全新版大学英语综合教程3段落翻译

He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.
Unit3
人们几乎无法将蓄意行窃的盗贼拒之门外。
毫无疑问，爱因斯坦是20世纪最伟大的科学家。
It is beyond doubt that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.
Unit5
在感恩节的七分钟，乔治沉浸于阅读他父亲留给他的日记。他的父亲在连续两次完成环球旅行后在海上去世。
这份日记使他回忆起自己与父亲一起度过的每一刻及父亲为他所做的许多具体事情。
The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf.
幸运的是，通过自己的努力，他已经渡过了最困难的时期。她决心继续追求他所向往的更加美好的生活。
Fortunately, through her hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.
常识告诉我们，光照时犯罪行为的障碍物。
Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to a criminal activity.
家门口必须安装一盏灯，并在晚间开着。
A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night.
后来他在加拿大的得累斯顿为逃跑的努力建造了一个居住小区，并建了教堂和学校。
Later he built a small settlement in Dresden, Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school.
他坚信奴隶制终将废除，种族歧视消失的那天一定会到来。
It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out.
所能做的只是设法阻拦他们片刻，从而使其暴露在巡警（police patrol）面前。
All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes, thus exposing him to police patrols.
然而，经营小本生意绝非易事。在失去稳定的收入后，南希不得不削减日常开支。有时候她甚至没有钱支付她所需要的种种保险的费用。
But, to run a business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed.
In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.
Unit4
2005年最不寻常的事也许是联合国宣布这一年为世界物理学年。
What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the United Nations declared it “The World Year of Physics”.
这一年是爱因斯坦发表相对论100周年，而是他去世50周年。
It was the 100thanniversary of Einstein’s theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of his death.
1905年，爱因斯坦发表了五篇科学史上非常重要的论文，从而使物理学发生了突破性进展。
Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world.
乔治的父亲过去经常向他强调必须经历各种艰难困苦去追求卓越（excellence）
George’s father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence.
即使今天，他依然记得父亲如何引用“懂得感激是高尚者的标志”这句伊索（Aesop）名言来交到他要把懂得感激放在最重要的位置。
全新版大学英语综合教程3
Translation
Unit1
十年之前，南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事。她辞去了经理职位，在邻近地区开了一家家用器具商店。像南希那样的人做出这种决定主要是想改善生活质量。
A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.
Unit2
亨森获得自由后不久就一心帮助逃亡奴隶。
Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assisting fugitive slaves.
他几次偷偷的从加拿大回到美国帮助其他努力通过地下铁路获得自由。
He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.
如果你碰巧是最晚一个回家，别只关门而不上锁。
Make sure/Assure yourself that you don’t leave the door on the latch if you happen t果你决定购买精密的电子报警系统，别忘了索要报警器的标志，并把它们张贴在窗户和门上。
又一次在逃跑时，亨森和几个逃跑的奴隶被捕捉奴隶的人包围。
Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they wereon the run.
他将逃跑的奴隶乔装打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。
He disguised them and successfully avoided capture.
if you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors.
此外，你还可以将报警系统连接到警署。
Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop’s famous saying “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls” and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.
In 1905 Einstein published five highly important essays in the history of science, thus revolutionizing physics.
他的伟大成就可归之于他令人惊叹的想象力、不断的质疑和对权威的漠视。
His great achievements can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning, and not giving a fig for authority.