1. Translation  into Chinese

1.     Smog, which was once the big attraction of los Angeles, can now be found all over the country from Butte, Montana, to New York City,

And people are getting so used to polluted air that it’s very difficult for them to breathe anything else                                                                                            

烟雾以前只能在洛杉矶看到，现在能在整个国家到处被发现，从Butte, Montana,到纽约，然而，人们已经越来越习惯于被污染的空气，让他们呼吸别人，这非常困难

 

2.     Please don’t worry about it. Tests have proved that you can breathe fresh air day and night without its doing any harm to the body \

请不要担心，检测证明，你可以日日夜夜的呼吸新鲜的空气，它不会对身体造成任何伤害

    

3.     If I’d known I was coming to a place that had nothing but fresh air, I would have brought a surgical mask.”

如果我早知道我来这边除了新鲜空气没有别的，我将会买一个外科用的口罩

 

4.     We found a truck driver, and slipped him a five-dollar bill, and he let me put my hear near his exhaust pipe for a half hour.

我们找到了一个卡车司机，给了他5美元，然后他让我把头靠近排气管一个小时

 

5.     My next stop was Los Angeles, and when I got off the plant, I took one big deep breath of the smog –filled air , my eyes started to water

I began to sneeze, and I felt like a new man again.

我的下一站点是洛杉矶，当我下飞机的时候，我深深地呼吸了一下充满烟雾的空气，我的眼睛湿润了，我开始打喷嚏了，我又一次变成了一个新人

 

2. Translation  into English

1.     工厂和汽车发出的一氧化碳一类气体严重污染了大气。

The atmosphere is polluted seriously with the carbon monoxide and other gases which are emitted from the factory and the car

 

2.     那位工业管理工程师的来信表明，他对该项计划是否可行有怀疑

The letter from the Industry management engineer indicated he had been doubt of the feasibility for this program

 

3.     美国许多父母在孩子出生之前就为他们的教育留出了一笔专款

Various parents save money as to the education before the children were born in American

 

4.     我已了解清楚，她的结论是以事实为根据的

I had made sure her conclusion was based on the fact

 

5.     几天前，由三位医生和两名护士组成的医疗队出发到山区去了

Several days ago, the medical team which was composed of three doctors and two nurses was send out for the mountain area

 

6.     这个村庄是以矗立在它前面的那座高山命名的

The village is named after the high mountain sticking up in front of it

 

7.     他病了一个月左右，这使他在学习上耽误了很多

He fell ill for a mouth which sent him back in the studies

 

8.     南方和北方之间于一八六一年爆发的那场战争在历史上称为“美国内战”

The war broken out between the north and the south in 1861 ,was known as “ the civil war of American”

 

3. Paragraph writing

Topic: what has led venusian scientists to conclude that there is no life on earth (120-150 words)

( for one thing ,for another ,also, finally)

what has led venusian scientists to conclude that there is no life on earth

The signals and photographs sent back by the satellite have led venusian scientists to conclude that there is no life on earth. For one thing, The earth’s surface in the area of XX is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive, then the water is unfit to drink and the river is polluted completely. also We can take this photo for example, this is the dark black cloud which we called the consolidated Edison belt ，we don’t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble.

Finally we can summarized there is no life on earth

 

大学英语精读第二册课文翻译 (全)

UNTH 2-1

It is humorous essay. 这是一篇幽默的文章。

But after reading it you will surely find that the author is most serious in writing it. 但是读过之后你将会发现作者写这篇文章的时候是很严肃的。

         Ts There Life on Earth? 地球上有生命吗？    Art Buchwald阿特.布奇沃德

   

There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. 金星上本周异常热闹。

For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the plant Earth, 那里的科学家首次成功地将一颗卫星送上了地球，

and is has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since. 从此卫星便一直不断地发回信号和照片。

    The satellite was directed into an area know as Manhattan 卫星被发射到一个叫曼哈顿的地区(named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. （它是用金星上伟大的天文学家曼哈顿教授的名字命名的, Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago). 两万光年前是他首次用望远镜发现了该地区）。

Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, 由于良好的天气条件以及高质量的信号，

Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information 使得金星上的科学家们能够获得宝贵资料as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. 有关载人飞碟能否在地球上着陆。

A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology. 一次有关记者招待会在金星理工学院举行。

    "We have come to the conclusion, “我们得出以下结论，based on last week's satellite landing," Prof. Zog said, 根据一周进行的卫星地球着陆，”佐格教授说，"that there is no life on Earth." 地球上不存在生命现象。”

"How do you know this?" the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.

“何以见得呢？”《金星晚报》的科学记者问。

    "For one thing, “首先，Earth's surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete 构成曼哈顿地区地表的物质是坚硬的混凝土，and nothing can grow there. 那里当然什么也不生长。For another, 再者，the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases大气层中充满一氧化碳以及其他致命气体， and nobody could possibly breather this air and survive." 没人能呼吸这种空气而生存。”

"What does this mean as far as our flying sauce program is concerned?"

“这对我们的飞蝶计划意味着什么呢？”

    "We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned." “我们将不得不自带氧气，这就使飞碟比原计划重了许多。”

    "Are there any other hazards that you discovered in your studier?" “在您的研究中是否发现其他危险因素？”

"Take a look at this photo. “请看这张照片。You see this dark black cloud hovering over the surface of Earth? 你们是否看到这块飘浮在地球表面上空的深黑色云层？We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. 我们称其为爱迪生联合公司带。We don't know what it is made of, 我们不知道它由什么成份组成，but it could give us a lot of trouble 然而它却给我们带来很多麻烦and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there." 在将卫星送上地球之前我们还将做进一步的探索。”

"Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, “在这里你们将注意到一条像河流似的水道， but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted 但卫星情报显示该水道被污染了，and the water is unfit to drink. 水不能饮用。This means we shall have to carry our own water, 这意味着我们将不得不自带饮用水。which will add even greater weight to the saucer." 这样一来就将进一步增加飞碟的重量。”

    "Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?" “先生，那些照片上的小黑点是什么？”

    "We're not certain. “我们还不太清楚。They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. 它们好像是沿某些通道移动的金属颗粒。They emit gases, 它们能释放气体，make noise and keep crashing into each other. 产生噪声并且不断互相撞击。There are so many of these paths地球上存在着太多的这种通道和太多的这种颗粒， and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one." 以致于要想使飞碟在那里着陆而不被某颗粒子撞毁简直是不可能的。”

    "What are those stalagmite projections sticking up?" “那些直立的石笋状凸出物是什么东西？”

    "They're some type of granite formations that give off light at night. “那是些可夜间发光的花岗岩构造。Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers格洛姆教授称其为摩天大楼， since they seem to be scraping the skies." 因为它们好像擦到了天。”

"If all you say is true, “如果您说的这一切都是真的， won't this set back the flying saucer program several years?" 那么这是否会使飞碟计划拖延好多年？”

"Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds." “是的，但只要格拉布基金会提供的追加款项一到，我们将立即着手该计划。”

    "Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches“佐格教授，我们为什么还要花费亿万兹尔其 to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there? 来实施飞碟着陆计划？既然地球上并不存在生命。”

"Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, “因为如果我们金星人能学会在地球上呼吸那里的空气，then we can live anywhere." 我们就能在任何地方生存了。”