新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)讀寫(xiě)教程第二版第二冊(cè)課文及翻譯

新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)讀寫(xiě)教程第二版第二冊(cè)考試段落Unit1Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheUSislikelytobethateveryoneisinarush—oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing,restlesslyseekingattentioninastore,orelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirshopping.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallexchangeswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertainappropriatepoint.外國(guó)人對(duì)美國(guó)的第一印象很可能是，每個(gè)人都匆匆忙忙──常常處于壓力之下。城里人看上去總是在匆匆地趕往他們要去的地方，在商店里他們焦躁不安地指望店員能馬上來(lái)為他們服務(wù)，或者為了趕快買完?yáng)|西，用肘來(lái)推搡他人。白天吃飯時(shí)人們也都匆匆忙忙，這部分地反映出這個(gè)國(guó)家的生活節(jié)奏。人們認(rèn)為工作時(shí)間是寶貴的。在公共用餐場(chǎng)所，人們都等著別人盡快吃完，以便他們也能及時(shí)用餐，你還會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)開(kāi)車很魯莽，人們推搡著在你身邊過(guò)去。你會(huì)懷念微笑、簡(jiǎn)短的交談以及與陌生人的隨意閑聊。不要覺(jué)得這是針對(duì)你個(gè)人的，這是因?yàn)槿藗兌挤浅Ｕ湎r(shí)間，而且也不喜歡他人“浪費(fèi)”時(shí)間到不恰當(dāng)?shù)牡夭?。Unit3"TostartwithImustadmitthatatfirstIharboredreservationsaboutamixedmarriage,prejudicesyoumightevencallthem.ButwhenImetMarkIfoundhimacharmingandintelligentyoungguy.Anymotherwouldbeproudtohavehimforason-in-law.So,colorhasnothingtodowithit.Yes,myfriendstalk.Someevenexpressshockatwhatyouaredoing.Buttheyliveinadifferentworld.Soyousee,Mark'scolorisnottheproblem.MybiggestworryisthatyoumaybemarryingMarkforthesamewrongreasonsthatImarriedyourfather.WhenwemetIsawhimasmybeloved,intelligent,charming,andcaring.Itwasallsonew,allsoexciting,andweboththought,onthesurfaceatleast,thatourswasanidealmarriagewitheveryindicationthatitwouldlastforever.IrealizedonlylaterthatIdidn'tknowmybeloved,yourfather,verywellwhenwemarried."“首先我必須承認(rèn)，剛開(kāi)始時(shí)我對(duì)異族通婚是有保留意見(jiàn)的，也許你甚至可以把這稱為偏見(jiàn)。但是當(dāng)我見(jiàn)到馬克時(shí)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)他是一個(gè)既討人喜歡又聰明的年輕人。任何一個(gè)母親都會(huì)因?yàn)橛羞@樣一個(gè)女婿而感到臉上有光的。所以，這事跟膚色沒(méi)有關(guān)系。是的，我的朋友們會(huì)說(shuō)閑話。有些朋友甚至對(duì)你所做的事表示震驚。但他們的生活與我們的不同。因此你要明白，馬克的膚色不是問(wèn)題。我最大的擔(dān)心是你也許跟我當(dāng)初嫁給你爸爸一樣，為了錯(cuò)誤的原因而嫁給馬克。當(dāng)年我和你爸爸相遇時(shí)，在我眼中，他可愛(ài)、聰明、富有魅力又善解人意。一切都是那么新鮮、那么令人興奮。而且我們兩人都認(rèn)為，我們的婚姻是理想婚姻，至少表面上看是如此，而且一切跡象都表明我們的婚姻會(huì)天長(zhǎng)地久。直到后來(lái)我才明白，在我們結(jié)婚時(shí)，我并不十分理解我所愛(ài)的人——你的爸爸。”Unit4Soonafterhevolunteeredformilitaryservice,hehadreceivedabookfromthiswoman.Aletter,whichwishedhimcourageandsafety,camewiththebook.Hediscoveredthatmanyofhisfriends,alsointhearmy,hadreceivedtheidenticalbookfromthewoman,HollisMeynell.Andwhiletheyallgotstrengthfromit,andappreciatedhersupportoftheircause,JohnBlandfordwastheonlypersontowriteMs.Meynellback.Onthedayofhisdeparture,toadestinationoverseaswherehewouldfightinthewar,hereceivedherreply.Aboardthecargoshipthatwastakinghimintoenemyterritory,hestoodonthedeckandreadherlettertohimagainandagain.在他自愿參軍后不久，他收到了一本這位女子寄來(lái)的書(shū)。隨書(shū)而來(lái)的還有一封信，祝他勇敢和平安。他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己很多參軍的朋友也收到了這位名叫霍利斯·梅內(nèi)爾的女子寄來(lái)的同樣的書(shū)。他們所有的人都從中獲得了勇氣，也感激她對(duì)他們?yōu)橹畱?zhàn)斗的事業(yè)的支持，但只有他給梅內(nèi)爾女士回了信。在他啟程前往海外戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗的那天，他收到了她的回信。站在即將帶他進(jìn)入敵人領(lǐng)地的貨船甲板上，他一遍又一遍地讀著她的來(lái)信。Unit5WhenItraveltoThirdWorldcountriesIseemanypeoplelikemyfatheranddaughter.Therearelargeadvertisementsignsdirectedatthemboth:thetough,confidentorfashionableolderman,thebeautiful,"worldly"youngwoman,bothdraggingaway.Inthesepoorcountries,asinAmericaninnercitiesandonreservations,moneythatshouldbespentforfoodgoesinsteadtothetobaccocompanies;overtime,peoplestarvethemselvesofbothfoodandair,effectivelyweakeningandhookingtheirchildren,eventuallykillingthemselves.Ireadinthenewspaperandinmygardeningmagazinethattheendsofcigarettesaresopoisonousthatifababyswallowsone,itislikelytodie,andthattheboiledwaterfromabunchofthemmakesaneffectiveinsecticide.我到第三世界國(guó)家去旅行時(shí)，看到了許多像我父親和女兒那樣的人。到處都有針對(duì)他們這兩類人的巨大廣告牌，強(qiáng)壯、自信或時(shí)