大学英语泛读

大学英语泛读 P135 14 1.At first all went well. He kept a balance of power in Europe, so that no country should become strong enough to threaten his shores；and this has been England's official aim ever since. 2. When Parliament declared that criminal clerks must be tried in public courts, Wolsey wanted to refer the case to Rome. 3.Henry's trouble over his marriage made him realize something that most English people had known for years：that foreign interference in English affairs had gone on too long and must be stopped for ever. 。 4.The only objection to the Reformation came from the north，where some of the abbeys still did good work among the poor. 5.The old kind of ship was good enough for the old kind of sea fight，when they charged each other and their men fought hand-to-hand on board；but such ships did not suit Henry's new ideas of war at sea. 6.Their length was only twice their breadth，which made them awkward to steer and hard to turn quickly in battle. 7.His courage and political wisdom left England strong and free to make her way in a new world. She was no longer tied to Europe. Her wealth had passed from the dead hand of the feudal Church to men who use it boldly for developing trade across the world. 1. In our company a woman staff member is granted a year’s maternity leave after giving birth to her baby.(在我们公司，女职员在生下孩子后可以有一年的产假时间。) 2. In successful marriages, the strongest wish of the couple is to spend time together, yet they also keep a balance between privacy and togetherness.(在成功的婚姻中，夫妻最大的愿望 就是能花时间在一起的同时，能够保持隐私和统一性的平衡性)。 3. After limping for some distance in the forest, the wounded soldier began to make his way downhill through the trees.(士兵在森林中跛行一段距离后，他开始下山了。) 4. The main objection to vegetarianism on a long-term basis is the difficulty of getting enough protein in food.（对长期素食主义主要的反对 意见 文理分科指导河道管理范围浙江建筑工程概算定额教材专家评审意见党员教师互相批评意见 是在食物中摄取足够蛋白质的困难。） 5. Each year about 4,000 cases are submitted to the Supreme Court. Many judges claim that the Court is unable to handle such a heavy workload.（每年约4000个案件提交给最高法院。 许多法官声称，法院无法处理这么大的工作量）。 6. To gather evidence that will be used in court, a detective has to spend much time interviewing the witnesses and persuading them to help him.（为了搜集那些能在法庭上有用的证据，侦 探必须花很多时间走访证人并且说服他们帮助他）。 7. Professor Smiley will accept late papers; however, he reduces the grade for each day the paper is late.（斯迈利教授将接受迟交的论文，但是，他会对晚交的论文降低成绩。 8. Young people often feel a constant tension between their needs to break away from their parents and their dependence on their parents.（年轻人常常对摆脱父母的需要和他们又依 赖父母两者之间产生紧张感。） 9. A hospital in London admitted last Monday it sent letters by mistake to 30 patients, including six elderly men, telling them they were pregnant.（一个在伦敦一家医院上周一承认它给30 个病人发错了信，其中包括6名老年男子，告诉他们怀孕了。 10. During the past six years, the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. cut 92,000 workers through firing and early retirement.（在过去的六年中，美国电力电报公司通过解雇和提 前退休削减了92，000名员工。） 11. Dust in the office room may contaminate the air, plus food and drink on people’s desks. The essential remedy is an efficient cleaning routine.（在办公室内尘埃可能污染空气，加上人 们桌上一些吃的和喝的。必要的补救方法是有效的日常清洁。 12. Alcohol is widely accepted and enjoyed in our culture. Studies show that moderate drinking does no harm to one’s health.（在我们的文化里，酒是被接受的并且对于我们来说是种享 受，研究 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 明，适量的饮酒并不影响我们的健康。） P159 16 1． He was a blind beggar, carrying the traditional battered cane, and thumping his way before him with the cautious, half-furtive effort of the sightless. 2． And he had done it alone, unaided, struggling beneath handicaps. 3．The blue air of spring, fresh from its memories of windy pools and lush shrubbery, could thrill him with eagerness. 。 4． Mr. Parsons stood there, somewhat annoyed and embarrassed. He was a handsome figure with his immaculate gray suit and gray hat and Malacca stick. 5． But the blind peddler was caught up with the train of his one dramatic reminiscence. 6． He swallowed—a studied sob—and stood dumbly expectant. 1． Do you ever find yourself groping for words when called on in class to state what you know? 译：你有没有发现在你正在摸索这文字，当你在上课过程中被问到来陈述你的理解。 2． Our neighbor’s cows kept coming into our new ground. They bit off the tips of the young corn and trampled down the stubble. 译：我们邻居牛群进入了我们的场地。它们咬掉了嫩玉米的顶端，践踏了玉米秆。 3．Before an insurance company agrees to insure anything, it usually collects accurate figures about the risk. 译：在保险公司同意保险任何事物之前，它们通常已收集准确的关于风险的数据。 4．The forger imitated signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and wrote them on the yellowed title page of old books. 译：那个伪造者模仿了乔治华盛顿和富兰克林的签名，写在那些旧书本发黄的扉页上。 5．When all my attempts to make a compromise with my stepfather were futile, I cut my last tie with him. 译：当我试图做出妥协与我的继父但这是徒劳的，我断绝了和他最后的关系。 6．When you are being talked to, don’t shift your gaze from side to side. You should listen to the speaker attentively. 译：当你正在谈话时,不要把目光从一边转移到另一边。你应该专心听说话者。 7． The customs official took advantage of his position to pocket a large amount of public money. 译：海关官员利用自己的地位,私吞了大量的公共资金。 8．After the helicopter took off, I rest my head against the seat and closed my eyes. I didn’t want to talk to anyone, even to my wife. 译：直升飞机起飞后, 直升飞机起飞后,我把头搁在阀座上,闭上眼睛。我不想和任何人说话， 甚至和我的妻子都不想说话。 9．In the last two hundred years, this small country had been invaded several times, just because it was riched with row materials. 译：在过去的两百年,这个小国被侵略了好几次,正因为它有丰富的原料。 10． The new drug is very irritating to the stomach. You’d better chew the tablets before swallowing them with water. 译：这种新药对胃很刺激，你最好把药片嚼碎下在你用水把它们咽下去之前。 11．Japan’s productivity has now overtaken America in some industries,but elsewhere the United States has cling on to its lead. 译：在有些产业方面日本的生产率已经超过美国，但在别的方面美国紧贴它的领先优势。 P186 19 1. Until a short while ago I wondered how elderly people who had been married for decades could still find in each other sources of surprise and wonder,even elements of excitement and provocation. 2. I would wonder with part of my mind how it was with them in their hearts,how they picked up and juggled the days and made them aparkle ,or if they did . 3. I would go home to where my wife and children were bustling and bickering ,growing up and growing older ,partying and dining and hoping for Parise or Broadway or Cap Cod ,dreaming of yachts and sleek motors and brave deeds ,impulsively finding life filled with twists and turns and fascinating reflections of unseen lights beckoning toward some adventure or other. 4. Life is to be lived，savored，salted and consumed. 5．The fingers of my father which once rippled along a violin can barely make unpleasant aqueaks on that instrument any more.My mother walks carefully ,for her glasses do not focus properly where her feet meet the stairs and sidewalks. 6．”He’s just so stubborn .I keep hoping he will outgrow it.” “If he has’t now he never will” “Well he better .I won’t put up with it much longer.” “ 7．Of course I was getting soaked myself ,and drinking a little too much due to the excessive number of bars I felt I had to patronize. 8．I had enough to drink that I was alternately frightened and full of unexpected laughter. 9．”A lot of young ,foolish girls and their mushy love affairs.” “ 1.Hillary Clinton ,the former first lady, is emerging as one of the US Senate"s most prominent and influential Democrats. 希拉里。克林顿，是前第一夫人，是美国参议院一个新兴的最突出和有影响力的民主党人。 2 Many Europeans are strongly against fast food .They think that meals should be prepared with love and consumed at leisure. 许多人欧洲人都强烈反对快餐。膳食，他们应该准备与爱和休闲消费。 3 Many top athletes experience almost overwhelming stress before important events.However ,they have learned how to manage performance anxiety. 许多拔尖的运动员在重要的事件前经历了无法承受的压力。但是，他们已经学会了如何化解 比赛压力。 4 when a salesman offers you his products, try not to let your personal feelings about him influence you to make a purchase. 当一个销售员向你推荐他的产品时，不要让你自己的个人情感影响他对你的购买 5 Quite often Anna was irritated with her son, She disliked his choice of clothes and hairstyles. 很多时候安娜和她的儿子恼火，她不喜欢他的衣服和发型的选择。 6 Farmers were encouraged to keep their livestock in pens rather than let them roam freely. 农民被鼓励让他们的大家畜留在围栏里，而不是让它们自己闲荡。 7Dryness in the soil causes the leaves of the plant to lose freshness ,or wilt and may result in death of the plant. 在土壤干燥导致植物的叶子失去新鲜感，或枯萎，并可能导致植物死亡 8These robots that many shapes .from wheeled machines built to explore Mars, to helicopter robots that can chase a fleeing vehicle . 这些机器人。各种形状的轮式探索火星建机，直升机机器人，可以追逐逃跑的车辆。 9 When I asked Peter what he thought of the situation, he did't speak .He just shrugged his shoulders. 当我问彼得他对形势的看法时，他没有发言。他只是耸了耸肩膀。 10 Yesterday England's Prince William gave the media a glimpse of his everyday life as a university student. 昨天英国的威廉王子给了媒体对他的日常生活作为一名大学生的一瞥。 11 The old man held strong views on art ,and would not put up with any disagreement. 这位老人对艺术有强烈意见，亦不会容忍任何不同意见。 12 The competition expert says in his report that choosy customers only patronize shops where they find good good service and quality products. 专家说，比赛只有挑剔的顾客光顾商店，他们找到好良好的服务和优质的产品在他的报告。 1 受电视广告和电影的影响，多数妇女错误的认为，只有瘦才为美。(notion) Influenced by movie and TV commercials ,a majority of women have wrong notion that they must be thin to be beautiful . 2 对于年轻人来说。酗酒可能和吸毒一样危险。饮酒过量常导致年轻人触犯法律。 (excessive ,end up with ,get into trouble with) For many young people ,alcohol can be as dangerous as drugs. Taking excessive drinking often end up with youngsters getting into trouble with the law. 3 我看到女性有抑郁症状的要比男性多。部分原因是因为女人在生活中扮演多种角色。—— 母亲，妻子和从业人员。{symptom , in part ,due to} I have seen more women than men with symptom of depression .In part,this is due to multi-role lives they now. 4 阿司匹林是一种有效的止痛药和退烧药。它可减缓导致疼痛的酸性物质的形成。减缓造成 发烧的复杂的化学放映过程。{slow down , formation ,involved } Aspirin is an efficient painkillers and febrifugeIt can slow down the formation of acid pain. The fever caused by slowing involved chemical screening process 5彼特意识到。在充满竞争的就业市场中。仅仅有才华和决心不足以确保成功。这使他感到十 分悲观。｛pessimistic ,guarantee} Peter felt pessimistic when he realized that talent and determination were not enough to guarantee success. P196 20 1. Closely entwined with keeping unmarred the beauty of your scenery, your great natural attractiions, is the question of making use of, not for the moment merely, but for future time, of your great natural products. 2. There is nothing more practical in the end than the preservation of beauty, than the preservation of anything that appeals to the higher emotions in mankind. 3. I believe we are past the stage of national existence when we could look on complacently at the individual who skinned the land and was content, for the sake of three years' profit for himself, to leave a desert for the children of those who were to inherit the soil. 4. There are no other trees anywhere like the giant sequoias; nowhere else is there a more beautiful forest than which clothes the western slope of the Sierra. 5. The welfare of California depends in no small measure upon the preservation of water for the purposes of irrigation in those beautiful and fertile valleys which cannot grow crops by rainfall alone. 1. Local people are objecting to the land being used as a disposal (处理(或置放)废品的)site for household waste. 当地的人反对土地被用来作为家居废物处理现场。 2. In some competitive sports ,it is clear that more rigorous training rules and better coaching are the prime (首要的; 主要的; 基本的)factors that have resulted in the ever-increasing levels of performance. 在一些竞技运动,很明显的是,更多的严格训练的 规则 编码规则下载淘宝规则下载天猫规则下载麻将竞赛规则pdf麻将竞赛规则pdf 和更好的教练是最主要的因素,导致 了日益增长的水平的绩效 3. They founded a company exploit (开采; 开发)the mineral resources in the area. 他们成立了一个公司开发矿产资源 4. He is not a very good teacher-he doesn’t know how to handle (. 处理, 应付, 对待)children . 他不是一个好老师,他一点儿也不知道怎样对待孩子 . 5. They are hoping penetrate(渗透，打入（组织、团体等） the Japanese market with their latest product. 他们希望以他们的最新产品打入日本市场。 6. The terrorists threaten (恐吓, 威胁)to blow up the plane if their demands were not met 恐怖分子威胁要炸毁飞机,如果他们的要求遭到拒绝。 7. People would like to be able to prevent the great destruction (摧毁，破坏, 毁灭)of property caused by earthquake. 人们希望能够避免地震对财产的巨大破坏。 8. The British government publicly advocate(提倡, 主张) a policy of non-cooperation with European fishing fleets 英国政府公开主张不与欧洲捕鱼船队的合作政策。 9. We must try to preserve(保持；维持) the best of our moral values for our children and grandchildren 我们必须努力为我们的孩子和孙子们保持我们最好的道德价值 10. Up to now they have only discussed the issue from a commercial standpoint. 到目前为止,他们只是从商业角度讨论了这个问题。 1． 你可能不喜欢这些建议，但遵照执行对你会很有利。（in the interest of） You may not like these suggestions,but it would be you are in the interest of following 2. 在许多发展中国家，由于经济原因，大量的森林遭到了砍伐与烧毁。（on…grounds） In many developing countries,,in large amount of forests have been cut and burned down on economic grounds. 3. 我本该确保邀请他来参加晚会的，但因为有要紧事要处理，结果就把他忘了。（see to it that） I should have seen to it that she was invited to party ,but I have something urgent to deal with and left her out. 4.从长远看，人类的福祉在很大程度上取决于他对自然资源的保护和明智的利用。（in the long run ,in no small measure） In the long run ,the welfare of mankind depends in no small measure on the protection and wise use of natural resources. 4. 市长在会上倡议向地震灾民提供经济或物质上的援助并带头捐赠了一千美元。（advocate , take the lead） The major advocated giving financial or material add to the earthquake victims took the lead by making a donation of $1000. P215 22 1. Many of the critics of modern education in Britain hark to a Golden Age earlier this century when standards, they feel, where higher… 20 2. It seems reasonable to assume that every educational survey conducted since the introduction of the public system of education began has found serious defects in the educational standards of its day. 3. While it is foolish to be complacent about educational standards today it is absurd to pretend that all was well in our schools before the introduction of the comprehensive system and “modern” methods of teaching. 4. Not surprisingly,pupils tended to live up or down to what was expected of them,so that the examination results became a self-fulfilling prophecy. 5. Far too many children are still denied the opportunities they should have and their attainment is consequently short of what it should be. 1. The government still hasn’t produced a valid argument in favor of its policy on immigration. （政府还没有制定出一个有力的论据来支持移民方面的政策。） 2. As the patient emerged from the ward in hospital, the warming, sparkling and brilliant sunlight hit him.（当病人从医院的病房里出来的时候，和煦的阳光照到了他的身上。） 3. Birds commonly fly at a thousand meters, but on migration may attain three thousand meters or more.（鸟类一般是在一千米的高空中飞行，但在迁移的时候有可能达到三千米或者 更多。） 4. The economic situation is certainly improving, although food shortages and widespread unemployment suggest the reverse.（经济毫无疑问是在改善的，尽管食品短缺和失业似乎 与之发展方向相反。） 5. The shooting of the policeman on duty late last night has received universal condemnation. （昨天晚上值班开枪的警察已受到众人的谴责。） 6. Your doctor will give you authoritative reassurance that your baby is perfectly healthy.（你的 医生会给你权威的保证：你的宝宝是相当健康的。） 7. All R45 aircraft have been grounded, after a defect in the engine cooling system was discovered.（当发现引擎冷却系统出现问题后，所有的R45型飞机都被停飞。） 8. The famous actress had become complacent after years of success, and thus she didn’t make any progress last year.（这个著名的女演员经过几年的成功之后，就变得相当得自满，并 且去年没有任何的进步。） 9. The charity project failed because of the misallocation of the endowments and donations to the refugee.（该慈善项目的失败，是因为给难民分配捐赠物资时的不均匀分配造成的。） 10. The local government gave a very comprehensive explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry in this region.（当地政府对于该地区电子工业发展作了 综合的解释。） 1. 众所周知，综合性教育体制的创建开辟了教育史上的新纪元。 As we all know, the creation of comprehensive education system ushered in a new era in the history of education. 2. 人寿保险公司的推销员们反复培训，以掌握劝说人们购买保险的技能。 The life insurance salesmen are drilled in how to persuade people to buy insurance. 3．没有不能克服的困难，因此我们必须以乐观的态度面对未来。 No difficulty is insuperable so we must confront the future with optimisim. 4. 在媒体头条大肆宣扬新的癌症恐慌的时代，加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校生化系主任却持 有不同的观点。 In a era when headlines shout about the latest cancer scare, the chairman of the department of biochemistry at the University of California at Berkeley has a different idea. 5. 今生最大的遗憾是我辜负了父母对我的期望。 The greatest pity in my life is that I didn’t live up to my parents’ expectation on me . 6. 虽然哈佛大学现在很富有，但是在二十世纪三十年代的大萧条时期，哈佛的资金筹措工 作曾今每况愈下。 Harvad University is very rich now, but during the depression of the 1930s its fundraising was in a increasing decline.