大學英語書的翻譯參考答案.doc

UNIT81.沒有一個科學家確切地知道信息高速公路將在未來十年把我們帶往何處。No scientist knows exactly where the information highway will lead us in the decade ahead 2. 至關(guān)重要的是，發(fā)達國家和發(fā)展中國家應通過更多的交流增進相互間的理解和尊重。It is crucial that developed countries and developing countries increase mutual understanding and mutual respect through more communication3.從一開始，大眾傳媒就對這部關(guān)于個人電腦的專著給予了特別的關(guān)注。From the very beginning, the mass media paid particular attention to this treatise on the personal computer4我的侄子以為日文跟中文在很多方面相似，很容易學，但結(jié)果并不是那樣。My nephew had thought that Japanese, which is similar to Chinese in many ways, was easy to learn, but it didnt turn out that way5你本該知道得更多些。大學教授講課的方式并不只限于告訴學生基本事實，他還激發(fā)討論和爭論。You should have known better. The way a college professor teaches is not confined only to telling his students the basic facts. He or she also stimulates discussions and debates6. 原來估計這項工程將費時五年。但由于工人和工程師們的創(chuàng)造性勞動，工程大大提前完成了。It was originally estimated that the project would take 5 years. But because of the creativity of the workers as well as the engineers, it was finished well ahead of schedule7. 構(gòu)思和寫作自傳花費了那位美國作家三年多的時間,其間他遇到了許多無法想象的困難。The process of thinking about and writing his autobiography took the American writer more than three years, during which he ran into many unimaginable difficulties8. 醫(yī)生們不能肯定他患了什么病，這就是他已決定提前退休的原因。The doctors arent sure what illness he is suffering from. Thats why he has decided to retire ahead of scheduleUNIT11老伴六十多歲時中風去世時， 那位72歲的退休教授不勝悲痛。 無人依靠的生活對他來說將是非常困難的When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retired professor was overwhelmed with grief. Life would be hard for him without anyone to rely on2兩位業(yè)余畫家上個月在倫敦舉辦了一次個人畫展。許多人前去參觀，其中包括一些著名的專業(yè)畫家Two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures last month in London. Many people went to see it, including a few celebrated professionals當20世紀80年代中期，7名宇航員在“挑戰(zhàn)者”號的災難中遇難時，全世界一下子陷入了震驚與悲痛中3 When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s, it plunged the whole world into shock and grief在結(jié)束了其第二屆首相任期之后，她仍積極參與政治事務。當政府遇到困難時，她屢次前來幫忙。4 After completing her second prime ministry, she remained actively involved in political affairs. She came to the rescue several times when the government was in difficulty大選失敗后，史密斯博士隱退到一個小村莊，在那里嘗試耕作。 5 After his failure in the election campaign, Dr. Smith retired to a small village, where he tried his hand at farming只要你一輩子不停地努力工作，你在回憶往事時就會感到心滿意足的。6 As long as you keep working hard all your life, you will recall your past with a glow of satisfaction我們必須喚醒人們認識到環(huán)境保護的重要性。否則，就為時太晚了。7 We must awaken people to the importance of environmental protection, or it will be too late那位官員因卷入一件政治丑聞而被撤職。如果早知會落到這般地步，他當初也許就會以不同的方式行事了。8 That official was removed from office for being involved in a political scandal. Had he known this would happen, he might have acted differentlyUNIT21我們班女生占大多數(shù)。相比之下，他們的班級全由男生組成Female students constitute the majority of our class. By contrast, their class is made up of males only2American kids can usually watch TV three hours a day, whereas their Chinese counterparts have to do their homework most of the time after school3His development of a series of new research methods led to his huge success. He said that he owed all this to his parents encouragement4He resented being excluded from discussions that directly concerned his future5The fact that these problems are continually showing up suggests that this new device must be readjusted6As one of the Asian students who have surged into the best American universities in recent years, Zhang Hua says that many of his ideas are based on the traditional Chinese philosophy7To start with, it is not merely money that makes Mr.Yang work so hard. He is committed to educating the young and tries to motivate them to get ahead in life8As time was running out, we drove even faster in hopes that we could make it to the airport in timeUNIT31當那份臨時性的工作結(jié)束時，人家給喬治提供了一份永久性的（permanent）工作，他馬上就接受了。When the temporary job came to an end , George was offered a permanent job, which he accepted at once1. 為了確保他們在日本的合資企業(yè)贏利，那些美國公司比之語言翻譯來說更需要文化翻譯。To ensure that their joint ventures in Japan are profitable, the American companies need cultural translators even more than language translator2. 作為一名文化翻譯，喬治渴望幫助那些就許許多多事情來向他求助的日方雇員，包括屬于他專業(yè)知識范圍之內(nèi)As a cultural translator, George was eager to help the Japanese employees who came to ask his advice on a great many matters, both within and outside his field of expertise4.喬治用某種方法說服美方經(jīng)理接受了日方會計師的決定，從而緩解了兩人之間的沖突。Somehow or other, George persuaded the American manager to go along with the Japanese accountants decision, thus smoothing over the conflict between the two.5美方經(jīng)理與日方經(jīng)理之間的確有時會發(fā)生沖突和爭論。但由于雙方都很有見識進行妥協(xié)，才防止了這些沖突和爭論激化為感情大戰(zhàn)。Conflicts and arguments do arise at times between the American managers and their Japanese counterparts. But since both parties have the good sense to compromise, these conflicts are prevented from escalating into big emotional battles6所有的日方雇員，包括人事經(jīng)理在內(nèi)，都很感激喬治在他們遇到的眾多問題上所給予的經(jīng)常幫助。All the Japanese employees, the personnel manager included, appreciated Georges frequent help with the multitude of problems they ran into7我的日語還不足以很好地表達我的思想，所以如果我有時說了些愚蠢的話，請不要生氣。My spoken Japanese is not good enough to express myself well. Please dont get offended