现代大学英语精读第二版Unit
现代大学英语精读3_第二版_unit1、2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。
41984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第二版课文翻译
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。
现代大学英语精读第二版翻译UnitUnit
U i n t 11.It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to allsocial 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 international affairs. Andconflicts 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 never become arrogant.Otherwise we will lose our friends.rmation is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small library.5.That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document tocertify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in buildingtheatres.6.These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analysesthat will be extremely useful for decision makers.7.The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless thequality 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 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, and that person or group is sureto 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 and useful comparedwith 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 isan 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 timethat 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 manypeople have such a terrific father.4.You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do need money. I don't seewhat'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 a Russian folk song.6.Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. It's reallyterrible.7.To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Minister's visitindefinitely.8.It's getting dark. The next town is still two hours' drive away. We might as well camp in the forest, pitch atent, 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't that themost 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 justify a policy thatdenies 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 get rid of theweeds 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 our watersparingly, 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 for economicgrowth. 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 for anything buttaking exams.8.It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless of their 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, two neverreturned.3.The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe this to their eating habits/thecomposition 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 did he actuallysay?7.That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear to everybody. But no one regretted thismove.8.As accidents go/As far as accidents are concerned, there was nothing out of the ordinary: a crazy youngman 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 distinction betweenshort-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 it speeds out ofcontrol.2.Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not ignore the fact that whatpeople 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 great canyon inTibet.4.She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person, educated and greatlyrevitalized.5.There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities and move one step at atime.6.All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so long to form can'tbe expected to disappear overnight.7.Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music with Westernmusic.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 practical ways to reduce production costs for this4.Most people think that all things considered , life is much better today than it was 30 years ago.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 company’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 and facts.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 Zone could neverhave succeeded.2.— Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying...— I was saying that it is not easy to break down theresistance 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 hurting homeconsumption. 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 domestic laborcompletely.5.Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Many old buildings were about to fall inruins. 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 I wanted to.8.To tell the truth, I'm more worried about social stagnation than economic slowdown. Of course, you maynot share my view.9.Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve our educational standards, we will lagbehind other countries for ever.Unit 91.Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertification problem. I fully agree with him that this is aserious concern as regards our environmental protection.2.The government spokesman expressed our deep concern for the two Chinese engineers who wererecently 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 means that they havethe 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 to threaten theprecarious balance.7.To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command of both the foreign language and Chinese.And I consider myself terribly inadequate in this 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 not only know how to make aliving, but you also know how to live.Unit 101.There is a popular children’s story, which describes the adventures of a wooden puppet that comes to lifeas 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 my happy childhood.5.This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold in Canada.6.The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year when the 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 damage to (or damage) your teeth. Infact, it will do you harm (or harm 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 knocked off, before five-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 plungeinto the work as soon as he went back. 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 things from the bright side. Never despair.2.What do you suppose we should do to arouse everybody’s interest in sports?3.He was made chairman of the Academy of Social Sciences upon his return from England. ?4.Young people usually favor changes whereas old people favor more respect for tradition.5.The comedy was a terrific hit. Time after time, the audience roared with laughter.6.Like others, he likes to indulge in good food, good drinks, and pretty women. But he tries to justifyhimself by saying that all this is necessary for him to do his job.7.The earthquake has destroyed the whole town. Not a single building remains standing. Many people arein despair. Many are in favor of abandoning the town. But he refuses to give in. he is determined to meet the challenges.8.People often say “great minds think alike”. I don’t think it always applies i n real life. In fact, great mindsoften think differently, and only small minds think alike.9.We can apply to the state bank for a loan, but how are we going to justify our application?10.People roared with laughter. On occasions like this ,usually you would feel insulted and boil withindignation . But he did not lose his temper. This showed his moral character.。
现代大学英语精读2_unit1-2课后翻译.
现代大学英语精读2_unit1-2课后翻译.Unit 1课后习题翻译:1、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。
It is wrong to rear children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse, 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.2、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。
As time goes by /on we will inevitably get more and more involved in international affairs. Conflicts are sure to take place.3、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。
We are proud of our accomplishment/achievement, and we have every reason to be so. Nevertheless we should never become arrogant; or/otherwise we will lose our friends.4、信息现在唾手可得。
一个普通的电脑就能储存一个普通图书馆的信息。
Information nowadays is easily available. An averagecomputer can store the information of an ordinary library.5、那家建筑公司没有资格操作这个项目。
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(第二版)Unit-5-课后手打答案
Unit 51 distribute wealth2. drill a hole3 drive the turbine4 refine/extract oil5 invite disaster6 irrigate land7 squander money8 sustain river deltas and wetlands1 无法满足的需求2 不明智的补救方法3 地下水水位4 已经断流的河流5 饥荒，瘟疫与大规模移民6 供应与需求7 大澡盆，电淋浴与抽水马桶8 作物品种9 sweep globe10 drain/remove sewage11 save water12 conserve oil13 satisfy the demands/ meet the demands14 harness rivers and lakes9 灌溉区10物质不灭定律／质量守恒定律11 海水淡化12 供不应求，超过需求13 濒危物种14冷却系统15 火电3 Replace1 becoming terribly scarce, keep squandering, inviting disasters2 are at a loss as what to do with, meet the insatiable demands3 desalinate, expensive, requires elaborate/sophisticated apparatus4 famines, pestilence, sweep the globe5 overblown, remedies, ill-conceived, is bound to/ is sure or certain to/ is destined to6 routine, frequently7 in due course/ gradually, bring supply and demand into equilibrium8 perforated, aquifers, falling, glaciers, vanishing,4 Translate1.Statistics show that China has a total amount of2.8trillion cubic meters of water resource, second only to Brazil, Russia and Canada, ranking the fourth (to be updated) in the world. But when divided by 1.3billion, our average per-capita share of water resource only amounts to about one quarter of the world’s avera ge.2.We have always been heavily burden with the problemof water shortage. It is said that the 661 large and medium-sized cities nationwide, about two-thirds are suffering from acute shortage of water. Beijing isa good example in point. It not only lacks surfacewater, even its underground water is dangerously low.It is reported to have dropped by 90 meters. Some scholars suggest we move our capital to some other place. This is of course unfeasible/ unrealistic, but the message is clear.3.Our water resources first of all are not evenlydistributed in time or space. They are either too much, causing floods, or too little, causing droughts. 4.In spite of the impressive progress we have achievedin the past years, we are still far from effectively harnessing our rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Soil erosion and desertification are increasingly threatening our economy and people’s life. Many of our rivers no longer flow to the sea. In 1998, theYellow River failed to have enough water to flow to the sea for 212 days.5.Traditionally, our water resources have mainly beenused to irrigate land but, in recent years, demands on water for industrial and domestic use have also been sharply on the rise. They have seriously outgrown supplies.6.Today our scarce water resources are becoming evenscarcer because a lot of water is being wasted on capacious power showers, flush lavatories, and golf rinks. Moreover, a lot of water being polluted. 7. These two rivers both have their headwater in thecountry. It therefore makes water an issue for potential serious dispute between the two countries.8.In recent years, we have pinned great hopes on theprojects to divert water from the south to the north, hopping that it will once and for all solve our flood problem in the south and the drought problem in the north. But there are scholars whose opinions differ.They warn us that immunity of the Yangtze to droughts cannot be taken for granted.1 with better medical care, my grandfather could have lived to eighty.2 even at a gunpoint I would n’t renounce my beliefs.3 Further delay would cause us even greater loss.4. But for the seatbelt, she would have been severely injured in the acctident.5 A man without a strong sense of justice wouldn’t have brought the matter up.6 Without an experienced guide like her, we might have been trapped in the jungle.7 I wonder how many of us would have done the same in his position8 With a more sophisticated computer, we would have completed the project much sooner.9 Without a strong will, even a healthy m an wouldn’t have reached the top of the mountain in two hours10 A less resourceful person wouldn’t have been able to carry out the task under such unfavorable conditions.。
现代大学英语第二版精读2Unit...
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
Ethnocentrism
Bentrism? "Ethnic" refers to cultural heritage, and "centrism" refers to the central starting point or the tendency of people to put their own group at the center. "ethnocentrism" basically refers to judging other groups from one’s own cultural point of view, or misinterpreting other cultures because one uses the concepts of his own culture. It is the belief that one particular race or nationality of people is superior to all others.
一位亲眼看见那个妇女被汽车轧过的年轻人同意出庭凭证。我很欣赏他的勇气。
大学教育应该设法保证我们的大学生有进行批判性思维的能力。
College education should see to it that our students are able to do critical thinking.
We at least agree on one thing: We agree not to use force. We agree that we must settle our disputes peacefully.
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桂林向来被我们称为最美的地方，我以前怀疑这种说法。现在我完全同意他们了。一切都美极了，尤其是那些千姿百态的石峰。
现代大学英语精读第二版课后翻译答案unitunit中英双语
Unit41.我看见一叶扁舟顺河漂流。
我不想像这小舟一样没有目标，随波逐流地了此一生。
I saw a boat drifting along the river. I do no t intend to be like this boat, drifting through life aimlessly.2.山谷里的桃花全都盛开了，让她留恋忘返。
在前面不远处，她看见一家农舍，从窗户内传来了美妙的乡村音乐。
The peach trees in the valley were in full blossom, making it difficult to tear herself away from them. Some distance apart from her, she saw a little hut with sweet country music drifting out of its window.3.结婚以后，我和朋友的来往慢慢变少了。
而我夹在那些一起共事的商界人士当中十分不自在。
他们说的生意经我厌烦透了。
After my marriage, my friends and I drifted apart a little, and I was completely out of my element among those business people I had to work with. Their business discussions bored me stiff .4.他们之间已经具有发生内战的所有要素。
国际社会已向双方呼吁，希望他们和平解决争端。
They already had all the necessary elements for a civil war. The international community has appealed to both sides for a peaceful settlement of their disputes.5.很多人认为教会正在失去他的吸引力。
现代大学英语精读第二版翻译UnitUnit
Uint 11.It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them 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 international affairs. 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 never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.rmation is now easily available. An average computer can store the 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 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 and penetrating 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 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 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 andbirds in the fields.9.Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that 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 more important and useful 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 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 terrific father.4.You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do need money. I don't seewhat'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 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.7.To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Minister's visit indefinitely.8.It's getting dark. The next town is still two hours' drive away. We might as well camp in the forest, 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't that themost 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 justify a 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 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 even if 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 lean on exports for economic 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 for anything but taking exams.8.It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless of their 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, two never returned.3.The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe this to their eating habits/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 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 of the ordinary: a crazy 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 distinction between 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 it speeds out of control.2.Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not ignore 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 to explore the great canyon inTibet.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 all possibilities and move one step at a time.6.All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so long to form can't be expected to disappear overnight.7.Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music with 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 practical ways to reduce production costs for this4.Most people think that all things considered , life is much better today than it was 30 years ago.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 company'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 and facts.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 Zone could never have succeeded.2.—Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying...—I was saying that it is not easy to break down theresistance 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 hurting home 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 domestic labor completely.5.Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Many old buildings were about to fall in ruins. Some of our leaders wanted to tear them down and put up new tall buildings in their place. Butdue 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 I wanted to.8.To tell the truth, I'm more worried about social stagnation than economic slowdown. Of course, you may not share my view.9.Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve our educational standards, we will lag behind other countries for ever.Unit 91.Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertification problem. I fully agree with him that this is a serious concern as regards our environmental protection.2.The government spokesman expressed our deep concern for the two Chinese 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. It also means that 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 to threaten the precarious balance.7.To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command of both the foreign language and Chinese. And I consider myself terribly inadequate in this 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 not only know how to 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 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 my happy childhood.This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold in Canada.5.6.The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year when the 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 damage to (or damage) your teeth. Infact, it will do you harm (or harm 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 knocked off, before five-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. Unit 121.When dealing with tough situations, try always to look at things from the bright side. Never despair.2.What do you suppose we should do to arouse everybody's interest in sports?3.He was made chairman of the Academy of Social Sciences upon his return from England. ?4.Young people usually favor changes whereas old people favor more respect for tradition.5.The comedy was a terrific hit. Time after time, the audience roared with laughter.6.Like others, he likes to indulge in good food, good drinks, and pretty women. But he tries to justify himself by saying that all this is necessary for him to do his job.7.The earthquake has destroyed the whole town. Not a single building remains standing. Many people are in despair. Many are in favor of abandoning the town. But he refuses to give in. he is determined to meet the challenges.8.People often say “great minds think alike”. I don't think it always applies in real life. In fact, great minds often think differently, and only small minds think alike.9.We can apply to the state bank for a loan, but how are we going to justify our application?10.People roared with laughter. On occasions like this ,usually you would feel insulted and boil with indignation . But he did not lose his temper. This showed his moral character.。
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。
现代大学英语精读第二版UnitUnit句子翻译答案
现代⼤学英语精读第⼆版UnitUnit句⼦翻译答案U n i t 1 1. He is so devoted to his research that it never occurs to him that he will soon have to retire. 他对他的研究如此专⼼致志，从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。
2.Many people have observed that，without effective checks，we all havea tendency to abuse our power. 很多⼈都曾说过，如果没有有效的制约，我们都有滥⽤权⼒的倾向。
3. Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference. 有些国家拒绝卷⼊这⼀争端，⽽且他们对外国的⼲涉⾮常反感。
4. The control of sand storms will involve a tremendous amount of work and money. 控制沙尘暴需要⼤量的⼯作和资⾦。
5. You have to take the local conditions into consideration when you apply these technologies. 你们⽤这些技术的时候，必须考虑到当地的条件。
6. All applicants will have to fill out these forms and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars. 所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格，然后邮寄50美元的报名费。
7.Based on his observation of children’s behavior，he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure. 他根据对孩⼦们⾏为的观察得出结论：学习是⼀种⾃然的乐趣。
现代大学英语精读 第二版 翻译Unit Unit
U i n t 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 w ith practical 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 company’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.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.You know, for me, to go and live up in the mountains is to recapture my happy childhood.5.This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold in Canada.6.The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year when the terrible snowstorm struck, doing great damage to the ripening fruits.7.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.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, before five-thirty, to beexact.10.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.When dealing with tough situations, try always to look at things from the bright side. Neverdespair.2.What do you suppose we shou ld do to arouse everybody’s interest in sports?3.He was made chairman of the Academy of Social Sciences upon his return from England. •4.Young people usually favor changes whereas old people favor more respect for tradition.5.The comedy was a terrific hit. Time after time, the audience roared with laughter.6.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.7.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.8.People often say “great minds think alike”. I don’t think it always a pplies in real life. In fact,great minds often think differently, and only small minds think alike.9.We can apply to the state bank for a loan, but how are we going to justify our application?10.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.。
现代大学英语精读第二版,unit12,Onwardsandupwards,课文翻译,有删改且符..
onwards and upwards在一个富裕的世界，关于进步的观念则变得贫困。
现状引起的自满和经历带来的痛苦都使得进步的视野越变越狭窄。
取决于你爱看哪种立场的报纸，流行的看法是：尽管科技和GDP发展了，道德与社会却停滞不前，甚至可说是，正在向颓废和野蛮沉沦。
在当今政治的左翼，“进步”这两个字必定带有讽刺性的引号；而对于政治的右翼，“进步人士”也是一个被滥用的术语。
情况也并非一直都是这样糟糕。
长久以来，是求今生圆满，还是求来世完美，一直是不可得兼的难题。
18世纪启蒙运动和19世纪中的乐观主义者相信在全人类总有一天能够在地球上过上幸福和有价值的生活。
正如马达可笔下的亚当，他们对如何改进世界充满了各种想法。
一些人认为上帝应该带来一个新的耶路撒冷，另一些人则想从历史或进化论里查找答案。
有些人认为人民在放任的状态下会自求改善，另一些人则认为只有施加压力人民才会去争取自由；有些人寄希望于民族国家，另一些人则希望民族国家的终结；一些人想要一种完美的语言，另一些人则看重全民教育；一些人将希望寄托于科学，另一些则寄托于商业；有人忠于英明的立法，有人则倾向无政府主义。
智慧的人生伴随伟大的思想倾泻而出。
对于大多数人，问题不是进步是否发生，而是怎如何发生。
关于进步的观念形成了一个社会的大背景。
推到极端，如果一点进步都做不到，利己就必损人。
如果人类的行为不可改造，（那么人同猿人并无差别），社会政策就永远只能是为了把这个猿人关在笼子里。
原则上讲，社会必须能够朝着完美典范前进，诸如自由和平等，否则那些典范就是伪善和自欺欺人。
因此，如果人们对进步失去信念，问题就大了。
如何拾回失去的信念就很值得思考。
行文至此，你们中很多人会忍不住反对。
难道我们周围不都是进步的明证吗？这就是“情况一直变得越来越好”这本书提出的论点。
这本书的作者是已故的Julian Simon and Stephen Moore，当时被聘于华盛顿自由主义者智库卡托研究所。
现代大学英语精读2第二版Unit_2_Say_Yes
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II. Listen to a Song
Love is Color-Blind
It don't matter if you're black white or yellow, if your brown or red let's get down to that love is color-blind you're my brother, you're my friend all that matters in the very end is to understand love is color-blind
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II. Listen to a Song
Love is Color-Blind
take it out to the world tell every boy and every little girl be proud of yourself cause you're as good as anybody else put away your prejudice open your mind, don't need a stick to this try to make this earth a better place without a racial curse
I. On the Origin of Racism
Debates over the origins of racism often suffer from a lack of _c_la_r_it_y over the term. Many mix recent forms of racism with earlier forms of ethnic and national conflict. In most cases ethno-national conflict seems to _o_w_e_ to conflict over land and strategic resources. In some cases ethnicity and nationalism were _h_ar_n_e_s_s_e_d to wars between great religious empires (for example, the Muslim Turks and the Catholic Austro-Hungarians). As Benedict Anderson has suggested ethnic _id_e_n_t_it_y and ethno-nationalism became a source of conflict within such empires with the rise of print-capitalism.
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现代⼤学英语第⼆版精读2-Uni...现代⼤学英语第⼆版精读2-Unit-5-Key-to-Exercises-Q uick-Fix-Society Lesson 5Key to Exercises ◆Vocabulary◆1◆1 above, over ,extremely ,very◆2 before◆3 small◆4 two◆5 between◆2◆1 超⼈◆2 超级明星；超⾃然地◆3 洲际的⾼速公路◆4 预计；芯⽚/集成电路；超级计算机◆5 双/半⽉刊；预先安排好的◆6 ⼯业化前的；微⽣物学；显微镜◆7 学前的；史前的；◆8预先确定的◆9 过早的；先决条件◆10 互相关联的；互动◆4◆1 attentive◆2 personal◆3 convenient◆4 symbolic◆5 favorable, favorite◆6 true, truthful◆7 impatient◆8 weighty◆9 informative◆10 devoted◆11 massive◆12 moved, moving◆13 medical, medicinal◆14 pervasive◆15 musical◆2◆1 fast food◆2 best seller◆3 home-made bread◆4 musical excepts◆5 express mail◆6 life style◆7 personal relationship◆8 a mass movement◆9 subtle changes◆10 pastoral changes◆11 a rear-view mirror◆12 an exist sign◆13 a Civil War battlefield◆14 horse carriages◆15 antique cars◆16 factory outlets◆17 quality time◆18 deferred gratification◆19 a credit card◆20 ready-made clothes◆21 an Automatic Teller Machine◆22 a convenience store◆23 Polaroid store◆24 current affairs◆25 news briefings◆26 the Fifth Symphony◆27 classic novelQ Rewrite the sentences below using the expressions given in brackets.1. We have decided to slow down our economic growth so as to devote ourselves more to the improvement of people’s living standard.2. Lucy is good at swimming. More often than not she can win a prize in a contest.3. My sister said that she wanted to be on her own instead of working for that company any longer, but she had not saved up enough capital. She wondered if I could help her out.4. Thanks to government policy, the unemployment rate has dropped. It was reduced to less than four percent for the first half of the year.5. Joe was crazy about the raw fish and he stuffed himself with it. The fish didn’t agree with him, and that night he had a terrible stomachache. Finally hehad to go to the hospital for quick relief.6. I am getting sick and tired of this unpleasant job. We have been lingering over it for almost a week. Let’s finish it today somehow to get it over and done with.7. The new president ordered professors to double their publications in three years hoping that that would make the school more famous. Well, he sped out of control. Teaching suffered because the professors did not have enough time to devote to it. The quality of their publications also suffered and so did the professors’ health.◆4◆1 up, out◆2 down, at◆3 for; up◆4 aside/away; out of; with◆5 On; with◆6 with; off◆7 in; out◆8 in; of; on◆9 into; around; at◆10 out; in◆5◆1 The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on the economy before it speeds out of control.◆2 Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not ignore 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 to explore 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 quick fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities and move one step at a time.◆6 All old traditions die a slow and lingering death/The disappearance/death of all old traditions is a slow and lingering process. Customs and habits that have taken so long to form can’t be expected to disappear overnight.◆7 Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music with Western music.◆8 When I heard the news, I was so stunned 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.Q Point out the difference between the gerund and the infinitive when they are used as objects after the same verb.◆try doing sth: to do sth to see if it works or will be successful◆try to do sth: to make an effort or take action to do sth that you may not be able to do◆like doing sth: to enjoy doing sth, referring to a general preference◆like to do sth: to want or prefer to do sth, referring a particular case◆begin to do sth:very little difference◆begin doing sth:◆regret doing sth: to feel sorry about sth you did or did not do◆regret to do sth: {formal) used in writing to express sad feelings about sth that is disappointing or unpleasant ◆stop doing sth: not to continue what you had been doing◆stop to do sth: to stop (doing one thing) so as to do another◆mean doing sth: to have or represent a particular meaning◆mean to do sth: to intend to do sth◆◆2◆1 to live◆2 living, living◆3 arguing◆4 to watch◆5 pretending◆6 to perform◆7 trying◆8 settling down◆Translate, choosing between the gerund and the to-infinitive.◆1. Remember to bring your ID with you when you go to the airport.◆2. I remember feeling greatly disappointed after my first job interview.◆3. Finally they decided to apologize to the passengers for what had happened at the airport◆4. I’m sorry that I clean forgot to pass the message to Big Li.◆5. At midday we stop to have lunch in a fast food restaurant.◆6. I stopped listening about the disaster on the radio, but I was too shocked to move out of the chair.◆Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.◆⑴affect◆(2) signs◆(3) passing◆(4) depend◆(5) providing◆(6) lack◆(7) Whether◆(8) superficial◆(9) on◆(10) isolated◆4◆1◆1 prepositional phrase◆2 adjective phrase◆3 three to-infinitive phrase◆4 past participle phrase◆5 present participle phrase◆6 adjective◆2◆1 sth important to say◆2 known as a nation on wheels◆3 as well-informed about Beijing opera as Anna◆4 called the sixth generation of Chinese directors◆5 living and working overseas/ abroad/in foreign countries◆6 with a big nose and big hands◆7 sitting in the corner◆8 to play center forward/central forward on the university team◆9 anything particular to do◆10 all the things mentioned above◆Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentences.◆Those who refused to work for the invaders were sent to concentration camps.◆I don’t remember seeing the man anywhere before.◆Some day they will bitterly regret having done what they did.◆4. The teacher didn’t leave the shaking building until all his students had.◆5. It wasn’t long before an ambulance arrived and rushed the injured man to a nearby hospital.◆6. In the library, a friend of mine found the book I wanted.◆7. I wouldn’t beli eve it unless/even if I saw it with my own eyes.◆8. Whatever your feelings may be, don't let them interfere with your work.◆9. Shrieking and stumbling, the residents rushed out of the burning house.◆10. The American journalist who taught News Reporting at our university three years ago is coming again next semester.。
现代大学英语精读2第二版Unit1_Another_School_Year_Language_study
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现代大学英语精读第二版Unit答案
Unit 4Preview2.Do the following exercises.1.Paraphrase the following sentences.1.He had opened his eyes when the sun rose;scratched because he had an itch on the skin; relieved himself like a dog at the roadside…Notice the euphemism “done his business.”The author could not have used the normal expression”used the toilet”because there was no toilet.2.Live simply and freely.Pay no attention to conventions; which are unnatural and useless. Avoid or get rid of all those unnecessary things that make our life complicated and wasteful…3.They own and control him. He is their slave. In order to get some goods that have no true value and will be useless very soon; he has sold the only true; lasting good; his own independence.4.He knew very well what he lived for:it was to change people’s values; to make them know the true meaning of life…5.He was the most popular/important/successful person at this particular moment or his century…2.Translate the words in bold type.1.我们那调皮的猫把我们的新沙发套都抓破了..2.你看问题别那么愤世嫉俗..你怎么能说我们的教育制度不但让我们的年轻人失业;而且使他们无法就业呢3.说来自相矛盾的是;他们越想帮忙;就越是妨碍了经济的发展..4.她正在使尽全力准备这一顿丰盛的晚餐..5.外汇储备太多不一定是件好事;这听起来有点矛盾;但的确是这么回事..6.我至今还不明白他们为什么抱怨我们政府的采购政策..你能跟我详细说说吗7.社会习俗同样也在变..先是量变;然后是质变..但这需要时间..3.Observe how these words are formed.1.-ware:articles of the same general kind2.auto-:prefix; meaning “same” or “self”3.These are compound adjective consisting of a noun and an adjective. In these words; the nouns modify the adjectives. Vocabulary1.Translate the following expressions.Into English1.scratch each other’s backs2.publish or perish3.make RMB convertible4.seek the truth5.discard conventions6.satirize people’s vanity and extravagance7.the island is uninhabited; and being without drinking water; isalso uninhabitable.8.admire their courage/guts/bravery9.neglect one’s duty10.escape/avoid the consequence11.erase/delete sth from one’s memory12.take command13.block the way/stand in the way/be in one’s way14.ruin one’s reputation/nameInto Chinese1.年久失修的防御工事2.临时占用或建造的简陋小棚3.储物缸4.容易变质的商品5.社会旧习6.摇摇晃晃的酒鬼7.隐士住的山洞8.此刻的风云人物9.英雄人物10.决定未来的气势11.咄咄逼人的眼光12.对战争的恐慌13.落石如雨14.一小撮捣乱分子2.Put in the blanks appropriate propositions or adverbs.1.with;of2.with;up3.round4.with;out;of5.to;out;of;for;in6.by;for7.upon;over;to8.For;into 9.in;to;to10.to;out;of;into3.Choose the right words or expressions.1.ashamed;garment2.resulted from;matter3.affairs;requires;restrain4.restrict;empty5.respected;emulating6.empty;bare;bare7.changed;hollow8.vacant;respectfully9.activities;convertughing;behavior4.Replace the italicized parts with words or expressions from the text.1.minds; lunatic2.sick with anxiety; purchase; were highly perishable3.call upon; realm; a large corps of; seek out4.elaborate doctrines/creeds; developed/described/expounded5.approached; rose in respect6.examined/inspected; inhabited; occasionally; discarded7.out of choice/by design; complexities and extravagances8.gave scant; expected him to9.possessed; unanimously elected10.switched; with his air of destiny5.Translate the following sentences using the words listed below in their appropriate forms.1.Only in this way can we give a reasonable account of his strange behavior.2.She claims to possess a magic power--the power to cure diseasessimply by the touch of her hand.3.He appointed five people to handle the case.They formed a strong team. Within days they found in his possession rolls of euros; US dollars and large quantities of valuables the source of which the suspect could not account for.4.In the story; this evil spirit often appears in the form of a pretty young lady.5.He rolled up the painting and said that he would not part with it for less than a million dollars.6.Of all the qualified judges; I don’t know on what account she was appointed to the Supreme court.7.I don’t know enough to form an elaborate theory; but I’m sure that poverty alone cannot account for the increase of the crime rate.8.A big stone suddenly rolled down the hill; so big that it smashed the truck to pieces.9.I said that we must roll up our sleeves and start working; but he just rolled his eyes philosophically and smiled.10.In ancient times; our philosophers believed that a good king should be to the people as a good father is to hi children. He must never treat them cruelly on any account.6.Translate with special attention to the different meanings of the same word or words which happen to have the same spelling.1.这事和我们没有关系;他弄错了抱怨的对象..bark v.狗叫2.据说这种树的树皮含有某种对癌症有疗效的物质..bark n. 树皮3.他们计划在哪里钻一个深洞来处理核燃料..但是这项计划受到了尖锐的批评..drill v. 钻孔； sharp adj. 尖锐的4.这些小学生们知道语言训练需要大量的练习..但他们发现这很枯燥..pupil n. 小学生；drill n. 操练5.他为那位银行要员准备了一桌极其丰盛的酒席;希望这能帮公司得到那笔贷款..难怪他今天穿得这么精神..elaborate adj. 丰盛的； sharp adj. 精神的6.这是大致的意思..以您的聪明;我想我就不用细说了..sharp adj. 机智的； elaborate v. 详细阐释7.瞳孔在昏暗的房间里会放大;以接受更多的光线..pupil n. 瞳孔8.那男子又高又瘦;两眼目光炯炯;鼻子又高又尖..sharp adj. 锐利的；sharp adj. 又高又尖的9.“别胡说八道了”他厉声说道..他嘴巴厉害的出名..坦白说;我们有点怕她..sharply adv. 厉声地； sharp adj. 厉害的10.那个骑车的人来个急转弯;失去了平衡..这事发生在下午八点一刻..sharp adj. 突然的； sharp adv. 整Grammar1.Recognize and learn to use present participles as adverbial modifiers.1 recognize the type of adverbial modifier in these sentences .Pattern 1: 1;4;6;10 pattern 2:3;7;8 pattern 3:2;5;92 rewrite the sentences using present participles .1 They talked to her for a good hour; trying to persuade her to stay on.2 Reading the book again ; she discovered that she had misseda lot in the first reading .3 The door opened .it was Harley ;who entered ;looking dirty and tired ;carrying a suitcase and umbrella.4 Having taken the injured boy and his parents to hospital ;the taxi driver left quickly.5 All those years ;she would often sit by the window and look out ;hoping to see her son returning home.6 Galileo died on January 8; 1642;leaving the world he loved better informed than it was when he entered it.7 Knowing it was dangerous to continue in the dark ;they decided to camp for the night where they were.8 I should wish to die while still at work ;knowing that others will carry on what i can no longer do ; and being content in the thought that what was possible has been done .2plete the sentence by translating the Chinese in brackets ;using either of the patterns below.Note: when ordinal;chiefly“first;”and such words as "next " and"last " are preceded by the definite article ;they are used as nouns .they are often used in these two patterns:the first /next/last+to-infinitivethe first /next/last+relative clause introduced by that or who Used in this way ;they can refer to one person/thing or to more than one .the first pattern is more frequently used than the second.1.The first to participate in the Olympic games2.The last to be promoted in the department3.The first to arrive ;the last to leave4.The first to send man into space;the first who set on the moon5.The next to rise the occasion6.One of the first to apply to become self-governing7.among the first to be considered8.The first to win a grand slam singles champion9.The last to know what had happened between the two of them10.The first to use nuclear weapons3. study the grammatical structure of these involved sentences.1. This is a complex sentenceMain clause :all we require is one garment to keep us warm ;and some shelter from rain and windIn the main clause :Subject: all we requirepronoun +relative clauseLink verb : isPredicative :one garment to keep us warm ;and some shelter from rain and wind noun phrase +prepositional phraseSubordinate clause :since nature did not dress us properly an adverbial clause of reason2. This is also complex sentenceMain clause :i t was a storage jar made of earthenware ;no doubt discardedIn the main clause :Subject: itLink verb : wasPredicative :a storage jar made of earthenware ;no doubt discarded noun phrase +2 past participle phraseSubordinate clause :because a break had made it useless an adverbial clause of reason4.Translate the selection into Chinese我为什么而活贝特朗.罗素三种简单却极为强烈的激情主宰了我的一生：渴望爱情、寻求知识、同情人类的苦难..这三种激情像飓风一般;将我四处吹荡;越过痛苦的海洋;抵达绝望的边缘..我追求爱情;首先因为它能使人欣喜若狂——这种喜悦比较美妙;我愿为几小时的享受而舍弃余生..其次;因为它能驱散孤独感——在那种令人害怕的孤独中;颤抖的意识越过世界边缘;盯着深奥莫测、没有生命的深渊..最后在爱的结合中;我看到了圣人和诗人想象中的天堂景象..这就是我曾寻求的;尽管这对人类生活似乎可望而不可即;但我最终还是找到了我之所求..带着同等的激情;我寻求知识..我希望了解人类的感情..我试图理解.......我获得了一些知识;但不多..爱情和知识;在其可能的范围之内;引导我飞翔天堂;但怜悯心总又把我带回人间..痛苦的哭喊声在我心中回响..饥荒中的儿童、受压迫者折磨的人们、成为孩子累赘而无依无靠的老人;还有随处可见的孤独;但我无能为力;我也痛苦..这就是我的生活..我认为这样的生活是有价值的;如果有机会;我将高高兴兴的以同样的方式再活一回..。
现代大学英语精读(第二版)第二册课后练习答案
现代大学英语精读(第二版)第二册课后练习答案参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。
Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。
It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to manyserious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。