1、 si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan.The attasks in ambition are many and come from varions angles; its public defenders are few and unimpressive, where they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse, a quality to be
2、admired and fixed in the mind of the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean that ambition is at an end, that people no longer feel its stirrings and promptings, but only that, no longer openly honored, it is less openly professed. Consequences follow
3、from this, of course, some of which are that ambition is driven underground, or made sly. Such, then, is the way things stand: on the left angry critics, on the right stupid supporters, and in the middle, as usual, the majority of earnest people trying to get on in life.destiny n. 1.命运2.定数，天命destine
4、d a. 1.命中注定,预定的2.以.为目的地的deem vt.认为,视为hypocrisy n. 伪善，虚伪location n. 1.位置,场所2.外景拍摄地locality n.地区，地点situated a.位于.的，坐落在.的spectacle n. 1.演出，场面2.景象，壮观3. -s眼镜ample a. 1.足够的2.宽敞的，面积大的amplify vt. 1.放大，增强2.扩大，详述exceptional a. 1.优越的，杰出的2.例外的，独特的联想词abnormal a.反常的，异常的queer a. 1.奇怪的，异常的2.不舒服的，眩晕的ambitious a. 1.有
5、抱负的，雄心勃勃的2.有野心的aspiration n.强烈的愿望，志向，抱负enroll vi. （in, on）入学，加入vt.招收，吸收expel （expelled; expelling） vt. 1.把.除名，把.开除 2.驱逐 3. 排出formulate vt. 1.构想出，规划2.系统地阐述formulation n. 1.公式化2.系统的阐述3.规划，构想impulse n. 1.冲动，一时的念头2.驱动，驱使3.脉冲propel （propelled, propelling） vt. 1.推进，推动 2.激励，驱使curb vt.控制,约束n.控制，约束sly a. 1.狡
6、猾的，狡诈的2.会意的,会心的shrewd a.机灵的，敏锐的，精明的confidential a. 1.秘密的，机密的2.表示信任的Unit EightThe Advantages and Disadvantages of CarsThe use of the motor is becoming more and more widespread in the twentieth century; as an increasing number of countries develop both technically and economically, so a larger proport
7、ion of the world，s population is able to buy and use a car. Possessing a car gives a much greater degree of mobility, enabling the driver to move around freely. The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transport and is, therefore, not compelled to work locally. He can choose from dif
8、ferent jobs and probably changes his work more frequently as he is not restricted to a choice within a small radius. Traveling to work by car is also more comfortable than having to use public transport; the driver can adjust the heating in winter and the air-conditioning in the summer to suit his o
9、wn needs and preference. There is no irritation caused by waiting for trains, buses or underground trains, standing in long patient queues, or sitting on windy platforms, for as long as half an hour sometimes. With the building of good, fast motorways long distances can be covered rapidly and pleasa
10、ntly. For the first time in this century also, many people are now able to enjoy their leisure time to the full by making trips to the country or seaside at the weekends, instead of being confined to their immediate neighborhood. This feeling of independence, and the freedom to go where you please,
11、is perhaps the greatest advantage of the car.when considering the drawbacks, perhaps pollution is of prime importance. As more and more cars are produced and used, so the emission from their exhaust-pipes contains an ever larger volume of poisonous gas. Some of the contents of this gas, such as lead
12、, not only pollute the atmosphere but cause actual harm to the health of people. Many of the minor illnesses of modern industrial society, headaches, tiredness, and stomach upsets are thought to arise from breathing polluted air; doctors surgeries are full of people suffering from illnesses caused b
13、y pollution. It is also becoming increasingly difficult to deal with the problem of traffic in towns; most of the important cities of the world suffer form traffic jams. In fact, any advantage gained in comfort is often cancelled out in city driving by the frustration caused by traffic jams: endless
14、 queues of cars crawling one after another at the intersections. As an increasing number of traffic regulation schemes are devised, the poor bewildered driver finds himself diverted and forced into one-way systems which cause even greater delays than the traffic jams they are supposed to prevent. Th
15、e mounting cost of petrol and the increased tolls and road tax all add to the drivers worries. In fact, he must sometimes wonder if the motor car is such a blessing and not just a menace.mobility n. 1.流动性，移动性2.机动性mobilize vt. 1.动员2.调动vi.动员起来summon vi. 1.召唤2. （up）鼓起勇气3.召开，召集irritate vt. 1.使恼怒，使烦躁2.使（
16、身体某部分）不适,使疼痛radius n. 半径air-conditioning n.空调设备，空调系统drawback n.缺点，欠缺,不利条件setback n.挫折，倒退，失败handicap n. 1.缺陷 2.障碍 vt. （handicapped; handicapping） 妨碍， 使不利productive a. 1.多产的，富饶的2.富有成效的productivity n. 生产力，生产率surgery n. 1.外科,外科手术2.手术室surgeon n.外科医生dentist n.牙科医生ward n.病房bandage n.绷带vt.用绷带包扎intersection
17、n.道路交叉口，交点junction n.联结点，交叉口，枢纽overpass n.天桥，立交桥barricade n.路 vt.在.设路障bewilder vt.使迷惑，难住perplex vt.使困惑，使复杂化baffle vt.使困惑，难住toll n. 1.过路费2.（事故等的）伤亡人数，损失v.（缓慢而有规律的） 敲（钟）divert vt. 1.使转向，使改道2.转移，转移.的注意力3.使娱乐diversion n. 1.转移，转向2.消遣，娱乐3.临时绕行路bless v. 1.使有幸得到,使具有2.为.祈神赐福blessing n. 1.祈神赐福2.幸事，恩惠menace n.
18、 1.具有危险的人2.威胁，威吓vt.威胁，威吓intimidate vt.恐吓，威胁bully vt.欺负，威吓n.恃强欺弱者jeopardize vt.危及,损害terrify vt.使害怕，使惊吓terrific a. 1.可怕的，吓人的2.极度的，极大的Unit NineThe Definition of a GentlemanIt is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain. This description is both refined and, as far as
19、it goes, accurate. He is mainly occupied in merely removing the obstacles which hinder the free and unembarrassed action of those about him. His benefits may be considered as parallel to what are called comforts or convenience in arrangements of a personal nature: like an easy chair or a good fire,
20、which do their part in dispelling cold and fatigue, though nature provides both means of rest and animal heat without them. The true gentleman in like manner carefully avoids whatever may cause a jar or a jolt in the minds of those with whom he is cast; all clashing of opinion, or collision of feeli
21、ng, all restraint, or suspicion, or gloom, or resentment; his great concern being to made every one at their ease and at home. He has his eyes on all his company: he is tender towards the bashful, gentle towards the distant, and merciful towards the absurd; he can recollect to whom he is speaking; h
22、e guards against unseasonable allusions, or topics which may irritate; he is seldom prominent in conversation, and never wearisome.He makes light of favors while he does them, and seems to be receiving when he is conferring. He never speaks of himself except when compelled, defends himself by a mere
23、 retort, he has no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets every thing for the best. He is never mean or little in his disputes, never takes unfair advantage, never mistakes personalities or sharp sayings for arguments, or insulat
24、es evil which he dare not say out. From a long-sighted prudence, he observes the maxim of the ancient sage, that we should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuri
25、es, and too indolent to bear malice. He is patient, forbearing, and resigned, on philosophical principles; he submits to pain, because it is inevitable, to bereavement, because it is irreparable, and to death, because it is his destiny. If he engages in controversy of any kind, his disciplined intellect preserves him from the blunder.名人名言It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.The great tragedy of life is not that men perish , but that they cese to love.inflict vt. （on, upon）把.强加给，使遭受,使承担afflict vt.使苦恼，折磨
