【2017年整理】现代与大学英语精读四二版课后翻译答案.docVIP

Unit 1 I knew I could rely on my brother to stand by me whatever happend. As a general rule, unlike the older generation, the younger generation tends to be more interested in the present rather than the past, but both generations will stand to lose if they do not respect the other’s needs. The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating the whole nation. In traditional Chinese art and literature, the bamboo and the pine tree usually symbolize moral integrity and uprightness. Queen Elizabeth I ruled England for 45 years, and the nation prospered under her rule. Democracy means that the majority rules. But that’s not all. Respect for the minority’s right to disagree is also an integral part of democracy. The two rules are of equal importance. A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated politically, economically, culturally, as well as geographically. The party was boring, so he slipped out of the room and went home. But the road was so muddy after the rain taht he slipped and fell into a ditch. Her health was such that she would not dare to be exposed to the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke. I was drowning my sorrows one night in a small restaurant when he came over to me and slipped a roll of money in my hand . Unit 2 Zhuge Liang pretened to be very calm and succeeded in hiding the fact from Sima Yi that the city was really unguarded. He proved himself worthy of the admiration he had received. He knew that a bloody battle was imminent and his army was terribly outnumbered. So he pretended to be retreating quickly to the rear. Actually he was laying a big trap for the enemy troops. Social Darwinists asserted that we could compare human society to the animal world. It did not cross their minds that human beings could be different from other animals. Human beings relied on their brain rather than their instinct. These mass-produced chickens do not compare with the chickens we used to raise at home. Chicken farms may have increa