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综英课文释义

Unit1

tedfromparents),shapedbyenvironment,and

influencedbychanceevents.

Whoweareisdeterminedbythreethings:First,ourgenes,

orwhatourparentshavegivenus,ourlegacy;cond,

environment;andthird,luckoropportunities.

eeducation.

Actually,ifthestudentschootogotocollegetocontinue

theireducation,theywillfaceanevenmoreriousstruggle

betweenthedesiretobeindependentandtheneedtodepend

onthefinancialsupportoftheirparents.

estudentsneedtostandbackandewherethey

areintheindependence/dependencestruggle.

(Inthefaceofthearraysofchallenges,)itisnecessaryfor

collegestudentstoavoidgettingtooemotionallyinvolvedinthe

struggleandtrytogetaclearideaoftheirsituation.

4..Probablynothingcanmakestudentsfeellowerorhigher

emotionallythanthewaytheyarerelatingtowhomevertheyare

havingaromanticrelationshipwith.

Perhapsnothingcanmakeastudentexperiencesuchabig

emotionalchangeexcepthis/herrelationshipswithhis/helover.

Unit2

zedthatwhilemysatisfactioninthesheeractof

readinghadnotabatedintheleast,theworldwasoftenashostile,

orasblind,tothatjoyashadbeenmygirlfriends.

Irealizedthatwhilemyjoyinreadinghadnot

weakenedabit,theworldwasjustasblindorhostiletomy

joyasmygirlfriendshadbeen.

gawayfromhumancontactissuspect,especially

onethatinterfereswiththego-out-and-get-goingethosAmerica

isanationthathighlyvaluessociabilityandcommunity,and

believesthatbeingalonewillnaturallyleadtobeingaloner,and

oreif

someoneparateshimlforherlffromotherpeople,people

haveagoodreasontosuspecthimorher,especiallyifitprevents

thatpersonfromgoingoutandstartingtogetthingsdone,

whichisthemostimportantpartoftheAmericancharacter.

gforpleasure,spurredonbysomeinterior

compulsion,becameassuspectasgettingonthesubwaytoride

aimlesslyfromplacetoplace.

Somepeopledidnotbelievethattherewassuchathingas

readingforpleasuredrivenbyastrongdesirefromtheheart.

Theyregardeditasanidle,aimless,meaninglessoccupationjust

likedrivingfromplacetoplaceaimlesslyonthesubway.

irclesdevotedtoliterarycriticism…therewas

sometimesakindofhorribleexclusivitysurroundingdiscussions

ofreading.

Whenliterarycriticsdiscusdtheproblemofreading,they

sometimesshowedtheterribleattitudethatreadingwasaright

thatonlybelongedtotheelite,nottobesharedwithother

people.

Unit3

tasignorantforallyourtellingme.

Iamstillasignorantasbeforeofthenamesofflowers

althoughyouhadtoldme.

,ashespoke,thetruer.

Now,thatmemoryabouttheridiculousscenegradually

dhavea

goodtimethatafternoon.

ertainlyfarbetterlookingnowthanhehadbeen

hehadtheairofamanwhohasfoundhisplaceinlife.

Hewasnolongerimpracticalorunrealisticanduncertain

whattodowithhislife.

adtheairofamanwhohasfoundhisplacein

life.

Atthattime,themanwasmuchyounger,fullofdreams,very

impractical,veryunclearaboutwhatheshoulddowithhislife.

Butnowhelookslikeamanwhohasasuccessfulcareer.

oke,…shefeltthestrangebeastthathad

slumberedsolongwithinherbosomstir,stretchitlf,yawn,prick

upitars,andsuddenlyboundtoitsfeet,andfixitslonging,

hungrystareuponthofarawayplaces.

Ashespoke,shefeltthatherlifelongdreamoftraveling

aroundtheworld,whichhadbeenlyingatthebackofhermind

alltheyearsbecauherhealth

conditionshadnotallowedhertodothat,nowbeganto

ustlikeastrangebeastwakingupwithlonging

andhungryeyesforthowonderfulplaces.

okesheliftedherheadasthoughshedrank

something;thestrangebeastinherbosombegantopurr.

whensheheardthobeautifulwords,shefelt

long-buriedloveforhimemedtowakeup

again.

Unit4

nthebareearth,…helookedlikeabeggar

oralunatic.

Hewaslyingonthegroundwhichwasnotcoveredwith

anything,andhedidn’twearshoesbutworeabeardandkept

hisbodyhalf-naked,mptiedhis

bowelsorpasdwaterlikeadogattheroadside.

mestheythrewbitsoffood,andgotscant

thanks;sometimesamischievouspebble,andgotashower

ofstonesandabu.

Sometimespeoplewouldthrowbitsoffoodtohim,buthe

mestheywouldthrowa

pebbleathimforfun,butgetashowerofstonesandastream

ofabuinreturn.

theyweremad,eachinadifferentway.

Theyamudhim.

Heknewthatotherpeoplewereallinsaneinthiswayor

mple,someweremadaboutmoney;

someweremadaboutpower;someweremadaboutx,etc.

Theirfollywasfunnytohim.

ot…evenasquatter’shut

Hethoughtthateverybody’slifewastoocomplicated,too

costly,andthusgavethemtoomuchpressure.(Hearguedthat

peopleshouldliveasimplestlifepossible.)

tmuchofhislifeintherich,lazy,corruptGreek

cityofCorinth,mockingandsatirizingits

people,andoccasionallyoneofthem.

Hechotoliveamongthewealthy,lazyanddishonest

citizensofCorinthformanyofhisyears,ridiculingandcriticizing

ccasionallypersuadingoneofthemintoadopting

hisbelief.

wasthefirstwhoeverdidsobychoice,outofprinciple.

asthefirstto

dosobecauhewantedto,badonhisprinciple,notbecau

hewasforcedtobynecessity.

aughtchieflybyexample.

Diogenessometimestaughtbytalkingtopeople,buthe

mainlytaughtbyttinganexampleforotherstofollow.

thoutconventions,whichareartificialand

fal;escapecomplexitiesandextravagances:

onlysocanyouliveafreelife.

Onlywhenyougetridofthoman-impodandfal

conventionsandavoidlivingcomplexandluxuriouslivescanyou

liveareal,freelife.

rtoprocureaquantityoffal,perishable

goodshehassoldtheonlytrue,lastinggood,hisown

independence.

Peoplealltoiltogetonlythomaterialthingsthatarefal

andfleeting,butatthesacrificeoftheirowneverlasting

independence.

e’saimwascleartohim:itwas―torestamp

thecurrency‖:totakethecleanmetalofhumanlife,toera

theoldfalconventionalmarkings,andtoimprintitwithitstrue

values.

Hispurpoinlifewascleartohim:itwas―toreprintthe

coins.‖Humanlifecanbetakenasthecleancoinswhichare

oremovethefal

rwords,hisaim

inlifewastocallonpeopletorejectthefal,conventionalway

oflifeandreturntothesimpleandnaturallife.

estookhisoldcaskandbegantorollitup

anddown.―Whenyouareallsobusy,‖hesaid,―IfeelIought

todosomething!‖

WhentheCorinthianswerebusypreparingforthecoming

war,Diogenesrolledhiscaskupanddowntoridiculetheirsilly

behavior.

enty,Alexanderwasfarolderandwir

thanhisyears.

Alexanderlookedfarolderthanamanofhisage

normallydoes,andwasmuchwirthanamanofhisage

normallyis.

14.―Yes,‖saidtheDog.―’re

blockingthesunlight.‖

WhenAlexanderaskedDiogeneswhethertherewas

anythinghecoulddoforhim,heofcourwas

thinkingofmoney,power,ajob,adecenthouorawarm

garment.

Unit5

asonceatownintheheartofAmericawhereall

lifeemedtoliveinharmonywithitssurroundings.

Onceuponatimetherewasatowninthecentralpartof

Americawherealllivingthingsemedtoco-existpeacefully

withtheirenvironment.

mn,oakandmapleandbirchtupablazeofcolor

thatbackgroundofpines.

Inautumn,theoak,mapleandbirchtreesturnedyellow,red

orbrown,thusmakingabeautifulshowofcolorsagainstthedark

greenofpinetrees.

idityofchangefollowstheimpetuouspaceofman

ratherthanthedeliberatepaceofnature.

Manischangingnaturerapidlywhilenatureadjuststothe

oreadjustmentcanneverkeepupwith

change,andanewbalancebetweenlivingthingsandtheir

environmentcanhardlybereached.

leprocessofsprayingemscaughtupinan

endlessspiral.

Themoreincticidesaresprayed,thelesffectivetheywill

becomeindestroyingthe―pests‖.Thenmoredeadly

ocesswillgo

onendlessly.

ortantnaturalcheckisalimitontheamountof

suitablehabitatforeachspecies.

oneimportantcheckmechanismofnatureitlfistorestrict

thelivingareaofeachanimalsorplants.

problemsarowiththeintensificationof

agriculture–thedevotionofimmenacreagetoasinglecrop.

Inctproblemsresultedfromtheintensificationof

agriculture,thatis,thepracticeofplantingasinglecropona

largeareaofcropland.

slythen,aninctthatlivesonwheatcanbuildup

itspopulationtomuchhigherlevelsonafarmdevotedtowheat

thanononeinwhichwheatisintermingledwithothercropsto

whichtheinctisnotadapted.

Obviouslythen,aninctthatlivesonwheatcanbuildupits

populationtomuchhigherlevelsonafarmdevotedtowheat

thanononeinwhichwheatisintermingledwithothercropsto

whichtheinctisnotadapted.

erritories,outofreachoftherestraininghandof

naturalenemiesthatkeptdownitsnumbersinitsnativeland,an

invadingplantoranimalisabletobecomeenormouslyabundant.

whenaplantoranimalisintroducedintoanewarea,itcan

multiplyrapidly,sinceithasbrokenawayfromthethreatsofits

naturalenemiesinitsnativeland.

Unit6

makealldrugsavailableandllthematcost.

Justmakealldrugasytobuyandllthemwithoutprofit.

’tsaythatmarijuanaisaddictiveand

dangerouswhenitisneither,unlike―speed‖,

whichkillsmostunpleasantly,orheroin,whichisaddictive

anddifficulttokick.

Don’

neitheraddictivenordangerous,asisoftendescribed.

Differentiateitfrom―speed‖andheroin.―Speed‖causdeath

whileheroinisdifficulttostopusingonceapersonisaddicted

toit.

ithexhortationandwarning,itmightbegoodfor

ourcitizenstorecallthattheUnited

Stateswasthecreationofmenwhobelievedthateachman

hastherighttodowhathewantswithhisownlifeaslongashe

doesnotinterferewithhisneighbor’spursuitofhappiness.

Whileurgingpeoplenottotakedrugsandwarningthemof

thedangers,weshouldremindourcitizensthattheircountrywas

createdbytheearlyEuropeanttlerswhobelievedthataman

hastherighttodowhateverhewishestohisownlifeaslongas

whathedoesn’tpreventhisneighborfromekinghappiness.

canhearthatthewarningrumblebegin:if

everyoneisallowedtotakedrugsZombies.

Nowwehearthopeoplewhoareagainstlegalization

yifdrugsarelegalized,

everyonewillbecomeaddicts,andournationwillbecome

oneneartolivingdeath.

uckythingfortheAmericanmoralistthatwehave

nopublicmemoryofanythingthathappenedlastTuesday.

MostAmericanshaveabadmemoryanddon’t

alucky

thingforthopeoplewhoadvocateforbiddingdrugs(forifthey

rememberedwhatProhibitioninthe

1920sresultedin,theywouldethatprohibitionofdrugs

willnotbefeasible,either).

arwhenthesupplyofmarijuanawasslightly

reducedbytheFeds,thepushersgotthekidshookedonheroin

anddeathsincreaddramatically

LastyearwhentheFBIgottoughwithdrugdealing,andthe

supplyofmarijuanawentslightlydown,youngmarijuanaurs

hadtoshifttoamoreharmfuldrug—sgotthem

addicted,andthenumberofpeoplewhodiedofoverdowent

upsharply.

y,iftherewasnomoneyinit,theBureauofNarcotics

wouldwitheraway,somethingtheyarenotabouttodowithout

astruggle.

Finally,iftheMafiacouldn’tgetmoneyoutoflegaldrug

dealingwhendrugsarelegal,theBureauofNarcoticswouldbe

somethingthegovernmentwillsurelytryhard

topreventbecauthepeopleworkingintheBureauwouldlo

theirjobs.

arthedebatewasstirredanewwhen

BaltimoreMayorKurtSchmokecalledfora

riousnationaldebateonthesubject.

LastyearBaltimoreMayorKurtSchmokesuggesteda

nation-widedebateonlegalization,anditstartedoffanother

debate.

reasymptomofdeeperillsincertaingmentsof

oursociety,particularlythe

improverishedgments.

Widespreaduofdrugsisasignofmorerioussocial

problemsforsomegroupsofthepopulation,especiallyforthe

poor.

t

startdealingwithursmuchmoreharshly.