第一次大作业(英译汉)
大学英语一作业及答案

大学英语一作业及答案【篇一:《大学英语(一)》第一次作业答案】答案你的得分:100说明:每道小题括号里的答案是您最高分那次所选的答案,而选项旁的标识是标准答案。
一、单项选择题。
本大题共40个小题,每小题 2.5 分,共100.0分。
在每小题给出的选项中,只有一项是符合题目要求的。
1.— hi! how do you do, zhang?— _______( c )a. how are you?b.good afternoon.c. how do you do?d.very fine.2.—jane, i’m coming to say good-bye. i’m leaving tomorrow.— _______( d )a.b.c.d.i’m sorry. oh, no. why? go slowly. why soon? can’t you stay a few days longer?3.— sam, this is my friend, jane.— _______( c )a. i’m sam.b. how are you?c. glad to meet you, jane.d. very well, thank you.4.— may i know your name, please?— _______( c )a. i’d rather not.b. yes, you may.c. jane edwin.d. no, please don’t5.—haven’t seen you for ages. how are you?— _______( d )a. thank you a lot.b. it’s several years.c. long time no see.d. just so-so.6. we’re glad that something _______ has come out of the situation.( a )a. positiveb. negativec. positiond. negation7. we’ll discuss the problem later _______ detail.( d )a. ofb. onc. atd. in8. each member is given a special exercise routine that is _______ for hisor her needs.( b )a. constantb. appropriatec. badd. hopeful9. mrs. black became a(n) _______ at making desserts.( a )a. expertb. workerc. hostspecialist10. hurry up, _______ you’ll be late.( d )a. andb. butc. sod. or11. there’s something important in _______.( d )a. paper of todayb. today newspaper’sc. today newspaperd. today’s newspaper12. she volunteered to take care of _______ wounded and _______ dying.( b )a. the, /b. the, thec. /, thed. /, /13. he’s a shy boy who can’t _______ with others very well. ( c )a. sayb. talkc. communicated. speak14. im _______ of the package thats been left in the corridor. ( d )a. worriedb. sharpc. aggressived. suspicious15. you’re required to _______ your name at the end of this form.( b )a. spellb. signc. telld. markpeter, my english teacher always _______ me to study hard. ( c )a. occupiedb. challengedc. encouragedd. convinced17.mr. smith raises many _______ on his farm.( d )a. deersb. sheepsc. oxesd. chickens18. they’re _______ vacation for the next two weeks.( b )a. fromb. onc. withd. off19.we often have sports after class, and i like to play _______ basketball. ( d )a. ab. anc. thed./20.the police asked me to _______ exactly how it happened.( c )a. expressb. drawc. described.imagine21.it took him a long time to _______ the skills he needed to become a professional artist.( a )a. acquireb. requirec. inquired. remain22. the island’s _______ is similar to hawaii’s, which attracts more andmore tourists every year.( d )a. peopleb. areac. customd. landscape23.some friends of _______ joined the political party.( a )a. my fatherb. my father’sc. my fathers’d.my fathers24.mrs. lenny gave us _______ on how to learn english well.( c )【篇二:川大《大学英语(一)》第一次作业答案】=txt>你的得分: 100.0完成日期:2013年12月03日 19点06分说明:每道小题括号里的答案是您最高分那次所选的答案,而选项旁的标识是标准答案。
英语翻译的指导书范文

英语翻译的指导书范文《翻译实践》,又称“翻译大作业”,是为已经系统地进行了翻译课程、掌握了基本翻译知识和技巧的英语高年级学生而开设的专业实训课程。
通过翻译实践,检验学生对翻译的本质和规律的理解和掌握情况,考察学生的实际翻译能力,使学生对所学的翻译理论有切身体会和理解,并能学以致用。
其主要任务是在巩固翻译的基础理论、翻译方法和技巧的基础上,引导学生进行大量的练习,在实践中证明和巩固所学理论,深化学生的语言能力、百科能力、领悟能力、再现能力、译文对比分析能力、译作鉴赏能力。
本次实训是在巩固翻译的基础理论、翻译方法和技巧的基础上,引导学生进行大量的练习,在实践中证明和巩固所学理论,深化学生的语言能力、百科能力、领悟能力、再现能力、译文对比分析能力、译作鉴赏能力。
其内容如下:实训目的: 通过实训了解商贸函电的特点;了解商务建交函的主要内容和语篇特点;了解商务信函翻译的主要原则。
熟练运用词类转换、语序调整、省词略词、语气转换、分译合译等等,并结合自身的特点,能够对商贸函电进行基本准确的翻译。
实训过程:1) 分析商务信函的文体特征2) 学生进行项目练习,翻译商务信函3) 学生课堂汇报实训目的:通过实训加深了解公共场所中各种不同的中英文标识;掌握中英文公共标识的语言特点;熟悉翻译表达阶段的两种基本方法:直译法和意译法,并根据不同的语境作不同的处理,采用以下几种方式灵活处理:去繁从简、遵从习惯、程式化套译、反面着笔等。
实训过程:1) 讲解英汉标识语的差异、翻译原则及翻译要点2) 学生调查、讨论3) 小组汇报讨论或调查结果。
实训目的:通过实训加深了解求职信翻译的常见词汇和翻译的过程,并对其进行熟练翻译。
实训过程:1) 分析求职信的固定格式、翻译的常见词汇和句型、2) 学生操练3) 译文纠错、评鉴——学生展示实训目的:通过实训加深了解商品说明书的语言特点、商品说明书翻译必须注意的几个方面、并能灵活运用各种翻译方法进行翻译。
英语第一次作业

问题1得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分一、英译汉(每题1.5分,共60分)(1) It is necessary to take medicine on time.答案所选答案:按时吃药十分有必要。
问题 2得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分(2) Our library is as big as theirs.答案所选答案:我们的图书馆和他们的一样大。
问题 3得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分(3) Would you mind turning down the radio?答案所选答案:把收音机关小点儿,你介意吗?问题 4得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分(4) I don't think he can operate the new type of computer.答案所选答案:我不认为他能操作这款新式的计算机。
问题 5得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分(5) Not all the machines here are produced by our factory.答案所选答案:这里的机器并不全是我厂生产的。
问题 6得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分(6) It is certain that we shall produce this kind of engine.答案所选答案:在这里呆着,直到我回来,我们一定会生产这种类型的发动机。
问题7得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分(7) My problem is that I don't have much time to do the work.答案所选答案:问题是,我没有很多时间做这项工作。
问题8得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分(8) The whole process required a great deal of effort, skill and a luck.答案所选答案:整个过程需要很大的努力、技巧和运气。
问题9得1.5 分,满分 1.5 分(9) People use science knowledge to understand and change nature.答案所选答案:人们用科学知识去理解和改变自然。
英汉互译第一次作业

What is a great book? 名著是什么?
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由于名著(伟大的著作)通过最初的交流(阅读),传达其它书里面没有的东西,所以名著是最有教育意义的。
不管你是否攒同名著中的观点,这些书都是人类最初的老师,它们对人类思想做出了基础的贡献。
但也没必要说名著就是最有影响力的书。
在惯常学习过程中,这些名著都已经受到那些既是读者又是作者的人激烈讨论。
他们认为还有其他数不胜数的好书,只不过失传了,所以剩下的就是所谓的名著了。
人类生活中有一些长期没有得到解决的问题,而伟大的著作就是致力于处理这些问题。
有一些真正的奥秘,超出了人类认知的极限。
问题不仅是源于不知道,通常也是以不知道而告终。
伟大的思想坦诚的承认未知之谜。
理解智慧的界限并非否认智慧本身,而是进一步强化它。
作为读者,我们很幸运能同属于这个超越国界的更大范围上人类兄弟手足关系。
虽然我不知到如何能避免政治上国家主义的紧身衣,但是我知道我们如何能成为朋友。
我知道可以不管时间空间的差异,成为人类共有精神上的朋友——通过阅读这些名著的方式。
秋大学英语三第1次作业-作文和翻译(1)学习资料

2013年秋季大学英语三第1次作业说明:本作业包括翻译题和作文,共100分。
一、英译汉(每题2分,共60分)1. Please give this book to whoever comes first. 请把这本书给最先来的人。
2. Though it was late, they kept on working. 尽管已经很晚了,他们还在继续工作。
3. He keeps looking at himself in the mirror. 他不停地照镜子。
4. It is necessary to take medicine on time. 有必要按时服药。
5. Our library is as big as theirs. 我们的图书馆和他们的一样大。
6. Would you mind turning down the radio? 麻烦你把收音机声音关小些好么?7. I don't think he can operate the new type of computer. 我认为他不会用新型号的电脑。
8. Not all the machines here are produced by our factory. 这里的机器并非全部由我厂生产。
9.It is certain that we shall produce this kind of engine. 我们将生产这种发动机,这是肯定无疑的。
10.My problem is that I don't have much time to do the work.我的问题在于我没有多少时间干这工作。
11. People use science knowledge to understand and change nature.人们利用科学知识去了解自然,改造自然。
12. He doesn't know what life means to him.他不知道人生的意义。
《翻译理论与技巧》大作业Family Portrait+中译英(1)

Family PortraitMy mother, who is seventy years old, recently sent me a photograph of herself that I had never seen before. While cleaning out the attic of her Florida home, she came across a studio portrait she had taken about a year before she married my father. This picture of my mother is about a twenty-year-old girl and the story behind it has fascinated me from the moment I began to consider it.The young in the picture has a face that resembles my own in many ways. Her face is a bit more oval than mine, but the softly waving brown hair around it is identical. The small, straight nose is the same model I was born with. My mother’s mouth is closed, yet there is just the slightest hint of a smile on her full lips. I know that if she had smiled, she would have shown the same wide grin and down-curving “smile lines” that appear in my own snapshots. The most haunting feature in the photo, however, is my mother’s eyes. They are an exact duplicate of my own large, dark-brown ones. Her brows are plucked into thin lines, which are like two pencil strokes added to highlight those fine, luminous eyes. I’ve also carefully studied the clothing and jewelry in the photograph. Although the photo was taken fifty years ago, my mother is wearing a blouse and skirt that could easily be worn today. The blouse is made of heavy eggshell-colored satin and reflects the light in its folds and hollows. It has a turned-down cowl collar and smocking on the shoulders and bellow the collar. The smocking (tiny rows of gathered material) looks hand-done. The skirt, which covers my mother’s calves, is straight and made of light wool or flannel. My mother is wearing silver drop earrings. They are about two inches long and roughly shield-shaped. On her left wrist is a matching bracelet. My mother can’t find this bracelet now, despite the fact that we spent hours searching through the attic for it. On the third finger of her left hand is a ring with a large, square-cut stone.The story behind the picture is as interesting to me as the young woman it captures. Mom, who was earning twenty-five dollars a week as a file clerk, decided to give her boyfriend (my father) a picture of herself. She spent almost two weeks’ salary on the skirt and blouse, which she bought at a fancy department store downtown. She borrowed the earrings and bracelet from her older sister, my aunt Dorothy. The ring she wore was a present from another young man she was dating at the time. Mom spent another chunk of her salary to pay the portrait photographer for the hand-tinted print in old-fashioned tones of brown and tan. Just before giving the picture to my father, she scrawled at the lower left, “Sincerely, Beatrice.”When I studied this picture, I react in many ways. I think about the trouble that Mom went into in order to impress the young man who was to be my father. I laugh when I look at the ring, which was probably worn to make my father jealous. I smile at the serious, formal inscription my mother used at this stage of the budding relationship. Sometimes I am filled with a mixture of pleasure and sadness when I look at this frozen long-ago moment. It is a moment of beauty, of love, and—in a way—of my own past.照片我的母亲已经是七十高龄。
大学英语一作业及答案

大学英语一作业及答案【篇一:《大学英语(一)》第一次作业答案】答案你的得分:100说明:每道小题括号里的答案是您最高分那次所选的答案,而选项旁的标识是标准答案。
一、单项选择题。
本大题共40个小题,每小题 2.5 分,共100.0分。
在每小题给出的选项中,只有一项是符合题目要求的。
1.— hi! how do you do, zhang?— _______( c )a. how are you?b.good afternoon.c. how do you do?d.very fine.2.—jane, i’m coming to say good-bye. i’m leaving tomorrow.— _______( d )a.b.c.d.i’m sorry. oh, no. why? go slowly. why soon? can’t you stay a few days longer?3.— sam, this is my friend, jane.— _______( c )a. i’m sam.b. how are you?c. glad to meet you, jane.d. very well, thank you.4.— may i know your name, please?— _______( c )a. i’d rather not.b. yes, you may.c. jane edwin.d. no, please don’t5.—haven’t seen you for ages. how are you?— _______( d )a. thank you a lot.b. it’s several years.c. long time no see.d. just so-so.6. we’re glad that something _______ has come out of the situation.( a )a. positiveb. negativec. positiond. negation7. we’ll discuss the problem later _______ detail.( d )a. ofb. onc. atd. in8. each member is given a special exercise routine that is _______ for hisor her needs.( b )a. constantb. appropriatec. badd. hopeful9. mrs. black became a(n) _______ at making desserts.( a )a. expertb. workerc. hostspecialist10. hurry up, _______ you’ll be late.( d )a. andb. butc. sod. or11. there’s something important in _______.( d )a. paper of todayb. today newspaper’sc. today newspaperd. today’s newspaper12. she volunteered to take care of _______ wounded and _______ dying.( b )a. the, /b. the, thec. /, thed. /, /13. he’s a shy boy who can’t _______ with others very well. ( c )a. sayb. talkc. communicated. speak14. im _______ of the package thats been left in the corridor. ( d )a. worriedb. sharpc. aggressived. suspicious15. you’re required to _______ your name at the end of this form.( b )a. spellb. signc. telld. markpeter, my english teacher always _______ me to study hard. ( c )a. occupiedb. challengedc. encouragedd. convinced17.mr. smith raises many _______ on his farm.( d )a. deersb. sheepsc. oxesd. chickens18. they’re _______ vacation for the next two weeks.( b )a. fromb. onc. withd. off19.we often have sports after class, and i like to play _______ basketball. ( d )a. ab. anc. thed./20.the police asked me to _______ exactly how it happened.( c )a. expressb. drawc. described.imagine21.it took him a long time to _______ the skills he needed to become a professional artist.( a )a. acquireb. requirec. inquired. remain22. the island’s _______ is similar to hawaii’s, which attracts more andmore tourists every year.( d )a. peopleb. areac. customd. landscape23.some friends of _______ joined the political party.( a )a. my fatherb. my father’sc. my fathers’d.my fathers24.mrs. lenny gave us _______ on how to learn english well.( c )【篇二:川大《大学英语(一)》第一次作业答案】=txt>你的得分: 100.0完成日期:2013年12月03日 19点06分说明:每道小题括号里的答案是您最高分那次所选的答案,而选项旁的标识是标准答案。
大学英语1第一次网络作业

大学英语1第一次网络作业大学英语,1~第一次网络作业(三次网络作业的平均成绩占期末考试成绩30%,请大家在认真复习好《大学英语》课本第一册第1-2单元的课文、词汇与短语后完成如下作业;作业一经批改评分,将不能修改;此次作业完成后应交到“在线作业”一栏本次作业界面中;作业必须按最后一页答卷表格格式作答,不要以附件形式缴交)一. 阅读:( 1 )The world’s population continues to grow. There now are about 4 billion of us on earth. That could reach 6 billion by the end of the century and 11 billion in a further 75 years. Experts have long been concerned about such a growth. Where will we find the food, water, jobs, houses, school and health care for all these people?A major new study shows that the situation may be changing. A large and rapid drop in the world’s birth rate has takenplace during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing and industrial nations.Researchers said they found a number of reasons for this. More men and women are waiting longer to get married and are using birth control devices and methods to prevent or delay pregnancy. More women are going to school or working at jobs away from home instead of having children.And more governments, especially in developing nations, now support family planning programs to reduce population grow.China is one of the nations that have made great progress inreducing its population growth. China has already cut its rate of population growth by about half since 1970.Each Chinese family is now urged to have no more than one child. And the hope is to reach a zero population growth with the total number of births equaling the total number of deaths by the year 2000.shall not exceed the level of stator core, or arc skateboards, protection of stator plate rollover may occur), reasonable to generally should be centralized. Avoid layout vulnerable to mechanical damage, damp, vulnerable to corrosion and vibration, ensure as far as possible with the platform stairs, lifting devices, cover plates, electrical enclosures and other intervals at arm's length. Piping support and hanger set weight of the weight and its insulation shall meet reasonable piping displacement, increase system stability, prevention of pipeline vibration displacement in operation. Process piping support and hanger spacing are shown in table 1. Process piping in the drain pipe must have a certain slope (about 0.002-0.004) to drain. Enter the pipe should be smooth flow to the lateral, intake manifold into the expansion tank should be considered order, low pressure or high pressure drop near the expansion tank inlet. Pipe deflection and expansion must be considered the absorption problem, consider the natural direction of the pipelineusing the small pipe to achieve thermal expansion compensation and, if necessary, considerSeveral nations in Europe already have fewer births than deaths. Experts said that these nations could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And the persons who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retired people.1. The world’s population could reach ____________.a. 6 billion in 75 yearsb. 11 billion in 2075c. 11 billion by the end of this centuryd. 600 million in 15 years2. Which of the following is true?a. The world’s birth rate is higher than ten years ago.b. There has been a slower population growth in the pastten years.c. Families are as large as before.d. Birth control has been well practiced in all nations. 3. By the year 2000, the number of births and the number of deaths in China will _______.a. be greatly differentb. drop a great dealc. be equald. become much larger4. According to the essay, China’s population control________.a. is not quite successfulb. should be considered a big successc. is far from being successfuld. is a complete failure5. 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On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the firsttime and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and theirman-made beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and them leftme because he had to go back to work. He promised to return the next day.Shortly after my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near thehotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn’tspeak a word of English, I couldn’t tell the waiter what Iwanted. I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the manat the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I continuedto walk around the city. I wanted to see everything on my first day. I knew it was impossible, but I wanted to try.When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted, but I couldn’t sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night. Ilay awake and thought about New York. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of noise and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.6. On the way to his hotel, the writer _____________.a. was silent all the time3using the small pipe to achieve thermal expansion compensation and, if necessary, considerlet. Pipe deflection and expansion must be considered the absorption problem, consider the natural direction of the pipeline dered order, low pressure or high pressure drop near the expansion tank in0.004) to drain. 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What Is the Economic Function of a Bank?
Commercial banks play an important role in the financial system and the economy. As a key component of the financial system, banks allocate funds from savers to borrowers in an efficient manner. They provide specialized financial services, which reduce the cost of obtaining information about both savings and borrowing opportunities. These financial services help to make the overall economy more efficient.
Imagine, for a moment, a world without banking institutions, and then to ask yourself a few questions. If there were no banks…
∙Where would you go to borrow money?
∙What would you do with your savings?
∙Would you be able to borrow (save) as much as you need, when you need it, in a form that would be convenient for you?
∙What risks might you face as a saver (borrower)?
How Banks Work.
Banks operate by borrowing funds-usually by accepting deposits or by borrowing in the money markets. Banks borrow from individuals, businesses, financial institutions, and governments with surplus funds (savings). They then use those deposits and borrowed funds (liabilities of the bank) to make loans or to purchase securities (assets of the bank). Banks make these loans to businesses, other financial institutions, individuals, and governments (that need the funds for investments or other purposes). Interest rates provide the price signals for borrowers, lenders, and banks.
Through the process of taking deposits, making loans, and responding to interest rate signals, the banking system helps channel funds from savers to borrowers in an efficient manner. Savers range from an individual with a $1,000 certificate of deposit to a corporation with millions of dollars in temporary savings. Banks also service a wide array of borrowers, from an individual who takes a loan of $100 on a credit card to a major corporation financing a billion-dollar corporate merger.
The table below provides a snapshot of the balance sheet for the entire U.S. commercial banking industry. It shows that the bulk of banks' sources of funds comes from deposits - checking, savings, money market deposit accounts, and time certificates. The most common uses of these funds are to make real estate and commercial and industrial loans. Individual banks' asset and liability composition may vary widely from the industry figures, because some institutions provide specialized or limited banking services.。