中级口译翻译教程UnitOne(上)

1、The United States is a varied land - of forests, deserts, mountains, high flat lands and fertile plains. 美国是个地形多样的国家包括森林、沙漠、平坦的高原和肥沃的平原。varied 多种多样的 反义词：unvaried V：vary vary.from 与。不同 vary. +n 变化、改变 Eg： You are welcome to vary the diet. 我们鼓励不时变换饮食。 The text varies from the earlier versions. 这一文本与较早的

2、版本有些不同。land U 地形 C 地产、地皮、 国家、国土 V： 降落 （反义词: launch 弹射起飞， 发射 take off飞机的起飞） Eg： His lands were poorly farmed. 他的田地耕种不当。 . 160 acres of land. 160英亩土地境内有各种气候，但是美国大部分土地处于温带。Almost every kind of climate can be found, but the country lies mostly in the temperate zone. temperate zone 温带 补充词汇 subtropical zo

3、ne 亚热带 副热带 torrid zone 热带 （tropical 热带的） polar region 极地 frigid zone 寒带 subfrigid zone 亚寒带包括阿拉斯加州和夏威夷州，美国的总面积达900万平方公里。美国大陆东起大西洋 ，西至太平洋，横跨4500千米。北邻加拿大，南接墨西哥及墨西哥湾。 Including the states of Alaska and Hawaii, the United States covers an area of 9 million square kilometers. The continental United States

4、 stretches 4,500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west. It borders Canada on the North, and reaches south to Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.cover an area of 占地The continental United States 大陆美国 补充词汇 Continental Europe 大陆欧洲stretch V.延伸；绵延;舒展 C一片；一泓；一段 Eg：The p

5、rocession stretched for several miles. 游行队伍长达数英里。 Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards. 试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。 This stretch of Lost River was broader and deeper. 洛斯特里弗的这片水域又宽又深。The Pacific Ocean 太平洋The Atlantic Ocean 大西洋 补充词汇 印度洋 The Indian Ocean 北冰洋 The Arctic Oceanborder V.和毗邻；与接壤 Borde

6、r on= border C边界；边疆；边界地区 Eg： They fled across the border. 他们穿越边界逃走了。 Both republics border on the Black Sea. 两个共和国都临近黑海。一架喷气式直升机自东向西飞过美国大陆需要5小时。飞机从大西洋沿岸的机场起飞，不久便飞过阿巴拉契亚山脉的平缓的山坡。A jet plane crosses the continental United States from the east to the west in five hours. Taking off from an Atlantic coas

7、t airport, the plane is soon flying over the gentle slopes of the Appalachian Mountains. fly over V.飞过 Eg： He will even flyoverrome. 他甚至飞过罗马的上空。gentle （斜坡或弯道）平缓的，不陡的 文静的；温和的；和蔼的 Eg：My son was a quiet and gentle man who liked sports and enjoyed life. 我儿子是个安静温和的人，喜欢运动和享受生活。 .a gentle game of tennis. 不

8、激烈的网球比赛 gentle, rolling meadows. 缓缓起伏的牧场接着，在大中西部农业地带绵延数百公里的肥沃田野上空飞行。在晴朗的日子里，向北眺望，乘客们可以看见镶嵌在美国和加拿大之间的五大湖。Then, for hundreds of kilometers it crosses the fertile fields of the farm belt of the great Middle West. To the north, on clear days passengers may see the five Great Lakes located between the Un

9、ited States and Canada. field C地；田；牧场 C运动场；球场 C专业；学科；领域 Eg：They went for walks together in the fields. 他们一起在田野里漫步。 He was the fastest thing I ever saw on a baseball field. 他是我在棒球场上见过的跑得最快的家伙。 Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture

10、. 绘画、雕塑和建筑领域最近出现了激动人心的艺术突破。belt C地带 green belt n.城市绿化带 Eg：Miners in Zambias northern copper belt have gone on strike. 赞比亚北部铜矿带的矿工已经罢工了。飞机继续向西，飞过辽阔的大草原和起伏的牧场。很快，白雪皑皑的落基山脉便出现在远方。Continuing to the West, the plane flies over vast prairies and rough cattle-grazing country. Soon the snow-topped Rocky Moun

11、tains appear in the distance. prairie C n.（尤指北美的）大草原，大牧场； Eg：Now transplant that image to the american prairie. 现在，将这幅想象中的场景转换到美国大草原上。Cattle-grazing adj. 放牧的 snow-topped adj. 峰峦积雪的 in the distance adv. 在远处 adj.粗糙的，崎岖不平的；粗鲁的；狂暴的，汹涌的；未经加工的 Eg： Grace made her way slowly across the rough ground. 格雷斯缓慢地走

12、过高低不平的地面。rough飞机越过这些崇山峻岭之后，就可以从高空向加利福尼亚富饶的谷地滑翔而下，最后在离太平洋海滩不远的机场降落。 After crossing these high ranges, the plane can almost glide down into the rich valleys of California and, finally, to a landing not far from the beaches of Pacific Ocean. C 山脉 C射击场；靶场;射程 V. 变化; （文章或讲话）涉及，包括 Eg： .the massive mountain

13、 ranges to the north. 向北延伸的巨大山脉 The 120mm mortar has a range of 18,000 yards. 口径为120毫米的迫击炮的射程是1。8万码。 They range in price from $3 to $15. 它们的价格从3美元到15美元不等。 The conversation ranged over the desirability of such restaurants, the shortcomings of men, and why it had only taken 15 minutes to cross a conti

14、nent. 谈话涉及了这类餐馆的吸引人之处、男人的弱点，还有为什么只用15分钟就跨越了一个大洲。ranges V. 滑翔 Eg： Our only companion is the wandering albatross, which glides effortlessly and gracefully behind the yacht. 陪伴我们的仅有那只盘旋的信天翁，它在游艇后面优雅轻盈地翱翔。glide n. 山谷 Eg： .a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa. 罗莎峰背后树木繁茂的山谷valley长久以来，美国被认为是个“大熔炉”，因为很多美国人是移民的后代，他们的祖辈从世界各地来到这块新大陆安家落户。The United States has long been known as a “melting pot”, because many of its people are d