翻译练习

翻译练习之二01. ______________________________(多亏了一系列的新发明), doctors can treat this disease successfully.Key: Thanks to a series of new inventions02. In my sixties, one change I notice is that _______________________(我比以前更容易累了). Key: I am more inclined/likely to get tired than before03. I am going to pursue this course, _______________________ (无论我要做出什么样的牺牲). Key: no matter what kind of sacrifice I will make04. I would prefer shopping online to shopping in a department store because ________________________(它更加方便和省时).Key: it is more convenient and time-saving05. Many Americans lives on credit, and their quality of life ________________________ (是用他们能够借到多少来衡量的), not how much they can earn.Key: is measured by how much they borrow06. The finding of this study failed to _____________________(将人们的睡眠质量考虑在内). Key: take people’s sleep quality into account/consideration07. The prevent and treat of AIDS is _________________________(我们可以合作的领域). Key: the field (where we can cooperate）/ the field in which we can cooperate08. Because of the leg injury, the athlete_________________(决定退出比赛).Key: decided to quit the match09. To make donations or for more information, please _________________________(按以下地址和我们联系)Key: contact us at the following address10. Please come here at ten tomorrow morning ___________________(如果你方便的话). Key: if it is convenient for you/ at your convenience11. Specialists in intercultural studies say that it is not easy to ___________________(适应不同文化中的生活).Key: adapt to life in different cultures12. Since my childhood I have found that ________________(没有什么比读书对我更有吸引力).Key: nothing is more attractive to me than reading13. The victim _________________(本来有机会活下来) if he had been taken to hospital in time. Key: would have had a chance to survive14. Some psychologists(心理学家) claim that people_________________(出门在外时可能会感到孤独).Key: might feel lonely when they are away from home15. The nation’s population continues to rise _______________(以每年1200万人的速度). Key: at an annual speed of 12 million16. __________________(保护濒危物种) is a great economic burden on the developing nations. Key: Preservation of endangered species / Protection of rare species / Protection of species in real danger17. Hosting the Olympic Games can ___________________(增加政府收入,创造就业机会). Key: increase the government revenue and create more employment18. Some of the students are immature and curious , so they can _________________(难以抵制诱惑,沉溺于网上冲浪)Key: hardly resist the temptation and indulge in internet surfing19. Encouraging females go back home to be full-time housewives is a very ridiculous idea which___________________(剥夺妇女基本的工作权利).Key: deprives women of their basis right to work20. TV and the internet distance a person from his/her friends, because people nowadays __________________ (缺乏与同伴们面对面交流的机会).Key: lack adequate face to face communication with their peers / are lack of direct contact with their friends.21. Military service help one cultivate ________________ (强烈的独立性,自信心和成就感). Key: a strong sense of independence, self-confidence and accomplishment.22. Through traveling, people with different racial (人种的) and political backgrounds get to know each other better, thus __________________(消除误会和偏见).Key: removing misunderstanding and prejudice23. __________________(有些人如此痴迷于上网以至于) they often neglect the emotional (情感的) needs of their family members. As a result, resentment and hatred arise.Key: Some people are so addicted to net surfing that24. The rubbish problem_______________(对人们的健康形成潜在的危险) because it contains all kinds of germs (细菌) and viruses and transmits a number of epidemic diseases (流行病). Key: pose potential risks to people’s health25. People should be encouraged to share their joys and sorrows at the diner table______________ (不管他们有多忙). In fact, diner time is a perfect period for communication. Key: no matter how busy they are26. _______________(由于缺乏感情交流), misunderstanding arises and sometimes leads to the breakup of a family.Key : For lack of emotional exchanges27. Due to the superiority complex (优越感), tourists may look down on the local people, which may sometimes _____________(产生敌意).Key: give rise to hostility28. The internet _____________(对…产生深远的影响) people’s lifestyle and value systems. Key: produces profound influence on29. Cultural globalization will ______________(导致) one homogenous (同样的) global culture where everyone looks the same, speaks the same and thinks the same.Key: result in30. The industrial waste is dumped into rivers without being filtered (过滤), thus contaminating (污染) the rivers and _____________(带来很大害处) to the residents nearby.Key: bringing great harm31. It is of great significance (意义) for a government to ________________(做出努力) conserve (保护) endangered culture and language.Key: make efforts to32. The tourist industry has played a positive role in (在…方面起作用) _________________(满足公众的文化需求), carrying forward national culture and achieving the sustainable development (可持续发展) of resources.Key: meeting the cultural needs of the public33. Full-time housewives sometimes ____________(感到孤独和忧郁) for lack of communication with the outside world.Key: feel isolated and moody/feel lonely and depressed.34. The disappearance of some species_______________(打破生态平衡) because the food is destroyed.Key: breaks the ecological balance35. Animals testing is a cruel and uncivilized practice that ______________(剥夺了动物的生存权利).Key: deprives animals of their right of existence36. Tourism helps to better introduce the country to foreigners and _______________(展示悠久的历史和灿烂的文化).Key: show the long history and brilliant culture37. Children may have access to obscene (淫秽的) materials via the Internet and even go astray (误入歧途) ________________(在媒体的负面影响下).Key: under the negative influence of the mass media38. The Olympic Games promote international goodwill, ________________(增进相互了解) between nations and maintain world peace.Key: enhance mutual understanding39. _____________(最好的减肥方法) is to reduce the number of calories being eaten and to increase the level of physical activity.Key: the best way to lose weight40. A child who often ______________(沉溺于电视) doesn’t know the difference between reality and fantasy.Key: indulge in TV41. Since some children lack adequate self-control (自控) and self-discipline (自律), they cannot ______________(抵制毒品的疑惑) and fall victims to (成了…的受害者)drug-dealers.Key: resist the temptation of drugs42. Too much TV viewing is intellectually damaging; _____________(换句话说), it kills creativity and imagination.Key: in other words43. Visits to museums and galleries (艺术画廊) ___________(开阔视野), enrich one’s knowledge and arose one’s interest.Key: widen one’s horizon/broaden one’s vision44. The merits(优点) of overseas study include greater global awareness(意识), language learning, ____________(跨文化交流), enhanced independence, improved self-confidence and adaptability (适应性).Key: cross-cultural communication45. Sending a child to a nursery at an early age is emotionally harmful, because the child who lacks proper parental care and love_____________(往往) fell isolated (孤独的) and depressed (忧郁的).Key: tends to46. ____________(越多) tourists arrive, ____________(越严重) pollution problem perplexes (使窘困) us.Key: The more… the more serious47. Some children are so naïve(天真的) that they tend to imitate their idols(偶像) who aresometime ______________ (不好的榜样).Key: negative role models48. The primary responsibility of a government is to help its people __________ (消除贫困和疾病).Key: eliminate/get rid of poverty and disease49. It is a luxurious(奢侈的) dream for children in ________(贫困地区) to receive formal education.Key: the poverty-stricken area50. Life forms that cannot keep up with the newest species will always risk extinction, ____________ (除非他们适应新的挑战).Key: unless they adapt to the new challenge51. It doesn’t make sense (行不通) for us to __________(关注) other species when humanity (人类) has not yet sorted its own welfare out. (sort…out: 解决)Key: be concerned about52. Coursework (课程作业) is a much more genuine (真实的) assessment of a candidate because it ______________(把研究考虑在内), understanding of the issues and ability to express oneself, not just ability to answer a question in a very limited time.Key: take research into account53. Man has no obligation (义务) to save the weaker species (物种); if they cannot match our pace, they ______________(活该消亡) and be replaced by others.Key: deserve to die out54. All of these are ___________(对于功能社会非常重要), and the division of labor on the basis of (在…基础上) sex is an entirely sensible (合情合理的) principle of social order.Key: essential to a functional society55. ______________ (英国人口正在老化). People are living longer, and forcing people to retire simply increases the heavy economic burden of pensioners (领养老金者) on the state.Key: The population of Britain is aging56. It is obvious that the influence of family, friends, religion and school is decisive (决定性的) in _____________ (年轻人形成道德观).Key: forming the moral values of young people57. As new technology becomes available (可得到的) to _____________ (允许更加高效地利用核能), less nuclear waste will be produced.Key: allow the more efficient use of unclear fuel58. This would __________(证明非常有益) to a person who may have lost a body organ (器官) such as a kidney, scientists could clone that particular (特定的) organ for the individual, which, in the long run, would work better than a transplant (移植的) organ.Key: prove to be very beneficial59. The primary purpose of a justice is the _______________(防止犯罪和保护无辜).Key: prevention of crime and the protection of the innocent60. Although still a controversial (有争议的) subject, there is a growing consensus (一致的意见) that _____________(全球气候变化是由环境污染引起的), especially by greenhouse gases. Key: global climate changes are being caused by environmental pollution61. Cloning becomes a brave new step in ___________(抵御疾病和改善生活水平).Key: fighting disease and improving the quality of life62. In many senses (意义), nuclear energy is clean. It does not ____________ (排放类似温室气体等有害气体), which are harmful either to the population or to the environment.Key: produce poisonous gases such as greenhouse gases63. The Internet can be used to distribute large amounts of information anywhere in the world__________ (以最低成本).Key: at a minimal cost64. If we are to ensure that children and grandchildren inherit (继承) a world that is not altered for the worse by global warning, we must begin ___________ (采取措施减少全球气温上升所带来的污染问题).Key: taking steps now to curb/reduce global warning pollution65. Some old people___________ (愿意住进养老院) because they can enjoy better living environment and have professional (专业的) care and treatment.Key: are willing to live in a nursing home/old people’s home67. You can depend on (指望) James – he _____________(总是信守承诺).Key: always keeps his promise68. Ordinary citizen are now _____________ (现在开始认真思考) the nation’s moral climate, say this ethics (道德学) professor.Key: starting to think seriously about69. The appearance (出现) of wireless networks _____________ (将极大地改变人们的日常生活).Key: will make big differences to everyday life.70. The little girl _____________ (悲伤地看着自己死去的小狗).Key: gazed her dead dog with sadness71. They _____________ (有…的习惯) giving two or three dinner parties a month.Key: were in the habit of72. It is obvious that knowledge ____________ (在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色).Key: play an important role in our life73. The country should ______________ (充分利用) its resources to develop economy.Key: take full advantage of /make full use of74. The police _____________ (正试图找出动机) of criminal behavior.Key: are trying to figure out the motive75. The ability to ___________ (明辨是非) is very necessary.Key: distinguish / tell right from wrong76. Outside (外面的) investment (投资) has helped the town to ________(摆脱……的形象) a depressed (死气沉沉的) industrial town.Key: shake off its image as77. The music of Beethoven will never go _____________ (落伍).Key: out of fashion78. ____________(谈话的中心) shifted from population growth to the education of women. Key: The focus of the conversation79. There are still days to go before the Mid-Autumn Festival, yet moon cakes of various brands ____________ (已经上市销售了).Key: have already been on sale in the market80. One of the interviewees (被采访的人) _______________ (同意谈论他的经历), but did not want to be named.Key: agreed to talk about his experience81. Oxford University says its colleges _____________ (依靠捐款和投资) to cover (支付) the cost of teaching.Key: rely on donations and investments82. In order to _____________(方便居民), the government is planning to set up some mobile shops in the residential area (居民区).Key: make things convenient for the people83. Performances (表演) have to be canceled when singers ___________ (嗓子疼).Key: have a sore throat84. The beautiful lighthouse on the small island ____________(值得参观).Key: is worthy of a visit / worth visiting / deserves to be visited85. People usually _____________ (习惯这里的潮湿天气) for a long time when they come here. Key: get accustomed to / is used to the wet weather87. There’s a man at the reception desk (接待处) who seems angry and I think__________(他打算制造点麻烦).Key: he is going to / means to make trouble88. According to some basketball officials, ___________(多达三分之一的队员) on team are Christians.Key: as many as one-third of the players89. The president was awarded a prize____________(为对世界和平做出了贡献).Key: for his contribution to world peace90. In some places the price of housing has risen / increased __________(上涨了59%以上) in the last two decade.Key: by more than fifty percent91. I hate people ____________(揭示电影的结尾).Key: who reveal the end of the movie92. The palace had its charms (魅力), ____________(就更不用说) the furniture in it.Key: let alone93. The manager promised to keep me__________(知道我们业务的进展情况).Key: informed of how our business is getting along94. The Press (记者招待会) Secretary gave a completely different version of events, which ___________(使得情况变得更加令人迷惑不解).Key: greatly confused the situation95. _______________(没有足够的钱也不想从父亲那里借), he decided to sell his watch. Key: Not having enough money and not wanting to borrow from his father96. In order to preserve jobs, the workforce were willing to ____________(牺牲业余时间进行工作).Key: sacrifice their leisure to work97. He is ____________(与其说是作家) as a scientist.Key: not so much a writer98. Teachers _____________ (不应发脾气) with the students – it only made things worse. Key: should never lose their temper99. Scott sat down at his desk and _____________(将注意力转向) the file in front of him. Key: turned his attention to100. The newly-elected president is much more capable __________(和前任相比) Key: compared with the former。