《高级英语》上册课后翻译2.3

Lesson 2

1.She opened the window and found a crowd of children, shabby in dress and dirty from play,

gathered/gathering at the gate.

2.The new upsurge in economic construction is taking shape in our country.

3.As a child Bill was quite naughty, and his mother envisioned/expected him as am

imaginative architect.

4.They confronted reality with courage/ bravely, and would never capitulate/surrender/give in

in the face of difficulty.

5.Susan is not very bright/ clever, but she is painstaking; as a result she always comes out top

in the examinations.

6.They are ready to deal with an enemy assault/attack at any time.

7.Mr. Johnson is a man of moral integrity, and his behavior is impeccable/perfect.

8.Our new 18-story office building looks most imposing.

9.They have achieved great success in the realm of foreign affairs in the past years/ in recent

years.

10.Tom is a slick/tactful/sophisticated politician, never making a commitment and always

giving a dubious reply.

11.After dinner he described at length the strange customs he had found in that exotic land.

12.At first I could not understand why he resigned. It turned out that he had plans of his own.

13.Wars and disasters in those years had reduced the village people to dire/terrible poverty. The

small neighboring town became a /the place all would like to escape to.

14.Hug investment in urban infrastructures is a prerequisite of building Shanghai into a truly

great international metropolis.

15.The students were required to write a composition after they returned from a picnic and this

took all the fun out of the activity.

16.Y oungsters and adults alike should be advised against extravagant habits.

Translation (page 57):

Putting laundry for airing on bamboo sticks seems to have been a “folk custom” for the Shanghailanders. A newcomer to the city, strolling streets and alleyways, can always see quilts and sheets, even handkerchiefs, socks, diapers and underwear, dangling from the balconies or dancing outside the windows. It looks like a spectacular“street fair” of clothing and bedclothes.

It’s a familiar sight in Shanghai that newly-built flats seem to become flag-flapping vessels. Blinding postboxes and street nameplates, lined-up sheets overshadow the gorgeous shopwindows. Walking along some narrow old residential districts, pedestrians have to quicken their pace in order to avoid dripping laundry.

Lesson 3

1. What Tom needs at present is not financial support but wholesome advice.

2. The two brothers resemble each other in all respects except (in) temperament.

3. My advice is that from now on you have nothing more to do with him.

4. It is no exaggeration to say Bob owes all he now has to your father.