21世纪大学英语读写教程4课后翻译答案

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1、-21世纪大学英语读写教程(第四册)课后翻译答案Unit 11.美国人往往以从事的工作来对人们进展划分。家庭和教育背景这些特点被认为是不太重要的。Americans tend to define people by the jobs they have/do. Such characteristics as their family and educational backgrounds are considered less important.2.他决不妥协的个性是他再也无法容忍它的雇主，并最终递交了辞职书的原因。His unpromising personality e*plains w

2、hy he could no longer put up with his employer and eventually submitted his resignation.3.如果你真想学好英语，你就必须投入大量的时间和精力，否则你就不会有任何进步。对于其他课程也可以这么说。If you really want to learn English well, you must put in a lot of time and energy, or youll go nowhere. The same can be said of other subjects.4.有些演员的名声靠的是他们天生

3、的美貌，但是达斯汀霍夫曼Dustin Hoffman尽管身材矮小short stature, 还是出类拔萃，而使他与众不同的正是他精湛的演技。Some actors fame is built on their innate beauty, but despite his short stature, Dustin Hoffman rose above and it is his e*cellent acting that sets him apart.5.他负责管理之后，我们发现他与前任predecessor有明显的不同：他有干劲和激情，想出了很多新点子，并把工作重点放在如何鼓舞我们的士气上

4、。After he took charge, we discovered that there were striking differences between him and his predecessor. He had the drive and passion, came up with many new ideas, and focused his work on how to raise our morale.6.当宣布中国改革开放政策的时候，他被永远载入史册。尽管障碍重重，他以不懈的努力为我国的现代化作出了永久性的奉献。Deng *iaoping made history wh

5、en he declared Chinas reform and opening-up policy. Despite tremendous obstacles, he made lasting contributions to our countrys modernization with his unrelenting efforts.7.为什么有人拥有天才级智商却被智商平平但很刻苦的人 丢在后面？ 成认除了智商外，还有很多别的因素与一个认得成就有着很大的关系。Why could someone with a genius IQ be left behind by a hardworkin

6、g person with an average IQ It has to be acknowledged that besides ones IQ, many other factors have much to do with ones achievements.8.这位教师真了不起，她能在教东西之前调动学生的积极性。这并不是因为她有天赋，而是因为她只想着在课堂上吸引他们的注意力。This teacher is really remarkable in motivating her students before she can teach them something. Its not

7、that she is talented, its that she is obsessed with drawing their attention in class.Unit 21.他瞪眼看着约翰，对他拒绝合作感到恼怒。He glared at John and was sore at his denial of cooperation.2.约翰真诚的讲话表达了他对那些在他处于困境时给过他大方帮助的人们感谢之情。Johns sincere speech shows his gratitude to the people who rendered him generous help when

8、 he was in difficulty.3.他可说是一个集邮家。他曾经积蓄了两年去买一珍邮这件事便是证明。He is something of a stamp collector. The fact that once he saved up for two years to buy a rare stamp is roof of it.4.这些玫瑰的美丽怎么评价也不过分。它们以各种方式吸引住了所有的游客。The beauty of these roses could not be overstated. They took/caught all the visitorss fancy i

9、n one way or another.5.起先，他理所当然地认为该地区应当多造一些公路。然而仔细计算费用后，他在作出最后决定前有不得不重新考虑了。At first he took it for granted that they should build more highways in this area. Then a careful calculation of the e*penditure pelled him to think twice before he made the final decision.6.每次收到我的礼物，不管多少，我的朋友比尔决不忘记表示感谢。Each

10、time he receives a gift from me, no matter how small, my friend Bill never fail to acknowledge it.7.那位新闻记者决定找到那位老夫妇心中提及的年轻人。那封信赞赏了年轻人为使他们的生活条件更为惬意而付出的努力。The journalist has decided to trace the young man referred to in the old couples letter, which is a tribute to the young mans effort at making thei

11、r living more agreeable.8.虽然他厌烦了那些每天上门来吹嘘起产品的推销员，但他抑制着没有将他们推之门外。Though he was fed up with the salesman who knocked at his door and boasted about their products every day, he refrained from slamming the door in their face.Unit 31.汤姆因一问题而心神不宁但又一筹莫展，直到他学会以不同的策略把它解决才不心烦。Tom was hung up on the problem bu

12、t could do nothing about it until he learnt to solve it with different tactics.2.横向思维帮助他提出了原来似乎走进死胡同的新理论。Lateral thinking has helped him to advance his new theory which seemed to have reached a dead end.3.我们最新的建立方案的框架已获得地方政府的批准。它是否会按时实施对这座沿海城市的开展具有极为重大的意义。The framework of our latest construction pla

13、n has been affirmed by the local government. Whether it will be carried out on time is of the utmost significance to the development of the coastal city.4.在设法寻找一个解决问题的方法的过程中， 爱德华在思想上陷入了僵局，但后来他改变了观察角度，以一种完全意想不到的方式解决了问题。While trying to find a solution to the problem, Edward reached an impasse in his t

14、hinking, but later he changed his point of view and solved the problem in an entirely une*pected fashion.5.许多人认为计算机机房将最终取代图书馆，想吸收新知识的学生最终将在计算机机房里学习一切。Many people believe that puter labs will eventually take over from the libraries and students who want to take in new knowledge will end up learning e

15、verything in the puter lab.6.昨天他的汽车几乎是迎头撞上了一辆卡车。如果他继续这样随便开车，我确信他最后一定会被送进医院的急诊室。His car crashed into a truck almost head-on yesterday. If he does not stop driving so carelessly, I am sure he will wind up in the emergency room of a hospital.7.这幅画的构造设计有一个缺点。你为什么不擦掉那几条垂线，把它简化一点呢？There is a flaw in the d

16、esign of the structure of the painting. Why dont you erase the vertical lines and simplify it a little bit8.约翰本该在很久以前就把烟戒掉了。毕竟安康对每个人来说都是最重要的。John should have given up smoking a long time ago. After all, health is of the utmost importance to everybody.Unit 41.学校应防止仅按学生考试成绩来判别孰优孰劣并以此对待他们。相反，好的教育体制应使每一

17、位学生都能到达良好的水准，成为全面开展的人。Schools should avoid deciding who are superior only in terms of the students e*am results and treating them accordingly. Instead, a good educational system should enable every student to measure up to good standards as well-rounded people.2大学生课后有问题时，往往在办公时间之外不容易找到教师。这是由于教师繁忙的学术

18、研究，而不是他们对学生漠不关心。As often as not, when college students have questions after class, their teachers are not readily available e*cept during office hours. This is due to teachers busy academic research, rather than their indifference to the students.3.这个班级由40名学生组成，他们局部按英语水平过去常被归在中等之列。但由于这位教师从不在言辞中表露出不耐

19、烦，学生们对他的教学方法产生了积极的反响，从而没有辜负他的期望。This class consists of forty students, most of whom used to be labeled average in terms of English level. But as this teacher has never shown any verbal impatience, the students have reacted positively to his teaching methods and lived up to his e*pectations.4.在美国，教书变

20、得越来越难了，局部原因是学生越来越多样的种族背景以及需要另外培训才能掌握的更为复杂的教学技术。Teaching is being increasingly demanding in the the United States, due in part to the diversity of students racial background and the ple*ity of educational technologies that require additional training.5.英国人经常被归类为保守型，显然这一归类带有成见。实际上，英国在民族特性方面与其他欧洲国家相比并没

21、有太大的差异。他们有礼貌，爱整洁，讲秩序，充满自信The English are, as often as not, labeled conservative. Obviously this label is prejudiced. In reality, Britain is not very different from other European countries in terms of national characteristics. They are polite, neat, orderly and confident.6.有些年轻人在成长过程中有着要求独立的强烈愿望。他们宁

22、可通过自己的努力来渡过生活中的困难，也不愿意带着负罪感求助于他们的父母。Some young people grow up with a strong desire for independence. They would rather try hard themselves to go through life than turn to their parents for help with a sense of guilt.7.你的朋友对你非常真诚，你也应该同样以诚相待，决不应该欺骗他，或者带着挖苦的口吻谈论他的挫折Your friend treats you sincerely, so

23、you should respond accordingly and mustnt deceive him or talk about his setbacks with irony.8.邻居们恼火的原因是他们发出的噪音，但是由于他们一再保证夜间停工，从而得以完成这套公寓的装潢The neighbors irritation/annoyance was due to the noise they made. However, because of their reassurances that they would stop working at night, they went throug

24、h with the decoration of this apartment.Unit 51.正如你可以想象到的，阅读为我翻开了一个新的天地并永远改变了我的人生道路。As you can imagine, reading has opened a new world to me and changed forever the course of my life.2.他从童年起就对书籍表现出一种非常强烈的兴趣。他对书籍如此迷恋，以致从不让一天过去而不进展一些阅读。He had demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books since c

25、hildhood. So fascinated with books was he that he never let a day pass without doing some reading.3.他每次乘地铁上下班身边都有一本想读的书。他就这样在过去三年中读了一百本书。Every time he takes the subway to and from work, he was with him a book that he wants to read. That is the way he has read nearly a hundred books in the past three

26、 years.4.他读中学时常在自己的房间里读书至深夜。每次听到母亲走进的脚步声，他便关掉灯假装睡着。而母亲一走过去，他便翻开灯，重又读起来。When he was in high school, he used to read deep/far into the night in his own room. Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep. But as soon as his mother passed, he

27、would turn on the light and begin reading again.5.几乎没有什么关于中国的东西是他不感到好奇的。为了满足自己的好奇心他已决定亲自到那里去尽量多看一些。There is hardly anything about China hes not curious about. And to satisfy his curiosity he had decided to go there in person.6.我不知道是什么使得你的儿子羡慕那位流行歌手并试图事事模仿他。你还是问问他本人好了。I dont know / I have little / no

28、 idea what made your son feel envy of that pop singer and try to emulate him in everything. You might as well ask him in person.7.他从图书馆一借到那本书就在走廊的灯光下飞快地把它翻了一遍。As soon as he checked out the book from the library, he thumbed through its pages by the corridor light.8.我认为没有哪个人在农村学到的比我更多。实际上，农村的三年使我比进*个大

29、学学习得更深入细致。I dont think anybody ever learned more in the countryside than I did. In fact, the three years in the countryside enabled me to study far intensively than I would have if had attended some college.Unit 61.他生来就有残疾，但他从不沮丧，也从未屈服于任何困难。He was disabled form birth but he never felt frustrated nor

30、 did he give in to any difficulty.2.汤姆一直坚决要求提升。当这样的时机出现时，他立即抓住了。Tom had been holding out for the promotion. When such an opportunity showed up he grabbed it at once.3.他对所有的标准化考试都不信任并认为应该由*种更好的东西来取代它们。He distrusts all standardized tests and believes that there should be something better to substitute

31、 for them.4.我的论点是我们应当马上对这些又争议的问题逐个进展调查。My thesis is that we should carry out a survey of these controversial issues one by one right now.5.贝蒂勤劳而又可靠。她从不在困难面前退缩。总之，她是我们都为之感到骄傲的那种学生。Betty is diligent and dependable. She never shies away from any difficulties. In short she is the kind of student that we

32、 are all proud of.6.把汽油箱放在你的房子里是不明智的，因为它极易燃烧，并且可能在几分钟就将你辛辛苦苦挣来的财产付之一炬。It is ill-advised to keep the gas tank in your home for it ignites easily and may burn up your hard-earned fortune in a few minutes.7.史密斯博士的讲座等于是说，很早就显示出高情商的孩子无论面对什么困难都会最终取得成功。Doctor Smiths lecture accounts to saying that a child

33、who displays high EQ early on in life will succeed eventually in the face of all kinds of difficulties.8.由于在美国很多婚姻都以离婚告终，心理学家们建议所有家庭中的夫妻都应更经常地互相沟通，不要等到为时过晚时才来解决他们的问题。Since many marriages end in divorce in the United States psychologists have suggested that couples in all families municate with each

34、other more often an solve their problems before it bees too late.Unit 71.随着长大,我渐渐承受了这一事实:我永远不会实现成为一名作家的梦想。As I grew up, I made my peace with the fact that I would never fulfillmy dream of being a writer.2.迈克尔想了两天还没填出字谜游戏里那个至关重要的词，最后只好失望地放弃。Michael had got stuck trying to figure out the word essentia

35、l to theword puzzle for two days before he threw up his hands in frustration.3.当这位歌手发现市面上有自己作品的盗版时，他十分震惊，发誓绝不放过那盗贼。The singer was taken aback by the pirated editions of his songs on themarket, and he vowed not to let the thiefs off.4.感您购置我的锅炉。作为回报，我们将免费为您处理旧锅炉。Thank you for purchasing our furnace. I

36、n return we will get rid of yourold one for free.5.我和珊互诉了别后发生的事情，从中我得知她已经出版了好几本儿童读物。Susan and I filled each other in on what hadhappened after we parted, from which I learned that she had hadseveral childrens books in print.6.当连锁大书店的竞争逼得她的小书店歇业后，已届中年的莉莲不知道自己还能做什么。Her bookstore having been frozen out

37、 by a giant chain, the middleagedLillian was at a loss as to what else she could do.7.你需要有人在旁边不断催促才会完成这一项任务。You need somebody to urge you constantly to see the task through topletion.8.因为害怕新建购物中心会破坏社区的宁静，许多居民反对这一方案。For fear that a new shopping center would ruin the peace of themunity, many residents

38、 opposed the construction plan.Unit 81.如果能对冗长的讲座不感兴趣，则从头至尾把它听完实在是毫无意义。It is really pointless to sit through a tedious lecture if you do not take30any interest in it.2.由于他在生态学领域的卓越地位，我们学校的学生都非常敬重他。The students at our university all hold him in high esteem because ofhis eminence in the field of ecolog

39、y.3.虽然他宣称他的那部新小说跟他本人的生活无关，但它还是吸引了许多青年读者。他们认为这部小说使他们粗略的看到了作者的童年。Though he claims that his new novel has nothing to do with his ownlife, it has caught the fancy of many young readers, who believe thatthis novel has given them a glimpse of the authors childhood.4.自从计算机技术迎来了人们所称的信息时代以来，有些作家已经不再用钢笔，因为他们现

40、在已经能够用计算机来写一切东西。Since puter technology ushered in what is known as theInformation Age, some writers have done away with their pens, for theycan now write everything with their puters.5.我们不得不羞愧而遗憾地成认，在我们中间有些人确实把自己看作是宇宙的中心，对公共事务毫不关心。We have to admit, as much in sorrow as in shame, that there are somep

41、eople among us who do think of themselves as the center of theuniverse and care very little about public affairs.6.首先，我们应该取得该市人口的准确数据。如果退休人口的人数超过青少年的人数，我们就应该调整开展方案以满足这一大批人的需求。First and foremost, we should get the precise data on the populationof the city. If retired people outnumber the teenagers, w

42、e should adjustour development plan to the needs of this large group of people.7.最令南希感到快乐的莫过于看到她七岁的儿子取得飞速的进步，他的演奏甚至会使许多专业钢琴家相形见绌。Nothing pleases Nancy more than to see the rapid progress made byher seven-year-old son, whose playing would put many a professionalpianist to shame.8.我要说明的观点是，作为当代大学生，我们必须极为尊重知识，尤其是尊重对知识的追求，并非常重视传统、社会的约束和连续性。The point I want to make is that as modern university students, wemust hold knowledge in high esteem, especially its quest, and placegreat value on tradition, social restraint and continuity. z.