新视界大学英语综合教程2 翻译答案

Unit1

1 独立思考能力是大学生必备的素质之一。(think for yourself; quality)

The ability to think for yourself is one of the qualities that college students must have.

2 虽然大家对这部电影好评如潮，我却不怎么喜欢这部电影。(despite; not think much of) Despite all the good comments the film received, I didn’t think much of it.

3有陌生人或外国人在场时，她总是不愿意说话。(in the presence of sb; reluctant)

In the presence of strangers or foreigners she is always reluctant to talk.

4 正要离开书店时，他发现了自己一直在寻找的一本书。(be about to do sth)

He was about to leave the bookshop when he found a book that he had been looking for.

5 会上，大家对如何提高学生的阅读技能进行了更详细的探讨。(at length)

How to improve students’ reading skills was discussed at greater length at the meeting.

Unit 2

1 虽然体育运动的形式多种多样，但它们有一个共同之处：所有的运动都是为了增强人们的体质。(despite; have … in common)

Despite the different forms of sports, they have one thing in common: All of them are to strengthen people’s health.

2 四年一次的奥运会对促进各国间的友谊起着重要作用。(play a … role; promote)

The Olympic Games, which take place every four years, play an important role in promoting friendship between different countries.

3 两国间的文化交流在中断了两年后，于去年重新开始。(exchange; resume)

After having stopped for two years, cultural exchanges between the two countries resumed last year.

4 体育锻炼是很重要，但它代替不了健康的饮食。(substitute for)

Physical exercise is important, but it is no substitute for healthy diet.

5 在中国，只要说到国球，人们自然会想到乒乓球。(whenever; speak of)

Whenever people speak of the national ball in China, people will think of table tennis.

Unit 3

1 新闻工作者的职责是提供真实准确的报道，因为公众有权知道事实的真相。(accurately; be entitled to do)

The responsibility of a journalist is to provide news accurately, for the public are entitled to know about the truth.

2 《中国日报》是中国唯一的全国性英文日报，日发行量达40余万份。(using phrases in apposition)

China Daily, the only national English-language newspaper in China, has a circulation of over 400,000 copies daily.

3.经济发展不能以牺牲环境为代价，否则后患无穷。(at the expense of)

Economic development must not be achieved at the expense of environment, otherwise it will bring endless trouble.

4这名记者拒绝透露她的消息来源，以免带来不必要的麻烦。(disclose ;for fear of doing sth)

The journalist refused to disclose the source of her information, for fear of bringing unnecessary trouble.

5 他因发表有关人权的错误报道而受到指控。(be charged with)

He was charged with publishing false reports on human rights.

Unit4

1 我们应立即采取行动反对非法捕猎。(take action against)

We should take immediate action against illegal hunting.

2 虽然政府已颁布法律保护濒危动物，但是一些濒危动物仍然遭到捕杀。(while; endangered) While the government has enacted laws to protect endangered animals, some of them are still being hunted and killed.

3 成立该组织的目的不仅仅是要保护动物权益，还要推广野生动物保护知识。(not just to … but also to…)

The organization is established not just to protect animal rights, but also to make knowledge of wild animal protection known.

4 即使在今天，很多药物研究还都是在动物身上进行的。(test on)

Even today, much medical research is still tested on animals.

5 他冒着被蛇咬的危险在森林里生活了数月，收集了大量的第一手资料。(run the risk of; first-hand)

He lived in the forest for several months,running the risk of being bitten by snakes, and collected a lot of first-hand data.

Unit5

1.两年前我对网球产生了兴趣，现在每周都打两次网球。（take up）

I took up tennis two years ago, and now I play tennis twice a week.

2. 对所有年龄段的人来说，看电视仍然是最常见的休闲活动。（using gerund as subject）Watching television is still the most common leisure activity for people of all ages.

3.现在，青少年上网所花的时间有上升的趋势，这一现象值得我们关注。（trend ; worthy of）There is a trend that teenagers nowadays are spending more time on the Internet, which is worthy of our attention.

4.事实上，我们应该提倡健康的休闲活动，如爬山，游泳，钓鱼等。(as a matter of fact;advocate)

As a matter of fact, we should advocate healthy leisure activities such as mountain climbing, swimming, fishing etc.

5.随着时间的推移，新的休闲娱乐活动将不断涌现。（move on）

As time moves on, new forms of leisure activities will keep appearing.