英语导读1000句-正常语速正常语速(54-69)-阳光宝贝

Section 54 Games etc.五十四　运动等

1.Sometimes it is difficult to identify exactly what is a game and what is not. 有时，很难划分什么是运动，什么不是。

2.For example, football is a game, and so is chess. So what really is a game? 比如说，足球是一种运动，棋类也是一种运动，那到底什么是真正的运动?

3.Is fishing a game, a sport or a hobby? 钓鱼是一种游戏、一种体育还是一种爱好?

4.It can be a sport and a hobby, but not a game. 它可能是一种运动，一种爱好，但不是一种游戏。

5.You see, a sport involves physical activity, a game or hobby doesn’t need to. 你知道运动包括体能活动，而游戏和爱好　则不必。

6.So we can play board games like chess or drafts that involve little physical effort. 所以，我们可以下跳棋、象棋，他们不需要太多的体能。

7.We can collect stamps or coins which are hobbies, and are neither games nor sports. 我们可以收集邮票或钱币，这些是爱好，他们既不是游戏也不是体育。

8.Watching sports can be considered a hobby, but participating rarely is. 观看体育运动可说是一种爱好，但很少参与。

9.Playing card games is not really a sport, but can be thought of as a hobby. 打牌不是一种真正的体育运动，也可认为是一种爱好。

10.We often hear people say that their hobby is playing tennis etc. 我们常听人们说他们的爱好　是打网球等。

11.But it’s more of a sport than a hobby. 但这里，体育运动成份比爱好的成份多。

12.Actually it’s not wrong to use either term. 实际上，使用其它名称也没有错。

13.Computer games are becoming more and more popular. 电脑游戏也越来越普遍。

14.These do not involve any physical exertion. 这些都不含有任何体能参与。

15.They are also taking over from board games. 传统的拼图游戏也在其中了。

16.They are considered more exciting and competitive. 它们更刺激更具挑战性。

Section 55 Dance五十五　舞蹈

1.I think that dancing must be one of the oldest forms of entertainment. 我想舞蹈是最古老的娱乐方式之一。

2.Yes. Even the most primitive societies had some forms of dance. 是的，即使最原始的部落也有舞蹈。

3.Originally, dance was to celebrate some event or occasion. 本来舞蹈是用来庆贺某些活动的。

4.Today, we do not need a reason, we dance for pleasure. 现在不需要任何理由，跳舞只是一种娱乐。

5.What kind of dancing do you like? 你喜欢什么样的舞蹈。

6.I think it can best be described as ball room dancing. 我想我喜欢交谊舞。

7.Oh, you mean the formal sort of dancing with a partner? 噢，你指的是和一位舞伴跳的那种正规形式的。

8.Yes, the kind that dances to beautiful music. 是的，那种和着优美音乐的(舞蹈)。

9.What about disco dancing? do you like that? DISCO呢?你喜欢吗?

10.No. It is too noisy and crowded in discos, and I am not sure how to do it. 不喜欢，又吵又挤的，而且我也不太会跳。

11.It’s easy. You just relax and do what ever the music makes you feel like doing. 这容易，你只要放松，随着音乐，凭感觉爱怎么跳就怎么跳。

12.I think I prefer more structured dancing. I think it is more skillful. 我比较喜欢规范的舞蹈，我认为他们的技术性比较高。

13.Maybe. But disco dancing is easier and more fun, I think. 也许，但我觉得DISCO比较简单有趣。

14.It’s also more tiring. 也比较累。

15.True. Many people use it as a form of exercise. 没错，许多人把它当成　一种运动。

Section 56 Computers五十六　电脑

1.Do you understand computers? 你懂电脑吗?

2.Well, I know how to use one, and basically what it can do. 我会使用，也知道它的基本功用。

3.So, what is the point of using a computer? 那为什么要使用电脑呢?

4.Well, it is there because it can do things so quickly. 那是因为它的处理速度非常快。

5.Like what, for example? 哪些方面?打个比方吧。

6.Like word processing, you know, writing letters and things. 比如文字处理，你知道的，如写信等等。

7.Is that faster than by hand? 比用手快吗?

8.Sure. It is so easy to correct mistake without having to throw away what you have already written. 那当然，可以在不必删除已写好的东西的基础上修改错误。

9.So what else are they useful for? 那他们还有什么用途呢?

10.Calculations and spread sheets are so much easier by computer. 用电脑进行计算和制表也很方便。

11.And what about communications? I hear they are important in computing. 那通讯呢?我听说他们在电脑领域的用途也很大。

12.Yah. Email and Internet are the big things now. 是的，电子邮件、互联网在现代是主角。

13.But do you think computers will change our lives much? 但你认为电脑将大大地改变我们的生活吗?

14.Of course. But with the right attitude, a positive attitude, you can see that it will make our lives much better. 当然，但要有正确的、积极的态度，你会发现将使我们生活得更好。

15.I sure hope you’re right. 我衷心希望你是对的。

Section 57 Directions五十七　方向

1.Can you tell me the way to the post office please? 请你告诉我去邮局的路，好吗?

2.Yes. Take the next left, third on your right, and it’s opposite the library. 可以，在下一个路口左转，经过三个路口，*你的右手边，图书馆的对面。

3.Is it the same, if I am driving a car? 如果我开车，也走同样的路吗?

4.Ah, no. Because of the one way system. 噢，因为单行道的缘故，不一样。

5.How does that change it? 那有什么改变呢?

6.Well, then you must take the third exit at the roundabout. 那你得在圆盘处从第三个出口出来。

7.And where dose that take me? 那……通向哪里?

8.That will take you pass the police station. 这样走，你要经过警察局。

9.And then where? 然后又往哪里呢?

10.Then take the first on the left, and right at the next junction. 然后在第一个路口左转，接着在下一个十字路口右转。

11.There is a flyover there, isn't there? 那儿有一座立交桥，是吗?

12.Yes. So bear left on flyover, and come off at the first exit. 是的，从左边上立交桥，然后在第一个出口下桥。

13.Am I far from the post office then? 那我离邮局远吗?

14.No. it’s immediately on your left at the T junction. 不远，过了三*路口，就在左边。

15.I think I’ve got all that, thanks. 我想我全明白了，谢谢。

Section 58 Internet五十八　互联网

1.The Internet is the latest innovation in computing communication. 互联网是电脑通信上的最新发明。

2.People call it the net or WWW, which means World Wide Web. 人们称之为“网”或W

3.The Internet can provide very quick access to a mass of data. 互联网使人们有机会接触大量的资讯。

4.By using one of the many search engines on the web, we can get information about almost anything you can imagine. 通过网上的各个搜索器，我们可以找到所需要的几乎所有的资料。

5.You simply type in a word or phrase to describe what you are seeking. 你只要键入一个词或一个词组来说明你所要搜寻的对象。

6.Then the web will give you many choices of where to find what you want. 这时网上就会给你提供很多你想要的资料的选择的机会。

7.Then you scroll down the list of suggestions and choose what you think is right. 然后，你在建议单上搜索，并选择你认为正确的一项。

8.The whole process takes just a minute or so, in some cases it takes just seconds.整个过程大约1分钟左右，有些时候只需几秒钟。

9.Usually when you find what you want, it will direct you to other similar links.通常当你找到你所需的资料，它会把你导向类似的链接。

10.Most people also use the net for Email, Electronic Mail.大多数人通过网上发送电子邮件。

11.This enables us to send letters in a matter of seconds rather than days.

12.All that is needed is your Email address and the Email address of person you want to write to.这一切，你所需的只是你的电子信箱和收信人的电子信箱。

13.Advertising is very big on the Internet now, too. All big companies do it.网上的广告也很多，所有的大都在网上做广告。

14.Business to business, B to B, and ECommerce are becoming new ways of doing business transactions.商业到商业以及电子商务正成为新的商业活动方式。

15.Shopping on the net is becoming popular too.网上购物也正开始流行。

Section 59 Transport五十九交通

1.They say that space travel is the safest form of transport.871.人们说空中旅游是最安全的交通方式。

2.However, most of us will not experience that in our life time.872.然而，大多数人在有生之年都不可能有这种体验。

3.Flying is also quite safe compared to other forms.873.和其他的方式相比，飞行时比较安全的。

4.People get a little nervous the first time they fly.人们第一次飞行时会有点紧张。

5.In airports, everything is written in the local language; and in international airports, in English as well.875.机场所有的一切都用本国文字书写，在国际机场，还同时写有英文。

6.Airport’s staff are usually very helpful and friendly too.876.机场工作人员通常十分友善，也乐于助人。

7.With the improvement in infrastructure in most countries, road and rail travel are becoming much more efficient.随着大多数国家基础建设的改善，公路、铁路的效率也越来越高。

8.High ways, motor ways and freeways make road travel very convenient. 公路、快车道、高速公路使公路交通更加方便。

9.Modern high-speed trains ensure quickness between cities. 现代高速火车缩短了城市之间的距离。

10.In some large cities, there are underground rail systems called metros. 在某些大城市里，有地下铁路系统。

11.American cities call these subways, but in Europe, subways are for walking under the main roads. 美国城市称之为地下公路，但是欧洲地下公路则指主干道的下面一层，是让行人走的路。

12.As people get more concerned about inner city pollution from traffic, public transport becomes more crucial. 由于人们越来越关注交通带来的城市内部污染，公共交通显得犹为重要。

13.Making buses, taxis and trains cheaper and more efficient will get more people to use them in stead of using their cars. 降低公共汽车、出租车和火车的车费会让更多的人使用公共交通，而不用私家车。

14.Nowadays, people can be penalized for having just one person per car in the city. 现在，许多城市都被一人一车所困扰。

15.Like many things today, transport is changing due to environmental pressures. 和现在的许多事物一样，由于环境的压力，交通也发生了变化。

Section 60 Which Knife六十　哪把刀子

1.Once we are used to using chopsticks, it becomes easy. 如果我们习惯了用筷子，一切都变得简单了。

2.Why? Well, there is no choice in which chopstick to use. They are basically the same. 为什么呢?不必选择使用什么样的筷子，因为他们基本上是一样的。

3.However, in the west, where chopsticks are not so common, it can be difficult. 然而，在西方国家，因为筷子不常用，选择就有点困难了。

4.Usually it is easy to know how to use a knife and fork. 通常，学会使用刀和*很容易。

5.The knife is placed on the right, and fork on the left. 刀放在右边，*放在左边。

6.We use the related hand for each, fork in the left hand, knife in the right. 我们用对应的手，左手持*，右手拿刀。

7.But sometimes there maybe more than one knife and fork. 但有时候，也许不只一把刀或一把*。

8.Then it can look a little daunting. 那看起来就有点犯难了。

9.The simple rule is to work from the outside in. 最简单的原则是由外到内。

10.That is for the first course, use the outside knife and fork. 这就是，第一道菜，用外层的刀和*。

11.Then work in for each course. 然后，每道菜逐步向内。

12.There maybe a separate smaller knife on the side plate for bread and butter. 也许还有专用的小刀放在旁边的盘子上，用于面包和牛油。

13.If fish is being served, then a special knife is used for cutting and eating the fish. 如果上了一道鱼，那就要用专门的刀。

14.A steak knife has a serrated edge to make cutting the meat easier. 牛排刀有齿边，方便切肉。

15.So, remember, work from the outside in, and you will be OK. 所以请记住，从外向内，就不会有错了。

Section 61 Weather六十一　气候

1.People say that the British always talk about the weather. 人们常说英国人爱谈论天气。

2.That’s because the weather is so changeable in the UK. 那是因为英伦三岛的气候变化无常。

3.At greetings, they will often comment on the state of the weather. 见面时，他们常常要说说天气的状况。

4.For example, they may say “Hello, lovely day today” when they meet. 比方说，见面时他们会相互打招呼说：“你好，今天天气真好。”

5.Other terms are used, of course, if the weather is different. 当然，如果天气状况不一样，他们的表达方式也会随之改变，

6.But the phrases they use maybe difficult for foreigners to understand. 外国人是不容易理解其中含义的。

7.“Weather’s taken a turn for the worse” means that the weather change from good to not so good. “天气转坏”说的是天气从好向不好转变。

8.“It’s raining cats and dogs” is a strange expression that means it is raining very heavily. “雨像猫狗一样往下窜”是一个很奇怪的表达方式，说的是雨下得很大。

9.“A peasouper” is very thick fog; it is used because pea soup is also very thick. “豆汤”指的是很浓的雾。之所以这么用是因为豆制的汤也很浓。

10.“An Indian summer” is when it is hot and sunny later in the year then usual. “印度夏天”指的是岁末时，如果气候比常年热、阳光照射比较强烈的气候。

11.“Brass monkey weather” means it is very very cold. “铜猴式的天气”说的是非常冷的天气。

12.This comes from the brass canon balls used on ships long ago. 这一说法来自很久以前船上的用语：

13.If it was very cold, they would freeze. 如果人冷得要冻僵了，

14.So we say “cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey”. 我们会说：“冷得要把铜猴上的球冻坏了。”

15.Rain ban be described as spitting, spots of rain, drizzle, light rain, showers, intermittent rain, pouring down, heavy rain or torrential, very heavy rain. 雨被描写成“滴哒”(雨点)、“蒙蒙”(小雨)、“洒落”(中雨)、“哗哗”(大雨)、或“倾盆”(暴雨)。

16.Wind can be describe as light, blustery or gale force. 风可以用“轻拂”、“呼啸”、“微风”来描述。

17.Typhoons are not common in Europe, so the word maybe comes from Asia. 台风在欧洲不常见，所以这个词有可能来自亚洲。

18.Hurricanes are like typhoons. “飓风”像台风。

Section 62 Art六十二　艺术

1.Art can describe all forms of artistic skills. 艺术是各种艺术技能的总称。

2.Dance, literature, painting, sculpture and acting are all forms of art. 舞蹈、文学、绘画、雕塑、表演都是艺术的表现形式。

3.Generally, when we use the word art, we think of paintings. 通常提到艺术，我们会联想到绘画。

4.Names of Michelangelo, Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet spring to mind. 米开朗基罗、毕加索、梵高、莫奈等许多大师的名字会涌现在脑海里。

5.Each of these artists differed according to the art form they specialized in. 由于所擅长的艺术风格不同，每位艺术家各具特色。

6.The great period of change for art came during the renaissance about 400 to 500 years ago. 艺术的大变革发生在400~500年前的文艺复兴时期。

7.The impressionist period of art came at the end of the 19th century. 印象派产生于19世纪末。

8.Here Monet was probably the most successful and famous. 那里，莫奈也许是最有成就和最著名的艺术家。

9.Abstract art is much more difficult to understand, see Picasso. 抽象派比较难以理解，看看毕加索作品就知道了。

10.As each generation of artist strikes to create new forms, so change comes. 每一个时代，艺术家们都创作出新的艺术形式，艺术也因此产生变化。

11.Modern artists use all sorts of different materials from their predecessors. 与前人相比，现代艺术家们使用了各种不同形式的材料。

12.Art varies from country to country also. 艺术因国家的不同而有所不同。

13.Artists try to interpret the modern world through their paintings. 艺术家们希望通过他们的绘画，来表现现代世界。

14.Calligraphy is an important art form in China, but not so important in the west. 书法是中国艺术的重要表现形式之一，但在西方则不然。

15.The great variety of art in the world is what makes it so beautiful. 各种不同的艺术形式让世界更多彩。

16.It’s interesting to consider what art may be like in the long term future. 想像一下未来的艺术会变成什么样子，是一件非常有趣的事。

Section 63 In the Countryside六十三　在乡村

1.Mention countryside, and what do people think of? 提起乡村，人们有什么样的想像呢?

2.Usually mountains and hills, valleys and rivers, trees and flowers. 通常会想到，高山、丘陵、峡谷、河流、树木、花朵等。

3.They think of walking in beautiful and peaceful environments. 人们会联想到在优美宁静的环境里散步。

4.Do you that in the west, there are special laws for the countryside. 你知道吗?西方有专门用于乡村的法律。

5.In Britain, they have something called “The countryside Code”. 在英国，他们有一种称为“乡村规则”的法规。

6.They even have countryside wardens who are sort of policeman of the countryside. 他们甚至有“乡村卫士”之称，“乡村卫士”是对乡村警察的一种称呼。

7.This is all to protect the countryside from city dwellers who don’t understand the ecological balance of the world outside the city 这些都是用来保护乡村不受城里人破坏而设的，因为城里人不明白城市之外整个世界的生态平衡。

8.We should remember that farmers and others rely upon the countryside for their living. 我们必须记住农民以及其它(非城市)人是*土地生存的。

9.If we disturb the ecological balance, those living there find it hard to survive. 如果我们破坏了生态平衡，那些在此生长的人和物都很难生存。

10.The balance between flora and fauna, animal and man is crucial to survival. 植物群落与动物群落之间，以及人与动物之间的平衡很难幸存。

11.As we destroy or change the countryside, wildlife and vegetation is changed. 如果我们破坏或改变了乡村，野生动物和植被都会发生变化。

12.Just walking in the wrong places can destroy species of wildlife. 即使是走错了地方，都有可能破坏野生物。

13.Leaving rubbish or garbage lying around can kill some animals who try to eat it. 随手扔鬼头鬼脑和废弃物，也有可能夺取那些误食的动物的生命。

14.Driving too many cars into rural areas can pollute and destroy life there. 太多的汽车开到乡下，会污染、破坏那里的生命。

15.We should remember that plants are as much living things as humans and animals. 欠必须记住植物与人和动物一样都是有生命的。

Section 64 Under the Sea六十四　海底世界

1.Perhaps the most unexplored area on this planet is under the sea. 在这颗星球上，尚未被大规模开发过的地区也许只有海底。

2.Today there are large areas which we have never been to. 至今，仍有许多我们从未到过的地方。

3.They are too deep for us to examine in detail. 他们太深了，我们无法探个究竟。

4.Although we do have commercial exploration of the sea bed, it is still unknown. 尽管我们对海床做过商业性的探索，它仍然是个未知数。

5.The marine life of the upper and middle waters are fairly well recorded. 上层和中层水面的海洋生物几乎没有完整地被记录过。

6.However, the deep sea environment can still reveal many secrets. 然而，深海的环境也许能揭示更多的秘密。

7.To explore these areas is difficult because of the great pressure deep down. 由于海底的巨大压力，要开发这些地方有困难。

8.We can not build the right machines that can sustain life at the very bottom. 我们还无法制造出一台能够在深海维持生活的机器。

9.When we are able to do so, we will discover a whole new world of marine matter. 如果这能实现，我们将发现一个全新的海洋世界。

10.The sea is a source of food for many people and a source of income. 对于许多人来说，海洋是他们食物和收入的来源。

11.We have deep sea villages drilling for oil and gas under the sea bed. 我们有深海“村庄”，用于开发海底石油和天然气。

12.The natural resources of the deep sea are still relatively untapped. 大海深处的自然资源仍然尚未触及。

13.It could be that there lies some of the solutions to our resources problems. 那里也许潜藏我们能源问题的解决之道。

14.Having learned from our mistakes towards the environment on the surface of the earth, we will be more cautious when utilizing the world below it. 从地球表面开发所犯的错误中吸取教训，我们对海底的开发应该谨慎。

15.Science will reveal the secrets of deep sea one day, and it will be very exciting to learn what is there. 科学家们会发现深海的秘密，也许有一天，会给我们一个惊喜。

Section 65 Mountains六十五　山峰

1.The highest mountain in the world is in Asia. 世界最高峰在亚洲。

2.It is called Mount Everest. 它叫珠穆朗玛峰。

3.The first man to climb to the top of it was Sir Edmund Hilary. 第一位登上珠峰的人是希拉里爵士。

4.He was an Englishman who used the services of the local shepherd guides. 他是英国人，借助了当地牧民导游的帮助。

5.The most famous of these shepherds was Shepherd Tenzing who helped Hilary. 牧民们对希拉里爵士最大的帮助要数他们扎的帐篷。

6.Since the 1950s when Mount Everest was first conquered, many others have tried. 处50年代喜马拉雅山第一次被征服以来，许多人都进行尝试。

7.Many people have died trying to climb Everest and other mountains. 在攀登喜马拉雅山和其它山峰的途中，许多人失去了生命。

8.When asked why he climbed it, Hilary simply answered, “Because it is there.” 当人们问到为什么要攀登珠峰时，希拉里很简单地回答：“因为它在那儿。”

9.This pioneering attitude has driven countless others to attempt mountaineering. 这种开拓精神激励了无数的攀登者。

10.When we go very high, the air contains less oxygen. 越往上攀登，空气中的氧气含量越少，

11.We call this thin or rare air. 我们称之为空气稀薄。

12.It makes breathing very difficult and drains the energy of climbers. 它导致呼吸困难，而且消耗攀登者的能量。

13.However, when these people reach the mountain peaks, they are rewarded with the cleanest air and the most panoramic views. 然而，当他们到达山顶时，他们将享受到最清新的空气，远处一目了然。

14.Of course, as we climb higher, so the temperature decreases, and extreme cold is felt. 当然，我们登得越高，温度也越低，感觉特别冷。

15.The challenge of defeating a mountain is what drives on most mountaineers. 征服高峰的挑战性，推动着许多登山者。

16.This drive to succeed where no one has is a tremendous characteristic of humans. 超越别人取得的成功是人性的最大特点。

Section 66 Travel Guides六十六　旅游指南

1.Can you imagine trying to go to a new place without a travel guide? 到一个陌生的地方去而没有旅游指南，能想像吗?

2.Hundreds of years ago, explorers had no such things. 几百年前，开拓者们不存在这些问题。

3.As these people opened up more new areas to us, they wrote about them. 当他们开发出新的地区后，他们作了记录。

4.These writings formed a new genre of literature called travel writing. 这些记录形成了一种新的文学形式――旅游文学。

5.Some travel guides are just pure factual data, others are more entertaining. 有些导游只作事实上的描述，有些导游则比较有趣。

6.Perhaps we could call train, plane and bus schedules travel guides, but they are not very interesting. 也许我们可以称火车、飞机和公共汽车时刻表为旅游指南，但是他们不是很有趣。

7.So, what do people expect when they buy and read such guides? 那么，人们够买这类导游资料时，他们希望看到什么?

8.They expect to get a lot of details about the places they are interested in. 他们希望看到他们感兴趣地方的详细资料。

9.They want to know what to expect when they get there, climate, food customs. 他们希望知道那里的气候、饮食、风俗。

10.They like to know what other most interesting places to visit, and what difficulties to expect when they get there. 他们想知道那里最有趣的景点，以及到那儿之后可能遇到的困难。

11.The variety of places to eat and kinds of foods served will also be mentioned in the guides. 各种餐饮地点以及饮食种类也会在导游资料里提及。

12.But a travel guide need not be a book. It could be a pamphlet or even a person. 但导游可以不必是一本书，可以是一本小册子，可是一个人。

13.In most major tourist areas, you can hire the service of a person who will act as your travel guide. 在主要的旅游景点，你可以雇个人当个导游。

14.They will help you to get to the right places as safely as possible. 他们会把你安全地带到要去的地方。

15.There are millions of travel guides of all kinds in the world. 世界上有无数不同类型的导游(资料)，

16.And reading them can be almost as good as the real thing. 深入其中如同身临其境。

Section 67 Atlas, Map, Globe六十七　地图册、地图、地球仪

1.Do you know the difference between an atlas, a map and a globe? 你知道地图册、地图和地球仪有什么不同?

2.A map usually is a plan of an area or region or town. 地图通常是一个地区或一个城镇的平面图。

3.We can get street maps that can help us find a way around a city or town. 街道地图可以帮助我们在城市里行走。

4.We can get regional maps which show us on a larger scale and area. 我们可以找到展示一个更大地区范围的地图。

5.Maps can cover whole countries, continents or even the world. 地图可以包括一个国家，一片陆地或是整个世界。

6.Without detailed maps, it would be difficult to find our way around or to a new area. 没有详细的地图，我们到一个新地方会寸步难行。

7.An atlas is a book of maps. 地图册一本地图书。

8.Usually an atlas will contain maps of each region and every country of the world. 通常，地图册会包括世界上每个国家和地区的地图。

9.Also an atlas may give us pictorial images of the political, demographic and environmental points of the areas covered. 地图册还会形象地告诉我们这些地区的政治、地形、环境特点。

10.Old maps and atlases were hand drawn by explorers and city planers. 老式的地图和地图册是开拓者和城市设计者们用手画的。

11.Today these maps maybe drawn by computers using the latest satellite technology. 现在，这些地图则是通过最新的卫星信息由电脑绘制的。

12.In the west, almost every home will contain an atlas. 在西方，几乎每家都有一本地图册。

13.A globe is a map of the world as it really looks. 地球仪则是世界的模型图。

14.An atlas is two dimensional and flat. 地图册是平面二维的。

15.A globe is just like the earth, round and able to spin. 地球仪则和地球一样，是圆形的、可以转动的。

Section 68 Politics六十八　政治

1.No one in the modern world escapes the effects of politics. 现代社会里，没有人能回避政治的影响。

2.Most of us think of politics as having to do with government leaders. 我们大多数人会把政治与政府领导人联系在一起。

3.Those politics dictate the life of a country and the manner in which its people live. 政治支配一个国家的命运以及这个国家人民的生活品质。

4.Politics and politicians can create peace and wealth, or war and poverty. 政治和政治家们既可以创造和平与财富，也足以制造战争与贫穷。

5.Intergovernmental diplomacy between different countries may rely on ambassadors who represent their countries abroad. 不同国家之间的政府外交是由代表各自国家的外交使节来执行的。

6.Domestic and international policies are decided by politicians. 国内和国际间的政策是政治家们决定的。

7.However politics comes into our lives everyday without the big world of government politics. 然而，虽然不谈政府政治，政治在我们日常生活中也随处可见。

8.Inside our work place, politics may determine who our bosses are. 在我们的工作单位里，政治会决定谁是老板。

9.This is because a form of politics is in operation in all companies. 这是因为政治的模式也存在于所有企业的运作中。

10.People use politics to gain position or to win over their ideas or plans. 人们运用政治去取得地位或实现他们的理想和计划

11.Politics utilizes the implementation of power through manipulation of people. 政治是通过对人的操纵来利用权力工具的。

12.Politicians need to build a network of allies to support their actions. 政客们必须建立一个支持他们的联盟。

13.This applies to our social lives sometimes. 这时常运用在我们的社会生活中

14.Most people will say that they hate politics or don’t understand them. 大多数人会说他们厌恶政治或不理解政治。

15.However, they are a necessity of life, and none of us escape political influences. 然而，政治是生活的必须，没人能脱离政治的影响。

Section 69 Goodbyes六十九　再见

1.“Goodbye” seems such a simple and common word.“再见”似乎是一个简单的常用词。

2.This English word is known all around the world, yet there are many ways to say it. 世界各地的人都知道这个词汇，但说再见的方法多种多样。

3.In some countries, they use the same word for “goodbye” as “hello”. 有些国家“你好”与“再见”用的是同一个词

4.Arabs and Israelis say “salom” or “shalom” for both “hello” and “goodbye”, and it means peace. 阿拉伯和以色列人用“SALLOM”或“SHALLOM”表示你好和再见，这个词有“和平“的含义。

5.In the west we can say “see you”, “later”, “so long”, “farewell”, etc. 在西方，可以说“一会儿见”、“就这样了”、“别了”等。

6.We often use phrases adopted from other languages. 我们常常采用其它外来语。

7.“Au revoir”, French, “chio”, Italian, are very commonly used in the west. 西方人也常用法语的“AU　REVOIR”和意大利语的“CLAO”。

8.A wave of the hand can say both hello and goodbye in most cultures. 在许多文化里，挥手同时表示“你好”和“再见”。

9.To most of us, saying goodbye to close friends and family can be very painful. 对大多数人来说与亲友说再见时会依依不舍。

10.If we know it is going to be for a long time, then goodbyes are emotional. 如果知道要分别一段时间，再见的场面比较感人。

11.“Nice to have met you”, “looking forward to seeing you again”, “welcome back” are terms used in situations where we don’t know the other person so well. “很高兴见到你”、“希望再次见到你”、“欢迎你回来”等用于与不太熟悉的人的交谈中。

12.Goodbyes have polite forms, informal forms and close friendship forms. 再见的形式多种多样，有正规的，非正规的和亲友式的。

13.A goodbye can be accompanied by a kiss, or a shake of hands, or just smile and nod. 说再见的同时可以吻别、握手或只是简单地微笑和点头。

14.One thing is for sure, most of the time “hello” is better than “goodbye”. 有一点是肯定的，大多数时候说“你好”比“再见”更合适。

15.However we say it, it should always be remembered, that we can never say goodbye if there has never been “hello” first. 然而，我们说“再见”时一定要记住，如果从来没有说过“你好”，就不可能说“再见”。