《大学英语精读》5—6册翻译题

第五册TranslationUnit1掌握大量的词汇对于达到一门外语的流利程度是至关重要的。Masteringalargenumberofwordsisessentialtoachievingfluencyinaforeignlanguage.Anunofficial,butoftenquotedfigurefortheCambridgeFirstCertificateExaminationsuggestionthatstudentswithavocabularyoflessthan3500wordsareunlikelytobesuccessfulintheexam.CurrentresearchalsosuggestthatnativeEnglishspeakerswhohavebeeneducatedupto18yearsoldorbeyondknowatleast16000Englishwords.AndunlessyoualreadyspeakalanguagelikeSpanishorGerman,therearenoshortcutstoalargevocabularyinEnglish:youjusthavetorelyondiligenceanddedication.Ofcourseyoucanfigureoutfromthecontextthemeaningofsomenewwords,youcomeacrossinyourreading,butmoreoftenthannotyouhavetolookthemupinadictionaryinordertobeclearabouttheiraccuratemeanings.Apracticablewaytopickupnewwordsis,perhapstoreadalot,preferablystoriesthatyoufindinterestingorexciting.Ifoftenpaystoreadthesamebookoverandoveragain:eachtimeyoureadityouwilllearndifferentnewwords,andthefamiliarcontexthelpstofixtheminyourmind.Unit21.我认为向他求助是不现实的。事实上，他自己也需要帮助。Idon’tthinkitisrealistictoturntohimforhelp,Asamatteroffact,hehimselfis.2.越来越多的人正在意识到与空气污染作斗争的迫切需要。Moreandmorepeoplearebeingawakenedtotheurgentneedforcombatingairpollution.3.有明显的迹象表明一些古老的传统和价值观念不再被年轻人珍视。Therearevisiblesignsthatsomeofthetime-honoredoldtraditionsandvaluesarenolongercherishedbytheyoungpeople.4.我们许多人觉得宇宙无限这一概念难以理解。Manyofusfindthenotionfoaboundlessuniversehardtograsp.5.因为在法律和规章中有许多漏洞，一小撮投机倒把者一夜之间暴富就没有什么奇怪了。Therebeingsomanyloopholesinthelawsandregulations,itislittlerwonderthatahandfulofspeculatorsgotrichovernight.6.旅游事业的空前兴旺使这个从前只有三百人的边境小镇土壤繁荣起来。Anunprecedentedboomintourismbroughtsudden,prosperitytothesmallbordertownwhichwasformerlyinhabitedbyonlythreehundredpeople.7.根据这一信息，该国已经具有制造核武器的能力。Inthelightofthisinformation,thatcountryalreadyhasthecapabilitiestomakenuclearweapons.8.他不顾朋友们的反复警告，把所有的钱都投向了高风险企业。Regardlessofrepeatedwaringfromhisfriends,hestakedallhismoneyonhigh-riskventures.Unit3如果你着手干一番事业而失败了，不要丧失信心。Ifyoustartedonsomeventureandfailed,donotlostheart.Thereisaworldofdifferentbetween“Ihavefailedthreetimes”and“Iamafailure”.Solongasyoudonotholdanegativeconceptofselforidentifywithfailuresbuttrytolearnfromthem,youstandagoodchancetosucceedinthefuture.Doesiteveroccurtoyouthatthosewhofailrepeatedlyareoftenvictimsofapoorself-image?Oftentheirfailuresareduetointernalcausesratherthanexternalcauses.Numerouscaseshaveborneitoutthatiftheycanbeinducedtochangetheirviewpointandconstructapositiveself-image,miraculouschangesmaytakeplaceintheirperformance.Successcancomeanytime—atthirty、fortyorevenafteralifetimeofapparentfailure.Earlytriumphsmaybesweet,butsuccessinlaterlifeoftentastesevenbetter.Unit41.许多家长非但不放人，相反却给他们的孩子施加巨大的压力，要他们样样都优秀。Farfrombeingpermissivemanyparentsareputtingtremendouspressuretotheirchildrentobeexceptionalineverything.2.由于学习成绩出色，这位长沙女孩已经被好几所最享盛名的美国大学录取，包括哈佛，耶鲁和麻省理工。Owingtoheracademicexcellence,thisChangshagirlhasbeenacceptedbyseveralprestigious.AmericanuniversitiesincludingHarvard，YaleandMIT.3.许多家长越来越早地让子女开始钢琴或小提琴训练，希望他们将来能成为出色的钢琴家和小提琴手。Manyparentsstarttheirchildreninpianoorviolinlessonsatever-earlierages,inhopeshattheywillbecomeexceptionalpianistsorviolinists.4.在现代社会，服装款式每年都在翻花样；一些今年流行的，来年就过时了。Inmodernsociety,clothingstyleschangeyearly,someareinthisyearbutwillbeoutthenext.5.这种育儿“新”理念带来的将很可能是“超级问题”，而不是“超级儿童”。Morelikelythannot,whatthis“new”parentingideaabout,willbe“superproblems”,ratherthan“superkids”.6.应该给年轻人机会，让他们发挥主动性，为自己的错误负责，也为自己的成就得到荣誉。Youngpeopleshouldbegiventheopportunitytotaketheinitiativetotakeresponsibilityfortheirmistakesandcreditfortheirachievement.7.他一直薄弱，我想他是戒不掉烟的，想不到他竟然轻而易举地摆脱了这一坏习惯。Inmyview,heissoweak-willed,thathecouldhardlygiveupsmoking,tomysurprisehehaseasilycuredhimselfofthisbadhabits.8.对学生的要求须与他们的兴趣及能力相适应。Demandsonstudentshavetobetailoredtotheirinterestsandabilities.Unit5科学家是一小群努力洞悉自然，在表面的杂乱无序中寻求规律的人。Scientistareasmallgroupofpeoplewhostrivetogaininsightsintonature,seekingorderinseemingdisorderliness.Theyarecreditedwithaspecialabilitytothinkandanalyze,andwithinfinitepatienceinmakingobservationsandcollectingdata.Butabilityandpatiencedonotaccountforallscientificdiscoveries,whichoftenhavemuchtodowithcreativeimagination.Indeed,aleapofimaginationisoftenthefirststeptowarddiscovery.Scientistarealsonotedfortheirhonesty.Theyplaceahighpremiumonhonestylargelybecauseitisessentialtotheircareer.Everytheorytheyformulateissubjectedtofurthertesting.Everymistakeorlieisboundtobefoundout.Thereforeitanyevidenceisfoundcontradictingtheirideasscientistsdonotsuppresstheevidencebutmodifyorevenabandontheirideas.Inthisway,theyhavebuiltupanimmensebodyofknowledgewhichhelpsustounderstandbetterourselvesandtheworldaroundus.第六册THANSLATIONTranslationUnit1Inourneighborhoodawhite-hairedoldmanisoftenseenwieldingtongsandabigplasticbag,pickinguptrashlikecandywrappersandbananaskins.TheoldmanisGrandpaLirespectedbyall.Hewasasenorexecutiveofabigcompanybeforeheretired,GrandpaLiusedtoliveaterriblybusylife.Nowhewassupposedtoenjoyhisretirement,buthehatedtostayidleathome.Howwouldheadapttohisretiredlife?Neverputtingoffanything,GrandpaLire