【2017年整理】大学与综合英语3课文概述.docVIP

Unit 1 Changes in the way we live Mr.Doherty builds his dream life 1. 我可能不是一个天生的农民，但提到在农场的生活，我过得马马虎虎（应付得过去）。 I may not be a born farmer, but I can get by when it comes to the life on the farm. 2. 多年来，城市生活让我和妻子身心疲惫，如今在乡下我们找到了心灵的满足。 After years of frustration with city living, my wife and I have found contentment in the country finally. 3. 当然，我现在赚的钱远远比不上我做全职工作的时候赚的多。 Of course, I’m not making anywhere near as much money as I did when I was employed in the country. 4. 但是，我们能够通过削减开支来弥补收入的不足，而我们的生活水准并没有明显下降。 But ,we have been able to make up with the difference in come by cutting back without appreciably lowering our standard of living. 5. 然而，幸福的农村生活必须具备一些品质：其一，要耐得住寂寞；其二，要有充沛的体力。 However, happy country living takes a couple of special qualities . One is a tolerance of solitude; the other requirement is a lot of energy. Unit 2 Civil-rights Heroes The freedom givers 1. 地下铁路是由那些帮助黑奴逃亡自由之地的英雄们努力建的。 The Underground Railroad was forged by the heroes who helped slaves to escape north to liberty. 2. 在这些曾帮助把奴隶运送到北方的英雄当中，有些人以前自己就是奴隶。 Among these heroes who helped to transport slaves to the north, some of them were former slaves themselves. 3. 另外一些白人“列车员”由于其根深蒂固的信仰，觉得自己不能不参与其中。 Other white “conductors”felt compelled to take part in it because of their deeply held convictions. 4. 对许多参与者来说，把奴隶从剥削者那儿解放出来成了他们的使命。 For many of those involved, liberating the slaves from those who exploited them became a mission. 5. 当然，他们的最终目的是彻底废除奴隶制度。 Certainly, their eventual goal was to abolish slavery completely. Unit 3 Securities The land of the lock 1. 美国已经从“自由之国”蜕变为一个最不安全的国家。无论在城市还是在乡村，再也不是门不落锁了。 America is deteriorating from “the land of the free” into the most insecure nation. Doors are no longer left unlocked either in cities or in rural areas. 2. 取而代之的是防盗锁，安全链，电子报警系统的广泛使用。机场安全部门使用电子透视设备防止恐怖袭击。 Instead, dead-bolt locks, security chains, and electronic alarm systems are widely put into use. Airport security uses electronic X-ray equipment to gua