Unit2练习答案

. Translation

1. Translating Sentences

1). 现在有些家长对子女要求太高，要他们学英语，学钢琴，学画画，什么都要学。(be hard on)

→ Nowadays, some parents are hard on their sons and daughters, asking them to learn English, to learn to play the piano, to learn painting, and to learn many other things as well.

be hard on something (informal)

be unkind, strict or cruel

e.g.

Don’t be too hard on her – she was only trying to help.

Don't be hard on me, please.

2). 他下定决心戒赌，所以看见往日的赌友他惟恐避之不及。(disassociate oneself from)

→He is determined to give up gambling, so when he sees his former gambling friends, he is more than eager to disassociate himself from their company.

dissociate yourself/someone from someone/something

to show clearly that someone is not connected with someone or something

e.g.

MPs have been urging the government to dissociate itself entirely from the war.

I wish to dissociate myself from those views.

It is impossible to dissociate language from culture.

3). 记者们接到严厉的警告，没有官方批准不得前往地震灾区。(stern)

→The reporters received a stern warning not to go to the earthquake-stricken area without official permission.

stern adj.

having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner

e.g.

The president was prepared to resort to stern measures to get his way.

A smile suddenly transformed her stern face.

The court issued a stern warning to the driver.

4). 孩子读书不争气，家长的日子就不好过了。(keep up)

→ Life is tough for parents whose kids fail to keep up in school.

keep up (with)

to make progress or learn at the same speed as someone or something

e.g.

By studying hard she managed to keep up.

We always try to keep up with our competitors.

5). 嫌疑犯打算逃走，但是他的家人把他劝说住了。(dissuade)

→ The suspect considered sneaking away, but his family managed to dissuade him.

dissuade someone from doing

to persuade someone not to do something

e.g.

Campbell tried in vain to dissuade Paton from quitting.

You'd better dissuade him from doing that.

My teacher dissuade me from accepting the job.

6). 电缆全部是明亮的黄色，以防行人绊脚。(trip over)

→ The cables are all bright yellow to prevent pedestrians from tripping over them.

trip over/on

to hit your foot on something and fall down

e.g.

I tripped over a rock.

He tripped up on a cable and broke his ankle.

7). 他对那个决定深为恼火，举起双臂表示不满。(exasperation)

→ Infuriated by the decision, he threw up his arms in exasperation.

exasperation n.

the feeling of being extremely annoyed and impatient because things are not happening in the way that you want them to happen

e.g.

"Go away!" I shouted in exasperation.

In the climax of his exasperation he hurled an oath at the dog and a coarse epithet at his mistress.

8). 由于日晒雨淋，这幢老房子门上的漆已经斑痕累累。(blotch)

→ The paint on the door of this old house has been blotched and striped by years of weathering. blotch n. a coloured mark on something, especially a red mark on your skin

e.g.

He pointed to a dark blotch upon the starry sky some miles astern of us.

blotch of color

2. Translating Passage

Translate the following into Chinese.

我们在吸收外国文化精华的时候，不应为毫无创造的一味模仿而得意。沉溺于简单的模仿将扼杀创造力，我们也将不可能攀登艺术的新高峰，不可能向世界展示我们自己创作的优秀作品。简单的模仿与新意和创意完全是两回事。事实上，新意和创意是现代风格与传统风格的融合，是外国特色与本民族特色的融合，是艺术特质与教育本质的融合。

参考译文

While absorbing the essence of a foreign culture, we should not be content with imitation without creation. An obsession with simple imitation will sterilize creation, and as such it will be impossible for us to scale new heights in art and impossible to present to the world excellent works of our own creation. Simple imitation is by no means equivalent to novelty and originality. On the contrary, novelty and originality result from the combination of modern and traditional styles, the combination of the distinctive features of foreign countries with those of our own nation, and the combination of artistry and education.

Discussion

The United States is often referred to as a “melting pot”, in which mixing and assimilation between different cultures are common. Please discuss how people of different ethnic backgrounds in the U. S., consciously or subconsciously, try every means to maintain their cultures, and give your reasons if possible.

The following points might be useful in your discussion:

1) The culture of an ethnic group is the root of that group. An ethnic group of no root is destined to become extinct.