第一课Face-to-face-with-Hurricane-Camille

第一课Face to face with Hurricane Camille

Paraphrase:

1. We are 23 feet above the sea level.

2. The house has been here since 1915, and has never been damaged by any hurricanes.

3. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage.

4. Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity so the lights also went out.

5. Everybody go out through the back door and run to the car.

6. The electrical systems in the car (the battery for the starter) had been put out by water.

7. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland.

8. Oh God, please help us to get through this storm safely

9. Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped.

10. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane.

Translation (C-E)

1. Each and every plane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off. 每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。

2. The residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the plant’s emissions polluting the air.居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。

3. Investment in ecological projects in this area mounted up to billions of Yuan. 在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。

4. The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes.干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。

5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not perish.虽然战争给这个国家造成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。

6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic

cultural features had to be demolished.为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的，具有民族特色的建筑物都被拆毁了。

7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated.在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。

8. His wonderful dream vanished into the air despite his hard efforts to achieve his goals.他为实现自己的目标付出了最大努力，但最后美好的梦想还是化成了泡影。

第二课Hiroshima-the “Liveliest” City in Japan

Paraphrase:

1. They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.

2. As soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the door.

3. The traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.

4. I suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the scene of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima wearing my socks only.

5. The few Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as I was.

6. After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude.

7. I was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he meant. His words shocked me out my sad dreamy thinking

8. Any healthy visitors who saw the scene that the nurses walked by carrying nickel-plated medical instruments would have their hair stood on end.

9. Due to the illness, I have the chance to rise my moral standard.

Translation C-E Page 35

1. There is not a soul in the hall. The meeting must have been put off.礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延期了。

2. That modern construction looks very much like a flying saucer.那座现代建筑看上去很想个飞碟。

3. Sichuan dialect sounds much the same as Hubei dialect. It is sometimes difficult to tell one from the other.四川话和湖北话在北方人听起来很相似，有时难以区别。

4. The very sight of the monument reminds me of my good friend who was killed in the battle.一看见纪念碑就想起了再战斗中死去的好友。

5. He was so deep in thought that he was oblivious of what his friends were talking about.他陷入沉思之中，没有理会同伴们在谈些什么。

6. What he did had nothing to do with her.他干的事与她毫无关系。

7. She couldn’t fall asleep as her daughter’s illness was very much on her mind.她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事重重。

8. I have had the matter on my mind for a long time.这件事长期以来一直让我放心不下。

9. He loves such gatherings at which he rubs shoulders with young people and exchanges opinions with them on various subjects.他喜欢这些聚会，喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。

10. It was only after a few minutes that his words sank in.几分钟以后大家才领悟他话中的含意。

11. The soil smells of fresh grass.土壤散发着青草的气味。

12. Could you spare me a few minutes? 我可以占用你几分钟时间吗？

13. Could you spare me a ticket? 你能匀出一张票子给我吗？

14. That elderly grey-haired man is a coppersmith by trade.那个上了年纪的灰头发的人是铜匠。

第三课

Paraphrase:

1. Ogilvie said these words with great contempt and sudden rudeness as if he was spitting. He threw away his pretended politeness.

2. When they find who killed the mother and the kid and then ran away, they will deal out the maximum punishment, and they will not care who will be punished in this case or what their social position is.

3. The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from her noble family who had belonged to the nobility for more than three hundred years. So she did not give in easily.

4. The Duchess was a good actress and she appeared so firm about their innocence that, for a brief moment, Ogilvie felt unsure if his assumption about them was right. But the moment was very short and passed quickly.

5. The house detective was in no hurry. He enjoyed his cigar and puffed a cloud of blue cigar smoke in a relaxed manner. At the same time, his eyes were fixed disdainfully on the Duchess as if he was openly daring her to object to his smoking a cigar, as she had done earlier.

6. If anybody who stays in this hotel does anything wrong, improper or

unusual, always get to know about it. There isn’t much that can escape me.

7. The Duchess kept firm and tight control of her mind which is working quickly. The Duchess is thinking quickly, but at the same time keeping her thoughts under control.

8. Furthermore, when they stopped for petrol, as it would be necessary, their speech and manner would reveal their identity. British English would be particularly noticeable in the South.

9. She mustn’t make any mistakes in her plan, or waver in mind and show indecision or deal with the situation carelessly due to small-mindedness. In other words she had to take a big chance, to do something very daring, so she must be bold, resolute, decisive and rise to the occasion.

Translation

1. There is no need for hurry. Take your time.

2. Are you suggesting that I am telling a lie?

3. He tried every means to conceal the fact.

4. Our chance to succeed is very slim. Nevertheless we shall do our utmost.

5. We will have our meeting at 10 tomorrow morning unless notified

otherwise.

6. Neither of us is adept at figures.

7. Would it be possible to reach that place before dark assuming we set out at 5 am?

8. He was reluctant to comply with her request.

9. I know you are from the South of China. Your accent has betrayed you.

10. We have no alternative in this matter.

第四课The Trial That Rocked the World

Paraphrase:

1) We have some clever and unexpected tactics and we will surprise them in the trial.

2) The case had come down upon me unexpectedly and violently.

3) It hadn’t been expected by anybody, even me, that my case would become increasingly serious and turned into one of the most well-known trials in U.S. history.

4) As my father complained angrily, \"That’s no jury at all. \"

5) Today it is the teachers who are brought to trial, he continued, “and then the magazines, the books and the newspapers will become the targets of fundamentalists’ convictions.

6) “His words are not completely correct,” Darrow said impatiently, with a rough noise coming from his nose.

7) He charged Bryan for that he provoked a life-and-death struggle between science and religion.

8) People had to pay in order to have a look at the ape and to consider carefully whether apes and humans could have a common ancestry.

9) Now, Darrow brought a most powerful trick by requiring Bryan as a witness for the party of defense.

10) I felt sad for this great orator who had experienced so many debate combats, when audience pushed by him to shake hands with Darrow.

Translation:

1) I did not anticipate that 1 would get involved in this dispute.我没有预料到会卷入这场争端。

2) You must involve yourself in the work if you want to learn something.如果你想学到一些东西，那你自己就应该参加到这项工作中去。

3) Racial discrimination still exists in various forms in the United States though racial segregation is violating the law.虽然种族隔离室违法的，但种族歧视在美国仍然以不同形式存在着。

4) The jury brought in a verdict of guilty after their discussion.陪审团议论了一番，最后裁决他有罪。

5) He thinks the two views could be reconciled.他认为这两个观点是可以一致起来的。

6) The spectators' hearts went out to the defendant.观众对被告充满了同情心。

7) He always put a dictionary on hand while reading an article.他阅读文章时总把字典放在手边。

8) The dam construction project has got under way before conducting environment impact assessment.还没有进行环境影响评估筑坝工程就开工了。

第六课Mark Twain-Mirror of America

Paraphrase：

1. Mark Twain is known to most Americans as the author of The Adventures of

Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck Finn is noted for his simple and pleasant journey through his boyhood which seems eternal and Tom Sawyer is famous for his free roam of the country and his adventure in one summer which seems never to end. The youth and summer are eternal because this is the only age and time we knew them. They are frozen in that age/season for all readers.

2. His work on the boat made it possible for him to meet a large variety of people. It is a world of all types of characters.

3. All would reappear in his books, written in the colorful language that he seemed to be able to remember and record as accurately as a phonograph.

4. Steamboat decks were filled with people who explored and prepared the way for others and also lawless people or social outcasts such as hustlers, gamblers and thugs.

5. He took a horse-drawn public vehicle and went west to Virginia, following the flow of people in the gold rush.

6. Mark Twain began to work hard as a newspaper reporter and humorist to become well known locally.

7. Those who came pioneering out west were energetic, courageous and reckless people, because those who stayed at home were the slow, dull and lazy

people.

8. That's typical of California.

9. If we relaxed, rested or stayed away from all this crazy struggle for success occasionally and kept the daring and enterprising spirit, would be able to remain strong and healthy and continue to produce great thinkers.

10. At the end of his life, he lost the last bit of his positive view of man and the world.

Translation

1. 汤姆的聪明丝毫不亚于班上的第一名学生。

Tom was every bit as intelligent as the top boy in his class.

2. 对贫困的担心使他忧虑重重。

He was obsessed with fear of poverty.

3. 洞庭湖盛产鱼虾。

Dongting Lake teems with fish and shrimps.

4. 在压力下，他别无办法，只好离职。

Under pressure, he had no choice but quit.

5. 那时许多儿童死于天花。

Many children succumbed to smallpox then.

6. 他发现船舱里进了很多水，十分惊恐。

Much to his horror, he found the cabin flooded.

7. 直到半夜医生才做完手术。

Not until midnight did the surgeon finish the operation.

8. 彼得的特点正是如此。

That's Peter all over.

9. 历史课使我对古代文明有所了解。

The history course has acquainted me with ancient civilizations.

10. 新上演的那出话剧充分表现了年轻人的追求和烦恼。

The pursuit and anxiety of young people find expression in the newly-staged play

第十四课Speech on Hitler’s Invasion of the U.S.S.R

Paraphrase：

1. \"I think the Red Army men will be surrounded and captured in very large numbers.\"

2. Hitler was hoping that if he attacked Russia, he would win in Britain and the U.S. the support of those who were enemies of Communism.

3. Winant said the United States would follow the same policy.

4. I would say a word in favor of anyone who is attacked by Hitler, no matter how bad, how wicked or evil he had been in the past.

5. The Nazi state does not have any ideal or guiding principle at all. All it has is a strong desire for conquest and rule by the Aryan race, the allegedly most superior race in the world.

6. \"I see German bombers and fighters in the sky, which have suffered severe losses in the aerial

Battle of England and now feel happy because they think they can easily beat the Russian air force without heavy loss.\"

7. \"We shall be more determined and shall make better and fuller use of our

resources.\"

8. Let us strengthen out unity and our efforts in the fight against Nazi Germany when we have not yet been overwhelmed and when we are still powerful.

Translation：

1. This is true of the rural area as well as of the urban area. 这对农村和城市都一样适用。

2. He was counting on their support.他指望他们给予支持。

3. I don't remember his exact words, but I'm sure he did say something to that effect.我不记得他是怎么说的，但我肯定他说话的大意是那样的。

4. The guests were overwhelmed by the warm reception.客人们对受到的热情招待感到过意不去。

5. They overwhelmed the enemy by a surprise attack.他们用出其不意的进攻打垮了敌人。

6. Their difficulty is our difficulty just as we view their victory as our own victory.他们的困难就是我们的困难，正如我们把他们的胜利看作是我们自己的胜利一样。

7. It is clear that German fascists were trying to subjugate the people in that region.很明显，德国法西斯企图使哪个地区的人民屈服于他们的统治。

On the river, and especially with Huck Finn, Twain found the ultimate expression of escape from the pace he lived by and often deplored, from life's

regularities and the energy-sapping clamor for success.

Mark Twain suggested that an ingredient was missing in the American ambition when he said: \"What a robust people, what a nation of thinkers we might be, if we would only lay ourselves on the shelf occasionally and renew our edges.\"

Personal tragedy haunted his entire life, in the deaths of loved ones: his father, dying of pneumonia when Sam was 12; his brother Henry, killed by a steamboat explosion; the death of his son, Langdon, at 19 months. His eldest daughter, Susy, died of spinal meningitis, Mrs. Clemens succumbed to a heart attack in Florence, and youngest daughter. Jean, an epileptic, drowned in an upstairs bathtub.

Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh. The moralizing of his earlier writing had been well padded with humor. Now the gloves came off with biting satire. He pretended to praise the U. S. military for the massacre of 600 Philippine Moros in the bowl of a volcanic, crater. In The Mysterious Stranger, he insisted that man drop his religious illusions and depend upon himself, not Providence, to make a better world.

The last of his own illusions seemed to have crumbled near the end. Dictating his autobiography late in life, he commented with a crushing sense of despair on men's final release from earthly struggles: \"... they vanish from a world where they were of no consequence; where they achieved nothing; where they were a

mistake and a failure and a foolishness; where they have left no sign that they had existed – a world which will lament them a day and for-get them forever.

Bryan mopped his bald dome in silence. There were sniggers from the crowd, even among the faithful. Darrow twirled his spectacles as he pursued the questioning. He asked if Bryan believed literally in the story of Eve. Bryan answered in the affirmative.

\"And you believe that God punished the serpent by condemning snakes for ever after to crawl upon their bellies?\"

\"I believe that.\"

\"Well, have you any idea how the snake went before that time?\"

The crowd laughed, and Bryan turned livid. His voice rose and the fan in his hand shook in anger.

\"Your honor,\" he said. \"I will answer all Mr. Darrow's questions at once. I want the world to know that this man who does not believe in God is using a Tennessee court to cast slurs on Him...\"

\"I object to that statement,” Darrow shouted. “ I am examining you on your tool ideas that no intelligent Christian on earth believes.\"

The judge used his gavel to quell the hubbuband adjourned court until next

day.

Bryan stood forlornly alone. My heart went out to the old warrior as spectator s pushed by him to shake Darrow's hand.

The jury were asked to consider their verdict at noon the following day. The jurymen retired to a corner of the lawn and whispered for just nine minutes. The verdict was guilty. I was fined 100 dollars and costs.

Dudley Field Malone called my conviction a \"victorious defeat.\" A few southern papers, loyal to their faded champion, hailed it as a victory for Bryan. But Bryan, sad and exhausted, died in Dayton two days after the trial.

I was offered my teaching job back but I declined. Some of the professors who had come to testify on my be-half arranged a scholarship for me at the University of Chicago so that I could pursue the study of science. Later I became a geologist for an oil company.

Not long ago I went back to Dayton for the first time since my trial 37 years ago. The little town looked much the same to me. But now there is a William Jennings Bryan University on a hill-top over looking the valley.

There were other changes, too. Evolution is taught in Tennessee, though the law under which I was convicted is still on the books. The oratorial storm that Clarence Darrow and Dudley Field Malone blew up in the little court in Dayton

swept like a fresh wind through the schools and legislative offices of the United States, bringing in its wake a new climate of intellectual and academic freedom that has grown with the passing years.