创新大学英语综合教程1的答案及翻译如下：
Unit 1
1 那是个正式的宴会，我照妈妈对我讲的那样穿着礼服去了。
Asit was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to
2 他的女友劝他趁抽烟的坏习惯还未根深蒂固之前把它改掉。
Hisgirlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid ofhis bad habit of smoking before it took hold
3 他们预料到下几个月电的需求量很大，决定增加生产。
Anticipating that the demand for electricitywill be high during the next few months,they have decided to increase its production
4 据说比尔因一再违反公司的安全规章而被解雇。
Itis said that Bill has been fired forcontinually violating the company’s safety rules Bill is saidto have beenfired for continually violating the company’s safety rules
5 据报道地方政府已采取适当措施避免严重缺水的可能性。
Itis reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid thepossibility ofa severe water shortage The local government is reported to havetaken proper measures to avoid thepossibility of a severe water shortage
Unit 2
1) 半个小时过去了，但末班车还没来。 我们只好走回家。
Half an hour had gone by, but the last bushadn’t come yet We had to walk home
2) 玛丽看上去对汉语考试很担心，因为她还没有背熟课文。
Mary seems to be very worried about theChinese exam because she hasn’t learned the texts by heart
3) 既然篮球赛已被推迟，我们不妨去参观博物馆。
Since the basketball match has beenpostponed, we might as well visit the museum
4) 个二次世界大战期间他一直和父母住在澳大利亚。
Hestayed in Australia with his parents all the way through WWⅡ
5) 自 1985 年从南京大学毕业至今，可以说我与我的大学同学失去了联系。
Since I graduated from Nanjing Universityin 1985, I have kind of lost touch with my classmates
Unit 3
1) 正如科学家所预言的那样，全球污染成了人类面临的最严重的问题之一。
As is predicted by scientists, globalpollution has become one of the most serious problems humans are faced with
2) 谋求这些职位的竞争很激烈——今年的求职者是去年的五倍。
Competition for these jobs is very tough–we have five times as many applicants this year as we didlast year There arefive times as many applicants this year as there were last year
3) 正如事实表明的那样，教育大纲应当符合国家的经济发展计划。
As the factsshow, educational programs needto fit into the national plan for economical development
4) 这辆汽车太费油，而且价钱几乎是我想付的两倍。
The car burns too much gas, andmoreover,the price is almost twice as much as I intend to pay
5) 要了解一起重大的国际事件，我们首先需要考虑其历史与政治背景。
To understand a great international event,we, first of all, need to consider the historical and political background toit
Unit 4
1) 据报道，联合国斡旋者制定出了他们希望双方都能接受的方案。
It is reported that UN mediators haveworked out a plan which they hopewill beacceptable to both sides
2) 多丽丝小心翼翼的在森林里行走，害怕遭到大蛇的攻击。
Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giantsnakes
3) 地震、台风和其他自然灾害无法防止，但可以采取行动保护生命财产安全。
Earthquakes, typhoons and other naturaldisaters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life andproperty
4) 我买了新的一期我最喜欢的体育杂志就赶紧回家，急着想读之自娱。
I bought a new issue of myfavorite sportsmagazine and hurried home, anxious to amuse myself reading it
5) 海伦缺乏自信。我从未遇到过像他那样没有自信的人。
Helen lacks confidence I’ve never knownanyone so unsure of herself
Unit 5
1) 我不太清楚哪儿你能找到个好木工——你最好四处打听打听。
I’m not sure where you can find a goodcarpenter---you’d better ask around
2) 他感到有点尴尬，赶紧清了清喉咙，抬头看着墙上的画。
Feeling a little embarrassed, he quicklycleared histhroat and looked up at the painting on the wall
3) 迈克尔去世了，留下三个儿子、两个女儿和妻子伊丽莎白。
Michael was survived by three sons,twodaughters, and his wife Elizabeth
4) 作为金融专家，威廉建议我们投资股票市场。
a financial expert, William As advised usto invest our money in the stockmarket
5) 我们这些小零售商无法和超市在价格和销售等方面竞争。
We small retailers can’t compete withsupermarkets in pricing and sales
Unit 6
1 在我上大学之前，祖父对我说的那几句充满智慧的话给我留下了深刻印象。
Before I went off to university, mygrandfather gave me a few words of wisdom which impressed me deeply
2 千万别把我的伤势告诉我父母，我会很感激你的。
Never tell my parents about my injuries andI’ll be very grateful to you (for it)
3 我们有几个同事在会上提出了改进工作环境的合理。
Atthe meeting some of our colleagues put forward sensible suggestionsaboutimproving our working environment
4 迫于工会压力，资方同意给工人增加 10%的工资。
The management has/have agreed to grant theworkers a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure
5 女主人考虑得很周到，在我们到来之前把房子打扫得干干净净。
It was very thoughtful of the hostess togive the house a thorough cleaning before we arrived
Unit 7
1) 当地一家公司承担了此项工程，但工程没完工就破产了。
A local business undertook the project butwent bankrupt before it was completed
2) 我和你做笔交易—你替我洗车，我晚上把车借给你开。
Let’s make a deal—you wash my car, and I’lllet you use it tonight
3) 我们到达那个我们本以为已毁于那次大地震的村庄时，却发现它只受到轻微损失。
We got to the village which we thought musthave been wiped outin the severe earthquake, only to find it slightly damaged
4) 我的花园即干燥又背阴。在那样的环境里，很少有植物能茁壮成长。
My garden is dry and shady—few plantsthrive in that condition
5) 那位**明星的死亡真相至今仍被谜团笼罩着。
Mystery still surrounds the exact truthbehind the film star’s death/exact circumstance of the film star’s death
Unit 8
1) 没有个人档案，求职者很难指望受雇当老师。
Without his personal file, an applicant canhardly expect to get/ be employed as a teacher
2) 有了足够的冰，我们就能冰这些饮料了。
Withenough ice, we wouldbe able to chill the drinks
3) 依我愚见， 阅读是打发闲暇的最悦人方式。
my humble opinion, reading us In the mostpleasant way to spend one’s leisure
4) 有人说，美国运动员迈克尔•菲尔普斯在 2008 北京奥运会上赢得 8 块金牌简 直是奇迹。
Some people said it was simply a miraclethat the American athlete Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008Beijing Olympic Games
5) 洗衣机坏了，我们只能用手洗衣服了。
The washing machine has broken down, so wehave to wash our clothes by hand
大学英语综合教程1第一单元课后习题答案
Possibility
Men can sit through the most pointless, boring movie if there’s even the slightest possibility that a woman will take her top off
如果**上女人有一点儿儿把上面脱光的可能性，男人就能耐着性子一直看完最无意义、最枯燥的**。
bore
He is an old bore; even the grave yawns for him
他是个老无聊，甚至坟墓都在替他大哈欠。
I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any
我想无聊至死，是个不错的死法。
注：人有很多种死法，老死，病死，被车撞死，无聊死。
Dear World: I am leaving because I am bored
亲爱的世界：我要走了因为我厌倦了。
注：有人在墓碑上这么写。
He has returned from Italy a greater bore than ever; now he’s boring on architecture, painting, statuary[雕塑], and music
他从意大利回来后比以前更无聊了，他钻研建筑、绘画、雕塑和音乐。
注：Bore 无聊；钻研。
associate
An associate producer is the only guy in Hollywood who will associate with a producer
助理导演是Hollywood唯一愿意和导演合作的人。
注：associate：助理；合作。这么说就是为了好玩儿，实际上导演在Hollywood牛着呢，Hollywood人人都想当明星，人人都想和导演套近乎。
词义相近的词join
场景再现：政治家说话很圆滑，为自己留了后路。
All French politicians love each other, or so they say They never know when they may want to join each other’s governments
所有法国的政治家都爱对方，或者他们这么说。他们从来都不知道什么时候可能加入对方的政府。
agony
I’ve never heard anything that so clearly suggests the agony of primitive man as your attempt to play the cello
我从来没有听过什么声音能象你努力演奏大提琴时那么清晰地表达出来的原始人的痛苦。
注：原始人的痛苦是什么样的？
assign
An consultant is someone who is called in at the last moment and paid a lot of money to assign[分配] the blame
咨询师在最后时刻被找来，付了很多钱分配责任的人。
注：讽刺咨询师根本解决不了问题。
If you are good, you will be assigned all the work If you are really good, you will get out of it
如果你优秀，你将被分配做所有的工作，如果你非常优秀，你将不用做任何工作。注：办公室标语。非常优秀的人只管分配工作（实际上那是更需要智慧的工作）。
assignment
A young man hadn’t handed in one homework assignment since they started the class
“Won’t you please do tonight’s assignment”
“What And ruin a perfect record”
从开课以来，有个年轻人从没交过作业。
“你不做今晚的作业了吗？”
“什么？要毁掉一个完美的记录吗？”
Teacher: Suzie, why didn’t you do your history assignment
Suzie: I’d rather let bygones be bygones
老师：Susie, 你为什么没作历史作业？
Susie：过去的事就让让他过去吧。
tedious
The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy[爽快的] introduction to a tedious[沉闷的] book
结婚前的日子就象一本无聊书的精彩介绍。
注：婚姻生活平平淡淡才是真，但有些人觉得无聊。
A tedious railway journey was made in a train that seemed to stop every few minutes to admire the scenery[I]
乏味的铁路旅行好象火车每隔几分就停下来欣赏风景一样。
注：换个角度看问题，慢车很乏味，但可以有更多的时间欣赏风景。
reputation
To enjoy a good reputation, give publicly, and steal privately
要享有声誉，就要公开给予，私下偷盗。
注：这正是现在一些所谓的慈善家做的事情。
Confessions may be good for the soul but they are bad for the reputation
忏悔可能对灵魂有好处，但对声誉是有害的。
题外话：人们通常对着上帝忏悔，但你做的那点儿事儿上帝早就知道，对你的灵魂会有多大好处呢？如果不对着同事朋友忏悔，对你的声誉也没有多大损害。
was so completely misunderstood that it made my reputation as a playwright
人们完全误解了《武器与人》，所以我才获得了剧作家的声誉。
注：这是著名作家海明威说的，可以有两种理解。一种是他觉得自己很牛：人们都不理解，还给我那么多声誉，如果他们都理解了，那我就更不得了了。还有一种理解是他觉得自己和社会格格不入，如果人们理解了他著作的内涵，就不会给他那么多荣誉了。
Many a man’s reputation would not know his own character if they met on the street
如果在街上碰了面，很多人的声誉也认不出他的主人。
注：很多人沽名钓誉，他们不配得到那么多荣誉。
inspire
It is often a woman who inspires us by the great things that she will prevent us from accomplishing
女人总是激励我们干大事，又是她们阻碍我们去实现。
注：女人希望丈夫干一翻事业，又希望丈夫经常陪着她，不要花那么多时间去工作。
When you breathe, you inspire When you do not breathe, you expire
当你还有口气时你充满斗志，当你不呼吸时你到期了。
There is a man whose work pattern has inspired the Pay-roll Department to come up with a brand new classification: On-The-Job-Retirement
他的工作模式激发劳资部门发明了一个新工种：工作时退休。
注：工作时吊儿郎当，和退休没什么区别。
Formal
In statesmanship, get the formalities right; never mind about the moralities[道德]
政治家的才干是注意正确的礼节，决不介意道德。
注：说的有点儿过分，但有些政治家确实是放道德置于脑后。
场景再现：你在吃西餐时说：
I always get embarrassed at formal dinners because of etiquette [礼节] Eating peas, in particular, gives me a problem I never know which knife to use
正式宴会上的礼节总让我很尴尬，特别是吃豆子时给我带来个难题，我不知道该用哪把刀。
Frankly, I never considered myself bald until I went to a formal dinner and bent over to pick up a napkin The woman next to me looked down at my head, turned to the waiter and said, “No melon, thank you”
坦白说，我从不认为我秃顶，直到有一次我去一家正规的餐厅，弯腰捡餐巾时，挨着我坐的女人低头看着我的脑袋，转向服务员说，“不要瓜，谢谢你。”
注：错把秃头当成了瓜。
It is a miracle that curiosity [好奇心] survives formal education
经过正规教育后好奇心依然存在真是个奇迹。
注：学校教育循规蹈矩，把很多学生的棱角磨平了，创造性磨没了。
tackle
场景再现：哈姆雷特没什么经验，处理家庭问题有些急噪。
is the tragedy of tackling a family problem soon after college
《哈姆雷特》是一个大学刚毕业就处理家庭问题的悲剧。
recall
Consumer: Hello, I’m calling about an auto that must be recalled!
A: What part of the car is defective
Consumer: The nut behind the wheel!
顾客：喂，我打电话告诉你们有辆汽车必须被召回。
回答：汽车哪部分有缺陷呢？
顾客：方向盘后面那个傻瓜。
注：车是好车，开车的人应该被召回。（车有潜在质量问题，厂家召回检修。）
argue
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument
决不要在饭桌上辩论，因为不饿的人总会占上风。
注：做事情前要先做好准备，如果你还饿着肚子在饭桌上就不要开始辩论，你嘴里塞满了红烧肉，怎么辩论？
It is a difficult matter, my fellow citizen, to argue with the belly[肚子] since it has no ears
我的同胞们，同肚皮争论可是一件困难的事，肚子没有耳朵。
注：人首先要解决吃饭问题，如果饭都吃不饱，可能要做一些不体面的事情了。
场景再现：这也是一种幽默技巧，当有同学说你辩论没赢过时，你可以这么说：
I always get the better of it when I argue alone
(or I always win when I argue alone)
我独自一人辩论时，我总占上风。
argument
场景再现：有人辩论时嗓门越来越大，你说：
You raise your voice when you want to reinforce your argument
当你应该加强你的论点时你却提高了声音。
Why is an argument like a pen
It’s no good without a point
为什么争论象钢笔？
没有论点（尖）就没有用。
August was the name of puppy who was always picking on large animals One day he got into an argument with a lion The next day was the first day of September Why
Because that was the last day of August
August 是一个总爱作弄大动物的小狗的名字。一天他和一个狮子发生了争吵，第二天是九月的第一天，为什么？
因为那是August的最后一天。
场景再现：你的同学辩论时没话说了，你可以这样劝他：
If you can’t answer a man’s argument, all is not lost ___ you can still call him names
如果你不能回击一个人的辩论，你也没有完全失败——你仍然可以辱骂他。
注：你没话说了，但你可以骂他，这就是在损人了。
The argument became so heated that the woman next door sent for the fire brigade[消防队]
”缏郾涞梅浅；鸨舯诘呐巳ソ邢蓝恿恕
I dislike arguments of any kind They are always vulgar[粗俗] and often convincing
我不喜欢任何类型的辩论，这些辩论总是那么粗俗，并且常常令人信服。
注：他因为理亏，所以不喜欢辩论，还说对方粗俗，事实上他已经心服了。
Bob: "So, you say that you won the argument with your wife yesterday"
Joe: "Yes, she came crawling on her hands and knees"
Bob: "Really What did she say"
Joe: "Come out from under the bed, you coward
Bob：你说昨天你和你妻子的谈话你占了上风。
Joe：是的，她跪在地上向我爬过来。
Bob：真的？她说什么？
Joe：从床底下出来，你这个胆小鬼。
There is no such thing as a convincing argument, although every man thinks he has one
根本就没有什么令人信服的论证，虽然每个人都认为自己可以。
注：每个人都觉得自己不会被别人说服，但自己可以说服别人。
Compose
Society is composed of two great classes: those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners
社会由两大阶级组成：一类人有很多食品但没什么食欲，一类人食欲旺盛但食品匮乏
注：这种比喻象很多其它比喻一样好象在说明什么，其实这类比喻就象垃圾。社会为什么分两大阶级呢？难道人不能既有食品又有食欲吗？
In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of
作曲就是要记”鹑嘶姑挥邢氲降那鳌
注：别人没想到的曲调你怎么记住呢？首先要自己先想出曲调，那就是作曲。
contempt
God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it
上帝通过选择接受财富的人来显示他对财富的蔑视。
注：意思是上帝选择很多人格很差的人让他们有钱，足见上帝对财富的蔑视。
Familiarity breeds contempt ---and children
熟悉带来轻视——和孩子。
注：俗语说Familiarity breeds contempt熟悉一个人以后就会觉得他不过如此，产生轻视之心。一般来说：男女熟悉以后才结婚生孩子。
avoid
In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily
为了避免别人说自己是个爱调情的人，她总是很容易就顺从了。
注：有男人一勾引她，她就顺从了。
场景再现：一个战士在战场上当了逃兵，他这么为自己辩解：
I don’t mean to avoid any responsibility But, why did the Lord give us so much quickness of movement
我不想逃避责任，可为什么上帝让我们移动得这么快呢？
Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether
决不要把你可以完全避免的事情推迟到明天。
注：有一些事情可以避免。
场景再现：批评一些人怕别人说三道四，缩手缩脚，一事无成：
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing
为避免批评，什么也不做，什么也不说，什么也不是。
A celebrity[名人] is a person who works hard all his life to become known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized
名人就是穷其一生努力工作才变得有名，然后害怕被认出来就戴上墨镜。
注：我不出名，也戴墨镜。
My father and I had one of those English friendships that begin by avoiding intimacies and eventually eliminate speech altogether
我父亲和我有着那么一种英国式的友谊——开始时避免亲近，最后就完全取消了交谈。
注：英国人比较绅士，也给人一种冷的感觉。例句中描述的英国式的友谊未免太冷了。
I can’t face my face first thing in the morning ---so in order to avoid the confrontation [冲突] I stagger [步履蹒跚] out of the house looking like the Ghost of Christmas Past
我早上第一个不能面对的就是我的脸——为了避免冲突，我象圣诞节的鬼魂一样步履蹒跚地走出房间。
注：他对自己讨厌到了极点，都不敢照镜子了。
What can I do to avoid falling hair
Get out of the way where the hair’s falling
我做什么才能避免掉头发？
离开头发掉的地方。
注：avoid falling hair还可理解成：避开掉落的头发。
Patient: Remember when I came to you last year for my rheumatism[风湿病] You told me to avoid dampness
Doctor: Yes, of course What can I do for you
Patient: I’d just like to know if I could take a bath now
病人：还记着我去年到你这看风湿病吗？你告诉我要避免潮湿？
医生：当然记着，我能为你做什么呢？
病人：我只是想知道现在我能不能洗澡了。
demonstrate
场景再现：轮到你展现你的领导力的时候了，你只是提高了自己的嗓门。
Demonstrates qualities of leadership: Has a loud voice
展示领导品质：大嗓门。
Teacher: Cassandra, if I saw a man beating a donkey and I stopped him, what virtue would I be demonstrating
Cassandra: Brotherly love
老师：Cassandra，如果我看见有人在殴打一头驴，我制止了他，我显示出了什么美德？
Cassabdra：兄弟般的关爱？
词义相近的单词display
When an employee says that he displays excellent intuitive judgement, it means he knows when to disappear from his boss
当一个雇员说他展现出高超的直觉判断，那意味着他知道什么时候从老板眼前消失。
注：能够判断出老板什么时候很烦自己，赶紧离开。
词义相近的单词exhibit
You have a magnificent chance, with all the advantages of wealth and position Don’t throw it away by any exhibition of talent
因为你有财富和位置的优势，你的机会无与伦比，不要因为显示你的才能把机会丢掉。
注：财富和位置带来的机会比才能多。但我们大多数人都没有财富，所以我们还得抓紧锻炼自己的才能。
Desertion[逃亡]: an aversion[厌恶] to fighting as exhibited by abandoning an army or a wife
逃亡：表现为放弃军队或妻子的一种厌恶战争的形式。
注：家庭生活中厌倦了与妻子的战争放弃妻子叫做遗弃。
career
A man who, early in his career, was told there is no such thing as free lunch --- and ever since, he’s been stuffing[填满] rolls in his pocket at breakfast
他刚工作的时候，有人就告诉他没有什么免费的午餐——从那以后他吃早饭时一直往口袋里装面包卷。
An archaeologist is a person who's career lies in ruins
考古学家是一个以废墟为职业的人。
注：还可理解成：考古学家是一个躺在废墟上的人。
场景再现：老板这么对员工说：
I’d like your honest, unbiased, and possibly career-ending opinion on things
我希望得到你的一些诚实的，没有偏见的，可能终止你职业的意见。
注：如果是诚实的建议，可能会得罪老板，从而丢了工作。
I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks
我原认为我需要事业，结果我只需要工资单。
注：年轻时候理想远大，受到一番挫折后，也不谈什么理想了，能挣工资吃饭就可以了。
词义相近的单词profession
Donald Cameron had no qualification for any profession…so he resolved to try his fortune as a journalist
Donald(人名) 从事任何职业都没有什么资格所以他决定当记者来试试运气。
注：干不了别的，就去当记者，如果当记者还不行，就试试去从政。
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance[类同之处] to the first
人们认为政治是第二个最古老的职业，我逐渐认识到它和第一个职业很相象。
注：如果有人对你说：She is doing the oldest profession，你要清楚是说她是妓女。这里是讽刺政治上很多东西也拿不到台面上。
She was a professional athlete--- of the tongue
她是一个专业运动员——舌头专业。
注：她一直在喋喋不休。
词义相近的单词occupation
Whenever I feel bored with my own occupation, I check my pulse
我感到自己的职业枯燥无聊时，就给自己号脉。
There are worse occupations in the world than feeling a woman’s pulse
世界上还有比给女人号脉更糟糕的职业呢。
注：女人多变。
congratulate
I’d like to congratulate the previous speakers on what can only be called a Niagara of words and a Sahara of thought
我要祝贺前面的演说者，可以称他有尼加拉瓜式的语言，撒哈拉式的思想。
注：Niagara瀑布，Sahara沙漠，意思是滔滔不绝，言之无物。
Class president: Congratulate me! I won the election
Pop: Honestly
Class President: Why bring that up
总统：祝贺我吧，我竞选获胜了。
教皇：真的？（用诚实的方式？）
总统：为什么又提出这个问题？
注：教皇说：honestly是真得吗？总统还以为教皇问：是用诚实的手段吗？
这个问题可能对这位总统来说是个老问提了，所以他才说：你们为什么老提这个问题。
congratulation
Research scientist: I’ve found a cure!
Assistant: Congratulations! For what disease
Research scientist: I haven’t found that yet!
科学家：我发现了一种治疗方法！
助手：祝贺您！治什么病的？
科学家：我还没发现是什么病!
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课文A
我们写作时常常被告诫，脑子里要有读者，笔者所云一定要符合读者的口味和兴趣。但有一位读者特别不该忘记。你能猜出是谁吗当拉塞尔·贝克找到这个问题的答案时，他自己和别人都感到大为惊讶。 为自己而写
拉塞尔·田克
从孩提时代，我还住在贝尔维尔时，我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头，但直等到我高中三年级，这—一想法才有了实现的可能。在这之前，我对所有跟英文课沾边的事都感到腻味。我觉得英文语法枯燥难懂。我痛恨那些长而乏味的段落写作，老师读着受累，我写着痛苦。
弗利格尔先生接我们的高三英文课时，我就准备着在这门最最单调乏味的课上再熬上沉闷的一年。弗利格尔先生在学生中以其说话干巴和激励学生无术而出名。据说他拘谨刻板，完全落后于时代。我看他有六七十岁了，古板之极。他戴着古板的毫无装饰的眼镜，微微卷曲的头发剪得笔齐，梳得纹丝不乱。他身穿古板的套装，白衬衣领扣外的领带打得——丝不苟。他救着古板的尖下巴，古板的直鼻梁，说起话来—·本正经，字斟句酌，彬彬有礼，活脱脱一个橱稽的老古董。
我作好准备，打算在弗利格尔先生的班上一无所获地混上—·年，不少日子过去了，还真率出所料。后半学期我们学写随笔小品文。弗利格尔先生发下一张家庭作业纸，出了不少题供我们选择。像“暑假二三事”那样傻乎乎的题目倒是一个也没有，但绝大多数—样乏味。我把作文题带回家，——直没写，直到要交作业的前一天晚上。我躺在沙发上，最终不得不面对这一讨厌的功课，便从笔记本里抽出作文题目单粗粗—看。我的目光落在“吃意大利细面条的艺术”这个题目上。 „
这个题目在我脑海里唤起了一连串不同寻常的图像。贝尔维尔之夜的清晰的回忆如潮水一般涌来，当时，我们大家——起围坐在晚餐桌旁——艾伦舅舅、我母亲、查理舅舅、多丽丝、哈尔舅舅——帕特舅妈晚饭做的是意大利细面条。那时意大利细面条还是很少听说的异国食品。多丽丝和我都还从来没吃过，在座的大人也是经验不足，没有—个吃起来得心应手的。艾伦舅舅家诙谐有趣的场景全都重现在我的脑海中，我回想起来，当晚我们笑作—团，争论着该如何地把面条从盘子上送到嘴里才算合乎礼仪。
突然我就想描述那„切，描述当时那种温馨美好的气氛，但我把它写下来仅仅是想白得其乐，而不是为弗利格尔先生而写。那是我想重新捕捉并珍藏在心中的一个时刻。我想重温那个夜晚的愉快。然而，照我希望的那样去写，就会违反我在学校里学的正式作文的种种法则弗利格尔先生也肯定会打它—个不及格。没关系。等我为自己写好了之后，我可以再为弗利格尔先生写点什么别的东西。
