大学英语精读第二册UntiEight要点.ppt

Unit Eight Honesty: Is It Going Out of Style? track down= find someone or something by hunting or searching 追捕到…, 对…追查到底 e.g. The dogs are tracking down the game. (注： game: u.n. 猎物，野味) 译文： 猎狗正在追踪猎物。 (Line49)Would a check-out person at a large supermarket return money to a customer? 该句中， “a check-out person” means “a salesclerk whose job is to receive the bill for the goods a customer has chosen.” “商店里的结账人员” Ex.15. Translation: 1. lead to: 使得，导致，引起 Large investment has led to rapid economic development in this area. 2. 开展运动: launch a campaign; 筹款：raise money They have launched a campaign to raise money for the building of a new hospital. 3. lie in:在于 It is true that success lies in diligence. 4. 受诱惑： be tempted to do (sth.) They have a high moral standard and will never be tempted to receive such expensive presents. 7. 造成…问题： cause…problem The investigation indicates that, to some people, retirement will cause psychological problems. 8. more than: 不只是； complain about: 抱怨… The medical team did more than complain about the comparatively bad working conditions in the local hospital. For example, quite a few doctors used their own money to buy some simple medical equipments.