21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后习题答案unit 6

Unit 6

陈雪雷整理

比利

杰夫?迈克马伦

所有重大的战役都是在自己内心进行的。——谢尔登?考格斯

数年前（1983—1987），我有机会为麦当劳公司扮演吉祥小丑罗纳德?麦当劳的角色。我的市场范围涵盖亚利桑那州的大部分地区和南加州的部分地区。

我们例行的活动之一便是“罗纳德日”。每个月中的某一天，我们都要探访尽可能多的社区医院，给那个谁也不想去的地方带去一点快乐。能为正在经历“消沉时期”的大人和孩子带去一点欢乐，我感到十分自豪。从活动中感受到的温暖和喜悦一连几周萦绕在我身边。我喜欢这个项目，麦当劳公司喜欢这个项目，孩子和大人喜欢这个项目，护理人员及医务人员也喜欢这个项目。

每次探访我都受到两条规定的限制。第一，没有麦当劳员工以及医院工作人员的陪同，我不得在医院随意走动。这样，如果我走进某个病房吓着了孩子，旁边就会有人及时处理这一问题。第二，我不得用身体接触医院里的任何人。他们可不希望我把病菌从一个病人传播到另一个病人身上。我能理解他们实施“不准触摸”这一规定的理由，可我并不喜欢它。我认为触摸是我们所能知道的最真诚的交流方式。书面文字、口头语言都可以撒谎，热烈的拥抱是不可能撒谎的。

我被告知，违反其中任何一条规定都意味着我会失去这份工作。

我的“罗纳德日”进行到第四年年末的某一天，已经一整天涂着油彩的我走在医院的走廊上，正准备回家，这时传来一阵轻轻的叫喊声：“罗纳德，罗纳德。”

我停了下来。那微弱的、细细的声音来自一间半掩着门的病房。我推开房门，只见一个5岁上下的小男孩躺在他爸爸的怀里，身上连着的医疗仪器之多是我平生未曾见到过的。妈妈在另一头，旁边还有爷爷、奶奶和一位监护仪器的护士。

病房里的气氛使我知道病人的情况很严重。我问小男孩叫什么名字，他告诉我他叫比利，随后我为他变了些简单的戏法。当我后退着道别时，我问比利我还能为他做些什么。

“罗纳德，你愿意抱抱我吗？”

如此简单的一个请求。可我脑子里想到的却是我如果碰了他，便会丢掉工作。因此我告诉比利我此刻不能抱他，但提议和他一起给一幅图画着色。在完成了我俩都引以为豪的一件绝妙的艺术作品之后，比利再次要我抱抱他。这一次，我的心在喊“抱抱他！”而我的理智却以更高的声音在喊:“不行！你要丢饭碗的。”

比利第二次叫我抱抱他时，我不得不思考为什么我就不能答应一个可能永远回不了家的小男孩的简单的请求呢。我问自己，为什么我会被以前从未见过、也许永远也不会再见的一个人在理智和感情上弄得心烦意乱、左右为难呢。

“抱一抱我。”这是非常简单的一个请求，然而……

Your success today may be significant to your whole future.

October 1, 1949 is a significant day in modern Chinese history.

The city is waging a campaign against drunk driving.

multinational corporation

Microsoft Corporation

British Broadcasting Corporation

I put a portion of my salary in a savings account each month.

Seat belts are now standard on all new cars.

The events that led to the war were complex and numerous.

The program reviewed the most important events of the year.

Teachers find gratification in the success of their students.

a nursing school

She’s going to take three nursing courses next semester.

The hotel has a staff of about 100.

The teaching staff of the school is excellent.

Some rights have been restricted by the new law.

You must restrict your smoking.

I can’t find my wallet anywhere.

You can go anywhere you want.

The company had to fire half of its personnel to save money.

express a view on political issues

What issue are Linda and her husband arguing about?

The office has been transferred to Room 1618.

She’s been transferred to our Paris branch.

The students were asked to print out their essays.

Fix a hook on the wall.

Hook the rope to the boat and pull hard.

medical examination

medical college

medical equipment

There is a grave risk of flooding.

Once he played a trick on his teacher, something none of the other students dared to do.

A feeling of despair ran through him.

An idea ran through my mind.

I suggest we should go to see a movie.

grant a favor / request

The minister granted the journalist an interview.

a logical conclusion

I demand a logical explanation for your behavior.

5

1. waging

2. standard

3. community

4. issues

5. project

6. transferred

7. significant

8. experiences

9. personnel 10. medical

6

1. hooked up

2. right now

3. torn apart

4. ran through

5. along with

6. stepped back

7. walked into

8. stayed with

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1. I love Yao Ming for his modesty and so does my girlfriend.

2. Frank quickened his steps and so did Henry.

3. Jane bought a copy of Love Story and so did all the other girls.

4. I am confident that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be a great success. So am I.

5. If your brother Adam can do it, so can I.

6. I’d love to go to Shanghai to see the World Expo in the year 2010. So would I.

8

1. Instead of ordering an advance, the general commanded that the soldiers retreat immediately.

2. We propose that Louis be appointed chairman and chief executive of IBM Corp.

3. The patient has requested that the doctor discontinue treatment, but the doctor has ignored his request.

4. The police chief ordered that parking be prohibited on Main Street during rush hours.

5. David demanded that he be told the truth about what had happened to his beloved son.

9

1. Xiao Zhang was knocked off his bicycle by a taxi on his way home from school.

2. Katharine is very proud of her husband’s achievements in medical research.

3. When I asked Billy if there was anything else I could do for him, he again asked me to hold him.

4. I fully understood why they had these two restrictions placed on me, but I really didn’t like them.

5. I am sorry I can not grant your request right now. I have to talk it over with our manager.

6. Since she lost her job a number of years ago, Helen has been looking forward to being employed again by the MacDonald’s Corporation.

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1. The criminal was punished.

2. Special attention must be paid to this important issue.

3. She was made fun of at the party.

4. Is the house cleaned regularly?

5. Lost time must be made up for.

6. He was found innocent of all charges.

7. You have been told the truth.

8. My report will be sent to you by Tom.

9. English is spoken almost all over the world.

10. A fine has to be paid if the books are not returned to the library on time or renewed before they are due.

比利（续）

杰夫?迈克马伦

我搜寻着能够让我离开的任何合理的回答，却一个也找不到。半晌，我才意识到在这种情况下，丢掉饭碗也许并不是我所惧怕的灾难。

难道丢掉饭碗是世界上最糟糕的事情吗？

我是否有足够的自信，如果真的丢掉饭碗，我能振作起来重新开始呢？回答是一个响亮、勇敢、坚定的“是”，我能振作起来重新开始。

那么风险何在呢？

只不过是如果丢了饭碗，可能不久我便会失去我的车子，继而是我的房子……说实话，我真的喜欢这些东西。但我意识到在我的生命尽头，车子将毫无价值，房子同样也毫无价值。唯一具有不变价值的东西是经历。一旦我提醒自己我来医院的真正目的就是为了给一个不快乐的环境带去一点快乐，我便意识到其实我根本没有面临任何风险。

我把孩子的爸爸、妈妈、爷爷、奶奶送出病房，让我的两个麦当劳陪同人员回到面包车上。监护医疗仪器的护士留下了，但比利叫她面对墙角而立。然后我俯身抱起这个精灵般的小人儿。他是如此的虚弱，如此的惊恐。我们又哭又笑地过了45分钟，谈论着让他担忧的那些事情。

比利担心没有他带路，明年他的小弟弟从幼儿园回家会迷路。他担心他的狗再也找不到骨头吃，因为他在回医院前把骨头藏在了家里的什么地方，而现在却想不起到底藏在哪儿了。

这些就是一个知道自己回不了家的小男孩所担心的事情。

离开病房时，我脸上化装用的油彩被泪水浸湿,顺颈而下。我给孩子的父母留下了我的真实姓名和电话号码（对一个扮演罗纳德?麦克唐纳的员工而言，这又是一个自动解雇的理由，但我想我肯定是要走的，而且也不会因此失去什么），并告诉他们如果有什么事情是麦当劳公司或我本人能够做的，给我来个电话就行了。这之后不到48个小时，我就接到比利母亲的来电。她告诉我比利已经去世。她和她丈夫只是想感谢我给他们孩子的生活带来了变化。

比利的母亲告诉我那天我离开病房后不久，比利看着她说：“妈妈，我今年就是见不到圣诞老人我也不在乎了，因为罗纳德抱过我了。”

有时，我们必须做眼前应该做的事情，而不应顾及意识到的风险。只有经历才有价值，而人们约束其经历的最大原因就是经历中包含的风险。

必须申明的是，麦当劳公司还是发现了比利和我的事，但考虑到当时的情况，还是允许我保留了工作。我在继续扮演罗纳德角色一年后才离开了麦当劳公司，开始向人们讲述比利的故事，告诉人们冒险有多么重要。

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1. response

2. informed

3. risk

4. value

5. limit

6. permitting

7. involved

8. bold

9. perceive 10. retain

15

1. to be honest with you

2. shortly after

3. searching for

4. pick up

5. come up with

6. find out

7. regardless of

8. Given the circumstances

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我们像在暖房里种花那样养孩子是错误的。我们必须让他们接触各种社会问题，因为不久他们就将作为公民来应对这些问题。 It was wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens. 随着时间的推移，我们不可避免地会越来越多地卷入国际事务。而冲突必然会发生，因为国家之间总有不同的观点和利益。 As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exists different views and interests among nations 我们为我们的成就而骄傲，我们有理由感到骄傲。但是我们永远不能变得狂妄，不然我们就会失去我们的朋友。 We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends. 信息现在唾手可得。一个普通的电脑就能储存一个普通图书馆的信息。 Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small library. 那家建筑公司没有资格操作这个项目。他们没有任何法律文件能证明他们具备必要的专门技术。我们必须找一个专门建造歌剧院的公司。 That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres. 这些智囊团不作决策。他们力图提出一些对决策者十分有用的新主意和深刻的分析。These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers. 国内生产总值不是一切。如果人民的生活质量没有真正改善的话，我们国家就不能说已经现代化了。 The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people?s lives is really improved. 虽然那时候我们在很多方面都很困难，但作为孩子我们仍然幸福，因为有干净的空气、水；江河湖泊里有很多鱼、螃蟹，黄鳝；田野里有花，有树，有鸟。 Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.

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新编大学英语（第二版）第一册阅读文参考译文 Unit One 以生命相赠 1 炸弹落在了这个小村庄里。在可怕的越南战争期间，谁也不知道这些炸弹要轰炸什么目标，而他们却落在了一所有传教士们办的小孤儿院内。 2 传教士和一两个孩子已经丧生，还有几个孩子受了伤，其中有一个小女孩，8岁左右，她的双腿被炸伤。 3 几小时后，医疗救援小组到了。救援小组由一名年轻的美国海军医生和一名同样年轻的海军护士组成。他们很快发现有个小女孩伤势严重。如果不立即采取行动，显然她就会因失血过多和休克而死亡。 4 他们明白必须给小女孩输血，但是他们的医药用品很有限，没有血浆，因此需要相配血型的血。快速的血型测定显示两名美国人的血型都不合适，而几个没有受伤的孤儿却有相配的血型。 5 这位医生会讲一点越南语，忽视会讲一点法语，但只有中学的法语水平。孩子们不会说英语，只会说一点法语。医生和护士用少得可怜的一点共同语言，结合大量的手势，努力向这些受惊吓的孩子们解释说，除非他们能输一些血给自己的小伙伴，否则她将必死无疑。接着问他们是否有人愿意献血来救小女孩。 6 对医生和护士的请求，孩子们（只是）瞪大眼睛，一声不吭。此时小病人生命垂危。然而，只有这些受惊吓的孩子中有人自愿献血，他们才能够得到血。过了好一会儿，一只小手慢慢地举了起来，然后垂了下去，一会儿又举了起来。 7 “噢，谢谢，”护士用法语说。“你叫什么名字？” 8 “兴，”小男孩回答道。 9 兴很快被抱到一张床上，手臂用酒精消毒后，针就扎了进去。在整个过程中，兴僵直地躺着，没有出声。 10 过了一会儿，他发出了一声长长的抽泣，但立即用那只可以活动的手捂住了自己的脸。 11 “兴，疼吗？”医生问。 12 兴默默地摇了摇头，但一会儿忍不住又抽泣起来，并又一次试图掩饰自己的哭声。医生又问是不是插在手臂上的针弄疼了他，兴又摇了摇头。

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翻译 Unit1 1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。 Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word. 2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。 The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American. 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone. 4. 当全部乘客都向出口处(exit) 走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。 While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane. 5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。 The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。 While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth. 7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他？ What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home? 8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下(lay) 的陷阱(trap) 方向跑去，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。 The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid. Unit 2 1) 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。 It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make a new constitution. 2) 这些青年科学家通过现场观察，获得了研究工作所需的第一手资料。 By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. 3) 他很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。 It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.

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Unit1 Another School Year — What For Let me tell you one of the earliest disasters in my career as a teacher. It was January of 1940 and I was fresh out of graduate school starting my first semester at the University of Kansas City. Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came into my class, sat down, folded his arms, and looked at me as if to say "All right, teach me something." Two weeks later we started Hamlet. Three weeks later he came into my office with his hands on his hips. "Look," he said, "I came here to be a pharmacist. Why do I have to read this stuff" And not having a book of his own to point to, he pointed to mine which was lying on the desk. New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things. I could have pointed out that he had enrolled, not in a drugstore-mechanics school, but in a college and that at the end of his course meant to reach for a scroll that read Bachelor of Science. It would not read: Qualified Pill-Grinding Technician. It would certify that he had specialized in pharmacy, but it would further certify that he had been exposed to some of the ideas mankind has generated within its history. That is to say, he had not entered a technical training school but a university and in universities students enroll for both training and education.

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Lesson Eight The Kindness of Strangers Mike Mclntyre 1. One summer I was driving from my home town of Tahoe City, Calif, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time in the country when you' d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, "I don't want to get involved" has become a national motto. 2. Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator. 3. Does anyone stop any more? I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois's famous line: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road? 4. The idea intrigued me. 5. The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life. So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I'd have to conquer during the trip. 6. I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: "America." 7. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, folks were always warning me about someplace else. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming, In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went. I was amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests. 8. One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies dressed in their Sunday finest." I know you're not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it's so far between towns out here, you feel bad passing a person," said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. I didn't know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping. This woman was telling me she'd rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road. 9. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. "But I hate to see a man stand out in the rain," he added. "People don't have no heart anymore." 10. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When he learned that I had "a light one," he drove me to his house, and handed me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me his tent. I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family's most valuable possessions. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it. 11. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, and their gifts. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.

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Unit 1 1. A very curious boy, Tom, is interested not only in whats but also in whys and hows. 汤姆是个非常好奇的男孩，他不仅对“是什么”感兴趣，而且也对“为什么”和“怎么会”感兴趣。 2. Happiness, according to Prof. Smith, is the ability to make the most of what you have. 据史密斯教授说，幸福就是你能充分利用你所有的一切。 3. You’d better keep the book where your 15-year-old son can’t get his hands on. 你最好把这本书放在你15岁的儿子找不到的地方。 4. The story was very funny and Bill kept laughing while reading it. 这故事非常滑稽，比尔一边读一边不停地笑。 5. High-achieving students do not necessarily put in more time at their studies than their lower-scoring classmates. 成绩优秀的学生未必比他们得分较低的同学在学习上花费更多的时间。 6. How did you manage to persuade these students to take the speed-reading course 你是怎样设法说服这些学生修读快速阅读课的 7. Working hard is important, but knowing how to make the most of one's abilities counts for much more. 用功是重要的，但知道如何充分利用自己的才能更重要得多。 8. She asked her students to think for themselves rather than telling them what to think. 她要求学生独立思考，而不是告诉他们该思考什么。 Unit 2 1. Referring to the differences between American English and British English, he said, “The United States and Britain are, after all, two different countries.” 在谈及美国英语和英国英语的差别时，他说：“美国和英国毕竟是两个不同的国家。” 2. Prof. Smith encourages his students to think for themselves. “I am just as happy,” he often says, “even if you challenge me or completely disagree with me.” 史密斯教授鼓励他的学生独立思考。他常说：“即使你们对我提出质疑或者完全不同意我的看法，我也同样高兴。” 3. We called on him to take part in our conversation about pop music, but as soon as he joined in, he introduced a new topic and referred to the NBA finals of the previous week. 我们请他参加我们关于流行音乐的谈话，但他一参加进来就引入一个新的话题，谈起了上周的NBA决赛。 4. The driver is responsible for this accident. His car knocked down a tree and a man on his bike. 司机应对这次事故负责。他的车撞倒了一棵树和一个骑车的人。

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Unit1 The Dinner Party 关于男人是否比女人更勇敢的一场激烈争论以一种颇为出人意料的方式解决了 The dinner party 晚宴 1. I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true—though any naturalist would know it couldn’t be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down. 我最初听到这个故事是在印度，那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像确有其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。后来有人告诉我，在第一次世界大战之前不久，一家杂志曾刊登过这个故事。但登在杂志上的那篇故事以及写那篇故事的人，我却一直未能找到。 2.The country is India.A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests—officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist—in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda. 故事发生在印度。某殖民地官员和他的夫人正举行盛大的晚宴。筵席设在他们家宽敞的餐室里，室内大理石地板上没有铺地毯；屋顶明椽裸露；宽大的玻璃门外便是走廊。跟他们一起就坐的客人有军官和他们的夫人，另外还有一位来访的美国博物学家。 3. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they haven't. 席间，一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了热烈的讨论。年轻的女士认为，妇女已经有所进步，不再像过去那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上；少校则不以为然。 4. "A woman's reaction in any crisis, "the major says, "is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts." 他说：“一遇到危急情况，女人的反应便是尖叫。而男人虽然也可能想叫，但比起女人来，自制力却略胜一筹。这多出来的一点自制力正是真正起作用的东西。” 5. The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen：he quickly leaves the room. 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，他发现女主人的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。她向站在座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势，对他耳语了几句。男仆两眼睁得大大的，迅速地离开了餐室。 6. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. 在座的客人中除了那位美国人以外谁也没注意到这一幕，也没有看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的走廊上。 7. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing—bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. He looks up at the rafters—the likeliest place—but they are bare. Three corners of the room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are