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大学英语精读第5册和第6册课文全文翻译

大学英语精读第5册和第6册课文全文翻译

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现代大学英语精读6课后句子翻译中英对照（精）

现代大学英语精读6课后句子翻译中英对照（精）

现代大学英语精读6课后句子翻译中英对照（精）高英句子翻译unit11. Asian American success is typically taken to ratify the American dream and to prove that minorities can make it in this country without handouts. (Para. 7)亚裔美国人的成功总是被用来证明美国梦是有道理的，用来证明少数种族群体能够在这个国家取得成功而不必依靠政府的布施和救济。

2. Earlier this year, the publication of Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother incited a collective airing out of many varieties of race—based hysteria. (Para. 8)今年年初，蔡美尔《虎妈颂歌》一书的出版引发了公众各种各样反映种族观念的狂热评论。

3. There are no set-asides for the underprivileged or, conversely, for alumni or other privileged groups. There is no formula to encourage diversity" or any nebulous concept of “well-roundedness” or “character”. (Para. 12)这所学校没有为所谓弱势群体留下特殊的名额，反之，也没有为校友或其他特权人士留下名额，也没有旨在鼓励民族或宗教多样性或任何其他“全面发展”、“操行品德”等模糊观念的规定和计划。

4. You could frame it as a simple issue of equality and press for race- blind quantitative admissions standards. In 2006, a decade after California passed a voter initiative outlawing any racial engineering at the public universities, Asians composed 46 percent of UC Berkeley's entering class... (Para. 16)你可以把它说成是一个简单的平等问题，并强烈要求入学标准不许在录取数量上有种族歧视。

大学英语精读第6册课文全文翻译-中英对照

大学英语精读第6册课文全文翻译-中英对照
Some scientists working on the question of extraterrestrial intelligence, myself among them, have attempted to estimate the number of advanced technical civilizations -- defined operationally as societies capable of radio astronomy -- in the Milky Way Galaxy. Such estimates are little better than guesses. They require assigning numerical values to quantities such as the numbers and ages of stars; the abundance of planetary systems and the likelihood of the origin of life, which we know less well;and the probability of the evolution of intelligent life and the lifetime of technical civilizations, about which we know very little indeed.
In the last few years -- in one-millionth the lifetime of our species on this planet -- we have achieved an extraordinary technological capability which enables us to seek outunimaginably distant civilizations even if they are no more advanced than we. That capability is called radio astronomy and involves single radio telescopes, collections or arrays of radio telescopes, sensitive radio detectors, advanced computers for processing received date, and the imagination and skill of dedicated scientists. Radio astronomy has in the last decade opened a new window on the physical universe. It may also, if we are wise enough to make the effort, cast a profound light on the biologicaluniverse.

大学英语精读第6册课文全文翻译-中英对照36页

大学英语精读第6册课文全文翻译-中英对照36页
RESEARCH REPORTS FOR BUSINESS AND THECNICAL WRITING
A surprising amount of one's time as a student and professional is spent reporting the results of one's research projects for presentation to teachers, managers, and clients. Indeed, without basic research skills and the ability to present research results clearly and completely, an individual will encounter many obstacles in school and on the job. The need for some research-writing ability is felt nearly equally by college students in all fields, engineering and science as well as business and the humanities. Graduate study often makes great demands on the student's research-writing skills, and most professions continue the demand; education, advertising and marketing, economics and accounting, science and engineering, psychology, anthropology, the arts, and agriculture may all require regular reporting of research data.

现代大学英语精读lesson 10 课文分析

现代大学英语精读lesson 10 课文分析

Im Kaleem’s house was bustling at just about any time of day, especially at night, when the loud voices of the men talking, laughing and arguing could be heard in the street below – a reassuring, homey sound.(para20) just about : almost ; very nearly. reassuring : making people feel less worried or uncertain about sth. homey : having a feeling of home ; homelike . Paraphrase : ...at that time, you could hear the loud voices of the men talking, laughing and arguing – a sound that made you feel less worried and that was in a pleasant way and reminded you of home.
run errands for sb.为某人办事 send sb. on an errand 差遣某人办某 事 assure (sth): to make sth certain to happen Paraphrase: If I was lucky, in one day I could have nine or ten of those jobs, which ensure that I have a steady income to buy marbles that I usually lost to other boys.

大学英语精读6-10课后翻译

大学英语精读6-10课后翻译

大学英语精读6-10课后翻译大学英语精读2（6—10单元课后翻译）Unit61)只要你不断努力，你迟早会解决这个难题的。

If / As long as you keep (on) trying, you will be able to resolve this difficult problem sooner or later.2)我们预料我们的计划会受到抵制(resistance)。

We anticipate encountering / that we will encounter resistance to our plan / our plan will meet with resistance.3）吉姆的朋友说，他们那个城市的噪音污染十分严重，但是他们只好忍着。

Jim's friends said that the noise pollution in their city was terrible, but they had to live with it.3)汤姆起初认为，凭他的知识、技术和经验，一定能够找到一份称心如意的工作。

At first Tom thought that with his knowledge, skill and experience he was bound to find a satisfactory job.4)冷静耐心地处理这个微妙(delicate) 问题是明智的。

It would be wise / advisable to handle this delicate problem with calmness and patience5)迪克以为，如果他拆不开那台机器，那么很可能厂里别的工人也拆不开。

Dick thought that if he wasn't able to take the machine apart, chances were that no other worker in the plant could, either.6)你是否认为公共汽车司机应对乘客的安全负完全的责任？Do you think bus drivers should take full responsibility for the passengers' safety?7)你不必再去多想那些判断上的失误了。

(完整版)大学英语精读第6册课文全文翻译-中英对照

ELEMENTS OF THE RESEARCH PAPER
The standard research report, regardless of the field or the intended reader, contains four major sections. These sections may be broken down into a variety of subsections, and they may be arranged in a variety of ways, but they regularly make up the core of the report.
Results Section. The third, and perhaps most important, section of the research report is the presentation of the results obtained from the investigation. The basic rule in this section is to give all data relevant to the research question initially asked. Although, of course, one's natural tendency might be to suppress any findings which do not in some way support one's hypothesis, such dishonesty is antithetical to good research reporting in any field. If the experiments undertaken fail to prove anything, if the data was inadequate or contrary to expectations, the report should be honestly written and as complete as possible, just as it would be if the hypothesis were totally proven by the research.

现代大学英语精读6 paraphrase 原文+译文版

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大学英语精读第六册课后翻译（精选五篇）

大学英语精读第六册课后翻译（精选五篇）第一篇：大学英语精读第六册课后翻译1在我住宅区经常看到一位白发老人手持夹具和大塑料袋.捡起包糖纸.香蕉皮之类的垃圾.In our neighborhood a white-haired old man is often seen wielding tongs and a big plastic bag picking up trash like candy wrappers and banana skins.2他就是大家敬重的李大爷.退休前他是一家大公司的高级管理人员.经常忙得不亦乐乎.The old man is Grandpa Li respected by all.A senior executive of a big company before he retired, Grandpa Li used to live a terribly busy life.3按说现在他可以享受退休生活了.可他不愿意在家闲着不做事.他该怎样适应退休生活呢?李大爷遇事从不拖拉.他当即决定从帮助老伴削土豆皮.打扫厨房之类的家务活干起.Now he was supposed to enjoy his retirement, but he hated to stay idle at home.How would he adapt to his retired life? Never putting off anything, Grandpa Li resolved there and then to start by helping his wife with such housework as peeling potatoes and cleaning up the kitchen.4除此之外.他还尽自己最大努力帮着把住宅区搞好.李大爷完全相信.他的努力会结出果实.Besides that, he does all he can to help turn round things in the neighborhood.Grandpa Li accepts on faith that his efforts will yield fruit.5他对生活的乐观态度常常会感染队友.在队里造成一种积极向上的气氛.His optimistic attitude toward life tended to spread to his teammates, and created a positive atmosphere within the team.6搜寻外星人或许有可能为我们了解宇宙起源提供新的线索.The search for extraterrestrial intelligence may throw new light on the origins of the universe.7他妻子把他们所处的窘境跟他说了.然后让他仔细想想他们剩下的可能有的几种选择.His wife told him the dilemma that they were in, and then left him to ponder the few options left to them.8她为招待会所挑选的食物.音乐和装饰品全都显示她高雅的情趣.Her choices of food, music and decorations for the reception all showed her exquisite taste.9你今后出国旅行的机会即便有.也很可能极少.我觉得这次你应该尽量争取去.Your opportunities to travel abroad in future might very well be so few, if any, that I think you should make every effort to go this time.10高考落榜的消息对我简直是个沉重打击.The news that I had failed in the college entrance examination was nothing less than a heavy below to me.11我开始怀疑自己要当作家的理想是否能够变成现实.我还担心父母得知这一消息后会对我大发雷霆.I became doubtful whether my dream to be a writer could ever be translated into reality.And I was afraid my parents would get furious with me when they learned about my failure in the examination.12但结果他们连眉头也没有朝我皱过.反倒鼓励我自学成才.It turned out, however, that they didn’t so much as frown at me.Instead, they encouraged me to become self-educated.13他们对我说.只要我努力学习.只要抱有条条大路通罗马的信念.我伯理想一定能实现.They told me that my dream would certainly come true so long as I worked hard and had the conviction that all roads lead to Rome.14说实话.他们的鼓励话语对我恢复信心帮助极大.到心情好一点时.我在社区图书馆接了一份工作.To tell the truth, their encouraging words did a great deal to revive my confidence.When I found myself in a better mood, I took a job at the neighborhood library..15我在业余时间广泛阅读.越读越渴求获得知识.During my spare time I read extensively.The more I read, the more I hungered for knowledge.16有一天.写作的冲动在我胸中翻腾.但当我试着写时.什么也写不出来.One day, the impulse to write surged up with me.But when I tried to writ, nothing would come.17我发现要写作.仅有愿望是远远不够的.I discovered that mere desire was far from sufficient for writing.18我得在现实生活中了解人们.这样才能熟悉他们.进而描写他们.I had to learn about people in real life so that I could know them wellenough to write about them19起初.我打算先准备生物课的考试.而后再做论文.但后来决定还是将做的顺序倒过来为好.At first I planned to prepare for my biology test first and then work on my research paper, but later I decided that I had better do it the other way around.20就预测地震而言.科学家能做的似乎微乎其微.不过城市规划设计师却可以在减轻地震造成的损失方面有点作为.When it comes to predicting earthquakes, there seems very little scientists can do, though city planners can do something to reduce the damage caused by earthquakes.21去年夏天洪水期间.不得不动员全国的力量来救灾.During last summer’s flood, the whole nation had to b e mobilized for relief efforts.22鉴于她对生活的消极态度.她不可能在改革管理部门的事情上给予支持.Given her passive attitude towards life, she is not likely to provide any support in terms of management reform23凭她的创见和组织能力.我认为她不是我们的负担而是我们委员会的一份宝贵的财富.With her creative mind and organizational ability, she is, I believe, not a liability but rather a great asset to our committee.24一天夜晚.罗杰所住的那个社区发生了一件未遂谋杀案.One night, there was an attempted murder in the community where Roger lived.25无人知道是谁干的.但警方怀疑罗杰.因为他的作奸犯科的历史在县法院有案可查.此外.警方眼里.罗杰被列为该县最危险的人物之一.必须小心对付.No one knew who did it, but the police suspected it was Roger because his criminal history was on record in the county court did, in addition, in their eyes, he was ranked among the most dangerous men in the county and must be dealt with cautiously.26于是他被传下个星期五到庭受审.他已失业数月.不用说.他请不起律师.但他希望有人愿意通过电话给他提供免费咨询.以便他能在庭上自行辩护.So he was summoned to appear in court the following Friday.Being out of a job for months, needless to say, he couldn’t afford a lawyer, but he hoped thatsomeone would be willing to give him some free legal advice over the phone so that he could defend himself in court.第二篇：大学英语精读2课后翻译第三版Unit1 翻译1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。

现代大学英语精读6课文翻译《1(10课》)-

现代大学英语精读6课文翻译《1（10课》）-4. 我的猪舍设在房屋后面一座旧果园的最南端。

我养的猪就住在一座破败的屋子里，原先是一座冰窖。

那屋有个可以让猪自由活动的十分可爱的院子，院子低矮的栅栏边上长着一棵苹果树，苹果树伞盖遮蔽着院落。

作为猪，它不可能再有奢求了——无论如何，不能再有非分之想了。

木屑铺垫在地上，可供猪用鼻子拱地，暖暖地躺着睡觉。

然而，当猪病了，这木屑的作用就存有疑问了。

我的一位邻居说，猪要是生活在新地上，也许会更好些——其道理与种土豆是一样的。

他说，也许木屑含有什么有害的东西，他对木屑从来就没有好感。

5. 下午四点钟光景，我开始发现猪有点不对劲儿。

它没来食槽吃晚餐。

当有猪(或孩子)拒绝用餐，那一家人或者说一冰窖的人就会担忧万分。

猪伸腿躺在屋子的木屑里，我检查了它之后，就去摇了四次电话。

达默隆先生来接的电话。

我问，“猪病了，该怎么办？”(在乡间电话上，从来不用报名道姓；从声音和问题的性质上便能明白打电话的人是谁。

)“我不知道。

我从来没诊治过病猪，”达默隆先生说，“但是我很快就可以知道。

你挂上电话。

我给亨利打电话。

”6. 达默隆先生五分钟之后便打来电话。

“亨利说，让猪仰面躺着，给它灌两盎司的篦麻油或橄榄油，要是那不管用，给它打一针肥皂水。

他说，他肯定猪囤食了，即使他错了，对猪也没害处。

”7. 我感谢了达默隆先生。

但我没有径直前往猪那里去。

我跌坐进一张椅子里，****了好几分钟，默想我遭遇的麻烦。

然后，我站起来，向猪舍走去，瞧瞧那儿还需要我做些什么。

我于不知不觉中推迟了一小时去做那将正式宣告我养猪失败的事；我不想在日常喂养中，在发育成长中，甚至在日复一日的连续性中发生中断现象。

我不想要中断，不想要篦麻油，不想有任何节外生枝的事。

我只想将猪饲养下去，一顿一顿地喂养它，从春天直到夏日和秋季。

我甚至不知道家中是否有两盎司的篦麻油。

8. 五点过后不久，我想起那晚有人邀我们赴晚宴，要是我给猪喂药，就没有时间了。

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之减少。。。
雪莱写道，无论怎样，雪莱相信精神财富是无穷无尽的；他相信我们可以大量地、充满激情的在各种场合表达我们的感情；而且我们无论怎么样表现悲哀和欢乐都不过分。
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In the above anecdote, I have figured as a typical Englishman.Iwill now descend from that dizzy and somewhat unfamiliar height, and return to my business of notetaking.Anote on the slowness of the English character.The Englishman appears to be cold and unemotional because he is really slow.When an event happens, he may understand it quickly enough with his mind, but he takes quite a while it to feel it.Once upon a time a coach, containing someEnglishmen and someFrenchmen, was driving over theAlps.The horses ran away, and as they were dashing across a bridge the coach caught on the stonework, tottered, and nearly fell into the ravine below.The Frenchmen were frantic with terror: They screamed and gesticulated and flung themselves about, as Frenchmen would.The Englishmen sat quite calm.An hour later, the coach drew up at an inn to change horses, and by that time the situations were exactly reversed.The Frenchmen had forgotten all about the danger, and were chattering gaily; the Englishmen had just begun to feel it, and one had a nervous breakdown and was obliged to go to bed.We have here a clear physical difference between the two races—a difference that goes deep into character.The Frenchmen responded at once; the Englishmen responded in time.They were slow and they were also practical.Their instinct forbade them to throw themselves about in the coach, because it was more likely to tip over if they did.They had this extraordinary appreciation of fact that we shall notice again and again.When a disaster comes, the English instinct is to do what can be done first, and to postpone the feeling as long as possible.Hence they are splendid at emergencies.No doubt they are brave—no one will deny that—but bravery is partly an affair of the nerves, and the English nervous system is well equipped for meeting a physical emergency.It acts promptly and feels slowly.Such a combination is fruitful, and anyone who possesses it has gone a long way toward being brave.And when the action isover,then the Englishmen can feel.
7.东方人认为自己的财富是取之不尽用之不竭的，正如约翰·布尔认为他的财富是无穷无尽的。对于物质资源，东方人的态度显然是不明智的。金钱并不是无穷尽的。如果我们花费或让出我们全部的金钱，我们便身无分文。而且必须承担后果，这经常是令人不悦的。但是，就精神财富而言，东方人也许是对的。感情或许是取之不尽用之不竭的。我们表达感情越充分，我们所要表达的感情就越丰富。
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Jane Austen may seem an odd authority to cite, but Jane Austen has, within her limits, a marvelous insight into the English mind.Her range is limited, hercharactersnever attempt any of the more scarlet sins.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 foundin theopening chapters ofSense and Sensibility.Old Mr. Dashwood has just died.Hehas been twice married.By his first marriage he has a son, John; by his second marriage three daughters.The son is well off; the young ladies and their mother—for Mr. Dashwood’s second wife survives him—are badly off.He has called his son to his deathbed and has solemnly adjured himto provide for the second family.Much moved, the young man promises, and mentally decides to give each of his sisters a thousand pounds; and then the comedy begins.For he announces his generous intention to his wife, and Mrs. John Dashwood by no means approves of deprivingtheir own little boy of so large a sum.The thousand pounds are accordingly reduced to five hundred.But even this seems rather much.Might not an annuity to the stepmother be less of a wrench?Yes—but though less of a wrench it might be more of a drain , for“she is very stout and healthy, and scarcely forty.”An occasional present of fifty pounds will be better,“andwill, I think, be amply discharging my promise to my father”.Or, better still, an occasional present of fish.And in the end nothing is done, nothing; the four impecunious ladies are not even helped in the moving of their furniture.
我已通过上面的轶事描绘出一个典型的英国人了。现在我将从这个眩晕又不熟悉的高度降下来，继续评论英国人的性格特点，关于英国人迟钝的特点。英国人表面上冷漠而且无感情，因为他们确实迟钝。每当有事发生，英国人会迅速弄清楚事情的来龙去脉，但是他们需要一段时间才能在感情上作出反应。从前一辆马车正驶过阿尔卑斯山，车上坐着英国人和法国人。拉车的马脱缰，马车在冲过桥时刮到了桥上的石头，马车来回摇晃，险些跌进桥下的沟壑。法国人极度恐惧：他们肆意尖叫，慌张地挥动双臂胡乱冲撞。而英国人则相当镇静的坐着。一小时后，马车停在一家小旅馆前换马，此时情形发生了逆转。法国人完全忘却了危险，快乐地闲谈着；而此时英国人则刚刚感受到危险，其中一个人还因患了精神分裂而必须卧床休息。由此可见，两个民族在身体上存在明显差异，正是这一差异对其性格特点产生了重大影响。法国人的反应迅速及时，而英国人则需要过一段时间才能做出反应。英国人迟钝而又实际。英国人的本能制止他们在马车中摇来摆去，因为如果他们这样做，更容易翻车。英国人注意的是我们应该一再注意的事实。当灾难来临时，英国人的本能是去做最先能做的事，并且尽量推迟感情的到来。因此英国人在紧急情况下异常镇静。无疑他们是勇敢的，这一点毋庸置疑，但是勇敢的性情归功于精神功能，而英国人的神经系统是为身体上的紧急情况而准备的。英国人行动迅捷，感觉迟缓。二者的结合的确有用，具备这一结合的人多半都很勇敢。动作结束时，英国人才会有感觉。