21世纪大学实用英语第二册中译英答案

UNIT1
1. Because of the heavy snow, the passengers had to wait at the airport until midnight when the snow stopped.
2. Twenty minutes after the train started, the two boys found that they had got on a train heading for Hangzhou instead of their hometown, Suzhoul.
3. Similar-sounding English words often result in misunderstandings among English-speaking people.
4. The driver heard an unusual sound from the car engine, so he pulled over immediately to check, but it turned out all right in the end.
5. Mr. Lee felt very embarrassed when he realized that he had made a very common mistake among speakers of English as a second language.
6. Mary felt like learning English and hoped she could learn it quickly, but soon found it was too difficult for her to learn in a short period of time.
UNIT2
1. The public noticed that since that local official left, his position had been vacant for a couple of months.
2. Seeing the girl looking around helplessly on the platform, the young porter asked politely if she needed any help.
3. I recognized your companion the minute he appeared at the door. He looked just as you had described.
4. We didn’t bother to find a hotel, for my good friend invited us to stay in her house and put a luxurious car at our disposal.
5. While the professor was turning the suitcases inside out to find his glasses, his wife was sitting comfortably in an armchair watching the whole scene.
6. I turned my back on her because she expected me to treat her like a queen.
UNIT3
1. He has given up running in order to focus on the long jump.
2. In his book I Can’t Accept Not Trying, Michael Jordan looks back on how he approached the challenges he faced.
3. If you had tried as hard as you could, you would have long achieved your goal of becoming a starter on the varsity.
4. Even if you fail the final examination, don’t get down on yourself, because you can take the examination again at the beginning of next term.
5. If you ultimate goal is to become an English teacher, then the first thing you have to do is to learn English well.
6. Not everyone is going to be world-famous. But if you have done your best, you can still be considered a success.
UNIT4
1. This report dwells on how some species were exterminated because of the polluted environment.
2. To tell the truth, I think a snide comment made out of prejudice is better than faked praise given by a hypocrite.
3. Mary countered the manager on behalf of all the employees by arguing that it is cruel to limit the employees freedom and it will eventually affect the company’s reputation.
4. What on earth has enabled some people, particularly certain high officials, to abuse their powers despite the law?
5. I don’t think success is merely related to intelligence. In fact, many good qualities, such as innocence, honesty, humor and loyalty, can help us succeed, too.
6. Strangely enough, the joke did not bring about hearty laughter, not even a hint of any. Could it be that th

e audience was pretending to be serious?


UNIT5
At the soldier’s funeral, the general presented his wife with a medal as well as an American flag.
2.
These old stamps are even more valuable than all the rest of my estate. As for the diamond ring, it is priceless.
3.
While his love is now a memory, each time I stare at his photo, I can fully appreciate the depth of his love.
4.
Mothe often tells me to make good use of my precious time and keep my distance from those I mistrust.
5.
I didn’t understand that mature friendship could enrich our lives until I read his letter.
UNIT6
1.
Xiao Zhang was knocked off his bicycle by a taxi on his way home from
school.
2.
Katharine is very proud of her husband’s achievements in medical research..
3.
When I asked Billy if there was anything elase I could do for him, he again asked me to hold him.
4.
I fully understood why they had these two restrictions placed on me , but I really didn’t like them.
5.
I am sorry I can’t grant your request right now . I have to talk it over with our manager.
6.
Since she lost her job a number of year ago ,Helen has been looking forward to being employed again by the MeDonald’s Corporation.
UNIT7
1.
The two , who have nothing in common , have actually become friends. It’s not that they liked each other from the very beginning, but that they have worked together and helped each other.
2.
When you meet new ords while reading, looking up the words in the dictionaries is one solution. Another alternative is to guess the meaning from context.
3.
Instead of going to great lengths to check in books , you’d better search on the Internet.
4.
Had he told the truch, he wouldn’t have been in such an embarrassing situation.
5.
His boss refuesd to rasie his pay . Meanwhile he proposed to the company that they fire him.
6.
In a nutshell, your effort will pay off.
UNIT8
1.
The past decade has seen the advances in computer science and technology at a dizzying pace.
2.
Thanks to the development of genetic engineering , someday doctors will be able to replace damaged genes with healthy ones and nobody will die of cancer anymore.
3.
As it is difficult to predict what effect this new dring will have on the patient ,probably we should not give it to him in the first place.
4.
This nuclear power plant hs existed for twenty years , but it suddenly stopped its operation then years ago ,which is really difficult to understand.
5.
Once you connect your computer to the Internet, you will find that many services on the Internet — email for one — are provided free of charge .
6.
At different stages of my life Ihave been a teacher,a salesman , a manager and so on . Now it seems that my career has come full circle and I am teaching again at this college that I left thirty years ago.