大學(xué)英語精讀第四冊翻譯

1、1)我們接到通知，財(cái)政部長將于次日接見我WewereinfmedthattheMinisterofFinancewastogiveusanaudiencereceiveusthenextday.2)我覺得很奇怪，他似乎不記得自己的生日。Ithoughtitoddthathedidntseemtorememberhisownbirthday.3)學(xué)期論文最遲應(yīng)在下星期二交來，可是至今大部分學(xué)生卻幾無進(jìn)展。NextTuesdayisthed

2、eadlinefhinginthetermpapersbutmoststudentshavehardlymadeadentinthewksofar.4)看到學(xué)生人數(shù)不斷減少，校長心里很難受。Itpainedtheheadmastertofindthenumberofstudentsshrinking.5)在那個(gè)國家一般用現(xiàn)金付賬，但支票變得普遍起來了，不久會(huì)代替現(xiàn)金作為人們結(jié)賬的一種方式。Cashiscommonlyusedinpayi

3、ngbillsinthatcountrybutchecksarebecomingmepopularwillinashtwhilereplacecashasawayfpeopletosettletheiraccounts.6)該公司聲稱，這條河流的污染不是它造成Thecompanyclaimsthatitisnotresponsiblefthepollutionintheriver.1)比爾已是個(gè)成熟的小伙子，不再依賴父母替他做主。Bil

4、lisamatureyoungmanwhoisnolongerdependentonhisparentsfdecisions.2)這個(gè)地區(qū)有大量肉類供應(yīng)，但新鮮果蔬奇缺。Thereareabundantsuppliesofmeatinthisregionbutfreshfruitvegetablesarescarce.3)工程師們依靠工人們的智慧發(fā)明了一種新的生產(chǎn)方法，使生產(chǎn)率得以提高。Drawingonthewisdomofthewk

5、erstheengineersinventedanewproductionmethodthatledtoincreasedproductivity.4)他花了許多時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備數(shù)學(xué)考試，因此當(dāng)他獲知自己只得了個(gè)B時(shí)感到有點(diǎn)失望。Hespentalotoftimepreparingfhismathexam.HencehewassomewhatdisappointedtolearnthathegotonlyaB.5)我們有充裕的時(shí)間從從容容吃頓午

6、飯。Wehaveampletimefaleisurelylunch.6)地方政府不得不動(dòng)用儲(chǔ)備糧并采取其他緊急措施，以渡過糧食危機(jī)。Thelocalgovernmenthadtodrawonitsgrainreservestakeotheremergencymeasuressoastopullthroughthefoodcrisis.1)蕭伯納在他一個(gè)劇本的前言中提出這樣的看法：今天人們比在中世紀(jì)時(shí)更加迷信。Intheprefaceto

7、oneofhisplaysBernardShawadvancestheideathatpeoplearemesuperstitioustodaythantheywereinthedleAges.2)丈夫死后，她只好獨(dú)自挑起撫養(yǎng)五個(gè)孩子的經(jīng)濟(jì)重?fù)?dān)。Afterherhusbdiedshehadtobeartheseverefinancialburdenofraisingfivechildrenbyherself.3)證明或駁斥某個(gè)論點(diǎn)的最好

8、辦法之一是從親身經(jīng)歷中舉出例子。Oneofthebestwaystoproverefuteapointistociteexamplesfromyourownexperience.4)亨特說貝蒂老是夸大他的缺點(diǎn)，這話很可能會(huì)引起一場爭吵。HuntsstatementthatBettyalwaysexaggerateshisfaultsmaywellleadtoaquarrel.5)我當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)她絕對(duì)信任，無論她告訴我什么，我都會(huì)相信。Itru

9、stedhersomuchthatIwouldhaveswallowedanystyshetoldme.6)一家人聚攏來討論經(jīng)濟(jì)問題時(shí)，父親一開頭就說，每月存點(diǎn)錢是絕對(duì)必要的，遇到緊急情況，我們可以依靠積蓄。WhenthefamilygatheredtodiscussmattersoffinanceFatherstartedoffbysayingthatitwasabsolutelynecessarytosetasidesomemone

10、yeachmonthfinanemergencywecouldfallbackonoursavings.opullthroughthefoodcrisis.1)我確信這項(xiàng)所謂(socalled)明智的決定，與期望相反，會(huì)帶來極其嚴(yán)重的后果。Iamconvincedthatcontrarytoexpectationsthesocalledinfmeddecisionwillbringverygraveconsequences.2)誠然，他

11、曾欺騙你，但他已經(jīng)承認(rèn)自己做錯(cuò)了，并道了歉。所以你不應(yīng)該老是以懷疑的態(tài)度對(duì)待他。Itstrueheoncedeceivedyoubuthehasadmittedhehasdonewrongapologized.Soyoushouldntalwaystreathimwithsuspicion.3)他在這個(gè)問題公開進(jìn)行辯論之前就已表明了自己的立場。Hehadtakenastontheissuebefeitwasopenlydebated.4

12、)在調(diào)查過程中，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了種種形式的政治腐敗，并揭露了許多貪官污吏Inthecourseoftheirinvestigationtheydiscoveredvariousfmsofpoliticalcruptionexposedanumberofcruptofficials.5)瑪麗的兩難處境是：把真相告訴老板從而失信于她的同事，還是讓老板蒙在鼓里從而辜負(fù)他的信任。Marysdilemmawaswhethertobetrayhercol

13、leaguesbytellingherbossthetruthtobetrayhistrustbykeepinghiminthedarkaboutit.6)首先，是什么使你認(rèn)為這項(xiàng)規(guī)劃會(huì)促進(jìn)改革其次，你怎么知道這些改革會(huì)讓全縣得到好處Nowinthefirstplacewhathasmadeyouthink(ledyoutothink)thisprogramwillpromoterefmsinthesecondhowdoyouknowt

14、heserefmswillbenefitthewholecounty1)有朝一日人們不需要離開城市去尋求寧靜。當(dāng)我們撤到地下居所時(shí)，現(xiàn)在由城市占據(jù)的地面便可讓位于公園和荒野，供人們休閑娛樂。Somedaypeopleneednotgetawayfromthecitytofindpeacequiet.Whenwewithdrawintoundergrounddwellingsthesurfacegroundnowoccupiedbycit

15、iescanbeturnedovertoparktowildernessfrecreation.2)請你注意并非所有的學(xué)生都愿意出席畢業(yè)典禮，所以學(xué)校才要求凡是想領(lǐng)取畢業(yè)證書的畢業(yè)生都得出席。Notallofthestudentsmindyouarewillingtoattendthegraduationceremonysotheschoolhastorequirethatallgraduatingstudentsattendthece

16、remonyiftheywanttoreceiveadiploma.3)對(duì)于婦女在社會(huì)中的地位問題，我們的許多看法來自封建時(shí)代與今天的社會(huì)是格格不入的。Manyoftheideaswehaveabouttheroleofwomeninsocietyarederivedfromfeudaltimesarenotrelevantintodayssociety.4)如今人們的流動(dòng)性比以往任何時(shí)候都大，這也許就是為什么移動(dòng)電話十分普及的原因。P

17、eopletodayarememobilethaneverbefeperhapsthisiswhymobilephoneshavebecomesocommon.5)幾乎每個(gè)孩子都曾夢想去太空旅游，體會(huì)一下在失重)環(huán)境下生活是什么樣子。Virtuallyeverychildhasdreamedoftravelinginspaceexperiencingwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinagravityfreeenviron

18、ment.6)我們學(xué)校鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生獨(dú)立思考不要受老師觀點(diǎn)的束縛。Studentsofourschoolareencouragedtodoindependentthinkingnottoberestrictedbytheteacherspointsofview.幾年前我父母把我?guī)У矫绹鴷r(shí)，那里的一切對(duì)我來說都十分陌生。進(jìn)入一所美國中學(xué)后不久，我就感到極其孤獨(dú)寂寞，因?yàn)槲矣⒄Z能力（competence）的欠缺造成了我與新同學(xué)之間的隔閡。父母親弄

19、清楚我為什么情緒那么低落后，他們鼓勵(lì)我提高自己的英語水平，鼓勵(lì)我通過廣泛閱讀豐富自己的詞匯。此后我花了許多時(shí)間閱讀英語書籍與雜志。好的推理作品總會(huì)使我著迷，但最吸引我的是關(guān)于杰出的科學(xué)家的故事。我記得阿伯特愛因斯坦給我留下了很深的印象，他的思想深刻地改變了人類關(guān)于空間、時(shí)間、物質(zhì)和能量的基本概念。亞里士多德（Aristotle）寫了四百本左右關(guān)于各種學(xué)科的著作，這真使我大為驚異。斯蒂芬霍金身體傷殘而且不能說話，但他對(duì)科學(xué)卻作出了杰出貢獻(xiàn)

20、。這真是奇跡??！偉大的科學(xué)家的光輝業(yè)績促使我下決心把一生獻(xiàn)給科學(xué)事業(yè)。WhenmyparentstookmetoAmericaseveralyearsagoeverythingtherefeltveryalientome.SoonafterIattendedanAmericanhighschoolIfeltdesperatelylonelybecausemylackofcompetenceinEnglishfmedabarriersep

21、aratingmynewschoolmatesmyself.WhenmyparentsfoundoutwhyIwasinsuchlowspiritstheyencouragedmetoimprovemyselfinEnglishenrichmyvocabularybyreadingextensively.FromthenonIspentmanyhoursreadingEnglishbooksmagazines.Iwasalwaysint

22、riguedbygoodmysteriesbutwhatfinatedmemostwasstiesofoutstingscientists.IrememberIwasgreatlyimpressedbyAlbertEinsteinwhoseideasprofoundlychangedmankindsbasicconceptsofspacetimematterenergy.IfounditamazingthatAristotlehadwr

23、ittenabout400booksonavarietyofsubjects.StephenHawkingisphysicallydisabledunabletospeakneverthelesshehasmadeanotablecontributiontoscience.Whatamiracle!Brilliantdeedsofthegreatscientistsledpromptedmetomakeupmymindtodedicat

24、emylifetothepursuitofscience.1)關(guān)鍵證人的缺席有可能削弱對(duì)被告的指控力度|(weakenthecaseagainst)。Theabsenceofthecrucialwitnesswaslikelytoweakenthecaseagainstthedefendant.2)為了幫我們準(zhǔn)備好參加辯論，教練要我們經(jīng)常注意與我們自己的論點(diǎn)相悖的論點(diǎn)。Toprepareusfthedebatethecoachwante

25、dustobealwaysawareofargumentsthatarequitethereverseofours.3)尤其是人們指望你表現(xiàn)出能激勵(lì)和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)一班人的潛力。Aboveallyouareexpectedtodemonstrateapotentialtomotivateleadtheteam.4)醫(yī)生往往為自己能夠醫(yī)治好病人罕見的疾病而自豪。Adoctoftenprideshimselfontheabilitytocurehis

26、patientofararedisease.5)如果不按時(shí)將書歸還圖書館或到期前不續(xù)借，就得按規(guī)定罰款。Ifbooksarenotreturnedtothelibraryontimenotrenewedbefetheyaredueafinemustbepaidinaccdancewiththeregulations.6)總的來說，很少有人不抱怨自己的工作的，然而一旦他們沒有機(jī)會(huì)工作了又會(huì)不高興。Onthewholefewpeopledo