現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀第二冊第二版課后翻譯以及中文1-8單元(共10頁)

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上.Unit21 我跟你說，從各方面考慮，當(dāng)教師不失為一個好主意。事實上，我認(rèn)為這個主意好極了。You know what ?All things considered,its not a bad idea to be a teacher. As a matter of fact,I think it is an excellent idea.2我不大喜歡你像剛才那樣用諷刺的口氣說話。你好像老是在暗示，我是什么都不會的廢物。I dont like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did . You s

2、eem to be implying all the time that I am a good-for-nothing.3我爸能讓我作最后決定，真是很體諒人。我得說我夠幸運。不是很多人都有這么好的父親。It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me . I must say I am very lucky.Not many people have such a terrific father.4你說你不要錢。你可能不愿要，但你的確需要錢。我看不出來大學(xué)生在課余時間掙點錢有什么錯。You said

3、you do not want any money .You may not want money ,but you do need money .I dont see whats wrong with students earning some money during their spare time.5不知道為什么，這個曲調(diào)聽起來很熟，但我就是記不起來了。反正是一首俄羅斯民歌。Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I cant recall what it is. In any case ,It is a Russian folk son

4、g.6除了一貫的周末家務(wù)，我明天還有一大堆家庭作業(yè)要做。真是糟透了Besides the usual weekend housework,I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. Its really terrible.7為了表明我們對最近爭端的不快，我們無限期地推遲了外交部長的出訪。To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Ministers visit indefinitely.8天快黑了。離下一個城市還有兩個小

5、時的車程。我們不如就在這個樹林里露營算了，支個帳篷，生個篝火，好好睡它一覺，明天再趕路。Its getting dark. The next town is still two hours drive away. We might as well camp in the forest, pitch a tent , build a fire , and have a good sleep before we continue our journey tomorrow.9聽到有人說他們不覺得考試作弊有什么丟臉的，我真嚇了一跳。你不覺得最可恥的事情莫過于我們已經(jīng)不知羞恥了嗎？I am really

6、 shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating at exams shameful.Isnt that the most shameful thing that we have been incapable of feeling ashamed?1 我年輕時，人們就是這樣生活的。That was the way people lived their lives in my day.2瓊斯太太像愛自己的孩子一樣愛她的學(xué)生。Mrs.Jones loved her students the way she loves her own

7、 children.3那個農(nóng)民的妻子不喜歡某些年輕人對待父母的態(tài)度。The farmers wife doesnt like the way some young people treat their parents.4有了大姚在隊里，不愁打不敗對手。With Big Yao on the team ,Im sure theyll beat their rivals.5那人雙手掩面坐在椅子上。The man was sitting in his armchair, with his face buried in his hands.6他發(fā)現(xiàn)電視開著很難專心做作業(yè)。With the TV on,

8、 he found is hard to concentrate on his homework.7在不帶現(xiàn)金的旅途中，人們對他的態(tài)度使作者深信：人們?nèi)匀豢梢砸揽磕吧耍ǖ膸椭?。The way people helped him during his journey when he had no money convinced the writer that people can still depend on strangers.8 白菜的價格飆升，他們決定增加進口。With the price of cabbages soaring, they decided to increase i

9、mports from other countries.9這些年輕人組織校園活動的辦法，表現(xiàn)出了他們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)素質(zhì)。The way these young people organized campus activities showed their leadership qualities.10在海關(guān)人員用手提掃描儀搜身時，他站著，雙手伸開。He stood with his arms stretched out, as a customs officer searched him with a portable scanner.UNIT31健康保險必須為所有公民所享受，不管他們有什么不同。我們

10、沒理由支持那些不為生活在農(nóng)村的大量人口所享受有的政策。Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We cannot justify a policy that denies medical care to the large population living in the country.2他們自稱已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了一條適合所有國家的普遍法則。They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all natio

11、ns.3我住在我叔叔家農(nóng)場的時候常常出洋相。比如要我在稻田里除草的時候，我常常分不清草和秧苗。I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on his farm.When asked to get rid of the weeds in the rice fields , for example , I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.4干嗎今天去那里?我寧可等雪停了再走。Why go there today ?Id much

12、rather we stay until the snow ceases.5稻子需要大量的水，很多科學(xué)家警告我們，不管我們?nèi)绾喂?jié)約用水，總有一天我們會為有限的水資源打仗。Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that even if we use our water sparingly , the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources. 6近幾年有一個值得

13、注意的變化。我們不再靠出口發(fā)展經(jīng)濟了。我們現(xiàn)在傾向于把重點放在國內(nèi)消費上。There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years.We no longer lean on exports for economic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis on home consumption.7現(xiàn)今的趨勢是給小孩子過多的測驗和考試，弄得他們除了考試其他的什么都不會。Todays tendency is to give little kids too many tests and exams un

14、til they are no good anything but taking exams.8強迫教授們每年發(fā)表固定數(shù)量的論文而不顧其質(zhì)量是毫無意義的。再說，這種要求即使是受愛因斯坦也做不到It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would not have been able meet.1你知道計算機是怎么工作的嗎？Do you kn

15、ow how computers work?2我現(xiàn)在做的事任何人r都能干。Anyone can do what Im doing.3這正是你的錯誤所在。Thats exactly where youre wrong.4造訪杭州而沒愛上這個城市幾乎不可能。It is almost impossible to visit Hangzhou without falling in love with the city.5這就是她為什么在73歲高齡時重返中國。That was why she returned to China at age 72/the age of 72.6他們是怎樣打進海外市場的對

16、我來說仍然是個謎。How they broke into overseas markets still remains a mystery to us.7查出她是何許人，來自何方，為何被派到此地。Find out who she is,where she came from,and what she has been sent here for.8上學(xué)的第一天，男孩就認(rèn)識到擺在他面前的是什么。On his first day at school,the boy came to realize what lay ahead of him.9教育除了傳播知識和技能之外，還應(yīng)播種智慧的種子。Educ

17、ation must sow the seeds of wisdom ,besides implanting knowledge and skills.10他們勸告這個地區(qū)的游客天黑之后避免單獨外出。They advised people touring the area to avoid to go out alone after dark.11她的一項工作就是教年輕人如何處理人際關(guān)系。One of her job /part of her work is teaching young people how to handle personal relationships.12答應(yīng)別人的事不

18、做被公認(rèn)為是不好的做法。Making promises without keeping them is not considered a good practice.UNIT41他居然能夠避免一場似乎無法避免的相撞事件，這件事情使他成為一位全國英雄。The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crash made him a national hero.2冒著生命危險想要把快淹死的孩子拖到岸上的那四個學(xué)生當(dāng)中，有兩位永遠都沒有回來。Of the four students who risked their lives

19、to try to drag the drowning children to shore, two never returned.3日本人以長壽著稱。他們相信這一點要歸功于他們的食物構(gòu)成中包含著大量魚類產(chǎn)品。The Japanese are known for their long life span .They believe they owe this to their eating habits/the composition of their diet, which contains a lot of fish products.4我了解哈里斯。我簡直不能想象像他這樣的人會說出如此愚

20、蠢的話。I know Harris. I couldnt imagine a man like him making such stupid remarks.5在對她的忠誠進行了多次考驗以后，他現(xiàn)在要給她最危險的任務(wù)了。After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the most dangerous task.6我聽說林肯在那個場合發(fā)表了一場極為有力的演說。他到底說了些什么？I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on that

21、 occasion. Whatever did he actually say?7所有人都明白，這一次他們必須準(zhǔn)備向死亡挑戰(zhàn)，但是沒有人對采取這一步措施感到后悔。That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear to everybody. But no one regretted this move.8就事故而言，這次也沒有什么特別：一個年輕人在大學(xué)校園里狂開汽車，撞死了一名女學(xué)生。不同尋常的是，這人居然向周圍人挑戰(zhàn)，說他不怕去公安局，因為他父親是當(dāng)?shù)氐木?。As accidents go/As far as acci

22、dents are concerned ,there was nothing out of the ordinary: a crazy young man drives a car on a university campus and kills a young woman student. What is unusual is the fact that man dares to challenge the people who want to take him to court ,because his father is a local police officer. 9每當(dāng)我們決定一項

23、經(jīng)濟政策的時候，我們都必須分清短期利益和長期利益。Every time/Whenever we decide on a financial policy , we have to make a clear distinction between short-term interests and long-term interests.10雖然剛到十月初，但已經(jīng)可以看到人們開著車過那結(jié)冰的河了。Although it was early October, people could already be seen driving across the frozen river.1他是重要人物的親戚

24、這一情況，不會改變我們對他的看法。 The fact that he is somebodys relative wont change our opinion of him.2困在井下三天的礦工全部得救的消息，使他們的家屬欣喜若狂。The wives of the miners trapped in the pit for three days were overjoyed by the news that their men had all been rescued.3我們必須接受我們錯了的可能性We must accept the possibility that we might be

25、 wrong.4醫(yī)生們認(rèn)為病人活下來的希望渺茫。Theres little hope that the patient will survive.5教師都認(rèn)為今年的大部分新生都很有前途。The faculty shares the opinion that the majority of this years freshmen are promising.6盡管經(jīng)濟增長很快，我們應(yīng)該牢記中國在很多方面仍然是個發(fā)展中國家這一現(xiàn)實。In spite of our economic growth, we should bear/keep in mind the fact that ours is s

26、till a developing country.7在草率地下結(jié)論把責(zé)任全歸罪于他之前，我們應(yīng)該先聽聽他本人的解釋。We should hear his explanation before we jump to the conclusion that hes to blame.8現(xiàn)在沒有多少人還堅持人類應(yīng)該征服自然而不是與其和諧相處的觀念。There arent many people who still cling to the idea that man should conquer nature rather than live in harmony with is.Unit51.

27、政府要拿定主意在什么時間、用什么方法放緩經(jīng)濟發(fā)展速度，以免它因為速度過快而失去控制。The government will have to decide when and how to but brakes on the economy before it speeds out of control.2. 干嗎在這個荒無人煙的地方浪費錢建飛機場？這里的老百姓最需要的是干凈的水和空氣，我們不能對此視而不見。Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere?We must not ignore the fact that wh

28、at people here need most is clean water and clean air.3. 他們覺得回來的時候可以走另一條路，以便去探索一下西藏的那個大峽谷。They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as to explore the great canyon in Tibet.4. 她周游了世界，回來的時候完全變了一個人：變得充滿了活力，見多識廣。 She traveled around the world and came back home quite a chang

29、ed person, educated and greatly revitalized.5. 我們的各種社會問題都沒有對癥的速效藥。我們應(yīng)該探索一下各種可能性，走一步看一步。There is no easy fix for our social problems.We should explore all possibilities and move one step at a time.6所有舊傳統(tǒng)的消亡都是一個漫長的、緩慢的過程。花了那么長的時間才形成的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，我們不能指望它一夜之間就消失。All old traditions die a slow and lingering death

30、.Customs and habits that have taken so long to form cant be expected to disappear overnight.7常女士被認(rèn)為是提倡將中國的古典音樂和西方的音樂結(jié)合起來的先行者。Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music with Western music.8剛聽到這消息的時候，我震驚得好大一會兒功夫都說不出來。I was so stunned when I heard the news ,that

31、for quite some time I didnt know what to say. 9這些士兵正在學(xué)習(xí)如何在荒野里生存下去。The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.10如果你堅持，那我就和你一起去那。不過我實在幫不了你多大忙。Ill go there with you if you insist . But really I wont be much help to you.UNIT61- 我懷疑他沒有告訴我們?nèi)空嫦唷?你為什么對此有懷疑？ I suspect that he has not told us

32、 the whole truth. /I doubt he has told us the whole truth. Why do you doubt it? 2誰也不會懷疑到他。嫌疑犯看起來一般不會那么和藹可親?？墒蔷焱ㄟ^DNA檢查終于證明他就是真正地殺人兇手。Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldnt usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through a DNA test. 3黃帝被認(rèn)為是

33、中國歷史上的第一個農(nóng)夫，而他的妻子則是第一個織女。Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife was the first weaver. 4請向我在那里的朋友們致意。我真的非常想念他們。Please give my best regards to my friends there. I really miss them all. 5任何時候，只要有可能，年輕人都寧可自己謀生，也不愿靠父母養(yǎng)活。Whenever possible young people prefer to earn the

34、ir own living than live off their parents. 6北方要求取消軍事演習(xí)，但是南方予以拒絕。他們反過來要求北方對開火公開道歉。 The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused. Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the gun fire. 7這個地方因為發(fā)展了綠色經(jīng)濟已經(jīng)獲得了相當(dāng)好的聲譽。This place has earned itself quite a reput

35、ation for developing a green economy. 8由于年輕，他們往往傾向于從好的方面看問題Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side. 9科學(xué)家們已經(jīng)查明那句凍尸是一個生活在大約六千年前的年輕獵手。 Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived about six thousand years ago. 10雖然她是第二代美籍華人，但她仍然珍惜它的中國Althoug

36、h she is a second-generation Chinese American, she still values her Chinese cultural identity.UNI81要不是因為一個人的勇氣和智慧，深圳經(jīng)濟特區(qū)就永遠不會取得勝利。if it hadnt been for one mans courage and wisdom, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone could never have succeed.2-對不起，我剛才打斷你講話了。你剛才說-我剛才在說想要擊潰保守分子的抵抗不容易。我們必須一步一步對他們發(fā)動進攻。 -s

37、orry, i cut you off just now. You were saying.-I was saying that it was not easy to break down the resistance of those conservatives. But we must launch attacks on them step by step.3政府非常清楚，它不能隨心所欲地增加稅收而不對國內(nèi)消費造成傷害。但是把重心由出口轉(zhuǎn)向國內(nèi)消費需要相當(dāng)長時間。The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes

38、 at will without hurting domestic consumption takes time.4即使有了這些家電用電器，我們還是不能完全擺脫家務(wù)勞動。Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do away with/eliminate domestic labor completely.6具有諷刺意味的是，有時候我們增產(chǎn)增的越多，盈利就越少。Ironically, sometimes the more we increase production, the more we decrease profit.7這個項目已經(jīng)占了我很多時間。我即使想要上一個新項目也不行。This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch a new project even if i wanted to.8說真的，我更加擔(dān)心社會的停滯而不是經(jīng)濟的減速。當(dāng)然，你不一定同意我的觀點。To tell the truth, Im more worried about social stagnation than economic slowdown. Of course, you may not share