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2019外研版选择性必修二全册课文英汉互译Unit1GrowingupUnderstandingideasTheAgeofMajorityInmostcountries,turning18marksthestartofadulthood.Butwhatdoesreachingthismilestone,theageofmajority,reallymean?Willyoubecompletelyinchargeofyourownlifeandbeabletoexpressyourselfinnewandexcitingways?Whatnewresponsibilitieswillthisfreedombring?Here,youngpeopletelluswhatturning18means，ormeant,tothem.Bethany16,Victoria,AustraliaIcan’twaittobe18.Forinstance,I’vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,andyetIwon’tbevotinginthenextelection.Why?BecauseIstillwon’tbeoldenough.Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!I’vealsobeentakingdrivinglessons,andinfactIwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.Mymumworriesaboutmebeingbehindthewheel.Asanambulancedriver,she‘sseenalotofcaraccidentsinvolvingteenagersandthinksthelegalageforgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.BurIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.LiNing19,Shanghai,ChinaIcelebratedmy18thbirthdayjustbeforeIwenttouniversity.Iexpectedtofeelinstantlydifferent,asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.Butitwasn’tlikethat.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.Infact,thechangehasbeenmoresubtleandgradualthanIimagined.InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.Togiveanexample,Iwillbesigninganorgandonationagreementthistimetomorrow.ThiswasabigdecisionformeandImadeitwithoutaskingmyparents(althoughIknewtheywouldapprove).Turning18alsochangedthewaythatsocietyviewedme.Iwasreallysurprisedwhenabankcontactedmewithacreditcardoffer.Ofcourse,IwouldliketohavemorefreedomwithmoneyanddoubtIwillbegettingacreditcardatsomepoint,butIcurrentlydon’thaveasteadyincome,sogettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave!Morgan20,Florida,theUSPeoplesaythat18marksanewchapterinourlives,andthatweshouldbecomemoreindependent.Iusedtobelievethis,buttherealityformehasbeenverydifferent.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawell-paidjobandthatI’dbemovingintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18,buthowwrongIwas!Mylibrarian’ssalarymeansthatI’llbelivingwithmyparentsforawhilelonger.BecauseIcontributetothehouseholdbillsandmycommutetoworkisquiteexpensive,Ifindithardtosaveanymoney.I’llbestartinganewjobnextmonth,however,somaybethingswillgeteasier.IknowIcouldgetabankloantopaythedepositonmyveryownapartment,butIdon’tfeelreadytomakethatkindofcommitment,andIdolikemymom’scooking.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.成年在大多数国家，18岁标志着成年的开始。但是，达到成年这一里程碑意味着什么呢?你能完全掌控自己的生活吗?能以新的、令人兴奋的方式表达自己吗?这种自由将带来什么新的责任?在这里，年轻人告诉我们18岁对他们来说意味着什么。宝芬妮16，澳大利亚维多利亚州我都等不及18岁了。例如，我离开学校后一直在工作，但我不会在下次选举中投票。为什么?因为我还不够大。当然，如果你到了可以挣工资和纳税的年龄，你就应该被允许对政府如何使用这些钱有发言权!我还在上驾驶课，事实上，我将在18岁那天参加驾驶考试。我妈妈担心我开车。作为一名救护车司机，她目睹了很多涉及青少年的车祸，因此她认为获得驾照的法定年龄应该是21岁。但我认为我已经足够成熟，能够理解开车也意味着对自己的生活和他人的生活负责。19岁的李宁，上海，中国我在上大学前庆祝了我的18岁生日。我期待着马上就会有不同的感觉，就好像我关上了童年的大门，走进了一个全新的成人世界。但事实并非如此。当我第二天醒来，仍然有规则要遵守和上课。事实上，这种变化比我想象的更加微妙和渐进。我不再是过去那个自私的青少年，我开始更多地意识到别人的存在，并培养了更强的社会责任感。举个例子，明天的这个时候我就要签署器官捐赠协议了。这对我来说是一个重大的决定，我没有征求父母的意见就做出了这个决定(尽管我知道他们会同意的)。18岁也改变了社会对我的看法。当一家银行联系我提供信用卡时，我真的很惊讶。当然，我想在金钱上有更多的自由，我怀疑我是否会在某个时候得到一张信用卡，但是我目前没有稳定的收入，所以得到一张信用卡可能会诱惑我花更多的钱!摩根20，佛罗里达，美国人们说，18岁标志着我们生活的新篇章，我们应该变得更加独立。我曾经相信这一点，但对我来说，现实是非常不同的。我以为我已经有了一份高薪的工作，一到18岁就会搬进租来的公寓，但是我错了!我图书管理员的薪水意味着我还得和父母住一段时间。因为我自己承担家庭开销，而且我上下班的花费非常昂贵，所以我发现很难攒钱。不过，下个月我就要开始一份新工作了，也许事情会变得容易一些。我知道我可以向银行贷款来支付我自己的公寓的押金，但是我觉得我还没有准备好做出那种承诺，而且我很喜欢我妈妈做的菜。我想有些责任更多的是态度而不是年龄。DevelopingideasTheLittlePrinceOncewhenIwassixyearsoldIsawamagnificentpictureinabook,calledTrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictorintheactofswallowingananimal.Hereisacopyofthedrawing.Inthebookitsaid:“Boaconstrictorsswallowtheirpreywhole,withoutchewingit.Afterthattheyarenotabletomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion.”Ipondereddeeply,then,overtheadventuresofthejungle.AndaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilIsucceededinmakingmyfirstdrawing.MyDrawingNumberOne.Itlookedlikethis:Ishowedmymasterpiecetothegrown-ups,andaskedthemwhetherthedrawingwasfrightening.Buttheyanswered:“Frightening?Whyshouldanyonebefrightenedbyahat?”Mydrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictordigestinganelephant.Butsincethegrown-upswerenotabletounderstandit,Imadeanotherdrawing:Idrewtheinsideoftheboaconstrictor,sothatthegrown-upscouldseeitclearly.Theyalwaysneedtohavethingsexplained.MyDrawingNumberTwolookedlikethis:Thegrown-ups’response,thistime,wastoadvisemetolayasidemydrawingsofboaconstrictors,whetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyselfinsteadtogeography,history,arithmeticandgrammar.Thatiswhy,attheageofsix,Igaveupwhatmighthavebeenamagnificentcareerasapainter.IhadbeendisheartenedbythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grown-upsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,anditistiresomeforchildrentobealwaysandforeverexplainingthingstothem.SothenIchoseanotherprofession,andlearnttopilotaeroplanes.Ihaveflownal