新视野 (Book 2)

Unit 1

1.       result

1) result in:cause

The accident resulted in the death of two people.(这场事故造成两人死亡.)

2)      result from:be caused by something that has happened previously

The child’s illness resulted from eating unclean food.(孩子生病是由于吃了不干净的食物.)

2.       独立结构

1)No further discussions arising, the meeting was brought to an end.

 (没有作进一步讨论，会议就结束了。)

2)Lunch finished, all the guests returned to the sitting room.

（吃完午饭，所有客人都回到了起居室）

3.       account for

1)      explain the cause of something

Jenny had to account to her husband for every penny she spent.

（珍妮得向丈夫说明每一文钱是怎么花的。）

2)      make up a particular amount or part of something

North Sea oil accounts for a high proportion of British trade earnings.

（北海石油占英国贸易收入的很大一部分。）

4.       The child raced through his homework in order to watch the football match on TV. (为看电视转播的足球赛，那孩子匆匆做完了作业。)

5.       convention

1)It is a convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions.（男子在正式场合穿西装是一种惯例。）

2)Conventions are usually held in large cities.（会议通常在大城市里举行。）

6.        He’s so lazy that it’s difficult to assess his ability.（他懒得很，所以很难评估他的能力。）

7.        They are always short of water to drink, much less to take a bath. (他们连饮用水也总是不够，更别提洗澡了。)

8.        The bank refused to help the company; consequently it went out of business.（银行拒绝帮助这家公司，公司因此倒闭了。）

9.        given: prep. taking something into account

1)Given their inexperience, they’ve done a good job. (考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们已经做得不错了。)

2)Given that the time is limited, they’ve done a good job.（考虑到时间紧张，他们已经做得不错了。)

10.   at hand

1)under discussion

The question at hand relates to our use of resources. (我们讨论的问题与资源利用相关。)

2)near in time or positon

Realizing that the end of his career is near at hand, he looked for some additional income.\

（意识到退休在即， 他着手寻找额外的收入。）

11.    Will you apply for the position by letter or in person? （你是写信还是亲自前去申请那个职位？）

12.    Her success was due to her great love for her work.（她成功是因为她非常热爱她的工作。）

13.    whereas: conj.  in contrast; while

Some students enjoy English classes, whereas some hate them. (有些学生喜欢英语课，而有些人却讨厌英语课。)

14.    take as: regard as

She took the failure as the start for the coming success.（她把这次失败看作今后成功的起点。）

 

课文段落翻译 Paragraph 3, Page 3, book 2

    外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是：每个人都匆匆忙忙——常常处于压力之下。城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务，或者是为了赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他人。白天吃饭时人们也都是匆匆忙忙，这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。人民认为工作时间是宝贵的。在公共用餐场所，人们都等着别人尽快吃完，以便他们能及时用餐，按时赶回去工作。你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽，人们推搡着在你身边过去。你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。不要觉得这是针对你个人的，这是因为人们都非常珍惜时间，而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。

 

课后练习Vocabulary Page 8

1.       charge

尽管律师收费高，他们从不缺少客户。

2.       convention

男商人通常在正式场合穿西装，这是惯例。

3.       efficient

这些人是非常高效的、有条理的优秀的时间管理者。

4.       obtain

朱力安说他希望找到一份工作，并且找到获得大学教育的方法。

5.       competent

我的秘书在大学学过商业，懂得两门外语，因此能胜任她的工作。

6.       assessing

这个国家的顶尖经济学家一直在评估当前的危机对于经济的影响。

7.       fulfill

公众对于政府是否能完成这项艰难的工作没有信心。

8.       conducting

这家公司正在开展调查，试图找出当地消费者对于他们近期促销的产品的反应。

9.       consequently

雨下得很大，因此陆地被淹没。

10.   significance

油田的发现对于这个地区的经济意义重大。

 

课后练习汉译英Page 12

1.       She wouldn’t take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner.

2.       He thought I was lying to him, whereas I was telling the truth.

3.       How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week?

4.       The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.

5.       Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency.

6.       We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have  to carry on..

 

Unit 2

1.       I could think of little to say in the presence of so many people. (在这么多人面前，我几乎说不出话来。)

2.       This story is by no means interesting; why not tell us a better one? （这个故事一点也没意思，为什么不给我们讲个有意思点儿的呢？）

倒装：By no means can teaching in school be separated from practice. (学校教学决不能脱离实践。)

3.       I always count on my father to cheer me up whenever I feel unhappy.（当我不愉快时，我总是靠父亲帮我鼓气。）

4.       He came upon a book he had always wanted to have. ( 他意外发现了一本梦寐以求的书。)

5.       The star always seems indifferent to public opinions.（这位明星似乎总是对公众的评论漠不关心。）

6.       He asserted that the girl had stolen his wallet. （ 他坚持说那个女孩偷了他的钱包。）

People in that nation began to assert their right to govern themselves.（那个国家的人民开始要求自治权。）

7.       She took little notice of his manner, good or bad. （她并不介意他的态度是好是坏。）

8.       倒装：He couldn’t understand the lecture yesterday, nor could I.（他没听懂昨天的讲座，我也没听懂。）

9.       The teacher persisted in working regardless of his illness. (老师带病坚持工作。)

10.   Reflecting on those nice days, Elizabeth couldn’t help giving out a sigh.（想着过去那些美好的日子，伊丽莎白不禁叹了口气。）

P27 Para.9_10

    不管他是不是懂得浪漫，尼克莱知道什么是爱。他以一贯的幽默、默默的感恩、敏锐的感觉和真诚的态度为爱设立了奥林匹克般的标准。即使在我结束了滑雪生涯之后，我仍一直努力去达到那个标准。

    但他又从不娇惯我。二月里的一天，我头很疼，感到十分疲倦。我在一片空地上遇见了他，在寒风中的雪地里滑了大概十五分钟后，我赶上了他，有点小题大做地说：“嘿，尼克莱，我感觉我要死了。”

P33 Vocabulary

1.       promising

我想在毕业后在一家有前途的公司找到工作。

2.       amusing

看到她的小男孩的有趣的样子，她禁不住笑了。

3.       lowered

高个男子低下头走进房间。

4.       persisted

尽管计划不是很可行，他坚持实施。

5.       rank

许多专家预测，假如计划失败，它将会被列为最糟糕的人为灾难。

6.       swear

无论你多生气，任何场合下，不要骂人。

7.       unfair

她仅仅由于肤色而不能升职，这真的是不公平。

8.       presence

在生日宴会上，看到这么多老朋友到场，她非常开心。

9.       frowning

你为什么一直皱着眉头？试着开心一点。

10.   approximately

我不能说出确切的数字，大约有一百名学生会获得奖章，以表彰他们的优异表现。

 

P37 Translation

1.       Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents.

2.       Mike didn’t come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation.

3.       The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.

4.       He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins or loses.

5.       The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence..

6.       This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience.