新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)讀寫教程第三版第三冊(cè)課文原文和翻譯

Unit1TextANever,evergiveup!永不言棄！1Asayoungboy,Britain'sgreatPrimeMinister,SirWinstonChurchill,attendedapublicschoolcalledHarrow.Hewasnotagoodstudent,andhadhenotbeenfromafamousfamily,heprobablywouldhavebeenremovedfromtheschoolfordeviatingfromtherules.Thankfully,hedidfinishatHarrowandhiserrorstheredidnotprecludehimfromgoingontotheuniversity.Heeventuallyhadapremierarmycareerwherebyhewaslaterelectedprimeminister.Heachievedfameforhiswit,wisdom,civicduty,andabundantcourageinhisrefusaltosurrenderduringthemiserabledarkdaysofWorldWarII.Hisamazingdeterminationhelpedmotivatehisentirenationandwasaninspirationworldwide.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，他可能早就由于違反紀(jì)律被開除了。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體現(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)期回絕投降的無(wú)畏勇氣，為他贏得了美名。他不凡的決心，不僅激勵(lì)了整個(gè)民族，還鼓舞了全世界。2Towardtheendofhisperiodasprimeminister,hewasinvitedtoaddressthepatrioticyoungboysathisoldschool,Harrow.Theheadmastersaid,"Younggentlemen,thegreatestspeakerofourtime,willbehereinafewdaystoaddressyou,andyoushouldobeywhateversoundadvicehemaygiveyou."Thegreatdayarrived.SirWinstonstoodup,allfivefeet,fiveinchesand107kilosofhim,andgavethisshort,clear-cutspeech:"Youngmen,nevergiveup.Nevergiveup!Nevergiveup!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)之志的同窗們作演講。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！”3Personalhistory,educationalopportunity,individualdilemmas—noneofthesecaninhibitastrongspiritcommittedtosuccess.Notaskistoohard.Noamountofpreparationistoolongortoodifficult.Taketheexampleoftwoofthemostscholarlyscientistsofourage,AlbertEinsteinandThomasEdison.Bothfacedimmenseobstaclesandextremecriticism.Bothwerecalled"slowtolearn"andwrittenoffasidiotsbytheirteachers.ThomasEdisonranawayfromschoolbecausehisteacherwhippedhimrepeatedlyforaskingtoomanyquestions.Einsteindidn'tspeakfluentlyuntilhewasalmostnineyearsoldandwassuchapoorstudentthatsomethoughthewasunabletolearn.Yetbothboys'parentsbelievedinthem.Theyworkedintenselyeachdaywiththeirsons,andtheboyslearnedtoneverbypassthelonghoursofhardworkthattheyneededtosucceed.Intheend,bothEinsteinandEdisonovercametheirchildhoodpersecutionandwentontoachievemagnificentdiscoveriesthatbenefittheentireworldtoday.個(gè)人經(jīng)歷、教育機(jī)會(huì)、個(gè)人困境，這些都不能阻擋一種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——阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦和托馬斯·愛迪生為例，他們都曾面臨巨大的障礙和極端的批評(píng)，都曾被說(shuō)成“不開竅”，被老師當(dāng)成笨蛋而放棄。托馬斯·愛迪生還曾逃學(xué)，由于老師嫌他問(wèn)的問(wèn)題太多而經(jīng)常鞭打他。愛因斯坦始終到將近9歲才干流利地說(shuō)話，學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)太差，有人認(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，孩子們也理解到，要想成功，就絕不要怕付出長(zhǎng)久而艱辛的努力。最后，愛因斯坦和愛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)。4ConsideralsotheheroicexampleofAbrahamLincoln,whofacedsubstantialhardships,failuresandrepeatedmisfortunesinhislifetime.Hisbackgroundwascertainlynotglamorous.Hewasraisedinaverypoorfamilywithonlyoneyearofformaleducation.Hefailedinbusinesstwice,sufferedanervousbreakdownwhenhisfirstlovediedsuddenlyandlosteightpoliticalelections.Laterinlife,hesufferedprofoundgriefoverthetragicdeathofthreeofhisfourchildren.Yethisstrongwillwasthespurthatpushedhimforward,strengtheninghisoptimism,dedicationanddetermination.Itintensifiedandfocusedhiseffortsandenabledhimtotriumphovertheoverwhelmingfailuresandprofounddifficultiesinhislife.Ahundredyearslater,peoplefromaroundtheworldcommendAbrahamLincolnasthegreatestAmericanpresidentofalltime.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。他在一種非常貧困的家庭長(zhǎng)大，只受過(guò)一年正規(guī)教育。經(jīng)商兩度失敗，初戀愛人的忽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)不幸逝世，令他悲哀欲絕。然而，堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志鞭策著他，推動(dòng)他邁進(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)。5JustlikeChurchillandLincoln,onlythosewho"keeptheireyesontheprize",thosewhoupholdacommittedandfocusedwillandspirit,willfindtheirendeavorssuccessful.Manyartists,statesmen,writersandinventorshavehadthesameexperience.Theyachievedprosperitybecausetheypossessedafiercewilltokeeppreparingandworkingandapassiontosucceed.Theyattainedsuccess,notbecauseitwaseasy,butbecausetheyhadthewilltoovercomeprofoundobstaclesandtoworkdiligentlyinthepursuitoftheirgoals.與丘吉爾和林肯同樣，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)本身的努力，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。他們之因此能獲得這樣的成就，是由于他們擁有強(qiáng)烈的意愿，不懈地準(zhǔn)備、奮斗，并保持對(duì)成功的激情。他們獲得了成功，并不是由于成功很容易，而是由于他們擁有克服重重障礙的意志，為了追求目的而勤奮努力。6Aftergrowinguponacattleranchwithoutrunningwaterorelectricity,SandraDayO'Connorfoughttoachievethebesteducationpossible.Consistentlygraduatingatthetopofherclass,sheworkedherwayintoStanfordLawSchool,whereshegraduatedwithhonors.Butdespiteallofherhardwork,SandraDayO'Connorwasstillawomaninthe1950s.EvenwiththeprestigeofherdegreefromStanford,shewasrejectedfromtheentirelawcircuitasfirmspreferredtohirelessqualifiedmenratherthanriskhiringafemalelawyer,whichwasunprecedented.YetSandraDayO'Connorrefusedtogiveuponherdreams.ThroughsheerpersistenceshewaseventuallynominatedandthenappointedthefirstwomanSupremeCourtJusticeoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.There,sheactedasacrucialvoteonissueslikeabortionandwomen'srights.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)以使自己接受到最佳的教育。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)秀的成績(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)位有良好的名譽(yù)，她仍被整個(gè)法律界拒之門外，由于事務(wù)所寧愿聘任才干稍遜的男性，也不肯冒險(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。她任職期間，對(duì)諸多問(wèn)題，例如墮胎和婦女權(quán)利，都起到了極為核心的作用。7Manypeoplesimplysaythattheywantsomething,buttheydonotexpendthesubstantialeffortrequiredtoachieveit.Manypeopleletthethreatoffailurestopthemfromtryingwithalloftheirheart.Thesecretofsuccessisbaseduponaburninginwarddesire—arobust,fiercewillandfocus—thatfuelsthedeterminationtoact,tokeeppreparing,tokeepgoingevenwhenwearetiredandfail.Asawisesayinggoes:"It'snothowmanytimesyoufalldownthatmatters.It'showmanytimesyougetbackupthatmakessuccess!"諸多人只是嘴上說(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)。諸多人由于膽怯失敗而不敢全心嘗試。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，即使疲倦，即使失敗，也會(huì)繼續(xù)準(zhǔn)備，繼續(xù)邁進(jìn)。正如一句箴言所說(shuō)：“你摔倒了多少次并不要緊；你能多少次重新站起來(lái)對(duì)成功才至關(guān)重要！”8Focusonbecomingmoreknowledgeable.Focusongradual,consistentprogress.Maintainthestrongwilltokeepgoing—evenwhenyouaretiredandwanttoslackortheoddsseemtoolarge."Keepyoureyesontheprize!""Wherethere'sawill,there'saway!"Withhardwork,determination,dedicationandpreparation,youcantranscendanyhandicap,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——即使在你疲倦想要松懈的時(shí)候，或者困難重重之時(shí)。“執(zhí)著地追求成功！”“有志者，事竟成！”只要刻苦努力，意志果斷，用心投入，準(zhǔn)備充足，你就能跨越一切障礙，完畢全部壯舉，獲得成功！?Unit1TextBChancefavorstheprepared機(jī)遇偏愛有準(zhǔn)備之人1LesBrownandhistwinbrotherwereadoptedbyMamieBrown,akitchenworker,shortlyaftertheirbirthinapoverty-strickenMiamineighborhood.萊斯·布朗和其孿生兄弟出生于邁阿密一種異常貧困的街區(qū)，出生后很快就一起被廚工瑪米·布朗收養(yǎng)。2Becauseofhisoveractivebehaviorandnonstoptalkingasachild,Leswasplacedinspecialeducationclassesforthelearningdisabledallthewaythroughhighschool.Upongraduation,hebecameagarbagecollector.Theprospectiveopportunitiesforhisfuturelookedslimtoothers,butnottoLes.Hehadapassion,adream—abigdreamthathewasreadytoworkhardfor.Hewasdestinedtobeadiscjockey,alsoknownasa"DJ",oneoftheradiocelebritiesmixingmusicbroadcastsforthewholecity.由于兒時(shí)過(guò)分好動(dòng)，還愛不停地說(shuō)話，萊斯被送到專為學(xué)習(xí)困難小朋友而設(shè)的特殊教育班，并始終讀到了高中。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，但他自己卻不這樣想。他有激情，有夢(mèng)想——一種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)音樂(lè)唱片節(jié)目主持人，普通也叫“DJ”，那可是電臺(tái)名人，專門為面對(duì)全市的廣播制作音樂(lè)節(jié)目。3AtnighthewouldtakearadiotobedsohecouldindulgehisdreambylisteningtothelocalDJs.Hecreatedanimaginaryradiostationinhistinybedroom.Ahairbrushservedashismicrophoneasheenergeticallypracticedspeakinghismasterpiecestohisimaginarylisteners.一到晚上，他就帶著收音機(jī)上床睡覺(jué)，這樣他就能夠一邊聽著本地DJ的節(jié)目，一邊沉醉在自己的夢(mèng)想里。他在自己的小臥室里營(yíng)造了一種假想電臺(tái)。他把梳子當(dāng)麥克風(fēng)，勁頭十足地對(duì)著想象中的聽眾練習(xí)自己的杰作。4Heaggravatedhisfriendswithhisconstantpracticing.Theyalltoldhimthathedidn'thaveachanceandhewouldneverbeaDJ.Theyscornedhimandsaidtostopdreamingandfocusontherealworld.Nonetheless,Lesdidn'tlettheirnegativitystophim.Hekepthisgoalsclosetohisheartandremainedwrappedupinhisownworld,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。他心中始終銘記自己的目的，繼續(xù)沉醉在自己的世界里，全身心投入到對(duì)將來(lái)的準(zhǔn)備中，去實(shí)現(xiàn)他成為出名DJ的夢(mèng)想。5OnedayLesdecidedtotaketheinitiativeandbeginwiththisenterprise.Heboldlywenttothelocalradiostationandtoldthestationmanagerheunderstoodthelayoutofthestationandwasreadytobeadiscjockey.一天，萊斯決定主動(dòng)出擊，開始自己的事業(yè)。他大膽地來(lái)到本地電臺(tái)，告訴經(jīng)理他熟悉電臺(tái)布局環(huán)境，完全能夠成為一名DJ。6Themanagerlookeddubiouslyattheuntidyyoungmaninoverallsandastrawhatandinquired,"Doyouhaveanyexpertiseinbroadcasting?"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：“你理解播音的專業(yè)知識(shí)嗎？”7Lesreplied,"Nosir,Idon't."萊斯回答說(shuō)：“不，先生，我不理解?！?"Well,son,I'mafraidwedon'thaveajobforyouthen,"herespondedbluntly.So,Les'firstchanceatsuccesshadbeenacompletebust.“哦，孩子，那恐怕我們沒(méi)法雇用你，”經(jīng)理直截了本地回應(yīng)。就這樣，萊斯對(duì)成功的第一次嘗試完全以失敗告終。9Leswasdetermined.Headoredhisadoptivemother,MamieBrown,andwascarefulwithhismoneytotryandbuyhernicethings.Despiteeveryone'sdiscouragement,shebelievedinhimandhadtaughthimtopursuehisgoalsandpersistinhisdreamsnomatterwhatotherssaid.萊斯十分堅(jiān)定。他很愛自己的養(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)，都要追求自己的目的，堅(jiān)持自己的夢(mèng)想。10So,inspiteofwhatthestationmanagerhadoriginallysaid,Lesreturnedtothestationeverydayforaweek.Hispersistencewasverypersuasive,andthestationmanagerfinallygaveinandtookLesontodosmalltasks—atnopay.Lesbroughtcoffeeandfood.Hecateredtotheireveryneedatworkandworkedovertimewhenevernecessary.Eventually,hisenthusiasmwontheirconfidenceandtheywouldsendLesintheirCadillactopickupcelebrities,notknowingthathedidn'tevenhaveadriver'slicense!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，讓他做某些小事情——但是沒(méi)有酬勞。萊斯負(fù)責(zé)給大家提供咖啡和吃的東西。他在工作中極力滿足大家的每一種規(guī)定，并且只要有需要，任何時(shí)候都能夠加班。最后，他的工作熱情贏得了大家的信任，他們讓萊斯開著凱迪拉克去接送名人，居然不懂得他連駕照都沒(méi)有。11Whilehangingoutwiththestation'srealDJs,Lestaughthimselftheirpostureandhandmovementsonthecontrolpanel.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)，他懂得機(jī)遇終會(huì)來(lái)臨。12Oneafternoonatwork,theDJnamedRockstartedtofeelverysickwhileontheair.Leswastheonlypersonaround,andherealizedthatRockwascoughingandlosinghisvoice.Lesstayedcloseincasetherewassomewayhemighthelpalleviatehisco-worker'sdistress.Healsoworriedthattheillnesswassuretodoomthisbroadcast.一天下午，工作期間，一種名叫洛克的DJ在直播時(shí)忽然病得厲害。周邊只有萊斯，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，看看有什么措施能協(xié)助同事減輕痛苦。他也緊張這病必定會(huì)讓廣播無(wú)法進(jìn)行下去。13Finally,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。14"Les,thisisMr.Klein.Idon'tthinkRockcanfinishhisprogram."“萊斯，我是克萊因。我覺(jué)得洛克沒(méi)措施做完這期節(jié)目了。”15"Yes,"hemurmured,"Iknow."“是的，”他低聲說(shuō)，“我懂得?！?6"Wouldyoucalloneoftheotherdeejaystocomeinandtakeover?"“你能打電話叫其它DJ來(lái)接替他嗎？”17"Yes,sir,Isurewill."“好的，先生，我一定去叫?！?8Buttryashemight,noneoftheregularDJswereavailable.MCCormickandDJSlickwerebothoutoftownfortheweekendandDJNeilwasalsofeelingsick.Itseemedthattheradiostationwasinbigtrouble.但他找了個(gè)遍，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)一種正式DJ都找不到。主持人考密克和DJ斯雷克都出城度周末去了，尼爾身體也不舒適。似乎電臺(tái)的麻煩大了。19Franticwithdistress,Lescalledthegeneralmanager."Mr.Klein,Ican'tfindnobody,"Lessaid.萊斯無(wú)計(jì)可施，幾欲抓狂，只得給總經(jīng)理打電話?！翱巳R因先生，一種人都找不到，”萊斯說(shuō)。20Mr.Kleinthenasked,"Youngman,doyouknowhowtoworkthecontrolsinthestudio?"克萊因先生于是問(wèn)道：“小伙子，你懂得怎么操作播音間里的調(diào)音臺(tái)么？”21"Yessir,"repliedLes,grinningwiththesuddenopportunity.Hedidn'tevenblinkbeforehecalledhismotherandhisfriends."YouallgooutonthefrontporchandturnuptheradiobecauseI'mabouttocomeontheair!"hesaid.“我懂得的，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，立刻給母親和朋友們打了電話?！澳銈兌嫉角袄热ィ蜷_收音機(jī)，我立刻要直播了！”他說(shuō)。22Lesrushedintothebooth,hoistedRockontoanearbycouch,andsatdowninhisplace.Hewasready.Heflippedonthemicrophoneandeloquentlyrapped,"Lookout!Thisisme,LB,LesBrown!Therewerenonebeforemeandtherewillbenoneafterme.Therefore,thatmakesmetheoneandonly.Youngandsingleandlovetomingle.Qualifiedtobringyousatisfaction,awholelotofaction.Lookout,baby,I'myourlovin'man."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。打開麥克風(fēng)，他流利地開始了一段說(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，愛慕結(jié)交；我會(huì)讓你心滿意足，動(dòng)能無(wú)限。來(lái)吧，親愛的，我就是你愛慕的那個(gè)人?！?3Becauseofhispreparation,Leswasready.Hehaddazzledtheaudienceandheardapplausefromhisgeneralmanager.Fromthatfatefulbeginning,Leswaspropelledtobecomeaniconinbroadcasting,politics,publicspeakingandtelevision.正由于萊斯勤于準(zhǔn)備，他才干一切就緒。聽眾為之折服，經(jīng)理為之鼓掌。在那決定命運(yùn)的一刻后，萊斯不停邁進(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。Unit2TextASwimmingthroughfear游越恐懼1IwasonatourofFrancewithmyfriendswhenourcarpulledtoastopatthebeachandwesawtheMediterraneanSea.Massivewavessurgedagainstlargerocksthatformedawaterproofjetty.Peoplesaidthisbeachwasknownforitsnotoriousripcurrents.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)有什么比水讓我更膽怯了。2Justthesightoftheseamademesicktomystomach.只是看到了海就已經(jīng)讓我覺(jué)得反胃。3I'dalwayslovedwaterandbeenagoodswimmeruntillastsummer,whenI'ddecidedtoclimbuptothehighestdivingboardatthepool.I'dhoppedfromthatheightandhitthewaterwithanincredibleimpact.TheairwasoustedfrommylungsandIblackedout.ThenextthingIknew,mybrotherwaspullingmyfeeblebodyoutofthepool.Fromthenon,myfearwouldn'trecede;Iwasabsolutelyterrifiedofwater.我曾經(jīng)始終都是喜歡水的，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，立刻不省人事。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。4"Jason,areyoucoming?"myfriend,Matt,called.“賈森，你要過(guò)來(lái)嗎？”我的朋友馬特朝我喊道。5"Yeah,"Isaid."Justenjoyingtheview,"fromdryland,Iaddedsilently,worriedtheymightdeemmyfearpatheticiftheyknew.我說(shuō)：“好，就是觀賞一下景色”，又在心里默默加了一句——在岸上觀賞。緊張如果他們懂得我膽怯水而可憐我。6SuddenlyIheardshoutinginFrench.Amobofpeoplewererunningintothesea,fullyclothed.That'sodd,Ithought.忽然，我聽到有人使用方法語(yǔ)喊叫。接著看見一群人沒(méi)脫衣服，就沖到海里。我心想，這真是太奇怪了。7Iglimpsedsomethingmovingupanddownamidthewaves,pasttheendofthejetty.Igasped,realizingthecatastrophewithhorror.That'salittleboyoutthere!Thewould-berescuersfoughtagainstthetide,butthesituationwasbleak.Withthewater'stow,they'dnevergettohimintime.我瞥見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！前往救落水男童的人們搏擊著海浪，但狀況卻不樂(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。8Ilookedbackattheboy.Hisheadpoppedup,thenawavecrashedoverhimandhedisappearedforamoment;Ihadtointervene.我扭頭看看那小男孩。他的頭剛露出水面，然后一種浪頭打過(guò)來(lái)，好一陣不見蹤影——我不得不做點(diǎn)什么了。9Iappraisedthesituationandrealized—thejetty!Theboywasclosetoit;maybeIcouldhelpfromthere.Iraceddownthebeach,outontothejetty,andithitme:Water!Mypalmsgotsweatyandmystomachfeltsick,symptomsofmyfear.Istoppedshort.我預(yù)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，可能我能夠從那兒幫忙。我沖下海灘，跑上防波堤，但忽然我想起了什么——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)。10Thepeopleinthewaterhadunderestimatedthewavesandweren'tmakinganyprogress.Iwastheonlyonewhosawthatgoingoutonthejettywasthefastestwaytoreachthedrowningboy.Yetinthemidstofthistragedy,Iwasextremelyterrified.ItriedtorememberthelifeguardtrainingI'dhadasateenager.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達(dá)成溺水男童的最快的途徑。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。11Iwasparalyzedwithfear,butIforcedmyselftomoveforwardwiththisimprompturescue.Idon'twantthis.SurelysomeoneelsecansavehimbeforeIhaveto.我因恐懼而全身癱軟，但我強(qiáng)迫自己向前移動(dòng)，展開這場(chǎng)突發(fā)的救援行動(dòng)。我不想做這些，在我施救之前必定會(huì)有別人救他吧。12Attheridgeofthejetty,Iwhirledaround,convincedI'dseeanathleticswimmerplowingthroughtheroughwatertowardtheboy.Tomydismay,noonewasthere.Iturnedbackouttotheseatoseetheboybatteredbyviciouswavesabout25yardsawayfromme.Suckinginadeepbreath,Ithrewmyselfintothewater.AssoonasIjumpedin,IfeltlikeIwasbackinthatpool,breathless,struggling,terrified.Saltstungmyeyes.Focus,Ishoutedinmyhead.Whereishe?我在防波堤的邊上快速轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)，深信會(huì)看見某個(gè)游泳健將正向著小男孩劈波斬浪。但是讓我沮喪的是，一種人也沒(méi)有。我回身面對(duì)大海，看見25碼開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，我喘但是氣，拼命掙扎，驚恐萬(wàn)分。咸水刺痛了我的雙眼?！凹凶⒁饬Γ蔽以谛睦锖暗馈！八谀睦?？”13Then,withclarity,Isawathinarmwavingweaklyafewyardsaway.Iswamwithallmystrength,reachingtheboyjustashesankbelowthesurface.Igrabbedhisarmandpulled.Hepoppedbackup,eyeswidewithterror,pawingandtwistingagainstme."Repose(Calmdown)!"IcommandedtheboyinFrench.Hisstrugglingwouldderailanyrescueattempt,andwe'dbothperish."Repose!"Icommandedagain.Thankfully,thistimehelistened,andwasstill.然后我清晰地看到一只細(xì)小的手臂在離我?guī)状a處微弱地?fù)]舞著。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。我使用方法語(yǔ)命令他：“別慌！”他這樣掙扎會(huì)妨礙救援，那我們倆就都死定了。我再次命令他：“別慌！”謝天謝地，這次他聽話了，不動(dòng)了。14WhenIturnedbacktowardshoreawavepoundedoverus.Thejettywasfurtheraway!Theripcurrent!Itwasforciblydraggingusouttothesea.Ifoughttogetusbacktoland,butmadelittleprogress.IknewI'dneverbeabletoescorthimbacklikethis.當(dāng)我轉(zhuǎn)身朝岸邊游去的時(shí)候，一種浪劈頭蓋臉打來(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。我懂得這種游法根本沒(méi)法護(hù)著他返回岸邊。15Desperatetosurvive,IrememberedwhatI'dlearnedinmylifesavingclass:Never,everswimagainsttheripcurrent!Swimsidewaystothepullofthecurrentandslowlymakeyourwaybacktowardshore.Itwasanodd-lookingbutpracticablesolution.Swimsidewaysandfloattorest.Swimsidewaysandfloattorest.Wedidthatoverandover.Weslowlymadeourwaytosafety."Jason,youcandoit!"IheardMattsayashestoodonthejetty.Ihadn'tevennoticedhowclosewewere,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，慢慢地靠向岸邊。這個(gè)措施盡管看上去很荒唐，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)辦法，慢慢地游到了安全區(qū)。“賈森，你能行的！”我聽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樣的近，只剩余大概7英尺的距離了。16And,aswemadeourwaytosafetyIrealizedsomethingincredible:Iwasnolongerafraid.Thatabsenceoffearwasamomentoftriumph!后來(lái)我們達(dá)成安全水域時(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！17Mattjumpedintothewater.Itossedtheboytohim.JustasIletgo,abigwavepickedhimupandcarriedhimallthewaytoMatt.馬特跳進(jìn)水里。我把男孩拋給他。我剛一松手，一種大浪托起他直接把他送到了馬特身邊。18Onthebrinkofcollapse,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，仿佛觸電普通，我重新恢復(fù)了神志。有人抓住了我。19Ifeltstrongarmsliftme.Iascendednotonlyfromtheseaontothesecurerocksofthejetty—butalsotomysalvation,leavingbehindtheterriblefearthathadgrippedmeforsolong.Iturnedmyheadandsawtheboywashuggedtightlybyhismother.Ilookedouttothesea.WearyasIwas,thewaterhadneverlookedsobeautiful.我感覺(jué)到強(qiáng)健有力的手臂將我托起。我不僅從海里爬上防波堤的磐石，并且完畢了自我拯救，擺脫了困擾已久的恐懼。我扭過(guò)頭看見小男孩被母親緊緊擁入懷中。雖已疲倦不堪，但放眼大海，我感覺(jué)海水比任何時(shí)候看起來(lái)都更美。?Unit2TextBWhencouragetriumphedoverfear當(dāng)勇氣戰(zhàn)勝恐懼1Iknowwhatcouragelookslike.IsawitonaflightItooksixyearsago,andonlynowcanIspeakofitwithouttearsfillingmyeyesatthememory.我懂得勇氣是什么樣子。我六年前在乘坐的一架航班上就見識(shí)了。只到現(xiàn)在，憑記憶述說(shuō)這件事的時(shí)候，我才不致熱淚盈眶。2WhenourplaneleftNewYorkthatFridaymorning,wewereatalkative,high-energygroup.Theearly-morningtranscontinentalflighthostedmainlyprofessionalpeoplegoingtoSanFranciscoforadayortwoofbusiness.AsIlookedaround,Isawlotsofdesignersuites,CEO-levelexpensivehaircuts,designerbriefcasesandallthetrimmingsofloftybusinesstravelers.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重要搭載了某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)理人式的講究發(fā)型、名牌公文包以及氣宇軒昂的商務(wù)旅行者們的多個(gè)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。3Immediatelyupontake-off,longbeforewehadreachedourcruisingaltitude,itwasclearthatsomethingwaswrong.Theaircraftwasbumpingverticallyupanddownandtiltinglefttoright.Alltheexperiencedtravelers,includingme,lookedaroundwithknowinggrins.Wehadexperiencedminorproblemsandturbulenceonpriorflights.Ifyouflyverymuch,youseethesethingsandlearntoactrelaxedaboutthem.飛機(jī)剛一起飛，遠(yuǎn)未達(dá)成巡航高度時(shí)，我們就明顯感到有什么不對(duì)勁。飛機(jī)直上直下顛簸、忽左忽右傾斜。我們這些有出門經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人都四下環(huán)顧著，會(huì)心地笑了笑。在以前的飛行中，我們都經(jīng)歷過(guò)某些小問(wèn)題和氣流顛簸。如果你飛機(jī)坐多了，這類事情見多了，你也就學(xué)會(huì)泰然處之了。4Itwasn'tlongbeforeourrelaxedattitudesbegantoevaporate.Minutesafterwewereinflight,ourplanebegandippingwildlyandonewingplungeddownward.Theplaneclimbedhigherbutthatdidn'thelpourplight.Thepilotsoonprovidedsomegravenewsregardingtheflight.沒(méi)過(guò)多久我們放松的心情就開始消失了。飛行才幾分鐘，飛機(jī)就失控下墜，并且一只機(jī)翼向下傾斜。盡管飛機(jī)爬高了些，但于事無(wú)補(bǔ)。飛行員很快通報(bào)了這次飛行的嚴(yán)重事態(tài)。5"Wearehavingsomedifficulties,"hesaid."Atthistime,itappearswehavenonose-wheelsteering.Ourindicatorsshowthatourlandingsystemhasfailed,whichnecessitatesthatweaborttheflightandreturntoNewYork.Becauseoftheproblemswiththemechanismo,ifyoulookoutthewindows,youwillseethatwearedumpingfuelfromtheairplane.Wewanttohaveaslittleonboardaspossibleintheeventofaroughtouchdown."“我們現(xiàn)在碰到了某些麻煩，”他說(shuō)?！艾F(xiàn)在看來(lái)前輪轉(zhuǎn)向裝置無(wú)法運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)；批示器顯示，我們的著陸系統(tǒng)失靈了。我們必須放棄飛行，返回紐約。由于機(jī)械裝置出現(xiàn)了問(wèn)題，我們的起落架可能無(wú)法鎖住，因此乘務(wù)人員將協(xié)助大家做好準(zhǔn)備，防止著陸時(shí)的顛簸。尚有，如果大家看一下窗外，就會(huì)看見我們正在傾倒飛機(jī)上的燃油。我們想盡量減輕飛機(jī)的負(fù)荷，以應(yīng)對(duì)飛機(jī)硬著陸。”6Inotherwords,wewereabouttocrash.Nosighthaseverbeensosoberingasthatfuel,hundredsofgallonsofit,streamingpastmywindowoutoftheplane'stanks.Theflightattendantsscrambledtogetpeopleintopositionandcomfortedthosewhowereinstantaneouslyhysterical.也就是說(shuō)，我們要墜機(jī)了。從飛機(jī)油箱里倒出的成百上千加侖的汽油就從舷窗外飛流直下，沒(méi)有什么比這種景象更能讓人感到事態(tài)的嚴(yán)重。乘務(wù)人員急于讓大家各歸其位，還極力安撫那些頃刻之間歇斯底里的乘客。7AsIlookedatthefacesofmyfellowbusinesstravelers,IwasstunnedbythechangesIsaw.Manylookedvisiblyfrightenednow.Eventhemostsophisticatedlookedvulnerableandgrim.Theirfacesactuallylookedpanicked.Therewasn'tasingleexception,andIrealizedthatnoonefacesdeathwithoutfear;nooneisimmunetoitsterror.我看了看這些出門公干的旅伴們，驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)他們已經(jīng)神色大變。此時(shí)許多人顯然嚇壞了。甚至那些飽經(jīng)世故的人們也顯得神經(jīng)脆弱、神情嚴(yán)肅。他們其實(shí)已經(jīng)慌神了。無(wú)一例外！由此，我意識(shí)到面對(duì)死神誰(shuí)都膽怯——無(wú)人能免俗。8Then,somewhereinmyproximity,Ioverheardastillcalmvoiceunderlyingthepanic.Itwasawoman'svoice,speakinginanabsolutelynormalconversationaltone.Despitethecircumstance,therewasnoangryemotionortension,andthiscalmvoiceevokedacalminmethatquietedsomeofmyinitialfears.ItbecameimperativethatIfindher.就在此時(shí)，在我附近某個(gè)地方，我聽到一種沉沒(méi)在恐慌之中的仍舊從容的聲音。這是一位女性的聲音，說(shuō)話語(yǔ)調(diào)完全就像普通聊天同樣正常。盡管形勢(shì)危急，這個(gè)安靜的聲音既沒(méi)有憤怒之情也沒(méi)有緊張，喚醒了我內(nèi)心的鎮(zhèn)靜，撫平了我最初的恐懼。我急需找到她。9Allaroundthecabin,peoplecried.Manymoanedandscreamed.Afewofthemenmaintainedtheirappearanceofcalmbybracingagainsttheirarmrestsandgrindingtheirteeth,buttheirfearwaswrittenalloverthem.整個(gè)機(jī)艙都是人們的哭喊聲。許多人呻吟著、尖叫著。幾個(gè)男人死死撐住座位扶手，咬緊牙關(guān)，極力保持鎮(zhèn)靜，但是渾身上下都透出惶恐。10TryasImight,Icouldnothavespokensocalmly,sosweetlyatthatmomentasthefabulousvoiceIheard.Finally,Isawher.盡管我竭盡全力，但此刻我怎么也不可能像我聽到的那個(gè)美妙的聲音那樣，講話如此鎮(zhèn)靜、如此動(dòng)聽。終于，我看到了她。11Inthemidstofallthechaos,amotherwastalking,justtalkingtoherchild.Thewoman,inhermid-30'sandunremarkablelookinginanyotherway,wasstaringfullintothefaceofherdaughter,wholookedaboutfouryearsold.Thechildlistenedclosely,sensingthathermother'swordswereinvaluable.Themother'sgazeheldthechildsofixedandintentthatthechildseemeduntouchedbythesoundsofgriefandfearallaroundher.混亂之中，一位母親正在講話，她就只對(duì)著自己的孩子講。這名婦女35歲左右，無(wú)論怎么看都相貌平平。她正目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地盯著女兒的臉，女兒看起來(lái)大概四歲。孩子認(rèn)真聆聽，意識(shí)到母親的話語(yǔ)的分量。母親凝視的目光讓孩子聽得聚精會(huì)神，似乎一點(diǎn)也不為周邊人們哀傷和驚恐的聲音所動(dòng)。12Istrainedtohearwhatthismotherwastellingherchild.Irelishedthesoundofcalmconfidenceamongsttheterror.Finally,Ihoverednearbyandbysomemiraclecouldhearhersoft,sure,confidentvoicesayinacalmingtoneoverandoveragain,"Iloveyousomuch.DoyouknowforsurethatIloveyoumorethananything?"我極力想聽清這位母親在跟孩子講些什么。我喜歡這恐懼中的淡定之聲。最后，我湊得近了些。幸運(yùn)的是，我聽清了這溫柔、從容而自信的聲音。她用安靜的語(yǔ)調(diào)一遍遍地說(shuō)：“我十分愛你。你相信我愛你賽過(guò)一切么？”13"Yes,Mommy,"thelittlegirlsaid.“是的，媽咪，”小姑娘答道。14"Andremember,nomatterwhathappens,thatIloveyoualways;andthatyouareagoodgirl.Sometimesthingshappenthatarenotyourfault.Youaremybeloved,goodgirlandmylovewillalwaysbewithyou."“不管發(fā)生什么事情，都要記住我永遠(yuǎn)愛你，你是個(gè)好孩子。有些事情的發(fā)生并不是你的錯(cuò)。你是我的乖女兒，我的愛將永遠(yuǎn)隨著著你?！?5Asherfirstconcernwasforherdaughter'swell-being,themotherthenputherbodyoverherdaughter's,strappingtheseatbeltoverbothofthemtosaveherdaughterfromapossiblewreckage.母親首先心系女兒的安危，她俯身?yè)踉谂畠荷砩?，用安全帶系住她們倆人，以免女兒被可能的失事殘片所傷。16Then,fornoearthlyreason,ourlandinggearheldandweglidedtoagentlestop.Itwasalloverinseconds.Ourtouchdownwassmoothandeasy;thetragedywehadfearedwasnotourdestiny.而后，天懂得什么因素，我們的起落架居然鎖住了，飛機(jī)滑行，平穩(wěn)停下。幾秒鐘后一切都過(guò)去了。我們著地順利、輕松；我們所恐懼的悲劇并沒(méi)有成為我們的宿運(yùn)。17ThevoiceIheardthatdayneverhesitated,neveracknowledgeddread,andmaintainedanevennessthatseemedemotionallyandphysicallyimpossible.Duringthatdescent,notoneofthehardenedbusinesspeoplecouldhavespokenwithoutahintoffearintheirvoice.Onlythegreatestcourage,withafoundationofevengreaterlove,hadbroughtthatmotherupandliftedherabovethechaosaroundher.那天我聽到的那個(gè)聲音沒(méi)有絲毫的動(dòng)搖，沒(méi)有流露出半點(diǎn)懼怕，保持了一份平和。那份平和無(wú)論從感情上還是從生理上來(lái)講都令人難以置信。在飛機(jī)下墜的過(guò)程中，見慣世事的商人們當(dāng)時(shí)說(shuō)話聲中無(wú)不流露出恐懼。只有最偉大的勇氣，以更偉大的愛為根基，才支撐起這位母親，使她超然于周邊的混亂之上。18Thatmomshowedmetheamazingpoweroflove.Andforthosefewminutes,Iheardthevoiceoftruecourage.那位母親給我呈現(xiàn)了愛的驚人力量。在那短短幾分鐘里，我聽到了真正勇氣的聲音。Unit3TextAAudreyHepburn—Atrueangelinthisworld奧黛麗·赫本——人間天使1AudreyHepburnthrilledaudienceswithstarringrolesinnoteworthyfilmslikeBreakfastatTiffany's,Sabrina,RomanHoliday,MyFairLady,War