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新视野大学英语
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读写教程
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Unit 1
1.
这种植物只有在培育它的土壤中才能很好地成长。
(other
than)
The plant does not grow well in
soils other than the one in which it has been
developed.
2.
研究
结果表明，无论我们白天做了什么事情，晚上都会做大约两个小时的梦。
(may
have
done)
Research findings
show that we spend about two hours dreaming every
night, no matter what
we may have done
during the day.
3.
< br>有些人往往责怪别人没有尽最大努力，以此来为自己的失败辩护。
(justif
y
Some people tend to
justify their failure by blaming others for not
trying their best.
4.
我们忠于我们
的承诺：凡是答应做的，我们都会做到。
(remain true to)
We remain true to our commitment:
Whatever we promised to do, we would do it.
5.
连贝多芬的父亲都不相信自己
儿子日后有一天可能成为世界上最伟大的音乐家。爱迪生
也同样如此，他的老师觉得他似
乎过于迟钝。
(discount;be ture to)
Even
Beethoven's
father
discounted
the
possibility
that
his
son
would
one
day
become
the
greatest musician in the world. The
same is true of Edison, who seemed to his teacher
to be quite
dull.
6.
当局控告他们威胁国家安全。
(accuse
sth)
They were
accused by the authorities of threatening the
state security.
1. If you move into any place other
than your own private home, make sure you know
what the
rules are about pets if you
have one.
出入除自己家以外的任何场所时，如果你带有宠物，一定要了解有
关宠物的规定。
2.
Some
women
could
have
made
a
good
salary
in
job
instead
of
staying
at
home,
but
they
decided
not to work for the sake of the family.
一些女性完全可以不待在家里，
而是
去工作，
挣一份不错的工资。
但是为了家庭，
< br>她们放弃
了工作。
3. How can you justify such rudeness
You will pay heavily for that because they have
sued you for
damaging their good name.
你怎么为这样粗鲁的行为辩护
你将会为此付出沉重的代价，因为他们已经以诋毁名誉的罪
名起诉你
了。
4. Criticism
can be of great use; we may not like it at the
time, but it can spur us on to greater
things.
批评有其重要作用
；我们可能当时不喜欢它，但是它能激励我们去做更伟大的事情。
5. His
uncompromising
behavior,
to
which
the
public
objected,
left
him
bankrupt
emotionally
and
financially.
他毫不
让步的行为遭到公众的反对，这使得他陷入了精神上崩溃、经济上破产的境地。
6. Even if you fail, don't
let failure harm you, don't let failure take over.
Remember failure is a
necessary step in
learning; it is not the end of your learning, but
the beginning.
即使你失败了，也不要被失
败伤害，更不要被失败左右。记住：失败是学习过程中必要的
一步；它不是学习的结束，
而是学习的开始。
Unit 2
1.
要是这部喜剧中的人物更幽默些的话，就会吸引更多的观众。
If
the
characters
in
this
comedy
had
been
more
humorous,
it
would
have
attracted
a
larger
audience.
2.
她
从未对自己的能力失去信心，因此她有可能成为一名成功的演员。
She
has
never
lost
faith
in her
own
ability,
so
it
is
a
possibility
for
her
to
become
a
successful
actress.
3.
我从未受过正式培训，我只是边干边学。
I never had formal
training, I just learned as I went along.
4.
随着产品进入国际市场，他们的品牌知名度越来越高了。
As their products find
their way into the international market, their
brand is gaining in popularity.
5.
她
可以编造一个故事，说自己被窃贼打昏，所有的钱都没了，但她怀疑自己是否能让这
故事
听起来可信。
She could
make up a story
by saying she was
knocked unconscious by thieves and that all her
money was gone, but she doubted whether
she could make it sound believable.
6.
谁
都不清楚他是否故意推迟了这次访问，可是这引起了对他更多的批评。
No one was certain whether
he postponed the visit on purpose, but this
brought more criticism
of him.
1. If there had been no
Charlie Chaplin, the history of world cinema would
have been different.
如果没有查理卓别林，世界电影史就会不一样了。
2.
It was a relief that his hard work eventually gave
him the result that he had long desired: He
successfully discovered the cause of
the disease.
令人感到宽慰的是，
他的努力最终给予了他长期渴望的结果──他成功地发现了这种疾病的
原因
。
3. Charlie Chaplin was one of the
greatest and most widely loved movie stars. From
The Tramp to
Modern Times, he made many
of the funniest and most popular films of his
time. He was best
known for his
character, the youthful and lovable Little Tramp.
查理卓别林是最伟大、最广受热爱的电影明星之一。从《流浪
汉》到《摩登时代》
，他拍摄
了许多他那个时代最有趣、
最受欢迎的电影。
他最出名的是他扮演的一个人物──年轻可爱
的小流浪汉。
4.
Chaplin
was
an
immensely
talented
man:
Within
only
two
years
of
his
first
appearance
in
motion pictures in 1914, he became one
of the best-known personalities in the nation.
卓别林是一个才能非凡的人：自他
1
914
年第一次在电影中出现，两年时间内他就成了这个
国家最
有名的人物之一。
5.
Charlie
Chaplin
had
an
impact
on
everyone's
life
in
the
early
20th
century.
He
made
more
people
laugh
than
any
other
man
who
ever
lived
and
changed
the
way
people
looked
at
the
world.
查理卓别林对
20
世纪初期每个人的生活都产生了
影响。与有史以来的任何人相比，他让更
多的人欢笑，改变了人们看待这个世界的方式。
6.
On
Christmas
Day
in
1977
Charlie
Chaplin
passed
away.
He
left
behind
family
and
friends
saddened by his
death, and millions of fans worldwide.
1977
年，查理卓别林在圣诞节那天去世了，身后留下了悲伤
的家人和朋友，以及全世界数
以百万计的影迷。
Unit 3
1.
据报道有七八位官员收受贿赂，市长决定亲自出马调查这件事。
Seven or eight officials are reported
to have taken bribes and the mayor has decided to
look into
the affair in person.
2.
这些工人后悔当时接受管理部
门的意见重新回去工作。
现在他们再次面临失业的危险了。
These workers regret yielding to the
management's advice and going back to work. Now
they are
again faced with the threat of
losing their jobs.
3.
你只需填写一张表格就可取得会员资格，它可以使你在买东西时享受打折的优惠。
< br>
You
only need to fill
out a form to get your membership, which entitles
you to a discount on goods.
4.
不知为什么他们的汽车在半路坏掉了，结果他们比原计划
晚到了三个小时。
Their
car
broke
down
halfway
for
no
reason.
As
a
result
they
arrived
three
hours
later
than
they
had
planned.
5.
那位官员卷入了一场丑闻，
数周后被迫辞职。
The official got involved in a
scandal
and was forced to resign weeks
later.
6.
这个靠救济过
日子的人开始慢慢地建立起自己的市场，
生意日渐兴隆。
The man living on
welfare
began to build up his own market, one step at a
time and his business is thriving.
1. The man is reported to
have said in private that
clients, so
we are entitled to have them bow to us as compensa
tion.
据报道这个男子曾在私下
说：
“
许多救济对象在欺骗我们，因此，作为补偿，我们有权让他们对我们点头哈腰。
”
2. After
considering your background and experience, we
regret to inform you that we don't have
an appropriate job opportunity for you
at current stage.
我们考虑了你的背景与经历，很遗憾
地告诉你，我们目前没有适合你的工作机会。
3. I failed to take my cue from Oscar.
Instead, I talked back to the woman, who turned
out to be
our new manager.
我
没能按奥斯卡的暗示去做，相反，我反驳了那个妇女，结果她竟然是我
们的新经理。
4. There needs to be someone
who can act as a champion for the rights of the
poor because the
system so easily lends
itself to abuse.
需要有人来充当穷人权利的扞卫者，因为这一体制
太容
易被滥用。
5. I called the police for help after
my car broke down on the freeway. Twenty minutes
later, they
came to my rescue.
< br>我的车子在高速公路上抛锚后，
我打电话向警察求助，
2
0
分钟后他们赶
来帮我。
6.
He
was
passionate
for
art,
but
he
went
through
tremendous
pain
—
pain
of
poverty
and
misunderstanding.
他热爱艺术，却经受了
巨大的痛苦
──
贫穷与误解。
Unit 4
1.
我父母不是对我的教育投资，而是把钱花在了买新住房上。
Rather
than
invest
in
my
education, my parents spent their money
on a new house.
2.
< br>如今，
人们用于休闲娱乐的开支是过去的两倍。
Today, people are spending twice as
much
on entertainment and relaxation as
they did in the past.
3.
一家公司要成功，
它必须跟上市场的发展。
In order to be successful, a business
must keep
pace with developments in the
marketplace.
4.
与申请这个职位的其他女孩相比，
她流利的英语是个优势。
Her fluency in English gave her
an advantage over other girls for the
job.
5.
对于学生而言，<
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没有任何地方比图书馆更好了，
在那里所有的图书都任由他们使用
。
For
students,
nowhere is better than the library, where all the
books are at their disposal.
6.
我们要充分利用好这个平台，
加
强交流，
拓展合作领域，
共谋发展大计。
We should make
full
use
of
the
platform
to
strengthen
communication,
expand
cooperation
in
more
areas
and
seek further development
through joint efforts.
1.
The developing countries see information
technologies as a means to accelerate their
economy,
but some lack experience in
weighing costs and choosing between technologies.
发展中国家认
为信息技术是促进经济发展的途径，但一些国家在
估算成本与选择技术方面缺乏经验。
2. The
world is said to have about 3,000 times as much
groundwater as water it has in rivers and
lakes, and 3 groundwater is far
cleaner.
据说地球拥有的地下水量大约是其拥有的河流和湖泊
水量的三千倍，而且地下水要干净得多。
3. Anyone can take good
photos
—
it's just a matter of
being in the right place at the right time.
任何人都能照出好照片
──
问题只是你是否在合适的
时间和地点。
4.
By
installing
computers
in
their
schools
and
libraries,
the
community
leaders
demonstrated
that they were
determined not to lag behind in technology.
通过在他们的学校和图书馆安装计
算机，这些社区的领导们表明他们决心不在
技术上落后。
5. When
he started the company, he thought he'd be able to
cruise alongside the top businesses
in
the market, but he is disappointed because he
hasn't yet succeeded.
当他开始创办这家公司
时，他想他将能在市场上与那些顶级公司并驾齐驱，可是他现在失望了，因为他没有成功。
6. A Florida couple is building
what they say will be the home of the future, one
strong enough to
withstand hurricanes,
yet gentle enough to blend in with the
environment.
佛罗里达的一对夫
妇在建造一座他
们称之为未来之家的房子，它既能抵御飓风，又与周围环境十分协调。
Unit 5
1.
这位小个子男子并不如他看上去那么单纯。
This little man is not so
innocent as he appears.
2.
对这个问题我已束手无策了，所以你不妨去求助于王教授吧。
There's nothing I can do
about the problem, so you might as well turn to
Professor Wang for help.
3.
双方高度评价了在不同领域合
作取得的成果，并希望合作进一步加深。
Both
sides
speak
highly
of
the
fruits
in
their
cooperation
in
different
areas,
and
hope
that
the
cooperation can be
furthered.
4.
一方面，亲民形象能使新政策更易于被民众接受，另一方
面，它也能“广直言之路，启
进善之门”
。
On
the
one
hand,
an
image
of
being
close
to
the
people
can
get
a
new
policy
more
easily
accepted. On the other hand, it will
constructive suggestions
5.
他
孤独的感觉时起时落，他有时会对自己、对宠物、对电视机唠叨不休。
His sense of loneliness
rose and fell and he sometimes would talk at
length to himself and his
pets and the
television.
6.
毕竟，金钱不是万能的，最富有的人不一定是最幸福的。
After all, money is not
everything. The richest people are not necessarily
the happiest.
1. The new mechanism is not
so effective as they had expected, for months
passed and there has
been no big
improvement in management efficiency.
新的机制并不像他们预期的那样有效，因为数月过去了，但管理效率并没有明显改进。<
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2.
I
don't
want
to
scare
you
unnecessarily,
but
you
might
as
well
face
facts
and
look
at
a
few
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