1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上2. （課文翻譯）Unit 1尋找琥珀屋    普魯士國王腓特烈·威廉一世絕不可能想到他送給俄羅斯人民的厚禮會有這樣一段令人驚訝的歷史。這件禮物就是琥珀屋，它之所以有這個名字，是因為造這間房子用了好幾噸的琥珀。選出來的琥珀色彩艷麗，呈現蜂蜜一樣的黃褐色。琥珀屋的設計采用了當時流行的別致的建筑式樣。它也是用金銀珠寶裝飾起來的珍品。一批國家最優秀的藝術家用了大約十年的時間才把它完成。    事實上，這個琥珀屋并不是作為禮物來建造的。它是為腓特烈一世的宮殿設計（制作）的。然而，下一位普魯士國王，腓特烈&#

2、183;威廉一世，這個琥珀屋的主人卻決定不要它了。在1716年，他把琥珀屋送給了彼得大帝。作為回贈，沙皇則送給他一隊自己最好的士兵。這樣，琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡冬宮的一部分。這間琥珀屋長約四米，被用作招待重要來賓的小型會客室。    后來，葉卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到圣彼得堡郊外她避暑的宮殿中。她叫她的工匠在原來設計的基礎上增添了更多精細的裝飾。1770年，這間琥珀屋按照她的要求完成了。將近600支蠟燭照亮了這個房間，里面的鏡子和圖畫就像金子一樣閃閃發光，可悲的是，盡管琥珀屋被認為是世界上的一大奇跡之一，可是現在它卻消失了。   

3、; 1941年9月，納粹德國的軍隊逼近圣彼得堡。這是在兩國交戰的時期。在納粹分子到達夏宮之前，俄羅斯人只能把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小件藝術飾品搬走。可是琥珀屋本身卻被一些納粹分子偷偷地運走了。在不到兩天的時間里，10萬個部件裝進了27個木箱。毫無疑問，這些箱子后來被裝上火車運往哥尼斯堡，它是當時德國在波羅的海邊的一個城市。從那以后，琥珀屋的去處便成了一個謎。    近來，俄羅斯人和德國人已經在夏宮建起了一個新的琥珀屋，通過研究琥珀屋原來的照片，他們建造的新琥珀屋樣子和舊的看起來非常像。2003年，圣彼得堡人民就用它來慶祝該市建成300周年。IN SEARCH OF

4、THE AMBER ROOMFrederick William ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . The amber which was selecte

5、d had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make .In fact , the room was not made to be a gift . It was de

6、signed for the palace of Frederick . However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William , to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's wi

7、nter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors .Later, Catherine had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the room was comple

8、ted the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time when the two

9、countries were at war . Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself . In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden

10、boxes . There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery .      Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at t

11、he summer palace. By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one. In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.unit1詞匯表及課文翻譯P(1)3.事實還是看法？什么是事實呢？是不是人們所相信的就是事實呢？不是。事實是可以證實的信息。舉例來說，中國人口比世界上

12、任何其他國家的人口都多，這是可以得到證實的，這就是事實。    那么，什么是看法呢？看法是人們相信是真實的但是未經證實。因此在審判中，看法不是強有力的證據。舉例來說，如果你說：“貓作為寵物比狗好。”這就是看法，這個看法可能是正確的，但是它難以被證實。有些人可能不同意這種看法，但是他們也不能證明他們是正確的。在審判中，法官必須斷定哪些證人可以相信，哪些證人不能相信。法官并不考慮證人的長相如何，也不考慮這個人住在哪里，在哪兒工作。他（她）關心的只是目擊者是否提供了真實的信息，這些信息必須是事實而不是個人觀點或看法。這種信息就叫做證據。A FACT OR AN OPIN

13、ION?What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been prove

14、d. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.In a trial, a judge must decide which

15、eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called e

16、vidence.2. （課文翻譯）Unit 2采訪    帕薩尼亞斯是大約2000年前的一位希臘作家，他于2007年3月18日作了一次魔幻旅行，來打聽當代奧林匹克運動會的情況。現在他正在采訪一位2008年奧林匹克運動會的志愿者李燕。帕：我叫帕薩尼亞斯。我生活在你們所說的“古希臘”。我曾經寫過很久以前奧林匹克運動會的情況。現在我來到你們這個時代，想了解有關當代奧運會的情況，因為我知道2004年奧運會是在我的祖國舉行的。我可以問你幾個有關現代奧林匹克運動會的問題嗎？李：天哪！你真的來自那么久遠的年代？當然你可以問你想問的問題。你想知道什么呢？帕：你們的奧運會多久舉行一

17、次？李：每四年一次。運動會有兩種：夏季奧運會和冬季奧運會。這兩種運動會都是四年舉行一次。冬季奧運會總是在夏季奧運會的前兩年舉行。只有達到他們各自項目統一標準的運動員才會被接受參加奧運會。選手可以來自全世界任何一個地方。帕：冬季奧運會？冬天運動員怎么可能賽跑啊？又怎么可能賽馬呢？李：噢，不！冬奧會并不包括跑步和騎馬比賽，但是卻有像滑冰和滑雪這類需要冰雪的比賽項目，所以才叫它冬季奧運會。跑步、游泳、劃船和一些團隊項目是在夏季運動會上進行。帕：我明白了。你原來說邀請來的運動員來自世界各地。你指的是希臘世界？我們希臘各個城市之間曾經為了贏得榮譽而彼此競爭。別的國家不能參加，奴隸和婦女也不能參加。李：現

18、在只要他們的運動員達到了參賽的標準，任何國家都能參賽。總共有250多個運動項目，每個項目都有自己的標準。婦女不僅允許參加，而且她們還在體操、競技和團隊等比賽項目中起著非常重要的作用帕：請等一下！所有這么多項目，所有這么多國家，甚至婦女也都參加！所有這些參賽的人住在哪里呢？李：每屆奧運會都有一個特殊的村莊（奧運村）供參賽的人住，一個主要的接待大樓，好幾個供比賽用的體育場，還有一個室內體育館。帕：那聽起來要花很多錢吧。會有人想承辦奧運會嗎？李：事實上，每個國家都想抓住這個機會。被選中不僅要承擔巨大的責任同時也享有極大的榮譽。國與國之間爭取奧運會承辦權的競爭就跟爭奪奧運獎牌一樣的激烈。2008年的奧

19、運會將在中國舉行，你知道嗎？帕：是的，聽說過，你一定很自豪。李：當然。那么2012年的奧運會將在倫敦舉行。他們現在已開始籌劃。在倫敦的東部將為運動員建立一個新的奧運村和所有的運動場。當然還會設計新的獎牌帕：你剛才說獎牌是嗎？就連橄欖枝花環也被取代了！天哪，你們也為獎金而競賽嗎？李：不，不是的。仍然是為了能夠跑得更快，跳得更高，擲得更遠。你知道，奧運會的口號就是“更快，更高，更強”。帕：這是個好消息。很有趣！占用了你的時間，非常感謝。AN INTERVIEWPausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a

20、 magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. Ive come to your

21、time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?L: Good heavens! Have you really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like. What would you like to know

22、?P: How often do you hold your Games?L: Every four years. There are two main sets of Games-the Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard

23、 for their event will be admitted as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses?L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skatin

24、g which need snow and ice. Thats why theyre called the Winter Olympics. Its in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our

25、Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women!L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each on has its own standard. Women are not only allowed,

26、 but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports and P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed?L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, seve

27、ral stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well. P: That sounds very expensive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?L: As a matter of fact, every country wants the opportunity. Its a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen. Theres as much competition among countries t

28、o host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China. Did you know that?P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and al

29、l the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?L: No, we dont. its still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further. Th

30、ats the motto of the Olympics, you know-“Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, thats good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.3.（課文翻譯）阿特蘭大的故事    特蘭大是一位希臘公主。她長得很美，跑得比希臘的任何男人都快，但是她卻不被允許在奧運會上參加比賽為自己贏得榮譽。她因此非常生氣，就跟她的父親說，她不會嫁給任何跑不過她的男人的。她的父親說她必須結婚，于是亞特蘭大就和她的父親達成了一個協議。她對

31、父親說：“我有我的條件。如果有人說想娶我，我就跟他賽跑。如果他跑得不如我快，他就要被殺掉，任何人不得求饒。”許多國王和王子想要娶阿特蘭大。但是當聽到她規定的條件時，他們知道是沒有希望的，因此許多人就悶悶不樂地回家了，但是也有一些人留下來賽跑。有位叫希波墨涅斯的人，聽到亞特蘭大的條件，大為吃驚。他想：“為什么這些人那么愚蠢呢？為什么他們跑不過這個公主就讓別人把自己殺掉呢？”后來，當希波墨涅斯看到亞特蘭大從屋子里出來跑步時，他改變了主意。他說：“我要娶亞特蘭大，否則就去死。”比賽開始了，雖然那些男人跑得很快，可是亞特蘭大跑得更快。希波墨涅斯想：“我怎樣才能跑得像亞特蘭大一樣快呢？”他去向希臘愛情女

32、神求助。女神答應幫助他，并且給了他三個金蘋果。她說：“當亞特蘭大跑過你的時候，你就把一個蘋果扔在她前面。當她停下來去撿蘋果時，你就可以繼續向前跑而獲勝。”希波墨涅斯拿著蘋果去見國王。他說：“我要娶亞特蘭大。”國王很憂傷，因為又要看到一個人去送死了，但是希波墨涅斯說：“我要娶她，要不，我就去死。”于是比賽開始了。THE STORY OF ATLANTAAtlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to

33、 run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him,"These are my rules. When a man says he w

34、ants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed. No one will be pardoned."Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There

35、 was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta's rules,"Why are these men so foolish?" he thought. "Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?" However, when she saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hipp

36、omenes changed his mind."I will marry Atlanta-or die!" he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, "How can I run as fast as Atlanta?" He went to ask the Greek Goodness of Love for help. She promised to help h

37、im and gave him three golden apples. She said," Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win."Hippomenes took the apples and went to the King. He said," I want to marry Atlanta ." The King was

38、sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said," I will marry her-or die!" So the race began.2. （課文翻譯）Unit 3我是誰？經過一段時間我已經被改變了很多。1642年我在法國誕生時是一臺計算機器。盡管當時我還年輕，但是我能簡化一些復雜的數學題。我發育緩慢，差不多到了兩百年之后，查爾斯·巴比奇才把我制成了一臺分析機。在操作員用穿卡孔為我設計程序后，我能夠進行邏輯“思考”，并且能夠比任何人更快地算出答案。那時這被當作是一次技術革命，也是我“人工智能”的開始。在1936

39、年，我真正的父親艾倫·圖靈寫了一本書，講述了怎樣使我成為一臺“通用機器”來解決任何數學難題。從那時起，我在體積和腦容量方面迅速成長。到二十世紀四十年代，我已經長得像一間屋子那么大，我不知道是否還會長得更大。但是，這個現實也使得我的設計者很擔心。隨著時間的推移，我被弄得越來越小。自二十世紀七十年代以來，我一直被用在辦公室和家庭里，先是用作個人電腦，后來又被做成便攜式。這些變化只有隨著我的存儲能力的不斷提高才成為可能。最初是被存儲到電子管中，以后是晶體管上，后來是非常小的芯片上。因此，我已經完全改變了我的形狀。隨著我的年齡越來越大，我也變得越來越小。隨著時間的推移，我的記憶能力發展得如此

40、之快，就像一頭大象一樣，從來不會忘記告訴我的任何事情！我的存儲容量變得如此巨大，連我自己都不能相信！但是我總是孤孤單單地站在那里，直到二十世紀六十年代初，人們才給了我一個用網絡聯成的家庭。我能夠通過萬維網和其他人分享我的知識。從二十世紀七十年代起，我又被開發出了很多新的用途。我在通訊、金融和商業領域變得非常重要。我還被放在機器人里面，被用來制作移動手機，并且用來幫助作醫療手術。我還被放置在航空火箭里去探測月球和火星。不管怎樣，我的目標是給人類提供高質量得生活。現在我充滿了幸福感，因為我是人類忠實的朋友并時時給他們提供幫助。WHO AM I?Over time I have been chang

41、ed quite a lot. I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642. Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums. I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I was programmed by an operator who used cards

42、with holes, I could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artificial intelligence”. In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” t

43、o solve any difficult mathematical problem. From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. By the 1949s I had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger. However, this reality also worried my designers. As time went by, as was make smaller. First as a PC(person

44、al computer) and then as a laptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.These changes only became possible as my memory improved. First it was stored in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips. As a result I totally changed my shape. As I have grown older I have als

45、o grown smaller. Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told! And my memory became so large that even I couldnt believe it! But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a ne

46、twork. I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for my. I have become very important in communication, finance and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical

47、operations. I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars. Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!3.（課文翻譯）機器人安迪    我是安迪足球隊的一個成員。每年大約有

48、一次，我們可以獲準在一起進行一次足球賽。我同真人一樣大小。事實上我看上去也很像人。我在球隊中是前鋒，所以我需要跑得非常快。我的電腦芯片幫助我像真人一樣運動和思考。例如，當我前面沒人防守有機會射一個好球的時候，我已經學會了用計算機語言向隊友示意把球傳給我。我第一次足球比賽是幾年前在日本的名古屋。去年，我們隊去了美國華盛頓州的西雅圖比賽，獲得了第二名。我個人認為得冠軍的那個隊作弊了。他們恰好在比賽前研制了一種新程序。因此我們也需要鼓勵我們的程序編制員來提高我們的智能。我們決心創造一個更好的系統。從某種程度上看，我們的程序員就像是我們的教練。她把觀看人類比賽時所看到的一切可能動作編入我們的程序，然后

49、她把我在新情況下能用得上的可靠動作準備好。這樣，我就可以用“人工智能”編制出新的動作。我真的特別喜歡和人類球隊比賽，因為我經過程序編制，行動起來和他們一樣。不管怎樣，在我過目不忘的電子腦的幫助下，運用智能就是我的一切。ANDY THE ANDROIDIm part of an android football team. About once a year we are allowed to get together to play a game of football. Im as big as a human. It fact, I look like one too. On the fo

50、otball team Im a striker so I have to be able to run very fast. My computer ships help me to move and think like a human. For example, I have learned to signal to my teammates in computer language to give me the ball when I am open and have a good for a goal.My first football competition was in Nago

51、ya, Japan several years ago. Last year our team went to Seattle, Washington in the USA. We won second place. Personally, I think the team that won first place cheated. They had developed a new type of program just before the competition. So we need to encourage our programmer to improve our intellig

52、ence too. We are determined to create an even better system. In a way our programmer is like our coach. She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games. Then she prepares reliable moves to use if a new situation arises. In this way I can make up new moves using my

53、 “artificial intelligence”. I could like to play against a human team, for I have been programmed to act just like them. After all, with the help of my electronic brain which never forgets anything, using my intelligence is what Im all about!2. （課文翻譯）Unit4戴茜是如何學會保護野生動物的戴茜一直以來都渴望幫助那些瀕臨滅絕的野生動植物。一天她醒來，

54、發現床邊有一塊飛毯。飛毯問：“你想去哪兒？”戴茜立刻回答道：“我想去看看瀕臨滅絕的野生動物。請帶我到遙遠的地方，在那里我可以發現為制作這件毛衣而提供毛絨的那種動物。”飛毯立刻開始起飛了，帶她到了中國的西藏。在那里，戴茜看到一只藏羚羊面帶憂郁的神色。它說：“為了取得我們肚皮底下的羊毛，我們正在被屠殺。我們的毛被用來為像你一樣的人們制作毛衣。因此，我們現在瀕臨滅絕了。”聽了這話，戴茜哭了：“我很抱歉，我過去不知道還有這回事兒。我不知道為了幫助你們正在采取什么措施。飛毯啊，請把我帶到一個有野生動植物保護的地方去，好嗎？”飛毯飛行得如此之快，以至于一轉眼他們就來到了津巴布韋。戴茜轉過身去，看到一頭大象

55、正望著她。大象問道：“你是來給我拍照的嗎？”戴茜如釋重負，突然笑了起來。大象說道，“我們過去是瀕危動物，農民們總是慘無人道地捕殺我們。他們說，我們破壞了他們的農田，而旅游者的錢過去都流進了大型旅游公司。于是政府決定出面提供幫助。如果游客付給農民錢的話，他們允許游客來獵取一定數量的動物。如今農民高興了，我們的數量也在增加。因此，為了拯救當地的野生動植物，他們也在做一些好事。”戴茜笑道：“這可是個好消息。這體現了野生動植物保護的重要性，不過，我還是想按照世界自然基金會（WWF）的建議來幫助你們。”飛毯再次升起，幾乎一轉眼他們就到了茂密的熱帶雨林。一只猴子一邊擦著身體，一邊望著他們。戴茜問它：“你在

56、干什么呢？”它回答說：“我這樣做可以防止蚊蟲叮咬。當我發現一種千足蟲，便把它擦在身上，它含有一種強效的藥物可以防止蚊蟲叮咬。你們應該多加關注我生活的熱帶雨林，并且懂得熱帶雨林的動物是如何在一起生活的。沒有雨林，就沒有動物，也就沒有藥物了。”戴茜很驚訝。“飛毯，請帶我回家去，我可以告訴世界自然基金會，我們可以開始生產這種新藥。猴子，請跟我回去幫忙吧。”猴子同意了，毯子飛回了家。當他們著地時，一切就開始消失了。兩分鐘后，什么都沒了猴子也沒了。這樣，戴茜就不能制造新藥了。但是，這是一次多么奇妙的經歷呀！她學了那么多東西！而且，還有世界自然基金會呢 HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP

57、WILDLIFEDaisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife. One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed. “Where do you want to go?” it asked. Daisy responded immediately. “Id like to see some endangered wildlife,” she said. “Please take me to a distant land where I can find

58、the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.” At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet. There daisy saw and antelope looking sad. It said, “Were being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs. Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you. As a result, we are now an endanger

59、ed species.” At that Daisy cried, “Im sorry I didnt know that. I wonder what is being done to help you. Flying carpet, please show me a place where theres some wildlife protection.”The flying carpet traveled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe. Daisy turned around and found that she was b

60、eing watched by and elephant. “Have you come to take my photo?” it asked. In relief Daisy burst into laughter. “Dont laugh,” said the elephant, “We used to be an endangered species. Farmers hunted us without mercy. They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies. So the government decided to help. They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number o