【正文】 Unit 1 地形多樣的國家 a varied land 平坦的高地 high flat lands 肥沃的平原 fertile plains 美國的總面積達 9 百萬平方公里 the United States covers an area of 9 million square kilometers 平緩的山坡 the genteel slopes 五大湖 the five Great Lakes 遼闊的大草原 vast prairies 坎坷起伏的牧場 rough cattlegrazing country 峰巒積雪的 snowtopped 遠處便出現(xiàn) appear in the distance 從富饒的谷地滑翔而下 can almost glide down into the rich valleys 歷來以 “民族熔鍋 ”著稱 has long been known as a 39。melting pot39。 經(jīng)濟上有很大的發(fā)展機會 great economic opportunities 宗教自由和政治自由 religious and political freedom 于是紛紛涌入美國，移民人數(shù)越來越多 immigrants from many other countries flocked to the United States in increasing numbers 1880 年至 1914 年達到了頂峰 reaching a peak in the years 18801914 居民 inhabitant 分屬 300 多個不同的部落 of the more than 300 separate tribes 如今則分散到各地 now are scattered throughout the nation 總是遷居 are always on the move 尋找新工作，換換氣候， seeking new job opportunities, a better climate 接受正式的讀、寫訓(xùn)練 have formal instruction in reading and writing 學(xué)校教育；上學(xué) schooling 地方教育董事會 school board 督學(xué) superintendent 學(xué)區(qū) school district 職業(yè) vacation 本科的；本科生 undergraduate 文學(xué)士 . 224。Bachelor of Arts 理學(xué)士 . 224。Bachelor of Science 大學(xué)文科 liberal arts 學(xué)位 academic degree 人文學(xué)科 humanities 有一些發(fā)言權(quán) has some voice in 財產(chǎn)稅 property taxes 可以選修一些有限的課程 may have a limited choice of subjects 為 (學(xué)生 )上大學(xué)而做準備 prepare them for college (課程 )可能每周上兩次 may meet twice a week 私人資助的培訓(xùn)學(xué) 校 a privately supported training school 授予 (稱號、學(xué)位等 ), 贈與 , 把 ...贈與 , 協(xié)議 。 協(xié)商 , 交換意見 confer 每個學(xué)院的專業(yè)各有不同 each serving a special purpose 專業(yè)課程 specialized study 同教會有關(guān)系 Many(colleges and universities) have church affiliations. 諸如此類 and the like. == and so on Unit 11 工薪階層 wageearners 瞄準 aim at。 have an eye on 低價位 lowcost。 lowpriced 相繼 successively。 one after another 下線 e off the production/assembly line 觀察家 observer 激起 arouse 看中 take a fancy to。 choose 大幅度 (increase) by a big/substantial margin a. 實質(zhì)的 substantial 預(yù)言 predict。 foretell 拿不定主意 have not made up one39。s mind。 undecided 前景 prospect。 vista 人均 。 per captia 國民生產(chǎn)總值 gross national product (GNP) 普及 popularize Owning a private car is No Longer a dream but==only owning a private car was but a dream for most Chinese people 一輛車的價格是一個普通工薪階層一年工資的十倍 because the price of a car could be 10 times more than the annual ine of the average wageearner 隨著生活水平的提高 along with the rise of the living standard 汽車價格的下降 and the drop in car price 擁有私家車的人逐年上升 and the number in car ownership is growing every year. 即便如此 Even so a private car is still a luxary for most people 世紀之交 At the turn of the new century with the eye on the private car market, 低成本 many auto makers have developed lowcost, small cars suitable for family use. This has given mon people hope that their dream of owning a car will e true in the near future. 先后相繼推出幾款引人注目的新型汽車 put out several attractive cars of new model one after another 宣布新產(chǎn)品的問世 announce the advent of its new 39。Sail39。,which is priced at only 100,000 yuan. 升級型夏利 2021 將上市 upgraded Xiali 2021 was going on the market 30000 輛本田車在廣 州下線 came off the production line in Guangzhou. xxxx 的生產(chǎn)獲得成功 announce the successful production of its Santana 2021 AT 不到一月時間內(nèi) ,有這么多新型汽車推向市場 the launching of so many new models in less than one month, 超過了以前 5年的總和 (表示狀況 ,作狀語 ) surpassing the total of the previous five years, 創(chuàng)下我國汽車工業(yè)的歷史紀錄 . is a record in the history of China39。s auto industry. 十萬元以下轎車的出現(xiàn) the appearance of cars prices at less than 100,000 yuan, 激起 更多的買車的人的熱情 aroused the enthusi