新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語第四冊-unit-7-active-reading-1-課文及譯文

1、Thepassageiswrittenimaginativelyasthememiesofahouse.Usingunusualnarratssuchashousescarspetssoonisfrequentlyafeatureofchildren’sbooks.Thestatementsaremadebythehouse.美好的回憶Goldenmemies雖然這個房子已經(jīng)換了許多戶人家了，但直到現(xiàn)在我還記得那些筑墻、蓋屋頂?shù)墓と?。?dāng)

2、時馬路對過那座莊園大宅的主人需要建一個小屋給他的園丁住。他在這片連綿不斷的巨大的丘陵果園中找到了一片空地，并派工人到本地的采石場運來金黃色的石頭。工人們花了三個月的時間在園子里建起了這兩座農(nóng)家小屋。Icanstillrememberthemenwhobuiltthewallsraisedtheroofeventhoughitwasmanyfamiliesago.Themasterfromthemanhouseoverthewayneed

3、edalodgefhisgroundsmantolivefoundaclearinginthehugedwhichranupdownthehills.Hesentwkmantobringthegoldenstonefromthelocalquarrytheyspentthreemonthsbuildingtwocottagesinthepark.Largeprivatehouse莊園ontheothersideoftheroad馬路對面

4、Asmallhouseattheentrancetothegroundsofalargehouse偏房，下房Agroundsmanisapersonwhosejobistolookafteraparksptsground管理員Aclearingisasmallareainafestwheretherearenotreesbushes空地Andisanareaoflonwhichfruittreesaregrown果園Aquarryisp

5、laceoftenaholeinthegroundfromwherestonesareextracted采石場Acottageisasmallusuallyonestiedhouseoftenonethatisthedwellingofapeasantafarmlaber.我只從側(cè)面看到過我旁邊的那座房子，我從來沒有見過它的正面。但是我知道，盡管我們在結(jié)構(gòu)和外觀上是一模一樣的，我們的朝向正好相反，這真是不可思議。我的前門朝東，隔壁房子的

6、前門是朝西的。我的臥室在房子的后部，在隔壁那所房子里，這個位置的樓下是廚房。我的廚房在房子的前部，在隔壁的那個房子里，這個位置的樓上是臥室。我覺得我比我的鄰居更幸運，因為每天早上，我這邊的石頭會享受到陽光的照耀。Ionlyseemyneighbfromtheside.IveneverseenhimfaceonbutIdoknowthatstrangelyalthoughwereidenticalweretheexactoppositeo

7、feachotherwithmyfrontdofacingeastmyneighboursfacingwestmybedroominthebackoverhiskitchenmykitchenunderhisbedroominthefront.IthinkImtheluckyonebecauseeachmningthestonegleamsinthesunlight.Oneofthecottage.thestyiswrittenfrom

8、theperspectiveofacottageanothercottageExactlythesameKnow的賓語從句On在…上頭Shine；reflectlights閃耀孩子們漸漸長大了。先是女兒不見了，回來的時候挽著一個年輕人。兒子也離開了家。有一天，我看到郵遞員拿著一摞信來到門口，遞給園丁和他的妻子一封電報。他們讀完電報，妻子大叫一聲，暈倒在地。在這之后的一段日子里，他們常常坐在我的門廊下相擁而泣。Thechildrengre

9、wupthedaughterdisappearedonlytoreturnwithayoungmanonherarm.ThesonalsoleftonedayIsawthepostmanarrivewithabundleoflettersgivethegroundsmanhiswifeatelegram.Whentheyreaditshecriedoutfainted.Fsometimeafterthistheysatonmypchho

10、ldingeachotherweeping.手里挽著AbunchofagroupofobjectsheldtiedtogethertightlyLoseconsciousnessfashttimeAcoveredentrancetoabuilding門廊cryHealwaysfaintsatthesightofblood.他一見血就會暈倒。過了一年又一年，園丁夫婦的年紀(jì)越來越大了，突然有一天這房子人去樓空。我們是從小一起生活的，可是我連

11、跟他們說再見的機會都沒有。Astheyearspassedbythecouplegrewoldersuddenlythehousewasempty.WehadgrownuptogetherbutIdidnthaveachancetosaygoodbye.Thecoupleleft人去樓空一戶新的人家住了進(jìn)來，是一個聰明的男人和他的妻子，還有兩個孩子。他每天一大早就拎著公文包出去上班，晚上才回來。孩子們白天上學(xué)，放學(xué)后經(jīng)常帶朋友回家到花園

12、里玩、爬樹、踢足球。差不多就在這個時候，我窗外的景色開始發(fā)生變化了，這兒不再只有我和我旁邊的房子了，對面有人在蓋新房子。新房子是磚砌的，比我們高、比我們窄。我覺得和我的漂亮石頭相比，它們看起來比較粗糙。越來越多的人來這附近居住，街道上人們熙來攘往，似乎沒有人會在家里呆上太長的時間。Anewfamilyarrivedasmartmanhiswifewithtwochildren.Heleftuseverymningcarryinghisb

13、riefcasereturnedhomeatnight.Thechildrenspenttheirdaysatschooloftenbroughttheirfriendsbacktoplayinthegardenclimbingtreeskickingfootballs.Aroundthistimetheviewfrommywindowsbegantochange.MyneighbIwerenolongertheonlyhomesaro

14、undbecauseoppositetherewerenewhousesbeingbuilt.Theyweremadeofbrickslookedtallerthinnerthanwewere.Ithoughttheylookedrathercoarseagainstmyhsomestone.manymepeoplecametolivearoundhereaswellthestreetsbecamequitebusywithpeople

15、walkingupdownontheirwaysomewhere.Itseemedasifnoonespentmuchtimeathomeanyme.AcaseusedfcarryingdocumentsinRoughunpolishedunrefined年復(fù)一年，又有新的家庭住進(jìn)來。兩個中年婦女在我這兒住了幾年，我很喜歡她們，因為她們精心照料我的房間和花園。處處干凈整潔，她們把房間布置得如同我當(dāng)初剛建成Astheyearspassed