Unit-1-2-汉译英与英译汉

汉译英

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父母觉得有责任尽其所能给孩子提供最好的。

(to feel obliged to do/to provide ... for ... )

Parents feel obliged to provide the best they can for children.

应该严肃认真地大力惩治政治腐败。

(to get serious about/to curb/corruption)

It’s time to get serious about curbing political corruption.

学校的校长不应指望刚从大学毕业的老师来应付一大群难以对付的孩子。

(principals/fresh from/to deal with)

School principals should not expect teachers, fresh from college, to deal with a large group of difficult children.

她讲话不多，但言之有理。

(to talk much/to make sense)

She doesn’t talk much, but what she says makes sense.

对于强加给他的指责，他从未放在心上。

to be indifferent to / to thrust ...on...

He was indifferent to the criticism that was thrust on him.

为了确保司机的安全，一定要敦促机械师确保汽车发动机已调整好。

(to keep...safe/to urge/mechanics/to make sure/to tune up)

In order to keep drivers safe, mechanics are urged to make sure that car engines are properly tuned up.

当她站在那儿看到她女儿大学毕业时，内心充满了骄傲。

(graduate from university / swell with pride)

Her heart swelled with pride as she stood watching her daughter graduate from university.

如果你仍然无法下定决心，那么你也许会失去提高自己的绝佳机会。

(make up your mind/a golden chance )

If you still cannot make up your mind, then perhaps you will lose a golden chance of improving yourself.

政府有责任保障公民安全，可它并未采取强有力的措施对抗持续增长犯罪。

(to make prompt response to/take the responsibility of/to ensure)

The government failed to make prompt response to increasing crimes, while they should take the responsibility of ensuring its citizens’safety.

鼓励使学生乐于接受新知识，惩罚则使学生充满挫败感。

(to keep students’minds open to sth./to be full of)

While encouragement will always keep students’minds open to new knowledge, punishment may make students full of frustration.

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她提出了一个让自己的小说得以发表的计划。

(devised a scheme/ getting her novel published)

She’s devised a scheme for getting her novel published.

日复一日，球队的信心越来越强。

(with each successive day/grew stronger)

With each successive day, the team’s confidence grew stronger.

他对音乐的热爱促使他去上希尔博士的课程。

(deep love / move sb. to / take lessons with )

His deep love of music moved him to take lessons with Dr Hill.

我估计到头来和往常一样还得由我付账。

(end up doing / as usual)

I expect I’ll end up paying, as usual.

当人们知道自己拥有何种智能，他们便可以开始更好地了解自己要怎么学，以及哪种学习方法最适合自己。

(begin to better understand / suit them best)

When people know which intelligences they possess, they can begin to better understand how they learn, and which methods of learning suit them best.

假如你连开始的动力都没有，又怎样冲出这条漫漫长路呢？

(along this way / have motivation to start with)

How do you start along this way if you don’t have motivation to start with?

关于他究竟是否适合做这项工作，他实在拿不准。

(uncertain)

He is very uncertain as to whether it's the right job for him.

说到大学，提高语言能力也许可以让你进入理想的大学，甚至以后能找到好工作。(speaking of / improving your language skills / help you get into / choice colleges / land future jobs)

Speaking of college, improving your language skills might help you get into choice colleges and even land future jobs.

信不信由你，可能你从没特别注意过, 呼吸就是久经证明的释放压力的好方法。(believe it or not / proven stress reliever / without even thinking about )

Believe it or not, breathing is a proven stress reliever, probably without your even thinking about