大学英语精读book4第四册第三版课后翻译答案
Unit2翻译
1) 比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。
Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions.
2) 这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。
There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce.
3) 工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。
Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased productivity.
4) 他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望。
He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B.
5) 我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。
We have ample time for a leisurely lunch.
6) 地方政府不得不动用储备粮并采取其他紧急措施，以渡过粮食危机。
The local government had to draw on its grain reserves and take other emergency measures so as to pull through the food crisis.
Unit3翻译
1) 萧伯纳在他一个剧本的前言中提出这样的看法：今天人们比在中世纪时更加迷信。
In the preface to one of his plays, Bernard Shaw advances the idea that people are more superstitious today than they were in the Middle Ages.
2) 丈夫死后，她只好独自挑起抚养五个孩子的经济重担。
After her husband died, she had to bear the severe financial burden of raising five children by herself.
3) 证明或驳斥某个论点的最好办法之一是从亲身经历中举出例子。
One of the best ways to prove or refute a point is to cite examples from your own experience.
4) 亨特说贝蒂老是夸大他的缺点，这话很可能会引起一场争吵。
Hunt's statement that Betty always exaggerates his faults may well lead to a quarrel.
5) 我当时对她绝对信任，无论她告诉我什么，我都会相信。
I trusted her so much that I would have swallowed any story she told me.
6) 一家人聚拢来讨论经济问题时，父亲一开头就说，每月存点钱是绝对必要的，遇到紧急情况，我们可以依靠积蓄。
When the family gathered to discuss matters of finance, Father started off by saying that it was absolutely necessary to set aside some money each month, for in an emergency we could fall back on our savings.
Unit5翻译
1) 我确信这项所谓(so-called) 明智的决定，与期望相反，会带来极其严重的后果。
I am convinced that, contrary to expectations, the so-called informed decision will bring very grave consequences.
2) 诚然，他曾欺骗你，但他已经承认自己做错了，并道了歉。
所以你不应该老是以怀疑的态度对待他。
It's true he once deceived you, but he has admitted he has done wrong and apologized. So you shouldn't always treat him with suspicion.
3) 他在这个问题公开进行辩论之前就已表明了自己的立场。
He had taken a stand on the issue before it was openly debated.
4) 在调查过程中，他们发现了种种形式的政治腐败，并揭露了许多贪官污吏(corrupt officials)。
In the course of their investigation, they discovered various forms of political corruption and exposed a number of corrupt officials.
5) 玛丽的两难处境是：把真相告诉老板从而失信于她的同事，还是让老板蒙在鼓里从而辜负他的信任。
Mary's dilemma was whether to betray her colleagues by telling her boss the truth or to betray his trust by keeping him in the dark about it.
6) 首先，是什么使你认为这项规划会促进改革?其次，你怎么知道这些改革会让全县得到好处?
Now, in the first place, what has made you think (led you to think) this program will promote reforms, and in the second, how do you know these reforms will benefit the whole county?
Unit6翻译
1) 那位卫生部副部长一再强调把中西医结合起来是多么重要。
The vice minister of health has emphasized time and again how important it is to integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine.
2) 热天很难保藏食品，使之保持新鲜与食用安全。
很自然，许多人觉得在夏季还是不上饭店为好。
In hot weather it is rather difficult to preserve food and keep it fresh and safe to eat. Naturally, many people prefer not to eat in restaurants during the summer months.
3) 阅读时在作者强调的论点底下划线，对我们会有所裨益。
It will do us good to underline the points that the author emphasizes in his book.
4) 经过好几天侦查，警方终于弄清这起谋杀案和新近发生的越狱事件有关。
After days of inquiry the police finally tied up the murder with the case of the recent escape from prison.
5) 我想劝说他们采纳我们的计划，首先因为这一计划所需资金较少，其次，不会造成环境污染。
I want to persuade them to adopt our plan, because, in the first place, it calls for less funds and, in the second place, it will not cause environmental pollution.
6) 父亲用绳子把芹菜(celery) 扎在一起，放在河里浸了浸，然后拿到菜场去卖。
Father bound the celery together with a rope and dipped it in the stream for a while before he took it to the market for sale.。
