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大学综合英语1textB课文
UNIT1
SummerReading
MichaelDorris
1WhenIwasfourteen,Iearnedmoneyinthesummerbycuttinglawns,andwithinafewweeksIhadbuiltup
abodyofcustomers.IgottoknowpeoplebytheflowerstheyplantedthatIhadtoremembernottocutdo
wn,bythethingstheylostinthegrassorstuckinthegroundonpurpose.IreachedthepointwithmostofthemwhenIknewinadvancewhatcomplaintwasabouttobespoken,whichparticularrequestwasmostimportant.
(1)AndIlearnedsomethingaboutthemeasureofmyneighborsbytheirpreferredmethodofpayment:
bythejob,bythemonth─ornotatall.
2Mr.Balloufellintothelastcategory,andhealwayshadareasonwhy.Ononedayhehadnochange
forafifty,onanotherhewasflatoutofchecks,onanother,hewassimplyoutwhenIknockedonhisdoor.Still,exceptforthemoneypart,hewasaniceenougholdguy,alwayswavingortippinghishatwhenhe'dseemefromadistance.Ifiguredhimforathinretirementcheck,maybeawork-relatedinjurythatkepthimfromdoinghisownyardwork.Sure,Ikepttrackofthetotal,butIdidn'tworryabouttheamounttoomuch.
(2)Grasswasgrass,andthelittlethatMr.Ballou'spropertycompriseddidn'ttakelongtotrim.
3Then,onelateafternooninmid-July,thehottesttimeoftheyear,Iwaswalkingbyhishouseandhe
openedthedoor,motionedmetocomeinside.Thehallwascool,shaded,andittookmyeyesaminutetoadjusttothedimlight.
4"Ioweyou,"Mr.Balloubegan,"but…
"5IthoughtI'dsavehimthetroubleofthinkingupanewexcuse."Noproblem.Don'tworryaboutit."
6"Thebankmadeamistakeinmyaccount,"hecontinued,ignoringmywords."Itwillbeclearedupi
nadayortwo.ButinthemeantimeIthoughtperhapsyoucouldchooseoneortwovolumesforadownpayment."
7HegesturedtowardthewallsandIsawthatbookswerestackedeverywhere.Itwaslikealibrary,ex
ceptwithnoordertothearrangement.
8"Takeyourtime,"Mr.Ballouencouraged."Read,borrow,keep.Findsomethingyoulike.Whatdoyo
uread?
"
9"Idon'tknow."AndIdidn't.Igenerallyreadwhatwasinfrontofme,whatIcouldgetfromthepap
erbackstackatthedrugstore,whatIfoundatthelibrary,magazines,thebackofcerealboxes,comics.Theideaofconsciouslyseekingoutaspecialtitlewasnewtome,but,Irealized,notwithoutappeal─soIstartedtolookthroughthepilesofbooks.
10"Youactuallyreadallofthese?
"11"Thisisn'tmuch,"Mr.Ballousaid."Thisisnothing,justw
hatI'vekept,theonesworthlookingatasecondtime."
"12"Pickforme,then."13Heraisedhiseyebrows,cockedhishead,andregardedmeasthoug
hmeasuringmeforasuit.Afteramoment,henodded,searchedthroughastack,andhandedmeadarkred
hardboundbook,fairlythick.
14"TheLastoftheJust,"Iread."ByAndreSchwarz-Bart.What'sitabout?
"16Istartedafters
upper,sittingoutdoorsonanuncomfortablekitchenchair.(3)Withinafewpages,theyard,thesummer,disappeared,andIwasplungedintotheachingtragedyoftheHolocaust,theextraordinaryclashofgood,representedbyonedecentman,andevil.TranslatedfromFrench,thelanguagewaselegant,simple,impossibletoresist.WhentheeveninglightfinallyfailedImovedinside,readallthroughthenight.
-6-17Tothisday,thirtyyearslater,Ivividlyremembertheexperience.Itwasmyfirstvoluntaryencounterwithworldliterature,andIwasstunnedbytheconcentratedpoweranovelcouldcontain.Ilackedthevocabulary,however,totranslatemyfeelingsintowords,sothenextweek,whenMr.Ballouasked,"Well?
"I
onlyreplied,"Itwasgood."
18"Keepit,then,"hesaid."ShallIsuggestanother?
"19Inodded,andwaspresentedwiththe
paperbackeditionofMargaretMead'sComingofAgeinSamoa.
20Tomaketwolongstoriesshort,Mr.Ballouneverpaidmeacentforcuttinghisgrassthatyearorth
enext,butforfifteenyearsItaughtanthropologyatDartmouthCollege.(4)Summerreadingwasnottheinn
ocententertainmentIhadassumedittobe,notalight-hearted,instantlyforgettableescapeinahammock(thoughIhavesinceenjoyedmanyofthose,too).Abook,ifitarrivesbeforeyouattherightmoment,intheproperseason,atanintervalinthedailybusinessofthings,willchangethecourseofallthatfollows.
UNIT2
NeverLetaFriendDown
JimHutchison
1"Comingtothefootballmatchthisafternoon?
"BillMcIntoshasked59-year-oldRoyceWeddingast
heydrankbeerattheEurekaHotelintheAustraliantownofRainbow.Royceshookhishead."IpromisedMomI'dburnofftheweedsononeofourfields."
2Bill,whowasthinbutstrong,lookingfarlessthanhis79years,peeredoutsideattheheat.Alightbreezewasblowingfromthenorth,makingconditionsperfectfortheburn.ButBillfeltuneasyaboutRoycedoingthejobalone.Thefarmerhadabadlegandwalkedwithgreatdifficulty.3Thepairhadbeenbestoffriendsfor30years,eversincethedayswhentheytraveledtogetherfromfarmtofarminsearchofwork.Now,livingalone12mileseastoftown,Billscrapedalivinghuntingfoxesandrabbits.OnceafortnighthewenttotowntobuysuppliesandcatchupwithRoyce,whohelpedruntheWeddingfamily'sfarm."I'llgiveyouahand,"Billsaid.
3ThepairsetoffinRoyce'scar.Soontheywerebumpingoverasandytracktotheweed-choked120-acrefield."Fire'stheonlywaytogetridofthisstuff,"saidBillastheytiedanoldtiretothetowbarwitha50-footchain.Soakingthetirewithgasoline,Billputamatchtoitandjumpedinthecar.
45Drivingslowlyfromthesouthernedgeofthefield,theyworkedtheirwayupwind,leavingalineofburnin
gweedsintheirwake.Halfwayupthefield,andwithoutwarning,thecarpitchedviolentlyforward,plowing
intoahiddenbankofsand.
6Thebreezesuddenlyswungaroundtotheirbacksandbegantogatherstrength.Fannedtowhitehe
at,thefirelinesuddenlyburstintoawallofflame,headingdirectlytowardthem."Let'sgetoutofhere!
"Roycesaid.
7Desperatelyhetriedtobackthecaroutofthesandbank.Butthewheelsonlyspundeeperintheso
ftsand.
8Suddenlythefirewasonthem.Billpushedopenhisdooronlytofindhimselfflungthroughtheaira
s,witharoar,thegasolinetankexplodedandthecarleaptthreefeetofftheground.WhenitcrashedbackdownRoycefoundhimselfpinnedagainstthesteeringwheel,unabletomove.Thecar'sseatsandroofwerenowonfire.
9Billlaywherehefell,allthebreathknockedoutofhim.Thefrontofhisshirt,shorts,barearmsan
dlegswer
esoakedinburninggasoline.Thenthesighto
fthecarinflamesbroughthimuprightwithastart."
Royce!
"hecried,strugglingtohisfeetandheadingforthecar.
10Pullingopenthedoor,heseizedRoyce'sarmsthroughthesmoke."I'mstuck,"Roycesaid."Getyou
rselfaway!
"
11
(1)ThefirebitatBill'sarms,faceandlegs,buthetightenedhisgriponRoyce."I'mnotleavingyo
uhere,"hesaid.
12NowBilldughisheelsintothesandandpulledashardashecould.Suddenlyhefellbackward.R
oycewasfreeandoutofthecar.AssoonashehaddraggedhimawayhepattedouttheflamesonRoyce'sbodyandonhisownlegsandarmswithhisbarehands.
13Roycesawasecondexplosionrockthecar,asitwaseatenupbyflames.I'dbeashesnowifBillhad
n'tgottenmeout,hethought.Lookingdown,Roycewasshockedbytheextentofhisinjuries.Hisstomachandlefthipwerecoveredindeepburns.Worsestill,hisfingerswereburnedcompletelyoutofshape.
14Lyingonhisback,Billwasinequallybadshape.Piecesofblackenedfleshandskinhungfromhisfo
rearms,handsandlegs.
15Billlookedacrossathisfriend.ReadingthedespaircloudingRoyce'sface,Billsaid,"I'llgethelp.Youhangon."Roycenodded,butashewatchedBillsetoffslowlyacrosstheblackenedfield,hewonderedhowhisfriendwasgoingtowalkalmosttwomilesandgetoverthreefences.
16
(2)AlifetimespentaroundthetoughpeoplewhomaketheirhomeintheAustralianbushhadper
manentlyfixedintoBill'ssoultwoprinciples:
nevergiveupnomatterhowbadtheoddsandneverletafrien
ddown.Now,witheverystepsendingpainpiercingthrougheverypartofhisbody,h
edrewonthosetwinpil
larsofcharacter.(3)IfIdon'tmakeit,Roycewilldieoutthere,hetoldhimselfoverandover.
17"What'sthematterwiththatdog?
"saidVickyWedding,Royce'smom,peeringoutherwindow.Sta
rtledbyanoisebehindher,sheturnedtoseeBillleaningagainstthedoor.
18"DearGod,whathappened?
"sheexclaimed,grabbingBillashesliddownthedoorframe.
19"Wegotcaughtinthefire,"hewhispered,barelyabletospeak."Gethelp."VickysatBilldown,cov
eredhiminwettowelstoeasethepainofhisburns,andthenpickedupthephone.
20Throughoutthebumpy,hour-and-a-halfridetothehospitalinHorsham,neitherofthetwoinjured
menspokeoftheirpain."Weshould'vegonetothefootballmatch,"Roycesaid,tryingtokeeptheirspiritsup.Billgrinnedweakly.
21NotlongafterBillfoundhimselfatGovernmentHousebeingpresentedwiththeBraveryMedalfor
hiscourageousrescue.(4)ButtherealhighlightforBillcamesixmonthsafterthefire,whenRoyce,justoutofhospital,walkedintotheEurekaHotelandboughthimabeer.
22"Wemadeit,"saidRoyceastheyraisedtheirglasses."Here'stothebestfriendamancouldhave."
UNIT3
1NewDrugsKillCancer
2DevastationbyElNi?
o─aWarning
36:
30p.m.October26,2028:
CouldThisBetheDeadlinefortheApocalypse?
5Whentheseheadlinesappearedthisyear,t
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