英语精读翻译
现代大学英语精读3课后翻译
Unit 11.adolescence .青春期2.adolescent .青少年时期3.adulthood.成年4.affection .喜爱5.affirm. 断言6.agenda.日程表7.Approval .同意,批准8.attitudinal .态度的9.counsel .建议10.crisis . 危机11.encyclopedia .百科全书12.endeavor.尝试13.endowment.天赋14.ethical.道德的15.evaluate.估算,评估16.excessive.过分的,极度的17.feminine .女性的18.functional .职务的19.genetic 基因的20.heighten . 提高21.inherit遗传,继承22.inhibition压抑的情绪23.interaction合作24.internalize内化25.masculine 男性的26.newscast 新闻广播27.option 选择28.peer 同龄人29.perceive理解30.prejudiced 偏见31.rebel抗议32.resentment 怨恨33.seminary学院的34.theological神学的35.wardrobe衣橱Unit 236..abate 减弱37..akimbo两手叉腰38..barrel桶39..bookworm极爱读书的人40..careerism追求个人事业成功41..clan家族42..coax 哄骗prise 组成pulsion 冲动45..convent女修道院46..corollary 推论47..couched 表达48..courser骏马49..crayfish小龙虾50..curled卷曲的51..discontented不满足的52..dishearten 让人失去希望53..dogged顽强的54..domino---多米诺骨牌55..equivalent等效56..ethos精神57..exclusivity---排他性,排外性58..flatten使平整59..frigate- 护航舰60..gable---三角墙61..guillotine- 断头台62..hale--健壮的63..installment- 一期64..interior--内部的65..inveterate- 积习难改的,成瘾的66..invincible 太壮而无法击败tter-下半年68..literacy-有文化的69..literati-识字的70..lure 诱惑力71..mockingbird--知更鸟72..ottoman- 奥斯曼帝国73..parallel平行的,同时的74..perplexed- 迷惑的75..plummet--暴跌76..portray-- 描绘,勾画77..prance-欢腾78..prize-对---很重要79..pundit-某一学科的权威,专家80..safari-野外狩猎81..Saint--圣徒,圣人82..sanction-批准83..seduce 诱使84..sling-挂在85..snobbery- 势力86..solace安慰87..solitary-孤独的88..sprawl- 扩张89..subculture-亚文化90..supplant-取代91..sustenance.人或动物赖以生存的食物92..trickle-. 细流93..trolley. 购物车,手推车94..tsar-.沙皇95.undersung. 没受到足够重视或赞扬96..virtue- 优点97..whereas--. 尽管,然而。
大学英语精读3课后翻译
UNIT 11.讲话人〔 spokesman〕明确表示总统在任何状况下都不会撤消〔 The spokesman made it clear that the President would not cancel〕此次旅游。
cancel the trip under anycircumstances.2.杰克对书架上那些书一本也不认识,因此他的选择是很任意的。
Jack didn't know anything about any of the books on the bookshelf, so his choice wasquite arbitrary.3.随后发生的那些事件再次证了然我的猜忌〔suspicions〕是对的。
(Confirm)The subsequent events confirmed my suspicions once again.4.我以为我们应当鼓舞中学生在暑期找暂时工作。
I think we should encourage high school students to find temporary jobs / employmentduring their summer holidays.5.令我们惊讶的是,这位常被赞为十分正直的州长〔governor〕居然是个赃官〔corrupt official〕。
To our surprise, the governor who had often been praised for his honesty turned out to bea corrupt official.6.少量工人获取提高〔be promoted〕,与此同时却有数百名工人被辞退。
A few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were dismissed.7.假如有机遇,约翰或许已成为一位优异的画家了。
大学英语精读第二册课文翻译 (全)
大学英语精读第二册课文翻译(全)UNTH 2-1It is humorous essay. 这是一篇幽默的文章。
But after reading it you will surely find that the author is most serious in writing it.但是读过之后你将会发现作者写这篇文章的时候是很严肃的。
Is There Life on Earth? 地球上有生命吗?Art Buchwald阿特.布奇沃德There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. 金星上本周异常热闹。
For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the plant Earth, 那里的科学家首次成功地将一颗卫星送上了地球,and is has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since. 从此卫星便一直不断地发回信号和照片。
The satellite was directed into an area know as Manhattan 卫星被发射到一个叫曼哈顿的地区(named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. (它是用金星上伟大的天文学家曼哈顿教授的名字命名的, Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago). 两万光年前是他首次用望远镜发现了该地区)。
Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, 由于良好的天气条件以及高质量的信号,Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information 使得金星上的科学家们能够获得宝贵资料as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. 有关载人飞碟能否在地球上着陆。
大学英语精读第三版 第一册 课文翻译
大学英语精读第一册课文翻译Unit1课程开始之际,就如何使学习英语的任务更容易提出一些建议似乎正当其时。
Some Strategies or Learning English学习英语绝非易事。
它需要刻苦和长期努力。
虽然不经过持续的刻苦努力便不能期望精通英语,然而还是有各种有用的学习策略可以用来使这一任务变得容易一些。
以下便是其中的几种。
1. 不要以完全同样的方式对待所有的生词。
你可曾因为简直无法记住所学的所有生词而抱怨自己的记忆力太差?其实,责任并不在你的记忆力。
如果你一下子把太多的生词塞进头脑,必定有一些生词会被挤出来。
你需要做的是根据生词日常使用的频率以不同的方式对待它们。
积极词汇需要经常练习,有用的词汇必须牢记,而在日常情况下不常出现的词只需见到时认识即可。
你会发现把注意力集中于积极有用的词上是扩大词汇量最有效的途径。
2.密切注意地道的表达方式。
你可曾纳闷过,为什么我们说"我对英语感兴趣"是"I'm interested in English",而说"我精于法语"则是"I'm good at French"?你可曾问过自己,为什么以英语为母语的人说"获悉消息或秘密"是"learn the news or secret",而"获悉某人的成功或到来"却是"learn of someone's success or arrival"?这些都是惯用法的例子。
在学习英语时,你不仅必须注意词义,还必须注意以英语为母语的人在日常生活中如何使用它。
3.每天听英语。
经常听英语不仅会提高你的听力,而且有助你培养说的技能。
除了专为课程准备的语言磁带外,你还可以听英语广播,看英语电视和英语电影。
第一次听录好音的英语对话或语段,你也许不能听懂很多。
英语精读课文加翻译
第一单元1 The idea of being a writer had e to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn't until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. Until then I've been bored by everything associated with English courses. I found English grammar dull and difficult. I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write.从孩提时代,我还住在贝尔维尔时,我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头,但直等到我高中三年级,这一想法才有了实现的可能。
在这之前,我对所有跟英文课沾边的事都感到腻味。
我觉得英文语法枯燥难懂。
我痛恨那些长而乏味的段落写作,教师读着受累,我写着痛苦。
2 When our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English I anticipated another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects. Mr. Fleagle had a reputation among students for dullness and inability to inspire. He was said to be very formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date.To me he looked to be si*ty or seventy and e*cessively prim.He wore primly severe eyeglasses,his wavy hair was primly cut and primly bed. He wore prim suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his white shirts. He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a ic antique.弗利格尔先生接我们的高三英文课时,我就准备着在这门最最单调乏味的课上再熬上沉闷的一年。
(完整)现代大学英语精读1 课后翻译
Unit11。
他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难,但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。
Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring about the peaceful unification of our country on our own3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的,它会引起很多严重问题。
It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富,但是这完全是徒劳的,人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。
He loves to show off his wealth, but that is all in vain。
People still avoid him as though he were poison。
5. 他不久就爱上了这个村子。
他决心和村民一起把这个地方变成一个花园。
He soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make it a beautiful garden together with other villagers.6。
我们必须花更多的钱来和全球气温上升作斗争。
另外,我认为我们还必须采用严厉的法律措施.这不只是一个钱的问题。
We must spend more money fighting against global warming. In addition, we must resort to tough laws. It is not just a matter of money。
英语翻译(精读)
Unit 11.你对他的话不能为你这种行为辩护(justify)What you said to him can hardly justify such conduct of yours.2.你以为他会因为同主教的私人关系而面授宗教迫害吗?(immune from)Do you think he would be immune from religious persecution by reason of his personal relation with the Bishop?3.你对心理医生的忠告采取什么态度会影响到你的恶梦是否再来。
(recur)Your attitude towards the advice of the psychiatrist will affect whether or not your bad dream recurs.4.乐观主义者的成功秘诀在于他们是用积极的态度对待失望和失败的。
The secret to the success of optimists is that they deal with disappointments and failures in a positive way.5.悲观主义者往往容易失败,部分原因就是一个人对自己的砍伐往往是一种自我实现的预言。
The reason that a pessimist tends to fail is, in part, that a person’s opinion about himself is often a self-fulfilling prophecy.6.在幼儿的性格特征没有来得及发展之前,他们的行为不如大多数成年人的行为那样保持一致。
(consistent)In very young children, before traits have had much chance to develop, behaviour is less consistent than it is in most adults.Unit 21、那个政客以许多事实和数字作为武器。
大学英语精读第5册课文全文翻译
My advice to teachers would be similar in a way. I would say "It's no good thinking that anything will do, or that all language is useful. It's no good relying on students to express themselves without the right tools for expression. It's still your duty to choose the best path to follow near the top of the mountain just as it was to propose a practicable short-cut away from the beaten track in the foothills. And if the path you choose is too overgrown to make further progress, the whole party will have to go back and you will have to choose another route. You are still the paid guide and expert and there is a way to the top somewhere."
大学英语精读第4册课文翻译及课后答案
大学英语精读第四册课文翻译Unit 1两个大学男孩 不清楚赚钱需要付出艰苦的劳动 被一份许诺轻松赚大钱的广告吸引了。
男孩们很快就明白 如果事情看起来好得不像真的 那多半确实不是真的。
轻轻松松赚大钱约翰•G•哈贝尔“你们该看看这个 ”我向我们的两个读大学的儿子建议道。
“你们若想避免因为老是向人讨钱而有失尊严的话 这兴许是一种办法。
”我将挂在我们门把手上的、装在一个塑料袋里的几本杂志拿给他们。
塑料袋上印着一条信息说 需要招聘人投递这样的袋子 这活儿既轻松又赚钱。
“轻轻松松赚大钱!” “我不在乎失不失尊严 ”大儿子回答说。
“我可以忍受 ”他的弟弟附和道。
“看到你们俩伸手讨钱讨惯了一点也不感到尴尬的样子 真使我痛心 ”我说。
孩子们说他们可以考虑考虑投递杂志的事。
我听了很高兴 便离城出差去了。
午夜时分 我已远离家门 在一家旅馆的房间里舒舒服服住了下来。
电话铃响了 是妻子打来的。
她想知道我这一天过得可好。
“好极了!”我兴高采烈地说。
“你过得怎么样?”我问道。
“棒极了!”她大声挖苦道。
“真棒!而且这还仅仅是个开始。
又一辆卡车刚在门前停下。
”“又一辆卡车?”“今晚第三辆了。
第一辆运来了四千份蒙哥马利-沃德百货公司的广告 第二辆运来四千份西尔斯-罗伯克百货公司的广告。
我不知道这一辆装的啥 但我肯定又是四千份什么的。
既然这事是你促成的 我想你或许想了解事情的进展。
”我之所以受到指责 事情原来是这样 由于发生了一起报业工人罢工 通常夹在星期日报纸里的广告插页 必须派人直接投送出去。
公司答应给我们的孩子六百美金 任务是将这些广告插页在星期天早晨之前投递到四千户人家去。
“不费吹灰之力!”我们上大学的大儿子嚷道。
“六百块!”他的弟弟应声道 “我们两个钟点就能干完!”“西尔斯和沃德的广告通常都是报纸那么大的四页 ”妻子告诉我说 “现在我们门廊上堆着三万二千页广告。
就在我们说话的当儿 两个大个子正各抱着一大捆广告走过来。
这么多广告 我们可怎么办?”“你让孩子们快干 ”我指示说。
大学英语精读第三版第二册中英文课文翻译
1.The dinner partyI first heard this tale in Ind ia, where is to ld as if true -- tho ug h any naturalistwould know it couldn't be. Later som eone told m e that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down.The country is Ind ia. A colonial official and his wife are g iving a larg e d innerp arty. They are seated with their g uests -- o fficers and their wives, and a visitingAm e rican n atu ralist -- in the ir sp acio u s d in in g ro o m, which has a b are m arb le flo o r,open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda.A sp irited d iscussio n sp ring s up b etween a yo ung g irl who says that wo m enhave outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they haven't."A wo m an's reactio n in any crisis," the m ajo r says, "is to scream. And while am an m ay fe e l like it, h e h as th at o u n ce m o re o f co n tro l th an a wo m an h as. An d th atlast ounce is what really counts."The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strang e exp ression com e over the face of the hostess. She isstaring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's e ye s widen: he quickly leaves the room.Of the g uests, no ne excep t the Am erican no tices this o r sees the b o y p lace abowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors.The Am erican com es to with a start. In Ind ia, m ilk in a b owl m eans only onething -- b ait fo r a snake. He realizes there m ust b e a co b ra in the ro o m. He lo o ksup at the rafters -- the likeliest place -- but they are bare. Three corners of thero o m are e m p ty, an d in th e fo u rth th e se rvan ts are waitin g to se rve th e n e xt co u rse.There is only one place left -- under the table.His first impulse is to jump b ack and warn the others, but he knows the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking. He speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so commanding that it silences everyone."I want to know just what control everyone at this table has. I will count three hund red -- that's five m inutes -- and not one of you is to m ove a m uscle. Thosewho move will forfeit 50 rupees. Ready?"The 20 people sit like stone images while he counts. He is saying "...two h u n d re d an d e ig h ty..." wh e n, o u t o f th e co rn e r o f h is e ye, h e se e s th e co b ra e m e rg eand make for the bowl of milk. Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut."Yo u we re right, Major!" the host exclaims. "A man has just shown us an example of perfect self-control.""Just a minute," the American says, turning to his hostess. "Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was in the room?"A faint smile lights up the wo m a n's face as she replies: "Because it was crawling across my foot."UNIT 2-1一场关于男人是否比女人勇敢的激烈的讨论以一个意外的方式。
大学英语精读2课文翻译全
Unit1 The Dinner Party关于男人是否比女人更勇敢的一场激烈争论以一种颇为出人意料的方式解决了。
晚宴莫娜·加德纳我最初听到这个故事是在印度,那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像确有其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。
后来有人告诉我,在第一次世界大战之前不久,一家杂志曾刊登过这个故事。
但登在杂志上的那篇故事以及写那篇故事的人,我却一直未能找到。
故事发生在印度。
某殖民地官员和他的夫人正举行盛大的晚宴。
筵席设在他们家宽敞的餐室里,室内大理石地板上没有铺地毯;屋顶明椽裸露;宽大的玻璃门外便是走廊。
跟他们一起就坐的客人有军官和他们的夫人,另外还有一位来访的美国博物学家。
席间,一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了热烈的讨论。
年轻的女士认为,妇女已经有所进步,不再像过去那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上;少校则不以为然。
他说:“一遇到危急情况,女人的反应便是尖叫。
而男人虽然也可能想叫,但比起女人来,自制力却略胜一筹。
这多出来的一点自制力正是真正起作用的东西。
”那个美国人没有参加这场争论,他只是注视着在座的其他客人。
在他这样观察时,他发现女主人的脸上显出一种奇异的表情。
她两眼盯着正前方,脸部肌肉在微微抽搐。
她向站在座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势,对他耳语了几句。
男仆两眼睁得大大的,迅速地离开了餐室。
在座的客人中除了那位美国人以外谁也没注意到这一幕,也没有看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的走廊上。
那个美国人突然醒悟过来。
在印度,碗中的牛奶只有一个意思——引蛇的诱饵。
他意识到餐室里一定有条眼镜蛇。
他抬头看了看屋顶上的椽子——那是最可能有蛇藏身的地方——但那上面空荡荡的。
室内的三个角落里也是空的,而在第四个角落里,仆人们正在等着上下一道菜。
这样,剩下的就只有一个地方了——餐桌下面。
他首先想到的是往后一跳,并向其他人发出警告。
但他知道这样会引起骚乱,致使眼镜蛇受惊咬人。
于是他很快讲了一通话,其语气非常威严,竟使得所有的人都安静了下来。
大学英语精读一翻译
大学英语精读一【Unit1 翻译】1) 史密斯太太对我抱怨说,她经常发现与自己十六岁的女儿简直无法沟通。
2) 我坚信,阅读简写的 (simplified) 英文小说是扩大我们词汇量的一种轻松愉快的方法。
3) 我认为我们在保护环境不受污染 (pollution) 方面还做得不够。
4) 除了每周写作文外,我们的英语老师还给我们布臵了八本书在暑假里阅读5) 我们从可靠的消息来源获悉下学期一位以英语为母语的人将要教我们英语口语。
6) 经常看英语电影不仅会提高你的听力,而且还会帮助你培养说的技能。
7) 如果你们对这些学习策略有什么问题,请随便问我。
我将更详细地进行讲解。
8) 那个加拿大女孩善于抓住每个机会讲汉语。
这就是她为什么三年不到就熟练地掌握了汉语口语的原因。
【Unit2 翻译】1) 幸好附近有家医院,我们立刻把他送到了那里。
2) 胜利登上乔治岛 (George Island) 后,船长向指挥部 (the headquarters) 发了一份无线电报。
3) 他决心继续他的实验,不过这一次他将用另一种方法来做。
4) 她在读这部小说时,不禁想起了她在农村度过的那五年。
5) 玛丽觉得单靠自己的力量执行她的计划是困难的。
6) 我们认为他不能在一刻钟内走完那段距离,但他却成功地做到了这一点。
7) 甚至在他的医生告诉他患有肺癌之后,奇切斯特仍不肯放弃环球航行的宿愿。
8) 我正忙着做一种新的捕鼠 (rats) 装臵时,马克走来拖着我出去看花展了。
【Unit3 翻译】1) 那位名演员似乎很乐意在剧中扮演一个次要角色。
2) 国庆节要到了,咱们把寝室彻底(thorough)打扫一下吧。
3) 她非常勉强地同意让一位年轻医生为她做手术。
4) 他们已安排好让我们明天去游览长城,我相信我们在那儿一定会玩得很开心。
5) 老人读完信后失望之极,竟用颤抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。
6) 老两口为他们的孙子感到骄傲,因为他在第28届奥运会上获得了两枚金牌和一枚铜(bronze) 牌。
大学英语精读第6册课文全文翻译-中英对照
大学英语精读第6册全文课文翻译THE QUEST FOR EXTRATERRESTRIALINTELLIGENCEThrough all of our history we have pondered the stars and mused whether humanity is unique or if, somewhere else in the dark of the night sky, there are other beings who contemplate and wonder as we do, fellow thinkers in the cosmos. Such beings might view themselves and the universe differently. Somewhere else there might be very exotic biologies and technologies and societies. In a cosmic setting vast and old beyond ordinary human understanding, we are a little lonely; and we ponder the ultimate significance, if any, of our tiny but exquisite blue planet.The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is the search for a generally acceptable cosmic context for the human species. In the deepest sense, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a search for ourselves.In the last few years -- in one-millionth the lifetime of our species on this planet -- we have achieved an extraordinary technological capability which enables us to seek out unimaginably distant civilizations even if they are no more advanced than we. That capability is called radio astronomy and involves single radio telescopes, collections or arrays of radio telescopes, sensitive radio detectors, advanced computers for processing received date, and the imagination and skill of dedicated scientists. Radio astronomy has in the last decade opened a new window on the physical universe. It may also, if we are wise enough to make the effort, cast a profound light on the biological universe.Some scientists working on the question of extraterrestrial intelligence, myself among them, have attempted to estimate the number of advanced technical civilizations -- defined operationally as societies capable of radio astronomy -- in the Milky Way Galaxy. Such estimates are little better than guesses. They require assigning numerical values to quantities such as the numbers and ages of stars; the abundance of planetary systems and the likelihood of the origin of life, which we know less well; and the probability of the evolution of intelligent life and the lifetime of technical civilizations, about which we know very little indeed.When we do the arithmetic, the sorts of numbers we come up with are, characteristically, around a million technical civilizations. A million civilizations is a探寻外星人自从人类有历史记载以来,我们一直在思索着星星,反复考虑是否只有人类存在,或者说在太空深处的某个地方是否存在其他同我们一样在不停地思索着的生命,也就是宇宙中跟我们一起思考的人。
大学英语精读第5册课文全文翻译
大学英语精读第5册课文全文翻译大学英语精读第5册和第6册全文课文翻译一番说教 A Kind of SermonIt is probably easier for teachers than for 也许老师比学生更容易理解,为什么学students to appreciate the reasons why learning 生在掌握了英语基本结构和句型后英语学English seems to become increasinglydifficult once习反而变得越来越困难了。
学生们自然感到the basic structures and patterns of the language惊奇并失望地发现本来应该变得越来越容have been understood. Students are naturallysurprised and disappointed to discover that a 易的学习过程却完全不是那么回事。
process which ought to become simpler does not 学生们并不感到多少安慰,在知道老师appear to do so. 在其努力所产生的效果似乎不及一开始明 It may not seem much consolation to point out显也会灰心丧气。
他发现那些学生很容易去that the teacher, too, becomes frustrated when his教,为他们能把所学的知识很快的用于实efforts appear to produce less obvious results. Hefinds that students who were easy to teach, because 践。
可现在,他们却面对前阶段中从未学过they succeeded in putting everything they had been 的大量生词,惯用法显得踌躇不前。
现代大学英语精读2课后翻译
现代⼤学英语精读2课后翻译精读21.在不带现⾦的旅途中,⼈们对他的态度使作者深信;⼈们依然可以依靠陌⽣⼈(的帮助)。
The way people helped him during his joureny when he had no money convined the writer that people can still depend on stranger.2.随着时间的推移,我们不可避免地会越来越多地卷⼊国际事务。
⽽冲突必然会发⽣,因为国家之间总有不同的观点和利益。
As time going on we are inevitably going to get more involve in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.3. 健康保健必须为所有公民所享受,不管他们有什麽不同。
我们没有理由⽀持那些不为⽣活在农村的⼤量⼈⼝所享有的政策。
Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We cannot justify a policy that denies medical care to the large population living in the countryside.4.我住在我叔叔家农场的时候常常出洋相。
⽐如要我在稻⽥除草的时候,我常常分不清草和秧苗。
I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on his farms. Whenasked to get rid of the weeds in the rice fields, foe example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedling.5. 稻⼦需要⼤量的⽔,很多科学家警告我们,不管我们如何节约⽤⽔,总有⼀天我们会为有限的⽔资源打仗。
(完整word版)现代大学英语精读1课本内容及翻译
Lesson Eight The Kindness of StrangersMike Mclntyre1. One summer I was driving from my home town of Tahoe City, Calif, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I cameupon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him.There was a time in the country when you' d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, "I don't want to get involved" has become a national motto.2. Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much.What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.3. Does anyone stop any more? I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois's famous line: "I have always depended on thekindness of strangers." Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road?4. The idea intrigued me.5. The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life. So I decided to travel from the Pacific to theAtlantic without a penny. It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I'd have to conquer during the trip.6. I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a signdisplaying my destination to passing vehicles: "America."7. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, folks were always warning meabout someplace else. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming, In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went. I was amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests.8. One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies dressed intheir Sunday finest." I know you're not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it's so far between towns out here, you feel bad passing a person," said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. I didn't know whether to kiss them or scold them forstopping. This woman was telling me she'd rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road.9. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on thegrass shoulder. The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. "But I hate to see a man stand out in the rain," he added. "People don't have no heart anymore."10. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people boughtme food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When he learned that I had "a light one," he drove me to his house, and handed me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me his tent. I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family's most valuable possessions. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it.11. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, and their gifts. But what I found most touchingwas the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.12. One day I walked into the chamber of commerce in Jamestown, Tenn. to find out about camping in the area. The executivedirector, Baxter Wilson, 59, handed me a brochure for a local campground. Seeing that it cost $12, I replied, "No, that's all right. I'll try something else." Then he saw my backpack. "Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land, if that's what you want," he said. Now we're talking, I thought. "Any particular direction?" I asked. "Tell you what. I've got a big farm about ten miles south of here. If you're here at 5:30, you can ride with me."13. I accepted, and we drove out to a magnificent country house. Suddenly I realized he'd invited me to spend the night in hishome. His wife, Carol, a seventh-grade science teacher, was cooking a pot roast when we walked into the kitchen. Baxter explained that local folks were "mountain stay-at-home people" who rarely entertained in their house. "When we do," he said, "it's usually kin." This revelation made my night there all the more special.14. The next morning when I came downstairs, Carol asked if I'd come to their school and talk to her class about my trip. Iagreed, and before long had been scheduled to talk to every class in the school. The kids were attentive and kept asking all kinds of questions: Where were people the kindest? How many pairs of shoes did you have? Did anybody try to run you over? Did you fall in love with someone? What were you most afraid of?15. Although I hadn't planned it this way, I discovered that a patriotic tone ran through the talks I gave that afternoon. I told thestudents how my faith in America had been renewed. I told them how proud I was to live in a country where people were still willing to help. I told them that the question I had had in mind when I planned this journey was now clearly answered.In spite of everything, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.第八课陌生人的仁慈1一个夏天,我正驱车从我的家乡加利福尼亚州的塔霍湖市前往新奥尔良。
大学英语精读(第三版)第二册翻译
英语精读第二册翻译unit11. 她砰地关上门,一声不吭地走了,他们之间那场争执就此结束。
Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word.2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。
The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American.3. 约翰尼已长大成熟,不再害怕独自呆在家里了。
Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.4. 当全部乘客都向出口处(exit) 走去时,他却独自留在座位上,好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。
While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane.5 . 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。
The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself.6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论,但腼腆得不敢开口。
While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth.7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他?What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home?8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下(lay) 的陷阱(trap) 方向跑去,脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。
The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / m ake for the trap he had laid.Unit21. 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。
大学英语精读课文翻译
大学英语精读课文翻译大学英语精读课文翻译翻译是将一种相对陌生的表达方式,转换成相对熟悉的表达方式的过程。
其内容有语言、文字、图形、符号和视频翻译。
以下是大学英语精读课文翻译的内容,希望能够帮助到大家!大学英语精读课文翻译篇1Unit 1 A Brush with the Law一个青年发现,在大街上毫无明显目的地游逛会招致警方的责罚。
误会一个接一个发生,最终他只得出庭受审……与警察的一场小冲突我平生只有一次跟警方发生纠葛。
被捕和出庭的整个过程在当时是一件非常不愉快的事,但现在倒成了一篇很好的故事。
这次经历令人可恼之处在于围绕着我的被捕以及随后庭上审讯而出现的种种武断专横的情况。
事情发生在大约12年前,其时正是2月。
几个月前我中学毕业了,但上大学要等到10月。
当时我还在家中居住。
一天早晨,我来到里士满。
这里是伦敦的一个郊区,离我住的地方不远。
我在寻找一份临时工作,以便积些钱去旅游。
由于天气晴朗,当时又无急事,我便慢悠悠看看橱窗,逛逛公园。
有时干脆停下脚步,四处张望。
现在看来,一定是这种明显的毫无目的的游逛,使我倒了霉。
事情发生在11点半钟光景。
我在当地图书馆谋职未成,刚刚走出来,便看到一个人穿越马路,显然是要来跟我说话。
我以为他要问我时间,不料他说他是警官,要逮捕我。
起先我还以为这是在开玩笑,但又一个警察出现在我的面前,这次是位身着警服的,这一下使我确信无疑了。
“为什么要抓我?”我问道。
“到处游荡,企图作案,”他说。
“作什么案?”我又问。
“偷窃,”他说。
“偷什么?”我追问。
“牛奶瓶,”他板着面孔说道。
“噢,”我说。
事情原来是这样的,在这一地区多次发生小的扒窃案,特别是从门前台阶上偷走牛奶瓶。
接着,我犯了一个大错误。
其时我年方19,留一头蓬乱的长发,自认为是60年代“青年反主流文化”的一员。
所以我想装出一副冷漠的、对这一事件满不在乎的样子。
于是我尽量用一种漫不经心的极其随便的腔调说,“你们跟踪我多久啦?”这样一来,在他们眼里,我就像是非常熟悉这一套的了,也使他们更加确信我是一个地地道道的坏蛋。
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第一单元晚宴我最初听到这个故事是在印度,那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像确有其事似的----尽管任何一位博物学家都认为这不可能是真的。
后来有人告诉我,在第一次世界大战之前不久,一家杂志社曾刊登过这个故事。
但登在杂志上的那篇故事以及写故事的人,我却一直未能找到。
故事发生在印度。
某殖民地官员和他的夫人正举行盛大的晚宴。
筵席设在他们家宽敞的餐室里,室内大理石地板上没有铺地毯;屋顶明椽裸露;宽大的玻璃门外便是走廊。
跟他们一起就坐的客人有军官和他们的夫人,另外还有一位美国来访的博物学家。
席间,一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了激烈的讨论。
年轻女士认为,妇女已经有所进步,不像以前那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上;少校则不以为然。
他说:“一遇到危机情况,女人的反应便是尖叫。
而男人虽然也可能想叫,但比起女人来,自制力却略胜一筹。
这多出来的一点自制力就是真正起作用的东西。
”那个美国人没有参加这场争论,他只是注视着在座的其他客人。
在他这样观察时,他发现女主人脸上显出一种奇异的表情。
她两眼盯着正前方,脸部肌肉在微微抽搐,她向站在他座椅后面的印度男仆做了个手势,对他耳语了几句,男仆的眼睛睁得大大的,迅速的离开了餐室。
在座的客人中除了那位美国人谁也没注意到这一幕,也没有人看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的走廊上。
那个美国人突然醒悟过来。
在印度,碗中的牛奶只有一个意思----引蛇的诱饵。
他意识到餐室里一定有条眼镜蛇。
他抬头看了看屋顶上的椽子----那是最可能有蛇藏身的地方。
----但那上面空荡荡的。
室内的三个角落里也是空的。
而在第四个角落里,仆人们正在等着上下一道。
这样,剩下就只有一个地方了----餐桌下面。
他首先想到的是往后一跳,并向其他人发出警告,但他知道这样会引起骚乱,致使眼镜蛇受惊咬人。
于是他很快讲了一通话,其语气非常的威严,竟使得所有的人都安静了下来。
“我想了解一下在座的诸位到底有多大的克制能力,我数三百下----也就是五分钟----你们谁都不许动一动,动者罚款五十卢比,准备好!”在他数数的过程中,那二十个人一个个都像石雕一样蹲坐在那儿,当他数到“……二百八十……”时,突然从眼角处看到那条眼镜蛇钻了出来,向那碗牛奶爬去。
在他跳起来把通往通道的门通通关上时,室内想起了一片尖叫声。
“你刚才说的很对,少校!”男主人大声说。
“一个男子刚刚为我们显示了从容不迫,镇定自若的范例。
”“且慢!”那位美国人一边说着一边转向女主人。
“温兹太太,您是怎么知道那条眼镜蛇是在屋子里呢?”女主人脸上显出一丝淡淡的微笑,回答说:“因为当时它正从我的脚背上爬过去。
”第二单元杰文逊的遗训美国的第三任总统托马斯·杰文逊也许不像乔治·华盛顿和亚伯拉罕·林肯那样著名,但大多数人至少记得有关他的一件事实:是他写的《独立宣言》。
虽然杰文逊生活在二百多年以前,但今天我们仍能从他身上学到很多东西。
他的许多思想对当代青年来说特别有意义。
下面就是他讲过和写过的一些观点:自己去看。
杰文逊认为,一个自由的人除了从书本中获取知识外,还可以从许多别的来源获得知;他认为,亲自做调查时很重要的。
在他很年轻的时候,他就被任命为一个委员会的成员,去调查詹姆斯河南部的水深是否足以通行大型船只。
委员会的其他成员都坐在州议会大厦内研究有关这一问题的文件,而杰文逊却跳进一只独木舟去做现场观测。
你可以向任何人学习。
按阶层和所受的教育,杰文逊皆属于最高的社会阶层。
然而,在那个贵族们除了发号施令以外很少跟出身卑贱的人说话的年代,杰文逊却常破例跟园丁,仆人,和侍者交谈。
有一次杰文逊曾这样对法国贵族拉菲特说过:“你必须像我那样到贫民百姓的家里去,看看他们的锅里煮些什么,吃吃他们的面包。
只要你肯这样做,你就会发现老百姓为什么会不满意,你就会理解正在威胁着法国的革命。
自己做判断。
未经过认真的思考,杰文逊绝不接受别人的意见。
他在给侄子的信中写道:“不要因为别的人相信或拒绝了什么东西,你就也去相信或拒绝它。
上帝赐予你一个用来判断真理与谬误的头脑。
那你就运用它吧。
”杰文逊觉得,人民“是完全可以信赖的,应该让他们听到一切真实和虚伪的东西,然后做出正确的判断。
倘使让我来决定,我们是应该有一个政府而不要报纸呢还是应该有报纸而不要政府,我会毫不犹豫的选择后者。
”做你认为是正确的事。
在一个自由的国家里总会有各种相互冲突的思想,而这正是力量的源泉。
使自由保持活力的是冲突而不是绝对的一致。
虽然有好多年杰文逊一直受到激烈的批评,但他从不回应那些批评他的人。
他在写给一位朋友的信中表达了这样的观点:“每个问题都有两面。
如果你坚决站在一面并根据它有效的采取行动,那么,站在另一面的那些人当然会对你的行动怨恨不满。
”相信未来,相信青年。
杰文逊认为,绝不可以用那些已经无用的习俗束缚住“现在”的手脚。
他说:“没有哪个社会可以制定一部永远适用的宪法,甚至连一条永远适用的法律也制定不出来。
地球是属于活着的一代的。
”他不害怕新思想,也不惧怕未来。
他评论说:“有多少痛苦是由一些没发生过的灾难引起的啊!我期待的是最好的东西,而不是最坏的东西。
我满怀希望的驾驶着自己的航船,而把恐惧抛在后面。
”杰文逊的勇气和理想主义是以知识为基础的。
他懂得的东西也许比同时代的任何人都要多。
在农业、考古学和医学方面他都是专家。
在人们普遍采用农作物轮作和土壤保持的做法之前一个世纪,他就这样做了。
他还发明了一种比当时任何一种都好的耕犁。
他影响了整个美国的建筑业。
他还不断地制造出各种机械装置,使日常生活中需要做的许多工作都变得更加容易。
在杰斐逊的众多才能中,有一种是最主要的:他首先是一位优秀的、不知疲倦的作家。
目前正在第一次出版的他的全集将超过五十卷。
他作为一个作家的才能很快便被发现了,所以,当1776年在费城要撰写《独立宣言》的时刻来到时,这一任务便落在了他肩上。
数以百万计的人们读到他写的下列词句都激动不已:“我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的:一切人生来就是平等的……”1826年7月4日,正值美国独立五十周年纪念日之际,杰斐逊与世长辞了。
他给他的同胞留下了一份丰富的思想遗产和众多的榜样。
托马斯•杰斐逊对美国的教育事业作出了巨大的贡献,他认为,只有受过教育的人民组成的国家才能保持自由。
Unit8 Honesty: Is It Going out of Style?曾想到过在考试中作弊吗?当然没有。
可是有些学生并不那么诚实……诚实:难道它正在变得不合时宜?斯泰茜娅•罗宾斯根据最近的一次民意测验,百分之六十一的美国学生承认曾在考试中至少作过一次弊。
人们可以争论说,这样一种回答也许没有多大意义。
毕竟大多数学生都曾受到过偷看邻座考卷的诱惑。
而学生们在评价这类行为时有时对自己过于严格。
不过,还有别的一些迹象也表明,中学里的作弊现象可能是在上升。
越来越多的州要求学生通过能力测试以取得中学毕业文凭。
很多教育学家担心,更多地利用州级考试将会导致作弊的相应增加。
一个明显的例子就是纽约州的一些学生,他们因拥有并出售州教育董事会的考卷样本而受到刑事轻罪指控。
现在作弊也被看作是大学的一大问题了。
一些教授说他们已经放弃了传统的学期论文这一要求,因为很多学生购买预先写好的各种学期论文,教授们再也查不出所有的作弊者了。
除了谈论学生作弊的上升外,全国各地的大学已决定采取一切措施。
例如,马里兰大学心理系就开展了一场制止某种作弊形式的运动。
当409名学生考完试鱼贯离开教室时,他们发现除了一个出口外,所有的出口都堵住了。
监考人员要求每个学生出示贴有照片的身份证。
那些说把身份证留在宿舍或家中的学生都被拍了面部照。
这一运动的目的是捉拿“冒名顶替者”,即帮别人代考的学生。
马里兰大学的大多数学生都鼓掌欢迎这一运动。
校刊社论说:“就像警察逮捕违法超速驾车者一样,这一运动的目的并不是要捉拿所有的人,而是抓住足够的作弊者以便把信息传开去。
”我们经常听人谈起“美好的往日”,说是那时的美国人比现在好,比现在幸福,也比现在诚实。
但他们真的较诚实吗?也许在很久以前,他们确实更诚实,因为那时的生活跟今天的生活大不相同。
中、小学学生过去都知道亚伯拉罕•林肯步行五英里把多收的一分钱还给顾客的故事。
我们已经把这类故事看成了神话。
但就林肯来说,这故事却是真实的……而不像乔治•华盛顿和樱桃树的故事那样是杜撰的。
华盛顿的第一位传记作者虚构了小乔治对父亲说“我不能说谎,我用斧子砍倒了樱桃树”的故事。
然而,在两个故事中都很重要的一点是,诚实过去一向被看作是美国人性格中的一个重要组成部分。
而且这仅仅是许许多多故事中的两个故事。
上个世纪的学生一般都不读“娱乐性的”故事。
他们读的都是些传授道德标准的故事。
这类故事非常明确地指出,说谎、骗人、偷东西的孩子决没有好下场。
做父母的很可能进一步加强了这些道德标准。
是不是真的如此就很难知道了。
但我们的确知道,过去的孩子听不到父母谈论在所得税上欺骗政府的事——那时候还没有所得税。
林肯的故事中提供了一个线索,说明为什么过去的美国人也许是比较诚实的。
这就是林肯认识他的顾客,他们都住在同一个小镇上。
一家大的超级市场的结账员会把多收的钱还给顾客吗?可能性较小。
反之,在一家夫妻经营的小旅馆过夜的客人会偷毛巾吗?可能性也不大。
也许这就告诉我们,人们需要互相了解才能达到最诚实的境界。
绝大多数美国人仍然认为诚实是美国人性格的一个重要组成部分。
因此,在社会各级都有许多监督委员会。
虽然学校、商界和政府中的作弊和欺诈行为近年来似乎比过去多了许多,但这会不会是由于我们越来越善于揭露这类不诚实行为的缘故呢?有某些证据表明,欺诈行为可消可长,有起有伏。
当时世艰难时,偷窃和欺骗事件通常便会增多。
当形势好转时,这类事件往往就会减少。
学校中的作弊现象也往往有涨有落。
但它似乎跟经济没有什么联系。
许多教育学家认为,当学生对自己和自己的能力有了信心以后,他们就不大可能作弊了。
令人惊奇的是,某些防止作弊的努力可能反而促使学生作弊——一个人可能会感到“他们反正不信任我”,于是便很想“击败这个制度”。
不信任可以有传染性。
但是,信任也可以有传染性。
Unit9 What Is Intelligence, Anyway?阿西莫夫说明了为什么智力远非只是在智力测验中取得高分。
智力到底是什么?艾萨克•阿西莫夫智力到底是什么呢?当我在部队服役时,我曾接受过一种所有士兵都参加的智能测验,在标准得分为100的情况下,我得了160分。
基地上没有哪个人曾见过这样的高分,于是他们便对我大加吹捧了两个小时之久。
(这对我毫无意义。
第二天我仍然是一名列兵,最高的职务是担任伙食值勤员。
)我一生中一直得到这样的高分,因此便有一种自鸣得意之感,认为自己非常聪明,而且期望别人也这样认为。
然而,实际上,难道这类分数不是仅仅意味着我很善于回答那些编制智力测验的人们——智力爱好跟我类似的人们——认为值得回答的那类学究式的问题吗?比方说吧,我过去有位汽车修理师,据我估计,在这类智力测验中,他的得分不大可能会超过80。