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现代大学英语精读2(第二版)翻译Unit1-10、Unit12

Uint 1

1.It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose

them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.

2.As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international

affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.

3.We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never

become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/dc8145371.html,rmation is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small

library.

5.That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal

document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres.

6.These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and

penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.

7.The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized

unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.

8.Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there

was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.

9.Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or

group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

10.Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to be more important and

useful compared with all other pursuits.

Unit 2

1.You know what? All things considered, it's not a bad idea to be a teacher. As a matter of fact,

I think it is an excellent idea.

2.I don't like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seem to be implying all

the time that I am a good-for-nothing.

3.It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me. I must say I am very

lucky. Not many people have such a terrific father.

4.You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do need money. I

don't see what's wrong with students earning some money during their spare time.

5.Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can't recall what it is. In any case, it is a

Russian folk song.

6.Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow.

It's really terrible.

7.To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Minister's

visit indefinitely.

8.It's getting dark. The next town is still two hours' drive away. We might as well camp in the

forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleep before we continue our journey tomorrow.

9.I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating at exams shameful. Isn't

that the most shameful thing that we have been incapable of feeling ashamed?

Unit 3

1.Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We cannot justify

a policy that denies medical care to the large population living in the country.

2.They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all nations.

3.I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on his farm. When asked to get

rid of the weeds in the rice fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.

4.Why go there today? I'd much rather we stay until the snow ceases.

5.Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that even if we use our

water sparingly, the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.

6.There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer lean on exports for

economic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis on home consumption.

7.Today's tendency is to give little kids too many tests and exams until they are no good for

anything but taking exams.

8.It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless of

their quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would not have been able to meet.

Unit 4

1.The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crash made him a national hero.

2.Of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowning children to shore, two

never returned.

3.The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe this to their eating

habits/the composition of their diet, which contains a lot of fish products.

4.I know Harris. I couldn't imagine a man like him making such stupid remarks.

5.After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the most dangerous task.

6.I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on that occasion. Whatever did

he actually say?

7.That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear to everybody. But no one

regretted this move.

8.As accidents go/As far as accidents are concerned, there was nothing out of the ordinary: a

crazy young man drives a car on a university campus and kills a young woman student. What is unusual is the fact that the man dares to challenge the people who want to take him to court, because his father is a local police officer.

9.Every time/Whenever we decide on a financial policy, we have to make a clear distinction

between short-term interests and long-term interests.

10.Although it was early October, people could already be seen driving across the frozen river.

Unit 5

1.The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on the economy before it

speeds out of control.

2.Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not ignore the fact

that what people here need most is clean water and clean air.

3.They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as to explore the great

canyon in Tibet.

4.She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person, educated and

greatly revitalized.

5.There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities and move one

step at a time.

6.All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so long

to form can't be expected to disappear overnight.

7.Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music

with Western music.

8.I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn't know what to say.

9.The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.

10.I'll go there with you if you insist. But really I won't be much help to you.

Unit 6

1. — I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth. /I doubt he has told us the whole truth.

— Why do you doubt it?

2. Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldn't usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through a DNA test.

3. Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife was the first weaver.

4. Please give my best regards to my friends there. I really miss them all.

5. Whenever possible young people prefer to earn their own living than live off their parents.

6. The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused. Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the gun fire.

7. This place has earned itself quite a reputation for developing a green economy.

8. Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side.

9. Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived about six thousand years ago.

10. Although she is a second-generation Chinese American, she still values her Chinese cultural identity.

Uint 7

1.As a child, he was exposed to great works of literature, for both his parents were wellread

2.The military announced that they had succeeded in developing a new stealth fighter.

3.They’re trying tocome up with practi cal ways to reduce production costs for this

4.Most people think that all things considered , life is much better today than it was 30 years

ago.

5.Success doesn’t only depend on what you do. What you don’t do is equally important.

6.How do you account for the c ompany’s high staff turnover?

7.Most of the buildings in the town were reduced to to rubble in the earthquake.

8.How can I concentrate on my work with my roommates talking and laughing ?

9.We admire the way he answered awkward questions at the press conference with wit and

facts.

10.The moment he entered the conference room, he a feeling that something had gone wrong.

Uint 8

1.If it hadn't been for one man's courage and wisdom, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone

could never have succeeded.

2.— Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying...— I was saying that it is not easy to break

down the resistance of those conservatives. But we must go at them step by step.

3.The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes at will without hurting

home consumption. But to shift the emphasis from export to domestic consumption takes time.

4.Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do away with/eliminate domestic

labor completely.

5.Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Many old buildings were

about to fall in ruins. Some of our leaders wanted to tear them down and put up new tall buildings in their place. But due to lack of money, the plan had to be abandoned. Looking back that was actually a blessing. Today our town has become a tourist attraction.

6.Ironically, sometimes the more we increase production, the more we decrease profit.

7.This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch a new project even if I

wanted to.

8.To tell the truth, I'm more worried about social stagnation than economic slowdown. Of

course, you may not share my view.

9.Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve our educational standards, we

will lag behind other countries for ever.

Unit 9

1.Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertification problem. I fully agree with him

that this is a serious concern as regards our environmental protection.

2.The government spokesman expressed our deep concern for the two Chinese engineers who

were recently taken hostage by the pirates.

3.It is hard to visualize how we can protect the dam from enemy attack.

4.Freedom of religion means not only that people can pursue different faiths. It also means

that they have the right not to have any religion.

5.We teachers usually meet once every week to compare notes about our teaching.

6.The situation of this area is very delicate. No country should be allowed to do anything to

threaten the precarious balance.

7.To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command of both the foreign language

and Chinese. And I consider myself terribly inadequate in this respect.

8.However we differ in our opinion, we must face the challenge together.

9.The way I define a good education is that, when you get through it, you not only know how

to make a living, but you also know how to live.

Unit 10

1.There is a popular children’s story, which describes the adventures of a wooden puppet that

comes to life as if by magic.

2.Your humorous analysis of the situation made the discussion lively.

3.This ancient building has been restored to its original beauty.

4.You know, for me, to go and live up in the mountains is to recapture my happy childhood.

5.This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold in Canada.

6.The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year when the terrible snow

storm struck, doing great damage to the ripening fruits.

7.Too much sugar will not do you any good. To begin with, it will do damage to (or damage)

your teeth. In fact, it will do you harm (or harm you) in many ways.

8.His utter devotion to the Chinese people filled me with admiration.

9.He insisted that everything should be in place before we knocked off, before five-thirty, to be

exact.

10.He knew that he would have to redouble his efforts to carry out this plan, and he was anxious

to plunge into the work as soon as he went back. But he never knew that a disaster was lying in store for him.

Unit 12

1.When dealing with tough situations, try always to look at things from the bright side. Never

despair.

2.What do you suppose we should do to arouse ev erybody’s interest in sports?

3.He was made chairman of the Academy of Social Sciences upon his return from England. ?

4.Young people usually favor changes whereas old people favor more respect for tradition.

5.The comedy was a terrific hit. Time after time, the audience roared with laughter.

6.Like others, he likes to indulge in good food, good drinks, and pretty women. But he tries to

justify himself by saying that all this is necessary for him to do his job.

7.The earthquake has destroyed the whole town. Not a single building remains standing. Many

people are in despair. Many are in favor of abandoning the town. But he refuses to give in. he is determined to meet the challenges.

8.People often say “great minds think alike”. I don’t think it always applies in real lif e. In fact,

great minds often think differently, and only small minds think alike.

9.We can apply to the state bank for a loan, but how are we going to justify our application?

10.People roared with laughter. On occasions like this ,usually you would feel insulted and boil

with indignation . But he did not lose his temper. This showed his moral character.

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10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return. 6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away. 五） 1. Additional advantageous Anxious conditional Courageous curious Dangerous educational Emotional famous Industrial intentional Medical mountionous Musical mysterious National occasional Personal practical 2. Heated colored pigtailed gifted bearded pointed experienced aged skilled diseased 六） 1.The people questioned gave very different opinions on the issue. 2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock? 3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed.

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Lesson One Half a Day Naguib Mahfous 1. I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform, and the red cap. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. 2. My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help. We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops: pears, and date palms. 3. "Why school ?" I asked my father. "What have I done ?" 4. "I'm not punishing you, " he said, laughing. "School's not a punishment. It's a place that makes useful men out of boys. Don' t you want to be useful like your brothers?" 5. I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building. 6. When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. "Go in by yourself, " said my father, "and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others. " 7. I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him. "Be a man, " he said. "Today you truly begin life. You will find me waiting for you when it's time to leave. " 8. I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view. I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me. I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity, and one of them came over and asked, "Who brought you?" 9. "My father, " I whispered. 10. "My father's dead, " he said simply. 11. I did not know what to say. The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears. The bell rang. A lady came along, followed by a group of men. The men began sorting us into ranks. We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surrounded by high buildings; from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood. 12. "This is your new home, "said the woman. "There are mothers and fathers here, too. Everything that is enjoyable and beneficial is here. So dry your tears and face life joyfully. " 13. Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love with many girls. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences. 14. We played all sorts of games. In the music room we sang our first songs. We also had our first introduction to language. We saw a globe of the Earth, which revolved and showed the various continents and countries. We started learning numbers, and we were told the story of the Creator of the universe. We ate delicious food, took a little nap, and woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning. 15. Our path, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded. We had to be observant and patient. It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around. Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to

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Page 39 6. Translate the following sentences into English. 1.It seemed impossible to me, but all the others looked very confident. Sth. seems (to be) + adj.(表) + to sb. 2.We looked around. There wasn't a building standing in sight. The earthquake seemed to have destroyed everything. Sth. /sb. +（seem + to do）复合谓语3.He seems to be in low spirits these days. Sth./Sb. + seem to be + 表语 wonder why. I think it's because he doesn't seem to be making much progress in his studies. He is afraid of being looked down upon by his classmates. Sb. + seem to do sth There seems to be 4.What are you looking for, Dick? I seem to have lost my key. How annoying! 5.If you find that a word doesn't seem to

make any sense in the sentence, you should look it up in the dictionary. That's the only way to learn to use a word. 6.They went on arguing for hours. Neither of them seem (to be) willing to listen to each other. I suddenly remembered someone saying "Discussion is an exchange of knowledge while argument is an exchange of ignorance." 7.The situation there seems to be very complicated. The government has promised to look into it. 8.My grandpa seems to be getting better and better, but he still needs somebody to look after him. 9.Economists have already come to the conclusion that the crisis seems to be coming to an end. W orld economy is looking up. 10.When I got well I looked at my bank account. To my sadness, I found my balance was almost zero. All my savings in

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Unit 1 1.我们像在暖房里种花那样养孩子是错误的。我们必须让他们接触各种社会问题，因为不久他们就将作为公民来应对这些问题。It's wrong to hear our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because they will approach them as citizens very soon. 2.随着时间的推移，我们不可避免地会越来越多地卷入国际商务。而冲突必然会发生，因为国家之间总有不同的观点和利益。With the passage of time we are inevitably increasing involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations. 3.我们为我们的成就而骄傲，我们有理由感到骄傲。但是我们永远不能变得狂妄，不然我们就会失去我们的朋友。 We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be so. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends. 4.信息现在唾手可得。一个普通的电脑就能储存一个普通图书馆的信息。Information is now immediately available. An average computer can store as much information as a small library dose. 5.那家建筑公司没有资格操作这个项目。他们没有任何法律文件能证明他们具备必要的专门技术。我们必须找一个专门建造歌剧院的公司。That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They don't have any legal document that can certify they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatre. 6.这些智囊团不作决策。他们力图提出一些对决策者十分有用的新主意和深刻的分析。These think tanks do nor make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers. 7.国内生产总值不是一切。如果人民的生活质量没有真正改善的话，我们国家就不能说已经现代化了。The growth of GDP is not everything. It cannot be said that our country has been modernized unless the quality of our people's lives is really improved. 8．虽然那时候我们在很多方面都很困难，但作为孩子我们仍然很幸福，因为有干净的空气、水；江河湖泊里有很多鱼、螃蟹、黄鳝；田野里有花，有树，有鸟。Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields. 9.只要给某一个人或某一群人以绝对权力，那这个人或这一群人就肯定会滥用权力，因为正如阿克顿勋爵说，“权力使人腐败，绝对权力绝对使人腐败。”Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. 10.在我们国家，传统上都认为“万般皆下品，惟有读书高”。In traditional Chinese notion, school education was more important and useful than all other pursuits. 1.总理明天将赴纽约出席联合国会议。The premier is leaving for New York for a UN conference tomorrow. 2.在纽约期间他将会晤一些国家的政府首脑。He is to meet several heads of government during his stay in New York. 3.国庆长假期间你打算干什么？回家还是呆在校园里？What are you going to do during the long National Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on campus?

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Unit 7 Inter-lesson (I) Answers to Exercises 1 .Put in the, a/an, or a 0 when no article is needed. 1. A, a 2. a 3. The, the 4. 0,0 5. the, the 6. a 7. 0, the, the, The 8. The, a , 0 9. A, 0 10. The, an, 0, a, the, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 // 0, 0, The, a, a, 0, a, 0, 0, the, 0, 0, 0 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets. 1. goes 2. is having, won’t be 3. will stay 4. had 5. has just offered, told, am /was, need/needed 6. arrived, were 7. has happened, have been trying 8. is, find, are 9. arrived, had begun 10. were still sleeping, was, were barking, began 3. Put into these compound sentences a conjunction (and, but, or, so) and a comma. 1. I did not know a single one, and none of them knew me. 2. I clung to my father’s hand, but he gently pushed me from him. 3. One of our daughters is working in a textile factory in Bangkok, and the other has a jib in a store. 4. The harvests were poor at first, but they soon improved. 5. Send them away, or I’ll shoot and take my chances! 6. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I withdraw any money 7. Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile. 8. No, we two haven’t changed much, but t he village has. 9. But there is no more rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely and my heart will break. 10. I know, times have changed, but certain things should not change. 11. Sometimes, they get bullied, and it is like a knife piercing my heart. 12. “Press closer, little Nightingale, or the Day will come before the rose is finished” cried the Tree. 4. Put into the passage punctuation marks: comma and full stop, capitalizing the first word of each sentence. My sister and I are three and a half years apart in age, but a world apart in the way we live our lives. She is conservative and quiet. I take too many risks, and the only time I’m really quiet is when I’m sleep. I’ve spent most of my adult life apologizing to my sister and the rest of my family for being different, for embarrassing them by something I wear, something I do or something I say. Tips: the use of the full stop/period（句号）and the comma（逗号） The full stop/period: a. is used to end declarative and imperative sentences(陈述句和祈使句) eg I took a few steps. (Unit l)