現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀3課后翻譯吐血整理

1、 Unit11. 他對(duì)他的研究如此專心致志，從來沒有過很快就要退休的念頭。He is so devoted to his research that it never occurs to him that he will soon have to retire.2. 很多人都曾說過，如果沒有有效的制約，我們都有濫用權(quán)力的傾向。Many people have observed that, without effective checks, we all have a tendency to abuse our power.3. 有些國(guó)家拒絕卷入這一爭(zhēng)端，而且他們對(duì)外國(guó)的干涉非常反感。Some

2、countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference.4. 控制沙城暴需要大量的工作和資金。The control of sandstorm will involve a lot of work and money.5. 你們用這些技術(shù)的時(shí)候，必須考慮到當(dāng)?shù)氐臈l件。You must take the local conditions into consideration when you apply these technologies. 6. 所有的申請(qǐng)者都必須填好這

3、些表格，然后郵寄50美元的報(bào)名費(fèi)。All applicants will have to fill out these forms and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars7. 他根據(jù)對(duì)孩子們行為的觀察得出結(jié)論：學(xué)習(xí)是一種自然的樂趣。Based on his (careful) observation of childrens behavior, he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure.8. 在一個(gè)多民族的國(guó)家里，各民族之間的和諧需要小心處理。In a count

4、ry of many nationalities, ethnic harmony requires very careful handling.9. 政府決定嚴(yán)懲所有涉案的腐敗官員。The government is determined to punish all the corrupt officials involved.10. 考試作弊并不經(jīng)常發(fā)生，但一旦發(fā)生，學(xué)校會(huì)采取嚴(yán)厲的態(tài)度。Cheating at exams does not occur very often. But when it does, the school takes a very tough position.U

5、nit31. 他們都伸長(zhǎng)脖子想看個(gè)究竟，就好像被一根無(wú)形的繩子牽著。They all stretched their necks to see what was happening, as if pulled by an invisible string.2. 我們下車去伸伸胳膊和腿。我們前面是一片美麗的開闊地。We got out of the car to stretch a little. In front of us there was a beautiful stretch of open land.3. 他們連續(xù)談判了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)，但是仍然沒有解決他們之間的分歧。They talke

6、d for hours at a stretch, but they still failed to settle their differences.4. 盡管有溫暖的天氣、新鮮的空氣和美味佳肴，她的健康仍然沒有恢復(fù)。For all the warm weather, fresh air and nice food, her health still did not recover.5. 他瞟了那輛車一眼就知道它沒法修了。他望望前面，只見一眼望不到頭的沙漠，荒無(wú)人煙。他知道他陷入困境了。One glance at the car and he knew that it was beyond

7、repair. Looking ahead, he found the desert stretching as far as the eye could see without a soul in sight. He knew he was in a terrible fix.6. 武松奮力舉起哨棒向老虎打去。但是哨棒“啪”的一聲斷了，而老虎毫發(fā)未傷。他一急打到附近樹上去了。Wu song swung his stick with all his strength. But the stick snapped and the tiger was unharmed. In his panic,

8、 he had hit the tree nearby.7. 我非常喜歡你在俄羅斯拍的那些照片，尤其是那上面有個(gè)馬車夫坐在黑海邊，膝蓋上放著一塊布，布上放著他晚餐的照片。I am terribly fond of the pictures you snapped in Russia, especially the one showing a coachman sitting by the Black Sea with his supper in a cloth on his knees.8. “這事您不能就此罷休?！蔽蚁蛩?qǐng)求道?！斑@不關(guān)你事。”他厲聲說道。 “You cant just le

9、t it go at that.” I pleaded with him. “Its none of your business.” he snapped.9. 他“啪”地一下合上了公文包，站起來說：“那就這么定了?！盚e snapped his briefcase to, stood up and said, “Then thats all settled.”10. 海嘯來的時(shí)候，他正站在小山上的家門口，離碼頭大概只有一百米遠(yuǎn)。He was standing in front of his house on a hill, only about 100 meters away from th

10、e wharf when the tsunami came.Unit41. 只有這樣我們對(duì)他的這種古怪行為才能給予合理的解釋。Only in this way can we account for his odd behavior.2. 她自稱具有一種特異功能，用手一摸就能治病。She claims to have a magic power-the power to cure diseases by the touch of her hand.3. 他任命了五個(gè)人處理這個(gè)案件。他們組成了一個(gè)強(qiáng)有力的班子。幾天，他們就發(fā)現(xiàn)嫌煩擁有成卷的他無(wú)法說明來源的歐元、美元和大量貴重物品。He appoi

11、nted five people to deal with/handle the case. They formed a strong team. Within (a few)days, they have found out that the suspect possessed rolls of euros, US dollars and large quantities of valuables the source of which he could not account for. 4. 在這個(gè)故事里，這個(gè)妖怪常常以美女的樣子出現(xiàn)。In this tale, this evil spi

12、rit often appears in the form of a pretty young woman.5. 他把畫卷了起來，并說一百萬(wàn)美元以下絕對(duì)不賣。He rolled up the painting and said that he would never sell /part with it for less than 1 million US dollars.6. 有那么多的合格法官，我不明白為什么她被任命到最高法院工作。Of all the qualified judges I dont know why she was appointed to the supreme cou

13、rt.7. 我對(duì)此知道得不多，不足以形成一大套理論。不過我肯定，僅僅是貧困還不能解釋犯罪率上升。I dont know enough to formulate/form an elaborate theory. But Im sure that poverty alone can not account for the rise of crime rates.8. 一塊大石頭突然從山上滾了下來。它是如此之大，一下子把一輛卡車砸得粉碎。A stone suddenly rolled down the hill, so big that it smashed the truck to pieces

14、.9. 我說我們得卷起袖子開始干活，但他就只是像哲學(xué)家一樣轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn)眼珠，笑了笑。I said that we must roll up our sleeves and start working, but he just rolled his eyes philosophically/like a philosopher and smiled.10. 古時(shí)候，我們的哲學(xué)家們認(rèn)為一個(gè)好的皇帝對(duì)他的百姓就應(yīng)該像一個(gè)好父親對(duì)他的孩子那樣，在任何情況下都不可殘酷地對(duì)待他們。In ancient times, our philosophers believed that a good king shoul

15、d be to the people as a good father is to his children. He must never treat them cruelly on any account.Unit51. 造房子不是開玩笑的事情，你們每一步都必須仔細(xì)檢查。Building a house is no joking matter. You have to check it at every step.2. 他的部隊(duì)成功地阻止了敵人的前進(jìn)。這些敵人原先的企圖是要來一個(gè)突然襲擊。His troops successfully checked the advance of the e

16、nemy whose original intention was to make a surprise attack.3. 我當(dāng)時(shí)很想反駁他的觀點(diǎn)，但是我克制住了，因?yàn)槲矣X得那種場(chǎng)合不合適。I really wanted to refute his arguments, but I checked myself because I thought it was not the right occasion.4. 雷切爾·卡森以將她的一生都獻(xiàn)給了環(huán)保事業(yè)而聞名。Rachel Carson is famous for devoting all her life to the cause

17、 of environmental protection.5. 在某些方面，我們對(duì)這些大壩和水庫(kù)潛在的危害仍然一無(wú)所知。它們可能造成不可恢復(fù)的環(huán)境變化。In some ways we are still ignorant of the potential harm of these dams and reservoirs. They might cause irrevocable changes in the environment.6. 應(yīng)該有一整套平衡制約的手段，這樣才不會(huì)由一個(gè)人在沒有得到老百姓同意，在他們不知情的情況下制訂關(guān)系國(guó)家利益的重要政策。There must be a set

18、of checks and balances so that no important policy concerning national interests can be made by one person without the consent and knowledge of the people.7. 要想在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中獲勝，我們必須適應(yīng)新的形勢(shì)。比如這些花花綠綠的衣服就是特別設(shè)計(jì)的，他們針對(duì)的是年輕人市場(chǎng)。To compete successfully we have to adjust to new conditions. These colorful garments, for e

19、xample, are specially designed. They are intended for the youth market.8. 我們教師如果對(duì)學(xué)生的健康情況缺少關(guān)心，那是不能原諒的。We teachers cannot be excused for our lack of concern for students health.9. 他說他寧可死也不愿意永遠(yuǎn)臥床不起，與外界隔絕。He said that he would rather die than be confined to bed all his life and isolated from the outside

20、 world.10. 一場(chǎng)群眾抗議席卷了全國(guó)，將他置于左右兩方的交叉火力當(dāng)中。A mass protest swept the country and he was caught in a crossfire from both the right and the left.Unit81. 這完全是在浪費(fèi)金錢和寶貴的土地資源。他們真是瘋了，把這么肥沃的農(nóng)田變成少數(shù)有錢人的高爾夫球場(chǎng)。Its an utter waste of money and precious land resources.They must be out of their minds to turn such fertil

21、e farmland into golf courts for a few rich people.2. 想要對(duì)核廢料的安全性有百分之百的把握是根本不可能的。問題早晚都會(huì)發(fā)生。所以除非我們準(zhǔn)備接受這不可避免的結(jié)果，否則我們不應(yīng)該匆忙做決定。Its utterly impossible to have complete safety with nuclear waste.Soon or later some problem will occur.So unless we are ready to accept the inevitable,we mustnt rush to a decision

22、.3. 整個(gè)會(huì)議過程中，她一直受到嚴(yán)厲的攻擊。但她一句話也沒說。她已經(jīng)決定馬上遞交辭職報(bào)告。She was under severe attack throughout the meeting,but she didnt occur a word.She had decided to hand in her resignation right away.4. 很多人出于虛榮心都被誘騙去追求那些漂亮的稱號(hào)。我也有這個(gè)毛病。Many people are lured to go after fancy titles out of vanity,and Im also guilty of this.

23、5. 正如之前警告的那樣，今年第一季度，他們的通貨膨脹率還在繼續(xù)上升。這等于他們的收入下降了。但凡事也有光明的一面，我們的消費(fèi)也在上升。As we were warned in advance,the inflation rate in the firet quarter of this year was still on the rise.This amounted to a drop in peoples income.But every cloud has its silver lining.Consumption was also on the rise.6. 你記住，我們也許可以阻止

24、年輕人說心里話，但我們永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法做到讓他們停止思考。Keep in mind that we may be able to prevent young people from speaking their mind,bu we can never succeed in making them stop thinking.7. 任何頭腦正常的人都知道，自由和紀(jì)律，我們兩者都需要。不是兩者兼得，就是兩者均失。因此不能無(wú)條件的讓學(xué)生們?yōu)樗麨?。Anybody in his right mind knows that we need both freedom and discipline.We eith

25、er have both or neither.Therefore students cannot have their way unconditionally.8. 早在20世紀(jì)90年代的時(shí)候她就警告過這些國(guó)家，要是不消除經(jīng)濟(jì)泡沫，他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)就會(huì)面臨硬著陸。She warned those countries in advance way back to 1990s that if they didnt get rid of their economic bubbles,their economies would face a hard landing.9. 我心中想的就是在郊區(qū)買個(gè)房子，因

26、為我討厭大城市的污染問和喧鬧。如果這么一來我無(wú)法每個(gè)星期天去王府井逛街了，我也不管了。What I have in mind is to buy a house in the suburbs as I loathe the heavy pollution as well as the hustle and bust of the big city.If because of this I cant go shopping in Wangfujing every Sunday,thats just too bad.10. 那里的很多人似乎對(duì)即將到來的選舉都無(wú)所謂。目前他們就希望戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的烏云能早點(diǎn)消

27、散，他們可以過上和平的生活。Many people there seem to be indifferent to the coming election.Right now they just hope the dark clouds of war will clear away so that they can live in peace.Unit 91. 我們公司預(yù)計(jì)今年的增長(zhǎng)速度為8%，比去年增長(zhǎng)2%。Our company projects an 8%growth rate this year,up by 2%compared with last year.2. 預(yù)計(jì)中國(guó)將越來越贊成

28、跨國(guó)的兼并與收購(gòu)。China is projected to increasingly favor more and more cross_border mergers and acquisitions.3. 投影到屏幕上的幻燈片表明，在那次競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中他極力想把自己塑造成一個(gè)強(qiáng)人的形象。The slides projected on the screen showed that he tried to projected himself as a strong man in the election campaign.4. 消息說當(dāng)局已經(jīng)接受了他的建議，這項(xiàng)價(jià)值幾十億美元的項(xiàng)目已經(jīng)被無(wú)限制的推遲了

29、，他聽到后心里感到特別寬慰。He was greatly relieved to hear that the authorities had accepted his recommendation and the multibillion-dollar project had been postponed indefinitely.5. 納爾遜大夫已經(jīng)連續(xù)五個(gè)小時(shí)給一個(gè)又一個(gè)傷員做手術(shù)了，所以當(dāng)梅森大夫能來接替他的時(shí)候我們都如釋重負(fù)。Dr.Nelson had been operating on one wounded soldier after another for five hours.

30、Therefore we all sighed with relief when Dr. Mason was able to come to relieve him.6. 政府救濟(jì)就像止痛藥。他能緩解你的痛苦但不能治你的病。不僅如此，你還很容易形成依賴，無(wú)法擺脫。Government relief is like a pain-killer.It gives you relief,but it doesnt cure the disease.Besides,you can easily get hooked on it.7. 私營(yíng)企業(yè)并不要求政府保護(hù)他們不受競(jìng)爭(zhēng)威脅。他們只希望不要受歧視。Pr

31、ivate businesses arent asking the government to shield them against competition.They just hope not to be discriminated against.8. 我們必須把他們爭(zhēng)取過來，或者使他們中立以便徹底孤立我們的主要敵人。We must try to win them over or neutralize them so we can completely isolate the main enemy.9. 從目前通貨膨脹的情況來看，可能還有必要再次提息，這樣才不至于把最近這次提薪給完全抵消

32、掉。Judging by the rate of inflation so far,perhaps it is necessary to raise interest rates again so that the recent pay raise will nor be completely neutralized.10. 改革開始的時(shí)候，人們普遍有一種樂觀的情緒。大家都相信我們的現(xiàn)代化事業(yè)有著光明的前景。A general feeling of optimism prevailed when the reform started.People all believed that there

33、 were bright prospects for our modernization.Unit111. 科學(xué)家們大致同意全球變暖這個(gè)事實(shí)，但是其成因目前還在熱烈爭(zhēng)論之中。不少人認(rèn)為，如果我們把現(xiàn)有的證據(jù)放在一起，就可得出結(jié)論，這是人類活動(dòng)造成的。但另外有些人認(rèn)為我們還要進(jìn)一步研究這個(gè)問題，他們認(rèn)為自然的力量起碼有著同等的重要性。Scientist more or less agree that global warming is a fact,but its cause is still hotly debated among them.Many believe that if we pi

34、ece together all the available evidence we could conclude that is is caused by human activities,but others think we need to dig into the problem further,and that natural forces are at least of equal importance.2. 他把自己的一生都獻(xiàn)給了水利工程。他是少數(shù)幾個(gè)最早看到在這里建大壩可能給我們?cè)斐啥啻舐闊┑目茖W(xué)家中的一位。He devoted all his life to the caus

35、e of water conservancy.He was one of the few scientists who first saw what kind of trouble it would cause us in future if we were to build a dam here.3. 那些同情國(guó)際恐怖主義的人從一個(gè)不同的前提出發(fā)來看待這一問題。他們相信，為了達(dá)到這個(gè)目的不擇手段。但我強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)這種觀點(diǎn)。我認(rèn)為任何借口都不能為冷血謀殺無(wú)辜的婦女，兒童老人做辯護(hù)。Those who sympathize with international terrorism view the

36、point from different premise.They believe that their goal can justify by means.But I am strongly opposed to this view. I believe that on excuse can justify cold-blooded murder of innocent women,children and old people.4. 有民間非政府組織在起作用是件好事。在一個(gè)多元化的社會(huì)里，人們的觀點(diǎn)總是不同的。反對(duì)者不但應(yīng)該被容許，而且還應(yīng)該得到尊重和鼓勵(lì)。這么做對(duì)我們自己也有好處。It

37、is a good thing to have NGOs at work.In a pluralistic society,peoples views are bound to differ.Opposition should not only be allowed,but also be respected and encouraged.It is also to our advantage to do this.5. 政府的過度投資意味著很多國(guó)有銀行的貸款不可能得到償還。這些呆賬最后就會(huì)導(dǎo)致金融危機(jī)。Governments over-investment means that many s

38、tate bank loans will not be repaid and these bad debts will finally lead to financial crisis.6. 現(xiàn)在有一種提供給大學(xué)生的特別貸款。那些無(wú)法繳納學(xué)費(fèi)的學(xué)生都可以從中獲益。Special bank loans now available to university students.Those who cant pay for their education can benefit from these loans.7. 他在結(jié)束講話時(shí)說，他們一結(jié)束調(diào)查就像安理會(huì)報(bào)告，他堅(jiān)信，企圖用大規(guī)模的企圖用大規(guī)模

39、的屠殺來維持一個(gè)國(guó)家的統(tǒng)治是注定要失敗的。He ended his speech by saying that as soon as they concluded their investigation they would report to the Security Council.He firmly believed that any attempt to maintain the rulers of a country in power using mass killing was destined to fail.8. 她將經(jīng)飛往印度去和印度政府簽訂一個(gè)新的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)的保護(hù)協(xié)議。She

40、 will fly to India by way of Hong Kong to conclude a new agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights with the Indian government.9. 根據(jù)這些理由，我們只能得出他們?cè)谛钜庵圃鞝?zhēng)端的結(jié)論，所以我們決定立即召回大使以示抗議。Based on these reasons,we could only come to the conclusion that they were out to make trouble.Therefore,we de

41、cided to recall our ambassador immediately by way of protest.Unit 121. 一個(gè)農(nóng)婦發(fā)現(xiàn)他躺在草叢中失去了知覺，就把他背回家，大致給他包扎了一下傷口，把他藏在閣樓里。A peasant woman found him lying unconscious in the grass. She carried him home, dressed his wound after a fashion, and hid him in the attic. 2.如果我們沒有將發(fā)展政策的重心由沿海地區(qū)轉(zhuǎn)移到中西部地區(qū)，我們國(guó)家少數(shù)民族的生活不會(huì)

42、這么快得到改善。Had it not been for the shift of focus in our development policy from the coastal areas to the central and western regions, the lives of our national ethnic groups would not have improved so rapidly. 3.那位辯護(hù)律師聲稱，這照片嚴(yán)重失焦，因此不能用作證據(jù)。The defense lawyer claimed that the photo was completely out of

43、focus and thus could not be used as evidence. 4.那天能見度極差，我眼睛不管怎么使勁也看不清前方。我決定不能再往前亂開了，不然肯定出事。Visibility was exceedingly poor and no matter how I strained my eyes, I still couldnt see far ahead. I decided that if I wanted to save my neck, it would be foolish to blunder on. 5.她很緊并且開始失眠，做任何事情都無(wú)法集中注意力。最后，

44、她只好去醫(yī)院看一位自稱是專家的大夫。結(jié)果那個(gè)傻瓜說她有生命危險(xiǎn)，需要馬上動(dòng)腦部手術(shù)。The mental strain was too much and she began to lose sleep and could not focus her attention on anything. Finally she had to go to see the doctor who claimed to be some sort of expert. The stupid man declared that her life was at sake and that she needed an

45、immediate brain operation. 6.這場(chǎng)比賽比分很接近，最后結(jié)果是98比96，我們贏了。大家欣喜若狂，因?yàn)槲覀兌啻伪凰麄冴?duì)打敗，這是第一次和他們算這筆舊賬。It was a close match. The final score was 98 to 96 in our favor. People were wild with joy because we had been defeated by their team so many times. For the first time we were able to settle an old score with th

46、em. 7.這場(chǎng)對(duì)抗中他們雙方都自稱贏得了一分，誰(shuí)都不肯承認(rèn)失敗。但在局外人看來，他們誰(shuí)也沒有得分。在這場(chǎng)沖突中，沒有勝利者。Both sides claimed to have scored a point in this confrontation. Neither side wanted to acknowledge defeat. But from the point of view of an outsider, actually neither side had scored. In this conflict, there was no winner. 8.那位顧客對(duì)服務(wù)員說他想

47、要些，他本來想說cucumber，只是他詞匯有限，服務(wù)員似乎明白他要什么，因?yàn)樗龁柕繢ressed or undressed，The customer told the waitress that he would like to have some “concubines”he meant to say cucumbers, but his vocabulary was limited. The waitress, however, seemed to know what he meant, for she asked, “Dressed or undressed?” (In English

48、, “dress” can mean either “put on clothes” or “add some sauce to food for additional flavor”.)Unit 131. 國(guó)際上出現(xiàn)麻煩是因?yàn)閺?qiáng)國(guó)想占弱國(guó)的便宜，而弱國(guó)想尋求正義和報(bào)復(fù)。International conflicts occur because strong nations try to gain advantage over weak nations and the latter then try to seek justice and revenge.2. 當(dāng)村長(zhǎng)所獲得的經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴他們，如果農(nóng)民被迫勉強(qiáng)維持生活，他們就不會(huì)有提高生產(chǎn)率的動(dòng)力。The experience they gained as village h