综合英语教程第三版4 邹为诚主编 第二单元p37 1.玛丽看到一个贼眉鼠眼的男人走进邻居家里。shifty Mary saw a shifty-eyed man walking into a neighbor’s house. 2.鲍勃总是嘲笑我对服饰的眼光。sneer at Bob always sneers at my taste in clothes. 3.打探别人的秘密是不礼貌的。pry It is impolite to pry into other’s secrets. 4.我想克里斯想要抢我的饭碗。be after sth I think Chris is after my job. 5.她看到克里斯给他使的眼色，说话的声音便越来越小了。trail off She trailed off, silenced by the look Chris gave her. 6.那些树枝干而易断。brittle The branches were dry and brittle. 7.收音机老是发出噼里啪啦的声响，我们几乎听不清里面说些什么。crackle The radio cracked so much that we could hardly hear what was said. 8.地面向海倾斜。slope The land slopes down to the sea. 9.他的口袋里鼓鼓囊囊的塞满了钞票。bulge His pockets were bulging with money. 10.我不得不和出租车司机就车费讨价还价。haggle I had to haggle with the taxi driver over the fare. 第三单元p58 1. 这样的好机会千载难逢。once in a blue moon An opportunity as good as this arises/occurs only once in a blue mo on. 2. 这个孩子因为私自拿了母亲包里的钱而觉得十分愧疚。guilty of The boy felt guilty for taking money from his mother’s handbag with out permission. 3. 她知道他的话一句真的也没有。give credence to She did not give credence to a single word of his story. 4. 一般来说，老师对学生的错误都比较宽容。be tolerant of Generally speaking, teachers are tolerant of their students’ mistakes. 5. 我想当然地以为你会跟我们一起来，于是就给你买了票。take… for granted I took it for granted that you’d want to come with us, so I boug ht you a ticket. 6. 由于经理的不断劝导，工作人员很快就改掉了迟到的坏习惯。break the habit Thanks to the manager’s repeated counseling, the staff soon broke th e bad habit o f comin g late to work. 7. 他现在对她发火，但不久会原谅她的。这只是几小时的事，仅此而已。a matter of, that’s all He’s furious with her now, but he’ll forgive her soon. It’s just/ only a matter of a few hours, that’s all. 第四单元p78
1 1. 你愿意把你的经验和组里的其他人分享吗？(share sth with sb) Answer: Would you like to share your experience with the rest of the group? 2. 你父亲如果还健在的话，他会为你骄傲的。(be proud of) Answer: If your father were still alive, he would be very proud of you. 3. 她开车转弯上 了自家的车道 (driveway)，不料发现路已被堵塞 (block)。(only to) Answer: She turned up the driveway, only to fi nd her way blocked. 4. 他没有告 诉任何人就走了，因为他不想卷入那件事。(get involved in) Answer: He went away without telling anyone, because he di dn’t want to get involved in that matter. 5. 最终，产品的成功还是取决于高明的销售手段 (marketing)。(ultimately) Answer: Ultimately, the success of the product depends on good marketing. 1我发觉自己对英语口语有着浓厚的兴趣。(find... doing) Answer: I found myself having great interest in spoken English. 2. 驱车行驶在高速公路 上，我意识到近几年来，中国的公路系统发生了巨大的变化。(realize; enormous) Answer: Driving on the expressway, I realized that enormous changes had taken place in China's highway system in recent years. 3. 我简直不 敢相信他这么快就学会了操作计算机。(can hardly believe; work) Answer: I can hardly believe that he has learned how to work a computer so quickly / in such a short time. 4. 三年的时光已经过去，这一刻终于来临了：不到两 周我就要回国了。 (in less than) Answer: Three years have passed by and the fi nal moment has come. / After three years, the time has come. In less than two weeks, I will return home / go back to my country. 5. 许 多我认识的人都迫不及待地想要出国，而我却宁愿和家人一起呆在国内。 (can't wait) Answer: I know a lot of people who can't wait to go abroad, but I prefer to stay with my family in my own country. 1. 我们急匆匆地赶到火车站，结果发现火车刚刚开走。(only to) Answer: We hurried to the railway station, only to find the train had just left. 2. 你和你哥哥都不是细心的人，你们两个都不能做这件需要细心和技巧的工作。(no more than) Answer: You are no more careful than your brother. You two can’t do the work that nee ds care and skill. 3. 多一个人参会对会议安 排不会有什么影响。(make a difference) Answer: One more person wouldn’t make any difference to the meeting arrangements. 4. 他一直工作到昨天深 夜，或者更确切地说，是到今天凌晨。(rather) Answer: He worked till late last night, or rather, early in the mornin g. 5. “还有其他一两本书也值得 一提，”教授给我们列了一个长长的参考书目后补充说。(worthy of) Answer:“A couple of other books are also worthy of mention,” added the
Unit 1 1. Lively behavior is normal for a four-year-old child. (活泼的举止是正常的) 2. Fast cars appeal to John, but he can’t afford one. (速度快的车对······有吸引力) 3. Dave required a lot of time to study the diverse arguments. (多种多样的论据) 4. I asked my boss for clarification, and she explained the project to me again. (我要求我的上司为我解释清楚) 5. Photographic film is very sensitive to light. (对光很敏感) 6. Mutual encouragement can be a great help, especially in the early days. (互相鼓励) 7. Jimmy cried when people made fun of him. (拿他开玩笑) 8. John won’t give up. He persists in his opinion/viewpoint. (坚持他的观点) 9. Ted always wants to be the focus/center of attention.(成为注意的焦点) 10. Is it cheaper if we buy our tickets in advance. (我们提前买票) Unit2 1.However, the main drawback with this type of search engine (这种搜索引擎的主要缺陷) is its tendency to include too much information. 2.She’s very generous with her time(她从不吝惜自己的时间)—always ready to help other people. 3.you may have known someone else for 20 years and yet they will never be more than casual acquaintances (他们永远只是泛泛之交). 4.He doubted that the car was hers (他怀疑这车不是他的) because everyone knew she had no money. 5.It’s impossible to forget such horrific events — they will remain in the memory forever(它们 会永远留在记忆中). 6.In a world too often filled with uncertainties (在这样一个常常充满各种不确定性的世界上), it is nice to have a safety net, something you can rely on. 7.The earthquake happened a year ahead of the prediction by the research group (比该研究小 组的预报提前了一年), but earthquakes are usually difficult to predict. 8.I don’t mind being awakened once or tw ice in the middle of the night by my roommate so long as she doesn’t make a habit of it (只要她不养成习惯). Unit3 1. Their study shows that sports skills carry over into personal life (可以运用到个人生活中). 2. I find myself calling on the boys more often (更多地叫男生回答问题), because they tend to be the ones having trouble staying on task. 3. I used to have trouble getting all the laundry put away (把要洗的衣服放好) before it was time to do the next batch. 4. After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid she has fallen behind academically (在学业
一、Passage A Translation 无名英雄：职业父亲意味着什么？ 在我们的孪生女儿出生后的第一次“约会”时，我和丈夫一起去看了一部名为《玩具总动员》的电影。我们很喜欢这部片子，但随后我丈夫问道：“父亲在哪儿呢？”起初我还认为因为一个小小的失误而批评一部很吸引人的家庭影片似乎是太偏狭了。可后来越想越觉得这一疏忽太严重了。父亲不仅没有出现，他甚至没有被提到——尽管家中有婴儿，说明父亲不可能离开太长时间。影片给人的感觉是，父亲出现与否似乎是个极次要的细节，甚至不需要做任何解释。 新闻媒体倾向于把父亲边缘化，这只是一个例子，它反映了在美国发生的巨大的社会变化。大卫·布兰肯霍恩在《无父之国》一书中将这种倾向称之为“无需父亲”观念。 职业母亲（我想这应是与无职业母亲相对而言的）奋斗的故事从媒体上无尽无休地轰击着我们。与此同时，媒体上绝大多数与父亲有关的故事又集中表现暴力的丈夫或没出息的父亲形象。看起来似乎父亲唯一值得人们提及的是因为他们做家务太少而受到指责的时候（我怀疑这一说法的可靠性，因为“家务”的定义中很少包括打扫屋顶的雨水沟，给汽车换机油或其他一些典型的由男人们做的事），或者是在他们去世的时候。当布兰肯霍恩先生就“顾家的好男人”一词的词义对父亲们进行调查时，许多父亲都回答，这一词语只有在葬礼上听到过。 这种“无需父亲”综合征的一个例外是家庭全职父亲所受到的媒体的赞扬。我并非暗指这些家庭全职父亲作出的承诺不值得人们的支持，我只是想指出正在实际生效的双重标准：家庭全职父亲受到人们的赞扬，而家庭全职母亲和养家糊口的父亲，所得到文化上的认同却很少，甚至完全得不到。 我们用来讨论父亲的角色（即没出息的父亲）的话语本身就显示出人们对大多数男人默默无闻而自豪地履行对家庭的责任缺乏赏识。我们几乎从来没听到“职业父亲”这一说法，在人们呼吁应该给予工作者在工作地点上更大的灵活性时，很少有人认为这种呼吁不但适用于女性，同样也适应于男性。我们这个社会表现出的是，似乎家庭职责对父亲来说并不像对母亲那么重要——似乎事业上的满足就是男人生活的全部。 更让人感到侮辱的是最近媒体的这种倾向，即把家庭主妇看成是一种“地位的象征”——就像一辆名贵的汽车，据说只有少数男人才享受得起这种奢侈与豪华。这暗示家里有家庭主妇的男人比那些妻子在外工作的男人日子过得更舒适，因为他们拥有全职管家这种“奢侈品”。然而，实际上作为家庭唯一挣钱者的男人要承受很多压力。当他们的那份工作是家庭收入的唯一来源的时候，失业，或者甚至只不过是受到失业的威胁，对他们而言也构成了巨大的困难。同样，家庭唯一的工资收入者在想辞去不太满意的工作时，其灵活程度也要小一些，因为这种工作变换会使他们失去收入。此外，为了给家庭挣更多的钱，许多丈夫超时工作或兼做第二职业。对于这些男人来说，正是这份工作所支撑的家庭，使他们觉得值得付出。
1A 1任何年满18岁的人都有资格投票(vote)。(be eligible to) Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to vote. 2.每学期开学前，这些奖学金的申请表格就会由学校发给每一个学生。(apply for, scholarship) A form to apply for these scholarships is sent by the university to each student before the start of each semester. 3. 遵照医生的建议，我决定戒烟。(on the advice of) On the advice of my doctor, I decided to give up smoking. 4.公园位于县城的正中央。(be located in) The park is located right in the center of town. 5.这所大学提供了我们所需的所有材料和设备。(facilities) The university provides all the materials and facilities we desire. 1B 1.鲁迅是中国最伟大的作家，同时也是世界杰出文人之一。 Lu Xun is one of the greatest writer in China and one of the world’s outstanding men of letters. 2.大部分研究生选择了文学作为其研究领域，其余的选择了语言学。 Most graduate students chose literature as their field of study, and the rest made linguistics their choice. 3.人们购买什么样的户型居住是根据各自的特殊需要和有关专家的建议。 People buy what kind of houses to live in on the basis of their special needs and on the advice of relevant experts. 4.这些虚拟教学设施能使亚非学生在一个真实的情景中学习外语至少3 个月。 These virtual teaching facilities enable overseas students from Asia and Africa to learn a foreign language in a real-life situation for a minimum of three months. 5.学生在做出决定前应该认真核查他们是否有资格加入这一俱乐部，因为他们每个人只有一次选择机会。 Students should check carefully that they are eligible to join this club before making their decision, as each of them is restricted to only one choice. 2A 1. 他内心深处知道，他们永远也不会再见了。(in one’s heart) Answer:He knew in his heart that they would never meet again. 2.他们同意出版他的第一本书后，他终于感到自己快要成功了。(on the road to) Answer:He finally felt that he was on the road to success after they agreed to publish his first book. 3.他停下来喝了一口(a sip of)水，然后继续讲话。(resume) Answer:He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed speaking. 4.这个大项目使我们忙得今年都无法安排一次度假了。(engage; so much that) Answer:The big proj ect engages us so much that we can’t manage to take a holiday this year. 5.氧气(oxygen)是气体中最重要的一种，正如水是液体中最重要的一种一样。(just as) Answer:Just as water is the most important of liquids, oxygen is the most important of gases. 2B 1. 警察们正忙着填写关于这场事故的各种表格。(fill out) Answer:The policemen are busy filling out forms about the accident. 2.我想在还车之前把油箱(fuel tank)加满。(fill up) Answer:I want to fill up the fuel tank before returning the car. 3.如果你要投诉，最好遵循正确的程序。(follow the procedure) Answer:If you want to make a complaint, you’d be tter follow the correct procedure. 4.要不是约翰帮忙，我们绝不会这么快就完成实验。(without) Answer:We couldn’t have finished the experiment so soon without John’s help. 5.暴风雨之后，岸边的人们焦急地搜索湖面以期发现小船的踪迹。(scan for) Answer:After the storm, the people on the shore anxiously scanned the lake for any sign of the boat 那时他刚刚被提升为公司副总裁不久，所以他并没有期待六个月内还会有升职。 3A
Unit1 1, There has been this long lull with nothing particular turning up! you are beginning to be anxious because there has been no progress of the war in such a long quiet period… 2,we must "...meet with Triumph and Disaster. And treat those two impostors just the same." We are sure to experience both Triumph and Disaster and we must treat them as the same thing taking different appearances because they are essentially interchangeable. 3,never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense Never give in unless we are convinced that it is honorable and sensible for us to do so. 4,Britain, other nations thought, had drawn a sponge across her slate. Britain, in other nations’ eyes, was completely wiped out/conquered. 5,we have only to persevere to conquer. … we have no choice but to hold on until victory comes. Unit2 1, The phrase "personal space" has a quaint, seventies ring to it The phrase “personal space” sounds old-fashioned and reminds one of the seventies…2, T-shirt weather can make proximity more alluring (or much, much less). … I have suspected that maybe the cause (of the space invasion) is the season: summer may either make people want to be closer to each other or more likely, to keep a distance between each other. 3, The logistics of it vary according to geography people in different regions are given different size of personal space. 4, individuals routinely commandeer booths and sets of facing seats meant for foursomes. …individuals, as usual, occupy the booths and seats which are desi gned for four people. 5,In the same way that the breeze from a butterfly's wings in Japan may eventually produce a tidal wave in California, I have decided to expand the contracting boundaries of personal space. Because the initial invasion of personal space can cause a chain of reactions, which may bring about a catastrophic consequence, as the breeze from a butterfly’s wings in Japan, if it initiates a chain of waves, may eventually produce a tidal wave in California, I have decided to enlarge the shrinking personal space. Unit3 1,Given the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage, it is the communications modal equivalent of international waters As there are relatively few restrictions for reaching and using the Internet, communications via the Internet are comparable to traveling through the international waterways. 2,But much less widely reported has been the notion that the Internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users A lot of people talk about the “new information age”, but not so many people are acquainted with the idea that the Internet separates people form each other and fragments society further as a result
一、课后翻译 Unit 1 1.随着职务的提升，他担负的责任也更大了。(take on) With his promotion ,he has taken on greater responsibilities. 2. 他感到他再没有必要对约翰承担这样的责任。(make a commitment) He felt he did not have to make such a commitmentto John any more . 3. 闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物，与她相反，露茜却喜欢呆在家里看书。(as opposed to) Mary likes go to shopping in her spare time ,as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading. 4. 充其量可以说他有抱负，用最糟糕的话来说，他是一个没有良心(conscience)或没有资格的权力追求者。(at best, at worst) At best he's ambitious,at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications . 5. 我们已尽全力说服他，但是却毫无进展。(strive，make no headway) We have striven to the full to convince him,but we have made no headway. Unit 2 1. 要是他适合当校长，那么哪个学生都可以当。(no more...than) He is no more fit to be a headmaster than any schoolboy would be. 2. 至于她的父亲，她不敢肯定是否会接收她和她的小孩。(as for) As for her father, she is not sure whether he will accept her and her baby. 3. 晚睡会损害健康而早睡早起有益于健康。(undermine) Staying up late will undermine one's health while going to bed early and getting up early will benefit it. 4. 大使亲自向总理转达了总统的问候。(convey) The ambassador personally conveyed the president's message to the premier. 5. 这个女孩决定敞开心扉，把她看见的一切都告诉警方。(open up) The girl decided to open up and tell the police what she had seen. Unit 3 1. 他理个发就要收500元，简直不可思议。(charge) It is simply unbelievable for him to charge 500 dollars for a haircut. 2. 人民赋予你特权，你就应该全心全意为人民服务。(grant) People grant you the privilege, so you should serve the people wholeheartedly. 3. 天气预报很重要，依据它我们才能决定什么时候出航。(so that) The weather forecast is very important so that we can decide when to go to sea. 4. 炮声打破了往常周日早晨的宁静，人们强烈预感到战争就要来临。(violate) The sound of guns violated the usual calm of Sunday morning, and people had a strong feeling that the war was coming. 5. 即使你每分钟看3页，到本周末你无论如何也看不完这本书。(even though) Even though you read three pages per minute, you will by no means finish the book by the end of this weekend. Unit 4
Unit 1 1. 随着职务的提升，他担负的责任也更大了。(take on) With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities. 2.他感到没有必要再一次对约翰承担这样的责任了。(make a commitment) He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more. 3.闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物，与她相反，露茜却喜欢待在家里看书。(as opposed to) Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading 4.说得好听一些，可以说他有抱负，用最糟糕的话来说，他是一个没有良心(conscience) 且没有资格的权力追求者。(at best, at worst) At best he 's ambitious, and at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications. 5.我们已尽全力想说服他，但是却毫无进展。(strive, make no headway) We have striven to the full to convince him, but we have made no headway. 1.他似乎只有在打保龄球的时候才感觉到舒服。 It seems that the only time he felt good about himself was when he was bowling. 2.饭店员工是不收小费原则的唯一例外。 One exception to the “no-tipping rule” is the hotel staff. 3.很多年轻人在理论上知道怎么干，但当付诸实践时，就茫然无措了。 Many of these youngsters know the job in theory but they’re still wet behind the ears when it comes to putting it into practice. 4.今天，在顶级公关运营商中间存在着一种广泛的共识，认为法庭和媒体的对峙不能再继续下去。Today, there is widespread agreement among top PR operators that the stand-off between courts and the media can not continue. 5.对于每个人来说，有一点是确信的，睡眠不仅是必需的，而且睡眠有助于我们身心健康。 As for everyone, one thing is certain, not only do we have to sleep, but it is good for your mind and body as well. 倍数的翻译(Multiples) 常见的倍数的翻译有倍数的增加和倍数的减少。 倍数的增加 1 n times +名词或+ that of ..., n times as ... as ... 或v + n times等可译成“是...的n倍”或“比...增加n–1倍”。 e.g. The output of cars this year is about three times as great as that of last year. 今年的汽车产量大约是去年的三倍。(或：今年的汽车产量比去年多两倍左右。) 2 n times +“增加”意义的比较级+ than ...可译成“净增加...或...倍”。 e.g. The irrigated area in this prefecture is four times bigger than in 1998. 这个辖区的灌溉面积是1998年的4倍。 3 “增加”意义的动词+ by ...可译成“增加了……”；“增加”意义的动词+ by a factor of ...可译成“增加了n–1倍”； 增加意义的动词+ to ... 可译成“增加到……或……倍”或“增加了n–1倍”。
攻势已经持续了三天，但是我们并没有取得多少进展。师长（division commander）命令我们营（battalion）夜晚绕到敌人后方发起突然袭击。然而，要绕到敌人后方，我们必须越过一片沼泽地（marshland）。我们很多人担心会陷入泥潭之中。我们营长决定冒一下险。所幸由于寒冷天气沼泽地都结上了冰，我们于天亮前到达目的地并从敌人后方发起进攻。这一下扭转了战局。敌人没有戒备，不久便投降了。 The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. Our troops engaging the enemy at the front were faced with strong/fierce/stiff resistance. The division commander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy and launch a surprise attack. To do so, however, we had to cross a marshland and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion commander decided to take a gamble. We started under cover of darkness and pressed on in spite of great difficulties. By a stroke of luck, the temperature at night suddenly dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius and the marsh froze over. Thanks to the cold weather, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This turned the tide of the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered. 汽车自从发明以来使交通运输发生了革命性的变化，永远地改变了人们的生活、旅行和办事的方式。但另一方面，也带来了危害，尤其是公路死亡事故。然而，现今由于计算机技术和电子传感器的使用，有可能消除发生的大多数交通事故。例如，装在你汽车上的电子传感器能检测到空气中的酒精雾汽并拒绝启动引擎。同样，传感器还能通过接受在轨道上运行的卫星发出的信号监测路况并大大减少你陷入交通拥堵的可能性。 Automobiles have, since their invention, revolutionized transportation, changing forever the way people live, travel, and do business. On the other hand, they have brought hazards, especially highway fatalities. However, today the application of computer technology and electronic sensors in designing and manufacturing cars makes it possible to eliminate most of traffic accidents. For example, electronic sensors mounted in your car can detect alcohol vapor in the air and refuse to start up the engine. They can also monitor road conditions by receiving radio signals sent out from orbiting satellites and greatly reduce your chances of getting stuck in traffic jams. 常言道，好的开端是成功的一半。在求职时，求职者事先做好充分的准备是非常重要的。我认为，事先做不做准备显然会影响求职者的成功机会。我的一位朋友在一家大型计算机软件公司供职，年薪十万美元左右。他根据自己的经历告诉我说，那些面试未来雇员的具有录用决定权的人喜欢有充分准备的人。那些没有在了解未来雇主方面尽全力的人很难有成功的希望。 Well begun, half done,as the saying goes. It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment.From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success. I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a years in a large computer software company. He told me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of a chance of success.