1、新人教版高中英语选必4课文原文及翻译选择性B4U1 单元主题：SCIENCE FICTIONTodays science fiction is tomorrows science fact.Isaac Asimov译文：今天的科幻小说即明天的科学现实。Reading for ThinkingSATISFACTION GUARANTEED包你满意(Adapted)(改编版)Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begunexperimenting with a household robot. I
2、t was going to be tested out by Larryswife. Claire拉里贝尔蒙特在一家机器人制造公司工作。该公司最近开始试验家用机器人。机器人将由拉里的妻子克菜尔进行试用。Claire didnt want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would beaway on a business trip for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robotwouldnt harm her or allow her to be harmed.
3、 It would be abonus. Howeverwhen she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony. He seemedmore like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hairand a deep voice, although his facial expression never changed克莱尔并不想家里有个机器人,尤其是在她丈夫要出差三周的时候,但是拉里劝她说机器人不会伤害她,也不会让她受到伤害。还会是
4、个意外收获。然而,第一次看到机器人时,克莱尔还是有点惊慌。这个机器人名叫托尼,看着不太像机器,而更像个真人。托尼高大英俊,头发顺滑,嗓音低沉,不过他的面部表情始终不变。On the second morning, Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whethershe needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. Nowshe was being looked after by a robot that looked so human, an
5、d it wasdisturbing.第二天早晨,托尼给克莱尔端来了早餐,还问她是否需要帮忙穿衣打扮。克莱尔感到非常尴尬,立刻让托尼走开。现在,她正由一个看起来这么像人类的机器人照料着,这很令人不安。One day, Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever. Tony said thatshe must feel very unhappy to say that Claire thought it was ridiculous that shewas being offered sympathy by a robot, but
6、she gradually admired his wisdomandintegrityand began to trust him. He always treated her withdignity.She told him how she was unhappy that her home wasnt elegant enough for Larry,who wanted to improve his social position with a biggersalary.She wasnt likeGladys Claffern, one of the richest and most
7、 powerful women around.有一天,克莱尔说她觉得自己并不聪明。托尼说她肯定是感到很不开心才会这么说。克莱尔觉得一个机器人对她表示同情十分荒谬,但她逐渐欣赏托尼的智慧和正直,并且开始信任他。托尼对她彬彬有礼。克莱尔告诉托尼自己多么的不开心,因为拉里觉得家里不够雅致:拉里想通过涨工资来提高自己的社会地位。克莱尔与格拉迪丝克拉芬不同,后者是当地最有钱有势的女性之一。As a favour, Tony promised to help Claire make herself more beautiful and herhome more elegant. So Claire bor
8、rowed some library books for him to read, orrather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page.How absurd, she thought He was just a machine.作为一项恩惠,托尼答应帮助克菜尔,把她变得更漂亮些,也把她的家变得更雅致些。于是,克菜尔从图书馆借来了一些书让托尼阅读,应该说是让他扫视。她惊奇地看着托尼的手指翻动书页的样子,心想这太荒唐了。他只不过是一台机器罢了。Tony gave Claire a new ha
9、irstyle and improved her makeup. As he was notallowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of things that hewould need for his work on the house. Claire went downtown and bought thesethings. She had anappointmentto paint hernails, then she went into anexpensive clothes shop. Thesaleswo
10、manthere was rude to her, so she rangTony and told him she was being treated badly. He spoke to the woman, whoimmediately changed her attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he wasadear,As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful to bediscovered by her, Claire thought. By th
11、e look on her face, Claire knew thatGladys thought they were in a relationship. After all，she knew Claireshusbands name was Larry, not Tony. Although it was completely innocent，Claire feltguilty.托尼给克莱尔做了一个新发型,还改善了她的妆容。但是,由于托尼被禁止陪同克莱尔去商店,所以他开具了一张装修房子所需材料的清单。克莱尔去市中心购买了这些东西。她按预约去美甲后,走进了一家高档时装店。女店员对她很粗鲁
12、,于是她打电话给托尼,告诉他说自己受到了不礼貌的对待。托尼同店员交谈之后,店员立刻改变了态度。克莱尔向托尼道谢,称托尼为“亲爱的”。当她转过身来,却看到格拉迪丝克拉芬正站在那里。被她发现了,这多么难堪啊,克莱尔心想。从她脸上的表情判断,克莱尔知道格拉迪丝认为自己出轨了。毕竟她知道克莱尔丈夫的名字是拉里,而不是托尼。虽然完全无事,克菜尔还是感到内疚。When Claire got home, she wept. Gladys was everything Claire wished to be.Tony told her she was being sensitive and was just
13、as good as Cladys. Hesuggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before hewas to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, Tony expected that thehouse, which was being completely transformed, would be ready.到家后,克莱尔啜泣不止。格拉迪丝是她竭力模仿的对象。托尼对克莱尔说,她这样想有点敏感,其实她像格拉迪丝一样优秀。托尼还建议在
14、他离开,也就是拉里回家的前一天晚上,克莱尔邀请格拉迪丝和她的朋友们到家里来。到那个时候,托尼预计这栋正在彻底改造的房子将大功告成。Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tried to help by working ona lightsuspendedfrom the ceiling, but she fell off the ladder. Even though Tonyhad been in the next room he managed to catch her in time. As he held her. shefe
15、lt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away, and ran to herroom.托尼的装修工作稳步进展。克莱尔试图帮忙安装天花板上的吊灯,但从梯子上摔了下来。尽管托尼当时在隔壁房间,但他还是及时接住了她。托尼抱着她的时候,她感受到了他身体的热度。她尖叫了一声,一把推开他,然后跑回了自己的房间。The night of the party arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would bearriving soon, so ClairedismissedTony for
16、 the rest of the night. At that moment,Tony took her in his arms, bringing his face close to hers. She heard himdeclarethat he did not want to leave her the next day, and that he felt more thanjust the desire to please her. Then the front door bell rang.聚会之夜到了。时钟敲响了八点整,客人们很快就要来了,于是克莱尔让托尼结束了当晚的工作,说当夜
17、不再需要他了。就在那一瞬间,托尼将她揽入怀中,慢慢地贴近她的脸庞。克菜尔听着托尼宣布说他次日并不想离开她,而且他心里的愿望不只是让她开心而己。就在这时,前门的门铃响了。Using languageTHE TIME MACHINE时间机器(Adapted)(改编版)It was at ten oclock today that the first of all Time Machines began its career. Igave it a last check, and sat myself in theleatherseat. I pushed the starting leveron
18、the mainpanelforwards aninchthen immediatelybackwardsagain.Looking around, I saw my laboratory exactly as before. Had anything happened?I thought my mind had tricked me. Then I saw the clock. A moment before, itwas a minute or so past ten; now it was nearly half past three!上午十点,所有时间机器中的第一台启动了共运转之旅。我
19、最后检査了一遍机器,然后坐在皮椅上。我把主面板上的启动杆往前推了一英寸,然后又立刻向后拉。环顾四周,我看到实验室与以前一模六样。发生什么事了吗?我以为我的大脑欺骗了我。然后我看了下时钟。片刻之前,大概是十点零一分,而现在已经快三点半了!I drew a breath, gripped the lever and pushed it forwards. The laboratory wenthazy around me. Myniececame in tofetchsomething, maybe her handkerchief,apparently without seeing me. It
20、 probably took her a minute, but to me shemoved like a rocket! I pushed the lever further. Night came as if alampwasbeing turned out, and in another moment came the day. Tomorrow night came,then skipped to day, again and again, faster and faster still.我吸了口气,一把抓住操纵杆,往前推了一下。实验室在我身边变得模糊不清。我的侄女进来拿东西,也许是
21、拿她的手帕,但她显然没看见我。她大约花了一分钟时间,但在我看来,她的动作快如火箭!我把操纵杆再往前推了下。夜幕降临了,仿佛一盏灯正在熄灭,转眼间,白昼就来临了。第二天夜晚降临,接着又跃进到白天。如此反复,越来越快。It is hard to explain the strange and unpleasant feeling of time travelling. It feltlike I was being driven fast on a winding road. As mypacegrew faster, thewalls of the laboratory fell away, a
22、nd I was left in the open air. The sun andmoon looked as if they were being thrown across the sky, but soon there wasdivisionbetween night and day. Around me I saw trees growing like puffs ofsmoke; they grew, spread, and died in moments. I saw huge buildings rise up,then disappear like in a dream. T
23、he whole surface of the earth was beingchanged, melting and flowing before my eyes. I calculated that I was beingpushed through time at hundreds of years a minute.时间旅行带来的陌生感和不适感是难以解释的。我感到我好像坐在一部汽车里,飞驰在蜿蜓的道路上。我的速度越来越快,实验室的墙壁随之坍塌,我置身野外。太阳和月亮看起来似乎正被抛向天空,但是很快就有了昼夜之分。环顾四周,我看到树木似青烟升起,不断生长,变得枝繁叶茂,片刻之后枯亡。我看
24、到大楼拔地而起,继而消逝,犹如梦中。地球的整个表面都在变化,在我的眼前熔化、流动。我估算我一分钟要穿越数百年的时间。I had a strangeurgeto look at therandomthings that were being flashed beforemy eyes! I had thought about the risk of stopping the Time Machine manytimes. So long as I travelled atmaximumspeed, it didnt matter. But if I stopped and the same sp
25、ace was being occupied by something else, we wouldbe forced together andexplodelike a bomb! Like an impatient fool, I pulled thelever backwards hard. With a sudden jolt, the Time Machine was flipped on itsside, and I was thrown through the air.我有一种强烈的欲望,想看看眼前那些随机闪现的东西!我已多次考虑过停下时间机器的风险。只要我以最高的速度前进,就不
26、会有什么问题。但是,如果我停下来,同一空间被别的东西占据,我们就会被挤在一起,然后像炸弹一样爆炸!我就像个失去耐心的傻瓜,使劲向后拉了下操纵杆。突然一震,时间机器侧翻了,我被抛向了空中。I was stunned for a moment, and then heard the sound of thunder. I was sittingin the rain in somemudnext to the machine.A fine welcome. I said. for aman who has travelled thousands of years to be here.我一时惊呆了
27、,然后听到雷声。我坐在雨中的一堆烂泥上,时间机器躺在一旁。“对一个穿越了数千年才来到这里的人来说,这欢迎真是别开生面!”我说道。选择性B4U2 单元主题：ICONIC ATTRACTIONSWhatever makes an impressionon the heart seems lovely inthe eye.Saadi译文：任何给心灵留下深刻印象的东西，在人们眼里似乎都是可爱的。Reading for Thinking25 Sep9月25日Next week Im travelling to Australia to visit a friend there over the scho
28、olholidays. I plan to keep this blog to record my experiences and what I learn. Ihave already done some research on the country. Located to the south of theequator, below many other countries on the globe, its often informally referredto asdown under.趁学校放假,我打算下周去澳大利亚看望那里的一位朋友。我计划用这个博客记录我的所见所闻。我对澳大利亚
29、做了一番研究。它位于赤道以南在地球上许多其他国家的下方,常被非正式地称为“ down under”。I have also read about some iconic sites, such as the Sydney Opera House andthe Great Ocean Road, and animals like the cute koalas and kangaroos. I cantwait to see all of them! However, as I major in social studies, Im moreinterested in meeting peopl
30、e in Australia and experiencing their culture, food,and way of life.我也看了一些标志性景点的介绍,如悉尼歌剧院和大洋路,还有可爱的考拉和袋鼠等动物的资料。我迫不及待想见到所有这一切!不过,因为我主修社会研究,所以我对结识澳大利亚人并体验他们的文化、饮食和生活方式更感兴趣。1 Oct10月1日Im here in Sydney! Since I arrived, my friend has brought me to my firstopen-airbarbecueand has also shared many differe
31、nt but yummy meals withme, so my first impressions of Australia have been all about food! A lot oftypical Australian food, such as the Sunday roast, is originally British.Bakeries.fast-foodjoints,butchershops, cafes, and restaurants everywhere provide someof thepremierfood experiences in the world.
32、The influence of Asian cultures,on the other hand, led to the introduction of bean curd and Asianherbs, alongwith Australian versions of foods like the Chinese-inspired dim sim.我在悉尼啦!自我来这儿之后,朋友就带着我去吃了这辈子第一次的露天烧烤,还和我分享了许多风格各异的美味佳肴,所以我对澳大利亚的第一印象就是美食!很多澳大利亚的特色美食都源自英国,比如星期日烤肉。随处可见的面包店、快餐连锁店、肉店、咖啡馆和餐馆提供世
33、界顶级的美食体验。另一方面,在亚洲文化的影响下,除了灵感源自中国的点心等澳大利亚版的食物以外,还引入了豆腐和亚洲药草。3 Oct10月3日My friend and I have arrived in Katherine, a town in Australias NorthernTerritory. Were here to learn about the life and customs of the Aborigines, whoare native to Australia. The Aboriginal population might be small, but itsinflue
34、nce is still visible. For example, Bondi Bondi Beach is anAboriginal word meaningwater breaking over rocks”.我和朋友来到了澳大利亚北领地的凯瑟琳小镇。我们此行的目的是了解土著人的生活和习俗,他们是澳大利亚的原住民。土著人的人口可能很少,但其影响依旧可见。例如,“邦迪海滩”中的“邦迪”就是一个土著词汇意思是“拍打着岩石的海浪(声)”。To survive in this vast land on the ocean, the Aborigines had to be in closecon
35、tact with nature. This shows in their music. too. which celebrates the naturalworld and the spiritual world around them. Most of their musical instrumentsare really just sticks found on the ground, among which there is an amazinginstrument called the didgeridoo.为了在大洋中这片辽阔的土地上生存,澳大利亚土著人得和大自然保持密切的联系。这
36、也体现在它们的音乐中。这些音乐歌颂身边的自然世界,以及围绕着它们的精神世界。他们的大多数乐器其实就是在地上找到的树枝,其中有一种叫作迪吉里杜管的神奇乐器。The didgeridoo is made from a tree branch which is hollow. To play thedidgeridoo, you put your mouth on one end and blow while vibrating your lips.Unlike a horn, there are no finger holes. The didgeridoo player has to chang
37、ethe shape of his mouth in order to change pitch. A skilled player can play for along time without stopping to breathe. He does this by continually breathing inthrough his nose while breathing out through his mouth and into the didgeridoo.I tried to learn how to play it, but after trying for hours,
38、I was convinced that Icould never make a musical sound with this instrument.迪吉里杜管由空心的树干制成。吹奏迪吉里杜管时,把嘴巴靠在一端,一边吹气,一边振动嘴唇。与喇叭不同,迪吉里杜管没有指孔。吹奏迪吉里杜管必须靠改变嘴形才能改变音高。一名娴熟的演奏者可以长时间吹奏，不用停下来换气。演奏者可以不停地用鼻子吸气,同时通过嘴巴吐气,吹入迪吉里杜管中。我试着学习吹奏方法,但经过好几个小时的努力,我只能确信我永远都无法用这个乐器发出乐声!6 Oct10月6日Its almost time for me to say goodb
39、ye to Australia. Ive enjoyed my time herevery much. After being here for a while, my biggest impression is thecomplicated mix of peoples and cultures that make up the nation. Although themain cultural influence since 1788 has been Western culture,minority cultureshave also played a part in shaping t
40、he unique Australian culture, with many ofthe new cultural influences contributed by immigrants. It is said that now nearlyhalf of all Australian citizens were either born overseas or have parents whowere born overseas.差不多是我跟澳大利亚说再见的时候了。我在这里过得十分愉快。在这里住了一段时间之后,我最深刻的印象就是不同种族和文化的交融构成了这个国家。尽管自1788年以来,主要
41、的文化影响是西方文化,但少数族裔文化在塑造独特的澳大利亚文化方面也发挥了作用,还有许多随着移民而来的新文化的影响。据说现在近一半的澳大利亚公民要么自己出生于海外,要么父母出生于海外。Personally speaking, what I like most about Australia is the people themselves.They have astraightforwardand free-and-easy attitude towards life, and theirfriendliness and warmth made me feel at home wherever
42、I went.对我个人来说,澳大利亚让我最喜欢的就是这里的人民。他们对待生活的态度简单直率、随性酒脱,他们的友善和热情让我无论走到哪里都有宾至如归的感觉。After experiencing Australia, I have to say that I agree with the tourism slogan:Theres nothing like Australia.在游历了澳大利亚之后,我得说我十分赞同他们的旅游口号:“澳大利亚,尽是不同。”Using languageTHE AMAZING ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA澳大利亚神奇的动物Our topic today is
43、Creatures Unique to Australia, with questions answered bywildlife expert Dr Jim Smith.我们今天的话题是“澳大利亚特有的生物”,由野生动物专家吉姆史密斯博士回答问题。Australia has lots of unique animals, but which animal is a symbol of thecountry?澳大利亚拥有众多独一无二的动物,但哪种动物才是这个国家的象征呢?It has to be the kangaroo, as it has a widedistributionthrough
44、out the country.Its a tough animal that has to survive in a difficult environment. Also, it cannotwalk backwards, so it is always moving forwards. This expresses the strengthand resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation. Baby kangaroosweigh only two grammes at birth. They then find t
45、heir way into their motherspouch-a kind of a pocket-to stay safe and warm. They sleep and drink milkin thattemporary, protected environment until they are about seven or eightmonths old. After thisphase,they go out to try their legs. After they learn tojump, they gradually spend less time with their
46、 mother and learn to beindependent. Kangaroos may look cute, but encounters with them dont alwaysend so well. Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard, so please folks, if you seesome kangaroos, remember theyre not for petting!毫无疑问是袋鼠,因为这种动物广泛分布于全国。袋鼠是一种强壮的动物生存于恶劣的环境中。此外,它不会倒退行走,所以总是勇往直前。这表达了澳大利亚人作为个体和民
47、族的力量与决心。袋鼠宝宝出生时只有两克重。然后,它们会钻进母亲的育儿袋一种口袋一一以保持安全和温暖。它们在这个临时性、受保护的环境中睡觉和吃奶,直到七八个月大。在这个阶段之后,它们会出去试试腿力。学会跳跃之后,它们与母亲相处的时间就会逐步减少,学会独立。袋鼠可能看起来十分可爱,但与它们邂近的结局并不总是那么美好。袋鼠的踢打相当有力,所以大家要小心,如果你们看到袋鼠,要记住它们不是用来爱抚的!Koalas are cute, and we see so many pictures of people holding them. Butin many places in Australia, it
48、 is against the law to even touch them. Canyou clarify that?考拉非常可爱,我们可以看到很多人抱着它们的照片。但是在澳大利亚的许多地方,即便碰一下它们都是违法的。你能说明一下这点吗?They are really quite cute, but the truth is, koalas are very sensitive creatureswho can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment. Theyspend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto treetrunks, sointeraction with humans can cause them a lot of stress. Because of thi
