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U1 1 Catching crabs
In the fall of our final year the relaxed atmosphere disappeared, and the pressure to work was strong. Meanwhile, we must consider what we would do after graduation. As for me, I wanted to travel and be a writer but my father wanted me to go to law school. He supported me but he called me to catch the crabs. By watching crabs my father told me to know himself better.
在我们最终一年秋天, 轻松气氛消失了, 工作压力很大.。同时, 我们必需考虑毕业后要做什么.。至于我, 我想旅行, 成为一名作家, 但我父亲想让我去法学院。她支持我, 但她叫我去抓螃蟹。经过看螃蟹我父亲告诉我要愈加好地了解自己。
U1 2 We are all dying
Life is short and we don't know whether we will be in coffin dwellers or become ash. So we shouldn't putt our dreams on the back burner. We should make the best of our short life and enrich our life. Therefore, when the reaper arrives, we’ve achieved so much that we wouldn't regret.
生命是短暂, 我们不知道我们是否会在棺材或成为灰烬。所以我们不应该把我们梦想放一边。我们应该充足利用我们短暂生命, 丰富我们生活。所以, 当死神来临时, 我们得到了很多, 不会后悔。
U2 1 Superman
The Bible of Dreams are about a girl's childhood. She lived by an airport and the pilot looked like a superman. Because of her flying dreams, superman fulfilled her mind at the moment.
A boy also adored superman, during the school he played Superman games with the author. Compared with the ordinary games, they found a sense of superiority.
梦圣经是相关女孩童年。她住在机场, 飞行员看起来像个超人。因为她梦想, 超人此刻实现了她梦想。
男孩也崇敬超人, 在学校里她和作者一起玩超人游戏。与一般游戏相比, 她们找到了优越感。
U3 1 How we listen
We divided the process of listening to music into three planes. The first is the sensuous plane, a kind of feel created by the sound of music. The second is the expressive plane, which reflects a different world of feeling, such as happiness, sadness. The third is the musical plane, an ability to experience different musical elements. We usually listen to music on all three planes.
我们把听音乐过程划分为三个平面.。首先是感官层面, 一个感受到音乐声音了。二是表现层面, 它反应了一个不一样世界感觉, 如幸福, 悲伤。第三是音乐层面, 体验不一样音乐元素能力。我们通常在三个平面上听音乐。
U3 2 The mystery of Girl with a Pearl Earring
The painting is one of a Dutch painter’s masterworks. It shows a woman wearing a pearl earring. It is called the Mona Lisa of the north. It contains many meanings and questions. It generates a good novel and a good film.
这幅画是荷兰画家杰作。它显示了一个戴着珍珠耳环女人。它被称为北方蒙娜丽莎。它包含了很多意义和问题。它产生了一个很好小说和一部好电影。
U4 1 Work in corporate America
Today’s American jobs are different. Not long ago, a children can understand parents’ job. Nowadays, they couldn’t. What’s more, even adult couldn’t understand other people’s jobs. Therefore, a poor child may answer ’I don’t know’ when his friends asks him of his father’s job.
今天美国工作是不一样。很快前, 一个孩子能了解父母工作。现在, 她们不能。更关键是, 即使是成年人也不能了解他人工作。所以, 一个可怜孩子可能会回复“不知道”当她好友问她父亲工作。
U4 2 Our supposedly exciting times are really rather dull
Living in a world of change we don’t know deeper patterns. For example, globalization is almost meaningless. We do not live in an age of great technology. 90 percent of web is local but we are told the Internet open the world. As the Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times”.
生活在一个改变世界里, 我们不知道更深模式。比如, 全球化几乎毫无意义。我们不生活在一个伟大技术时代。90%网络是当地, 但我们被告诉互联网打开世界。作为中国诅咒“愿你生活在有趣时代”。
U5 1 Dinner at Joanne’s
When a young black man arrives in a restaurant, the waiter makes him sit in the uncomfortable place. Then a well-known senator arrives and the waiter realizes. The senator realizes that her friend has been treated badly because of his black skin. The waiter realizes his mistake too, and tries to make up, but it’s too late.
当一个年轻黑人抵达餐馆时, 服务员让她坐在不舒适地方。然后一个著名参议员抵达, 侍者意识到。这位参议员意识到她好友因为她黑皮肤受到了严重虐待。服务员也意识到了她错误, 并试图填补, 但为时已晚。
U5 2 I We they
The writer uses stories to illustrate the differences between the ways to business. They have different concepts in business. The writer compares the characteristics of the collectivist and the individualist. The collectivist society’s people consider themselves as part of a group. But the individualist think more of personal identity. However, few people depend on a group in the individualist societies.
作者用小说来说明商业方法不一样.。她们在商业中有不一样概念。作者比较了集体主义与个人主义特点。在集体主义社会大家认为她们自己是团体一部分。但个人认为更多个人身份。然而, 极少有些人依靠于个人主义社会团体。
U6 1 Last man down
The text tells a historical event of 9/11 attack. A firefighter is a hero inspiring the nation. His story isn’t one of death and destruction. It is a celebration of life and an unpredictable nature.
文中讲述了一个历史事件9 / 11攻击。一个消防队员是英雄振奋民族。她小说不是一个死亡和毁灭。这是对生命庆贺和不可预知自然。
U6 2 Eleanor Roosevelt
The passage tells a woman of power. She wanted to devote herself to the success. In a male-dominated world, she concentrated for women’s issues. She also concentrated on labor issues, youth issues and civil rights issues. A First Lady’s introduction said the first lady always set the place to man.
这篇文章讲述了一个权力女人。她想献身于成功。在男性主导世界里, 她专注于女性问题。她还专注于劳动问题, 青年问题和公民权利问题。第一夫人介绍说, 第一夫人总是把位置给男人。
U7 1 Can bad luck be explained
The author explains whether bad luck can be explained. Firstly, he tells the connection between people’s feel of bad luck and coincidences. Secondly, the badness is a question of degree. Thirdly, if your first bad event sticks in your mind, you may experience more bad events. Finally, the author take the traffic lights for example to explain why the bad luck is more impressive.
作者解释了是否能够解释坏运气。首先, 她告诉大家感觉坏运气与巧合之间连接。其次, 不良是一个度问题。第三, 假如你第一个坏事件印在你脑海中, 你可能会碰到更多坏事件。最终, 笔者以交通灯为例来解释为何运气不好会更深刻。
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