翻译练习答案

第一单元

1. 你昨晚在晚会上玩得开心吗？(have a great time)

- Did you have a great time at the party last night?

2. 这个学期她选修了英语、计算机和驾驶三门课程。(take a course)

-This term she has taken courses in English, computer, and driving. 3．他女朋友帮了他很多忙，他欠她的情。(have a debt)

- He has a debt to his girlfriend who has helped him a lot.

4.我明白了一个道理：永远不要让你的朋友失望。(let down)

- I have learnt one thing: never let your friends down.

1. True, there will be many people ready to help you, but you will often have to take the first step in whatever you choose to do.

的确，会有很多人帮助你，但是无论你决定做什么，你常常得自己走出第一步。

2. As a teacher, I always tell my students to work hard and keep up from day one.

作为老师，我总是告诉我的学生从第一天开始就努力奋斗、积极向上。

3.For a rich full life of college, you should make the most of the opportunities at hand.

为了你的大学生活过得充实、丰富，你应该充分利用即将得到的机会。

4.So, as you begin your college career, make up your mind to learn as much as possible.

因此，在开始你的大学生涯时，请下定决心好好学习吧。

第二单元

1. 假如你让他待在你家，你就是在自找麻烦。(ask for)

If you let him stay in your home, you are asking for touble.

2. 善于学习语言的人能够把他们的错误变成通向成功的一大步。(turn ... into)

Good language learners can turn their mistakes into a big step toward their

success.

3. 这次事故（accident）给了他一个教训，从那以后他再也不会酒后驾车了。(teach someone a lesson)

The accident taught him a lesson, and from then on, he would never drive

a car after drinking.

4. 我们都应该以李明为榜样，学好英语。(take a leaf out of someone’s book) We should all take a leaf out of Li Ming’s book and learn English well.

1, Within four years, she has managed to become so fluent in English that she doesn’t even ha ve a foreign accent!

在短短四年的时间里，她能说一口流利的英语，而且不带外国口音。

2, She knew they were having the same troubles that she had experienced.她知道他们正在经历着她曾经历过的同样的问题。

3. She calls her book Looking for Trouble. She chose this name to show that the road to success in learning a second language can be difficult.她将她的书命名为《寻找麻烦》，她选择这个书名以表明学习第二语言的成功之路会充满艰辛。

4. These experiences taught Kim an important lesson: if you want to learn English well, you have to be brave.

这些经历给金上了重要的一课：要想学好英语，就必须大胆。

第五单元

1. 人们期望看到有更多的优秀球员到国外去打篮球。(look forward to) People look forward to seeing more excellent players play basketball abroad.

2. 球迷们都围着他要他的签名。(surround)

The football fans surrounded him and asked for his signature.

3. 她没有足够的力气来推开这扇门。(strength)

She doesn’t have enough strength to push this door open.

4. 你应该意识到担心是无济于事的，你该做点什么才行。(aware)

You should be aware that it is no use worrying; you need to do something about it.

1. There are times when all Yao Ming wants to do on his time off is sleep.往往一有空，姚明想做的就是睡觉。

2. Sport is a universal language and Yao Ming has often been the translator, bringing two very different countries together, and developing the close ties between two peoples.

体育是一种全球性的语言，而姚明常常就是个翻译，他把两个非常不同的国家联系在一起，加深两国人民的友好往来。

3. As Rocket’s strength coach says, there is something insid e of Yao that makes him work harder and want to do even better.

正如火箭队体能教练说的那样，姚明身上有一种内在的东西，激励着他更努力，努力干得漂亮。

4. Perhaps his right attitude towards the sport and his success in the United States will advance the development of basketball in China and encourage other young players to practice harder in order to realize their own dreams.

也许，他对待体育的正确态度以及他在美国的成功会促进中国篮球的发展，并且激励其他的年轻球员更加刻苦训练，从而实现他们各自的梦想。

第六单元

1. 政府要在附近建一个新的购物中心。(put up)

The government is going to put up a new shopping centre in the neighborhood.