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现代大学英语(第二版)BOOK 1 翻译练习答案

2023-05-01 来源:独旅网


Unit 1 P13

1. They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.

2. Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring about the peaceful unification of our country on our own.

3. It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.

4. He loves to show off his wealth, but that is all in vain. People still avoid him as though he were poison.

5. He soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make it a beautiful garden together with other villagers.

6. We must spend more money fighting against global warming. In addition, we must resort to tough laws. It is not just a matter of money.

7. When the police arrived at the school, the students and teachers were still in a daze.

8. This corrupt official was still clinging to his power. He refused to step aside.

9. When the man finally came into view, I found it was my father. I didn’t know how he managed to find this place in the blinding snow. At that moment, I burst into tears.

10. She glanced at him from time to time. It was the first time in her life that she had found herself looking at a young man like that.

Unit 1 P18

1. Before I came to/entered college, I had never thought life at college would be so rich and interesting.

2. Most of the Chinese college students born in the 1990s are the only child of their families.

3. All those who know him admire him for his work.

4. I missed the class because I didn’t know it had moved up to Thursday.

5. In some countries, those who are overweight will be punished one way or another.

6. Soon after the fire, those who had lost their homes were taken to a place of safety.

7. When we met again, we found we both had changed a lot.

8. A team of experts headed by Professor Li will soon come and help farmers solve their problems.

9. The field planted with tomatoes used to be wasteland.

10. Our teacher told us to read books written by such masters as Mao Dun and Ba Jin.

Unit 2 P39

1. It seemed impossible to me, but all the others looked very confident.

2. We looked around. There wasn’t a building standing in sight. The earthquake seemed to have destroyed everything.

3. He seems to be in low spirits these days. I wonder why.

I think it’s because he doesn’t seem to be making much progress in his studies. He is afraid of being looked down upon by his classmates.

4. What are you looking for, Dick?

I seem to have lost my key. How annoying!

5. If you find a word that does not seem to make any sense in the sentence, you should look it up in the dictionary. That’s the only way to learn to use a word.

6. They went on arguing for hours. Neither was willing to listen to the other. I suddenly remembered someone saying “Discussion is an exchange of knowledge while argument is an exchange of ignorance.”

7. The situation there seems to be very complicated. The government has promised to look into it.

8. My grandpa seems to be getting better and better, but he still needs somebody to look after him.

9. Economists have already come to the conclusion that the crisis seems to be coming to an end. The world economy is looking up.

10. When I got well I looked at my bank account. To my sadness, I found my balance was almost zero. All my savings in the past three years were gone.

Unit 2 P42

1. You ought to try a different method.

2. I think you ought to talk with our writing teacher about it.

3. We ought to report the theft to the police immediately.

4. You ought to go and see your parents more often now that they are not in good health.

5. You shouldn’t have shouted at the elders like that.

6. You shouldn’t have been late for such an important meeting.

7. Isn’t Jim your friend? You shouldn’t have turned down/rejected his offer of help.

8. As a college student, you shouldn’t have spent all your free time playing computer games.

9. If I failed this time, I would try for the second time.

10. If global warming continued, these islands would disappear.

11. If I had a million yuan, I would buy my parents an apartment.

12. If I were elected president of the students’ union, I might organize a piano competition.

Unit 3 P61

1. Zhu Yingtai had to (was forced to) obey her father and marry the young master if the rich Ma family although she was extremely unwilling. She was heartbroken.

2. The man had never seen such a large note. He said, \"It looks good, feels good, and it is good!\"

3. Leaves had turned/got/gone/become yellow, red and purple. It really looked heavenly(beautiful like heaven).

4. As she grew older, she began to feel tired easily.

5. What he said sounded very convincing, but reasons that sound good do not always mean good sound reasons. There is a big difference between the two.

6. He likes to talk. He can never keep quiet, and what he says often proves(turns out to be) incorrect.

7. He got wounded in the battle, lost a lot of blood, and became very weak. His leaders ordered him to stay in the hospital until he was completely recovered(healed).

8. They thought they could slip through our fingers. They were wrong. They couldn't get away with what they had done.

9. During the Long March, the Red Army had to get across the Dadu River, through the grassland and over the snow-covered mountains.

10. Are you used to life there?How do you get along with your classmates?Can you get by with the money we send you?(Is the money we send you enough for you?)

Unit 3 P65

1. If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, you could have caught the train.

2. Your father would have forgiven you if you had told him the truth.

3. If it hadn't snowed heavily, I would have taken you along to yesterday's party.

4. If there had been more rain in spring, the harvest would have been much better.

5. If they hadn't learned a lesson from their failure, they wouldn' t have achieved so much.

6. If my family hadn't supported me, I wouldn't have taken part in this contest.

7. Many people think that China's Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

8. As so often happens, misfortunes/troubles never come singly/alone.

9. As is often the case with the first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to adapt to the life at college.

10. As is reported, the president will visit five African countries next month.

Unit 5 P114

1. This is a wonderful opportunity. You would be foolish to let it slip by.

2. Compared with last year, our exports have increased by 20%.(or. ...are up by 20%...have gone up by 20%)

3. For want of a better word, let's call it \"backdoorism\".

4. This young man is fond of fixing things. He is something of a Jack of all trades.

5. Compared to their parents' generation, young people today consider them to be a more practical generation.

6. His face went/ turned blue with anger. He was determined to nip the mass protest in the bud.

7. It is a long story, but I won't go into the history today.

8. It took us much more time than we had expected to go through the customs.

9. The power went out suddenly, and the whole city was thrown into complete darkness.

10. Don't wait for me. You go ahead. I must go over the document.

11. We cannot deny the fact that we have paid dearly for our economic development.

12. Had the firemen arrived a bit later, the fire would have spread to the nearby oil tanks.

Unit 6 P140

1.When we reached our destination, we found nothing standing on the ground except some rocks scattered here and there. Nobody would be able to recognize it as part of the city wall a thousand years ago.

2.Today, most people have got a new perspective. They no longer accept the view that mainly GDP marks the happiness of a nation.

3.Let's agree to disagree. We at least agree on one thing: We agree not to use force. We agree that we must settle our disputes peacefully.

4.Guilin has always been regarded by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. I used to have my doubts, but now I totally agree with them. Everything is so beautiful, especially the rock formations in all those different shapes.

5.I can assure you. She is a very agreeable person. I have never seen her lose her temper.

6.A young man who saw the woman run over by the car has agreed to appear in court as witness. I appreciate/ admire his courage.

7.College education should see to it that our students are able to do critical thinking.

8.While you are preparing your lessons, you must try your best to see if you can raise some significant questions and give meaningful comments/ criticism.

9.Upon careful reflections on this issue, I've come to realize that we must make sure our students not only can make a living, but also know how to live.

10.Once I fixed my bike tire which was leaking. My Dad patted me on the shoulder and teased me saying that I am the family genius and have the potential of a good mechanic. What he said set the whole family laughing.

Unit 6 P 144

1. Take a warm jacket with you in case it should suddenly turn cold.

2. It's not safe there, so stay in the hotel at night.

3. The two girls spoke so softly that no one else could hear them.

4. When you explain the danger of drugs to children, do it so that they can understand.

5. The whole family worked hard so that they could send one of the children to college.

6. In winter the school closes early so that the children can get home before dark.

7. He was an only child, so he found it difficult to get along with his peers at school.

8. The accident happened so long ago that I don't remember much about it.

9. The teacher had just taken the children out of the building when it collapsed.

10. It was so dark that the German secret agent didn't notice there was no balcony below the window at all.

Unit 8 P177

1. The fuel/gas ran out, but he managed to make a safe landing in rice fields.

2. There are already quite a few students who are considering running for the chairman of the Students' Union.

3. That student who was run over by the horse carriage is now out of danger. I consider him really lucky.

4. It is said that this well has never run dry in the past hundreds of years, and this has been considered a miracle.

5. We are running short of hands. You have just come in the right time.

6. I'd rather have some of our public works run by the state than by private businessmen.

7. She warned me not to make friends with those who are always running after name and money.fame

8. We warned them that what they did was against/ a violation of the agreement/ contract, and we would take legal action.

Unit 8 P 181

1. Do what you like without caring about what other people think.

2. We should find out what the students think about the matter.

3. We'll do what we can do to help the earthquake victims.

4. I hope what I have written will be of help to other college students.

5. Being journalism majors, we ought to keep ourselves informed of what is happening around the world.

6. \"Stop thief!\" a student called, raising his voice.

7. Having nothing more interesting to do, the boy decidedto take his alarm clock apart.

8. Wang Lan opened th wardrobe, wondering what she should wear to the interview the next day.

9. The village head went from door to door telling people to leave for a nearby hill.

10. Realizing he'd been deceived, the old man reported the painful experience to the police.

Unit 10 P221

1.If they refused to give back these small islands, the two countries would not be able to

normalize their diplomatic relationship completely.

2.I know that it is stupid to give up this opportunity, but I have no other alternative/choice.

3.For lack of public support, the White House had to give in at last.

4.It may not be possible to eliminate drugs all at once/immediately/at one go, but now there are millions of people throughout the world who succeed in kicking the habit of cigarette smoking every year.

5.We have already made contact with the representatives of the other side and arranged to meet in Xiamen before long to discuss important issues we are both interested in.

6.One day, that building suddenly gave way/collapsed/fell down, burying many people under it.

7.Love requires nourishment from both sides, and true love is in the giving, not in the taking.

8.As soon as Grandma's health improved, she began to give out her belongings to her folks and friends.

9.It requires perfect honesty on both sides to cultivate a lasting/enduring friendly relationship.

10.It is announced that our economic plan this year has been fulfilled and our domestic/home market has also been flourishing.

Unit 10 P225

1.He said again and again that he had come to China to broaden/widen/expand his horizons.

2.Julia says she has neither the time nor the energy for sports after a day's hard work.

3.Sometimes it takes courage to disagree openly with one's immediate boss.

4.Neither the teachers nor the students here believe there is any shortcut in learning English.

5.Upon graduation, most college students have two options:either to find a job or to go to graduate school.

6.To see all the flood victims properly housed is the relief workers' number one task at present.

7.During my stay in China, I would like you to arrange for me to see some of my old friends.

8.In order to prevent the price of houses from going up too fast, the government promised to adopt/launch a series of policies.

9.Such interviews are generally conducted either in a hotel or in a cafe, never in offices.

10.They opened a shelter for the city's homeless to stay overnight in extreme weather conditions.

Unit 11 P247

1. I am quite curious how you came to decide study a foreign language.

2. It wasn't until the reform and opening-up started when people began to realize that the market was not a bad thing.

3. None of those generals, officials and scholars knew how to weigh the elephant, but a young child suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.

4. The biggest difficulty we came across/up against was lack of food. Therefore it never came to our mind that one day we might have to live on a diet.

5. I have never heard of this expression. Where did you come across it?

6. The paint of that old temple is coming off. It needs repainting.

7. The water here was not deep. It only came to an ordinary man's chest. So they could easily come across the river here.

8. The door opened suddenly and out jumped a dog. It started barking at me and didn't quiet down until its master came out.

9. Gone was the beautiful meadow, and in its place stood a big hotel.

10. Our most urgent need is to protect the life of those Chinese who were kidnapped by the terrorists.

Unit 11 P250

1. It was a couple of days before the children recovered from the horror of the road accident.

2. I was revising my essay on computer and was about to finish when its screen went black due to power failure.

3. The school is located at the foot of a hill. Beyond the hill lies a large stretch of rice fields.

4. It won't be long before Jim begins to regret having lost a friend like you.

5. \"It's pleasant to touch the land,\" whispered the farmer.

6. The family had just put their winter clothes away when the area was hit by a snowstorm.

7. In the center of the Tian'anmen Square stands the Monument to the People's Heroes.

8. It wasn't long before a number of economists realized the world would soon be faced with a serious global financial crisis.

9. They were leaving for Thailand when they were told the trip had been cancelled.

10. Gone are the days when China could not make big planes on its own.

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