全新版大学英语第二版综合教程3词汇与翻译答案

第一单元

Vocabulary

1.My job varies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. On balance I think I’m happier during the really busy times; no time to think about how bored I am.

2.It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

3.I figure out a good team of dogs, hitched to a light sled, can haul1,000 pounds of goods.

4.In the story ,the little girl has a wicked stepmother, who makes her life a misery.

5.Nothing ever becomes real till it is experience-even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it.

6.Nowadays almost all libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within their budget.

7.You can increase a tyre’s grip in winter by slightly lowering its pressure.

ke Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, and from part of the boundary between the two countries.

9. The police are investigating the three men allegedly involved in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery.

10.I do not doubt in the least that inflation leads to economi c decline.

11.A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake.

12.Tim says just about everybody will be affected by the tax increase, but I’m sure he’s exaggerating.

Translation

1.我们的计算机系统出了毛病，但我觉得问题比较小。（minor）

We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it is fairly minor. 2.父亲去世时我还小，不能独立生活。就在那时，家乡的父老接过了养育我（my upbringing）的责任。（at that point）

My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over responsibility for my upbringing at that point.

3.这些玩具必得在达到严格的安全要求后才可出售给儿童。（requirement）

The toys have to meet strict safety requirements before they can be sold to children.

4.作为新闻和舆论的载体（carrier），广播和电视补充了而不是替代了报纸。（supplement, rather than）

Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.

5.至于这本杂志，它刊载世界各地许多报纸杂志上文章的摘要。（digest, when it comes to…）

When it comes to this magazine, it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.

第二单元

Vocabulary

1.China’s economic success over the past three decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens.

2.Citibank picked the chief executive of as its first Chinese customer Thursday to open an account at its new branch in the historic Pease Hotel along Shanghai’s fabled waterfront.

3.The United States last Wednesday imposed tariffs(关税) of up to 30 percent on a range of foreign steel imports to help protect its domestic(国内的) industry.

4.Although he was raised as a Christian, he’s not really very religious.

5.You can distinguish between frogs ands toads(蟾蜍) in the following way: frogs have slender bodies, long limbs, and a smooth skin, and toads have stouter bodies, short limbs, and dry skin.

6.From the airplane window I could see a web of city streets.

7.Aunt Pat smiled at her little niece and bade her to eat.

8.Dr. Rich Hamilton is planning his own World Wide Web site on the Internet to provide assistance to anyone who asks for medical help.

9.It is difficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs on the side.

10.The president has authorized his foreign minister, Mr. Burns, to act as representative to the international conference to be held in Tokyo next month.

11.Advances in telecommunications have meant that it is just as easy to work from a computer terminal at home as it is from a town center office.

12.Until the new gym is built, you have no option but to make the best of existing buildings which may or may not suit your immediate(目前的) requirements.

Translation

1.虽然受到全球金融危机后果的巨大影响，但是我们依然相信我们能够面对挑战，克服危机。（confident）

Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.

2.在持续不断的沙尘暴的威胁下，我们被迫离开我们喜爱的村庄，搬迁到新的地方。（threat, compel, settlement）

Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.

3.根据最近的网上调查，许多消费者说他们也许会有兴趣考虑购买电视广告中播放的产品。（motivate）

According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown in TV commercials(商业广告).

4.看到卡车司机把受污染的废弃物（contaminated waste）倒在河边，老人马上向警方报告。（spot，alongside）

Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once. 5.一些科学家坚信人民总有一天会喜欢转基因农作物（genetically modified crops）的，