大学体验英语综合教程3第三版翻译(Unit4-Unit8).doc

翻译一：中译英Unit 41.这支乐队20世纪80年代凭借那张专集一举成名。(shoot to fame)Answer: The band shot to fame in the 1980s with that single album.2. 冒一下险吧，你可能还是会输，但赢的机会却增加了。(take a risk)Answer: Take a risk, and you may lose again, but you would have improved your chances to win.3. 科学家正极力研究治愈艾滋病 (AIDS) 的良方。(push . to the limits) Answer: Scientists are pushing themselves to the limits in their research for finding a cure for AIDS.4. 现在我们知道了网络的意义：鼠标一点就能知晓天下大事。(point) Answer: Now we see the point of the Internet: we can get information from all over the world just by clicking the mouse.5. 一些人认为政府迟早会将克隆人类的研究纳入规范。(regulate; sooner or later) Answer: Some people believe the government will regulate the research of human cloning sooner or later.Unit 51. 知道原理是一回事，但要付诸实践又是另外一回事。(its one thing . its another .)Answer:Its one thing to understand the principle, its another thing to put it into practice.2. 据报道，慢跑 (jogging) 可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二。(less likely) Answer:It is reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a heart attack.3. 根据最新调查，半数英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值。(have no idea / in relation to) Answer:Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey.4. 这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园，但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼。(should have done Answer:The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but now some apartment buildings stand there.5. 不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。(add up to)Answer:Im wondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him.Unit 61.他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时。(breathe a sigh of; have seen a better day) Answer:He breathed a sigh of sorrow and told us that he had seen a better day when he was young.2.他有极强的责任感，这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目。(take control of) Answer:He has a strong sense of responsibility, and thats why he is chosen to take control of the project.3.不管你去哪里，不管是出差还是去玩，尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意。(be it . or .) Answer:Wherever you go, be it for business or pleasure, it is always a good idea to find out asmuch as you can about the place.4.我们得小心一点，同样的情景可能就要出现。(be about; repeat)Answer:Lets be careful. The situation may be about to repeat itself.5.事实上，室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切相关，当然与成人的健康也有关系。(for that matter)Answer:In fact, the air quality of a house has a great deal to do with childrens health, and adults health for that matter.Unit 71.许多人认为这种药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹：“要是他们知情就好了。”(al l I can think; if . only) Answer:A lot of people believe that these pills help them sleep. All I can think is, “if they only knew.”2. 他一直在琢磨这个问题，直到把它完全解决为止。(chip away at)Answer:He kept chipping away at the problem until he had completely solved it.3. 这位乡下孩子接触到了城里种种陌生的事物。他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。(be exposed to; as if)Answer:The country boy was exposed to many strange things in the city. He felt greatly shocked as if he had entered a future world.4. 大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。(go from . to .; pursue) Answer:Within only one year of graduating from college, he went from a student who pursued his dream to a person who didnt care about a thing.5. 我已经获准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。(be given permission)Answer:I have been given permission to do the interview in that area, and thats not something that everyone gets.Unit 81.同这个案件相比，最近几个月的盗窃事件不值得一提。Histheftsinrecentmonthspaledincomparisonwiththecase.2.那次交通事故虽然已经过去了好几年，但他还是摆脱不了负疚感。Severalyearshavepassedsincethetrafficaccident,andhestillcantshakeaway withtheguiltyfeeling.3.尽管我们提出了降低成本的建议，董事会的成员们似乎没有认真考虑。Thoughwehadputforwardtheproposaltoreducecost,theboardmembersdidntappeartotakeitseriously.4.周围的山坡已经变得光秃秃的，但这并没有使村民们想起保护环境的重要性。Thebarehillsaroundhaventremindedthevillagersoftheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.5.办公室里可能再不会响起他那爽朗的笑声了。Itisunlikelyforhisheartylaughtertoringinourofficeagain二：英译中Unit 41. Severino Antinori is a rich Italian doctor with a string of private fertility clinics to his name .塞维利诺 安蒂诺里是一个富有的意大利医生，在他名下有一连串治疗不育症的私人诊所2. Antinori shot to fame seven years ago helping grandmothers give birth using donor eggs七年前，安蒂诺里由于使用捐赠的卵子帮助高龄妇女成功生育，顿时名声大噪3. But right now there seems to be little anyone can do to keep the cloners at bay然而，现阶段想要阻止生育克隆，似乎任何人对此都几乎无能为力4. Like it or not , the research is going ahead. 不管你喜不喜欢它,研究正在进展中。5. In jumping the gun , Dr Miracle and his colleagues are taking one hell of a risk.孤傲早的开始，神奇医生和他的同事们的确面临着极大的风险Unit 51. Its one thing to use a word, its another to explain it.会用一个词是一回事儿，会解释可是另外一回事儿2. He looked confused, a reminder that clevers not clever if it doesnt communicate.他却一脸的迷惑，这是在提示我，如果对方没有明白，这词儿就不能算用得妙3. I went on talking, as if a thousand vague words would add up to one accurate definition. 我继续往下谈,仿佛一千模糊字眼会加起来就是一个准确的定义。4. I had no idea because the longer I thought about idioms the less sure I was what they were.我没有办法，因为我越想用关于，就越没有把握说清楚惯用语到底是什么。5. I can only trust that someone as curious as he is also owns a dictionary我只希望向他这样好奇的人会有一本字典.Unit 61. Do you know what it is like to arrive in a strange city in the middle of the你知道在一个陌生的城市里，在一个陌生的城市里是什么样的吗2 I breathe a sigh of relief when she puts my bag into the trunk, locks it and gets behind the wheel.她把我的包搬进行李箱，上好锁，然后坐在驾驶座上。这时我才松了一口气。3.With a mild sense of humor around a deep core of understanding of human nature, Nagat takes control of my sightseeing schedule. 娜格特熟谙人情，略带幽默。她全权负责我的观光日程安排。4.What becomes clear to me soon as she drives me from museum to pyramid, from one part of town to the opposite, is this : she is a true exception here。 随着她开车带我从博物馆到金字塔，从城市的一端到另一端，我很快就发现她卓尔不群。5.Wherever we stop, be it for a cup of tea during a break or upon arriving at an historical site, she is being noticed. 每当我们停下来，喝一杯茶小憩或到达一个历史景点-在这些地方的停车场总是男出租车司机云集之处-无论何处，她总是引人注目。Unit 7 1.All I can think is,“if they only knew。我所能想到的是，“如果他们不在这里就好了。2.Mydreamcametruewhenmymombroughtmetothecitytoattendactingschool.我妈带我到那座城市去上表演艺术学校，实现了我的梦想。3.Ontopofallthis,IfeltasifIwashavingaheartattack.不仅如此，我感觉心脏病发作一般。4.IcouldntbelievemyeyeswhenIsawtheresults.当我看