大学英语3 期中考试答案

Unit1Education:ATransformationoftheSoul

1Onmyfirstdayofhighschool,myteachershowedtheclassaPowerPointpresentation

entitledTheValueofEducation.Thefirstslidereadsimplythis:"Education=$”.Ifelt

uncomfortable,notknowingexactlywhy.

2Education,throughoutmyhighschoolexperience,continuedtobedescribedtomelikethis:

collegemeansadiploma.Adiplomameansabetterjob.Abetterjobmeansmoremoney.More

moneymeansagoodlife.ButIwonderedwhohaddecidedthecriteriafora“better"jobanda

“good”life.I：allseemedsomathematical.Educationwaspresentedtomeasanequationequalinga

personIhadnotchosentobe.

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.她读了一首题为《想起你》的诗。(entitle)

*ShereadapoementitledThinkofYou.

2.他给这本书取名为《野性的爱》。(entitle)

HeentitledthebookSavageLove.

3.教育的关键在于激励和享受，而不是一所学校或一个大学文凭。(diploma)

:Thekeyofeducationismotivationandenjoyment,notaschooloracollegediploma.

4.那青年用了3年的时间取得研究生文凭。(diploma)

Theyoungmanwonhisgraduatediplomainihrccyears.

5.我自己成功的标准是能够努力工作和快乐生活。(criteria)

*Myowncriteriaofsuccessarctheabilitiestoworkhardandlivejoyfully.

3Iwentontocollege,ofcourse,aseveryonetoldmetodo.Collegeishowyoubecomean

earner,theytoldme.MymajorthatfirstsemesterwasInternationalRelations.IlikedthewomanI

envisionedmyselfasinthisfield-adiplomat,asavvycitizenoftheworld.ButgraduallyIbegan

torealizethatthispersonwasnotsomeoneIboreanyresemblanceto.Shewas,rather,acloneof

thewell-educated,welLmoneyedidealmyteacherhadpresentedtomeyearsago.Thiswomanhad

earningpotential;shewassmartandworldly.ButshewasnotsomeoneIwouldbecome.Shehad

nothinoJ-reZhzwanted_.

这个女外交家是多年前我的老师向我呈现的那个受过良好

教育、会挣钱的典范形象的复制品.

4Mymomentofclaritysooncame.Iwaswatchingafilmwithmyfamilyandlaughingatall

thehistoricalerrorsinit,butIsuddenlyrealizedthattherewassomethin,Ididlove,somethingI

hadbrushedasideinmymindforyearsbecauseitdidnotfitwiththemarketable,diploma-holding

jobapplicantIhadalwaysassumedIshouldbecome.

这时我突然意识到我真正热爱的东西是什么。它被我忽视多年，因为它和我以前所

设想自己应该成为的那个方文凭、抢手的求职者形象完全不符。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.我不敢想象他能做出这种可怕的事。(envision)

Ican*tenvisionhimdoingsuchaterriblething.

2.憧憬你理想的一天：囊括所有细节，从日出到日落。(envision)

Envisionyouridealday,infulldetail,fromsunuptosundown.

3.每个公民都可以要求受到法律的保护。(citizen)

Everyfellowcitizenmayclaimtheprotectionofthelaw.

4.作为一个世界公民，他必须努力做到行事诚实正直。(citizen)

Asaglobalcitizen,hemuststrivetoactwithhonestyandintegrity.

5.你所说的与事实相去甚远。(resemblance)

Yourstoryshowslittleresemblancetothefacts.

6.她长得不像她母亲。(resemblance)

Shebearslittleresemblancetohermotherinappearance.

5Iam,asitsohappens,thedaughterofpassionatehistorybuffs.Myfamilynevertook

vacations;wetookfieldtrips.IhadnotyetlearnedtowalkwhenIfirstvisitedAbrahamLincoln's

houseinSpringfield,Illinois.SincethenIhaveseenthehomesofcountlessdeadpresidents.Ihave

wanderedthroughmoremuseumsthanIcanremember.

打那时起.我参观过无数己故总统的故居.我去过的博物馆多得连我自己都记不住。

6Thesememoriesarepricelesstome;nomatterhowmuchIteasedmyparentsaboutthefoct

thatweneverwenttoDisneyWorld,Iwouldnothavechangedourtripsforanythingintheworld.I

knewwhateducationwas,inmychildhood,beforesomeonedamageditwithimagesofdollarsigns

EducationwashowIhadadventures.Educationwasmyfamily'sescape.

童年时，在别人用美元符号

来破坏教育的形象之前，我就已经知道了它是什么：教育就是我的H险之旅；就是我们全家

逃离现实、品味历史的过程。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.她对野生花卉产生了浓烈的兴趣。(passionate)

Shedevelopedapassionateinterestinwildflowers..

2.她热烈倡导教育改革。(passionate)

Sheisapassiunalcadvocalcofcducalianrcfbnn.

3.游客们漫步穿过森林与田野去探索大自然。(wander)

Thetravelersarcwanderingtheforestsandfieldstoexplorethenature.

4.诗人想独自漫游列国去寻找灵感。(wander)

Thepoetwantedtowanderallcountriesonhisowntoseeksomeinspiration.

5.别把它当真，他只不过是在开玩笑。(tease)

Don'ttakeitseriously.He'sonlyleasing.

6.我妹妹以前总嘲笑我的发型。(tease)

Mysisterusedioleasemeaboutmyhairstyle.

7.电影《加勒比海盗》是一部非常好看的惊险片。(adventure)

ThefilmPiratesoftheCaribbeanisafantasticadventurefilm.

8.无论他怎么努力，都无法说服朋友们放弃冒险。(adventure)

Nomatterhowhardhetriedhecouldn'lpersuadehisfoundslogiveUDihcadventure.

7ThetruthisIloveAmericanhistory.GeorgeWashingtonisnotaleqecdaryherotomebuta

bravewarveteranuponwhosesimpletombIsawmygrandfather,anotherwarveteran,layawreath.

ThomasJefferson'sMonticelloisnotformeanameinatextbook;itisabeautifulretreat,nestled

deepintheVirginiamountains.

乔治•华盛顿不是什么传奇英雄而是一•位骁

万的退伍军人.因为我曾看见我那同为退伍军人的祖父在他简陋的坟墓前敬献花环

8"WhyamInotahistorymajor?,9Iaskedthatnightwhilethemoviewasoncommercial

break.

9"Um,becauseyoucan'tmakeanymoneythatway?”respondedmysister.

10ItransferredintoanAmericanhistoryclassthatnextsemester.Iwasneverabsent.Itwas

liketakingachildhoodfieldtrip.The'A'marksIqotoneverypaperandeverytestweremore\o

methananygoodIhadevergottenbefore-here,finally,wassomethingmeaniriRful.Iwas

thrilledbymyincreasingunderstandingoffascinatinghistoryconcepts,andbythefactthatIwas

becomingsomeoneIwantedtobe.

每张试卷和每次考试所得的“A”对我来说比以前所取得的任何好成绩都更为重要一

终于,在这儿，我找到了真.正有意义的事。我对精彩的历史概念理解越来越深,我正在成为

自己想成为的人，连我自己都感到激动万分。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.那个小村庄坐落在山脚下。（nestle）

Thesmallvillagenestledatthefootofthehill.

2.听说你获得了成功,我们真是兴奋极了。（thrill）

“Wc'rcimmenselythrilledtolearnofyoursuccess.

3.电影《泰坦尼克》让观众如此激动，很多人都哭了起来。（thrill）

ThefilmTitanicthrilledihcaudiences。much【halalolofthembuNin【o（cars.

4.孩子们看到自己喜欢的k通形象都会兴奋不已。（thrill）

Childrenwillthrillat/totheirfavoritecartooncharacters.

11IalsotookanEnglishhistorycourse.Theprofessorwasafascinatingspeakerand

thoroughlyknowledgeableonhissubject.HetoldanecdotesaboutCharlesII;hecouldquotethe

unemploymentratesofVictorianLondonliketheywerehisownchildren'sbirthdays.This

professor,Irealized,possessedmorethanapileofdiplomas.Andwhathewashelpingmeto

achievewassomuchmorethanadegree.Hehad-andIwasacquiring-amindexercisedby

manyyears'studiousdedication.Andthat-unlikemoneyorajob-issomethingwhichcannotbe

lost.

主讲这门课的教授对自己的专业了如指掌，讲起课来口若悬河。

我意识到，这位教授所拥疗的绝不仅仅是一堆文凭而已，他给予

我的梢助也绝不只是拿到一个学位.他的智慧是多年潜心研究的沉淀，而我也正摄取着他的智慈

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.杰克逊先生举了个病重住院老先生的例子。(quote)

Mr.Jacksonquotedtheeaseofanelderlymanwhohadbeenseriouslyillinthehospital.

2.作者以拥有优秀铁路服务的法国举例。(quote)

Francewasquotedbytheauthorasacountrywithagoodrailservice.

3.詹森有做好这项工作必备的耐性和应变能力吗？(possess)

DocsJasonpossessthenecessarypatienceandtacttodothejobwell?

4.据说他拥有超过250万美元的财富。(possess)

Heissaidtopossessafortuneofmorethan2.5milliondollars.

5.我们应当获取更多的第一手资料。(acquire)

Weshouldacquiremorefirsihandinfbrmaiion.

6.我们不仅仅从读书中获得知识。(acquire)

Wedon*tacquireknowledgefromreadingalone.

7.他专心致力于教学的精神赢得了同事们的尊敬。(dedication)

HisdedicationInleachinggainedtherespectofhiscolleagues.

8.她以巨大的忘我精神工作，希望找到这种疾病的疗法。(dedication)

SheworkedwilhgrealdedicationIofindacurefbrthedisease.

12MydreamistoworkataplacelikeMonticelloandgiveotherchildrentheexperienceIhad

一theexperienceofhistorycomingtolife.IhavenoideaofthesortofmoneyIcanexpectfromthis

pursuit.Isimplydonotcare.Iwanttobelikethatprofessor,someonewhohasspentyearsfilling

hersoulwithwhatshelovedtruly.Iwanttolivemyeducation.

我的梦想是在一个像蒙蒂塞洛那样的地方工作,和核子们一起分享我的经历——生

动地刻所历史、赋予它生命。

我希望我能借此让教育贯穿我的整个生命。

13IknownowwhyIfeltsooutofplacethatfirstdayofhighschool.Itisnothinglessthana

curse.Thatexpression-''Education=$“isaproverbofthemostoffensivesort,andIpityanyone

whoactuallybelievesit.TheywillneverknowtheempowermentIhavefoundbypursuingmy

soul.

他们永远都无法体会到我追求理想的动力之源。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.他低声咒骂那个撞车逃逸的货车司机。(curse)

Hemutteredacurseatthehit-and-runtruckdriver.

2.笑是最具感染力的情感表达方式之一。(expression)

Laughterisoneofthemostinfectiousexpressionsofemotion.

3.那儿的风景美丽得无法形容。(expression)

Thescenerytherewassobcautifiilihalilwasbeyondexpression.

4.她说话声音很低，但是用词极其粗俗。(expression)

Shespokeinaquietvoicebutusedremarkablycoarseexpressions.

5.我同情任何以如此微薄的收入养活全家的人。(pity)

Ipityanyonewhohastofeedafamilyonsuchalowincome.

14Educationmeansafutureenrichedbyknowledge-knowledgeIhavedesired,workedfor,

andattained.Ithasbeen,forme,ineverywayatransformativeexperience.AsateenagerIwas

suffocatedbyalackofinterest,steeredbyexpectations.NowIknowthefreedomthatcomesfrom

havingapurposeinlife.Educationwillneverbe,forme,alineonaresume.Ithasbeen,rather,a

transformationofthesoul.

教育意味着用知识丰富的未来我热爱这些知识，愿意为之奋斗并最终获得。

我十•多岁时，对所学缺乏兴趣，乂被各种期望用使，使我几近窒息。

对我来说，教育永远不是简历上的一行字.而是灵魂的转变。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.我们都渴望幸福和健康。(desire)

Wcalldesirehappinessandhealth.

2.我的确想从牛津大学获得一份奖学金。(desire)

IreallydesiretogetascholarshipfromOxfordUniversity.

3.我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。(attain)

Pmdeterminedtoattainmypurposeatanycost.

4.不论什么时候，只要你有一个目标，就得牺牲某些东西去实现它。(attain)

Wheneveryouhaveanaimyoumustsacrificesomethingtoattainit.

5.玛丽被妈妈的巨大期望盲目指引着，感到无所适从。(steer)

Maryfeltoutofplacebybeingsteeredbyhermother'sgreatexpectations,

6.他熟练地驾驶汽车穿过狭窄的街道。(steer)

Hesteeredthecarskillfullythroughthenarrowstreets.

Unit2MasdarCity:TheWorld'sGreenestCity?

1Thedoorsswishshutandwiththepressofabutton,thePersonalRapidTransit(PRT)caris

off,glidingthroughthetunnelsunderAbuDhabi'snewMasdarCity.Thefour-passengervehicle

runsonanelectricmotor,makingitcleanandcarbon-free.Therearenotracks-thecaris

autonomous,drivenbyacomputer.PRTismeanttobethefutureofmasstransitwithincities,with

theenvironmentalbenefitsofbusesandtrainsbutthefreedomofaprivatevehicle.ButIcan*thelp

thinkingthere'ssomethingslightlysillyaboutallthis.Forallthetechnology—whichisn'tcheap

一thePRThastakenmetoitsoneandonlystop,maybehalfamilefromthestartingpoint.Fornot

mucl

一按下按钮,门嗖地一声关上了，个人快速公交车(PRT)出发了，平稳地行驶在阿

布扎比新建的马斯达城的地下隧道中。

PRT不仅拥有公交车和火车的环保优势,还能让人畅

享私家车的自由，必将成为城市未来公共交通匚具，

我如果选择一种更加传统的交通方式：步行，也不会多花多少时间。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.孩子们正在冰面上欢快地滑冰。(glide)

Thechildrenwereglidinghappilyontheice.

2.船在河上滑行。(glide)

*Theboatglidedovertheriver.

3.随着岁月的消逝，他们失去了勇气。(glide)

Astimeglidesbytheygetdiscouraged.

4.红色信号灯表示人和车辆不能通行。(vehicle)

Theredtrafficlightindicatesthateverypersonandvehiclemuslstop.

5.那辆车的司机在车祸中受伤严重。(vehicle)

Thevehicle'sdriverwasseverelyinjuredinthecrash.

6.很明显电动汽车在技术上是可行的。(electric)

It'squiteclearthattheelectriccarislechnicallyfeasible.

7.这些机器都是由电动机驱动的。(electric)

:Themachinesarcdrivenbyelectricmotors.

8人是理性的、自主的，动物可不是这样。(autonomous)

Humanbeingsarcrationalorautonomousandanimalsarcnot.

9美国的每个州都有,个自治政府。(autonomous)

EachoftheU.S.stateshasanautonomousgovernment.

10我来自广西壮族自治区。(autonomous

IcomefromGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.

11现代教育是一项大规模的企、l匕(mass)

ModemeducationisamasscntcrDrisc.

12.他们已经想出了一些对付大规模失业的点子。(mass)

Theyhavecomeupwithsomeideastodealwithmassunemployment.

2Inanutshell,thatiswhat'sgoodandbadaboutMasdar.Backin2007,thegovernmentofAbu

Dhabiannouncedthatitwouldbuild"theworld'sfirstzero-carboncity”calledMasdar.Itwould

relyentirelyonrenewableenergyandwouldproducezerowaste.ItwouldbehometotheMasdar

InstituteofScienceandTechnology,auniversitydedicatedtothestudyofsustainability.There

wouldbenotraditionalcarsinsidethecityanditwouldusehalftheenergyofasettlementofthe

samesize.TheurbanlayoutwouldcombineclassicArabdesignwith21stcenturytechnology.

MiisdarwouldhealivingfnrQarp^n^r01-narfiitnrp

城内不再使用传统汽车，能耗是其他同样大小城市的一半。

3Afterthreeyearstheplanshavechanged.MasdarCitywasoriginallyscheduledtobe

completedby2015,butthefinancialcrashthathittheUnitedArabEmirateshardpushedbackthe

date.Atrulyznro・carboncityprovedtooambitious,sonowtheaimisforlowcarbon.Transport

withinthecitywillnolongersolelyrelyonthePRTs-instead,electricbusesandothermass

transitwillbeincluded.Thoughthefirstphaseoftheproject-theInstitute-wascompletedin

2010andopenedtostudents,it'sstilleasytowonderwhetherthesustainablecitywilleverbeable

tosustainitself.

事实证明，♦建设一座名副其实无碳城需要花费大量财力，因此现在目标被定位于建一座低碳城。

尽管马斯达项目的第一阶段-44技学院的建设一已于2010年完工

并向学生开放,我们仍很好奇：这座可持续城市是否能永远持续下去。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.这套房子的格局还不错•，就是厨房有点小。(layout)

Thelayeulof」hcaparlmcntwasgoodbutthekitchenwastoosmall.

2.她对老胡同的布局了如指掌。(layout)

SheknowsthelayoutoftheoldHutongslikethebackofherhand.

3.他正确地预测到将出现股市崩盘。(crash)

Hepredictedcorrectlythattherewasgoingiobeaslockmarketcrash.

4.今年秋季，20名学生将参与这项计划的第一阶段。(phase)

20studentswillparticipalcinihcfiislphase。门hemoicclthecomingfall.

5.该项目将分阶段进行。(phase)

Thisprojectwillbecarriedoutinphrases.

6.这地基不够牢固，无法承受房屋的重:量。(sustain)

Thefoundationswerenotstrongenoughtosustaintheweightofthehouse.

7.她发现很难维持孩子读书的兴趣。(sustain)

Shefounditdifficulttosustainihcchildren'simerestinreadingbooks.

4WhileMasdarmayinspiredisbelief,itwouldbeamistaketodismissthewholeprojectas

greenfolly.ThiswasclearwhenItouredtheMasdarInstituteinmid-January.Thestreetsare

narrowandshelteredbywallsthatblockthedesertsunlight,whileopeningsinthewallschannela

refreck；nftthatthanif\zOCmnr*hQCcedarthenitcciirroiinriincrc

一城里的街道狭窄,两旁的墙壁能挡住沙澳里炙热的阳光孔洞向城内输送阵阵凉风,

使人觉得整座城市的温度比周阳地区最多能低70华氏度。

5Thatdesignhelpsencourageenergyconservation—thecoolerthecityis,thelessneedfor

electricity・consumingair-conditioning.Butthebuildingsthemselvestakeadvantageofgreen

materials,fromthesustainableDouglasfirtothesuperstrongplastics,deflectingsunlightand

insulatingtheinterior.Windowshaveshadesangledtoavoiddirectsunlight,providinglight

withoutheat.There'sevena147-feet-tallwindtowerthatcanchannelevenmorebreezestothe

street.ThetowerhasglowingLEDlightsthatletMasdarmanagersknowhowmuchenergythecity

isconsuming.Bluemeansitiswithinitsgoalofusing50%lessenergythanacomparable

settlement.Redmeansit'stimetoturnoffthelights.

一这样的设计能鼓励节能城巾越凉爽，对电耗较大的空调系统的需求就越小。

蓝灯表示与马斯达城的能耗比相同大小的区域少

50%.符合想要达到的节能目标:红灯则表示未达到目标.应关灯节能。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.这场会谈给我们传递了很多信息。（channel）

Thetalkchanneledmuchintbnnal沁nlous.

2.他们的灌溉系统能把水输送到玉米田。(channel)

Theirirrigationsystemcanchannelwatertothecornfields.

3.正考虑将该地区列为水资源保护区。(conservation)

Theareaisunderconsiderationforbeinglislcdasawalerconscrvalionarea.

4.今天，许多年轻人投身于野生动物保护。(conservation)

Today,manyvounqpeoplearcdedicatedto/onnaicdinwildlifbconservation.

5.住在高楼大厦中容易使我们与城市的现实生活隔绝。(insulate)

Livinginahighbuildingtendstoinsu山lcusfiromihcrealli於ofthecity。

6.在农村，我们远离了大城市的种种焦虑。(insulate)

1Inthecountry,weinsulatedourselvesfromtheworriesoflifeinabigcity.

7.政府正投钱为600户住宅进行隔音处理。(insulate)

Thegovernmentisinvestingininsulatingthe6hundredhouseholdsfix)mnoise.

8.正是从这项研行中，我们可以了解到地球内部的许多情况。(interior)

Itwasfromthestudythatsomuchwaslearnedabouttheinterioroftheearth.

9.租房时，我们更关心房屋的内部。(interior)

Wecaremoreaboutlhcinteriorwhenrentinganapartment.

10.南希放下窗帘,关了灯。(shade)

Nancypul(heshadesdownandlumed【helightsof!

11.小路向山下伸展，然后向北延伸。(angle)

:Thepathangleddownhillandnorthwards.

12.南城类似的房子要贵两倍。(comparable)

AcomparablehouseinIhcscu〔hof(hecilywouldcosttwiceasmuch.

13.他的书法不错，但是很难和你的相比。(comparable)

Hishandwritingisnotbad,bulit'shardlycomparablewilhyours.

14.鸟的翅膀可与鱼的鳍相比。(comparable)

Abird'swingsarccomparabletoafish'sfins.

6That'sthetheory,butinpractice,thosegoalsaren'talwayseasyforMasdartomeet.Most

AbuDhabicitizensareusedtokeepingtheirair-conditioningaslowas60°F,butinMasdar,AC

needstobesetcloserto77°Ftomeetitsefficiencytargets.Masdarmanagershavetomonitor

exactlyhowmuchelectricityeveryroominthecityisusingandkeepcitizensinline.This

demonstratesthateventhebestRieenbuildingswiththebesttechnologyworklesswellwhentheX

factorofactualresidentsisincluded.Somebehavioralregulationsarenecessary.Theweathercan

beashardtopredictasthepeople:thesolaiphotovoltaicfieldjustoutsideMasdar,whichsupplies

muchofthecity^spower,worksalotlesswellwhenoccasionalsandstormsaffectthesolarcells,

reducingthpirpffirienev

—这就表明，一旦涉及到与实际居民有关

的因素时,即使是用最先进技术修建的最环保的建筑也难起到应有的作用。

马斯达城外有一片太阳能光电发电厂.

它是城市电力的重要来源。但当偶有沙暴来袭，就会影响太阳能电池工作，发电效率大大降低,

7WillMasdarCityeverbecomearealcity?It*sdifficulttoimagine.Thebehavioral

regulationsandcontroHeddesignthatkeepMasdargreenmightalsolimitthequalitiesthatmarka

livingcity-not[omentionpotentialresidentswhomightnotwanttofollowsuchstrictrules.Yet

evenifMasdarCityfailstobecomeeverythingitsplannersdreamed,theprojectwillstillhave

enormousvalueasalivinglabforgreenideasoffuturecities.

行为规范和控制严格的设计能

确保马斯达成为环保城市,但也会阻止它成为一座有生命的城市、限制其应具备的要素一

就更不用说某些居民可能并不愿遵守如此严格的规定。

8SomeofMasdafstechnology-likethoseslightlysillyPRTcars-maynothaveafuture.

Butotherideas-likethewindtowerorthosesunlight-deflectingwindows-willhaverealvalue

atatimewhenmorethanhalftheworld'spopulationlivesincities.Nooneknowstheanswertothe

energyandclimatechallengestheplanetftices,whichiswhyexperimentsmatter-eventheones

inthedesert.

地球正面临着能源和气候危机，没人知道该怎么办。这就

是多做尝试的重要性即使是那些在沙漠中所做的尝试。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.作为一名资深的项目总监，她本应该能够监控到他们的进展。(monitor)

1tAsaseniorprogramdirector,sheshouldhavebeenabletomonitortheirprogress.

2.他将监督该公司规章制度的执行情况。(monitor)

Hewillmonitorthecompany*simplementationofrulesandregulations.

3.所有交通事故中，有10%主要是由酒后驾车引起。(factor)

Alcoholisamajorfactorin10%ofallroadaccidents.

4.耐力是体育运动中取得胜利的关键因素。(factor)

Enduranceisanimportantfhclorofsuccessinsports.

5.这次地震早在几天前就已预报到了。(predict)

Theearthquakehadbeenprcdiclcdseveraldaysbefore.

6.没人能确切地预测下一个科技大变革是什么。(predict)

Noneofuscanpredictwithcertaintywhatthenextbigmoveintechnologywillbe.

7.我偶然跟他闲聊，说笑话。(occasional)

Ihaveoccasionalchatsandjokeswithhim.

8.他现在只是为了应酬偶尔抽根雪茄。(occasional)

Henowsmokesonlyanoccasionalceremonialcigar.

Unit3JamesCameron'sAmbition

1In1977,a22-year-oldtruckdrivernamedJamesCameronwenttoseeStarWarswithapal.

Hisfriendenjoyedthemovie;Cameronwalkedoutofthetheaterreadytopunchsomething.Hewas

acollegedropoutbutinhisfreetimehewrotestoriessetingalaxiesfar,faraway.Hehadbeen

daydreamingaboutthekindofworldthatGeorgeLucashadjustbroughttolife.StarWarswasthe

filmheshouldhavemade.

他从大学辍了学.闲暇时会写些发生在遥远星系的故事，

2Backhomeheboughtsomecheapmovieequipmentandstartedtryingtofigureouthow

Lucashaddoneit.Hesetupblindinglybrightlightsinthelivingroomandrolledacameraalonga

tracktopracticeshots.Hespentdaysreadingeverythinghecouldaboutspecialeffects.Hebecame

completelyobsessed.

他在客厅中打出亮得刺眼的光线、在轨道上推着摄像机练习拍摄。接注数天，他

读完了所有能找到的、和电影特效有关的书籍。他完全入了魔。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.这个镜头持续了两秒钟。(shot)

Theshotlastsmaybetwoseconds.

2.他调整照相机镜头拍摄远景。(shot)

Hesetthecamerafbralong-distancesho【.

3.镜头慢慢移动拍摄房间全景。(shot)

Theshotpannedslowlyacrosstheroom.

4.她并没有爱上史蒂夫，只是被他的外表迷住了。(obsessed)

!Shewasn'tinlovewithSteve,andshewasjustobsessedbyhimphysically.

5.我只是不明白为什么现在的人那么着迷电视剧。(obsessed)

Ijustcan'lseewhypeoplearcsoobsessedwilh/byTVseries.

6.他老是害怕失业。(obsessed)

:Hewasobsessedbythefearofunemployment.

3Hequicklyrealizedthathewasgoingtoneedsomemoney,sohepersuadedsomelocal

dentiststoinvest$20,000inhisversionofStarWars.Heusedthemoneytoshoota12-minut6dip

thatfeaturedaTghtscenebetweenanalienrobotandawoman.

他用这笔钱拍摄了一段12分钟的片段，讲述的是一个外星机器

人和一个女人之间的打斗场面.

4Hisplanwastousethecliptogetastudiotobackafull-lengthfeaturefilm.Afterpeddlingit

aroundHollywoodformonths,hiseffortdidyieldsomethingworthwhile:ajobwithdirectorRoger

Corman.HiredtobuildminiaturespaceshipsforaCormanfilm,Cameronworkedhiswayupto

becomeavisualeffectsspecialist.In1981,hemadeittothedirector'schair,overseeingahorror

picture.

接下来的儿个月里，他一直在好莱坞四处兜售。

他的努力没有白费：他赢得了在罗杰•科区导演手下匚作

的机会。他受雇为科曳的一部电影扪造微型太空飞船，此后经过努力一步步成为了视觉特效

专家

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.盗版版本是对原版的低劣复制。（version）

Thesecond-handversionisapoorcopyoftheoriginal.

2.这本书有免费的和付费版本。（version）

Thebookcomesintofreeandpaidversion.

3.这是她最近一部电影的片段。（clip）

Hereisaclip-omhergtcslmovie.

4.该14分钟的视频片段被认为是有史以来最有影响力的音乐录像带之一。（clip）

The14-minulcvideoclipisconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialmusicvideosevermade.

5.那棵树结了很多果实。（yield）

Thattreeyieldsplcnlyoffruil.

6.他们作了长时间的搜查，但没有找到任何线索。（yield）

Theirlongsearchfailedtoyieldanyclues.

7.近视是一个视力缺陷。（visual）

Near-sightednessisavisualdefbet.

8.视觉艺术是指相对于音乐和文学而言的绘画、舞蹈等。（visual）

Thevisualartarcpainting,dancingetc.,asopposedtomusicandliterature.

5Onenight,afteraneditingsession,Cameronwenttosleepanddreamedthathesawarobot

clawingtowardafrightenedwoman.Cameronsoonuseditasthebasisforascriptaboutarobot

assassinsentbacktokillthemotherofafuturerebelleader.Whenitwasreleasedin1984,The

TerminatorsuddenlyestablishedJamesCameronasaleadingdirector.

很快，他便以此为素材创作了一个剧本，讲述一名机器人杀手被派遣穿越

时光去杀死未来抵抗军领袖的母亲。

6Overthenext10years,Camerondirectedaseriesofdaringfilms,includingAliens,The

Abyss,Terminator2:JudgmentDay,andTrueLies.TheirworldwidesuccessgaveCameronthe

prestigetorealizehisdreamofoutdoingLucas.Soin1995,hewrotean82-paqeoutlineabouta

paralyzedsoldier'svirtualquestonafarawayplanetafterEarthbecomesawasteland.Thealien

worldcalledPandoraispopulatedbytheNa'vi,1O-foot-tallbluehumanoidswithcatlikefacesand

lizard-liketails.Pandora'satmosphereissotoxictohumansthatscientistsgrowgenetically

engineeredversionsoftheNa'vi・theso-calledavatarsthatcanbelinkedtoahuman's

consciousness,allowingremotecontrolofthecreature'sbody.Cameronthoughtthatthisproject

—titledAvatar—couldbehisnextblockbusterafterTitanic-thelittleadventure-romancethatwon

11Oscars.Sowhatdidhedo?

1995年，他拟了一部长达82页的剧本纲要，描述了地球成

为一片荒芜后,一名瘫痪士兵借助虚拟方式到遥远星球探求新生的故事。

潘朵拉星球的空气能使人类致命，因此科学家们将纳美人的基因进行改造,培养出了所

谓的“阿凡达”一这种生物体中可植入人类的意识、能受远程控制.

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.牛津和剑桥这两所老牌大学仍然很有声望。(prestige)

TheolduniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgestillhavea13ofprestige.

2.随着市场份额的下降，传统金融中心丧失的不仅仅是声望。(prestige)

'Thetraditionalfinancialcenterslosemore(hanprestigeastheirmarketsharedeclines.

3.他不能停止为治疗各种疾病而做出不断探索。(quest)

Hecan'lstopihcconlinuingaucslfbracure(hrihcdisease.

4.他们为寻找黄金而长途跋涉。(quest)

Theytravelledinquestofgold.

5.他毕生都在进行精神探索。(quest)

Hespenthislifeonaspiritualquest.

6.在岛的这一边居住的主要是渔民。(populate)

ThesideoftheislandispoDulatcdmainlybyfishermen,

7.这个城市里居住着来自世界各地的移民。(populate)

Immigrantsfromallovertheworldpopulatethiscity.

8.他们是生活于大洋洋底的生物。(creature)

*Theyarcthecreaturesthatpopulatetheoceandepths.

9.鳄鱼是一种模样古怪的动物。(creature)

Thecrocodileisastrange-lookingcreature.

7Hedisappearedfor12years.HewouldnotreleaseAvataruntilDecember18,2009.Whydid

ittakeoneofthemostpowerfulmeninHollywoodsolongtocomeoutwithasinglefilm?

8Inpart,theansweristhatit'snoteasytooutdoGeorgeLucas.Cameronneededtoinventa

suiteofmoviemakingtechnologies,pushtheatersnationwidetoretool,andimagineeverydetailof

analienworld.Andthere'smuchmorethanthat.

"梅隆得发明出一整套电影制作新技术、

说服全国影院更新设备、构想外星世界的每个细节:除此之外，还有很多事情要做.

9CamerononcepresentedhisconceptforAvataratameetingwithhisvisualeffectsteam.He

explainedthatthemaincharacterswere10・foot-tallbluealienswithnarrowwaistsandpowerful

leqs.Theyhadto100kutterlyreal,andwouldhavetobecomputer-generated.Buthisteamtold

himthatwasimpossible.46Itcan'tbedone.Thetechnologydoesn'texist.,,

他解群说,

*I"VI•r"一一•（MB*，•▼MV•，/・，•V>••t・•，・■”■wtI・，•••-••••W•・*■»，••t・

影片中的主角是身高卜英尺、蓝色皮肤、腰细、双腿健壮的外星人，看上去极其逼真，它们

得由电脑合成。

重点单词的句子翻译：

1.这次事故引起公众对核动力问题的广泛关注。（generate）

Theaccidentgeneratedalot0fpublicinlcrcstin（henuclearpowerissue.

2.劳动部长说这些改革将带来新的工作。（generate）

Thelaborsecretarysaidthereformswouldgeneratenewjobs