Unit 1
1、当今的大学生,尽管他们努力地想使自己成才,但对未来还是很模糊的。(establish oneself)
---- Today's university students are struggling to establish themselves, but they still have ambiguous feelings about their future.
2、一个人如果不能找到自我以外的中心,就不能实现他的自我价值。所以,理想的本科教育必须使学生超越自我。(transcend)
----- A man cannot find himself without finding a center beyond hi. So the idealism of the undergraduate experience must help the student transcend himself.
3、我们强烈地希望在大学所学到的知识在今后的工作与学习中能起到重要作用。(reveal oneself)-----------We eagerly hope that the lessons leaned in the university will reveal themselves in our performance in the workplace and further education.
4、思念的本科学习是走向成功生活的唯一道路,这种说法是无法接受的。(go unchallenged)
-------- It cannot go unchallenged to say that the 4-year undergraduate experience is the only path to success in life.
5、在对一个关键的问题作结论时,如果只相信所谓的专家而不相信自己,不根据调查的结果,不根据实验的数据,那是在冒险。(run the risk of ; blind faith in)
------- We run the risk of making critical decisions, not on the basis of what we know, the findings of investigations, and the data of experiments, but on the basis of blind faith in professed experts.
6、我们的事业需要一批受过良好教育又能关心他人的年轻人,他们能团结一致,互相学习,积极参加四化建设。(band together ; participate in)
------- Our task needs a large group of well-informed, caring young people who can band together, learn from each other, and actively participate in the four modernizations.
7、如果这所新学校要有生命力的话,它培养的学生不仅要有扎实的基础和熟练的专业技能,还要有奉献精神。(be to endure ; commit oneself)------ If it is to endure, the new school should help the students not only acquire a sold basic education and become competent in a specific field, but also be ready to commit themselves to others.
8、如果大学生对考试过于投入,就有可能把能力与奉献放到次要的地位,这样说一点也不过分。(push to the fringes)------- It is not too much to say that if undergraduates excessively devote themselves to examinations, the will push competence and commitment to the fringes.
9、我甚至没有跟他说话,当然更不用说与他讨论有关你们学校的改建问题。(much less)
------ I didn't even speak to him; much less discuss the reconstruction of your school with him.
10、有人认为考试是很重要的,但也有人认为考试有不少弊端。所以考试留下了一个未能解决的问题——考试对教育有什么影响?(open question)
------- Some people think examinations are second to none, but some think examinations have a lot of disadvantages. Examinations leave us an open essential question --- what influence do examinations exert on education?
Unit 2
1、他不但是位出色的银行家和公认的贸易专家,而且还是位经验丰富的企业主管。(not to mention)-------- He is an experienced banker and an acknowledged trade expert, not to mention an excellent managing director.
2、意大利一个和平组织的志愿者不顾危险,已开赴伊拉克首都巴格达,组成“人体盾牌”,以阻止轰炸该地。(regardless of)-------- Regardless of danger, volunteers from an Italian organization for peace have gone to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, to form a "body shield" for the purpose of preventing the US from bombing the place.
3、在这个家庭里,没有人比朱蒂更能致力于经营房地产生意。(be dedicated to)
--------- Nobody in the family is more dedicated to operating the real estate business than Judy.
4、由于经济不景气,房地产经纪人正处于或降低房价或减少销售量的两难境地。(dilemma)
-------- Because of the economic depression, real estate agents are in the dilemma of whether to lower prices or let sales fall off.
5、史密斯先生往往靠慎重投资而获得巨大利润。(more often than not)
------- More often than not, Mr. Smith earns great profits by careful investment of his capital.
6、约翰在学校里各门功课的成绩都不怎么样,但在体育方面倒是身手不凡。(excel at)
------- John did not make much of a mark in his studies at school, but he excelled at sports.
7、有条不紊的指责交接是家庭企业长期繁荣的一个条件。(transition ; longrange)------Ordrly transition of responsibilities is a condition for the long-range prosperity of a family business.
8、在制定投资计划之前,你最好对投资前景有个清楚的了解。(have a clear picture of)
------ You had better have a clear picture of prospects before formulating a plan for investment.
9、尽管雕塑费时,但是仍有一些人以雕塑为职业。(timeconsuming)------ Although sculpture is a time-consuming art, there are still some people following it as a profession.
10、这家电脑软件公司正处于从独资经营到合资经营的转化过程中。(in the midst of)
------ The software company is in the midst of being transformed from an individual proprietorship to a joint venture.
Unit 3
1、汽车诞生后发展很快,不久就替代了吗。(displace)
------- The automobile was improved very rapidly after it was invented and soon displaced horses.
2、由于汽车污染环境并严重伤害人体,甚至杀人,我们可能不得不私人拥有汽车的数量而更多地依赖公共交通系统。(mass transit systems)--------- We may have to cut down on the number of privately owned cars and depend more on public mass transit systems because cars pollute and maim or even kill people.
3、汽车轮子给我们带来了更好、更为便利的交通时,它也应对诸如空气污染、交通事故、交通拥挤之类的许多问题负责。(be guilty of)
While wheels (automobiles) have brought with them better or more convenient transportation, they are guilty of many sins, such as air pollution, traffic accidents and traffic congestion.
4、美国人对汽车的热爱以及他们较大的工作流动性是出了名的。(be noted for)
------- Americans are noted for their love for cars and great job mobility.
5、要是燃料质量和效率的提高和技术的进步能大大减少汽车的排放量,那该多好啊。(in only)------- If only advances in fuel quality and efficiency and in technology would radically reduce the emissions from automobiles.
6、在美国,高度发达的公路网使在各地之间来来往往成为可能。(from coast to coast)
--------- A highly developed highway network has made possible the easy movement from coast to coast in the United States.
7、一想到这条林荫大道的建设速度,参观者都感到很吃惊:这条路不久前还在开挖及铺设排水管。(the very thought of ; tear up)--------- The very thought of the speed at which the beautiful avenue was constructed electrified every visitor; the road had only recently been torn up to lay drain-pipes not long ago.
8、环境保护主义者严厉谴责了汽车,认为汽车是产生空气污染的主要因素。(denounce)
-------- Environmentalists have denounced automobiles, believing they are a major factor in the production of dirty air.
9、由于有便利的公共交通,在大都市的市郊,许多新建的住宅群拔地而起。(rise up ; complex)
-------- Many new residential complexes have risen up in the suburbs of metropolitan cities because of the availability of convenient public transportation.
10、尽管非常喜欢汽车,许多人还是相信广泛地使用公共交通系统能缓解交通拥挤。(lend credent to)--------- Despite their love for cars, many people lend credence to the extensive use of the public transport system, which can cut down on traffic congestion.
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