大学英语一

Unit1 Structure

1、The police are still trying to find out what caused the fire (是什么引起了这场火灾)

2、I don＇t know what size of shoes my father wears (我爸爸穿多大的鞋)

3、The baby pointed to what looked like a ball (一个像球一样的东西)

4、We should always be gyateful for what our family and friends (家人和朋友为我们所做的一切)

5、Stella was eager to show her boyfriend what she had bought for his brithday (她为他的生日所买的东西)

Translation

1、这个小男孩最喜欢做的事就是搭

积木

What the boy likes to do most is putting together building blocks. 2、就先前的工作经验而言，约翰是

这个职位的最佳候选人In terms of previous working

experience ,John is the best choice

for this position.

3、我的物理老师经常使用类比来说

明一些较难理解的概念

My physics teacher often uses

analogy to explain some difficult

concept.

4、在家人和朋友的帮助下，汤姆经

营的出版企业逐渐兴旺起来

With the help of his family and

friends ,Tom built up his publishing

business bit by bit .

5、琳达没能进入那所著名的大学，

但她打算重新开始，而不是逃避

挑战

Linda was not able to go to that

famous college,but she planned to

start all over again rather than give

up the challenge.

6、这个公司有着很好的公众形象。

人们总是将它的产品与高质量和

优质服务联系在一起

This company has a very good

public image .People always

associate its product with high

quality and good service.

Unit 2

1、孩子们很苦恼，因为他们的家长

不允许他们在铁路轨道旁玩耍

The children are pretty annoyed

that their parents won＇t allow them

to play around the railway track..

2、我打赌我只要速度快一点，肯定

会比他们先到目的地

I bet if I pick up a little speed I will

reach the destination sooner than

they do .

3、这种糟糕的天气让人不想出去，

你还不如在家舒展一下筋骨，做做运

动

You don＇t want to go out in such

rotten weather.Its better for you to

stay home and stretch your legs

and do pfysical exercises.

4、已经十点半了，你不应该还在睡

觉！快赶到飞机场去接你表弟

It＇s half past ten,and you ＇re not

supposed to be sleeping !It＇s time

to head for the airport to pick up your cousin!

5、是谁想到让麦克来接管这项工程

的？

Wo came up with the idea to ask Mike to take over the project?

6、学校对不同种族背景的学生没有

区别对待

The school makes no distinction in treating students from different racial backgrounds .

Unit4

1.布鲁斯先生对他不尊重当地传统的行为表示了歉意。

Mr. Bruce made an apology for his disrespect for the local traditions. 2.在会议上，双方就两国关系方面交换了各自的观点。

At the meeting the parties exchanged their opinions on the relationship between the two countries.

3.他目前心情很糟糕，不适合在公共场合露面。He is in such a bad mood that it is

not appropriate for him to

appropriate for him to appear in

public

4.你提水的时候至少应该做到不要

把水泼出来吧。

You should at least try not to spill

the water when carrying it.

5.这位科学家的论点得到了学术界

的极大支持。

The argument of this scientist

received tremendous support from

academic circles.

6.无论你遇到什么困难，大家都会帮

你度过难关的。

No matter what difficulties you may

come across, we will pull you

through.

Unit7 Structure

1、I dozed off in the back of the car

and woke up to find myself already

in Chicago.(发现自己已经到了芝加

哥)

2、After walking for a long

time ,James found himself in an

empty street .(发现自己走在一条空

荡荡的街上)

3、If Jack carries on treating others

so rudely ,he will find himself losing

all the friends.(他会失去所有的朋

友)

4、This book tells people how to

manage the situation when they

find themselves getting angry.(当他

们生气时如何控制局面)

5、After meeting Kathy for the first

time at a birthday party ,John found

himself falling in love whih her (发现

自己爱上了她)

Translation

1、在喝了三罐啤酒之后，玛丽连站

都站不起来了

After drinking three jars of

beer ,Mary could haldly get to her

feet .

2、由于担心房产价格可能会下跌，

一些房产商开始急于出售房屋

Some real estate developers are

now eager to sell their houses for

fear that the prices might dip.

3、当琳达打开房门时，眼前的景象

使他惊呆了。橱柜的门都敞开着，

地上到处是衣服和书

When linda opened the door ,she was shocked by what she saw .All the cupboard doors were wide open,and there were clothers and books lying here and there on the floor.

4、麦克早已经对老板每周一次的长

篇报告感到厌倦，每次听着听着

他总会打起盹来

Mike has already got tired of the long speech given by his boss every week .He always dozed off in the middle of it .

5、芬兰是一个以湖泊众多而著称的

国家，我曾经去过几次，非常喜

欢那个地方

Finland is remarkable for its large number of lakes .I have been there once or twice ,and I like it very much .

6、在贝蒂三岁生日的那天，爸爸送

给她一直很有意思的盒子。只要

你一打开它，一只可爱的兔子便

会突然蹦出来

At Betty＇s third biethday ,Dad gave

her an interesting box.Once you

opened it , a lovely rabbit would

pop out.

Unit 10

1.在孩子个性形成时期，家长要特别

关心并注意他们是否有心理问题的

迹象。

Parents should pay special

attention to their children during

their formative years and watch for

symptoms of psychological

problems.

2.天才往往对自己喜爱的事物充满

了激情。

Geniuses usually have a great

passion for things they’re interested

in.

3.他不知道简就是她的亲生姐姐，只

是觉得她的名字听上去有一点点熟

悉。

He was no idea that Jane is his

biological sister;only her name

sounds faintly familiar to him.

4.看着稻谷在干燥的阳光下枯死，农

民们毫无办法，只有叹息。

Seeing the rice corps dying in cry

sun,the peasants could do nothing

but sigh.

5.自从杰克的老板拒绝了他请长假

的要求，他一直在考虑辞职。

Ever since his boss turned down

his request for a long vacation,

Jack has been thinking about

quitting his job.

6.我不喜欢足球，今天也不例外，我

不想和你去看球赛。

I don’t care for soccer,and today’s

no exception.So I don’t feel like

going to watch the game with

young.

Unit12 Usage

1、Linda!It＇s Christmas time.Sing

us Christmas song.(给我们唱歌

圣诞歌吧)

2、Sam hopes that his daughter will

live a happy life.(幸福一生)

3、All human beings die in the

end .Some die a peaceful

death (平静而逝)

4、He dreamed a bad dream(做了

个噩梦)last night and woke up

with an ashen face .

5、A hot bath before bed helps you

sleep a good nights sleep(会让

你睡个好觉)

Translation

1、他被捕后遭到毒打，但却没有向

敌人透漏任何有用的信息

He was brutally beaten often being arrested ,but he revealed nothing useful to the enemy.

2、他们面试了很多人，最后终于找

到了令他们满意的候选人

They interviewed a lot of people before finally getting hold of a satisfactory candidate.

3、他自愿捐助修建了一所学校以使

那些穷孩子能读书He made a voluntary contribution to

the cost of building a school so that

those poor children could get an

education.

4、为了你我一定会努力训练以争取

获得进入决赛的资格

For your sake I will train very hard

to get the qualification for the finals.

5、在那样的情况下他除了勇敢的面

对挑战以外没有其他选择

Under those circumstances he had

no choice but to face up to the

challenge bravely.

6、如果我们想取保及时到达那里就

该早点动身

We should start early if we want to

make sure of getting there in time.

Unit14

1、一些著名的歌唱家将举办一场音

乐会，为这家儿童图书馆筹款。

但是，音乐会门票的销售情况一

点都不让人满意

Some famous singers were going

to put on a concert to raise money

for the children＇s

library.However ,the sale of the

tickets was far from satisfactory.

2、这篇新闻报道真是地展现了监狱

中的生活，引起了公众的关注。

一些记者决定继续追踪报道

This news report showed prison life

in the raw and got a lot of attention

from the public .Some reporters

decided to follow it up.

3、安妮独自一人出发去了那个小镇。

她一点都没想过，她的父母会为

她的安全而担心

Anne set out for the small town by

himself .It never occurredto her

that her parents might be worried

about her safety.

4、去年，我取得了做外科医生的资

格。回想在医科大学度过的五年，

我觉得那是我生命中最艰苦也是

最快乐的一段日子

Last year I qualified as a surgeon.I

looked back on the five years at

medical university as the hardest

as well as the happiest time of my

life .

5、布朗先生是一位十分杰出的实业

家。他曾经说过，“要想在商业领

域里取得成功，你必须得冒许多

险”

Mr.Brown is an eminent business man .He once said,“You have to take a lot of risks if you want to succeed in business”

6、彼得靠在饭店里洗盘子维持生活。

但是最近饭店准备裁员，彼得每

天都生活在被解雇的恐惧之中Peter makes a living by dishes in a restaurant.But recently the restaurant has been planning to cut jobs and Peter is living in daily fear of being fired.

Unit 15

一、1.She took care of the blind man as if he were her old father.

2.They are talking as if they had been friends for years.

3.Jerry acts as if he were an expert.

4.It seems as if it were winter already.

5.The postman spoke to me in a

very loud voice as if I were deaf.

二、1.有一张名牌大学的文凭，即使

在公司解雇人的时候他也不担心会

丢工作。

With a diploma from a famous

university,he felt secure in his

job even when the

company was laying off

people.

2.当鲍勃被指控撒谎时，他勃然大

怒。

Bob flew into a rage when he

was accused of lying.

3.由于她的愚蠢，我们的项目彻底

泡汤了。

Our project was totally ruined

because of her stuoidity.

4.经理深受公司里同事们的尊敬。

The manager was held in high

esteem by his colleagues in the

company.

5.小男孩跑到他爸爸跟前，兴奋地

猛拉他的袖子。

The little boy ran up to his father

and turgged his sleeve excitedly.

6.很显然，他对他的论文很有信

心。

Apparently, he was quite

confident about his essay.

Unit 16

1.餐厅经理一看到百万富翁来用

餐，就顾不得和我们说话了，满脸红

光地迎了上去。

The moment the restaurant

manager set eyes on the

millionaire, he cut us short and

headed for the latter, his face

lighting up.

2.欢迎乘坐我们的飞机。商务舱在

楼上，经济舱就在这一层。

Welcome aboard our

plane.The business class

section is upsrairs and the

economy class is right on this

floor.

3.打喷嚏之后要说“对不起”。听到

别人打喷嚏要说“保佑你”。

You must say “Excuse me” after sneezing and “Blessyou” when someone else has sneezed.

4.六号房间号码牌挂倒了，变成了九号，快去把它弄正！

The sign for Room NO.6 has been turned upside down into a 9.Fix it up immediately!

5.大超市一来，许多小商店都应声关了门。

Many small stores have closed for good with the arrival of supermarkets.

Unit1 Structure

1、The police are still trying to

find out what caused the

fire (是什么引起了这场火灾)

2、I don＇t know what size of

shoes my father wears (我爸爸

穿多大的鞋)

3、The baby pointed to what

looked like a ball (一个像球一

样的东西)

4、We should always be

gyateful for what our family and friends (家人和朋友为我们

所做的一切)

5、Stella was eager to show

her boyfriend what she had

bought for his brithday (她为他

的生日所买的东西)

Translation

1、这个小男孩最喜欢做的事就

是搭积木

What the boy likes to do most

is putting together building

blocks.

2、就先前的工作经验而言，约

翰是这个职位的最佳候选人

In terms of previous working

experience ,John is the best

choice for this position.

3、我的物理老师经常使用类比

来说明一些较难理解的概念

My physics teacher often uses

analogy to explain some

difficult concept.

4、在家人和朋友的帮助下，汤

姆经营的出版企业逐渐兴旺起

来

With the help of his family and

friends ,Tom built up his

publishing business bit by bit .

5、琳达没能进入那所著名的大

学，但她打算重新开始，而不是

逃避挑战

Linda was not able to go to that

famous college,but she

planned to start all over again

rather than give up the

challenge.

6、这个公司有着很好的公众形

象。人们总是将它的产品与高质

量和优质服务联系在一起

This company has a very good

public image .People always

associate its product with high

quality and good service.

Unit 2

1、孩子们很苦恼，因为他们的

家长不允许他们在铁路轨道旁

玩耍

The children are pretty

annoyed that their parents

won＇t allow them to play around the railway track..

2、我打赌我只要速度快一点，肯定会比他们先到目的地

I bet if I pick up a little speed I will reach the destination sooner than they do .

3、这种糟糕的天气让人不想出去，你还不如在家舒展一下筋骨，做做运动

You don＇t want to go out in such rotten weather.Its better for you to stay home and stretch your legs and do pfysical exercises.

4、已经十点半了，你不应该还在睡觉！快赶到飞机场去接你表弟

It＇s half past ten,and you ＇re not supposed to be sleeping !It＇s time to head for the airport to pick up your cousin!

5、是谁想到让麦克来接管这项工程的？Wo came up with the idea to

ask Mike to take over the

project?

6、学校对不同种族背景的学生

没有区别对待

The school makes no

distinction in treating students

from different

racial backgrounds .

Unit4

1.布鲁斯先生对他不尊重当地

传统的行为表示了歉意。

Mr. Bruce made an apology

for his disrespect for the local

traditions.

2.在会议上，双方就两国关系方

面交换了各自的观点。

At the meeting the parties

exchanged their opinions on

the relationship between the

two countries.

3.他目前心情很糟糕，不适合在

公共场合露面。

He is in such a bad mood that

it is not appropriate for him to

appropriate for him to appear

in public

4.你提水的时候至少应该做到

不要把水泼出来吧。

You should at least try not to

spill the water when carrying it.

5.这位科学家的论点得到了学

术界的极大支持。

The argument of this scientist

received tremendous support

from academic circles.

6.无论你遇到什么困难，大家都

会帮你度过难关的。

No matter what difficulties you

may come across, we will pull

you through.

Unit7 Structure

1、I dozed off in the back of the

car and woke up to find myself

already in Chicago.(发现自己

已经到了芝加哥)

2、After walking for a long

time ,James found himself in

an empty street .(发现自己走在

一条空荡荡的街上)

3、If Jack carries on treating others so rudely ,he will find himself losing all the friends.(他会失去所有的朋友)

4、This book tells people how to manage the situation when they find themselves getting angry.(当他们生气时如何控制局面)

5、After meeting Kathy for the first time at a birthday party ,John found himself falling in love whih her (发现自己爱上了她)

Translation

1、在喝了三罐啤酒之后，玛丽连站都站不起来了

After drinking three jars of beer ,Mary could haldly get to her feet .

2、由于担心房产价格可能会下跌，一些房产商开始急于出售房屋

Some real estate developers are now eager to sell their houses for fear that the prices

might dip.

3、当琳达打开房门时，眼前的

景象使他惊呆了。橱柜的门都敞

开着，地上到处是衣服和书

When linda opened the

door ,she was shocked by

what she saw .All the cupboard

doors were wide open,and

there were clothers and books

lying here and there on the

floor.

4、麦克早已经对老板每周一次

的长篇报告感到厌倦，每次听着

听着他总会打起盹来

Mike has already got tired of

the long speech given by his

boss every week .He always

dozed off in the middle of it .

5、芬兰是一个以湖泊众多而著

称的国家，我曾经去过几次，非

常喜欢那个地方

Finland is remarkable for its

large number of lakes .I have

been there once or twice ,and I

like it very much .

6、在贝蒂三岁生日的那天，爸

爸送给她一直很有意思的盒子。

只要你一打开它，一只可爱的兔

子便会突然蹦出来

At Betty＇s third biethday ,Dad

gave her an interesting

box.Once you opened it , a

lovely rabbit would pop out.

Unit 10

1.在孩子个性形成时期，家长要

特别关心并注意他们是否有心

理问题的迹象。

Parents should pay special

attention to their children

during their formative years

and watch for symptoms of

psychological problems.

2.天才往往对自己喜爱的事物

充满了激情。

Geniuses usually have a great

passion for things they’re

interested in.

3.他不知道简就是她的亲生姐姐，只是觉得她的名字听上去有一点点熟悉。

He was no idea that Jane is his biological sister;only her name sounds faintly familiar to him. 4.看着稻谷在干燥的阳光下枯死，农民们毫无办法，只有叹息。Seeing the rice corps dying in cry sun,the peasants could do nothing but sigh.

5.自从杰克的老板拒绝了他请长假的要求，他一直在考虑辞职。

Ever since his boss turned down his request for a long vacation, Jack has been thinking about quitting his job.

6.我不喜欢足球，今天也不例外，我不想和你去看球赛。

I don’t care for soccer,and today’s no exception.So I don’t feel like going to watch the game with young.

Unit12 Usage 1、Linda!It＇s Christmas

time.Sing us Christmas

song.(给我们唱歌圣诞歌吧)

2、Sam hopes that his

daughter will live a happy

life.(幸福一生)

3、All human beings die in the

end .Some die a peaceful

death (平静而逝)

4、He dreamed a bad dream(做

了个噩梦)last night and woke

up with an ashen face .

5、A hot bath before bed helps

you sleep a good nights

sleep(会让你睡个好觉)

Translation

1、他被捕后遭到毒打，但却没

有向敌人透漏任何有用的信息

He was brutally beaten often

being arrested ,but he revealed

nothing useful to the enemy.

2、他们面试了很多人，最后终

于找到了令他们满意的候选人

They interviewed a lot of

people before finally getting

hold of a satisfactory

candidate.

3、他自愿捐助修建了一所学校

以使那些穷孩子能读书

He made a

voluntary contribution to the

cost of building a school so

that those poor children could

get an education.

4、为了你我一定会努力训练以

争取获得进入决赛的资格

For your sake I will train very

hard to get the qualification for

the finals.

5、在那样的情况下他除了勇敢

的面对挑战以外没有其他选择

Under those circumstances he

had no choice but to face up to

the challenge bravely.

6、如果我们想取保及时到达那

里就该早点动身

We should start early if we

want to make sure of getting

there in time.

Unit14

1、一些著名的歌唱家将举办一场音乐会，为这家儿童图书馆筹款。但是，音乐会门票的销售情况一点都不让人满意

Some famous singers were going to put on a concert to raise money for the children＇s library.However ,the sale of the tickets was far from satisfactory.

2、这篇新闻报道真是地展现了监狱中的生活，引起了公众的关注。一些记者决定继续追踪报道This news report showed prison life in the raw and got a lot of attention from the public .Some reporters decided to follow it up.

3、安妮独自一人出发去了那个小镇。她一点都没想过，她的父母会为她的安全而担心

Anne set out for the small town by himself .It never occurredto her that her parents might be worried about her safety. 4、去年，我取得了做外科医生

的资格。回想在医科大学度过的

五年，我觉得那是我生命中最艰

苦也是最快乐的一段日子

Last year I qualified as a

surgeon.I looked back on the

five years at medical university

as the hardest as well as the

happiest time of my life .

5、布朗先生是一位十分杰出的

实业家。他曾经说过，“要想在

商业领域里取得成功，你必须得

冒许多险”

Mr.Brown is an eminent

business man .He once

said,“You have to take a lot of

risks if you want to succeed in

business”

6、彼得靠在饭店里洗盘子维持

生活。但是最近饭店准备裁员，

彼得每天都生活在被解雇的恐

惧之中

Peter makes a living by dishes

in a restaurant.But recently the

restaurant has been planning

to cut jobs and Peter is living in

daily fear of being fired.

Unit 15

一、1.She took care of the blind

man as if he were her old

father.

2.They are talking as if they

had been friends for years.

3.Jerry acts as if he were an

expert.

4.It seems as if it were winter

already.

5.The postman spoke to me in

a very loud voice as if I were

deaf.

二、1.有一张名牌大学的文凭，

即使在公司解雇人的时候他也

不担心会丢工作。

With a diploma from a

famous university,he felt

secure in his job even when

the company was laying off

people.

2.当鲍勃被指控撒谎时，他勃然

大怒。

Bob flew into a rage when he was accused of lying.

3.由于她的愚蠢，我们的项目彻底泡汤了。

Our project was totally ruined because of her stuoidity.

4.经理深受公司里同事们的尊敬。

The manager was held in high esteem by his colleagues in the company.

5.小男孩跑到他爸爸跟前，兴奋地猛拉他的袖子。

The little boy ran up to his father and turgged his sleeve excitedly.

6.很显然，他对他的论文很有信心。

Apparently, he was quite confident about his essay. Unit 16

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manager set eyes on the

millionaire, he cut us short and

headed for the latter, his face

lighting up.

2.欢迎乘坐我们的飞机。商务舱

在楼上，经济舱就在这一层。

Welcome aboard our

plane.The business class

section is upsrairs and the

economy class is right on this

floor.

3.打喷嚏之后要说“对不起”。听

到别人打喷嚏要说“保佑你”。

You must say “Excuse

me” after sneezing

and “Blessyou” when someone

else has sneezed.

4.六号房间号码牌挂倒了，变成

了九号，快去把它弄正！

The sign for Room NO.6 has

been turned upside down into

a 9.Fix it up immediately!

5.大超市一来，许多小商店都应

声关了门。

Many small stores have closed

for good with the arrival of

supermarkets.

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