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大学 英语专业 精读教材 第一单元 课文内容及翻译
《Half a Day》
一、①I walked alongside my father ,clutching his right hand.（走在父亲的身旁，我紧紧地抓住他的右手）②All my clothes were new : the black shoes , the green school uniform ,and the red cap.（那时，我穿着黑鞋子，绿校服，戴着红帽子，它们都是新的。）③They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for first time.（然而，因为今天是我第一次被送去上学，所以这些衣服并没有给我带来一丝快乐。）
二、①My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help.（母亲站在窗前望着我们缓缓前行，我也不时地回头看她，希望会从她那里得到帮助。）②We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops, pears, and date palms.（我们沿着街道走着，街道两旁是花园和田野，田野里栽满了梨树和椰枣树。）
三、①“ Why school ?”I asked my father .“What have I done ?”（“我为什么要去上学？”我问父亲，“是我做错了什么吗？”）
四、①“I’m not punishing you,”he said ,laughing.“School’s not a punishment. It’s a place that makes useful men out of
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boys. Don’t you want to be useful like your brothers?”（“我不是在惩罚你，”父亲笑着说道，“上学不是一种惩罚。学校是吧孩子培养成才的地方。难道你不想 像你哥哥们那样，成为一个有用的人马？”）
五、①I was not convinced.（我不相信他的话。）②I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.（我才不相信把我从家里拽出来，扔进那个巨大的、高墙围绕的建筑里对我会有什么真正的好处呢。）
六、①When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls.（到了学校门口，我们看到宽阔的庭院站满了孩子。）②“Go in by yourself.”said my father,“and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others.”（“自己进去吧，”父亲对我说，“加入他们，笑一笑，给其他孩子做个好榜样。”）
七、①I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him.（我紧抓着父亲的手，犹豫不决，但是父亲却轻轻地把我的手推开了。）②“Be a man，”he said.“Today you truly begin life. You’ll find me waiting for you when it’s time to leave.”（“拿出点男子汉气概来，”他说，“从今天起你就要真正地开始自己的生活了。放学时我会在这里
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等你的。”）
八、①I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view.（我走了几步，便看见一些孩子的面孔。）②I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me.（他们中我一个都不认识，他们也没有一个认识我。）③I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way.（我感觉自己像一个迷了路的陌生人。）④ But then some boys began to glace at me in curiosity, and one of them came over asked,“Who brought you?”（然而，这里有些男孩子开始好奇地打量我，其中一个走过来问道，“谁带你来的？”）
九、①“My father.”I whispered.（“我爸爸”我小声说道。）
十、①“My father’s dead.”he said simply.（“我爸爸死了，”他简短地说。）
十一、① I did not know what to say.（我不知道该说什么。）②The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears.（这时学校大门关上了，有些孩子哭了起来。）③The bell rang. A lady came along, followed by a group of men.（接着，铃响了，一群男人后面跟着一位女士走了过来。）④ The men began sorting（使…排行） us into ranks（行列）. We were formed（形成 构成） into an intricate（错综复杂的） pattern（模型 队形） in the great courtyard（院子） surrounded by high buildings; from
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each floor（层） we were overlooked by a long balcony（阳台） roofed（有顶的 屋顶的） in wood（木制）.（那些人把我们排成几行，使我们形成一个错综复杂的队形，站在那四周高楼耸立的院子里。每层楼都有长长的木制阳台，从阳台上可以俯视道我们。）
十二、①“This is your new home,”said the woman.“There are mothers and fathers here too. Everything that is enjoyable and beneficial is here. So dry your tears and face life joyfully.”（“这是你们的新家，”那位女士说道，“这里也有你们的父母。一切都能带给你们快乐，对你们有益的事物，这儿都有。因此擦干你们的眼泪，快快乐乐地面对生活。”）
十三、① Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis.（这样看来我之前的顾虑都是毫无根据的了。）② From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love with many girls.（从一开始我就结交了许多朋友，并且喜欢上了许多女孩。）③ I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.（我从没想过学校的生活是如此的丰富多彩。）
十四、① We played all sorts of games. In the music room we sang our first songs. We also had our first introduction to language. ② We saw a globe of the Earth, which revolved（转动） and showed the various continents（洲） and countries.③ We
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started learning numbers, and we were told the story of the Creator（创造者） of the universe（宇宙）. ④ We ate delicious food, took a little nap（小睡）, and woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning.
十五、① Our path（小路 路线）, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded（晴朗的）.② We had to be observant（遵守规则
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and patient（有耐心的）. ③ It was not all a matter（事件） of
playing and fooling（开玩笑的言行 戏谑） around.④ Rivalries（竞争） could bring about pain（痛苦） and hatred（憎恶） or give rise to fighting.⑤ And while the lady would sometimes smile, she would often yell（吼叫） and scold（责骂 训斥）.⑥ Even more frequently（频繁地 屡次地） she would resort to（诉诸于） physical punishment（体罚）.
十六、① In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone （不可能改变）and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise（伊甸园 天堂） of home.② Nothing lay ahead of us（摆在我们面前的） but（只有） exertion（努力）, struggle（奋斗）, and perseverance（坚持不懈）.③ Those who were able took advantage of（利用 占用 抓） the opportunities for success and happiness that presented（给予） themselves.（一旦机会来了，那些有能力的人就会抓住它们去获取成功和幸福。）
十七、① The bell rang, announcing the passing（路过的 经过