大学体验英语综合教程三翻译与选词填空

大学体验英语3期末知识点
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翻译
1.为什么人们要在旅行上花费这么多的时间和金钱呢？
Why is it that people spend so much time and money on traveling?
2.乘飞机旅行又快又安全，难怪是旅行者的首选
Traveling by air is quick and safe. No wonder it is a popular choice for travelers
3.我们学校的大部分学生都选了网页设计这门课，计算机中心里白天晚上都挤满了人。

Most of the students in my collage have enrolled in the course of web page design and the computer center is always filled with people day and night.
4.我一直梦想着朋友遍天下。

多亏了网络，我的梦想终于实现了。

It has always been my dream to have friends all over the world. Thanks to the Internet, my dream has come true.
5.网上免费的信息，方便的交流，诱人的游戏，这就是互联网
Free information on-line, convenient communication with friends, attractive games, this is what the Internet is all about.
1. 他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时。

（with a sigh / have seen a better day）
He breathed/heaved a sigh of sorrow and told us that he had seen a better day when he was young.
2. 他有极强的责任感，这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目。

（take control of）
He has a strong sense of responsibility, and that’s why he is chosen to take cont rol of the project.
3. 不管你去哪里，不管是出差还是去玩，尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意。

（be it …or …）
Wherever you go, be it for business or pleasure, it is always a good idea to find out as much as you can about the place.
4. 我们得小心一点，同样的情景可能就要出现。

（be about / repeat）
Let’s be careful. The situation may be about to repeat itself.
5.事实上，室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切相关，当然与成人的健康也有关。

（for that matter）
In fact, indoor air quality has a great deal to do with children's health, and adult's health for
that matter.
1.知道原理是一回事，但要付诸实践又是另外一回事。

（it’s one thing …it’s another…）It’s one thing to understand the principle, it’s another thing to put it into practice.
2.据报道，慢跑（jogging）可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二。

（less likely）
It is reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a heart attack.
3. 根据最新调查，半数英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值。

（have no idea / in relation to）Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey.
4. 这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园，但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼。

（should have done）
The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but now some apartment buildings stand there.
5. 不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。

(relate / add up to)
I’m wondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him.
1. 他饮酒过量，对身体不好。

(more…than …)
He drinks more wine than is good for his health
2. 他知道这时父母亲都在急切地等着他回家过年。

(wait for…to )
He knew that at this moment his parents were eagerly waiting for him to return home for the New Year.
3. 他的聪明和幽默都招我们喜欢。

(appeal to)
What appeals to us is not only his intelligence but also his sense of humor.
4. 这位国际知名导演拍摄的最新影片是一次完全的失败。

(turn out)
The latest movie made by that internationally famous director turned out to be a total failure.
5. 有些年轻人似乎对一切事情都缺乏耐心。

(have patience with)
It seems that some youngsters don’t have patience with anything.
1. 许多人认为安眠药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹：“要是他们知情就好了。

”（all I can think / if…only）
A lot of people believe that sleeping pills help them sleep. All I can think is, “if they only knew.”
2. 当我第一次驾机飞上蓝天时，我终于美梦成真。

（come true）
My dream came true when I first flew up into the blue sky in an airplane.
3. 这位乡下孩子接触到了城里的种种奇怪的事物。

他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。

（be exposed to / as if）
The country boy was exposed to many strange things in the city. He felt greatly shocked as if he had entered a future world.
4. 大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。

（go from …to …/ pursue）
Within only one year after graduation from college, he went from aa young man who pursued his dream to a person who didn’t care about a thing.
5. 我已经获准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。

（be given permission）
I have b een given permission to do the interview in that area, and that’s not something that everyone gets.
1. 随着战争的开始，接踵而来的便是为期十年的屠杀和毁灭。

（with ... came）
With the beginning of the war came ten years of killing and destruction.
2. 我们将继续从事我们一直在从事的事业。

（continue / what）
We shall continue to do what we have always been doing.
3. 他们大多数人从头一天早上起就一直在干。

今晚他们仍然谁也睡不成。

（be up / none of them）
Most of them had been up since the morning before yesterday. But none of them will sleep tonight either.
4. 李明是土生土长的成都人。

他仍然记得以前在四合院（quadrangle）里生活的情景。

（born and raised / the time when ...）
Born and raised in Chengdu, Li Ming still remembers the time when he lived in a/the quadrangle.
5. 你怎么竟敢在光天化日之下如此残忍地虐待一个幼小的儿童？（in broad daylight）How dare you treat a young child in such a cruel manner in broad daylight?
1. 同这个案件相比，最近几个月的盗窃事件不值得一提。

（pale / in comparison
The thefts in recent months paled in comparison with the case .
2. 那次交通事故虽然已经过去了好几年，但他还是摆脱不了负疚感。

（shake away）Several years have passed since the traffic accident, and he still can’t shake away the guilty feeling.
3. 尽管我们提出了降低成本的建议，董事会的成员们似乎没有认真考虑。

(appear / take …seriously)
Though we had put forward the proposal to reduce cost, the board members didn’t appear to take it seriously.
4. 周围的山坡已经变得光秃秃的，但这并没有使村民们想起保护环境的重要性。

(bare / remind)
The bare hills around haven’t reminded the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment.
5. 办公室里可能再不会响起他那爽朗的笑声了。

(unlikely / ring
It is unlikely for his hearty laughter to ring in our office again
1. 为了所有在场的人，也为了我们的下一代，只要有和平的机会，我们就必须利用它。

（for the sake of / take advantage of）
As long as there is a chance for peace, we must take advantage of it for the sake of our younger generation as well as for all the people present here.
2. 他们历史性的握手打开了和平之门，标志着暴力的结束。

（mark）
The historic handshake between them opened the door to peace and marked the end of violence.
3. 我们应尽一切可能与企图破坏和平进程的人作斗争，迫使他们停止从事恐怖活动。

（exhaust / torpedo / cease）
We should exhaust every possibility to fight against those who attempt to torpedo the peace process and force them to cease to engage in terrorism.
4. 虽然他的和平政策得到了广泛的支持，然而和平事业仍然充满了艰难困苦。

（receive / fraught with）
Although his peace policy received broad support, the cause for peace was still fraught with difficulties and pain.
5. 就我而言，我要和所有与这个项目有关的人进行接触，以制定一个最佳方案。

（in one’s case / come into contact）
In my case, I will come into contact with all those concerned with the project to work out the best scheme.
选词填空
Ex. 13 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary.
ability absorb beloved convert intense
manner partner positive stretch toast
1. Our new campus, which ______ ten kilometers on the outskirts, is much bigger than
the old one.
❆stretches
2.Facing ______ pressure to resign, the manager had to quit his job.
❆intense
3. Hemingway is one of the most ______ and world-renowned American authors.
❆beloved
4. The practical experience will help to cultivate in students a true ______ to solve problems.
Ability
5. With the exception of a few ______ and acceptable reforms, the project is a failure as a whole.
Positive
6.What we are doing is to bridge the gap between the scientists and the market,______
their research achievements into commercial products.
❆converting
7. If we sit down and study it in a rational, objective ______, maybe we could find a way out.
❆manner
8. At the beginning of the dinner, he stood up and offered a ______ in his heavily accented English.
❆toast
9. Bill was so ______ in the football match on TV that he totally forgot his afternoon class. absorbed
10. The European Union is by far our largest trade ______.
partner
Ex. 6 F ill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary.
approach core counterpart economy exception efficient invite relief punctually vague
1.The mayor is scheduled to meet his American ______ during his 7-day visit to San Francisco. counterpart
2.Mr. Wilson is quite satisfied with his new secretary because she’s much more ______ than
the former one.
Efficient
3.I felt great ______ when I heard I had passed the examination.
Relief
4.The regulation is so ______ that it leads to misinterpretation.
Vague
5.Chinese and mathematics have always been the ______ subjects in primary and secondary
schools.
Core
6.You are expected to attend the interview ______ or a few minutes early
Punctually
7.Getting tired of his all-talk-no-action ______, she decided to take an action all by herself. Approach
8.For the purpose of ______, Mary decided to take the lunch box to work.
Economy
9.You could not be spared because there is no ______ to the rule.
Exception
10.Divisions at home would ______ dangers from abroad.
Invite
Ex. 6 F ill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary.
assumecommit confuse hint mislead
peculiar puzzle qualify retreat vague
1. Being the son of a professor does not ______ him for the scholarship consideration.
❆qualify
2. The police suspect that it was John who ______ the murder.
❆(had) committed
3. So far, the new manager has given little ______ tha t he won’t be any different from the former one.
❆hint
4. From all the indications, it is safe to ______ that the prices of cars will go down.
❆assume
5. Some of his instructions are outdated and others are too ______ to be understood. Vague
6. The local dialect sounds a little ______ to the people from the north.
❆peculiar
7. The failure of the movie hastened her decision to ______ from the glamorous screen and spend more time with her family.
Retreat
8. The woman’s headache ______ the doctor; he couldn’t find the cause.
❆puzzled
9. The state has laws that protect consumers against fraud or ______ sales practices. Misleading
10. He tried to explain the complicated theory to me, but I got more ______ by the technical terms in his explanation.
Confused
Ex. 13 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary.
appeal associate bet deny educate feature independent refresh stump usage
1.The new course we are going to take _______ Shakespeare
Features
2. I begged him to tell me the truth , but he _______ doing anything illegal.
Denied
3. I’d rather stay at home than go to the exhibition; modern arts really don’t _______ to me. appeal
4. The original ______ of “gung ho” can be traced back to a Chinese word meaning “work together”.
Usage
5. It’s so easy and I _______ you’ll learn it within five minutes.
Bet
6. I have learned to take care of myself and become _______ of my parents.
independent
7. We would naturally _______ firecrackers and red lanterns with Chinese Spring Festival. Associate
8. The scientist ______ when asked by a student to explain his theory in a few words.
was stumped
9. She made a cup of coffee to _______ herself and then went on with her paperwork. Refresh
10. With the sharp rise of traffic accidents, it is necessary to ______ the public on traffic rules. Educate
Ex. 6 F ill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary. nightmare curl utter deepen throb
expose pulse somewhat creep confusion
1. As I came to know more about classical music, my love for it ______.
❆deepened
2. The soldiers in the open field ______ to the enemy’s gunfire and many of them got killed or wounded.
❆were exposed
3. I saw a little girl ______ up comfortably in an armchair reading a children’s magazine.
❆curl
4. The long climb up the hill made heart ______.
❆throb
5. For many years, the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center will remain a ______ for the American people
❆nightmare
6. Don’t bother what he has said. What he has said is ______ nonsense.
❆utter
7. The explosion at the crowded market place caused a great ______ in the small town.
❆confusion
8. The doctor felt the patient’s ______ on her wrist and then took her temperatur e.
❆pulse
9. After the intensive training, they became ______ more confident than they used to be.
❆somewhat
10. The sight of the rats running about in the house made my flesh ______.
❆creep
Ex. 13 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary. suspect execute coordinate innocent venture
raid issue intelligence gang afterwards
1. The police and the military launched a ______ attack on the drug production base in the mountains.
Coordinated
2. The police have arrested two ______ in connection with the bank robbery.
Suspects
3. The London underground railways served as shelters for London citizens during German air ______.
Raids
4. It was so dark in the cave that I didn’t dare to ______ any step further.
Venture
5. Terrorism differs from regular warfare in that terrorists would launch attacks against ______ civilians as well as military targets in a random way.
Innocent
6. The assistant came here to ______ a few small commissions for the manager.
Execute
7. Jerome and Maria had a nice dinner at a restaurant and ______ went to see a movie. Afterwards
8. Don’t get mixed up with that ______. They spend all their time drinking and gambling. Gang
9. The city government will soon ______ street litter control notices.
Issue
10. The military ______ says that the enemy attack will probably start tomorrow morning. Intelligence
Ex. 6 F ill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary.
confine daze overwhelm linger venture bewilder drift terrify innocent comfortable
1. On the arrival at the scenic spot, the tourists were warned not to ______ on the river in such a small boat.
❆venture
2. Let’s go and sit in the middle of the theater so that we can see the screen at a ______ angle.
Comfortable
3. The judges must ______ their attention to the facts only, and leave out anything that could be described as hearsay.
❆confine
4. Roy complained to the doctor that he had been in a _____ condition recently.
❆dazed
5. Kite and Nancy had been happily married for 2 years but gradually ______ apart until they separated.
Drifted
6. Mike couldn’t help letting his eyes ______ on the new model of the digital camera.
❆linger
7. Bonny stepped into his house and saw it was in a mess, a ______ expression on his face. Bewildered
8. Pompeii was ______ by dust and ashes from the volcano eruption.
overwhelmed
9. A lot of _______ people lost their lives during the border conflict.
❆innocent
10. The thought of flying ______ her so much that she decided to give up the trip to Europe.
❆terrified
Ex. 13 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary.
cease compromise condemn conflict erode exhaust mandate preferable prolong promote
1. The exposed frauds in the financial reports of some large corporations will ______ the confidence of the American people in the stock market.
Erode
2. Although he is no longer with me, his words and deeds will never ______ to influence me in my future work
Cease
3. Many people are afraid that the repeated armed ______ between the two countries might
trigger a nuclear war.
Conflicts
4. He was given a renewed ______ by the Peoples’ Congress to head the Ministry of Defense Mandate
5. The building of the so-called highest tower in the city ______ almost all the corporation’s funds, which pushed the company to the edge of bankruptcy.
Exhausted
6. The first priority of this government is to create a peaceful situation so as to ______ our economic development.
Promote
7. China is ______ to other developing countries in terms of investment.
Preferable
8. Medical scientists are exhausting all possibilities to find a means of ______ life. Prolonging
9. If the two parties could not reach a ______ over the dispute, there would be no end to violence.
Compromise
10. The murder of Yitzhak Rabin ______ by the peace-loving people all over the world.
was condemned。