全新版大學(xué)英語綜合教程第四冊翻譯

1、Unit1II。TranslationTheoffensivehadalreadylastedthreedays，butwehadnotgainedmuchground.Ourtroopsengagingtheenemyatthefrontwerefacedwithstrong/fierce/stiffresistance。Thedivi?sioncommanderinstructedourbattaliontogetaroundtotherearoftheenemyandlaunchasurpriseattack.Todoso，however,wehadtocrossamarshlandan

2、dmanyofuswereafraidwemightgetboggeddowninthemud.Ourbattalioncommanderdecidedtotakeagamble.Westartedundercoverofdarknessandpressedoninspiteofgreatdifficulties.Byastrokeofluck，thetemperatureatnightsuddenlydroppedtominus20degreesCelsiusandthemarshfrozeover.Thankstothecoldweather,wearrivedatourdestinati

3、onbeforedawnandbeganattackingtheenemyfromtherear.Thisturnedthetideofthebattle。Theenemy，caughtoffguard,soonsurrendered。Unit2?II。TranslationAutomobileschangedtheworldduringthe20thcentury，particularlyintheUnitedStatesandotherindustrializednations。Theyareindeedofgreatusetous,buttheyhavebroughtsomehazard

4、saswell,suchasnoiseandairpollution，andhighwayfatalities。Itisreportedthatautomo？bileaccidentsrankamongtheleadingcausesofdeathandinjurythroughouttheworld.Fortu?natelymoderninnovatorsarereinventingtheautomobile.Newpropulsionsystems，fuels,de?signs，andmeansofmanufacturingcarshavealldevelopedrapidlyinthep

5、astdecade。Forex?ample，byusingthesatellite-aidedglobalpositioningsystem(GPS），acomputerintheautomobilecanlocatethevehiclespreciseposition,andwiththeapplicationofsensors，smartcarscaneliminatemostcaraccidents。Unit3iWellbegunishalfdone,asthesayinggoes。Itisextremelyimportantforajobapplicanttodohishomework

6、whileseekingemployment.Frommystandpoint,whetherornotonehasdonehishomeworkclearlymakesadifferenceinhischanceofsuccess。Ihaveafriendwhoisearningsomewhereintheneighborhoodof100thousanddollarsayearinalargecomputersoftwarecompany。Hetoldmethatfromhisownexperiencethedecisionmakerswhointerviewprospectiveempl

7、oyeeslikepeoplewhoarewellprepared.Thosewhomakenoendeavortolearnasmuchabouthisprospectiveemployeraspossibledonthavemuchofachanceofsuccess。-106AppendixIUnit4II。TranslationProfessorHuntingtonspapergreatlyinspiredme.Accordingtohim,inaplural/pluralisticsociety,therewillinevitablybedifferentopinions.Theke

8、yistodealwiththeminsuchawaythattheycanplayaconstructiveratherthandestructiverole.Hearguesthatinaplural/pluralisticsocietywemuststress/attachimportancetointerper?sonalrelationships,cooperation,andlookingatissuesfromtheperspectiveofotherpeople.Ifsomegroupsregardthemselvesassuperiorandtreatotherethnicg

9、roupsorreligionswithdisre？spect，thewholesocietymaybeparalyzed.Iamconvincedthatifweputintopracticetheideasmentionedabove，thenthereisthepossibilityofcreatinganewcivilization。Unit5II.TranslationFormyownpart。Ishouldcertainlyhesitatetohireaclerkonhisface/appearancealone.Appearancesarealltoooftendeceptive

10、.Forinstance，youmightwellcommitanerrorinjudg?mentifyouwentbyappearancesonlywithpeoplelikeEdwardHydeBurton，thecharactercreatedbyMaugham。Asfarasappearanceandmannerswereconcerned,Burtonseemedamanallofapiece.Hewasatinylittlefellowwithwhitehairandmildblueeyes.Kind,gentleandcandid,hewasdescribedbymanyason

11、eofthemostrespectablepeopleonearth。Nevertheless，heturnedouttobecrueltoafriendinneedofhishelp.HeinsultedandfooledTurnerwhowasdownandoutandmadehimcommithimselftoaninsaneventure。WhatwasstillmoresurprisingwasthathewascompletelyindifferenttoTurnersdeath.Withoutdoubt,Burtonwasamanwithaheartofstone。Unit6II

12、。TranslationThereisnoquestionthattodayweareunderconstantpressuretoworklongerhours,toproducemore,topossessmore,andtobecomeasuccess。Workaholism，amodernaddiction,hasthusarisen.Thecauseofworkaholismistheperceptionthatbyworkinglongerhoursandcom?pletingmoreprojects,wewillenhanceourselfworth。Manywomentoday

13、feelthesamestresstoproduceandgetaheadand，atthesametime,tonurturetheiroffspringandshoulderavarietyofdomesticresponsibilities.Researchshowsthatworkaholismtendstodistanceusfromourimmediatefamilies。Itforcesustolaborlongerandlongerhours,leavingaminutefractionoftimetobephysicallyandemotionallyavailabletoo

14、urlovedones.Intimacyamongfamilymembersisdoomedtodieintheprocess.mo）Unit7II。TranslationAsevereearthquakeoccurredallofasuddenat10a。m。yesterdayinaruralarea，about200kilometerseastofthecity。Initialreportscomingoutoftheregionindicatetheearthquakehascausedwidespreaddevastation/damageandheavycasualties。Many

15、adolescentswereamongthoseinjuredorkilled.Yetitremainsobscureexactlyhowmanypeoplewerehurtandkilledastheentireareahasbeenenvelopedinrubble。However，onethingiscertain:manyofthesurvivorsmayfaceyearsofpainandsuffering.Localpeoplewereclearlyshakenbythisreminderoftheirmortality。Somereligiousoneshavegathered

16、topraythatitwillneverrecur。LastWednesdaymyclassmateCarolineandIvisitedZhouzhuang，awell-knowntownloopedallaroundbystreams。Whenwearrivedatthetown,Carolinewassoexcitedthatshedartedtowardsthefirstbridgeshesawandbegansingingloudlythere.Suddenlyhervoicehushedwhenshefoundthatshehadstartledaflockofducksnottoofarfromus.NowasCarolinewasdyingforaboatride，wedecidedtotourthetownbyboat.Nowloud,nowsoft，Carolinetalkedtoallthecreaturesinthestreamandwasfussinga