很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的，计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到两个沿海城镇，玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据，我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼的上面几层楼。
大学英语(二)1~6单元句子翻译
Unit1
1)背离传统需要很大的勇气
Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.
2)汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了
Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.
3)很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的
Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearlyage.
4)假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？
Assuming(that)thispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit’sworthwhiletobuy/purchaseit?
5)如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题
Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightontheproblemweareinvestigating.
Unit2
1)该公司否认其捐款有商业目的
Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshadacommercialpurpose.
2)每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴
Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammerslightly.
3)教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学
Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily.That’swhymyparentsnevertookmetodinneratexpensiverestaurants,butsentmetothebestprivateschool.
4)手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段
Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery,helosthisjobandthushadtogothroughanotherdifficultphaseofhislife.
5)与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们总是努力满足我们最起码的需求
Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors,myparentsareratherpoor,buttheyhavealwaystriedhardtomeetourminimalneeds.
Unit3
1)科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？
HavescientistsfoundproofofwateronMars?
2)计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到两个沿海城镇
Theplanningcommitteehasnarroweddownthepossiblelocationsforthenuclearpowerplanttotwocoastaltowns.
3)山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生
Samnotonlylosthisjobbutalsobothlegs;hehadtoliveonwelfarefortherestofhislife.
4)由十二人组成的陪审团一致表决认为玛丽有罪
Ajuryconsistingof12membersvotedinunisonthatMarywasguilty.
5)听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱
Seanfelthumiliatedtohearhistalentquestioned.
Unit4
1)研究表明，笑能够带来许多健康上的好处
Researchshows/indicates/revealsthatlaughtercanbringalotofhealthbenefits.
2)互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦
AslowInternetconnectionspeedisreallyannoying.
3)法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪
Asthelawstands/Accordingtothelaw/Itisregulatedbythelawthat,helpingsomeonecommitsuicideisacrime.
4)玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据
Inherreport,Marytries/attemptstointerpretthedatafromacompletelydifferentangle.
5)苏是一个很有天分的女孩。她那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外突出
Sueisagirlofgreattalent.Heramazingmemorysetsherapartfromherclassmates.
Unit5
1)是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业
Itisthecreativityanddedicationoftheworkersandexecutivesthatturnedthecompanyintoaprofitablebusiness.
2)食品和医药价格在过去三个月里急剧增长
Thepricesoffoodandmedicinehavesoaredinthepastthreemonths.
3)我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼的上面几层楼
Weplantorepainttheupperfloorsoftheofficebuilding.
4)他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的
Hissucceshowsthatpopularityandartisticmeritsometimescoincide.
5)我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦地呻吟
Idon’twanttoseemybelovedgrandmotherlyinginahospitalbedandgroaningpainfully.Unit6
1)他这人话不多，但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了，同学们都不是他的对手
Heisamanoffewwords,butwhenitcomestoplayingcomputergames,heistoocleverforhisclassmates.
2)无知的孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始跟他们玩起来
Childrenwhodon’tknowanybettermaythinktheseanimalsareprettycuteandstartplayingwiththem.
3)没有办法获得贷款，所以，要购买新设备，我只得咬紧牙关，卖掉我的混合型动力汽车
Thereisnowaytoobtainaloan,soastobuythenewequipment,I’lljusthavetogritmyteethandsellmyhybridcar.
4)如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他的营地走来，他就不会开枪
Thehunterwouldnothavefiredtheshotsifhehadnotseenaherdofelephantscomingtowardshiscampsite.
5)我觉得具有讽刺意味的是汤姆的记忆是有选择性的，他好像不记得过去痛苦的经历，特别是那些由他自己造成的痛苦经历
IfinditironicthatTomhasaselectivememory---hedoesnotseemtorememberpainfulexperiencesinthepast,particularthoseofhisowndoing.
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册1~6单元Readingaloud+句子翻译
Readingaloud
U1“VeryhesitantlyIselectedatubeofbluepaint,andwithinfiniteprecautionmadeamarkaboutasbigasabeanonthesnow-whitefield.AtthatmomentIheardthesoundofamotorcarinthedriveandthrewdownmybrushinapanic.IwasevenmorealarmedwhenIsawwhosteppedfromthecar:thewifeofSirJohnLavery,thecelebratedpainterwholivednearby.
“’Painting!’shedeclared,’Whatfun.Butwhatareyouwaitingfor?Letmehavethebrush---thebigone.’SheplungedintothepaintsandbeforeIknewit,shehadsweptseveralfiercestokesandslashesofblueontheabsolutelyterrifiedcanvas.Anyonecouldseeitcouldnothitback.Ihesitatednomore.Iseizedthelargestbrushandfelluponmywretchedvictimwithwildfury.Ihaveneverfeltanyfearofacanvassince.”
U2ThisbeliefinhardworkisthefirstofthreemainfactorscontributingtoAsianstudents’outstandingperformance.ItspringsfromAsians’commonheritageofConfucianism,thephilosophyofthe5th-century-BCChinesesagewhoseteachingshavehadaprofoundinfluenceonChinesesocieth.OneofConfucius’sprimaryteachingsisthatthrougheffort,peoplecanperfectthemselves.
ConfucianismprovidesanotherimportantingredientintheAsians’succeaswell.InConfucianphilosophy,thefamilyplaysacentralrole—anorientationthatleadspeopletoworkforthehonorofthefamily,notjustforthemselves.Onecanneverrepayone’sparents,andthere’sasenseofobligationorevenguiltthatisasstrongaforceamongAsiansasProtestantphilosophyisamongthoseintheWest.
U3ThefirstculturaltranslatorIevermetwasaninstallationengineer,Georgebyname,whoworkedforanAmericancompanywhereIwasthedirectorofinternationaloperations.ThecompanyhadjuststartedajointventurewithaJapanesefirm,andtheAmericanmanagementneededsomeonetotraintheJapaneseemployeesinitsuniquetechnology.George’ssolidunderstandingoftheequipment,itsinstallationandusemadehimthebest-qualifiedemployeeforthejob,soeveryonewashappywhenGeorgeacceptedatwo-yearcontractfortemporarytransfertoJapan.
Fromthestart,GeorgewaswellacceptedbyalltheJapaneseemployees.JapanesemanagersoftendistrustanyonesenttorepresentUSowners,butGeorgewassonaturallynonassertivethatnoonecouldseehimasathreattotheircareers.Sotheyfeltcomfortableaskinghisadviceonawiderangeofmatters,includingtheoddbehavioroftheirpartnersacrotheocean.EngineersthroughoutthecompanyappreciatedGeorge’sexpertiseandhisfriendlyandcapablehelp,andtheygotintothehabitofturningtohimwhenevertheyhadaproblem—anyproblem.AndthesecretariesintheofficewereeagertohelpthisnicebachelorlearnJapanese.
U4Failureisneverpleasant.Ithurtsadultsandchildrenalike.Butitcanmakeapositivecontribution
toyourlifeonceyoulearntouseit.Steponeistoask,“WhydidIfail?”Resistthenaturalimpulsetoblamesomeoneelse.Askyourselfwhatyoudidwrong,howyoucanimprove.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,don’tbeshyaboutinquring.
Success,whichencouragesrepetitionofoldbehavior,isnotnearlyasgoodasateacherasfailure.Youcanlearnfromadisastrouspartyhowtogiveagoodone,fromanill-chosenfirsthousewhattolookforinasecond.Evenafailurethatseemstotalcanpromptfreshthinking,achangeofdirection.
U6Hehasbeenproclaimed“thefinestmindalive”,“thegreatestgeniusofthelate20thcentury”,and“Einstein’sheir”,Knowntomillions,farandwide,forhisbookABriefHistoryofTime,StephenHawkingisastarscientistinmorewaysthanone.Hisgiftforrevealingthemysteriesoftheuniverseinastylethatnon-scientistscanenjoymadeHawkinganinstantcelebrityandhisbookabestsellerinbothBritainandAmerica.IthasearnedaplaceintheGuinneBookofRecordsforspending184weeksinTheSundayTimes“top-ten”list,andhassoldmorethanfivemillioncopiesworldwide—virtuallyunheard-ofsucceforasciencebook.
Howdidallthishappen?Howhasamanwhoisalmostcompletelyparalysedandunabletospeakexceptthroughacomputerovercometheseincredibleobstackesandachievedfarmorethanmostpeopleeverdreamof?
TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish
U11.老伴六十多岁时中风去世时，那位72岁的退休教授不胜悲痛。无人依靠的生活对他来说将是非常困难的。
Whenhiswifediedofastrokeinhersixties,the72-year-oldretiredprofessorwas
overwhelmedwithgrief.Lifewouldbehardforhimwithoutanyonetorelyon.
2.两位业余画家上个月在伦敦举办了一次个人画展。许多人前去参观，其中包括一些著名的专业画家。
TwoamateurpaintersheldanexhibitionoftheirpictureslastmonthinLondon.Manypeoplewenttoseeit,includingafewcelebratedprofessionals.
3.当20世纪80年代中期，7名宇航员在“挑战者”号的灾难中遇难时，全世界一下子陷入了震惊与悲痛中。
WhensevenastronautsdiedintheChallengerdisasterinthemid-1980s,itplungedthewholeworldintoshockandgrief.
4.在结束了其第二届首相任期之后，她仍积极参与政治事务。当政府遇到困难时，她屡次前来帮忙。
Aftercompletinghersecondprimeministry,sheremainedactivelyinvolvedinpoliticalaffairs.Shecametotherescueseveraltimeswhenthegovernmentwasindifficulty.
5.大选失败后，史密斯博士隐退到一个小村庄，在那里尝试耕作。
Afterhisfailureintheelectioncampaign,Dr.Smithretiredtoasmallvillage,wherehetried
hishandatfarming.
6.只要你一辈子不停地努力工作，你在回忆往事时就会感到心满意足的。
Aslongasyoukeepworkinghardallyourlife,youwillrecallyourpastwithaglowofsatisfaction.
7.我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚了。
Wemustawakenpeopletotheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection,oritwillbetoolate.
8.那位官员因卷入一件政治丑闻而被撤职。如果早知会落到这般地步，他当初也许就会以不同的方式行事了。
Thatofficialwasremovedfromofficeforbeinginvolvedinapoliticalscandal.Hadheknownthiswouldhappen,hemighthaveacteddifferently.
U21.我们班女生占大多数。相比之下，他们的班级全由男生组成。
Femalestudentsconstitutethemajorityofourclass.Bycontrast,theirclaismadeupofmalesonly.
2.美国孩子通常每天看三小时电视，而中国孩子必须将放学后的大部分时间用于做家庭作业。
AmericankidscanusuallywatchTVthreehoursaday,whereastheirChinesecounterpartshavetodotheirhomeworkmostofthetimeafterschool.
3.他开发的一系列新研究方法使他获得了巨大的成功。他说这一切都得归功于他父母的鼓励。
Hisdevelopmentofaseriesofnewresearchmethodsledtohishugesuccess.Hesaidthatheowedallthistohisparents’encouragement.
4.讨论直接涉及到他的未来，而他却被排斥在外，对此他表示愤慨。
Heresentedbeingexcludedfromdiscussionsthatdirectlyconcernedhisfuture.
5.这些问题连续不断地出现，这表明这台新仪器必须重新调试。
Thefactthattheseproblemsarecontinuallyshowingupsuggeststhatthisnewdevicemustbereadjusted.
6.张华是近年来涌入美国一流大学的亚裔学生之一，他说他的许多思想都基于传统的中国哲学。
AsoneoftheAsianstudentswhohavesurgedintothebestAmericanuniversitiesinrecentyears,ZhangHuasaysthatmanyofhisideasarebasedonthetraditionalChinesephilosophy.
7.首先，杨先生如此努力工作并非只是为了钱。他一心为了教育青年人并设法激励他们在各方面都取得进步。
Tostartwith,itisnotmerelymoneythatmakesMr.Yangworksohard.Heiscommittedtoeducatingtheyoungandtriestomotivatethemtogetaheadinlife.
8.我们剩下的时间不多了，于是我们把车开得更快，希望能及时赶到机常
Astimewasrunningout,wedroveevenfasterinhopesthatwecouldmakeittotheairportintime.
U31.当那份临时性的工作结束时，人家给乔治提供了一份永久性的（permanent）工作，他马上就接受了。
Whenthetemporaryjobcametoanend,Georgewasofferedapermanentjob,whichheacceptedatonce.
2.为了确保他们在日本的合资企业赢利，那些美国公司比之语言翻译来说更需要文化翻译。ToensurethattheirjointventuresinJapanareprofitable,theAmericancompaniesneedculturaltranslatorsevenmorethanlanguagetranslators.
3.作为一名文化翻译，乔治渴望帮助那些就许许多多事情来向他求助的日方雇员，包括属于他专业知识范围之内和之外的问题。
Asaculturaltranslator,GeorgewaseagertohelptheJapaneseemployeeswhocametoaskhisadviceonagreatmanymatters,bothwithinandoutsidehisfieldofexpertise.
4.乔治用某种方法说服美方经理接受了日方会计师的决定，从而缓解了两人之间的冲突。Somehoworother,GeorgepersuadedtheAmericanmanagertogoalongwiththeJapaneseaccountant’sdecision,thussmoothingovertheconflictbetweenthetwo.
5.美方经理与日方经理之间的确有时会发生冲突和争论。但由于双方都很有见识进行妥协，才防止了这些冲突和争论激化为感情大战。
ConflictsandargumentsdoariseattimesbetweentheAmericanmanagersandtheirJapanesecounterparts.Butsincebothpartieshavethegoodsensetocompromise,theseconflictsarepreventedfromescalatingintobigemotionalbattles.
6.所有的日方雇员，包括人事经理在内，都很感激乔治在他们遇到的众多问题上所给予的经常帮助。
AlltheJapaneseemployees,thepersonnelmanagerincluded,appreciatedGeorge’sfrequenthelpwiththemultitudeofproblemstheyraninto.
7.我的日语还不足以很好地表达我的思想，所以如果我有时说了些愚蠢的话，请不要生气。MyspokenJapaneseisnotgoodenoughtoexpremyselfwell.Pleasedon’tgetoffendedifIsometimessaystupidthings.
8.张大夫对中医有精深的了解，英语也掌握得不错，所以他完全有资格培训前来中国学习中医的外国医生。
WithasolidunderstandingoftraditionalChinesemedicineandagoodmasteryofEnglish,Dr.ZhangishighlyqualifiedtotrainforeigndoctorswhohavecometoChinatostudyChinesemedicine.
U41.庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益的。
Shieldingchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailedisanythingbutbeneficialtotheirdevelopment.
2.爱默生认为在失败与成功之间并无天壤之别。
Emersondoesnotthinkthereisaworldofdifferencebetweensucceandfailure.
3.一个成熟的人是一个善于把失败变成成功的人。
Amaturemanisonewhoisgoodatturningfailureintosuccess.
4.她醉心于自己在溜冰方面的成功，从未对现实世界的挑战作好准备。
Shewassoobsessedwithbecomingasucceiniceskatingthatsheneverpreparedherselfforthechallengesoftherealworld.
5.当他得知自己的公司已经破产(gobankrupt)时，神经完全崩溃了
Hesufferedacompletenervousbreakdownwhenhelearnedthathiscompanyhadgonebankrupt.
6.史密斯先生在谈到他的成功时，往往夸大其辞(exaggeration)。
Whentalkingabouthissuccess,Mr.Smithisverypronetoexaggeration.
7.这家公司开始只卖收音机，但现在已扩大营业范围，销售电脑了。
Thecompanystartedbysellingradiosbutnowhasbranchedoutintosellingcomputersaswell.
8.事实上，失败并不是可怕的东西。一旦我们学会运用它，它就能对我们的成长和发展作出积极的贡献。
Infact,failureisnothingtobeafraidof.Oncewelearnhowtouseit,itcanmakeapositivecontributiontoourgrowthanddevelopment.
U61.专攻理论宇宙学的英国科学家斯蒂芬·霍金被公认为二十世纪末叶最伟大的天才。
StephenHawking,aBritishscientistspecializingintheoreticalcosmologyhasbeenproclaimedthegreatestgeniusofthelate20thcentury.
2.每推出一张新唱片,这位歌手总梦想着它能跻身电台的排行榜前十名之列。
Everytimehereleasesanewrecord,thesingerdreamsofits/itearningaplaceinthe“top-ten”listontheradio.
3.位于伦敦西北的牛津大学以其学术成就而闻名遐迩。
LocatedtothenorthwestofLondon,OxfordUniversityiswellknown/notedfarandwideforits
academicexcellence.
4.作为一位智力超群的伟人，爱因斯坦使现代人对于时空有了全新的概念。
Anintellectualgiant,Einsteinwasresponsibleformodernman’snewconceptoftimeandspace.
5.这项医学研究的目的在于找到医治遗传性血液疾病的新疗法，因为现在使用的药物不能治愈这些复杂的疾玻
Thismedicalresearchisaimedatfindingnewtreatmentforinheritedblooddiseases,becausethedrugsnowinusecannotcurethesecomplicateddiseases.
6.今年是我校建校一百周年纪念。我校最初是一家私塾,现已成为一所以理论研究见长的世界名牌大学。
Thisyearistheonehundredthanniversaryofthefoundingofouruniversity.Aprivateschoolinitially,ithasnowbecomeaworld-famousuniversityspecializinginthetheoreticalresearch.
7.两年前，鲍勃对他餐馆经理的工作感到厌倦；幸好他获得了一份州立大学的奖学金。Twoyearsago,Bobwasfeelingboredwithhisjobasarestaurantmanager.Luckilyhewonascholarshiptothestateuniversity.
8.当被问及斯蒂芬在大学时是什么样的学生时，当时任物理系系主任的怀特教授回忆道：“他给我的印象是个非常聪明的学生，具有一种对物理本能的洞察力。”
AskedwhatkindofstudentStephenwasatcollege,Prof.White,thethenChairmanofthePhysicsDepartment,recalls:“Heimpressedmeasaverybrightstudentwithaninstinctiveinsightintophysics.”
21世纪大学英语读写教程1-6单元ReadingAloud及句子翻译
Unit1
VeryhesitantlyIselectedatubeofbluepaint,andwithinfiniteprecautionmadeamarkaboutasbigasabeanonthesnow-whitefield.AtthatmomentIheardthesoundofamotorcarinthedriveandthrewdownmybrushinapanic.IwasevenmorealarmedwhenIsawwhosteppedfromthecar:thewifeofSirJohnLaverty,thecelebratedpainterwholivednearby.
"'Painting!shedeclared.Whatfun.Butwhatareyouwaitingfor?Letmehavethebrush-thebigone.sheplungedintothepaintsandbeforeIknewit,shehadsweptseveralfiercestrokesandslashesofblueontheabsolutelyterrifiedcanvas.Anyonecouldseeitcouldnothitback.Irestitutednomore.Seizedthelargestbrushandfelluponmywretchedvictimwithfury.Ihaveneverfeltanyfearofacanvassince."
1.Whenhiswifediedofastrokeinhersixties,the72-year-oldretiredprofessorwasoverwhelmedbygrief.Lifewouldbetoodifficultforhimwithoutanybodytorelyon.
2.LastmonthtwoamateurpaintersheldanexhibitionoftheirpicturesinLondon.Manypeoplewenttoseeit,includingafewcelebratedprofessors.
3.whensevenastronautsdiedinthechallengerdisasterinthemid-1980s,itplungedthewholeworldintoshockandgrief.
4.Aftercompletinghersecondprimeministry,sheremainedactivelyinvolvedinpoliticalaffairs.Shecametotherescueseveraltimeswhenthegovernmentwasindifficulty.
5.Aftercompletinghersecondprimeministry,sheremainedactivelyinvolvedinpoliticalaffair.shecametotherescueseveraltimeswhenthegovernmentwasindifficulty.
6.Aslongasyoukeepworkinghardallyourlife,youwillrecallyourpastwithaglowofsatisfaction.
7.Wemustawakenpeopletotheimportanceofenvironmentprotectionnow,oritwillsoonbetoolate.
8.Thatofficialwasremovedfromofficeofbeinginvolvedinapoliticalscandal.Hadheknownthiswouldhappen,hemighthaveacteddifferently.
Unit2
ThisbeliefinhardworkisthefirstofthreemainfactorscontributingtoAsianstudents'outstandingperformance.ItspringsfromAsians'commonheritageofConfucianism,thephilosophyofthe5th-century-BCChinesesageteachingshavehadaprofoundinfluenceonChinesesociety.OneofConfuciuprimaryteachingsisthatthrougheffort,peoplecanperfectthemselves.
ConfucianismprovidesanotherimportantingredientintheAsianssucceaswell.In
Confucianphilosophy,thefamilyplaysacentralrole--anorientationthatleadspeopletoworkforthehonorofthefamily,notjustforthemselves.Onecanneverreplayone'sparents,andthere'ssenseofobligationorevenguiltthatisasstrongaforceamongAsiansasProtestantphilosophyisamongthoseintheWest
1.Femalestudentsconstitutethemajorityofourclass.Bycontrast,theirclaismadeupofmalesonly.
2.AmericanchildrencanusuallywatchTVthreehoursaday,whereastheirChinesecounterpartshavetoworkontheirhomeworkduringmosttheirafter-schooltime.
3.Hisdevelopmentofaseriesofnewresearchmethodsledtohishugesuccess.Hesaidheowedallthistohisparentsencouragement.
4.Heresentedbeingexcludedfromdiscussionsthatdirectlyconcernedhisfuture.
5.Thefactthattheseproblemsarecontinuallyshowingupsuggeststhatthisnewdevicehastobereadjusted.
6.AsoneofthemanyAsianstudentswhohavesurgedintothebestAmericanuniversitiesinrecentyears,ZhangHuasaysthatmanyofhisideasarebasedontraditionalChinesephilosophy.7.
Tostartwith,itisnotmerelymoneythatmakesMr.Youngworksohard.Heiscommittedtoeducatingtheyoungandtirestomotivatethemtogetaheadinlife.
8.Astimewasrunningout,wedroveevenfasterinthehopethatwecouldmakeittotheairportintime.
Unit3
ThefirstculturaltranslatorIevermetwasaninstallationengineer,Georgebyname,whoworkedforanAmericancompanywhereIwasthedirectorofinternationaloperations.ThecompanyhadjuststartedajointventurewithaJapanesefirm,andtheAmericanmanagementneededsomeonetotraintheJapaneseemployeesinitsuniquetechnology.George'ssolidunderstandingoftheequipment,itsinstallationandusemadehimthebest-qualifiedemployeeforthejob,soeveryonewashappywhenGeorgeacceptedatwo-yearcontractfortemporarytransfertoJapan.
Formthestart,GeorgewaswellacceptedbyalltheJapaneseemployees.JapanesemanagersoftendistrustanyonesenttorepresentUSowners,butGeorgewassonaturallynonassertivethatnoonecouldseehimasathreattotheircareers.Sotheyfeltcomfortableaskinghisadviceonawiderangeofmatters,includingtheoddbehavioroftheirpartnersacrotheocean.EngineersthroughoutthecompanyappreciatedGeorge'sexpertiseandhisfriendlyandcapablehelp,andtheygotintohabitofturningtohimwhenevertheyhadaproblem-anyproblem.Andthe
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Whenthistemporaryjobcametoanend,Georgewasofferedapermanentjob,whichheacceptedatonce.
2.ToensurethattheirventuresinJapanareprofitable,theAmericancompaniesneedculturaltranslatorsevenmorethanlanguagetranslators.
3.Asaculturaltranslator,GeorgewaseagertohelptheJapaneseemployeeswhocametoaskhisadviceonagreatmanymatters,bothwithinandoutsideofhisfieldofexpertise.
4.Somehoworother,GeorgepersuadedtheAmericanmanagertogoalongwiththeJapaneseaccountantsdecision,thussmoothingovertheconflictbetweenthetwo.
http://www.oh100.com nflictsandargumentsdoariseattimesbetweentheAmericanmanagersandtheirJapanesecounterparts.Butsincebothpartieshavethegoodsensetocompromise,theseconflictsarepreventedfromescalatingintobigemotionalbattles.
6.AlltheJapaneseemployees,thepersonnelmanagerincluded,appreciatedGeorgesfrequenthelpwiththemultitudeofproblemstheyruninto.
7.MyspokenJapaneseisnotgoodenoughtoexpremyselfwell.PleasedontgetoffendedifIsometimessaystupidthings.
8.withasolidunderstandingoftraditionalChinesemedicineandagoodmasteryofEnglish,dr.ZhangishighlyqualifiedtotrainforeigndoctorswhocametoChinatostudyChinesemedicine.
Unit4
Failureisneverpleasant.Ithurtsadultsandchildrenalike.Butitcanmakeapositivecontributiontoyourlifeonceyoulearntouseit.Steponeistoask,”WhydidIfail?”Resistthenaturalimpulsetoblamesomeoneelse.Askyourselfwhatyoudidwrong,howyoucanimprove.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,dontbeshyaboutinquiring.
Success,whichencouragesrepetitionofoldbehavior,isnotnearlyasgoodateacherasfailure.Youcanlearnfromadisastrouspartyhowtogiveagoodone,fromanill-chosenfirsthousewhattolookforinasecond.Evenafailurethatseemstotalcanpromptfreshthinking,achangeofdirection.
1.Protectingchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailedisanythingbutbeneficialtotheirgrowthanddevelopment.
2.Emersondoesnotthinkthereisaworldofdifferencebetweensucceandfailure.
3.Amaturepersonisonewhoisgoodatturningfailureintosuccess.
4.Shewassoobsessedwithbecomingasucceiniceskatingthatsheneverpreparedherselfforchallengesoftherealworld.
5.Hesufferedacompletenervousbreakdownwhenhelearnedthathiscompanyhadgonebankrupt.
6.Whentalkingabouthissuccess,Mr.Smithisverypronetoexaggeration.
7.Thecompanystartedbysellingradiosbutnowhasbranchedoutintosellingcomputersaswell.8.
Infact,failureisnothingtobeafraidof.Oncewelearnhowtouseit,itcanmakeapositivecontributiontoourgrowthanddevelopment.
Unit5
Balancingworkandschoolwasdifficult."Iwasstayinguplatestudying,andgoingtoworkearlyeverymorning.Iwashavingahardtimeconcentratinginclass,andahardtimeonthejobbecauseIwassotired,"shesays.ButsheendedupwithtwoA'sinherfirstsemesteranyway.Priscilladecidedtopursueanarchaeologymajor,andinthesummerof1992,shegotherfistopportunitytoreallytestoutherinterestinthesubject.ThearchaeologicalfiledschoolofWashingtonStateUniversitywassponsoringasummerresearchprojectatasitealongsidetheSnakeRiverinWashington.Priscillathrewherselfintothework,andtheprojectsupervisorswereimpressed.Attheendofthesummer,oneoftheprofessorsofferedherajob."Hesaid,'WejustgotacontractforprojectinNorthDakota.Wewanttohireyouifyou'rewillingtotakeasemesterofffromschool.“TheofferwasadiversionfromPriscilla'spursuitofherBA."ButbythenInolongerdoubtedthatIwouldultimatelyfinishschool,soIfeltcomfortablegrabbingthisopportunity,”shesays.
1.TheuniversityofferedPriscillaonlyasmallloanandshehadtocomeupwiththerestofthemoneyherself.
2.Withsmallincomefromherrestaurantjob,marrycouldbarelymake(both)endsmeet.Thatswhyshefoundsomecleaningworktodointheapartmentbuildingwhereshelived.
3.Duringherfirstsemesters,sheoftenstayeduplatestudyingbecausesheknewshehadtogetthehighestGPAinherclatoqualifythescholarship.
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degree;ifnotaPh.D.otherwiseheorshewillnotbeaccepted.
5.Onlyifyoucompletelythrowyourselfintoyourstudieswillyouultimatelyachieveyourlong-termgoalofbecominganarchaeologist.
http://www.oh100.com heofficeBethalwayslookedhappyandhadareadysmile.Butdeepdown,shewastiredofbeingasecretary.Shewantedtodosomethingmorecreative.
7.AmigrantfarmlaborerfromMexico,myfatherwasoverjoyedwhenIwasacceptedbytheUniversityofWashingtonandbecamethefirstpersoninmyfamilytoattendcollege.
8.WhenPriscillalookedbackonheryearsofhardstruggle,shesaidthatitwasnoeasyjobtobalanceworkandstudy.
Unit6
Hehadbeenproclaimed”thefinestmindalive”,”thegreatestgeniusofthelate20thcentury”,and"Einstein'sheir".Knowntomillions,farandwide,forhisbookABriefHistoryofTime,StephenHawkingisastarscientistinmorewaysthanone.Hisgiftforrevealingthemysteriesoftheuniverseinastylethatnon-scientistscanenjoymadeHawkinganinstantcelebrityandhisbookabestsellerinbothBritainandAmerica.IthasearnedaplaceintheGuinneBookofRecordsforspending184weeksinTheSundayTimes”top-ten"list,andhassoldmorethanfivemillioncopiesworldwide--virtuallyunheard-ofsucceforasciencebook.
Howdidallthishappen?Howhasamanwhoisalmostcompletelyparalyzedandunabletospeakexceptthroughacomputerovercometheseincredibleobstaclesandachievedfarmorethanpeopleeverdreamof?
1.StephenHawking,aBritishscientistspecializingintheoreticalcosmologyhasbeenproclaimedthegreatestgeniusofthelate20thcentury.
2.Everytimehereleasesanewrecord,thesingerdreamsofits/itearningaplaceinthetop-tenlistonetheradio.
3.LocatedtothenorthwestofLondon,OxfordUniversityiswellknown/notedfarandwideforitsacademicexcellence.
4.Anintellectualgiant,Einsteinwasresponsibleformodernmansnewconceptoftimeandspace.5.
Thismedicalresearchisaimedatfindingnewtreatmentsforinheritedblooddiseases,becausethedrugsnowinusecannotcurethesecomplicateddiseases.
6.Thisyearistheonehundredthanniversaryofthefoundingofouruniversity.Aprivateschoolinitially,ithasnowbecomeaworld-famousuniversityspecializingintheoreticalresearch.
http://www.oh100.com oyearsago,bobwasfeelingboredwithhisjobasarestaurantmanager.Luckilyhewonascholarshiptothestateuniversity.
8.AskedwhatkindofstudentStephenwasatcollege,Prof.white,thethenChairofthePhysicsdepartment,recalls:“Heimpressedmeasaverybrightstudentwithaninstinctiveinsightintophysics.”