大学英语精读第五册翻译
河南选调生报名-锦城大学
UNIT 1
掌握大量的词对于达到一门外语的流利程度是至关重要的。
To master a large vocabulary is crucial to the
fluency in a foreign language.
一个非官方的但
却是经常被引用的有关剑桥初级证书英语考试的数字表
明,词汇量少于三千五百词的学生不大可能在这项
考试中成功。
It is showed by the statistics which
are unofficial but frequently quoted concerning
the
Cambridge First Certificate examination
that those students with a vocabulary of less
than 3,500 words are less likely to succeed in
the exam.
最近的研究也表明,其母语为英语的受教育至18岁或18岁以上的人至
少认识一万六千个英语词。
The latest research also indicates that native
speaker of English knows at least 16,000
English words, when he has received education
until he’s 18 or more.
除非你已经会讲一种像西班牙语或德语这样的语言,要获得大的英语词汇量是没有捷径
可走的:
你就得依靠勤奋和专注。
Unless you are proficient in a
language such as Spanish or German, there is no
shortcut to a large vocabulary: you have to
depend on diligence and dedication.
当然,你
可以从上下文猜出你阅读中遇到的一些生词的意思,但往往你得查词典才能搞
清它们的确切意思。
Of course, you can infer from context the
meaning of some new words you come
across in
reading., but often you have to consult a
dictionary to clarify the exact
meanings.
一个切实可行的学习新词的方法或许就是大量阅读,最好是读那些你觉得有趣或刺激的
故事。
A practical method to learn new words may be
reading widely, especially reading those
interesting and exciting.
反复阅读同一本书常常
是很有好处的:你每读一次都会学到不同的生词,而熟悉的背景
又有助于将这些新词牢牢地印在你的脑海
中。
Repeatedly, the same book is often
beneficial to you: each time you read it you’ll
learn
different new words, and the familiar
context also helps you to engrave these new
words on your mind deeply.
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Unit 2
1.我认为向他求助是不现实的。事实上,他自己也需要帮助
I don’t think
it is realistic to turn to him for help.As a
matter of fact, he himself is in need
of help.
2.越来越多的人正在意识到与空气污染作斗争的迫切需要。
More and
more people are being awakened to the urgent need
of combating air
pollution.
3.有明显的迹象表明一些古老的传统和价值观念不再被年轻人珍视。
There are
visible signs that some of the time-honored old
traditions and values are no
longer cherished
by the young people.
4.我们许多人觉得宇宙无限这一概念难以理解。
Many of us find the notion of a boundless
universe is hard to grasp.
5. 因为在法律和规章中有许多漏洞(l
oophole),一小撮投机倒把者一夜之间
暴富就没有什么奇怪了。
There being so many loopholes in the laws and
regulations, it is little wonder that a
handful of speculators got rich overnight.
6. 旅游事业的空前兴旺使这个从前只住有三百人的边境小镇突然繁荣起
来。
An
unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden
prosperity to the small border town,
which was
formerly inhabited by only three hundred people.
7.根据这一信息,该国已经具有制造核武器的能力。
In the light of
this information, that country already has the
capabilities to make nuclear
weapons.
8.他不顾朋友的反复警告,把所有的钱都投向了高风险企业。
Regardless of
repeated warnings from his friends,he staked all
his money on high-risk
ventures.
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Unit 3
如果你着手干一番事业而失败了,不要丧失信心。
If you set out to do
some business but failed, do not lose your
confidence.
“我失败了三次”与“我是一个失败者”之间有着天壤之别。
There are great differences between that “I
failed three times” and that “I am a failure”.
只要你对自己不持否定的想法,不把自己与失败等同起来,而是试图从
失败中吸取教训,你
很可能在未来取得成功。
As long as you try to learn from
your failure instead of holding a negative view
about
yourself or identifying with failure,
you are very likely to succeed in the future.
你可曾想过,那些屡遭失败的人往往是自我形象不佳的牺牲品?
Have you
ever thought that those who have failed again and
again are always the
victims of bad self-
image?
他们的失败常常不是由于外部原因而是内部原因。
They
failed often because of not external reasons but
internal reasons.
无数的例子证明如果能劝使这些人改变观点并建立
起正面的自我形象,他们的表现会发
生奇迹般的变化。
Countless
examples verify that if those people could be
prevailed on to change their
view and set up
positive self-image, their performance would
change miraculously.
成功可能在任何时候到来——三十岁,四十岁,或是在似乎失败了一辈子之后。
Success can come at any time, whenever you are
thirty, forty or when it seems that you
have
failed all your life.
早年成功固然甜蜜,但晚年的成功往往更有滋味。
Success in early
years is sweet, but the late one is more tasty.
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Unit 5
科学家是一小群努力洞悉自然,在表面的杂乱无序中寻求规律的人,他们具有一种特殊
的思考与分析
能力,具有无限的耐心进行观察和收集数据。
Scientists are a small
group of people who are striving to gain insight
into nature and
seek for laws in the
superficial disorder. They have a special ability
to think and analyze,
and unlimited patience
in observing and collecting date.
但是,并不能
把一切科学发现都归因于能力和耐心,科学发现常常与创造性的想象力密
切相关,的确,想象力的飞跃往
往是通向发现的第一步。
However, not all scientific
discoveries can be ascribed to abilities and
patience, they
usually connect closely with
creative imagination. Of course, the leap of
imagination is
often the first step leading to
discoveries.
另外,科学家也以其诚实而著称。
Moreover ,
scientists are famous for their honesty.
他们非常重视诚实,主要是因为诚实对他们的事业至关重要。
They put a high
premium on honesty, mainly because that honesty is
cardinal to their
career.
他们提出的每一个理论都要受到进一步的检验。
Every theory they put
forward has to be further tested.
每一个错误或谎言必
将被发现,因此,如果发现了与他们的想法相矛盾
的证据,科学家不是隐瞒证据,而是修改甚至放弃他们
的想法。
Every error and lie are sure to be found.
So, if finding some evidence contradicting with
their ideas, scientists modify even abandon
their ideas, instead of concealing them.
这样,他们积累了极其大量的知识,这些知识帮助我们更好地了解自己
及周围的世界。
In
this way, they accumulate an immense amount of
knowledge, which can help us
understand
ourselves and surroundings better.
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Unit 8
1. 我小时候完全被周游
世界的想法迷住了,常在爷爷的书房里一呆几个小
时,一边转动着地球仪,一边梦想着去游览的地方。
When I was a child, I was totally
fascinated by the idea of taking a round-the-world
journey, and used to stay in my grandfather’s
sanctum for several hours, rolling the
globe
and imagining the places to travel.
2.
今天下午一枚定时炸弹在伦敦最大的超市之一爆炸,在人们中间引起极
大恐慌。
This
afternoon a time bomb exploded in one of the
largest supermarkets in London,
which evoked a
great panic among people.
3.
在父亲的陪同下,比尔去了警察局,对警官坦白说他曾在两周前抢了一
位老人的金表。
Accompanied with his father, Bill went to the
police station, and confessed to the
policeman
that he had robbed an old man of his gold watch
two weeks before.
4.
在与简订婚后,斯蒂芬生平第一次开始用功了。不久他便作为一名年轻
的理论物理学家而崭露头角。
After engaged to Jane, Stephen started working
hard for the first time in his life. Before
long he distinguished himself as a young
theoretical physicist.
5.
斯通教授以严厉而著称。但令人惊奇的是,他在上周六他女儿婚礼上的
讲话却妙趣横生,充满幽默。
Professor Stone was well-known for his
sternness. But to people’s surprise, his speech
at his daughter’s wedding last Saturday was
jolly and full of humor.
6.
这么多人愿意为社区的利益做义务工作真令人惊奇。
It’s amazing that so
many people willing to do voluntary work for the
benefit of the
community.
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UNIT 1
掌握大量的词对于达到一门外语的流利程度是至关重要的。
To master a large vocabulary is crucial to the
fluency in a foreign language.
一个非官方的但
却是经常被引用的有关剑桥初级证书英语考试的数字表
明,词汇量少于三千五百词的学生不大可能在这项
考试中成功。
It is showed by the statistics which
are unofficial but frequently quoted concerning
the
Cambridge First Certificate examination
that those students with a vocabulary of less
than 3,500 words are less likely to succeed in
the exam.
最近的研究也表明,其母语为英语的受教育至18岁或18岁以上的人至
少认识一万六千个英语词。
The latest research also indicates that native
speaker of English knows at least 16,000
English words, when he has received education
until he’s 18 or more.
除非你已经会讲一种像西班牙语或德语这样的语言,要获得大的英语词汇量是没有捷径
可走的:
你就得依靠勤奋和专注。
Unless you are proficient in a
language such as Spanish or German, there is no
shortcut to a large vocabulary: you have to
depend on diligence and dedication.
当然,你
可以从上下文猜出你阅读中遇到的一些生词的意思,但往往你得查词典才能搞
清它们的确切意思。
Of course, you can infer from context the
meaning of some new words you come
across in
reading., but often you have to consult a
dictionary to clarify the exact
meanings.
一个切实可行的学习新词的方法或许就是大量阅读,最好是读那些你觉得有趣或刺激的
故事。
A practical method to learn new words may be
reading widely, especially reading those
interesting and exciting.
反复阅读同一本书常常
是很有好处的:你每读一次都会学到不同的生词,而熟悉的背景
又有助于将这些新词牢牢地印在你的脑海
中。
Repeatedly, the same book is often
beneficial to you: each time you read it you’ll
learn
different new words, and the familiar
context also helps you to engrave these new
words on your mind deeply.
1
Unit 2
1.我认为向他求助是不现实的。事实上,他自己也需要帮助
I don’t think
it is realistic to turn to him for help.As a
matter of fact, he himself is in need
of help.
2.越来越多的人正在意识到与空气污染作斗争的迫切需要。
More and
more people are being awakened to the urgent need
of combating air
pollution.
3.有明显的迹象表明一些古老的传统和价值观念不再被年轻人珍视。
There are
visible signs that some of the time-honored old
traditions and values are no
longer cherished
by the young people.
4.我们许多人觉得宇宙无限这一概念难以理解。
Many of us find the notion of a boundless
universe is hard to grasp.
5. 因为在法律和规章中有许多漏洞(l
oophole),一小撮投机倒把者一夜之间
暴富就没有什么奇怪了。
There being so many loopholes in the laws and
regulations, it is little wonder that a
handful of speculators got rich overnight.
6. 旅游事业的空前兴旺使这个从前只住有三百人的边境小镇突然繁荣起
来。
An
unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden
prosperity to the small border town,
which was
formerly inhabited by only three hundred people.
7.根据这一信息,该国已经具有制造核武器的能力。
In the light of
this information, that country already has the
capabilities to make nuclear
weapons.
8.他不顾朋友的反复警告,把所有的钱都投向了高风险企业。
Regardless of
repeated warnings from his friends,he staked all
his money on high-risk
ventures.
2
Unit 3
如果你着手干一番事业而失败了,不要丧失信心。
If you set out to do
some business but failed, do not lose your
confidence.
“我失败了三次”与“我是一个失败者”之间有着天壤之别。
There are great differences between that “I
failed three times” and that “I am a failure”.
只要你对自己不持否定的想法,不把自己与失败等同起来,而是试图从
失败中吸取教训,你
很可能在未来取得成功。
As long as you try to learn from
your failure instead of holding a negative view
about
yourself or identifying with failure,
you are very likely to succeed in the future.
你可曾想过,那些屡遭失败的人往往是自我形象不佳的牺牲品?
Have you
ever thought that those who have failed again and
again are always the
victims of bad self-
image?
他们的失败常常不是由于外部原因而是内部原因。
They
failed often because of not external reasons but
internal reasons.
无数的例子证明如果能劝使这些人改变观点并建立
起正面的自我形象,他们的表现会发
生奇迹般的变化。
Countless
examples verify that if those people could be
prevailed on to change their
view and set up
positive self-image, their performance would
change miraculously.
成功可能在任何时候到来——三十岁,四十岁,或是在似乎失败了一辈子之后。
Success can come at any time, whenever you are
thirty, forty or when it seems that you
have
failed all your life.
早年成功固然甜蜜,但晚年的成功往往更有滋味。
Success in early
years is sweet, but the late one is more tasty.
3
Unit 5
科学家是一小群努力洞悉自然,在表面的杂乱无序中寻求规律的人,他们具有一种特殊
的思考与分析
能力,具有无限的耐心进行观察和收集数据。
Scientists are a small
group of people who are striving to gain insight
into nature and
seek for laws in the
superficial disorder. They have a special ability
to think and analyze,
and unlimited patience
in observing and collecting date.
但是,并不能
把一切科学发现都归因于能力和耐心,科学发现常常与创造性的想象力密
切相关,的确,想象力的飞跃往
往是通向发现的第一步。
However, not all scientific
discoveries can be ascribed to abilities and
patience, they
usually connect closely with
creative imagination. Of course, the leap of
imagination is
often the first step leading to
discoveries.
另外,科学家也以其诚实而著称。
Moreover ,
scientists are famous for their honesty.
他们非常重视诚实,主要是因为诚实对他们的事业至关重要。
They put a high
premium on honesty, mainly because that honesty is
cardinal to their
career.
他们提出的每一个理论都要受到进一步的检验。
Every theory they put
forward has to be further tested.
每一个错误或谎言必
将被发现,因此,如果发现了与他们的想法相矛盾
的证据,科学家不是隐瞒证据,而是修改甚至放弃他们
的想法。
Every error and lie are sure to be found.
So, if finding some evidence contradicting with
their ideas, scientists modify even abandon
their ideas, instead of concealing them.
这样,他们积累了极其大量的知识,这些知识帮助我们更好地了解自己
及周围的世界。
In
this way, they accumulate an immense amount of
knowledge, which can help us
understand
ourselves and surroundings better.
4
Unit 8
1. 我小时候完全被周游
世界的想法迷住了,常在爷爷的书房里一呆几个小
时,一边转动着地球仪,一边梦想着去游览的地方。
When I was a child, I was totally
fascinated by the idea of taking a round-the-world
journey, and used to stay in my grandfather’s
sanctum for several hours, rolling the
globe
and imagining the places to travel.
2.
今天下午一枚定时炸弹在伦敦最大的超市之一爆炸,在人们中间引起极
大恐慌。
This
afternoon a time bomb exploded in one of the
largest supermarkets in London,
which evoked a
great panic among people.
3.
在父亲的陪同下,比尔去了警察局,对警官坦白说他曾在两周前抢了一
位老人的金表。
Accompanied with his father, Bill went to the
police station, and confessed to the
policeman
that he had robbed an old man of his gold watch
two weeks before.
4.
在与简订婚后,斯蒂芬生平第一次开始用功了。不久他便作为一名年轻
的理论物理学家而崭露头角。
After engaged to Jane, Stephen started working
hard for the first time in his life. Before
long he distinguished himself as a young
theoretical physicist.
5.
斯通教授以严厉而著称。但令人惊奇的是,他在上周六他女儿婚礼上的
讲话却妙趣横生,充满幽默。
Professor Stone was well-known for his
sternness. But to people’s surprise, his speech
at his daughter’s wedding last Saturday was
jolly and full of humor.
6.
这么多人愿意为社区的利益做义务工作真令人惊奇。
It’s amazing that so
many people willing to do voluntary work for the
benefit of the
community.
5