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1、高翻翻译实践（英译汉和完型）TheShortMarch短行军TIMEMAGAZINE,Thursday,Feb.14,2008时代周刊,2008年2月14日,星期四ByBILLPOWELL/SHANGHAI文.比尔鲍威尔/上海TIMESeniorWriterBillPowell,whomovedtoatownoutsideShanghaiin2006,talksaboutjoiningthemillionsofChinesewhoarebuildingthecountry'sboomingsuburbs时代杂志职业作家，他将在文中与我们分享他2006年搬到上海郊区，成为推动
2、郊区急速发展的数百万中国人之一的感想。Onacold,grayafternoonayearago,Istoodonthedeckofournewlypurchased,half-constructedhouseaboutanhouroutsideShanghai,wonderingwhat,exactly,Ihadgottenmyselfinto(intowhat?).Mywife,aShanghainative,andIhadmovedbacktoChinafromNewYorkCityinthespringof2004,and212yearslaterwehaddecid
3、edtotaketheplunge.Weboughtathree-story,five-bedroomtownhousewayoutinthesuburbs,inatowncalledNewSongjiang,aplacethatwasthen—andremainsnow—verymuchaworkinprogress.一年前的一个寒冷阴暗的下午，我站在我们距离上海市区一小时车程的尚在建设中的新房的地板上，陷入了沉思。我的妻子是上海本地人，我在2004年春天离开纽约来到中国，两年半以后我们做了这个决定。我们在上海郊区一个叫新淞江的地方购置了一套三层五居室的别墅。新淞江当时——
4、可以说直到现在——一直在飞速发展。Wehadcomeherethatdaytoseehowconstructionwasprogressing.Ourhouse,alongwithabout140others,wasgoingupinadevelopmentcalledEmeraldRiverside.ItsitsonthebanksofatributarythatdumpsintotheHuangpu,theriverthatcutsShanghaiintwoabout28miles(45km)tothenortheast.OnthatdrearyafternoonIgaz
5、edouttotheothersideoftheriver,lookingattheonlysignificantpatchoflandformilesthatwasnotyetbeingdeveloped——aboutfiveacres(20,000sqm)ofgreenthatlocalfarmersstillusedtogrowwatermelons,whichtheythensoldtothemigrantworkersbuildingthistown.Onthefarbanktherewasaramshackleone-roombrickhouse,wherethr
6、eeofthefarmerslived—ahusband,wifeandteenageson.Theyhadnorunningwater—theybathedandwashedtheirclothesintheriver—andtheplacewaslitbyasinglebulb.Ineverydirectionjustbeyondthewatermelonpatch,officeparksandhousesandapartmentcomplexesweregoingup,formingacordonaroundthefarmlandthatwasdrawinginexor
7、ablytighter.AsitisinvastswathesofChina,thenewwasreplacingtheold,anditwasnotdoingsoslowly.Itwasdoingsointheblinkofaneye.那天我们来这里是为了查看工程进度。我们的房子和翡翠河畔的其它约140套房子都在建设中。翡翠河畔坐落在黄埔江的一条支流上，黄埔江在这里的东北方向约28英里（48千米），它将上海分隔成两块。在这个沉闷的下午，我凝视着河对岸几里外唯一一块没有被开发的田地，大约5英亩（2000
