U1
1、The house was badly damaged in the earthquake and Tom spent a lot of money to renovate it.
这座房子在地震中损毁严重，汤姆花了不少钱来修理它。（renovate）2、As Steve Jobs noted , trial and error has always been part of the Apple model.
正如史蒂夫乔布斯所指出的，不断摸索一直都是苹果模式的一部分。(trial and error)
3、If you are idling around all the time , what will you wind up with? Of course failure.
如果你总是无所事事，最后结果会怎样呢？当然是失败。(wind up) 4、Don’t make a blunder——it is a critical time now , and caution will never be wrong.
别犯错——现在可是关键时刻，谨慎是永远不会错的。(blunder)
5、You shouldn’t beat yourself up , after all , you are a green hand.
不要为难自己，毕竟你是个新手。(beat oneself up)
U2
1、The government is striving for improving public living condition.
政府正努力改善公众的住房条件。(strive for)
2、The five rings are thought to symbolize the five continents Europe ,
Asia , Africa , Oceania and America.
这五个圆环被认为象征了五大洲：欧洲、亚洲、非洲、大洋洲以及美洲。（symbolize）
3、His father smiled weakly in an attempt to reassure him that everything was all right.
他父亲淡淡地一笑，试图要他放心，一切都安然无恙。（reassure）4、His silence is in effect a refusal.
他的沉默实际就是拒绝。（in effect）
5、I begin to probe and try to find out why they have dismissed her.
我开始调查，试图发现他们解雇她的原因。（probe）
U3
1、He accused the boss of having broken his word and cheated him.
他指责老板不守信用，欺骗了他。（accuse ….of ）
2、To my astonishment , the man lifted the rock effortlessly.
使我吃惊的是，那汉子毫不费劲地把石头举了起来。（astonishment ）3、I bet that he’s lost all his money in the ample.
我肯定他在赌博中输掉了所有的钱。（bet）
4、In order to save his wife’s life , he is willing to do any hard work.
为了挽救妻子的性命，任何辛苦的工作他都愿意干。（be willing to ）5、We could not but weep at the sad news.
听到这悲痛的消息，我们不禁潸然泪下。（weep）
U4
1、Details of the murder were revealed by the local newspaper.
当地报纸披露了这起谋杀案的细节。（reveal）
2、You may not like him , but you have to admire his persistence.
你可能不喜欢他，但你不得不佩服他的那种坚忍不拔的精神。（persistence）
3、I don’t know why they ever got married, for they’re totally incompatible.
我不知道他们究竟为什么结婚，他们完全合不来。（incompatible）4、The newly-constructed high speed railway is parallel with the existing highway.
这条新修的高速铁路与原有的高速公路并行。（parallel）
5、My calculations was based on the assumption that house prices would remain steady.
我的计算基于房价稳定的假设。（assumption）
U5
1、A new report suggests that chewing gum may be a health hazard.
一份新的报告指出，嚼口香糖可能给健康带来危害。（hazard）
2、We request your immediate payment.
我们要求您立即付款。（payment）
3、The committee ultimately adopted his suggestions.
委员会最终采纳了他的建议。（ultimately）
4、About 50 billionaires account for 20% of the country’s gross domestic product.
大约50个亿万富翁占整个国家国内生产总值的20%左右。（gross）5、Have you decide on the classes you want to take this semester?
你有没有决定这个学期要修哪些课程？（semester）
U6
1、The company is notorious for producing defective products.
这个公司国为生产劣质产品而臭名昭著。（be notorious for）
2、There has been no response to his remarks from the government
政府方面对他的评论一直都没有反应。（response）
3、It would be wise not to give undue importance to his criticisms.
最好不要过分看重他的批评。（undue）
4、Many parents enrolled their children in private school.
许多父母为他们的孩子注册就读私立学校。（enroll）
5、The challenge is to transform this knowledge into action.
挑战在于将这一切知识转变为行动。（transform into）
1.荷兰人在饭馆吃饭时真的会各自付账吗？ Do Dutch people really go Dutch at a restaurant? 2.另一方面来说，诚实的人会赢得别人的尊敬。 On the other hand, an honest man win other’s respect. 3.无论我说了什么，都请不要生我的气。 Whatever I say, please don’t be mad at me. 4.真是难以置信，这样简单的主意以前竟没有人想到。 It is incredible that no one had ever thought of such a simple idea before. 5.她的心情一会儿高兴，一会儿绝望。 Her mood alternate between happiness and despair. 6.我们必须相信我们所做的事情，即使别人不相信。 We must believe in what we do, even when others don’t. 7.在大城市里，在寒冷的冬季，许多老年人死于污染的空气。 During the cold winters in big cities, many old people die from the polluted air. 8.我过去习惯早起，并且在早餐前散步一小时。 I used to get up early, and take a walk for one hour before breakfast. 9.要在不到一周的时间内完成这项工作，时间困难的事情。 It is hard to finish this work in less than one week. 10.到这部戏剧的结尾部分，很多观众都被深深感动了。 A lot of audiences were deeply affected at the end of the drama. 11.他以前比现在上门出诊多得多。 He used to make many more house calls than he does now. 12.我们在阅兵场上肩并肩地排成一行。 We lined up on the parade ground shoulder to shoulder. 13.不管他在不在对我们的工作不会有影响。 Whether he is here or not will make no difference to our work. 14.关于这件事的说法实在令人难以置信。 That is a tall story about this event. 15.我们尽了最大的努力以确保仪式正常进行。 We have tried our best to keep the ceremony on the rails. 16.他在会议一开始就讲了几个笑话，让大家放松了一些。 He started the meeting with a couple of jokes to make us relax. 17.虽然生了一场大病，但他会赶上大家的。 He would catch up with the rest of us, although he had been ill seriously. 18.一旦人们看到有些东西确实有效，就更有可能接受它。 One people have seen that something really works, they are more likely to accept it. 19.除了法语外，他还得学日语。 In addition to French, he has to learn Japanese. 20.这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。 This movie is so impressive that we can’t help crying. 21.把这么多书分类整理要花很多的时间。 It takes plenty of time to sort so many books. 22.这次地震带来了相当大的灾难，同样也带来了经历和力量。 The earthquake brought considerable misfortunes and it also brought experience and strength. 23.大多数人对心理健康问题几乎一无所知。 Most people know little about the mental health problem. 24.他们容忍了儿子的行为。 They have put up with their son’s behavior. 25.他长期以来致力于高科技的研究和开发。 He has been devoted to the research and the development of high tech all the time. 26.今晚中央电视台将播出一部名为“同一个世界，同一个梦想”的纪录片。Tonight CCTV will air a documentary named “One word, one dream.” 27.这些课程吸引了各行各业的人。 These courses attract people from all walks of life. 28.他们正在研究如何在地震中更好的逃生。 They are studying better ways to survive in earthquake. 29.这种做法不符合我们的政策。 Such act would be in disaccord with our policy. 30.他称她为他最好的一半。 He refers to her as his better half. 31.我们所能做的就是培养自己去全力对付它，而不是去躲避它。 What we can do is to train ourselves to deal with it, not to avoid it. 32.他们设计将疾病控制在小范围内。 They manage to limit the disease within a small area. 33.我既没有钱也没有时间去旅行。 I have neither money nor time for travelling. 34.此外，购买新车也是主要消费之一。 In addition, purchasing a new car is also a major spending. 35.他的课业很好。 He is getting on well with his school work. 36.没有人确切地知道当初人们是如何学会保存食物的。 No one knows for sure how people first learned to preserve food. 37.她没有领会他话中的幽默。 She didn’t pick up on the humor in his words. 38.这是对我们共同度过的那些美好时光的留念。 This is a reminder of the good time we spent together. 39.每个国家、每个民族都有自己的历史文化传统。 Every country and every nation has its own historical and cultural traditions. 40.几年以后，那些山也将被树木覆盖。 In a few years’ time, those maintain will also be covered with forest. 41.光明的未来往往建立在对过去遗忘的基础之上。 The bright future will always be on the base of a forgotten past. 42.我们在父母家优美的环境中放松了一下午。 We spent the afternoon relaxing in the beautiful surroundings of my parent’s home. 43.我需要一把剪刀把这篇报纸文章剪下来。 I need a scissors to cue off the article of newspaper. 44.这是到目前为止我们所收到的最大一项捐赠。 This is the biggest donation we have received up to now. 45.我们对做这么多作业感到厌倦。 We are tired of doing so much homework. 46.拼写问题可能也和书写不整洁有关。 Spelling problems can be related to the untidy writings.
（英语）英语翻译专项习题及答案解析含解析 一、高中英语翻译 1．高中英语翻译题：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．美食是人们造访上海的乐趣之一。（visit） 2．街头艺术家运用创意将鲜艳明亮的色彩带进了老社区。（bring） 3．在你生命中，如果有一个人你需要对他说对不起，那么就去向他道歉吧。（apology）4．这个游戏的独特之处在于它让孩子学会如何应对现实生活中的问题。（what） 5．申请材料需要精心准备，这样你心仪的学校才会对你的能力有全面、准确地了解。（in order that） 【答案】 1．Delicious food is one of the pleasures when people visit Shanghai. 2．Street artists bring bright and vivid colors into older neighborhoods with originality 3．If there is someone to whom you need say sorry in your life, make an apology to him. 4．What makes this game peculiar lies in that it teaches kids how to handle the problems in real life. 5．The applications should be carefully prepared in order that the school you like can have an overall and accurate knowledge of your abilities. 【解析】 【分析】 1．本句重点考察两个知识点。一个是乐趣之一，说明此处的乐趣应该用复数，必须是可数名词，因此选择pleasure。另一个是题目中给出的visit，需要谨慎处理，是用做动词还是名词。此处我们给出一个时间状语从句when people visit Shanghai，同时还可使用其他从句进行处理。所以答案是Delicious food is one of the pleasures when people visit Shanghai. 2．本题难度不大，重点是明亮的色彩的表达，可以使用bright colors, 也可以使用bright and vivid colors. 所以答案是Street artists bring bright and vivid colors into older neighborhoods with originality 3．本题考查there be + 定语从句从而构成条件状语从句。另外考察“道歉”用“make apology to sb.”。所以答案是If there is someone to whom you need say sorry in your life, make an apology to him. 4．本题考察what引导的主语从句，以及“be peculiar to”的用法。所以答案是What makes this game peculiar lies in that it teaches kids how to handle the problems in real life. 5．本题主要考固定词组的掌握，为了使用in order that引导出的目的状语从句。另外也考查 preferred school，have…knowledge/ understanding of…，overall，accurate等。所以答案是The applications should be carefully prepared in order that the school you like can have an overall and accurate knowledge of your abilities. 【考点定位】翻译句子
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.
Unit 1 1 一．汉译英： 2 1.房子着火了，里3 面的人面临着死亡的危4 险。（in danger of) 5 答：The house was 6 on fire and the people 7 inside were in danger 8 of losing their lives. 9 2.他买不起这么好的房10 子。（afford to do) 11 答：He can’t 12 afford to buy such a 13 fine house. 14 3.这个主意听起来15 也许有些怪，不过还真16 有点意思。(make sense) 17 答：Although this 18 idea may sound 19 strange,it does make 20 sense. 21 4.约翰看起来是个22 好人。既便如此，我还23 是不信任他。(even so) 24 答：John seems (to 25 be)a nice person.Even 26 so,I don’t trust him. 27 二．英译汉： 28 1.Even though the 29 first McDonald’s 30 restaurant sold only 31 hamburgers and French 32 fries,it still became 33 a cultural symbol. 34 答：虽说第一家麦35 当劳餐馆只售汉堡包和36 薯条，它还是成了一种37 文化象征。 38 2.These people 39 are angry that the 40 building is now in 41 danger of being 42 destroyed ,along with 43 their memories. 44 答：这些人想到餐45 馆连同他们美好的回忆46 一起被摧毁，感到非常47 愤怒。 48 3.They are using 49 the earthquake as an 50 excuse. 51 答：他们在利用那次地52 震作借口。 53 4.Some think that 54 McDonald’s real 55 reason for wanting to 56 close down the 57 restaurant has 58 nothing to do with 59 money. 60 答：有人认为麦当61 劳想关闭这家餐馆的真62 正原因与金钱无关。 63 Unit 2 64 一．汉译英： 65 1.如果他一开始谈66 论过去，你就永远都没67 法从他那儿脱身。（get 68 away from) 69 答：If he starts 70
1)你应该适当花一点时间休息和锻炼。(reasonable) You should spend a reasonable amount of time relaxing and exercising. 2) 总的来说，孩子们比过去任何时候都更健康，受到了更好的教育。(in general) In general, children are healthier and better educated than ever before. 3) 待适当的机会来临，他就能抓住。(come along) Wh en the right opportunity comes along, he’ll take it. 4）每天他都留出点时间跟家人在一起，享受生活。(set aside) Every day he sets aside some time to be with his family and enjoy life 5) 我记得那些黑暗的街道以及同父亲手拉手走路的情景。(hand in hand) I remember those dark streets and walking hand in hand with my father 6) 他最终辜负了父母的期望。(live up to) He finally failed to live up to his parents’ expectations. 相比之下，我们的用油量大幅度上升了。(in contrast) In contrast, our use of oil has increased enormously. 8) 经过努力，他成功地克服了自己的致命弱点。(overcome) He succeeded in his efforts to overcome his fatal weakness. 1) 人们认为，悲观常常会导致绝望、疾病和失败。 It is believed that pessimism often leads to hopelessness, sickness and failure. 2) 与此相反，乐观主义能使你幸福、健康和成功。 Optimism, by contrast, can make you happy, healthy and successful. 3) 当你做某件事失败时，把失败当作一种学习的经历从中汲取益处。 When you fail in something, profit from the failure as a learning experience ) 在问题或困难面前，要想想自己的长处并树立起自信心。 Think about your strengths and build up self-confidence in front of problems or difficulties. 5) 不要让消极的想法阻碍你。 Don’t let negative thoughts hold y ou back. 6) 每个人都经历过失败和失望，因此不要过多地责怪自己。 Everyone has experienced failures and disappointments, so don’t blame yourself too much. 1) She wore a dress ____with a pattern of rose__________ (有玫瑰图案) on it. 2) Helen had ____prepared a wonderful/good meal for us_ (为我们准备了一顿丰盛的饭菜). 3) Ann _______promised faithfully___ (信誓旦旦地保证) that she would never tell. 4) Could you ____deliver this letter__ (把这封信送到) to the accounts department? 5) We were offered ____a selection of milk and plain____chocolate (精选的牛奶巧克力和纯巧克力). 6) Tell the children to ___keep out of mischief / behave themselves_____(别胡闹). 7) We could hear _____the sound of distant thunder_____ (远处打雷的声音). 8) The project has now __received approval from the government (得到政府的批准). 9) Kelly loved her husband ____in spite of the fact that he drank too much (虽然他喝酒太多). 10) Experts seem unable to ____agree whether the drug is safe or not_ (就这个药是否安全取得一致意见). 1. Not every bomb has hit its target. 并非每个炸弹都击中了目标。 2. We can have one or the other but not both simultaneously. 我们能够得到其中一个，但不能同时两个都有。 3. She wanted nothing more than work. 她只想要工作。 4. You cannot be too careful. 你越仔细越好。 5. I have yet to receive an apology from a child who just ran over my foot while chasing a sibling. 有个小孩在追逐自家的兄弟姐妹时踩了我的脚，却仍未向我道歉。 1. 并非所有父母都和你一样能提供很多情况。 Not all parents are as informative as you
Unint 1 1. 她连水都不愿喝一口,更别提留下来吃饭了。(much less) She wouldn’t take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner. 2.他认为我在对他说谎,但实际上我讲的是实话。(whereas) He thought I was lying to him, whereas I was telling him the truth. 3. 这个星期你每天都迟到,对此你怎么解释? (account for) How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week? 4.他们利润增长部分的原因是由于采用了新的市场策略。(due to) The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy. 5. 这样的措施很可能会带来工作效率的提高。(result in) Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency. 6. 我们已经在这个项目上投入了大量时间和精力,所以我们只能继续。(pour into) We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on. Unint 2 1.尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。(despite) Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents. 2.迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会，也没给我打电话作任何解释。(nor) Mike didn’t come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation. 3.坐在他旁边的哪个人确实发表过一些小说，但决不是什么大作家。(next to; by no means) The man sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.
新世纪大学英语系列教材第二册英语翻译答案 Unit 1 1. 在生活中，我们最愚蠢的行为就是太执着于自己的东西，不愿意放弃。 In life our stupidest course of action is to cling too much to what we have and refuse to let go. 2.我愿意在IT行业工作，但我不知道如何着手。 I'm willing to work in the IT industry, but have no idea how to go about it. 3.许多人都已意识到与大自然和谐相处的重要性。 Many people are aware of the importance of living in harmony with nature. 4.像“代沟”这样的问题是不可以被掩盖起来的。 Problems like the generation gap cannot be swept under the carpet. 5.我始终不懂什么事在使她心烦。 I never did understand what was eating away at her. 6.他一生都与世无争。 He has been at peace with the world all his life. 7. 他没有说出自己的想法。一则她未必理解，二则他怕自己得不到她的宽恕。 He did not speak out/say what he thought. For one thing, she might not understand. For another, he was afraid that she might not forgive him. 8.随着岁月流逝，他对中国文化越来越感兴趣。 As the years rolled by, he became increasingly interested in /fascinated by Chinese culture. Unit 2 1. 这种情景总是令我感动，让我沉思。 Such a sight always moves me and sets me thinking. 2.别怪她了，在类似情况下，你自己也会这么做的。 Stop scolding/blaming her—you’d have done the same thing under/in similar circumstances. 3. 我们应当为自己所拥有的一切而心存感激，而不是对任何事情都漫不经心。 We should be appreciative of/grateful for what we have instead of taking everything for granted. 4.他也许会答应改变，但无非又是说一套做一套罢了。 He may promise to change, but it’s the same old story of saying one thing and doing another. 5. 我苦苦思索该怎样把这可怕的消息告诉他。 I racked my brains about how to break the terrible news to him. 6. 我将永远无法报答父母为我所做的一切。 It will be impossible for me to repay my parents for everything they have done for me. 7.且让我再次感谢大家的参与，祝你们工作顺利。 For now, it reminds to me to thank you once more for joining us and wish you good luck in your work. 8.我已开始就说过，他会给我们惹麻烦的。 I said right from the beginning that he would cause us trouble. Unit 3 1.听说他的新书是根据发生在田纳西州一个小镇上的真事写的。 Rumor has it that his new book is based on a true story about a family in a small Tennessee town.
英语翻译专项习题及答案解析含解析 一、高中英语翻译 1．高中英语翻译题：Directions：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．晚上别喝太多的咖啡，会睡不着觉的。（or） 2．事实证明，保持快乐的心态会降低得心脏病的风险。（It） 3．乐观的人不会过分怀念美好的旧时光，因为他们正忙着创造新的回忆。（create）4．追求稳定并不是什么坏事，很多时候这样的态度在促使我们提升自我、挑战难度、攀登高峰。（when） 【答案】 1．Don’t drink too much coffee at night, or you won’t be able to sleep. 2． It is proved that keeping a happy mind reduces the risk of heart diseases. 3．Optimistic people don’t miss the good old days too much, because they are busy creating new memories. 4． The pursuit of stability is not a bad thing. (and) There are many times when such an attitude drives us to improve ourselves, challenge difficulties, and climb peaks. 【解析】 【分析】 本题考查翻译，用括号所给的词将中文翻译成英文。翻译要注意句子的时态和语法的运用。 1．考查祈使句。祈使句 + and/or，前面的祈使句表示条件，or或and引导的分句表示结果这里表示转折关系，故用or。故答案为Don’t drink too much coffee at night, or you won’t be able to sleep. 2．考查名词性从句。翻译时句中用it作形式主语，真正的主语为从句thatkeeping a happy mind reduces the risk of heart diseases.，从句翻译时要注意动名词作主语。故答案为It is proved that keeping a happy mind reduces the risk of heart diseases. 3．考查动词。翻译时注意短语be busy doing忙于做……，时态用一般现在时。故答案为Optimistic people don’t miss the good old days too much, because they are busy creating new memories. 4．考查定语从句。先行词为times，在定语从句中作时间状语，故用关系副词when引导。故答案为The pursuit of stability is not a bad thing. (and) There are many times when such an attitude drives us to improve ourselves, challenge difficulties, and climb peaks. 2．高中英语翻译题：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．即使天气再热，也不要整天待在空调房间里。(stay) 2．一旦一个人学会了换位思考，就表明他正在走向成熟。(indicate) 3．直到他听了那个讲座才意识到自己对于该领域的知识是如此的匮乏。(It)
Unit 1 Text A Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University, reflects on a visit to China and gives his thoughts on different approaches to learning in China and the West. 哈佛大学教育学教授霍华德·加德纳回忆其中国之行，阐述他对中西方不同的学习方式的看法。 Learning, Chinese-Style Howard Gardner 1 For a month in the spring of 1987, my wife Ellen and I lived in the bustling eastern Chinese city of Nanjing with our 18-month-old son Benjamin while studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools. But one of the most telling lessons Ellen and I got in the difference between Chinese and American ideas of education came not in the classroom but in the lobby of the Jinling Hotel where we stayed in Nanjing. 中国式的学习风格 霍华德·加德纳 1987年春，我和妻子埃伦带着我们18个月的儿子本杰明在繁忙的中国东部城市南京住了一个月，同时考察中国幼儿园和小学的艺术教育情况。然而，我和埃伦获得的有关中美教育观念差异的最难忘的体验并非来自课堂，而是来自我们在南京期间寓居的金陵饭店的大堂。 2 The key to our room was attached to a large plastic block with the room number on it. When leaving the hotel, a guest was encouraged to turn in the key, either by handing it to an attendant or by dropping it through a slot into a box. Because the key slot was narrow, the key had to be positioned carefully to fit into it. 我们的房门钥匙系在一块标有房间号的大塑料板上。酒店鼓励客人外出时留下钥匙，可以交给服务员，也可以从一个槽口塞入钥匙箱。由于口子狭小，你得留神将钥匙放准位置才塞得进去。 3 Benjamin loved to carry the key around, shaking it vigorously. He also liked to try to place it into the slot. Because of his tender age and incomplete understanding of the need to position the key just so, he would usually fail. Benjamin was not bothered in the least. He probably got as much pleasure out of the sounds the key made as he did those few times when the key actually found its way into the slot. 本杰明爱拿着钥匙走来走去，边走边用力摇晃着。他还喜欢试着把钥匙往槽口里塞。由于他还年幼，不太明白得把钥匙放准位置才成，因此总塞不进去。本杰明一点也不在意。他从钥匙声响中得到的乐趣大概跟他偶尔把钥匙成功地塞进槽口而获得的乐趣一样多。 4 Now both Ellen and I were perfectly happy to allow Benjamin to bang the key near the key slot. His exploratory behavior seemed harmless enough. But I soon observed an interesting phenomenon. Any Chinese staff member nearby would come over to watch Benjamin and, noting his lack of initial success, attempt to assist. He or she would hold onto Benjamin's hand and,
新概念英语第2册课文 1 A private conversation私人谈话 Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. 'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!' 上星期我去看戏。我的座位很好。发挥是很有趣的。我不喜欢它。一青年男子与一年轻女子坐在我的身后。他们在大声地说话。我很生气。我听不见演员。我转过身。我看着那个男人和女人生气。他们没有注意。最后，我忍不住了。我又一次转过身去。”我不能听到一个字！”我愤怒地说。”这不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说。”这是私人间的谈话！” 2 Breakfast or lunch?早餐还是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 'I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm having breakfast,' I repeated. 'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!' 它是星期日。在星期天我是从来不早起。有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。上周日我起床很晚。我看着窗外。它是黑暗的外面。”多好的一天！”我的思想。”又下雨了。”正在这时，电话铃响了。是我姑母露西打来的。”我刚下火车，”她说。”我来看你。”“但我还在吃早饭，”我说。”你干什么呢。她问。”我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。”我亲爱的，”她说。”你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经一点了！”