综合英语翻译

综合英语翻译

综合英语翻译

Unit3

1. 这样的好机会千载难逢。once in a blue moon

An opportunity as good as this arises / occurs only once in a

blue moon.

2. 这个孩子因为私自拿了母亲包里的钱而觉得十分内疚。guilty

of

The boy felt guilty for taking money from his mother's

handbag without permission.

3. 她知道他的话一句真的也没有。give credence to

She did not give credence to a single word of his story.

4. 一般来说，老师对学生的错误都比较宽容。be tolerant of

Generally speaking, teachers are tolerant of their students'

mistakes.

5. 我想当然地以为你会跟我们一起来，于是就给你买了票。take….for granted

I took it for granted you'd want to come with us, so I bought

you a ticket.

6. 由于经理的不断劝导，工作人员很快就改掉了迟到的坏习惯。break the habit

Thanks to the manager's repeated counseling, the staff soon

broke the bad habit of coming late to work.

7. 她现在对她发火，但不久会原谅她的。这只是几小时的事，仅此而已。a matter of ,that's all He's furious with her now, but he'll

forgive her soon. It's just/only a matter of a few hours, that's all.

Unit5

1. 如果你不付全部现金，可以用分期付款的方式来买车。on

credit

If you can’t afford to pay in cash, you can buy the car on

credit.

2. 我说过要帮他，而这也正是我要做的。我会恪守诺言的。keep

one’s word

I said I’d help him and that’s what I’m going to do. I shall

keep my word.

3. 我与这家公司休戚相关，不愿看到他破产。have a stake in

something

I've a stake in this company and don't wish to see it go

bankrupt.

4. 随着工业生产的发展，旧的封建制度开始崩溃。fall apart

With the development of industrial production, the old

feudal system began to fall apart.

5. 他很能干，把农场搞得井井有条。keep something straight

He is very competent and keeps everything straight on the

farm.

6. 新的教育体制旨在把学习更多课程的主动权交给学生。give

somebody the initiative

The new educational system aims to give the students the

initiative to learn more subjects.

7. 在旅行出发之前先要把我们的车子调整好。tune up

Before starting on our trip we should tune the car up.

Unit6

1. 女房东告诉我租金必须先付。in advance

The landlady told me that the rent must be paid in advance.

2. 虽然这家公司鼓吹他们的产品要比其他公司的好，但实际上他们的质量不如人家。superior, inferior

Although this company boasts that its products are superior

to those of other companies, they are actually inferior in quality.

3. 最根本的问题是他们缺少兴趣。at the root of

What lies at the root of the problem is their lack of interest.

4. 警方访问了一些目击者，但无人能说清楚这事故是怎么发生的。come about

The police interviewed several witnesses, but none of them

could tell how the accident came about.

5. 百货商店的新楼不符合安全条例。conform to

The new building of the department store does not conform

to the safety regulations.

6. 她从集邮中得到了很大的满足。derive…from

She derived great satisfaction from her stamp collection.

7. 五彩的气球和旗帜为这个小城增添了节日气氛。add to

Colorful balloons and flags added to the festive atmosphere

of the small town.

8. 金钱很重要，可是幸福并不总是和财富联系在一起的。associate…with

Money is very important, but happiness is not always

associated with wealth.

Unit7

1. 博物馆里目前有希腊艺术收藏展出。on display

There is a Greek art collection on display at the museum at

the moment.

2. 他在森林里迷了路，没有食物，只得靠吃野菜、野果求生。be

reduced to

Lost in the forest and out of food, he was reduced to eating

wild herbs and fruit to keep himself alive.

3. 这块地方被划出来准备做操场用。mark off

This area has been marked off as a future playground.

4. 除了趟过这片泥泞的水域外，别无选择。wade

There was no choice but to wade through the muddy water.

5. 这位国会议员呼吁政府建造更多的学校。appeal

The congressman appealed to the government to set up

more schools.

6. 他们在国外度假时钱和护照都被偷了，陷入可怕的困境之中。plight

They were in a dreadful plight when their money and

passports were stolen while they were on holiday in a foreign

country.

7. 在她朋友的催促下，我安排了一位医生去看她。at the urging

of, arrange

At the urging of her friends, I arranged for a doctor to see

her.

8. 他竭力想做出镇静的样子，但是他颤抖的声音暴露了他自己。give one away

He tried to keep up a calm appearance, but his trembling

voice gave him away.

Unit9

1. 她似乎不怎么喜欢干这些事。take pleasure in

She seems to take little pleasure in doing such things.

2. 教授告诉我们风景画的传统可以追溯到史前时代。date from

The professor told us that the tradition of landscape painting

could date from the prehistoric age.

3. 听了这位作家的讲座之后，他决定弃医从文。take to

After attending the lecture of the famous writer, he decided

to give up medicine and take to literature.

4. 让我们免去礼节，直接进入讨论吧。dispense with

Let's dispense with the formalities and go directly into the

discussion.

5. 这些动物跑得非常快，因此他们的捕食方法确实很有效。in

consequence

These animals run extraordinarily fast and in consequence

their hunting methods are very efficient indeed.

6. 警方搜查了这地区的每幢房子寻找逃犯，但毫无成果。to no

avail

The police searched every house in the district for the

escaped criminal, but to no avail.

7. 父母往往会为孩子的成就感到非常自豪。take pride in

Parents tend to take very great pride in the achievements of

their children.

Unit10

1. 许多新兴国家在刚获得独立的时候，都遇到过经济问题的困扰。afflict

Many developing countries, after independence, were

afflicted with economic problems to begin with.

2. 为了保护国内工业，政府决定对进口倾销产品征收反倾销关税。anti-dumping tariff （impose…upon/on）

In order to protect domestic industries, the government

decided to impose anti-dumping tariff on imported products.

3. 只有学问而没有实践经验，这种学问没有多少价值。count for

Knowledge without practical experience counts for little.

4. 敌军入侵使得成千上万的老百姓只好弃家而逃。abandon

Thousands of people were forced to abandon their homes to

the invading enemy troops.

5. 我在上海住了很久，已把这个城市看作我的第二故乡。look

upon/on

I’ve lived in Shanghai so long that I’ve looked upon the

city as my second hometown.

6. 修理屋顶时底下必须用东西支撑着。prop up

The roof will have to be propped up while repairs are being

carried out.

7. 在困难面前，他仍然保持着幽默感。in (the) face of

In （the）face of great hardship, he managed to keep his

sense of humor.

Unit11

1. 他们平时五点下班，但今天不得不加班了。leave off

They usually leave off work at 5 o’clock, but today they have

to work overtime.

2. 这座城市里的博物馆和美术馆都对公众免费开放。be open to

All the museums and art galleries in the city are open to the

public for free/free of charge.

3. 老是被他们讥笑，真窝囊。sneer at

It’s very discouraging to be sneered at by them all the time.

4. 她最近感到有点疲乏，医生要她休息几天。run down

She has been a little run down lately and the doctor has

advised her to take a short holiday.

5. 今天，整个城市沐浴在一片欢乐的海洋里。bathe in

The whole city is bathed in a sea of joy today.

6. 外面一片漆黑，天空好像被黑幕遮住了似的。as it were

It’s very dark outside, and the sky is covered, as it were, with

a black curtain.

7. 我昨天以托马斯的名义电话预订了两张电影票。in the name

of

I booked two film tickets by phone yesterday in the name of

Thomas.

Unit14

1. 遭受水灾地区的人民急切需要食品、衣服和药品。be hungry

for

The people in the flooded area are hungry for food,

clothes/clothing and medicine.

2. 他整夜看电视连续剧，难怪他看上去这么疲惫。no wonder

As he sat up late watching TV, (it's) no wonder that he looks

so tired.

3. 如果我是你的话，我不会卷入那些复杂的事情。involve

If I were you, I wouldn't get involved with/in those

complicated affairs.

4. 她的手艺非常好，做的蛋糕简直是艺术品。work of art

Her skills are so excellent that the cakes she makes are simply

works of art.

5. 我知道这是我的不对，但也没有必要老是说个没完。rub it in

I know it was my fault but there is no need to rub it in.

6. 这种工作要求要很有耐心。call for

This sort of work calls for a lot of patience.

7. 政府说有足够的外汇储备抵制金融风暴。enough to

The government declared that its foreign currency reserve is

strong enough to resist the financial crisis.