1、中級翻譯教程- Unit One,Text,The United States is a varied land - of forests, deserts, mountains, high flat lands and fertile plains.,美國是個地形多樣的國家包括森林、沙漠、平坦的高原和肥沃的平原。,varied,多種多樣的 反義詞：unvaried V：vary vary.from 與。不同 vary. +n 變化、改變 Eg： You are welcome to vary the diet. 我們鼓勵不時變換飲食。 The text varies from the ear

2、lier versions. 這一文本與較早的版本有些不同。,land,U 地形 C 地產(chǎn)、地皮、 國家、國土 V： 降落 （反義詞: launch 彈射起飛， 發(fā)射 take off飛機的起飛） Eg： His lands were poorly farmed. 他的田地耕種不當。 . 160 acres of land. 160英畝土地,Text,境內(nèi)有各種氣候，但是美國大部分土地處于溫帶。,Almost every kind of climate can be found, but the country lies mostly in the temperate zone.,temper

3、ate zone,溫帶 補充詞匯 subtropical zone 亞熱帶 副熱帶 torrid zone 熱帶 （tropical 熱帶的） polar region 極地 frigid zone 寒帶 subfrigid zone 亞寒帶,Text,包括阿拉斯加州和夏威夷州，美國的總面積達900萬平方公里。美國大陸東起大西洋 ，西至太平洋，橫跨4500千米。北鄰加拿大，南接墨西哥及墨西哥灣。,Including the states of Alaska and Hawaii, the United States covers an area of 9 million square kilo

4、meters. The continental United States stretches 4,500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west. It borders Canada on the North, and reaches south to Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.,cover an area of,占地,The continental United States,大陸美國 補充詞匯 Continental Europe 大陸

5、歐洲,stretch,V.延伸；綿延;舒展 C一片；一泓；一段 Eg：The procession stretched for several miles. 游行隊伍長達數(shù)英里。 Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards. 試著雙腿伸直并且向上拉伸腳趾。 This stretch of Lost River was broader and deeper. 洛斯特里弗的這片水域又寬又深。,The Pacific Ocean,太平洋,The Atlantic Ocean,大西洋 補充詞匯 印度洋 The Indian Ocean

6、北冰洋 The Arctic Ocean,border,V.和毗鄰；與接壤 Border on= border C邊界；邊疆；邊界地區(qū) Eg： They fled across the border. 他們穿越邊界逃走了。 Both republics border on the Black Sea. 兩個共和國都臨近黑海。,Text,一架噴氣式直升機自東向西飛過美國大陸需要5小時。飛機從大西洋沿岸的機場起飛，不久便飛過阿巴拉契亞山脈的平緩的山坡。,A jet plane crosses the continental United States from the east to the we

7、st in five hours. Taking off from an Atlantic coast airport, the plane is soon flying over the gentle slopes of the Appalachian Mountains.,fly over,V.飛過 Eg： Hewillevenflyoverrome. 他甚至飛過羅馬的上空。,gentle,（斜坡或彎道）平緩的，不陡的 文靜的；溫和的；和藹的 Eg：My son was a quiet and gentle man who liked sports and enjoyed life. 我兒

8、子是個安靜溫和的人，喜歡運動和享受生活。 .a gentle game of tennis. 不激烈的網(wǎng)球比賽 gentle, rolling meadows. 緩緩起伏的牧場,Text,接著，在大中西部農(nóng)業(yè)地帶綿延數(shù)百公里的肥沃田野上空飛行。在晴朗的日子里，向北眺望，乘客們可以看見鑲嵌在美國和加拿大之間的五大湖。,Then, for hundreds of kilometers it crosses the fertile fields of the farm belt of the great Middle West. To the north, on clear days passeng

9、ers may see the five Great Lakes located between the United States and Canada.,field,C地；田；牧場 C運動場；球場 C專業(yè)；學科；領(lǐng)域 Eg：They went for walks together in the fields. 他們一起在田野里漫步。 He was the fastest thing I ever saw on a baseball field. 他是我在棒球場上見過的跑得最快的家伙。 Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurre

10、d in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture. 繪畫、雕塑和建筑領(lǐng)域最近出現(xiàn)了激動人心的藝術(shù)突破。,belt,C地帶 green belt n.城市綠化帶 Eg：Miners in Zambias northern copper belt have gone on strike. 贊比亞北部銅礦帶的礦工已經(jīng)罷工了。,Text,飛機繼續(xù)向西，飛過遼闊的大草原和起伏的牧場。很快，白雪皚皚的落基山脈便出現(xiàn)在遠方。,Continuing to the West, the plane flies over vast prairies an

11、d rough cattle-grazing country. Soon the snow-topped Rocky Mountains appear in the distance.,prairie,C n.（尤指北美的）大草原，大牧場； Eg：Now transplant that image to the american prairie. 現(xiàn)在，將這幅想象中的場景轉(zhuǎn)換到美國大草原上。,Cattle-grazing adj. 放牧的 snow-topped adj. 峰巒積雪的 in the distance adv. 在遠處,adj.粗糙的，崎嶇不平的；粗魯?shù)?；狂暴的，洶涌的；未?jīng)加工

12、的 Eg： Grace made her way slowly across the rough ground. 格雷斯緩慢地走過高低不平的地面。,rough,Text,飛機越過這些崇山峻嶺之后，就可以從高空向加利福尼亞富饒的谷地滑翔而下，最后在離太平洋海灘不遠的機場降落。,After crossing these high ranges, the plane can almost glide down into the rich valleys of California and, finally, to a landing not far from the beaches of Pacif

13、ic Ocean.,C 山脈 C射擊場；靶場;射程 V. 變化; （文章或講話）涉及，包括 Eg： .the massive mountain ranges to the north. 向北延伸的巨大山脈 The 120mm mortar has a range of 18,000 yards. 口徑為120毫米的迫擊炮的射程是1。8萬碼。 They range in price from $3 to $15. 它們的價格從3美元到15美元不等。 The conversation ranged over the desirability of such restaurants, the sho

14、rtcomings of men, and why it had only taken 15 minutes to cross a continent. 談話涉及了這類餐館的吸引人之處、男人的弱點，還有為什么只用15分鐘就跨越了一個大洲。,ranges,V. 滑翔 Eg： Our only companion is the wandering albatross, which glides effortlessly and gracefully behind the yacht. 陪伴我們的僅有那只盤旋的信天翁，它在游艇后面優(yōu)雅輕盈地翱翔。,glide,n. 山谷 Eg： .a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa. 羅莎峰背后樹木繁茂的山谷,valley,Text,長久以來，美國被認為是個“大熔爐”，因為很多美國人是移民的后代，他們的祖輩從世界各地來到這塊新大陸安家落戶。,The United States has long been known as a “melting pot”, because many of its people are descended from settlers who came fro