翻譯部分：
It is always inspiring to see a brave man fighting for a lost cause, and I never cease to admire the Jacobitish zeal with which year after year Mr. John Ervine carries on a guerrilla warfare against the ever-increasing power of tobacco. I admire it all the more because I have fired a few shots in the war against tobacco myself, and have invariable retired defeated, with sign of defeat, a cigarette in my mouth. I can go on fighting for a week or a month, but there always comes a time when I strike my colours -- and a match. (Robert Lynd)
詞語要點(diǎn)：
1.lost：不作“失去的”解，應(yīng)為“失敗的”、“輸了的”之意，如a lost battle（敗仗），故在上文中意為“一種完全沒有成功希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)”。
2.Jacobitish：為Jacobite的形容詞。Jacobite為1688年被迫遜位的英王James II的擁護(hù)者，即支持House of Stuart（斯圖亞特王室）者。
3.St.John Ervine為英國(guó)愛爾蘭出生的劇作家兼小說家。在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)后渡美，成為百老匯的批評(píng)家。
4.guerrilla warfare：游擊戰(zhàn)。
5.all the more because：因此更加。
6.retired defeated：敗下陣來。
7.the sign of defeat與下面說的a cigarette in my mouth同格。
8.strike one's colours：投降。作者利用strike a match一語中的同一動(dòng)詞（strike）而作出此俏皮話語。
譯文：
翻譯書上的譯文：
看到勇敢的人為著一種毫無成功希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)而奮斗的情形，是始終令人鼓舞的。年復(fù)一年地以斯圖亞特王室擁護(hù)者的熱誠，來對(duì)抗不斷增長(zhǎng)的煙草的勢(shì)力，進(jìn)行游擊戰(zhàn)的厄爾文，我一直都是衷心佩服的。我本人在對(duì)抗煙草的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中，也曾開過幾槍，而每次都敗下陣來，口里叼著一支香煙，便是敗北的標(biāo)志，因此我對(duì)于他的熱誠更加佩服。我能繼續(xù)戰(zhàn)斗一星期，或一個(gè)月，但最后總有一個(gè)時(shí)候要到來，那就是我掛降旗——?jiǎng)澔鸩瘛?羅伯特·林德)
斯眉的譯文：
看到一位勇敢者為一項(xiàng)無望的事業(yè)而戰(zhàn)是鼓舞人心的, 約翰·歐文先生在年復(fù)一年與不斷增長(zhǎng)的煙草勢(shì)力進(jìn)行游擊戰(zhàn)，對(duì)他所表現(xiàn)出來的百折不撓的熱忱，我永遠(yuǎn)表示欽佩。在我自己向煙草抗?fàn)庍^幾次之后便更加佩服這一點(diǎn),因?yàn)槲也豢杀苊獾財(cái)∠玛噥?，而作為失敗的?biāo)志，煙卷重又回到我的嘴邊。我可以持續(xù)戰(zhàn)斗一周或一個(gè)月, 但總有一個(gè)時(shí)刻我會(huì)故態(tài)復(fù)萌——?jiǎng)澔鸩瘛?羅伯特·林德)
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My car was acting up recently and wasn't running __1__, so I took it to a __2__ to have it checked. Everytime I tried to start the car, the __3__ would turn over for a second or two and then die. The mechanic pulled the car into his __4__ to look things over. The mechanic popped the __5__, checked to see if all the hoses and belts were in working order, and then tested the car battery and battery __6__. After taking a look at things for a few minutes and trying to get the car going, the mechanic diagnosed the problem as a bad __7__. He said he could fix the problem by replacing the alternator with a new ($130) or a rebuilt alternator ($80). Just __8__ the problem cost $65, and the labor was $50. I asked the mechanic to go ahead and do the __9__, and he said that there was a 30-day warranty on parts and __10__. Some mechanics might overcharge you for repairs, but the mechanic I go to is fair and does great work.
答案：
1.right? 2.mechanic? 3.engine? 4.garage? 5.hood? 6.cables? 7.alternator? 8.diagnosing? 9.repairs? 10.labor
詞匯練習(xí)：
1.My car was _______________ this morning, and it didn't run smoothly to work.
a.acting down
b.acting over
c.acting up
2.I thought the cost of the repairs was very ______________ because the job would have cost me much more to go elsewhere. I'm satisfied.
3.That shop always guarantees their work, and they provide a 10-day ______________ on all parts and labor in case you have another problem.
4.If you don't take your car to a trustworthy mechanic, the shop might ____________ you for the work they do, and you will end up spending too much.
5.I asked the mechanic to __________ my car to see if he could figure out the problem.
a.look beyond
b.look to
c.look over
6.I think we need to _____________ the battery because this one is dead. We can buy it at this shop.
a.redo
b.review
c.replace
答案：
1.c? 2.fair? 3.warranty? 4.overcharge? 5.c? 6.b
