大学英语精读第二册Unit Four：My First Job

大学英语精读第二册Unit Four：My First Job

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TEXT Trying to make some money before entering university, the author applies for a teaching job. But the interview goes from bad to worse...

My First Job

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw aertised in a local news a teaching t at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short money and wanting to do soming useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim.

Howr, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter to feel nervous.

The school was a red brick house with big windows, The front garden was a grel square; four rgreen shrubs stood at each corner, where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main from a busy main road.

It was clearly the head himself that opened the door. He was short and fat. He had a sandy-coloured moustache, a wrinkled forehead and hardly any hair.

He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. 'Ah yes,' he grunted. 'You'd better come inside.' The narrow, sunless hall elled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, judging by the cru on the carpet, was also his dining-room. 'You'd better sit down,' he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of questions: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I was; what s I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me wher I thought s were a vital part of a boy's education. I mumbled soming about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The head and I obviously had very little in common.

The school, he said, consisted of one class of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from sn to thir. I should he to teach all subjects except art, which he taught himself. Football and cricket were played in the Park, a mile away on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.

The teaching set-up filled me with fear. I should he to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different lls; and I was diayed at the thought of teaching algebra and geometry-two subjects at which I had been compley incompetent at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket; most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time.

I said shyly, 'What would my salary be?' 'Twelve pounds a week plus lunch.' Before I could protest, he got to his feet. 'Now', he said, 'you'd better meet my wife. She's the one who really runs this school.'

This was the last straw. I was very young: the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity.

NEW WORDS apply

vi. write to ask for (a job, membership. etc.), esp. officially 申请

application

n.

interview

n. 面试;接见;会见

aertise

vt. make know to people by printing a not in a news, etc. or by broadcasting on evision, ets. 为...做广告

aertisement

n.

local

of, special to, a place or district 当地的;地方性的

t

n. job or ition 职位

suburb

n. outer area of a town or city, where people live 郊区

slim

a. all, slight; slender 微小的';苗条的

depress

vt. make sad 使沮丧

depression

n.

brick

n. 砖

grel

n. 砾石

rgreen

a. with green lees throughout the year 常绿的

shrub

n. low bush with sral woody stems 灌木

fume

n. strong-elling oke, gas or vapour 浓烈难闻的烟,气,汽

head

n. (中,小学的)

sandy-coloured

a. yellowish-red 沙色的,黄中带红的

moustache

n. hair growing on the upper lip 小胡子

disapproval

n. unforable opinion or feeling; dislike 不;不满

colonel

n. 上校

private

n. soldier of the lowest rank 列兵;士兵

bootlace

n. shoelace for a high shoe or boot 靴带

undo

vt. untie, unfasten 解开;松开

ah

interj. (a cry of surprise, pity, pain, joy, dislike, etc.) 啊

grunt

vt. 咕哝着说出

unpleasantly

ad. 令人不愉快地

stale

a. not fresh 不新鲜的

cabbage

n. 卷心菜

crumb

n. very all, broken piece of bread or cake 面包屑;糕饼屑

carpet

n. hey woven material fir covering floors or stairs 地毯

certificate

n. 证(明)书

bloodshot

a. (眼睛)充血的

vital

a. very necessary; of the greatest importance 必不可少的,极其重要的

mumble

vt. speak (words) unclearly 含糊地说

attach

vt. give (to); fasten (to) 把...给予;系,贴

importance

n. the quality of being important

obviously

ad. it can be easily seen; plainly 明显地，显然

obvious

a.

consist (of)

vi. be made up (of) 组成，构成

range

vi. vary between certain limits (在一定的范围内)变动

cricket

n. 板球

set-up

n. arrangement

diay

vt. make discouraged or afraid 使灰心，使害怕

algebra

n. 代数学

geometry

n. 几何学

incompetent

a. compley unskillful; not good enough at doing a job, etc. 无能力的;不胜任的

competent

a. opite of incompetent

leisure

n. free time; time which one can spend as one likes 闲暇;悠闲

salary

n. fixed (usually monthly) pay for regular work 薪水

plus

prep. with the addition of 加(上)

protest

vi. express a strong objection ;反对

straw

n. 稻草;麦杆

prospect

vi. sth. expected or considered probable; sibility 期望中的事;展望;前景

constitute

vt. form; make up; be 组成，构成

ultimate

a. greatest; utmost; last or final 的;的，最终的

indignity

n. injury to one's dignity; insult 侮辱

PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS be short of

not hing enough of 缺少

ell of

he, give out the ell of 有...的气味

judging by

forming an opinion based on

attach importance to

consider important 重视

in common

shared with someone else 共有的,共同的

consist of

be made up of

in turn

one after another 轮流

PROPER NAMES London

伦敦(英国首都)

Croydon

克洛伊登(英国地名)

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大学英语精读第二册翻译题

大学英语精读第二册翻译题

语：下文内容是大学英语精读第三版(上海外语教育出版社 董亚芬主编)第二册Book2Unit1~Unit10 翻译，希望能够帮助到您，谢谢您的阅读。

Book2 Unit1 翻译

1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。

Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word.

2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。

The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American.

3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。

Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.

4. 当全部乘客都向出口处 (exit) 走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。

While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to lee the plane.

5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。

The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself.

6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。

While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth.

7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他?

What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home?

8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下 (lay) 的陷阱 (trap) 方向跑去，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。

The ter’s face lit up with excent as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid.

Book2 Unit2 翻译

1) 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。

It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eln be appointed to make a new constitution.

2) 这些青年科学家通过现场观察，获得了研究工作所需的手资料。

By on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand rmation they needed in their research work.

3) 他很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。

It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.

4) 委员会成员在新机场选址 (location) 这一问题上持有不同意见。

The committee members he conflicting opinions as to the best location of the new airport.

5) 亨利创作的艺术品在许多方面比他兄弟的要好。

Henrys works of art are superior in many respects to those of his brothers.

6) 我们产品质量的稳步提高在很大程度上是由于设备有所改进。

The steady rise in the quality of our products owes much to the improvement of our equipment.

7) 吉姆本想按照自己的判断行事，但他没有这样做，因为作为他得服从命令。

Jim would he preferred to act on his own judgment, but he didnt because as a soldier he had to obey the order.

8) 如果让我来决定我们是要一个没有自行车的城市呢，还是要一个没有汽车的城市，我会毫不犹豫地选择后者。

Were it left to me to decide wher we should he a city without bikes or one without cars, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

Book2 Unit3 翻译

1. She got a t as a cashier at a local bank. But she was soon fired because she proved to be incompetent.

她在当地一家银行找到一份出纳员的工作，但不久因不称职而被解雇了。

2. It is obviously/clearly his young assistant who is running the book store.

很明显是他的年轻助手在经营这家书店。

3. No sooner had the proal been announced at the meeting than she got to her feet to protest.

这项建议在会上一宣布，她就站起来提出异议。

4. Bill has applied to Harvard University for a teaching assistantship, but his chances of getting it are slim.

比尔已向哈佛大学申请助教职位，但他得到它的可能性很小。

5. Being short of funds, they are trying to attract foreign capital.

由于缺乏资金，他们正在想办法吸引外资。

6. The room ells of stale air. It must he been vacant for a long time.

这个房间有股霉味，一定是好久没人住了。

7. As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sister he little in common.

就业余爱好而言，珍妮和她妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。

8. It is self-evident that the education of the young is vital to the future of a country.

不言而喻，青年人的教育对于一个的未来是至关重要的。

Book2 Unit4 翻译

1) 那小女孩跑得太快，身体一下失去平衡，跌倒了。

The little girl ran so fast that she was thrown off balance and fell over / down.

2) 他致力于研究工作的精神 (devotion to research) 给我留下了很深印象，但我对他那些深奥的理论丝毫不感兴趣。

I was impressed by his devotion to research but I did not he the slightest interest in his profound theories.

3) 千万别说可能会被人误解的话。

Be sure not to say anything capable of being misunderstood.

大学英语精读2 say yes翻译

“SayYes＂这篇文章，讲的是一对夫妻关于黑人问题的争论。在晚饭后清洗碗碟时聊天时，妻子问丈夫如果她是黑人，丈夫还会不会娶她，但丈夫的回答是不会，妻子表示很失望。

白人丈夫和妻子谈论的矛盾点是，如果妻子是个黑人，他还会不会跟她结婚。我们都知道丈夫最终的是否定的。这让妻子很伤心。

我们可以明白了，妻子洗澡过后说她要在外面呆一会儿。其实她是去还原本来面目去了，她事实上是个黑人！这是她的秘密，应该她是一直瞒着她的丈夫她是一个黑人这个事实。

扩展资料：

具体内容：在晚饭后清洗碗碟时聊天时，妻子问白人丈夫如果她是黑人，丈夫还会不会娶她，但丈夫的回答是否定的，妻子表示很失望也很伤心。

白人丈夫和妻子谈论的矛盾点在于，如果妻子是个黑人，丈夫还会不会跟她结婚。白人丈夫最终的是否定的，这让黑子很伤心。我们可以明白了，妻子洗澡过后说她要在外面呆一会儿。

她是去还原本来面目去了，她事实上是个黑人！这是她的秘密。在洗完澡后，黑子要求白人丈夫把灯关掉，就出去了。回来以后，丈夫从睡梦中醒来，理所当然看到了一个“陌生人”，也就是他的妻子，是个黑人。

应该她是一直瞒着她的丈夫她是一个黑人这个事实。晚上他们讨论的问题却反映出其实他们并不是真的了解彼此内心的想法。也在这时感觉到两人之间巨大的隔阂，两个亲密的人，发觉自己对对方并不了解，像陌生人一样。

大学英语精读第二册第2课内容讲解

TEXT A heated discussion about wher men are brer than women is settled in a rather unexpected way.

The Dinner Party

I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true -- though any naturalist would know it couldn't be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I he nr been able to track down.

The country is India. A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests -- offrs and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist -- in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda.

A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women he outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they hen't.

"A woman's reaction in any crisis," the major says, "is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts."

The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is staring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers soming to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly lees the room.

Of the guests, none except the American nots this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors.

The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. He looks up at the rafters -- the likeliest place -- but they are bare. Three corners of the room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course. There is only one place left -- under the table.

His first impulse is to jump back and warn the others, but he knows the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking. He speaks quickly, the tone of his vo so commanding that it silences ryone.

"I want to know just what control ryone at this table has. I will count three dred -- that's five minutes -- and not one of you is to move a muscle. Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees. Ready?"

The 20 people sit like stone images while he counts. He is saying "...two dred and eighty..." when, out of the corner of his eye, he sees the cobra emerge and make for the bowl of milk. Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut.

"You were right, Major!" the host exclaims. "A man has just shown us an example of perfect self-control."

"Just a minute," the American says, turning to his hostess. "Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was in the room?"

A faint ile lights up the woman's face as she replies: "Because it was crawling across my foot."

NEW WORDS

heated

a. with strong, excited, and often angry feelings 热烈的;激烈的

unexpected

a. not expected 意外的

naturalist

n. one who makes a special study of plants or animals outdoors 博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)

shortly

ad. Soon; (in) a little time 不久，马上

colonial]

a. of or related to a colony or colonies 殖民地的`

spacious

a. big; hing much space 广阔的;宽阔的

dining

n. 餐厅

bare

a. not covered (with a carpet); empty 不铺地毯的;的;光秃的

marble

n. 大理石

rafter

n. one of the sloping beams that support 椽

onto

prep. to a ition or point on 到...之上; 向...之上

veranda

n. 阳台

spirited

a. full of spirit; lively

outgrow

vt. lee behind, as one grows older or more mature 长大得使...不再适用; 成长得不再要

mouse

n. 鼠

era

n. 时代，年代

major

n. 少校

crisis

n. time of difficulty, er, etc. 危机

ounce

n. 盎司;少量

argument

n. discussion by persons who disagree; dis 争论;辩论

hostess

n. 女主人

muscle

n. 肌肉

contract

vi. become shorter or aller 收缩

contraction

n.

slightly

ad. a little 稍微地

slight

a.

motion

vi. give a signal by moving the hand or head 打手势;点(或摇)头示意

widen

v. make or become wider

bait

n. food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that they may be caught 诱饵

cobra

n. poisonous snake found in India and Africa 蛇

likely

a. probable 可能的

impulse

n. sudden wish to do sth. 冲动

commotion

n. noisy confusion or excent 混乱;骚动

tone

n. quality of vo or music 语气;音调

commanding

a. authoritative 威严的

forfeit

vt. suffer the loss of (sth.) as a punishment (作为惩罚而)失去

rupee

n. monetary unit of India, Pakistan, etc. 卢比

image

n. statue 雕像

emerge

vi. come or appear (from somewhere)

emergence

n.

slam

vt. shut loudly and with force 砰地关上

host

n. man who receives guests 男主人

faint

a. weak, indistinct 微弱的;不明显的

crawl

vi move slowly by pulling the body along the ground 爬行

大学英语精读第二册YOURSELF阅读翻译

虽然托马斯杰佛逊才开始努力设计佛吉尼亚大学直到晚年，教育的普通人occupiedhis思想几十年。他认为无知（无知）是自由的敌人，他想纠正他所认为是弱点的学校（机构）仿照欧洲设置。他想，“academicalvillage”周围绿树成荫的草坪将提供一个理想的环境，追求更高的教育。这样的一个中心村是一个庙，将房子大学图书馆知识。当佛吉尼亚决定成立一个州立大学的1818，退休的美国，最终能够把自己的人才，时间，和精力创造这一新的教育机构。由时间，他完成了他的设计，杰佛逊发明了一种全新的美国设置的高等教育：大学校园。1812，杰佛逊决定开始建立他的“学术村，“弗吉尼亚大学，在夏洛茨维尔，弗吉尼亚州，远离城市中心。他打算在这个地方促进学习因为它是自然景观，并远离任何可能干扰或伤害学生。该大学由2排房屋，每边五个，导致一个主要建筑。主建筑，大厅，成为最重要的大学的一部分，因为它包含了图书馆。通过把整个机构的图书馆，而教堂周围，杰佛逊改变了美国大学建筑学院。杰佛逊的目标是创建一个新的体制形式，他的理想的教育系统，一个系统，他认为应该给每个公民，他需要的信息进行日常业务。这种新方法的公民教育要求的新型大学，一个在学生和可以共存和分享想法。他试图创造这种环境相结合的和学生的教室，和联系的所有建筑覆盖的人行道，部门之间的知识交流得以顺利进行。杰佛逊也承认的重要性，学生的生活，并给出了许多想法和的学生，生活，和运动设施（设施）。