1、UNIT1 1).他對(duì)他的研究如此專心致志，從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)很快就要退休的念頭。 He is so devoted to his research that the idea that he will soon have to retire never occurs to him. 2).很多人都曾說(shuō)過(guò)，如果沒(méi)有有效的制約，我們都有濫用權(quán)力的傾向。 Many people have observed that, without effective checks, we have a tendency to abuse our power. 3).有些國(guó)家拒絕卷入這一爭(zhēng)端，而且他們對(duì)外國(guó)的干涉特別反感

2、。 Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference. 4). 控制沙塵暴需要大量的工作和資金。The control of the sand storms involves a tremendous amount of work and money. 5).你們用這些技術(shù)的時(shí)候，必須考慮到當(dāng)?shù)氐臈l件。 You have to take into consideration the local conditions when you apply these

3、 technologies. 6）.). 所有的申請(qǐng)者都必須填好這些表格，然后郵寄50美元的報(bào)名費(fèi)。All applicants will have to fill out this form and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars. 7). 他根據(jù)對(duì)孩子們行為的觀察得出結(jié)論：學(xué)習(xí)是一種自然的樂(lè)趣。Based on his careful observation of childrens behavior he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure. 8).在一個(gè)多

4、民族的國(guó)家里，各民族之間的和諧需要小心處理。 In a country of many nationalities, ethnic harmony requires very careful handling. 9). 政府決定嚴(yán)懲所有涉案的官員。The government is determined to punish all the corrupt officials involved. 10). 考試作弊并不經(jīng)常發(fā)生，但一旦發(fā)生，學(xué)校會(huì)采取嚴(yán)厲的態(tài)度。Cheating at exams does not occur very often. But when it does, the s

5、chool takes a very tough position.UNIT2 1）. 我懷疑這本書也許已經(jīng)不再印了。我去問(wèn)書店的工作人員，他們說(shuō)我說(shuō)的對(duì)，這書已經(jīng) 絕版很多年了。I suspected that this book might not be in print. I checked with the bookstore people, and they told me that I was right. The book had been out of print for years. 2）. 這小說(shuō)里有一個(gè)值得記住的故事，講的是劉備如何盡量不引起曹操對(duì)他的雄心的懷疑， 因?yàn)槿?/p>

6、果引起懷疑， 他的生命就會(huì)有危險(xiǎn)。 One memorable story in the novel concerns how Liu Bei tried not to rouse Cao Caos suspicion about his ambitions, because if he did his life would be at stake. 3）. 當(dāng)曹操稱他為真正的英雄時(shí)，劉備嚇得筷子都掉了。但是他聰明地掩蓋了他那令人懷疑 的舉動(dòng)。When Cao Cao called him a real hero, Liu Bei was so shocked that he dropped

7、his chopsticks. But he managed to cover up his suspicious behavior in a clever way. 4）. 第一個(gè)嫌疑犯是死者的兒子。警察懷疑他謀殺了他的父親，因?yàn)猷従觽冊(cè)诎赴l(fā)當(dāng)晚曾聽(tīng) 到他們打架。The first suspect was the victims son. The police suspected him of murdering his father, because the neighbors reported having heard them fighting on the night of the

8、killing. 5）. 在學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)中，重要的不是把一切都記住，而是運(yùn)用你的想象力，創(chuàng)造性地、批判性地去 進(jìn)行思考。What matters in learning is not to commit everything to memory, but to use your imagination to think creatively as well as critically. 6）. 他肯定是你能想象到的最可笑的竊賊了。他偷偷進(jìn)了屋子，盡情地吃喝，最后酩酊大醉， 一臉滿足的笑容，直到第二天早上被發(fā)現(xiàn)。He must have been the funniest burglar imagin

9、able. He broke into the house, ate and drank to his hearts content, and remained dead drunk until discovered the next morning, with a perfectly content look on his face.7）. 我現(xiàn)在記人的名字很困難。 我想這肯定是年老造成的。 I have trouble remembering peoples names now. I guess it must result from old age. 8）. 我們生活在很多想象的威脅當(dāng)中

10、，結(jié)果就常常感到沮喪。We live under many imaginary threats and feel disheartened as a result. 9）. 我懷疑我們的教師有時(shí)候低估了學(xué)生的智力。 其實(shí)年輕人腦子里充滿了想象。 I suspect that we teachers sometimes underestimate students mental capacities. In fact, the young have very imaginative minds.1）. 有志者事竟成。Where there is a will, there is a way. 2

11、）. 俗話說(shuō)每個(gè)成功的男人背后都有一個(gè)女人。 As the saying goes, behind every great man there stands a woman. 3）. 曾經(jīng)有過(guò)一個(gè)時(shí)期這個(gè)鎮(zhèn)上的居民可以夜不閉戶。There was a time in this town when the residents didnt have to lock their doors at night. 4）. 上學(xué)的第一天， 那男孩就明白了再也不可能回到那個(gè)天堂一樣的家里去了。 On his first day at school, the boy realized that there w

12、as no question of ever returning to the paradise of home. 5）. 納爾遜曼德拉在自傳中說(shuō)，有時(shí)候人們挽救不了該消亡的東西。Nelson Mandela said in his biography that there is nothing one can do to save something that must die. 6）. 居住在大山中偏僻的小村里還是有些優(yōu)勢(shì)的。There is something to be said about/for living in a remote mountain village. 7）. 說(shuō)不

13、好那些恐怖分子下一步要干什么，我們必須時(shí)刻警惕。There is no telling what the terrorists might do next. We must be on the lookout all the time. 8）. 在這家人決定移民到澳大利亞之前有諸多事情要考慮。 There were a lot of things to consider before the family decided to immigrant to Australia. 9）. 這少年的攻擊性舉止中有些方面使他的父母很擔(dān)憂。 There is something in the boys a

14、ggressive behavior that is worrying his parents. 10）. 世上沒(méi)有免費(fèi)的午餐。 不要覺(jué)得你有權(quán)獲得你沒(méi)有為之流汗和努力的任何東西。 There is no such thing as free lunch. Dont feel entitled to anything you havent sweated and struggled for.UNIT3 1）. 他們都伸長(zhǎng)脖子想看個(gè)究竟， 就好像被一根無(wú)形的繩子牽著。 They all stretched their necks to see what was happening, as if

15、pulled by an invisiblestring. 2）. 我們下車去伸伸胳膊和腿。我們前面是一片美麗的開闊地。We got out of the car to stretch a little. In front of us there was a beautiful stretch of open land. 3）. 他們連續(xù)談判了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)，但是仍然沒(méi)有解決他們之間的分歧。They talked for hours at a stretch, but they still failed to settle their differences. 4）. 盡管有溫暖的天氣、新鮮的空氣

16、和美味佳肴，她的健康仍然沒(méi)有恢復(fù)。For all the warm weather, fresh air and nice food, her health still did not recover. 5）. 他瞟了那輛車一眼就知道它沒(méi)法修了。他望望前面，只見(jiàn)一眼望不到頭的沙漠，荒無(wú)人 煙。他知道他陷入困境了。One glance at the car and he knew that it was beyond repair. Looking ahead, he found the desert stretching as far as the eye could see without

17、a soul in sight. He knew he was in a terrible fix. 6）. 武松奮力舉起哨棒向老虎打去。但是哨棒啪”的一聲斷了，而老虎毫發(fā)未傷。他一急 打到附近樹上去了。Wu song swung his stick with all his strength. But the stick snapped and the tiger was unharmed. In his panic, he had hit the tree nearby.7）. 我非常喜歡你在俄羅斯拍的那些照片，尤其是那張上面有個(gè)馬車夫坐在黑海邊，膝蓋上 放著一塊布，布上放著他晚餐的照片。

18、I am terribly fond of the pictures you snapped in Russia, especially the one showing a coachman sitting by the Black Sea with his supper in a cloth on his knees. 8）. 這事您不能就此罷休。 ”我向他請(qǐng)求道。這不關(guān)你事。 ”他厲聲說(shuō)道。 You cant just let it go at that.” I pleaded with him. Its none of your business.” he snapped. 9）. 他

19、啪” 地一下合上了公文包， 站起來(lái)說(shuō)： 那就這么定了。 ” He snapped his briefcase to, stood up and said, Then thats all settled.” 10）. 海嘯來(lái)的時(shí)候， 他正站在小山上的家門口， 離碼頭大概只有一百米遠(yuǎn)。 He was standing in front of his house on a hill, only about 100 meters away from the wharf when the tsunami came.1）. 那饑餓的男孩把剩下的窩窩頭狼吞虎咽地吃了下去，就像那是他最喜歡的大蝦一樣。The

20、hungry boy wolfed down the left-over corn-bread as though it was his favorite king prawns. 2）. 關(guān)于高中的日子，他的記憶中只剩下一輪又一輪、沒(méi)完沒(méi)了的測(cè)驗(yàn)和考試。What remains in his mind of his high school is nothing but endless rounds of tests and exams. 3）. 我認(rèn)為決議違背了本組織的宗旨，因此投了那樣一票。I dont think the resolution is in accord with the

21、purpose of the organization. Thats why I voted as I did. 4）. 他不明白是什么使得他的孫子如此熱衷于微博。He doesnt understand what it is that makes his grandson so crazy about micro-blogging. 5）. 我仍然記得那次事件的細(xì)節(jié)，好像就是昨天發(fā)生的事。I remember the details about the incident as though it was yesterday. 6）. 龍卷風(fēng)之后，她家房子只剩下地基了。What remaine

22、d of her home after the tornado was the land the house was built on. 7）. 這就是為什么他目睹今天早上的撞車事故時(shí)那樣表現(xiàn)的原因。 Thats why he behaved as he did when he witnessed the car crash this morning. 8）. 他們?cè)谧聊ナ鞘裁词鼓菍?duì)雙胞胎兄弟一個(gè)成了罪犯，另一個(gè)成了優(yōu)秀的警察。 They are trying to figure out what it was that turned one of the twin brothers into

23、 a criminal, the other an excellent policeman. 9）. 當(dāng)他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一株特別壯實(shí)的水稻時(shí)，他高興得好像發(fā)現(xiàn)了一座金礦。When he found a particularly strong rice plant he was very happy as though he had discovered a gold mine. 10）. 現(xiàn)在生活富裕了， 他決定與家里還活著的人取得聯(lián)系。 Now that hes quite well-off, he has decided to get in touch with what remains of h

24、is family. UNIT4 1）.只有這樣我們對(duì)他的這種古怪行為才能給予合理的解釋。Only in this way can we account for his odd behavior. 2）. 她自稱具有一種特異功能，用手一摸就能治病。She claims to have a magic power-the power to cure diseases by the touch of her hand. 3）. 他任命了五個(gè)人處理這個(gè)案件。他們組成了一個(gè)強(qiáng)有力的班子。幾天內(nèi)，他們就發(fā)現(xiàn)嫌 煩擁有成卷的他無(wú)法說(shuō)明來(lái)源的歐元、 美元和大量貴重物品。 He appointed five

25、people to deal with/handle the case. They formed a strong team. Within (a few)days, they have found out that the suspect possessed rolls of euros, US dollars and large quantities of valuables the source of which he could not account for. 4）. 在這個(gè)故事里， 這個(gè)妖怪常常以美女的樣子出現(xiàn)。 In this tale, this evil spirit oft

26、en appears in the form of a pretty young woman. 5）. 他把畫卷了起來(lái)，并說(shuō)一百萬(wàn)美元以下絕對(duì)不賣。He rolled up the painting and said that he would never sell /part with it for less than 1 million US dollars. 6）. 有那么多的合格法官，我不明白為什么她被任命到最高法院工作。 Of all the qualified judges I dont know why she was appointed to the supreme court

27、. 7）. 我對(duì)此知道得不多，不足以形成一大套理論。不過(guò)我肯定，僅僅是貧困還不能解釋犯罪 率上升。I dont know enough to formulate/form an elaborate theory. But Im sure that poverty alone can not account for the rise of crime rates. 8）. 一塊大石頭突然從山上滾了下來(lái)。它是如此之大，一下子把一輛卡車砸得粉碎。A stone suddenly rolled down the hill, so big that it smashed the truck to pie

28、ces. 9）. 我說(shuō)我們得卷起袖子開始干活， 但他就只是像哲學(xué)家一樣轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn)眼珠， 笑了笑。 I said that we must roll up our sleeves and start working, but he just rolled his eyes philosophically/like a philosopher and smiled. 10）. 古時(shí)候， 我們的哲學(xué)家們認(rèn)為一個(gè)好的皇帝對(duì)他的百姓就應(yīng)該像一個(gè)好父親對(duì)他的孩子 那樣，在任何情況下都不可殘酷地對(duì)待他們。In ancient times, our philosophers believed that a goo

29、d king should be to the people as a good father is to his children. He must never treat them cruelly on any account. UNIT5 1）. 造房子不是開玩笑的事情，你們每一步都必須仔細(xì)檢查。Building a house is no joking matter. You have to check it at every step. 2）. 他的部隊(duì)成功地阻止了敵人的前進(jìn)。 這些敵人原先的企圖是要來(lái)一個(gè)突然襲擊。 His troops successfully checked t

30、he advance of the enemy whose original intention was to make a surprise attack. 3）. 我當(dāng)時(shí)很想反駁他的觀點(diǎn)， 但是我克制住了， 因?yàn)槲矣X(jué)得那種場(chǎng)合不合適。 I really wanted to refute his arguments, but I checked myself because I thought it was not the right occasion. 4）. 雷切爾 卡森以將她的一生都獻(xiàn)給了環(huán)保事業(yè)而聞名。 Rachel Carson is famous for devoting all

31、 her life to the cause of environmental protection. 5）. 在某些方面，我們對(duì)這些大壩和水庫(kù)潛在的危害仍然一無(wú)所知。它們可能造成不可恢復(fù) 的環(huán)境變化。 In some ways we are still ignorant of the potential harm of these dams and reservoirs. They might cause irrevocable changes in the environment. 6）. 應(yīng)該有一整套平衡制約的手段，這樣才不會(huì)由一個(gè)人在沒(méi)有得到老百姓同意，在他們不 知情的情況下制訂關(guān)系國(guó)

32、家利益的重要政策。There must be a set of checks and balances so that no important policy concerning national interests can be made by one person without the consent and knowledge of the people. 7）. 要想在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中獲勝，我們必須適應(yīng)新的形勢(shì)。比如這些花花綠綠的衣服就是特別設(shè)計(jì)的， 他們針對(duì)的是年輕人市場(chǎng)。To compete successfully we have to adjust to new conditions

33、. These colorful garments, for example, are specially designed. They are intended for the youth market. 8）. 我們教師如果對(duì)學(xué)生的健康情況缺少關(guān)心，那是不能原諒的。 We teachers cannot be excused for our lack of concern for students health. 9）. 他說(shuō)他寧可死也不愿意永遠(yuǎn)臥床不起， 與外界隔絕。 He said that he would rather die than be confined to bed all

34、 his life and isolated from the outside world. 10）. 一場(chǎng)群眾抗議席卷了全國(guó)，將他置于左右兩方的交叉火力當(dāng)中。A mass protest swept the country and he was caught in a crossfire from both the right and the left.UNIT6 1）. 我們都知道可卡因是容易上癮的。海洛因也一樣。但實(shí)際上，權(quán)力和金錢也同樣使人上 癮。 那些上癮的人其實(shí)都是嚴(yán)重的病人。 We all know that cocaine is addictive. So is heroin.

35、 But actually power and money are addictive too. Those who get addicted to them are really very sick people. 2）. 科學(xué)家們一直在主張退耕還田，把新開墾的地還給江河湖泊，沼澤草地。Scientists have been advocating returning reclaimed land to rivers, lakes, marshes and meadows. 3）. 根據(jù)很多經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家的說(shuō)法，政府挽救那些資不抵債的公司不一定是個(gè)好主意。有時(shí)一個(gè) 處于破產(chǎn)邊緣的公司，最好就讓它破

36、產(chǎn)。 According to many economists, it is not always a good idea for the government to bail out financially insolvent companies. Sometimes, a company on the verge of bankruptcy is better allowed to go bankrupt. 4）. 他被逮了個(gè)正著。有無(wú)可辯駁的證據(jù)證明他書里有整整一章是從另外一個(gè)教授的書里原 封不動(dòng)地抄襲過(guò)來(lái)的。He has been caught red-handed. There is

37、 indisputable evidence that a whole chapter of his book was bodily lifted from a book written by another professor. 5）. 他們政府早已有法律禁止珍稀鳥類和獸類的進(jìn)出口。但是要實(shí)行該法律并不容易。Their government long since passed a law to ban the import and export of rare species of birds and animals. But the law is not easy to enforce.

38、6）. 現(xiàn)在很難讓年輕人相信，曾經(jīng)有過(guò)這么一段時(shí)期，中國(guó)婦女被禁止穿裙子。牛仔褲、外 國(guó)電影、音樂(lè)都被禁止了。It is hard to make young people believe nowadays that there was a time when Chinese women were banned from wearing skirts. Jeans, foreign movies and Western music were all forbidden. 7）. 在黑暗中，我們的船觸了礁，船底留了個(gè)大洞。我們都拼命設(shè)法把水從船里弄出去，但 船在快速下沉。 幸虧附近有條漁船， 使

39、我們絕處逢生。 In the darkness our ship hit a hidden rock, which left a gaping hole in the bottom. We all tried desperately to bail out the water, but the boat was sinking fast. Luckily a fishing boat was nearby and saved us from drowning. 8）. 示威者要求立即取消經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁，因?yàn)樗ǔＶ粫?huì)傷害無(wú)辜的百姓。 The demonstrators demanded that e

40、conomic sanctions be lifted immediately because they usually only hurt ordinary, innocent people. 9）. 會(huì)上倡導(dǎo)者和反對(duì)者都擺出了有力的觀點(diǎn)。但大多數(shù)人都贊成將進(jìn)一步的改革立即提上 日程。At the meeting, both the advocates and opponents gave strong arguments, but most participants favored having further reforms placed on the agenda immediatel

41、y.UNIT 8 1）. 這完全是在浪費(fèi)金錢和寶貴的土地資源。他們真是瘋了，把這么肥沃的農(nóng)田變成少數(shù)有錢人的高爾夫球場(chǎng)。It is an utter waste of money and precious land resources. They must be out of their minds to turn such fertile farmland into golf courts for a few rich people. 2）. 要想對(duì)核廢料的安全性有百分之百的把握是根本不可能的。問(wèn)題早晚都會(huì)發(fā)生。所以，除非我們準(zhǔn)備接受這不可避免的結(jié)果，否則我們不應(yīng)該匆忙作決定。lts utt

42、erly impossible to have complete safety with nuclear waste. Sooner or later some problem will occur. So unless we are ready to accept the inevitable, we must not rush to a decision. 3）. 在整個(gè)會(huì)議過(guò)程中，她一直受到嚴(yán)厲的攻擊。但她一句話也沒(méi)說(shuō)。她已經(jīng)決定馬上遞交辭職報(bào)告。She was under severe attack throughout the meeting, but she did not utt

43、er a word. She had decided to hand in her resignation right away. 4）. 很多人出于虛榮心都被誘惑去追求那些漂亮的稱號(hào)。我也有這個(gè)毛病。 Many people are lured to go after fancy titles out of vanity, and I am also guilty of this. 5）. 正如之前警告的那樣，今年第一季度，我們的通貨膨脹率還在繼續(xù)上升。這等于人們的收入下降了。但凡事都有光明的一面，我們的消費(fèi)也在上升。As we were warned in advance, the inf

44、lation rate in the first quarter of this year was still on the rise. This amounted to a drop in peoples income. But every cloud has its silver lining. Consumption was also on the rise. 6）. 你記住，我們也許可以阻止年輕人說(shuō)心里話，但我們永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法做到讓他們停止思考。Keep in mind that we may be able to prevent young people from speaking the

45、ir mind, but we can never succeed in making them stop thinking. 7）. 任何頭腦正常的人都知道，自由和紀(jì)律，我們兩者都需要。不是兩者兼得，就是兩者均失。因此不能無(wú)條件地讓學(xué)生們?yōu)樗麨椤nybody in his right mind knows that we need both freedom and discipline. We either have both or neither. Therefore students cannot have their way unconditionally. 8）. 早在20世紀(jì)9

46、0年代的時(shí)候她就警告過(guò)這些國(guó)家：要是不消除經(jīng)濟(jì)泡沫，他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)就會(huì)面臨硬著陸。She warned those countries in advance way back in the 1990s that if they did not get rid of their economic bubbles, their economies would face a hard landing. 9）. 我心中想的就是在郊區(qū)買個(gè)房子，因?yàn)槲矣憛挻蟪鞘械奈廴竞托[。如果這么一來(lái)我無(wú)法每個(gè)星期天去王府井逛街了，我也不管了。What I have in mind is to buy a house in the suburbs as I loathe the heavy pollution as well as the hustle and bustle of the big city. If because of this I cannot go shopping in Wangfujing e