新視野大學(xué)英語2-完形填空原文及翻譯

1、I am frequently asked the question, Can you use chopsticks?. I have lived in Korea, Japan, and China. In each country, I have, more often than not and without having requested one, been given a fork when one was available. I have politely refusde and said that I would be fine with chopsticks. Someti

2、mes, I have to make further explanation.Chopsticks are the least of my worries when I am eating in an Asian home or restaurant. In fact, learning how to use chopsticks takes me nothing but a few weeks. This is not to say I was skillful, though. Learning how to use chopsticks is easy for me, whereas

3、learning the rituals and how to conduct myself at the table is quite difficult. Just how many times do I have to say “no, thank you when I really mean “no, thank you, I truly am full? How do I get away with refusing more food without offending someone? If I insist and I still get more, is it appropr

4、iate just not to eat it? This would be impolite where I come from.I have enjoyed many great meals and my interactions with the people have been great. I am increasingly aware that I will never be able to give back as much as I have received. I dont know how I can ever thank all of the people who int

5、roducde me to eating in Asia.我常問的問題，“你會用筷子嗎？“。我住在韓國，日本，和中國。在每一個(gè)國家，我有，更多的往往不是沒有要求，得到一個(gè)叉時(shí)，可用。我有禮貌地refusde說我用筷子就好了。有時(shí)候，我必須做進(jìn)一步的解釋?？曜邮俏易畈粨?dān)憂當(dāng)我吃在亞洲的家庭或餐廳。事實(shí)上，學(xué)習(xí)如何使用筷子帶我只有幾個(gè)星期。這并不是說我是熟練的，雖然。學(xué)習(xí)如何使用筷子對于我來說是容易的，而學(xué)習(xí)禮儀和如何進(jìn)行自己的表是相當(dāng)困難的。有多少次我必須說“不，謝謝你的時(shí)候我真的是“不，謝謝你，我真的吃飽了嗎？我如何去拒絕更多的食物而不得罪人？如果我堅(jiān)持，我仍然得到更多，這是適當(dāng)?shù)木筒灰运鼏?/p>

6、？這是不禮貌的我從哪里來。我所享有的許多偉大的膳食和我交往的人都曾經(jīng)是偉大的。我越來越意識到，我永遠(yuǎn)不能回報(bào)我所得到的東西。我不知道如何感謝所有的人誰，我吃在亞洲。I didnt marry for all the “right reasona. Love had nothing to do with marriage. And, for my husbands part, well, I suspect love was on his mind either. He marride me because I made him feel yound. He was such an ordina

7、ry man going through his very ordinary midlife crisis. He was divorced, looking for younger women and a career change. That didnt bother me, though. He was still fairly charming, pretty hansome and abore all rich. I married for money, and I dont have any doubt about it. My friends dont applaud my de

8、cision, but I can also tell that they wish, at least a little bit, for some of the same things that I now enjoy. They always prefer to spend a lot of time by my swimming pool than at their common little homes. And another thing, they are always complaining about their “beloved. “Hes always watching

9、how much I spend. “Its become more like a business relationship than a marriage.文檔收集自網(wǎng)絡(luò)，僅用于個(gè)人學(xué)習(xí)My husband, however, doesn t care how much I spend and our marriage never became a business because it already was one. You could say, we have a mutual understanding. We are very realistic about the whole

10、thing. It is painful for my friends when they realize that love is just an illusion. Marriage for never existed for me. And, hell never divorce me. Hed lose too much money.我不娶為所有的“合理的。愛情與婚姻無關(guān)。而且，我的丈夫的一局部，嗯，我疑心愛在他心中是。他嫁給我因?yàn)槲易屗杏X年輕。他是一個(gè)普通的人會通過他的很普通的中年危機(jī)。他離了婚，尋找年輕婦女和職業(yè)生涯的變化。那不打攪我，雖然。他還相當(dāng)迷人，漂亮的英俊和熱愛的一切豐

11、富。我結(jié)婚是為了錢，而我沒有任何的疑問。我的朋友們不贊賞我的決定，但我也可以告訴他們希望，至少一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，因?yàn)橥瑯拥囊恍┦虑?，我現(xiàn)在享受。他們總是喜歡花很多時(shí)間在我的游泳池比在自己的小家。還有一件事，他們總是抱怨他們的“親愛的?！八偸强粗一ǘ嗌馘X?！斑@是變得更像一個(gè)商業(yè)關(guān)系比結(jié)婚。我的丈夫，但是，并不在乎花多少錢，我們的婚姻從來沒有成為一個(gè)企業(yè)因?yàn)樗咽且粋€(gè)。你可以說，我們要相互理解。我們都是很現(xiàn)實(shí)的事情。這是痛苦的我的朋友當(dāng)他們意識到愛是幻覺?；橐霾淮嬖谖?。而且，他不會跟我離婚。他已經(jīng)失去了太多的錢。Love is important because without it life has

12、no meaning or purpose. Love allows us to do more than we could ever accomplish without its power. So often we take good care of our physical needs. We make sure our bodies are fed, cleaned, clothed, exercised and rested. However, we tend to overlook the most important need-love. Of course, as a soci

13、ety, love is not overlooked. Popular media constantly places great emphasis on what we need to do to atract “l(fā)ove. But being loved is not as powerful an emotional need as that desire to love someone else.They need to love and care for others is built into us biologically. This need is what allows pa

14、rents to give up sleep and food while raising their children. This need is what allows people to put themselves at risk to save others from natural disasters or threats.Love means to children, hold dear.and treasure. We do not hurt, or cause pain to those we love; rather, we seek to alleviate their

15、suffering. Its not about wanting to possess or control others; its about wanting to set them free. Love is the power that allows the wheel of life to continue turning, for when we love we look beyond our own needs and desires. We sacrifice our time, our energy, our wishes, and sometimes even ourslve

16、s because of love. It is love that allows emergency services personnel to face danger. It is love that allows soldiers to risk everting. The ultimate definition of love is not about feeling good but rather doing good.愛很重要，因?yàn)闆]有它的生活沒有意義或目的。愛讓我們做更多的比我們所能做到無它的力量。所以通常我們照顧好我們的身體需要。我們確定我們的身體是美聯(lián)儲，清潔，衣服，運(yùn)動和休

17、息。然而，我們往往無視了最重要的need-love。當(dāng)然，作為一個(gè)社會，愛是不可忽略的。群眾媒體不斷強(qiáng)調(diào)我們需要做什么，以抽象的“愛。但愛不是強(qiáng)大的情感需要，渴望去愛別人。他們需要愛和關(guān)心別人是建立在我們的生物。這需要的是讓父母放棄睡眠和食物的同時(shí)，提高他們的孩子。這需要的是可以讓人們把自己的危險(xiǎn)去救別人從自然災(zāi)害或威脅。愛意味著孩子，抱著dear.and寶。我們不傷害，或引起疼痛讓我們所愛的人；相反，我們設(shè)法減輕他們的痛苦。這不是要擁有或控制他人；只是想讓他們自由。愛是力量，讓生命的車輪繼續(xù)轉(zhuǎn)動，當(dāng)我們愛我們超越我們自己的需求和欲望。我們犧牲我們的時(shí)間，我們的精力，我們的愿望，甚至自己因?yàn)閻?/p>

18、。這是愛，讓緊急效勞人員面對危險(xiǎn)。這是愛，讓士兵們冒一切。最終的定義，愛不是感覺良好而做的好?！癒nock it off! Billy would not cease banging his foot on the tanle. Mrs. Stewart had lost all patience in telling him to stop. Her words were falling on deaf ears. She had asked her son to quit doing something that was borthing her so many times that sh

19、e hardly even knew the words were coming from her mouth. Billy had got used this. He just ignored his moms expressions like these. He banged on without a pause.She used to try to phrase her words in positive ways like,When you bang on the table that way, it upsets me. Would you mind doing something

20、else that it is a little quieter? There was warmth in her voice and she had all of the best intentions. But when she actually managed to get Billys attetion in this way, he simply replied,But Im bored. She tried offer him a bunch of alternatives but nothing worked and it all because too tedious. It

21、had become noticeable even to herself that she was increasingly using negative expressions.Mrs.Stewart seems to understand that even if she shouts she cant expect Billy to respond immediatelly. But she still believes that to keep applying the pressures might work someday. Children may learn that arg

22、uing no longer works because of her continuous shouting.少來這一套?！氨壤粫Ｖ褂盟哪_在tanle。斯圖爾特太太失去了耐心，告訴他停止。她的話是聾子的耳朵。她問她的兒子放棄做的事是borthing她很屢次，她幾乎不認(rèn)識的話從她嘴里來。比利已經(jīng)習(xí)慣這個(gè)。他只是忽略了他媽媽的表情像這些。他砰的一聲不停。她試圖用短語她的話在積極的方式，“當(dāng)你撞在桌子上，它令我心煩意亂。你介意做別的東西，它是一個(gè)安靜一點(diǎn)嗎？“有溫暖她的聲音和她所有的最好的意圖。但當(dāng)她居然讓比利引開，這樣，他簡單地答復(fù)說，“但我很無聊。她試著給他一堆的替代品，但沒有工作的人，

23、因?yàn)檫@一切太乏味。它已成為明顯的連自己是越來越多地使用否認(rèn)表達(dá)。斯圖爾特夫人似乎明白，即使她說她不能指望比利立即回應(yīng)。但她仍然認(rèn)為，保持應(yīng)用的壓力可能工作的一天。孩子們可以學(xué)習(xí)，爭論不工作因?yàn)樗B續(xù)喊。Whats in a name? You fate could have been entirely different if you had been given a different name at your birth. Some of us recognize that our name dose not necessarily tit and start using a differ

24、ent name rather than the one we were given. Many of us choose to use our middle name so we can be true to our parents, and at the same time be more confident. Some people who have changed their name claim that their professional lives improved. They feel better about themselves so they are more like

25、ly to achieve more. But those who have changed their names are not just being overly sensitive. Names themselves convey some information causing others to make judgments based solely on them. Here is an example: A magezine declined to print a writers name simply because the editor thought it suited

26、a baseball player more than an art critic. Another example: A woman at a party became embarrassed when she wanted to be introduced to a man she had declined because of his name. One study showed that teathers give different grades to the identical essays written by boys with different names. Similar

27、ly, girls popularity can be related to their names.文檔收集自網(wǎng)絡(luò)，僅用于個(gè)人學(xué)習(xí)Yet, which name works and which does not depand on the times. The good qualities of a well-liked president or actor can often influence how a name is seen. But if a name becomes too well-known, it might also fall out of favor as paren

28、ts look for something a little more unique for their child. 名字有什么關(guān)系？你的命運(yùn)可能是完全不同，如果你得到一個(gè)不同的名字，在你出生。我們中的一些人認(rèn)識到我們的名字未必山雀和開始使用不同的名稱，而不是一個(gè)給我們。我們中的許多人會選擇使用我們的中間名，所以我們能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)我們的父母，同時(shí)更自信。一些人改變了他們的名字，聲稱他們的職業(yè)生活的改善。他們對自己感覺更好，他們更有可能實(shí)現(xiàn)更多。但那些改變了他們的名字不只是過分敏感的。自己的名字傳達(dá)一些信息引起別人的判斷完全基于他們。這里有一個(gè)例子：一個(gè)雜志社拒絕打印一個(gè)作家的名字只是因?yàn)榫庉嬚J(rèn)為它

29、適合一個(gè)棒球運(yùn)發(fā)動比藝術(shù)評論家。另一個(gè)例子：一個(gè)女人的一個(gè)派對上變得為難的時(shí)候，她想介紹給一個(gè)人她下降，因?yàn)樗拿?。一?xiàng)研究說明，教師給予不同等級的相同的論文寫的男孩不同的名字。同樣，女孩的人氣可以與他們的名字。然而，這名工作而不依靠的時(shí)候。良好的素質(zhì)的一個(gè)很受歡迎的總統(tǒng)或演員往往可以影響一個(gè)名字是。但是如果名字變得太有名，它也可能失寵作為家長尋找一些獨(dú)特的孩子。I was in a bad temper. It was just like the stress in my life that was running out of control. I could probably attr

30、ibute it to financial stress. My company was cutting jobs and they were evaluatingf each workers performance. This was inevitable in those days of rising competition and strinking companies. The companies were getting smaller because of the hopeless economic conditions. I knew I was being considered

31、 as one of the workers they would let go though I had been overworking. Or maybe it was my home life. My wife and I had gotten in an argument and my 19-year-old daughter announced that she was leaving the house to move in with her boyfriend.I am usually not a person of quick temper, but yesterday wa

32、s different. I rode my bike to work as usual; its about 20 kilomiters. I had stopped for a red light and then proceeded when the light turned green. I had assumed the car coming from my right would stop, but instead it went right on through the red light and nearly hit me. I barely had time to react

33、. I grabbed my bike lock and threw it at his car, hitting his rear window and making a crack.The driver stopped and got out of his car. I laid my bike down and picked up the bick lock from the ground for protection. Then he reached for his phone to call the police.我的脾氣很壞。就像生活中的壓力正在運(yùn)行的控制。我可能把它歸功于經(jīng)濟(jì)壓力

34、。我公司是切割工作，他們evaluatingf每個(gè)工人的表現(xiàn)。這是不可防止的在這些天的競爭加劇和strinking公司。公司越來越少，因?yàn)榻^望的經(jīng)濟(jì)條件。我知道我被視為一個(gè)工人就放手，雖然我一直過度操勞。也許是因?yàn)槲业募彝ド?。我和我的妻子已?jīng)在爭論，我19歲的女兒說她和她男朋友離開家搬。通常我不是一個(gè)人的脾氣暴躁，但昨天是不同的。我騎著我的自行車去工作，像往常一樣；這是20kilomiters。我有紅燈停，接著當(dāng)燈變綠。我以為車來自我就將停止，而是直接在紅燈時(shí)，差點(diǎn)撞到我。我?guī)缀鯖]有時(shí)間作出反響。我抓起我的自行車鎖，把它在他的車，打他的后窗和裂紋。司機(jī)停下來，下了車。我把我的自行車，并從地上

35、撿起自行車鎖保護(hù)。然后他伸手去打 給警察打 。In the summer of the 1940, the German air force attempted to win air advantage over southern Britain and the English Channel by destroying the Royal Air Force(RAF) and the British aircraft industry. This attempt came to be known as the Battle of Britain. The Germans had invcad

36、ed Belgium and the Netherlands in May 1940,using the Lightning War technique that largely relied on close coordination between ground troops and the air force. Although the air force proved effective in this role, it was not trained for the longerrange operations that became part of the Battle of Britain.It is wid