大学英语精读4英译汉练习答案.doc

大学英语精读4 汉译英练习答案 UNIT 1 我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。 我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。 学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。 看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。(pain) 在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。 该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。 We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience /receive us the next day. I thought it odd that he didnt seem to remember his own birthday. Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far. It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking. Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts. The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river. UNIT 2 比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。 这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。 工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。 他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望。 我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。 地方政府不得不动用储备粮并采取其他紧急措施，以渡过粮食危机。 Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions. There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce. Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased productivity. He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B. We have ample time for a leisurely lunch. The local government had to draw on its grain reserves and take other emergency measures so as to pull through the food crisis. UNIT 3 萧伯纳在他一个剧本的前言中提出这样的看法：今天人们比在中世纪时更加迷信。 丈夫死后，她只好独自挑起抚养五个孩子的经济重担。 证明或驳斥某个论点的最好办法之一是从亲身经历中举出例子。 亨特说贝蒂老是夸大他的缺点，这话很可能会引起一场争吵。 我当时对她绝对信任，无论她告诉我什么，我都会相信。 一家人聚拢来讨论经济问题时，父亲一开头就说，每月存点钱是绝对必要的，遇到紧急情况，我们可以依靠积蓄。 In the preface to one of his plays, Bernard Shaw advances the idea that people are more superstitious today than they were in the Middle Ages. After her husband died, she had to bear the severe financial burden of raising five children by