全新版大学英语第二版综合教程Unit16TextA翻译背诵作文

1、1.我们的计算机系统出了毛病，但我觉得问题比较小。We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it is fairly minor.2.父亲去世时我还小，不能独立生活。就在那时，家乡的父老接过来养育我(my upbringing) 的责任。My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over responsibility for my upbringing at that point.3.这些玩具必得

2、在达到严格的安全要求后才可出售给儿童。the toys have to meet strict safety requirements before they can be sold to children.4.作为新闻和舆论的载体(carrier)，广播和电视补充了而不是替代了报纸。Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of new and opinion.5.至于这本杂志，它刊载世界各地许多报纸杂志上文章的摘要。When it comes to this m

3、agazine, it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world;1.虽然受到全球金融危机后果的巨大影响,但是我们仍然相信我们能够面对挑战,克服危机Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.2.在持续不断的沙尘暴

4、的威胁下，我们被迫离开我们喜爱的村庄，搬迁到新的地方。Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.3.根据最近的网上调查，许多消费者说他们也许会有兴趣考虑购买电视广告中播放的产品。According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products show

5、n in TV commercials.4.看到卡车司机把受污染的废弃物(contaminated waste)倒在河边，老人马上向警方报告。Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once.5.一些科学家坚信人们总有一天会喜欢转基因农作物(genetically modified crops)的，因为它们能够提高产量，帮助发展中国家战胜饥荒和疾病。Some scientists hold to the

6、firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.1.无论是在城市还是在农村，因特网正在改变人们的生活方式。The Internet is changing the way people live, no matter whether they are in urban or rural areas.2.和

7、大公司相比，中小公司更容易受到全球经济危机的威胁。Medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones.3.关于期末论文，教授要求我们先分析失业图表，然后对国家的经济发展提供批评性的见解。With regard to our term papers, the professor asked us to analyze the chart of unemployment first, and then provide crit

8、ical reflections on the nations economic development.4.他从来也没有想到他们队会比大比分赢得那场篮球赛。 It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.5.回顾二十年的中学教学，我把我的成功归结为耐心，才能和对知识的不断追求。Looking back on my twenty years teaching in high school, I attributed my success topatience,

9、talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.1.红十字会派遣的志愿人员非常小心地对村里的饮用水进行消毒(disinfect)，以避免爆发瘟疫。The volunteers sent by the Red Cross disinfected , with great caution, the drinking water in the village so as to avoid an out break of plague2.爱因斯坦用了多年时间试图把电磁学理论和引力理论结合起来，但没有成功。Einstein spent many years t

10、rying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity but failed.3.因其在激发学习创造性想象力方面的出色表现，王教授获得了校长奖。Professor Wang received / won the Presidential Award fro his excellence in stimulating students creative imagination.4.因存在一些设计上的(design)重大缺陷，董事会没有同意那个经济刺激计划(stimulus Package)。As there were some ma

11、jor design flaws, the board of directors didnt approve of the economic stimulus package.5.乔丹(Jordan)意识到没人能给他帮助，终于得出结论他必须面对现实，独自接受挑战。Having realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and meet the challenge by himself.1.奶奶想当然地认为粮价要涨，所以买了许多大米。

12、Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.2.我可以给你引用几个例子来说明她献身科学的精神。I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science.3.20世纪80年代中国一些经济特区(zone)开始迅速发展起来。The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.4.两国关

13、系的紧张部分是由最近的间谍事件(spy affair)引起的。Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair.5.彼得已在一家律师事务所(law firm)当了多年律师。你可考虑请他做你的律师，当你需要法律援助时，由他代你行事。Peter has worked in a law firm for many years. You can consider having him as your lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal h

14、elp.1.这座红房子在参天古树的映衬下十分夺目。The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky.2.我的新工作薪酬很高，但是其他方面我并不满意。The salary in/for my new job is great, but for the rest, Im not satisfied.3.两条溪流的水在我们村子附近汇合了。The waters of the two streams mingle near our village.4.我们不应该嘲笑别人的宗教信仰。We should

15、not mock at other peoples religious beliefs.5.这间房间的窗帘同家具的风格不太协调。The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture.1.十年之前，南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事······A decade ago,Nancydid what so many Americans dream about.

16、She quit an executive position and opened/set up a household device store in her neighborhood. PeoplelikeNancymade the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of

17、 their lives.But, to run a small business on a small scale is by no means aneasy job. Without her steady income,Nancyhad to cut back on her daily expense. 

18、Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiumfor the various kinds of insurance she needed.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got

19、0;through themost difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision ofa better life.2.亨森获得自由后不久就一心帮助逃亡奴隶······Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson bec

20、ame intent on assistingfugitive slaves. He secretly returned to theUnited StatesfromCanadaseveral times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Once some slav

21、e catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson whenthey were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. Later he built a small settlemen

22、t in Dresden in Canada forescaped slaves,setting up a chapel and a school. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound tocome when racial&

23、#160;discrimination no longer existed. 3.人们几乎无法将蓄意行窃的盗贼拒之门外······It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All youcan do is discourage him for a few&

24、#160;minutes. Thus exposing him topolice patrols. Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier tocriminal activity. A light should be fixed in the doorway and switche

25、d on at night. Make sure/Assure yourself that you don't leave the dooron the latch if you happen to be the last to come in. If youdecide to buy a sophi

26、sticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. In additionyou may have it hooked up to a police&

27、#160;station.4.2005年最不寻常的事也许是联合国宣布这一年为世界物理学年······What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the UN declared it “The World Year of Physics”. It was the 100th an

28、niversary of Einstein's theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of his death.In 1905 Einstein published five highly important essays in the historyof science, thus r

29、evolutionizing physics. His great achievements can becredited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning,and not giving a fig for authority. It is beyond doubt&#

30、160;that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.5.在感恩节的气氛中······Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving George was immersed in the diary left to hi

31、m by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father&

32、#160;and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf. George's father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest

33、 of excellence. Healso taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted. Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's fam

34、ous saying“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls”andtell him to accord the greatest importance to it. 6.我们到处都能看到“抢眼”的青年艺术家······Here and there we see young artis

35、ts who stand out from other people. They may be in worn out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot/in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess,

36、0;or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work. In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part, or to

37、0;be“in tune with”other artists. They have forgotten that only through persistent effort can one achieve success.Unit1.I suspect not everyone who loves the country would be happy&#

38、160;living the way we do . It takes a couple of special qualities. One is a tolerance for solitude. Because we are so busy and on such a tight budget, we d

39、on't entertain much. During the growing season there is no time for socializing anyway . Jim and Emily are involved in schoolactivities, but they too spend most of their&#

40、160;time at home.The other requirement is energy  a lot of it. The way to make self-sufficiency work on a small scale is to resist the temptationtobuy atractor and&#

41、160;other expensive laborsaving devices. Instead ,youdo the work yourself. The only machinery we own (not counting the lawnmower) is a little three-horsepower rotary cultivator and 

42、;a 16-inch chain saw.How much longer we'll have enough energy to stay on here is anybody's guess - perhaps for quite a while, perhaps not. When the time 

43、;comes, we'll leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with a sense of pride at what we've been able to accomplish. We should make a fair profit on 

44、the sale of the place, too. We've invested about $35,000 of our own money in it, and we could just about double that if we sold today. But this is 

45、;not a good time to sell. Once economic conditions improve, however, demand for farms like ours should be strong again.We didn't move here primarily to earn money tho

46、ugh . We came becausewe wanted to improve the quality of our lives. When I watch Emily collecting eggs in the evening, fishing with Jim on the river or enjoying

47、an old-fashioned picnic in the orchard with the entire family , I know we've found just what we were looking for. Unit2.Yet this stop was only part of a much

48、0;larger mission for me. Josiah Henson is but one name on a long list of courageous men and womenwho together forged the Underground Railroad, a secret web of e

49、scape routes and safe houses that they used to liberate slaves from the American South. Between 1820 and 1860, as many as 100,000 slaves traveled the Railroad to

50、0;freedom. In October 2000, President Clinton authorized $16 million for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to honor this first great civil-rights struggle in the

51、0;U. S. The center is scheduled to open in 2004 in Cincinnati. And it's about time. For the heroes of the Underground Railroad remain too little remembered , the

52、ir exploits still largely unsung. I was intent on telling their stories.Unit3.It has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires 

53、;hooked up to a police station or private guard firm. Many suburban families have sliding glass doors on their patios, with steel bars elegantly built in so no one&#

54、160;can pry the doors open.It is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see pasted on the windows small notices announcing that the premises are under surve

55、illance by this security force or that guard company. The lock is the new symbol of America. Indeed, a recent public-service advertisement by a large insurance company

56、60;featured not charts showing how much at risk we are, but a picture of a child's bicycle with the now-usual padlock attached to it. The ad pointed out that,

57、60;yes, it is the insurance companies that pay for stolen goods , but who is going to pay for what the new atmosphere of distrust and fear is doing to our&

58、#160;way of life? Who is going to make the psychic payment for the transformation of America from the Land of the Free to the Land of the Lock?For that is what&

59、#160;has happened . We have become so used to defendingourselves against the new atmosphere of American life , so used to putting up barriers , that we have not had 

60、time to think about what it may mean. Unit4. Einsteins parents sometimes took Albert to parties . No babysitter was required :Albert sat on the couch ,totally absorbed ,quietly doing math problems while other danced around him .Pencil and paper were Alberts GameBoy

61、!He had impressive powers of concentration .Einsteins sister ,Maja,recalled“··· even when there was a lot of noise ,he could lie down on the sofa ,pick up a pen and paper ,precariously balance an inkwell on the backrest and engross himself in a problem so much that the background nois

62、e stimulated rather than disturbed him”Einstein was clearly intelligent ,but not outlandishly more so than his peers .“I have no special talents ,”he claimed ,“I am only passionately curious.”And again:“The contrast between the popular assessment of my powers···and the reality is simp

63、ly grotesque. ”Einstein credited his discoveries to imagination and endless questioning more so than or thodox intelligence.Unit5.Always the college professor, my dad had carefully avoided anything he considered too sentimental, s

64、o I knew how moved he was to write methat , after having helped educate many young people, he now felt that his best results included his own son.The Reverend N

65、elson wrote that his decades as a “simple, old-fashioned principal”had ended with schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt.“I heard more of what

66、 I had done wrong than what I did right,”he said ,adding that my letter had brought him welcome reassurance that his career had been appreciated.A glance at Grandma's 

67、;familiar handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her“settin' down”some letter to relatives. Character by character,

68、0;Grandma would slowly accomplish one word , then the next, so that a finished page would consume hours. I wept over the page representing my Grandma's recent hours invest

69、ed in expressing her loving gratefulness to me - whom she used to diaper!Unit6.Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor beneath them. He was past

70、 sixty and had a long white beard curling down over his chest. Despite looking the part, Behrman was a failure in art. For forty years he had been always about to paint a mast