【精品】现代大学英语精读1—课本内容及翻译

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遵守纪律耐心听讲。学校生活也不光是嬉戏和无所事事。同学间的竞争还可能引起痛苦仇恨甚至打斗。虽然那位女士有时面带微笑但也经常会对我们大声吼叫并责骂我们甚至更常见的是体罚我们。16另外我们再也不能改变主意再也不能回到天堂般的家里了。摆在我们面前的只有努力奋斗和坚持不懈。一旦机会来了那些有能力的人就会抓住它们去获取成功和幸福。17铃响了宣告一天学校生活的结束。孩子们匆匆奔向大门这时大门被打开了。我向我的朋友和“女友们”告完别走出了校门。我四处张望却没发现父亲的踪影。他答应我会在校门外等我的。于是我走到一边去等他。当我等了好久他也没来的时候我决定自己回家。我走了几步却惊奇地站住了。我的天哪那条两边是花园的街道怎么不见了消失到哪里去了是什么时候这些车辆闯到马路上的又是什么时候这些人来到街道上歇憩的这一座座垃圾堆又是怎样堆到街道两旁的街道旁的田野又到哪里去了取而代之的是林立的高楼。街道上挤满了孩子。嘈杂声震醋趴掌滞废镂舱咀旁铀杖怂腔蛲孀畔贩蚴侨蒙叽永鹤永锍鱿帧幼乓桓隼侄幼嗥鹆艘衾中悸硐繁硌莸目夹蠛途僦卮罅孔咴谇懊妗18我的天我感觉一片茫然头晕目眩几乎快要疯了。这一切怎么可能就在从清晨到日落的这半天时间里发生或许回到家父亲会告诉我答案的。但是我的家又在哪里我赶紧奔向十字路口因为我记得要穿过那条街道才能到家但车流不息我极为恼怒我知何时才可以过去。19我久久的站在那里直到在街道熨衣店里工作的小男孩向我走来。20他伸出手臂来说道“爷爷我扶您过马路吧。”单元测验QUIZEXPLAINTHEFOLLOWINGWORDSANDPHRASESINENGLISH1TAKESBACROSS2BENEFICIAL3CLINGTO4CONJURER5CONVINCE6CURIOSITY7DAZE8EXERTION9HALT10INTRICATE11IRRITATED12MISGIVING13OBSERVANT14OVERLOOK15PERSEVERANCE16RANK17REVOLVE18SCOLD19STARTLED20INVAINKEYS1TAKESBTOTHEOTHERSIDE2USEFUL3TOHOLDCLOSELYREFUSETOLETGO4AMAGICIAN5TOMAKESBBELIEVETOPERSUADE6THEDESIRETOLEARNANDKNOW7ACONDITIONOFBEINGUNABLETOTHINKORFEELCLEARLY8EFFORT9ASTOPORPAUSE10VERYCOMPLICATED11ANNOYED12FEELINGSOFDOUBTANDFEAR13CAREFULTOOBSERVERULES14TOSEEAPLACEFROMABUILDINGORWINDOW15TOKEEPTRYINGTODOSTHINSPITEOFTHEDIFFICULTIES16ALINEOFPEOPLE17TOMOVEORTURNINACIRCLEAROUNDACENTRALPOINT18TOANGRILYCRITICIZESBESPECIALLYACHILD19SURPRISEDANDOFTENSLIGHTLYFRIGHTENED20WITHOUTRESULTLESSONTWOGOINGHOMEPETEHAMILL1THEYWEREGOINGTOFORTLAUDERDALEFLORIDATHEREWERESIXOFTHEMTHREEBOYSANDTHREEGIRLSANDTHEYGOTONTHEBUSAT34THSTREETCARRYINGSANDWICHESANDWINEINPAPERBAGSTHEYWEREDREAMINGOFGOLDENBEACHESANDSEATIDESASTHEGREYCOLDSPRINGOFNEWYORKVANISHEDBEHINDTHEMVINGOWASONTHEBUSFROMTHEBEGINNING2ASTHEBUSPASSEDTHROUGHNEWJERSEYTHEYBEGANTONOTICETHATVINGONEVERMOVEDHESATINFRONTOFTHEYOUNGPEOPLEHISDUSTYFACEMASKINGHISAGEDRESSEDINAPLAINBROWNSUITTHATDIDNOTFITHIMHISFINGERSWERESTAINEDFROMCIGARETTESANDHECHEWEDTHEINSIDEOFHISLIPALOTHESATINCOMPLETESILENCEANDSEEMEDCOMPLETELYUNAWAREOFTHEEXISTENCEOFTHEOTHERS3DEEPINTOTHENIGHTTHEBUSPULLEDINTOAHOWARDJOHNSONSRESTAURANTANDEVERYBODYGOTOFFTHEBUSEXCEPTVINGOTHEYOUNGPEOPLEBEGANTOWONDERABOUTHIMTRYINGTOIMAGINEHISLIFEPERHAPSHEWASASEACAPTAINMAYBEHEHADRUNAWAYFROMHISWIFEHECOULDBEANOLDSOLDIERGOINGHOMEWHENTHEYWENTBACKTOTHEBUSONEOFTHEGIRLSBECAMESOCURIOUSTHATSHEDECIDEDTOENGAGEHIMINACONVERSATIONSHESATDOWNBESIDEHIMANDINTRODUCEDHERSELF4QUOTWEREGOINGTOFLORIDAQUOTTHEGIRLSAIDBRIGHTLYQUOTYOUGOINGTHATFARQUOT5QUOTIDONTKNOWQUOTVINGOSAID6QUOTIVENEVERBEENTHEREQUOTSHESAIDQUOTIHEARITSBEAUTIFULQUOT7QUOTITISQUOTHESAIDQUIETLYASIFREMEMBERINGSOMETHINGHEHADTRIEDTOFORGET8QUOTYOULIVETHEREQUOT9QUOTIWASTHEREINTHENAVYATTHEBASEINJACKSONVILLEQUOT10QUOTWANTSOMEWINEQUOTSHESAIDHESMILEDANDTOOKASWIGFROMTHEBOTTLEHETHANKEDHERANDRETREATEDAGAININTOHISSILENCEAFTERAWHILESHEWENTBACKTOTHEOTHERSASVINGONODDEDINSLEEP11INTHEMORNINGTHEYAWOKEOUTSIDEANOTHERHOWARDJOHNSONSANDTHISTIMEVINGOWENTINTHEGIRLINSISTEDTHATHEJOINTHEMHESEEMEDVERYSHYANDORDEREDBLACKCOFFEEANDSMOKEDNERVOUSLYASTHEYOUNGPEOPLECHATTEREDABOUTSLEEPINGONBEACHESWHENTHEYGOTBACKONTHEBUSTHEGIRLSATWITHVINGOAGAINAFTERAWHILESLOWLYANDPAINFULLYHEBEGANTOTELLHISSTORYHEHADBEENINJAILINNEWYORKFORTHELASTFOURYEARSANDNOWHEWASGOINGHOME12QUOTAREYOUMARRIEDQUOT13QUOTIDONTKNOWQUOT14QUOTYOUDONTKNOWQUOTSHESAID15QUOTWELLWHENIWASINJAILIWROTETOMYWIFEISAIDMARTHAIUNDERSTANDIFYOUCANTSTAYMARRIEDTOMEISAIDIWASGOINGTOBEAWAYALONGTIMEANDTHATIFSHECOULDNTSTANDITIFTHEKIDSKEPTASKINGQUESTIONSIFITHURTHERTOOMUCHWELLSHECOULDJUSTFORGETMEGETANEWGUYSHESAWONDERFULWOMANREALLYSOMETHINGANDFORGETABOUTMEITOLDHERSHEDIDNTHAVETOWRITETOMEORANYTHINGANDSHEDIDNTNOTFORTHREEANDAHALFYEARSQUOT16QUOTANDYOUREGOINGHOMENOWNOTKNOWINGQUOT17QUOTYEAHQUOTHESAIDSHYLYQUOTWELLLASTWEEKWHENIWASSURETHEPAROLEWASCOMINGTHROUGHIWROTEHERAGAINITOLDHERTHATIFSHEHADANEWGUYIUNDERSTOODBUTIFSHEDIDNTIFSHEWOULDTAKEMEBACKSHESHOULDLETMEKNOWWEUSEDTOLIVEINBRUNSWICKANDTHERESAGREATOAKTREEJUSTASYOUCOMEINTOTOWNITOLDHERIFSHEWOULDTAKEMEBACKSHESHOULDTIEAYELLOWRIBBONTOTHETREEANDIWOULDGETOFFANDCOMEHOMEIFSHEDIDNTWANTMEFORGETITNORIBBONANDIDUNDERSTANDANDKEEPGOINGONTHROUGHQUOT18QUOTWOWQUOTTHEGIRLSAIDQUOTWOWQUOT19SHETOLDTHEOTHERSANDSOONALLOFTHEMWERECAUGHTUPINTHEAPPROACHOFBRUNSWICKLOOKINGATTHEPICTURESVINGOSHOWEDTHEMOFHISWIFEANDTHREECHILDRENNOWTHEYWERE20MILESFROMBRUNSWICKANDTHEYOUNGPEOPLETOOKTHEWINDOWSEATSONTHERIGHTSIDEWAITINGFORTHEAPPROACHOFTHEGREATOAKTREEVINGOSTOPPEDLOOKINGTIGHTENINGHISFACEINTOTHEEXCONSMASKASIFFORTIFYINGHIMSELFAGAINSTSTILLANOTHERDISAPPOINTMENTTHENITWAS10MILESANDTHENFIVEANDTHEBUSBECAMEVERYQUIET20THENSUDDENLYALLOFTHEYOUNGPEOPLEWEREUPOUTOFTHEIRSEATSSCREAMINGANDSHOUTINGANDCRYINGDOINGSMALLDANCESSHAKINGCLENCHEDFISTSINTRIUMPHANDEXALT