新世紀大學英語教材系列(第二版)綜合教程4 翻譯U1~U6

1、新世紀大學英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程 4 翻譯及參考答案 PAGE 6綜合教程 4 翻譯及參考答案 U1U6Unit 1這個村子離邊境很近，村民們一直擔心會受到敵人的攻擊。(live in fear of)The village is so close to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.這個國家僅用了 20 年的時間就發(fā)展成了一個先進的工業(yè)強國。(transform)In only twenty years the country was transformed

2、into an advanced industrial power.看到項目順利完成，那些為此投入了大量時間和精力的人們都感到非常自豪。(invest in)Seeing the project completed successfully, those whoinvest a wealth of time and energyin it feel very proud.鑒于目前的金融形勢，美元進一步貶值(devalue)是不可避免的。(inevitable)Given to the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the

3、US dollars will be further devalued.現(xiàn)在的汽車太多了，這個地區(qū)的道路幾乎無法應對當前的交通狀況。(cope with)There are so many cars nowadays that the rose in this area can hardlcyope with the current traffic situation.天氣沒有出現(xiàn)好轉(zhuǎn)的跡象，所以政府號召我們做好防洪的準備。(show signs of; call upon)The weather didnt show signs of improvement, so the governme

4、nt called upon us to make a good preparation for floods.那場車禍以后，愛麗絲臥床十幾年不起，所以她的康復真是一個奇跡。(nothing short of)Alice was bedridden for more than a decade after the accident, so her recover isnothing short of miracle.這些同學對世界杯十分關注，每天至少花兩個小時看比賽的現(xiàn)場直播。(be concerned about; at least)The students were all much co

5、ncerned about the World Cup, spendingat least two hours every day watching the live matches.托馬斯說他家半個多世紀前就在佛羅里達定居了。(settle in) Thomas said his family settled in Florida more than half a century ago.尋求他人幫助，別自己一個人扛著。我很早就吸取了這個教訓。(tough it ought) Seek help from others, dont tough it out, I learned this l

6、esson very early.Unit 21.他的確懂得很多理論，但是，一碰到實際工作就顯得非常無知。(when it comes to)He really knows a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work, he seems to be quite ignorant.2.最新調(diào)查表明，大多數(shù)市民支持政府再建一個新圖書館的計劃。(survey)The latest survey shows / showed that the majority of the citizens support / supported theg

7、overnmentsplan to build a new library.3.這兩個國家之所以能夠成功地達成科學技術合作協(xié)定是因為有利于他們進行合作的好幾種因素一直在發(fā)揮作用。(at work)The two countries could reach agreement successfully on scientific and technological cooperation because several factors favorable to their cooperation had been at work.4.我在上小學時就看過那部電影，可就是一時想不起它的名字來。(co

8、me to mind)I saw the film when I was in the primary school, but the title just wont come to mind for the moment.盡管他每天平均工作 12 個小時，他仍然陷于重重債務之中。(on average; be stuck with)He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about twelve hours every day on average.有必要知道他的身高嗎？在我看來，這與他能否成為一個好的律師沒有關系。(not rel

9、evant to)Is it necessary to know his height? To me, it is not relevant to whether he can be a good lawyer or not.7.櫥柜被安裝到墻里，既節(jié)約空間，使用起來又方便。(build into )The cupboard is built into the wall so that it both saves space and is convenient to use.8.這些工人掙的錢比我們多，可話又說回來，他們的工作也危險得多。(the other side of the coin)

10、These workers earn more than we do, but the other side of the coin is their job is more dangerous海倫在大學里學的是經(jīng)濟學，與此同時她把哲學作為第二專業(yè)來學習。(at the same time)Helen majors in economics at the university and at the same time she studies philosophy as her second major.重要的是你們要自己發(fā)現(xiàn)問題和解決問題，我是否到現(xiàn)場去無關緊要。(make no differ

11、ence)What is most important is that you must find out and solve the problems bydifference whether I go there or not.yourselves. It makes noUnit 31.他試圖拯救這家瀕臨倒閉的企業(yè)，但失敗了。(attempt to)He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the verge of collapse but failed.2.總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)宣布，在第一個任期結束時不再謀求連任。(seek)The pres

12、ident has announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of his first term.3.那個年輕教師在激發(fā)學生努力學習方面很有技巧。(motivate)The young teacher is skilled at motivating his students to study hard.4.她喜歡舉行社交聚會，只要能找到借口，她就隨時舉辦。(find an excuse)She loves giving parties and does so whenever she can find an excuse.要

13、在這家公司找到一個管理職位，你恐怕至少要和 50 個人競爭。(compete with)Im afraid you have to compete with at least fifty people for an administrative position in the company.他們把自己的生活搞得一團糟主要原因就是他們年輕時沒有接受很好的學校教育。 (mess up their lives)One of the main reasons why they havemessed their lives is that they didnt have a good school e

14、ducation when young.7.瑪麗已經(jīng)很出名了，但是她根本不幸福，因為她一直被更加出名的念頭困擾著。(be obsessed with)Mary is already famous but she is not happy at all because shes being obsessed with thoughts of becoming even more famous.8.隨著科技的發(fā)展，人們現(xiàn)在能夠輕而易舉地獲得教育、醫(yī)療和其他多種信息。(have access to)With the development of science and technology, now

15、 peoplehave easy access to educational, medical and many other information.公司的投資之所以以失敗而告終是由于總經(jīng)理的決策錯誤，于是董事會 (board of directors)決定把他從公司趕出去。(throw out)The companys investment ended in failure due to the wrong strategic decision of the general manger andso the board of directors decided to throw him ou

16、t.我知道你累了，不過再堅持一會兒吧。再過半個小時我們就要到達頂峰了。(hang on; peak)I know youre tired, but try to hang on a little time longer. We will reach the peak in half an hour.Unit 41.隨著她個人生活的細節(jié)越來越多地被媒體披露出來，她不得不辭去公司總經(jīng)理的職務。(compel)As more and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she wascompelled to re

17、sign from the post of general manager of the company.2. 她對自己的新工作很滿意，因為這份工作正好與她的興趣相符。(coincide with)She is very satisfied with her new job as it coincides with her interests.3.我買了這件襯衣，因為它的價格從 300 元減到了 80 元。(reduce)I bought this shirt because the price was reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan.4.為了把孩子們撫養(yǎng)成人

18、，這位母親真是歷經(jīng)了各種磨難。(go through)To bring her children up, the mother really went through all kinds of hardships.5.警方在老太太的死亡案中已經(jīng)排除了他殺的可能性。(rule out)The police have ruled out murder in the case of the old ladys death.6.市政府承諾將盡快采取有效措施，解決空氣污染的問題。(take steps)The municipal government promised to take effective

19、 steps as soon as possible to solve the problems of air pollution.7.因為腿部受傷，我沒有參加上個月學校舉行的網(wǎng)球錦標賽。(go in for)I did not go in for the Campus Tennis Championships held last month because of my injured leg.8.要是能得到大多數(shù)女生支持的話，你贏得選舉成為學生會主席的機會是很大的。(stand a chance)If you can get the support of the majority of th

20、e girls, youstand a good chance of winning the election and becoming Chairman of the Students Union.9.他寫的書并非都像這一本這么成功，所以我建議你從圖書館把它借來讀一下。(recommend)Not all the books he wrote were as successful as this one so Ilibrary and read it.recommend that you borrow it from the10. 在 2004 年雅典奧運會上劉翔打破男子 110 米欄(11

21、0-meter hurdles) 世界記錄，獲得冠軍，這個記錄以前是由一個美國運動員保持的。(previously)At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Liu Xiang won the championship of the mens 110-meter hurdlesand broke the world record, which had been previously held by an American athlete.Unit 5她是一位很能干的家庭主婦，但喜歡憑一時沖動購物，廚房櫥柜里總是堆滿亂七八糟的東西，最終還是會丟棄的。(impulse; d

22、iscard)She is a very capable housewife but she likes to purchase things on impulse. Her kitchen cabinets are always full of clutter that will eventually be discarded.大學生應該有決心過節(jié)儉生活，不要和別人比闊氣或追求時尚；要知道：錢這東西，只有積少才會成多。(resolve; keep up with the Joneses)University students should have the resolve to live a

23、 frugal lifestyle and should not try to keep up with the Joneses or follow trends and fads. They should know that only when you mind the pennies will the dollars take care of themselves.這對夫妻都是大公司的高層管理人員，忙得沒有時間做飯，一星期至少有 5 天在外面吃飯。(eat out)The couple are high-ranking executives of big companies. They e

24、at out at least five days a week due to the lack of time for home cooking.這兩處簽名十分相似，即使是有經(jīng)驗的專家恐怕也難辨別出它們之間的差別。(be all of a piece) The two signatures appear all of a piece. Even experienced experts may find it difficult to identify any difference between them.雜志的編輯把附在文后的圖片都刪掉了，因為該文的長度只能限制在兩頁之內(nèi)。(cut out

25、; restrict) The editor of the journal cut out all the pictures attached to the article because the length of the article was restricted to only two pages.作為常務委員會成員，近三年來他一直在處理失業(yè)和交通問題。(standing; tackle)As a member of the standing committee, he has been tackling unemployment and traffic problems during

26、 the past three years.老人生前立下遺囑，要把他一生的積蓄作為獎學金獻給我們的學校，他的決定得到了子女們的認可。(give away; sanction)The old man made a will before his death, giving away all his savings to our school as scholarships, a decision sanctioned by his children.那個醫(yī)生向他的病人保證，只要他連續(xù)服用這種藥 3 個月，每日 3 次，他的病就徹底好了。(without interruption; for goo

27、d)The doctor assured his patient that if he took the medicine three times a day for three months without interruption, he would recover from the illness for good.回顧過去的經(jīng)歷時，我才意識到四年的大學生活是我一生中最無憂無慮的時刻。(look back)Only when I looked back on my past experiences did I realize that my four-year period at uni

28、versity was the most care-free time in my life.要想在技術創(chuàng)新方面超過別人，我們必須時刻掌握科學技術領域所有的新思想和新發(fā)展。 (keep track of)If we want to excel others in technological innovation, we must keep track of all the new ideas and developments in the field of science and technology.Unit 61.這位駐聯(lián)合國大使被授權代表本國政府，處理與該國相關的所有外交事務。(inve

29、st with)The ambassador to the UN was invested with full authority to deal with all the foreign affairs concerning his country on behalf of his government.2.在火車上我一直在想期末考試的結果，直到乘務員提醒我目的地已經(jīng)到了。(all the way; preoccupied with)All the way on the train I had been preoccupied with the result of the term exam

30、ination until the conductor reminded me of the arrival of my destination.3.雖然車禍死亡名單中沒有她丈夫的名字，但她仍不停地在屋內(nèi)走來走去，急切地盼望他早點回到家里。(to and fro)Although her husbands name did not appear on the listof the people who got killed in the traffic accident,she kept walking to and fro, anxious to see him back home sooner.4. 我正準備把合同翻譯成英語，突然意識到合同涉及的雙方都是中國公司。(set out to do; dawn upon)I was setting out to translate the contract into English when itdawned upon me that both parties involved were Chinese companies.5.聚會上人們盡情地唱歌跳舞，把生活中的煩惱拋到了九霄云外。(with abandon)At the party, people sang