基英第一单元翻译3

第一单元3. Translate

1) I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened.

2) As a general rule, young people tend to be more interested in the present and the future.

3) Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.

4) It is our hope to integrate all the courses and teaching materials.

5) The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation.

6) In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo stands for moral integrity and uprightness.

7) The great majority of the people stand for reform.

8) Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule.

9) The truth is always in the hands of a small minority at first. That's the rule.

10) Democracy means that the majority rules, but the minority's right to disagree is

also respected. These two basic rules are of equal importance.

11) A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally

as well as geographically.

12) The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home.

13) The road was muddy. He slipped and fell into the river.

14) One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restaurant because I was broke when he came and

slipped a roll of money into my hand.

16) The Court of Florida ruled that it was necessary to recount the votes.

17) The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years.

18) The thoughts are an integral part of old Beijing.

19) Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress.

20) He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake.

21) Her health was such that she would not go out in the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke.

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1) You can force a student to attend classes, but you cannot force him to think. Or: You can force a student to attend classes, but not to think.

2) The study of literature can help you to understand not only other people but also yourself.

3) You can improve your writing by reading good models and by practicing writing.

4) In the Middle Ages, people believed that the earth was flat and that it was the center of the universe.

5) I can afford neither the time nor the money to play golf with those big cheeses.

6) Xiao Jin could not decide whether to apply for graduate studies right after college or to get a job first.

7) Love cures people-both those who give it and those who receive it.

8) Excellent firms don't believe in perfection, only in constant improvement and const ant change.

9) Many things cannot be learned in the classroom, such as planning one's time, working on one's own and managing one's own affairs.

10) In the past ten years people, especially old people, have been concerned more abo ut their health than about their income.

第二单元 3. Translate

1. It is a miracle how our company has become a multinational in such a short span of time.

2. The average life span in that country has increased from 42 years to 50 years in a matter of two decades.

3. The conflict between the two countries has spanned more than half a century.

4. There are four bridges spanning the river.

5. I

‘m much obliged to you. Without your help, I would never have finished the book.

6. No, you are not obliged to go to the party. You don‘t have to go if you

don‘t want to.

7. She‘s always ready to oblige when people come to her for help.

8. In the valley is a small lake right between a meadow and a hill. It is a perfect spot for a picnic.

9. Sitting in a shady spot, he soon dozed off.

10. He criticized me on the spot when he saw me throw a plastic bad down by the roadside.

11. It was a white shirt with blue spots. It looked quite pretty.

12. The detective spotted the suspect, and he walked over and arrested him.

13. One of the balloons popped, and it gave me quiet a start.

14. It is very impolite to keep popping in and out of the classroom when the class is still going on.

15. When he saw the young man ready to pay for the BMW in cash, his eyes almost popped out of his head.

16. In those countries, water is worth a lot more than oil. Friends will often bring ten dollars‘ worth of water as a gift.

17. When this project is completed, it will benefit about a hundred thousand people. It will be well worth the effort and investment.

18. This movie is not worth seeing twice. In fact, it is not worth seeing at all.

19. I think it is worthwhile to visit that place. I hear they have kept all their traditional house intact – houses that were built in Ming-Qing styles.

20. Jia Baoyu was sick and tired of being his father

‘s worthy son. He yearned for freedom.

4. Translate

1. It seems the patient has no relatives in this city.

2. It‘s easy to make friends but difficult to keep them.

3. He can always understand what his friends are thinking and worrying about.

4. Perhaps it wasn‘t Xiao Jiang at all who had left the tap running all night.

5. The boy had no idea how he had become an old man in half a day.

6. I wonder how Wang Ning has been doing in London. I havent heard from him for al most a year.

7.It

doesn’t matter what family you were born into. The real test is how far you can go from where you started.

8.She simply couldn’t believe what she saw. It was only yesterday that the twin towers were standing there.

9. Juror No. 8 pointed out that it might have been someone else who had stabbed the boy‘s father to death.

10. In the market economy, it is primarily by individuals and firms rather than by gov ernment agencies that decisions about what to produce, how much to produce are made.

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