大学英语三级难吗-教师工作业绩
现代大学英语精读
4
第二版课后
翻译答案
(unit4-unit6-
中英双
< br>语
)
Unit4
1.
我看见一叶扁舟顺河漂流。我不想像这小舟一样没有目标，随波逐流地了此一生。
I saw a boat drifting along the river.
I do not intend to be like this boat, drifting
through life aimlessly.
2.
< p>山谷里的桃花全都盛开了，让她留恋忘返。在前面不远处，她看见一家农舍，从窗户内传来了美妙的乡村音乐 。
The peach trees in the valley
were in full blossom, making it difficult to tear
herself away from them. Some distance
apart from her, she saw a little hut
with sweet country music drifting out of its
window.
3.
结婚以后，我和朋友的来往慢慢 变少了。而我夹在那些一起共事的商界人士当中十分不自在。他们说的生意经我厌烦透了。
After my marriage, my friends and I
drifted apart a little, and I was completely out
of my element among those business
people I had to work with. Their
business discussions bored me stiff .
4.
他们之间已经具有发生内战的所有要素。国际社会 已向双方呼吁，希望他们和平解决争端。
They already
had all the necessary elements for a civil war.
The international community has appealed to both
sides for
a peaceful settlement of
their disputes.
5.
很多人认为教会正在失去他的吸引力。虽然他积累了越来越多的财富。
Many people think that the church is
losing its appeal although it has accumulated more
and more wealth.
6.
扩大业务的 主意对我很有吸引力。现在我们很多贸易伙伴的经济都正在开始加速发展。我们的国内市场估计明年也将好转。< /p>
The idea of business expansion
appeals to me .Today the economy of many of our
trade partners is beginning to pick up
speed. Our domestic market is also
project to recover next year.
7.
改革总是有风险的，但不改革风险更大。现在大多数人都希望进一步改革，尽管肯定也会有人反对 。
Reform
always
contains
some
element
of
risk,
but
we
risk
a
lot
more
without
reform.
Today
most
people
find
further
reform
appealing
although there is bound to be opposition.
8.
他读到这封信的时候气疯了。他将信撕碎，扔进了 废纸篓。他从衣服上撕下一块布，用自己的鲜血写下了他的最后一封信。
He was furious/infuriated when he read
the letter. He tore it up and threw it into the
wastepaper basket. Then he ripped
a
piece of his coat and using his own blood as ink,
wrote his last letter.
9.
回想起来，我们大家都觉得当初把这个美丽的城墙拆掉是愚蠢的。
In hindsight/Looking back, we all feel
that it was foolish to tear down/demolish this
beautiful city wall.
10.
你在家等着，我七点左右开车来接你。你别担心，医生已向我保证，她会很快好起来。
You wait at home, I
’
ll come and pick you up at around seven. Don
’
t worry, the doctor has assumed us that her wealth
will pick up soon.
1.
我家乡的气候挺宜人的，除了一月和八月之外。
The
climate of my hometown is pleasant except in
January and August.
2.
除了 不舒服的气候，王宁每天都要慢跑约
40
分钟。
Except when he is unwell, Wang Ning
spends about 40 minutes a day jogging.
3.
有关他的特别使命，他对家里人只字为提，只是说要出差一段时间。
About his special mission he told his
family nothing except that he had to be away on
business for some time.
4.
他的父母知道除了让他呈现真实的自我之外，他们不必多做些什么。
His parents know that they
don
’
t have to do much for their son except to let him be himself.
5.
除了合法属于他们的东西之外，他们没有要求要其他任何东西。
They asked for nothing except what was
rightfully theirs.
Unit5
1.
统计数据显示，中国拥有总 计为
2.8
万亿立方米的水资源，仅次于巴西、俄罗斯和加拿大，居世界第四位。 但如果按人口总数分
配，我们人均拥水量就只占世界平均数的四分之一左右。
Statistics show that China has a
total amount of 2.8 trillion cubic meters of water
resources, second only to Brazil,
Russia
and
Canada,
ranking
the
fourth
(to
be
updated)
in
the
world.
But
when
divided
by
1.3
billion,
our
average
per-capita
share of water
resources only amounts to about one quarter of the
world
’
s average.
2.
我们一直承受着缺水的沉重包袱。据说
< p>661个大城市中，有约三分之二都在遭受缺水之苦。北京是一个很好的例子。它不仅缺地表
水，就连地下水位也降到十分危险的地步。据说地下水已经降到地下
90
米。有的学者建议我们应该考虑迁都到其他地方去。这计划
当然没有可行
性，但这给人们的信息是清楚的。
We
have
always
been
heavily
burdened
with
the
problem
of
water
shortage.
It
is
said
that
of
the
661
large
and
medium-sized
cities nationwide, about two-thirds are
suffering from an acute shortage of water. Beijing
is a good example in point.
It not only
lacks surface water, even its underground water
table is dangerously low. It is reported to have
dropped
by 90 meters. Some scholars
suggest we move our capital to some other place.
This is of course unfeasible/unrealistic,
but the message is clear.
3.
首先，我国的水资源从时间和地点上都分布不均。 他不是太多，造成水灾，就是太少，导致旱灾。
Our water
resources first of all are not evenly distributed
in time or space. They are either too much,
causing floods,
or too little, causing
droughts.
4.
尽管我们在过去的几十年 里取得了很大的成就，
但我们的江河湖泊还远远没得到有效治理。
水土流失与荒漠 化正日益严重的威胁者
我们的经济和人们的生活。很多河流都已经断流。以黄河为例，<
/p>
1998
年它断流的时间长达
212
天。
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