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现代大学英语精读4课后翻译
Unit1
1。
IknowIcouldrelyonmybrothertostandbymewhateverhappened.
我知道,不管发生什么情况,我都可以依靠兄弟的支持。
2。
Asarule,theyoungergenerationtendstobemoreinterestedinthepresentratherthanthepastunliketheoldergeneration,butbothgenerationswillstandtoloseiftheydonotrespecttheother’sneeds。
一般来说,年轻一代与老一辈不同,他们对现在而不是对过去感兴趣。
但这两代人如果不互相尊重对方的需要,就都会遭受损失.
3。
TheChinesewrittenlanguagehasbeenamajorfactorforintegratingthewholenation。
中国的书面文字是国家完整统一的一个重要因素.
4.IntraditionalChineseartandliterature,thebambooandthepinetreealwayssymbolizemoreintegrityanduprightness.
在中国的传统艺术和文学中,竹子和松树往往象征着道德上的正直和刚正不阿。
5。
QueenElizabeth1ruledEnglandfor45years,andthenationprosperedunderherrule.
女皇伊丽莎白一世统治英国45年。
在她统治时期,国家十分繁荣昌盛。
6。
Democracymeansthatthemajorityrules.Butthat’snotall。
Respectforminority’srighttodisagreeisalsoanintegralpartofdemocracy。
Thetworulesareequal
importance.
民主意味着多数人来治理;但不仅如此,尊重少数人反对的权利也是民主不可分的一部分.这两条规则同等重要.
7。
Anationcannotbestrongunlessitiswell-integratedpolitically,economically,culturallyaswellasgeographically。
一个国家不可能强大,除非她不在地理上,二十在政治、经济、和文化上都是一个整体。
8。
Thepartywasboring,soheslippedoutoftheroomandwenthome。
Buttheroadwassomuddyaftertherainthatheslippedandfellintoaditch。
晚会十分乏味,所以他就偷偷溜出房间回家了.可是雨后的路非常泥泞,他脚下一滑,掉进了沟里。
9。
Herhealthwassuchthatshewouldnotdaretobeexposedtothesuneveninwinterlestshegotsunstroke。
她身体糟糕到了这种程度,以至于冬天都不敢见太阳,怕中暑。
10。
Iwasdrowningmysorrowonenightinasmallrestaurantwhenhecametomeandslippedarollofmoneyinmypocket.
有一天晚上,我正在一家小饭馆里借酒消愁,他突然走了过来,往我手里塞了一沓钞票.
3TranslatethesentencesintoEnglish,usingbeing。
1.Heisbeinginvestigatedforreceivingbribes。
2。
Thegovernmentstartedairdroppingfoodtoareasbeingcutoffbytheflood。
3.Peoplearemuchconcernedabouthowthecharitymoneyisbeingused。
4.Theexactlocationsofthelaboratoriesarebeingkeptsecretforreasonsofsecurity。
5.What’sthematterwithJimtoday?
Ithinkhe'sbeingratherrude,nothisusualself。
6。
Thelocalpublicsecuritybureauisbeingcriticizedforbeingsoftonwhitcrime。
7.Thecaraccidentinvestigatorisaccusedofbeingone—sided,favoringtheoffender。
8.Theprojectcoordinatorcomplainsthatalmosthalfofhistimeisbeingspentonmeetingsandreports.
9.HislatestnovelbeingadaptedforTVhasbeenontheNewYorkTimesbest-sellerlistforforty-twoweeks.
10.Thespokesmanflatlydeniedallrumorsbeingcirculatedatthemomentaboutthepresident'shealth.
Unit2
1。
ZhugeLiangpretendedtobeverycalmandsucceedinhidingthefactfromSimaYithatthecitywasreallyungrounded。
Heprovedhimselfworthyoftheadmirationhehadreceived.
2。
Heknewthatabloodybattlewasimminentandhisarmywasterriblyoutnumbered。
Sohepretendedtoberetreatingquicklytotherear。
Actuallyhewaslayingatrapfortheenemytroops。
3.SocialDarwinistsassertedthatwecancomparehumansocietytotheanimalworld。
Itdidnotcrosstheirmindsthathumanbeingscouldbedifferentfromotheranimals。
Theyreliedontheirbrainratherthantheirinstinct。
4。
Thesemass—producedchickenscannotcomparewiththechickensweusedtoraiseathome.Chickenfarmsmayhaveincreasedtheoutput,buttheyhaverobbedthechickensoftheirgoodtaste。
5.Thefinancialbubblesfinallyburst,causingaseriouscrisisthatsweptoverthewholeworld.
6。
Thankstoourpriceedge,ourexportstothatregionincreasedby30%comparedwiththesameperiodthepreviousyear。
7.Thereporterswereallburstingwithquestions。
Butthegovernment
spokesman/spokespersonsaidthatallsheknewwasthatpeoplewerewatchingaplaywhensomethirtyarmedterroristsburstintothetheater.
8.Whentheprisonersburstoutsinging,theprisonwardenwasfrightened.
9.Theareaisdottedwithfactories。
Italsohasholidayinnsdottedaroundthewholeisland.Buttherearealreadysignsthatmanylocalpeoplewillrebelagainstthistrend.
10。
Hedeclaredthatalltherebelswouldbepardonediftheylaiddowntheirarms。
1。
Asthesayinggoes,there’snosmokewithoutfire。
2。
There’snodenyingthatthefilmhasnoequalincinemahistory.
3。
Iwarnedhimaboutthedangerinvolved,buthepaidnoheedtomywarning.
4。
There'snogenerallyaccepteddefinitionofhappiness。
5.Thesearenoordinarystudents;theyaregoingtobetrainedasastronauts。
6.Therearenoeasyorpainlesssolutionstothecompany’sfinancialproblems。
7。
Awayfromhomeforthefirsttime,collegestudentshavetododay—daychoresthemselves。
It'snobadthing.
8。
Thetwosidesaresofarapartonkeyissuesthatthere'snotellinghowlongthetalkscoulddragon。
9。
That’sthekindofholidayIdreamof—notelephone,noTVandnoworries.
10.Someofthenation'stopeconomistssaythattheyseenosignofeconomicrecoveryinthecountry。
Unit3
1.Ourreformandopenpolicyresultedinrapidgrowth.Butwemustnotforgetthatthepolicyinturnresultedfromthegreatliberationofpeople’sminds.
2。
Asarule/Generallyspeaking,thefactthatyoulikesomeonewilldisposeyoutolikehisideas,too。
3。
Itisdoubtfulifwecanfindawaytodisposeofnuclearwastethatis100percentsecureonday.Ifpossible,weshouldshifttootherenergy.
4.Isearchedaroundforasetoffurniturethatwouldfitinmysmallsittingroom。
ButIfoundthemoutofstock。
5.Whenservingthecustomer,theinnkeeperfoundthatthemanfitthe
descriptionsofthewantedmurdersuspect.
6.Whenaskedhowtokeepfit,hewouldalwaysgivehisstockadvice:
sticktoagoodeatinghabit———meaning:
nosalt,nosugar,nofat.
7。
Thewaterwasunfitforswimming,letalonedrinking。
Asaresult,manypeopleintheregiongotsick。
8。
HedidnotlosehistemperwhenheheardthisasIthoughthewould.Onthecontrary,hewassuddenlyseizedbyafitoflaughter.
9.Whencompleted,thissubwaywillbeextendedtocoverthewholecity。
10.Thatthestockmarketdidnotseemtorespondtotheeconomicboom
puzzledeverybody。
Nowonderpeopledecidedtoholdtheirstocks.
Unit4
1.Isawaboatdrifting/floatingalongtheriver。
Idonotintendbelikethisboat,driftingthroughlifewithoutgoals.
2.Thepeachtreesinthevalleywereinfullblossomandsheindulgedinthepleasurewithoutstop。
Ashortdistanceinfrontofhershesawalittlehutwithbeautifulcountrymusicdriftingoutofthewindows。
(or:
Thepeachtreesinthevalleywereinfullblossom,makingitdifficulttotearherselffromthem。
somedistanceinfrontofhershesawalittlehutwithbeautifulcountrymusicdriftingoutofthewindows.)
3.Aftermymarriage,myfriendsanddriftedapartalittle,andIwascompletelyoutofmyelementamongthosebusinesspeopleIhadtoworkwith。
I’msickandtiredoftheirbusinessdiscussions.
4。
Theyalreadyhaveallthenecessaryelementsforacivilwar。
Theinternationalcommunityhasappearedtobothsidesforapeacefulsettlementoftheirdisputes
5.Manypeoplethinkthatthechurchislosingitsappealalthoughithasaccumulatedanincreasingwealth。
6。
Theidealofbusinessexpansionappealstome.Todaytheeconomyofmanyofourtradepartnersisstartingtopickupspeed.Ourdomesticmarketisestimated/torecovernextyear.
7.Reformalwaysinvolvesrisks,butitismuchriskierwithoutreform.Todaymostpeoplehopeforfurtherreforminspiteoftheopposition/backlash。
8。
Hewasfuriouswhenhereadtheletter.Hetoreitupandthrewitintothe
wastepaperbasket。
Thenherippedapieceoffhiscoatandwrotehislastletterbyusinghisownbloodasink.
9。
Inhindsight/lookingback,weallfeelthatitwasfoolishtoteardown(demolish)thisbeautifulcitywall.
10。
Youwaitathome.Iwillcomeandpickyouupataroundseven.Don'tworry.Thedoctorhasassuredusthatherhealthwillpickupsoon。
1。
TheclimateofmyhometownispleasantexceptinJanuaryandAugust。
2.Exceptwhenheissick/unwell,wanpingspendsabout40minutesadayjogging.
3。
Abouthisspecialmissionhetoldhisfamilynothingexceptthathehadtobeawayonbusinessforsometime。
4。
Hisparentsknowthattheydon’thavetodomuchfortheirsonexcepttolethimbehimself。
5.Theyaskedfornothingexceptwhatwasrightfullytheirs。
Unit5
1.StatisticsshowthatChinahasatotalamountof2.8millioncubicmetersofwaterresources,secondonlytoBrazil,RussiaandCanada,rankinginthefourth(tobeupdated)intheworld.Butwhendividedby1。
3billion,ouraverageper-capita
shareofwaterresourcesonlyamountstoaboutonequarteroftheworld'saverage.
2.Wehavealwaysbeenheavilyburdenedwiththeproblemofwatershortage.Itissaidthatofthe661largeandmedium-sizedcitiesnationwide,abouttwo—thirdsaresufferingfromanacuteshortageofwater。
Beijingisagoodexampleinpoint。
Itnotonlylackssurfacewater,evenitsundergroundwatertableisdangerouslylow。
Itisreportedtohavedroppedby90meters.Somescholarssuggestwemoveourcapitaltosomeotherplace.Thisisofcourseunfeasible/unrealistic,butthemessageisclear。
3。
Ourwaterresourcesfirstofallarenotevenlydistributedintimeorspace.Theyareeithertoomuch,causingfloods,ortoolittle,causingdroughts。
4.Inspiteoftheimpressiveprogresswehadachievedinthepastyears,wearestillfarfromeffectivelyharnessingourrivers,lakesandreservoirs。
Soilerosionand
desertificationareincreasinglythreateningoureconomyandpeople’slives.Manyofourriversnolongerflowtothesea.In1998,theYellowRiverfailedtohaveenoughwatertoflowtheseafor212days.
5.Traditionallyourwaterresourceshavemainlybeenusedtoirrigateland,but,in