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21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册A课文原文

Unit1

TextA

Manypeopleoftenturnablindeyetothe"ordinary"thingsinlife.Theyarenotawareoftheexistenceandimportanceofthesun,waterandair.Inthistext,thewritertellsushowimportantthesunistoalllivingthingsontheearthandwhatwouldhappenifthesundidnotreappearthenextmorning.

GreatBaeeofFire

HughDowns

Inaninterviewfollowingmy1965voyageacrossthePacificinasmallsailboat,IwasaskedwhatpowerIhadonthatboat."Atomicpower,"Itoldthereporter.

Iwasn'tkidding:

Theboatdidhaveanauxiliaryengineandalimitedfuelsupply;butitsmainpowerwasitssails.Thesails,ofcourse,didnothingunlesstherewaswind,butthewindwouldnotblowiftherewerenotatemperaturedifferencethatmadecoolerairmoveintothespacevacatedbytherisingwarmair.

Andtherewouldbenowarmerairunlesssomethingheatedit.

Thatsomethingisanatomicfurnace93,000,000milesawaythatpoursitsradiationconstantlyonthedaysideoftheturningEarth.Itheatstheair,makesitrise,sucksinotherair,makesitblowonthesailsandcausestheboattobepushed.Soeverysailboatispoweredbyanatomicengine—thesun.

YouGottaLoveIt

AlthoughthesunisverylargecomparedtotheEarth,itisoneofmyriadstarsinaverylargegalaxy,whichisoneofmyriadgalaxiesinaverylargeuniverse.Butthesunisspecialtousbecauseitisthecloseststar;itholdsusinitsgravitationalgrip.Anditsenergy,rainingdownonthehomeplanet,isutterlynecessaryforthemaintenanceofalllife.

I'veoftenthoughtthatamongthethingshumanshaveelectedtoworshipoverhistoricandprehistoriceras,thesunisthemostappropriatevisibleobject.Sunworshipperswerenottoofaroffthemark.

Forlifetocontinuehere,thesunmustkeeponshining.Scientistssaythatifitdied（unlikelyintheextreme—it'sgoodforanother5billionyears）,inlessthantwoweeksnothingwouldmoveontheEarth'ssurface.Nothingwouldremainalive.

Thisiseasilyseenwhenyouthinkabouthowitgetscoolerafterthesungoesdown,andiscoolestjustbeforeitcomesupthenextmorning.Ifit's80degreesFahrenheitatsunsetandgoesdownto60justbeforedawn,theonlyreasonthetemperaturegoesbackupisthatthesunreappearsandstartswarmingthingsupagain.

WhenHellFreezesOver

Supposeitdidn'tdothat.

Intwodaysthetemperaturewouldgoto40,andthen20（allwaterwouldstarttoturnintoice）andthenextdayzero,andthen20belowand40below,andsoon.

Inabout10moredays,whenthetemperaturewasclosetoabsolutezero,thegasesoftheatmosphere（nitrogenandoxygen）wouldfreeze,puttingalightsnowofsolidnitrogenontotheground,followedbyafinepowderofoxygen.

TheEarthwouldthenhavenoliquidwater,noatmosphere,andnolife.

Perhapsthesefactsrefutethefoolishsagewhooncesaidthemoonwasmoreimportantthanthesun,becausethemoonshinesatnight,whenweneedthelight,whilethesunshinesinthedaytimewhenwedon'tneedit!

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Unit2

TextA

Inthefollowingtext,thewritertellsushowwecanmanagetofaceeachdayhappily.Shesuggeststhatweshouldhaveacorrectattitudetowardsourselves,othersandtheworld.Byfollowinghersuggestionswecanprobablyfindthatourlivesareindeedquitehappyandcolorful.

It'saNewDay!

MarieT.Russell

Everydayisanewday.Thatisanindisputablefact.Everydaywhenweawake,itisadifferentdaythantheonebefore.Anotherbrand-new24-hourdaytoexploreandexperience!

Byacceptingeachnewdaywithafresh,enthusiasticattitude,youcanmakeyourlifemorejoyful.Whatcouldbeblockingyourrealizationofanewday?

Itstemsfromyourideasaboutyourself,othersandtheworldaroundyou.

Let'sstartwithyou.Doyouseelifeasoneunendingsaga,eachdayliketheonebefore?

Youknow,"Sameday,sameoldstuff?

"Doyouhavebeliefsaboutyourselfsuchas,"Oh,Ican'tsing.I'mtone-deaf,"or"Ican'tdraw.I'mnoartist,"or"I'msoclumsy.Ihavetwoleftthumbs.I'msostupid!

"Thesewordsreflectinwardbeliefsthatlockusintoaframeofmindandaparticularbehaviorpattern.Allofthesestatementsdemonstrateabeliefyouhavechosenandacceptedaboutyourself.Theyarealsobeliefsthatservetoclosedoorstoanynewexperiencesornewdays.

Let'slookatrelationships.WhenIusethetermrelationshipsIrefernotonlytointimateones,buttoeveryoneinyourlife...co-workers,family,peopleyouseeinthestore,theotherdriversintraffic...everybody!

Manyofusclassifypeopleas,"friendly","intelligent","stupid","clumsy",etc.Weformopinionsaboutthem,"Oh!

him!

He'ssolazy,"or"Jackissuchagoodartist—toobadhisdaughterjustcan'tdraw."

Takealookathowmostchildrenareraised.Atsomepointinthechild'sexistence,someonedecides（orrathermakesajudgment）thatlittleSarahcan'tsing,isclumsy,laughstooloud,orisintelligent,orwhatever.Nomatterwhatthejudgmentis,thesestatementsgetrepeatedinfrontoffriends,family,strangersand,unfortunately,littleSarah.Shethenacceptsthisasherreality...afterallitiscomingfromthemouthofa"godly"parentoradult.

Allofthesestatementsandopinionssupportsomeone'sviewofreality.Whenyoumakeityourownitlocksyouintoamodewhereyouhavecertainfixedexpectations.Theydonotallowroomforchange;andsincelifeisallaboutchange,thesebeliefsleavenoroomformiracles.

Howdoesoneliveeachdayanew?

First,onemustreleaseallpre-conceptionsandbeliefsabouteveryoneandeverything.Beginbylookingatyourselfandthepeopleinyourimmediatesurroundings.Whendealingwithyourself,therearetwothingsyoucanchange—yourbeliefsandyourbehavior.Ifyoubelievethatyouarealwayslate（andwanttochangethat）,thenstopsayingthatyouarealwayslate.Whenyoutellyourself"I'malwayslate,"thebodyandmindtakethatasaninstruction.Inthesamefashion,ifyoustartaffirming"I'malwaysontime,"thatistakenasadirectiveandyoursubconsciousandconsciousmindwillworkatcreatingyournewreality.

Soifyouwanttobeabetterperson,startbychangingyourbeliefsandyourexpectations.Thenchangeyouractions.Behavemorelovingly.Expectthebest!

Visualizeyourselfandtheworldasaloving,peaceful,harmoniousplace.It'sallpossible!

Afterall,itisanewday.Treatyourselftoanewperspectiveeveryday.Starttoexpectmiraclesandtheywillhappen!

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Unit3

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Haveyoueverpaidtributestoyourmother?

Haveyoueverexpressedyouremotionsonthethemeofmothers?

HereindustrialistRossPerotandProfessorMichaelDeBakeyareeagertosalutetheirownmothers.

Mothers

AnoldJewishproverbsays,"Godcouldnotbeeverywhere,andthereforehemademothers."

AnnTaylorexpressedheremotionsonthethemeofmotherswiththefollowing:

WhorantohelpmewhenIfell,

Andwouldsomeprettystorytell,

Orkisstheplacetomakeitwell?

Mymother.

OnaccountofthemanytributespaidtomothersfromthetimeofEve,onemightthinkthesubjectexhausted.Butnotso.Here,IndustrialistRossPerotandProfessorMichaelE.DeBakeyareready,indeedeager,tosalutetheirowncherishedmothers.

Mymotherwasanangel.

Ourfamilylivedsixblocksfromtherailroadtracks.DuringtheDepression,thefreighttrainswerefilledwithhoboeswanderingfromtowntotownlookingforwork.Everydaytheywouldcomebyourhouseaskingforfood.Mykindmotherwouldalwaysshareourfoodwiththem.

Thesepeoplewerepooranddesperate,butwehadabsolutelynofearofthem.Whentheyknockedandaskedforfood,therewasnoconcernthattheymightbreakinandstealthings.

Oneday,ahobosaid,"Lady,don'tyouhavealotofpeoplestoppingbyhere?

"

Mymothersaid,"Yes,wedo."

"Doyouknowwhy?

"heasked.

Shereplied,"Notreally."

Thenhetookherouttothestreetandshowedheramarkonourcurb.Hesaid,"Lady,thismarkonyourcurbsaysthatyouwillfeedpeople.That'swhyyougetsomanyvisitors."

Afterthemanleft,Iturnedtomymotherandsaid,"Doyouwantmetowashthatmarkoffthecurb?

"

SherepliedwithwordsthatIwillrememberfortherestofmylife."No,Son,leaveitthere.Thesearegoodpeople.Theyarejustlikeus,butthey'redownontheirluck.Weshouldhelpthem."

RossPerot

Industrialist

Mymother'sbirthday,Christmas,issymbolicofherhumanwarmth,hergivingnature,hernoblecharacter,andherhighChristianvalues.Sheandmyfatherinstilledthosevaluesinalltheirchildrenfromtheearliestage,andshelivedtomakelifebetternotonlyforherfamily,butforeveryonesheknew,particularlythoselessfortunatethanshe.

Irecallvividlyoneincidentinmychildhoodthathadalastingimpactonme.EverySundayafterdinner,myparentswouldpackfood,clothing,andbooksinourcarandwoulddrive,withtheirchildren,toanorphanagejustoutsideourhometown.OneSundayIsawmymotherpackingafavoritecapofmine,andIprotested.ShecalmlyexplainedthatIhadseveralothercapsandcouldeasilygetnewones,whereastheorphanwhowouldreceivethiscaphadnoneatall.SheassuredmethatIwouldderiveaspecialfeelingofhappinesswhenIsawthesmileontheboy'sfaceasheputthecaponhishead.Thatlessonmadeadeepimpressiononme,andthetruthofherwordshascertainlystoodthetestoftimeasotherincidentsinmylifehavevalidatedherwords.IconsiderthewonderfulparentsthatGodgavememygreatestblessing,fortheybothbelieveditwasalwaysmoreblessedtogivethantoreceive.

MichaelE.DeBakey,M.D.

Professor

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Unit4

TextA

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