2023年21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册60篇（2023年）

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21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册1　　MalcolmX　　Manywhotodayhearmesomewhereinperson,orontelevision,orthosewhore下面是小编为大家整理的2023年21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册60篇（2023年）,供大家参考。

21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册1

　　Malcolm X

　　Many who today hear me somewhere in person, or on television, or those who read something I"ve said, will think I went to school far beyond the eighth grade. This impression is due entirely to my prison studies.

　　It had really begun back in the Charlestown Prison, when Bimbi first made me feel envy of his stock of knowledge. Bimbi had always taken charge of any conversation he was in, and I had tried to emulate him. But every book I picked up had few sentences which didn"t contain anywhere from one to nearly all of the words that might as well have been in Chinese. When I just skipped those words, of course, I really ended up with little idea of what the book said. So I had come to the Norfolk Prison Colony still going through only book-reading motions. Pretty soon, I would have quit even these motions, unless I had received the motivation that I did.

　　I saw that the best thing I could do was get hold of a dictionary—to study, to learn some words. I was lucky enough to reason also that I should try to improve my penmanship. It was sad. I couldn"t even write in a straight line. It was both ideas together that moved me to request a dictionary along with some tablets and pencils from the Norfolk Prison Colony school.

　　I spent two days just thumbing uncertainly through the dictionary"s pages. I"ve never realized so many words existed! I didn"t know which words I needed to learn. Finally, to start some kind of action, I began copying.

　　In my slow, painstaking, ragged handwriting, I copied into my tablet everything printed on that first page, down to the punctuation marks.

　　I believe it took me a day. Then, aloud, I read back, to myself, everything I"ve written on the tablet. Over and over, aloud, to myself, I read my own handwriting.

　　I woke up the next morning, thinking about those words—immensely proud to realize that not only had I written so much at one time, but I"ve written words that I never knew were in the world. Moreover, with a little effort, I also could remember what many of these words meant. I reviewed the words whose meanings I didn"t remember. Funny thing, from the dictionary"s first page right now, that "aardvark" springs to my mind. The dictionary had a picture of it, a long-tailed, long-eared, burrowing African mammal, which lives off termites caught by sticking out its tongue as an anteater does for ants.

　　I was so fascinated that I went on—I copied the dictionary"s next page. And the same experience came when I studied that. With every succeeding page, I also learned of people and places and events from history. Actually the dictionary is like a miniature encyclopedia. Finally the dictionary"s A section had filled a whole tablet—and I went on into the B"s. That was the way I started copying what eventually became the entire dictionary. I went a lot faster after so much practice helped me to pick up handwriting speed. Between what I wrote in my tablet, and writing letters, during the rest of my time in prison I would guess I wrote a million words.

　　I suppose it was inevitable that as my word-base broadened, I could for the first time pick up a book and read and now begin to understand what the book was saying. Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened. Let me tell you something; from then until I left that prison, in every free moment I had, if I was not reading in the library, I was reading on my bunk. You couldn"t have got me out of books with a wedge. Between Mr. Muhammad"s teachings, my correspondence, my visitors, and my reading of books, months passed without my even thinking about being imprisoned. In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life...

　　As you can imagine, especially in a prison where there was heavy emphasis on rehabilitation, an inmate was smiled upon if he demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books. There was a sizable number of well-read inmates, especially the popular debaters. Some were said by many to be practically walking encyclopedias. They were almost celebrities. No university would ask any student to devour literature as I did when this new world opened to me, of being able to read and understand.

　　I read more in my room than in the library itself. An inmate who was known to read a lot could check out more than the permitted maximum number of books. I preferred reading in the total isolation of my own room.

　　When I had progressed to really serious reading, every night at about ten p.m. I would be outraged with the "lights out." It always seemed to catch me right in the middle of something engrossing.

　　Fortunately, right outside my door was a corridor light that cast a glow into my room. The glow was enough to read by, once my eyes adjusted to it. So when "lights out" came, I would sit on the floor where I could continue reading in that glow.

　　At one-hour intervals the night guards paced past every room. Each time I heard the approaching footsteps, I jumped into bed and feigned sleep. And as soon as the guard passed, I got back out of bed onto the floor area of that light-glow, where I would read for another fifty-eight minutes—until the guard approached again. That went on until three or four every morning. Three or four hours of sleep a night was enough for me. Often in the years in the streets I had slept less than that.

　　I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to me. I knew right there in prison that reading had changed forever the course of my life. As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive. I certainly wasn"t seeking any degree, the way a college confers a status symbol upon its students. My homemade education gave me, with every additional book that I read, a little bit more sensitivity to the deafness, dumbness, and blindness that was afflicting the black race in America. Not long ago, an English writer telephoned me from London, asking questions. One was, "What"s your alma mater?" I told him, "Books." You will never catch me with a free fifteen minutes in which I"m not studying something I feel might be able to help the black man...

　　Every time I catch a plane, I have with me a book that I want to read—and that"s a lot of books these days. If I weren"t out here every day battling the white man, I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity—because you can hardly mention anything I"m not curious about. I don"t think anybody ever got more out of going to prison than I did. In fact, prison enabled me to study far more intensively than I would have if my life had gone differently and I had attended some college. I imagine that one of the biggest troubles with colleges is there are too many distractions. Where else but in prison could I have attacked my ignorance by being able to study intensely sometimes as much as fifteen hours a day?

21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册2

　　emulate

　　vt. imitate, especially from respect 仿效，模仿

　　penmanship

　　n. the skill or style of handwriting 书写的技巧(或风格)，书法

　　tablet

　　n. 1. a pad of writing paper glued together along one edge 便笺簿，拍纸簿

　　2. 药片

　　thumb

　　vi. (through) turn the pages of (a book, etc.) quickly 迅速翻阅(书等)

　　painstaking

　　a. done with, requiring or taking great care or trouble 刻苦的，下苦功的;煞费苦心的

　　punctuation

　　n. 标点符号 (=punctuation mark)

　　burrow

　　vt. dig (a hole, etc.) 挖(洞等)

　　mammal

　　n. 哺乳动物

　　termite

　　n. 白蚁

　　anteater

　　n. any of several mammals that feed largely or entirely on ants or termites 食蚁动物

　　miniature

　　a. very much smaller in size than is usual or normal 微型的，小型的

　　inevitable

　　a. incapable of being avoided or evaded 不可避免的`

　　word-base

　　n. the vocabulary one commands 词汇量

　　broaden

　　v. (cause to) become broad(er) (使)变宽，(使)变阔，扩大

　　bunk

　　n. a narrow bed built into a wall like a shelf (倚壁而设的)床铺

　　wedge

　　n. 1. 楔子

　　2.(打高尔夫球用的)楔形铁头球棒

　　correspondence

　　n. communication by letters 通信

　　correspond

　　vi. 1. (with) 通信

　　2. (to, with) 相符合;成一致

　　3. (to) 相当，相类似

　　imprison

　　vt. put or keep (sb.) in or as if in prison 监禁，关押;禁锢

　　rehabilitation

　　n. restoration to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity 康复;(罪犯的)改造

　　inmate

　　n. a person confined (as in a prison or hospital) 囚徒;被收容者;住院者

　　intense

　　a. existing in an extreme degree 强烈的，极度的

　　well-read

　　a. well informed or dee* versed through reading 博学的，博览群书的

　　debater

　　n. 辩论家，好辩论者

　　devour

　　vt. enjoy avidly 贪婪地看(或听、读等)

　　literature

　　n. 文学，文学作品

　　maximum

　　n. the greatest quality or value attainable or attained 最大值，最大限度

　　a. as high, great, intense, etc. as possible 最高的;最大的;最强的

　　isolation

　　n. solitude 隔离;孤立

　　outrage

　　vt. make very angry and shocked 激怒;激起…的义愤

　　n. 1. a feeling of great anger and shock 义愤，愤怒

　　2. a very cruel, violent, and shocking action or event 暴行;骇人听闻的事件

　　engrossing

　　a. taking up sb."s attention completely 使人全神贯注的

　　corridor

　　n. a passageway into which compartments or rooms open 走廊，过道

　　interval

　　n. a space of time between events; a space between objects, points or states (时间的)间隔;间歇;(空间的)间隔;空隙

　　footstep

　　n. 脚步，脚步声

　　feign

　　vt. give a false appearance of 假装，佯作

　　light-glow

　　n. 灯光

　　vista

　　n. 远景;前景

　　dormant

　　a. temporarily inactive 暂停活动的;休眠的;潜伏的

　　confer

　　vt. give or grant (a degree or title) to sb. 授予(某人)(学位或头衔)

　　vi. discuss, talk together 讨论，商谈

　　sensitivity

　　n. the quality or state of being sensitive 敏感(性)

　　dumbness

　　n. lack of power of speech 哑

　　alma mater

　　n. a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated 母校

　　intensively

　　ad. 加强地;集中地;密集地;透彻地

　　ignorance

　　n. the state or fact of lacking knowledge 无知，愚昧

21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册3

　　in person

　　physically present亲身，亲自

　　take charge of

　　take control of; become responsible for 控制;掌管

　　go through the motions (of doing sth.)

　　pretend to do sth.; do sth. without sincerity or serious intention 装出(做某事的)样子;敷衍

　　get hold of

　　take in the hands; manage to find 抓住;得到，找到

　　along with

　　together with 与…一起

　　thumb through

　　turn over (pages, etc.) quickly with one"s thumb 用拇指迅速地翻阅(书页等)

　　down to

　　下至，直到

　　live off

　　have as food; depend upon for support 以…为食;靠…生活

　　stick out (cause to) project, stand out 伸出，突出

　　pick up

　　gain (speed) 增加(速度)

　　up to

　　up until 直到

　　smile upon

　　direct a smile towards; approve of or favor 对…微笑;赞许;惠及

　　check out

　　have the removal (of sth.) recorded 登记借出

　　adjust to

　　become used to 适应于

　　reflect upon /on

　　think dee* about; consider carefully 沉思;仔细考虑

　　confer on /upon

　　give (an honor, etc.) to (sb.) formally 把(某种荣誉等)授予(某人)

21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册60篇扩展阅读

21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册60篇（扩展1）

——21世纪大学英语读写教程第4册第8单元课文讲解60篇

21世纪大学英语读写教程第4册第8单元课文讲解1

　　Bill Heavy

　　When my father rings, I hurry down to the front door of my condo. There he is, in corduroy pants, the tread worn off the knees, and a shirt I outgrew in tenth grade. He"s come to help me put in a new garbage disposal. Actually, I"m helping him. His mechanical gene passed over his only son, on its way to some future generation. At 39, I"ve made my peace with this.

　　My father hasn"t been to my place since he helped me paint four years ago. The truth is, I"m often not sure how to talk to him. But this time it will be easy. We have a job to do.

　　In minutes he has taken over the whole enterprise, lying under the sink and squinting up into the machinery. And suddenly I am 12 years old again, watching him fix things and feeling useless.

　　As a child, I identified so strongly with my mother that I thought my father was just a long-term house guest with spanking privileges. She and I are bookish, introverted worriers. My father is an optimist who has never had a sleepless night in his life.

　　Like most fathers and sons, we fought. But there was no cooling-off period between rounds. It was a cold war lasting from the onset of my adolescence until I went off to college in 1973.I hated him. He was a former navy fighter pilot, with an Irish temper and a belief that all the problems of the world—including an overprotected son who never saw anything through to completion—could be cured by the application of more discipline.

　　At a time when an eighth-grader"s social status was measured in the fraction of an inch of hair kissing his collar, my father would march me down to the barbershop on Saturdays and triumphantly tell the man with the scissors. "Just leave him enough to comb." I would close my eyes, determined not to give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry. Without even thinking about it, I froze him out of my life, speaking only when spoken to. I learned to use silence like a knife. My one communique for an entire dinner was usually a sarcastic "May I be excused now? I have homework."

　　I lay awake at night imagining him being transferred by the gas company he worked for to an oil rig in the North Sea. But it didn"t happen, and soon all that remained was the contest of wills.

　　I went off to college, but he was still in my head. I could hear his voice every time I fell short in anything. Only when I began seeing my freelance articles in print did I begin to feel that I was slipping beyond his reach and into my own life.

　　Eventually I discovered that there is no anti-inflammatory agent like time. Now I wondered, could this aging 74-year-old be the giant who once thundered up the stairs to spank me, of whom I was so afraid that I wet my pants? In his place was someone I worried about, whom I dressed in my down hunting jacket for his annual pilgrimage to the Army-Navy game. My profession, which he had once ridiculed, saying, "Gee, do you think there"s any money in it?" now became a source of pride when fellow Rotarians mistook him for Bill Heavy "the writer." It was as if now that I no longer needed so desperately to please him, I had succeeded. We had become two old veterans from opposing armies, shaking hands years after the fighting, the combat so distant as to be a dream.

　　Before we can install the disposal, we have to snake out the pipes. Soon we get stuck trying to figure out how a gasket fits.

　　"Ah," he says finally, "we"re going to have to call a plumber."

　　This is not how I remember him. He used to be so stubborn, the kind of guy who could make IRS examiners throw up their hands in frustration and let him off. Now that I have his mind-set and don"t want to give up, it"s as if he"s acquired mine.

　　He says, "Besides, I gotta get home. Your mother and I have to be at a dinner party at 7:30."

　　"Don"t you pay for the plumber," he says. "Putting this thing in is part of my Christmas present to you."

　　Though we"ve failed to install the disposal, it"s been oddly satisfying. At last we"re on even ground. Maybe he wasn"t the best father. Maybe I wasn"t the best son, but I realize I will never be ready to cope with his leaving. I know that I"m luckier than some of my friends, whose fathers died while they were still locked in the battle that neither really wanted.

　　The plumber comes two days later. He secures the disposal in its place as easily as I buckle my belt.

　　Not long ago, I started badgering my parents to get their estate in order. They didn"t want to deal with it. I finally wrote them a letter saying if I were a parent, I would want to make * sure the IRS got as little of my money as possible. I knew this would push my father"s buttons. It worked. They met with a lawyer.xc

　　Later, my father and I lunch at a restaurant near my office so he can fill me in on the details. "One thing I don"t want you to worry about is what"ll happen to me," he says, with the satisfied air of a man who has taken care of business. "The Navy will cremate me for free."

　　"And what about the ashes?" I ask, concerned only with practical things. It is as if we are talking about how to get rid of the old disposal.

　　"They scatter them at sea." He turns away, looking around for our waiter. Something breaks inside me. When he turns back, I am crying, hot tears springing up in my eyes so suddenly I"m almost choking.

　　"I don"t want you to die," I manage to say. "I don"t want them to scatter your ashes. I"ll scatter your ashes."

　　"Oh, Bill," he says, taken aback, totally at a loss about what to say. "I just didn"t want to burden you with it."

　　I have no way to tell him that I want to be burdened with it, that it is my birth right to be burdened with it. "I know," I say.

　　I don"t even look around to see if anybody is watching. I don"t care. I reach across the table for his hand and hold it, trying to stop the tears.

21世纪大学英语读写教程第4册第8单元课文讲解2

　　condo

　　n. an apartment in a block of apartments of which each is owned by the people who live in it 公寓套间

　　corduroy

　　n. & a. 灯芯绒(的)

　　tread

　　n. grooved part on the surface 棱纹

　　outgrow

　　vt. grow too large or too tall for (esp. one"s clothes); grow faster or taller than 长大(或长高)而穿不下(原有的衣服等);长得比…快(或高)

　　garbage

　　n. rubbish, refuse 垃圾

　　garbage disposal

　　(装于厨房洗涤槽排水管内的)污物碾碎器

　　mechanical

　　a. 1. of, connected with, produced by machines 机械的";与机械有关的;由机械制成的

　　2. 手工操作的;技工的

　　squint

　　vi. look sideways or with half-shut eyes or through a narrow opening 瞟;眯着眼看;由小孔窥视

　　spank

　　vt. punish (a child) by slapping on the buttocks with the open hand or a slipper, etc. (用巴掌或拖鞋等)打(小孩的)屁股

　　introverted

　　a. (性格)内向的;不爱交际的

　　worrier

　　n. person who worries a lot 担心的人，发愁的人

　　optimist

　　n. a person who is always hopeful and looks upon the bright side of things 乐观的人;乐观主义者

　　cooling-off period

　　a period of time when two people or groups who are arguing about sth. can go away and think about how to improve the situation (争执双方冷静下来考虑如何改善关系的)冷却期

　　onset

　　n. the beginning (esp. of sth. unpleasant) (尤指不快之事的)开始

　　navy

　　n. 海军

　　fraction

　　n. 1. a small part, bit, amount, or proportion (of sth.) (某物的)小部分，一点儿，少许;片断

　　2. 分数;小数

　　collar

　　n. part of a garment that fits around the neck 衣领

　　barbershop

　　n. place where a man gets his face shaved and hair cut 理发店

　　triumphantly

　　ad. joyfully, satisfactorily (at a success or victory) 得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地

　　communique

　　n. official announcement 公报

　　sarcastic

　　a. 讽刺的，嘲笑的，挖苦的

　　rig

　　n. a large structure in the sea used for drilling oil wells 钻井架;钻塔

　　freelance

　　a. 自由作家的;自由职业者做的

　　anti-inflammatory

　　a. 抗炎的，消炎的;息怒的

　　agent

　　n. substance, natural phenomenon, etc. producing an effect 剂;自然力;动因

　　down

　　n. fine, soft feathers of young birds 羽绒

　　pilgrimage

　　n. 1. a journey to a sacred place or shrine 朝圣;朝觐

　　2. a journey to a place associated with sb. /sth. one respects 到敬仰的某处之行

　　ridicule

　　vt. make fun of; mock 嘲弄;嘲笑

　　gee

　　int. (used to express surprise, admiration, etc.) (用以表示惊奇、赞赏等)哎呀，嘿

　　oppose

　　vt. fight or complete against in a battle, competition, or election 反对;反抗;与…较量

　　snake

　　vt. 用长铁丝通条疏通(管道)

　　stuck

　　a. not able to move or continue doing sth. 不能动的;不能继续做某事的;被卡住的

　　gasket

　　n. 垫圈;衬垫;密封垫

　　plumber

　　n. workman who fits and repairs water-pipes, bathroom articles, etc. 管子工

　　mind-set

　　n. mentality, way of thinking 心态;思想倾向

　　buckle

　　n. (皮带等的)搭扣，搭钩

　　vt. 用搭扣把…扣住(或扣紧、扣上)

　　badger

　　vt. pester;nag persistently 纠缠;烦扰

　　estate

　　n. all the money and property that a person owns, esp. that which is left at death 财产;(尤指)遗产

　　cremate

　　vt. burn (a corpse) to ashes 火化(尸体)

　　aback

　　ad. backwards 向后地;退后地

　　birth right

　　与生俱来的权利

21世纪大学英语读写教程第4册第8单元课文讲解3

　　put in

　　install 安装

　　pass over

　　move past without touching; overlook; fail to notice 掠过;忽视;不注意

　　make one"s peace with

　　settle a quarrel with;accept 与…讲和;接受

　　identify with

　　regard oneself as sharing the characteristics or fortunes with 与…认同

　　see through

　　not give up (a task, undertaking, etc.) until it is finished 把(任务等)进行到底

　　freeze out

　　exclude (sb.) by a cold manner, competition, etc. (以冷淡态度、竞争等)排斥(某人)

　　in print

　　(of a person"s work) printed in a book, newspaper, etc. (指作品)已印出;已出版

　　throw up one"s hands

　　show that one is annoyed or has given up hope with sb. or sth. that causes trouble (因厌烦等而)突然举起双手;认定无望而放弃尝试

　　let off

　　excuse; not punish; not punish severely 原谅;不惩罚;对…从轻处理

　　push sb."s buttons

　　start sb. in action 使某人行动起来

　　fill sb. in (on sth.)

　　give sb. full details (about sth.) 对某人提供(有关某事的)详情

　　for free

　　without charge or payment 不要钱;免费

　　get rid of

　　become free of 扔掉，处理掉;摆脱

　　be taken aback

　　be startled 吃惊

　　at a loss

　　perplexed, uncertain 困惑;不知所措

21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册60篇（扩展2）

——21世纪大学英语读写教程第3册第9单元课文解读60篇

21世纪大学英语读写教程第3册第9单元课文解读1

　　1. As you listen to the conversation, note down the answers to the following questions:

　　What is the destination of the mission that"s just been approved? _____

　　What is the mission expected to cost? ______

　　Who lives in that neighborhood? ______

　　What does the speaker think would be a better use for the money? _____

　　2. Do you know the answer to the last question asked in the dialog?

21世纪大学英语读写教程第3册第9单元课文解读2

　　It is expected that the discovery of possible life-forms from the planet Mars will revive public interest in space exploration. But is public support for the international space effort necessary, given that politicians seem determined to press ahead with it anyway?

　　The race to the moon, which was won by the Americans in 1969, was driven almost entirely by politics. The rivalry between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union meant that the two countries were determined to be the first to put a man on the moon. President John F. Kennedy promised that America would win this race and, as one of the most popular presidents in American history, he inspired a nation to think of space exploration as the ultimate test of America"s superiority over her Soviet enemy.

　　America"s success as the first nation to reach the moon, coupled with continuing Cold War rivalry, created much public support for the space programme and Washington was able to fund many more missions. During the 1970s, the moon was visited again, unmanned missions were sent to Mars and, for the first time, man-made craft were put on paths that would take them out of the solar system.

　　But, by the 1980s, public support for space exploration was declining. It faded almost entirely after the Challenger space shuttle disaster of 1986, and the U.S. government was under pressure to scale back its space programme. Politicians reacted by demanding cuts in spending, which put the future of many space missions in doubt.

　　In Russia, funding was also a problem. The end of the Soviet Union meant the country could no longer afford to sustain its space programme. In fact, spending became so tight that there was often not enough money to bring home astronauts working on the country"s Mir space station.

　　But, in the last few years, politicians seem to have changed their attitude to space exploration, even though there is little evidence that the public have. New missions to Mars are planned, and plenty of money is being spent on other extraterrestrial activities. Last year, for instance, the U.S. spent more on space research and development than on any other area of research, except health and the military.

　　And spending is likely to increase in the coming years: currently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning a number of missions to Mars, and it is pressing ahead with the most expensive space-exploration project ever undertaken — the International Space Station. (Three years ago, this project — a collaboration between the U.S., Canada, Russia, Europe and Japan — came within one vote of being canceled by the American House of Representatives.)

　　And the Americans are not the only ones spending huge sums on space exploration. The Europeans, Canadians and Japanese are expected to spend $9 billion on their share of the space station, and Europe has already spent huge sums developing its Ariane rockets, the most recent of which — Ariane 5 — blew up shortly after it was launched. The Russians, too, claim they are committed to supporting the International Space Station — an expense that country seems ill able to afford.

　　So, if there is little public support for space exploration, where does the impetus to fund these activities come from? Promoting the cause of science is one possible answer. But recently there has been considerable controversy over whether projects like the International Space Station have enough scientific value to merit the billions that have been and will be spent on it.

　　NASA"s reasons for building the space station are "to develop new materials [and] technologies that will have immediate, practical applications". However, for such research to be worthwhile, NASA needs private companies to develop (and help pay for) extraterrestrial research. Unfortunately, the cost of sending anything into orbit is so high that most private companies favour improving techniques on Earth. Significantly, NASA has so far not managed to get any substantial private investment to manufacture products in space.

　　The result is that the station seems, at present, to have only one concrete objective: research into how people can live and work safely and efficiently in space. But how important is this research? And can it possibly justify the cost of this huge orbiting laboratory?

　　The only purpose of studying how humans live and work in space would be to prepare for long-term space missions. At present, none are planned, and this seems unlikely to change in the near future. The main reasons for this are the costs. A manned mission to our nearest planetary neighbour Mars, for example, would cost around $400 billion. This is $50 billion more than Russia"s present Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

　　And even if one accepts that this research is important, can it justify building a space station the size of 14 tennis courts, at a cost which is eventually expected to exceed $100 billion? Given the shortage of funds in many other areas of scientific research, it would seem not.

　　So why build it? There are good political reasons for doing so. It will provide work for the thousands of unemployed defence workers who depended on the Cold War for their jobs, and who make up a substantial proportion of voters in both Russia and the U.S. It will also help keep American/Russian ties strong — another reason NASA believes the space station is a good investment. (Critics argue that there are far cheaper ways to keep the U.S. and Russia on good terms.)

　　And then there is the legacy of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall may have fallen, but NASA and the U.S. government still seem to believe in the ideal of one nation"s superiority in space. Indeed, NASA describes the space station as "a powerful symbol of U.S. leadership".

　　It seems that the world"s politicians are caught in a timewarp. They still believe, as they did in the 1960s, that man must conquer space in order to prove he is master of his surroundings. If only it weren"t so expensive.

21世纪大学英语读写教程第3册第9单元课文解读3

　　* rivalry

　　n. active competition between people 竞争;对抗

　　craft

　　n. 1. (pl. unchanged) a boat, ship, aircraft, etc. 小船;船;飞机;飞行器

　　2. skill and care in doing or making sth. 工艺;手艺

　　3. a trade or profession requiring skill and care (需要特种手艺的)行业;职业

　　4. 诡计;手腕

　　* shuttle

　　n. 航天飞机

　　v. go from one place to another 穿梭往返

　　extraterrestrial

　　a. happening, existing or coming from somewhere beyond Earth 地球(或其大气圈)外的;行星际的`;宇宙的

　　military

　　a. of or for soldiers or an army 军事的

　　n. (the ～ ) soldiers or the army; the armed forces 军人;军队;武装部队

　　aeronautics

　　n. the scientific study or practice of constructing and flying aircraft 航空学

　　space exploration

　　n. 外层空间探索

　　* collaboration

　　n. working together with sb., esp. to create or produce sth. 合作，协作

　　cancel

　　vt. order (sth.) to be stopped; make (sth.) no longer valid 取消;废除

　　rocket

　　n. 火箭

　　vi. move very fast; rise quickly and suddenly 飞速前进;猛涨

　　* impetus

　　n. a force that encourages a process to develop more quickly 推动力;刺激

　　controversy

　　n. fierce argument or disagreement about sth., esp. one that is carried on in public over a long period 争论;争议

　　worthwhile

　　a. worth doing; worth the trouble taken 值得做的;值得花费时间(精力)的

　　orbit

　　n. a path followed by an object, eg. a spacecraft, round a planet, star, etc. [天]轨道

　　v. move in orbit round sth. 环绕(天体的)轨道运行

　　planetary

　　a. 行星的

　　gross

　　a. total; whole 总的;毛的

　　timewarp

　　n. (in science fiction) a situation in which people or things from one point in time are moved to or trapped in another point in time (科幻作品中)时间异常(或间断、暂停)

　　warp

　　n. 1. a bend or twist 变形;翘曲

　　2. a fault or abnormality in a person"s character 反常心理;乖戾

21世纪大学英语读写教程第3册第9单元课文解读4

　　press ahead (with sth.)

　　continue doing a task or pursuing an aim despite difficulties, objections, etc. (不顾困难地)继续进行

　　coupled with

　　together with 与…一起;连同

　　scale back

　　reduce in size 按比例缩减，相应缩减

　　put sth. in doubt

　　make sth. uncertain 使某事物不确定

　　blow up

　　explode; be destroyed by an explosion 爆炸;炸毁

　　Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

　　the annual total value of goods produced, and services provided, in a country 国内生产总值

　　be on good terms

　　have a good relationship 关系好

　　be caught in

　　be involved in 陷入，卷入

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21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册1

　　Malcolm X

　　In my slow, painstaking, ragged handwriting, I copied into my tablet everything printed on that first page, down to the punctuation marks.

　　I believe it took me a day. Then, aloud, I read back, to myself, everything I"ve written on the tablet. Over and over, aloud, to myself, I read my own handwriting.

　　When I had progressed to really serious reading, every night at about ten p.m. I would be outraged with the "lights out." It always seemed to catch me right in the middle of something engrossing.

21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册2

　　emulate

　　vt. imitate, especially from respect 仿效，模仿

　　penmanship

　　n. the skill or style of handwriting 书写的技巧(或风格)，书法

　　tablet

　　n. 1. a pad of writing paper glued together along one edge 便笺簿，拍纸簿

　　2. 药片

　　thumb

　　vi. (through) turn the pages of (a book, etc.) quickly 迅速翻阅(书等)

　　painstaking

　　a. done with, requiring or taking great care or trouble 刻苦的，下苦功的;煞费苦心的

　　punctuation

　　n. 标点符号 (=punctuation mark)

　　burrow

　　vt. dig (a hole, etc.) 挖(洞等)

　　mammal

　　n. 哺乳动物

　　termite

　　n. 白蚁

　　anteater

　　n. any of several mammals that feed largely or entirely on ants or termites 食蚁动物

　　miniature

　　a. very much smaller in size than is usual or normal 微型的，小型的

　　inevitable

　　a. incapable of being avoided or evaded 不可避免的`

　　word-base

　　n. the vocabulary one commands 词汇量

　　broaden

　　v. (cause to) become broad(er) (使)变宽，(使)变阔，扩大

　　bunk

　　n. a narrow bed built into a wall like a shelf (倚壁而设的)床铺

　　wedge

　　n. 1. 楔子

　　2.(打高尔夫球用的)楔形铁头球棒

　　correspondence

　　n. communication by letters 通信

　　correspond

　　vi. 1. (with) 通信

　　2. (to, with) 相符合;成一致

　　3. (to) 相当，相类似

　　imprison

　　vt. put or keep (sb.) in or as if in prison 监禁，关押;禁锢

　　rehabilitation

　　n. restoration to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity 康复;(罪犯的)改造

　　inmate

　　n. a person confined (as in a prison or hospital) 囚徒;被收容者;住院者

　　intense

　　a. existing in an extreme degree 强烈的，极度的

　　well-read

　　a. well informed or dee* versed through reading 博学的，博览群书的

　　debater

　　n. 辩论家，好辩论者

　　devour

　　vt. enjoy avidly 贪婪地看(或听、读等)

　　literature

　　n. 文学，文学作品

　　maximum

　　n. the greatest quality or value attainable or attained 最大值，最大限度

　　a. as high, great, intense, etc. as possible 最高的;最大的;最强的

　　isolation

　　n. solitude 隔离;孤立

　　outrage

　　vt. make very angry and shocked 激怒;激起…的义愤

　　n. 1. a feeling of great anger and shock 义愤，愤怒

　　2. a very cruel, violent, and shocking action or event 暴行;骇人听闻的事件

　　engrossing

　　a. taking up sb."s attention completely 使人全神贯注的

　　corridor

　　n. a passageway into which compartments or rooms open 走廊，过道

　　interval

　　n. a space of time between events; a space between objects, points or states (时间的)间隔;间歇;(空间的)间隔;空隙

　　footstep

　　n. 脚步，脚步声

　　feign

　　vt. give a false appearance of 假装，佯作

　　light-glow

　　n. 灯光

　　vista

　　n. 远景;前景

　　dormant

　　a. temporarily inactive 暂停活动的;休眠的;潜伏的

　　confer

　　vt. give or grant (a degree or title) to sb. 授予(某人)(学位或头衔)

　　vi. discuss, talk together 讨论，商谈

　　sensitivity

　　n. the quality or state of being sensitive 敏感(性)

　　dumbness

　　n. lack of power of speech 哑

　　alma mater

　　n. a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated 母校

　　intensively

　　ad. 加强地;集中地;密集地;透彻地

　　ignorance

　　n. the state or fact of lacking knowledge 无知，愚昧

21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册3

　　in person

　　physically present亲身，亲自

　　take charge of

　　take control of; become responsible for 控制;掌管

　　go through the motions (of doing sth.)

　　pretend to do sth.; do sth. without sincerity or serious intention 装出(做某事的)样子;敷衍

　　get hold of

　　take in the hands; manage to find 抓住;得到，找到

　　along with

　　together with 与…一起

　　thumb through

　　turn over (pages, etc.) quickly with one"s thumb 用拇指迅速地翻阅(书页等)

　　down to

　　下至，直到

　　live off

　　have as food; depend upon for support 以…为食;靠…生活

　　stick out (cause to) project, stand out 伸出，突出

　　pick up

　　gain (speed) 增加(速度)

　　up to

　　up until 直到

　　smile upon

　　direct a smile towards; approve of or favor 对…微笑;赞许;惠及

　　check out

　　have the removal (of sth.) recorded 登记借出

　　adjust to

　　become used to 适应于

　　reflect upon /on

　　think dee* about; consider carefully 沉思;仔细考虑

　　confer on /upon

　　give (an honor, etc.) to (sb.) formally 把(某种荣誉等)授予(某人)

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21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册第5单元内容解读1

　　Leslie Dunkling

　　"Let me give you one piece of advice," I said to Ted and Mary just before they got married a few years ago. "If you want to stay happily married, always be prepared to compromise. When you have different opinions about something, you each give way a little. You take the middle course. That is compromise." And I"m glad to say that the young couple seemed to take that advice.

　　I remember when they took their first holiday together. Ted wanted to do something energetic, because he didn"t usually get much exercise during the year. Mary"s job meant that she was on her feet most of the time. All she wanted to do was lie in the sun. Ted hated the idea of lying on a beach; Mary hated the idea of being too active. They compromised, and took their holiday in mid-summer, high in the Alps. Mary was able to lie in the sun by the hotel swimming pool, while Ted went off for long walks in the mountains with a group of hikers. In the evening they met at the hotel, both content with their day, happy to eat a leisurely meal together and dance a little afterwards.

　　They compromised over everything and they were very happy.

　　To complete their happiness, they had a baby when they had been married for three years—a son. But that, strangely, was when the problem arose. They had to name their son, of course, and each had a name in mind; not the same name, unfortunately. It seemed that a situation had arisen where compromise was impossible. Ted wanted to call their son Robert, Mary wanted to call him Lawrence. How can you compromise with names like that? No, this time one of them would have to give way, it seemed. There would have to be a winner, and a loser. That was how they saw things, at least.

　　Mary told me all about it when I called at the hospital two days after the baby"s birth.

　　"Ted wants to call him Robert," Mary said, "because there"s a tradition in his family. The eldest son is always Robert or Edward. His father was Robert, his grandfather Edward, his great-grandfather Robert, and so on."

　　"That seems reasonable," I said.

　　"I don"t want my son to be named after someone in the family," Mary said. "He"s a unique individual, and I want him to have a name that no one else in the family has had. I want to call my son Lawrence."

　　"That seems reasonable, too," I said.

　　"Everyone"s been giving me advice," Mary said. Then she told me who had given her advice, and what advice she had been given, (but not in the same order). I had to guess who gave what advice. Maybe you"d like to try to do that as well?

　　These were the people:

　　1) Uncle Fred, who was a painter, and liked vivid colours.

　　2) Aunt Sybil, who spent every spare minute in her garden.

　　3) Cousin John, who spent far too much of his time at horse races and sim* couldn"t resist a gamble.

　　4) Mary"s friend, Sue, who was very active in the Women"s Liberation Movement.

　　5) Ted"s brother David, an actor with a high opinion of himself.

　　6) Mary"s father, a music professor.

　　7) Mary"s mother, who loved Shakespeare.

　　8) Mary"s friend, Catherine, known to be rather snobbish.

　　Here, in a different order, is the advice they gave Mary:

　　a) "Spin a coin, and decide that way."

　　b) "David"s rather a nice name. That would be a good compromise."

　　c) "Tell your husband that you had the child so you have the right to choose his name."

　　d) "I"ve always liked the names Johann Sebastian."

　　e) "Call him William. He"ll be a sweet William. What a pity you didn"t have a girl. There are such lovely names for girls — Heather, Rosemary, Lily, Fern, Daisy."

　　f) "He"s got blond hair. You could call him Boyd — which means yellow."

　　g) "Charles is rather a refined name, don"t you think? Not Robert, though, or Lawrence. Too ordinary, my dear."

　　h) "Hamlet would make an unusual, but attractive name."

　　Well, I soon sorted out who suggested what, then I gave my own advice, "Compromise!"

　　"How?" said Mary.

　　"In the same way as my parents," I said. "My father felt that I should be named after his father, and my mother felt the same way about naming me after her father. So, I"m named after both of them."

　　"You mean, they were both called Samuel?" said Mary.

　　"No. One was George, the other was Albert. Samuel is the compromise. I"m named George Albert Samuel, but called Samuel."

　　And so it was that my nephew was named Robert William Lawrence, but is called Lawrence.

21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册第5单元内容解读2

　　*energetic

　　a. full of energy 精力旺盛的，充满活力的

　　hiker

　　n. a person who travels about the country, esp. on foot 徒步旅行者

　　content

　　a. (with) satisfied with what one has; not wanting more 满意的;满足的

　　leisurely

　　a. relaxed; without hurrying 从容的;不慌不忙的

　　arise(arose,arisen)

　　vi. happen; appear 出现;呈现

　　tradition

　　n. a custom or belief that the people in a particular group or society have practiced or held for a long time 传统

　　unique

　　a. considered unusual; being the only one of its type 独特的，独一无二的

　　individual

　　n. a person 个人;个体

　　a. single; separate 个人的;个别的;单独的"

　　painter

　　n. a person who paints pictures 画家

　　*gamble

　　n. a risky action or decision that one takes in the hope of gaining money, success, etc. 赌博

　　v. play cards or other games for money 赌博;打赌

　　snobbish

　　a. 势利的

　　spin(spun)

　　vt. turn round and round fast 使旋转

　　blond

　　a. 1. (of hair) light-coloured (头发)金黄色的;

　　2.(人)白肤金发碧眼的

　　refined

　　a. (of a person, his behaviour, etc.) having or showing education, gentleness of manners 文雅的，优美的

　　nephew

　　n. the son of one"s brother or sister 侄，甥

　　Phrases and Expressions

　　give way

　　yield 让步，屈服

　　take the middle course

　　take a course of action which is a compromise between two extremes 采取折中办法

　　be on one"s feet

　　be standing or walking 站立着

　　go off

　　leave; set off 离开;出发

　　have ... in mind

　　想到，考虑到;记得

　　call at

　　make a short visit at 短访，访问

　　name after

　　give sb. the same name as 以…的名字(为…)取名

　　with a high /low /good /bad opinion of

　　thinking well /badly of 对…评价高 / 低(好 / 不好)

　　sort out

　　separate from a large group; put in good order; set straight, make clear 拣出;整理;弄清楚

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