第一篇：深圳高级技工学校2011-2012秋季公共英语课文英汉对译unit4--unit 8
unit 4American Malls购物中心
Malls are popular places for Americans to go.People like malls for many reasons.They feel safe because malls have police stations or private
美国人很喜欢去购物中心。人们为什么喜欢购物中心，原因众多。他们觉得购物中心里面很安全，因为有警察局或私人保安。在购物中
security guards。Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine.The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.心，停车往往是免费的，而在里面气候总是很宜人。时兴的购物中心还带有休息区域，装饰着喷泉和巨大的绿色植物。
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1955 in Edina, Minnesota.People love doing all their shopping in one place.More malls
美国最早的室内购物中心建于1955年，位于明尼苏达州的Edina。人们十分喜欢在购物中心里面逛个够，越来越多的购物中心出现在人
are built around the country.Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things.They shop ,of course ,and they also eat in food们的生活中。现在。购物中心就像是市中心，人们在里面做各种各样的事情。当然。他们购物在食品区品尝来自世界各
courts that have food from all over the world.They see movies at theaters.Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of
地的美食。人们在里面的剧场看电影。有些人甚至在里面进行日常锻炼，被称之为
“mall walking.”Others go to malls to meet friends.“漫步购物中心”。还有一些人在中心里面和朋友见面聚会。
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to church.In other words, people can do just about everything in malls。
在有些购物中心，人们可以看病，看牙科医生甚至上教堂祷告，可以这样说，人们可以在购物中心里做所有的事情。
Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.现在事实上人们可以住在他们最喜欢的购物中心里面。
unit 5Invitations邀请函
“Drop in anytime” and “come and see me soon” are often used in social settings but seldom meant to be taken literally.It is wise to telephone
“欢迎随时拜访”和“最近来我家看看”，这两句话在社交场合常被用到，但是并不能从字面上去理解。在去别人家叨扰之前，before visiting someone at home.If you receive a written invitation to an event that says RSVP, you should respond to let the person who sent
最好能打个电话。如果收到请柬，那么你需要告诉那位邀请你的人the invitation know whether or not you plan to attend.是否能顺利赴约。Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go.You may refuse by saying,“Thank you for inviting me, but I will not to be able to come.”
除非你真的打算参加聚会或者前去拜访别人，那么不要随便接受邀请。如果想要拒绝邀请，可以这样说“谢谢您的邀请，但是我可能无法赴约了.If , after accepting, you are unable to attend ,be sure to tell those expecting you as far in advance as possible that you will not be there
如果已经接受邀请，但不能赴约，那么要告诉那些希望你.赴约的朋友你不能前往，而且越早越好。
Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal.虽然不一定需要给主人买礼物，不过一般来说，处于礼貌考虑还是可以送一些小礼物，尤其是去主人家用餐。、Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate.A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate 鲜花、巧克力或者其他一些小礼物就可以了。当聚会结束后，送一张感谢的卡片或者打个电话表示感谢是非常礼貌的，means to express your appreciation for the invitation。.表示对主人的邀请十分感谢
Unit 6Different Ways of Eating 不同的饮食习惯
Eating habits differ from one country to another.Not only can the food people eat but the way they eat can be totally different.在每个国家都有着不同的饮食习惯。不仅是人们吃的东西，而且人们吃东西的方式也截然不同。
The Chinese have a saying: Eat good things for breakfast;eat a big meal for lunch until you are full;but eat less at dinner.中国有句俗语：早餐吃好，午饭吃饱，晚餐吃少。
It is a different case in the United States.在美国则不然。
Many people start the day with a good breakfast,.But lunchtime is very quick.In contrast, the dinner is well prepared and takes al long time.很多人都在丰盛的早餐中开始一天的生活，但是午餐时间却十分匆忙。与之相反的是，晚餐通常都是精心准备，并且持续很长时间。
Most Americans only have one or less than one hour for their lunch because they have to go back to work or school.So they eat a大多数美国人的午餐时间都只有或者不到一个小时的时间，因为繁忙的工作和学习，因此他们的午餐都很简略。
small lunch.After work they will have a quiet but big dinner at home.During dinner, all the family members talk about their day.一天工作结束后回到家，他们都会安静的享用一顿丰盛的晚餐。期间，所有的家人会谈论这一天的见闻。美国人认为
They consider it as a way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.这是在经过一天辛苦的工作之后，最好的休息方式。Eating at a restaurant is also different.In China, people like to talk and laugh while they are eating.In America such noisy actions在餐厅吃饭的情景也与中国不一样。在中国，人们喜欢边吃边大声说笑。而在美国，这种喧闹的吃饭礼仪
will be regarded as rudeness.They want a quiet place where they can eat a good meal and enjoy the peaceful and relaxing air.If被认为是很粗鲁的。美国人希望能在一个安静的地方，吃着丰盛的餐点，并能享受宁静惬意的气氛。如果有人 someone is talking too loudly other people in the restaurant will look at him or her angrily.The manager of the restaurant might大声喧闹，餐厅的其他顾客。可能会对此怒目而视。而餐厅经理也可能会出来要求
come out and ask the noisy ones to be quiet or even ask them to leave.他们安静下来，甚至会要请他们离开。
Unit 7Being a Volunteer of the 2008Olympics 我是一名2008年奥运会的志愿者
2008 is a different year.There are many disasters in China.But these disasters couldn't prevent the Beijing 2008 Olympics.I'm2008 年是不同寻常的一年，中国经历了很多灾难，但是这些灾难并没有阻碍中国人举办奥运会的雄心。
proud of being avolunteer of this Olympic Games.My work is to provide language support for the security staff.And I'm very成为奥运会志愿者，是一件会令我骄傲的事情。我的工作是为安保部门提供语言协助。同时我十分 proud that I have the chance to show our traditional culture, our strength and our friendliness to the whole world.骄傲能向全世界展示中国的传统文化，中国的活力以及友善之情。
As a volunteer, I had to obey many rules.For example, we couldn't enter the stadium to watch games.But I did gain much.I helped
作为一名志愿者，我们要遵守很多规则。比如，我们不能进入场馆看比赛。但是我学到了很多。我帮助了many spectators, including the Chinese and the foreigners.For example, the spectators couldn't bring water, medicine, fruit,很多观众，既有中国的也有外国的朋友。如，观众不能携带饮用水、药品、水果、sunscreen, the long-handled umbrella, etc.into the venue.And the most important was that they couldn't put their things in storage.防晒霜、长手柄雨伞等等进入看台，最重要的是他们不能把随身携带的东西放进存储柜内。
Many audiences couldn't understand, even us.So we provided some shelves to keep the things of the audiences later.What's more, I对于这一点很多观众不理解，甚至我们也不能理解。因此我们为观众提供架子来存放东西。此外，also made many new good friends, learning to cooperate with others.我们还结交了很多好朋友，学会了如何与人合作。This is an impressive and important experience.This is a beautiful memory for me.I'll keep it in mind forever.这是一次难忘而又重要的经验，同时也是美好的回忆，我会永存心中。
Unit8TestingonAnimals动物医学实验
Testing on animals is used to develop new medicines to meet the needs of people's health.These medicines help us to live longer动物常常被用于测试新药品，是为了满足人们对健康的需求，这些新药帮助我们生存得更长久以及健康。
and healthier lives.But some people are trying to change the way we think about new medicines.They areagainst the use of但一部分人正在努力的改变我们关于新药物的想法。他们反对用
animals for the testing of these medicines and believe such testing is unnecessary.动物来测试新药物，而且他们相信有一些测试是没有必要的。
Scientists in medical labs know that if the medicines have effect on animals,they can also have effect on people.Some times mice实验室里的科学家们知道，如果这些药能在动物身上起效果那么也能在人身上起作用。很多时候老鼠 are used to begin the experiment,then later dogs and monkeys.Finally,when the scientists are almost sure about the safety of their被作为最开始的实验品，随后是狗和猴子。最后，当科学家几乎确信新药对人类是安全的，new medicines,they will ask for humans to help to test them.So we see animal testing is necessary.才会在人身上试验。所以我们认为动物试验是有必要的。
However,some people are against animal testing.They believe that it is unnecessary to use animal in testing new medicines
然而，一部分人反对动物试验。他们认为用动物来试药没有必要，because doctors can use knowledge that was gained from experiments in the past.These people also say animals have the same rights因为科学家们可以用以往的经验。这些人还认为动物拥有和人类一样的权利。as humans.But what shall we do if someone in our family has cancer and our doctor says a new drug might make him better?但是倘若我们的家人患上了癌症，而医生说有一种新药物可以治好他的病，我们该怎么办？
Some kinds of animal testing on products that make us look better,like skin creams, may really be unnecessary.Doctors have a一些动物用在让我们看起来更漂亮的新产品中，比如护肤霜，可能才是真的没必要。医生有责任 duty to improve the lives of humans, but the animals also have the rights to live better lives.推动人类生存的进步，但是动物有权利过更好的生活。
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