新世纪大学英语第二册课后翻译

Unit 1

P23

1)行动比言语更响亮。

? Action speaks louder than words.

2)这儿的生产需要低于摄氏25度的温度。

? The production here needs temperatures lower than 25 degrees Celsius.

3)我喜欢保存东西而不是把它们扔掉。

?? I like to keep things rather than throw them away.

4)这里除了我之外没有别人。

? There is nobody here other than me.

5)她宁愿辞职也不愿为那位老板干活。

? She’d rather leave her job than (be forced to) work for that boss.

P26

1)在生活中，我们最愚蠢的行为就是太执着于自己的东西，不愿意放弃。(cling to sth., let go)

? In life,our stupidest course of action is to cling too much to what we have and refuse to let go.

2)我愿意在IT行业工作，但我不知如何着手。(go about sth.)

? I am willing to work in the IT industry,but have no idea how to go about it.

3)许多人都已意识到与大自然和谐相处的重要性。(aware of, in harmony with)

? Many people are aware of the importance of living in harmony with nature.

4)像“代沟”这样的问题是不可以被掩盖起来的。(sweep … under the carpet)

? Problems like the generation gap cannot be swept under the carpet.

5)我始终不懂什么事在使她烦心。(eat away at)

? I never did understand what was eating away at her.

6)他一生都与世无争。(at peace with)

? He has been at peace with the world all his life.

7)他没有说出自己的想法。一则她未必理解，二则他怕她未必肯原谅他。(for one thing …, for another …)

? He did not speak out / say what he thought.For one thing, she might not understand. For another, he was afraid that she might not forgive him.

8)岁月流逝，他对中国文化越来越感兴趣。(roll by)

? As the years rolled by,he became increasingly interested in/fascinated by Chinese culture.

Unit 2

P55

1)一个令人愉快的假日

? a delightful holiday

2)一个政治上有前途的人

? a hopeful man / person in politics

3)一个很健忘的人

? a forgetful person

4)一位专横的经理

? a masterful manager

5)一把米

? a handful of rice

6)一匙水

? a spoonful of water

7)一抱报纸

? an armful of newspapers

8)一房间的学生

? a roomful of students

9)一口酒

? a mouthful of wine

P57

1)众所周知，这些岛屿一直是中国领土(territory)的一部分。

? It is known to all that these islands have always been part of China's territory.

2)当你们规划一个项目时，所有这些因素都应当加以考虑。

? When you plan a project,all these factors ought to be taken into consideration.

3)这些孩子们在托儿所(nursery)里得到了良好的照顾。

? The/These children are well taken care of / are taken good care of in the nursery.

4)这辆车太旧，需要修理了。

? The car is too old; it needs repairing / to be repaired.

5)这个问题最近在电视上谈论得很多。

? The question has been much talked about on TV recently.

P58

1)这种情景总是令我感动，让我深思。(set sb. doing sth.)

? Such a sight always moves me and sets me thinking.This is a sight that never fails to move me and set me thinking.

2)别怪她了，在类似情况下，你自己也会这么做的。(under ... circumstances)

? Stop scolding/blaming her-You'd have done the same thing under/in similar circumstances.

3)我们应当为自己所拥有的一切而心存感激，而不是对任何事情都漫不经心。(be appreciative of/grateful for,take... for granted)

? We should be appreciative of/grateful for what we have instead of taking everything for granted.

4)他也许会答应改变，但无非又是说一套做一套罢了。(It's the same old story of)

? He may promise to change,but it's the same old story of saying one thing and doing another

5)我若有思索该怎样把这可怕的消息告诉他。(rack one's brains about sth.,break the news to sb.)

? I racked my brains about how to break the terrible news to him.

6)我将永远无法报答父母为我所做的一切。(repay sb. for sth.)

? It will be impossible for me to repay my parents for everything they have done for me.

7)且让我再次感谢大家的参与，祝你们工作顺利。(it remains to sb. to do sth.)

? For now,it remains to me to thank you once more for joining us and wish you good