新标准大学英语综合教程3课文翻译(1-10单元30篇).doc

新标准大学英语综合教程3课文与翻译1/84Unit1-1Catchingcrabs1Inthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.Therelaxedatmosphereoftheprecedingsummersemester,theimpromptuballgames,theboatingontheCharlesRiver,thelate-nightpartieshaddisappeared,andweallstartedtogetourheadsdown,studyinglate,andattendanceatclassesrosesteeplyagain.Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofourstayhere,thatwewouldnevergetachancelikethisagain,andwebecamedeterminednottowasteit.MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,sothepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Librarieswhichwereonceemptyafterfiveo'clockintheafternoonwerestandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,andguysworethebagsundertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.2Buttherewassomethingelse.Atthebackofeveryone'smindwaswhatwewoulddonext,whenweleftuniversityinafewmonths'time.Itwasn'talwaysthehighflyerswiththetopgradeswhoknewwhattheyweregoingtodo.Quiteoftenitwasthequieter,lessimpressivestudentswhohadthenextstagesoftheirlifemappedout.Onehadlandedajobinhisbrother'sadvertisingfirminMadisonAvenue,anotherhadgotascriptunderprovisionalacceptanceinHollywood.Themostambitiousstudentamonguswasgoingtoworkasapartyactivistatalocallevel.WeallsawhimendingupintheSenateorinCongressoneday.Butmostpeoplewereeitherlookingtocontinuetheirstudies,ortomakealivingwithawhite-collarjobinabank,localgovernment,oranythingwhich抓螃蟹大学最后一年的秋天，我们的心情变了。刚刚过去的夏季学期的轻松氛围、即兴球赛、查尔斯河上的泛舟以及深夜晚会都不见了踪影，我们开始埋头学习，苦读到深夜，课堂出勤率再次急剧上升。我们都觉得在校时间不多了，以后再也不会有这样的学习机会了，所以都下定决心不再虚度光阴。当然，下一年四五月份的期末考试最为重要。我们谁都不想考全班倒数第一，那也太丢人了，因此同学们之间的竞争压力特别大。以前每天下午五点以后，图书馆就空无一人了，现在却要等到天快亮时才会有空座，小伙子们熬夜熬出了眼袋，他们脸色苍白，睡眼惺忪，却很自豪，好像这些都是表彰他们勤奋好学的奖章。还有别的事情让大家心情焦虑。每个人都在心里盘算着过几个月毕业离校之后该找份什么样的工作。并不总是那些心怀抱负、成绩拔尖的高材生才清楚自己将来要做什么，常常是那些平日里默默无闻的同学早早为自己下几个阶段的人生做好了规划。有位同学在位于麦迪逊大道他哥哥的广告公司得到了一份工作，另一位同学写的电影脚本已经与好莱坞草签了合约。我们当中野心最大的一位同学准备到地方上当一个政党活动家，我们都预料他最终会当上参议员或国会议员。但大多数同学不是准备继续深造，就是想在银行、地方政府或其他单位当个白领，希望在20出头的时候能挣到足够多的薪水，过上舒适的生活，新标准大学英语综合教程3课文与翻译2/84wouldpaythemenoughtohaveacomfortabletimeintheirearlytwenties,andthensettledownwithafamily,amortgageandsomehopeofpromotion.3IwenthomeatThanksgiving,andinevitably,mybrothersandsisterskeptaskingmewhatIwasplanningtodo.Ididn'tknowwhattosay.Actually,Ididknowwhattosay,butIthoughtthey'dprobablycriticizeme,soItoldthemwhateveryoneelsewasthinkingofdoing.4Myfatherwaswatchingmebutsayingnothing.Lateintheevening,heinvitedmetohisstudy.Wesatdownandhepouredusadrink.5So?hesaid.6Er...sowhat?7Sowhatdoyoureallywanttodo?heasked.8Myfatherwasalawyer,andIhadalwaysassumedhewantedmetogotolawschool,andfollowhispaththroughlife.SoIhesitated.9ThenIreplied,Iwanttotravel,andIwanttobeawriter.10ThiswasnottheanswerIthoughthewouldexpect.Travel?Where?Awriter?Aboutwhat?Ibracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheidea.11Therewasalongsilence.12Interestingidea,hesaidfinally.13Therewasanotherlongsilence.14IkindofwishI'ddonethatwhenIwasyourage.15Iwaited.16Youhaveplentyoftime.Youdon'tneedtogointoacareerwhichpayswelljustatthemoment.Youneedtofindoutwhatyoureallyenjoynow,becauseifyoudon't,youwon'tbesuccessfullater.17SohowdoIdothis?18Hethoughtforamoment.Thenhesaid,Look,it'slate.Let'staketheboatout然后就娶妻生子，贷款买房，期望升职，过安稳日子。感恩节的时候我回了一趟家，兄弟姐妹们免不了不停地问我毕业后有什么打算，我不知道该说什么。实际上，我知道该说什么，但我怕他们批评我，所以只对他们说了别人都准备干什么。父亲看着我，什么也没说。夜深时，他叫我去他的书房。我们坐了下来，他给我们俩各倒了杯饮料。“怎么样？”他问。“啊，什么怎么样？”“你毕业后到底想做什么？”他问道。父亲是一名律师，我一直都认为他想让我去法学院深造，追随他的人生足迹，所以我有点儿犹豫。过了会儿我回答说：“我想旅行，我想当个作家。”我想这不是他所期待的答案。旅行？去哪儿旅行？当作家？写什么呀？我做好了遭到他反对的心理准备。接着是一段长长的沉默。“这想法有点意思，”他最后说。接着又是一段长长的沉默。“我真有点希望自己在你这个年纪时能做这些事儿。”我在等他把话说完。“你还有很多时间，不必急于进入一个暂时报酬高的行业。你现在要搞清楚自己真正喜欢什么，如果你弄不清楚，以后就不可能成功。”“那我该怎么办？”他想了一会儿。然后他说道：“瞧，现在太晚了。我们明天早新标准大学英语综合教程3课文与翻译3/84tomorrowmorning,justyouandme.Maybewecancatchsomecrabsfordinner,andwecantalkmore.19Itwasasmallmotorboat,mooredtenminutesaway,andmyfatherhadowneditforyears.Earlynextmorningwesetoffalongtheestuary.Wedidn'ttalkmuch,butenjoyedthesoundoftheseagullsandthesightoftheestuarycoastlineandtheseabeyond.20Therewasnosurfonthecoastalwatersatthattimeofday,soitwasasmoothhalf-hourrideuntilmyfatherswitchedoffthemotor.Let'sseeifwegetlucky,hesaid,pickeduparusty,meshbasketwitharopeattachedandthrewitintothesea.21Wewaitedawhile,thenmyfatherstoodupandsaid,Givemeahandwiththis,andwehauledupthecrabcageontothedeck.22Crabsfascinatedme.Theyweresoeasytocatch.Itwasn'tjustthattheycrawledintosuchanobvioustrap,throughasmallholeinthelidofthebasket,butitseemedasiftheycouldn'tbebotheredtocrawloutagainevenwhenyoutookthelidoff.Theyjustsatthere,wavingtheirclawsatyou.23Thecagewasbrimmingwithdozensofsoftshellcrabs,piledhighontopofeachother.Whydon'ttheytrytoescape?Iwonderedaloudtomyfather.24Justwatchthemforamoment.Lookatthatone,there!He'stryingtoclimbout,buteverytimetheothercrabspullhimbackin,saidmyfather.25Andwewatched.Thecrabclimbedupthemeshtowardsthelid,andsureenough,justasitreachedthetop,oneofitsfellowcrabsreachedout,clampeditsclawontoanyavailableleg,andpulleditback.Severaltimesthecrabtriedtodefyhisfellow晨乘船出海去，就我们两个。也许我们能抓点螃蟹当晚餐，我们还可以再谈谈。”那是一艘小小的机动船，停泊在离我们家约十分钟路程的地方，是好些年前父亲买的。次日清晨，我们沿着港