大学英语精读第六册

大学英语精读第六册 Unit 01

Phrase & Expressions

on the job: while working; at work 在上班,在工作岗位上,忙碌

break down into: separate into different kinds; divide into types

分为………项,分类

a variety (of): a number or collection of different sorts of the same general type

多种多样的,品种多样的

make up : form as a whole; constitute 组成, 构成

as a whole:普遍说来, 一般地说,整体来看

under consideration: being discussed; begin given thoughtful attention

在考虑中,考虑中

as such: as being what is indicated or suggested; in itself or in themselves

依其身份、资格或名义等; 本身,

take on: begin to have; assume 具有(特征等),呈现，呈现某种特性

write up: rewrite in a fuller, better organized way; give a full written account of 整理好写成文章, 全部写出, 详细描写

get down: write, record (usu. quickly or with difficulty) 写下; 记下,记录下

live by：make a living from(sth．or doing sth．) 靠……谋生

live for：have as a reason for living；give most attention to

为…而生活, 以…为生活目的,极注意

live on：have as one’s only food；live at the cost of(sb．else)

靠………为生

live out：live till the end of 活过,活到

live through：remain alive in spite of or through the time of(sth．)

经历过; 经历…而未死,经受过,经历过,熬过

live up to： act according to；do(what is expected or promised)

根据………做

live with：learn to accept(sth．unpleasant)；put up with

学会接受,忍受

get across：(cause to)become understood or accepted 使理解,接受

get along：advance；form or have a friendly relationship(with sb．)

进展,相处得好,相处融洽

get around／round：(of news)spread；move freely，travel

传播开,自由移动,走动,旅行

get around／round to： find time for(sth．or doing sth．)有时间做

get at： mean；reach and discover 意味着,意思是,够得着,发现

get by：pass；continue to live，often in spite of difficulties

经过,度日, 继续存在

get down： record(sth．)in writing 写下; 记下,记录下

get down to： begin to give serious attention to 开始认真注意

get over： recover from；deal with；control 痊愈,处理,解决,控制

get through： reach(sb．)by telephone；finish 接通电话,完成

Translation

Translate the following sentences into English：

1．当你面临的某项任务显得太大时，将其分解成若干项较小的、更容易对付的任务也许会

有所助益。

When the task you encounter seems too big, it will be of help to break it down into several smaller and easier subsections to deal with.

解析: “面临”可用:encounter, meet with; “分解”可用: break sth. down into

或者： When the task you are facing seems too great, it may be helpful to break it down into certain smaller and easier tasks.

2．如果你不反对的话，我想把与我们的实验有关的资料复制一份。

If you aren’t opposed, I’d like to duplicate the data on our experiment.

解析: “反对”可用:oppose, object; “复制”可用:duplicate, copy

或者：If you don’t object. I want to duplicate the data related to our experiment. 3．史密斯女士刚从波士顿开会回来，老板立刻要她写出一份报告给他。

As soon as Miss Smith came back from a meeting in Boston, her boss asked her to write it up soon.

解析: “刚……就……”可用 : as soon as , no sooner …… that

或者：Miss Smith has just returned from Boston after a conference, and the boss immediately made her write up a report to him.

4．约翰就是不肯丢弃他的医德(medical ethics)，即使这意味着要损失很多钱。

John didn’t want to eliminate his medical ethics. It means he would lose a lot of money. 解析: “丢弃”可用: eliminate, give up

或者：John is unwilling to give up his medical ethics. As such, he will lose a lot of money.

5．每六个月，市场销售调研组花一整天时间来评估其方针和策略。

Every six months, the marketing research group would spend one whole day evaluating its policy and tactics.

解析: “刚……就……”可用 : spend …… (in) doing

或者：The marketing investigation team spent a whole day evaluating its guidelines every 6 months.

English to Chinese

1. In order to study physical effects rather than how they are produced, this paper proposes a third classification based on the duration and intensity of marijuana’s effects.

本文旨在研究大麻对人体的影响，而并非研究这些影响是如何产生的，故主张根据大麻作用的时间长短和程度轻重另立第三种分类标准。

2. Reports of increased hunger especially for sweets during Cannabis intoxication have focused attention on possible changes in blood sugar level.

大麻中毒期间特别想吃甜食，有关这方面的研究报告已将注意力集中于血糖含量可能发生的变化上。

3. Nothing was found in the application of standard skin tests of an antigen.

对22名长期吸食大麻者的抗原进行的标准皮试，没有发现什么异常。

4. Experiments carried out by Dr.Forest S.Tenant, Jr., in the U.S. Army’s drug program in Europe, found in teenage smokers up to their 20’s a type of acute bronchitis, and tissue changes in lung biopsies, abnormalities which were the same as those associated with lung cancer.

参与美国陆军的欧洲毒品研究项目的小福雷斯特.S.恒南特医生所主持的实验发现，在10几岁到20几岁的吸毒者中（a）患有一种急性支气管炎（b）肺活组织检查时发现病变，一种与肺癌症状类似的异常情况。

5. It is also important to understand the possible influence of other constituents of Cannabis which may not in themselves be psycho-or physical –active but may nevertheless influence the action of those constituents which are.

有一点同样很重要，那就是应该去了解大麻中另外一些成分可能发生的影响，它们自身对人的心理或身体也许并不直接起作用，但却可能影响其他那些作用的成分。

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大学英语精读第六册 Unit 02

Phrases & Expressions

no doubt : without doubt; certainly 无疑,毫无疑问,确定地

to top it off: (usu. introducing sth. undesirable) in addition to everything else 更糟糕的是(插入语)

be stuck in: be unable to escape from (a disadvantageous position)

被困住, 停留，被阻塞,

know one's way around/ about:understand how things happen in the world; be experienced in the way of the world 有经验的、干练的；很了解情况

as for: in regard to; speaking of; concerning至于, 关于,说到,谈到,有关

sink in: get a firm place in the mind; become fully understood

被充分理解,深深印入脑海中

get over: believe; learn to live with the shock of (sth. Very surprising or shocking) 相信,从……… 中恢复过来

set one's sight for: aim for, wish to get or win 目标(如何),想得到

cheer up: become hopeful, joyous or glad; stop being sad or discouraged

(使)高兴起来, (使)振作起来,

at present: at this time; now 目前, 现在

what with: as a result of (used to introduce the reasons for a particular situation, esp. an undesirable one) 由于………的原因(多指不愉快的事)

be preoccupied by/with: have the mind fixed on sth., esp. sth. worrying so that no attention is paid to anything else 脑中在想别的事,有心事,出神的

make the best of: do as well as one can with 尽量利用,尽量往好里做

come one's way: happen to one 来到……身边, 被……得到

pick at：find fault with(sb．)repeatedly；eat very little of(sth．)

找茬儿,挑剔, 批评,吃得少

pick on：choose(sb.)for a purpose，often unpleasant；speak to sb．unpleasantly or treat him unkindly 挑选某人(为了特定目的),作弄,总是挑剔,

pick out：choose；recognize；see(sb．or sth．)clearly among others：understand(sth．) 挑选, 选择,认出,了解;理解, 领会

pick up：lift(sth.or sb.) as from the floor；learn(sth．)often informally

or by chance；give(sb．)a ride in a vehicle 捡起,拾起,学会, 搭乘,搭便车

put across：make(an idea，oneself，etc．)understood and well received

使清楚,使明白

put apart：place(sth．or sb．)separately 隔开,隔离

put aside：save(USU．money or time) 存(钱或时间)

put away：store(sth．)as in a box or space；save(money，USU．in a bank)

收拾好,储存

put down：record(sth．)in writing；suppress 写下,镇压,压制

put forward：offer：suggest(sth．such as an idea)for consideration

提供,提出观点

put on：gain(weight or size)；perform(a play，show，etc.)on a stage

增肥,上演, 演出

put out：produce (sth．such as goods or power)；make(sth．such as news)public，as in broadcasting or print；make(a light or fire)stop burning

生产; 制造,宣布,出版,扑灭(火)

put up：increase．raise(a cost)；build，raise(sth．)into a fixed position；show(sth．such as a notice)in a public place；find food and lodging；provide food and lodging for(sb．) 提高; 增加,建立,张贴,粘贴, 安排吃住

put up with： bear or suffer(sth．or sb．bad)without complaining 忍受

Translation

Translate the following passage into English：

那一年，凯特的生活真是糟透了。她陷进一件毫无意义的：工作而且周围一个朋友也没

有。接着，更糟的足，传来约翰一直在工作的那条船遇风暴沉没的消息。有一阵子，听到海

难中还有一些幸存者时她的希望大增。但不久证实约翰遇难。听到这一消息，她万分震惊，

无法相信这事会发生到约翰身上。然而，尽管她不得不面临这些逆境，她仍然努力做到对生

活保持积极的态度。无怪乎，她在后来的生涯中取得了成功．

That year, Kate’s life is awful. She was stuck in a meaningless job with no friends around her. To it off, word came that the ship on which John had been working met a storm survivors on the beach. But soon it was proved that John had died. At this news, she was appalled, and would not get over the fact that such a thing would come John’s way. In spite of everything, she still tried to take an active attitude toward life even though she had to face these adversities. It’s no wonder that she achieved success in her later life.

English to Chinese

1.I can’t stay that it was the kind of play which kept me rooted to my seat, but it

always seemed to be getting somewhere – even if there wasn’t much action in the usual sense – and it was so easy to listen to.

虽然我不能说这是一出不看则已，一看便使我舍不得离席的好戏，可它似乎总能吸引住人——即使按通常的看法，其情节并不丰富。此外，台词也容易听懂。

2. The reviewer said she didn’t think the characters seemed like real people – only that they had a “theatrical life of their own” or some such pompous phrase.

评论者说，她觉得戏中的人物显得不真实——说他们只不过具有“他们自己的舞台生命”，她还说了其他一些诸如此类华而不实的话。

3. Perhaps it was a bit fanciful when she started going on about the play having two levels of meaning and all that, but at least she stuck to what it was about and didn’t get completely carried away by her own flights of critical fancy like some of them do. 她接着说的该剧有双重含义之类的话，也许有点想当然，不过她至少能紧扣剧情，而不像有些评论任凭自己的想象，随意离题发挥。

4. She was telling me that she and her husband are moving shortly- into your part of the country as it happens – to Exeter.

她告诉我，她们夫妇即将搬迁——碰巧要搬到你们住的地区，埃克塞特。

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大学英语精读第六册 Unit 03

Phrases & Expressions

if any: possibly none 如果有的话,即使有

seek out: find (sb. or sth.) by looking hard 搜寻出,挑出,找出

may/might very well: be (very) likely to 很可能

may/might as well: 不妨,可以,还不如

to date: until today; yet 到目前为止,至今

hand in hand with: together with 手拉手,携手

be dedicated to: be devoted to; be intended to be used for

奉献给,献身于,专门用于

be intended to do: 被是用来做..., 目的在于

along with: together with 与……一起,跟……一起

depend on: following directly or logically from; turn on 依赖, 依靠,取决于

so as to: in order to 为了……

in a position to: able to 能够

in a position to do: 有权作某事in a position to do sth.:可（能）做某事

in a(good) position to do: 能够（做某事），有条件

be in a position to:有做...的机会

be in a position to do: （由于客观或主观条件）可（能）做某事

brim over with: have an abundance of 充满,满得快要溢出

cry out for: need badly 迫切需要

carry away：excite(sb．)esp．so that he is no longer capable of sensible thought or behavior 过于激动, 使激动得失去控制

carry back：make(sb．)return in thought or memory 回想,使陷入回忆

carry down：give or leave(sth．)to people who are younger or come later

流传,把(观念)传给年轻人〔晚辈〕,继承

carry forward：cause(sb．or sth．)to advance：go ahead with

推进,发扬光大,以……开始/干

carry off：take(sb．or sth．)by force：kill(sb．) 抢走,夺取生命

carry on：manage，conduct；(cause to)continue，sometimes after interruption 经营, 从事,继续,继续下去

carry out：fulfill or perform(sth．) 履行,完成, 实现,执行

carry through：complete(sth．)in spite of difficulties, help(sb．to live

through(danger or trouble) 完成,帮助(某人度过难关),帮助…渡过难关

work at：put effort into(sth．or doing sth．) 从事,从事于…, 致力于…

work away： work continuously 连续工作,继续工作

work in： (cause to)be able to enter gradually or with effort；be able

to include(sth．)，as in writing or speaking 使……慢慢进入,引进,插进

work off：get rid of；remove 去掉,除掉,移走

work on：have(sth．)as the subject of thought or effort 致力于…

work out：solve or calculate(sth．)correctly；plan，develop，or produce(sth．)by thinking；(cause to)have a good result 算出,制定出,(使)有好结果

work up：excite(the feelings of oneself or others)；(cause to)rise by gradual movement 紧张,逐渐露出

TRANSLATION

Chinese to English

1.他对生活的乐观态度常会感染队友，在队里造成一种积极向上的(positive)气氛。

His optimistic attitude toward life often infects his team fellows and creats a positive atmosphere in the team.

2.公司在设备更新(renovations)上需要大笔费用，目前再无力扩展了。

The company is crying out for a large sum of money in equipment renovations and is not in a position to expand at present.

3.他妻子把他们所处的宭境跟他说了，然后让他仔细想想他们剩下的可能有的几种选择。

His wife told him about their difficult condition and wanted him to ponder how many choices were left for them. (or … ponder on the probabilities left for them.)

4.她为招待会所挑选的食物、音乐和装饰品全都显示出她高雅的情趣。

The food, music and decorations that she has picked out for the reception imply her noble taste.

5.你今后出国旅行的机会即便有，也很可能极少，我觉得这次你应该尽量争取去。

In the future, you may well have just few chances of travelling abroad, if any, so I thought you should strive for this chance.

English to Chinese

1. One hundred billion stars like the Sun surround us in our galaxy alone; according to indirect but solid astronomical evidence, many have planets made of the same ingredients as the Earth; these planets have water and air and the same vicissitudes of climate as the Earth; the molecules on their surfaces enter into the same chemical combinations, subject to the same laws of chemistry and physics, as molecules on our planet.

仅在我们这个星系，在我们周围就有一千亿颗像太阳这样的恒星。间接的然而是确凿的天文资料表明，许多恒星都有行星，这些行星的组成与地球的组成相同。这些行星上有水，有空气，也有跟地球上相似的有规律的气候变化。其表面物质的分子形成的化合物可以和地球上分子形成的化合物一样，这些分子也受相同的化学和物理法则的支配。

2. It follows that the Earth is a very recent arrival in the cosmic family of planets, and man is among the youngest denizens of the Universe.

由此可见，在宇宙行星大家庭中，地球是个相当晚的后来者，人类则是宇宙中最年轻的成员之一。

3. Since before the fishes left the water, the most intelligent form of life present on Earth in each era has been the rootstock out of which new and still more intelligent forms have evolved.

早自鱼类离开水之前开始，地球上每一个时期中的智能最高的生命形态总是产生新的具有更高智慧的生命形态源泉。

4. And if the Earth is typical of planets in the cosmos ___ and everything we know in astronomy and geology tells us that it is ___ intelligent beings who live on planets billions of years older than the Earth have already reached that advanced level of intelligence that our successors will only achieve in the distant future.

如果地球是宇宙间具有代表性的行星的话——天文学和地质学的知识告诉我们，事实正是这样——那么生活在比地球古老数十亿年的别的星球上的智能生物，其智力一定已达到我们的后代在遥远的未来才能达到的那种水平。

5. And what our descendants can do a billion years in the future, other races, a billion years older and more evolved than man, should be able to do today.

而我们的子孙后代在十亿年后方能做到的事，那些比人类古老十亿年且更为进化的其他星球的人今天应该就能办到了。

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大学英语精读第六册 Unit 04

Phrases & Expressions

aside from: except for; in addition to 除…之外,除……以外,除……还有

on earth: of all possible things; ever (use. used for emphasis after words that ask question) 究竟, 到底

call down: summon; evoke (sth. upon sb.) 召集,引发

out of the question: not worth considering; impossible 不可能的

out of question: without doubt 毫无疑问

fit into: belong to; be appropriate to 属于,适合于

refer to: mention; allude to 提及,暗指

address oneself to: give one's full attention to; tackle

着手做某事; 把某人的精力〔注意力〕转向某事,致力于 ,解决

on errands: making a short trip to do or get sth. for sb. 跑腿,当差

常用搭配有: run / go on errands for sb. : 为某人去干某事

slip up: make a mistake 犯错误,疏忽

be clear of: be a safe distance away from; free from

逃掉，完全离开逃掉，完全离开,摆脱（债，忧）

call up: call on the telephone 〈美〉给…打电话,打电话

under one's breath: in a whisper 小声地说,低声地

right off: at once; immediately 立刻,马上 ,毫不犹豫地

be through: have reached the end of; be finished with; be done with

结束,完成

run across: find or meet by chance 偶然碰见,不期而遇

look up: search for, hunt information about in a dictionary

搜索,查找（词典中的词，参考书中的信息）

surge up: rise up in a wave 急升,

hunger for: long to have 极需…, 渴望得到…

nothing less than: nothing short of 完全是,不多不少，正好

nothing more than: 仅仅, 只不过 ,只能算是

beyond one's reach: not capable of being had or got to力不能及, 超出支付能力call down：summon，invoke(sth．on sb．) 召集,引发

call for：require，demand，need 需要,要求,需求

call forth：cause to appear，bring out 使产生,引起,唤起

call in：summon to a place 请到(某地)

call off：abandon，cancel，drop 放弃,取消; 停止

call on：visit(usu．for business or official reasons) 拜访(某人)

call on／upon：urge，appeal to(sb．to do sth．) 叫, 号召,呼吁

call up：reach，communicate with，by telephone 〈美〉给…打电话,打电话

lie ahead(of)／before：be going to confront or happen to(sb．)in the future

前景将遇到

lie behind：be the explanation for．be the cause of 是…的原因,因为

lie down(under)：accept without protest or resistance 忍受下来

lie over：await attention at a later time 等待以后处理

lie up：stay in bed during an illness 卧床休闲

Translation

English to Chinese

1. My first lesson in how to live as a Negro came when I was quite small.

我很小的时候便上了该如何做黑人的第一课。

2. I never fully realized the appalling disadvantages of a cinder environment till one day the gang to which I belonged found itself engaged in a war with the white boys who lived beyond the tracks.

我一直不很懂得生活在周围全是煤渣的环境里有多么不利，直到有一天我们一帮人跟住在铁路那边的一群白人男孩打起架来，方才明白。

3. The sight of blood pouring over my face completely demoralized our ranks.

见到我血流满面，我们队伍的士气一下子全垮了。

4. She finished by telling me that I ought to be thankful to God as long as I lived that they didn’t kill me.

最后她对我说，只要我还活着，我就得感谢上帝没有让他们把我杀死。

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大学英语精读第六册 Unit 05

Phrases & Expressions

when it comes to: when it concerns 当涉及到,当说到,当谈到

for that matter: with regard to that; about that

就那件事而论, 关于那一点,至于那个,关于那点

the other way round: in the opposite order 相反,反向地

in terms of: in regard to; especially about关于,就…而言, 从…方面说来

bring about: cause; produce; lead to 造成, 引起〔导致〕(某事)

can't help but: can only; be forced to 不免,禁不住,不得不; 不能不

要注意: can’t help but 后面跟动词原形, 而can’t help后面要跟doing(现在分词). take (great) pains (with/to do): try hard (to do) 尽力,费尽心机作某事

talk about／of：discuss，exchange thoughts about；propose or consider(a

possible course of action) 谈到,说到,说及,讨论

talk down to：address sb．as if he were a social or intellectual inferior

用高人一等的口气对人说话,以居高临下的口气说话

talk into：persuade sb．to do sth．by talking 说服某人做某事

talk of：refer to 谈论,谈到,说到,说及,讨论

talk out of：persuade sb．not to do sth．by talking 说服某人不做某事

talk over：discuss sth．fully 详谈,讨论, 商量

talk round：persuade sb．to do sth．(to which he was at first opposed)

劝说,说服（使同意某事）

talk to：address，speak to；reproach，scold 和……谈话,责备,责骂

hear about：be given information about，learn about得悉, 听说,听说有关的人/事

hear from：receive news，esp．a letter from收到…的来信,

hear of：come to know of the existence of(sth．or sb．)；have news of the(continuing)existence of 得悉,听到、听说

hear out：listen until sb．has finished his remarks 听某人说完,现在听我把话说完

Translation

Translate the following sentences into English：

1. 起初，我打算先准备生物课的考试，而后再做论文，但后来决定还是将做的顺序倒过来为好。At first, I planned to prepare for the biology examination first and then did my thesis, but later I decided to do them the other way round.

2.就预测地震而言，科学家能做的似乎微乎其微，不过城市规划设计师却可以在减轻地震

造成的损失方面有点作为。

In terms of the prediction of earthquakes, what scientists can do is very little while the city-plotting designer can do something when it comes to reducing the loss brought about by the earthquake.

3．去年夏天洪水期间，不得不动员全国的力量来救灾。

The whole national forces him to be mobilized for the salvage during the flood last summer.

4.鉴于她对生活的消极态度，她不可能在改革管理部门的事情上给予支持。

Regarding her passive attitude toward life, she couldn’t give any support for the reform of the administrative department.

5.凭她的创见和组织能力，我认为她不是我们的负担，而是我们委员会的一份宝贵的财富。With her creative ideas and organizational ability, I don’t think she is our burden but an asset to our committee.

English to Chinese

1. Could it be that our dream that material welfare per se leads to happiness is just

a pipe dream?

我们所持的物质福利本身会带来幸福这一概念，会不会只是一个不切实际的梦想？

2. What mattered to them was the person who is much, not the one who has much or uses much.

他们看重的是人自身的价值，而不是他的财产或他的消费。

3. Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates.

那些社会地位较高的人也同样焦虑不安。他们的生活和他们下属的生活一样空虚。

4. Also, they are so frightened of the possibility of their personal failure and humiliation that their anxiety about personal matters prevents them from feeling anxiety about the possibility that everybody and everything may be destroyed.

他们还极其害怕个人会遭到失败和耻辱，他们为私事惶惶不安，而对于人类和世间万物均可能遭到毁灭一事则无暇顾及。

5. I suggest transforming our social system from a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves(in the Soviet Union as well as in the capitalist countries) into a humanist industrialism in which man and the full development of his potentialities ___ those of love and of reason ____ are the aims of all social arrangements.

我建议改造我们的社会制度，将其从一个在官僚机构管理下的以追求最大产量和最大消费为目的的工业化社会制度，转变为一个人本主义的工业化社会制度。在后一种体制中，一切社会活动的出发点是为了人，为了使人的各种潜力——爱的潜力和运用理智的潜力——获得充分的发展。ERROR CORRECTION

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Directions：Translate the following sentences into English．

1．他声称喜欢他的新工作，但他那讲话的声音里并没有多少自信。

He claimed that he was enjoying his new job, but his voice didn’t carry much conviction. 2．各主要候选人的代表都在努力动员选民支持选举。

Representatives for all the main candidates are trying to mobilize voter support/voters for the election.

3．我已收到邀请参加她的婚礼，但我没有任何合适的衣裳可穿。

I have been invited to her wedding, but I haven’t got anything appropriate to wear. 4．在候机室发现定时炸弹以后，机场的安全工作加强了。

Security at the airport has been enhanced / strengthened/tightened up following the discovery of a time bomb in the lounge.

5．最近在东亚发生的危机表明照抄西方的制度对该地区的金融稳定构成潜在的危险。

The recent crisis in East Asia shows that duplicating the Western system poses a potential hazard/ threat to the financial stability of this region.

English to Chinese

46. We should have been shaken awake, slapped hard across the face, somehow been made to appreciate fully the preciousness of time.

应该有人猛地把我们摇醒，狠狠地给我们一记耳光，想个什么办法让我们懂得时间的宝贵。47. I know damn well I had more fun when I was younger than I do today, and yet time goes by faster than ever before. 我清清楚楚地知道我年轻的时候比现在过得快活得多，可我觉得现在时间比以往任何时候过得都要快。

48. Today I am graying, overweight, suddenly out of a job and coming to terms with an identity crisis.

如今我头发花白，身体发胖，突然间没了工作，对自己的认同危机也淡然处之了。

49. The funny thing is, I never felt old until I was let go.

滑稽的是，在被解雇之前，我从来没有觉得自己已经老了。

50. One thing is certain __ when you spend money, you can earn more. One you’ve spent time, it’s gone forever.

有一点可以肯定，钱花了可以再挣；时间一旦耗去，再不可能复得。

大学英语精读第六册 Unit 06

Phrases & Expressions

in relation to: in connection with; with regard to; about

与…有关,有关,关于...

in one's eyes: in one's opinion 在某人看来,依某人的看法

in support of: supporting 支持,为了支持（拥护）……

at sb.'s expense: with sb. paying the cost归某人付费

needless to say: of course; as was to be expected当然,不必说,不用说,表示肯定

out of sorts: in an angry or unhappy mood; in a bad temper 情绪不好,心烦

under obligation (to do): having the duty (to do) 有义务做……

good for: able to pay or contribute; useful or suitable for 有能力支付或资助

lay one's hands on: find; gain possession of 占有,找到

run up: allow (sth. such as debt) to increase 积累,累积

on record: written down in a record 记录下来的,记录在案的,登记过的

cast about／(a)round for: search for(sb．or sth．) 到处寻求,盘算,多方考虑

cast back: throw the memory back；refer to sth．past 回忆,记起,回想

cast down: lower(sb．)in spirit(usu．pass．)使人失望,使沮丧抛下, 丢下

cast off: give or throw away(clothes no longer wanted)；stop having anything to do with(sb．or sth．) 脱掉(衣服,皮等), 舍弃(不要的东西)

cast out: drive out or away；expel逐出, 赶走

cast over: cover(sth．)(usu．pass．) 覆盖,流尚

cast up: calculate；make a total of(figures) 计算,累加数字

think ahead: consider the future 考虑将来, 想得长远,提前打算

think aloud:speak one’s thoughts without addressing anyone

自言自语,有声思维,边想边说,边想边自言自语

think about: have thoughts concerning(sth．or sb．)；have(sth.or sb.)in the mind；consider(sth．or sb.) 考虑,研讨,想出 ,就…思考

think back(to): remember 把…想出来,回忆起,回想过去

think of．．．as: regard．．．as 把…看作是，以为…是,把(某人/某物)看作

think out: consider(sth．)in detail，with care，so as to arrive at an answer 想出,研究出(计划),想透(问题等)

think up: invent(USU．an idea) 想出; 设计出; 发明出,想起(方法等)

think better of:have an improved opinion of(sb．or sth．)，decide not to follow(a plan originally intended)

对某人印象好,更高的评价,改变主意,经过考虑对...改变主意,认真考虑

Translation

English to Chinese

1. A biographer of his time compared Newton to the River Nile, whose great powers were

known but whose source had not been discovered.

一位与牛顿同时代的传纪作家把他比作尼罗河：其巨大的威力人所所共知，但其源头却仍无觅处。

2. Newton’s subsequent life in science consisted to a large degree in the elaboration of the great discoveries made during those “golden”months.

牛顿随后的科学生涯，在相当大的程度上就是在对这些“黄金”月份里的各种伟大发现作详尽的阐述。

3. He had been loath to announce his discoveries, but within a week after his election to the Society he asked permission to communicate an account of the “philosophical discovery” which had induced him “to the making of the said telescope”.

他一度不愿公布他的发现，然而他入选皇家学会后一周不到，便主动请求发表一项“哲学上的发现”。这一发现曾促成他“造出该望远镜”。

4. His amanuensis , Humphrey Newton, wrote that he never knew Newton “to take any recreation or pastime either in riding out to take the air, walking, rowing, or any other exercise whatever, thinking all hours lost that were not spent in his studies.”他的书记员汉弗莱.牛顿（并非他的亲戚）写道，他从未听说牛顿“参加过娱乐或休闲活动，如骑马兜风，散步，划船或任何其他体育锻炼，牛顿认为时间不花在研究上便是白白的浪费。”

5. Now famous and honored, he felt secure enough to offer many public speculations on scientific problems.

这时他既有名气又受尊重，他不再感到有什么顾忌了，于是就科学上的问题公开提出了许多自己的推断和猜测。

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大学英语精读第六册 Unit 07

Phrases & Expressions

in brief: in short; to sum up 简单地说, 简而言之,

as far as: to the distance, point or degree that 远至,就……而言,到……程度

for one: as the first of several possible examples

(若干可能事例中的)第一个,首先

dry off: make or become dry 使)弄干, (使)变干,烘干（衣服）

stop dead in one's tracks: stop very quickly or with great force

原地停了下来

be bound up with: be closely connected with or related to

与…有密切关系,与…紧密相联

first and last: always and chiefly 总的来说,整体看来

put away: put in the right place or out of sight收起来, 放好,储存

die down: come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker渐渐消失,渐渐减弱

on the track of: looking for, trying to find 寻找某人或某物,追踪某人,跟踪

earn/make a living: support oneself 自食其力,赚钱过活、维持生计

at that: in addition; also 而且, 因此, 然后

be caught in: be involved in 陷入,卷入,专心,对...特别感兴趣

to the point where:to the extent that ：达到……程度,大意是说,达到这种程度以致...,就…来说;在…方面来说;在这个意义上;在这样的范围内

play around:spend time playing, fooling or joking instead of being serious or working 寻乐,玩耍

settle down: marry; begin to live a stable life 安居下来,过安定生活

take with a grain of salt: accept or believe only in part

有保留地,不能完全相信的,对某事持怀疑态度

go through: be approved or accepted 批准

play about/around: handle or treat sth. in a casual and frivolous way; fool around 玩耍

play at：engage in casually or half-heartedly 做事不认真,

play back：reproduce(music，speech，etc．)from a tape or disc．so that the material recorded on it can be heard 录音重播

play down：try to make(sth．)appear less important than it is

故意缩小…的重要性,降低某事的重要性

play off(against)：set(people or things)in opposition，esp.for one's own advantage 使双方对抗以收渔利

play on／upon：take advantage of(sb’s emotions，fears，etc.)

利用(某人的情感,害怕等)

play out：perform to the end；use up 完成,结束,用完,用光

play up：stress，emphasize 强调,夸大,夸大某事的重要性

play with：treat lightly；consider，but not very seriously

不太认真地考虑,不认真对待

die away: recede，become fainter or weaker until eventually inaudible or invisible 渐渐消失,减低力量

die down：subside，become less intense(though without necessarily disappearing) 渐渐消失,渐渐减弱(声音,光线,风等),慢慢地熄灭,渐渐平息

die for：badly need or want 渴望

die from／of：have as the cause of death 死于,因…而死

die off：die one after the other 顺次死去,一一死去

die out：become extinct；disappear，no longer be practiced 灭绝,绝迹,过时

Translation

Translate the following sentences into English：

l.总之，这些实验室设备太贵，而且也许过时了。

In brief, these lab facilities are too expensive. What’s more, they may have been old-fashioned.

2．获悉我们提议的发展计划未获批准，我真感到失望。

When I got to know that the developing scheme that we had suggested did not go through, I was really disappointed.

3．一接到那架小飞机失踪的报告(notification)，数支救援队就开始在地面搜寻残骸

(wreckage)。

One they got the notification that small plane disappeared, several rescue teams began to search the ground for wreckage.

4．酒醉后驾车是违法的，在许多国家可处以巨额罚款与徒刑。

It is illegal to drive after becoming drunk, and a substantial fine and sentence can be given in many countries.

5．教练在宣布他辞职的决定后所受到的批评，虽然开始时很激烈，但过了三四天也就平息了。Although the criticism that the coach received after he declared to quit was quite severe at first, it died down several days later.

English to Chinese

1. “You might just as well,” John Thomas’s father said.

你就不妨去看一看，约翰.托马斯的父亲说道。

2. As they stared at he perverse, shiny object, a few grains of dirt fell from its under surface, as though to demonstrate that for dirt, at least, the law of gravitational attraction still held firm.

正当他们盯着这一反常的闪亮物体瞧个不停的当儿，一些碎土粒从它底部掉落下来，这像是表明至少对泥土来说，万有引力定律仍然管用。

3. The hat met nothing more resistant than air, and therewith the reporter became the first of a serious of professional gentlemen who came to scoff and stayed to wonder. 除空气外，帽子并未遇到任何阻挡。于是从这位记者开始，随之而来的一连串专业人士，都是来时怀着讪笑的心情，可稍待一会便变得迷惑不解起来。

4. John Thomas’s father obliged with a recital of the events of the morning, suppressing, however, the episode of hitting the cube with the spade.

约翰.托马斯的父亲便将早晨发生的事复述了一遍，但却隐瞒了他用铲锹猛击这一方块物体的情节。

5. The president reversed his field with a mental agility that no doubt had contributed to his reputation as an administrator. 重点

校长听后马上机灵地改换了调门，这种随机应变的本领无疑曾帮助了他位行政人员的声誉的树立。

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