现代大学英语精读4Unit1-14课后翻译答案

1、Lesson 11、我知道，不管发生什么，我都可以指望我的兄弟会支持我。I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened .2、一般情况下，年轻人总是对现在和将来更有兴趣。As a general rule, young peopletend to be more interest in the present and the future.3、如果他们双方不妥协，就都会遭损。Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.4、我们希望使我们的全部课

2、程和教材都成为一个统一的整体。It is our hope to make all the courses and teaching materials integrated.5、中国的书面文字一直是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation.6、在中国的传统艺术中，竹子往往代表道德上的正直、刚正不阿。In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo often stands for moral integrity and

3、uprightness.7、绝大多数人都赞成深化改革。The great majority of the people stand for further reform.8、伊丽莎白一世女王统治英国45 年。在她统治期间，国家十分繁荣昌盛。Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule.9、真理一开始总是掌握在少数人手里。这是一般的规律。The truth is always in the hand of the a small minority at

4、first. Thats the rule.10, XX意味着由多数人来治理，但是少数人反对的权利仍然得到尊重。这两条基本规则同等重要。Democracy means that the majority rules , but the minoritys right to disagree is also respected .These two basic rules are of equal importance .11、一个国家不可能强大，除非她不但地理上是一个整体，而且经济上，政治上和文化上都是一个很好的整体。A nation cannot be strong unless it is

5、 well-integratedeconomically, politicallyand culturallyaswell as geographically.12、那次晚会很乏味，所以她悄悄溜出房间回家了。The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home.路很泥泞，他一滑掉进了河里。The road was muddy . He slipped and fell into the river .14、有一天，我因为破产正在一家饭馆力借酒浇愁， 他突然过来把一叠钞票悄悄塞进我手里。 One day I was

6、drowning my sorrows in a restaurant because I was broke when he came and slipped a roll of money into my hand.12、佛罗里达州的法院裁决，票数需要重新统计。The Court of Florida ruled that it was necessary to recount the votes.13、认为太阳绕着地球转的观点统治了古代学术界达一千多年。The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars f

7、or more than a thousand years. 14、日子一天天过去，可是我仍然没有多少进步。Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress.15、他怕犯错，每个字都仔细推敲。He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake.16、她的身体糟糕到了冬天都不敢见太阳，免得中暑。Her health was such that she wound not go out in the sun even in winter lest she get su

8、n-stroke.Lesson 21、我们公司在这么短的时间里就发展成为跨国公司，真是一个奇迹。It is a miracle how our company has developed into a multinational in such a short span of time.2、那个国家的平均寿命在短短20 年中由 42 岁增加到50 岁。The average life span of that country has increased from 42 years to 50 years in a matter of two decades.3、这两个国家的冲突已经跨越了半个世

9、纪。The conflict between the two countries has spanned more than half a century.有四座大桥横跨在这条江上。There are four bridges spanning the river .5、我对你非常感谢。要是没有你的帮助，我这本书永远也完不了。Im much obliged to you. Without your help, I would never have finished the book.6、不，这个聚会你不是非去不可。你要是不想去，完全可以不去。No, you are not obliged to

10、 go to the party. You dont have to go if you dont want to.人们找她她总是十分乐意为他们帮忙。Shes always ready to oblige when people come to her for help .山谷里有一个小湖，夹在一座小山和一块草地中间。那是野餐的绝妙之处。In the valley is a small lake right between a meadow and a hill . It is a perfect spot for picnic .9、他坐在一个阴凉的地方，很快就打起盹来。Sitting in

11、that shady spot he soon dozed off.10、他看见我把一个塑料口袋扔到路边就当场批评了我。He criticized me on the spot when he saw me throw a plastic bag by the roadside.那是一件白底蓝点的衬衫，看起来挺漂亮的。12、这位侦探发现了那个疑犯，就过去把他逮捕了。The detective spotted the suspect and he walked and arrested him.13、有一个气球爆了，把我吓了一跳。在上课的时候进进出出是很不礼貌的。It is very impol

12、ite to keep popping in and out of the classroom when the class is going on .15、当他看见那位小伙子准备用现金买那辆宝马车的时候，他的眼珠子都要蹦出来了。When he saw the young man ready to pay for the BMW in cash, his eyes almost popped out of his head.16、在那些国家里水比油要值钱得多。朋友们往往带值十美元的水当礼品。In those countries, water is worth a lot more than o

13、il. Friends will often bring dollars worth of water as a gift.17、这个项目完成以后，可以使大约十万人收益。所以这项投资和努力是很值的。When this project is completed, it will benefit about a hundred thousand people. It will be well worth the effort and investment.18、这电影不值得看两遍。其实它一遍也不值得看。This movie is not worth seeing twice. In fact, i

14、ts not worth seeing at all.我觉得那地方值得去参观。我听说他们所有传统的明清建筑都保存得很好。I think it is worthwhile to visit that place . I hear they have kept all their traditional houses intacthouses that were built in Ming-Qing styles .20、贾宝玉当他父亲的好儿子实在当得烦透了。他渴望得到自由。Jia Baoyu was sick and tired of being his fathers worthy son.

15、He yearned for freedom.Lesson 31.尚不知飞机坠毁的原因。The cause of the aircraft crash is so far unknown.2.地球转暖的原因目前在科学家当中还在热烈争论。The cause of global warming is still hotly debated among scientists.3.他把他的一生都献给了环保事业。He devoted all his life to the cause of environmental protection.4.历史上这条河给我们造成了大量的问题。The river ha

16、s caused us a lot of trouble in history.5.你认为国际恐怖主义的高涨是什么造成的？What do you think caused the upsurge of international terrorism?6.我们必须团结那些反对过我们的人。We must try and unite with those who have opposed us.7.任何进步和改革都会遭到反对。There is always opposition to any progress and reform.8.有些人对新事物总是反对的。Some people are alw

17、ays opposed to new things.9.这些贷款中不少从未归还。这些呆账最后导致了这个世界上第二大经济强国的经济危机。A lot of those loans were never repaid. That high ratio of bad debts finally led to the financialcrisis in thissecond economic power in the world.10.工商银行现在给那些缴不起学费的学生提供一种特别贷款。The Business Bank now offers a special loan for students w

18、ho cant pay for their education.11.这男孩问斯多太太能否将她的望远镜借他一用。The boy asked Mrs.Stow for the loan of her binoculars.12.她在结束讲话时说，她希望哪天能再来，多看看这个国家。Her concluded her speech by saying that she hoped she could come again some day and seemore of the country .13.他们一结束调查就向安理会报告。As soon as they concluded the inves

19、tigation, they were to report to the Security Council.14.在他访问期间，他将和印度签署一个新的贸易协定。During his visit, he will conclude a new trade agreement with India.15.根据这些有理疑点，陪审团只能得出结论，这个少年是无罪的。Based on those reasonable doubts, the jury had to conclude that the boy was not guilty.16.他将经东京飞往纽约。She is flying to New

20、Y ork by way of Tokyo.17.我想谈谈上世界60 年代的情况作为对这个电影的介绍。Id like to say a few words about the situationin the sixties of the last century by way of anintroduction tothe movie.18.他们决定召回大使以示抗议。They decided to recall their ambassador by way of protest.Lesson 4因为疯牛病，那个国家的牛肉进口暂时停止了。Import of that country s bee

21、f was suspended because of the mad cow scare.在战争期间，那条铁路的建设不得不暂时停止了。吸毒是一件严重违规的事件，罗伯特受到了停学两周的处分。It was a serious offence to take drugs. Robert was suspended from school for two weeks.她正躺在悬挂在两个树枝之间的吊床上读书呢。这次暂停销售给我们带来了很大的损失。这也许是亚洲最长的吊桥。这个作家善于制造悬念。他那时经常十分羡慕地看着那些有钱人的孩子上学。He used to watch with great envy c

22、hildren of wealthy people go to school.我真的相当羡慕他们的校园。她别过了脸，免得让人看到她的脸红。他一向讨厌出头露面，出风头。政府的政策成功地避免了一场严重的经济衰退。The governments policy succeeded in averting a serious economic recession.迈克尔乔丹是很多黑人孩子心中羡慕的人。每年夏天都有几十万人被派去护提防洪。Every summer, hundreds of thousands of people are sent to guard the riverbanks agains

23、t floods.要想得到那个金苹果很不容易，因为有一个巨人守卫着。It was not easy to get the golden apple, for it was guarded by a ferocious giant.当时西城几乎没有设防，诸葛亮差一点当了俘虏。Xicheng was practically unguarded so Zhuge Liang narrowly escaped being captured.那些战俘杀了守卫，逃进了森林。他也许是篮球史上最伟大的后卫。他们在一个星期天发动进攻，打了美国人一个措手不及。They took the Americans off

24、 guard by launching a sudden attack on a Sunday.桥上站着两个士兵在守卫。There were two armed soldiers standing guard at the bridge.拿破仑在他早年就已经显示了他的才能。Napoleon exhibited (hismilitary talent early in life.这些展品都保了险，而且都严加守卫。These exhibits are all insured and carefully guarded.展览会结束以后，所有这些展品都将作为礼品送给东道国。When the exhib

25、ition is over, the exhibits will be given to the host country as gifts.她将在中央美术馆展出她最近的一些雕塑。She is going to exhibit some of her most recent sculptures at the National Art Gallery.Lesson 61.我们要不惜一切代价取得这一结果。We will achieve this result at any cost.2.由于改革开放政策，经济开始迅速增长。Our economy began to grow by leaps an

26、d bounds as a result of the reform and open policy.3.他的压制政策结果只造成他的迅速垮台。His repressive policies only resulted in his quick fall.4.我们目前很多问题在一定意义上讲都来自主们巨大的人口。Many of our present problem in a way result from our large population.5.你喜欢某一个人可能会使你同时也喜欢他的观点。The fact that you like somebody may dispose you to

27、like his ideas also.6.到目前为止，我们还没有找到处理核废料的安全办法。So far we still have not found a safe way to dispose of nuclear waste.7.这鞋对我正合适，我买了。The shoes fit me perfectly. Ill take them.8.这一套家具摆在我们起居室正合适。This set of furniture fits into our sitting room.9.那个客栈老板发现那个人的长相和警察要找的嫌疑谋杀犯相符合。The innkeeper found that the m

28、an fit the description of the wanted murder suspect.10.为了保持健康，你应该避免吃太多的盐，糖，和脂肪。To keep fit, you should avoid eating too much salt, sugar and fat.11.那水在里面游泳都不行，更不要说饮用了。The water was no longer even fit to swim in, let alone to drink.12.他突然忍不住发出一阵大笑。He was suddenly seized by a fit of laughter.13.她从小就常常

29、癫痫发作。She has had fits every now and then since she was a child.14.这条地铁将要被延长到包括整个城市。This subway will be extended to cover the whole city.15.我想利用这个机会向您表示衷心的感谢。I would like to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks to you.16.经济改革的效果当然会扩大到别的领域。The effect of the ecomomic reform will naturall

30、y extend to other fields.17.很多人更喜欢国库券而不是股票。Many people prefer government bonds to stocks.18.这一种外套已经没存货了。This kind of jacket is out of stocks.19.这是他的老笑话，我听过很多遍了。This is one of his stock jokes. I have heard it many times.Lesson 71.诸葛亮装得十分镇静，把司马懿给骗了。司马懿不知道这座城其实是空城。Zhuge Liang pretended to be very calm

31、and succeeded in fooling SimaYi who did not knowthat the city was reallyunguarded.2.他假装什么事也没发生。He pretended that nothing had happened.3.她假装在听，其实她的思想已经开了小差。She pretended to be listening, but actually her mind had really wandered far away.4.我不想装着好像我是这方面的专家。I dont want to pretend that Im an expert on t

32、his subject.5.你现在的生活和改革开放前相比怎么样？How would you compare your life today with your life before the reform started?6.如果你拿美国学生和中国学生相比，你会发现一些有趣的相同点和不同点。Ifyou compareAmericanstudents withChinese students,youll findsome interestingsimilarities anddifferences.7.社会达尔文主义者相信我们可以拿人类社会比作动物世界。Social Darwinists bel

33、ieve that we can compare our human society to the animal world.8.这些大规模生产的鸡和我们过去自家养的鸡没法比。These mass-produced chickens do not compare with chickens we used to raise at home.9.我们对那个国家的出口与前一年同期相比增长了30%。Our exports to that region increased by 30% compared with the same period the previous year.10.水管破裂了，我

34、们得马上让人修。The water-pipe has burst. We must get it fixed immediately.11.这听起来好像是气球爆了的声音。It sounded like the bursting of a balloon.12.和平常一样，熊猫馆里挤满了孩子。As usual, the Giant Panda House was bursting with children.13.你可以看得出来，学生们有满肚子的问题要问。You can see that the students are bursting with questions.14.当时有大约八百人在看

35、剧，突然三十多个武装恐怖主义分子冲了进来。There were about 800 people watching a play when some thirty armed terrorists burst into the theatre.15.此人急切想和他的同车人说他为什么把他的一个小提箱扔出了火车窗外。The man was bursting to tell his fellow-travelerwhy he had pitched his suitcase out of thetrain window.16.当牢中难友突然放声大唱起来时，那个看守长吓坏了。When the pris

36、oners burst out singing, the prison warden was frightened.17.航天飞机离开了发射台，庄严地升空，不久就成了一个小点。The spaceship left the launching-pad and rose majestically, soon becoming a little dot.18.这整个地区现在遍布工厂。The whole area is now dotted with factories.19.这家公司拥有的野营地遍布全国各地。The company has camp-sites dotted around the c

37、ountry.20.年轻人更有反传统的倾向。Young people are more likely to rebel against old traditions.21.他小时候就是一个不太顺从的孩子。He was quite a rebel at home even when he was a boy.22.他宣布说，所有叛乱贩子只要放下武器就能得到赦免。He declared that all the rebels would be pardoned if they laid down their arms.Lesson 81.我们公司预计明年的增长速度为8%。Our country p

38、rojects an 8% growth rate next year.2.中国预计10 年后将成为世界工厂，但是这不应该使我们自满。China is projected to be the worlds workshop in 10 years. But that should not make us smug.3.你可以将你的幻灯片打到墙上。You can project your slides on the wall.4.在那次竞选中，他极力把自己塑造成一个强人形象。He tried to project himself as a strong man in the election c

39、ampaign.5.我有时设想将来我自己成为一个母亲的情况。I sometimes try to project myself into the future when I shall become a mother myself.6.这个大坝的建造是一个价值几十亿美元的项目。The building of the dam is a multibillion-dollar project.7.我们有一个6 个人的强有力的班子在搞这个项目。We have a strong team of six people working on this project.8.我听到这消息心里如释重负。Im g

40、reatly relieved to hear the news.9.你想减轻痛苦，有一个办法就是使自己不断忙于工作。One way to relieve your distress is to keep yourself busy.10.第欧根尼斯常常像狗一样就在路边方便。Diogenes would relieve himself by the roadside just like a dog.11.我 6 点到 12 点值班，然后由小王来接替我。I am on duty from six to twelve, and then Xiao Wang will come to relieve

41、 me.12.这位将军因为违抗命令被解除指挥权。The general was relieved of his command for disobedience.13.这只是一种止痛药。它能缓解你的痛苦，但是不能治你的病。This is just a pain-reliever. It gives you relief, but it does not cure the disease.14.她后来终于安全地回来了，这下大家都松了一口气。Finally she came back safe and sound. We all sighed with relief.15.使我十分庆幸的是，那肿瘤

42、证明是良性的。To my great relief, the tumor turned out to be benign.16.被水淹没的地方的老百姓都得到了很好的照顾。政府的救济即使到达了。The people in the flooded area are well taken care of. Government relief arrived just in time.17.我们必须把他们争取过来，或者至少使他们中立，以便彻底孤立我们的主要敌人。We must try to win them over or at least neutralize them so that we can

43、 completely isolate themain enemy.18.通货膨胀很大程度上把这次提薪给抵消掉了。The inflation largely neutralized the pay raise.19.作为一个法官，你应该严守中立。As a judge, you should be strictly neutral.20.改革开始的时候，有一种普遍的乐观情绪。A general feeling of optimism prevailed when the reform started.21.我们还要看看全球化是否能压倒民族主义。It remains to be seen whet

44、her globalization will prevail over nationalism.22.在以后几天里，预计不会下雨。There is little prospect of rain in the next few days.23.我相信我们的旅游业有着光明的前景。I am quite sure that our tourist industry has bright prospects.Lesson 91、一个农妇发现他失去知觉躺在草丛中，就把它背回家，给他包扎好伤口，把他藏在阁楼里。A peasant woman found him lying unconscious in t

45、he grass. She carried him home, dressed hiswound, and hid him in the attic.2、我们应该把更多的注意力集中到中西部的发展上去。We should focus more of our attention on the development of the central and western regions.3、这X相片焦距有问题。我们看不清这是谁的脸。We cant make out whose face it is. The photo is completely out of focus.4、这架相机很好使。它有自

46、动对焦功能。This camera is easy to handle. It has an auto-focus.5、那天能见度很差。我们不管什么使劲也看不清。Visibility was poor that day and no matter how you strained your eyes, you still couldnfar.6、他受不了这种精神上的紧X，已经开始失眠了。The mental strain was too much for him and he began to lose sleep.7、要不是他的妻子，他是读不完大学的。But for his wife, he

47、 would never have been able to finish college.8、要不是那些野菜，很多战士在过草地的时候就饿死了。But forthe wild plants, many of the soldiers would have starved to death whilemarshlands.9、这场比赛旗鼓相当，比分很接近。最后结果是98 比 96，我们赢了。crossing the tIt was a close match. The final score was 98 to 96 in our favor.10、她丈夫在一次事故中失去了双腿，但她不打算因此离

48、开他。Her husband lost both his legs in an accident, but she was not going to leave him on that score.11、我们必须承认，在这场竞赛中他们赢了一分。现在球到我们这边。We must admit that they have scored a point in this competition. Now the ball is in our court, so to speak.12、你去给孩子穿衣服，我来准备早饭。You go and dress the baby and I will get br

49、eakfast ready.13、那时候人们大多穿深蓝的衣服。In those days people were usually dressed in dark nlue.14、现在中国人比以前吃得好了，穿得好了，也住得号了。Today the Chinese people are better fed, better dressed and better housed.15、你把鸡里外弄干净以后就放进烤箱，鸡烤好得花不少时间。As soon as you finish dressing the chicken, put it in the oven. It takes quite a whi

50、le to roast.16、你这沙拉上放不放调料？You want the salad dressed or undressed?Lesson101、在他 79 岁的时候交给他一个重要任务。At the age of 79, he was charged with a very important task.2、这男孩被指控偷了汽车。The boy was charged with car theft.3、工人们指控他没有尽到自己作为总经理的责任。The workers charged him with neglecting his duty as general manager.4、在机场

51、我听说他们一碗普通的面条要价30 元。At the airport I hear that they charge 30 yuan just for a bowl of plain noodles.5、他们最后让一个年轻书生负责这个决定性的战役，这使大家大吃一惊。It came as a great surprise that they finally put a young scholar in charge of this decisive campaign.6、他被捕了？说他犯了什么罪？He is arrested? On what charge?7、他的鞭子啪的一声响，那马就开始奔跑起

52、来了。His whip cracked and the horse began to gallop.8、他的牙齿很结实，可以不费劲地咬开核桃。He has very strong teeth and can crack walnuts without difficulty.9、她把盘子掉到桌子上了。它倒没有打碎，不过出现了裂纹。She dropped the plate on the table. It did not break completely, but it cracked.10、假如我们在这里打孔打得足够深的话，我相信我们肯定能找到水。If we drill a hole deep

53、 enough here, I m sure we will find water.11、那位教师正在让学生练被动语态的用法。The teacher was drilling the students in the use of the passive voice.12、她喜欢不时地挪动房间里的桌子和椅子，好让房间有一个新面貌。She likes to shift the desks and chairs in the room every now and then just to give the room a new look.13、今天我们经济发展的重点已经从东部转移到了西部。Today

54、 the emphasis of our economic development is shifted from the east to the west.14、他把车档调到了最高档，一下就把其他车甩到了后面。 He shifted into top gear and soon let the other cars far behind.15、这个月我妈妈上夜班，从半夜12 点到早上 8 点。This month my mother is on night shift from midnight to 8 a.m.16、他是少数几个反对拆城墙的人之一。He was among the few

55、 to object to the demolition of the city wall.17、有些经济学家反对进一步减息。Some economists object to further interest cuts.18、我说吸烟应该禁止，但她反对。她说烟草工业是政府收入的一个重要来源。I said that smoking should e banned, but she objected saying that the tobacco industry is a very important source of government revenue.19、当地百姓对在这座美丽的山上装

56、缆车提出了强烈的反对。The local people have raised a strong objection to erecting the cablecar on this beautifulmountain.20、我不反对你去，但是你得答应10 点以前回来。I have no objection to your going, but you must promise to come back before ten.1、莎士比亚说世界是一个舞台，男人和女人都只不过是演员。Shakespeare says that the world is a stage and all men an

57、d women are merely players on it.2、到那时，人们到月球去旅行就好像今天我们从到XX一样容易。Then, man will travel to the moon as easily as we go to Shanghai from Beijing today.3、不愿像自己父母那样生活一辈子，今天许多农村青年离家到城市去闯天下。Not wanting to live the way their parents have all their lives, manyyoung people in thecountryside leave home to seek

58、their fortune in the cities.4、对瑞斯福德来说，在扎洛夫岛上的三天是一场噩梦。To Rainsford, his three days on general Zaroff s island was a nightmare.5、1848 年的革命像原野上的火一样席卷了欧洲。The revolution of 848 swept Europe like a prairie fire.6、1958 年有一位中国工人说，困难像弹簧，你硬它就软，你软它就强。In 958, a Chinese worker said that difficulty was like a spr

59、ing: Push hard, and it yields; yield, and it regains its shape.7、一位伟人曾经说过贫困是件坏事， 也是件好事。 中国是一个穷国家， 但她就像一X白纸，可以在上面画出最美的图画。Once a great man said that poverty is both good and bad. China is like a blank piece op paper, on which the most beautiful picture can be drawn.8、我哥哥像骡子一样倔，他要是决心干一件事就非干不可，要他改变主意和要长

60、江改道一样难。My brother is as stubborn as a mule. Once he has made up his mind to do something, he will do it.Trying to change his mind is like trying to change the course of the Changjiang River.9、布莱克先生失去了找回丢失的相机的希望。他说这就像大海捞针一样。所以当翻译把相机放到他面前的时候，他像小孩子一样高兴地叫了起来。Mr. Black lost all hope of recovering his los