新視界大學(xué)英語第四冊翻譯翻譯

1、Unit1EnglishtoChinese1Iliveinaworldofskinnedknees,double-knottedshoelaces,riddlesthatIveheardadozentimes,stalebirthdaycakes,hurtfeelings,wanderingstoriesandonelostshoe(“andifyoudontfinditmymotherllkillme”).我每日要面對的是：磕破了的膝蓋、系成死扣的鞋帶、已經(jīng)聽了十多遍的腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎、發(fā)霉的誕辰蛋糕、遇到損害的感情、不知所以的故事、丟了的單只鞋子（“你要找不到它，媽媽會殺了我的。”）。2Idon

2、thavethesingularpoweroverlanguageofalawyer,thephysicalforceofaconstructionworker,thecommandoverfellowworkersofasurgeon,thewheelinganddealingtransactionsofabusinessman.我沒有律師非凡的語言能力，沒有建筑工人強盛的體力，沒有外科醫(yī)生優(yōu)秀的指揮能力，也沒有商人的方法與手段。3Afewyearsago,whenIwasinterviewingforanelementary-schoolteachingposition,everyprin

3、cipaltoldmewithconfidencethat,asamale,Ihadanadvantageoverfemaleapplicantsbecauseofthelackofmaleteachers.幾年前，當(dāng)我面試一個小學(xué)教師職位的時候，每位校長都充滿信心地對我說，作為男性我比女性求職者更有優(yōu)勢，由于他們?nèi)狈δ薪處煛?Becomingadeanofstudentsoraprincipalhasneverbeenoneofmygoals,buttheyseemedtoexpectme,asamale,towanttoclimbhigheronthecareerstepladder.成為

4、教務(wù)長或校長素來不是我的職業(yè)目標(biāo)，但他們仿佛希望我作為男性愿意在這個職業(yè)的階梯上持續(xù)登攀。5Possibly,menwouldhavemoretosaytome,andItothem,ifmyjobhadmoreofthetrappingsandbenefitsofmoretraditionalmalejobs.假如我的工作在福利待遇方面更像傳統(tǒng)的男性工作的話，也許我和男士們之間的話會更多一些。ChinesetoEnglish1只管我在那家企業(yè)有時機升職，我仍舊選擇了走開，去從事我熱愛的工作。(although+couldhavedone;promotion)AlthoughIcouldhav

5、egotpromotioninthatcompany,IchosetoleaveandpursuethejobIlove.2.It你最初要遵照的不是你的老板，而是這個行業(yè)的規(guī)則。isnotyourbossbuttherulesoftheindustry(complywith)(that)youshouldfirstcomplywith.一份好的簡歷是找到工作的第一步，所以今日我們提出議論的是怎樣寫份好簡歷。(what-clause;bringup)Agoodrsumisthefirststeptogettingajob.Sowhatwebringupfordiscussiontodayisho

6、wtowriteagoodrsum.4.人們工作常常是為了糊口，而不是出于喜好。(moreoftenthannot;forthesakeof)Peoplework,moreoftenthannot,forthesakeofmakingalivingratherthanoutofpassion.5.據(jù)面試官反應(yīng)，大多數(shù)接受面試的畢業(yè)生都說不出他們能為企業(yè)做些什么。(feedback;contributeto)Accordingtotheinterviewersfeedback,mostgraduatescouldntsaywhattheycancontributetothecompany.Uni

7、t21Thefact,however,thatinthepastIdidmostofmyworkwithouttheaidofalibraryIlookuponasanadvantageratherthanadisadvantage.但是，過去我大多數(shù)的工作實質(zhì)上都是在沒有藏書可參照的狀況下達(dá)成的，我把這點當(dāng)作優(yōu)勢而非劣勢。2Inthosedaysthebookswhichyoungpeoplewereprohibitedfromreadingweredecoratedwithstarsone,twoorthreeaccordingtothedegreeofimmoralityattribut

8、edtothem.那時候，帶星號的書本是嚴(yán)禁年青人閱讀的依據(jù)人們認(rèn)定的不道德的程度，書被分別標(biāo)志一顆、兩顆或三顆星號。3Themostdifficultthinginlifeistolearntodoonlywhatisstrictlyadvantageoustooneswelfare,strictlyvital.生活中最難的就是學(xué)會做對自己絕對有利的事，這點至關(guān)重要。4Ifyouarehonestwithyourselfyouwilldiscoverthatyourstaturehasincreasedfromthemereeffortofresistingyourimpulses.你假如忠

9、實于自己的話，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)單單經(jīng)過努力抵制自己的激動，你未然獲取成長，也變得更為成熟。5Notonlythat,butwhenhelikesanauthorhereadseverylastbookthemanhaswritten,aswellashislettersandallthebooksthathavebeenwrittenabouthim.不單這樣，假如他喜愛某個作者，他會閱讀他所寫的每一本書，以及他的信函和全部對于他的書。TranslatethesentencesintoEnglish.1念書不不過影響到個人，還影響到整個民族。(notonly+inversion;asawhole)No

10、tonlydoesreadinginfluenceasingleperson,butitalsoinfluencesanationasawhole.2.和老者在一同就像是讀一本厚厚的書，令人愛不忍釋。(partwith)Beinginthecompanyoftheoldislikereadingathickbook,whichyoudontwanttopartwith.3.此刻固然念書的人愈來愈少了，但仍有人嗜書如命。(lookupon/onas)Thoughnowadaysfewerandfewerpeoplereadbooks,therearestillsomepeoplewholooku

11、pon/onbooksastheirlives.4.他有買書的習(xí)慣，但買了以后，多數(shù)充耳不聞。(lieidleontheshelf)Hehadthehabitofbuyingbooks,butmostofthebookswouldlieidleontheshelfafterhehadboughtthem.5.在路邊的一個小書店里，我剛巧看到了這本我盼望已久的書。(stumbleupon;longtodosth)IstumbleduponthebookIlongedtohaveforquitealongtimeinasmallroadsidebookstore.Unit31Nohistoryof

12、fashionintheyears1960toconstantfactors:jeansandtheriseandfallofdresses.2010canoverlookorunderestimatetwohemlinesforwomensskirtsand從1960年到2010年的任何一部時髦史都不可以忽視或低估兩個恒在的要素：牛仔褲和女性裙子長度的變化。Thereisconsensusamongfashioneditorsthatthereisapreciserelation,withonlyafewexceptions,betweenthelengthofwomensskirtsand

13、theeconomy.時髦編寫們一致以為：除了個別狀況外，女性裙子的長度和經(jīng)濟(jì)之間有著親密的聯(lián)系。Astheworldeconomiesbouncedbackagaininthe1990s,fashionforyoungpeoplebecamemoredaring.跟著20世紀(jì)90年月世界經(jīng)濟(jì)的再次反彈，年青人在時髦方面變得更為勇敢。4Sometimeshemlinescanevenpredictachangeinthemoodofthestockmarketlongbeforeitactuallyhappens.有時裙子底邊甚至能夠展望股市行情。5Duringthewholeperiod,f

14、ashionstyleshaverangedwidely,andhaveusuallybeensparkedoffbyadesiretoidentifypeopleasbelongingtoaparticularsub-culture.在整個50年時期，時髦風(fēng)格變化巨大，并且變化往常由人們想要歸屬某個亞文化集體的夢想所激發(fā)。1他對時髦的東西有一種天生的抵制，所以和他談時髦毫無心義。(resistanceto;thereisnopointindoingsth)Hehasanaturalresistancetoanythingfashionable.Sothereisnopointintalkin

15、g/discussingfashionwithhim.2好多著名品牌是以設(shè)計師自己的名字命名的。(nameafter)Quiteafew/manywell-knownbrandsarenamedaterthedesigners.3過去的30年目睹了中國經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展，也目睹了時髦的變遷。(see;aswellas)Thepast30yearssawthedevelopmentofChina?seconomyaswellasthechangesinfashion.4今年夏天的流行服飾終究會是什么，此刻還很不清楚。(usingaclauseasthesubject)Exactlywhatwillbet

16、hefashionableclothesthissummerremainsunknownyet.有人以為，此刻女性的衣著愈來愈裸露了，而對比之下，男性的衣著卻很守舊。(expose;incontrast)Somepeoplethinkthatnowadayswomenareexposingmoreandmoreofthemselves,whileincontrastmenaredressingconservatively.Unit41Hewouldlistentooperasometimesatnight,closinghiseyes,ridingalongwiththemagnificent

17、voicesastheydippedandsoared.夜晚他有時會聽歌劇，閉上眼睛，讓思路跟著美好的歌聲起起伏伏。2Icantellyou,asImsittingheredying,whenyoumostneedit,neithermoneynorpowerwillgiveyouthefeelingyourelookingfor,nomatterhowmuchofthemyouhave.我坐在這里，已經(jīng)氣息奄奄，但我能夠告訴你，錢或權(quán)利都沒法帶給你你需要的感覺，不論你有多少錢財或多大的權(quán)利。3Ithadbecome,inaveryrealway,awealthyhome,eventhough

18、Morriesbankaccountwasrapidlydepleting.即便莫里銀行賬戶中的錢在快速減少，這個家已經(jīng)實實在在地成為了一個富饒的家庭。4Devoteyourselftolovingothers,devoteyourselftoyourcommunityaroundyou,anddevoteyourselftocreatingsomethingthatgivesyoupurposeandmeaning.渾身心投入地愛別人，渾身心投入到你身旁的社區(qū)，渾身心投入地去創(chuàng)建讓你感覺有目標(biāo)、存心義的事物。5IdidthismostlybecauseIdidntwanthimtoseemy

19、eyes,toknowwhatIwasthinking,thatIhadbeen,formuchofmylifesincegraduation,pursuingtheseverythingshehadbeenrailingagainstbiggertoys,nicerhouse.我這樣做主假如由于我不想讓他看到我的眼睛，不想讓他知道我的心思，不想讓他知道，自從畢業(yè)后，我大多數(shù)的生活就是在追求這些被他向來斥責(zé)的東西更大的玩物、更好的房子。1我敬羨那些為了夢想而不是為了金錢撲在事業(yè)上的人。(devoteoneselftosth)Iadmirethosewhodevotethemselvestoac

20、areerfortheirdreamsratherthanformoney.2愛情、友誼、幸福、知識、健康，這些都是金錢沒法代替的價值連城。(substitutesthforsth)Love,friendship,happiness,knowledge,healthallthesearepricelessthingsforwhichmoneycantsubstitute.3老實給我講，物質(zhì)的東西對你真的一點兒也不重要嗎(behonestwithsb;holdnosignificance)4Justbehonestwithme,domaterialthingsholdnosignificance

21、我們要學(xué)會從生活中找尋簡單的快樂，而不要盲目地追求物質(zhì)的東西。atallforyou(simplepleasure;materialthings)Weshouldlearntogetsimplepleasuresfromlifeinsteadofpursuingmaterialthingsblindly.5看了這部反應(yīng)親情的電影，Manypeopleweremovedto好多人感人得流下了眼淚。(familyaffection;movetotears)tearsafterwatchingthemoviedepictingfamilyaffection.Unit61Iveneverseenhim

22、faceon,butIdoknowthatstrangely,althoughwereidentical,weretheexactoppositeofeachother,withmyfrontdoorfacingeastandmyneighborsfacingwest,mybedroominthebackoverhiskitchen,mykitchenunderhisbedroominthefront.(usedtobe;blossom)flowersbloominginspring.我從未和他正面相視，但我知道，固然我們的房子構(gòu)造完整同樣，可是方向卻正好相反我的正門朝東而街坊的正門朝西，我的

23、寢室在后邊，下邊是他的廚房，而他的寢室在前面，下邊是我的廚房，這真是很奇異。Soontherewerechildrentolookaftertoo,firstagirl,whosmiledhappilyandsleptdeeply,andthenaboywithpowerfullungs,whokeptusallawake.沒過多久，又有孩子要照料了。先是一個笑得高興、睡得很酣的女孩，而后是一個肺活量大得能夠把我們?nèi)咳硕汲承训哪泻ⅰ?Atfirstitwasnomorethanthesoundofmetalscrapingalongthestreeteveryhourorso,butover

24、theyears,theroadbecamebusier,andsoontherewerelinesofbusesandcarscrawlingpastandwaitingatthecrossroads.最初不過每隔一小時左右沿街有金屬剮蹭的聲音。但年復(fù)一年，道路愈來愈忙碌。又過了不久，街道上就出現(xiàn)了成排的公共汽車和轎車，緩慢地行駛著，或許等在十字路口。4Hewasntayoungman,andhadtroublemovingaround,walkingveryslowly,usinghishandstosteadyhimself,sometimesstoppingtocatchhisbrea

25、th.他已經(jīng)上了年齡，所以行動不便，走起路來特別緩慢，要借助雙手來保持安穩(wěn)，有時還要停下來喘口氣。5Eventheneighborhoodisntwhatitusedtobe,fullofloudmusicandshoutinglateatnights,andfranklythetrafficisimpossibletolivewith.甚至連周邊也不再是從前的樣子了，深夜還有很響的音樂聲和叫喚聲。爽快地說，這里的交通幾乎讓人沒法忍耐。1遠(yuǎn)處有一座白色的房子，讓我想起來我孩提時的家。(inthedistance+inversion)Inthedistanceisawhitehouse,whic

26、hremindsmeofmyhomewhenIwasachild.他習(xí)慣了鄉(xiāng)間逍遙自在的生活，住在沒有庭院的冷颼颼的大樓里讓他難以忍耐。(beusedto;leisurely;livewith)Heisusedtotheleisurelylifeofthecountryside.Toliveinacoldbuildingwithoutayardissomethinghefeelshardtolivewith.3爽快地說，我很喜愛這座老房子。固然條件樸實了些，但讓人感覺暖和。(tobefrank)Tobefrank,Iliketheoldhouseverymuch.Despiteitssimpl

27、econditions,itgivespeopleafeelingofwarmth.4她不肯意搬到市中心去，由于在郊區(qū)有好多陪同她的朋友。(downtown;suburb;keepcompany)Shedoesntwanttomovetothedowntownbecauseinthesuburbsshehasmanyfriendswhokeephercompany.5這里曾是個花園，每年春季鮮花綻放，特別漂亮。ThereusedtobeagardenherewithbeautifulUnit81“Itislikeconfessingamurder.”ThesewerethewordstheBr

28、itishscientistCharlesDarwinusedinalettertoafriendannouncinghehadfinallyunderstoodthemysteryofhowspeciesdevelopthetheoryofevolution.“這就像是謀殺供述?！边@是英國科學(xué)家查爾斯達(dá)爾文在給朋友寫信，宣告他終于弄理解了物種發(fā)展的神秘進(jìn)化論時使用的文字。2Darwinproposedtheconceptofsexualselection,whichsuggeststhatsomemembersofaspecieshaveanadvantageoverotherswhenth

29、eychooseamatetobreedwith.達(dá)爾文提出性選擇的看法，即一個物種中的某些成員比其余成員在選擇交配對象方面有優(yōu)勢。3Itwasduringtheseyearsthatthefactshehadobservedandtheinferenceshehadmadeduringhisresearchformedthebasisofthetheory.正是在這些年中，他所察看到的事實和在進(jìn)行研究時得出的推論組成了其理論的基礎(chǔ)。4Britaintoohassomeschoolsteaching“Creationism”or“IntelligentDesign”meaningthecreationordesignofthehumanspeciesbyonesingleandintelligentbeingratherthanthetruthofevolution.英國也有些學(xué)校不教授進(jìn)化論這一科學(xué)事實，而是教授“神創(chuàng)論”或“智慧設(shè)計論”意思是說人類是由一個有