英语综合教程第2册翻译解析.doc

第一单元 那部关于古代战争的电影采用了先进的技术，令观众仿佛身临其境。( illusion ) Thanks to modern technology , the film about that ancient battle gives the audience the illusion of being on the battlefield themselves . 在那场大火中，整个古城毁于一旦，但是这块石碑却幸运地保存了下来。（devastate） That ancient city was devastated by the fire , but fortunately the stone tablet survived . 他们看了那段录像，听了那位妇女的讲述，心里充满了对那位地震孤儿的同情。（fill with） The videotape and the story by the woman filled them with sympathy for the child who had become an orphan in the earthquake . 那场大地震中，我们听到过太多太多教师的事迹，他们拒绝离开学生自己逃生，献出了自己的生命。（ leave behind ） In that earthquake , we heard many stories of teachers who had refused to leave their students behind and laid down their lives . 豫园的建造始于1558年，但由于资金短缺时建时停，1578年才建成。（ off and on ） The construction of the Yu Yuan Garden began in 1558 ,but it was not completed until 1578 because building went off and on for lack of money . 1980年我遇到她时，她刚从国外读完硕士回来。（ meet up with ） In 1980 , when I met up with her , she had just returned from abroad with a master’s degree . 这是我第一次来纽约，但我还是设法找到了那家小公司。（ find one’s way to） It was my first visit to New York , but I managed to find my way to the small firm . 在电影界要达到顶峰是非常困难的，但是作为一名导演谢晋做到了。( make up ) It is hard to make it to the top in the movie industry , but as a director Xie Jin did it . 第二单元 如今许多爱慕虚荣的年轻人，尽管还不富裕，但却迷上了漂亮的小汽车。( vain , be obsessed with ) Many vain young people are obsessed with fancy cars despite the fact that they are not yet rich enough to afford them . 当他的婚外恋被妻子发现后，他们的婚姻终于破裂了。( affair ,fall apart ) Their marriage finally fell apart when his affair with another woman was found out by his wife . 那位艺术家为了获得创作的灵感，在农村住了三年，放弃了生活上的许多享受。( inspiration , deny oneself something ) For artistic inspiration , the artist lived in the country for three years , where he denied himself many comforts of life . 我不知道明天去崇明岛的远足活动能不能成行，因为这要取决于会不会下雨。( excursion , at the mercy of ) I’m not sure if we can have the excursion to Chongming Island tomorrow , It is at the mercy of the weather . 他早年到日本学医，回国后却改变了