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Every morning at approximately 8:48 a.m., I pass it—the brick building that I visited many times as a child and that once seemed so grand, now a miniature playhouse in my mind.
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每天早晨，大約8點(diǎn)48分的時(shí)候，我都會(huì)路過那棟磚砌的建筑。小時(shí)候，我曾經(jīng)多次造訪過那里。那時(shí)，這棟樓看起來(lái)是那么威嚴(yán)宏大，可如今它在我心里就像一個(gè)微型的玩具小屋。
My father used to live there, along with 549 other inmates. When I’d visit, as I often did, we’d chat and laugh—through a glass wall, telephones in hand.
我父親就曾住在那里，和其他549名囚犯生活在一起。我常常去探望他，每次去時(shí)，我們都有說有笑——只不過我和他之間隔著一堵玻璃墻，每人手里拿著電話。
For me, it was normal. It was all I knew. And I relished connecting with him. It was one of the most important relationships in my life, and still is today.
對(duì)我來(lái)說，這種交流方式很正常。因?yàn)槲宜赖慕涣鞣绞骄褪沁@樣的。我喜歡這么和他聊天。那時(shí)候，和父親的交流是我生命中最重要的情感寄托之一，直至今天也是如此。
Experts say the years before you turn 5 are the most important. I must be lucky then. The day he was arrested on drug-related charges, the day I smiled at the policeman in our home, the day that everything changed was six months before my sixth birthday.
專家說，每個(gè)人五歲之前的經(jīng)歷對(duì)其成長(zhǎng)是最為重要的。要這么說的話，我肯定是幸運(yùn)的。因?yàn)榫驮诟赣H因毒品案被捕的那一天、我沖著那個(gè)闖進(jìn)我家的警察微笑的那一天、我的生活從此完全改變的那一天，我已經(jīng)五歲半了。
Over the years, the weekly commutes to visit my father became rituals. Eventually, after several years, we were allowed real visits when he was moved to a lower-security facility—the kind of visits where you can hug and tickle, where a conversation’s connection doesn’t depend on the distorted and crackly voice coming through the telephone, where words can be freely exchanged without the clock ticking, reminding you that time is slipping, moving faster than it should, faster than you’d like.
那之后許多年，我每星期都會(huì)坐車去探望父親，這已經(jīng)成為一種習(xí)慣。終于，在幾年后，父親被轉(zhuǎn)到一所防衛(wèi)不那么嚴(yán)格的監(jiān)獄，我們這才被允許“真正”地探望他：我們可以互相擁抱，互相胳肢；可以直接對(duì)話而不再依賴電話里那種有些失真又沙啞的聲音；可以自由地交談，沒有時(shí)鐘在一旁嘀嗒嘀嗒，提醒我們時(shí)間在一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)溜走，而且那時(shí)鐘總是走得特別快，比你希望得快。
We’ve always shared a sense of understanding, my father and I. We can look at one another and know what the other is thinking. We get each other.
父親和我之間一直有那么一種默契。我們看著對(duì)方，就知道彼此心里在想什么。我們心有靈犀。
You’d think his absence would have prevented him from making rules, enforcing discipline and participating in the day-to-day of my childhood, but that wasn’t so. He wrote me every week, and I often go back and read what’s left of the folded, disintegrating letters. He’d tell me stories and I’d draw him fashion designs.
也許你會(huì)覺得，既然父親沒在家，他肯定沒辦法給我立規(guī)矩或是管教我，在我的童年生活里，他肯定也沒辦法天天陪著我，但實(shí)際情況卻并非如此。他每個(gè)星期都會(huì)給我寫信，那些留著的信現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)折痕累累、支離破碎，但我還時(shí)�；剡^頭去讀一讀。他會(huì)在信里給我講故事，而我會(huì)給他畫服裝設(shè)計(jì)的圖樣。
1In person, we’d talk, not just speak. His life lessons, never cliché but always earnest, struck a chord with me and I soaked up every word. He told me that not having a father had been a detriment to his ego and that he’d overcompensated by feeling infallible well into his 30s. He spoke of the shame he’d caused his family and how there were times when he almost cracked, being isolated from his family, from love, from who he used to be.
見面的時(shí)候，我們會(huì)傾心交談，而不僅僅是閑聊瞎扯。他會(huì)和我分享他的人生經(jīng)驗(yàn)，句句真摯中肯，從不老生常談，他說的每一個(gè)字都讓我深感共鳴，我把這些話牢記心間。他告訴我，他從小沒有父親，這讓他的自尊深受傷害，而三十多歲時(shí)，他又走到另一個(gè)極端，過于自信，覺得自己永遠(yuǎn)是正確的。他還談到自己的所作所為讓家人蒙受的恥辱，他說自己好幾次都幾近崩潰——因?yàn)檫h(yuǎn)離家人，遠(yuǎn)離關(guān)愛，無(wú)法做回曾經(jīng)的自己。
Other children looked forward to Saturdays, long stretches of time when their fathers would take them to swimming or hockey lessons, to the park for a walk or for an ice-cream cone. I could barely sleep with anticipation, getting up as early as 5 a.m. to hop in the car for the two-hour drive ahead.
別的孩子們都盼著過周六，期待在那長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的閑暇時(shí)間里，他們的父親會(huì)帶他們?nèi)W(xué)游泳或上曲棍球課，去公園里散步或買冰淇淋甜筒。而我每周五晚會(huì)因滿心期待而難以入睡，周六早上我會(huì)五點(diǎn)起床，跳上汽車，然后坐兩個(gè)小時(shí)的車去探望父親。
The ice cream I was missing paled in comparison with the sweet joy of simply “being” with my dad. To have our chats, to share outdoor barbecues with my father and other families who would gather. Most children have school friends and neighbourhood friends. I had those too, but I also had my jail friends, the girls and boys with whom I would run around and play tag, not truly comprehending why these individuals probably understood me and my life far better than anyone else.
不過，只要能和父親“待”在一起，我就感到甜蜜而快樂，相比之下，沒吃上冰淇淋就顯得微不足道了。我可以和父親聊天，和父親以及其他周末在這個(gè)地方相聚的家庭一起在戶外燒烤。大多數(shù)孩子的朋友是學(xué)校的同學(xué)或是附近的鄰居。我也有這樣的朋友，但我還有一幫在監(jiān)獄里結(jié)識(shí)的伙伴。這些伙伴中有男孩也有女孩，我們一起東奔西跑，一起玩捉人游戲，那時(shí)我并沒有真正理解，為什么這些孩子可能會(huì)比其他人更能理解我和我的生活。
My mother, who had long since separated from my father, would often ask me about my feelings, trying to uncover some inadequacy I felt, pressing for details and expressions that might make sense. How could I be okay?
很久以前，母親就和父親離婚了。她總是問我對(duì)父親入獄這件事有什么感受，盡力尋找每一個(gè)可能有意義的細(xì)節(jié)和表情，試圖證明我是感覺受傷害了的。她想不明白我怎么可能一點(diǎn)兒事兒都沒有呢？
But how could I not? As a child, the word jail means nothing, and this proved itself when my stepmother broke the news to me a few months after my father’s arrest. She took me for an ice cream, and as we sat in her car in the parking lot, she explained why the police had been at our home, what it all meant, how my father would not be returning any time soon.
可我為什么就不能感覺良好呢？對(duì)于一個(gè)孩子來(lái)說，“監(jiān)獄”這個(gè)詞沒有任何意義。這一點(diǎn)，從父親被捕幾個(gè)月后繼母告訴我這個(gè)消息時(shí)我的反應(yīng)上就能看出來(lái)。她帶我去買了一個(gè)冰淇淋，然后，在停車場(chǎng)里，我們坐在她的車上時(shí)，她向我解釋了警察為什么會(huì)來(lái)我家，這一切都意味著什么，以及父親為何在短時(shí)間內(nèi)不能回家了。
Yes, I cried, but only because I thought I was supposed to. I couldn’t comprehend the magnitude. I just did what all kids learn to do around this age, intuitively gauge what an adult wants from you and serve it up, all the while holding one’s breath while waiting for approval.
沒錯(cuò)，我哭了，但那只是因?yàn)槲矣X得我應(yīng)該哭。我那時(shí)無(wú)法理解這件事情的嚴(yán)重性。我只是做了所有大概這個(gè)年齡的孩子都會(huì)做的事：憑直覺估計(jì)一下大人希望你怎么做，然后把它做出來(lái)，同時(shí)屏住呼吸，等著大人的`認(rèn)可。
I was 11 when my father finally came home. I learned all about responsibility when he signed me up for a part-time job serving ice cream at the beach. I acted excited, though like most 11-year-olds, all I wanted to do was park myself in front of the television all summer long. But I wanted to please him, wanted to earn those extra smiles, all the ones I’d missed.
我11歲那年，父親終于刑滿回家了。他給我報(bào)名，讓我去應(yīng)聘了一份在沙灘上賣冰淇淋的兼職工作，這份工作讓我徹底了解了什么是責(zé)任。我當(dāng)時(shí)假裝很激動(dòng)，但其實(shí)像大多數(shù)11歲的孩子一樣，我只想整個(gè)夏天都坐在電視機(jī)前度過。但是我想讓他高興，想多看到他笑，想把我錯(cuò)過的那些笑容都補(bǔ)回來(lái)。
Years later, as I stare out the window while I pass that brick building on my daily commute to work, I often wonder if I lost something, if those special years that others had with their fathers, the ones I didn’t, harmed me in some way. Am I really that different? Do I have attachment issues?
多年以后，當(dāng)我每天乘車上班途經(jīng)那棟磚砌的建筑時(shí)，都會(huì)從車窗向外凝望，此時(shí)我經(jīng)常問自己，我是否錯(cuò)失過什么？在那特別的幾年里，別的孩子可以和他們的父親一起度過，但我卻沒有父親陪伴，這是否對(duì)我造成了這樣或那樣的傷害呢？我真的那么與眾不同嗎？我在情感方面有沒有什么問題？
I still live at home, but so does every other twentysomething I know. They still enjoy home-cooked meals, pristinely arranged households and all bills paid for by their parents.
我現(xiàn)在還和父母住在一起，但我認(rèn)識(shí)的其他二十多歲的年輕人也都和父母一起住。他們還是很喜歡吃家里做的飯菜，喜歡家里一切都收拾得整齊干凈，更喜歡父母幫他們付清所有的賬單。
When I think about moving out, I know it’s not time yet. It’s not the conveniences that come from living a life almost free of responsibility, although that’s a bonus.
我也考慮過搬出去住，但我知道還不是時(shí)候。不過，這并不是因?yàn)檫@種幾乎不需要負(fù)任何責(zé)任的生活給我?guī)?lái)了很多便利，雖然這種便利是額外的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。
I’m not ready to give up the small inner burst of joy I get every morning when my dad pops his head into my bedroom and says, “Morning, Mini,” a nickname I’ve kept far too many years. I growl and tell him to “get out!” since it’s hours before I need to get up. But I can’t help smiling.
我不愿意搬出去住，是因?yàn)槲疫�沒有準(zhǔn)備好放棄每天早上父親突然探頭到我的臥室，沖我喊“早安，米妮(一個(gè)我叫了好多年的小名)！”時(shí)，我心里迸發(fā)出來(lái)的那點(diǎn)小小的快樂。我會(huì)很生氣地朝他大吼“出去！”，因?yàn)殡x我該起床的時(shí)間還有好幾個(gè)小時(shí)呢。但每當(dāng)此時(shí)，我都會(huì)忍不住地微笑起來(lái)。
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀2
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while. On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself. Then he heard Henry calling out, “A snake! Help! …” “What’s wrong with you?” asked Allan. “A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!”
Allan ran over and saw a xxx all red wound（傷口）on Henry’s leg.
“The snake was in the grass. I didn’t see it.” “Sit down quickly!” Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved（挽救）Henry’s life. “Oh, Allan, it’s very kind of you to help me.”
“That’s all fight. We are friends and we must always help each other.”
1. It was __________ when Allan and Henry went out. A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet 2. After swimming, they played in the sun __________. A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours C. long D. for a while 3. On their way home, __________ got something wrong with his __________. A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head 4. Henry and Allan are __________. A. workers B. good friends c. brothers D. farmers 5. Which of the following（下面的）is true?
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan. B. Allan saved Henry’s life.
C. Allan was bitten by the sanke, too. D. Allan died at last.
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀3
辦公室戀情 Office Love
Nowadays, a new type of love is not accepted in most situation, it is the office love. In some companies, there is the rule to forbid office love, because the boss believes that it is not good for running the business, the relationship will distract the employees’ attention.
現(xiàn)在,一種新型的愛情在大多數(shù)情況下是不待見的,那就是是辦公室戀情。在一些公司,有規(guī)則禁止辦公室戀情,因?yàn)槔习逭J(rèn)為這對(duì)業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展是不好的',戀愛會(huì)分散員工的注意力。
Why office love is always happening, even the young people know it is not allowed. It is because when these young girls and boys work together all the day, they are easy to fall in love with each other. It is the natural reaction, they know each other well and realize the shinning point.
為什么辦公室的愛情總是發(fā)生,即使是年輕人知道這是不允許的。這是因?yàn)楫?dāng)這些年輕女孩和男孩在一起整天工作,他們很容易愛上對(duì)方。這是自然反應(yīng),他們彼此了解熟悉,發(fā)現(xiàn)閃光點(diǎn)。
In order to keep the relationship, the young couples have to lie to everybody and pretend nothing is happening. But the awkward situations happen sometimes, they have to deal very carefully. But most companies won’t interfere the personal emotion, they believe that it is the employees’ right to handle their emotion. The companies have the job for the employees, they can do whatever they want when they finish their job.
為了維持戀情,年輕的情侶們不得不欺騙大家,假裝什么也沒有發(fā)生。但有時(shí)尷尬的情況會(huì)發(fā)生,他們必須非常謹(jǐn)慎地處理好。但大多數(shù)公司不會(huì)干涉?zhèn)�人的情感,他們認(rèn)為這是員工的權(quán)利去處理他們的情緒。公司分配給員工工作 ,當(dāng)他們完成他們的工作，該干嘛就干嘛去。
Office love is nothing special, don’t give the pressure to the young people.
辦公室愛情沒什么特別的,不要給年輕人壓力。
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀4
When Adam and Eve wereexpelledfrom Eden, there was an incident when the flames of a blazing sword of an angel, who had sent them away, burned a birds' nest.
The birds were all burned to death, but a new bird was born from one of theruddilyheated eggs. This means that the unique 'Phoenix' was born.
The phoenix builds its nest in Arabia, and there is a myth that it set fire to its own nest once every 100 years. Among those ruddy eggs heated by the fire, a new Phoenix comes to be born again.
The phoenix flies as fast as a ray of light, its feathers are ofdazzlingbeauty, and the sound of its voice is very sweet.
When a mother sits next to her baby's cradle and dandles the baby, the Phoenix comes down to the baby's pillow, and the glaring feathers of Phoenix make a halo around the baby's head. The phoenix flies around rooms of poor people,sprinklessunshine, and carries the fragrance of violets into the rooms.
The phoenix stays not only in Arabia but it flies around the far North Pole, broad field, above the rivers where the sunshine falls in coal mines and in our front yards where beautiful flowers bloom.
On the carriage of the Greek tragic poet, Thespis, the Phoenix became atalkativecrow, for the troubadours of Island it played the harp disguised as a swan, and on the shoulder of Shakespeare the phoenix whispered "eternity" as it was the Odin's crow.
The phoenix sang beautiful songs, and people kissed its shining fallen feathers from its wings. Even though the Phoenix came from glorious Paradise, people may not see the Phoenix because they are busy with seeingsparrows.
The bird of the Paradise! Born once every 100 years, dies in flames! When it was born under the tree of wisdom in the garden of the Paradise, God kissed the Phoenix and gave him a name. That was "Poetry and Art".
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀5
第一題：
It is eight o’clock. The children (孩子們) go to school by car every day, they are going to school on foot. It is ten o’clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually (通常)stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. It is four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden. It is six o’clock, In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden. It is nine o’clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night(晚上). But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he’s reading an interesting (有趣的)book.
小題1:The children go to school ______ every day. A．by car B．on foot C．by bike D．by bus
小題2:Mrs. Sawyer is going to ___ this morning。 A．staying at home B．go shopping C．drinking tea D．watching TV
小題3:Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the evening at ______in the living room. A．8:00 B．16:00 C．18:00 D．21:00
小題4:Are the children doing their homework at the moment? A．Yes, they do. B．No, they don’t. C．Yes, they are. D．No, they aren’t
第二題：
Mike is a good student. He gets up at six thirty every day. He likes to wear his blue sweater. He goes to school at seven fifteen. He has English class at eight o’clock. He likes English very much. He has lunch at home. In the afternoon, he always plays football on the school playground. He does homework after dinner. He goes to bed at nine o’clock. 判斷正（T）誤（F） ( ) (1) Mike gets up at 6:20 every day. ( ) (2) Mike has a blue sweater. ( )
(3) Mike has lunch at school. ( )
(4) Mike likes to play football. ( )
(5) Mike does homework after school.
第三題：
Hello! My name is Sun Wei. Here is an American boy. His name is David Smith. He is twelve. And I am twelve, too. David is in Class Three, Grade One. I am in Class Three, Grade One, too. He is Number Eight, Row Five. I am Number Five, Row Four. ( )
1.David is an ( ) boy. A. English B. American C. Chinese ( )
2.He is ( ) A. ten B. eleven C. twelve ( )
3.Sun Wei is( )Class Three, Grade One. A. in B. on C. of ( )
4.David is in Row ( ) . A. Four B. Five C. One ( )
5.Sun Wei is Number( ). A. Four B. Five C. Eight
第四題：
Van and Ted are twin brothers. They look the same. They are English. They are eleven. They are in No.15 Middle School. They are new students in Class One, Grade One. Van sits in Row One. Ted sits in Row Three. ( )
1. Van and Ted are A. twins brothers B. twin brother C. twin brothers ( )
2. They are( ). A. English B. American C. Chinese ( )
3. They are . A. ten B. eleven C. twelve ( )
4. They are( ) students. A. new B. old C. good ( )
5. Ted sits in Row ( ) . A. three B. four C. Five
第五題：
This is a Chinese gird. Her name is Wu Yan. She is a new student. She is in Yuying Middle School. She is in Class One, Grade Two. Bill is an American boy. He is eleven. He is Yuying Middle School, too. Miss Li is their PE teacher. She is a good teacher. ( )
1. Wu Yan is( ). A. a Chinese girl B. an American girl C. an English girl ( )
2. She is a( )student. A. good B. new C. old ( )
3. Bill is( ). A. a Chinese girl B. an American boy C. a good boy ( )
4. Their PE( )is Miss Li. A. friend B. teacher C. student ( )
5. Miss Li is a good ( ). A. teacher B. student C. boy
第六題：
I have a pencil box. It’s blue. There are lots of things in it. I have a pen. It’s red and long. I like it. I have three pencils. They are short. I have a ruler. It’s big. I have an eraser. It’s small. 閱讀理解并選擇合適的選項(xiàng)
( )1. The pencil box is _____. A .blue B. red
( )2. The pen is ______. A. yellow B. red
( )3. I have ______ pencils. A. 3 B. 2
( )4. The pencils are _______. A. short B. long ( )5. The eraser is _______. A. big B. small
第一題答案：
小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:D
試題分析：
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句“The children go to school by car every day,”理解可知，孩子們天天坐車去上學(xué)，故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句“It is ten o’clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.”理解可知，今早，Mrs. Sawyer要去購(gòu)物，故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句“It is four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room.”理解可知，Mrs. Sawyer在下午4點(diǎn)在客廳喝茶，故選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句“In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.”理解可知，此時(shí)此刻孩子 們正在花園里玩耍呢，故選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文要抓住抓住大意和細(xì)節(jié)題,認(rèn)真閱讀，找出關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ),以提高閱讀理解能力.
第二題答案：
1-5 × √ × √ ×
第三題答案：
1-5 B C A B B
第四題答案：
1-5 C A B A A
第五題答案：
1-5 A B B B A
第六題答案：
1-5 A B A A B
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀6
Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, "Congratulations, you got twins."The man said "How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins." After awhile the nurse comes up to the second man and says, "Congratulations, you got triplets." Man was like "Hmmm, strange I worked as a director for the "3 musketeers." Finally, the nurse comes up to the third man and says "Congratulations, you got twins x2."
Man is happy and says, "Ironic, I work for the hotel "4 Seasons." All three of them are happy until they see their last buddy jumping all over the place, cursing God and banging his head on the wall.They asked him what's wrong and he answered, "What's wrong? I work for 7up"！
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀7
Michael Jordan's Retired Speech
邁克爾·喬丹退役演說
I am here to announce my retirement from the game of basketball. It won't be another announcement to baseball or anything to that nature.
我在這里宣布從籃球場(chǎng)上退役，而且這次退役后不會(huì)再去從事棒球或其他類似的運(yùn)動(dòng)。
Mentally, I'm exhausted; I don't feel I have a challenge. Physically, I feel great. The last time in 1993 I had other agendas. I felt that I wanted to play baseball and I felt that at my age, it was a good opportunity and time to do it. And with the death of my father, and I was basically trying to deal with that.
由于精神上很疲憊，我感到自己非常蛙主恥戰(zhàn)力，體力倒還不錯(cuò)。1993年那次退役時(shí)我有其他計(jì)劃：想打棒球，我這個(gè)年紀(jì)正是從事樺球事業(yè)的極佳時(shí)機(jī)而且父親剛好去世了，我只想盡力去面對(duì)這一切。
Actually I talked to very last year once the season ended and I told Jerry at that time, mentally, I was a little exhausted. I didn't know if I would play next year. I wanted to put him on awareness so that he could possibly prepare going into next season. And very, once we had our conversation, wanted me to take time as I did in 93 to make sure that it was the right decision because it was going to be the final decision.
事實(shí)上，去年賽季剛結(jié)束時(shí)，我和在里談過一次。我告訴他我精神上有些疲憊，不知道下一年還能不能打我想讓他幸識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)，以便為下一事豐做準(zhǔn)備。杰里——有一次我們談過這個(gè)問題——讓我要像93年那樣，好好考慮，以使做出明智的決定，因?yàn)檫@將是最后的.決定。
I retired the first time when Phil Jackson was the coach. And I think that even with Phil being the coach I would have had a tough time , mentally finding the challenge for myself. I though he can somehow present challenges for me. I don't know if he could have presented the challenge for me to continue on to this season. Even though middle way of this season I wanted to continue to play a couple more years, but at the end of this season I was mentally drained and tired. 50 I can't say that he would have restored that.
第一次退役時(shí)菲爾.杰克遜是教練。但我覺得即使本賽季他還擔(dān)任教練，我也會(huì)很困難，內(nèi)心里 ，我已感到了挑戰(zhàn)。當(dāng)然克論如何，他都會(huì)給我一些應(yīng)對(duì)方潔的我不知道他是否還有辦法使我打完這一賽季。在本賽季中間我還想著再打幾年呢，但當(dāng)賽季結(jié)束時(shí)，我卻感覺精神枯竭，疲憊。因此我確實(shí)不能說他會(huì)使我恢復(fù)精力。
I will support the Chicago Bulls. I think the game itself is a lot bigger than Michael Jordan. I've been given an opportunity by people before me, to name a few, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Doctor J, Eljohn Baylor Jerry West. These guys played the game way before Michael Jordan was born and Michael Jordan came on the heels of all that activity. Mr. Stern and what he's done for the league, gave me an opportunity to play the game of basketball I played it to the best I could play it, I tried to enhance the game itself. I've tried to be the best basketball player that I could be.
我將支持芝加哥公牛隊(duì)，我認(rèn)為比賽本身比邁克爾.喬丹重要得多。我的很多機(jī)會(huì)都是籃球前輩們給的。我這里指出一些：里姆·阿卡杜·賈巴爾，J博士,伊利約翰 ·貝勒，杰里 ·韋斯特這些人早在邁克爾.喬丹出生前就活躍在賽場(chǎng)了。邁克爾.喬丹只不過是繼承了他們的傳統(tǒng)。斯特恩先生及其為聯(lián)盟做出的貢獻(xiàn)給了我打籃球的機(jī)會(huì)。找已盡我最大能力打球，我也努力拉動(dòng)比賽本身的發(fā)展。我一直在努力，盡我所能成為最好的球員。
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀8
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as' white collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls (n.工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
如今，從事體力勞動(dòng)的人的收入一般要比坐辦公室的人高出許多。坐辦公室的之所以常常被稱作"白領(lǐng)工人"，就是因?yàn)樗麄兺ǔＪ谴┲差I(lǐng)白襯衫，系著領(lǐng)帶去上班。許多人常常情愿放棄較高的薪水以換取做白領(lǐng)工人的殊榮，此乃人之常情。而這常常會(huì)引起種種奇怪的'現(xiàn)象，在埃爾斯米爾公司當(dāng)清潔工的艾爾弗雷德.布洛斯就是一個(gè)例子。
艾爾弗結(jié)婚時(shí)，感到非常難為情，而沒有將自己的職業(yè)告訴妻子。他只說在埃爾斯米爾公司上班。每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西裝離家上班，然后換上工作服，當(dāng)8個(gè)小時(shí)清潔工。晚上回家前，他洗個(gè)淋浴，重新?lián)Q上那身黑色西服。兩年多以來(lái)，艾爾弗一直這樣，他的同事也為他保守秘密。艾爾弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁給了一個(gè)清潔工，而且她永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)知道了，因?yàn)榘瑺柛ヒ颜业叫铰�，不久就要坐辦公室里工作了。他將來(lái)掙的錢只有他現(xiàn)在的一半。不過他覺得，地位升高了，損失點(diǎn)兒錢也值得。從此，艾爾弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。別人將稱呼他為"布洛格斯先生"，而不再叫他"艾爾弗"了。
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀9
1.先讀題時(shí)只能是讀其問題或題干，而不能讀問題后的選項(xiàng)，否則不僅浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，而且也無(wú)法記住眾多答案所表達(dá)的眾多信息。
2.在讀了題之后，要把這些問題記在心里，并帶著這些問題去閱讀短文，關(guān)于這一點(diǎn)考生是要經(jīng)過反復(fù)的訓(xùn)練才能形成能力的，因?yàn)槎涛暮蟮倪@些問題本身所表達(dá)的信息并不象短文那樣有情節(jié)，也不象短文那樣連貫，所以有不少同學(xué)在開始試用這種方法時(shí)，往往先讀了題之后(尤其是當(dāng)問題較多時(shí))再讀短文時(shí)，又忘記是什么問題了。
3.帶著問題讀短文時(shí)，對(duì)短文中出現(xiàn)的那些與問題有關(guān)的.詞句，你可以用一支鉛筆在短文中作些記號(hào)，以便為下一步選擇作好準(zhǔn)備，但也要注意不要每讀到一個(gè)與問題有關(guān)的信息點(diǎn)就停下來(lái)去對(duì)照后面的問題，因?yàn)檫@樣轉(zhuǎn)來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)去要耽誤一些時(shí)間，另一方面有些問題往往要通過對(duì)短文的全面了解才能作出結(jié)論，而不能僅僅從一、二個(gè)信息點(diǎn)作出判斷。
4.帶著問題讀完短文之后，接著便是選擇理解題的答案。雖然你是帶著問題去閱讀短文的，但也并不是說你在閱讀時(shí)帶去的問題全部得到了答案，也可能有些還沒有把握(尤其是一些主觀理解題)，這時(shí)你同樣要帶著這些“疑題”去跳讀短文。
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀10
James Cameron: Failure is an Option, but Fear is not
詹姆斯·卡梅�。菏∈侨松倪x項(xiàng)之一，但畏懼不是
And you know, along the way in this journey of discovery, I learned a lot. I learned a lot about science. But I also learned a lot about leadership. Now you think director has got to be a leader, leader of, captain of the ship, and all that sort of thing.
在發(fā)現(xiàn)的旅途中，我學(xué)到了很多。我學(xué)到的不僅僅是科學(xué)知識(shí)，還有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力。很多人以為作為導(dǎo)演，就一定具有很高的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力，就像船長(zhǎng)帶領(lǐng)整艘船一樣。
I didn't really learn about leadership until I did these expeditions. Because I had to, at a certain point, say, "What am I doing out here? Why am I doing this? What do I get out of it?" We don't make money at these damn shows. We barely break even. There is no fame in it. People sort of think I went away between "Titanic" and "Avatar" and was buffing my nails someplace, sitting at the beach. Made all these films, made all these documentary films for a very limited audience.
但我卻是從這些探險(xiǎn)中學(xué)到如何帶領(lǐng)團(tuán)隊(duì)。在探險(xiǎn)時(shí)，有時(shí)候我會(huì)問自己，“我為什么會(huì)在這里?為什么要做這些紀(jì)錄片?我從中得到了什么?”我們并沒有從這些紀(jì)錄片中賺錢，還差點(diǎn)虧了本。我也沒有賺到名聲。很多人以為我在《秦坦尼克號(hào)》之后《阿凡達(dá)》之前就一直躺在沙灘邊享受。這些紀(jì)錄片只有很少的.觀眾。
No fame, no glory, no money. What are you doing? You're doing it for the task itself, for the challenge---and the ocean is the most challenging environment there is, for the thrill of discovery, and for that strange bond that happens when a small group of people form a tightly knit team. Because we would do these things with 10-12 people working for years at a time. Sometimes at sea for 2-3 months at a time.
沒有名聲，沒有榮耀，沒有利潤(rùn)。那我在做什么呢?我做這些其實(shí)只是為了這件任務(wù)本身。為了挑戰(zhàn)——海洋是現(xiàn)存最危險(xiǎn)的環(huán)境;為了發(fā)現(xiàn);也為了一種奇怪的關(guān)系，這發(fā)生在一個(gè)很少人組成的緊密團(tuán)隊(duì)中。我們這10到12個(gè)人在一起工作了很多年。有時(shí)要在海里一起工作2到3個(gè)月。
And in that bond, you realize that the most important thing is the respect that you have for them and that they have for you, that you've done a task that you can't explain to someone else. When you come back to the shore and you say, "We had to do this, and the fiber optic, and the attenuation, and this and that all the technology of it, and the difficulty, the human performance aspects of working at sea, you can't explain it to people. It's that thing that maybe cops have, or people in combat that have gone through something together and they know they can never explain it. Creates a bond, creates a bond of respect."
在這種關(guān)系中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)最重要的東西就是尊重。你尊重他們，他們也尊重你，每個(gè)人做的工作都無(wú)法向其他人解釋。當(dāng)你從岸邊回來(lái)的時(shí)候，你說：“我們不得不這樣做，光纖眼、鈍化、這個(gè)、那個(gè)，所有的技術(shù)、困難和在海邊表演的各方面，你沒法跟大家說清楚。這很像警察經(jīng)歷的那種事情或是格斗中人們經(jīng)歷的，他們知道他們解釋不清。創(chuàng)造一種關(guān)系，建立起一種尊重關(guān)系�！�
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀11
One of the most interesting paradoxes in America today is that Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious debate about what a university should be, and whether it is measuring up.
Like the Roman Catholic Church and other ancient institutions, it is asking - still in private rather than in public - whether its past assumptions about faculty, authority, admissions, courses of study, are really relevant to the problems of the 1990s.
『Should Harvard or any other university be an intellectual sanctuary, apart from the political and social revolution of the age, or should it be a laboratory for experimentation with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution? 』This is what is being discussed privately in the big clapboard houses of faculty members around the Harvard Yard.
The issue was defined by Waiter Lippmann, a distinguished Harvard graduate, several years ago. If the universities are to do their work, he said, they must be independent and they must be disinterested They are places to which men can turn for judgements which are unbiased by partisanship and special interest. 『Obviously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of private interests, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and the leadership of government, their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgement is impaired.』
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀12
The Three Ways of Man to Preserve Meat
Finding enough meat was a problem for primitive man．Keeping it for times when it was scarce was just as hard．Three ways were found to keep meat from spoiling：salting，drying，and freezing．
People near salty waters salted their meat．At first they probably rubbed dry salt on it，but this preserved only the outside．Later they may have pickled their meat by soaking it in salt water．
In hot，dry lands，men found that they could eat meat that had dried while it was still on the bones．They later learned to cut meat into thin strips and hang it up to dry in the hot air．
Men in cold climates found that frozen meat did not spoil．They could leave their meat outside and eat it when they pleased．
人類儲(chǔ)存肉的三種方法
對(duì)原始人類來(lái)說，獲得充足的肉是件難事，而把肉類儲(chǔ)存到缺肉的時(shí)令也同樣不容易。人們找到了防止肉類變腐的三種辦法：鹽腌、風(fēng)干和冷凍。
靠近咸水地帶的居民用鹽腌肉。起先，他們可能是把干鹽擦在肉上，但這只能使肉的`外部不腐。后來(lái)，他們也許就改用咸水浸泡的辦法來(lái)腌肉了。
在炎熱、干燥的地方，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們可以食用已經(jīng)變干、但仍連在骨骼上的肉。后來(lái)，他們學(xué)會(huì)把肉切成薄條，懸掛起來(lái)，讓它在炎熱的空氣中變干。
生活在寒冷氣候下的人們則發(fā)現(xiàn)凍肉不腐。他們可以把肉置于室外，高興時(shí)隨時(shí)可吃。
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀13
1. Discover your skills and talents
Many job seekers look for a job without knowing what talents they have and what skills they canoffer their employers. If you don’t know what skills you can offer your potential employer yet, try todiscover them. Think about what you can do and what skill can increase your chances of getting abetter paid job. Even if you don’t have a lot of experience, when you are sure you can do somethingpretty well, don’t underestimate yourself.
2. Use your connections
Nowadays most people have landed their jobs thanks to their connections. Regardless of yourconnections, consider them when looking for your summer job. This way, you can find your job fasterand be sure that you’ll get your paycheck on time. If you don’t have any connections, no worries. Igot my job without them, though it was a bit tough.
3. Ditch your bad habits
If you have any bad habits, such as smoking, drinking, procrastinating or social media addiction,consider getting rid of them while you are looking for your summer job. It’s a good motivation tochange your lifestyle and you will have a bigger chance of landing a lucrative job. Today someemployers can check your social media profiles to find out more information about your lifestyle andhabits.
4. Keep it short
When writing your resume, make sure it’s not too long. 1-2 pages will be enough to provideinformation an employer will want to know about you. Don’t lie about your skills. Adding in adegree you never completed or a skill you know you won’t be able to acquire in a week is a surefireway to fail. If you are about to submit an application, make sure it’s clearly legible and written inblack type or ink.
5. Be friendly
Frowning won’t help you land a good job. Positive attitude is the key to success. When you lookfriendly and you are actually friendly, the others notice that. Most employers claim that it’s alwaysbetter to hire a positive beginner than a negative professional. When going to a job interview, forgetall your problems and focus on the positive things to make a good first impression.
6. Don’t submit applications at random
When it comes to any job search, submitting applications at random is one of the worst mistakes youcan commit. Not only does it prevent you from finding a well-paid job, you may end up finding awrong job. Before starting your summer job search, figure out what kind of job you’d like to doeach day. Make a short list of all the possible places you really want to work and only then submitapplications.
Even though summer job may seem like a temporary job, it’s a wonderful opportunity to gain someexperience, develop new skills and earn some extra money. Moreover, this job can affect your futurejobs, which is why it’s important to be a responsible employee. Be honest and curious. If you don’tknow something, let your employer know about it. This way, they can help you learn faster andbecome a more professional worker. Who knows, maybe this temporary job will become yourpermanent one. What are the most popular summer jobs that you want to land? Do you think asummer job can help you build the experience you need to start your career? Share your thoughtswith us please.
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀14
The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop.
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
皮卡迪利大街附近的一條著名拱廊街道上，幾家高檔商店剛剛開始營(yíng)業(yè)。在早晨的這個(gè)時(shí)候，拱廊街上幾乎空無(wú)一人。珠寶店主泰勒先生正在欣賞新布置的櫥窗。他手下兩名店員從早上8點(diǎn)就開始忙碌，這時(shí)剛剛布置完畢。鉆石項(xiàng)鏈、戒指漂亮地陳列在黑色絲絨上面。泰勒先生站在櫥窗外凝神欣賞了幾分鐘就回到了店里。
寧?kù)o突然被打破，一輛大轎車亮著前燈，響著喇叭，呼嘯著沖進(jìn)了拱廊街，在珠寶店門口停了下來(lái)。一人留在駕駛座上，另外兩個(gè)用黑色長(zhǎng)筒絲襪蒙面的人跳下車來(lái)。他們用鐵棒把商店櫥窗的玻璃砸碎。這開始發(fā)生時(shí)，泰勒先生正在樓上。他與店員動(dòng)手向窗外投擲家具，椅子，桌子飛落花流水在拱廊街上。一個(gè)竊賊被一尊很重的`雕像擊中，但由于他忙著搶鉆石首飾，竟連疼痛都顧不上了。這場(chǎng)搶劫只持續(xù)了3分鐘，因?yàn)楦`賊爭(zhēng)先恐后地爬上轎車，以驚人的速度開跑了。就在轎車離開的時(shí)候，泰勒先生從店里沖了出來(lái)，跟在車后追趕，一邊還往車上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。但他已無(wú)法抓住那些竊賊了。他們已帶著價(jià)值數(shù)千鎊的首飾逃之夭夭了。
英語(yǔ)短文閱讀15
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace.' The editor at once
sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two urgent telegrams, but received no reply. He sent yet another telegram informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a cable in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the 15-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.
報(bào)刊雜志的編輯常常為了向讀者提供成立一些關(guān)緊要的事實(shí)和統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字而走向極端。去年，一位記者受一家有名的雜志的委托寫一篇關(guān)于非洲某個(gè)新成立共和國(guó)總統(tǒng)府的文章。稿子寄來(lái)后，編輯看第一句話就拒絕予以發(fā)表。文章的`開頭是這樣的："幾百級(jí)臺(tái)階通向環(huán)繞總統(tǒng)的高墻。"編輯立即給那位記者發(fā)去傳真，要求他核實(shí)一下臺(tái)階的確切數(shù)字和圍墻的高度。
記者立即出發(fā)去核實(shí)這些重要的事實(shí)，但過了好長(zhǎng)時(shí)間不見他把數(shù)字寄來(lái)，在此期間，編輯等得不耐煩了，因?yàn)殡s志馬上要付印。他給記者先后發(fā)去兩份傳真，但對(duì)方毫無(wú)反應(yīng)。于是他又發(fā)了一份傳真，通知那位記者說，若再不迅速答復(fù)，將被解雇。但記者還是沒有回復(fù)。編輯無(wú)奈，勉強(qiáng)按原樣發(fā)稿了。一周之后，編輯終于接到記者的傳真。那個(gè)可憐的記者不僅被捕了，而且還被送進(jìn)了監(jiān)獄。不過，他終于獲準(zhǔn)發(fā)回了一份傳真。在傳真中他告訴編輯，就在他數(shù)通向15英尺高的總統(tǒng)府圍墻的1，084級(jí)臺(tái)階時(shí)，被抓了起來(lái)。
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