大学英语精读第四册翻译

unit 1

1.我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。

We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to meet us the next day.

2.我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。

I thought it odd that he didn’t seem to remember his own birthday.

3.学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是大部分学生却至今几无进展。

Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far.

4.看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。

It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking.

5.在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普通起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。

Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts.

6.该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。

the company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in river. unit2

1.比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他作主。

Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions.

2.这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。

There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce.

3.工程师们依靠工人们的智慧，发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。

Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased productivity.

4.他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望。

He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B.

5.我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。

We have ample time for a leisurely lunch.

6.地方政府不得不动用储备粮并采取其他紧急措施，以便渡过粮食危机。

The local government had to draw on its grain reserves and take other emergency measures so as to pull through the food crisis.

unit3

1. 萧伯纳在他一个剧本的前言中提出这样的看法：今天人们比在中世纪时更加迷信。

In the preface to one of his plays, Bernard Shaw advances the idea that people are more superstitious today than they were in the Middle Ages.

2. 丈夫死后，她只好独自挑起抚养五个孩子的经济重担。

After her husband died, she had to bear the severe financial burden of raising five children by herself.

3.证明或驳斥某个观点的最好办法之一是从亲身经历中举出例子。

One of the test ways to prove or refute a point is to cite examples from your own experience.

4. 亨特说贝蒂老是夸大他的缺点，这话很可能会引起一场争吵。

Hunt’s statement that Betty always ex aggerates his faults may well lead to a quarrel.

5. 科学家发现产生日全蚀这一现象的原因之前，每当黑暗在大白天降临时人们就怕得要命。

Before scientists discovered the cause of the total eclipse of the sun, people were extremely frightened when darkness fell in the middle of the day.

6. 一家人聚拢来讨论经济问题时，父亲一开头就说，每月存点钱是绝对必要的，遇到紧急情况，我们可以依靠积蓄。

When the family gathered to discuss matters of finance, Father started off by saying that it was absolutely necessary to set aside some money each month, for in an emergency we could fall back on our savings.

unit4

1. 这几个省的强队在会上一致宣布他们将参加下一届全国足球赛。

The strong teams from these provinces declared unanimously at the meeting that they would take part in the next national football matches.

2. 乔治因踢了对方球员企图使他丧失比赛能力而受到重惩。

George was severely punished for kicking an opponent in an attempt to put him out of action.

3. 药物学家们做了一系列实验来试验这种治癌新药；听说过此事的医生正急切地等着结果。

The pharmacologists have carried out a series of experiments to test the new medicine for cancer, and doctors who have heard of this are anxiously awaiting their result.

4. 那位业余歌手在歌吟比赛中击败了众多的职业歌手，真令人难以置信。

It is incredible that the amateur singer could have beaten the large number of professionals at the singing contest.

5. 我在打猎归家途中，看到史密斯先生和他的孩子们正使劲把汽车推出烂泥地，就赶紧走过去帮助他们。

On my way home from hunting, I found Mr. Smith and his children straining to get their car out the mud and went immediately to help them.

6. 市领导为国家赢得荣誉的运动员举行了宴会，其中有一名来自我县的杰出田径运动选手。

The city leaders held a banquet in honor of the sportsmen who had won glory for our nation, and among them was the outstanding track-and-field athlete from our county.

unit5

1.我确信这项所谓明智的决定，与期望相反，会带来极其严重的后果。