新视野大学英语读写教程第4册翻译

UnitOneTheplantdoesnotgrowwellinsoilsotherthantheoneinwhichithasbeendeveloped.这种植物只有在培育它的土壤中才能很好的成长。Researchfindingsshowthatwespendabouttwohoursdreamingeverynight,nomatterwhatwemayhavedoneduringtheday.研究结果表明,无论我们白天做了什么,晚上都会做大约两个小时的梦。Somepeopletendtojustifytheirfailurebyblamingothersfornottryingtheirbest.有些人往往责怪别人没有尽最大的努力,以此来为自己的失败辩护。.Weremaintreetoourcommitment:Whateverwepromisedtodo;wewoulddoit.我们终于我们的承诺:凡是答应做的,我们都会做到。.EvenBeethoven*sfatherdiscountedthepossibilitythathissonwouldonedaybecomethegreatestmusicianintheworld.ThesameistrueofEdison,whoseemedtohisteachertobequitedull.连贝多芬的父亲都不相信自己的儿子日后有一天可能成为世界上最伟大的音乐家。爱迪生也同样如此,他的老师觉得他似乎过于迟钝。.Theywereaccusedbyauthoritiesofthreateningthestatesecurity.当局控告他们威胁国家安全。XII..出入除自己家以外的任何场所时,如果你带有宠物,一定要了解有关宠物的规定。Ifyoumoveintoanyplaceotherthanyourownprivatehome,makesureyouknowwhattherulesareaboutpetsifyouhaveone..ー些女性完全可以不待在家里,而是去工作,挣ー份不错的エ资。但是为了家庭,她们放弃了工作。Somewomencouldhavemadeagoodsalaryinjobinsteadofstayingathome,buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily..你怎么为这样粗鲁的行为辩护?你将会为此付出沉重的代价,因为他们己经以低毁名誉的罪名起诉你了。Howcanyoujustifysuchrudeness?Youwillpayheavilyforthatbecausetheyhavesuedyoufordamagingtheirgoodname..批评有其重要作用;我们可能当时不喜欢它,但是它能激励我们去做更伟大的事情。Criticismcanbeofgreatuse;wemaynotlikeitatthetime,butitcanspurusontogreaterthings..他毫不让步的行为遭到公众的反对,这使得他陷人了精神上崩溃、经济上破产的境地。Hisuncompromisingbehavior,towhichthepublicobjected,lefthimbankruptemotionallyandfinancially..即使你失败了，也不要被失败伤害,更不要被失败左右。记住:失败是学习过程中必要的ー步;它不是学习、的结束,而是学习的开始。Evenifyoufail,don*tletfailureharmyou,don'tletfailuretakeover.Rememberfailureisanecessarystepinlearning;itisnottheendofyoulearning,butthebeginning.unit3Sevenoreightofficialsarereportedtohavetakenbribesandthemayorhasdecidedtolookintotheaffairinperson〇据报道有七八位官员收受贿赂,市长决定亲自出马调査这件事情。Theseworkersregretyieldingtothemanagement'sadviceandgoingbacktowork.Nowtheyareagainfacedwiththethreatoflosingtheirjobs.这些工人后悔当时接受管理部门的意见重新回去工作。现在他们再次面临失业的危险了。Youonlyneedtofilloutaformtogetyourmembership,whichentitlesyoutoadiscountongoods.你只需填写ー张表格就可取得会员资格,它可以使你在买东西时享受打折的优惠。Theircarbrokedownhalfwayfornoreason.Asaresulttheyarrivedthreehourslaterthantheyhadplanned.不知为什么他们的汽车在半路坏掉了,结果他们比原计划晚到了三个小时。Theofficialgotinvolvedinascandalandwasforcedtoresignweekslater.那位官员卷入了一场丑闻,数周后被迫辞职。Themanlivingonwelfarebegantobuilduphisownmarket,onestepatatimeandhisbusinessisthriving.这个靠救济过日子的人开始慢慢建立起自己的市场,生意日渐兴隆。XII.据报道这个男子曾在私下说r许多救济对象在欺骗我们,因此,作为补偿,我们有权让他们对我们点头哈腰。Themanisreportedtohavesaidinprivatethatuwearebeingmadefoolsofbymanyofourclients,soweareentitledtohavethembowtousascompensation..我们考虑了你的背景与经历,很遗憾地告诉你,我们目前没有适合你的工作机会。Afterconsideringyourbackgroundandexperience,weregrettoinformyouthatwedon'thaveanappropriatejobopportunityforyouatcurrentstage..我没能按奥斯卡的暗示去做,相反,我反驳了那个妇女,结果她竟然是我们的新经理。IfailedtotakemycuefromOscar.Instead,1talkedbacktothewoman,whoturnedouttobeournewmanager..需要有人来充当穷人权利的捍卫者,因为这一体制太容易被滥用。Thereneedstobesomeonewhocanactasachampionfortherightsofthepoorbecausethesystemsoeasilylendsitselftoabuse..我的车子在高速公路上抛锚后,我打电话向警察求助,20分钟后他们赶来帮我。Icalledthepoliceforhelpaftermycarbrokedownonthefreeway.Twentyminuteslater,theycametomyrescue..他热爱艺术,却经受了巨大的痛苦ー贫穷与误解。Hewaspassionateforart,buthewentthroughtremendouspain-painofpovertyandmisunderstanding.unit4Ratherthaninvestinmyeducation,myparentsspenttheirmoneyonanewhouse.我父母不是对我的教育投资,而是把钱花在了买新住房上。Today,peoplearespendingtwiceasmuchonentertainmentandrelaxationastheydidinthepast.如今,人们用于休闲娱乐的开着是过去的两倍。Inordertobesuccessful,abusinessmustkeeppacewithdevelopmentsinthemarketplace.一家公司要成功,它必须跟上市场的发展。HerfluencyinEnglishgaveheranadvantageoverothergirlsforthejob.与申请这个职位的其他女孩相比,她流利的英语是个优势。Forstudents,nowhereisbetterthanthelibrary,whereallthebooksareattheirdisposal.对于学生而言,没有任何地方比图书馆更好了,在哪里所有的图书都任由他们使用。Weshouldmakefulluseoftheplatformtostrengthencommunication,expandcooperationinmoreareasandseekfurtherdevelopmentthroughjointefforts.我们要充分利用好这个平台,加强交流,拓展合作领域,共谋发展大计。XII..发展中国家认为信息技术是促进经济发展的途径,但ー些国家在估算成本与选择技术方面缺乏经验。Thedevelopingcountiesseeinformationtechnologiesasameanstoacceleratetheireconomy,butsomelackexperienceinweighingcastsandchoosingbetweentechnologies..据说地球拥有的地下水量大约是其拥有的河流和湖泊水量的三千倍,而且地下水要干净得多。Theworldissaidtobehaveabout3,000timesasmuchgroundwateratwaterithasinriversandlakes,andgroundwaterisfarcleaner..任何人都能照出好照片ー问题只是你是否在合适的时间和地点。Anyonecantakegoodphotos-ifsjustamatterofbeingintherightplaceattherighttime..通过在他们的学校和图书馆安装计算机，这些社区的领导们表明他们决心不在技术上落后。Byinstallingcomputersintheirschoolsandlibraries,thecommunityleadersdemonstratedthattheyweredeterminednottolagbehindintechnology..当他开始创办这家公司时,他想他将能在市场上与那些顶级公司并驾齐驱,可是他现在失望了,因为他没有成功。Whenhestartedthecompany,hethoughthe'dbeabletocrusealongsidethetopbusinessesinthemarket,butheisdisappointedbecausehehasn'tyetsucceeded..佛罗里达的ー对夫妇在建造一座他们称之为未来之家的房子,它既能抵御咫风,又与周围环境十分协调。AFloridacoupleisbuildingwhattheysaywillbethehomeofthefuture,onestrongenoughtowithstandhurricanes,yetgentleenoughtoblendinwiththeenvironment.UnitSixSupposeyoufoundoutthatyourcolleaguetakesbribes,wouldyoujustignoreit?假如你发现了你自己的同事受贿,你会不会无动于衷呢?We'vegivenuponhimbecauseheissostubborn.Itispointlesstoarguewithhim.他如此固执,我们已对他失望了，跟他争论一点意义都没有。Hehituponagoodmethodtospeeduptheprogressoftheexperiment,butopinionsdifferedamongmembersofthegrouponit.他突然想到了一个加速实验进程的好办法,但组里的成员却对此意见不ー。TodayI'mabletosquaremyprofessionwithmyinterest,whichIwasn'tabletodobefore.今天我能够使自己的职业与兴趣相符,之前我是做不到的。Theabilitytovisuallydistinguishbetweenredandgreenisessentialtobecomingadriver.要成为一名驾驶员,视觉上分辨红色与绿色的能力是必不可少的。Theteamconsistedofsevenpeoplewhometonaregularbasistosharetheirinformationwitheachother.这个组由七个人组成,他们经常见面,分享彼此的信息。XII..假设有人向你行贿,要换取ー种承诺,你会怎么做?是接受呢,还是坚持自己的原则?Supposeyouwereofferedabribeinexchangeforapromise,whatwouldyoudo-receiveitorstandbyyourprinciples..现在人们不会忍受那些糟糕的境况,可是在那些日子里却只能接受那样的现实。Nowadays,peoplewouldnlputupwiththoseterriblecircumstances,butinthosedaysitwasacceptedasafactoflife..大学校园里形形色色的作弊现象越来越多,我已不记得这学期有多少学生因作弊而被捉住.Cheatinginvariousformsisontheincreaseincollegesanduniversities,andIhavelostcountofthenumberofstudentswhowerecaughtcheatingthissemester..当艾奇先生被披露曾受贿时,他不得不退出州长职位的竞争。Mr.Aichihadtowithdrawhimselffromthecompetitionforthepositionofstategovernorwhenitwasrevealedthathehadbeenonthetake..虽然他原先完全支持改革政策,可后来却开始抨击这场改革运动了。Whileoriginallyhehadbeenfullyinsupportofthereformpolicies,laterhebegantoattackthereformmovement..这位教授肯定不会同意翻译基本是在词典里查生词的观点。Theprofessordefinitelywillnotagreewiththepointthatthetranslationamountedtolittlemorethanlookingupwordsindictionaries.unit7Intheprocessofcreatingthegeneticmap,thesescientistsrealizedthatcooperationwasmorethananattractiveoption;itwasaresponsibility.这些科学家在创建基因图谱的过程中体会到:合作不仅仅是ー种有吸引力的选择,它还是ー种责任。Theirresearchfindingswerenothinglessthanamiracle.Asaresultoftheirfindings,newlighthasbeenshedonthehistoryofhumangenes.他们的研究发现简直就是一个奇迹,由于他们的发现,人们对人类基因的历史有了新的了解。Infact,onlyhardworkincombinationwithpropermethodswillgiveyouanadvantageoverothers.事实上只有勤奋加方法得当才能使你在学习上比他人有优势。Thejudgesaidthepunishmentwouldserveasawarningtoothers.法官说这种惩罚将会起到杀ー儆百的作用。Theriskofinfectionisconfinedtothosewhohaveclosecontactwiththepatients.感染的危险只限于那些与病人有亲密接触的人。Fromsuchananalysisweareinabetterpositiontounderstandwhathashappenedandwhattodoaboutit.从这一分析中我们可以更好的知道发生了什么以及要做些什么。X11..作为一个负责的生产厂家,我们不仅仅关注环境;我们还积极参与环境保护。Asaresponsiblemanufacturer,wearemorethanconcernedabouttheenvironment;weareactivelyinvolvedinenvironmentalprotection..当然,她最后还是离开,去结婚了,但我敢肯定的是:她对工作尽职尽责,从不允许自己的职业重点受到影响。Ofcourse,shetooeventuallylefttogetmarried,butIcouldsayforsurethatshewasnothinglessthandedicatedandneverallowedherprofessionalprioritiestobedistracted..除了学业上的成绩,你迄今为止最大的成就是什么?Otherthanacademicsuccess,whathasbeenyourgreatestachievementtodate?.观察和实验的目的是为了验证或阐明某些理论,只有那些被视为与任务相关的观察オ应该被记录下来。Observationsandexperimentsarecarriedoutinordertotestorshedlightonsometheoryandonlythoseobservationsconsideredrelevanttothattaskshouldberecorded..不管现在身处何地,黑人都是非洲人的后裔,但是数百年来,由于种种原因,他们的遗传基因已经变得多样化且非常复杂。Wherevertheyarenow,blackpeoplearedescendedfromAfricansbutoverthecountriestheirgeneticheritagehasbecomediversifiedandcomplicatedbecauseofvariousreasons..实际上,他们都同意这种观点:法律的变化引起了社会本质的变化以及社会中人与人之间关系的变化。Infact,theyagreedtotheviewthattheverychangeinlawbringsaboutachangeinthenatureofsocietyandhumanrelationshipswithinit.Unit10.无论你的智商有多高,你的看法都受到个人经历的局限,因此要学会吸纳他人有用的观点〇NomatterhowhighyourIQis,yourviewislimitedbytheexperienceyouhavehadandsoyoushouldlearntoincorporatetheusefulperspectivesofothers..这个游戏非常有趣,他们谁也没有注意到时间的流逝。Sointerestingwasthegamethatnoneofthemtooknoteofthepassageoftime..我一直在整理这些旧文件,看看哪些有用,哪些需要扔掉。I'vebeensortingthroughtheseolddocumentstoseewhichareusefulandwhichcanbethrownaway..随着年龄越来越大,你应该考虑未来的计划。Asyougetolderyoushouldreflectonfutureplans..他在演出中的亮相简直是个轰动。Hisappearanceintheshowwasnothinglessthanasensation..他们每个月都从エ资中留出一笔钱,用于孩子将来的教育。Everymonththeysetasideaparticularamountofmoneyfromtheirsalaryforthesakeoftheirkid'seducationinthefuture.Nomatterhowpromisingyoursituation,orhowcreativeyoucanbe,hardworkisalwaysessentialtoyoursuccess.无论你的情况多么充满希望,无论你有多大的创造カ,努力工作对你的成功总是必需的。Sostrongarehisfirstimpressionsthatsometimestheydefyrevisionevenwhenmanyotherpeoplethinkdifferently.他留下的最初印象如此之强烈,有时甚至当许多其他人不这么认为时,这些印象也无法改变。OuraimisnothinglessthantomakeChinathebesttrainedandeducatednationinAsia.我们的目的就是要使中国成为亚洲接受培训程度和教育程度最高的ー个国家。OninternationalrelationsChinawouldcontinuetodeveloprelationswithforeigncountriesinseekingafavorableinternationalenvironmentforitsreformandtomakecontributionstoworldpeaceanddevelopment.在国际关系方面,中国将继续发展与外国的关系,寻求一个对自己改革有利的国际环境,继续对世界和平和发展作出贡献。I'llkeepatit_whateverthechallengesmightbe-andnevergiveupuntilIachievesuccess.不管会面临什么挑战,我都会坚持,永不放弃,直到取得成功。Thelatestresearchseemstoimplythatwithoutthesoftwareofemotionalmaturityandself-knowledge,thehardwareofacademictrainingaloneisworthlessandless.最新的研究似乎表明，缺乏情感成熟和自我了解这一软件,纯学术培训这ー硬件越来越没有价值。N.1.卓别林生于贫困的伦敦南区。他因为成功塑造了流浪汉ー类的喜剧人物而永垂青史。BorninthepoorsouthofLondon.Chaplingainedpermanentfamebysuccessfullycreatingthecomiccharacterslikeuthetramp”..尽管他的表演在国外广受好评,但在自己的祖国他却遭到了冷遇。人们,尤其是中产阶级的观众,说他的表演有点粗俗。Althoughhisperformancewaswidelyapplaudedoverseas,hemetcoldnessinthelandofhisbirth.Theaudiences.thosefromthemiddleclassinparticular,thoughthisperformanceabitcrude..他擅长于演无声电影.对于有声电影他一直抱着怀疑和抵制的态度。Amasterplayerinsilentfilm,healwaystreatedsoundfilmwithdoubtandresistance..他オ华横溢,善于在表演的过程中不断挖掘和拓展自己的潜カ。例如.他能凭借自己的感觉随时随地的将手边的东西变成道具.化腐朽为神奇。Hewasimmenselytalented.readytoexploreandextendhispotentialsinthecourseofhisplay.Forexample,hecouldmakemagicaltransformationoftheobjectsathishand.bringingthemintohismovieswithhisphysicalsenses..他渴望关爱,又担心被人出卖。这种矛盾心里使他的最初几次婚姻以失败告终。然而迎娶奥尼尔却给他带来了恒久的幸福。后者对他的爱跨越了37载的年龄差距。Hefeltasmuchneedofbeinglovedasfearofbeingbetrayed.Suchamixedstateofmindresultedinthefailureofhisearlymarriages.ButheobtainedstablehappinesswhenhemarriedO*Neillwhoseaffectionforhimspanned37yearsagedifferencebetweenthem.N.1.发展中国家一直以来由于通信落后与外界缺乏沟通.形同聋哑人。然而随着最新通信技术的采用,他们的国内外投资将大幅度增加,人民生活水平也将极大改善。Thedevelopingcountrieshavebeendeafanddumbsofar,aresultfromthelackofcontactwiththeoutsideworldduetothebackwardcommunications.Adoptingtheup-to-datetelecommunications.however.willhelptopromotetheirdomesticandforeigninvestmentsubstantially.andgiveagreatboosttothelivingstandardoftheirpeople..与仍然滞留于传统技术的许多国家相比,采用先进通信技术的中国与越南等国将无疑在国际竞争中处于优势。Comparedwithmanycountriesstuckwithconventionaltechnology.thecountrieslikeChinaandVietnamwhichhaveadoptedadvancedcommunicationswillnodoubtenjoyanadvantageininternationalcompetition..如果说俄罗斯因为其电话系统还在20世纪30年代留下来的破铜烂铁而发展缓慢的话«那么中国大陆正随着对电信行业等基础设施的大量投资登上信息高速公路。IfRussiahasfounditsdevelopmentheldbackbytherustingantiqueofitsphonesystemdatingfromthe1930s.themainlandofChinaismakingitswayontotheinformationhighwaywiththecolossalinvestmentintoinfrastructuresectorsliketelecommunications..而今.在拉美全境对无线业务的需求迅速膨胀起来.在那儿创建无线通信无疑是给自己堆了一座金山。Nowadays.thedemandforwirelessservicesisexplodingintheentirewidthandbreadthofLatinAmerica.andlaunchingwirelesstelecommunications,thereismuchlikehavingahugepileofmoneyatyourdisposal..对于许多长期落后的国家而言,建立数字网络会帮他们实现经济跨越式发展,迈入先进国家的行列。Forcountriesthathavelaggedbehindforsolong,buildingdigitalnetworkwillhelpthemleapoverwholestagesofeconomicdevelopmentandheadfortheranksofadvancedcountries.N.1.之所以在大学开设商业道德课程,是因为形形色色的商业贿赂在全球议程越演越烈之势。Itisbecausethevariousbusinessarerunningrampantgloballythatuniversitiesbegintooffercoursesonbusinessethics..为了便于讨论,我们现将各种可以款项分为三大类。Forthesakeofdiscussion,weareabouttobreakthequestionablepaymentdownintothreebroadcategories..第一类款项数目巨大,往往用于政治或工程投资。Thefirstpaymentsubstantialinamount,isoftenmadeasaninvestmenttogainpoliticalfavororabusinesscontract..第二类款项旨在提高政府部门的办事效率,以尽快批准有关文件。Thesecondpaymentisaimedtospeedupthewheelsofthegovernmentthatitcanapproveaprojectconcernedassoonaspossible..第三类款项往往根植于中东及亚洲等国的传统文化之中,因而难以消除。Thethirdpayment,morethanoftendeep-rootedinthetraditionalculturesofthecountriesofMiddleEastandAsia,isdifficulttobewipedout.N.1.作为50年来广泛调研的结果,《人类基因历及其图谱》掲示了人类在基因层次上的个体差异远远大于种族差异。Beingtheoutcomeof50years'extensivesurveyandresearch,TheHistoryandGeographyofHumanGenesrevealsthathumanbeingsdisplaymoredifferencesindividuallythanraciallyattheleveloftheirgenes..该书提供了500多幅反映具有相似基因的区域图谱,这与其他地图上用相同颜色标示相同纬度的做法是一致的。Thebookfeaturesmorethan500mapsshowingtheareasofgeneticsimilarity