1、1)背離傳統(tǒng)需要極大的勇氣。(departure，enormous)it takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.3) 很多教育家認(rèn)為從小培養(yǎng)孩子的創(chuàng)新精神是很可取的。(creative，desirable)many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.5)如果這些數(shù)據(jù)在統(tǒng)計(jì)上是站得住腳的，那它將會(huì)幫助我們認(rèn)識(shí)正在調(diào)查的問(wèn)題。 (throw lig

2、hton, investigate, valid)if the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.4.手術(shù)康復(fù)后不久，他失業(yè)了，因此經(jīng)歷了人生的又一個(gè)困難階段。shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.5.與我們富裕的鄰居相比，我們的父母就相當(dāng)窮了，但是他們

3、這是努力滿足我們最起碼的需求。in contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.4.瑪麗在她的報(bào)告中試圖從一個(gè)完全不同的角度來(lái)解釋這些數(shù)據(jù)。in her report, mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.5.蘇是一個(gè)很有天分的女孩。她那驚人的記憶力使她在同班同學(xué)中顯得格外特出。sue is a girl of

4、 great talent. her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.3) sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.山姆不僅失去了工作5) sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.聽(tīng)到有人質(zhì)疑他的才能2)食品和醫(yī)藥的價(jià)格在過(guò)去的三個(gè)月里急劇增長(zhǎng).the prices of food and medici

5、ne have soared in the past three months.4)他的成功表明流行與藝術(shù)價(jià)值有時(shí)候是一致的。his success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.the real challenge to us teacher is combining the best of both worlds into one . creativity and basic skills need to be considered in terms of being means to an end,

6、 rather than simply as ends in themselves . some chinese students may not perform well in hypothetical settings ,but when it comes to facing real life challenges and issues ,they are more than competent in resolving most of them, equipped as they are with their strong skill .the u.s. system may be d

7、esigned to aim more at producing top of the cream students ,but that approach may do damage to the big bulk of the rest of the student body .the chinese education system is definitely not perfect ,but it does produce a quality workforce ,and i truly believe that solid basic knowledge/skill focus is

8、the single biggest force driving the rise of chinese as a country . 翻譯：真正的挑戰(zhàn)是我們老師結(jié)合最好的兩個(gè)世界成一個(gè)。創(chuàng)造力和基本技能需要在被指一個(gè)結(jié)束來(lái)考慮，而不是簡(jiǎn)單地作為自己的目標(biāo)。一些中國(guó)學(xué)生可能不假設(shè)設(shè)置執(zhí)行好，但說(shuō)到面臨現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的挑戰(zhàn)和問(wèn)題，他們更比解決他們大多數(shù)主管 設(shè)置，因?yàn)樗麄兣c他們的技能強(qiáng)。美國(guó)的制度可能是設(shè)計(jì)目的地生產(chǎn)極品學(xué)生，但方法可能會(huì)損害學(xué)生的身體其它的體積大。中國(guó)的教育體系是肯定不完美，但它會(huì)產(chǎn)生一個(gè)質(zhì)量的勞動(dòng)力，而且我真的相信，扎實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)和技能的重點(diǎn)是單最大的驅(qū)動(dòng)力的中國(guó)作為一個(gè)崛起的國(guó)

9、家。how dose spending connect to happiness?one explanation lies in conspicuous consumption . the idea is that the rich dont accumulate wealth simply in order to consume it . rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it , and their happiness is fueled by their neighbors envy . as a result ,the

10、country finds itself in the grips of a luxury fever -families with annual incomes of $50,000 try to emulate the consumption of those with $70,000 , who in turn try to emulate those with $140,000 ,and so an .its just plain common sense . its physically impossible for a piece of paper like money to ma

11、ke you happy . instead what makes people happy is the feeling of security or power money bring . a recent survey indicates that those from the forbes list of the 400 richest americans sand the maasai of east africa are almost equally satisfied . the maasai are a traditional herding people who have t

12、o no electricity or running water and live in huts made of mud .it follows that economic development and personal income cannot account for the happiness that they are so often linked to . 翻譯：如何連接到幸福的花？一種解釋是“炫耀性消費(fèi)”。的想法是，富人不積累財(cái)富只為了 它消耗。而他們積累財(cái)富，為了顯示它，和他們的幸福是 的鄰居們的羨慕。作為一個(gè)結(jié)果，該國(guó)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在一個(gè)“豪華熱”-家庭年收入50000美元的

13、試圖仿效那些70000美元的消費(fèi)的握把，又試圖仿效那些140000美元，因此。這是 常識(shí)。這是 不可能一張紙一樣的錢(qián)讓你快樂(lè)。而不是什么讓人高興的是感情的【 】或功率的錢(qián)帶。最近的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查表明，那些來(lái)自 福布斯美國(guó)富豪榜400強(qiáng)在砂東非的馬賽是幾乎同樣的滿意 。馬賽是一個(gè) 羊群誰(shuí)也沒(méi)有電力或自來(lái)水的人和住在泥屋。它 ，經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展和個(gè)人收入不能解釋的幸福，他們常常與。a new research study has found that, .1.despite what parents might believe, there is an enormous gap between what th

14、ey think their children are doing online and what is .2.really happening .in one part of the study, over 500 children form a variety of ages and backgeounds were asked if they gave out personal information online. 73% said that they did. the parents of the .3.same children believed that only 4% of t

15、heir children did so.the children were also asked if they had made face-to-face .4.contact with strangers that they had met online.36% from the high school group admitted to meeting with a stranger they had met online. nearly 40% of these children.5.admitted to speaking with stranger regularly. fewe

16、r than 9% of the paeents knew that their children had been meeting with strangers.another part of the study found that 30% of children between the ages of 9 and 18 delete the search history form their browsers in an.6. attempt to protect their privacy form their parents. common filtering software ma

17、y.7. not be effective, since children will access what they are looking for elsewhere-at a friends house, an internet cafe ,or school. one problem lies in the fact that parents dont know much about using popular online software and chat programs,and .8.tend to have no clue about what is really happe

18、ning online. this lack of knowledge on the parents part may be no .9.different form the situation before the arroval of the web. parents dont know what their childen are doing on the net, in the same .10.manner that they dont know what does on at class, parties,or clubs.一項(xiàng)新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，盡管家長(zhǎng)可能認(rèn)為，他們認(rèn)為他們之間有孩子

19、們?cè)诰W(wǎng)上做什么是真正發(fā)生的巨大差距。在一個(gè)研究的一部分，超過(guò)500名兒童，形成各種年齡和backgeounds問(wèn)他們的在線個(gè)人信息。73%的人說(shuō)他們做的。相同的孩子相信只有4%的孩子的父母這樣做。孩子們被要求如果有陌生人，他們遇到了網(wǎng)上面對(duì)面接觸。從高中組承認(rèn)與一名陌生人他們遇到的在線會(huì)議36%。將近40%的孩子承認(rèn)與陌生人經(jīng)常說(shuō)。少于9%的paeents知道他們的孩子已經(jīng)會(huì)見(jiàn)陌生人。另一部分的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，30%的兒童之間的年齡在9和18刪除搜索歷史形成自己的瀏覽器在試圖保護(hù)他們的隱私，形成他們的父母。常見(jiàn)的過(guò)濾軟件，可能不會(huì)有效，因?yàn)楹⒆觽儗@得他們所尋找的地方-在一個(gè)朋友家里，一個(gè)網(wǎng)吧，或?qū)W

20、校。一個(gè)問(wèn)題在于，父母不太了解使用流行的在線軟件和聊天程序，和。往往不知道什么是真的在線。這種缺乏對(duì)父母的部分知識(shí)可能是沒(méi)有什么不同的形式在網(wǎng)絡(luò)的arroval情況。父母不知道他們的孩子在網(wǎng)上做，在相同的方式，他們不知道什么是在階級(jí)，政黨，或俱樂(lè)部i live in a small coastal town of 398 people located halfway between san francisco and the oregon border . the nearest traffic light is nine miles north in the town of mendocin

21、o ; its closest companion to the south is over 90 miles away . the nearest four-lane highway is 58 miles east . federal express doesnt deliver here on saturdays .but there in internet access here . it enables me to work at home , writing computer books and articles for computer magazines . it enable

22、s local students and historians to conduct research . it enables local business -inns ,music stores ,driving schools -to reach new customers . it enables local people to enjoy the benefits of email and the delights of websites and chat rooms .in fact ,because small towns have few people ,few stores

23、,and few libraries and schools ,you could argue that the internet provides more benefits to small towns than it does to big cities . but internet service providers are not interested in small markets . what they are interested in is making money . as a result , people in many small towns and remote

24、areas are unable to keep up with the development of information technology . 翻譯：我生活在一個(gè)只有398人的位于中間的三藩和俄勒岡邊境的沿海小鎮(zhèn)。最近的交通燈在mendocino北部九英里的小鎮(zhèn)；其最親密的伴侶 以南90多英里遠(yuǎn)。最近的四車(chē)道公路以東58英里。聯(lián)邦快遞不提供在星期六。但是在網(wǎng)絡(luò)存取在這里。它使我在家工作，電腦雜志寫(xiě)作的電腦書(shū)籍和文章。它使本地學(xué)生和學(xué)者進(jìn)行的研究。它使當(dāng)?shù)仄髽I(yè)- 的音樂(lè)商店，旅館，駕駛學(xué)校-達(dá)到新的客戶。它使當(dāng)?shù)厝讼硎茈娮余]件的效益和快樂(lè)的網(wǎng)站和聊天室。事實(shí)上，因?yàn)樾〕擎?zhèn)里有幾個(gè)人，幾

25、家店，和一些圖書(shū)館和學(xué)校，你可能會(huì)認(rèn)為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)提供更多的好處，小城鎮(zhèn)比它大城市。但是，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)提供商不小市場(chǎng)感興趣。他們感興趣的是賺錢(qián)。作為一個(gè)結(jié)果，在許多小城鎮(zhèn)和邊遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的人 無(wú)法跟上信息技術(shù)的發(fā)展。the brooklyn bridge that spans the river between manhattan and brooklyn is simply an engineering miracle .in 1883, a creative engineer , john roebling ,was inspired by an idea for this spectacular br

26、idge . however, bridge building experts told him to forget it. it just was not possible.roebling,nevertheless, convinced his son,washing,an up-and-coming engineer,that the bridge could be built.the two of them conceived the concept of how it could be accomplished and how to overcome the obstacles.so

27、mehow they convinced bankers to finance the project.they hired their crew and began to buildtheir dream bridge.the project was only a few months under way when a tragic on-site accident killed john roebling and severely injured hie son.washington was severely brain-damaged,under to talk or walk. everyone thought the project would have to be stopped,since the roebling were the only ones who understood how the bridge could be built.thought washington roebling was u