[VIP专享]英语综合教程第二册翻译答案

1.那部关于古代战争的电影采用了先进的技术，令观众仿佛身临其境。( illusion )

Thanks to modern technology , the film about that ancient battle gives the audience the illusion of being on the battlefield themselves .

2.在那场大火中，整个古城毁于一旦，但是这块石碑却幸运地保存了下来。（devastate）

That ancient city was devastated by the fire , but fortunately the stone tablet survived . 3.他们看了那段录像，听了那位妇女的讲述，心里充满了对那位地震孤儿的同情。（fill

with）

The videotape and the story by the woman filled them with sympathy for the child who had become an orphan in the earthquake .

4.那场大地震中，我们听到过太多太多教师的事迹，他们拒绝离开学生自己逃生，献出

了自己的生命。（leave behind ）

In that earthquake , we heard many stories of teachers who had refused to leave their students behind and laid down their lives .

5.豫园的建造始于1558年，但由于资金短缺时建时停，1578年才建成。（off and on ）

The construction of the Yu Yuan Garden began in 1558 ,but it was not completed until 1578 because building went off and on for lack of money .

6.1980年我遇到她时，她刚从国外读完硕士回来。（meet up with ）

In 1980 , when I met up with her , she had just returned from abroad with a master’s degree .

7.这是我第一次来纽约，但我还是设法找到了那家小公司。（find one’s way to）

It was my first visit to New York , but I managed to find my way to the small firm .

8.在电影界要达到顶峰是非常困难的，但是作为一名导演谢晋做到了。( make up )

It is hard to make it to the top in the movie industry , but as a director Xie Jin did it .

1.如今许多爱慕虚荣的年轻人，尽管还不富裕，但却迷上了漂亮的小汽车。( vain , be

obsessed with )

Many vain young people are obsessed with fancy cars despite the fact that they are not yet rich enough to afford them .

2.当他的婚外恋被妻子发现后，他们的婚姻终于破裂了。( affair ,fall apart )

Their marriage finally fell apart when his affair with another woman was found out by his wife .

3.那位艺术家为了获得创作的灵感，在农村住了三年，放弃了生活上的许多享受。(

inspiration , deny oneself something )

For artistic inspiration, the artist lived in the country for three years , where he denied himself many comforts of life .

4.我不知道明天去崇明岛的远足活动能不能成行，因为这要取决于会不会下雨。(

excursion , at the mercy of )

I’m not sure if we can have the excursion to Chongming Island tomorrow , It is at the mercy of the weather .

5.他早年到日本学医，回国后却改变了主意，一辈子从事文学创作。( pursue )

When he was young he went to Japan to learn medicine , but after he returned to China he changed his mind and pursued a career as a writer all his life .

6.他最近和足以做她父亲的老头好上了。这使她父母感到非常丢脸。( disgrace )

She’s taken up with a man old enough to be her father , which is a disgrace to her parents .

7.1978年以来，我国经济发展神速，相比之下，一些发达国家的经济反而滑坡了。(

witness , contrast )

Since 1978 , our economy has witnessed a rapid development ; in contrast that of some developed countries has declined .

8.地震切断了这个城市和外界的联系。人们的食品供应也许挨不过冬天了。( hold out )

The earthquake isolated this city from other areas . I’m afraid their food supplies will not hold out through the winter .

1.那些粉丝在雨中苦苦等了足足两个小时这位“超女”才到达。( show up )

The fans waited anxiously in the rain for two hours before the “Super girl” finally showed up .

2.他们恋爱八年，经历了种种苦难，才终成良缘。( go through )

They had been in love for either years , when they went through many hardship , before they finally got married .

3.我丢了钱包，非常懊丧，但我只能自我安慰——事情有可能更糟呢。要是在机场丢了

护照怎么办？( upset ,console )

I was upset by the loss of my wallet , but I could only console myself----it could have been

worse what if I had lost my passport at the airport ?

4.考虑到他年纪小，没经验，他在第一部电影中的表现可以说非常优秀了。( given )

Given that he was young and inexperienced ( his age and inexperience) , his performance in his first movie was excellent .

5.经理每次出差都授权助理代理他的事务，因为公司业务不容拖延。( authorize )

Every time he left on business , the manager would authorize his assistant to act for him , as the business of the company couldn’t wait .

6.这位老人很穷，吃的并不好，但是身体很硬朗，因为他相信多多锻炼是有好处的。(

believe in )

The poor old man did not have much to eat , but he kept healthy because he believed in the benefit of doing exercise .

7.在所有的古代文明中，只有中华文明历经岁月的沧桑，却依旧保持着充分的活力。(

endure ,vitality )

Of all the ancient civilizations , only that of China has endured through the ages and is still full of vitality .

8.和许多作家一样，这位青年作家主要叙写爱情这个永恒的主题，他的出众之处在于他

对中国农村生活的深刻体验。( focus , set apart )

Like many other writers , this young writer focuses on the eternal theme of love . What sets him apart from others is his keen observations of rural life in China .

1.其他人在厨房里准备食物的时候，我们被要求去布置花园。( assign )

Our group was assigned to decorate the garden while the others were preparing the food in the kitchen .

2.那位年轻人在战场上意外地遇到失散已久的兄弟，惊喜不已。( out of the blue )

On the battlefield the young man was delighted to meet a long-lost brother who came out of the blue .

3.谁把牛奶用完了？我咖啡里没奶可放了。( use up )

Who has used up the milk ? There is none to put in my coffee .

4.有谣传说，博物馆里的这幅画是赝品，原画已于三年前被盗。( fake , rumour has it that …) Rumor has it that this painting is fake and that the original one was stolen three years ago .

5.你单枪匹马也许不能改变什么。但是我们大家一起努力，我们国家的面貌就会大不相同。（make a difference )

One person may not be able to change much , but working together we'll be able to make a great difference to our country .

6.许多入室盗窃案之所以会发生，是因为主人没有采取预防措施关锁门窗。( burglary , precaution )

Many burglaries took place because the owners failed to take the precaution of locking their doors and windows .

7.为了避免爆发内战，这位部长飞到前线，和暴乱分子谈判。( rioter , in an effort to )

The minister flew to the front to negotiate with the rioters in an effort to prevent a civil war .

8.我看到你们在晚会上谈话，所以以为你们互相认识。( assume )

I assumed you knew each other because I saw you talking with each other at the party .

1.他因急性阑尾炎住院治疗，结果连期末考试都没参加。( acute appendicitis , with the result that )

He was hospitalized with acute appendicitis , with the result that he missed the final examination .

2.前来听讲座的人数远远超出原来的估计，分发给大家的讲义不够了。( go round )

As many more people came to the lecture than expected , there were not enough handouts to go round .

3.不管一天工作有多忙，他在睡觉前总要看一下电子信箱里有没有新邮件。( make a point of )

No matter what a long day he may have , he makes a point of checking his e-mail inbox before going to bed .

4.世界各国都有失业问题，但各国政府处理这个问题的方法不尽相同。( handle ) Unemployment is found in all countries in the world , but government vary in their way to handle the problem .

5.第一次来到异国的人往往会感到自己周围的一切既陌生，又有趣。( be apt to )

Anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting .

6.球迷们对这场比赛中双方球员场上的表现都感到十分失望。( disappointed at )

The football fans were very disappointed at the performance of the players of both teams . 7.他的话，你得好好想一想，千万不要他说什么你就信什么。( take at face value )

Never take what he says at face value . Think it over yourself .

8.医生的一番话消除了他对手术的恐惧感。( remove )

The doctor's words removed his fears about the operation .

第十一单元

1. 我的论文超过了一万字，最后不得不删掉了几段，以满足该学术期刊的要求。（cut out）

As my article was over 10,000 words, I finally had to cut out several paragraphs to satisfy the requirements of the academic journal.

2. 事实是无法逃避的，必须直面真相，为自己的错误付出代价。（face up to）

There is no running away from the facts, so we must face up to the truth and pay for our mistakes.

3. 那一年，他虽然遭受了一场车祸，但还是通过了所有学校要求的考试，升入了下一个年级。（promote）

That year, despite the car accident, he was promoted to the next grade after he passed all the exams required by the school.

4. 那个国家的知识分子对政府新的福利政策持强烈的批评态度，他们认为这将降低劳动人民的生活水平。（be critical of）

The intellectuals of that country were very critical of the government’s new social welfare policy because, according to them, it would bring down the living standards of the working people.

5. 要消除他们之间的怨恨固然很困难，但至少值得尝试一番。（resentment, be worth doing）

It is, to be sure, difficult to remove the resentment between them, but it is at least worth trying.

6. 政府正在采取一切措施把物价压下去，以防止通货膨胀失控。（bring down, lest）

The government is taking all possible measures to bring down the prices lest inflation should get out of control.

7. 那个谋杀犯否认了一切指控，我们不得不提出更多的证据让评审团相信他是有罪的。（deny, convince）

As the murder denied all the charges, we had to convince the jury with more evidence that he was guilty.

8．和妻子分居多年之后，他终于宽恕了她的不忠，和她言归于好了。（infidelity, be reconciled with）

Translation:

Finally he managed to forgive his wife’s infidelity and was reconciled with her after years of separation.

Finally he managed to forgive his wife for her infidelity and was reconciled with her after years of separation.