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Lessonone

1.Virtueis,indeedmustbe,self-centered.(para4)

正确的行动是，确实也必须是以自我为中心的。

Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.

2.Theessentialsarefamiliar:thepovertyofthepoorwasthefaultofthepoor.Anditwas

becauseitwasproductoftheirexcessivefecundity・・・..(para5)

他的基本观点为人熟知：穷人的贫穷是他们咎由自取，贫穷是热门过度生育的结果

Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.

3.Povertybeingcausedinthebedmeantthattherichwerenotresponsibleforeitherits

creationoritsamelioration.(para6)

贫穷源于过度生育意味着富人不应该为产生贫穷和解决贫穷承担责任

Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldnotbeaskedto

undertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.

4.ItismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod(para8)

这是自然规律和上帝的意志在起作用。

Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureorto

humansociety.

5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencetoitacquiredacondemnatorytone.(para9)

然而在20世纪，人们认为社会学中的达尔文进化论有点过于残酷，遭到了普遍的质疑，人们提

及它都带有谴责的口吻。

PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandoppose

treasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveandfriendship.Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwas

usuallythetargetofcriticism.

6.Inrecentyears,however,ithasbecomeclearthatthesearchforawayofgettingthepooroff

ourconsciencewasnotatanend;itwasonlysuspended.(parall)

然而，最近几年,很显然我们又在试图寻求不为穷人的存在而内疚的办法.这种尝试并没有结束，

而只是曾经中断过一段时间。

Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnotbeenabandoned;ithad

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onlybeenputoff.

7.Infact,wehaveintheUnitedStatesanextraordinarilygoodpublicserviceonemadeupof

talentedanddedicatedpeoplewhoareoverwhelminglyhonestandonlyrarelygivento

overpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats(paral3)

实际上，美国有非常优秀的公共服务队伍一支由富有才于和敬业精神的人组成的队伍，他们非常

诚实，以致像出高价购实活动扳手、手电筒、咖啡壶以及马桶坐圈以获取回扣的情况及为罕见

Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood;itisveryrarethatsomewouldpayhighprices

forofficeequipmenttogetkickbacks.

8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.(paral5)

这种说法也许是我们最有影响的一个虚构故事。

Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.

9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth-butevenmoreofconvenience.(paral6)

信念可以是真理的仆人，但更多的情况下只是一时之需。

Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth.Butmoreoftenthannotitisacceptedbecauseitis

convenientandself-serving.

10.GeorgeGilder,agreatlyfavoredfigureoftherecentpast,whotellstomuchapplausethatthe

poormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort.(para20)

11.最近深受欢迎的乔治吉尔德在众人的支持声中宣称穷人应该承受一定的痛苦，才能受到激

励而努力改变现状；

GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybe

stimulatedtomakegreateffortstochangethesituation;inotherwords,sufferingisnecessary

toforcethepoortoworkhard.

Lessontwo

l.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomyfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.

可是正是这些特征，像希腊神话里海妖那动听的歌声一样，诱惑着爸爸。

Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantanddisagreeabletootherpeople,theyweretheverythings

thatfascinatedmyfather—itsunexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenge.The

attractionswereirresistibletomyfather;justlikethelegendarysirensongtosailors.

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2.I'mafraidtheday'sgoingtocatchus,Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefall

usifitdid.“我怕天就要黑了，"我解释到，心里想天真的黑了，会有什么样更大的灾难降临到

我们头上。

Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather'swords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster-if

wedidn'thurryup,thedaywouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen.

3....fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtolead

directlytohisdoor.警察们时不时地例行公事，试图逮捕他，但似乎找不出他违法的具体证据。

Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigate

Watsonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathe

wasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.

4.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulous

activitiesofcertainlawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosuffer

throughitshistory.沃森在佛罗里达州这一地区的恶霸行为与我们在后来所遭受的某些执法者、法

律骗子，甚至一些地方官员们的无耻行径毫无二致。

ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegal

activitiesofthelaw-enforcingofficialsandgovernorswhichFloridawitnessedinthe20th

century.

5.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurderer

forournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.小岛上有一个简陋的木屋，算不上很好

的居住场所，唯一的近邻就是住在30英里外的杀人犯沃森。

Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothe

mercilessWatson.

6.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneversatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesa

day...即使是讲究美食的国王理查德也不可能像我们一样一日三餐吃着如此丰盛的野味。

Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKingRichard,whowas

famousforhisloveoffood,couldn'tpossiblycomparewithours.

7.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoors,

sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.尽管烈日当头，我们却很高兴不用在屋里上

课；平时每天的这个时候，无论晴天还是下雨，妈妈都要给我们上课。

Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother's

sessionsindoors.Wewouldhavetoreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhatthe

weatherwaslike.

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Unit3

1.Evendroughts,floodsandheatwavesmaybecomeunwittingactsofman.(para2)

甚至干旱、洪水、热电波等都可能是人类的无心之过

Whatpeopledomayunintentionallycausedroughts,floodsandheatwaves.

2.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisements,

ismisleading.(para4)

但这种曾无数次展现在我们面前的照片海报和广告上的景象都是误导

TheEarthweseeinphotos,posters,andads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotthetrue

reflectionoftheworldwelivein.

3.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthat

governtheecosphere.(para5)

如此庞大和强烈的技术圈已经改变了控制生态圈的自然进程

Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhave

alreadycauseddisastrouseffectsonecology.

4....whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystem.(para6)

但正因为鱼能适应这一业已存在的系统，它才得以立足。

Thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingit

andtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystem.

5.Definedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletotheir

environment.(para8)

若只为迎合买者和生产商汽车具有不利于环境的性能也就不足为奇了。

Whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprisingthatsomeoftheir

characteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironment.

6.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...(para9)

产量提高了，却与肥料投入量不成正比

Thefarmersappliedmoreandmorechemicalfertilizer;butproductiondidnotincreaseatthe

samerate.

7....theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotinamountat

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treatmentplant...(parall)

而它们的废物被冲送下水道，经处置后成分发生了改变但数量没有变化.

People,afterdigestion,excretethewastewhichisflushedintothesewersystem.Thesewage

goestoatreatmentplantwhichmodifiesit,butitisstillwasteafterbeingprocessed.The

wastedoesnotreenterthelifecyclebutdisturbsthenaturalprocesseswhereveritisdumped.

8.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...(paral2)

若生态小环境保持其自身的方式，它们将几乎保持不变，进化速度十分锤慢。

Iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittle

change

9.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthat

reflectarapidandrelentlessprocessofchangeandvariation.(paral3)

与生态圈相反，技术圈是由线性流程决定的

Thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreat

variety.

10.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.(paral8)

但这种做法却是以我们的理解为代价的

Ifwetakesidesinthewarofthetwoworlds,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohavea

clearunderstandingofthenatureandcauseofthewar.Thus,welosethechancetoreallysolve

thegraveenvironmentalcrisis.

Unit4

1.Howallmyownterritorywouldbealtered,asifalandslidehadgonethroughitandskimmed

offallmeaningexceptlossofMike.(paral3)

我的世界发生了天翻地覆的变化，就像发生了山崩，除了迈克的离去，其余的所有记忆都被冲

掉了。

TheimpactofMike'sleavingonmylifewasbeyondmyimagination.Ididn'texpectthat

Mike'sleavingwouldhavesuchatremendouspowerthatitwouldchangethemeaningofmy

existencecompletely.AllmythoughtswereaboutlossofMike

2.Duringthattimeoflifethatissupposedtobeareproductivedaze,withthewoman'smindall

swampedbymaternaljuices,wewerestillcompelledtodiscussSimonedeBeauvoirandArthur

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KoestlerandTheCocktailParty.(para19)

生命中的那段时光本应是忙于照着孩子，大脑处在一种产后带来的恍惚忙碌中，可我们却讨论着

西蒙・波娃、阿瑟・凯斯特勒以及《鸡尾酒会儿》

Atthattimewewereyoungmothers,andweweresupposedtoleadaterriblybusylifefullof

confusionandbewildermentcausedbygivingbirthtoandraisingbabies.Andourmindswere

supposedtobefullyoccupiedbyhowtofeedthebabiesandthingslikethat.However;inthe

midstofallthiswestillfelttheneedtodiscusssomeoftheimportantthinkersofourtimelike

SimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerandT.&Eliot'ssophisticatedworkTheCocktail

Party.

3....Iwouldbefrightened,notofanyhostilitybutofakindofnonexistence.(para25)

这时我会感觉到害怕不是因为人们之间的不友好，而是因为我感到自己不复存在。

/wouldbefrightened,andmyfearwasnotcausedbymyneighbors'visiblyhostileandviolent

wayofliftsbutbyakindofformlessandhiddenemptinessandmeaninglessnessofhuman

existence.Whathappenedaroundmewastotallyirrelevanttome,andIfeltveryisolated

andalienated.

4.Shedidnotaskme--wasitdelicacyordisapproval?---aboutmynewIife.(para29)

她没有询问我的新生活，或是缘于不便提起，或是出于对我的新生活的不赞同

Shedidnotaskmeaboutmynewlife,eitheroutofsubtleconsiderationformyfeelingabout

thissensitivesubjectoroutofdisapprovalofmynewlifestyle.

5.Itwouldbeasleazythingtodo,inthehouseofhisfriends.(para49)

在他朋友的家里，那的确是很不应该做的事。

Itwouldbeamorallylowthing,anindecentthingtocommitinfidelityinthehouseofa

friend.

6.Iknewnowthathewasapersonwhohadhitrockbottom.(para88)

我现在知道，他是世上最不幸的人

./knewthathewasapersonwhohadexperiencedtheworstinlife,thehardestexperiencea

personmighthavetoendure.

7.Heandwifeknewthattogetheranditboundthem,assomethinglikethatwouldeitherbreak

youapartorbindyou,forIife.(para88)

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他和妻子共同体验了这一切。这把他们绑在了一起，就像有些事在生活中要么把你们拆散，要

么使你们终生在一起

Theyexperiencedtheworsttogetherandtheyknewwhatitwaslikeandunderstoodthe

meaningofthatexperience.Suchanexperienceposedthegravesttesttopeople.Iftheystood

thetest,theirfriendshipormarriagewouldhestrengthened,andasacredbondagewouldbe

formedbetweenthem.Butiftheyfailedtheteat,theirrelationshipwouldbebrokenandthey

wouldbedrivenapart.

8.Notriskingathingyetstayingaliveasasweettrickle,anundergroundresource.Withthe

weightofthisnowstillnessonit,thisseal.(para94)

我们不拿它来冒险，而是让它像涓涓细流慢慢地流淌，仿若地下资源。将爱封存，让它静静地

沉淀。

Iftheyactedonlove,theywouldtakerisks.Theywouldn'tdothatorgofurtherintheir

relationship,buttheywouldratherlettheirloveremainasasweettrickle,whichwouldflow

ongentlyandpermanently,andasanundergroundresource,whichwouldneverbefully

tappedbutwouldnevergodry.

Unit5

l.Thenationalrejectionofdogmaticpreconceptionsaboutthenatureofthesocialandeconomic

order(para6)

美国拒绝关于社会本质和经济规律的教条式偏见。

Asanation,Americahasrefusedtoclingtocertainrigidprinciplesconcerningsocialand

economicdevelopment.Americahasbeenadaptableandflexible.

2.NorcanonesuggestthatAmericanshavebeenconsistentlyimmunetotheideological

temptation.(para8)

没有人能说美国始终如一地不受意识形态体系诱惑的影响，

NoonecansaythatAmericanshaveneverbeentemptedbytheapproachofunderstanding,

preservingortransformingtheworldaccordingtorigiddogmas.

3.andanyintellectsoshapedwasboundtohavecertainvulnerabilitytosecularideologyever

after.(para8)

而如此形成的思维方式一定始终容易受到世俗意识形态体系的攻击。

AmindinfluencedbyCalvinisttheologywouldsurelyfinditsomewhatdifficulttoresistother

temptationstoideologicalthinking.

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4.Pragmatismisnomorewhollydevoidofabstractionsthanideologyiswhollydevoidof

experience.(para10)

实用主义并不完全排斥抽象慨念，就像意识形态体系不完全排斥经验一样。

Abstractideashaveaplaceinpragmatismjustasexperiencehasaroleinideology.

5.Asanideologist,however,Jeffersonistodayremote-afigurenotofpresentconcernbutof

historicalcuriosity(parall)然而，作为一个意识形态主义者，他只是一个令人好奇的历史人物.他

的思想过时与今天的现实无关。

Asamanfollowingafixedsetofbeliefs,Jeffersonisonlyaninterestinghistoricalfigure.His

beliefsareoutofdateandareirrelevanttopresentreality.

6.andoftenwhosecentraldogmaisconfidedtothecustodyofaninfalliblepriesthood.(paral5)

而这个理论体系的本质掌握在永无谬误的圣人手中。

Theessenceofthetheoreticalsystemisputinthehandsofasmallgroupofpeoplewhocan

nevergowrong.

7.wherefreemenmayfindpartialtruths,butwherenomortalmanwillevergetanabsolutegripon

AbsoluteTruth,(paral6)

一个自由的人们可以找到部分真理，而不是某个凡人独自掌握了绝对真理的世界；

Intheuniverseapersonwhosemindisunconstrainedmaybeabletodiscoverrelativetruths

butnomanonearthcanclaimthathehasalreadygraspedtheoneandonlyTruth.

8.Butideologyisadrug;nomatterhowmuchitisexposedbyexperience,thecravingforitstill

persists.(paral9)

但意识形态体系就像毒品.不管实践怎样揭露它，对它的渴望依然存在

IdeologyhasthecharacteristicofanarcoticInspiteofthefactthatithasbeenprovenwrong

manytimesbyexperience,peoplestilllongtocommitthemselvestoideology.

9.theonlycertaintyinanabsolutesystemisthecertaintyofabsoluteabuse(para21)

绝对的权力必然导致权力的滥用。

Theonlythingthatissureofadespoticsystemisitsunrestrictedexerciseofpower.

10.Thedistinctivehumantriumph,intheirjudgment,liesinthecapacitytounderstandthefrailtyof

humanstrivingbuttostrivenonetheless.(para22)

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他们懂得人类奋斗是存在缺憾的，但仍然奋斗不息。

Themostoutstandingachievementofhumanityistheyknowthatnomatterhowhardtheytry,

theycannotachieveAbsoluteTruth,yettheycontinuetomakegreateffortsandrefusetogive

up.

Unit7

1.FormanholdsinhismortalhandsthepowertoabolishallformsofhumanIife.(para2)因为人类在

自己的手中掌握着足以阻止一切人类贫穷的形成且破坏各种人类生活形式的力量。

Asaresultoftechnologicaldevelopment,humanbeingsnowhavethepowertoputanendto

povertyandhumanmisery,butatthesametimetheyalsopossessthepowertodestroythe

wholeworld,renderingituninhabitableandlifeless.

2....unwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthosehumanrights...(para3)

而且不愿目睹容许我国一向维护的人权被人逐渐剥夺,这是我们现今无论在国内或国外都必须坚

持的立场

Wedonotwanttoseeortoallowtheslowdestructionofthosehumanrights.

3.Tothosepeoplesinthehutsandvillagesofhalftheglobestrugglingtobreakthebondsof

massmisery,wepledgeourbesteffortstohelpthemhelpthemselves...(para8)

对位于我们南边的各个姐妹共和国.我们提出一项特别的保证

Tothepeopleoftheunderdevelopedcountrieslivinginpovertyinruralareas,weare

committedtohelpingthemtoridthemselvesofmasspovertybytheirownefforts.

4.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.(para9)

但是此一希望的和平革命.绝不能成为敌国的牺牲品。

ButweshouldnotletanyCommunistpowertakeadvantageofthisallianceforprogressto

expanditsinfluence.

5.Andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemisphereintendstoremainthemasterofitsown

house.(para9)并让所有美洲以外的国家都知道，西半球的事会由其自己管理。

MVewanttomakecleartotheCommunistpowersthatAmericasaretheAmericasofthe

Americans.Donotattempttopenetrateintothisarea.

6....beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplanned

oraccidentalself-destruction.(parall)

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不要等到科学所释放出的危险的破坏力量在有意或无意中使全人类沦于自我毁灭

...beforetheworldisdestroyedbyanuclearwarlaunchedinapreemptiveattackorcausedby

accident.

7....yetbothracingtoaltertheuncertain...ofmankind'sfinalwar.(paral3)

然而却仍然竞相改进那足以遏止人类最后战争的那一不稳定的恐怖均衡.

Yetbothsidesattempttogetanedgeinthenucleararmsracesoastobreakthemutual

deterrencewhichhassofarpreventedtheoutbreakofanuclearwar.

8....civilityisnotasignofweakness,andsincerityisalwayssubjecttoproof.(para14)

谦恭并不代表懦弱，但要证明其诚意

Tobereadytonegotiateandestablishfriendlyrelationsdoesnotmeanthatweareweakor

afraid.Declarationsofsincereintentionhavetobetestedbyactions.

9.Letbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceinsteadofitsterrors.(paral7)

让双方探究是什么能使我们团结在起，而避免致力于加强那些使我们分裂的问题。

Letthetwosidesusethefruitsofscienceforthebenefitofhumanityratherthanusing

high-techweaponstokillanddestroy.

10....eachgenerationofAmericanshasbeensummonedtogivetestimonytoitsnational

Ioyalty.(para21)

每一代的美国人都曾被唤起表明其对国家的忠诚

TherehavebeenoccasionsforeachgenerationofAmericanstobecalledupontofightanddie

fortheircountry.

Unit9

1.Perhapsbecausetheydon'thavehometowns,justplaceswheretheywereborn.Butthese

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girlssoakupthejuiceoftheirhometowns,anditneverleavesthem.(para2)

也许因为她们不曾有家乡，那些地方只是她们的出生地。但是她们深受家乡的影响，而且这种

影响伴随她们终生a

Thisisperhapsbecausetheyonlyhaveplacesofbirth,butnotplaceswheretheyfeelathome

andwhichtheyidentifythemselveswith.Butthesegirlsarestronglyinfluencedbytheir

hometown,andtheinfluencestayswiththemforeverevenaftertheyleavetheirhometown,

2.Whereveriterupts,thisFunk,theywipeitaway;whereitcrusts,theydissolveit;whereverit

drips,flowers,orclings,theyfindit