新视界大学英语综合教程3

第一单元 1 我们没有必要太在乎别人对我们的评价，应为他们的评价不一定是客观公正的。 We do not need to care too much about what people say about us in that what they say is not necessarily objective. 2 自身发展，他换了不少工作，并最终找到了适合自己的职位，但他的经历并不适用于每个人。 He changed quite some jobs for the sake of his self-development before he finally found a position suitable for him. But his experience does not apply to everyone. 3 在为自己设定目标之前，首先要弄清楚自己需要的是什么，对自己的需要越了解，越容易设定切实可行的人生目标。 We should first figure out what we rieally need before we set goals for ourselves. The more we know about what we need, the easier it is to set practical goals. 4 大多分雇主关心的不是你自我能力的提升，而是你能为公司做多大贡献。 What most employers care about is not your self-improvement, but what you contribute to the company. 5 无论结果如何都不要轻言放弃，不能因为一次求职失败就低估自己的能力。 .Whatever the outcome will be, do not give up easily. We should not underestimate our ability / ourselves just because of one failure in seeking employment. 第二单元 1.小时候，我住的村庄四周是一片田野，但现在已不见当年的影子，原来的村庄已变成一座现代城镇。(nothing but; what-clause) When I was a child, the village I lived in was surrounded by nothing but open fields. But now nothing remains of the village. A modern city is built on what used to be there. 2. 我的童年是在乡下度过的，那时的天很蓝，晚上仰望夜空，能看到无数的星星。(look up to) My childhood was spent in the countryside. At that time the skies were clear. Looking up to the sky at night, I could see countless stars. 3. 他上时，家境贫寒，总担心同学们会看不起他。事实上，他的担心是多余的，同学们对他都很友好。(look down on sb) His family was poor when he was an elementary school student, and he often worried that his classmates would look down on him. In fact his worry was unnecessary, for all his classmates were friendly to him. 4. 每个人在成长的过程中都要经历很多事，大部分被遗忘了，但有些永远印在我们的脑海里。 (while) Everyone is bound to experience a lot of things when growing up, most of which will be forgotten while some will remain in our mind forever. 5. 童年是一个五彩斑斓的盒子，里面装着许多美丽的梦想和有趣的回忆。(in which) Childhood is a colourful box, in which are beautiful dreams and interesting memories. 第三单元 1 虽然我相信这架钢琴值得购买，但我还要考虑一下他的价格，他超出我的预期。 I believe the piano is worth buying, yet I need to consider a while about the price which is beyond my expectation. 2. 为了抢救濒临消失的民间艺术，人们举行了宣传活动，呼吁大家制止任何可能危害这些艺术的行为。 To save the disappearing folk art, a publicity campaign was launched to call on people to discourage any behaviour that is harmful to the art. 3. 尽管我们做了不懈努力，还是有一些伟大的艺术作品流失海外。 Despite all the efforts we made, some great works of art got lost overseas. 4. 她有唱歌的天赋，如果有机会的话，她可能已经成一位著名歌唱家了。 She is a genius in singing. If she had been given the opportunity, she may have been a famous singer. 5. 京剧形成于北京，盛行于20世纪三四十年代，它是具有全国影响的大剧种之一，具有鲜明的艺术特色。 Peking Opera, formed in Beijing and prevailing in the 1930s and 1940s, is one of the most influential types of operas in China with distinct artistic characteristics. 第六单元 1. 在过去的几十年里，这位老人一直守护着这片森林，不管有多大困难，从来没有想过放弃。(no matter what; give up) Over the past decades the old man has been protecting the forest and has never thought of giving up no matter what difficulties he meets. 2. 真正的英雄决不会接受命运的安排，而是把命运掌握在自己的手里。 (come to terms with) A true / real hero will never come to terms with fate. Instead, they keep their fate in their own hands. 3. 在接受采访时，他说他从来没有认为自己是英雄，只是做了自己该做的而已，不值得这么受到关注。(think of ? as; be entitled to) At the interview / When interviewed, he said he never thought of himself as a hero; he only did what he ought to do and was not entitled to such attention. 4. 地震已过去近两年了，但我们还清楚地记得当时救灾的情景。(it has been ? since ?) 4.It has been two years since the earthquake struck, but we still remember the disaster relief scene clearly / but the disaster relief scene is still vivid in my mind. 5.What impressed us most is the way he dealt with / handled the danger and the calmness he manifested.