[精品]期末英语复习

ssUnitl 1 The idea of becoming a w riter had com e to m e off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasnt until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold.从孩提时代, 我还住在贝尔维尔时,我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头,但直等 到我高中三年级,这一想法才有了实现的可能. 2 Lying on the sofa, I finallv faced ud to the unwelcom e task, took the list out of my notebook, and scanned it. 我躺在沙发 上,最终不得不面对这一讨厌的功课,便从笔记本里抽出作文题目单粗粗看 了一下。 3 The topic on which my eye stopped was The Art of Eating Sp ag h ett i、.我的目光落在吃意大利细面条的艺术这个题目上. 4 When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no time left to comuose a proper, respectable essay for Mr. Fleagle.等我写完时已是半夜时分,再没时间为弗利格尔先生写一篇循规 蹈矩、像模像样的文章了。 5 I did my best to avo/d showing pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure delight at this dem onstration that my words had the power to make people laugh. 我尽力不流露出得 意的心情,但是看到我写的文章竟然能使别人大笑,我真是心花怒放 Suddenly I w anted to write about that, about the warmth and good feeling of it, but I w anted to put it dow n simply for m y ow n joy, not for Mr. Fleaale. 11 w as a moment I w anted to recapture and hold for myself. I wanted to relive the pleasure of that evening. E3To write it as I wanted, how ever, would violate all the rules of al com position Id learned in school, and Mr. Fleagle would surely give it a failing grade. Never mind. I would write som ething else for Mr. Fleagle after I had written this thing for myself. 突然我就想描述那一切，描述当时那种温馨美好的气氛，但我把它写下来仅仅是想自得其 乐，而不是为弗利格尔先生而写。那是我想重新捕捉并珍藏在心中的一个时刻。我想重温 那个夜晚的愉快。然而，照我希望的那样去写，就会违反我在学校里学的正式作文的种种 法则，弗利格尔先生也肯定会打它一个不及格。没关系。等我为自己写好了之后，我可以 再为弗利格尔先生写点什么别的东西。 1 I hadnt seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neicihborhood and fSyou kind of lose touch even though you never forget.近25到30年来,我跟他一年只见一两次面,因为我从原 来住的老街坊搬了出来,联系自然就少了,虽说你一直放在心上。 2 I realized that Old Ed was still on his m ind when he spoke again, alm ost more to him self than to me 可我知道他还在想着老 埃德。他又开口时,与其说是跟我说话,还不如说是自言自语 3 Every tim e I go to a class reunion, for example, Cthere are fewer and fewer still around.每次我去参加老同学聚会,来的人总 是越来越少 4 Your friendship over the years has m eant an aw fu I lot to me, more than I can say because I m not good at saying things like that你多年的友谊对我非常重要,远比我能说出来的重要得多,因为 我不擅长说这样的话。 5 He looked sort of sorrowful, nor as if he were trying to see som ething in the distance.他神情有点悲伤,似乎想看清远处什么东 西。 Th is isnt family, h e replied. Although, h e w ent on, com e to think of it , it m iaht iust as well have been fam ily. Old Ed was my oldest friend. I n fact, we used to call each other Old Friend when wed m eet, that is. ni m not m uch of a hand at writing. I dont think any of us keev ud our correspondence too well, I said. I know I dont. HBut I take it hes som eone youve known quite a while All m y life, Dracticallv. nWe were kids together, so we go way back. Went to school together All the wav through high school. We w ere in the sam e class, in fact, through b