1、TranslationUnit1當時大家生活都很艱難，我們家靠我開出租車的收入勉強度日。一天 深夜我接到要車電話，令我吃驚的是，到達那個地址時發(fā)現(xiàn)是一位柔弱的老太太在等我。她上車后，我便與她攀談起來。我了解到她要去安養(yǎng)院，醫(yī)生說她的時間不多了。老太太叫我開車穿過市中心。她指著一些老房子告訴我那是她曾居住或工作過的地方。最后當車子停在安養(yǎng)院門口時，我沒有接收她的車費。在那天余下的時間里我陷入了沉思：雖然我得謀生，但是生活的意義不僅僅是為了生存。當周遭情形一片陰暗時，我的一個小小善舉可能就是一束燭光，盡管燭火微弱，卻溫暖了一顆心靈，也令我高尚。我真的為自己的小小善舉感到自豪。That was a

2、time when life was difficult for everyone. My family could barely get by on my small income from driving a cab. One late night I responded to a call for a cab ride. To my surprise, when I arrived at the address, I found it was a frail old lay who was awaiting me. After she got into the cab, I engage

3、d her in conversation. I learnt that she was going to the hospice. Her doctor said she didnt have very long. The old lady told me to drive through the downtown area. She pointed at some old buildings, telling me those were the places where she used to work or live. When the cab finally pulled up in

4、front of the hospice, I didnt accept her fare. In the rest of the day, I was lost in thought. Though I had to make a living, I lived not for the sole purpose of surviving. When circumstances looked gloomy, the small favour I had done could be a candle light. However faint the light was, it managed t

5、o warm up a soul and ennobled me as well. I did take pride in that small favour.Unit2晚飯后，我們大家圍坐在壁爐（hearth)旁。蘇珊姨媽還沉浸在失去羅伯特姨父的悲傷之中。她輕聲講起了他倆從前的歲月。訂婚不久，姨父就去參軍了?？紤]到當時的嚴峻形勢，許多軍人無法生還，你就可以想象姨媽每天有多恐懼。而當姨父從歐洲戰(zhàn)場平安返回時姨媽甭提有多開心了。之后，他們結(jié)婚成家，撫育了五個孩子。這么多年來，在共同克服生活的 艱辛磨難的過程當中，夫妻間的感情越來越深。我被姨媽的故事深深迷住了，這完全不同于我理想中的愛情。在日常生

6、活中，他們并不追求激情浪漫，并沒有牢騷滿腹，而是實踐著“付出”和“分享”。令人感慨的是，這樣的愛延續(xù)了一輩子。After dinner, we all sat around the hearth. Aunt Susan was still in the grief of losing Uncle Robert. In her soft voice she told us about their past years. Uncle Robert joined the army shortly after they were engaged. Given the critical situatio

7、n at the time when lots of army men didnt return alive, you can imagine how much horrified Aunt Susan was every day, and how much overjoyed she was to see Uncle Robert back safe and sound from the European battlefield. Then they got married and brought up five children. For all those years, their af

8、fection for each other grew stronger in the course of overcoming difficulties and hardships in life. I was fascinated by Aunt Susans story, which was totally different from my ideal of love. They practiced, in their daily life, giving and sharing instead of pursuing passion and romance, or making co

9、mplaints. Amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life.Unit3 大家普遍認為人是社會性的動物，生活在同一社會的我們自然指望有朋友。至于什么是友誼， 我們已經(jīng)學習了古希臘大哲學家亞里士多德、古 羅馬政治家西塞羅各自不同的定義。這種不可否認有些人交朋友僅僅是為了彼此有用，一旦失去這個基礎(chǔ)，這種友誼也就中止了。但更多的人渴望“心靈之友（soul pats)" ，即那種擁有高尚情操 ，能共度磨難的朋友。這樣的 友誼使我們遠離貪欲、 暴力，鼓勵我們敢于按照自己的信念說話和做事。 這樣的友誼才是我們說的 “真摯的友誼”。正

10、是由于這些朋友的相伴，我 們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己總在超越原來的自己，成為更好的人。 As is commonly acknowledged / It is commonly recognised that humans are social animals. Living together in a community, we naturally expect to have friends. As to what friendship is, we have read different definitions given by Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosoph

11、er, and Cicero, a Roman statesman. No one will deny that some people make friends simply for mutual utility. Once the ground for such friendship disappears, the friendship also breaks up. However, a lot more people long for “soul pals” those who possess virtues and with whom we can go through trials

12、 and tribulations together. Such friendships keep us away from greed and violence and inspire us to have the courage of our convictions. Such is what we call “true friendship”. It is with such friends company that we find ourselves surpassing our old selves and becoming better persons / people.Unit4

13、一枚金牌證明了奧運冠軍的運動才能、決心和勇氣。那么這些運動員又是如何讓自己有幸獲得如此巨大的榮耀呢？登上領(lǐng)獎臺的冠軍們能用他們自己的親身經(jīng)歷為我們提供答案。首先，在訓練的時候，他們就把自己想象成冠軍。一旦有了冠軍的夢想，他們就勇敢地堅守夢想。此外，優(yōu)秀的運動員內(nèi)心迫切地要發(fā)揮最佳潛能。他們嚴于律己，擠出每天的每一分鐘去練習。盡管他們鍥而不舍，有時還有可能失敗或者因毫厘之差與金牌失之交臂，但是他們相信自己，不灰心。他們時刻準備接受心理上，技巧上最具挑戰(zhàn)性的任務(wù)或比賽。事實上，為了獲得畢生中那至關(guān)重要的機會，所有的冠軍都經(jīng)歷過很多的艱難困苦。因此，我們不會說也不能說冠軍是幸運的。好運畢竟只眷顧那些

14、準備好迎接好運的人。A gold medal is a tribute to the athletic talent, determination and courage of an Olympic champion. Then how do the athletes make themselves fortunate enough to be so highly honored? The champions who have mounted the winners stand can offer an answer based on their own experiences. First,

15、 in the course of training, they visualize themselves as champions. Once their dreams of becoming champions take shape, they will cling to them courageously. Whats more, top performers are driven to bring out their best. They discipline themselves and squeeze in every possible minute to practice eve

16、ry day. Despite their relentless efforts, they may sometimes fail to win or narrowly miss a gold medal, yet they believe in themselves and never lose heart. They are ready to take on the most psychologically and technically challenging tasks or competitions. In reality, all champions have experience

17、d lots of hardships on their way to the vital break of their lifetime. So we wont and cant say that a champion is lucky. After all, luck only strikes those prepared to capitalize on it.Unit5我們都想要健康，在應(yīng)對各種嚴峻挑戰(zhàn)時想要自己處于最佳狀態(tài)：健康方面的好建議并不少：例如：均衡飲食 睡眠充足以及每周安排一些時間做運動：一門新學科一一時間生物學一一為我們提供了一個能取得最佳效率的新方法：這個方法就是協(xié)調(diào)我

18、們的日?；顒优c自身身體能力：我們將每一天中每隔四小時所測得的六個體溫讀數(shù)標記在坐標紙 上，讓自己熟悉以下信息：我的體溫何時開始上升，何時體溫升至最高，何時降到最低。然后，我們遵照時間生物學權(quán)威人士的指示來規(guī)劃我們的日?；顒樱豪纾w力要求最高的工作要在我們體溫最高時去做：而與之不同的是，像讀書和思考這樣的腦力勞動就要在體溫下降時去做：這祥，我們實際傲的事就與我們身體的自然節(jié)奏吻合，我們就能如預(yù)期一樣表現(xiàn)出最佳狀態(tài)。We all want to be healthy, to be at our best when handling tough challenges. There has neve

19、r been a lack of good advice on health. For example, eat a balanced diet, get enough sleep, and set aside some time every week for exercise. Chronobiology, a new science, has provided us with a new approach to achieving peak efficiency. It is to coordinate our daily activities with our biological ca

20、pacities. We plot on graph paper six readings of our temperature taken at four-hour intervals throughout a day, and familiarize ourselves with such information as when our body temperature begins to rise, when it reaches its peak/the highest point, and when the bottom/the lowest point appears. Then,

21、 we plan our daily activities by following the instructions given by chronobiology authorities. For instance, we tackle the most demanding physical work when our temperature is the highest. By contrast, we pursue mental activities like reading and reflection when our temperature is falling. In this

22、way, what we actually do coincides with our bodys natural rhythms and we achieve our best as predicted.Unit6如今，媒體、商業(yè)廣告不斷地向我們一遍又一遍地重復著物質(zhì)生活的重要性，以至于我們都被洗腦，以為幸福是可以購買到的。我們向周圍的人炫耀新得的一件財產(chǎn)，努力讓我們的銀行賬戶不斷豐滿。我們渴望愛，試圖把物質(zhì)的東西作為愛、柔情和溫情的替代品。然而，我們從來沒有體驗到最大的快樂，我們總是妒忌那些比我們擁有更多錢和權(quán)力的人。事實上，我們是把價值觀放錯了地方，我們沒能將物質(zhì)幸福和精神幸福區(qū)分開來。

23、金錢固然十分重要，但是除了金錢以外，我們還應(yīng)該擁有好朋友、和諧的家庭、強壯的體魄、值得奮斗的目標，這些才能給我們帶來長久的快樂。Nowadays, the media and commercials repeat over and over again the significance of the material side of life, so that we have been all brainwashed into believing that happiness can be purchased. We show off to people around us a new pie

24、ce of property, and take pains to keep enriching our bank accounts. We are hungry for love, trying to substitute material things for love, gentleness and tenderness. However, we have never experienced maximum happiness. We are always envious of those who have more money and power. As a matter of fac

25、t, we have put our values in the wrong things and failed to tell/distinguish material happiness from spiritual happiness. Money is incredibly important, but other than it, we should also have good friends, a harmonious family, a strong body and a worthy goal. It is these things that (will) bring us

26、lasting happiness.Unit7一所大學，就本質(zhì)而言，既要為學生提供職業(yè)培訓，又要讓學生的心智得到發(fā)展。學生獲得了專業(yè)技能，具備成為諸如藥劑師、工程師、技師、律師等職業(yè)人士的起碼資格?？梢院侠淼卣J為，這些技能足以讓他們得到一份不錯的工作。但是，一個人僅僅有一份好工作能感到滿足嗎？我們知道多數(shù)年輕人注冊上大學不僅渴望得到專業(yè)培訓，而且還要接受素質(zhì)教育，也就是說，他們要學習前人領(lǐng)悟并留傳給他們的知識，接受最優(yōu)秀思想家的思想和經(jīng)驗，以便成為文明的人。那些僅在自身特別領(lǐng)域有知識的人士會被定義為“機械化原始人”，因為他們沒有能力理解其他學科的思想和作品，如哲學、文學、藝術(shù)。因此，大學最有可

27、能幫助年輕人讀完大學后實現(xiàn)兩個夢想：擁有一份不錯的工作，他的職業(yè)訓練講發(fā)揮作用；過上一個有意義的、需要多樣化知識的生活。A university, in essence, provides students with both occupational training and intellectual development. The students acquire professional skills in order to have the minimum qualifications to become specialists, such as pharmacists, engineers, technicians and lawyers. It might be reasonab