大学英语4 Unit 4 课文翻译
沉睡谷传奇
1 有个山谷名叫沉睡谷,深藏于纽约州的崇山峻岭之间。
关于这个沉静的山谷流传着很多故事,不过人们最相信的莫过于无头骑士鬼魂的故事了。
故事说,很久以前,这个人在美国独立战争中牺牲,据说他的头被炸掉了。
人们看见他在幽暗的夜色中匆匆前行,寻找他失去的头颅。
2 沉睡谷附近有个村庄叫达里镇。
村里有所小学,学校里有位老师叫伊卡博德•鹤。
伊卡博德•鹤这个名字很适合他,因为他又高又瘦,就像一只鹤,瘦小的肩膀上连着两只长长的手臂。
他的头也小小的,头顶平平的,还有一对大耳朵,两只大而无神的绿眼睛和一个长长的鼻子。
3 作为一个老师,伊卡博德收入十分有限。
他虽长得瘦高,吃起饭来可不含糊,饭量跟一个大胖子不相上下。
为了能多赚点钱填饱肚子,他又兼职教年轻人唱歌。
4 伊卡博德教的女孩子当中有个叫卡特里娜• 范塔苏的。
她是一位荷兰富农的独生女,正值十八岁的花季,像鹌鹑一样丰满,成熟而柔美,脸色红润,就像她父亲种的桃子一样。
伊卡博德对女人总是有一颗柔软而痴傻的心,很快,他便意识到自己对范塔苏小姐的爱慕之情。
5 但是要走进卡特里娜的心里有重重障碍。
其中有一个叫布罗姆•范布伦特的年轻人,他身强体壮,是所有年轻女孩心中的英雄。
他肩膀宽阔,身体柔韧,一头卷曲的黑色短发,配着一张粗犷但并不让人讨厌的脸庞。
村里的赛马比赛他总是赢家,赢得了许多奖项。
而且,布
罗姆总是骑着马。
伊卡博德要赢得卡特里娜的心,必须打败这样一个敌人。
6 稍微强壮、聪明的男人都会知难而退,但是伊卡博德有自己的计划。
他无法公开和敌人决斗,所以他悄悄地、秘密地进行。
他经常拜访卡特里娜家的农庄,使她认为他是在帮助她提高唱歌水平。
7 时间流逝,村里的人都认为伊卡博德将赢得这场竞争。
星期天晚上再也看不到布罗姆的马出现在卡特里娜家。
8 到了秋天,一天伊卡博德受邀到范塔苏家参加一个盛大的派对。
他穿上他最好的衣服。
因为去参加派对要走很远的路,一位农夫借给他一匹老马。
9 布罗姆•范布伦特骑着他那匹跑得最快的名为“鬼见愁”的马来到派对。
所有的年轻女孩看到他,都向他露出了欢快的笑脸。
10 伊卡博德很开心地和心上人卡特里娜跳着舞,而布罗姆却经受着爱火与妒火的双重煎熬,独自坐在角落里沉思。
音乐结束后,年轻人坐在一起讲有关独立战争的故事。
11 不一会儿,人们讲起了沉睡谷的故事。
最恐怖的莫过于无头骑士寻找他丢失的头颅的故事。
一个农夫讲他是如何与无头骑士赛跑的。
农夫策马飞奔,直到无头骑士突然停下来。
他的衣服和皮肤倏然脱落,仅剩一堆白骨,在月光下闪闪发亮。
12 故事讲完了,派对也该结束了。
伊卡博德看起来一直都非常开心,直到他向卡特里娜道晚安。
他们的爱情要结束了吗?他离开时感到非常难过。
卡特里娜一直和伊卡博德会面,是只为了让布罗姆•范布伦
特嫉妒,好让布罗姆娶她吗?
13 不管怎么说,伊卡博德开始了他回家的漫长旅程。
14 他好像看到树林中有白色的东西在移动。
哦,不,那不过是明亮的月光在树上移动。
突然,他听到一个声音。
他的身体颤抖起来。
他踢了一下马,让它跑快些。
马飞快地跑起来,突然又停了下来,差点将伊卡博德甩到前面的地上。
15 他看到,河边漆黑的树林中,在低矮的灌木丛里,站着一个丑陋的东西。
那东西又大又黑,并未移动,但昏暗中它看起来像个巨大的怪物,已做好了准备,要随时扑向他。
16 伊卡博德汗毛直立。
怎么办?转身逃跑已经太晚了。
于是他鼓起勇气,结结巴巴地问道:“你是谁?”没有回应。
伊卡博德的马开始往前移动。
那个黑东西也靠着伊卡博德的马在黑暗中移动。
伊卡博德让马跑得更快,那黑东西也紧跟着跑。
就这样,它们并排跑着,一开始跑得并不快。
17 伊卡博德的心沉了下去。
有那么一瞬间, 月光直射而下,伊卡博德惊恐地看到,那是一匹马,上面坐着一个骑士,但骑士的头不在他的身体上,而是在骑士的前面,搁在马背上。
他对马一阵拳打脚踢,希望能快速甩掉这个跟踪者,但那个幽灵却全速跟着他跑了起来。
然后,他们不顾一切往前飞跑,飞沙走石,火星四溅。
18 传说中的无头骑士总是在前边教堂边的老桥头停下来,然后回到墓地。
19 伊卡博德心想:“只要我能先到那儿,我就安全了。
”伊卡博德转
身去看无头骑士是否停了下来。
他看到那个人提起他的头,用力扔了过来。
头砸到伊卡博德的脸上,把他从马背撞到地上。
20 第二天,人们发现伊卡博德的马平静地吃着草,但没有发现伊卡博德。
21 人们满山谷寻找,但只看到伊卡博德的马穿越山谷时留下的蹄印。
人们甚至在桥边的尘土中发现了伊卡博德的旧帽子,但还是没有找到伊卡博德。
他们唯一发现的另一样东西位于伊卡博德的帽子旁边。
22 那是一只橙色圆南瓜的碎片。
23 一连好多个星期,村里的人都在谈论这件事。
最后,他们开始相信是无头骑士把伊卡博德带走了。
24 过了好久,一个老农夫去了一趟纽约,回来后说他确定他在那里看到了伊卡博德。
他认为伊卡博德悄悄离开沉睡谷是因为他失去了卡特里娜。
25 至于卡特里娜,她的父母为她和布罗姆•范布伦特举行了盛大的婚礼。
许多人参加了他们的婚礼,他们发现,每次只要一提到伊卡博德的名字,布罗姆就会微微一笑。
他们还很困惑,为什么每当有人谈到在伊卡博德满是灰尘的旧帽子旁发现橙色破碎南瓜的事,布罗姆就会放声大笑。
大学英语4Unit4课文翻译
沉睡谷传奇1 有个山谷名叫沉睡谷,深藏于纽约州的崇山峻岭之间。
关于这个沉静的山谷流传着很多故事,不过人们最相信的莫过于无头骑士鬼魂的故事了。
故事说,很久以前,这个人在美国独立战争中牺牲,据说他的头被炸掉了。
人们看见他在幽暗的夜色中匆匆前行,寻找他失去的头颅。
2 沉睡谷附近有个村庄叫达里镇。
村里有所小学,学校里有位老师叫伊卡博德?鹤。
伊卡博德?鹤这个名字很适合他,因为他又高又瘦,就像一只鹤,瘦小的肩膀上连着两只长长的手臂。
他的头也小小的,头顶平平的,还有一对大耳朵,两只大而无神的绿眼睛和一个长长的鼻子。
3 作为一个老师,伊卡博德收入十分有限。
他虽长得瘦高,吃起饭来可不含糊,饭量跟一个大胖子不相上下。
为了能多赚点钱填饱肚子,他又兼职教年轻人唱歌。
4 伊卡博德教的女孩子当中有个叫卡特里娜? 范塔苏的。
她是一位荷兰富农的独生女,正值十八岁的花季,像鹌鹑一样丰满,成熟而柔美,脸色红润,就像她父亲种的桃子一样。
伊卡博德对女人总是有一颗柔软而痴傻的心,很快,他便意识到自己对范塔苏小姐的爱慕之情。
5 但是要走进卡特里娜的心里有重重障碍。
其中有一个叫布罗姆?范布伦特的年轻人,他身强体壮,是所有年轻女孩心中的英雄。
他肩膀宽阔,身体柔韧,一头卷曲的黑色短发,配着一张粗犷但并不让人讨厌的脸庞。
村里的赛马比赛他总是赢家,赢得了许多奖项。
而且,布罗姆总是骑着马。
伊卡博德要赢得卡特里娜的心,必须打败这样一个敌人。
6 稍微强壮、聪明的男人都会知难而退,但是伊卡博德有自己的计划。
他无法公开和敌人决斗,所以他悄悄地、秘密地进行。
他经常拜访卡特里娜家的农庄,使她认为他是在帮助她提高唱歌水平。
7 时间流逝,村里的人都认为伊卡博德将赢得这场竞争。
星期天晚上再也看不到布罗姆的马出现在卡特里娜家。
8 到了秋天,一天伊卡博德受邀到范塔苏家参加一个盛大的派对。
他穿上他最好的衣服。
因为去参加派对要走很远的路,一位农夫借给他一匹老马。
9 布罗姆?范布伦特骑着他那匹跑得最快的名为“鬼见愁”的马来到派对。
新视野大学英语第四册Unit4课文翻译
新视野大学英语第四册Unit4课文翻译新视野大学英语第四册Unit 4课文翻译新视野大学英语第四册第四单元的课文跟电信网络有关,下面是店铺分享的课文翻译,欢迎大家阅读!新视野大学英语第四册Unit 4课文翻译一个将会大大提高发展中国家生活水准的转变正方兴未艾。
一些不久前还是信息闭塞的地方正在迅速获得最新的通信技术,这将促进他们吸纳国内外投资。
亚洲、拉丁美洲和东欧的许多国家也许需要10年时间来改善其交通、电力供应和其他公用设施。
但是只一根直径小于半毫米的光纤电缆就可以比由铜丝制成的粗电缆承载更多的信息。
由于安装了光纤电缆、数字转换器和最新的无线传输系统,从北京到布达佩斯的一系列城区和工业区正在直接步入信息时代。
一个蛛网般的数字和无线通信网络已经发展到亚洲的大部分地区和东欧的部分地区。
所有这些发展中地区都把先进的通信技术看作一种跨越经济发展诸阶段的途径。
例如,信息技术的广泛应用有望缩短劳动密集型的组装工业转向涉及工程、营销和设计的那些产业所需的时间。
现代通信技术“将使中国、越南这样的国家比那些困于旧技术的国家拥有巨大的优势”。
这些国家应以多快的速度向前发展是人们争论的一个问题。
许多专家认为,越南在目前急需电话的情况下,却要求所有的移动电话都必须是昂贵的数字型电话,这种做法太超前了。
一位专家说:“这些国家缺乏成本估算和选择技术的经验。
”然而毋庸争辩,通信技术将是区分输赢的关键因素。
看一看俄罗斯的情况吧。
由于其坚实的数学和科学教育基础,它应该在信息时代有繁荣的发展。
问题是,它的国内电话系统是一堆生锈的20世纪30年代的老古董。
为了解决这一问题,俄罗斯已经开始铺设光纤电缆,并制定了投入400亿美元建设多项通信工程的战略计划。
但是由于其经济陷于低迷,几乎没有资金来着手解决最基本的问题。
与俄罗斯相比,在未来10年中,中国大陆计划对通信设备投入1,000亿美元。
从某种意义上说,中国的落后成了一种有利因素,因为这一发展正好发生在新技术比铜线电缆系统更便宜的时候。
大学英语unit4 A Virtual Life原文与翻译
大学英语u n i t4AV i r t u a l L i f e原文与翻译-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1A Virtual LifeMaia Szalavitz, formerly a television producer, now spends her time as a writer. In this essay she explores digital reality and its consequences. Along the way, she compares the digital world to the "real" world, acknowledging the attractions of the electronic dimension.迈亚·塞拉维茨曾是电视制片人,目前从事写作。
她在本文中探索了数字化世界及其后果。
与此同时,她将数字化世界与真实世界做了比较,承认电子空间自有其魅力。
Maia Szalavitz 1 After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend's Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary's clipped tone seems more rejecting than I'd imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid -- hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.虚拟世界的生活迈亚·塞拉维茨在网上呆了太久,听到电话铃声也会吓一大跳。
全新版大学英语综合教程4课后翻译(完整版)
全新版大学英语综合教程4课后翻译Unit 11. Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm.多尔蒂先生和他的家人目前正在农场忙于秋收。
2. We must not underestimate the enemy. They are equipped with the most sophisticatedweapons.我们不能低估敌人,他们装备了最先进的武器。
3. Having been cut of a job/Not having had a job for 3months, Phil is getting increasinglydesperate.菲尔已经三个月没有找到工作了,正在变得越来越绝望。
4. Sam, as the project manager, is decisive, efficient, and accurate in his judgment.作为项目经理,山姆办事果断,工作效率高,且判断准确。
5. Since the chemical plant was identified as the source of solution, the village neighborhoodcommittee decided to close it down at the cost of 100 jobs.既然已经证实这家化工厂是污染源,村委会决定将其关闭,为此损失了一百个工作岗位。
Unit 21.There was an unusual quietness in the air, except for the sound of artillery in the distance.空气有一种不寻常的寂静,只有远处响着大炮的声音。
2. The expansion of urban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall inliving standards and an increase in social problems.在某些非洲国家城市的扩展已经引起生活水平相当大的下降和社会问题的增多。
新标准大学英语综合教程4第二版unit1-6课文翻译及课后翻译
英语翻译Unit one Nine to fivepassage1 大学毕业找工作的第一要义:别躺在沙发上做梦今年夏天,超过65 万的大学生毕业离校,其中有许多人根本不知道怎么找工作。
在当今金融危机的背景下,做父母的该如何激励他们?1 七月,你看着英俊的21岁的儿子穿上学士袍,戴上四方帽,骄傲地握着大学荣誉学位证书,拍毕业照。
这时,记忆中每年支付几千英镑,好让儿子吃好、并能偶尔参加聚会的记忆开始消退。
但现在,你又不得不再考虑钱的问题。
2 等到暑假快要结束,全国各地的学生正在为新学期做准备的时候,你却发现大学毕业的儿子还歪躺在沙发上看电视。
除此之外,他只是偶尔发发短信,浏览社交网站Facebook,或者去酒吧喝酒。
这位属于“千禧一代”的年轻人一夜之间变成了“抱怨一代”的成员。
他能找到工作吗?3 这就是成千上万家庭所面临的状况:今年夏天,超过65万的大学生毕业,在当今金融危机的背景下,他们中的大多数人不知道自己下一步该做什么。
父母只会唠叨,而儿女们则毫无缘由地变成了叛逆者。
他们知道自己该找份工作,但却不知道如何去找。
4 来自米德尔塞克斯郡的杰克·古德温今年夏天从诺丁汉大学政治学系毕业,获得二级一等荣誉学士学位。
他走进大学就业服务中心,但又径直走了出来,因为他看见很多人在那里排长队。
跟他一起住的另外5个男孩子也都跟他一样,进去又出来了。
找工作的压力不大,虽然他所认识的大多数女生都有更明确的计划。
5 他说:“我申请政治学研究工作,但被拒绝了。
他们给的年薪是1.8万镑,交完房租后所剩无几,也就够买一罐豆子,可他们还要有工作经历或硕士学位的人。
然后我又申请参加快速晋升人才培养计划,并通过了笔试。
但在面试时,他们说我‘太冷漠’了,谈吐‘太像专家政治论者’。
我觉得自己不可能那样,但我显然就是那样的。
”6 打那以后,他整个夏天都在“隐身”。
他能够轻松地复述出电视剧《交通警察》中的若干片段。
他白天看电视的时间太长,已经到了影响健康的地步。
新编大学英语4(第二版)Unit 1-Unit 6单元 课文翻译及课后答案详解
课内阅读参考译文及课后习题答案(Book 4)Unit 1享受幽默—什么东西令人开怀?1 听了一个有趣的故事会发笑、很开心,古今中外都一样。
这一现象或许同语言本身一样悠久。
那么,到底是什么东西会使一个故事或笑话让人感到滑稽可笑的呢?2 我是第一次辨识出幽默便喜欢上它的人,因此我曾试图跟学生议论和探讨幽默。
这些学生文化差异很大,有来自拉丁美洲的,也有来自中国的。
我还认真地思考过一些滑稽有趣的故事。
这么做完全是出于自己的喜好。
3 为什么听我讲完一个笑话后,班上有些学生会笑得前仰后合,而其他学生看上去就像刚听我读了天气预报一样呢?显然,有些人对幽默比别人更敏感。
而且,我们也发现有的人很善于讲笑话,而有的人要想说一点有趣的事却要费好大的劲。
我们都听人说过这样的话:―我喜欢笑话,但我讲不好,也总是记不住。
‖有些人比别人更有幽默感,就像有些人更具有音乐、数学之类的才能一样。
一个真正风趣的人在任何场合都有笑话可讲,而且讲了一个笑话,就会从他记忆里引出一连串的笑话。
一个缺乏幽默感的人不可能成为一群人中最受欢迎的人。
一个真正有幽默感的人不仅受人喜爱,而且在任何聚会上也往往是人们注意的焦点。
这么说是有道理的。
4 甚至有些动物也具有幽默感。
我岳母从前经常来我们家,并能住上很长一段时间。
通常她不喜欢狗,但却很喜欢布利茨恩—我们养过的一条拉布拉多母猎犬。
而且,她们的这种喜欢是相互的。
布利茨恩在很小的时候就常常戏弄外祖母,当外祖母坐在起居室里她最喜欢的那张舒适的椅子上时,布利茨恩就故意把她卧室里的一只拖鞋叼到起居室,并在外祖母刚好够不到的地方蹦来跳去,一直逗到外祖母忍不住站起来去拿那只拖鞋。
外祖母从椅子上一起来,布利茨恩就迅速跳上那椅子,从它那闪亮的棕色眼睛里掠过一丝拉布拉多式的微笑,无疑是在说:―啊哈,你又上了我的当。
‖5 典型的笑话或幽默故事由明显的三部分构成。
第一部分是铺垫(即背景),接下来是主干部分(即故事情节),随后便是妙语(即一个出人意料或令人惊讶的结尾)。
新视野大学英语4unit4
(1)Wireless demand and usage have also exploded across the entire width and breadth of Latin America.整个拉丁美洲对无线通信的需求和使用已急速增加。
1.the entire width and breadth of:the entire extent of something.例如:I have told you the entire width and breadth of what happened.我已告诉你发生的一切。
(2)For wireless phone service providers, nowhere is business better than in Latin America — having an operation there is like having an endless pile of money at your disposal.对于无线电话服务商来说,没有任何地方的业务比拉丁美洲更好了——在那里有一个营运点就好像有一堆无穷无尽供你使用的钞票。
1.句型:For…nowhere is…better than in…:对…来说, 没有任何地方的…比…更好了例句:For our students, nowhere is creation better than in college.对学生来说,没有任何地方的创造力比大学更好了。
2. at one’s disposal:供某人使用例如:He will have a car at his disposal for the whole month.他将有辆车归他使用一整个月。
3.pile of:堆(3)BellSouth Corporation, with operations in four wireless markets, estimates its annual revenue per average customer at about $2,000 as compared to $860 in the United States.在四个无线电话市场有营运点的贝尔南方电话公司估计它的年收入约为平均每个客户2,000美元,与之相比,在美国国内的收入是860美元。
(完整word版)新标准大学英语四综合教程Unit1-6课文及翻译
If you ask me1If you ask me, real life is not all it's cracked up to be. Twelve years at school and three years at university, teachers banging on about opportunities in the big wide world beyond our sheltered life as students, and what do I find?2 Try as I might to stay cheerful, all I ever get is hassle, sometimes with people (especially boys, god, when will they grow up?), but mostly with money. It's just so expensive out here! Everyone wants a slice off you. The Inland Revenue wants to deduct income tax, the bank manager wants repayments on my student loan, the landlord wants the rent, gas, water, electricity and my mobile bills keep coming in, and all that's before I've had anything to eat. And then some bright spark calls me out of the blue, asking if I'm interested in buying a pension. At this rate, I won't even last till the end of the year, let alone till I'm 60.3 I didn't really want to go out to work just yet. I mean, I wasn't a dropout and I knew I'd have to some day. According to any number of people "life's not a picnic", "there's no such thing as a free lunch". But given that I'd got a good degree, I thought I'd like to go on to get my master's. Actually, I had my eye on the course at the London School of Economics (LSE) . Top school, very good for my CV. But I talked to my mum about it, and she said she couldn't afford to support me any more. I kind of understand it, and not just because my degree is in economics. She'd worked hard for 15 years to give me an education. My dad wasn't around most of the time, and when he was, he didn't have any money. He'd spent it gambling on the dogs or down the pub. So it came to the point when I just agreed with Mum, and bowed myself towards the inevitable.4 If you ask me, and despite everything you hear, fortunately there are some really nice people out there. Take Mike, for example. When I left university, what I thought was that my mum would feel obliged to look after me if I returned home. So I packed up my belongings and went to London to get a job. I wanted something in finance and investments, because you know, maybe with a job like that, I could use my degree. But by that time, there were no jobs left, and I didn't really want to end up in some boring office, doing photocopies and making the tea.5 Go anywhere you like in London and there's usually a good pub. The day I realized no one in the city was going to offer me a job, I went into The Salisbury on Leadenhall Street for a drink and something to eat. Mike the landlord was at the bar, pouring pints with one hand, making sandwiches with the other, and washing the glasses all at the same time—it's true, he really did seem to have three hands. He also seemed to know everyone, and greeted the regulars by name, getting their drinks ready with the question, "The usual today, is it?" I thought he looked kind of cool, he was doing what he did best, serving thirsty clients, and no one did it better. So I went up to him and asked him whether there was a job for me.6 Well, to cut a long story short, I started work in the pub one Friday lunch time. It was quite demanding work, but I liked it. People seemed to find me amusing and it made me feel better too. There was one middle-aged regular in a suit who always had a half of bitter and a ham and pickle sandwich, with the crusts cut off. When I saw Tony coming, I tried to have his lunch ready for him even before he asked. He was another one of those really nice people.7 If you ask me, spending money when you don't have any is dead easy. I began to think about how I'd spend my first month's wages. The flat where I was staying was expensive, and I just about had enough to cover the first month's substantial bills. But I calculated that there'dbe just enough money over to treat myself to something. Why not get a CD or maybe a plant to cheer up the flat? I thought.8 It was my birthday on pay day. Apart from Mike and Tony, I didn't have any friends in London. Seeing that I didn't have a boyfriend either, you can understand why I began to feel sorry for myself. So I ordered myself some flowers, and asked them to be sent with a little card, saying "With all my love Anon." The highlight of my birthday would be the confused look on the florist's eyes when he delivered them.9 Later that week, Tony came in as usual and sat down at the bar. "What's wrong with you? Where's that smile gone today?" I talked to him about... well, about pretty well everything, money, the master's, my birthday, the lot. He sympathized with me.10 Tony got up from his stool, and went over to talk to some of the others. Remember: The Salisbury is right in the heart of the city, so all the customers were in banking or insurance or the stock market. Next day he turned up with cheques to the value of £20,000. "This is a loan for you to set up your business. The only collateral you have is my trust in you that one day, you'll pay us back—if you can. And if you can't, too bad, that's the finance business for you. But I think you will."11 I didn't say anything for fear that I was going to cry. What were the odds on anyone being so nice?12 And the flowers? I redirected them to my mum, and they arrived for her on my birthday. She deserved them, don't you think?13 If you ask me, looking back after all these years, you only need one or two breaks in your life to succeed. The fact that the rest is hard work doesn't matter, it's still worth it.14 After a year working at The Salisbury, I got a place at the LSE, did my master's and found a job in an investment bank. I in vested the £20,000, and sold out before the 2008 crash.I paid back Tony and the other investors, with ten per cent annual interest, and set up my own firm. It exceeded all my expectations and is still a thriving business.15 Tony wrote me a thank-you note. He'd been in a car accident, and couldn't walk. The money I paid back would allow him to adapt his house so he could move around it in his wheelchair. This is what he wrote:16 "Thirty-five years in banking, and I've never made a better investment than the loan to you. You've repaid the money with interest, and my trust in you and your honesty 100-fold. If you ask me, investing in people gives the best return you can ever hope for."17 If you ask me, he's right. What do you think?依我看依我看,现实生活并没有人们想象的那么好。
全新版大学英语综合教程4课文原文及翻译
全新版大学英语综合教程4课文原文及翻译Unit 1 Text A: Fighting with the Forces of NatureAmong the forces of nature, wind and water are perhaps the two that have most effect on the land Wind and water, working together, are constantly changing the shape of the land Sometimes the wind blows very hard for a long time This is called a windstorm When a windstorm hits an area, it can cause a lot of damage It can blow away soil and destroy crops It can even destroy buildings and kill peopleWater also plays an important role in changing the land Rivers carry soil and sand from one place to another When the river slows down, the soil and sand are deposited Over time, this can form new land Sometimes a river can change its course This can cause problems for people who live near the riverPeople have always tried to control the forces of nature They have built dams to hold back water and prevent floods They have also planted trees to stop the wind from blowing away the soil But sometimes our efforts to control nature can have unexpected resultsFor example, when a dam is built, it may stop the flow of a river This can cause problems for fish and other animals that live in the river It can also change the climate of the area Sometimes our attempts to control nature can cause more harm than goodTranslation:在自然力量中,风和水也许是对陆地影响最大的两种力量。
大学体验英语综合教程4 Unit4课文翻译及课后答案
Unit 4学英语既有乐趣又有回报文学的研究——包含对哲学、宗教、历史事件的发展和观念由来的研究,不仅是文明的,并且有教化作用,而且是流行的和实际的。
在所有从文理学院毕业并获得学士学位的人中,有六分之一的主修英语。
让人惊异的是可,这些毕业生能胜任范围相当广泛的工作。
他们的经验表明,这种广泛流行的偏见是错误的,即英语专业的学生只能从事新闻或教学工作:事实上,主修英语的学生也为未来从事法律、医学、商业和公职等职业做了相当好的准备。
有人时常劝告期望上法学院或医学院的大学生要学习与他们的择业有直接联系的严格指定的课程。
有人还建议未来法学院的学生应该选修政治、历史、会计、商业管理,甚至人体解刨学、婚姻和家庭生活等课程。
未来医学院的学生被引导去学习多种理科课程,实际上,这些课程比他们考入医学院所需要的理科课程要多得多。
令人惊讶的是,许多法学院和医学院却指出,如此专门化的准备不但没有必要,而且并不可取。
没有什么“法律预科”课程:上法学院和从事法律行业的最好的准备是培养学生能够进行批判性的思考;能够进行清晰的合乎逻辑的自我表达,能够对他人的动机、行动和思想进行敏锐的分析。
这些技能也正是英语专业要教给学生掌握的技能。
此外,要进入法学院就读,通常需要具有合格院校颁发的学士学位,还需要拿到最低限度的各课平均积分点,并和在法学院录取考试中取得一个通得过的分数。
这项测试包括三个部分:首先是测试阅读理解、图形分类和书面材料评估等能力。
测试的第二部分是考核对英语语法和词汇用法的掌握能力,组织书面材料的能力和文字编辑的能力。
第三个部分是检验学生的文学、艺术、音乐、自然科学和社会科学的一般知识。
显而易见,主修英语的学生参加法学院的录取考试回得心应手。
至于医学院,入学要求的一条知识修满32个学时的理科课程。
这一要求对主修英语的学生来说肯定不成问题。
另外,许多医学院校要求学生必须在医学院入学考试中取得规定的最低分,这一测试对全面发展的文科学生来说有十分有利。
