大学体验英语课后答案全集

英语期末复习资料

——献给亲爱的小钰

Unit1

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1.Taxes are an obligation which my fall on everybody. 译文：交税是每个人应尽的义务。

2.We applauded the authority’s decision not to close the hospital. 译文：我们赞成当局不关闭这家医院的决定。

3. The doc tors instructions must be fulfilled exactly; the sick mans life depends on it . 译文：必须遵照医嘱，因为这关系到病人的生命。

4.Do these opinion polls really mirror what people are thinking ? 译文：这些民意测验果真能够反映人们的所想吗？

5.I prefer to think of memorization as a stepping-stone to flexibility in use of words and phrases. 译文：我认为记忆是掌握单词和短语用法的灵活性的好手段。

6.In her office memos she tended to devalue the work done by her staf

f . 译文：在办公记录中，她总是贬低下属的工作。

7.The history of railroad transport has partly been a history of striving or greater efficiency and profit . 译文：铁路运输的历史从某种意义上说即是人们追求更高效率和更大收益的历史。

8.He took on the new post without having the faintest idea of what it e ntailed . 译文：他上任之前对牵涉的职责等事宜一无所知。

9. He is supposedly one of the greatest experts in t hat filed . 译文：他被认为是该领域最权威的专家之一。

10. Absolute secrecy is essential. Consequently, the fewer who are awa re of the project the better. 译文：极度机密是必要的，这样知道该工程的人就会越少，这样就越好。

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1.随着职务的提升，他担负的责任也更大.

（take on） With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities.

2.他感到他没有必要再一次对约翰承担这样的责任了。(make a commitment) He felt that it was not necessary for him to make such a commitment to John once more .

3.闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物，与她相反，露西却喜欢呆在家里看书。(as opposed to)

Mary likes to go shopping in her free time , as opposed to Lucy who pr efers to stay at home reading.

4.说好听一点，可以说他有抱负，用糟糕的话来说，他是一个没有良心或没有资格的权利追求者。（at best, at worst）

.At best hes ambitious ,and at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications. 5.我们已尽全力想说服她，但是却毫无进展。

（strive, make no headway） We have striven to persuade him but still made no headway.

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equality of opportunity.有的人做，有的人不这样做，相信机会平等

2.He sustained a great loss from the death of his father.他持续的从他的父亲去世了很大的损失

3. Police have still found no clue as to the whereabouts of the missing woman.警方仍然没有发现任何线索，失踪女子的下落。

4. In designing a bridge, one must allow for expansiveness 在设计一个桥，必须允许膨胀性

5.One of the workmen was sacked for his always being drunk.其中一名工人被解雇，他总是喝醉了

6.When boundaries between countries are not clearly defined , there is usually trouble. 当没有明确界定国与国之间的边界，通常有麻烦

7. Gardening is outside the sphere of my activities.园艺是我的业余活动

8. She said that the hat made me look silly, but perhaps that was sour grapes.她说，这顶帽子让我看傻了，但也许那是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。

9. The newspapers are full of such depressing news nowadays as crime, natural disasters, and rising prices.报纸上充满了这样令人沮丧的消息现在是犯罪，自然灾害，以及价格上涨

10. The division of the world into developed and underdeveloped nations is a gross simplification.世界划分为发达国家和欠发达国家是一个粗略的简化

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1. 因特网的普及给人们提供了迅速、方便地获取信息的机会。(access to) The popularity of Internet provides people with quick and convenient access to information.

2. 既然他不同意这个计划，再考虑此事就没有多大意义。(there is not much point in)

Since he doesn’t agree to this plan, there is not much point in thinking about it any more.

3. 我本人没有看过这部影片，不过它应该是一部很好的片子。(be supposed to)

I haven’t seen it myself, but it is supposed to be a very good film.

4. 如果你不努力，终将一事无成。(end up nowhere)

If you don’t work hard, you’ll end up nowhere.

5. 美国有义务首先采取行动禁止核武器。(up to, take the initiative)

It’s up to the United States to take the initiative in banning nuclear weapons.

Unit2

1.By the age of 20, Mozart had written some ten operas and was well pr epared for the demanding audiences that awaited him Vienna.

译文：到20岁时莫扎特已经写了十多部歌剧，并且为正在等待他的维也纳观众做好了充分准备。

2.After only three years in the American market ,our US sales there have overtaken those in Japan. 译文：来到美国市场仅仅三年，我们对美国的销售额就超过了日本的销售额。

3.Earthquakes pose such serious danger to the country that Japan has b ecome a world leader in earthquake prediction ,earthquake-proof const ruction techniques ,and disaster preparedness by both civil defense forc e and the general public。

译文：地震给日本造成了严重的威胁，以致于日本的民防部队

4.American artists often took their cues from European literary salons a nd art schools and cultured Americans traveled to Europe to become ed ucated.

译文：美国的艺术家经常从欧洲的文化沙龙和艺术学校中获得灵感线索，而且有修养的美国人也会到欧洲去接受教育。

5.A serious of body explosions has undermined all hopes for a peace s olution in the Middle East. 译文：一系列的人肉炸弹袭击使中东和平进程的所有希望都破灭了。

6.When realize the police had spotted him, the man made for the exit a s quickly as possible. 译文：当那个男人意识到自己已经被警察认出来的时候他飞快地向出口跑去。

7.Many of the scientists and engineers are judged in terms of how profi table their achievements are .

译文：很多科学家和工程师正在计算它们的成就能带来多大的利润。

8.A person who moves to a house on a busy street may initially be distr acted every time a noisy vehicle drives by but after a month he will bec ome used to it.

译文：一个刚把家搬到繁忙的街道边上的人会因每辆汽车经过的嘈杂声弄而心烦意乱，但是一个月后，他就会变得习惯了。

9.These publishers all depended on the favor of the British crown for th eir existence, and so they only published materials that did not offend r oyalty.

译文：这些出版商都是依靠英国皇室的支持才得以生存下来，所以他们只出一些不冒犯皇室的书。

10.They will seek to persuade others that they are moral in the accepted sense of the term in order to mask their motives to gain the awards. 译文：为了掩盖他们想获奖的动机，他们试图用可以接受的说法来使别人相信他们是正派的。

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1.要是他适合当校长，那么哪个学生都可以当。(no more…than)

If he were qualified enough to become the headmaster, then every stud ent would be no more improper than him .

2.至于她的父亲，她不敢肯定他是否会接受她和她的小孩。

(as for) As for her father ,she was not sure if he could accept her and her child. 3.晚睡会损害健康而早睡早起有益于健康。(undermine)

Late sleeping undermines our health while early sleeping and rising is b eneficial to our body. 4.大使亲自向总理转达了总统的问候。(convey)

The ambassador personally conveys the greetings from the president to the prime minister. 5.这个女孩决定敞开心扉，把他看见的一切都告诉警方。(open to)

The girl decided to open up her heart to inform the police of whatever s he saw

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I was really embarrassed when I knocked over the cup of tea on my teacher's desk.

我真的很尴尬当我打翻了一杯茶在我的老师的办公桌。

2. The literacy council will begin a training program for volunteers who will go to tutor the farmers in the remote areas.

识字委员会将志愿者的培训计划要去家教了偏远地区的农民。

3. The western area of China has enormous potential for economic development, but a lot of investment is also needed.

中国的西部地区经济发展的巨大潜力,但还需要大量投资。

4. Weather in Britain defies forecast and hence is a source of interest and speculation to everyone.

天气在英国蔑视预测,因此是一个对每个人都感兴趣的来源和猜测。

5. The sports writers all predicted the American basketball team would not yield the first place to Russia.

体育作家所有预测美国篮球队将不会首先屈服于俄罗斯。

6. She has a great affection for the nursery of children and the children all like her very much.

她有一个伟大的爱幼儿园的孩子和孩子们都非常喜欢她。

7. Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job.

穿着整齐,精美的服装适合这份工作。

8. Professor David asked one of the students to give a presentation on American thriller movies.

大卫问教授的一个学生给介绍美国惊悚电影。

9. She thinks her boyfriend is romantic because he sends her a rose every morning.

她认为她的男朋友是浪漫的,因为他每天早上送她玫瑰。

10.The chairman made a recommendation on the firm's investment abroad to the board of directors.

主席做了一个公司的海外投资建议董事会。

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1. 过量的运动对身体健康弊多利少，所以我们必须控制运动量。(do more harm than good)

Excessive exercises do more harm than good to one's health. Therefore we must control the amount of exercise we do.

2. 他几次试图加入他们的谈话，但都由于胆小而放弃了。(make a few attempts to)

He made a few attempts to join in their conversation, but he gave up out of timidness.

3. 就方便快捷而言，火车无法与飞机竞争。(in terms of)

Trains cannot compete with planes in terms of convenience and speed.

4. 就中美文化作一对比会有助于你尽快明白和适应在美国的学习环境。(a comparison of)

Making a comparison between Chinese and American cultures will help you to better understand and adapt to your study environment in the US.

5. 在公共汽车上年轻人给老弱病残让座是中国人的传统美德。(yield)

It is a traditional Chinese virtue for the young on the buses to yield their seats to the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

Unit3

1.Priests thought angrily that the soldiers violated the church by using i t as a stables. 译文：士兵们把教堂当做马厩，这让牧师们很气愤。

2.We derive knowledge not only from books, but also from practice. 译文：我们不仅从书本上，还应从实践中获得知识。

3Yesterday I was caught in the rain, so now my nose is all blocked up a nd I can hardly breathe. 译文：昨天我淋雨了，所以现在我感觉鼻塞，呼吸不畅。

4.The default system in this lap-top computer is Windows XP. 译文：这台笔记本电脑默认系统是Windows XP。

5.He further rationalized his activities by convincing himself that he was actually promoting environmental protection.

译文：他说服自己说这是促进环境保护，这样就使的自己的行动显的合情合理。

6.The saxophonist quoted a Kenny Jin melody Going Home in his solo. 译文：萨克斯演奏者在他的独奏中引用了肯尼吉的《回家》中的一段旋律。

7.Through an exciting bid for building the bridge, we won the exclusive contract in the solo. 译文：经过竞争激烈的投标，我们最终赢得了修建桥梁的合同。

8.She immediately called an officer at the Naval Intelligence Service, wh o in turn contacted the FBI. 译文：她马上给海军情报部的一名官员打了电话，该官员接着又与联邦调查局取得了联系。

9,After he reported the truth, he received many anonymous letters and phone calls. 译文：对真相进行报道后，他收到了很多匿名的信件和电话。

10.-Do they charge for the use of the telephone? -Yeah! Half yuan per minute! 译文：使用这部电话要收费吗？—是的，每分钟五角。

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1. 理个发他就要收500万，真是不可思议。(charge)

It is simply unbelievable for him to charge 500 dollars for a haircut.

2. 人民赋予你权力，你就应该全心全意为人民服务。(grant)

People grant you the privilege, so you should serve the people wholehe artedly.

3. 天气预报很重要，依据它我们才能决定什么时候出航。(so that)

The weather forecast is very important so that we can decide when to g o to sea.

4. 炮声打破了往常周日早晨的宁静，人们强烈预感到战争就要来临。(violate) The sound of guns violated the usual calmness of Sunday morning, and people had a strong feeling that the war was coming.

5. 即使你每分钟看3页，到本周末你无论如何也看不完这本书。(even though) Even though you read three pages per minute, you will by no means fini sh the book by the end of this weekend.

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have witnessed

interchanges and express-ways could be seen here and there..我们亲眼目睹了这座城市的巨大变化,在那里你可以看到到处是立交和高速路.

2. Don't trample on the flowers when you play in the garden，当你在花园里玩，不要践踏鲜花。

3. According to the investigation by FBI, he was accused of abusing a privilege.据美国联邦调查局调查，他被指控滥用特权。

4. Read the manual carefully before you press the button.仔细阅读本手册在按下按钮之前

5. In order to climb over the snow mountain, we duplicated our expenses because we have to buy the life-preserver.为了爬过这座雪山，我们用了双倍的经费，因为我们需要购买生命防护用具

6. She will never.knowingly hurt anyone because she is a kind-hearted girl by nature.她永远不会故意伤害别人，因为她生来是个善良的姑娘。

7. Because one of the players in our team was ordered off the field, the coach had to use a delaying tactic由于我队的一名球员被罚下场，教练只好采用拖延战术。

8. In the evening we see policemen patrolling our street against any possible disturbances.夜晚时分，我们可以看到警察在街上巡逻，随时准备应付可能发生的骚乱

9. After five-month's debating, the Committee for Economic Development submitted to congress the annual budget which amounted to 1.2 billion.经过五个月的辩论，经济发展委员会提交给国会的年度预算高达12亿

10. The professor asked the research team to provide statistics that would .enforce argument.教授要求研究小组提供可以加强论点的数据资料。

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1. 他无需认真考虑就可轻易击败对手。（giving a second thought）

He can beat his opponent easily without giving a second thought.

2. 在根本不懂得驾驶的情况下，他居然把车开上了公路。（用with结构）With little or no knowledge of driving, he drove the car onto the road.

3. 对这座桥梁的施工未经许可进行更改是违法的。（unauthorized）

It is illegal to make an unauthorized change in the construction of the bridge.

4. 我会平静地接受这个事实，因为我知道如果我完不成任务，全队就有可能面临失败。（chance）

I could accept this fact calmly because I knew if I weren't able to finish the mission, chances were that the team would be defeated.

5. 偏远山区里的孩子们严重缺乏科学文化知识。（lack in）

Children in remote mountain areas are lacking in scientific and cultural knowledge.

Unit4

1.It is well-known that photographic paper is highly sensitive to light. 译文：众所周知，照相纸对光的敏感度是非常高的。

2.The first part of Law School Admission Test evaluates skills in reading comprehension, in figure classification and in the evaluation of written material.

译文：法学院入学考试的第一部分考查的是阅读理解、图形分类、和评估书面材料的技能。

3.Because they are not sufficiently literate and job-prepared, some you ng people can't hold a job for long.

译文：由于知识和工作准备上的不足，有些年轻人在一个岗位上呆不长久。4.The boss managed to steer the discussion away from the subject of m oney and into the topic of environmental protection.

译文：老板设法将讨论的主题从金钱问题引向环境保护问题。

5.Sam's familiarity with pop music is so astonishing that he can sing a l arge number of pop songs. 译文：山姆对流行音乐的熟悉程度令人惊讶，他会唱许多流行歌曲。

6.His car broke down on the way and consequently he was late for the meeting with his clients. 译文：他的车在路上抛锚了，因此没能准时与客户见面。

7.One reward of doing this social work is that I can learn to be indepen dent, tolerant and get to meet people from different parts of the countr y. 译文：这项社会工作给我带来的回报之一就是我学会了独立和宽容，并结识了全国各地的人。

8.Mary has got all the right qualifications for the job but is temperame ntally unsuitable for it. 译文：虽然玛丽各方面的条件都适合这项工作，但她的性格却不适合。

9.As college students, we should have a command of the fundamentals of not only social sciences but also natural sciences.

译文：作为大学生，我们不仅要掌握社会科学知识，还要掌握自然科学知识。

10.The personnel manager said that he couldn't evaluate Mike's ability without actually seeing him at work.

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1.我爷爷虽然70岁了，但他的爱好广泛，从下国际象棋到爬山，多种多样。(range from to) Though 70 years old , my grandfather has a variety of in terests , and his interests ranging from playing chess to climbing mount ains .

2.真奇怪，汤姆的奶奶都80岁了还玩玩具娃娃。

(Surprisingly) Surprisingly, Tom's grandmother plays with dolls at the ag

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f 80.

3.他大公无私的精神和天赋使他适合担当大多数学生梦想得到的那项工作。(qualify for ) His selfness and talents qualify him for the job most studen ts dream to get.

4.你如何解释他的那个怪梦。(interpretation)

What interpretation would you put on his strange dream?

5.我们老板刚买的新轿车一小时能行驶200公里。(be capable of)

The brand-new car our boss has just bought is capable of making 200 ki lometers an hour.

1. Tom has made great progress in English. Above all, his composition is beyond praise.汤姆在英语上进步很大，最值得一提的是他的作文非常优秀

2. He is a man of integrity and always champions a just cause.他是个正直的人，永远捍卫正当的理由。

3. This PLA soldier ignored personal danger when he jumped into the icy water to save the drowning child.这个解放军战士不顾个人安危，毅然跳进了冰冷的水中救溺水的小孩

4. This decree obliged the Union to delay strikes.这个法令迫使工会延迟了罢工。

5. What the accused man said before the jury was sheer nonsense.被告在陪审团面前完全是胡说八道

6. The small boy soon became tired and exhausted and lagged far behind the rest of the walkers.小男孩很快筋疲力尽了，并且被其他步行者远远地落在了后面。

7. Perhaps the price of the wine will be much higher next year because the prospects for this year’s wine harvest are poor.明年葡萄酒的价格可能会更高，因为预计今年的葡萄酒产量欠佳

8 Surprisingly, the sixty-year-old man has acquired proficiency in a foreign language through practice. 令人惊讶地是，这位六旬老翁竟然通过实践熟练掌握了一门外语。

9 Her kindness, friendliness and thoughtfulness soon overcame the prejudice of her stepchild.她的善良、友好与体贴很快打消了其继子对她的偏见。

10 His only claim to fame was that he won the first prize in the national English speech competition.他的唯一荣誉就是他夺得过全国英语演讲比赛一等奖

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1. 在董事会议上他建议把这项轻松的工作留给身体不好的玛丽来做。(leave to) He suggested at the board meeting that the easy task (should) be left to

Mary whose health is poor.

2. 目前正在香港的布朗先生很有教学经验，他将在春天来我校给学生上课。(who)

Mr. Brown, who is in Hong Kong now, has a lot of teaching experience and will come to teach our students in the spring.

3. 这家旅馆是我市最好的旅馆，吃的东西很好，服务质量也不错。（be true of）This is the best hotel in our city in which the food is very good and the same is true of the service.

4. 为了吸引更多的乘客坐船，船长向所有乘客保证乘船旅游十分安全。(assure) In order to attract more passengers, the captain assured all the passengers of the safety of traveling by ship.

5. 他花了15万元买的那辆新车在一次事故中被严重损坏，已经无法修理了。（which, beyond）

His new car, for which he paid ￥150000, was seriously damaged in an accident and was beyond repair.

Unit5

1).I have to question the morality of forcing the injured to pay for the d amage to the equipment. 译文：迫使伤者为损坏的设备赔钱，我不禁质疑这一做法的道德性。

2).Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth. 译文：什么也阻止不了他们对真理的追求。

3).I think the way she’s been treated is a downright disgrace. 译文：我认为她所受到的待遇完全是个耻辱。

4)He advocates taking a more long-term view. 译文：他主张以更长远的观点看待问题。

5).This writer ,as well as his contemporaries , was interested in the sam

e subjects. 译文：这名作家和他同时代的人都对相同的主题感兴趣。

6)She says he’ll come back ,but she’s deceiving herself. 译文：她说他会回来，但这只是自欺欺人罢了。

7).Some people think that uncontrolled economic growth and environm ental stability are mutually exclusive.

译文：有些人认为不受控制的经济增长与环境稳定是水火不容的。.

8).He got ten years in prison for withholding evidence and obstructing the course of justice. 译文：他因隐瞒证据，阻碍司法程序而被判十年监禁。

9)Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured. 译文：两名士兵被杀，其他人被俘。

10 A guilty conscience prevented her from sleeping at night. 译文：内疚使她夜不能寐

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1).他们乘坐的飞机起飞后立刻就消失了

The airplane they took soared out of sight after it took of

2).在会上,双方展开了激烈的争论.改革派提出许多改革措施,而保守派则反对提出的改革建议.

At the meeting ,the two sides had a hot debate.The reformers put forwa rd many reforming measures, but the conservatives were in opposition t o the proposed changes.

3).从长远看,我们必须学习更多的科技知识,除了掌握主修的专业之外,懂得计算机,英语和驾驶是我们工作中必不可少的.

In the long run, we should learn more about science and technology . B esides our major subjects, knowledge of computers,English and driving i s necessary for our work.

4).为练成完美的体型,她每周做四次健身操.

She does gymnastic exercises four times a week in the quest to achieve the perfect body.

5).每天早晨,一些老人在公园里一边锻炼身体一边聊天.

Every morning in the park, some old people are doing physical exercises there, chatting with each other at the same time.

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compelled

他不想访问她,但良心迫使他。

2.I understand how difficult it must be for you,?she said with compassion.

“明白困难必须给你,如何?她表示同情。

3. Any public disclosure of this information would be very damaging to the company.

任何公开披露这一信息将是非常有害的。

4. Some people still think it’s wrong to spend so much money on exploring space.

有些人仍然认为这是错误的花这么多钱在探索太空。

5. The TV showed tragic pictures of malnourished and sickly babies, too weak even to cry.

电视显示悲剧性的营养不良和病态的婴儿的照片,太弱甚至哭了起来。

6.Financial crises have been plaguing their potential new partners. 金融危机一直困扰他们的潜在的新合作伙伴。

7. When we make a pledge, we should always remember it must be honored.

当我们做出承诺的时候,我们应该永远记住它必须得到尊重。

8. Will discussions with other companies about the terms constitute a breach of the agreement? 将讨论与其他公司构成违反协议条款呢?

9. Over a span of only two years, many new job prospects have been opened.

在仅仅两年的时间,许多新的就业前景已经打开了。

10. The clerk at the foreign exchange counter is too slow and each transaction seems to last forever.

在外汇柜台店员太慢,每个事务似乎永远持续下去。

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1. 难道我们采取措施改变现在的局面不更好吗？(won’t it be)

Won’t it be better if we take measures to change the present situation?

2. 我没有想到你有这样的本领。(give credit to)

I didn’t give him credit for such a skill. (I didn’t give credit to him for such a skill.)

3. 虽然年纪很老了，他们到现在都还一直在学英语。(up to)

They have been learning English up to now, though in their advanced age.

4. 他因为生病已有7天没有去学校了。(because of)

He has not been to school for seven days because of illness.

5. 孩子们又唱又跳地冲出教室。(participle phrase)

The children ran out of the classroom, jumping and singing.

Unit6

1.There were joyous celebrations all over the country,with parades and t he ringing of church bells to honor the great achievement.

译文：举国上下一片欢腾，人们举行游行，教堂响起钟声，庆祝所取得的伟大胜利。

2).Your self-esteem is your good opinion of yourself or your respect for yourself. 译文：自尊心是对自己的良好评价或是对自己的尊重。

3) .It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger. 译文：逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能

4).Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book . 译文：后来，他的一些发现激起公众对他的书的极大兴趣

5).She identified herself with the campaign against drug abuse. 译文：她认为自己应与滥用毒品作斗争

6).The issue has caused great tension between the two countries and co uld lead to a military confrontation 。

译文：这争端已经造成了两国之间极大地紧张局势，并可能导致军事冲突。7).Your statement is in conflict with the rest of evidence. 译文：你的声明与其他的证据相冲突

8).Most of the students have already felt the pressure of soaring inflatio n. 译文：大多数学生已经感觉到了急剧通货膨胀的压力

9).Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept far ther and farther inland. 译文：由于海洋慢慢的越来越远的侵蚀到了内地，许多家园不得不被舍弃了

10)After he won the amateur championship,he turned himself to a prof essional boxer. 译文：在赢得亚余冠军赛后，他把自己转变成了一位职业拳击手。

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1.她将她的少年时代描绘成一个幻想和发现的时期。(portray ... as) Answer:She portrayed her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.

2. 试验表明，不抽烟的人比抽烟的人犯的错误要少。(fewer ... than) Answer:Experiments showed that nonsmokers committed fewer errors than smokers.

3. 足球迷经常受到人们的重视，不是因为他们自身的成功，而是因为他们支持的球队获得了胜利。(not ... but)

Answer:Football fans are often highly regarded not for their own achievement, but through their connection to a team that wins.

4. 尽管演员的演技高超，这部长达3个小时的电影还是未能吸引住我们。(despite)

Answer:Despite the actors’wonderful acting, the three-hour movie could not hold our attention.

5.王教授是我能唯一指望救我儿子的大夫。(rely on)

Answer:Professor Wang is the only doctor I can rely on to save my son.

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victim

own scheming.

黑色是一个狡猾的男人,但他最终成为自己的阴谋的受害者。

2. They feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.

他们担心不断上升的通胀将进一步抑制经济。

3. Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word "home".

有一个法语单词那是完全等效的英文单词“家”。

4. Wang Lin may become a diplomat because he has an instinct for tact and diplomacy.

王林可能成为一名外交官,因为他机智和外交的一种本能。

5. In the Mediterranean, there is a temperate climate beneficial to health.

在地中海地区,气候温和有益健康。

6. You can't accept recreational drug use and expect to control the drug problem.

你不能接受休闲吸毒和期望来控制毒品问题。

7. John is a person propelled by ambition.

约翰是一个人的雄心壮志。

8. Many computer software corporations are experiencing financial reverses.

许多计算机软件公司正在经历金融危机。

9. Don’t worry about my illness; what I need is nothing but a day’s rest. 不要担心我的病,我需要的是只有一天的休息。

10. We will persevere regardless of past failures.

我们将坚持不管过去的失败。

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.1.我们认为你的建议不恰当，应该放弃。(in place)

We don’t think your proposal quite in place, so you should give it up.

2.他到家时，发现家里只有一些老人和病人。(nothing but)

When he arre sick at home.

3. 就这台发动机的状况而言，它即使能发动也是奇迹了。(given)

Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.

4. 从就业来说，旅馆业是这个国家的第二大产业。(in terms of)

In terms of employment, the hotel industry is the second largest industry in this country.

5. 这个国家里,不管肤色如何，每一个人都有权住在他想住的地方。(regardless of)

Everyone in this country has the right to live where he wants to, regardless of the color of his skin.

大学英语精读课后翻译汇总(1-7单元)

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大学体验英语综合教程2--第三版--U6-Passage-B-课后答案及课文翻译

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大学体验英语1第三版第一单元课后答案

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