大學(xué)英語精讀第一冊 完形填空及翻譯

1) 史密斯太太對我抱怨說，她經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn)與自己十六歲的女兒簡直無法溝通。Mrs. Smith complained to me that she often found it simply impossible to communicate with her 16-year-old daughter.2) 我堅信，閱讀簡寫的 (simplified) 英文小說是擴(kuò)大我們詞匯量的一種輕松愉快的方法。I firmly believe that reading simplified English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary.3) 我認(rèn)為我們在保護(hù)環(huán)境不受污染 (pollution) 方面還做得不夠。I dont think were doing enough to protect our environment from pollution.4) 除了每周寫作文外，我們的英語老師還給我們布置了八本書在暑假里閱讀。In addition to/Apart from writing compositions on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us eight books to read during the summer vacation.5) 我們從可靠的消息來源獲悉下學(xué)期一位以英語為母語的人將要教我們英語口語。Weve learned from reliable sources that a native English speaker is going to teach us spoken English next term/semester.6) 經(jīng)?？从⒄Z電影不僅會提高你的聽力，而且還會幫助你培養(yǎng)說的技能。Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills.7) 如果你們對這些學(xué)習(xí)策略有什么問題，請隨便問我。我將更詳細(xì)地進(jìn)行講解。If you have any questions about these learning strategies, please feel free to ask me. And Ill explain them in greater detail.8) 那個加拿大女孩善于抓住每個機(jī)會講漢語。這就是她為什么三年不到就熟練地掌握了漢語口語的原因。The Canadian girl is good at seizing every opportunity to speak Chinese. Thats why she has gained a good command of spoken Chinese in less than three years.1) 幸好附近有家醫(yī)院，我們立刻把他送到了那里。Fortunately there was a hospital nearby and we took him there at once.2) 勝利登上喬治島 (George Island) 后，船長向指揮部 (the headquarters) 發(fā)了一份無線電報。After succeeding in landing on George Island, the captain sent a radio message to the headquarters.3) 他決心繼續(xù)他的實(shí)驗(yàn)，不過這一次他將用另一種方法來做。He is determined to continue his experiment but this time he'll do it another way.4) 她在讀這部小說時，不禁想起了她在農(nóng)村度過的那五年。When she read the novel, she couldn't help thinking of the five years she had spent in the countryside.5) 瑪麗覺得單靠自己的力量執(zhí)行她的計劃是困難的。Mary thought it difficult to carry out her plan all by herself.6) 我們認(rèn)為他不能在一刻鐘內(nèi)走完那段距離，但他卻成功地做到了這一點(diǎn)。We didn't think he could cover the distance in a quarter of an hour, but he succeeded in doing it.7) 甚至在他的醫(yī)生告訴他患有肺癌之后，奇切斯特仍不肯放棄環(huán)球航行的宿愿。Even after his doctor told him he had lung cancer, Chichester would not give up his old dream of sailing round the world.8) 我正忙著做一種新的捕鼠 (rats) 裝置時，馬克走來拖著我出去看花展了。I was busy making a new device for catching rats when Mark came and dragged me out to a flower show.1) 那位名演員似乎很樂意在劇中扮演一個次要角色。That famous actor seemed content to play a minor part in the play.2) 國慶節(jié)要到了，咱們把寢室徹底(thorough)打掃一下吧。National Day is round the corner. Let's give our bedroom a thorough clean.3) 她非常勉強(qiáng)地同意讓一位年輕醫(yī)生為她做手術(shù)。She agreed, very reluctantly, to be operated on by a young doctor.4) 他們已安排好讓我們明天去游覽長城，我相信我們在那兒一定會玩得很開心。They've arranged for us to visit the Great Wall tomorrow. I'm sure we'll have a good time there (we'll enjoy ourselves there).5) 老人讀完信后失望之極，竟用顫抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。After reading the letter the old man was so disappointed that he tore it into little bits with trembling fingers.6) 老兩口為他們的孫子感到驕傲，因?yàn)樗诘?8屆奧運(yùn)會上獲得了兩枚金牌和一枚銅 (bronze) 牌。The old couple were proud of their grandson, who won two gold medals and a bronze at the 28th Olympic Games.7) 即使他的祖母不能來參加他的生日宴會，她也會寄給他一件可愛的禮物。對這一點(diǎn)湯姆深信不疑。Even if his grandmother could not come to his birthday party, she would send him a lovely present. Tom was sure of that.8) 昨天是瑪麗的二十歲生日。她父親寄給她一雙靴子，她母親為她買了一盒巧克力 (chocolates)，而她的男朋友則帶給她一束紅玫瑰。It was Mary's twentieth birthday yesterday. Her father sent her a pair of boots. Her mother bought her a box of chocolates. And her boyfriend brought her a bunch of roses.1) 接受這份工作就得經(jīng)常在周末上班，但約翰并不在意。To take this job would involve working on weekends frequently, but John didn't mind.2) 眾所周知，肺癌至少部分地是由于吸煙過多而引起的。It is well known that lung cancer is caused at least in part by smoking too much.3) 我祖父母說，發(fā)明電視的那個人曾住在他們那個地段。My grandparents said that the man who invented television had once lived in their neighborhood.4) 我提議咱們會后馬上去辦公室找史密斯教授，邀請他參加我們的英語晚會。I propose that we go to find Prof. Smith in his office right after the meeting and invite him to our English evening.5) 她因那病開過兩次刀，身體十分虛弱，幾乎站不起來。Having been operated on twice for the disease, she was so weakened that she could barely stand up.6) 教育家們認(rèn)為，伴隨著電視機(jī)長大的一代人，在電視機(jī)前花的時間太多，以致沒有足夠的時間學(xué)習(xí)了。Educators think that the generation growing up with television spend so much of their time in front of the TV that they do not have enough time to study.7) 我真希望你能拿出一個比這更好的解決辦法 (solution) 來。I do hope that you can come up with a better solution than this one.8) 乍一看，這幅畫并不好，但經(jīng)過仔細(xì)觀察，我們才發(fā)現(xiàn)它的確是一幅杰作 (masterpiece)。At first glance the picture didn't look very good, but after examining it carefully, we found that it was indeed a masterpiece.1) 據(jù)報道，那條鐵路曾因洪水而停止修建。It was reported that the building of the railway had been held up by a flood.2) 罷工結(jié)果，資方接受了工人的要求。The strike resulted in the management's accepting the workers' demands.3) 煤礦工人們決定為爭取更好的工作條件舉行罷工。The coalminers decided to go on strike for better working conditions.4) 我很想買這本英文詞典，遺憾的是我身上帶的錢不夠。I'd like very much to buy the English dictionary. Unfortunately, I haven't got enough money on me.5) 我想先和你討論一下這篇文章的英譯稿，然后再把它寄給霍布斯先生。I'd like to talk over with you about the English translation of the article before sending it to Mr. Hobbs.6) 那位外國專家希望在三年內(nèi)達(dá)到所有的目標(biāo)。The foreign expert hopes to achieve all his aims in three years.7) 一個科學(xué)家要跟上本領(lǐng)域的新發(fā)展，你認(rèn)為必須做些什么?What do you think a scientist must do in order to keep up with the latest developments in his field?8) 作者認(rèn)為，如果優(yōu)秀工人經(jīng)常得到加薪和提拔，他們就會有更大的生產(chǎn)積極性。The author thinks that if excellent workers get frequent pay increases and promotions, they will have greater incentive to produce.1) 薩姆買不起他極想要的那種照相機(jī)，因?yàn)槟窍鄼C(jī)太貴了。Sam could not afford (to buy) the camera he longed for because it was too expensive.2) 整個上午他都在忙于寫那篇故事，只是偶爾停下來喝杯茶。He was busy writing the story all the morning, only breaking off occasionally to have some / a cup of tea.3) 他是個富人家的兒子，不過看上去已經(jīng)家道中落了。He is the son of a wealthy family, but he seems to have come down in the world.4) 他常利用她缺乏生意頭腦(business sense)而欺騙她。He often took advantage of her lack of business sense to cheat her.5) 王教授，請您賞光來參加我們星期六的英語晚會好嗎?Prof. Wang, would you do us a favor by coming to our English evening this Saturday?6) 看外表他一點(diǎn)也不像是個八十多歲的老人。He does not seem to be an old man in his eighties, considering his appearance.7) 他們肯定沒打算把他培養(yǎng)成一名工程師，我猜想他們永遠(yuǎn)也不會這樣做。Undoubtedly they do not have the intention of making an engineer of him, and I suspect they never will.8) 我懷疑這家工廠什么質(zhì)量控制也沒有。經(jīng)過一周的觀察，我發(fā)現(xiàn)情況果真如此。I suspected there was no quality control whatsoever in the factory. After making observations for a week I found this was indeed the case.1) 工廠和汽車排出的一氧化碳一類氣體嚴(yán)重污染了大氣。Gases such as carbon monoxide, emitted by factories and automobiles, have seriously polluted the atmosphere.2) 那位工業(yè)管理工程師的來信表明，他對該項(xiàng)計劃是否可行有懷疑。The industrial engineer's letter indicates that he doubts the feasibility of the plan.3) 在美國，許多父母在孩子出生之前就為他們的教育留出一筆?？睢any parents in the United States set aside a fund for their children's education before they are born.4) 我已了解清楚，她的結(jié)論是以事實(shí)為根據(jù)的。I have made sure that her conclusion is based on facts.5) 幾天前，由三位醫(yī)生和兩名護(hù)士組成的醫(yī)療隊出發(fā)到山區(qū)去了。The medical team, composed of three doctors and two nurses, set off for the mountain area a few days ago.6) 這個村莊是以矗立在它前面的那座高山命名的。The village is named after the high mountain that stands in front of it.7) 他病了一個月左右，這使他在學(xué)習(xí)上耽誤了很多。He was ill for about a month, which has really set him back in his studies.8) 南方和北方之間于一八六一年爆發(fā)的那場戰(zhàn)爭在歷史上稱為"美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)"。The war that broke out between the North and the South in 1861 is known in history as the American Civil War.1) 教授走進(jìn)教室時，我們正興致勃勃地討論中東(the Middle East)的形勢。We were caught up in a discussion about the situation in the Middle East when the professor walked into the classroom.2) 一輛卡車駛進(jìn)了學(xué)校積雪覆蓋的操場。A truck pulled into the snow-covered playground of the school.3) 午夜(midnight)后某個時候，敵人被迫撤退了。Sometime after midnight, the enemy was/were forced to retreat.4) 就是在那間斗室里，他們勤奮地工作著，憧憬著美好的未來。It was in that small room that they worked diligently and dreamed of better days to come.5) 老太太聽到鈴響，便從椅子上站起來，向門口走去。When she heard the bell ringing, the old lady rose from her chair and made her way to the door.6) 經(jīng)過一天的戰(zhàn)斗，我們的士兵占領(lǐng)了敵人的一些重要陣地(position)。After a day's fight, our soldiers succeeded in taking over some important enemy positions.7) 老婦人憤憤地大聲叫喊說，那個女店員騙了她。The elderly woman angrily exclaimed that she had been cheated by the shop girl.8) 我上汽車不久就注意到一個外貌很怪的男人。他穿著一件不合身的上衣，一動不動地坐在位子上。Soon after I boarded the bus, I noticed a strange-looking man. He wore an ill-fitting coat, and sat rooted in his seat.Unit1Learning （1）strategies help make the difficult task of studying English easier. For instance, it is beneficial to treat new words in different ways according to how （2）frequently they occur in everyday use: active words you must practice （3） over and over again :useful words you must （4）commit to memory; words that seldom occur in everyday situations require just a nodding （5）acquaintance. It also pays to （6）watch out for idiomatic ways of saying things in english. As idiomatic usage often causes difficulties for Chinese students, you must pay close attention to the way native speakers （7）communicate.Language learning is , in fact ,an active （8）process .Students who make a conscious effort to practice English, who seek out （9）opportunities to use what they have learned, are more successful than those who （10）rely on the teacher to do the whole job. Undoubtedly, it is all important to （11）put into practice through speaking and writing what you have （12）absorbed from reading and listening. 2. Fill in the missing words:Many of you are studying English and you may be wondering why ti is so difficult to learn. It is actually not that difficult to learn （1）if you know some basic facts （2）about the language and culture that （4）it reflects Perhaps the first thing you need to （4）know about English is that it is make （5）up of several other languages such （6）as French, German, Latin, Greek and Anglo-Saxon. In （7） addition ,there are words from Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names；（8）even some Chinese and Japanese words have found their way （9）into the English language. This borrowing of words from （10）other languages is one of the key reasons （11）for some of the difficulties that people meet with （12）while they are learning English.Unit2The story of Francis Chichester, as retold here is one of heroism and adventure in the face of great danger.（1）In spite of his suffering from lung （2）cancer,the 65-year-old Chichester was （3）determined to （4）accomplish his dream of sailing single-handed round the world. In August, 1966,he （5）set out form England on the first leg of his （6）voyage to Australia .After 107days as sea, he arrived in Sydney.Due to his weakened condition, his friends made repeated attempts to （7）dissuade him from going any further. He refused to （8）give up however; and after a few weeks' rest he set off once again. When he arrived back in England in May 1967,he had （9）coverde28,500miles, a distance no one had （10）previously sailed alone. He was given a hero's welcome.2.Fill in the missing words:The voyage began because I was terrified of Cape Horn If anything terrifies me , I must （1）conquer it.I had read terrible things written （2）about Cape Horn by people who had （3）succeeded in making the passage. All the water （4）between South America and the Antarctic is squeezed （5）through this narrow, shallow gap. You get waves 50 feet （6）high.I read a lot of books about the old clipper ships that used to （7）sail round the Horn, and my plan took, shape I would （8）follow the route of these great sailing vessels from England to Australia （9）round the cape of Good Hope and （10）then round Cape Horn back to England. Not only that, （11）but i would try to equal their average sailing time for these voyages. （12）As it turned out, I did not succeed. I （13）made mistakes. I did not go as （14）fast as they did. But I （15）did sail round the world single-handed. No one had （16）ever done that before. It is always satisfying to do something （17）that no one else has done. Unit3On the （1）occasion of the old lady's eightieth birthday, she waited eagerly to see what kind of present he daughter, Myra, would send to her. Since her first daughter, Enid, had died two years before, the old lady had （2）endured the loneliness of living by herself. It was （3）rare for Myra to visit her mother, but still, the old lady was proud of her. She felt sure that her daughter would celebrate her birthday with something special. As she waited for the （4）postman, the old lady （5）trembled with excitement because she was quite sure she would receive a lovely present. （6）After all, she thought, even if Myra paid little attention to her mother （7）at other times, today was a very special day. However, when the postman came, the old lady found to her （8）disappointment that, rather than choosing a special gift, Myra had simply sent her a cheque folded in a card.2.Fill in the missing words:AOld age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not （1）necessary for the old to be unhappy. （2）With old age should come wisdom and the ability to help others （3）with advice wisely given. （4）The old can have the joy （5）of seeing their children making progress （6）in life; they can watch their grandchildren （7）growing up around them; and , perhaps best of all, they can, （8）if their life has been a useful （9）one, feel the happiness of having come （10）through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time （11）when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to （12）continue the battle. B A Hollywood producer was determined to give his mother a birthday （1）present that would be better than （2）any his brothers were giving her. He heard about an amazing bird which （3）could talk in twelve languages and （4）sing ten famous operas. He immediately bought the bird and （5）sent it to his mother. It （6）cost him $50,000.The day after her （7）birthday, he phoned his mother."What did you think of the （8）bird , Mother?" he asked eagerly. His mother （9）replied, "Delicious!"Unit4 It is （1）proposed in this article that television be （2）prohibit for a period of time each evening As （3）social scientists have long noted, excessive television watching damages a family's ability to communicate with one another; and may （4）actually lead to some forms of mental illness as well as a rising （5）rate of divorce. Forcing families to turn off their television set each evening may indeed may indeed be a way of bringing them （6）together. Therefore, this （7）proposal may well be a （8）worthwhile one. It would, however, （9）involve some difficulty in putting it into effect, as few Americans would be willing to give up a single moment of television time. 2 .Fill in the missing words: A Most people in the United States watch TV, even though they complain about television sometimes. It's great （1）fun to watch TV, and it's easy. You （2）turn on the TV, sit down （3）in a comfortable chair, and see many （4）interesting things. The people on TV will （6）make you laugh and cry. They （6）will inform you and excite you. （7）From watching TV, you can learn about the （8）latest news from all over the world, （9）and you can learn about new developments （10）in science, art, literature, and technology. You can （11）watch sports on TV. You can watch the Olympics, （12）or a local sports event. Finally, （13）in some places, it is possible （14）to go to school by watching television. （15）There are special classes on TV （16）for high school and college students. A person （17）may get al good education at （18）home.These are some of the （19）reasons for watching TV. There are others. BThese days I don't watch television, （1）but a few years ago I（2） used to watch it every night. I was often a （3）little tired in the evenings and there are （4）few forms of entertainment that demand as （5）little effort as television. Unfortunately there are a large （6）number of people in my family; （7）some wanted to see one program （8）while others preferred another. I was happy to look at （9）any program, but the others spent a great （10）deal of time arguing each night and there was （11）no way of settling the matter except by selling the set. （12）Now everyone at home reads instead. Unit5During her high school days Linda made up her mind to write and illustrate(1) her own books. When she told her fellow students what she had decided to do, they burst into(2)laughter. Their laughter(3) left her deeply embarrassed(4), but she did not lose heart. Instead, she kept putting down on paper what she felt, refusing to believe that it took a genius(5) to do writing. After she got married Linda had to look after her children and do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry(6)for the family. But still she managed to fit her favorite(7) work in most of the time. So far she has written eight books, four of which have been published(8). Linda firmly believes that you can write a book so long as you set your mind on (9)it. It doesn't matter what qualifications(10) you have. What does matter is whether you have a great determination to succeed. 2 .Fill in the missing words: A laundry worker wanted to be a writer. On nights and weekends, the clack-clack of his(1) typewriter filled the house. He spent all his spare money on sending his manuscripts(2) to publishers. Everyone rejected them. One day the laundry worker read a novel that reminded him of(3) his own work. He sent his manuscript to the book's publisher(4). The manuscript was then given to Bill Thompson, an editor of the publishing(5) house. It (6) had too many flaws. But (7) Thompson did believe the laundry worker had promise as a writer and encouraged him to try(8) again. Over the next 18 months, the laundry worker sent the editor two more(9) manuscripts. The editor rejected both(10). The laundry worker began working on(11) a fourth novel. But with bills rising he began to lose(12) hope.One night, he threw(13) his manuscript into rubbish bin. The next day, his wife took it out."You shouldn't (15)give up, "she told him. "Not when(16) you're so close." perhaps he no longer believed in himself(17), but his wife did. And so(18) did an editor he'd never met, Encouraged , he (19) wrote on. When he finished(20), he sent the novel to Bill Thompson. Several day later he received a $3,000 advance, and(21) a best-seller novel was born.Unit6 Sam Adams seemed to be born an industrial engineer. Since his very childhood, he was an efficiency(1) expert, or so he thought. He was very well organized in his everyday life. Furthermore(2), he tried to get every family member organized, too. His amazing(3) efficiency in doing everything and his great powers of observation(4) provided him with a good foundation(5) for a career(6) in industrial engineering. After his graduation.,he got a job in a shirt factory to reorganize(7) the assembly(8) line. It was easy for him to spot the problems. Within a week, he was able to present his findings(9) to the management(10) and offer suggestions(11) for making the operations more productive(12) , such as broadcasting background(13) music, beautifying the environment, relieving(14) the boredom of the workers, and firing whoever was holding up(15) the work flow. Unfortunately(16), his efforts for quality control did not work out as he had expected.2 .Fill in the missing words:When our children were born, my wife Nancy gave up her job to look after them. A year ago , Nancy and I decided to change paces(1). Nancy was beginning to get bored(2) at home all day. I was working hard at the time, but I didn't enjoy(3) my job. Most of all, I hated going(4) to work in the rush hour(5) every day. I thought Nancy was the(6) lucky one; she could organize her day in(7) her own wayshe didn't h