现代大学英语精读3课后翻译吐血整理..doc

Unit1 1. 他对他的研究如此专心致志，从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。He is so devoted to his research that it never occurs to him that he will soon have to retire. 2. 很多人都曾说过，如果没有有效的制约，我们都有滥用权力的倾向。Many people have observed that, without effective checks, we all have a tendency to abuse our power. 3. 有些国家拒绝卷入这一争端，而且他们对外国的干涉非常反感。Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference. 4. 控制沙城暴需要大量的工作和资金。The control of sandstorm will involve a lot of work and money. 5. 你们用这些技术的时候，必须考虑到当地的条件。You must take the local conditions into consideration when you apply these technologies. 6. 所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格，然后邮寄50美元的报名费。All applicants will have to fill out these forms and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars 7. 他根据对孩子们行为的观察得出结论：学习是一种自然的乐趣。Based on his (careful) observation of children’s behavior, he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure. 8. 在一个多民族的国家里，各民族之间的和谐需要小心处理。In a country of many nationalities, ethnic harmony requires very careful handling. 9. 政府决定严惩所有涉案的腐败官员。The government is determined to punish all the corrupt officials involved. 10. 考试作弊并不经常发生，但一旦发生，学校会采取严厉的态度。Cheating at exams does not occur very often. But when it does, the school takes a very tough position. Unit3 1. 他们都伸长脖子想看个究竟，就好像被一根无形的绳子牵着。They all stretched their necks to see what was happening, as if pulled by an invisible string. 2. 我们下车去伸伸胳膊和腿。我们前面是一片美丽的开阔地。We got out of the car to stretch a little. In front of us there was a beautiful stretch of open land. 3. 他们连续谈判了好几个小时，但是仍然没有解决他们之间的分歧。They talked for hours at a stretch, but they still failed to settle their differences. 4. 尽管有温暖的天气、新鲜的空气和美味佳肴，她的健康仍然没有恢复。For all the warm weather, fresh air and nice food, her health still did not recover. 5. 他瞟了那辆车一眼就知道它没法修了。他望望前面，只见一眼望不到头的沙漠，荒无人烟。他知道他陷入困境了。One glance at the car and he knew that it was beyond repair. Looking ahead, he found the desert stretching as far as the eye could see without a soul in sight. He knew he was in a terrible fix. 6. 武松奋力举起哨棒向老虎打去。但是哨棒“啪”的一声断了，而老虎毫发未伤。他一急打到