Unit 14 Roots

On day Haley met and African who was from Gambia, a small country on the west coast of Africa.

有一天，哈利碰到一位非洲人，他來自岡比亞--非洲西海岸的一個小國。

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This person recognized the words for river and guitar, and so Haley thought that his ancestor must have come from Gambia.

這個人認出了表示“江”和“吉他”的這兩個詞，于是哈利就認為他的祖先準是來自岡比亞。

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His newspaper provided him with some money in order that he might travel to Gambia for his research.

他的報社給他提供了一些資金，以便他可以去岡比亞進行研究。

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The moment he reached the country, he started his search.

他一到達岡比亞，就開始探尋工作。

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He discovered that there was a group in the east of the country that shared the same family name - Kinte.

他發現在該國的東部有一個家族都姓肯特。

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So the travelled there to find out more.

于是他就去那兒了解更多的情況。

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In Gambia, as in most parts of Africa, there are few written records of family histoy.

岡比亞同非洲多數地方一樣，有關家族的書面記載為數極少。

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All the stories of families, heroes, wars and journeys are passed down from generation to generation.

所有家族、英雄、戰爭、旅行的情況都是世代口傳的。

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A few peopple in each group are given the task of remembering the group's family history that goes back over centuries.

每一個家族都有幾個人擔任記憶延續了幾個世紀的家史的任務。

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One of these men was found and he began to tell the story of this family group.

哈利在這些人中找到了一位，他開始談起了這個家族的歷史。

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After speaking for about half an hour he came to a sad part of the family history.

大約談了半個小時之后，他談到了家族史中的一件傷心事。

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One day a young man named Kunta Kinte went off into the forest to cut down a tree as he wanted to make a drum.

有一天，一位叫孔塔·肯特的年輕人走進森林中去砍樹，因為他想做一個鼓。

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He was never seen again.

后來再也見不到這個人了。

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Haley jumped up and cried, That was my ancestor.

哈利跳起來叫道，“那就是我的祖先。”

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He had found his family, and his roots at last!

他終于找到了他的家族，他的“根”了！

Unit 15 Study Skills

On Reading

論閱讀

Unit 15 Study Skills

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read

“有些書是應當嘗嘗滋味的，有些書是應當吞食下去的，有少數書是應當咀嚼和消化的。”這個忠告很好，它表明可以用不同的方法來閱讀不同類型的書。

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For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.

比方說，你可能隨手拿起一本游記，在睡覺之前讀它幾頁。這種書只要瀏覽一下，這兒讀一點，那兒讀一點也夠了。簡而言之，這就是“淺嘗”。

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Some stories are for swallowing. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, It's so good I can't put it dow

“這本書太好了，我舍不得把它放下。”但是并非所有的故事書都屬于這一類。書評家們有時把一些書說成是“難以釋手”的書，或者是“難以再讀”的書。

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Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in, you will want to chew and digest it. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not to

還有一些書是要慢慢地、仔細地閱讀的。如果有一本書談論的題目你很感興趣，你就想“咀嚼、消化它”。這并不意味著要讀得太慢。當你第一次拿起一本書的時候，你得檢查一下，這本書不是太難讀。除非從頭幾頁書中你能看出這是一本你容易讀懂的書，否則你就不要去讀它。

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Next, if it is not a story, get an idea of the organization of the book. Read the back cover and the introduction. Look at the pictures and the short texts below them. Turn to the front of the book and look at the contents. This way you can decide whether

其次，如果不是故事書，你就要對書的篇章結構有所了解。看看目錄。這樣，你就可以判斷這本書是否可能引起你的興趣。如果是這樣，你就可以斷定哪幾個部分最有用，最有趣。

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The last question is what to read.

最后一個問題是讀什么。

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Start by making a list of all the types of books that you enjoy reading in Chinese.

首先列出一個清單，把你喜歡讀的各類中文書都開列出來。

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If you hate science stories, you are unlikely to enjoy reading them in English.

如果你不喜歡讀科學小品，你很可能也不會喜歡讀英文的這類圖書。

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Are there any hobbies or sports you particularly like?

但是，如果你喜歡讀中文的短篇小說。

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But if you enjoy reading short stories in Chinese, look for collections of English ones.

那么你就可以尋找一些英文的短篇小說集。

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Are there any hobbies or sports you particularly like?

你有什么特別癖好或特別喜歡的體育運動嗎？

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If so, look out for books, articles or magazines about them.

如果有，你就該找一些有關的書籍、文章或雜志來讀。

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You can enlarge your knowledge and learn some English at the same time.

你可以擴大你的知識面，同時又學習了英語。

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Finally, and above all, enjoy your reading!

最后而又最重要的是，你得喜歡閱讀！