大学英语综合教程3课后翻译与写作

大学英语综合教程3课后翻译与写作 Unit1 11. Read the sample below and write a short paragraph(100~200 words)to describe the urgent situation of an endangered species and call for help. Sample: The Jaguar's Weeping Cry I bet you already know that there are over 900 endangered species in our world! I hate being one of them. I am a jaguar. We jaguars are truly beautiful, and we are excellent climbers and fantastic swimmers. My relatives and I are not critical about food. Some people even say that we use our tails to lure fish to us. Personally, I do not like to give out my greatest hunting tricks, but this is true. We are becoming extinct because humans hunt us for our beautiful fur. Besides, we are losing our home to farmers who just don't seem to care about us. But we are very important to the world. Please help us. We're counting on you! 1、这场给人类带来巨大灾难的战争对这样一个诗人产生了什么影响呢,(impact on) How did the war, which brought terrible disasters to mankind, impact on such a poet? 2. 做母亲的有时候不能察觉她们所宠爱的孩子们的过错，这样做的结果会使孩子们再次犯同样的过错。 (be blind to) Mothers are sometimes blind to the faults of their beloved children, which will cause the children to make the same mistake again. 3. 作为一个在这个完全陌生国度的新移民(immigrant)，她总是感觉到孤立无援。(isolate) As a new immigrant in this completely strange country, she always felt isolated. 4. 做事不先考虑周全常会导致失败，因此我们应该三思而后行。(result in, act before thinking) Acting before thinking often results in failure, so we should think before we leap. 5. 奢谈的时候已经过去了，我们必须积极行动起来保护我们的环境。(take ... action) The time for talking is past; we must take a positive action to protect our environment. Unit2 11.Read the sample below and write a short paragraph (100,120 words) to introduce a Nobel Prize winner and their "secrets" to success. Maria Curie Maria Curie was a truly remarkable figure in the history of science. She was the first woman scientist to win a Nobel Prize for Physics, and the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes. Maria Curie performed pioneering studies with radium and polonium and contributed profoundly to the understanding of radioactivity. Her early researches, together with her husband Pierre Curie were often performed under difficult conditions, and they both had to undertake much teaching to earn a livelihood. It was her love for science that led to her success. She once said: "A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales." 1. 记者敦促发言人就此次军事打击作出解释。(to press for) Reporters pressed the spokesman for an explanation of the military attack. 2. 他的竞选运动未能使选民相信他就是参议员的合适人选。(to convince ) His election campaign failed to convince the voters that he was the right person for the Senator. 3. 尽管我承认有问题存在，但我并不认为这些问题不能解决。(while) While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved. 4. 他在电视上的第一次演讲给听众留下了深刻的印象。(impression) His first speech on TV made a deep impression on his audience. 5. 一切事物都是互相联系又互相作用的。(to interact with) All things are interrelated and interact with each other. Unit3 11.Write a short paragraph (100~120 words) with the title: (This Brand of Product) Helps Me To Beat The Problem. Tide Helps Me to Beat the Problem My son Scott is a normal 13-year-old boy - no less smelly than any other boy of his age. He sweats in gym class like the others, and despite my urgings, he often forgets to bring his gym clothes home to be washed. When the clothes are finally brought home, however, I'm almost sorry I asked for them. The smell of PE class is so overpowering that I can hardly breathe. The odor is not easy to wash away, and it really makes a disappointing challenge for me. But finally I found a solution to beat the problem, that is Tide - a powerful washing powder. Tide really works wonders. Now I always count on Tide to help get rid of those tough odors. 1. 思想是通过语言来达的。(by means of) Thoughts are expressed by means of language. 2. 我今年买的新书多得难以数清。(keep count of) I have bought so many new books this year that it's really difficult for me to keep count of them. 3. 这位老太太确信今天她儿子会回家来为她庆祝生日的。(feel assured) The old lady feels assured that her son will come back home today to celebrate her birthday. 4. 他妈妈坚持说他每月的零用钱不能超过一百元。(exceed) His mother insisted that his pocket money should not exceed 100 yuan per month. 5. 上个月我们买了一辆车，是用我的名字登记的。(register) We bought a car last month, which was registered under my name. Unit4 11.Write a short paragraph(100~200words)with the title “why should we use cloning?” Sample: Why We Should Not Use Cloning The arguments for cloning involve whether we should take nature into our own hands by cloning humans. What would Hitler have done with cloning technology if it had been available in the 1940s? There are evil-minded leaders in every generation who will seek to abuse this technology for their own purposes. Going ahead with cloning technology makes this far more likely. Besides, The technique of cloning is in its early developmental stages. Thus, errors occur when scientists carry out the procedure. For instance, it took 277 tries to produce Dolly, whose health even the cloning scientists are not yet sure of. This may be the main reason science is holding out on cloning humans. 1. 这只乐队二十世纪八十年代凭借那张专集一举成名。(shot to fame) The band shot to fame in the 1980s with that single album. 2. 冒一下险吧，你可能还是会输，但赢的机会增加了。(take a risk) Take a risk, and you may lose again, but you have improved your chances to win. 3. 科学家正极力研究治愈艾滋病(AIDS)的良方。(push ... to the limits) Scientists are pushing themselves to the limits in their researches for the cure of AIDS. 4. 现在我们知道了网络的意义:鼠标一点就能知晓天下大事。(point) Now we could see the point of the Internet: we can get information from all over the world just by clicking the mouse. 5. 一些人认为政府迟早将会使克隆人类的研究规范化。(regulate / sooner or later) Some people believe the government will regulate the research of human cloning sooner or later. Unit5 11.Write a paragraph (100 ~ 120 words) with the title: Learning English (Words) Through (Reading). Learning Words Through Reading Reading is an excellent way to improve your command of English words. When a new word appears in a sentence or a story, the context is often enough for you to guess the meaning. Coming across the word again and again in your reading helps you learn it and use it correctly in your speaking and writing. However, you should choose something that you find quite easy to read, such as stories to read for pleasure. Difficult stories or texts that you struggle to understand will not help you to develop your stock of words in a natural pleasant way. Remember: to learn new words through reading, you have to read A LOT! 1. 知道原理是一回事，但要付诸实践又是另外一回事。(it's one thing ... it's another ...) It's one thing to understand the principle, it's another thing to put it into practice. 2. 据报道，慢跑(jogging)可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二。(less likely) It is reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a heart attack. 3. 根据最新调查，半数英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值。(to have no idea / in relation to) Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey. 4. 这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园，但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼。(should have done) The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but now some apartment buildings stand there. 5. 不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。(to add up to) I'm wondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him. Unit6 11. Read the sample below and write a letter (100 ~ 120 words) to invite a foreign friend of yours to visit your town, Shanghai for an example. Oct. 5, 2002 Dear Michael, I'm so glad to hear that you are coming to China next month. I do hope you'll have time to visit my hometown Suzhou. It is known as "paradise on earth". The ancient city of Suzhou has remained on its original site for over 2 500 years. The white walls and the dark roof tiles of houses, and the graceful bridges over flowing waters make it look like a marvelous traditional Chinese ink painting. There are over 60 elegant classical gardens in the city. They combine the arts of architecture and gardening, and are a true representation of traditional Chinese culture. Suzhou is also famous for its silk products. I'm sure your suitcases will be crammed with silk scarves, suits, pajamas on your way to the States. Yours, Li Wen 1. 他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时。(to breathe a sigh of / to have seen a better day) He breathed/heaved a sigh of sorrow and told us that he had seen a better day when he was young. 2. 他有极强的责任感，这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目。(to take control of) He has a strong sense of responsibility, and that's why he is chosen to take control of the project. 3. 不管你去哪里，不管是出差还是去玩，尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意。(be it ... or ...) Wherever you go, be it for business or pleasure, it is always a good idea to find out as much as you can about the place. 4. 我们得小心一点，同样的情景可能就要出现。(to be about / to repeat) Let's be careful. The situation may be about to repeat itself. 5. 事实上，室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切相关，当然与成人的健康也有关系。(for that matter) In fact, indoor air quality has a great deal to do with children's health, and adult's health for that matter. Unit7 11. Write a short paragraph of 100 ~ 120 words about the bad effects of drug abuse, smoking, drinking, etc. Ecstasy Affects Mental Health Jim had been suffering from extreme anxiety since his early twenties. Trying Ecstasy did make him feel high and help his condition, but only for a short period of time; in the end, it increased his anxiety, paranoia, and feelings of unreality. And he is not alone — for people who already suffer from anxiety disorders, use of Ecstasy is more likely to worsen their conditions. Ecstasy also has been associated with other mental health conditions such as depression. Youngsters who use Ecstasy weekly have been shown to frequently experience depression in which they want to kill themselves sometimes. According to a survey, teens who use Ecstasy weekly are three times more likely to have such thoughts than non-using teenagers. 1. 许多人认为这种药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹:“要是他们知情就好了。”(all I can think / if ... only) A lot of people believe that sleeping pills help them sleep. All I can think is, "if they only knew." 2. 他一直在琢磨这个问题，直到把它完全解决为止。(to chip away at) He always at cut and polish this problem, until resolve completely it. 3. 这位乡下孩子接触到了城里的种种陌生的事物。他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。(to be exposed to / as if) The country boy was exposed to many strange things in the city. He felt greatly shocked as if he had entered a future world. 4. 大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。(to go from ... to ... / to pursue) Within only one year after graduation from college, he went from a student who pursued his dream to a person who didn't care about a thing. 5. 我已经获准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。(to be given permission) I have been given permission to do the interview in that area, and that's not something that everyone gets. Unit8 11. Write a short report of 100 to 120 words based on one of the pictures in the section of Talk About it. Hebrew University Blast Kills 7, Injures Dozens JERUSALEM — A bomb hidden in a bag ripped through a cafeteria at Hebrew University Wednesday, killing seven people, including three Americans, in an attack that shattered the peace in one of the few places where young Jews and Arabs still mixed freely. Hamas1 claimed responsibility for the bombing and said it was the revenge for Israel's air raid last week on Gaza City that killed the organization's military chief, Salah Shehadeh, and 14 civilians, including nine children. Israel decided to retaliate within hours, Israel Radio said. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned the attack and again urged Israelis and Palestinians "to end the cycle of violence, revenge and retaliation." 1. 同这个案件相比，最近几个月的盗窃事件不值得一提。(pale / in comparison) The thefts in recent months paled in comparison with the case . 2. 那次交通事故虽然已经过去了好几年，但他还是摆脱不了负疚感。(to shake away) Several years have passed since the traffic accident, and he still can't shake away the guilty feeling. 3. 尽管我们提出了降低成本的，董事会的成员们似乎没有认真考虑。(to appear / to take ... seriously) Though we had put forward the proposal to reduce cost, the board members didn't appear to take it seriously. 4. 周围的山坡已经变得光秃秃的，但这并没有使村民们想起保护环境的重要性。(bare / to remind) The bare hills around haven't reminded the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment. 5. 办公室里可能再不会响起他那爽朗的笑声了。(unlikely / to ring) It is unlikely for his hearty laughter to ring in our office again.