With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.
也许你羡慕我，因为我可以借助计算机在家里工作。我也这么想，互联网使我的工作方便多了。我可以通过电子邮件撰写、编辑并交出我的文章，在网上与我的同事聊天，与老板谈论工作。我用鼠标一击，马上能拿到我要的一切资料，获得最新的消息。可是，另一方面，用网络通信有时也令人沮丧。系统有可能瘫痪，更糟糕的是，因为没有面对面交谈的情感提示，键出的词有时候似乎很难理解
Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write，submit and edit articles via email, chat with my yyyI need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.
众多事实证明这一说法：要想让自己很快从低落的情绪中解脱出来，你得让自己哭。你不必为“哭”而感到羞愧。忧虑和悲伤能随同眼泪一起流出身体l
看一看唐娜的例子吧。她的儿子在一次车祸中不幸去世。这次打击之大使她欲哭无泪。她说：“直到两个星期后的一天，我才开始放声痛哭。然后，我便觉得好像一块大石头从我的肩膀上抬走了。是眼泪将我带回到了现实之中，帮助我度过危机。”
Numerous facts bear out the argument/statement/claim that in order to recover speedily from negative emotion, you should allow yourself to cry. You needn’t/don’t have to be ashamed of crying. Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along with tears. Consider the case of/Take Donna, Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry. She said, “It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry. And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis.”
南希*霍普金斯是麻省理工学院（MIT）得到生物学教授。她渴望知识，努力工作。然而，作为一名科学家，她不能不注意校园里男女不平等的各种表现。男女教授做同样的工作，但是到了提升的时候，行政领导却很有选择性。具有讽刺意味的是在取得这么多的文化进步以后，妇女在高等学府里却仍然处于不利的地位。当她增加实验室面积请求被拒之后，她知道她必须抗争。因此她咬紧牙关向校长申诉，这次抗争以胜利告终，南希也因此变成了男女平等的倡导者。
Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT. She craves knowledge and works hard. However, as a scientist, she could not help noticing all kinds of indications of gender inequality on campus. Men and women professors did the same work, but when it came to promotion the administrators were rather selective. It was ironic that after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institutions of higher education. When her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had to fight. So she gritted her teeth and complained to the President. The fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equality advocate.
Unit 2
How dose spending connect to happiness?
One explanation lies in \"conspicuous consumption （炫耀式消费）\". The idea is that the rich don't accumulate（积累） wealth simply in order to [consume] it . Rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it, and their happiness is [fueled]（引发）by their neighbors' envy . As a result ,the country finds itself in the grips of a \"luxury fever \"----families with [annual ] incomes of $50,000 try to emulate the consumption of those with $70,000 , who in turn try to emulate those with $140,000 ,and so on .
It's just [plain] common sense. It's [physically] impossible for a piece of paper like money to make you happy. Instead what makes people happy is the feeling of [security] or power money bring.
A recent survey [indicates] that those from the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans sand the Maasai of East Africa are almost [equally]satisfied .The Maasai are a [traditional] herding people who have to no electricity or running water and live in huts made of mud(泥浆)
It [follows] that economic development and personal income cannot account for the happiness that they are so often linkedto.
Unit 4
I live in a small coastal town of 398 people located halfway between San Francisco and the Oregon border. The nearest traffic light is nine miles north in the town of Mendocino; its closest [companion] to the south is over 90 miles away. The nearest four-lane highway is 58 miles east. Federal Express doesn't [deliver] here on Saturdays.
But there in Internet [access] here . It enables me to work at home , writing computer books and articles for computer magazines . It enables local students and historians to conduct research. It [enables] local business ----inns,music stores ,driving schools ---to reach new [customers] . It enables local people to enjoy the benefits of email and the [delights] of websites and chat rooms . In fact,because small towns have few people ,few stores ,and few libraries and schools ,you could argue that the Internet [provides] more benefits to small towns than it does to big cities . But Internet service providers are not interested in [small] markets . What they are interested in is making money . As a result , people in many small towns and [remote] areas are unable to keep up with the development of [information] technology .
Unit 5
The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river between Manhattan and Brooklyn is simply an engineering miracle .In 1883, a creative [engineer] , John Roebling ,was inspired by an idea for this spectacular bridge . However, bridge building experts told him to [forget] it. It just was not possible.Roeblingnevertheless, [convinced] his son,Washing,an up-and-coming engineer,that the bridge could be built.The two of them conceived the concept of how it could be accomplished and [how] to overcome the obstacles.Somehow they convinced bankers to finance the project.They hired their crew and began to [build]their dream bridge.
The project was only a few months under way when a tragic on-site [accident] killed John Roebling and severely injured his son.Washington was severely brain-damaged,under to talk or walk. Everyone [ thought] the project would have to be stopped,since the Roebling were the [ only] ones who understood how the bridge could be built.
Thought Washington Roebling was unable to move or talk ,his mind was as [ sharp] as ever. One day as he lay in his hospital bed, an idea flashed in hismind an to how to develop a communication code. All he could move was one finger, so he [touched] the arm of his wife that finger.He tapped out the code to communication to her what she was to tell the engineers who continued building the bridge .For 13 years ,Washington tapped out his [ instructions] with one finger until the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge was [ finally] completed
Unit 6
The words \"first black woman\" have been used to describe Shirley AnnJackson for so long that her name seems incomplete without them. She was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D from MIT, the first black woman in the country to earn a physics doctorate , and she was both the first African American and the first woman to [ chair] the U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Growing up in the late 1950's and early 1960's ,when the race for space was in full [fora],a young Jackson came to see the world around her as \"full of [ secrets] \". For years ,she collected bees and kept them under her family's back porch,making [painstaking] records of their behaviors as he adjusted variables like heat,light ,and diet.\"It was like reading a great mystery novel,\"she recalls.
Her parents encouraged her to pursue her passions ,and her siblings ,two sisters and a brother,all [ recognized] her natural talents for leadership.But it was the assistant principal at Washington D.C's Roosevelt High School who [steered] her toward MIT. Today ,even at such lofty posts as heading the NRC,Jackson says she is [essentially] doing the same thing she did way back with the bees:studying interactions in the environment around her,making keen [observations] ,and taking constructive action based on what she learned.
Jackson strongly believes that [woman] must be \"true friends\"to one another and assist and encourage one another in their efforts.From her youngest days,she took time to [tutor] fellow women and minority students in their studies.That's because ,says Jackson ,being a trailblazer is only a good thing if one does not allow \"high weeds\"to grow back because no one was [inspired] to follow .Jackson won;tba satisfied to go down in history as the '\"first black woman\"of anything [ unless] the familiar phrase is followed by two more word:\"of many.\"
第一单元
1） To use you the machine ,first insert（插入）the correct coins ,then select(挑选) the drink you
want and press the button
使用你的机器，首先插入正确的硬币，然后选择你想要的饮料（挑选），按下按钮
2） Professor Smith translated not only from the French but also ,on occasion（间接，有
时） ,from the Polish
史米斯教授不仅仅翻译法语，有时，也翻译波兰语
3） Food chemists will investigate（调查，探究） the health food(保健食品)on sale to see if it
really does give the benefits claimed 食品化学家将调查保健食品（保健食品）销售是否真的有人的利益
4） In retrospect（回顾过去） ,it was the wrong time to open a new data processing(数据处
理)center in this city
回想起来，这是打开一个新的数据处理错误的时间（数据处理）中心在这个城市 5） My initial（开始的，最初的） reaction to the news was relief ,but as I thought more about it
I began to feel angry
我对这一消息的最初的反应是救济，但当我想更多的时候，我开始感到愤怒
6） Make sure the label(标签) is firmly attached（系，贴，连接） to the parcel(包裹)before you
mail it
确保标签（标签）牢牢地贴在包裹邮寄前（包裹）
7） My boyfriend bought me dinner to make up for（补偿，弥补） being late the day before
我的男朋友给我买了晚饭，以弥补前一天的迟到
8） The committee is awaiting(等候，期待)a decision from the head office before it takes any
action
委员会在采取行动之前正在等待总部的决定 9） The little girl did not seem to be in the least（一点，丝毫=not at all） frightened of being left
by in the house
那个小女孩似乎不害怕在屋里被遗弃了 10） The WTO is intended to promote（催进，推进） trade among its member states(成员
国)
WTO的目的是促进各成员国之间的贸易（成员国）
11）When the moon uemerged(出现)from behind the clouds I made out a figure moving in the distance
当月亮出现（出现）从后面我做了一个图在远处移动的云
第二单元
1） Prof.Williams says that my composition is good except for the ending which seems too
abrupt(意外的，突然的)
prof.williams说我的作文很好除了结尾太突然
2） Suffering from insomnia(失眠)for several days ,Ann went to see her doctor and was told that
the problem was more emotional（情感上的） than physical
失眠（失眠）几天，安去看了医生，被告知问题比更多的在情感上
3） The organizer of the charity concert said ,:”I ask all of you to join me in praying that God will
bless（祈祷上帝保佑） those who have given so generously for the poor and needy” 慈善音乐会的组织者说：“我请你们大家一起祈祷，上帝会保佑那些为穷人和穷人慷慨捐助的人
4） The insurance policy does not cover damage to the goods caused by normal wear and tear
（损坏，磨损）
保险单不包括因正常磨损所造成的货物损坏
5） The old econnmic beliefs are widely regarded as too dated（过时） to be useful in solving the
problem now emerging in our economy 旧经济信仰被认为太过时不能解决现在的出现的经济问题
6） You are free to say what you think, but as a responsible individual you should also be
prepared to face the consequences（后果，结果） what you say
你可以自由地说出你的想法，但作为一个负责任的个人，你也应该准备面对你说的后果 7） Prices are going down. However this seemingly（表面上） welcome change may bring about
other problem in the economy 价格正在下降。然而，这种表面上可喜的变化可能会带来经济上的其他问题
8） John’s view on the train crash(火车坠毁) stands in contrast to（与…形成对比） those of
almost all of his colleagues 约翰在火车坠毁上的观点与其他同事形成对比
9） Curiosity（好奇心） is the most powerful driving force in one’s pursuit of knowledge
好奇心是一个人对知识的追求中最强大的动力 10） After teaching grade school for a year or so ,she felt a genuine（真正的） love for the
pupils 在小学教书一年左右的时间后，她感受学生真诚的爱 11） Donations from alumni(校友)are an important source of the university’s income. But
research funds come primarlly（主要的） from the government
校友的捐款（校友）是大学的重要收入来源。但是主要的的基金来源于政府 12） Shuold judges consider popularsentiments（态度） before deciding cases？
要考虑民意法官决定案件之前？
第四单元
1) He would have preferred wife not to work ,but conversely （相反地）he was also proud of what she did
他宁愿妻子不工作，但反过来说他也为她所做的工作感到骄傲
2）Things are much cheaper here than in New York,butthen（但另一方面，然而）,our average salary is much smaller
这里的东西比在纽约便宜得多，但那时，我们的平均工资要小得多 3）His forgetfulness may be a symptom（症状）of brain trouble 他的健忘是脑部问题的一种症状
4）The small boy started spitting（吐出）blood and his mother panicked惊慌失措) 小男孩开始吐血，他的母亲惊慌失措（惊慌失措） 5）These laws are intended to prevent government officials fromabusing（滥用，虐待）their power 这些法律旨在防止政府官员滥用权力
6）“Go to the bathroom and wash your hands,”the nurse told the chlidren in a commandingtone（口气，语气） “去洗手间洗手，”护士用命令的口气告诉孩子们
7）Mary ,a Harvard Law School graduate , was a very capable(能干的)lawyer and our firm took herinas a partner.(take in 接受，得到)
玛丽，哈佛法学院的毕业生，是一个很能干的（能干的）律师，我们公司接受她作为我们的一个伙伴
8) The article is interesing ,but it needs some editing（编辑）before it can be published 这篇文章是有趣的，但它需要一些编辑才能发表 9) To my knowledge , they have arranged（安排）to meet next Friday morning in the manager’s office
据我所知，他们被安排在下星期五上午在经理办公室见面
10) When we say that we see light at the end of the tunnel , we mean that victory is in sight（可以看到的，临近） . 当我们说，我们看到在隧道尽头的光，我们的意思是胜利是在眼前。 11) He promised to repay me in three days.But the days stretched（拉长，伸展）into mouths and I never got a cent bake from him
他答应在三天内答复我，然而日子一天又一天，我也没有收回他一分钱。
12) Before we can draw conclusions, we must collect enough data（数据）and analyze them scientifically
在我们可以得出结论之前，我们必须收集足够的数据，并进行科学分析
第五单元
1) He was startled(使大吃一惊) by the sound of the back door opening in the dead of night
他被深夜的后门开的声音吓了一跳
2) There is nothing serious about the damage ;it is a mere（仅仅，只不过） scratch(划痕)on the
door of the car. 没有什么严重的损害；它仅仅是一个（划痕）在汽车的门。
3) Mom was singing a lullaby to me baby sister while rocking the cradle with a gentle backwards
and forwards motion（运动，移动）
妈妈唱摇篮曲给我的小妹妹，一个温柔的向前和向后运动摇动摇篮
4) Tense and hot ,we were really sweating（出汗，汗水） as we waited for them to announce
the results
又紧张又热，我们真的流着汗水都很担心我们等待他们宣布结果 5) He sat leaning against the back of the seat with his legsstreched out（伸展） straight in front
of him. 他坐靠在他的座位的后面的腿伸出直在他面前。
6) She’s one of thous habitually vain（虚荣的，自负的） people who keep glancing at
themselves in the mirror when they think no one’s looking. 她是一个爱虚荣的人，习惯一直在镜子里打量自己的时候，他们认为没有人看
7) Mike is an extremely careless man.on one occasion（有一次）,it was not until he got to an
ATM that it occurred to him he had left his card at home 迈克是个非常粗心的人。有一次，他直到到了ATM才发现把卡留在了家里
8) Young children often feel a lot of anxiety（忧虑，担心） about their first day at school
年轻的孩子们在学校的第一天常常感到很不安 9) Stan tends to be driven by hisemotion（s情绪）----he rarely considers the consequences of his
actions. Stan往往会被自己的情绪所驾驭——很少去考虑他做事的后果
10) She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of（be ashamed of 因…感到难为情） herself for
talking to her guests in such a rude way
她以这种粗鲁的方式和客人说话，应该是以她自己的方式为耻
11) In my mind’s eye（在想象中）, she remains a little girl of six although she’s actually a grown
woman now.
在我的心目中，她仍然是一个六岁的小女孩，虽然她实际上是一个成年的女人。
12) He had tried to put the unpleasant scene out of his mind,but it kept on recurring（再来，再
发生） to him,especially in dreams
他曾试图把不愉快的场景放在心上，但它不断向他反复，特别是在梦中
第六单元
1)Students from countries such as China ,which has a drastically difference culture and language from the US,have to absorb a great deal of cultural（文化）shock when they first arrive. 来自中国等国家的学生，在美国的文化和语言有着巨大的差异，当他们第一次到达时，就已经吸收了大量的文化冲击
2)Persistent (持续的) headache can be a(n)( indication(迹象，表示) )of a serious problem , so do not hesitate to contact your doctor.
持续性头痛（持续的）可以是一个（指示）的一个严重的问题，所以不要犹豫，联系你的医生
3)A( miniature（极小的，微型器物） ) garden takes little space but adds much beauty to the landscape
一个（微型）花园只需一点空间，但增加了许多美丽的景观
4)It is more than a little ( ironic（颇有讽刺意味的） )that some insurance companies can’t even ensure their own survival
一些保险公司甚至不能保证自己的生存，这不只是一个很小的（讽刺的）
5)This former chemisty student ( stumbled into （偶然步入）) the baking business when he took a part-time job at a bakery and learned theare of bread marking in the summer time. 这个前化学的学生（遇到）的烘焙企业当他找到了一份兼职工作，在一家面包店，学到的是标志着夏天的面包。
6)I’ll buy whichever ( decent（像样的，得体的） )car model that comes first comes first for a good price
我会买一个（像样的）汽车模型，第一个是一个好价钱 7)Help !A bee is ( buzzing（嗡嗡作响的） ) in my ear． 帮助！一只蜜蜂在我的耳朵里嗡嗡作响。
8)Some experts say the ( abnormal（不正常的，变态的） )weather recently experienced by China was caused by EL Nino
一些专家说，最近由中国所经历的（不正常的）天气是由EL Nino造成的
9)Thespokesperson read the statement by the White House in a dry ( mechanical ) tone 10)( Shuddering（颤栗，发抖） ) in the cold darkness I hoped my husband would come for me soon.
在冰冷的黑暗中发抖，我希望我的丈夫快点来接我
11)Mary did not actually say that she was going abroad , but she certainly( implied（暗示，含有…的意思） ) that she was.
玛丽并没有真的说她要出国，但她肯定（暗示）她是。
12)Bob knows little about European art and he is a prudent(谨慎的)guy. I don’t think he is going to take a (leap（跳跃） ) in the dark
鲍伯知道一些关于欧洲的艺术，他是一个谨慎的人（谨慎的）。我不认为他会在黑暗中采取一个（跳跃）
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