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词汇提示

1.facades 立面

2.wholesale 大批的

3.undertake  承担

4.tenants 租户

5.monopoly 垄断

6.arches 拱门

7.porches 门厅

原文

Prince Charles: 'Ugly Buildings'(1)

At last, people are beginning to see that it is possible, and important in human terms, to respect old buildings, street plans and traditional scales and at the same time not to feel guilty about a preference for facades, ornaments and soft materials.

At last, after witnessing the wholesale destruction of Georgian and Victorian housing in most of our cities, people have begun to realize that it is possible to restore old buildings and, what is more, that there are architects willing to undertake such projects.

For far too long, it seems to me, some planners and architects have consistently ignored the feelings and wishes of the mass of ordinary people in this country.

Perhaps,when you think about if, it is hardly surprising as architects tend to have been trained to design buildings from scratch - to tear down and rebuild...

A large number of us have developed a feeling that architects tend to design houses for the approval of fellow architects and critics, not for the tenants.

To be concerned about the way people live, about the environment they inhabit and the kind of community that is created by that environment should surely be one of the prime requirements of a really good architect.

It has been most encouraging to see the development of community architecture as a natural reaction to the policy of decanting people to new towns and over spill estates where the extended family patterns of support were destroyed and the community life was lost.

Now,moreover, we are seeing the gradual expansion of housing cooperatives, particularly in the inner-city areas of Liverpool, where the tenants are able to work with an architect of their own who listens to their comments and their ideas and tries to design the kind of environment they want, rather than the kind which tends to be imposed upon them without any degree of choice...

What I believe is important about community architecture is that it has shown ordinary people that their views are worth having; that architects and planners do not necessarily have the monopoly of knowing best about taste, style and planning; that they need not be made to feel guilty or ignorant if their natural preference is for the more traditional designs - for a small garden, for courtyards, arches and porches - and that there is a growing number of architects prepared to listen and to offer imaginative ideas...

翻译

查尔斯王子:“丑陋的建筑”(一)

最后，人们开始认识到，尊重老建筑、街道规划和传统尺度，同时不为对立面、装饰和软材料的偏好感到内疚，这是可能的，也是重要的。
最后，在目睹了我们大多数城市中乔治时代和维多利亚时代的房屋被大规模摧毁之后，人们开始意识到修复旧建筑是可能的，而且，有建筑师愿意承担这样的项目。
在我看来，长期以来，一些规划师和建筑师一直忽视这个国家普通民众的感受和愿望。
也许，当你想到这一点时，这并不奇怪，因为建筑师往往被训练为从零开始设计建筑物-拆除和重建……
我们中的很多人都有这样一种感觉:建筑师设计房子的目的往往是为了获得同行建筑师和评论家的认可，而不是为了租户。
关心人们的生活方式，他们居住的环境，以及这种环境所创造的社区，当然应该是一个真正优秀的建筑师的主要要求之一。
最令人鼓舞的是，社区建筑的发展是对将人们转移到新城镇和溢出的庄园政策的自然反应，在这些政策中，大家庭的支持模式被破坏，社区生活被失去。
此外，现在我们看到住房合作社的逐渐扩大，特别是在利物浦的市中心地区，在那里，租户能够与自己的建筑师合作，听取他们的意见和想法，并努力设计他们想要的那种环境，而不是那种没有任何选择的强加在他们身上的环境……
我认为社区建筑的重要之处在于，它向普通人展示了他们的观点是值得拥有的;建筑师和规划师并不一定垄断对品味、风格和规划的了解;如果他们天生偏爱更传统的设计——小花园、庭院、拱门和门廊——他们不必感到内疚或无知，而且有越来越多的建筑师准备倾听并提供富有想象力的想法……

Treasure Island by Robert Stevenson

原文

Chapter 3: The Sailor with One Leg

The next day Mr.Trelawney left for Bristol.

“I stayed at home and waited.

At last, weeks later, Dr Livesey got a letter from Bristol.

Dear Livesey, the ship is ready. Its name is Hispaniola.

I found a good man to be our cook on the ship.

He's an old sailor and he has an inn here in Bristol.

He is going to help me find sailors for our ship.

He knows a lot of men here.

His name is Long John Silver.

He has only one leg.

Please send Jim Hawkins to Bristol tomorrow.

Trelawney.”

I was very excited.

The next morning I said goodbye to my mother and started for Bristol.

Mr. Trelawney met met here.

'When do we sail?' I asked him.

'Sail?' he said. 'We sail tomorrow!'

I had something to eat, then Mr. Trelawney gave me a letter for Long John Silver at the Spy Glass Inn.

There were a lot of sailors in the Spy Glass Inn.

I looked round and saw a tall strong man with one leg.

'He's Long John Silver,' I thought.

'Mr. Silver, sir?'I asked.

'Yes, that's my name. And who are you?'

I gave him the letter and he took my hand.

Suddenly, one of the other men in the inn jumped up and ran to the door.

I knew him.

It was Black Dog!

'Stop him!' I said. 'Stop him! It's Black Dog!'

'Harry,' said Silver, 'run and catch that man.'

A man got up and ran after Black Dog.

Long John Silver turned to me.

"Who was that man?'he asked. 'Black what?'

'Dog, sir,' I said.'He's a pirate.'

'A pirate!' said Silver. 'Ben, run and help Harry. You can catch him!'

But Ben and Harry came back without Black Dog.

'We lost him,' they said.

'Well, what is Mr.Trelawney going to think?' said Silver. 'You know, Jim, we did try to catch him. And nobody in the inn knew that he was the pirate Black Dog. Now, Jim,come with me. We're going to see Mr. Trelawney.'

Long John Silver walked with me to meet Mr. Trelawney and Dr Livesey.

He told them about Black Dog.

Mr. Trelawney listened carefully, and then said, 'Well, we can't do anything about Black Dog now.John, tell all the men to come to the ship this afternoon.'

The doctor turned tome. 'Come and see the ship, Jim,' he said. And meet our captain, Captain Smollett.'

So we went to the Hispaniola.

'Well, Captain Smollett,' said Mr. Trelawney, 'I hope everything is ready.'

'Well, sir,' said the captain, 'it is, but l'm not happy about it. I don't like the sailors.'

'Oh?' said Mr.Trelawney. He was very angry with the captain.

But Dr Livesey said,'Tell me, Captain Smollett. Why are you unhappy?

'Well,' said the captain, I don't know where we are going. But all the sailors say we are going to look for treasure. I don't like it. I don't know these men.'

'Well, what do you want?' asked the doctor.

'We must have all the guns in our rooms, sir. And Mr. Trelawney's men must sleep near us, not with the other sailors.'

'And?' said Mr. Trelawney.

'You have a map. Thesailors know about it. Nobody must see that map.'

'Right, sir,' said Mr.Trelawney. 'We can do that. But I think they're very good men.'

'Trelawney,' said the doctor later, 'you have two good men, Captain Smollett and Long John Silver.'

'I don't know about the captain,' said Mr. Trelawney angrily.

Then Captain Smollett found me. 'And you, boy, go and help the cook!'

We worked all night and in the morning, the ship left Bristol.

The Hispaniola was a good ship and we had good weather.

The sailors all liked Long John Silver.

'In the old days,before he lost his leg, he was a good fighter,' some of them said.' He was always very good to me. '

听前提示

一、一段对话为四句，将分成两句为一小节。

二、每小节两遍英文，最后一遍英文一边中文。

三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的可以多听几遍。

原文

Conversation 86

A:Nice talking with you.

跟你谈话很愉快。

B:Same here.

我也一样。

A:Are you on Facebook?

你在Facebook上吗?

B:Yes here is my name to find me.

是的，这是我账号名称。

Conversation 87

A:May I help you?

我可以帮您吗？

B:I'm looking for the coat.

我在找外套。

A:How about this one?

这个怎么样？

B:May I try it on?

我可以试穿一下吗?

Conversation 88

A:What are you doing this weekend?

这个周末你计划怎么过？

B:I'll be throwing a house party this Sunday. Come and stop by if you can.

这周日我要办个家庭派对。如果可以，请你也过来玩。

A:Really? I'd love to! What should I bring?

真的吗？我很乐意！我应该带些什么呢?

B:Nothing. But thanks for asking.

不用带东西。不过还是谢谢你。

Conversation 89

A:Linda, why are you looking so sad?

琳达，你为什么看起来那么难过?

B:I've lost my favorite piercing.

我把我最喜欢的耳环给弄丢了。

A:I'm so sorry to hear that! What kind of piercing was it?

太遗憾了。那耳环长什么样呢？

B: It was a heart-shaped piercing.

心形的。

Conversation 90

A:Well, I have to go soon. Thanks for inviting me over today.

我马上就得走了。感谢你今天邀请我过来。

B:Absolutely. It was a pleasure!

当然。这是我的荣幸！

A: It was really fun. Next time, come by my place.

今天很开心。下次来我家吧。

B:Thank you for the invitation!

谢谢你的邀请！

听前提示

一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。

二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。

三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。

Day 59

581.

dad

n.爸爸；爹爹

That's the building where my dad works.

那是我爸爸工作的大楼。

My mom is two years younger than my dad.

我妈妈比我爸小两岁。

You don't know my dad, do you?

你不认识我爸，对吧?

582.

Daily

adj.每日的，日常的；一天的 adv.每日，每天；日常地

He practices yoga daily.

他每天练习瑜伽。

I'm fed up with my daily routine.

我已经厌倦了我的日常工作。

The museum is open daily throughout the year.

博物馆全年每天开放。

583.

Damage

n.&v.损坏，损失；损害；费用

The storm didn't cause any damage.

暴风雨没有造成任何伤害。

Smoking can seriously damage your health.

吸烟会严重损害你的健康。

I don't think there's any significant damage

.我认为没有任何重大损害。

584.

Damp

adj.潮湿的 n.湿气，潮气 v.使潮湿，弄湿

The damp weather affects his health.

潮湿的天气会影响他的健康。

Don't put that damp towel into the bag.

不要把那条湿毛巾放进袋子里。

Clean the window with a damp cloth.

用湿布清洁窗户。

585.

Dance

v.跳舞；跳跃，摆动，摇晃；n.舞蹈，舞步

Who taught you how to dance?

谁教你跳舞？

Who is your dance partner?

你的舞伴是谁？

Would you like to dance with me?

你想和我一起跳舞吗？

586.

Dancer

n.舞蹈家；舞蹈演员；舞女；跳舞者

I want to become a ballet dancer.

我想成为一名芭蕾舞演员。

He wants to be the best dancer in his class.

他想成为班上最好的舞者。

She is a professional dancer.

她是一名职业舞蹈演员。

587.

Danger

n.危险，风险；威胁，危险因素

The church roof is in danger of collapse.

教堂的屋顶有倒塌的危险。

A red sign usually indicates danger.

红色标志通常表示危险。

Do you realize the danger you're in?

你意识到自己所处的危险吗？

588.

Dangerous

adj.危险的，有威胁的

He is a dangerous opponent.

他是一个危险的对手。

This insect is tiny, but very dangerous.

这种昆虫很小，但非常危险。

It is dangerous to swim here.

在这里游泳很危险。

It is a dangerous aggressive dog.

这是一条危险好斗的狗。

589.

Dare

v.激，激将；敢于，胆敢n.挑战，激将

I dare say he is right.

我敢说他是对的。

How dare you speak like this?

你怎么敢这样说话？

I dare you to say that again.

你敢再说一遍吗。

590.

Dark

adj.黑暗的，昏暗的；深色的；恐怖的，悲惨的

Let's go back to camp, it's getting dark.

我们回营地吧，天黑了。

He was tall and thin, with dark hair.

他又高又瘦，有着黑头发。

There is a contrast between light and dark.

明暗之间存在对比。

词汇提示

1.ultimate 最终的

2.yearn 渴求

3.scourge 灾难

原文

Dwight D. Eisenhower: 'The Military-Industrial Complex' (3)

Happily, I can say that war has been avoided.

Steady progress toward our ultimate goal has been made.

But so much remains to be done.

As a private citizen, I shall never cease to do what little I can to help the world advance along that road.

So, in this, my last "good night" to you as your president, I thank you for the many opportunities you have given me for public service in war and in peace.

I trust that, in that service, you find some things worthy.

As for the rest of it, I know you will find ways to improve performance in the future.

To all the peoples of the world, I once more give expression to America's prayerful and continuing aspiration:

We pray that peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations, may have their great human needs satisfied;  

that those now denied opportunity shall come to enjoy it to the full;

that all who yearn for freedom may experience its spiritual blessings;

that those who have freedom will understand, also, its heavy responsibilities;

that all who are insensitive to the needs of others will learn charity;

that the scourges of poverty, disease, and ignorance will be made to disappear from the earth;

and that in the goodness of time, all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love.

Now,on Friday noon, I am to become a private citizen.

I am proud to do so.

I look forward to it.

Thank you, and good night.

翻译

德怀特·d·艾森豪威尔:“军工复合体”(三)

令人高兴的是，我可以说战争已经避免了。
我们朝着最终目标稳步前进。
但仍有许多工作要做。
作为一名普通公民，我将永远尽我所能帮助世界沿着这条道路前进。
因此，在此，作为你们的总统，我向你们说最后一声“晚安”。我感谢你们给了我许多机会，无论在战争时期还是在和平时期为公众服务。
我相信，在这份工作中，你会发现一些值得做的事情。
至于其他的，我知道你将来会找到提高表现的方法。
对世界各国人民，我再次表达美国虔诚而持久的愿望:
我们祈祷，所有信仰、所有种族、所有国家的人民，他们伟大的人类需求都能得到满足;
使那些现在被剥夺了机会的人将来能充分地享受它;
让所有渴望自由的人都能体验到精神上的幸福;
那些拥有自由的人也会理解自由的重大责任;
凡对别人的需要漠不关心的人，都要学会仁爱;
使贫穷、疾病和无知的祸害从地球上消失;
假以时日，各国人民将在相互尊重和爱的约束力的保障下共同生活在和平之中。
现在，星期五中午，我将成为一名普通公民。
我为此感到自豪。
我很期待。
谢谢大家，晚安。

Treasure Island by Robert Stevenson

原文

Chapter 2: Flint's Map

A week later, the captain came down and sat in his usual chair.

I went outside the inn and looked up and down the road.

I saw another man on the road.

He wore a long black coat and he walked very slowly.

'He can't see,'I thought.

The man arrived in front of the inn and turned his face to me. 'Can you tell me, please, where I am?'

I told him.

He listened carefully ;'You're young,' he said. 'Take my hand, my young friend, and take me inside.'

He took my hand, He was very strong.

'Now my young friend,' he said, 'take me to the captain. Quickly! I can break your arm.'

When the captain saw the man, he did not move.

The man put something into the captain's hand and then left the inn.

The captain looked at the black paper in his hand.

Then he read the words on it.

'Ten o'clock!They're coming at ten o'clock,' he said. 'We've got six hours!'

He tried to stand up, but he was too ill.

I ran for my mother,but it was too late.

When we came back the captain was dead on the floor.

My mother and I went to the village, but the people there did not want to help us.

They were too afraid.

Our friend the doctor was away.

Nobody could help us.

'I must get my money from the captain's box,' my mother said. 'It's our money.'

We opened the box.

There were some old coats and shirts and a bag of money.

My mother began to take the money.

'Quickly!' I said. 'It's nearly ten o'clock.'

It was a cold night,and very quiet.

Suddenly, I heard a sound on the road.

Then I heard someone stop outside the inn.

We waited, but then everything was quiet again.

Nothing moved.

'Quickly, mother!' I said. 'Take all the captain's money.'

'No,' she said. 'I don't want it all.'

Then we heard someone again, outside the front door.

'Let's go without the money,'my mother said.

I took an envelope from the captain's box.  

'I'm going to take this,' I said.

We left the inn very quietly through the backdoor.

We heard men running along the road to the inn.

We stopped behind some trees and watched the men.

There were seven or eight of them, all pirates.

They broke down the door of the inn and ran inside.

'Bill's dead!'someone said.

'Open his box!' a second man said.

'Flint's map!Where's Flint's map?'

'We can't find it!'

'It's not here!'

'It's those people at the inn - it's that boy! The boy's got the map. Find them, boys!'

The men moved quickly.

They looked into every room in the inn.

'Listen!' one of them said. 'Someone's coming! We must run!'

'No, find the boy!He's near here somewhere, I know.'

Then I heard a gun.

The pirates heard it too, and began to run away.

We waited for a minute or two and then we went back to the inn.

'What did the pirates want?' a man from the village asked me. 'Did they find the captain's money?'

'Yes,' I said. 'But I think they wanted this.' I showed him the envelope. 'I think there's a map inside it.'

'You must take it to Mr.Trelawney,'he told me.

When I arrived at Mr.Trelawney's house, Dr Livesey was there.

'Hello Jim, what is it?' he asked.

I told him about the pirates.

'Let's see that map,' the doctor said. 'But first, Mr. Trelawney, what do you know about Captain Flint?'

'Flint?' said Mr.Trelawney. 'He was a famous pirate and a very bad man. Everybody was afraid of Captain Flint. But he's dead now.'

'Money!' said Mr.Trelawney. 'He was the richest pirate in the West Indies.'

Then perhaps this map shows where Captain Flint's treasure is,' said the doctor.

'What?' said Mr.Trelawney.

Then I must buy a ship and we can all go and look for the treasure.'

The doctor opened the map very carefully.

It was a map of an island.

There was some writing on the map.

It said: 'Treasure here'.

Mr. Trelawney and the doctor were excited.

'Livesey!' said Mr.Trelawney. 'Tomorrow I'm going to Bristol. I'm going to buy a ship and find sailors.Jim, you and Dr Livesey are going to come with me to look for the treasure!'

听前提示

一、一段对话为四句，将分成两句为一小节。

二、每小节两遍英文，最后一遍英文一边中文。

三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的可以多听几遍。

原文

Conversation 81

A:What's up?

出了什么事？

B:Sorry, I broke the plate.

对不起，我把盘子打破了。

A: No problem, it was not a special one.

没关系，这不是什么特别的东西。

B: I still feel bad, I'd like to replace it.

我还是感到很难过，我想换掉它。

Conversation 82

A:Look what I bought today?

看看我今天买了什么。

B:Oh, it looks very good on you.

哦，你穿起来真好看。

A:Thank you.

谢谢！

B: I'd like to buy a new one too.

我也想买一件新的。

Conversation 83

A:When do you get up every day?

你每天几点起床？

B: I usually get up at about 6 o'clock.

我通常6点左右起床。

A: Do you get up that early on the weekends too?

你周末也起得那么早吗？

B:No, I usually have another hour or two of sleep then.

不，我通常会再睡一两个小时。

Conversation 84

A:How can I reach you?

我怎么联系到您呢？

B:You may contact me by telephone or email or by WhatsApp App on my cellphone.

您可以通过电话或邮件联系我，也可以通过WhatsApp与我联系。

A:What would be the best time to call you, I want to speak to you personally.

什么时候给您打电话最合适？我想亲自跟您通话。

B:Give me a call between 10 am and midday, that will be the best time.

上午10点到中午给我打电话最好。

Conversation 85

A:Excuse me. Is this seat taken?

打扰一下。这位子有人坐吗？

B:No. it isn't.

没有。

A:Would you mind moving over one, so my wife and I can sit together?

你介意挪过去一个座位吗？这样我和我的妻子就可以坐在一起。

B:No, not at all.

好的，没问题。

听前提示

一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。

二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。

三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。

Day 58

571.

Curious

adj.好奇的，求知欲强的；稀奇的

He's a curious boy who always questions.

他是个好奇心强的男孩，总是问问题。

He still has a curious and youthful spirit.

他仍然有一种好奇和年轻的精神。

572.

Curl

v.弯曲，卷曲；盘绕n.卷发

I curl the paper

.我把纸卷起来。

She keeps her hair in curls.

她留着卷发。

573.

Current

adj.现行的，当前的；流行的 n.水流，气流；电流

I'm satisfied with my current income.

我对目前的收入感到满意。

The boat is going against the current.

这艘船正在逆流而行。

574.

Currently

adv.现时，当前

How many people are currently working for you?

目前有多少人在为你工作？

We'recurrently working on that problem.

我们目前正在研究这个问题。

Many young people in Vietnam are currently unemployed.

目前，越南有许多年轻人失业。

575.

Curtain

n.窗帘，门帘；帘状物，开幕，落幕

Could you please pull the curtain aside?

你能把窗帘拉到一边吗？

Let's hide behind the curtain.

让我们躲在窗帘后面。

She pulled the curtain aside.

她把窗帘拉到一边。

576.

Curve

n.曲线；转弯，弯道v.弯曲，呈曲线形adj.弯曲的

This road curves gently to the right.

这条路慢慢向右拐。

The road curves gently toward the lake.

这条路慢慢地向湖边拐弯。

That's a dangerous curve. There've been many accidents there.

这是一条危险的弯道。那里发生过很多事故。

577.

Custom

n.风俗，习俗；光顾；adj.定做的，量身设计的

Each region has its own customs.

每个地区都有自己的风俗习惯。

He is very proud of his custom bike.

他为自己的定制自行车感到非常自豪。

578.

Customer

n.顾客；（某一类型的）家伙

He is a tough customer.

他是一个强硬的客户。

Why don't you call customer service?

你为什么不打电话给客服？

Please call customer service for help.

请致电客户服务寻求帮助。

579.

Cut

v.切，割，砍，剪，削，剁；削减；删减

I need to get a hair cut.

我得去剪头发。

Where did you get your haircut?

你在哪里剪头发?

He cut the advertisement out of the newspaper.

他把报纸上的广告剪掉了。

580.

Cycle

n.自行车，摩托车；循环；自行车骑行v.骑自行车；循环

Every product has a life cycle.

每个产品都有一个生命周期。

Usually I cycle or get the bus to work.

通常我骑自行车或者乘坐公共汽车上班。

词汇提示

1.alert 警觉的

2.meshing 结合

3.solitary 独自地

4.mortgage 抵押

5.disarmament 裁军

6.definite 明确的

原文

Dwight D. Eisenhower: 'The Military-Industrial Complex' (2)

We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes.

We should take nothing for granted.

Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.

Akin to and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture has been the technological revolution during recent decades.

In this revolution research has become central.

It also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly.

A steadily increasing share is conducted for by, or at the direction of the federal government.

Today the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists, in laboratories and testing fields.

In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research.

Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity.

For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers.

Another factor in maintaining balance involves the element of time.

As we peer into society's future, we-you and I, and our government-must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our own ease and convenience, the precious resources of tomorrow.

We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage.

We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow.

Such a confederation must be one of equals.

The weakest must come to the conference table with the same confidence as do we, protected as we are by our moral, economic, and military strength.

That table, though scarred by many past frustrations, cannot be abandoned for the certain agony of the battlefield.

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

Together we must learn how to compose differences-not with arms but with intellect and decent purpose.

Because this need is so sharp and apparent, I confess that I lay down my official responsibilities in this field with a definite sense of disappointment.

As one who has witnessed the horror and the lingering sadness of war, as one who knows that another war could utterly destroy this civilization which has been so slowly and painfully built over thousands of years, I wish I could say tonight that a lasting peace is in sight.

翻译

德怀特·d·艾森豪威尔:“军工复合体”(二)

我们绝不能让这种结合的重压危及我们的自由或民主进程。
我们不应该想当然。
只有警惕和知识渊博的公民才能迫使庞大的工业和军事防御机器与我们的和平方法和目标适当地结合起来，这样安全和自由才能共同繁荣。
近几十年来的技术革命与我们的工业军事态势的彻底变化类似，并在很大程度上负责。
在这场革命中，研究已成为中心。
它也变得更加形式化、复杂和昂贵。
一个稳步增长的份额是由联邦政府或在联邦政府的指导下进行的。
如今，在实验室和测试领域里，科学家们组成的工作队已经让那些在自己的商店里修修补补的孤独发明家黯然失色。
同样，自由大学，历史上自由思想和科学发现的源泉，在研究行为方面也经历了一场革命。
部分由于所涉及的巨大成本，政府合同实际上已经成为求知欲的替代品。
每块旧黑板对应着数百台新的电子计算机。
保持平衡的另一个因素是时间的因素。
当我们展望社会的未来时，我们——你和我，还有我们的政府——必须避免只为今天而活的冲动，避免为了我们自己的安逸和方便而掠夺明天的宝贵资源。
我们不能抵押子孙后代的物质财富，而不冒着失去他们的政治和精神遗产的风险。
我们希望民主能够代代相传，而不是成为明日无力偿债的幻影。
这样的联盟必须是平等的联盟。
最弱小的国家必须带着和我们一样的信心来到谈判桌，因为我们受到道德、经济和军事实力的保护。
这张桌子虽然因过去的许多挫折而伤痕累累，但不能因为战场上的某种痛苦而放弃。
在相互尊重和信任的情况下进行裁军是一项持续的必要任务。
我们必须共同学习如何消除分歧——不是用武力，而是用智慧和正当的目的。
由于这种需要是如此尖锐和明显，我承认，我怀着明确的失望心情辞去了我在这一领域的正式职责。
作为一个目睹了战争的恐怖和持续不断的悲伤的人，作为一个知道另一场战争可能会彻底摧毁这个经过数千年缓慢而痛苦地建立起来的文明的人，我希望今晚我能说，持久和平近在眼前。

Treasure Island by Robert Stevenson

原文

Chapter 1: Jim Hawkins' Story I

My father had an inn near the sea.

It was a quiet place.

One day, an old man came to our door.

He was tall and strong, and his face was brown.

His old blue coat was dirty and he had a big old box with him.

He looked at the inn, then he looked at the sea.

My father came to the door.

At first the old man did not speak.

He looked again at the sea, and at the front of the inn.

'I like this place,'he said. 'Do many people come here?'

'No,' said my father.

'I'm going to stay here,' said the old man. 'I want a bed and food. I like watching the sea and the ships. You can call me Captain.'

He threw some money on the table.

'That's for my bed and my food,' he said.

And so the old captain came to stay with us.

He was always quiet.

In the evenings he sat in the inn and in the day he watched the sea and the ships.

One day he spoke tome.

'Come here, boy,' he said, and he gave me some money.

'Take this, and look out for a sailor with one leg.'

He was afraid of that sailor with one leg.

I was afraid too.

I looked for the man with one leg, but I never saw him.

Then winter came,and it was very cold.

My father was ill,and my mother and I worked very hard.

Early one January morning, the captain went to the beach.

I helped my mother to make the captain's breakfast.

The door opened and a man came in.

His face was very white and he had only three fingers on his left hand.

I could see that he was a sailor.

'Can I help you?' I asked.

The man looked at the captain's breakfast table.

'Is this table for my friend Bill?' he asked.

'I don't know your friend Bill,' I said. 'It's the captain's table.'

'The captain?' he said. 'Well, they sometimes call my friend Bill the Captain. Is he here in the house?'

'No. He's out,'I said.

The man sat down and waited for the captain.

Then the captain came into the room.

He went to his table and sat down.

The captain turned round quickly.

His face went white.

Suddenly, he looked old and ill.

'Come, Bill, you know me. You know an old friend, Bill,' said the man.

'Black Dog!' said the captain.

'Yes,' said the man.'It's me, Black Dog. I wanted to see my old friend Billy.'

'Well, here I am,'said the captain. 'What do you want?'

'I want to talk to you, Bill,' Black Dog said.

The captain looked at me.

'Leave the room,boy,' he said, 'and don't listen at the door.'

They talked for along time.

Then I heard them talking angrily.

'No, no, no!' said the captain.

There was a fight and then Black Dog ran out of the house.

The captain's face was white.

'I must get out of here!'he said.

I ran to get him a drink.

I came back and found the captain on the floor.

His eyes were closed.

Our doctor, Dr Livesey, came and looked at the old captain.

'He's very ill,'said the doctor.

The captain opened his eyes and looked at the doctor.

'Where's Black Dog?'he asked.

'There's no Black Dog here,' said the doctor.

'Now, Billy Bones,you must...'

'Billy Bones?' said the captain. 'My name's not Billy Bones.'

'Oh?' said the doctor. 'Oh, yes. It's the name of a famous pirate.'

We put the old captain in his bed.

'He must stay in his bed for a week,' said the doctor. 'He's very ill.'

At twelve o'clock I went to see the captain in his room.

'What did the doctor say?'he asked.

You must stay in bed for a week,' I told him.

'Too late!' he said.'You remember Black Dog. He's a bad man, but there are worse men than Black Dog. They want my old box. You must look out for sailors. You must look out for Flint's men.'

Then the captain closed his eyes.

But I didn't lookout for sailors, because my father died that night.

I was too sad to think about the captain.