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Vocabulary1.Bareadj赤裸的2.Impulsen.冲动impulseon3.Unexpectedadj意外的4.Contractv收缩，合同5.Atasightof一看见6.Appointv任命beappointed7.Hesitatev犹豫nothesitatetodosth8.Originn血统，出生9.Humble地位低下，谦逊modest谦虚10.Judgmentn判断judgingby11.Existencen存在12.Superioradj较好的besuperiorto/in13.Besides除….之外还有except除….外没有14.Applyv申请applytosbfor15.Mumblev含糊的说16.Attachto把…联系在一起attachimportanceto17.Capable有能力，潜力做某事competent有能力胜任某事18.Protestv抗议，反对19.Prospectn展望20.Consistof组成21.Few/afewlittle/alittle22.Pursuev忙于，从事23.Concludev推断出24.Encounterv意外遇见25.Anticipatev预见26.Conceitn自负27.Inpractice在实践中28.Inadvance预先，事前29.Possessv占有30.Evidencen证据31.Accident事故，偶然意外，不幸Event历史事件Incident事件，小事32.dwellon老想着33.risegodown34.butterfliesinthestomach35.it’sthelaststrawthatbreaksthecamel’sback.Aspiriteddiscussionspringsupbetweenayounggirlwhosaysthatwomenhaveoutgrownthejumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouseeraandmajorwhosaystheyhaven’t.席间，一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了激烈的讨论。年轻女士认为，妇女已经有所进步不像以前那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上；少校则不以为然。TheAmericandoesnotjoinintheargumentbutwatchestheguests.Ashelooks,heseesastrangeexpressioncomeoverthefaceofthehostess.Sheisstaringstraightahead,hermusclescontractingslightly.Shemotionstothenativeboystandingbehindherchairandwhisperssomethingtohim.Theboy’seyeswiden:hequicklyleavestheroom.那个美国人没有参加这场争论，他只是注视着在座的其他客人。在他这样观察时，他发现女主人脸上显出一种奇异的表情。她两眼盯着正前方，脸部肌肉在微微抽搐，她向站在他座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势，对他耳语了几句，男仆的眼睛睁得大大的，迅速的离开了餐室。Judgeforyourself.Jeffersonrefusedtoacceptotherpeople’sopinionswithoutcarefulthought.“neitherbelievenorrejectanything,”hewrotetohisnephew,“becauseanyotherpersonharejectedorbelievedit.Heavenhasgivenyouamindforjudgingtruthanderror.Useit.”自己做判断。未经过认真的思考，杰文逊绝不接受别人的意见。他在给侄子的信中写道：“不要因为别的人相信或拒绝了什么东西，你就也去相信或拒绝它。上帝赐予你一个用来判断真理与谬误的头脑。那你就运用它吧。”Jeffersonfeltthatthepeople“maysafelybetrustedtoheareverythingtrueandfalse,andtoformacorrectjudgment.Wereitlefttometodecidewhetherweshouldhaveagovernmentwithoutnewspapersornewspaperswithoutagovernment,Ishouldnothesitateamomenttopreferthelatter.”杰文逊觉得，人民“是完全可以信赖的，应该让他们听到一切真实和虚伪的东西，然后做出正确的判断。倘使让我来决定，我们是应该有一个政府而不要报纸呢还是应该有报纸而不要政府，我会毫不犹豫的选择后者。”WhileIwaswaitingtoenteruniversity,IsawadvertisedinalocalnewspaperateachingpostataschoolinasuburbofLondonabouttenmilesfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortofmoneyandwantingtodosomethinguseful,Iapplied,fearingasIdidso,thatwithoutadegreeandwithnoexperienceinteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwereslim.在我等着进大学期间，我在一份地方报纸上看到一则广告，说是在离我住处大约十英里的伦敦某郊区，有所学校要招聘一名教师。我因为手头很拮据，同时也想做点有用的事，于是便提出了申请，但在提出申请的同时我也担心，自己一无学位，二无教学经验，得到这份工作的可能性是微乎其微的。However,threedayslaterarrived,askingmetogotoCroydonforaninterview.Itprovedanawkwardjourney:atraintoCroydonstation;aten-minutebusrideandthenawalkofatleastaquarterofamile.AsaresultIarrivedonahotJunemorningtoodepresse...