自考英语本科高级英语上下册课后短文翻译

自考英语本科高级英语上下册课后短文翻译资料仅供参考1RockmusicbeganinAmericainthelate1950’s.Itwasnotonlyanewmusicalform,butaforumfortheAmericanyouthtoexpresstheirideasoftheworldandlife.Inthisforum,thestarssangouttheattitudesoftheyouthtowardscivilrights,warandpeace,thedisaffectionoftheirsociety,andarangeofemotionsbetweenloveandhate.Allinall,inthisforum,theAmericanyouthredefinedthebeliefsandfeelingsoftheirsociety.ThetypicalrepresentativesoftheearlyrockmusicwereElvisPresley,singerandpoetBobDylan,theBealtles,therollingStonesandsoon.Theywerethecultureheroeswhomtheyoungpeopleworshipped.2TheAmericanyoungpeoplein1960’swereagenerationofrebellion.TheyfoundthattheaffluentAmericansocietywasfilledwithpoverty,injusticeandgypocrisy.Theydidn’ttrusttheadultworldthatdidn’tbelongtothemandrefusedtotaketheirbeliefsandvalues.Manyyoungpeopletookactivepartinthestrugglewhichprotestedagainstpoverty,racialdiscriminationandVietnamWar.Someyoungpeopleeventriedtooverthrowthisworldbyarmedrevolution.Manyotheryoungtookpassivewaystoshowtheirdisaffections.Theytookdrugs,refusedtotakeanyresponsibilitiesandlivedaparasiticwayoflife.Ortheyescapedtothefrontiersandlivedaprimitivewayoflife.3Mathildahadbeenillforthreedays.Hermotherhadgivenhersomemedicine,butitdidn’tdoanygood.Sotheyhadtoaskthedoctortocome.TherehadbeenanumberofcasesofdiphtheriainMathilda’sschoolandtwoof资料仅供参考themhadbeendead.WhenthedoctorarrivedatOlson’shome,hewantedtoexamineMthilda’sthroatfirst.Butnomatterhowhecoaxed,,Shewouldn’topenhermouth.Sothedoctorhadtogetthetonguedepressorintohermouth.ButMathildareducedittosplinters.InordertoprotectMathildaherselfandotherchildren,thedoctorhadtomakesurewhethershehaddiphtheriaornot,sothathecouldtreatherintime.LettingMathilda‘sfatherholdherwristshetriedhisbesttoopenhermouthandfoundshereallyhaddiphtheria.Thisstorymadeuscanthinksuchaquestionthatsomethinginlifecan’tonlydependonselfwillingness.Undersomecircumstances,certainforceseemsnecessary.4Theneedforlawsoneuthanasiacan’tbedodgedformuchlonger.Euthanasiaisatabooinmostcountries.Inthesecountriesdoctorscanonlypractiseitsecretly.Butitisopenlypracticedinsomecountries,suchasHolland.Rightnowmoreandmorecountriesaregoingovertheargumentsaboutlegalizingeuthanasia.Whenapatientsuffersfromillnessforalongtimeandthereisnohopeofcuringit,whydowelethimpolongthethroes?Whycan’twepractiseeuthanasiatostopthethroes?Butifwelegalizeeuthanasia,therewillbeadangerSomeonemayuseitforkilling.Allinall,euthanasiaisquestionwecan’tdodge.资料仅供参考5TheAmericanwomenmadegreatcontributionstothenation’sdevelopment,buttheyreceiveddifferentformsofprejudicesbecauseoftheirsex.Inpolitics,theydidallthetediousdetailsthatmadethedifferenebetweenvictoryanddefeatonelectiondayandseldomhadthechancetoreachabetterposition,whilethemenreapedtherewards.Ineconomy,mostwomendidthelower-payinganddead–endjobsandtheywerepaidlessthanthemenforthesamejob.ManyAmericanpeopledidn’tadmititwasprejudiceagainstwomen.Theysaiditwasonlyadifferentdivisionoflabourinsociety.Evenmanywomenwerecontentwiththeirrolesassecond-classcitizens.Sotheauthorsaiditwasalongpainfulstruggleforthewomentogetrealequality.6WhenIknewMagpiegotascholarshipofaCaliforniaUniversityandcouldgototheFineArtsSchooltostudy,Iwasverypleasedforhim.Iknewhewantedtobecomeapoetallthetime.Ialsoknewhehadagoodtalent.Itwasaverygoodchanceforhim.SoIwentbacktoCrowCreektotellhimaboutthegoodnewsandlethimfilloutsomepapers.ButIdidn’tfindhimathishome.HiswifesaidtheyhadnotbeentogetherforawhileandonlyheardhewasinChamberlain.ThenIwentforSalinaandaskedhertohelpmefindMagpie.SalinasaidMagpiehadchangedalotsincehewastakenintoprison.Shethoughthewasnotinterestedingoingtotheuniversityofwhitepeople.ButIsaidMagpiehadarighttoknowthisnewsandmakethedecisionwhethertogoornotbyhimself.Sheagreedandtookmetohisgoodfriend,Elgie.ButwhenIcouldreallyseeMagpieatlast,hehadbeenshotbythepolice.7资料仅供参考MissBrillwasanEnglishwholivedinacoastalcityinFrance.Shewasoldandpoor.ShewouldgototheparkoneverySundayafternoon.Shealwayssatonthesamebench,listeningpeoplearoundhertalk,orwatchingotherpeople’slivesinfrontofher.ShesuddenlyhadafeelingonthatSundayafternoon.Shefeltthelifewaslikeaplayandshewasonepartofthecommunity.Shehadapartintheperformance.Atthistime,thefeelingoflonelinessbegantoescapeher.Butjustatthistimesheheardacoupleofyoungpeopletalkaboutherwithcontempt.Eventheyoungmanaskedhertoleaveinalowvoice.Theshortfeelingofhappinessdisappeared.shewenthomewithabrokenheart.8Mancreatedlanguage.Itwasman’swayofcommunicatingwithhisfellowman.Thedifferencebetweenoralandwrittenlanguagewasthatorallanguagecouldtakethehumanvoicetoinfuseitwiththeshadesofdeepermeaning.FlowerswasnearlysingingwhenshereadATaleofTwoCities.Itsoundedbeautiful.Herreadingmademerealizethewonderoflanguage.Mrs.Flowersgavemenovelsandpoems.Ilearnedvalueoflifefromthesebooksandrealizedhowbeautifulthelanguageofliteratureworkswas.资料仅供参考Mancreatedlanguage.Itwasman’swayofcommunicatingwithhisfellowman.Thedifferencebetweenoralandwrittenlanguagewasthatorallanguagecouldtakethehumanvoicetoinfuseitwiththeshadesofdeepermeaning.FlowerswasnearlysingingwhenshereadATal