大学英语一年级上课文翻译第七单元.ppt

Until 7Until 7Generation GapGeneration Gap学生用书学生用书学生用书学生用书主编：杜梦菲 胡静 周海龙 贺伟 葛晴峰 董涵 董浩 常州工程技术学院监理1121出版社STUDENTS BOOKTEXT ATEXT AClean Your RoomClean Your Room You dont feel the generation gap until a You dont feel the generation gap until a son or daughter comes home from college for son or daughter comes home from college for Christmas.Christmas.“Nancy,youve been home from school for three days now.Why dont you clean up your room?”：打扫干净，整理你真的没有感觉到代沟仍然存在在为你真的没有感觉到代沟仍然存在在为了圣诞节而从学校回到家的孩子身上了圣诞节而从学校回到家的孩子身上吗？吗？“Nancy“Nancy，你从学校回到家已经三，你从学校回到家已经三天了。为什么不整理一下你的房间天了。为什么不整理一下你的房间呢？呢？”“We dont have to clean up our rooms at college,Mother.”“妈妈，我们在学校里并不需要打扫我们的房间。妈妈，我们在学校里并不需要打扫我们的房间。”“That very nice,Nancy,But while youre in the house,your father and I would like you to clean up your room.”“好吧，好吧，Nancy。但是当你在你的房间时，你爸爸和我希望你打。但是当你在你的房间时，你爸爸和我希望你打扫自己的房间。扫自己的房间。”“What difference does it make?Its my room.”“这有什么关系呢？那是我的卧室。这有什么关系呢？那是我的卧室。”“I know,dear,and it really doesnt mean that much to me.But your father has a great fear of the plague.He said this morning if it is going to start anywhere in this country,its going to start in your room.”“我知道，宝贝，它的确对我不是特别重要。但是你爸爸很怕染上疫病。如果他说今天早上就要开始在这个国家的任何地方传播（这种疫病）,(那么)它将会从你的房间开始（传播）”：make a diffrerence 有影响，很重要，有关系 “Mother,you people arent interested in anything thats relevant.Do you realize how the major corporations are polluting our environment?”“妈妈,你们这一辈的人对与环境相关的任何问题一点都不感兴趣。你知道大公司如何污染我们的环境吗?”“your father and I are very worried about it.But right now were more concerned with the pollution in your bedroom.You havent made your bed since you came home.”“你父亲和我非常担心它。但现在我们更关心你卧室的坏境。从你回家到现在你还从来没有整理过你的卧室。make(the)bed:铺床 “I never make it up at the dorm.”“Of course you dont,and Im sure the time you save goes toward your education.But we still have these old-fashioned ideas about making beds in the morning,and we cant shake them.Since youre home for such youre home for such a short time,why dont you do it for our sake?”：为了某人的缘故 在学校不用整理宿舍。”“你当然不用铺床，我也知道你节省下来的时间都用在学习上了。但对于早晨整理床位，我仍有守旧的想法，我们无法摈弃这样的想法。你只在家很短的一段时间，为什么不为了我们而做一下呢？”“Mother,Im grown up mow.Why do you have to treat me like a child?”“妈妈，我现在长大了，为什么还相对小孩一样对我？”“Were not treating you like a child.But its very hard for us to realize youre an adult when you throw all your clothes on the floor.”“我们从来没有像对待小孩子一样对你，但是当你把衣服扔在地板上时，很难让我们认为你是一个成人.”“I havent thrown all my clothes on the floor.Those are just the clothes on the I wore yesterday.”“我从来没有把衣服扔在地板上，他们只是我昨天穿过的衣服。”“Forgive me.I exaggerated.Well,how about the dirty dishes and empty soft-drink cans on your desk?Are you collecting them for a science project?”“原谅我，是我夸大了，但现在脏的盘子和空罐子又是怎么样，单刀你想收集他们做一个科学主题么？”“Mother,you dont understand us.You people were brought up to have clean rooms.But our generation doesnt care about things like that.Its what you have in your head that counts.”“妈妈，你不理解我。你们大人把我们拉扯大，让我们有个干净的房间。但是我们这代人不关心像这样的事。他只是你们脑海中的那些重要的事。”：关心，对.感兴趣bring up：养育，把.拉扯大 “No one respects education more than your father and I do,particularly at the prices theyre charging.But we cant see how liviing in a mess can improve your mind.”“没有人比你的爸爸和我更尊重你的教育，尤其在这种高收费的情况下。但是我们不相信生活在这一团糟的情况下可以改善你的思想。”“Thats because of your priorities.You would rather have me make up my bed and pick up my clothes than become a free spirit who thinks for myself.All right,Ill clean up my room if it means that much to you.But I want you to konw youve ruined my vacation.”“那是由于是你优先考虑的事。你宁愿让我自己铺床，整理衣服而不是让我变成一个有闲情意志的人。好的，我如果它对你来说有很大的以为的话，我将整理我的房间。但是我让你知道，你已经都坏了我的假期。”Comprehension1.2.3.4.5.TEXT B The Disappearing Generation Gap Sometimes,when Tom and his 16-year-old daughter,Kate,listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture interests they share he recalls his more-distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.有时当Tom和他16岁的女儿，Kate一起听饶舌音乐，探路把他们感兴趣的流行文化时，他会想其放他年轻时和家人之间的隔阂。“I would never have said to my mom,Hey,the new album is really great how do you like it?”says Tom.There was just a complete gap in interesting and taste,like a gulf.Tom 说:”我从来没有对我的妈妈说嗨，那个新的名曲选集真好，你认为呢？”“有的仅仅是在兴趣和回味上的隔阂。像是代沟。”Music was not the only gulf.From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations,earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to be completely different.音乐并不是唯一的海湾。从服装和发型,活动和期望,更早的一代父母和孩子们经常出现的是完全不同的。Today,the generation gap has not disappeared,but it is becoming less serious in many families.The old approach to discipline Because I said so,thats why is giving way to a new egalitarianism and more democratic”Come,let us reason together attitude 今天,代沟没有消失,但它是在许多家庭正变得越来越不严重。旧的方法来训练“因为我这样说,这就是为什么这让路到一个新的平等主义和更民主的“来吧,让我们彼此辩论”的态度 结果可以在一个有益的亲密的家庭成员。对话中结果可以在一个有益的亲密的家庭成员。对话中就不会发生在上一代以前就不会发生在上一代以前,或是会尴尬或是会尴尬,科目科目,如性和如性和药物药物-现在是舒适和常见的。和亲子活动现在是舒适和常见的。和亲子活动,从购物到从购物到体育体育,导致和谐导致和谐,成年后继续。成年后继续。The result can be a rewarding closeness among family members.Conversations that would not have taken place a generation ago or that would have been awkward,on subjects such as sex and drugs now are comfortable and common.And parent-child activities,from shopping to sports,lead to harmony that can continue into adulthood.No wonder greeting cards today carry the message,To my mother,my best friend.难怪贺卡今天完成这项任务,“我的母亲,我最好的朋友。”“My parents were on the before side of change,but todays parents,the 40-somethings,were on the after side,explains Tom,news director at Queens College.Its much easier for 40-somethings and todays teenagers to relate to one another.Its not a piece of cake for parents these days,because life is more complicated,but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.“我的父母在之前的身旁的改变,但是今天的父母,40多岁的人,是在“在”一边解释道,“汤姆,新闻主任皇后学院。“很容易就和今天的40多岁的青少年彼此相关。这可不是件容易的事父母在这些日子里,因为生命是更复杂,但分享利益确实使它更有趣了。”一个家长 “Fun is,in fact,a word heard far more often in families today than in the past,when duty and responsibility used to be heard from time to time.“乐趣”实际上是一听见的话更经常在家庭今天比过去,当“责任”和“责任”用来被听到。Parents today are more youthful in appearance and attitudes.their clothes and hairstyles are more casual,helping to bridge the generation gap.Those who like sports also enjoy snowboarding and rock-climbing with their children.更年轻的父母今天在外观和态度。他们的衣服和发型更随意,帮助弥合代沟。那些喜欢运动也喜欢滑雪板和攀岩和孩子在一起。Busy parents also encourage childrens independence,making them more responsible for themselves.Theyll say“We trust you to make the right decisions.”Whether child are ready to take the responsibility or not.忙碌的家长也鼓励孩子们的独立,使他们更多的自己的责任。他们会说:“我们相信你作出正确的决定。孩子是否已经准备好承担起相应的责任。Probably the democratic approach is not bad in and of itself,Tow says.“Its bed when there is a lack of rules and discipline for children.Problems also arise when parents spoil their children,sometimes in an effort to avoid harming the relationship”“可能是不错的民主的方法就其本身而言,“两说。“这是床上的时候有一个缺乏规则和纪律为孩子准备的。也会出现问题时,父母把孩子给宠坏了,有时为了避免“伤害”关系”ComprehensionA.B.C.