综合商务英语3

1、-作者xxxx-日期xxxx综合商务英语3【精品文档】Paraphrase1.1 For twenty minutes,the terminal area was aswarm with activity as cars and lorries poured forth,customs people did their duties,and everyone made for the London road.P:The ferry port was busy with activities for twenty minutes.A lot of cars and lorries went in

2、 continuous stream out of the port,customs officers were busy doing their duties,and everybody was moving towards the London road.1.2 I was socially and sartorially ill-suited for such an establishment and anyway it was clearly beyond my meager budget.P:The Churchill is such a luxurious hotel that i

3、t is only suitable for those rich people who are socially respectable and well dressed.For me,a poor man not well dressed,it is definitely not suitable.Besides I did not have much money to spend and could not afford it any way.1.3 Further along Marine Parade stood a shelter,open to the elements but

4、roofed,and I decided that this was as good as I was going to get.P:In the distance on the Marine Parade I found a structure with a roof although it was exposed to natural forces.I decided that it could serve my purpose and would be as good as a room in a guesthouse.1.4 The bench was slatted and hard

5、 and studded with big roundheaded bolts that made reclining in comfort an impossibility-doubtless their intention.P:The bench was made of thin pieces of wood and thus very hard to sleep on.Besides it was decorated with big roundheaded bolts.Therefore it was impossible to lie on it in a comfortable w

6、ay.There is no doubt that the bench was designed in this way on purpose.1.5 Afterwards,feeling a new man,I emerged with a toothpick and a burp,and sauntered happily through the streets,watching Dover come to life.It must be said that Dover was not vastly improved by daylight,but I likes it.P:After t

7、he breakfast I felt like a new man and walked out of the cafe with a toothpick in my mouth and burped.I wandered on the street leisurely and happily,seeing Dover become more lively.I had to admit that Dover did not become a more attractive town during the daytime but anyway I liked it. Never mind th

8、e popular palaver about marriage as a source of bliss for the couple,security for the kids and societal stability.P:You dont need to worry about what others say about marriage,for example,a large number of people say that married people can be very happy,their children can be protected and society c

9、an be stable if more people get married.But this is just nonsense if the practical aspect of marriage is not taken into account.2.2 Marriage is criticized as a source of stress(and it is),conflict(that to)and endless crises that need to be resolved(guilty there as well).P:There are also negative opi

10、nions on marriage,for example,marriage can cause stress,conflict and crises.All these criticisms are correct and you have to solve these marriage-related problems.2.3 Depression and other emotional ills are less likely to go undiagnosed if theres someone at home whos mindful of your moods and notice

11、s if they darken.P:After getting married,your spouse will be careful of your feelings and sensitive to the changes in your emotions.If you have any symptom of depression or other emotional ills,your spouse will notice it immediately.2.4 The daily stresses of the modern world can throw our bodies int

12、o emergency mode and keep us there.That takes a toll through high blood pressure,tension headaches and a lot of gnawed pencils.P:In our daily work today,we have to cope with stress frequently and our bodies are often put into situations which need immediate action to deal with difficult and dangerou

13、s events.That has a bad effect on our bodies and may cause a lot of damage to our health,such as high blood pressure,tension headaches and other sufferings which make you feel worried and uncomfortable.2.5 While married men get relief from their workday barrage of stress hormones when they come home

14、 after a particularly busy day at work,working women are able to de-stress similarly only if they describe their marriage as a happy one.P:2.6 Those tales of spouses who die within days of each other have more than a little truth to them.P:2.7 Certainly not all suddenly single spouses are fated to l

15、anguish this wayno more than all people who never pair off are destined for a shortened life filled with illness and stress.P:2.8 Still,its hard to argue with an institution that keeps a companion and caretaker constantly nearby,even if now and againwhen a wet towel has once again been dropped on th

16、e floor or a tube of toothpaste has been squeezed all wrongwe may lose light of that happy fact.P:4.1 But to their surprise,many people find that enduring such a harrowing ordeal ultimately changes them for the better.P：People feel surprised that they finally have become better persons after undergo

17、ing such severely distressful experience.4.2 We love to hear the stories of people who have been transformed by their tribulations,perhaps because they testify to a bona fide psychological truth,one that sometimes gets lost amid endless reports of disaster:There is a built-in human capacity to flour

18、ish under the most difficult circumstances.P:We like to hear stories of how serious trouble might competely change people,because these stories really prove a psychological truth that is often neglected by people when facing a disaster,i,e.human beings have an inborn quality that can be fully displa

19、yed only in the most difficult situation.4.3 She never anticipated what would happen:a withdrawal reaction that eventually left her in total body agony and neurological meltdown.P:She never expected that stopping medication could finally lead to severe physical pains and neurological problems.4.4 Bu

20、t this time,she was way past her limits,and nothing her doctors did seemed to help.P:But this time it was more than she could bear,and all that the doctors did ended in vain.4.5 She was still in agony,but a new consciousness grew stronger each night:an awesome sense of liberation,combined with an al

21、l-encompassing feeling of sympathy and compassion.”I felt stripped of everything Id ever identified myself with,”she said six mothers later.P:She was still suffering from the severe pain,but she began to have a new feeling about life which was becoming increasingly stronger each day:an amazing feeli

22、ng of freedom from pain,together with tolerance and sympathy.”I felt that everything I used to define muself is deprived now.”She said six mouths later.4.6 In that moment,our sense of invulnerability is pierced,and the self-protective mental armor that normally stands between us and our perceptions

23、of the world is torn away.P:At that moment,we realize we are weak and vulnerable,and the spiritual power that we possess as a means of self-protection when we are looking at this world is taken away.4.7 They cycle through the same sequence of sensations as do trauma survivors:self-loss,confusion and

24、,finally,a new sense of mastery.P:They go through the same course of feeling like those who have experience the emotional shock:feeling at a loss,and finally,gaining the new power.5.1 They have to be heroic violations of the norms and practices that now govern moviemaking everywhere in the world.P:I

25、n order to maintain the high artistic level,good films must openly go against the Hollywood system that dominates the production and distribution of films around the world.5.2 Cinema,once heralded as the art of the twentieth century,seems now,as the century closes,to be a decadent art.P:The appearan

26、ce of films at the beginning of the twentieth century was once regarded as a promising new art,however,at the end of century,films seem to fall to a lower and worse level.5.3 To be kidnapped,you have to be in a movie theater,seated in the dark among anonymous strangers.P:For a person to become overw

27、helmed by the power of films,he or she has to be physically present in a movie theater,surrounded by unknown people.5.4 With the coming of sound,the image-making lost much of its brilliance and poetry,and commercial standards tightened.P:After the apperance of sound,the artistic level and poetic bea

28、uty of films declined.Meanwhile the Hollywood system that governs filmmaking industry became more strict.5.5 Now the balance has tipped decisively in favor of cinema as an industry.P:In the century-long conflict between cinema as an art and cinema as an industry,the current development of filmmaking

29、 has unquestionably favored the latter.5.6 The catastrophic rise in production costs in the 1980s secured the worldwide reimposition of industry standards of making and distributing films on a far more coercive and global scale.P:The disadtrous rise in production costs helped to spread and reinforce

30、 the commercial standards of moviemaking around the world.5.7 If cinema can be resurrected,it will only be through the birth of a new kind of cine-love.P:The only way to revive the golden age of cinema is by cultivating a new kind of love of cinema among the audience.Translation1.1远处松林覆盖的群山沐浴在一种不知来自

31、何处的略带绿色的紫光里。（bathed in,come from nowhere）T:In the distance the pine-clad hills are bathed in that greenish-purple light that seems to come from nowhere.1.2电影散场时，电影院出口人流熙熙攘攘，人们都纷纷涌出影院往家赶去。（be aswarm with,pour forth,make for）T:The exit from the theater was aswarm with people when the movie was over an

32、d everyone poured forth and made for home.1.3她在用钱方面很谨慎，总是偷偷把钱藏在床底下。（be cautious about,secrete away）T:She is very cautious about money and always secretes it away under the bed.1.4经过一周只有面包和豆子的贫困生活，他发现自己很难抵御这顿丰盛晚宴的诱惑。（meager.sumptuous）T:After a week of meager diet of bread and beans,he finds it hard t

33、o resist the sumptuous banquet.1.5很多家长对孩子长大独立都怀有一种欣慰中交织着难过的复杂心情，可能是由于嫉妒孩子们拥有远离自己的生活，希望能完全拥有孩子。（thread,have.to oneself）T:Many parents harbor a mixed feeling of happiness threaded with sadness towards their children who grow up and become independent,maybe because they are jealous of their childrens l

34、ife away from them,and wish to have the children entirely to themselves.2.1如果不处理好双方相互冲突的需求、孩子、事业、家务、医生账单等琐碎事情，婚姻是夫妻幸福、孩子安全、社会稳定的源泉这种说法只不过是空谈而已。T:It is just a palaver about marriage as a source of bliss for the couple,security for the kids and societal stability if the trivial things such as clashing

35、 needs of the couple,kids,career,housework,doctors bills,etc.,are not properly dealt with.2.2女人婚后成为男人心理和身体健康的管家，因为妻子会定期督促丈夫去体检。（prod sb to do sth）T:Women become the mental-and physical-health housekeepers for men after marriage because wives will prod husbands to have physical examinations regularly

36、.2.3结婚不仅可以减少抽烟、酗酒和情绪问题，还有助于减轻压力，避免高血压、紧张性头痛等，促进身体健康。（circumvent）T:Marriage can not only reduce smoking,drinking and emotional ills,but also help to lessen stress,circumvent high blood pressure,tension headaches,etc.and contribute to health.2.4婚姻所带来的好处是有性别差异的，比如，只有对婚姻满意的女性才会像男性那样在忙碌工作了一天回家之后感到轻松，婚姻延长

37、寿命、减少癌症死亡率的作用对男性更明显，而不幸福的婚姻对女性的伤害更大一些。（maritally satisfied）T:There are differences between the sexes in the benefits of marriage.For example,only maritally satisfied women can get relief when they come back home after a busy day at work as men do.The life-lengthening powers of marriage and the lower

38、 cancer-death incidence are more obvious to men,while an unhappy marriage can do more harm to women.2.5丧偶的人往往会情感失调，因为他们的大脑无法适应曾作为他们情感调节策略一部分的另一个人的突然去世。（dysregulated）T:The bereaved may tend to be dysregulated,because their brains are not used to the sudden pass-away of the other person who used to be

39、 part of their emotional-regulation strategy.4.1大难不死可以使你更加坚强。创伤后带来的压力绝不是唯一的结果。（post-traumatic）T:What doesnt kill you can actually make you stronger.Post-traumatic stress is far from the only possible outcome.4.2这种对美好生活的更为宽泛的定义是一种深深的满足感与和他人深刻关系的融合。（definition,profound）T:The broader definition of good

40、 living blends deep satisfaction and a profound connection to others.4.3为了度过充实的人生，安宁、无忧无虑的生活是不够的，我们也需要成长有时是成长的痛苦。（tranquil,existence）T:To live a full human life,a tranquil,carefree existence is not enough.We also need to grow-and sometimes growing hurts.4.4结果是一些遭受痛苦最多的人可能对生活最有发言权。（turn out）T:It turn

41、s out that some of the people who have suffered the most may have the most to tell us about life.4.5要想找到通过逆境成长的更普通的例子，看看生活中的最大挑战之一：为人父母。（adversity）T:For a more common example of growth through adversity,look to one of lifes biggest challenges:parenting.5.1在1995年电影诞辰百年之际，电影爱好者可以根据自己的趣味选择观看大量电影。（cinep

42、hile）T:With the centenary of cinema in 1955,the cinephile is free to collect and view multitudes of films according to his or her own taste.从最初的故事创意，通过剧本创作、拍摄、剪辑到最后电影的发行与观众见面。（distribution）T:Filmmaking is the process of making a film,from an initial story idea through scriptwriting,shooting,editing

43、and finally distribution to an audience.5.3不同体裁的电影的成功取决于不同的标准。比如，动作片通常比言情片在制作和宣传上的成本都高。（genre）T:Different genres of film are subject to different standards of success.For example,action movies typically have higher production and promotion costs than love stories.5.4尽管洛杉矶依然是诸多娱乐行业的中心，但是飞涨的制作成本和生活成本使

44、许多公司到别处寻找机会。（soaring）T:While still home to many entertainment-related companies,soaring production and living costs in Los Angeles led many companies to seek opportunities elsewhere.5.5大白鲨票房收入超过一亿美元，这一数据一度是一部电影在北美被称为大片的标准。（blockbuster）T:Jaws exceeded $100,000,000 in the ticket sales and for a time t

45、his was the point at which a film could be designated a blockbuster in North America.Check1.1 The restaurant offers a sumptuous buffet-style breakfast each morning and a wide choice of dishes at dinner.1.2 His day was fragmented by interruptions and phone calls.1.3 He sat alone,ruminating on the inj

46、ustice of the world.1.4 He supplements his meager income by working on Saturdays.1.5 Much of this trend is attributable to a strong economy,but there are other forces at work.1.6 They buy the clothes for their designs and fetching colors.1.7 The new alarm system should defer car thieves.1.8 She adju

47、sted her glasses and peered at the man.1.9 Optimists point out that there is an abundance of good news.1.10 He has this uncanny ability to synthesize concepts from a few isolated observations.1.11 It is unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate wealth.1.12 The historical site is asw

48、arm with tourists.1.13 If the temperature falls below a particular threshold,a warning light comes on.1.14 When her parents divorced,Mary Ann opted to live with her father.1.15 Both sides made various concession,but neither would back down on the crucial points.1.16 He didnt actually accuse me of st

49、ealing,but that was the implication.1.17 Novices were expected to forego all earthly pleasures and concentrate on the hereafter.1.18 The important thing is to harness growth to self-knowledge,a ready acceptance of change,swift-moving business practice and sound judgment.1.19 Switching assignments,wo

50、rking on another team,or making other kinds of adjustments can mitigate anger. 1.20 He was tall and suave,careful in dress,careful in behavior.1.21 As she trudged awkwardly up the valley road her feet began to sweat and the toes rubbed painfully against each other.1.22 Two years later he was made re

51、dundant again,but gained another job in much the same day.1.23 Sixty-five percent of women start off breastfeedingbut that figure plummet to 40 percent in the six weeks after delivery.1.24 Naturally,the more mature individuals survive the effects of these irksome stumbling blocks better than the oth

52、ers.2.1 There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.2.2 That phone ringing all the time is driving me nuts.2.3 I made a name for myself and I was on a roll.I couldnt see anything going wrong.2.4 The relevant authorities just pay lip service to environmental issues.2.5 Every now a

53、nd again she checked to see if her son was still asleep.2.6 A few kind words at the right time make all the difference.2.7 The recession is taking a heavy toll on the housing markets.2.8 He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor.2.9 The growing aversion to slaving away in the kit

54、chen has caused more than one in three Americans to eat out every day.2.10 Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends.2.11 Our attention to details and commitment to quality ensures that we supply our customers with clothes that can be relied uponso that you in turn will co

55、me to rely upon us.2.12 They are fated to meet again and become husband and wife.2.13 As with all other obsessions,it will require creative ingenuity to come up with something that is reasonable,makes sense and motivates the child.2.14 She tried to get her life back on track after her ten-year marri

56、age ended in divorce.2.15 It never cross my mind that I might lose in the contest.2.16 She was elected to serve as secretary of the local party.2.17 The President is mindful of the fact that the fundamentals in this economy are strong and thats what matters most.2.18 Fostering is a full-time job and

57、 you should carefully consider how it will fit into your career.2.19 The way in which we work has undergone a complete transformation in the past decade.2.20 If your doctor determines that you have high blood pressure,you may be placed on medication.2.21 They trotted out the same old excuses for the

58、 lack of jobs in the area.2.22 I watch other people in the throes of addiction and I dont know how to help.2.23 This week,the agency will announce the results of a financial viability assessment of the factory.2.24 The countries of the Pacific Rim share the spotlight in the headlines and the business pages more and more often these days,as the new“dragons”of Asia ramp up their economies to compete in a global marketplace.2.25 They suspected that Neil had tra