《新编英语教程》第 4 册的课文.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 26 《新编英语教程》（修订版） 第四册 Unit 1 [见教材P1] This year it’s going to be different ? 今年会有所不同 Will Stanton (U.S.) 威尔.斯坦顿（美国） ①New Year’s resolutions are like anything else—you get out of them what you put in. ②Judging from results of other years, I had never put enough in, but this year was going to be different. ③I read books on self-improvement before I wrote my list. ④Find some beauty in everything Make the other fellow feel important About thirty like that. ⑤Pretty clearly, anyone who followed my collection of rules would be blessed with a richer life, boundless love from his family, and the admiration of the community. ⑥I could hardly wait until New Year’s Day. ①新年计划和其他任何事物一样——你付出多少，你就收获多少。②从往年的结果来看，我就从来没有付出过，但是今年将有所不同。③我读了一些关于自我提高的书，并作了记录：要发现各种事物的美；要让对方感觉到自己受到尊重，……大约有三十条。④很显然，任何人，只要遵循我搜集的这些规则，都会享有更加丰富的人生，都会从家庭中获得无尽的关爱，都会受到社区居民的尊重。⑤我几乎迫不及待地要过新年了。 ①When I came downstairs Maggie, my wife, was at the kitchen sink. ②I tiptoed over and kissed her on the back of the neck. (Resolution No. 1: Be spontaneous in showing affection.) ③She shrieked and dropped a cup. ④ “Don’t ever sneak up on me like that again!” she cried. ①我下了楼梯，妻子Maggie正在厨房的洗涤槽旁边。②我蹑手蹑脚地走了过去，朝她的后颈吻了一下。（新年计划的第一条：要主动表示关心。）③她尖叫一声，把一个茶杯摔倒地上，对我大声嚷道“再也不要悄悄地走到我身后啦！” ①“You’re looking lovely this morning,” I said. (A sincere compliment is worth its weight in gold. ) ①“你今天上午看起来非常可爱，”我说。（新年计划：真诚的赞美像金子一样宝贵。） ①“Look,” she said, “it wasn’t my idea to stay out until four a.m.” “要知道，”她说，“并不是我想要在外边待到凌晨四点的。” ①I took some aspirin and coffee into the living room. ②I’d just started reading the paper when Sammy, our five-year-old, came in. ③He was wearing the watch he’d received for Christmas. ④“Say, Dad,” he said, “what makes a watch run?” ①我拿了一些阿司匹林和咖啡来到客厅。②我刚要开始读报，就在这时，五岁的儿子Sammy进来了。③他正戴着手表，那是他收到的圣诞礼物。④他说：“爸爸，是什么让这个表转起来的呢？” ①In the old days I would have told him to ask his mother. ②Instead, I got a pencil and drew a sketch of the escapement mechanism. (Always encourage your child’s curiosity.) ③It