大学英语综合教程Unit4-6TextA课后翻译题答案.doc

U4外星人是一个让专家和外行都很感兴趣的话题，各式各样的国家和组织的研究者们正在采用不同的模式寻找他们。The extraterrestrial has been a topic of interest to experts and laymen/nonprofessionals alike. Researchers of various nationalities and organizations are adopting different modes of investigation in search of extraterrestrials.有的密切观察稀有放射性元素水平特别高的星球，他们认为那些元素产生于人类尚未理解的外星人技术。Some make a close observation of stars with extremely high levels of rare, radioactive elements. They believe those elements have resulted from extraterrestrial technology that is still beyond human wits to understand.有的试图从宇宙“噪音”中分离出无线电信号。Some try to isolate radio signals from the “noise” of the universe. 而有的则宣称已经看到了外星人，并能详细描绘他们的模样。And some claim that they have caught sight of extraterrestrials and can even describe their appearance in detail.研究者们将他们收集到的复杂数据汇编成一系列的报告和书籍。Researchers work up the complicated data they collect into a series of reports and books.虽然确定的答案仍未找到，但并未有任何迹象显示探索者们的希望因为挫折而泯灭，他们坚信他们的艰辛努力是完全值得的。Although no definite answer has yet been found, the explorers hope shows no sign of fading out on account of their frustrations and they hold to the belief that their hard efforts will prove worthwhile.U5在感恩节的气氛中，乔治没有跟朋友们一起庆祝节日，却沉浸于阅读他父亲留给他的日记。他的父亲在连续两次完成环球旅行后在海上去世。Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving, rather than joining his friends in celebration of the holiday. George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world.这份日记使他回忆起自己与父亲一起度过的每一刻以及父亲为他所做的许多具体事情。The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf.乔治的父亲过去经常向他强调必须经历各种艰难困苦追求卓越。Georges father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence.他还教导他世界上没有理所当然的东西。He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted.即使今天，他依然记得父亲如何引用“懂得感激是高尚者的标志”这句伊索名言来教导他要把懂得感激放在最重要的位置。Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesops famous saying “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls” and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.U6我们到处都能看到“抢眼”的青年艺术家。Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people.他们要么一年四季穿着破旧的牛仔裤；要么大冬天也打赤脚；要么饮酒过度；要么就是抱着创作一部杰作的幻想，实际上并不做任何创作的事。They may be in worn-out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot/in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work.其实，他们中的很多人只不过是为了看上去像名艺术家，或为了同其他艺术家“保持一致”才这么做的。In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part, or to