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现代大学英语

Contemporary College English

Unit

1 Text A Half a Day

Text B Making the Grade


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Text A

Naguib Mahfouz

1 Iwalkedalongsidemyfather,clutchinghisrighthand.Allmyclotheswerenew: the

blackshoes, thegreenschooluniform,andtheredcap.Theydidnotmakemehappy,

however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.

2 Mymotherstoodat thewindowwatchingourprogress,andI turnedtowardsherfrom

timetotime,hopingshewouldhelp.Wewalkedalongastreet linedwithgardensand

fieldsplantedwithcrops,pears,anddatepalms.

3 “Whyschool?”Iaskedmyfather.“WhathaveIdone?”

4 “I’mnotpunishingyou,”hesaid,laughing.“School’snotapunishment.It’saplacethat

makesusefulmenoutofboys.Don’tyouwanttobeusefullikeyourbrothers?”

5 Iwasnotconvinced.Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingme

awayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.

6 Whenwearrivedatthegatewecouldseethecourtyard,vastandfullofboysandgirls.

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“Goinbyyourself,”saidmyfather,“andjointhem.Putasmileonyourfaceandbeagood

exampletoothers.”

7 Ihesitatedandclungtohishand,buthegentlypushedmefromhim.“Beaman,”hesaid.

“Todayyoutrulybeginlife.You’llfindmewaitingforyouwhenit’stimetoleave.”

8 Itookafewsteps.Thenthefacesoftheboysandgirlscameintoview.Ididnotknowa

singleoneofthem,andnoneofthemknewme.IfeltIwasastrangerwhohadlosthisway.

But thensomeboysbegantoglanceatmeincuriosity,andoneof themcameoverand

asked,“Whobroughtyou?”

9 “Myfather,”Iwhispered.

10 “Myfather’sdead,”hesaidsimply.

11 Ididnotknowwhattosay.Thegatewasnowclosed.Someofthechildrenburstintotears.

Thebellrang.Aladycamealong,followedbyagroupofmen.Themenbegansortingus

intoranks.Wewereformedintoanintricatepatterninthegreatcourtyardsurroundedby

highbuildings;fromeachfloorwewereoverlookedbyalongbalconyroofedinwood.

12 “This isyournewhome,” said thewoman.“Therearemothersand fathershere too.

Everythingthatisenjoyableandbeneficialishere.Sodryyourtearsandfacelifejoyfully.”

13 Well,itseemedthatmymisgivingshadhadnobasis.FromthefirstmomentsImademany

friendsandfellinlovewithmanygirls.Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisrich

varietyofexperiences.

14 Weplayedallsortsofgames.Inthemusicroomwesangourfirstsongs.Wealsohadour

firstintroductiontolanguage.WesawaglobeoftheEarth,whichrevolvedandshowedthe

variouscontinentsandcountries.Westartedlearningnumbers,andweweretoldthestory

oftheCreatoroftheuniverse.Weatedeliciousfood,tookalittlenap,andwokeuptogo

onwithfriendshipandlove,playingandlearning.

15 Ourpath,however,wasnot totallysweetandunclouded.Wehad tobeobservantand

patient.Itwasnotallamatterofplayingandfoolingaround.Rivalriescouldbringabout

painandhatredorgiverisetofighting.Andwhiletheladywouldsometimessmile,she

wouldoftenyellandscold.Evenmorefrequentlyshewouldresorttophysicalpunishment.

16 Inaddition,thetimeforchangingone’smindwasoverandgoneandtherewasnoquestion

ofeverreturningtotheparadiseofhome.Nothinglayaheadofusbutexertion,struggle,

andperseverance.Thosewhowereabletookadvantageoftheopportunitiesforsuccessand

happinessthatpresentedthemselves.


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Notes on the Text

17 Thebell rang,announcing thepassingof thedayand theendofwork.Thechildren

rushed towards thegate,whichwasopenedagain. I saidgoodbye to friends and

sweetheartsandpassedthroughthegate.Ilookedaroundbutfoundnotraceofmyfather,

whohadpromisedtobethere.Isteppedasidetowait.WhenIhadwaitedforalongtime

invain,Idecidedtoreturnhomeonmyown.Iwalkedafewsteps,thencametoastartled

halt.GoodLord!Wherewas thestreet linedwithgardens?Wherehaditdisappeared

to?Whendidallthesecarsinvadeit?Andwhendidallthesepeoplecometorestonthe

surface?Howdidthesehillsofrubbishfindtheirwaytocover thesides?Andwhere

were thefields thatborderedit?Highbuildingshadtakenover, thestreetwasfullof

children,anddisturbingnoisesshooktheair.Hereandtherestoodconjurersshowingoff

theirtricksormakingsnakesappearanddisappearfrombaskets.Thentherewasaband

announcingtheopeningofacircus,withclownsandweightlifterswalkinginfront.

18 GoodLord!Iwasinadaze.Myheadspun.Ialmostwentcrazy.Howcouldallthishave

happenedinhalfaday,betweenmorningandsunset?Iwouldfindtheanswerathome

withmyfather.Butwherewasmyhome?Ihurriedtowardsthecrossroads,becauseI

rememberedthatIhadtocrossthestreettoreachourhouse,butthestreamofcarswould

notletup.Extremelyirritated,IwonderedwhenIwouldbeabletocross.

19 Istoodtherealongtime,untiltheyoungboyemployedattheironingshoponthecorner

cameuptome.

20 Hestretchedouthisarmandsaid,“Grandpa,letmetakeyouacross.”

1. AbouttheauthorandthetextNaguibMahfouz(纳吉布·马福兹)wasbornin1911inCairo(开罗)anddiedin2006.He

wasthefirstArabic-languageauthorawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature(1988).He

publishedover100shortstoriesand30novels,16ofwhichhavebeenadaptedforfilms.

HisworkshavebeencomparedinspiritandtonetothesocialrealismofBalzac(法国著

名小说家巴尔扎克)andDickens(英国著名小说家狄更斯).Hisearlywork,The Cairo

Trilogy (1957),describesthechangesinthreegenerationsofamiddle-classurbanCairo

family.“HalfaDay”whichfirstappeared inEnglish inThe Time and the Place and

Other Stories, waspublishedin1991.Itisanallegoricaltale,anexampleofthemodern,

experimentalmodeofwritingthatMahfouzadoptedinhislateryears.

2. CulturalbackgroundThechangesdescribedinthetextaboutthelittletownandthepresenceofsuchthingsas

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Glossary

datepalmsandsnakecharmers,plustheintroductorymaterialontheauthorsuggestthat

thestorymostlikelytakesplaceinanArabicculturalsetting,perhapsinEgypt.Theschool

lifeinthestorymayreflectthecountry’ssocialconditionsintheearly20thcenturybutit

isalsouniversaltoalargedegree.

3.…weweretoldthestoryoftheCreatoroftheuniverse.(para.14)

“Creator”meansGodforChristiansorAllahforMuslims.Itisalwayscapitalized.

border/9bO:d5(r)/ v. 与……接界；与……相邻

circus /9sÆ:(r)k5s/ n. 马戏团

cling/klIÎ/ v. (clung,clung)toholdclosely;torefusetoletgo抓紧；紧握

clown/klaUn/ n. apersonwhoperformsinacircus,wearsfunnyclothesand

makeup,andtriestomakepeoplelaugh

clutch/klötS/ v. toholdtightly紧紧抓住；紧握住

conjurer/9köndZ5r5(r)/ n. apersonwhoentertainspeoplebyperforming tricks in

whichthingsappear,disappear,orchangeasifbymagic魔术

师

creator /kri:9eIt5(r)/ n. onewhomakessth.forthefirsttime创造者；the Creator:( 宗

教 ) 造物主

crossroads/9krÁsr5Udz/ n. aplacewheretwoormoreroadscrosseachother交叉路口

curiosity/8kjU5rI9ÁsItI/ n. thedesiretolearnandknow好奇心

daze/deIz/ n. in a ~:astateofbeingunabletothinkclearly茫然状态

exertion/Ig9zÆ:SFn/ n. greateffort努力；尽力

halt /hO:lt/ n. astoporpause

hatred/9heItrId/ n. feelingsofstrongdislike

intricate/9IntrIkIt/ adj.containingmanysmallpartsordetailsthatallworkorfit

together错综复杂的

invade/In9veId/ v. toenteranareainlargenumbers,crowdinto涌入

irritated/9IrIteItId/ adj. annoyedandimpatient

joyfully/9dZOIfUlI/ adv. veryhappily

lift/lIft/ v. 抬；举；weight ~ers:peoplewhocompeteincontestsof

strengthbyliftingheavyobjects

lord/lO:d/ n. master,maleruler;good Lord:referencetoGod,usedwhen

oneissuddenlysurprised,annoyedorworried


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misgivings/8mIs9gIvIÎz/ n. (pl.)feelingsofdoubtandfear顾虑

nap/n{p/ n. ashortsleep

observant/5b9zÆ:v5nt/ adj. quicktonotice;(here)carefultoobeyrules遵守规则的

opportunity /8Áp59tju:nItI/ n. achance

overlook/85Uv59lUk/ v. to seeaplace fromabove,e.g. fromahighbuildingor

window俯视

palm/pA:m/ n. 棕榈树；date~:椰枣树

paradise/9p{r5daIz/ n. heaven天堂

perseverance n. determinationtokeeptryingtodosth.inspiteofdifficulties

/8pÆ:sI9vI5r5ns/ 坚持不懈；不屈不挠

rank/r{Îk/ n. alineorrowofpeopleorthings排；列

resort/rI9zO:t/ v. ~ to sth.: todooruse sth. especiallybecausenoother

choicesarepossible

revolve/rI9vÁlv/ v. tomoveorturninacirclearoundacentralpoint

rivalry/9raIv5lrI/ n. 竞争

sort/sO:t/ n. akindoratype

v. toputthingsinaparticularorder

startled/9stA:tld/ adj. surprisedandoftenslightlyfrightened

stretch/stretS/ v. 伸展；~ out:伸出

sweetheart/9swi:thA:t/ n. apersononeloves

trace/treIs/ n. asignorindicationofsth./sb.beingpresent迹象；痕迹

unclouded/ön9klaUdId/ adj. withoutanycloud;(here)untroubledby

vain/veIn/ n. in ~:withoutresult;withoutsuccess;withoutproducinga

goodordesiredresult

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1 Listentotherecordingofthetextanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).

______ 1. Theboycomesfromapoorfamilyandisafraidofbeinglookeddownupon

byotherkidsinschool.

______ 2. Theboy’sfathertakeshisson’seducationveryseriously.

______ 3. Theboy is favorably impressedby thebiggates, highwalls and tall

buildingsoftheschool.

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______4. Theboyhasmanymisgivingsaboutschoolandtheyallturnouttobetrue.

______5. Theladyappearstobekind,butshecanbetoughandseveretoo.

______6. Theboy likes schoolbecausehe can spend all his timeplaying and

foolingaroundthere.

______7. Thestorycouldnotreallyhavehappenedinhalfaday.

______8. Theboyseemstobeparticularlyinterestedinsuchsubjectsasmusic,

geography,language,mathematics,andnaturalscience.

______9. Theboy’sfatherdoesnotcometotakehimhomeashehaspromisedbecause

thenarratorisnownolongerthelittleboysomanyyearsago.Hehasmixed

upthepresentwiththepast.Heisnowactuallyaveryoldman.

______10. Thenarratordoesnotrecognizethestreetonhiswayhomebecausemany

yearshavepassedandmanychangeshavetakenplaceinthetownduring

hislifetime.

2 Readthetextforbettercomprehensionandcompletethefollowingtasks.

1 Explain the following sentences paying special attention to the parts in bold type.

1. Mymotherstoodatthewindowwatching our progress.

2. It’saplacethatmakes useful men out of boys.

3. Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyany good to be had intearingmeawayfrom

myhome.

4. Themenbegansorting us into ranks.

5. Rivalriescouldbringaboutpainandhatredor give rise to fighting.

6. Thosewhowere able tookadvantageof theopportunities for success and

happinessthat presented themselves.

7. WhenIhadwaitedforalongtimeinvain,Idecidedtoreturnhomeon my own.

8. Whendidallthesecarsinvadeit?

9.Thentherewasa bandannouncingtheopeningofacircus…

10. …butthestreamofcarswouldnotlet up.

11. …theyoungboyemployedatthe ironing shop.

2 Answer the following questions.

Whydoestheauthoruse“HalfaDay”asthetitleofthestory?Noticewhenheis

talking about the present moment, when he is talking about the first half day and

whenheistalkingabouthiswholeschoolexperience.Whyisthestorytoldinthe

first person? How old do you think the narrator is when he recalls his school days?

Canyouimaginehowanoldmanwouldwanttorevisithisprimaryschool?

Does this storystrikeyouaschildish?Howdoyou like theending?Areyou

surprisedthatthisiswrittenbyaNobelPrizewinnerinliterature?

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2.


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3 Readthetextagainforlanguageandcompletethefollowingtasks.

1 Read Paragraphs 5, 11, and 16 of the text aloud and learn them by heart. Mark out the sense groups, pauses, sentence stresses, and intonation before you start.

2 Underline useful sentence patterns that are new to you and study how they are used.

3 Find useful phrases and idioms from the text and list them below.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

4 Find useful verb + noun collocations and expressions from the text and list them below.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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1 Workinpairsandaskeachotherthefollowingquestions.

1.Whydoestheboyfeelsoreluctanttogotoschool?Whatarehischiefmisgivings?

2.Whatdoestheboyseealongthestreetonthewaytoschool?Whatpurposedothese

descriptionsserve?

3. What is the boy’s first impression of the school? Is he favorably impressed by the high

wallsandhugebuildings?

4.Howdoestheboyliketheteachersattheschool?

5. How does the boy find school life? Do his misgivings turn out to be true?

6. Do you consider the boy a good student? Does he find school life beneficial?

7.Whydoestheboysaythattheyhavetobeobservantandpatient?Observantand

patientaboutwhat?Whataresomeoftheunhappyexperiencesthechildrenhave?

8. When do you first notice that the narrator is no longer the small boy?

9. Why is it that the boy cannot find his way home?

10.Howdoeshelikethechangesinthestreet?Howdoyouknow?

2 Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1. Imagine that it is now fifty years after your graduation and your class is back to your

universityforareunion.Whatwouldyourememberandwanttotalkabout?

2.Discusshowweshouldunderstandthemoralofthetextifyouthinkthereisany.What

is the author’s purpose in writing this story? To show that time flies and life is short?

Ortoshowthateducationisimportant?Ortoshowhowtheworldarounduscan

changedramatically?Orwhatelse?

3.Doyouagreewiththefollowingstatements?Giveyourreasons.

a) Lifebeginsatschool.Schoolisaplacethatmakesusefulcitizensoutofboysand

girls.

b) School is like a new home, and everything enjoyable and beneficial is available

thereforus.

c) Schoolisusuallyacompletewasteoftimeandmoney.

d) Nothing liesaheadof studentsbutexertion, struggleandperseverance,and

onlythosewhoareable to takeadvantageof theopportunitiesforsuccessand

happinessthatcansucceed.

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Vocabular y

1 Becomefamiliarwiththerulesofwordformation.

Word formation tips（构词法）

Many words in English can be changed into different parts of speech by adding one or

more letters to the head or end of the words. Those added at the head are called prefixes

( 前缀 )，while those added at the end are called suffixes ( 后缀 ). Suffixes usually indicate

the part of speech while prefixes often have meanings of their own. For example:

Noun suffixes ( 名词后缀 ): Adverb suffixes ( 副词后缀 ): -action/-tion/-sion - ly

Verb + -ation / tion / sion ➞ Noun Adjective + -ly ➞ adverbExamples: Examples:

act ➞ action; quick ➞ quickly; discuss ➞ discussion angry ➞ angrily

1 Identify the parts of speech of the following words and list the suffixes used.

translation, exertion,hesitation, announcement,punishment,building,misgivings,

happiness,weakness,wonderful,beautiful,useless,hopeless,happily,really, translator,

Creator,announcer,conjurer,convinced,startled

Noun suffixes: ______________________________________________________________________

Adjective suffixes: ______________________________________________________________________

Adverb suffixes: ______________________________________________________________________

2 Write down the corresponding adverbs, adjectives, nouns or verbs of the following words.

simple,hurried, terrible,possible,miserable,polite, fortunate, practical,physical,

favorable,rough,serious

Theircorrespondingadverbsare:___________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

2. completely,accurately,particularly, totally,absolutely,easily,angrily,miserably,

exactly, finally

Theircorrespondingadjectivesare:_________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

3. powerful,successful,careful,tearful,meaningless,homeless,priceless

Theircorrespondingnounsare:____________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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4. expression, impression,attention,celebration,attraction, spelling,production,

pollution, prevention, opposition, organization, information, appointment,

requirement,judgment

Theircorrespondingverbsare:___________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

3 Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the suffixes

“-ful” and “-less”.

1. ausefulword

2. ahelpfulsuggestion

3. apainfulexperience

4. atearfulvoice

5. ahopelesswar

6. apricelessstone

7. auselessbook

8. acarefullook

9. aneventfulyear

10. aharmfulhabit

4 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets.

Opinionsstill________(不同)amongeconomistsastowhethertheeconomywill

soonrecover.

Peopleoften think_________(不同地)because theyhave_________(不同的)

interests.

Ican’ttellthe________(不同之处)betweenthetwo.Theyseemthesametome.

Thesituationisgettingvery________(严重的).Butthemost________(严重的)

thingisthatnotmanypeopletakeit________(严肃地).

I know the________ (严重性) of thematter.Todayour rivers and lakes are

________(严重地污染了的),andsoareourlandandair.

________(幸运地), the________(污染)problemisnowbeing takencareof.

Those factories that________(严重地)________(污染)ourwaterandairare

beingcloseddown.

Wemustpayclose________(注意)toit.

Thestudentsall listenedtotheteachervery________(注意力集中地).Buttobe

________(注意力集中的)isnotenough.Thereshouldbemoreinteractionbetween

thestudentsandtheteacher.

1.

2.

3.4.

5.

6.

7.8.

11. aharmlessanimal

12. ashamelessliar

13. aclasslesssociety

14. ahopefulsituation

15. afruitfulvisit

16. apowerfularmy

17. acarelessmistake

18. ahomelesschild

19. atoothlessoldman

20. a nameless flower


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2 Completethefollowingverb+nouncollocationsorexpressions.

1. ____________________steps 8. face_________________________

2. ____________________one’sway 9. announce_____________________

3. ____________________one’stears 10. invade_______________________

4. ____________________games 11. cross________________________

5. ____________________anap 12. reach________________________

6. ____________________astory 13. employ_______________________

7. ____________________one’smind

3 Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthephrasesandexpressionslistedbelow.Someof themmaybeusedmorethanonceandtheremaybemorethanonecorrectanswer.

invain showoff resortto clingto burstinto bringabout giveriseto ontheirown make…outof takeadvantageof

1. Unlikehighschoolstudentswhohavemanyclasses togo to,universitystudents

shouldspendmostoftheirtimestudying .

2. Peterlovesto hisnewfancycar,foritisjustabouttheonlyproperty

hehas.

3. When the speaker stepped onto the platform, the audience

thunderousapplause(雷鸣般的掌声).

4. Clearlyitwasthetown’spovertythathad itshighcrimerate.

5. Globalwarminghasalready greatchanges insomesmall island

countries.

6. Both sides arewilling to sit down and talk because they know it is stupid

force.

7. Ithadsuddenlystartedrainingwhenhereturnedhome,wetalloverandtrembling

withhisclothes hisbody.

8. Theheavyrainstheyhadlastsummer seriousflooding.

9. Whenhewas inEngland,he everyopportunity to improvehis

spokenEnglish.

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10. Hetriedtomakehisfatherchangehismind,butitwasall because

hisfatherwasdeterminedto agreatmusician him.

4 Translatethefollowingsentencesusingwordsandexpressionstakenfromthetext.

1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

2. 虽然我们前面仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重的问题。

4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲他。

5. 他不久就爱上了这个村子。他决心和村民一起把这个地方变成一个花园。

6. 我们必须花更多的钱来和全球气温上升作斗争。另外，我认为我们还必须采取严厉

的法律措施。这不只是一个钱的问题。

7. 当警察到达学校的时候，学生和教师还在一种茫然不知所措的状态。

8. 这个腐败的官员还在死死抓住他的权力不放。他拒绝靠边站。

9. 当那个人最后进入视界时，我发现原来是我父亲。不知他怎么在这大雪中找到这个

地方的。那时候，我放声大哭起来。

10. 她不时地偷偷朝他张望。她发现自己第一次这样看一个年轻男子。

5 Fillintheblankswiththecorrectprepositionsoradverbs.

1. Housesinthatpartofthecountryweremostlymade__________cheapmaterial.They

allcollapsedintheearthquake.

2. TheGreatWallwineismade__________thebestgrapesinourcountry.

3. Inthedistance,wesawtheshipmaking__________theshore.

4. Mr.Shaw’sviewsarechangingallthetime.Nobodycanmake__________whathe

reallymeans.

5. Johnsaid thathehadmade______________hismind to study IT (Information

Technology).

6. Itwasnotlongbeforepeoplefoundoutthatthestorywasmade__________bythe

man.Hehadneverseenatigeronthatmountain.

7. Maryworkedharderthaneverbefore;sheknewshehadtomake__________thetime

shehadlost.

8. Itisnoteasytomake__________hishandwriting.Idon’tknowwhathe’stryingto

sayhere.

9. Mr.Brandsoonmadefriends __________ the young people in his office.


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10. Itisclearthatwithoutgovernmenthelp,theywon’tbeabletomakeuse__________

thewaterpowerinthearea.

11. Don’tmakefun__________hispronunciation.Heactuallyhasa lotof interesting

ideasinhisspeech.

12. Hethoughthewasclever.Hedidn’tknowthathehadonlymadeafool__________

himself.

13. Theyhadabigargument theotherdayanddidnotspeaktoeachotherforseveral

days,butnowtheyhavealreadymade__________.

6 CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebrackets.

1. Hefound________________(门锁上了)fromtheoutside,andthismadehim_______

_______________(很生气).

2. WhenSimaYisaw____________________________(城门大开)andZhugeLiang

________________(弹琴的时候)onthecitywall,hefound__________(这十分奇

怪).

3. Ithinkit_________________(很清楚)thathe’dliketomakehisson________________(他

的接班人).

4. Youreallymademe____________(担心). Iheardyou____________(自言自语)

loudlyinyourdreamlastnight.

5. Ihaveneverseensomeofour riversand lakes____________(污染得如此严重).

Soonerorlater,itwillmakeus____________________(付出代价)forwhatwehave

donetoourenvironment.

6. Icouldfeel_________________________________(大地在颤抖)andIcouldsee

hugerocks_______________(滚下来)fromthetopofthemountain.

7. MarkTwainmadepeople________________(发笑),butpeopleseldomsawhim

___________(自己笑). 8. Letmehelpyou______________________(把东西放整齐).It’seasy.Justwatchme

__________(做吧). 9. Shefoundayoungwoundedsoldier____________________________(躺在草地里),

______________(身上全是血).

10. Ihavebeentryingtogetmyfather______________(对种花养草或者画画产生兴趣),

somethingto________________(能使他有事干就行).

11. Didyou_______________(听她说)yesterdaythatshewantedtohavethemeeting

_____________(延期)？

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7 Fillineachblankwiththecorrectformoftheappropriatewordorphraseinthe

brackets.Notethatmorethanoneofthemmaybeappropriate.

1. Wecametoa_____(high,tall)buildingwitha_____(huge,vast)gate.

2. In this____ (large,big,huge,vast) land, there isnota single_____ (high, tall)

mountain.

3. OuroralEnglishteacherisa_____(high,tall)youngwomanwith_____(big,large,

huge,vast,great)brighteyes.

4. Ascollegestudents_____ (each,every)oneofusmustpayattention tocurrent

___________(matters,affairs).

5. Today,watersupplyhasbecomeanextremelyserious______(matter,affair)inmany

________(countries,nations,states).Theywillbein________(large,big,huge,vast)

troubleiftheydon’ttakeaction.

6. Our relationshipwithTaiwan isourown_______ (matter, affair).TheChinese

________(country,nation,state)willbereunitedsoonerorlater.It’sjusta________

(matter,affair)oftime.

7. In thosedays, evenbarber shops andneighborhood storeswereownedby the

________(country,nation,state).

8. In______(few,afew)months,weallmade______(big, large,huge,vast,great)

progressinourstudies.Everybodywasin______(high,tall)spirits.

9. Aprofessor is supposed toknowsomethingabout_____(everything,something,

anything,nothing)andeverythingabout_______(everything,something,anything,

nothing).

10._________(Everybody,Anybody,Somebody,Nobody)whowants toavoidmaking

_________(some,any,no)mistakes,mustdo_________,say________,andbe

________(everything,anything,something,nothing).

11. Peopletodayknow_______(little,alittle)aboutthathistorybecauseithappenedlong

ago,and______(few,afew)bookshavebeenwrittenonit.Iknow______(little,a

little)becausemyfatherisahistorian.Hehastoldme______(few,afew)things.


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Grammar

1 Combineeachpairofthesentencesfollowingoneoftheexamples.

Examples

We walked along a street. The street was lined with gardens.Answer: We walked along a street lined with gardens.

School is a place. This place makes useful men out of boys.Answer: School is a place that makes useful men out of boys.

Some people work hard. They are likely to succeed.Answer: Those who work hard are likely to succeed.

1. Somepeoplewenttothelecturehallearly.Theyhadthefrontseats.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

2. Adictionaryisabook.Thisbookexplainsthemeaningandusageofwords.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

3. Alibraryisabuildingoranorganization.Ithasacollectionofbooksforpeopleto

readorborrow.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

4. Themanisemployedatthedrugstore.Heismycousin.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

5. Someofyouwanttojointhedramaclub.Pleasesignuphere.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

6. Iwasborninavillage.Thevillagewassurroundedbyhillsonthreesides.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

7. Inthecenteroftheroomstoodalargetable.Thetablewascoveredwiththecleanest

tableclothIhadeverseen.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

8. Thesepeoplehadtheleasttogive.Buttheyoftengavethemost.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

9. Thosepeopleencouragestudentstoworkontheirownandthinkforthemselves.They

aregoodteachers.

Answer:______________________________________________________________

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2 Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformoftheword(s)inthebrackets.

1. LiPingwassorryforbeinglate.Hesaidhe (oversleep)thatmorning.

2. Alltheteacherswe (invite)cametowatchourplay.

3. Whenmygrandfather (beborn),hisfather (leave)home

tojointhearmy.

4. I didn’tknowWangNing, ahigh school friendofmine, (go) to

Moscowuntilhismother (tell)me.

5. Bothmyparents (work)onafarminHeilongjiangProvinceforfive

yearsbeforethey (admit) toTianjinUniversity.

6. Athighschool,I (love)watchingmovies.It (alwaysbe)

mydreamtobecomeafilmdirector.

7. Oneofmy favorite teachers inhigh school (be)Mr.Yang,who

(be)amagazineeditor for tenyearsbeforebecomingourChinese

teacher.

8. Beforehe (become)a lawstudentatPekingUniversity,myuncle

(read)alotaboutworldfamouslawyers.

9. At52,theman (return)tohishomevillageinAfricaarichbanker.He

(come)backwithabigplan:tobuildaschoolsothatallthechildren

therecouldreceiveadecenteducation.

10. One day on the streetHansChristianAndersen, now awell-knownwriter,

(meet) amanwho (once treat)himbadly. Theman

(say) thathe (be)sorryforwhathe (do).

Andersen (forgive)themanand (ask)himtothinkofit

nomore.

3 FillineachblankofthepassagewithONEsuitableword.

Timemanagementisall-importantforcollegesuccessandlearninghowtoplanyour

timeisanessentiallessonforfirst-yearstudents.

Timeistricky.Itisdifficulttocontroland(1) towaste.Whenyoulook

ahead,youthinkyouhavemoretimethanyouneed.Forexample,atthe(2)

ofasemester,youmayfeelthatyouhaveplentyoftimeonyourhands.(3)

towardtheendofthetermyoumay(4) findthattimeisrunningout.You

don’thaveenoughtimetocoverallyourduties,soyouget(5) .Whatisthe

answer?Control!

Timeisdangerous.Ifyoudon’tcontrolit, itwillcontrolyou.(6) you


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don’tmakeitworkforyou,itwillworkagainstyou.Soyoumustbecomethe(7)

of time,not itsservant.Asafirst-yearcollegestudent, timemanagementwillbeyour

(8) oneproblem.

Timeisvaluable.Wastingtimeisabad(9) .Itislikeadrug.Themore

timeyouwaste, theeasier it is to(10) onwastingtime.Ifyouseriously

wishtogetthemostoutofcollege,youmustputthetimemanagementintopractice.

4 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1. 上大学之前，我没有想到大学生活如此丰富多彩。

2. 出生于20世纪90年代的中国大学生多数是独生子女。

3. 了解他的人都因为他的出色工作而钦佩他。

4. 我那天缺课了, 因为我不知道课已提前到了周四。

5. 在某些国家，超重的人会受到一定的惩罚。

6. 在火灾中失去家园的人们很快被安置到安全的地方。

7. 再见面的时候，我们发现我们两人变化都很大。

8. 以李教授为首的专家们很快就会来帮助农民解决难题。

9. 现在种着西红柿的那块地以往是荒地。

10. 我们老师叫我们读像茅盾、巴金那样的大师们写的作品。

5 Identifyandcorrectthemistake(s)ineachofthesentences.

1. Everyday,myfathersendsmetoschoolhimself.

2. Hardshipscanmakeaboyintoaman.

3. Wepersuadedhimnottodothat,butinvain.

4. IreadaninterestingstorytakenplaceduringWWII.

5. Hesearchedforhisroombutdidn’tfindthebook.

6. ButIfailedinvain.

7. Wemusttaketheadvantageoftheopportunitiescomingourway.

8. WhenIwasasmallboy,IhadoftensatforhoursplayingwiththefewtoysIhad.

9. Sixteenyearsofteachingschoolmakesanexperiencededucatoroutofatimidgirl.

10. BeforeIcame,I imaginedcollegewouldbeaparadisethatIcouldrelaxafter the

threestressfulyearsofhighschool.

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Accordingtothetext,theboy’sideaofschoolchangedonhisfirstdayofschool.Writeaparagraphofabout150wordsonhowtheboychangedhisidea.Usetheanswerstothefollowingquestionsasanoutline.

1.Whywastheboyunwillingtogotoschool?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

2. What pleasures did he find in school?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

3.Whatelsedidhelearnatschoolthatwasnotsopleasant?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

4.Howdidtheselessonsaffecthisunderstandingoflife?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Writing

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1 In1951, Iwas eighteen and traveling

withall themoneyIhadintheworld—

fiftydollars.Iwasonabusheadingfrom

LosAngeles toBerkeley.Mydreamof

attendingtheuniversitywascomingtrue.

I’dalreadypaid tuitionfor thesemester

andforonemonthattheco-opresidence.

After that,Ihadtofurnishtherest—my

impoverishedparentscouldn’trescueme.

2 I’dbeenonmyownasalive-inmother’s

helpersinceIwasfifteen, leavinghigh

schoolatnoon tocare forchildren till

midnight.All throughhigh schooland

my firstyearofcollege, I’d longed to

participate inextracurricularactivities,

butmy jobmade that impossible.Now

that Iwas transferring toBerkeley, I

hopedtoearnascholarship.

3 That firstweek I foundawaitress job,

baby-sat andwasheddishesat theco-

opaspartofmyrent.At theendof the

semester,IhadtheBaverageIneededfor

ascholarship.AllIhadtodowasachieve

theBaveragenextterm.

4 It didn’t occur to me to take a snap

course1: I’d come to theuniversity to

learnsomething.IbelievedIcouldexcel

academicallyandtaketoughsubjects.

5 Onesuchcoursewasasurveyofworld

literature. Itwas taught byProfessor

SearsJayne,whoroamedthestageofa

hugeauditorium,wearingamicrophone

while lecturing topacked rows.There

wasnotext.Instead,weusedpaperbacks.

Budgetwise2, thismadeiteasiersinceI

couldbuythemasneeded.

6 Iwas fascinatedwith the conceptshe

presented.Tomanystudents, itwasjust

adegreerequirement,buttome,itwasa

feastofexcitingideas.Myco-opfriends

whowerealso taking thecourseasked

formyhelp.Weformedastudygroup,

whichIled.

7 When I took the first exam—all essay

questions—IwassureI’ddonewell.On

thegroundfloor,amidtablesheapedwith

testbooklets, Ipickedoutmine.There

inredwasmygrade,a77,C-plus.Iwas

shocked.Englishwasmybest subject!

To add insult to injury, I found that

mystudymateshad receivedBs.They

thankedmeformycoaching.

1 snap course:shortcourse,sth.madeordonequickly2 budgetwise: concerningavailablemoney预算方面的

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1 impassioned: showingstrongfeelings 激烈的

2 plead: tobegfor恳求；请求

3 merit: todeserve值得，应获得

4 coast toward: tobesuccessfulatsth.withouthavingtotryhard不费力地取得成功

5 profusely: inlargeamounts6 irreverently: notshowingrespecttosb./sth.thatotherpeopleusuallyrespect7 budge: move,change8 ardor:passion激情，狂热

8 Iconfrontedthe teachingassistant,who

referredme to Professor Jayne,who

listened tomy impassioned1arguments

butremainedunmoved.

9 I’dneverquestioneda teacherabouta

grade before—never had to. It didn’t

occur tome to plead2my need for a

scholarship;Iwantedjustice,notpity. I

wasconvincedthatmyanswersmerited3

ahighergrade.

10 I resolved to try harder, although I

didn’t knowwhat thatmeant because

school had always been easy forme.

I’dusedpersistence in finding jobsor

scrubbing floors, but not in pushing

myself intellectually.Although Ichose

challenging courses, I was used to

coastingtoward4As.

11 Ireadthepaperbacksmorecarefully,but

myefforts yielded another77.Again,

C-plus forme andBs andAs formy

pals,whothankedmeprofusely5.Again,

I returned toDr. Jayneandquestioned

his judgment irreverently6.Again,he

listenedpatiently,discussedthematerial

withme,butwouldn’tbudge7—theC-plus

stood. He seemed fascinated by my

ardor8 indiscussing thecourse ideas,

but my dreams of a scholarship and

extracurricularactivitieswerefadingfast.

12 Onemoretestbeforethefinal.Onemore

chance to redeemmyself.Yet another

hurdleloomed.Thelastbookwestudied,

T.S.Eliot’sThe Wasteland,wasavailable

onlyinhardback.Tooexpensiveformy

budget.

13 Iborroweditfromthelibrary.However,I

knewIneededmyownbooktoannotate.

Icouldn’taffordabiglibraryfineeither.

In1951,therewerenocopyingmachines,

so it seemed logical to haul out my

trustyoldRoyalmanual typewriterand

startcopyingall420pages. Inbetween

waitressing,washingdishes, attending

classes, baby-sitting, and tutoring the

studygroup,Imanagedtopoundthemout.

14 I redoubled my efforts for this third

exam.For the first time, I learned the

meaning of theword “thorough”. I’d

never realizedhowhardother students

struggledforwhatcameeasilytome.

15 My efforts did absolutely no good.

Everything,downtothedreaded77,went

asbefore.BackImarchedintoDr.Jayne’s

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office.Idraggedoutmydog-eared1,note-

blackened texts, arguingmypoints as

Ihaddonebefore.WhenIcame tothe

sheafofpapersthatweremytypedcopyof

The Wasteland,heasked,“What’sthis?”

16 “I had no money left to buy it, so I

copied it.” Ididn’t think thisunusual.

Improvising2wasroutineforme.

17 SomethingchangedinDr.Jayne’susually

jovial3face.Hewasquietforalongtime.

Thenwe returned toour regular lively

debateonwhatthesewriterstrulymeant.

When I left, I still hadmy third77—

definitelynota luckynumberforme—

and thehumiliationofbeingaseminar

leader, trailing far behind my ever-

gratefulstudents.

18 Thelasthurdle4wasthefinal.Nomatter

what grade I got, it wouldn’t cancel

threeC-pluses. Imightaswellkiss the

scholarshipgood-bye.Besides,whatwas

theuse?Icouldcramtillmyeyesteared,

andtheresultwouldbeacrushing77.

19 I skipped studying. I felt I knew the

materialaswellasIeverwould.Hadn’t

I reread the books many times and

explained them tomybuddies?Wasn’t

The Wasteland resoundinginmybrain?

The night before the final, I treated

myselftoamovie.

20 I sauntered into the auditorium and

decided that foronceI’dhavefunwith

a test. Imaroonedall thewriterswe’d

studiedonanislandandwroteadebatein

whichtheyarguedtheirpositions.Itwas

silly,befittingmynothing-to-losemood.

Thewordsflowed—allthatsparringwith

Dr.Jaynemadeiteffortless.

21 A week later, I strolled down to the

ground floor (groundzero forme)and

unearthedmy test from the heaps of

exams.There,inredinkonthebluecover,

wasanA.Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes.

22 I hurried to Dr. Jayne’s office. He

seemed tobeexpectingme,although I

didn’thaveanappointment. I launched

intorighteous indignation.HowcomeI

receivedaC-pluseverytimeIslavedand

now,whenI’dwrittenaspoof 5,Iearned

anA?

23 “Iknew that if Igaveyou theAsyou

deserved,youwouldn’tcontinuetowork

ashard.”

24 Istaredathim,realizingthathisanalysis

andstrategywerecorrect. Ihadworked

myheadoff,asIhadneverdonebefore.

25 He rose and pulled a book from his

crowdedshelves.“Thisisforyou.”

1 dog-eared: (ofabook)usedsomuchthatthecornersofmanyofthepagesareturneddown卷角的（如

书等）

2 improvising: 即兴的，随机应变的

3 jovial: cheerful快乐的，善交际的

4 hurdle:obstacle,barrier障碍，困难

5 spoof: parody,ahumorouscopythatexaggeratesthemainfeatures滑稽的模仿

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1 standing-room-only houses: (inatheater)wherethereisonlyroomleftforstandingbecauseallseatsaretaken只有立脚之地的房间；（剧场）客满只剩下站票

2 review:towriteareportandanalysisofabook,play,movie,etc.写（关于书籍、戏剧、电影等的）评论；评价

3 debut: (ofaplay,movie,etc.)tomakethefirstpublicappearance首演，初次登台

26 ItwasahardbackcopyofThe Wasteland.

On the flyleaf was an inscription to

me.Foronceinmytalkativelife,Iwas

speechless.

27 Iwasspeechlessagainwhenmycourse

gradearrived:A-plus.Ibelieveitwasthe

onlyA-plusgiven.

28 Nextyear,whenIreceivedmyscholarship, Ico-wrote,acted,sanganddancedinan

originalmusical comedyproducedby

theAssociatedStudents.Itplayedinthe

largest auditorium to standing-room-

only houses1.

29 Ireviewed2theaterfortheDaily Cal,the

studentcampusnewspaper.

30 Iwroteaone-actplay,amongthefirstto

debut3atthenewcampustheater.

31 Iacted inplaysproducedby thedrama

department.

32 Thecreativespark thathadbeenburied

underdishes,diapersanddrudgerynow

flamed into life. Idon’t recallmuchof

what I learned in thosecoursesof long

ago,but I’llnever forget the fun Ihad

writingandacting.

33 AndI’vealwaysrememberedDr.Jayne’s

lesson.Know that youhaveuntapped

powerswithinyou.Thatyoumustuse

them, even if you canget bywithout

trying.Thatyoualonemustsetyourown

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Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself

do things you have to do, when they ought to be done, whether you like it or not.

—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 –1895)

Not art, not books, but life itself is the true basis of teaching and education.

—Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746 –1827)

Memorable Quotes

Unit 2

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现代大学英语


Unit

2 Text A The Boy and the Bank Officer

Text B My Bank Account


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Philip Ross

1 Ihaveafriendwhohatesbankswithaspecialpassion.“Abankisjustastore—likea

candystoreoragrocerystore,”hesays．“Theonlydifferenceis thatabank’sgoods

happen tobemoney,which isyours in thefirstplace. Ifbankswererequired tosell

walletsandmoneybelts,theymightactlesslikechurches.”

2 IbeganthinkingaboutmyfriendtheotherdayasIwalkedintoasmall,overlitbranch

officeontheWestSide.Ihadcometoopenacheckingaccount.

3 Itwaslunchtimeandtheonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressed

hair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.Everythingabouthimsuggested

acarefullydressedauthority.

4 Thisofficerwasstandingacrossasmallcounterfromayoungwhiteboywhowaswearing

aV-necksweater,khakis,andloafers.Hehadsandyhair,andI thinkIwasespecially

The Boy and the Bank Officer

Text A

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awareofhimbecausehelookedmorelikeakidfromaprepschoolthanacustomerina

WestSidebank.

5 Theboycontinuedtoholdmyattentionbecauseofwhathappenednext.

6 Hewasholdinganopensavings-accountbookandwearinganexpressionofopen

dismay.“ButIdon’tunderstand,”hewassayingto theofficer.“Iopenedtheaccount

myself,sowhycan’tIwithdrawanymoney?”

7 “I’vealreadyexplained toyou,” theofficer toldhim,“thatafourteen-year-old isnot

allowedtowithdrawmoneywithoutaletterfromhisparents.”

8 “Butthatdoesn’tseemfair,”theboysaid,hisvoicebreaking.“It’smymoney.Iputitin.

It’smyaccount.”

9 “Iknowitis,”theofficersaid,“butthosearetherules.Nowifyou’llexcuseme.”

10 Heturnedtomewithasmile.“MayIhelpyou,sir?”

11 Ididn’tthinktwice.“Iwasgoingtoopenanewaccount,”Isaid,“butafterseeingwhat’s

goingonhere,IthinkI’vechangedmymind.”

12 “Excuseme?”hesaid.

13 “Look,”Isaid.“IfIunderstandwhat’sgoingonherecorrectly,whatyou’resayingis

thatthisboyisoldenoughtodeposithismoneyinyourbankbuthe’snotoldenoughto

withdrawit.Andsincetheredoesn’tseemtobeanyquestionastowhetherit’shismoney

orhisaccount,thebank’sso-calledpolicyisclearlyridiculous.”

14 “Itmayseemridiculoustoyou,”herepliedinavoicerisingslightlyinirritation,“butthat

isthebank’spolicyandIhavenootheralternativebuttofollowtherules.”

15 Theboyhadstoodhopefullynext tomeduring thisexchange,butnowIwas justas

helpless.SuddenlyInoticedthattheopensavingsbookhecontinuedtograspshoweda

balanceofabout$100.Italsoshowedthattherehadbeenaseriesofsmalldepositsand

withdrawals.

16 Ihadmyopening.

17 “Haveyouwithdrawnmoneybeforebyyourself?”Iaskedtheboy.

18 “Yes,”hesaid.

19 Imovedinforthekill.

20 “Howdoyouexplainthat?”Izeroedinontheofficer.“Whydidyoulethimwithdraw


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moneybefore,butnotnow?”

21 Helookedannoyed.“Becausethetellerswerenotawareofhisagebeforeandnowthey

are.It’sreallyverysimple.”

22 Iturnedtotheboywithashrug.“You’rereallygettingcheated,”Isaid.“Yououghttoget

yourparentstocomeinhereandprotest.”

23 Theboylookeddestroyed.Silently,heputhissavingsbookinarear-pocketandwalked

outofthebank.

24 Theofficerturnedtome.“Youknow,”hesaid,“youreallyshouldn’thaveinterfered.”

25 “Shouldn’thaveinterfered?”Ishouted.“Well,itdamnwellseemedtomethatheneeded

someonetorepresenthisinterests.”

26 “Someonewasrepresentinghisinterests,”hesaidsoftly.

27 “Andwhomightthatbe?”

28 “Thebank.”

29 Icouldn’tbelievewhatthisidiotwassaying.“Look,”Iconcluded,“we’rejustwasting

eachother’stime.Butmaybeyou’dliketoexplainexactlyhowthebankwasrepresenting

thatboy’sinterests?”

30 “Certainly,”hesaid.“Wewereinformedthismorningthatsomeneighborhoodbullyhas

beenshakingthisboydownformorethanamonth.Theotherguywasforcinghimtotake

moneyouteveryweekandhanditover.Thepoorkidwasapparentlytooscaredtotell

anyone.That’stherealreasonhewassoupset.Hewasafraidofwhattheotherguywould

dotohim.Anyway,thepoliceareonthecaseandthey’llprobablymakeanarresttoday.”

31 “Youmeanthereisnoruleaboutbeingtooyoungtowithdrawmoneyfromasavings

account?”

32 “NotthatIeverheardof.Now,sir,whatcanwedoforyou?”

Notes on the Text

1. AbouttheauthorandthetextPhilipRoss(1939–)isanAmericanfreelance(自由职业者)writerbasedinNewYork.

ManyofhisarticleshaveappearedinTheNew Yorker (《纽约人》), Reader’s Digest(《读

者文摘》) andTheNew York Times (《纽约时报》). ThistextistakenfromStrategies

for Successful Writing.

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2. ...theymightactlesslikechurches.(para.1)SomepeopleinWesternsocietyresentthewaychurchesmakerulesthatseemtohave

littletodowithGod’smessage.Theythinkbanksshouldjustprovideservices,asstores

do:theybelievebanksaretooauthoritarianandhavenorighttotellpeoplewhatthey

canandcannotdo—aschurchesoftenseemtodo.

3. TheWestSide(para.2)Thisreferstoaratherbetter-offneighborhoodinNewYorkCitywheremanybusinesses

andshopsarelocated.

4. ...theonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.(para.3)Traditionally,peoplewhoareinthebankingbusinessdressformallyinordertogivethe

impressionthatmoneyissafewiththem.Theyusuallywearasubdueddarkcoloredsuit

andashirtandtie.

5. Acheckingaccountvs.asavingsaccountThesearetwocommontypesofbankaccountsusedintheWest.Thecheckingaccount,

alsocalledacurrentaccountinBritain,allowspeopletowithdrawanyamountoftheir

moneyatany timeandmakepaymentsbywritingchecks(BrE:cheques)but itwill

paylittleornointerest.Asavingsaccountmayhaverulesastohowmuchnoticemust

begivenforwithdrawalsand theamounts thatcanbewithdrawnorsaved,butwill

offerhigher interest rates.Therearealso instantaccesssavingsaccounts thatallow

withdrawalsatanytimebutinterestrateswillbelower.

Glossaryalternative/O:l9tÆ:n5tIv/ n. choice

apparently/59p{r5ntlI/ adv. seemingly;asitseems看来；似乎

branch /brA:ntS/ ~office:alocaloffice( 银行的 ) 分行；支行

bully/9bUlI/ n. sb.whofrightens,hurts,orthreatensweakerpeople仗势欺

人者；横行霸道者

conclude/k5n9klu:d/ v. 下结论

damn/d{m/ adv. usedforemphasisinspokenEnglish;~ well:certainly


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dismay/dIs9meI/ n. distress;astrongfeelingoffear,worryorsadness that is

causedbysth.unpleasantorunexpected失望；绝望；气馁

fortyish/9fO:tIIS/ adj. about40

guy/gaI/ n. (infml)aman

helpless/9helplIs/ adj. unabletoreactnormallytoasituationbecauseonehasno

powerorstrength

hopefully/9h5Upf(U)lI/ adv. witha feelingofoptimism, i.e., expectation that the

outcomewillbegood怀着希望地

idiot/9IdI5t/ n. afoolishperson

interfere/8Int59fI5(r)/ v. todeliberately( 故意地 )getinvolvedinasituationthatdoes

notconcernyou,whichmaybeannoyingtoothers 干涉

irritation/8IrI9teISFn/ n. thefeelingofbeingannoyedaboutsth.恼怒

khakis /9kA:kIz/ n. (infml)khaki isanamegiven toaparticulargrey-green

color.Theboyiswearingshortsofthatcolor.卡其布裤子

loafer/9l5Uf5(r)/ n. alow-cutstep-inleathershoewithnolaces 没有鞋带的皮便

鞋；懒汉鞋

mustache/m59stA:S/ n. hairgrowingonaman’supperlip

neatly/9ni:tlI/ adv. inatidy,orderlyway

overlit/"@Uv@'lIt/ adj. toobrightly-lit;havingtoomuchlight过度照明的

passion/9p{SFn/ n. verystrongfeelings(ofhate,anger,love)

prep/prep/ n. ~ school:(U.S.)aprivateschoolthatpreparesstudents for

college

protest/9pr5Utest/ v. tocomplain

rear/rI5(r)/ adj. thebackpartofsth.;~ pocket:backpocket裤子后面的口

袋

sandy/9s{ndI/ adj. (ofhair)havingayellowish-browncolor

savings /seIvIÎz/ n. (pl.)存款；a ~ account:( 银行 ) 储蓄账户；定期存款

series/9sI5ri:z,-rIz/ n. anumberofthingsofthesameclasscomingoneafteranother

shake down v. toextortmoney,tostealmoneywiththreats

shrug/Srög/ n. raisingone’sshouldersslightlyandmomentarilytoexpress

doubt,ignorance,orindifference 耸肩 (表示冷淡，怀疑等 )

slightly/9slaItlI/ adv. alittle

teller/9tel5(r)/ n. (U.S.)sb.whosejobistoreceiveandpayoutmoneyina

bank( 美国 ) 银行出纳员

withdrawal/wID9drO:5l/ n. theactoftakingmoneyoutofabankaccount

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1 Listentotherecordingofthetextandchoosethestatementthatbestreflectsyourunderstanding.

1. Theauthor’sfriendhatesbanksbecause .

A.theyarejustlikecandystoresorgrocerystores

B.theydon’tactlikechurches

C.theyactlikechurches

D.theydon’tsellwalletsandmoneybelts,either

2. Thenarratorsaidthateverythingaboutthebankofficersuggestedanauthority.He

wasreferringtoallthefollowingfactsexceptfor .

A. the officer was a middle-aged man with the manner of a cool, mature, responsible

person

B. the officer looked very neat, with short hair and pencil moustache

C. the officer was carefully and conservatively dressed as bank officers usually are

D. the officer was alone

3. Theboyfirstcaughttheauthor’sattentionbecause .

A.hedidnotlooklikeausualcustomerinaWestSidebank

B.hewasclearlylookingverydistressed

C.hewastooyoungtohaveasavingsaccount

D. he was having trouble with the bank officer

4. Theboycouldnotwithdrawhismoneybecause .

A.hewasnotoldenoughtodothataccordingtothebankrules

B. the bank officer was trying to protect his interests, for he knew if the boy got

hismoneyhewouldhanditovertotheneighborhoodbully

C.hedidnothavealetterfromhisparenttoprovethatthemoneywashis

D.thepolicehadorderedthebanknottolethim

5. Thestoryismainlyabout .

A. why the narrator finally decided not to open his account in that bank

B.howthenarratorsuccessfullyinterferedtoprotecttheboy’sinterests

C.howthenarratormadeafoolofhimselfbecausehewasarrogantandhadalways

beenprejudicedagainstbanks

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2 Readthetextforbettercomprehensionandexplaintheparts inboldtypeinthefollowingsentences.

1. Theonlydifferenceisthatabank’sgoodshappen tobemoney,whichisyoursin

the first place.(para.1)

2. Ibeganthinkingaboutmyfriendthe other dayasIwalkedintoasmall,overlit

branchofficeontheWestSide.(para.2)

3. …theonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,a

pencilmustache,andaneatly pressed brownsuit.(para.3)

4. Thisofficerwasstandingacrossasmallcounterfromayoungwhiteboywhowas

wearingaV-necksweater,khakis,andloafers.(para.4)

5. Hehadsandyhair,andIthinkIwasespeciallyawareofhimbecausehelookedmore

likeakidfromaprep schoolthanacustomerinaWest Side bank. (para.4)

6. Hewasholdinganopensavings-accountbookandwearing an expressionofopen

dismay.(para.6)

7. …sincetheredoesn’tseemtobeanyquestionas towhetherit’shismoneyorhis

account,thebank’sso-called policyisclearlyridiculous.(para.13)

8. …showedabalanceofabout$100.(para.15)

9. Theboylookeddestroyed.Silently,heputhissavingsbookinarear-pocketand

walkedoutofthebank.(para.23)

10. Wewere informed…thatsomeneighborhood bully hasbeenshaking thisboy

down formorethanamonth.(para.30)

11. Anyway,thepoliceareon the case…(para.30)

3 Readthetextagainforlanguageandcompletethefollowingtasks.

1. Read Paragraphs 8–14 in the text aloud and learn them by heart. Mark out the sense groups, pausing, sentence stresses, and intonation before you start.

2. Underline useful sentence patterns that are new to you and study how they are used.

3. Find useful phrases and idioms from the text and list them below.

4. Find useful verb + noun collocations and expressions from the text and list them below.

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Speaking

1 Workinpairsandaskeachotherthefollowingquestions.

1.Wheredidthenarratorgooneday?

2.Whydidhegothere?

3.Whatdidhesee?

4.Whatdrewhisimmediateattention?Why?

5. What did the bank officer look like?

6.Whathappenedtotheboythatmadethenarratorangrywiththebankandmadehim

decidehemaynotopenanewaccount?

7. How did the bank officer explain to the boy why he couldn’t let him withdraw his

money?

8.Wasthattherealreason?

9. Did the narrator find out the real reason? What was it?

10.Doyouthinkthatthenarratorwillopenanewaccountthatdayornot?Why?

2 Workinpairsandplaytherolesasinstructedbelow.

1. The bank officer reports the boy’s case to his manager that morning, telling him what

hehasbeen toldabout thebullyand theboy.Themanagerand thebankofficer

discusswhattheyshoulddo.

2.Theboytellsthebullythathehasnotbeenabletogetthemoney.Thebullyisangry,

andtheboytrieshisbesttomakehimbelievewhathashappened.

3.Thenarratormeetshisfriendthefollowingday.Theystarttalkingaboutbanksagain.

Hisfriendexpresseshisusualopinionthatbanksarenottobetrustedandthatpeople

shouldhavenothingtodowiththem.Thenarrator,however,doesnotagreewithhim

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Vocabular y

1 Becomefamiliarwiththerulesofwordformation.

Word formation tips

1. Compound words (复合词) are formed through the combination of two or more words. For example:

blackboard bedroom afternoonhard-working housewife maybe

so-called seven-year-old rear-pocket

2. It is generally agreed that there are eight parts of speech for English words: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions and articles. Many words may fall into more than one of these categories depending upon how they are used within a sentence. For example: Such words as “work, study, look, turn, sleep, walk, dream, visit, arrest, deposit” can be used as both nouns and verbs.

1 Give the parts of speech of the following words and guess the meaning.

1.interference 11.awareness

2.reference 12.suddenness

3.overdone 13.willingly

4.overdrawn 14.blindly

5.overworked 15.understandable

6.drawer 16.homesick

7.pressurecooker 17.mudflow

8.air-conditioner 18.rainforest

9.continuous 19.sandstorm

10.advantageous 20.waterfall

2 Guess the meaning of the following words and see how they are formed.

1.headache 4.heartbroken

2.banknote 5.handshake

3.motherland 6.landslide

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7.moonlight 11.nightclub

8.snowshoe 12.crossfire

9.handbook 13.willpower

10.storekeeper

3 Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the suffix “-y”.

1.astarrynight 10.awealthyman

2.thestormysea 11.therainyseason

3.cottonysnow 12.silveryhair

4.ahillyarea 13.rosycheeks

5.theRockyMountains 14.abonyfish

6.afleshynose 15.askinnygirl

7.ahairychest 16.smellycheese

8.bushyeyebrows 17.saltyfood

9.wavyhair 18.flowerylanguage

4 Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the words in bold type.Amansuddenlystoodupandthrewhisshoesathim.Luckilyheduckedhishead

intime.

Let’sairtheroombeforehecomeshome.

Shecanstillthreadaneedlealthoughsheiswellover80.

Wemustface thedanger.Therearealwayspeoplewhowillfish inourtroubled

waters.

Sheknewverywell that ifshepocketed thatmoney,shewouldbeheading for

serioustrouble.

Themeetingwaschairedbyawomanwhohadjustrocketedtopower.

Asthesayinggoes,therearemanywaysofskinningacat.

Ayoungcouplewerestonedtodeathjustbecausetheywereinlove.

Iwishthegapbetweentherichandthepoorcouldbebridged.TheotherdayI

sawahungryyoungmanwolfingdowntheleftoversinarestaurant.

10.Thefoodonthetablelookedsoinviting,itmademymouthwater.

2 Completethefollowingverb+nouncollocationsorexpressions.

1. anaccount 3. a/themeeting

2. a/thebalance 4. one’smind

1.

2.3.4.

5.

6.7.8.9.


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5. one’sattention 8. therules

6. money 9. time

7. anexpressionof 10. one’sinterests

3 CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsaccordingtothesentencepatternsinbold.

Example 1 The only difference is that…

1. Productionisnottheproblem.Theproblem (是我们找不

到足够的国外市场).

2. Ithinkwehavemissedthepoint.Thepoint (是没有民主，

就没有和谐社会).

3. Howcanweimproveourteaching?Mysuggestion (是我

们应该给学生更多的自由).

Example 2… what you’re saying is that this boy is old enough to deposit his money in your bank… but…

4. —Whydidn’ttheyarresthim?

—Becausetheirevidence (不够有力，不足以把他送进监

狱).

5. —Whydidn’tsheagreetomarryhim?

—Becauseatthattimeshedidnotthinkhewas (做她丈

夫够可靠).

6. —Whycan’twehaveourmeetinginthatconferenceroom?

—Because thatroom (不够大，容纳不了那么多人).

Example 3And since there doesn’t seem to be any question as to…, the bank’s so-called policy is clearly ridiculous.

7. —Dopeopleallagree?

— (似乎没有什么不同意见).

8. —Whywastheresomuchfoodwastedatthattime?

— (因为当时好像有足够的粮食给大家吃的).

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9. —Whydidtheboythinkhisfatherwaspunishinghimbysendinghimtoschool?

— (因为那时候好像没有什么好的理由似的).

Example 4 You are being cheated.

10. —Didhemeethiscomradeinthatsecretplacethatday?

—No, (因为他当时被人盯梢了).

11. —Couldyouletmeuseyourcar?

—Sorry, (我的车正在修).

12. —Whatdidyouthinkofthemoviewesawtheotherday?

—Ididn’tlikeitatall. (我听说它正被很多人批评呢).

Example 5 It may seem ridiculous to you… but that is the bank’s policy…

13. —Dr.WangtoldmethattheAmericanCivilWarwasstartedbytheSouth.

—Dr.Wangmaybe (一个好大夫，但他根

本不懂历史).

14. ProfessorChensaysthathistoryisakindofliterature.

—Shemaybe (一个好的英语教授，但她并

不是什么都知道).

15. —Don’tforgetthatwearepoor.Beggarscan’tbechoosers.

—Well, (我们也许很穷，但我们不是要饭的).

Example 6 … you really shouldn’t have interfered.

16. —DidyoutellheraboutTom’scancer?

—Yes,butIsuppose (我不该那么急地告诉她).

17. —Didyougothatday?

—Yes.Why,youmean (我不应该去吗)?

18. —Ihearthatsomescientistsdidwarnthattherewouldbeanearthquakeinthatarea.

—Lookingback, (我们是应该听他们的).Butnoscientist

canbesureaboutearthquakes.


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4 Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthewordsandphraseslistedbelow.

twice asto onduty think awareof hearof happento moveinon becauseof handover aseriesof onthecase theotherday inthefirstplace

1. Thetwomenbeganto mewhentheysawIwasalone.Luckilyapolice

officer passbyjustatthattime.

2. Areyou theproblems inoureducationsystemnowwaiting tobe

solved?

3. Ihavenever atruescientistwhoisafraidof tellingthepeoplethetruth.

4. Hethinksweshould beforeweagreewiththeplantobuild

morewaterpowerstationsonthatriver.

5. thestrongprotestbythepeople,thepresidentofthecountrywasforced

to hispower.

6. Icalledonanoldnursingfriendofmine .Butshewas

andhadnotyetcomehome.

7. Someofthenation’sbestlawyersare .Theyareofferingtheirservices

freebecausetheyhavenodoubt theethicalnatureofthecase.

8. Withoutpassion,languagelearningisverydifficult.Infact,weshouldn’thavecome

tothisschool ,ifwewerenotinterestedinlanguage.

5 Fillintheblankswiththecorrectprepositionsoradverbs.

1. Wewillnotjustlook whilstournext-doorneighborstruggleswithhis

enemy.

2. Wemustlook ourpopulationpolicy.Ithasalreadygivenrisetosome

newsocialproblems.

3. Thingsarelooking atourfactory.Forthefirst timeinthepast three

months,weareoperatingataprofit.

4. Wealllook thedaywhenourcountryisreunited.

5. Thereisnohopeforacountryifitsintellectualsarelooked .

6. Willyoulook thiswordintheInternet?

7. Manypeopleofthatcountrylooked himastheirspiritualleader.

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6 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1. 在我看来，这似乎不可能，但是其他所有人看起来都很有信心。

2. 我们朝四下一望，没有一个仍然矗立的建筑物了。地震似乎把一切都摧毁了。

3. ——他这些日子里似乎情绪很低落，不知道为什么。

——我觉得那是因为他似乎学习上没有多少进步。他怕被同学瞧不起。

4. ——你在找什么，迪克？

——我好像把钥匙丢了。真烦人。

5. 如果你发现一个字在句中似乎说不通，你就应该查查词典。这是掌握意思的唯

一办法。

6. 他们继续争吵了几个钟头，两人似乎谁也不愿听对方的话。我突然想起有人说

过：“讨论是知识的交流，而争吵是无知的交换。”

7. 那里的形势似乎非常复杂，政府已答应进行认真调查。

8. 我爷爷似乎正在好起来，但是他仍然需要有人照顾。

9. 经济学家已得出结论：危机似乎很快就要结束了，世界经济正在好转。

10. 这次病后，我看了看我的银行账本。使我伤心的是，账上的余额几乎是零。我

前三年存在银行里的钱全花光了。

7 Fill in eachblankwith thecorrect formof theappropriateword in thebrackets.Notethatmorethanonewordmaybeappropriate.

1. Iwouldliketo (speak,say,talk)somethingaboutabookIreadonTibet

threeweeks (ago,before).

2. Haveweevermet (ago,before)?Ah,nowI (remember,

recall,memorize).

3. Who (spoke,said,told,talked)atthemeeting?Whatdidhe

(speak,say,tell,talk)?

4. To (speak,say,tell)thetruth,wehadalittlequarrelonedaylastmonth,

and (since,after)thatday,wedidnot (speak,say,talk)to

eachotherforawholeweek.

5. (Since,After,When)IcametothisuniversityIhadmanydifficulties

atfirst.ThenIbegantoworkreallyhardand (since,after)then,Ihave

madealotofprogress.

6. I toldherto (bring,take)herraincoat (since,because)it

lookedlikerain.

7. Letmeaskyoua (question,problem).Whyisitsomecollegegraduates

stillcannotfindjobs (since,because,when)oureconomyisdeveloping

sofast?


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8. (Remember,Memorize,Recall) to (bring, take) your

daugterherenexttime.I’dliketomeether.

9. Iknowthatitisnota (matter,affair)ofmoney,butIwantyoutoknow

thatmoneyitnota (question,problem).

Grammar

1 Studythgivenpatternsandrewritethefollowingsentencesaftertheexample.

ExamplePattern 1: ought to do something You ought to get your parents to come and protest. (para. 22)(used to make a suggestion when you feel strongly that it is a good idea)

1. He’sthebestpopsingeroncampus.IsuggestyouinvitehimtosingattheNewYearParty.

Answer:

2. Youcoulddo thatwithyoureyes shut. Iadviseyoutodosomethingabitmore

challenging.

Answer:

3. SpringFestivaliscomingsoon.It’stimeforustostartpreparingsomecelebrations.

Answer:

4. Theboy’ssuretoarrivesafeandsound.Relaxandstopworryingabouthim.

Answer:

Example

Pattern 2: If subject + verb (simple past), subject + would/should/might + main verb

If banks were required to sell wallets and money belts, they might act less like churches.(used when you are talking about an unlikely situation)

5. Idon’tknowtheirphonenumber,soIcan’tcallthem.

Answer:

6. Sorry.I’mnotinchargehere.SoIcan’thelpyou.

Answer:

7. Iwasn’tofferedthejob.SoIcan’ttakeit.

Answer:

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8. Idon’thaveawarmcoatwithme,soIfeelverycold.

Answer:

9. Hisparentsarewillingtosupporthimatcollege,buttheycan’taffordto.

Answer:

10. Tedisn’therewithus.Heprobablycansolvetheseproblems.

Answer:

2 Rewritethefollowingsentencesbyusingsubjunctivemoodaftertheexample.

Example“You know,” he said, “ you really shouldn’t have interfered.” (para. 24)(used to say that an action in the past is unacceptable or undesirable)

1. Themomenthegottheexampaper,Jackthrewit tothefloorandwalkedoutofthe

room.

Answer:

2. Someoneleftthetaprunning,andthere’swatereverywhereinthebathroom.

Answer:

3. Joewanted tobuyanexpensivepurse forhisgirlfriend.Hegot￥4,000fromhis

parents,sayingheneedanewlaptop.

Answer:

4. YesterdayItriedinvaintopersuadehimtoquitsmoking,soIgaveup.

Answer:

5. Yesterdaywhenacrowdwasinaqueuefortickets,Jimwalkedstraighttothefrontand

gotwhathewanted.

Answer:

6. LiTong’sparentsreadherletterfromamalefellowstudentandquestionedheraboutit.

Answer:

7. Somestudentscaughtamanstealingintheirdormroom.Inanger,theybeathimblack

andblue.

Answer:

3 FillineachblankofthepassagewithONEsuitableword.

Abankisacompanythatdealsinmoneyandothertypesoffinancialactivities.Banks

conductmany(1) ofbusiness, includinghelpingpeoplesavemoneyand

(2) to peopleor businesses that needmoney (3) various

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Themostcommonactivityofbanks (4) thecollectionofmoney

throughvarioustypesofdepositaccounts,suchascheckingaccounts.Mostpeopleand

companiesintheWest(5) theirbillsthroughcheckingaccounts.Somebanks

requireafeefor(6) acheckingaccount.Otherschargefeesiftheaccount

(7) dropsbelowacertainamount.

Another typeofbankaccount isasavingsaccount.Savingsaccountsallowtheir

ownersto(8) moneyinthebankandearnasmallamountofinterest.The

interestrate(9) basedonthetypeofsavingsaccountandonthestateofthe

country’seconomy.Theownerofasavingsaccountcan(10) ,i.e.,takeout,

moneyfromtheaccountasneeded.

4 Translatethefollowingsentencesusingoneofthepatternslistedin GrammarExercises1-2.

1. 你还是试一试别的方法吧。

2. 要不你再去和写作老师谈谈？

3. 我们还是立即向警察报告这次失窃吧。

4. 你的父母身体不好，你多去看看他们吧。

5. 你不该对长辈那样大声嚷嚷。

6. 这么重要的会你是不该迟到的。

7. 难道吉姆不是你的朋友吗？他提出要帮你，你是不该拒绝的。

8. 作为一个大学生，你不该把业余时间都花在网络游戏上。

9. 万一我这次失败了，我还会再试第二次的。

10. 要是地球继续变暖，这些岛屿将不复存在。

11. 我要是现在有一百万元，我一定会给父母买一套房。

12. 要是我当选为学生会主席，我没准会组织一次钢琴比赛。

5 Identifyandcorrectthemistake(s)ineachofthesentences.

1. Nooneknowswhathadhappenedthere.

2. Myparentshadagoodreasontobeangrywithme.Imustn’tlietotheminthefirstplace.

3. ThenewPrimeMinister iswell aware of that there is a lot of problemshis

governmentisfacedwith.

4. Ifyouwouldwintheprize,whatwouldyoudowiththemoney?

5. Theguestwasgreetedbyabunchofflowersattheairport.

6. Thetellerarguedwithayoungcustomerwhenthenarratorenteredthebank.

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7. Thenarratorthoughtthepolicymadeupbythebankwasridiculous.

8. Shewasreasonabletobeangrywithme.

9. Ishouldn’thaveliedtoheratfirst.

10. Hehadnochoicebuttodowhathetoldto.

do.Writing

Writeaparagraphofabout150wordsonhowthenarratortriedtohelptheboy.

Usetheanswerstothefollowingquestionsasanoutline.

1.Whatdidhesaywhenthetellerattendedtohim?Whydidhesaythat?

2.Whatdidhesayaboutthebank’spolicy?

3. Whatdidhedowhenhefoundtheboyhadbothdepositedandwithdrawnmoney

before?

4. Didhemanagetopersuadethetellertolettheboywithdrawhismoney?


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1 WhenIgointoabankIgetfrightened.

The clerks frighten me; the desks

frightenme; the sight of themoney

frightensme;everythingfrightensme.

2 ThemomentIpassthroughthedoorsof

abankandattempttodobusinessthere,

Ibecomeanirresponsible2fool.

3 Iknew thisbefore,butmysalaryhad

beenraisedtofiftydollarsamonthandI

feltthatthebankwastheonlyplacefor

it.

4 So Iwalkedunsteadily inand looked

roundat theclerkswith fear. Ihadan

ideathatapersonwhowasabouttoopen

anaccountmustnecessarilyconsult3the

manager.

5 Iwentuptoaplacemarked“Accountant”.

Theaccountant4wasa tall,cooldevil.

Theverysightofhimfrightenedme.My

voicesoundedasifitcamefromthegrave.

6 “Can I see themanager?” I said, and

addedsolemnly,“alone.”Idon’tknow

whyIsaid“alone”.

7 “Certainly,”said theaccountant,and

broughthim.

8 Themanagerwasacalm,seriousman.

I heldmy fifty-six dollars, pressed

togetherinaball,inmypocket.

9 “Areyou themanager?” I said.God

knowsIdidn’tdoubtit.

10 “Yes,”hesaid.

11 “CanI seeyou,” Iasked,“alone?” I

didn’twant tosay“alone”again,but

withoutthiswordthequestionseemed

useless.

12 Themanagerlookedatmewithsome

anxiety.He felt that Ihada terrible

secrettotell.

13 “Comeinhere,”hesaid,and led the

waytoaprivateroom.Heturnedthe

keyinthelock.

14 “Wearesafefrominterruptionhere,”

hesaid.“Sitdown.”

Text BMy Bank Account Stephen Leacock1

1 Stephen Leacock(1869–1944):aworld-famouspopularCanadianhumorist,educator,lecturer,andauthorofmorethan30booksoflightheartedsketchesandessays

2 irresponsible:thoughtless,scatterbrained,foolish3 consult:togetinformationoradvicefromapersonwithspecialknowledge4 accountant:someonewhokeepsorexaminestherecordsofmoneyreceived,paidandowedbya

companyorperson会计师

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15 Webothsatdownandlookedateach

other.Ifoundnovoicetospeak.

16 “YouareoneofPinkerton’s1detectives,

Isuppose,”hesaid.

17 Mymysteriousmannerhadmadehim

think that Iwasadetective. Iknew

whathewasthinking,anditmademe

worse.

18 “No,not fromPinkerton’s,” I said,

seeming tomean that Iwas froma

rival agency2.

19 “To tell the truth,” Iwenton, as if

someone had urgedme to tell lies

about it,“Iamnotadetectiveatall.

I have come to open an account. I

intend tokeepallmymoney in this

bank.”

20 Themanagerlookedrelievedbutstill

serious;hefeltsurenowthatIwasa

veryrichman,perhapsasonofBaron

Rothschild3.

21 “Alargeaccount,Isuppose,”hesaid.

22 “Fairly large,”Iwhispered.“I intend

toplaceinthisbankthesumoffifty-

six dollars nowand fifty dollars a

monthregularly.”

23 Themanager got up and opened the

door.Hecalledtotheaccountant.

24 “Mr.Montgomery,”he said,unkindly

loud, “this gentleman is opening an

account.Hewillplacefifty-sixdollarsin

it.Goodmorning.”

25 Istoodup.

26 Abigirondoorstoodopenatthesideof

theroom.

27 “Goodmorning,”Isaid,andwalkedinto

thesafe4.

28 “Comeout,” said themanagercoldly,

andshowedmetheotherway.

29 Iwentup to theaccountant’sposition

andpushed theball ofmoneyat him

withaquick,suddenmovementas if I

weredoingasortoftrick.

30 Myfacewasterriblypale.

31 “Here,” I said,“put it inmyaccount.”

Thesoundofmyvoiceseemedtomean,

“Letusdo thispainful thingwhilewe

feelthatwewanttodoit.”

32 Hetookthemoneyandgaveittoanother

clerk.

33 Hemademewrite thesumonabitof

1 Pinkerton’s:Pinkerton’sNationalDetectiveAgency,aprivatedetectivebusinessstartedbyAlanPinkerton(1818–1844)

2 a rival agency:（Pinkerton’s侦探事务所的）竞争对手

3 Baron Rothschild: 罗特希尔德男爵。罗特希尔德家族是欧洲著名的银行世家，此处可能是指 LionelWalterRothschild(1868–1937)。

4 safe: 保险柜，此处指银行的银库


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paperandsignmynameinabook.Ino

longerknewwhatIwasdoing.Thebank

seemedtoswim1beforemyeyes.

34 “Is it in the account?” I asked in a

hollow,shakingvoice.

35 “Itis,”saidtheaccountant.

36 “ThenIwanttodrawacheck.”

37 Myideawastodrawoutsixdollarsof

it forpresentuse.Someonegavemea

checkbookand someoneelse seemed

to think that Iwasamanwhoowned

millionsofdollars,butwasnotfeeling

verywell. Iwrote somethingon the

checkandpushedit towards theclerk.

Helookedatit.

38 “What!Are you drawing it all out

again?” he asked in surprise.Then

I realized that I hadwritten fifty-six

dollarsinsteadofsix.Iwastooupsetto

reasonnow.Ihadafeeling that itwas

impossibletoexplainthething.All the

clerkshadstoppedwritingtolookatme.

39 Boldandcarelessinmymisery,Imade

adecision.

40 “Yes,thewholething.”

41 “Youwish todrawyourmoneyoutof

thebank?”

42 “Everycentofit.”

43 “Areyounotgoing toputanymore

in the account?” said the clerk,

astonished.

44 “Never.”

45 Afoolishhopecametome that they

might think somethinghad insulted

mewhileIwaswritingthecheckand

thatIhadchangedmymind.Imadea

miserableattempt to looklikeaman

withafearfullyquicktemper.

46 Theclerkpreparedtopaythemoney.

47 “Howwillyouhaveit?”hesaid.

48 “What?”

49 “Howwillyouhaveit?”

50 “Oh” —I understood his meaning

andansweredwithouteven trying to

think—“infifty-dollarnotes.”

51 Hegavemeafifty-dollarnote.

52 “Andthesix?”heaskedcoldly.

53 “Insixdollarnotes,”Isaid.

54 HegavemesixdollarsandI rushed

out.

55 As thebigdoor swungbehindme I

heard thesoundofaroarof laughter

thatwentup to theroofof thebank.

Since then I use abanknomore. I

keepmymoneyinmypocketandmy

savingsinsilverdollarsinasock.

1 swim:toseemtomoveabout;float;experienceadizzyconfusedsensation(指故事的叙说者感到晕眩，好

似银行在眼前旋转。)

Unit 2

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Memorable Quotes

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to

accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

—Helen Keller (1880–1968)

Chance favors only the prepared mind.

—Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)


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