新编大学英语第五册课文与翻译.docx

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新编大学英语第五册课文与翻译

新编大学英语第五册课文与翻译

Unit1suspense

PssgeReding

TheLdyortheTiger?

byFrnkStockton

1Longgotherelivedsemi-brbrickingwhohdgretimgintion.Oneofhisideswstobuildbigrensngentofjusticewherecrimewspunishedorvirtuerewrded.Whensubject1wsccusedofcrimeofsufficientimportncetointeresttheking,publicnoticewsgiventhtonnppointeddythefteofnccusedpersonwouldbedecidedintheking’sren.

2Whenllthepeoplehdssembledintheglleries,ndtheking,surroundedbythecourt,sthighuponhisthroneononesideoftheren,hegvesignl,doorbenethhimopened,ndtheccusedsubjectsteppedoutintotheren.Directlyoppositehimontheothersideweretwodoors,exctlylikendsidebyside.Itwsthedutyndtheprivilegeofthepersonontriltowlkdirectlytothesedoorsndopenoneofthem.Hecouldopeneitherdoorheplesed.Hewssubjecttonoguidnceorinfluence,onlychnce.Ifheopenedone,therecmeoutofitcruelndhungrytiger,whichimmeditelysprnguponhimndtorehimtopiecesspunishmentforhisguilt.But,iftheccusedpersonopenedtheotherdoor,therecmeforthldy,themostsuitbletohisgendsttion2thtthekingcouldselectfrommonghisfir

3subjects;ndtothisldyhewsimmeditelymrriedsrewrdforhisinnocence.Itdidn’tmtterththemightpossesswifendfmilyorththisffectionsmightbeenggeduponldyofhisownselection.Theweddingtookplceimmeditelyndintheren.Bellsrng,peopleshoutedgldhurrhs,ndtheinnocentmnledhisbridehome.

3Thiswstheking’smethodofdministeringjustice,itsfirnesswsobvious.Theccusedpersonwsinstntlypunishedifhefoundhimselfguiltynd,ifinnocent,hewsrewrdedonthespot.Theinstitution

4wsverypopulrone.Theelementofuncertintygveinteresttotheoccsionwhichcouldnototherwisehvehppened.5

4Thekinghdbeutifulndwillfuldughter.Shewstheppleofhiseyendhelovedherbovellhumnity.6monghiscourtierswsyoungmnoflowsttionwhomtheprincesslovedbecusehewsveryhndsomendbrve.Thisloveffirmovedlonghppilyformnymonths,untilonedythekinghppenedtofindoutboutit.Heimmeditelyhdtheyouthimprisonedndppointeddyfortrilintheren.Neverbeforehdsuchcseoccurred;neverbeforehdsubjectdredtolovethedughterofking.

5Thetiger-cgesofthekingdomwereserchedforthemostsvgebest,fromwhichthefiercestonecouldbeselectedfortheren.Youngndbeutifulmidenswerecrefullysurveyedinorderthttheyoungmnmighthvesuitblebrideifftedidnotdeterminehimdifferentdestiny.Ofcourse,everybodyknewthtthe

deedwithwhichtheccusedwschrgedhdbeendone.Helovedtheprincessnddidnotdenyit,butthekingwouldtkeplesureinwtchingtheeventswhichwoulddeterminewhetherornottheyoungmnhddonewronginllowinghimselftolovetheprincess.

6Thedyofthetrilrrived.Fromfrndnerthepeoplegtheredndcrowdedtheglleriesoftheren.Thekingndhiscourtenteredndstintheirplcesoppositethetwindoors.llwsredy.Thesignlwsgiven.doorbeneththeroylprtyopenedndtheloveroftheprincesswlkedintotheren.Tllndhndsome,hewsgreetedbyhumofdmirtion.Hlftheudiencehdnotknownthtsogrndyouthhdlivedmongthem.Nowondertheprincesslovedhim!

Whtterriblethingforhimtobethere!

7stheyouthdvncedintotheren,heturned,sthecustomws,tobowtotheking,buthedidnotthinktllofherfther.Formtheverymomentthtthedecreehdgoneforth,ththerlovershoulddecidehisfteintheren,shehdthoughtofnothingelse.7Possessedofmorepowernddetermintionthnnyoneconnectedwithpreviouscse,shefoundoutthesecretofthedoors.Sheknewbehindwhichdoorstoodthetigercgewithitsopenfrontndbehindwhichdoorwitedtheldy.Shehdusedbothgoldnddetermintiontofindoutthesecret.

8Theprincesslsoknewwhotheldyws.Itwsoneofthemostbeutifuloftheldiesofthecourt,ndtheprincesshtedher.Oftentheprincesshdseen,orimginedthtshehdseen,thisfircretureglncingwithdmirtiontherlover,ndsometimestheprincessthoughtthttheseglnceswerereturned.Nowndthenshehdseenthemtlkingtogether.

9Whenherloverlookedther,ndhiseyemethers,heknewthtsheknewbehindwhichdoorcrouchedthetigerndbehindwhichstoodtheldy.Hehdexpectedhertoknowitsheunderstoodhernturenddetermintion.Thenitwsththisquickndnxiousglnceskedthequestion:

“Which?

”8Itwssplintohersifhehdshouteditfromwherehestood.9Therewsnotninstnttobelost.Thequestionwsskedinflsh;itmustbensweredinnother.Sherisedherhndndmdeslight,quickmovementto-wrdtheright.Noonebutherloverswher.Everyeyewsfixedonthemnintheren.Everybrethwsheldndeveryeyereminedfixedonthtmn.Withouttheslightesthesittion,hewenttothedoorontherightndopenedit.

10Now,thepointofthestoryisthis:

Didthetigercomeoutofthedoor,ordidtheldy?

Themorewethinkboutthisquestion,thehrderitistonswer.Itinvolvesstudyofthehumnhertwhichledsusthroughdeviousmzesofpssionoutofwhichitisdifficulttofineourwy.10thesouloftheprincessbetwithwhitehetbeneththecombinedfiresofdespirndjelousy.11shehdlosthim,butwhoshouldhvehim?

Howofteninherwlinghoursndinherdremshdshethought

ofherloveropeningthedoorontheothersideofwhichwitedthecruelfngsofthetiger!

Buthowmuchoftenerhdsheseenhimttheotherdoorndshecouldseehisdelightsheopenedthedooroftheldy!

Hersoulhdburnedwithgonyssheimginedhimrushingtomeetthtwomnwithhersprklingeyesoftriumph.Shefurtherimginedthegldshoutsofthecrowdsthetwohndsomepeopleweremrriedndwlkedwyshoweredwithflowers.12Heronedespiringshriekwslostinthenoise.

11Woulditnotbebetterforhimtodietonce?

ndyet,thtwfultiger,thoseshrieks,thtblood!

Herdecisionhdbeenindictedinninstnt,butithdbeenmdefterdysndnightsofnguishedthought.Shehdknownshewouldbesked,shehddecidedwhtshewouldnswer,nd,withouttheslightesthesittion,shehdmovedherhndtotheright.

12Thequestionofherdecisionisnottobelightlyconsidered,nditisnotformetopresumetosetmyselfupstheonepersonbletonswerit.13ndsoIleveitwithllofyou:

Whichcmeoutoftheopeneddoor,—theldy,orthetiger?

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Timetken:

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UNIT2Mnners

IN-CLSSREDING

NoOneStopstoSy"ThnkYou"nymore

1Imsittinginloclresturntofferingtkeouthomestylemels,surroundedbyexhustedbuthppyshoppers,fmiliesoutforFridynightdinner,ndstudentstkingbrekfromcollegeexms.Thewrmroombuzzeswithconverstion.well-knownloclhomelessmnveryuntidybutclencomesin,plcesnorder,pysforit,thensitsquietlywitingforhisdinner.lltlkstops.Noonelooksthimndseverldinersleve.Heiswreofthegenerldiscomforthispresencehscused.Whenhistkeoutisredy,hegthersuphisnumerousbgsndhisdinnernd,ldendown,dvncestothedoortogobcktothestreets.Justsherechesthedoorndbeginstoshiftbundlestofreehnd,well-dressedmncomingtotheresturntstepssidendholdsthedoorforhim.Thehomelessmnstopsndsys,"Thnkyouverymuch."

2Whtstruckmeboutthisencounterwsnotthewelthiermnhelpingoutthelessfortunteone.Itwsthehomelessmnstoppingtothnkhimdespitebeingdespertetoescperoomfullofdispprovingpeople.Nodoubthelsothnkedwhoeverhdgivenhimthemoneytobuydinner.Inlinebuyingmyownmel,noonehdthnkedtheyoungpeoplebehindthecounterwhodishedupmshedpottoesforthem.HdItkenpolloftheroom,though,Ibeteveryonetherewouldhveconsideredthemselvesshvingmoremnnersthnpersonwholivesonthestreets.

3Buthowmnyofusretrulywell-mnnered?

Someobservtionshvebeensurprising.

4WhenIletsomeoneintomylneoftrffic,menlmostlwyscknowledgethiscourtesywithwveofthehnd;women（the"polite"sex）hrdlyeverdo.Morewomenthnmen（the"chivlrous"sex）holdopendoorsforthosebehindthem;teengeboyscommitthisnicetythelest.ndInolongerseemothersinstructingchild,boyorgirl,toholdopendoorwhenseverlpeoplerepprochingsomethingexpectedofllboyswhenIwsgrowingup.

5Mnnersretooltoremindusofothersroundus.Ourctionsffectechother;thereislwysgivendtke.However,ifyouthtodyrenyindiction,weretrulydestinedtobecomesocietyofpeoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Mybeitsoundscliché,butmyprentswouldhvekilledmehdIdonesomeofthethingsIendurefromtody'syouth.

6Ineverrninpublic,muchlessbetweenndroundthelegsofpeopleinstores.OnescremndIwouldhvebeentkentothecrndlecturedonmybehvior.WheneverIwsrudeinpublic,Iwsmdetopologize;myprentsdidn'tdoitforme.Theseembrrssingmomentsdidn'thrmme;rther,theycusedmetobecomewrethttherewereothersinhbitingthisworldbesidesmyselfndmyctionsffectedthem.

7Ihveyettoreceivenpologyfromchildwhojustrnovermyfootwhilechsingsibling,ndonlyhlfthetimehvetheprentspologized.Oftentheysimplygtherup

thechildren,mkingnoeyecontct,ndtkethemtonotherprtofthestoretorunround.Ifchildisn'tmdetodelwithminorsitution,howwilloneeverhndlemjorfuxp&（whichwellinevitblycommittsomepoint）?

8Ihvenoticedthtchildrenrenotevenbeingschooledinsocilgrces.tSundybrunch,clownwsmkingblloonnimlsforthechildren.Myfriend'sdughter,Srh,stoodbymewitingherturn'.Onebyonethechildrengrbbedtheirblloonsndyesrn.

Iwstheonlydultpresentwhoprompted"Whtdoyousy