大学英语4期末考试翻译

Unit 1 Topic 1: Friends

一个人可能会有很多朋友，但知心朋友只有一两个。我们把一些朋友看作是亲密的朋友，把其他的视为普通朋友。那些对我们不忠实的人不能称为我们的朋友。

A person can have many friends but only one or two bosom friends. We regard some of our friends as our intimate friends, and others as ordinary friends. Those who are unfaithful to us can’t be called our friends.

好朋友是真正的朋友，而真正的朋友是终生的朋友。可以说朋友如同自己的左膀右臂。首先朋友是一个你能依赖，信任和与之交谈的人。其次朋友是一个能倾听你诉说（烦心事）的人或你能在他面前畅所欲言的人。更重要的是朋友是一个在你身处于困境时会给你帮助的人。正如俗话所说：患难之交见真情。

A good friend is a real friend, and a real friend is a friend for life. A friend is, as it were, a second self. First, a friend is one whom you can count on, trust and talk to. Second, a friend is someone who will listen to you when you talk about your problems or before whom you may think aloud. What is more, a friend is a person who will help you if you are in trouble. Just as the saying goes: A friend in need is a friend indeed

我们应该和（心地）善良、有同情心、关心他人、诚实、体贴的人交朋友，因为他们是真诚的、可信赖的。因此不要只想靠礼物来赢得朋友。结交朋友的唯一方法是成为对方的朋友。

We should make friends with those who are kind-hearted, compassionate, caring, honest and thoughtful, because they are sincere and reliable. So don’t try to win a friend with gifts only. The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Topic 2: Friendship

友谊离不开关爱与亲密。友谊是以热情，信任以及共同的经历为基础的。真正的友谊如同慢慢生长的植物，其价值能经得起时间的考验。真正的友谊犹如人的身体健康，只有失去了才能知道它的宝贵。

Friendship involves affection and intimacy. Friendship is based on warmth, trust and shared experience. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, the value of which can stand the test of time. True friendship is like health, the value of which is seldom known until it is lost.

生活中没有朋友就像生活在荒芜的海岛上。生活中没有友谊这日子就没法过。分享快乐与分担痛苦是表达深厚友谊的方法。与朋友分享你的快乐，快乐就会倍增。向朋友倾诉你的痛苦，痛苦就会减半。

Life without friends is like life on a desert island, and life without friendship is not worth living. Sharing joy and sorrow is the way to show your deep friendship. If you tell your joy to your friend, your joy will double. And if you pour your sorrow to your friend, your sorrow will be reduced by half.

与朋友同甘共苦能增强友谊，使友谊保持活力。与朋友保持联系能增进友谊，使友谊长存。记住朋友们生活中的一些重要日子能促进友谊，使友谊记忆犹新。

Sharing your joy and sorrow with your friends can nurture friendship and keep friendship alive; keeping your friends informed about yourself can improve friendship, and make friendship permanent; remembering important days in your friends’ lives can promote friendship and keep friendship fresh in our minds.

Unit 2 Topic 1: Cultural Differences

不同国家的人语言不同，价值观念不同，看问题的角度也不同。这些不同之处通常被称作为文化差异。文化差异很细微，常常不被人们所察觉或会被忽视。看到别人言谈举止与我

们不同会让我们不安。起初，我们也许会认为他们出了什么问题。

People from different countries speak different languages, keep different value systems, and have different ways of looking at things. These differences are generally called cultural differences. Cultural differences are subtle and are often unrecognized or overlooked. It is upsetting to find people who behave differently from us. We may, at first, assume that something is wrong with them.

文化背景会影响人们的思维方式。首先，文化背景会影响人们对行为举止好与坏的判断。其次，它会影响人们对礼貌与粗鲁的认定。另外，它还会影响人们对准时与迟到的看法。例如，不同文化对赞扬的反应是不同的；有些文化认为当别人第一次给你东西时不要接受是比较礼貌的；在东方文化中目光的交流可以表示真诚和专注，而在西方文化中过多的目光交流会使人尴尬。

Cultural backgrounds may influence people’s way of thinking. First, cultural background influences what people consider to be good manners or bad manners. Second, it influences what they consider to be polite or rude. Third, it influences what they consider to be on time or late. (to be continued)

For example, different cultures may have different ways of responding to compliments; some cultures consider it polite not to take something the first time it is offered; eye contact may convey sincerity and attentiveness in some Oriental cultures but too much eye contact may embarrass people in some Western cultures.

不了解文化差异会引发许多问题。一方面不了解文化差异的人在与不同文化背景的生意伙伴交流时会有障碍。另一方面不能识别文化差异会使相互之间难以理解。总之不了解文化差异会导致不同国家或种族的人之间在日常生活中产生许多误解和烦恼。

Failure to recognize cultural differences may cause many problems. On the one hand, those who are uninformed about cultural differences may have difficulty communicating with their business associates from other cultures. On the other hand, inability to recognize cultural differences can make mutual understanding difficult. (to be continued)

In a word, failure to recognize cultural differences lies at the root of many everyday misunder-standings and irritations among people of different countries or races.

应对文化差异有许多方法。首先，相互了解其它文化的基本特点可以避免无意间得罪他人。例如我们可以向外国朋友了解他们国家的日常习俗，或耐心地向他们介绍一些自己国家的风俗。其次，不要在公共场合批评来自不同文化的人或使他们感到尴尬。更重要的是我们要尊重来自其它文化的人并与他们平等相待才能达到相互理解。

There are many ways to deal with cultural differences. First, we can avoid unintentionally offending others by learning the basic characteristics of other cultures. For instance, we may ask our foreign friends about their everyday customs or take time to explain certain common customs of our own culture to them. (to be continued)

Second, don’t not criticize or em barrass people from other cultures in public. What is more, understanding can only be reached if we are willing to treat people from other cultures with respect and as equals.

应对文化差异有许多方法。一方面尊重其它文化有助于我们避免冒犯他人。另一方面了解其它文化可以帮助我们避免误解他人。除此之外，让外国朋友了解你对时间的概念、守时的态度也不失为上策。只要我们注意这几个方面，就能解决由文化差异而产生的问题。There are many ways to deal with cultural differences. On the one hand, having respect for other cultures can help us avoid offending others. On the other hand, learning about other