2014年職稱英語(yǔ)(綜合類)教材閱讀理解文章及譯文6

　　TV Shows and Long Bus Trips

　　Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle and an end―with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “But Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Golden Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! But It Now! ”

　　The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed―new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-handed lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

　　The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests―even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.

　　注釋:

　　1.Long bus rides are like television shows.like 在此句中是介詞，意思是“像，如;跟……一樣”。如：He is like an athlete.他像個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員。

　　2.commercials：商業(yè)廣告，特別指電臺(tái)、電視臺(tái)播出的商業(yè)廣告。? 一

　　3.Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window?每隔幾分鐘一塊廣 聲牌就從車窗外閃過。 ?

　　4..Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!”只有當(dāng)你睡著的時(shí)候，就和關(guān)掉電視機(jī)一樣，才會(huì)兔受那些沒完沒了的“你需要它,現(xiàn)在就來買吧!的干擾。

　　5.to figure it out：計(jì)算出;解決

　　6. ... the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story.- 乘車就像讀懸念故事一樣令人興奮。此句中的as ...as結(jié)構(gòu)是比較結(jié)構(gòu)的一種，常稱之為同級(jí)比較，表示與……一樣。 在as與as之間的形容詞或副詞必須是原級(jí)。

　　7.The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning.乘車結(jié)束有點(diǎn)兒像開始。此甸中的 somewhat是副詞，意思是“一點(diǎn)兒，有幾分”。

　　練習(xí)：

　　1. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

　　A) Buses on the road.

　　B) Films on television.

　　C) Advertisements on the board.

　　D) Gas stations.

　　2. What is the purpose of this passage?

　　A) To give the writer's opinion about long bus trips.

　　B) To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

　　C) To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

　　D) To describe the billboards along the road.

　　3. the writer of this passage would probably favor

　　A) bus drivers who weren't reckless

　　B) driving alone.

　　C) a television set on the bus.

　　D) no billboards along the road.

　　4. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because

　　A) the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun.

　　B) they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between.

　　C) the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses.

　　D) both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.

　　5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are

　　A) exciting.

　　B) comfortable.

　　C) tiring.

　　D) boring

　　答案與題解：

　　1.C 第一段中一開始就講乘長(zhǎng)途汽車旅行就像看電視。隨著汽車往前開，路兩邊的廣告不斷地從窗旁滑過。

　　2.A 文章第一段說乘公共汽車長(zhǎng)途旅行與看電視一樣，有開始、中間和結(jié)尾，每隔三四分鐘都會(huì)看到商業(yè)廣告。文章下面的部分緊接著描述類旅途中的這三部分及作者的感受，所以該文是寫對(duì)坐公共汽車長(zhǎng)途旅行的看法。故此題答案為A。

　　3.D此題答案的依據(jù)在第一段。第一段說：The Commercials are unavoidable.They happen whether you want them or not.這些商業(yè)廣告是不可避免的，不管你想要還是不想要。最后一句說： Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! But It Now! ”只有當(dāng)你睡著的時(shí)候，就和關(guān)掉電視一樣，才會(huì)免受那些沒完沒了的“你需要它，現(xiàn)在就來買吧!”的干擾。從這些句子中可以看出，作者更喜歡沿途沒有那些廣告牌。至于A選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)是因?yàn)槲闹姓fthe ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story，意為“坐車就像讀懸念故事一樣令人心驚肉跳”，作者并沒有明確表示不喜歡魯莽的司機(jī)，相反還暗示喜歡不同風(fēng)格的司機(jī)。B、C選項(xiàng)文中都未涉及。故D為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　4.B 此題答案在第一段前兩句：Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle and an end―with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes.“乘長(zhǎng)途汽車旅行與看電視一樣，有開始、中間和結(jié)尾，每隔三四分鐘都會(huì)看到各種商業(yè)廣告。”此句話明確地指出類B為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　5.A 此題答案可以從第二段的第一句和第三段的第二句的相互呼應(yīng)關(guān)系中得出。第二段中的第一句說：The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting…“旅途剛開始是蠻舒服的，甚至有點(diǎn)令人興奮”;第三段第二句說：You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that.“知道自己快下車類，你滿懷期望和興奮?！庇纱丝闯雎猛镜拈_始和結(jié)束都令人興奮，故A為正確選項(xiàng)。kind of某種程度上。又如：I'm feeling kind of tired.我覺得有點(diǎn)累。

　　譯文：看電視與長(zhǎng)途汽車旅行

　　乘長(zhǎng)途汽車旅行與看電視倒很像。旅行有開始，中途和結(jié)尾，每隔三四分鐘都會(huì)看到各種商業(yè)廣告這些商業(yè)廣告是不可避免的，不受你的意志左右，大約每過幾分鐘就會(huì)有一塊廣告牌從窗外閃過。比如“買超潔凈牙膏”“飲格威特露啤酒”“請(qǐng)用和平汽油”等等。就像看電視時(shí)，只有你關(guān)機(jī)才不會(huì)聽到那些廣告詞，些時(shí)，你只有睡著了才不致受那些沒完沒了的“你需要它，現(xiàn)在就來買吧!”的吵鬧。

　　旅行剛開始是蠻舒服的，甚至有點(diǎn)令人興奮，即使你以前曾沿此路線旅行過。通常會(huì)有不少變化，新的房室，新的高樓，有時(shí)甚至?xí)幸欢涡碌牡缆?。司機(jī)有自己的開車方式，開始一、二小時(shí)計(jì)算車速挺有趣的。如果碰上一個(gè)特別粗心大意或膽大的司機(jī)，那乘車就會(huì)像讀扣人心弦的故事一樣讓人興奮。司機(jī)能及時(shí)超過那輛卡車嗎?司機(jī)開車進(jìn)左手還是右手車道呢?當(dāng)然，過了一會(huì)兒興奮也就沒了。小睡片刻對(duì)過好途中幾個(gè)小時(shí)是很有幫助的。而食物則會(huì)讓旅程更加有趣，不過吃食物的時(shí)候，千萬(wàn)別吃太多咸食，那樣你會(huì)很口渴。

　　旅程的最后倒有點(diǎn)像剛開始。知道自己快下車了，你滿懷期望和興奮。當(dāng)然，隨著時(shí)間一小時(shí)一小時(shí)過去，座位變得越來越硬，此刻，你交叉著雙腿，把手放在扶手上，甚至你會(huì)把雙手交叉托于腦后。旅行就要結(jié)束了，不再有其他坐的方式。

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