英语句子翻译

Unit 1

1.汤姆说他要到邮局寄一个包裹。（drop off）

Tom said he would drop the parcel off at the post office.

2.我仍然对有机会买那辆车但却没有买感到懊恼。（kick oneself）

I’m still kicking myself for not buying that car when I had the chance to buy it.

3.别急！你们可以在话剧开演前一个小时去取票。（pick up）

Take your time. You can pick up the tickets one hour before the play begins.

4.这些有关移民的文件是去年登记备案的。（file）

These immigration papers were filed last year.

5.香港目前旧电器的回收率只有14%。（recovery）

The present recovery rate of old electrical appliances in Hong Kong is only 14 percent.

6.一个机构所能拥有的唯一不可替代的资本就是人的知识和能

力。（irreplaceable）

The only irreplaceable capital an organization can possibly possess is the knowledge and ability of its people.

7.卡洛琳（Caroline）说英语丝毫没有当地口音。（trace）

Caroline speaks English without the slightest trace of the local accent.

8.潮水把遇难船上的货物冲到了岸边。（wrecked）

The tide had washed up the cargo from the wrecked ship.

9.玛丽经常在周末和她以前的同学在电话里聊天。（visit with）

Mary often visits with her former classmates on the phone at weekends.

10.令人讨厌的是，现在的电视节目经常被商业广告打断。

（commercial）

It is a nuisance the nowadays TV programmes are frequently interrupted by commercials.

Unit 2

1.越来越多的家长一心想把他们的独生子女培养成对社会有用的

人才。(be intent on)

More and more parents are intent on nurturing their only child into a person useful to the society.

2.他们的社会队在过去的几年里投入相当大的精力，优质的服务

为他们赢得了公众的信任。(put in)

Their social service team has put in considerable efforts in the past few years and their quality service has won them the confidence of the public.

3.如果大家都能按照规则行事，我们的社会将会变得更加繁荣昌

盛。(work to)

If everybody works to the rule, our society will surely become much more prosperous.

4.他答应在我们遇到困难的时候，他会全力以赴地帮助我们。(all

out)

He has promised that he will go all out to help us when we are in trouble.

5.一言以蔽之全球变暖已经达到我们无法忽视的地步。(to sum

up)

To sum up, the global warming has reached the degree that we cannot afford to ignore.

6.有些人为了达到一夜成为百万富翁的目的，把所有积蓄投入股

票市场。(to the end that…)

To the end that they can become a millionaire overnight, some people invest all their money in the stock market. 7.这个顾客对经理处理他投诉的方式甚为不满。(the way)

This customer was very dissatisfied with the way the manager handled his complaints.

8.那个故事的教益就是“少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲”。(moral)

The moral of the story is “A young idler, an old beggar”. 9.看着自己盖起来的房子，听到孩子们欢乐的笑声，他有一种强

烈的满足感。(sense of satisfaction)

Looking at the house he built himself and hearing the happy laughter of the children, he felt a strong sense of satisfaction.