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_ 精品资料 Unit1 1. We all sensed we were coming to the end of our stay here, that we would never get a chance like this again, and we became determined not to waste it. Most important of course were the final exams in April and May in the following year. No one wanted the humiliation of finishing last in class, so the peer group pressure to work hard was strong. Libraries which were once empty after five oclock in the afternoon were standing room only until the early hours of the morning, and guys wore the bags under their eyes and their pale, sleepy faces with pride, like medals proving their diligence. 我我们们都都觉觉得在校得在校时间时间不多了，以后再也不会有不多了，以后再也不会有这样这样的学的学习习机会了，所以都下定决机会了，所以都下定决 心不再虚度光阴。当然，下一年四五月份的期末考心不再虚度光阴。当然，下一年四五月份的期末考试试最最为为重要。我重要。我们谁们谁都不想考都不想考 全班倒数第一，那也太全班倒数第一，那也太丢丢人了，因此同学人了，因此同学们们之之间间的的竞竞争争压压力特力特别别大。以前每天下大。以前每天下 午五点以后，午五点以后，图书馆图书馆就空无一人了，就空无一人了，现现在却要等到天快亮在却要等到天快亮时时才会有空座，小伙子才会有空座，小伙子 们们熬夜熬出了眼袋，他熬夜熬出了眼袋，他们脸们脸色色苍苍白，睡眼惺忪，却很自豪，好像白，睡眼惺忪，却很自豪，好像这这些都是表彰他些都是表彰他 们们勤勤奋奋好学的好学的奖奖章。章。 2. Tomorrow? Its all a lie; there isnt a tomorrow. Theres only a promissory note that we are often not in a position to cash. It doesnt even exist. When you wake up in the morning itll be today again and all the same rules will apply. Tomorrow is just another version of now, an empty field that will remain so unless we start planting some seeds. Your time, which is ticking away as we speak (at about 60 seconds a minute chronologically; a bit faster if you dont invest your time wisely), will be gone and youll have nothing to show for it but regret and a rear-view mirror full of could haves, should haves and would haves. 明天行明天行吗吗？明天只是个？明天只是个谎谎言；根本就没有什么明天，只有一言；根本就没有什么明天，只有一张张我我们们常常无法常常无法兑现兑现 的期票。明天甚至的期票。明天甚至压压根儿就不存在。你早上醒来根儿就不存在。你早上醒来时时又是另一个今天了，同又是另一个今天了，同样样的的规规 则则又可以全部套用。明天只是又可以全部套用。明天只是现现在的另一种在的另一种说说法，是一法，是一块块空地，除非我空地，除非我们们开始在开始在 那里播种，否那里播种，否则则它永它永远远都是空地。你的都是空地。你的时间时间会流逝（会流逝（时间时间就在我就在我们说话们说话的当下的当下嘀嘀 嗒嗒嘀嘀塔地走着，每分塔地走着，每分钟顺时针钟顺时针走走 60 秒，如果你不能很好地利用它，它会走得更快秒，如果你不能很好地利用它，它会走得更快 些），而你没有取得任何成就来些），而你没有取得任何成就来证证明它的存在，唯独留下明它的存在，唯独留下遗遗憾，留下一面后憾，留下一面后视镜视镜， ， 上面写上面写满满了了“本可以做本可以做”、 、 “本本应该应该做做”、 、 “本来会做本来会做”的事情。的事情。 _ 精品资料 1 对对于是否于是否应该应该在大学期在大学期间详细规间详细规划自己的未来，学生划自己的未来，学生们们意意见见不一。有的人不一。有的人认为认为 对对未来未来应该应该有一个明确的目有一个明确的目标标和和详细详细的的计计划，划，为为日后可能遇到的挑日后可能遇到的挑战战做好充分做好充分 的准的准备备；有的人；有的人则认为则认为不用不用过过多考多考虑虑未来，因未来，因为为未来未来难难以以预预料。料。(map out; brace oneself for; uncertainty) Students differ about whether they should have their future mapped out when they are still at university. Some think they should have a definite goal and detailed plan, so as to brace themselves for any challenges, whereas some others think they dont have to think much about the future, because future is full of uncertainties. 2 经过经过仔仔细检查细检查， ，这这位科学家得知自己患了位科学家得知自己患了绝绝症。症。虽虽然知道自己将不久于人世，然知道自己将不久于人世， 他并没有抱怨命运的不公，而是准他并没有抱怨命运的不公，而是准备备好好利用剩下的日子，争取加速推好好利用剩下的日子，争取加速推进进由他和由他和 同事同事们们共同共同发发起的那个研究起的那个研究项项目，以提前目，以提前结项结项。 。( tick away; make the best of; have a shot at) After a very careful check-up, the scientist was told he had got a fatal disease. Although he knew that his life was ticking away, instead of complaining about the fate, the scientist decided to make the best of the remaining days, and speed up the research project he and his colleagues initiated, and have a shot at completing it ahead of schedule. Unit2 1 在火在火车车站上，有一位老人站上，有一位老人给给我我讲讲述了他参加解放述了他参加解放战战争的争的经历经历，那些，那些战战斗故事斗故事对对 我有着极大的吸引力。后来他上了我有着极大的吸引力。后来他上了车车，列，列车车从我身从我身边边隆隆地开走了。可那些故事隆隆地开走了。可那些故事 仍然是那么清晰可仍然是那么清晰可见见， ，对对于英雄于英雄们们的壮的壮举举，我，我钦钦佩不已。佩不已。( fascination; roar; marvel at) At the railway station, an old man told me his experience in the Liberation War, the fighting stories of which were of great fascination to me. Then he got up on the train and it roared past me. But the stories were so real and definite that I greatly marveled at the courageous deeds of those war heroes。 。 2 行之有效的行之有效的环环保政策不保政策不仅仅能能创创造良好的生造良好的生态环态环境，境，还还能大大降低能源消耗。回能大大降低能源消耗。回 顾这顾这个地区近年来的个地区近年来的发发展情况，我展情况，我们们惊喜地惊喜地发现发现地区政府地区政府强强制制实实行的行的环环保政策保政策 _ 精品资料 不但没有受到任何批不但没有受到任何批评评， ，还还促使居民增促使居民增强强了了环环保意保意识识，尽其所能，尽其所能节约节约能源。能源。 (consumption; impose; take exception to; prompt) Effective environmental policy might bring about a good environment, as well as reducing energy consumption. Looking back on the recent development of this region, we find, to our pleasant surprise, that little exception has been taken to the environmental policy of the local government, and the policy has also raised the environmental awareness of the local residents and prompted them to save energy as possible as they could. Unit3 1. Listen, if you can, to the 48 fugue themes of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavichord. Listen to each theme, one after another. You will soon realize that each theme mirrors a different world of feeling. You will also soon realize that the more beautiful a theme seems to you the harder it is to find any word that will describe it to your complete satisfaction. Yes, you will certainly know whether it is a gay theme or a sad one. You will be able, in other words, in your own mind, to draw a frame of emotional feeling around your theme. Now study the sad one a little closer. Try to pin down the exact quality of its sadness. Is it pessimistically sad or resignedly sad; is it fatefully sad or smilingly sad? 可能的可能的话话，你不妨听听巴赫的，你不妨听听巴赫的 平均律平均律钢钢琴曲集琴曲集 中的中的 48 个个赋赋格主格主题题。依次地、一。依次地、一 个个地听听其中的每一个主个个地听听其中的每一个主题题，你很快就会意，你很快就会意识识到每个主到每个主题题都反映了一个不同都反映了一个不同 的情感世界，你很快也会意的情感世界，你很快也会意识识到你越到你越觉觉得某个主得某个主题题美妙，就越美妙，就越难难找到令你完全找到令你完全满满 意的字眼来描述它。是的，你当然知道那个主意的字眼来描述它。是的，你当然知道那个主题题是是欢欢快的快的还还是悲是悲伤伤的。的。换换句句话说话说， ， 你能你能够够在在脑脑海中勾勒出那个主海中勾勒出那个主题题的情感框架。那么就更仔的情感框架。那么就更仔细细地听一下地听一下这这个悲个悲伤伤 的主的主题题吧，要明确悲吧，要明确悲伤伤的性的性质质。是悲。是悲观厌观厌世的悲世的悲伤伤， ，还还是无可奈何的悲是无可奈何的悲伤伤？是？是时时 运不运不济济的悲的悲伤伤， ，还还是是强颜欢强颜欢笑的悲笑的悲伤伤？ 2. We know less about the Girl with the Pearl Earring than any of Vermeers works. Indeed, the unexplainable lack of background information may even contribute to the worldwide popularity the painting enjoys. With so much mystery, the painting has been the theme of first, a novel and later, a film, both of which attempt to answer some of the questions about the painting, as well as one, which is immediately more appropriate to the medium of the novel or the film: Are her wide eyes and enigmatic half-smile innocent or seductive? _ 精品资料 我我们对们对 戴珍珠耳戴珍珠耳环环的少女的少女 的了解比的了解比对维对维梅梅尔尔的其他作品都少。的其他作品都少。实际实际上，上，这这种无种无 法解法解释释的背景的背景资资料的缺失甚至会使得料的缺失甚至会使得该该画更受画更受欢欢迎。迎。 正因正因为为如此神秘，如此神秘，这这幅画幅画 先是成了一部小先是成了一部小说说的主的主题题，而后又被一部，而后又被一部电电影所采影所采纳纳。它。它们们都都试图试图揭开有关揭开有关这这幅幅 画的一些画的一些谜题谜题，其中一个是：女孩那双，其中一个是：女孩那双睁睁得大大的眼睛，以及那一得大大的眼睛，以及那一丝丝神秘的微笑，神秘的微笑， 到底是天真到底是天真还还是是诱诱惑？像小惑？像小说说或或电电影影这类这类媒介更适合作出回答。媒介更适合作出回答。 1 随着婚礼的随着婚礼的临临近，近，苏苏珊珊变变得非常焦得非常焦虑虑。她。她说说不清楚是什么不清楚是什么让让自己如此自己如此烦恼烦恼。在。在 同好友同好友凯凯特特长谈长谈了一次后，她才意了一次后，她才意识识到，尽管自己已到，尽管自己已经经28岁岁了，但在情感方面了，但在情感方面还还 不不够够成熟，成熟，还还没有没有为为婚姻做好准婚姻做好准备备，也不知道，也不知道这桩这桩婚姻是否会婚姻是否会给给自己自己带带来美来美满满的的 家庭生活。家庭生活。(pin down; guarantee) As the wedding ceremony was approaching, Susan had become quite anxious. She could not pin down what exactly was troubling her. After a long talk with her close friend Kate, she realized that, although she was 28 years old, she was not emotionally mature e