新视野大学英语3（第二版）选词填空原文及翻译

第一单元 When I think of people in this world who have really made a difference, I think of my parents. 当我认为人们在这个世界上真的很不错,我认为我的父母。 They were truly saints among ordinary people. 他们是真正的圣徒在普通大众。 I was one of the ten children my parents adopted. 我是一个十个孩子我父母收养了。 They rescued each of us from a life of poverty and loneliness. 他们救出了我们每个人都从一个贫穷和孤独的生活。 They were hardly able to restrain themselves from bringing home more children to care for. 他们几乎无法抑制自己更多的孩子带回家照顾。 If they had had the resources they certainly would have. 如果他们有资源,他们当然会。 Most people do not realize how much they appreciated someone until they pass away. 大多数人并不知道自己有多感激有人直到他们去世。 My sisters and brothers and I did not want this to happen before we uttered the words \我的兄弟姐妹们,我不希望这样的事情发生在我们说过这句话“谢谢你”,我们的父母。 Although we have all grown up and scattered about the country, we got back together to thank our parents. 尽管我们都长大了,散放在国家,我们一起回来,谢谢我们的父母。 My brother Tom undertook the task of organizing the event. 我哥哥汤姆承担这个任务的组织的事件。 Every Friday night, Mom and Dad have had the ham dinner special at the same restaurant for the last twenty years. 每个星期五的晚上,妈妈和爸爸有火腿晚餐特别在同一家餐厅里过去二

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新视野大学英语3（第二版）选词填空原文及翻译

十年。 That is where we waited without their knowing. 这就是我们等不知情。 When we first caught a glimpse of them coming across the street, we all hid underneath a big table. 当我们第一次瞥见他们正在过马路,我们所有的一张大桌子底下藏了起来。 When they entered, we leapt out and shouted, \当他们进入,我们跳了出来,大声喊道“谢谢你,,妈妈和爸爸。 \brother Tom presented them with a card and we all hugged. “我哥哥汤姆向他们提出一个卡片和我们所有的拥抱。 My Dad pretended that he had known we were under the table all along. 我的爸爸假装他知道我们一直在桌子底下。

第四单元 For many, beauty and fashion are permanently linked. 对许多人来说,美丽和时尚是永久链接。 With regard to fashion, the Barbie doll has been consistently in style. 关于时尚,芭比娃娃一直在风格。 From the first Barbie dolls, Mattel took care to dress them in detailed, fashionable clothes. 从第一个芭比娃娃,美泰公司小心地给他们穿上详细,时髦的衣服。 Some observers note that the fashions of the Barbie doll trace fashion trends perfectly since 1959. 一些观察家注意,时尚的芭比娃娃跟踪时尚趋势完全自1959年以来。 While critics complain that the models do not represent \Barbie doll's size. 虽然批评人士抱怨说,这个模型并不代表“平

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新视野大学英语3（第二版）选词填空原文及翻译

均”女性的身体,他们还抱怨芭比娃娃的大小。 Some have criticized the dimensions of the Barbie doll as an unattainable ideal of the female shape. 一些人批评芭比娃娃的尺寸作为一个不可能实现的理想女性的形状。 Charlotte Johnson, the Barbie doll's first dress designer, explained that the doll was not intended to reflect a female figure realistically, but rather to portray a(n) exaggerated shape underneath fashionable clothes. 夏洛特·约翰逊,芭比娃娃的第一个服装设计师,解释说,这个娃娃并非为了反映一个女性人物现实,而是描述了一个(n)夸大形状下面时髦的衣服。 However, the unrealistic dimensions of the doll have brought the strongest criticism regarding the doll's encouragement of an obsession with weight and looks. 然而,不切实际的维度的娃娃带来了最强烈的批评对于娃娃的鼓励的痴迷重量和外表。 Convinced of the negative effects of the Barbie doll on children, Cathy Meredig of High Self Esteem Toys developed a more realistically proportioned doll in 1991. 确信的是芭比娃娃的负面影响孩子,凯蒂Meredig高自尊玩具开发了一种更实际相称的娃娃在1991年。 Her doll did not sell well, however. 她的洋娃娃并不畅销,然而。 Throughout the years, the Barbie doll has had several competitors, but none have been able to compete with the glamour offered by the Barbie doll. 这些年来,芭比娃娃已经有好几个竞争对手,但没人能与之竞争的魅力所提供的芭比娃娃。

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新视野大学英语3（第二版）选词填空原文及翻译

第六单元 Do you know February 2nd is Groundhog's Day (土拨鼠日)? 你知道2月2日是土拨鼠节(土拨鼠日)? Legend has it that on this morning, if a groundhog can see its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. 传说在今天早上,如果土拨鼠能看到它的影子,会有六个周的冬天。 If it cannot see its shadow, spring is on the way. 如果它不能看到它的影子,春天是在路上。 Some believe that the means of forecast is rather arbitrary and is often incorrect. 有些人认为这意味着相当武断的预测是,通常是不正确的。 Others argue that it is significant because it recognizes that the different parts of nature are connected in some way. 其他人则认为,这是重要的,因为它承认自然的不同部分以某种方式连接。 Each part is dependent on the rest of the parts for a healthy system. 每一个部分都是依赖于其余的部分对于健康的系统。 Some farmers pay close attention to the behavior of ducks and geese when predicting the weather. 一些农民密切关注鸭子和鹅的行为预测天气。 It is sensible to guess an early winter is coming when you see ducks and geese moving south in October. 这是合理的猜测早期冬天来了,当你看到鸭子和鹅在10月份向南移动。 Many dog owners can tell when winter or spring will come by stroking their pet. 许多狗主人可以告诉当冬天或春天会来摸摸他们的宠物。 In preparation for winter, a dog's hair becomes thicker. 为了准备过

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