大学英语综合教程4-第三版

大学英语综合教程4-第三版

Unit 1

1.

1.Taxes are an obligation which may fall on everybody.

税收是一种义务,可落在每个人

2.We applauded the authority's decision not to close the hospital.

我们都赞同当局不关闭医院的决定

3.The doctor's instructions must be fulfilled exactly; the sick man's life depends on it.

医生的指示必须严格遵行;病人的生命取决于它

4. Do these opinion polls really mirror what people are thinking?

民意测验真的反映这些人的想法吗

5.I prefer to think of memorization as a stepping-stone to flexibility in use of words and phrases.

我喜欢想记忆的中转站的灵活性在使用的单词和短语。

6. In her office memos she tended to devalue the work done by her staff.

在她的办公室备忘录她往往对货币进行贬值所作的作业的员工

7.The history of train transport has partly been a history of striving for greater efficiency and profit.

火车运输的历史已经部分是一个历史的争取更大的效益和利润。8.He took on the new post without having the faintest idea of what it entailed .

他带着在新职位上没有一点也不懂的会带来什么东西的人。

9.He is supposedly one of the greatest experts in this field.

他被认为是最伟大的一个专家在这方面的工作。

10.Absolute secrecy is essential consequently , the fewer who are aware of the project the better.

绝对保密是关键,因此,更少的人都知道这个项目更好了。

1.随着职务的提升，他担负的责任也更大了。(take on)

With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities.

2.他感到他再没有必要对约翰承担这样的责任。（make a commitment）

He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more .

3.闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物，与她相反，露茜却喜欢呆在家里看书。(as opposed to)

Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading.

4.充其量可以说他有抱负，用最糟糕的话来说，他是一个没有良心(conscience)或没有资格的权力追求者。（at best, at worst）

At best hes ambitious, and at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications.

5.我们已尽全力说服他，但是却毫无进展。（strive，make no headway）

We have striven to the full to convince him, but we have made no headway.

Unit2

1 Countless fossil discoveries allow us to trace evolution of today’s organism from earlier forms.

无数的化石发现使我们能够从早期的形式追溯到今天的有机体的进化。

2 All legislation, all government, all society is formed upon the principle of mutual concession ,politeness and courtesy.

2所有的立法，都是政府，全社会都是在相互让步、礼貌和礼貌原则上形成的。

3 Several euro-zone governments object to the arrangement ,which they said put them at disadvantage.

几个欧元区政府反对该安排，他们说，把他们处于不利地位。

4 It could take decades before people finally accept that everything they believed to be eternally true was merely a temporary set of measures that worked for a limited period of time.

它可能需要几十年的人终于接受，他们认为是永远真实的，只是一个临时的措施，在有限的时间内工作。

5 Researchers have found that artificial substitutes for the natural sweeteners actually increase one’s appetite and make him eat more.

研究人员已经发现，人工替代天然甜味剂实际上增加一个人的食欲，使他吃更多的食物。

6 Indeed, many college students do not select their ultimate career