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UNIT1In

1812,

Napoleon

Bonaparte,

Emperor

of

the

French,

led

his

Grand

Army

into

Russia.He

was

prepared

for

the

fierce

resistance

of

the

Russian

people

defending

their

homeland.

He

was

prepared

for

the

long

march

across

Russian

soil

to

Moscow,

the

capital

city.

But

he

was

not

prepared

for

the

devastating

enemy

that

met

him

in

Moscow

--

the

raw,

bitter,

bleak

Russian

winter.

In

1941,

Adolf

Hitler,

leader

of

Nazi

Germany,

launched

an

attack

against

the

Soviet

Union,

as

Russia

then

was

called.

Hitler's

military

might

was

unequaled.

His

war

machine

had

mowed

down

resistance

in

most

of

Europe.

Hitler

expected

a

short

campaign

but,

like

Napoleon

before

him,

was

taught

a

painful

lesson.

The

Russian

winter

again

came

to

the

aid

of

the

Soviet

soldiers.

1812年，法國皇帝拿破侖·波拿巴率大軍入侵俄羅斯。他準(zhǔn)備好俄羅斯人民會為保衛(wèi)祖國而奮勇抵抗。他準(zhǔn)備好在俄羅斯廣袤的國土上要經(jīng)過長途跋涉才能進(jìn)軍首都莫斯科。但他沒有料到在莫斯科他會遭遇勁敵—俄羅斯陰冷凄苦的寒冬。

1941年，納粹德國元首阿道夫·希特勒進(jìn)攻當(dāng)時(shí)被稱作蘇聯(lián)的俄羅斯。希特勒的軍事實(shí)力堪稱無敵。他的戰(zhàn)爭機(jī)器掃除了歐洲絕大部分地區(qū)的抵抗。希特勒希望速戰(zhàn)速決，但是，就像在他之前的拿破侖一樣，他得到的是痛苦的教訓(xùn)。仍是俄羅斯的冬天助了蘇維埃士兵一臂之力。Unit2Twoofthemostfrustratingthingsaboutdrivingacararegettinglostandgettingstuckintraffic.Whilethecomputerrevolutionisunlikelytocuretheseproblems,itwillhaveapositiveimpact.Sensorsinyourcartunedtoradiosignalsfromorbitingsatellitescanlocateyourcarpreciselyatanymomentandwarnoftrafficjams.Wealreadyhavetwenty-fourNavstarsatellitesorbitingtheearth,makingupwhatiscalledtheGlobalPositioningSystem.Theymakeitpossibletodetermineyourlocationontheearthtowithinaboutahundredfeet.Atanygiventime,thereareseveralGPSsatellitesorbitingoverheadatadistanceofabout11,000miles.Eachsatellitecontainsfour"atomicclocks,"whichvibrateataprecisefrequency,accordingtothelawsofthequantumtheory.Asasatellitepassesoverhead,itsendsoutaradiosignalthatcanbedetectedbyareceiverinacar'scomputer.Thecar'scomputercanthencalculatehowfarthesatelliteisbymeasuringhowlongittookforthesignaltoarrive.Sincethespeedoflightiswellknown,anydelayinreceivingthesatellite'ssignalcanbeconvertedintoadistance.開車最頭疼的兩大麻煩是迷路和交通堵塞。雖然計(jì)算機(jī)革命不可能徹底解決這兩個(gè)問題，但卻會帶來積極的影響。你汽車上與繞軌道運(yùn)行的衛(wèi)星發(fā)出的無線電信號調(diào)諧的傳感器能隨時(shí)精確地確定你汽車的方位，并告知交通阻塞情況。我們已經(jīng)有24顆環(huán)繞地球運(yùn)行的導(dǎo)航衛(wèi)星，組成了人們所說的全球衛(wèi)星定位系統(tǒng)。通過這些衛(wèi)星我們有可能以小于100英尺的誤差確定你在地球上的方位。在任何一個(gè)特定時(shí)間，總有若干顆全球定位系統(tǒng)的衛(wèi)星在11000英里的高空繞地球運(yùn)行。每顆衛(wèi)星都裝有4個(gè)“原子鐘”，它們根據(jù)量子理論法則，以精確的頻率振動。衛(wèi)星從高空經(jīng)過時(shí)發(fā)出能被汽車上計(jì)算機(jī)里的接收器辨認(rèn)的無線電信號。汽車上的計(jì)算機(jī)就會根據(jù)信號傳來所花的時(shí)間計(jì)算出衛(wèi)星有多遠(yuǎn)。由于光速為人熟知，接收衛(wèi)星信號時(shí)的任何時(shí)間遲緩都能折算出距離的遠(yuǎn)近。Unit3HadhecheckedwithhisuniversitytoseeiftherewereanygraduatesworkingatMackaywhomhecouldinterview?Hadheaskedanyfriendstogrillhiminamockinterview?Didhegotothelibrarytofindnewspaperclippingsonus?Didhewritealetterbeforehandtotellusabouthimself,whathewasdoingtopreparefortheinterviewandwhyhe'dberightforthejob?Washeplanningtofollowuptheinterviewwithanotherletterindicatinghiseagernesstojoinus?Wouldtheletterbeinourhandswithin24hoursofthemeeting,possiblyevenhand-delivered?Theanswertoeveryquestionwasthesame:no.Thatleftmewithonlyoneotherquestion:Howwellpreparedwouldthispersonbeifheweretocallonaprospectivecustomerforus?Ialreadyknewtheanswer.他可曾在就讀的大學(xué)里查問過有沒有校友在本公司就職，以便向他們了解一些情況?他可曾請朋友向他提問，對他進(jìn)行模擬面試？他可曾去圖書館查找過有關(guān)本公司的剪報(bào)？他事先有沒有寫封信來介紹自己，告訴我們自己為這次面試在做哪些準(zhǔn)備，自己何以能勝任此項(xiàng)工作？面試之后他是否打算再寫一封信，表明自己加盟本公司的誠意？這封信會不會在面試后的24小時(shí)之內(nèi)送到我們手上，也許甚至是親自送來？他對上述每一個(gè)問題的回答全都一樣：沒有。這樣我就只剩一個(gè)問題要問了：如果此人代表本公司去見可能成為我們客戶的人，他準(zhǔn)備工作會做得怎樣？答案不言自明。Unit5IthinkthechiefthingthatstruckmeaboutBurtonwashiskindliness.Therewassomethingverypleasinginhismildblueeyes.Hisvoicewasgentle;youcouldnotimaginethathecouldpossiblyraiseitinanger;hissmilewasbenign.Herewasamanwhoattractedyoubecauseyoufeltinhimarealloveforhisfellows.Atthesametimehelikedhisgameofcardsandhiscocktail,hecouldtellwithpointagoodandspicystory,andinhisyouthhehadbeensomethingofanathlete.Hewasarichmanandhehadmadeeverypennyhimself.Isupposeonethingthatmadeyoulikehimwasthathewassosmallandfrail;hearousedyourinstinctsofprotection.Youfeltthathecouldnotbeartohurtafly.我想，伯頓當(dāng)時(shí)給我印象最深的主要還是他這個(gè)人和善。他那雙溫和的藍(lán)眼睛有種令人愉快的神情。他說話的聲音輕柔；你無法想象他會提高嗓門大發(fā)雷霆；他的笑容和藹可親。這個(gè)人吸引你，是因?yàn)槟銖乃砩细械剿麑e人的真正的愛。同時(shí)他也喜歡玩牌，喝雞尾酒，他能繪聲繪色地講個(gè)來勁兒的段子什么的，他年輕時(shí)多少還是個(gè)運(yùn)動員呢。他是個(gè)闊佬，但他的每一個(gè)便士都是自己掙來的。我想，人們喜歡他還有一個(gè)原因，那就是他非常瘦小、脆弱，容易引起人們的惻隱之心。你覺得他甚至連只螞蟻都不忍傷害。4.

奇怪的是，許多人自愿幫助組織會議，但是只有少數(shù)幾人到場

Oddlyenough,manypeoplevolunteeredtohelporganizethemeeting,butonlyafewturnedup.5.

老師那充滿關(guān)愛的話語，以及坦誠的評價(jià)改變了邁克對于社會和他自己的看法。Theteacher’saffectionatewords,alongwithhiscandidcomments,changedthewayMikeperceivedthesocietyandhimself.UnitSix1.

他們正在探索醫(yī)學(xué)研究的新領(lǐng)域，試圖治療那些目前還無藥可救的疾病。Theyareexploringthenewfrontiersofmedicalscienceinanattempttofindremediesforincurablediseases/curesfordiseasesthatarebeyondremedysofar.2.

我的數(shù)學(xué)老師威爾遜女士不僅教學(xué)方法獨(dú)特，而且她從不試圖往我腦子里硬塞知識。Heruniqueteachingmethodsapart,MsWilson,mymathteacher,nevertriedtocramknowledgeintomyhead.3.

中央電視臺的定時(shí)天氣預(yù)報(bào)使得我們旅行時(shí)不管走到哪兒都能知道天氣的變化。TheregularweatherforecastbytheCentralTVStationkeepsusupwiththechangesofweatherwhereverwegoonatrip.4.

可怕的爆炸引起了一場大火，并造成這幢大樓部