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3 Scientists agree that it will be a long time [我们找到治愈癌症的方法before we find the cure for cancer ]
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第一课 1.每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。 2.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.在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。 4.枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。 5.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.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.在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。 8.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 1.礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延期了。 2.那座现代建筑看上去很像个飞碟。 3.四川话和湖北话在北方人听起来很相似，有时难以区别。 4.一看见纪念碑就想起了再战斗中死去的好友。 5.他陷入沉思之中，没有理会同伴们在谈些什么。 6.他干的事与她毫无关系。 7.她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事重重。 8.这件事长期以来一直让我放心不下。 9.他喜欢这些聚会，喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。 10.几分钟以后大家才领悟他话中的含意。 11.土壤散发着青草的气味。 12.我可以占用你几分钟时间吗？ 13.你能匀出一张票子给我吗？ 14.那个上了年纪的灰头发的人是铜匠。 第四课 1)我没有预料到会卷入这场争端。 2)如果你想学到一些东西，那你自己就应该参加到这项工作中去。 3)虽然种族隔离室违法的，但种族歧视在美国仍然以不同形式存在着。 4)陪审团议论了一番，最后裁决他有罪。 5)他认为这两个观点是可以一致起来的。 6)观众对被告充满了同情心。 7)他阅读文章时总把字典放在手边。 8)还没有进行环境影响评估筑坝工程就开工了。 第六课 1. 汤姆很聪明，丝毫不亚于班上第一名的学生。 2. 对贫困的担心使他忧虑重重。 3. 洞庭湖盛产鱼虾。 4. 迫于压力，他别无办法，只好离职。 5. 那时许多儿童死于天花。 6. 他发现船舱里进了很多水，十分惊恐。 7. 直到半夜医生才做完手术。 8. 彼得的特点正是如此。 9. 历史课使我对古代文明有所了解。 10. 新上演的那出话剧充分表现了年轻人的追求和烦恼。 第九课 1. 他把网上的流传当成一个笑话，不予理睬。 2. 马克?吐温的《竞选州长》是一片著名的短篇故事。 3. 对于遭受灾难的人们，我们应该毫无保留地帮助他们。 4. 考虑到他们没有经验，他们的工作成绩还是相当不错的。 5. 她是在华裔人占主导地位的社区里长大的。 6. 心情不好不能成为你对同事粗暴的理由。 7. 警方把这件事视作“误解”而草草了事。 第十课 1: 这些在贫困中成年的孩子很珍惜他们得到的每一个机会。2:他们克服了种种困难，终于在一个偏远的山村建立了一所小学校。 3: 虽然地震的惊恐已经过去，但他还是惊魂不定，心有余悸。 4:越来越多的人懂得，济的发展不能以牺牲生态环境为代价。5: 这几个年轻人凭着热情和努力白手起家干起了一番事业。6: 只有少数人实现了他们的梦想，大多数人没有成功。7: 肉类生产也是促成碳排放的原因。 8: 人类与自然的关系在许多早期的文学作品里就经常得以体现。
2017年6月大学练习题13篇汇总 1.中国菜 请将下面这段话翻译成英文： 中国菜(cuisine)是中国各地区、各民族各种菜肴的统称，也指发源于中国的烹饪方式。中国菜历史悠久, 流派(genre)众多，主要代表菜系有“八大菜系”。每一菜系因气候、地理、历史、烹饪技巧和生活方式的差异而风格各异。中国菜的调料(seasoning)丰富多样，调料的不同是形成地方特色菜的主要原因之一。中国菜强调色、香、味俱佳，味是菜肴的灵魂。中国饮食文化博大精深，作为世界三大菜系之一的中国菜，在海内外享有盛誉。 参考翻译: Chinese cuisine is a general term for the various foods from diverse regions and ethnic groups of China. It also refers to cooking styles originating from China. With a long history, Chinese cuisine has a number of different genres, the main representatives of which are "Eight Cuisines". Every cuisine is distinctive from one another due to the differences in climate, geography, history, cooking techniques and lifestyle. Chinese cuisine contains a rich variety of seasonings, which is one of main factors contributing to different local special dishes. Chinese cuisine lays emphasis on
2013年12月： 段落翻译： 试卷一：中餐 【真题原文】许多人喜欢中餐，在中国，烹饪不仅被视为一种技能，而且也被视为一种艺术。精心准备的中餐既可口又好看，烹饪技艺和配料在中国各地差别很大。但好的烹饪都有一个共同点，总是要考虑到颜色、味道、口感和营养（nutrition）。由于食物对健康至关重要，好的厨师总是努力在谷物、肉类和蔬菜之间取得平衡，所以中餐既味美又健康。 【翻译答案】Most people like Chinese food. In China, cooking is considered as not only a skill but also an art. The well-prepared Chinese food is both delicious and good-looking. Although cooking methods and food ingredient vary wildly in different places of China, it is common for good cuisine to take color, flavor, taste and nutrition into account. Since food is crucial to health, a good chef is insistently trying to seek balance between cereal, meat and vegetable, and accordingly Chinese food is delicious as well as healthy. 试卷二：信息技术 【真题原文】信息技术(Information Technology)，正在飞速发展，中国公民也越来越重视信息技术，有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程，对这一现象大家持不同观点。一部分人认为这是没有必要的，学生就应该学习传统的课程。另一部分人认为这是应该的，中国就应该与时俱进。不管怎样，信息技术引起广大人民的重视是一件好事。 【翻译答案】As China citizens attaching great importance to the rapidly development of Information Technology, some college even set it as a compulsory course. Regarding to this phenomenon, people holding different views. Some people think it is not necessary, for students should learn the traditional curriculum. Another part of people think it is a need, because China should keep pace with the times. Anyway, it is a good thing that Information Technology aroused public concern. 试卷三：茶文化 【真题原文】"你要茶还是咖啡？"是用餐人常被问到的问题，许多西方人会选咖啡，而中国人则会选茶，相传，中国的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶，并用来治病，在明清（the qing dynasties）期间，茶馆遍布全国，饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美，如今，茶是世界上最流行的饮料（beverage）之一，茶是中国的瑰宝。也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。 【翻译答案】"Would you like tea or coffee?" That’s a question people often asked when having meal. Most westerners will choose coffee, while the Chinese would like to choose tea. According to legend, tea was discovered by a Chinese emperor five thousand years ago, and then was used to cure disease. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, tea houses were all over the country. Tea drinking spread to Japan in the 6th century, but it was not until the 18th century does it spread to Europe and America. Nowadays, tea is one of the most popular beverage in the world, and it is not only the treasure of China but also an important part of Chinese tradition and culture. 试卷四：中国结
青年人的四种选择 Lesson 2: Four Choices for Young People 在毕业前不久，斯坦福大学四年级主席吉姆?宾司给我写了一封信，信中谈及他的一些不安。 Shortly before his graduation, Jim Binns, president of the senior class at Stanford University, wrote me about some of his misgivings. 他写道：“与其他任何一代人相比，我们这一代人在看待成人世界时抱有更大的疑虑 ,, 同时越 来越倾向于全盘否定成人世界。” “More than any other generation, ” he said, “ our generation views the adult world with great skepticism, there is also an increased tendency to reject completely that world. ”很 明显，他的话代表了许多同龄人的看法。 Apparently he speaks for a lot of his contemporaries. 在过去的几年里，我倾听过许多年轻人的谈话，他们有的还在大学读书，有的已经毕业，他 们对于成人的世界同样感到不安。 During the last few years, I have listened to scores of young people, in college and out, who were just as nervous about the grown world. 大致来说，他们的态度可归纳如下：“这个世界乱糟糟的，到处充满了不平等、贫困和战争。 对此该负责的大概应是那些管理这个世界的成年人吧。如果他们不能做得比这些更好，他们又能拿 什么来教育我们呢？这样的教导，我们根本不需要。” Roughly, their attitude might be summed up about like this:“ The world is in pretty much of a mess, full of injustice, poverty, and war. The people responsible are, presumably, the adults who have been running thing. If they can’ t do better than that, what have they got to teach our generation? That kind of lesson we can do without. ” 我觉得这些结论合情合理，至少从他们的角度来看是这样的。 There conclusions strike me as reasonable, at least from their point of view. 对成长中的一代人来说，相关的问题不是我们的社会是否完美（我们可以想当然地认为是这 样），而是应该如何去应付它。 The relevant question for the arriving generation is not whether our society is imperfect (we can take that for granted), but how to deal with it. 尽管这个社会严酷而不合情理，但它毕竟是我们惟一拥有的世界。 For all its harshness and irrationality, it is the only world we’ ve got. 因此，选择一个办法去应付这个社会是刚刚步入成年的年轻人必须作出的第一个决定，这通 常是他们一生中最重要的决定。 Choosing a strategy to cope with it, then, is the first decision young adults have to make, and usually the most important decision of their lifetime. 根据我的发现，他们的基本选择只有四种： So far as I have been able to discover, there are only four basic alternatives: 1）脱离传统社会
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/4714686673.html,/ielts/xd.html（报名网址） 1: The truck driver is __________________________________(对这起交通事故负全责). 2:In the court, the defendant ____________________________(声称自己是清白的). 3:Unemployed, John ________________________________(几乎无法维持生计). 4:________________________________(中国政府声明任何情况下都不首先) use nuclear weapons. 5:___________________________(要想他人尊重你),you should learn to respect them first. 答案： 1: The truck driver is _ responsible for the transportation accident. _( 对这起交通事故负全责). 2:In the court, the defendant _ claims himself innocent _( 声称自己是清白的). 3:Unemployed, John _ nearly couldn’t live on himself _( 几乎无法维持生计). 4:_ Chinese Government declares that under no circumstance will China _( 中国政府声明任何情况下都不首先) use nuclear weapons. 5:_ If you want to be respected by others _( 要想他人尊重你),you should learn to respect them first. 1.The club __________ （采用一套新的制度）concerning its membership. 2.My parents are ________ （不同意）our picnic plan. 3.The swimmer caught in the whirlpool__________ （挣扎着避免溺水. ） 4.The carpet was __________ （固定在地板上）with tacks. 5. （ 2 天了都没有走出沙漠，又没有水喝）__________his thirst was unquenchable. 答案： 1.dopted a new set of rules 2.averse to 3.struggled to keep from drowning 4.fastened to the floor 5.Having been in the desert without water for two days 1. （只要看一眼这封信）____________ ，will convince you that you have been taken in. 2. Please don’t stand in the kitchen, you’re________________ （挡路了）. 3. ________ （如果暴露在空气中）, iron will react with the oxygen of the air. 4. ________ （对听到的事情感到震惊）, he placed both his hands on his mouth. 5. We’d better struggle for the future ________ （而不是为过去而懊悔）. 答案：
英语四级历年真题汉译英讲解 第一题（外国直接投资）： 商务部(Ministry of Commerce)最近发布的数据表明，在中国的外国直接投资(foreign Direct Investment,FDI)保持稳定增长。中国已经成为外国直接投资首选地。中央政府采取了一系列促进外国投资的扶持措施，这样既促进了经济增长，又贏得了国内外投资者的信心。商务部正在研究措施，进一步改善外商投资管理机制，创建一个透明和公平的竞争环境。世界银行(World Bank)也高度评价中国吸引外国直接投资所取得的成就。 表达难点： 1.第1句中的定语“商务部最近发布的”较长，故将其处理后置定语，用分词短语 recently released by theMinistry of Commerce 来表达。 2.第3句中的“这样既促进了经济增长，又贏得了国内外投资者的信心”，可用 which引导的非限制性定语从句来表达，which指代前面“中央政府采用了一系列促进外国投资的扶持措施”这一做法。“既……又……”在英语中的对等结构为both...and，其中both可省略。 3.第4句中的“进一步改善外商投资管理机制，创建一个透明和公平的竞争环境” 为表并列的两个目的，可将其译作两个不定式短语作状语 “to further improve... and (to) create...”，用and连接时后一个不定式的to可以省略。“外商投资管理机制”的中心词为管理机制 management mechanism，翻译时可在其后采用“of+名词”的形式构成名词所有格，对其进行补充说明，表示“……的”。 4.最后一句中的定语“中国吸引外国直接投资所取得的”用in引导的介词短语 in attracting Foreign DirectInvestment来表示在哪个方面所取得的成就。 而“中国”则作为形容词置于“成就”前面，这样比较符合英语的表达习惯。 资所取得的成就。 参考译文 The statistics recently released by the Ministry of Commerce showe d that Foreign DirectInvestment in China maintained steady growth . China has become the top destination for FDI.The central govern ment adopted a series of supportive measures to facilitate foreigni nvestment, which strengthened economic growth and won the co nfidence of investors athome and abroad. The Ministry of Commerc e is working on measures to further improve themanagement mech anism of foreign investment and create a transparent and fair co mpetitionenvironment. The World Bank also spoke highly of Chin a's achievements in attracting ForeignDirect Investment. 第二题（孙子兵法）： 孙武是春秋末期(the late Spring and Autumn Period)杰出的军事家（strategist）。他所著的《孙子兵法》(Sun Zi's Art of War)是中国古代最著名的兵书，也是世界上现存最早的兵书。《孙子兵法》现存13篇，共6000字。在这不长的篇幅中，孙武全面论述了自己对战争的看法，提出了诸如知彼知己、集中优势兵力打败敌人等许多作战思想。《孙子兵法》已被译为多种文字，在世界上也享有很高的声誉。 表达难点：
英语四级汉译英备考：翻译重点句型 摘要：翻译题所占分值为5℅，由5个句子组成，每句话都由一部分汉语和一部分英语构成，要求考生将其中的汉语部分翻译成英语，与所给英语部分构成一个完整的句子。抓住所要翻译内容的主干，然后在此基础添加句子的其他成分，句子既成。 翻译题所占分值为5℅，由5个句子组成，每句话都由一部分汉语和一部分英语构成，要求考生将其中的汉语部分翻译成英语，与所给英语部分构成一个完整的句子。抓住所要翻译内容的主干，然后在此基础添加句子的其他成分，句子既成。下面我们一起看一下，支撑整个翻译内容的重点句型。 1. It is + 形容词+ that 【例句】________________(可想而知)that knowledge plays an important role in our life. 【答案】It is conceivable 2. It is+形容词+to do/ doing 【例句】She had said what ________________(一切有必要说的话). 【答案】it was necessary to say 3. 倍数词+ more +名词／形容词+than 【例句】Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ________________(比死于车祸的人多七倍) each year. 【答案】seven times more people than automobile accidents 4.（not）as/ so…as 和……（不）一样 【例句】The environmental problems ________________(没有他们在报告中说得那么严重). 【答案】are not as serious as they suggested in their report 5. no more…than 与……一样不 【例句】She ________________(也同样不宜当经理) a schoolgirl would be. 【答案】is no more fit to be a manager than 6. Nothing is more…than 没有比……更……的；……是最……的 【例句】________________(没有比……更重要) to receive education.
U7 He put all his heart into his research; money made no difference to him. 他一心一意做他的研究，钱对他不起作用。 One should not see himself as the savior of the whole team. 一个人不应该把自己当成全队的救世主。 Although he was fifty, he often passed himself off as forty. 虽然他已经50岁了，但他经常妄称自己40岁。 She joined a sorority shortly after her arrival at the Chicago University, not because she had a liking for social activities, but because she could have more opportunities of practicing English. 她到芝加哥大学不久就加入了一个大学生姊妹会组织，不是因为她喜欢社交活动，而是因为有更多的练习英语的机会。 Along with three colleagues, Professor Li worked day and night in hopes of a solution to the crux. 李教授同他的三位同事一道，夜以继日，希望能找到解决难题的办法。 U6 Somewhat to his own surprise, he ended up designing the whole car and putting it into production. 连他自己也有点惊讶，他最终竟设计了整辆汽车并把它投入生产。 Before long her white sails were little more than a speck upon the waters. 不久，她的白色蓬帆已只是海上的一个小点而已。 In spite of others' discouragement, he saved his daughter from the fire at the cost of his own life.他不顾其他人的劝阻，舍身把女儿从火中救出。 On a more practical level, we should consider how we are going to find the money. 从更实际的角度来说，我们应当考虑该如何找到这笔钱。 If you buy six bars of soap, you get another one thrown in. 如果你买六条肥皂的话，再奉送一条。 U5 If the Americans are not the most well-dressed people in the world, they are the most comfortably dressed. 美国人可能算不上是世界上穿的最漂亮的，但却是穿的最舒服的民族。 America is the noisiest country that ever existed. 美国是世界上最嘈杂的国家。 The line of strength and the line of beauty are one. 力的线条也是美的线条。 They will have nothing about them that is not beautiful. 他们身边不能有任何不美的东西。 Every American girl is entitled to have twelve young men devoted to her. 每个美国姑娘都配有12个年轻男子迷恋她。 U4 Each of us has a stake in the outcome of the conference. 会议结果对我们每个人都有厉害关系。 The black market sales were choked off according to the local government’s decree. 依据当地政府法令，黑市买卖被取缔。 The country has made great strides towards self-sufficiency and its achievements in economic development have captured world attention.
大学英语四级考试汉译英部分专项练习 1.I wish_________________________________(我的家乡四季如春) 2.If you had not run the red light, ______________________________(事故就不会发生了) 3.John couldn’t have known the news, __________________________________ (否则他早发出申请了) 4.but for his help, ____________________________________(我们就不会以这么低的价格租到房子了) 5.It was necessary that ________________________________(在居民区设立更多的流动商店) 1.It annoyed him that no sooner_____________________________________(他刚上车，就发现忘了带钱 包) 2.________________________________________（直到所有的证据都摆在他面前）did he confess his crime. 3.Were I in your position, ______________________________(我会毫不犹豫地抓住机会) 4.Not only_________________________________________ (他们不仅做了音乐表演), but they also gave a brief introduction to the history of Western brass instruments. 5.Only after the accident______________________________(他才让人对他的车进行了仔细地检查). 1.By the end of that year, Henry _________________________________(已收集了一千多张外国邮票) 2.I suppose by the time I come back from abroad all those old houses_____________________________(将被 拆除) 3.If ______________________________________(进入一个装满水的浴缸), some of the water will overflow onto the floor. 4. A broad scientific census says that ______________________________(地球气候正在明显变暖). 5._____________________________________（接连下了两天大雨）and the ground was very wet. 1. Mary often attempts to escape being fired _______________________________ (每当她违反交通规则的时候). 2._________________________________________（开始看起来模糊不清的事情）might well become clear and organic a third time. 3. The man was left on an isolated island, _________________________________ (他在那里待了半年之久) 4. I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ____________________________ (无论花多少钱) 5.I’ll accept any job_________________________________（只要无须早起）. 1.Mark often attempts to ___________________________________(逃避母亲的责骂)whenever he does something wrong. 2. The new government was accused of failure to _____________________ (实现其降低失业率的承诺) 3.________________________________________（为了挣钱供我上学），mother often takes on more work than is good for her. 4. He denied ________________________________________(偷看了同桌的试卷) 5. I don’t mind ___________________________________(你迟作决定) as long as it is not too late. 1.____________________________________________(其实你没必要穿上你最好的套装) to go to the party; most of the guests were wearing jeans and sweaters.
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历年英语四级翻译真题及答案2012年6月翻译真题 87. Those flowers looked as if they __ ___________________________(好长时间没有浇水了). 88. Fred bought a car last week. It is __________________________(比我的车便宜一千英镑). 89. This TV program is quite boring. We might ______________________(不妨听听音乐). 90. He left his office in a hurry, with___________________________(灯亮着门开着). 91. The famous novel is said to _____________________(已经被翻译成多种语言). 2011年12月翻译真题 87. Charity groups organized various activities to ___________________________________(为地震幸存者筹款). 88. Linda __________________________________(不可能收到我的电子邮件) otherwise, she would have replied. 89. It’s my mother _____________________________(一直在鼓励我不要灰心)when I have difficulties in my studies.
翻译题型介绍 这部分的时间只有5分钟，考5道题，且每个题目的答案一般是简单的几个单词，否则考试时间是不够的。该题一般考的是汉译英，因为这部分考查部分词组或句型的翻译，而且还比较侧重词组的考查。建议大家参考以下步骤来完成：确定重点词组或句型，翻译剩余内容，最终把两者结合。 翻译题型有三大考点： 1. 固定搭配考点：这是翻译中的最为核心的考点，也是近几次命题密度最高的知识点，应该引起考生的高度重视。比如说名词与动词搭配，形容词与名词搭配，动词与副词的修饰关系，名词与介词搭配，更为重要的是常见的固定词组以及固定表达，这些都可能成为本次考试的命题重点。 例1：By contrast, American mothers were more likely _______________________________ (把孩子的成功归因于) natural talent.(大纲样题)。 【考点剖析】这个题目就非常典型。有两个固定搭配考点：1)be likely to do sth ; 2) owe…to /attribute…to (把…归因于) 2. 核心语法考点：这部分语法考点大多数是以前词汇语法考题考点的重现和转移，这一点要引起同学的重视，尽管词汇单选题现在不考了，但是还是不能忽视这部分题目，因为考点是一致的。核心语法考点最重要的虚拟语气，其次是倒装结构、从句知识、非谓语动词等。 例1：The professor required that ___________(我们交研究报告) by Wednesday . 【考点剖析】本题是典型的语法题目。重点考查考生对虚拟语气的掌握。Require后面接从句的时候，一定会虚拟语气，语法结构为require that +sb+should+动词原形。 例2：Not only ___________________________ (他向我收费过高), but he didn’t do a good repair job either (大纲样题) 【考点剖析】本题同样为典型的语法考点。考查了考生对倒装结构这个特殊语法现象的掌握情况。句首的Not only决定了倒装连接，下文用了过去时态，因此，这里需在he之前加did。所以答案应该为did he overcharge me。 3. 核心动词以及动词短语的考查。 例1：Though a skilled worker, ____________________(他被公司解雇了) last week because of the economic crisis . 【考点剖析】本题的重要考点就是考生对“解雇”这个核心动词的翻译。可以表示解雇的有dismiss, discharge, fire等。 五条冲刺备考建议：
Translation (Unit 1) ?After citing many facts and giving a number of statistical figures, he finally drove home his point. ?It took us half a year more or less to carry through the research project. ?What he said was so subtle that we could hardly make out his true intention. ?His new book looks squarely at the contemporary social problems. ?The younger generation today are very much alive to the latest information found on the Internet. ?It is a matter of opinion whether a foreign language is more easily learned in one’s childhood or otherwise. ?Never lose heart in the face of a setback; take courage and deal with it squarely. ?Rice, meat, vegetables, and fruit constitute a balanced diet. Translation （Unit 2) 1.One man’s effort is not enough to cope with such a complicated situation. 2.When do you think the new IT regulations will take effect? 3.The chances of winning a prize in a lottery are slim; perhaps only a one-in-a-hundred chance. 4.It is deplorable that many a youngster has fallen victim to the use of drugs. 5.There is virtually no one who is in favor of his proposal. 6.Beware of the swindler with a slick tongue and a smiling face. 7.Don’t touch the bag! Th e explosive in it may blow up at any minute. Your life will be at risk. 8.He looked quite confident about the job, though some doubts lurked in the depth of his mind Translation （Unit 3) 9. 1.He honked his car horn to alert the pedestrians. 10.2.The fast development of Information Technology is an outstanding example of human endeavor. 11.3.Mary groped for the appropriate words to express her indebtedness to her teacher. 12.4.The school principal’s plain words conveyed a message of challenge to the young people. 13.5.Don’t tamper with the wires, or you may cause a short circuit. 14.6.He thought he could beat everyone at the competition, but his excessive confidence failed him. 15.7.What he said seemed simple and clear, but there was an implied meaning that we couldn’t quite fathom. 16.8.He tried to steer the group’s random talk towards some constructive subjects. 17. .Translation (Unit 4) 1.Can I be exempt from the regular physical examination this year? I just had one three months ago before I went to the summer camp. 2.Could you tell me again what I should do next? 3.What you said yesterday has slipped out of my mind. 4.We all assumed that Dave was a trustworthy person, but it turned out that we were wrong.