新世纪大学英语第二版课文翻译第4册

Unit1ManandNature1.Duetothelackofanadequatelaborforce,evenwomeninthisvillagewerecompelledtoworkinthecoalmines.2.Peopleinthatareaarealreadythreatenedwithenvironmentaldestructionsince60%oftheforesttherehasbeendestroyed.3.Theautocompanyhasseenahugeincreaseintheoutputofprivatecarsthisyearduetotheimprovedworkingefficiency.4.Undersevereattackfromenemyaircraft,thetroopswereforcedtoretreatfromthefront.5.SurvivaloftheFittestisa(n)eternaltruthofnature.6.Themilitarygovernmentrefusedtotransferpowertoademocraticallyelectedciviliangovernment.7.Deforestingandglobalwarmingthreatentoruinthecurrentandfuturestateofourenvironment.1.这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会受到敌人的攻击。Thevillageissoclosetotheborderthatthevillagerslivedinconstantfearofattacksfromtheenemy.2.这个国家仅用了20年的时间就发展了一个先进的工业强国。Inonly20yearsthecountrywastransformedintoanadvancedindustrialpower.3.鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一步贬值（devalue）是不可避免的。Giventhecurrentfinancialsituation,itisinevitablethattheUSdollarwillbefurtherdevalued.4.天气没有出现好转的迹象，所以政府号召我们做好防洪的准备。Theweathershowsnosignsofgettingbettersothegovernmentcalleduponastogetpreparedforfloods.5.这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至少花两个小时看比赛的现场直播。ThestudentswereallverymuchconcernedabouttheWorldCupspendingatleasttwohourseverydaywatchingthelivematchesonTV.Unit3FameandSuccess1.Therearealwayspeoplewhodreamofmakinga(n)fortunefromgambling,eventhoughtheyknowthechancesareslim.2.TheinventorThomasEdisonwasregardedasa(n)dullboywhenhewasyoungbecausehecouldn’tworkouteasymathematicalcalculations.3.Thepolicehadchasedaftertherobberysuspectforabouttwodaysbeforetheyfinallycaughthiminadesertedwarehouse.4.Thelocalnewspaperhaslaunchedacampaigntoraisemoneyforthegirlwhohascaughtararedisease.5.Rockclimbingisattractiveespeciallytoyoungpeoplebecauseitisalwaysaccompaniedwithhardshipandadventure.6.Therehasbeenagreatdealofpublicityinthemediaaboutthecampaignagainstgeneticallymodifiedfood.7.ThecoachwasrelievedthatMichaelhadrecoveredsufficientlyfromhiskneeinjuryandhewasabletoplayinthesemi-finalsnextweek.8.Duetoitsinefficiency,thecableTVcompanyhasbecomeafrequenttargetofcriticismfromthepublicthesedays.9.Kellygotanewjobasasecretary,buttwoweekslatershebecameboredwiththeendlessofficechores;soshequit.10.ThesetwoTVprogramsarebothaboutnewsorcurrentaffairs,buttheyhaveattractedverydifferentaudiencesintheUnitedStates.11.Jane’sparentsheldherinhighregardandtheysupportedherdecisiontobeanactress.1.那个年轻教师在激发学生努力学习方面很有技巧。Theyoungteacherisskilledgoodatmotivatinghisstudentstostudyhard.2.她喜欢举行社交聚会，只要能找到借口，她就随时举办。Shelikesgivingpartiesanddoessowhenevershecanfindanexcuse.3．要在这家公司找到一个管理职位，你恐怕要至少要和50个人竞争。I’mafraidthatyou’llhavetocompetewithatleast50peopleforanadministrativepostinthiscompany.4.公司的投资之所以以失败告终是由于总经理的决策错误，于是董事会决定把他从公司赶出去。Thecompany’sinvestmentendedinfailureduetowrongdecisionofthegeneralmanagerandsotheboardofdirectorsdecidedtothrowhimout.5.我知道你累了，不过在坚持一会吧。再过半个小时我们就要达顶峰了。Iknowyouaretiredbuttrytohangonalittlebitlonger.wewillreachthepeakinhalfanhour.Unit4WorkandCareer1.Nearly6millionpeopleinthemid-westernareawereaffectedbytheflood,andthereisarealdangerofmassstarvation.2.It’sincrediblethatwhenhegambled,healwayswon,whetherhewasplayingacardgameorbettingonhorseracing.3.Thecouncilistryingtogetmorepeopletodovoluntaryworkandrendersocialservicesinthelessdevelopedregions.4.Elephantsaredyingoutbecausetheyarebeinghuntedforthetusks(象牙)。5.Winescanbeclassifiedasdry,mediumorsweetaccordingtotheirsugarcontent.6.SlaverywasabolishedinCanadain1833,andtheCanadianauthoritiesthenencouragedslavesfromAmericatosettledownontheirland.7.Someofthedevelopingcountriesseemtobestuckwithatoughsituation--thedivisionbetweentherichandthepoorhasneverbeensoclearandsharp.8.Themassmediacommentedthattheyoungman’ssuicidewasnothingbutasenselesswasteofhislife.9.Theyoungergenerationshouldnotjustseekforthelatestfashionstheyshouldhavelong-termcommitmentandtrytoliveaworthylife.10.Thepolicestilldon’tknowwhocommittedtheburglary(入室盗窃),butitisreportedoneofthesuspectsisaloaferbythenameofBillJones.11.Nowthatmyparents-in-lawhavedecidedtolivewithus,wearenowfacedwiththenecessitytopurchasealargerapartmentclosetothecampus.1.随着她个人生活的细节越来越多的被媒体披露出来，她不得不辞去公司总经理的职务。Asmoreandmoredetailsofherprivatelifeweredisclosebythemedia,shewascompelledtoresignherpostasgeneralmanageofthecompany.2.她对自己的新工作很满意，因为这份工作正好与她的兴趣相符。Sheisverysatisfiedwithhernewjobasitcoincideswithherinterests.3..我买了这件新衬衫，因为它的价格从300元降到了80元。Iboughtthisshirtbecausethepricewasreducedfrom300yuanto80yuan.3.为了把孩子抚养抚养成人，这个母亲真是经历了各种磨难。Tobringherchildrenup,themotherreallywentthroughallkindsofhardships.4.因为腿部受伤，我没有参加上个月学校举行的网球锦标赛。Ididn’tgoinforthecampustennisChampionshipheldlastmonthbecauseofmyinjuredleg.Unit5Lifestyles1.Idon’tthinkitnecessarytofurnishourapartmentasecondtimesincewewillsellitsoon.2.Hemadeafirmresolvetogiveupsmokinganddrinkingassoonashediscoveredthathehadahearttrouble.3.Toreducetherisksofrailwayaccidents,wespendovertenmillionyuanonmaintainingtherailwaylineseveryyear.4.Myparentslivedafrugallifestylealltheirlives.Foronething,theyneverdiscardedanythingthatwasstillofuse；foranother,theyneverpurchasedthingsonimpulse.5.Thegove