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1、Unit 1 Lifestyle 生活方式课文翻译:Unit 1 LifestylesLesson 1 A Perfect Day? A couch potatoWhen I wake up I dont get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the childrens programs and old movies until about half-past ten. Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room. For lun
2、ch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film theyre showing some good ones at the moment. In the evenings, I often watch TV series or sport and the news again. I like the main news at six oclock. At nine thirty, if there is a good pl
3、ay on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night, I watch more films and I usually switch off the TV at about two oclock. I never watch TV at night.I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every afternoon. I dont go fa
4、r, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle.Of course, I couldnt live this lifestyle without a good wife. Shes not here now because shes working, but she always makes my meals. We havent got much mo
5、ney, you know, but were happy. Sit down and watch TV. Heres the remote control. Youve got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Great!Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?A Couch Potato终日懒散在家看电视的人沙发土豆来自伯明翰的 43 随的布莱恩博莱克正坐在沙发上向我讲述他美妙的一天。“早上起来,我不马上起床。我先打开电视,看看儿童节目,看看老片子,一直看到约 10 点半。然后起床,下楼,打开起居室的电视。午餐时,我边吃饼干、喝牛奶
6、,边看新闻。下午, 我常看另一部老影片眼下电视里正播放非常好看的老电影。晚上我要么看电视连续剧,要么看体育节目,接着再看新闻。我喜欢看 6 点的重要新闻。9 点半,如果英国广播公司二频道有好看的电视剧,我会调过去看看。夜里,我接着看电影,通常看到凌晨两点才关电视。我从不通宵看电视。我一天要看十六七个小时电视。每天也会出去活动。每天下午我带着小狗蒂娜去散步。当然,我不会走远,指走到我家房子外的墙边。这时,我总是随身携带手提电视,坐在石墙上看,小狗则在我身边绕圈。当然,没有一个好妻子,我是不可能过上这种妙不可言的生活的。她在工作,所以现在不在家。她天天给我做饭。你知道,我们虽然钱不多,但获得很快活
7、。坐在家里,看着电视,手握遥控器,世界就在你脚下,在你手中。这种感觉真棒!”A workaholicI normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off. As soon as I hear my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus.I am always the firs
8、t person to get to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier! Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day. Every minute of the day is filled with urgent matters. By around eight oclock, I usually find some time to do my own paperwork and answer som
9、e personal e-mails.When I get home at about ten, I look at some documents that I bring back from the office so that I can be ready for the next days work. I get to bed around midnight when my wife and children are already asleep. I seldom have time for fun and other activities with my family. My fam
10、ily complains about it. But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them. Besides, I get bored if theres nothing to do. I like being busyA Workaholic 工作狂36 岁的鲍勃布莱克正坐在写字台前忙碌着他的案头工作。“我一般在闹钟前约 5 分钟就醒了。闹钟一响,我立刻跳下床,从洗漱、穿衣、吃早餐、离家到左上公交汽车用了不到 15 分钟。我总是第一个到办公室。每天早晨都很忙碌,下午更忙!整天会议、电话不断。几乎每一分钟都充斥着急
11、待处理的事情。通常大约晚 8 点才有时间处理自己的事:写写东西,回复些私人电子邮件。晚上大约 10 点我才能到家。到家后还要浏览一些从办公室带回来的文件,为第二天的工作做准备。我一般半夜才上床睡觉。那时妻子和孩子们都早已进入梦乡。我很少有时间娱乐或和家人一起活动。妻子和孩子们总是抱怨,但我得拼命工作,为他们赚更多的钱。而且,要没事可做我会觉得非常无聊。我真的喜欢忙忙碌碌。 ”Lesson 4City and countryDebbie is an accountant in a large company in the centre of London.I need to be in my o
12、ffice by nine oclock so I usually get up at seven oclock. I travel to work on “the tube”. Thats what people call the underground in London. It takes about fifty minutes. Usually, its so crowded that I cant find anywhere to sit. I just stand. Im always tired before I arrive at work. I dont like the u
13、nderground!I spend all morning checking numbers. Lunch is always simple. I often get a sandwich in a nearby sandwich shop or I just have some biscuits and a cup of coffee. Then in the afternoon, I return to the paperwork in the office.On Monday nights, I have dance classes, and on Wednesday nights,
14、I go to the gym. I need to do that because I dont get enough exercise otherwise. On Tuesday and Thursday nights, I have French classes. I work for a French company so I think studying French will help me in my job.I go to the cinema almost every weekend. Sometimes, if the weather forecast is good, m
15、y friends and I drive to the countryside for a weekend break. We like to visit nice, quiet places far away from the city and go walking where there are no shops, crowds or the tube. That fresh air is so good for my lungs. I love it.Paul lives in a small village in the north of England.I usually get
16、up at four oclock every morning when its still dark. I live and work on the farm so I dont need to travel. After a big breakfast in my house, I walk out of the front door and Im already at work. There are many things to do on the farm all day. We dont have the same work hours that office workers in the city have. We do jobs when they need to be done and that could be early in the morning or late at night. I have cows, sheep, pigs and chickens on my