻讀了幾百本小講、傳記和游記。他意識到書別僅能向他展示一具充滿希翼的前景，幫他消除現(xiàn)實日子中的壓力和疲勞，而且可以幫他澄清一些誤解，找到日子的真諦。(reflecton;inonesitting;layhandson;immersein;worthwhile;privilege;withstand;vista)

ItwasnotuntilafterhehadgraduatedfromuniversityandstartedtoworkthatZhangLeibecameawareofthepleasureofreading.Reflectingonhisundergraduatestudies,helamentedthathe,unlikehisclassmateswhohadimmersedthemselvesinvariousinterestingbookstheywereabletolayhandsonfromthelibraryorbookshop,hadonlyreadtextbooks,noneofwhichwasreallyworthwhile,orcouldbereadinonesitting.Hewasdeprivedoftheprivilegeofgainingaccesstothewriters'fantasticworldsthroughthewindowstheirbookshaveopened,sotospeak.

Nowhehasbecomeanavidandomnivorousreader.Itisasifhewantstomakeupforthosemarvelousbookshehadn'thdaachancetoreadinhisuniversitydays.Bynow,inhissparetime,hehasreadseveralhundredsofbooks,includingnovels,biographiesandtravelnotes.Herealizesthatbookscannotonlyrevealtohimthevistaofahopefulfutureandhelphimwithstandstressesandstrains,theycanalsohelphimclearupsomemisconceptionsanddiscoverthetruemeaningofthelife.

Sometimesthehemlineindicator,asit'scalled,canevenprecedeandpredictachangeinthemoodofthestockmarketlongbeforeitactuallyhappens.InSeptember2007,attheNewYork

fashionshows,whichweredisplayingtheirstylesforspring2008,thetrendwasformuchlongerdressesandskirts,manytomid-calforevendowntotheankles.Somepeoplefeltthisshowedthatthehemlineindicatorwasnolongerreliable,andthatdesignersnolongerdictatedwhatpeople

wouldwear.DuringtheLondonandNewYorkfashionshowsinSeptember2008,hemlinescontinuedtodrop.Butsureenough,inthefallof2008,thestockmarketindexesfelldramaticallywhenthebankingcrisishittheUS,Europeandthentherestoftheworld.Hemlineswerenolongerfollowingthestockmarket—theywereshowingthewayandindicatingfutureeconomictrends.

有時候，所謂的裙擺標志甚至可以預示股市的行情。2007年9月的紐約時裝展展示了2008年春季流行式樣，潮流轉(zhuǎn)向了長衣、長裙，裙擺長及小腿中部，甚至到了足踝。有人覺得這表明裙擺標志靠別住了，服裝設(shè)計師差不多喪失了對時裝的主宰權(quán)。2008年9月，在倫敦和紐約時裝展中，裙擺的高度接著落低。果然，2008年秋天金融危機突擊歐美，并波及全球，股指急劇下跌。這時，裙擺別再被動地追隨股市的變化，而是預示股市行情及將來的經(jīng)濟趨勢。

2.一具人的穿著大概能妨礙他的行為方式。譬如，在校內(nèi)要穿校服是中小學生所必須嚴格遵守的規(guī)矩之一。倘若在學生著裝整齊劃一和行為的統(tǒng)一規(guī)范之間別存在一種象征性關(guān)聯(lián)的話，校服便不會這樣盛行。

但是，多年的學校日子讓學生在心里里對隨處可見的校服產(chǎn)生了抵觸情緒，校服怎么說壓制了個性的表達。為了彌補這種損失，學生常常會在周末穿流行的休閑裝。直到上了大學，他們才會享受真正的著裝自由，而服裝上的無序與大學培養(yǎng)制造力、鼓舞自由表達思想及展露才華緊密相關(guān)。惋惜如此的好景不可能太長，通過一段相對短暫的自由之后，他們在畢業(yè)工作之后將再次記憶著裝規(guī)范的壓力。(hardandfast;thereisnodoubtthat;currency;correlation;backlash;ubiquitous;compensatefor;anarchy;obtain;revive)

Whatyouwearseemstodictatethekindofpersonyouaresupposedtobe.Takeprimaryschoolandhighschoolstudentsforexample.Oneofthehardandfastrulestheyhavetoobserveisthattheymustwearuniformsatschool.Thereisnodoubtthatschooluniformswouldnothaveachievedtheircurrencywithoutasymboliccorrelationbetweentheuniformityofclothesandthestudents'conformitytosomecommoncodeofconduct.

However,afteryearsofschoollife,thereisalwaysabacklashsecretlynursedinthestudentsmindagainsttheubiquitousuniformwhichsuppressestheexpressionofindividuality.Tocompensateforthisloss,studentstrytohuntformorecasualandpopularclothesandwearthemonweekends.Itisnotuntiltheystartuniversity,however,thattheycanreallyenjoythefreedomofdress,ananarchyassociatedwiththecultivationofcreativityandtheencouragementofthefreeexpressionofideasandtalents.Butthissituationwon'tobtainforlong.Afterarelativelyshorttime

ofliberty,theymayexperienceagaintherevivedpressureofdresscodeassoonastheybecomeprofessionals.

Today,whilemostofusmarryforromanticreasons,marriageatitscoreisstillafinancialunion.Somuchofwhatwewant—ordon'twant—outoflifeboilsdowntodollarsandcents,whetherit'showhardwechoosetowork,howmuchweconsumeorhowmuchwesave.Forsomepeople,it'sworking80-hourweekstofinanceathirdhomeandcountryclubmembership;forothers,itmeanscuttingbackonofficehourstospendmoretimewiththefamily.

"Alotofthedebatespeoplehaveaboutmoneyarecodeforhowwewanttoliveourlives,"saidBetseyStevenson,assistantprofessorofbusinessandpublicpolicyattheUniversityofPennsylvania'sWhartonSchool,whoresearchestheeconomicsofmarriageanddivorce."Alotofthechoiceswemakeinhowwewanttoliveourlivesinvolvehowwespendourmoney."

Makingthosechoicesasateamisoneofthemostimportantwaystopreserveyourmaritalassets,andyourunion,expertssay.Butit'sthatmucheasierwhenyoualreadysharesimilaroutlooksonmoneymatters—orwhenyoucan,attheveryleast,findsomemiddleground.

現(xiàn)在，雖然我們大多數(shù)人是因恩愛而結(jié)婚，婚姻從全然上說仍然是金鈔票上的結(jié)合。別管是工作的努力程度，依然決定消費多少或儲蓄多少，我們?nèi)兆又邢胍玫降摹騽e想得到的——許多東西歸根結(jié)底都跟鈔票有關(guān)。對一些人來講，他們想要的算是一周工作80小時來支付第三套房的房款和鄉(xiāng)村俱樂部的會員費；而對另一些人來講，他們想縮短上班時刻，花更多的時刻陪伴家人。

“有關(guān)鈔票的許多爭論是提示我們想怎么日子的密碼，而日子方式的許多挑選則與怎么花鈔票緊密相關(guān)?！辟e夕法尼亞大學沃頓商學院的商業(yè)及公共政策助理教授貝齊?史蒂文森如是講，他研究婚姻和離

婚經(jīng)濟學。

專家們講，夫妻共同做出這些挑選是維護婚姻資產(chǎn)及婚姻關(guān)系的最重要的辦法之一。固然，假如夫妻雙方一開始就在鈔票的咨詢題上看法相似，或者至少可以在鈔票的咨詢題上相互妥協(xié)，這么情況就好辦多了。

2.談及目前經(jīng)濟蕭條所帶來的妨礙，學日子動的減少算是一具非常好的例證。為了活躍校園日子，大學情愿劃撥一部分資金來資助學生社團活動，但由于今年學校的預算大幅減少，對社團的資助也相應縮減了很多。顯然，學生社團要恢復往常的活力就必須想方法克服自身的經(jīng)濟困難。有人主張招募更多會員，因為會員費的增加能夠幫助他們度過難關(guān)。

固然，假如有更多的會員交年費，而且縮減一些日常開支，我們依然能省下一些鈔票來組織活動的。然而，咨詢題的關(guān)鍵在于社團活動的費用與參加活動的人數(shù)是成正比的，所以這種辦法估計別太可行。要推進社團活動，并且又別使經(jīng)費超支，我們必須群策群力，拿出不的籌鈔票辦法，而別是僅僅依靠學校撥款和會員費。(whenitcomesto;carveout;paredown;cutbackon;bottomline;gointothered;pool;inlieuof)

Whenitcomestotheeffectsofthecurrenteconomicdownturn,thedecreaseofstudentactivitiesisagoodcaseinpoint.Toenlivencampuslife,theuniversityisalwayswillingtocarveoutmoneyforactivitiesorganizedbystudentclubsandsocieties,butsuchsponsorshipshavebeen

pareddownthisyearbecauseofhugebudgetcut.Apparently,studentorganizationsneedtoweathertheirownfinancialcrisisiftheywanttorecoverfromtheircurrentstateofinactiveness.

Somesuggestenrollingmoreclubmembers,onthegroundthattheconsequentincreaseofmembershipfeesmayhelpthemgetoutofthedifficulty.

Nodoubt,ifwehavemorememberspayingtheannualfee,andifwecutbackonourdailyexpenses,wecansparesomemoneyfororganizingactivities.Butthebottomlineisthattheexpensesoftheseactivitiesareinproportiontothenumberofparticipants.I'mafraidthiswonofmuchhelp.Tobooststudentactivitiesandtoavoidgoingintothered,westillneedtopoolourideasandcomeupwithsomeotherwaysofraisingmoney,inlieuofrelyingonlyonuniversitygrantsandmembershipfees.

Unit5

Womencan'tevenfilloutaformwithouttellingstoriesaboutthemselves.Mostapplicationformsnowgivefourchoicesfortitles.Menhaveonetochoose—"Mr."—sotheirchoicecarriesno

meaningotherthantosaytheyaremale.Butwomenmustchooseamongthree,eachofthemmarked.Awomanwhocheckstheboxfor"Mrs."or"Miss"communicatesnotonlywhethershehasbeenmarriedbutalsothatshehasconservativetastesinformsofaddress,andprobablyotherconservativevaluesaswell.Checking"Ms."declinestoletonaboutmarriage（whereas"Mr."declinesnothingsincenothingwasasked）,butitalsomarksthewomanwhochecksitonherformaseitherliberatedorrebellious,dependingontheattitudesandassumptionsoftheonemakingthejudgment.

Isometimestrytoduckthesevariouslymarkedchoicesbygivingmytitleas"Dr."—andthereby

riskmarkingmyselfaseitheruppity（hencesarcasticresponseslike"Excuseme!"）oranover-achiever（hencereactionsofcongratulatorysurprise,like"Goodforyou!"）.

女的一填表就會暴露自個兒的個人記憶。如今大多數(shù)的申請表會給出四種稱謂挑選。男人惟獨一種挑選，即“先生”（Mr.），這除了表明他們是男性之外沒有其他任何含義。女的則必須從三種稱謂中選一具，而任何一種基本上標記性的。假如一位女士勾選了“太太”（Mrs.）或者“姑娘”（Miss）的稱謂，

這么她別僅暴露了自個兒的婚姻狀況，而且還表明她在稱謂方面非常保守，興許在其他價值觀念方面也非常保守。假如她挑選女士”（Ms.）這一稱謂，這么講明她拒絕透露自個兒的婚姻狀況（而男士選先生”

那個稱謂時則沒有有意隱瞞任何情況，因為本來就沒有要求他透露婚姻信息）。另外，在表格中勾選“女士”這一稱謂的人會被標記為思想解放的人或叛逆者，這就要看評判她的人持啥樣的態(tài)度和看法了。

我有時會挑選“博士”頭銜，以避開這幾種帶標記的稱謂選項。但那么做又會給自個兒帶來風險，標明自個兒要么驕傲自大（于是乎招來譏諷的反應，比如“對別起，我別懂你是博士！”），要么是一具成功欲過強的人（這么對方的反應算是祝賀式的驚訝，比如“你真行！”）。

2.我們對理想老公或理想妻子的假設(shè)顯示出我們的性不期待以及我們對性不期待的反應。假如大多數(shù)年輕小姐希翼她們的未婚夫強悍、能干、可靠，這么小伙子們也就不無挑選，只能把自個兒訓練得強悍、能干、可靠，如此才干贏得少女子的芳心。假如他們的做法與性不期待背道而馳，這么他們非常也許會在悲嘆自個兒的光棍生涯中度過下半輩子。依照同樣的別成文法則，假如多數(shù)年輕男子希翼他們的未婚妻溫和體貼、耐心、忠貞，以為這些比啥都重要，這么小姐即便別是這種人，也會假裝自個兒未來會成為賢妻良母。

深入研究一下這種性不期待，我們就會發(fā)覺這是受生理和社會因素制約的。無疑，女性為孕育嬰兒做好了生理預備，而男人則徹底別適合這項工作。男人惟獨努力掙鈔票養(yǎng)家，才干讓一家人過上好生活。

(presumption;option;otherthan;bemoan;unwrittenrule;tobeproneto;leton;goeswithoutsaying)

Ourpresumptionsaboutwhatidealhusbandsorwivesarelikerevealalotaboutourgenderexpectationsaswellasourresponsestothem.Ifmostgirlswanttheirfiancstobetough,總apable

andreliable,thereisnomoreoptionleftforyoungmenotherthantobetrainedastough,capableandreliableifthey

wanttowingirlsh'eart.Iftheyacttothecontrary,theywillmostprobablybemoantheirbachelor'sstatusfotrherestoftheirlives.Followingthesameunwrittenrule,ifmost

boysexpecttheirfiancestobecaring,patientandfaithfulmorethananythingelse,girlsareprone

toletonthattheywillbecomefaithfulwivesandlovingmotherseveniftheyarenotthetype.

Lookingintosuchgenderexpectations,wemayfindthattheyarebasedonbothphysiologicalandsocialfactors.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatwomenarephysicallypreparedtobearchildren,whereasmenareutterlyunfitforthejob.Therefore,afamilyisbetter-offwhenitsmalemembersdevotetheirtimetoprovidingfoodandothernecessitiesforit.

Unit6

Thehistorianisnotrequiredtohavethespecialskillswhichenabletheexperttodeterminetheoriginandperiodofafragmentofpotteryormarble,todecipheranobscureinscription,ortomaketheelaborateastronomicalcalculationsnecessarytoestablishaprecisedate.Theseso-calledbasicfactswhicharethesameforallhistorianscommonlybelongtothecategoryoftherawmaterialsofthehistorianratherthanofhistoryitself.Thesecondobservationisthatthenecessitytoestablishthesebasicfactsrestsnotonanyqualityinthefactsthemselves,butonaprioridecision

ofthehistorian.InspiteofC.P.Scott'smotto,everyjournalistknowstodaythatthemosteffectivewaytoinfluenceopinionisbytheselectionandarrangementoftheappropriatefacts.Itusedtobesaidthatfactsspeakforthemselves.Thisis,ofcourse,untrue.Thefactsspeakonlywhenthehistoriancallsonthem:Itishewhodecidestowhichfactstogivethefloor,andinwhatorderorcontext.Itwas,Ithink,oneofPirandello'scharacterswhosaidthatafactislikeasack—itwon't

standuptillyou'veputsomethinginit.TheonlyreasonwhyweareinterestedtoknowthatthebattlewasfoughtatHastingsin1066isthathistoriansregarditasamajorhistoricalevent.ItisthehistorianwhohasdecidedforhisownreasonsthatCaesar'scrossingofthatpettystream,theRubicon,isafactofhistory,whereasthecrossingoftheRubiconbymillionsofotherpeoplebeforeorsinceinterestsnobodyatall.Thefactthatyouarrivedinthisbuildinghalfanhouragoonfoot,oronabicycle,orinacar,isjustasmuchafactaboutthepastasthefactthatCaesarcrossedtheRubicon.

歷史學家別需要掌握特別的技能去確定陶瓷或大理石殘片的起源與斷代、去解讀一段意義隱晦的銘文的含義、或是為確定一具準確的日期而舉行繁復的天文計算。這些所謂的基本領(lǐng)實對所有的歷史學家來講基本上一樣的，它們是歷史學家可用的原始素材，而非歷史本身。我要講的第二點是，是否需要確定這些基本的事實并別取決于這些事實本身，而是取決于歷史學家事先做出的推斷。雖然C.P.斯科特的那句箴言深入人心(譯者注：斯科特的箴言Commentisfree,butfactsaresacred."事實別可斜曲，評述大可自由")，然而如今每一名新聞記者都懂要妨礙大眾輿論，最有效的方式算是對特定的事實舉行挑選和剪接。人們往常常講事實別言自明。這種講法顯然是錯誤的，歷史事實不過在歷史學家用到時才會別言自明。哪些事實能夠現(xiàn)身講法，以及這些事實以啥樣的順序或是在啥樣的情景中浮現(xiàn)，基本上由歷史學家來決定的。我記得皮蘭德婁筆下的一具人物曾經(jīng)講過：事實就像一具麻袋——別塞點東西到里面去就立別起來。我們之因此對1066年發(fā)生在黑斯廷斯的戰(zhàn)役感興趣，其唯一

的緣故算是歷史學家把這一戰(zhàn)役看作是一具重大的歷史事件。

歷史學家根據(jù)自個兒的判斷，以為凱撒穿

越那條小河——盧比孔河——是一具史實，但沒有人對在他之前或是之

后幾百萬其他人穿過這條河的舉動感興趣。你半個小時之前或徒步、或騎車或開車來到這座大樓，這件事和當年凱撒渡過盧比孔河一樣基本上一具對于過去的客觀事實。

2,為保證校園的安全，校方最近公布了一項新的規(guī)定，禁止小商販進入校園。校長呼吁學生在這件事上與學校合作。學生們表示強烈反對，幾百名學生在學校的BBS上表達了他們的憤慨。他們講，因為校園離市中心非常遠，校內(nèi)商店里的貨品又別多，把小販趕出校園就無異于把學生扔到孤島上。有點人提出，正是在如此的情況上，學校應該聽取學生的意見和需求。有點學生以為，這項規(guī)定能讓校園更安全的想法是錯誤的。

學生的反應讓校長感到震驚，為彌補過失，他宣布學校將重新思考這項規(guī)定。他對學生講，他們徹底有權(quán)力過上方便、舒適的日子，但校園的安全也同樣重要。他還提議在校園里建一具大超市，在宿舍樓附近開一些便利店(conveniencestore)，如此

就能大慷慨便學生們的日子。(it'sformattersofthiskind;getsthwrong;makeamends;beentitledto)

Tomakethecampussafer,theuniversityauthoritiesrecentlyreleasedanewregulationthatforbidsanyvendorsfromenteringthecampus,andthepresidentcalledonthestudentstocooperatewiththeuniversityonthismatter.Butthestudents'oppositionwasstrong,andhundreds

ofthemexpressedtheirangerontheuniversityBBS.Theysaidthattokeepvendorsoffcampusislikedesertingthestudentsonanisland,astheuniversitywasfarawayfromthedowntownandtheshopsonthecampusdidnotprovideenoughcommodities.Someclaimedthatitwaspreciselyformattersofthiskindthatuniversityshouldlistentostudents'opinionsandneeds.Somestudents

thoughttheuniversityhadgotitwronginbelievingthatthisregulationwillensuresafetyoncampus.

Shockedbythestudents'reaction,thepresidenttriedtomakeamendsforhismistakebyannouncingthattheuniversitywilllookintothisnewregulationagain.Hetoldstudentsthattheywereentitledtoliveaconvenientandcomfortablelife,butsafetyisjustasmuchanimportantconcernasthat.Heproposedtobuildabigsupermarketwithinthecampusandsomeconvenientstoresneardormitorybuildings,whichwouldcertainlymakestudents'lifemucheasier.

Unit7

Insomanyways,wenowshareourhome—andourhomes—withsomanyothers.From

AustraliatoZambia,wewearbaseballcapsandwatchHollywoodmovies.MarketsinMoroccosellradiosmadeinSingapore,andweallwatchtelevisionandenjoythesametypeofprogrammes.Arepeopleobligedtodothis,ordotheysimplywantto?

Yetatheart,whilewehavelearnt—orhavebeentaught?—tolikeandaspiretowardsthesamethings,werecognizeastreakofindividualisminourselves,aconsciousnessofdifference,ofourownuniqueness.AndwhenlifeonEarthgetsoverwhelming,peopleretreatintothemselves,intotheirhomes.

Thewordhomeisanemotiveone.It'sadeliberatechoicetocalltheorganizationtoprotecttheUSfromterrorismtheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.Homedoesn'tmeanjustbricksandmortar,translatedintohouseorhousinginsomanylanguages.Homeiswherewehunkerdown,takeoffourshoesandswitchofffromtheoutsideworld.It'saninward-lookingplace,whereweshouldfeelsafe.Ourhomesalsoshowourindividualsi