新視野大學英語3第三版課文翻譯

1、新視野大學英語 3 第三版課文翻譯Unit 1 The Way to Success課文 ANever, ever give up!永不言棄！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

2、 he not been from a famous 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 univ

3、ersity. He eventually had 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 da

4、ys of World War II. His amazing determination helped motivate his entire nation and was an inspiration worldwide.Toward the end of his period as prime minister, he was invited to address the patriotic young boys at his o

5、ld school, Harrow. The headmaster said, “Young 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. Si

6、r Winston stood up, all five feet, five inches 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!“英國的偉大首相溫斯頓·丘吉爾爵士，小時候在哈

7、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、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。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

8、最偉大的演說家過幾天就會來為你們演講，他提出的任何中肯的建議，你們都要聽從。 ”那個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！”Just like Churchill and Lincoln, only those who “keep their eyes on the prize“, tho

9、se who uphold a committed and focused will and spirit, will find their endeavors successful. Many artists, statesmen, writers and inventors have had the same experience. They achieved prosperity because they possessed a

10、fierce will to keep preparing and working and a passion to succeed. They attained success, not because it was easy, but because they had the will to overcome profound obstacles and to work diligently in the pursuit of th

11、eir goals.After growing up on a cattle ranch without running water or electricity, Sandra Day O'Connor fought to achieve the best education possible. Consistently graduating at the top of her class, she worked her wa

12、y into Stanford Law School, where she graduated with honors. But despite all of her hard work, Sandra Day O'Connor was still a woman in the 1950s. Even with the prestige of her degree from Stanford, she was rejected

13、from the entire law circuit as firms preferred to hire less qualified men rather than risk hiring a female lawyer, which was unprecedented. Yet Sandra Day O'Connor refused to give up on her dreams. Through sheer pers

14、istence she was eventually nominated and then appointed the first woman Supreme Court Justice of the United States of America. There, she acted as a crucial vote on issues like abortion and women's rights.與丘吉爾和林肯一樣，只

15、有那些“執(zhí)著地追求成功”的人，那些保持始終如一的精神意志的人，才會通過自身的努力，獲得成功。許多藝術家、政治家、作家和發(fā)明家都有同樣的經(jīng)歷。他們之所以能取得這樣的成就，是因為他們擁有強烈的意愿，不懈地準備、奮斗，并保持對成功的激情。他們取得了成功，并不是因為成功很容易，而是因為他們擁有克服重重障礙的意志，為了追求目標而勤奮努力。桑德拉·戴·奧康納成長于既沒自來水也沒電的養(yǎng)牛場，她努力學習以使自己接受到最好的教育。她的

16、學習成績在班上始終名列前茅，一路奮斗終于進入了斯坦福大學法學院，并以優(yōu)異的成績從法學院畢業(yè)。盡管奧康納勤奮刻苦，但在 20 世紀 50 年代，她仍然受到女人身份的制約。即使斯坦福大學的學位有良好的聲譽，她仍被整個法律界拒之門外，因為事務所寧愿聘請才干稍遜的男性，也不愿冒險破例雇傭一位女律師。然而，桑德拉·戴·奧康納并未放棄夢想。她執(zhí)著地堅持下去，終于得到提名并被任命為美國第一位女性最高法院大法官。她任職期間，對很多問

17、題，例如墮胎和婦女權利，都起到了極為關鍵的作用。Many people simply say that they want something, but they do not expend the substantial effort required to achieve it. Many people let the threat of failure stop them from trying with all of their

18、 heart. The secret of success is based upon a burning inward desire - a robust, fierce will and focus - that fuels the determination to act, to keep preparing, to keep going even when we are tired and fail. As a wise say