大英课后翻译及练习答案

1、叮叮小文库Unit1课文翻译本文是苹果计算机公司和皮克斯动画工作室的首席执行官史蒂夫乔布斯于2005年6月12日在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲稿。1 今天，我很荣幸能来到这所世界顶尖大学参加你们的毕业典礼。我大学没有毕业。 说实话， 现在是我最接近大学毕业的时刻。 我在里德学院读了 6个月就退学了， 但是作为旁听生又在那里待了 18 个月左右，然后才真正离开学校。那么我为什么要退学呢？2 这要从我还没有出生的时候说起。我的生母是个年轻未婚的研究生，因此她决定把我送给别人收养。她觉得我必须由有大学学历的人收养。于是，她安排好了一切，只要我一出生，就把我 交给一位律师和他的妻子收养。但是我出生之后，

2、他们在最后一刻决定他们还是想要一个女孩。 当时我父母还在候补名单上，一天半夜他们接到一个电话，问他们：“有个新生儿，是意外怀上的，是个男孩，你们要吗？ ”他们回答： “当然要。 ”但是，我的生母随后发现我母亲大学没有毕 业，我父亲甚至连高中也没毕业，因此拒绝在最后几份领养文件上签字。直到几个月后，我父母承诺将来一定让我上大学，她才同意了。这就是我生命的开始。3 17 年后，我确实上了大学。但是出于无知，我选了一所几乎与斯坦福一样昂贵的学校，因此，工薪阶层的父母把所有积蓄都花在了我的学费上。 6 个月过去了，我看不到其中的价值所在。我 不知道我的人生定位，也不知道大学将如何帮我找到答案，而我正在

3、这里耗尽父母一生的积蓄。 所以我决定退学，并相信一切都会顺利。这在当时看来非常可怕，但现在回头看看， 那是我做过的最棒的决定之一。 从退学的那一刻起， 我就不用再上那些不感兴趣的必修课， 而开始去学那些 看上去更有意思的课程。 但一切也不全是这么美妙。 我没有自己的宿舍， 只有在朋友的房间里打 地铺；我拣可乐瓶子，把退来的 5美分押金攒起来去买吃的；而到了每个周日晚上， 我都会步行7 英里，穿过城镇去克利须那觉悟会的庙宇饱餐一顿。我喜欢这样。我依照好奇心和直觉做事， 大多事后证明是非常值得的。 让我给你们举个例子： 当时里德学院开设可能在全国是最好的书法 课程。园里的每一张海报、每一个抽屉的每

4、张标签上都有漂亮的书法。4 因为我已经辍学，不用参加正规的课程，所以我决定去上这门课，学习书法。我了解了衬线和无衬线字体， 学会了如何在不同的字母组合间改变间距， 知道了如何让大字体显得很漂亮。 这种 科学所无法捕捉的、美妙的、充满历史感的微妙艺术，让我心醉神迷。5 这一切在我的生活中是否实用，我不抱希望。直到10 年后，当我们在设计第一台麦金托什电脑时，我想起了这些东西。于是，我们把所有这些都设计进了Mac 机。这是第一类拥有漂亮字体排版的电脑。 如果我没有在大学旁听那门课程， Mac 就不会有多种字体以及间距分配合理的字型，很可能现在的微软PC也不会有这些字型一一你们要知道， Window

5、s也只是抄袭 Mac，并非独创。 如果我从未退学， 我就绝不会旁听那门书法课， 而个人电脑可能也不会有现在这样美妙的 字体排版。 在大学的时候， 我当然不可能把这些点点滴滴都串起来展望未来。 但在十年后再回首， 一切都变得非常、非常清晰。6 同样，你们现在也无法预见这类琐碎的经历之间能有什么联系，只有在回首往事时才能发现。你们要相信，这些片断会在未来以某种方式连接起来。你们必须相信一些东西 勇气、命运、人生、因缘等等。这个方法从未让我失望，也正是它改变了我的整个人生。Questions on the text1. What did Steve Jobs do after he dropped

6、out of Reed College?He stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before he really quit.2. What can we learn from Steve Jobs narration about his biological mother?His biological mother was a young college graduate student when she gave birth to Steve Jobs as a sin gle woma n. She put up

7、Steve Jobs for adopti on, and felt stron gly that her son should be adopted by college graduates and sent to college in the future.3. What kind of people were Steve Jobs adoptive pare nts?His pare nts were a work in g-class couple without a college degree. His mother n ever graduated from college an

8、d his father never graduated from high school. However, they did send their adopted son to college as they had promised, and this cost them n early all their sav in gs.4. Why did Steve Jobs drop out of Reed College?Because he had no idea what he wan ted to do with his life and no idea how college wa

9、s going to help him figure it out. Besides, the college was so expensive that all of his pare nts sav ings were being spe nt on his tuiti on.5. What did Steve Jobs thi nk about his decisi on of dropp ing out? Why?He thought it was one of the best decisi ons he had ever made as he looked back on his

10、past. After he dropped out, he did nt have to take the required classes and he had the opport unity to take classes that in terested him. Much of what he learned in this way proved priceless later on.6. Why did Steve Jobs say his life as a drop-in in the college was not all romantic? Because he was

11、liv ing a shabby life duri ng the 18 mon ths: he did nt have a dorm room, so he slept on the floor in friends rooms; he returned coke bottles for the five-cent deposits to buy food with; he would walk the 7 miles across town every Sun day ni ght to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krish na templ

12、e.7. What did Steve Jobs learn in the calligraphy class?He lear ned about serif and san serif typefaces, about vary ing the amount of space betwee n differe nt letter comb in ati ons, about what makes great typography great.8. What do you think the graduating students can learn from Steve Jobs life

13、experie nee?They might learn to trust in somethingtheir gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. They might also lear n to have the con fide nee to follow their heart eve n whe n off the beate n path.4B1. At first she threate ned to dismiss us all, but later she relented.2. If you cant have childre n of

14、 your own, why not con sider adoption?3. She sen sed someth ing wrong by in tuition.4. She went to Cambridge on a scholarship but dropped out a year later.5. I fail to see what wome n find so fascinating about him.6. We would be delighted as well as honored if you could come and join us.7. We must w

15、ork out a plan for cutting down the expenses.8. We may have a slim hope of maki ng a bridge betwee n them in the n ext two or three weeks.9. The Smiths adopted the orpha n as their own son.10. I am going to quit my job and take a long vacatio n.7A1.1 dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 mon

16、 ths, but the n stayed around as a drop-i n for ano ther 18 mon ths or so before I really quit.我在里德学院读了 6个月就退学了，但是作为旁听生又在那里待了 18个月左右， 然后才真正离开学校。2. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adopti on.我的生母是个年轻未婚的研究生，因此她决定把我送给别人收养。3. It was prett

17、y scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made.这在当时看来非常可怕，但现在回头看看，那是我做过的最棒的决定之一。4. And much of what I stumbled in to by followi ng my curiosity and in tuiti on turned out to be priceless later on.我依照好奇心和直觉做事，大多事后证明是非常值得的。5. None of this had eve n a hope of any pra

18、ctical applicati on in my life.这一切在我的生活中是否实用，我不抱希望。7B.1. Every time I saw the straw hat 每当我看到那顶草帽 ）,it rem in ded me of the tour I had made years before.2. This is the most wonderful time that I have ever had我度过的最美好的时光 ）.3. Im honored to atte nd the clos ing cerem ony of the conference 我很荣幸能参加大 会闭幕式

19、）and give you a speech.4. Bill Cli nto n has helped to get the two America n journalists released and he seems to have a hope of making peace有希望调角军）between North Korea and the US.5. One friend of mine has decided to quit his/her well-paid but demanding position （辞去那份工资高但要求也高的工作）rece ntly.SummaryStev

20、e Jobs was adopted several mon ths after birth since his biological mother was a young, un wed college graduate stude nt. As his pare nts had promised, Jobs did go to college 17 years later. However, he found the college was much too expe nsive and he could nt see the value of atte nding it, so he d

21、ropped out six mon ths later. Then he dropped in on a calligraphy class which he found fascinating. He learned serif and san serif typefaces and many other thi ngs, of which he found an applicati on 10 years later they were all designed into the first Macintosh computer. It made all the differe nee

22、in Jobs life. If he had n ever dropped out, he would have n ever dropped in on the calligraphy class, and pers onal computers might not have had the won derful typography that they do. Therefore, one has to trust in something his/her gut, desti ny, life, karma, whatever, and this approach will give

23、one the con fide nce to follow whatever he/she trusts in.Unit 3课文翻译1我总是有点敬畏斯蒂菲娜罗斯姑奶。事实上，小时候我们就毫不掩饰对她的害怕。她没有与家人住在一起，不愿生活在我们成长的那个舒适但却吵闹的家庭里，而是住在自己的小屋里， 独自生活 这使我们对她更是敬畏有加。2她长得小巧玲珑，却让人十分尊敬。她总是一身黑衣，而深色衣服和客厅的阴暗处融为一体， 使她更显娇小。虽然她动作缓慢，声音柔美，但是她一走进来，你就会感受到她身上某种活力、 刚强和坚不可摧的东西。3随着年龄的增长， 我惊异地发现自己打心眼里喜欢上了冷漠的老姑奶。但是

24、，直到现在我也说不清，是什么驱使我带着乔治去见姑奶，并告诉她我们订婚的事， 而之前我从没向任何人透露过这个消息。然而，使我大为惊讶的是，她对此非常高兴。4英国人！ ”她大声说道，“好极了，好极了。”她转向乔治：“你呢，你打算在南非安家吗？不 打算回英国了？”5听说乔治已经在我们农场附近买下一个农场，并打算定居南非，她似乎松了一口气。 于是，她变得很有兴致，和乔治不停地聊了起来。6从那以后，我常常悄悄地来到玉米地边的那座小屋。当姑奶听到我们决定两年后再结婚时，一度有点失望，但一听说我父母都赞同这桩婚事，她好像就放心了。7然而，她还是常常对我们的恋爱表现岀担忧，常常问一些奇怪的问题， 似乎担心我们

25、的恋爱会被什么毁掉。但我没有料到的是，我一提起乔治想在我们结婚前回趟英国，然后很快就回来，姑奶竟然会如此冲动。“他绝不能这样做。”她喊道，“艾娜，你不能让他走，答应我你一定会阻 止他。”说着，她浑身颤抖，我尽力安慰她，但姑奶脸色苍白，疲惫憔悴，于是，我不得不说服 她回房休息一下，并保证第二天会再来看她。8我第二天去的时候，发现她坐在门廊上，看上去那么孤独，那么无助。因此，我平生第一次感到纳闷，为什么竟然没有人愿意娶她，并照顾她，一直爱她。9她欲言又止，仿佛不知从何说起。10然后，她似乎理清了自己的思绪。“你肯定在纳闷，”她说，“为什么我一想到乔治要离开你回英国会如此不安。我是个老太婆，或许有一

26、些傻乎乎的老想法，但等你听完我的爱情故事之后，你再想想结婚前让你的未婚夫只身离开是否明智。”11我第一次遇见理查德威斯顿时，还是个年轻姑娘。他是个英国人，当时在和我们邻近的凡 伦斯堡家的农庄上寄宿，离我们有四、五英里的路。”12我们一见钟情，然而直到我18岁生日那天晚上，我们才相互袒露心声。当时，所有的朋友和亲戚都来参加我的生日聚会。那天晚上，我们在谷仓里铺上宽大的旧地毯，在上面翩翩起舞。理查德和凡伦斯堡家的人一起来了。我和理查德壮起胆子尽量多次共舞，但其实也没有多少次，因为我父亲讨厌外国佬。”13 “那是我一生中最快乐的生日，因为在跳舞间歇，理查德把我带到户外，在清凉的月色下， 在点点繁星下

27、，他告诉我他爱我，请求我嫁给他。我当然同意了。我太高兴了，根本没去想我父 母会怎么说或别的什么。直到有一天，理查德没有按约来到他安排的约会地点。14 “因此，当父亲问我是否愿意和他一起驾车去德里方丹时，我高兴极了。但是，在我们来到农庄，坐在屋前门廊上喝咖啡时，却听说理查德已经突然离开，回英国去了。因为他父亲去世了，而他是继承人，必须回去管理遗产。15 “后来的事情我已经记不清了，只知道太阳似乎已经失去了光辉，田野不再美丽、了无生机，如严冬般凄凉、大旱般荒芜。那天下午晚些时候，扬蒂一一霍顿托特的牧童一一走到我面前，并交给我一封信，说是位英国绅士留给我的。这是我收到过的唯一一封情书，它将我的忧伤和

28、悲痛转化为一种平静，而这种平静是我当时所能感受到的最接近幸福的心绪了。我知道理查德仍然爱着我，而且在某种意义上， 只要我拿着这封信， 我就觉得我们永远不会真正分开，哪怕他在英国，而我不得不留在农场。至今我还保存着这封信，尽管我已年迈体衰，但它仍会给我希望和勇气。”16斯蒂菲娜姑奶，那封信一定写得很美吧！ ”我说道。17老太太仿佛从久远的爱之梦幻中回到了现实。“也许吧，”她说，犹豫了片刻，“也许吧， 亲爱的，你想看看那封信吗？”18是的，斯蒂菲娜姑奶。”我轻声说道。19她倏地站起来，像个小姑娘那样急切、轻快地跑进了屋子。出来时，她递给我一封信，由于年代久远，那封信已经褪色发黄，信封的边缘已经磨损

29、破烂，仿佛被摩挲过好多次。可当我要打开它时，才发现这封信根本未被拆启过。20打开吧，打开吧。”斯蒂菲娜姑奶说道，她的声音在颤抖。21我揭开封印，读了起来。22这不是一封真正意义上的情书，而是好几页内容详尽的指示，上面写着“我最心爱的菲娜” 应如何避开她父亲的监视，并在晚上悄悄溜到浅滩，扬蒂会在那里准备好一匹马等她，她可以骑着这匹马去史密斯多普，到了那里再去找“我忠实的朋友一一亨利威尔逊”，他会给她一笔钱 并且安排她追随她的恋人去开普敦，从那里再去英国。“到了英国，亲爱的，我们就可以马上结婚了。但是，亲爱的，如果你不能确定是否能在一个陌生的地方和我共同生活，那就不要迈岀这关键的一步。因为我太爱你

30、了，不希望你有一丁点的不快乐。如果你没来，而我也没收到你的消 息，我就会知道远离你深爱的亲人和家乡，你会永远不快乐。但如果你觉得你能信守对我的承诺，只是过于胆怯和谨守规矩而不敢独自前往英国，就写信给我，我将设法回来迎接我的新娘。”23我没有再读下去。24可是菲娜姑奶！ ”我语无伦次地说道，“为什么为什么？”25老太太盯着我，脸色通红，眼睛发亮，充满着期待，浑身因急切的渴盼而发抖。“大声念， 亲爱的。她说，“每一个字我都想听。当时没有我可以信赖的人 我年轻时，人们不喜欢外 国佬我找不到人给我念。”26 “但是，姑奶，难道您一直不知道他写了些什么吗？”27老太太垂下了眼睛，像个无心做错事的孩子，显

31、岀一副局促不安、无地自容的样子。28不知道，亲爱的。”她嗫嚅道，“你知道，我是不识字的。”Questions on the text1. What was the narrators impression of her great-aunt?She was a tiny little woma n to in spire so much ven eratio n, and was always dressed in black and lived alone. There was something vital and strong and somehow in destructible in

32、 her.2. What was her great-aun attitude toward narrators engagement to George?She was delighted with the n arrator en gageme ntto George, especially after she heard that George inten ded to settle in South Africa.3. How did her great-aunt react when she heard that George intended to pay alightning v

33、isit to England before getting married?Immediately she burst out in an xiety and asked the n arrator to preve nt George from going to En gla nd.4. Why did her great-aunt tell the narrator her own love story?She told the narrator her own love story in order to make the latter understand her oppositi

34、on to Georges leav ing for En gla nd.5. How did her great-aunt feel on the evening of her eighteenth birthday? Why? She con sidered it to be the happiest birthday of her life, because Richard told her he loved her and asked her to marry him.6. How did her great-aunt feel when she heard Richard had l

35、eft for England?She felt as and bitter. The sun seemed to have stopped shi ning and the country looked bleak and desolate.7. What magic power did the love letter on her great-aunt?The love letter turned all her bitterness and grief into a peacefulness, and she felt they would n ever be really parted

36、 as long as she had the letter.8. What was the love letter about? Why was it still sealed after so many years?It was about the minu test direct ions of how Great-a unt could go to En gla nd without her fathers knowledge to get married to Richard. The letter had remained sealed because shecouldn retd

37、 and never trusted anyone to read it.4B1. Dennis is a well-behaved boy and he is always respectful of his parentopinions.2. Don hesitate to con tact me if you n eed any more in formati on.3. He took a glanee in the mirror to reassure himself that his tiwasn crooked.4. The detective studied the finge

38、rprints in the minutest detail.5. We must make full use of every minute because old age creeps up on us before we realize it.6. The butter has been warmed for so long that it has already melted into liquid.7. These tracks were laid down last year, but now they are in need of repair.8. He has called

39、off the readers not to take steps that distort trade and push up prices.9. If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away, we shall never be able to make up for the lost time.10. Coloured cloth often fades when it is washed.7A1. But to this day I do not know what stra nge impulse made me take

40、George to see her and to tell her, before I had confided in another living soul, of our engagement.但是，直到现在我也说不清，是什么驱使我带着乔治去见姑奶，并告诉她我们订婚的事，而之前我从没向任何人透露过这个消息。2. But I was quite un prepared for her outburst whe n I men ti oned that George thought of pay ing a light ning visit to En gla nd before we wer

41、e married.但我没有料到的是，我一提起乔治想在我们结婚前回趟英国，然后很快就回来， 姑奶竟然会如此冲动。s going3. Then she seemed to give herself, men tally, a little shake. “ You must havewondered, ” she said,“why I was so upset at the thought of young GeorgeEn gla nd without you.”然后，她似乎理清了自己的思绪。“你肯定在纳闷，”她说，“为什么我一想到 乔治要离开你回英国会如此不安。”4. It was the

42、 only love letter I ever received, but it turned all my bitterness and grief into a peacefu In ess which was the n earest I could get, the n, to happ in ess.这是我收到过的唯一一封情书，它将我的忧伤和悲痛转化为一种平静，而这种平 静是我当时所能感受到的最接近幸福的心绪了。5. The old lady was watch ing me with trembli ng eager ness, her face flushed and here

43、yes bright with expectation.老太太盯着我，脸色通红，眼睛发亮，充满着期待，浑身因急切的渴盼而发抖。7B1.1 na found herself smili ng at the thought of the date and barbecue一 想至膠勺会和烧 烤）out in the ope n air, no pressure and just frien ds.2.1 can really remember much about her except that she had a very lovely dog and agood character除了她有一只

44、非常可爱的小狗而且人品不错之外）.3. There is no n eed to sta nd in awe of the director because of his positio 因为他是主 任就敬而远之）;he is just an average person.4. With all his achievements, he remains modest他仍然很谦虚）.5. The moment we met 我们相逢的那一刻 ）,you captured my heart and I waited for your love throughout those years.Unit

45、5课文翻译1琳赛坐在起居室的沙发上，打开电视，收看新闻频道5点的整点播报。2据称，新证据已确认一名嫌犯，该嫌犯与四年前在俄勒冈州波特兰市发生的一起抢劫案有关，现场采集的一枚指纹与上起犯罪现场中一名凶犯的相吻合。”这条新闻在第10频道以粗体字形式在电视屏幕上滚动播出。而根据指纹所鉴定的嫌犯照片也一同出现在屏幕上。看到照片，琳赛陷入了震惊，因为被指控犯下这些抢劫案的正是她或她的双胞胎姐妹萨拉。琳赛和萨拉是同卵双胞胎，她们之间唯一的区别是性格不同：琳赛文静保守，而萨拉则外向开放，喜欢和朋友聚会。萨拉去年死于一场车祸，被一个醉酒的司机撞倒， 当场死亡，医务人员根本来不及到达现场进行抢救。3除此之外，最

46、近，琳赛夜里还经常做一些怪梦，梦见自己是一名凶犯。有时，她梦见自己在 光天化日之下，抢劫一对老夫妇的汽车和贵重珠宝。有时，她梦见自己在一个老人的家里，老人则被她绑在床上，她正用一根铁管折磨和灼烧他的胸部和脸部。琳赛不知道为什么会有这些梦境，也不知道这些犯罪行为发生在哪儿。然后，她又想了想刚刚播放的消息，心里纳闷：这些梦境和抢劫案究竟有没有关系？4嗨，妈妈，你看到几分钟前新闻里那张我的或是萨拉的照片了吗？”琳赛缓缓问道。5看到了。亲爱的，你的照片怎么会出现在新闻里？”6那不是我，妈妈，是萨拉，我从来没在俄勒冈州波特兰市住过或待过。”7琳赛没等妈妈回答，就挂断了电话。她意识到，要洗脱嫌疑，就得靠自

47、己去做大量的调查。而且，她还必须确定，四年前案件发生前后萨拉住在哪儿。于是琳赛开车来到萨拉的住处， 寻找一切遗留下来的能将萨拉和波特兰地区联系起来的线索。萨拉家里面貌依旧，她们的妈妈在萨拉去世之后负责料理这所房子。琳赛走进客厅、餐厅和厨房。客厅看起来非常干净。萨拉买这所房子的时候，琳赛和她在一起。现在，她不在了，琳赛再次走进屋子，总感觉怪怪的。房间也很干 净整洁，对此，琳赛一点都不感到意外， 但当她走进浴室的时候， 却大吃一惊：浴室里一片狼藉， 瓷砖地板上到处都是垃圾，浴缸里还有一圈污垢。接着，琳赛走进了卧室，看见萨拉的内衣和短裤被扔在床上和地上，电视就在水床旁边，插头已经被拔岀来了。之后，她

48、又回到厨房，发现柜 子上放着萨拉的通讯录。她找到带有俄勒冈区号的三个号码，分别是两个女性朋友和萨拉前男友约翰尼的号码。8于是，琳赛试着和这两位女士通了电话，她们同意琳赛第二天她们家里见面。第二天，琳赛16搭乘前往波特兰的第一班飞机，抵达后，住进了机场附近的一家宾馆。一办完入住手续，她就给两位女士打电话以确认下午的会面。首先，她坐岀租车去了第一位年轻女士的家里，和她谈了大约一个小时后，又去了另外一个女士的家里。这两位女士给了她一些照片，而她也记录下了部分谈话内容。之后，琳赛搭乘岀租车去了市区，花了几个小时购物、观光。随后，她回到了宾馆休 息，因为第二天还要和约翰尼会面。第二天早上，她去了宾馆附近

49、的餐厅。琳赛早到了十五分钟 来整理思绪，以为和约翰尼的初次见面做准备。到了约定时刻，一个年轻男子走进了餐厅，他看上去睡眠不足、一脸倦容，穿一身破旧的衣服，运动鞋上满是泥巴，头发也是乱蓬蓬的。借此， 琳赛判断这不是约翰尼，因为他不是萨拉喜欢的类型。9然而，年轻男子却在琳赛对面的位子上坐了下来，自我介绍说是约翰尼，并开始毫不避讳地 跟她谈论起自己的感受以及他与萨拉的恋情，这激起了琳赛的兴趣。而他也提到了那些抢劫案， 说四起案件中有三起是萨拉和他一起干的。他说，萨拉一点也没害怕，她甚至觉得这事很刺激。他给她看了一些照片，那是萨拉住在波特兰的时候和他在公寓里拍的合影。琳赛注意到在他们谈话的大部分时间里

50、，他都在摆弄外套上的拉链。接下来，她和约翰尼就像素未谋面一样分手了。而琳赛也明白了为什么萨拉在这里呆了那么久，因为和她们波澜不兴的家乡丘奇兰德相比，这里的确很美丽。10当天晚些时候，琳赛回到了宾馆收拾行李，准备第二天上午回丘奇兰德。她急着回家，因为 她已经找到了证据，结束了调查。第二天，她打电话给妈妈讲述了这次旅程的细节；然而，从妈 妈的口气中，她感觉妈妈似乎在隐瞒着什么。次日一早，琳赛来到警察局，打算和办理四年前那个案子的警察谈话。她被带进一个昏暗的小房间，里面有两个警探。于是，她急急慌慌地讲述了 起来，并且手里拿着一些记录作为佐证。看到琳赛为洗脱嫌疑投入了如此多的时间、精力和金钱，两位警探

51、对此甚为好奇。11她确信只要把证据交给警探，自己就会与案件完全脱离干系，压根儿不知道警探会告诉她一个完全不同的故事。她接着告诉警探，她的双胞胎姐妹萨拉已于一年前死于一场车祸。12 萨拉还活着。您母亲和她与一个警官正在楼下，等着和我们谈话。”艾姆斯警探答道。13你撒谎！她下葬之前我亲眼看见她躺在棺材里，我还帮着付了墓碑的钱。”琳赛愤怒地喊道。她挪到小房间角落里的另外一张椅子上，双手抱住头。这时，有人敲门，萨拉和她们的妈妈走了进来。琳赛震惊地看着自己的孪生姐妹站在那里，脸上带着不安的表情。她穿着一套黑色的连裤装，头发披在脸侧，很漂亮。而她们的妈妈则穿着一条蓝色牛仔裤，一件棕褐色运动衫，头发在 脑后

52、扎成一个马尾。两个警探都没法相信萨拉和发生在俄勒冈州波特兰市的抢劫案有关系。当琳赛看到她和妈妈的时候，就知道警探根本不会相信她了。她不明白为什么警探不相信她的孪生姐妹已经死了，她死后应该有一份验尸报告的。琳赛觉得被家人背叛了。 她现在知道自己的直觉是对的前一天就觉得妈妈有什么在瞒着她。那两个女人转过来，很失望地看着琳赛，好像是她编造了整个故事。琳赛心里明白警探只想尽快了结这个案子。14最后，没有再费什么时间，琳赛就被戴上手铐，罪名是在波特兰犯有抢劫罪，随后被押送到 附近的监狱，等候起诉。在法庭上，陪审团认为，琳赛在所有那些抢劫案中的罪名成立，于是她 被判了十五年监禁。警方因为抓获了双胞胎中犯罪

53、的那个，并结了案，非常欣慰。但事实上，应 该坐牢的那个人既不是琳赛也不是萨拉，她们的母亲当时生了三胞胎，应该被警方抓进监狱的是其中另外一个孩子：辛迪。Questions on the text1. What was reported from Channel 10 news scrolls across the TV screen in bold letters?The new evide nee has bee n found ide ntify ing a pers on conn ected to a four-year-old robbery case in Portla nd, Or

54、eg on and a fin gerpri nt was able to be matched with one of the perpetrators at the last crime see ne.2. What was the only key to telling Lindsey from Sara?Their personalities were the only key to telling Lindsey from Sara.3. What kind of strange dreams had Lindsey been getting recently at night?In

55、 these dreams, she was the perpetrator. Some dreams invoIved her robbing an elderly couple in broad daylight of their vehicle and expe nsive jewels. Other dreams invo Ived her torturi ng and burning an old man on his chest and face with an iron pipe as he was tied to his bed in his home.4. What did

56、Lin dsey say whe n asked why her photo was on the n ews?She said that the pipe wasn t hers and that she d never lived or stayed in Portland,Orego n.5. Why did Lindsey drive over to Sara s home?Lin dsey drove over in search of anything left beh ind linking Sara with the Portla nd area.6. What had Lin

57、 dsey thought of Joh nny before the young man in troduced himself?She had thought it wasn t Johnny because he was not the type of guy that her sister Sara was attracted to.7. What did Joh nny tell Lin dsey about Sara duri ng the in terview?He told her about his relati ons with Sara. He said that Sara had gone with him on three of the four crimes and had n t bee n scared; in stead, she had take n it as a thrill.8. What did Lindsey do early the following morning after returning to her home from Portla nd?Lin dsey went to the police departme nt to speak with some one in charge o