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十大必背范文之五：Lesson

27

Nothing

to

Sell

and

Nothing

to

Buy不卖也不买

Nothing

is

impossible

to

a

willing

heart.有志者事竟成。

Where

there

is

a

will,

there

is

a

way.Nothing

is

impossible,

just

t.

（07考研）As

a

matter

of

fact,their

intention

to

make

such

commitments

isnothing

but

to

put

on

civilized

outer

clothing

to

please

ordeceive

the

public.（98考研）事实上，他们做这种承诺的目的只是披上华丽的外衣以便取悦或

公众。in

the

light

of依据，按照faculty全体教师lecturer讲师professor教授

Dear

Prof.Schipper，尊敬的施舟人教授

theoretical

knowledge理论知识practical

skills实践技能Directions:For

this

part,

you

are

allowed

30

minutes

to

write

anessay

commenting

on

the

saying“Knowledge

is

a

treasure,

butpractice

is

the

key

to

it.”You

can

give

one

example

or

two

toillustrate

your

point

of

view.You

should

write

at

least

150words

but

no

more

than

200

words.（15年6月六级写作）In

the

light

of

this

statement,

politicians

live

by

sellingdignity,

businessmen

by

selling

honesty

and

soldiersby

selling

their

lives.In

the

light

of

this

statement,

U.S.

livesby

sellingarms,France

by

selling

beauties

and

China

by

selling

labors.in

terms

of从…方面（说来），按照Itis

imperative/necessary/vital

to 须/ 应该There

are

good

reasons

to

advocate

internationalculture

for

those

ideas

from

the

other

cultures,controversial

even

absurd

at sight,

can

provide

adifferent for

us

to

observethe

world

inthe

long

run.（02考研）很有必要推广世界文化，因为来自其他文化的观点，即使乍看起来相互观察甚至很荒谬，但从长远看来，可以为提供一种不同的视角。overestimate/exaggerate

difficulties高估/夸大

underestimate

one’s

abilities低估能力

provide

medical

services提供医疗服务travel

service旅行社CITS=China

International

Travel

Service中国国际旅行社

performing

arts表演艺术Peking

Opera京剧Swan

Lake天鹅湖

performance表演虽然父母的价值可以用金钱来衡量，但要估算父母为

所提供的关心的价值却是极其 的。虽然传统文化的价值可以用用途来衡量，但要估算它对所产生的深远影响却是极其 的。Though

it

may

be

possible

to

measure

the

value

of

ourparents

in

terms

of

money,

it

is

extremely

difficult

toestimate

the

true

value

of

care

which

our

parentsperform

for

us.Though

it

may

be

possible

to

measure

the

value

of

ournational

culture

in

terms

of

usefulness,

it

is

extremelydifficult

to

estimate

the

profound

influence

which

itexertsonus.There

are

times

when

we

would

willingly

give

everything

wepossess/have/own

to

save

our

lives,

yet

we

might

grudgepaying

a

surgeon

a

high

fee

for

offering

us

precisely

this

service.有时，为了挽救生命，愿意付出所拥有的一切。但就在外夫给提供了这种服务后，却可能为所支付的昂贵的费用而抱怨。grudge=be

unwilling

to不愿意给，舍不得给

precisely=exactlywillingly:Such

is

human

nature,

that

a

great

many

people

areoftenwilling

to

sacrifice

higher

pay

for

theprivilege

of ing

white-collar

workers.(L

4)许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。许多人常常情愿放弃他们的业余时间以换取参观博物馆的殊荣，此乃人之常情。许多人常常情愿放弃他们玩 的机会以换取博览群书的殊荣，此乃人之常情。许多大学毕业生常常情愿放弃他们的工作机会以换取考研的殊荣，此乃人之常情。Such

is

human

nature,

that

a

great

many

people

areoftenwilling

to

sacrifice

their

spare

time

for

theprivilege

ofvisiting

museums.Such

is

human

nature,

that

a

great

many

people

areoftenwilling

to

sacrifice

their

opportunity

to

playmobile

phones

for

the

privilege

ofreadingextensively.Such

is

human

nature,

that

a

great

many

collegegraduates

are

often

willing

to

sacrifice

their

jobopportunities

for

the

privilege

of

pursuingmaster’s

degrees.有时，遇难者为了挽救生命，愿意付出他们所拥有的一切。但就在给他们提供了这种服务后，他们却可能为所支付的昂贵的费用而抱怨。There

are

times

when

victims

would

willingly

give

everything

theypossess

to

save

their

lives,

yet

they

might

grudge

paying

a

heroa

high

fee

for

offering

them

precisely

this

service.The

conditions

of

society

are

such（代词）

that（同位语从句）skills/abilities

have

to

be

paid

for

in

the

same

way

that

goodsare

paid

for

at

a

shop.Everyone

has

something

to

sell.社会上的情况就是如此，技术是必须付钱去买的，就像在商店里要花钱买商品一样。人人都有东西可以出售。社会上的情况就是如此，知识是必须付钱去买的，就像在商店里要花钱买商品一样。The

conditions

of

society

are

such

that

knowledge

have

to

be

paidfor

in

the

same

way

that

goods

are

paid

for

at

a

shop.社会上的情况就是如此，知识是必须付钱去买的，就像在商店里要花钱买商品一样。第二段：Tramps

seem

to

be

the

only

exception

to

his

generalrule.Beggars

almost

sell

themselves

as

human

beings

to

arousethe

pity

of

passers-by.But

real

tramps

are

not

beggars.在这条普遍的规律面前，好像只有流浪汉是个例外，乞丐出售的几乎是他本人，以引起过路人的怜悯。但真正的流浪汉并不是乞丐。general

manager总经理General

Patton 将军When

they

are

too

old

to

take

care

of

themselves,

the

elderse

burdens

to

be

kicked

around

by

their

sons

anddaughters

like

a

football,

a

pitiful

and

unjust

sight

that

willarouse

indignation

among

many

Chinese.当父母自己的太大不能照顾自己的时候，他们就成了负担，被们像足球一样踢来踢去。这是一种令人同情的不公正现象，引起了很多 的愤慨。They

have

nothing

to

sell

and

require

nothing

from

others.

Inseeking

independence,

they

do

not

sacrifice

their

humandignity.

A

tramp

may

ask

you

for

money,

but

he

will

never

askyou

to

feel

sorry

for

him.他们既不出售任何东西，也不需要从别人那儿得到任何东西，在追求独立

的同时，他们并不牺牲为人的尊严。流浪汉可能会向你讨钱，但他从来不要你

他。meet

requirements/needs,reach

demands满足需要

seeking

employment就业self-dependence自立doting

care溺爱boomerang

kids啃老族He

has

delibera y

chosen

to

lead

the

life

he

leads

and

is

fullyaware

of

the

consequences.He

may

never

be

sure

where

thenext

meal

is

coming

from,but

he

is

free

from

the

thousands

ofanxieties

which

afflict（使苦恼，折磨）

other

people.他是故意地选择过那种生活的，并完全清楚以这种方式生活的

。他可能从不知道下顿饭有无着落，但他不像有些人那样被千万桩愁事所折磨。lead

astray误入歧途enhance/increase/cultivate

the

awareness/sense提高意识/培养His

few

material

possessions

make

it

possible

for

him

to

movefrom

place

to

place

with

ease.他几乎没有什么 ，这使他能够轻松自如地在各地奔波。By

having

to

sleep

in

the

open（原因状语）,he

gets

far

closer

tothe

world

of

nature

than

most

of

us

ever

do.由于被迫在露天睡觉，他比 中许多人都离大自然近得多。He

may

hunt,

beg,

or

steal

occasionally

to

keep

himself

alive;

hemay

even,

in

times

of

real

need,

do

a

little

work;

buthe

willnever

sacrifice

his

freedom.为了生存，他可能会去打猎、乞讨，偶尔偷上一两回；确实需要的时候，他甚至可能干一点儿活，但他决不会牺牲自由。We

often

speak

of

tramps

with

contempt

and