英语翻译练习题和答案

翻译练习题和答案

1、The result is that the graduates cannot enter the professions for which they are trained and must take temporary jobs,which do not require a college degree.

其结果是这些毕业生找不到与他们大学专业对口的工作，只得找一些临时的，根本用不着大学学历的工作

2、These people have more work than they can handle and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates

这些人的工作多得供不应求，他们的年薪比那些大学毕业生的年薪要高得多

3、Americans are careful about how and when they meet one another’s eyes.

美国人特别在意眼神的交流，也很在意什么时候，如何进行眼神的交流

4、Communication between human beings would be just dull if it were all done with words.

人与人之间的交流如果只用语言来进行的话，那肯定会很乏味

5、Experts say chikldren can begin learning a second language in preschool,and should begin before the age of ten to take advantage of young children’s natural to avquire language.

专家认为儿童可以在学龄前就开始学习外语，而是应该在１０岁以前开始，以便利用儿童天生的语言学习能力。

6、Still, if children are going to devote the six years or so of study it takes to master a second language,starting early just makes sense.

如果一个孩子想用六年左右的时间学会一门外语，早点开始还是不错的

7、The people who live in North Island,New Zealand,make use of the heat that comes from inside the earth

生活在新西兰北岛的人们利用来自地表面的热能

8、It takes money to pay for the coal,oil and gas.

使用煤，燃油和燃气是要付钱的

9、Traditionally,universities have carried out two main activities;research and teaching carried out two main activities;research and teaching.

大学的传统功能就好似教学与研究，

10、Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth,the society shoulda also value and enjoy literature,music and the arts.

除了医疗服务，社会服务，这些不直接为经济增长作贡献的服务项目，社会还需要文学，音乐和艺术的享受

11、I was shopping a department store and had just boarded the down moving staircase when I noticed a woman standing to the side.

我在商场里购物，在踏上向下行驶的电梯时，我注意到一位女士正站在电梯旁

12、I had a flash of insight into why some9one would become a nurse or a social worker or a minister

我突然领悟到为什么有人愿意做护士，有人愿意做社工，而有人愿意做牧师了

13、These examinations are open to everyoune,regardless of race,religion,or color

所有人，不分种族，信仰及肤色，都可以参加这些考试

14、Opportunity knocks at every door.Be sure that when it knocks at door you are ready.

人人都有机遇，但是机遇是给有准备的人准备的

15、Social scientists say one of the important changes from a traditional to a modern society.

社会科学家认为，这是从传统社会到现代社会的重要变化

16、They had to take care of their health and try to give ghem an education.

他们要让孩子健康，还要想方设法地让他们接受教育

17、In any field it’s important to have ambition and drive

无论是哪一行，重要的是要有理想和进取心

18、But it’s not just the hours that count.For hard work to really pay off,you need to work effectively.

但重要的不仅仅是时间，有效地工作才是勤奋工作真正所需要的

19、At most they might meet for a brief had decided that the match was suitable.

大多数情况下，他们会见面儿进行简单交流，而这种情况是双方父母认可后发生的。

20、I found it dificult to accept the docile manner in which this well-educated young woman awaited the outcome of a process that would result in her spending the rest of her life with a man she hardly knew, a virtual stranger,picked out by her parents

我觉得很难接受这种温顺的方式，即一个受过高等教育的女孩被动地等着相亲的结果，而这个结果使她将和一个由父母挑选的，几乎不了解，甚至完全陌生的人过一辈子

21、Poverty is powerful ally of illnes;but greater wealth does not necessarily buy better health

贫穷总是伴随疾病，但是财富带来的并非就是健康

22、Standard mortality statistics are hard tp gather in some poor countries,let alone more sophisticated culturally-sensitive assessments of illess severity.

在一些贫穷国家，你很难收集到确切的死亡数据，更不用说那些对重大疾病的评价，这些评论让人费解且涉及敏感的地方文化

23、It can be difficult to have a gifted child.It requires time,dedication and constant support to ensure that child’s talents flourish.

要培养一个有天赋的孩子是很难的，这要求我们付出时间，奉献自己个不断的支持以保证孩子的天赋得以发挥

24、Her talent meant she had to train six days a week and compete all over the country

她的天赋意味着她每周要训练六天，而且要到全国各地参加比赛

25、The nazi onslaught on the Jews can be divided into two main phases.The first phase extended from Hitler’s accession to power in 1933until about 1941;the second phase lasted from 1941 to the end of the war in 1945.

纳粹对犹太人的屠杀可以分为两个主要的阶段，第一阶段从希特勒1933年上台统治到1941年，第二个阶段从1941年直到1945年战争结束。

26、During the war,however,with the media tightly controlled and with armies and civilians on the move,atrocities could be committed without attracting much attention.

然而，在战争时期，由于媒体被控制，军队和老百姓都在流动，外界几乎没有注意到纳粹的暴行

27、Together they check course offerings,examination schedules,and university requirements before the semester stars

他们在学期开学前一起核对所需要的课程，考试时间以及学校的规章制度

28、By the end of the semester,most students start to feel both confident and comfortable at school

学期结束时，大多数的学生开始适应学校的生活而且充满了自信

29、One of the favorite foods in the United States is the hamburger,a kind of flat round bread with fine fine-cut beef in between.

汉堡包在美国是最受欢迎的食物之一，它是一种中间夹着精心切制的牛肉的扁园面包

30、Therefore,people can often eat at a fast food restaurant without spending too money,while they may not be able to go to more expensive restaurants very often

因此，人们不用花太多的钱就可以在快餐店里就餐，而他们也不可能频繁光顾昂贵的餐馆

31、The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix in 1924,though they were only recohnized by the international Olympic Committee as “Olympic”two years later in 1926

第一届奥林匹克运动会是在1986年，当时大学生自愿者在Chamonix举行的，尽管是在两年以后即1926年才得到国际奥委会的认可

32、However,war came and with it an end to the discussions.

然而战争爆发，所有的争议也就结束了

33、The university’s Recycling Program began in 1986,as a volunteer effort by university students,led by Brian Goetz,for the solo purpose of collecting aluminum cans.

大学资源再生计划起源于1924年，当时大学生自愿者在Brian Goetz的带领下，目的是收集罐头盒

34、You are calling on one person,not a group,and you have never met the prospect before.The prospect has never done business with your firm.

你是打电话给一个人，而不是几个人，你以前从未见过这位客户，而这位客户也是从未和你的公司打过交道

35、Now,you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.

你若未满18岁，你不可以在本国买含酒精的饮料，朋友们而已不可以替你买

36、When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a litterbin.

有废弃的东西需要丢弃时，请把它放进自己的口袋里带回家，或者丢进垃圾箱里

37、The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world

海洋给人类提供了食物以及到世界各地旅游提供了便利

38、Experts believe that by the year 2000 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food,minerals,and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.

专家们相信，到2000年后，阻止我们彻底开采海洋食物，矿藏和能源的问题将得到极大的解决

39、Some ancient peoples believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods.

一些古代民族相信闪电和雷是上帝的武器

40、The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car

如果发生雷雨，最安全的地方是关闭的车内

41、global warming could,without warning.cause a sudden wholesale change in the earth’s environment,leving little or no time for plants,animals and humans to adjust

全球变暖会毫无预兆地导致地球环境突然大规模改变，几乎或完全不给植物，动物和人类适应的时间

42、People have affected the biochemistry of the earth in less than a century.

在不到一百年的时间里，人类已经对地球的生化造成了伤害

43、But in the States you get married where you like,in your home,in a hotel,or in a park or garden.

但是美国，你可以在你喜欢的地方举行婚礼，可以在家里，也可以在酒店，甚至可以在公园或者是花园

44、Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand

已婚的人通常把结婚戒指戴在左手的第三只手上

45、Very simple,really;in each of these places,and elsewhere in the world,one group of people believes that another group is different from them and dangerous to them.

其实道理很简单，在这些国家以及世界其他地区，人们相信其他民族的人是与之不同的，是危险的

46、If we understood our differences as the ones of culture,then we could make our world more peaceful

如果懂得了彼此的差异是文化范畴的，我们就能使世界更加和平了