(完整版)《21世纪大学英语》第二册课后翻译答案

1、21世纪大学英语第二册课后练习翻译参考答案Unit1老伴6072来说将是非常困难的。When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retiredprofessor was overwhelmed by grief. Life would be too difficult for himwithout anybody to rely on.些著名的专业画家。Last month two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures inLondon. Ma

2、ny people went to see it, including a few celebratedprofessionals.当20世纪80名宇航员在“挑战者”号的灾难中遇到困难时，全世界一下子陷入了震惊与悲痛之中。When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s,it plunged the whole world into shock and grief.在结束了其第二届首相任期之后，她仍积极参与政治事务。当政府遇到困难时，她屡次前来帮忙。After completing her second

3、 prime ministry, she remained activelyinvolvedinpoliticalaffairs.Shecametotherescueseveral timeswhenthe government was in difficulty.大选失败之后，史密斯博士隐退到一个小村庄，在那里尝试工作。After his failure in campaign, Dr.Smith retired to a smallvillage, where he tried his hand at farming.只要你一辈子不停地努力工作，你在回忆里往事时就会感到心满意足的。Aslo

4、ngasyoukeepworkinghardallyourlife,youwillrecallyourpastwith a glow of satisfaction.我们现在必须唤醒人们认识到环境保护的重要性。否则很快就为时太晚了。We must awaken people to the importance of environmental protection, orit will be too late.就会以不同的方式行事了。That official was removed from office for being involved in a politicalscandal.Ha

5、dheknownthiswouldhappen,hemighthaveacteddifferently.Unit2我们班女生占大多数。相比之下，他们的班级全由男子组成。Femalestudentsconstitutethemajorityofourclass.Bycontrast,theirclass is made up of males only.家庭作业。American children can usually watch TV (for) three hours a day, whereastheirChinesecounterpartshavetoworkontheirhomewo

6、rkmostofthetimeafter school.母的鼓励。His development of a series of new research methods led to his greatsuccess. He said he owed all this to his parents encouragement.讨论直接涉及他的未来，而他却被排斥在外，对此他表示愤慨。He resented being excluded from discussions that directly concerned hisfuture.这些问题连续不断地出现，这表明这台新仪器必须重新调试。The

7、factthattheseproblemsarecontinuallyshowingupsuggeststhatthisnew device has to be readjusted.的中国哲学。As one of the many Asian students who have surged into the best Americanuniversities in recent years, Zhang Hua says that many of his ideas arebased on the traditional Chinese philosophy.他们在各方面都取得进步。To

8、start with, it is not merely money that makes Mr. Young work so hard.He is committed to educating the young and tries to motivate them to getahead in life.我们剩下的时间不多了，于是我们把车开得更快，希望能及时赶到机场。Astimewasrunningout,wedroveevenfasterinhopesthatwecouldmakeit to the airport in time.Unit3受了。When this temporary

9、job came to an end, George was offered a permanentjob, which he accepted at once.化翻译。To ensure that joint ventures in Japan are profitable, the Americancompaniesneedculturaltranslatorsevenmorethanlanguagetranslators.作为一名文化翻译，乔治渴望帮助那些就许许多多事情来向他求救的日方雇员，包括属于他专业知识范围内和之外的问题。Asaculturaltranslator,Georgewa

10、seagertohelptheJapaneseemployeeswhocametoaskhisadviceonagreatmanymatters,bothwithinandoutsideof his field of expertise.冲突。Somehoworother,GeorgepersuadedtheAmericanmanagertogoalongwiththe Japanese accountants decision, thus smoothing over the conflictbetween the two.行妥协，才防止了这些冲突和争论激化为感情大战。Conflicts a

11、nd arguments do arise at times between the American managersand their Japanese counterparts. But since both parties have the goodsense to compromise, these conflicts are prevented from escalating intobig emotional battles.给予的经常帮助。All the Japanese employees, the personnel manager included, appreciate

12、dGeorges frequent help with the multitude of problems they ran into.我的日语口语还不足以很好地表达我的思想，所以如果我有时说了些愚蠢的话，请不要生气。MyspokenJapaneseisnotgoodenoughtoexpressmyselfwell.Pleasedontget offended if I sometimes say stupid things.国学习中医的外国医生。With a solid understanding of traditional Chinese medicine and a goodmast

13、eryofEnglish,Dr.Zhangishighlyqualifiedtotrainforeigndoctorswho have come to China to study Chinese medicine.Unit4庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经失败对于他们的成长和发展是绝对无益的。Protectingchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailedisanythingbut beneficial to their growth and development.爱默生认为在失败和成功之间并无天壤之别。Emersondoesnotthinktherei

14、saworldofdifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.一个成熟的人是一个善于把失败变为成功的人。A mature man is one who is good at turning failure into success.她醉心于在溜冰方面取得的成功，从未对现实世界的挑战做好准备。Shewassoobsessedwithbecomingasuccessinice-skatingthatsheneverprepared herself for the challenges of the real world.当他得知自己的公司已经破产时，完全崩溃了。Hesuf

15、feredacompletenervousbreakdownwhenhelearnedthathiscompanybad gone bankrupt.史密斯先生在谈到他的成功时，往往夸大其辞。Whentalkingabouthissuccess,Mr.Smithisverypronetoexaggeration.这家公司开始只卖收音机，但现在已扩大营业范围，销售电脑了。Thecompanystartedbysellingradiosbutnowhasbranchedoutintosellingcomputers as well.发展做出积极的贡献。In fact, failure is not

16、hing to be afraid. Once we learn how to use it,it can make a positive contribution to our growth and development.Unit5这所大学只提供给普里西拉一小笔贷款，余下的钱得靠她自己去筹划。The university offered Priscilla only a small loan and she had to comeup with the rest of the money herself.寓大楼里找了一些清扫大楼的工作做。Withthesmallincomefromherr

17、estaurantjob,Marycouldbarelymake(both)ends meet. Thats why she had found some cleaning work to do in theapartment building where she lived.资格获得那份奖学金。Inthefirsttwosemesters,sheoftenstayeduplatestudyingbecausesheknew she had to get the highest GPA in her class to qualify for thescholarship.然就不会被录用。Any

18、onewhowantstofindemploymentin/withthatcompanymusthaveatleastamatersdegree,ifnotaPh.S.Otherwiseheorshewillnotbeaccepted.只要你全心全意地投身于学习，你终将会达到你成为一名考古学家的长远目标。Onlyifyouthrewyourselfintoyourstudieswillyouultimatelyachieveyour long-term goal of becoming an archaeologist.了做秘书。她想做点有创意的事情。In the office Beth a

19、lways looked happy and had a ready smile. But deepdown,shewastiredofbeingasecretary.Shewantedtodosomethingmorecreative.的第一人时，他高兴极了。A migrant farm laborer from Mexico, my father was overjoyed when I wasaccepted by the University of Washington and became the first person inmy family to attend college.

20、普里西拉回忆起初艰苦奋斗年月时说，在工作和学习之间取得平衡是不容易的。When Priscilla looked back on her years of hard struggle, she said thatit was no easy job to balance work and study.Unit 6专攻理论宇宙学的英国科学家斯蒂芬?霍金被公认为二十世纪末叶最伟大的天才。Stephen Hawking, a British scientist specializing in theoreticalcosmology, has been proclaimed the greatest

21、 genius of the late 20thcentury.每推出一张新唱片，这位歌手总梦想着它能跻身电台的排行榜前十名之列。Every time he releases a new record, the singer dreams of its earning aplace in the “top-ten” list on the radio.位于伦敦西北的牛津大学以其学术成就而闻名遐迩。Located in the northwest of London, Oxford University is noted far andwide for its academic excellen

22、ce.作为一位智力超群的伟人，爱因斯坦使现代人对于时空有了全新的概念。An intellectual giant, Einstein was responsible for modern mans newconcept of time and space.物不能治愈这些复杂的疾病。This medical research is aimed at finding new treatment for inheritedblooddiseases,becausethedrugsnowinusecannotcurethesecomplicateddiseases.见长的世界名牌大学。This yea

23、r is the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of ouruniversity.Aprivateschoolinitially,ithasnowbecomeaworld-famousuniversity specializing in theoretical research.学金。Twoyearsago,Bobwasfeelingboredwithhisjobasarestaurantmanager.Luckily, he won a scholarship to the state university.Asked what kind

24、 ofstudentStephenwasat college, Prof. White,thethenChairmanofthePhysicsDepartment,recalls,“Heimpressedmeasavery”bright student with an instinctive insight into physics.”Unit7他在尝试制订促进思考艺术的新计划时脑子里闪过了一个绝妙的主意。A brilliant idea flashed into his mind while he was trying to formulatea new plan to promote th

25、e art of thinking.不管你怎么看他，都没有理由怀疑他是蓄意造成这一骇人故事的。Regardless of what you may think of him, there is no reason to suspecthim of bringing about this horrible accident deliberately.他转过身来正好看见玛丽在聚会中途悄悄离去，因而感到非常不安。He turned round just in time to catch Mary sneaking off in the middle ofthe party, which greatl

26、y disturbed him.他那些尖刻的话使我想起了他对足球教练的强烈不满。其实它们纯粹是来自偏见，并使他自己为大部分队友所疏远。His sharp wordsremindedme ofthe strong resentment hefeelstoward hissoccer coach. Actually they come from pure prejudice and most of histeammates shun him for it.现在整个书房归乔治独用了，他准备把沙发搬出去以腾出地方来放他的新书桌。Now that George has the whole study t

27、o himself, he is going to move thesofa out to make room for his new desk.他对工作忽视太久了，别说一个星期，就是一个月也不可能赶完它。He has neglected his work for too long and it is impossible for him tocatch up on it in a month, let alone in a week.办？The best solution to his problem lies in seeing a psychiatrist forcounseling.

28、But what if he refuses such counseling?入困境这一事实视而不见。Whileheclaimstobearealist,heseemsblindtothefactthathiscompanyis running out of funds and will be in serious trouble soon.UNIT 8不成文的规定比成文的规定更有力地规范着我们的生活和行为。Theunwrittenrulesgovernourlivesandbehaviormorestronglythanthewritten ones.人在那些地方大声尖叫过。Whenyouaretalkingwithsomeoneinlibrariesandclassrooms,youdonotraiseyourvoice.Asamatteroffact,Ihaveneverseenanyonescreamingat the top of their lungs in those places.在他喊过“该死，西尔维亚”后发现拥挤在餐馆的所有人都在惊讶地看着他时，他的脸涨得通红。His face reddened when he found that everyone in the crowded resta