现代大学英语1第二版59单元课后翻译答案

1、unit 51. 这是个难得的机会。你要是让它从身边溜掉就太傻了。this is a wonderful opportunity. you would be foolish to let it slip by. 2. 我们的出口和去年相比增加了百分之二十。compared with last year, our exports have increased by 20%. 3. 因为没有更好的词，我们姑且称之为“走后门主义吧”吧。for want of a better word, lets call it “backdoorism”4. 这个年轻人喜欢修理摆弄东西。他可以说是个万金油。（什么

2、都会一点的人）this young man is fond of fixing things. he is something of jack of all trades. 5. 和他们父母一代相比，今天的年轻人认为他们是比较现实的一代。compared to their parents generation, young people today consider them to be a more practical generation. 6. 他气得脸色发青，决定将这场抗议运动扼杀在萌芽状态。his face turned/ went blue with anger. he was d

3、etermined to nip the mass protest in the bud. 7. 这说来话长，但是今天我不想去研究这件事的历史了。it is a long story, but i wont go into the history today. 8.我们花了比我们想象多得多的时间才过了海关。it took us much more time than we had expected to go through the customs. 9. 灯光突然全灭了。全城一下陷入完全黑暗中。the power went out suddenly, and the whole city w

4、as thrown into complete darkness. 10.别等我了，你先走。我要先把这份文件看完。dont wait for me. you go ahead. i must go over this document. 11. 我们无法否认这样的事实：我们为经济发展付出高昂的学费。we cannot deny the fact that we have paid dearly for our economic development. 12. 消防队员要是晚到一会儿，火就会蔓延到附近的油罐。had the firemen arrived a bit later, the fi

5、re would have spread to the nearby oil tanks.p116 .21. the doctor did all (that) they could 2. everything he says 3. anything the ask for/demand 4. all he got from a week of hard work 5. all that is written in his wifes letter 6. nothing the doctors said 7. anything you suggest 8. something he read

6、in a popular magazine 9. all that can be done is /has been done 10. anything the artist painted 11. something that never existed before 12. nothing the doctors could do unit 61. 当我们到达目的地时，我们发现这块地上已经没有任何建筑，只有一些石头散落在地上。没有人能认出这是一段可以追溯到千年以前的城墙。when we reached our destination, we found nothing standing o

7、n the ground except some rocks scattered here and there. nobody would be able to recognize it as part of the city wall a thousand years ago. 2. 今天，大多数人看问题都有了新的角度，他们不再认为主要是国内生产总值标志一个国家的幸福了。today, most people have got a new perspective. they no longer accept the view that mainly gdp marks the happines

8、s of a nation. 3. 让我们同意对方有不同意见吧。我们起码在这一点上意见是一致的，我们同意不采取暴力，我们同意我们的分歧必须和平解决。lets agree to disagree. we at least agree on one thing: we agree not to use force. we agree that we must settle our disputes peacefully. 4. 桂林向来被我们称为最美的地方，我以前怀疑这种说法。现在我完全同意他们了。一切都美极了，尤其是那千姿百态的石峰。guilin has always been regarded

9、 by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. i used to have my doubts, but now i totally agree with them. everything is so beautiful, especially the rock formations in these different shapes. 5. 我可以向你保证他是个非常随和的人。我从来没见过她发脾气。i can assure you. she is a very agreeable person. i have never

10、seen her lose her temper. 6.一位亲眼看见那个妇女被汽车轧过的年轻人同意出庭作证。我很欣赏他的勇气。a young man who saw the woman run over by the car has agreed to appear in court as witness. i admire his courage. 7. 大学教育应该设法保证我们的大学生有进行批判性思维的能力。college education should see to it that our students are able to do critical thinking. 8. 你们

11、在预习功课的时候，一定要尽量试试，看你是否提出重要的问题来，是否能作出有意义的评论。while you are preparing your lessons, you must try your best to see if you can raise some significant questions and give meaningful comments/criticism. 9. 在对这个问题进行仔细思考以后，我认识到，我们必须保证学生不但能谋生，还能懂得怎样生活。upon careful reflections on this issue, ive come to realize

12、that we must make sure that our students not only can make a living, but also know how to live. 10.有一次我修好了一个漏气的自行车胎爸爸拍拍我的肩膀，逗我说我是家里的天才有当机械师的潜力。他的话引起了全家人的大笑。once i fixed my bike tire which was leaking. my dad patted me on the shoulder and teased me saying that i am the family genius and have the maki

13、ngs of a good mechanic. what he said set the whole family laughing.p144 31. take a warm jacket with you in case it should suddenly turn cold. 2. its not safe there, so stay in the hotel at night. 3. the two girls spoke so softly that no one else could hear them. 4. when you explain the danger of the

14、 drug to children, do it so that they can understand. 5. the whole family worked hard so that they could send one of the children to college. 6. in winter the school closes early so that the children can get home before dark. 7. he was an only child, so he found it difficult to get along with his pe

15、ers at school. 8. the accident happened so long ago that i dont remember much about it. 9. the teacher had just taken the children out of the building when it collapsed. 10. it was so dark that the german secret agent didnt notice there was no balcony below the window at all.unit 71. he doesnt seem

16、to have the courage to speak out about whats happening in the factory. 2. the couple told the reporter that they had nothing to complain about. 3. compared with our old place, our new apartment/house seems like a palace. 4. it is surprising that it has taken people so long to take advantage of this

17、win-win opportunity. 5. the guests told the host that they had spent a very enjoyable evening at the party chatting with old friends. 6. i was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that i had left my purse at home. 7. he stayed (in) home all weekend, trying to reflect on what h

18、ad happened. 8. when he was young, he believed in freedom so much that he would rather die than live without it. 9. when i visited beijing for the second time, i found the citys public amenities had greatly improved. 10. if anything unexpected happened during the conference, the security guards woul

19、d arrive within a few seconds. unit 8p175 31. that all nations realize that global warming is everybodys bushiness 2.that life is always full of opportunities and challenges/risks 3.that all this has proved that our efforts have not been in vain 4.that the earth moves round the sun 5. that she had b

20、een admitted to that university 6. that wives ought to stay at home 7. that the best policy is to tell people the truth 8. that he mentioned the other day that 9. that our teacher once said that he had noticed that some students still had difficulties with their grammar.p177 61. the fuel/gas ran out

21、, but he managed to make a safe landing in rice fields. 2. there are already quite a few students who are considering running for the chairman of the studentsunion. 3. that student who was run over by the horse carriage is now out of danger. i consider him really lucky. 4. it is said that this well

22、has never run dry in the past hundreds of years, and this has been considered a miracle. 5. we are running short of hands. you have just come in the right time. 6. id rather have some of our public works run by the state than by private businessmen. 7. she warned me not to make friends with those wh

23、o are always running after name and money. 8. we warned them that what they did was against/a violation of the agreement/contract, and we would take legal action.p180 2 1. what farmers what most 2. what they suggested 3. what my parents said to me 4. what they were trying to do 5. what life was all

24、about 6. what they should get out of college 7. what we need 8. what you look like 9. what the village had achieved in the past 30 years 10. what the federal government should not do at the momenp181 31. do what you like without caring about what other people think. 2. we should find out what the st

25、udents think about the matter. 3. well do what we can to help the earthquake victims. 4. i hope what i have written will be of help to other college students. 5. being journalism majors, we ought to keep ourselves informed of what is happening around the world. 6. “stop thief!”,a student called, rai

26、sing his voice. 7. having nothing more interesting to do, the boy decided to take his alarm clock apart. 8. wang lan opened the wardrobe, wondering what she should wear to the interview the next day. 9. the village head went from door to door telling people to leave for a nearby hill. 10. realizing

27、hed been deceived, the old man reported the painful experience to the police.unit 9 p202 61. at first, he was very successful in his business, but then his success turned his head. his partners advised him to be more modest, but he turned a deaf ear to their advice.2. jingke was very confident/sure

28、that when he unfolded the map he would be able to kill the emperor of qin with the sharp knife/dagger hidden in it.3. we ought to welcome more and more wealthy people, but our law must make sure that they have made their fortune in honest ways.4. for years our school has produced many good students,

29、 most of whom have important positions in various departments.5. due to cultural differences many foreigners are turned off at the sight of dog meat or cat meat.6. whenever you have time, turn it over in your mind, will you?7. she used to consider philosophy dull and boring, but later she found that

30、 it turned out to be very interesting. 8. his father had just turned fifty, and his hair has turned gray, but otherwise, he is quite all right.9. the power of government officials must be checked and balanced. otherwise those who are supposed to be peoples servants will turn into peoples masters.10.

31、 he believed that it was worth trying because he knew that whatever you do, you must have peoples support. p204 11. no matter what / whatever happens2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is)3. no matter what/ whatever you say4. no matter how much it costs5. no matter where/ wherever his business took him6. no matter how /