大学英语精读预备1册 lesson 6

[00:00.00]Lesson 6   Odds¹ and Ends
[00:27.00]On these days,much of the profit of a business
[00:32.18]-- sometimes the whole of its success
[00:36.29]--depends on the use of the odds and ends.
[00:40.99]The odds and ends are various small things.
[00:45.67]They are left over when the main thing is produced.
[00:50.86]Yet they have a real value of their own.
[00:55.44]All kinds of big businesses have their odds and ends.
[01:00.94]In a big meal factory,for example,there are countless² odds and ends
[01:08.02]--bones and hair,to name only a few.
[01:13.22]The bones are made into glue;the hair is made into rope.
[01:19.22]If these odds and ends were to be looked down upon,
[01:24.31]it would mean a big difference in the amount of the profit of the factory.
[01:30.29] We students have our own odds and ends.
[01:34.78]Take time for instance.
[01:38.57]Every one of us has the same amount of it.
[01:43.15]Our success or failure depends on the use of our time.
[01:48.74]But we use the time more or less in the same way.
[01:53.83]We have our regular day's work:
[01:57.53]certain perilds of classes,or several hours for review.
[02:03.94]And that ends a day.
[02:07.13]But what about its odds and ends--the odd moments?
[02:12.24]Many giants in science or art
[02:16.44]have made huge successes for themselves in the world
[02:21.72]mainly because they have made best use of their odd moments.
[02:28.10]Take Tomas A.Edison.
[02:31.68]While he was earning his living by tapping out messages,
[02:36.96]he did not allow his odd moments to slip by.
[02:41.95]He thought,he planned,and he tried between messages.
[02:48.74]And he succeeded in working out a lot of things entirely³ new to the world.
[02:55.44]By fully⁴ using his odd moments,
[02:59.54]he provided valuable wealth for the modern world.
[03:04.73]Think of the odd quarter of an hour in the morning before breakfast,
[03:10.42]the odd half an hour after dinner,
[03:14.33]and the odd moments in the washroom or between classes.
[03:19.73]Remember the chances to read or think
[03:24.12]that come now and again during the day.
[03:28.92]Make full use of them, and you my find,
[03:34.03]as many big businesses have found,
[03:38.33]that the real profit is in using the odds and ends.
[03:43.82]Words to watch
[04:03.02]odds                 profit               success              main
[04:06.78]n.残剩的东西         n.益处，利益         n.成功，成就         a.主要的，总的
[04:10.54]value                business             meat                 factory
[04:14.68]n.价值,实用性,重要性 n.行业,生意;事务,业务n.肉，食用肉类       n.工厂，制造厂
[04:18.82]bone                 hair                 glue                 rope
[04:22.86]n.骨，骨骼           n.毛发,头发,汗毛     n.胶，胶水           n.绳，索
[04:26.90]difference           amount               instance             failure
[04:31.20]n.差别,差异;分歧,争论n.,v.数量;合计,相当于n.例，例证，实例     n.失败，不及格
[04:35.50]regular              period               several              review
[04:39.74]a.定时的;规则的      n.期间,一段时间      a.若干,数个          v.,n.复习,回顾
[04:43.99]giant                science              art                  huge
[04:48.08]n.巨人               n.科学               n.艺术，美术         a.巨大的，庞大的
[04:52.18]mainly               earn                 tap                  message
[04:56.12]ad.主要地，大体上    v.挣得               v.轻敲，敲打出       n.通讯,消息,音信
[05:00.07]allow                slip                 succeed              entire
[05:04.27]v.允许               v.滑,滑倒,溜掉       v.成功；继承，接替   a.完全的,完整的
[05:08.47]provide              valuable             wealth               modern
[05:12.42]v.提供，供给         a.有价值的，贵重的   n.财富，财产；丰富   a.现代的,新式的
[05:16.37]quarter              breakfast            dinner               wash
[05:20.52]n.四分之一，一刻钟   n.早饭，早餐         正餐，宴会           v.,n.洗，冲洗
[05:24.67]chance               account              arrange              produce
[05:28.67]n.机会,可能性;偶然性 n.,v.账;说明,解释    v.整理,布置;安排,筹备v.生产,制造,产生

1 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

2 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。