1、-. z.21世紀大學英語讀寫教程(第四冊)課后翻譯答案Unit 11.美國人往往以從事的工作來對人們進展劃分。家庭和教育背景這些特點被認為是不太重要的。Americans tend to define people by the jobs they have/do. Such characteristics as their family and educational backgrounds are considered less important.2.他決不妥協(xié)的個性是他再也無法容忍它的雇主，并最終遞交了辭職書的原因。His unpromising personality e*plai

2、ns why he could no longer put up with his employer and eventually submitted his resignation.3.如果你真想學好英語，你就必須投入大量的時間和精力，否則你就不會有任何進步。對于其他課程也可以這么說。If you really want to learn English well, you must put in a lot of time and energy, or youll go nowhere. The same can be said of other subjects.4.有些演員的名聲靠的是

3、他們天生的美貌，但是達斯汀霍夫曼Dustin Hoffman盡管身材矮小short stature, 還是出類拔萃，而使他與眾不同的正是他精湛的演技。Some actors fame is built on their innate beauty, but despite his short stature, Dustin Hoffman rose above and it is his e*cellent acting that sets him apart.5.他負責管理之后，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)他與前任predecessor有明顯的不同：他有干勁和激情，想出了很多新點子，并把工作重點放在如何鼓舞我們

4、的士氣上。After he took charge, we discovered that there were striking differences between him and his predecessor. He had the drive and passion, came up with many new ideas, and focused his work on how to raise our morale.6.當宣布中國改革開放政策的時候，他被永遠載入史冊。盡管障礙重重，他以不懈的努力為我國的現(xiàn)代化作出了永久性的奉獻。Deng *iaoping made histor

5、y when he declared Chinas reform and opening-up policy. Despite tremendous obstacles, he made lasting contributions to our countrys modernization with his unrelenting efforts.7.為什么有人擁有天才級智商卻被智商平平但很刻苦的人 丟在后面？ 成認除了智商外，還有很多別的因素與一個認得成就有著很大的關系。Why could someone with a genius IQ be left behind by a hardwo

6、rking person with an average IQ It has to be acknowledged that besides ones IQ, many other factors have much to do with ones achievements.8.這位教師真了不起，她能在教東西之前調(diào)動學生的積極性。這并不是因為她有天賦，而是因為她只想著在課堂上吸引他們的注意力。This teacher is really remarkable in motivating her students before she can teach them something. Its

7、not that she is talented, its that she is obsessed with drawing their attention in class.Unit 21.他瞪眼看著約翰，對他拒絕合作感到惱怒。He glared at John and was sore at his denial of cooperation.2.約翰真誠的講話表達了他對那些在他處于困境時給過他大方幫助的人們感謝之情。Johns sincere speech shows his gratitude to the people who rendered him generous help

8、when he was in difficulty.3.他可說是一個集郵家。他曾經(jīng)積蓄了兩年去買一珍郵這件事便是證明。He is something of a stamp collector. The fact that once he saved up for two years to buy a rare stamp is roof of it.4.這些玫瑰的美麗怎么評價也不過分。它們以各種方式吸引住了所有的游客。The beauty of these roses could not be overstated. They took/caught all the visitorss fan

9、cy in one way or another.5.起先，他理所當然地認為該地區(qū)應當多造一些公路。然而仔細計算費用后，他在作出最后決定前有不得不重新考慮了。At first he took it for granted that they should build more highways in this area. Then a careful calculation of the e*penditure pelled him to think twice before he made the final decision.6.每次收到我的禮物，不管多少，我的朋友比爾決不忘記表示感謝。E

10、ach time he receives a gift from me, no matter how small, my friend Bill never fail to acknowledge it.7.那位新聞記者決定找到那位老夫婦心中提及的年輕人。那封信贊賞了年輕人為使他們的生活條件更為愜意而付出的努力。The journalist has decided to trace the young man referred to in the old couples letter, which is a tribute to the young mans effort at making

11、their living more agreeable.8.雖然他厭煩了那些每天上門來吹噓起產(chǎn)品的推銷員，但他抑制著沒有將他們推之門外。Though he was fed up with the salesman who knocked at his door and boasted about their products every day, he refrained from slamming the door in their face.Unit 31.湯姆因一問題而心神不寧但又一籌莫展，直到他學會以不同的策略把它解決才不心煩。Tom was hung up on the proble

12、m but could do nothing about it until he learnt to solve it with different tactics.2.橫向思維幫助他提出了原來似乎走進死胡同的新理論。Lateral thinking has helped him to advance his new theory which seemed to have reached a dead end.3.我們最新的建立方案的框架已獲得地方政府的批準。它是否會按時實施對這座沿海城市的開展具有極為重大的意義。The framework of our latest construction

13、 plan has been affirmed by the local government. Whether it will be carried out on time is of the utmost significance to the development of the coastal city.4.在設法尋找一個解決問題的方法的過程中， 愛德華在思想上陷入了僵局，但后來他改變了觀察角度，以一種完全意想不到的方式解決了問題。While trying to find a solution to the problem, Edward reached an impasse in h

14、is thinking, but later he changed his point of view and solved the problem in an entirely une*pected fashion.5.許多人認為計算機機房將最終取代圖書館，想吸收新知識的學生最終將在計算機機房里學習一切。Many people believe that puter labs will eventually take over from the libraries and students who want to take in new knowledge will end up learni

15、ng everything in the puter lab.6.昨天他的汽車幾乎是迎頭撞上了一輛卡車。如果他繼續(xù)這樣隨便開車，我確信他最后一定會被送進醫(yī)院的急診室。His car crashed into a truck almost head-on yesterday. If he does not stop driving so carelessly, I am sure he will wind up in the emergency room of a hospital.7.這幅畫的構造設計有一個缺點。你為什么不擦掉那幾條垂線，把它簡化一點呢？There is a flaw in t

16、he design of the structure of the painting. Why dont you erase the vertical lines and simplify it a little bit8.約翰本該在很久以前就把煙戒掉了。畢竟安康對每個人來說都是最重要的。John should have given up smoking a long time ago. After all, health is of the utmost importance to everybody.Unit 41.學校應防止僅按學生考試成績來判別孰優(yōu)孰劣并以此對待他們。相反，好的教育體制

17、應使每一位學生都能到達良好的水準，成為全面開展的人。Schools should avoid deciding who are superior only in terms of the students e*am results and treating them accordingly. Instead, a good educational system should enable every student to measure up to good standards as well-rounded people.2大學生課后有問題時，往往在辦公時間之外不容易找到教師。這是由于教師繁

18、忙的學術研究，而不是他們對學生漠不關心。As often as not, when college students have questions after class, their teachers are not readily available e*cept during office hours. This is due to teachers busy academic research, rather than their indifference to the students.3.這個班級由40名學生組成，他們局部按英語水平過去常被歸在中等之列。但由于這位教師從不在言辭中表

19、露出不耐煩，學生們對他的教學方法產(chǎn)生了積極的反響，從而沒有辜負他的期望。This class consists of forty students, most of whom used to be labeled average in terms of English level. But as this teacher has never shown any verbal impatience, the students have reacted positively to his teaching methods and lived up to his e*pectations.4.在美國

20、，教書變得越來越難了，局部原因是學生越來越多樣的種族背景以及需要另外培訓才能掌握的更為復雜的教學技術。Teaching is being increasingly demanding in the the United States, due in part to the diversity of students racial background and the ple*ity of educational technologies that require additional training.5.英國人經(jīng)常被歸類為保守型，顯然這一歸類帶有成見。實際上，英國在民族特性方面與其他歐洲國家

21、相比并沒有太大的差異。他們有禮貌，愛整潔，講秩序，充滿自信The English are, as often as not, labeled conservative. Obviously this label is prejudiced. In reality, Britain is not very different from other European countries in terms of national characteristics. They are polite, neat, orderly and confident.6.有些年輕人在成長過程中有著要求獨立的強烈愿望

22、。他們寧可通過自己的努力來渡過生活中的困難，也不愿意帶著負罪感求助于他們的父母。Some young people grow up with a strong desire for independence. They would rather try hard themselves to go through life than turn to their parents for help with a sense of guilt.7.你的朋友對你非常真誠，你也應該同樣以誠相待，決不應該欺騙他，或者帶著挖苦的口吻談論他的挫折Your friend treats you sincerely,

23、 so you should respond accordingly and mustnt deceive him or talk about his setbacks with irony.8.鄰居們惱火的原因是他們發(fā)出的噪音，但是由于他們一再保證夜間停工，從而得以完成這套公寓的裝潢The neighbors irritation/annoyance was due to the noise they made. However, because of their reassurances that they would stop working at night, they went th

24、rough with the decoration of this apartment.Unit 51.正如你可以想象到的，閱讀為我翻開了一個新的天地并永遠改變了我的人生道路。As you can imagine, reading has opened a new world to me and changed forever the course of my life.2.他從童年起就對書籍表現(xiàn)出一種非常強烈的興趣。他對書籍如此迷戀，以致從不讓一天過去而不進展一些閱讀。He had demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books sin

25、ce childhood. So fascinated with books was he that he never let a day pass without doing some reading.3.他每次乘地鐵上下班身邊都有一本想讀的書。他就這樣在過去三年中讀了一百本書。Every time he takes the subway to and from work, he was with him a book that he wants to read. That is the way he has read nearly a hundred books in the past t

26、hree years.4.他讀中學時常在自己的房間里讀書至深夜。每次聽到母親走進的腳步聲，他便關掉燈假裝睡著。而母親一走過去，他便翻開燈，重又讀起來。When he was in high school, he used to read deep/far into the night in his own room. Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep. But as soon as his mother passed,

27、 he would turn on the light and begin reading again.5.幾乎沒有什么關于中國的東西是他不感到好奇的。為了滿足自己的好奇心他已決定親自到那里去盡量多看一些。There is hardly anything about China hes not curious about. And to satisfy his curiosity he had decided to go there in person.6.我不知道是什么使得你的兒子羨慕那位流行歌手并試圖事事模仿他。你還是問問他本人好了。I dont know / I have little

28、/ no idea what made your son feel envy of that pop singer and try to emulate him in everything. You might as well ask him in person.7.他從圖書館一借到那本書就在走廊的燈光下飛快地把它翻了一遍。As soon as he checked out the book from the library, he thumbed through its pages by the corridor light.8.我認為沒有哪個人在農(nóng)村學到的比我更多。實際上，農(nóng)村的三年使我比

29、進*個大學學習得更深入細致。I dont think anybody ever learned more in the countryside than I did. In fact, the three years in the countryside enabled me to study far intensively than I would have if had attended some college.Unit 61.他生來就有殘疾，但他從不沮喪，也從未屈服于任何困難。He was disabled form birth but he never felt frustrated

30、 nor did he give in to any difficulty.2.湯姆一直堅決要求提升。當這樣的時機出現(xiàn)時，他立即抓住了。Tom had been holding out for the promotion. When such an opportunity showed up he grabbed it at once.3.他對所有的標準化考試都不信任并認為應該由*種更好的東西來取代它們。He distrusts all standardized tests and believes that there should be something better to substi

31、tute for them.4.我的論點是我們應當馬上對這些又爭議的問題逐個進展調(diào)查。My thesis is that we should carry out a survey of these controversial issues one by one right now.5.貝蒂勤勞而又可靠。她從不在困難面前退縮?？傊俏覀兌紴橹械津湴恋哪欠N學生。Betty is diligent and dependable. She never shies away from any difficulties. In short she is the kind of student tha

32、t we are all proud of.6.把汽油箱放在你的房子里是不明智的，因為它極易燃燒，并且可能在幾分鐘就將你辛辛苦苦掙來的財產(chǎn)付之一炬。It is ill-advised to keep the gas tank in your home for it ignites easily and may burn up your hard-earned fortune in a few minutes.7.史密斯博士的講座等于是說，很早就顯示出高情商的孩子無論面對什么困難都會最終取得成功。Doctor Smiths lecture accounts to saying that a ch

33、ild who displays high EQ early on in life will succeed eventually in the face of all kinds of difficulties.8.由于在美國很多婚姻都以離婚告終，心理學家們建議所有家庭中的夫妻都應更經(jīng)常地互相溝通，不要等到為時過晚時才來解決他們的問題。Since many marriages end in divorce in the United States psychologists have suggested that couples in all families municate with e

34、ach other more often an solve their problems before it bees too late.Unit 71.隨著長大,我漸漸承受了這一事實:我永遠不會實現(xiàn)成為一名作家的夢想。As I grew up, I made my peace with the fact that I would never fulfillmy dream of being a writer.2.邁克爾想了兩天還沒填出字謎游戲里那個至關重要的詞，最后只好失望地放棄。Michael had got stuck trying to figure out the word esse

35、ntial to theword puzzle for two days before he threw up his hands in frustration.3.當這位歌手發(fā)現(xiàn)市面上有自己作品的盜版時，他十分震驚，發(fā)誓絕不放過那盜賊。The singer was taken aback by the pirated editions of his songs on themarket, and he vowed not to let the thiefs off.4.感您購置我的鍋爐。作為回報，我們將免費為您處理舊鍋爐。Thank you for purchasing our furnac

36、e. In return we will get rid of yourold one for free.5.我和珊互訴了別后發(fā)生的事情，從中我得知她已經(jīng)出版了好幾本兒童讀物。Susan and I filled each other in on what hadhappened after we parted, from which I learned that she had hadseveral childrens books in print.6.當連鎖大書店的競爭逼得她的小書店歇業(yè)后，已屆中年的莉蓮不知道自己還能做什么。Her bookstore having been frozen

37、 out by a giant chain, the middleagedLillian was at a loss as to what else she could do.7.你需要有人在旁邊不斷催促才會完成這一項任務。You need somebody to urge you constantly to see the task through topletion.8.因為害怕新建購物中心會破壞社區(qū)的寧靜，許多居民反對這一方案。For fear that a new shopping center would ruin the peace of themunity, many resid

38、ents opposed the construction plan.Unit 81.如果能對冗長的講座不感興趣，則從頭至尾把它聽完實在是毫無意義。It is really pointless to sit through a tedious lecture if you do not take30any interest in it.2.由于他在生態(tài)學領域的卓越地位，我們學校的學生都非常敬重他。The students at our university all hold him in high esteem because ofhis eminence in the field of ecology.3.雖然他宣稱他的那部新小說跟他本人的生活無關，但它還是吸引了許多青年讀者。他們認為這部小說使他們粗略的看到了作者的童年。Though he claims that his new novel has nothing to do with his ownlife, it has caug