第三周

　　写作部分

　　上午

　　十几年前，手机只是少数人才能使用的奢侈品，但现在手机已很普遍。手机的快速普及也许是我们时代的伟大奇迹之一。

　　More than a decade ago, the mobile phone was a luxury for only a few, but now it is very common. The rapid spread of the mobile phone is perhaps one of the great miracles of our time.

　　然而，外表可能具有欺骗性。就我而言，我觉得，认识一个人的时间越长，就越觉得困惑。

　　Appearances, however, can be deceptive. For my own part I find that the longer I know people, the more they puzzle me.

　　…the longer I know a person, the more I’ll be puzzled.

　　随着当今世界生活节奏日益加快，我们似乎一直在不停奔忙。事情那么多，时间却那么少，我们该怎么办？

　　As the pace of life in today’s world grows ever faster, we seem forever on the go. With so much to do and so little time to do it in, how are we to cope?

　　他还说，在一个多元化(plural)社会里，我们必须重视人际关系，强调合作，多从他人视角考虑问题。如果某些群体自视高人一筹，不尊重其他种族或宗教，那么整个社会有可能陷入瘫痪。

　　He argues that in a plural society we must attach importance to interpersonal relationships, cooperation, and look at issues from the perspective of other people. If some groups regard themselves as superior and treat other ethnic groups or religions with disrespect, the whole society may be paralyzed.

　　许多年前，在美国，家家户户白天黑夜不锁门是司空见惯的。但现在人们经常叹息，人们不再相互信任，不得不凭借精密的安全系统来保护自己和自己的财产。

　　Years ago in America, it was customary for families to leave their doors unlocked, day and night. But now one often regrets that people can no longer trust each other and have to resort to elaborate security systems to protect themselves and their possessions.

　　下午

　　衰老研究领域的一些权威专家现在认为，定期锻炼加上适当的休息能增加寿命。

　　Some of the leading experts in the field of aging now believe that regular exercise along with the proper amount of rest may actually add years to the life span.

　　用我父母的话说，他们的童年和我的童年真有天壤之别。让当今年轻人不可思议的是，他们很少下馆子，或者去某个风景点旅游度假。

　　In my parents’ words, the difference between their childhood and mine is as vast as that between heaven and earth. What is unbelievable to young people today is that they seldom dined out in a restaurant, or traveled to a scenic spot for a holiday.

　　有些人认为，他们之所以工作是为了谋生。他们说，他们很羡慕那些不工作的人，他们梦想着过一种整天玩而不必工作的生活，无休止的放假渡假的生活。但是，难道钱真的是我们工作的唯一或主要的驱动因素吗？

　　Some people think they work because they have to make a living. They say they envy people who don’t have to work. They dream about a life of all play and no work, a life of endless vacations and holidays. But is it true that money is the only, or the main motivating power that drives us to work ?

　　我不得不写这封信打扰您，但我相信您应该知道您的狗Rusty老是来我家找麻烦。如果您能想法别再让Rusty进入我家的院子，我将非常感激。

　　I have to disturb you with this letter, but I am sure you would want to know that your dog Rusty has been wandering onto my property and creating some problems. I would greatly appreciate your doing whatever you can to keep Rusty from getting into our yard.

　　麦克的母亲对儿子的学习态度很伤脑筋。当她看着他的时候，他假装在温习课堂笔记，一旦不管他，他要么泡在电脑游戏中，要么就上床睡觉。也许，对待他的教育，该考虑采用一个更有效的方法了。

　　Mike’s mother is really bugged by her son’s attitude to learning. When she is keeping an eye on him, he makes like he is going over class notes. Once he is left alone, he will either be hooked on computer games or simply go to bed. Maybe it is time she adopts a more effective approach to his education.

　　阅读部分

　　95年

　　pass3

　　facilitate：使便利，使更容易――facility(复)设备设施便利条件sports ~ies; shopping ~ies

　　up-to-date：——outdated

　　access to：接近、靠近(引申)The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. / Only high officials had access to the president.

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　　sport：夸示炫耀 sport a moustache, a diamond ring；嬉戏玩耍 seals sporting in the water

　　proportionate：成比例的，与某事物相称的 The price increases are proportionate to the increases in the costs of production. ——disproportionate

　　desirable：值得有的，称心如意的

　　a desirable residence/neighborhood/solution/lady

　　preoccupation(超)：~ with全神贯注于/如痴如迷于(如文)；心里总想着的事 A pension is not usually one of the ~s of an eighteen year-old.

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　　evolutionary interpretation进化论诠释

　　natural selection自然选择

　　adaptive适应性

　　adaptive flexibility灵活的适应

　　relief：(痛苦、困苦、忧虑等的)减轻解除The drug gives some relief from pain./ I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard that he was safe. /Much to my relief, I wasn’t late. /It is a great relief to find you here. ——relieve

　　suffer：遭受苦头；变坏，变差，变糟Your studies will suffer if you play too much tennis.

　　96年

　　pass1

　　routine：固定而有规则的程序，常规She found it difficult to establish a new ~ after retirement.

　　account：户头，帐户open/close an ~；叙述，报告 She gave the police a full ~ of the incident.

　　ware：(pl)商品(常指不在店里的)display / peddle one’s wares

　　regarding：=with reference to / concerning关于 She said nothing regarding your request.

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　　cover(age)：(新闻记者)报道 ~ the Labor Party’s annual conference

　　subscribe (to)：订阅，订购 Which journal do you ~ ?；赞成 Do you ~ the pessimistic view of the state of the economy?

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　　liability：责任义务 ～ for military service；(复)债务 assets & liabilities

　　---liable：be ~ for负法律责任；~ to do sth 易于… We are all ~ make mistakes when tired.

　　engage：聘用She was engaged as an interpreter. 占用(时间)，吸引(注意力)Nothing engages his attention for long. / The woman’s plight engaged our sympathy. ----I have no time to engage in gossip. ---be engaged with

　　spoil：破坏，糟蹋 holidays spoilt by bad weather. / Don’t spoil your appetite by eating sweets between meals. 宠坏 That little girl is terribly spoilt.

　　impersonal：不带有个人情感的 ——interpersonal relationship

　　detach：拆开，分开detach a link from the chain。 -detached超然的，冷静的her detached response to the crisis -attach：attach a label to the luggage；attach importance to

　　spring up：迅速或突然出现、发生weeds springing up everywhere / New houses were springing up all over the town.

　　discipline：训练磨练Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits.；

　　纪律作风The children are happy at school, but they lack discipline.

　　处罚(见文)；

　　学科scientific disciplines

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　　renew：重新做，恢复 We renewed our journey the next day.；续期，延长 renew a passport/permit/lease/contract, renew one’s library books, renew one’s subscription to a journal.

　　take to：逐渐惯于做… take to sleeping late / He took to gardening in his retirement.

　　reduce…to…：使陷入某种状态The reform has reduced us all to servants of the State. Overwork has reduced him to a physical wreck.. The earthquake reduced the whole town to rubble. 将概括或简化为某形式reduce a problem to two main issues

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