英语四级翻译.docx

一翻译句子。1Not evenyone agrees on what is right and what is wrong( 并非每一个人对什么是对，什么是错都持一样的看法)，not does everyone agree on what is good and .bad for children2.Jacques Muller thinks money is the most important thing in the world,but ,unfortunately,money isnt evenything(但是遗憾的是，金钱并非一切) 3.Speaking of hamburgers not all Americans like them(并非所有美国人都喜欢吃)4.Not all people share the same interests(人的兴趣不尽相同)，but we can still make friends with people who do not have our interests.5.Often it is overcoming hardships that we come to appreciate the value to life(我们方懂得珍惜生命的价值)6.Some scientists believe that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday(人们总有一天会喜欢转基因农作物（genetically modified crops）的) since they can inerease yields(产量) and farmersincomes,reduce prices and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.7.With repeated hackersattacks on our system,We have come to realize the necessity of a hiring a computer-security expert(我们逐渐意识到聘请一位计算机保安（computer-security）专家的必要性)8.Having conducted some surveys in Chinese kindergartens,Howard Gardner came to understand that the chinese preferred “teaching by holding the hand”( 逐渐认识到中国人喜欢“把着手教”)9.Internet is not such an unusral word as it used to be(因特网已不再是一个不同寻常的字眼). In todays elecrtonic age,it is changing the way customers behavein deciding what products to buy, and where to buy them.10.The business suit has long been the uniform for male office workers.Most men do not look unattractive in them(大多数男人穿上西服看上去倒不是没有魅力)The problem is sometimes,especially at the height of summer,their movement seems to be restricted.11.Wealthy as she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment(尽管她富有，她对突然遭到解雇并非无动于衷),She keeps blaming herself for not having been somehow indispensable(不可或缺的).12.New York City was once the murder capitalo of the world.Due to a new policy called“zero-tolerance”,the policy of not tolerating even the smallest crime,the city can now be seen as a leader in crime fighting.This clain is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the citys violent crimes(鉴于严重犯罪活动的大幅下降，这样的声音并非不切实际)。13.He skips breakfast on a daily basis;frequently misses meals in order to accommodate busy work or social schedules;eats a lot of fast-food;and fails to exercise regularly.His poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life(他身体欠佳，与他不健康的生活方式不无关系)。14.Flfty years ago it was taken for granted(人们理所当然地认为)that marriage was the goal of every young womans inmost thought ,and the aim for her father and mother.15.Most young people take tap water for granted(大多数年轻人都把自来水（tap water）看成是理所当然的)because they ve never lived without it. 16.Id always seen them together and just took it for granted that they were married(就想当然地认为他们已经成婚)。17.It is a very common phenomenon among people that the first gift is regarded with affection and the second is taken for granted(第二份礼物便是理所当然的)。二翻译短文。（一）1.十年之前，南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事。A decade ago ,Nancy did what so many Americans dream about .2.她辞去了经理职位，在邻近地区开朗一家家用器材（equipment）商店。She quit an executive position and opened/set up a household equipment store in her neigh borhood.3.像南希那样的人作出这种决定主要是出于改善生活质量的愿望。People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of /owing to /due to their desire to improve the quality of their lives.4.然而，经营小本生意绝非易事。But，to run a small business is by no means an easy job.5.在失去稳定的收入后，南希不得不消减日常开支。Without her steady income ,Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses.6.有时候她甚至没有钱支付她所需要的种种保险的费用。Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed.7.有一次她连电话费也付不起，只得向她的父母亲借钱。Once she could not even pick up the phone bill and had to ask her parents to loan her some money.8.幸运的是，通过自己的努力，她已经度过了最困难的时期。Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time.9.她决心继续追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.(二)1.痛苦的奴隶生活坚定了亨森为自由而战的决心。Hensons painful life as a slave strengthened his determination to struggle for freedom.2.他获得自由后不久就成了一个帮助逃跑奴隶的组织中的一员。Shorty after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves.3.他几次偷偷地从加拿大回到美国帮助其他奴隶通过地下铁路获得自由。He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.4.有一次在逃跑时，亨森和几个逃跑的奴隶被捕捉奴隶的人包围。Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run.5.他将逃跑的奴隶乔装打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。He disguised them and successfully avoided capture.6.另外，他后来在加拿大的德累斯顿为逃跑的奴隶建造了一个居住小区，并建了教堂和学校，逃跑的奴隶们在这里能够学到有用的谋生之道。In addition later he built a small settlement in Dresden in Candada for escaped slaves setting up a chapel and a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living.7.他坚信奴隶制终将被废除，所有奴隶终将获得解放，种族歧视消失的那天一定会到来。He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished all the slaves would be liberate and the day was bound the care when racial discrimination no longer existed.(三)1.在美国每隔15秒中就有人举报一起入室行窃案（burglary）。A burglary is reported every 15 seconds in the United States.2.统计数据显示去年窃贼（burglar）光顾了两百多万户人家。Statistics show burglars entered more than 2 million homes last years.3.人们实际上几乎无法将蓄意行窃的盗贼拒之门外，所能做的只是设法阻拦他片刻，从而使其暴露在巡警（police patrol）或附近溜达的人们面前。Actually it is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out，All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes,thus exposing him to police patrols or those wandering around4.常识告诉我们，光照是犯罪行为的障碍物。Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity5.家门口必须安装一盏灯，并在晚间开着。A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night6.不管你是否相信，有些人，尤其是最晚进家的孩子，晚上进屋后不把门锁上。Believe it or not,some people particularly children who happen to be the last to come in,leave their doors on the latch at night.7.空心门（door of hollow core），即便是锁上了，也易遭贼侵入。Doors of hollow core, even when locked are vulnerable to break-ins.8.因此最好选择实心（solid core）门或铁门，因为窃贼很难将它们撬开。Thus doors of solid core or steel are much preferred as they make it difficult for the burglar to pry open.9.如果你有意购买报警装置，别忘了索要报警器的标志，并把它们张贴在窗户和门上。If you decide to buy an alarm device,be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors.10.最后，提醒一句，外出旅游时，一定要请一位信得过的邻居，在你回来前帮你收好每日的报纸和邮件。Finally,a word of warning when you travel,make sure that you have a trusted neighbor collect and keep all the deliveries of newspapers and mail until you return11.这是因为放在门阶（doorstep）上或邮箱里成堆的报纸邮件如同广告一样使大家都知道你家里没人。This is because a collection of newspapers and mail on the front doorstep or in you mailbox is an advertisement that no one is home.(四)1.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 alike.Researchers of various nationalities and organizations are adopting different modes of investigation in search of extraterrestrials.2.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 extraterrestrials technology that is still beyond human wits to understand.3.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.4.而有的则宣称已经看到了外星人，并能详细描绘它们的摸样。And some claim that they have caught sight of extraterrestrials and can even describe their appearance in detail.5.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。Researchers work up the complicated data they collect into a series of reports and books.6.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败而泯灭，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 explores 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.(五)1.在感恩节的气氛中，乔治没有跟朋友们一起庆祝节日，却沉浸于阅读它父亲留给她的日记。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,2.他的父亲在连续2次完成环球旅行后在海上去世。Who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world.3.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.4.乔治的父亲过去经常向他强调必须经历各种艰难困苦的追求卓越。Georges father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence.5.他还教导他世界上没有理所当然的东西。