The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.desperate 失望 2.guarantee 担保 原文 Chapter Seven: A Million-Dollar Idea At the end of the dinner party, I returned to the hotel with Hastings. He talked about his problems, but I didn't listen to him. I was thinking about Portia the whole time. When we arrived at the hotel, Hastings said, "Let me just stand here and look at this marvelous hotel. It's a palace! What expensive furniture! You have everything you want. You are rich, Henry. And I am poor. " His words scared me. I, too, was poor. I didn't have a cent in the world, and I had debts to pay. I needed to win the gentleman's bet. This was my last hope. Hastings didn't know the truth. "Henry, just a tiny part of your income can save me. I'm desperate!" Hastings cried. "My dear Hastings, sit down here and drink this hot whiskey. Now tell me your whole story, every word of it." "Do you want to hear my story again?" "But, you never told me your story." "Of course I told you my story, as we walked to the hotel. Don't you remember?" "I didn't hear one word of it." "Henry, are you ill? Is something wrong with you? What did you drink at the dinner party?" "Oh, Hastings, I'm in love! I can only think about my sweet Portia. This is why I didn't hear your story before." Hastings got up from his chair, shook my hand and laughed. "I'm very happy for you, Henry, very happy," he said smiling. "I'Il tell you the whole story again." So he sat down and patiently started to tell me his story. To make a long story short, the owners of the Gould and Curry Gold Mine sent Lloyd toEngland, to sell the shares of the mine for one million dollars. Any money he received over one million dollars was his to keep. Hastings's dream was to sell the shares for more than one million dollars, and become rich. He had only one month to sell the shares. He had done everything to sell them, but nobody wanted to buy them. Then he jumped up and cried, "Henry, you can help me! Will you do it?" "Tell me how." "Give me a million dollars and I'll sell you all the shares. You will be the new owner of the gold mine. Don't, don't refuse." I did not know what to say. I wanted to tell Hastings the truth. But then, an intelligent idea came to me. I thought about it for a moment and then calmly said, "I will save you, Lloyd." "Then I am already saved! How can I thank you - " "Let me finish, Lloyd. I will save you, but not in that way.I have a better way. I know everything about that mine. I know its great value. You will sell the shares by using my name. You can send anyone to me, since people in London know me. I will guarantee the gold mine.In a week or two, you will sell the shares for three million dollars, by using my name. And we'll share the money you earn. Half to you and half to me." Lloyd was very happy and excited. He danced around the room and laughed. "I can use your name! Your name - think of it. The rich Londoners will run to buy these shares. I'm saved! And I'll never forget you, Henry!"

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调慢语速，多听几遍。 原文 66. Even if I get a promotion at my company, it's likely to be less sizeable than if I were to get a job elsewhere. 即便是我在现在的公司晋升了，涨薪的幅度可能也还是不如直接换一份工作。 67. Once the fires were over, the family had to fix the damage done to the farm as it was such a large property. 大火被扑灭后，由于家产众多，这家人不得不即刻对大火给农场造成的破坏进行修复。 68. The beans would then be roasted and the heat generated by the crafts 20 minute re-entry into earth's atmosphere. 之后这些咖啡豆将被烘烤，飞船产生的热量将在20分钟后返回地球大气层。 69. Every day after school, Joe's dad drives him to the restaurant, so he can put his ideas straight on the wall. 每天放学后，乔的爸爸开车送他去餐厅，这样他就可以将自己的想法直接画在墙上。 70. I believe we have less connection with a value of our money, when we just tap the approve buttons on our phones. 我觉得，只需在手机上点一下同意按钮的话，我们对钱的价值的感知会变弱。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.farewell 告别会 2.backslide 退步 原文 321. Cows are more useful than any other animal in this country. 在这个国家，牛比其他任何动物都有用。 322. Max explained to Julie why he could not go to her farewell party. 马克斯向朱莉解释他为什么不能去参加她的送别晚会。 323. Mr. and Mrs. Williams adopted a child whose parents were dead. 威廉斯夫妇领养了一个父母双亡的孩子。 324. All that you have to do to get a good seat is to leave early. 要抢到一个好座位，你要做的就是早点出发。 325. It was careless of her to leave the door unlocked when she went out. 她出去时没锁门，真是太粗心了。 326. We've come this far, so we can't stop now. I don't want to backslide. 我们已经走了这么远，不能现在就停下来。我不想故态复萌。 327. If there is somebody to back me up, the business will be successful. 如果有人支持我，我的事业就会成功。 328. The plant ranges from the north of Europe to the south. 从欧洲北部一直到南部都有这种植物的身影。 329. It's easier for me to have a job than to do housework. 对我来说，工作比做家务容易。 330. If it had not been for your advice, I would have failed in my business. 如果没有你的劝告，我的事业早就失败了。

词汇提示 1.Hernias 疝气 2.tear 撕裂 3.layers 层 4.abdomen 腹部 5.intestines 肠 6.swelling 肿胀 7.clamp 压迫 8.military service 服兵役 9.complications 并发症 10.clinic 门诊 11.shoot pool 打台球 12.surgeon 外科医生 原文 Hernias Repaired Here A hernia occurs when there is a tear or weakness in the muscle layers of the abdomen. This allows the intestines to push forward into the gap. Usually the person feels some discomfort, and may notice an egg-shaped swelling. In a few cases, the muscle layers may clamp down on the protruding intestine, and cut off its oxygen supply. This can result in death, if medical help is not readily available. Hernias are more common in men than women and are often related to lifting heavy materials. Although most hernias are not a serious threat to health, they usually get worse over time. The only cure is surgery to repair the cut, tear or weakness. As with any surgery, time in hospitals usually required for recovery. This proved to be a problem in Canada during World War II. Many young men were declared unfit for military service because they had hernias. During the war, there was a shortage of doctors and beds for hernia repair. A Toronto doctor, Dr. Edward Shouldice, decided to address this problem. He personally operated on seventy of these young men, using a technique of his own. This "Shouldice Technique" allowed the patients a quicker recovery time than the usual method. It also had a much lower rate of complications and failures. After the war, Dr. Shouldice opened his own hernia clinic for the public. In 1953, a second hospital was started in Thornhill, just north of Toronto, and today all surgery is done there. The Shouldice Hospital is located on a beautiful piece of land with a valley on one side and a golf course on the other. There are nature paths for patients to walk on. The building itself is not a regular hospital, but more like a hotel or residence, where patients can play the piano, shoot pool, play shuffleboard, or practice their putting. The hospital now has 89 beds, and an average of 30 hernia operations are performed daily. Since all the surgeons are specialists, their level of skill is very high,and less than 1% of operations need to be corrected. For patients, the good news is that everything at the hospital is directed to repairing their hernia,and aiding their recovery as quickly as possible The staff encourages its patients to walk and exercise within four or five hours of surgery. Patients usually stay on for several more days, until they are fully recovered and ready to go home. Shouldice's best advertisements are his satisfied customers. Hernia patients come not only from Canada and the United States,but also from many countries of the world to receive the best possible treatment. Shouldice remains the most famous hospital in the world devoted entirely to the repair and treatment of hernias. 翻译 疝气修补术 当腹部肌肉层撕裂或无力时，就会发生疝气。 这会让肠道向前推进到间隙中。 通常情况下，患者会感到一些不适，可能会注意到鸡蛋状的肿胀。 在少数情况下，肌肉层可能会压迫突出的肠，并切断其氧气供应。 如果没有现成的医疗帮助，这可能会导致死亡。 疝气在男性中比女性更常见，通常与搬运重物有关。 虽然大多数疝气对健康没有严重威胁，但随着时间的推移，它们通常会恶化。 唯一的治疗方法是手术修复伤口、撕裂或虚弱无力。 与任何手术一样，住院通常需要恢复时间。 在第二次世界大战期间，这在加拿大被证明是一个问题。 许多年轻人因患有疝气而被宣布不适合服兵役。 战争期间，疝气修补的医生和床位短缺。 多伦多的一位医生Edward Shouldice博士决定解决这个问题。 他用自己的技术亲自对其中的70名年轻人进行了手术。 这种“Shouldice技术”使患者的恢复时间比通常的方法更快。 它的并发症和失败率也低得多。 战后，Shouldice医生为公众开设了自己的疝气诊所。 1953年，在多伦多北部的桑希尔建立了第二家医院，今天所有的手术都在那里进行。 Shouldice医院位于一片美丽的土地上，一边是山谷，另一边是高尔夫球场。 患者可以在自然小路上行走。 这座建筑本身并不是一家普通的医院，更像是一家酒店或住宅，患者可以在那里弹钢琴、打台球、玩洗牌或练习推杆。 该医院现在有89张病床，平均每天进行30次疝气手术。 由于所有的外科医生都是专家，他们的技术水平非常高，只有不到1%的手术需要纠正。 对患者来说，好消息是医院的一切都是为了修补疝气，帮助他们尽快康复 工作人员鼓励患者在手术后四五个小时内步行和锻炼。 患者通常会多待几天，直到完全康复并准备回家。 Shouldice医院最好的广告是他满意的顾客。 疝气患者不仅来自加拿大和美国，而且来自世界上许多国家，以接受最好的治疗。 Shouldice医院仍然是世界上最著名的医院，致力于疝气的修复和治疗。

The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.Duke 公爵 2.Duchess 公爵夫人 3.Earl 子爵 4.Countess 子爵夫人 5.Lord 勋爵 6.Ambassador 大使 7.precedence 优先 原文 Chapter Six: The Dinner Party There were fourteen people at the dinner party. The Duke and Duchess of Shoreditch, and their daughter, Lady Anne-Grace-Eleanorde Bohun, the Earl and Countess of Newgate, Viscount Cheapside, Lord and Lady Blatherskite, the Ambassador and his wife and daughter, and some other people. There was also a beautiful, twenty-two-year old English girl, named Portia Langham. I fell in love with her in two minutes, and she with me! After a while, the house servant presented another guest, Mr Lloyd Hastings. When Mr Hastings saw me, he said, "I think I know you." "Yes, you probably do." "Are you the -the - " "Yes, I'm the strange millionaire with the million-pound note in his pocket!" "Well, well, this is a surprise. I never thought you were the same Henry Adams from San Francisco! Six months ago, you were working in the offices of Blake Hopkins in San Francisco. I remember clearly. You had a very small salary. And, at night, you helped me arrange the papers for the Gould and Curry Mining Company. Now you're a millionaire, a celebrity here in London. I can't believe it! How exciting!" "I can't believe it, either, Lloyd." "Just three months ago, we went to the Miner's Restaurant - " "No, no, it was the What Cheer Restaurant." "Right, it was the What Cheer. We went there at two o'clock in the morning. We had steak and coffee. That night we worked for six long hours on the Gould and Curry Mining Company papers. Do you remember, Henry, I asked you to come to London with me. I wanted you to help me sell the Gould and Curry gold mine shares. But you refused." "Of course I remember. I didn't want to leave my job in San Francisco.And, I still think it's difficult to sell shares of a California gold mine here in London." "You were right, Henry. You were so right. It is impossible to sell these shares here in London. My plan failed and I spent all my money. I don't want to talk about it." "But you must talk about it. When we leave the dinner party, you must tell me what happened." "Oh, can I? I really need to talk to a friend," Lloyd said, with water in his eyes. "Yes, I want to hear the whole story, every word of it." "Thank you, Henry. You're a true friend." At this point, it was time for dinner. Thanks to the English system of precedence,t here was no dinner. The Duke of Shoreditch wanted to sit at the head of the table. The American Ambassador also wanted to sit at the head of the table. It was impossible for them to decide, so we had no dinner. The English know about the system of precedence. They have dinner before going out to dinner. But strangers know nothing about it. They remain hungry all evening. Instead, we had a dish of sardines and a strawberry. Now it was time for everyone to play a game called cribbage. The English never play a game for fun. They play to win or to lose something. Miss Langham and I played the game, but with little interest. I looked at her beautiful face and said, "Miss Langham, I love you!" "Mr Adams," she said softly and smiled, "I love you too!" This was a wonderful evening. Miss Langham and I were very happy. We smiled, laughed and talked. I was honest with her. I told her that I was poor and that I didn't have a cent in the world. I explained that the million-pound note was not mine. She was very curious to know more. I told her the whole story from the start. She laughed and laughed. She thought the story was very funny. I didn't understand why it was funny. I also explained that I needed an important job with a big salary to pay all my debts. "Portia, dear, can you come with me on the day I must meet those two gentlemen? " "Well, yes, if I can help you," she replied. "Of course you can help me. You are so lovely that when the two gentlemen see you, I can ask for any job and any salary. With you there, my sweet Portia, the two gentlemen won't refuse me anything."

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调慢语速，多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.suburban 郊区的 2.security 安全 3.guards 守卫 原文 61. Staff at a suburban supermarket in Melbourne say they feel unsafe at work after security guards were removed. 墨尔本郊区一家超市的工作人员称，保安被撤走后，他们工作便没有了安全感。 62. It's likely that these sorts of clouds are having some effect on the global climate, according to NASA officials. 据NASA官员称，这些类型的云可能已经对全球气候产生一定影响。 63. Plus, she's not sure what she'll be doing next year. She's considering a job in England and one in Australia. 另外，她也不知道明年要做什么。她正在考虑在英国和澳大利亚各找一份工作。 64. Let me have a look at that. Yeah, that looks delicious, but, to be honest, I'd prefer something hot, not cold. 让我看一下。是的，看上去很好吃，但是，说实话，我更喜欢热食，而不是冷食。 65. I'm terribly sorry. We'll send a van to collect those four and replace them with the Milano you purchased. 非常抱歉，我们会派一辆面包车过来取走那4把椅子，然后给您换上您买的那套米兰椅。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.virtue 优点 原文 311. It is without justification that money has been called one of the greatest inventions of man. 毫无理由地， 货币被称为人类最大的发明之一。 312. There are no clean glasses in the kitchen, we have used them all. 厨房里没有干净的玻璃杯，我们都用过了。 313. Canada is a good place to go if it's your first experience living abroad. 如果你是第一次在国外生活，加拿大是个好去处。 314. If you had been a little more patient, you would have succeeded. 如果你再耐心一点，就会成功了。 315. The fence was not high enough to keep the wolves out. 篱笆不够高，没法阻止狼群进入。 316. John did not know how to explain to his wife that he had quit his job. 约翰不知道如何向妻子解释他已经辞职了。 317. Why is he looking at me as though he knows me? 为什么他看着我彷佛他认识我似的? 318. The first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes. 一幅画的首要优点是要赏心悦目。 319. You're much less likely to geta good position if you don't speak English. 如果你不会说英语，就不太可能得到一个好职位。 320. French is spoken in parts of Italy as well as in France. 意大利部分地区和法国都说法语。

词汇提示 1.illiterate 文盲 2.bounty 赏金 3.overseer 监工 4.conductor 售票员 5.spy 间谍 原文 Harriet Tubman Before the American Civil War, the economy of the Southern States was based on the use of slave labor. The social and political leaders of the Old South were the plantation owners. Many of these owned hundreds of black slaves. The slaves were mainly used to pick crops like cotton and tobacco. Harriet Tubman was born in1820 in the State of Maryland. As a girl of seven, she was sent into the fields to work with the adult slaves. The slaves worked from sunrise to sunset picking the crops. Often they sang songs while they worked. Slaves were not taught to read or write. It was feared that reading and writing would help slaves to escape the plantations. Harriet Tubman was illiterate. Later in life, when she was in danger of being captured, she picked upa book and pretended to read it. This fooled the bounty hunters. When she was 15, Harriet helped another slave to escape. The overseer was so angry with her that he hit her over the head with an iron weight. Harriet was knocked unconscious for many days. All the rest of her life she suffered from headaches and sudden sleeping spells. Harriet escaped from the plantation to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since Pennsylvania was not a slave state, Harriet was fairly safe there. She was able to return secretly to the plantation and bring the rest of her family to freedom. There were already people working to bring black slaves up from the South to freedom! These people, both white and black, used the language of the railroad. Escaped slaves were called passengers, safe houses were called stations, and the guides were called conductors. Harriet soon became a conductor in the Underground Railway. In 1850, the American government passed a second Fugitive Slave Act. This put more pressure on Northern States to return escaped slaves to the South. Because of this, the Underground Railway went further north to Canada. In 1793, Upper Canada (Ontario) had passed a law, bringing a gradual stop to slavery. In 1834, slavery was abolished in the whole British Empire. A lot of escaped slaves had come to Canada before 1850, but now nearly all escaped slaves tried to go there. Harriet Tubman rented a house in St. Catharines, Ontario. This provided a shelter for new arrivals. Harriet made about eleven trips from Canada to the U.S.A. during these years. In all, she brought back about 300 people. Escaped slaves had to travel by night and suffered hardships in bad weather. They had to hide during the day wherever they could. Harriet did not allow any passengers to turn back. That might endanger the whole Underground Railway. When the slave owners heard about Harriet, they offered a reward for her capture. But no one caught her, or turned her in. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, she acted as a spy for the Northern States. After the war, she married a black American soldier, Nelson Davis. In 1869, a book was written about Harriet Tubman. Black slaves knew Harriet as "Moses." The Bible tells the story of how Moses led the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. He led them north to Palestine. In the same way, Harriet Tubman delivered many of her people from slavery and led them north to freedom. 翻译 哈丽特·塔布曼 在美国内战之前，南方各州的经济是以使用奴隶劳动为基础的。 旧时，南方的社会和政治领袖是种植园的主人。 其中许多人拥有数百名黑奴。 奴隶主要用来采摘棉花和烟草等作物。 哈丽特·塔布曼1820年出生于马里兰州。 作为一个七岁的女孩，她被送到田里与成年奴隶一起工作。 奴隶们从日出到日落都在采摘庄稼。 他们经常边工作边唱歌。 奴隶没有被教导读或写。 人们担心阅读和写作会帮助奴隶逃离种植园。 哈丽特·塔布曼是文盲。 后来，当她有被抓获的危险时，她拿起一本书假装读了起来。 这愚弄了赏金猎人。 哈丽特15岁时帮助另一名奴隶逃跑。 监工对她非常生气，用铁锤砸了她的头。 哈丽特昏迷了好几天。 在她的余生中，她一直头痛和突然入睡。 哈丽特从种植园逃到宾夕法尼亚州的费城。 由于宾夕法尼亚州不是奴隶州，哈丽特在那里相当安全。 她成功秘密地回到种植园，并让她的家人获得自由。 那时已经有人在努力把黑人奴隶从南方带回自由！ 这些人，无论是白人还是黑人，都使用铁路的语言。 逃跑的奴隶被称为乘客，安全屋被称为车站，导游被称为售票员。 哈丽特很快就成了地下铁路的售票员。 1850年，美国政府通过了第二项《逃亡奴隶法案》。 这给北方各州带来了更大的压力，迫使他们将逃跑的奴隶送回南方。 因此，地下铁路进一步向北延伸至加拿大。 1793年，上加拿大（安大略省）通过了一项法律，使奴隶制逐渐停止。 1834年，整个大英帝国废除了奴隶制。 1850年之前，许多逃跑的奴隶来到了加拿大，但现在几乎所有逃跑的奴隶都试图去那里。 哈丽特·塔布曼在安大略省圣凯瑟琳市租了一所房子。 这为新来的人提供了庇护所。 在这些年里，哈丽特大约从加拿大到美国旅行了11次。 她总共带回了大约300人。 逃跑的奴隶不得不在夜间旅行，在恶劣的天气下受苦受难。 白天，他们不得不躲在任何可能的地方。 哈丽特不允许任何乘客返回。 这可能危及整个地下铁路。 当奴隶主听说哈丽特的事时，他们悬赏捉拿她。 但没有人抓住她，也没有人把她交出来。 1861年内战爆发时，她担任北方各州的间谍。 战后，她嫁给了美国黑人士兵纳尔逊·戴维斯。 1869年，一本关于哈丽特·塔布曼的书问世。 黑奴称哈丽特被人称为“摩西” 圣经讲述了摩西如何带领以色列人脱离埃及奴隶制的故事。 他带领他们北上巴勒斯坦。 同样，哈丽特·塔布曼（Harriet Tubman）将她的许多人从奴隶制中解救出来，并带领他们北方走向自由。

The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.luxuries 奢侈品 2.ambassador 大使 原文 Chapter Five: The Poor Millionaire The impossible happened. I bought everything I wanted without money. I showed my banknote and asked for change, but every time the same thing happened. No one was able to change it. I bought all that I needed and all the luxuries that I wanted. I stayed at an expensive hotel in Hanover Square. I always had dinner at the hotel. But I preferred having breakfast at Harris's simple eating place. Harris was happy with all his new customers. I lived like a rich, important man. I had money to spend. I lived in a dream. But often, I said to myself, "Remember, this dream will end when the two men return to London. Everything will change." My story was in the newspapers. Everyone talked about the "strange millionaire with the million-pound note in his pocket." Punch magazine drew a funny picture of me on the front page. People talked about everything I did and about everything I said. They followed me in the streets. I kept my old clothes, and sometimes I wore them. It was fun when the shop owners thought I was poor. Then I showed them the banknote, and, oh, how their faces changed! After ten days in London, I went to visit the American Ambassador. He was very happy to meet me. He invited me to a dinner-party that evening. He told me that he knew my father from Yale University. He invited me to visit his home whenever I wanted. I was glad to have a new, important friend. I thought to myself, "I'll need an important friend, when the story of the million-pound note and bet comes out." I want the reader to know that I planned to pay back all the shop owners who sold me things on credit. "If I win the bet for the old gentleman," I thought, "I will have an important job. With an important job, I will have a big salary." I planned to pay back everyone with my first year's salary.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调慢语速，多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.vulnerable 脆弱 2.satellite 卫星 3.orbiting 绕转 4.tripping 摔倒 原文 56. Mike's lunches of love has fed more than 2000 of the town's most vulnerable residents. 迈克的爱心午餐已经惠及镇上2000多名最脆弱的居民。 57. A NASA satellite orbiting over Portugal took photographs that reveal the effects of pollution from ships. 葡萄牙上空运行的一颗美航天局(NASA)卫星拍摄的照片揭示了船舶污染的影响。 58. "These clouds can be huge, some of them stretch hundreds of kilometers from end to end", NASA officials said.“ “有的非常大，从一端到另一端的宽度足有数百千米，”NASA官员表示。 59. A piece of history has been found thanks to a boy tripping on a rare, 1.2-million-year-oldanimal fossil. 由于一个男孩被一个稀有的120万年前的动物化石绊倒，一段历史就这样被揭开了。 60. Please bear in mind that the price includes moving all the furniture, and the whole task would take two days. 您得知道，这个价格包括搬运所有的家具，而且做完整个工作得花费两天时间。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.chopsticks 筷子 2.poetry 诗 3.terms 协议 原文 301. Bob is an Australian, but he speaks Korean as if it were his mother tongue. 鲍勃是澳大利亚人，但他韩语说得就像母语一样好。 302. The airplane flies at a speed of five hundred kilometers per hour. 飞机以每小时五百公里的速度飞行。 303. Before forks and chopsticks, people usually ate food with a piece of flat bread. 在叉子和筷子问世之前，人们通常用一片面包吃饭。 304. While I understand what you say, I can't agree with you. 虽然我理解你说的话，但我不能同意。 305. In general, communication between doctors and their patients is the most important part of medical treatment. 一般来说，医生和病人之间的沟通是治疗中最重要的部分。 306. The doctor told you to stay in bed until your fever goes down, didn't he? 医生让你卧床休息直到退烧，是吗? 307. Only if a foreigner has read much English poetry can he understand Shakespeare. 只有读过很多英文诗的外国人才能理解莎士比亚。 308. Regarding the matter of house-rent, I have come to terms with him. 关于房租的问题，我已和他达成了协议。 309. I had no idea it would put you to so much trouble. 我不知道这会给你带来这么大的麻烦。 310. Turn to the right at the corner, and you will find it on your left. 在拐角处向右转，你就会发现它在你的左边。

词汇提示 1.suitor 追求者 2.parental 父母的 3.supervision 监管 4.rebellious 叛逆的 5.prominent 重要的 6.promising 有前途 7.spiritual 精神的 8.horrified 惊恐 9.superintendent 管理者 10.allied 盟军 11.wounded 12.pit 坑 13.tend 护理 原文 Florence Nightingale It could be said that Florence Nightingale was responsible for inventing modern nursing. Indeed, Nightingale did open up the professions to women generally. Her example and influence during the mid to late nineteenth Century were an important factor in opening doors to women. Nightingale's own life reflects many of these changes. She was born in 1820, and was one of two daughters of a wealthy English family. Her mother was a beautiful society lady who had once turned down a favored suitor because he was not wealthy enough. She wanted both her daughters to be socially popular and to marry rich and important men. Florence's father ensured thatshe had a good education. But she was frustrated because girls and women were always under parental supervision She felt called to a life of action, but her family insisted that she divide her time between being with her family and attending social functions. She was not allowed to do anything on her own. When she was 16, Nightingale said that God spoke to her and called her to do His work. But Florence didn't know what work she was being called to do. Years passed away while she sat with her mother and sister, or attended dances and concerts or travelled to Europe. Nightingale became more angry and rebellious. She offended her family and friends by refusing to marry several prominent men who wanted to marry her. By the time she was 24, she had decided to be a nurse. But how did one become a nurse? At that time, the profession didn't seem promising. The only respectable nurses were those women in religious orders that ministered to the patient's spiritual health,but were not trained in medicine. The majority of nurses were poor, untrained women who were suspected of being too fond of men or alcohol, or both. In fact, one hospital preferred to hire unwed mothers as nurses because they had no reputations to lose. Nightingale's family was horrified by her plans. Their opposition delayed her plans but could not stop them. In 1850 she visited a hospital in Germany for the first time. In 1853, she was appointed superintendent of a women's nursing home in London. But, Florence was still waiting for her true calling. In 1855, the Times of London was printing reports from the Crimean War. France and England were fighting Russia in the Crimean Peninsula. After one allied victory, the wounded French soldiers were well taken care of,but the wounded English soldiers were left to die. Back in England there was a public outcry. It was Florence's opportunity. She was soon on her way to Istanbul, Turkey, with 38 nurses. Scutari, Turkey, was the hospital where the British wounded were brought. This so-called hospital was a death pit, where 42 out of every 100 men died. The army was unwilling to listen to Miss Nightingale or to let her tend the wounded. She had to wait until conditions became so bad that the regular medical officers were overwhelmed. As soon as the army turned to her, she immediately went to work. She had the entire hospital cleaned, a new kitchen set up, and a good water supply obtained. The death rate dropped to 22 out of every 1,000. Nightingale became famous overnight. Although her efforts in the Crimean War injured her health, she continued her work back in London. She published a 1,000-page report on medical conditions in the British Army,several books on nursing and her own proposals and suggestions. She also set up a training school for nurses. Long before her death in 1910, she had seen nursing become a well-established profession. Almost single-handedly she had helped to bring about proper treatment of the sick and injured. 翻译 弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔 可以说，弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔是现代护理的发明者。 事实上，南丁格尔确实打开了女性的职业大门。 19世纪中后期，她的榜样和影响力是向女性敞开大门的重要因素。 南丁格尔自己的生活反映了许多这些变化。 她出生于1820年，是英国一个富裕家庭的两个女儿之一。 她的母亲是一位美丽的社交女士，她曾经因为一个受人青睐的追求者不够富有而拒绝了他。 她希望她的两个女儿都能在社会上受欢迎，并嫁给富有和重要的男人。 弗洛伦斯的父亲确保她受了良好的教育。 但她很沮丧，因为女孩和妇女总是在父母的监督下 她觉得自己需要有所作为的生活，但她的家人坚持让她在与家人相处和参加社交活动之间分配时间。 她不被允许做任何自己的事。 当她16岁的时候，南丁格尔说上帝和她说话，并叫她做他的工作。 但是佛罗伦萨不知道她要做什么工作。 当她和母亲和姐姐坐在一起，或参加舞会和音乐会，或去欧洲旅行时，岁月流逝了。 南丁格尔变得更加愤怒和叛逆。 她拒绝嫁给几个想嫁给她的著名男人，这冒犯了她的家人和朋友。 到她24岁时，她已决定当一名护士。 但一个人是如何成为护士的呢？当时，这个职业似乎没有前途。 唯一受人尊敬的护士是那些信奉宗教的妇女，她们为病人的精神健康服务，但没有受过医学训练。 大多数护士都是贫穷、未经培训的女性，她们被怀疑太喜欢男性或酒精，或者两者兼而有之。 事实上，一家医院更愿意雇佣未婚妈妈当护士，因为她们没有名誉可言。 南丁格尔的家人被她的计划吓坏了。 他们的反对推迟了她的计划，但没有阻止她。 1850年，她第一次访问了德国的一家医院。 1853年，她被任命为伦敦一家女子疗养院的院长。 但是，弗洛伦斯仍然在等待她的真正召唤。 1855年，伦敦泰晤士报印刷了克里米亚战争的报道。 法国和英国在克里米亚半岛与俄罗斯作战。 在一次盟军胜利后，受伤的法国士兵得到了很好的照顾，但受伤的英国士兵却任由死去。 在英国，公众表示强烈抗议。 这是弗洛伦斯的机会。 她很快带着38名护士前往土耳其伊斯坦布尔。 土耳其的斯库塔里是英国伤员被送往的医院。 这所所谓的医院是一个死亡坑，每100人中就有42人死亡。 军队不愿意听南丁格尔小姐的话，也不愿意让她照顾伤员。 她不得不等待，直到情况变得如此糟糕，以至于正规的医务人员不堪重负。 军队一向她求助，她就立即开始上班。 她让人打扫了整个医院，布置了新厨房，并获得了良好的供水。 死亡率降至每1000人中的22人。 南丁格尔一夜成名。 尽管她在克里米亚战争中的努力工作损害了她的健康，但她仍继续在伦敦工作。 她发表了一份1000页的关于英国军队医疗状况的报告，几本关于护理的书，以及她自己的建议和意见。 她还建立了一所护士培训学校。 早在她1910年去世之前，她就已经看到护理成为一个成熟的职业。 她几乎是凭一己之力帮助病人和伤员得到适当的治疗。