2014英语翻译

背离传统需要极大的勇气

2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.

汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了

3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at

an early age. 很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的 4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s

worthwhile to buy/purchase it? 假作那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？ 5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. 如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那他将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。

Unit 2 1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial

purpose. 该公司否认其捐款有商业目的

2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly. 每当他生气的时候，他说话就有点结巴 3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. 教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃

饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。 4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life. 手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段。 5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.

与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们总是努力满足我们最起码的需求。

Unit 5 1) It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business. 是工人与主导人员的创造力和敬业精

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2) The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months. 食品和医药的价格在过去三个月里急剧增长 。 3) We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building. 我们打算重新粉刷这栋办公大楼的上

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4) His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide. 他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的

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5) I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully. 我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在床上痛苦的呻吟。

Unit 61. 1) He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing a computer games, he is far too clever for his classmates. 他这人话不多，但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了，同学们都不是他的对手。

2) Children who don’t know any better may think these animals are pretty cute and start playing with them. 无知的孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始跟他们玩起来。 3) There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, I will just have to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car. 没有办法获得贷款，所以，要购买新设备，我只得

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4) The hunter would not have fired the shots if he had not seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite. 如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他们的营地走来，他就不会开枪。 5) I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory --- he does not seem to remember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing. 我觉得具有讽刺味的是汤姆的记忆是有选择性，他好像不记得过去痛苦的经历，特别是那些由他自己造成的痛苦经历。

Unit 7 1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new

policy went into effect. 自从新政策生效之后，很多小企业在这个城市涌现出来。 2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.

听到这个消息后，她略微一笑，然后便有习惯性地皱起眉头。 3) He paused for effect, then said:“We can reach/enter these markets through new channels.” 他稍微停顿了一下以加强讲话的效果，然后说，“我们可以通过新的渠道进入 市场 4) The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.

学校新添的音乐厅可以帮助它培养年轻的音乐人才 5) We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state,/We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all,

establish a sovereign state.我们必须建立一个主权国家，否则就无法保护我们的人生自由