第一篇

AnOldLegendaboutCheese

第一塊奶酪

No one knows who made the first cheese,

but an old legend says that it was an Arabian merchant.

He put his milk in a pouch made from a sheep’s stomach

and set off across the desert.

The jouncing of his camel, the desert heat,

and the chemicals in the pouch made the milk separate into curds and whey.

The thick part,or curd,was the first cheese.

Ancient records show that cheese has been eaten for more than four thousand years.

From earliest times it has been considered a very nourishing food.

Americans eat less cheese than people in some countries do,

yet they still consume eight to ten pounds a year per person.

Today cheese is made all over the world. Most cheese is made from cow’s milk,

but supply of this milk is greater throughout the world.

Smaller quantities come from the milk of other animals--goats,sheep,camels and even reindeer.

沒有人知道誰制成了第一塊奶酪，

但是一則古老的傳奇故事說，一位阿拉伯商人制成了第一塊奶酪。

他把牛奶放在用羊胃做成的袋里，

動身穿過沙漠。

駱駝的搖動，沙漠的灼熱，

以及袋中的化學(xué)物質(zhì)使牛奶離析成凝乳和乳清。

這稠的部分，或者說凝乳，便是第一塊奶酪。

古老的記載表明，人們食用奶酪已有4000多年的歷史了。

從最遠(yuǎn)古的時(shí)代起，它就被看成是營養(yǎng)豐富的食品。

美國人比其他國家的人吃奶酪要少些，

然而，每人一年仍要消耗八到十鎊奶酪。

今天，世界各地都制造奶酪了，大部分奶酪是用牛奶做的。

但是在全世界，這種奶酪的供應(yīng)量較大。

少量的奶酪來自于動物的奶，如山羊，綿羊，駱駝，甚至馴鹿。

Discovery

發(fā)現(xiàn)

The word’discovery’ literally means,

uncovering something that’s hidden from view.

But what really happens is a change in the viewer.

The familiar offers comfort few can resist,

and fewer still want to disturb.

But as relatively recent inventions such as the telescope and microscope have taught us,

the unknown has many layers.

Every truth has geological strata,

and you can’t have an orthodoxy without a heresy.

The moment a newborn opens its eyes, discovery begins.

I learned this with a laugh one morning after delivering a calf.

When it lifted up its fluffy head and looked at me,

its eyes held the absolute bewilderment of the newly born.

A moment before it had the even black nowhere of the womb,

and suddenly its world was full of colour,movement and noise.

I’ve never seen anything so shocked to be alive.

發(fā)現(xiàn)一詞，字面上是指，

揭開某種實(shí)現(xiàn)以外的隱藏的事物。

不過其實(shí)是觀察者自身發(fā)生了變化。

很少人能抗拒熟悉事物帶來的舒適，

愿意擾亂這種舒適的人更少。

然而，正如這些較為近期的發(fā)明望遠(yuǎn)鏡，顯微鏡揭示給我們的一樣，

未知事物具有多種層次。

每個(gè)事實(shí)都有地質(zhì)層次。

沒有異端就無所謂正統(tǒng)。

新生兒睜開雙眼的那一刻起，發(fā)現(xiàn)也就開始了。

我是在一天清晨給一頭小牛犢接生的時(shí)候突然意識到這一點(diǎn)的，不禁大笑。

小牛揚(yáng)起毛茸茸的腦袋看著我，

目光中透出這個(gè)新生命對世界的一無所知。

片刻之前，它還呆在母體里某個(gè)黑暗而平靜的地方，

突然，它的世界變得五光十色，變得活潑而喧鬧。

我從未見過任何東西在獲得生命時(shí)是如此的驚異。

WarandPeace

戰(zhàn)爭與和平

Is war inevitable? Can war be prevented?

History tells us that there were wars,great or small,

in every century, in every decade.

Throughout the ages, from the Stone Age to the Atomic Age,

men have been fighting,first with swords and shields,

then with guns and cannons,

and now,hydrogen bombs and missiles are used for military purposes.

But,in spite of all these, it is still my belief that war can be prevented

and peace can be won but it requires the effort of each and every one of us,

and everyone in the world.

I am sure that we would not like to experience another world war.

If it ever happens, two-thirds of the world

and much of the civilization which men have gained through time,

patience and effort will be destroyed.

Will the remaining one-third of the world be able to survive on its own?

Our task now is not to blame the past, but to plan for the future.

If there is peace in the world,

men can use their rockets to explore the mystery of space,

their submarines to explore the depth of the sea,

their missiles to deliver mail

and their fine equipment to penetrate the jungles of Africa,

instead of using them militarily.

Governments can use their money to build more schools,

so that more children can be educated to be useful citizens.

Scientists can use atomic energy to propel steamers and planes.

They can also devise new machines to increase the production of goods

and thus improve the way people live their lives.

How can a peaceful world be achieved? It requires,in my opinion,

the understanding and friendship of all the peoples from all nations.

Let no one suffer discrimination by reason of colour, race,

religion or national origin.

Let the rich support the poor and the strong help the weak.

We know that neither peace nor such a dream world

can come true in a day or a month.

It may even take decades or centuries But let us plan and begin now.

戰(zhàn)爭是一種必然嗎？戰(zhàn)爭可以避免嗎？

發(fā)生在在每個(gè)世紀(jì)，每一個(gè)十年。

從古至今，由石器時(shí)代到原子時(shí)代，

人們都在相斗，最初用劍和盾，

然后是槍炮，

現(xiàn)在是將氫彈和導(dǎo)彈用于軍事目的了。

雖然這樣，我還是堅(jiān)信戰(zhàn)爭可以避免，

和平可以得到。不過需要我們?nèi)巳说呐Γ?/p>

每一個(gè)世人的努力。

我確信我們都不愿再經(jīng)受另一次世界大戰(zhàn)。

如果發(fā)生的話，世界的三分之二，

和許多由世代人們得到的文化，

經(jīng)過忍耐和努力而得到的，都將遭到毀滅。

那時(shí)，留下的三分之一的世界能夠獨(dú)自生存下去嗎？

我們現(xiàn)在的任務(wù)不是譴責(zé)過去，而是要計(jì)劃將來。

如果世上有和平，

人類可以用他們的火箭探測太空的神秘，

用他們的潛水艇測量海洋的深度，

用他們的導(dǎo)彈來寄郵件

用他們的良好設(shè)備深入非洲的叢林，

從而代替這些武器在軍事上的使用。

政府可以用他們的錢建造更多的學(xué)校，

使更多的兒童受到教育，成為有用的公民。

科學(xué)家可以用原子能發(fā)動輪船和飛機(jī)，

同時(shí)可發(fā)明新機(jī)器，增加物品的生產(chǎn)，

從而改變?nèi)藗兊纳睢?/p>

怎樣才可能實(shí)現(xiàn)一個(gè)和平的世界呢？我認(rèn)為，

這需要各國人民之間的了解和友誼。

宗教和國籍。

讓富有的幫助貧窮的，強(qiáng)的扶助弱的。

我們知道，不論和平還是這樣的理想世界，

都不可能在一天，一個(gè)月內(nèi)實(shí)現(xiàn)，

那需要幾十年甚至幾百年。讓我們現(xiàn)在就作出計(jì)劃并付諸行動吧！

知識和力量

Knowledge and power are two things most desired by man.

There is a close connection between these two things.

will easily get a high position and perform it successfully.

Power depends on knowledge.

Knowledge is to power as a compass is to a ship

it allows a man to sail safely across an unknown ocean.

can render his good services to his country

because he has perfect and profound knowledge.

Power only follows knowledge.

A man cannot do anything well unless he has some information as to how do it well.

A man will sometimes lose his way in a strange land;

an apprentice cannot produce any delicate work.

Why is this so?

Because the lost man and the apprentice are in want of knowledge.

If the wanderer wishes to find his way out,

he must know where his destination is;

if the apprentice wishes to produce good work,

he must pay attention to his instructor’ advice.

We are all the future masters of our country.

Our country needs our services.

How can we fulfill our future tasks?

To get more knowledge is the only answer.

知識和力量是人類最期望得到的兩樣?xùn)|西，

它們之間有密切的聯(lián)系。

能很容易謀得高職位并干得出色。

力量依靠知識。

知識對力量來說正像指南針對輪船，

只有通過它，輪船才會安全地駛過一片求知的海洋。

能夠成功地為國效勞，

正是因?yàn)樗哂型晟贫鴾Y博的知識。

力量只能伴隨知識而來。

一個(gè)人不能把事情辦好，除非具備如何把事情做好的知識。

一個(gè)人有時(shí)會在一個(gè)陌生的地方迷路；

一個(gè)學(xué)徒無法生產(chǎn)出精美的產(chǎn)品。

為什么會這樣呢？

因?yàn)樗麄內(nèi)鄙僦R。

如果這位迷路人要找到出路。

他必須知道他的目的地在哪里；

如果這位學(xué)徒要生產(chǎn)出精美的產(chǎn)品，

他必須耐心聽從師傅的忠告。

我們都是國家未來的主人，

我們的國家需要我們的奉獻(xiàn)。

我們怎樣完成未來的任務(wù)呢？

多學(xué)一點(diǎn)知識是唯一的回答。

Women of Today

當(dāng)代女性

Women are playing an increasingly important part in society today.

Not restricted to their roles as wives and mothers anymore,

they now work and have become the equal partners of men.

In many countries, more and more women are serving as workers,teachers,

scientists and even leaders.

We can say that almost all jobs which men can do

are done perfectly by women.

Women are no longer looked down upon by society.

With the changes in their social role,

women’s position in the family has improved as well.

Husband and wife are now equal in the family.

The cope with problems of daily life together,

and share happiness with each other.

It is also unusual in today’s world to find a woman busy with dinner

while her husband sits in an armchair and reads a newspaper.

In spite of these changes,

there are still a lot of inequalities between men and women.

The liberation of women has not been completely realized.

A number of men still jealously guard their rights.

The contribution and demands of women have been degraded and ignored.

In general the image of women has changed a lot.

Women of today have, on their own,come a long way.

婦女在當(dāng)今社會中扮演著越來越重要的角色。

她們不再局限于扮演妻子和母親的角色。

她們現(xiàn)在外出工作，并成為男性同等地位的伙伴。

在許多國家，越來越多的婦女走上了工人，教師，

科學(xué)家甚至領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的崗位。

我們可以說，男人能做到的事，

婦女也完全能夠做到。

婦女不再受到社會的歧視。

隨著社會角色的變化，

婦女在家庭中的角色也得到了改善。

在家中，夫妻平等，

他們共同處理日常生活中的問題，

同甘共苦。

在現(xiàn)今的家庭中，幾乎看不到婦女一個(gè)人在忙于做飯，

而丈夫卻舒服地躺在椅子上看報(bào)紙的情景。

盡管有了一些變化，

但男性和女性之間仍然存在著許多不平等。

婦女還沒有被完全解放，

大部分男人仍有夫權(quán)思想。

女性的貢獻(xiàn)和要求一向被貶低和忽視。

但總的來說，婦女的形象已經(jīng)改變了很多。

當(dāng)今的婦女已靠自己向前邁進(jìn)了很多。

LanguageandCulture

語言與文化

Languages are marvelously complex

and wonderfully complicated organs of culture:

they embody the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating

within their respective culture.

To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture.

In a words of a poet and philosopher,

As many languages as one speaks, so many lives one lives.

A culture and its language are as inseparable as brain and body;

while one is a part of the other,neither can function without the other.

In learning a foreign language, the best beginning

is with the non- verbal linguistic elements of the language,

its gestures,its body language.

Eye contact is extremely important in English.

Direct eye contact leads to understanding,

or,as the English maxim has it,seeing eye-to-eye.

We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English

until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.

難解的文化工具：

在各文化中。

學(xué)習(xí)外語就等于學(xué)習(xí)另一種文化。

一位詩人兼哲學(xué)家曾經(jīng)這樣說過：

你懂幾種外語，你就過著幾種不同的生活。

文化及其語言正像人腦與人體一樣不可分割。

雖然其中一個(gè)是另一個(gè)的部分，但是失去一部分，另一部分就不能運(yùn)作。

從這種語言的非語言的語言成分開始，

即從手勢，體語開始。

在英語中，眼神的接觸極其重要。

或者正如英語格言說的意見完全一致。

直到我們學(xué)會了他們眼中的意思。

SwimmingandEnglishLearning

學(xué)英語如同游泳

Can you swim?

Do you like swimming?

Yes? Well,how can you learn to swim?

I think the best way is to go into the water and learn.

I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming

or looking at others swimming.

It’s the same with English study.

We must practice, practice,practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners.

Children in English- speaking countries first listen to others.

Then they try to imitate and speak.

We can listen to English programs on the radio.

You may just understand a few words.It doesn’t matter.

Just be relaxed and try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak.

He’s afraid of making mistakes.

You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese.

Don’t be afraid. We must be brave.

If you really want to learn English well,

you must try to speak with anyone you meet who knows English.

Whether you know him or not is not important.

When there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English.

It’s very interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English.

Remember,the more you speak the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students.

First we must choose the books we’re interested in.

A lot of reading will improve your language sense.

This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries.

We can also write English articles.

You may even post them to English magazines.

Don’t be afraid of failure.

Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done.

Well,let’s do more practice from now on.

I’m sure you’ll learn English well this way.

你會游泳嗎？

你喜歡游泳嗎？

喜歡？那好，你是如何學(xué)游泳的？

我認(rèn)為最好的辦法是跳到水里去，

你永遠(yuǎn)學(xué)不會，僅憑游泳方面的書

或看別人游泳。

英語學(xué)習(xí)也是如此，

我們必須學(xué)練習(xí)，練習(xí)，再練習(xí)！

對初學(xué)者來說，聽和說十分重要。

在那些說英語的國家里孩子們起初只是聽別人說話，

然后開始試著模仿著說。

我們可以聽收音機(jī)里的英語節(jié)目，

可能你僅能聽懂很少的詞，但這無關(guān)緊要。

你要放松自己，盡量領(lǐng)會每一個(gè)詞。

某人可能聽力很好，但不敢說，

因?yàn)楹ε鲁鲥e(cuò)。

其實(shí)用不著害怕，我們說漢語的時(shí)候也可能出錯(cuò)。

不要害怕，一定要勇敢。

如果你真想把英語學(xué)好，

就得敢于同任何人說話。

只要他懂英語，你是否認(rèn)識他并不重要。

在沒有人交談的時(shí)候，你可以用英語同自己說話，

這也是一個(gè)又好又有趣的辦法。

記住，你說得越多，你出的錯(cuò)就越少。

對高中生來說，閱讀和寫作更為重要。

首先，我們必須選擇感興趣的書籍，

大量的閱讀會提高我們的語感。

這是最重要的方面。

堅(jiān)持寫英語日記。

我們還可以寫些英語文章，

并把它們寄給雜志社。

不要害怕失敗。

失敗是成功之母。

說來容易做來難。

好了，從現(xiàn)在開始，讓我們做更多的練習(xí)。

我相信，通過這種方法，你可以把英語學(xué)得更好。

MyDevotedFriend--Books

我最忠實(shí)的朋友——書籍

If someone asks me who my devoted friend is,

I will tell him the book is my devoted friend.

When I was five,my father bought many picture books for me.

I liked them as soon as I began to read them.I read every book carefully.

From then on, I was interested in everything and made friends with books.

I have learned a lot from books.

They tell me what is good and what is bad.

They also teach me how to get along with others.

I think a book is a good teacher.

When I couldn’t catch up with others in my class,I was so disappointed.

It was books that gave me confidence again.

They are indeed my devoted friends.

I should thank them.

In a word, books can make the stupid wise the coward brave and the bright wiser.

如果有人問我誰是我最忠實(shí)的朋友，

我會告訴他書才是我最忠實(shí)的朋友。

我5歲那年，父親為我買了好些連環(huán)畫。

我一讀就喜歡上它們了我仔細(xì)地看每一本書。

從那以后，我對任何事情都饒有興趣，也和書交上了朋友。

我從書中學(xué)到了好些東西。

它們教我如何辨別是非。

如何與人相處。

我覺得書是我的好老師。

當(dāng)我在學(xué)習(xí)上掉隊(duì)時(shí)，我十分灰心。

是書讓我又一次充滿信心。

書確實(shí)是我最忠實(shí)的朋友。

我應(yīng)該感謝它。

總之，書可以讓愚人變得聰明，懦夫變得勇敢，聰明的人變得更明智。

AGreatFriend

我的摯友

As I am now a senior high school student, I have a great many friends,

but there is one whom I prize over all the rest.

I first made his acquaintance when I began to go to school.

He has been my constant companion ever since.

Though he is serious in appearance,he never fails to be interesting.

Often he is clever, sometimes even merry and gay.

He is the most knowledgeable friend a person could have.

He knows virtually every language of the world,all the events of history,

and the words of all the great poets and philosophers.

A kindly benefactor,

he is admired and enjoyed by everyone who makes his acquaintance.

To me,he has been a great teacher as well as a friend.

He first taught me the secrets of my own language and then those of others.

With these keys he showed us how to unlock all the arts and sciences of man.

My friend is endlessly patient.

Dull though I may be I can return to him again and again,

and he is always ready to teach me.

When I am bored,he entertains me.When I am dispirited,he lifts me up.

When I am lonely,he keeps me company.

He is a friend not only to me but to millions around the world.

Shall I tell you his name? His name is’reading’.

盡管我現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)是一個(gè)高中生了，有很多朋友。

但有一個(gè)朋友是我一生該珍重的。

當(dāng)我剛邁進(jìn)校門時(shí)就和他相識了，

從那以后，他成為我忠實(shí)的伴侶。

雖然他面容嚴(yán)肅，但是很風(fēng)趣。

它很聰明，有時(shí)甚至瘋瘋癲癲。

他是任何人能夠結(jié)識的學(xué)識最為淵博的朋友。

他懂得世界上所有語言所有的歷史事件，

還有所有不朽詩人和哲學(xué)家的至理名言。

作為一個(gè)施與者，

他深受所有與之交友的人的贊美和喜愛。

對我來說，他既是一個(gè)老師又是一個(gè)朋友。

他首先教會了我母語的奧秘，隨后是其他語言的奧秘。

用這些知識，他向我演示了如何解開所有人類藝術(shù)和科學(xué)之謎。

我的朋友很耐心。

不管我怎么笨，我可以一次又一次地請教他，

而他也是時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備著教我。

當(dāng)我煩惱時(shí)，他讓我愉悅；當(dāng)我沮喪時(shí)，他讓我振奮；

當(dāng)我孤獨(dú)時(shí)，他伴我左右。

他不僅僅是我的朋友，而且是成千上萬人的朋友。

我該告訴你他的名字嗎？他的名字就是’閱讀’。

Science,Good or Evil

科技善與惡

Science has brought many changes to the whole of society,

especially to our lives in recent years.

And at the same time the debate regarding the good and evil effects of science

has gained wide attention.

science is the most important factor in the progression of human beings.

The great develop- ments in the field of medicine

have served to lengthen our life expectancy,

and the discovery of better seeds and pest control

have worked to increase productivity levels in agriculture.

In transport,the railway,

modern ships jet planes and moter vehicles have made our lives

and have provided convenient tools for commercial development.

The computer,

which is considered to be the greatest invention of the 20th century,

is playing an important role in our daily life.

On the other hand, however, science also gives us lots of problems.

Modern industry has caused pollution and energy crisises.

The nuclear bomb has threatened our existence.

that some computer prodigies have been sent to prison for computer crimes.

Despite all this,

we still spare no efforts in the deve- lopment of science and technology.

Maybe it is really true that everything has two sides.

就我們所知，科學(xué)是整個(gè)社會發(fā)生了變化，

尤其是近些年來對我們的生活影響甚深。

引起了廣泛的關(guān)注。

有一點(diǎn)怎么強(qiáng)調(diào)都不過分，

科學(xué)是促使人類進(jìn)步的最主要的因素。

使人類壽命得以延長。

有助于提高農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)水平。

在交通運(yùn)輸領(lǐng)域，鐵路，

現(xiàn)代化輪船和機(jī)動車使我們的生活

越來越舒適，

也為商業(yè)的發(fā)展提供了便利的工具。

電腦，

是20世紀(jì)最偉大的發(fā)明，它在日常生活中必不可少，

極其重要。

然而另一方面，科學(xué)也給我們帶來了許多問題。

現(xiàn)代工業(yè)導(dǎo)致了環(huán)境污染和能源危機(jī)，

核彈威脅著我們的生存

一些電腦奇才因?yàn)殡娔X犯罪而被捕入獄。

盡管如此，

我們?nèi)耘f不遺余力地致力于科技的發(fā)展。

也許這就是所謂的每個(gè)事物都有兩面性吧。