大学英语综合教程第二册TEXT B画线句子翻译.docxVIP

U1Appalled by what their children spend on candy and video games(or ,rather, appalled by the degree to which their children’s overspending seems to mimic their own) , parents devise ways to lock up their children’s resources.孩子们在糖果、电子游戏上的花费之大令家长们吃惊（或者更确切的说，孩子们的超支行为似乎是在竭力效仿父母，这令他们非常吃惊），于是家长们便设法将孩子的钱存起来不让用。Compounded, that works out to an annual rate of more than 70 per cent.以复利计算，年息达到70%以上。I give them unlimited access to their funds, no questions asked, and I provide printed statements on demand.他们的资金我不加任何限制，不作任何询问，我还根据要求随时提供打印的账单。The only way to teach kids to adopt a long-term perspective is to give them a short-term incentive for doing so.教育孩子们看问题要有长远目光的唯一途径，就是让他们近期内便能尝到某种甜头，从而激励他们那样做。U2I think that skill with one’s own hands——whether it’s tilling the soil, building a house, making a piece of furniture, playing a violin or painting a painting——is something that doesn’t change with ups and downs of life.我认为手艺——不管是耕地、造房子、做家具、拉小提琴，还是画图——这些东西不会因为生活的起起落落而改变。No matter if I was involved in writing a book, conducting a political campaign, teaching at Emory University or dealing with international affairs, I could always go back——at least for a few hours at a time——to the woodshop.无论我在写书、从事政治活动、在艾莫瑞大学教书，还是处理国际事务，我总会设法抽空回到木工场，每次至少呆上几个小时。In Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s recently published book, Everything to Gain, they explain frankly how they used back-to-basics skills to confront and resolve their painful political defeat, a sudden departure from Washington and their fears of any empty future.在几米和罗莎琳卡特最近出版的名为《好处说不尽》的书中，他们直言不讳地解释了当他们遭遇痛苦的政治上的失败，突然告别华盛顿以及对茫然的未来感到害怕时，他们是如何使用返璞归真的技能来面对和化解这些问题的。In this book we encourage people to take on new things that might look very difficult, but that become very rewarding once the person is involved.在此书中，我们鼓励人们勇于开拓新天地，看起来也许非常困难，但你一旦投入进去，就会受益匪浅。U3In the face of clear evidence to the contrary, Joe Frazier was unable to give up the notion that Marvis would succeed him as a champion, that he would continue to hold the crown through his son.尽管事实清楚