大學(xué)英語精讀第五冊課后翻譯

精讀5翻譯Unit1PassageTranslation1.掌握大量的詞匯對于達(dá)到一門外語的流利程度是至關(guān)重要的。Masteringalargenumberofwordsisessentialtoachievingfluencyinaforeignlanguage.2.一個非官方的但卻是經(jīng)常被引用的有關(guān)劍橋初級證書英語考試（CambridgeFirstCertificateExamination）的數(shù)字表明，詞匯量少于三千五百詞的學(xué)生不大可能在這項考試中成功。Anunofficial,butoftenquoted,figurefortheCambridgeFirstCertificateexaminationsuggeststhatstudentswithavocabularyoflessthan3,500wordsareunlikelytobesuccessfulintheexam.3.最近的研究也表明，其母語為英語的受教育至18歲或18歲以上的人至少認(rèn)識一萬六千個英語詞CurrentresearchalsosuggeststhatnativeEnglishspeakerswhohavebeeneducatedupto18yearsoldorbeyondknowatleast16,000Englishwords4.除非你已經(jīng)會講一種像西班牙語或德語這樣的語言，要獲得大的英語詞匯量是沒有捷徑可走的：你就得依靠勤奮和專注AndunlessyoualreadyspeakalanguagelikeSpanishorGerman,therearenoshortcutstoalargevocabularyinEnglish:youjusthavetorelyondiligenceanddedication.5當(dāng)然，你可以從上下文猜出你閱讀中遇到的一些生詞的意思，但往往你得查詞典才能搞清楚它們的確切意思。Ofcourseyoucanfigureoutfromthecontextthemeaningsofsomenewwordsyoucomeacrossinyourreading,butmoreoftenthannotyouhavetolookthemupinadictionaryinordertobeclearabouttheiraccuratemeanings.6.一個切實可行的學(xué)習(xí)新詞的方法或許就是大量閱讀，最好是那些你覺得有趣或者刺激的故事。Apracticablewaytopickupnewwordsis,perhaps,toreadalot,preferablystoriesthatyoufindinterestingorexciting.7.反復(fù)閱讀同一本書常常是很有好處的：你每讀一次都會學(xué)到不同的生詞，而熟悉的背景又有助于將這些新詞牢牢地印在你腦海中。Itoftenpaystoreadthesamebookoverandoveragain:eachtimeyoureadityouwilllearndifferentnewwords,andthefamiliarcontexthelpstofixtheminyourmind.Unit21.我認(rèn)為向他求助是不現(xiàn)實的。事實上，他自己也需要幫助。Idon’tthinkitisrealistictoturntohimforhelp.Asamatteroffact,hehimselfisinneedofhelp.2.越來越多的人正在意識到與空氣污染作斗爭的迫切需要。Moreandmorepeoplearebeingawakenedtotheurgentneedofcombatingairpollution.3.有明顯的跡象表明一些古老的傳統(tǒng)和價值觀念不再被年輕人珍視。Therearevisiblesignsthatsomeofthetime-honoredoldtraditionsandvaluesarenolongercherishedbytheyoungpeople.4.我們許多人覺得宇宙無限這一概念難以理解。Manyofusfindthenotionofaboundlessuniverseishardtograsp.5.因為在法律和規(guī)章制度中有許多漏洞，一小撮投機(jī)倒把者一夜之間暴富就沒有什么奇怪的了。Therebeingsomanyloopholesinthelawsandregulations,itislittlewonderthatahandfulofspeculatorsgotrichovernight.6.旅游事業(yè)的空前興旺使這個從前只有三百人的邊境小鎮(zhèn)突然繁榮起來。Anunprecedentedboomintourismbroughtsuddenprosperitytothesmallbordertown,whichwasformerlyinhabitedbyonlythreehundredpeople.7.根據(jù)這一信息該國已經(jīng)具有制造核武器的能力。Inthelightofthisinformation,thatcountryalreadyhasthecapabilitiestomakenuclearweapons.8.他不顧朋友的反復(fù)警告，把所有錢都投向了高風(fēng)險企業(yè)。Regardlessofrepeatedwarningsfromhisfriends,hestakedallhismoneyonhigh-riskventures.Unit31.如果你著手干一番事業(yè)失敗了，不要喪失信心。Ifyoustartedonsomeventureandfailed,donotdespair/loseheart.2.“我失敗了三次”與“我是一個失敗者”之間有天壤之別。Thereisaworldofdifferencebetween“Ihavefailedthreetimes”and“Iamafailure”.3.只要你對自己不持否定的想法，不把自己與失敗等同起來，而是試圖從失敗中吸取教訓(xùn)，你很可能在未來取得成功。Solongasyoudonotholdanegativeconceptofselforidentifywithfailuresbuttrytolearnfromthem,youstandagoodchancetosucceedinthefuture.4.你可曾想過，那些屢遭失敗的人往往是自我形象不佳的犧牲品。Doesiteveroccurtoyouthatthosewhofailrepeatedlyareoftenvictimsofapoorself-image?5.他們的失敗常常不是由于外部原因而是內(nèi)部原因。Oftentheirfailuresareduetointernalcausesratherthanexternalcauses.6.無數(shù)例子證明如果能勸使這些人改變觀點并建立正面的自我形象，他們的表現(xiàn)就會發(fā)生奇跡般的變化。Numerouscaseshaveborneitoutthatiftheycanbeinducedtochangetheirviewpointandconstructapositiveself-image,miraculouschangesmaytakeplaceintheirperformance7.成功可能在任何時候到來----三十歲，四十歲，或是在似乎失敗了一輩子之后。Successcancomeanytime---atthirty,fortyorevenafteralifetimeofapparentfailure.8.早年成功固然甜蜜，但晚年的成功往往更有滋味。Earlytriumphsmaybesweet,butsuccessinlaterlifeoftentastesevenbetter.Unit41.許多家長非但不放任，相反卻給他們的孩子施加巨大的壓力，要他們樣樣都優(yōu)秀。Farfrombeingpermissive,manyparentsareputtingtremendouspressureontheirchildrentobeexceptionalineverything.2.由于學(xué)習(xí)成績出色，這位長沙女孩已經(jīng)被好幾所最享盛名的美國大學(xué)錄取，包括哈弗、耶魯和麻省理工。Owingtoheracademicexcellence,thisChangshagirlhasbeenacceptedbyseveralprestigiousAmericanuniversities,includingHarvard,YaleandMIT.3.許多家長越來越早的讓子女開始鋼琴或小提琴訓(xùn)練，希望他們將來能成為出色鋼琴家或小提琴手。Manyparentsstarttheirchildreninpianoorviolinlessonsatever-earlieragesinhopesthattheywillbecomeexceptionalpianistsorviolinists.4.在現(xiàn)代社會，服裝款式每年都在翻花樣;一些今年流行的，來年就過時了。Inmodernsociety,clothingstyleschangeyearly.Someareinthisyearbutwillbeoutthenext.5.這種育兒新理念帶來的將很可能是“超級問題”而不是“超級兒童”。Morelikelythannot,whatthis“new”parentingideabringsaboutwillbe“superproblems”ratherthan“superkids”.6.應(yīng)該給年輕人機(jī)會，讓他們發(fā)揮主動性，為自己的錯誤負(fù)責(zé)，也為自己的成就得到榮譽(yù)。Youngpeopleshouldbegiventheopportunitytotaketheinitiative,totakeresponsibilityfortheirmistakesandcreditfortheirachievements.7.他意志力薄弱，我想他是戒不掉煙的，想不到他竟然輕而易舉拜托了這個壞習(xí)慣。Inmyview,heissoweak-willedthathecouldhardlygiveupsmoking.Tomysurprise,hehaseasilycuredhimselfofthisbadhabit.8.對學(xué)生的要求需與他們的興趣及能力相適應(yīng)。Demandsonstudentshavetobetailoredtotheirinterestsandabilities.Unit51.科學(xué)家是一小群努力洞悉自然、在表面的雜亂無序中尋求規(guī)律的人。Scientistsareasmallgroupofpeoplewhostrivetogaininsightsintonature,seekingorderinseemingdisorder.2.他們具有一種特殊的思考與分析能力，具有無限的耐心觀察和收集數(shù)據(jù)。Theyarecreditedwithaspecialabilitytothinkandanalyze,andwithinfinitepatienceinmakingobservationsandcollectingdata.3.但是，并不能把一切科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)都?xì)w因于能力和耐心，科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)常常與創(chuàng)造性的想象力緊密相關(guān)。Butabilityandpatiencedonotaccountforallscientificdiscoveries,whichoftenhavemuchtodowithcreativeimagination.4.的確，想象力的飛躍往往是通向發(fā)現(xiàn)的第一步。Indeedaleapofimaginationisoftenthefirststeptowardsdiscovery.5.另外，科學(xué)家也常常以其誠實而著稱。Scientistsarealsonotedfortheirhonesty.6.他們非常重視誠實，主要是因為誠實對他們的事業(yè)至關(guān)重要。Theyplaceahighpremiumonhonestylargelybecauseitisessentialtotheircareer.7.他們提出的每一個理論都要受到進(jìn)一步的檢驗。Everytheorytheyformulateissubjectedtofurthertesting.8.沒一個錯誤或謊言必將會發(fā)現(xiàn)。Everymistakeorlieisboundtobefoundout.9.因此，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)了與他們的想法相矛盾的證據(jù)，科學(xué)家不是隱瞞證據(jù)，而是修改甚至放棄他們的想法。Thereforeifanyevidenceisfoundcontradictingtheirideas,scientistsdonotsuppresstheevidencebutmodifyorevenabandontheirideas.10.這樣，他們就積累了大量的知識，這些知識幫助我們更好地了解自己或周圍的世界。Inthiswaytheyhavebuiltupanimmensebodyofknowledge,whichhelpsustounderstandbetterourselvesandtheworldaroundus.Unit61.一天，我們收到一份去參加我父親生日宴會的請?zhí)neday,wereceivedaninvitationtomyfather’sbirthdayparty.2.詹妮認(rèn)為我父親是在主動向我伸出手來求和，我們應(yīng)該接受邀請。Jennythoughtmyfatherwasreachingouttomeforareconciliationandweshouldaccepttheinvitation.3.我當(dāng)時正在忙于摘錄一個重要案例，忙著對付即將來臨的考試，所以我只用最簡單明了的話告訴她永遠(yuǎn)不會有和解的一天。Iwasinthemidstofabstractinganimportantcaseandinthevirtualshadowofexams,soIjusttoldherinthesimplesttermsthattherewouldneverbeareconciliation.4.我的拒絕顯然使詹妮很不高興，但作為一個理智的女人，她并沒有跟我爭吵。MyrefusalobviouslymadeJennyveryupset,butbeingarationalwomanshedidn’tquarrelwithme.5.她只是盡量試圖說服我。Shejusttriedhardtopersuademe.6.但這反而使我滿腔怒火，以為詹妮是在故意惹我心煩。Butthisonlyfilledmewithfury,thinkingthatJennywasjustupsettingmedeliberately.7.我當(dāng)時準(zhǔn)時發(fā)瘋了，因為我做了一件我永遠(yuǎn)不會原諒自己的事情--我對著詹妮大聲叫嚷，把電話對著她投去。ImusthavegoneoutofmymindforIdidsomethingforwhichIwouldneverforgivemyself---IyelledatJennyandhurledthephoneather.8.但我剛擲出去就后悔了。當(dāng)我轉(zhuǎn)身去看詹妮時，她已經(jīng)不在了。ButtheinstantIdiditIregretted.AndwhenIturnedtolookather,shewasalreadygone.9.我出去到處尋找，但哪里也找不到詹妮。IwentoutandsearchedeverywherebutJennywasnowheretobefound.10.我嚇得要死，不知道接下來該怎么辦。Iwasscaredtodeath,notknowingwhattodonext.11.當(dāng)我正準(zhǔn)備放棄努力時，突然看到詹妮坐在我們的房前。JustasIwasabouttogiveup,Icaughtsightofhersittinginfrontofourhouse.12.我走到她身邊說：“詹妮，對不起---。”但她打斷了我的道歉，說：“愛就意味著永遠(yuǎn)不必說對不起?！盜wentuptoherandsaid,“Jenny,I’msorry…”butshecutoffmyapologyandsaid,“Lovemeansnoteverhavingtosayyou’resorry.”Unit71.我小時候完全被周游世界的想法迷住了，常在爺爺?shù)臅坷锎魩讉€小時，一邊轉(zhuǎn)動著地球儀（globe）一邊夢想著去游覽的地方。WhenIwasakid,IwassofascinatedwiththeideaoftravelingroundtheworldthatIwouldspendhoursinmygrandfather’sstudyspinningtheglobeanddreamingoftheplacesIwouldliketovisit.2.今天一下午一枚定時炸彈在倫敦最大的超市之一爆炸，在人們之間引起極大恐慌。AtimebombexplodedthisafternooninoneofLondon’sbiggestsupermarkets,evokingagreatpanicamongthepopulation.3.在父親的陪同下，比爾去了警察局，對警官坦白說他曾在兩周前搶了一位老人的金表。Accompaniedbyhisfather,Billwenttothepolicestationandconfessedtothepoliceofficerthathehadrobbedanoldmanofhisgoldwatchtwoweeksbefore.4.在與簡訂婚后，斯蒂芬生平第一次開始用功了。不久他作為一名年輕的理論物理學(xué)家而嶄露頭角。AftergettingengagedtoJane,Stephenstartedworkinghardforthefirsttimeinhislife.Andbeforelonghedistinguishedhimselfasayoungtheoreticalphysicist.5.斯通教授以嚴(yán)厲而著稱。但令人驚奇的是，他在上周六他女兒婚禮上講的話卻妙趣橫生，充滿幽默。Prof.Stoneisdistinguishedforhissternness.But,toeveryone’ssurprise,thespeechhemadeathisdaughter’sweddinglastSaturdaywasfullofwitandhumor.6.這么多人愿意為社區(qū)的利益做義務(wù)工作真令人驚奇。It’sa