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背誦為王第二冊部分閱讀原文及翻譯

　　背誦為王第二冊 Unit69:The Spending Safari

背誦為王第二冊部分閱讀原文及翻譯

　　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，狩獵

　　admission 允許進入

　　extra 額外的人或物

　　souvenir 紀念品

　　allowance 津貼，補助

　　stack 堆，疊

　　skateboard 滑板

　　開銷巨大的旅行

　　德雷克感到非常激動，因為他們全家終于決定去野生動物園旅行了。這座野生公園離他家有幾小時的路程。德雷克的父母答應支付門票的錢，只要德雷克支付其他例如騎馬、食物、紀念品的費用，這些費用要從德雷克的積蓄中出。

　　公園里，德雷克玩了許多有趣的游戲，他情不自禁地把他的積蓄花在了他喜歡的東西上。德雷克買了許多紀念品，因為他覺得這些東西可以幫他回憶起這高興的一天。他買了T恤衫、海報、一只填充的印度豹和一個水瓶。盡管母親說他們已經拍了許多照片，他還是買了一大堆明信片。當他買好了所有東西后，他只剩下不到五美元，而早上一開始時他有五十多美元。

　　幾星期后，德雷克仍保有許多關于野生動物園的美好回憶。比起明信片，他更喜歡母親的照片，因為它們更加個性化。至于那些他非常想要的紀念品呢？大部分只是占據了他房間的空間，他已經記不起來為什么那時這么想要它們了。最糟糕的是，一天他去商場看到了一塊很棒的滑板，板上畫著一只老虎。滑板要四十美元，但是因為他把所有的錢都花在野生動物園里那些小東西上了，他買不起滑板了。

　　背誦為王第二冊 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 行軍，行進

　　recreation 消遣，娛樂

　　do without 免去……

　　bill 帳單

　　base 基地

　　take order 服從指揮

　　軍營生活

　　薩姆和杰克經常談論他們在軍隊里的時光。那段生活很苦。清晨，他們必須早早地起床，并要做很多體力勞動；他們必須學習如何使用槍，并且每天至少行軍十英里；那里娛樂活動很少，他們不得不過著沒有電視或收音機的生活。唯一的消遣方式是體育運動。

　　他們一個月僅收入40美元，因此也不用考慮把錢花在什么地方。幸運的是，他們不必支付任何賬單，因為軍隊為其開支付費。而且不用自己做飯，軍隊也管飯。事實上，軍隊料理每一件事。軍人們從不用計劃每天該做什么，因為軍隊為他們計劃好了。

　　開始他們的自由很少，但是六周以后，情況有所改善。他們不必時時刻刻呆在基地，周末可以外出和探訪女友——薩姆和杰克盡可能經常得到這樣的機會。因為不愿意被人指揮，杰克不喜歡軍營生活。但薩姆從不抱怨。他認為在軍營中的生活是美好的一段經歷，而且人人都應該為自己的國家服務。

　　背誦為王第二冊 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 微風

　　maple 楓葉

　　orchard 果園

　　definitely 確實地

　　craftsman 工匠

　　inspire 激發，啟示

　　toothed 鋸齒狀的

　　呼吸新鮮空氣

　　金色的陽光、陣陣的微風是秋天的使者。秋天是一年中最美的季節，是外出游玩的好時光。去山谷看看紅葉，去果園采摘水果或者去開闊的田野里放風箏。

　　然而。對許多高中生來說，這些活動可能只是個夢。有那么多功課要做，他們只能整天待在室內，為了考高分而掙扎。當然，學習對于十幾歲的年輕人來說是最重要的事之一。但是，生活不僅僅只是學習。

　　出去享受一下美麗的田園風光可以幫助我們在工作中更有創造力。中國工匠魯班發明了木工使用的鋸子。但是如果他不走出家門，他就不能受到一種鋸齒狀的草的啟發。我們還可以假設如果牛頓沒有在蘋果樹下休息，他就不可能被蘋果打中，也就沒有經典理論的誕生。出去走走不僅是工作之余的放松，也是豐富人生經驗的機會。所以，出來走走吧，讓大腦好好休息一下。走出書本，整理行囊去秋游吧，你將會從精彩的旅行中獲得更多的知識。

　　背誦為王第二冊 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."

　　這就是電視！

　　自從特德和他的老朋友莎姆離開一起讀書的學校后他們就再沒有見過面。一天，特德在一家大酒店的商務會議上看到了莎姆。

　　“你好，莎姆！”特德高興地說，“你怎么樣啊？”

　　“我很好，謝謝，特德。” 莎姆回答說，“你怎么樣呢？”

　　“我也不錯，謝謝。”特德說，他們并排坐著，開始談話。

　　慢慢地他們的話題轉到了電視上。

　　特德說，“我認為電視對人們非常有害。當我年輕時，我們自己做事——不僅僅是看別人。傍晚，我們唱歌，玩音樂，打牌，看報紙或者找些有意義的`事做。”

　　莎姆點頭表示同意。”是的，的確如此，我們一星期或一個月去一次城里，專程去看電影，或是給自己買個冰激凌。”

　　“可是現在，”特德繼續說，“我的孩子幾乎每天晚上都看電視里那些愚蠢的電影，他們不做老師布置的功課。他們畢業后會做些什么啊？”

　　“是的，確實很糟糕。” 莎姆說，“但是我們又有什么辦法呢？”

　　“是啊。”特德回答說，“我已經決定，這月末足球賽季一結束我就把電視機賣了。”

　　背誦為王第二冊 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 設計

　　faithfully 忠誠地，如實地

　　喬伊斯管理時間的故事

　　在高中管理時間對于我來說是最大的挑戰。我必須平衡各門課程的學習、活動、社交和休息時間。我經常和家人發生爭執，僅僅是因為我沒有很好地計劃時間。例如，當我忙著時，如果他們打擾，我就會向他們大聲嚷嚷，當我誤了最后期限，我就會責怪他們，即使這都是我的錯，因為我把所有的事都拖到最后一刻來做。

　　有一件事總是占用我很多時間，那就是看電視。這是我放松的一個方法。我認為管理時間的最好訣竅就是經典的“分割時間”。學會如何將一個大項目分割成一些易處理的小任務是非常重要的。這樣你就可以有條不紊地推進你的工作，而且每當你完成一小部分時，你都會有成就感。

　　另一個訣竅就是為自己設計一張時間表，你不必嚴格地遵照它，它只是一個指導，你可以把你實際的時間表和這個計劃進行比較，看看實際上你是如何利用時間的。最后一個竅門就是為自己設定一個最終期限。

　　背誦為王第二冊 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 寶石商

　　mathematician 數學家

　　Equator 赤道

　　cubic centimetre 立方厘米

　　公制

　　許多國家的人使用公斤、厘米、平方米、升和攝氏。這些都是測量的方法。他們是公制的一部分。

　　在反對君主的法國大革命（1789—1799）期間，革命政府開始使用公制。在此之前，在法國不同的地方使用不同的度量衡制。裁縫用一種度量衡量布，珠寶商使用另一種度量衡，木匠又用另一種，其他國家又用不同的度量衡。革命政府希望有一種國際性的科學的度量衡。他們讓一群科學家和數學家發明一種這樣的體制。

　　數學家和科學家決定在他們的度量衡制中使用數字十、百、千。

　　接下來他們必須決定一種“自然的”長度。他們選擇了從赤道到北極距離的一千萬分之一。他們將它稱作一米。然后他們將一立方厘米的水的重量定為一克。

　　數學家和科學家共同研究了二十年最終完成了這個度量衡制。

　　公制是獻給世界的一份很好的禮物。只有很少的幾個國家不使用它。美國是其中之一。公制的確是一個國際性的度量衡制。