新課標(biāo)高中英語必修5-課文翻譯及要點-unit3

1、1. 必修五Unit 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS第一印象Spacemail: liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS太空郵件：liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS 15/11/3008 (Earthtime)(地球時間)Dear Mum and Dad, I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.親愛的爸爸媽媽：我現(xiàn)在仍然無法相信我是在接受去年獲得的這個獎勵。I have to remind myself constantly

2、 that I am really in AD 3008.我得不斷提醒自己，我真的已經(jīng)進入到公元3008年了。Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I suffered from “Time lag”.因為擔(dān)心這次旅行，頭幾天我心里總是不踏實，結(jié)果我得了時間滯后癥。This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your p

3、revious time period.這就與你乘坐飛機會產(chǎn)生時差反應(yīng)相似，所不同的是，在你的腦子里似乎會不斷閃現(xiàn)以前的時光。So I was very nervous and uncertain at first.因此，我一開始就感到神經(jīng)過敏和心神不定。However, my friend and guide, Wang Ping, was very understanding and gave me some green tablets which helped a lot.但是我的朋友兼導(dǎo)游王平很細心體貼，給了我?guī)琢＞G色藥片，倒是挺起作用的。Well-known for their ex

4、pertise, his parents company, called Future Tours, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.他父母的公司叫做“未來之旅”，以其技術(shù)高超而聞名。他們把我裝在一個時間艙里，平安地把我送入了未來。 I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening.我仍舊記得我們被太空服務(wù)員一

5、起叫到時間艙，爬上去進入一個小門。The seats were comfortable and after a calming drink, we felt sleepy and closed our eyes.座位是很舒適的，喝了點鎮(zhèn)靜劑后，我們的眼睛就閉上了，感到昏昏欲睡似的。The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.時間艙在輕輕左右搖晃，我們放松地躺在那里做夢。A few minutes later, the journey was completed and we had arri

6、ved.幾分鐘以后，旅程結(jié)束，我們就到了。I was still on the earth but one thousand years in the future. What would I find?我仍然在地球上，但是進入到了未來的一千年。我們會看到什么呢？ At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.一開始新的環(huán)境讓我很難忍受。The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.空氣似乎很稀薄，好像在混合的氣體中剩

7、下的氧氣很少。Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.由于缺乏新鮮空氣，我感到頭痛。Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.正當(dāng)我想努力調(diào)整適應(yīng)新環(huán)境時，王平出現(xiàn)了。Put on this mask, he advised. Itll make you feel much better.他告訴我，“把這個面罩戴上。它會使你感覺好得多?！?He handed it to me and immediately hu

8、rried me through to a small room nearby for a rest.他把面罩遞給我，敦促我馬上走進附近的一個小房間，叫我休息。I felt better in no time.我立刻就感到舒服些了。Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.很快，我就又一次恢復(fù)過來了，跟著他去領(lǐng)取了一臺由電腦驅(qū)動的氣墊車。These carriages float above the ground and by bend

9、ing or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly.這些氣墊車是在地面上方漂浮著的，只要在座位上把操縱桿打彎或壓下，你就可以迅速地移動。Wang Ping fastened my safety belt and showed me how to use it.王平系緊了我的安全帶，教我怎樣使用它。Soon I could fly as fast as him.不久，我就可以飛得跟王平一樣快了。However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a la

10、rge market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.可是，當(dāng)我們到達一個看上去像大市場的地方時，由于太多車子朝四面八方飛奔，我看不見王平了。He was swept up into the centre of them.他被卷入到這群車隊里去了。Just at that moment I had a time lag flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008.就在這個時候我得到一次“時間滯后”的閃回，這樣我就再次看到

11、了似乎是公元2008年的那個地區(qū)。I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown!我這才懂得我被送到了未來，但卻仍然在自己的家鄉(xiāng)。Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him.就在這個時候，我又見到了王平，于是又跟在他后面飛去。 Arriving at a strange-looking house, he showed me into a large, bright clean room.到了一幢看上去

12、很奇怪的房子里，他把我?guī)У揭粋€明亮而潔凈的大房間。It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.墻是綠色的，地板是棕色的，燈光很柔和。Suddenly the wall moved - it was made of trees!突然墻壁移動了原來是樹形成的！I found later that their leaves provided the room with much-needed oxygen.后來我才發(fā)現(xiàn)，就是這些樹的葉子為這棟房屋提供了最急需的氧氣。Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a

13、computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.然后王平在電腦屏幕上的開關(guān)上閃了一下，于是一張桌子和幾把椅子就像變魔術(shù)那樣從地板下面升了起來。Why not sit down and eat a little? he said. “怎么不坐下來吃些東西呢？”他說道，You may find this difficult as it is your first time travel trip. “你第一次作這樣的時間旅行，可能會感到有些困難。Just relax, sin

14、ce there is nothing planned on the timetable today.你可以好好休息一下。因為今天沒有任何出行計劃。Tomorrow youll be ready for some visits.明天你還要準(zhǔn)備參觀幾個地方?！?Having said this, he spread some food on the table, and produced a bed from the floor.說完這些，他把食物擺在桌子上，又從地板下取出一張床來。After he left, I had a brief meal and a hot bath.他離開后，我簡單

15、吃了飯，洗了個熱水澡。Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.實在累壞了，我溜上床很快就睡著了。More news later from your loving son, 以后再談吧！你的兒子Li Qiang李強必修五Unit 3 I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS我看到了奇妙的東西My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space.我首先參觀的是一個太空站，這個站被認為是太空中最現(xiàn)代化的地方。Described as an

16、enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earths gravity.太空站像一個巨大的圓盤，在太空中緩緩的旋轉(zhuǎn)，以仿照出地球重心的引力。Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31 st century.太空站里展出了31世紀(jì)一些最前沿的發(fā)明。A guide (G) showed us around along a moveable path.有個導(dǎo)游帶領(lǐng)我們站在一條移動的運送帶上，到各處參觀。

17、G: Good morning to all our visitors from 2008.導(dǎo)游：從2008年來訪的朋友們，早上好！First were going to examine one of the latest forms of communication among our space citizens.首先，我們要查看一種我們太空居民使用的最新的通訊方式。No more typists working on a typewriter or computer!再也不需要打字員在打字機或電腦上工作了！No more postage or postcodes!再也不需要郵費和郵政編碼

18、了！Messages can now be sent using a thought pad.現(xiàn)在用一種“思想儀”就可以傳遞信息。You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant its sent.你把金屬帶放在頭上，整理思路，按下發(fā)送鍵，集中精神想著你要發(fā)送的信息，片刻功夫信息就發(fā)送出去了。Its stored on the thought pad of the receiver.這個信息會儲存在

19、接受者的“思想儀”里。Its quick, efficient and environmentally friendly.它快捷有效，而且環(huán)保。The only limitation is if the user does not think his or her message clearly, an unclear message may be sent.唯一的缺點是，如果使用者不能想清楚要傳遞的信息，發(fā)送出去的信息可能是模糊不清的。But we cannot blame the tools for the faults of the user, can we?但我們不能因為使用者的使用不

20、當(dāng)而責(zé)備儀器，是不是？ During the explanation I looked at the pair of small objects called thought pads on a table.在導(dǎo)游解說的時候，我觀看著桌上這副被稱為“思想儀”的小東西。They just looked like metal ribbons.它們看上去像金屬帶子。So ordinary but so powerful!那么普通，但卻那么神通廣大！While I was observing them, the path moved us on.正當(dāng)我還在觀察時，運送帶向前移動了。G: And now

21、 ladies and gentlemen, we are in the environment area.導(dǎo)游：女士們先生們，現(xiàn)在我們到了“環(huán)保地帶”。People used to collect waste in dustbins.以前人們習(xí)慣用垃圾箱收集廢棄物，Then the rubbish was sent to be buried or burned, am I right? (We nodded.)然后這些垃圾被送走埋掉或燒掉，我說的對吧？（我們都點頭。）Well, now theres a system where the waste is disposed of using

22、the principles of ecology.可現(xiàn)在我們有一種裝置，能利用生態(tài)學(xué)原理來處理掉廢棄物。A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available.一架巨大的機器，能把所有能獲得的廢棄物都吞進去，而且總是貪得無厭。The rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material, such as fertilizer for the fields and soil for deserts.然后垃圾被分解成了幾種有用的物質(zhì)，如莊稼地的“

23、肥料”和沙漠中的“土壤”。Nothing is wasted, and everything, even plastic bags, is recycled.什么都不浪費，所有的東西，哪怕是塑料袋也被回收利用了。A great idea, isnt it?偉大的創(chuàng)意，對不對？I stared at the moving model of the waste machine, absorbed by its efficiency.我注視著緩緩移動的垃圾分解機器模型，為它的成效所吸引。But again we moved on.但是，我們又開始向前移動了。G: Our third stop shows the changes that have happened to work practices.導(dǎo)游：第三站要展示給我們的是工作實踐方面的一些變化。Manufacturing no longer takes place on the earth but on space s