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Unit 1 In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, led his Grand Army into Russia. 1812 年，法国皇帝拿破仑· 波拿巴率大军入侵俄罗斯。 He was prepared for the fierce resistance of the Russian people defending their homeland. 他准备好俄罗斯人民会为保卫祖国而奋勇抵抗。 He was prepared for the long march across Russian soil to Moscow, the capital city. 他准 备好在俄罗斯广袤的国土上要经过长途跋涉才能进军首都莫斯科。 But he was not prepared for the devastating enemy that met him in Moscow -- the raw, bitter, bleak Russian winter. 但他没有料到在 莫斯科他会遭遇劲敌—俄罗斯阴冷凄苦的寒冬。 In 1941, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, launched an attack against the Soviet Union, as Russia then was called. 1941年，纳粹德国 元首阿道夫· 希特勒进攻当时被称作苏联的 俄罗斯。 Hitlers military might was unequaled. 希特勒 的军事实力堪称无敌。 His war machine had mowed down resistance in most of Europe. 他的战争机器扫除了欧洲绝大部分地区的抵抗。 Hitler expected a short campaign but, like Napoleon before him, was taught a painful lesson. 希特勒希望速战速决，但是，就像在他之前的拿破仑一样，他得到的是痛苦的教训。 The Russian winter again came to the aid of the Soviet soldiers. 仍是俄罗斯的冬天助了苏维埃士兵一臂之力。 Unit 2 Two of the most frustrating things about driving a car are getting lost and getting stuck in traffic. 开车最头疼的两大麻烦是迷路和交通堵塞。 While the computer revolution is unlikely to cure these problems, it will have a positive impact. 虽然计算机革命不可能彻底解决这两个问题，但却会带来积极的影响。 Sensors in your car tuned to radio signals from orbiting satellites can locate your car precisely at any moment and warn of traffic jams. 你汽车上与绕轨道运行的卫星发出的无线电信号调谐的传感器能随时精确地确定你汽车的方位，并告知交通阻塞情况。 We already have twenty-four Navstar satellites orbiting the earth, making up what is called the Global Positioning System. 我们已经有 24颗环绕地球运行的导航卫星，组成了人们所说的全球卫星定位系统。 They make it possible to determine your location on the earth to within about a hundred feet. 通过这些卫星我们有可能以小于 100英尺的误差确定你在地球上的方位。 At any given time, there are several GPS satellites orbiting overhead at a distance of about 11,000 miles. 在任何一个特定时间， 总有若干颗全球定位系统的卫星在 11000英里的高空绕地球运行。 Each satellite contains four atomic clocks, which vibrate at a precise frequency, according t