新視野翻譯訓練第三冊

1、新視野翻譯訓練第三冊1.Mr. Williams deceived everyone, including Mr. Abdy and including even his own wife, tellingthem that he inherited the money from a rich uncle. He was caught because his bank depositswere so large that they were noticed by the bank's emmaennatg. The bank notified the police,who discov

2、ered, to their terrible embarrassment, that the criminal was one of their own.Key:威廉斯先生欺騙了所有的人， 包括阿布迪先生， 甚至他自己的妻子。 他對他們說自己是從一個富有的叔叔那里繼承了這筆錢。 他被捕是因為他的銀行存款太大，引起了銀行管理部門的注意。 銀行通知了警方，警方最后極為尷尬地發(fā)現(xiàn)，罪犯原來是自己的家賊。2.Exercise can result in iron loss through a variety of mechanisms. Some iron is lost in sweat,and,

3、 for unknown reasons, intense endurance exercise is sometimes associated with bleedingof the digestive system. Athletes in high-impact sports such as running may also lose ironthrough a phenomenon where small blood vessels in the feet leak blood.Key ：運動可能通過多種機制導致鐵離子流失。有些鐵離子隨汗液流失。 另外， 由于某些未知的原因，高強度的耐

4、力運動有時是與消化系統(tǒng)內(nèi)出血聯(lián)系在一起的。運動員從事高度劇烈的運動，比如跑步時，也可能會因為足部細血管失血的現(xiàn)象而使鐵質(zhì)流失。3. Now, Joe Gauld is trying to spread his controversial Character First idea to public, inner-cityschools willing to use the tax dollars spent on the traditional program for the new approach.The first Hyde public school program opened in

5、 September 1992. Within months the programwas suspended. Teachers protested the program's demands and the strain associated withmore intense work.Key ：現(xiàn)在，喬 ?高爾德 （ 約瑟夫 ?高爾德 ）正試圖將他尚有爭議的 "品德第一 "的理念向市中心貧民區(qū)的公立學校推廣。這些學校愿將用于傳統(tǒng)教學計劃的稅金用于實施這一新的教學方法。第一個海德公立學校教學計劃始于 1992 年 9 月。 但幾個月后，該計劃即告暫停。教師們對教

6、學計劃的過高要求以及高強度工作所帶來的壓力表示抗議。4. During a later war in 1812, Wilson gained a position inspecting meat for US Army forces,working with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to thearmy. Barrels of meat supplied to the army were stamped "EA-US", identifying the compa

7、ny(EA) and country of origin (US). According to one story, when a government official visited theplant and asked about the letters, a creative employee told him "US" was short for "UncleSam" Wilson. Soon soldiers were saying all Army supplies were from "Uncle Sam".Key ：

8、此后在 1812 年的戰(zhàn)爭中，威爾遜獲得了一個職位，為美國軍隊檢驗肉食。他的合伙人和美國政府簽定了一份合同，給軍隊提供肉食。送到軍隊的肉桶上面都印有 EA-US 的標志， EA 代表公司名， US 代表原產(chǎn)國。 傳說有一回，有個政府官員來參觀加工廠，問及這些字母的含義，一個想像豐富的雇員告訴他， "US" 是 "山姆大叔 "威爾遜的縮寫。 很快，士兵們都說所有的軍需都是來自 "山姆大叔 " 。5. The only light in her room is coming from a piece of medical equipmen

9、t, which is flashing itsred light as if in warning. As I stand there, the smell hits my nose, and I close my eyes as Iremember the smell of decay from past experience. In my mouth I have a sour, vinegar tastecoming from the pit of my stomach. I reach for the light switch, and as it silently lights t

10、hescene, I return to the bed to observe the patient with an unemotional, medical eye.Key ：她屋里惟一的光線來自一件醫(yī)療設備，它閃著紅光，似乎在發(fā)出警告。我站在那里，一股怪味刺激著我的鼻子，我想起了過去聞到過的腐爛的氣味，我閉上了眼睛。我嘴里有一股從胃底涌上來的酸酸的醋味。 我伸手去開燈。燈靜靜地照亮了整個病房，我走回病床邊，用無動于衷的、醫(yī)生的目光觀察著病人。6. Human population growth is creating food shortages, problems of air qua

11、lity, and changes inweather patterns. What is destroying rain forests and ruining the land and seas? What causesthe acid rain that forms from water passing through polluted air? Why is there the threat ofglobal warming? All these harmful results come from the too much use of resources and thehuman s

12、truggle to control the environment.Key ：人口的增長帶來了糧食短缺、空氣質(zhì)量降低、天氣狀況變化等問題。是什么在破壞雨林、土壤和海洋？ 是什么造成了雨水穿過污染的大氣而形成的酸雨？為什么會有全球變暖的威脅？有這些惡果都源于對資源的過度使用和人類對環(huán)境的強行控制。7. The company's formula for success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in therose chain. It grows its own roses in the sunshine of t

13、he Andes Mountains near the capital ofEcuador. Fresh roses are sprayed with water to keep them moist and flown to company stores three times a week. The New York stores sell about 45,000 stems a week, along with other items like balloons and stuffed animals. Roses Only can arrange delivery via overn

14、ight mail to anywhere in the country.Key ：它在厄瓜多爾首都附近、位于安第該公司成功的秘訣是通過其銷售鏈的每一個環(huán)節(jié)降低成本。斯山脈的陽光地帶有自己的玫瑰種植園。新鮮的玫瑰經(jīng)過灑水保濕后，每周三次空運到公司各敢肯定多莉是否能生育。他們會等到多莉到了生育年齡時再尋找答案。個分店。 紐約的花店每周售出 45,000 支玫瑰，同時也兼售其他物品，如氣球和毛絨動物等。惟一玫瑰 "可以通過速遞郵件連夜把花送到全國各地。8. Even in terms of biology, a clone would not be identical to the &q

15、uot;master copy". The clone's cells, for example, would have energy-processing machinery that came from the egg, not from the person who was cloned. But most of the physical differences between originals and copies are so minor that detection of them would require a sophisticated laboratory

16、. The one possible exception is bearing children. Wilmut and his coworkers are not sure that Dolly will be able to have lambs. They will try to find out once she's old enough to breed.Key ：即使從生物學的角度看，克隆人也不會和"母本 "一模一樣。 比如，克隆人的細胞可能會有來自卵子而非被克隆人的能量加工機制。然而，在母體和克隆體之間存在的身體差異大部分都很小，小得需要在設備精良的實

17、驗室里測定。惟一可能的例外就是生育能力。威爾莫特和他的同事不9. A dispute can also break out over prenuptial agreements if a couple decides to divorce whileliving abroad, or when they have different passports. A lawyer in a London law firm that oftenhandles divorces for British-American couples noted that in Britain, prenuptial a

18、greementswere "just about ignored" by the courts because English law says that circumstances of amarriage aren't static, and therefore a judge should decide how financial assets will be divided.Key ：如果夫婦決定離婚時正住在國外，或兩人擁有不同的護照，那也可能因婚前協(xié)議產(chǎn)生糾紛。敦一家法律公司的一名律師經(jīng)常為分處英美兩國的夫婦處理離婚事宜。他注意到， 在英國， 法院&qu

19、ot;幾乎忽視 "婚前協(xié)議，因為英國的法律認為婚姻狀況不是靜態(tài)的，因此應由法官來決定資產(chǎn)怎樣分配。10. The triangle has aroused considerable public interest through three best-selling books, atelevision show and a special exhibition. None of these investigations has producedconvincing answers to the mystery of the triangle, but there is no sho

20、rtage of interestingtheories. Some scientists and popular authors go so far as to suggest that the triangle is aplace where beings from outer space hunt human specimens for their "zoos".Key ：這個三角地帶通過三本暢銷書、一部電視片和一個特別展覽引起了公眾極大的興趣。這些研究之作都未能令人信服地解答百慕大三角之謎，但其中不乏有趣的理論。有些科學家和通俗作家居然猜測此三角地帶是外星人為他們的

21、"動物園 "捕捉人類標本之地。漢譯英1. 威廉斯在英格蘭買了幢高級的磚結(jié)構(gòu)住宅。他還在西班牙購買了一幢有雪白墻壁和游泳池的豪宅。 他在拍賣會上買了多個貴族頭銜，先是花95, 000 英鎊成為徹恩賽德勛爵，后來又增加了十多個蘇格蘭貴族頭銜。但是最主要的，是他將不法收入投進了這座山村。精致的石屋農(nóng)舍，茵茵的村中綠地， 一排排青 這一£ 95,000 to青的樹籬， 以及綿延起伏的原野與松林， 像古代行進的士兵漸漸消失于遠方的地平線上 派奇異的景色深深地吸引了他。Key ：Mr. Williams bought an estate with a fine brick h

22、ouse in England. He bought a beautiful home with white walls and a pool in Spain. He bought noble titles at auctions, spending become the Lord of Chirnside, and then adding on 10 more Scottish titles.But most of all, he sunk his dishonest gains into this village that captured his heart with its fine

23、 stone cottages, its central area of green grass, green rows of hedges, and its fantastic view of rolling fields and pine forests disappearing into the distance like the men of an ancient army marching over the horizon.2. 缺鐵分為三個階段： 第一也即最常見的階段，是鐵離子儲量不足。這一階段沒有典型癥狀。到了缺鐵的第二階段，就會出現(xiàn)疲倦和力不從心，此時體內(nèi)已沒有足夠的鐵來形成血

24、蛋白分子， 將氧輸至運動著的肌肉。 在第三也即最后階段，人常常感到虛弱，疲乏無力，喘不過氣，運動 成績大打折扣。Key ：There are three stages of iron deficiency. The first and most common is having low ironreserves, a condition that typically has no symptoms. Fatigue and poor performance maybegin to appear in the second stage of deficiency, when not enough

25、 iron is present to form themolecules of blood protein that transport oxygen to the working muscles. In the third and finalstage, people often feel weak, tired, and out of breath and exercise performance is severelycompromised.3. 一名曾任教于市中心貧民區(qū)學校的教師如今在實踐紐黑文教學計劃。他說，教師也能從中受益。 " 在這里，我們真正開始集中精力與每一個學生

26、建立卓有成效的關系。我們的重點真的是先考慮師生關系，然后是師生共同研討學業(yè)。 而在傳統(tǒng)的中學里，是先考慮教師和教材的關系，然后再考慮師生關系。 " 師生關系在海德中學被進一步深化了。對教職員工的評估也由學生來進行。Key ：One former inner-city high school teacher who now works in the New Haven program, saysteachers also benefit. "Here we really begin to focus on having a fruitful relationship with

27、 eachstudent. Our focus is really about teacher to student and then we together deal withthe academics. In the traditi onal high school sett in g, it's teacher to the material and then tothe student." The teacher-student relationship is taken even further at Hyde. Facultyevaluations are con

28、ducted by the students.4. 如今芭芭拉已有 60 多歲了， 她拒絕接受采訪， 但據(jù)說非常喜歡芭比。 她可能是當今世上真名實姓不為人知的最著名的人物。1961 年，芭比的男朋友面世，名從芭芭拉的弟弟肯。真正的肯于 1994 年去世對令自己全家名揚天下的娃娃極為厭惡。他在 1993 年說， "我可不想讓我的孩子玩這洋娃娃。Key ：Now more than sixty years old, Barbara who declines interviews but is said to have lovedthe doll - may be the most fam

29、ous unknown figure on the planet.Barbie's boyfriend, Ken, was introduced in 1961 and named after Barbara's brother. The realKen, who died in 1994, was disgusted by the doll that made his family famous. "I don't want mychildren to play with it," he said in 1993.5. 時間似乎停滯了。 在一片寂靜

30、中，我感覺自己的脈搏加快了，我聽到自己的呼吸開始伴隨著她那不均勻的呼吸一起一落。我們互相對視，不知怎么的，我們都意識到，這是兩個生命間的一個特殊時刻。 她那細長的手指很輕易地就攏住了我的手，我微笑著慢慢點了點頭。 無需任何語言，我從她發(fā)黃的眼睛中感受到了她對我的謝意，她慢慢閉上了眼睛。Key ：Time seems to stand still. In the total silence, I feel my own pulse quicken and hear mybreathing as it begins to match hers, breath for uneven breath.

31、Our eyes meet and somehow,together, we become aware that this is a special moment between two human beings . Herlong fingers curl easily around my hand and I nod my head slowly, smiling. Without words,through yellowed eyes, I receive my thank you and her eyes slowly close.6. 除做好房屋的防震外， 這些地區(qū)的人們還需要為自身

32、做些防備。他們應該在家里和工作地儲備些水和食物。 最好每人儲備幾加侖水。 儲備一些可以凈化水和消滅病菌的東西也很重要，樣就可以安全飲用其他來源的水了。每人準備一周的食物。 地震救生儲備還包括無線電接收器、手電、備用電池、急救用品、鐵鍬、帳篷、繩子和保暖衣物。Key ：In addition to preparing their houses, people in these regions need to prepare themselves.They should have supplies of water and food at home and at work. It is best

33、to store several gallons of water per person. It is also important to have something that can clean water and kill bacteria, so water from other sources can be made safe to drink. Store one week's food for each person. Earthquake survival supplies include a radio receiver, a torch, extra batteri

34、es, first-aid supplies, a spade, a tent, some rope, and warm clothing.7. 所有這些變化使得玫瑰行業(yè)的一些人很懷念過去的好日子，那時附近的花店每個情人節(jié)都會 安排送花。 "這很吸引人， "有位玫瑰商說， " 有人走出電梯，走進辦公室，把玫瑰花放到打字員 的桌上。 然后每個人都伸長脖子去看，一邊猜想是誰送花給她。Key ：All the changes are making some in the rose business long for the good old days, when nei

35、ghborhood flower shops arranged and delivered every Valentine's Day bundle of flowers. "It generates attention," says one rose seller. "Somebody steps out of the elevator, goes into the office, and puts roses on a typist's desk. Then everybody cranes their necks to see, and wo

36、nders who sent them to her."8. 最讓人擔心的不是克隆本身， 而是基因工程 即根據(jù)特定的要求故意改變基因以創(chuàng)造人類。" 克隆階層 "。 有位專具體說來，有些專家擔心會出現(xiàn)一個新的（和不被尊重的）社會階層，即 家相信，這一情形類似于 16 世紀時的一種情況，當時的歐洲人對如何對美洲的陌生居民進行歸 類感到困惑，并無休止地爭論他們究竟是不是人類。Key ：The gravest concern isn't really cloning itself, but genetic engineering the deliberate al

37、teringof genes to create human beings according to certain requirements. Specifically, some expertsare concerned about the creation of a new (and disrespected) social class: "the clones". Oneexpert believes the situation could be comparable to what occurred in the 16th century, whenEuropeans puzzled over how to classify the unfamiliar