新视界大学英语综合教程3 单元5课后汉译英英译汉.ppt

,1.Americansinthe21stcenturydevotemoretechnologytostayingconnectedthananysocietyinhistory,yetsomehowthedevicesfailus.在使人与人保持联系方面，21世纪的美国人投入了比历史上任何一个社会都要多的技术手段。然而这些手段却辜负了我们。,LanguageinUse,TranslatethesentencesintoChinese.,LanguageinUse,2Wetreatsocializingasifitsafrivolousdiversionfromthetasksathandratherthananactivitythatisessentialtoourwell-beingasindividualsandasacommunity.,我们把交际当做了手头诸多任务中一个不起眼的小插曲，而不是一项对于我们个人或集体的利益都很重要的活动。,3Wemayhaveisolatedourselveswithoutentirelymeaningto,butwealsohaveendedupinaplacethatlooksalotlikewherewealwaysknewthatweweresupposedtostand.,LanguageinUse,也许我们孤立自己并非完全出于本意，但是我们最后所处的处境，和我们一直的预期非常相近。,LanguageinUse,4Thetruthisthatifonecanbringoneselftoacknowledgeloneliness,halfthebattleiswon.Itisnotaneasyhalfofabattle,however.,事实是，如果有人能承认自己孤独，那么这场战役他就赢了一半。但这一半却不是那么容易赢得的。,LanguageinUse,5SmalldailychoiceswhethertogotoalocalstoreororderofftheInternet,whethertopickuparingingtelephoneorletitgotovoicemail,whethertogettogetherwithafriendorpopinaDVDendupdefiningonessocialworld.,日常生活中的小选择是去当地的实体店还是在网上订购，是接起正在响的电话还是让对方语音留言，是与朋友聚聚还是自己看光碟最终定义了一个人的社交世界。,TranslatethesentencesintoEnglish.,1大城市是他最不愿意居住的地方，因为他无法忍受那里的拥挤和喧闹。(thelastplacethat;bustling)Thebigcityisthelastplacethathewishestolivein,foritissobustlingandcrowdedtherethathefindsithardtobear.2.现代生活的快节奏意味着人们没有更多的时间用于人际交往，因此人与人之间显得很淡漠。(not+presentparticiple;hence)Thefastpaceofmodernlifemeanspeoplenothavingenoughtimeforpersonalcommunication;hencetheindifferencebetweenpeople.,LanguageinUse,3过去邻居们经常互相串门，但现在大家都习惯把自己关在各自的家里，没什么事几乎不来往。(usedto;stayconnected)Neighboursusedtovisiteachotherregularly.Butnowtheyareusedtostayingathomeandrarelystayconnectedunlessitisessential.4轻松和谐的环境会对人的身心健康产生积极的影响。(harmonious;haveeffecton)Alightandharmoniousenvironmenthasapositiveeffectonpeoplesphysicalandmentalhealth.,LanguageinUse,5.我们应该把精力放在工作上，而不是复杂的人际关系上。(rather