B2-Unit 2 词汇与翻译练习答案.doc

捐款 n. d困惑 n. c好奇心n. c等级 档次n.珍惜 v. c诗歌 n. p虚构 v. f追求 n. p突然的 adj. a后果 n. c商业广告 n. c富有 adj. 磨蹭 v. L情绪 n. 有形的 adj. 面临，遭遇be confronted with仰头向上看look up at填写fill out属于fall into仅仅，不多于，不强于…nothing more than转瞬即逝的念头a passing whim磨损，损耗wear and tear虽然，尽管in spite of期望，盼望look forward to富裕的，有钱的well off不自在，格格不入out of place陈旧的家具dated furniture…之后不久shortly after走下坡路，失败go south转折点a turning point与…形成对比in contrast to对…予以注意，致力于focus on归属感a sense of belonging遭遇困难go through a rough time久不消逝的微笑a lingering smile为…感恩be thankful for收入最低的档次the lowest income bracket创作才能the gift of creativity对物质财富的追求the pursuit of possessionsI was standing just outside the doorway of a Wal-Mart, offering a “thank you” and a smile to each person who dropped a donation into my red kettle.当时我就站在沃尔玛商场入口处门外，对每一位向我的红壶里投入捐款的人都报以一声“谢谢”和一个微笑。Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have.然而，想要得到其他那么多人都有的物质的东西, 对我来说，只不过是转瞬即逝的念头而已。My 1999 car shows the wear and tear of 105,000 miles. But it is still dependable.我的汽车是1999年的产品，到现在开了十万五千英里，已经很破很旧了，但是它依然可靠。I’ve enjoyed exceptionally good health for 53 years. It’s not just that I’ve been illness-free, it’s that I feel vigorous and spirited.五十三年来我一直非常健康。我不但不生病，而且精力充沛，情绪饱满。When I write a beautiful line of poetry, or fabricate a joke that tickles someone, I feel rich inside. I’m continually surprised at the insights that come through my writing process.当我写出美丽的诗句，或编造出能把人逗乐的笑话，我内心感到很富有。通过写作而获得的洞察力，不断地令我惊奇。But there is one vital area of my life where I am not so well off. In a society that spends so much emotional energy on the pursuit of possessions, I feel out of place.生活中，有一个重要方面我并不那么富有。在一个对物资财富的追求投入如此之多心力的社会中，我觉得很不自在。What was most important to her, she told me, was “what’s on the inside.” I thought I had found someone special to share my life with.她对我说，对她而言，最重要的是“一个人的内心”。我以为我找到了非同一般的生活伴侣。The pressure to purchase is real. It may be true that everybody