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1、辽东学院外国语学院大学英语系列教案 新视野大学英语第三版读写教程 第 3 册 Unit 4 Section A The surprising purpose of travel 令人惊奇的旅行目的 1 Its 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that Im going to the a
2、irport. The taxi is late and then lost, and Im getting increasingly nervous that Ill miss my flight. I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and Im stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and
3、my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there. 1 早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又 要睡着。想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。 出租车来晚了，并且在途中迷了路，我越来越 担心会赶不上飞机。 出租车一到机场我就冲进去，跌跌撞撞通过安检处，终于，我来到了 登
4、机口。 经历这一早所有的麻烦事，我乘坐的航班却被取消了。在接下来的 218 分钟里， 我被困在了机场，唯一觉得安慰的是机场提供的一杯免费咖啡。 这就是旅行，让人心烦的 跑跑停停。最终，在不知经过多少小时之后，终于到达要去的地方。 1 Its 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. (Para. 1) Meaning: Its 4:15 in the morning and my alarm clock has just woken me up from a lovely dream
5、. Note: In Paragraph 1, present tenses are used to describe a scene which is not actually happening and to make the imaginary scene seem more immediate and more real. 2 I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. (Para. 1) Meaning: I run in after we arrive, walk uns
6、teadily through security and get to the place where I should get on the plane. Note: The word gate here means “the place at the airport where people get on a plane“. 3 Im stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. (Para. 1) Mean
7、ing: I am trapped in this terminal for the next 218 minutes and my only comfort is a free cup of coffee offered by the airport. Note: The author used 218 minutes instead of 3 hours and 38 minutes in order to emphasize the trouble of waiting for a long time. 4 This is traveling, a burdensome series o
8、f running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there. (Para. 1) Meaning: Traveling means we have to spend countless hours running and waiting before we finally get to the destination, which is quite troublesome. 2 Why do we travel? I dont mind the actual flying, the wonder of bein
9、g airborne in a dense metal bird. The rest of the journey, however, can feel like a tedious lesson in the ills of modernity, from the predawn xray screening to the sad airport malls selling clusters of keepsakes. Its the result of a globalized world, and it sucks. 2 我们为什么要旅行？ 其实，我并不介意飞行本身，在这样一个密实的金属
10、大鸟中飞行， 让我感到很奇妙。 然而，旅程其余的部分，从一大早 X 光检查到出售大堆纪念品的糟糕的 机场商场，感觉就像是关于现代社会弊病的乏味课程。 这是全球化的结果，它糟糕透了。 5 I dont mind the actual flying, the wonder of being airborne in a dense metal bird. (Para. 2) Meaning: I dont mind the flying itself as it is a great wonder that the plane, like a heavy metal bird, can fly in
11、 the sky. 辽东学院外国语学院大学英语系列教案 新视野大学英语第三版读写教程 第 3 册 6 The rest of the journey, however, can feel like a tedious lesson in the ills of modernity, from the predawn x-ray screening to the sad airport malls selling clusters of keepsakes. (Para. 2) Meaning: But the rest of the journey is very boring. You ha
12、ve to endure and tolerate the problems and difficulties brought by modernity, such as going through the x-ray screening early in the morning and wandering around the terrible airport shopping departments selling various keepsakes. Note: The word ills means “problems and difficulties“, and screening
13、literally means “tests done to check someone for a particular disease“, herex-ray screening means “the process of testing passengers and their luggage for possible dangers“. The word keepsake means “a small object that you keep in order to remind you of something or someone“. 7 Its the result of a g
14、lobalized world, and it sucks. (Para. 2) Meaning: It is the result of globalization, and thats too bad and very annoying. Note: Here, suck means “be very bad, very annoying, etc.“ This is used only in the present tense. 3 Sometimes, of course, we travel because we need to. Because in this digital ag
15、e, there is still something important about the handshake at a business luncheon. Or eating moms special food on Thanksgiving. Or seeing your girlfriend on your 2year anniversary. 3 当然，有时候我们旅行是因为我们需要去旅行。 因为即使在这个数字化时代，我们仍然 有一些很重要的事情要去做， 比如在商务午餐中与生意伙伴握手， 或是在感恩节这天吃上妈 妈特别准备的食物，或是在你和你女朋友的两周年纪念日这天去看她。 8 B
16、ecause in this digital age, there is still something important about the handshake at a business luncheon. (Para. 3) Meaning: Because even in this digital age, meeting other business people and shaking hands with them at a business lunch is still important. 4 But most travel is decidedly optional. Only corporate travel, about 30% of trips over 50
