LESSON ONE
1--Nature had endowed the rest of the human race with a sixth sense and left me out. ——Everybody, except me, are born with the ability to think.
2--You could hear the wind, trapped in his chest and struggling with all the unnatural impediments. His body would reel with shock and his face go white at the unaccustomed visitation. He would stagger back to his desk and collapse there, useless for the rest of the morning.
——You could hear the fresh air struggling with difficulty to find its way to his chest ,because his chest seemed to be unhealthy ,which was obviously caused by drinking.He would be thrown off balance, and his face would go white because of the shock of the unexpected visit of fresh air. He would step away unsteadily to his desk and fell into the chair, unable to do anything for the rest of the morning.
3--Technically, it is about as proficient as most businessmen’s golf, as honest as most politicians’ intentions, or as coherent as most books that get written.
——as incompentent as most businessman’s golf, as dishonest as most politicians’s intentions,or as incoherent as most books that get written.
4--I slid my arm around her waist and murmured that if we were counting heads, the Buddhists were the boys for my money. She fled. The combination of me arm and those countless Buddhists was too much for her.
——I put my arm stealthily around her waist and said in low voice that if we were talking about the number of people who believe in certain kind of religion, I would be on the Buddhists.She was frightened and fled away from me because of my delinquent
behavior and our contradictory opinion on religion.
5--It was Ruth all over again. I had some very good friends who stood by me, and still do. But my acquaintances vanished, taking the girls with them.
——What had happened to Ruth and me now happened again. My grade-two thinking frightened away many of my acquaintances.
6--Man enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way on the side of a hill. ——It is probably human nature to enjoy agreement because it seems to bring peace, security, comfort and harmony, which is the same nature that leads cows to graze in the same manner on the side of a hill.
7--they have immense solidarity.we had better respect them,for we are outnumbered and surrounded. ——they usually represent the great majority in agreement.we had better respect them instead of distaining them,because the number of them is much larger then us and we are surrounded by them.
8—To hear our prime minister talk about the great benefit we conferred in India by jialing people like Nehru and Gandi..To hear American politicians talk about peace and refuse to join the league of nation,Yes,there were moment of delight.
——The first contradiction I have detected is to hear that our prime minister(the British government) mentioned to offer great benefit to India and meanwhile put Indian independence-fighters like Nehru and Gandhi into prison.The second contradiction is to hear that American politicians talk about peace but refuse to join the association of nations to maintain world peace.
9--In this instance, he seemed to me ruled not by thought but by an invisible and
irresistible spring in his neck. ——On this occasion, it seemed that it was not his thought but his nature instinct that ruled him,which he was unable to resist.
LESSON TWO
1--Bella was the boarding-house lovely, but no one had taken advantage of the fact. ——Bella was young and pretty and was seen as the beauty of the boarding-house, but no one had shown any particular interest in her.
2--He possessed a brain, and since no one understood it when he used it, it was resented. ——Mr. Penbury was intelligent, but no one in the boarding-house liked him for that. He was too smart for them, and everybody felt annoyed.
3--But Mrs. Mayton never allowed more than three minutes to go by without a word and so when the silence had reached its allotted span, she turned to Penbury and asked: ——But Mrs. Mayton never allowed more than three minutes to go by without a word and so when the silence had reached its allotted span, she turned to Penbury and asked.
4--If found the spot all right.
——The weapon went through his heart..
5--We all know you walk in your sleep. …”
——We all know you are a sleep walker.
6--Now, then, don’t take too long thinking of an answer!” glared Mr.Calthrop. ——Mr,Calthrop was urging him to give an answer immediately so that he would not have the time to make up a story.
7--“but let me suggest that you give the statement to the police with slightly less
emphasis.”——but let me advice you not to put so much emphasis on your statement when talking to the police if you do not want to arouse their suspicions about your story.
8--“No”, I answered. “I’ve come to cure it.”
——“No”, I answered. “I have come to put an end to your cough.”
LESSON THREE
1--Most students are usually introduced to the study of history by way of a fat textbook and become quickly immersed in a vast sea of names, dates, events and statistics. ——Most students usually come to have their first experience of the study of history through the reading of a thick history textbook and soon are overwhelmed by a large number of names, dates, events and statistics. 2—History, which seemed to be a cut-and-dried matter of memorizing “facts”, now becomes a metter of choosing one good interpretation from among many. ——History used to be an ordinary matter of memorizing “facts”, but now it turns to be an act of making the right choice out of many interpretations.
3--They could not help but feel that two diametrically opposed points of view about an event can not both be right. ——They can only feel that absolutely opposed arguments about an event cannot both be right.
4—They will read of the interception of the “Zimmerman Note”, in which the Germen Foreign Secretary ordered the German minister in Mexico, in the event of war, to suggest an alliance between Germany and Mexico whereby Mexico,with German support,could win back territory taken from Mexico by the United States in the
Mexico War. ——They will find out information about the “Zimmerman Note”,an order the Germen Foreign Secretary,Arthur Zimmerman, sent to his minister in Mexico,which instructed the minister to propose an alliance to the Mexico government. Mexico,with the Germen financial support, was to go to war against the U.S.and re-conquer her lost territories from New Maxico,Texas and Arizona, which the United States had taken from Maxico in the Maxican War.
5—Can we eliminate all disagreement? If the state of our knowledge were such that it provided us with a model of unquestioned validity that completely explained human behavior, we can. ——we can (eliminate all disagreement) only if our knowledge could give us a perfect model that completely explained human behavior. Unfortunately no such model has ever existed.
LESSON FOUR
1--In the year 1960 the Union Africa celebrated its Golden Jubilee, and there was a nationwide sensation when the one-thousand-pound prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man, Edward Simelane.
——In the year 1960, the Union of South Africa celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and there was a great excitement throughout the country when people heard that the prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man.
2--His work, African Mother and Child, not only excited the admiration, but touched the conscience or heart or whatever it was that responded, of white South Africa. ——His sculpture, African Mother and Child, not only won the admiration of the white people for its artistic merit, but also deeply touched or moved their hearts and
conscience because the work made them see the injustice of racial discrimination and the black people’s yearning for a better life for their children.
3--It was by an oversight that his work was accepted…
——It was by a careless mistake that his work was accepted, because as a black person, he was not supposed to participate in the competition.
4--… but in certain powerful quarters, there was an outcry against any departure from the “traditional policies” of the country…
——…but in certain politically influential circles, there was a strong protest against this decision as it was not in conformity with the traditional, apartheid policies of the country…
5--In Orlando you develop a throat of iron, and you just put back your head and put it down, in case the police should arrive.
——In Orlando you (the blacks) gradually develop a throat as strong as iron, and you just throw back your head and drink the brandy up in one gulp in order to avoid police detection.
6--They gave a window to it, with a white velvet backdrop, if there is anything called white velvet, and some complimentary words.
——They gave a whole window to the sculpture with a white curtain at the back and some words in praise of the work. The curtain (backdrop) was made of white velvet, if there is such a thing as white velvet.
7--…so I thought I’d go and see the window, and indulge certain pleasurable human feelings. I must have got a little lost in the contemplation of my own genius…
——So I thought I’d go an d see the window, and enjoy secretly some pleasant feelings—feelings of pride for example for one’s genius. I must have become too absorbed in my thinking about my own genius…
8--I wasn’t only feeling what you may be thinking, I was thinking that one of t he impersonal doors might open at any moment, and someone might see me in “white” building, and see me and van Rensburg breaking the liquor laws of the country. ——You might be thinking that it was an insult to have me drink in the passage instead of inviting me into their apartment, to sit down and drink properly. Yes, I was feeling that way. But there was sth. else. I was also afraid that one of the cold, unfriendly doors might open at any moment and someone might see me in this “whites only” building, dr inking with a white man and breaking the laws on drinking. 9--Anger could have saved me from the whole embarrassing situation, but you know I can’t easily be angry. Even if I could have been, I might have found it hard to be angry with this particular man. ——I could have simply left then and there angrily and thus freed myself from the awkward situation. But you know, I’m not the kind of person who can easily get angry. Even if I could, I might have found it hard to be angry with this particular man. He seemed so nice to me.
10--…and van Rensburg, in a strained voice that suddenly came out of nowhere, said, “Our land is beautiful. But it breaks my heart.”——Van Rensburg suddenly appeared and, in a worried voice, said, “Our land is beautiful. But it breaks my heart.”11--All of us were full of goodwill, but I was waiting for the opening of one of those impersonal doors. Perhaps they were too, I don’t know. Perhaps when you want so
badly to touch someone, you don’t care.
——All of us were full of warm and friendly feelings toward each other, but I was hoping that one of those doors would open and someone would come out and see me. Perhaps van Rensburg and the others were hoping the same thing, I am not quite sure. Perhaps when you want to reach out so eagerly, you don’t care what might happen.
12--We drove up Eloff Street, and he said, “Did you know what I meant?” I wanted to answer him, but I couldn’t, because I didn’t know what that something was. He couldn’t be talking about being frightened of Orla ndo at night, because what more could one mean than just that? ——We drove up Eloff Street, and he asked, “Did you know what I meant?” He wanted to make sure that I understood him. Being a black, I knew very well that he couldn’t be talking about it bei ng dangerous in Orlando at night. He was saying that it was dangerous to break the Apartheid laws by showing up in Orlando at night. What else could he mean other than that?
13--Yes, I knew what he meant, and I knew that for God’s sake he wanted to touch me too and he couldn’t; for his eyes had been blinded by years in the dark. And I thought it was a pity he was blind, for if men never touch each other, they’ll hurt each other one day. ——Yes, I knew what he meant, and I knew, too, that he really wanted to touch me. But he couldn’t, for he had been influenced by racism for so long that he was now unable to see the truth and behave accordingly. And I thought it was a sad thing, because if you don’t understand each other and don’t care for each other, some day you will hurt each other. Racial prejudices are bound to lead to terrible sufferings for both sides.
14--And it was a pity he was blind, and couldn’t touch me, for black men don’t touch white men any more; only by accident, when they make something like Mother and Child. ——And it was a pity he could not see the truth and couldn’t open up completely to me and embrace me as his brother, for black people could only touch them by accident as in this case. They would not have had the chance to be moved by the sculpture Mother and Child if it had not been for the oversight.
15--…and my inarticulateness distressed me,…
——…and my inability to express myself upset me; Or The fact that I could not clearly express what I was thinking made me upset.
16--…but I was thinking he was like a man trying to run a race in iron shoes, and not understanding why he cannot move. ——But I was thinking that he was much like a man trying to run but couldn’t because he was still not completely free from racist prejudices which were dragging his feet like iron shoes. And the sad thing was that he still did not know what was preventing their land, which otherwise was so beautiful, from becoming a country that would not break his heart. The wall was in his own heart.
LESSON SEVEN
1--... While Mary raked out the live coals that had lain hidden in the ashes…
——to clear fireplace by shaking and pulling a toll inside it,burning coals,had been buried under the ashes.
2--…sleepy and yet on fire with excitement, for it was the first day of their first spring sowing as man and wife. ——Although still not fully awake, the young
couple was already greatly excited, because that day was the first day of their first spring planting after they got married.
3--But somehow the imminence of an event that had been long expected, loved, feared and prepared for made them dejected. ——The couple had been looking forward to and preparing for this spring planting for a long time, but now that the day had finally arrived, strangely, they felt somehow a bit sad.
4--Mary, with her shrewd woman’s mind, thought of as many things as there are in life as a woman think in the first joy and anxiety of her mating. ——Mary, like all sharp and smart women, thought of many things in life when she got married.
5--Martin fell over a basker in the half-darkness of the barn, he swore and said that a man would be better off dead than… ——In the barn, it was still very dark as it was very early in the morning. So Martin tripped over a basket. He cursed and said that it would be better off to die than to have to get up at such an early hour and begin the day’s toil—probably for the rest of his life.
6--And somehow, as they embraced, all their irritation and sleepiness left them. And they stood there embracing until at last Martin pushed her from him with pretended roughness and said: “Come, come, girl, it will be sunset before we begin at this rate.” ——However, all of the unhappiness and drowsiness melted away with their hug. They remained in each other’s arms until finally Martin pushed her away, with pretended roughness, to show that he was now the bread-winner of the family and had serious work to do and therefore must stop this sentimental nonsense, otherwise they would not be able to get anything done in the whole day.
7--…as they walked silently… through the little hamlet, there was not a soul about. ——When they walked silently through the small village, they saw not a single person around them because they were earlier than everybody else.
8--And they both looked back at the little cluster of cabins that was the center of their world, with throbbing hearts. For the joy of spring had now taken complete hold of them. ——Both of them looked back towards their small village, which was the most important place for them because they and their forefathers before them were born and raised here. Their hearts were quivering with excitement at that moment, for the coming of spring had already filled their hearts with pleasure.
9--And there was a big red heap of fresh seaweed lying in a corner by the fence to be spread under the seeds as they were laid.
——In a corner beside the fence, there was a big pile of fresh seaweed. Before the seeds were dropped on the ridge, the seaweed should be spread first.
10--When she was a little distance down the ridge, Martin advanced with his spade to the head, eager to commence. ——When she was a little away from him, Martin started to move ahead, putting his spade to the front. Now he was eager to start working.
11--Suppose anybody saw us like this in the field of our spring sowing, what would they take us for but a pair of useless, soft, empty-headed people that would be sure to die of hunger. ——If people should see us like this (with your arm round my waist), what would they think of us? They were sure to take us for a pair of good-for-nothings, people who are unable to endure hardships and foolish and,
therefore, were sure to die of hunger.
12--His eyes had a wild, eager light in them as if some primeval impulse were burning within his brain and driving out every other desire but that of asserting his manhood and of subjugating the earth. ——His eyes shone and his only desire now was to prove what a strong man he was and how he could conquer the land.
13--…but she drew back at the same time and gazed distantly at the ground. ——She stayed from Martin and deeply absorbed in her thought.
14--…he turned up the first sod with a crunching sound.
——…he dug up the first piece of earth with grass and roots with his spade, making a crunching sound
15--…to drive out the sudden terror that had seized her at that moment when she saw the fierce, hard look in her husband’s eyes that were unconscious of her presence. ——…she began to work hard) in order to get rid of the terror that suddenly seized her when she saw that her husband had suddenly changed from the loving husband she knew into a fierce-looking farmer who did not seem to be aware that his bride was with him.
16--She became suddenly afraid of that pitiless, cruel e arth, the peasant’s slave master, that would keep her chained to hard work and poverty all her life until she would sink again into his bosom. ——She became afraid of the earth because it was going to force her to work like a slave and force her to struggle against poverty all her life until she died and was buried in it.
17--Her short-lived love was gone. Henceforth she was only her husband’s helper to
till the earth. ——The love they had for each other did not last long. Their romance was now replaced by their necessity to face the hard work. From then on, she was merely her husband’s helper and had to work side by side with him.
18--And Martin, absolutely without thought, worked furiously…
——Martin on the other hand had no time to waste on idle thoughts. He just concentrated on his work and worked with great energy.
19--There was a sharpness in the still thin air that made the men jump on their spade halts ferociously and beat the sods as if they were living enemies.
——The chilly and biting air of early spring made the peasants work fiercely with their spades, beating the sods as if they were enemies.
20--Birds hopped silently before the spades, with their heads cocked sideways, watching for worms. Made brave by hunger, they often dashed under the spades to secure their food. ——Birds hopped here and there around the working peasants, turning their heads to one side in order to look for worms. The desire for food was so strong that they even dared to dash under the spades to get their food.
21--“Yes, isn’t it lovely,” said Mary, looking at the black ridges wistfully.
——Mary was sad that this was going to be her life from now on, toiling and sweating over the land until the day she died. But on the other hand what they had done that day also made her proud and hopeful.
22--They hurried trip to the village and the trouble of getting the tea ready had robbed her of her appetite. ——（to deprive sb. of sth. belonging to that person by an unjust procedure）
23--It overpowered that other feeling of dread that had been with her during the morning. ——The feeling of joy drove away the feeling of terror that she had had in the morning.
24--Martin ate heartily, reveling in his great thirst and his great hunger, with every pore of his body open to the pure air. ——The heavy work made Martin thirsty and hungry and made him enjoy his lunch and tea more.
25--That was the signal for a general rising all along the little valley.
——The noise was the signal for all peasants to stand up and start working again.
26--The strong smell of the upturned earth acted like a drug on their nerves.
——The newly upturned earth sent out a strong smell that seemed to be able to take away the tiredness away from people’s body and mind.
27--Then she thought of the journey home and the trouble of feeding the pigs, putting the fowls into their coops and getting the supper ready, and a momentary flash of rebellion against the slavery of being a peasant’s wife crossed her mind. It passed in a moment. ——When she thought of all the drudgery waiting for her at home, suddenly she wanted to break the chains on her as a peasant’s wife, but it only lasted a very short time. She immediately dismissed the idea.
28--All her satisfaction and weariness vanish from Mary’s mind with th e delicious feeling of comfort that overcame her at having done this work with her husband. ——At the moment when she had done this work with her husband, the feeling of comfort fought against all her previous feelings of dissatisfaction and weariness and took control.
大学英语精读第三版第四册答案 Unit1 翻译 1) 我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。 We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience /receive us the next day. 2) 我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。 I thought it odd that he didn't seem to remember his own birthday. 3) 学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。 Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far. 4) 看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。(pain) It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking. 5) 在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。 Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts. 6) 该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。 The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river. Unit2 翻译 1) 比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。 Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions. 2) 这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。 There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce. 3) 工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。 Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased productivity. 4) 他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望。 He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B. 5) 我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。 We have ample time for a leisurely lunch.
When dad told us about the delivery work it sounded easy, just a piece of cake. The trouble was, we didn’t take care to inquire just how much material was involved. Before long trucks seemed to be pulling up outside our house all day long, leaving stacks of advertising. It seemed we should have no chance of meeting the deadline. The we had this marvelous idea. Hiring local kids to help would enable us to get the job done on time. True, it would cut into our profits, but there was no alternative. things seemed to be going well, but then we had trouble over a pay claim. Our workers demanded five dollars an hour, but fortunately for us they were ready to settle for less. As for us, when we finally settled our accounts we ended up earning less than the minimum wage for our efforts. I guess we should have know better than to believe that big bucks come easy. While it is often said that love makes the world go round, scientists take a less romantic view. To their minds, energy is the fundamental force at work. All animal life is dependent on obtaining sufficient energy from food. Deer, like other wild animals, do this through eating as much food as possible in the summer, when food resources are abundant. Any excess of energy over their current needs is deposited in the body in the form of fat. Then, when food becomes scarce in the winter, they can live off the fat. In addition, nature helps them to survive the winter by slowing down their metabolism, assisting them to pull through the cold weather. However, when the winter is particularly harsh, deer may have to draw on the fat they have built up more heavily. Under such conditions, only deer in good condition are able to survive to give birth to a new generation. In his essay George Orwell starts off by citing Bernard Shaw’s remark that people are more superstitious today than they were in the Middle Ages. They promptly accept the opinions of experts without asking any questions themselves. Obviously Shaw exaggerates just in order to prove his point that we should not always fall back on the theories of well-known authorities. Rather, we should aim at finding out some things for ourselves. By way of illustration, Orwell outlines arguments against the Flat Earth and the Oval Earth theories, thus throwing light on the fact that much of our knowledge actually rests on authority rather than on reasoning or on experiment. Finally, Orwell draws his conclusion that ours is a credulous age partly because we have such an exceptionally heavy burden of knowledge. The last time Lyz saw her husband was as he waved goodbye to her from the steps of their house. He was due to fly off on business later that day. Unluckily for him his flight was cancelled and he found himself having to take United Flight 93 the following day. It was from on board that ill-fated flight that he telephoned with the news that hijackers had threatened to blow up the aircraft. Cursing his bad luck, he nonetheless realized that his fate was in his own hands. Hoping that the terrorists were bluffing when they claimed to have a bomb, he and some other passengers decided to act. Without hanging up, he set off with the others to attack the hijackers. From the telephone came the sound of screams. Then silence.
Unit 1 一个大学男孩，不清楚赚钱需要付出艰苦的劳动，被一份许诺轻松赚大钱的广告吸引了。男孩们很快就明白，如果事情看起来好得不像真的，那多半确实不是真的。 轻轻松松赚大钱 “你们该看看这个，”我向我们的两个读大学的儿子建议道。“你们若想避免因为老是向人讨钱而有失尊严的话，这兴许是一种办法。”我将挂在我们门把手上的、装在一个塑料袋里的几本杂志拿给他们。塑料袋上印着一条信息说，需要招聘人投递这样的袋子，这活儿既轻松又赚钱。（“轻轻松松赚大钱!”）“我不在乎失不失尊严，”大儿子回答说。 “我可以忍受，”他的弟弟附和道。 “看到你们俩伸手讨钱讨惯了一点也不感到尴尬的样子，真使我痛心，”我说。 孩子们说他们可以考虑考虑投递杂志的事。我听了很高兴，便离城出差去了。午夜时分，我已远离家门，在一家旅馆的房间里舒舒服服住了下来。电话铃响了，是妻子打来的。她想知道我这一天过得可好。 “好极了!”我兴高采烈地说。“你过得怎么样?”我问道。 “棒极了!”她大声挖苦道。“真棒!而且这还仅仅是个开始。又一辆卡车刚在门前停下。” “又一辆卡车?” “今晚第三辆了。第一辆运来了四千份蒙哥马利-沃德百货公司的广告；第二辆运来四千份西尔斯-罗伯克百货公司的广告。我不知道这一辆装的啥，但我肯定又是四千份什么的。既然这事是你促成的，我想你或许想了解事情的进展。” 我之所以受到指责，事情原来是这样：由于发生了一起报业工人罢工，通常夹在星期日报纸里的广告插页，必须派人直接投送出去。公司答应给我们的孩子六百美金，任务是将这些广告插页在星期天早晨之前投递到四千户人家去。 “不费吹灰之力!”我们上大学的大儿子嚷道。 “六百块!”他的弟弟应声道，“我们两个钟点就能干完!” “西尔斯和沃德的广告通常都是报纸那么大的四页，”妻子告诉我说，“现在我们门廊上堆着三万二千页广告。就在我们说话的当儿，两个大个子正各抱着一大捆广告走过来。这么多广告，我们可怎么办?” “你让孩子们快干，”我指示说。“他们都是大学生了。他们自己的事得由他们自己去做。” 第二天中午，我回到旅馆，看到一份紧急留言，要我马上给妻子回电话。她的声音高得很不自然，而且有些颤抖。家里又运到了好几卡车的广告插页。“有百货公司的，廉价商店的，杂货店的，食品店的，汽车行的，等等。有些像整本杂志那么厚。我们这里有数十万页，说不定是几百万页的广告!我们家整个房子从东墙到西墙，从南墙到北墙统统堆满了广告，一堆又一堆，比你大儿子还要高。现在只剩下一点点空间，刚够一个人走进去，从十一种插页中各取一份，卷在一起，套上橡皮筋，再塞进一只塑料袋内。我们的塑料袋足够供应全美所有的外卖餐厅!”她越讲声音越响，几乎震耳欲聋。“这么多的广告必须在星期日早晨七点以前统统送出去。”
大学英语精读第四册课后翻译答案 unit 1 1.我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。 We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to meet us the next day. 2.我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。 I thought it odd that he didn’t seem to remember his own birthday. 3.学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是大部分学生却至今几无进展。 Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far. 4.看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。 It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking. 5.在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普通起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。 Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts. 6.该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。 the company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in river. unit2 1.比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他作主。 Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions. 2.这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。 There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce. 3.工程师们依靠工人们的智慧，发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。
2) decade 3) content 4) arrange 5) minor 6) efficient 7) endure 8) extra 9) reluctantly 10) tremble 1) bunch 2) packet/pack 3) piece 4) pair 5) piece 6) bunch 7) pair 8) piece 9) bunch 10) packet 11) pair
1) at other times 2) After all 3) efficient 4) endure 5) extraextra 6) round the corner 7) occasions 8) minor 9) arranged 10) primary 11) rare 12) trembling 13) reluctantly 14) disappointment 1) can endure 2) on the occasion of 3) to pick it up 4) are not sure of 5) felt a pang of disappointment
6) Not being content 1) milkman 2) fireman 3) fisherman 4) businessman 5) policeman 6) spaceman 7) weatherman 8) sportsman 1) broadens 2) widened 3) quicken 4) darkened 5) sharpening 6) shortens 1) excitement 2) excited 3) exciting 4) excitedly
大学英语精读4 汉译英练习答案 UNIT 1 1.我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。 2.我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。 3.学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。 4.看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。(pain) 5.在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的 一种方式。 6.该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。 1.We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience /receive us the next day. 2.I thought it odd that he didn't seem to remember his own birthday. 3.Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far. 4.It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking. 5.Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts. 6.The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river. UNIT 2 1.比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。 2.这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。 3.工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。 4.他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望。 5.我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。 6.地方政府不得不动用储备粮并采取其他紧急措施，以渡过粮食危机。 1.Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions. 2.There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce. 3.Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased productivity. 4.He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B. 5.We have ample time for a leisurely lunch. 6.The local government had to draw on its grain reserves and take other emergency measures so as to pull through the food crisis.
大学英语精读（第三版）第四册课文翻译 第一单元 两个大学男孩，不清楚赚钱需要付出艰苦的劳动，被一份许诺轻松赚大钱的广告吸引了。男孩们很快就明白，如果事情看起来好得不像真的，那多半确实不是真的。 轻轻松松赚大钱 约翰·G·哈贝尔 “你们该看看这个，”我向我们的两个读大学的儿子建议道。“你们若想避免因为老是向人讨钱而有失尊严的话，这兴许是一种办法。”我将挂在我们门把手上的、装在一个塑料袋里的几本杂志拿给他们。塑料袋上印着一条信息说，需要招聘人投递这样的袋子，这活儿既轻松又赚钱。（“轻轻松松赚大钱!”）“我不在乎失不失尊严，”大儿子回答说。 “我可以忍受，”他的弟弟附和道。 “看到你们俩伸手讨钱讨惯了一点也不感到尴尬的样子，真使我痛心，”我说。 孩子们说他们可以考虑考虑投递杂志的事。我听了很高兴，便离城出差去了。午夜时分，我已远离家门，在一家旅馆的房间里舒舒服服住了下来。电话铃响了，是妻子打来的。她想知道我这一天过得可好。 “好极了!”我兴高采烈地说。”你过得怎么样”我问道。 “棒极了!”她大声挖苦道。“真棒!而且这还仅仅是个开始。又一辆卡车刚在门前停下。”
“又一辆卡车” “今晚第三辆了。第一辆运来了四千份蒙哥马利-沃德百货公司的广告；第二辆运来四千份西尔斯-罗伯克百货公司的广告。我不知道这一辆装的啥，但我肯定又是四千份什么的。既然这事是你促成的，我想你或许想了解事情的进展。” 我之所以受到指责，事情原来是这样：由于发生了一起报业工人罢工，通常夹在星期日报纸里的广告插页，必须派人直接投送出去。公司答应给我们的孩子六百美金，任务是将这些广告插页在星期天早晨之前投递到四千户人家去。 “不费吹灰之力!”我们上大学的大儿子嚷道。 “六百块!”他的弟弟应声道，“我们两个钟点就能干完!” “西尔斯和沃德的广告通常都是报纸那么大的四页，”妻子告诉我说，“现在我们门廊上堆着三万二千页广告。就在我们说话的当儿，两个大个子正各抱着一大捆广告走过来。这么多广告，我们可怎么办” “你让孩子们快干，”我指示说。”他们都是大学生了。他们自己的事得由他们自己去做。” 第二天中午，我回到旅馆，看到一份紧急留言，要我马上给妻子回电话。她的声音高而颤抖，很不自然。家里又运到了好几卡车的广告插页。“有百货公司的，廉价商店的，杂货店的，食品店的，汽车行的，等等。有些像整本杂志那么厚。我们这里有数十万页，说不定是几百万页的广告!我们家整个房子从东墙到西墙，从南墙到北墙统统堆满了广告，一堆又一堆，比你大儿子还要高。现在只剩下一点点空间，刚够一个人走进去，从十一种插页中各取一份，卷在一起，套上橡皮筋，再塞进一只塑料袋内。我们的塑料袋足够供应全美所有的外卖餐厅!”她越讲声音越响，几乎震耳欲聋。”这么多的广告必须在星期日早晨七点以前统统送出
Unit1翻译 1) 我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。 We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience /receive us the next day. 2) 我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。 I thought it odd that he didn't seem to remember his own birthday. 3) 学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。 Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far. 4) 看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。(pain) It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking. 5) 在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。 Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts. 6) 该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。 The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river. Unit2翻译 1) 比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。 Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions. 2) 这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。 There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce. 3) 工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。 Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased productivity. 4) 他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望。 He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B. 5) 我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。
大学英语专业精读1 期末考试卷 I. Word formation （40%） A. Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs.给出下列动词的相应名词形式。（10%） 1. discover 2.depend 3.amaze 4.add 5.display 6.renew 7.suppose 8.treat 9.addict 10.accelerate B. Give the corresponding nouns for the following adjectives. （10%） 1.weak 2. angry 3. free 4. quick 5. clear 6. long 7.wide 8. sad 9.happy 10. moderate C. Give the corresponding verbs for the following nouns. （10%） 1. gardening 2. failure 3. fertilizer 4. enduring 5. mixture 6.liberation 7.alternative 8.result 9.satisfaction 10.requirement D. Give the corresponding synonyms for the following words and expressions. （10%） 1.barely 2. chilly 3. now and then 4. many 5. clever 6. turn up 7. keen 8. club 9.handsome 10.sensible II. Translate the Chinese into English. （30%） 1. We’ll stick by you___________________________________________（无论发生什么事）. 2. Keep in touch with your cultural roots, ___________________(无论你在世界何地). 3.We’ll bring the hostage home,___________________________（无论有多困难）. 4. I feel that you young people should understand____________________（生活中总是充满着机遇和挑战）. 5. When she learned____________________（她已经被那所大学录取）, she almost jumped for joy. 6.You must admit_________________________（所有这一切都表明我们的努力没有白费）. 7.He was running a great risk when he insisted_________________________________（地球是绕着太阳转的）. 8. The visitors were greatly impressed by________________________（这个村子过去30年所取得的成就）. 9. First-year college students are generally not clear about______________________________（他们应该从大学获取什么）. 10._____________________________（农民最想得到的东西）is just one thing. It is land. III. Translate the following sentences into English. （30%） 1. 我们现在缺少人手，你来得正好。 2. 已经有好几个同学在考虑竞选学生会主席。 3. 她警告我不要和那种追求个人名利的人交往。 4.多年来我们学校培养了很多学生，大多数都在各个部门重要岗位任职。 5. 她原以为哲学是非常枯燥的东西，可后来方发现它非常有意思。 6.他父亲刚过五十，可头发已经灰白了。不过，除此以外，他没事。 7.这里的老师和学生都认为学英语没有什么捷径。 8.我知道放弃这个机会十分愚蠢，但我别无选择。 9.有一天，那座新楼突然倒塌，楼里很多人都被埋了。 10.一种长久的友好关系要求双方都十分真诚。
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大学英语精读第三版第四册Book4 Unit3答案 1) cited 2) as for 3) exaggerate 4) Statements 5) preface 6) justified 7) horizon 8) authorit 9) follow up 10) advanced 11) and so forth 12) threw light on/shed light on 13) pressing 14) burden 1) refuted 2) swallowed 3) predict 4) outlined 5) proof 6) For the sake of 7) advanced 8) cited 9) In a way 10) cast 11) promptly 12) appealed to 1) rested on 2) fall back on 3) appeal to 4) followed 5) up 6) was straying from 7) aimed at 8) bring out 1) If the door was not opened by force, it follows that the burglar had a key 2) Children tend to be credulous because they have not had much experience in the real world. 3) The information the police had just obtained threw light on the mystery of the stolen antiques. 4) The three-month military training may well work a change in his living habits. 5) If this is the case, he is fully justified in blaming her. 1) a band worn around the ankle
大学英语精读第三版第一册Book1 Unit1 1)e 2)g 3)j 4)a 5)b 6)i 7)c 8)d 9)h 10)f 1) handling 2) summarized 3) process 4) absorb 5) are bound to 6) feel free 7) for instance 8) strategies 9) complained 10) has committed to memory 11) Nevertheless 12) rely on 13) Apart from 14) command 1) over and over again 2) at a time 3) put it into practice 4) watching out for 5) by no means 6) concentrate on 7) In addition t 8) in detail 1)action 2)employ 3)announce 4)examination 5)communicati on 6)express 7)compose 8)improvemen t 9)concentratio n 10)manageme nt 11)consider 12)motivate 13)developme nt 14)movement 15)discuss 16)operate 17)division 18)production 19)educate 20)repeat 1) additional 2) add 3) addition 4) addition 1) effectively 2) effect 3) effective 4) effect 1) helpful 2) help 3) helpless 4) help 5) helplessly 6) helpfully 7) helpful 1) reliant 2) reliable 3) reliance 4) relies 5) reliably 6) reliable 1) repetition 2) repeating 3) repeatedly 4) repeated 5) repetition 1) In my opinion 2) According to Mary 3) In our opinion 4) According to today's papers 5) In most doctors' opinion According to most doctors 1) Shakespeare was not only a dramatist but also an actor. 2) Miss Crain not only took me home in her car, but also came the next day to see if I had recovered. 3) Hainan Island attracts tourists not only in winter but also in summer. 4) There is always a black market not only in Britain, but also in other European countries. 5) At the Athens Olympics in 2004, Liu Xiang not only won a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles, but also broke the Olympic record. 1) It is true that your sentences are all grammatically correct, but they don’t make any sense. 2) It is true that they lost that battle, but they still went on fighting. 3) It is true that Tom’s very clever and hardworking, but I still don’t think he is the right person for the job. 4) It is true that learning English is by no means easy, but we can make the task easier by using some learning strategies. 1) strategies 2) frequently 3) over and over again 4) commit to memory 5) acquaintance 6) watch out for 7) communicate 8) process 9) opportunities 10) rely on 11) put into practice 12) absorbed 1) if 2) about 3) it 4) know 5) up 6) as 7) addition 8) even 9) into 10) other 11) for 12) while 1) memorize 2) a matter of