烟标江苏成人学士学位英语翻译

2021年1月13日发(作者：顾鼎臣)
翻译题及参考答案
练习一
1、 In order to learn to be one’s true self ，it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive
knowledge of what has been said and done in the world。
要想了解真实的自我，必须深入、广泛的探索前人说过的话，做过的事。
2、This element of the unknown has of centuries added greatly to the fear and horror surrounding
earthquakes ， but in recent times there have been indications that earthquake prediction may be
possible。
数百年来，地震的不可知性给地震蒙上极大的恐惧和惊慌，然而近几次的 地震发生前已显露
一些迹象。
3、The accuracy of scientific observations and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientist’
s timekeeping methods。
科学观察和计算的精确度常取决于科学家的计时方法。
4、In Frederick ，students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries
and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs。
在弗雷德里克地区，学生家长们出资购买教室 用品，并主动为学校第一年的教师和校长们支
付所需 的各类杂货及水电费， 以此来留住他们继续工作下去。
5、“Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed。”said a student。
“we wanted to know the truth ，and spread that around instead 。”
一位学生说：“关于这个地区的流言正以闪电般的速度传播着，我们想知道真相，并传播真
相。
练习二
6、Yet the waves ，no matter how big or how violent ，affect only the surface of the sea。
然而，不管水波多大、多猛，只对海面造成影响。
7、In the U.S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10
percent of their income on the installment plan。
在美国，这个数字要比英国高得多，美国人将他们收入的 10%花费在分期付款上。
8、The idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light lamp bulbs-or even to
run a small electric motor-is almost unbelievable，but several kinds of fish are able to do this。
鱼产生的电流能点亮电灯—或者甚至能带动小型电动马达—是多么不可思议，但有些 鱼确实
可以。
9、Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality，but when it
comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool。
工科学生往往 被看成是实际和理性的榜样，但就我的大学教育而言，我是一个理想主义者和
傻瓜。
10、The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that
engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I assumed in high school。
摆在 我面前阻碍我成为一名成功学生的现实就在于工科与文科并不像我在高中时认为的那
样，两者 并非简单地合在一起。
练习三
11、When the light reaches the other end，it is first changed into electrical signals，which are in
turn converted into sound messages。
光到达另一端后，首先转化成电流信号，随后再转为声音信息。
12、In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame，not the long hours alone at a
typewriter。
多数情况下，这些人正梦想着的是财富和名望，而不是在打字机前长时间地工作。
13、Because we live in a democratic nation，whose citizens make the policies for the nation，large
numbers of us must be educated to understand ，to support ，and when necessary ，to judge the
work of experts。
因为我们生活在一个民主的国家 ，由公民制定国家的政策，我们中的许多人必须接受教育，
学会理 解、支持，必要时还要判断专家的工作。
14、There are many communities and populations which have lost precious records due to tragic
events such as the fire in the Irish courts during Civil War in 1921 or American slaves for whom
many records were never kept in the first place。
在很多地区，相当多的人曾因一些悲剧事件而失去他们珍贵的资料，如 1921 年内战期间爱
尔兰法 庭失火这样的悲剧，又如美国奴隶，对于他们来说最初就有很多珍贵资料未能保留
下来。
15、Theoretically，any individual will someday be able to trace his or her family origins through
this database。
理论上，有一天任何人都能通过这个资料库查出他或她家族的起源。
练习四
16、相反，为避免天线导航，没轮子的汽车将在离地面不超过 3 英寸的距离行驶。
On the contrary ，to avoid problems in aerial navigation，the wheelless vehicle probably will
travel no more than three inches above road surface。
17、I appeal to you to clarify this issue so that the poor elderly of our city may become aware of
the housing benefits for which they quality。
我请求你阐明这个问题，这样我们这个城市里贫穷的老人就可以了解到 他们有资格享有住房
的津贴。
18、It was believed that a person was sick because he had been attacked by evil spirits。
人们认为生病是遭受恶魔的攻击。
19、We are concerned to develop the ability of all our pupils into the full，not just their academic
ability。
我们关心的是全面充分地发展我们每位学生的能力，而不仅仅是他们的学习能力。
20、We expect our pupils to do their best ，not their least ，and we give them every encouragement
to attain this goal。
我们期望学生们能够不遗余力尽其所能，为达到此目标我们也将给予我们充分的鼓励。
练习五
21、The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions，because there are
no wheels in nature-no living was ever created with wheels。
轮子是最简单的发明，或许也是最伟大的发明，因为自然界原本没轮子 — 没有任何生物是
轮子创 造的。
22、Girls exceed boys in language abilities ，and this early linguistic bias often prevails throughout
life。
女孩在语言能力上胜过男孩， 且这种早期就显露的语言方面偏向常影响终生。
23、Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby，but only
switched to oils in old age because her hands become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy
and pass the time。
摩西奶奶小的时候画过些画，之后绘制 刺绣图案成了她的爱好。老了以后，她的手指变得僵
硬不能 缝纫，而她还希望保持忙碌打发时间，就转向油画。
24、The project provided opportunities for researches from India and abroad to study tigers in the
reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits。
这个方案给印度和国外的研究者提供了机会，使他们可以在保护区内研 究老虎，收集以前难
以获得 的有关老虎习性的资料。
25、Land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some
rich forests are reserved for tigers。
土地问题变得越来越严重了，令很多农民感到 痛心的是，一些肥沃的森林地区被圈起来，建
成了老 虎保护区。
练习六
26、In learning a foreign language ，the best beginning is with the non-verbal linguistic elements
of the language ， its gestures，its body language 。
学习语言最好从语言的非言语方面、手势和声势语入门。
27、Originally the White House was gray and was called the President Palace。
最初白宫是灰的，并且被叫做总统府。
28、involved all the original hunting sequences but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid
starvation。
这种新的活动包括原先狩猎的一系列行为，而目的已不再是避免饥饿。 This new activity
29、Some scientists say that 16 of these mirrors，each about half a mile across，could aim their
reflected light at one area on the earth that was about 200 miles by 300 miles。
一些科学家认为可用 16 面直径为半英里的镜子将反射光照射到地球面积约为 6 万平方英
里的区域。
30、yet is what effect this artificial daytime would have on plants，animals，and humans。目前，
人们还不知道这种人造白天对植物、动物和人会有什么影响。 What no one knows
练习七
31、Still，the fact remains that women are now free to enter any career that attracts them，the
situation has improved，and the tide is not likely to turn back。然而，事实上女性如今可以自由
选择所喜爱的职业；情况改善了，这一潮流不可能逆转。
32、Ford realized he could use this assembly line method to build cars。
福特意识到他可以用这种装配线的方法来生产他的汽车。
33、At the early attempts，the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be
covered in living growth，a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no
life in the deeper parts of the sea。
在初试阶段海底电缆没能安装成功， 当研究人员将电缆运出海面对其进行检修时发现电缆表
面长满 了瘤状物，这个事实表明海洋深处并不存在生命，这与现代科学见解相左。
34、Students by the Council of Europe，of which 21 countries are members，have shown that 45
percent of reptile species and 24 percent of butterflies are in danger of dying out。
由21个成员国组成的欧洲委员会的一项研究显示， 45%的爬行物种及 24%的 蝴蝶濒临灭
绝。
35、Dr. Baum went on，“we could manage without most industrial products ，but we could not
manage without nature。”
鲍姆博士继续说道，“没有工业产品我们一样能活下去，但脱离了自然我们就无法生存。 ”
练习八
36、Some critics claim that no excuse is acceptable for not informing subjects about the nature of
an experiment and giving them a chance to refuse to participate。
一些批评家声称没有任何理 由让实验对象在不了解实验性质，没有机会选择拒绝的情况下参
与实验。
37、He took a trip to southern California ，and there he found just the weather and scenery he
needed to finish his movie。 38、中小学几乎全额依靠中央和地方税收拨款。
Primary and secondary education is financed almost entirely by the state out of central and local
tax revenues。
他去加州南部旅行，在那里他恰好发现了要完成他的电影所需的天气和风景。
39、The current opinion seems to be that this should include a general knowledge of what
computers are，plus a little of their history and something of how they operate。
目前的看法似乎是这样的： 这必须包括一种关于计算机本身定义的基本知识，还需具备一
些计算 机的发展历史及操作知识。
40、We effectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their history or to
explain how they work。我们能够有效地使用各种电子设备，而不需要知道它们的历史或者
它们是如何工作的。
练习九
41、At times they even sleep in their van instead of a hotel，just to save money。
有时他们甚至在自己的篷车里，而不是在旅馆里睡觉，只是为了省钱。
42、As a result，these areas send out less heat and light and thus appear from earth to be almost
dark irregular surface patches。
这些区域释放的能量和光线较弱，因而从地球上看，表面几乎形成不规则的暗区。
43、Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements to the volume of
the front and side sections of the brain，which relate to intellect and emotion，and determine the
human character。
电脑技术让研究者能准确地测量大脑前部和侧面的容量 ，它们的智力、情感有关，决定着人
的性格。
44、The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process，because the 20 or 30 minutes
you spend with the interviewer may determine whether or not you get the particular job you want。
面试是求职过程中 一件重要的事，因为你和面试人一起度过的那二三十分钟可能决定你是否
能得到 你想要的那个工作。
45、If possible ，you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and when you
are ready to complete the paperwork。
如果有可能的话，你应在得到一份工作，并且在你做好准备完成日常文书工作后再与雇佣方
协商工 资问题。
练习十
46、He is，even today，a symbol of courage and adventure。
他即使今天都是勇气和历险的象征。
47、Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember
vocabulary。
亨宁研究了把英语作为外语学习的学生是如何记忆词汇的。
48、In time，the migration became a habit，and now，although the glaciers have disappeared ，
the habit continues。
迁徙成为一种习惯，现在尽管冰川已经消失，这种习惯仍然继续。
49、Problems come when any particular section is too thick and not sticking to the section