硕士英语综合教程2课后翻译

UNIT 1

1.探索的魔力会激励我们年轻人去学习数学、科学以及工程学，并为我

们培养出新一代的改革者和开拓者。The fascination generated by further exploration will inspire our young people to study math, and science, and engineering and create a new generation of innovators and pioneers.

2.一回到英国，他就利用媒体的高知名度，作为进入政坛的踏板。Upon

returning to England, he employed the favorable media attention as a launching pad for his foray into politics.

3.由于业务的自然增长，你将会时时处于忙碌的状态，并且必须能够接

受倒班，包括在夜间和周末上班。Owing to the nature of every growing business，you will need to be on the go constantly，and also be on the go prepared to work shift work，including nights and weekends.

4.在澳大利亚，汽油价格也出现下降。不过，由于澳元兑美元走软，所

以澳大利亚汽油降价幅度有限。In Australia, gasoline prices have retreated, although falls have been limited because of the weakness of the Australian dollar against its American counterpart.

5.亚洲经济出现了积极的态势，一些国家已经克服金融危机的影响并且

恢复发展，亚洲再次成为全球经济增长的焦点。The Asian economy has presented a positive trend. Some countries have overcome the impact of the financial crisis and revived development. Asia has once again become the spotlight of global economic growth.

6.中国加入世贸组织，不仅能促进中国经济的发展，也会促进世界经济

的发展，将为亚洲经济和世界经济的发展注入新的活力。China's accession to the WTO can promote not only the development of Chinese economy, but also that of the world economy and will inject new impetus into the progress of Asian economy and world economy.

7.信息量的不断增长加上技术的发展，使得人们能够比过去以更快的速

度往更多的地方储存和发送更多的信息。Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before.

8.未来是这样的一件东西，每个人都以每小时六十分钟的速度朝他走

去，不管他做什么，也不管他是谁。The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.

UNIT 2

1.石油价格的上涨时企业盈利下降的一个标志，因为他增加了企业的成本，

削减了消费者手中的可支配收入。Rising oil prices are typically negative for corporate profits since they boost expenses and eat into consumers` discretionary income.

2.正如前文所说，霍布斯坚信，君主有权决定哪些言论，哪些书籍和哪些

主张是有益于社会和平，哪些是可能挑起冲突和战争的。And it follows from this, Hobbes believes, that the sovereign has the right to decide what opinions, what books, what ideas are conducive to peace and which ones aim simply to stir up war and discontent?

3.德国的研究者表明在啤酒花中发现了一种抗癌物质，可以用来酿造特殊

的抗癌啤酒。Researchers in Germany say that a cancer-fighting substance found in hops could be enhanced to brew a special anti-cancer beer.

4.人们通常认为神话中的这种鸟就是翡翠鸟，据说它在冬至期间在海上筑

巢时，具有平息风浪的力量。A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, was supposed to have the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice.

5.骑自行车者经常无拘无束，仿佛两轮车就可以不遵守交通规则似的。

Bicyclists often ride as though two-wheeled vehicles are exempt from all traffic laws.

6.这位指导老师不应该在全班同学面前指责那位犯小错误的女同学。考虑

到他没有经验，她的工作已经算做得很好了。The instructor should not rebuke the girl student for her small mistake in front of all classmates. Given that she is inexperienced, she has done a good job.

7.从更广泛的角度看，较高的离职率会影响整个产业的发展。因此，当务

之急是缩短学徒期。From a broader perspective, higher attrition rate would affect the development of the industry as a whole. So the necessity is to shorten the apprenticeship.

8.我必须跟你坦诚交谈一下，因为我不希望你我之间有任何误会。那么你

怎么能对花掉这么多钱做出令人满意的解释呢？I have to level with you because I don`t want any misunderstanding between us , so how can you justify spending so much money?

UNIT 3

1.获取真正的知识需要冒险，并且要有开放的心灵，但是大多数人更喜欢确

定感，而不是去了解事物复杂的，甚至是使人不安的真相。Gaining real knowledge requires taking risks and keeping the mind open-but most people prefer to be reassured rather than to learn the complex and often unsettling truth about anything.

2.战士们非常勇敢，他们发誓要把入侵他们国家的任何敌人消灭掉。The

soldiers were so courageous that they sworn to wipe out any enemy that dare to invade into their country.

3.他们对于用电视播映比赛的吸引力缺乏信心，以至于感到必须用一个说得

天花乱坠的讲解员来做实况广播，以便招揽观众。They`re so lacking in confidence in the attraction of broadcasting the games on TV that they feel they have o hype up with some hysterical commentator in order to get anyone to watch them.

4.更糟的是，一些人在网络上发放了某种恶意代码来搜寻和攻击这些设备中