新世纪大学英语综合教程3
课后句子和短文翻译
Unit One
1. 以共同利益为基础的友谊是不容易破裂的。
The friendship grounded on common / shared interest does not break up easily. / It is not easy for the friendship grounded on common / shared interest to break up.
2. 孩子们必须学会将电脑中的暴力与勇敢区分开来。
Children must learn to distinguish between violence and bravery / courage in computer games.
3. 当今世界每天涌现如此多新鲜事情，要求一个人什么都知晓是不
合情理的。
There spring up so many new things every day in the world that it is no longer sensible to expect a person to know / keep track of everything.
4. 诸如背离朋友这类事并不受法律制裁的，所以才有了我们称作的
“道德法庭”。
Laws do not regulate such things as betrayal to friends; that is why there is what we call / is called \
5. 有人把今天的文化描绘为“快餐文化”。无论做什么事，人们只是
追求用最短时间达到最大的满足。
Today’s culture is described as “fast-food culture”. Whatever they may be / are doing, people just pursue the greatest / maximum satisfaction within the shortest time.
6 常言道，天下没有免费的午餐。如果你想要什么，就得去挣。
As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want something, go and earn / work for it.
(2)大家普遍承认人是社会性的动物，生活在同一社会的我们自然指
望有朋友。至于什么是友谊，人们有各自不同的理解。有些人交朋友是为了彼此有用，一旦失去这个基础，这种友谊也就中止了。但更多的人渴望“心灵之友(soul?pals)”，即那种拥有高尚情操，能共度磨难的朋友。这样的友谊使我们远离贪欲、暴力，鼓励我们敢于按照自己的信念说话和做事。这样的友谊才是我们说的“真挚和完美的友谊”。
As is commonly acknowledged / It is commonly recognised that humans are social animals. Bonded together in a community, we naturally expect to have friends. As to what friendship is,people have different notions / ideas. Some make friends for mutual utility. Once the ground for such friendship disappears, the friendship also breaks up. However, a lot more people long for \— those who possess virtues and with whom we
can go through trials and tribulations together. Such friendships keep us away from greed and violence and encourage us to have the courage of our convictions. Such is what we call \ perfect friendship\
Unit Two
1.无论是友谊还是爱情，你都不可能期待自己付出最少而得到最多。 In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum.
2.我把全部希望寄托在他的承诺上，结果却发现他根本不是个真诚的
人。
I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all.
3. 我们带母亲去了所有我们能找到的最好的医院，但一切努力都是
徒劳的，母亲还是没能熬过那次疾病。
We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease. 4.情人节是一年一度在2月14日庆祝的节日，一个向自己心仪的对
象表达爱意的好日子。
Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to express love to the object of your / one’s
新世纪大学英语综合教程3(1-6)课后句子和短文翻译
