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1、Last week's announcement was premature by most people's measureme nt Jorda n is 30 and at the height of his playing and earning powerbut it was not, by his own account, taken hastily, or rashly. "This is,'' he said, with a rare stumble, "the perfect timing for me to walk aw

2、ay."After three championships with the Chicago Bulls, a second gold medal with the US team at the 1992 Olympics, Jordan felt his motivation slipping away. "I'm at the pinnacle," he told a thronged press conference. "I just feel I don't have anything else to prove."Bu

3、t this explanation may appear too simple to satisfy the skeptics, who have recently discovered that Jordan does not lead an untroubled private life. First came the allegation that he gambled 一 in a country where gambling is mostly illegal 一 and that his gambling was out of control. Then his father w

4、as shot dead on July 23.依照大多数人的衡量标准，上周的宣布 为时 立草，因为乔丹只有 30 岁，处于他 运动生涯的 巅峰，而且也是他挣钱最多的时 候，但盘他百己 鬲现法，彳也彳故由这一决定晚不是出于冲动，也不是出于鲁莽。 “ 对我而 言， 他带着一种少见的荐吞吐吐说， “ 这 是退出篮坛 的最好时机。 ”在随芝加哥公牛队三次夺冠，并随美国 队在 1992 年奥运会上再夺金牌之后，乔丹 觉得他作为 运动员的动机正在悄然消逝。“ 我已到达了事业的顶峰 ” ，他在一个拥挤 不堪 的记者招待会上告诉大家， “ 我真是觉 得我没有 什么别的东西需要去证明了。 ”但是，这种解释对于

5、那些持怀疑态度的 人来 说显得过于简单了。这些持怀疑论调的 人最近发 现，乔丹的个人生活并非风平浪 静。首先是有人 声称乔丹赌博，而美国这个 国家赌博通常是非法 的，而且他们还传言乔 丹的赌博已到了无法收拾 的地步。然后是他 的父亲于 7 月 23 日被人枪杀身 亡。Exercise:2：1 . Opera is expensive: that much is inevitable. But expensive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we abdicate society's power of

6、 choice. We can choose to make opera, and other expensive forms of culture, accessible to those who cannot individually pay for it. The question is: why should we? Nobody denies the imperatives of food, shelter, defense, health and education. But even in a prehistoric cave, mankind stretched out a h

7、and not just to eat, drink or fight, but also to draw. The impulse towards culture, the desire to express and explore the world through imagination and representation is fundamental. In Europe, this desire has found fulfillment in the masterpieces of our music, art, literature and theatre. These mas

8、terpieces are the touchstones for the possibilities to which human thought and imagination may aspire; they carry the most profound message that can be sent from one mman to another.质赏歌剧是一种奢侈的奚受，你必须为 此支 付昂贵的票价。然而只要我们不放弃社 会的选择 权，昂贵的东西就不一定只有富人 才能享受。如 果愿意，我们完全可以使歌剧 或其他昂贵的文化 形式面向那些个人没有 支付能力的普通大於。但 问题是我们

9、为什么 要这么薇？没有人会否认人类 需要吃、花、 防卫、健康以及接受教育。但是， 即使是在 史前时期的洞穴里，人们伸出手来不仪 星为 了吃饭、喝水或打仗，也可能是要去画画。 对文化的向往，以及通过表演来表达、探索 世界 是人笑成蓼衣愿望。在欧洲，这种愿望 在我们的 音乐、艺术和文学杰作和戏剧作品 中得到了体现。 这些杰作是试金石，通过它 们可以看出人类的思 想和想象力可能达到 的程度。它们所包含的最为 深 刻 的 思 想 可 以 广 为 传 播 。2 近代的上海，十里洋场，自开埠以来， 固然有 许多许多的不平等的血泪史，固然有许多的污泥浊水，这里被称为是 “冒险家的 乐园”，这里有 鸦片，有荡

10、妇，有赌棍，使人纸醉金迷，乃至使人堕落。可是，上海这 座近代大都市却更有它的 另一面，它有活力，它聪慧、革新、进取，它敢 于担风险，有竞争意识及机前，这座城市意识或风格，使人奋发，跟上时代，走向进步。Versio n 1Modern Shanghai, ten li area, no doubt had many sad and un fair tragic experie need history and much filth and mire since opened its door, it had bee n called "the paradise of adve ntur

11、ers,. There were opium, lascivious women and gamblers. People there led a life of luxury and dissipation. But now this large modern city has another features. It is energetic, innovative bright and keep ing forgi ng forward ahead .It dares to run risks and has competition awareness and system. This

12、style endeavors people to exert themselves and always keep abreast with times, to advanee toward great progress.Version 2Shanghai in modern times was a metropolis infested with foreign adventurers. After the port city opened to foreigners, it undeniably witnessed a history of blood and tears, bitter

13、ness and inequality. There was also, undoubtedly, filth and mire. It was known as the “ Paradiseof Adventures". There were opium-takers, harlots and gamesters. All these induced people to wallow in luxury and even degeneracy. There was, however, another facet to modern Shanghai. It was vigorous

14、, intelligent, creative and enterprising. Not afraid of running risks, it had the awareness and mechanism of competition. The city, with an awareness of competition and a style of its own, inspired its people to catch up with the times and make progress.一个人的生命究竟有多大意义，这有什 么标 准可以衡量吗？提出一个绝对的标准 当然很困难； 但

15、是，大体上看一个人对待生 命的态度是否严肃 认真，看他对待劳动、工 作等等的态度如何，也 就不难对这个人的存 左意义梭出适当商彳古计亍 0古来一切有成就的人，都很严肃地对待自 己的 生命，当他活着一天，总要尽量多劳动、 多工作、 多学习，不肯虚度年华，不让时间 白白地浪费掉。 我国历代的劳动人民及大政 治家、天思想家等等 都莫木如此。Version 1.How significant is a person's life? Is there any standard to measure it? It will be very difficult to put forward an a

16、bsolute standard, but in general, the significance of one's existence can be estimated by how he treats his life, by what attitude he takes to work and what ways he chooses to live.From ancient times up to now, all the accomplished people treat their lives very seriously. They work and, learn as

17、 much as possible. They hate to spend the best of their lives in vain, they do not want to let their time slip by. All the laboring people, great statesmen and thinkers of our country at all ages treasure their time in this way.Version 2.Could there be any standards to evaluate the meaning of one

18、9;s life? Certainly, it is quite difficult to bring forward such an absolute standard. However, if we, on the whole, could find out whether his attitude towards his life is serious or not and what are his attitude towards his life and work, it would not be that difficult to make an appropriate evaluation of the meaning of one's life.From the ancient times till now, all accomplished men treat their lives