英语朗读材料

一月

1.好故事造就成功动画片

2.护身符和象征：钟

3.备战奥运：新老城市

4.乘风飞翔

5.运动鞋

6.生活中之两极

7.英国人爱喝茶

8.西伯利亚大铁路

9.1月25日一一彭斯之夜

10.庞贝灾后的橄榄

11.现代奥运回顾：I960年罗马奥运会

12.诺贝尔大师自传：西德尼•奥尔特曼

13.国际太空站一一人类的宇宙之家

14.军团病

15.同忧郁症作斗争

二月

1.大山一一语言学习有感

2.备战奥运：年轻一代

3花语

4：对应业精神的承认

5.眼里有心

6.南非的野生动物

7.情人节的来历

8.拉什莫尔山

9.英国人的一日三餐

10.紧随斯汀

H.现代奥运回顾：1964年东京奥运会

12.永别了，协和式飞机

13.要么生存，要么死亡

14.登革热

15.有关医疗的谬论与事实

三月

1?另类音乐小子一一科里•考克斯

2.像龙尼那样去生活

3.护身符和象征：奠基石

4.出国去

5.我真不相信你的话

6.金盒子

7.3月28日赠橘节

8.爱尔兰日记

9.英国的酒馆

10.南非一观鸟胜地

11.泰姬•玛哈尔陵

12.关门合唱团：震荡现代摇滚

13.1968年墨西哥城奥运会

14.全球污染趋势

15.西尼罗河病毒

四月

1.奥运官员说奥运

2.独生子女家庭

3.护身符和象征：十字形

4.尽量设法获取经验

5.冬季晚钟节（最后一天）

6.巴拿马运河

7.在英国路上开车

8.五花八门的南非烹饪

9.“简单计划”乐队：唱出我们的心声

10.现代奥运回顾：1972年的慕尼黑奥运会

11.婴儿可以人工培育吗？

12.克隆创造人类胚胎

13.都市杀手

14.为什么动物寿命比人的寿命短？

15.禽流感

五月

1.选择你所喜欢的

2.护身符和象征：颜色

3.叶尼佳种马的传说

4.你所记得的

5.梦想的自行车与妈妈的捐献盒

6.5月8日一欢庆舞节

7.母亲节的来历

8吴哥

9：“五分钱”乐队开始起步

10.我母亲教我的

11.慈母颂

12.现代奥运回顾：1976年蒙特利尔奥运会

13.放松

14.患难朋友

15.室内植物的神奇功能

六月

1.给我们的孩子留下一个生机勃勃的地球!

2.我父亲是我的英雄

3.无人能替代的活儿

4.父亲节的父亲情怀

5.浪漫之路曲曲折折

6.6月21日--仲夏节

7.金字塔

8.英国的银行假日

9.艾莉森•克劳斯：你才是挚爱

10.现代奥运回顾：1980年莫斯科奥运会

11.萨尔瓦多•达利：一个没有发疯的疯子

12.诺贝尔大师自传：尼古拉斯•布洛姆伯根

13.肥胖症与驾车的危险性

14.小狗快运（上）

15.在伊阵亡美军士兵的最后家书

七月

1.有效地表达自己

2.表现自己的个性

3.没有天生的成功者

4.说出心里话

5.如果有毅力

6.7月4日一一沃尔顿火种节

7.英国人的年假

8.世界人工奇观：中国长城

9.“大侦探波洛”与世长辞

10.现代奥运回顾：1984年洛杉矶奥运会

11.诺贝尔大师自传：让-马里•莱恩

12.美国航空航天局成功试飞超高音速喷气机

13.健身要用脑子

14.累而不眠

15.小狗快运（中）

16.萨拉•布赖特曼：音乐天使

八月

1.咖啡的梦想

2.态度

3.父亲的蜴福

4.8月5日一一格拉斯米尔灯草节

5.板球在英国

6松'鼓

1.小狗快运（下）

8.现代奥运回顾：1988年汉城奥运会

9.雷•查尔斯传奇式的声音：永恒的最爱

10.诺贝尔大师自传：罗阿尔德•霍夫曼

11.我认识你吗？

12.根据自身性格选择健身方法

13.学会和中国和睦相处个美国名人给孙儿们的信

14.教师狙击网络剽窃

15.Hoobastank乐队：给我一个理由

九月

1.了解战争，防止战争

2.不只是一笔奖学金

3.人有四妻

4.“我们全都是为了学习而来这儿的”

5.9月18日一一约翰逊博士诞辰纪念日

6巴黎

7.见证西班牙斗牛

8.莫尼卡:征服乐坛

9.猫和人

10.传奇人物：马龙白兰度

11.1992年巴塞罗那奥运会

12.诺贝尔大师自传：赫拉尔杜斯・胡夫特

13.重压之后记忆力会丧失

14,用于探索太空的发明：人造卫星

15.为什么水果和蔬菜是健康的首选？

十月

1.爱长城的好汉

2.一个英国人眼中的长城

3.快乐的选择

4.砖块

5.时间与爱

6,罗马

7.10月26日--免租典礼日

8.阿沙：激情四射

9.遥远的同时代人：伊曼纽尔•康德

10.1996年亚特兰大奥运会

11.诺贝尔大师自传：艾伦•黑格

12.侯鸟具有更好的记忆力

13.劫机

14.生活方式导致近视

15.来自另一个世界的歌声

~\—月

1.搜索成功

2.美国人的时间观

3.错过的舞会

4.一次开一道门

5.11月4日恶作剧之夜

6.纽约

7.传统的法国人

8.艾希莉•辛普森：我的全部

9.2000年悉尼奥运会

10.昆虫侦探（上）

11.为何鳄鱼不会受感染？

12.红木钢琴

13.萨姆的意图

14.如何克服你的羞怯感

15.意大利国家队：剑指世界杯

十二月

1.心连心

2.我的头发是蓝色

3.小狗蒂皮

4.能把握的只有当下

5.圣诞夜

6.东京

7.昆虫侦探（下）

8.体育与技术

9.裘德•劳访谈

10.寂寞男孩乐队：家族传统

H.现代奥运回顾：2004年雅典奥运会

12.克里斯托夫•里夫：一位真正的超人

13.圣诞节我最想要的

14.英格兰神奇小子一一韦恩•鲁尼

15.2004年世界足球先生评选

01-01.GoodStoryMeansSuccessfulAnimation

ZhaoWei:Youhaveproducedmanyfamousanimation1characters.Sowhat

elementsdoyouthinkasuccessfulanimatedfilmshouldpossess?

BeckyBristow:Well,themostimportantelementisagoodstory.Thesecond

mostimportantelementistellingthatgoodstorywellinavisualform.Aslong

asyouhaveawelltoldstoryandagoodidea,ifit'sasadstoryorhappystory

oranykindofstory,itwillbeasuccessfulfilm.It'sjustthatsimple.

Zhao:JapaneseanimatedfilmSpiritedAwaywontheOscarforBestAnimated

FeatureFilmfor2003.AsamemberofAcademyAwardscommittee,could

youtellmethecriterionforbeingawinner?

BeckyBristow:Again,thesamething.It'sagoodstory,animaginativestory,

awelltoldstoryvisually2andsomethingtouchestheheart.SpiritedAway

certainlydidthat.It'safantasticfilm.Ithinkit'sveryinteresting,andwewere

verysurprised.BecauseDisneyhadfilminthecompetition,Dreamworkhada

filmandallofthesestudioshadfilmsinthecompetition,butaJapanesefilm

won.Sothat'sanimportantmessagetotheUSanimationbusinessthat

somethingtheyaredoingisnotright.

Zhao:Ithinkapersonwhocouldproduceanimatedfilmscatering3somuchto

children'smindmustpossessachildlikeheart.Doyouthinkyouarethatkind

ofperson?

BeckyBristow:Ithinkso,andIthinkalotofanimatorsIknowarevery

childlikeandinnocent,becauseyouhavetohavethatsortofwayoflookingat

things.Butalotofuscareaboutchildrenbeinggivengoodthingstowatch.

Theyshouldbefun,butalsochildrenlearnsomethingfromit.Soyouneedto

makeitappealtothem,andyoualsohavetolookfromtheangleoftheadult

andprotectthemfromcertainthings,butnotprotectthemtoomuch.Ithink

kidsknowtoomuchtoday.

Zhao:What'syourfavoritecharacterofallthecharactersyouhaveproduced?

BeckyBristow:Oh,that'slikeaskingamotherwhichchildisherfavorite.I

wouldn'twantmymother'sanswer.Icanonlysaythatanyofthemismy

favorite,'causeeveryoneisspecialinsomeway.

Zhao:What'sthecurrentstateofChineseanimationindustry?Howdoyou

predictthefuturedevelopmentofChineseanimation?

BeckyBristow:Well,it'shealthyIthink.Fromtheendof1980s,whenIfirst

visitedChina,toabout2yearsago,mostoftheanimationsbeingdonein

Chinawereforthewest.SoIwasworriedaboutChineseanimationbecauseI

didn'tseeanyoriginalanimationbeingdone.Butinthelast2years,therewas

alotgoingoninChineseanimation.Therewasabiginterestinopening

Chineseanimationtowesternappeal,notlosingthespecialofChineseartin

animation,butmakingunderstandingwhatismoreappealingtoawider

audienceoftheworld.

Zhao:NowyouarethechairofDepartmentofDigitalArtsDesignofBeijing

University.Whatadvicewouldyougivetothestudentswhowanttojoininthe

animationindustry?Whatskillsdoyouthinkareimportanttobeasuccessful

animator?

BeckyBristow:Well,theyshouldknowhowtodraw.ThatshouldbeaNo.1

thing.Theyshouldlearnhowtodrawindifferentways.Whenyouaresittingon

abusinthetrafficinBeijing,lookatthepeoplewalkingandthinkaboutwhat's

thedifferencebetweenonepersonandthepersonnexttohim.Andthen

sketch4them.Youjusthavetoexpandyourvisionofworldandfillitintoyour

bodyandyourmind.Andyoualsohavetodevelopideasandlearnthecraft5.

Ifyouworkforstudioandyouareinverylowplace,talktoeverybody,andhelp

asmanypeopleasyoucan.That'sthebestadviceIcangive.Butobviously

comingtoartschoolwillhelpyoualot.

Zhao:Sohowcanweenteryourschool?

BeckyBristow:Well,whatwewanttoseeisalotofdrawings.Whenpeople

heardigitalarts,theyfeelitdoesn'tmeandrawing,itmeanssomesortof

computer.Butcomputerisatool.Youneedthebasicthingsthatcanbeput

intothattool.Thebasicthingsareartandknowledgeofart.Somestudents

don'thavefilmexperienceatall,they'rereallygoodpaintersthatareinterested

inmovingittothefilm.Soweaccesssomeofthem.

注释：

1.animationn.动画片；动画片绘制

2.visuallyadv.视觉地；形象化地

3.cater国兴♦•]vi.投合，迎合

4.sketchvt.画...的素描；画出的草图

5.craft[世口公且n.工艺；手艺

01-02.CharmsandSymbols

Bell

Inancienttimesallovertheworld,itwasbelievedthatevilspiritscouldputup

withjustaboutanythingexcepttheclanging1ofabell.Overtime,thebellitself,

evenwhennotringing,cametoberegardedasapowerfulluckysymbol.

Becauseitissuspendedinahangingposition,ittakesontherepresentationof

alllifesuspendedbetweenheavenandearth.Itsvaultlike2shapehas

becomeasymbolofheaven.

BellsareusedinChristianchurchesaswellasHinduandBuddhisttemplesas

ameansofkeepingevilaway.Thebelltolledatfuneralsisnowexplainedasa

signaltothelivingthatasoulispassingtotheothersideandshouldbe

accompaniedbyprayers.Butoriginallythetollingwasintendedtopreventevil

forcesfrominterferingwiththesoul'sheavenwardjourney.

Bellsareoftenusedasawarningofdanger.Obviously,thefacttheyareeasy

tohearmakesthemperfectforthejob.Butjustasimportantistheageold

beliefsinmostEuropeancountriesthatthesoundofabellcanturnawayan

approachingstorm,deflect3lightningortame4atornado5.

Butwhybells?Suchthingsasgunpowdermakemorenoisethanbells,andthe

Chinesestillroutinelyuseittofrightenawayharmfulspirits.Butafter

gunpowderwasintroducedintoEurope,theEnglishscientistRogerBacon

saidhestillthoughtbellsweremuchbetterdemon-chasers6.Ina

thirteenth-centuryscientificreport,Baconconcludedthatitwasn'tthesoundof

abellinitselfthathadthepowerbutthemovementoftheaircausedby

repeatedtolling.Inhisopinion,itcanceledouttheturbulence7causedby

mischief-makingspirits.

注释：

1.clang•哥岗vt&vi.（使）当当响

2.vaultlike[♦:日口5日•公N&j]adj.像穹隆样的，拱顶状的

3.deflec“aN西m使转向；使偏斜

4.tame[♦RNO]vt.制服；驾驭

5.tornado[♦心以图■虱兴总中♦]n.龙卷风；飓风

6.demon-chaser[同■图♦铲虱兴♦刈n.驱逐恶魔之物

7.turbulence[同♦&n.骚乱，骚动

01-03.LearnEnglishforthe2008Olympics

NewCityVersustheOld

Foreigner:Beijingisdevelopingsofastthatineffect,itisacompletelynew

city.Impressiveasyournewskyscrapersare,theyarechangingthefaceof

Beijingcompletely,turningitintoanondescript1citylikeanyothermodern

cityintheworld.Ifinditsuchagreatpity.

Chinese:Itisaproblem,Iadmit.Andit'snotonlythefaceofBeijingthat's

changing,it'sthewayoflivingwhichhasagreatereffectontheBeijingpeople.

Peopleareforcedoutoftheirtraditionalcourtyard2homestoliveinapartment

houses.Despitethemodernconveniencesofthenewapartments,manyold

Beijingersstillprefertoliveintheoldcourtyardhouses.

Foreigner:Besidesthehistoricaledifices3liketheImperialPalaceandthe

TempleofHeaven,thetraditionalhutongsandcourtyardhousesofBeijingare

partoftheattractionforforeigntourists,andthat'swhywearesorrytosee

themdisappear.Butthat'sthepriceofmodernizationIsuppose;theoldhasto

givewaytothenew.

Chinese:That'sonlypartlytrue.Thedestructionoftheoldisnotamust.

Someofitshould,andcanbepreserved.Ibelievetherewasadebateamong

thetopleadersandcityplannersonwhetherornottopreservetheoldBeijing

andbuildanewcitybesidetheoldintheearlydaysofLiberation.Infactthere

wasapartofthesuburbscalledNewBeijing,whichapparentlywastobe

developedintothenewmetropolis.

Foreigner:Thatwouldhavebeenideal.Youshould,andcouldhave

preservedyourcitywallsandallthosecitygates,whichnowexistonlyin

name.

Chinese:Icouldn'tagreewithyoumore.Idon'tknowwhytheoriginalplanof

buildingaNewBeijingdidn'tmaterialize4.Instead,constructionand

developmentcenteredaroundtheoldcity,andso,thewallsandgateshadto

gotomakeway5forthenewroadsandmoderntraffic.Butevenso,Ithinkthis

regrettabledestructioncouldhavebeenavoidediftheplannersandarchitects

settheirmindstoit.

Foreigner:Idon'tthinkthat'sthepoint.Theyweremerelycarryingoutthe

ordersofthepolicymakers.Themosttheycoulddowastomakesuggestions,

oreventovoiceadifferentopinion.Thedecisionrestedonthepolicy

makers,whoevertheymightbe.

Chinese:YouknowwhenIwasvisitingLondonlastsummer,Icouldn'thelp

comparingitwithBeijing.Bothareancientcities,andwhileasyou'vejustsaid,

modernizationhaschangedthefaceofBeijingcompletely,IfoundLondonhas

hardlychangedatall.

Foreigner:Thatcouldn'tbetrue.ActuallyLondonhaschangedalot,sowhat

doyoumeanbysayingthatithashardlychanged?

Chinese:Well,evenfromtheair,Ifounditwastheoldfamiliarbuildingssuch

asSt.Paul'sCathedral,theWestminsterAbbey,theTowerBridgeetc.that

dominatedthelandscape.Ontheground,Ifoundthestreetsandthehouses

lookedalmostexactlythesameasinthephotosbeforetheSecondWorldWar,

exceptthattherearemorecarsontheroadsnow.

Foreigner:Iseewhatyoumean,butifyougounderneaththesurface,youwill

findthechangesyoudon'tseefromtheoutside.Thehousesmaylookthe

sameasbefore,butifyougoinside,you'llfindthatmanyhavebeenturned

intoapartmenthouses,orflatsastheyarecalledinBritain,witheachfamily

occupyingoneflat.Sotheoldsaying"TheEnglishman'shouseishiscastle"

nolongerholdstrue,I'mafraid.

注释：

「nondescript［息■心■◎为唱殳;□为口♦］adj.（因无特征而）难以归类的；难以形

容的

2.courtyard［息的口♦41缸口◎］n.院子，庭院；天井

3.edifice［图HaN］NHn.（巨大而雄伟的）建筑物（如大教堂、宫殿、庙宇）

4.materialize［。中田♦为6口为中・。兴对］vt.使具体化；实现

5.makeway让路；腾出地方（或位置）

01-04.TheWindBeneathHerWings

In1959,whenJeanHarperwasinthethirdgrade,herteachergavetheclass

anassignmenttowriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.

Jean'sfatherwasacropduster1pilotinthelittlefarmingcommunityin

NorthernCaliforniawhereshewasraised,andJeanwastotallycaptivatedby

airplanesandflying.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandincludedallof

herdreams;shewantedtocropdust,makeparachute2jumps,seed3clouds

andbeanairlinepilot.Herpapercamebackwithan"F"onit.Theteachertold

heritwasa"fairytale"andthatnoneoftheoccupationsshelistedwere

women'sjobs.Jeanwascrushedandhumiliated4.

Sheshowedherfatherthepaper,andhetoldherthatofcourseshecould

becomeapilot."LookatAmeliaEarhart,"hesaid."Thatteacherdoesn'tknow

whatshe'stalkingabout."

Butastheyearswentby,Jeanwasbeatendownbythediscouragementand

negativitysheencounteredwhenevershetalkedabouthercareer"Girlscan't

becomeairlinepilots;neverhave,neverwill.You'renotsmartenough,you're

crazy.That'simpossible."untilfinallyJeangaveup.

Inhersenioryearofhighschool,herEnglishteacherwasMrs.DorothySlaton.

Mrs.Slatonwasanuncompromising5,demandingteacherwithhigh

standardsandalowtoleranceforexcuses.Sherefusedtotreatherstudents

likechildren,insteadexpectingthemtobehaveliketheresponsibleadultsthey

wouldhavetobetosucceedintherealworldaftergraduation.Jeanwas

scaredofheratfirstbutgrewtorespectherfirmnessandfairness.

OnedayMrs.Slatongavetheclassanassignment."Whatdoyouthinkyou'll

bedoing10yearsfromnow?"Jeanthoughtabouttheassignment.Pilot?No

way.Flightattendant?I'mnotprettyenoughthey'dneveracceptme.Wife?

Whatguywouldwantme?Waitress?Icoulddothat.Thatfeltsafe,soshe

wroteitdown.

Mrs.Slatoncollectedthepapersandnothingmorewassaid.Twoweekslater,

theteacherhandedbacktheassignments,facedownoneachdesk,and

askedthisquestion:"Ifyouhadunlimitedfinances,unlimitedaccesstothe

finestschools,unlimitedtalentsandabilities,whatwouldyoudo?"

Jeanfeltarushoftheoldenthusiasm,andwithexcitementshewrotedownall

herolddreams.Whenthestudentsstoppedwriting,theteacherasked,"How

manystudentswrotethesamethingonbothsidesofthepaper?"Notone

handwentup.

ThenextthingthatMrs.SlatonsaidchangedthecourseofJean'slife.The

teacherleanedforwardoverherdeskandsaid,"Ihavealittlesecretforyouall.

Youdohaveunlimitedabilitiesandtalents.Youdohaveaccesstothefinest

schools,andyoucanarrangeunlimitedfinancesifyouwantsomethingbadly

enough.Thisisit!Whenyouleaveschool,ifyoudon'tgoforyourdreams,no

onewilldoitforyou.Youcanhavewhatyouwantifyouwantitenough."

Thehurtandfearofyearsofdiscouragementcrumbledinthefaceofthetruth

ofwhatMrs.Slatonhadsaid.Jeanfeltexhilarated6andalittlescared.She

stayedafterclassandwentuptotheteacher'sdesk.JeanthankedMrs.Slaton

andtoldheraboutherdreamofbecomingapilot.Mrs.Slatonhalfroseand

slappedthedesktop."Thendoit!”shesaid.

SoJeandid.Itdidn'thappenovernight.Ittook10yearsofhardwork,facing

oppositionthatrangedfromquietskepticism7tooutrighthostility8.Itwasn'tin

Jean'snaturetostandupforherselfwhensomeonerefusedorhumiliatedher;

instead,shewouldquietlytrytofindanotherway.

Shebecameaprivatepilotandthengotthenecessaryratingstoflyairfreight

andevencommuter9planes,butalwaysasacopilot.Heremployerswere

openlyhesitantaboutpromotingherbecauseshewasawoman.Evenher

fatheradvisedhertotrysomethingelse."It'simpossible,"hesaid."Stop

bangingyourheadagainstthewall!"

ButJeananswered,"Dad,Idisagree.Ibelievethatthingsaregoingtochange,

andIwanttobeattheheadofthepackwhentheydo.”

Jeanwentontodoeverythingherthirdgradeteachersaidwasafairytaleshe

didsomecropdusting,madeafewhundredparachutejumpsandeven

seededcloudsforasummerseasonasaweathermodificationpilot.In1978,

shebecameoneofthefirstthreefemalepilottraineeseveracceptedbyUnited

Airlinesandoneofonly50womenairlinepilotsinthenationatthetime.Today,

JeanHarperisaBoeing737captainforUnited.

Itwasthepowerofonewellplacedpositiveword,onesparkofencouragement

fromawomanJeanrespected,thatgavethatuncertainyounggirlthestrength

andfaithtopursueherdream.

注释：

1.duster［同久）fp］n.（喷撒杀虫粉剂等的）喷粉飞机

2.parachute［息口额CT®"n.降落伞

3.seed［*XH£：］vt.〈美〉催（云）化雨

4.humiliate［答er♦窗以①图。兴・兴虱兴川vt.使蒙耻；羞辱

5.uncompromising［图4公兴找兴宴］adj.不妥协的，不让步的

6.exhilarate［NY司赛兴・卡口几N8vt.使兴奋，使振奋

7.skepticism但♦物几口.兴5阴％O］n.〈美）怀疑态度

8.hostility［存4♦同♦兴•兴♦兴］n.反对；敌意

9.commuter图n.定期短途航线（或航空公司）

01-05.Sneakers

Ialwaysadmirepeoplewhoexercise.Inparticular,olderfolkswhomake

exerciseadailyroutine.At75,Jackwastrulyaninspiration1.

Therewasapondinthemiddleofthisbeautifulpark.Somemayarguethatit

isalake.Ihavenoideawhatqualifieswatertobeeither,butthiswasbig

enoughandsmallenoughtowalkaroundseveraltimesasapartofan

exerciseprogram.

Jackran.

Iwasn'ttheretobreakrecords.Infact,Iwasjustoutforastroll.ButJack

zipped2bymeatleastfourtimesinthetimeittookmetocompletemywalk

aroundonce.

Attheend,IsatonabenchwhereIstarted.Jacksatdownnexttome,ashe

completedhislastlap3andwasslowlyunwinding4.

"Howdoyoudoit?"IaskedasIshookmyhead.

JacksmiledandwhisperedhisreplytomeasheleanedtowardwhereIwas

sitting.

"Don'ttellanyone.Mysecretis..."

Iactuallyleanedintohearthis.Ithoughthehadthesecrettoyouth.

Hecontinuedwhispering."Mysecretis...Idothis...onestepatatime."

Thenhestartedlaughing.

Feelingthefool,Ipretendedtogoalongwiththejokerealizingthenthatmy

questionwasstupid.

"MynameisBob,"IsaidasIofferedmyhandtohim.

"CallmeJack,"hesaidandshookmyhandwithaveryfirmgrip.

"Jack,seriously.YouappeartobealittleolderthanIamandlookingreat

shape.Haveyoualwaysbeenthishealthy?"Iasked,cautiouslythinkingabout

mywording.

*Tm75andproudofit!"hesaid."Asformyhealth,aboutfiveyearsagothey

toldmemyheartwasinbadshape5.Mychoicewastositbackandletlife

takeitscourseorformetoplanit.Itookcharge,"hesaidashechangedhis

runningshoes.

Continuinghesaid,"Thefactis,Ishouldhavedonethatlongago.Iwould

probablybeinevenbettershape."

"Whatadvicecanyougiveasoontobe51yearoldmanwithextremelyhigh

cholesterol6?"Iasked.

Helookedmestraightintheeyeasheplacedhishandonmyshoulderand

said,"Sneakers."

"Ishouldhavethebestsneakerstorunin?"Iasked.

"No.Alwaysremembertotieyoursneakersbeforeyoutakeoff.Ididn'tthefirst

timeIstartedrunning.Ifellonmyfaceandchipped7theboneinmyrightknee.

Icouldn'tstartagainforweeks,"hesaidlaughing.

DidImentionthisyoung75yearoldalsohadagreatsenseofhumor?

"Seriously,Bob.Thekeytosettinganygoalsinyourlifeistobeprepared.

Checkeverythingbeforeyoustartchasingafteryourdreams.Iknowsomany

peoplewhoaremiserabletodaybecausetheystartedrunningaftertheir

dreams,alwaysinpursuitofthem.Whyarewealwayschasingthings?They

chasedthemandfellflat8ontheirfacebecausetheyweren'tprepared."

Stilltryingtogetsomevaluableinformationonstayinghealthy,Istartedtoask,

"So,thekeytolivinglongerandbeinghappywithyourlifeis..."heinterrupted

me.

"Don'tforgettotieyoursneakers!"hesaid.

Thereyouhaveit..."Thesecrettosuccess."

注释：

1.inspiration［鱼图DllNbn.鼓舞人心的人（或事物）

2.zip［找N口］vi.有力而迅速地行动（或移动）

3.lap［•«□］n.（跑道的）一圈

4.unwind国）■图♦公vi.放松，松驰

5.inbadshape处于不佳状况

6.cholesterol［切6局n.［生化］胆固醇，胆雷醇

7.chipvt.碰出缺口；切成碎片

8.fallflat直挺挺地倒下

01-06.UnderTheWhether1

IthasbeensobitterlycoldhereinPennsylvania.

Ican'trememberawinterbeingascoldasthis,butI'msuretherewerecolder

days.

Eventhoughthedaylighthoursaregrowinglongerminutebyminute,it'seasy

tofindanexcusenottogooutunlessyouabsolutelymust,butthenagainI

oftenhavetopushmyselftoaccomplishthings.

PeopleIspeaktohavebeeninallkindsofnasty2moods.Theysaythey're

"undertheweather,"notfeelinggoodaboutthistimeofyear.

AsIstoodoutsidewithmytwodogsyesterday,itwassocoldthatmynoseand

facefeltcrispandmyearswerestinging.

Ofcourse,thatdoesn'tmattertoRickyandLucy.Theyhavearoutinethey

mustgothroughtofindjusttherightspotnomatterhowcoldorhotitis.

SoIwait.

Butthistimeitwasdifferent.Ascoldasitwas,Isuddenlywasinvigorated3

thinkingabouthowwonderfulthisextremecoldreallywas.

Thenthesunbrokethroughthecloudsandmemoriesofsummer'sscorching4

hotdaysflashedthroughmymind.Icouldrememberstandingintheheatof

theafternoon,sweatpouringdownmybrowandthehot,burningsunagainst

myface.IremindedmyselfthenandtherethatinthecoldofthewinterIwould

wishIhadthisheat.

Iwasright.

TwoextremesinmylifethatmostofthetimeIfinduncomfortable.Inormally

dreadthemandgripeaboutitallthewaythrough.

ButtodayIwasgratefulforthem.Withouttheextremesinmylife,Iwould

neverappreciatethedayswhenthingswerejustright.Withouttheextremes

lifewouldbeboring.

It'sbeingpushedtooneoftheextremesthatmakesusappreciatethemiddle

more.Healthchallengesremindsusthatweneedtopaymoreattentiontohow

welive.Financialextremesremindusthatwhenthingsareinexcessit'stime

totuckaway5forwhenthetimesarelean6.

SobringonthecoldsoIappreciatetheheatmore.

Makemesweatonahotsummer'sdaysoIwishIhadahandfulofsnowtorub

myfacein.

I'vecometotheconclusionthatalltoooftenIfindareasonnottobehappy

withwhereIamatthatmoment.

Whetherit'shotorcold,goodhealthorbad,inthemoneyoroutofit,Ialways

wantedittobedifferent.

Butnomore.IwanttostartfindingareasontobehappyrightwhereIam.

Evenifit'ssimplythefactthatI'malive.

I'mtiredofbeing"UndertheWhether!"

注释：

1.whether国普女①♦虱生和adj.（两个中的）任何一个，意指文内谈及的生活中

的两个极端，故权且借此译作本文标题。

2.nasty[息■额♦N]adj.使人难受的；（天气等）非常恶劣的

3.invigorate[N■图♦:使生气勃勃；使精力充沛

4.scorching[息的口.eN知adj.灼热的

5.tuckaway储存，收藏

6.lean[eXSB]adj.贫乏的；收益少的；缺少营养的

01-07.TheEnglishLikeTea

Foreignersmayscoff1,marketingmenmaytrytoseducewithalternatives,but

theEnglishstillcarryondoggedly2intheirdevotiontowhattheyconsiderto

beoneofthefewgoodthingsevertocomefromelsewhere.

Whileotherpeoplestiffen3theirsinews4withsomethingstronger,theEnglish

constitution5merelydemandstea.Theyhaveimbued6itwithalmostmystical

curativeandcomfortingqualities.Inmomentsofcrisis,asaremedyforshock

orjustatasocialgatheringsomeonewillsuggesttea.Itisprobablytheironly

addiction.

TeatotheaverageEnglishmanorwomanusuallymeansIndiantea.Itis

servedwithmilkandsugarandthefolklore7surroundingitspreparationis

prodigious8.Firsttheteapothastobeheated.Thetea,oncemade,hastobe

leftto"stand"and"brew9"-butnotsolongthatitbecomes"stewed."Cold

milkispouredintothebottomofeachcupandthenteaisaddedeitherwiththe

additionofwateror,morenormally,"justasitcomes"--neatandstrong.

Chinateaisconsideredsmarterandpreparationritualsaresimilar,butmilkis

alwaysaddedaftertheteaifitistakenatall.Asliceoflemonisoften

substituted.Sugargoesinlast.

注释：

1.scoff卜切心刘vi.嘲弄，嘲笑，讥笑

2.doggedlyadv.坚持不懈地；固执地

3.stiffen但vt.使顽强；加强；提高

4.sinew［同♦国］n.力量；精力

5.constitution［鱼切心♦且5中』n.体质；素质

6.imbue［NO息♦且］vt.使充满

7.folklore［息♦⑻•心国容口⑦］n.民俗；民间传说

8.prodigious［口口今同adj.巨大的，庞大的

9.brew［设口♦且］vi.被冲泡；被煮沸

01-08.Trans-SiberianExpress

Thesixthousandmilejourneyisthelongestraillineonearth.

FewthingsinRussiaimpactthelivesofasmanypeopleastheTrans-Siberian

Express.Andfewengineeringprojectsmatchthescopeofthisincrediblefeat.

Russianczar1Nicholasthesecondlaidtheceremonialfirstpieceoftrackat

thededication2in1891.Buttherealbackbreaking3workwasdoneby

Russianpeasants.Amazinglythetranscontinentalrailroadwasalmostentirely

builtbyhand.Itwasbuiltbymenwithshovelsandwithpicksandwithwheel

barrels,whichiswhatmakesitanevenmoreimpressivefeat.It'shardto

imaginehowdifficulttheworkingconditionsmust'vebeenforthepeoplewho

weredoingthelaborontherailroad.Inthewintertime,windchillsofone

hundredandtwentydegreesbelowzerorippedthroughclothing.Whilemid

summertempsoftentoppedasweltering4oneh