现代大学英语精读4第二版翻译练习答案

Unit1

1. I know I could rely on my brother to stand by me whatever happened.

我知道，不管发生什么情况，我都可以依靠兄弟的支持。

2. As a rule, the younger generation tends to be more interested in the present rather than the past unlike the older generation, but both generations will stand to lose if they do not respect the other' s needs.一般来说，年轻一代与老不同，他们对现在而不是对过去感兴趣。但这两代人如果不互相尊重对方的需要，就都会遭受损失。

3. The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating the whole nation.中国的书面文字是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。

4. In traditional Chinese art and literature, the bamboo an d the pine tree always symbolize more integrity and uprightness.在中国的传统艺术和文学中，竹子和松树往往象征着道德上的正直和刚正不阿。

5. Queen Elizabeth 1 ruled England for 45years, and the nation prospered under her rule.女皇伊丽莎白一世统治英国45年。在她统治时期，国家十分繁荣昌盛。

6. Democracy means that the majority rules. But that's not all. Respect for minority's right to disagree is also an integral part of democracy. The two rules are equal importance.民主意味着多数人来治理:但不仅如此，尊重少数人反对的权利也是民主不可分的一部分。这两条规则同等重要。

7. A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated politically, economically, culturally as well as geographically.一个国家不可能强大，除非她不在地理.上，二十在政治、经济、和文化上都是一个整体。

8. The party was boring, so he slipped out of the room and went home. But the road was so muddy after the rain that he slipped and fell into a ditch.晚会十分乏味，所以他就偷偷溜出房间回家了。可是雨后的路非常泥泞，他脚下一滑，掉进了沟里。

9. Her health was such that she would not dare to be exposed to the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke.她身体糟糕到了这种程度，以至冬天都不敢见太阳，怕中暑。

10. I was drowning my sorrow one night in a small restaurant when he came to me and slipped a roll of money in my pocket.有一天晩上,我正在一家小仮舘里借酒消愁,他突然走了辻来,往我手里塞了一沓鈔票。

1. He is being investigated for receiving bribes.

2. The government started airdropping food to areas being cut off by the flood.

3. People are much concerned about how the charity money is being used.

4. The exact locations of the laboratories are being kept secret for reasons of security.

5. What's the matter with Jim today? l think he's being rather rude, not his usual self.

6. The local public security bureau is being criticized for being soft on white-collar crime.

7. The car accident investigator is accused of being one-sided,favoring the offender.

8. The project coordinator complains that almost half of his time is being spent on meetings and reports.

9. His latest novel being adapted for TV has been on the New York Times best-seller list for forty-two weeks.

10. The spokesman flatly denied all rumors being circulated at the moment about the president’s health.

Unit 2(P47)

1. Zhugeliang pretended to be calm and succeeded in fooling Sim a Yi who didn’t know that the city was really unguarded. He proved himself worthy of admiration he had received.

2. He knew that 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.

3. Social Darwinists asserted that we can compare human society to the 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.

4. These mass-produced chickens do not compare with the chickens we used to raise at home. Chicken farms may have increased their output, but they have robbed the chickens of their good taste.

5. The financial bubbles finally burst, causing a serious crisis that swept over the whole world.

6. Thanks to our price edge, our exports to that region increased by 30％compared with the same period the previous year.