Unit4词汇及翻译

Unit 4

1.Nearly 6 million in the mid-western(中西部) area were affected by the

饥饿).

在中西部地区近 6 百万人被洪水的影响，并存在一个真正的大规模饥荒的危险。

2. It’s incredible(难以置信的

won, whether he was playing a card game or betting(投注) on horse racing.

令人难以置信的是，当他赌博时，他总是赢无论是在玩一种纸牌游戏，或赛马投注。

3. The council(委员会

提供) social services in the less developed.

在这欠发达的社会，委员会正试图让更多的人从事志愿工作并社会服务。

tusks(象牙)。

大象正在灭绝，因为他们正因象牙而被猎杀。

5. Wines(葡萄酒中等的) or

sweet according to their sugar content(容量、内容).

根据其含糖量可分为干型，半干型, 甜型葡萄酒。

6. Slavery(奴隶制) in Canada in 1833 and the Canadian authorities(当局、权威) then encouraged slaves from American to settle down on their land。

1833 年加拿大废除了奴隶制，加拿大当局则鼓励来自美国的奴隶在自己的土地上定居下来。

7. Some of the developing countries seem to be stuck with a tough(艰难

的) situation —the between the rich and the poor has never been so clear and sharp(锋利的)。

一些发展中国家似乎陷入一个艰难的局面- 富人与穷人之间的分工从未如此清晰和锐利

8. The mass media(大众传媒) commented(评论) that the young man’s

suicide(自杀

his life.

众媒体评论说，年轻人的自杀只不过是对生命无谓的浪费。

9. The younger generation(一代人) should not just seek for the latest

长期) commitment(承诺) and try to

live a worthy life.

年轻一代不应该只是寻求最新的时尚，他们应该有长期的奋斗目标并努力过一个有价值的生活、

10.There’s absolutely(绝对地) no between the different work teams—we don’ t know what others are doing.

不同的工作小组之间没有绝对的协调——我们不知道别人在做什么。

11.As witnesses(目击者) to the accident we were asked to make written

作为事故的目击者，我们被要求对我们所看的事情写出书面声明。

12. The police still don’入室盗窃)，but it is reported one of the suspects(犯罪嫌疑人) is a loafer(游手好闲的人) by the name of Bill Jones.

警方还不知道谁偷了，但据报道，其中一名嫌疑人是叫比尔琼斯的浪子。

13. Now that my parents-in-law have decided to live with us, we are now

faced with(面对) the to purchase(购买) a larger apartment close to the campus(校园).

现在，我的父母在法律上已经决定和我们住在一起，我现在必须买更

大的靠近校园的公寓是很有必要的

14. It seems as if every American boy between the ages of 8 and 15 likes

to play video games, but such games are only

popular among girls of the same age group.

似乎每一个8 到15 岁美国男孩人都喜欢玩电子游戏，但这样的游戏在同一年龄组的女孩只能是中度流行。

15. He was a really considerate friend—always available(可获得的) to

暗示、微量) of trouble。

他是个常体贴的朋友——只要有一点点麻烦的迹象他都会提供帮助

16. A survey shows that a number of people object to(对…反对) the government’s immigration(移民) policy.

一项调查显示，许多人反对政府的移民政策。

17.This is a new pain-killing(止痛) drug which came into use only six

months ago, so it’有效性) now.

这是一个新的止痛药物，六个月前投入使用，所以现在评估他的功效太早了

18.She great satisfaction(满足) from playing the violin in her adulthood(成年), even though she used to get bored with it when she was in her late teens(青少年).

在她成年的时候从弹小提琴中得到到满足，虽然在她青年的时候厌烦小提琴。

1. In view of(鉴于) her outstanding(杰出的) academic(学术的)

admitted(允许、被承认的) to one of the world’s best universities.

鉴于她的优异学术成就和其他素质，她有机会考取世界上最好的大学。

2. His recent mismanagement(管理不善) of the company has

the possibility of getting promoted(促进) to the top management。

最近他管理公司不善，已排除得到晋升到高层管理人员的可能性。

3. The expedition(探险队) five Europeans, two Australians and ten Chinese.

探险队由五个欧洲人，两个澳大利亚人和十个中国人组成。

4. It’s good to see Tom looking so happy now after all the sufferings he