苏州大学研究生英语读写佳境课后中译英.docVIP

Unit 1 1. After climbing up to the top of the mountain and looking afar from the vantage point, I saw laid out before me a spectacular view, which as one of the most awe-inspiring view I have ever beheld; but equally exhilaration was the fact that some distance away a hawk was soaring high, and then, for an instant, it suddenly plummeted down into the canyon. 2. My fondest memory is of spending a few days with a family in a mountain village, dinnering with them and enjoying various dishes endemic to the region. It is of mellow sweetness to have watched them, decked out in their traditional garb, moving around the house, of course, a stay there for some more days involves some degree of “roughing-it”. Unit 2 1. Quite a few terminally ill patients would often like their doctors to administer lethal drugs to them to be relieved of suffering; there are also some of their families who would prefer that doctors withdraw any life-prolonging treatment since there is no hope of effecting an ultimate cure. This problem has lately boiled into a fierce public debate in some European countries. 2. Those who are opposed to Euthanasia believe/argue that it is no different from murder and that it is unethical, while the pro-euthanasists contend that since the incurably ill consider their existence more of a torment and suffering, why not let them end their lives in a decent and humane way? We ought to respect the patients’ final decision. 3. The fear that ‘mercy killing’ may be abused or used unnecessarily is not groundless. But with effective measures rigorously taken by the government and the departments concerned, and under tightly controlled conditions in hospitals, this problem would most probably be resolved in the end. Unit 3 1. The plunge we take is no different from the gamble we are taking against chance, against destiny, and in the course of it we may realize ourselves as an added bonus. And as a consequence we would be either bled white or finally make a career after pa