新标准大学英语综合教程2中英文互照翻译

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1.政府采取的一系列措施不但没有化解矛盾，反倒激起更多的暴力冲突。反对党联合工会

发动了一次大罢工，最终导致政府的垮台。

Instead of resolving contradictions, the series of measures taken by the government gave rise to more violent clashes. The Opposition formed an alliance with the trade unions and launched a general strike, which ultimately brought about the downfall of the government.

2.如今，大学与现实世界的距离越来越小，学生也变得越来越实际。从前，大学是一个象

牙塔，学者追求的是学问而不是把学问作为目的的手段，但这样的时代已经一去不复返了。

Nowadays, the gap between the university and the real world is shrinking and students are becoming more and more practical. Gone are the days when the university was an ivory tower in which scholars pursued knowledge as an end rather than a means to an end.

3.我从未指望靠上课来学好这门课。但我确实去听课，因为在课上我能了解这门课的重点，

学会如何组织材料、如何推理。

I never hoped to learn the subject well by attending those lectures. But I did go to lectures, for it was the place where I could get the important points of the course and learn how to organize materials and how to reason.

4.我一直想法设法解决这个难题，但就是找不到满意的答案。可是当我去厨房喝饮料的时

候，我突然间灵机一动，意识到解决问题的方法实际上可能很简单。

Although I have been trying every means to solve the problem, I cannot work out a satisfactory solution. But when I went to the kitchen to get a drink, something clicked and made me realize that the solution might be quite simple.

5.一看见抽屉里的那些老照片，我的眼泪就涌了出来。它们让我想起了我跟爷爷奶奶、爸

爸妈妈、兄弟姐妹一起生活的美好时光。

The moment I saw those old photos in the drawer, tears welled up in my eyes, for my memory went back to the days when I lived happily with my grandparents, my parents and my brothers and sisters.

6.有个学生踩到地上的一滩水滑倒了。周围的人反应各异，有的关心地走上前去看他是否

受伤了、能为他做点什么；有的则站在一边不知所措；有的干脆就不理。

When a student slipped on a pool of water and fell over, people’s reaction diverged from one another. Some approached caringly to see if he was hurt and if they could help; some just stood there confusing over what to do about it; while others just tuned out.

7.上学期六上午，我像往常一样去超市购物。我刚要打开车门，却发现没带钱包。我只

好回家去找，可是哪儿也找不到。

Last Saturday morning, I did the usual and went shopping in the supermarket. When I was about to open the door of my car, I found that I did not have my wallet on me. I could do nothing but go back home in search of it, but I failed to find it anywhere.

8.我上小学二年级的时候，我们班有个同学得到的生日礼物是一辆红色的遥控车。我们

大家只有羡慕的份，却不能去买一辆，因为那种遥控车很贵，而且还是在香港买的，那时候在我们看来香港和纽约一样遥不可及。

When I was a second grader, one of my classmates got a red radio-controlled toy car as a birthday gift. The rest of us could only admire, but could not imitate, because the car was expensive and was bought in Hong Kong, a place which seemed to us as far away as New York at that time.

9.这些文件很重要，容要绝对。如果要处理掉的话，应先把它们切碎或撕掉，而不是直接

当垃圾扔掉。

These are important documents, the content of which should be kept strictly confidential. If you need to dispose of them, you must shred them or tear them up instead of throwing them out with the trash.

10.现在，伪造支票、身份证和信用卡之类的白领犯罪已变得相当普遍。尽管我们学会了许

多防止被骗的招数，可是看起来我们随时都可能被骗。

Nowadays, white-collar crimes such as forging checks, ID cards and credit cards have become very common. Though we have learnt much about how to prevent ourselves from being cheated, it seems that we could be its victims at any time.

11.地震已过去了好几个月，生活恢复了正常。人们与平时一样忙着各自的事情。但一个无

法回避的事实是，地震给人们带来的精神创伤也许永远无法抹去。

It has been several months since the earthquake. Life has returned to normal, and people are busy going about their business. But there is no escaping the fact that the mental trauma the earthquake brought to people will never be wiped out.

12.为什么说一个图书馆拥有大量可供随时阅览的新书及电子图书资源很重要呢？因为那

样的话，学者们就可以了解自己学科领域的最新进展，知道自己的研究是否有价值。Why does it matter that a library has many new books and electronic resources readily available to the readers? This is because if so, the scholars know the latest development in their own fields and know whether their research is valuable.

13.这个消息来得如此突然、如此让人震惊，我在沙发上呆呆地坐了几分钟。我的第一本能