2021译林版高中英语选择性必修四Unit-1课文翻译

Unit1HonestyandresponsibilityTolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisaresponsibilityofeverydecentperson.——NoamChomsky过诚实正直的生活是每一个正派人的责任。——诺姆·乔姆斯基Reading(p2-3)Aftertwentyyears二十年后Thepolicemanonthebeatwalkedalongthestreetashealwaysdid.Itwasbarelyteno’clockatnight.Whenhehadwalkedabouthalfwayaroundacertainblock,thepolicemansuddenlysloweddown.Inthedoorwayofastorestoodaman,withanunlitcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohimthemanspokeupquickly.巡逻的警察像往常一样沿着街道走着。还不到晚上十点。当他走过一个街区大约一半的时候，警察突然放慢了速度。在一家商店的门口站着一个男人，嘴里叼着一支未点燃的雪茄。当警察走近他时，那人很快地大声说起了话。“It’sallright,officer,”hesaid.“I’mjustwaitingforafriend.It’sanappointmentmadetwentyyearsago.Thereusedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands—‘BigJoe’Brady’srestaurant.”“没事的，警官，”他说。“我只是在等一个朋友。这是一个二十年前做的约定。这家商店所在的地方以前有一家餐馆——‘大乔布雷迪’餐馆。”“Itwashereuntilfiveyearsago,”saidthepoliceman.“Itwastorndownthen.”“五年前它还在这里，”警察说。“后来它被拆除了。”Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshowedapaleface,withkeeneyes,asquarejawandalittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.Hisscarfpinwasalargediamond,oddlyset.站在门口的人划了一根火柴，点燃了雪茄。灯光显得苍白他的脸，一双敏锐的眼睛，一个方下巴，右眉毛附近有一条白色的小伤疤。他的领巾别针是一颗大钻石，镶嵌得很奇怪。“Twentyyearsagotonight,"saidtheman,“IdinedherewithJimmyWells,mybestfriend.HeandIwerejustliketwobrothers.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastoleaveNewYorkandtraveltotheWesttomakemyfortune.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohavebuiltalifeandmadeourfortunes.”“20年前的今晚，”那人说，“我和我最好的朋友吉米·威尔斯在这里吃过饭。他和我就像两兄弟。当时我18岁，吉米20岁。第二天早上，我就要离开纽约，到西部去发家致富。那天晚上，我们约定二十年后在这里再见面，不管我们的情况如何，也不管我们要走多远。我们觉得在二十年里，我们彼此都应建立起自己的生活并发财。”“Itsoundsprettyinteresting,"saidthepoliceman.“Ratheralongtimebetweenmeetings,though.Haven’tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?”“听起来很有趣，”警察说。不过，两次见面之间的间隔时间相当长。你离开后就没有收到你朋友的来信吗?”“Well,wekeptintouchforayearortwo,andthenwelostcontact.ButIknowJimmywillmeetmehereifhe’salive,forhealwayswasthetruestandmostreliablefellowintheworld.He’llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoorwaytonight,andit’sworthwhileifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”“嗯，我们保持了一两年的联系，然后就失去了联系。但我知道，如果吉米还活着，他会来这里见我的，因为他一直是世界上最真诚、最可靠的人。他永远不会忘记。今晚，我从千里之外来到这里，站在这个门口，如果我的老搭档出现了，这是值得的。”Thewaitingmanpulledoutahandsomewatch,setwithsmalldiamonds.Itwasthreeminutestoten.那个等着的男人拿出一块镶嵌着小钻石的漂亮手表。现在是十点差三分。“I’llbeonmyway,”saidthepoliceman.“Hopeyourfriendturnsup.”“我马上就来，”警察说。“希望你的朋友会出现。”“I’llgivehimhalfanhouratleast.Bye,officer.”“我至少给他半个小时。再见,长官。”Themanwhohadcomeathousandmilestokeepanappointmentwiththefriendofhisyouthsmokedhiscigarandwaited.Abouttwentyminuteslater,atallmaninalongovercoat,withcollarturneduptohisears,hurriedtowardhim.这个人从千里之外赶来，是为了和年轻时的朋友约会，他一边抽着雪茄，一边等待着。大约二十分钟后，一个身穿长大衣、衣领翘到耳朵的高个子男人匆匆向他走来。“Isthatyou,Bob?”heasked,doubtfully.“是你吗，鲍勃?”他疑惑地问。“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?”shoutedthemaninthedoorway.“是你吗，吉米·威尔斯?”门口的人喊道。“Blessmyheart!”criedthenewarrival.“Well,well,well!Twentyyearsisalongtime!HowhastheWesttreatedyou,oldman?”“上帝保佑我的心!新来的叫道。“好,好,好!二十年是一段很长的时间!老伙计，西部对你怎么样?”“IthasgivenmeeverythingIaskeditfor.You’vechangedlots,Jimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweretallbytwoorthreeinches.”“它给了我想要的一切。你变了很多，吉米。我从没想过你会长高两三英寸。”“Oh,IgrewabitafterIwastwenty.Comeon,Bob;we’llgotoaplaceIknowandhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.”“哦，我二十岁以后长高了一点。来吧,鲍勃;我们要去一个我知道的地方，好好谈谈过去的时光。”Thetwomenwalkedupthestreet,arminarm.ThemanfromtheWestwasbeginningtooutlinethehistoryofhiscareer.Atthecornerstoodadrugstore,brilliantwithelectriclights.Eachofthemturnedtostareattheother’sface.ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandreleasedhisarm.那两个人手挽着手走在街上。这个从西部来的人开始概述他的职业生涯。街角有一家药店，灯火通明。他们每个人都转过身来盯着对方的脸。那个从西部来的人突然停下来，松开了他的手臂。“AsIsuspected,you’renotJimmyWells,”hesaid,impatientlywithanger.“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangetheshapeofaman’snose.”“正如我所怀疑的，你不是吉米·威尔斯，”他愤怒地说。“二十年是很长的一段时间，但还不足以改变一个人鼻子的形状。”“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadone,”saidthetallman,takingchargeofthesituation.“You’vebeenunderarrestfortenminutes,‘Silky’Bob.Chicagopolicethoughtyoumighthavedroppedoverourwayandwiredus.Theywanttohaveachatwithyou.Beforewegotothestation,here’sanoteforyou.It’sfromPatrolmanWells.”“它有时会把一个好人变成一个坏人，”控制局面的高个子说。“你已经被捕十分钟了，‘狡猾的’鲍勃。芝加哥警方以为你会顺路过来然后给我们发了电报。他们想和你谈谈。在我们去车站之前，这里有张纸条给你。是巡警威尔斯写来的。”ThemanfromtheWestunfoldedthepaper.Thenotewasrathershort.从西部来的人打开纸。这封信相当短。“Bob:Iwasattheappointedplaceontime.WhenyoustruckthematchtolightyourcigarIsawitwasthefaceofthecriminalwantedinChicago.AnyhowIcouldn’tarrestyoumyself,soIgotaplain-clothesmantodothejob.JIMMY.”(AdaptedfromO.Henry’sshortstoryofthesametitle)鲍勃：我准时到了约定的地点。当你划着火柴点燃雪茄时，我看到那是一张芝加哥通缉犯的脸。无论如何，我不能亲自逮捕你，所以我找了个便衣去做这件事。吉米。”(改编自欧·亨利的同名短篇小说)Integratedskills(p8)Understandingwhitelies理解善意的谎言Theuglytruth丑陋的真相“Happybirthday,Anne,”saidmygrandma,handingmeabrightlywrappedparcelwithabigredbow.Itwasmybirthdaydinner,aspecialtreat,andthewholefamilywerethere—myparents,grandma,grandad,aunt,uncleandnephew.“生日快乐，安妮，”奶奶说着递给我一个包装得很鲜艳的包裹，上面有一个大大的红色蝴蝶结。这是我的生日晚餐，一个特别的款待，而且所有的家人都在那里——我的父母，奶奶，爷爷，阿姨，叔叔和侄子。“Thanks,Granny!”Isaid,smiling.Itoretheparcelopen.Insidewassomethingverybright,verypink.Ihelditup.ItwastheugliestdressIhadeverseen.“谢谢奶奶!”我笑着说。我把包裹撕开了。里面有个非常亮，非常粉红的东西。我举起它。这是我见过的最丑的衣服。“Ihopeyoulikeit,"saidGrandma.“Youlooksoprettyinpink.Ithinkthisdressisperfectforyou.”“我希望你喜欢，”奶奶说。“你穿粉红色很漂亮。我觉得这件衣服非常适合你。”Franklyspeaking,IwasdisappointedbutIsmiledasbroadlyasIcould.“That’ssokindofyou,Granny,”Isaid,tryingtosoundconvincing.“It’sbeautiful.Thankyousomuch.”坦率地说，我很失望，但我尽可能地笑了。“奶奶，您真是太好了。”我说，试图让自己听起来更有说服力。“这是美丽的。非常感谢你。”Grandmasmiledbackhappilyatme,withdeepwrinklesaroundhereyes.Well.Icouldn’ttellherthetruth.CouldI?奶奶开心地对我笑了笑，她的眼睛周围有深深的皱纹。嗯。我不能告诉她真相。我可以吗?Awhiteliethathurtme一个伤害我的善意的谎言WhenIgavethedresstoAnneforherbirthday,Isawtheexcitementinhereyesasshetoreoffthewrappingpaper.Shepausedbrieflywhenshefirstsawthedress.Thenherbeautifulfacesmiledlovinglyatme.Shetoldmeitwasabeautifuldress.IknowthattheoldandtheyoungdonotalwayssharethesametastesandIwashappythatshelikedit.AllthehoursofsewingwereworthitwhenIsawthelookofjoyonherface.当我把裙子送给安妮作为生日礼物时，我看到她撕掉包装纸时眼中的兴奋。她第一次看到那件衣服时，停顿了一下。然后，她美丽的脸庞充满爱意地对我笑了笑。她告诉我那是条漂亮的裙子。我知道老年人和年轻人的口味并不总是相同的，我很高兴她喜欢它。当我看到她脸上喜悦的表情时，所有的缝纫时间都是值得的。ItwasafewdayslaterthatIlearntthetruth.IwaspassingAnne’sbedroomwhenIheardhertalkingonthephone.“Mygrandmagavemethisverypinkdress,”shesaid.“IreallyappreciateitbutIdon’tthinkI’lleverbewearingit.Imean,whowearspinkthesedays?”Istoodthereinawkwardsilence.ThenIwalkedaway,pretendingnottohaveheardanything.However,Ifeltcheatedanditreallydepressedme.几天后我才知道真相。我路过安妮的卧室时，听到她在讲电话。“我奶奶给了我这件粉红色的裙子，”她说。“我真的很感激它，但我想我永远不会穿它。我的意思是，现在谁会穿粉红色的衣服?”我站在那里，尴尬地沉默着。然后我走开了，假装什么也没听到。然而，我感觉被欺骗了，这真的让我很沮丧。Extendedreading(p11-12)Takingresponsibility承担责任Honouredguests,teachersandstudents,itismypleasureandprivilegetowelcomeyouheretodayandpresentmythoughtsonthisspecialoccasion.尊敬的来宾、老师、同学们，我很高兴和荣幸欢迎你们今天来到这里，并在这个特殊的场合表达我的想法。Students,thetimehasarrivedforyoutofullyacceptyourpassageintoadulthood.IhaveseenyougrowfromnervousSenior1studentsintoconfidentyoungadults,whositbeforemetoday,readytoembracethenextphaseofyourlives.Youmustbebothexcitedandanxiousaboutthenewexperiencesthatareinstoreforyou.Don’tworry,foryouareallresponsibleyoungpeople,wellpreparedandwellequippedtosuccessfullymanagethechallengesoftheyearsahead.学生们，是时候让你们完全接受自己的成年了。我看到你们从紧张的高一学生成长为自信的年轻人，今天坐在我面前，准备迎接人生的下一个阶段。你一定对即将到来的新体验既兴奋又焦虑。不要担心，因为你们都是负责任的年轻人，准备好了，准备好了，可以成功地应对未来的挑战。Atschool,youhavegraduallyunderstoodtheimportanceofawell-developedsenseofresponsibility.Youacceptthatyouareresponsibleforyoursuccessesandyourfailures.Hopefully,youhavelearnttotreatresponsibilitynotasaweightthatburdensyou,butratherasafoundationwhichwillsupportyourfuturedevelopment.Ashipwithoutananchorisatthemercyofthewavesandwinds;likewise,apersonwhohasnosenseofresponsibilityisatthemercyoftheirowncarelessandthoughtlessbehaviour.在学校里，你们逐渐明白了责任感的重要性。你接受你的成功和失败是你的责任。希望你已经学会了不要把责任当作负担，而是当作支撑你未来发展的基础。没有锚的船，在风浪的摆布下航行;同样地，一个没有责任感的人会被自己的粗心和轻率的行为所支配。Asstudents,youmusttakeyourstudiesseriouslyandacceptresponsibilityforyourownlearning.Thismeansmeetingdeadlinesforyourschoolwork,followingyourteachers’guidance,andofcourse,alwaysaimingforacademicexcellence.However,yourresponsibilitiesgofarbeyondyourstudies.Asyougothroughyourdailylife,youwillencountermanydifficultsituationswherethingsmaygowrong.Insteadofbeingquicktoblameothers,analysetheproblem,andifitisindeedyourownfault,bereadytoadmityourmistakeandthencorrectit.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofcourage.Alwaysgiveyourbestinwhateveryousetouttodo,howeverdifficultthatmightbe.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofdetermination.Behonestbysayingwhatyoumeanandbymeaningwhatyousay.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofintegrity.Takingresponsibilityinallaspectsofyoureverydaylife,therefore,willhelpbuildastrongcharacter.作为学生，你必须认真学习，对自己的学习负责。这意味着要在截止日期前完成学业，听从老师的指导，当然，还要始终追求学术卓越。然而，你的责任远远超出你的学习。在你的日常生活中，你会遇到许多困难的情况，事情可能会出错。不要动不动就指责别人，要分析问题，如果确实是你自己的错，要准备好承认错误，然后改正。这样，你就锻炼了勇气的美德。无论你打算做什么，无论多么困难，都要全力以赴。这样，你就练习了决心的美德。诚实地说出你的意思，并认真地表达你所说的。这样，你就实践了正直的美德。因此，在你日常生活的各个方面承担责任，将有助于建立一个坚强的性格。Apartfrompersonaldevelopment,assumingresponsibilityforyouractionsisalsoimportantforthebettermentofsociety.Societyisanorganicwhole,andassocialbeings,wehavearesponsibilitytomakeacontribution.Youmayhaveheardthestoryofasmallboywhotriedtosavestarfishleftonthebeachafterastorm,bythrowingthembackintothesea.Passers-bytoldhimthathewaswastinghistime,forhecouldnotpossiblysavethemall.However,theboywasnotdiscouraged,believingthathecouldmakeadifferencetotheonesthathesaved.Asaresult,thepassers-byfeltinspiredandjoinedhiminsavingthestarfish.Similarly,thelittlethingsyoudocanmakeadifference!Forexample,pickingupgarbagearoundyourneighbourhoodcontributestoacleanerenvironment.Reportingaspeedingcarhelpsensureroadsafety.Beingenergy-efficientleadstosavingsofourpreciousnaturalresources.Do