新視界大學(xué)英語綜合教程2全部翻譯

1、新視界大學(xué)英語綜合教程 2 全部翻譯 / 8新視界大學(xué)英語綜合教程2課后翻譯Unit1獨(dú)立思考能力是大學(xué)生必備的素質(zhì)之一 。 (think for yourself; quality)The ability to think for yourself is one of the qualities that college students must have.雖然大家對這部電影好評如潮，我卻不怎么喜歡這部電影。 (despite; not think much of)Despite all the good comments the f ilm received, I didn t thin

2、k much of it.有陌生人或外國人在場時(shí)，她總是不愿意說話。 (in the presence of sb; reluctant)In the presence of strangers or foreigners she is always reluctant to talk.正要離開書店時(shí)，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己一直在尋找的一本書。 (be about to do sth)He was about to leave the bookshop when he found a book that he had been looking for.會上，大家對如何提高學(xué)生的閱讀技能進(jìn)行了更詳細(xì)的探討

3、。 (at length)How to improve students reading skills was discussed at greater length at the meeting.But in most circles, particularly in places that shape our lives families, schools and most wor kplaces thinking for yourself is regarded with suspicion.然而，在大多數(shù)圈子里，尤其是在我們生活中的重要場所如家庭、學(xué)校以及大部分工作場所獨(dú)立思考受到人們

4、的質(zhì)疑Hardly anyone has been encouraged, much less trained, to think for themselves, and their teach ers and parents and bosses weren either.人受到鼓勵(lì)進(jìn)行獨(dú)立思考，更別提接受相關(guān)的訓(xùn)練， 就連他們的老師、很少有父母和老板也是如此。I saw the girl across the aisle from me lean forward and peer over the shoulder of the boy in fro nt of her who was s

5、cribbling something我看見跟我隔著過道的那個(gè)女同學(xué)向前探了一下身子，從前座男生的肩膀上方偷窺他正在草草寫些什么I was too scared around that teacher for the rest of my young life to think very well in her prese nce在后來的青春歲月里，我一見到這位老師就害怕，只要她一出現(xiàn)，我就無法好好思考Had she affirmed our intelligence first and spoken about the joy of thinking for ourselves, had s

6、 he not fanned our fear of her, we would all have learned even more powerfully what it meant to d o our thinking.如果她能首先肯定我們的聰明才智，跟我們談?wù)劒?dú)立思考的樂趣，如果她沒有激起我們對她的畏懼，我們就可以更深切地體會到獨(dú)立思考的意義Unit 21 雖然體育運(yùn)動的形式多種多樣，但它們有一個(gè)共同之處：所有的運(yùn)動都是為了增強(qiáng)人們的體質(zhì)。(despite; have in common)Despite the different forms of sports, they have

7、one thing in common: All of them are to strengthen people s health.2四年一次的奧運(yùn)會對促進(jìn)各國間的友誼起著重要作用。(play a role; promote)The Olympic Games, which take place every four years, play an important role in promoting friendship between different countries.兩國間的文化交流在中斷了兩年后，于去年重新開始。 (exchange; resume)After having s

8、topped for two years, cultural exchanges between the two countries resumed last year.體育鍛煉是很重要，但它代替不了健康的飲食。 (substitute for)Physical exercise is important, but it is no substitute for healthy diet.在中國，只要說到國球，人們自然會想到乒乓球。 (whenever; speak of)Whenever people speak of the national ball in China, people w

9、ill think of table tennis.It is true that in the ancient period, the Silk Road served as a channelof trade and cultural exchange between the East and West, which may have allowed an awareness of the ancient Olympic movement to pass from Greece to China.古時(shí)候，絲綢之路作為東西方貿(mào)易往來和文化交流的渠道，確實(shí)可能讓中國了解到希臘古代奧林匹克的發(fā)展

10、Yet sport appears to play a more fundamental and deeply-rooted role in national culture and socio-political life in all social communities at all times 然而， 縱觀古今， 體育運(yùn)動在任何一個(gè)國家的文化和社會政治方面似乎都發(fā)揮著更為重要、更為根深蒂固的作用。In due course, these same skills were called into play not just in the Olympic Games but also in

11、 the sporting events which were held in China and elsewhere.到了適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候，不僅僅奧運(yùn)會，在中國以及其他地方舉辦的體育賽事中也用到了這些技能。Sport was used as a form of military training, to improve an army sability to beat the enemy with or without weapons體育被用作軍事訓(xùn)練的一種形式，以增強(qiáng)軍 隊(duì)徒手或用武器擊敗敵人的能力。 5 The Greek philosopher Plato advised that phys

12、ical training and health education should be included in the school curriculum, alongside philosophy, music, literature and gymnastics希臘哲學(xué)家柏拉圖主張將體育鍛煉和健康教育包含到學(xué)校的課程中去，和哲學(xué)、音樂、文學(xué)、體操一起構(gòu)成教學(xué)內(nèi)容。Unit 3新聞工作者的職責(zé)是提供真實(shí)準(zhǔn)確的報(bào)道，因?yàn)楣娪袡?quán)知道事實(shí)的真相。 (accurately;be entitled to do)The responsibility of a journalist is to pro

13、vide news accurately, for the public are entitled to know about the truth.中國日報(bào)是中國唯一的全國性英文日報(bào)，日發(fā)行量達(dá)40余萬份。(using phrases inapposition)China Daily , the only national English-language newspaper in China, has a circulation of over 400,000 copies daily.經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展不能以犧牲環(huán)境為代價(jià)，否則后患無窮。(at the expense of)Economic dev

14、elopment must not be achieved at the expense of environment, otherwise it will bring endless trouble.這名記者拒絕透露她的消息來源， 以免帶來不必要的麻煩。 (disclose;for fear of doing sth)The journalist refused to disclose the source of her information, for fear of bringing unnecessary trouble.他因發(fā)表有關(guān)人權(quán)的錯(cuò)誤報(bào)道而受到指控。 (be charged

15、with)He was charged with publishing false reports on human rights.But he chose to honour his responsibilities towards his editor and the newspaper readers, which was to report what was happening.但他選擇了履行他對于主編和讀者的責(zé)任，即報(bào)道所發(fā)生的一切。So should the journalist always stand back and watch while people kill each

16、other, or should they ever get involved as human beings?所以，在人們相互殘殺時(shí)，記者們應(yīng)該置身事外觀望著，還是應(yīng)該出于人性挺身而出？The news media relies on their journalists behaviour in order to support its three most important assets: being professional, reliable and responsible to the public.新聞業(yè)有賴于記者的行為來維護(hù)它最重要的三項(xiàng)優(yōu)勢： 專業(yè)性、 可靠性和對公眾的責(zé)任心

17、。It needs to be shared by the editors, who sometimes show shots of dead enemy soldiers, in order to convey the tragedy of the war, but not to show shots of our own dead soldiers, for fear of offending both their relatives and the readers.這份責(zé)任需要主編來分擔(dān)。 主編有時(shí)通過刊登敵軍士兵被擊斃的照片來揭示戰(zhàn)爭所引發(fā)的不幸，但是他們從不刊登自己一方士兵犧牲的照片

18、，因?yàn)椴幌朊胺甘勘挠H人和讀者的情感。 5 It needs to be shared by the readers, who must accept that an exaggerated or shocking story about a young Hollywood film star may lead to a significant invasion of privacy and even human rights.這份責(zé)任需要讀者來分擔(dān)，他們必須接受這樣一個(gè)事實(shí)：一則有關(guān)好萊塢影星的被夸大了的、令人咋舌的新聞可能會嚴(yán)重侵犯這位影星的隱私，甚至是人權(quán)。Unit4我們應(yīng)立即采取行動反

19、對非法捕獵。 (take action against)We should take immediate action against illegal hunting.雖 然 政 府 已 頒 布 法 律 保 護(hù) 瀕 危 動 物 ， 但 是 一 些 瀕 危 動 物 仍 然 遭 到 捕 殺 。 (while; endangered)While the government has enacted laws to protect endangered animals, some of them are still being hunted and killed.3成立該組織的目的不僅僅是要保護(hù)動物權(quán)

20、益，還要推廣野生動物保護(hù)知識。(not just tobut also to )The organization is established not just to protect animal rights, but also to make knowledge of wild animal protection known.即使在今天，很多藥物研究還都是在動物身上進(jìn)行的。 (test on)Even today, much medical research is still tested on animals.他冒著被蛇咬的危險(xiǎn)在森林里生活了數(shù)月，收集了大量的第一手資料。 (run th

21、e risk of; first-hand)He lived in the forest for several months, running the risk of being bitten by snakes, and collected a lot of first-hand data.The Swiss have some of the strictest animal welfare legislation in the world, designed to protect animals from cruel treatment by humans.瑞士擁有一些世界上最嚴(yán)厲的動物

22、福利法規(guī)，專為保護(hù)動物免受人類虐待而設(shè)A group of animal rights supporters requested a vote, which took place in March 2010, to decid e if all animals should have state-funded legal representation similar to that in Zurich2010年3月， 一群動物權(quán)利支持者要求進(jìn)行一次投票， 來決定是否所有的動物都應(yīng)該像蘇黎世的那樣，享有國家出資聘請的法律代表。Finally, in the 20th century, the a

23、nimal rights movement was known for its direct action against all forms of hunting, and against scientific research establishments where animals were used for experiments.而后，在20世紀(jì)，動物權(quán)利運(yùn)動因采取直接行動反對一切形式的狩獵，反對科研機(jī)構(gòu)用動物做實(shí)驗(yàn)而為人們所知But passing laws not just to protect animals but to give them legal representat

24、ion is surely the m ost extreme position in the debate about animal rights不僅要通過法律保護(hù)動物，還要為它們提供法律代表，這當(dāng)然是動物權(quán)利爭論中最極端的立場At the very least, the debate demonstrates a more moderate concern about the general welfare o f animals in a civilized world至少，這場爭論表明了對文明世界中動物的總體福利問題的一種更合理的關(guān)注Unit5.兩年前我對網(wǎng)球產(chǎn)生了興趣，現(xiàn)在每周都打兩

25、次網(wǎng)球(take up )I took up tennis two years ago, and now I play tennis twice a week. 對所有年齡段的人來說，看電視仍然是最常見的休閑活動。 ( using gerund as subject )Watching television is still the most common leisure activity for people of all ages.現(xiàn)在， 青少年上網(wǎng)所花的時(shí)間有上升的趨勢， 這一現(xiàn)象值得我們關(guān)注。 (trend ； worthy of )There is a trend that teen

26、agers nowadays are spending more time on the Internet, which is worthy of our attention.事實(shí)上，我們應(yīng)該提倡健康的休閑活動，如爬山、游泳、釣魚等。(as a matter of fact ；advocate)As a matter of fact, we should advocate healthy leisure activities such as mountain climbing, swimming, fishing etc. 隨著時(shí)間的推移，新的休閑娛樂活動將不斷涌現(xiàn)。 ( move on)As

27、 time moves on, new forms of leisure activities will keep appearing.People took up more gentle leisure activities like bird-watching, and gardening, and it was even possible simply to watch a sport and be satisfied that you were actually doing something useful.他們還開始從事更溫和的休閑活動，如觀鳥、園藝，甚至可能只是觀看一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動。這給他

28、們一種有事可做的滿足感。In the 1990s a new leisure creature evolved, one who thinks that lying on the sofa watching spo rt or DVDs on the television is the most exciting inactivity they can manage20 世紀(jì) 90 年代，一種新的休閑方式誕生了，一些人認(rèn)為躺在沙發(fā)上看電視體育節(jié)目或是 DVD 是他們能做的最令人激動的閑暇無為活動了。Without the freedom to change channels without m

29、oving from the couch, no couch potato woul d be worthy of the name如果沒有無需離開沙發(fā)就能改換頻道的自由，那沙發(fā)土豆就徒有虛名了。Perhaps the greatest of these results from the lack of exercise, and is referred to by professional couch potatoes as telly belly最大的危害也許是由缺乏運(yùn)動導(dǎo)致的，后果就是專業(yè)沙發(fā)土豆所稱的電視肚 了 5 In fact, leaving the computer not o

30、nly lacks purpose but also risks a threat by some rival or more skilful mouse potato in a brighter time zone across the worl實(shí)際上， 離開電腦不僅毫無 意義，而且還會遭到對手或是世界上較早時(shí)區(qū)且技術(shù)更高超的鼠標(biāo)土豆的威脅Unit6再和他爭論沒有意義，他一旦作了決定就不會改變。 (There s no point in doing sth)There s no point in arguing with him anymore; he will not change it

31、once he has made a decision.從長遠(yuǎn)看，為自己設(shè)定目標(biāo)的人成功的機(jī)會更大。 (in the long term)Those who set themselves goals are more likely to succeed in the long term. 大量的研究表明，壓力太大對身心健康都有負(fù)面影響。 (considerable; indicate; have effect on)Considerable research indicated that too much pressure has a negative effect on both menta

32、l and physical health.面對大城市日益增長的生活壓力，越來越多的人搬到小城鎮(zhèn)生活。 (in the face of)In the face of increasing pressure of big cities, more and more people are moving to small towns.既然你已經(jīng)為自己設(shè)定了目標(biāo)，那就朝著自己的目標(biāo)前進(jìn)吧，無論遇到什么困難。 (now that; whatever; encounter)Now that you have set goals for yourself, move on towards your goals whatever difficulty you may encounter.Unit7幾分鐘后，警察到了現(xiàn)場，把鬧事者帶到了警察局。( on the scene;troublemake)rThe police were on the scene several minutes later and took the troublemaker to the police station.毫無疑問，在過去的幾年里，這一地區(qū)的犯罪率明顯下降。(there is no doubt that ) .There is no doubt that the crime rate in t