《高级英语（第一册）》课后翻译习题及答案

Lesson 1

1) Little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of people.

little donkeys went in and out among the people and from one side to another 2) Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth-market.

Then as you pass through a big crowd to go deeper into the market, the noise of the

entrance gradually disappear, and you come to the much quieter cloth-market.

3) they narrow down their choice and begin the really serious business of beating the price down

they drop some of items that they don't really want and begin to bargain seriously for a low price.

4) he will price the item high, and yield little in the bargaining

He will ask for a high price for the item and refuse to cut down the price by any

significant amount.

5) As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your ear As you get near it, a variety of sounds begin to strike your ear. X．1)一条蜿蜒的小路淹没在树荫深处

A zig-zag path loses itself in the shadowy distance of the woods.

2)集市上有许多小摊子，出售的货物应有尽有

At the bazaar there are many stalls where goods of every conceivable kind are sold.

3) 我真不知道到底是什么事让他如此生气。

I really don't know what it is that has made him so angry.

4)新出土的铜花瓶造型优美，刻有精细、复杂的传统图案。

The newly unearthed bronze vase is pleasing in form and engraved with delicate and intricate traditional designs.

5)在山的那边是一望无际的大草原。

Beyond the mountains there is a vast grassland that extends as far as the eye can see.

6)他们决定买那座带有汽车房的房子。

They decided to buy that house with. a garage attached.

7）教师们坚持对学生严格要求。

The teachers make a point of being strict with the students.

8）这个小女孩非常喜欢他的父亲。

This little girl is very much attached to her father.

9）为实现四个现代化，我们认为有必要学习外国的先进科学技术。

To achieve the four modernizations, we make a point of learning from the advanced science and technology of other countries.

10）黄昏临近时，天渐渐地暗下来了。As dusk fell, daylight faded away. 11）徒工仔细地观察他的师傅，然后照着干。

The apprentice watched his master carefully and then followed suit.

12）吃完饭弗兰克常常帮助洗餐具。Frank often took a hand in the washing-up after dinner.

Lesson 2

1)Serious-looking man spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.

They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.

2) The cab driver’s door popped open at the very sight of a traveler.

As soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the door.

3) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the minishirt.

The traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.

4)I experienced a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks.

1 suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the scene of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima wearing my socks only.

5)the few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was.

The few Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as 1 was．

6)After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.

After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude．

7)I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie.

1 was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he meant．His words shocked me out my sad dreamy thinking．

8)I thought somehow I had been spared.

I thought for some reason or other no harm had been done to me．

1)

礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延迟了。

There is not a soul in the hall．The meeting must have been put off．

2)那本书看上去像个盒子。

The book looks very much like a box. (The book looks much the same as a box. )

3)

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Sichuan dialect sounds much the same as Hubei dialect. It is sometimes difficult to tell one from the other.

4)一看见纪念碑就想起了在战斗中死去的好友。

The very sight of the monument reminds me of my good friend who was killed in the battle.

5)他陷入沉思之中，没有理会同伴们在谈些什么。

He was so deep in thought that he was oblivious of what his friends were talking about.

6)他干的事与她毫无关系。 What he did had nothing to do with her. 7)她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事重重。

She couldn't fall asleep as her daughter's illness was very much on her mind.

8)这件事长期以来一直使我放心不下。

I have had the matter on my mind for a long time.

9)他喜欢这些聚会，喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。

He loves such gatherings at which he rubs shoulders with young people and exchange opinions with them on various subjects.

10)大家在几分钟以后才领悟到他话中的含意。

It was only after a few minutes that his words sank in.

11)土壤散发着青草的气味。 The soil smells of fresh grass. 12)我可以占用你几分钟时间吗？ Could you spare me a few minutes? 13)你能匀出一张票子给我吗？ Could you spare me a ticket?

14)那个灰头发上了年纪的人是铜匠。 That elderly grey-haired man is a coppersmith by trade.

Lesson 4

1) She thinks that her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand…

She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life.

2)“no”is a word the world never learned to say to her.

She could always have anything she wanted, and life was extremely generous to her.

3)Johnny Carson has much to do to keep up with my quick and witty tongue.

Johnny Carson, who is famous for his witty and glib tongue, has to try hard if he wants to catch up with me.

4)It seems to me I have talked to them always with one foot raised in flight..

It seems to me that I have talked to them always ready to leave as quickly as possible.

5)She washed us in a river of make-believe.

She imposed on us lots of falsity.

6)burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn’t necessarily need to know.

imposed on us a lot of knowledge that is totally useless to us

7)Like good looks and money, quickness passed her by.

She is not bright just as she is neither good-looking rich.

8)A dress down to the ground, in this hot weather.

Dee wore a very long dress even on such a hot day.

9)You can see me trying to move a second or two before I make it.

You can see me trying to move my body a couple of seconds before I finally manage to push myself up.

10)Anyhow, he soon gives up on Maggie.

Soon he knows that won't do for Maggie, so he stops trying to shake hands with Maggie.

11)Though, in fact, I probably could have carried it back beyond the Civil War through the branches.

As I see Dee is getting tired of this, I don't want to go on either. In fact, I could have traced it far back before the Civil War along the branches of the family tree.

12)Every once in a while he and Wangero sent eye signals over my head.

Now and then he and Dee communicated through eye contact in a secretive way.

13)Less than that!

If Maggie put the old quilts on the bed, they would be in rags less than five years.

14)This was the way she knew God to work.

She knew this was God's arrangement.

1)一场大火把贫民区三百多座房子夷为平地。

A big fire burned to the ground more than 300 homes in the slum neighborhood.

2)只要你为人正直，不怕失去什么，那你对任何人都不会畏惧。

If you are upright and not afraid of losing anything, you will be able to look anyone in the eye.

3)尽管发了水灾，今年的农业生产损失并不严重。

Despite the flood, the losses in agricultural production were not that serious.

4) 这件衬衣与裙子的颜色和样式都不相配。

This blouse doesn't match the color or the style of the skirt.

5)咱们一边喝咖啡一边谈这件事吧。 Let's talk about the matter over a cup of coffee. 6)我怎么也不能想象你能做出不光彩的事来。 I can't imagine you doing disgraceful things. 7)我无法想象为什么人们反对他的看法。

He couldn't imagine why people were opposed to his suggestions.

8)这位官员在下汽车时碰到两个恐怖分子。

Stepping off from the car, the official was confronted by two terrorists.

9)只要我们坚持这些原则，我们就会成功。

As long as we stick to these principles, we will surely be successful.

10)这个消息使她大为震惊，但她很快就镇定了下来。

She was shocked at the news, but before long she recomposed herself.

ll)这段引文的来源很难查找到。 It is very difficult to trace this quotation to its source. 12)他们的生活方式可以追溯到一千多年前他们的祖先所开创的古老传统。

Their way of life could be traced to the ancient traditions handed down to them by their ancestors more than one thousand years ago. Lesson 6

1)The house detective’s piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face.

The house detective's small narrow eyes looked her up and down scornfully from his fat face with a heavy jowl.

2)Pretty neat sit-up you folks got.

This is a pretty nice room that you have got.

3)The obese body shook in an appreciate chuckle.

The fat body shook in a chuckle because the man was enjoying the fact that he could afford to do whatever he liked and also he was appreciating the fact that the Duchess knew why he had come.

4)He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice.

He had an unnaturally high-pitched voice. now, he lowered the pitch. When he spoke

5)The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone. Ogilvy spat out the words, throwing away his politeness. Pretended

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