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1、Digging3 “Try not to look down on those other children,” Mom said. “Its not their fault that theyve been brainwashed into believing silly myths.”譯文譯文Digging4 We celebrated Christmas, but usually about a week after December 25, when you could find perfectly good bows and wrapping paper that people ha

2、d thrown away and Christmas trees discarded on the roadside that still had most of their needles and even some silver tinsel hanging on them. Mom and Dad would give us a bag of marbles or a doll or a slingshot that had been marked way down in an after-Christmas sale.譯文譯文Digging5 Dad lost his job at

3、the gypsum mine after getting in an argument with the foreman, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money at all. On Christmas Eve, Dad took each of us kids out into the desert night one by one. I had a blanket wrapped around me, and when it was my turn, I offered to share it with Dad, but h

4、e said no thanks. The cold never bothered him. I was five that year and I sat next to Dad and we looked up at the sky.譯文譯文DiggingDad loved to talk about the stars. He explained to us how they rotated through the night sky as the earth turned. He taught us to identify the constellations and how to na

5、vigate by the North Star. Those shining stars, he liked to point out, were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in the wilderness. Rich city folks, hed say, lived in fancy apartments, but their air was so polluted they couldnt even see the stars. Wed have to be out of our minds

6、 to want to trade places with any of them.譯文譯文Digging6 “Pick out your favorite star,” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeps. He said it was my Christmas present. “You cant give me a star!” I said. “No one owns the stars.” “Thats right,” Dad said. “No one else owns them. You just

7、have to claim it before anyone else does, like that dago fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella. Claiming a star as your own has every bit as much logic to it.”譯文譯文Digging7 I thought about it and realized Dad was right. He was always figuring out things like that. 8 I could have any star

8、 I wanted, Dad said, except Betelgeuse and Rigel, because Lori and Brian had already laid claim to them.譯文譯文Digging9 I looked up to the stars and tried to figure out which was the best one. You could see hundreds, maybe thousands or even millions, twinkling in the clear desert sky. The longer you lo

9、oked and the more your eyes adjusted to the dark, the more stars youd see, layer after layer of them gradually becoming visible. There was one in particular, in the west above the mountains but low in the sky, that shone more brightly than all the rest.譯文譯文Digging10 “I want that one,” I said.11 Dad

10、grinned. “Thats Venus,” he said. Venus was only a planet, he went on, and pretty dinky compared to real stars. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much closer than the stars. Poor old Venus didnt even make her own light, Dad said. She shone only from reflected light. He explained to me th

11、at planets glowed because reflected light was constant, and stars twinkled because their light pulsed.譯文譯文Digging12 “I like it anyway,” I said. I had admired Venus even before that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, glowing on the western horizon, and if you got up early, you could st

12、ill see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.譯文譯文Digging13 “What the hell,” Dad said. “Its Christmas. You can have a planet if you want.”14 And he gave me Venus.Digging15 That evening over Christmas dinner, we all discussed outer space. Dad explained light years and black holes and

13、 quasars and told us about the special qualities of Betelgeuse, Rigel, and Venus. Betelgeuse was a red star in the shoulder of the constellation Orion. It was one of the largest stars you could see in the sky, hundreds of times bigger than the sun. It had burned brightly for millions of years and wo

14、uld soon become a supernova and burn out. I got upset that Lori had chosen a clunker of a star, but Dad explained that “soon” meant hundreds of thousands of years when you were talking about stars.譯文譯文Digging16 Rigel was a blue star, smaller than Betelgeuse, Dad said, but even brighter. It was also

15、in Orion it was his left foot, which seemed appropriate, because Brian was an extra-fast runner.譯文譯文Digging17 Venus didnt have any moons or satellites or even a magnetic field, but it did have an atmosphere sort of similar to earths, except it was super-hot about five hundred degrees or more. “So,”

16、Dad said, “when the sun starts to burn out and earth turns cold, everyone here might want to move to Venus to get warm. And theyll have to get permission from your descendants first.”譯文譯文Digging18 We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch

17、of cheap plastic toys. “Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “youll still have your stars.”譯文譯文fancy 釋義釋義a. expensive, popular, and fashionable 昂貴的；流行的；時(shí)髦的例句例句We stayed in this really fancy hotel in the mountains. 我們住在山里這家十分豪華的旅館里。 翻譯翻譯WordsWords例句例句The

18、y sent me to a fancy private school. 他們將我送到一家昂貴的私立學(xué)校。 翻譯翻譯真題真題It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. (Jun. 1998, CET-4, Reading Comprehension) 釋義釋義1n. C a room or building where things are made using tools an

19、d machines 車間；工場；作坊WordsWordsworkshop例句例句He set up a workshop for his carving. 他建起了一個(gè)雕刻工作間。 翻譯翻譯例句例句The workshop employs 25 full-time workers. 工場雇傭了25位全職工人。 翻譯翻譯釋義釋義2n. C an occasion when a group of people meet to learn about a particular subject, especially by taking part in discussions or activiti

20、es 研討會(huì)；專題討論會(huì)例句例句Many people are interested in the workshop. 許多人都對(duì)這次研討會(huì)表示了極大的興趣。 翻譯翻譯WordsWords例句例句In the one-day workshop, she taught us the importance of breathing exercises. 在為期一天的研討班上，她向我們講述了呼吸練習(xí)的重要性。翻譯翻譯workshopbow 釋義釋義1n. C a knot that you tie in something such as a piece of string so that ther

21、e are two circular parts and two loose ends 蝴蝶結(jié)例句例句Ella wore a big bow in her hair. 埃拉頭上扎著一只大蝴蝶結(jié)。 翻譯翻譯WordsWords例句例句翻譯翻譯She tied the ribbon into a neat bow. 她用絲帶打了一個(gè)很整潔的蝴蝶結(jié)。 釋義釋義2vi. to bend your body forwards from the waist, especially to show respect for someone （尤指表示尊敬）鞠躬，躬身，彎腰例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWords例

22、句例句The pianist stood up and bowed to the audience. 翻譯翻譯鋼琴手站起來向觀眾鞠躬。 Maria bowed down before the statue. 瑪麗亞在塑像前躬身致敬。 bow 釋義釋義vt. to get rid of something that you no longer want or need 丟棄例句例句Cut the olives into small slices and discard the pits. 將橄欖切成小片，將核扔掉。 翻譯翻譯WordsWords例句例句Read the manufacturers

23、 guidelines before discarding the box. 在丟掉盒子前看一下制造商的說明。翻譯翻譯discard 真題真題Library application forms which are not picked up within 2 months will be discarded and you will have to reapply. (Jun. 1995, CET-4, Listening Comprehension) 釋義釋義v. to move in a circle around a fixed central point, or to move som

24、ething in this way （使）旋轉(zhuǎn)；（使）轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)例句例句The moon rotates around the earth. 月球繞著地球旋轉(zhuǎn)。翻譯翻譯WordsWords例句例句Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle. 雙手抓住自己的雙腳，轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)一下，放松腳踝。翻譯翻譯rotate navigate 釋義釋義v. to choose a path so that a ship, plane, or car can go in a particular directio

25、n, especially by using maps or instruments 引路；（尤指利用地圖或儀器為船、飛機(jī)或汽車）導(dǎo)航，領(lǐng)航例句例句Early explorers used to navigate by the stars. 早期的探險(xiǎn)家往往靠星辰確定方向。 翻譯翻譯WordsWords例句例句By law a harbour pilot must be on board to navigate the ship into port. 根據(jù)法律，港口領(lǐng)航員必須上船將船只領(lǐng)進(jìn)港口。 翻譯翻譯釋義釋義n. C something special that you do or buy

26、 for yourself or someone else 款待；特意做的事例句例句We took the kids to the zoo for a special treat. 我們帶著孩子去了動(dòng)物園 翻譯翻譯WordsWords例句例句Many women think of facials as a treat. 翻譯翻譯不少女人把美容看成是一種享受。 真題真題W: I hear there is a good Japanese restaurant nearby Would you like to go there for lunch?M: Yes, but its my treat

27、this time. (Jun. 1995, CET-4, Listening Comprehension) treat 釋義釋義1vi. if lights or stars twinkle, they become brighter then weaker in a way that is not steady or continuous （燈或星星）閃爍，閃耀例句例句At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys. 夜晚，山谷對(duì)面遙遠(yuǎn)的村莊燈光閃閃。 翻譯翻譯WordsWordstwinkle 例句例句On

28、a starry night, lots of stars twinkle in the sky. 星夜的天空上有許多眨著眼的星星。 翻譯翻譯釋義釋義2vi. if someones eyes twinkle, they seem to shine because the person is happy （眼睛因高興而）發(fā)亮，發(fā)光例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWordsHis eyes twinkled with amusement. 他高興地眨著眼。例子例子翻譯翻譯Her eyes twinkled at the good news. 聽到好消息，她的眼里閃爍著喜悅的光芒。 twinkle 釋義

29、釋義n. C ( of) an amount or sheet of a substance that covers a surface or lies between two things or two other substances 層；疊層例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWords例句例句翻譯翻譯Everything was covered with a fine layer of dust. 每件東西都覆蓋著一層薄薄的塵土。 Arrange all the vegetables except the potatoes in layers. 除土豆外把所有蔬菜分層放置。 layer As t

30、he tree grows it adds a layer to its trunk taking up chemical elements from the air. (Jun. 2002, CET-4, Listening Comprehension) 真題真題visible 釋義釋義1a. (clearly / highly / barely etc ) able to be seen 看得見的；可見的例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWordsThe house is visible from the road. 從公路上可以看到那幢房子。 例句例句翻譯翻譯Trim off all visib

31、le fat before cooking. 烹調(diào)之前把所有看得見的肥肉都剔掉。 Paleys Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. (Jun. 1997, CET-4, Reading Comprehension) 真題真題釋義釋義2a. clear, obvious, or noticeable 清晰的；明顯的；引人注目的例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWordsThere is a visible change in attitudes

32、 to working women. 人們?cè)趯?duì)待勞動(dòng)?jì)D女的態(tài)度上有了明顯的變化。 例句例句翻譯翻譯He was making a visible effort to control himself. 看得出他在努力控制自己的情緒。 visible 釋義釋義1a. (AmE) very small in size, amount, or importance 小的；少量的；無關(guān)緊要的例子例子翻譯翻譯WordsWordsa really dinky pay raise少得可憐的加薪 例句例句翻譯翻譯 I cant believe they charge 10 for this dinky sala

33、d! 難以相信這么小的一盤色拉，他們竟收10美元！ dinky 釋義釋義2a. (BrE) very small and with an attractive shape or appearance 小巧的；精致的例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWords多漂亮的小房子! What a dinky little cottage! 例句例句翻譯翻譯他有一個(gè)小巧的照相機(jī)。 He has a dinky camera. dinky magnetic 釋義釋義1a. capable of attracting iron objects 有磁性的；有磁力的例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWordsA compass

34、 needle points to the magnetic north pole. 例句例句翻譯翻譯 很多鐵礦磁性很多。 Many iron minerals are only slightly magnetic. 指南針的一端指向磁北極。 釋義釋義2例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWords福斯塔夫是一個(gè)真實(shí)、幽默、有魅力的人物。 Falstaff has a real, humorous and magnetic personality. the magnetic effect of the prosperous German economy on would-be immigrants例子例

35、子翻譯翻譯繁榮的德國經(jīng)濟(jì)對(duì)未來移民的吸引力a. able to attract and interest people very strongly 有吸引力的；有魅力的magnetic permission 釋義釋義n. U the right to do something that is given to you by someone in authority 許可；允許例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWords他請(qǐng)求準(zhǔn)許離開房間。 He asked permission to leave the room.They cannot leave the country without permis

36、sion.例句例句翻譯翻譯他們不能擅自離開該國家。bunch 釋義釋義1n. (AmE) (infml) a large number or amount 許多；大量例句例句翻譯翻譯WordsWords那條街上有很多家不錯(cuò)的小餐館。 There are a whole bunch of good little restaurants on that street. 例句例句翻譯翻譯醫(yī)生問了我一連串問題。 The doctor asked me a bunch of questions. 釋義釋義2n. a group of things that are fastened, held, or

37、growing together 一束；一串George took out a bunch of keys and went to work on the complicated lock. 喬治掏出一串鑰匙，上前去鼓搗那把結(jié)構(gòu)復(fù)雜的鎖。PhrasesPhrases例句例句翻譯翻譯He had left a huge bunch of flowers in her hotel room他在她賓館房間里留下了一大束花。例句例句翻譯翻譯bunch 釋義釋義例句例句翻譯翻譯 千萬不要小看地位不如你的人。 look down on sb / sth to think that you are bett

38、er or more important than someone else, or think that something is not good enough for you 輕視；看不起PhrasesPhrasesNever look down on people less superior than you. 例句例句翻譯翻譯我們不應(yīng)該輕視體力勞動(dòng)。 We should not look down on manual labor. Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel, becaus

39、e they are different, people may be afraid of them, look down on them, or think that they are criminals. (Jan. 2000, CET-4, Listening Comprehension) 真題真題釋義釋義to reduce the price of something 降低的價(jià)格PhrasesPhrases例句例句翻譯翻譯Retailers will have to mark down prices sharply to bring in sales.零售商將不得不為了提高銷量而大幅降

40、價(jià)。例句例句翻譯翻譯Clothes are the best bargain, with many items marked down.買衣服是最劃算的，許多衣服都降價(jià)了。mark down 釋義釋義例句例句翻譯翻譯那人為啥對(duì)我說那些奇怪的話？不用理他，他瘋了。 Why did that man say those weird thing to me? Forget it, hes out his mind. (infml) to be or become crazy or confused 發(fā)狂；發(fā)瘋；犯傻PhrasesPhrases例句例句翻譯翻譯He must be out of his

41、 mind to think he can sail round the world alone. 他一定是瘋了才會(huì)認(rèn)為自己能一個(gè)人作環(huán)球航行。be / go out of ones mind釋義釋義例句例句翻譯翻譯我可以永久保留它呢還是要我還給你? for keeps Can I have it for keeps or do you want it back? (infml) forever or for always 永遠(yuǎn)地；持久地PhrasesPhrases例句例句翻譯翻譯Just remember, in theory the marriage contract is for kee

42、ps. 請(qǐng)記住，從理論上來說婚姻契約是永久性的。 釋義釋義例句例句翻譯翻譯這個(gè)抄本和原書完全一樣。 The copy is every bit as good as the original. just as 和一樣PhrasesPhrases例句例句翻譯翻譯He can see every bit as clearly without the glasses. 他不戴眼鏡一樣能看得很清楚。every bit as 釋義釋義例句例句翻譯翻譯沒關(guān)系，我明天去也可以。 What the hell, I may as well go tomorrow instead. (spoken) used f

43、or showing that something does not matter 沒關(guān)系；管它呢PhrasesPhrases例句例句翻譯翻譯What the hell! We only live once and life goes on. 管他呢！我們只活一次，而生活還得繼續(xù)。what the hell 釋義釋義例句例句翻譯翻譯他有點(diǎn)兒傻。 sort of He was sort of a fool. (mainly spoken) similar, but not exactly the same近似；有那么點(diǎn)兒像PhrasesPhrases例句例句翻譯翻譯They sort of bu

44、mped into each other. 他們多多少少撞到一塊兒了。 我從來不相信有圣誕老人。我們家的孩子沒人相信，因?yàn)榘职謰寢尣蛔屛覀兿嘈?。他們買不起昂貴的禮物，也不想讓我們覺得我們比不上別的孩子在圣誕節(jié)早上，他們從圣誕樹下找到各種各樣的新奇玩具，據(jù)說是圣誕老人留下的。所以他們告訴我們其他的孩子怎樣被父母騙了，說那些大人們所說的由戴著有鈴鐺的帽子的小精靈在他們的北極工廠所做的玩具其實(shí)標(biāo)簽上都寫著“日本制造”。TranslationTranslation原文原文玻璃城堡玻璃城堡 “盡量不要看不起其他小孩，”媽媽跟我們說，“他們被洗腦了，以致相信那些愚蠢的童話，這并不是他們的錯(cuò)?！盩ransl

45、ationTranslation原文原文我們也慶祝圣誕節(jié)，但通常比12月25日晚大約一周。那時(shí)候可以找到人們丟棄的非常好的蝴蝶結(jié)、包裝紙及松針幾乎完好就被人們?nèi)釉诼放缘氖フQ樹，有些樹上甚至還掛著一些銀色的閃光金屬箔。爸爸和媽媽會(huì)給我們一包彩色玻璃彈子或一個(gè)洋娃娃或彈弓，那是在圣誕節(jié)后商品大減價(jià)時(shí)買來的。TranslationTranslation原文原文在與工頭吵了一架后爸爸丟了石膏礦的工作，所以在那年的圣誕節(jié)，我們一貧如洗。圣誕前夕，爸爸把我們輪流帶到荒野的夜幕中。我當(dāng)時(shí)裹著一床毯子，在輪到我的時(shí)候，我要把毯子分給爸爸一些，但爸爸說不用，他從不怕冷。那年我五歲，我挨著爸爸坐下，我們一起抬頭看

46、天空。TranslationTranslation原文原文爸爸很喜歡談?wù)撔切?。他告訴我們隨著地球的自轉(zhuǎn)星星怎么旋轉(zhuǎn)、穿行于夜空。他教我們?cè)趺幢鎰e星座，怎么通過北極星找路。他喜歡強(qiáng)調(diào)一點(diǎn)：那些閃亮的星星是對(duì)像我們這樣住在荒野里的人的特別款待。他說，那些有錢的城里人雖然住在漂亮的公寓里，他們卻看不到星星，因?yàn)榭諝獗粐?yán)重污染了。如果我們想與他們中的任何一個(gè)交換住所，那我們肯定是瘋了。TranslationTranslation原文原文 那天晚上爸爸對(duì)我說：“挑一顆你最喜歡的星星吧。”他說我可以一直擁有那顆星星，那是給我的圣誕禮物。我說：“你不能給我星星，沒有人擁有這些星星。”爸爸說：“對(duì)，其他任何人

47、都不擁有這些星星。所以現(xiàn)在你只要在其他人之前聲稱它是你的，就像拉丁佬哥倫布替伊莎貝拉女王聲稱美洲是他們的那樣。聲稱一顆星星是你的，其中的道理與那個(gè)是完全一樣的?！?TranslationTranslation原文原文我想了想，發(fā)現(xiàn)爸爸是對(duì)的。他一直都是這樣推理的。爸爸說我可以要我想要的任何星星，除了參宿四和參宿七（獵戶座的兩顆星星），因?yàn)槁妍惡筒假嚩饕呀?jīng)認(rèn)領(lǐng)了這兩顆。TranslationTranslation原文原文我抬頭看著星星，想挑出最好的那顆。在清朗的荒野的夜空中，有成百、成千甚至上萬顆星星在閃爍?？吹臅r(shí)間越久你的眼睛就越適應(yīng)黑暗，你就可以看到更多的星星。漸漸地它們一層層地呈現(xiàn)在你的眼

48、前。其中有一顆很特別，它在山的西面，但處于低空，顯得比其他所有的星星都更亮。TranslationTranslation原文原文“我要那顆，”我說。爸爸笑了。“那是金星，”他說。金星只是一顆行星，他接著講，與真正的恒星相比她非常小。她看起來更大、更亮是因?yàn)樗绕渌切请x我們近得多?？蓱z的金星甚至不能自己發(fā)光，爸爸說。她發(fā)出的光是反射光。他跟我解釋說行星穩(wěn)定發(fā)光是因?yàn)榉瓷涔馐浅掷m(xù)的，恒星閃爍是因?yàn)樗鼈兊墓馐遣环€(wěn)定的。TranslationTranslation原文原文 “不管怎樣，我就喜歡它，”我說。在那個(gè)圣誕前我就喜歡金星。傍晚時(shí)你可以看到它在西邊的地平線上亮著。如果你起得早，盡管其他星星這時(shí)

49、已經(jīng)消失了你卻還可以看到它。TranslationTranslation原文原文 “沒關(guān)系，”他說：“這是圣誕節(jié)，如果你想要一顆行星那就拿去吧?！比缓笏呀鹦墙o了我。TranslationTranslation原文原文 晚上吃圣誕晚餐時(shí)，我們一起討論了外太空。爸爸解釋了什么是光年、黑洞、類星體，并告訴了我們參宿四、參宿七及金星的特征。參宿四是獵戶座獵人肩上的一顆紅色的星星。它是天空中肉眼能見到的最大的星星，比太陽還大幾百倍。它已經(jīng)熾熱地燃燒了幾百萬年，并很快會(huì)變成一顆超新星然后燒毀。我為洛麗挑了這么一顆破星星而難過時(shí)，爸爸解釋說“很快”指的是我們談?wù)撔切呛蟮膸资f年之后。Translation

50、Translation原文原文 參宿七是顆藍(lán)色的星星，比參宿四小，但比它更亮，爸爸說。它也是獵戶座的，但是在獵人的左腳上，這看起來很適合布賴恩，因?yàn)樗艿贸?。TranslationTranslation原文原文 金星沒有像月亮那樣的衛(wèi)星或其他衛(wèi)星，甚至沒有磁場，但它有著與地球相似的空氣，只是它的空氣超熱，大約有五百度甚至更高。“所以，”爸爸說，“當(dāng)太陽開始燃盡時(shí)地球?qū)⒆兝?，生活在地球上的每個(gè)人都可能會(huì)想搬到金星上取暖。這樣的話，他們得先經(jīng)過你的子孫的同意?！盩ranslationTranslation原文原文 我們嘲笑那些相信圣誕童話的小孩，他們除了一堆廉價(jià)的塑料玩具外什么也沒得到?！霸龠^些

51、年，他們所得到的垃圾玩具都?jí)牧耍凰麄儝佋谀X后，”爸爸說，“你們的星星卻還是你們的?！盩ranslationTranslation原文原文1 They couldnt afford expensive presents, and they didnt want us to think we werent as good as other kids who, on Christmas morning, found all sorts of fancy toys under the tree that were supposedly left by Santa Claus.他們買不起昂貴的禮物，也

52、不想讓我們覺得我們比不上別的孩子在圣誕節(jié)早上，他們從圣誕樹下找到各種各樣的新奇玩具，據(jù)說是圣誕老人留下的。Language in UseLanguage in Use Translate the sentences into Chinese.Language in UseLanguage in Use2 I had a blanket wrapped around me, and when it was my turn, I offered to share it with Dad, but he said no thanks. The cold never bothered him.我當(dāng)時(shí)裹著一床毯子，在輪到我的時(shí)候，我要把毯子分給爸爸一些，但爸爸說不用，他從不怕冷。3. Those shining stars, he liked to point out, were one of the special t