大学英语2课文原文

Time-Conscious AmericansAmericans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being abor."We are slaves to nothing but the clock," it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it , save it, steal it it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a person's hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count.A foreigner's first impression of the US is likely to be that everyone is in a rush----often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Don't take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else "wasting: it beyond a certain appropriate point.Many new arrivals in the States will miss the opening exchanges of a business call, for example. They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a conversation in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a restaurant or coffee house. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk; much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course while they develop a sense of trust. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. Time is, therefore, always ticking in our inner ear.Consequently, we work hard at the task of saving time. We produce a teady flow of labor-saving devices; we communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts, which though pleasant, take longer----especially given our traffic-filled streets. We, therefore, save most prosonal visiting for after-work hours or for social weekend gatherings. To us the impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand. In some countries no major business is conducted without eye contact, requiring face-to-face conversation. In American, too,a final agreement will normally be signed in person. However, people are meeting increasingly on television screens, conducting teleconferences to settle problems not only in this country but also----by satellite----internationally.The US is definitely a telephone country. Almost everyone uses the telephone to conduct business, to chat with friends, to make or break social appointments, to say "Thank you", to shop and to obtain all kinds of information. Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here, whereas the postal service is less efficient.Some new arrivals will come from cultures where it is considered impolite to work too quickly. Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse, it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect. Assignments are, consequently, given added weight by the passage of time. In th US, however, it is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully, with speed. Usually, the more important a task is, the more capital, energy, and attention will be poured into it in order to "get it moving".

Unit1PassageA1任何年满18岁的人都有资格投票(vote)。(beeligibleto)Anyoneovertheageof18iseligibletovote.2.每学期开学前，这些奖学金的申请表格就会由学校发给每一个学生。(applyfor,scholarship)Aformtoapplyforthesescholarshipsissentbytheuniversitytoeachstudentbeforethestartofeachsemester.3.遵照医生的建议，我决定戒烟。(ontheadviceof)Ontheadviceofmydoctor,Idecidedtogiveupsmoking.4.公园位于县城的正中央。(belocatedin)Theparkislocatedrightinthecenteroftown.5.这所大学提供了我们所需的所有材料和设备。(facilities)Theuniversityprovidesallthematerialsandfacilitieswedesire.PssageB1.他内心深处知道，他们永远也不会再见了。(inone’sheart)Heknewinhisheartthattheywouldnevermeetagain.2.他们同意出版他的第一本书后，他终于感到自己快要成功了。(ontheroadto)Hefinallyfeltthathewasontheroadtosuccessaftertheyagreedtopublishhisfirstbook.3.他停下来喝了一口(asipof)水，然后继续讲话。(resume)Hestoppedtotakeasipofwaterandthenresumedspeaking.4.这个大项目使我们忙得今年都无法安排一次度假了。(engage;somuchthat)Thebigprojectengagesussomuchthatwecan’tmanagetotakeaholidaythisyear.5.氧气(oxygen)是气体中最重要的一种，正如水是液体中最重要的一种一样。(justas)Justaswateristhemostimportantofliquids,oxygenisthemostimportantofgases.Unit2PassageA1.警察们正忙着填写关于这场事故的各种表格。(fillout)Thepolicemenarebusyfillingoutformsabouttheaccident.2.我想在还车之前把油箱(fueltank)加满。(fillup)Iwanttofillupthefueltankbeforereturningthecar.3.如果你要投诉，最好遵循正确的程序。(followtheprocedure)Ifyouwanttomakeacomplaint,you’dbetterfollowthecorrectprocedure.4.要不是约翰帮忙，我们绝不会这么快就完成实验。(without)Wecouldn’thavefinishedtheexperimentsosoonwithoutJohn’shelp.5.暴风雨之后，岸边的人们焦急地搜索湖面以期发现小船的踪迹。(scanfor)Afterthestorm,thepeopleontheshoreanxiouslyscannedthelakeforanysignoftheboatPassageB1.没有身份证(IDcard)我不能放任何人进来，但对你来说是例外(exception)。(inone’scase)I’mnotsupposedtoletanyoneinwithoutanIDcard,butI’llmakeanexceptioninyourcase.2.他已经从失败中汲取教训，不会犯同样的错误。(learnalessonfrom)Hehaslearnedhislessonfromthefailureandwon’trepeatthemistake.3.我对你的能力很有信心，相信你一定能成功。(havefaithin)Ihavegreatfaithinyourability—I’msureyou’llsucceed.4.即使下着雨，我们还是继续比赛。(eventhough)Eventhoughitwasraining,westillwentonwithourmatch.5.我醒过来时，发现自己躺在医院的床上。(findoneselfdoing)Iwokeuptofindmyselflyingonahospitalbed.Unit3PassageA1.我们需要通过减少道路上的车辆以降低燃料消耗。(consumption)Weneedtocutdownonourfuelconsumptionbyhavingfewercarsontheroad.2.电费上涨增加了我们的负担。(addto)Theriseinpowercostshasaddedtoourburden.3.你应该自己判断行事，别总是跟在你哥哥的后面。(followthelead)Youshouldjudgebyyourself,andnotalwaysfollowyourbrother’slead.4.那种发型今年很流行，但是我想明年就会过时。(infashion)Thathairstyleisinfashionthisyear,butIamafraiditwillbeoutoffashionnextyear.5.在追求真理的过程中，我们注定(fateto)要遭受失败的痛苦。(inone’squestfor)Wearefatedtosufferfrommanyfailuresinourquestfortruth.PassageB1.我发现量入为出地过日子越来越难了。(increasingly)Ifinditincreasinglydifficulttolivewithinmyincome.2.现代政治家们都试图以电视讲话来影响普通百姓。(reachout)ModernpoliticianstrytoreachouttoordinarypeopleintheirTVspeeches.3.应该帮助学生对人生采取积极的态度。(adopt)Pupilsshouldbehelpedtoadoptapositiveattitudetolife.4.希望全班同学参加这些讨论。(participatein)Everyoneintheclassisexpectedtoparticipateinthesediscussions.5.如果你犯了罪就必须受到惩罚。(crime)Ifyoucommitacrimeyoumustexpecttobepunished.Unit4PassageA1.她在公共汽车站一直等到末班车进站。(comein)Shewaitedatthebusstopuntilthelastbuscamein.2.如果我们能帮得上忙，尽管和我们联系。(contact)Ifthereisanywaywecanbeofassistance,pleasedonothesitatetocontactus.3.他需要多少船务人员才能使他的游艇(yacht)航行？(crew)Howmanycrewdoesheneedtosailhisyacht?4.虽然她的新书没有上一本好，但是我还是喜欢它。(notquiteas)Ienjoyedhernewbookthoughit’snotquiteasgoodasherlastone.5.我从未遇到过如此善良的人。(neverbefore)NeverbeforehaveImetsuchakindperson.PassageB.公共汽车放慢速度并停下，让那位乘客上车。(slowdown)Thebussloweddownandstoppedtoallowthepassengertogetonboard.2.许多车子都驶过去了，可是没有一辆愿意让我们搭便车。(rollby)Manyvehiclesrolledby,butnooneofferedusaride.3.请勿践踏草地。(getoff)Pleasegetoffthegrass.4.他按妻子的吩咐，一下班就去了市场。(makeone’sway)Hemadehiswaytothemarketplacerightafterwork,ashiswifehadaskedhimtodo.5.值得庆幸的是，史蒂夫(Steve)从自行车上摔下来时没有摔断骨头。(luckily)Luckily,Stevedidn’tbreakanyboneswhenhefelloffhisbike.Unit5PassageA1.我们得把感情放在一边，从专业的(professional)角度来对待这件事。(fromastandpoint)Wehavetoputasideouremotionsandtakeitfromaprofessionalstandpoint.2.这部戏非常精彩，我很快就沉浸于激动人心的剧情之中。(loseoneselfin)TheplaywassowonderfulthatIsoonlostmyselfintheexcitementofit.3.她没有什么爱好——除非你把看电视也算是一种爱好。(unless)Shehasn’tgotanyhobbies—unlessyoucallwatchingTVahobby.4.他说他是直接从市长本人那里得到这个信息的。(first-hand)Hesaidthathehadgottheinformationfirst-handfromtheMayorhimself.5.既然你不能回答这个问题，我们最好问问别人。(since)Sinceyoucan’tanswerthequestion,perhapswe’dbetterasksomeoneelsePassageB1.由于公共汽车司机突然刹车(brake)，旅客们都不由自主地向前摔倒。(pitchforward)Allthepassengerspitchedforwardbecausethebusdriverbrakedsharply.2.这个协议将冲破对自由贸易设置的障碍。(breakthrough;obstacle)Thisagreementwillbreakthroughtheobstaclestofreetrade.3.我刚放下叫出租车的电话，车就来了。(soonafter)ThetaxiarrivedsoonafterIrangforit.4.在过去不管我什么时候到家，我父母总会等我。(nomatter)MyparentsalwayswaitedupformenomatterwhattimeIgothome.5.由于没有一方愿意让步，两个公司之间的对话完全破裂了。(breakdown)Talksbetweenthetwocountriescompletelybrokedown,becauseneitherofthemwantedtogivein.Unit6PassageA1.那件工作很难做，不过我想试试看。(haveashot)It’sadifficultjob,butI’dliketohaveashot.2.这是一本关于商务实践而非理论的书。(asopposedto)Thisisabookaboutbusinesspracticeasopposedtotheory.3.社会活动从未耽误她的学习。(intheway)Socialactivitiesnevergetinthewayofherstudies.4.直到1911年人们才发现第一种维生素(vitamin)。(Itisnotuntilthat)Itwasnotuntil1911thatthefirstofthevitaminswasidentified.5.很明显，自然灾害是造成这个国家经济危机的原因。(crisis)Naturaldisastershaveobviouslycontributedtothecountry’seconomiccrisisPassageB1.我们的婚姻很幸福，但我们也曾经历过许多坎坷。(upsanddowns)Ourmarriageishappybutwe’vehadmanyupsanddowns.2.许多外语教师常常在课堂上自己讲得太多。(beinclinedto)Manyteachersofforeignlanguagesareinclinedtotalktoomuchthemselvesinclass.3.那位著名演员每天早晨锻炼一小时以保持健康。(workout)Thefamousactorkeepsfitbyworkingoutforanhoureverymorning.4.与他促膝长谈之后，她的怀疑消失了。(meltaway)Afteralongheart-to-hearttalkwithhim,hersuspicionmeltedaway.5.目前我们没有职位空缺(vacancy)，但我们肯定会记住您的申请。(keepinmind)Wehavenovacanciesnow,butwe’llcertainlykeepyourapplicationinmind.Unit7PassageA1.他并不后悔说过的话，只是觉得他完全可以不用这种方式表达。(couldhavedone)Hedidnotregretwhathehadsaidbutfeltthathecouldhaveexpresseditdifferently.2.我们最好等到12月14日。那时大卫已考完试，就能和我们一起去度假了。(willhavedone)We’dbetterwaittill14December.Davidwillhavehadhisexambythen,sohe’llbeabletogoonholidaywithus.3.他正在做一个新项目，年底前必须完成。(workon)He’sworkingonanewprojectwhichhastobefinishedbytheendoftheyear.4.他们让我们使用他们的实验室，作为回报，我们则让他们分享研究成果。(inreturn)Theyarelettingususetheirlab,andinreturn,wearesharingwiththemtheresultsofourresearch.5.诸如打电话，听电话一类的事情占用了这位秘书的大部分时间。(takeup)Suchthingsasmakingandansweringtelephonecallstakeupmostofthesecretary’stime.PassageB1他们把房子卖了后就到加拿大和女儿住一起。（gooff）TheysoldtherehouseandwentofftoliveinCanadawiththeirdaughter.2---你下星期这个时候会干什么？---还是像平常一样干活。（willbedoing）----Whatwillyoubedoingthistimenextweek?---I’llbeworkingasusual.3他既聪明又勤奋，不久就接管了杂志的编辑工作。（beforelong）Hewasintelligentandhard-workingangbeforelongtookovertheeditingofthemagazine.4你话还没说完别人就挂断电话，难道你不恼火吗？（hangup）Don’tyouhateitwhensomeonehangsuponyoubeforeyoufinishspeaking?5让他们感到恐惧的是，他们的房顶着火了。（toone’shorror）Totherehorror,theroofoftherehousecaughtfire.Unit8PassageA1.为了追求更为健康的饮食，人们现在比过去吃鱼多。(inpursuitof)Inpursuitofahealthierdiet,peopleareeatingmorefishthantheyusedto.2.我们需要在坏天气到来之前叫人把屋顶修一修。(setin)Weneedtohavetheroofrepairedbeforethebadweathersetsin.3.这种疾病正在蔓延，所有儿童都有被传染的危险。(atrisk)Thediseaseisspreading,andallyoungchildrenareatrisk.4.信息通过电话线从一台电脑传到另一台电脑。(transmit)Theinformationistransmittedfromonecomputertoanotherthroughatelephoneline.5.杰克是个相当好的赛跑运动员。他在大多数情况下都能获胜。(moreoftenthannot)Jackisafairlygoodrunner.Hewinsmoreoftenthannot.PassageB1.如果你删掉50个字，我们就可以把整个故事排在一页纸上。(delete)Ifyoudelete50words,wecanputthewholestoryononepage.2.由那位著名拳击手亲笔签名(signature)的拳击手套正在展出。(bear)Ondisplaywereboxinggloveswhichborethefamousboxer’ssignature.3.我们想不通他怎么会干出那样的傻事。(figureout,dumb)Wecan’tfigureoutwhyhedidsuchadumbthing.4.约翰逊一家对我很好，使我感到就像他们家的一员。(feellike)TheJohnsonswereverykindtome.Theymademefeellikeoneofthefamily.5.他们说，想就合同的细节和你谈谈。(inconnectionwith)Theysaytheywanttotalktoyouinconnectionwiththedetailsofthecontract

天还早2003年12月,我的第一个赛季作为一个救援军贝尔电话 *** ,当我所面对的问题.穿着干净的女人和她年幼的儿子走到釜站立得住.她搜查了她的钱包,而对于一些现金,男孩抬起头看着我.我还能看到混乱和好奇心在他的脸上.“你是穷吗?” “嗯,”我结结巴巴地问,试图思考."我的苹果比一些人,但也不如别人.”他的母亲责备他社会禁忌,他们急忙得去做的东西.他的问题,然而,不离开我. 我从来没有认为我是穷人,但我也不会否认某些事实.每次我填写我1040表格,我落入一个最低收入情况.在过去35年里,我已经做了一个度假.我的电视是一个明确的设置,有人给我八年前.不过,我觉得没有什么比一个昙花一现的念头来获得物质上的东西很多其他的人.我的1999汽车显示磨损及105000英里.但它仍然是可靠的.我的公寓很谦虚而宁静和放松.我的衣服很适合我的工作,它主要是在户外.我可以满足最小的电脑需要在图书馆. 尽管我没有,我不觉得贫穷. 但有一个关键部位的我的生活在什么地方我不太好了.在一个社会中,那么多的情感能量,就是财富的追求上,我想要去的地方. 在对比关系,东西只是并不意味着多对我.我想大部分人也有同样的感觉,除了有社会后果,没有特定的物品. 有世界各地的人谁会考虑我的生活方式是充足的. 每年临近结束的时候,当我穿上救世军是红色的围裙,发生在我的内心深处.而不是感觉的地方经济,我开始感觉到真正的归属感.当我打电话给我的铃,人们停止分享他们的个人故事多少是被帮助的时候

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