【正文】 ushoften under pressure City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly seeking attention in a store and elbowing others as they try to plete their errands 任務(wù) Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country 一個(gè)外國人對(duì)于美國的第一印象很有可能是每個(gè)人都在壓力下匆匆忙忙城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的為了盡快做完一件事情他們會(huì)在店里拼命引起店員的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡別人白天匆忙就餐也是這 個(gè)國家生活節(jié)奏的一個(gè)部分 Working time is considered precious Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed Each person hurries to make room for the next person If you dont waiters will hurry you 工作時(shí)間被認(rèn)為是很珍貴的在一些公共飲食場(chǎng)所其他人會(huì)等在你旁邊等你吃完這樣大家都可以得到服務(wù)并趕在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)回去工作每個(gè)人都會(huì)盡快給下一個(gè)人騰出地方如果你不這樣侍者會(huì)催促你的 You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you You will miss smiles brief conversations and small courtesies with strangers Dont take it personally This is because people value time highly and they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain courtesy point 你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)也都很匆忙人們從你身邊匆匆走過你會(huì)錯(cuò)過一些微笑簡(jiǎn)短的交談和一些與陌生人的小禮節(jié)不要在意這是因?yàn)樗麄兎浅Ｕ湎r(shí)間而且他們認(rèn)為一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間 The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience In the American system of values patience is not a high priority Many of us have what might be called a short fuse We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure work value or rest Those ing from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life 對(duì)時(shí)間的觀念還會(huì)影響到我們對(duì)耐心的理解在美國價(jià)值體系中耐心并不是首要考慮的我們中的很多人被稱為脾氣火爆如果我們覺得時(shí)間在毫 無意義的溜走既沒有娛樂價(jià)值工作價(jià)值也不在休息那就會(huì)開始不停地徘徊那些來自時(shí)間觀念不同的國家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們?cè)谏虡I(yè)和日常生活中最困難的就是對(duì)時(shí)間節(jié)奏的適應(yīng) Many newers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call for example they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a weling cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf233。大學(xué)英語 _9 套題庫 1 獨(dú)家官方 4 月大學(xué)英語 B 2022 版大學(xué)英語 B大綱 9 套試題庫英漢對(duì)譯版 Test 1 第一部分交際用語共 5 小題每小題 3 分滿分 15 分 此部分共有 5個(gè)未完成的對(duì)話針對(duì)每個(gè)對(duì)話中未完成的部分有 4個(gè)選項(xiàng)請(qǐng)從ABCD 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確選項(xiàng) 15 BACBB 1 How are you Bob 你好嗎鮑勃獨(dú)家 4 月 ____________ Ted 我很好特德 A How are you B Im fine Thank you C How do you do D Nice to meet you 2 Thanks for your help 謝謝你的幫忙 ____________ 我很榮幸 A My pleasure B Never mind C Quite right D Dont thank me 3 Hello Im Harry Potter 你好我是哈里格林你可以叫我查理 A call my Charles B call me at Charles C call me Charles D call Charles me 4 Paul ____________ 鮑那邊在說話的人是誰 Oh thats my father And beside him my mother 哦那是我的爸爸在他旁邊的是我媽媽 A what is the person over there B whos talking over there C what are they doing D which is that 5 Hi Tom hows everything with you 你好湯姆近來都好嗎 ____________ and how are you 還不錯(cuò)你呢 A Dont mention it B Hm not too bad C Thanks D Pretty fast 第 二部分閱讀理解共 10 小題每小題 3 分滿分 30 分 此部分共有 2 篇短文每篇短文后有 5 個(gè)問題請(qǐng)從每個(gè)問題后的 ABCDs lives were miserable King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes But his effort failed He ordered his troops to Versailles The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force On July 141789 they stormed and took the Bastille where political prisoners were kept Ever since that day July 14 has been the French National Day Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia However he was caught and put in prison In September 1792 the monarchy was abolished In the same year Louis was executed A few months later his wife Marie also had her head cut off The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France The French raised republican armies to defend the nation The Revolution went through a period of terror Thousands of people lost their lives In the end power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte 190 words 法國 大革命于 1789 年爆發(fā)當(dāng)時(shí)法國正處在一片混亂中政府腐敗人民生活凄慘路易十六世企圖控制議會(huì)并增加賦稅但最后失敗了他命令軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入凡爾賽人民都認(rèn)為他企圖用武力鎮(zhèn)壓革命 1789年 7月 14日人民群眾爆發(fā)了攻占了關(guān)押政治犯的巴士底獄從那天以后 7月 14日就被定為法國的國慶日 1792年路易十六企圖逃離法國并從奧地利和普魯士獲得支持但他被捕了 1792 年王室被廢除路易十六被處以死刑幾個(gè)月后他的妻子瑪麗也被處以死刑法國大革命令歐洲其它國家的國王感到害怕奧地利和普魯士的軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入了法國法國人民組織起了共和軍來保衛(wèi)祖國革命陷入了一個(gè)艱 苦階段成千上萬的人犧牲了最后權(quán)力落入了拿破侖施羅德?lián)肀r(shí)布萊爾只得到了握手然而有些政治專家說正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)促進(jìn)了兩國的關(guān)系 The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world But this doesnt stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year However only 3 million French e in the opposite direction Surveys 調(diào)查 show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted Perhaps this bad feeling es because the British dislike Frances close relationship with Germany or because the French are not happy with Britains close links with the US 這種歷來的分離也許是好的因?yàn)檫@兩個(gè)國家對(duì)世界的看法完全不同但是這并沒有阻隔 1200 萬的英國人每年到法國度假而法國僅有 300 萬的人民去英國度假調(diào)查顯示大多數(shù)法國人對(duì)德國人比對(duì)英國人親切并且在英國進(jìn)行的調(diào)查顯示僅有 13 的英國人信任法國人也許這種壞的感覺是因?yàn)橛瞬幌矚g法國跟德國的親密關(guān)系或者因?yàn)榉▏鴮?duì)英國和美國的親密關(guān)系感到不悅 Whatever the answer is as both sides celebrate 100 years of doubtful friendship they are at least able to make jokes about each other Heres one Whats the best thing about Britains relationship with France The English Channel 320 words 不論答案是什么雙方能在一起慶祝這種不確定的 友好關(guān)系 100 周年至少證明他們會(huì)相互開玩笑了其中一條就是英國與法國的關(guān)系的最好見證是什么是英吉利海峽 11 For centuries the relationship between Britain and France is ____________ 幾世紀(jì)以來英國與法國的關(guān)系是一種的愛恨交織的關(guān)系 A friendly B impolite C brotherly D a mixture of love and hate 12 The war in Iraq does ____________ to the relationship between France and Britain 伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)對(duì)英國和法國的關(guān)系起到既好又壞的作用 A good