新编大学英语综合教程4课后翻译

Unit 1

1. Lively behavior is normal for a four-year-old child. (活泼的举止是正常的)

2. Fast cars appeal to John, but he can’t afford one. (速度快的车对······有吸引力)

3. Dave required a lot of time to study the diverse arguments. (多种多样的论据)

4. I asked my boss for clarification, and she explained the project to me again. (我要求我的上司为我解释清楚)

5. Photographic film is very sensitive to light. (对光很敏感)

6. Mutual encouragement can be a great help, especially in the early days. (互相鼓励)

7. Jimmy cried when people made fun of him. (拿他开玩笑)

8. John won’t give up. He persists in his opinion/viewpoint. (坚持他的观点)

9. Ted always wants to be the focus/center of attention.(成为注意的焦点)

10. Is it cheaper if we buy our tickets in advance. (我们提前买票)

Unit2

1.However, the main drawback with this type of search engine (这种搜索引擎的主要缺陷) is

its tendency to include too much information.

2.She’s very generous with her time(她从不吝惜自己的时间)—always ready to help other

people.

3.you may have known someone else for 20 years and yet they will never be more than casual

acquaintances (他们永远只是泛泛之交).

4.He doubted that the car was hers (他怀疑这车不是他的) because everyone knew she had no

money.

5.It’s impossible to forget such horrific events — they will remain in the memory forever(它们

会永远留在记忆中).

6.In a world too often filled with uncertainties (在这样一个常常充满各种不确定性的世界上),

it is nice to have a safety net, something you can rely on.

7.The earthquake happened a year ahead of the prediction by the research group (比该研究小

组的预报提前了一年), but earthquakes are usually difficult to predict.

8.I don’t mind being awakened once or tw ice in the middle of the night by my roommate so

long as she doesn’t make a habit of it (只要她不养成习惯).

Unit3

1. Their study shows that sports skills carry over into personal life (可以运用到个人生活中).

2. I find myself calling on the boys more often (更多地叫男生回答问题), because they tend to be the ones having trouble staying on task.

3. I used to have trouble getting all the laundry put away (把要洗的衣服放好) before it was time to do the next batch.

4. After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid she has fallen behind academically (在学业

上落后了).

5. People are wondering who’s going to take over (谁会接班)when the old president dies.

Unit4

1. I think it is up to him to finish the work (这工作都得由他来完成) no matter how long it takes.

2. We decided to sacrifice a trip for a new car (我们决定为买新车而放弃旅行), though it was really hard for us to make the decision.

3. He tried not to involve his wife in the management of company (让他的妻子参与公司的管理工作), because in most cases the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

4. It is of vital importance to future generations (对未来几代人都是及其重要的) that open spaces and parklands are protected and maintained to a high standard to keep the city increasingly attractive.

5. We have reached the agreement at the meeting that the key to this problem is better planning (解决这个问题的关键是更好的策划)

6. I propose pursuing this question further (继续深入讨论这个问题) by considering critically the four theories well-known in this area.

7. The house was a completely original design (这房子是完全新颖的设计)---neither the interior nor the exterior was copies of any existing buildings of the kind.

8. Through all his life he has made efforts to promote the mutual understanding between the two countries (增进两国间的相互了解).

Unit5

1. One of the reasons they became good friends (他们成为好朋友的其中一个理由) was that they enjoyed the same sports and music.

2. We will learn by our own experience what is best, and not by following the footsteps of others (不是靠重复别人的足迹).

3. He will play in two tournaments in Japan, which means he will miss the World Cup (这意味着他将错过世界杯) in his home country.

4. She wondered whether to say she missed him very much or to continue to keep silent(是否表白自己很想他还是继续保持沉默). She had to think about her relationship again.

5. Her mind was soothed by memories of her dad and of the days when she was a little girl living with dad in the country (她还是个小女孩时同父亲一起住在乡下的日子).

6. No matter how insignificant the findings were at the time (无论调查结果在当时是多么没有意义), it is important to record all of them properly.

7. Constantly being criticized by parents (总是受到父母的批评) can seriously hurt the children and won’t re inforce what the parents try to teach.

8. The danger of going too far (做过头的危险) was always present because he was talking too much. But he couldn’t help it.