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Chapter 6

1.Soon after the Seconder World War, Brtain not only gave up its economic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership. Its per capita GDP had been overtaken by the United States in 1900, by France and West Germany in 1950 and by Italy in 1960.

2.Britain has been running balance of payments deficits for many decades. Britain is no longer able to match the growth rates of other industrialized countries. The term "British disease" is now often used to characterise Britain's economic decline.

3.Steady development in the 50s and 60s. With help from the United States the British economy quickly recovered. By the end of 1947 the British economy had returned to its pre-war levels. The British economy in this period : slow but steady growth, low unemployment, great material prosperity with rising standards of consumption. The theory fo John M. Keynes. High consumption and low investment.

4.Economic recession in the 70s. The end of 1973 witnessed the first oil shock. In some years of the period Britain even had minus growth and the trade deficits were the highest among the Western countries.

5.Economic recovery in the 80s. Privatization, deregulation, market liberalization. By 1988 the recovery had lasted seven years. In 1980s Britain became a net exporter of oil.

6.Just as the 1940s decade is remembered in Britain as the era of nationalization, the 1980s will be remembered as the decade of privatization, During the past decade almost 40% of the British state enterprises were privatized.

7.The Thatcher programme was successful to some extent. Mrs Thatcher tried to cure the "British disease" by applying monetarism and encouraging the market-directed economy but she failed.

8.Almost all the industrial areas in Britain except London and Belfast are based on coalfields. The output of coal reached its peak just before the First World War when 286 million tons were mined, since then the number of miners, collieries and the total output have fallen.

9.Most of which are thought to be under the North Sea. Britain is not only self-sufficient in oil but also has a surplus for export.

10.Rich deposits of iron ore were found in central England. Today the original advantages of the locations of many steelworks in Britain have gone. Local supplies have become exhausted and although new discoveries of ore have been found in Britain. Ore must be imported from Spain, Sweden and elsewhere.

11.Britain's steelworks are not efficient.

12.The main textile producing regions of Britain are now the East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside, and Northern Ireland. The cotton textile industry lies in Lancashire west of the wool-weaving cities, because on the west side of the Pennine Mountains, the climate is humid and the damp air makes it possible to spin cotton without breaking it.

13.The reasons behind the decline can be summarized generally as follows(以下5点）

14.There are three areas in Britain which have seen some high-tech industrial growth: the

area between London and South Wales, the Cambridge area of East Anglia and the area between Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. Scotland has Europe's largest collection of foreign-woned chip factories.

15.Farming is one of Britain's most important industries. It is the source of most of the food and many of the raw materials of the country. It is highly mechanized. In Britain only 3% of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of th land area.

16.Very modern farmers use computers today. They talk about technological farming. The new farming has been called "agribusiness", because it is equipped and managed like an industrial business with a set of inputs into the farm. The emphasis is upon intensive farming, designed to give the maximum output of crops and animals.

17.There are mainly six farming types in Britain. They are arable farming, dairy farming, stock farming, mixed farming, hill farming and market gardening.

18.Arable farming: The chief areas are in the East and South-East. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, sugar beet and potatoes. Wheat in the form of bread is the staple food of the British. Potatoes are another staple food of the British.

19.Dairy farming: andy area with important transport near a large town may become a dairy region

20. Stock farming: It is the chief kind of farming in the North and West of Britain where the climate and physical features are not fit for crops.

21.Mixed farming:has elements of cattle-rearing nd cropgrowing. It is in most areas of rural Britain where local physical conditions are suitable for it.

22.Hill farming: is found in reas with poorer soils and rougher pstures

23.Market gardening: it is often found near large urban areas which provide the market for such goods. The fishing industry is an additional source of food.

24.Britain is the fifth largest trading nation in the world. It has remained one even after the end of empire and the loss of its political and economic hegemony.

25.Britain has traditionally been an exporter of manufactured goods and an importer of food and basic materials. More recently this pattern has changed, with the share of manufactures falling and that of fuels rising.

26.North Sea oil has made a significant contribution to British foreign trade in terms of both exports and import substitution.

考试前注意事项

考前准备：

一、欲善其事，必先利其器。准备好考试用品，最好用黑色钢笔或中性笔，因为有的试卷不让用兰色笔，要是怕黑色笔答题一团黑，也可以带圆珠笔备用，注意看清楚不懂的问老师，英语考试铅笔要修好，同时备橡皮。化学备个不带记忆功能的计算器。

二．调整心态，沉着应考

当考生来到考场后，往往会造成考生感到有些紧张。在这种情况下，考生可进行简单的放松训练，如做几次深呼吸，然后暗示自己：“我的状态不错，应该取得

好成绩。”在考前几分钟应该自己安静独处，不要再和别人讨论知识上的问题，以免破坏自己胸有成竹的感觉。

1、强化自信

不管你现在是成绩拔尖，还是跟别人有一定差距，千万别忘了每天都带着信心起床。不论个人情况怎样，每人都有自己的优势和不足。有的同学基础扎实根底深，不论考试如何变，都能游刃有余；有的同学思维灵活敏捷，有一定的创新思维，理解能力强，对考创新的活题尤为适应；有的同学阅读面广，视野开拓，心理素质好，抗挫能力强，善于超水平发挥。不管怎样，在高考前夕，对于自己的缺点和不足不要过多自我责备，要多看、多想、多忆自己的长处和潜力，激发自信心。

每一个有杰出成就的人，在其生活和事业的旅途中，无不以坚强的自信为先导。希尔顿是世界酒店大王，现在他的酒店分支机构遍布世界各地，但他起家时仅有200美金。是什么使他获得成功呢？希尔顿回答说：只有两个字，那就是“自信”。可见，信心孕育着成功，信心能使你创造奇迹。拿破仑说：“在我的学典里没有不可能这一字眼。”正是这种自信激发了他无比的智慧与潜能，使他成为横扫欧洲的一代名将。

在现实中，自信不一定能让你成功的话，那么丢失信心就一定会导致失败。很多成绩优秀在同学在高考中失利，他们不是输在知识能力上，而是败在信心上。

2、优化情绪

心理学认为，人的学习生活中，情绪扮演着十分重要的角色，它象染色剂，使人的学习生活染上各种各样的色彩。有这样一个故事，有个老婆婆非常疼爱她的两个女儿，这两个女儿均为小贩，一个卖雨伞，一个卖布鞋，这个婆婆晴天担心大女儿的伞卖不出去，整天哭泣，雨天又担心小女儿的布鞋卖不出去，又整天泪流。街邻叫她哭婆婆。后来一位先生开启她说：“我为你感到高兴。晴天您的大女儿的伞卖得好，雨天小女儿的鞋卖得俏。”婆婆听后，脸色马上转阴为晴，由哭到笑，街邻又叫她笑婆婆。哭婆婆变为笑婆婆的故事说明：同一件事，看问题的角度不同，情绪就不同，结果就两样。变换角度看问题，情绪自然调整过来了。在迎考复习和高考中，要学会转移情绪，将自己的情绪调整到最佳状态。在情绪紧张的时

候，听听轻音乐，哼哼小调，或伸伸手，弯弯腰，摇摇脖子，扭扭屁股；或漫步户外，看看云霞，听听蛙声；或与同学聊聊天，讲讲趣事，幽默幽默。考场上可做做深呼吸、望望窗外。

3、自我减压

临考前降低心理预期目标，以平常心对待考试，充分发挥了自己的水平就是胜利。以怎样的心态对待复习与考试，对进入最佳状态关系很大。若把复习与考试看成一种挑战，会激发自己很快进入状态；把它看成一种锻炼，会以平和的心态投入；把它看成一次机会，会以积极的心态迎接。

4、自我质辩

自我质辩是心态自我调整的良方之一。比如，有“离中考越近，便越担心自己能力”的忧虑的同学，不妨进行如下自我质辩：自问：这种担心必要吗？自答：毫无必要，平时自己一向学习认真，虽不十分优秀，但只要认真做好考前准备，正常发挥，这次考试完全可以考好，根本不必为这无端的担心而苦恼。又问：这种担心有利吗？自答：没有，它有百害无一利，它松懈人的斗志，转移人注意目标，若不及早排除，到考后将悔之晚矣。再问：我该怎么办呢？自答：最要紧的是对考试充满自信，要有条不紊的地组织复习，扎扎实实地做好考前准备。通过这样自我质辩，心中的担忧也就化解了。

5、积极暗示

积极暗示能强化自己的信心，消除烦恼。消极暗示会降低人的信心，徒增忧心。考生在考前就要根据自己的情况，进行积极暗示，自我打气。“我行，我一定行”。“我潜力大”。“我进步大”。“我喜欢挑战”。如遇到自己实在解不出的题难题也不要忧心忡忡。从狐狸吃葡萄的故事中我们可以得到启迪，狐狸吃不到葡萄就说葡萄是酸的，这并不是“自欺欺人”，而是“聪明过人”之处。面对一颗自己确实吃不到的葡萄，与其在架下上窜下跳白费力，还不如说这颗葡萄是酸的，另找甜的——自己熟悉的、力所能及的，以长补短，同样可以成功。通过良好的自我暗示，可以驱散忧郁，克服怯懦，恢复自信，激发兴奋点，把自己的心态、情绪，调整到最佳状态。

6、潜心每一步

集中注意力关注如何扎扎实实地走好每一步。瓦伦达是美国著名的钢索杂技演员，人在离地几十米的高空走钢索，没任何安全保护措施，险象可想而知。但瓦伦达毫不畏惧，每战必胜。有人问他成功的决窍，他说：“我走钢索时，从不想到目的地，只想走钢索这一件事，专心致志走好每一步，不管得失。”后来心理学把这种专注于做自己的事，不为其他杂念所动的心理现象称为“瓦伦达心态”。考生要想获得成功，就应有这种瓦伦达心态。不要无端地给自己预设困难，让自己还没开始就先怯场了。六月的考试只是一次比较大一点的检测而已。

7、正常作息

考前保证充足睡眠，蓄精养锐去迎接考试是非常必要的。挑灯夜战，以牺牲睡眠时间去进行题海战术是得不偿失时。殊不知题目浩如烟海，你再做一年、两年也做不完。头天睡眠不足，第二天大脑就处于半休眠状态，思维就处于抑制状态，结果复习无效率，考试就发呆。但也不能走另一极端，认为考前要松手大休一周，停止复习，专调心态，这也会适得其反。心理学家认为，人们如长期处于紧张的工作学习中，大脑中枢会相应建立起紧张思维运作模式，使人能适应紧张的工作学习。如果突然停下无事可干，原来的生物钟就会打乱，心理模式就无从所适，考生会产生失落、不安和心慌等不适的心理现象，所以考生在考前还是按原来正常的作息时间作息。

8、笑对考场

心理学研究表明：人的表情与人内心体验是相互促进的。笑与自信的体验是一致的，相互促进的，充满信心使人微笑，微笑使人增强信心。考前与考中微笑，内心就会自然滋长自信的体验。考场遇到同学面带微笑，打打招呼就会相互鼓励，遇到监考老师面带微笑，主动问好，老师也自然向考生问好，这样在不经意中就消失对考场的陌生感、紧张感，获得心理上的安全感。

9、坦对现实

既然参加较大的考试都有一点紧张，那就面对现实，坦然面对考场。四川理科状元张力以688分考入北大，他说：“我在考试时有点紧张，但是我想，这样的考试每个人都会紧张，谁在考试时调整得快，谁就能考得更好。结果，我坦然

面对紧张，我得到超常发挥。”所以当你进入高考考场感到有些紧张时，不要过分在意，不妨提醒自己，这是完全正常的，高考状元也紧张，相信紧张很快就会过去。

考前睡得着是好事，睡不着是常事，也要坦然对待。因为紧张，夜不能寐的事情是常有的。这时最可怕的不是没睡好，而是因为没睡好而带来的失败心理——这回我完了。十六、七岁，正是人生中身体机能最好的时候，即使一夜失眠，对第二天的考试也影响不大，而影响大的倒是自己先乱了方寸，恐惧害怕。

考中攻略

1、检查试卷防漏缺。考生在拿到试卷后，不要急于阅读试题或答题，而要检查试卷是否有漏页、漏印、破损、字迹不清等问题，有问题的要立即报告监考员。在指定位置规范填写姓名、准考证号、座位号，然后利用开考信号发出前的空余时间快速浏览试题，绝对不能在这个时候答题。

2、先易后难抓基础。考生在答题时可按照个人的答题习惯先易后难，答题时要注意稳扎稳打，对绝对有把握的题目要确保拿满分；对有一定难度的题目要争取拿高分；对把握不大的题目则可暂时跳过，待做完其他题目后再作答，说不定解其他题后，有可能受到启发发现解答难题的途径。

3、抓住审题关，读完题读懂题，抓住关键自、词。

4、模棱两可信直觉。考生可运用排除法或逆向思维法排除错误答案，剩下的答案即使一时难以定对错，也比胡乱填写的命中率要高，如果还不能确定答案就相信第一直觉。经验表明，最初直觉的答案往往准确性更高，而改动过的答案错误率很高。对于一些问答题，即使不会做，也要把相关的知识点罗列上去，尽量不要留下空白；对于把握不大的题目，要善于从题目所给的材料中找到解题信息。

考后提醒

考完一科忘一科。建议考生要考完一科忘一科，考后不要与同学互对答案，也不要为前一科发挥不好而后悔自责，产生慌乱心理，影响到下一科目的正常发挥。考生在考完试后，要注意收拾好自己的随身物品，特别是准考证不能丢失，避免下一场考试用时找不到；上午离开考场后要尽早休息，确保下一场考试精力旺盛。另外，在考试期间，考生的学习、活动和作息时间不要随意改变。

提高估分能力

温馨提示：

1.“优化情绪”——以平常心对待中考

2.学会深呼吸。

3.建议用自己右手大拇指按摩自己的内关穴，大体是戴表带后面扣眼的地方，顺时针按摩36次很有效果。

4.语言诱导精神放松法，自己默念头脑放松体会两秒钟，按照从上到下的顺序，从头到脚，这样不断默念，不断的体会放松有助于缓解情绪。

5.积极向上法。考生心情不好的时候想想自己15年的生活当中的愉快事情、开心的事情，把积极情绪调动起来

2016年自考英语二教材课文讲义unit7

Unit 7 Inner Voice I. New words and expressions New words 1. inner adj. 内心的；隐藏的 2. precisely adv. 准确地；恰好地 precise precision 联想：accurate, accuracy 比较：simply, possibly, subtly, truly / definitely, rarely, fortunately, likely / luckily, heavily 3. bombard v. 大肆抨击；连珠炮似地质问；提供过多信息， 4. dreaded adj. 令人害怕的；可怕的 5. small talk n. 寒喧；闲谈；聊天 6. hesitation n. 犹豫 hesitate hesitant hesitancy / hesitation 7. wonder v. 想知道；想弄明白；琢磨n. 奇迹 wonder wh-… do / work wonders / miracles

精选文库 8. prompt v. 促使；导致；激起 9. complete adj. （用以强调）完全的，彻底的 10. upset adj. 难过的；不高兴的；沮丧的 11. roll v. （使）翻滚，滚动 12. despite prep. 即使；尽管 despite / in spite of that fact that … 13. feeble adj. 无效的；无力的 14. attempt n./ v. 企图；试图；尝试 attempted 15. wipe v.（用布、手等）擦干净，抹掉 16. profusely adv. 大量地；连连地 17. address v. 写（收信人）姓名地址；致函 18. receptionist n. 接待员 19. attach v. 把…固定，把…附（在…上） attach …to… attached 依恋的；附加的；附属的 attachment 依恋；附件 20. emotion n. 强烈的感情；情感；情绪 emotional emotionless 21. contain v. 控制，克制，抑制（感情） 22. apparently adv. 据…所知；看来；显然

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山东自考(00015)英语二课文翻译

Unit 1 Text A How Difficult Is English? 英语有多难 Like the national push for Asian literacy in Australia，there has been foreign languages fervor in China，with English on top of the list. English is not only taught at schools，colleges and universities，but also at evening classes，on radio and TV．Parents hire private tutors for their school children；adult English learners would sacrifice the weekend at an English corner in a public park practicing their spoken English with peop1e of the same interest and determination .Is English such a difficult language that it really demands people to invest a large amount of time and energy before it is mastered ? The answer，if I am asked to offer，is undoubtedly，yes. 就如澳大利亚在全国推行学亚洲语言一样，中国也掀起一股外语热，在这股热潮中，英语高居榜首.不仅各级学校教英语，夜校、电台、电视台也都设有英语课程。父母为学龄的孩子聘请英语家教，成年英语学习者会牺牲周末休息日，到公园参加英语角，与志趣相投的英语学习者练习口语。英语真的有这么难，需要人们投入大量的时间和精力才能掌握吗? 如果我被问及这个问题，那么毫无疑问，我的答案是：是的。 From my personal experience, I think learning English means far more than learning its pronunciation，its grammatical rules，its words，etc．It involves learning everything about the countries where it is used and the people who use it．Without such a complete understanding of the language, the English a foreigner speaks will inevitably sound strange or even unintelligible though there is not anything wrong with his pronunciation，sentence structure and the words he uses． 从我个人的经验来看，英语学习不仅仅是学习英语发音、语法规则、词汇等，它包括学习与使用该语言的国家和民族有关的所有内容。对英语没有这样全面的理解，即使发音、句子结构、措辞毫无错误，一个外国人所讲的英语也难免听起来稀奇古怪甚至难以理解。 The social customs and habits of the English-speaking people contribute a lot to the difficulty a foreigner has in learning it．Take the Chinese English learners for example．" Hello "and "Good morning" may sound a little bit simple to Chinese people．It is totally beyond the understanding of a Chinese English learner that native English speakers would be annoyed when they're addressed "Where are you going?"，which is a commonly used addressing among the Chinese．Is there anything wrong with the English sentence structure ? Of course not．It takes quite some time for a Chinese English learner to understand the western concept of privacy being violated in this address. By the same token，"Have you eaten?"(which is another addressing term the Chinese people usually use)will sound to native English speakers that the Chinese are so hospitable that they invite people to meals off-handedly. Meanwhile，the Chinese would be shocked to hear，"Oh，it's very nice of you．When?"，if the addressee happens to have a craving for Chinese cooking and has not had his dinner yet. 讲英语民族者的社会风俗习惯增加了外国人学习英语的难度。以学英语的中国人为例，"你好"和"早上好"是非常简单的。"你去哪儿?"是中国人常用的问候语，若英语母语者被问及"你去哪儿?"，他们会因此感到不悦，这一点让中国的英语学习者大为不解。这个英语句子结构不对吗? 当然不是。学英语的中国人得费点儿时间才能理解这一问候语侵犯了西方人的隐私。同样，英语母语者听到"你吃了吗?"(中国人常用的另外一个问候语)，会觉得中国人非常好客，会在事先毫无准备的情况下请人吃饭。如果听话者此刻正希望品尝一下中国美食，又碰巧没有吃饭，他会回答"太好了，什么时候?"，中国人为此也会大吃一惊。 "We can say we are going to have chicken for dinner．Why can't we say pig，bull or sheep for dinner instead of pork，beef or mutton?" Chinese English learners may raise such questions．Figuring out the reasons for the peculiar English vocabulary is no easy task for Chinese English learners．But the problem is that memorizing English words mechanically would be devastating and inefficient if they did not know what had happened in British history．Thus learning English(and other languages as well)involves learning the history of the countries where it is spoken．A task of this kind is more difficult for Chinese English learners than for people who speak a western language other than English because Chinese has nothing in common with the alphabetic English and China had little contact with the Western world in modern history．Consequently， the background knowledge of English fascinates large numbers of interested and determined English learners in China but at the same time disheartens quite a few． 中国的英语学习者可能会这样问："我 们可以说吃鸡，为什么不能说吃猪、 吃牛、吃羊，而要说吃猪肉、牛肉、 羊肉呢?"对学习英语的中国人来说，为 这些特殊的英语词汇找出理由并非易 事。问题在于如果不懂英国历史，死 记硬背英语单词毫无效率。所以说， 学英语(其他语言亦如此)还包括学习 使用该语言国家的历史知识。学习英 语的中国人要做到这一点比其他非英 语国家的西方人要困难得多，因为汉 字和英语这种拼音文字毫无共同之 处，并且中国和西方世界在近代史上 很少接触。所以，在中国，英语背景 知识既吸引了大量英语爱好者，也使 许多人丧失信心。 The Western and Oriental values are found to be in confrontation in learning English．Native English speakers may complain about Chinese confusion when using "he" and "she"，for the two words sound the same，though，different in written forms in Chinese．As a result， some native English speakers conclude that the Chinese are unable to tell the difference between the two sexes．But native English speakers are more gender blind than the Chinese when they mention their cousins．The confusion caused by the confrontation of Western and Chinese values，to a certain extent， affects the Chinese English learner's comprehension of what he／she reads and hears．Only by developing an understanding and tolerance（忍受）of different cultural values can a Chinese English learner reach the goal of communicating with native English speakers． 英语学习中，东西方的价值观念是相 互冲突的。英语母语的人会混淆汉语 中"他""她"的用法，因为这两个字尽管 字形不同，读音却相同，他们因此常 常抱怨。结果有些英语母语的人得出 结论，认为中国人不区分两种性别。 但是在涉及表亲的时候，英语母语的 人更是混淆性别。东西方价值观的冲 突造成的语言上的混淆，在一定程度 上影响学习英语的中国人对自己所读 或所听到的内容的理解.学习英语的中 国人只有增加不同文化价值观之间的 理解和宽容，才能达到与英语母语者 交流的目标。 A Chinese English learner could not have a good command of Eng1ish unless he overcomes the cultural barriers(not all，of course!)in learning English．Many Chinese translate what they think about in Chinese into English when they talk or write．This kind of English inevitably affects the fluency and flow of speech， the amount of information conveyed， and，above all，the quality of communication． 学习英语的中国人，只有在学习英语 的过程中克服文化障碍才能很好地掌 握英语。(当然不可能是克服全部文化 障碍!) 很多中国人说话或写作的时 候，将自己汉语思维的内容翻译成英 语，这势必会影响英语表达的流畅、 传达的信息量，最重要的是，影响交 流的质量。 The above is，not wholly，how difficult English is．Some native speakers might have said，"You foreigners don't use good English! " at the time a foreigner fails to understand what he is saying．"Why should l?"1 would protest，though．Still，I have to keep asking myself：Is it possible for a foreigner to command English? 尽管不完全，以上就是学习英语的困 难。英语母语者被外国人误解的时候 可能会说："你们外国人不懂地道的英 语!" 我要反驳："我们为什么要懂?"我还要 问：一个外国人可能精通英语吗? Text B Learning a Language 学 语言 Most students would like to know how to learn a 1anguage more easily. Most linguists and language teachers would also like to know this．Linguists are working on this problem in two ways．First，they are trying to understand how children learn to speak and understand their native language. They are also trying to learn how people learn a second language． 大部分学生都想知道如何能够轻松地 学好一门语言，大部分语言学家和语 言教师也想弄清楚这个问题。语言学 家从两个方面研究这个问题。一方面， 他们致力于弄清楚儿童是如何学会母 语、理解母语的。另一方面致力于研 究人是如何学习第二语言的。 Linguists are not sure how children learn to speak．Some linguists think that children are born with an ability to learn and use a 1anguage．This does not mean that they come into the world knowing their native language. It means that， along with many other things，they are born with the ability to learn their native language. With just a little exposure to the language，and a little help from their parents，they are able to learn to speak．Another group of linguists does not think this is correct． 语言学家并不确定儿童是如何学说话 的。一些语言学家认为儿童生来就有 学习和使用语言的能力。这并不是指 一个人的母语是与生俱来的；而是指 一个人生来具有学习其母语的能力， 这种能力与人在其他方面表现出来的 能力是相同的。孩子只要与要学习的 语言有一定接触，在父母的些许帮助 下就能够学会说话。另外一派语言学 家则对此持有异议。 This second group of linguists thinks that children learn to use a 1anguage from their parents．They believe that parents teach their children to produce sounds and words in their language．When children know some words，their parents will begin to teach them to say sentences．These linguists do not think that parents teach their children in the same way that adults are taught a second language．Instead， parents probably teach their children by talking to them and correcting their use of 1anguage. These linguists feel that children learn their language mainly from the environment . In this case，the environment is their family and their home. As you see，the first group of linguists disagrees． 持反对意见的语言学家认为儿童是跟 着父母学会使用语言的。他们认为父 母首先教孩子发声、吐字。当孩子掌 握一定词汇以后，父母就开始教他们 如何组织句子。但是他们认为，父母 教孩子的方式不同于教成年人学习第 二语言的方法。相反，父母是通过与 孩子交谈并纠正他们的语言错误来教 孩子说话的。这一派语言学家认为， 儿童主要通过语言环境学会使用语言 的。这种情况下，语言环境是家庭和 生活环境。可以看出，第一派语言学 家对此并不赞同。 There are some other theories about how children learn a language．Many people are studying the process of language learning by children．This work is being done in many countries．Linguists are not the only people who are interested in this process．Many psychologists，doctors， and parents are also interested．People who teach foreign languages are interested, too． 关于儿童如何学习语言还有一些其他 理论。许多国家中有很多人正着手研 究儿童学习语言的过程。不仅语言学 家，许多心理学家、医生和父母都对 儿童的语言学习过程感兴趣。外语教 师也对这一过程很感兴趣。 Foreign language teachers are interested in how children learn to speak their native language for a very important reason．If they knew how children learn their native language，perhaps they would have an easy way to teach adults， as well as children, a second language．This is a very interesting idea．Some foreign language teachers believe that adults learn a second language the same way children learn their native language . These teachers try to make their students' learning similar to that of children．These teachers speak only the foreign language in the classroom．They will not talk to students in the native language．They try to expose them to as much of the spoken foreign language as possible．They do not teach them any rules for using the language．Most parents don't teach their children rules for language usage，either. They simply tell them how to say something correctly．Foreign language teachers using this spoken language method do the same thing. For some students，this method is successful．They learn to speak quickly and easily．They seem to enjoy using the language，and they do not pay much attention to whether they use exactly the right rules for what they say．Some students, however，cannot learn a language this way．Linguists are trying to find another way to teach them a language． 外语教师对儿童如何学说母语感兴 趣，有其很重要的原因。他们如果知 道儿童如何学习母语，就可能找到一 种简便的方法教儿童和成年人学习第 二语言。这是一种非常有意思的想法。 有些外语教师认为成年人学习第二语 言的过程和儿童学习母语的过程是相 同的。这部分外语教师模仿儿童学习 语言的过程组织教学：课堂上只讲外 语，不与学生讲母语。他们使学生尽 可能多地接触所学外语的口语形式， 不教学生语言使用的规则。外语教师 采用这种口语教法是因为大多数父母 在教孩子说话的时候也不教孩子语言 使用规则，而只是告诉孩子怎样讲话 是正确的。对一些学生来说，这种方 法是成功的，他们能够轻而易举地、 很快地学会所学的语言。他们似乎很 喜欢去用所学的语言，并不很在意是 否使用了正确的语言规则。另外一些 学生则不适合这种方法，语言学家着 手寻找一种适合他们的教学方法。 A second method，the rule-learning method，sometimes works better with these students．Some linguists believe that learning a foreign language is different from learning to speak one's native language．They feel that students must learn the rules for using the language by memorizing them and must practice saying things in the language and using the rules correctly．These linguists try to teach students the rules of the language they want to learn．Then they give them many sentences in the language to say over and over again．The students are encouraged to make up new sentences， using the rules that they have learned and the words that they know． 另外一种方法--语言规则学习法--更适 合这部分学生。一些语言学家认为学 习外语不同于学习母语。学生必须通 过记忆来学习语言使用规则，必须练 习使用这种语言，练习正确地使用这 些规则。语言教师首先教学生要学的 语法规则，再给学生一些例句让他们 反复练习，同时鼓励学生使用所学过 的语法规则和他们所掌握的词造句。 Some students are very successful with this second, rule-learning method．They learn the language quite quickly and can use it well. They know the rules for using the language and can speak the language and understand it，too．For many students, this is the best way to learn a foreign language．For some students, both of these methods may work. Sometimes teachers use a combination of these methods in class， hoping that everyone will be able to learn the language with one method or the other. Some people can go to a country and "pick up" the language simply from hearing it and trying to communicate in it．These people are rare． 一些学生使用这种语法规则学习法效 果非常好，他们学得很快，用得也好。 他们掌握了语言使用规则，能够使用 所学的语言，也能够理解别人的话。 对一些学生来说，这是学外语最好的 方法。对另外一些学生来说，两种方 法都行之有效。有时候，老师在课堂 上将两种方法结合起来用，目的是让 每个学生都能受益。有些人能够到国 外通过倾听，与人交流等手段自然而 然的学会那个国家的语言。但这毕竟 是少数人。 Most people try to learn a language by taking classes and studying it in some way. Most teachers will try different ways to help students learn a language quickly and easily．Linguists and psychologists are trying to understand how people learn and use a language．Perhaps language 1earning will be easier when they have a clear understanding of how people learn and use a language． 大多数人还是通过课堂或者其他方式 来学语言的。大多数老师也通过不同 的教法来帮助学生轻松快速的学会一 门语言。语言学家和心理学家正致力 于弄清楚人是如何学会并使用语言 的。也许在解决了这个问题之后，语 言学习会变得容易一些。 Unit 2 Text A Caught Between Two Cultures 夹在两种文化之间 I was born and raised in Hong Kong. For the past six years I’ve been living in the United States．I work as a salesgirl in a large department store. Right now I’m going through a difficult period of my life which is hard for me to talk about． 我是土生土长的香港人。六年来一直 生活在美国，是一家大百货商店的女 售货员。目前我正经历人生中一段痛 苦，自己也很难讲述。 A few months ago 1 went to Hong Kong for a visit．It was the first time I’d gone back there since coming to the United States．I was eager to see my parents， my brothers and sisters，and my friends． 几个月前，我回香港探亲，这也是我 到美国后第一次回家探亲。我期待着 见到我的父母、兄弟姐妹和我的朋友。 I really got a shock when I arrived．Hong Kong was not the same city that I left six years ago．Things had changed so much that I didn’t recognize parts of it．My elementary school was gone．The houses on the street where I used to live had been torn down and replaced by office buildings． 到达时，我确实大吃一惊。香港已经 不是六年前我离开时的那座城市了。 这儿发生了巨大的变化，一些地方都 认不出来了。我读书的那所小学已经 不复存在。曾经住过的那条街上的房 子已被拆掉，代之而起的是办公大楼。 The shock from the physical changes in the city，however，was nothing compared to the confusion and hurt I soon began to feel in my parents’ home．My family greeted me warmly when I arrived．While my mother was busy preparing a special dinner in my honor，the rest of the family eagerly asked me questions about my life in the United States．I felt happy that day and for a couple of days after，but then I began to feel that something was wrong．I noticed that my family， especially my mother, would sometimes glance at me in a strange way when I was speaking．They gradually became less warm and friendly toward me，and I became uncomfortable and confused as to（至于）why they were behaving that way. 但是，我到了父母亲家里不久，就发 现了一些令我想不通的问题，情感上 也受到了挫伤。与之相比，香港外观 上的变化给我的震惊算不得什么。我 的家人热情地迎接我回家。我母亲忙 着备饭为我接风，家里其余的人迫不 及待地问我在美国的生活。那天和之 后的几天我都非常高兴, 但是不久我 就开始感觉到事情有些不对劲儿。我 注意到，在我讲话的时候，我的家人， 尤其是我母亲，会以一种奇怪的目光 看我。渐渐地，大家对我疏远起来， 不像开始时那么热情、友好了, 我感到 不舒服，弄不明白他们为什么这样对 待我。 I decided to talk to my mother．She asked me，“Have you forgotten your Chinese way ?”I asked her what she meant．She said．“You’ve forgotten the place of women in a Chinese home．You talk when you should remain silent．You speak on matters that are of concern only to men．You speak openly of your inner feelings and desires．That’s not the way of a Chinese woman．We keep our thoughts and feelings to ourselves．” 我决定和母亲谈一谈。她问我：“你忘 了中国的规矩了吗?”我问她指的是什 么。她回答说：“你忘了中国家庭里女 人的地位了。应该保持沉默的时候， 你却在讲话。你就那些只与男人有关 的事情发表见解。你直言不讳你的内 心感受和愿望，这不是中国女人的做 法。我们的想法和感情都不说出来。” As my mother spoke，I realized what had happened to me．American including American women，are much freer in expressing their thoughts and feelings．Also American women feel as free as men to speak or give an opinion about any subject．They don’t take a silent back seat during a discussion．I guessed that through my association with Americans during the past six years，，I had gradually adopted some of their ways． 听着母亲这样讲，我意识到了是怎么 回事。美国人，包括美国女性，都非 常自由地表达自己的思想和感情。美 国男女一样，对任何问题都自由地发 表见解。在讨论中，她们不会做一个 沉默的旁观者。我想，过去六年和美 国人的交往中, 我渐渐学了他们的一 些做法。 During the next few days I tried to be a Chinese woman．But it didn’t work．My family remained distant from me．They could no longer accept me fully as one of them．I became more uncomfortable and hurt as things were said and done that made me feel that I was an outsider,a stranger in my own country． 接下来的几天，我尽力作一名中国女 性，可是没用。家人和我疏远。他们 无法完全把我当作自己人。身在家乡 却被视为外人，这使我更加不自在， 感觉受到了深深的伤害。 I cut my visit short by three weeks and came back to the United States．But coming back here didn’t lessen the confusion and pain．In fact，I feel more confused than before．I now feel homeless．I don’t feel like an American．Americans haven’t accepted me．The women I work with at the store are polite enough，but they don’t try to get close to me or let me get close to them．During the morning coffee break they make plans to have lunch together and go shopping．On Fridays they talk about the disco place they’re going to that night．My accent，my name，and 1