新标准大学英语综合教程第二册重点文章及翻译

新标准大学英语综合教程第二册重点文章及翻译新标准大学英语综合教程第二册重点文章及翻译新标准大学英语综合教程第二册重点文章及翻译xxx公司新标准大学英语综合教程第二册重点文章及翻译文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度Unit1AreYoua1960sTypeStudent?

Ifyoucanrememberanythingaboutthe1960s,youweren'treallythere,"sothesayinggoes.Itmaybetrueforthosewhospenttheircollegeyearsinahazeofmarijuanasmoke.Butthereisonethingeveryoneremembersaboutthe1960s:Goingtocollegewasthemostexcitingandstimulatingexperienceofyourlife.Inthe1960s,California'scollegesanduniversitieshadtransformedthestateintotheworld'sseventhlargesteconomy.However,Berkeley,theUniversityofCalifornia'smaincampus,wasalsowell-knownforitsstudentdemonstrationsandstrikes,anditsatmosphereofpoliticalradicalism.WhenRonaldReaganranforofficeasgovernorofCaliforniain1966,heaskedifCalifornianswouldallow"agreatuniversitytobebroughttoitskneesbyanoisy,dissidentminority".Theliberalsrepliedthatitwastheabilitytotoleratenoisy,dissidentminoritieswhichmadeuniversitiesgreat.OnuniversitycampusesinEurope,masssocialistorcommunistmovementsgaverisetoincreasinglyviolentclashesbetweentheestablishmentandthecollegestudents,withtheirnewandpassionatecommitmenttofreedomandjustice.MuchoftheprotestwasabouttheVietnamWar.ButinFrance,thestudentsoftheSorbonneinParismanagedtoformanalliancewiththetradeunionsandtolaunchageneralstrike,whichultimatelybroughtabouttheresignationofPresidentdeGaulle.Itwasn'tjusttheactivismthatcharacterizedstudentlifeinthe1960s.Everywhere,goingtocollegemeantyourfirsttasteofrealfreedom,oflatenightsinthedormorintheJuniorCommonRoom,discussingthemeaningoflife.Youusedtohavetogotocollegetoreadyourfirstforbiddenbook,seeyourfirstindiefilm,orfindsomeonewhosharedyourpassion,forJimiHendrixorLennyBruce.Itwasamomentofunimaginablefreedom,themostliberatinginyourlife:Butwhere'sthepassiontoday

What'sthematterwithcollege

Thesedayspolitical,socialandcreativeawakeningseemstohappennotbecauseofcollege,butinspiteofit.Ofcourse,it'struethathighereducationisstillimportant.Forexample,intheUK,PrimeMinisterBlairwasclosetoachievinghisaimofgetting50percentofallunderthirtiesintocollegeby2010(eventhoughacynicwouldsaythatthiswastokeepthemofftheunemploymentstatistics).Yetcollegeeducationisnolongeratopicofgreatnationalimportance.Today,collegeisseenasakindofsmalltownfromwhichpeoplearekeentoescape.Somepeopledropout,butthemostapatheticstaythecoursebecauseit'stoomuchefforttoleave.Insteadoftheheadyatmosphereoffreedomwhichstudentsinthe1960sdiscovered,studentstodayaremuchmoreserious.TheBritishCouncilhasrecentlydoneresearchintothefactorswhichhelpinternationalstudentsdecidewheretostudy.Indescendingordertheseare:qualityofcourses,employabilityprospects,affordability,personalsecurityissues,lifestyle,andaccessibility.Collegehasbecomeameanstoanend,anopportunitytoincreaseone'schancesontheemploymentmarket,andnotanendinitself,whichgivesyouthechancetoimagine,justforashortwhile,thatyoucanchangetheworld.Thegapbetweenchildhoodandcollegehasshrunk,andsohasthegapbetweencollegeandtherealworld.Oneofthereasonsmaybefinancial.Inanuncertainworld,manychildrenrelyontheirparents'supportmuchlongerthantheyusedto.Studentsleavinguniversityinthe21stcenturysimplycannotaffordtosetuptheirownhomebecauseit'stooexpensive.Anotherpossiblereasonisthecommunicationsrevolution.Gonearethedayswhenasonordaughterranghomeonceortwiceaterm.Todaystudentsareumbilicallylinkedtotheirparentsbytheircellphones.Andasforfindinglike-mindedfriendstoshareapassionforobscureliteratureormusic,well,wehavetheInternetandchatroomstohelpusdothat."Blisswasitinthatdawntobealive,Buttobeyoungwasveryheaven!"WordsworthmayhavewrittentheselinesabouttheFrenchRevolution;buttheywerealsotrueforthestudentsofthe1960s.Sowhyaren'ttheytrueforthestudentsoftoday

大学已经不再特别了有这么一种说法：“要是你能记得20世纪60年代的任何事情，你就没有真正经历过那段岁月。”对于在大麻烟雾中度过大学时光的那些人，这话可能是真的。但是，20世纪60年代有一件事人人都记得，那就是：上大学是你一生中最激动人心、最刺激的经历。20世纪60年代，加州的高校把本州变成了世界第七大经济实体。然而，加州大学的主校园伯克利分校也以学生示威、罢课以及激进的政治氛围而著名。1966年，罗纳德·里根竞选加州州长，他问加州是否允许“一所伟大的大学被喧闹的、唱反调的少数人征服。”自由派人士回答说，大学之所以伟大正是因为它们有能力容忍喧闹的、唱反调的少数人。在欧洲的大学校园里，大学生以新的姿态和激情投人到争取自由和正义的事业中去，大规模的社会主义或共产主义运动引发了他们与当权者之间日益升级的暴力冲突。许多抗议是针对越南战争的。可是在法国，巴黎大学的学生与工会联盟，发动了一场大罢工，最终导致戴高乐总统辞职。20世纪60年代大学生活的特点并不仅仅是激进的行动。不论在什么地方，上大学都意味着你初次品尝真正自由的滋味，初次品尝深更半夜在宿舍或学生活动室里讨论人生意义的滋味。你往往得上了大学才能阅读你的第一本禁书，看你的第一部独立影人电影，或者找到和你一样痴迷吉米·亨德里克斯或兰尼·布鲁斯的志同道合者。那是一段难以想象的自由时光，你一生中最无拘无束的时光。可如今那份激情哪儿去了大学怎么了现在，政治、社会和创造意识的觉醒似乎不是凭借大学的助力，而是冲破其阻力才发生的。当然，一点不假，高等教育仍然重要。例如，在英国，布莱尔首相几乎实现了到2010年让50％的30岁以下的人上大学的目标（即使愤世嫉俗的人会说，这是要把他们排除在失业统计数据之外）。不过，大学教育已不再是全民重视的话题了。如今，大学被视为人们急于逃离的一种小城镇。有些人辍学，但大多数已经有些麻木，还是坚持混到毕业，因为离开学校实在是太费事了。没有了20世纪60年代大学生所发现的令人头脑发热的自由气氛，如今的大学生要严肃得多。英国文化协会最近做了一项调查，研究外国留学生在决定上哪所大学时所考虑的因素。这些因素从高到低依次是：课程质量、就业前景、学费负担、人身安全问题、生活方式，以及各种便利。大学已变成实现目的的手段，是在就业市场上增加就业几率的一个机会，上大学本身不再是目的，不再是给你提供一个机会，让你暂时想象一下：你能够改变世界。童年与大学之间的距离已缩小了，大学与现实世界之间的距离也缩小了。其中的一个原因可能和经济有关。在一个没有保障的世界里，现在的许多孩子依赖父母资助的时间比以前的孩子更长。21世纪的学生大学毕业后根本无法自立门户，因为那太昂贵了。另一个可能的原因是通讯革命。儿子或女儿每学期往家里打一两回电话的日子一去不复返了。如今，大学生通过手机与父母保持着脐带式联系。至于寻找痴迷无名文学或音乐的同道好友，没问题，我们有互联网和聊天室来帮助我们做到这一点。“幸福啊，活在那个黎明之中，．年轻更是如进天堂！华兹华斯的诗句说的可能是法国大革命，但是对于20世纪60年代的大学生而言，这样的诗句同样真实生动。可是为什么对于如今的大学生来说，它们就不真实了呢？

Unit2ThisisSandyIloveitwhenmyfriendsintroducemetonewpeople,althoughIneverleton.Ilovetheproudandhonorableexpressiontheywearwhentheysay“ThisisSandy—she'sdeaf”,asifIwereevidenceoftheirbenevolence.Ialsolovethesplit-secondshockedexpressiononthenewpeople,thehastysmilesandtheirbestimitationsofwhattheythinkofastheir“normalfaces”.IftheydotheritualwellenoughIturnmyheadeversoslightlyandtuckmyhairbehindoneofmyears,whicheverone'sclosertothem.Theyneverfailtosaysomethingniceaboutmypinkhearingaids,whilemyregularfriendsbeamon.I'mthinkingofstartingahearingaidcollection,actually.They'dmakebetteraccessoriesthanearrings:Ioncesawacatalogforclip-onhearingaidsandhearingaidcovers,andtheproductsweremostdefinitelyfashionstatementsinvariousshapesandhues.It'dbeliketheexquisitelyexpensivehandbagEsther'sdadgotherwhenwewereinhighschool.Therestofuscouldonlyadmire,butcouldnot,imitate,becauseourdadsweren’trichenoughtospoilusthatway.Andnow,onlyIcanwearhearingaids:Myfriendscandonothingbutgush.Tobehonest,Iquitelikemydeafness.Itwasn'teasythefirstfewyearsafterthecaraccidentandthestupidexplodingairbag,butnowit'sbecomesomethingthatmakesmespecialamongmyfriends.Noneofmyclosefriendsarehearing-impaired;simplybecauseIwasn’tborndeaf.BythetimeIlostmyhearing;I'dalreadyaccumulatedafixedcircleofpeople,andtheymostlyrushedtoparticipateinthedrama.Youknowhowwhenyoutalkaboutyourfriends,yourefertothemasDrewtheBartender,CaroltheFeminist,GregtheGuyWhoCanKnotaCherryStemwithHisTongueandsoon

I'mSandytheDeafGirl.Ilikeit.Idon’thaveanyotherparticularlyoutstandingtraitsorskills.Neverdid.It'smorethanjuststandingout;too:I'msurealotofimportanteventsinmylifewouldn'thavehappenedorworkedoutquitethesamewayifIweren'twearingpinkhearingaids.Forexample,thethingwithColin.IfirstmetColinatanapartmentparty.WhenCaroltheFeministintroducedustoeachother,Ituckedmyhairbehindbothmyearsandleanedcloser,notbecausehedidtheritualparticularlywell;butbecausehewasastud:Youshouldhaveseenhisrecoverysmileaftertheinevitablesurprise.Wewentinsearchofdrinksafterthehandshakes,andsomewherebetweenwhatwasfunctioningasthewinebarandthecouch,welostCarol.“Doyouusuallyreadlipslikethis

Ordoyousign,too?”heaskedafterawhile.“Imostlyjustreadlipsbecauseitwaseasiertopickupthansigning,althoughthat'snottheonlyreasonIwasstaringatyourlips,"Itoldhim.Helaughed.Wetalkedmore,andthenthehostuppedthemusicvolumeanddimmedthelightsforthe“dancefloor”;andIhadtoleaninmuch,muchclosertobeabletocontinuereadinghislipsinthesemi-darkness.AndreadhislipsIdid.Wedidtheusualandexchangednumbers,andaweeklaterColindidtheunthinkableandcalled.Wewentout,satisfiedourselvesthattheotherpersonstilllookedgoodinsoberdaylight,andreadmorelips.WithintwomonthsColinandIweredating.这位是桑迪我的朋友向生人介绍我的时候，虽然我嘴上从不说什么，但我心里喜欢得很。我喜欢他们说“这位是桑迪—她是聋子”的时候脸上那副骄傲和荣耀的表情，就好像我证明了他们的仁德善心一样。我也喜欢生人脸上那瞬间的震惊表情、匆忙的微笑和他们竭力装出的“正常脸色”。如果他们这套仪式做得够好，我就会微微转过头，把头发掖到离他们较近的那只耳朵后面。他们总会说些好话，夸我的粉红色助听器，我的朋友们则在一旁灿烂地微笑。实际上，我在考虑开始收藏助听器。它们是比耳环更好的首饰。我曾经看到过一款“一夹得”带罩助听器的广告图片，产品有各种各样的形状和颜色，绝对时髦。那就像我们上高中的时候，埃斯特的爸爸给她买的精美昂贵的手提包一样。那时，我们其他人只有羡慕的份儿，却无法仿效，因为我们的老爸没那么多钱去娇惯我们。而现在，只有我能戴助听器。朋友们也就只有羡慕的份儿了。说实话，我挺喜欢耳聋的。在那次车祸和愚蠢的安全气囊破裂之后的头几年，日子不好过，但是现在，耳聋让我在朋友中显得很特别。我的好朋友没有一个是听力残障的，因为我不是天生耳聋，在我失去听觉的时候，我已经有了一个固定的朋友圈。他们中的多数人都热心积极地参加这场“表演”。你知道，在你谈论朋友时，你会把称他们为“酒吧侍者德鲁”、“女权主义者卡罗尔”、‘能用舌头给樱桃梗打结的家伙格雷格”等等。我是“聋女桑迪”。我喜欢这个称呼。我没有任何其它突出的个性或能耐。从来没有过。还不仅仅是与众不同。我确信，假如我不戴粉红色助听器的话，我生活中的许多重大事件就不会以同样的方式发生或产生同样的结果。例如，跟柯林之间的事儿。我初次遇见柯林是在一次公寓派对上。女权主义者卡罗尔给我们彼此做了介绍之后，我把头发拢到两耳之后，凑得更近些，不是因为他把那套仪式做得特别好，而是因为他是个情种。谁都能注意到在不可避免的惊讶之后他脸上恢复的微笑。握手之后，我们去拿喝的。在临时搭建的吧台和沙发之间的某个地方，卡罗尔不见了。“你通常都像这样读唇语吗还是也用手语”过了一会儿他问。我告诉他说：“我多数时间只读唇语，因为这比用手语更容易，但这不是我一直盯着你的嘴唇的唯一原因。”他大笑起来。我们又说了一会儿话。后来，主人放大音乐的音量，调暗“舞池”的灯光；我不得不凑近他，很近很近，以便能在昏暗中接着读他的唇语。我的确读到了他的唇语。我们照例交换了电话号码。一周之后，柯林做了件不可思议的事：他打来了电话。我们出去玩了，发现对方在大白天依然好看，因此彼此感觉满意。我又读了更多的唇语。在两个月之内，柯林和我就开始约会了。Unit3StolenIdentityCatchMeIfYouCan“Frankneverwenttopilotschool,medicalschool,lawschool,...becausehe'sstillinhighschool.”Thatwasthestraplineofthe2002filmCatchMeIfYouCan,whichtellsthestoryofFrankAbagnale,Jr.(LeonardoDiCaprio),abrilliantyoungmasterofdeceptionwhoatdifferenttimesimpersonatedadoctor,alawyer,andanairplanepilot,forgingchecksworthmorethansixmilliondollarsin26countries.HebecametheyoungestmantoevermaketheFBI’smost-wantedlistforforgery.HuntedandcaughtinthefilmbyfictionalFBIagentCarlHanratty(TomHanks),Abagnalelaterescaped.HeeventuallybecameaconsultantfortheFBIwherehefocusedonwhite-collarcrime.It'sagreatfilm,butcouldithappeninreallifeInfact,CatchMeIfYouCanisbasedonthetruestoryofFrankAbagnale,whosecareerasafraudsterlastedaboutsixyearsbeforehewascaught,whoescapedfromcustodythreetimes(oncethroughanairplanetoilet),andwhospentatotalofsixyearsinprisoninFrance,SwedenandtheUS.Henowrunsaconsultancyadvisingtheworldofbusinesshowtoavoidfraud.Hehasraisedenoughmoneytopaybackallhisvictims,andisnowamulti-millionaire.Since2003,identitythefthasbecomeincreasinglycommon.Fewpeoplecouldimaginehowimportantthingsliketakingmailtothepostofficeandnotleavingitinthemailboxforpickup,shreddingdocumentsinsteadofthrowingthemoutwiththetrash,evenusingapencostingacoupleofbucks,havebecometoavoidlife-changingcrimes.Moreandmorepeoplearebecominganonymousvictimsofidentitytheft.Wespendmanyhoursanddollarstryingtorecoverourname,ourcredit,ourmoneyandourlives.Weneedtolookfordifferentwaystoprotectourselves.Wecanimproveourchancesofavoidingthiscrime,butitwillnevergoaway.It'snotjustalistofdo'sanddon'ts,weneedtochangeourmindset.Althoughonlinebankingisnowcommonplace,there'sasignificantgroupofpeopleinthecountry—thebabyboomers,15percentofthepopulation—whostillprefertousepaper.What'smore,30percentofcasesoffraudoccurwithinthisgroup.Acheckhasalltheinformationaboutyouthatanidentitythiefneeds.Ifyouuseaballpointpen,theinkcanberemovedwiththehelpofaregularhouseholdchemicalandthesumofmoneycanbechanged.Morethan1.2millionbadchecksareissuedeveryday,morethan13persecond.Checkfraudisbigbusiness...andgrowingby25percenteveryyear.Criminalscountonourmistakestomaketheirjobseasier.Sohowcanwepreventidentitytheftbeforeithappenstous?

Takeafewprecautions.Don'tleaveyourmailinyourmailboxovernightorovertheweekend.Thieveswaitfortheredflagtogoup,sotheycanlookthroughyouroutgoingmailforusefulpersonalinformationorchecks.Useagelpenforchecksandimportantforms,theinkistrappedinthefiberofthepaper,anditcan’tberemovedwithchemicals:Also,shredortearupalldocumentswhichcontainpersonalinformationbeforeyouputtheminthetrash.Rememberthatthereareplentyofonlineopportunitiesforthievestocreateafalseidentitybasedonyourown.We’reallawareoftheriskstopersonalinformationoncomputerdatabasesbyhackingandTrojanhorses.ButchoosingsomeoneanddoingaGooglesearchcanalsoyieldlargeamountsofpersonalinformation,andsocanonlinesocialnetworkingsitessuchasMySpace,FacebookandBebo.Andjustaswetakeourpocketbookwithuswhenweleavetheofficetogotothebathroom,it'salsoworthloggingoffyourcomputertoavoidopportunistictheft.Finally,ifyougetrobbedinamoretraditionalway—inthestreet—cancelingyourcreditcardsisobviouslythefirstthingtodo.Butdon'tforgetthatevenafterthey’rereportedlost,theycanbeusedasidentificationtoacquirestorecards...andyougetthecriminalrecord.Identityfraudcangoonforyearswithoutthevictim’sknowledge.Thereisnoescapingthefactthatrightnowfraudstersarefindingidentitycrimealltooeasy.Ifyouhaven’thadyouridentitystolen,it'sonlybecausetheyhaven’tgottoyouyet.Yourturnwillcome.窃取的身份“弗兰克从未上过飞行学院、医学院、法学院……因为他还在上高中。”这是2002年的电影《有种来抓我》的剧情简介。影片讲述了小弗兰克·阿巴格纳尔（莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥饰演）的故事。影片主人公是一位聪明绝顶的年轻骗术大师，曾在不同时间扮演医生、律师和飞行员的角色，在26个国家伪造了价值600万美元以上的支票。他成了联邦调查局有史以来伪造罪头号通缉令名单上最年轻的通缉犯。在影片中，阿巴格纳尔被虚构的联邦调查局特工卡尔·汉拉提（汤姆·汉克斯饰演）追捕，但后来逃脱了。他最终成了联邦调查局专攻白领犯罪的顾问专家。《有种来抓我》是一部很棒的电影，但影片中的事情会在现实生活中发生吗？其实，《有种来抓我》是根据弗兰克·阿巴格纳尔的真实故事改编的，他的行骗生涯持续了大约六年；被抓后，曾三次逃脱监管（有一次是从飞机的厕所逃走的）；在法国、瑞典和美国的监狱中总共度过了六年时光。他现在经营一家咨询事务所，为企业界提供防造假咨询。他挣到了足够的钱，赔付了所有的受害者，如今已是大富豪。2003年以来，身份盗窃案变得越来越常见。很少有人会想象到，为了预防这种改变人生的犯罪，采取一些预防措施有多么重要，比如把邮件拿到邮局去寄而不是丢在信箱里等人来取、把文件切碎而不是直接把它们连同垃圾一道扔出去，甚至使用几美元一支的（特效）笔等等。越来越多的人正在成为身份盗窃案的无名受害者。我们花费许多时间和金钱，去努力挽回我们的姓名、我们的信用、我们的钱和我们的生活。我们需要想方设法来保护自己。我们可以减少此类犯罪的机会，但是它永远不会消失。这不仅仅是要求我们列一份“该做”和“不该做”事项的清单，我们还需要改变心态。虽然网上银行现在很常见，但国内有一大群人—即占人口15％的生育高峰时期出生的一代人—还是更喜欢用纸。而且，30%的诈骗案都发生在这群人当中。支票上有身份盗贼所需的你的全部信息。如果你用圆珠笔，笔迹可以用一般的家用化学药品除去，钱数可以更改。每天发出的空头支票高达120万张以上，平均每秒13张以上。支票造假是个大产业……每年以25％的速率增长。犯罪分子指望我们犯错误，好让他们更容易得手。那么我们怎样才能防患于未然呢？

采取一些预防措施。不要把你的邮件留在邮箱里过夜或过周末。小偷就等着看你家信箱的小红旗（注：在美国，信箱上插上小红旗表示有邮件需要投递），以便通过你要投递的邮件找寻有用的个人信息或支票。要用签字笔填写支票和重要表格，（因为）签字笔的墨水会渗进纸张的纤维中，无法用化学药品除去。还有，切碎或撕碎含有个人信息的所有文件，然后再把它们丢进垃圾桶。记住，网上有大量机会可以被小偷利用。他们根据你的身份伪造假身份。我们都知道黑客行为和木马软件对电脑数据库中个人信息的威胁。但是在谷歌上搜索某人也会透露大量个人信息，在线社交网站（如“我的空间”、“相册”和“毕波”）也一样。正如我们离开办公室去厕所时要随身带上钱包一样，离开电脑时也应该注销你的电脑以防临时起意的盗窃。最后一点，假如你遭遇较传统方式的抢劫一比如在大街上一挂失你的信用卡显然是要做的第一件事。但是别忘了，即使挂了失，信用卡也可以用作身份证件来获得购物卡……那你就有了犯罪记录。身份伪造可以肆行多年而不为受害者所知。一个无法回避的事实是：现在的诈骗者觉得身份犯罪简直是太容易了。如果你的身份尚未失窃，那只是因为他们还没有对你动手。就会轮到你的。Unit4ThedeathofNewspaperForyearsitstartedthedayformillionsofpeople:thesoundofthenewspaperhittingthefrontdoor,thewindowortheneighbor'sdog.Withacupofcoffee,maybesomebreakfast,theritualofreadingthenewspaperwasthequietbeforethestorm,amomentofpleasureandpeacebeforetheworkingdaybegan.ButallovertheEnglish-speakingworld,newspapereditorsarefacingthesameproblem:Circulationhasdeclined,asmoreandmorereadersturntotheInternetfortheirnews.Thismeansthattherevenuefromadvertisingisalsodeclining,andthecoverpriceofthenewspaperisrising,sotheycanmakethesameamountofmoney.Andofcourse,aprice-sensitiveproductlikeanewspapercouldlosereaders,andtheviciouscirclecontinues.Sowhatdoesthefuturehold

Isitthedeathofthenewspaper?Thedeclineisalong-termtrendof20ormoreyears,predatingtheInternet.Four-fifthsofAmericansoncereadnewspapers.Today,itseemsthatfewerthanhalfdo.Amongadults,between1990and2000,dailyreadershipfellfrom52.6percentto37.5percent.Amongtheyoung,thesituationisevenworse:Only19percentofthosebetweentheagesof18and34claimtoreadadailynewspaper.Amereninepercenttrustedtheinformationthenewspapercontains.AdvertisingontheInternetworksdifferentlythaninprint.Theadvertisercanmonitorminutebyminuteiftheiradsareworking,andnolongerhastorelyoncirculationfigures.ThegreaternumberofoutletswhichtheInternetcanofferencouragesferociouscompetitionforadvertisingrevenue,whileprintingandproductioncostshaverisenremorselessly.Asaresult,TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasdownsizedby700jobsamongitsvariouspapers.TheBaltimoreSunisclosingdownitsforeignnewsbureaux.IntheUKmostnewspapershavereducedthenewspapertotabloidsize,inabidtocaptureyoungerreaders,althoughbecause"tabloid"hasaconnotationof"downmarket",someofthepapersrefertothenewsizeas"compact’.Alllargecirculationnewspapershaveestablishedstrongwebsites.TheInternetprovidesaneasyoutletforanyonewithanopinion,andthere'snothinganewspapereditorlikesmoreforreassuranceabouttheirworkthanfeedbackandopinions,asdiverseaspossible.Teenagerstodaydon'trememberatimewhentheydidn'thavetheInternet,andreadinganewspaperissomethingtheyonlydoiftheyhaveanassignmenttowriteaboutthespecificmediumofprintjournalism.It'shardtodenytheenvironmentalimpactofnewspapers.Nearlyfourbilliontreesworldwidearecutdownannuallyforpaper,representingabout35percentofallharvestedtrees.Ithastobesaidthatmanyofthetreesusedforpapercomefromspecialestateswherethey'replantedandreplacedonaregularbasis.Furthermore,yesterday'snewspaperisoftenrecycledandturnedbackintotoday's.Nevertheless,papermillsareamongtheworstpolluterstoair,waterandlandofanyindustryintheUS.Butthedailyorweekendnewspaperisstillagreattraditionformanypeople."Sundaywouldn'tbeSundaywithouttheSundaynewspapers,"isacommentwhichoccursregularlyinUK-basedsurveys.Otheropinionsdrawattentiontotheconvenienceofthepaperoverthelaptop:"Mynewspaper'sbatteryneverdies,""IfIdropmynewspaper,itdoesn'tbreak,""Theflightattendanthasnevertoldmetoputmynewspaperaway,"and,remindingusofthetraditionalwrappingoftheUK'snationaltakeawayfood,"Youcanswatflieswiththem,andtheycanstillbeusedtowrapfish."Somaybethenewspaperwon'tdiewithoutastruggle.Trendsforthefutureofnewspaperincludeanincreaseddemandforlocalnews,andthecontinuedexploitationoflifestylejournalism,whichbeganinthelate1980s,especiallywithinpersonalfinanceandtravel,willcreatenewrevenuestreams.Somecommentatorsrecommendthat,insteadofdumbingdown,whichistheusualwayofincreasingone'smarketshare,newspapersshouldsmartenup,thatistosay,honortheprinciplesofintegrityandimpartialityoftheircoverage.AnewspaperwitheditorialpositionswhicharerespectedbyitsreaderswillsurelyhavemoreinfluenceandprestigethanthesamereportsreadonebyoneontheInternet.Moreover,thesmall-townnewspaperwillalwaysbemeaningfulfortheparentswhosechild'sphotoisnewsforafewdays.AndreadingthetraditionalSundaynewspapersinanarmchairwhileeveryoneelsetakesthedayoffisgoingtobeahardhabittobreak.ButisitenoughOrwillweonedayseethedeathofthenewspaper

报纸的末日？多年来，数以百万计的人在报纸击中前门、窗户或邻居的狗的叫声中开始了一天的生活。对着一杯咖啡，也许还有早餐，看报的仪式是风暴之前的平静，是工作日开始之前的愉快安宁。可是，在所有讲英语的国家，报纸编辑们正面临着同一个问题：发行量下滑了，因为越来越多的读者转向互联网阅读新闻。这意味着同时下滑的广告收入，以及随之上涨的报纸定价，因为只有这样他们才能挣到一样多的钱。当然，像报纸这样价格敏感的产品可能会失去读者，恶性循环会不断加剧。那么将来会怎样报纸是否走上了末路

这种下滑是20多年来的长期趋势，在互联网问世之前就已出现。从前，五分之四的美国人看报，而如今似乎只有不到一半。1990至2000年间，成年人每天看报的人数从52.6%下降到37.5%。年轻人中情况更槽：18至34岁的年轻人只有19%自称每天看报。而仅有9%的人相信报纸上的信息。互联网广告的运作方式与报纸广告不同。广告商可以逐分逐秒地监视广告是否在起作用，而不再需要依赖报纸的发行量。互联网可提供的更多的窗口使广告收入之战更加激烈，印刷和生产成本却不可遏制地上涨。结果，《纽约时报》公司旗下各种报纸已裁减了700份工作。《巴尔的摩太阳报》即将关闭其驻外新闻机构。在英国，多数报纸都缩版成为小报开本，意在吸引年轻读者，但是因为“小报”有“低档廉价”之嫌，有些报纸就称新开本为“缩编版”。所有发行量大的报纸都建立了强大的网站。互联网为任何有意见的人提供了一个便利的窗口；报纸编辑最喜欢的莫过于给他们提供各种不同的反馈和意见，他们能从中得到安慰。如今十几岁的少年已不记得曾经没有互联网的日子了；只有在写关于印刷新闻这一特定媒体的作业时他们才去看报纸。不可否认报纸对环境的影响。世界上每年有近40亿裸树木被砍伐用来造纸，约占全部木材砍伐量的35%。但必须承认，许多用来造纸的树木是在特别的种植园出产的，它们是定期砍伐和栽种的。而且，旧报纸常被回收利用，变成新的报纸。尽管如此，在美国，造纸厂是对空气、水体和土地污染最严重的行业之一。但是，对于许多人来说，日报或周报依然是个伟大的传统。“没有周日版报纸的周日就不是周日，”这样的评语常见于在英国所做的调查。其他评语则提到报纸比笔记本电脑更方便之处：“我的报纸永远不会没电，”“假如我的报纸掉到地上，它不会摔破，”“空姐从来不会叫我把报纸收起来，”此外，还有评语让我们想到英国全国的外卖食品的传统包装方式，“你可以用它们来打苍蝇，还可以用来包鱼。”如此看来，报纸是不会轻易消失的。未来报纸发展的趋势包括对本地新闻需求的日益增长，而始于20世纪80年代后期的对生活方式新闻的持续开发利用—尤其在个人理财和旅游方面—将会创造新的收入来源。有些评论者建议，报纸不应粗制滥造（尽管这是增加市场份额的通常做法），而应该精工细作。也就是说，尊崇以正直、诚实和不偏不倚的态度从事新闻报道的原则。具有为读者所敬重的办报立场的报纸肯定比互联网上零散阅读的同类报道享有更大的影响力和声望。此外，小城镇报纸对于为人父母者总是意味深长，因为其子女的照片也许会在上面刊登，几天都是新闻。人人都放假的时候，坐在扶手椅上看传统的周日版报纸，这将是难以打破的习惯。但是这样是否足够或者，有朝一日我们一定会看到报纸的消亡

Unit5TheStoryofAnneFrank’sDiary“13June1944.AnotherbirthdayhasgonebysonowI'm15.I'vereceivedquiteafewpresents,anarthistorybook,asetofunderwear,twobelts,andahandkerchief,twopotsofyogurt,apotofjamandtwosmallhoneybiscuits...PeterandIhavebothspentyearsintheannexe—weoftendiscussthefuture,thepastandthepresent,but...Imisstherealthing,andyetIknowitexists.”AnneFrankwrotethesewordsinhernowfamousdiarywhilesheandherfamilywereinhidingin"thesecretannexe",afewroomsinthebackofherfather'sofficeinAmsterdam,Holland.TheFrankswereinfactrefugees,JewsfromGermanywhohademigratedtoHolland,settlinginAmsterdamtoescapefromNazipersecution.Butwhen,inMay1940theGermanarmyinvadedandoccupiedHolland,thepersecutionoftheDutchJewsveryquicklybegantheretoo.LikeallJews,AnneandhersisterMargotwereforbiddentoattendschool,toridetheirbikes,eventotravelinacar.Theywereonlyallowedtogointocertainshops,andatalltimestheyhadtowearayellowstarontheirclothingtoshowtheywereJewish.ThestarofDavid,animportantreligioussymbol,wastransformedintoabadgeofshamebytheNazis.By1941,theNaziswerearrestinglargenumbersofJewishpeople,andsendingthemtolaborcampswhichquicklybecamedeathcamps.OttoFrank,Anne'sfather,decidedtoconcealhisfamily,andthefamilyofhisbusinesspartner.TheFrankswentintohidingon6July1942,justafewweeksafterAnnestartedherdiary,andwerejoinedbythesecondfamily,theVanPelsaweeklater.Forthenexttwoyears,eightpeoplewereconfinedtojustsixsmallroomsandcouldnevergooutside.Therewasrarelyenoughtoeat,andthefamilieslivedinastateofpoverty.Throughouthertimeinhiding,Annecontinuedtowriteherdiary.Shedescribetheday-to-dayactivityintheannexebutshealsowroteaboutherdreamsandaspirations.Itwasveryhardforhertoplanforafuture;sheandtheothersknewwhatwashappeningtotheJewswhohadbeencaught."OurmanyJewishfriendsandacquaintancesarebeingtakenawayindroves.TheGestapoistreatingthemveryroughlyandtransportingthemincattlecarstoWesterbork,thebigcampinDrenthetowhichthey'resendingalltheJews...Ifit'sthatbadinHolland,whatmustitbelikeinthosefarawayanduncivilizedplaceswheretheGermansaresendingthem

Weassumethatmostofthemarebeingmurdered.TheEnglishradiosaysthey’rebeinggassed."—October9,1942Despitebeinganordinaryteenagerinmanyways,curious,self-criticalandmoody,Annewasalsoanhonestwriterofconsiderabletalentwhofoughtfortherighttoliveandthisiswhatgivesthediarysuchpower:"It'sawonderIhaven'tabandonedallofmyideals,theyseemsoabsurdandimpractical.Yet,IclingtothembecauseIstillbelieveinspiteofeverythingthatpeoplearetrulygoodatheart...Imustholdtomyideals.PerhapsthedaywillcomewhenIwillbeabletorealizethem.It'sutterlyimpossibleformetobuildmylifeonafoundationofchaos,sufferinganddeath.Iseetheworldbeingslowlyturnedintoawilderness,Iheartheapproachingthunderthat,oneday,willdestroyustoo,Ifeelthesufferingofmillions.Andyet,whenIlookupatthesky,Isomehowfeelthateverythingwillchangeforthebetter,thatthiscrueltytooshallend,thatpeaceandtranquilitywillreturnoncemore...Imustupholdmyideals,forperhapsthetimewillcomewhenIshallbeabletocarrythemout."—July15,1944Writingthesewords,Annewasnotdisplayingsimplechildishoptimism.Itwasmoreadeclarationofherprinciplesandoftherighttohumandignity.Thevoicethatcomesacrossisofasolitaryyounggirlwritingforherself,yetatthesametimeitisthecryofallthoseinnocentvictimsofevilwhosefatewastosufferintheSecondWorldWar.ThatiswhyAnneFrank'sdiaryhasachievedfameasthevoiceoftheHolocaustinwhichsixmillionJewsweremurdered:Shespeaksforallofhumanity.InAugust1944,thehidingplacewasstormed,andNaziofficersarrestedeveryone.Theyweretakentoatransitcampandforcedtodohardlabor.FromtheretheyweretakenbytraintoaconcentrationcampatAuschwitz.Amonthlater,AnneandMargotweremovedtoBergen-BelsencampinGermany.TheybothdiedoftyphusandstarvationinMarch1945.AnneFrankwas15,hersisterwas19.Outoftheeightpeopleinhiding,OttoFrankwastheonlysurvivor,andwhenhefoundhisdaughter'sdiaryafterthewar,hearrangedforitspublicationinrecognitionofhercourage.WhenAnnewroteinherdiary"Ihopethatyouwillbeagreatsupportandcomforttome",shecouldn'thaveknownthatherwritingwouldalsobeasupportandcomforttothewholeworldafterherdeath.安妮·弗兰克日记的故事“1944年6月13日。又一个生日过去了，我现在15岁了。我收到了不少礼物：一本艺术史、一套内衣、两根腰带、一幅手帕、两罐酸奶、一罐果酱和两小块蜂蜜饼干……彼得和我在藏身所里待了两年了一我们经常谈论将来、过去和现在，可是……我想念外面真实的世界，而且我知道它存在。”安妮·弗兰克在她现已出名的日记中写下了这些话，当时她和她的家人躲在“秘室”里，那是她父亲在荷兰阿姆斯特丹的办公室后面的几间屋子。弗兰克一家实际上是难民，是从德国移民到荷兰的犹太人，定居在阿姆斯特丹以逃避纳粹的迫害，但是在1940年5月，当德国军队入侵并占领了荷兰之后，对荷兰犹太人的迫害也很快就开始了。像所有的犹太人一样，安妮和姐姐玛戈被禁止上学、骑自行车、甚至坐汽车。德军只允许他们进有些店铺，任何时候都要在衣服上带着一颗黄星以表示他们是犹太人。大卫之星，一种重要的宗教象征，被纳粹变成了一种耻辱的标志。到1941年，纳粹开始大量逮捕犹太人，把他们送往劳改集中营，劳改集