大一预备级英语翻译复习题

UNIT 1

1. 据报道，他非常富有, 是做武器交易的。(trade in)

It is reported that he is very rich and that he is a man who trades in weapons. 2. 任何国家的人，无论男女，都应反对战争, 因为战争会毁灭国家。(destroy)

Men or women of any country should be against war as it can destroy the country.

3. 人们称诺贝尔是一个致力于和平事业的人和一个富有爱心的人。(a man full of) People call Nobel a man of peace and a man full of love.

4. 在雨季渡过那条河非常危险。(cross the river)

It is very dangerous to cross the river during the raining season.

5. 他不知所措，因为对他来说开山修路是件新鲜事。(build roads through mountains)

1. Alfred Nobel invented his explosive at a perfect moment in time.

诺贝尔在最合适不过的时刻发明了他的炸药。

2. He wanted to think of the best way for people to use his money after his

death.

他要慎重考虑在他逝世后让人们用最佳方式使用他的遗产。

3. The world thinks of him the way he wanted to be remembered: Nobel, a man

of peace.

全世界按照他所希望的方式怀念他，铭记他：诺贝尔，一个致力于和平事业的人。

4. He decided that after he died, his money should be used for a prize to honor

people who did great things in science, writing, and world peace.

他做出决定，在他去世之后，他的遗产应当用来奖励那些在科学、文学和世界和平等领域做出卓越贡献的人。

5. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in l90l, and they very soon became the

greatest honor that a person could receive in these fields.

最早的诺贝尔奖是在1901年授予的，这种奖励不久便成为人们在上述领域所能获得的最高荣誉。

UNIT 2

1. 因为他对各种文化和习俗感兴趣，他访问过20个国家。(all sorts of)

He has visited 20 countries, as he is interested in all sorts of cultures and customs.

2. 诺贝尔希望人们把他作为热爱和平的人来记住他。(prefer)

Alfred Nobel preferred people to remember him as a man of peace.

3. 但不是人人都同意你的观点，认为男人和女人具有同样的能力。(agree with)

But not everyone would agree with you that men and women have the same abilities.

4. 这是一个很好的例子，说明受妇女运动的影响语言是如何变化的。(as a result of) That is a very good example of how the language has changed as a result of the women’s movement.

5. 两性在语言上的差异，实际上在所有语言中都有。(be present in)

The differences between the sexes in language are, in fact, present in any kind of language.

1. I know you’ve written a lot about how language changes when we talk about

the two sexes.

我知道，你写了很多论著, 探讨人们在谈论两性时语言如何发生变化。

2. You know English has several special words that people sometimes use when

they’re talking about women.

你知道，英语中有一些特殊的词是人们谈论女性时常用的。

3. We’ve changed dozens of words describing jobs.

许多描述职业的词都改变了。

4. They might think of some silly, beautiful woman who’s more worried about

her hair than she is about the play.

他们也许会想到某个傻乎乎的漂亮女人，她关心自己的头发胜过关心戏剧表演。

5. If you travel to other cultures, you’ll find all sorts of amazing things.

如果你在异国文化中徜徉，便会发现各种各样令人惊讶的事情。

Unit 3

1. 这些孩子正在设法适应新的环境。(fit into)

These children are trying to fit into their new conditions.

2. 夫妇两人打算今年庆祝结婚20周年纪念日。(celebrate)

The husband and wife are going to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary this year.

3. 这个男人喜欢看报，也喜欢照料小孩。(look after)

This man enjoys reading newspaper and looking after his child.

4. 他发现女儿正躺在床上看书。(lie in bed)

He found his daughter lying in bed and reading a book.

5. 她皮肤白皙，头发呈红色，一双碧蓝的眼睛，看上去比以前更漂亮了。(fair skin)

With her very fair skin, red hair and blue eyes, she looks more beautiful than before.

1. The three children sat in the airplane, watching the clouds clear away as the

airplane went higher and higher into the sky.

三个孩子坐在机舱里，注视着云彩随着飞机升空渐渐消散开去。

2. Although their father often spent days traveling round the sheep farm looking

at the sheep, grass, and fences, their mother was always there.

虽然父亲常常一连几天绕着牧羊场转来转去，照看着绵羊、草地和围栏，但母亲总是在他们身旁。

3. The day Amy learned of the car accident and her parents’ death in Sydney,

she realized what it really meant to be the eldest in the family.

获悉父母在悉尼死于车祸的那一天，艾米就意识到了作为家中的长女真正意味着什么。

4. Susie was too young to realize exactly what had happened, but through

watching the other children, she knew it was something terrible.

苏茜当时年纪太小，未能确切地意识到究竟出了什么事，但通过观察其他孩子，她知道可怕的事

情发生了。

5. Amy knew that she needed a firm parent, but it often seemed easier to avoid a fight than to stan 艾米知道苏茜需要一个严厉的大人管教，但似乎阻止一场打斗比在众人面前驳斥她更

容易些。

UNIT 4

1. 伦敦和纽约是无法相比的，它们很不相同。(compare)

It is impossible to compare London with New York; they are quite different.

2. 他用许多科学信息来支持自己的观点。(support ... with)

He supported his opinion with a lot of scientific information

3. 我们认为有必要制定禁止在公共场所吸烟的法规，并严格地加以实施。(enforce)

We think that it is needed to work out laws and rules to stop smoking in public places

and to strongly enforce them.

4. 我们可以用很多事实来证明吸烟危害人体健康。(prove)

We can use many facts to prove that smoking is dangerous to people’s health.

5. 他认为建立无烟区花钱太多，太费时间。(cost too much money)

He believes that creating no smoking areas would cost too much money and waste

too much time.

1. He, therefore, supports the restriction of smoking in every public place,

including schools, hospitals, theaters, and other work areas.

因此，他支持在各种公共场所，包括学校、医院、剧院及其他工作区对吸烟加以限制。

2. He takes the view that restricting smoking in public places “would set up two

c lasses of citizens an

d would mak

e many people angry”.

他认为在公共场所限制吸烟会将公民分为两个阶层，从而惹怒许多人。

3. He states that people working in the some office must sit near each other, and

the cost of changing offices to avoid smoke is too great.

他指出, 在同一办公室工作的人必须相距很近, 为避开烟雾而调整办公室的代价太高。

4. They fight each other, and at the same time defend their own opinions with

examples, numbers, and personal experience.

他们之间唇枪舌战，同时又用实例、数字和个人体验来捍卫自己的观点。

5. Screvane cares about creating different classes of people in society, about

money, and about time, but he never talks about public health and safety.

斯克里文关心在社会中形成不同阶层的问题，关心钱和时间的问题，但他从未谈及公众健康与公

共安全问题。

UNIT 5

1. 一些顾客认为同样的东西品种繁多是件令人愉快的事。(consider)

Some customers consider many varieties of one thing to be a good thing.

2. 他妻子花了太多的时间购物，可他并不介意。(spend ... doing sth.)

His wife spends too much time shopping, yet he does not mind it.

3. 如今人们购物时不得不考虑环境问题，比如某一产品是否对环境有害。(such as) Nowadays people have to consider environmental problems when shopping, such as whether a certain product is harmful to the environment.

4. 专家认为供选择的东西太多是有些人购物太多的理由之一。(pick from)

According to experts, having too many things to pick from is one of the reasons why some people buy too many things.

5. 医生说如果把物质当作满足自己感觉的一种方式，那就有问题了。(be used as a way) Doctors say when material objects are used as a way to make yourself feel better, there’s a problem

1. Having too many choices when shopping is considered by many people to be

a big problem today.

许多人认为，购物时供选择的东西太多是当今的一大问题。

2. According to one expert, people can spend a large part of their lives making

decisions about what to buy.

一位专家说，人们可能把一生的大部分时间都花在决定买什么东西上。

3. One woman in New York has 187 belts in her house, and most of them have

never been used or even looked at.

纽约一位女士的家中有187条腰带，其中大多数她从未用过，有的连看都没看过。

4. A man thinks that only the most expensive exercise bicycle will help improve

his body, even though he already owns a lot of body-building equipment that he doesn’t use.

有位男士认为只有最昂贵的运动型单车才有助于他增强体质，尽管他已经拥有不少他从未使用过的健身器材了。

5. Kress’s program helps patients to change their spendi ng habits and also tries

to get to the root of the patient’s problem.

克雷斯的项目是要帮助病人改变消费习惯，并试图探究其问题的根源所在。

1. Having too many choices when shopping is considered by many people to be

a big problem today.

许多人认为，购物时供选择的东西太多是当今的一大问题。

2. According to one expert, people can spend a large part of their lives making

decisions about what to buy.

一位专家说，人们可能把一生的大部分时间都花在决定买什么东西上。

3. One woman in New York has 187 belts in her house, and most of them have

never been used or even looked at.

纽约一位女士的家中有187条腰带，其中大多数她从未用过，有的连看都没看过。

4. A man thinks that only the most expensive exercise bicycle will help improve

his body, even though he already owns a lot of body-building equipment that he doesn’t use.

有位男士认为只有最昂贵的运动型单车才有助于他增强体质，尽管他已经拥有不少他从未使用过的健身器材了。

5. Kress’s program helps patients to change their spending habits and also tries

to get to the root of the patient’s problem.

克雷斯的项目是要帮助病人改变消费习惯，并试图探究其问题的根源所在。

UNIT 6

1. 没有什么比为他人做好事更令人愉快了。(nothing like)

There is nothing like the happy feeling of doing good things for others.

2. 我做不出伟大的事来，但我能用爱心做些小事情。(do great things)

I cannot do great things, but I can do small things with love.

3. 他常常做一些有助于同学的小事，因此很受欢迎(popular)。(do small things)

He often does small things to help his classmates. That is why he is so popular. 4. 要是为人和善友好，那么这个世界就会给你回报。(return the favor to you)

If you are kind and nice, the world will return the favor to you.

5. 那个小女孩昨天上学忘记带午餐了，一个男孩主动和她分享一个大苹果。(offer to

share)

The little girl had forgotten to take her lunch to school yesterday. A boy offered to share a big apple with her.

1. That simple act delighted my daughter so much that she was full of joy all

day.

这一简单的举动使我女儿高兴不已，她那一整天都乐滋滋的。

2. Several said that it was fun and convenient to help someone with homework,

or teach something, or help a person with a problem --- all good, practical ideas.

有些人说，一些事做起来不难也有乐趣，比如帮助别人完成作业，教人做事，或帮助一个人解决问题??这些都是又好又实际的想法。

3. Sometimes, apologizing for something you’ve done, or forgiving someone

else, or refusing to get angry are all small acts of love.

有时，为你所做的事道歉，原谅别人，或做到不生气，都是可以表达爱心的细微举动。

4 . You can also be giving by helping someone who is lost to find his way, or by greeting someone new to your school.

为迷路的人指路，向新来的同学打招呼，你这样做也是在付出。

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The point is, whenever you give to others, you’ll have more pride in yourself and feel better about the world.

关键是，无论何时为他人付出，你都会为自己感到更自豪，会觉得世界更美好。