第三册 复述课文和课后口译练习(共9页)

1、Passage retelling1. Summary outline:1. The start of Steve Jobs life;2. The reason why he dropped out of college;3. What he learned in the calligraphy class after dropping out of college;4. The effect of what he learned in the calligraphy class in his life;5. The implications of Steve Jobs story.Refe

2、rence answer:Steve Jobs was adopted several months after birth since his biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student. As his parents had promised, Jobs did go to college 17 years later. However, he found the college was much too expensive and he couldnt see the value of attending i

3、t, so he dropped out six months later. Then he dropped in on a calligraphy class which he found fascinating. He learned serif and sanserif typefaces and many other things, of which he found an application 10 years laterthey were all designed into the first Macintosh computer. It made all the differe

4、nce in Jobs life. If he had never dropped out, he would have never dropped in on the calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have had the wonderful typography that they do. Therefore, one has to trust in somethinghis/her gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever, and this approach will give on

5、e the confidence to follow whatever he/she trusts in.2. Summary outline:1.Johns taking a snapshot of an ancient document alluding to the formula for acquiring wealth; 2. Johns work on the document;3. Johns starting the adventurous quest for wealth; 4. Johns disappointment when he finished putting th

6、e gems into the holes; 5. Johns enlightenment about this adventure.Reference answer:John got the news about an ancient document which was believed to uncover a mysterious formula for acquiring wealth. With a shot at sudden wealth, John began to work on it. He borrowed his neighbors camera, went to t

7、he library and read books on ancient language. Finally he deciphered the message: to acquire the wealth, the seeker must place eight precious gems in each of the holes in a statue in Egypt. It took him five years to diligently create a business and generate that large sum of money needed for the gem

8、s. When he reached the statue, he did as the document had instructed him. However, he was stunned that as soon as he inserted the precious gems into each hole of the statue, they turned to stone, filling the holes, leaving no trace where the holes used to be. John was terribly disappointed and felt

9、he had been on a fools errand. He returned home and resumed his business. But at last he realized that the money he had shelled out was a really great investment!3. Summary outline:1. The narrators impression of her great-aunt Stephina and her life;2. Her great-aunts attitude toward the narrators en

10、gagement to George and her reaction to Georges lightning visit to England before the marriage;3. Her great-aunts own love story;4. The significance and content of the love letter.Reference answer:There was something vital and strong and somehow indestructible in my great-aunt Stephina that inspired

11、so much veneration. As I grew up, I found myself genuinely fond of her. She was delighted with my engagement to George. But one day when I told her that George was going to pay a lightning visit to England, she burst out in extreme frustration and urged me to prevent him from going back. Then she to

12、ld me her own love story.As a young girl, she fell in love with Richard, who suddenly went back to England after their engagement because his father had died. Richard left her a letter which she still kept unread, believing that she and her sweetheart would never be really parted as long as she had

13、the letter. She asked me to open it and read it to her. The letter turned out to be the minutest directions of how my great-aunt was to escape to England to get married with Richard! My great-aunt never opened it because she had not learned to read. More importantly, she had no one to trust then.5.

14、Summary outline:1. Lindseys finding herself or her sister Sara accused of the robberies;2. Lindseys search to remove herself from the case;3. Lindseys offering the proof to the detectives and their reaction;4. Lindseys being put in prison.Reference answer:Lindsey learned from TV news that she or her

15、 twin sister Sara was accused of some robberies in Portland, Oregon. Lindsey knew that she was not the perpetrator, and that Sara had been killed the year before in a car accident. In order to remove herself from the case, she drove over to Saras home and found three numbers with Oregon area codes.

16、One of them was Saras ex-boyfriend named Johnny, who told Lindsey that Sara had gone with him on three of the four crimes.After coming back, she went to the police department to hand in her proof. But there, right before her eyes, stood her mother and her sister “Sara”! Lindsey had the instinct that

17、 she had been betrayed by her family, but she was unable to defend her innocence. Lindsey was put in prison, not knowing that she had another sister Cindy, one of the triplets, who should be put behind bars. 7. Summary outline: The narrators visit to the British Museum;The narrators suspicion of suf

18、fering all the diseases in the book he was reading;The narrators fear of coming death and his self-examination;The narrators visit to his doctor;The doctors prescription for the narrator;The effect of the doctors prescription.Reference answer:The narrator went to the British Museum to read up on the

19、 treatment for hay fever he fancied he had. He picked up a book and read about it. Then, in an unthinking moment, he began to study some other diseases. He was surprised to find that he suffered from those diseases as well. After that he decided to read about all the diseases in the book. In the end

20、, he came to the conclusion that he had every disease described in pharmacology except housemaids knee. Wondering how long he had to live, he tried to examine himself, but he could not feel his heart. Then he thought he was a medical encyclopedia for practice, so he went to see the doctor, one of hi

21、s close friends. After hearing the narrators complaints, the doctor wrote out a prescription and handed it to him. The prescription was a diet suggestion: a healthy diet, plenty of exercise and sleep, and no unnecessary worries. Following the instructions of the doctor, he lived a good life.8. Summa

22、ry outline: 1. Problems with some old business maxims; 2. Reasons for replacing the five old maxims;3. The correct attitude to maxims.Reference answer:Business advice, no matter how well-known, is bad for the company and its employees alike once it has become obsolete. This point is illustrated with

23、 five best-known business maxims. The first one is that failure is not an option. But putting pressure on people for success all the time makes mistakes more likely. On the contrary, failure is often the path to opportunities. Contrary to the second maxim that the customer is always right, it is cla

24、imed that the employees shouldnt be scorned in favor of unreasonable customers. The third maxim is “Never be satisfied,” but people who constantly appreciate all the good in their organization and express their satisfaction create a much more positive working environment. The fourth maxim that “Nice

25、 guys finish last” is groundless because one can both be a nice person and succeed in business. According to the fifth maxim, growth should be the top business priority, but there is no correlation between growth and ultimate success. Moreover, growth entails risks. In summary, in doing business, we

26、 need think critically and replace outdated ideas with new ones.Interpreting practice:After the speech, a reporter interviewed Steve Jobs. The following is the conversation between the reporter and Steve Jobs. Interpret it into English with your partner.记者(jzh)： 您好，乔布斯先生(xin sheng)。我可以就您的演讲进行采访吗？乔布斯

27、：好的。记者(jzh)：您能够再谈一下您的身世吗？ 乔布斯：就像我刚才说的，我的生母是一个年轻的未婚大学生，所以她决定让别人收养我。我的养父母都不是大学毕业生，但他们答应会供我上大学，所以我的母亲才最终同意让他们收养我。(put sb. up for; adopt) 记者(jzh)：不过(bgu)您父母确实做到了他们所承诺的，送您上了大学。 乔布斯：是的，17年后，我考进了里德学院(xuyun)。记者：但是您并未读完大学，能给我们讲一下您当时为什么要辍学吗？ (drop out) 乔布斯：好的，我在里德学院读了半年后就辍学了。一方面是因为学费太贵，我父母一生的积蓄都花在了我的学费上；另一方面，

28、我看不出读大学的价值所在。所以我就辍学了。 (on the one hand. on the other hand) 记者：那您怎么看当时这一决定的？ 乔布斯：就像我刚才演讲中所提到的，这或许是我所做的最棒的决定之一。 我辍学之后参加了书法班，学到了衬线和无衬线字体，10年后这些在设计Mac时都用上了，不然，很有可能现在的个人电脑就没有这种美妙的排版设计了。 记者：您的故事让我们学到了很多东西。谢谢您接受我的采访。 Reference answerReporter: Hello, Mr. Jobs. Can I have an interview with you about your spe

29、ech?Jobs:Sure.Reporter: Can you tell your story to us again?Jobs:Just as what I said, my biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate and she decided to put me up for adoption. However, neither of my parents who adopted me went to college. My biological mother agreed at last after they prom

30、ised that someday I would go to college.Reporter: Your parents did do what they had promised. They sent you to college.Jobs:Yes, I went to Reed College 17 years later.Reporter: But you didnt graduate from college. Can you tell us why you dropped out? Jobs: OK. I dropped out six months after I starte

31、d my studies in Reed College. On the one hand, the tuition was so expensive that all my parents savings were being spent on my tuition. On the other hand, I could not see the value of attending the college. So I dropped out. Reporter: What do you think of your decision of dropping out? Jobs: Just as

32、 I mentioned in my speech, that was probably one of the best decisions I ever made. Since I had dropped out of Reed College, I took a calligraphy class and learned about serif and sanserif typefaces which were designed into Mac 10 years later. Otherwise, personal computers might not have the wonderf

33、ul typography that they do. Reporter: We learn a lot from your story. Thanks for granting my interview.Several years later, Johns 10-year-old son, Mark, happened to see the very ancient document that John kept. He was unable to understand it, so he turned to John for help. They had a conversation as

34、 follows. Interpret it into English with your partner. 马克：爸爸，您看，我找到了一份古文献。您知道它是讲什么的吗？ 约翰：噢，是那份古埃及文献啊。它揭示了获取财富的神秘方法。 (mysterious formula) 马克：真的？您是怎么知道的？约翰：或许你不相信，但我确实有语言(yyn)天赋。 ( hidden talent for )马克(mk)：那这份文献到底(do d)说了什么？ 约翰：这份文献说，在埃及的中部有一座几千年的雕像，隐藏在距离一座大金字塔好几英里的山洞中。(tell of) 马克：找到雕像就能获得财富吗？(acqui

35、re ) 约翰：不是的。首先你得准备一些特别的东西。文献上说这个雕像身上有8个小孔，寻宝人必须把宝石放进每个小孔中。马克：那要花费很大一笔钱吧！约翰：是啊，差不多120万美元吧。不过这可是一笔真正值得的投资。 (investment) Reference answerMark: Dad, look! I found an ancient Egyptian document. Do you know what it is about? John: Oh, that ancient Egyptian document. It uncovers a mysterious formula for ac

36、quiring wealth. Mark: Really? How do you know that? John: Maybe you wont believe it, but I do have a hidden talent for languages.Mark: Indeed, what does this document talk about?John: It tells of a statue, thousands of years old in the central part of Egypt, hidden in a cave miles from a large pyram

37、id.Mark: Will people acquire wealth if they find that statue?John: No, you should prepare some special things first. The text states that the statue had 8 orifices and that the seeker of wealth must place precious gems in each of the holes in the statue. Mark: That must cost a lot!John: Um, nearly 1

38、.2 million dollars. But that is a really great investment.One day, when Ina went to see her great-aunt Stephina in her little cottage, they had the following conversation. Interpret it into English with your partner.艾娜：菲娜姑奶，您好像喜欢独处吧？ 菲娜：是的，我喜欢住在小木屋里，独自生活，不喜欢和家人一起过舒适热闹的生活。 艾娜：您还记得上次我带乔治来见您并告诉您我们订婚的消息

39、吗？ 菲娜：当然，我真高兴。尤其是他告诉我打算定居南非而不回英国，我就更放心了。 艾娜：可是，乔治打算在我们结婚前回趟英国，但很快就回来。 菲娜：真的吗？艾娜，你必须阻止他，你一定不能让他结婚前离开。 艾娜：菲娜姑奶，您能告诉我为什么吗？ 菲娜：也许你觉得我老了，会有一些(yxi)傻乎乎的旧思想。等你听完我的爱情故事，你再决定结婚(ji hn)前让你的未婚夫只身离开是否明智。 艾娜：那一定(ydng)是很浪漫的爱情故事！ 菲娜：我年轻时遇到一位英国人理查德威斯顿，我们一见钟情。在我18岁生日那天晚上，他向我求婚了，可我父亲不喜欢外国佬。 艾娜：结果呢？ 菲娜：有一天理查德突然回国去处理他父亲的

40、遗产，从此就再也没有回来。 艾娜：难道他没有给您写过信吗？ 菲娜：他给我留下了一封信。 艾娜：信上说什么？ 菲娜：我一直没拆，因为我不识字啊！睹物思人，这些年我就是这样熬过来的。Reference answerIna: You seem to prefer solitude, dont you, Aunt Stephina? Phina: Yes, I prefer living in my tiny cottage and solitude to the comfortable but rather noisy household along with the family. Ina: Do

41、 you still remember last time when I took George to see you and told you of our engagement? Phina: Of course. I am delighted. Especially when I heard that he intended to settle in South Africa rather than return to England, I was relieved. Ina: But George is thinking of paying a lightning visit to E

42、ngland before we are married. Phina: Really? Ina, you must prevent him. You must not let him leave you before you get married. Ina: Could you tell me why, Aunt Phina? Phina: Perhaps you think Im old and have the silly fancies of the old, but I should like to tell you my own love story, and then you

43、can decide whether it is wise for your man to leave you before you are married. Ina: It must have been a romantic love story! Phina: I met an Englishman, Richard Weston, when I was quite a young girl. We loved one another from the first moment we met. He asked me to marry him on the evening of my 18

44、th birthday, but my father hated the Uitlanders. Ina: What happened then? Phina: One day Richard suddenly returned to England to look after his late fathers estates, and never came back. Ina: Didnt he ever write to you? Phina: He left me a letter which was the only love letter I ever received. Ina:

45、What was it about? Phina I didnt open it. I never learned to read! Ive lived these years taking a look at it once in a while.律师(lsh)：能告诉我你为什么做这么(zh me)多调查吗？ 琳赛：我在电视上看到我或萨拉的照片(zhopin)，说我或她牵涉一些抢劫案，我想要洗脱嫌疑。 律师：那你是怎么做的？ 琳赛：我见到了萨拉的朋友，获得了足够的证据。我本以为可以将我的名字从这个案件中抹去了。 律师：怎么了？难道警探不相信你？琳赛：是的，他们说萨拉还活着，是我编造了整个故事

46、。但是我亲眼看到萨拉下葬，我还帮她付了墓碑的钱。 律师：还有别的证据证明萨拉已死吗？ 琳赛：应该还有一份验尸报告。 律师：那和你妈妈一起来的那个不是萨拉吗？ 琳赛：我不知道，很难分辨。 律师：你还有姐妹吗？也许我们可以借助这条线索发现点什么。 琳赛： 如果我还有个妹妹的话，我妈妈一定知情！ Reference answerLawyer:Could you tell me why you did such an extensive search? Lindsey:I saw my photo or Saras on TV, saying that she or I was involved in

47、 some robberies. I wanted to remove myself from the case. Lawyer:Then how did you do it? Lindsey:I met some friends of Sara and obtained enough proof. I had thought I could clear my name from the case. Lawyer:What happened? Didnt the detectives believe you?Lindsey: No. They said Sara is alive, so it

48、s me who made up the whole story. But I was there and saw Sara buried and I helped pay for her tombstone. Lawyer: Is there any other evidence to prove Saras death? Lindsey: There had to be a report from the autopsy done after her death. Lawyer: Was it not Sara who came with your mother? Lindsey: I d

49、ont know. It was hard to tell. Lawyer: Do you have another sister? Maybe we can find out something with the help of this clue. Lindsey: If I had another sister, my mother must know something！ John paid several visits to the British Museum recently. His wife wondered where he went and what he did. Th

50、ey had a conversation as follows. Interpret it into English with your partner.妻子：你最近天天出去，去哪里了？ 丈夫：我去了几次大英博物馆。 妻子：你去查阅什么？ 丈夫(zhngf)：前些天我读了一份专利药品广告，怀疑(huiy)我也患有广告里提到的那些疾病。因此查查看有没有治疗这些病的方法。(patent medicine) 妻子(qz)：结果怎么样？ 丈夫：我发现，除了没有患上髌前囊炎，其他疾病我全有了。(housemaids knee) 妻子：这可是件大事！丈夫：是呀，所以我去看了医生，他是我的一位老朋友，经常

51、免费给我看病。 妻子：他给你开了什么药？(prescribe)丈夫：一些在药房买不到的东西。 妻子：药方上究竟写些什么？ 丈夫：健康饮食，充足睡眠和运动，不要满脑子想些自己不懂的东西。 (stuff up with )妻子：那你现在怎样？ 丈夫： 我照着药方做了，现在感觉很好。 Reference answerWife:Where did you go recently?Husband: I paid several visits to the British Museum.Wife:What did you look for there?Husband: I read a patent me

52、dicine ad several days ago. I suspected that I was suffering from all those diseases said in the ad. So I went to read up on the treatment for them.Wife:Whats the result?Husband: I found I had all the illnesses except housemaids knee.Wife:Its an extraordinary thing.Husband: True. I went to see the doctor, an old friend of mine. I always receive free medical treatment from him. Wife:What did he prescribe? Husband: Something I cou