翻译答案大学英语精读2

一单元

6. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We

must expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.

2) As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in

international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests between nations.

3) We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must

never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.

4) Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the

information of a small library

5) That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have

any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres.

6) These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and

penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.

7) The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been

modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is r eally improved.

8) Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children,

for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.

9) Give absolute power to some individual or any particular group of people, and that

person or group are sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

10) Traditionally in our country school education was always said to be more

important and useful compared with all other pursuits.

4.Translate the following sentences into English.

1)The premier is leaving for New York for a UN conference tomorrow.

2)He is to meet the heads of state of several countries during his stay in New

York.

3)What are you going to do during the National Day holidays? Are you going

home or staying on campus?

4)— What do you think school will be like in twenty years’ time?

— I think children will probably l earn at home with a mechanical teacher.

5)Thirty years ago, my grandparents never thought they would be able to

move into a two-storey house with all the modern facilities.

6)What they lack is not money but experience.

7)They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but to learn about

Chinese culture as well.

8)What children want most from their parents are not material things but love

and attention.

9)You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or do it on your

computer.

10)I’m not quite sure why he didn’t s how up. Either he was not interested, or he

simply forgot about it.

11)A society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors.

12)He is miserly both with his money and with his time.

二单元

6. Translate the following into English.

1）You know what? All things considered, it’s not a bad idea to be a teacher.

As a matter of fact, I think it is an excellent idea.

2）I don’t like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seem to be implying all the time that I am a good for nothing.

3）It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me. I must say I am very lucky. Not many people have such a terrific father.

4）You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do need money. I don’t see what’s wrong wi th students earning some

money during their spare time.

5）Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can’t recall what it is. In any case it is a Russian folk song.

6）Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. It’s really terrible.

7）To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Minister’s visit indefinitely.

8）It’s getting dark. The next town is still two hours drive away. We might as well camp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good

sleep before we continue our journey tomorrow.

9）I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating at exams shameful. Isn’t that the most shameful thing that we should be

incapable of feeling ashamed?

2.Translate the sentences using “the way + relative clause” or “with + noun +

complement” phrase.

1)That was the way people lived their lives in my day.

2)Mrs. Jones loved her students the way she loves her own children.

3)The farmer’s wife doesn’t like the way some young peo ple treat their

parents.

4)With Big Yao on the team, I’m sure they’ll beat their rivals.

5)The man was sitting in his armchair, with his face buried in his hands.

6)With the TV on, he found it hard to concentrate on his homework.

7)The way people helped him during his journey when he had no money

convinced the writer that people can still depend on strangers.

8)With the price of cabbages soaring, they decided to increase imports from

other countries

9)The way these young people organized campus activities showed their

leadership qualities

10)H e stood with his arms stretched out as a customs officer searched him with

a portable scanner.

三单元

6. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We

cannot justify the policy that denies the care to the large population living in the country.

2) They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all nations.

3) I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on

his farm. When asked to get rid of the weed in the rice fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weed and the rice seedlings.

4) Why go there today? I’d much rather we stay until the snow ceases.

5) Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that even

if we use our water sparingly, the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.

6) There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer lean

on export for economic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis on home consumption.

7) Today’s tendency is to give little kids too many tests and exams until they are

no good for anything but taking exams.

8) It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually

regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would not have been able to meet.

3.Translate the sentences,using a noun clause beginning with a wh- word or a

gerund.

1)Do you know how computers work?

2)Anyone can do what I’m doing.

3)That’s exactly where you’re wrong.

4)It is almost impossible to visit Hangzhou without falling in love with the city.

5)That was why she returned to China at age 72/the age of 72.

6)How they broke into overseas markets still remains a mystery to us.

7)Find out who she is, where she came from, and what she has been sent here

for.

8)On his first day at school, the boy came to realized what lay ahead of him.

9)Education must sow the seeds of wisdom, besides implanting knowledge and

skills.

10)They advised people touring the area to avoid to go out alone after dark.

11)One of her job/part of her work is teaching young people how to handle

personal relationships.

12)Making promises without keeping them is not considered a good practice.

四单元

6.Translate the following sentences into English.

1)The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crash made

him a national hero.

2)Of t he four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowning

children to shore, two never returned.

3)The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe this

to their eating habits/composition of their diet, which contains a lot of fish

products.

4)I know Harris. I couldn’t imagine a man like him making such stupid

remarks.

5)After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the

most dangerous task.

6)I hear that Lincoln delivere d an extremely powerful speech on that

occasion. Whatever did he actually say?

7)That this time they must be ready to challenge deat h was clear to

everybody. But no one regretted this move.

8)As accidents g o/As far as accidents are concerned, there was nothing out

of the ordinary: a crazy young man drives a car on a university campus and

kills a young woman student. What is unusual is the fact that the man

dares to challenge the people who want to take him to court because his

father is a local police officer.

9)Every time/Whenever we decide on a financial policy, we have to make a

clear distinction between short-term interests and long-term interests.

10)A lthough it was early October, people could already be seen driving across

the frozen river.

2.Translate the sentences using an appositive clause.

1)The fact that he is somebody’s relative won’t change our opinion of him.

2)The wives of the miners trapped in the pit for three days were overjoyed by

the news that their men had all been rescued.

3)We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong.

4)There’s little hope that the patient will survive.

5)The faculty shares the opinion that the majority of this year’s freshmen are

promising.

6)In spite of our economic growth, we should bear/keep in mind the fact that

ours is still a developing country.

7)We should hear his explanation before we jump to the conclusion that he’s

to blame.

8)There aren’t many people who still cling to the idea that man should

conquer nature rather than live in harmony with it.

五单元

Translate the following sentences into English.

1.The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on the

economy before it speeds out of control.

2.Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not

ignore the fact that what people here need most is clean water and clean air. 3.They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as to

explore the great canyon in Tibet.

4.She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person,

educated and greatly revitalized.

5.There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities

and move one step at a time.

6.All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have

taken so long to form can’t be expected to disappear overnight.

7.Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic

Chinese music with Western music.

8.I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn’t know

what to say.

9.The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.

10.I’ll go there with you if you insist. But really I won’t be much help to you.

2. Translate, choosing between the gerund and the to-infinitive.

1)Remember to bring your ID with you when you go to the airport.

2)I remember feeling greatly disappointed after my first job interview.

3)Finally they decided to apologize to the passengers for what had happened.

at the airport.

4)I’m sorry that I clean forgot to pass the message to Big Li.

5)At midday we stop to have lunch in a fast food restaurant.

6)I stopped listening about the disaster on the radio, but I was too shocked to

move out of the chair.

六单元

7. Translate the following sentences into English.

1）--- I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth.

--- Why do you doubt it?

2）Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldn’t usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer

through a DNA test.

3）Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife was the first weaver.

4）Please give my best regards to my friends there. I really miss them all.

5）Whenever possible young people prefer to earn their own living than live off their parents.

6）The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused. Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the

gun fire.

7）This place has earned itself quite a reputation for developing a green economy.

8）Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side.

9）Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived about six thousand years ago.

10）Although she is a second-generation Chinese American, she still values her Chinese cultural identity.

2.Translate the sentences, using the perfect continuous tense or the present

participle phrase as an attributive modifier.

1)Do you know the young lady sitting next to the chairman of the department?

2)The police have been keeping track of the suspect for a whole week. They

will make an arrest soon.

3)The new government announced that they would protect all law-abiding

foreigners living in the country.

4)We should bear in mind that there are still thousands of people living on or

near the poverty line in this city.

5)These athletes have been training for the current Asian Games for a whole

year.

6)Unemployed residents in the city have been protesting soaring food prices in

the past two months.

7)The young employees of the organization have been tightening their belts

for months, adapting themselves to a war economy.

8)The company claims that they have made a breakthrough in energy-saving

technology.

9)Mr. King worked his way up from the position of waiter to manager. He has

been working for the restaurant for 30 years.

10)The outgoing/retiring vice president of the university made a

heart-warming speech at his farewell party.

八单元

6. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) If it hadn’t been for one man’s courage and wisdom, the Shenzhen Special

Economic Zone could never have succeeded. This man was the first mayor of the city.

2) ---- Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying…

---- I was saying that it is not easy to break down the resistance of those conservatives. But we must go at them step by step.

3) The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes at will

without hurting home consumption. But to shift the emphasis from

export to domestic consumption takes time.

4) Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do away with/

eliminate our domestic labor completely.

2)Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Many old

buildings were about to fall in ruins. Some of our leaders wanted to tear

them down and put up new tall buildings in their place. But due to lack of

money, the plan had to be abandoned. Looking back that was actually a

blessing. Today our town has become a tourist attraction.

3)Ironically, sometimes, the more we increase production, the more we

decrease profit.

4)This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch a new

project even if I wanted to.

5)To tell the truth, I’m more worried about social stagnation than economic

slowdown. Of course, you may not share my view.

6)Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve our

educational standards, we will lag behind other countries for ever.

1.Translate the following sentences into English.

1)The older you get, the more tolerant you become.

2)After 10 p.m. the longer I work, the less efficient I become.

3)As both her parents died young, the girl was brought up by her uncle and

aunt.

4)The longer you work with him, the more you’ll learn from him without

knowing it.

5)When the concert was over, the audience sat silent and still for a couple of

minutes, and then they broke into thunderous applause.

6)Scholars complain that cities, towns and even villages in this country are

becoming more and more Americanized.

7)The more I think about it, the more suspicious I am of these strange phone

calls.

8)As the years went by, my grandmother was became more and more

involved in community work.

9)Generally, the more something is in demand, the higher the price.

10)Much to our grief, all the nice areas around our city are becoming more and

more urbanized.

九单元

6. Translate the following sentences into English.

1)Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertification problem. I fully

agree with him that this is a serious concern as regards our environment protection.

2)The spokesman of our government expressed our deep concern for the two Chinese

engineers who were recently taken hostage by the pirates.

3)It is hard to visualize how we can protect the dam from enemy attack.

4)Freedom of religion means not only that people can pursue different faiths.

It also means that they have the right not to have any religion.

5)We teachers usually meet once every week to compare notes about our

teaching.

6)The situation of this area is very delicate. No country should be allowed to do

anything to threaten the precarious balance.

7)To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command of both the

foreign language and Chinese. And I consider myself terribly inadequate in this respect.

8)However we differ in our opinion, we must face the challenge together.

9)The way I define a good education is that, when you get through it, you not

only know how to make a living, but you also know how to live.

3.Translate each of the sentences using a to-infinitive either as the subject or an

attributive modifier, or both occasionally.

1)It always delights/pleases Mr. Blake to hear of his students’ successes.

2)There are a lot of things to consider before we can make a decision.

3)To give up is wise when it is impossible to succeed.

4)It might be sensible to get a lawyer under the circumstances.

5)We admire their courage to tell their children the truth, however painful it

is.

6)It is almost impossible for public figures to appear in a busy street without

being recognized.

7)I was amazed by people’s readiness to help a stranger, even when they know

they may get into trouble.

8)It is important for students to know not only their strengths but their

limitations as well.

9)This country’s attempts t o limit family size among some minorities are likely

to cause problems.

10)I don’t have to tell you how important it is for you to keep your mouth shut

about all this.

十单元

7. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) There is a popular children’s story which describes the adventures of a wooden

puppet that comes to life as if by magic.

2）Your humorous speech made the discussion lively.

3）This ancient building has been restored to its original beauty.

4) You know, for me, to go and live up in the mountains is to recapture my happy

childhood.

5）To tell the truth, this overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold in Canada.

6) The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year when the

terrible snow storm struck, doing great damage to the ripening fruits.

7）Too much sugar will not do you any good. To begin with, it will do damage to your teeth. In fact, it will do you harm in many ways.

8）His utter devotion to the Chinese people filled me with admiration.

9）He insisted that everything should be in place before we knocked off, before

five-thirty, to be exact.

10）He knew that he would have to redouble his efforts to carry out this plan, and he was anxious to plunge into the work as soon as he went back. But he never

knew that a disaster was lying in store for him.

4.Translate these sentences using the past participle as adverbial or object

complement.

1)Irritated by the personal insult, he rose to protest.

2)Deeply touched by these words, he decided to turn over a new leaf.

3)However hard he tried, the new arrival couldn’t make himself understood.

4)My laptop broke down, and I must have it fixed as soon as possible.

5)Led by a local hunter, the search party soon found the tourists trapped in the

mountains.

6)Out of jealousy, Galileo’s opponents had him dismissed from the university.

7)The president entered the Great Hall of the People accompanied by his staff,

and followed by a group of reporters.

8)The chairman of the department insists on having the invitation delivered to

the guest of honor 10 days in advance.

9)The hospital authorities don’t want the identity of the patient made known

to the public.

10)It is necessary to keep the public properly informed of what the government

is doing to deal with the problem of pollution.

大学英语精读第三版第二册课后答案

大学英语精读第二册（第三版）book2Unit1答案上海外语教育出版社 一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out 3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly 10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return.

大学英语精读2 课后翻译题答案

第一单元 1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，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. 2. 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. 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone. 4. 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. 5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。 The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6. 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. 7. 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 8. 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，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。 The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid 第二单元 1) 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. 2) 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资料。 By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. 3) 他很可能会因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. 4) 委员会成员在新机场最佳选址(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. 5) 亨利创作的艺术品在许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. 6) 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。 The steady rise in the quality of our products owes much to the improvement of our equipment. 7) 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.

大学英语精读2翻译

大学英语精读（第三版） Unit 1Text The Dinner Party Turn the following sentences into English, using as many of the words and phrases you have learned from the text as possible. 1. 她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。 2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 4. 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。 5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。 6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。 7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他？ 8. 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，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。 KEYS 1.Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word. 2.The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American. 3.Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone. 4.While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane. 5.The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6.While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth. 7.What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home? 8.The hunter's face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid. Unit 2TextLessons from Jefferson Turn the following sentences into English, using as many of the words and phrases you have learned from the text as possible. 1. 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。 2. 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资料。 3. 他很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。 4. 委员会成员在新机场最佳选址(location) 这一问题上持有不同意见。 5. 亨利创作的艺术品在许多方面比他兄弟的要好。 6. 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。 7. 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。 8. 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。 KEYS 1.It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make a new constitution. 2.By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. 3.It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight. 4.The committee members have conflicting opinions as to the best location of the new airport. 5.Henry's works of art are superior in many respects to those of his brother's. 6.The steady rise in the quality of our products owes much to the improvement of our equipment. 7.Jim would have preferred to act on his own judgment, but he didn't because as a soldier he had to obey the order. 8.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 latter. Unit 3TextMy First Job Turn the following sentences into English, using as many of the words and phrases you have learned from the text as possible. 1. 她在当地一家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。 2. 很明显是他的年轻助手在经营这家书店。 3. 这项建议在会上一宣布，她就站起来提出异议。 4. 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。 5. 由于缺乏资金，他们正在设法吸引外资(attract foreign capital)。 6. 这个房间有股霉味，一定是好久没住人了(vacant)。 7. 就业余爱好而言，珍妮和她妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。8.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。KEYS 1.She got a post as a cashier at a local bank. But she was soon fired because she proved (to be) incompetent. 2.It is obviously/clearly his young assistant who is running the bookstore. 3.No sooner had the proposal been announced at the meeting than she got to her feet to protest. 4.Bill has applied to Harvard University for a teaching assistantship, but his chances of getting it are slim. 5.Being short of funds, they are trying to attract foreign capital. 6.The room smells of stale air. It must have been vacant for a long time.

大学英语精读2 课文翻译

UNIT 2-1 一场关于男人是否比女人勇敢的激烈的讨论以一个意外的方式。晚宴我最初听到这个故事是在印度，那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像实有其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。后来有人告诉我，在第一次世界大战之后不久就出现在一本杂志上。但登在杂志上的那篇故事, 以及写那篇故事的人，我却一直未能找到。故事发生在印度。某殖民官员和他的夫人举行盛行的晚宴。跟他们一起就座的客人有——军官和他人的夫人，另外还有一位来访的美国博物学家——筵席设在他们家宽敞的餐室里，室内大理石地板上没有铺地毯；屋顶明椽裸露；宽大的玻璃门外便是阳台。席间，一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了热烈的讨论。年轻的女士认为，妇女已经有所进步，不再像过去那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上；少校则不以为然。“女人一遇到危急情况，”少校说，反应便是尖叫。而男人虽然也可能想叫，但比起女人来，自制力却略胜一筹。这多出来的一点自制力正是真正起作用的东西。” 那个美国人没有参加这场争论，他只是注视着在座的其他客人。在他这样观察时，他发现女主人的脸上显出一种奇异的表情。她两眼盯着正前方，脸部肌肉在微微抽搐。她向站在座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势，对他耳语了几句。男仆两眼睁得大大的，迅速地离开了餐室。在座的客人中，除了那位美国人以外论证也没有注意到这一幕，也没有看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的阳台上。那个美国人突然醒悟过来。在印度，碗中的牛奶只有一个意思——引蛇的诱饵。他意识到餐室里一定有条眼镜蛇。他意识到餐室里一定有条眼镜蛇。他抬头看了看屋顶上的椽子——那是最可能有蛇藏身的地方——但那上面空荡荡的。室内的三个角落里也是空的，而在第四个角落里，仆人们正在等着下一道菜。这样，剩下的就只有一个地方了餐桌下面。他首先想到的是往后一跳，并向其他人发警告。但他知道这样会引起骚乱，致使眼镜索受惊咬人。于是他很快讲了一通话，其语气非常威严，竟使所有的人安静了下来。我想了解一下在座的诸位到底有多大的克制能力，我数三百下——也就五分钟——你们谁都不许动一动。动者将罚款五十卢比。准备好！”在他数数的过程中，那20 个人像一尊尊石雕一样端坐在那儿。当他数到“……280……”时，突然从眼然处看到那条眼镜蛇钻了出来，向那碗牛奶爬去。在他跳起来把通往阳台的门全都砰砰地牢牢关上时，室内响起了一片尖叫声。“你刚才说得很对，少校！”男主人大声说。一个男子刚刚为我们显示了从容不迫、镇定自若的范例。” “且慢”，那位美国人一边说着一边转向女主人。温兹太太，你怎么知道那条眼镜蛇是在屋子里呢？” 女主人的脸上闪现出一丝淡淡的微笑，回答说：“因为它当时正从我的脚背上爬过去。” UNIT2-2 杰斐逊很久以前就死了，但是我们仍然对他的一些思想很感兴趣,杰斐逊的箴言, 布鲁斯.布利文、托马斯.杰斐逊美国第三任总统，也许不像乔治.华盛顿和亚伯拉罕.林肯那样著名，但大多数人至少记得有关他的一件事实：《独立宣言》是他起草的。虽然杰斐逊生活在二百多年以前，但我们今天仍可以从他身上学到很多东西。他的许多思想对当代青年特别有意义。下面就是他讲过和写到过的一些观点：自己去看。杰斐逊认为，一个自由的人除了从书本中获取知识外，还可以从许多别的来源获得知识；亲自做调查是很重要的。当他还年轻的时候，他就被任命为一个委员会的成员，去调查詹姆斯河南部支流的水深是否可以通行大型船只。委员会的其他成员都坐在州议会大厦内，研究有关这一问题的文件，而杰斐逊却跳进一只独木舟去做现场观测。你可以向任何人学习。按出身及其所受的教育，杰斐逊均属于最高的社会阶层。然而很少跟出身卑贱的人说话的年代，在那个贵人们除了发号施令以外。杰斐逊却想尽办法跟园丁、仆人和侍者交谈。有一次杰斐逊曾这样对法国贵族拉斐特说：你必须像我那样到平民百性的家里去，看看他们的烧饭锅，吃吃他们的面包。只要你肯这样做，你就会发现老百姓为什么会不满意，你就会理解正在威胁着法国的革命。” 自已作判断。未经过认真的思考，杰斐逊绝不接受别人的意见。“不要相信它或拒绝它。” 他在给侄子的信中写道，“因为别的人相信或拒绝了什么东西。上帝赐予你一个用来判断真理和谬误的头脑。那你就运用它吧。杰斐逊觉得人民是“完全可以依

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10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return. 6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away. 五） 1. Additional advantageous Anxious conditional Courageous curious Dangerous educational Emotional famous Industrial intentional Medical mountionous Musical mysterious National occasional Personal practical 2. Heated colored pigtailed gifted bearded pointed experienced aged skilled diseased 六） 1.The people questioned gave very different opinions on the issue. 2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock? 3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed.

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Unit1 The Dinner Party 关于男人是否比女人更勇敢的一场激烈争论以一种颇为出人意料的方式解决了 The dinner party 晚宴 1. I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true—though any naturalist would know it couldn’t be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down. 我最初听到这个故事是在印度，那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像确有其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。后来有人告诉我，在第一次世界大战之前不久，一家杂志曾刊登过这个故事。但登在杂志上的那篇故事以及写那篇故事的人，我却一直未能找到。 2.The country is India.A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests—officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist—in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda. 故事发生在印度。某殖民地官员和他的夫人正举行盛大的晚宴。筵席设在他们家宽敞的餐室里，室内大理石地板上没有铺地毯；屋顶明椽裸露；宽大的玻璃门外便是走廊。跟他们一起就坐的客人有军官和他们的夫人，另外还有一位来访的美国博物学家。 3. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they haven't. 席间，一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了热烈的讨论。年轻的女士认为，妇女已经有所进步，不再像过去那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上；少校则不以为然。 4. "A woman's reaction in any crisis, "the major says, "is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts." 他说：“一遇到危急情况，女人的反应便是尖叫。而男人虽然也可能想叫，但比起女人来，自制力却略胜一筹。这多出来的一点自制力正是真正起作用的东西。” 5. The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen：he quickly leaves the room. 那个美国人没有参加这场争论，他只是注视着在座的其他客人。在他这样观察时，他发现女主人的脸上显出一种奇异的表情。她两眼盯着正前方，脸部肌肉在微微抽搐。她向站在座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势，对他耳语了几句。男仆两眼睁得大大的，迅速地离开了餐室。 6. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. 在座的客人中除了那位美国人以外谁也没注意到这一幕，也没有看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的走廊上。 7. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing—bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. He looks up at the rafters—the likeliest place—but they are bare. Three corners of the room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are

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The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is s taring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the nat ive boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bo wl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thi ng -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. Unit2 Jefferson's courage and idealism were based on knowledge. He probably knew more than any other man of his age. He was an expert in agriculture, archeology, an d medicine. He practiced crop rotation and soil conservation a century before t hese became standard practice, and he invented a plow superior to any other in existence. He influenced architecture throughout America, and he was constantly producing devices for making the tasks of ordinary life easier to perform. Of all Jefferson's many talents, one is central. He was above all a good and ti reless writer. His complete works, now being published for the first time, will fill more than fifty volumes. His talent as an author was soon discovered, and when the time came to write the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia in 1776, the task of writing it was his. Millions have thrilled to his words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…" Unit3 While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fe aring as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an i nterview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minut e bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter to feel nervous. Unit 4 As a boy and then as an adult,I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein .He was the only person i knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him .He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this :to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning .He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach .but this did not frustrate him .He was content to go as far as he could.

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Unit1 1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，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. 2. 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. 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone. 4. 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. 5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。 The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6. 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. 7. 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? 8. 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，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。 The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid. Unit2 1) 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. 2) 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资料。 By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. 3) 他很可能会因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. 4) 委员会成员在新机场最佳选址(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. 5) 亨利创作的艺术品在许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. 6) 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。 The steady rise in the quality of our products owes much to the improvement of our equipment. 7) 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. 8) 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 latter. Unit3

大学英语精读2课文翻译

Unit1 The Dinner Party 晚宴 那个美国人没有参加这场争论，他只是注视着在座的其他客人。在他这样观察时，他发现女主人的脸上显出一种奇异的表情。她两眼盯着正前方，脸部肌肉在微微抽搐。她向站在座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势，对他耳语了几句。男仆两眼睁得大大的，迅速地离开了餐室。 在座的客人中除了那位美国人以外谁也没注意到这一幕，也没有看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的走廊上。 那个美国人突然醒悟过来。在印度，碗中的牛奶只有一个意思——引蛇的诱饵。他意识到餐室里一定有条眼镜蛇。 Unit2 Lessons from Jefferson 杰斐逊的遗训 杰斐逊的勇气和理想主义是以知识为基础的。他懂得的东西也许比同时代的任何人都要多。在农业、考古学和医学方面他都是专家。在人们普遍采用农作物轮作和土壤保持的做法之前一个世纪，他就这样做了。他还发明了一种比当时任何一种都好的耕犁。他影响了整个美国的建筑业，他还不断地制造出各种机械装置，使日常生活中需要做的许多工作变得更加容易。 在杰斐逊的众多才能中，有一种是最主要的：他首先是一位优秀的、不知疲倦的作家。目前正在第一次出版的他的全集将超过五十卷。他作为一个作家的才能很快便被发现了，所以，当1776年在费城要撰写《独立宣言》的时刻来到时，这一任务便落在了他肩上。数以百万计的人们读到他写的下列词句都激动不已：“我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的：一切人生来就是平等的……” Unit3 My First Job 我的第一份工作 在我等着进大学期间，我在一份地方报纸上看到一则广告，说是在离我住处大约十英里的伦敦某郊区，有所学校要招聘一名教师。我因为手头很拮据，同时也想做点有用的事，于是便提出了申请，但在提出申请的同时我也担心，自己一无学位，二无教学经验，得到这份工作的可能性是微乎其微的。 然而，三天之后，却来了一封信，叫我到克罗伊登去面试。这一路去那儿原来还真麻烦：先乘火车到克罗伊顿车站，再乘十分钟的公共汽车，然后还要至少步行四分之一英里。结果，我在六月一个炎热的上午到了那儿，因为心情非常沮丧，竟不感到紧张了。 Unit4 The Professor and the Y o-Y o 教授与溜溜球 作为一个孩子，以后又作为一个成人，我一直对爱因斯坦的个性惊叹不已。他是我所认识的人中唯一能跟自己及周围世界达成妥协的人。他知道自己想要什么，而他想要的只是：在他作为一个人的能力范围之内理解宇宙的性质以及宇宙运行的逻辑和单纯。他知道有许多问题的答案超出了他智力所及的范围。但这并不使他感到灰心丧气。只要在能力许可的范围内取得最大的成功他就心满意足了。 在我们二十三年的友谊中，我从未见他表现出妒忌、虚荣、痛苦、愤怒、怨恨或个人野心。他好像对这些感情具有免疫能力似的。他毫无矫饰之心，虚荣之意。虽然他与世界上的许多要人通信，他用的却是有W水印字母的信笺，水印字母W——五分钱商店伍尔沃思的缩写。Unit5 The V illain in the Atmosphere 大气层中的恶棍 年复一年，海平面正在慢慢上升。它很可能继续上升，而在今后数百年间，会以更快的速度上升。在那些低洼的沿海地区（在这些地区居住着世界上很大一部分人口），海水会稳步向前推进，迫使人们向内陆退居。 最后，海水将会高出目前海平面两百英尺，一阵阵海浪将会拍打曼哈顿摩天大楼二十层楼的窗户。佛罗里达将会沉没在海浪之下，英伦三岛的大部分，人口稠密的尼罗河流域，还有中国、印度和俄罗斯的低洼地区也都将遭到同样的命运。 不仅许多城市将被淹没，而且世界上大部分盛产粮食的地区也将会失去。由于食品供应下降，到处都会出现饥荒，在这种压力下，社会结构有可能崩溃。 Unit6 The Making of a Surgeon 外科医师的成功之道 然而，在我做住院医生的最后一个月，睡眠已不再是个问题了。在有些情况下我仍然不能确定自己的决定是否正确，但我已学会把这看做一个外科医师经常会遇到的问题，一个永远也