第四册综英课后翻译题答案.doc

UNIT 1 1. 遭受水灾地区的人民急切需要食品，衣服和药品。(be hungry for) The people in the flooded area are hungry for provisions / food, clothes and medicine. 2. 他整夜看电视连续剧，难怪他看上去这么累。(no wonder) As he sat up late watching TV all night, (its) no wonder that he looked so tired. 3. 如果我是你的话，我不会卷入那些复杂的事情。(involve) If I were you I wouldnt get / be involved in those complicated affairs. 4. 她的手艺非常好，做的蛋糕简直是艺术品。(work of art) Her workmanship is so excellent that the cakes she makes are simply works of art. 5. 我知道这是我的不对，但也没有必要老是说个没完。(rub it in) I know it is my fault, but there is no need to rub it in. 6. 这种工作要求要很有耐心。(call for) This sort of work calls for a lot of patience. 7. 政府说有足够的外汇储备抵制金融风暴。(enough to) The government declares that its foreign currency reserve is strong enough to resist the financial crisis. Unit 21. 新闻界经常批评她，但她早已对此满不在乎了。(immune) The press had criticized her so often that in the end she had become immune to what was said. 2. 工业和车辆向大气排放大量的废气，造成了严重的空气污染。(release) Air pollution is caused by industries and vehicles which release large amounts of waste gas into the atmosphere. 3. 医生要我在工作时戴上保护镜，以防止异物进入眼睛。(foreign) The doctor required me to wear goggles at work to prevent foreign objects from getting into my eyes. 4. 由于父母通常把他们的染色体(chromosomes)遗传给后代，所以有些疾病具有遗传性。(pass on) As parents can pass on their chromosomes to their offspring, some diseases are hereditary. 5. 虽然他很会做生意，但我们认为他不会成为商界的领袖。(see . as .) He possesses a remarkable talent for doing business, but we dont see him as a potential leader in the business circle. 6. 这次划时代的峰会由卫星向全世界转播。(beam) The epoch-making summit conference was beamed by satellite all over the world. Unit 51. 我们非常同情这对在雨中等车的夫妇，于是让他们搭了车。(take pity on) We took pity on the couple waiting for a bus in the rain and so gave them a lift. 2. 建筑工地上的噪音让他难以忍受。(put up with) He finds it difficult to put up with the noise of the construction site. 3. 玛丽(Mary)和约翰(John)最后反目成仇。现在他俩连话都不讲了。(on . terms) Mary and John fell out of love finally. They are not even on speaking terms now. 4. 听众纷纷来信，就这个话题发表自己的观点。(thick and fast) Listeners letters on this topic have been coming in thick and fast. 5. 我在整理文件时偶然看到了这札信。(come upon) I came upon this bundle of letters when I was sorting out the documents. 6. 我的老板太墨守陈规，我的又一个伟大的主意被否决了。(bite the dust) My boss is so conservative that another of my great ideas bites the dust. 7. 吸烟对健康害多益少。(do harm) Smoking does more harm than good to the health. 8. 由于办公室来了几位不速之客，经理开会迟到了。(detain) The manager was late for the meeting because he was detained in the office by some unexpected visitors. 9. 办公自动化使我们摆脱了许多文案工作。(do away with) Computerisation has enabled us to do away with a lot of paperwork. Unit 71.这样的好机会千载难逢。(once in a blue moon) An opportunity as good as this arises / occurs only once in a blue moon. 2.这个孩子因为私自拿了母亲包里的钱而觉得十分内疚。(guilty of) The boy felt guilty for taking money from his mothers handbag without permission. 3. 她知道他的话一句真的也没有。(give credence to) She did not give credence to a single word of his story. 4. 一般来说，老师对学生的错误都比较宽容。(be tolerant of) Generally speaking, teachers are tolerant of their students mistakes. 5. 我想当然地以为你会跟我们一起来，于是就给你买了票。(take . for granted) I took it for granted youd want to come with us, so I bought you a ticket. 6. 由于经理的不断劝导，工作人员很快就改掉了迟到的坏习惯。(break the habit) Thanks to the managers repeated counseling, the staff soon broke the bad habit of coming late to work. 7. 他现在对她发火，但不久会原谅她的。这只是几小时的事，仅此而已。(a matter of, thats all) Hes furious with her now, but hell forgive her soon. Its just / only a matter of a few hours, thats all. Unit 101. 当游客们看到溪水从山崖上奔腾而下，他们激动地欢呼起来。(cascade) The tourists cheered with excitement when they saw water cascading down the mountainside. 2. 多亏了改革政策，小镇一天比一天繁荣。(thrive) Owing to the policy of reform, the small town is thriving day by day. 3. 你是否能给我把这个材料从头到尾读一遍，强调一下要点。(highlight) Could you read through this for me and highlight the important points? 4. 有时我纳闷，不知道死记硬背是否有用。(at times) At times I wonder if rote learning is worthwhile. 5. 旧中国曾经盛行的迷信正在慢慢消失。(prevail) The superstitions that used to prevail in Old China are disappearing gradually. 6. 由于外销的增加，公司成功地完成了销售计划。(thanks to) Thanks to the improvement / increase in export sales, the company has successfully fulfilled its marketing plan. Unit 111. 如果你不付全部现金，可以用分期付款的方式来买车。(on credit) If you cant afford to pay all the cash, you can buy the car on credit. 2. 我说过要帮他，而这也正是我要做的。我会恪守诺言的。(keep ones word) I said Id help him and thats what Im going to do. I shall keep my word. 3. 我与这家公司休戚相关，不愿看到它破产。(have a stake in something) Ive a stake in this company and dont wish to see it go bankrupt. 4. 随着工业生产的发展，旧的封建制度开始崩溃。(fall apart) With the development of industrial production, the old feudal system began to fall apart. 5. 他很能干，把农场搞得井井有条。(keep something straight) He is very competent and keeps everything straight on the farm. 6. 新的教学体制旨在把学习更多课程的主动权交给学生。(give somebody the initiative) The new educational system aims to give the students the initiative to learn more courses / subjects. 7. 在旅行出发之前先要把我们的车子调整好。(tune up) Before starting on our trip we should tune the car up. Unit 121. 战争使他们失去了正常的童年快乐。(deprive) They were deprived of a normal childhood happiness by the war. 2. 鲜花盛开的山谷和美丽的秋色吸引了无数的游客。(lure) Blossoming valleys and the beautiful colors of autumn lure numerous visitors into the mountains. 3. 他的话实质上表明他并不支持我们的计划。(in essence) What he said meant in essence that he didnt support our plan. 4. 她卖了房子，手头上就相当宽裕了。(at ones disposal) Having sold the house, she had a considerable amount of money at her disposal. 5. 这份工作虽然有些不太令人满意的地方，但总的来说我还是干得比较愉快的。(by and large) There are some things that I dont like about this job, but by and large its quite enjoyable. 6. 他们用一大笔钱收买了这位国会议员，让他在会议上支持他们的提议。(bribe) They bribed the congressman with a large sum of money to get his support for their proposal at the meeting. 7. 这项政策不但产生了立竿见影的效果，而且对今后的社会发展将产生长期的影响。(short-term, long-term) The policy has not only produced obvious short-term effects but will also exert a long-term influence on the future development of society. 8. 受国际经济危机的影响，本地许多公司的业务一片萧条。(in the grip of) Influenced by the international economic crisis, many of the local companies are in the grip of a recession. Unit 141. 博物馆里目前有希腊艺术收藏展出。(on display) There is a Greek art collection on display at the museum at the moment. 2. 他在森林里迷了路，没有食物，只得靠吃野菜、野果求生。(be reduced to) Lost in the forest and out of food, he was reduced to eating wild herbs and fruit to keep himself alive. 3. 这块地方被划出来准备作操场用。(mark off) This area has been marked off as a future playground. 4. 除了趟过这片泥泞的水域外，别无选择。(wade) There was no choice but to wade through the muddy water. 5. 这位国会议员呼吁政府建造更多的学校。(appeal) The congressman appealed to the government to set up more schools. 6. 他们在国外度假时钱和护照都被偷了，陷入可怕的困境之中。(plight) They were in a dreadful plight when their money and passports were stolen while they were on holiday in a foreign country. 7. 在她朋友的催促下，我安排了一位医生去看她。(at the urging of, arrange) At the urging of her friends, I arranged for a doctor to see her. 8. 他竭力想做出镇静的样子，但是他颤抖的声音暴露了他自己。(give one away) He tried to keep up a calm appearance, but his trembling voice gave him away. Unit 151. 她似乎不怎么喜欢干这些事。(take pleasure in) She seems to take little pleasure in doing