现代大学英语第二版精读3基英翻译.docVIP

Unit1 他对他的研究如此专心致志，从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。 He is so devoted to his research that it never occurs to him that he will soon have to retire. 很多人都曾说过，如果没有有效的制约，我们都有滥用权力的倾向。 Many people have observed that, without effective checks, we all have a tendency to abuse our power. 有些国家拒绝卷入这一争端，而且他们对外国的干涉非常反感。 Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference. 控制沙城暴需要大量的工作和资金。 The control of sandstorm will involve a lot of work and money. 你们用这些技术的时候，必须考虑到当地的条件。 You must take the local conditions into consideration when you apply these technologies. 所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格， 然后邮寄 50 美元的报名费。 All applicants will have to fill out these forms and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars 他根据对孩子们行为的观察得出结论：学习是一种自然的乐趣。 Based on his (careful) observation of children?s behavior, he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure. 在一个多民族的国家里，各民族之间的和谐需要小心处理。 In a country of many nationalities, ethnic harmony requires very careful handling. 政府决定严惩所有涉案的腐败官员。 The government is determined to punish all the corrupt officials involved. 考试作弊并不经常发生， 但一旦发生， 学校会采取严厉的态度。 Cheating at exams does not occur very often. But when it does, the school takes a very tough position. Unit2 我怀疑这本书也许已经不再印了。我去问书店的工作人员，他们说我说的对，这书已经 绝版很多年了。 I suspected that this book might not be in print. I checked with the bookstore people, and they told me that I was right. The book had been out of print for years. 2. 这小说里有一个值得记住的故事，讲的是刘备如何尽量不引起曹操对他的雄心的怀疑， 因为如果引起怀疑， 他的生命就会有危险。 One memorable story in the novel concerns how Liu Bei tried not to rouse Cao Cao?s suspicion about his ambitions, because if he did his life would be at stake. 当曹操称他为真正的英雄时，刘备吓得筷子都掉了。但是他聪明地掩盖了他那令人怀疑 的举动。 When Cao Cao called him ?a real hero?, Liu Bei was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks. But he managed to cover up his suspicious behavior in a clever way. 第一个嫌疑犯是死者的儿子。警察怀疑他谋杀了他的父亲，因为邻居们在案发当晚曾听 到他们打架。 The first suspect was the victim?s son. The police suspected him of murdering his father, because t