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背誦為王第二冊(cè) Unit47:Jaime Escalante
Lesson47 Jaime Escalante
Jaime Escalante was a teacher from Bolivia.He arrived in Los Angeles in 1963.He was thirty-three years old and spoke almost no English.
Life was difficult for Escalante in the United States.He could not be a teacher in California.He had to go to college again.It took him many years,but he did it.He worked at a restaurant to support his family at the same time.Finally,when he was forty-three he started to work at Garfield High School in Los Angeles.This school had a bad name.There were many gangs and the students were not doing well.Soon Escalante changed things.
Escalante worked with his students.He taught them math.He used his own methods,and they worked.The students learned and enjoyed their math.In 1982,fourteen of his students passed an advanced math examination.Nobody believed this.
People said the students were cheating.The students wanted to show they were not cheating.They took the exam again.And they passed again.This was a miracle in a place like Garfield!This was the work of Jaime Escalante.
Every year Escalante produced top class students.People know him as one of the best teachers in America.There is even a movie and a book about him.
Bolivia 玻利維亞
gang 流氓
cheat 欺騙,作弊
海梅埃斯卡蘭特
海梅埃斯卡蘭特是一位來(lái)自玻利維亞的教師。他于1963年來(lái)到洛杉磯。那時(shí),他33歲,幾乎一點(diǎn)英語(yǔ)都不會(huì)講。
對(duì)埃斯卡蘭特來(lái)說(shuō),在美國(guó)的生活是艱苦的。在加利福尼亞他不能做老師,他不得不再次去讀大學(xué)。這花了他許多年,但他堅(jiān)持下來(lái)了。為了在學(xué)習(xí)的同時(shí)養(yǎng)家糊口,他在餐廳打工。最終,在43歲時(shí),他開(kāi)始在洛杉磯的加菲爾德高中工作。這所學(xué)校名聲很壞,有很多小流氓,學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)也不好。很快,埃斯卡蘭特改變了這一切。
埃斯卡蘭特與他的學(xué)生們一起努力。他教他們數(shù)學(xué),他用他自己的方法,這些方法很靈。學(xué)生們很喜歡學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)。1982年,他學(xué)生中的十四位通過(guò)了高等數(shù)學(xué)的考試。沒(méi)有人相信這一切。人們說(shuō)這些學(xué)生一定作弊了。學(xué)生們要證明自己沒(méi)有作弊,他們又重新參加了考試,他們又通過(guò)了。這樣的事在像加菲爾德這樣的學(xué)校簡(jiǎn)直是奇跡!這些都是海梅埃斯卡蘭特的功勞。
每年埃斯卡蘭特都培養(yǎng)出頂尖的學(xué)生。人們把他當(dāng)作美國(guó)最好的老師之一,甚至有一部電影和一本書(shū)講述了埃斯卡蘭特的故事。
Lesson18 The International Space Station: A World Project
Scientists have built an exciting project 270 miles into space.Sixteen countries from all around the world worked together to plan and construct a permanent space station.The 16 nations included the United States,Canada,Japan,Russia,Brazil,Belgium,Denmark,France,Germany,Italy,the Netherlands,Norway,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,and the United Kingdom.In fact,the International Space Station (ISS) is the largest international scientific project in human history.Construction on the ISS began in 1998 and was completed in 2002.
Six people from different countries live on the Space Station.It has a permanent laboratory where the scientists conduct research that they cannot do on Earth.These studies will be possible because the space station is almost completely outside Earth's gravity.Some of this important research will help scientists understand more about human learning and memory.The scientists will also be able to study Earth systems such as the oceans,weather,climate,and plant growth.These systems affect the quality of life for all people today,as well as for our future generation.
construct 建造
permanent 永久的
construction 建造
gravity 重力
國(guó)際空間站——一項(xiàng)全球性工程
科學(xué)家們已經(jīng)在太空270英里處建造了一項(xiàng)激動(dòng)人心的工程。世界上16個(gè)國(guó)家共同努力,設(shè)計(jì)并建造了一個(gè)永久性空間站。這16個(gè)國(guó)家包括美國(guó)、加拿大、日本、俄羅斯、巴西、比利時(shí)、丹麥、法國(guó)、德國(guó)、意大利、荷蘭、挪威、西班牙、瑞典、瑞士和英國(guó)。事實(shí)上,國(guó)際空間站是人類(lèi)歷史上最大的國(guó)際性科學(xué)項(xiàng)目。國(guó)際空間站的建造開(kāi)始于1998年,完工于2002年。
來(lái)自于不同國(guó)家的六個(gè)人居住在空間站中。空間站有一個(gè)永久的實(shí)驗(yàn)室,在那里科學(xué)家可以做他們?cè)诘厍蛏蠠o(wú)法做的實(shí)驗(yàn),因?yàn)榭臻g站幾乎完全不受地心引力影響。其中一些重要的研究將幫助科學(xué)家更好地了解人類(lèi)的學(xué)習(xí)與記憶?茖W(xué)家還將研究例如海洋、天氣、氣候和植物生長(zhǎng)等地球系統(tǒng)。這些系統(tǒng)將影響我們所有人及我們后代的生活質(zhì)量。
15 A Man of Word and Not Deeds
A man of words and not of deeds
Is like a garden full of weeds.
And when the weeds begin to grow,
It's like a garden full of sonw.
And when the snow begins to fall,
It's like a bird upon the wall.
And when the bird away does fly,
It's like an eagle in the sky.
And when the sky begins to roar,
It's like a lion at the door.
And when the door begins to crack,
It's like a stick across your back,
And when your back begins to smart,
It's like a penknife in your heart.
And when your heart begins to bleed,
You're dead, and dead, and dead indeed.
deed 行為
weed 雜草
eagle 鷹
crack 爆裂,破裂
smart 刺痛
penknife 鉛筆刀
bleed 流血
一個(gè)只說(shuō)不做的人
一個(gè)只說(shuō)不做的人,
就像是長(zhǎng)滿(mǎn)雜草的花園。
當(dāng)雜草開(kāi)始生長(zhǎng),
它就像是個(gè)被雪覆蓋的花園。
當(dāng)雪花開(kāi)始紛飛,
它就像一只墻上的鳥(niǎo)。
當(dāng)鳥(niǎo)飛走了,
它就像天空中的鷹。
當(dāng)天空開(kāi)始咆哮,
它就像門(mén)口的獅子。
當(dāng)門(mén)開(kāi)始破裂,
它就像橫穿你脊背的木棍。
當(dāng)你的背開(kāi)始刺痛,
它就像刺入你心中的鉛筆刀。
當(dāng)你的心開(kāi)始流血,
你就真正地死亡,死亡,死亡。
Learning English in a New Environment
I was a little shy about talking to people when I first arrived in America,but I had a strong desire to broaden my horizons and meet new people.Once I gathered the courage to start conversations with people,I found how easy it was to make new friends.
Every day,I heard enough new English expressions to make my head spin.I found that when I was honest and asked about the meanings of unfamiliar expressions ,Americans were very helpful and took pains to explain them to me .
Native speakers of English tend to speak very fast,and at first I was just stunned and looked at them with a dazed expression on my face.I solved that problem by asking people to speak more slowly .
broaden 開(kāi)闊,拓寬
horizon 眼界,視野
courage 勇氣
spin 暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向
take pains to explain 煞費(fèi)苦心地解釋
tend to speak 傾向于說(shuō)
stunned 驚愕地
dazed 茫然地
在新的環(huán)境中學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)
第一次到美國(guó),與人說(shuō)話(huà)時(shí)我總有些害羞,但是我非?释軌蜷_(kāi)闊視野,結(jié)識(shí)新朋友。當(dāng)我鼓起勇氣開(kāi)始與人交談,我發(fā)現(xiàn)原來(lái)結(jié)交新朋友是多么容易的事啊。
每天耳邊出現(xiàn)的繁多的新英語(yǔ)表達(dá)法把我弄得暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向。我發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)我誠(chéng)實(shí)地向美國(guó)人詢(xún)問(wèn)那些不熟悉的說(shuō)法的意思時(shí),他們非常樂(lè)于助人,并煞費(fèi)苦心地向我解釋。
以英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的人說(shuō)話(huà)一般很快,一開(kāi)始我只能驚愕地一臉茫然地看著他們。我讓他們說(shuō)得慢一些,這樣我就解決了這個(gè)問(wèn)題。
A Free Show
Jack lived in a village. As his father was very poor, Jack had little pocket money. One day a circus came to the village. Jack was very fond of going to the circus. He wanted to go very much, but he had no money. After lunch Jack went out and wandered slowly round the circus tent. Inside the tent the band was playing music and people were shouting happily. Jack was excited, so he tried putting his head first through a small opening in the tent. Just then, a guard found Jack out. "Hey, this is not an entrance,"he shouted and pulled him out.
Then Jack went to the back of the tent. There was another opening. Another guard was standing there. This time Jack turned backwards and tried to enter with his legs first. When the guard saw him, he shouted, "Hey, this is not an exit. You can's leave from here."He pushed Jack into the tent. So Jack got to see the Circus after all.
pocket money 零花錢(qián) band 樂(lè)隊(duì) entrance 入口
backwards 向后地 exit 出口
免費(fèi)看表演
杰克住在一個(gè)村莊里。因?yàn)榻芸说母赣H很窮,所以他只有很少的零用錢(qián)。一天,村里來(lái)了個(gè)馬戲團(tuán)。杰克很喜歡馬戲。他非常想去看,但是他沒(méi)有錢(qián)。午飯后,杰克走了出去,繞著馬戲團(tuán)的帳篷慢慢晃悠。帳篷里,樂(lè)隊(duì)正在演奏音樂(lè),人們高興地歡呼。杰克很激動(dòng),所以他試圖把頭伸進(jìn)帳篷上的一個(gè)小口子里。正在這時(shí),一個(gè)保安發(fā)現(xiàn)了杰克。“嗨,這里不是入口,”他大叫,然后把杰克拉了出來(lái)。
隨后杰克又走到帳篷的后面。這里也有一個(gè)口子。另一個(gè)保安站在那里。這次杰克背過(guò)身去,試著先把腳伸了進(jìn)去。保安看到了他,保安大叫,“嗨,這不是出口。你不能從這里出去!彼呀芸送七M(jìn)帳篷里。這樣,杰克終于看到了馬戲表演。
78 A Clever Servant
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant. He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home; the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing it.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, "Here are two bottles of poison and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them."With these words, he went out.
When the rich man was away from his home, the servant enjoyed a nice meal.
When the rich man came back, he couldn's find his food and wine. He became very angry. So he asked the servant, "Where are my wine and food?"The servant said a cat had eaten up the food. He was afraid to be punished so he drank the poison to kill himself.
servant 仆人
poison 毒藥
聰明的仆人
從前,有一個(gè)有錢(qián)人,他有一個(gè)仆人,他和他的仆人都喜歡好酒和美食。每當(dāng)富人離開(kāi)家后,仆人就喝酒,吃光家里所有好吃的東西。富人知道仆人的所作所為,但他從來(lái)沒(méi)有當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓住過(guò)。
一天早上,當(dāng)富人離開(kāi)家時(shí),他對(duì)仆人說(shuō):“家里有兩瓶毒藥和一些好吃的食物。你必須好好照看它們!闭f(shuō)完,他就走了。
當(dāng)富人離開(kāi)家后,仆人盡情享受了一頓美味大餐。富人回來(lái)后,找不到食物和酒,他很生氣。他問(wèn)仆人:“我的酒和食物到哪里去了?”仆人說(shuō)有一只貓吃光了所有食物,他怕受到懲罰就喝下了毒藥以結(jié)束自己的性命。
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