大学英语2课后翻译答案

When it comes to modern art, few people know more than Tom does.
4.有人问她时，她肯定了她将要退休。
When asked, she confirmed that she was going to retire.
5.咳嗽药不难吃，但对我没啥用。
I was on the verge of accepting his advice.
6.离婚可不是儿戏/离婚这档子事可不能等闲视之。
Divorce is not a matter you can afford to take lightly.
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Unit 3
1.缺乏信心导致了他的失败。
Lack of confidence contributed to his failure.
4.她瞪着我好像不认识我似的。
She stared at me as if I were a stranger.
5.据报道，昨天的车祸中有三人受伤。
It is reported that three people were injured in the traffic accident yesterday.
7.她戴上墨镜以便保护自己不受强烈光线的照射。
She put on dark glasses as a protection against the strong light.
8.经过那件事后人们再也不相信他了。
He could no longer be trusted after that incident.
2.在很多情况下只有规定还不行。
In many cases regulations alone will not work.
3.由于他的智慧和勤奋，他极有可能成功。
He is highly likely to succeed because of his intelligence and diligence.
6.她从来没有给他们做过任何事，而他们为她做了所有能做的事。
She has never done anything for them, whereas they have done everything they can for her.
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Unit 6
1.我们认为他是本场比赛表现最出色的球员之一。
5.此时我发现自己被五六个男孩子围住了。
Then I found myself surrounded by half a dozen boys.
6.在这幸福的时刻，我向你致以最美好的祝愿。
I send you best wishes on this happy occasion.
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Unit 2
8.这位科学家称这一发现为这个领域中最令人兴奋的新发现。
The scientist referred to the discovery as the most exciting new development in this field.
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Unit 4
1.我所能说的是我们十分抱歉。
All I can say is that we are extremely sorry.
3.条条大路通罗马。
All roads lead to Rome.
4.我本来打算今天给你这本书的，可是我忘记把这本数带来了。
I meant to give you that book today, but I forgot to bring it with me.
5.我差点儿接受他的建议。
3.中国的人口几乎是美国人口的五倍。
The population of China is almost five times as large as that of the United States.
4.对那个小孩来说草为什么是绿的曾经是个谜。
The reason why grass is green was once a mystery to the little boy.
6.他这样对待我使我很生气。
I feel angry at the way he treated me.
7.病人今天早晨的情况同昨天差不多。
The patient is much the same this morning as ha was yesterday.
8.今晚我想待在家里不出去。
1.昨天我去牙科医生那儿将我的一颗蛀牙拔掉了。
I went to the dentist yesterday to have a bad/decayed tooth pulled out.
2.事物的发展从根本上讲是由内因决定的。
The development of things depends fundamentally on internal causes.
We regard him as one of the best players in the game.
2.那位科学家捡起那些小石块，并小心翼翼地把它们放进一个盒子里。
The scientist picked up those little pieces of rock and carefully put them into a box.
7.这电影几乎有三个小时。
The film is all but three hours long.
8.我向你们保证我的故事是真的，以免有人觉得奇怪。
I assure you that it is true, lest anyone (should) think my story strange.
5.很多母亲试图在她们的女儿身上实现她们的梦想。
Many a mother tries to have her dreams realized by her daughter.
6.恶劣的天气使人们不能去参加游行。
The bad weather discouraged people from attending the parade.
4.他的外貌变化那么大，你很可能认不出他了。
His appearance has changed so much that you may well not recognize him.
5.这个城堡历史可追溯到14世纪。
The castle dates back to the 14th century.
3.缺乏维生素A会导致夜盲。
An inadequate supply of vitamin A may lead to night blindness.
4.我会用计算机，但是一说到修理计算机，我就一无所知了。
I can use a computer, but when it comes to computer repairing, I know nothing about it.
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Unit 7
1.这首歌你要是唱几遍的话，孩子们就会学会歌词的。
If you sing the song several times, your children will (begin to) pick up the words.
2.我们尽力使那位紧张的老人相信乘飞机是安全的。
We tried to assure the nervous old man that flying/air travel was safe.
The cough medicine tastes nice, but it doesn’t do me much good.
6.如果我们不能卖出更多的货物，就必须降低产量。
If we can’t sell more goods, we’ll have to cut back on the production.
The lecture was so boring that half (of) the students fell asleep.
3.失业问题与新技术的发展密切相关。
The problem of unemployment is tied up with the development of t 1
1.他走得很慢是因为腿有毛病。
He walks slowly because of his bad leg.
2.他尽管病得很重，但还是来参加会议了。
He came to the meeting despite his serious illness.
3.他确保同样的错误今后不再发生。
4.他的秘书没有告诉他那次会议的情况。
His secretary failed to tell him about the meeting.
5.学习语言不仅仅是记单词的问题。
Learning languages isn’t just a matter of memorizing words.
7.我给了他一些药丸以减轻他的痛苦。
I gave him some pills to ease his pain.
8.这份工作需要每年去国外三个月。
The job involves traveling/working abroad three months each year.
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Unit 8
2.面对严重的疾病，她表现出了巨大的勇气。
She has shown great courage in the face of her serious illness.
3.我们得出结论，她讲的是真话。
We came to the conclusion that she was telling the truth.