【正文】 t all,“ the young man said in a troubled voice.”It isn39。t necessary, “the doctor said gently.”When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so you aren39。t saw the chair I pointed to, so your eyesight39。s good enough for the managed to take your clothes off and to sit on the chair, so your body must be healthy, and you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, so you must possess enough intelligence for the army.“ 注釋 l?was called up 被召2?be medically examined 進(jìn)行體格檢查The woman, however, told him that the boy was no relative of hers and that he could tell her the truth.”Good, “said Balzac.”Then I can speak frankly.“ He then went on to say that he thought the boy was a careless and lazy person.”He would grow up to be a family would be ashamed of him, “he added.”Isn39。t that strange,“ said the woman, smiling.”Because this happens to be pages you’re your own copybook，which you yourself used when you were a boy.“ 注釋l?Balzac 巴爾扎克,法國(guó)著名文學(xué)家，他的作品有《人間喜劇》等。2?be good at 擅長(zhǎng)于 3?It is said that… 據(jù)說(shuō)…4?no relative of hers 不是她的親戚 5?goodfornothing 無(wú)用的人，飯桶 6?happen to 碰巧，偶然點(diǎn)評(píng) 能洞察人間種種奸猾險(xiǎn)詐的巴爾扎克，卻被此婦人施以小計(jì)，”以彼之矛刺彼之身“。 and Chauffeur There is a story about how Albert Einstein was traveling to universities in a chauffeurdriven car, delivering lectures on his theory of day whiles transit, the chauffeur remarked: ”, I39。ve heard that lecture 30 know it by heart and bet I could give it myself.“ ”Well, I39。ll give the chance,“ said Einstein.”They don39。t know me at the next school, so when we get there I39。ll put on your cap and you introduce yourself as me and give the lecture.“ The chauffeur delivered Einstein39。s lecture he finished, he started to leave, but one of the professors stopped him and asked a plex question filled with mathematical equations and chauffeur thought fast.”The solution to that problem is so simple,“ he said, ”I39。m surprised you have to ask fact, to show you just how simple it 39。m going to ask my chauffeur to e up here and answer your question.“ 注釋1?Albert Einstein 阿爾伯特?愛(ài)因斯坦(1879一1955)(美國(guó)物理學(xué)家，生于德國(guó)，是相對(duì)論的創(chuàng)立人。)2?a chauffeurdriven car 由駕駛員駕駛的汽車。chauffeur汽車司機(jī)。3?delivering lectures on his the of relativity作有關(guān)相對(duì)論的報(bào)告，現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)。4?in transit 在路途中 5?flawlessly 完美無(wú)缺地6?a plex question filled with mathematical equations and formulas一個(gè)涉及方程式和數(shù)學(xué)公式的復(fù)雜問(wèn)題點(diǎn)評(píng) 愛(ài)因斯坦智慧過(guò)人，其司機(jī)冒名頂替，差點(diǎn)露餡，卻能巧妙遮掩，未出破綻。真是”強(qiáng)將手下無(wú)弱兵“! Nightingale ”Be a lady, 39。s what we want!“ How many times pretty young Florence Nightingale heard these words from her father and mother!But for her, being a lady was not wanted to do something for 39。s father was a very rich took lessons in music and drawing and read great could speak French, German, and Italian as well as she traveled a great deal with her mother and a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a enjoyed helping often as she could, she visited hospitals in other saw so much suffering that she knew she must last her mind was made up.” I39。m going to be a nurse,“ she described.”Nursing isn39。t the right work for a lady,“ her father told her.”Then I will make it so,“ she she went to learn nursing in Germany and she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for she did everything from washing floors to giving her patients new the Crimean War in 1854 many soldiers were wounded or became reached England that they received very little once Florence Nightingale wrote to the War Office and offered her went with a band of thirtyeight nurses to the hospitals at they saw there was even worse than they and death were everywhere to be seen and officer there did not want any women to tell him how to run a hospital, the brave nurses went to used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines, and food for the only pay was smiles from the lips of dying they were more than enough for this kind fell dangerously ill herself, but she did not stop thin hands worked day and in the last hours of night— she could be seen walking with a lamp past each soldiers often kissed her shadow as ”the lady of the lamp “ went the war she returned to England and was honored for her services by Queen Florence said that her work had just raised money” to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London, and she asked young girls to learn nursing also wrote a book on public health which was printed in several Nightingale did at the age of ninety，still trying to serve others through her work as a ，it is because of Florence Nightingale that we honor nurses l?Florence Nightingale 弗洛倫斯?南丁格爾(1820一1910)(女，英國(guó)人，參加克里米亞戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的英國(guó)護(hù)士，為近代護(hù)理制度的創(chuàng)始人。)2，Be a “做一個(gè)高尚的婦女”。3?At last her mind was made 。make up one39。s mind 下決心 4，make it so 使它(護(hù)士職業(yè))成為適合女士的工作 5，a nursing home 護(hù)理院 6?Crimean War 指的是 1853一1956年的克里米亞戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。7?Scutari 斯庫(kù)臺(tái)(又稱Shkoder，是阿爾巴尼亞西北部的一城市，歷史上曾先后被土耳其、奧地利等國(guó)占領(lǐng)過(guò).)8?in the last hours of night深夜 9?the lady of the lamp “掌燈女士” 10?Oueen Victoria 維多利亞女王(英國(guó)的女王)1l?raise money 籌措款項(xiàng)，募集資金。12?the Nightingale Home for Nurses 南丁格爾護(hù)士之家點(diǎn)評(píng) 無(wú)論從事何種職業(yè)，只要盡心盡力為大眾謀福利，都是一個(gè)高尚的人，永遠(yuǎn)受人尊崇，被人懷念。 Advertisement for Modern Bicycle Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle which cost $50, so he went to the shop which had put the advertisement in and asked to see one of their wonderful shopkeeper was very happy to show one to Tom, who examined it carefully and then turned to the shopkeeper, saying, “There isn39。t lamp on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement.” “Yes, sir,” answered the shopkeeper, “but the lamp isn39。t included in the price of the 39。s an extra.” “Not included in the price of the bicycle?” Tom said angrily.“But that39。s not the lamp39。s in the advertisement, it should have been included in the price you gave there.” “Well, sir,” answered the shopkeeper calmly, “there is also a girl on the bicycle in our advertisement, but we don39。t supply one of them with the bicycle either.” 注釋 l?advertisement 廣告 2?show...to 給……看3?extra 額外的東西，指它不包含在價(jià)目?jī)?nèi)。4?it should have been inc