vested全新版大学英语第二版翻译和作文

1.

(1)

It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the

tradition.

(2)

Tom

used

to

be

very

shy,

but

this

time

he

was

bold

enough

to

give

a

performance in front of a large audience.

(3)

Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child

at an early age.

(4)

Assuming

this

painting

really

is

a

masterpiece,

do

you

think

it

’

s

worthwhile to buy it?

(5)

If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are

investigating.

2.

To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and

speaking.

Besides,

learning

by

heart

as

many

well- written

essays

as

possible

is

also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your

head

you

cannot

express

yourself

freely

in

English.

It

is

also

helpful

to

summarize

our

experience

as

we

go

along,

for

in

so

doing,

we

can

figure

out

which

way

of

learning

is

more

effective

and

will

produce

the

most

desirable

result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish

the task of mastering English.

1.

1)

The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.

2)

Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.

3)

Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That

’

s why my

parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to

the best private school.

4)

Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had

to go through another difficult phase of his life.

5)

In

contrast

to

our

affluent

neighbors,

my

parents

are

rather

poor,

but

they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.

2.

With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off

financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task

that

we,

educators,

must

take

on:

to

encourage

students

to

attain

their

scholarly/academic

goals,

to

train

them

to

be

dependable

and

responsible

individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit

of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.

1.

(1)

Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?

(2)

The

planning

committee

has

narrowed

down

the

possible

locations

for

the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.

(3)

Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for

the rest of his life.

(4)

A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.

(5)

Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.

2.

George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the

evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep.

Eventually

the

exhausted

neighbors

lost

their

patience

and

decided

on

direct

interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they

were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue.

As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son,

“

What has come over you?

You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.

”

In the

end George traded his CD

’

s for computer games software from his classmates.

1.

1)

2)

3)

4)

Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.

A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.

As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.

In

her

report,

Mary

tries

to

interpret

the

data

from

a

completely

different angle.

5)

Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her

classmates.

2.

Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I

agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write, submit and edit

articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss.

With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest

news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The

system

may

crash.

Worse

still,

without

the

emotional

cues

of

face-to- face

communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.

1)

It

is

the

creativity

and

dedication

of

the

workers

and

executives

that

turned the company into a profitable business.

2)

The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.

3)

We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.

4)

His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.

5)

I don

’

t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and

groaning painfully.

1.

Numerous

facts

bear

out

the

argument/statement/claim

that

in

order

to

recover

speedily

from

negative

emotion,

you

should

allow

yourself

to

cry.

You

needn

’

t/don

’

t have to be ashamed of crying. Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of

the body along with tears.