大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程4英語(yǔ)翻譯習(xí)題

1、U11.隨著職務(wù)的提升，他擔(dān)負(fù)的責(zé)任也更大了。 (take on) With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities. 2.他感到他沒(méi)有必要再一次對(duì)約翰承擔(dān)這樣的責(zé)任。（make a commitment） He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more.3.閑暇時(shí)瑪麗喜歡外出購(gòu)物，與她相反，露茜卻喜歡呆在家里看書。(as opposed to) Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, a

2、s opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading. 4.充其量可以說(shuō)他有抱負(fù)，用最糟糕的話來(lái)說(shuō)，他是一個(gè)沒(méi)有良心(conscience)或沒(méi)有資格的權(quán)力追求者。（at best, at worst）At best hes ambitious, at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications. 5.我們已盡全力說(shuō)服他，但是卻毫無(wú)進(jìn)展。（strive，make no headway）We have striven to the full to convince hi

3、m, but we have made no headway. 1.因特網(wǎng)的普及給人們提供了迅速、方便地獲取信息的機(jī)會(huì)。(access to) The popularity of Internet provides people with quick and convenient access to information. 2.既然他不同意這個(gè)計(jì)劃，再考慮此事就沒(méi)有多大意義。(there is not much point in)Since he doesnt agree to this plan, there is not much point in thinking about it a

4、ny more. 3.我本人沒(méi)有看過(guò)這部影片，不過(guò)它應(yīng)該是一部很好的片子。(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，終將一事無(wú)成。(end up nowhere)If you don't work hard, you'll end up nowhere. 5.美國(guó)有義務(wù)首先采取行動(dòng)禁止核武器。(up to, take the initiative）It's up to the United States to take

5、 the initiative in banning nuclear weapons.1.The sales of computers have multiplied six times since 1988. 1988年以來(lái)，計(jì)算機(jī)的銷售量增加了五倍。2.The number of the students enrolled in evening classes has increased more than twofold. 注冊(cè)晚間上課的學(xué)生人數(shù)增加了一倍多。3.The population of this small town has increased by a factor of

6、four. 這個(gè)小城鎮(zhèn)的人口增長(zhǎng)了三倍。 4.The price of mobile phones was reduced by 70%. 移動(dòng)電話的價(jià)格降低了70%。5.If you treble the distance between two objects, their gravitational attraction becomes nine times weaker. 假如你使兩個(gè)物體之間的距離增大到三倍，那么它們之間的萬(wàn)有引力就會(huì)減小到九分之一。 6.By using an automatic assembly line, the assembling time will be

7、reduced five times. 這條自動(dòng)裝配線使裝配時(shí)間減少了五分之四。 7.The cost of the new product is 25% as much as that of the old one. 新產(chǎn)品的成本是老產(chǎn)品的25%。 8.The machine improves the working conditions and raises efficiency four fold. 這臺(tái)機(jī)器改善了勞動(dòng)條件，使功效提高了三倍。（功效是原來(lái)的四倍）U21.要是他適合當(dāng)校長(zhǎng)，那么哪個(gè)學(xué)生都可以當(dāng)。（no morethan）He is no more fit to be a h

8、eadmaster than any schoolboy would be.2.至于她的父親，她不敢肯定是否會(huì)接收她和她的小孩。(as for)As for her father, she is not sure whether he will accept her and her baby.3.晚睡會(huì)損害健康而早睡早起有益于健康。(undermine)Staying up late will undermine ones health while going to bed early and getting up early will benefit it.4.大使親自向總理轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)了總統(tǒng)的問(wèn)候

9、。(convey)The ambassador personally conveyed the presidents message to the premier. 5.這個(gè)女孩決定敞開心扉，把她看見的一切都告訴警方。(open up)The girl decided to open up and tell the police what she had seen.1.過(guò)量的運(yùn)動(dòng)對(duì)身體健康弊多利少，所以我們必須控制運(yùn)動(dòng)量。(do more harm than good) Excessive exercises does more harm than good to ones health. T

10、herefore we must control the amount of exercise we do.2.他幾次試圖加入他們的談話，但都由于膽小而放棄了。(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，火車無(wú)法與飛機(jī)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。(in terms of) Trains cannot compete with planes in terms of convenience and speed.4.就中美文化

11、作一對(duì)比會(huì)有助于你盡快明白和適應(yīng)在美國(guó)的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)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 USA.5.在公共汽車上年輕人給老弱病殘讓座是中國(guó)人的傳統(tǒng)美德。(yield) It is a traditional Chinese virtue for the young on buses to yield their seats to

12、 the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.U31.理個(gè)發(fā)他就要收500元，簡(jiǎn)直不可思議。（charge）It is simply unbelievable for him to charge 500 dollars for a haircut.2.人民賦予你特權(quán)，你就應(yīng)該全心全意為人民服務(wù)。（grant）People grant you the privilege, so you should serve the people wholeheartedly.3.天氣預(yù)報(bào)很重要，依據(jù)它我們才能決定什么時(shí)候出航。（so that）The weath

13、er forecast is very important so that we can decide when to go to sea.4.炮聲打破了往常周日早晨的寧?kù)o，人們強(qiáng)烈預(yù)感到戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)就要來(lái)臨。(violate)The sound of guns violated the usual calmness of Sunday morning, and people had a strong feeling that the war was coming.5.即使你每分鐘看3頁(yè)，到本周末你無(wú)論如何也看不完這本書。（even though）Even though you read three

14、pages per minute, you will by no means finish the book by the end of this weekend.1.他無(wú)須認(rèn)真考慮就可輕易擊敗對(duì)手。（giving a second thought）He can beat his opponent easily without giving a second thought.2.在根本不懂得駕駛的情況下，他居然把車開上了公路。（用with結(jié)構(gòu)）With little or no knowledge of driving, he drove the car onto the road.3.對(duì)這座

15、橋梁的施工未經(jīng)許可進(jìn)行更改是違法的。（unauthorized）It is illegal to make an unauthorized change in the construction of the bridge.4.我會(huì)平靜地接受這個(gè)事實(shí)，因?yàn)槲抑廊绻彝瓴怀扇蝿?wù)，全隊(duì)就有可能面臨失敗。（chance） I could accept this fact calmly because I knew if I werent able to finish the mission, chances were that the team would be defeated.5.偏遠(yuǎn)山區(qū)里的孩

16、子們嚴(yán)重缺乏科學(xué)文化知識(shí)。 （lack in）Children in remote mountain areas are lacking in scientific and cultural knowledge. U41.我爺爺雖然70歲了，但他的愛好廣泛，從下國(guó)際象棋到爬山，多種多樣。（range from .to )My grandfather's interests range from playing chess to climbing mountains although he is 70 years old.2.真奇怪，湯姆的奶奶都80歲了還玩玩具娃娃。（surprisin

17、gly）Surprisingly, Tom's grandmother plays with dolls at the age of 80.3.他大公無(wú)私的精神和天賦使他適合擔(dān)當(dāng)大多數(shù)學(xué)生夢(mèng)想得到的那項(xiàng)工作。(qualify for)His selflessness and talent qualify him for the job most students dream to get.4.你如何解釋他的那個(gè)怪夢(mèng)？(interpretation）What interpretation would you put on his odd /strange dream? 5.我們老板剛買的

18、新轎車一小時(shí)能行駛200公里。（capable of） The brand-new car my boss has just bought is capable of making 200 kilometers an hour.1.在董事會(huì)議上他建議把這項(xiàng)輕松的工作留給身體不好的瑪麗來(lái)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學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，他將在春天來(lái)我校給學(xué)生上課。(who) Mr. B

19、rown, who is in Hong Kong now, has a lot of teaching experience and will come to teach our students in the spring. 3.這家旅館是我市最好的旅館，吃的東西很好，服務(wù)質(zhì)量也不錯(cuò)。（be true of） This is the best hotel in our city: the food is good and the same is true of the service.4.為了吸引更多的乘客坐船，船長(zhǎng)向所有乘客保證乘船旅游十分安全。(assure) In order to

20、attract more passengers, the captain assured all the passengers of the safety of traveling by ship. 5.他花了15萬(wàn)元買的那輛新車在一次事故中被嚴(yán)重?fù)p壞，已經(jīng)無(wú)法修理了。（which, beyond） His new car, for which he paid ￥150000, was seriously damaged in an accident and was beyond repair. U51.他們登上的飛機(jī)起飛后立刻就消失了。（soar，out of sight） The airp

21、lane they boarded soared out of sight right after it took off.2.在會(huì)上,雙方展開了激烈的爭(zhēng)論，改革派提出許多改革措施，而保守派反對(duì)提出的改革建議(in opposition to) At the meeting, the two sides had a hot debate. The reformers put forward many reforming measures, but conservatives were in opposition to the proposed changes.3.從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看,我們必須學(xué)習(xí)更多的科

22、技知識(shí)，除了我們的主修的專業(yè)之外，懂得計(jì)算機(jī)、英語(yǔ)和駕駛是我們工作中必不可少的。(in a long run) In the long run, we should learn more about science and technology. Besides the major subjects, the knowledge of computers, English and driving is necessary for our work. 4.為練成完美的體型,她每周做四次健身操。(in quest) She does gymnastic exercises four times a

23、 week in quest to achieve the perfect body.5.每天早晨,一些老人在公園里一面鍛煉身體一邊聊天(participle as adverbial) Every morning in the park, some old people are doing physical exercises there, chatting with each other at the same time.1.難道我們采取措施改變現(xiàn)在的局面不更好嗎? (wont it be) Wont it be better if we take measures to change t

24、he present situation?2.我沒(méi)有想到他有這樣的本領(lǐng)。（give credit to） I didnt give him credit for such a skill. (I didnt give credit to him for such a skill.)3.雖然年紀(jì)很老了，他們到現(xiàn)在都還一直在學(xué)英語(yǔ)。（up to） They have been learning English up to now, though in their advanced age.4.他因?yàn)樯∫延?天沒(méi)有去學(xué)校了。（because of) He has not been to schoo

25、l for seven days because of illness.5.孩子們又唱又跳地沖出教室。(participle phrase）The children ran out of the classroom, jumping and singing. U61.她將她的少年時(shí)代描繪成一個(gè)幻想和發(fā)現(xiàn)的時(shí)期。(portray as) She portrayed her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.2. 試驗(yàn)表明，不抽煙的人比抽煙的人在工作中犯的錯(cuò)誤要少。(fewer than) Experiments showed that non

26、-smokers committed fewer errors than smokers. 3.球迷經(jīng)常受到人們的重視，不是因?yàn)樗麄冏陨淼某晒?，而是因?yàn)樗麄冎С值那蜿?duì)獲得勝利。（not but） Football fans are often highly regarded not for their own achievement, but through their connection to a team that wins. 4.盡管演員的演技高超，這部長(zhǎng)達(dá)3個(gè)小時(shí)的電影還是未能吸引住我們的注意力。(despite) Despite the actors wonderful actin

27、g, the three-hour movie could not hold our attention. 5.王教授是我惟一指望能救我兒子的大夫（rely on）Professor Wang is the only doctor I can rely on to save my son.1.我們認(rèn)為你的建議不恰當(dāng)，應(yīng)該放棄。(in place) We dont think your proposal quite in place, so you should give it up.2.他到家時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)家里只有一些老人和病人。(nothing but) When he arrived, he f

28、ound nothing but the aged and the sick at home.3.就這臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的狀況而言，它能發(fā)動(dòng)也是奇跡了。(given) Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.4.從就業(yè)來(lái)說(shuō)，酒店業(yè)是這個(gè)國(guó)家的第二大產(chǎn)業(yè)。(in terms of) In terms of employment, the hotel industry is the second largest industry in this country.5.這個(gè)國(guó)家里,不管膚色如何，每一個(gè)人都有權(quán)住在

29、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.1. Chewing with Your Mouth Open張開嘴咀嚼食物This is the opposite of western culture. The Chinese appreciate that you make noise while eating. Westerners feel this is disgusting and

30、shows a complete lack of manners. Chew with your mouth shut!2. Speaking with Your Mouth Full說(shuō)話時(shí)滿嘴食物This is considered quite rude when at the dinner table. Western children are taught from a very early age never to do this.This is considered quite rude when at the dinner table. Western children are t

31、aught from a very early age never to do this.3. Picking/Sucking Teeth 剔牙/吮牙It is considered rude to pick between your teeth where others can see you. Western restaurants usually do not supply toothpicks, so it is sometimes hard to decide when to remove food stuck between the teeth. It is usually bes

32、t to excuse yourself and go to the bathroom.4. Elbows on the Table手肘支在桌上While eating you should be sitting up straight. Do not put your elbows on the table. Putting your elbows on the table will make you look like a farmer.5. Spitting Food (Bones, Skin, etc.) Out of Your Mouth 直接從嘴里吐出食物（骨頭、殼等）This i

33、s not done in Western restaurants. If you do need to take something out of your mouth, bring your napkin up to your mouth and place the item in it.6. Picking Up Your Plate or Bowl端起碗碟They think that only children do this. Don't lean over and slurp from the plate on the table either. Food must be

34、 transported from the dish to your mouth with a fork or a spoon. If you're nervous about using a knife and fork, buy a set and practice at home until you feel comfortable.7. Speaking Loudly大聲講話 All Westerners try to keep the conversation to their own table. If the whole restaurant can hear you, you ar