外研版高中英语必修第一册课文翻译汇总

第第PAGE116页 外研版高中英语第一册课文翻译汇总(新版教材)\hUnit1Anewstart

Myfirstdayatseniorhigh我的高中第一天Monday4SeptemberAfterIhadpictureditoverandoveragaininmymind,thebigdayfinallyarrived:myfirstdayatseniorhigh!Iwokeupearlyandrushedoutofthedoorinmyeagernesstogettoknowmynewschool.出家门，迫不及待地想要了解我的新学校。ThecampuswasstillquietwhenIarrived,soIdecidedtoexploreabit.IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIheardavoicebehindme.“Newhere?”Turingaround,Isawawhite-hairedman.“Yes,”Ireplied.“I’mwonderingwhatlifeisgoingtobelikehere.”“Don’tworry,”hegavemeasmile.“You’llsoonfindout.””我转过身，看到一位白发老人。“是的，”我回答道，“我想知道这里的生活将是怎么样的。”“别担心，”他对我微微一笑，“你很快就会知道了。”Howtruethesewordswere!WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroom,IwassurprisedtoseethesamemanIhadmetearlier.这话说得真是太对了！当我的英语老师走进教室时，我很惊讶地发现，他就是我之前遇到的那位老人。onebyoneandintroduceyourselftotheclass.I’llgofirst…”“大家早上好。开始上课前，请大家依次到前面来向全班介绍一下你自己。我先来……”“What?!”Itriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldn’tstart.“Ishouldsaymyname,ofcourse.Butwhatelse?WhatcouldIsaytomakeagoodfirstimpression?Somethingaboutmyinsectcollection,perhaps.”Iwasorganizingmywordsinmyheadwhenthegirlnexttomegavemeanudge.“It’syourturn!”海中组织语言，坐在我旁边的女孩轻轻推了我一下：“轮到你了！”Withbutterfliesinmystomach,Ibreatheddeeply.“Hi,I’mMengHao.”Everyonestartedlaughing.Ilookedattheminpanic.“Nicetoknowwesharethesamename,”saidmynewteacher.Ihadbeentoonervoustopayattentionwhenheintroducedhimself!AlthoughIwasembarrassed,hiswordsmademealotmorerelaxed!“大家好，我叫孟浩。”大家开始大笑起来。我惊慌失措地“很高兴我们同名啊。”我的新老师说。我刚才太紧张了，竟然没有仔细听老师的自我介绍！尽管有些尴尬，但他的话还是让我放松了很多！Whenwehadallintroducedourselves,MrMengsaid,“Welldone,everyone!Iknowthisisn’teasyformanyofyou.Butthisisjustthekindofthingyouaregoingtofaceatseniorhigh.Challengeslikethismightsometimesputyouunderpressure.Butitalldependsonwhatyoudo.Keepcalmandbeprepared.Thatway,you’llmakethemostofyourtimeatseniorhigh.”中阶段将会面对的。类似的挑战有时可能会让大家倍感压力，但这一切都取决于你自己的努力。大家要时刻保持冷静，做好准备，这样就可以充分利用高中的时光了。”Peoplesay,“Wellbegun,halfdone.”Iguessthiswasagoodbeginningtomynewschoollife.“好的开始是成功的一半。”我想，我的高中生活开了一个好头。HighSchoolHints高中生活指南Interviewer:HelloandwelcometoSchoolTalk!TodayI’mjoinedbyaformerstudentofourschool,LisaOsborne.LisagraduatedfromourschoollastJuneandisabouttogotocollegeinNewYork.Lisa,thankyouforcomingtoshareyoursuggestionsforhighschoolwithus.·奥斯本。莉萨今年六月从我校毕业，即将在纽约上大学。莉萨，谢谢你来和我们分享你对高中的建议。Lisa:Hi,everybody.I’mverygladtobeback.Ifeelasifhighschoolwasonlyyesterday!莉萨：嗨，大家好。我很高兴回到母校。我觉得高中生活就像是昨天发生的事一样历历在目！Interviewer:Sowhathelpedwhenyoufirststartedhighschool?采访人：那么，刚上高中时，有哪些事情对你有所帮助？Lisa:OrientationDaywasreallyhelpful.It’safantasticopportunityfornewstudentstogettoknowthesomenewfriends!Justkeepanopenmindandtakepartinasmuchaspossible.敞开心扉，尽可能地参与其中。Interviewer:That’ssoundadviceforsure.Buthowdidyoudealwithnewchallenges,likestartinganewcourse?采访人：这的确是个不错的建议。但是，你是如何应对新挑战的呢，比如学习一门新课程？sightofthetestpaper.ButthenIfiguredI’dbetterjustgoalloutandseewhathappens.Ifyoufail,noproblem—nexttimeyoucanfailbetter!是全力以赴考考看。如果这次考不好，没关系——下次你可以做得更好！Interviewer:So,holdyourheadup,then.Butlifeisnotalwayseasy.Youmusthavehadsomemomentswhenyouweredisappointed.Ifso,howdidyoudealwiththem?况下，你是如何应对的呢？Lisa:Asamemberoftheschoolvolleyballteam,Iwasn’tselectedfortheend-of-yearcompetition.AtfirstIwasreallysad,butlaterIrealizedthatIjoinedtheteamfortheloveofthesport.Itwasn’tjustaboutwinning.SoIkeptworkinghardtosupportmyteammatesduringourtraining.There’salwaysawaytobepartofsomethingyoulove,isn’tthere?这项运动才加入球队的，并我赢球(是不是能上场)无关。所以，我在培训期间一直努力支持我的队友。对于自己热爱的事情，总有办法参与其中，不是吗？Interviewer:Yes,Itotallyagree.Isthereanythingelseinparticularthatyou’dliketosharewithus?采访人：是的，我完全赞同。你还有什么特别想和我们分享的事情呢？Lisa:Lookingbackonmyhighschoollife,themostimportantadviceI’dgiveisthesewonderfulwordsfromthewriterMayaAngelou.Shesaid,“Bearainbowinsomebodyelse’scloud.”So,giveyourfriendsahandwhentheyneedit.Andthiswillmakeyoufeelgood,too.·安吉洛的一句精彩名言。她说：“要成为别人云中的一道彩虹。”所以，当朋友需要帮助时要施以援手，这也会让你感觉很开心。Interviewer:Neat!Well,thanksagainforcomingtospeaktous,Lisa.Andgoodluckwithcollege!采访人：太棒了！好的，再次感谢你今天来和我们分享，莉萨。祝你在大学一切顺利！Lisa:Thankyou.莉萨：谢谢。\hUnit2ExploringEnglishNeitherPinenorAppleinPineapple菠萝≠松树+苹果HaveyoueveraskedyourselfwhypeopleoftenhavetroublelearningEnglish?Ihadn’t,untilonedaymyfive-year-oldsonaskedmewhethertherewashaminahamburger.Thereisn’t.Thismademerealizethatthere’snoeggineggplanteither.Neitheristherepinenorappleinpineapple.ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.你有没有问过自己，为什么人们常常在学习英语方面有困难？我从未想过这个问题，直到有一天，我五岁egg(鸡蛋)。pineapple(菠萝)pine(松树)，也没有apple(苹果)。这让我陷入思考：对于学习者而言，英语到底可以有多疯狂呢？Forexample,inourfreetimewecansculptasculptureandpaintapainting,butwetakeaphoto.AndwhenwearetravelingwesaythatweareinthecarorthetaxibutonthetrainorbusWhilewe’redoinginacarbutwedon’tgethomesickwhenwegetbackhome.Andspeakingofhome,whyaren’thomeworkandhouseworkthesamething?例如，我们可以在闲暇时雕刻一座雕像(sculptasculpture)、画一幅画(paintapainting)，但我们只能拍一张照片(takeaphoto)。旅行时，我们坐汽车或出租车时是说坐在里面(in)，但是坐火车或公共汽车时却要说坐在上面(on)！同样，我们会在海上晕船(seasickatsea)、在飞机晕机(airsickintheair)、在车里晕车(carsickinacar)，但回到家里我们却不会“晕家”(homesick，实际意为“想家的，思乡的”)。说到家，为什housework(家务)(这两个英语单词看起来很像意思却)不是一回事呢？If“hard”istheoppositeof“soft”,whyare“hardly”and“softly”notanopposingpair?Ifharmlessactionsaretheoppositeofharmfulactions,whyareshamelessandshamefulbehaviorsthesame?Butwhenweseesunshine,wecan’tsay“it’ssunshining”.hard(硬)soft(软)的反义词，为什么hardly(几乎不)softly(柔和地，轻柔地)却不是一对反义词无害的行为)harmfulactions(有害的行为)意思相反，为什么无耻的行为(shamelessbehaviors)和可耻的行为(shamefulbehaviors)反而是一回事？当我们望向窗外，看到雨(rain)(snow)时，我们可以说正在下雨(it’sraining)或正在下雪(it’ssnowing)。但当我们看到阳光(sunshine)时，我们不能说“正在下阳光”(it’ssunshining)。Eventhesmallestofwordscanbeconfusing.Whenyouseethecapitalized“WHO”inamedicalreport,doyoureaditasthe“who”in“Who’sthat?”Whatabout“IT”and“US”？WHO时，你会把它读为Who’sthat?中的who吗？那么“IT”和“US”又该怎么读呢？Youalsohavetowonderattheuniquemadnessofalanguageinwhichahousecanburnupasitburnsdown,inwhichyoufillinaformbyfillingitout,andinwhichanalarmisonlyheardonceitgoesoff!burnup(字面意思是“烧上去”)，也可以说burndown(字面意思是“烧下去”)fillinaform(字面意思是“填入表里”)，也可以说filloutaform(字面意思是“填到表外”)；而且只有闹钟走了(gooff字面意思是“离开”)以后你才能听到铃声！Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflectsthecreativityofthehumanrace.Thatiswhywhenthestarsareout,theyarevisible,butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.AndthatiswhywhenIwindupmywatch,itstarts,butwhenIwindupthispassage,itends.starsareout(星星出现了)areout(灯光熄灭)windupmywatch(给windupthispassage(将本文收尾)后这篇文章结束的原因。MisadventuresinEnglish英语尴尬事Lastweek,ourforumaskedifyouhadanyfunnyorstrangestoriesaboutusingEnglish.Wedidn’texpecttogetsomanyposts.Herearesomeofourfavourites,toremindusthatsomeoftheEnglishwelearnintheclassroomisratherdifferentfromtheEnglishintheoutsideworld!真是不太一样！Yancy:PeoplesaythattheBritishalwaysplaysafewithwhattheyeat.Nottrue!IwenttoasummerschoolinManchesterandmyEnglishteacherwascalledMaggie.Oneday,adifferentteachertookourclass.HetoldusthatMaggiecouldn’tteachthatdayCOZshehadafroginherthroat.PoorMaggie—butwhydidshetrytoeatsuchabigfrog?有一天，另外一位老师来给我们代课。他说玛吉老师没法来上课，因为她的喉咙里卡了一只青蛙。可怜的玛吉老师——可是她为什么要吃这么大的青蛙呢？135comments135条评论Sophie:WhenIfirstvisitedNewYork,Iwenttoadowntownshoppingcentretobuysomewinterboots.shoesectionwas.Shesaidthatitwasonthefirstfloor.SoIwentuptothefirstfloor,butcouldn’tfindanyshoes.Idecidedtoleave.WhenIwaslookingfortheexit,Isawthatshoeswereactuallysolddownstairsonthegroundfloor,notthefirstfloor.Whydidshegivemethewronginformation？X-(索菲娅：第一次去纽约时，我去市中心一家购物中心买冬靴。我在入口处问服务台的女士卖鞋的地方在哪区是在一楼，不在二楼。她为什么告诉我错误的信息？X-(128commentstomeetinLondonthissummerHehadtoldmethathisgrandfatherwas“reallywickedButwhenImethisgrandfatherIlikedhimalotIfounditveryodd.Whydidmyfrienduseanegativewordaboutsuchaniceman?“很邪恶”。可我一见到他的爷爷就很喜欢他。我觉得很奇怪。我的朋友为什么用一个贬义词来形容这么好的人呢？63commentsZhengXu:TheBritishmusthavereallyhighstandards.IwaspartofastudentexchangeprogrammebetweenauniversityinEnglandandmyuniversityinChina.IspentdayspreparingandwritingmyfirstEnglishpaperIknewIhaddoneagoodjobandwaslookingforwardtogettingapositivecomment.WhenIgotthepaperback,Ifoundmyteacherhadwrittenthecomment“Notbad!”Notbad?Butthereweren’tanyerrorsinmypaper.∶-(师积极的评价。可是论文发下来后，我发现老师的评语竟然是“不算差！”不算差？可是我的论文里没有错误呀。∶-(\hUnit3Familymatters

LikeFather,LikeSon有其父必有其子

85comments85条评论(Thelivingroom.Fridaynight.Atableandtwochairsatfrontcentre.GrandfatherandFather,seatedatthetable,areplayingchess.)(起居室。周五晚上。舞台正前方有一张桌子和两把椅子。祖父和父亲正坐在桌边下棋。)Grandfather：And...Iwin！祖父：嗯……我赢了！(Sonentersroom.)(儿子进入房间。)Father：Notagain!OhlookherecomesmyboyHowareyou,son?父亲：怎么又输了！哟，我的孩子来了。最近怎么样啊，儿子？Son：(nervouslyapproachingthetable)Erm...Dadcanwetalk?儿子：(小心翼翼地走近桌子)呃……爸爸，我们能聊聊吗？Father：SureYouknowyoucanalwaysturntoyourdadforachat.父亲：当然！你随时都可以找你老爸聊天啊。Son：OK.Hereitis.I’vedecidednottogotouniversity.IwanttofocusonmybandandhaveacareerinmusicwhenIleaveschool.儿子：好吧。是这样，我决定不上大学了。我想专注搞我的乐队，毕业后走音乐这条路。Father：(raisinghisvoiceinsurpriseYoucan’tbeseriousWhataboutyourfuturecareerasalawyer？！父亲：(惊讶地提高声音说)你是在开玩笑吧！你不准备做律师了吗？！Son：Iknewyou’dsaythat.YoujustassumeIwanttobealawyer,butthat’sonlybecauseyouarealawyer.儿子：我就知道您会这么说。您以为我想当律师，可那只是因为您自己是律师。Father：What’swrongwithbeingalawyerLawyershelppeopleandarerespectedbyothers.父亲：当律师有什么不好？律师帮助别人，还受人尊重。Son：YesbutI’mnotinterestedinlawIwanttoworkinastudio,notacourt.儿子：的确，但我对法律不感兴趣。我想在录音棚里工作，而不是在法院工作。Grandfather：(lookingatFather)Calmdown.OK?(看着父亲)先冷静一下，好吗？Father：(ignoringGrandfather’swords)Stopdaydreaming!Playinginabandisnotajob.(无视祖父的话)别再做白日梦了！搞乐队根本不是份工作。Son：Ofcourseitis!Themusicindustryisdevelopingfastnow.Makingmusicisajob.儿子：当然是！现在音乐产业发展得很快。做音乐是一份工作。betweenFatherandSonandraisinghisvoice)Hey!Itoldyoutocalmdown,bothofyou!(走到父亲和儿子中间，提高嗓门)嘿！我说了冷静一下，你们俩！Father：ButItoldhimtostudysomethingusefulatuniversity!父亲：可我也说了他得去上大学，学些有用的东西！Grandfather：(laughing)Easy,son!Irememberwhenyouwerehisage,yousaidthatyouwantedtobeaprofessionalfootballplayer.(笑)别生气，儿子！我记得你像他这么大的时候，你说你想成为一名职业足球运动员。Father：Andyouwantedmetobeanengineer!父亲：可您想让我做工程师！Grandfather：Ijustwantedyoutobehappyandanengineer—ahappyengineer.祖父：我只是希望你能快乐，而且能当一名工程师——一名快乐的工程师。Father：Butintheend,youjustadvisedmetothinkcarefully.父亲：但最后您是建议我认真考虑。Grandfather：Yes,andyouhavefoundthecareerthatsuitsyourtalents.I’msoproudofyou.Yoursonisproudofyou,too.祖父：是的，而且你找到了能发挥你天赋的职业。我真为你感到骄傲。你儿子也为你感到骄傲。Son：OfcourseIam,butIhavedifferenttalents.儿子：没错，但我的天赋不一样。Grandfather：(turningtoSon)Whydon’tyoualsotakemyadviceandthinkcarefullybeforejumpinginwithbothfeet?(对儿子说)要不然你也按照我说的，三思而后行？Son：Well,Icouldtry...……Grandfather：Ifyougotouniversityandplaymusicatthesametime,youwillhavetwooptionsforyourfuture.AndI’msureplayinginabandwillhelpyoumakelotsofnewfriendsatuniversity.很多新朋友。Father：Yeslotsofnewlawyerfriends!父亲：是的，很多新的律师朋友！Son：(withasigh)Dad...叹了口气)爸爸……(Curtain)(落幕)JUSTABROTHER只是一位兄长Itwasthefinalpartofthe2016WorldTriathlonSeriesinMexico.Withjust700metrestogo,AlistairBrownleewasinthirdplaceandhisyoungerbrother,Jonny,wasinthelead.Alistairpushedhimselftowardsthefinishlineintheburningheat,butashecameroundthecorner,hesawhisbrotherabouttofallontothetrack.Alistairhadtochoose—brotherlylove,orachancetowintherace?这是2016年在墨西哥举行的世界铁人三项系列赛的最后一程。离终点只有700米，阿利斯泰尔·布朗利位却看到弟弟快要摔倒在跑道上。阿利斯泰尔必须做出选择——是要手足之情，还是要赢得比赛？ForAlistair,thechoicewasclear.Hisbrotherwasintrouble.Hehadtohelp.AlistairrantowardsJonny,caughthimandstartedpullinghimtowardsthefinishline.Alistairthenpushedhisbrotherovertheline.ThemoveputJonnyinsecondplaceandAlistairhimselfinthird.Itwasanunexpectedendtotherace,butAlistairdidnotwanttodiscussitwiththemedia.Hejustwantedtoseehisyoungerbrother,whohadbeenrushedtothemedicalarea.疗区的弟弟。TheBrownleebrothershavebeendoingtriathlonssincetheywerechildren.“Obviously,whenyourolderbrotherisdoingit,youthinkit’sacoolthingtodo,”saysJonny.Alistairsaysthattheyencourageeachotherasmuchastheycanwhentheytrain.Despiteargumentsover“stupidthings”nowandthen,Alistairagreesthathavingabrotherisanadvantage.“Throughoutmyentirelife,I’vehadmybrothertryingtobeatmeateverythingIdo.Ithasbeenanenormouslypositiveforce.”布朗利兄弟从小就参加铁人三项。“显然，当你的哥哥参加铁人三项时，你会觉得这是一件很酷的事情。”乔尼说道。阿利斯泰尔称，他们在训练时尽可能互相鼓励对方。尽管偶尔会为一些“愚蠢的事情”争吵，阿积极的动力。”Watchedbymillions,theendingtotheracehasdividedopinions:shouldthebrothershavebeendisqualifiedorhighlypraisedfortheiractions?ButforAlistair,thisdecisionwaseasytoexplain:“Mumwouldn’thavebeenhappyifI’dleftJonnybehind.”Atthatmoment,hewasnolongeranathleteaimingforamedal—hewasjustabrother.还是应该被高度赞扬？但对阿利斯泰尔而言，他的决定很容易解释：“要是我撇下乔尼，妈妈肯定不会高兴PAGE1016页在那一刻，他不再是一名想赢得奖牌的运动员——他只是一位兄长。\hUnit4FriendsforeverCLICKFORAFRIEND?一键交友？Howwouldyoufeelifmovingtoanewtownmeantlosingtrackofyourfriends?Whatiftheonlywayofgettingnewsfromfarawayfriendswaswritinglettersthattookagestobedelivered?Thiswashowthingsfriendsandcommunicatewiththemhaschangedsignificantly.交朋友和与朋友沟通的方式发生了很大的变化。Nowadays,wecanmovearoundtheworldandstillstayintouchwiththepeoplethatwewanttoremainandmaintainfriendships.Allyouneedisawi-ficonnection.们能了解朋友所做之事、维持彼此间的友谊。而这一切只要有无线网络即可实现。Thedigitalagealsoenablesustofindpeoplewhoshareourinterests,suchascollectingmodelcarsorplayinganunusualinstrument.Whateverourhobbies,theInternetcanconnectuswithotherswhoalsoenjoydoingthem,eveniftheyliveontheothersideoftheworld.——例如收集汽车模型或演奏不寻常的乐器。不管我们的爱好是什么，我们都能在网上结识同好，哪怕他们生活在世界的另一端。Butwhenyou“friend”peopleonline,doesthismeanthattheyreallyareyourfriends?“交朋友”时，这是否意味着他们真的是你的朋友呢？Itdepends.这要视情况而定。Ifpeoplealwaysexchangetruepersonalinformationonline,thenyes,thesefriendshipscanberealandmeaningful.Butweneedtokeepinmindthatwhatweseeonsocialmediaisoftennotthewholetruthaboutaperson.“是的”，这种友谊是真实而有意义的。但我们需要谨记，我们在社交媒体上看到的，往往不是一个人的全部真面目。Onsocialmediasites,peopletendtopostonlypositiveupdatesthatmakethemappearhappyandnobodyknowsyou’readog.Ayoungpersoncouldbeold;awomancouldbeaman;wecouldevenbesharingourinformationwithcriminals.正的问题。记住这句话：在互联网上，没人知道你是一条狗。(网上展示的)年轻人形象的背后可能是个老人，而女性形象的背后可能是个男人，我们分享个人信息的对象甚至可能是罪犯。Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatweshouldthrowthebabyoutwiththebathwater.Althoughtechnologyhaschangedthewayweacquirefriends,themeaningoffriendshipandourlongingforfriendsremainthesame.AsAristotlesaid,noonewouldchoosetolivewithoutfriends,evenifhehadallothergoods.有财富。AfterTwentyYears二十年后Theshortstory“AfterTwentyYears”issetinNewYorkonacold,darknight.Mostpeoplehaveleftworktogohome,andthispartofthecityisnowquiet.Apolicemanwhoischeckingtheareaseesamanoutsideashop.Hegoesuptothemanandfindshehasascaronhisface.Theyhaveachatandthemanstartstotellhisstory.短篇小说《二十年后》设定在纽约的一个寒冷而黑暗的夜晚。大部分人已经下班回家，城市的这个角落静他们开始聊天，男子开始讲述他的故事。“Twentyyearsagotonight,”saidtheman,“Idinedhereat‘BigJoe’Brady’swithJimmyWells,mybestchum,andthefinestchapintheworld.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYork,justliketwobrothers,fortune.Youcouldn’thavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatinandourfortunesmade,whatevertheyweregoingtobe.””男子说，“我和吉米·威尔斯——我最好的朋友，也是这世界上最好的小伙子——在这儿早我就要去西部赚大钱了。可你不可能把吉米拖出纽约，他觉得地球上只有(纽约)这么一个地方。反正，那天晚上我们约定，不管日后各自的情况如何，也不管距离多远，我们都会在二十年的此地、此日、此时再次见面。我们当时觉得，不管要做什么，二十年的时间足够自己找到出路、赚到钱。”alongtimebetweenmeets,though,itseemstome.Haven’tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft？”“这事倒挺新鲜，”警察说。“但在我看来，你们这两次见面间隔时间太久了。分手以后你没有你朋友的消息吗？”ofeachother.Yousee,theWestisaprettybigproposition,andIkepthustlingaroundoveritprettylively.ButIknowJimmywillmeetmehereifhe’salive,forhealwayswasthetruest,staunchestoldchapintheworld.He’llforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoortonight,andit’sworthitifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”“嗯，不是的。我们也有过一段书信来往，”男子说。“但过了一两年便断了联系。你知道，西部很大，我朋友出现，这一切就都是值得的。”\hUnit5Intothewild

(ExcerptsfromAfterTwentyYearsbyOHenry)(节选自《二十年后》，作家欧·亨利)TheMonarch’sJourney黑脉金斑蝶的旅程movementiscalledmigration.Theymigratetofindfood,seekapartner,orinsearchofwarmerweather.OneofthemostwonderfulmigrationsinnatureisthatoftheNorthAmericanmonarchbutterfly.“迁徙”。它们为了觅食、寻找伴侣或温暖的环境而迁徙。自然界中最壮观的迁徙之一是北美洲黑脉金斑蝶的迁徙。Everyautumn,millionsofthesebeautifulinsectswithfineblackandorangewingsbeginalonganddifficultjourney.Somehowtheymanagetotravelaround4,000kilometressouthandfindtheirwaytoCaliforniaorMexico.Howeveruntilrecentlynooneknewhowtheydidthis.每年秋天，数百万这种翅膀橙黑相间的美丽昆虫都会开始漫长而艰辛的旅程。它们总是设法完成大约4000公里的南行之旅，成功到达加利福尼亚或墨西哥。然而，直到最近人们才明白它们是如何做到的。AteamofscientistsledbyProfessorEliShlizermanattheUniversityofWashingtonhasnowfoundtheanswer.Theyhavefoundoutthatthemonarchisabletotellthetimeofday.Itusesitseyestomeasurethepositionofthesun.Thesetwopiecesofinformation—thetimeofdayandthepointwherethesunisinthesky—allowthebutterflytodeterminethewaytogo.Eventually,itmanagestoreachtheplaceswhereitwillspendthewinter.脉金斑蝶判定前进方向，最终成功抵达过冬的地点。Thesolutiontothemysteryofthemonarch’samazingabilitycomesatatimewhenitisinserioustrouble.Itspopulationhascrashedbyasmuchas90percentinthelastfewyears.Sadly,humanactivityisthemainreasonwhythenumberofmonarchbutterfliesisfalling.Inmanyoftheplaceswherethebutterflythenaturalenvironment.Theycutdowntreesandusechemicalsthatkilltheplantsthatmonarchcaterpillarseat.植物。Theresearchonthemonarch’sbehaviourhashoweverledtoagreaterawarenessofthiscreature.Peoplehavebeenworkingtogethertorecorditsmigrationandmakesurethatthereareenoughplantsforittofeedon.Ifthisworks,theremaycomeatimewhenthenumberofmonarchbutterfliesincreasesonceagain.Themoreweknowaboutthislovelycreature,thegreaterthechanceitwillsurviveandkeepitsplaceinthenaturalworldforalongtimetocome.们对这个可爱的生物了解越多，它们在自然界中得以长久生存并保持其地位的可能性就越大。AnEncounterwithNature一次与自然的邂逅Asanaturephotographer,Ihavetobravetheelements.Butdespitethewindandtherain,Istillenjoyworkingoutsideinthewild.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisjobisthatyoucanobserveanimalsintheirnaturalenvironment.好处之一是你可以观察到自然状态下的动物。MyfavouriteplacetotakephotosisYellowstoneNationalPark.Astheworld’sfirstnationalpark,probablybestknownforitsbears.Thesehuge,stronganimalscanlivefor30years.Despiteaweightofupto300kilograms,theycanrunataspeedofaround64kilometresperhourandarealsoexcellentswimmers.我最喜欢的拍照地点是黄石国家公园。作为世界上第一个国家公园，黄石公园以其野生动物的多样性而闻可达300公斤，它们却能以每小时约64公里的时速奔跑，还非常擅长游泳。LastspringinYellowstone,Ifollowedapaththattookmethroughadarkforest.WhenIfinallysteppedoutofthetrees,theviewwasbreathtaking.Aneagleflewoverthesnow-cappedmountains,whichwerereflectedinthestilllakebelow.WhileIwasconcentratingonphotographingthisamazingscene,IsuddenlyhadafeelingthatIwasbeingwatched.Slowly,andwiththecamerastillheldtomyeye,Iturned...andfroze.Onlymetersawayfrommewasabear.Withwaterfallingoffitsthick,brownhair,thebearstaredbackatme.TimestoodstillasthebearandIbothwaitedtoseewhowouldmovefirst.Mybearturnedandranbackintotheforest.WhenIrecoveredfromtheshock,Ilookedatmycamera.Mymostfrighteningbutmagicalexperiencewasnowcapturedforeverinasingleimage.去年春天，我沿着黄石公园的一条小路穿过一片昏暗的森林。当我终于走出森林时，眼前的景色令人叹为观止。白雪皑皑的山峰倒映在山脚下平静的湖面上，一只鹰掠过山顶。当我正聚精会神地拍摄这惊人的景只有几米远。它也盯着我，水珠从厚厚的棕色皮毛上滴下来。时间凝固了，我和熊都等着看谁会先动。我的双腿开始颤抖。但我竟然还硬是按下了快门。一秒钟过后，那头熊转身跑回了森林。等我从震惊中缓过神来，我查看了相机。这个可怕至极却又如此神奇的经历已经被永久地定格在一张照片中。FromtimetotimeIlookatthephotoasaremindertoshowrespecttoallanimals.Itisafterallwewhoarethevisitorstotheirworld.我不时会看看这张照片，提醒自己要尊重所有的动物。毕竟我们才是他们世界的访客。\hUnit6Atonewithnature

LongjiRiceTerraces龙脊梯田Imaginemountainswrappedinsilverwater,shininginthespringsun.Summerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice.Duringautumn,thesesamemountainsaregold,andinwintertheyarecoveredinsheetsofwhitefrost.ThesearethecoloursoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.秋收，满山黄金，而隆冬，它们又披上了冰霜做成的雪白毛毯。这，就是绚丽多彩的龙脊梯田。TheseterraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeople,towhomGuangxiishome.StartingintheuntilitscompletionintheearlyQingDynasty.Reachingasfarastheeyecansee,theseterracescovertallmountains,oftenfromthebottomtotheverytop.目之所及，梯田包裹着巍峨的高山，往往从山脚一直盘绕到山顶。Sowhydidthesepeoplegotosomuchtroubletoturntheentiremountainsintoterraces?Firstly,therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregion.Buildingtheterracesthereforemeantthattheycouldincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.Secondly,althoughtheregionhasplentyofrain,therainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.储存雨水，防止土壤被冲走。Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,withhundredsofwaterwaysthatconnectwitheachother.Duringtherainyseason,itisalongthesewaterwaysthatrainwat