英語短文小結

——明智的消費

Intelligent Consumerism

Wise consumers read magazine advertisements and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? Is this product more expensive than it should be because it has a famous name? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.

明智的消費

聰明的消費者看雜誌廣告，看電視廣告，但他們這麼做只有一個目的，就是要了解藏在廣告背後的心理狀態。換句話説，信息靈通的消費者會留心各種資訊，也會查證各種有誤導作用的謠傳。他們會問自己：廣告商是不是在邊角的小字裏藏着點什麼？廣告裏是否有真實內容，或者廣告商純粹只提供誘人的畫面？是否因為是名牌，產品就賣得更貴?這些答案會幫助消費者做出明智的選擇。

——今日青年

A Youth and His Country

The youth of today will help to shape the future of his country tomorrow. As a good citizen, he should prepare himself in his everyday life as well as in school for the contribution of his talent to his country. He should have ability or skill to work. He should keep well informed and help to inform others about what his country's problems are. He should try to find out and show what he can do for his country. Also he should be physically strong and mentally sound. As a responsible citizen, with his courage, enthusiasm, and love, he will help to make his country one of which all its citizens can be proud.

今日青年

今日的青年將肩負他們國家的未來。作為一個好公民，他應該在日常生活中和在學校時一樣準備着把自己的聰明才智貢獻給國家。他應有一定工作能力和技能，他應該清楚的知道，並且幫助別人瞭解他們國家的問題所在。他應該知道且顯示他能夠為他的國家做些什麼。同時他應該有強健的體魄和良好的精神狀態。作為一個有責任感的公民，他將會用他的勇氣、熱情和愛心使他的國家成為全民都為之自豪的國度。

——冬天

Winter

Winter is very cold and windy in most parts of China. I usually look forward to the Spring Festival and the winter holiday when I can go to the south where the climate is warmer during these holidays. Also, I look forward to seeing my grandparents and my friends. Winter is the time everyone is in a festive mood. In the city, I usually do a lot of reading at home in the winter because of eh cold weather outside.

冬天

中國大部分地區的冬天是即冷又有風的。我總是盼望着春節或寒假，到時候我就可以去南方了，當地的氣候在這時會暖和的多。我也盼望着去探望我的祖父母和我的朋友。冬天，每個人都懷着喜慶的心情。在城裏，冬天的時候我經常待在家裏盡情地看書，因為外面的天氣非常的冷。

——遵守交通規則

Obeying the Traffic Laws

I am often very afraid to cross-large wide streets. I always go to the traffic light and use the crosswalk, but many times I have been frightened. When the light changes to green I still need to look both directions to check the traffic. On many occasions a speeding motorcycle or bicycle or once a truck drove past the red light and across the pedestrian's path. When I have my bicycle, I get off and walk across the street, but always someone crosses the red light. Once at the intersection near the shopping mall I saw an accident: a taxi had stopped for the light, and another truck came from behind and did not stop. For safety, it is very important for everyone to obey the traffic laws.

遵守交通規則

橫過大寬馬路時，我常會害怕。我總是看着信號燈，走人行橫道。僅管這樣，我還是被嚇着了幾次。當信號燈換成綠燈時，我還是要朝兩邊看一下。很多時候，超速行駛的摩托車或自行車甚至是卡車，都闖紅燈穿過人行橫道。當我騎車時，我就會下來，推着車子步行過馬路，但總有人闖紅燈。一次，在靠近購物廣場的那個十字路口，我見到了一起交通事故：一輛出租車停在那兒等紅燈，但是它後面的卡車沒停。所以，從安全計，每個人都遵守交通規則是很重要的。

如何能使你在最短的時間裏入睡

Are you tired of lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, wishing sleep would come? Try these lab-tested tips.

你厭倦了躺在牀上，盯着天花板，希望能儘快入睡？試試下面這些辦法。

Step 1: Time your workouts

Get some exercise during the day. People who are physically active fall asleep faster and sleep better overall, as long as they don’t exert themselves within three hours of bedtime.

第一步：計算運動時間

在白天做些運動。生理上活躍的`人更能較快地入睡，而且總的來説睡得很好，只要他們在就寢的三個小時內不受到運動的影響。

Step 2: Get off the cell phone

Turn off your cell phone at least an hour before going to bed. One study indicated that being exposed to cell phone radiation before going to bed may compromise sleep quality.

第二步：關掉手機

最晚在睡覺前一小時關掉手機。研究表明睡覺前處於電話信號的輻射下可能會影響睡眠質量。

Step 3: Get a whiff of this

Put a few drops of vanilla oil on a tissue and tuck it inside your pillowcase. Studies have indicated the scent may help people nod off faster than they normally would, and get them into the REM, or dream state, more quickly.

第三步：將少許香草放到薄紗上，然後塞進枕頭套中。研究表明香氣能使人們比正常狀況下更快地有睏意，更快地進入快速眼動或做夢狀態。

Tip:The scent of lavender may help people fall asleep, too.

小貼士：香草的香味也能幫助人們儘快入睡。

Step 4: Picture this

Imagine a scene that is pleasant and soothing to you. This may help you relax enough to fall asleep.

第四步：想一個温馨平緩的畫面。這能使你充分放鬆從而入睡。

Step 5: Take a pill

Still not asleep? Take a tablet of melatonin, an over-the-counter hormone that promotes sleep. It proved effective in a study of nurses who took it to deal with the sleep problems brought on by shift work.

第五步：吃藥

還是無法入睡?吃些褪黑激素，它是種不需處方也可出售的激素，它能提升睡眠。這在護士們用它來對付由於倒班引起的睡眠問題時證明很有效。

Step 6: Don't force it

If nothing is working, get out of bed, keep the lights dim, and do something — as long as it doesn’t involve turning on an electronic device, which will only stimulate your further. Return to bed when you feel drowsy.

第六步：不要強迫自己入睡

如果這一切都不管用，在保持燈光昏暗的狀態下，起來做些別的事——只要你不打開電子設備，否則會使你更難入睡。當你感到昏昏欲睡時，再回到牀上睡覺。

Fedora 淺頂軟呢帽小史

Every 10 years or so, it seems, a handful of new looks endure long enough to become accepted as the uniform of a generation. However, once they’ve been universally adopted, the looks are no longer special and they gradually deteriorate into terrible fashion clichés. Let’s take a peek at a few present-day examples.

每隔10年左右，少數時尚新風潮在耐得住時間的考驗，最終被人們所接受，成為一代人的標誌着裝。然而，一旦這些服飾變得大眾化，它們就不再特別，隨後就逐漸褪變成為俗不可耐的舊時尚。

The hat style of the 1950s reemerged at the beginning of 2004, when celebrities such as Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake tossed aside baseball caps and showed men how to wear a fedora with a retro swagger.

2004年年初，當布拉德?彼特和賈斯汀?汀伯萊克等名流將棒球帽棄置一旁，重拾淺頂軟呢帽，彰顯時尚復古魅力之時，風靡20世紀50年代的淺頂軟呢帽再掀風潮。

Today, the fedora is part of the trendy man’s casual uniform. *Droves of young men add the ironically formal fedora to their V-neck T-shirts, skinny jeans and chunky *sneakers for a 1950s, West Coast look.

如今，淺頂軟呢帽已是潮男們必不可少的休閒着裝之一。許多青年男子現在都選擇身穿V領T恤、鉛筆褲、大頭運動鞋，搭配一頂出人意料的淺頂軟呢帽，儼然一副上世紀50年代的美國西海岸look。

Now, however, the hipster uniform is beginning to both bore and annoy people. “When a guy stepped out of my elevator yesterday wearing that look, I wanted to send a text to a friend of mine: ‘When is this look going to go away?’” said Los Angeles fashion stylist Albert Mendonca.

但現在，這種原本時髦的大眾裝扮開始讓人厭棄和煩悶。來自洛杉磯的時裝設計師Albert Mendonca表示：“昨天，一位如此打扮的小夥子走出我們共乘的電梯時，我忍不住想要發短信問問我的朋友：‘這樣的裝束什麼時候才會消失？’”

別讓蠟燭熄滅

一個男人有一個很小的女兒，那是他唯一的孩子，他深深地愛着她，為她而活，她就是他的生命。所以，當女兒生病時，他像瘋了一般竭盡全力想讓她恢復健康。

A man had a little daughter—an only and much-loved child. He lived for her—she was his life. So when she became ill, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and earth to bring about her restoration to health。

然而，他所有的努力都無濟於事，女兒還是死了。父親變得痛苦遁世，避開了許多朋友，拒絕參加一切能使他恢復平靜，回到自我的活動。但有一天夜裏，他做了一個夢。

is best efforts, however, proved unavailing and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse, shutting himself away from his many friends and refusing every activity that might restore his poise and bring him back to his normal self. But one night he had a dream。

他到了天堂，看到所有的小天使都身穿白色天使衣，手裏拿着一根蠟燭。他注意到有一個小天使的蠟燭沒有點亮。隨後，他看到那個拿着沒有點亮的蠟燭的小天使是自己的女兒。他奔過去，一把將女兒抱在懷裏，温柔地抱着她，然後問道：“寶貝兒，為什麼只有你的蠟燭沒有點亮呢？”“爸爸，他們經常重新點亮蠟燭，可是你的眼淚總是把它熄滅。”

He was in heaven, witnessing a grand pageant of all the little child angels. They were marching in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child carried a candle. He noticed that one child's candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the dark candle was his own little girl. Rushing to her, he seized her in his arms, caressed her tenderly, and then asked,"

就在這時，他從夢中醒來。夢給他上的一課很明顯，而且立竿見影。從那個時候起，他不再消極遁世，而是自由自在，興高采烈的回到從前的朋友和同事們中間。寶貝女兒的蠟燭再也沒有被他無用的眼淚熄滅過。

Just then he awoke from his dream. The lesson was crystal clear, and its effects were immediate. From that hour on he was not a recluse, but mingled freely and cheerfully with his former friends and associates. No longer would his darling's candle be extinguished by his useless tears。