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综合教程第1册

Unit 1

I. Dictation

Throughout history / the basic unit of almost every human

society / has been the family. / Members of the family live

together / under the same roof. / They share the economic

burdens of life / as well as its joys. / The family head usually has

considerable influence / in arranging marriages, / selecting

careers / and determining all important moves and purchases /

by any member of the family. / Particularly in conditions / where

society or the state / does not give aid / and the responsibilities

of the family are greater, / this large group / provides better

protection / in times of economic or other emergency.

Unit 2

Children learn almost nothing from television, / and the more

they watch, / the less they remember. / They regard television

purely as entertainment, / resent programs that make demands

on them / and are surprised that anybody should take the

medium seriously. / Far from being over-excited by programs, /

they are mildly bored with the whole thing. / These are the main

conclusions from a new study of children and television. / Its

author confirms / that the modern child is a dedicated viewer. /

The study suggests / that there is little point in the television

company’s attempts / to isolate adult viewing in the later hours.

/ More than a third of the children regularly watched their

programs after / All 11-year-olds had watched programs

after midnight.

Unit 3:

I. Dictation

Mother's Day is celebrated / on the second Sunday in May. /

On this occasion, / Mother usually receives greeting cards and

gifts / from her husband and children. / For most mothers, / the

rarest and best gift / is a day of rest. / Often, / families honor

Mother / by taking her out for dinner. / In some households / the

husband and children / take over meal preparations / so that

Mom can spend a whole day / away from the kitchen. / Serving

her breakfast in bed / is another family ritual. / Later in the day, /

parents may take their children / to visit their grandparents. /

Flowers are an important part of the day. / Mothers are often

given corsages / for the occasion, / particularly if they are elderly.

Unit 4

Dictation

In order to learn to be one’s true self, / it is necessary to

obtain a wide and extensive knowledge / of what has been said

and done in the world; / critically to inquire into it; / carefully to

consider it; / clearly to analyze it; / and earnestly to carry it out.

It matters not what you learn, / but when you once learn a

thing, / you must never give it up / until you have thoroughly

understood it. / It matters not what you try to think of, / but when

you once try to think of a thing, / you must never give it up / until

you have done it thoroughly and well.

If another man succeeds by one effort, / you will use a

hundred efforts. / If another man succeeds by ten efforts, / you

will use a thousand.

Unit 5:

In order to learn to be one’s true self, / it is necessary to

obtain a wide and extensive knowledge / of what has been said

and done in the world; / critically to inquire into it; / carefully to

consider it; / clearly to analyze it; / and earnestly to carry it out.

It matters not what you learn, / but when you once learn a

thing, / you must never give it up / until you have thoroughly

understood it. / It matters not what you try to think of, / but when

you once try to think of a thing, / you must never give it up / until

you have done it thoroughly and well.

If another man succeeds by one effort, / you will use a

hundred efforts. / If another man succeeds by ten efforts, /

you will use a thousand.

Unit 6

About this time / I found out the use of a key. / One morning

I locked my mother up in the pantry, / where she was obliged to

remain three hours. / She kept knocking on the door, / while I sat

outside on the porch steps and laughed. / This naughty behavior

of mine / convinced my parents / that I must be taught as soon

as possible. / After my teacher came to me, / I sought an early

opportunity / to lock her up in her room. / I could not be induced

to tell / where the key was. / My father had to get a ladder / and

take the teacher out through the window. / Months after, / I

produced the key.

Unit 7:

Our boat floated on, / between walls of forest. / Nowhere did

we find a place / where we could have landed. / In any case, /

what would we have got by landing? / The country was full of

snakes / and other dangerous animals, / and the forest was so

thick / that one would be able to advance only slowly, / cutting

one’s way with knives the whole day. / We live on fish, / caught

with a homemade net of string, / and any fruit and nuts / we

could pick up out of the water. / As we had no fire, / we had to

eat everything uncooked, / including the fish. / As for water, /

there was a choice: / we could drink the muddy river water, / or

die of thirst.

Unit 8

I believe my father is a talented man. / He is decisive and

efficient in doing things. / By his own talents and efforts, / he has

secured for the family a good social position / and a

comparatively rich life. / People of all fields come to my house, /

and from them I have gained lots of valuable social experience /

and seen a lot of joys and sorrows of the world. /

But at home he is a harsh parent. / He has high expectations

of me. / When I am idling away my time, / I can see that it hurts

him deeply. / When I am doing something great, / such as writing

a book, / he is more than excited. / With such a father, / I always

remind myself that I must go on and on, never give up.

Unit 9

It’s that time of the year again, / when the entertainment

world gets excited about the Oscars / and the madness that

surrounds Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. / Everybody

has an opinion / on which film should take home the Best Picture

Prize / and who should walk away with the statuette for Best

Actor and Best Actress. / But it’s only after the ceremony is over

/ that the real analysis begins. / People commented on the

acceptance speeches, / rate the host on his or her performance,

/ and examine all attendee closely, / from their hairstyle right

down to their socks.

Unit 10

It is simple enough to say / that since books have classes / -

fiction, biography, poetry / -we should separate them / and take

from each what it is right / that each should give us. / Yet few

people ask from books / what books can give us. / Most

commonly we come to books / with blurred and divided minds,

/ asking of fiction that it shall be true, / of poetry that it shall be

false, / of biography that it shall be flattering, / of history that it

shall enforce our own prejudices. / If we could banish all such

preconceptions when we read, / that would be an admirable

beginning. / Do not dictate to your author: / try to become him.

/ Be his fellow-worker and accomplice.

Unit 11

After the war our church was in a very bad condition. / So we

decided to build a modern one / at the top of a hill outside our

town. / We raised a lot of money and bought all the necessary

materials. / We built the walls of stone and glass, / and the heavy

doors of wood and metal. / It was one of the most attractive

buildings in town / when it was completed. / From the top of the

church there is a wonderful view. / You can see the entire town

and countryside / for miles around. / People from all parts of the

country / come and visit the church every day.

Unit 12