現(xiàn)代大學英語精讀3翻譯

1、Unit 11.I knew I could rely on my brother to stand by me whatever happened.我知道，不管發(fā)生什么情況，我都可以依靠兄弟的支持。2.As a general rule, unlike the older generation, the younger generation tends to be more interested in the present rather than the past. but both generations will stand to lose if they do not respect

2、 the others needs.一般說來，年輕一代與老一輩不同，他們對現(xiàn)在而不是對過去更感興趣。但這兩代人如果不互相尊重對方的需要，就都會遭受損失。3.The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating the whole nation.中國的書面文字是國家完整統(tǒng)一的一個重要因素。4.In traditional Chinese art and literature, the bamboo and the pine tree always symbolize moral integrity and upr

3、ightness.在中國的傳統(tǒng)藝術和文學中，竹子和松樹往往象征著道德上的正直和剛正不阿。5.Queen Elizabeth I ruled England for 45 years, and the nation prospered under her rule.女皇伊麗莎白一世統(tǒng)治英國45年。在她的統(tǒng)治時期，國家十分繁榮昌盛。6.Democracy means that the majority rules. But thats not all. Respect for minoritys right to disagree is also an integral part of democ

4、racy. The two rules are of equal importance.民主意味著多數(shù)人來治理；但不僅如此，尊重少數(shù)人反對的權力也是民主不可分的一部分。這兩條規(guī)則同等重要。7. a nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated politically, economically, culturally as well as geographically.一個國家不可能強大，除非她不但在地理上，而且在政治、經濟和文化上都是一個整體。8.The party was boring, so he slipped ou

5、t of the room and went home. But the road was so muddy after the rain that he slipped and fell into a ditch.晚會十分乏味，所以他就偷偷溜出房間回家了?？墒怯旰蟮穆贩浅Ｄ酀?，他腳下一滑，掉進了溝里。9. Her health was such that she would not dare to be exposed to the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke.他身體糟糕到了這種程度，以至于冬天都不敢見太陽，怕中暑。10.I

6、was drowning my sorrow one night in a small restaurant when he came over to me and slipped a roll of money in my pocket.有一天晚上，我正在一家小飯館里借酒澆愁，他突然走了過來往我手里突然塞了一沓鈔票。1. He is being investigated for receiving bribes.他因收受賄賂而正在接受調查。2.The government started airdropping food to areas being cut off by the flood

7、.政府開始向被洪水圍困的地區(qū)空投食品。3. People are much concerned about how the charity money is being used.人們十分關注善款現(xiàn)在是如何使用的。4.The exact locations of the laboratories are being kept secret for reasons of security.出于安全的原因，這些實驗室的具體地址保密。5.Whats the matter with Jim today? I think hes being rather rude, not his usual self

8、.吉姆今天是怎么回事？我覺得他相當粗魯，一反常態(tài)。6.The local public security bureau is being criticized for being soft on white-collar crime.當?shù)氐墓簿忠驅Π最I犯罪手軟而受到了批評。7.The car accident investigator is accused of being one-sided, favoring the offender.汽車事故調查者受到指責說他偏向肇事者。8.The project coordinator complains that almost half of hi

9、s time is being spent on meetings and reports.項目協(xié)調人抱怨說他幾乎一半時間都花在開會和寫報告上。9.His latest novel being adapted for TV has been on the New York Times best-seller list for forty-tow weeks.他最近寫的小說正被改編成電視劇。這部小說已上紐約時報暢銷書榜42周。10.The spokesman flatly denied all rumors being circulated at the moment about the pre

10、sidents health.發(fā)言人斷然否認了當前流行的關于總統(tǒng)健康問題的種種謠傳。Unit 21.Zhuge Liang pretended to be very calm and succeeded in hiding the fact from Sima Yi that the city was really unguarded. He proved himself worthy of the admiration he had received.諸葛亮裝作十分鎮(zhèn)靜，成功地瞞過了司馬睿，使他不知道這座城實際上是沒有守衛(wèi)的空城。他證明了自己值得受到人們的崇拜和尊敬。2.He knew th

11、at a bloody battle was imminent and his army was terribly outnumbered. So he pretended to be retreating quickly to the rear. Actually he was laying a trap for the enemy troops.他不知道大戰(zhàn)在即，而且他的軍隊和敵人眾寡懸殊，所以他假裝正在迅速往后方撤退。實際上他是在給敵人準備一個大的陷阱。3.Social Darwinists asserted that we can compare human society to th

12、e animal world. It did not cross their minds that human beings could be different from other animals. They relied on their brain rather than their instinct.社會達爾文主義者認為我們可以把人類社會比作動物世界。他們頭腦里似乎沒有想過人和動物會有不同。人所依靠的是他們的頭腦，而不是動物的本性。4.These mass-produced chickens do not compare with the chickens we used to ra

13、ise at home. Chicken farms may have increased the output, but they have robbed the chickens of their good taste.這種大規(guī)模養(yǎng)殖的雞和我們以前家養(yǎng)的雞沒法比。現(xiàn)在的養(yǎng)雞場也許提高了產量，但雞的美味給弄沒了。5.The financial bubbles finally burst, causing a serious crisis that swept over the whole world.金融泡沫的最后破滅造成了席卷全球的嚴重危機。6.Thanks to our price ed

14、ge, our exports to that region increased by 30% compared with the same period the previous year.由于我們的價格優(yōu)勢，我們今年向那個地區(qū)的出口與去年同期同比增長了30%。7.The reporters were all bursting with questions. But the government spokesperson said that all she knew was that people were watching a play when some thirty armed ter

15、rorists burst into the theater.記者們有一大堆問題要問，但政府發(fā)言人說，他所知道的只是大約30多個持槍的恐怖分子突然闖進劇院的時候人們正在看話劇。8.When the prisoners burst out singing, the prison warden was frightened.當犯人們突然放聲唱歌的時候，監(jiān)獄長十分恐怖。9.The area is dotted with factories. It also has holiday inns dotted around the whole island. But there are already s

16、igns that many local people will rebel against this trend.這個地區(qū)遍布工廠，而且整個島上到處都是度假村。但是已經有跡象表明很多當?shù)匕傩諏⑵饋磉@種趨勢。10.He declared that all the rebels would be pardoned if they laid down their arms.他宣布，反叛者如果放下武器，就能得到寬恕。1.As the saying goes, theres no smoke without fire.俗話說，無風不起浪。2.Theres no denying that the fil

17、m has no equal in cinema history.不可否認，這部電影在電影史上無片可及。3.I warned him about the danger involved, but he paid no heed to my warning.我提醒過他各種危險，可他不予理會。4.There is no generally accepted definition of happiness.關于幸福的含義，沒有廣泛為大家接受的定義。5.These are no ordinary students; they are going to be trained as astronauts.

18、這可不是些一般的學生，他們即將接受宇航員的訓練。6.There are no easy or painless solutions to the companys financial problems.該公司財務問題根本就沒有易行的或是毫無痛苦的解決辦法。7.Away from home for the first time, college students have to do day-to-day chores themselves. Its no bad thing, though.第一次離開家生活，大學生不得不自己干日常的雜事，不過這不是什么壞事。8.the two sides ar

19、e so far apart on key issues that theres no telling how long the talks could drag on.雙方對主要議題分歧太大，所以說不好談判會拖多久。9.Thats the kind of holiday I dream ofno telephone, no TV and no worries.這就是我夢寐以求的假日沒有電話、沒有電視、也沒有憂慮。10.Some of the nations top economists say that they see no sign of economic recovery in the

20、 country.這個國家的一些頂級經濟學家說，他們沒有看到該國經濟復蘇的跡象。Unit31.Our reform and opening-up policy resulted in rapid economic growth. But we must not forget that the policy in turn resulted from the great liberation of peoples minds.我們改革開放政策的結果是經濟的快速增長。但是我們不要忘記這個政策又是人民思想大解放的結果。2.Generally speaking, the fact that you l

21、ike a person will dispose you to like his ideas, too.一般說來，喜歡某一個人會使你傾向于同時也喜歡他的觀點。3.It is doubtful if we can ever find a way to dispose of nuclear waster that is 100 percent secure, If possible, we should shift to other sources.我們難以預料是否有朝一日找到處理核廢料的百分之百安全的辦法?？赡艿脑?，我們應該換成別的能源。4.I searched around for a se

22、t of furniture that would fit in my small sitting Room, But I found them out of stock at the moment.我到處尋找一套適合擺在我那小起居室的家具，缺發(fā)現(xiàn)這種家具正脫銷。5.When serving the guest. The innkeeper found that the man fit the descriptions of the wanted murder suspect.那個客棧老板在照看那個客人的時候，發(fā)現(xiàn)他的長相和警察要找的謀殺犯嫌疑相符合。6.When asked how to k

23、eep fit, he would give some stock advice: cling to a good eating habit, i.e. no salt ,no sugar and no fat.當有人問他怎么才能保持健康時，他就會提些老套的建議:堅持良好的飲食習慣，意思就是:無鹽、無糖、無脂肪。7.The water was unfit for swimming, let alone drinking. As a result, many people in that region fell ill.那水游泳都不行，更不要說飲用了。正因為如此，那地區(qū)很多人都病倒了。8.I h

24、ad thought he would lose his temper when heard this, but he didnt. On the contrary, he was suddenly seized by a fit of laughter.我以為他聽到這事會發(fā)脾氣，但他沒有。相反，他突然忍不住大笑起來。9.When completed, this subway will be extended to cover the whole city.完工時這條地鐵將延長至覆蓋整個城市。10.The stock market did not seem to respond to the

25、economic boom, which puzzled everybody. No wonder people all decided to hold their stocks.股市似乎對經濟的繁榮沒有反應，這一點讓每個人都不解。怪不得人們都決定持股觀望。Unit 41.I saw a boat drifting along the river. I do not intend to be like this boat, drifting through life aimlessly.我看見一葉扁舟順河漂流。我不想像這小舟一樣沒有目標，隨波逐流得了此一生。2.The peach trees

26、in the valley were in full blossom, making it difficult to tear herself away from them. Some distance apart from her she saw a little hut with sweet country music drifting out of its windows.山谷里的桃花全都盛開了，讓她流連忘返。在前面不遠處，她看見一家農舍，從窗戶內傳來美妙的鄉(xiāng)村音樂。3.After my marriage, my friends ands drifted apart a little,

27、and was completely out of my elements among those business people had to work with. Their business discussions bored me stiff.結婚以后，我和朋友們的來往慢慢變少。而我夾在那些一起共事的商界人士當中十分不自在。他們說的生意經我厭煩透了4.They already have all the necessary elements for a civil war. The international community has appealed to both sides fo

28、r a peaceful settlement of their disputes.他們之間已經具有發(fā)生內戰(zhàn)的所有要素，國際社會已向雙方呼吁，希望他們和平解決爭端。5.Many people think that the church is losing its appeal although it has accumulated more and more wealth.很多人認為教會正在失去它的吸引力，雖然它積累了越來越多的財富。6.The idea of business expansion appeals to me. Today the economy of many of our

29、trade partners is beginning to pick up speed. Our domestic market is also projected to recover next year.擴大業(yè)務的主意對我很有吸引力?，F(xiàn)在我們很多貿易伙伴的經濟都正在開始加速發(fā)展。我們的國內市場估計明年也將好轉。7.Reform always contains some elements of risk, but we risk a lot more without reform. Today most people find further reform appealing althou

30、gh there is bound to be opposition.改革總是有風險的，但不改革風險更大?，F(xiàn)在大多數(shù)人都希望進一步改革，盡管肯定也會有人反對。8.He was furious when he read the letter. He tore it up and threw it into the wastepaper basket. Then he ripped a piece off his coat and using his own blood as ink, wrote his last letter.他讀到這封信的時候氣瘋了。他將信撕碎，扔進了廢紙簍。他從衣服上撕下一

31、塊布，用自己的鮮血寫下了他的最后一封信。9.In hindsight, we all feel that it was foolish to tear down this beautiful city wall.回想起來，我們大家都覺得當初把這個美麗的城墻拆掉是愚蠢的。10.You wait at home. Ill come and pick you up at around seven. Dont worry. The doctor has assured us that her health will pick up soon.你在家等著，我七點左右開車來接你。你別擔心，醫(yī)生已向我們保證

32、，她會很快好起來。1. The climate of my hometown is pleasant except in January and August.我的家鄉(xiāng)的氣候挺宜人的，除了一月和八月之外。2.Except when he is unwell, Wang Ning spends about 40 minutes a day jogging.除了不舒服的時候，王寧每天都要慢跑約40分鐘。2.About his special mission he told his family nothing except that he had to be away on business fo

33、r some time.有關他的特別使命，他對家里人只字未提，只是說要出差一段時間。4.His parents know that they dont have to do much for their son except to let him be himself.他的父母知道除了讓 他呈現(xiàn)真實的自我之外，他們不必多做些什么。5.They asked for nothing except what was rightfully theirs.除了合法屬于他們的東西之外，他們沒有要求要其他任何東西。Unit 51.Staistics show that China has a total a

34、mount of 2.8 trillion cubic meters of water resources, second only to Brazil, Brazil and Canada, ranking the fourth in the world. But when divided by the population, our average per-capita share of water resources only amounts to about one quarter of the worlds average.統(tǒng)計數(shù)字顯示，中國擁有總計為2.8億立方米的水資源，僅次巴西

35、、俄羅斯和加拿大，占世界第四位。但如果按人口總數(shù)分配，我們人均擁水量就只占世界平均數(shù)的四分之一左右。2.We have always been heavily burdened with water shortage. It is said that of the 661 large and medium-sized cities nationwide, about two-thirds are suffering from shortage of water. Beijing is a good example. It not only lakes surface water, even u

36、nderground water table is also dangerously low. It is reported to have dropped to 90 meters underground. Some scholars suggest we move our capital to some other place. This plan is of course unrealistic but the message that it gives people is clear.我們一直承受著缺水的承重包袱。據(jù)說全國661個大中城市中，有大約三分之二都在遭受缺水之苦。北京就是一個

37、很好的例子。它不僅僅缺地表水，就連地下水位也將到了十分危險的地步。據(jù)說地下水位已經降到地下90米。有的學者建議我們應該考慮遷都到其他地方去，這計劃當然沒有可行性，但這給人們的信息是清楚的。3.Our water resources first of all not evenly distributed in time and space. They are either too much. Causing floods, or too litter, causing droughts.首先，我國的水資源從時間和地點上分布不均勻。它不是太多，造成水災，就是太少，導致旱災。4. In spite

38、of the impressive progress we have achieved in the past few decades, we are still far from effectively harnessing our rivers and lakes. Soil erosion and desertification are increasingly threatening our economy and peoples life, Many rivers no longer flow to the sea. Take the Yellow rivers for exampl

39、e, it failed to flow to the sea for 212 days in 1998.盡管我們在過去的幾十年中取得了很大的成就，但我們的江河湖泊還遠遠沒有得到有效的治理。水土流失與荒漠化正日益嚴重的威脅著我們的經濟和人們的生活。很多河流都已經斷流。以黃河為例，1998年它斷流的時間長達212天。5.Our water resources have mainly been used to irrigate farm land but, in recent years, more and more water has been used in industry and life

40、, so they have seriously outgrown supplies.我們的水資源絕大多數(shù)都被用來灌溉農田?？墒墙陙?，越來越多的水已經被用在工業(yè)和生活6.Today scare water resources are becoming even scarcer because a lot of water is being wasted on capacious baths, power showers, flush lavatories, and golf course. Moreover, a lot of water is also being polluted ser

41、iously.現(xiàn)在短缺的水資源正在變得更加短缺，因為很多水被浪費在大澡盆、電熱淋浴、抽水馬桶和高爾夫球球場。不僅如此，很多水被嚴重污染。7.These two rivers both have their headwater in the country, which makes, the problem of water is serious issue causing potential disputes between the two countries.這兩條河的水源都在該國，這就使水的問題成為引起這兩個國家之間潛在爭端的一個嚴重的問題。8.In recent years, we ha

42、ve pinned great hopes on the project to divert water from south to north, hoping that it will once and for all solve the flood problem in the south and the drought problem in the north. But we also hear difference opinions from some scholars. They warn that we cant take the immunity of the Yangtze t

43、o droughts for granted.近年來，我們把很大希望寄托在南水北調工程上，希望這能一勞永逸解決南方的水災和北方的旱災。但是我們也聽到來自一些學者的不同的意見。他們警告說我們不能假設長江能永遠免遭干旱。1.With better medical care my grandfather could have lived to eighty.要是得到更好的醫(yī)療，我爺爺本來是貨到八十歲的。2.Ever at gunpoint I wouldnt renounce my beliefs.即使是在槍桿子的威逼下，我以為不會放棄我的信仰。3.Further delay would cause

44、 us ever greater losses.繼續(xù)拖延會給我們造成更大的損失。4.But for the seat belt, she would have been severely injured in the car accident .要不是有安全帶，她在車禍中就會受重傷。5.A man without a strong sense of justice wouldnt have brought the matter up.一個沒有強烈正義感的人是不會提出這件事的。6.Without an experienced guide like her, we might have been

45、trapped in the jungle.要不是又像她那樣經驗豐富的向導，我們很可能會現(xiàn)在叢林中出不來。7.I wonder how many of us would have done the same in his position要是處在他的境地，我不知道我們中多少人會做同樣的事。8.With a more sophisticated computer we would have completed the job much sooner.要是那是有一臺更加先進的計算機，我們會更快完成這項工作。9.Without a strong will, even a healthy man wo

46、uldnt have reached the top of the mountain within two hours.如果沒有頑強的意志，即使身體健康的人也無法在兩小時內爬到山頂。10.A less resourceful person wouldnt have been able to carry out the task under such unfavorable conditions.一個不善于隨機應變的人是不可能在這種不利條件下完成這個任務的。Unit 61.Incredible as it may sound, I hear that they charge 40 yuan fo

47、r a bowl of noodles at the airport.聽起來也許讓人難以置信，我聽說在機場一碗面要價40元。2.Sun Quan finally talked everybody into agreeing to put Lu Xun, a young scholar, in charge of this decisive batter.孫權最后說服大家同意讓陸遜一個年輕書生來負責這個決定性的戰(zhàn)役。3.He was arrested on the charged of smuggling, but in accordance with the law, no citizen c

48、an be arrested without evidence.他因被指控犯有走私罪而被捕。但是依照法律，沒有證據(jù)不能拘捕公民。4.She dropped the plate on the ground , but it miraculously did not break, without so much as a arrested without evidence.她把盤子扔到地上，但他神奇般地沒有碎，連裂紋也沒有。5. I can assure you that if we dig a well deep enough here, we will strike water, So if

49、you guts have no objection, Lets get started.我向你們保證，如果這里打得井足夠深，肯定能找到水。所以如果大家不反對，我們就開始干。6.She takes delight in shifting the tables and chains in the room every now and then so as to give the room a new look.他喜歡不停的挪動房間里的桌子和椅子，好讓房間有一個新面貌。7.The focus of our economic development has shifted from the cost

50、al areas in the east to the central and western areas.我們經濟發(fā)展的重點已經從東部沿海地區(qū)轉移到了中西部地區(qū)。8.He shifted to the highest gear, thus leaving all the other cars far behind.他把車換到了最高檔，一下子把所有其他車甩到了后面。9.I maintained that smoking should be forbidden, but he disagreed, saying that the tobacco industry was an important

51、 source of government revenue.我主張禁煙，但他反對。因為煙草工業(yè)是政府收入的一個重要來源。10.The local people raised a strong objection to installing the cable car over this beautiful mountain.當?shù)匕傩諒娏曳磳υ谶@座美麗的山上裝纜車。1. Weve been training for the whole morning. Its time we took a break and had lunch.都訓練一上午了，該歇會兒吃午飯了。2.The Johnsons d

52、ecided that it was high time their 40-year old son moved out of their horse .約翰遜夫婦拿定主意，他們40歲的兒子早該從家里搬出去了。3.Twenty years have passed, its time we buried the past misunderstandings of our two families.20年都過去了，我們兩家的誤會早就該從深埋起來了。4.Its time we protested publicly and said “no” to such gender discrimination

53、 in this department.是我們公開抗議您對這個部門的性別歧視說“不”的時候了。5.Its time unions and management sat down and worked out a real solution to the problem.勞資雙方該做坐來協(xié)商解決問題的辦法了。6.It is time national leaders took stock of their nations resources and worked out realistic plans.國家領導人是該評估國家的資源狀況，制定出切實可行的計劃了。Unit 81.Keep this

54、in mind, because in the years ahead youre going to be hearing a lot more about thing like climate aberration, water crisis, famine, pestilence, global warming, air and water poisoning, desertification, soil erosion, etc.記住，因為在將來的歲月中，你會更多地聽到像氣候異常、沙漠化、水危機、饑荒、瘟疫、全球變暖、空氣和水中毒、沙漠化、水土流失等事件。2.Human activity

55、 nowadays is putting a heavy strain on Earths ecosystem. All vital resources are being quickly depleted, The kind of life people take for granted in developed countries and more people yearn for in the rest of the world is unsustainable.如今人類的活動正在給地球生態(tài)系統(tǒng)施加巨大的壓力。所有重要的資源都正在被迅速地耗盡。那種發(fā)達國家的人們認為是理所當然而其他國家更

56、多的人民都熱切盼望的生活是不可持續(xù)的。3.We normally think that we produce things to meet peoples needs, but actually in many cases we churn out things only to satisfy peoples greed for profits. Many things we produce foe the market are actually unnecessary or even useless.我們通常以為，我們生產物品是為了滿足人們的需要，但是實際上在很多情況下我們粗制濫造出的很多東

57、西僅僅是為了滿足人們對利潤的貪婪。我們?yōu)槭袌錾a的很多東西實際上并不需要，甚至毫無用處。4. For a couple of centuries, the sustaining myth was the importance o military power of a county, But today more and more people realize that what we can soft power is much more important. Whoever wins the heart of the people wins the world.幾百年來，一直存在一種錯誤的

58、觀念，即軍事力量對一個國家及其重。但現(xiàn)在，越來越多的人已經認識到，我們稱之為軟實力的東西更重要。誰能贏得人心，就能贏得世界。5.Last time, it was China that primed the pump to boost its economy contributing significantly to the economic recovery of the whole world. But this time we can not deal with the world financial crisis in the same way.上一次是中國大量注資以促進經濟發(fā)展，對全球經濟復蘇作出了重大貢獻。但這一次，我們不能以同樣的方法來應對世界金融危機。6.The nation was obviously trapped. Their finance had sailed into ch