中英翻譯精讀

Unit1我知道，不管發(fā)生什么情況，我都可以依靠兄弟的支持。IknowIcouldrelyonmybrothertostandbymewhateverhappened.一般來說，年輕一代與老一輩不同，他們對(duì)現(xiàn)在而不是對(duì)過去更感興趣。但這兩代人如果不互相尊重對(duì)方的需要，就都會(huì)遭受損失。Asarule,theyoungergenerationtendstobemoreinterestedinthepresentratherthanthepastunliketheoldergeneration,butbothgenerationswillstandtoloseiftheydonotrespecttheother’sneeds.中國(guó)的書面文字是國(guó)家完整統(tǒng)一的一個(gè)重要因素。Thechinesewrittenlanguagehasbeenamajorfactorforintergratingthewholenation.在中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)和文字中，竹子和松樹往往象征著道德上的正直和剛正不阿。Intraditionalchineseartandliterature,thebambooandthepinetreealwayssymbolizemoralintergrityanduprightness.女皇伊麗莎白一世統(tǒng)治英國(guó)45年。在她統(tǒng)治時(shí)期，國(guó)家十分繁榮昌盛。QueenelizabethIruledenglandfor45years,andthenationprosperedunderherrule.民主以為著多數(shù)人來治理；但不僅如此，尊重少數(shù)人反對(duì)的權(quán)利也是民主不可分的一部分。這兩條規(guī)則同等重要。Democracymeansthatthemajorityrules.butthat’snotall.respectforminority‘srighttodisagreeisalsoanintegralpartofdemocracy.thetworulesareofequalimportance.一個(gè)國(guó)家不可能強(qiáng)大，除非她不但在地理上，而且在政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)和文化上都是一個(gè)整體。Anationcannotbestrongunlessitiswell-integratedpolitical,economically,culturallyaswellasgeographically.晚會(huì)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酀簦_下一滑。掉進(jìn)了溝里。Thepartywasboring,soheslippedoutoftheroomandwenthome.buttheroadwassomuddyaftertherainthatheslippedandfellintoaditch.她身體糟糕到了這種程度，以至于冬天不敢見太陽(yáng)，怕中暑。Herbealthwassuchthatshewouldnotdaretobeexposedtothesuneveninwinterlestshegotsunstroke.有一天晚上，我正在一家小飯館里借酒消愁，他突然走了過來，往我手里塞了一沓鈔票。Iwasdrowningmysorrowonenightinasmallrestaurantwhenhecameovertomeandslippedarollofmoneyinmypockey.他因收受賄賂而正在接受調(diào)查。Heisbeinginvestigatedforreceivingbribes.政府開始向被洪水圍困的地區(qū)空投食品。Thegovermentstartedairdroppignfoodtoareasbeingcutoffbytheflood.人們十分關(guān)注善款現(xiàn)在是如何使用的。Peoplearemuchconcernedabouthowthecharitymoneyisbeingused.出于安全的原因，這些實(shí)驗(yàn)室的具體地址保密。Theexactlocationsofthelaboratoriesarebeingkeptsecretforreasonsofsecurity.吉姆今天是怎么回事？我覺得他相當(dāng)粗魯，一反常態(tài)。What’sthematterwithjimtoday?ithinkhe’sbeingratherrude,nothisusualself.當(dāng)?shù)氐墓簿忠驅(qū)Π最I(lǐng)犯罪手軟而受到批評(píng)。Thelocalpublicsecuritybureauisbeingcriticizedforbeingsoftonwhite-collarcrime.汽車事故調(diào)查者受到指責(zé)說他偏向肇事者。Thecaraccidentinvestgatorisaccusedofbeingone-sided.favoringtheoffender.項(xiàng)目協(xié)調(diào)人抱怨說他機(jī)會(huì)一半時(shí)間都花在開會(huì)和寫報(bào)告上。Theprojectcoordinatorcomplainsthatalmosthalfofhistimeisbeingspentonmeetingandreports.他最近寫的小說正被改編成電視劇。這部小說已上《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》暢銷書榜42周。HislatestnovelbeingadaptedforTVhasbeenonthenewyorktimesbest-sellerlistforforty-twoweeks.發(fā)言人斷然否認(rèn)了當(dāng)前流行的關(guān)于總統(tǒng)健康問題的種種謠傳。Thespokesmanflatlydeniedallrumorsbeingcirculatedatthemomentaboutthepresident’shealth.二單元1、表現(xiàn)自己男子漢大丈夫的氣概：assertone’smanhood2、在頭腦中掠過：crossone’smind3、丈量土地：measuretheground4、設(shè)法弄到食物：secureone’sfood5、驅(qū)散黑暗：scatterthedarkness6、揉揉他的眼睛：rubhiseyes7、大聲咀嚼她的面包和黃油：munchherbreadandbutter8、抑制住了恐懼的感覺：overpowerthatfeelingofdread9、（聲音）傳得很遠(yuǎn)：carryalongway10、彎下他們的腰：bendtheirbacks11、燃燒著的煤：livecoals12、他那張長(zhǎng)有雀斑的臉：hisfreckledface13、淡淡的八字須：afairmoustache14、事情的緊迫性：theimminenceoftheevent15、一位精明的婦女：ashrewdwoman16、一家之主：theheadofthefamily17、一顆砰砰直跳的心：athrobbingheart18、一群山間小屋：aclusterofcabins19、一塊狹長(zhǎng)的地：astripofground20、一副兇猛嚴(yán)厲的表情：afierceandhardlook21、諸葛亮裝作十分鎮(zhèn)靜，成功地瞞過了司馬懿，使他不知道這座城實(shí)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：ZhugeLiangpretendedtobeverycalmandsucceededinhidingthefactfromSimaYithatthecitywasreallyunguarded.Heprovedhimselfworthyoftheadmirationhehadreceived.22、他知道大戰(zhàn)在即，而且他的軍隊(duì)和敵人眾寡懸殊，所以他假裝正在迅速往后方撤退。實(shí)際上他是在給敵人準(zhǔn)備一個(gè)大陷阱：Heknewthatabloodybattlewasimminentandhisarmywasterriblyoutnumbered.Sohepretendedtoberetreatingquicklytotherear.Actuallyhewaslayingatrapfortheenemytroops.23、社會(huì)達(dá)爾文主義者認(rèn)為我們可以把人類社會(huì)比作動(dòng)物世界。他們頭腦里似乎沒有想過人和動(dòng)物會(huì)有不同。人所依靠的是他們的頭腦，而不是動(dòng)物本性：SocialDarwinistsassertedthatwecancomparehumansocietytotheanimalworld.Itdidnotcrosstheirmindsthathumanbeingcouldbedifferentfromotheranimals.Theyreliedontheirbrainratherthantheirinstinct.24、這種大規(guī)模養(yǎng)殖的雞和我們以前家養(yǎng)的雞沒法比?，F(xiàn)在的養(yǎng)雞場(chǎng)也許提高了產(chǎn)量，但雞的美味給弄沒了：Thesemass-producedchickensdonotcomparewiththechickensweusedtoraiseathome.Chickenfarmsmayhaveincreasetheoutput,buttheyhaverobbedthechickensoftheirgoodtaste.25、金融泡沫的最后破滅造成了席卷全球的嚴(yán)重危機(jī)：Thefinancialbubblesfinallyburst,causingaseriouscrisisthatsweptoverthewholeworld.26、由于我們的價(jià)格優(yōu)勢(shì)，我們今年向那個(gè)地區(qū)的出口與去年同期同比增長(zhǎng)了30%：Thankstoourpriceedge,ourexportstothatregionincreasedby30%comparedwiththesameperiodthepreviousyear.27、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(gè)持槍的恐怖分子突然闖進(jìn)劇院的時(shí)候人們正在看話劇：Thereporterswereallburstingwithquestions.Butthegovernmentspokespersonsaidthatallsheknewwasthatpeoplewerewatchingaplaywhensomethirtyarmedterroristsburstintothetheater.28、當(dāng)犯人們突然放聲歌唱的時(shí)候，監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)十分恐慌：Whentheprisonersburstoutsinging,theprisonwardenwasfrightened.29、這個(gè)地區(qū)遍布工廠，而且整個(gè)島上到處都是度假村。但是已經(jīng)有跡象表明很多當(dāng)?shù)匕傩諏⑵饋矸磳?duì)這種趨勢(shì)：Theareaisdottedwithfactories,italsohasholidayinnsdottedaroundthewholeisland.Buttherearealreadysignsthatmanylocalpeoplewillrebelagainstthistrend.30、他宣布，反叛者如果放下武器，就能得到寬?。篐edeclaredthatalltherebelswouldbepardonediftheylaiddowntheirarms.31、俗話說，無風(fēng)不起浪：Asthesayinggoes,there’snosmokewithoutfire.32、不可否認(rèn)，這部電影在電影史上無片可及：There’snodenyingthatthefilmhasnoequalincinemahistory.33、我提醒過他各種危險(xiǎn)，可他不予理會(huì)：Iwarnedhimaboutthedangerinvolved,buthepaidnoheedtomywarning.34、關(guān)于幸福的含義，沒有廣泛為大家接受的定義：There’snogenerallydefinitionofhappiness.35、這可不是些一般的學(xué)生，他們即將接受宇航員的訓(xùn)練：Therearenoordinarystudents,theyaregoingtobetrainedasastronauts.36、該公司財(cái)務(wù)問題根本就沒有易行的或是毫無痛苦的解決辦法：Therearenoeasyorpainlesssolutiontothecompany’sfinancialproblems.37、第一次離開家生活，大學(xué)生不得不自己干日常的雜事，不過這不是什么壞事：Awayfromhomeforthefirsttime,collegestudentshavetododay-to-daychoresthemselves.It’snobadthing,though.38、雙方對(duì)主要議題分歧太大，所以說不好談判會(huì)拖多久：Thetwosidesaresofarapartonkeyissuesthatthere’snotellinghowlongthetalkscoulddragon.39、這就是我夢(mèng)寐以求的假日——沒有電話、沒有電視、也沒有憂慮：That’sthekindofholidayIdreamof—notelephone,noTVandnoworries.40、這個(gè)國(guó)家的一些頂級(jí)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家說，他們沒看到改過經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的跡象：Someofthenation’stopeconomistssaythattheyseenosignofeconomicrecoveryinthecountry.Unit31、我們改革開放政策的結(jié)果是經(jīng)濟(jì)快速增長(zhǎng)，但是我們不要忘記這個(gè)政策又是人民思想大解放的結(jié)果。Ourreformandopenpolicyresultedinrapideconomicgrowth.Butwemustnotforgetthatthepolicyinturnresultedformthegreatemancipationofpeople’sminds.2、一般說來，喜歡某一個(gè)人會(huì)使你傾向于同時(shí)也喜歡他的觀點(diǎn)Generallyspeaking,thefactthatyoulikeapersonwilldisposeyoutolikehisideas,too.3、我們難以預(yù)料是否有朝一日能找到處理核廢料的百分之百安全的方法。可能的話，我們應(yīng)該換成別的人員。Itisdoubtfulifwecaneverfindawaytodisposeofnuclearwastethatis100percentsecure.Ifpossible,weshouldshifttootherenergy.4、我到處尋找一套適合擺在我那小起居室的家具，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)這種家具正脫銷。Isearchedaroundforasetoffurniturethatwouldfitinmysmallsittingroom.ButIfoundthemoutofstockatthemoment.5、那個(gè)客棧老板在照看那個(gè)客人的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)他的長(zhǎng)相和警察要找的謀殺犯嫌疑相符合。Whenservingthecustomer,theinnkeeperfoundthatthemanfitthedescriptionsofthewantedmurdersuspect.6、當(dāng)有人問他怎樣才能保持健康時(shí)，他就會(huì)提些老套的建議：堅(jiān)持良好的飲食習(xí)慣，意思就是：無鹽，無糖，無脂肪。Whenaskhowtokeepfit,hewouldalwaysgivehisstockadvice:ticktoagoodeatinghabit—meaning:Nosalt,nosugar,nofat.7、那水游泳都不行，更不要說飲用了。正因?yàn)槿绱?，那地區(qū)很多人都病倒了。Asaresultofthefactthatthewaterwasunfitforswimming,letalonedrinking,manypeopleintheregiongotsick.8、我以為他聽到這事會(huì)發(fā)脾氣，但他沒有。相反，他突然忍不住大笑起來。HedidnotlosehistemperwhenheheardthatasIthoughthewould.Onthecontrary,hewassuddenlyseizedbyafitoflaughter.9、完工時(shí)這條地鐵將延長(zhǎng)至覆蓋幾個(gè)城市。Whencompleted,thissubwaywillbeextendedtocoverthewholecity.10、股市似乎對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮沒有反應(yīng)，這一點(diǎn)讓每個(gè)人都不解。怪不得人們都決定持股觀望。Thatthestockmarketdidnotseemtorespondtotheeconomicboompuzzledeverybody.Nowonderpeopledecidedtoholdtheirstocks.UNIT11我們決定下星期五討論中日關(guān)系這個(gè)話題，不過具體時(shí)間可能會(huì)變。WehavedecidedtotakeupthesubjectofSino-JapaneserelationsinournextdiscussionnextFriday.Butthetimeissubjectchange.就我而言，令人討厭的人就是那種一說話就幾個(gè)鐘頭每晚，又永遠(yuǎn)不換話題的人。Speakingformyself,aboreisapersonwhoalwaystalksforhoursonend,andneverchangesthesubject.我們得到通知說，凡是超過五千萬元的項(xiàng)目都需要得到上級(jí)的審批。不過這個(gè)過程不會(huì)太長(zhǎng)。我們可能兩三個(gè)星期就能得到批準(zhǔn)。Weareinformedthatanyprojectexceeding50millionyuanissubjecttotheapprovalofhigherauthorities.Buttheprocesswon’ttakelong.Wecangettheapprovalinamatteroftwoorthreeweeks.根據(jù)合同法，所有外資企業(yè)在中國(guó)的業(yè)務(wù)經(jīng)營(yíng)都需遵守中國(guó)法律。Accordingtothecontractlaw,alloperationsoffore