自考英语本科高级英语上下册课后短文翻译.docx

1、自考英语本科高级英语上下册课后短文翻译-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1自考英语本科高级英语上下册课后短文翻译自考英语本科高级英语上下册课后短文翻译1Rock music began in America in the late 1950s . It was not only a new musical form , but a forum for the American youth to express their ideas of the world and life . In this forum , the stars sang out the at

2、titudes of the youth towards civil rights , war and peace ,the disaffection of their society , and a range of emotions between love and hate . Allin all , in this forum , the American youth redefined the beliefs and feelings of their society . The typical representatives of the early rock music were

3、 Elvis Presley , singer and poet Bob Dylan , the Bealtles , the rolling Stones and so on . They were the culture heroes whom the young people worshipped . 2The American young people in 1960s were a generation of rebellion . They found that the affluent American society was filled with poverty , inju

4、stice and gypocrisy . They didnt trust the adult world that didnt belong to them and refused to take their beliefs and values . Many young people took active part in the struggle which protested against poverty , racial discrimination and Vietnam War . Some young people even tried to overthrow this

5、world by armed revolution. Many other young took passive ways to show their disaffections . They took drugs , refused to take any responsibilities and lived a parasitic way of life . Or they escaped to the frontiers and lived a primitive way of life . 3 Mathilda had been ill for three days . Her mot

6、her had given her some medicine, but it didnt do any good . So they had to ask the doctor to come . There had been a number of cases of diphtheria in Mathildas school and two of them had been dead . When the doctor arrived at Olsons home , he wanted to examine Mthildas throat first . But no matter h

7、ow he coaxed ,She wouldnt open her mouth . So the doctor had to get the tongue depressor into her mouth . But Mathilda reduced it to splinters . In order to protect Mathilda herself and other children , the doctor had to make sure whether she had diphtheria or not , so that he could treat her in tim

8、e . Letting Mathilda s father hold her wrists he tried his best to open her mouth and found she really had diphtheria. This story made us can think such a question that something in life cant only depend on self willingness . Under some circumstances , certain force seems necessary . 4 The need for

9、laws on euthanasia cant be dodged for much longer . Euthanasia is a taboo in most countries . In these countries doctors can only practise it secretly . But it is openly practiced in some countries , such as Holland . Right now more and more countries are going over the arguments about legalizing eu

10、thanasia . When a patient suffers from illness for a long time and there is no hope of curing it , why do we let him polong the throes Why cant we practise euthanasia to stop the throes But if we legalize euthanasia , there will be a danger Someone may use it for killing . All in all , euthanasia is

11、 question we cant dodge . 5The American women made great contributions to the nations development , but they received different forms of prejudices because of their sex . In politics , they did all the tedious details that made the differene between victory and defeat on election day and seldom had

12、the chance to reach a better position , while the men reaped the rewards . In economy , most women did the lower-paying and dead end jobs and they were paid less than the men for the same job . Many American people didnt admit it was prejudice against women . They said it was only a different divisi

13、on of labour in society . Even many women were content with their roles as second-class citizens . So the author said it was a long painful struggle for the women to get real equality .6When I knew Magpie got a scholarship of a California University and could go to the Fine Arts School to study , I

14、was very pleased for him . I knew he wanted to become a poet all the time. I also knew he had a good talent . It was a very good chance for him . So I went back to Crow Creek to tell him about the good news and let him fill out some papers . But I didnt find him at his home . His wife said they had

15、not been together for a while and only heard he was in Chamberlain . Then I went for Salina and asked her to help me find Magpie . Salina said Magpie had changed a lot since he was taken into prison . She thought he was not interested in going to the university of white people . But I said Magpie ha

16、d a right to know this news and make the decision whether to go or not by himself . She agreed and took me to his good friend , Elgie . But when I could really see Magpie at last , he had been shot by the police . 7Miss Brill was an English who lived in a coastal city in France . She was old and poo

17、r . She would go to the park on every Sunday afternoon . She always sat on the same bench , listening people around her talk , or watching other peoples lives in front of her . She suddenly had a feeling on that Sunday afternoon . She felt the life was like a play and she was one part of the communi

18、ty . She had a part in the performance . At this time , the feeling of loneliness began to escape her . But just at this time she heard a couple of young people talk about her with contempt . Even the young man asked her to leave in a low voice . The short feeling of happiness disappeared . she went

19、 home with a broken heart . 8Man created language . It was mans way of communicating with his fellow man . The difference between oral and written language was that oral language could take the human voice to infuse it with the shades of deeper meaning . Flowers was nearly singing when she read A Ta

20、le of Two Cities . It sounded beautiful . Her reading made me realize the wonder of language. Mrs. Flowers gave me novels and poems . I learned value of life from these books and realized how beautiful the language of literature works was . Man created language . It was mans way of communicating wit

21、h his fellow man . The difference between oral and written language was that oral language could take the human voice to infuse it with the shades of deeper meaning . Flowers was nearly singing when she read A Tale of Two Cities . It sounded beautiful . Her reading made me realize the wonder of lang

22、uage. Mrs. Flowers gave me novels and poems . I learned value of life from these books and realized how beautiful the language of literature works was . 9People have a short attention span . So in order to capture the viewers attention , television must provide constant stimulation through variety ,

23、 novelty , action and movement . The result of doing so is that news is too brief and results in inefficient communication . Many news programs are like “ machine gunning with scraps “and fight coherence of mind.The appeal to the short attention span will decivilize as well. To avoid complexity mean

24、s to give up thinking . The “ functionally illiterates “ among adult Americans are continually increasing . They even do not know how to answer the want ad. Or understand the instructions on a medicine bottle . At least television should be responsible for part of it . 10One night , two German milit

25、ary officers were murdered by Frenchmen . The next day , a German officer declared to thirty French prisoners , “ My order is that one man in every ten shall be selected and shot tomorrow . That is to say , three of you thirty people will die tomorrow . We are indifferent as to which three . You can

26、 choose for yourselves .”The prisoners had a heated discussion about who should die. Someone said the old people should go first . This was the way of nature . Some people said the unmarried should go first because they had no responsibilities . At last , all consented to drawing lots to decide whic

27、h three went to die . A rich lawyer unfortunately got the death draw . He said , “ I ll give a hundred thousand francs to anyone who will die for me . “11 Some people will fall asleep as soon as their heads touch the pillows . Some people cant go to sleep although they have been lying in bed several

28、 hours . The more he wants to go to sleep , the more wakeful he is . I belong to the latter . When I write an essay , I feel an overpowering desire for sleep . But when I go to bed , I can do anything but sleep . I can compose grand symphonies , paint magnificent pictures and write good essays . The

29、 artificial ways of inducing sleep are legion , but they are of no avail . When I cant go to sleep at night , I imagine a dialogue with a friend till I either laugh or fall asleep . I find this is a good way to go to sleep .12As a very small child , I made up my mind to become a writer in future . W

30、hen I become a writer , what I have most wanted to do is to make political writing into a work of art . The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is wrong . Writing is exposing lies , protecting truth and also an aesthetic experience . Animal Farm was the book in which I tried to

31、fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole . Writing should serve the society and the public . This is the principle I must follow . I f a writer lacks political purpose , he will only write some purple passages , even some humbug . 13The first thing Russell thinks is the most ordina

32、ry function of work , namely the relief o ftedium. He thinks even the dullest work is less painful than idleness to most people . Then he talks about how the work can provide the people with opportunities for their ambitions. Man, as a member of the society , hopes that he can procure more and more social achievements . He points out that most women are so unfortunate that they can not work outside their homes . They are deprived of this chance . It seems that different kinds of work give people satisfaction to different degrees . Russell studies the concerning two chief e