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Unit1Lifestyle生活方式课文翻译:Unit1LifestylesLesson1APerfectDay?AcouchpotatoWhenIwakeupIdon’tgetupimmediately.Iturnonthetelevisionandwatchthechildren’sprogramsandoldmoviesuntilabouthalf-pastten.ThenIgetup,godownstairsandswitchontheTVinthelivingroom.Forlunch,Ihavebiscuitsandaglassofmilk,andIwatchthenews.Intheafternoon,Ioftenwatchanotheroldfilm–they’reshowingsomegoodonesatthemoment.Intheevenings,IoftenwatchTVseriesorsportandthenewsagain.Ilikethemainnewsatsixo’clock.Atninethirty,ifthereisagoodplayonBBC2,Iswitchoverandwatchit.Thenatnight,IwatchmorefilmsandIusuallyswitchofftheTVatabouttwoo’clock.IneverwatchTVatnight.IwatchTVforsixteenorseventeenhoursaday.Ialsodosomeexerciseeveryday.ItakeTina,thedog,forawalkeveryafternoon.Idon’tgofar,ofcourse.Iwalktothewalloutsidemyhouse.IalwaystakemyportableTVandIsitonthestonewallwhilethedogwalksroundinacircle.Ofcourse,Icouldn’tlivethislifestylewithoutagoodwife.She’snotherenowbecauseshe’sworking,butshealwaysmakesmymeals.Wehaven’tgotmuchmoney,youknow,butwe’rehappy.SitdownandwatchTV.Here’stheremotecontrol.You’vegottheworldatyourfeet.Andinyourhand.Great!Lesson1APerfectDay?ACouchPotato终日懒散在家看电视的人————沙发土豆来自伯明翰的43随的布莱恩·博莱克正坐在沙发上向我讲述他美妙的一天。“早上起来，我不马上起床。我先打开电视，看看儿童节目，看看老片子，一直看到约10点半。然后起床，下楼，打开起居室的电视。午餐时，我边吃饼干、喝牛奶，边看新闻。下午，我常看另一部老影片——眼下电视里正播放非常好看的老电影。晚上我要么看电视连续剧，要么看体育节目，接着再看新闻。我喜欢看6点的重要新闻。9点半，如果英国广播公司二频道有好看的电视剧，我会调过去看看。夜里，我接着看电影，通常看到凌晨两点才关电视。我从不通宵看电视。我一天要看十六七个小时电视。每天也会出去活动。每天下午我带着小狗蒂娜去散步。当然，我不会走远，指走到我家房子外的墙边。这时，我总是随身携带手提电视，坐在石墙上看，小狗则在我身边绕圈。当然，没有一个好妻子，我是不可能过上这种妙不可言的生活的。她在工作，所以现在不在家。她天天给我做饭。你知道，我们虽然钱不多，但获得很快活。坐在家里，看着电视，手握遥控器，世界就在你脚下，在你手中。这种感觉真棒！”AworkaholicInormallywakeupaboutfiveminutesbeforemyalarmclockgoesoff.AssoonasIhearmyalarmclock,Ijumpoutofmybed.Ittakesmelessthanfifteenminutestowash,getchanged,havebreakfast,leavehomeandgetonabus.Iamalwaysthefirstpersontogettotheoffice.Themorningsarealwaysverybusyandtheafternoonsareevenbusier!Meetingsandphonecallstakeupalargepartoftheday.Everyminuteofthedayisfilledwithurgentmatters.Byaroundeighto’clock,Iusuallyfindsometimetodomyownpaperworkandanswersomepersonale-mails.WhenIgethomeataboutten,IlookatsomedocumentsthatIbringbackfromtheofficesothatIcanbereadyforthenextday’swork.Igettobedaroundmidnightwhenmywifeandchildrenarealreadyasleep.Iseldomhavetimeforfunandotheractivitieswithmyfamily.Myfamilycomplainsaboutit.ButItrytoworkhardsothatIcanmakemoremoneyforthem.Besides,Igetboredifthere’snothingtodo.IlikebeingbusyAWorkaholic工作狂36岁的鲍勃·布莱克正坐在写字台前忙碌着他的案头工作。“我一般在闹钟前约5分钟就醒了。闹钟一响，我立刻跳下床，从洗漱、穿衣、吃早餐、离家到左上公交汽车用了不到15分钟。我总是第一个到办公室。每天早晨都很忙碌，下午更忙！整天会议、电话不断。几乎每一分钟都充斥着急待处理的事情。通常大约晚8点才有时间处理自己的事：写写东西，回复些私人电子邮件。晚上大约10点我才能到家。到家后还要浏览一些从办公室带回来的文件，为第二天的工作做准备。我一般半夜才上床睡觉。那时妻子和孩子们都早已进入梦乡。我很少有时间娱乐或和家人一起活动。妻子和孩子们总是抱怨，但我得拼命工作，为他们赚更多的钱。而且，要没事可做我会觉得非常无聊。我真的喜欢忙忙碌碌。”Lesson4CityandcountryDebbieisanaccountantinalargecompanyinthecentreofLondon.Ineedtobeinmyofficebynineo’clocksoIusuallygetupatseveno’clock.Itraveltoworkon“thetube”.That’swhatpeoplecalltheundergroundinLondon.Ittakesaboutfiftyminutes.Usually,it’ssocrowdedthatIcan’tfindanywheretosit.Ijuststand.I’malwaystiredbeforeIarriveatwork.Idon’tliketheunderground!Ispendallmorningcheckingnumbers.Lunchisalwayssimple.IoftengetasandwichinanearbysandwichshoporIjusthavesomebiscuitsandacupofcoffee.Thenintheafternoon,Ireturntothepaperworkintheoffice.OnMondaynights,Ihavedanceclasses,andonWednesdaynights,Igotothegym.IneedtodothatbecauseIdon’tgetenoughexerciseotherwise.OnTuesdayandThursdaynights,IhaveFrenchclasses.IworkforaFrenchcompanysoIthinkstudyingFrenchwillhelpmeinmyjob.Igotothecinemaalmosteveryweekend.Sometimes,iftheweatherforecastisgood,myfriendsandIdrivetothecountrysideforaweekendbreak.Weliketovisitnice,quietplacesfarawayfromthecityandgowalkingwheretherearenoshops,crowdsorthetube.Thatfreshairissogoodformylungs.Iloveit.PaullivesinasmallvillageinthenorthofEngland.Iusuallygetupatfouro’clockeverymorningwhenit’sstilldark.IliveandworkonthefarmsoIdon’tneedtotravel.Afterabigbreakfastinmyhouse,IwalkoutofthefrontdoorandI’malreadyatwork.Therearemanythingstodoonthefarmallday.Wedon’thavethesameworkhoursthatofficeworkersinthecityhave.Wedojobswhentheyneedtobedoneandthatcouldbeearlyinthemorningorlateatnight.Ihavecows,sheep,pigsandchickensonmyfarm.Ihavetomakesuretheyarefreeofsickness.Ialsogrowwheatandvegetablessotherearemanythingstolookafter.Intheevening,Iliketoplaywithmychildren.Ihavetwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theyaresixandeightyearsold.Ialsoliketostudy.RightnowIamstudyingChinesebydistancelearning.IamveryinterestedinChinaandit’smydreamtoseetheGreatWalloneday.Ilovemovies.Mywifecallsmea“moviefan”.Butthereisn’tacinemainmyvillagesoIdon’tgetthechancetogoveryoften.Igoabouttwiceayear,usuallywhenIgotoLondonwithmyfamily.WetakeaweekendbreaktherewhenIamnottoobusyonthefarm.MywifeloveslookingintheclothesshopsandIlikeallthecrowdsandthenoise.Ialsoliketobuyafewcigars.Unfortunately,mywifeisn’tasfondofthemasIam.MysonanddaughterlovetorideonLondon’sredbusesandtheyespeciallylovetogoonthetube!LessonCityandCountry黛比是伦敦市中心一家大公司的会计。我通常每天7点起床，9点前赶到办公室。我乘地铁上班。那就是人们所称的伦敦地下铁系统。乘地铁大约需要50分钟。通常地铁很拥挤，很