大学英语课文翻译及习题答案()

Unit 1

1. A very curious boy, Tom, is interested not only in whats but also in whys and hows.

汤姆是个非常好奇的男孩，他不仅对“是什么”感兴趣，而且也对“为什么”和“怎么会”感兴趣。

2. Happiness, according to Prof. Smith, is the ability to make the most of what you have.

据史密斯教授说，幸福就是你能充分利用你所有的一切。

3. You’d better keep the book where your 15-year-old son can’t get his hands on.

你最好把这本书放在你15岁的儿子找不到的地方。

4. The story was very funny and Bill kept laughing while reading it.

这故事非常滑稽，比尔一边读一边不停地笑。

5. High-achieving students do not necessarily put in more time at their studies than their lower-scoring classmates.

成绩优秀的学生未必比他们得分较低的同学在学习上花费更多的时间。

6. How did you manage to persuade these students to take the speed-reading course?

你是怎样设法说服这些学生修读快速阅读课的?

7. Working hard is important, but knowing how to make the most of one's abilities counts for much more.

用功是重要的，但知道如何充分利用自己的才能更重要得多。

8. She asked her students to think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.

她要求学生独立思考，而不是告诉他们该思考什么。

Unit 2

1. Referring to the differences between American English and British English, he said, “The United States and Britain are, after all, two different countries.”

在谈及美国英语和英国英语的差别时，他说：“美国和英国毕竟是两个不同的国家。”

2. Prof. Smith encourages his students to think for themselves. “I am just as happy,” he often says, “even if you challenge me or completely disagree with me.”

史密斯教授鼓励他的学生独立思考。他常说：“即使你们对我提出质疑或者完全不同意我的看法，我也同样高兴。”

3. We called on him to take part in our conversation about pop music, but as soon as he joined in, he introduced a new topic and referred to the NBA finals of the previous week.

我们请他参加我们关于流行音乐的谈话，但他一参加进来就引入一个新的话题，谈起了上周的NBA决赛。

4. The driver is responsible for this accident. His car knocked down a tree and a man on his bike.

司机应对这次事故负责。他的车撞倒了一棵树和一个骑车的人。

5. Since our production of radios came to a halt, we have switched to the production of mobile phones.

自我们的收音机停止生产后，我们已转产移动电话(mobile phones)。

6. Our original plan was to see such famous sights as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace in Beijing.

我们最初的计划是在北京游览长城、故宫、颐和园等着名景点。

7. It’s no simple matter to learn a foreign language well. Even though

I have learned English for a few years, I still can’t express myself effectively in the language.

学好一门外语决非易事。尽管我已学了几年英语，我仍然不能有效地用这种语言表达思想。

8. I don’t want you simply to agree or disagree with me. I need someone who can give me good advice, ideas, and so on.

我不要你仅仅同意或不同意我的想法，我需要有人给我提忠告，出主意等。

Unit 3

1. As far as I know, all they have to do is come and see the child they want to bring up and fill up a form.

据我所知，他们必须做的只是来见一见他们想抚养的孩子，并填写一份表格。2. As he learned more and more about the world, he finally got tired of going after fame and wealth.

随着他对世事的了解越来越多，他终于厌倦了对名利的追求。

3. The little girl’s songs brought sunshine to the old man and helped him