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1、39 i didnft know how to teach until i met you直到遇到你我才知道怎么教學1. there is a story many years ago of an elementary teacher. her name was mrs. thomps on. and as she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. like most teachers, she looked at her stu

2、dents and said that she loved them all the same. but that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named teddy1. 這是很多年前一位小學老師的故事。她叫湯普森夫人。開學的第一天(on the very first day of school),當她站在五年級教室前面時，她向孩子們?nèi)隽藗€謊。像大多數(shù)老師一樣， 她看著同學們說她同樣地愛他們。但那是不可能的，因為就在第一排，蜷坐在椅子里的， 是一個叫特

3、迪的小男孩。2. mrs. thompson had watched teddy the year before and noticed that he didn t play well the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. and teddy could be unpleasant.2. 湯普森夫人去年(the year before)就觀察過特迪，注意到(noticed引導3個that從句)他 和其他孩子相處(play with)得不好，他的衣服又臟又亂，人

4、也經(jīng)常是(constantly)需 要洗澡的樣子，并且特迪可能會讓人感到討厭。3. at the school where mrs. thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put teddy's o/zuntil last. however, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise3. 在湯普森夫人任教的學校，她必須查看一下每個孩子過去的記錄，她一直等到最后才看特 迪的。然而，看他的檔案(fil

5、e)時，她著實感到吃驚(she was in for a surprise)。4. teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. he does his work neatly and has good manners.he is a joy to be around/14. 特迪一年級的老師寫道："特迪是一個愛笑的聰明孩子(a bright child with a ready laugh),作業(yè)寫得很整潔，又懂禮貌(has good manners)

6、他給周圍的人帶來了歡樂。"5. his second grade teacher wrote, "teddy is an excellent student, well-liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.115. 他二年級的老師寫的是：“特迪是一個優(yōu)秀的學生，他的同學都很喜歡他，但他有些麻煩， 因為他母親的病到了晚期，家里生活肯定有些困難?！?. his third

7、grade teacher wrote, "his mother's death has been hard on him. he tries to do his best but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken.116. 他三年級的老師寫道：“他母親的死對他打擊很大(be hard on sb.),他盡力做好(do one's best),但他父親對他不夠關(guān)心，如果不釆取一些措

8、施的話，他的家庭生活很快就會影響 (affect )到他。"7. teddy*s fourth grade teacher wrote, "teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much in十erest in school. he doesn11 have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class."7. 特辿四年級的老師寫的是：“特辿性格獨癖，對學習不感興趣。他朋友很少，有吋還在班 里睡覺?！?amp; by now, mrs. thompson realized the p

9、roblem and she was ashamed of herself. she felt even worse when her students brought her christmas presents, wrappedx beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for teddy's. his present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocer# bag. mrs. thompson took pains to ope

10、n 計 in the middle of the other presents. some of the children star ted to laugh when she found a rhines tone bracelet with some of the sto nes missing and a bottle thatwqs one quarter full of perfume. she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracele t was, putting 代

11、onz and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist8. 到現(xiàn)在為±(by now),湯普森夫人才意識到了問題所在，她為自己感到羞愧(she was ashamed of herself.)-當學生們?yōu)樗龓砟切┦フQ禮物時，這種感覺更加強烈(even worse) 了，禮物都用漂亮的絲帶和彩紙包裝著(wrap in),除了特迪的。他的禮物包裝顯得很笨拙(clumsily),粗質(zhì)的褐色包裝紙(the heavy, brown paper)也是來自于食品袋子。在一堆 其他人的禮物中間，湯普森夫人耐心地(take pains)打開了它，她看到里面

12、有一個人造鉆石 手鐲(a rhinestone bracelet),其屮一些石子已經(jīng)遺失了，還有一瓶只剩下四分z的香水 (one quarter full of perfume)«有些孩子笑了起來，她制止住孩子們的笑聲，驚呼這個鐲 子是多么漂亮，她帶上了它，并灑了些香水在手腕上。9. teddy stayed after school that day just long enough to say, ,rmrs. thompson, today you smelled just like my mom used to." after the children left s

13、he cried for at least an hour.9. 那天放學后，特迪呆了很長時間，只說了一句：“湯普森夫人，今天你身上的香水味就像 我媽媽過去一樣。"在孩子們都離開后，她哭了不下一個小吋。10. on that very day, she quit teaching reading, and writing# and arithmetic. instead, she began to teach children.10. 就在那一天，她放棄了教閱讀、寫作和算術(shù)。相反，她開始教育孩子們。11. mrs. thompson paid particular attention

14、 to teddy. /is she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. the more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. by the end of the year, teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie thatshe would love all the children same, teddy became one of her "tea

15、cher's pets/111. 湯普森夫人特別關(guān)注特迪。和她在一塊的時候，他的頭腦好像又活躍起來了。她越是鼓 勵他，他的反應(yīng)越快。到這一年結(jié)束w(by the end of the year),特迪已經(jīng)成為這個班里 最聰明的學生之一,盡管她曾撒謊會同樣愛所有的學生，特迪卻成為她“最喜歡的學生“之一。12. a year !aterf she found a note under her door, from teddy, telling hzr t/iatshe was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.12.

16、年以后，她在她門縫下發(fā)現(xiàn)一個短箋，是特迪寫的，告訴她，她仍是他一生中最好的 老師。13. six years wen t by before she got another note from teddy. he then wrote that he had finished high school, second in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.13. 六年后，她又收到來自特迪的另一張短箋，說他以班級第二的成績從高中畢業(yè)了，她仍 是他一生中最好的老師。14. four

17、 years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, h"d stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. he assured mrs thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had in his whol

18、e life.14. 乂過了四年，她收到另一封信，里面說盡管(while)不時遇到困難，他還會呆在學校里， 繼續(xù)完成學業(yè)(stick with繼續(xù)做)，而且很快他就會以優(yōu)秀的成績(with the highest of honors)從大學畢業(yè)了。他向湯普森夫人保證說，她仍然是他一生中最好的也是他最喜歡的 老師。15. then four more years passed and yet another letter came. this time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to

19、go a little further. the letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had but now his name was a little longer. the letter was signed, theodore f. stoller, m.d.15. 又一個四年過去了，他又寫來一封信，這次他解釋說，在獲得學士學位后，他決定繼續(xù) 深造，信里還解釋說她還是他最好的、最喜歡的老師，但是這時他的署名有些長了。署名 的地方寫著：醫(yī)學博士(m. d.即medicinae d

20、octor)西奧多f斯托勒。16. the story doesn't end there. you see, there was yet another letter that spring. teddy said he'd met this girl and was going to be married. he explained that his father had died a couple of wars ago and he was wondering /zmrs. thompson might agree to s計 in the place at the w

21、edding that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.16. 故事并沒有這樣結(jié)束。你瞧，那個春天還有一封信呢。特迪說他遇到了一位女孩，并且 馬上要結(jié)婚了。他解釋說他父親幾年前去世了，想知道湯普森夫人是否愿意在婚禮上坐在 新郎母親的位置上。17. of course, mrs. thompson, did. and guess what? she wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. and she made sure she was wear

22、ing the perfume that teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last christmas together.17. 當然，湯普森夫人去了。你猜怎么著？她戴著那個手鐲，就是遺失了兒顆石子的那一個。而目.她特意用了特迪上次和她過圣誕節(jié)時(on their last christmas together)送給（remember偏意：vt.送錢禮物給）她的他媽媽以前用過的香水。18. they hugged each other, and teddy whispered in mrs. thompson's ear, &q

23、uot;thank youz mrs. thompson, believing in me. thank you so much making me feel important and showing me that i could make a difference."18. 他們相互擁抱，特迪在湯普森夫人耳邊輕輕地說：“湯普森夫人，謝謝你信任我。非常感 謝你讓我覺得自己很重要，而且使我覺得我能夠變得不同?！?9. mrs. thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. she said, "teddy, you h

24、ave it all wrong you were the one whotaught me that i could make a difference. i didrf t know how to teach until i met you.1119. 喊著淚水，湯普森夫人也輕輕地對他說：”特迪，你弄錯了，是你讓我知道我能夠改變， 直到遇到你我才知道怎么教學?！罢n后練習：1 but that was impossible, because there in the front row,in his seat, was alittle boy named teddy.a. slipped b

25、. slumped c. sleep d. slapped2. at the school where mrs. thompson taught, she was required to review eachchild's past records and she put teddy'suntil last.a. up b. into c. off （put off 延期） d. away3. teddy isand doesn't show much interest in school.a. withdraw b. withdrewc. withdrawn （ad

26、j.） d. withdrawal4. on that very day, sheteaching reading, and writing, and arithmetic.a. qu汁eb. quiet c. quilt d. qu汁（停止，qu計 doing sth.停止做某事）5. by the end of the year, teddyone of the smartest children in the class and,despite her lie that she would love all the children same, teddy became one of h

27、er teacher's pets.a. became b. will become c. have becomed. had become （by the end of theyear過去完成時）6. hemrs thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he everhad in his whole life.a. ensured b. insured c. assured d. sure7. the letter was, theodore f. stoller, m.d.a. sighed b. sigh

28、ted c. signaled d. signed8. and she made sure she was wearing the perfume that teddy remembered hismotheron their last christmas together.a. wearing b. wears c. wore d. worn答案：ib 2c 3c 4b 5b 6c 7b 8a補充練習：1. however, when she reviewed his file, she wasa surprise.a in b in for （be in for 受到；遭到）c into

29、for d/2. four years after that, she got another letter, saying that things had beentough at times, h&d stayed in school, hadit, and would soon graduate fromcollege with the highest of honors.a when/stuck for b while （盡管）/stuck with （stick with 繼續(xù)做）c while/stuck for d when/ struck with3. he expla

30、ined that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering/mrs. thompson might agreesit in the place at the wedding tha十wqs usuallyreservedthe mother of the groom.a to/to b with/for c to （agree to 同意）/for （be reserved for 留作）d for/to2011年1月28日51 not quite ready to retire 退休為時尚早lbone wi

31、th (完畢)the 9 to 5 butrot prepared to hang it up ? this work may be for you： the bridge job.1. 在結(jié)束了朝九晚五的工作z后，是不是仍然不想完全放棄工作而退休呢？如果是的話，這 份工作可能是個不錯的選擇：返聘工作(the bridge job)。2. two years ago, bob markway retired. or so he thought. n fter joining shell"s exploration and production unit in 1973. markwa

32、y had climbed the ranks to man age its deep water operations in the gulf of mexico. he had reached an age and accumulated enough years of service(任職)to sail off into the sunset with a good pension (退休金).both kids' college tuitions and one of their weddings were out of the way (處理好)；his 46ft. sai

33、lboat, the sazerac, beckoned. but then hurricane katrina walloped his house two blocks from lake pontchartrain, and his plans for a clean break from his career shifted. ''suddenly, having cash outside of retirement plans began to look like a pretty good idea/ says markway, now 55. besides, h

34、e felt a need to be useful. when shell offered him interesting work on a project basis, he took 計一on the condition it not interfere w計h sailing season.2. 兩年前，bob markway退休了；至少他自己認為已經(jīng)退休了。：1973年，他進入殼牌公司 勘探和生產(chǎn)部工作，z后他不斷得到升職直至最后主管該公司在墨西哥灣的深水作業(yè)部門。 如今，他已到了退休的年齡，多年來的工作足可以讓他享有一筆不錯的退休金(pension), 從而可以駕駛著帆船徜徉在夕

35、陽的余暉z屮。兩個孩子上大學的學費，和其屮一個孩子的 婚禮費用都已不是問題，他那46英尺長的帆船sazerac正整裝待發(fā)(beckon)。然而，后來 發(fā)生的“卡特里娜“颶風(hurricane)摧毀(wallop) 了他距離pontchartrain湖兩個街區(qū)遠的房 子，他原本想徹底退休的打算也有了新的變化。眼下已經(jīng)55歲的markway說道：“突然z間， 在退休期間繼續(xù)賺錢，好像開始成了一個非常不錯的想法。"此外(besides),他也覺得有必 要讓自己成為一個有用的人。當殼牌公司為他提供了一份有意思的項目工作時，他接受了， 條件是(on the condition)：工作不會影響

36、他的帆船之旅(sailing season)。3. what markway is experiencing is a new kind of american career stage： the not-quite-retirement >4 life spans lengthen, pensions tighten and workplace rules change, hopping from full-time work to full-time leisure is appearing less realistic and, to some, less desirable. t

37、he trend has given rise to a new category of employment, the socalled bridge job. economists use this term to describe part-time or full-time jobs typically held for less than 10 years following full -time careers. according to a 2005 working paper from the center on aging and work at boston college

38、, one-half to two-thirds of workers 十dke on bridge jobs before fullyretiringow reason the number of workers 65 and up is expected to increase 117% by 2025. hwhy go from 100 m.p.h. to zero?11 says joseph quinn, a boston college economist and co-author of the paper, "you wouldn't do that in y

39、our car, you"d do 70, then 50z then 2o.h3. markway現(xiàn)在所經(jīng)歷的是美國一種新型的職業(yè)階段一非完全退休。隨著人類壽命的不斷延 長(lengthen),退休金額的口漸緊縮(tighten),以及工作要求的最新變化，放棄全職工作 (full-time work)、置身終日消遣(full-time leisure)的可能性似乎越來越不現(xiàn)實(less realistic)；対于某些人而言，這也是情非所愿的(less desirable)。這種趨勢帶來了一種新 的就業(yè)形式，也就是所謂的”返聘工作(the bridge job) “。經(jīng)濟學家用這個術(shù)

40、語來描述那 些兼職或是全職工作，這些工作一般是在退休后時間少于10年的再工作。根據(jù)波士頓大學 老年人及其就業(yè)研究中心2005年的研究報告(a 2005 working paper),有二分之一 (one-half倒三分之二(two-thirds)的員工在完全退休之前(before fully retiring)從事 (take on)返聘工作，這也是年齡在65歲或65歲以上的員工人數(shù)到2025年預(yù)計將增長 (increase)117%的原因之一。joseph quinn是波士頓大學的經(jīng)濟學家，也是2005年研究報 告的合著者(co-author),他說道：”為什么要把時速從100英里突然降至零

41、呢？你在開車時 恐怕也不會這么做。你會把吋速從100英里降至70英里，再降至50英里，再降至20英里。"4. the prolonged-work ethic comes at a time when american companies face a demographics-driven crisis： what happens when the 76 million bab# boomers retire? /4s older workers begin to leave work in droves, economists project a labor shortage o

42、f 100 million by the end of 十he decade. some industries, such as utilities, education and energy, are already struggling to stanch the inst計utional brain drain. so, older workers want to keep working” and employers need them-crisis solved. right? not quite, says deborah russell, direc tor of workfor

43、ce issues at the aarp. revamping retirement systems requires shifts in attitudes and bureaucratic pension rules. comes down to the perception that if you1 re 58, how much do i want to invest in you?11 she says. "this is a critical issue for employers to overcome-for their own good."4. 退休再就

44、業(yè)的現(xiàn)象(ethic)根源于美國公司曾經(jīng)面臨勞力匱乏的危機(crisis)當7600萬 在生育高峰期出生的人退休后，將會發(fā)生什么問題？當年老的員工陸續(xù)(in droves)退休之 后，經(jīng)濟學家預(yù)測(project?)到本年代末(by the end of the decades)將會出現(xiàn)1億(100 million)的勞力短缺。一些諸如公共事業(yè)、教育和能源公司等產(chǎn)業(yè)部門(industry)早己開始 致力于阻止(stanch)公司的人才流失(brain drain)現(xiàn)象。因此，年老的員工希望繼續(xù)工作， 而雇主又需要他們一危機因此得以解決。事實確實如此嗎？美國退休人員協(xié)會勞力問題部的 主任debo

45、rah russell認為，事實并非完全如此。修訂退休制度需要改變?nèi)藗兊膽B(tài)度 (attitude)那些官僚化的(bureaucratic)退休金制度。"問題最終歸結(jié)?。喝绻慵?8歲， 我還愿意在你身上投入多少？ "deborah說道：“這是雇主們必須解決的重大問題(this is a critical issue for employers to overcome)這是為他們口己的利益(their own good)著 想。"5. like shell, some major employers are ahead of the game, offering o

46、ptions like bridqe jobs to attract and keep older workers. the advantages are many： surveys find (1) older workers score high in company loyalty and productiv汁y, (2) and the bridge period (older workers) can be used to transfer a veteran employee's knowledge and skills to the next generation. qu

47、est diagnostics, cendant group, new york life and verizon were among 11 corporations that recently teamed w汁h(huán) the a arp to figure out how to hire and retain over-50 workers. eli lilly, procter & gamble and boeing partner with yourencore,(同位語)a placement company for retirees seeking project work.

48、 cvs pharmacy, home depot and borders have "snowbird" programs to allow older workers to migrate south in winter, jobs in tow.5. 像殼牌公司一樣，一些大型公司走在了問題的前面，他們通過提供返聘工作等選擇來吸引 和挽留年老的員工。此法好處頗多，研究表明(surveys find)年老的員工對公司的忠誠度 (loyalty)和工作效率(productivity)方面得分較高(score high),而在返聘工作期間，又可以 將有經(jīng)驗的員工的知識和技術(shù)傳

49、授給下一代°在最近與美國退休人員協(xié)會合作(team with) 的 11 個公司中，有quest diagnosticss cendant group、new york l訐e 和verizon公司， 它們致力于解決(figure out)如何雇傭(how to heir)并挽留(retain)年過50的員工。禮來、 寶潔和波音公司與再就業(yè)公司yourencore合作(partner with),幫助退休員工(retiree)尋 求設(shè)計工作。cvs醫(yī)藥公司、家得寶公司和borders公司制定了“雪鳥計劃"，使得年老的員 工在冬天可以遷移到南方居住和工作(jobs in to

50、w工作緊隨英后)。6. cvs learned in the ear/ythat(引導賓語從句)less than 7% of 汁s staffconsisted of workers over age 50-a problem for a business w汁h(huán) many older customers. executives turned to (求助于)networks of seniors, including local church groups, to spread the wordsenior-friendly jobs with flexible hours and hea

51、lth benef 汁s. it worked： cvs has raised 汁s proportion of over-50 staff to nearly 18%. 11 for us, it was a business decision/ says stephen wing, director of government programs11 we want our staff to look like our customers besides, older people have better customerservice skills."6. 在20世紀90年代早期

52、cvs公司了解到，公司員工年齡在50歲以上的不到總?cè)藬?shù)的7%- 這對于一個擁有很多老年顧客群體的公司來說是個問題。公司決策階層(executives)轉(zhuǎn)而求 助于包括當?shù)刈诮虉F體在內(nèi)的年老居民圈(networks of seniors),向他們表明(spread about)公司將提供適宜老年人的工作一工作時間靈活(flexible hours)而且有益于身體健 康。此法奏效了： cvs公司因此將年齡在50歲以上的員工人數(shù)比例(proportion)提高到接近 總數(shù)的18%對我們來說，這是個商業(yè)決策，"政府規(guī)劃部的主任stephen wing說道：“我 們希望我們的員工就像是我們的顧

53、客一樣。此外，年老的員工掌握了更好地為顧客服務(wù)的 技巧。"7. attracting and keeping older workers take some creativity. john johns, 65, recently tried to retire from his job as a cvs pharmacis t in sea isle city, n.j, so he and his wife patricia could spend winters />7 cocoa beach, fla. cvs persuaded him to keep working

54、by creating seasonal jobs for him in both locations. he enjoys the work, and the health plan covers his wife, who is not yet eligible for medicare. hat this point in my life, i want to have more freedom, and they've accommodated me.117. 吸引并挽留住年老的員工需要有創(chuàng)造性(take some creativity)o 65歲的john johns是新 澤

55、四州sea isle市cvs公司的藥劑師(pharmacist),最近打算退休(try to retire from his job),這樣的話，他和妻子patricia就可以在佛羅里達州的cocoa海灘過冬了。cvs公司勸 他繼續(xù)工(to keep working),條件是為他在兩地提供季節(jié)性工作。他喜歡這份工作，而 且公司的醫(yī)療保險也考慮到了他的妻子，她目前還沒有資格享受醫(yī)保(medicare)o john johns說道："此時此ij(at this point in my life),我希望擁有更多的自由,而他們?yōu)槲姨?供了這個機會。"8. but while ol

56、der workers are often eager to cross such a bridge, many companies havertt built 計 yet. antiquated pension rules continue to push older workers 0才十he door by penalizing or just not rewarding service beyond a given date. some younger workers assume sen iors can1! keep pace with fast-changing tech no

57、logy and business pressures. many also believe older workers strain payroll and benefits packages, although a recent aarp/towers perrin study showed that keeping older workers costs employers just 1% to 3% more than the cost of replacing them. half of employers make no attempt at all to retain older

58、 workers-even those who are key to the business, according to the society for human resource management.8. 然而，當年老的員工時常渴望(be eager to do)跨越返聘工作這座橋梁時，許多公司述沒 造好這座橋.滯后的退休金制度繼續(xù)將年老的員工拒之門外，員工們在過了特定年限繼續(xù) 工作的話(service beyond a given date超期服務(wù))，要么受到百般刁難(penalizing),要 么得不到任何獎賞(rewarding)。一些年輕的員工認為(assume),老年人無法適

59、應(yīng)(keep pace with)快速變化的科技，也無法承受巨大的商業(yè)競爭壓力。許多年輕人同時認為，年老的員 工會使員工薪水吃緊(strain payroll),并分流員工的收益，盡管美國退休人員協(xié)會和towers perrin最近的一次研究表明，挽留年老的員工所需的成本比替換他們僅高據(jù)人 力資源管理協(xié)會透露，有一半的公司根本未做任何努力來挽留年老的員工，即使那些員工 對公司來說是極為重要的。9. pensions pose some of the biggest challenges for companies that want to keepolder employees. the tr

60、rternal revenue service prohibits1 employers from distributing pension payments to workers still on the job. and since many companies base the size of the pensionworker's last two years of employment, outrightretirement at a career peak is much smarter financially than phasing down to a_ lesserpaying bridge job. while some compani