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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date现代大学英语精读2第二版课后习题翻译Let me tell you one of the disasters in my career as a teacher. It was January of 1940 and i was fresh out of graduate school starting my first semester at the Univers
2、ity of Kansas City. Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came我们想在暖房里 its wrong to hear our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because they will approach them as citizens very soon.随着时间的推移with the passage of time we a
3、re inevitably increasing involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.我们为我们的成就 we are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be so. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our
4、friends.信息现在 information is now immediately available. An average computer can store as much information as a small library dose.那家建筑公司 that construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They dont have any legal document that can certify they have the necessary expertise. We must find
5、 a company that specializes in building theatre.这些智囊团不做决定These think tanks do nor make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.国内生产总值the growth of GDP is not everything. It cannot be said that our country has been moder
6、nized unless the quality of our peoples lives is really improved.虽然那时候poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.只要
7、给某一个人Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.在我们国家 In traditional Chinese notion, school education was more important and use
8、ful than all other pursuits.总理 the premier is leaving for New York for a UN conference tomorrow.在纽约期间he is to meet several heads of government during his stay in New York.be like twenty years time?国庆长假what are you going to do during the long National Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on ca
9、mpus?你认为20年后 -what do you think school will be like in twenty years time?-I tink children will probably learn at home a mechanized teacher.30年以前 thirty years ago, my grandparents never expected they would be able to move into a two-storey house with all the modern facilities.他们缺的不是钱what they lack is
10、 not money but experience.他们到中国来they have come to china not only to Chinese, but to learn about Chinese cultural.孩子们从父母what children want most from their parents are not material things but affection and attention.你们既可以you may write your essay either in your exercise book or on your computer.我不太清楚Im
11、 not quite sure why he didnt show up. Either ha was not interested,or he simply forgot about it.社会应该尊重 a society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors.他对自己的抠门he is ungenerous with both his money and his time. 我跟你说，各方面考虑 I can tell you that all things considered, it is not a b
12、ad idea to be a teacher. Actually i think it is an excellent idea.我不大喜欢你 I dont like it when you talk to me in a sarcastic tone as you did just now. You seen to be implying all the time that i am a good-for-nothing.我把让我做最后决定 It is really considerate of my father to let me make the final decision. I
13、must say i am very lucky. Not many people have such a good father.你说你不要钱you said you dont want money. You may not want money, but you do need money. I dont see whats wrong with college students earning some money during their spare time.不知道为什么这个曲调somehow this tune sounds quite familiar. I just cant
14、recall what it is. In any case, it is a Russian folk song.除了一贯的周末家务besides the usual weekend housework, i have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. Its really terrible.为了表明我们 to demonstrate our unhappiness at the recent dispute, we postpone our Foreign Ministers visit indefinitely.天快黑了 Its getti
15、ng dark. The next town is still two hours drive away. We might as well camp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleep before we continue our journey tomorrow.听到有人说作弊I am really shocked to hear that some people do not consider cheating at exams shameful. Isnt it the most shamef
16、ul thing that we have no sense of shame?我年轻时，人们就是 that was the way people lived their lives when i was young.琼斯太太Mrs.Jones loves her students the way she loves her own children.那个农民的妻子the farmers wife doesnt like the way some young people treat their parents.大姚 theyll beat their rivals with Big Yao
17、on the team.那人双手掩面the man was sitting in his armchair, with his face buried in his hands.他发现 with the TV on , he found it hard to concentrate on his homework.在不带现金的旅途中the way people treated him when he took his journey without taking along cash convinced the writer that people can still lean on stra
18、ngers.白菜的价格飙升with the price of cabbages soaring, they decided to increase imports from other countries.这些年轻人组织the way these young people organized campus activities showed their leadership qualities.在海关人员he stood with his arms stretched out as a customs officer searched him with a portable scanner.健
19、康保险health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We have no reason to support他们自己称发现they claim to have discovered a universal principle which applies to all nations. 我住在我叔叔家的农场I often made a fool of myself when i was living on the farm of my uncle. When asked to weed
20、 the rice fields, for example, i often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedings.干吗今天去哪里why go there today? Id rather stay until the snow ceases.稻子需要大量的水 rice requires vast quantities of water and many scientists warn us that no matter how sparingly we use water, the day will inevitably c
21、ome when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.近几年有一个值得注意的变化there has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer lean on exports for economic growth. We now tend to place more weight on domestic consumption.先进的趋势a tendency nowadays is to give little kids too
22、many tests and exams until they are no good for anything but taking exams.强迫教授每年 it is pointless to compel professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless of quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would fail to meet.造访杭州 it is almost impossible to visit Hangzhou without
23、failing in love with the city.他们是怎样 how they entered overseas markets still remains a mystery to me.查出她是何许人 find out who she is, where she is from, and what she has been sent here for.上学第一天 on his first day at school, the boy came to realize what lay ahead of him.教育除了传播知识和技能之外还应播种智慧的种子education must
24、 sow the seeds of wisdom, besides implanting knowledge and skills.他们劝告这个地区they advised people touring the area to avoid going out alone after dark.她的一项工作part of her work is teaching young people how to handle personal relationships.答应别人 making promises without keeping them is not considered a good p
25、ractice.他居然能够避免the fact that he could avoided the seemingly inevitable crash made him a national hero.冒着生命危险of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowning children ashore, two never returned.日本人 the Japanese are known for their long life span. They owe this to their diet, wh
26、ich consists of a lot of fish products.我了解 I know Harris. I could hardly imagine a man like him making such stupid remarks.在对他的忠诚 After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the most dangerous task.我听说林肯 I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on that occasi
27、on. What exactly did he say?所有人都明白 It was clear to everybody that this time they must be ready to challenge death. But no one regretted this move.就故事而言 As accidents go, this one is not unique: a young man drove a car frantically on a university campus and killed a woman student. What is unusual is t
28、he fact that the man dared to challenge the people who wanted to make him to court, because his father was a local police officer.每当我们决定every time we decide on a financial policy, we have to make a clear distinction between short-term interests and long-term interests.虽刚到十月初 although it was early Oc
29、tober, people could already be seen driving across the frozen river.他是重要人物的亲戚 the fact that he is somebodys relative wont change what we think of him.困在井下三天the news that the miners trapped in the pit for three days had all been rescued made their wives wild with joy.我们必须接受我们 we must accept the possi
30、bility that we might be wrong.医生们认为病人doctors think that there is slight hope that the patient will survive.教师都认为 the faculty shares the opinion that the majority of this years freshmen are promising.尽管经济增长很块in spite of the economic growth,we must keep in mind the fact that China is still a developin
31、g country in many respects.在草率的下we should hear his explanation before we jump to the conclusion that hes to blame.现在没多少人there arent many people who still cling to the idea that man should conquer nature rather than live in harmony with it.政府要拿定主意The government will have to decide when and how to put
32、 brakes on the economy before it speeds out of control. 干嘛在这个荒无人烟的Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not ignore the fact that what people here need most is clean water and clean air. 他们觉得回来的时候They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as
33、 to explore the great canyon in Tibet. 他周游了世界She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person, educated and greatly revitalized. 我们的各种社会问题 There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities and move one step at a time. 所有旧传统All old traditions die
34、 a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so long to form cant be expected to disappear overnight. 常女士Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music with Western music.刚听到这消息的时候I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time
35、I didnt know what to say. 这些士兵正在The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness. 如果你坚持Ill go there with you if you insist. But really I wont be much help to you.我怀疑 I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth. /I doubt he has told us the whole truth. Why do you doubt it? 谁也不会怀疑到他Nob
36、ody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldnt usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through a DNA test. 皇帝被认为Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife was the first weaver. 请向我在那里的朋友致意Please give my best regards to
37、 my friends there. I really miss them all. 任何时候Whenever possible young people prefer to earn their own living than live off their parents. 北方要求 The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused. Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the gun fire. 这个地方因为
38、This place has earned itself quite a reputation for developing a green economy. 8.由于年轻 Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side. 科学家们 Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived about six thousand years ago. 虽然他是第二代华人 Although she is a se
39、cond-generation Chinese American, she still values her Chinese cultural identity.要不是因为一个人的勇气if it hadnt been for one mans courage and wisdom, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone could never have succeed.对不起 -sorry, i cut you off just now. You were saying.-I was saying that it was not easy to break do
40、wn the resistance of those conservatives. But we must launch attacks on them step by step.政府非常清楚The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes at will without hurting domestic consumption takes time.即使有了这些家电Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do away with/elimi
41、nate domestic labor completely.具有讽刺意味的是Ironically, sometimes the more we increase production, the more we decrease profit.这个项目This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch a new project even if i wanted to.说真的To tell the truth, Im more worried about social stagnation than economi
42、c slowdown. Of course, you may not share my view.有意思的是Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve our educational standards, we will lag behind other countries for ever.年龄越大 The older you get, the more tolerant you become.晚上10点以后 After 10.p.m, the longer i work, the less efficient
43、i became.这姑娘的父母As both her parents died young, the girl was brought up by her uncle and aunt.你和他一起工The longer you work with him,the more youll learn from him without knowing it.音乐会结束时when the concert was over, the audience sat silent and still foe a couple of minutes, and then they burst into thunde
44、rous applause.学者们抱怨说Scholars complain that cities, towns and even villages in this country are becoming more and more Americanized.我越想这件事The more i think about it, the more suspicious I am of these strange phone calls.随着岁月As the years went by, my grandmother became more and more involved in communit
45、y work.一般来说Generally, the more something is in demand, the higher the price will be.令我们伤心的是Much to our grief, all the nice areas around our city are becoming more and more urbanized.他的父母博览群书 As a child, he was exposed to great works of literature, for both his parents were wellread 军方宣布The military
46、announced that they had succeeded in developing a new stealth fighter. 他们正努力Theyre trying tocome up with practical ways to reduce production costs for this 多数人认为Most people think that all things considered , life is much better today than it was 30 years ago. 成功不仅取决于Success doesnt only depend on wha
47、t you do. What you dont do is equally important. 你如何解释公司How do you account for the companys high staff turnover? 这个镇上多数的 Most of the buildings in the town were reduced to to rubble in the earthquake. 室友又说又笑 How can I concentrate on my work with my roommates talking and laughing ?我们钦佩他在We admire the way he answered awkward questions at the press conference with wit and facts. 他一进会议室The moment he entered the conference room, he a feeling that something had gone wrong.-