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新视野大学英语（第二版）读写教程
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课后翻译原题与答案
Unit 1
1.
这种植物只有在培育它的土壤中才能很好地成长。
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。
Research findings show that we
spend about two hours dreaming every night, no
matter what we may have done
during the
day.
3.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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，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
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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。
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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
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。
You only need to fill out a
form to get your membership, which entitles you to
a discount on goods.
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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。
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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
entitled to have them bow
to us as compensation.
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
利的捍卫者，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.
我的车子在高速公
路上抛锚后，我打电话向警察求助，
20
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.
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，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
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