大学体验英语综合教程2课后passageA课后翻译

Unit5

1.我们得把感情放在一边，从专业的(professional)角度来对待这件事。(from a...standpoint)

We have to put aside our emotions and take it from a professional standpoint. 2.这部戏非常精彩，我很快就沉浸于激动人心的剧情之中。(lose oneself in) The play was so wonderful that I soon lost myself in the excitement of it. 3. 她没有什么爱好 —— 除非你把看电视也算是一种爱好。(unless) She hasn’t got any hobbies — unless you call watching TV a hobby. 4.他说他是直接从市长本人那里得到这个信息的。(first-hand)

He said that he had got the information first-hand from the Mayor himself. 5.既然你不能回答这个问题，我们最好问问别人。(since)

Since you can’t answer the question, perhaps we’d better ask someone else.

Unit6

1.那件工作很难做，不过我想试试看。(have a shot) It’s a difficult job, but I’d like to have a shot.

2.这是一本关于商务实践而非理论的书。(as opposed to) This is a book about business practice as opposed to theory. 3. 社会活动从未耽误她的学习。(in the way) Social activities never get in the way of her studies.

4.直到1911年人们才发现第一种维生素(vitamin)。(It is not until...that) It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified. 5.很明显，自然灾害是造成这个国家经济危机的原因。(crisis)

Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the country’s economic crisis

Unit7

1. 他并不后悔说过的话，只是觉得他完全可以不用这种方式表达。(could have done)

He did not regret what he had said but felt that he could have expressed it differently. 2.我们最好等到12月14日。那时大卫已考完试，就能和我们一起去度假了。(will have done)

We’d better wait till 14 December. David will have had his exam by then, so he’ll be able to go on holiday with us.

3. 他正在做一个新项目，年底前必须完成。(work on)

He’s working on a new project which has to be finished by the end of the year.

4.他们让我们使用他们的实验室，作为回报，我们则让他们分享研究成果。(in return)

They are letting us use their lab, and in return, we are sharing with them the results of our research.

5.诸如打电话，听电话一类的事情占用了这位秘书的大部分时间。(take up)

Such things as making and answering telephone calls take up most of the secretary’s time.

Unit8

1.为了追求更为健康的饮食，人们现在比过去吃鱼多。(in pursuit of) In pursuit of a healthier diet, people are eating more fish than they used to. 2.我们需要在坏天气到来之前叫人把屋顶修一修。(set in) We need to have the roof repaired before the bad weather sets in. 3.这种疾病正在蔓延，所有儿童都有被传染的危险。(at risk) The disease is spreading, and all young children are at risk. 4.信息通过电话线从一台电脑传到另一台电脑。(transmit)

The information is transmitted from one computer to another through a telephone line. 5.杰克是个相当好的赛跑运动员。他在大多数情况下都能获胜。(more often than not)

Jack is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not.