Unit 1
1. A thoughtful person thinks before speaking and considers the feelings of others. （一个体贴的人往往先思考后说话，并且考虑别人的感受。）
2. The library is closing. We might as well go home.（图书馆关门了。我们不如回家去。） 3. I'd like to draw your attention to the fact that there is some sense after all in the speaker's nonsense.（我想让你注意这个事实，说话者的胡言乱语不是没有一点意义的。）
4. Harry has a vivid imagination; he can make up marvelous stories.（哈利想像力丰富，他能编出奇妙的故事。）
5. Although Margie was swimming so well, she failed to win the first prize and had to settle for the second.（玛吉尽管游泳游得很好，但却没能得第一，屈居第二。） 6. I'm quite determined to have the thing finished and done with before leaving the office.（我决定在下班前把事情做完。） 7. Competitive sports are recommended to young adults to prepare them for the competitive world of college and business.（大学生们被推荐参与竞争性的体育运动，为他们适应充满竞争的大学和商业活动做准备。）
8. It pained/pains me to admit that I was such a fool as to repeat the mistake.（承认自己是个重复犯同一错误的傻瓜使我痛心。）
9. I lay on the beach after an enjoyable bathe, drinking a leisurely glass of beer.（愉快地洗了一个澡后，我躺在沙滩上，悠闲地品着一杯啤酒。）
10. A soldier should never shrink from the duty of defending his country even in the face of certain death.（即使面临死亡，战士也不应逃避保卫祖国的职责。） 11. Due to exceptionally bad weather, the ship arrived late and the delivery of goods was not
on time.（由于天气格外糟糕，船晚到了，货物没能按时送到。） 12. The streets echoed over and over again with the little girl's piercing cries for her lost mother.（小女孩因失去母亲而哭喊的尖厉声在街道上回响着。）
13. People in my hometown tend to eat more sour food on hot summer days presumably because it could help quench their thirst.（在我们家乡，人们在炎热的夏天更喜欢吃酸的食物，可能是因为酸的食品能帮他们止渴。）
14. In the United States it is quite easy to find a place for rent, but the high cost keeps many young people away.（在美国，供出租的地方很容易找到，但高昂的价格常使年轻人却步。） 15. The professor was reluctant to stop grading the stack of papers on her desk, but she was really too tired to read on. （教授不太情愿停止给桌上的试卷评分，但她实在太累了，再也看不下去了。) Unit 2
1. The changes in the firm's policy will have to be fundamental if they are to have any effect on its future.（如果公司策略的变化想对未来有所影响的话，就必须是根本性的。）
2. Last month I deposited 50 yuan in my savings account, but this month I had to draw 200 to pay for the cassette tape recorder.（上个月我存了50元钱，但这个月我必须提取200元买录音机。）
3. State financial support given in the form of scholarships has stimulated the students to greater efforts.（以奖学金形式出现的国家财政支持促使学生们更加努力。）
4. If you spare half an hour for exercises every day you'll soon be back in good condition.（如
果你每天省下半个小时锻炼身体，那么你很快就会恢复健康4 / 1
的。） 5. When the temperature becomes extreme, people constantly complain about the weather.（当气温达到极限时，人们总是不停地抱怨天气。）
6. A country should protect its natural resources by fighting against waste.（一个国家应通过反对浪费来保护其自然资源。）
7. The generators at the dam convert water power into electricity.（水坝上的发电机将水力转化为电。）
8. The little boy cried because his ice cream melted before he had a chance to eat it.（小男孩哭了，因为他还没来得及吃他的冰淇淋就化了。） 9. Rhythm is a basic component of music and language.（节奏是音乐和语言的一个基本组成部分。）
10. Large amounts of food imports placed a great strain on the country's gold reserve.（大量的食物进口使得国家的黄金储备负担沉重。）
11. Some people seem to be able to accumulate wealth faster than others.（似乎一些人比另一些人积累财富快些。）
12. The first quarter results reflect continued improvements in productivity.（第一季度的结果反映了生产率的持续提高。）
13. The teacher tried to encourage her students to become less dependent on her because she
knew they would sooner or later have to take care of themselves.（老师努力鼓励学生更少地依赖于她，因为她知道他们迟早不得不自己照顾自己。 ）
14. Every country considers its internal affairs to be its own responsibility.（每个国家都把内政看做是自己的职责。） Unit 3
1. To support his argument the diplomat cited an article of the Charter of the United Nations.（外交官引用了美国宪章中的一篇文章来支持自己的观点。）
2. Credulous people might accept that theory, but as for me, I don't believe one half of it.（轻信的人或许会接受这个理论，至于我，我一点儿也不相信。） 3. Some people tend to exaggerate when they talk about their own achievements.（一些人在谈论自己的成就时，倾向于夸大其辞。） 4. Statements made in anger are often regrettable but difficult to take back.（生气时说的话常常是令人遗憾且很难收回的。）
5. Sometimes the preface to a novel or a play is more interesting than the work itself.（有时候，小说或剧本的前言部分比作品本身更有趣。）
6. My father always justified his behavior by telling us what his father had taught him to do when he was a child.（我父亲总是通过告诉我们当他还是孩子时他父亲教他的事情来为自己的行为辩护。）
7. The sun had sunk below the horizon when we arrived at the village.（我们到达村庄时，太阳已落到地平线以下了。）
8. We accept the authority of our parents when we are young, but as we mature we may begin to question their advice.（当我们年轻时，我们听信父母的话，当我们逐渐成熟时，我们就开始质疑他们的建议。）
9. Since she didn't reply yet you should follow up your letter with a phone call.（既然她还没有回答，你可以在写信后再打个电话。）
10. This principle advanced by Lenin remains an incontrovertible truth.（列宁提出的这一原则
是颠扑不破的真理。）
11. The meeting was late because the speaker talked on and on about his family, his travels, his publications and so forth.（会议开得很晚，因为发言者不停地谈论他的家庭、旅行、他出版的书等等。） 4 / 2
12. No one could say how the magician was able to pull a rabbit out of his hat until he later thre（没有人能说出魔术师是如何能从帽子里拽出一只兔子来，直到后来他说明了其中w light on his tricks. 的技巧。） idea of a round earth was only theoretical, sh13. Even though Queen Isabella knew Columbus'（尽管伊莎贝拉女王e agreed to finance his voyage which helped prove that the earth is indeed round.而这次航行帮助证明了地球的确是圆她还是同意赞助他的航行，知道哥伦布的地圆思想只是一个理论， 14. Asian children usually shoulder the burden of caring for their parents when they grow old 的。）（亚洲的孩子在父母年老不能照顾自己时通常负有照顾他们的责and can not look after themselves. 任。）Unit4
the scattering of tourists into a minibus (1. It took quite a while for the tour guide to hand它花了
相当)
长的一段时间为导游把游客的散射在面包车
on the toes of his partner. (2. Henry was a poor dancer, he kept
treading亨利是一个差劲的舞者，他不停)
地踩在他伙伴的脚趾3. Not only passengers sitting at the front cars and taxis also those traveling in
the rear mast be
restrained where a seat belt is available. (不仅乘客坐在前面的小汽车和出租车也行驶在后桅杆被限制在一个安全带是
可)
用的。4. I thought he was joking when he said Helen was pregnant ,but she really is. (我以为他是开玩笑的时)
候，他说海伦怀孕了，但她真的是。program designer, especially at the the 5. The committee needs to be
in communication with )
very beginning of the station.(委员会需要进行通信的程序设计，特别是在非常开始的站
t swim, he managed to make it to the river bank. ('6. Even though he couldn尽管他不会游泳，他设法
使)
它到河边7. We turned one last time to wave to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson when the train began to pull
out of
) the station. (我们把最后一次，约翰逊先生和太太当火车开始出站时
站在门前他在口袋里摸索8. Standing before the door he was fumbling in his pocket for the key. ()
钥匙) of facts and figures concerning the project. 错综复杂9. It is not easy to male sense of the maze()
(这是不容易的意识的迷宫的事实和数字有关的项目10. Fortunately our town is blessed with an excellent location, a busy highway intersection. (幸运的)
是我们镇上有一个极好的位置，一个繁忙的公路交叉口11. The plane had already started its descent when the
pilot received orders to abort his landing. )
(飞机已经开始下降，当飞行员接到命令中止降落。12. Nowadays countries vary enormously in their supply of
大学英语精读四1 5单元词汇题
