大学英语4

Unit1

when dad told us about the delivery work it sounded easy ,just a piece of cake.the trouble was,we did not take care to inqure just how much material was involved .before long trucks seemded to be pull up outside our house all day long ,leaving stacks of advertising.it seemed we would have no chance of meeting the deadline .then we had thismarvelous idea.Hiring local kids to help would enable us to get the job done on time.True,it woule cut into our profits,but there was no native.Things seemed to be going well,but then we had trouble over a pay claim.Our workersdemanded five dollars an hour,but fortunately for us they were ready to settle for less.As for us,when we finally settle our accounts we ended up earing less than the mimimum wage for all our efforts.I guess we should have know bettle to to believe that big bucks come easy.

1) 我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。

We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience /receive us the next day.

2) 我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。

I thought it odd that he didn't seem to remember his own birthday.

3) 学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。

Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far.

4) 看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。(pain)

It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking.

5) 在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。

Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts.

6) 该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。

The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.

Unit2

While it is often said that love makes the world go round, scientists take a less romantic view. To their minds, energy is the fundmental force at work. All animal life is dependent on obtaining sufficient energy from food. Deer, like other wild animal, do this through eating as much food as possible in the summer, when food resources are abundant . Any excess of energy over their current needs is deposited in the body in the form of fat. Then, when food becomes scare in the winter, they can live off the fat. In addition, nature helps them to survive the winter by slowing down their metabolism, assisting them to pull through the cold weather. However, when the winter is particularly harsh, deer may have to draw on the fat they have built up more heavily. Under such conditions, only deer in good condition are able to survive to give birth to a new generation.

1) 比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。

Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions.

2) 这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。

There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce.

3) 工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。

Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased productivity.

4) 他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望。

He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B.