大學英語二背誦段落

　　任何一種語言能力的形成,都離不開有效的語言資訊的大量輸入。下面是小編帶來的大學英語二背誦段落，歡迎閱讀!

　　Unit1

　　12 One way of summarizing the American position is to state that we value originality and independence more than the Chinese do. The contrast between our two cultures can also be seen in terms of the fears we both harbor. Chinese teachers are fearful that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired; there is, on the other hand, no comparable hurry to promote creativity. American educators fear that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge; on the other hand, skills can be picked up later.

　　美國人的立場可以概括起來這麼說，我們比中國人更重視創新和自立。我們兩種文化的差異也可以從我們各自所懷的憂慮中顯示出來。中國老師擔心，如果年輕人不及早掌握技藝，就有可能一輩子掌握不了;另一方面，他們並不同樣地急於促進創造力的發展。美國教育工作者則擔心，除非從一開始就發展創造力，不然創造力就有可能永不再現;而另一方面，技藝可於日後獲得。

　　13 However, I do not want to overstate my case. There is enormous creativity to be found in Chinese scientific, technological and artistic innovations past and present. And there is a danger of exaggerating creative breakthroughs in the West. When any innovation is examined closely, its reliance on previous achievements is all too apparent the "standing on the shoulders of giants" phenomenon.

　　但我並不想誇大其辭。無論在過去還是在當今，中國在科學、技術和藝術革新方面都展示了巨大的創造力。而西方的創新突破則有被誇大的危險。如果仔細審視任何一項創新，其對以往成就的依賴則都顯而易見“站在巨人肩膀之上”的現象。

　　14 But assuming that the contrast I have developed is valid, and that the fostering of skills and creativity are both worthwhile goals, the important question becomes this: Can we gather, from the Chinese and American extremes, a superior way to approach education, perhaps striking a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills?

　　然而，假定我這裡所說的反差是成立的，而培養技藝與創造力兩者都是值得追求的目標，那麼重要的問題就在於：我們能否從中美兩個極端中尋求一種更好的教育方式，它或許能在創造力與基本技能這兩極之間獲得某種較好的平衡?

　　Unit4

　　10 I'd never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I'd never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.

　　以前我從未意識到日常的生活起居是多麼重要，如穿戴整齊去上班，按時就寢。以前我從未想過自己會那麼依賴同事做伴。我開始理解為什麼長時間的失業會那麼傷人，為什麼一個人的生活缺少了外部支援的日常計劃就會導致吸毒、犯罪、自殺率的增長。

　　11 To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven't fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor's appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.

　　為了恢復生活的平衡，我強迫自己回到真實世界中去。我給別人打電話，與所剩無幾的仍然住在紐約城的幾個朋友安排見面。我至少設法去去健身房，以便使週末與工作日有所不同。我安排採訪好寫報道，預約看醫生——安排任何需要我出門與他人接觸的活動

　　12 But sometimes being face to face is too much. I see a friend and her ringing laughter is intolerable -- the noise of conversation in the restaurant, unbearable. I make my excuses and flee. I re-enter my apartment and run to the computer as though it were a place of safety.

　　但有時面對面地與人相處實在難以忍受。我與一位朋友見面，她那種響亮的笑聲讓人忍無可忍——飯店裡的噪雜談話聲也讓人受不了。我找了個藉口逃之夭夭。我重新回到我的公寓，衝向電腦，似乎那兒才是一個安全的地方。

　　13 I click on the modem, the once-annoying sound of the connection now as pleasant as my favorite tune. I enter my password. The real world disappears.

　　我點選滑鼠，開啟調變解調器，曾經聽了就煩的連線聲此刻聽起來就如同最心愛的曲子那麼悅耳。我鍵入密碼。真實世界轉瞬便消逝了。

　　Unit5

　　9 The runway felt different this time. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That's only one inch off the National record, he thought. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension. It wasn't working. He became more tense. Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. Afraid would be a more accurate description. What was he going to do? He had never experienced these feelings. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths.

　　這一回，那跑道顯得有些異樣。剎那間，他感到一陣驚嚇。一種惶惑不安的感覺向他襲來。橫杆升在高出他個人最高紀錄9英寸的高度。他想，這一高度與全國紀錄只差1英寸了。這一刻緊張異常，他感到焦慮不安。他想擺脫緊張情緒。沒有用。他更緊張了。在這種時刻怎麼會這樣呢，他暗暗思忖著。他有點膽怯起來。說是恐懼也許更為恰當。怎麼辦?他以前從來不曾有過這種感覺。這時，不知不覺地，在內心最深處，出現了他母親的身影。為什麼是在這一刻?記憶中，母親在這種時刻會怎樣做呢?很簡單。母親過去總跟他說，當你覺得緊張、焦慮、甚至害怕的時候，就深深地吸氣。

　　10 So he did. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, he gently laid his pole at his feet. He began to stretch out his arms and upper body. The light breeze that was once there was now gone. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his heart pounding. He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.

　　於是他深深吸了一口氣。在擺脫腿部肌肉緊張的同時，他輕輕地把撐竿放在腳邊。他開始舒展雙臂和上身。剛才飄過一陣輕風，此刻消失了。他小心翼翼地拿起撐竿，只覺得心怦怦在跳。他相信觀眾們的心也在怦怦跳動。場上鴉雀無聲，令人透不過氣來。當他聽見遠處飛鳥啼鳴時，他知道，自己飛身起躍的時刻到了。

　　Uint7

　　1Two centuries ago an English judge in India noticed that several words in Sanskrit closely resembled some words in Greek and Latin. A systematic study revealed that many modern languages descended from a common parent language, lost to us because nothing was written down.

　　兩個世紀前，在印度當法官的一位英國人注意到，梵文中有一些詞與希臘語、拉丁語中的一些詞極為相似。系統的研究顯示，許多現代語言起源於一個共同的母語，但由於沒有文字記載，該母語已經失傳。

　　2 Identifying similar words, linguists have come up with what they call an Indo-European parent language, spoken until 3500 to 2000 B.C. These people had common words for snow, bee and wolf but no word for sea. So some scholars assume they lived somewhere in north-central Europe, where it was cold. Traveling east, some established the languages of India and Pakistan, and others drifted west toward the gentler climates of Europe. Some who made the earliest move westward became known as the Celts, whom Caesar's armies found in Britain.

　　語言學家找出了相似的詞，提出這些語言的源頭是他們稱之為印歐母語的語言，這種語言使用於公元前3500年至公元前2000年。這些人使用同樣的詞表達“雪”、“蜜蜂”和“狼”，但沒有表示“海”的詞。因此有些學者認為，他們生活在寒冷的中北歐某個地區。一些人向東遷徙形成了印度和巴基斯坦的各種語言，有些人則向西漂泊，來到歐洲氣候較為溫暖的地區。最早西移的一些人後來被稱作凱爾特人，亦即凱撒的軍隊在不列顛發現的民族。

　　3 New words came with the Germanic tribes -- the Angles, the Saxons, etc. -- that slipped across the North Sea to settle in Britain in the 5th century. Together they formed what we call Anglo-Saxon society.

　　新的詞彙隨日爾曼部落——盎格魯、薩克遜等部落——而來，他們在5世紀的時候越過北海定居在不列顛。他們共同形成了我們稱之為盎格魯-薩克遜的社會。

　　4 The Anglo-Saxons passed on to us their farming vocabulary, including sheep, ox, earth, wood, field and work. They must have also enjoyed themselves because they gave us the word laughter.

　　盎格魯-薩克遜人將他們的農耕詞彙留傳給我們，包括sheep, ox, earth, wood, field 和work等。他們的日子一定過得很開心，因為他們留傳給我們laughter一詞。