大学英语四级翻译

2021年1月25日发(作者：huangsheng)


5
．由于历史、政治和经济上的原因，全世界讲英语、用英语的人为数最 多。但是英语之所
以能在全球流行，
除了上述原因之外，
也和英语自身的一些特性和特 点不无相关。
其中最重
要的一点就是英语特别容易接受和适应
—
英语中的词汇 吸收了全世界几乎所有主要语言的
材料。

难点注释：
1
）流行
popularity
2
）自身特性和特点
qualities and characteristics in itself
3
）不无相关
have to do with
4
）容易接受和适应
receptive and adaptable
5
）吸收
take into
5
．
The
English
language
is
spoken
or
read
by
the
largest
number
of
people
in
the
world
for
historical
，
political
，
and economic reasons. But it may also be true that the popularity of English
language has much to do with some qualities and characteristics in itself. First and most important
is
its
extraordinarily
receptivity
and
adaptability-it
has
taken
materials
into
its
own
vocabulary
from almost all major languages in the world.

6
．多年来，家长和老师都曾得到过这样一种信息： 尽量利用任何机会表扬孩子，对他们所
干的任何事情都要说好
—
据说这样做有助于提高 孩子的自尊。
但是近年来许多教育家和儿童
心理学家正在得出一种完全相反的结论，他们认为对 孩子往往少一些赞扬为好。

难点注释：
1
）得到信息
get the message
2
）尽量利用任何
at almost any opportunity

3
）自尊
self-esteem
4
）儿童心理学家
child psychologist
5
）得出完全相反的结论
drawing a completely different conclusion
6
．
For years
，
parents and teachers got the message that children should be praised at almost any
opportunity
，
that
saying“good
job”for
everything
they
do
，
as
they
believe
，
helps
raise
their
self-esteem.
But
many
educators
and
child
psychologists
are
drawing
a
completely
different
conclusion
：
less praise is often better for their children.

7
．会议期间，有
3
个问题受到了特别重视，它们是：加强和巩固农业在国民经济中的地位
和作用，提高农民收人；调整和改 进产业结构，改进和加快区域性经济发展；努力工作，加
快下岗工人就业和再就业步伐，改善社会保障制 度。

难点注释：
1
）受到特别重视
be highlighted for special attention
2
）加强和巩固
consolidate and strengthen

1










3
）调整和改进
readjust and optimize










4
）区域性经济
regional economies










5
）下岗工人
laid-off workers
7
．
During the meeting
，
three aspects have been highlighted for special attention over next. They
are
：
consolidate and strengthen the fundamental role of agriculture in the national economy and
increase
farmers'
income
；
readjust
and
optimize
the
industrial
structure
for
the
promotion
of
coordinated
development
of
regional
economies
；
work
hard
to
boost
employment
and
the
reemployment of laid-off workers
，
and improve the social security network
．


8
．当今世界的竞争是人才的竞争。因此，党中央决定从海外我们的留学生中，从香港、澳门、
台湾吸收和利用人才来加强我们在世界上的竞争能力。
引进这些人才的重点是那些开放
程度越来越大、
竞争越来越激烈的部门，
比如说银行、保险等行业，以及国有大型企业 的管
理层。

难点注释：
1
）人才
talented professionals.










2
）海外留学生
overseas students










3
）吸收和利用人才
absorb and make use of










4
）引进人才
introduce talented people from outside










5
）银行、保险业
banking
，
insurance industry










6
）国有大型企业
large state-owned enterprise
8
．
In today's world
，
competition among states is mainly a competition among talentedprofessionals.
Therefore
，
it is a decision adopted by the CPC Central Committee to fully absorb and make use of
the
talented
people
among
our
overseas
students
and
among
the
professionals
in
Hongkong
，
Macao and Taiwan. This will help us strengthen our competitive edge. The departments that would
introduce
talented
people
from
outside
are
those
that
are
exposed
to
increasingly
fierce
competition and that are open wider to the outsider world
，
such as banking
，
insurance industry
，
large state-owned enterprises
，
etc.

13
．
从
20
世纪中叶到
21
世纪中叶的一百年间，
中国人民的一切奋斗，
则 是为了实现祖国的
富强、
人民的富裕和民族的伟大复兴。
这个历史伟业，
我们 党领导全国人民已经奋斗了五十
年，取得了巨大的进展，再经过五十年的奋斗，也必将胜利完成。

难点注释：
1
）
20
世纪中叶
the mid-20th century










2
）奋斗
endeavor










3
）民族的伟大复兴
the nation immensely rejuvenated










4
）历史伟业
historic cause
13
．
All
endeavors
by
the
Chinese
people
for
the
100
years
from
the
mid-20th
to
the
mid-21st

2
century are for the purpose of making our motherland strong
，
the people prosperous and the nation
immensely
rejuvenated.
Our
Party
has
led
the
entire
Chinese
people
in
carrying
forward
this
historic
cause
for
50
years
and
made
tremendous
progress
，
and
it
will
successfully
attain
the
objective through hard work in the coming 50 years.

14
．中国的体育运动经历了几千年的发展，但直到
194 9
年中华人民共和国成立后才成为国
家的事业。
目前，
一个全国范围的体育运 动网已经建立起来，
这方面的开支也被列人国家预
算之中。
在过去的五十年中，
由于体育工作者和体育运动员的共同努力，
我国的体育运动取
得了可喜的成绩。

难点注释：
1
）经历
undergo










2
）国家的事业
an undertaking of the state










3
）体育运动网
network for physical culture










4
）列人国家预算

include in the state budget










5
）可喜的成绩
gratifying achievement
14
．
China's
sports
have
undergone
several
thousand
years
of
development.
But
they
were
not
regarded
as
an
undertaking
of
the
state
until
1949
，
when
the
People's
Republic
of
China
was
founded. Now a nation-wide network for physical culture has been set up and expenditure on this
field
has
been
included
in
the
state
budget.
With
the
concerted
efforts
of
sports
workers
and
athletes
，
gratifying
achievements
have
been
made
in
physical
culture
and
sports
in
the
past
50
years.

15
．展望新世纪初的 国内外形势，未来五到十年，是我国经济和社会发展极为重要的时期。
世界新科技革命迅猛发展，
经济全球化趋势增强，
许多周边国家正在加快发展。
所有这些既
对我们提出了严峻挑 战，也为我们提供了迎头赶上、实现跨越式发展的历史性机遇。

难点注释：
1
）极为重要的时期
an extremely important period










2
）全球化趋势
the economic globalization trend










3
）周边国家
neighboring countries
4
）严峻挑战
severe challenge
5
）跨越式发展
development by leaps and bounds
15
．
Looking ahead at the situation at home and abroad at the beginning of the 21st century
，
it can
be said that the next five to ten years will be an extremely important period for China's economic
and social development. The worldwide new scientific and technological revolution is progressing
rapidly
with
great
momentum.
The
economic
globalization
trend
is
gaining
strength.
Many
neighboring countries are accelerating their development. All this serves as a severe challenge as
well as a historic opportunity for us to strive to catch up and achieve development by leaps and

3
bounds.

16
．森 林给人提供木材，还能调节气候、保持水土、防风固沙、改善水质、防烟防尘、消毒
杀菌、
减少 噪声、美化环境、维持及改善生态平衡。如果没有绿色植物不断制造氧气和吸收
有害的气体，
人 类就无法生存。
人们的健康与空气的优劣有关，
而空气的优劣又与森林的多
少有关。< br>
难点注释：
1
）调节气候
regulate climate










2
）保持水土
conserve water and soil










3
）防风固沙
wall off wind
，
fix sands










4
）消毒杀菌
sterilize
（
purify
）
the air










5
）生态平衡
ecological balance
16
．
Apart from providing people with timber
，
forests help regulate climate
，
conserve water and
soil
，
wall off wind
，
fix sands
，
improve water quality
，
keep away smoke and dust
，
sterilize
（
purify
）
the air
，
reduce noise
，
beautify surroundings
，
maintain and improve ecological balance. Man would
not be able to exist without green plants producing oxygen and absorbing harmful gases all the
time. Man's health is closely related to thequality of the air
，
which in turn is decided by the size
（
extent
）
of forests.

1 7
．
许多树木都能吸收空气中的有害物质和致癌物质。
林区空气中的细菌数量只有无林 区的
百分之一，
而百货商店内每立方米空气中则含有四百多万个细菌。
绿化区可以使噪 音减弱四
分之一左右。森林上空和附近的空气的含水量比无林地区多百分之十至二十。

难点注释：
1
）致癌物质
cancer-causing substances










2
）每立方米
per cubic meter










3
）含水量
moisture content

17
．
Many
kinds
of
trees
can
absorb
poisonous
and
cancer-causing
substances
in
the
air.
The
amount of bacteria in a forest area makes up but 1
％
of that in a deforested area
，
while the air in a
department store contains more than 4 million bacteria per cubic meter. A tree-covered area may
reduce noise by a quarter. Moisture content in the air above or around a forest is 10%-20% more
than that of the places devoid of forest.

18
．到
2020
年，全世界癌症的发病率有可能增加
50
个百分点，每年可能将出现
1500
万新
病例。
世界健康组织全球癌症报告指 出，
如果不采取积极的预防措施，
这样的趋势将无法避
免。因为这是从已经形成的生活 习惯
—
例如抽烟
—
滋生出来的。

难点注释：
1
）癌症的发病率
cancer rate

4