Translation（一）古人將正月十五稱為“上元”，是夜稱“元宵”。元宵節(jié)起源于遠古時代人們以火把驅(qū)邪的形式。元宵節(jié)的風(fēng)俗特征是通宵張燈結(jié)彩，供人觀賞取樂，故又稱“燈節(jié)”。各處有燈會，比賽花燈，舉行燈謎盛會，小孩也提著燈籠四處游觀玩耍。這種歡樂的場景，一直要持續(xù)到十八日“落燈”為止。此外，元宵節(jié)還時興跑旱船、舞龍燈、耍獅子等群眾性娛樂活動。舞龍燈、耍獅子帶有祭田祖、祈甘雨的含義，舞龍則出于生育和祛病強身的期盼。難點注釋：正月:thefirstlunarmonth;驅(qū)邪:wardoffevilspirits落燈:TakingDownLanterns;跑旱船:land-boatdance古人將正月十五稱為“上元”，是夜稱“元宵”。Ancientpeoplecalledthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth“Shangyuan”,

thenightinquestion“Yuanxiao”.元宵節(jié)起源于遠古時代人們以火把驅(qū)邪的形式。Thefestivaldevelopedfromanancientceremonyofusingtorchestowardoffevilspirits.元宵節(jié)的風(fēng)俗特征是通宵張燈結(jié)彩，供人觀賞取樂，故又稱“燈節(jié)”。OntheLanternFestival,peopledecoratehousesandstreetswithvariouslanternsandredstreamersforwatchandamusement,henceitderivesthename“LanternFestival”.各處有燈會，比賽花燈，舉行燈謎盛會，小孩也提著燈籠四處游觀玩耍。Everywherearelanterndisplaysandlantern-riddleguessing.Childrenareparticularlycheerfulandwakingaboutforfun,carryinglanternsforillumination.

這種歡樂的場景，一直要持續(xù)到十八日“落燈”為止。Thissceneofgreatjoylaststillthe18th“TakingDownLanterns”.此外，元宵節(jié)還時興跑旱船、舞龍燈、耍獅子等群眾性娛樂活動。舞龍燈、耍獅子帶有祭田祖、祈甘雨的含義，舞龍則出于生育和祛病強身的期盼。Besides,therearemanypopularpublicentertainments,suchasland-boatdance,dragon-lanterndanceandliondance,implyingworshiptothegodoflandandprayforrain,curesandfertility.The15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthis“Shangyuan”,thenightinquestion“Yuanxiao”.Thefestivaldevelopedfromanancientceremonyofusingtorchestowardoffevilspirits.OntheLanternFestival,peopledecoratehousesandstreetswithvariouslanternsandredstreamersforwatchandamusement,henceitderivesthename“LanternFestival”.Everywhereislanterndisplaysandlantern-riddleguessing.Childrenareparticularlycheerfulandwakingaboutforfun,carryinglanternsforillumination.Thissceneofgreatjoylaststillthe18th“TakingDownLanterns”.Besides,therearemanypopularpublicentertainments,suchasland-boatdance,dragon-lanterndanceandliondance,implyingworshiptothegodoflandandprayforrain,curesandfertility.（二）初戀-----節(jié)錄日記中的片段謝冰瑩我真太自苦了，太自尋煩惱了！腦海中為什么只有他的影子呢？眼睛所看到的，好像盡是他的笑容；耳邊所聽到的，好像盡是他的聲音。別人寫來的信，也當(dāng)作是他的，看了一遍又一遍，整個的心完全被他占有了！唉，這怎么好呢？我一點事也不想做，而且也不能做；我無論在上課，吃飯，行坐，睡眠的時候，總是想著他。聽講，一句也聽不進去；看書，一個字也看不懂；總之，什么事都不能做，除了靜坐著想他而外。難點注釋：自苦：betoohardononeself自尋煩惱:sufferaself-inflictedtorment我真太自苦了，太自尋煩惱了！腦海中為什么只有他的影子呢？I’mbeingtoohardonmyself!I’msufferingaself-inflictedtorment!

Howcomehisistheonlyimagerisinginmymind?眼睛所看到的，好像盡是他的笑容；耳邊所聽到的，好像盡是他的聲音。ItseemsthatIseenothingbuthissmileandhearnothingbuthisvoice.別人寫來的信，也當(dāng)作是他的，看了一遍又一遍，整個的心完全被他占有了！ItakethesenderofanyletterIreceiveforhimandthenreaditoveragainandagain.I’mcompletelypreoccupiedwiththoughtsofhim.唉，這怎么好呢？我一點事也不想做，而且也不能做；我無論在上課，吃飯，行坐，睡眠的時候，總是想著他。Oh,my!I’mnotinamoodtodoanything,noramIableto.Whetherinclassorattable,walkingorsitting,asleeporawake,Icanneverbanishhimfrommymind.聽講，一句也聽不進去；看書，一個字也看不懂；總之，什么事都不能做，除了靜坐著想他而外。IfailtoconcentratewhenIlistentoatalkorreadabook.Inshort,Ijustsitaboutthinkingofhim.I’mbeingtoohardonmyself!I’msufferingaself-inflictedtorment!Howcomehisistheonlyimagerisinginmymind?ItseemsthatIseenothingbuthissmileandhearnothingbuthisvoice.ItakethesenderofanyletterIreceiveforhimandthenreaditoveragainandagain.I’mcompletelypreoccupiedwiththoughtsofhim.Oh,my!I’mnotinamoodtodoanything,noramIableto.Whetherinclassorattable,walkingorsitting,asleeporawake,Icanneverbanishhimfrommymind.IfailtoconcentratewhenIlistentoatalkorreadabook..Inshort,Ijustsitaboutthinkingofhim.（三）美國肯塔基州的外科醫(yī)師們把世界上第一個體內(nèi)獨立運轉(zhuǎn)的機械心臟植入人體。這個未提及姓名的病人據(jù)說正在舒服地將養(yǎng)。這是美國五例經(jīng)批準的人類實驗中的第一個。這家創(chuàng)造了歷史的醫(yī)院只透露了一點消息：人工心臟是在周一移植的，這個美國病人據(jù)說感覺不錯并且有了生理反應(yīng)。這個心臟替代物是幾十年研究的產(chǎn)品。它是在人體內(nèi)部獨立運轉(zhuǎn)的，其動力為一節(jié)內(nèi)置電池，它由一段外置的電池包來提供充電。在美國有數(shù)千的病人在等待心臟移植。有一天新式機械心臟可能會提供一種心臟移植以外的選擇，但目前它只是試驗性質(zhì)的。第一個病人接近死亡，沒有人指望他能活上幾個月，不管怎么樣，醫(yī)藥實驗會繼續(xù)。難點注釋：體內(nèi)獨立運轉(zhuǎn):self-contained批準:license心臟替代物:heartreplacementdevice內(nèi)置電池:aninternalbattery心臟移植:hearttransplant美國肯塔基州的外科醫(yī)師們把世界上第一個體內(nèi)獨立運轉(zhuǎn)的機械心臟植入人體。SurgeonsintheAmericanstateofKentuckyhaveimplantedtheworld'sfirstself-containedmechanicalheart.這個未提及姓名的病人據(jù)說正在舒服地將養(yǎng)。這是美國五例經(jīng)批準的人類實驗中的第一個。Theunnamedpatientissaidtoberestingcomfortably.TheimplantisthefirstoffivehumantrialslicensedinAmerica.這家創(chuàng)造了歷史的醫(yī)院只透露了一點消息：人工心臟是在周一移植的，這個美國病人據(jù)說感覺不錯并且有了生理反應(yīng)。Thehospitalthatmadehistoryisreleasingfewdetails:TheartificialheartwasimplantedonMonday.Thepatient,anAmerican,issaidtobecomfortableandresponsive.這個心臟替代物是幾十年研究的產(chǎn)品。它是在人體內(nèi)部獨立運轉(zhuǎn)的，其動力為一節(jié)內(nèi)置電池，它由一段外置的電池包來提供充電。Thisheartreplacementdeviceistheproductofdecadesofresearch.Itisself-containedwithinthebody,poweredbyaninternalbattery,whichisitselfrechargedbyaclip-onexternalbatterypack.在美國有數(shù)千的病人在等待心臟移植。有一天新式機械心臟可能會提供一種心臟移植以外的選擇，但目前它只是試驗性質(zhì)的。ThousandsofpatientsinAmericaarewaitingforhearttransplants.Onedaythenewbreedofmechanicalheartmightofferaviablealternativebutfornowit'sexperimental.第一個病人接近死亡，沒有人指望他能活上幾個月，不管怎么樣，醫(yī)藥實驗會繼續(xù)。

Thefirstrecipientwasclosetodeathanddidn'texpecttolivemorethanafewmonths,nonetheless,medicaltrialswillcontinue.SurgeonsintheAmericanstateofKentuckyhaveimplantedtheworld'sfirstself-containedmechanicalheart.Theunnamedpatientissaidtoberestingcomfortably.TheimplantisthefirstoffivehumantrialslicensedinAmerica.Thehospitalthatmadehistoryisreleasingfewdetails:TheartificialheartwasimplantedonMonday.Thepatient,anAmerican,issaidtobecomfortableandresponsive.Thisheartreplacementdeviceistheproductofdecadesofresearch.Itisself-containedwithinthebody,poweredbyaninternalbattery,whichisitselfrechargedbyaclip-onexternalbatterypack.ThousandsofpatientsinAmericaarewaitingforhearttransplants.Onedaythenewbreedofmechanicalheartmightofferaviablealternativebutfornowit'sexperimental.

Thefirstrecipientwasclosetodeathanddidn'texpecttolivemorethanafewmonths,nonetheless,medicaltrialswillcontinue.（四）在美國的黑奴時代，黑人男女是不允許正式結(jié)婚生活在一起的。為了向世人宣布他們的愛情和婚約，一對黑人男女和著鼓聲的節(jié)奏，一起跳過一把掃帚。（掃帚對各種非洲人長期來都具有很重要的意義，因為它意味著新婚夫婦組成家庭的開始。在南部非洲，新娘在婚后的第一天要幫助夫家的其他女性清掃院子，以此表明在住進自己的新家前，她愿意盡職地幫助丈夫的家人承擔(dān)家務(wù)勞動。）直至今日，一些美國黑人還在他們的婚禮上舉行這種象征性的儀式。Inthetimesofslaveryinthiscountry,AfricanAmericancoupleswerenotallowedtoformallymarryandlivetogether.Tomakeapublicdeclarationoftheirloveandcommitment,amanandwomanjumpedoverabroomintomatrimony,tothebeatofdrums.ThebroomhaslongheldsignificantmeaningforthevariousAfricans,symbolizing,thestartofhome-makingforthenewlywedcouple.InSouthernAfrica,thedayafterthewedding,thebrideassistedtheotherwomeninthefamilyinsweepingthecourtyard,indicatingherdutifulwillingnesstohelpherin-lawswithhouseworktillthenewlywedscouldmovetotheirnewhome.SomeAfrican-Americancouplestodayarechoosingtoincludethissymbolicriteintheirweddingceremony.（五）障礙挫折是生活的一部份,這種障礙可能是離婚、失業(yè)、生病、事故、破產(chǎn)、遭劫......所有這一切都可能發(fā)生在任何人身上，也確實發(fā)生在每一個人身上。有的人經(jīng)歷了離婚、疾病、事故、遭劫、破產(chǎn)和殘疾，他們并沒有因此而放棄，而其他人卻自暴自棄。我們的全部生活就是一種選擇。有我們做正確的選擇，有我們做出錯誤的選擇。但無論發(fā)生什么，我們依然是自己生命之船的船長，無論我們是否了解這一事實。生活是一種選擇。不幸是事會降臨到每一個人身上，重要的是你如何應(yīng)對它。Obstaclesareapartoflife.Itcouldbeadivorce,alayoff,anillness,anaccident,abankruptcy,arobbery.Allthesethingscanhappentoanyone,andtheyhappentoeveryone.Therearepeoplewhohavegonethroughdivorce,anillness,anaccident,arobbery,bankruptcy,anddisabilityandtheyhavenotgivenup,whileothershavejustputupthetowel.Ourentirelivesareachoice.Sometimeswemaketherightone,sometimesthewrongone.Butwhateverhappenswe'restillthecaptainofourownshipswhetherweknowitornot.Lifeisachoice.Badthingshappentoeverybody.It'showyoudealwithitthatmatters.（六）北京獲得2008奧運會的舉辦權(quán)是世界對北京的認同和信任。根據(jù)促進建立一個維護人的尊嚴與和平社會的奧林匹克宗旨，北京提出了——綠色奧運、科技奧運、人文奧運的舉辦理念。

綠色奧運，就是將環(huán)境保護作為奧運設(shè)施規(guī)劃和建設(shè)的首要條件?？萍紛W運將反映科技最新進展，集成全國科技創(chuàng)新成果，推出一屆高科技含量的體育盛會。2008年北京奧運會更將是一次人文奧運的盛會。它將普及奧林匹克精神，弘揚中華民族優(yōu)秀文化，加深各國人民之間的了解、信任與友誼。難點注釋人文奧運：Culture-enriched

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（七）你是否感到和父母的意見不能完全一致？你是否在生活方面經(jīng)常和父母發(fā)生爭執(zhí)？所有這些爭執(zhí)和沖突是否都讓你感到有壓力？試試下面的方法，來找尋一些安寧。１．將你和父母經(jīng)常發(fā)生爭執(zhí)的事情列一張清單。２．弄清楚是什么讓你如此心煩或生氣——是因為父母不同意你的意見讓你十分惱火呢，還是因為他們不明白或不愿了解你的觀點使你心煩意亂？３．確定一個公正合理的妥協(xié)方案——一個既能讓你接受，也能被你父母采納的解決方案。如果父母反對你的提議，注意力集中，情緒不要激動。感謝他們能抽出時間來商議，同時也對你們之間不能達成妥協(xié)表示失望。如果父母接受了你的提議，應(yīng)表示感謝，并保證你不會讓他們失望。然后你要做出必要的行動，以向他們表明你支持他們所做出的正確決定。Doesitfeellikeyouandyourparentsjustcan'tseeeyetoeye?Areyoualwaysfightingwiththemaboutyourlife?Isallthearguingandfightingmakingyoudepressed?Followthesestepstofindsomepeace.Here'show:1Makealistofthethingsthatyouandyourparentsfightaboutthemost.2Identifywhatitisthatgetsyousoupsetorangry-areyoumadthatyourparentsdisagreewithyouorareyouupsetthattheycan'torwon'tseeyourpointofview?3Decideonafaircompromise-aresolutionthatyoucanlivewithandthatyouthinkyourparentswillaccept.Ifyourparentsrefuseyourproposal,stayfocused,andavoidgettingemotional.Thankthemfortheirtimeandexpressyourdisappointmentthatyoucouldnotreachacompromise.Ifyourparentsacceptyourproposal,begratefulandassurethemthatyouwillnotletthemdown.Thendoeverythingnecessarytoshowthemtheymadetherightdecisioninagreeingwithyou.（八）根據(jù)英國市場研究局所作的研究，81%的成人希望自己的孩子在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)個人理財，有61%的家長則表示希望在自己的學(xué)生時代也能學(xué)到有關(guān)金錢的知識。預(yù)計到2005年，將有十二萬八千名學(xué)生接受個人理財教育，這對家長來說是件好事。對于這所學(xué)校的小學(xué)生來說，有關(guān)金錢學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容已被列入課程表。實行個人理財教育，老師的問題就是能否找到合適的教學(xué)材料。當(dāng)學(xué)生離開學(xué)校時，他們必須與各種復(fù)雜的金融表格打交道，如存款和預(yù)算。如果計劃獲得成功，所有學(xué)生最終都將接受個人理財基礎(chǔ)教育，像閱讀、寫作和算術(shù)一樣普及。難點注釋：BMRB:BritishMarketResearchBureau,英國市場研究局，是歐洲最大的市場調(diào)查和研究機構(gòu)。存款和預(yù)算:creditandbudgetingthreeRs:指Reading,Writing和Arithmetic。AccordingtoresearchcarriedoutbyBMRB,81%ofadultswantedtheirownchildrentolearnpersonalfinanceatschool,while61%wishedthey’dbeentaughtmoneymattersintheirownschooldays.By2005,it’shopedthat128,000schoolchildrenwillhavehadaccesstopersonalfinancelessons,somethingthatwouldgodownwellwithparents.Learningaboutmoneyisalreadypartofthetimetableforsomeofthepupilsatthisschool.Butwherepersonalfinanceistaught,theproblemforteacherscanbegettingholdoftherightmaterial.Themomentstudentsleaveschool,theyhavetofacetheprospectofdealingwithcomplicatedfinancialforms,aswellasthingslikecreditandbudgeting.Iftheprojectisasuccess,it’shopedthatallchildrenwilleventuallybetaughtthebasicsofpersonalfinanceaswellasthethreeRs.我們這個時代的尷尬[1]我們居住的房屋越來越寬敞，家庭卻越來越小型化；可以享受的生活便利日益增多，屬于自己的時間卻日趨減少；我們獲得了一張又一張學(xué)位證書，卻愈加頻繁地陷入對常識的茫然中；我們廣泛地涉獵各類知識，卻越來越缺乏對于外界事物的準確把握和判斷；專家越來越多，問題卻也日漸增加；藥物越吃越多，健康卻每況愈下。[2]我們花錢太瘋，笑容太少，開車太快，發(fā)怒太急，熬夜太晚，起身太累，文章讀得太少，電視看得太勤，禱告做得太少。ParadoxofOurTimes[1]Wehavebiggerhousesandsmallerfamilies;moreconveniences,butlesstime;wehavemoredegrees,butlesscommonsense;moreknowledge,butlessjudgement;moreexperts,butmoreproblems;moremedicine,butlesswellness.[2]Wespendtoorecklessly,laughtoolittle,drivetoofast,gettoangrytooquickly,stayuptoolate,getuptootired,readtoolittle,watchTVtoooften,andpraytooseldom.[3]我們不斷聚斂物質(zhì)財富，卻逐漸丟失了自我價值。我們的話語太多，真愛太少，謊言泛濫。我們掌握了謀生手段，卻不懂得生活真諦；我們讓年華付諸流水，卻不曾將生命傾注其中。[4]我們的住房越來越好，脾氣卻越來越糟；我們行駛的道路越來越寬闊，眼光卻越來越狹隘。我們付出很多，可獲得的很少；我們購買了很多，可從中得到的樂趣卻很少。[3]Wehavemultipliedourpossessions,butreducedourvalues.Wetalktoomuch,lovetoolittleandlietoooften.We'velearnedhowtomakealiving,butnotalife;we'veaddedyearstolife,notlifetoyears.[4]Wehavetallerbuildings,butshortertempers;widerfreeways,butnarrowerviewpoints.Wespendmore,buthaveless;webuymore,butenjoyitless.[5]我們能夠往返于地球與月球之間，卻不樂于穿過馬路向新鄰居問好。我們可以征服外部空間，卻懾于走進內(nèi)心世界。我們可以擊碎原子，卻不能突破思想偏見；我們寫得很多，可學(xué)到的很少；計劃很多，可完成的很少。[5]We'vebeenallthewaytothemoonandback,buthavetroublecrossingthestreettomeetthenewneighbor.We'veconqueredouterspace,butnotinnerspace.We'vesplittheatom,butnotourprejudice;wewritemore,butlearnless;planmore,butplishless.[6]我們學(xué)會了追趕時間，卻沒學(xué)會耐心等待；我們擁有的財富越來越多，道德品質(zhì)卻日益淪喪。我們生產(chǎn)更多的電腦用于存儲更多的信息和制造更多的拷貝，而相互間的交流與溝通卻越來越少。我們擁有的是數(shù)量，缺乏的是質(zhì)量。[6]We'velearnedtorush,butnottowait;wehavehigheres,butlowermorals.Webuildmorecomputerstoholdmoreinformation,toproducemorecopies,buthavelesscommunication.Wearelongonquantity,butshortonquality.[7]這是一個快餐食品和消化遲緩相伴的時代；一個體格高大和性格病態(tài)并存的時代；一個追名逐利和人情冷漠相生的時代。我們的休閑多了，樂趣卻少了；食品種類多了，營養(yǎng)卻少了；雙薪家庭增加了，離婚率也激升了；居室的裝修華麗了，家庭卻殘缺破碎了。[7]Thesearethetimesoffastfoodsandslowdigestion;tallmenandshortcharacter;steepprofitsandshallowrelationships.Moreleisureandlessfun;morekindsoffood,butlessnutrition;twoes,butmoredivorce;fancierhouses,butbrokenhomes.難點注釋：擊碎原子:splittheatom追趕時間: