新视野大学英语3第二版选词填空原文及翻译.pdf

第一单元 When I think of people in this world who have really madea difference,I think of my parents.当我认为人们在这个世界上真的很不错，我认为我的父母They were truly saints among ordinarypeople.他们是真正的圣徒在普通大众I was one of the tenchildren my parents adopted.我是一个十个孩子我父母收养了Theyrescued each of us from a life of poverty and loneliness.他们救出了我们每个人都从一个贫穷和孤独的生活They were hardly ableto restrain themselves from bringing home more children to carefor.他们几乎无法抑制自己更多的孩子带回家照顾If they had hadthe resources they certainly would have.如果他们有资源，他们当然会。

Most people do not realize how much they appreciated someoneuntil they pass away.大多数人并不知道自己有多感激有人直到他们去世My sisters and brothers and I did not want this to happenbefore we uttered the words Thank you to our parents.我的兄弟姐妹们，我不希望这样的事情发生在我们说过这句话“谢谢你”，我们的父母Although we have all grown up and scattered about thecountry,we got back together to thank our parents.尽管我们者B长大了，散放在国家,我们一起回来,谢谢我们的父母My brother Tomundertook the task of organizing the event.我哥哥汤姆承担这个任务的组织的事件Every Friday night,Mom and Dad have had theham dinner special at the same restaurant for the last twenty years.每个星期五的晚上，妈妈和爸爸有火腿晚餐特别在同一家餐厅里过去二十年。

That is where we waited without their knowing.这就是我们等不知情When we first caught a glimpse of them coming acrossthe street,we all hid underneath a big table.当我们第一次瞥见他们正在过马路，我们所有的一张大桌子底下藏了起来When theyentered,we leapt out and shouted,“Thank you,Mom and Dad.当他们进入,我们跳了出来,大声喊道“谢谢你,，妈妈和爸爸Mybrother Tom presented them with a card and we all hugged.我哥哥汤姆向他们提出一个卡片和我们所有的拥抱My Dad pretendedthat he had known we were under the table all along.我的爸爸假装他知道我们一直在桌子底下第四单元 For many,beauty and fashion are permanently linked.对许多人来说，美丽和时尚是永久链接。

With regard to fashion,theBarbie doll has been consistently in style.关于时尚，芭比娃娃一直在风格From the first Barbie dolls,Mattel took care to dressthem in detailed,fashionable clothes.从第一个芭比娃娃，美泰公司小心地给他们穿上详细，时髦的衣服Some observers note that thefashions of the Barbie doll trace fashion trends perfectlysince 1959.一些观察家注意，时尚的芭比娃娃跟踪时尚趋势完全自1959 年以来While critics complain that the models do notrepresent average female bodies,they also complain about theBarbie dolT s size.虽然批评人士抱怨说，这个模型并不代表“平均”女性的身体，他们还抱怨芭比娃娃的大小Some have criticizedthe dimensions of the Barbie doll as an unattainable ideal of thefemale shape.一些人批评芭比娃娃的尺寸作为一个不可能实现的理想女性的形状。

Charlotte Johnson,the Barbie dolls first dressdesigner,explained that the doll was not intended to reflect afemale figure realistically,but rather to portray a(n)exaggerated shape underneath fashionable clothes.夏洛特 约翰逊,芭比娃娃的第一个服装设计师,解释说,这个娃娃并非为了反映一个女性人物现实,而是描述了一个(n)夸大形状下面时髦的衣服However,the unrealistic dimensions of the doll have brought the strongestcriticism regarding the dolT s encouragement of an obsession withweight and looks.然而，不切实际的维度的娃娃带来了最强烈的批评对于娃娃的鼓励的痴迷重量和外表Convinced of the negativeeffects of the Barbie doll on children,Cathy Meredig of High SelfEsteem Toys developed a more realistically proportioned doll in1991.确信的是芭比娃娃的负面影响孩子，凯蒂Meredig高自尊玩具开发了一种更实际相称的娃娃在1991年。

Her doll did not sell well,however.她的洋娃娃并不畅销，然而Throughout the years,theBarbie doll has had several competitors,but none have been ableto compete with the glamour offered by the Barbie doll.这些年来,芭比娃娃已经有好几个竞争对手，但没人能与之竞争的魅力所提供的芭比娃娃第六单元 Do you know February 2nd is Groundhogs Day（土拨鼠 日）？你知道2 月 2 日是土拨鼠节（土拨鼠日）？Legend has it that on thismorning,if a groundhog can see its shadow,there will be six moreweeks of winter.传说在今天早上，如果土拨鼠能看到它的影子，会有六个周的冬天If it cannot see its shadow,spring is on the way.如果它不能看到它的影子，春天是在路上。

Some believe that themeans of forecast is rather arbitrary and is often incorrect.有些人认为这意味着相当武断的预测是,通常是不正确的Others arguethat it is significant because it recognizes that the differentparts of nature are connected in some way.其他人则认为，这是重要的，因为它承认自然的不同部分以某种方式连接Each part isdependent on the rest of the parts for a healthy system.每一个部分都是依赖于其余的部分对于健康的系统Some farmers payclose attention to the behavior of ducks and geese when predictingthe weather.一些农民密切关注鸭子和鹅的行为预测天气It issensible to guess an early winter is coming when you see ducksand geese moving south in October.这是合理的猜测早期冬天来了，当你看到鸭子和鹅在10月份向南移动。

Many dog owners can tell whenwinter or spring will come by stroking their pet.许多狗主人可以告诉当冬天或春天会来摸摸他们的宠物In preparation for winter,a dogs hair becomes thicker.为了准备过冬，狗的毛变得更厚D o g s l o s e h a i r a s s p r i n g s e t s i n.狗失去头发春天集I n f o r m a t i o n g a t h e r e d f r o m n a t u r e c a n h e l p p e o p l e t ot a k e p r e c a u t i o n s a g a i n s t a h a r d w i n t e r o r b a d s t o r m.从自然收集的信息可以帮助人们采取措施预防一个艰难的冬天或糟糕的风暴S o m e a n i m a l s a r e e v e n b e l i e v e d t o b e a b l e t o d e t e c t w h e n a ne a r t h q u a k e w i l l o c c u r.有些动物甚至被认为能够探测地震何时发生。

P e o p l e h o l d i n g t h i s b e l i e f e v e n g o f u r t h e r t o s a y t h a t i n f o r m a t i o ng a t h e r e d b y c o m p u t e r s i s o f t e n w o r t h l e s s a n d n a t u r e i s f a r m o r ea c c u r a t e:I s n,t i t t i m e w e s t a r t e d p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n t o w h a t i sa r o u n d u s?人们持有这种信仰甚至更进一步说，电脑所收集的信息通常是。