第三版大學英語精讀第二冊課文翻譯

1、1.ThedinnerpartyIfirstheardthistaleinIndiawhereistoldasiftruethoughanynaturalistwouldknowitcouldntbe.LatersomeonetoldmethatthestyappearedinamagazineshtlybefetheFirstWldWar.ThatmagazinestythepersonwhowroteitIhaveneverbeen

2、abletotrackdown.ThecountryisIndia.Acolonialofficialhiswifearegivingalargedinnerparty.TheyareseatedwiththeirguestsofficerstheirwivesavisitingAmericannaturalistintheirspaciousdiningroomwhichhasabaremarblefloopenrafterswide

3、glassdosopeningontoavera.Aspiriteddiscussionspringsupbetweenayounggirlwhosaysthatwomenhaveoutgrownthejumpingonachairatthesightofamouseeraamajwhosaysthattheyhavent.“Awomansreactioninanycrisis“themajsays“istoscream.whileam

4、anmayfeellikeithehasthatouncemeofcontrolthanawomanhas.thatlastounceiswhatreallycounts.“TheAmericandoesnotjoinintheargumentbutwatchestheotherguests.Ashelooksheseesastrangeexpressioncomeoverthefaceofthehostess.Sheisstaring

5、straightaheadhermusclescontractingslightly.Shemotionstothenativeboystingbehindherchairwhisperssomethingtohim.Theboyseyeswiden:hequicklyleavestheroom.OftheguestsnoneexcepttheAmericannoticesthisseestheboyplaceabowlofmilkon

6、theverajustoutsidetheopendos.TheAmericancomestowithastart.InIndiamilkinabowlmeansonlyonethingbaitfasnake.Herealizestheremustbeacobraintheroom.Helooksupattheraftersthelikeliestplacebuttheyarebare.Threecnersoftheroomareemp

7、tyinthefourththeservantsarewaitingtoservethenextcourse.Thereisonlyoneplaceleftunderthetable.Hisfirstimpulseistojumpbackwarntheothersbutheknowsthecommotionwouldfrightenthecobraintostriking.Hespeaksquicklythetoneofhisvoice

8、socommingthatitsilenceseveryone.“Iwanttoknowjustwhatcontroleveryoneatthistablehas.Iwillcountthreehundredthatsfiveminutesnotoneofyouistomoveamuscle.Thosewhomovewillffeit50rupees.Ready“The20peoplesitlikestoneimageswhilehec

9、ounts.Heissaying“...twohundredeighty...“whenoutofthecnerofhiseyeheseesthecobraemergemakefthebowlofmilk.Screamsringoutashejumpstoslamtheveradossafelyshut.“YouwererightMaj!“thehostexclaims.“Amanhasjustshownusanexampleofper

10、fectselfcontrol.““Justaminute“theAmericansaysturningtohishostess.“Mrs.Wynneshowdidyouknowthatcobrawasintheroom“Afaintsmilelightsupthewomansfaceasshereplies:“Becauseitwascrawlingacrossmyfoot.“UNIT21一場關于男人是否比女人勇敢的激烈的討論以一個意

11、外的方式。晚宴我最初聽到這個故事是在印度，那兒的人們今天講起它來仍好像實有其事似的——盡管任何一位博物學家都知道這不可能是真的。后來有人告訴我，在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)之后不久就出現(xiàn)在一本雜志上。但登在雜志上的那篇故事以及寫那篇故事的人，我卻一直未能找socialclass.YetinadaywhenfewnoblepersonseverspoketothoseofhumbleiginsexcepttogiveanderJeffersonwen

12、toutofhiswaytotalkwithgardenersservantswaiters.JeffersononcesaidtotheFrenchnoblemanLafayette“YoumustgointothepeopleshomesasIhavedonelookintotheircookingpotseattheirbread.Ifyouwillonlydothisyoumayfindoutwhypeoplearedissat

13、isfiedundersttherevolutionthatisthreateningFrance.“Judgefyourself.Jeffersonrefusedtoacceptotherpeoplesopinionswithoutcarefulthought.“Neitherbelievenrejectanything“hewrotetohisnephew“becauseanyotherpersonhasrejectedbeliev

14、edit.Heavedhasgivenyouamindfjudgingtrutherr.Useit.“Jeffersonfeltthatthepeople“maysafelybetrustedtoheareverythingtruefalsetofmacrectjudgment.Wereitlefttometodecidewhetherweshouldhaveagovernmentwithoutnewspapersnewspapersw

15、ithoutagovernmentIshouldnothesitateamomenttopreferthelatter.“Dowhatyoubelieveisright.Inafreecountrytherewillalwaysbeconflictingideasthisisasourceofstrength.Itisconflictnotunquestioningagreementthatkeepsfreedomalive.Thoug

16、hJeffersonwasfmanyyearstheobjectofstrongcriticismheneveransweredhiscritics.Heexpressedhisphilosophyinletterstoafriend“Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.Ifyoutakeonesidewithdecisiononitwitheffectthosewhotaketheothersidewill

17、ofcourseresentyouractions.“Trustthefuturetrusttheyoung.Jeffersonfeltthatthepresentshouldneverbechainedtocustomswhichhavelosttheirusefulness.“Nosociety“hesaid“canmakeaperpetualconstitutionevenaperpetuallaw.Theearthbelongs

18、tothelivinggeneration.“Hedidnotfearnewideasndidhefearthefuture.“Howmuchpain“heremarked“hasbeencausedbyevilswhichhaveneverhappened!Iexpectthebestnotthewst.Isteermyshipwithhopeleavingfearbehind.“Jeffersonscourageidealismwe

19、rebasedonknowledge.Heprobablyknewmethananyothermanofhisage.Hewasanexpertinagriculturearcheologymedicine.Hepracticedcroprotationsoilconservationacenturybefethesebecamestardpracticeheinventedaplowsuperitoanyotherinexistenc

20、e.HeinfluencedarchitecturethroughoutAmericahewasconstantlyproducingdevicesfmakingthetasksofdinarylifeeasiertoperfm.OfallJeffersonsmanytalentsoneiscentral.Hewasaboveallagoodtirelesswriter.Hiscompletewksnowbeingpublishedft

21、hefirsttimewillfillmethanfiftyvolumes.HistalentasanauthwassoondiscoveredwhenthetimecametowritetheDeclarationofIndependenceatPhiladelphiain1776thetaskofwritingitwashis.Millionshavethrilledtohiswds:“Weholdthesetruthstobese

22、lfevidentthatallmenarecreatedequal…“WhenJeffersondiedonJuly41826the50thanniversaryofAmericanindependencehelefthiscountrymenarichlegacyofideasexamples.AmericaneducationowesagreatdebttoThomasJeffersonWhobelievedthatonlyana

23、tionofeducatedpeoplecouldremainfree.杰斐遜很久以前就死了，但是我們?nèi)匀粚λ囊恍┧枷牒芨信d趣杰斐遜的箴言布魯斯.布利文、托馬斯.杰斐遜美國第三任總統(tǒng)，也許不像喬治.華盛頓和亞伯拉罕.林肯那樣著名，但大多數(shù)人至少記得有關他的一件事實：《獨立宣言》是他起草的。雖然杰斐遜生活在二百多年以前，但我們今天仍可以從他身上學到很多東西。他的許多思想對當代青年特別有意義。下面就是他講過和寫到過的一些觀點：自己去看。杰