新世纪英语读写译第四册综合教程翻译

Unit1

人们生活在大自然的王国里。他们大自然的居民，也是大自然的改造者。随着社会的进步和经济的发展，人们对大自然的直接依赖越来越少，而对其间接的依赖却越来越多。

人类与大自然的血肉相连，谁都无法生存于大自然之外。然而，人与自然之间原来存在的动态平衡已经出现崩溃现象。人口爆炸、生态失衡、资源匮乏等问题已成为阻碍人类社会进一步发展的主要因素。

斯铂金教授认为，要解决这一问题，人类唯一的选择就是明智地协商好生产和大自然的关爱之间的关系。

Human beings live in the realm of nature. They are not only dwellers in nature, but also transformers of it. With the development of society and its economy, people tend to become less dependent on nature directly, but indirectly their dependence grows.

Human beings are connected with nature by “blood” ties. No one can live outside nature. However, the previous dynamic balance between man and nature has shown signs of breaking down. Problems such as the population explosion, ecological imbalance and the shortage of natural resources have become major factors keeping human society from being further developed.

Professor Spirkin holds that the only choice for human beings is the wise organization of production and care for Mother Nature.

Unit3

许多人都想出名，因为声誉能带给他们公众的赞扬和敬意。在大多数情况下，声誉还会帮助名人获取财富。可是，真正能成名的人毕竟是少数，而大多数人，包括大多数艺术家，出名的可能性都不大。

诚然，有些人在一生中某些时刻遭受的失败的确能激发他们更加努力奋斗，从而取得最终成功。譬如，美国发明家托马斯·爱迪生在发明电灯泡时，就是尝试了几百种材料后才最终找到适用于灯泡的熔丝（fuse）的。然而，遗憾的是，对于大多数人来说，失败往往就是他们奋斗的结束。

所以，在我看来，成功是一回事，出名是另一回事。不管你是否出名，只要你尽力了，你就算成功了。

Many people want to be famous because fame can bring them both honor and respect from the public. In most cases, fame can also help them gain wealth. But, after all, very few people can really become famous while most people, including most artists, are unlikely to become famous.

It is true that some failure for some people at certain times in their lives does motivate them to strive even harder so as to achieve final success. For example, Thomas Edison, the famous American inventor, had tried hundreds of materials before he finally found the suitable fuse for the electric bulb. However, unfortunately, for most people failure is the end of their struggle.

Therefore, in my opinion, success is one thing and fame is another. As long as you have tried your best, you’re already successful whether you are famous or not.

Unit4

有些人认为只要自己准时上下班就算完成任务了，从不思索什么是工作和为什么要工作。其实，“工作”涉及智慧、热情、想象力和创造力等等各方面的素质。

要做好工作，工作者必须有奉献精神，能够吃苦耐劳，此外他还应该具有主动性和创造性。所谓主动性，就意味着工作者要随时把握住机会，展现自己非凡的工作才能。

其次，工作者要弄清楚自己所从事的工作的性质和意义，对自己的所作所为负起责任，以旺盛的热情投入到工作中去。如果能做到这一点，他就会发现，工作不再是一种负担，而是他们生活中不可缺少的一个重要组成部分。不管从事什么工作，他总能从工作中找到价值和乐趣，在平凡的岗位上取得不平凡的业绩。

Some people think that they’ve fulfilled their tasks as long as they go on duty and come off duty on time. They never think about what is meant by “work” and why they should work at all. In fact, “work” involves such qualit ies as wisdom, enthusiasm, imagination and creativity.

To do his work well, a worker must have a spirit of dedication, and be capable of bearing hardships and standing hard work. In addition, he should have initiative and creativity. Having initiative means the worker should be ready to grasp every opportunity to display his outstanding ability.

In addition, a worker should make clear the nature and significance of the work he does, be responsible for whatever he is doing and plunge himself into the work with vigorous enthusiasm. If he can do so, he will find a job no longer a burden but an indispensable part of his life. Whatever he does, he can always find values and pleasure in the work and achieve extraordinary results in otherwise ordinary work.