Lesson 1 How to get the poor off our conscience
1.Virtue is ... self-centered.
By right action,we mean it must help promote personal interest.
2....(poverty) was a product of their excessive fecundity...
The poverty of the poor was caused by their having too many children.
3....the rich were not responsible for either its creation or its amelioration.
The rich were not to blame for the existence of poverty so they should not be asked to undertake the task of solving the problem.
4.It is merely the working out of a law of nature and a law of God.
It is only the result or effect of the law of the survival of the fittest applied to nature of to human society.
5.It declined in popularity, and references to its acquired a condemnatory tone. People began to reject Social Darwinism because it seemed to glorify brutal force and oppose treasured values of sympathy,love and friendship.Therefore,when it was mentioned,it was usually the target of criticism.
6....the search for a way of getting the poor off our conscience was not at an end; it was only suspended.
The desire to find a way to justify the unconcern for the poor had not been abandoned,it had only been put off.
7....only rarely given to overpaying for monkey wrenches, flashlights, coffee makers, and toilet seats.
Government officials,on the whole ,are good,it is very rare that some would pay high prices for office equipment to get kickbacks.
8.This is perhaps our most highly influential piece of fiction.
It is a very popular story and has been accepted by many but it is not true.
9.Belief can be the servant of truth---but even more of convenience.
Belief can be useful in the search for truth,but more often than not it is accepted because it is convenient and self-serving.
10.George Gilder... Who tells to much applause that the poor must have the cruel spur of their own suffering to ensure effort...
George Gilder advances the view that only when the poor suffer from great misery will they be stimulated to make great efforts to change the situation,in other words,suffering is necessary to force the poor to work hard.
Lesson 2 The woods were tossing with jewels
1.But these marks of wild country called to may father like the legendary siren song.
Though the place was not pleasant or disagreeable,my father was deeply attracted to it precisely because of its unexplored,uncultivated natural state,and the challenge.
2."I'm afraid the day's going to catch us," I explained, wondering what great disaster might befall us if it did.
As a little girl,I believed my father's words ,and was genuinely afraid of the possible disaster--if we didn't hurry up,the day would catch us and terrible things might happen.
3....from time to time he was halfheartedly sought for trial, though few crimes seemed to lead directly to his door.
In this place,though the police wound make some effort without real earnest to investigate Watson and bring him to court,there seemed to be little concrete evidence to prove that he was responsible for certain illegal activities.
4.The stranglehold Watson had over this section of Florida was not dissimilar to the unscrupulous activities of certain lawmen, other legal crooks, and even governors that our state was to suffer through its history.
The control Watson had over this part of Florida was much similar to the dishonest or illegal activities of the law-enforcing officials and governors which Florida witnessed in the 20th century.
5.There was the little shack, not the most gracious of living quarters, and there was
a murderer for our nearest and only neighbor, about thirty miles away.
Before the family built their own house,they lived in a shabby cabin at Gopher Key,close to the merciless Watson.
6.King Richard in his gluttony neer sat at a table more sumptuous than ours was three times a day...
We had abundant food on the island,and even the meals enjoyed by King Richard,who was famous for his love of food,couldn't possibly compare with ours.
7.Despite the unrelenting heat, we were happy to be let off from our hours of school indoors, sessions which our mother kept every day, rain or shine.
Although it was very hot outside in the sun,we were happy to be dismissed from my mother's sessions indoors.we would have to read and write with her every day no matter what the weather was,like. lesson 3 At war with the planet
1.even droughts,floods ,and heat waves may become unwitting acts of man.
What people do may unintentionally cause droughts,floods and heat waves.
2.But this image, now repeatedly thrust before us in photographs, posters, and advertisements, is misleading.
The Earth we see in photos,posters,and ads,which appears so beautiful,is not the true reflection of the world we live in ,such image lulls us into complacency.
3.The technosphere has become sufficiently large and intense to alter the natural processes that govern the ecosphere.
Human activities have taken place over such large areas and with such intensity that they have already caused disastrous effects on ecology.
4....which could establish itself only because it fitted properly into the preexisting system.
the fish could play its role because it became a necessary link with the processes preceding it and the processes following it in the ecological system.
5.Defined so narrowly, it is no surprise that cars have properties that are hostile to their environment.
when cars are produced to serve such narrow purposes,it is not surprising that some of their characteristic qualities are harmful to the environment.
6.Yields rose, but not in proportion to the rate of fertilizer application...
the farmer applied more and more fertilizer,and the production did rise but did not increase at the same rate of the fertilizer.
7...their waste is flushed into the sewer system altered in composition but not in amount at treatment plant...
people eat plants and animals,and their waste is flushed into the sewer system.After being processed,the waste is still waste.the residue will go into rivers,oceans,and will have harmful effect on the aquatic ecosystem.
8.Left to their own devices, ecosystems are conservative...
if the ecosystems are not upset by outside intrusion,they will remain the same with very little change
9.In contrast to the ecosphere, the technosphere is composed of objects and materials that reflect a rapid and relentless process of change and variation.
the characteristics of the objects and materials in the technosphere are rapid change and great variety.
10.But this is done only at the cost of understanding.
if we take side in the war of the two words,we are doing so at the risk of failing to have a clear understanding of the nature and cause of the war,thus,we lose the chance to really solve the grave environmental crisis.
Lesson6 Death of a pig
1.It is a tragedy enacted on most farms with ...The murder,being premeditated,is in the first degree..and the smoked bacon and ham provide...questioned
the tragedy has an ending---the killing of a pig and the serving of its meat.The killing deliberately planned and carried out efficiently,is the most type of murder.However,whether pigs should end their lives that way has never been questioned.
1.A pig couldn't ask for anything better or none has, at any rate
A pig could not ask for any better living conditions;at least no pig has ever complained.In a word,my pig lived in a pleasant environment
2.You could see him down there at all hours, his white face parting (i)
stethoscope dangling ...and grinning his corrosive grin
Fred was quite excited about the event.He was down at the pigpen all the time.because of his swollen joints,he moved about unsteadily.His face set apart the grass along the fence as he moved about.He was like a doctor,with his long ,drooping ears dangling like a stethoscope,and he scrabbbled on the ground as if he were prescibing some medicine. 3.When the enema bag appeared, and the bucket of warm suds, his happiness...full charge of the irrigation
When it was time to dose the pig,Fred became even more excited,and he managed to get through the fence,and acted as if he was taking charge of the medical treatment. 4....and the premature expiration of a pig is...a sorrow in which it feels fully involved If a pig dies before he is supposed to ,it is a serious matter for the whole community to remember.The whole community would share the sadness for his death.
5.I have written this account in penitence and in grief,as a man who...and to explain my...so many raised pigs
The purpose of this essay is to show that I am sorry for what has happened to my
pig,since I have failed to raise the pig and cannot provide a reason why my pig could didn't grow the way other pigs have grown.
6.The grave in the woods is unmarked,but ...and I know he and I...on flagless ..own choosing
The pig's grave in the woods doesn't have a tombstone,but whenever somebody wants to visit it,Fred will show him the way.I know we will often visit it,separate or together,when we need to ponder over problems or when we are depressed.
Lesson10
1.Saint George may caper on banner and in the speeches of politicians, but it is John Bull who delivers the goods.
As Saint George is a hero, the patron of arms, symbolizing chivalry, his image often appears on banners, and his name is often mentioned in the speeches of politicians. Saint George is used as a symbolic figure for political purposes. But John Bill is a tradesman and he delivers the goods we need in our daily life while making money at the same time.
2.With its boarding-houses, its compulsory games, its system of prefects and fagging, its insistence on good form and on esprit de corps, it produces a type whose weight is out of all proportion to its numbers.
The English public schools have unique features. First, all boys live in boarding houses. Second, sports and games are organized and compulsory as part of thee school curricula. Third, older students have special duties to help control younger students while the latter must do jobs for the former. Lastly, great emphasis is placed on good form and team spirit. These features enable the public school students to have disproportionately great influence.
3.Note the word "bankrupt". I spoke as a member of a prudent middle-class nation, always anxious to meet my liabilities.
Pay attention to my use of the word"bankrupt", a word related to business. This reveals my identity as a member of the commercial nation, who would be careful and sensible enough to avoid any risks of failing to pay their debts.
4.But my friend spoke as an Oriental, and the Oriental has behind him a tradition, not of middle-class prudence but of kingly munificence and splendor.
But my friend expressed his views as a member of the Oriental countries. They are nourished by a tradition of great generosity and richness, which is different from the English tradition of middle-class prudence.
5."True love in this differs from gold and clay, That to divide is not to take away."
In this aspect, true love is different from material things such as clay or even gold which can be divided and taken away. Yet, if we share true love, it will never diminish.
6.I will now descend from that dizzy and somewhat unfamiliar height, and return to my business of notetaking.
In the above anecdote, I have become an example of the Englishmen for the moment. That put me in a high position which makes me dizzy and is unfamiliar to me. I will now come down from that height and return to my role as your commentator on the characteristics of the Englishman.
7. Such a combination is fruitful, and anyone who possesses it has gone a long way toward being brave.
The Englishman's nervous system acts promptly and feels slowly. The combination of the two qualities is useful, and anyone who has this combination is most likely to be brave. 8.Since literature always rests upon national character, there must be in the English nature hidden springs of fire to produce the fire we see.
As literature is based on national character, there must be in the English nature hidden resources of passion that have produced that great romantic literature we see. 9."Oh, I'm used to Bernard Shaw,;monkey tricks don't hurt me."
That kind of criticism is just like Bernard Shaw's attacks. It is nothing new and I'm used to these tricks and jokes; they won't do any harm to me.
10.And the "tolerant humorous attitude " with which he confronts them is not really humorous, because it is bounded by the titter and the guffaw.
The Englishmen think they have a tolerant and humorous attitude toward criticism. In fact it is not so, because their attitude is limited by uncomfortable laughter, which indicates that beneath the surface of their tolerant humorous attitude, they are uneasy.
When they try to be humorous and brush aside criticism, they would titter and guffaw. Such uncomfortable laughter is a sign of uneasiness.
11.The cats are all out of their bags, and diplomacy cannot recall them.
I have already made all my opinions known to you. What is said is said, and being diplomatic cannot unsay what has been said.
Lesson 1
1. An imbalance between the rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of republics.
贫富不均乃共和政体最致命疾.
2. Their poverty is a temporary misfortune, if they are poor and meek, they eventually will inherit the earth.
他们的贫穷只是一种暂时性的不幸，如果他们贫穷但却温顺，他们最终将成为世界的主人.
3. Couples in love should repair to R H Macy’s not their bedrooms.
热恋的夫妇应该在梅西百货商店过夜,而不是他们的新房
4. The American beauty rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it. And so is in economic life. It’s merely the working out of a law of the nature and a law of God.
美国这朵玫瑰花以其华贵与芳香让观众倾倒，赞不绝口，而她之所以能被培植就是因为在早期其周围的花蕾被插掉了，在经济生活中情况亦是如此。这是自然规律和上帝的意志在起作用.
5. (It has become) an economically not unrewarding enterprise.
（它已成为）经济上收入不菲的行业.
6. There is...no form of oppression that is quiet so great, no constriction on thought and effort quiet so comprehensive, as that which come from having no money at all.
没有哪种压迫比身无分文更厉害，也没有哪种对思想和行为的束缚比一无所有来得更全面彻底
7.Freedom we rightly cherish. Cherishing it, we should not use it as a cover for denying freedom to those in need.
我们珍惜自由式对的。正因为珍惜自由，我们就不能以此为借口，不给最需要自由的人自由.
8. Whether they be in Erhiopa, the south Bronx, or even in such an Elysium as Los Angeles, we resolve to keep them off our minds.
不管他们生活在埃塞俄比亚，还是在纽约的南部布朗克斯区，甚至是洛杉矶这样的天堂，人们都决心不去为这些人操心.
9. ...he is enjoying, as indicated, unparalleled popularity in high Washington circles.如上述所说，他在华盛顿高层当中有无比的威望.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/0016643361.html,passion, along with the association public effort is the least comfortable, the least convenient course of behavior and action in our time.
同情心，加上与之相关的社会努力是人们这个年代，最令人不快的行为何行动方针.
Lesson 2
1. It was an idyllic life, and we lived close to our family and to the comforts and safety a small town could afford.
这是一种田园式的生活,我们和亲戚们住得很近,享受着小镇生活所能给予我们的舒适和安全.
2. But papa was a man of enterprise, he realized that the untouched Ten Thousand Islands off the southwest coast of the sate were rich in soil for crops and in game for food.
但父亲是一个很有进取心人, 他知道佛罗里达州西南海岸的万岛群岛还没有被开发,那儿土壤肥沃,适于耕种,而且猎物充足,不必担心食物来源.
3. This third day out, and the days to come, found us in the unsettled wilds of Florida.
出发的第三天以及以后的日子里,我们都在佛罗里达无人居住的荒野中穿行.
4. Its underwater grasses looked like green ribbons, constantly unrolling, and the trees held thick sprays of wild orchids.
水下的水草就像绿色的丝带,不断地伸展开来,野兰花一簇簇地挂满了枝头.
5. The burly arms of oaks were huge with ferns and blooming bromeliads. Redbirds, tanagers and painted buntings flew back and forth across the trail, leaving a child with the impression that the woods were tossing with jewels...
乔叶栎粗壮的枝杆上覆盖着蕨类植物,附生的凤梨科植物也在盛开. 红雀,唐纳雀和色彩斑斓的鸟沿着小路飞来飞去,让一个小孩子觉得好像是宝石在树林中跳动.
6. The native whites feared him as you would a rattlesnake, but the Indians and black people were susceptible to his manipulations.
本地的白人像惧怕响尾蛇一样怕他, 而印第安人和黑人则不得不受他的控制和剥削.
7. Our new home was more than safe; it was a joy!
我们的新家不仅安全牢固,它还给我们带来了无尽的乐趣.
8. Today I can see in my grandsons and great-grandsons some of those qualities of courage and caring that my father had in such abundance.
今天,在我的子孙身上, 我仍然能看到我父亲所拥有的无尽的勇气和爱心.
Lesson 3
1. We have been tampering with this powerful force, unaware, like the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, of the potentially disastrous consequences of our actions.
我们一直在滥用职权这股强大的力量,就像传说中魔术师的徒弟一样,我们并没有意识到我
们的这种行为很可能会导致灾难性的后果.
2. Even if the global warming catastrophe never materializes, and the ozone hole remains an esoteric, polar phenomenon, already human activity has profoundly altered global conditions in ways that may not register on the camera.
即使全球变暖这种灾难永不发生, 即使臭氧空洞仍然只是一种深奥的极地现象,人类活动也已极大地改变了全球条件,这些也许是照相机拍不出来的.
3. The technosphere, in contrast, is dominated by linear processes.
与生态圈相反,技术圈是由线性流程所决定的.
4. The energy sources that now power the technosphere are mostly fossil fuels, stores that, once depleted, will never be renewed.
现在技术圈运作的能源主要是矿物燃料,一旦用完,永不再生.
5. Nylon...is not biodegradable—that is, there is no enzyme in any know living organism that can break it down.
尼龙不能进行生物分解—也就是说,在现存的有机物中还没有发现有哪种没酶可以分解尼龙.
6. ...living things have created a limited but self-consistent array of substances and reactions that are essential to life.
…有生命的东西创造了一系列对生命至关重要的有限但独立的物质和反应.
7. A free lunch is really a debt, in the technosphere, a debt is an acknowledged but unmet cost...
免费午餐实际上是一种债务. 在技术圈, 债务是指已承认但尚未归还的欠款….
8....when the debts represented by environmental pollution are created by the technosphere and transferred to the ecosphere, they are never canceled, damage is unavoidable. …
当债务以技术圈制造的环境污染的形式出现,然后又转嫁到生态圈时, 这种债务将永远无
法消除.造成破坏是不可避免的.
Lesson 6
1. He stood his ground, sucking slightly at the residue of oil; a few drops leaked out of his lips while his wicked eyes, shaded by their coy little lashes, turned on me in disgust and hatred.
他站在那儿，轻轻地吸吮着剩下的油，有几滴从嘴唇边漏了出来。他看着我，害羞得短睫毛下那原本淘气的眼睛里充满了厌恶和憎恨。
2.We had been having an unseasonable spell of weather- hot, close days, with the fog shutting in every night, scaling for a few hours in midday, then creeping back again at dark, drifting in first over the trees on the point, then suddenly blowing across the fields, blotting out the world and taking possession of houses, men, and animals.
我们正经历一段非常反常的天气，闷热且雾气沉沉。浓雾每晚笼罩着村庄。中午的几个小时雾会渐渐散去，但傍晚时又悄悄地潜回，先是覆盖树梢，接着一下子飘过田地，挡住了外面的世界，将整个村庄的房屋、人和动物都裹在其中。
3.With very small, timid pigs, weanlings, this ruse is often quite successful and will encourage them to eat; but with a large, sick pig the ruse is senseless and the sound I made must have made him feel, if anything, more miserable.
对于羞涩的、刚断奶的小猪，这一招常常很有效，能诱使他们吃东西；但对于一头生病的大猪，这个做法却丝毫没有意义，我发出的声音肯定只会让他觉得更难受。
4. From the lustiness of a healthy pig a man derives a feeling of personal lustiness; the stuff that goes into the trough and is received with such enthusiasm is an earnest of some later feast of his own, and when this suddenly comes to an end and the food lies stale and untouched, souring in the sun, the pig's imbalance becomes the man's, vicariously, and life seems insecure, displaced, transitory.
看到一头健康的猪精力充沛，人们常常感到自己也是精力充沛。看到它狼吞虎咽地吃掉食槽中的食物，人们就像是预订了今后的大餐。而当这一切突然结束，槽中的食物丝毫未动，任其在阳光下发馊时，猪的不适也就让人觉得自己也不舒服，生活变得失去了安全感、失去了平衡、变得转瞬即逝。
5.The pig's lot and mine were inextricably bound now, as though the rubber tube were the silver cord. From then until the time of his death I held the pig steadily in the bowl of my mind; the task of trying to deliver him from his misery became a strong obsession. His suffering soon became the embodiment of all earthly wretchedness.
现在这头猪的命运和我的命运紧紧地联系在一起，似乎冲洗直肠的橡皮管就是连接我们情感的纽带。从他生病到死去，我无时无刻不想着他。如何想办法使他脱离苦海成了我心里想的唯一的事情。他的苦难很快就变成世间所有悲惨经历的写照。，
6. The awakening had been violent and I minded it all the more because I knew that what could be true of my pig could be true also of the rest of my tidy world. 1 tried to put this distasteful idea from me, but it kept recurring.
这种醒悟来得太过突然，使我深感不安，因为我知道世事难料，在猪身上发生的事情同样也有可能在我身边其他看似平静之处发生。我想忘记这个令人不快的想法，但他总是不停地出现。
7. all of us working in darkness and in comfort, working with the instinctive teamwork induced by emergency conditions, the pig unprotesting, the house shadowy, protecting, intimate.
我们大家凭着紧急情况下产生的本能的合作精神，在黑暗中默契地配合。猪并没有反抗，屋子笼罩在黑暗中，给人一种安全感和亲切感。
8. Everything about this last scene seemed overwritten - the dismal sky, the shabby woods, the imminence of rain, the worm (legendary bedfellow of the dead), the apple (conventional garnish of a pig).
关于这最后一亩的描写显得有点冗长—阴沉的天空、杂乱的树丛、即将来临的降雨，以及传说中与尸体作伴的蚯蚓和烤猪时常用作点缀的苹果。
Unit10
1.But it is on the middle classes that the eye of the critic rests -- just as it rests on the poor in Russia and on the aristocracy in Japan.
但是，（在英国）最吸引评论者关注的事中产阶级，正如俄国人们关注的是穷人，在日本人们关注的是贵族一样。
2.How perfectly it expresses their character -- far better for instance, than does the university, into which social and spiritual complexities have already entered.
英国公学制度比大学更充分地表现了英国中产阶级的特性。社会与精神的复杂性已经进入大学。
3.In all these careers his education, or the absence of it, influences him.
上述事业中，他是否受过良好的教育，深深地影响着他。
4.They remember with regret that golden time when life, though hard, was not yet complex, when they all worked together and played together and thought together, so far as they thought at all; when they were taught that school is the world in miniature and believed that no one can love his country who does not love his school.
他们带着遗憾的心情怀念那段黄金时光，那时，生活虽然艰苦，但还不算复杂。那时，他们一起学习，一起游戏，一起思考，如果说他们思考的话，他们受到的教导告诉他们，学校是一个微型世界。他们相信，一个人如果不爱他们自己的学校，那他就不可能爱自己的国家。
5.They go forth into it with well-developed bodies, fairly developed minds, and undeveloped hearts.
他们进入社会时，体魄健全，智力一般，感情缺乏（身体锻炼得十分结实，大脑开发一般，而心发育则不健全）
6.He could not express his sorrow too much. But in me the Englishman came out strong. 他将伤心表达到了极点，到了无以言表的程度。但是我身上则表现出强烈的英国诗人的特性。
7.Shelley, at all events, believes that the wealth of the spirit is endless; that we may express it copiously, passionately, and always; that we can never feel sorrow or joy too acutely.
无论怎么样，雪莱相信精神的财富是无穷无尽的，他相信我们可以大量地，充满激情地在各种场合表达我们的情感，我们无论怎样表达悲伤和欢乐都不过分。
8.The Frenchmen responded at once; the Englishmen responded in time.
法国人反应迅速及时，而英国人则需要过一段时间才能做出反应。
9.It acts promptly and feels slowly. Such a combination is fruitful, and anyone who possesses it has gone a long way toward being brave.
它（英国人的神经系统）行动迅速，感觉迟缓。这二者的结合的确有用，具备这一结合的人多半很勇敢。
10.But she has a merciless eye for questions of conduct, and the classical example of two English people muddling themselves before they embark upon a wrong course of action is to be found in the opening chapters of Sense and Sensibility.
但是在观察行为问题时，她的目光尖锐无情，她的小说《理智与情感》的前几章提供了一个经典例子，使我们看到两个英国人在走上一条错误道路之前是如何先犯糊涂的。
11. From villainies such as these the average Englishman is free. His character, which prevents his rising to certain heights, also prevents him from sinking to these depths.
普通的英国人没有这样的恶习，他们的性格会阻碍他上升到一定的高度，同时也不会让他堕落到如此糟糕的地步。
12.The nations must understand one another and quickly; and without the interposition of their governments, for the shrinkage of the globe is throwing them into one another's arms.
各民族必须互相了解，而且要快，不要政府的插手或干预，因为世界在缩小，这使得他们不可避免地进行接触。
现代大学英语精读翻译 Revised by Hanlin on 10 January 2021
第三课 T1. Today we are in the throes of a worldwide reformation of cultures, a tectonic shift of habits and dreams called, in the curious vocabulary of social scientists, “globalization”. (Para.1)今天我们正经历着一种世界范围文化剧变的阵痛,一种习俗与追求的结构性变化,用社会科学家奇特的词汇来称呼这种变化,就叫“全球化”. T2. Whatever their backgrounds or agendas, these critics are convinced that Western—often equated with American—influences will flatten every cultural crease, producing, as one observer terms it, one big “McWorld”. (Para.4) 不管他们的背景和纲领如何,这些对全球化持反对态度的人深信西方的影响—往往等同于美国的影响—会把所有文化上的差异一一压平,就像一位观察家所说的,最终产生一个麦当劳世界,一个充斥美国货和体现美国价值观的世界. T3. But I also discovered that cultures are as resourceful, resilient, and unpredictable as the people who compose them. (Para.8) 不过我也发现文化就如同构成文化的民族一样,善于随机应变,富有弹性而且不可预测.
高英课后翻译 黎神华 1、but, like thousands of others in the coastal communities, john was reluctant不情愿to abandon his home unless the family—his wife, Janis, and their seven children, aged 3 to 11—was clearly endangered. 但，就像成千上万的沿海的群体一样，约翰不愿舍弃他的家园，除非他的家人—他的妻子珍妮丝和他们那三到十一岁的七个孩子—明显的有危险。 2、The French doors in an upstairs room blew in吹入with an explosive爆炸的sound, and the group heard gun- like reports as other upstairs windows disintegrated碎裂. 楼上一间房的一对法式门砰地一声被风吹开了。他们还听到楼上的窗像枪响一样的碎裂。 3、Frightened害怕的, breathless无法呼吸的and wet, the group settled定居on the stairs, which were protected by two interior 内部的walls墙. 他们跑到靠两堵内墙保护着的楼梯上歇下来。个个吓得要命，气喘吁吁，浑身湿透。 4、Everyone knew there was no escape逃跑; they would live or die in the house. 谁都明白现在已是无路可逃；是死是活都只能呆在房子里。 5、A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty强大的swipe猛击, lifted举起the entire roof 屋顶off the house and skimmed掠过it 40 feet through the air. 不一会儿，飓风以一阵强风横扫，将整个屋顶卷入空中，抛向40英尺以外。 6、in its concentrated集中的breadth宽度of some 70 miles, it shot out winds of nearly 200 mph and raised 升起tides潮as high as 30 feet. 在飓风中心纵横约70英里的范围内，其风速接近每小时200英里，掀起的浪头高达30英尺。 7、Strips剥夺of clothing festooned花彩the standing trees, and blown吹down power lines 线coiled盘绕的like black spaghetti意大利面over the roads. 尚未被风刮倒的树上结彩似地挂满被撕成布条的衣服，被吹断的电线像黑色的实心面一样盘成一圈圈地散在路面上。 8、It could have been本应该depressing压抑的, but it wasn't: each salvaged打捞、抢救item 项目represented表现、代表a little victory胜利over the wrath愤怒of the storm. 本应该沮丧，但并没有：每一次物品的抢救都代表着对那狂怒风暴的胜利。 1、And secondly, because I had a lump肿块in my throat喉咙and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything a Nippon日本railways official might say. 其次，因为我当时心情沉重，喉咙哽噎，忧思万缕，几乎顾不上去管那日本铁路官员说些什么。 2、The very act of stepping on this soil土地, in breathing this air of Hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure冒险than any trip or any reportorial报告的assignment任务I'd previously以前taken. Was I not at the scene场面of the crime犯罪? 踏上这块土地，呼吸着广岛的空气，对我来说比以往任何一次旅行或采访活动都具有挑战性。难道我不就是在犯罪现场吗? 3、The tall高的buildings of the martyred牺牲city flashed by一闪而过as we lurched倾斜 from side to side in response反应to the driver's sharp急剧的twists扭曲of the wheel轮. 我们的身子随着司机手中方向盘的一次次急转而左右摇晃。与此同时，这座曾惨遭劫难的城市的高楼大厦从我们身边快速飞掠。 4、Quite很unexpectedly意外的, the strange emotion情感which had overwhelmed淹没me
我们像在暖房里种花那样养孩子是错误的。我们必须让他们接触各种社会问题，因为不久他们就将作为公民来应对这些问题。 It was wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens. 随着时间的推移，我们不可避免地会越来越多地卷入国际事务。而冲突必然会发生，因为国家之间总有不同的观点和利益。 As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exists different views and interests among nations 我们为我们的成就而骄傲，我们有理由感到骄傲。但是我们永远不能变得狂妄，不然我们就会失去我们的朋友。 We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends. 信息现在唾手可得。一个普通的电脑就能储存一个普通图书馆的信息。 Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small library. 那家建筑公司没有资格操作这个项目。他们没有任何法律文件能证明他们具备必要的专门技术。我们必须找一个专门建造歌剧院的公司。 That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres. 这些智囊团不作决策。他们力图提出一些对决策者十分有用的新主意和深刻的分析。These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers. 国内生产总值不是一切。如果人民的生活质量没有真正改善的话，我们国家就不能说已经现代化了。 The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people?s lives is really improved. 虽然那时候我们在很多方面都很困难，但作为孩子我们仍然幸福，因为有干净的空气、水；江河湖泊里有很多鱼、螃蟹，黄鳝；田野里有花，有树，有鸟。 Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.
大学英语 2 1) 美国人一般早早就安排好他们的退休生活。 Americans usually make plans for their retirement well in advance. 2) 他们通常被看做最有希望的歌手。 They are commonly regarded as the most promising singers. 3) 我从你的推荐人那里听说雇主曾给他们打过电话。 I’ve heard from your references that the employer had called them. 4) 请告诉我们具体时间，以便我们做好适当的准备。 Would you please inform us the exact date so that we can make proper arrangements. 5) 我们对出席派对人数的估计与实际来的人数相差了一大截。 Our estimate of how many people would show up at the party missed by a mile. 6) 只要不成为阅读负担，你的报告可以包括足够多的细节。 Your report can include enough details without being a burden to read. Page21: 6 .Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences. 1. ▲Although invitations are usually sent through the mail, informal invitations such as e-mail and phone invitations are becoming more acceptable. (虽然邀请函通常通过信函方式发出，但目前像电子邮件、电话邀请等非正式邀请越来越被普遍使用。) ▲Although he has only studied English for two years, he can speak it quite well now. （虽然他学习英语仅2年，但是他现在英语讲得相当好。） ▲虽然生态环境有所改善，但生态安全状况仍然严重。 （Although the ecological environment was becoming better, the problems were still serious.） ▲尽管天色已晚，我还是有点想出去 （Although it is late, I’d quite like to go out.） 2. ▲For most formal occasions, it’s best to invite guests three or four weeks in advance. （大多数正式场合，最好提前三到四个星期发出邀请。） ▲It’s best to slice into a rich cake from the middle. （最好从中间切油腻蛋糕。） ▲在中午太阳光线很强的时候，你最好避免外出。 （It’s best to avoid going out in the strong midday sun.） ▲如果你应邀去参加正式的聚会，你最好穿上西装，打上领带。 （If you are invited to a formal party, it’s best to wear a suit and a tie.） 3. ▲A company can use any color of paper it desires, as long as it upholds and promotes the company’s image. （公司可以选择使用自己想要的任何颜色的纸张，只要它有利于维护和提升企业的形象。） ▲Your college or university will provide a report about your education as long as you continue to study there. （你的学院或大学将为你提供成绩报告单，只要你继续在哪里学习。） ▲只要我还有钱维持, 我就在墨西哥待下去。 （I’ll stay in Mexico as long as my money holds on.） ▲只要我还活着，我就不会忘记那件 （I’ll never forget that as long as I am alive.） 4.
1.We’re elevated 23 feet. We’re 23 feet above sea level. 2.The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has bothered it. The house has been here since 1915, andno hurricane has ever caused any damage to it. 3.We can batten down and ride it out. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage. 4.The generator was doused, and the lights went out. Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out. 5.Everybody out the back door to the cars! Everybody goes out through the back door and runs to the cars! 6.The electrical systems had been killed by water. The electrical systems in the car (the battery for the starter) had been put out by water. 7.John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland. 8.Get us through this mess, will you? Oh God, please help us to get through this storm safely 9.She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away. Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and finally stopped. 10.Janis had just one delayed reaction. Janis displayed the fear caused by the hurricane rather late. and every plane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off. 每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。 residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the plant’s emissions polluting the air.居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。 3. Investment in ecological projects in this area mounted up to billions of Yuan. 在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。 4. The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes.干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。 5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not perish.虽然战争给这个国家造成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。 6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features had to be demolished.为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的，具有民族特色的建筑物都被拆毁了。 7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated.在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。 8. His wonderful dream vanished into the air despite his hard efforts to achieve his goals.他为实现自己的目标付出了最大努力，但最后美好的梦想还是化成了泡影。 第二课Hiroshima-the “Liveliest” City in Japan 1.Serious-looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them… They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them. 2.At last this intermezzo came to an end, and I found myself in front of the gigantic City Hall. At last the taxi trip came to an end and I suddenly found that I was in front of the gigantic City Hall. 3.The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very
Lesson Eight The Kindness of Strangers Mike Mclntyre 1. One summer I was driving from my home town of Tahoe City, Calif, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time in the country when you' d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, "I don't want to get involved" has become a national motto. 2. Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator. 3. Does anyone stop any more? I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois's famous line: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road? 4. The idea intrigued me. 5. The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life. So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I'd have to conquer during the trip. 6. I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: "America." 7. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, folks were always warning me about someplace else. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming, In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went. I was amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests. 8. One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies dressed in their Sunday finest." I know you're not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it's so far between towns out here, you feel bad passing a person," said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. I didn't know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping. This woman was telling me she'd rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road. 9. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. "But I hate to see a man stand out in the rain," he added. "People don't have no heart anymore." 10. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When he learned that I had "a light one," he drove me to his house, and handed me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me his tent. I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family's most valuable possessions. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it. 11. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, and their gifts. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.
大学英语2 1) 美国人一般早早就安排好他们的退休生活。 Americans usually make plans for their retirement well in advance. 2) 他们通常被看做最有希望的歌手。 They are commonly regarded as the most promising singers. 3) 我从你的推荐人那里听说雇主曾给他们打过电话。 I' ve heard from your references that the employer had called them. 4) 请告诉我们具体时间，以便我们做好适当的准备。 Would you please inform us the exact date so that we can make proper arrangements. 5) 我们对出席派对人数的估计与实际来的人数相差了一大截。 Our estimate of how many people would show up at the party missed by a mile. 6) 只要不成为阅读负担，你的报告可以包括足够多的细节。 Your report can include enough details without being a burden to read. Page21: 6 .Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences. 1. ▲ Although invitations are usually sent through the mail, informal invitations such as e-mail and phone invitations are becoming more acceptable. (虽然邀请函通常通过信函方式发出，但目前像电子邮件、电话邀请等非正式邀请越来越被普遍使用。) ▲ Although he has only studied English for two years, he can speak it quite well now. (虽然他学习英语仅 2 年，但是他现在英语讲得相当好。 ) ▲虽然生态环境有所改善，但生态安全状况仍然严重。 ( Although the ecological environment was becoming better, the problems were still serious. )▲ 尽管天色已晚，我还是有点想出去 (Although it is late, I ' d quite like to go out. ) 2. ▲ For most formal occasions, it 's best to invite guests three or four weeks in advance. (大多数正式场合，最好提前三到四个星期发出邀请。 ) ▲ It ' s best to slice into a rich cake from the middle. (最好从中间切油腻蛋糕。 ) ▲在中午太阳光线很强的时候，你最好避免外出。 ( It ' s best to avoid going out in the strong midday sun. ) ▲如果你应邀去参加正式的聚会，你最好穿上西装，打上领带。 ( If you are invited to a formal party, it 's best to wear a suit and a tie. ) 3. ▲ A company can use any color of paper it desires, as long as it upholds and promotes the company ' s image. (公司可以选择使用自己想要的任何颜色的纸张，只要它有利于维护和提升企业的形象。 ) ▲ Your college or university will provide a report about your education as long as you continue to study there. ( 你的学院或大学将为你提供成绩报告单，只要你继续在哪里学习。) ▲只要我还有钱维持, 我就在墨西哥待下去。 ( I' ll stay in Mexico as long as my money holds on. )
第三单元 句子翻译 2.The government intends to restructure the deposit insurance system as a new financial safety net for protecting settlement systems.政府打算重建存款保险制度，作为保护结算制度的新型金融安全网。 3.Each of these . companies is attempting to offer convenient services to customers by centering on their strong business lines.这些美国公司，每一家都突出自己具有优势的业务范围，尽全力在给顾客提供各种便利的服务。 4.Under the system of securitization of real estate, special purpose companies established by real estate firms issue shares in real estate by using the property as collateral.根据房地产证券化制度，由房地产开发公司所创立的特别目的公司，是通过以房地产作为担保物的方式来发行房地产股票的。 6.Long-term interest rates have soared almost fourfold in the past three months after the rates hit a record low in mid-June.在利率于六月中旬创下历史最低水平之后，长期利率在过去的三个月中已经飙升了几乎四倍。 7.Future prospects are dim, and analysts are uncertain when the global IT-related recession will bottom out.发展前景非常暗淡，分析家们还拿不准全球与信息技术相关的经济衰退到底何时探底。 12.Reducing the number of hours of overtime may not help those workers retain their jobs, but also increase job openings.减少加班时数不仅可帮助那些工人保住自己的工作，还可以增加职位空缺。 19.An increasing number of Japanese discount stores and other retailers import and sell low-priced Japanese music CDs pressed abroad.越来越多的日本折扣店和其他零售店都在进口和销售在海外模压出来的价格低廉的日本音乐激光唱片。 第四单元 2.The nationalized industries have been spoon-fed for so long that they don't care whether they give value for money, or make a profit or loss.这些国家有行业享受优厚待遇的时间太长了，它们并不在乎钱花得是否物有所值，也不知乎是盈利还是亏损。 3.The privatization of the postal savings and postal life insurance business will create a private bank and an insurance company t hat will be among the world's largest.邮政储蓄业务和邮政人寿保险业务的私有化，将创造出世界上最大的私有银行和世界上最大的保险公司。 4.Japanese companies expanding their operations into global markets are receiving marketing, language and cultural support from the firm at their new locations.正在将营运拓展到海外市场的各日本公司在接受各自新据点所带来的市场营销援助、语言援助和文化援助。 6.The mid-term economic outlook serves as a guiding principle for the government's economic and fiscal management over five years beginning in fiscal 2006.在中期所进行的经济展望可看作是自2006财政年开始的五年来，政府在经济管理和财政管理上的指导原则。
这是我整理的，希望对大家有用。蓝色部分是重点词汇。 第一课 1、一条蜿蜒的小路隐没在树荫深处。 A winding path loses itself in the shadowy distance of the woods. 2、集市上有许多小摊子，出售的货物应有尽有。 At the bazaar, there are many stalls where goods of every conceivable kind are sold. 3、我真不知道到底是什么事让他如此生气。 I really don’t know what it is that has made him so angry. 4、新出土的铜花瓶造型优美，可有精细、复杂的传统图案。 The newly unearthed bronze vase is pleasing in form and engraved with delicate and intricate traditional designs. … 5、在山的那一边是一望无际的大草原。 Beyond the mountains there is a vast grassland that extends as far as the eye can see. 6、他们决定买那座带有汽车房的房子。 They decided to buy that house with a garage attached. 7、教师们坚持对学生严格要求。 The teachers make a point of be ing strict with the students. 8、这个小女孩很喜欢她的父亲。 The girl is very much attached to her father. 9、为了实现四个现代化，我们认为有必要学习国外的先进科学技术。 To achieve the four modernization, we make a point of learn ing from the advanced science and technology of other countries. | 10、黄昏临近时，天渐渐暗下来了。 As dusk fell, daylight faded away. 11徒工仔细地观察他的师傅，然后照着干。 The apprentice watched his master carefully and then followed suit. 12、吃完饭弗兰克常常帮助洗餐具。 Frank often took a hand in the washing-up after dinner.