Lesson 6 - Smash-and-grab
The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop.
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
参考译文——砸橱窗抢劫
皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊街道上，几家高档商店刚刚开始营业。在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。他手下两名店员从早上8点就开始忙碌，这时刚刚布置完毕。钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
宁静突然被打破，一辆大轿车亮着前灯，响着喇叭，呼啸着冲进了拱廊街，在珠宝店门口停了下来。一人留在驾驶座上，另外两个用黑色长筒丝袜蒙面的人跳下车来。他们用铁棒把商店橱窗的玻璃砸碎。这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。他与店员动手向窗外投掷家具，椅子、桌子飞落在拱廊街上。一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中，但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰，竟连疼痛都顾不上了。这场抢劫只持续了3分钟，因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车，以惊人的速度开跑了。就在轿车离开的时候，泰勒先生从店里冲了出来，跟在车后追赶，一边还往车上扔烟灰缸、花瓶。但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。
参考资料：
https://nce.koolearn.com/20150121/781910.html
Lesson 7 - Crazy
Children often have far more sense than their elders. This simple truth was demonstrated rather dramatically during a civil defence exercise in a small town in Canada. Most of the inhabitants were asked to take part in the exercise during which they had to pretend that their city had been bombed. Air-raid warnings were sounded and thousands of people went into special air-raid shelters. Doctors and nurses remained above ground while Police patrolled the streets in case anyone tried to leave the shelters too soon.
The police did not have much to do because the citizens took the exercise seriously. They stayed underground for twenty minutes and waited for the siren to sound again. On leaving the air-raid shelters, they saw that doctors and nurses were busy. A great many people had volunteered to act as casualties. Theatrical make-up and artificial blood had been used to make the injuries look realistic. A lot of People were lying 'dead' in the streets. The living helped to carry the dead and wounded to special stations. A Child of six was brought in by two adults. The child was supposed to be dead. With theatrical make-up on his face, he looked as if he had died of shock. Some people were so moved by the sight that they began to cry. However, the child suddenly sat up and a doctor asked him to comment on his death. The child looked around for a moment and said, 'I think they're all crazy!'
参考译文——疯狂的大人
小孩通常比老人更理性。这个简单的事实已经在一个加拿大小镇的防空演习中得到到了充分的证明。大部分本地人被要求参加这项演戏，并且在演习过程中，他们必须假装他们的城市被炸了。空袭警报响起了，数以千计的人们跑进了特殊的防空洞内。医生护士还在地面上，警察在大街上巡逻，防止有人离开防空洞太快。
警察并没有做很多事情，因为市民们都在很认真地对待这次演习。他们在地下呆了二十分钟，等待着解禁的铃声再次响起。在离开防空洞的时候，他们看到医生护士们都很忙碌。很多人自愿扮演伤亡者。夸张的妆容和逼真的血液使得伤口看起来很真实。很多人装作死在了大街上。活着的人就帮着搬运尸体和伤者去专门的场所。一个六岁的孩子被两个大人带着。这个孩子的任务是假装死亡。他脸上带着夸张的妆，看起来好像是被撞死的。一些人被眼前的景象弄得很激动，甚至开始哭泣。然而，那个孩子突然坐了起来。医生叫他谈谈扮演死人的感受。这个孩子环顾周围，说：“我觉得，他们都疯了！”
参考资料：
- http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~yuana/new_concept_english.html
- http://cache.baiducontent.com/c?m=_fPfaUIki4TE872lp3ce6fhf-dXSJFykJ3A5QYTTy2wt09atD-ToYqzJreIPTMqe7tknEbTAKxcW6-s-qpLVnb52lWgW_EboymFVbVtM4IXyVWWkPOzrXViV5OESw6YAPy4HS0_iDBTuPimKqzkUB_luJg5QSw-BUMiIlOPh2SThZUQGh7cmx-Wd_qv9tNRu2PHlVjOyQJ6ts8DPaWG52uGbsmHbsBZ7SsAcc-s9f8D_-H5OOON47bFcMgg37cI_&p=97338e5386cc41ac5aa9d12d0214c4&newp=8b2a975f96b109ff57ed977c1b48cf23161cda386a848d0a3b8fd12595674f171c0ba7ec67634b598fca786c0aa4425fe0fa3471340927b39fc38a40d6afd4456edf653b2740d05b52a151&s=cfcd208495d565ef%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&user=baidu&fm=sc&query=Children+often+have+far+more+sense+than+their+elders%2E+This+simple+truth+was+demonstrated+rather+dramatically+du&qid=efaa3d5100003666&p1=3
Lesson 8 - A famous monastery
The Great St Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2470 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watch-dogs even in Roman times. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars, As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different. The temperature drops to -30 and very few people attempt to cross the Pass. The monks Prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure. The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter. These young people, who love the peace of the mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St Bernard's monastery.
参考译文——著名的修道院
圣伯纳德大山口连接着瑞士与意大利，海拔2,473O米，是欧洲最高的山口。11世纪建造的著名的圣伯纳德修道院位于离山口1英里远的地方。几百年来，圣伯纳德修道院驯养狗拯救了许多翻越这道山口的旅游者的生命。那些最先从亚洲引进的狗，待人友好，早在罗马时代就给人当看门狗了。如今由于山里开挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危险了。但每年还要派狗到雪山地里去帮助那些遇到困难的旅游者，尽管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口。
夏天的几个月里，修道院十分忙碌，因为有成千上万的人驾车通过山口，顺道来修道院参观。由于来人太多，狗被关在专门的围栏里。然而到了冬天，修道院里的生活则是另一番景象。气温下降到零下30度，试图跨越山口的人寥寥无几。修道士们喜欢冬天，而不太喜欢夏天。因为在冬天，他们可以更多地过无人打扰的生活。狗也比较自由，被放出围栏，四处遛达。冬天常来修道院参观的只有一批批滑雪者。他们在圣诞节或复活节到那儿去。这些热爱高山清静环境的年轻人每年都受到圣伯纳德道院的热烈欢迎。
参考资料：
https://nce.koolearn.com/20150121/781912.html
Lesson 9 - A trip to Mars
By now, a rocket will have set off on its 35 million mile trip to Mars and scientists must be waiting anxiously for the results. The rocket will be travelling for six months before it reaches the planet.
It contains a number of scientific instruments, including a television camera. Any pictures that are taken will have to travel for three minutes before they reach the earth. If the pictures are successful, they may solve a number of problems about Mars and provide information about the markings on its surface which, nearly 100 years ago, the astronomer, Schiaparelli, thought to be canals.
It will be a long time before any landing on Mars can be attempted. This will only be possible when scientists have learnt a lot more about the atmosphere that surrounds the planet. If a satellite can one day be put into orbit round Mars, scientists will be able to find out a great deal. An interesting suggestion for measuring the atmosphere around Mars has been put forward. A rubber ball containing a radio transmitter could be dropped from a satellite so that it would fall towards the surface of the planet. The radio would signal the rate which the ball was slowed down and scientists would be able to calculate how dense the atmosphere is. It may even be possible to drop a capsule containing scientific instruments on to the planet's surface. Only when a great deal more information has been obtained, will it be possible to plan a manned trip to Mars.
参考译文——火星之旅
一枚火箭即将开始3500万英里的火星之旅，科学家们正在焦急地等待发射结果。火箭将飞行六个月才能到达火星。
火箭上搭载了许多科学仪器，包括一台电视摄像机。任何拍摄的照片需要三分钟才能传送到地球。如果这些照片获得成功，会有助于回答一些有关火星的问题，并提供有关火星表面标记的信息。近100年前，天文学家斯基亚帕雷利（Schiapareli）认为这些标记是运河。
要想尝试在火星上着陆还需要很长时间。只有当科学家们对火星大气层有了更多了解时，这才有可能实现。如果有一天能将一颗卫星送入环绕火星的轨道，科学家们将能够发现很多东西。有人提出了一个测量火星大气层的有趣建议。可以将一个装有无线电发射机的橡胶球从卫星放下，这样它就会落到火星表面。无线电将发出信号，指示球减速的程度，科学家由此将能够计算出大气层的密度。甚至有可能将装有科学仪器的太空舱降落到火星表面。只有获得大量更多信息，才有可能计划一次载人火星之旅。
注：博主基于百度翻译校译而成
参考资料：
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~yuana/new_concept_english.html
Lesson 10 - The loss of Titanic
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 89l. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen water- tight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look-out. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen water-tight compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough life-boats for everybody, 1500 lives were lost.
参考译文——泰坦尼克号的沉没
巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。船上载有1316名乘客与891 名船员。即使用现代标准来衡量，45000吨的“泰坦尼克”号也算得上是一艘巨轮了。当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16 个密封舱组成，即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。
“泰坦尼克”起航后的第4 天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。突然，瞭望员发现一座冰山。警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。“泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。突然，从船舱下部传来一声微颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，16 个密封舱已有5 个进水。于是，他发出弃船的命令几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1500人丧生。
参考资料：
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