高中英语人教版2000年高三上08

[00:03.29]第八单元  一个决心很强的人

[00:06.58]Lesson 29  1  Dialogue

[00:09.42]第二十九课  1 对话

[00:12.25]Jane and Kate are leaving the swimming pool.

[00:14.88]简和凯特正离开游泳池.

[00:17.50]JANE:See you next Friday.

[00:19.24]简:下个星期五见.

[00:20.98]KATE:Next Friday?Why,what's happening?I'm going away for the weekend.

[00:24.40]凯特:下星期五?为什么,发生什么事了?周末我要走了.

[00:27.82]JANE:But you said you'd come out to dinner with me.We fixed 1 it.

[00:31.26]简:但是你说你来跟我一起共餐,我们约好的.

[00:34.69]KATE:No,we didn't fix anything.

[00:37.07]凯特:不,我们没有约定什么.

[00:39.44]We thought we might go out,but we said we'd check with each other first.

[00:42.37]我想我们可能外出,但是我们说先商量一下.

[00:45.30]And now I'm telling you I can't manage this Friday.

[00:47.93]现在我告诉你星期五我不能来了.

[00:50.57]Another time,possibly,but not Friday.

[00:53.15]其他时间可以,但不是星期五.

[00:55.72]JANE:You don't keep your word.

[00:57.90]简:你不遵守诺言.

[01:00.08]Why didn't you tell me then?I've been looking forward to it.

[01:03.36]为什么你那时不告诉我?我很期待它的到来.

[01:06.64]How can you change your mind at last minute?

[01:08.91]为什么你在最后的时刻才改变呢?

[01:11.18]KATE:I'm sorry about that.

[01:12.92]凯特:我非常抱歉.

[01:14.66]JANE:You just don't consider anyone but yourself.

[01:17.18]简:你只想你自己而从不为别人着想.

[01:19.70]KATE:That's not true. I don't want to argue about it any more.

[01:22.78]凯特:不是这样的.我不想再争辨什么.

[01:25.86]Anyhow,I'll see you next week.(A fortnight later.)

[01:29.44]无论怎样,下周见.(两星期后.)

[01:33.02]JANE:Kate,I'm sorry about that argument.I apologize for being so angry with you.

[01:37.06]简:凯特,我为那次的争吵向你道歉.

[01:41.09]KATE:You were very angry!

[01:43.12]凯特:你很生气!

[01:45.14]JANE:Yes,I'm sorry about that.

[01:47.13]简:是的.很抱歉.

[01:49.11]I think we just had a misunderstanding about the plan,

[01:51.60]我想我们只是误会了计划而已.

[01:54.08]but I was very disappointed not to be going out.

[01:56.30]但是很失望没有出去.

[01:58.52]So I got angry and started shouting at you.

[02:00.95]所以我很生气并向你大声叫喊.

[02:03.38]KATE:You certainly did.

[02:05.20]凯特:你确实是做了.

[02:07.03]JANE:I'm sorry to have done that.I didn't mean to be so rude.

[02:09.97]简:我那样做很抱歉.我本来不想这么粗暴的.

[02:12.91]KATE:It doesn't matter.

[02:14.53]凯特:没关系.

[02:16.15]JANE:I feel rather ashamed.

[02:17.93]简:我感到非常惭愧.

[02:19.70]KATE:There's no need for that.We'll have dinner another time.

[02:22.48]凯特:没必要这样.我们另外定一时间共餐.

[02:25.27]JANE:Thanks,I'd like that.

[02:27.19]简:谢谢.我喜欢.

[02:29.11]Lesson 30   1 Reading comprehension

[02:35.14]第三十课    1 阅读理解

[02:41.18]A PERSON OF GREAT DETERMINATION(1)

[02:43.96]一个决心很强的人(1)

[02:46.74]Many years ago I walked into a bookstore in Cincinnati

[02:49.82]许多年前我在辛辛那提走进一间书店.

[02:52.90]in search of some books that I wanted.

[02:54.94]想找一些我要的书.

[02:56.98]While I was there,a young boy of about twelve

[02:59.50]当我在那的时候,一个大约十二岁的小男孩

[03:02.02]came in to ask whether they had any geography books for sale.

[03:04.96]走进来问是否有关于地理学的书出售.

[03:07.90]"Plenty of them," was the shop assistant's reply.

[03:10.38]"有很多."售书员回答说

[03:12.86]"How much do they cost?" "One dollar each,young man."

[03:15.38]"它们需要多少钱?" "小男孩,每本一美元."

[03:17.90]"Oh,dear!I didn't know they cost so much."

[03:20.18]"噢,天啊!我不知道它们这么贵."

[03:22.45]He turned to go out and had already opened the door,

[03:25.27]他扭转身走了并打开门,

[03:28.09]but then he paused and came back to the counter.

[03:30.27]但是他停下来并回头转向柜台.

[03:32.45]"I've only got 62 cents," he said.

[03:34.48]"我只有62分,"他说.

[03:36.50]"Will you let me have the book and wait a little while for the rest of the money?"

[03:39.69]"你能卖给我吗?很快我把剩余的钱给你."

[03:42.88]How eagerly he looked up at the sales assistant for an answer,

[03:45.61]他期待地望着售书员等他的回答

[03:48.34]and how disappointed he looked when the man refused his request!

[03:51.01]当售书员拒绝他时,他是多么的失望.

[03:53.69]Looking up at me with a weak smile,the boy left the store.

[03:56.56]他对着我微微一笑就离开了书店.

[03:59.44]I followed him."And what now?" I asked. "I shall try another place,sir."

[04:03.41]我跟着他并问他"现在怎么样?""我到别的地方试试看,先生."

[04:07.38]"Do you mind if I come along too and see how you get on?"

[04:10.00]"不介意我跟着你并看看你怎样继续吧."

[04:12.63]"If you like," he said in a surprise.

[04:14.62]"如果你乐意."他很惊讶地说.

[04:16.60]We went to four different stores together,

[04:18.66]我们总共去了四间不同的书店.

[04:20.73]and four times I saw the boy's eager face turn to disappointment

[04:23.65]四次我看这男孩都是由期待变为失望.

[04:26.58]"Are you going to try again?" I asked.

[04:28.51]"你还继续再试吗?"我问 他.

[04:30.45]"Yes,sir."

[04:31.76]是的.先生.

[04:33.08]Unless I visit every bookstore in town,

[04:35.36]我若不去城里每个书店看看,

[04:37.63]I shall not know whether I can get what I want."

[04:40.05]就不会知道我是否能得到构所想得到的书."

[04:42.46]We entered the fifth store and the boy walked straight up to the counter

[04:45.54]我们走进第五间书店,这小男孩直接走向柜台.

[04:48.63]and told the bookseller just what he wanted and how much money he had.

[04:51.89]只告诉售书员他想要什么和他有多少钱.

[04:55.16]"Do you want the book very much?" asked the bookseller."Yes,sir,very much."

[04:58.49]"你很想要这书吗?"售书员问他."是的,先生.我非常想要."

[05:01.82]"Why do you want it so badly?"

[05:03.54]"为什么你如此急切地想要呢?"

[05:05.27]"To study,sir.I can't go to school,but when I have time I study at home.

[05:09.15]"用来学习,先生.我不能上学,但我在家里有时间学.

[05:13.03]All the other boys have geography books

[05:15.10]所有其他男孩都有地理书.

[05:17.18]and they will be ahead of me if I don't get one.

[05:19.56]如果我没有书的话,我会落后于他们的.

[05:21.93]Besides,my father was a sailor,

[05:23.96]除此之外,我的父亲是一位海员,

[05:25.98]and I want to know about all the places he used to go to."

[05:28.46]我想了解他过去常去的那些地方的情况."

[05:30.95]"Does he still go to these places?" "He is dead," replied the boy softly 3.

[05:34.28]"他还去那些地方吗?""他去世了."这男孩轻轻地回答.

[05:37.61]A moment later he added,I'm going to be a sailor too."

[05:40.13]一会儿,他又说:"我也成为一位海员."

[05:42.65]"Are you,young man?" said the bookseller with a curious look.

[05:45.43]"你确定吗?小男孩."售书员带着奇怪的表情问道.

[05:48.21]"Yes,indeed,sir,if I possibly can."

[05:50.29]"肯定的,先生,假如我能这样的话."

[05:52.37]"Well,I'll tell you what I'll do.

[05:54.29]"好的,我将告诉你我要做什么.

[05:56.21]I'll let you have the new geography book

[05:58.13]我将给你一本新的地理书.

[06:00.05]and you may pay me the rest of the money when you can,

[06:02.37]当你有钱的时候就给我那剩余的钱吧.

[06:04.70]or I can let you have a secondhand book for fifty cents.

[06:07.18]"或者我给你一本二手的 书,那只要50分.

[06:09.66]"Are you sure that there are no pages missing 4,

[06:11.68]"你确定页码没有丢失吗?

[06:13.71]and that it is just like the others,only secondhand?

[06:16.28]"像其他那样,只是二手的?"

[06:18.85]"Yes,it's as good as the new ones."

[06:20.93]"我确定,它像新的那样好."

[06:23.01]"Well,in that case it'll do just as well,"

[06:25.23]既然那样,那也可以.

[06:27.45]and then I shall have twelve cents left to buy some other book.

[06:29.88]而且我可以剩下十二美分去买其他的书.

[06:32.31]I'm glad they didn't let me have one at any of the other places.

[06:34.89]"我很高兴在其他地方他们没有给我书.

[06:37.48]At the boy's last remark,the bookseller looked at him curiously 5.

[06:40.40]在男孩说完最后一句话,这售书员好奇地看着他.

[06:43.33]I told him what I had seen and heard at the five other places.

[06:46.22]我告诉他我在其他地方看到的和听到的事情.

[06:49.10]To the boy's delight,

[06:50.72]令这男孩高兴的是,

[06:52.34]the bookseller gave him a nice new pencil and some writing paper

[06:55.37]售书员给他一条新的钢笔和一些练习本.

[06:58.40]"A present,young man,for your great determination," he said.

[07:01.29]"由于你强烈的决心给你一份礼物."他说

[07:04.18]"You are obviously 6 a person of great courage."

[07:06.66]"你是一个勇气十足的人."

[07:09.14]"Thank you,sir,it's very kind of you."

[07:11.18]"谢谢你先生,你真是太好了."

[07:13.21]"What is your name,young man?" "William Hartley,sir."

[07:15.74]"你叫什么名字啊?" "威廉.哈特利."

[07:18.26]I looked into the boy's serious but eager face and asked him,

[07:21.59]我很严肃地望着这男孩并期待地问他,

[07:24.92]"Do you want any more books?" "Yes,more than I can ever get," he replied.

[07:28.40]"你还想要其他书吗?""我要的书多着呢."

[07:31.89]I gave him two dollars "Take this money and buy yourself some more books.

[07:34.82]我给了他两美元并对他说:"用这些钱去买你想要的书."

[07:37.74]Tears of joys filled his eyes.

[07:39.68]小男孩热泪盈眶.

[07:41.61]For one moment I thought he was going to burst into tears.

[07:44.27]不一会儿,他突然大哭.

[07:46.94]"Thank you very much indeed,sir." he said.

[07:49.07]"真的太感谢你了先生."他说.

[07:51.20]"I hope that one day I shall be able to repay 7 you."

[07:53.77]"我希望有一天我能还给你."

[07:56.34]He asked for my name and I told him.

[07:58.26]他问了我的名字,我告诉了他.

[08:00.18]Then I left him standing 2 by the counter so happy that I almost envied him.

[08:03.45]然后我离开了,他站在柜台旁,是那么高兴,我倒有点羡慕他了.

[08:06.71]Lesson 31  1 Reading comprehension

[08:12.94]第三十一课  1 阅读理解

[08:19.17]A PERSON OF GREAT DETERMINATION(2)

[08:21.69]一个决心强烈的人(2)

[08:24.22]Many years later,

[08:25.81]许多年以后,

[08:27.40]I was sailing to Europe on a fine sailing ship across the Atlantic.

[08:30.58]我在一艘好的帆船航海到欧洲穿过西洋.

[08:33.75]For the greater part of the voyage we had pleasant weather,

[08:36.34]大部分航程我们都有一个很棒的天气.

[08:38.92]but towards the end of our crossing a terrible storm came up

[08:41.74]接近尾声的时候,我们遇到了一场可怕的暴风雨.

[08:44.56]and the ship would have sunk with all on board but for the efforts of the captain

[08:47.84]要没有那位船长的努力,就会连船带人都沉没了.

[08:51.12]The ship started to leak and began to fill with water.

[08:53.80]船开始漏水并开始渗进水了.

[08:56.48]The sailors were strong,able and willing.

[08:58.70]水手们强壮,能干,而且主动.

[09:00.92]But after pumping for one whole night,

[09:03.10]但是抽了一整晚的水,

[09:05.28]they were losing the battle against the rising water

[09:07.71]他们在与上涨的水搏斗渐渐失利,

[09:10.14]and were on the point of giving up.

[09:12.02]几乎要放弃.

[09:13.90]The captain,as soon as he realized the situation,took charge.

[09:16.87]船长很快就认识到这种情形.

[09:19.83]He ordered the sailors back to their pumps

[09:21.96]他命令水手们再抽水,

[09:24.09]and encouraged them fiercely to save the ship.

[09:26.47]并鼓励他们全力挽救这艘船.

[09:28.84]His strong will doubled their efforts.

[09:30.92]他比他们更努力两倍,

[09:33.00]How the men pumped like crazy!

[09:34.98]这些人多么拼命地抽水呀!

[09:36.97]As the captain passed me,

[09:38.59]在这个船长在我身旁走过时,

[09:40.21]I asked him whether there was any hope of saving 8 the ship.

[09:42.69]我问他是否有希望能挽救这艘船.

[09:45.17]He looked at me."Yes,sir,"he said.

[09:47.39]他看着我说:"有,先生."

[09:49.61]"While my feet remain standing above the water level,there is hope."

[09:52.69]当我仍然站在水面上就有希望.

[09:55.77]Neither I nor any of the sailors

[09:58.20]我或任何水手,

[10:00.63]will leave the ship so long as it remains 9 above the surface of the sea.

[10:03.66]只要船还在海面上,我们都不会弃船而去.

[10:06.69]We shall do everything we can to save the ship

[10:09.07]"所有能挽救这艘船的事我们都会去做,

[10:11.45]and if we fail,it will not be our fault

[10:14.18]如果失败了,那将不是我们的错.

[10:16.91]Then he turned to all the passengers and shouted,

[10:19.04]然后他转向所有的乘客对他们大喊,

[10:21.17]"To the pumps,every one of you!"

[10:23.29]"各位,抽水吧!"

[10:25.42]Three times during that day we were on the point of giving up.

[10:28.05]一天内三次几乎要放弃.

[10:30.67]But the captain's courage,determination and iron will forced us to continue,

[10:34.41]但是船长的勇气,决心和毅力鞭策我们继续,

[10:38.15]and we went back to the pumps.

[10:39.87]我们再回去抽水

[10:41.59]"I will land you safe in Liverpool," he cried,

[10:43.77]"我会把你们安全地带到利物浦的!"他大叫.

[10:45.96]"if you will stay strong and firm with me."

[10:48.08]"如果你们和我一样立场坚定."

[10:50.21]And in the end he did land us safe,

[10:52.34]最后,他把我们带到安全的地方.

[10:54.47]but the ship sank soon after it reached the port of Liverpool.

[10:57.04]但是船在到达利物浦码头后,不久就往下沉.

[10:59.62]The captain stood at the edge of the ship

[11:01.66]船长站在船的边缘上,

[11:03.69]once it was safely tied up to the wall of the port

[11:06.37]一旦船安全地被拴在码头的墙上.

[11:09.05]and received the thanks of the passengers as they hurried off the ship.

[11:12.52]乘客们快速地离开船.

[11:16.00]As I expressed to him my thanks,he held my hand firmly,

[11:18.88]当我向他表示感谢时,他紧紧地握着我的手,

[11:21.77]looked into my eyes and said,"Sir,don't you recognize me?"

[11:25.00]看着我的眼睛说:"先生,你不认得我了?"

[11:28.22]I told him that I did not.

[11:29.95]我告诉他我不认得.

[11:31.67]"Do you remember the boy who you followed when he had so much difficulty"

[11:34.79]你还记得那个当他有困难时你跟着他的那个男孩吗?

[11:37.91]in buying a geography book,some thirty years ago in Cincinnati?"

[11:41.09]三十年前在辛辛那提,买地理书的那个.

[11:44.26]"Why yes.I remember that boy very well.His name was William Hartley."

[11:47.89]"当然记得.我记得他是个很棒的男孩.他的名字是威廉.哈特利."

[11:51.52]"I am that same William Hartley.""Goodness 10!" I said.

[11:54.71]"我就是那个威廉.哈特利.""太好了!"我说.

[11:57.90]"What good fortune that I travelled with you as my captain!"

[12:00.86]"和你在一起旅行多幸运啊!"

[12:03.83]The determination that thirty years ago got you that geography book

[12:06.79]三十年前你决心要得到一本地理书.

[12:09.76]has today saved our lives.

[12:14.29]"今天你救了我们的生命