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Unit112Isuspectnoteveryonewholovesthecountrywouldbehappylivingthewaywedo.Ittakesacoupleofspecialqualities.Oneisatoleranceforsolitude.Becausewearesobusyandonsuchatightbudget,wedon'tentertainmuch.Duringthegrowingseasonthereisnotimeforsocializinganyway.JimandEmilyareinvolvedinschoolactivities,buttheytoospendmostoftheirtimeathome.我想，不是所有热爱乡村的人都会乐意过我们这种生活的。这种生活需要一些特殊的素质。其一是耐得住寂寞。由于我们如此忙碌，手头又紧，我们很少请客。在作物生长季节，根本就没工夫参加社交活动。吉米和埃米莉虽然参加学校的各种活动，但他俩大多数时间也呆在家里。13Theotherrequirementisenergy--alotofit.Thewaytomakeself-sufficiencyworkonasmallscaleistoresistthetemptationtobuyatractorandotherexpensivelaborsavingdevices.Instead,youdotheworkyourself.Theonlymachineryweown(notcountingthelawnmower)isalittlethree-horsepowerrotarycultivatoranda16-inchchainsaw.另一项要求是体力――相当大的体力。小范围里实现自给自足的途径是抵制诱惑，不去购置拖拉机和其他昂贵的节省劳力的机械。相反，你要自己动手。我们仅有的机器（不包括割草机）是一台3马力的小型旋转式耕耘机以及一架16英寸的链锯。14Howmuchlongerwe'llhaveenoughenergytostayonhereisanybody'sguess--perhapsforquiteawhile,perhapsnot.Whenthetimecomes,we'llleavewithafeelingofsorrowbutalsowithasenseofprideatwhatwe'vebeenabletoaccomplish.Weshouldmakeafairprofitonthesaleoftheplace,too.We'veinvestedabout$35,000ofourownmoneyinit,andwecouldjustaboutdoublethatifwesoldtoday.Butthisisnotagoodtimetosell.Onceeconomicconditionsimprove,however,demandforfarmslikeoursshouldbestrongagain.没人知道我们还能有精力在这里再呆多久--也许呆很长一阵子，也许不是。到走的时候，我们会怆然离去，但也会为自己所做的一切深感自豪。我们把农场出售也会赚相当大一笔钱。我们自己在农场投入了约35，000美金的资金，要是现在售出的话价格差不多可以翻一倍。不过现在不是出售的好时机。但是一旦经济形势好转，对我们这种农场的需求又会增多。15Wedidn'tmovehereprimarilytoearnmoneythough.Wecamebecausewewantedtoimprovethequalityofourlives.WhenIwatchEmilycollectingeggsintheevening,fishingwithJimontheriverorenjoyinganold-fashionedpicnicintheorchardwiththeentirefamily,Iknowwe'vefoundjustwhatwewerelookingfor.但我们主要不是为了赚钱而移居至此的。我们来此居住是因为想提高生活质量。当我看着埃米莉傍晚去收鸡蛋，跟吉米一起在河上钓鱼，或和全家人一起在果园里享用老式的野餐，我知道，我们找到了自己一直在寻求的生活方式。DonnaBarrondescribeshowAmericanfamilylifehaschangedinrecentyears.Sheidentifiesthreeforcesatwork.Whatarethey?Readontofindout.ThenaskyourselfwhethersimilarforcesareatworkwithinChina.Willfamilylifehereendupgoinginthesamedirection?唐娜·巴伦描述了美国家庭生活近几年来的变化。她指出有三种力量在起作用。是哪三种力量？请读本文。读后问一下自己，同样的力量在中国是否也在起作用。中国的家庭生活最终是否会朝着同一个方向变化？II.Translation1.Wehaveaproblemwiththecomputersystem,butIthinkit’sfairlyminor.2.MyfatherdiedwhenIwastooyoungtoliveonmyown.Thepeopleofmyhometowntookover(responsibilityfor)myupbringingatthatpoint.3.Thetoyshavetomeetstrict/toughsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.4.Radioandtelevisionhavesupplementedratherthanreplacedthenewspaperascarriersofnewsandopinion.5.Whenitcomestothismagazine,itis/carriesadigestofarticlesfrommanynewspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworld.Adecadeago,NancydidwhatsomanyAmericansdreamabout.Shequitanexecutivepositionandopened/setupahouseholddevicestoreinherneighborhood.PeoplelikeNancymadethedecisionprimarilyfortheimprovementinthequalityoftheirlives.But,torunasmallbusinessonasmallscaleisbynomeansaneasyjob.Withouthersteadyincome,Nancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpense.Sometimesshedidnotevenhavethemoneytopaythepremiumforthevariouskindsofinsurancesheneeded.Fortunately,throughherownhardwork,shehasnowgotthroughthemostdifficulttime.Sheisdeterminedtocontinuepursuinghervisionofabetterlife.Unit24Yetthisstopwasonlypartofamuchlargermissionforme.JosiahHensonisbutonenameonalonglistofcourageousmenandwomenwhotogetherforgedtheUndergroundRailroad,asecretwebofescaperoutesandsafehousesthattheyusedtoliberateslavesfromtheAmericanSouth.Between1820and1860,asmanyas100,000slavestraveledtheRailroadtofreedom.但此地只是我所承担的繁重使命的一处停留地。乔赛亚·亨森只是一长串无所畏惧的男女名单中的一个名字，这些人共同创建了这条“地下铁路”，一条由逃亡线路和可靠的人家组成的用以解放美国南方黑奴的秘密网络。在1820年至1860年期间，多达十万名黑奴经由此路走向自由。5InOctober2000,PresidentClintonauthorized$16millionfortheNationalUndergroundRailroadFreedomCentertohonorthisfirstgreatcivil-rightsstruggleintheU.S.Thecenterisscheduledtoopenin2004inCincinnati.Andit'sabouttime.FortheheroesoftheUndergroundRailroadremaintoolittleremembered,theirexploitsstilllargelyunsung.Iwasintentontellingtheirstories.2000年10月，克林顿总统批准拨款1600万美元建造全国“地下铁路”自由中心，以此纪念美国历史上第一次伟大的民权斗争。中心计划于2004年在辛辛那提州建成。真是该建立这样一个中心的时候了。因为地下铁路的英雄们依然默默无闻，他们的业绩依然少人颂扬。我要讲述他们的故事。II.Translation1.Thoughgreatlyaffectedbytheconsequencesoftheglobalfinancialcrisis,wearestillconfidentthatwecanfaceuptothechallengeandovercomethecrisis.2.Underthreatofconstantsandstorms,wewerecompelledtoleaveourcherishedvillageandmovetothenewsettlement.3.Accordingtoarecentonlinesurvey,alotofconsumerssaytheymaybemotivatedtoconsiderbuyingproductsshowninTVcommercials.4.Havingspottedatruckdriverdumpingcontaminatedwastealongsidetheriver,theoldmanreportedtothepoliceatonce.5.Somescientistsholdtothefirmconvictionthatpeoplewillcometolikegeneticallymodifiedcropssomedaysincetheycanincreaseyieldsandhelpcombathungeranddiseaseinthedevelopingworld.ShortlyafterheachievedfreedomHensonbecameintentonassistingfugitiveslaves.HesecretlyreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromCanadaseveraltimestohelpotherstotraveltheUndergroundRailroadtofreedom.OncesomeslavecatchersclosedinontheescapingslavesandHensonwhentheywereontherun.Hedisguisedthemandsuccessfullyavoidedcaptur