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1、外研版高中英语必修5 Cultural Corner逐句翻译B5 M1 Cultural Corner逐句翻译 The Man Who Made Spelling Simple简化拼写的人In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound. 在英语中,单词的拼写并不总是能表现出发音。 So people say /rait/ but spell it right, or write, or even rite. 因此人们发/rait/的音,却拼写为right,或是write,甚至rite。Combinatio
2、ns of letters (like ough) may be pronounced in a number of ways. 字母组合(像ough)可能会有好多种发音。And some words just seem to have too many letters.有些单词看起来有太多的字母。 For Americans things are a little bit easier, 对美国人来说,情况就较为简单,thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778
3、.这多亏了诺亚韦伯斯特的贡献,他是1778年毕业于耶鱼大学的一名教师。 as a young man he had fought against the British in the American War of independence, and he felt that written English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive “American” look.年轻的时候,他参加了反对英国的美国独立战争,并且他觉得英语的书写在新生的美国应该有一个独特的“美国式”面貌。 So he beg
4、an his work on American English. 因此他开始了关于美国英语方面的工作。His first book, the Elementary Spelling Book, suggested simplifying the spelling of English words. 他的第一本书基础拼写,提出了简化英语单词的拼写。The book was extremely popular. By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year, making it one of the most popular schoo
5、l books ever. 这本书极为畅销。到19世纪50年代,它的年发行量达到100万册,使它成为历史上最流行的校园读物之一。 Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted. 书中的很多建议很快就被采纳了。Center instead of centre, program instead of programme, and flavor instead of flavour. 如用center代替centre, program代替programme, flavor代替flavour。Others, however, such as removing
6、 silent letters like the s in island or the final e in examine, were not.如用center代替centre, program代替programme, flavor代替flavour。 Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English Language, which first appeared 1828.韦伯斯特最为著名的是他的美式英语词典,这本书是在1828年第一次出版的。 it introduced lots of new American
7、 words, with information about their pronunciation and use, and, of course, the new spelling.书中介绍了很多新的美式单词,并且带有发音和用法,当然还有新式拼写。 The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States. Today, Websters dictionary is still the number one dictionary for Ameri
8、can students.英国人批判这本词典,但是在美国它很快就成为一本标准的参考书。今天,韦伯斯特的词典仍然是美国学生的首选词典。The Man Who Made Spelling SimpleIn English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound. So people say /rait/ but spell it right, or write, or even rite. Combinations of letters (like ough) may be pronounced in a number o
9、f ways. And some words just seem to have too many letters. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778. as a young man he had fought against the British in the American War of independence, and he felt that wr
10、itten English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive “American” look. So he began his work on American English. His first book, the Elementary Spelling Book, suggested simplifying the spelling of English words. The book was extremely popular. By the 1850s it was selling one
11、 million copies a year, making it one of the most popular school books ever. Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted. Center instead of centre, program instead of programme, and flavor instead of flavour. Others, however, such as removing silent letters like the s in island or the final e in ex
12、amine, were not. Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English Language, which first appeared 1828. it introduced lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation and use, and, of course, the new spelling. The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly
13、 became a standard reference book in the States. Today, Websters dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students.简化拼写的人在英语中,单词的拼写并不总是能表现出发音。因此人们发/rait/的音,却拼写为right,或是write,甚至rite。字母组合(像ough)可能会有好多种发音。有些单词看起来有太多的字母。对美国人来说,情况就较为简单,这多亏了诺亚韦伯斯特的贡献,他是1778年毕业于耶鱼大学的一名教师。年轻的时候,他参加了反对英国的美国
14、独立战争,并且他觉得英语的书写在新生的美国应该有一个独特的“美国式”面貌。因此他开始了关于美国英语方面的工作。他的第一本书基础拼写,提出了简化英语单词的拼写。这本书极为畅销。到19世纪50年代,它的年发行量达到100万册,使它成为历史上最流行的校园读物之一。书中的很多建议很快就被采纳了。如用center代替centre, program代替programme, flavor代替flavour。但是其他的一些,例如去掉单词中不发音的一些字母,像island中的s和examine中最后的e,都没有被采用。韦伯斯特最为著名的是他的美式英语词典,这本书是在1828年第一次出版的。书中介绍了很多新的美式
15、单词,并且带有发音和用法,当然还有新式拼写。英国人批判这本词典,但是在美国它很快就成为一本标准的参考书。今天,韦伯斯特的词典仍然是美国学生的首选词典。B5 M2 Cultural Corner逐句翻译 Growing Jobs日益增长的工作What sort of jobs will people de doing ten years from now? 从现在开始的十年里,人们将会从事什么样的工作?according to a survey published by an American university, the ten fastest growing jobs will be re
16、lated to computers and health. 根据美国一所大学发布的一项调查结果,十种增长最快的工作将与电脑和健康有关。They include computer systems analysts, data analysts and database managers. 它们包括电脑系统分析师、数据分析师和数据库管理员。But there will also be a rise in the demand for health care professionals. 但是对健康护理专业人员的需求也会上升。其中的一些将会是新型职业。Some of these will be n
17、ew jobs, such as bioinformaticians, who combine computer skills with knowledge of biology. 例如生物信息学人员,这些专业研究人员把电脑技能与生物知识结合起来。 Others will be more traditional. For example, more home care nurses will be needed to look after the rapidly ageing population. 其他的职业将会比较传统。例如,将会需要更多的家庭护士照看迅速老龄化的人口。But many y
18、oungsters will need professional care, too: 但是很多年轻人也需要专业护理:14 million Americans suffer from speech or language problems, and six million of them are under the age of 18. 1400万的美国人有说话或语言障碍,其中有600万人年龄在18岁以下。the number of speech pathologists (who help people who have problems speaking) is expected to d
19、ouble by the year 2012.到2012年,语言病理学家(帮助有语言障碍的人们的人)的数量有望增加两倍。 and social workers will continue to be in demand.对社会工作者的需求将继续增长。 Of course there will be plenty of other new jobs, some of which we probably cant even guess.当然,还会有很多其他的新型职业,有些我们可能甚至猜不到。 But for those who love the outdoor life, a good bet c
20、ould be the leisure industry. 但是对那些喜欢户外活动的人来说,最合适的可能是休闲产业。As more and more countries open up to tourism, more travel agents will be needed, 随着越来越多的国家对外开放旅游业,将会需要更多的旅行社。but the real demand will be for guides to take groups and even individuals on adventure holidays. 但是真正需要的将是能带领团队甚至还有为探险度假的个人做导游的人。Fo
21、r people doing this job, common sense, physical fitness and an outgoing personality are likely to be more important than computer skills.对于做这种工作的人,常识、健康的体格和外向的个性很可能会比电脑技能更重要。 Growing JobsWhat sort of jobs will people de doing ten years from now? according to a survey published by an American univers
22、ity, the ten fastest growing jobs will be related to computers and health. They include computer systems analysts, data analysts and database managers. But there will also be a rise in the demand for health care professionals. Some of these will be new jobs, such as bioinformaticians, who combine co
23、mputer skills with knowledge of biology. Others will be more traditional. For example, more home care nurses will be needed to look after the rapidly ageing population. But many youngsters will need professional care, too: 14 million Americans suffer from speech or language problems, and six million
24、 of them are under the age of 18. the number of speech pathologists (who help people who have problems speaking) is expected to double by the year 2012. and social workers will continue to be in demand. Of course there will be plenty of other new jobs, some of which we probably cant even guess. But
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