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现代大学英语英语精读
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（第二版）翻译
一单元
1
他对他的研究如此专心致志，从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。
He is so devoted
to his research that it never
occurs to him that he will soon have to retire.
2
很多人都曾说过，如果没有有效的制约，我们都有滥用权力的倾向。
Many people
have observed that without
effective checks we all have a tendency to abuse
our power.
3
有些国家拒绝卷入这一争端，而且他们对外国的干涉非常反感。
some countries
refuse to get involved in
this dispute and they resent any foreign
interference.
4
控制沙尘暴需要大量的工作和资金。
The control of sand storms will involve a
tremendous amount
of work and money.
5
你们用这些技术的时候，必须考虑到当地的条件。
You have to take the local
conditions into
consideration when you apply these technologies.
6
所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格，然后邮寄
50< /p>
美元的报名费。
All applicants
will
have to fill out these forms and mail in an
application fee of 50 dollars.
7
他根据对孩子们行为的观察得出结论：学习是一种自然的乐观。
Based on his
observation of
children
’
s behavior, he came to the conclusion that learning is
a natural
pleasure.
8
在一个多民族的国家里，各民族之间的和谐需要小心处理。
In a country of many
nationalities, ethnic
harmony requires very careful handing.
9
政府决定严惩所有涉案的腐败官员。
The government is determined to punish
all
the corrupt officials involved.
10
考试作弊并不经常发生，但一旦发生，学校会采取严厉的态度。
Cheating
at
（
on
）
exams
does not occur very often. But when it does, the
school takes a very
tough position.
二单元
1
我怀疑这本书也许已经不再印了。我去问书店的工作人员，他们说我说的对，这 本
书已经绝版很多年了。
I
suspected
that
the
book
might
not
be
in
print.
I
checked
with
the bookstore
people
，
and
they
told
me
that
I
was
right.
The
book
had
been out
of
for
years.
2
这小说里有一个值得记住的故事，讲的是刘备如何尽量不引起曹操对 他的雄心的怀
疑，因为如果引起怀疑，他的生命就会有危险。
One
memorable
story
in
the
novel
concerns
how
Liu
Bei
tried
not
to rouse
Cao
Cao’
s
suspicion
about
his
ambitions
，
because
if
he
did
his
life would
be
at
stake.
3
当曹操称他为真正的英雄时，刘备吓得筷子都掉了。但是他聪明地掩盖了他那令人
怀疑的举止。
When
Cao
Cao
called
him
a
real
hero
，
Liu Bei was
so
shocked
that
he dropped
his
chopsticks.
But
he
cleverly
covered
up
his
suspicious behavior.
4
第一个嫌疑犯是死者的儿子。警察怀疑他谋杀了他的父亲，因为邻居 们在案发当晚
曾听到他们打架。
The
first
suspect
was
the
victim’s
son.
The
police
suspected
him
of murdering
his
father
because
the
neighbors
had
heard
them
fighting
on the night of the killing.
5
在学习当中，重要的不是把一切都记住，而是运 用你的想象力，创造性地，批判性
地去进行思考。
In
learning
，
the
important
thing
is
not
to
commit
everything
to
memory but
to
use
your
imagination
and
think
creatively
and
critically.
6
他肯定是你能想象到的最可笑的窃贼了。他偷偷地进了屋子，尽情地吃喝，最后酩
酊大醉，一脸满足的笑容，知道第二天早上被发现。
He
must
have
been
the
funniest
burglar
imaginable.
He
broke
into
a house
，
ate
and
drank
to
his
heart’s
content
，
and
remained dead
drunk
until discovered
the
next
morning
，
with
a
perfect
content
look
on
his
face.
7
我现在记人的名字很困难。我想这肯定是年老造成的。
I
now
have
trouble
remembering
people’s
names.
I
imagine
it
must
result
from
old
age.
8
我们生活在很多想象的威胁当中，结果就常常感到沮丧。
We
often
live
under
many
imaginary
threats
and
feel
disheartened
as
a
result.
9
我怀疑我们的教师有时候低估了学生的智力。其实年轻人脑子里充满了想象。
I
suspect
we
teachers
sometimes
underestimate
students’
mental capacities.
Young
people
actually
have
very
imaginative
minds.