新视野大学英语读写教程4课后翻译原题与答案

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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.

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。

(justify

Some people

tend

to justify their failure by blaming others

for not trying their

best.

4.

< br>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，

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，

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。

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

many of our clients, so we are 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

< br>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 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。