1、全新版大学英语综合教程1课文对照翻译BY12020212Unit1GrowingUPPartTextAWritingforMyselfWhenwearewritingweareoftentoldtokeepourreadersinmind,toshapewhatwesaytofittheirtastesandinterests.Butthereisonereaderinparticularwhoshouldnotbeforgotten.CanyouguesswhoRussellBaker
2、surprisedhimselfandeveryoneelsewhenhediscoveredtheanswer.我们写作时常常被告诫，脑子里要有读者，笔者所云一定要符合读者的口味和兴趣。但有一位读者特别不该忘记。你能猜出是谁吗？当拉塞尔贝克找到这个问题的答案时，他自己和别人都感到大为惊讶。WritingforMyselfRussellBaker1TheideaofbecomingawriterhadcometomeoffandonsincemychildhoodinBelleville,butitwasntunti
3、lmythirdyearinhighschoolthatthepossibilitytookhold.UntilthenIvebeenboredbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses.IfoundEnglishgrammardullanddifficult.Ihatedtheassignmentstoturnoutlong,lifelessparagraphsthatwereagonyforteacherstoreadandformetowrite.
4、为自己而写拉塞尔贝克从孩提时代，我还住在贝尔维尔时，我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头，但直等到我高中三年级，这一想法才有了实现的可能。在这之前，我对所有跟英文课沾边的事都感到腻味。我觉得英文语法枯燥难懂。我痛恨那些长而乏味的段落写作，老师读着受累，我写着痛苦。2WhenourclasswasassignedtoMr.Fleagleforthird-yearEnglishIanticipatedanothercheerlessyearinthatmosttediousofsubjects.Mr.Fleaglehadareputat
5、ionamongstudentsfordullnessandinabilitytoinspire.Hewassaidtobeveryformal,rigidandhopelesslyoutofdate.Tomehelookedtobesixtyorseventyandexcessivelyprim.Heworeprimlysevereeyeglasses,hiswavyhairwasprimlycutandprimlycombed.Heworeprimsuitswithnecktiess
6、etprimlyagainstthecollarbuttonsofhiswhiteshirts.Hehadaprimlypointedjaw,aprimlystraightnose,andaprimmannerofspeakingthatwassocorrect,sogentlemanly,thatheseemedacomicantique.弗利格尔先生接我们的高三英文课时，我就准备着在这门最最单调乏味的课上再熬上沉闷的一年。弗利格尔先生在学生中以其说话干巴和激励学生无术而出名。据说他拘谨刻板，完全落后于时代。我看他有
7、六七十岁了，古板之极。他戴着古板的毫无装饰的眼镜，微微卷曲的头发剪得笔齐，梳得纹丝不乱。他身穿古板的套装，领带端端正正地顶着白衬衣的领扣。他长着古板的尖下巴，古板的直鼻梁，说起话来一本正经，字斟句酌，彬彬有礼，活脱脱一个滑稽的老古董。3IpreparedforanunfruitfulyearwithMr.Fleagleandforalongtimewasnotdisappointed.Lateintheyearwetackledtheinformalessay.Mr.Fleagledistributedahomeworkshee
8、tofferingusachoiceoftopics.Nonewasquitesosimple-mindedasWhatIDidonMySummerVacation,butmostseemedtobealmostasdull.Itookthelisthomeanddidnothinguntilthenightbeforetheessaywasdue.Lyingonthesofa,Ifinallyfaceduptotheunwelcometask,tookthelistouto
9、fmynotebook,andscannedit.ThetopiconwhichmyeyestoppedwasTheArtofEatingSpaghetti.我作好准备，打算在弗利格尔先生的班上一无所获地混上一年，不少日子过去了，还真不出所料。后半学期我们学写随笔小品文。弗利格尔先生发下一张家庭作业纸，出了不少题目供我们选择。像暑假二三事那样傻乎乎的题目倒是一个也没有，但绝大多数一样乏味。我把作文题带回家，一直没写，直到要交作业的前一天晚上。我躺在沙发上，最终不得不面对这一讨厌的功课，便从笔记本里抽出作文题目单粗粗一看。我的目光落在吃意大利细面条的艺术这个
10、题目上。4Thistitleproducedanextraordinarysequenceofmentalimages.VividmemoriescamefloodingbackofanightinBellevillewhenallofuswereseatedaroundthesuppertableUncleAllen,mymother,UncleCharlie,Doris,UncleHalandAuntPatservedspaghettiforsupper.Spaghettiwasstilla
11、littleknownforeigndishinthosedays.NeitherDorisnorIhadevereatenspaghetti,andnoneoftheadultshadenoughexperiencetobegoodatit.AllthegoodhumorofUncleAllenshousereawokeinmymindasIrecalledthelaughingargumentswehadthatnightaboutthesociallyrespectablemet
12、hodformovingspaghettifromplatetomouth.这个题目在我脑海里唤起了一连串不同寻常的图像。贝尔维尔之夜的清晰的回忆如潮水一般涌来，当时，我们大家一起围坐在晚餐桌旁艾伦舅舅、我母亲、查理舅舅、多丽丝、哈尔舅舅帕特舅妈晚饭做的是意大利细面条。那时意大利细面条还是很少听说的异国食品。多丽丝和我都还从来没吃过，在座的大人也是经验不足，没有一个吃起来得心应手的。艾伦舅舅家诙谐有趣的场景全都重现在我的脑海中，我回想起来，当晚我们笑作一团，争论着该如何地把面条从盘子上送到嘴里才算合乎礼仪。5SuddenlyIwantedtowriteabou
13、tthat,aboutthewarmthandgoodfeelingofit,butIwantedtoputitdownsimplyformyownjoy,notforMr.Fleagle.ItwasamomentIwantedtorecaptureandholdformyself.Iwantedtorelivethepleasureofthatevening.TowriteitasIwanted,however,wouldviolatealltherulesofformal
14、compositionIdlearnedinschool,andMr.Fleaglewouldsurelygiveitafailinggrade.Nevermind.IwouldwritesomethingelseforMr.FleagleafterIhadwrittenthisthingformyself.突然我就想描述那一切，描述当时那种温馨美好的气氛，但我把它写下来仅仅是想自得其乐，而不是为弗利格尔先生而写。那是我想重新捕捉并珍藏在心中的一个时刻。我想重温那个夜晚的愉快。然而，照我希望的那样去写，就会违反我在学校里学的正
15、式作文的种种法则，弗利格尔先生也肯定会打它一个不及格。没关系。等我为自己写好了之后，我可以再为弗利格尔先生写点什么别的东西。6WhenIfinisheditthenightwashalfgoneandtherewasnotimelefttocomposeaproper,respectableessayforMr.Fleagle.TherewasnochoicenextmorningbuttoturninmytaleoftheBellevillesupper.TwodayspassedbeforeMr.
18、mywordsoutloudtotheentireclass.Whatsmore,theentireclasswaslistening.Listeningattentively.Thensomebodylaughed,thentheentireclasswaslaughing,andnotincontemptandridicule,butwithopen-heartedenjoyment.EvenMr.Fleaglestoppedtwoorthreetimestoholdbackasmallpr
20、de,attheeleventhhourasitwere,Ihaddiscoveredacalling.Itwasthehappiestmomentofmyentireschoolcareer.WhenMr.Fleaglefinishedheputthefinalsealonmyhappinessbysaying,Nowthat,boys,isanessay,dontyousee.Itsdontyouseeitsoftheveryessenceoftheessay,dontyo
22、lemwasthatMr.Ballouneverseemedtohaveanymoneytopayforit.Butwhathedidhavetogivewassomethingthatturnedouttobefarmorevaluable.夏天打工时，作者常常替巴卢先生修剪草坪。惟一的问题是，巴卢先生似乎从来没钱支付工钱。然而，他实际上所给予的却远比工钱珍贵。SummerReadingMichaelDorris1WhenIwasfourteen,Iearnedmoneyinthesummerby
23、cuttinglawns,andwithinafewweeksIhadbuiltupabodyofcustomers.IgottoknowpeoplebytheflowerstheyplantedthatIhadtoremembernottocutdown,bythethingstheylostinthegrassorstuckinthegroundonpurpose.IreachedthepointwithmostofthemwhenIknewinadvancewha
24、tcomplaintwasabouttobespoken,whichparticularrequestwasmostimportant.(1)AndIlearnedsomethingaboutthemeasureofmyneighborsbytheirpreferredmethodofpayment:bythejob,bythemonthornotatall.夏日阅读迈克尔多里斯十四岁那年，我在暑假里替人修剪草坪挣些钱，不出几个星期，我就有了不少客户。客户们种植的花卉我得记住不能剪去，他们会将东西遗落在草地上或
25、故意插在地里，通过这些我逐渐认识了他们。我对大多数客户了解至深，事先就能知道他们会抱怨些什么，哪些特别的要求不能掉以轻心。(1)而且，我从邻居偏爱的付款方式中了解到了一点他们的情况：有的按干的活儿给钱，有的按月支付或者有的压根儿不付钱。2Mr.Balloufellintothelastcategory,andhealwayshadareasonwhy.Ononedayhehadnochangeforafifty,onanotherhewasflatoutofchecks,onanother,hewassimplyo
26、utwhenIknockedonhisdoor.Still,exceptforthemoneypart,hewasaniceenougholdguy,alwayswavingortippinghishatwhenhedseemefromadistance.Ifiguredhimforathinretirementcheck,maybeawork-relatedinjurythatkepthimfromdoinghisownyardwork.Sure,Ikepttrackofth
27、etotal,butIdidntworryabouttheamounttoomuch.(2)Grasswasgrass,andthelittlethatMr.Ballouspropertycompriseddidnttakelongtotrim.巴卢先生属于最后一类，而且他总有理由。有一天他兑不开一张五十元的钞票，又有一天他支票用完了，还有一天我上门时他干脆就溜出去了。撇开钱这档子事，他倒也还是个挺不错的老头，每次看见我，老远就挥手或脱帽致意。我猜他退休金不多，可能出过工伤，整不了自己的园子。没错，我全都记着账，可我对这点钱并没太在意。(
29、，示意我进去。门厅里凉凉的，帘子遮去了阳光，过了一会儿我的眼睛才适应室内的暗淡光线。4Ioweyou,Mr.Balloubegan,but我欠你工钱，巴卢先生开口道，不过5IthoughtIdsavehimthetroubleofthinkingupanewexcuse.Noproblem.Dontworryaboutit.我想省得他费神找新的借口了，就说:没事。别放在心上。6Thebankmadeamistakeinmyaccount,hecontinued,ignoringmywords.Itw
30、illbeclearedupinadayortwo.ButinthemeantimeIthoughtperhapsyoucouldchooseoneortwovolumesforadownpayment.银行把我的账弄错了，他没理我的碴儿，接着说，一两天里就会改过来。在这当儿，我想你不妨挑一两本书作为我的首付款。7HegesturedtowardthewallsandIsawthatbookswerestackedeverywhere.Itwaslikealibrary,exceptwithno
31、ordertothearrangement.他朝墙那边指了指，我这才发现到处都堆着书。就跟图书馆一样，只不过没有分门别类罢了。8Takeyourtime,Mr.Ballouencouraged.Read,borrow,keep.Findsomethingyoulike.Whatdoyouread别着急，巴卢先生鼓动说，读也好，借也好，留着也行。找你喜欢的。你平常都爱读什么书啊？9Idontknow.AndIdidnt.Igenerallyreadwhatwasinfrontofme,whatIcouldge
32、tfromthepaperbackstackatthedrugstore,whatIfoundatthelibrary,magazines,thebackofcerealboxes,comics.Theideaofconsciouslyseekingoutaspecialtitlewasnewtome,but,Irealized,notwithoutappealsoIstartedtolookthroughthepilesofbooks.我不知道。我的确不知道。我通常是弄到什么就读什么，从药房里
33、买到的平装书，图书馆里借得到的书、杂志，到麦片包装盒背面的说明，还有连环漫画，什么都看。有意识地找出一本特别的书来读对我是件新鲜事，不过我觉得这主意挺不错于是我开始在书堆中翻找起来。10Youactuallyreadallofthese这么多书你都读过啊？11Thisisntmuch,Mr.Ballousaid.Thisisnothing,justwhatIvekept,theonesworthlookingatasecondtime.这不算多，巴卢先生说，这根本不算多，只不过是我自己的藏书，都是值得再读一遍的。12Pick
34、forme,then.那就替我找一本吧。13Heraisedhiseyebrows,cockedhishead,andregardedmeasthoughmeasuringmeforasuit.Afteramoment,henodded,searchedthroughastack,andhandedmeadarkredhardboundbook,fairlythick.他眉一抬，头一侧，望着我，就像是在给我量体裁衣似的。过了片刻，他略一点头，便在一堆书中搜寻，然后递给我一本暗红色封面的精装本，挺厚的。14T
35、heLastoftheJust,Iread.ByAndreSchwarz-Bart.Whatsitabout最后的正义，我念道，安德烈施瓦兹巴特著。是讲什么的？15Youtellme,hesaid.Nextweek.你来告诉我，他说，下个星期。16Istartedaftersupper,sittingoutdoorsonanuncomfortablekitchenchair.(3)Withinafewpages,theyard,thesummer,disappeared,andIwasplunge
36、dintotheachingtragedyoftheHolocaust,theextraordinaryclashofgood,representedbyonedecentman,andevil.TranslatedfromFrench,thelanguagewaselegant,simple,impossibletoresist.WhentheeveninglightfinallyfailedImovedinside,readallthroughthenight.晚饭后我坐在室外一张不舒服的餐椅里打开了
37、书。(3)读了几页，院子就消失了，夏夜也消失了；我一下子就进入了二战期间纳粹对犹太人的大屠杀这一令人悲痛的惨剧中，进入了以一个正派人物为代表的善与恶之间非同寻常的冲突中。书译自法文，译文优美朴素，令人不忍释手。天色终于暗了下来，我回到室内，读了一个通宵。17Tothisday,thirtyyearslater,Ivividlyremembertheexperience.Itwasmyfirstvoluntaryencounterwithworldliterature,andIwasstunnedbytheconcentratedpowe
38、ranovelcouldcontain.Ilackedthevocabulary,however,totranslatemyfeelingsintowords,sothenextweek,whenMr.Ballouasked,WellIonlyreplied,Itwasgood.时至三十年后的今天，我仍清晰地记得当时的经历。那是我初次有心地接触世界文学，我被一部小说所能包含的集聚的力量深深震撼。但我缺乏足够的词汇表达我的情感，因此，第二个星期，当巴卢先生问我怎么样时，我只回答说：书真好。18Keepit,then,he
39、said.ShallIsuggestanother那就留着吧，他说，要不要我再介绍一本？19Inodded,andwaspresentedwiththepaperbackeditionofMargaretMeadsComingofAgeinSamoa.我点点头，拿到了一本平装本的玛格丽特米德的萨摩亚人的成年。20Tomaketwolongstoriesshort,Mr.Ballouneverpaidmeacentforcuttinghisgrassthatyearorthenext,butfor
40、fifteenyearsItaughtanthropologyatDartmouthCollege.(4)SummerreadingwasnottheinnocententertainmentIhadassumedittobe,notalight-hearted,instantlyforgettableescapeinahammock(thoughIhavesinceenjoyedmanyofthose,too).Abook,ifitarrivesbeforeyouattherightmome
41、nt,intheproperseason,atanintervalinthedailybusinessofthings,willchangethecourseofallthatfollows.长话短说，无论当年还是次年，巴卢先生分文未付我替他割草的工钱，但我在达特默思大学教了十五年的人类学。(4)盛夏阅读不是我原先认为的仅仅借以消磨时光的娱乐，不是躺在吊床上无忧无虑、打开书本就什么都忘掉的一种消遣（虽然自从那个夏天以来我曾多次以这种方式自娱自乐）。一本书，如果在恰当的时候，恰当的季节，在日常事务的间歇中出现在你的面前，就会改变你此后的人生道路。U
42、nit2FriendshipPartTextAAallTheCabbieHadWasALetterHowdoyoufeelwhenoldfriendsarefarawayDoyoumakeanefforttokeepintouchSometimesitiseasytoputoffwritingaletter,thinkingthattherewillbeplentyoftimetomorrow.Butthensometimes,asthisstoryshows,welea
44、ponthewindshieldtogethisattention.出租车司机拥有的就剩一封信福斯特弗克洛他准是完全沉浸在所读的东西里了，因为我不得不敲挡风玻璃来引起他的注意。2IsyourcabavailableIaskedwhenhefinallylookedupatme.Henodded,thensaidapologeticallyasIsettledintothebackseat,Imsorry,butIwasreadingaletter.Hesoundedasifhehadaco
45、ldorsomething.他总算抬头看我了。“你出车吗？”我问道。他点点头，当我坐进后座时，他抱歉地说：“对不起，我在读一封信。”听上去他像是得3Iminnohurry,Itoldhim.Goaheadandfinishyourletter.“我不着急，”我对他说，“你接着把信读完吧。”4Heshookhishead.Ivereaditseveraltimesalready.IguessIalmostknowitbyheart.他摇了摇头。“我已经读了好几遍了。我想我都能背出来了。”5Lettersfrom
46、homealwaysmeanalot,Isaid.AtleasttheydowithmebecauseImontheroadsomuch.Then,estimatingthathewas60or70yearsold,Iguessed:Fromachildormaybeagrandchild“家书抵万金啊，”我说。“至少对我来说是这样，因为我老是在外旅行。”我估量他有六七十岁了，便猜测说：“是孩子还是孙子写来的？”6Thisisntfamily,hereplied.Although,hewento
47、n,cometothinkofit,itmightjustaswellhavebeenfamily.OldEdwasmyoldestfriend.Infact,weusedtocalleachotherOldFriendwhenwedmeet,thatis.Imnotmuchofahandatwriting.“不是家里人，”他回答说。“不过，”他接着说，“想起来，也可以算是一家人了。埃德老伙计是我最老的朋友了。实际上，过去我俩总是以老朋友相称的就是说，当我俩相见时。我这人就是不大会写东西。”7Idon
48、tthinkanyofuskeepupourcorrespondencetoowell,Isaid.IknowIdont.ButItakeithessomeoneyouveknownquiteawhile“我看大家写信都不那么勤快，”我说，“我自己笔头就很懒。我看，你认识他挺久了吧？”8Allmylife,practically.Wewerekidstogether,sowegowayback.“差不多认识了一辈子了。我俩小时候就一起玩，所以我俩的友谊确实很长了。”9Wenttoschooltog
49、ether“一起上的学？”10Allthewaythroughhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass,infact,throughbothgradeandhighschool.“都一起上到高中呢。事实上，我俩从小学到高中都在一个班里。”11Therearenottoomanypeoplewhovehadsuchalongfriendship,Isaid.“保持这么长久友谊的人可真不多见啊，”我说。12Actually,thedriverwenton,Ihadntseenh
50、immorethanonceortwiceayearoverthepast25or30yearsbecauseImovedawayfromtheoldneighborhoodandyoukindoflosetoucheventhoughyouneverforget.Hewasagreatguy.“其实呢，”司机接着说，“近25到30年来，我跟他一年只见一两次面，因为我从原来住的老街坊搬了出来，联系自然就少了，虽说你一直放在心上。他在的时候可真是个大好人。”13Yousaidwas.Doesthatmea
51、n“你刚才说他在的时候。你是说？”14Henodded.Diedacoupleofweeksago.他点了点头。“前两个星期过世啦。”15Imsorry,Isaid.Itsnofuntoloseanyfriendandlosingarealoldoneiseventougher.“真遗憾，”我说，“失去朋友真不是个滋味，失去个真正的老朋友更让人受不了。”16Hedidntreplytothat,andwerodeoninsilenceforafewminutes.ButIrealize
52、dthatOldEdwasstillonhismindwhenhespokeagain,almostmoretohimselfthantome:Ishouldhavekeptintouch.Yes,herepeated,Ishouldhavekeptintouch.他开着车，没有接话儿。我们沉默了几分钟。可我知道他还在想着老埃德。他又开口时，与其说是跟我说话，还不如说是自言自语：“我真该一直保持联系。真的，”他重复道，“我真该一直保持联系。”17well,Iagreed,Weshouldallkeepin
53、touchwitholdfriendsmorethanwedo.Butthingscomeupandwejustdontseemtofindthetime.“是啊，”我表示赞同，“我们都该与老朋友保持更多的联系。不过总是有事情冒出来，好像就是抽不出空来。”18Heshrugged.Weusedtofindthetime,hesaid.Thatsevenmentionedintheletter.Hehandeditovertome.Takealook.他耸了耸肩。“我们过去总能抽出空来，”他说。“信
54、里还提到呢。”他把信递给我，“你看看吧。”19Thanks,Isaid,butIdontwanttoreadyourmail.Thatsprettypersonal.“谢谢你，”我说，“不过我不想读你的信。这纯属私事。”20Thedrivershrugged.OldEdsdead.Theresnothingpersonalnow.Goahead,heurgedme.司机耸一耸肩。“老埃德人都死了。没什么私事不私事了。念吧，”他催促说。21Theletterwaswritteninpencil.Itbeganw
55、iththegreetingOldFriend,andthefirstsentenceremindedmeofmyself.Ivebeenmeaningtowriteforsometime,butIvealwayspostponedit.Itthenwentontosaythatheoftenthoughtaboutthegoodtimestheyhadhadtogetherwhentheybothlivedinthesameneighborhood.Ithadreferencesto
56、thingsthatprobablymeantsomethingtothedriver,suchasthetimeTimSheabrokethewindow,theHalloweenthatwetiedOldMr.Parkersgate,andwhenMrs.Culverusedtokeepusafterschool.信是用铅笔写的。称呼写着“老朋友”，而开头第一句话让我想到自己。“早就想写信了，可就是一拖再拖。”信里接着写道，他常常回想从前两人住在一个街坊时的快乐时光。信里提到些事，可能对司机很重要，比如“那次蒂姆谢打破窗子，那年万圣节前夕，我们把老帕克先生的大门拴了起来，还有卡尔弗太太老是在放学后把咱俩留下训斥的那阵子”。22Youmusthavespentalotoftimetogether,Isaidtohim.“你们俩准是在一起度过了不少时光，”我对他说。23Likeitsaysthere,heanswered