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Unit 1 Big Bucks the Easy Way
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1.
我们接到通知,财政部长将于次日接见我们。
We were informed that
the Minister of Finance was to meet us the next
day.
2.
我觉得很奇怪,他似
乎不记得自己的生日。
I
thought it odd that he didn’t seem to remember his
own birthday.
3.
学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来,可是大部分学生却至今几无进展。
Next Tuesday is the
deadline for handing in the term papers, but most
students have hardly made
a dent in the
work so far.
4.
看
到学生人数不断减少,校长心里很难受。
It pained the headmaster to find the
number of students shrinking.
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在那个国家一般用现金付账,但支票变得普通起来了,不久会代替现金作为人
们结账的一
种方式。
Cash is commonly used in paying bills
in that country, but checks are becoming more
popular and
will, in a short while,
replace cash as a way for people to settle their
accounts.
6.
该公司声
称,这条河流的污染不是它造成的。
the company
claims that it is not responsible for the
pollution in river.
Unit 2 Deer and the Enery
Cycle
1.
比尔已是个成熟的
小伙子,不再依赖父母替他作主。
Bill is a mature young man who is no
longer dependent on his parents for decisions.
2.
这个地区有大量肉类供应,但新
鲜果蔬奇缺。
There are
abundant supplies of meat in this region, but
fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce.
3.
工程师们依靠工人们的智慧,发明了一种新的生产方法,使
生产率得以提高。
Drawing
on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers
invented a new production method that
led to increased productivity.
4.
他花了许多时间准备数学考试,
因此当他获知自己只得了个
B
时感到有点失望。
He spent a lot of time
preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat
disappointed to
learn that he got only
a B.
5.
我们有充裕的时间从
从容容吃顿午饭。
We have
ample time for a leisurely lunch.
6.
地方政府不得不动用储备粮并采取其他紧急措施,以便渡过粮食危机
。
The local
government had to draw on its grain reserves and
take other emergency measures so as
to
pull through the food crisis.
Unit 3 Why Do We Believe That the Earth
Is Round?
1.
萧伯纳
在他一个剧本的前言中提出这样的看法:今天人们比在中世纪时更加迷信。
In
the
preface
to
one
of
his
plays,
Bernard
Shaw
advances
the
idea
that
people
are
more
superstitious today
than they were in the Middle Ages.
2.
丈夫死后,她只好独自挑起抚养五个孩子的经济重担。
After her husband died, she
had to bear the severe financial burden of raising
five children by
herself.
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3.
证明或驳斥某个观点的最好办法之一是从亲身经历中举出例子
。
One of the
test ways to prove or refute a point is to cite
examples from your own experience.
4.
亨特说贝蒂老是夸大他的缺点,这话很可能会引起一场争吵。
Hunt’s statement that Betty
always exaggerates his faults may well lead to a
quarrel.
5.
科学家发现产生日全蚀这一现象的原因之前,
每当黑暗在大白天降临时人
们就怕得要命。
Before
scientists
discovered
the
cause
of
the
total
eclipse
of
the
sun,
people
were
extremely
frightened when
darkness fell in the middle of the day.
6.
一家人聚拢来讨论经济问题时
,父亲一开头就说,每月存点钱是绝对必要的,遇到紧急
情况,我们可以依靠积蓄。
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When the family
gathered to discuss matters of finance, Father
started off by saying that it was
absolutely
necessary
to
set aside
some
money each month,
for
in
an emergency we
could
fall
back on our savings.
Unit 4 Flight 93: What I
Never Know
1.
这几个省的强队在会上一致宣布他们将参加下一届全国足球赛。
The
strong
teams
from
these
provinces
declared
unanimously
at
the
meeting
that
they
would
take
part in the next national football matches.
2.
乔治因踢了对方球员企图使他丧失比赛能力而受到重惩。
George was severely
punished for kicking an opponent in an attempt to
put him out of action.
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药物学家们做了一系列实验来试验这种治癌新药;
听说过此事的医
生正急切地等着结果。
The
pharmacologists have carried out a series of
experiments to test the new medicine for cancer,
and doctors who have heard of this are
anxiously awaiting their result.
4.
那位业余歌手在歌吟比赛中击败了众多的职业歌手,真令
人难以置信。
It is
incredible that the amateur singer could have
beaten the large number of professionals at
the singing contest.
5.
我在打猎归家途中,看到史密斯先生和他的孩子们正使劲
把汽车推出烂泥地,就赶紧走
过去帮助他们。
On my way home from
hunting, I found Mr. Smith and his children
straining to get their car out
the mud
and went immediately to help them.
6.
市领导为国家赢得荣誉的运动员举行了宴会,
其中有一名来自我县的杰出田径运动选手。
The city leaders held a banquet in
honor of the sportsmen who had won glory for our
nation, and
among them was the
outstanding track-and-field athlete from our
county.
Unit 5 To Lie or
Not to Lie
—
The Doctor's
Dilemma
1.
我确信这项所
谓明智的决定,与期望相反,会带来极其严重的后果。
I
am
convinced
that,
contrary
to
expectations,
the
so-called
informed
decision
will
bring
very
grave
consequences.
2.
诚然,他曾欺骗你,但他已经承认自己做错了,并道了歉。所以你不应该老是以怀疑的
态度对待他。
It’s true
he once deceived you, but he has
admitte
d he has done wrong and
apologized. So you
shouldn’t always
treat him with suspicion.
3.
他在这个问题公开进行讨论之前就已表明了自己的立场。
He had taken a stand on the
issue before it was openly debated.
4.
在调查过程中,他们发现了种种形式的政治腐败,并揭露
了许多贪官污吏
In
the
course
of
their
investigation,
they
discovered
various
forms
of
political
corruption
and
exposed a number of
corrupt officials.
5.
玛丽的两难处境是:把真相告诉老板从而失信于她的同事,还是让老板蒙在鼓里从而辜
负他的信任。
Mary’s dilemma was whether to betray
her colleagues by telling her boss the truth or to
betray
his trust by keeping him in the
dark about it.
6.
首先,是什么使你认为这项规划会促进改革?其次,你怎么知道这些改革会让全县得到
好处?
Now, in the
first place, what has made you think this program
will promote reforms, and in the
second, how do you know these reforms
will benefit the whole county?
Unit 6 How to Mark a Book
1.
从书中吸取知识的最有效办法之一,是在页边空白处作有
见地的笔记。
One of
the most effective means of absorbing knowledge
from a book is to make intelligent notes
in the margins.
2.
热天很难保藏食品,使之保持新鲜与食用安全。很自然,
很多人觉得在夏季还是不上饭
店为好。
In hot weather it is rather
difficult to preserve food and keep it fresh and
safe to eat. Naturally,
many people
prefer not to eat in restaurants during the summer
months.
3.
阅读时在作者强调的论点底下划线,对我们会有所裨益。
It will do us good to
underline the points that the author emphasizes in
his book.
4.
经过好
几天侦察,警方终于弄清这起谋杀案和新近发生的越狱事件有关。
After days of inquiry the
police finally tied up the murder with the case of
the recent escape from
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