大学英语三翻译练习及答案.docVIP

答案: UNIT 1 1.以共同兴趣为基础的友谊是不容易破裂的。(ground; break up) The friendship grounded on common / shared interest does not break up easily. / It is not easy for the friendship grounded on common / shared interest to break up. 2.孩子们必须学会将电脑游戏中的暴力与勇敢区分开来。(distinguish between; violence) Children must learn to distinguish between violence and bravery / courage in computer games. 3.当今世界每天涌现如此多新鲜事物，要求一个人什么都知晓是不合情理的。(sensible) There spring up so many new things every day in the world that it is no longer sensible to expect a person to know / keep track of everything. 4.诸如背弃朋友 (betrayal to friends) 这类事并不受法律制约，所以才有了我们称作的“道德法庭”。 (regulate) Laws do not regulate such things as betrayal to friends; that is why there is what we call / is called the court of morality. 5.有人把今天的文化描述为“快餐文化”。无论做什么事，人们只是追求用最短时间达到最大的满足。 (describe as; pursue) Todays culture is described as fast-food culture. Whatever they may be / are doing, people just pursue the greatest / maximum satisfaction within the shortest time. 6.常言说，天下没有免费的午餐。如果你想要什么，就得去挣。(as the saying goes) As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want something, go and earn / work for it. UNIT 2 7.无论是友情还是爱情，你都不可能期待自己付出最少而得到最多。(maximum; minimum) In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum. 8.我把全部希望寄托在他的承诺上，结果却发现他根本不是个真诚的人。(build on; sincerity） I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all. 9.我们带母亲去了所有我们能找到的最好的医院，但一切努力都是徒劳的，母亲还是没能熬过那次疾病。(in vain) We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease. 10.情人节（Valentines Day）是个一年一度在2月14日庆祝的节日，一个向自己心仪的对象表达爱意的好日子。(affection) Valentines Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to express love to the object of your / ones affection. 11.在信息时代，通过电子邮件方式跟远方的朋友交流几乎可以是同步的 (simultaneous)。 (era; via) In the information era, communications with far-away fri