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上外版大学英语写作

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上外版大学英语写作精选第二册（4）

UNIT4

TEXT

Tryingtomakesomemoneybeforeenteringuniversity，theauthorappliesforateachingjob.Buttheinterviewgoesfrombadtoworse

MyFirstJob

WhileIwaswaitingtoenteruniversity，IsawadvertisedinalocalnewspaperateachingpostataschoolinasuburbofLondonabouttenmilesfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortmoneyandwantingtodosomethinguseful，Iapplied，fearingasIdidso，thatwithoutadegreeandwithnoexperienceinteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwereslim.

However，threedayslateraletterarrived，askingmetogotoCroydonforaninterview.Itprovedanawkwardjourney：

atraintoCroydonstation；aten-minutebusrideandthenawalkofatleastaquartertofeelnervous.

Theschoolwasaredbrickhousewithbigwindows，Thefrontgardenwasagravelsquare；fourevergreenshrubsstoodateachcorner，wheretheystruggledtosurvivethedustandfumesfromabusymainfromabusymainroad.

Itwasclearlytheheadmasterhimselfthatopenedthedoor.Hewasshortandfat.Hehadasandy-colouredmoustache，awrinkledforeheadandhardlyanyhair.

Helookedatmewithanairofsurpriseddisapproval，asacolonelmightlookataprivatewhosebootlaceswereundone.'Ahyes，'hegrunted.'You'dbettercomeinside.'Thenarrow，sunlesshallsmelledunpleasantlyofstalecabbage；thewallsweredirtywithinkmarks；itwasallsilent.Hisstudy，judgingbythecrumbsonthecarpet，wasalsohisdining-room.'You'dbettersitdown，'hesaid，andproceededtoaskmeanumberofquestions：

whatsubjectsIhadtakeninmyGeneralSchoolCertificate；howoldIwas；whatgamesIplayed；thenfixingmesuddenlywithhisbloodshoteyes，heaskedmewhetherIthoughtgameswereavitalpartofaboy'seducation.Imumbledsomethingaboutnotattachingtoomuchimportancetothem.Hegrunted.Ihadsaidthewrongthing.TheheadmasterandIobviouslyhadverylittleincommon.

Theschool，hesaid，consistedofoneclassoftwenty-fourboys，ranginginagefromseventothirteen.Ishouldhavetoteachallsubjectsexceptart，whichhetaughthimself.FootballandcricketwereplayedinthePark，amileawayonWednesdayandSaturdayafternoons.

Theteachingset-upfilledmewithfear.Ishouldhavetodividetheclassintothreegroupsandteachtheminturnatthreedifferentlevels；andIwasdismayedatthethoughtofteachingalgebraandgeometry-twosubjectsatwhichIhadbeencompletelyincompetentatschool.WorseperhapswastheideaofSaturdayafternooncricket；mostofmyfriendswouldbeenjoyingleisureatthattime.

Isaidshyly，'Whatwouldmysalarybe？

''Twelvepoundsaweekpluslunch.'BeforeIcouldprotest，hegottohisfeet.'Now'，hesaid，'you'dbettermeetmywife.She'stheonewhoreallyrunsthisschool.'

Thiswasthelaststraw.Iwasveryyoung：

theprospectofworkingunderawomanconstitutedtheultimateindignity.

PHRASES&EXPRESSIONS

beshortof

nothavingenoughof缺少

smellof

have，giveoutthesmellof有的气味

judgingby

forminganopinionbasedon

attachimportancetoconsiderimportant重视

incommon

sharedwithsomeoneelse共有的，共同的'

consistof

bemadeupof

inturn

oneafteranother轮流

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UNIT5

TEXT

SeenthroughtheeyesofayoungfriendEinsteinwasasimple，modestandordinaryman.

TheprofessorandtheYo-yo

MyfatherwasaclosefriendofAlbertEinstein.AsashyyoungvisitortoEinstein'shome，IwasmadetofeelateasewhenEinsteinsaid，"Ihavesomethingtoshowyou."HewenttohisdeskandreturnedwithaYo-Yo.Hetriedtoshowmehowitworkedbuthecouldn'tmakeitrollbackupthestring.Whenmyturncame，Idisplayedmyfewtricksandpointedouttohimthattheincorrectlyloopedstringhadthrownthetoyoffbalance.Einsteinnodded，properlyimpressedbymyskillandknowledge.Later，IboughtanewYo-YoandmailedittotheProfessorasaChristmaspresent，andreceivedapoemofthanks.

Asboyandthenasanadult，IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis：

tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.

Inthe23yearsofourfriendship，Ineversawhimshowjealousy，vanity，bitterness，anger，resentment，orpersonalambition.Heseemedimmunetotheseemotions.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Althoughhecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld'smostimportantpeople，hisstationerycarriedonlyawatermark-W-forWoolworth's.

Todohisworkheneededonlyapencilonlyapencilandapadofpaper.Materialthingsmeantnothingtohim.Ineverknewhimtocarrymoneybecauseheneverhadanyuseforit.Hebelievedinsimplicity，somuchsothatheusedonlyasafetyrazorandwatertoshave.WhenIsuggestedthathetryshavingcream，hesaid，"Therazorandwaterdothejob."

"ButProfessor，whydon'tyoutrythecreamjustonce？

"Iargued."Itmakesshavingsmootherandlesspainful."

Heshrugged.Finally，Ipresentedhimwithatubeofshavingcream.Thenextmorningwhenhecamedowntobreakfast，hewasbeamingwiththepleasureofanew，greatdiscovery."Youknow，thatcreamreallyworks，"heannounced."Itdoesn'tpullthebeard.Itfeelswonderful."Thereafter，heusedtheshavingcreameverymorninguntilthetubewasempty.Thenherevertedtousingplainwater.

Einsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.Hedidn'thavetheslightestinterestinthepracticalapplicationofhisideasandtheories.HisE=mc2isprobablythemostfamousequationinhistory-yetEinsteinwouldn'twalkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.HewontheNobelPrizeforhisPhotoelectricTheory，aseriesofequationsthatheconsideredrelativelyminorinimportance，buthedidn'thaveanycuriosityinobservinghowhistheorymadeTVpossible.

MybrotheroncegavetheProfessoratoy，abirdthatbalancedontheedgeofabowlofwaterandrepeatedlydunkeditsheadinthewater.Einsteinwatcheditindelight，tryingtodeducetheoperatingprinciple.Butbecouldn't.

Thenextmorningheannounced，"IhadthoughtaboutthatbirdforalongtimebeforeIwenttobedanditmustworkthisway"Hebeganalingexplanation.Thenhestopped，realizingaflawinhisreasoning."No，Iguessthat'snotit，"hesaid.HepursuedvarioustheoriesforseveraldaysuntilIsuggestedwetakethetoyaparttoseehowitdidwork.Hisquickexpressionofdisapprovaltoldmehedidnotagreewiththispracticalapproach.Heneverdidworkoutthesolution.

AnotherpuzzlethatEinsteincouldneverunderstandwashisownfame.Hehaddevelopedtheoriesthatwereprofoundandcapableofexcitingrelativelyfewscientists.Yethisnamewasahouseholdwordacrossthecivilizedworld."I'vehadgoodideas，andsohaveothermen，"heoncesaid."Butit'sbeenmygoodfortunethatmyideashavebeenaccepted."Hewasbewilderedbyhisfame：

peoplewantedtomeethim；strangersstaredathimonthestreet；scientists，statesmen，students，andhousewiveswrotehimletters.Henevercouldunderstandwhyhereceivedthisattention，whyhewassingledoutassomethingspecial.

PHRASES&EXPRESSIONS

atease

freefromworryornervousness；comfortable

offbalance

notinbalance；unsteady失去平衡的

cometotermswith

accept（sth.onedoesnotwanttoaccept）anddealwithitinthebestwayonecan与达成协议；与妥协

asfaras

tothedegreethat到程度

meannothingto

beofnoimportanceto

believein

haveconfidenceinthevalueof

somuchsothat

tosuchanextentthat

aseriesof

anumberof（thingorevents）ofthesamekindthatfolloweachother一系列，一连串

takeapart

separate（asmallmachine，clock，etc.）intopieces拆开

workout

solve，findtheanswerto解决；算出；想出

capableof

havingtheability，powerorinclination（todo）

singleout

choosefromagroupforspecialtreatment选出，挑出

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UNIT3

TEXT

Jeffersondiedlongago，butmayofhisideasstillofgreatinteresttous.

LessonsfromJefferson

ThomasJefferson，thethirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates，maybelessfamousthanGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln，butmostpeoplerememberatlastonefactabouthim：

hewrotetheDeclarationofIndependence.

AlthoughJeffersonlivedmorethan200yearsago，thereismuchthatwelearnfromhimtoday.Manyofhisideasareespeciallyinterestingtomodernyouth.Herearesomeofthethingshesaidandwrote：

Goandsee.Jeffersonbelievedthatafreemanobtainsknowledgefrommanysourcesbesidesbooksandthatpersonalinvestigationisimportant.Whenstillayoungman，hewasappointedtoacommitteetofindoutwhethertheSouthBranchoftheJamesRiverwasdeepenoughtobeusedbylargeboats.Whiletheothermembersofthecommitteesatinthestatecapitolandstudiedpapersonthesubject，Jeffersongotintoacanoeandmadeon-the-spot-observations.

Youcanlearnfromeveryone.BybirthandbyeducationJeffersonbelongedtothehighestsocialclass.Yet，inadaywhenfewnoblepersonseverspoketothoseofhumbleoriginsexcepttogiveanorder，Jeffersonwentoutofhiswaytotalkwithgardeners，servants，andwaiters.JeffersononcesaidtotheFrenchnobleman，Lafayette，"Youmustgointothepeople'shomesasIhavedone，lookintotheircookingpotsandeattheirbread.Ifyouwillonlydothis，youmayfindoutwhypeoplearedissatisfiedandunderstandtherevolutionthatisthreateningFrance."

Judgeforyourself.Jeffersonrefusedtoacceptotherpeople'sopinionswithoutcarefulthought."Neither