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1、精选文库 近年来，中国城市化进人加速阶段，取得了极大的成就，同时也出现了种种错综复杂的问 题。今天的城乡建设速度之快、规模之大、耗资之巨、涉及面之广、尺度之大等已远非生产 力低下时期所能及，建筑已成为一种重大的经济活动。（102 字） 城市化 urbanization 加速阶段 an accelerating phase 错综复杂的问题 some complicated problems 远非 ?一所能及 surpass 重大的经济活动 a major economic pursuit 2 难点注释： 1） 2） 3） 4） 5） 世界各地有 3,600 万人染上了艾滋病这比整个澳大利亚的人口

2、还多。 目前， 艾滋病是 全球第 4大死因， 而在非洲则是头号罪魁。在非洲，艾滋病使工人丧失工作，使家庭丧失经 济来源，使父母丧失孩子。在 7个非洲国家中，巧岁至 49 岁的人口中艾滋病病毒感染者占 到 20以上。（ 119 字） 难点注释： 1）染上艾滋病 suffer from AIDS 2）头号罪魁 the chief culprit 3）使丧失 deprive of 4）艾滋病病毒感染者 people infected with HIV 3 当今中国， 对传真机的使用已十分普及， 并成为现代重要的通讯终端设备。 据一项调查 显示， 2002 年，中国市场对传真机的需求量约为 200 万

3、台，国内产量仅满足了约 30%的需 求，进口机占据市场的主导地位。 （89 字） 难点注释： 传真机 fax machines 1） 2）通讯终端设备 telecommunications terminal equipment 占主导地位 dominate 3） 4 数码相机 digital camera 可反复使用的存储卡 reusable memo 叮 cards 按快门 press the shutter 液晶显示屏 the LCD screen 2000 年，美国数码相机的销量达到惊人的 510 万台，而 1999 年只有 310 万台。数码相 机的流行其原因非常简单：成像质量好且花费

4、少。此外，使用数码相机还能省去不少麻烦。 你不用买胶卷， 所有的照片都被存在可反复使用的存储卡上。 一按快门， 就可以马上在液晶 显示屏上观察照片的效果。 （124 字） 难点注释： 1） 2） 3） 4） 5 由于历史、 政治和经济上的原因，全世界讲英语、用英语的人为数最多。但是英语之所 以能在全球流行， 除了上述原因之外， 也和英语自身的一些特性和特点不无相关。 其中最重 要的一点就是英语特别容易接受和适应英语中的词汇吸收了全世界几乎所有主要语言的 材料。（ 113 字） 难点注释： 1）流行 popularity 2）自身特性和特点 qualities and characteristi

5、cs in itself 3）不无相关 have to do with 4 ）容易接受和适应recep tive and ada ptable 6 多年来，家长和老师都曾得到过这样一种信息：尽量利用任何机会表扬孩子，对他们所 干的任何事情都要说好一据说这样做有助于提高孩子的自尊。但是近年来许多教育家和儿童 心理学家正在得出一种完全相反的结论，他们认为对孩子往往少一些赞扬为好。(113字) 难点注释： 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 5）吸收 take into 得到信息 get the message 尽量禾 U用任何 at almost any opportunity 自尊 self-este

6、em 儿童心理学家 child psychologist 得出完全相反的结论draw ing a compi etely differe nt con clusi on 7 会议期间，有3个问题受到了特别重视，它们是：加强和巩固农业在国民经济中的地位 和作用，提高农民收人；调整和改进产业结构，改进和加快区域性经济发展；努力工作，加 快下岗工人就业和再就业步伐，改善社会保障制度。(100字) 受至 U特另 U重视 be highlighted for sp ecial atte nti on 加强和巩固 调整和改进 readjust and op timize 区域性经济 regional ec

7、ono mies 下岗工人 laid-off workers 难点注释： 1) con solidate and stre ngthe n 2) 3) 4) 8 当今世界的竞争是人才的竞争。因此，党中央决定从海外我们的留学生中，从香港、澳 门、台湾吸收和利用人才来加强我们在世界上的竞争能力。引进这些人才的重点是那些开放 程度越来越大、竞争越来越激烈的部门，比如说银行、保险等行业，以及国有大型企业的管 理层。(120字)难点注释： 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 5) 人才 talented professionals. 海外留学生 overseas stude nts 吸收和利用人才abs

8、orb and make use of 弓 I进人才 introduce talented people from outside 银行、保险业 banking , in sura nee in dustry 国有大型企业 large state-ow ned enterp rise 9 我们中国是世界上最大的国家之一，它的领土和整个欧洲的面积差不多相等。在这个广 大的领土之上，有广大的肥田沃地给我们以衣食之源；有纵横全国的大小山脉，生长了广大 的森林，贮藏了丰富的矿产；有很多的江河湖泽，给我们以舟揖和灌溉之利；有很长的海岸 线，给我们以交通海外各民族的方便。(136字) 难点注释： 1) 广

9、 大的肥田沃地large areas of fertile land 2) 给我们以衣食之源 p rovide us with food and clothi ng 纵横全国的大小山脉mountain ranges across its len 妙 and breadth 广大的森林，丰富的矿产 给我们以舟揖和灌溉之利 交通海外各民族的方便 3) 4) 5) 6) with exte nsive forests and rich min eral dep osits p rovide us with water transport and irrigati on facilitate com

10、muni cati on with n ati ons bey ond the seas 10 温哥华的辉煌是温哥华人的智慧和勤奋的结晶，其中包括多民族团体所作的贡献。加拿 大地广人稀，国土面积比中国还大，人口却不足3000万。温哥华则是加拿大最大的多民族 城市。现今的180万温哥华居民中，有一半不是本地出生的，而平均每4个居民中就有一个 是亚洲人。(120字) 难点注释： 1) 温哥华 Vancouver 2) 多民族团体 multi-eth nic groups 3) 智慧和勤奋的结晶 a crystallization of the wisdom and diligenee，此处可根据上

11、下文进 行转换调整：the prosp erity is attributed to the wisdom and dilige nee of the people 4) 地广人稀 a vast，under-populated country 5) 不是本地出生的not born locally 11 人体是由各种类型的细胞构成的，这些细胞多达50万亿，它们之间相互联系，相互依 赖。如果丧失其中的某些细胞，比如说失去构成整条腿的细胞，将会严重影响其余所有肌体 组织；而像心脏或肾脏之类的器官，哪怕相对较少的细胞受到严重损害，也可能会最终导致 所有50万亿细胞的死亡。(128字) 难点注释： 1)

12、 2) 3) 4) 万亿 trillion 相互联系，相互依赖in terrelated and in terde pendent 影响其余的所有肌体组织handic即all the rest of the organism 最终导致 end by.， lead to. l2 不同的篇章、体裁在直译与意译的趋向程度上往往有所不同。一般来说，文献类和新闻 报道的翻译多采用直译，因为翻译这类文献关键在于译文的准确性；而对诗歌散文、戏剧电 影、小说传记等以情动人的作品，翻译时应多采用意译，以充分再现原文的意境情趣。(115 字) 难点注释： 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 直译与意译 liter

13、al tran slati on and free tran slatio n 不同程度地 to some exte nt 多采用 be preferable to ( something ) 文献 literatures，documents 关键在于 the crux lies in 以情动人的作品 emotio nal works 原文的意境情趣 the right mood and flavor of the origi nal works 13 从20世纪中叶到21世纪中叶的一百年间，中国人民的一切奋斗，则是为了实现祖国的 富强、人民的富裕和民族的伟大复兴。这个历史伟业，我们党领导全国

14、人民已经奋斗了五十 年，取得了巨大的进展，再经过五十年的奋斗，也必将胜利完成。(105字) 难点注释： 7) 1) 2) 3) 4) 20 世纪中叶 the mid-20th century 奋斗 endeavor 14 中国的体育运动经历了几千年的发展，但直到1949年中华人民共和国成立后才成为国 家的事业。目前，一个全国范围的体育运动网已经建立起来，这方面的开支也被列人国家预 算之中。在过去的五十年中，由于体育工作者和体育运动员的共同努力，我国的体育运动取 得了可喜的成绩。(123字) 难点注释： 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 民族的伟大复兴 the n ati on imme nsely

15、 rejuve nated 历史伟业 historic cause 经历 undergo 国家的事业 an un dertak ing of the state 体育运动网 n etwork for p hysical culture 列人国家预算 in clude in the state budget 可喜的成绩 gratify ing achieveme nt 15 所有这些既 (127 展望新世纪初的国内外形势，未来五到十年，是我国经济和社会发展极为重要的时期。 世界新科技革命迅猛发展，经济全球化趋势增强，许多周边国家正在加快发展。 对我们提出了严峻挑战，也为我们提供了迎头赶上、实现跨

16、越式发展的历史性机遇。 字) 难点注释： 1) 极为重要的时期 an extremely imp orta nt p eriod 2) 全球化趋势 the econo mic globalizati on trend 3) 周边国家 neighboring countries 4) 严峻挑战 severe challenge 5) 跨越式发展 development by leaps and bounds 16 森林给人提供木材，还能调节气候、保持水土、防风固沙、改善水质、防烟防尘、消毒 杀菌、减少噪声、美化环境、维持及改善生态平衡。如果没有绿色植物不断制造氧气和吸收 有害的气体，人类就无法生

17、存。人们的健康与空气的优劣有关，而空气的优劣又与森林的多 regulate climate con serve water and soil wall off wind， fix sands sterilize ( purify)the air ecological bala nee 调节气候 保持水土 防风固沙 消毒杀菌 生态平衡 少有关。(122字) 难点注释： 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 17 许多树木都能吸收空气中的有害物质和致癌物质。林区空气中的细菌数量只有无林区的 百分之一，而百货商店内每立方米空气中则含有四百多万个细菌。绿化区可以使噪音减弱四 分之一左右。森林上空和附近的空气的

18、含水量比无林地区多百分之十至二十。(112字) 难点注释： 1) 致癌物质 cancer-causing substances 2) 每立方米 per cubic meter 3）含水量 moisture content 18 到2020年，全世界癌症的发病率有可能增加50个百分点，每年可能将出现1500万新 病例。世界健康组织全球癌症报告指出，如果不采取积极的预防措施，这样的趋势将无法避 免。因为这是从已经形成的生活习惯一例如抽烟一滋生出来的。(101字) 难点注释： cancer rate 1) 癌症的发病率 2) 世界健康组织 The World Health Orga ni zati

19、on in evitable 3)无法避免 19 生物学家发现，每年有 10万多只信天翁被渔船杀死。如果不采取紧急措施，几十年之 后，大部分的信天翁种类都会灭绝。信天翁有极强的耐力和航海能力，能够绕地球飞行几圈 而不着陆。它们一生的行程约有一千多万英里，相当于往返地球与月球之间50次。(112字) 信天翁 albatross 紧急措施 urgent action 灭绝 ext in guish , be wiped out 耐力 en dura nee 难点注释： 1) 2) 3) 4) 20 据研究人员统计，接下来的几十年，欧洲人口将持续减少。目前欧盟国家的妇女平均生 1. 5个孩子，而为了

20、保持人口替代率，每个妇女至少要生两个孩子。即便从现在开始妇女增 加生育数量，人口减少的趋势仍将持续几十年，因为他们的下一代中愿意成为父母的人比这 一代的要少。(122字) 持续减少 continue to decline 替代率 replacement rate 人口减少的趋势 the tendency to popu lati on decli ne 难点注释： 1) 2) 3) 答案 In recent years， urbanization in China has stepped into an accelerating phase.Amidst magnificent achieve

21、ments，there have emerged some complicated problems. The crux is that the cities and the countryside are developing at such a rapid rate ，on such a large scale，with such enormous capital， in such a vast extent that they have surpassed any historical period China has ever wit nessed before. Virtually，

22、 buildi ng con struct ion has today become a major econo mic pu rsuit in China. Throughout the world 36 million people are suffering from AIDS ， which is more than the whole population of Australia. At present ， AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death in the whole world， and the chief culprit in A

23、frica. In Africa， it dep rives jobs of the workers， families of incomings and children of their parents. In seven African countries ，more than 20 percent of the 10 精选文库 15-to-49-year-old popu lati on is in fected with HIV. 3 In todays China , fax machines have been widely used as a popular and impor

24、tant modern telecommunications terminal equipment. According to a study , in 2002 , Chi-na needed about 2 millio n fax mach ines , but the country only satisfied about 30% of the dema nd with the market domin ated by the imported on es. Digital cameras sold an astonishing 5 . 1 million throughout th

25、e US in 2000, up from 3 . 1 million in 1999. These cameras are getting popular for a good and simpie reason : they take better pi ctures for less mon ey. Digital cameras have always offered convenien ce. You dont have to buy films because all your images are saved on reusable memory cards. Press the

26、 shutter and you can review your shot immediately on the LCD scree n. 5 The English Ianguage is spoken or read by the largest number of people in the world for historical, political, and economic reasons. But it may also be true that the popularity of English Ianguage has much to do with some qualit

27、ies and characteristics in itself. First and most important is its extraord in arily recep tivity and ada ptability-it has take n materials into its own vocabulary from almost all major Ian guages in the world. 6 For years, parents and teachers got the message that children should be praised at almo

28、st any opportunity , that saying “ good job ” for everything they do , as they believe, helps raise their self-esteem. But many educators and child psychologists are drawing a completely different conclusion: less praise is often better for their children. for special attention over next. of agricul

29、ture in the national the in dustrial structure for the 7 ; work hard to boost employment During the meeting , three aspects have been highlighted They are: con solidate and stre ngthe n the fun dame ntal role economy and in crease farmers in come ； readjust and op timize promotion of coord inated de

30、velopment of regional economies and the reemployment of laid-off workers , and improve the social security network . 8 In todays world , competition among states is mainiy a competition among talentedprofessionals. Therefore , it is a decision adopted by the CPC Central Committee to fully absorb and

31、 make use of the talented people among our overseas students and among the professionals in Hongkong , Macao and Taiwan. This will help us strengthen our competitive edge. The dep artme nts that would in troduce tale nted people from outside are those that are exp osed to increasingly fierce competi

32、tion and that are open wider to the outsider world , such as banking , in sura nee in dustry , large state-ow ned enterp rises , etc. 9 China is one of the largest countries in the world, her territory being about the size of the whole of Euro pe. In the vast country of ours there are large areas of

33、 fertile land which p rovide us with food and clothing , mountain ranges across its length and breadth with extensive forests and rich mineral deposits , many rivers and lakes which provide us with water transport and irrigati on , and a long coastl ine which facilitates com muni cati on with n ati

34、ons bey ond the seas. Vancouvers prosperity is attributed to the wisdom and diligenee of the people living in Vancouver, including the contribution made by multi-ethnic groups. Canada is a vast, under-popu lated country with a land area larger tha n that of China and a popu lati on of less tha n 30

35、million and Vancouver is the largest multi-ethnic city in the country. Among its 1. 8 million residents , half were not born locally and there is on an average one Asian out of four residents. 11 A man body is comp osed of 50 trilli on cells of a variety of types, all in terrelated and in terde pend

36、ent. Loss of some of those cells , such as those making up an en tire leg , will seriously handicap all the rest of the organism , and serious damage to a relatively few cells in an organ , such as the heart or kidneys , may end by killing all 50 trillion. 12 Different discourses or styles tend to f

37、ocus on different stresses so , to some extent , need differe nt tran slat ing ways. Gen erally sp eak ing , literal tran slati on is p referable to free tran slati on in translating literatures , for the crux of these literatures lies in accura-cy. On the other hand , free tran slati on is more sui

38、table tha n literal tran slati on in tran slat ing some emoti onal works such as poetry , prose, drama, film , novels, autobiography , etcso as to reproduce the right mood and flavor of the origi nal works. 13 All en deavors by the Chin ese people for the 100 years from the mid-20th to the mid-21st

39、cen tury are for the purpose of making our motherla nd strong , the people prosp erous and the n ati on imme nsely rejuven ated. Our Party has led the en tire Chin ese people in carry ing forward this historic cause for 50 years and made tremendous progress , and it will successfully attain the obje

40、ctive through hard work in the coming 50 years. 14 Chin as sports have un derg one several thousa nd years of deve lopment. But they were not regarded as an undertaking of the state until 1949, when the PeopIes Republic of China was foun ded. Now a n ati on-wide n etwork for p hysical culture has be

41、e n set up and expen diture on this field has bee n in cluded in the state budget. With the con certed efforts of sp orts workers and athletes , gratifying achievements have been made in physical culture and sports in the past 50 years. 15 Look ing ahead at the situati on at home and abroad at the b

42、egi nning of the 21st cen tury, it can be said that the next five to ten years will be an extremely important period for Chinas econo mic and social deve lopment. The worldwide new scie ntific and tech no logical revolutio n is p rogress ing rapi dly with great mome ntum. The econo mic globalizatio

43、n trend is gaining stre ngth. Many neighboring countries are accelerating their development. All this serves as a severe challe nge as well as a historic opportunity for us to strive to catch up and achieve devel opment by lea ps and boun ds. 16 Apart from p rovidi ng people with timber , forests he

44、lp regulate climate , con serve water and soil , wall off wind , fix sands , improve water quality , keep away smoke and dust , sterilize (purify ) the air, reduce noise , beautify surroundings , maintain and improve ecological balanee. Man would not be able to exist without gree n plants p roduci n

45、g oxyge n and absorb ing harmful gases all the time. Mans health is closely related to thequality of the air , which in turn is decided by the size (extent) of forests. 17 Many kinds of trees can absorb poisonous and cancer-causing substances in the air. The amount of bacteria in a forest area makes

46、 up but 1 % of that in a deforested area , while the air in a dep artme nt store contains more tha n 4 milli on bacteria per cubic meter. A tree-covered area may reduce no ise by a quarter. Moisture content in the air above or around a forest is 10%-20% more tha n that of the p laces devoid of fores

47、t. 18 Can cer rates worldwide could in crease by 50 percent by 2020 , reach ing 15 milli on new cases a year. The World Health Orga ni zati ons World Cancer Report says that if no preven tive measures are take n in creases of this order are in evitable because they stem from habits-such as smok in g

48、-that are already established. 19 Biologists have discovered that fish ing fleets are elim in ati ng more tha n 100, 000 albatrosses every year. I n a couple of decades most sp ecies will be wiped out uni ess urge nt action is take n. Albatrosses are cap able of ast onishing feats of en dura nee and

49、 n avigati on , and can fly round the world several times without stopping on land. During their lives , they fly more than 10 million miles, the equivale nt of 50 return trips to the moon. 20 According to researchers estimate，Europes population will continue to decline for decades. At present 1 . 5

50、 babies are born for every European Union woman , when two births are required for the population“ replacement rate ” to be maintained. Even if women started to have more children again , the tendency to population decline would continue for decades, as there will be fewer parents in the n ext gen e

51、rati on tha n in this one. Unit 1 What Is Decisio n? 1. 决策者应该能够对将来做出最好的推测 A decisi on maker should get a good guess at the future. (OR: Decisi on makers should be able to make the best guess at the gesture) 2. 有人认为经理们所做的一切均与决策有关 Some people assume that all man agers do in volves decisi on making. (O

52、R: Some people think that everythi ngman agers do has somethi ng to do with decisi on making) 3. 没有正确的选择就没有正确的决定 If there is no right choice, there is no correct decisi on. 4. 不同的人对同样的问题有不同的看法，所以解决的办法也不同 Solutions vary because different people hold different ideas about the same problem. (OR: Since

53、differe nt people have differe nt ideas about the same p roblem, so the app roaches to it vary from person to person) 5. 决策者往往是公司业务发展的关键 A decisi on maker usually is the key to the bus in ess deve lopment of a company. 6. 他由朋友陪同去听音乐会 His friend acco mpanied him to the concert. 7. 他己说服她改变决定 He has ar

54、gued her out of her decisi on 8. 在某种程度上，他的成功是由于幸运 He owed his success in part to luck. 9. 按照他的建议，手续已经大大简化 In accorda nee with his propo sal, the pro cedure has bee n remarkable sim plified. (OR: Accord ing to his suggesti on, the formalities have bee n much simp lified) 10. 电台预报明天天气会变冷 The broadcast

55、 ing stati on has p redicted it would be colder tomorrow. 11. 运动的定义是位置或地方的改变 Moti on is defi ned as a cha nge in p ositi on or p lace. Unit 2 Black Holes 12. 黑洞是什么，天文学家还没有完全解决这个问题 Astr ono mers have not yet fully an swered the questi on of what a black hole is. 13. 据说黑洞可以将其周围的一切物体，如星星吞噬掉 It is assum

56、ed that a black hole can swallow all the thi ngs like stars n ear it. (OR: It is said that a black hole can swallow up everyth ing such as stars around it) 14. 对黑洞的研究刚刚开始，各种各样的假说会层出不穷 The research of black holes is just beg inning and sp eculati ons about them are en dless. 15. 科学家仍不能说出黑洞内发生了什么 It i

57、s still impo ssible for scie ntists to say what happens in side a black hole. (OR: Scien tists cannot tell what happens in side a black hole) 16. 如果我们认识了黑洞，黑洞就不那么可怕了 Black holes wouldn t be so intimidating if we understood them. (OR: If we get to know something about them, black holes will not be th

58、at frightful) 17. 黑洞产生很强的引力 A block hole exerts a very stro ng gravitati onal force. 18. 由于管理不善，他的公司垮台了 His company colla psed owing to misma nageme nt (or because of poor man ageme nt) 19. 80年代我国发射了多颗卫星 In the 80s our country laun ched several satellites. (OR: Quite a few satellites were laun ched

59、in the 80s in our coun try) 20. 药物开始见效了吗？ Is the medici ne op erat ing now? (OR: Has the medici ne begu n to op erate?) 21. 他的身影消失在黑暗中 His figure was swallowed up in the dark. (OR: He was swallowed up in dark ness=Dark ness swallowed him up) Unit 3 Eutha nasia: For and Aga inst 22. 安乐死的确能消除临终病人的痛苦 E

60、utha nasia can actually relieve dying p atie nts from their sufferi ng. 23. 你知不知道荷兰是欧洲唯一施行安乐死的国家 Do you know that the Netherla nds is the only country in Europe, which p ermits the p ractice of eutha nasia? t care for the patient. care for their patients) 24. 支持这一观点的医生并不意味着不关心病人 Doctors who argue fo