Unit1 1. She doesn’t seem to get along with her new classmates. 2. I’d been out of touch with Mary for year, but I managed to reach her by phone yesterday. 3. The veteran enjoys showing off his medals to everyone who visits him. 4. He husband seems very much opposed to her going abroad. 5. As Thomas couldn’t settle down in his job, his parents were very worried. 6. I always have all kinds of bits and pieces in my pockets. 7. Her mother pulled a few strings to get her into the business circle. 8. I hope the food is to your liking. 9. I told the boys off for making so much noise. Unit2 1. He resolved to work on the complicated project immediately. 2. They saw an old man knocked over by a car coming from the opposite direction. 3. He walked unsteadily / stumbled along in the dark, groping for the light-switch. 4. After three month’s illness, he found it difficult to rise to his feet again. 5. Owing to the staff shortage, the task could not be fulfilled on schedule. 6. During the period of depression, the company was running into financial difficulties. 7. When the blind girl got on the crowded bus, the passengers made room for her. 8. He at last managed to hold on to the rock on the cliff and stopped himself from slipping. Unit3 1. Mother immediately sent Tom for the doctor. 2. She failed to bake the cake as she had run out of sugar. 3. I know how desperately busy you are now. 4. The whole class roared with laughter at Tom’s slip of the tongue. 5. Such things as needles and scissors should be kept out of the reach of children. 6. The soldiers stood under the burning scorching sun, drenched with sweat. 7. He returned to his own country / motherland in the end. Unit4 1. Obviously I overestimated my sense of direction. Net time, I will remember to bring along a map with me. 2. The mother is not thoroughly disillusioned with her selfish unfilial son. 3. She has no knack for saying the right thing at the right time. 4. He and football were meant for each other from the start. 5. My boss assigned me the secretarial work for the first month. 6. If a driver breaks traffic rules, are there any alternatives to a fire? 7. Being a clumsy person, he often subjects himself to ridicule. Unit5 1. Did James have supper with you on the night in question? 2. The coach was satisfied with the ultimate victory of the match. 3. To remove the linguistic barriers in communication among the people of the world, linguists have embarked on the study of a new universal language. 4. The emergence of joint-venture enterprises has increased our opportunities to have contact with foreigners. 5. Mother asked him to gather up the bits and pieces of his belongings from the desk and put them
第7章宗教和信仰 I.Explain the following: 1.Christianity 【答案】(1)Christianity refers to all doctrines and religious groups based on the teaching of Jesus Christ.It was founded in the1st century in Palestine. (2)Jesus Christ is accepted by Christians as the son of God,and his teaching is contained in the Bible,the holy book of Christianity. (3)In Europe,Christianity is divided into three major groups,Roman Catholic Church,Protestant Church and Orthodox Eastern Church. 2.Jesus Christ 【答案】(1)Jesus Christ was a Jew who lived in Palestine2000years ago and is accepted by Christians as the son of God. (2)He was born to a virgin named Mary. (3)His teaching was based on love:love of God,and love of our neighbour. (4)His teaching and accounts of his life are contained in the New Testament of the Bible. 3.The Bible 【答案】(1)The Bible is the holy book of Christianity.It consists of two testaments. (2)The Old Testament contains the Jewish writings before the coming of Christ.
1、It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.背离传统需要… 2、Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.汤姆过去很腼腆… 3、Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.很多教育家认为… 4、Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it?假设那幅画确实… 5、If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.如果这些数据… 1、The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.该公司否认… 2、Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.每当他生气的时候… 3、Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.教育是我们家庭… 4、Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.手术康复后不久… 5、In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.与我们的富裕… 1、Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?科学家们找到 2、The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.计划委员会已经… 3、Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.山姆不仅失去了… 4、A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.由十二人组成的… 5、Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.听到有人质疑他… 1、Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.研究表明… 2、A show Internet connection speed is really annoying.互联网连接... 3、As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.法律规定… 4、In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.玛丽在她的报告中… 5、Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.苏是一个很有天分… 1、It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.是工人和主管 2、The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.食品和医药的价格… 3、We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.我们打算… 4、His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.他的成功表明… 5、I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.我不愿意看见… 1、He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing computer games, he is far too clever for his classmates.他这人话不多… 2、Children who don’t know any better may think these ani mals are pretty cute and start playing with them.无知的孩子们… 3、There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, I’ll just have to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car.没有办法获得贷款… 4、The hunter would not have fired the shots if he had not seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite.如果猎人没有看到... 5、I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory---he does not seem to remember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing.我觉得具有讽刺… 1、Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.自从新政策生效之后… 2、On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.听到这一消息后… 3、He paused for effect, then said: “We can reach/enter these markets through new channels.”他稍微停顿了… 4、The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.学校新添的音乐厅… 5、We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state. / We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.我们必须首先建立… 1、This is a prosperous town, but there is still poverty in the midst of wealth and abundance.这是一个繁荣的… 2、The Brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another, but their children never complained.布朗一家遭受了 3、The museum is designed in such a way that it stands in perfect harmony with its surroundings.这个博物的设计… 4、It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the blazing sun.这些花在火辣辣… 5、Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above the winter snow.一群群的羊在…
《综合英语教程》第二册课文、扩展阅读课文译文 Unit 1 Text 等候的人们 我坐在一个机场,观察着等候所爱之人到达或离开前最后一刻的人们。他们有的不安地来回走着,有的互相凝视着,有的拉着对方的手。此时的感情是强烈的。 一位讲西班牙语的女士正来回转圈地跑着,想要将全家人集中起来道别。她的嗓门很高。当登机前的最后时刻到来时,她用双臂搂着儿子,似乎这一紧紧的拥抱能保佑他将来平安地归来。 在我候机坐位旁的栏杆边站着一位祖母和她的孙子,该来接他们的人还没到。他们旁边有两位女士,互相之间显然没有关系,但她们的眼光都象扫视着大海的探照灯一样朝通道口仔细地搜索着。一位怀抱婴儿的母亲正与丈夫吻别。泪水打湿了她的面颊。这时刻十分令人动情。 在第13号出口处,抵达者们刚刚进站。“我看见她了,她在那儿。”以同样感人的激情,这些抵达者融入了庞杂的人群,仿佛他们是这人群中失而复得的一个组成部分。泪水、笑容,和由衷的快乐洋溢在久别重逢的欢声笑语中。 我坐着边翻书边等着我的登机时刻,感到有点孤独,因为亲人与我的时间不配;而我要去见的人,我的女儿,却在我旅程的另一端。 我在回想往日的离别和重逢。忆起我看见女儿,就是我现在要去见的女儿,正从那狭窄的通道走过来,肩上背着背包,怀里抱着塞得满满的行囊,带着的耳机让她无暇顾及身旁川流不息的人群。她当时上大学一年级,11月回家度假——8月份以来第一次回家。我紧紧地拥抱着她,似乎我曾失去过她。 今天我乘坐的航班晚点两小时。手里的书今天读起来没劲,不如观看眼前这熙来人往的人群。一个5岁左右的男孩第一次见到他的祖父。他一点点往上看,半天才看到了对成人来说并不算高的一位男人的脸。一高一矮的两人脸上都放出了喜悦的光芒,我不知道人们如何能用语言和胶卷来捕捉这一时刻。 当我的航班终于呼叫登机时,我收起书本和行李。既然无人相送,我就没有回头看看来时的方向,而是在想上班的丈夫此刻极想知道我是否已起飞,在另一端的女儿也正惦记着同一件事。 登机时,我回想起另一种离别和重逢。有一次我新婚不久,91岁的祖父去世了。我们的关系一直很密切,那天傍晚,我参加完他的葬礼乘飞机返回,一边离开机场一边哭着。我们刚刚结婚一年的丈夫等候在出站口,把我拥抱在怀中。满脸的泪水招来了大家对我的关注,但我并不在乎。不管怎么说,我内心的那种感受在机场没有什么不合时宜的。 生命始终都需要这般关注。我祝愿所有旅行的人们归来时都能看到有人在等候迎接他们。我也祝愿他们出发前有人去送行。我想到自己的祖父并认识到,如果死亡就像这样,一次旅行而已,那么,我就不会害怕。 (吕睿中译,胡一宁审校) Read more 重要之事
It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition. Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience. Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age. Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy/purchase it? If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose. Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly. Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life. In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs. Have scientists found proof of water on Mars? The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns. Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life. A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty. Sean felt humiliated when he hear his talent being questioned. Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits. A slow Internet connecting speed is really annoying. As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime. In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle. Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates. It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business. The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months. We plan to repaint the upper floors of he office building. His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide. I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully. He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing a computer games, he is
第10章福利国家 I.Explain each of the following in English: 1.The welfare state 【答案】(1)Britain is a welfare state in the sense that it should ensure,as far as it can, that nobody should be without the means for the minimum necessities of life as the result of unemployment,old age,sickness or over—large families. (2)The system of national insurance pays out benefits to people who are unemployed,or unable to earn because they are old or sick. (3)Free or nearly free medical and dental care is provided for everyone under the National Health Service. (4)Supplementary benefits are provided for people who live below the minimum standard. 2.The retirement pension 【答案】(1)It may be received by any man from the age of65(provided he has made his weekly contributions to the fund if he ceases to work,and by any woman from the age of60. (2)A man who continues to work after the age of65gets no pension at first, but when he is over70he gets a bigger pension. (3)People may receive additional pensions by paying higher contributions while they are working.
UNIT .1 (1)背离传统需要极大的勇气。 It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition. (2)汤姆过去很腼腆,但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广总面前上台表演了。 Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience. (3)很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是可取的。 Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age. (4)假设那幅画确实是名作,你觉得值得购买吗? Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it? (5)如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的,那他将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。 If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. UNIT.2 1)该公司否认其捐款有商业目的The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose. 2)每当她生气的时候他说话就有一点结巴Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly. 3)教育是我们家庭最看重的传统,这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭却 送我到最好的私立学校上学Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. 4)手术康复后不久他失业了因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life. 5)与我们富裕邻居相比我们的父母就相当穷了,但是他们总是努力满足我们最起码的 需求In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs. UNIT.3 (1)科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗?
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HOW TO WRITE CLEARLY This booklet is intended for all writers of English at the European Commission. Whether your job is drafting or translating, here are some hints – not rules – that will help you to write clearly and make sure your message ends up in your readers’ brains, not in their bins. Put the reader first page 2 Use verbs, not nouns page 3 page 4 abstract not Concrete, passive 5 page not Active, Whodunnit? Name the agent page 6 Making sense – managing stress page 7 KISS: Keep It Short…. page 8 page Simple 9 … and False friends … page 10 pitfalls page 11 other and … References page 12
Put the reader first There are three groups of people likely to read Commission documents: 1. EU insiders (colleagues in the Commission or other institutions) 2. outside specialists 3. the general public. The third group is by far the largest and most important. As more Commission documents are made accessible to the general public, criticism of FOG will increase. Always bear in mind the people you're writing for: not your committee, your boss, or the reviser of your translations, but the end users. They are in a hurry. Don't overestimate their knowledge, interest or patience. Whatever the type of document - legislation, a technical report, minutes, a press release or speech - you can enhance its impact by writing clearly. Try to see your subject matter from your readers' point of view; try to involve them ("you" is an under-used word in Commission documents); and try not to bore them. You can avoid irritating half your readers by replacing gender-specific words (replace "layman" by "lay person"; "salesgirl" by "sales assistant"; "workman" by "worker"). Avoid "he, she/ his, her" by using "they/ their" instead.
1. They can move a nation to fall on its knees and sincerely worship an Emperor who, without the clothes and the title, would drop to the rank of the cobbler and be swallowed up and lost sight of in the massed multitude of the inconsequentials... 衣着与头衔能让一个民族心甘情愿地跪拜在一个君主面前。而这个君主,如果没有衣着和头衔的支撑,会沦为鞋匠之流,消失在芸芸众生之中。 2. Is the human race a joke? Was it devised and patched together in a dull time when there was nothing important to do? 人类是玩笑的结果吗?是上帝感到无聊又无大事可做时草草拼在一起的玩物吗? 3. Mine are able to expand a human cipher into a globe-shadowing portent. 我的衣着能把我从一个无名小卒变成了一个全球耀眼的巨人。 4. And probably at no other point is the sense of shabbiness so keenly felt as it is if we fall short of the standard set by social usage in this matter of dress. 可能最感到寒酸的时刻是我们没按照社会的规范穿着自己。 5. It is true of dress in even a higher degree than of most other items of other consumption, that people will undergo a very considerable degree of privation in the comforts or the necessaries of life in order to afford what is considered a decent amount of wasteful consumption. 人们为了能付得起一定量的、通常被认为是浪费性的消费,会在生活的其他方面尽量节俭。这在穿衣方面表现得尤其明显。 6. The commercial value of the goods used for clothing in any modern community is made up to a much larger extent of the fashionableness, the reputability of the goods than of the mechanical service, which they render in clothing the person of the wearer. 在任何一个现代社会,用作穿着的商品的商业价值在很大程度上不取决于它的商业服务功能,而是该商品本身和在包装穿戴者时所产生的时髦效益及声誉。 7. This would require a loss of wholeness and self, a dishonest constraint. 这会使人们失去自我,是一种虚伪的限制。 1. Today, thanks to the democratization of technology, all sorts of countries have the opportunity to assemble the technologies, raw materials and funding to be producers, or subcontractors, of highly complex finished products or services, and this becomes another subtle factor knitting the world more tightly together. 今天,由于技术的普及,每个国家都有机会聚集各种技术、原材料和资金,成为制造商或转包商,生产或者销售高度复杂的终端产品或者服务,这成为另一种把世界更紧密地联系在一起的无形的因素。 2. The creation of this corporate bond market introduced some pluralism into the world of finance and took away the monopoly of the banks. 企业债券市场的出现,将多元化引入金融界,打破了银行的垄断。 3. Investment banks started approaching banks and home mortgage companies, buying up their whole portfolio of mortgage… 投资银行开始去找银行和房屋按揭公司,将它们的按揭债务全部买下 4. You could take your choice, and people did. 人们可以有多种选择,而且也确实这样做了。 5. By shrinking a world to a size smal l, globalization brings home to everyone just how ahead or behind they are. 全球化把世界缩小,全球化让每个人都可以看清楚,自己的日子是过得比人好还是比人差
1)在生活中,我们最愚蠢的行为就是太执着于自己的东西,不愿意放弃。(cling to sth., let go) In life, our stupidest course of action is to cling too much to what we have and refuse to let go. 2)我愿意在IT行业工作,但我不知如何着手。(go about sth.) I am willing to work in the IT industry, but have no idea how to go about it. 3)许多人都已意识到和大自然和谐相处的重要性。(aware of, in harmony with) Many people are aware of the importance of living in harmony with nature. 4)像“代沟”这样的问题是不可以被掩盖起来的。(sweep … under the carpet) Problems like the generation gap cannot be swept under the carpet. 5)我始终不懂什么事在使她烦心。(eat away at) I never did understand what was eating away at her. 6)他一生都和世无争。(at peace with) He has been at peace with the world all his life. 7)他没有说出自己的想法。一则她未必了解,二则他怕自己得不到她的宽恕。(for one thing …, for another …) He did not speak out / say what he thought. For one thing, she might not understand. For another, he was afraid that she might not forgive him. 8)随着岁月的流逝,她对中国文化越来越感兴趣。(roll by) As the years rolled by, he became increasingly interested in / fascinated by Chinese culture. Unit 2 1)这种情景总是令我感动,让我深思。(set sb. doing sth.) Such a sight always moves me and sets me thinking. / This is a sight that never fail to move me and set me thinking. 2)别怪她了,在类似情况下,你自己也会这么做的。(under … circumstances) Stop scolding / blaming her – You’d have done the same thing under / in similar circumstances. 3)我们应当为自己所拥有的一切而心存感激,而不是对任何事情都漫不经心。(be appreciative of / grateful for, take … for granted) We should be appreciative of / grateful for what we have instead of taking everything for granted. 4)他也许会答应改变,但无非又是说一套做一套罢了。(It’s the same old story of) He may promise to change, but it’s the same old story of saying one thing and doing another. 5)我苦苦思索该怎样把这可怕的消息告诉他。(rack one’s brains about sth., break the news to sb.) I racked my brains about how to break the terrible news to him. 6)我将永远无法报答父母为我所做的一切。(repay sb. for sth.) It will be impossible for me to repay my parents for everything they have done for me. 7)且让我再次感谢大家的参和,祝你们工作顺利。(it remains to sb. to do sth.) For now, it remains to me to thank you once more for joining us and wish you good luck in your work. 8)我一开始就说过,他会给我们惹麻烦的。(right from the beginning) I said right from the beginning that he would cause us trouble. Unit 3 1)听说他的新书是根据发生在田纳西州一个小镇上的真事写的。(rumor has it that) Rumor has it that his new book is based on a true story about a family in a small Tennessee