英语复习之单词、词组、汉译英篇.doc

一、 单词篇
1、 Unit 2
1) I don’t like my straight hair so I’m going to have it curled .
2) This price is her minimum ; she refuses to lower it any further.
3) I often clip recipes out of newspapers and magazines but never use them when I cook.
4) She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate even though she was going on a diet.
5) Given the fact that she loves children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.
6) They try to preserve their interesting old customs against the impacts of the modern world.
7) Philip was fascinated to see how the old woman wove (编织) cloth with such simple tools.
8) Among all his relatives, he has an especially deep affection for his aunt who cares for him most.
9) Teaching is not a one-way activity; teachers and students should interact with each other in class.
10) After his wife died, he remarried with much haste , which caused a lot of gossip (闲话) among his acquaintances.
11) Without your love and support, he would have been weighed down (颓丧) with grief after his daughter died of a car crash.
12) I have never seen a house like that — its untidiness defies description; I think she ought to learn how to keep a house.
13) These days more and more pregnant (怀孕的) women want the presence of their husbands at the birth of their children.
14) It is quite possible for a student to master English grammar and acquire a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.
15) She watched him manipulate all the handles and gears [(汽车上的)排挡] in his automobile until she thought she could run it herself.
16) Lack of money and lack of machinery are the two major restraints on the growth of this factory; that’s why it remains the same as it was ten years ago.

2、Uuit 3
1) They bound his hands and legs with a rope so he couldn’t escape.
2) He unfolded the map and tried to find out which way to go.
3) He’s been charged with possessing guns and attempting to attack the police.
4) The product’s success has surpassed all our expectations — we’ve never thought that it could sell so well.
5) Ten minutes before the appointed time, he sat nervously outside her office.
6) We like to make friends with Shelly because she has such virtues as loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
7) Janet and Bob had corresponded with each other for many years before they finally met in Paris.
8) Tina gazed steadily at the famous singer, unable to believe she was so close to him.
9) My grandfather still has keen eyesight — he is able to read road signs in the distance.
10) The old man grasped my hand warmly and shook it, saying, “Congratulations. You’ve won.”
11) The lawyer’s arguments are well grounded because he has collected enough proof concerning the case.
12) It is very sensible of you to bring your umbrella to Kunming at this time of the year — it rains so frequently here.
13) The President failed in his attempts to win the second term because he hadn’t fulfilled his commitments made in the previous election.
14) Even though there are strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food, some food producers disregard them intentionally in order to gain more profits.

3、Unit 6
1) — I regret to inform you that there’s nothing we can do to help you.
— But I think you should have told us earlier.
2) How envious I am that he can attain whatever he desires while I can’t.
3) She’s not beautiful, but I find her very attractive because she seems so full of life and fun.
4) He snatched the photos from my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
5) I prefer to take a bus rather than drive to work since the price of petrol is soaring .
6) It’s difficult for us to interpret these statistics without knowing how they were obtained.
7) Smith wasn’t at his best; therefore, he was substituted in the second half of the match.
8) Our friendship is strictly spiritual ; we never seek material benefits from each other.
9) All details concerning the event are to be taken into consideration and nothing will be regarded as trivial .
10) The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient’s blindness was temporary and he’d be able to see again after some treatment.
11) I want a thermometer that has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit (华氏温度)and the other in Centigrade.
12) The teachers in the training center are making great efforts to cultivate in their students the habit of speaking English.
13) She wanted to buy those two expensive dresses, but I said it would be too extravagant to buy both of them.
14) My parents offered me an amount of money adequate to purchase an apartment, but I’ve decided to buy one myself.

4、Unit 8
1) Do you have any proof that it was Jeremy who stole the bike?
2) Could you slice a piece of cake for me? I want to taste it.
3) A large number of trains were delayed because of bad weather conditions.
4) Laura rejected all her parents’ offers of financial help and started to make an independent living.
5) The company has increased its share of the market both at home and abroad .
6) The tennis club rules dictate that suitable tennis shoes must be worn on the courts.
7) I’m afraid I’d have to throw away my T-shirt because there are splashes of paint on it.
8) To make the meat tender enough for my grandmother, I cooked it for a long time.
9) It has been raining for a whole week and the dam is likely to burst under the heavy weight of water.
10) The food we had last night had no flavor at all; perhaps we should go to another restaurant next time.
11) Some diseases are transmitted from parents to children; they are called hereditary diseases.
12) My uncle has spent a tremendous amount of money on that house—much greater than he had expected.
13) The stepping-stones (踏脚石) look really slippery; I don’t think I will be able to get across the stream without getting wet.
14) Adults are often less flexible (随遇而安的), so they need more time to adapt themselves to the new surroundings when they are transplanted to another place.

二、 词组篇
1、 Unit 2
1) Don’t let the little boy loose on the garden; he’ll pull up all the flowers.
2) The refrigerator I bought last week is too large to fit into our new kitchen.
3) When the flood broke out, the little girl clung to a tree and managed to hold on .
4) Her parents are divorced and her brother is in prison — it is a sad state of affairs , indeed.
5) It is said that in no country other than Britain can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
6) The moment my father came in I could see from his worried face that his effort to find a job had been in vain once again.
7) Do you think it wise for a person to build his hopes on the economic strength of his country? Or should he base them on his own efforts?
8) He’s disorganized; he’s inefficient; he’s never been there when you want him. In short , he is hopeless.
9) Seeing his neighbour’s house on fire, he quickly reached for the phone and dialled 110.
10) You can’t always insist on your own way — there has to be some give and take .

2、Unit 3
1) People who cannot distinguish between colours are said to be colourblind.
2) Thoroughly, the vet (兽医) checked up on our horses and pronounced them fit to race.
3) My fence was torn down in the storm, so I need to put up a new one.
4) You can make a fortune out of these useless vases if you call them “antiques (古董).”
5) There was silence for a few seconds; then all of a sudden, the child let out a loud scream.
6) I lost track of what he was saying after the first couple of sentences — it was too complicated.
7) Casting an eye over the audience, he noticed that about one third of the seats were still vacant.
8) Their relationship broke up when the girl learned that the boy was not to be trusted.
9) I don’t understand why Susan, a kind-hearted girl, should take pleasure in my sufferings.
10) The treatment has been described as a painless way of curing cancer, which is untrue.
11) The organizers had expected about 500 people to come, but over 1,000 turned up in the end.
12) She is a Swiss in so far as she was born in Switzerland, but she became an American citizen in 1978.
13) The 16-year-old boy, who stabbed another boy in a cyber lounge (网吧), is under arrest and awaiting trial.
14) “Since we have reached agreement about the first item, let us pass on to the next item on the agenda,” said the chairman.
15) She gets lost easily while driving; so now whenever she is uncertain as to which road to take, she will telephone her husband.

3、Unit 6
1) — You always look fit. How do you manage it?
— I work out in the gym two hours every day.
2) You didn’t do anything wrong. You should have a clear conscience .
3) We missed the last bus; so there was no choice other than to walk home.
4) Whether you accept it or not, we must all die some day: it’s just a fact of life .
5) — Didn’t you find the film exciting?
— On the contrary , I nearly fell asleep half way through it!
6) I still cried over his misfortune and prayed for him even though he’d hurt me so deeply.
7) The old lady lives alone; some of her nephews drop by to see her occasionally.
8) Last night Robin didn’t walk but drove to the pub in order to show off his new car.
9) No one should be looked down on because of his origin, appearance or education.
10) She wrote down all the things she planned to do and crossed them off one by one after she did them.
11) His old radio finally wore out and it was beyond repair. The poor old man had to go without it.
12) Naturally, people do not like being kept in the dark about anything that has a great deal to do with themselves

4、Unit 8
1) I’m afraid I shall be like a fish out of water if I live abroad.
2) It’s a traditional Chinese custom for a bride (新娘) to be dressed in red from head to toe .
3) Everything here is new to me; I need some time to orient myself to the new surroundings.
4) He is a child, and must be treated as such; it’s unreasonable to treat him like an adult.
5) This hat is a bit on the small side for me. Would you please show me a bigger one?
6) While traveling in Italy I made myself understood mainly by means of sign language.
7) Talk to someone or a professional about your problems. Don’t let your depression build up .
8) He disagrees at the moment, but I’m sure we can win him over to our point of view.
9) They are reluctant to identify themselves with any organizations because they hate to get involved in any public affairs.
10) The doctor told me it was only a stomach upset, not food poisoning, and I would get over it in a day or two.
11) They refuse to enter into any discussion on this matter; therefore the problem can’t be solved for the time being.
12) Soon after she settled down in the city she realized that a completely new life was opening up before her.
13) He explained that his bad temper resulted from his lack of sleep; he had been working for three days and nights without any rest.
14) Only two out of the twenty applicants could get the jobs offered; we all held our breath while waiting for the results to be announced.

三、 汉译英篇
1、 Unit 2
1) 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.

2) 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.

3) 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.

4) 情人节(Valentine’s 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)
Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to express love to the object of your / one’s affection.

5) 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 friends via e-mail can be almost / virtually simultaneous.

6) 爱情需要培育，我们梦想拥有的“永恒的爱情”只有在双方学会欣赏对方，包容对方之后才可能缔造。(nurture; forge)
Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love” that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.

2、 Unit 3
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)
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)
Today’s 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.

3、 Unit 6
1) 我们应该对自己诚实，千万不要被欲望蒙住了双眼，为没有得到的东西而唏嘘哀叹。(fog up; cry over)
We should be honest with ourselves and never become fogged up by greed and cry over what we have failed to obtain.

2) 诸如财产、金钱等物质上的东西带来的快乐是短暂的，这是一个无可争辩的事实。(fact of life; temporary; property)
It is a fact of life that happiness brought about by material things such as property and money is temporary.

3) 千百年来哲学家们费尽心机地从各自的角度阐述幸福的意义。(interpret)
For thousands of years philosophers have taken pains to interpret the meaning of happiness from their own perspectives.

4) 如果你用物质东西代替爱和拥抱，你将无法得到快乐，因为精神上的快乐与物质财富并无多大关系。(substitute; spiritual; have … to do with)
If you substitute material things for love or a hug, you will not get happiness, because spiritual happiness has little to do with material wealth.

5) 得知自己得了绝症后，他告知孩子们除了他自己住的这座房子以外他再无财产留给他们了。(terminally; inform; other than)
After he learned that he was terminally ill, he informed his family that he had nothing / no property to leave them other than the house he was living in.
6) 在地里劳动了漫长的一天，他们精疲力竭。看着太阳已经落到地平线下面，他们迫不及待要回家。(dip; wear out)
They were worn out after a long day’s work in the fields. So seeing the sun dip below the horizon, they couldn’t wait to go back home.

4、 Unit 8
1) 在饭桌上，我们中国人会习惯性地劝客人多吃菜，以证明我们热情好客(hospitality)。(habitually; proof)
As a proof of our hospitality, we Chinese will habitually urge our guests to help themselves to more dishes on the table.

2) 移居到一个新的国家，你可以通过倾听人们的谈话，观察他们的举止来适应当地文化。(by means of; orient oneself to)
When you move to a new land,