研究生英语2翻译

Unit11. The professor might probably have delivered his lecture to the empty classroom inthe absence of his solitary student.2. The present educational system has been under attack from the public, who havebegun to realize the harm the system has done to students.3. The professor told those seniors that he would take attendance every time becauseattendance at this course was compulsory.4. I’d love to go to your housewarming party, but I’m sorry I can’t make it becauseI’ve got a stack of things to d o.5. Youths who dropped out of middle school can resume their studies at night schoolor through television and correspondence courses.6. She didn’t like the famous writer’s lecture, but she stuck it out to get the writer’sautograph after the lecture.7. I was disappointed at the impersonality of the lecture system, but eventually I grewresigned to the system and waited patiently to become a junior.8. We have to admit that the lecture system insulates a teacher from students’ naivequestions, which could have triggered a line of useful thought.9. I don’t agree with those critics’ opinions. Your conclusions are far from worthless;they make a good deal of sense to me.10. For the sake of the students, they should be told on the first class about theobjective and content of the course and the requirements to pass the course.Unit21Every nook and corner of the region would be provided with electricity in five years. This was the pledge that the minister of electricity had taken two years ago. 2In order to do field work at different places, he moved four times last year, though each time he did it with an ill grace.3Before leaving this disordered, drug-ridden small town, he gathered together in one place all his valuable possessions and introduced some semblance of order among them.4Her family was poor when she was a child. The things that mattered a great deal to her were very few. Therefore, every toy she had played with could evoke a rush of memories.5For an hour, policemen threaded their way through the crowded buildings, looking for an elusive gunman who had shot five people.6For many people, traveling or staying away from home for some time is an effective antidote to the humdrum activities of everyday life.7Women today enjoy a freer, more independent position than ever before, and are accordingly less and less willing to submit to the tyranny of their husbands.8Angina pectoris is often a prelude to a heart attack and requires special treatment, primarily with drugs.9We decide to hollow out the great logs so that more men could sit inside them and ride in them down the river.10The fire destroyed everything in the palace. Nothing of the magnificent furniture, studded with gold and silver, has survived.Unit31..The threat to humanity and the planet posed by biodiversity loss is as great as thedangers presented by climate change.2 We are always happy to hear from young readers expressing concern for animalsin captivity and asking what they can do to help.3 The two most popular theories both say that dinosaurs died out because ofchanges in the earth’s atmosphere and temperature4The forest fire was finally brought under control by the fire-fighting crews at a cost of nearly half a million dollars.5Plant roots can hold the soil in position and prevent it from being washed away by the rain water6Healthy ecosystems are characterized by sustainable turnovers of energy, nutrients, organic matter and water.7In a new report by the WWF, scientists have warned that global warming could kill off polar bears within the next 20 years.8Plowed fields don’t have any protection against running water, and often the valuable topsoil is carried away during heavy rains or floods9The garden was considerably quieter than it had been the previous two days, but there were still a good variety of birds around.10While estimates differ, it is generally believed that around 30%–40% of the active ingredients used in modern medicines are derived from, or related to, plants.Unit41. Having practiced for about 5 years,he is now adept at legal issues relating tointernational investment and trade.2. According to a survey, Gen Xers are skeptical about relying on Social Securitywhen they retire. They began saving for retirement early compared with their predecessors.3. All the cares and stresses of your day seem to fade away under the relaxing andcomfortable treatment of foot massage.4. Studies show that most employees place a high value on being recognized or beingcomplemented for a job well done.5. Emergency rooms were clogged with patients who came for treatment of relativelyroutine medical problems because they didn’t have a regular doctor.6. Anyone trying to coach or help a new technical manager make the transition to aleadership role can get useful ideas from this book.7. Most of the time when you take a short cut for completing a project you will end updoing some repair work later that will take double the time you saved by the short cut.8. Employees who fail to set appropriate boundaries between their personal andprofessional lives will not be able to understand the meaning of life and work.9. The purpose of the exercise was to train staff to react in a disciplined andprofessional manner when in the presence of danger.10. Most Gen Xers have the desire to forgo career advancement for more time withtheir wife and children, especially in the early years of their children’s lives.Unit51. It is considered desirable for young people to get married and settle down only afterthey are established in their jobs.2. Her husband is a very domestic person, spending a lot of time everyday in cooking,cleaning and caring for their three school-age children.3. Today’s young people have completely different values and expectations from theirparents, giving higher priority to personal pleasure over family obligations.4. From society’s viewpoint, it does not make sense for women, much less welleducated women, to be full-time homemakers for a lifetime.5. Singles in their twenties see cohabitation as a way to investigate a prospectivepartner’s character and habits before marriage. But premarital cohabitation has proven to be associated with a higher divorce risk.6. In the interest of child welfare, government should institute policies to providepart-time, temporary and flextime job opportunities and paid parental leave for parents.7. With an eye toward forming strong and lasting marital unions, couples should makeallowances for each other, when there is friction between them.8. Given the high divorce rate, married mothers leave the labor market for anextended period of time at their own peril —they will suffer severe economic loss if their marriage ends in divorce.9. The bond between child and parent is a very special one. Money can not make upfor the sacrifices parents have made for their children.10. Increasing gender equality in the work force provides women historicallyunprecedented opportunities for personal fulfillment in their careers.Unit61. People are preordained to suffer many frustrations in their quest for happiness.2. American is an ambitious nation. People from every walk of life face the pressureof fierce competition to excel.3. Day trading is a dangerous way of trying to make a fortune.4. Millions of people have a fantasy about getting rich quick and spend money onlotteries.5. There is a fear that if the arms race gets out of hand, the world situation will beworse off.6. It is not sensible to give up one’s own ambition in order to shield oneself from thebitterness of failure.7. Many people strain to earn money because money can buy big houses, cars,big-screen TVs and other consumer products which are considered symbols of status and identity.8. It pays to exert ourselves to fulfill our own ambitions.9. The cell phone, which was beyond the reach of the majority of the Chinese people adecade ago, has now become a widely owned daily necessity.10. She acts as if she were someone since she was promoted. But to me, she is a merenobody.Unit71. Americans hanker after new frontiers where they can be free of any constraints andbe themselves.2. What captures young people’s imagination is precisely the sense of freedom theyget while surfing the Internet.3. Regardless of their race, culture and socioeconomic status, everyone can find acommunity of likeminded people in cyberspace.4. Virtual communities prefer to set and enforce community standards by themselvesrather than by the terrestrial government.5. Cyberspace is akin to the terrestrial world, which includes various places rangingfrom shopping malls, school districts to red-light zones.6. Only cyberspace communities that cater to the needs of their members will prosper.7. With the development of telecommunications technology, the union of the worldinto a global village is at hand.8. It is prevalent among Internet users to download intellectual properties for free.9. The job of the moderator of a discussion group on the Internet is to keep outadvertisements and unrelated materials of the forum.10. Advocates of free speech tend to jump to the conclusion that any form ofgovernment regulation will interfere with their freedom.Unit81. A lazy person is apt to get his mind impoverished because he doesn’t make use ofhis intelligence all the time.2. This photo conjures up memories of my carefree school days.3. He realizes now he’s been typecast as an executive errand boy.4. The goal of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design.5. Stereotypes economize on our mental effort by covering up the blooming, buzzingconfusion with big recognizable cutouts.6. Stereotypes economize on our mental effort by covering up the blooming, buzzingconfusion with big recognizable cutouts.7. The famous actress said to the reporter that she was perfectly happy until fame wasthrust upon her.8. One of his intimate friends warns him that he is in danger of losing all his money ifhe continues to buy useless items.9. Having delved deeply into all aspects of the project, they find that there is everyprospect of success.10. It was the unpopular members of the class —the ―bad guys‖ — they rememberedas being out of step.。