现代大学英语book 3unit12 课后翻译答案

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1. Scientists more or less agree that global warming is a fact, but its cause is still hotly debated among them. ,any believe that if we piece together all the available evidence we can conclude that it is caused by human activities, but others think we need to dig into the problem further, and that natural forces are at least of equal importance.

2. He devoted all his life to the cause of water conservancy. He was one of the few scientists who first saw what kind of trouble it would cause us in future if we were to build a dam here.

3. Those who sympathize with international terrorism view the problem from a different premise. They believe that their goal can justify the means. But I am strongly opposed to this view. I believe that no excuse can justify cold-blooded murder of innocent women, children and old people.

4. It is a good thing to have NGOs at work. In a pluralistic society, people’s views are bound to differ. Opposition should not only be allowed, but also be respected and encouraged. It is also our advantage to do

this.

5. Government’s over-investment means that many state bank loans will not be repaid and these bad debts will finally lead to a financial crisis.

6. Special bank loans are now available to university students. Those who can’t pay for their education can benefit from these loans.

7. He ended his speech by saying that as soon as they concluded their investigation they would report to the Security Council. He firmly believed that any attempt to maintain the rulers of a country in power using mass killing was destined to fail.

8. She will fly to India by way of Hong Kong to conclude a new agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights with the Indian government.

9. Based on these reasons, we could only come to the conclusion that they were out to make trouble. Therefore, we decided to recall our ambassador immediately by way of protest.

1. Heroes are people who have unusual qualities. Or heroes are people with unusual qualities.

2. Celebrities are people who become famous because of publicity through the media.

3. The Internet is a system that connects computers throughout the world.

4. Professor Ouyang says that a good teacher is one who does all he/she can to make himself/herself unnecessary for the students.

5. A fair-weather friend is one who will desert you as soon as you are in trouble.

6. Economics is defined as the social science that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.

7. An armchair revolutionary is one who talks about revolution but doesn’t put what he says into practice.

8. The International Monetary Fund is the organization within the United Nations which is concerned with trade and economic development.

9. The flash or USB drive is a small memory device that can be used to store data from a computer and to move it from one computer to another.

10. Microblogging is defined as the activity in which you send regular short messages, photos or videos over the

Internet to keep people informed about your activities and thoughts.

Replace the words in bold type with words and phrases you know that convey more or less the same meaning.

1) simple/primitive; told; thick

2) pondering/thinking about; future/fate; insignificant

3) completely/entirely; different/opposite

4) consider/regard; look at; angles/points of view

5) knows very well; growing/increasing; complaints

6) besides/apart from; easy; in the case of/if there is

7) purposely paid no attention to

8) generally/on the whole; however/but; come from/originate from

9) absolutely reliable; wipe out/get rid of; bound to