現(xiàn)代大學英語精讀2課后翻譯答案(共8頁)

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上Unit 11.我們像在暖房里種花那樣養(yǎng)孩子是錯誤的。我們必須讓他們接觸各種社會問題，因為不久他們就將作為公民來應對這些問題。It's wrong to hear our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because they will approach them as citizens very soon.2.隨著時間的推移，我們不可避免地會越來越多地卷入國際商務(wù)。而沖突必然會發(fā)生，因為國家之間總有不

2、同的觀點和利益。With the passage of time we are inevitably increasing involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.3.我們?yōu)槲覀兊某删投湴?，我們有理由感到驕傲。但是我們永遠不能變得狂妄，不然我們就會失去我們的朋友。 We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have

3、 reason to be so. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.4.信息現(xiàn)在唾手可得。一個普通的電腦就能儲存一個普通圖書館的信息。Information is now immediately available. An average computer can store as much information as a small library dose.5.那家建筑公司沒有資格操作這個項目。他們沒有任何法律文件能證明他們具備必要的專門技術(shù)。我們必須找一個專門建造歌劇院的公司。T

4、hat construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They don't have any legal document that can certify they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatre.6.這些智囊團不作決策。他們力圖提出一些對決策者十分有用的新主意和深刻的分析。These think tanks do nor make decisions. They

5、 are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.7.國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值不是一切。如果人民的生活質(zhì)量沒有真正改善的話，我們國家就不能說已經(jīng)現(xiàn)代化了。The growth of GDP is not everything. It cannot be said that our country has been modernized unless the quality of our people's lives is really i

6、mproved.8雖然那時候我們在很多方面都很困難，但作為孩子我們?nèi)匀缓苄腋＃驗橛懈蓛舻目諝?、水；江河湖泊里有很多魚、螃蟹、黃鱔；田野里有花，有樹，有鳥。Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were 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 f

7、ields.9.只要給某一個人或某一群人以絕對權(quán)力，那這個人或這一群人就肯定會濫用權(quán)力，因為正如阿克頓勛爵說，“權(quán)力使人腐敗，絕對權(quán)力絕對使人腐敗。”Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.10.在我們國家，傳

8、統(tǒng)上都認為“萬般皆下品，惟有讀書高”。In traditional Chinese notion, school education was more important and useful than all other pursuits.1.總理明天將赴紐約出席聯(lián)合國會議。The premier is leaving for New York for a UN conference tomorrow.2.在紐約期間他將會晤一些國家的政府首腦。He is to meet several heads of government during his stay in New York.3.國慶長

9、假期間你打算干什么？回家還是呆在校園里？What are you going to do during the long National Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on campus?4.你認為20年后學校會是什么樣子?我想孩子們很可能會在家里跟機器老師學習。 -what do you think school will be like in twenty year's time? -I think children will probably learn at home with a mechanized teacher

10、.5.30年以前，我的祖父根本想不到他們能搬進一棟有現(xiàn)代設(shè)施的二層小樓里住。Thirty years ago, my grandparents never expected they would be able to move into a two-storey house with all the modern facilities.6.他們?nèi)钡牟皇清X，而是經(jīng)驗。What they lack is not money but experience.7.他們到中國來不僅僅是為學漢語，而且是為了解中國文化。They have come to china not only to Chinese,

11、but to learn about Chinese cultural.8.孩子們從父母那里最想得到的不是物質(zhì)的東西而是愛和關(guān)注。What children want most from their parents are not material things but affection and attention.9.你們既可以在練習簿里寫作文，也可以再電腦上寫。You may write your essay either in your exercise book or on your computer.10.我不太清楚他為什么沒有來。既可能是他不感興趣，也可能是忘了。I'm

12、not quite sure why he didn't show up. Either ha was not interested, or he simply forgot about it.11.社會應該既尊重科學家，也尊重環(huán)衛(wèi)工人。A society should respect both its scientists and it's garbage collectors.12.他對自己的錢和時間都挺摳門兒。He is ungenerous with both his money and his time.Unit 21.我跟你說，從各方面考慮，當教師不失為一個好主意。

13、事實上，我認為這個主意好極了。I can tell you that all things considered, it is not a bad idea to be a teacher. Actually 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 don't like it when you talk to me in a sarcastic tone as you did just now. You seen to be implying all the time tha

14、t 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 let me make the final decision. I must say I am very lucky. Not many people have such a good father.4.你說你不要錢。你可能不愿要，但你的確需要錢。我看不出來大學生在課余時間掙點錢有什么錯。You said you don't want money. You may not

15、 want money, but you do need money. I don't see what's wrong with college students earning some money during their spare time.5.不知道為什么，這個曲調(diào)聽來很熟，但我就是記不起來了。反正是一首俄羅斯民歌。Somehow this tune sounds quite familiar. I just can't recall what it is. In any case, it is a Russian folk song.6.除了一貫的周末家務(wù)

16、，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 have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. It's 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 at the recent dispute, we postpone our Foreign Minister's visit indefinitely.8.天快黑了。離下一個城市還有兩小時的車程，

17、我們不如就在這樹林里露營算了，支個帳篷，生個篝火，好好睡它一覺，明天再趕路。It's getting dark. The next town is still two hour's 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，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 rea

18、lly shocked to hear that some people do not consider cheating at exams shameful. Isn't it the most shameful thing that we have no sense of shame?1.我年輕時，人們就是這樣生活的。That was the way people lived their lives when I was young.2.瓊斯太太像愛自己的孩子一樣愛她的學生。Mrs.Jones loves her students the way she loves her own

19、 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 farmer's wife doesn't like the way some young people treat their parents.4.有了大姚在隊里，不愁打不敗對手。They'll beat their rivals with Big Yao on the team.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

20、the TV on , he found it 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 treated him when he took his journey without taking along cash convinced the writer that people can still lean 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

21、 decided to increase imports from other countries.9.這些年輕人組織校園活動的方法，表現(xiàn)出了他們的領(lǐng)導素質(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.Unit 31.健康

22、保險必須為所有公民享有，不管他們有什么不同。我們沒有理由支持那些不為生活在農(nóng)村的大量人口所享有的政策。Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We cant justify a policy that denies welfare 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 principle wh

23、ich applies to all nations.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 on the farm of my uncle. When asked to weed the rice fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedings.4.干嗎今天去那里？我寧可等雪停了再走。Why go there today? I'

24、;d rather stay until the snow ceases.5.稻子需要大量的水，很多科學家警告我們，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 vast quantities of water and many scientists warn us that no matter how sparingly we use water, 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

25、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 place more weight on domestic consumption.7.現(xiàn)今的趨勢是給小孩過多的測驗和考試，弄得他們除了考試其他什么都不會。A tendency nowadays is to give little kids too many tests and

26、exams until they are no good for 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，這種要求即使是愛因斯坦也做不到。It is pointless to compel professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless of quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would fail to meet.1.你知道計算機室怎么工作嗎？Do you know

27、how computers work?2.我現(xiàn)在做的事任何人都能干。Anyone can do what Im doing.3這正是你的錯誤所在。This is where you are 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 failing 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 72.6.他們是怎樣打進海外市場的對我來說仍然是個謎。How they

28、entered overseas markets still remains a mystery to me.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 is from, and what she has been sent here for.8.上學第一天，男孩就認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，還應播種智慧的種子。Education must sow the

29、 seeds of wisdom, besides implanting knowledge and skills.10.他們勸告這個地區(qū)的游客天黑以后避免單獨外出。They advised people touring the area to avoid going 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。Part of her work is teaching young people how to handle personal relationships.12.答應別人的事不做被公認為是不好的做法。Making promises wit

30、hout keeping them is not considered a good practice.Unit 41.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 could avoided 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四個學生當中，有兩位永遠都沒有回來。Of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowning child

31、ren ashore, 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 owe this to their diet, which consists of 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蠢的話。I know Harris. I could hardly imagine a man like him making such stupid remark

32、s.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 occasion. What exactly did he say?7.所有人都明白，這一次他們必須準備向死亡挑戰(zhàn)，但是沒有人對采取這一步措施感到后

33、悔。It was clear to everybody that this time they must be ready to challenge death. But no one regretted this move.8.就故事而言，這次也沒有什么特別：一個年輕人在大學校園里狂開汽車，撞死了一名女學生。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?shù)氐木?。As accidents go, this one is not unique: a young man drove a car frantically on a university campus and k

34、illed a woman student. What is unusual is the fact that the man dared to challenge the people who wanted to make him to court, because his father was a local police officer.9.每當我們決定一項經(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 we decide on a financial policy, we have to make a clear distinction between shor

35、t-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這一情況，不會改變我們對他的看法。The fact that he is somebody's relative won't change what we think 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

36、喜若狂。The news that the miners trapped in the pit for three days had all been rescued made their wives wild with joy.3.我們必須接受我們錯了的可能性。We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong.4.醫(yī)生們認為病人活下來的希望渺茫。Doctors think that there is slight hope that the patient will survive.5.教師都認為今年的大部分新生都很有錢途。The f

37、aculty shares the opinion that the majority of this year's freshmen are promising.6.盡管經(jīng)濟增長很塊，我們應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 the economic growth, we must keep in mind the fact that China is still a developing country in many respects.7.在草率地下結(jié)論把責任全歸罪于他之前，我們應該先聽聽他本人的解釋。We should hear his ex

38、planation before we jump to the conclusion that he's to blame.8.現(xiàn)在沒有多少人還堅持人類應該征服自然而不是與其和諧相處的觀念。There aren't many people who still cling to the idea that man should conquer nature rather than live in harmony with it.Unit 51.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

39、 decide when and how to put 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 what people here need most is clean water and clean air.3.他們覺得回來的時候可以走另

40、外一條路，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。She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person, educated and greatly revitalized.5.我們的各種社會問題都沒有對癥的速效藥。我們應該探索一下各種可

41、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。花了那么長時間才形成的風俗習慣，我們不能指望它一夜之間就消失。All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so long to form can't be expected

42、to disappear overnight. 7.常女士被認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話來。I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn't know what to say.9.這些士兵正在學習如何在荒野

43、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。不過我實在幫不了你多大忙。I'll go there with you if you insist. But really I won't be much help to you.1.記住去機場的時候帶上身份證。Remember to bring your ID with you when you go to the airport.2.我記得第一次求職面試后我感到非常失望。I remember feeling g

44、reatly disappointed after my first job interview.3.最后他們決定為在機場發(fā)生的事向乘客道歉。Finally they decided to apologize to the passengers for what had happened at the airport.4.抱歉，我把給大李傳遞的信息的事忘得一干二凈了。Im sorry that I clean forgot to pass the message to Big Li.5.中午我們停止工作，去一家快餐店吃了午飯。At midday we stop to have lunch in

45、 a fast food restaurant6.我沒有繼續(xù)收聽收音機里關(guān)于這次災難的報道，但由于極為震驚而仍然坐在椅子上上動彈不得。I stopped listening about the disaster on the radio, but I was too shocked to move out of the chair.Unit 61. 我懷疑他沒有告訴我們?nèi)空嫦唷Ｄ銥槭裁磳Υ擞袘岩桑?I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth. /I doubt he has told us the whole truth. -Why d

46、o 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的殺人兇手。Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldn't usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through a DNA test.3.皇帝被認為是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 fi

47、rst 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 their own living than live off their parents.6.北方要求取消軍事演習，但是南方

48、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)獲得了相當好的聲譽。This place has earned itself quite a reputation 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 l