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词汇提示

1.lurking 潜藏

2.plague 困扰

3.toll 伤亡人数

原文

Diana,Princess Of Wales: 'A Modern Tragedy And Its Consequences' (3)

There are said to be around 110 million mines lurking somewhere in the world - and over a third of them are to be found in Africa!

Angola is probably more heavily mined than anywhere else, because the war went on for such a long time, and it invaded so much of the country.

So that country is going to be infested with mines, and will suffer many more victims.

Even if the world decided tomorrow to ban these weapons, this terrible legacy of mines already in the earth would continue to plague the poor nations of the Globe.

"The evil that men do, lives after them."

And so, it seems to me, there rests a certain obligation upon the rest of us.

One of my objectives in visiting Angola was to forward the cause of those, like the Red Cross, striving in the name of humanity to secure an international ban on these weapons.

Since them, we are glad to see, some real progress has been made.

There are signs of a change of heart- at least in some parts of the world.

For that we should be cautiously grateful.

If an international ban on mines can be secured it means, looking far ahead, that the world may be a safer place for this generation's grandchildren.

But for this generation in much of the developing world, there will be no relief,no relaxation.

The toll of deaths and injuries caused by mines already there, will continue.

This tracing and lifting of mines, as I saw in Angola, is a desperately slow business.

So in my mind a central question remains.

Should we not do more to quicken the de-miners' work, to help the injured back to some sort of life, to further our own contribution to aid and development?

The country is enriched by the work done by its overseas agencies and non -governmental organizations who work to help people in Africa and Asia to improve the quality of their lives.

Yet mines cast a constant shadow over so much of this work.

Resettlement of refugees is made more hazardous.

Good land is put out of bounds.

Recovery from war is delayed.

Aid workers themselves are put at risk.

I would like to see more done for those living in this "no man's land" which lies between the wrongs of yesterday and the urgent needs of today.

I think we owe it.

I also think it would be of benefit to us, as well as to them.

The more expeditiously we can end this plague on earth caused by the landmine, the more readily can we set about the constructive tasks to which so many give their hand in the cause of humanity.

翻译

威尔士王妃戴安娜:“一场现代悲剧及其后果”(3)

据说大约有1.1亿枚地雷潜伏在世界的某个地方，其中超过三分之一在非洲!

安哥拉的地雷可能比其他任何地方都要多，因为战争持续了很长时间，它入侵了这个国家的大部分地区。

因此，那个国家将被地雷所侵扰，并将遭受更多的受害者。

即使世界明天决定禁止这些武器，地球上已经存在的地雷的可怕遗产将继续折磨着地球上的贫穷国家。

“人所做的恶，死后仍会存在。”

因此，在我看来，我们其余的人都负有某种义务。

我访问安哥拉的目标之一是推动像红十字会那样以人类的名义努力争取在国际上禁止这些武器的人的事业。

我们高兴地看到，自那时以来，已经取得了一些真正的进展。

至少在世界上的一些地区，有迹象表明人们的态度发生了改变。

为此，我们应该谨慎地心存感激。

如果能够确保国际禁止地雷，这意味着，展望未来，对于我们这一代的子孙来说，世界可能是一个更安全的地方。

但对于大多数发展中国家的这一代人来说，他们不会得到缓解，也不会放松。

已经存在的地雷造成的伤亡人数将继续增加。

正如我在安哥拉看到的那样，追踪和清除地雷是一项极其缓慢的工作。

所以在我的脑海里，一个核心问题依然存在。

我们难道不应该做更多的工作来加快扫雷工作，帮助受伤者恢复某种生活，进一步促进我们自己对援助和发展的贡献吗?

海外机构和非政府组织致力于帮助非洲和亚洲人民提高生活质量，使国家更加富裕。

然而，我的地雷一直给这项工作投下阴影。

难民的重新安置变得更加危险。

好地是禁区。

从战争中恢复被推迟了。

救援人员自己也处于危险之中。

我希望为那些生活在“无人区”的人们做更多的事情，这片无人区介于昨天的错误和今天的迫切需要之间。

我想这是我们欠的。

我也认为这对我们和他们都有好处。

我们越能迅速地结束地雷在地球上造成的这场灾难，我们就越能容易地着手于许多人在人类事业中伸出援手的建设性任务。

Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly

词汇提示

1.Highness 殿下

原文

Chapter X: Blackbeard's Peace

Blackbeard dropped the knife to the ground.

"Look!The knife. It moved by itself."

"It's the curse of the treasure. It's a message from Blackbeard."

No one could see the ghost except for Queen Alliana.

She had her great-grandmother's eyes, and those eyes would always be able to see him.

She walked towards him, away from the other men, who were preparing to take the pirates to the Queen Anne as prisoners.

"When you return to this island, you always bring unhappiness to a woman's heart.First, it was my great-grandmother's, and now it is mine. Have you thought of this in all those years while watching that treasure?"

"How could I forget? I can never die and be peaceful. I always remember what I didby looking at that treasure."

"But you can do something good now. You can keep others from touching it and making the same mistake you did."

"How?I can't keep people from coming onto my ship and taking my treasure."

"You could if you wanted. If there was never any treasure, you would have lived happily with Queen Hanzani. Now, you still have the treasure and you are still unhappy."

"But that is what I was told to do, watch the treasure to pay for my mistake."

"Have you ever thought of what it is that will end this punishment and let you die in peace?"

Blackbeard had no answer.

He was quiet.

Captain Scott came to say goodbye to Queen Alliana.

"Your Highness, we are ready to leave your island. I'm sorry for the trouble we brought with us, but I want to thank you for giving us what we need to sail again."

"Remember Captain, you must find the ship you got the treasure from and put it back. It's the only way to keep peace on these islands."

"We will try."

"I think you will succeed. And remember the story I told you about that treasure.Taking what is not yours can never bring you or the ones you love any happiness."

Captain Scott and the others rowed back to the Queen Anne, and soon it was sailing again through the Bermuda Triangle.

Blackbeard was standing at the ship's side.

He was looking across the wide, blue sea, thinking of everything Queen Allianas aidto him before he left Rum Island.

He was always saying the same thing to himself: "If there was never any treasure, I would be happy now."

Suddenly,Blackbeard's old empty ship appeared sailing along the shining blue sea.

The man in the crow's nest shouted to the Captain, and he put his telescope to his eye.

"Stubbs,sail straight for that ship. We're going back on board."

Blackbeard was walking nervously back and forth as the men put the treasure chest into a small row boat.

He sat on top of it when they were ready to leave and row towards the empty ship.

Captain Scott told the men to leave the chest where they found it.

Before the sailors left, Captain Scott looked around the old pirate ship.

"And this is what you get for wanting all the riches of the world."

Blackbeard was standing next to him listening.

It was the last thing that was said on that ship.

The Queen Anne began to sail away when one of the sailors shouted "Look!"

Everyone turned to see Blackbeard's chest rising in the air over the sea.

They thought it was moving by itself, but it was Blackbeard moving it.

He threw the chest into the sea, ending the curse he had to live with.

The sailors of the Queen Anne saw the shining gold on top of the water for one last moment,then it sank into the sea below.

When the chest had disappeared into the water, Blackbeard's ship began to break apart and sank into the sea.

The sailors' eyes all grew wide as they saw the ghost of a pirate in a long blue coat, with a black beard and a red scarf around his head, fly up into the clouds of the sky.

"Captain,what in the world was that?" "

It was the ghost of Blackbeard.

It seems that he has finally found his peace."

The end of " Blackbeard's Treasure"by Jenny Dolly

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 11

A: It is so nice to see you again.

很高兴再次见到你。

B:Yes, it was lovely bumping into each other in the shop.

是的，在商店里偶遇真是太好了。

A:How about going out for dinner tonight?

今晚出去吃饭怎么样？

B:Sorry, I have an appointment tonight. But thanks anyway.

对不起，我今晚有约了。但还是谢谢你。

Conversation 12

A:What would you like for dessert, fruit or ice cream?

你想吃什么甜点，水果还是冰淇淋?

B:Can we not have both?

不能两个都要吗？

A: If we do, there won't be dessert tomorrow.

那样的话，明天就没有甜点了。

B:Then it will be fruit today and ice cream tomorrow, thanks.

那就今天是水果，明天是冰淇淋，谢谢。

Conversation 13

A:It's very warm for winter today.

今天的天气相对冬天来说很暖和了。

B:How about going to the park?

我们去公园怎么样?

A: I agree. Let's go to the park.

我同意。一起去公园吧。

B:I'll get ready. Give me a few minutes.

我很快凖备好。稍等我几分钟。

Conversation 14

A: I hear you've been ill.

我听说你病了。

B:Well, I had the flu for a couple of weeks, but I'm fine now.

嗯，我感冒了几周，现在已经好了。

A:You are looking far better than I thought you'd be.

你看起来比我想象的要好得多。

B: My doctor prescribed a course of vitamins and minerals and it helped a great deal.

医生给我开了一个疗程的维生素和矿物质，效果很好。

Conversation 15

A:Excuse me, will this bus go to the airport?

打扰一下，请问这趟车去机场吗?

B:No, you need to take the bus that will come in half an hour.

不去，你需要搭乘另外一辆公交车，它将在半小时内到。

A:How long does it take from here to the airport by bus?

从这里搭公交车到机场需要多长时间？

B:About 40 minutes.

大概40分钟。

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 44

431.

Colleague

n.同事，同僚

Their colleague was transferred to an overseas branch.

他们的同事被调到一家海外分支机构。

He is a junior colleague.

他是一名初级同事。

432.

Collect

v.聚集，聚积；收集，采集；收藏

Do you still collect stamps?

你还在收集邮票吗？

We collected shells on the beach.

我们在海滩上收集贝壳。

433.

Collection

n.收藏品，收集物；专辑，作品集

He showed me his collection of butterflies.

他给我看了他收藏的蝴蝶。

What do you think of our collection?

您如何看待我们的收藏？

Would you like to see my stamp collection?

你想看看我收藏的邮票吗？

434.

College

n.大学，专科学校；学院

She is proud of herself for finishing college.

她为自己完成大学而感到自豪。

I'mat college, studying graphic design.

我在上大学，学习平面设计。

My brother will be going to college next week.

我哥哥下周要去上大学。

435.

Color

n.<美>颜色；肤色；颜料 vt.给…..…涂颜色；vi.变色

Green is my favorite color.

绿色是我最喜欢的颜色。

I'd like to paint the room a different color, just as an experiment.

我想把房间漆成不同的颜色，做个实验。

Do you know what color she likes?

你知道她喜欢什么颜色吗？

436.

Combination

n.结合体，联合体；结合，联合

Don't you think that's a good combination?

你不觉得这是一个很好的组合吗？

This color combination is stunningly effective.

这种颜色组合非常有效。

437.

Combine

v.结合，组合；合并n.联盟，联合体

He combined two ideas into one.

他把两个想法合为一体。

He makes more money than all of the rest of us combined.

他赚的钱比我们其他人加起来还多。

438.

Come

v.来；来到，到达；达到，进入

Please come into the house.

请进屋来。

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.

如果我们有勇气去追求，我们所有的梦想都可以实现。

It is probable that she will come.

她很可能会来。

439.

Comedy

n.喜剧，喜剧片；滑稽的事物；滑稽，诙谐

It's a comedy movie.

这是一部喜剧电影。

I saw an amusing comedy last night.

昨晚我看了一部有趣的喜剧。

440.

Comfort

n.舒服，舒适；安慰，慰藉v.安慰，抚慰

My uncle now lives in comfort.

我叔叔现在过着舒适的生活。

She tried to comfort him, but he kept crying.

她想安慰他，但他一直在哭。

I'm only trying to comfort you.

我只是想安慰你。

词汇提示

1.prosthetic 假设

2.handicapped 残疾的

3.amputee 截肢者

4.pervasive 无所不在的

5.hazardous 危险的

6.refugees 难民

7.casualties 伤员

原文

Diana,Princess Of Wales: 'A Modern Tragedy And Its Consequences' (2)

As the Red Cross have expressed it:

"Each victim who survives, will incur lifetime expenses for surgery and prosthetic care totaling between 2,000 and 3,000."

That is an intolerable load for a handicapped person in a poor country.

That is something to which the world should urgently turn its conscience.

In Angola, one in every 334 members of the population is an amputee!

Angola has the highest rate of amputees in the world.

How can countries which manufacture and trade in these weapons square their conscience with such human devastation?

My third main experience was to see what has been done, slowly and perilously, to get these mines out of the earth.

In the Kuito and Huambo region I spent a morning with small team from Halo Trust, which is training Angolans to work on the pervasive minefields and supervising their work.

I speak of "our team" because men of the Mines Advisory group - or, in this instance, the Halo Trust -who volunteer for this hazardous work are usually former members of our own Services.

I take this opportunity to pay my tribute to the work these men do on our behalf- the perils they encounter are not just confined to mines.

Two members of the Mines Advisory Group team in Cambodia, Chris Howes and Houn Horth, were kidnapped by the Khmer Rouge a year ago and their fate is uncertain.

We can only pray for their safe return.

Much ingenuity has gone into making some of these mines.

Many are designed to trap an unwary de-miner.

Whenever such tricky mines appear, the de-miner will call in one of the supervising team, who will then take over.

That is what keeps their lives perpetually at risk.

It might be less hazardous, I reflected, after my visit to Angola, if some of the technical skills used in making mines had been applied to better methods of removing them.

Many of these mines are relatively cheap- they can be bought for 5 apiece, or less.

Tracing them, lifting them, and disposing of them, costs far more – sometimes as much as a hundred times more.

Angola,is full of refugees returning after a long war.

They present another aspect of this tragedy.

The refugee turns towards home, often ignorant of conditions in his homeland.

He knows of mines, but homeward bound, eagerness to complete the journey gets the better of him.

Or he finds mines on what was once his land, and attempts to clear them.

There were many examples of that in Angola.

These mines inflict most of their casualties on people who are trying to meet the elementary needs of life.

They strike the wife, or the grandmother, gathering firewood for cooking - They ambush the child sent to collect water for the family.

I was impressed to see the work being done by many of the world's agencies on"Mine Awareness."

If children can be taught at school, if adults can be helped to learn what to do, and what not to do in regions that have been mined, then lives can be saved and injuries reduced.

翻译

Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly

词汇提示

1.threatened 恐吓 

2.torches 火炬

原文

Chapter IX: The Circle of fire

The clouds came again to cover the light of the moon.

The sea was dark.

None of the British sailors heard the pirates rowing their boats towards the Queen Anne.

Captain Pike and his men climbed the ship's side and surprised the sailors on deck. They attacked the sailors with knives and Captain Pike went below deck.

He kicked open the door to the treasure, but he saw that it was gone."Gone?!Where is it?"

He ran back upstairs and threatened one of the sailors with a knife. "Where's that treasure you had down there? Talk or I'll kill you right here!"

"The Captain took it to the island, to trade with the natives. We needed something to fix our sails." The pirates left the Queen Anne and rowed towards Rum island.

Captain Scott and his men were preparing to leave the Island. They had what they needed to fix the sails, and they were saying goodbye to Queen Alliana and her people.

Torches were lit all around the village, and everyone was having one last cup of rum.

"Queen Alliana! I hope you and your people will live long lives!"

Everyone raised their cup, but before they could drink, one of the natives came running through the village. "Pirate ship! Pirate ship!"

The natives all dropped their cups and began running to their huts. The Queen looked at Captain Scott. "You see, the treasure is cursed. Wherever it goes, bad luck follows."

"We have enough men here to fight these pirates. We won't let them destroy your island.We have a lot of experience fighting such men, but you can help by letting us use that treasure. Don't worry, you'll get it all back in the end."

The natives kept their rum in wooden barrels near a small lake, next to the village.

They took all the tops off the barrels to let the smell lead the pirates to where they were.

When the pirates arrived, they saw Blackbeard's treasure chest in the middle of a large circle of sugar plant leaves.

Queen Alliana was standing outside the circle, holding a torch.

Captain Pike saw the chest first.

"There it is! Take it!"

"I wouldn't if I were you. You can't come here and take whatever you want."

"Who are you? I'll do what I want!"

Captain Pike and some of his men walked over the sugar leaves towards the treasure.

The leaves had rum on them, and Queen Alliana set them on fire with her torch.

The pirates and the treasure were in the middle of a circle of fire, unable to move.

"You see, Captain, your eye for treasure has kept you from seeing what you should see.It's always the same with such men."

Captain Scott, his men and the natives came out from behind the trees and houses to fight the pirates.

They put out the fire, and Captain Pike with his six pirates standing next to the treasure took out his sword.

"I'll fight to the death for this treasure. No one'll have it if I can't."

He and Captain Scott fought while the others watched.

"You won't kill me Captain."

Theirs words were locked together and they were looking at each other fiercely.

Captain Pike reached for a knife in his belt.

"Watch out Captain! He's got a knife."

Captain Scott saw Pike's eye grow wider, then he fell back.

A knife with blood on it was in the air.

No one could see that Blackbeard's ghost held it.

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 6

A:May I speak to Mr. Johnson, please?

我可以跟约翰逊先生说话吗？

B:Who's calling, please?

请问您是哪位?

A:It's his brother.

我是他弟弟。

B:Hold on please. I'll transfer the call to him.

请稍等。我现在转给他。

Conversation 7

A:Any ideas for the weekend?

周末想怎么过呢?

B:How about we go for a road trip?

我们自驾游怎么样?

A:That's a lovely idea.

这主意不错！

B:Let's make all the necessary arrangements and have a good time.

我们一起来做好所有必要的安排，好好玩一下。

Conversation 8

A:ABC Hotel, How can we help you?

这里是ABC酒店，请问有什么可以帮到您吗？

B: I want a single room for 2 nights.

我需要一间单人房，住2晚。

A:When would you like your reservation?您

预订什么时候入住呢？

B:From Friday July 13th to Sunday July 15th.

从7月13日（星期五）到7月15日（星期日）。

Conversation 9

A:What did you do yesterday?

你昨天做什么了?

B: I went shopping at the mall.

我去商场购物。

A:Did you buy anything?

你有买到什么东西吗?

B: I bought a new pair of sneakers and a jacket.

我买了一双新的运动鞋和一件外套。

Conversation 10

A:How much is it?

这个多少钱？

B:It's 50 dollars.

50美元。

A: I'll take it.

我就要它了。

B:Great! It looks really nice on you.

好极了！你穿起来真好看。

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 43

421.

Closet

n.壁橱，储藏室；adj.秘密的，不公开的

There's someone hiding in the closet.

有人藏在壁橱里。

He has a large closet in his bedroom.

他的卧室里有个大壁橱。

422.

Clothes

n.衣服，衣物；服装，礼服；被褥

They stare at my clothes with disapproval.

他们不以为然地盯着我的衣服。

She spends a lot of money on clothes.

她花了很多钱买衣服。

His clothes were covered with dirt.

他的衣服上沾满了污垢。

423.

Clothing

n.衣服，服装v.给….….穿衣，为……提供衣服

I usually buy clothing at a local store.

我通常在当地商店买衣服。

424.

cloud

n.云，云朵；云状物，一团；阴影

The sun disappeared behind a cloud.

太阳消失在云层后面。

The moon emerged from behind the cloud.

月亮从云层后面冒出来。

425.

Coach

n.教练；私人教师；教练v.训练，指导

The coach accused us of not doing our best.

教练指责我们没有尽力而为。

This team is trained by a good coach.

这支球队是由一位优秀的教练训练的。

She liked tennis and became a tennis coach.

她喜欢网球，成为了一名网球教练。

426.

Coat

n.外套，大衣；v.用…..….覆盖；给……穿外套

He hid the envelope underneath his coat.

他把信封藏在外套下面。

Hangup your coat, please.

请把你的外套挂起来

She put on her coat and went out.

她穿上外套然后出去了。

427.

Coffee

n.咖啡；咖啡豆；咖啡色

There's no coffee left in the pot.

锅里没有咖啡了。

Would anyone like more coffee?

有人想要更多的咖啡吗？

"Do you want coffee?" "No, I prefer tea, thanks."

“你想喝咖啡吗？”“不，我更喜欢喝茶，谢谢。”

428.

Coin

n.硬币，金属货币；v.铸币，造币；

The boy throws the coin through the window.

那个男孩把硬币扔进窗户。

She opened her purse and took out a coin.

她打开钱包拿出一枚硬币。

429.

Cold

adj.冷的，凉的；冷淡的，冷漠的；n.感冒，伤风

He takes a cold bath every morning.

他每天早上都要洗个冷水澡。

She died on a cold night in December.

她在12月的一个寒冷的夜晚去世了。

How long will this cold weather continue?

这种寒冷的天气还会持续多久？

430.

Collapse

v.倒塌；崩溃，瓦解；暴跌n.倒塌，塌陷

The church roof is in danger of collapse.

教堂的屋顶有倒塌的危险。

The country's economy is about to collapse.

该国的经济即将崩溃。

词汇提示

1.landmines 地雷

2.preoccupations 忧虑

3.chronic 长期

4.surgeons 外科医生

5.overwhelming 压倒性的

6.handicap 残疾

7.prostheses 假肢

原文

Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly

原文

Chapter VIII: The Face in the Moon

When Captain Pike's men put the chest with Blackbeard's ghost on it down on the pirateship's deck, Blackbeard stood up and saw that it was not his treasure.

He opened the top, picked up the gold coins in both his hands, and threw them to the ground.

The pirates could not see Blackbeard; they only saw the chest open itself and the gold coins flying in the air and falling to the ground by themselves.

"The gold, Captain. It was flying in the air."

"Who opened that chest?"

"The treasure! Where is the treasure?"

Blackbeard ran to the ship's side to see if the Queen Anne was still nearby.

It was gone.

He let out a loud scream, but no one heard him.

His voice disappeared into the grey clouds that were beginning to cover the sky.

It began to rain heavily that night.

Santiago and Captain Pike were sitting in the warm yellow light of the Captain's cabin below deck.

"How long will it take to fix the ship?"

"One or two days. I don't know."

"We'll lose that English ship, and I want that treasure."

"But Captain, we've got the gold. Why do you want more?"

"You don't understand. That treasure is more valuable than ten chests of gold. It has some magic in it. There is a story behind it, and I think the man who has it is going to feel he has everything."

Blackbeard was alone at the front of the ship, looking out at the dark sea.

Everything around him was wet, the men had gone below deck for the night.

Slowly,the rain stopped and the clouds moved away.

A full, shining silver moon appeared, lighting the sea in front of him.

Blackbeard looked into its round face for along time.

It looked like a round ball turning and turning.

Then he thought it was more like a circle cut from a piece of paper.

Suddenly,a face appeared in it. It was the face of Queen Hanzani. She closed, then opened her big, brown eyes slowly. She was smiling at Blackbeard.

She looked to her left and Blackbeard did the same. He saw a light, in the distance.

The light was Rum island, but no one knew it.

The Queen's face disappeared, and Blackbeard ran to the bell near the ship's wheel.The man at the wheel was almost asleep when Blackbeard rang the bell and frightened him.

Captain Pike, Santiago and the other men ran upstairs. "What is it, what do you see?"The man at the wheel was still trying to wake up.

"I think it's a light." Captain Pike looked through his telescope. He saw the beach of the island in the moonlight.

Then he saw a light coming from the Queen Anne. "Santiago, tell the men to drop the anchor. We've found the treasure and this time we're not going to lose it."