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英语晨读精华
Week1Day1MuchtoLiveFor生命的追求
ThereissomuchIhavenotbeen,somuchIhavenotseen.Ihavenotthoughtandhavenotdoneorfeltenough—theearlysun,rainandtheseasonaldelightofflocksofducksandgeeseinflight,themysteriesoflate-at-night.Istillneedtimetoreadabook,writepoems,paintapicture,lookatscenesandfacesdeartome.Thereissomethingmoretobeofvalue—somethingIshouldfindwithinmyself—aspeaceofmind,patience,graceandbeingkind.IshalltakeandIshallgive,whileyet,thereissomuchtolivefor—rainbows,starsthatgleam,thefields,thehills,thehope,thedreams,thetruththatonemustseek.I’llstayhere—treasureeverydayandlovetheworldinmyownway!
Week1Day2YaoMing:
NewCenterStyle姚明:
新式中锋
If20yearsagoyouaskedtheaverageAmericanbasketballfanifaChinesemancouldplaycenterforanNBAteam,hisanswermighthavesoundedsomethinglikethis:
“Haha.No,he’dbetooshort!
”Butnow,thedoubtersaresilent.Whoclosedtheirmouths?
HoustonRockets,2.26-meter-tallcenterYaoMing,fromChina. YaoMinggrewupinafamilyofbasketballplayers.Whenhewas12,YaoMingstartedgoingtoanathleticsacademyoutsideofShanghaiandlaterspentalotoftimestudyingNBAgamestelevisedinChina. Allthishaspaidoff.Yao’sfirstNBAhonorwashisrankingasnumber-onedraftpick,andhe’sbeenelectedforaRookie-of-the-Monthaward.YaoMinghasastyledifferentfromthoseoftallcentersinthepast.Herarelygoesfortheflashyslams.He’drathershowoffhissilk-smoothfree-throwshots,orusehisheighttopopinjumpshotsfromthethree-pointline.
[注释]:
doubter:
持怀疑态度的人
athletics:
activities,suchassports,exercises,andgames,thatrequirephysicalskill体育运动
academy:
学院
televise:
tobroadcastorbebroadcastbytelevision(电视)播放
payoff:
还清,赢利
ranking:
ofthehighestrank排名
draft:
asysteminwhichtheexclusiverightstonewplayersaredistributedamongprofessional
teams(美国)职业运动的选秀
pick:
theactofselectingorchoosing;choice挑选
rookie:
afirst-yearplayer,especiallyinaprofessionalsport新秀选手
flashy:
cheapandshowy;gaudy花哨的,华丽的
slam:
tohitsomethingwithforce;crash灌篮
showoff:
炫耀
popin:
投入
Week1Day3TallTale吹牛
Afriendtoldmethisstory.Hecanstretchthetruthabit,soI’mnotsurewhethertobelievehim.Butontheotherhand,truthcanbestrangerthanfiction!
Whatdoyouthink?
Twobrotherswerewatchingahorrorfilmonvideolateonenight.Onebrotherdozedoffanddreamedthathewasbeingchasedbythecrazymanfromthemovie,whowastryingtokillhim.Inthedream,hehidinacupboard.Therewasnosoundexcepthisheartpounding,andhehadnoideawherehiscrazedcaptorwas.Hewasterrified!
Atthatmoment,thevideofinished,andhisbrotherputhishandontheshoulderofhissleepingsiblingtowakehim.Theshockatthattensemomentwasenoughthatthesleepingbrothersufferedamassiveheartattackanddiedinstantly.
注释:
stretch...abit:
夸大事实,言过其实
horrorfilm:
恐怖电影
dozeoff:
打瞌睡
cupboard:
aclosetorcabinet,usuallywithshelvesforstoringfood,crockery,andutensils橱柜
pounding:
跳动声,重击声
captor:
onethattakesanotherasacaptive捕捉者
terrified:
deeplyafraid恐惧的
sibling:
oneoftwoormoreindividualshavingoneorbothparentsincommon;abrotherorsister
兄弟,姐妹
massiveheartattack:
严重的心脏病
Week1Day4Nanotechnology:
BeyondYourWildestDreams纳米科技,超越终极想象
Nanotechnologyisthescienceofmovingindividualatomsaroundandputtingthempreciselywherewewant.Sinceeverythingiscomposedofatoms,bydoingthiswecan,intheory,constructanythingwewant.Forexample,bymovingaroundtheatomsinapieceofcoal,wecouldcreateadiamond.
Currently,nanotechnologyisstillquitecrude.Scientistscanalterthepropertiesofthingslikeplasticsorclothtomakethemharderorsofterormoredurable,buttheycan’tbuildsomethingnewfromacollectionofatoms.Why?
Well,becausethingsaremadeupofbillionsofatomsandittakestoolongtomovethemaround.
So,thenextbigstepinnanotechnologywillbebuildingmachinesthatcandothisautomatically.Oncewehavetheseweshouldbeabletomakealmostanythingwithnowasteandnopollution,atverylittlecost.
Scientiststhinkthatthefirst“UniversalAssembler”mightbebuiltinaround15years.
[注释]:
nanotechnology:
纳米技术
individual:
oforrelatingtoanindividual,especiallyasinglehumanbeing个别的,单
独的,个人的
atom:
apartorparticleconsideredtobeanirreducibleconstituentofaspecified
system原子
precisely:
inaprecisemanner准确地;明确地
becomposedof:
由……组成,由……构成
construct:
toformbyassemblingorcombiningparts;build建造
currently:
belongingtothepresenttime目前
crude:
unripeorimmature未成熟的
alter:
tochangeorbecomedifferent改变
property:
acharacteristictraitorpeculiarity,especiallyoneservingtodefineordescribeits
possessor特性,属性
durable:
capableofwithstandingwearandtearordecay耐久的
billion:
十亿(的)
Week1Day5Jimmy:
PictureBooksforAdults几米:
画给大人看的漫画
Artistsandauthorsusemanydifferentwaystotalkaboutsociety;manywritenovels,whileotherspaintpictures.AnartistinTaipeihasfoundadifferentwaytotalkaboutlife,people,andtheproblemsweallface.HisnameisJimmyLiao,andhecreatesillustratedbooks.
Jimmyisbothanillustratorandanauthor.Hedrawsallofthecolorfulpicturesinhisbooksandwritesallofthestorylines.Hissmallpaperbackbooksusuallyhaveonlyoneortwolinesoftextperpage,therestbeingfilledbyhiscute,simpledrawings.SimplicityisoneofJimmy’sstrongpoints;hedoesn’tlosethereaderincomplexplotsordialogues.
Jimmy’sbooksspeaktoreadersabouttheupsanddownsoflivinginthemodernworld.Oneofhismostpopularstories,TurningLeft,TurningRight, tellsofashortromancebetweenacouplethatlivenexttoeachother.Thelonelypairmeetonedayintheparkandimmediatelyfallinlove.Whentheyleaveeachotherattheendofafun-filledday,theyexchangetelephonenumbers,buttheraincausesthenumberstobecomeillegible.Theyareunabletocontacteachother,andsoonreturntotheirlonelylives.
Sad,right?
Don’tstartcryingyet;there’sacatchtothestory.Yousee,thismanandwomanactuallyliveinthesamebuilding!
Theproblemis,whentheyleavetheirapartments,onealwaysturnstotheleft,whiletheotheralwaysturnstotheright.Theresultisthattheyneverrealizetheyareneighbors.Thelessonofthestory?
Lifeisinthedetails:
thingsthatseemsmallandinsignificantcanactuallyturnouttobeimportant.AndthisisanotherofJimmy’stalents:
heshowshisreadershowthe“littlethings”inlifeareoftenmoreimportantthanwerealize.
[注释]:
illustrate:
画插图
illustrator:
插图画家
storyline:
故事情节,故事大纲
paperback:
abookhavingaflexiblepaperbinding平装本,纸面本
drawing:
theartofrepresentingobjectsorformsonasurfacechieflybymeansoflines线条
画
simplicity:
theproperty,condition,orqualityofbeingsimpleoruncombined简单
plot:
theplanofeventsormainstoryinanarrativeordrama情节
upsanddowns:
起起落落
romance:
aloveaffair恋爱,罗曼史
illegible:
notlegibleordecipherable无法辨认的,字迹不清的
contact:
togetintouchwith;communicatewith联络,联系
catch:
atrickyorpreviouslyunsuspectedconditionordrawback圈套,陷阱
insignificant:
lackinginimportance;trivial无意义的,微小的
talent:
amarkedinnateability,asforartisticaccomplishment才能
Week1Day6ATaleofTwoCities(excerpt)双城记(节选)
Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes;itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness;itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity;itwastheseasonoflight,itwastheseasonofdarkness;itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair;wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus;wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway.
—— CharlesDickens
[注释]:
wisdom:
awiseoutlook,plan,orcourseofaction智慧,明智的行为,学识
epoch:
aparticularperiodofhistory,especiallyoneconsideredremarkableornoteworthyage,era,
period新纪元,时代,时期
incredulity:
thestateorqualityofbeingincredulous;disbelief怀疑
despair:
toloseallhope绝望,失望
Week1Day7TwoPoems诗两首
Fog
Thefogcomes
onlittlecatfeet.
Itsitslooking
overharborandcity
onsilenthaunches
andthenmoveson.
—— CarlSandburg
FirstFig
Mycandleburnsatbothends,
Itwillnotlastthenight,
Butahmyfoesandohmyfriends
Itgivesalovelylight.
—— EdnaSt.VincentMillay
[注释]:
harbor:
ashelteredpartofabodyofwaterdeepenoughtoprovideanchorageforships海港
haunch:
thehip,buttock,andupperthighinhumanbeingsandanimals腰
fig:
anyofseveraltreesorshrubsofthegenusFicus,especiallyF.carica,nativetothe
Mediterraneanregionandwidelycultivatedforitsediblemultiplefruit无花果
candle:
readilybent;pliant柔软的
Week2DaylYouth青春
Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.
Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanofsixtymorethanaboyoftwenty.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.
Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.
Whethersixtyorsixteen,thereisineverybeing’sheartthelure
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