新世纪大学英语综合教程4课后翻译1-5单元

Unit 1

1.这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担

心会后受到敌人的攻击。

The village is so close to the border that

the villagers live in constant fear of

attacks from the enemy.

2.这个国家仅用了20年的时间就发展

成了一个先进的工业强国。

In only 20 years the country was

transformed into an advanced industrial

power.

3.这个公司已经发展成为这个地区主要

的化工生产基地之一。

This company has evolved into one of

the major chemical

manufacturingbases in this region.

4.鉴于目前的金融形式，美元进一步贬

值是不可避免的。

Given the current financial situation,it

is inevitable that the US dollar will be

further devalued.

5.政府号召市民就控制水污染问题献计

献策，但响应却不强烈。

The government’s call for suggestions

about the control of water pollution

produced very little response from the

citizens.

6.天气没有出现好转的迹象,所以政府

号召我们做好防洪的准备。

The weather showed no signs of getting

better so the government called upon

us to get prepared for floods.

7.科学家曾一度认为没有比原子更小的

东西了，但现在大多数人都知道原子

是由更小的粒子构成的。

At one time scientists thought that

there was nothing smaller than an atom

but now most people know that an

atom consists of even smaller particles.

8.这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至

少花两个小时看比赛的现场直播。

The students were all very much

concerned about the World

Cup,spending at least two hours every

day watching the live matches on TV.

9.因为得不到贷款，无法按时开业，这

家百货商店损失惨重。

The department store lost out because

loans were very hard to come by and it

could not start business on time.

10.我们不能到那里散步,因为那里有一

个海军基地,禁止游客进入。

We can’t go there for a walk because

there is a navy base there,which is off

limits to tourists.

Unit 2

1.他的确懂得很多的理论，但是，一碰

到实际工作就显得非常无知。

He really knows a lot about theory, but

when it comes to actual work, he seems

to be quite ignorant.

2.最新调查表明，大多数市民支持政府

再建一个新图书馆的计划。

The latest survey shows / showed that

the majority of the citizens support /

supported the government’s plan to

build a new library.

3.这两个国家之所以能够成功地达成科

学技术合作协定是因为有利于他们进

行合作的好几种因素一直在发挥作用。

The two countries could reach

agreement successfully on scientific and

technological cooperation because

several factors favorable to their

cooperation had been at work.

4.我在上小学时就看过那部电影，可就

是一时想不起它的名字来。

I saw the film when I was in the

primary school, but the title j ust won’t

come to mind for the moment.

5.尽管他每天平均工作12个小时，他仍

然限于重重债务之中。

He has been stuck with heavy debt

though he works about twelve hours

every day on average.

6.有必要知道他的身高吗？在我看来，

这与他能否成为一个好的律师没有关

系。

Is it necessary to know his height? To

me, it is not relevant to whether he can

be a good lawyer or not.

7.橱柜被安装到墙里，既节约空间，使

用起来又方便。

The cupboard is built into the wall so

that it both saves space and is

convenient to use.

8.这些工人挣的钱比我们多，可话又说

回来，他们的工作也危险得多。

These workers earn more than we do,

but the other side of the coin is their job

is more dangerous.

9.海伦在大学里学的是经济学,与此同

时她把哲学作为第二专业来学习。

Helen majors in economics at the

university and at the same time she

studies philosophy as her second major.

10.重要的是你们要自己发现问题和解决

问题，我是否到现场去无关紧要。

What is most important is that you must

find out and solve the problems by

yourselves. It makes no difference

whether I go there or not.

Unit 3

1.大多数人都坚持法庭一定会严惩那些

银行抢劫犯。

Most people strongly believe that the

court will no doubt punish the bank

robbers severely.

2.在为治疗这种疾病而进行的长期探索

中，医疗工作者客服了一个有一个困

难。

The medical workers overcame one

difficulty after another in their

long-term quest for a cure for the

disease.

3.根据所获得的情报，警察封锁了街道

并且抓获了抢劫银行的罪犯。

Acting on the information they received,

the police closed off the streets and

caught the bank robbers.

4.听说这家刚建成的电视机厂第一年就

能生产50万台电视机，我们都感到惊

讶。

We were amazed at learning that the

newly-built TV factory can produce

500,000 TV sets in the first year.

5.政府正在调查这么多人下岗的原因，

并设法帮助下岗工人再就业。

The government is looking into the

causes of so many layoffs and is trying

to help the laid-off workers to be

re-employed.

6.为了扩大产品的销售，这家公司采取

多种措施，开拓市场，改进服务。

To expand the sales of its product, the

company has taken up various measures

to open up new markets and to improve

its services.

7.他的学习荒废到如此程度，要在一个

月赶上别的同学恐怕是不可能的。

He has neglected his studies to such an

extent that I am afraid it is impossible

for him to catch up with the other

students in a month.

8.那家烟花爆竹厂由于未能遵守政府的

安全条例上个月关门了。

The fireworks factory was closed last

month for failing to comply with the

government safety regulations.

9.我们的足球队能否战胜对手，还要等

到比赛结束后才知道。

It remains to be seen whether our

football team can beat its opponents.

10.史密斯先生预言，新近发现的石油储

藏再加上新技术的利用，会让原油的

价格降下来。

Mr. Smith predicted that the recent oil

discoveries, together with the use /

employment of new technologies,

would lead to a decline in the price of

crude oil.

Unit 4

1.随着她个人生活的细节越来越多地被

媒体披露出来，她不得不辞去公司总

经理的职务。

As more and more details of her private

life were disclosed by the media, she

was compelled to resign from the post

of general manager of the company.

2.她对自己的新工作很满意，因为这份

工作正好与她的兴趣相符。

She is very satisfied with her new job as

it coincides with her interests.

3.我买了这件衬衣，因为它的价格从300

元减到了80元。

I bought this shirt because the price was

reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan.

4.为了把孩子们抚养成人，这位母亲真

是经历了各种磨难。

To bring her children up, the mother

really went through all kinds of

hardships.

5.警方在老太太的死亡案中已经排除了

他杀的可能性。

The police have ruled out murder in the

case of the old lady’s death.

6.市政府承诺将尽快采取有效的措施，

解决空气污染的问题。

The municipal government promised to

take effective steps as soon as possible

to solve the problems of air pollution.

7.因为腿部受伤，我没有参加上个月学

校举行的网球锦标赛。

I did not go in for the Campus Tennis

Championships held last month because

of my injured leg.

8.要是能得到大多数女生支持的话，你

赢得选举成为学生会主席的机会是很

大的。

If you can get the support of the

majority of the girls, you stand a good

chance of winning the election and

becoming Chairman of the Students

Union.

9.他写的书并非都像这一本这么成功，

所以我建议你从图书馆把它借来读一

下。

Not all the books he wrote were as

successful as this one so I recommend

that you borrow it from the library and

read it.

10.在2004年雅典奥运会上刘翔打破男

子110米跨栏世界记录，获得冠军这

个记录以前是由一个美国运动员保持

的。

At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Liu

Xiang won the championship of the

men’s 110-meter hurdles and broke the

world record, which had been

previously held by an American athlete.

Unti 5

1.他试图拯救这家濒临倒闭的企业，但

失败了。

He attempted to save the enterprise

which was on the venge of collapse but

failed.

2.总统已经宣布，在第一个任期结束时

不再谋求连任。

The president has announced that he

will not seek re-election at the end of

his first term.

3.那个年轻教师在激发学生努力学习方

面很有技巧。

The young teacher is skilled at

motivating his students to study hard.

4.她喜欢举行社交聚会，只要能找到借

口，她就随时举办。

She loves giving parties and does so

whenever she can find an excuse.

5.要在这家公司找到一个管理职位，你

恐怕至少要和50个人竞争。

I’m afraid that you’ll have to compete

with at least fifty people for an

administrative post in this company.

6.坦率地说，就算你对公司很忠诚，我

觉得你得到提拔的机会也不大。

To be frank, I don’t think you stand a

good chance of getting promoted even if

you are loyal to the company.

7.很显然，他的演讲激发了观众对地震

灾难中受害者的极大同情。

It was obvious that his speech aroused

the sympathy of the audience for the

victims of the earthquake.

8.尽管他反复向我保证他有能力推销我

们公司的产品，但在雇佣他之前我还

要在面试他一次。

Though he has repeatedly assured me of

his ability to promote our company’s

products, I’ll give him another interview

before hiring him.

9.公司的投资之所以以失败而告终是由

于总经理的决策错误，于是董事会决

定把他从公司赶出去。

The company’s investment ended in

failure due to the wrong strategic

decisions of the general manager and so

the board of directors decided to throw

him out.

10.我知道你累了，不过再坚持一会儿吧。

再过半个小时我们就要到达顶峰了。

I know you are tired but try to hang on a

little bit longer. We will reach the peak

in half an hour.