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1、“ZeroTolerance"LowersNewYorkCrimeRate“零度宽容”降低了美国的犯罪率
NewYorkwasoncethemurdercapitaloftheworld.Butitsurbancanyonsarenolongerthekillingfieldsthatearnedthecityitsunenviabletitle.Theannualdeathtoll,whichsoaredtoarecordhighof2,245in1990,droppedto760in1997.Thelasttimethemurderratewasaslowasthatwas30yearspreviouslyin1967,theyearofpeaceandloveandthefloweringofhippieDom.
Withthedecreaseinkillinghascomeamarkedreductioninenthusiasmforothercrime,suchasburglaries,robberiesandshootings.Theoldsaying,crimedoesn’tpay,hastakenonnewlife,thankstohard-linepolicingintroducedbyMayorRudolphGiulianiin1994.ItssuccesshasbeensuchthatGiuliani,electedfiveyearsagoonalawandorderplatform,confidentlysayshiscitycanowbeseenasaleaderincrimefighting.Suchaclaimwouldoncehavebeenunimaginable,butthezero-tolerancepolicingpolicyintroducedbyGiulianiandthetwomenbeappointedtorunthecity’spoliceforce,formercommissionerWilliamBrattonandformerdeputycommissionerJohnTimoney,hasturnedthemeanstreetsintocleanstreets.
hippiedomn.嬉皮士世界
burglaryn.入室行窃
commissionern.委员,专员
2、"ILoveYou"“我爱你”
"ILoveYou"doesnotalwayshavethesamemeaning,andthis,too,shouldtellussomethingabouttheelusivenatureoflove.Thefisttimeitisalwaysasurprise,Ninvasion,anaggressiveact,butoncesaid,"Iloveyou"canonlyberepeated,itisunthinkablethatitshouldnotbesaidagain,andagain,andagain.Whenonehasnotsaiditforawhile,thismayitselfprecipitateacrisis("Nowwhyhaven`tyousaidthatinallofthesemonths!
").Ontheotherhand,"Iloveyou"canalsoserveasathreat("Don`tpushmeonthis;youmightlostme"),emotionalblackmail("I`vesaidit,nowyouhavetorespondinkind"),awarning("It`sonlybecauseIloveyouthatI`mwillingtoputupwiththis"),anapology("IcouldnotpossiblyhavemeantwhatIhavesaidtoyou,toyouofallpeople").Itcanbeaninstrument--moreeffectivethantheloudestnoise--tointerruptadullorpainfulconversation.Itcanbeacry,aplea,averbalflag("Payattentiontome!
")oritcanbeanexcuse("It`sonlybecauseIloveyou...").Itcanbeadisguise("Iloveyou,"hewhispered,lookingawkwardlyaskanceattheopendoor).Itcanbeanattack("Howcanyoudothistome?
")orevenanend("sothat`sthat.Withregrets,good-bye").ifthissinglephrasehassomanymeanings,howvariedandvariablemustbetheemotion.
precipitatev.使陷入,促成,使沉淀
instrumentn.工具,手段
askancead.怀疑地,轻蔑地,不以为然地
3、ReturnoftheDirtyWeekend“艳情”周末的回归
Astheprettybrunetteleansdowntosighthehotelregister,hermalecompanionstrokesherneck.Shesmilesatthereceptionist,onlyhalfembarrassed,it’searlySaturdayeveningandthecouplecanobviouslyhardlywaittogettotheirroom.Theydon’tcomedownfordinner.Andnextmorningtheyhavebreakfastletoutsidetheirdoor,undertheDoNotDisturbsign.Astheycheckout,grinningalittlesheepishly,thereceptionistwondersidlyhowthey’vemanagedtoescapetheirrespectivespousesfortheweekend.Whatshedoesn’trealizeisthatthiscouplearen’thavingasecretliaison.Infact,they’remarried.Theyarepartofanewgenerationofworkaholicswithclashingschedulesandlongworkinghours,whoseonlyhopeofachatandsomeconjugalrightstomeetupattheendoftheweek.
respectiveadj.分别的,各自的
liaisonn.联络,(语音)连音
clashv.冲突
4、Love爱情
Thestageismorebeholdingtolove,thanthelifeofan.Forastothestage,loveisevermatterofcomedies,andnowandthenoftragedies;butinlifeitdothmuchmischief;sometimeslikeasiren,sometimeslifeafury.Youmayobserve,thatamongstallthegreatandworthypersons(whereofthememoryremained,eitherancientforrecent)thereisnotone,thathathbeentransportedtothemaddegreeoflove:
whichshowsthatgreatspirits,andgreatbusiness,dokeepoutthisweakpassion.Youmustexcept,nevertheless,MarcusAntonio’s,thehalfpartneroftheempireofRome,andAppliesClaudius,thedecimvirandlawgiver;whereoftheformerwasindeedavoluptuousman,andinordinate;butthelatterwasanaustereandwiseman:
andthereforefitseems(thoughrarely)thatlovecanfindentrance,notonlyintoanopenheart,butalsointoaheartwellfortified,ifwatchbenotwellkept.ItisapoorsayingofEpicurus,Satesmagnumalterchetrumsumac’sifman,madeforthecontemplationofheaven,andallnobleobjects,shoulddonothingbutkneelbeforealittleidol,andmadehimselfasubject,thoughnotofthemouth(asbeastsare),yetoftheeye;whichwasgivenhimforhigherpurposes.
Itisastrangething,tonotetheexcessofthispassion,andnowitbravesthenature,andvalueofthings,bythis;thatthespeakinginaperpetualhyperbole,iscomelyinnothingbutinlove.Neitherisitmerelyinthephrase;forwhereasithathbeenwellsaid,thatthearch-flatterer,withwhomallthepettyflatterershaveintelligence,isaman’sself;certainlytheloverismore.Fortherewasneverproudmanthoughsoabsurdlywellofhimself,astheloverdothofthepersonloved;andthereforeitwaswellsaid,Thatitisimpossibletolove,andtobewise.Neitherdoththisweaknessappeartoothersonly,andnottothepartyloved;buttothelovedmostofall,exceptthelovebe.Foritisatruerule,thatliveiseverrewarded,eitherwiththereciproque,orwithaninwardandsecretcontempt.
mischiefn.伤害,危害,恶作剧,淘气
remainethremain的第三人称单数形式
decemvirn.古罗马的十大行政官之一
voluptuousadj.艳丽的,奢侈逸乐的
austereadj.严峻的,严厉的,操行上一丝不苟的
contemplationn.注视,深思,预期,企图,打算
perpetualadj.永久的
hyperbolen.[修辞]夸张法
absurdlyadv.荒廖地,悖理地,愚蠢地
reciproqueadj.互惠的,相应的
hath相当于has
5、AUGUST八月
Augustisadramaticmonth.Humidityisaformofmadness.Writingisaformofsuicide.thetemptationtotalklikethis,inshortclips,isoverwhelming.Shortsentencesarelikeraindrops:
loud,splashy,anddesirable.
August,themostcomplacentmonth.LaZiness,humidity,andutterlackofthoughtareitschiefcharacteristics.Sluggishandindolent,wedragourbodiesthroughitssweatymiddlelikeprimevalcrawlers.
LookingovertheAugustsofmylife,Ifindallsortsofdeliriousphenomena.OnceIwasmuggedinahallway.Iwastooirritatedbytheheattopay,Iscreamedattheguyandheonlytookhalfthemoney.Afewyearsago,mywifeproducedawonderfulcalendarfullofusefulandwonderfulfacts,aswellasthebirthdaysofallourfriends.ItriedtotalkherintoleavingAugustout.Whenshewouldn’tlisten,IwentthroughherfilesandhadseveralpeopleIdidn’tlikemovedtoAugust.Shecaughtme.Ipleadedhumidity.Idon’tthinkshe’sforgivenmeyet.
overwhelmingadj压倒性的,无法抵抗的
complacentadj.自满的,得意的
deliriousadj.神志昏迷的,不省人事的,发狂的
6、UniversitiesSurroundedbyWalls1被围着的大学
HavingspentsometwoandahalfyearsinChinaoverseveralvisits,Idon’trememberevergoingthroughaphaseweintheUnitedStatesrefertoas"cultureshock”.ThisperiodofdifficultyinadjustingtoanewculturewouldprobablyhavesetinduringmysemesteratPekingUniversity,myfirstextendedperiodawayfromtheUniversity,myfirstextendedperiodawayfromtheUnitedStates.Itdidnot.
Ofcourse,thisisnottosaythatIdidn`tnoticeanydifferencesbetweentheAmericanandChineseculturesuponmyarrivalatPekingUniversity.Icertainlydidnoticethedifferences.Lookingback,IrememberoneofthefirstdifferencesInoticed:
Chineseuniversitieswalled.
ToanAmerican,thisisoneofthemoststrikingaspectsofaChineseuniversityandonewhichimmediatelysetsitapartfromanAmericancampus.HavinggrownupintheUnitedStates,Ihadneverseenauniversitysurroundedbyhigh,cementwalls.Myideaofauniversity,basedonhavingseenscoresofthemindifferentstatesoftheU.S,wasthatitwasaplaceoflifeandlearning,anintegralpartofthecommunityinwhichitwaslocated,opennotonlytothestudentsoftheschoolitself,butfullyaccessiblealsotostudentsfromotherschoolsandtothebroaderpublic.
semestern.学期cementn.水泥,接合剂
inergraladj.完整的,整体的,[数学]积分的,构成整体所需要的
accessibleadj易接近的,可到达的,易爱影响的,可理解的
UniversitiesSurroundedbyWalls2
Myideaofauniversitywasthatitwasacenterofculturallife,aresourcefortheentirecommunity.Inallmytwenty-oneyear,ithadneveroccurredtomethataschoolwouldhaveawallaroundit.Wallsencloseandseparate;schoolsexpandandintegrate.Theveryideasseemedfundamentallyincompatible.
IaskedachinesefriendifallChineseuniversitieshadwallsaroundthem."Youknow,I`veneverreallythoughtaboutit;Iguessso.IguessallChineseschoolshavewallsaroundthem,primary,middleandsecondaryschools,too-notjustuniversities.""Why?
"Iasked."What`sthepoint?
""Idon`tknow.Toprotectus,Isuppose.""Fromwhom?
""It`snotreallysomethingI`vethoughtabout.Idon`tknow.Don`tyouhavewallsaroundyourschoolsintheUnitedStates?
"Ithoughtcarefullybeforeanswering."No,I`veneverseenorheardofauniversityencircledbyawall".MyChinesefriendseemedpuzzled.WallsaroundschoolscamestostrikemeasmorethanjustanarchintecturaldifferedcebetweentheUnitedStatesandChina;thewallsbespokeafundamentallydifferentviewtowadtheveryconceptofeducation.AsChinacontinuestoopenuptotheoutsideworld,therewallsseemincreasinglyoutofplace.
integratev.使成整体,使一体化
incompatibleadj.性质相反的,矛盾的,不调和的
architecturaladj.建筑上的,建筑学的
7、BillGatesinHisBoyhood比尔·盖茨的童年
Asachild-andasanadultaswell-Billwasuntidy.Ithasbeensaidthatinordertocounteractthis.Marydrewupweeklyclothingplansforhim.OnMondayshemightgotoschoolinblue,
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