英语选修6 WORKBOOK课本翻译答案

Book 6 workbook Unit 1

1.虽然我不是现代艺术方面的学者，但是看展览的主意对我很有吸引力。(scholar; contemporary; exhibition; appeal to) Although I am not a scholar in contemporary art, the idea of going to the exhibition appeals to me.

2.你知道几何学在传统的西方艺术中曾被用来勾画绘画作品吗？(geometry) Do you know that geometry was used to plan paintings in traditional Western art?

3.埃及文明吸引着来自世界各地的旅游者。(civilization; Egypt) The civilization of Egypt attracts tourists from all over the world.

4.陶土罐非常脆弱，所以需要小心处理。(Clay; fragile) Clay vases are fragile and so should be handled with care.

5.我不仅见过那个伟大的雕塑家本人，我还亲眼目睹了他如何雕刻大理石像。(in the flesh; carve; marble; figure) I have not only seen the great sculptor in the flesh, but also watched him carve a marble figure.

6.你说你住在西城区，能具体一点吗？在哪条大街或哪条路？(district; specific; avenue) You said you live in the West City District. Could you be a bit more specific? In which avenue or street?

7.文艺复兴时期的壁画作品的视觉效果到今天仍让人印象深刻。(wall paintings; visual; impressive) The visual effect of Renaissance wall paintings is still impressive today.

Unit 2

1.报告的第二部分提到很多具体的问题，需要马上解决（section, concrete）In the second section of the report many concrete problems are mentioned, and they must be solved at once.

2.他会为你准备一杯由鲜果制，酸奶和鸡蛋制成的特殊饮料。made (be up of, yoghurt) He’ll prepare a special drink f or you which/that is made up of fresh juice, yoghurt and eggs.

3.如果你放松一段时间，你就会好得更快.(take it easy) You’ll get better more quickly if you take it easy for a while

4. 如果Emily 没有逗那只猫，它就不会打翻那个漂亮的花瓶。(tease, knock over) If Emily had not teased the cat, the beautiful vase would not have been knocked over. (If Emily had not teased the cat, it would not have knocked the vase over)

5. 他喜欢诗歌，特别是唐诗。(in particular) He loves poems, Tang poems in particular.

6. 我想去街角新开的四川餐馆试一试。(try out) I would like to try out that newly-opened (new) Sichuan restaurant round the corner.

7. 那间小村舍里的家具寥寥无几。(cottage, bare minimum) There is bare minimum of furniture in that cottage.

8. 她很怕蛇。看到蛇时她往往会发出尖叫(let out) She is afraid of snakes. When she sees one, she always lets out a scream

9. 你为远行装那个盒子的时候别忘了把指南针放进去。(expedition, load, compass) Don’t forget to put in a compass when you load the box for expedition.

Unit 3

1. I felt awkward hearing my uncle praise smoking and hoped that others would make their own judgment and not follow his examples.

2. The boy felt ashamed of his behavior. He fainted when the doctor put a needle in his arm and took out some blood.

3. When Jack threw away his last packet of cigarettes. He immediately began to feel like a non-smoker.

4. The specialists are considering a proposal to ban the sale of alcohol and cigarettes to adolescents.

5. In spite of the cold, he jumped into the river and pulled the fallen boy out of the water. He took a great risk but the survival of the boy made

him feel extremely happy.

6. It is illegal for parents to decide to have an abortion because they do not like the sex of their unborn baby. I am so angry that this prejudice against female children continues even today.

7. Many famous people like Pu Cunxin have been active in the campaign against HIV/AIDS, due to the sponsorship of CHARTS (China AIDS Roadmap Tactical Support) project.

8. Some sentences in the texts which cause students’ comprehension difficulties are further explained in the notes of the appendix at the end of the textbook.

Unit 4

1. I think our conference was very successful on the whole. Professor Brown’s presentation was warmly received.

2. There is a wide range of energy sources: coal, oil, natural gas, water power, nuclear power and so on.

3. Since your bicycle is broken, you can use mine, so long as you take care of it.

4. Sue often buys food at the nearby store and heats it in the microwave for lunch. Then she drinks a can of cole to refresh herself and goes back to the office.

5. I would like to thank Mr. Smith on behalf of the school for his work as

a scholar, an engineer and educator.

6. She is opposed to war, cruelty to animals, racism and so on with a commitment to help all living things.

7. His program has been passed smoothly because most of the representatives in the conference subscribed to it.

8. In recent years, the winter temperature in this region tends to go up, and one of the main reasons which have resulted in this consequence is the air pollution.

9. His main contribution to our country is that he suggested on controlling population growth.

10. The chairman of the conference stated that though the people present are in disagreement on some issues, they are in agreement with each other on environmental protection.

11. The existence of life in outer space is still a mystery.

12. Experts said that the global temperature would show a tendency to increase. Unit 5

1. Glancing through the newspaper, I found a news report about the typhoon in Guangdong Province.

2. When I realized the precious necklace had gone, I panicked. (When I realized the