大学英语综合教程4 课后翻译习题答案

1、这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会受到敌人的攻击。

The village is so close to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.

2、这个国家仅用了20年的时间就发展成了一个先进的工业强国。

In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.

3、这个公司已经发展成为这个地区主要的化工生产基地之一。

The company has evolved into one of the major chemical manufacturing bases in this region.

4、鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一步贬值（devalue）是不可避免的。

Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollor will be further devalued. 5、政府号召市民就控制水污染问题献计献策，但响应却不强烈。

The government’s call for suggestions about the control of water pollution produced very little response from

the citizens.

6．天气没有出现好转的迹象，所以政府号召我们做好防洪的准备。

The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for floods.

7、科学家曾一度认为没有比原子更小的东西了，但现在大多数人都知道原子是由更小的粒子（particle）

构成的。

At one time scientists thought there was nothing smaller than an atom but now most people know that an atom

consists of even smaller particles.

8、这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至少花两个小时看比赛的现场直播。

The students are all very much concerned about the World Cup. Speaking at least two hours every day

watching the live matches on TV.

9、因为得不到贷款，无法按时开业，这家百货商店损失惨重。

The department store lost out because loans were very hard to come by and it could not start business on time.

10、我们不能到那里散步，因为那里有一个海军基地，禁止游客进入。

We can’t to there for a walk because there is a navy base there, which is off limits to tourists. Unit 2

1、他的确懂得很多理论，但是，一碰到实际工作就显得非常无知。

He really know a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work,he seems to be quite ignorant.

2、最新调查表明，大多数市民支持政府再建一个新图书馆的计划。

The newest survey showed that the majority of citizens support/supported the goveronment’s plan to build a

library.

3、这两个国家之所以能够成功的达成科学家技术协定是因为有利于他们进行合作的好几种因素一直在发

挥作用。

The two countries could reach agreement successfully on scientific and technological cooperation

several factors favorable to their cooperation had been at work.

4、我在上小学时候就看过那部电影，可就是一时想不出它的名字来。

I saw the film when I in primary school, but just won’t come to mind this moment.

5、尽管他每天工作12小时，他仍然陷于重重债务之中。

He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about twelve hours every day on average. 6、有必要知道他的身高吗？在我看来，这与他是否成为一个好的律师没有关系。

Is it necessary to know his height? To me，it is irrelevant to whether he can be a good lawyer or not.

7、橱柜被安装在墙里，既节约空间，使用起来又方便。

The cupboard is build into the wall so that it both saves space and is convenient to use.

8、这些工人挣的钱比我们多，可话又说回来，他们的工作也危险得多。

These worker can earn more than wo do, but the other side of the coin is that their job is more dangerous./

9、海伦在大学里学的是经济学，与此同时她把哲学作为第二专业来学习。

Helen majors in economics at the university at the same time she studies philosophy as her second major.

10、重要的是你们要自己发现问题和解决问题，我是否到现场无关紧要。

What is the most important is that you must find out and solve the problems by yourselves. It makes

no difference whether I go there or not.

Unit 3

1、大多数人都坚信法庭一定会严惩那些银行抢劫犯。

Most people strongly believe that the court will no doubt punish the bank robbers severely.

2、在为治疗这种疾病而进行的长期探索中，医疗工作者克服了一个又一个困难。

The medical workers overcame one difficulty after another in their long-term quest for a cure for the disease.

3、根据所获得的情报，警察封锁了街道并且抓获了抢劫银行的罪犯。

Acting on the information they received, the police closed off the streets and caught the bank robbers.

4、听说这家刚建成的电视机厂第一年就能生产50万台电视机，我们都感到惊讶。

We were amazed at learning that the newly-built TV factory can produce 500,000 TV sets in the first year.

5、政府正在调查这么多人下岗的原因，并设法帮助下岗工人就业。

The government is looking into the causes of so many layoffs and is trying to help the laid-off workers to be

re-employed.

6、为了扩大产品的销售，这家公司采取多种措施，开拓市场，改进业务。

To expand the sales of its product, the company has taken up various measures to open up new markets and to

improve its services.

7、他的学习荒废（neglect）到如此程度，要在一个月赶上别的同学恐怕是不可能的。

He has neglected his studies to such an extent that I am afraid it is impossible for him to catch up with the