大学英语A2课后短文填空及句子翻译

Unit 1

The real challenge to us teacher is combining the best of both worlds into one . Creativity and basic skills need to be considered in terms of being means to an [end], rather than simply as ends in themselves . Some Chinese students may not [perform] well in hypothetical settings ,but when it comes to[facing]real life challenges and issues ,they are more than [competent] in resolving most of them, [equipped] as they are with their strong skill .The U.S. system may be [designed]to aim more at producing top of the cream students ,but that [approach]may do damage to the big bulk of the [rest]of the student body .The Chinese education system is [definitely] not perfect ,but it does produce a [quality] workforce ,And I truly believe that solid basic knowledge/skill focus is the single biggest force driving the rise of Chinese as a country .

翻译：

1.背离传统需要极大的勇气。

It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.

2.汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。

Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.

3.很多教育家认为从小培养还自动创新精神是很可取的

Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an

early age.

4.假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？

Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to

buy it?

5.如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。

If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating Unit 2

How dose spending connect to happiness?

One explanation lies in "conspicuous consumption ". The idea is that the rich don't accumulate wealth simply in order to [consume] it . Rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it , and their happiness is [fueled] by their neighbors' envy . As a result ,the country finds itself in the grips of a "luxury fever "----families with [annual ]incomes of $50,000 try to emulate the consumption of those with $70,000 , who in turn try to emulate those with $140,000 ,and so an . It's just [plain] common sense . It's [physically] impossible for a piece of paper like money to make you happy . Instead what makes people happy is the feeling of [security] or power money bring .

A recent survey [indicates] that those from the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans sand the Maasai of East Africa are almost [equally] satisfied . The Maasai are a [traditional] herding people who have to no electricity or running water and live in huts made of mud .

It [follows] that economic development and personal income cannot account for the happiness that they are so often linked to .

翻译：

1.该公司否认其捐款又商业目的。

The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.

2.每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴。

Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.

3.教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送

我到最好的私立学校上学。

Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents

never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private

school.

4.手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段。

Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go

through another difficult phase of his life.

5.与我们富裕的邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们这是努力满足我们最起码的

需求。

In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have

always tried to meet our minimal needs.

Unit 4

I live in a small coastal town of 398 people located halfway between San

Francisco and the Oregon border . The nearest traffic light is nine miles north in the

town of Mendocino ; its closest [companion] to the south is over 90 miles away .

The nearest four-lane highway is 58 miles east . Federal Express doesn't [deliver]

here on Saturdays .

But there in Internet [access]here . It enables me to work at home , writing computer books and articles for computer magazines . It enables local students and historians to conduct research . It[enables] local business ----inns ,music stores ,driving schools ---to reach new [customers] . It enables local people to enjoy the benefits of email and the [delights] of websites and chat rooms .

In fact ,because small towns have few people ,few stores ,and few libraries and schools ,you could argue that the Internet [provides] more benefits to small towns than it does to big cities . But Internet service providers are not interested in [small] markets . What they are interested in is making money . As a result , people in many small towns and[remote]areas are unable to keep up with the development of [information] technology .

翻译：

1.研究表明，笑能带来许多健康上的好处。

Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.

2.互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。

A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.

3.法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。

As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.

4.玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。

In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.

5.苏是一个很有天分的女孩。她那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外特出。

Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.

Unit 5

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The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river between Manhattan and Brooklyn is

simply an engineering miracle .In 1883, a creative [engineer], John

Roebling ,was inspired by an idea for this spectacular bridge . However, bridge

building experts told him to[forget]it. It just was not

possible.Roebling,nevertheless, [convinced] his son,Washing,an up-and-coming

engineer,that the bridge could be built.The two of them conceived the concept of

how it could be accomplished and [how] to overcome the obstacles.Somehow

they convinced bankers to finance the project.They hired their crew and began

to [build]their dream bridge.

The project was only a few months under way when a tragic on-site [accident]killed John Roebling and severely injured hie son.Washington was

severely brain-damaged,under to talk or walk. Everyone [ thought] the project

would have to be stopped,since the Roebling were the[ only] ones who

understood how the bridge could be built.

Thought Washington Roebling was unable to move or talk ,his mind was as

[ sharp] as ever. One day as he lay in his hospital bed, an idea flashed in his

mind an to how to develop a communication code. All he could move was one finger, so he [touched] the arm of his wife that finger.He tapped out the code to communication to her what she was to tell the engineers who continued building the bridge .For 13 years ,Washington tapped out his [ instructions] with one finger until the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge was [ finally] completed.

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1).是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业。

It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.

2)食品和医药的价格在过去的三个月里急剧增长.

The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.

3)我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼的上面几层楼.

We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.

4)他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的。

His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.

5)我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟。

I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.

Unit 6

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The words "first black woman" have been used to describe Shirley Ann

Jackson for so long that her name seems incomplete without them. She was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D from MIT, the first black woman in the country to earn a physics doctorate , and she was both the first African American and the first woman to [ chair] the U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Growing up in the late 1950's and early 1960's ,when the race for space was in full[fora],a young Jackson came to see the world around her as "full of [ secrets] ". For years ,she collected bees and kept them under her family's back porch,making [painstaking] records of their behaviors as he adjusted variables like heat,light ,and diet."It was like reading a great mystery novel,"she recalls.

Her parents encouraged her to pursue her passions ,and her siblings ,two sisters and a brother,all[ recognized]her natural talents for leadership.But it was the assistant principal at Washington D.C's Roosevelt High School who [steered]her toward MIT. Today ,even at such lofty posts as heading the NRC,Jackson says she is [essentially] doing the same thing she did way back with the bees:studying interactions in the environment around her,making keen [observations] ,and taking constructive action based on what she learned.

Jackson strongly believes that [woman]must be "true friends"to one another and assist and encourage one another in their efforts.From her youngest days,she took time to [tutor]fellow women and minority students in their studies.That's because ,says Jackson ,being a trailblazer is only a good thing if one does not allow "high weeds"to grow back because no one was [inspired] to follow .Jackson won;t ba satisfied to go down in history as the '"first black woman"of anything [ unless]the familiar phrase is followed by two more

word:"of many."

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1).他这人话不多，但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了，同学们都不是他的对手. He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing computer games, he is far too clever for his classmates.

2)无知的孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始跟他们玩起来。

Children who don’t know any better may think these animals are pretty cute and start playing with them.

3)没有办法获得贷款，所以，要购买新设备，我只得咬紧牙关，卖掉我的混合型动力汽车。

There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, I’ll just have to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car.

4)如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他的营地走来，他就不会开枪。

The hunter would not have fired the shots if he had not seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite.

5)我觉得具有讽刺意味的是汤姆的记忆力是有选择性的，他好像不记得过去痛苦的经历，特别是那些由他自己造成的痛苦经历。

I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory---he does not seem to remember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing.

Unit 7

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People have long speculated that their languages came from a single source. As [early]as 1767,physician James Parsons collected numbers from many European languages as well as those of Iran and Indian,and found them to be quite [similar].He concluded that they must have all come from one [source].But Sir William Jones,Chief Justice of India ,took this [observation]a step further.As an educated man,he was trained in the classical languages,so that when he went to India and began to [examine]Sanskrit,he saw right away how similar it was to Greek and India ,not only in vocabulary , but even in grammatical[features].In a speech delivered before Bengal Asiatic Society in 1786,he [declared]that the Sanskrit language bears to both Latin and Greek a [stronger]resemblance both in the roots of verbs and in the from of grammar than could possibly have been produced by[accident].Indeed,the resemblance is so strong,he said ,that no scholar could examine them all three without believing them to have [sprung]from some common source,which,perhaps,no longer exists.

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1).自从新政策生效之后，很多小企业在这个城市涌现出来。

Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.

2)听到这一消息后，她略微一笑，然后便有习惯性的皱起眉头。

On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual

frown.

3)他稍微停顿了一下以加强讲话的效果，然后说：“我们可以通过新的渠道进入这些市场。”

He paused for effect, then said: “We can reach/enter these markets through new channels.”

4)学校新添的音乐厅可以帮助它培养年轻的音乐人才。

The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.

5)我们必须首先建立一个主权国家，否则就无法保护我们的人生自由。We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state. / We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.