成人高等教育通用教材英语第一册讲述.doc

Lesson one: The Car of the Future Text A pessimist is a person who always expects bad things to happen. Pessimists think that todays cars are in trouble because they use too much gas. They say the car of the future will be much, much smaller. The car of tomorrow will have no heater and no air conditioning. Itll have no radio and no lights. Tomorrows car will be an open-air car with no doors and windows. It wont need a pollution control system because it wont use gas. In fact, divers will push this new car with their feet. Very few people will be killed in accidents, because the top speed will be five miles per hour. However, pessimists warn us not to ask for pretty colors, because the car will come in gray only. 悲观主义者是那种总认为会发生糟糕事情的人。悲观主义者认为今天的小汽车处境困难，因为他们用太多的汽油。他们说未来的小汽车将越来越小。明天（未来）的小汽车将没有加热器和空调。它将没有无线电和灯光。明天的汽车将是没有门和窗的敞篷汽车。它不需要一个污染控制系统因为他不用汽油。实际上，驾驶员将推定新汽车的步伐。几乎无人能被杀死在事故中，因为这高速将是五英里每小时。然而，悲观主义者警告我们不能用艳丽的颜色，因为只有灰色汽车供应。 Optimists are sure that the future will be happy. They think that car companies will soon solve all our problems by producing the Supercar. Tomorrows car will be bigger, faster, and more comfortable than before. The Supercar will have four room, color TV, running water, heater, air conditioning, and a swimming pool. Large families will travel on long trips in complete comfort. If gas is in short supply, the Supercar will run on water. Finally, optimists promise that the car of the future will come in any color, as long as the color is gray. 乐观主义者确信将来是快乐的。他们认为汽车公司将不久通过生产超级汽车解决我们所有的问题。未来的汽车将比以前更快、更大、更舒适。超级汽车将有4个空间，彩色电视，流动水，取暖器，空调和一个游泳池。大家庭将在一个舒适的环境中长途旅行。如果汽油短缺。超级汽车将靠水来运行。最后，乐观主义许诺未来的汽车将供应许多颜色，不仅仅只有灰色。 Translation He can earn about 50 dollars a week by writing. You may use the book as long as you dont lose it. The software company was in serious trouble again. Drinking water is in extremely short supply in this area. This kind of fish comes in a can. The department manager was on a business trip to Guangzhou. Mary was ill yesterday, and she is still i