现代大学英语精读4课后翻译

Unit 1

1、我知道，不管发生什么，我都可以指望我的兄弟会支持我。

I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened .

2、一般情况下，年轻人总是对现在和将来更有兴趣。

As a general rule, young people tend to be more interest in the present and the future.

3、如果他们双方不妥协，就都会遭损。

Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.

4、我们希望使我们的全部课程和教材都成为一个统一的整体。

It is our hope to make all the courses and teaching materials integrated.

5、中国的书面文字一直是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。

The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation.

6、在中国的传统艺术中，竹子往往代表道德上的正直、刚正不阿。

In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo often stands for moral integrity and uprightness.

7、绝大多数人都赞成深化改革。

The great majority of the people stand for further reform.

8、伊丽莎白一世女王统治英国45年。在她统治期间，国家十分繁荣昌盛。 Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule.

9、真理一开始总是掌握在少数人手里。这是一般的规律。

The truth is always in the hand of the small minority at first. That's the rule. 10, 民主意味着由多数人来治理，但是少数人反对的权利仍然得到尊重。这两条基本规则同等重要。

Democracy means that the majority rules, but the minority’s right to disagree is also respected . These two basic rules are of equal importance .

11、一个国家不可能强大，除非她不但地理上是一个整体，而且经济上，政治上和文化上都是一个很好的整体。

A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically.

12、那次晚会很乏味，所以她悄悄溜出房间回家了。

The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home. 13 路很泥泞，他一滑掉进了河里。

The road was muddy . He slipped and fell into the river .

14、有一天，我因为破产正在一家饭馆力借酒浇愁，他突然过来把一叠钞票悄悄塞进我手里。

One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restaurant because I was broke when he came and slipped a roll of money into my hand.

15、佛罗里达州的法院裁决，票数需要重新统计。

The Court of Florida ruled that it was necessary to recount the votes.

16、认为太阳绕着地球转的观点统治了古代学术界达一千多年。

The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years.

17.这些胡同是构成老北京的完整的一部分。

The hutongs are integral tart of old Beijing

18、日子一天天过去，可是我仍然没有多少进步。

Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress.

19、他怕犯错，每个字都仔细推敲。

He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake.

20、她的身体糟糕到了冬天都不敢见太阳，免得中暑。

Her health was such that she wound not go out in the sun even in winter lest she get sun-stroke.

Lesson 2

1、我们公司在这么短的时间里就发展成为跨国公司，真是一个奇迹。

It is a miracle how our company has developed into a multinational in such a short span of time.

2、那个国家的平均寿命在短短20年中由42岁增加到50岁。

The average life span of that country has increased from 42 years to 50 years in a matter of two decades.

3、这两个国家的冲突已经跨越了半个世纪。

The conflict between the two countries has spanned more than half a century.

4有四座大桥横跨在这条江上。

There are four bridges spanning the river .

5、我对你非常感谢。要是没有你的帮助，我这本书永远也完不了。

I'm much obliged to you. Without your help, I would never have finished the book.

6、不，这个聚会你不是非去不可。你要是不想去，完全可以不去。

No, you are not obliged to go to the party. You don't have to go if you don't want to.

7 人们找她她总是十分乐意为他们帮忙。

She’s always ready to oblige when people come to her for help .

8 山谷里有一个小湖，夹在一座小山和一块草地中间。那是野餐的绝妙之处。 In the valley is a small lake right between a meadow and a hill . It is a perfect spot for picnic .

9、他坐在一个阴凉的地方，很快就打起盹来。

Sitting in that shady spot he soon dozed off.

10、他看见我把一个塑料口袋扔到路边就当场批评了我。

He criticized me on the spot when he saw me throw a plastic bag by the roadside.

11 那是一件白底蓝点的衬衫，看起来挺漂亮的。

It is a white shirt with blue spots . It looks quite pretty .

12、这位侦探发现了那个疑犯，就过去把他逮捕了。

The detective spotted the suspect and he walked and arrested him.

13、有一个气球爆了，把我吓了一跳。

One of the balloons popped and it gave me quite a start.

14 在上课的时候进进出出是很不礼貌的。

It is very impolite to keep popping in and out of the classroom when the class is going on .

15、当他看见那位小伙子准备用现金买那辆宝马车的时候，他的眼珠子都要蹦出来了。

When he saw the young man ready to pay for the BMW in cash, his eyes almost popped out of his head.

16、在那些国家里水比油要值钱得多。朋友们往往带值十美元的水当礼品。 In those countries, water is worth a lot more than oil. Friends will often bring dollars' worth of water as a gift.

17、这个项目完成以后，可以使大约十万人收益。所以这项投资和努力是很值的。 When this project is completed, it will benefit about a hundred thousand people. It will be well worth the effort and investment.

18、这电影不值得看两遍。其实它一遍也不值得看。

This movie is not worth seeing twice. In fact, it's not worth seeing at all. 19 我觉得那地方值得去参观。我听说他们所有传统的明清建筑都保存得很好。 I think it is worthwhile to visit that place . I hear they have kept all their traditional houses intact houses that were built in Ming-Qing styles .

20、贾宝玉当他父亲的好儿子实在当得烦透了。他渴望得到自由。

Jia Baoyu was sick and tired of being his father's worthy son. He yearned for freedom.

Lesson 3

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