大学英语精读第三版第四册unit1--7课后翻译完型原文

1、Unit 1When Dad told us about the delivery work it sound easyjust a piece of trouble was,we didn t takecare to inquire just how much material was long trucks seemed to be pulling up outside our house alldayIon g,leavi ng stacks of seemed we wouldhave no chanee of meeting the we had this mavelous loca

2、l kids to help would enable us to get the jobdone on ,it would cut into our profits,but there was no seemed to be going well ,but the n we had troubleover a pay claim .Our workers dema nded five dollars an hour,but fortun ately for us they were ready tosettle for for_us,whe n we fin ally settle our

3、acco unt we en ded up earning less tha n the minimum wage for all ourguess we should have know better than to believe that big bucks come easy.1）我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。We were in formed that the Mini ster of Finance was to give us an audie nee /receive us the next day.2）我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。I thought it

4、odd that he did nt seem to remember his own birthday.3）学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made adent in the work so far.4）看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。（pain）It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking.5

5、）在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的 一种方式。Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country,but checks are becoming morepopular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their acco un ts.6）该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。The company claims that it is not responsible for the p

6、ollution in the river.Unit 2While it is ofte n said that love makes the world go roun d,scientists take a less romantic thierminds,e nergy is the fun dame ntal force at ani mallife is deme ndingon obtainingsufficuentenergy from ,like other wild animals,do htis through eatingas much food as possible

7、in the summer,when food reserve are excessof energy overthier current needs is despoited in the body in the form of whenby slowing down thier metabolism,assisting them to pull through the cold ,when the win ter isparticularly harsh,deer may have to draw on the fat they have bulit upmore such conditi

8、ons,onlydeer in good conditionare able to survive to give brithto_a new gen erati on1）比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。Bill is a mature young man who is no Ion ger depe ndent on his pare nts2）这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。are scarce.food become scarcein the winter,they can live off the addition,naturehelp them to survi

9、vethe winterfor decisions.There are abundant supplies of meat in this regi on, butfresh fruit andvegetables3）工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。Drawi ng on the wisdom of the workers, the engin eers inven ted a new product ion method that led toin creased productivity.4）他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B 时感到有

10、点失望。He spe nt a lot of time prepari ng for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappo in ted to lear nthat he got only a B.5）我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。We have ample time for a leisurely lun ch.6）地方政府不得不动用储备粮并采取其他紧急措施，以渡过粮食危机。The local gover nment had to draw on its grain reserves and take other emerge ncy

11、measures so as topull through the food crisis.Unit 3In his essay George Orwell starts off by citingBernard Shaw s remark that peopleare more superstitious today tha n they were in the Middle promptly accept _the_opinions of experts without ask ing any questi ons Shaw exaggerates just in order to pro

12、ve his pointthat we should not always fall back on the theories of well-known ,we should aim at finding out somethings for way of illustration,Orwell outline arguments against the Flat Earth and the Oval Earththeories,thus throwinglight on the fact that much of our kno wledege actually rests on auth

13、ority rather than on reasoning oron ,Orwell draws his conclusion that ours is acredulous age _partly because we have such an excepti on ally heavy burde n of knowledge.1）萧伯纳在他一个剧本的前言中提出这样的看法：今天人们比在中世纪时更加迷信。In the preface to one of his plays, Bernard Shaw adva nces the idea that people are more super

14、stitioustoday tha n they were in the Middle Ages.2）丈夫死后，她只好独自挑起抚养五个孩子的经济重担。After her husband died, she had to bear the severe financialburden of raising fivechildre n by herself.3）证明或驳斥某个论点的最好办法之一是从亲身经历中举出例子。One of the best ways to prove or refute a point is to cite examples from your own experie ne

15、e.4）亨特说贝蒂老是夸大他的缺点，这话很可能会引起一场争吵。Hunts statement that Betty always exaggerates his faults may well lead to a quarrel.5）我当时对她绝对信任，无论她告诉我什么，我都会相信。I trusted her so much that I would have swallowed any story she told me.6）一家人聚拢来讨论经济问题时，父亲一开头就说，每月存点钱是绝对必要的，遇到紧急 情况，我们可以依靠积蓄。When the family gathered to discu

16、ss matters of finan ce, Father started off by say ing that it wasabsolutely n ecessary to set aside some money each mon th, for in an emerge ncy we could fall backon our savi ngs.Unit4The last time Lyz saw her husba nd was as he waved goodbye to her from the stepsof their was due to fly off on bus i

17、n ess later that forhim his flight was collidedand he found himself having to take United Flight 93the following was from on board that ill-fated flightthat he telephoned with the news that hijackers had threatenedto blow up the his bad luck,he non etheless realized that his fate was in the rear tha

18、t the terrorists werebluff whe n they claimed to have a bomb,he and some other passe ngers decided to hunging up,he setoff with others to attackthe theteleph one came the sound of still finds it hard to make sence of what happe ned that day,what ladybehind the terrorist that she is certain of is how

19、 enormously proud she is of her husba nd how blessshe was tohave bee n his wife.有时，倒霉的事儿似乎会到处跟随着你。就举不久前我所遭遇到的事为例吧。一天我开车去附近一座城市出差， 在一个十字路口，见到红灯亮起我便将车停了下来。可是，突然一辆黑色的别克车从后面向我的车子撞过来。我受了点伤。万分忿怒之下我咒骂着下了车，可却发现那车的女驾驶员像是被撞得不省人事了，她那坐在车后的小孩也受伤了。 我只好在口袋中摸找手机报了警。几分钟后一辆警车开来，急忙将女士和小孩送往医院。而我却被告知要待在原处。事实上，尽管我对这事毫无责任

20、，我在两小时后方得以离开现场。回到家，精神力 气好像一点儿都没有了。至于出差的事么，我只好取消了。为此，我的工作也受到很大损失。至今，我仍搞不明白这车祸到底是怎么回事。Sometimes bad luck seems to follow you everywhere. Take, for instanee, what happened to me notlong ago. One day I drove to a n earby city on bus in ess. At a junction I pulled the car to a halt as thered light was on

21、; however, a black Buick sudde nly collided into my car from beh in d. I was slightlyinjured. Wild with an ger I cursed and got out only to find that the woman driver of the other carappeared to have bee n kn ocked uncon scious and her young child, who was sitt ing in the rear of thecar, was hurt, t

22、oo. I had to fumble in my pockets for my mobile phone and call the police. In a fewminutes a police car came and rushed the lady and her child to hospital. I was, however, asked to staywhere I was. In fact, I did nt leave the scene until two hours later although I was not to blame at all. Bythe time

23、 I got home all my en ergy seemed to have deserted me. As to the bus in ess trip, I had tocancel it. As a result, my work suffered eno rmously. Up to no w, I still cant make sense of the accident.Unit 5Whether or not to tell the seriously ill abous their true conditionhas long beena dilemma for medi

24、cal doctors believe that concealing the facts from those patients will benefit thempsychologically and may help them new students show that contrary to this widespread belief,theoverwhelming majority of patientswant to be told thetruth,eve n in the case of grave they are no t,they feel betrayed and

25、it is,lyi ng make it difficult forpatients to make choice concerning thier own keeping a dying patient in the dark prevents him frommaking decisions about the end of his can also cause doctors to lose thierintegrityand credibilityand does harm tocolleagues who are honest with thier the long run,lyin

26、g hurts the entire medical a consequence of thecurre nt concern s,ma ny hospitals have adopted patie nts billof rights,butpatientsstillneed to be wary because the day of physiciansdeceivingpatie nts are certa inly not over yet and may n ever be.1)我确信这项所谓(so-called) 明智的决定，与期望相反，会带来极其严重的后果。I am convin

27、ced that,con trary to expectatio ns,the so-calledin formed decisi on willbring very grave con seque nces.2）诚然，他曾欺骗你，但他已经承认自己做错了，并道了歉。所以你不应该老是以怀疑的 态度对待他。Its true he once deceived you, but he has admitted he has done wrong and apologized. So you shouldnt always treat him with suspici on.3）他在这个问题公开进行辩论

28、之前就已表明了自己的立场。He had take n a sta nd on the issue before it was ope nly debated.4）在调查过程中，他们发现了种种形式的政治腐败，并揭露了许多贪官污吏（corruptofficials） 。In the course of their investigation, they discovered various forms of political corrupti on and exposed anu mber of corrupt officials.5）玛丽的两难处境是： 把真相告诉老板从而失信于她的同事， 还是

29、让老板蒙在鼓里从而辜 负他的信任。Marys dilemma was whether to betray her colleagues by telling her boss the truthor to betray his trust by keep ing him in the dark about it.6）首先，是什么使你认为这项规划会促进改革？其次，你怎么知道这些改革会让全县得到好处？Now, in the first place, what has made you thi nk （led you to think） this program will promote refor

30、ms,and in the sec ond, how do you know these reforms willben efitthe whole coun ty?Unit 6Weall know that we need to ” read between the line ” of a text,but some people find writingbetween them just as marking books can be useful tool at is not true of all books,of would clearly bewrong to scribbleno

31、tesin a magnificentleather-boundfirst edition that has been preserved wouldwritingon works we justdip into for light entertainment be with one s own textbooks,marking may have areadi ng is not just a passive tran sfer of in formation from the page to the is a much more activeprocess,i n which we n e

32、ed to think through a nd questi on what we read in order to in tegrate it into ourexisti ng dow n our ideas on the page as we read and underlining those poi nts we find particularlyreleva nt can have a part to play ,next time you sit down to study,insteadof letting you eyes justglide lazilyover the

33、page,reach for your pe n!1）那位卫生部副部长一再强调把中西医结合起来是多么重要。The vice mini ster of health has emphasized time and aga in how importa nt it is toin tegrate traditi onal Chin ese medici ne with western medici ne.2）热天很难保藏食品，使之保持新鲜与食用安全。很自然，许多人觉得在夏季还是不上饭 店为好。In hot weather it is rather difficult to preserve foo

34、d and keep it fresh and safe to eat. Naturally, manypeople prefer not to eat in restaura nts duri ng the summer mon ths./3）阅读时在作者强调的论点底下划线，对我们会有所裨益。It will do us good to un derl ine the points that the author emphasizes in his book.4）经过好几天侦查，警方终于弄清这起谋杀案和新近发生的越狱事件有关。After days of inquiry the police f

35、in ally tied up the murder with the case of the recent escape from prison.5）我想劝说他们采纳我们的计划，首先因为这一计划所需资金较少，其次，不会造成环境 污染。I want to persuade them to adopt our pla n, because, in the first place, it calls for less funds and, in thesecond place, it will not cause environmentalpollution.6）父亲用绳子把芹菜（celery）扌

36、 L 在一起，放在河里浸了浸，然后拿到菜场去卖。Father bound the celery together with a rope and dipped it in the stream for a while before he took it tothe market for sale.Unit 7While attending a play,the caught sight of a womanhe had taken to luncheon twenty years that timehis first impression of her was that she was not

37、 very attactive,around forty years old and had been tooinexperieneed to bring himself to turn down her request to meet at an extrenelyexpensivestarted theircon versati on by assuing him that she would eat only a trifle for as she chatted away,she soonappeared to overlook her small appetite and kept

38、on ordering more she seemed to be inclinedtoorder the most expensive food and drink,suchas salmon notin seas on and fact,the wicked woma n order so much that when author picked up the bill,he wasstarled to see that he had only just eno ugh money to pay and tip the waiter a mean three the n thewoma n did not in the least real