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　　背诵为王第二册 Unit69:The Spending Safari

背诵为王第二册部分阅读原文及翻译

　　Lesson69 The Spending Safari

　　Drake was excited because he and his family finally decided to go to Park Safari,a wild animal park a few hours from his house.Drake's parents agreed to pay the admission price as long as he would pay for the extras like rides,food,and souvenirs with money he had saved from his allowance．

　　While he enjoyed many games in the park,he couldn't help spending his savings on the things he liked.Drake bought lots of souvenirs because he wanted things that would help him remember that cool day.He bought a t-shirt,a poster,a stuffed Cheetah,and a water bottle.He even bought a huge stack of postcards,even though his mother explained that they had taken lots of photos.After he paid for everything,he had less than $5.00 left,and he had had over $50.00 at the start of the day!

　　A few weeks later Drake had a lot of great memories of Park Safari.He liked his mom's photos a lot more than the postcards he bought because they were more personal.As for the souvenirs that he wanted so badly? Most were just taking up space in his room,and he wasn't able to remember why he wanted them so much.The worst part was,he was at the mall the other day and saw an awesome skateboard with a tiger painted on it.It cost $40.00,but since he spent all his money on little things at Park Safari,he couldn't afford it．

　　safari 旅行，狩猎

　　admission 允许进入

　　extra 额外的人或物

　　souvenir 纪念品

　　allowance 津贴，补助

　　stack 堆，叠

　　skateboard 滑板

　　开销巨大的旅行

　　德雷克感到非常激动，因为他们全家终于决定去野生动物园旅行了。这座野生公园离他家有几小时的路程。德雷克的父母答应支付门票的钱，只要德雷克支付其他例如骑马、食物、纪念品的费用，这些费用要从德雷克的积蓄中出。

　　公园里，德雷克玩了许多有趣的游戏，他情不自禁地把他的积蓄花在了他喜欢的东西上。德雷克买了许多纪念品，因为他觉得这些东西可以帮他回忆起这高兴的一天。他买了T恤衫、海报、一只填充的印度豹和一个水瓶。尽管母亲说他们已经拍了许多照片，他还是买了一大堆明信片。当他买好了所有东西后，他只剩下不到五美元，而早上一开始时他有五十多美元。

　　几星期后，德雷克仍保有许多关于野生动物园的美好回忆。比起明信片，他更喜欢母亲的照片，因为它们更加个性化。至于那些他非常想要的纪念品呢？大部分只是占据了他房间的空间，他已经记不起来为什么那时这么想要它们了。最糟糕的是，一天他去商场看到了一块很棒的滑板，板上画着一只老虎。滑板要四十美元，但是因为他把所有的钱都花在野生动物园里那些小东西上了，他买不起滑板了。

　　背诵为王第二册 Unit61:Life in the Army

　　Lesson61 Life in the Army

　　Sam and Jack often talk about their days in the army.It was a hard life.The men had to get up early in the morning and do a lot of physical labour.They had to learn how to use a gun,and they had to march at least ten miles a day.There wasn't much entertainment;they had to do without television or radio.The only form of recreation they had was sports.

　　They only made about $40 a month,so they didn't have to worry about where to spend their money.Fortunately,they didn't have to pay any bills since the army paid their expenses.And they didn't have to do their own cooking;the army took care of that,too.In fact,the army took care of everything.The men never had to plan what they were going to do each day since the army did it for them.

　　They had very little freedom in the beginning,but after the first six weeks the situation started to improve.The men didn't have to stay at the base all the time.They could go out on the weekends and see their girlfriends-something Sam and Jack did as often as possible.Jack didn't like being in the army since he didn't like taking orders.But Sam never complained.He thought being in the army was a good experience,and that every man should serve his country．

　　march 行军，行进

　　recreation 消遣，娱乐

　　do without 免去……

　　bill 帐单

　　base 基地

　　take order 服从指挥

　　军营生活

　　萨姆和杰克经常谈论他们在军队里的时光。那段生活很苦。清晨，他们必须早早地起床，并要做很多体力劳动；他们必须学习如何使用枪，并且每天至少行军十英里；那里娱乐活动很少，他们不得不过着没有电视或收音机的生活。唯一的消遣方式是体育运动。

　　他们一个月仅收入40美元，因此也不用考虑把钱花在什么地方。幸运的是，他们不必支付任何账单，因为军队为其开支付费。而且不用自己做饭，军队也管饭。事实上，军队料理每一件事。军人们从不用计划每天该做什么，因为军队为他们计划好了。

　　开始他们的自由很少，但是六周以后，情况有所改善。他们不必时时刻刻呆在基地，周末可以外出和探访女友——萨姆和杰克尽可能经常得到这样的机会。因为不愿意被人指挥，杰克不喜欢军营生活。但萨姆从不抱怨。他认为在军营中的生活是美好的一段经历，而且人人都应该为自己的国家服务。

　　背诵为王第二册 Unit58:It's Time to Breathe Fresh Air

　　Lesson58 It's Time to Breathe Fresh Air

　　Golden sunshine and gentle breeze means the arrival of autumn,the most beautiful season of a year.This is a great time to go outside and have fun.Go to a valley to see red maple trees,go and pick fruit in an orchard or find an open field to fly your kite in.

　　However， for many high school students,these great activities may be just a dream.With plenty of work to do,they spend all their hours indoors,struggling for a high mark in their exams.Of course,study is one of the most important things for teenagers.Life is definitely much more than that.

　　Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work.Chinese craftsman Lu Ban invented a saw to help woodworkers. But if he hadn't walked outside,he would not have been inspired by a kind of toothed grass.We could also suppose if Newton hadn't rested under that apple tree, he wouldn't have been hit by an apple,and his classic theories would not have come out.Going out is not only a break from work,but a chance to enrich life experience.So come on,give your brain a good rest.Step out of the books and get your bag ready for an autumn outing.You will get much more knowledge out of the exciting journey．

　　breeze 微风

　　maple 枫叶

　　orchard 果园

　　definitely 确实地

　　craftsman 工匠

　　inspire 激发，启示

　　toothed 锯齿状的

　　呼吸新鲜空气

　　金色的阳光、阵阵的微风是秋天的使者。秋天是一年中最美的季节，是外出游玩的好时光。去山谷看看红叶，去果园采摘水果或者去开阔的田野里放风筝。

　　然而。对许多高中生来说，这些活动可能只是个梦。有那么多功课要做，他们只能整天待在室内，为了考高分而挣扎。当然，学习对于十几岁的年轻人来说是最重要的事之一。但是，生活不仅仅只是学习。

　　出去享受一下美丽的田园风光可以帮助我们在工作中更有创造力。中国工匠鲁班发明了木工使用的锯子。但是如果他不走出家门，他就不能受到一种锯齿状的草的启发。我们还可以假设如果牛顿没有在苹果树下休息，他就不可能被苹果打中，也就没有经典理论的诞生。出去走走不仅是工作之余的放松，也是丰富人生经验的机会。所以，出来走走吧，让大脑好好休息一下。走出书本，整理行囊去秋游吧，你将会从精彩的旅行中获得更多的知识。

　　背诵为王第二册 Unit56:It's the Television

　　Lesson56 It's the Television!

　　Ted had not seen his old friend Sam since they were at school together.One day Ted saw Sam at a business meeting in a big hotel．

　　"Hi,Sam!"Ted said happily."How are you?"

　　"I'm very well,thank you,Ted,"Sam answered,"and how are you?"

　　"Not too bad,thank you,"Ted said,they sat down side by side and began to talk．

　　Gradually their topic turned to television．Ted said,"I think it's very bad for people.When I was a young man,we did things ourselves-we didn't just watch other people.In the evenings,we sang songs or played music or cards with each other or we read the newspaper or found ourselves something useful to do."

　　Sam nodded."Yes,that's true,and perhaps once a week or once a month we went into the town specially to see a film in the cinema,and maybe to buy ourselves an ice cream."

　　"And now,"Ted went on,"my children watch silly films on television almost every evening,and they don't do the work that their teachers give them.What will they do with themselves when they leave school?"

　　"Yes,it's very bad,isn't it?"Sam said."But what can we do about it?"

　　"Well,"Ted answered,"I've promised myself one thing:I'm going to sell our television set-as soon as the football season finishes at the end of this month."

　　这就是电视！

　　自从特德和他的老朋友莎姆离开一起读书的学校后他们就再没有见过面。一天，特德在一家大酒店的商务会议上看到了莎姆。

　　“你好，莎姆！”特德高兴地说，“你怎么样啊？”

　　“我很好，谢谢，特德。” 莎姆回答说，“你怎么样呢？”

　　“我也不错，谢谢。”特德说，他们并排坐着，开始谈话。

　　慢慢地他们的话题转到了电视上。

　　特德说，“我认为电视对人们非常有害。当我年轻时，我们自己做事——不仅仅是看别人。傍晚，我们唱歌，玩音乐，打牌，看报纸或者找些有意义的`事做。”

　　莎姆点头表示同意。”是的，的确如此，我们一星期或一个月去一次城里，专程去看电影，或是给自己买个冰激凌。”

　　“可是现在，”特德继续说，“我的孩子几乎每天晚上都看电视里那些愚蠢的电影，他们不做老师布置的功课。他们毕业后会做些什么啊？”

　　“是的，确实很糟糕。” 莎姆说，“但是我们又有什么办法呢？”

　　“是啊。”特德回答说，“我已经决定，这月末足球赛季一结束我就把电视机卖了。”

　　背诵为王第二册 Unit44:Joyce's Story of Time Management

　　Lesson44 Joyce's Story of Time Management

　　Time management is the greatest challenge for me in high school.I have to balance my subjects,activities,social life,and rest.I often get into arguments with my family members just because I didn't plan my time well.For instance,I may yell at them for disturbing me when I'm working and I may blame them when I miss deadlines,even though it's actually my fault for cramming everything in at the last minute．

　　There is one thing that I always make time for:watching TV.It's a way for me to relax.I think the best trick to deal with time management is the classic "break it into bits."It's really important for you to learn how to break a big project into small,manageable tasks.Then you can work progressively and have a sense of achievement whenever you're done with a small part．

　　Another trick is to devise a timetable for yourself.It doesn't have to be one that you follow faithfully.It's just there to serve as a guide.You can compare your actual schedule with the planned one to see how well you actually use your time.A final tip is to always set deadlines for yourself．

　　yell 大叫

　　deadline 最后期限

　　progressively 日益增多的

　　devise 设计

　　faithfully 忠诚地，如实地

　　乔伊斯管理时间的故事

　　在高中管理时间对于我来说是最大的挑战。我必须平衡各门课程的学习、活动、社交和休息时间。我经常和家人发生争执，仅仅是因为我没有很好地计划时间。例如，当我忙着时，如果他们打扰，我就会向他们大声嚷嚷，当我误了最后期限，我就会责怪他们，即使这都是我的错，因为我把所有的事都拖到最后一刻来做。

　　有一件事总是占用我很多时间，那就是看电视。这是我放松的一个方法。我认为管理时间的最好诀窍就是经典的“分割时间”。学会如何将一个大项目分割成一些易处理的小任务是非常重要的。这样你就可以有条不紊地推进你的工作，而且每当你完成一小部分时，你都会有成就感。

　　另一个诀窍就是为自己设计一张时间表，你不必严格地遵照它，它只是一个指导，你可以把你实际的时间表和这个计划进行比较，看看实际上你是如何利用时间的。最后一个窍门就是为自己设定一个最终期限。

　　背诵为王第二册 Unit38:The Metric System

　　Lesson38 The Metric System

　　People in many countries use kilograms,centimetres,square meters,litres,and Celsius.These are all ways to measure things.They are all part of the metric system.

　　During the French Revolution (1789—1799) against the king,the revolutionary government started the metric system.Before that France had different systems for measuring things in different parts of the country.Cloth makers measured cloth with one system.Jewellers used another system.Carpenters used another.Other countries used other systems.The revolutionary government wanted one international scientific system of measurement.They asked a group of scientists and mathematicians to invent it.

　　The mathematicians and scientists decided to use the numbers ten,hundred,and thousand for their system.Next they had to decide on a"natural"length.They chose one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.They called this one meter.Then they chose one gram for weighing water in a cubic centimetre.

　　Mathematicians and scientists worked on these problems for twenty years until they finally finished the complete system.The metric system was a wonderful gift to the world.There are only a few countries that don't use it.The United States is one.The metric system is truly an international system.

　　carpenter 木匠

　　jeweller 宝石商

　　mathematician 数学家

　　Equator 赤道

　　cubic centimetre 立方厘米

　　公制

　　许多国家的人使用公斤、厘米、平方米、升和摄氏。这些都是测量的方法。他们是公制的一部分。

　　在反对君主的法国大革命（1789—1799）期间，革命政府开始使用公制。在此之前，在法国不同的地方使用不同的度量衡制。裁缝用一种度量衡量布，珠宝商使用另一种度量衡，木匠又用另一种，其他国家又用不同的度量衡。革命政府希望有一种国际性的科学的度量衡。他们让一群科学家和数学家发明一种这样的体制。

　　数学家和科学家决定在他们的度量衡制中使用数字十、百、千。

　　接下来他们必须决定一种“自然的”长度。他们选择了从赤道到北极距离的一千万分之一。他们将它称作一米。然后他们将一立方厘米的水的重量定为一克。

　　数学家和科学家共同研究了二十年最终完成了这个度量衡制。

　　公制是献给世界的一份很好的礼物。只有很少的几个国家不使用它。美国是其中之一。公制的确是一个国际性的度量衡制。