大学体验英语综合教程翻译答案

大英四翻译题总结

Unit 1

1.随着职务的提升，它担负的责任也更大了。(take on)

With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities.

2.他感到他没有必要再一次对约翰承担这样的责任了。(make a commitment)

He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more.

3.闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物，与他相反，露茜却喜欢呆在家里看书。(as opposed to) Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading.

4.说好听一点，可以说他有抱负，用最糟糕的话来说，他是一个没有良心或没有资格的权力追求者。(at best ,at worst)

At best he’s ambitious, at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications.

5.我们已尽全力想说服他，但是却毫无进展。(strive ,make no headway)

We have striven to the full to convince him, but we have made no headway.

1.因特网的普及给人们提供了迅速、方便地获取信息的机会。(access to)

The popularity of Internet provides people with quick and convenient access to information.

2.既然他不同意这个计划，在考虑此事就没有多大意义。(there is not much point in) Since he doesn’t agree to this plan, there is not much point in thinking about it anymore.

3.我本人没有看过这部影片，不过它应该是一部很好的片子。(be supposed to)

I haven't seen it myself, but it is supposed to be a very good film.

4.如果你不努力，终将一事无成。(end up nowhere)

If you don't work hard, you'll end up nowhere.

5.美国有义务首先采取行动禁止核武器。(up to, take the initiative)

It's up to the United States to take the initiative in banning nuclear weapons.

Unit 2

1.要是他适合当校长，那么哪个学生都可以当。(no more… than)

He is no more fit to be a headmaster than any schoolboy would be.

2.至于她的父亲，她不敢肯定他是否会接收她和她的小孩。(as for)

As for her father, she is not sure whether he will accept her and her baby.

3.晚睡会损害健康而早睡早起有益于健康。(undermine)

Staying up late will undermine one’s health while going to bed early and getting up early will benefit it.

4.大使亲自向总理转达了总统的问候。(convey)

The ambassador personally conveyed the president’s message to the premier.

5.这个女孩决定敞开心扉，把她看见的一切都告诉警方。(open up)

The girl decided to open up and tell the police what she had seen.

1.过量的运动对身体健康弊多利少，所以我们必须控制运动量。(do more harm than good)

Excessive exercises do more harm than good to one’s health. Therefore we must control the amount of exercise we do.

2.他几次试图加入他们的谈话，但都由于胆小而放弃了。(make a few attempts to)

He made a few attempts to join in their conversation, but he gave up out of timidity.

3.就方便快捷而言，火车无法与飞机竞争。(in terms of)

Trains cannot compete with planes in terms of convenience and speed.

4.就中美文化作一对比会有助于你尽快明白和适应在美国的学习环境。(a comparison of) Making a comparison between Chinese and American cultures will help you to better understand and adapt to your study environment in the USA.

5.在公共汽车上年轻人给老弱病残让座是中国人的传统美德。(yield)

It is a traditional Chinese virtue for the young on buses to yield their seats to the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

Unit 3

1.理个发他就要收500元，简直不可思议。(charge)

It is simply unbelievable for him to charge 500 dollars for a haircut.

2.人民赋予你权力，你就应该全心全意为人民服务。(grant)

People grant you the privilege, so you should serve the people wholeheartedly.

3.天气预报很重要，依据它我们才能决定什么时候出航。(so that)

The weather forecast is very important so that we can decide when to go to sea.

4.炮声打破了往常周日早晨的宁静，人们强烈预感到战争就要来临。(violate)

The sound of guns violated the usual calmness of Sunday morning, and people had

a strong feeling that the war was coming.

5.即使你每分钟看3页，到本周末你无论如何也看不完这本书。(even though)

Even though you read three pages per minute, you will by no means finish the book by the end of this weekend.

1.他无须认真考虑就可轻易击败对手。(give a second thought)

He can beat his opponent easily without giving a second thought.

2.在根本不懂驾驶的情况下，他居然把车开上了公路。(用with结构)

With little or no knowledge of driving, he drove the car onto the road.

3.对这座桥梁的施工未经许可进行更改是违法的。(unauthorized)

It is illegal to make an unauthorized change in the construction of the bridge.

4.我会平静地接受这个事实，因为我知道如果我完不成任务，全队就有可能面临失败。(chance)

I could accept this fact calmly because I knew if I were not able to finish the mission, chances were that the team would be defeated.

5.偏远山区里的孩子们严重缺乏科学文化知识。(lack in)

Children in remote mountain areas are lacking in scientific and cultural knowledge.

Unit 4

1.我爷爷虽然70岁了，但他的爱好广泛，从下国际象棋到爬山，多种多样。(rang from…to)