窄叶火棘新视野第一册读写教程课文第一单元中英文对照

2021年1月21日发(作者：unee)

Unit 1

Section A Learning a Foreign Language

Learning
a
foreign
language
was
one
of
the
most
difficult
yet
most
rewarding
experiences of
my
life. Although at times,
learning a
language was
frustrating,
it
was
well worth the effort.

My
experience
with
a
foreign
language
began
in
junior
middle
school,
when
I
took
my
first
English class.
I
had a kind and patient teacher
who often praised all of
the students.
Because of this positive
method, I eagerly answered all
the questions I
could,
never
worrying
much about
making
mistakes.
I was at
the top of
my class
for
two years.

When
I went to senior
middle school,
I was
eager to
continue studying English;
however,
my
experience
in
senior
school
was
very
different
from
before.
While
my
former
teacher
had
been
patient
with
all
the
students,
my
new
teacher
quickly
punished
those
who
gave
incorrect answers. Whenever
we answered
incorrectly
, she
pointed
a
long
stick
at
us
and,
shaking
it
up
and
down,
shouted,

No!
No!
It
didn't take
me
long to
lose
my eagerness to answer questions. Not only did I
lose
my
joy
in answering questions, but also I totally
lost
my desire
to say anything at all
in
English.

However,
that
state
didn't
last
long.
When
I
went
to
college,
I
learned
that
all
students
were
required
to
take
an
English
course.
Unlike
my
senior
middle
school
teacher,
my college English
teachers were patient and kind, and
none of them carried
long, pointed sticks! However, the situation was far from perfect. As our classes were
very large, I was only able to answer a couple of questions in each class period. Also,
after
a
few
weeks
of
classes,
I
noticed
there
were
many
students
who
spoke
much
better
than
I
did.
I
began
to
feel
intimidated.
So,
once
again,
although
for
different
reasons,
I
was
afraid
to
speak.
It
seemed
my
English
was
going
to
stay
at
the
same
level forever.

That
was
the
situation
until
a
couple
of
years
later,
when
I
was
offered
an
opportunity
to
study
English
through
an
online
course.
The
communication
medium
was a computer, phone line, and modem. I soon got access to the necessary equipment,
learned
the
technology
from a
friend and participated
in the
virtual classroom 5
to 7
days a week.

Online learning is not easier than regular classroom study; it requires much time,
commitment and discipline to keep
up
with
the
flow of
the course. I worked
hard to
meet the minimum standards set by the course and to complete assignments on time.

I practiced all the time. I carried a little dictionary with me everywhere I went, as
well as a notebook
in
which I
listed any
new words I
heard. I
made
many
, sometimes
embarrassing,
mistakes. Once
in a while I cried
with
frustration, and sometimes I
felt
like
giving
up.
But
I
didn't
feel
intimidated
by
students
who
spoke
faster
than
I
did
because
I
took
all
the
time
I
needed
to
think
out
my
ideas
and
wrote
a
reply
before
posting
it
on
the
screen.
Then,
one
day
I
realized
I
could
understand
just
about
everything I came across, and most importantly
, I could
English.
Although
I
still
made
many
mistakes
and
was
continually
learning,
I
had
finally reaped the benefits of all that hard work.

Learning a
foreign
language
has been a
most trying experience
for
me, but one


that
I
wouldn't
trade
for
anything.
Not
only
did
learning
another
language
teach
me

the value of hard work, but it also gave me insights into another culture, and my mind
was
opened
to
new
ways
of
seeing
things.
The
most
wonderful
result
of
having
learned a foreign language was that I could communicate with many more people than
before.
Talking with people
is one of
my
favorite activities, so being able to speak a
new
language
lets
me
meet
new
people,
participate
in
conversations,
and
form
new,
unforgettable
friendships. Now that I speak a foreign
language,
instead of staring
into
space when
English
is being spoken,
I can participate and
make
friends.
I am able to
reach out to others and bridge the gap between my language and culture and theirs.

Unit1-A
学习外语是我一生中 最艰苦也是最有意义的经历之一。虽然时常遭遇挫折，
但却非常有价值。

我学外语的 经历始于初中的第一堂英语课。
老师很慈祥耐心，
时常表扬学生。
由于这种积极的教学 方法，
我踊跃回答各种问题，
从不怕答错。
两年中，
我的成
绩一直名 列前茅。

到了高中后，我渴望继续学习英语。然而，高中时的经历与以前大不相同。
以前，
老师对所有的学生都很耐心，
而新老师则总是惩罚答错的学生。
每当有谁
回答错了，
她就会用长教鞭指着我们，
上下挥舞大喊：
“
错！
错！
错！
”
没有多久，
我便不再渴望回答问题了。
我不仅失去了回答问题 的乐趣，
而且根本就不想再用
英语说半个字。

好在这种情况没持续多久。< br>到了大学，
我了解到所有学生必须上英语课。
与
高中老师不同，
大学英 语老师非常耐心和蔼，
而且从来不带教鞭！
不过情况却远
不尽如人意。由于班大，每堂 课能轮到我回答的问题寥寥无几。上了几周课后，
我还发现许多同学的英语说得比我要好得多。
我开始产生一种畏惧感。
虽然原因
与高中时不同，
但我却又一次不敢开口了。
看来我的英语水平要永远停步不前了。

直到几年后我有机会参加远程英语课程，
情况 才有所改善。
这种课程的媒介
是一台电脑、
一条电话线和一个调制解调器。
我 很快配齐了必要的设备并跟一个
朋友学会了电脑操作技术，
于是我每周用
5
到
7
天在网上的虚拟课堂里学习英语。

网上学习并不比普通的课堂学习容易。
它需要花许多的时间，
需要学习者专
心自律，以跟上课程进度。我尽力达到课程的最低 要求，并按时完成作业。

随时随地都在学习。
不管去哪里，
我都随身携带一 本袖珍字典和笔记本，
笔
记本上记着我遇到的生词。
我学习中出过许多错，
有 时是令人尴尬的错误。
有时
我会因挫折而哭泣，
有时甚至想放弃。
但我从未因 别的同学英语说得比我快而感
到畏惧，
因为在电脑屏幕上作出回答之前，
我可以根据自 己的需要花时间去琢磨
自己的想法。
突然有一天我发现自己什么都懂了，
更重要的是，
我说起英语来灵
活自如。
尽管我还是常常出错，
还有很多东西要学，
但我已尝到了刻苦学习的甜
头。

学习外语对我来说是非常艰辛的经历，
但它 又无比珍贵。
它不仅使我懂得了
艰苦努力的意义，
而且让我了解了不同的文化，
让我以一种全新的思维去看待事
物。
学习一门外语最令人兴奋的收获是我能与更多的人交流。
与人交谈是我最喜
欢的一项活动，
新的语言使我能与陌生人交往，
参与他们的 谈话，
并建立新的难
以忘怀的友谊。
由于我已能说英语，
别人讲英语时我不再 茫然不解了。
我能够参
与其中，
并结交朋友。
我能与人交流，
并能够 弥合我所说的语言和所处的文化与
他们的语言和文化之间的鸿沟。