第一篇：高二英语必修5Unit13 People课文翻译
Unit13 People Warm-up 热身
Listen to the police description.听警方的描述
Which people in the photo below are the police looking for? 下面图片中的哪个人是警方要找的对象
Police are looking for four people in connection with a crime.警方正在寻找与案件有关的四个嫌疑人 They were last seen in the London area.他们最后一次出现是在伦敦 The first is a white man.第一个是白人
He is quite tall with short, dark hair.他个头很高，留着黑色的短发
He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a blue long-sleeve shirt and sunglasses.他最后一次出现时戴着一顶黑色的棒球帽、一副太阳镜，穿着一件蓝色的长袖衬衫。The second is a white man wearing glasses.第二个是戴着眼镜的白人
He has little hair and was last seen wearing a white shirt and holding books under his arm.他头发很少，最后一次出现时穿着白色的衬衫，腋下夹着书 The third is a black woman.第三个是黑人妇女
She has short hair and was last seen wearing a black and white T-shirt with a gold chain around her neck.她留着短发，最后一次出现时穿着黑白相同的T恤，脖子上戴着金项链。The fourth person is an old white man.第四个人是一个白人老头
He has grey hair and a gray beard and was last seen wearing glasses and a blue, white and red shirt.他有着灰白的头发和灰白的胡子，最后一次出现时戴着眼镜，穿着蓝色、白色、红色相间的衬衫。If you see any of these people, please contact...如果你看见上述任何一人，请与...联系。
Lesson 1 EQ:IQ.Success comes with a high EQ.成功来自于高情商
Most students do an IQ test early in their school career.大部分学生在开始学习生涯之前都会进行智商测试
Even if they never see their results they feel that their IQ is what determines how well they are going to do in life.即使他们看不测试结果，他们认为智商决定了他们将来生活的好坏。
When they see other students doing better than them they usually believe that those students have a higher IQ and that there is nothing they can do to change facts.当他们看到别人做得比他好的时候，他总是愿意相信那些学生的智商比自己高，自己做什么也改变不了这个事实。However, new research into EQ suggests that success is not simply the result of a high IQ.然而，关于情商新的研究指出显示成功不简单地依靠高智商
While your IQ tells you how intelligent you are，your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence.你的智商表明你的聪明程度，而你的情商则表明你能否很好的利用聪明才智
Professor Salovey, who invented the term EQ, gives the following description.萨洛维教授提出情商这一概念并对其做了如下解释
At work, it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.在职场上，一个人的智商决定了他能否被录用，而情商则决定了他能否得到提拔 Supported by his academic research 在他的学术研究基础上
Professor Salovey suggests that when predicting someone's future success their character, as measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.萨洛维教授提出：在预测一个人未来的成功时，他们的性格，即通过情商测试来测量，也许比他的智商更为重要。Professor Salovey may be correct.萨洛维教授也许是对的
For example, have you ever wondered why some of the smartest students in your class who you think deserve good grades, sometimes end up failing exams? 例如，你是否有过这样的困惑：为什么班里有些聪明的学生，你认为应该得到好的分数却难过考试关？ Perhaps their failure is because of their low EQ.他们的失败也许是因为他们的情商低
People are often mistaken in thinking that those with high IQs always have high EQs as well.人们经常错误地认为高智商的人总是拥有高情商
This association can exist but it is just as possible for someone with a low IQ to have a high EQ or someone with a high IQ to have a low EQ.这种联系可能存在，但是一个低智商的人有高情商或者一个高情商的人有低智商也是有可能的。
It is generally believed that people with high EQs are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life.人们通常相信高情商的人善于接受新观点，对生活持积极的态度，They are also less likely to be troubled by problems.他们较少被问题所困扰
On the other hand, there is little doubt that people with low EQs often have problems getting on with other people and dealing with difficult situations thus they have a harder time surviving in life.另一方面，毫无疑问的是低情商的人，经常在与别人相处和处理困难时有问题，因此生活得比较艰难。People generally believe that a person's IQ is determined by birth.一个人的情商被认为是与生俱来的
However, most social scientists agree that EQ has a lot to do with education.然而，大多数的社会科学家都同意情商与教育有很大关系。
Some are trying to study the possibility of improving a person's EQ especially in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication.一些人试图研究提高情商的可能性，特别是“人类技能”方面，例如 理解和沟通能力。
Professor Mayer, recognised by many as a leading expert in the study of changes to people's EQs recently announced the results of a study on senior high school students.梅耶教授被公认为是情商变化这一研究领域权威专家，他最近公布了一项对中学生的研究结果。
When normal students were introduced to students with disabilities they found that, afterwards, the normal students were more willing to help people with difficulties.在一些正常的学生被介绍与一些残疾学生认识后，他们发现正常的学生比以前乐于去帮助处于困境的人们。
They also showed a better understanding of the disabled students' feelings ,compared to students who had not been involved in the study.同其他没有参加研究的学生相比，他们更能理解残疾学生的情感。
There was also an obvious change in the disabled students' attitudes.同时，那些残疾学生的态度也发生了明显的变化。
They became more positive about life and more wiling to try new things.他们对生活的态度更加积极，也更愿意尝试新鲜事物。
The results of studies such as these show that EQ is as important if not more important than IQ.像这样的研究结果表明情商如果不是比智商更重要，也是与智商同样重要。To get ahead in the world and lead a happy successful life 在这个世界中生存并快乐的生活，means getting on with other people and being able to understand and react to situations in the best way possible.意味着能够与其他人很好的相处 能理解形势 并以最好的方式做出反应 This requires a high EQand good listeners.他们也得很善良-很好的倾听者。
They should also be confident so that people trust them.他们也要有自信，那样人们才会信任他们 I'm hoping to be a doctor.我想做一名医生
That's cool!Good for you!那很酷，祝你好运
So many jobs require getting on well with other people.这么多的工作都需要与别人很好的相处。
Can you think of any jobs where this isn't a requirement? 你们能想出什么工作没有这个要求吗？ We'll discuss this tomorrow...我们明天讨论这个话题
Listen to the dialogues and complete the Function File.听对话完成文档 Dialogue 1.对话1 Did you know that Alice can speak three languages? 你知道安丽丝会说三种语音吗？
Really? I find that very hard to believe.真的吗?我觉得很难相信 She's only five.她只有5岁而已
But it's true!Ask her mother!但是那是真的，问问她妈妈
Dialogue 2.对话2 I feel that airlines should not allow new-born babies aboard their long distance flights.我觉得航空公司不应该让新出生的婴儿搭乘长途飞机。Mm, I quite agree.嗯，我非常同意
There's nothing worse than listening to a crying baby for 12 hours.没有什么比12小时一直听婴儿哭更糟糕的了。
Dialogue 3.对话3 I've just seen Ian holding a bunch of flowers and walking into a restaurant.我看见伊恩拿着一束花走进了一家饭店。That's interesting.真有趣
He told me he was going to the library!他跟我说他要去图书馆 I wonder why he lied.我想知道他为什么要撒谎
Maybe he's too shy to tell you he has a new girlfriend!可能是他太害羞了，不敢告诉你他有女朋友了
Dialogue 4.Do you remember what I said about making hay while the sun shines? 你还记得我对抓紧时机是怎么说的吗？ Yes.记得
Well, it means that when things are going well you should make the best of them 嗯，就是说当事情发展很好时，你就应该好坏利用。so, because my boss was pleased with my report 那么，因为我老板对我的报告很满意。I asked for extra vacation and got it.我就跟他要了额外的假期，结果我成功了 That's great!太棒了 Dialogue 5.It really makes me mad when Jim sings at work.吉姆上班时唱歌真让人难以忍受 I also hate shaking hands with him.我还讨厌和他握手
His hands are always damp!他的手总是湿湿的
And he wears such terrible clothes, like that pink shirt!他还穿很难看的衣服，像那件粉色的T恤 Anything else? 还有什么吗？
Yes!I really dislike it when he eats garlic for lunch.有，我讨厌他午餐吃大蒜。
He has terrible breath for the rest of the day!一个下午都是那种难闻的味道。
So I guess you'll be looking for a new assistant soon!那么我请你再尽快寻找一个新助理
Dialogue 6.I heard that the weather is going to change this weekend.我听说这周末天气有变化。
Will we still go camping if it's raining? 如果下雨我们还露营吗？
We'll only go camping if the sun is shining.晴天我们才去露营。
Otherwise we'll go to the cinema and watch the new Jackie Chan movie.否则我们就去电影院看成龙的新电影
Right.I just wanted to see what the back-up plan was.好的，我只是想知道备用计划是什么而已
Listen to the sentences.听句子
Repeat and draw arrows to show rising or falling intonations.跟读并用箭头表示降调和升调 Would you? That's great!真的吗？太棒了！You're right there!你对了
That's excellent.那好极了
That's cool!Good for you!那很酷！祝你好运！Comparing Cultures.比较文化
Listen to a man and a woman talking about English people.听一对男女在讨论英国人 What adjectives do they use? 他们用了哪些形容词
How would you describe Chinese people? 你怎样形容中国人
Isn't it funny how we imagine people from a country have a certain personality or character? 我们想象来自一个国家的人都有某种性格特征的方式很有趣 是吗？ What do you mean? 你的意思是？
You know, like English people are supposed to be very cool 你知道，像英国人应该非常酷 sociable, but very calm and cool.善于交际，但又非常沉着冷静 And also honest and reliable.还是诚实可靠的
Well, I know some English people who are quite the opposite.我认识的一些英国人却截然相反 Yes, that's what I mean.是的，那就是我说的意思
These descriptions of national character aren't really true.这些对民族性格的描述并不一定正确
Lesson 3 Making Guesses about People.猜测人们
Listening.Listen to the dialogue and complete the gaps.听对话并完成填空
Have you heard anything about the two missing students? 你听到两个失踪学生的消息了吗？
I think my French tutor might know one of them.我觉得我的法语老师可能认识其中一个。
I saw she had tears running down her cheeks at lunch today 今天中午吃饭时 我看见她在哭
and one of the other teachers gave her a hug.另一个老师给了她一个拥抱安慰她
I heard about it from the news report on TV last night 我是昨晚从电视新闻里听到的
but haven't heard anything more since then.但是从那以后就没听到进一步报道了
Their friends are really upset and have been waiting anxiously for more news.他们的朋友很担心，焦急的等着更多消息。
I can't believe that they've been missing on the mountains for three days now!我简直不敢相信他们在山上都失踪三天了 They must be so frightened!他们一定很害怕
I wonder how they got lost and whose fault it was.我想知道他们怎么会失踪，到底是谁的错
They may have been separated from the other students 他们可能跟其他同学走散了
and couldn't hear anyone when the thunder started.打雷的时候又听不见其他人的声音
Or they might have fallen behind and taken the wrong path.或者是他们可能掉队了，走错了路 Maybe.可能吧
Or they could have gone exploring on their own 或者是他们独自走着
and lost their way back to the group.后来就找不到归队的路了
I hate to think how they must be feeling right now.我不愿去想他们现在的感觉 It's so cold at the moment.现在这么冷。
They must be freezing!他们肯定冻坏了 I hope they have warm jackets made of wool.我希望他们穿着羊毛大衣
They might be sheltering in a cave.他们可能在洞里躲着呢
Or they could be in one of those empty cottages near the pine trees right at the top of the mountain.或者他们在山顶松树旁的空茅屋里呢 They can't be there.他们不可能在那儿
People would have looked there first, I'm sure.我肯定人们首先就去那里找了
True.Imagine how hungry they are!是的，想象一下他们有多饿
They can't exactly eat seeds like squirrels and sparrows do!他们不会像松鼠和麻雀那样吃种子吧？
They might have some food left from camping but they may not have any water.他们可能有食物，但可能没有水
And one of them might be bleeding or have a broken arm or leg.其中一个可能留着血，或者手臂或者腿摔断了。I really hope someone finds them soon.我真的希望马上就有人找到他们
Me too.Their parents must be very worried.我也是，他们的父母一定很担心
It'll be a real relief when they're found.只有找到他们从能真正松口气
Lesson 4 First Impressions.第一印象
The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety.我第一次遇到我最好的朋友那天，我心情特别糟糕
I was trying to do some revision for an important oral exam in the local library 那天我在本地的图书馆里准备一门理科科目的考试 and people kept disturbing me.人们不停地干扰我
I was getting more and more annoyed and of course, the more upset I got the less I was able to concentrate.我变得越来越心烦意乱，可以想象，我的情绪越坏就越难集中注意力 The last straw was when I heard someone singing behind me.这时，背后传来的哼唱声使我的忍耐到了极限，The singing was so loud that I could even recognise the song!这声音大得我都能听出唱的是哪首歌
I turned around and glared at the person who was singing.我扭过头，怒视着哼唱的人
It was a tall girl about the same age as me and she has a big smile on her face.是个高个子和我年龄相仿的女孩，脸上带着开心的笑容
She was standing with a book in her hands near the “English Literature” section.她手里拿着一本书，站在诗歌类图书区旁
She looked like a literary type and seemed very interested in what she was reading.她看起来很喜欢文字，似乎对正读着的书很感兴趣 I glanced at the book's cover.出于好奇，我瞟了一眼书的封面 It was a book of Tennyson's poems.那是一本丁尼生诗集
The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn't matter.虽然看上去她是一个敏感、友善的女孩子 If anything, it made me even angrier.但这并没有让我紧锁着的眉头展开来，而是令我更加恼火 “How could she be so selfish?” I thought angrily.“她怎么这么不替别人考虑呢？” 我生气地想
In fact, I'm surprised there wasn't steam coming out of my ears!事实上，我那时已经有点火冒三丈了
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered angrily 我想起自己的书，怒气冲冲地朝她皱起眉头，用最苛刻的话气大声地对她说 “Thanks to your noise, I've been unable to study.You're so selfish!” 你的声音让我根本没法学习，你真的是太自私了 I still hate thinking of that moment.现在想起当时的情景我还是不寒而栗
Let me tell you the rest of the story though.不过，我还是讲一下后来发生的事情吧 Because I left the library in such a hurry 我离开图书馆时太匆忙了
I left my most important textbook behind.以至于把最重要的一本书放在了那儿
It was only when I got home two hours later that I realised I'd forgotten it 直到两个小时后 我到家时才发现
and there was nothing I could do as the library was closed.可是已经无济于事了，因为图书馆早已关门了。I was so upset that I almost cried.我感到万分沮丧，真想哭一场 Just then, the phone rang.就在这时，电话铃声响了
I answered it and a gentle voice introduced the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane.我拿起电话，传来一个轻柔的声音，自我介绍说名叫珍妮并问我是不是简 After confirming that I was 我回答说是
Jenny said that she had noticed I'd left my book in the library 珍妮告诉我说她发现我把书落在了图书馆 and as my name was in it 因为书上有我的名字
she'd asked a librarian to get my phone number from their files.她让图书管理员从读着档案中找到了我的电话号码 She said that she didn't live far away 她还说她住的不远
and could bring it around for me if I needed it.如果我急用这本书的话，她可以给我送过来
I sighed with relief and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road.I was so grateful!我如释重负，我感激万分，与她约好在沿着这条街的一个便利店见面 Of course you've guessed who Jenny was.你已经猜出珍妮是谁
She was the girl I had shouted at for singing.就是那个我在图书馆里因为唱歌的事情对她出言不逊的女孩
When I recognised her in the convenience store, I was filled with shame 我在便利店里看到她时，羞愧得脸都红了
and apologised several times for my rude behaviour.我为在图书馆里的粗鲁做法连声道歉 I felt so guilty 我感到万分惭愧
but Jenny just laughed and told me she was glad to see 她笑了起来，说很高兴看到
that I'd also left my glare in the library!我把自己的不快也留在了图书馆 I couldn't help laughing at this 听了这话，我禁不住笑了
and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.然后我邀请她去我家喝杯茶
We got along really well and ever since then we've been best friends.我们相处得很好，从那以后，我们就成了好朋友
We're very much alike and we tell each other everything.我们分享彼此的秘密
To be honest, I trust her more than anyone else.我对她比对任何人都信任 I often think how lucky I am.我常常想我真是太幸运了
If Jenny hadn't been a kind person who was willing to forgive my shortcomings.如果珍妮不是那么善良、宽容的话
I would never have experienced such true friendship.我就不会经历这段真正的友谊。
Communication Workshop.交流课 Speaking.会话
Discussing a Photo.讨论一张照片
Look at the photo.看照片
Complete the Function File with words from the list.用列表里的单词完成文档
Then listen and check your answers.然后听录音并检查你的答案
Mmm, the man on the right, the one with glasses, looks kind 嗯，右边戴眼镜的那个男士看起来很亲切
he looks sort of serious, but also as if he might be helpful.他看起来有些严肃，但是又好像乐于助人 Do you know what I mean? 你明白我的意思吗？ Yes.明白
The woman sitting in the back, the one in the black jacket with her arms crossed 坐在后面穿黑色夹克双手交叉的那位女性 she looks a bit, er, kind of shy.看起来有点，呃，有点害羞 Yes, or maybe she's cold.是的，或者可能还有点冷
Yes, perhaps the air-conditioning is on too high.是的，可能是空调开得太热了 What do you think they're doing? 你认为他们在干什么？
I think the second man on the right with the glasses must be a teacher 我觉得右边戴眼镜的第二个男士肯定是老师
and he's showing his students something funny on the laptop.他在笔记本电脑上给学生们看一些有趣的东西
Mmm, but why would the man with the camera be filming? 是，但是为什么拿着DV的那个人在录像呢？ He doesn't look like a student.他看起来不像学生 You're right.你说对了
He might be filming to make an advertisement for the school.他可能是来为这所学校拍摄一段广告
Culture Corner.文化角
Personalities and National Types.性格和国家类型
Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality!一些人认为一个人的国籍会影响一个人的性格 This is why you might hear someone saying 这就是为什么你可能会听到有人说
“He's a typical American” or “She's so Spanish”.“他是个典型的美国人” 或者 “她太西班牙人”
Of course, it is impossible that every person from a certain country has the same personality 当然，来自同一个国家的每个人性格一样是不可能的 but it seems that people of the same nationality 但是同一个国家的人
do sometimes share certain personality characteristics.有时确实有着相同的性格特征
This has led to the idea of national types.这就有了国家类型的说法
These are general ideas about a nationality that can be positive or negative!这些是关于一个国家的人积极或者消极的一个大体说法 As long as national types are not taken too seriously 在国家类型区分不是特别严格时
it's fun trying to guess a person's nationality from their personality.根据一个人的性格来猜测其国籍是件很有趣的事情
Italian and Spanish.意大利人和西班牙人
Italian and Spanish people are generally seen as outgoing 意大利人和西班牙人一般都比较外向 friendly people with a great love for life.友好，热爱生活
They are usually dark-haired and dark-eyed 他们通常是黑头发、黑眼睛
and are considered excellent singers and dancers.被认为是卓越的歌者和舞者
They are often described as being great lovers of food and wine 他们常常被描述为美味的事物和酒的爱好者 and they never hesitate to show how they feel.而且毫不迟疑地表现出他们的感受
British.英国人
Perhaps the opposite of the above is the way the British are seen.或许与上述描述相反的就是英国人所表现出来的方式 They are often described as being reserved and cold.他们常常被描述为保守、冷酷 They have a saying about “keeping a stiff upper lip”.他们有一种说法叫“坚定不移”
This means not crying or showing any feeling in difficult or sad situations.意思是说是在艰难或悲伤的情况下不哭或是不表现任何的感觉 As a result, they are also seen as being very brave.所以，他们也被看作是非常勇敢的
Americans.美国人
Americans are often described as very loud 美国人常常被描述为非常吵闹
but they are also seen as being very friendly 不过他们同样被看成是非常友好
and interested in talking to other people.有兴趣与人交谈的
This is probably because they are often very confident and secure.这可能是因为他们非常自信、毫无顾虑
Chinese.中国人
Chinese are generally seen as friendly people who are extremely hard-working and motivated.中国通常被看成是友好、及其勤奋、上进的人 They are also seen as very polite 他们还非常有礼貌
because of the fact that they are careful about “saving face” when dealing with other people.因为在跟其他人处理事情时，他们很爱面子，这是个事实
Australians.澳大利亚人
Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors.澳大利亚人很快乐，他们花很多时间在户外
They are therefore seen as very casual people who enjoy a slower pace of life.因此他们也被看成是非常随便享受慢节奏生活的人 They like to laugh a lot 他们喜欢大笑
but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.但有时也会被认为太吵、粗鲁
Germans.德国人
Germans are often described as being very serious and rigid.德国人经常被描述为非常严肃、刻板
They are seen as hard workers who are very careful 他们被看成是勤劳的工人，很细心 and pay a lot of attention to detail.太注重细节 A German would never be late for an appointment or dial a wrong number!一个德国人绝不会约会迟到或者是拨错电话号码的
However, Germans are sometimes accused of not having a sense of humour.然而，德国人有时被指责没有幽默感
All these national types can be true in certain cases, but very wrong in others.在某些场合这些国家类型是对的，但是在其他情况不正确了。
For example, you might meet a German who's a confident dancer with a great sense of humour 比如，你可能遇到一个非常幽默又自信的舞者是德国人 or an American who is shy and quiet!或者一个害羞又安静的美国人
Nationalities may influence personalities 国籍可能会影响性格 but at the end of the day 但是一天结束时
people are themselves, no matter where they come from.不管你来自哪里，你还是你自己
第二篇：高二英语必修五课文翻译
U1John snow defeats “king cholera”
约翰 雪是伦敦的一位非常著名的医生,确实,他作为维多利亚女王的私人医生来照顾她,但是当他想到帮助暴露在霍乱王疾病下的普通人时,他变的很有灵感,在那时,这是一个致命 的疾病,不论他的感染方式还是治愈方法都无从知晓,所以每次爆发的时候都有数以千计的惊恐的人丧生.约翰 学想要面对这个挑战并且解决这个问题,他知道霍乱的起源如果无法找到,他将无法控制.他变的对可能解释霍乱如何杀人的两个学说感兴趣起来,第一个说明霍乱在空气中繁殖,一团危险的气体漂浮着直到找到他的感染者,第二个表明人们在吃饭时把疾病吸收入身体,从胃里,这病毒很快的攻击身体并且很快导致感染者死亡.约翰 雪怀疑第二个学说是正确的但他需要证据,所以当其他的霍乱在1854年的伦敦爆发时,他已经完成了他询问的准备工作,当这个疾病很快传播到穷邻居时,他开始去收集信息,在两个特别的街道,霍乱的爆发特别严重以致于有五百多人在十天内死亡,他下定了找出原因的决心.首先他在地图上标出了死去的人曾经居住过的确切地点,这给了他一个有价值的关于疾病起源的线索,在宽街上,多死去的人的居住地邻近水泵.他也注意到了一些房子没有人死去,他没有对此深究,所以,他作了一个进一步的调查,他发现这些人们工作在剑桥七街的酒吧里,他们被给予了免费的啤酒所以不需要去喝水泵里的水,看起来,应该责备的是水.接下来,约翰 雪调查这两条街的水的起源,他发现这水来自被伦敦来的污水污染过的河流,他立刻告诉宽街上惊恐的人们移开水泵的把手从而使他不能被使用,在这之后,很快这疾病就减缓了,他展示了霍乱是通过细菌来传播而不是一团气体.在伦敦的其他部分,他发现其他两个与宽街爆发有关的死亡病例来作为支持证据,一个从宽街搬走的女子,非常喜欢从那个水泵里打出的水,以致于每天她都让那水送到她家供他饮用,在喝过水后,她和她的女儿都死去了,用这个额外的证据,约翰 雪有能力确定地宣布是被污染的水带来了病毒.为了阻止霍乱的再次发生,约翰 雪建议所有的供水源头都应该被检查,卖水公司被命令不许再把人们暴露在污染的水之下,最终,”霍乱王”被击败了.第二单元 人们可能会奇怪为什么用不同的词语来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家。如果你研究英国的历史，你就能够弄明白这个问题。
首先是英格兰。威尔士于公元13世纪就同英格兰联合起来了。如今只要有人提起英格兰，你就会发现威尔士总是包括在内的。然后，于17世纪英格兰、威尔士同苏格兰联合起来，名字改为大不列颠。令人庆幸的是，当苏格兰的詹姆士国王成为英格兰和威尔士的国王时，这三个国家在无（军事）冲突的情况下实现了联合。最后在20世纪初通过同样的和平方式，英国政府尽力把爱尔兰也纳入进来，组成了联合王国。然而，爱尔兰的南部却不情愿这样并分离出去建立了自己的政府。因此只有北爱尔兰同英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰联合起来组成了联合王国，这一点从新的联合王国国旗（“联合杰克”）上就可以看得出来。
值得称赞的是：这四个国家在一些方面（比方说在货币和国际关系上），它们的确是共同合作的，但是有些制度仍然区别很大。例如，北爱尔兰、英格兰和苏格兰在教育体制和立法体制上都存在着差异，并且它们有着各自的足球队参加像世界杯之类的比赛！
在这四个国家中，英格兰是最大的。为了方便，它大致可以划分为三个地区。最靠近法国的那个地区叫做英格兰南部，中部地区叫英格兰中部，最靠近苏格兰的那个地区叫英格兰北部。你会发现大部分人口居住在南部，但是大部分工业城市在中部和北部。虽然就全国范围来说，这些城市都不像中国的城市那样大，但是它们都有着世界闻名的足球队，有的城市甚至还有两个队！令人遗憾的是这些建于19世纪的工业城市并不能吸引游客。要找历史性的建筑你得去罗马人建造的更古老的但是比较小的城镇。在那儿你能找到更多有关英国历史和文化的东西。第三单元 由于担心时间,张萍玉早就把的网站清单,她想看在伦敦。她第一次是去那座塔。它建于很久以前诺曼入侵者的统治者。哼!这种巨型石、广场城楼始终站在一千年虽然它周围的建筑物已经扩展的一部分,它保持皇宫和监狱的总和。让她大为吃惊的是,Pingyu发现女王的珠宝由特殊的皇室的士兵,在特殊的场合,还穿制服的时候,four-hundred-year-old女王伊丽莎白一世。
接着有圣保罗大教堂修建后的可怕的年的今天,伦敦大火1666年。刚建成的时候看起来辉煌!西敏寺,也很有趣。它包含雕像纪念死去的诗人和作家,如莎士比亚。就像她出来的Pingyu修道院,听到这个著名的钟的声音,大本钟,响起了一小时。她每天看着外面白金汉宫,在伦敦的女王。哦,她有这么多告诉她的朋友!第二天这个女孩,看到它,格林威治参观著名的时钟和旧船的世界。她最感兴趣的是那条经线。这是一个虚构的分界线东方与西方世界的一半,是非常有用的导航。它穿过格林威治,所以Pingyu有照相站线的两边。
最后一天,她参观了马克思的雕像在Highgate公墓。它似乎很奇怪的人应该生活和发展共产主义在伦敦去世。不仅如此,但是他曾在美国著名的图书阅览室大英博物馆。可悲的是图书馆从原处移动到另一个建筑和旧阅览室不见了。她很兴奋,但很多来自不同国家的珍贵文物陈列在博物馆。当她看到许多游客注视着古老漂亮的中国陶瓷和其他展品时，心里充满了对祖国的自豪感。
第二天，苹玉就要离开伦敦去温莎城堡了，她边睡觉便想也许我能梦见女王呢。第四单元
周阳永远不会忘记他在一家畅销英文报纸的第一项工作任务。他同新上司胡欣的讨论对他的记者生涯必将产生强烈的影响。
H：欢迎你，非常高兴你来参加我们的工作，你来这首先就是当助理记者。有什么问题吗？ Z：我可以马上去采访吗？
H：（笑）真是勇气可嘉！不过恐怕这不太合乎常规，还是等到你比较有经验以后吧。我们先要派你给有经验的记者当助理。以后，你才能独自进行新闻采访并提交自己的新闻稿。Z：太好了！我需要随身带些什么？我已经带了笔记本和相机。H：不需要照相机！你们将带上一名专业摄影师去拍照。你将发现你的同事们会很热情地帮助你。如果你对摄影有兴趣，以后你可以集中精力去钻研。
Z：谢谢你，对摄影我不仅仅是感兴趣，在大学我还专修过业余摄影课来更新我的技术。H：那很好嘛。
Z：我出去采访时还需要记住些什么事呢？
H：你需要有好奇心，你只有提出了许多不同的问题之后才有可能获得你需要知道的信息。我们说，一个好的记者必须有一个对新闻非常敏感的“嗅觉”。那就是说，在人们没有说出全部真相时，你必须能够判断出，并努力发现真理。记者必须通过调查研究，来使自己了解到被遗漏的那部分情况。Z：我应该注意些什么呢？
H：下面是我的行为准则：不要延误任务规定的期限，不可对人粗鲁，不可自己说的太多，务必认真倾听被采访人回答问题。
Z：为什么听人家讲话这么重要呢？
H：你得听清楚事实的细节，同时，你还要根据被采访人所说的话准备下一个问题。Z：在我记笔记的同时，怎么能仔细倾听对方的答语呢？
H：这就是我们职业的诀窍了。如果被采访人允许，你可以使用录音机录下全部的事实。如果有人提出质疑，这个也有用，你就有证据来支持自己的报道了。
Z：我明白了！你有没有过这样的情况：别人控告你的记者，说他的报道失实？
H：有的。不过这是很久以前的事了。事情是这样的：一位足球运动员被指控受贿，故意不进球，好让对方球队赢球。我们去采访他，他否认收了钱，但我们对此表示怀疑。于是我们安排这名球员和被认为行贿的人一起接受采访，而当我们看到他们在一起时，我们就从足球运动员的体态语上猜到他没有说真话。我们写了一篇文章，暗示足球运动员有罪。这事有些为难，因为如果我们错了，他就可以向我们所要赔偿。他竭力阻止我们发表这篇文章，但后来证实我们是正确的。Z：哇！那才是真正的独家新闻哩！我期盼着即将到来的首次任务。说不定我也会搞到独家新闻呢！H：也许你会的，谁知到呢。
第五单元
皮肤是身体的重要组成部分和最大的器官。每个人有三层皮肤作为防止疾病，有害物质和太阳的有害射线入侵的屏障。皮肤的功能也很复杂：让你保持合适的体温;阻止你失去过多的水份，皮肤提供给你触觉使你感知到冷,热或疼痛。所以，你可以想像，如果你的皮肤烧伤了,将是非常严重的。急救是非常重要的烧伤治疗的第一步。烧伤的原因
你可能因为各种事情而烧伤：滚烫的液体，蒸汽，火，热辐射（因为接近高温或火苗等），强烈的日光，电击或化学品。烧伤的种类
有三种类型的烧伤。分别称为一，二或三度烧伤，区别在于皮肤烧伤的深度。
◎一度烧伤，只损伤皮肤的表层。这些烧伤并不严重，一两天内便会好转。例子包括轻微的晒伤和因为触摸热锅，炉灶或铁导致的烫伤。
◎二度烧伤，损伤表皮和皮肤的第二层。这些烧伤严重，需要几个星期才能痊愈。例子包括严重晒伤和滚烫的液体引起的烧伤。
◎三度烧伤，损伤所有三层皮肤以及皮下组织和器官。例子包括电击，烧着的衣服，或严重的汽油火灾造成的烧伤。这些烧伤会引起非常严重的创伤，伤者必须马上送医院治疗。烧伤的特点 一度烧伤
◎干，红，轻度肿胀 ◎轻度疼痛 ◎按下时皮肤呈白色 二度烧伤
◎粗糙，红肿◎水泡◎表面有组织渗出液 ◎痛感强烈
三度烧伤 ◎皮肤呈黑白色伴有烧焦 ◎肿，往往可见皮下组织◎如果神经受损则很少或根本没有痛感,而受伤区域边缘的周围疼痛。
第三篇：高二英语课本课文翻译
翻译也是英语考试必考的题型之一，下面是小编整理的高二英语课本课文翻译，希望对你有帮助。
MARTY’S STORY
Hi, my name is Marry Fielding and I guess you could say that I am “one in a million”.In other words, there are not many people like me.You see, I have a muscle disease which makes me very weak, so I can't run or climb stairs as quickly as other people.In addition, sometimes I am very clumsy and drop things or bump into furniture.Unfortunately, the doctors don't know how to make me better, but I am very outgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability.My motto is: live One day at a time.Until I was ten years old I was the same as everyone else.I used to climb trees, swim and play football.In fact, I used to dream about playing professional football and possibly representing my country in the World Cup.Then I started to get weaker and weaker, until I could only enjoy football from a bench at the stadium.In the end I went into hospital for medical tests.I stayed there for nearly three months.I think I had at least a billion tests, including one in which they cut out a piece of muscle from my leg and looked at it under a microscope.Even after all that, no one could give my disease a name and it is difficult to know what the future holds.One problem is that I don't look any different from other people.So sometimes some children in my primary school would laugh, when I got out of breath after running a short way or had to stop and rest halfway up the stairs.Sometimes, too, I was too weak to go to school so my education suffered.Every time I returned after an absence, I felt stupid because I was behind the others.My life is a lot easier at high school because my fellow students have accepted me.The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed, and I just ignore them.All in all I have a good life.I am happy to have found many things I can do, like writing and computer programming.My ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer software when I grow up.Last year invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me.I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself.As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends, I spend a lot of time with my pets.I have two rabbits, a parrot, a tank full of fish and a tortoise.To look after my pets properly takes a lot of time but I find it worthwhile.I also have to do a lot of work, especially if I have been away for a while.In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more independent.I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it.If I had a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying.So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them, and don't ignore them either.Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.Thank you for reading my story.Unit
1马丁的故事
嗨,我的名字是马丁。费尔丁和我猜你会说我是“万中挑一。换句话说,没有很多象我这样的人。你看,我有一个肌肉疾病,这使我很弱,所以我不会跑或爬楼梯,就像其他的人。此外,有时我很笨手笨脚下降,事物或撞到家具。不幸的是,医生们不知道如何让自己变得更美好,但我非常的友好,并且已经学会适应我的障碍。我的座右铭是:过好生活中的每一天。
直到我十岁的时候我相同于其他人一样。我过去爬树,游泳和踢足球。事实上,我常常渴望发挥专业足球,可能代表我的国家在世界杯上的表现。然后我开始变得虚弱,直到我能只喜欢足球长凳上在体育馆里。最后我走进医院医疗试验。我在那儿呆了将近三个月了。我想我至少有10亿测试,包括在其中,他们剪断出块肌肉从我的腿而且看一看在显微镜下观察。即使听完了所有,没人能给我的病一个名字,很难知道以后会发生什么吧。”
所面临的一个问题是我看起来不任何与别人不同。所以有时候有些孩子会笑我的小学,我走出跑步后呼吸短角球,不得不停下来休息爬到楼梯的一半。有时我太弱,所以我去学校教育的痛苦。每次我回来,我感到在离开笨,是因为我是在别人后面了。
我的生活是很容易在高中,因为同学们已经接受了我。那些无法看到真正的人,在我的身体不使我很烦,我对它们不予理会。总之我有一个好的生活。我很高兴地发现许多事情我能做的事,比如写作和计算机编程。我的愿望是为一家公司工作开展计算机软件,当我长大。去年我发明了一种计算机的足球比赛和一个大公司决定购买我。我有一个非常忙碌的生活没有时间坐着为自己难过。以及在看电影和橄榄球场比赛,我的朋友,我花很多时间和我的宠物。我有两只兔子,一只鹦鹉,一辆坦克满了鱼和一只乌龟。照看我的宠物正确需要很多的时间,而且我发现它值得的。我也要做很多工作,特别是我已经离开一会儿。
在很多方面,我的残疾使我更强的心理,会变得更加独立。我必须努力工作来过一个正常的生活了,但是它是值得的。如果我有机会说一件事对健康的孩子,那就是:有残疾并不意味着你目前的生活很不满意。所以不要惋惜身心障碍者或取笑他们,不要忽略这些标准。只接受他们,给他们鼓励丰富的生活让你的生活。
谢谢你读我的故事。
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Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots.Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot.It was going to be tested out by Larry's wife, Claire.Claire didn't want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her to be harmed.It would be a bonus.However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed.His name was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine.He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing.She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go.It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.One day, Claire mentioned that she didn't think she was clever.Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that.Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.But she began to trust him.She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy.Also she felt her home wasn't elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position.She wasn't like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant.So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan.She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand.She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin.How absurd, she thought.He was just a machine.Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore.As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her.Claire went into the city and bought curtains, cushions, a carpet and bedding.Then she went into a jewellery shop to buy a necklace.When the clerk at the counter was rude to her, she rang Tony up and told the clerk to speak to him.The clerk immediately changed his attitude.Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a “dear”.As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought.By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.After all, she knew Claire's husband's name was Larry, not Tony.When Claire got home, she wept with anger in her armchair.Gladys was everything Claire wanted to be.“You can be like her,” Tony told her and suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return.By that time, Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.Tony worked steadily on the improvements.Claire tried to help once but was too clumsy.She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time.He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body.She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.The night of the party arrived.The clock struck eight.The guests would be arriving soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room.At that moment, Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers.She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didn't want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.Then the front door bell rang.Tony freed her and disappeared from sight.It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window.Her guests had seen everything!
The women were impressed by Claire, the house and the delicious cuisine.Just before they left, Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony.What a sweet victory to be envied by those women!She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover.Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine.She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.She cried all night.The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away.The company was very pleased with Tony's report on his three weeks with Claire.Tony had protected a human being from harm.He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure.He had opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claire's marriage.But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt-you cannot have women failing in love with machines.Unit 2 Robots
拉里·贝尔蒙特努力,这家公司制造的机器人。最近就已经开始了实验一种家居机器人。这将是检验被拉里的妻子,克莱儿。
克莱儿不想要那个机器人在她的房子,尤其是当她的丈夫缺席三周,但是拉里·说服她或让她受到损坏。它将是次要的。然而,当她第一次看到这个机器人,她感到惊恐。他的名字是托尼和他的情绪看起来更像人类比机器。他身材高大英俊的光滑的头发和一种低沉的声音虽然他的面部表情永不改变。
在第二天早晨托尼,穿着围裙,把早饭,然后问她是否需要帮助调料。她感到很尴尬,立刻告诉他去。这是干扰或可怕的,因为他看上去那么人体。
有一天,克莱儿提到她不认为她是很聪明的。托尼说,她必须感到不悦说那种话。克莱儿认为太荒谬了用机器人得到同情。但她开始信任他。她告诉他她是如何超重,这使她感觉很不高兴。她觉得她的家也不优雅的足够的某球员,像赖瑞想提高他的社会地位。她根本不喜欢格拉Claffern,其中一个富裕,最强大的女人身边。
当厚待托尼答应帮助克莱儿使自己更聪明,她的家更优美。所以Claise借来一叠图书馆借书让他看,或者更确切地说,扫描。她看着他的手指奇迹,因为他们把每一页,突然了他的手。她惊讶的是他的手指甲和疲软的亲切和他的皮肤。太荒谬,她想。他只是一个机器。
托尼给克莱儿个新发型,改变了妆她戴着。当他不被允许陪她到商店去,他开列了一列项目。克莱儿进了城,买了窗帘、座垫、地毯到床上用品。然后她走进一家珠宝商店买了一条项链。当职员在柜台边是粗鲁无礼的她,她就响了托尼了起来对工作人员与他说话。店员立刻改变了他的态度。克莱儿感谢托尼,告诉他说,他是一个“亲爱的”。她转过身来,Claffern格拉站在那里。太可怕了,将会发现了他,克莱儿思想。愉快,让他的脸上神情诧异,克莱儿知道格拉以为她有外遇。毕竟,她知道克莱儿的丈夫的名字是赖瑞,而不是托尼。
当克莱儿一回家,她哭了怒火在扶手椅里。格拉是一切克莱儿想要做的。“你可以像她一样”,托尼告诉她,建议她邀请格雷迪斯家和她的朋友们一起前一天晚上他离开和拉里·是归还。到那个时候,托尼预期的房屋被完全改变。
托尼曾稳步地改进。克莱儿试图帮助一次,但太笨了。她从梯子上掉下来摔,尽管托尼在隔壁房间,他还是设法逮住了她。他握着她的坚信他的手臂和她感到温暖的他的身体。她尖叫道,把他推开,跑去她的房间,其余时间。
聚会的夜晚来了。那个钟敲了八。客人会快到了,克莱儿告诉托尼去到另一个房间里。那一刻,托尼胳臂交叉双臂抱着她,弯曲他的脸接近她的。她大声呼喊”托尼。”然后听见他宣布,他不想离开她的第二天,他感到很不只是希望取悦她。然后前门铃就响了。托尼释放了她,渐渐消失了。就在那时,克莱儿意识到托尼开了窗帘的橱窗。她的客人已经看见了这一切情景!
妇女们留下深刻的印象,克莱儿,房子和丰富的菜。就在他们走了,克莱儿听到格拉跟另一个女人,她从未见过这么英俊,托尼。多可爱的胜利让人嫉妒的女人!她很可能不一样漂亮,但是没有一个有这样一个英俊的情人。
然后她记得——托尼只是一个机器。她喊道“让我单独”,跑去她的床上。她整晚哭着。第二天早晨,一辆车开并把托尼离开。
公司非常高兴托尼的报告在他的3周,克莱儿。托尼保护着人类受到伤害。他妨碍了克莱儿危害自己通过她自己的失败感。他就已经开了窗帘那天晚上,使女性都见他,并且克莱儿,知道没有风险克莱儿的婚事。但是,尽管托尼很聪明,他还得被建造-你不能有妇女会爱上机器。
OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE
I was 16 when I began work in June 1902 at the whaling station.I had heard of the killers that every year helped whalers catch huge whales.I thought, at the time, that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times.On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was I sorting out my' accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay.We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal opposite us throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again.It was black and white and fish-shaped.But I knew it wasn't a fish.“That's Old Tom, the killer,” one of the whalers, George, called out to me.“He's telling us there's a whale out there for us.”
Another whaler yelled out, “Rush-oo...rush-oo.” This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt.“Come on, Clancy.To the boat,” George said as he ran ahead of me.I had already heard that George didn't like being kept waiting, so even though I didn't have the right clothes on, I raced after him.Without pausing we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay.I looked down into the water and could see Old Tom swimming by the boat, showing us the way.A few minutes later, there was no Tom, so George started beating the water with his oar and there was Tom, circling back to the boat, leading us to the hunt again.Using a telescope we could see that something was happening.As we drew closer, I could see a whale being attacked by a pack of about six other killers.“What're they doing?” I asked George.“Well, it's teamwork-the killers over there are throwing themselves on top of the whale's blow-hole to stop it breathing.And those others are stopping it diving or fleeing out to sea,” George told me, pointing towards the hunt.And just at that moment, the most extraordinary thing happened.The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.Then the harpoon was ready and the man in the bow of the boat aimed it at the whale.He let it go and the harpoon hit the spot.Being badly wounded, the whale soon died.Within a moment or two, its body was dragged swiftly by the killers down into the depths of the sea.The men started turning the boat around to go home.“What's happened?” I asked.“Have we lost the whale?”
“Oh no,” Jack replied.“We'll return tomorrow to bring in the body.It won't float up to the surface for around 24 hours.” “In the meantime, Old Tom, and the others are having a good feed on its lips and tongue,” added Red, laughing.Although Old Tom and the other killers were fierce hunters, they, never harmed or attacked people.In fact, they protected them.There was one day when we were out in the bay during a hunt and James was washed off the boat.“Man overboard!Turn the boat around!” urged George, shouting loudly.The sea was rough that day and it was difficult to handle the boat.The waves were carrying James further and further away from us.From James's face, I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us.Then suddenly I saw a shark.“Look, there's a shark out there,” I screamed.“Don't worry, Old Tom won't let it near,” Red replied.It took over half an hour to get the boat back to James, and when we approached him, I saw James being firmly held up in the water by Old Tom.I couldn't believe my eyes.There were shouts of “Well done, Old Tom” and 'Thank God“ as we pulled James back into the boat.And then Old Tom was off and back to the hunt where the other killers were still attacking the whale.Unit 3 Under the sea
我16岁当我开始工作在1902年6月捕鲸站。我听说过杀手,每年都帮助捕鲸者抓住巨大的鲸鱼。我想,在那个时候,这只是一个故事,而是那我亲眼目睹了许多次。
下午我到达车站时,我整理我准备膳宿时,我听到一声巨响从海湾传来。我们跑到海边看到一个巨大的动物对我们置身出了水面,然后崩溃了。这是黑白fish-shaped。
不加思索我们跳进游艇和其他的捕鲸出海驶向入海湾。我低头朝水中看去,看到老汤姆正在船边游着,为我们引路。几分钟后,没有汤姆,乔治开始打水,和他的桨汤姆回到船上,环绕,引导我们去打猎了。
使用望远镜我们可以看出确实是发生了。当我们走近的时候,我能看鲸鱼遭到一群大约6其他杀手。凶手在那里正把自己最重要的鲸鱼的憋气停止呼吸。和那些人停止它跳水、逃离出海。乔治告诉我指着捕猎。就在那一刻,的最不可思议的事情发生了。凶手开始比赛我们的船和鲸鱼之间就像一群兴奋的狗。虽然老了汤姆和其他杀手非常激烈的猎人,他们从未错待过或攻击的人。事实上,他们保护他们。有一天,当我们在海湾在打猎和詹姆斯洗净了船。
海是粗糙的那一天,这使得我们很难处理的船。海浪携带着詹姆斯深入,离我们。从詹姆斯·的脸上,我可以看出来他在害怕被抛弃我们发挥的空间。我忽然看到鲨鱼。用了半个多小时的时间才把船划回到詹姆斯,而当我们走近他,我看到詹姆斯被牢牢地抓住了在水老汤姆。
我不敢相信我的眼睛。有“干得不错,有欢呼拯救的声音老汤姆”,"谢谢上帝”在我们把詹姆斯回到船上。然后老汤姆就跳下去,回到亨特,而其他杀手仍攻击鲸鱼。
第四篇：高一英语必修2 课文及翻译
必修2 unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it.The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey.The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make.第一单元
文化遗产
普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世从未想过他送个普鲁士人民伟大的礼物会有一点如此惊奇的历史。这个礼物是因为由几吨琥珀制成而命名的琥珀屋。这些被挑选的琥珀都有着像蜂蜜一样漂亮的黄棕色。这间屋的设计是当时最流行的奇特的风格。这同样是一件花了当时最好的艺术家大约十年用黄金和珠宝修饰制成的宝物。
In fact , the room was not made to be a gift.It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ.However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great.In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's winter
palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.事实上，这间屋不是制来当礼物的。这是为腓特烈一世的领土而设计的。然而，普鲁士下一任国王同样是琥珀屋的拥有者，腓特烈威廉一世决定不保留琥珀屋。在1716年他把琥珀屋送给了彼得大帝。作为报答，沙皇给了腓特烈一队他最好的士兵。因此琥珀屋成为了沙皇避寒圣地圣彼得堡的一部分。琥珀屋作为一个大概四米长的只为重要访客的小接待处。
Later,Catherine Ⅱ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers.She told her artists to add more details to it.In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing.后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世把琥珀屋在圣彼得堡之外的一个她避暑的地方。她让她的艺术家加了跟多的细节在里面。在1770年琥珀屋完全成了她想要的样子。接近600只蜡烛在屋内燃烧着，把镜子和图画都照得像金子一样。令人伤心的，虽然被誉为是世界奇迹之一的琥珀屋现在丢失了。
In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg.This was a time when the two countries were at war.Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some
furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room.However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself.In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven woooden boxs.There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.在1941年9月，纳粹军队在圣彼得堡附近。这正是两个国家在交战的时候。在纳粹去到避暑地方之前，俄国人民能够从琥珀屋里搬走一些家具和小的艺术品。然而，一些纳粹神秘的偷走了琥珀屋。至少两天内100000多片琥珀被放进27个木箱里。这些箱子无疑会被放进一艘去往当时德军驻扎的菠萝的海的哥尼斯堡的船上。之后，琥珀屋发生了神马仍然是个迷。
Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one.In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.近来，俄罗斯人和德国人已经在夏宫建起了一个新的琥珀屋，通过研究琥珀屋原来的照片，他们建造的新琥珀屋样子和旧的看起来非常像。2003年春，圣彼得堡人民就用它来庆祝该市建成30周年。
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A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No.A fact is anything that can be proved.For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world.This is a fact.一个事实还是一个观点
什么是事实呢？是不是人们所相信的就是事实呢？不是。事实是可以证实的信息。举例来说，中国人口比世界上任何其它国家的人口都多，这是可以得到证实的。
Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved.So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial.For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”.It may be true, but it is difficult to prove.Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.那么，什么是看法呢？看法是人们相信是真实的但是未经证实。因此，在审判中，看法不是强有力的证据，举例来说，如果你说：“猫作为宠物比狗好。”这就是看法，这个看法可能是正确的，但是它难以被证实。有些人可能同意这种看法，但是他们也不能证明他们是正确的。
In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe.The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works.He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts
rather than opinions.This kind of information is called evidence.在审判中，法官必须断定哪些证明人可以相信，哪些证人不能相信，法官并不考虑证人的长相如何，也不考虑这个人住在哪里，在哪儿工作，他们关心的是目击者是否提供了真实的信息，这些信息必须是事实而不是个人观点或看法，这种信息就叫做证据。
Unit 2 AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games.He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias.I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.I’ve come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland.May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics? L: Good heavens!Have you really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like.What would you like to know? P: How often do you hold your Games? L: Every four years.There are two main sets of Games-the Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis.The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors.They may come from anywhere in the world.P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no!There are no running races or horse riding events.Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice.That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics.It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports.P: I see.Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world.Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning.No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women!L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough.There are over 250 sports and each on has its own standard.Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports and …
P: Please wait a minute!All those events, all those countries and even women taking part!Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main
reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That sounds very expensive.Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact, every country wants the opportunity.It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.Did you know that? P: Oh yes!You must be very proud.L: Certainly.And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London.They have already started planning for it.A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London.New medals will be designed of course and …
P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced!Oh dear!Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t.it’s still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know-“Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”
P: Well, that’s good news.How interesting!Thank you so much for your time.第二单元
奥林匹克运动会
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大约2000年前的一个希腊作者帕萨尼亚斯(P)，在2007年3月18日踏上了一段魔幻的旅程去查明关于现代的奥林匹克运动会。他正在采访一个2008年奥林匹克运动会志愿者李岩(L)。
P:我是帕萨尼亚斯。我住在你们所说的“古希腊”而且在很久之前我常常写以一些关于奥林匹克运动会的事情。我来到你的时代是为了解关于现代奥林匹克运动会因为我知道2004年奥林匹克运动会会在我家乡举办。我可以问你一些关于现代奥林匹克运动会的问题么？ L:真是极为愉快的事!你真的来自那么久远的时代么？不过当然你可以问你想问的问题。你想知道神马？ P:你们多久会举办一次运动会？
L:四年一次。有两种主要的运动会形式--冬季和夏季奥运会，并且在一个有规律的基础上他们都是四年举办一次的。冬季奥运会一般会在夏季奥运会前两年举办。只有达到该项目既定的标准的运动员才会被容许成为竞争者。他们可以来自世界各地。
P:冬季奥运会？田径运动员如何在冬季享受比赛？还有马术又怎样？
L:哦不!冬季奥运会没有赛跑和骑马的项目。反而会有一些像滑雪和溜冰这些需要雪和冰的项目。这就是为神马他成为冬季奥运会。只有在夏季奥运会会有你说赛跑，同时还有游泳，帆船运动和所有团队运动。
P:我懂了。之前你说那些运动员都被邀请来自世界各地。你了解希腊世界么？我们希腊城过去互相竞赛只为胜利的荣誉。没有其他的地区可以参加，奴隶和妇女也不可以。
L:现在只要他们的运动员够好的话任何国家都可以参加。有超过250种项目并且每一种都有它自己的标准。妇女不仅允许参加比赛，并且她们在体操比赛，竞技比赛，团队比赛和其他各种比赛中都扮演着重要的角色。
P:麻烦稍等一下！所有的这些项目，所有的国民甚至妇女都可以参加！那么这些运动员们居住在哪里？
L:在每一场奥运会前，一座特别的村庄会被建来给他们居住，还有一座主要的接待建筑，几个用来比赛的体育场和一座体育馆等 P:那听起来很贵。有哪个国家会想要举办奥运会么？
L:事实上，每个国家都想要这个机会。这是一个很大的责任同样是一个很大的荣誉如果被挑选到。在国家之间有很多竞争去为举办奥运会就像去赢得奥林匹克奖牌一样。2008年的奥运会将会在北京举行。这你知道么？
P:哦是的！你一定非常自豪。
L:当然。之后的2012年奥运会将在伦敦举行。他们早就开始为这个做准备了。一座让运动员居住的村庄和所有的运动场将会被建在东伦敦。当然新的奖牌会被设计......P:你是说奖牌么？所以甚至是橄榄花圈也已经被取代了！哦亲爱的！你们比赛也为了奖金么？
L:不我们不。现在仍然想要跑得更快跳的更高扔得更远。正如你知道的奥运会的格言-“更快更高更强”。
P:好吧，那是个好消息。多么有趣啊！耽搁你的时间，谢谢了。
THE STORY OF ATLANTA Atlanta was a Greek princess.She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece.But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games.She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her.Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him.She said to him,“These are my rules.When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him.If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of rules they knew it was hopeless.So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race.There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta's rules,“Why are these men so foolish?” he thought.“Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when she saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind.“I will marry Atlanta--or die!” he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster.As
Hippomenes watched he thought, “How can I run as fast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Godness of Love for help.She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples.She said,“ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenes took the apples and went to the King.He said,“ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said,“ I will marry her------or die!” So the race began.阅读二 亚特兰大的故事
亚特兰大是一个希腊公主。她很漂亮并且可以跑得比希腊的任何一个男人都快。不过她不被允许在奥运会上跑步去为她自己赢得荣誉。她很生气因此她跟她父亲说她不会嫁任何跑不过她的男人。她父亲说她必须要嫁，所以亚特兰大与她父亲定下一个条件。她对她父亲说，“这是我的原则。如果有男人说想要嫁我，我会跟她赛跑。如果他跑不赢我，他会被杀。没有人能被例外。”
很多国王和王子想要娶亚特兰大，不过当他们听到这个规定的时候他们就知道自己没希望了。所以他们当中的很多人都伤心地回家了，不过其他的人都留着去赛跑。一个叫做希波墨涅斯的男人听到亚特兰大的消息后感到非常惊奇，他想“为神马这些男的都这么愚蠢呢？”“为神马他们会因为跑不过这个公主而让自己被杀呢？”然而，当他看到亚特兰大从她的房子出来跑步的时候，希波墨涅斯改变了他 的心意。他说，“我会娶亚特兰大或者死！”
赛跑开始的时候虽然男人们都跑得很快，但是亚特兰大总是会更快。希波墨涅斯边看边想，“我要怎样才能赢过亚特兰大呢？”他去向希腊的爱神求助。爱神答应帮他并给了他三个金苹果。她说，“在亚特兰大跑过你的时候扔一个在亚特兰大面前。当亚特兰大停下来去捡苹果的时候，你就可以跑过她并赢得比赛。”希波墨涅斯拿着苹果并跑去找国王。他说，“我想娶亚特兰大。”国王伤心地看着又一个男人要死，不过希波墨涅斯说，“我会娶她或者死！”然后赛跑开始了。
Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have been changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes, I could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artificial intelligence”.In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1949s I had grown as large as a
room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger.However, this reality also worried my designers.As time went by, as was make smaller.First as a PC(personal computer)and then as a laptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.These changes only became possible as my memory improved.First it was stored in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips.As a result I totally changed my shape.As I have grown older I have also grown smaller.Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told!And my memory became so large that even I couldn’t believe it!But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network.I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for my.I have become very important in communication, finance and trade.I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations.I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!
第三单元
电脑
阅读一
我是谁
随着时间的推移我被改变了很多。在1642年的法国，我是作为一个计算机器而开始的。虽然我很年轻我可以简化一些计算题。在我被Charles Babbage改造成分析机器之前我很慢的发展了接近两百年。之后我被一个操作员用带洞的卡调制成了可以合逻辑地思考并且比任何人都快地得出一些问题的答案。那是一个被成为技术改革的时候并且开始了我的人造智能。在1936年我真正的父亲Alan Turing写了一本关于我如何像普遍的机器一样去解决任何困难的数学问题的书。从那起，我在体积和智能方面快速的发展。在1940年我变得像一个房间一样大，并且我想知道我是否还能变得更大。然而，事实也在困扰着我的设计者。随着时间的推移，我被制的更小。首先是个人电脑再到后来的手提电脑，在1970年我已经开始被用在办公室和家里。这些变化只因为我记忆力的增强。开始记忆被存放于电子管里，然后是晶体管和后来更小的晶片。因此我改变了我的整个外型。随着我慢慢变老我也慢慢的变小。随着时间推移我的记忆力发展的那么快，像头大象，我不会忘记任何我曾被告知的东西！而且我的记忆力变得如此的大以至于我都不敢相信!不过我总是自己那么孤单的站在那里，直到1960年他们通过网络给了我一个家庭关系。我能够通过万维网和其他的电脑分享我的知识。
从1970年起很多新的应用为我而被发明。我在交流，金融和贸易方面变得重要。我同样被放进遥控装置中被用来制造移动电话也帮助医学手术。我已经被放进太空火箭并被送去探测月亮和火星。即使
如此，我的目的是为人们提供高质量的生活。我现在充满快乐应为我成为了人类种族中的一个忠心的朋友和帮助者。
ANDY – THE ANDROID I’m part of an android football team.About once a year we are allowed to get together to play a game of football.I’m as big as a human.It fact, I look like one too.On the football team I’m a striker so I have to be able to run very fast.My computer ships help me to move and think like a human.For example, I have learned to signal to my teammates in computer language to give me the ball when I am open and have a good for a goal.My first football competition was in Nagoya, Japan several years ago.Last year our team went to Seattle, Washington in the USA.We won second place.Personally, I think the team that won first place cheated.They had developed a new type of program just before the competition.So we need to encourage our programmer to improve our intelligence too.We are determined to create an even better system.In a way our programmer is like our coach.She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games.Then she prepares reliable moves to use if a new situation arises.In this way I can make up new moves using my “artificial intelligence”.I could like to play against a human team, for I have been programmed to act just like them.After all，with the help of my electronic brain which never forgets anything, using my intelligence is what I’m all about!
阅读二 机器人-Andy 我是一个机器人球队的一份子。我们被允许在一齐踢足球大约一年了。我像一个人类一样高大。事实上，我长得也像人类。在球队里我是前锋因此我要跑得非常快。我的电脑芯片帮助我移动并且像人类一样思考。例如，我已经学会了当我要开动去射一个好球的时候用电脑语言向我的队友发信号让他们把球传给我。
我的第一场足球比赛是在几年前在日本的名古屋。去年我们球队去了美国华盛顿和西雅图。我们胜利的第二个地方。就我个人观点，我认为我们球队第一次赢的地方是作弊的。他们已经在比赛之前一种新的程序类型。所以我们也要促进我们的程序去提高我们的智能。我们决心要去一种甚至更好的标志。一定程度上说我们的程序就像我们的教练。她训练我们所有在人类比赛中她能看到的所有可能的动作。如果一种新情况出现她会准备可靠的动作去运用。用这种方式我可以用我的“人造只能”去制造新的动作。我能够被编程成像人类一样的表现我就可以真的与一队人类球队去比赛。毕竟，在我不会忘掉任何东西的电子脑袋的帮助下，我的所有就是用我的智能！
Unit 4 HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP WILDLIFE
Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed.“Where do you want to go?” it asked.Daisy responded immediately.“I’d like to see some endangered wildlife,” she said.“Please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.” At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet.There Daisy saw and antelope looking sad.It said, “We’re being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you.As a result, we are now an endangered species.” At that Daisy cried, “I’m sorry I didn’t know that.I wonder what is being done to help you.Flying carpet, please show me a place where there’s some wildlife protection.”
The flying carpet traveled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe.Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by and elephant.“Have you come to take my photo?” it asked.In relief Daisy burst into laughter.“Don’t laugh,” said the elephant, “We used to be an endangered species.Farmers hunted us without mercy.They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies.So the government decided to help.They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are increasing.So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.”
Daisy smiled, “That’s good news.It shows the importance of wildlife protection, but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests.” The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest.A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself.“What are you doing?” asked Daisy.“I’m protecting myself from mosquitoes,” it replied.When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body.It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live the appreciate how the animals live together.No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.”
Daisy was amazed.“Flying carpet, please take me home so I can tell WWF and we can begin producing this new drug.Monkey, please come and help.” The monkey agreed.The carpet flew home.As they landed, things began to disappear.Two minutes later everything had gone-the monkey, too.So Daisy was not able to make her new drug.But what an experience!She had learned so much!And there was always WWF…
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Daisy如何学习去帮助野生动物
Daisy常常渴望去帮助濒临灭绝的种类的野生动物。一天她醒来发现一个正在飞行的飞毯在她包里。“你想去哪里？”它问。Daisy立刻回答它。“我想去看那些濒临灭绝的动物，”她说。“请带我去那个我可以找到供给皮毛去制造这件毛衣的动物的一个遥远的地方。”
飞毯立刻带她飞去了西藏。在那里Daisy看到了一支看起来很伤心的羚羊。它说，“我们被杀是为了我们肚子下的毛。我们的皮毛被人类用来制造像你这样的毛衣。因此，现在我们是一种濒临灭绝的种类。”然后Daisy哭喊着，“我很抱歉我不知道那些。我想知道神马可以被做来帮助你们。飞毯，请带我去一个有一些野生动物保护区的地方。” 飞毯飞得如此的快以至于他们下一分钟就在Zimbabwe。Daisy转来转去然后发现她被一头大象盯着。“你过来跟我照相了么？”它问。Daisy松了口气突然笑起来。“不要笑，”大象说，“我们曾经是濒临灭绝的品种。农民好不仁慈地猎杀我们。他们说我们破坏了他们的天地，和来自那些只游览大工厂的游客的钱。所以政府决定去帮助。他们允许游客给钱农民然后可以去猎杀确定数量的动物。现在农民很高兴而且我们的数量在增加。所以好事情正被做于营救当地的野生动物。” Daisy微笑了。“那是个好消息。它展示了野生动物保护的重要性，不过我喜欢去帮助像WWF这样的建议。”飞毯再次升起然后几乎同一时间他们在一个阴霾的热带雨林。一支猴子看着他们就像它摩擦它自己。“你在干神马？”Daisy问。“我在保护自己不受蚊子的伤害，”它回答。“当我找到一只千足虫昆虫，我会在我身上摩擦它。它包涵了一种强大的可以影响蚊子的药物。你应该更加注意那些我居住的热带雨林并好好鉴赏动物们如何居住在一齐。没有雨林，没有动物，没有药物。”
Daisy很惊讶。“飞毯，请带我回家这样我可以联系WWF并开始保护这种新的药物。猴子，请过来帮忙。”那猴子同意了。飞毯飞回
家了。当他们降落时，事物开始消失了。两分钟后所有东西都消失了-那只猴子也是。所以Daisy不能去制造她的新药物。不过如此的一段经历！她已经学习了那么多！还有那里的WWF......ANIMAL EXTINCTION Many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth.The most famous of these animals are dinosaurs.They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.There were many different kinds of dinosaur and a number of them used to live in China.The eggs of twenty-five species have been found in Xixia,County,Nanyang, Henan Province.Not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County,Liaoning Province.When scientists inspeacted the bones,they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago.Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.We know many other wild plants, animals,insects and birds have died out more recently.According to a UN report,some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.The dodo is one of them.It lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal.Please listen to a story of the dodo and how it disappeared frome the earth.动物天地
从地球有史以来的这段漫长时期，许多动物都消失了。这些动物中最有名的是恐龙。千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多，当时他们的前景好像也很安全。当时有许多不同种类的恐龙，其中有很多种类曾经生活在中国。25个种类的恐龙蛋在河南省南阳西峡县发现的。不久前，在辽宁省的朝阳县新发现了一种罕见的、形状象鸟一样的恐龙。科学家们观察他们的骨头时惊奇地发现他们不仅跟其它恐龙一样可以跑，而且还可以爬树。科学家们是根据恐龙骨骼的连接方式得知的这些。
恐龙大约在6500万年前就突然灭绝了。有些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是发生在一件意外事故之后，当时宇宙间一块巨石击中地球，因而在空气中扬起太多的尘土。另外的一些科学家则认为，地球变得太热，因此恐龙无法在地球上生活了。没有人确切地知道恐龙是由于什么原因，又是怎样在这么短的时间内从地球上消失的。
我们知道，近来许多其它的野生动植物、昆虫和鸟类也灭绝了。根据联和国的一份报告，在过去500年里，有844种动物消失，渡渡
鸟就是其中的一种。它生活在毛里求斯岛上，是一种非常友好的动物。请听一个关于渡渡鸟的故事，看看它是如何从地球上消失的。
Unit 5
THE BAND THAT WASN’T
Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Lin Huan? To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.But just how do people form a band?
第五单元 并非乐队的乐队
你曾经想过要成为一个乐队里有名的歌手或音乐家吗？你是否曾梦想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众演唱，观众欣赏你的歌唱为你鼓掌吗？你唱卡拉OK时是否假装自己就是像宋祖英或刘欢一样著名的歌星吗？说实在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。那么，人们又是怎样一起组成乐队的呢？
Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music.They may start as a group of high-school students, for whbacom practicing their music in someone’s hours is the
first step to fame.Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!
许多音乐家聚在一起组成乐队，是因为他们喜欢自己作曲，演奏自己的音乐。他们开始可能是一组中学生，在某个人家里排练音乐是成名的第一步。有时他们可能在街上或地铁里为过路人演奏，这样他们可以为自己或自己要买的乐器多挣一些钱。后来，他们可能在酒吧或者俱乐部里演出，这样他们可以得到现金。当然，他们希望在录音棚里录音，然后卖掉上百万张碟，从而成为百万富翁。
However, there was one band hat started in a different way.It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show.The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the beatles.The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing.They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they could only find one who was good enough.They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.然而，也有一个用不同方式组建起来的乐队。这支乐队叫“门基乐队”，它开始时是以电视节目表演的形式出现的。组成乐队的音乐人演奏音乐，还彼此打趣都笑。这些玩笑和音乐大多都在模仿“甲壳虫”
乐队。电视制作人原计划想寻找四位会唱又会表演的乐手。他们在报纸上登了一则广告，想招摇滚乐手，但他们只招到一个满意的。乐队的其他三人只能用演员来代替。
As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on other musicians to help them.So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing.Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by clubs in order to get more familiar with them.Each week on TV, the Mondees would play and sing songs written by other musicians.However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band.Then they produced their own records and started touring and play their own music.In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records.The band broke up about 1970, but happily the reunited in the mid-1980s.they produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.因为这些演员中有些人唱得不是很好，他们不得不依靠队里的其他人帮助。所以在演出的时候他们只是假唱。不管怎样，他们的表演非常幽默以至于其他的乐队也开始模仿。他们非常走红使得歌迷们为了更加熟悉他们而成立了俱乐部。门基乐队每个星期都要在电视上演唱由别的音乐家创作的歌曲。然而，经过大约一年以后，门基乐队逐渐对自己的工作认真起来，他们开始像一支真正的乐队那样演唱自己创作的歌曲。然后他们录制自己的唱片，并且开始巡回表演他们自
己的音乐。在美国，他们甚至比“甲壳虫”乐队还要受欢迎，出售的录音专辑还要多。“门基乐队”大约在1970年左右解散，但是令人高兴的是，到80年代中期他们再次聚首。在1996年，他们推出了一张新的专辑，像真正的乐队一样以此来庆祝他们以往的时光。
FREDDY THE FROG(II)Not long after Freddy and the band became famous,they visited Britain on a brief tour.Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tichkets for their concerts.Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall.He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations afterwards!His most exciting invitation was to perform on a programme called “Top of the Pops.”He had to go to London,wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera.It felt very strange.But as soon as the programme was over,the telephones which were in the same room started ringing.Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again.They were truly stars.Then things went wrong.Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.Even when they wore sunglasses or beards people recognized them.Fans found them even when they went into the toilet.They tried to hide in the reading rooms of libraries,but it was useless.Someone was always there!Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they were
close friends.At last feeling very upset and sensitive,Freddy and his band to which they were never to return,and went back to the lak
弗雷迪和他的乐队
弗雷迪和他的乐队成名后不久，就到英国做短暂的巡回演出去了。歌迷们表现出了极大的忠心。他们等几个小时来购买音乐会的门票。弗雷迪现在步入演出厅会感到非常自信。他很喜欢演唱，喜欢演出后的祝贺声！最令他感到激动的是受邀请参加叫做“顶级流行歌声”的电视节目中的那场表演。他得去伦敦，穿着昂贵的服装，对着电视摄像机演唱。那种感觉真是不一般。而节目一完，这个房间里的电话铃声就开始响应起来了。大家都问他们什么时候可以再次看到弗雷迪和他的乐队。他们真正的成了歌星了。
后来情况可就不妙了。弗雷迪和他的乐队无论走到那儿都有人跟踪。甚至他们戴着太阳镜留着胡子时，人们也会认出他们来。即使他们上厕所，也会被歌迷发现。他们试图在图书馆的阅览室里躲藏起来，但这些都不管用。总有人在那儿等着！一些不认识他们的人也在不断地讨论他们的私生活，而且就像是他们的密友一样谈论他们。终于由于深感苦恼，神经高度紧张，弗雷迪和他的乐队意识到他们必须在自己感到太痛苦之前离开这个国家。因此，他们离开了英国，从此再也没有回去，又重新回到了湖里去了。
第五篇：fy高二英语必修五第一节课课文翻译
Unit 2 The United Kingdom
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PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY
People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.You can clarify this question if you study British history.First there was England.Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century.Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to “Great Britain”.Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way.However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas(eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions.For example, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup!
England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.The zone nearest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North.You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.Although, nationwide, these cities are not as large as those in China, they have world-famous football teams and some of them even have two!It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans.There you will find out more about British history and culture.The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.It is the centre of national government and its administration.It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.There has been four sets of invaders of England.The first invaders, the Romans, left their towns and roads.The second, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their government.The third, the Vikings, influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England, and the fourth, the Normans, left castles and introduced new words for food.If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile.3.地理之谜
人们也许觉得奇怪，为什么用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家的词语不太一样。但如果你学过英国历史，就能弄清楚这个问题。
首先是英格兰。威尔士于13世纪同英格兰联合了起来。如今只要有人提起英格兰，你就会发现威尔士总是包括在内的。接着，英格兰、威尔士同苏格兰于17世纪联合了起来，名字就改成了“大不列颠”。令人庆幸的是，当苏格兰的詹姆斯国王成为英格兰和威尔士的国王时，这三个国家和平地实现了联合。最后，英国政府打算于20世纪初把爱尔兰也同另外三个国家和平联合起来以形成联合王国。然而，爱尔兰的南部却不愿组建联合王国，它分离出去，并建立了自己的政府。因此只有北爱尔兰同英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰联合起来，而组成了联合王国，这一点从新的联合王国国旗上就可以看得出来。
值得赞扬的是，这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作，例如在货币和国际关系方面；但是有些制度仍然区别很大。例如，北爱尔兰、英格兰和苏格兰在教育体制和立法体制上都存在着差异。在参加像世界杯之类的比赛时，它们有着各自的足球队。
在这四个国家中，英格兰是最大的。为了方便起见，它大致可以划分为三个地区。最靠近法国的那个地区叫做英格兰南部，中部地区叫做英格兰中部，最靠近苏格兰的那个地区叫做英格兰北部。你可以看到英国的大部分人口聚居在南部，而多数大工业城市都位于中部和北部。尽管，英国任何一个城市都不像中国的城市那样大，但是他们都有着自己的享有威名的足球队，有的城市甚至还有两个队。很遗憾，这些建于19世纪的工业城市对游客并没有吸引力。要找历史性建筑你得去更古老的、比较小些的由古罗马人建造的城镇。在那儿你才可能找到更多的有关英国历史和文化的东西。
最具历史意义的宝地是伦敦。那儿有博物馆，有艺术珍品、剧院、公园和各种建筑物。它是全国的政治中心。它有公元一世纪由罗马人建造的最古老的港口，有由盎格鲁——撒克逊人始建于11世纪60年代的最古老的建筑，还有公元1066年由后来的诺曼人统治者建造的最古老的城堡。曾经有四批侵略者到过英国。第一批入侵者是古罗马人，留下了他们的城镇和道路。接着是盎格鲁——撒克逊人，留下了他们的语言和政体。第三是斯堪的纳维亚人，他们对词汇和北部的地名造成了一定影响；第四是诺曼人，他们留下了城堡和食物名称的新词语。如果你到英国乡间去看看，你就会找到所有这些入侵者的痕迹。如果想使你的英国之旅不虚此行又有意义，你就必须留心观察。
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