新视野大学英语4原文.docx

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新视野大学英语4原文

1.a…关于艺术家1.b…买东西我家的好名声羞耻感2.a…卓别林2.b…革命家妇女姆戈叭

3.a…福利救济3.b…陪客人在泰国旅游4.a…中国的发展4.b…信息高速公路5.a…关于孤独

5.b…萨拉大学室友冲突6.a…商业道德6.b…警员配枪7.a…人类基因7.b…关于天才的研究

8.a…黑人白人8.b…青春美容利害9.a…迪斯尼文化9.b…迪斯尼主题公园

1.Wenevergotochurchotherthanforfuneralsandweddings

1.Ihavenoambitionsotherthantoliveanindependentlife

1.Heinsiststhedisignshavenogreatmeaning,otherthanthattheyappealedtohiseye..`1.Hedoesn`teatporkbutotherthanthat,he'lleatjustabouteverything.

1.Idon`tknowtheexactlocationofthechurchotherthanthatit'ssomewhereinthetowncenter1.Withallthisworkonhand,shouldn'thavebeentothecinemalastnight

1.Iwouldhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible,butIwassobusythen

1.Theyhurriedthereonlytofindthemeetingcanceled.Infact,theyneedn'thavegoneatall

1.IfHenrydidnotattendtheconferencelastnight,hemusthavehadtoomuchworktodo1.Philipmighthavebeeninjuredseriouslyinthecaraccident

1.Withsomuchgoingonattheoffice,itisawondertofindthatMrhasmuchtimeleftforanythingelse.

1.Itisasurpriseforustofindthattelevisionenjoyitsgreatestcompetitiveadvantageoninformation.1.Youwillsoonfindthatitisawasteoftimetoarguewithhim

1.It'sacomforttoknowthatthere`salwayssomeonetokeepaneyeonthekid.

1.Itisareliefforustolearnthatthedriverwasabletocontrolthecarduringthestormyweather.1.Mufatheralwaysgetsinformationfromthelocallibrary,Youmightaswellgotheretoseewhetherthereistheinformationyouneed.

1.Whileyoulivealone,youcandouasyoulike,Wemightaswellcallitfreedom.

Theymissyouvery.Youmightaswellringandtellthemyou'regoingtovisitthem.

It`snogoodwaitingforthebus.Wemightaswellwalkhome.

1.Thispassageistoodifficultforustoread.Wemightaswellfindaneasieronetoread.1.ThewantedmanisbelievedtobelivinginNewYork.

2.Manypeoplearesaidtobehomelessafterthefloods.3.Threemenaresaidtohavebeenarrestedaftertheexplosion.4.Theprisoneristhoughttohaveescapedbyclimbingoverthewall.5.Fourpeoplearereportedtohavebeenseriouslyinjuredintheaccident.1.Whatwasneededwasnothinglessthananewindustrialrevolution.2.ThisisnothinglessthanacalltorestorethevitalityoftheAmericanDream.3.Theirdreamwasnothinglessthanarevolutionaryprojecttobringcomputersandordinarypeopletogether.,4.TheexperienceofsightseeinginthewonderfulislandisnothinglessthanexcitingandIammovedtotears.5.Hewasveryconcernedthatsheshouldnotbetiredorbored;hewantedtomakesurethattheholidaywouldbenothinglessthanperfectforher.

1.a….Anartistwhoseeksfameislikeadog<1>chasinghisowntailwho,whenhecapturesit,doesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasingit.

The<2>crueltyofsuccessisthatitoftenleadsthosewhoseeksuchsuccesstoparticipateintheirowndestruction.

"Don'tquityourdayjob!

"isadvicefrequentlygivenbyunderstandably<3>pessimisticfamilymembersandfriendstoabuddingartistwhoistryinghardtosucceed.

The<4>conquestoffameisdifficultatbest,andmanyendupemotionallyifnotfinancially<5>bankrupt.

Still,impure<6>motivessuchasthedesirefor<7>worshippingfansandpraisefrompeersmay<8>spurtheartiston.

The<9>lureof<10>drowninginfame's<11>imperialgloryisnoteasilyresisted.

Thosewhogainfamemostoftengainitasaresultofexploitingtheirtalentforsinging,dancing,painting,orwriting,etc.

Theydevelopastylethat<12>agentsmarketaggressivelyto<13>hastenpopularity,andtheirrideontheexpress<14>elevatortothetopisa<15>blur.

Mostwouldbehard-pressedtotellyouhowtheyevengotthere.

Artistscannotremain<16>idle,though.

Whentheperformer,painterorwriterbecomes<18>bored,theirworkbeginstoshowalackof<19>continuityinitsappealanditbecomesdifficultto<20>sustaintheattentionofthepublic.

Aftertheirenthusiasmhasdissolved,thepublicsimplymovesontothenextflavorofthemonth.

Artistswhodoattempttoremaincurrentbymakingeven<21>minutechangestotheirstyleofwriting,dancingorsinging,runasignificantriskoflosingtheaudience'sfavor.

Thepublicsimply<22>discountsstylesotherthanthoseforwhichtheartisthasbecomefamous.

Famousauthors'styles—aTennesseeWilliamsplayora<23>plotbyErnestHemingwayorapoembyRobertFrostorT.S.Eliot—areeasilyrecognizable.

ThesameistrueofpainterslikeMonet,Renoir,orDaliand<24>moviemakerslikeHitchcock,Fellini,Spielberg,ChenKaigeorZhangYimou.

Their<25>distinctstylesmarkedasignificantchangeinformfromothersandgainedthemfameandfortune.

However,theypaidforitbygivingupthefreedomtoexpressthemselveswithotherstylesorforms.

Fame's<26>spotlightcanbehotterthanatropical<27>jungle—a<28>fraudisquicklyexposed,andthepressureofsomuchattentionistoomuchformosttoendure.

Ittakesyououtofyourself:

Youmustbewhatthepublicthinksyouare,notwhatyoureallyareorcouldbe.

Theperformer,likethepolitician,mustoftenpleasehisorheraudiencesbysayingthingsheorshedoesnotmeanorfullybelieve.

Onedropoffamewilllikely<29>contaminatetheentirewellofaman'ssoul,andsoanartistwhoremainstruetohimselforherselfisparticularlyamazing.

Youwouldbehard-pressedto<30>underlinemanynamesofthosewhohavenotcompromisedandstillsucceededinthefamegame.

Anexample,thefamousIrishwriterOscarWilde,knownforhis<31>uncompromisingbehavior,bothsocialandsexual,towhichthepublic<32>objected,paidheavilyforremainingtruetohimself.

ThemotherofayoungmanOscarwasintimatewith<33>accusedhimata<34>banquetinfrontofhisfriendsandfansofsexuallyinfluencingherson.

Extremelyangeredbyherremarks,he<35>suedtheyoungman'smother,assertingthatshehaddamagedhis"good"name.

Heshouldhavehiredabetter<36>attorney,though.

Thejudgedidnot<37>secondWilde'scalltohavethewomanpayfordamaginghisname,andinstead<38>finedWilde.

Heendedupinjailafterrefusingtopay,andevenworse,waspermanently<39>expelledfromthewidercircleofpublicfavor.

Whenthingswereattheirworst,hefoundthatnoonewaswillingtoriskhisorhernameinhisdefense.

Hispriceforremainingtruetohimselfwastobeleftalonewhenheneededhisfansthemost.

Curiouslyenough,itisthosewhofailthatreapthegreatestreward:

freedom!

Theyenjoythefreedomtoexpressthemselvesinuniqueandoriginalwayswithoutfearoflosingthesupportoffans.

Failedartistsmayfindcomfortinknowingthatmanygreatartistsneverfoundfameuntilwellaftertheyhadpassedawayorinknowingthattheydidnotsellout.

Theymay<40>justifytheirfailurebyconvincingthemselvestheirgeniusistoosophisticatedforcontemporaryaudiences.

<41>Single-mindedartistswhocontinuetheirquestforfameevenafterfailuremightalsoliketoknowthatfailurehasmotivatedsomefamouspeopletoworkevenhardertosucceed.

ThomasWolfe,theAmerican<42>novelist,hadhisfirstnovelLookHomeward,Angelrejected39timesbeforeitwasfinallypublished.

Beethovenovercamehisfather,whodidnotbelievethathehadanypotentialasamusician,tobecomethegreatest<43>musicianintheworld.

AndPestalozzi,thefamousSwisseducatorinthe19thcentury,failedateveryjobheeverhaduntilhecameupontheideaofteachingchildrenanddevelopingthefundamentaltheoriestoproduceanewformofeducation.

ThomasEdisonwasthrownoutofschoolinthefourthgrade,becauseheseemedtohisteachertobequitedull.

Unfortunatelyformostpeople,however,failureistheendoftheirstruggle,notthebeginning.

Isaytothosewho<45>desperatelyseekfameandfortune:

goodluck.

But<46>alas,youmayfindthatitwasnotwhatyouwanted.

Thedogwhocatcheshistaildiscoversthatitisonlyatail.

Thepersonwhoachievessuccessoftendiscoversthatitdoesmoreharmthangood.

Soinsteadoftryingsohardtoachievesuccess,trytobehappywithwhoyouareandwhatyoudo.

Trytodoworkthatyoucanbeproudof.

Maybeyouwon'tbefamousinyourownlifetime,butyoumaycreatebetterart.

1.b….Onesummerdaymyfathersentmetobuysomewireandfencingtoputaroundour<1>barntopenupthe<2>bull.

At16,Ilikednothingbetterthangettingbehindthewheelofourtruckanddrivingintotownontheold<3>millroad.

Waterfromthemill'swheel<4>sprayedinthe<5>sunshinemakingarainbowoverthe<6>canalandIoftenstoppedthereonmywayto<7>batheandcooloffforaspell—naturalair<8>conditioning.

Thesunwassohot,Ididnotneeda<9>towelasIwasdrybythetimeIclimbedthe<10>claybanksandcrossedtheroad<11>ditchtothetruck.

Justbeforetown,theroadshotalongtheseawhereIwouldcollect<12>seashellsorgather<13>seaweedbeneaththegiant<14>craneunloadingtheships.

Thistripwasdifferent,though.

MyfatherhadtoldmeI'dhavetoaskforcreditatthestore.

Itwas1976,andtheuglyshadowof<15>racismwasstillafactoflife.

I'dseenmyfriendsaskforcreditandthenstand,headdown,whileastoreowner<16>enquiredintowhethertheywere"goodforit".

Manystoreclerkswatchedblackyouthswiththeassumptionthatthe