新視野大學英語讀寫教程【第三版】第三冊課文原文與翻譯

1、 1 / 41Unit 1Text A Never, ever give up!永不言棄！1 As a young boy, Britain's great Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a good student, and had he not been from a fam

2、ous family, he probably would have been removed from the school for deviating from the rules. Thankfully, he did finish at Harrow and his errors there did not preclude him from going on to the university. He eventually h

3、ad a premier army career whereby he was later elected prime minister. He achieved fame for his wit, wisdom, civic duty, and abundant courage in his refusal to surrender during the miserable dark days of World War II. His

4、 amazing determination helped motivate his entire nation and was an inspiration worldwide.英國的偉大首相溫斯頓·丘吉爾爵士，小時候在哈羅公學上學。當時他可不是個好學生，要不是出身名門，他可能早就因為違反紀律被開除了。謝天謝地，他總算從哈羅畢業(yè)了，在那里犯下的錯誤并沒影響到他上大學。后來，他憑著軍旅生涯中的杰出表現(xiàn)當選為英國首相。他的才思、

5、智慧、公民責任感以及在二戰(zhàn)痛苦而黑暗的時期拒絕投降的無畏勇氣，為他贏得了美名。他非凡的決心，不僅激勵了整個民族，還鼓舞了全世界。2 Toward the end of his period as prime minister, he was invited to address the patriotic young boys at his old school, Harrow. The headmaster said, “Young

6、gentlemen, the greatest speaker of our time, will be here in a few days to address you, and you should obey whatever sound advice he may give you.“ The great day arrived. Sir Winston stood up, all five feet, five inches

7、and 107 kilos of him, and gave this short, clear-cut speech: “Young men, never give up. Never give up! Never give up! Never, never, never, never!“在他首相任期即將結束時，他應邀前往母校哈羅公學，為滿懷報國之志的同學們作演講。校長說：“年輕的先生們，當代最偉大的演說家過幾天就會來為你們演講，他提

8、出的任何中肯的建議，你們都要聽從?！蹦莻€激動人心的日子終于到了。溫斯頓爵士站了起來——他只有 5 英尺 5 英寸高，體重卻有 107 公斤。他作了言簡意賅的講話：“年輕人，要永不放棄。永不放棄！永不放棄！永不，永不，永不，永不！”3 Personal history, educational opportunity, individual dilemmas — none of these can inhibit a strong spi

9、rit committed to success. No task is too hard. No amount of preparation is too long or too difficult. Take the example of two of the most scholarly scientists of our age, Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. Both faced imm

10、ense obstacles and extreme criticism. Both were called “slow to learn“ and written off as idiots by their teachers. Thomas Edison ran away from school because his teacher whipped him repeatedly for asking too many questi

11、ons. Einstein didn't speak fluently until he was almost nine years old and was such a poor student that some thought he was unable to learn. Yet both boys' parents believed in them. They worked intensely each day

12、 with their sons, and the boys learned to never bypass the long hours of hard work that they needed to succeed. In the end, both Einstein and Edison overcame their childhood persecution and went on to achieve magnificent

13、 discoveries that benefit the entire world today.個人經(jīng)歷、教育機會、個人困境，這些都不能阻擋一個全力以赴追求成功的、有著堅強意志的人。任務再苦，準備再長，難度再大，都不能讓他放棄自己的追求。就以本時代最有學問的兩位科學家——阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦和托馬斯·愛迪生為例，他們都曾面臨巨大的障礙和極端的批評，都曾被說成“不開竅”，被老師當成笨蛋而放棄。托馬斯·愛迪生還

14、曾逃學，因為老師嫌他問的問題太多而經(jīng)常鞭打他。愛因斯坦一直到將近 9 歲才能流利地說話，學習成績太差，有些人認為他都已經(jīng)學不好了。然而，這兩個男孩的父母都相信他們。他們堅持不懈地每天和兒子一起努力，孩子們也了解到，要想成功，就絕不要怕付出長期而艱辛的努力。最終，愛因斯坦和愛迪生都擺脫了童年的困擾，進而作出了造福當今全世界的偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)。4 Consider also the heroic example of Abraham Lincoln

15、, who faced substantial hardships, failures and repeated misfortunes in his lifetime. His background was certainly not glamorous. He was raised in a very poor family with only one year of formal education. He failed in b

16、usiness twice, suffered a nervous breakdown when his first love died suddenly and lost eight political elections. Later in life, he suffered profound grief over the tragic death of three of his four children. Yet his str

17、ong will was the spur that pushed him forward, strengthening his optimism, dedication and determination. It intensified and focused his efforts and enabled him to triumph over the overwhelming failures and profound diffi

18、culties in his life. A hundred years later, people from around the world commend Abraham Lincoln as the greatest American president of all time.3 / 41Unit 1Text B Chance favors the prepared機遇偏愛有準備之人1 Les Brown and his t

19、win brother were adopted by Mamie Brown, a kitchen worker, shortly after their birth in a poverty-stricken Miami neighborhood.萊斯·布朗和其孿生兄弟出生于邁阿密一個異常貧困的街區(qū)，出生后不久就一起被廚工瑪米·布朗收養(yǎng)。2 Because of his overactive behavior a

20、nd nonstop talking as a child, Les was placed in special education classes for the learning disabled all the way through high school. Upon graduation, he became a garbage collector. The prospective opportunities for his

21、future looked slim to others, but not to Les. He had a passion, a dream — a big dream that he was ready to work hard for. He was destined to be a disc jockey, also known as a “DJ“, one of the radio celebrities mixing mus

22、ic broadcasts for the whole city.由于兒時過度好動，還愛不停地說話，萊斯被送到專為學習困難兒童而設的特殊教育班，并一直讀到了高中。一畢業(yè)，他就成了一名垃圾清運工。大家都覺得他將來不會有什么好前途，但他自己卻不這么想。他有激情，有夢想——一個讓他為之奮斗的偉大夢想。他覺得自己一定會成為電臺音樂唱片節(jié)目主持人，通常也叫“DJ”，那可是電臺名人，專門為面向全市的廣播制作音樂節(jié)目。3 At night he wo

23、uld take a radio to bed so he could indulge his dream by listening to the local DJs. He created an imaginary radio station in his tiny bedroom. A hairbrush served as his microphone as he energetically practiced speaking

24、his masterpieces to his imaginary listeners.一到晚上，他就帶著收音機上床睡覺，這樣他就可以一邊聽著當?shù)?DJ 的節(jié)目，一邊沉浸在自己的夢想里。他在自己的小臥室里營造了一個假想電臺。他把梳子當麥克風，勁頭十足地對著想象中的聽眾練習自己的杰作。4 He aggravated his friends with his constant practicing. They all told him th

25、at he didn't have a chance and he would never be a DJ. They scorned him and said to stop dreaming and focus on the real world. Nonetheless, Les didn't let their negativity stop him. He kept his goals close to his

26、 heart and remained wrapped up in his own world, completely absorbed in preparing for his future, preparing to live his dream as a renowned DJ.他無休止地練習讓朋友們不勝其煩。他們都說他根本沒有機會，永遠都不可能成為 DJ。他們嘲弄他，告訴他別做白日夢，要面對現(xiàn)實。然而，這些負面影響并沒有讓萊斯停

27、止追求。他心中一直銘記自己的目標，繼續(xù)沉浸在自己的世界里，全身心投入到對未來的準備中，去實現(xiàn)他成為著名 DJ 的夢想。5 One day Les decided to take the initiative and begin with this enterprise. He boldly went to the local radio station and told the station manager he understood

28、 the layout of the station and was ready to be a disc jockey.一天，萊斯決定主動出擊，開始自己的事業(yè)。他大膽地來到當?shù)仉娕_，告訴經(jīng)理他熟悉電臺布局環(huán)境，完全可以成為一名 DJ。6 The manager looked dubiously at the untidy young man in overalls and a straw hat and inquired, “Do y

29、ou have any expertise in broadcasting?“經(jīng)理滿腹狐疑地看著這個一身工作服還戴著頂草帽的邋遢年輕人，問他：“你了解播音的專業(yè)知識嗎？”7 Les replied, “No sir, I don't.“萊斯回答說：“不，先生，我不了解?！? “Well, son, I'm afraid we don't have a job for you then,“ he responded