现代大学英语第二版精读2 unit 1 课文翻译
大学英语精读2 中英对照
没人能呼吸这种空气而生存。”
“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”
“这对我们的飞蝶计划意味着什么呢？”
从此卫星便一直不断地发回信号和照片。
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan
卫星被发射到一个叫曼哈顿的地区
(named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan,
based on last week's satellite landing ,”Prof. Zog said,
根据一周进行的卫星地球着陆，”佐格教授说，
that there is no life on Earth.”
地球上不存在生命现象。”
“How do you know this?”
For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth,
那里的科学家首次成功地将一颗卫星送上了地球，
and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.
“何以见得呢？”
the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.
《现代大学英语精读》(第二版)1课文翻译
《现代大学英语精读》（第二版）1课文翻译导言本文是对《现代大学英语精读》（第二版）第一课的翻译。
该课程是现代大学英语教材中的重要组成部分，旨在提高学生的阅读和理解能力。
本文将对第一课文进行详细的翻译，并使用Markdown文本格式进行输出。
以下是对课文的翻译内容。
课文翻译Title: The Importance of Education正文：教育在现代社会中起着至关重要的作用。
它是一种获取知识和培养技能的过程，可以帮助人们实现自己的潜力并为社会做出贡献。
在现代社会中，教育被视为一种基本权利，每个人都应该有平等接受教育的机会。
通过教育，人们可以获得专业知识和技能，为将来的工作做好准备。
教育还可以帮助人们培养思考和分析问题的能力，提高他们的创造力和创新能力。
教育也对个人的发展和成长至关重要。
通过接受教育，人们可以发展出他们的潜能，掌握新的技能和知识，从而实现自我成长和进步。
教育可以帮助人们提高自信心，培养积极的态度，并为实现个人目标做好准备。
除了个人和社会的发展，教育还可以对整个国家的发展起到重要的推动作用。
一个教育水平高的国家往往更加繁荣和发达。
教育可以培养高素质的人才，提高国家的整体竞争力。
教育还可以帮助国家解决各种社会问题，促进社会和谐与稳定发展。
然而，尽管教育的重要性被广泛认可，但仍然存在一些挑战和问题。
例如，教育资源不平衡问题导致了教育机会的不公平分布。
一些地区和家庭可能缺乏适当的教育资源，导致教育的质量和效果不尽如人意。
此外，教育过程中的压力和竞争也对学生产生了巨大的压力，可能影响他们的身心健康。
为了解决这些问题，社会应该加大对教育的投入，提高教育资源的平衡性，并为学生提供更好的学习环境和条件。
同时，教育系统也需要不断改革和创新，以适应日益变化的社会和经济需求。
总的来说，教育是现代社会不可或缺的一部分。
它对个人的发展、社会的进步以及国家的发展都起着重要的作用。
我们应该重视教育，为每个人提供平等的教育机会，并共同努力建设一个更加公平和繁荣的社会。
现代大学英语精读2第二版课文翻译
UNIT1 又一学年——为了什么？约翰·切阿迪1.给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好像在说：“好吧，教我一些东西。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，“看，”他说，“我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？”由于没有随身带着自己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那本。
2.虽然我是位新老师，我本来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
我本来可以指出，他考入的不是制药技工培训学校而是大学，而且他在毕业时，应该得到一张写有理学学士而不是“合格的磨药工”的学位证书。
这证书会证明他专修过药剂学，但它还能进一步证明他曾经接触过一些人类发展史上产生的思想。
换句话说，他上的不是技能培训学校而是大学，在大学里学生既要得到培训又要接受教育。
3.我本来可以把这些话都告诉他，但是很明显，他不会待很长时间，说了也没用。
4.但是，由于我当时很年轻而且责任感也很强，我尽量把我的意思这样表达出来：“在你的余生中，”我说，“平均每天24小时左右。
谈恋爱时，你会觉得它有点短；失恋时，你会觉得它有点长。
但平均每天24小时会保持不变。
在其余的大约8个小时的时间里，你会处于睡眠状态。
5.“然后在每个工作日8个小时左右的时间里，我希望你会忙于一些有用的事情。
假设你毕业于一所药科大学——或工程大学，法学院，或者其他什么大学——在那8个小时时间里，你将用到你的专业技能。
作为一个药剂师，你要确保氯化物没有和阿斯匹林混在一起；作为一个工程师，你要确保一切都在你的掌控之中；作为一个律师，你要保证你的当事人没有因为你的无能而被处以电刑。
这些都是有用的工作，它们涉及到的技能每个人都必须尊重，而且它们都能给你带来基本的满足。
无论你还干些什么，这些技能都很可能是你养家糊口的本领。
现代大学英语精读2（第二版）翻译Unit1-10、Unit12
5. Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can't recall what it is. In any case, it is a Russian folk song.
6. Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. It's really terrible.
3. We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never
become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends. 4. Informa on is now easily available. An average computer can store the informa on of a small
大学英语精读第二册第一、二课课文翻译
Unit1 The Dinner Party关于男人是否比女人更勇敢的一场激烈争论以一种颇为出人意料的方式解决了The dinner party晚宴1. I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true—though any naturalist would know it couldn’t be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down.我最初听到这个故事是在印度，那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像确有其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。
后来有人告诉我，在第一次世界大战之前不久，一家杂志曾刊登过这个故事。
但登在杂志上的那篇故事以及写那篇故事的人，我却一直未能找到。
2.The country is India.A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests—officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist—in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda.故事发生在印度。
某殖民地官员和他的夫人正举行盛大的晚宴。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读（2）》（第2版）学习指南【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】
目 录Unit 1一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 2一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 3一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 4一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 5一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 6一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 7一、练习答案Unit 8一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 9一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 10一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 11一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 12一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 13一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 14一、练习答案Unit 15一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 16一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 1一、词汇短语Text Adisaster [di5zB:stE] n.灾难，灾祸；不幸【例句】These difficulties are caused by natural disasters. 这些困难都是由自然灾害造成的。
【助记】dis（不，没有）+aster（星星）→星星消失了，难道预示着灾难的来临？谐音“点扎死他”，灾难。
semester [si5mestE] n.学期；半年【例句】His writing has improved greatly in this semester. 这学期他的写作有了很大进步。
【助记】seme（看作semi半）+s+ ter（看作terra学期）→半学期beanpole [5bi:npEul] n.（插在地上供豆茎攀缘的）支竿，瘦长之人【例句】Li Ling’s elder sister is short and overweight while her younger sister is a beanpole.李玲的姐姐是个矮胖墩儿，可她妹妹却是个细高个儿。
现代大学英语精读2翻译
现代大学英语精读2(第二版)翻译1-10(总5页)-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1-CAL-本页仅作为文档封面，使用请直接删除Uint11.It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. Wemust expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealingwith them as responsible citizens.2.As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved ininternational affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always existdifferent views and interests among nations.3.We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we mustnever become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.rmation is now easily available. An average computer can store theinformation of a small library.5.That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They donot have any legal document to certify that they have the necessaryexpertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres. 6.These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideasand penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.7.The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to havebeen modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.8.Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy aschildren, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.9.Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, andthat person or group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."10.Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to be moreimportant and useful compared with all other pursuits.Unit21.You know what All things considered, it's not a bad idea to be a teacher. As amatter of fact, I think it is an excellent idea.2.I don't like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seemto be implying all the time that I am a good-for-nothing.3.It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me. I mustsay I am very lucky. Not many people have such a terrific father.4.You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you doneed money. I don't see what's wrong with students earning some moneyduring their spare time.5.Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can't recall what it is. In anycase, it is a Russian folk song.6.Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homeworkto do tomorrow. It's really terrible.7.To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off ourForeign Minister's visit indefinitely.8.It's getting dark. The next town is still two hours' drive away. We might aswell camp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleepbefore we continue our journey tomorrow.9.I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating atexams shameful. Isn't that the most shameful thing that we have beenincapable of feeling ashamed?Unit31.Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences.We cannot justify a policy that denies medical care to the large populationliving in the country.2.They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all nations.3.I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on his farm.When asked to get rid of the weeds in the rice fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.4.Why go there today I'd much rather we stay until the snow ceases.5.Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that evenif we use our water sparingly, the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.6.There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer leanon exports for economic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis onhome consumption.7.Today's tendency is to give little kids too many tests and exams until they areno good for anything but taking exams.8.It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papersannually regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einsteinwould not have been able to meet.Unit41.The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crash made him anational hero.2.Of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowningchildren to shore, two never returned.3.The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe thisto their eating habits/the composition of their diet, which contains a lot offish products.4.I know Harris. I couldn't imagine a man like him making such stupid remarks.5.After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the mostdangerous task.6.I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on that occasion.Whatever did he actually say?7.That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear to everybody.But no one regretted this move.8.As accidents go/As far as accidents are concerned, there was nothing out ofthe ordinary: a crazy young man drives a car on a university campus and killsa young woman student. What is unusual is the fact that the man dares tochallenge the people who want to take him to court, because his father is alocal police officer.9.Every time/Whenever we decide on a financial policy, we have to make aclear distinction between short-term interests and long-term interests.10.Although it was early October, people could already be seen driving acrossthe frozen river.Unit51.The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on theeconomy before it speeds out of control.2.Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere We must notignore the fact that what people here need most is clean water and clean air.3.They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as toexplore the great canyon in Tibet.4.She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person,educated and greatly revitalized.5.There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore allpossibilities and move one step at a time.6.All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits thathave taken so long to form can't be expected to disappear overnight.7.Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classicChinese music with Western music.8.I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn'tknow what to say.9.The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.10.I'll go there with you if you insist. But really I won't be much help to you.Unit61. — I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth. /I doubt he has told usthe whole truth.— Why do you doubt it?2. Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldn't usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through aDNA test.3. Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife wasthe first weaver.4. Please give my best regards to my friends there. I really miss them all.5. Whenever possible young people prefer to earn their own living than live offtheir parents.6. The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused.Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the gun fire.7. This place has earned itself quite a reputation for developing a greeneconomy.8. Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side.9. Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived aboutsix thousand years ago.10. Although she is a second-generation Chinese American, she still values herChinese cultural identity.Uint71.As a child, he was exposed to great works of literature, for both his parentswere wellread2.The military announced that they had succeeded in developing a new stealthfighter.3.They’re t rying tocome up with practical ways to reduce production costs forthis4.Most people think that all things considered , life is much better today than itwas 30 years ago.5.Success doesn’t only depend on what you do. What you don’t do is equallyimportant.6.H ow do you account for the company’s high staff turnover?7.Most of the buildings in the town were reduced to to rubble in theearthquake.8.How can I concentrate on my work with my roommates talking and laughing9.We admire the way he answered awkward questions at the press conferencewith wit and facts.10.The moment he entered the conference room, he a feeling that somethinghad gone wrong.Uint81.If it hadn't been for one man's courage and wisdom, the Shenzhen SpecialEconomic Zone could never have succeeded.2.— Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying...— I was saying that it is noteasy to break down the resistance of those conservatives. But we must go atthem step by step.3.The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes at willwithout hurting home consumption. But to shift the emphasis from export todomestic consumption takes time.4.Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do awaywith/eliminate domestic labor completely.5.Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Many oldbuildings were about to fall in ruins. Some of our leaders wanted to tear them down and put up new tall buildings in their place. But due to lack of money, the plan had to be abandoned. Looking back that was actually a blessing. Today our town has become a tourist attraction.6.Ironically, sometimes the more we increase production, the more wedecrease profit.7.This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch a newproject even if I wanted to.8.To tell the truth, I'm more worried about social stagnation than economicslowdown. Of course, you may not share my view.9.Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve oureducational standards, we will lag behind other countries for ever.Unit91.Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertification problem. I fullyagree with him that this is a serious concern as regards our environmentalprotection.2.The government spokesman expressed our deep concern for the twoChinese engineers who were recently taken hostage by the pirates.3.It is hard to visualize how we can protect the dam from enemy attack.4.Freedom of religion means not only that people can pursue different faiths. Italso means that they have the right not to have any religion.5.We teachers usually meet once every week to compare notes about ourteaching.6.The situation of this area is very delicate. No country should be allowed todo anything to threaten the precarious balance.7.To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command of both theforeign language and Chinese. And I consider myself terribly inadequate inthis respect.8.However we differ in our opinion, we must face the challenge together.9.The way I define a good education is that, when you get through it, you notonly know how to make a living, but you also know how to live.Unit101.There is a popular children’s story, which describes the adventures of awooden puppet that comes to life as if by magic.2.Your humorous analysis of the situation made the discussion lively.3.This ancient building has been restored to its original beauty.4.You know, for me, to go and live up in the mountains is to recapture myhappy childhood.5.This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold inCanada.6.The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year whenthe terrible snow storm struck, doing great damage to the ripening fruits.7.Too much sugar will not do you any good. To begin with, it will do damageto (or damage) your teeth. In fact, it will do you harm (or harm you) in manyways.8.His utter devotion to the Chinese people filled me with admiration.9.He insisted that everything should be in place before we knocked off, beforefive-thirty, to be exact.10.He knew that he would have to redouble his efforts to carry out this plan,and he was anxious to plunge into the work as soon as he went back. But he never knew that a disaster was lying in store for him.11。
现代大学英语精读2(第二版)课文译文
第一课又一学年——为了什么？约翰·切阿迪1.给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好像在说：“好吧，教我一些东西。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，“看，”他说，“我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？”由于没有随身带着自己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那本。
2.虽然我是位新老师，我本来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
我本来可以指出，他考入的不是制药技工培训学校而是大学，而且他在毕业时，应该得到一张写有理学学士而不是“合格的磨药工”的学位证书。
这证书会证明他专修过药剂学，但它还能进一步证明他曾经接触过一些人类发展史上产生的思想。
换句话说，他上的不是技能培训学校而是大学，在大学里学生既要得到培训又要接受教育。
3.我本来可以把这些话都告诉他，但是很明显，他不会待很长时间，说了也没用。
4.但是，由于我当时很年轻而且责任感也很强，我尽量把我的意思这样表达出来：“在你的余生中，”我说，“平均每天24小时左右。
谈恋爱时，你会觉得它有点短；失恋时，你会觉得它有点长。
但平均每天24小时会保持不变。
在其余的大约8个小时的时间里，你会处于睡眠状态。
5.“然后在每个工作日8个小时左右的时间里，我希望你会忙于一些有用的事情。
假设你毕业于一所药科大学——或工程大学，法学院，或者其他什么大学——在那8个小时时间里，你将用到你的专业技能。
作为一个药剂师，你要确保氯化物没有和阿斯匹林混在一起；作为一个工程师，你要确保一切都在你的掌控之中；作为一个律师，你要保证你的当事人没有因为你的无能而被处以电刑。
这些都是有用的工作，它们涉及到的技能每个人都必须尊重，而且它们都能给你带来基本的满足。
无论你还干些什么，这些技能都很可能是你养家糊口的本领。
现代大学英语精读2unit1anotherschoolyear——whatfor
现代大学英语精读2Unit 1 Another school year------what for?又是一个新学年——为什么上大学？约翰查尔迪首先，给大家讲讲我教书生涯刚开始的时候经历过的一次失败吧。
那是在1940年的一月，我当时研究生刚毕业，开始在堪萨斯市大学教书。
我的学生中有个瘦高个儿，活像个长着头发的扁豆架支杆。
他走进课堂，坐了下来，双手在胸前交叉着，看了看我，好像在说：好吧，教我些什么吧。
两个礼拜以后，我们开始讲《哈姆雷特》。
又过了三个礼拜，他来到我的办公室，双手叉腰。
“我告诉你，”他说，“我到这里来是为了当个药剂师。
我干嘛要读这些玩意？”说着他用手指了指桌子上我的那本书，因为他自己没有带书来。
我当时虽然是个初出茅庐的新教师，可我也能告诉这位一些理由。
我可以向他指出，他进的不是一所制药学校，而是一所大学。
修满大学课程他就能得到一份证书，上面写着“理学士”，而不是“合格的药剂师”。
这份证书说明他接受过制药的专门训练，同时还说明，他受到过人类文明思想的熏陶。
换言之，他上的不是一所职业技术学校，而是一所大学，学生上大学既要接受职业训练，也要接受人文教育。
我完全可以对他说这些话的，但是很明显，他不会在大学坚持太久，他懂不懂这些道理无关紧要。
尽管如此，我当时很年轻，有很强的责任心，所以就试着这么跟他解释：“你这一辈子，每天大概平均有二十四个小时。
热恋的时候，你会觉得一天的时间短一点，而失恋的时候，则会长一些。
但是平均起来，大致就是这个数。
这其中的八个小时，你基本上是在睡觉。
“每个工作日，你大约需要工作八小时，我希望你会用来做些有用的事情。
假设你修完了制药，或者土木工程、法律或是其他学科的课程，那么在这八小时里，你会使用你的专业技术：在配制阿司匹林的时候，确保里面不掺进氰化物；在搞工程设计的时候，确保牛不会跳进篱笆里；当律师时，就要确保你的委托人不会因为你的无能而坐上电椅。
这些都是非常有用的职业，都需要人们应该尊重的技能，这些技能都能帮助你满足你的基本需求。
现代大学英语(第二版)精读2课文译文
第一课又一学年——为了什么？约翰•切阿迪给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好像在说：“好吧，教我一些东丙。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，“看，”他说，“我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？”由于没有随身带着日己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那木。
虽然我是位新老师，我木来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
我木来可以指出，他考入的4、是制药技工培训学校而是大学，而且他在毕业时，应该得到一张写有理学学士而不是“合格的磨药工”的学位证书。
这证书会证明他专修过药剂学，但它还能进一步证明他曾经接触过一些人类发展史上产生的思想。
换均话说，他上的不是技能培训学校而是大学，在火学里学生既要得到培训又要接受教冇。
我本来可以把这些话都告诉他，但是很明显，他不会待很长时间，说了也没用。
但是，由于我当时很年轻而且责任感也很强，我尽景把我的意思这样表达出来：“在你的余生中，”我说，“平均每天24小时左右。
谈恋爱时，你会觉得它有点短；失恋时，你会觉得它有点长。
但平均每天24小时会保持不变。
在其余的大约8个小时的时间里，你会处于睡眠状态。
“然后在每个工作日8个小时左右的时间里，我希望你会忙于一些有用的事情。
假设你毕业于一所药科大学——或工程大学，法学院，或者其他什么大学——在那8 个小时时间里，你将用到你的专业技能。
作为一个药剂师，你要确保氣化物没有和阿斯匹林混在一起；作为一个工程师，你要确保一切都在你的掌控之中；作为一个律师，你要保证你的当事人没有因为你的无能而被处以电刑。
这呰都是有用的T.作，它们涉及到的技能每个人都必须尊重，而且它们都能给你带来基木的满足。
无论你还干些什么，这些技能都很可能是你养家糊I」的木领。
现代大学英语精读第二册第二版课后翻译以及中文1-8单元
.Unit21 我跟你说，从各方面考虑，当教师不失为一个好主意。
事实上，我认为这个主意好极了。
You know what ?All things considered,it’s not a bad idea to be a teacher. As a matter of fact,I think it is an excellent idea.2我不大喜欢你像刚才那样用讽刺的口气说话。
你好像老是在暗示，我是什么都不会的废物。
I don’t like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did . You seem tobe implying all the time that I am a good-for-nothing.3我爸能让我作最后决定，真是很体谅人。
我得说我够幸运。
不是很多人都有这么好的父亲。
It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me . I must sayI am very lucky.Not many people have such a terrific father.4你说你不要钱。
你可能不愿要，但你的确需要钱。
我看不出来大学生在课余时间挣点钱有什么错。
You said you do not want any money .You may not want money ,but you do need money .I don’t see what’s wrong with students earning some money during their spare time.5不知道为什么，这个曲调听起来很熟，但我就是记不起来了。
反正是一首俄罗斯民歌。
Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can’t recall what it is. In anycase ,It is a Russian folk song.6除了一贯的周末家务，我明天还有一大堆家庭作业要做。
现代大学英语第二版精读2 Unit 1 Translation Another school year- what for
又是一个新学年——为什么上大学约翰·齐阿迪1 让我来给你们讲讲我在刚开始教书生涯时所遭到的一次惨败。
那是1940年1月，我刚从研究生院毕业，在堪萨斯大学开始第一个学期的执教。
有这么一个学生，瘦高个，样子活像一根长着头发的豆架。
他走进课堂，坐了下来，双臂交叉抱在胸前，看了看我，就像在说：“好吧，那就教我点什么吧。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
又过了三周，他走进我的办公室，双手放在臀部（双手叉腰），“你知道，”他说，“我来这儿是为了当药剂师。
我干嘛要念这些玩意儿？”因为连书都没带，他就指着我桌上的那本书说。
2 尽管我刚当老师，但我也蛮可以告诉此兄好些道理。
我本可以指出，他来报名的地方不是一家药剂学校，而是一所大学。
学业完成时他将获得一纸文凭，上面写的将是理科学士学位，而不会写“合格的捣药技术员”。
这一纸文凭不仅会证明他专修过药剂学，还会证明他受到过人类文明思想的熏陶。
也就是说，他进的不是一家技校，而是一所大学。
在大学里，学生既要接受专业训练，又要接受人文教育。
3 我本可以给他讲这一大通道理，但显然他在大学待不了多久，不会把我的话当回事。
4 不过当时我年轻气盛，责任感很强。
于是我就试着这么和他说：“在你日后的生活中，你一天的时间大概平均算下来是二十四小时，恋爱的时候会短些，失恋的时候会长些，但平均数基本上保持不变。
这中间有八个小时左右，你在睡觉。
”5 “然后在大概八个小时的每个工作日里，你会——但愿你会——努力从事有益的工作。
假设你已经上完药剂师学校，或工程、法律学校，或随便其他什么学校，在那八小时内你将运用你的专业技能。
你要做的是确保别因自己技艺不精而把氰化物掺进阿司匹林，或让公牛跃过你修建的篱笆，或因为你的无能而把你的委托人送上电椅。
这些都是有用的职业。
这些工作都需要人人应该尊重的技能，也能给你带来基本的满足感。
不说别的，很可能你要靠它们来养家糊口（换取餐桌的食物，养活你的妻子，养育你的子女）。
现代大学英语精读第二版unit课文翻译
Unit 1 Your college years1你可曾考虑过作为一个大学生你生活中正在发生和即将发生的变化？你可曾想到过大学时代教授们以及其他教职工为了你的成长和发展制定了目标？你可曾注意过你在从青少年渐渐成人的过程中会发生某些变化？尽管大学生很少想这些，但是在大学生时代很可能会发生一些主要的变化。
2在这段时期，学生们正经受自我认同危机，他们努力要了解自己的身份，掌握自身的优缺点。
当然，优缺点他们兼而有之，且两者都为数不少。
重要的是人们如何看待自己，其他人又如何看待他们。
皮尔斯和兰多曾在一篇文章中探讨了爱立信在《国际社会百科全书》中有关理论，根据他们的观点，性格特征是由先天基因（即父母的遗传物质）所决定，由外部环境而形成，并受偶然事件的影响的。
人们受环境的影响，反过来也影响他们的环境。
人们如何看待自己扮演的这两个角色无疑正是他们性格特征的部分表现。
3学生们经历自我认同危机的时候，他们也开始渐渐独立，但是可能仍然非常依赖父母。
这种介于独立与依赖之间的冲突常常发生在青少年末期。
事实上，这种冲突很可能因为他们选择继续接受大学教育而愈发激烈。
高中一毕业，一些学生便会立即走入社会开始工作。
这种选择的结果就是他们可能他们在经济上获得独立。
但是大学生已经选择了用几年的时间继续掌握新知并且发展自我，因此他们在一定程度上还要依赖父母。
4 1984年4月杰利弗·A·霍夫曼在《心理咨询杂志》上发表了《即将成人的青年与父母的心理距离》，文章中他提及了人与父母产生心理距离的四个不同方面。
第一，独立处理日常生活的能力，它包括个人独立处理实际事物和自身事务的能力，如理财的能力、选购服装的能力和决定每天工作日程的能力。
第二，态度独立，即个人学会正确看待和接受自己与父母的态度、价值和信仰上的差异。
第三个心理分离过程是情感独立，霍夫曼将这一过程定义为“摆脱父母的认可、亲近、陪伴和情感支持的过分依赖”。
例如，大学生们会随自己所愿自由选择专业，而且并不认为必须征得父母的认同。
现代大学英语精读2 unit1课后翻译
Unit 11、It is wrong to rear children the way we grow flowers in thegreenhouse, we must expose them to (put exposure to) all kinds of social problems/issue, for/because soon they will face/deal with /handle problems as a responsible citizen.我们像在暖房里种花那样养孩子是错误的。
我们必须让他们接触各种社会问题，因为不久他们就将作为公民来应对这些问题。
2、As time goes by /on we will inevitably get more and moreinvolved in international affairs. Conflicts are sure to take place.随着时间的推移，我们不可避免地会越来越多的卷入国际事务。
而冲突必然会发生，因为国家之间总有不同的观点和利益。
3、We are proud of our accomplishment/achievement, and wehave every reason to be so. Nevertheless we should never become arrogant; or/otherwise we will lose our friends.我们为我们的成就而骄傲，我们有理由感到骄傲。
但是我们永远不能变得狂妄，不然我们就会失去我们的朋友。
4、Information nowadays is easily available. An averagecomputer can store the information of an ordinary library.信息现在唾手可得。
最新现代大学英语精读2(第二版)翻译Unit1-10、Unit12
Uint 11.It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must exposethem to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.2.As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in internationalaffairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.3.We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must neverbecome arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.rmation is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a smalllibrary.5.That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legaldocument to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres.6.These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas andpenetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.7.The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernizedunless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.8.Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for therewas clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.9.Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person orgroup is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."10.Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to be more important anduseful compared with all other pursuits.Unit 21.You know what? All things considered, it's not a bad idea to be a teacher. As a matter of fact,I think it is an excellent idea.2.I don't like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seem to be implying allthe time that I am a good-for-nothing.3.It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me. I must say I am verylucky. Not many people have such a terrific father.4.You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do need money. Idon't see what's wrong with students earning some money during their spare time.5.Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can't recall what it is. In any case, it is aRussian folk song.6.Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow.It's really terrible.7.To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Minister'svisit indefinitely.8.It's getting dark. The next town is still two hours' drive away. We might as well camp in theforest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleep before we continue our journey tomorrow.9.I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating at exams shameful. Isn'tthat the most shameful thing that we have been incapable of feeling ashamed?Unit 31.Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We cannot justifya policy that denies medical care to the large population living in the country.2.They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all nations.3.I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on his farm. When asked to getrid of the weeds in the rice fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.4.Why go there today? I'd much rather we stay until the snow ceases.5.Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that even if we use ourwater sparingly, the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.6.There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer lean on exports foreconomic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis on home consumption.7.Today's tendency is to give little kids too many tests and exams until they are no good foranything but taking exams.8.It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless oftheir quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would not have been able to meet.Unit 41.The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crash made him a national hero.2.Of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowning children to shore, twonever returned.3.The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe this to their eatinghabits/the composition of their diet, which contains a lot of fish products.4.I know Harris. I couldn't imagine a man like him making such stupid remarks.5.After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the most dangerous task.6.I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on that occasion. Whatever didhe actually say?7.That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear to everybody. But no oneregretted this move.8.As accidents go/As far as accidents are concerned, there was nothing out of the ordinary: acrazy young man drives a car on a university campus and kills a young woman student. What is unusual is the fact that the man dares to challenge the people who want to take him to court, because his father is a local police officer.9.Every time/Whenever we decide on a financial policy, we have to make a clear distinctionbetween short-term interests and long-term interests.10.Although it was early October, people could already be seen driving across the frozen river.Unit 51.The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on the economy before itspeeds out of control.2.Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not ignore the factthat what people here need most is clean water and clean air.3.They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as to explore the greatcanyon in Tibet.4.She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person, educated andgreatly revitalized.5.There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities and move onestep at a time.6.All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so longto form can't be expected to disappear overnight.7.Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese musicwith Western music.8.I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn't know what to say.9.The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.10.I'll go there with you if you insist. But really I won't be much help to you.Unit 61. — I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth. /I doubt he has told us the whole truth.— Why do you doubt it?2. Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldn't usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through a DNA test.3. Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife was the first weaver.4. Please give my best regards to my friends there. I really miss them all.5. Whenever possible young people prefer to earn their own living than live off their parents.6. The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused. Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the gun fire.7. This place has earned itself quite a reputation for developing a green economy.8. Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side.9. Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived about six thousand years ago.10. Although she is a second-generation Chinese American, she still values her Chinese cultural identity.Uint 71.As a child, he was exposed to great works of literature, for both his parents were wellread2.The military announced that they had succeeded in developing a new stealth fighter.3.They’re trying tocome up with practi cal ways to reduce production costs for this4.Most people think that all things considered , life is much better today than it was 30 yearsago.5.Success doesn’t only depend on what you do. What you don’t do is equally important.6.How do you account for the c ompany’s high staff turnover?7.Most of the buildings in the town were reduced to to rubble in the earthquake.8.How can I concentrate on my work with my roommates talking and laughing ?9.We admire the way he answered awkward questions at the press conference with wit andfacts.10.The moment he entered the conference room, he a feeling that something had gone wrong.Uint 81.If it hadn't been for one man's courage and wisdom, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zonecould never have succeeded.2.— Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying...— I was saying that it is not easy to breakdown the resistance of those conservatives. But we must go at them step by step.3.The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes at will without hurtinghome consumption. But to shift the emphasis from export to domestic consumption takes time.4.Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do away with/eliminate domesticlabor completely.5.Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Many old buildings wereabout to fall in ruins. Some of our leaders wanted to tear them down and put up new tall buildings in their place. But due to lack of money, the plan had to be abandoned. Looking back that was actually a blessing. Today our town has become a tourist attraction.6.Ironically, sometimes the more we increase production, the more we decrease profit.7.This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch a new project even if Iwanted to.8.To tell the truth, I'm more worried about social stagnation than economic slowdown. Ofcourse, you may not share my view.9.Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve our educational standards, wewill lag behind other countries for ever.Unit 91.Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertification problem. I fully agree with himthat this is a serious concern as regards our environmental protection.2.The government spokesman expressed our deep concern for the two Chinese engineers whowere recently taken hostage by the pirates.3.It is hard to visualize how we can protect the dam from enemy attack.4.Freedom of religion means not only that people can pursue different faiths. It also meansthat they have the right not to have any religion.5.We teachers usually meet once every week to compare notes about our teaching.6.The situation of this area is very delicate. No country should be allowed to do anything tothreaten the precarious balance.7.To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command of both the foreign languageand Chinese. And I consider myself terribly inadequate in this respect.8.However we differ in our opinion, we must face the challenge together.9.10.The way I define a good education is that, when you get through it, you not only know howto make a living, but you also know how to live.Unit 101.There is a popular children’s story, which describes the adventures of a wooden puppet thatcomes to life as if by magic.2.Your humorous analysis of the situation made the discussion lively.3.This ancient building has been restored to its original beauty.4.5.You know, for me, to go and live up in the mountains is to recapture my happy childhood.6.This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold in Canada.7.8.The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year when the terrible snowstorm struck, doing great damage to the ripening fruits.9.Too much sugar will not do you any good. To begin with, it will do damage to (or damage)your teeth. In fact, it will do you harm (or harm you) in many ways.10.11.His utter devotion to the Chinese people filled me with admiration.12.13.He insisted that everything should be in place before we knocked off, before five-thirty, to beexact.14.15.He knew that he would have to redouble his efforts to carry out this plan, and he was anxiousto plunge into the work as soon as he went back. But he never knew that a disaster was lying in store for him.Unit 121.2.When dealing with tough situations, try always to look at things from the bright side. Neverdespair.3.What do you suppose we should do to arouse everybody’s interest in sports?4.He was made chairman of the Academy of Social Sciences upon his return from England. •5.6.Young people usually favor changes whereas old people favor more respect for tradition.7.The comedy was a terrific hit. Time after time, the audience roared with laughter.8.9.Like others, he likes to indulge in good food, good drinks, and pretty women. But he tries tojustify himself by saying that all this is necessary for him to do his job.10.The earthquake has destroyed the whole town. Not a single building remains standing. Manypeople are in despair. Many are in favor of abandoning the town. But he refuses to give in. he is determined to meet the challenges.11.People often say “great minds think alike”. I don’t thi nk it always applies in real life. In fact,great minds often think differently, and only small minds think alike.12.13.We can apply to the state bank for a loan, but how are we going to justify our application?14.People roared with laughter. On occasions like this ,usually you would feel insulted and boilwith indignation . But he did not lose his temper. This showed his moral character.15.。
大学英语精读第二册课文翻译
Unit 1 The Dinner Party关于男人是否比女人更勇敢的一场激烈争论以一种颇为出人意料的方式解决了。
1晚宴莫娜·加德纳我最初听到这个故事是在印度，那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像确有其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。
后来有人告诉我，在第一次世界大战之前不久，一家杂志曾刊登过这个故事。
但登在杂志上的那篇故事以及写那篇故事的人，我却一直未能找到。
2故事发生在印度。
某殖民地官员和他的夫人正举行盛大的晚宴。
筵席设在他们家宽敞的餐室里，室内大理石地板上没有铺地毯；屋顶明椽裸露；宽大的玻璃门外便是走廊。
跟他们一起就坐的客人有军官和他们的夫人，另外还有一位来访的美国博物学家。
3席间，一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了热烈的讨论。
年轻的女士认为，妇女已经有所进步，不再像过去那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上；少校则不以为然。
4他说：“一遇到危急情况，女人的反应便是尖叫。
而男人虽然也可能想叫，但比起女人来，自制力却略胜一筹。
这多出来的一点自制力正是真正起作用的东西。
”5那个美国人没有参加这场争论，他只是注视着在座的其他客人。
在他这样观察时，他发现女主人的脸上显出一种奇异的表情。
她两眼盯着正前方，脸部肌肉在微微抽搐。
她向站在座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势，对他耳语了几句。
男仆两眼睁得大大的，迅速地离开了餐室。
6在座的客人中除了那位美国人以外谁也没注意到这一幕，也没有看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的走廊上。
7那个美国人突然醒悟过来。
在印度，碗中的牛奶只有一个意思——引蛇的诱饵。
他意识到餐室里一定有条眼镜蛇。
他抬头看了看屋顶上的椽子——那是最可能有蛇藏身的地方——但那上面空荡荡的。
室内的三个角落里也是空的，而在第四个角落里，仆人们正在等着上下一道菜。
这样，剩下的就只有一个地方了——餐桌下面。
8他首先想到的是往后一跳，并向其他人发出警告。
但他知道这样会引起骚乱，致使眼镜蛇受惊咬人。
于是他很快讲了一通话，其语气非常威严，竟使得所有的人都安静了下来。
现代大学英语第二版精读2 unit 1 课文翻译
Let me tell you one of the earliest disasters in my career as a teacher. It was January of 1940Kansas City. Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came into my class, sat down, folded his arms, and looked at me as if to say "All right, teach me something." Two weeks later we started Hamlet. Three weeks later he came into my office with his hands on his hips. "Look," he said, "I came here to be a pharmacist. Why do I have to read this stuff" And not having a book of his own to point to, he pointed to mine which was lying on the desk.给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好像在说：“好吧，教我一些东西。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，“看，”他说，“我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？”由于没有随身带着自己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那本。
New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things. I could have pointed out that he had enrolled, not in a drugstore-mechanics school, but in a college and that at the end of his course meant to reach for a scroll that read Bachelor of Science. It would notmankind has generated within its history. That is to say, he had not entered a technical training school but a university and in universities students enroll for参加both training and education. 虽然我是位新老师，我本来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
现代大学英语精读2(第二版)翻译Unit1-10、Unit12
Uint 11. It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in thegreenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems becausevery soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.2. As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and moreinvolved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occurbecause there always exist different views and interests amongnations.3. We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be.But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose ourfriends.4. Information is now easily available. An average computer can storethe information of a small library.5. That construction company is not qualified to handle the project.They do not have any legal document to certify that they have thenecessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes inbuilding theatres.6. These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generatenew ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful fordecision makers.7. The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said tohave been modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives isreally improved.8. Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quitehappy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish,crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers,trees and birds in the fields.9. Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group ofpeople, and that person or group is sure to abuse that powerbecause, just as Lord Acton says, "Power corrupts, and absolutepower corrupts absolutely."10. Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to bemore important and useful compared with all other pursuits.Unit 21. You know what? All things considered, it's not a bad idea to be ateacher. As a matter of fact, I think it is an excellent idea.2. I don't like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did.You seem to be implying all the time that I am a good-for-nothing.3. It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me.I must say I am very lucky. Not many people have such a terrificfather.4. You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, butyou do need money. I don't see what's wrong with students earningsome money during their spare time.5. Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can't recall what it is.In any case, it is a Russian folk song.6. Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile ofhomework to do tomorrow. It's really terrible.7. To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put offour Foreign Minister's visit indefinitely.8. It's getting dark. The next town is still two hours' drive away. Wemight as well camp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have agood sleep before we continue our journey tomorrow.9. I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheatingat exams shameful. Isn't that the most shameful thing that we havebeen incapable of feeling ashamed?Unit 31. Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of theirdifferences. We cannot justify a policy that denies medical care tothe large population living in the country.2. They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to allnations.3. I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on hisfarm. When asked to get rid of the weeds in the rice fields, forexample, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.4. Why go there today? I'd much rather we stay until the snow ceases.5. Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn usthat even if we use our water sparingly, the day will inevitably comewhen we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.6. There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We nolonger lean on exports for economic growth. We now tend to putmore emphasis on home consumption.7. Today's tendency is to give little kids too many tests and exams untilthey are no good for anything but taking exams.8. It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papersannually regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demand evenEinstein would not have been able to meet.Unit 41. The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crashmade him a national hero.2. Of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag thedrowning children to shore, two never returned.3. The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe theyowe this to their eating habits/the composition of their diet, whichcontains a lot of fish products.4. I know Harris. I couldn't imagine a man like him making such stupidremarks.5. After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give herthe most dangerous task.6. I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on thatoccasion. Whatever did he actually say?7. That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear toeverybody. But no one regretted this move.8. As accidents go/As far as accidents are concerned, there wasnothing out of the ordinary: a crazy young man drives a car on auniversity campus and kills a young woman student. What is unusualis the fact that the man dares to challenge the people who want totake him to court, because his father is a local police officer.9. Every time/Whenever we decide on a financial policy, we have tomake a clear distinction between short-term interests and long-terminterests.10. Although it was early October, people could already be seen drivingacross the frozen river.Unit 51. The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes onthe economy before it speeds out of control.2. Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? Wemust not ignore the fact that what people here need most is cleanwater and clean air.3. They thought they might take a different route on their return tripso as to explore the great canyon in Tibet.4. She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changedperson, educated and greatly revitalized.5. There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore allpossibilities and move one step at a time.6. All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habitsthat have taken so long to form can't be expected to disappearovernight.7. Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combiningclassic Chinese music with Western music.8. I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time Ididn't know what to say.9. The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.10. I'll go there with you if you insist. But really I won't be much help toyou.Unit 61. — I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth. /I doubt he has told us the whole truth.— Why do you doubt it?2. Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldn't usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through a DNA test.3. Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife was the first weaver.4. Please give my best regards to my friends there. I really miss them all.5. Whenever possible young people prefer to earn their own living than live off their parents.6. The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused. Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the gun fire.7. This place has earned itself quite a reputation for developing a green economy.8. Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side.9. Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived about six thousand years ago.10. Although she is a second-generation Chinese American, she still values her Chinese cultural identity.Uint 71. As a child, he was exposed to great works of literature, for both hisparents were wellread2. The military announced that they had succeeded in developing anew stealth fighter.3. They’re trying tocome up with practical ways to reduce productioncosts for this4. Most people think that all things considered , life is much bettertoday than it was 30 years ago.5. Success doesn’t only depend on what you do. What you don’t do isequally important.6. How do you account for the company’s high staff turnover?7. Most of the buildings in the town were reduced to to rubble in theearthquake.8. How can I concentrate on my work with my roommates talking andlaughing ?9. We admire the way he answered awkward questions at the pressconference with wit and facts.10. The moment he entered the conference room, he a feeling thatsomething had gone wrong.Uint 81. If it hadn't been for one man's courage and wisdom, the ShenzhenSpecial Economic Zone could never have succeeded.2. — Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying...— I was saying thatit is not easy to break down the resistance of those conservatives.But we must go at them step by step.3. The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes atwill without hurting home consumption. But to shift the emphasisfrom export to domestic consumption takes time.4. Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do awaywith/eliminate domestic labor completely.5. Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Manyold buildings were about to fall in ruins. Some of our leaders wantedto tear them down and put up new tall buildings in their place. Butdue to lack of money, the plan had to be abandoned. Looking backthat was actually a blessing. Today our town has become a touristattraction.6. Ironically, sometimes the more we increase production, the morewe decrease profit.7. This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch anew project even if I wanted to.8. To tell the truth, I'm more worried about social stagnation thaneconomic slowdown. Of course, you may not share my view.9. Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve oureducational standards, we will lag behind other countries for ever. Unit 91. Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertificationproblem. I fully agree with him that this is a serious concern asregards our environmental protection.2. The government spokesman expressed our deep concern for thetwo Chinese engineers who were recently taken hostage by thepirates.3. It is hard to visualize how we can protect the dam from enemyattack.4. Freedom of religion means not only that people can pursue differentfaiths. It also means that they have the right not to have anyreligion.5. We teachers usually meet once every week to compare notes aboutour teaching.6. The situation of this area is very delicate. No country should beallowed to do anything to threaten the precarious balance.7. To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command ofboth the foreign language and Chinese. And I consider myselfterribly inadequate in this respect.8. However we differ in our opinion, we must face the challengetogether.9. The way I define a good education is that, when you get through it,you not only know how to make a living, but you also know how tolive.Unit 101. There is a popular children’s story, which describes the adventuresof a wooden puppet that comes to life as if by magic.2. Your humorous analysis of the situation made the discussion lively.3. This ancient building has been restored to its original beauty.4. You know, for me, to go and live up in the mountains is to recapturemy happy childhood.5. This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter coldin Canada.6. The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this yearwhen the terrible snow storm struck, doing great damage to theripening fruits.7. Too much sugar will not do you any good. To begin with, it will dodamage to (or damage) your teeth. In fact, it will do you harm (orharm you) in many ways.8. His utter devotion to the Chinese people filled me with admiration.9. He insisted that everything should be in place before we knockedoff, before five-thirty, to be exact.10. He knew that he would have to redouble his efforts to carry out thisplan, and he was anxious to plunge into the work as soon as he wentback. But he never knew that a disaster was lying in store for him. Unit 121. When dealing with tough situations, try always to look at thingsfrom the bright side. Never despair.2. What do you suppose we should do to arouse everybody’s interestin sports?3. He was made chairman of the Academy of Social Sciences upon hisreturn from England. •4. Young people usually favor changes whereas old people favor morerespect for tradition.5. The comedy was a terrific hit. Time after time, the audience roaredwith laughter.6. Like others, he likes to indulge in good food, good drinks, and prettywomen. But he tries to justify himself by saying that all this isnecessary for him to do his job.7. The earthquake has destroyed the whole town. Not a single buildingremains standing. Many people are in despair. Many are in favor ofabandoning the town. But he refuses to give in. he is determined tomeet the challenges.8. People often say “great minds think alike”. I don’t think it alwaysapplies in real life. In fact, great minds often think differently, andonly small minds think alike.9. We can apply to the state bank for a loan, but how are we going tojustify our application?10. People roared with laughter. On occasions like this ,usually youwould feel insulted and boil with indignation . But he did not lose histemper. This showed his moral character.。
现代大学英语精读2Unit1单词及释义.doc
Unit 1accomplishment n. 成就；完成；技艺，技能acquire vt. 获得；取得；学到；捕获arrogantly adv. 傲慢地；自大地arts n. 文科aspirin n. 阿司匹林（解热镇痛药）assume vt. 承担；假定；采取；呈现vi. 装腔作势；多管闲事available adj. 有效的，可得的；可利用的；空闲的average n. 平均；平均数；海损adj. 平均的；普通的vt. 算出…的平均数；将…平均分配；使…平衡vi. 平均为；呈中间色beanpole n. 支竿；瘦长之人bull n. 公牛；看好股市者；粗壮如牛的人；胡说八道；印玺adj. 大型的；公牛似的；雄性的vt. 企图抬高证券价格；吓唬；强力实现vi. 价格上涨；走运；猛推；吹牛certify v. 证明；保证civilized adj. 文明的；有礼貌的v. 教化；使…文明；启发（civilize的过去分词）client n. [经] 客户；顾客；委托人contain vt. 包含；控制；容纳；牵制（敌军）vi. 含有；自制continuity n. 连续性；一连串；分镜头剧本cyanide n. [无化] 氰化物democratic adj. 民主的；民主政治的；大众的disaster n. 灾难，灾祸；不幸drugstore n. [药] 药房（常兼售化妆品、杂志等杂货）；（美）杂货店employ vt. 使用，采用；雇用；使忙于，使从事于n. 使用；雇用enroll vt. 登记；使加入；把...记入名册；使入伍vi. 参加；登记；注册；记入名册essence n. 本质，实质；精华；香精expertise n. 专门知识；专门技术；专家的意见expose vt. 揭露，揭发；使曝光；显示faculty n. 科，系；能力；全体教员fragment n. 碎片；片断或不完整部分vt. 使成碎片vi. 破碎或裂开generate vt. 使形成；发生；生殖graduate vt. 授予…学位；分等级；标上刻度vi. 毕业；渐变n. 研究生；毕业生adj. 毕业的；研究生的grind vt. 磨碎；磨快vi. 磨碎；折磨n. 磨；苦工作hip n. 臀部；蔷薇果；忧郁adj. 熟悉内情的；非常时尚的humanity n. 人类；人道；仁慈；人文学科implicitly adv. 含蓄地；暗中地incompetence n.无资格，不胜任；无能力；不适当；不熟练inevitable adj. 必然的，不可避免的intellect n. 智力，理解力；知识分子；思维逻辑领悟力；智力高的人invent vt. 发明；创造；虚构literal adj. 文字的；逐字的；无夸张的limitation n.限制；限度；极限；追诉时效；有效期限；缺陷maintain vt. 维持；继续；维修；主张；供养mechanize vt. 使机械化；机动化；用机械装置nevertheless adv. 然而，不过；虽然如此conj. 然而，不过peculiar adj. 特殊的；独特的；奇怪的；罕见的n. 特权；特有财产penetrating adj. 渗透的；尖锐的；有洞察力的v. 穿透；贯穿（penetrate的ing形式）pest n. 害虫；有害之物；讨厌的人pharmacy n. 药房；配药学，药剂学；制药业；备用药品philosophy n. 哲学；哲理；人生观physicist n. 物理学家；唯物论者pill n. 药丸；弹丸，子弹；口服避孕药vt. 把…制成丸剂；使服用药丸；抢劫，掠夺（古语）vi. 做成药丸；服药丸preside vi. 主持，担任会议主席vt. 管理professional adj. 专业的；职业的；职业性的n. 专业人员；职业运动员pursuit n. 追赶，追求；职业，工作pushbutton n. 按钮qualified adj. 合格的；有资格的v. 限制（qualify的过去分词）；描述；授权予raise vt. 提高；筹集；养育；升起vi. 上升n. 高地；上升；加薪rear vt. 培养；树立；栽种vi. 暴跳；高耸adv. 向后；在后面adj. 后方的；后面的；背面的n. 后面；屁股；后方部队resources n. [计][环境] 资源；物力（resource的复数）v. 向…提供资金（resource的第三人称单数）savage adj. 野蛮的；残酷的；狂怒的；荒凉的n. 未开化的；粗鲁的人；残暴成性的人vt. 乱咬；粗暴的对待scroll n. 卷轴，画卷；名册；卷形物vi. 成卷形vt. 使成卷形semester n. 学期；半年sensitive adj. 敏感的；感觉的；[仪] 灵敏的；感光的；易受伤害的；易受影响的n. 敏感的人；有灵异能力的人shudder n. 发抖；战栗；震动vi. 发抖；战栗skill n. 技能，技巧；本领，技术specialize vi. 专门从事；详细说明；特化vt. 使专门化；使适应特殊情况；详细说明species n. [生物] 物种；种类adj. 物种上的specimen n. 样品，样本；标本spiritual n. 圣歌（尤指美国南部黑人的）adj. 精神的，心灵的store n. 商店；储备，贮藏；仓库vt. 贮藏，储存stuck v. 刺（stick的过去式）adj. 被卡住的；不能动的suffice vt. 使满足；足够…用；合格vi. 足够；有能力unaided adj. 未受协助的；无助的。
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Let me tell you one of the earliest disasters in my career as a teacher. It was January of 1940Kansas City. Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came into my class, sat down, folded his arms, and looked at me as if to say "All right, teach me something." Two weeks later we started Hamlet. Three weeks later he came into my office with his hands on his hips. "Look," he said, "I came here to be a pharmacist. Why do I have to read this stuff" And not having a book of his own to point to, he pointed to mine which was lying on the desk.给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好像在说：“好吧，教我一些东西。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，“看，”他说，“我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？”由于没有随身带着自己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那本。
New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things. I could have pointed out that he had enrolled, not in a drugstore-mechanics school, but in a college and that at the end of his course meant to reach for a scroll that read Bachelor of Science. It would notmankind has generated within its history. That is to say, he had not entered a technical training school but a university and in universities students enroll for参加both training and education. 虽然我是位新老师，我本来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
我本来可以指出，他考入的不是制药技工培训学校而是大学，而且他在毕业时，应该得到一张写有理学学士而不是“合格的磨药工”的学位证书。
这证书会证明他专修过药剂学，但它还能进一步证明他曾经接触过一些人类发展史上产生的思想。
换句话说，他上的不是技能培训学校而是大学，在大学里学生既要得到培训又要接受教育。
I could have told him all this, but it was fairly obvious he wasn't going to be around long enough for it to matter.twenty-four hours. They will be a little shorter when you are in love, and a little longer when you are out of love, but the average will tend to hold. For eight of these hours, more or less, you will be asleep."但是，由于我当时很年轻而且责任感也很强，我尽量把我的意思这样表达出来：“在你的余生中，”我说，“平均每天24小时左右。
谈恋爱时，你会觉得它有点短；失恋时，你会觉得它有点长。
但平均每天24小时会保持不变。
在其余的大约8个小时的时间里，你会处于睡眠状态。
"Then for about eight hours of each working day you will, I hope, be usefully employed. Assume you have gone through pharmacy school —or engineering, or law school, orclient doesn't go to the electric chair as a result of your incompetence. These are all useful pursuits. They involve skills every man must respect, and they can all bring you basicyour table, supports your wife, and rears your children. They will be your income, and may it always suffice."“然后在每个工作日8个小时左右的时间里，我希望你会忙于一些有用的事情。
假设你毕业于一所药科大学——或工程大学，法学院，或者其他什么大学——在那8个小时时间里，你将用到你的专业技能。
作为一个药剂师，你要确保氯化物没有和阿斯匹林混在一起；作为一个工程师，你要确保一切都在你的掌控之中；作为一个律师，你要保证你的当事人没有因为你的无能而被处以电刑。
这些都是有用的工作，它们涉及到的技能每个人都必须尊重，而且它们都能给你带来基本的满足。
无论你还干些什么，这些技能都很可能是你养家糊口的本领。
它们会给你带来收入；但愿你的收入总能够用。
”"But having finished the day's work, what do you do with those other eight hours Let's say you go home to your family. What sort of family are you raising Will the children ever be exposed tosome contact with the great democratic intellect Will there be a book in the house Will there be a painting a reasonably sensitive man can look at without shuddering Will the kids ever get to hear Bach"“但完成一天的工作后，剩下的8小时你做什么呢？比如说你可以回家，和你的家人待在一起。
你所供养的是一个什么样的家庭呢？孩子们在家里能接触到一点还算是精辟的思想吗？你主持的家庭中有民主气息吗？家里有书吗？有那种一般敏感的人看了不会发怵的画吗？孩子们会听到巴赫的音乐吗？”That is about what I said, but this particular pest was not interested. "Look," he said, "you professors raise your kids your way; I'll take care of my own. Me, I'm out to make money."这差不多就是我所说的，但这个讨厌鬼不感兴趣。
“看，”他说，“你们教授用你们的方法培养孩子；我会以我自己的方式抚养我自己的孩子。
我呀，我会尽一切努力挣钱的。
”"I hope you make a lot of it," I told him, "because you're going to be badly stuck for极力追求something to do when you're not signing checks."“我希望你能赚很多，”我告诉他，“因为你在开支票的余暇会愁没事干的。
”Fourteen years later I am still teaching, and I am here to tell you that the business of the college is not only to train you, but to put you in touch with what the best human minds have thought. If you have no time for Shakespeare, for a basic look at philosophy, for the continuity of the fine arts, for that lesson of man's development we call history —then you have nomechanized savage, the push-button Neanderthal. Our colleges inevitably graduate a number of such life forms, but it cannot be said that they went to college; rather the college went through them — without making contact.14年后的今天，我仍然在教书，在此我要告诉你们，大学的职责并不只是在于培训你，它还要使你接触人类思想的精髓。
如果你没时间看莎士比亚的作品，没时间看哲学入门，没时间欣赏艺术的存续，也没时间学习我们称之为历史的人类发展的课程——那么你就没有必要呆在大学里了。