21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后翻译1-5.doc

Unit11. When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retired professor was overwhelmed by grief. Life would be too difficult for him without anybody to rely on.2. Last month two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures in London. Many people went to see it, including a few celebrated professors.3. When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s, it plunged the whole world into shock and grief.4. After completing her second prime ministry, she remained actively involved in political affairs. She came to the rescue several times when the government was in difficulty.5. After his failure in the election campaign, Dr. Smith retired to a small village, where he tried his hand at farming. 6. As long as you keep working hard all your life, you will recall your past with a glow of satisfaction.7. We must awaken people to the importance of environmental protection now, or it will soon be too late.8. That official was removed from office for being involved in a political scandal. Had he known this would happen, he might have acted differently.Unit21. Female students constitute the majority of our class. By contrast, their class is made up of males only. 2. American children can usually watch TV three hours a day, whereas their Chinese counterparts have to work on their homework during most their after-school time. 3. His development of a series of new research methods led to his huge success. He said he owed all this to his parents encouragement.4. He resented being excluded from discussions that directly concerned his future. 5. The fact that these problems are continually showing up suggests that this new device has to be readjusted.6. As one of the many Asian students who have surged into the best American universities in recent years, Zhang Hua says that many of his ideas are based on traditional Chinese philosophy.7. To start with, it is not merely money that makes Mr. Young work so hard. He is committed to educating the young and tires to motivate them to get ahead in life. 8. As time was running out, we drove even faster in the hope that we could make it to the airport in time.Unit31. When this temporary job came to an end, George was offered a permanent job, which he accepted at once.2. To ensure that their ventures in Japan are profitable, the American companies need cultural translators even more than language translators.3. As a cultural translator, George was eager to help the Japanese employees who came to ask his advice on a great many matters, both within and outside of his field of expertise. 4. Somehow or other, George persuaded the American manager to go along with the Japanese accountants decision, thus smoothing over the conflict between the two.5. Conflicts and arguments do arise at times between the American managers and their Japanese counterparts. But since both parties have the good sense to compromise, these conflicts are prevented from escalating into big emotional battles. 6. All the Japanese employees, the personnel manager included, appreciated Georges frequent help with the multitude of problems they run into. 7. My spoken Japanese is not good enough to express myself well. Please dont get offended if I sometimes say stupid things. 8. With a solid understanding of traditional Chinese medicine and a good mastery of English, dr. Zhang is highly qualified to train foreign doctors who came to China to study Chinese medicine. Unit41. Protecting children from the knowledge that they have failed is anything but beneficial to their growth and development. 2. Emerson does not think there is a world of difference between success and failure. 3. A mature person is one who is good at turning failure into success. 4. She was so obsessed with becoming a success in ice skating that she never prepared herself for challenges of the real world. 5. He suffered a complete nervous breakdown when he learned that his company had gone bankrupt.6. When talking about his success, Mr. Smith is very prone to exaggeration.7. The company started by selling radios but now has branched out into selling computers as well. 8. In fact, failure is nothing to be afraid of. Once we learn how to use it, it can make a positive contribution to our growth and development.Unit51. The university offered Priscilla only a small loan and she had to come up with the rest of the money herself. 2. With small income from her restaurant job, marry could barely make (both) ends meet. Thats why she found some cleaning work to do in the apartment building where she lived.3. During her first semesters, she often stayed up late studying because she knew she had to get the highest GPA in her class to qualify the scholarship. 4. Anyone who wants to find employment in/ with that company must have at least a masters degree; if not a Ph. D. otherwise he or she will not be accepted.5. Only if you completely throw yourself into your studies will you ultimately achieve your long-term goal of becoming an archaeologist.6. In the office Beth always looked happy and had a ready smile. But deep down, she was tired of being a secretary. She wanted to do something more creative. 7. A migrant farm lab