大学英语四课后答案及课文翻译

1. disaster2. compelled3. historical4. disciplined5. destruction6. output7. retreat8. abandoned9. trace 10. eternal 11. investment 12. transfer 13. justify 14. nonetheless 15. contributions 16. acceler ate 17. threaten1. show signs of2. called upon3. off limits4. in fear of5. slow down6. cut down7. from head to f oot8. come by9. lost out 10. As yet 11. reside in1. The village is so close to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the en emy.2. In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.3. This company has evolved into one of the major chemical manufacturing bases in this region.4. Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued.5. The government's call for suggestions about the control of water pollution produced very little re sponse from the citizens.6. The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared f or floods.7. At one time scientists thought that there was nothing smaller than an atom but now most people k now that an atom consists of even smaller particles.8. The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours eve ry day watching the live matches on TV.9. The department store lost out because loans were very hard to come by and it could not start busi ness on time.10. We can't go there for a walk because there is a navy base there, which is off limits to tourists.Words in Action1. 1) monitor 2) phenomenon 3) isolation 4) gradual 5) opponent 6) advent 7) genetic 8) consciously 9) extreme 10) nasty 11) boom 12) formal 13) soar 14) survey 15) Similarly 16) modify 17) rough2. 1) at the same time 2) are stuck with 3) for certain 4) make no difference 5) on average6) when it comes to7) depends on 8) built into 9) come to mind 10) at workTranslation1) He really knows a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work, he seems to be quite ignor ant.2) The latest survey shows / showed that the majority of the citizens support / supported the govern ment’s plan to build a new library.3) The two countries could reach agreement successfully on scientific and technological cooperatio n because several factors favorable to their cooperation had been at work.4) I saw the film when I was in the primary school, but the title just won’t come to mind for the moment.5) He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about twelve hours every day on average.6) Is it necessary to know his height? To me, it is not relevant to whether he can be a good lawyer o r not.7) The cupboard is built into the wall so that it both saves space and is convenient to use.8) These workers earn more than we do, but the other side of the coin is their job is more dangerous. 9) Helen majors in economics at the university and at the same time she studies philosophy as her second major.10) What is most important is that you must find out and solve the problems by yourselves. It make s no difference whether I go there or not.Unit3WORDS IN ACTION1.1) quest 2) remained 3) consume 4) likewise 5) vessel 6) qualify 7) stiff 8) collapsed9) predict 10) inevitably 11) absorbed 12) sheer13) refining 14) paralyzed 15) exchange2. 1) In a way 2) act on 3) to such an extent that4) opens up 5) close off 6) look intoTRANSLATION1. 1) Most people strongly believe that the court will no doubt punish the bank robbers severely.2) The medical workers overcame one difficulty after another in their long-term quest for a cure for the disease.3) Acting on the information they received, the police closed off the streets and caught the bank rob bers.4) We were amazed at learning that the newly-built TV factory can produce 500,000 TV sets in the f irst year.5) The government is looking into the causes of so many layoffs and is trying to help the laid-off workers to be re-employed.6) To expand the sales of its product, the company has taken up various measures to open up new m arkets and to improve its services. 7) He has neglected his studies to such an extent that I am afraid it is impossible for him to catch up with the other students in amonth.8) The fireworks factory was closed last month for failing to comply with the government safety reg ulations.9) It remains to be seen whether our football team can beat its opponents.10) Mr. Smith predicted that the recent oil discoveries, together with the use / employment of new t echnologies, would lead to a decline in the price of crude oil.Unit41. (1) mass (2) gambled (3) voluntary (4) hunted (5) classified (6) abolished (7) divi sion (8) senseless (9) fashions (10)coordination (11) declarations (12) spanned(13)recommends/recommended (14)moderately (15) slightest2. (1) stands/stood a chance (2) ruled out (3) worthy of (4) gone through (5) in the stri ct sense (6) At a guess(7) earns a living (8) coincide with (9) gone in for (10) got their teeth intotranslation(1) As more and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she was compelled to resign from the post of general manager of the company.(2) She is very satisfied with her new job as it coincides with her interests. (3) I bought this shirt be cause the price was reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan. (4) To bring her children up, the mother real ly went through all kinds of hardships. (5) The police have ruledout murder in the case of the old lady’s death.(6) The municipal government promised to take effective steps as soon as possible to solve the prob lems of air pollution.(7) I did not go in for the Campus Tennis Championships held last month because of my injured leg . (8) If you can get the support of the majority of the girls, you stand a good chance of winning the e lection and becoming Chairman of the Students Union.(9) Not all the books he wrote were as successful as this one so I recommend that you borrow it fro m the library and read it.(10) At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Liu Xiang won the championship of the men’s 110-meter hurdles and broke the world record, which had been previously held by an American at hlete.Unit51. (1) fortune (2) dull (3) chased (4) launched (5) finance (6) reputation (7) libert y (8) publicity(9) sufficiently (10) sympathy (11) target (12) educate (13) commerce (14) alike (15) bored(16) audiences(17) regard (18) assure2. (1) thrown out (2) and so on (3) for dear life (4) dedicate himself to (5) was ti red of (6) turn away(7) hang on (8) for the sake oftranslation(1) He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the venge of collapse but failed.(2) The president has announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of his first term.(3) The young teacher is skilled at motivating his students to study hard.(4) She loves giving parties and does os whenever she can find an excuse. (5) I’m afraid that you’ll have to compete with at least fifty people for an administrative post in this company.(6) To be frank, I dont think you stand a good chance of getting promoted even if you are loyal to the company.(7) It was obvious that his speech aroused the sympathy of the audience for the victims of the earth quake.(8) Though he has repeatedly assured me of his ability to promote our company’s products, I’ll give him another interview before hiring him. (9)The company＇s investment ended in failure due to the wrong strategic decisions of the general manager and so the board of directors decided to throw him out.(10) I know you are tired but try to hang on a little bit longer. We will reach the peak in half an hourUnit61、1）commonplace 2）enduring 3）dim 4）command 5）imperfection 6)intensive7）abandon 8）finite 9）mean 10）weaving 11）additional 12）aspiration13）gratitude 14）endless 15）faithful 16）committed2、1）live on 2）dawned upon 3）live by 4）is invested with 5）hold fast to6）All too 7）step aside 8）set out 9）to and fro 10）work out1The ambassador to the U.N. was invested with full authority to deal with all the foreign affairs con cerning his country on behalf of his government .2All the way on the train I had been preoccupied with the result of the term examination until the co nductor reminded me of the arrival of my destination .3Although her husband’s name did not appear on the list of the people who got killed in the traffic accident , she kept walki ng to and fro , anxious to see him back home sooner .4I was setting out to translate the contract into English when it dawned upon me that both parties in volved were Chinese companies .5At the party , people sang and danced with abandon , totally forgetting the troubles in their lives . 6With the great aspirations to become an astronaut , Jackson committed himself to the 2-year strenu ous constitution training 。