The test of fairness(公正) is how fair you are to those who are not.

讲解：

1. who are not后省略了fair一词。

2. 名词fairness由形容词fair加名词后缀ness构成。

After one look at this planet(行星) any visitor from outer（外层的） space would say "I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER."--- William Burroughs

讲解：

1.讽刺地球无序、杂乱、问题很多。

2.star与planet的区别：star为恒星，planet是行星。

outer：外层的。

Billionaire(亿万富翁) Jean Paul Getty was once asked the secret of his success. Said Getty, "Some people find oil. Others don't."

讲解：

1. Billionaire一词是由billion和词缀aire构成的。类似的词有：millionaire（百万富翁）， questionnaire （调查问卷）。

2. Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976), 美国石油大亨，金融家。毕业于哈佛大学, 先后担任Minnehoma 金融公司和 Getty 石油公司的总裁。他从二战起到去世之前一直是世界上的首富之一。

"My husband and I never argue(争吵)，" said one woman to another. "Not (不争吵) even when he's right?" "I don't know. That's never happened."

讲解："Not even when he's right?"相当于“You don’t argue even when he’s right?”,是比较口语化的说法。

One mountaineer(登山运动员) to another: "It almost cost us our lives climbing to the top of Mount Everest(埃佛勒斯峰) to plant the American flag. But it was worth it. Hand me the flag." "Me? I thought you brought it."

讲解：

1. mountaineer一词是由mountain和词缀eer构成，该词缀表示干某件事情的人。例如：engineer 工程师。

2.mount与 mountain 都是‘山’的意思。mount表示山峰。

3.It almost cost us our lives climbing to the top…一句中it是形式主语，动名词climbing to the top…为真正的主语。

4.thought在此的意思是‘以为’。

5.埃佛勒斯峰以英国工程师 George Everest 的名字命名。George Everest是第一个记载该峰地理位置和高度的人，中国称珠穆朗玛峰。

Speaking about Liza Minnelli:"She doesn't simply sing a song, she inhabits(居住于) it."

讲解：

1.inhabit＝live in,因此其后不再接介词。

2.对she inhabits it的理解：

错误的理解：她不停地歌唱，仿佛她是住在歌里一样。

正确的理解：她仿佛成为了歌中所唱故事的主人公，歌中的字字句句都是她的亲身感受。

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound(拍打) the sand. I beat people up(打在别人身上). ——Muhammad Ali(阿里)

讲解： 在阿里的话中，他把他和拳击的关系比作草儿生长，鸟儿飞翔，波浪拍打沙滩。从这三个比喻中可以看出‘击打别人’对于他来说是再自然不过的事情。

Carl Sandburg：

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have， and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest(以免) you let other people spend it for you.

讲解：

1.lest＝in order that…not

2.lest you let other people spend it for you的意思是不要让别人占用你的时间。

We are tomorrow's past.

讲解：are在这里不能译为“是”。

My uncle is a good teacher of English， but I shouldn't call him a good workman

. One day I heard him talking to a workman. He said， "When I use a hammer， I always hit my finger with it. What should I do to prevent(防止) that?" The workman said，"The only thing that I can think of is that you should hold the hammer with both hands." Another day， his son Ted came downstairs crying loudly. "What's the matter now?" I asked. "Father was hanging a picture and again hit his finger with the hammer，" answered Ted. "Well，" I said，"that's not serious. A big boy like you shouldn't cry about a little thing like that. Why don't you laugh?" "I did，" said Ted.

讲解：I did是I did laugh的省略。Ted哭的原因是他嘲笑爸爸而被他爸爸打了。

"If you refuse to marry me," he swore(发誓),"I shall die." She refused him. He died sixty years later.

讲解：swore是swear的过去式

Checkout lines(结帐队伍)

Whatever the day,

Whatever the time，

The line moves fastest

Except where I'm.

讲解：

1． Checkout=chech+out ,结帐

2． Line: 队列，基本词义是“线” 。

February is nature's way of making sure that we appreciate(欣赏) May.

讲解：这句话的意思是人们只有忍受二月的寒冷才会懂得珍惜五月的温暖和美丽。

When a man says, "Honey, there are only two minutes left in the football game,"

it is the same amount(数量) of time as when his wife says, "Honey, I'll be ready in two minutes."

讲解：当妻子说：“亲爱的，我还有两分钟就准备好了”的时候，先生可以打开电视看看球赛。

The test of fairness is how fair you are to those who are not.

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER."--- William Burroughs

Billionaire Jean Paul Getty was once asked the secret of his success. Said Getty, "Some people find oil. Others don't."

"My husband and I never argue，" said one woman to another. "Not even when he's right?" "I don't know. That's never happened."

One mountaineer to another: "It almost cost us our lives climbing to the top of Mount Everest to plant the American flag. But it was worth it. Hand me the flag." "Me? I thought you brought it."

Speaking about Liza Minnelli:"She doesn't simply sing a song, she inhabits it."

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

——Muhammad Ali

Carl Sandburg：

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have， and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

We are tomorrow's past.

My uncle is a good teacher of English， but I shouldn't call him a good workman

. One day I heard him talking to a workman. He said， "When I use a hammer， I always hit my finger with it. What should I do to prevent that?" The workman said，"The only thing that I can think of is that you should hold the hammer with both hands." Another day， his son Ted came downstairs crying loudly. "What's the matter now?" I asked. "Father was hanging a picture and again hit his finger with the hammer，" answered Ted. "Well，" I said，"that's not serious. A big boy like you shouldn't cry about a little thing like that. Why don't you laugh?" "I did，" said Ted.

"If you refuse to marry me," he swore,"I shall die." She refused him. He died sixty years later.

Checkout lines

Whatever the day,

Whatever the time，

The line moves fastest

Except where I'm.

February is nature's way of making sure that we appreciate May.

When a man says, "Honey, there are only two minutes left in the football game,"

it is the same amount of time as when his wife says, "Honey, I'll be ready in two minutes."

你是否公正的考验在于：对那些不公正的人，你是否公正。

任何从外层空间来的客人看了这个行星后都会说，"我要见经理。"

亿万富翁杰恩﹒保罗﹒格蒂曾被问道他成功的秘密是什么，格蒂说，“人找到了石油，其他人没有找到石油。”

一个女人对另一个女人说，“我丈夫和我从不争吵”。“甚至当他对的时候也不争吵么”？“我不知道，这种事从未发生过”。

一个登山运动员对另一个登山运动员说：“爬上珠穆朗玛峰山顶来插美国国旗几乎要了我们的命，递给我国旗”，“我？我以为你带着它呢”。

关于丽莎﹒麦娜莉的传说：“她不只是唱歌，她住在歌里面。

这只是工作。绿草生长，鸟儿飞翔，海浪拍打沙滩。我打人。---默哈莫德﹒阿里

卡尔·桑德伯格：时间是你生命的钱币。它是你的唯一拥有。只有你自己才能决定这笔钱怎样被花掉。小心，以免别人替你用掉这笔钱。

我们正处在明天的过去。

我的叔叔是个优秀的英语老师，但我不能说他动手能力强。一天，我听到他与一个工人说话。他说，“我用锤子的时候，总是砸我的手指。我应该怎样避免”？那个工人说，“我能想到的唯一办法就是你应该用双手握锤子”。又一天，他的儿子泰德大声哭着下楼来。我问，“刚才出什么事了”？ 泰德回答说，“爸爸挂一幅画又砸手了”。我说，“这并不是严重的事。像你这样的大孩子不应该为这种小事哭。你为什么不笑”？ 泰德说，“我曾笑过”。

“如果你拒绝嫁给我”，他发誓，“我将死去”。她拒绝了他。他死了——60年以后。

结帐队伍

无论哪天，

无论何时，

移动最快的队，

我总不在其位。

二月是确保我们欣赏五月的自然的方式。

当一个男人说，“亲爱的，这场球赛还剩两分钟”时，这与妻子说，“亲爱的，我还有两分钟就准备好了”的情况是一样的。