21世纪大学英语读写教程4课后翻译答案

through with the decoration of this apartment. Unit 5

1.正如你可以想象到的，阅读为我打开了一个新的天地并永远改变了我的人生道路。

As you can imagine, reading has opened a new world to me and changed forever the course of my life.

2.他从童年起就对书籍表现出一种非常强烈的兴趣。他对书籍如此迷恋，以致从不让一天过去而不进行一些阅读。

He had demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books since childhood. So fascinated with books was he that he never let a day pass without doing some reading. 3.他每次乘地铁上下班身边都有一本想读的书。他就这样在过去三年中读了一百本书。

Every time he takes the subway to and from work, he was with him a book that he wants to read. That is the way he has read nearly a hundred books in the past three years.

4.他读中学时常在自己的房间里读书至深夜。每次听到母亲走进的脚步声，他便关掉灯假装睡着。而母亲一走过去，他便打开灯，重又读起来。

When he was in high school, he used to read deep/far into the night in his own room. Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep. But as soon as his mother passed, he would turn on the light and begin reading again.

5.几乎没有什么关于中国的东西是他不感到好奇的。为了满足自己的好奇心他已决定亲自到那里去尽量多看一些。

There is hardly anything about China he’s not curious about. And to satisfy his curiosity he had decided to go there in person.

6.我不知道是什么使得你的儿子羡慕那位流行歌手并试图事事模仿他。你还是问问他本人好了。

I don’t know / I have little / no idea what made your son feel envy of that pop singer and try to emulate him in everything. You might as well ask him in person. 7.他从图书馆一借到那本书就在走廊的灯光下飞快地把它翻了一遍。

As soon as he checked out the book from the library, he thumbed through its pages by the corridor light.

8.我认为没有哪个人在农村学到的比我更多。实际上，农村的三年使我比进某个大学学习得更深入细致。

I don’t think anybody ever learned more in the countryside than I did. In fact, the three years in the countryside enabled me to study far intensively than I would have if

had attended some college. Unit 6

1.他生来就有残疾，但他从不沮丧，也从未屈服于任何困难。

He was disabled form birth but he never felt frustrated nor did he give in to any difficulty.

2.汤姆一直坚决要求提升。当这样的机会出现时，他立即抓住了。

Tom had been holding out for the promotion. When such an opportunity showed up he grabbed it at once.

3.他对所有的标准化考试都不信任并认为应该由某种更好的东西来取代它们。 He distrusts all standardized tests and believes that there should be something better to substitute for them.

4.我的论点是我们应当马上对这些又争议的问题逐个进行调查。

My thesis is that we should carry out a survey of these controversial issues one by one right now.

5.贝蒂勤劳而又可靠。她从不在困难面前退缩。总之，她是我们都为之感到骄傲的那种学生。

Betty is diligent and dependable. She never shies away from any difficulties. In short she is the kind of student that we are all proud of.

6.把汽油箱放在你的房子里是不明智的，因为它极易燃烧，并且可能在几分钟内就将你辛辛苦苦挣来的财产付之一炬。

It is ill-advised to keep the gas tank in your home for it ignites easily and may burn up your hard-earned fortune in a few minutes.

7.史密斯博士的讲座等于是说，很早就显示出高情商的孩子无论面对什么困难都会最终取得成功。

Doctor Smith’s lecture accounts to saying that a child who displays high EQ early on in life will succeed eventually in the face of all kinds of difficulties.

8.由于在美国很多婚姻都以离婚告终，心理学家们建议所有家庭中的夫妻都应更经常地互相沟通，不要等到为时过晚时才来解决他们的问题。

Since many marriages end in divorce in the United States psychologists have suggested that couples in all families communicate with each other more often an solve their problems before it becomes too late. Unit 7

1.随着长大,我渐渐接受了这一事实:我永远不会实现成为一名作家的梦想。 As I grew up, I made my peace with the fact that I would never fulfill my dream of

becoming a writer.

2.迈克尔想了两天还没填出字谜游戏里那个至关重要的词，最后只好失望地放弃。

Michael had got stuck trying to figure out the word essential to the word puzzle for two days before he threw up his hands in frustration.

3.当这位歌手发现市面上有自己作品的盗版时，他十分震惊，发誓绝不放过那盗贼。

The singer was taken aback by the pirated editions of his songs on the market, and he vowed not to let the thiefs off.

4.感谢您购买我的锅炉。作为回报，我们将免费为您处理旧锅炉。

Thank you for purchasing our furnace. In return we will get rid of your old one for free.

5.我和苏珊互诉了别后发生的事情，从中我得知她已经出版了好几本儿童读物。 Susan and I filled each other in on what had happened after we parted, from which I learned that she had had several children's books in print.

6.当连锁大书店的竞争逼得她的小书店歇业后，已届中年的莉莲不知道自己还能做什么。

Her bookstore having been frozen out by a giant chain, the middleaged Lillian was at a loss as to what else she could do.

7.你需要有人在旁边不断督促才会完成这一项任务。

You need somebody to urge you constantly to see the task through to completion. 8.因为害怕新建购物中心会破坏社区的宁静，许多居民反对这一计划。 For fear that a new shopping center would ruin the peace of the community, many residents opposed the construction plan. Unit 8

1.如果能对冗长的讲座不感兴趣，那么从头至尾把它听完实在是毫无意义。 It is really pointless to sit through a tedious lecture if you do not take 30 any interest in it.

2.由于他在生态学领域的卓越地位，我们学校的学生都非常敬重他。

The students at our university all hold him in high esteem because of his eminence in the field of ecology.

3.虽然他宣称他的那部新小说跟他本人的生活无关，但它还是吸引了许多青年读者。他们认为这部小说使他们粗略的看到了作者的童年。

Though he claims that his new novel has nothing to do with his own life, it has caught

the fancy of many young readers, who believe that this novel has given them a glimpse of the author's childhood.

4.自从计算机技术迎来了人们所称的信息时代以来，有些作家已经不再用钢笔，因为他们现在已经能够用计算机来写一切东西。

Since computer technology ushered in what is known as the Information Age, some writers have done away with their pens, for they can now write everything with their computers.

5.我们不得不羞愧而遗憾地承认，在我们中间有些人的确把自己看作是宇宙的中心，对公共事务毫不关心。

We have to admit, as much in sorrow as in shame, that there are some people among us who do think of themselves as the center of the universe and care very little about public affairs.

6.首先，我们应该取得该市人口的精确数据。如果退休人口的人数超过青少年的人数，我们就应该调整发展计划以满足这一大批人的需求。

First and foremost, we should get the precise data on the population of the city. If retired people outnumber the teenagers, we should adjust our development plan to the needs of this large group of people.

7.最令南希感到高兴的莫过于看到她七岁的儿子取得飞速的进步，他的演奏甚至会使许多专业钢琴家相形见绌。

Nothing pleases Nancy more than to see the rapid progress made by her seven-year-old son, whose playing would put many a professional pianist to shame. 8.我要表明的观点是，作为当代大学生，我们必须极为尊重知识，尤其是尊重对知识的追求，并非常重视传统、社会的约束和连续性。

The point I want to make is that as modern university students, we must hold knowledge in high esteem, especially its quest, and place great value on tradition, social restraint and continuity.