现代大学英语精读3句子翻译.docx

此文档收集于网络，仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除第一课1.他对他的研究如此专心致志，从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。Heissodevotedtohisresearchthatitneveroccurstohimthathewillsoonhavetoretire.2.很多人都曾说过，如果没有有效的制约，我们都有滥用权利的倾向。Manypeoplehaveobservedthat,withouteffectivechecks, weallhaveatendencytoabuseourpower.3.很多国家拒绝卷入这一争端，而且他们对外国的干涉非常反感。Somecountriesrefusetogetinvolvedinthisdisputeandtheyresentanyforeigninterference.4.控制沙尘暴需要大量的工作和资金。Thecontrolofsandstormswillinvolveatremendousamountofworkandmoney.5.你们用这些技术的时候，必须考虑到当地的条件。Youhavetotakethelocalconditionsintoconsideration whenyouapplythesetechnologies.6.所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格，然后邮寄50美元的报名费。Allapplicantswillhavetofillouttheseformsandmailinanapplicationfeeof50dollars.7.他根据对孩子们行为的观察得出结论：学习是一种自然的乐趣。Basedonhiscarefulobservationofchildrensbehavior, hecametotheconclusionthatlearningisanatural pleasure.8.在一个多民族的国家里，各民族之间的和谐需要小心处理。Inacountryofmanynationalities,ethnicharmony requiresverycarefulhandling.9.政府决定严惩所有涉案的腐败官员。Thegovernmentisdeterminedtopunishallthecorrupt officialsinvolved.10.考试作弊并不经常发生，但一旦发生，学校会采取严厉的态度。Cheatingat/onexamsdoesnotoccurveryoften.Butwhenitdoes,theschooltakesaverytoughposition.第二课1.我怀疑这本书也许已经不再印了。我去问书店的工作人员，他们说我说的对，这书已经绝版很多年了。Isuspectedthatthebookmightnotbeinprint.I checkedwiththebookstorepeople,andtheytoldmethatIwasright.Thebookhadbeenoutofprintforyears.2.这小说里有一个值得记住的故事，讲的是刘备如何尽量不引起曹操对他的雄心的怀疑，因为如果引起怀疑，他的生命就会有危险。OnememorablestoryinthenovelconcernshowLiuBeitriednottorouseCaoCaossuspicionabouthisambitions, becauseifhedidhislifewouldbeatstake.（处于危险中） rouse(唤醒，激起)3.当曹操称他为真正的英雄时，刘备吓得筷子都掉了。但是他聪明地掩盖了他那令人怀疑的举动。WhenCaoCaocalledhim“arealhero”,LiuBeiwasso shockedthathedroppedhischopsticks.Buthecleverly coveruphissuspiciousbehavior.4.第一个嫌疑犯是死者的儿子。警察怀疑他谋杀了他的父亲，因为邻居们在案发当晚曾听到他们打架。Thefirstsuspectwasthevictimsson.Thepolice suspectedhimofmurderinghisfather,becausetheneighbors hadheardthemfightingonthenightofthe killing.5.在学习当中，重要的不是把一切都记住，而是运用你的想象力，创造性地、批判性地去进行思考Inlearning , the important thingisnottocommiteverythingto memory,buttouseyourimaginationandthinkcreativelyand critically.6.他肯定是你能想象到的最可笑的窃贼了。他偷偷进了屋子，尽情地吃喝，最后酩酊大醉，一脸满足的笑容，直到第二天早上被发现。Hemusthavebeenthefunniestburglarimaginable.Hebrokeintothehouse,ateanddranktohisheartscontent, andremaineddeaddrunkuntildiscoveredthenextmorning, withaperfectlycontentlookonhisface.7.我现在记人的名字很困难。我想这肯定是年老造成的。Inow havetroublerememberingpeoplesnames.Iimagineitmustresultfromoldage.8.我们生活在很多想象的威胁当中，结果就常常感到沮丧。Weoftenliveundermanyimaginarythreatsandfeeldisheartened asaresult.9.我怀疑我们的教师有时候低估了学生的智力。其实年轻人脑子里充满了想象。Isuspectweteacherssometimesunderestimatestudents mental capacities.Young peopleactually havevery imaginativeminds.语法部分1.有志者事竟成。Wherethereisawillthereisaway.2.俗话说每个成功的男人背后都有一个女人。Asthesayinggoes,behindeverygreatmantherestandsawoman.3.曾经有过一个时期这个镇上的居民可以夜不闭户。Therewasatimeinthistown(whentheresidentsdidnthavetolocktheirdoorsatnight.)4.上学的第一天，那男孩就明白了再也不可能回到那个天堂一样的家里去了。Onhisfirstday atschool,theboyrealizedthattherewasnoquestionofeverreturningtotheparadiseofhome.5.纳尔逊曼德拉在自传中说，有时候人们挽救不了该消亡的东西。NelsonMandelasaidinhisbiography:sometimesthereisnothingonecandoto save somethingthatmustdie.6.居住在大山中偏僻的小村里还是有些优势的。Thereissomethingtobesaidabout/forlivinginan out-of-the-way place in themountains.7.说不好那些恐怖分子下一步要干什么，我们必须时刻警惕。Thereisnotellingwhatthoseterroristsmightdonext.Wemustbeonthelookoutallthetime.8.在这家人决定移民到澳大利亚之前有诸多事情要考虑。Thereweretoo manythingstoconsiderbeforethefamily decidedto immigratetoAustralia.9.这少年的攻击性举止中有些方面使他的父母很担忧。Thereissomethingintheboysaggressivebehaviorthatisworryinghisparents.10.世上没有免费的午餐。不要觉得你有权获得你没有为之流汗和努力的任何东西。Thereis nosuchthingasa freelunch.Dontfeelentitledto anythingyou haventsweatedandstruggledfor.第三课1.他们都伸长脖子想看个究竟，就好像被一根无形的绳子牵着。theyallstretched their necks to see what was happening ,as if pulled by an invisible string .2.我们下车去伸伸胳膊和腿。我们前面是一片美丽的开阔地。wegotoutofthecartostretchalittle.Infrontofuswasabeautifulstretchofopenland.3.他们连续谈判了好几个小时，但是仍然没有解决他们之间的分歧。theytalkedforhoursatastretch,buttheystillfailedtosettletheirdifferences.4.尽管有温暖的天气、新鲜的空气和美味佳肴，她的健康仍然没有恢复。forallthewarmweather,freshairanddeliciousfood,herhealthstilldidnotrecover.5.他瞟了那辆车一眼就知道它没法修了。他望望前面，只见一眼望不到头的沙漠，荒芜人烟。他知道他陷入困境了。oneglanceatthecar,heknewthatitwasbeyond repair.helookedaheadandfoundthedesertstretchingasfarastheeyecouldseewithoutasoulinsight.heknewhewasinaterriblefix.6.武松奋力举起哨棒向老虎打去。但是哨棒“啪”的一声断了，而老虎毫发未伤。他一急打到附近的树上去了。wusongswunghisstickatthetigerwithallhis strength.butthesticksnappedandthetigerwasunharmed.inhispanic,hehadhitthetreenearby7.我非常喜欢你在俄罗斯拍的那些照片，尤其是那张上面有个马车夫坐在黑海边，膝盖上放着一块布，布上放着他晚餐的照片。iamterriblyfondofthepicturesyousnappedinRussia,especiallytheoneshowingtheRussiancoachmansittingbytheBlackSeawithhissupperinaclothonhisknees.8._“这事您不能就此罢休。”我向他请求道。_“这不关你的事。”他厉声说道。youcantjustletitgoatthat,itriedto pleadwithhim-itisnoneofyourbusiness,hesnapped9.他“啪”的一下合上了公文包，站起来说：“那就这么定了。”hesnappedhisbriefcase,stoodupandsaid, thenitsallsettled.10.海啸来的时候，他正站在小山上的家门口，离码头大概只有一百米远。Hewasstandinginfrontofhishouseonahill,only aboutahundredmetersapart/awayfromthewharfwhenthe tsunamicame.语法部分1. 那饥饿的男孩把剩下的窝窝头狼吞虎咽地吃了下去，就像那是他最喜欢的大虾一样。The hungryboywolfeddowntheleftover corn breadasthoughitwashisfavoritekingprawns.2.关于高中的日子，他的记忆中只剩下一轮又一轮、没完没了的测验和考试。Whatremainsinhismindofhishighschool daysisnothingbutendlessroundsoftestsandexams.3.我认为决议违背了本组织的宗旨，因此投了那样一票。Idontthinktheresolutionisinaccordwiththepurposeoftheorganization.ThatswhyIvotedasIdid.4.他不明白是什么使得他的孙子如此热衷于微博。Hedoesntunderstandwhatitisthatmakeshisgrandsonsocrazyaboutmicroblogging.5.我仍然记得那次事件的细节，好像就是昨天发生的事。Istill rememberthedetailsabouttheincidentasthoughitwasyesterday.6.龙卷风之后，她家房子只剩下地基了。Whatremainedofherhomeafterthetornadowastheland thehousewasbuilton.7.这就是为什么他目睹今天早上的撞车事故时那样表现的原因。Thatswhyhebehavedashe didwhenhewitnessedthecarcrashthismorning.8.他们在琢磨是什么使那对双胞胎兄弟一个成了罪犯，另一个成了优秀的警察。Theyaretryingtofigureoutwhatitwasthatturnedoneofthe twinbrothersintoacriminal,theotheranexcellentpoliceman.9.当他发现了一株特别壮实的水稻时，他高兴得好像发现了一座金矿。Whenhefoundaparticularlystrongriceplanthewasveryhappyasthoughhehaddiscoveredagoldmine.10.现在生活富裕了，他决定与家里还活着的人取得联系。Nowthathesquitewell-off,hehasdecidedtogetintouchwithwhatremainsofhisfamily.第四课1.只有这样我们对他的这种古怪行为才能给予合理的解释。Onlyinthiswaycanwegive a reasonable account of his strange behavior2.她自称具有一种特异功能，用手一摸就能治病。Sheclaimstopossessamagicpower-thepowertocurediseasessimply bythetouchofherhand.3.他任命了五个人处理这个案件。他们组成了一个强有力的班子。几天内，他们就发现嫌犯拥有成卷的他无法说明来源的欧元、美元和大量贵重物品。Heappointedfivepeopleto handlethecase.Theyformedastrongteam.Withindays, they found in his possession rollsofeuros,USdollarsandlargequantitiesofvaluablesthesourceofwhichthe suspectcouldnotaccountfor.4.在这个故事里，这个妖怪常常以美女的样子出现。Inthetale,thisevilspiritoftenappearsin theformofaprettyyounglady.5.他把画卷了起来，并说一百万美元以下绝对不卖。Herolledupthepaintingandsaidthathewouldnotpartwithitforlessthanamilliondollars.6.有那么多的合格法官，我不明白为什么她被任命到最高法院工作。OfallthequalifiedjudgesIdontknowon what accountsshewasappointedtothesupremecourt.7.我对此知道得不多，不足以形成一大套理论。不过我肯定，仅仅是贫困还不能解释犯罪率上升。Idontknowenoughtoformanelaboratetheory.ButImsurethatpovertyalonecannotaccountfortheincreaseofcrimerate.8.一块大石头突然从山上滚了下来。它是如此之大，一下子把一辆卡车砸得粉碎。Abig stonesuddenlyrolleddownthehill,sobigthatitsmashedthetrucktopieces.9.我说我们得卷起袖子开始干活，但他就只是像哲学家一样转了转眼珠，笑了笑。Isaidthatwemustrollupoursleevesandstartworking,buthejustrolledhiseyesphilosophicallyandsmiled.10.古时候，我们的哲学家们认为一个好的皇帝对他的百姓就应该像一个好父亲对他的孩子那样，在任何情况下都不可残酷地对待他们。Inancienttimes,ourphilosophersbelievedthatagoodkingshouldbetothepeopleasagoodfatheristohischildren.Hemustnevertreatthemcruellyonanyaccount.第八课1.这完全是在浪费金钱和宝贵的土地资源。他们真是疯了，把这么肥沃的农田变成少数有钱人的高尔夫球场。Itisanutterwasteofmoneyandpreciouslandresources.Theymustbeoutoftheirmindstoturnsuchfertile farmlandintogolfcourtsforafewrichpeople.2.要想对核废料的安全性有百分之百的把握是根本不可能的。问题早晚都会发生凝固。所以，除非我们准备接受这不可避免的结果，否则我们不应该匆忙做决定。ltsutterlyimpossibletohavecompletesafetywith nuclearwaste.Soonerorlatersomeproblemwilloccur.Sounlesswearereadytoaccepttheinevitable,wemustnotrushtoadecision.3.在整个会议过程中，她一直受到严厉的攻击。但她一句话也没说。她已经决定马上递交辞职报告。Shewasundersevereattackthroughoutthemeeting,but shedidnotutteraword.Shehaddecidedtohandinherresignationrightaway.4.很多人出于虚荣心都被诱惑去追求那些漂亮的称号。我也有这个毛病。Manypeopleareluredtogoafterfancytitlesoutof vanity,andIamalsoguiltyofthis.5.正如之前警告的那样，今年第一季度，我们的通货膨胀率还在继续上升。这等于人们的收入下降了。但凡事都有光明的一面，我们的消费也在上升。 Aswewerewarnedinadvance,theinflationrateinthefirstquarterofthisyearwasstillontherise.This amountedtoadropinpeoplesincome.Buteverycloudhasitssilverlining.Consumptionwasalsoontherise.6.你记住，我们也许可以阻止年轻人说心里话，但我们永远无法做到让他们停止思考。Keepinmindthatwemaybeabletopreventyoungpeoplefromspeakingtheirmind,butwecanneversucceedin makingthemstopthinking.7.任何头脑正常的人都知道，自由和纪律，我们两者都需要。不是两者兼得，就是两者均失。因此不能无条件地让学生们为所欲为。Anybodyinhisrightmindknowsthatweneedbothfreedomanddiscipline.Weeitherhavebothorneither.Therefore studentscannothavetheirwayunconditionally.8.早在20世纪90年代的时候她就警告过这些国家：要是不消除经济泡沫，他们的经济就会面临硬着陆。Shewarnedthosecountriesinadvancewaybackinthe 1990sthatiftheydidnotgetridoftheireconomicbubbles,theireconomieswouldfaceahardlanding.9.我心中想的就是在郊区买个房子，因为我讨厌大城市的污染和喧嚣。如果这么一来我无法每个星期天去王府井逛街了，我也管不了。WhatIhaveinmindistobuyahouseinthesuburbs asIloathetheheavypollutionaswellasthehustleandbustleofthebigcity.IfbecauseofthisIcannotgoshoppinginWangfujingeverySunday,thatsjusttoobad.10.那儿的很多人似乎对即将到来的选举都无所谓。目前他们就希望战争的乌云能早点消散，他们可以过上和平的生活。Manypeoplethereseemtobeindifferenttothecoming election.Rightnowtheyjusthopethedarkcloudsofwarwillclearawaysothattheycanliveinpeace.语法部分1.她径直从我身边走过,鼻子翘到了天上。Shewalkedrightpastme,noseintheair.2. 狂风怒号,急雨击窗,我昨晚一夜没有合眼。Withthewindhowling,therainbeatingagainstthe windows,Ididnthaveawinkofsleeplastnight.3. 哨兵手端钢枪监视着大桥。Thesentrykeptwatchonthebridge,guninhand.4. 战士们走了,屋里、院子都打扫得干干净净,水缸也装得满满的。Thesoldiersleft,thehouseandcourtyardcleanedup,thewaterjarsfull.5. 叛乱平定了,主要的敌人消灭了,国家安定了,新共和国最终胜利了。Thenewrepublicultimatelytriumphed,withtherebellionputdown,majorenemieswipedout,andpeaceandorder establishedinthecountry.6. 暴风雨就要来临,建筑工人决定收工。6.Astormbrewing,theconstructionworkersdecidedtocallitaday.7. 三个月的训练结束了,那些狗就开始了引导、保护以及协助盲人的使命。Theirthree-monthtrainingcompleted,thedogsembarkedonthemissionofguiding,protecting,andaidingblindpeople.8. 这场火灾伤亡惨重,24人死亡,数人受伤。Thefirecausedheavycasualties,twenty-fourpeoplekilledandseveralinjured.9.夜幕降临了,特洛伊人睡了,希腊人就从木马里悄悄地爬了出来。NighthavingfallenandtheTrojansasleep,theGreek soldierscreptoutofthewoodenhorse.10.玉米熟了,苹果挂满枝头,万物不是黄就是红或者褐(色),秋天真美。Autumnisbeautiful,thecornripe,appleshangingfrom thetrees,andeverythingredoryellow,orbrown. 第九课我们公司预计今年的增长速度为8%,比去年增长2%。l.0urcompanyprojectsan8%growthratethisyear,upby2%comparedwithlastyear.2.预计中国将越来越赞成跨国的兼并和收购。Chinaisprojectedtoincreasinglyfavormoreandmorecross-bordermergersandacquisitions.3.投影到屏幕上的幻灯片表明,在那次竞选中他极力想把自己塑造成一个强人的形象。3.Theslidesprojectedonthescreenshowedthathetried toprojecthimselfasastrongmanintheelectioncampaign.4.消息说当局已经接受了他的建议,这项价值几十亿美元的项目已被无限期地推迟了,他听到后心里感到特别宽慰。Hewasgreatlyrelievedtohearthattheauthoritieshad acceptedhisrecommendationandthemultibillion-dollarprojecthadbeenpostponedindefinitely.5.纳尔逊大夫已经连续五个小时给一个又一个伤员做手术了,所以当梅森大夫能来接替他的时候我们都如释重负。DrNelsonhadbeenoperatingononewoundedsoldierafter anotherforfivehours.ThereforeweallsighedwithreliefwhenDrMasonwasabletocometorelievehim.6.政府救济就像是止痛药。它能缓解你的痛苦,但是不能治你的病。不仅如此,你还很容易形成依赖,无法摆脱。Governmentreliefislikeapain-killer.Itgivesyourelief,butitdoesnotcurethedisease.Besides,youcaneasily gethookedonit.7.私营企业并不要求政府保护它们不受竞争威胁。他们只希望不受歧视。Privatebusinessesarenotaskingthegovernmenttoshield themagainstcompetition.Theyjusthopenottobe discriminatedagainst.8.我们必须把他们争取过来,或者使他们中立,以便彻底孤立我们的主要敌人。Wemusttrytowinthemoverorneutralizethemsothat wecancompletelyisolatethemainenemy.9.从目前通货膨胀的情况来看,可能还有必要再次提息,这样才不至于把最近这次提薪给完全抵消掉。Judgingbytherateofinflationsofar,perhapsitis necessarytoraiseinterestratesagainsothattherecentpayraisewillnotbecompletelyneutralized.10.改革开始的时候,人们普遍有一种乐观情绪。大家都相信我们的现代化事业有着光明的前景。 Ageneralfeelingofoptimismwhenthereformstared.Peopleallbelievedthattherewerebrightprospectsforour modernization.第11课1. 科学家们大致同意全球变暖这个事实，但是其成因目前还在热烈争论之中。不少人认为，如果我们把现有的证据放在一起，就可得出结论，这是人类活动造成的。但另外有些人认为我们还要进一步研究这个问题，他们认为自然的力量起码有着同等的重要性。Scientist more or less agree that global warming is a fact,but its cause is still hotly debated among them.Many believe that if we piece together all the available evidence we could conclude that is is caused by human activities,but others think we need to dig into the problem further,and that natural forces are at least of equal importance.2. 他把自己的一生都献给了水利工程。他是少数几个最早看到在这里建大坝可能给我们造成多大麻烦的科学家中的一位。He devoted all his life to the cause of water conservancy.He was one of the few scientists who first saw what kind of trouble it would cause us in future if we were to build a dam here.3. 那些同情国际恐怖主义的人从一个不同的前提出发来看待这一问题。他们相信，为了达到这个目的不择手段。但我强烈反对这种观点。我认为任何借口都不能为冷血谋杀无辜的妇女，儿童老人做辩护。Those who sympathize with international terrorism view the point from different premise.They believe that their goal can justify by means.But I am strongly opposed to this view. I believe that on excuse can justify cold-blooded murder of innocent women,children and old people.4. 有民间非政府组织在起作用是件好事。在一个多元化的社会里，人们的观点总是不同的。反对者不但应该被容许，而且还应该得到尊重和鼓励。这么做对我们自己也有好处。It is a good thing to have NGOs at work . In a pluralistic society, peoples views are bound to differ . Opposition should not only be allowed, but also be respected and encouraged .It is also to our advantage to do this.5. 政府的过度投资意味着很多国有银行的贷款不可能得到偿还。这些呆账最后就会导致金融危机。Government s over-investment means that many state bank loans will not be repaid and these bad debts will finally lead to financial crisis.6. 现在有一种提供给大学生的特别贷款。那些无法缴纳学费的学生都可以从中获益。Special bank loans now available to university students . Those who can t pay for their education can benefit from these loans.7. 他在结束讲话时说，他们一结束调查就像安理会报告，他坚信，企图用大规模的企图用大规模的屠杀来维持一个国家的统治是注定要失败的。He ended his speech by saying that as soon as they concluded their investigation they would report to the Security Council. He firmly believed that any attempt to maintain the rulers of a country in power using mass killing was destined to fail.8. 她将经香港飞往印度去和印度政府签订一个新的知识产权的保护协议。She will fly to India by way of Hong Kong to conclude a new agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights with the Indian government.9. 根据这些理由，我们只能得出他们在蓄意制造争端的结论，所以我们决定立即召回大使以示抗议。Based on these reasons , we could only come to the conclusion that they were out to make trouble. Therefore ,we decided to recall our ambassador immediately by way of protest.第12课1. 一个农妇发现他躺在草丛中失去了知觉，就把他背回家，大致给他包扎了一下伤口，把他藏在阁楼里。A peasant woman found him lying unconscious in the grass. She carried him home, dressed his wound after a fashion, and hid him in the attic.2. 如果我们没有将发展政策的重心由沿海地区转移到中西部地区，我们国家少数民族的生活不会这么快得到改善。Had it not been for the shift of focus in our development policy from the coastal areas to the central and western regions, the lives of our national ethnic groups would not have improved so rapidly.3. 那位辩护律师声称，这张照片严重失焦，因此不能用作证据。The defense lawyer claimed that the photo was completely out of focus and thus could not be used as evidence.4. 那天能见度极差，我眼睛不管怎么使劲也看不清前方。我决定不能再往前乱开了，不然肯定出事。Visibility was exceedingly poor and no matter how I strained my eyes, I still couldn t see far ahead. I decided that if I wanted to save my neck, it would be foolish to blunder on.5. 她很紧张并且开始失眠，做任何事情都无法集中注意力。最后，她只好去医院看一位自称是专家的大夫。结果那个傻瓜说她有生命危险，需要马上动脑部手术。The mental strain was too much and she began to lose sleep and could not focus her attention on anything. Finally she had to go to see the doctor who claimed to be some sort of expert. The stupid man declared that her life was at sake and that she needed an immediate brain operation.6. 这场比赛比分很接近，最后结果是98比96，我们赢了。大家欣喜若狂，因为我们多次被他们队打败，这是第一次和他们算这笔旧账。It was a close match. The final score was 98 to 96 in our favor. People were wild with joy because we had been defeated by their team so many times. For the first time we were able to settle an old score with them.7. 这场对抗中他们双方都自称赢得了一分，谁都不肯承认失败。但在局外人看来，他们谁也没有得分。在这场冲突中，没有胜利者。Both sides claimed to have scored a point in this confrontation. Neither side wanted to acknowledge de