經典美文

The evening of the concert Mom wore glittery earrings and more makeup than I could remember. Dad got out of work early, put on a suit and tie, and slicked down his hair with Vitalis. They were an hour early, so we sat in the living room chatting nervously. I got the unspoken message that playing this one song was a dream come true for them.

音樂會那天晚上，媽媽戴上亮晶晶的耳環，臉上沒見她這么打扮過。爸爸早早就下了班，扎上領帶，一身套裝，頭發用發油梳得溜光。他們提前一小時就打扮完了，我們便坐在客廳里緊張地聊天。這時我得到一個無言的啟示：演奏這么一首歌是實現他倆的一個夢想。

對話翻譯

A: I've been looking forward to the new semester.

A：我盼望著新學期快點到來。

B: I hope we can make great progress in this new semester.

B：我希望在新的學期我們都能取得很大的進步。

A: Hope so.

A：希望如此。

B: I hear we’ll have a new English teacher this semester.

B：我聽說我們這學期要來一位新英語老師。

A: Really? I hope we will do much better under her guidance.

A：真的？我希望我們在她的指導下能夠取得更好的成績。

B: I am sure we will.

B：我肯定我們會的。

專項練習

_______________(不管我們談論什么), Jim brings polities into the discussion.

Whatever we talk about

（考點：讓步狀語從句）

漢譯英練習

徐霞客一生周游考察了十六個省，足跡幾乎遍及全國。他在考察的過程中，從來不盲目迷信書本上的結論。他發現前人研究地理的記載有許多很不可靠的地方。為了進行真實細致的考察，他很少乘車坐船，幾乎全靠雙腳翻山越嶺，長途跋涉；為了弄清大自然的真相，他總是挑選道路艱險的山區，人跡稀少的森林進行考察，發現了許多奇山秀景；他常常選擇不同的時間和季節，多次重游各地名山，反復觀察變換的奇景。

Xu Xiake toured and investigated 16 provinces in his lifetime, covering almost the whole of China. When he was carrying out his investigations, he never took blind belief in the conclusions in the books. He found a lot of unreliable points in the geographic records taken by his predecessors. In order to make his investigations reliable and thorough, he seldom traveled by carriage or boat. Instead, he took long, arduous trips on foot almost all the time, climbing mountains and hills. In order to learn about the truth of nature, he always chose to conduct investigations in mountainous areas with dangerous roads and in lonely woods, where he discovered a lot of magnificent peaks and beautiful sights.