大学英语第二册翻译

Unit one
她砰地关上大门，一声不坑地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。
Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word.

出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。
The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American.

约翰尼已经长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。
Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.

当全部乘客都向出口处（exit）走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。
While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane.

这封信必需交给威尔逊先生本人。（to be to）
The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself.

南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。
While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth.

你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他？
What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home?

猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下（lay）的陷阱（trap）方向跑去，脸上顿时露出了兴奋的表情。
The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as /on seeing a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid.

Unit two
会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。
It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make a new constitution.

这些青年科学家通过现场观察，获得了研究工作所需的第一手材料。
By making on-the-spot observation, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work.

他很可能会因为视力不好而被拒收入伍。
It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.

委员会在新机场最佳选址（location）这一问题上持有不同意见。
The committee members have conflicting opinions as to the best location of the new airport.

亨利创作的艺术品在很多方面比他兄弟的要好。
Henry’s works of art are superior in many respects to those of his brother’s.

我们产品质量的稳步提高在很大程度上是由于设备有所改进。（owe much to）
The steady rise in the quality of our products owes much to the improvement of our equipment.

吉姆本想按照自己的判断行事，但他没有这样做，因为作为军人他得服从命令。
Jim would have preferred to act on his own judgment, but he didn’t because as a soldier he had to obey the order.

如果让我来决定我们是要一个没有自行车的城市呢，还是要一个没有汽车的城市，我会毫不犹豫地选择后者。
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a city without bikes or one without cars, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latte

r/the former.

Unit three
她在当地银行找到一份当出纳员（cashier）的工作，但不久便因不称职而被解雇了。
She got a post as a cashier at a local bank. But she was soon fired because she proved to be incompetent.

很明显是他的年轻助手在经营这家书店。
It is obviously his young assistant who is running the bookstore.

这项建议在会上一宣布，她就站起来提出异议。
No sooner had the proposal been announced at the meeting than she got to her feet to protest.

比尔已向哈佛大学申请助教职位（teaching assistantship）,但他得到它的可能性很小。
Bill has applied to Harvard University for a teaching assistantship, but his chances of getting it are slim.

由于缺乏资金，他们正在设法吸引外资（attracting foreign capital）.
Being short of funds, they are trying to attract foreign capital.

这个房间有股霉味，一定好久没人住了（vacant）。
The room smells of stale air. It must have been vacant for a long time.

就业余爱好而言，珍妮和她妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。
As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sister have little in common.

不言而喻，青年人的教育对于一个国家的未来是至关重要的。
It is self-evident that the education of the young is vital to the future of a country.

Unit four
那个小女孩跑得太快，身体一下失去平衡，跌倒了。
The little girl ran so fast that she was thrown off balance and fell over/down.
他致力于研究工作的精神（devotion to research）给我留下了很深的印象，但我对他那些深奥的理论却丝毫不感兴趣。
I was impressed by his devotion to research but I did not have the slightest interest in his profound theories.

千万别说可能会被人误解的话。（capable of）
Be sure not to say anything capable of being misunderstood.

我被他们互相矛盾的意见搞糊涂了，不知如何去做才是。
I was so bewildered by their conflicting advice that I did not know how to act/what to do .

起初，这个复杂的问题使他们感到灰心丧气，但经过仔细思考之后他们终于研究出了解决办法。
At first this complicated problem frustrated them, but after thinking it over carefully they finally worked out a solution.

体育代表团团长在少先队员向他献上一束鲜花时愉快地笑了。
The head of the sports delegation beamed with delight when a young pioneer presented him with a bunch of flowers.

这学期我们都学习地不错，我真不明白为什么我们的英语老师单单表扬了班长一个人。（single out）
I really don’t see why our English teacher should single out our monitor for praise since we have all done quite well this term.

我相信比较高级的（higher）动物是由比较低级的（lower）动物进化而来（develop from）的这一学说。
I believe in the theory that the higher

animals developed from the lower ones.