全新版大学英语3作文

第一篇：全新版大学英语3作文

第一单元
household premium primarily insurance cut back pick up get through pursue

十年之前，南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事。她辞去了经理职位，在邻近地区开了一家家用器材（equipment）商店。像南希那样的人作出这种决定主要是出于改善生活质量的愿望。然而，经营小本生意绝非易事。在失去稳定的收入后，南希不得不削减日常开支。有时候她甚至没有钱支付她 所需要的种种保险的费用。有一次她连电话费也付不起，只得向她的父母亲借钱。幸运的是，通过自己的努力，她已经度过了最困难的时期。她决心继续追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。Answer: A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about.She quit an executive position and opened/set up a household equipment store in her neighborhood.People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of/owing to/due to their desire to improve the quality of their lives.But, to run a small business is by no means an easy job.Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses.Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed.Once she could not even pick up the phone bill and had to ask her parents to loan her some money.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time.She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.

第二单元
settlement conviction painful disguise capture abolish underground liberate racial close in on

痛苦的奴隶生活坚定了亨森为自由而战的决心。他获得自由后不久就成了一个帮助逃跑奴隶的组织中的一员。他几次偷偷地回到美国帮助其他奴隶通过地下铁路获得自由。有一次在逃跑时，亨森和几个逃跑的奴隶被捕捉奴隶 的人包围。他将逃跑的奴隶乔装打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。另外，他后来在加拿大的得累斯顿为逃跑的奴隶建 造了一个居住小区，并建了教堂和学校，逃跑的奴隶们在这里能够学到有用的谋生之道。他坚信奴隶制终将被废除，所有奴隶终将获得解放，种族歧视消失的那天一定会到来。Answer: Henson's painful life as a slave strengthened his determination to struggle for freedom.Shortly after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves.He secretly returned to the United States several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run.He disguised them and successfully avoided capture.In addition, later he built a small settlement in Dresden, Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living.He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished
, all the slaves would be liberated, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.

第三单元
1/4

vulnerable barrier

wander advertisement

statistics on the latch

pry put up

在美国每隔 15 秒钟就有人举报一起入室行窃案（burglary）。统计数据显示去年窃贼（burglar）光顾了两 百多万户人家。人们实际上几乎无法将蓄意行窃的盗贼拒之门外，所能做的只是设法阻拦他片刻，从而使其暴露在 巡警（police patrol）或附近溜达的人们面前。常识告诉我们，光照是犯罪行为的障碍物。家门口必须安装一盏灯，并在晚间开着。不管你是否相信，有些人，尤其是最晚进家的孩子，晚上进屋后不把门锁上。空心门（door of hollow core），即便是锁上了，也易遭贼侵入。因此最好选择实心（solid core）门或铁门，因为窃贼很难将它们撬开。如果你有意购买报警装置，别忘了索要报警器的标志，并把它们张贴在窗户和门上。最后，提醒一句，外出旅游时，一定要请一位信得过的邻居，在你回来前帮你收好每日的报纸和邮件。这是因为放在门阶（doorstep）上或邮箱 里成堆的报纸邮件如同广告一样使大家都知道你家里没人。Answer: A burglary is reported every 15 seconds in the United States.Statistics show burglars entered more than 2 million homes last year.Actually it is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out.All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes, thus exposing him to police patrols or those wandering around.Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity.A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night.Believe it or not, some people, particularly children who happen to be the last to come in, leave their doors on the latch at night.Doors of hollow core, even when locked, are vulnerable to break-ins.Thus doors of solid core or steel are much preferred as they make it difficult for the burglar to pry open.If you decide to buy an alarm device, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors.Finally, a word of warning--when you travel, make sure that you have a trusted neighbor collect and keep all the deliveries of newspapers and mail until you return.This is because a collection of newspapers and mail on the front doorstep or in your mailbox is an advertisement that no one is home.

第四单元
adopt fade out on account of alike isolate organization appearance mode wit catch sight of nationality work up complicated observation

外星人是一个让专家和外行都很感兴趣的话题，各式各样的国家和组织的研究者们正在采用不同的模式寻找他 们。有的密切观察稀有放射性（radioactive）元素水平特别高的星球，他们认为那些元素产生于人类尚未理解的 外星人技术。有的试图从宇宙“噪音”中分

离出无线电信号。而有的则宣称已经看到了外星人，并能详细描绘他们的 模样。研究者们将他们收集到的复杂数据汇编成一系列的报告和书籍。虽然确定的答案仍未找到，但并未有任何迹 象显示探索者们的希望因为挫折而泯灭，他们坚信他们的艰辛努力是完全值得的。Answer: The Extraterrestrial has been a topic of interest to experts and laymen /nonprofessionals alike.Researchers of various nationalities and organizations are adopting different modes of investigation in search of them.Some make close observation of stars with extremely high level of rare, radioactive elements.They believe those elements result from extraterrestrial technology that is still beyond human wit to understand.Some try to isolate radio signals from the “noise” of the universe.And some claim that they have caught sight of extraterrestrials and can even describe their appearance in detail.Researchers work up the complicated data they collect into a series 2/4

of reports and books.Although no definite answer has yet been found, the explorers' hope shows no sign of fading out on account of their frustrations and they hold to the belief that their hard efforts will prove worthwhile.

第五单元
be immersed in impress gratitude successive at sea amid specific undergo accord on one's behalf in quest of quote rather than bring back

在感恩节的气氛中，乔治没有跟朋友们一起庆祝节日，却沉浸于阅读他父亲留给他的日记。他的父亲在连续两 次完成环球旅行后在海上去世。这份日记使他回忆起自己与父亲一起度过的每一刻以及父亲为他所做的许多具体事 情。乔治的父亲过去经常向他强调必须经历各种艰难困苦去追求卓越（excellence）。他还教导他世界上没有理所 当然的东西。即使今天，他依然记得父亲如何引用“懂得感激是高尚者的标志”这句伊索（Aesop）名言来教导他要 把懂得感激放在最重要的位置。Answer: Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving, rather than joining his friends in celebration of the holiday, George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world.The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf.George's father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardships in quest of excellence.He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted.Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls” and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.

第六单元
bare look the part cling to masterpiece fancy persistent here and there to excess in tune stand out

我们到处都能看到“抢眼”的青年艺术家。他们要么一年四季穿着破旧的

牛仔裤；要么大冬天也打赤脚；要么 饮酒过度；要么就是抱着创作一部杰作的幻想，实际上并不做任何创作的事。其实，他们中的很多人只不过是为了 看上去像名艺术家，或为了同其他艺术家“保持一致”才这么做的。他们忘了，只有通过不懈的努力才能获得成功。Answer: Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people.They may be in worn out jeans all year round, or walk barefoot / in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work.In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part, or to be “in tune with” other artists.They have forgotten that only through persistent effort can one achieve success.

第七单元
cripple dignity limb commission retail apply for
3/4

useless delivery

limitation territory

representative profitable

汤姆生来跛足，有一条腿不管用。他很小的时候起就懂得，除非他努力摆脱（rise above）自身的局限，他 是无力谋生的； 而除非他能独立谋生，他就不可能得到他人的尊敬。这是他要赢得做人的尊严必须付出的代价。汤姆申请过许多工作，都遭到拒绝，最后他找到一份为比萨屋（Pizza Hut）送比萨饼的工作。后来他又到一 个没有人想去的推销区做一家运动服装（sports wear）公司的销售代表。现在，他在他的家乡拥有一家颇为盈利 的零售商店，还雇用了好几个人为他工作，这些人都不拿薪水，只拿佣金。Answer: Tom was born a cripple, with one of his lower limbs useless.Early in his childhood, he learned that unless he exerted himself to rise above his limitations, he could not earn a living, and unless he succeeded in making a living on his own, he could not win/gain the respect of others.That was the price he had to pay for his dignity as a human being.Tom applied for numerous jobs, only to be turned down before he finally got one as a delivery boy for a Pizza Hut.He then worked as a sales representative of a sports wear company in a territory no one would want.Today he owns a fairly protitable retail shop in his hometown, and hires several people to work for him on straight commission.

第八单元
identical batch potential
多利羊诞生之后，克隆就再也不能当作科学幻想而不去认真考虑了。人们能够复制一头一模一样的羊，这与克 隆人仅有一步之遥。许多人觉得克隆人很可怕，令人反感。但是，这一技术具有极大的医药应用潜力。科学家可以 培养一群细胞，并指令它们长成与病人基因完全一致的整个器官甚至四肢，这就消除了器官移植到病人体内时因免 疫反应造成的排异问题。科学家们还可以从改基因的动物，譬如猪的身上获取一个接受移植的病人能够容忍的器官。这样，现在每年成千上万

第二篇：全新版大学英语第二版作文翻译

全新版大学英语2课后翻译题答案

全新版大学英语（第二版）

综合教程学生用书

第2册作文翻译

Unit 1

Page.20 短文翻译：

要提高我们的英语水平，关键是多读，多写，多听，多说。此外，尽可能多背熟一些好文章也十分重要。如果你脑子里没有储存大量好的英语文章，你就不能用英语自由地表达自己的思想。一般学一边总结经验也是很有帮助，因为这样做，我们就能搞明白哪种学习方法是更有效的，能够产生最理想的效果。只要我们坚持努力学习，到时候我们就会完成掌握英语的任务。

（summarize

accomplish

in due course

work on

enormous

critical

desirable）

To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking.Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important.Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English.It is also helpful to

全新版大学英语2课后翻译题答案

summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result.As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English.Unit 2

Page.48 短文翻译：

随着捐款源源不断地进来，我校明年的财务状况会好多了。这样我们就能集中应对我们作为教育工作者必须承担的最重要的任务：鼓励学生实现他们的学业目标，培养他们成为有责任感、靠的住的人，使他们对将来的生活有所准备，并在他们追求物质及精神满足的过程中给予引导。

（donation

focus

attain

dependable

pursuit

individual）

With more and more donations coming in, our

全新版大学英语2课后翻译题答案

university will be much better off financially next year.We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.Unit 3

Page.77 短文翻译：

约翰逊先生的儿子乔治爱在晚上听重金属（heavy metal）音乐，这使社区其他居民无法入眠。疲惫不堪的邻居们终于失去了耐心，决定直接干预。他们打电话给约翰逊先生，坦率地把想法告诉了他。约翰逊先生向邻居保证他一定会解决这个问题。放下电话他便去训斥儿子：“你这是怎么了？你该懂得不能为了你自己的娱乐而妨碍（disturb）别人。”结果乔治拿CD跟同学换了电脑游戏软件。

（community

exhaust

interference

frank

come over

know better than

assure

patient）

全新版大学英语2课后翻译题答案

George, the son of Mr.Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep.Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference.They called Mr.Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking.Mr.Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue.As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.” In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates.Unit 4

Page.104 短文翻译：

也许你羡慕我，因为我可以借助计算机在家里工作。我也这么想，互联网使我的工作方便多了。我可以通过电子邮件撰写，编辑并交出我的文章，在网上与我的同事聊天，与老板讨论工作。我用鼠标一击，马上就能拿到我要的一切资料，获得最新的消息。可是，另一方面，用网络通信有时也令人沮丧。系统有可能瘫痪，更糟的是，因为没有面对面交谈的情感提示，键出的词有时似乎很难理解。

（click

cue

data

edit

Internet

interpret

at times

but then

on line

via）

全新版大学英语2课后翻译题答案

Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer.I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier.I can write，submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss.With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news.But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times.The system may crash.Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.Unit 5

Page.148 短文翻译：

众多事实证明这一说法：要想让自己很快从低落的（negative）情绪中解脱出来，你得让自己哭。你不必为“哭”而感到羞愧。忧虑和悲伤能随同眼泪一起流出身体。

看一看唐娜（Donna）的例子吧。她的儿子在一次车祸中不幸丧生。这次打击之大使她欲哭无泪。她说：“直到两个星期后的一天，我才开始放声痛哭。然后，我便觉得好像一块大石头从我肩上

全新版大学英语2课后翻译题答案

抬走了，是眼泪将我带回到了现实之中，帮助我度过危机。”

（anxiety

emotion

intensity

numerous

ashamed

bring back to earth

along with）

Numerous facts bear out the argument/statement/claim that in order to recover speedily from negative emotion, you should allow yourself to cry.You needn’t/don’t have to be ashamed of crying.Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along with tears.Consider the case of/Take Donna, Her son unfortunately died in a car accident.The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry.She said, “It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry.And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders.It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis.”

Unit 6

Page.175 短文翻译：

南希·霍普金斯（Nancy Hopkins）是麻省理工学院（MIT）的生物学教授。她渴望知识，努力工作。然而，作为一名科学家，她不能不注意到校园里男女不平等（gender inequality）的各种表现。男女教授做同样的工作，但是到提升的时候，行政领导却很有选择性。具有讽刺意味的是在取得这么多的文化进步以后，妇女在高等学府里

全新版大学英语2课后翻译题答案

却依然处于不利的地位。当她增加实验室面积的请求被拒之后，她知道她必须起来抗争。因此她咬紧牙关向校长申述。这次抗争以胜利告终，南希也因此变成了男女平等的倡导者。

（at a disadvantage

can’t help doing

convert into

crave

Cultural

grid one’s teeth

indication

ironic

Selective

when it comes to）

Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT.She craves knowledge and works hard.However, as a scientist, she could not help noticing all kinds of indications of gender inequality on campus.Men and women professors did the same work, but when it came to promotion the administrators were rather selective.It was ironic that after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institutions of higher education.When her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had to fight.So she gritted her teeth and complained to the President.The fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equality advocate.

第三篇：(翻译)全新版大学英语2

Unit 1

It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it? If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)1.To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking.Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important.Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English.It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result.As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English.Unit2

III.Translation 1.1)The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.2)Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.3)Education is the most cherished tradition in our family.That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.4)Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.5)In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.2.With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year.We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.Unit3

The Generation Gap

1.(1)Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?(2)The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.(3)Sam not only lost his job but also both legs;he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.(4)A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.(5)Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.2.George, the son of Mr.Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep.Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference.They called Mr.Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking.Mr.Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue.As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.” In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates.Unit4

The Virtual World 1.1)Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.2)A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.3)As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.4)In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.5)Sue is a girl of great talent.Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.2.Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer.I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier.I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss.With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news.But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times.The system may crash.Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.Unit5

Overcoming Obstacles 1.1)It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.2)The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.3)We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.4)His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.5)I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and

groaning painfully.2.Numerous facts bear out the argument/statement/claim that in order to recover speedily from negative emotion, you should allow yourself to cry.You needn’t/don’t have to be ashamed of crying.Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along with tears.Consider the case of/Take Donna.Her son unfortunately died in a car accident.The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry.She said, “It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry.And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders.It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis.”

Unit6

Women, Half the Sky 1.1)He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing computer games, he is far too clever for his classmates.2)Children who don’t know any better may think these animals are pretty cute and start playing with them.3)There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, I’ll just have to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car.4)The hunter would not have fired the shots if he had not seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite.5)I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory---he does not seem to remember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing.2.Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT.She craves knowledge and works hard.However, as a scientist, she could not help noticing all kinds of indications of gender inequality on campus.Men and women professors did the same work, but when it came to promotion the administrators were rather selective.It was ironic that after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institution of higher education.When her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had to fight.So she gritted her teeth and complained to the President.The fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equity advocate.Unit7

Learning about English 1.1)Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.2)On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.3)He paused for effect, then said: “We can reach/enter these markets through new channels.”

4)The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.5)We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state./ We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.2.Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people, linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language.English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century.They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English.In over fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing.As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English.Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.Unit8

Protecting Our Environment 1.1)This is a prosperous town, but there is still poverty in the midst of wealth and abundance.2)The Brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another, but their children never complained.3)The museum is designed in such a way that it stands in perfect harmony with its surroundings.4)It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the blazing sun.5)Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above the winter snow.2.This village was once famous for its beautiful natural surroundings.All the year round, the trees were green and the flowers in bloom.Clear streams flowed out of the hills through a checkerboard of rice fields.Birds sang all day, and deer came and went in a leisurely manner.However, with the coming of DDT and other pesticides, an evil spell seemed to have settled over the village.Misfortunes came one after another.Chicken died suddenly, cattle and sheep were stricken by mysterious maladies, and farmers complained about a sickening feeling that puzzled the village doctor.The village square, once throbbing with life, was now deserted.

第四篇：全新版大学英语2考试

Unit 1

1)To use the machine,first insert the corret coins,then select(挑选)the drink you want

and press the button.2)Professor Smith translated not only from the French but also,on accasion,from the

Polish.3)Food chemists will investigate the health food(保健食品)on sale to see if it really

does give the benefits claimed(宣称).4)In retrospect(现在回想起来),it was the wrong time to open a new data processing(数

据处理)center in this city.5)My initial reaction to the news was relief,but as I thought more about it I began to feel

angry.6)A full understanding of mathesmatics is sufficient to explain a wide variety of natural

phenomenon/phenomena.7)Make sure the label(标签)is firmly attached(贴在，依附)to the parcel(包裹)before you

mail it.8)My boyfriend bought me dinner to make up for being late the day before.9)The committee awaittable a decision from the head office before it takes any action.10)The little girl did not seem to be in the least（一点也不）frightened of being left by

herself in the house.11)The WTO(=World Trade Organization世界贸易组织)is intended to promote(促进)

trade among its member states.12)When the moon emerged from behind the clouds I made out a figure moving in the

distance.翻译

1)背离传统需要极大的勇气。(departure,enormous)

It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.2)汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。(performance,bold)Tom used to be very shiy,but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.3)很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的。(creative,desirable)

Many educators think it desirable to faster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.4)假设(assume)那幅画确实是名作(masterpiece)，你觉得值得购买吗？(worthwhile)

Assuming that this painting really is a masterpiece,do you think it is worthwhile to buy?

5)如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。(throw

light on,investigate,valid)

If the data is statistically valid,it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.Unit2

1)Prof.Williams says that my composition is good except for the ending which seems too

abrupt.2)Suffering from insomnia(失眠)for several days,Ann went to see her doctor and was

told that the problem was more emotional than physical.3)The organizer of the charity concert said,”I ask all of you to join me in praying that God

will bless those who have given so generously for the poor and needy.”

4)The insurance policy does not cover damage to the goods caused by normal wear

and tear.5)The old economic beliefs are widely regarded as too dated to be useful in solving the

problems now emerging in our economy.6)You are free to say what do you think,but as a responsible individual you should also

be prepared to face the consequences of what you say.7)Prices are going down.However this seemingly welcome change may bring about

other problems in the economy.8)John’s view on the train crash stands in coutrast to those of almost all of his

colleagues.9)Curiosity is the most powerful driving force in one’s pursuit of knowledge.10)After teaching grade school for a year or so,she felt a genuine love for the pupils.11)Donations from alumni(校友)are an important source of the university’s income.But

research funds come primarily(基础地)from the government.12)Should judges consider popular sentiments(情感)before deciding cases?

翻译

1)该公司否认其捐款有商业目的。(deny,commercial)

The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.2)每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴。(stammer)

Whenever he was angry,he would begin to stammer slightly.3)教育是我们家族最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送

我到最好的私立学校上学。(cherish)

Education is the most cherished tradition in our family.That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants,but sent me to the best private school.4)手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段。(shortly after,go

through)

Shortly after he recovered from the surgeny,he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.5)与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们总是努力满足我们最起码的需求。(affluent,minimal)

In contrast to our affluent neighbors,my parents are rather poor,but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.Unit 3

1)The view that you should never spend more than you earn is fairly typical(典型的)of

people of their generation.2)The artists stood before the paintings almost dumb with astonishment at their beauty.3)In 1963,after his junior year in high school,Clinton was elected into a government

study program for young people in Washington，D.C.4)William Byrd composed many pieces of music,but his Latin church music is considered

his most glorious work.5)Governments establish welfare systems to provide a safety net to prevent people

from suffering the effects of poverty.6)You quit that respectable,well-paid job for this unpromising one?What came over

you?

7)Many animals face extinction(灭绝)as the result of human interference.8)Her hope of her husband’s return is fading as years go by.9)Having worked for three years,Roger decided to enroll on an MBA program and

narrowed down his choice to three famous universities on the East Coast.10)A frank reply is much more appreciated than beating about the bush(转弯抹角).11)Harold is always coming up with these dumb schemes for making money that just get

us into trouble.12)Call me,write to me;at any rate,let’s keep in touch.翻译

1)科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？(proof)

Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?

2)计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。(location,narrow down)The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.3)山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。(welfare)

Sam not only lost his jub,but also both legs;he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.4)由十二人组成的陪审团(jury)一致表决认为玛丽有罪(guilty)。(consist of,in unison)

A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.5)听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。(talent,humiliate)

Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.Unit 4

1)He would have preferred his wife not to work,but conversely(相反地)he was also

proud of what she did.2)Things are much cheaper here than in New York,but then,our average salary is much

smaller.3)His forgetfulness may be a symptom(症状)of brain trouble.4)The small boy started spitting up blood and his mother panicked(惊慌失措).5)These laws are intended to prevent government officials from abusing their power.6)“Go to the bathroom and wash your hands,” the nurse told the children in a

commanding tone.7)Mary,a Harvard Lav Scholol graduate,was a very capable(能干的)lawyer and our firm

took her in as a partner.8)The article is interesting,but it needs some editing before it can be published.9)To my knowledge,they have curranged to meet next Friday morning in the

manager’s office.10)When we say that we see light at the end of the tunnel,we mean that victory is in

sight.11)He promised to repay me in three days.But the days stretch into months and I never

got a cent back from him.12)Before we can draw conclusions,we must collect enough data and analyze them

scientifically.翻译

1)研究表明，笑能够带来许多健康上的好处。(laughter)

Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.2)互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。(connection,annoy)

A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.3)法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。(suicide,crime)

As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.4)玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。(interpret,angle,data)In her report,Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.5)苏轼一个很有天份的女孩。她那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外突出。(of great

talent,set apart)

Sue is a girl of great talent.Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.Unit 5

1)He was startled(吓了一跳)by the sound of the back door opening in the dead of

night.2)There is nothing serious about the damage;it is a mere(仅仅是)scratch(划痕)on the

door of the car.3)Mom was singing a lullaby to my baby sister while rocking the cradle with a gentle

backwards and forwards motion.4)Tense and hot,we were really sweating(流汗)as we waited for them to announce the

results.5)He sat leaning against the back of the seat with his legs stretched out straight in

front of him.6)She’s one of those habitually(形成习惯)vain(自恋)people who keep glancing at

themselves in the mirror when they think no one’s looking.7)Mike is an extremely carelss man.On one occasion(=once,有一次).it was not until

he got to an ATM that it occurred to him he had left his card at home.8)Young children often feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.9)Stan tends to be driven by his emotions—— he rarely considers the consequences of

his actions.10)She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself for talking to her guests in such a

rude way.11)In my mind’s eye,she remains a little girl of six although she’s actually a grown

woman now.12)He had tried to put the unpleasant scene out of his mind,but it kept on recurring(再

出现)to him,especially in dreams.翻译

1)是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业。(it is …

that,dedication)

It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.2)食品和医药的价格在过去三个月里急剧增长。(soar)

The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.3)我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼的上面几层楼。(upper)

We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.4)他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的。(coincide)

His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometime coincide.5)我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦地呻吟。(groan)

I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.

第五篇：全新版大学英语第三册Unit_1

Unit 1 The graduation advice I never got but wish I had

全国的大学毕业生们都为春天令人最难以忍受的仪式做好准备：毕业典礼致辞。大家都知道这个程序，一个小有名气的人会趾高气昂地走上主席台，滔滔不绝地讲些陈词滥调：“世界正在等待着„„你们是特别的一代„„去拯救这个星球吧”等等等等废话。一个好机会被白白地浪费了。如果这些毕业典礼的演讲者能够讲一些实际有用的东西该有多好！就像这样说：

毕业生们，大家好，祝贺你们。今天你们将离开培育你们的学术环境，直面真实的世界。在未来的好几年里每个月你都会想起你的学校，比如当你接到一个又一个的来电，希望你为校友基金捐款时，甚至当你开出大额的支票去偿还助学贷款时。

但是我们来看看光明的一面。你们即将离开学校，终于可以开始接受教育了。为了帮助你开始毕业后生活，这里有一些建议： 花时间与跟你不一样的人在一起。从你进校的第一天起，你就听到了太多关于学校为创建“多样性”所付出的努力。所以当你发现你的校园几乎是全美国最隔离的环境之一时你很能会惊讶不已。校园里不同种族的人有不同的学习方向，参加不同的毕业典礼上，甚至在餐厅不同的区域用餐。你有可能会被有些教授华丽的辞藻弄糊涂。那些教授一边会说种族之间根本没有差别，同时又说，应该不惜一切保留种族之间的差别。

面对事实吧。真正的多样性简直是无处可寻。而且我并不只是指种族方面。当课堂活动都是按照群体思维设计的练习时，哪里还有思维上的多样性呢？想找到一位保守的教授，那比要找到一个雪人还难。若想挑战一些有关政治正确性的正统观点，那你将会被冠以一些难听的名号。

只有现在从大学毕业之后，你才能真正从多样性中获益。先从了解与你肤色不同的人开始。接触一群与你持有不同的政治立场的朋友，恭敬地听他们阐述他们的观点。随后去认识从事其他职业的人。往往人们在选择某一个职业之后，专业性会加强但是却不再关心其他方面的知识，因此知识面会变窄。但是，请千万不要落入这个圈套。一定要通过不断寻找真正的多样性来不断扩展自己的视野。为乐趣而读书。你也许觉得这是个很奇怪的建议因为几年来你一直都在读书。如果你没读过什么书，现在也不会坐在这儿了。但大部分你艰难读完的书有与《异性恋的发明》或《怪异之人的社会构筑》（没错，它们的确都出自大学的阅读目录）类似的题目。也难怪一提到阅读，你就会想到无聊的课本和宣传。现在（毕业了）你终于可以摆脱这些愚蠢的行为了，也许你不想做的事就是坐下来读一本好的小说，更不用说读一份严肃的杂志或报纸了（比如专业的杂志）。

这真令人惋惜。作为一个毕业生，你觉得你已经站在了世界的顶端，但是要想一直站在世界的顶端只有一个办法，那就是读书。这个简单的行为会区分出领导者与跟随者，也会区分出真正成功的人与其他一般的人。这是个不言而喻的道理，因为这就是事实：知识就是力量。而读书就是通往知识的道路。

所以试试这么做：去离你最近的书店，挑三本标题能够吸引你的书。然后，去读。阅读时忽略那些你在文中可能碰到的任何后现代的象征手法还有那些与性别有关的象征。换句话说，只是为享受阅读的乐趣而去阅读。这样做会给你带来出乎意料的结果。

选择实际而不是理论。这是一条法国的古语，很好地总结了大多数大学教授的错误想法“我们都知道这在实际可行。问题是‘在理论上这行得通吗’?" 理论本没什么错。你花了那么多时间沉浸在理论之中，所以你肯定知道理论可以是很有趣的。然而你就像身处在泡泡中——被保护着免受现实世界的伤害，大学就是如此。你的老师们在这个泡泡中兴旺，可以不受拘束地讲那些深受青睐的理论而不必去担心这些理论是否可行。既然你马上会离开大学校园走向社会，你就不得不变成一个现实主义者。实际可行的才是最重要的。如果你不相信我的话，那不妨去问一问那些因追随网络公司是通往财富之路这一理论而破产的人们。现实击碎了他们的梦想。

因此，欢迎你来到我们生活的这个理性的世界。一旦你把那些不切实际的幻想拒之门外，你就会发现这个世界并不是太糟。

请忘记你的那些梦想吧。你会说我忘不了。抱歉。你在学校中所接受的自尊训练不过是一种痴心妄想的练习。你也许自我感觉良好，但是你要向别人证明你的天赋。

好好想一下吧。有些人天生就适合职业篮球，而多数人则不适合。从事核物理研究或木工活也是如此。对于大多数职业而言，你也许正好具备其所需的天赋，也许不具备。虽然说努力最终会决定成败，但这一切又都建立在你的天赋上。所谓无限的能力与无尽的选择纯粹只是胡话罢了。

我们直截了当地说吧。找出那些你真正擅长的事情，全情投入其间。如果你最终没能得到心仪的工作，不要着急。你的职业生涯可能会经历一些挫折——大多数人都会——而这些挫折常常会使你进步。在这个过程中，你会慢慢发现那些令你幸福的事情。其往往便是契合于你天赋的那些事物。

最后还是要老生常谈一下：在你真正了解自我之前，你的生命可能已然过半。也许已经是这样了。没有人能够知道。所以，不要浪费一分一秒，马上行动起来，祝你好运。