翻译题及参考答案
练习一
1、 In order to learn to be one’s true self ，it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world。
要想了解真实的自我，必须深入、广泛的探索前人说过的话，做过的事。
2、This element of the unknown has of centuries added greatly to the fear and horror surrounding earthquakes ， but in recent times there have been indications that earthquake prediction may be possible。
数百年来，地震的不可知性给地震蒙上极大的恐惧和惊慌，然而近几次的地震发生前已显露一些迹象。
3、The accuracy of scientific observations and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientist’s timekeeping methods。
科学观察和计算的精确度常取决于科学家的计时方法。
4、In Frederick ，students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs。
在弗雷德里克地区，学生家长们出资购买教室用品，并主动为学校第一年的教师和校长们支付所需 的各类杂货及水电费， 以此来留住他们继续工作下去。
5、“Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed。”said a student。“we wanted to know the truth ，and spread that around instead 。”
一位学生说：“关于这个地区的流言正以闪电般的速度传播着，我们想知道真相，并传播真相。
练习二
6、Yet the waves ，no matter how big or how violent ，affect only the surface of the sea。 然而，不管水波多大、多猛，只对海面造成影响。
7、In the U.S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan。
在美国，这个数字要比英国高得多，美国人将他们收入的 10%花费在分期付款上。
8、The idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light lamp bulbs-or even to run a small electric motor-is almost unbelievable，but several kinds of fish are able to do this。 鱼产生的电流能点亮电灯—或者甚至能带动小型电动马达—是多么不可思议，但有些鱼确实可以。
9、Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality，but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool。
工科学生往往被看成是实际和理性的榜样，但就我的大学教育而言，我是一个理想主义者和傻瓜。
10、The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I assumed in high school。
摆在我面前阻碍我成为一名成功学生的现实就在于工科与文科并不像我在高中时认为的那样，两者 并非简单地合在一起。
练习三
11、When the light reaches the other end，it is first changed into electrical signals，which are in turn converted into sound messages。
光到达另一端后，首先转化成电流信号，随后再转为声音信息。
12、In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame，not the long hours alone at a
typewriter。
多数情况下，这些人正梦想着的是财富和名望，而不是在打字机前长时间地工作。
13、Because we live in a democratic nation，whose citizens make the policies for the nation，large numbers of us must be educated to understand ，to support ，and when necessary ，to judge the work of experts。
因为我们生活在一个民主的国家，由公民制定国家的政策，我们中的许多人必须接受教育，学会理 解、支持，必要时还要判断专家的工作。
14、There are many communities and populations which have lost precious records due to tragic events such as the fire in the Irish courts during Civil War in 1921 or American slaves for whom many records were never kept in the first place。
在很多地区，相当多的人曾因一些悲剧事件而失去他们珍贵的资料，如 1921 年内战期间爱尔兰法 庭失火这样的悲剧，又如美国奴隶，对于他们来说最初就有很多珍贵资料未能保留下来。
15、Theoretically，any individual will someday be able to trace his or her family origins through this database。
理论上，有一天任何人都能通过这个资料库查出他或她家族的起源。
练习四
16、相反，为避免天线导航，没轮子的汽车将在离地面不超过 3 英寸的距离行驶。
On the contrary ，to avoid problems in aerial navigation，the wheelless vehicle probably will travel no more than three inches above road surface。
17、I appeal to you to clarify this issue so that the poor elderly of our city may become aware of the housing benefits for which they quality。
我请求你阐明这个问题，这样我们这个城市里贫穷的老人就可以了解到他们有资格享有住房的津贴。
18、It was believed that a person was sick because he had been attacked by evil spirits。 人们认为生病是遭受恶魔的攻击。
19、We are concerned to develop the ability of all our pupils into the full，not just their academic ability。
我们关心的是全面充分地发展我们每位学生的能力，而不仅仅是他们的学习能力。
20、We expect our pupils to do their best ，not their least ，and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal。
我们期望学生们能够不遗余力尽其所能，为达到此目标我们也将给予我们充分的鼓励。 练习五
21、The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions，because there are no wheels in nature-no living was ever created with wheels。
轮子是最简单的发明，或许也是最伟大的发明，因为自然界原本没轮子 — 没有任何生物是轮子创 造的。
22、Girls exceed boys in language abilities ，and this early linguistic bias often prevails throughout life。
女孩在语言能力上胜过男孩， 且这种早期就显露的语言方面偏向常影响终生。
23、Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby，but only switched to oils in old age because her hands become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time。
摩西奶奶小的时候画过些画，之后绘制刺绣图案成了她的爱好。老了以后，她的手指变得僵
硬不能 缝纫，而她还希望保持忙碌打发时间，就转向油画。
24、The project provided opportunities for researches from India and abroad to study tigers in the reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits。
这个方案给印度和国外的研究者提供了机会，使他们可以在保护区内研究老虎，收集以前难以获得 的有关老虎习性的资料。
25、Land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forests are reserved for tigers。
土地问题变得越来越严重了，令很多农民感到痛心的是，一些肥沃的森林地区被圈起来，建成了老 虎保护区。
练习六
26、In learning a foreign language ，the best beginning is with the non-verbal linguistic elements of the language ， its gestures，its body language 。
学习语言最好从语言的非言语方面、手势和声势语入门。
27、Originally the White House was gray and was called the President Palace。
最初白宫是灰的，并且被叫做总统府。
28、involved all the original hunting sequences but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid starvation。
这种新的活动包括原先狩猎的一系列行为，而目的已不再是避免饥饿。 This new activity
29、Some scientists say that 16 of these mirrors，each about half a mile across，could aim their reflected light at one area on the earth that was about 200 miles by 300 miles。
一些科学家认为可用 16 面直径为半英里的镜子将反射光照射到地球面积约为 6 万平方英里的区域。
30、yet is what effect this artificial daytime would have on plants，animals，and humans。目前，人们还不知道这种人造白天对植物、动物和人会有什么影响。 What no one knows 练习七
31、Still，the fact remains that women are now free to enter any career that attracts them，the situation has improved，and the tide is not likely to turn back。然而，事实上女性如今可以自由选择所喜爱的职业；情况改善了，这一潮流不可能逆转。
32、Ford realized he could use this assembly line method to build cars。
福特意识到他可以用这种装配线的方法来生产他的汽车。
33、At the early attempts，the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growth，a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea。
在初试阶段海底电缆没能安装成功，当研究人员将电缆运出海面对其进行检修时发现电缆表面长满 了瘤状物，这个事实表明海洋深处并不存在生命，这与现代科学见解相左。
34、Students by the Council of Europe，of which 21 countries are members，have shown that 45 percent of reptile species and 24 percent of butterflies are in danger of dying out。
由21个成员国组成的欧洲委员会的一项研究显示， 45%的爬行物种及 24%的 蝴蝶濒临灭绝。
35、Dr. Baum went on，“we could manage without most industrial products ，but we could not manage without nature。”
鲍姆博士继续说道，“没有工业产品我们一样能活下去，但脱离了自然我们就无法生存。 ” 练习八
36、Some critics claim that no excuse is acceptable for not informing subjects about the nature of
an experiment and giving them a chance to refuse to participate。
一些批评家声称没有任何理由让实验对象在不了解实验性质，没有机会选择拒绝的情况下参与实验。
37、He took a trip to southern California ，and there he found just the weather and scenery he needed to finish his movie。 38、中小学几乎全额依靠中央和地方税收拨款。
Primary and secondary education is financed almost entirely by the state out of central and local tax revenues。
他去加州南部旅行，在那里他恰好发现了要完成他的电影所需的天气和风景。
39、The current opinion seems to be that this should include a general knowledge of what computers are，plus a little of their history and something of how they operate。
目前的看法似乎是这样的： 这必须包括一种关于计算机本身定义的基本知识，还需具备一些计算 机的发展历史及操作知识。
40、We effectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their history or to explain how they work。我们能够有效地使用各种电子设备，而不需要知道它们的历史或者它们是如何工作的。
练习九
41、At times they even sleep in their van instead of a hotel，just to save money。
有时他们甚至在自己的篷车里，而不是在旅馆里睡觉，只是为了省钱。
42、As a result，these areas send out less heat and light and thus appear from earth to be almost dark irregular surface patches。
这些区域释放的能量和光线较弱，因而从地球上看，表面几乎形成不规则的暗区。
43、Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements to the volume of the front and side sections of the brain，which relate to intellect and emotion，and determine the human character。
电脑技术让研究者能准确地测量大脑前部和侧面的容量，它们的智力、情感有关，决定着人的性格。
44、The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process，because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may determine whether or not you get the particular job you want。 面试是求职过程中一件重要的事，因为你和面试人一起度过的那二三十分钟可能决定你是否能得到 你想要的那个工作。
45、If possible ，you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and when you are ready to complete the paperwork。
如果有可能的话，你应在得到一份工作，并且在你做好准备完成日常文书工作后再与雇佣方协商工 资问题。
练习十
46、He is，even today，a symbol of courage and adventure。
他即使今天都是勇气和历险的象征。
47、Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary。
亨宁研究了把英语作为外语学习的学生是如何记忆词汇的。
48、In time，the migration became a habit，and now，although the glaciers have disappeared ，the habit continues。
迁徙成为一种习惯，现在尽管冰川已经消失，这种习惯仍然继续。
49、Problems come when any particular section is too thick and not sticking to the section
beneath。The snow of the past few weeks had been falling in rather higher temperatures than those of December and early January。
当积雪的任何一部分太厚，并且与下面的部分不相粘结的话，问题就出现了。过去几星期下的雪在 高于十二月到一月上旬的温度下开始融化。
50、The one comfort to recreational skiers，however，is that avalanche incidents on the marked ski slopes are quite rare。No ski resort wants the image of being a death trap。
对于度假的滑雪者来说，令人欣慰的是，雪崩事故很少发生在有足迹的滑雪坡上。 练习十一
51、Losing weight is hard work，but most people want to find a fast and easy way to take off fat。 减肥是件苦差事，大多数人都想找到一条又快又简单的减肥方法。
52、The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself ，with his warm friendliness ，his good sense，his urbanity，his gay spirits，his artistic integrity，and his love of both the Old World and the New。
他受到尊重部分源自其自身，他友好、判断力强、文雅、开朗、正直，新、 旧世界他都热爱。
53、Kidneys can be conserved in this simple way for 24 to 48 hours with little deterioration，and during this time they can be moved for long distances。
用这种简单的方法，肾脏可以保存 24 到 48 小时而不会变质，在此段时间里能被转移到很远的地 方。
54、A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager。
很多顾客采用的一个简单又常用的方法是直接向商店经理投诉。
55、She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers’ rights。他或她会将卖方告上法庭，或者他们会向保护消费者权益的私人或公共机构进行举报。
练习十二
56、In this way，better quality products at good values are continually being brought to the people of all income groups。
这样，性价比高的商品可以不断地提供给不同收入层次的人们。
57、Bearing in mind the nature of the translator’s work，i.e.，the processing of the written word，it is ，strictly speaking，unnecessary that he should be able to speak the languages he is dealing with。
牢记翻译者工作的性质，即对书面语进行操作，严格地说，并不要求翻译者一定能够讲他正在翻译 的语言。
58、It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course，though this is not in fact done as a regular practice。
学生也可能在学习期间在两所大学交叉学习，尽管这样做并不常见。
59、Money laundering is the process by which money obtained by illegal means is given the appearance of legitimate income and returned into circulation。
洗钱是将非法途径得来的钱，在合法收入的掩盖下使之进入流通领域的过程。
60、The liberalization of markets around the world and deregulation of exchange controls are regarded as the chief causes of the rapid expansion of the money laundering over the past decade。市场的自由及对汇率控制的撤销成为过去十年来洗钱活动迅速发展的两大主要原因。 练习十三
61、Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite，so in 1895，just two weeks before his death ，he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind。
诺贝尔宁愿自己不是作为甘油炸药的发明者而被人们记住，因此，他在 1895 年去世的两个星期创 立了一项基金，奖励对人类做出有价值贡献的人们。
62、Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools，yet many students say that after an exam， they forget much of the information that they have memorized。
死记硬背是日本学校采用的一种重要的学习方法，然而很多学生反映考试过后他们就忘记了背过的 大部分内容。
63、教导他失败比作弊要光荣得多。 Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat。
64、Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion。
因为时尚的变化，衣裳仅仅穿了几次就要被丢到一边。
65、Do the constantly changing fashions of women’s clothes，one wonders，reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability？
有人会想，女性服饰时尚不断发生改变的事实是不是反映出其本身存在的一 种变化无常、极不稳 定的基本特性呢？
练习十四
66、The producers of instant coffee found their product strongly resisted in the market places despite their product’s obvious advantages。
尽管产品本身具备显而易见的优势，速溶咖啡的生产者发现他们的产品在市场上严重受阻。
67、Many of the centenatians emphasized the importance of being independent and free to do the things they enjoyed and wanted to do ，and of maintaining a placid state of mind free from worry or emotional strain。
许多百岁老人强调独立自主地做自己想做的事，远离烦恼和情感压力，保持平静的心态很重要。
68、Even if a job is not perfect for you ，every interview can make you learn from it。 即使某一份工作对你来说并不理想，每个面试都可以让你从中学到些东西。
69、People who question or even look down on the study of the past and its works usually assume that the past is entirely different from the present ，and that hence we can learn nothing worthwhile from the past。
那些质疑甚至轻视对过去及先人作品研究的人们通常主观地认为过去与现在是完全不同的，从而得 出人们无法从过去获取任何有价值东西的结论。
70、We and the ancients share a common human nature and hence certain common human experiences and problems。
我们和古人享有人类共同的天性，因此也会有共同的经历和问题。
练习十五
71、Perhaps the reason is that advertising saves the manufacturers from having to think about the customer。
也许，原因是登广告能让生产者省心，不用去考虑消费者。
72、“No mechanism in China requires the recall of cars as it does in Japan，but Honda decided to replace the rubber connector in order to provide the same service to Chinese consumers。”the spokesman said。
女发言人说： “与在日本不同，中国的机构没有要求召回汽车，但本田公司决定更换橡胶
连接以向 中国客户提供同等服务。 ”
73、A survey conducted last year by Roper Starch Worldwide， Inc.，found that almost 70 percent of the respondents said they would be happier if their families had twice as much household income。
去年由罗波尔国际调研公司所做的一项调查发现，几乎有70%的接受调查者表示如果他们的家庭收 入能够再增加一倍，他们会更幸福。
74、The publisher was so doubtful ，he wanted her to split the publishing costs with him ，and all she hoped was that it would make enough money for her to buy a new silk dress。
出版商不太确信书出版后一定能赚钱，他想与作者分摊出版费，而她只希望能赚足够的钱为自己买 一条新的丝绸衣裙。
75、Its vast influence strengthened the anti-slavery movement and angered defenders of the slave system。
它巨大的影响激励了反对奴隶制的运动，也激怒了奴隶制的拥护者。
模拟题一
76、The key to preventing or treating improper behavior problems is learning to teach your dog will usually correct behavior of their so-called normal over, make their behavior more suitable for home environment.
防止或处理不当行为问题的关键是学着去教你的狗将它们平时所谓正常的行为纠正过来，使它们的行为 更适合家庭环境。
77、Pruning includes cutting growth too exuberant and redundant branches, inexperienced gardener often told the error maintenance will cause than let trees grow more damage. 修枝包括剪除生长过于旺盛和多余的树枝，没经验的花匠常被告知误修会造成比任由树木自己生长更大的损害。
78、But then, when people read the speech, they have a better understanding of.
但渐渐的，当人们阅读了这篇演讲，他们有了更好的理解。
79、These limitations include fixed supply of natural resources, the possibility of industrial adverse impact on the natural environment, and the increasing world population.
这些限制包括自然资源的固定供应，工业对自然环境造成不利影响的可能性， 以及世界人口的不断增加。
80、 If those opposed to economic growth are correct, then they mentioned problems can not be ignored.
如果那些反对经济增长的人是正确的，那么他们提到的问题就不能被忽视。
模拟题二
81 、Memory can be defined as the ability to store the information for later use.
记忆可定义为存储信息以备后用的能力。
82、 The smart appliances, you can open the notebook computer, and determine your coffee pot or oven has been closed.
有了智能电器，你就可以打开笔记本电脑，并确定你的咖啡壶或烤箱已关闭。
83、The repairman would then perform an online diagnosis and in theory at least, schedule a visit to your home with replacement parts if necessary.
然后修理人员就会在网上进行分析诊断，并至少会在理论上安排上门修理的时间，如果需要 也会带上些需替换的零部件。
84、I believe that whatever the child is going to do in life should be begun when it is very young.
我认为不管一个孩子今后一生中要做什么，应在他年纪小时就及早开始做他要做的事。
85、The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful.
垃圾这个词可能会失去它的意义，因为一切倒到垃圾堆里的东西都将被做成有用之物。
翻译题及参考答案
练习一
1、 In order to learn to be one’s true self ，it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world。
要想了解真实的自我，必须深入、广泛的探索前人说过的话，做过的事。
2、This element of the unknown has of centuries added greatly to the fear and horror surrounding earthquakes ， but in recent times there have been indications that earthquake prediction may be possible。
数百年来，地震的不可知性给地震蒙上极大的恐惧和惊慌，然而近几次的地震发生前已显露一些迹象。
3、The accuracy of scientific observations and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientist’s timekeeping methods。
科学观察和计算的精确度常取决于科学家的计时方法。
4、In Frederick ，students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs。
在弗雷德里克地区，学生家长们出资购买教室用品，并主动为学校第一年的教师和校长们支付所需 的各类杂货及水电费， 以此来留住他们继续工作下去。
5、“Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed。”said a student。“we wanted to know the truth ，and spread that around instead 。”
一位学生说：“关于这个地区的流言正以闪电般的速度传播着，我们想知道真相，并传播真相。
练习二
6、Yet the waves ，no matter how big or how violent ，affect only the surface of the sea。 然而，不管水波多大、多猛，只对海面造成影响。
7、In the U.S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan。
在美国，这个数字要比英国高得多，美国人将他们收入的 10%花费在分期付款上。
8、The idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light lamp bulbs-or even to run a small electric motor-is almost unbelievable，but several kinds of fish are able to do this。 鱼产生的电流能点亮电灯—或者甚至能带动小型电动马达—是多么不可思议，但有些鱼确实可以。
9、Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality，but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool。
工科学生往往被看成是实际和理性的榜样，但就我的大学教育而言，我是一个理想主义者和傻瓜。
10、The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I assumed in high school。
摆在我面前阻碍我成为一名成功学生的现实就在于工科与文科并不像我在高中时认为的那样，两者 并非简单地合在一起。
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11、When the light reaches the other end，it is first changed into electrical signals，which are in turn converted into sound messages。
光到达另一端后，首先转化成电流信号，随后再转为声音信息。
12、In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame，not the long hours alone at a
typewriter。
多数情况下，这些人正梦想着的是财富和名望，而不是在打字机前长时间地工作。
13、Because we live in a democratic nation，whose citizens make the policies for the nation，large numbers of us must be educated to understand ，to support ，and when necessary ，to judge the work of experts。
因为我们生活在一个民主的国家，由公民制定国家的政策，我们中的许多人必须接受教育，学会理 解、支持，必要时还要判断专家的工作。
14、There are many communities and populations which have lost precious records due to tragic events such as the fire in the Irish courts during Civil War in 1921 or American slaves for whom many records were never kept in the first place。
在很多地区，相当多的人曾因一些悲剧事件而失去他们珍贵的资料，如 1921 年内战期间爱尔兰法 庭失火这样的悲剧，又如美国奴隶，对于他们来说最初就有很多珍贵资料未能保留下来。
15、Theoretically，any individual will someday be able to trace his or her family origins through this database。
理论上，有一天任何人都能通过这个资料库查出他或她家族的起源。
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16、相反，为避免天线导航，没轮子的汽车将在离地面不超过 3 英寸的距离行驶。
On the contrary ，to avoid problems in aerial navigation，the wheelless vehicle probably will travel no more than three inches above road surface。
17、I appeal to you to clarify this issue so that the poor elderly of our city may become aware of the housing benefits for which they quality。
我请求你阐明这个问题，这样我们这个城市里贫穷的老人就可以了解到他们有资格享有住房的津贴。
18、It was believed that a person was sick because he had been attacked by evil spirits。 人们认为生病是遭受恶魔的攻击。
19、We are concerned to develop the ability of all our pupils into the full，not just their academic ability。
我们关心的是全面充分地发展我们每位学生的能力，而不仅仅是他们的学习能力。
20、We expect our pupils to do their best ，not their least ，and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal。
我们期望学生们能够不遗余力尽其所能，为达到此目标我们也将给予我们充分的鼓励。 练习五
21、The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions，because there are no wheels in nature-no living was ever created with wheels。
轮子是最简单的发明，或许也是最伟大的发明，因为自然界原本没轮子 — 没有任何生物是轮子创 造的。
22、Girls exceed boys in language abilities ，and this early linguistic bias often prevails throughout life。
女孩在语言能力上胜过男孩， 且这种早期就显露的语言方面偏向常影响终生。
23、Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby，but only switched to oils in old age because her hands become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time。
摩西奶奶小的时候画过些画，之后绘制刺绣图案成了她的爱好。老了以后，她的手指变得僵
硬不能 缝纫，而她还希望保持忙碌打发时间，就转向油画。
24、The project provided opportunities for researches from India and abroad to study tigers in the reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits。
这个方案给印度和国外的研究者提供了机会，使他们可以在保护区内研究老虎，收集以前难以获得 的有关老虎习性的资料。
25、Land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forests are reserved for tigers。
土地问题变得越来越严重了，令很多农民感到痛心的是，一些肥沃的森林地区被圈起来，建成了老 虎保护区。
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26、In learning a foreign language ，the best beginning is with the non-verbal linguistic elements of the language ， its gestures，its body language 。
学习语言最好从语言的非言语方面、手势和声势语入门。
27、Originally the White House was gray and was called the President Palace。
最初白宫是灰的，并且被叫做总统府。
28、involved all the original hunting sequences but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid starvation。
这种新的活动包括原先狩猎的一系列行为，而目的已不再是避免饥饿。 This new activity
29、Some scientists say that 16 of these mirrors，each about half a mile across，could aim their reflected light at one area on the earth that was about 200 miles by 300 miles。
一些科学家认为可用 16 面直径为半英里的镜子将反射光照射到地球面积约为 6 万平方英里的区域。
30、yet is what effect this artificial daytime would have on plants，animals，and humans。目前，人们还不知道这种人造白天对植物、动物和人会有什么影响。 What no one knows 练习七
31、Still，the fact remains that women are now free to enter any career that attracts them，the situation has improved，and the tide is not likely to turn back。然而，事实上女性如今可以自由选择所喜爱的职业；情况改善了，这一潮流不可能逆转。
32、Ford realized he could use this assembly line method to build cars。
福特意识到他可以用这种装配线的方法来生产他的汽车。
33、At the early attempts，the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growth，a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea。
在初试阶段海底电缆没能安装成功，当研究人员将电缆运出海面对其进行检修时发现电缆表面长满 了瘤状物，这个事实表明海洋深处并不存在生命，这与现代科学见解相左。
34、Students by the Council of Europe，of which 21 countries are members，have shown that 45 percent of reptile species and 24 percent of butterflies are in danger of dying out。
由21个成员国组成的欧洲委员会的一项研究显示， 45%的爬行物种及 24%的 蝴蝶濒临灭绝。
35、Dr. Baum went on，“we could manage without most industrial products ，but we could not manage without nature。”
鲍姆博士继续说道，“没有工业产品我们一样能活下去，但脱离了自然我们就无法生存。 ” 练习八
36、Some critics claim that no excuse is acceptable for not informing subjects about the nature of
an experiment and giving them a chance to refuse to participate。
一些批评家声称没有任何理由让实验对象在不了解实验性质，没有机会选择拒绝的情况下参与实验。
37、He took a trip to southern California ，and there he found just the weather and scenery he needed to finish his movie。 38、中小学几乎全额依靠中央和地方税收拨款。
Primary and secondary education is financed almost entirely by the state out of central and local tax revenues。
他去加州南部旅行，在那里他恰好发现了要完成他的电影所需的天气和风景。
39、The current opinion seems to be that this should include a general knowledge of what computers are，plus a little of their history and something of how they operate。
目前的看法似乎是这样的： 这必须包括一种关于计算机本身定义的基本知识，还需具备一些计算 机的发展历史及操作知识。
40、We effectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their history or to explain how they work。我们能够有效地使用各种电子设备，而不需要知道它们的历史或者它们是如何工作的。
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41、At times they even sleep in their van instead of a hotel，just to save money。
有时他们甚至在自己的篷车里，而不是在旅馆里睡觉，只是为了省钱。
42、As a result，these areas send out less heat and light and thus appear from earth to be almost dark irregular surface patches。
这些区域释放的能量和光线较弱，因而从地球上看，表面几乎形成不规则的暗区。
43、Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements to the volume of the front and side sections of the brain，which relate to intellect and emotion，and determine the human character。
电脑技术让研究者能准确地测量大脑前部和侧面的容量，它们的智力、情感有关，决定着人的性格。
44、The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process，because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may determine whether or not you get the particular job you want。 面试是求职过程中一件重要的事，因为你和面试人一起度过的那二三十分钟可能决定你是否能得到 你想要的那个工作。
45、If possible ，you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and when you are ready to complete the paperwork。
如果有可能的话，你应在得到一份工作，并且在你做好准备完成日常文书工作后再与雇佣方协商工 资问题。
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46、He is，even today，a symbol of courage and adventure。
他即使今天都是勇气和历险的象征。
47、Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary。
亨宁研究了把英语作为外语学习的学生是如何记忆词汇的。
48、In time，the migration became a habit，and now，although the glaciers have disappeared ，the habit continues。
迁徙成为一种习惯，现在尽管冰川已经消失，这种习惯仍然继续。
49、Problems come when any particular section is too thick and not sticking to the section
beneath。The snow of the past few weeks had been falling in rather higher temperatures than those of December and early January。
当积雪的任何一部分太厚，并且与下面的部分不相粘结的话，问题就出现了。过去几星期下的雪在 高于十二月到一月上旬的温度下开始融化。
50、The one comfort to recreational skiers，however，is that avalanche incidents on the marked ski slopes are quite rare。No ski resort wants the image of being a death trap。
对于度假的滑雪者来说，令人欣慰的是，雪崩事故很少发生在有足迹的滑雪坡上。 练习十一
51、Losing weight is hard work，but most people want to find a fast and easy way to take off fat。 减肥是件苦差事，大多数人都想找到一条又快又简单的减肥方法。
52、The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself ，with his warm friendliness ，his good sense，his urbanity，his gay spirits，his artistic integrity，and his love of both the Old World and the New。
他受到尊重部分源自其自身，他友好、判断力强、文雅、开朗、正直，新、 旧世界他都热爱。
53、Kidneys can be conserved in this simple way for 24 to 48 hours with little deterioration，and during this time they can be moved for long distances。
用这种简单的方法，肾脏可以保存 24 到 48 小时而不会变质，在此段时间里能被转移到很远的地 方。
54、A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager。
很多顾客采用的一个简单又常用的方法是直接向商店经理投诉。
55、She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers’ rights。他或她会将卖方告上法庭，或者他们会向保护消费者权益的私人或公共机构进行举报。
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56、In this way，better quality products at good values are continually being brought to the people of all income groups。
这样，性价比高的商品可以不断地提供给不同收入层次的人们。
57、Bearing in mind the nature of the translator’s work，i.e.，the processing of the written word，it is ，strictly speaking，unnecessary that he should be able to speak the languages he is dealing with。
牢记翻译者工作的性质，即对书面语进行操作，严格地说，并不要求翻译者一定能够讲他正在翻译 的语言。
58、It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course，though this is not in fact done as a regular practice。
学生也可能在学习期间在两所大学交叉学习，尽管这样做并不常见。
59、Money laundering is the process by which money obtained by illegal means is given the appearance of legitimate income and returned into circulation。
洗钱是将非法途径得来的钱，在合法收入的掩盖下使之进入流通领域的过程。
60、The liberalization of markets around the world and deregulation of exchange controls are regarded as the chief causes of the rapid expansion of the money laundering over the past decade。市场的自由及对汇率控制的撤销成为过去十年来洗钱活动迅速发展的两大主要原因。 练习十三
61、Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite，so in 1895，just two weeks before his death ，he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind。
诺贝尔宁愿自己不是作为甘油炸药的发明者而被人们记住，因此，他在 1895 年去世的两个星期创 立了一项基金，奖励对人类做出有价值贡献的人们。
62、Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools，yet many students say that after an exam， they forget much of the information that they have memorized。
死记硬背是日本学校采用的一种重要的学习方法，然而很多学生反映考试过后他们就忘记了背过的 大部分内容。
63、教导他失败比作弊要光荣得多。 Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat。
64、Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion。
因为时尚的变化，衣裳仅仅穿了几次就要被丢到一边。
65、Do the constantly changing fashions of women’s clothes，one wonders，reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability？
有人会想，女性服饰时尚不断发生改变的事实是不是反映出其本身存在的一 种变化无常、极不稳 定的基本特性呢？
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66、The producers of instant coffee found their product strongly resisted in the market places despite their product’s obvious advantages。
尽管产品本身具备显而易见的优势，速溶咖啡的生产者发现他们的产品在市场上严重受阻。
67、Many of the centenatians emphasized the importance of being independent and free to do the things they enjoyed and wanted to do ，and of maintaining a placid state of mind free from worry or emotional strain。
许多百岁老人强调独立自主地做自己想做的事，远离烦恼和情感压力，保持平静的心态很重要。
68、Even if a job is not perfect for you ，every interview can make you learn from it。 即使某一份工作对你来说并不理想，每个面试都可以让你从中学到些东西。
69、People who question or even look down on the study of the past and its works usually assume that the past is entirely different from the present ，and that hence we can learn nothing worthwhile from the past。
那些质疑甚至轻视对过去及先人作品研究的人们通常主观地认为过去与现在是完全不同的，从而得 出人们无法从过去获取任何有价值东西的结论。
70、We and the ancients share a common human nature and hence certain common human experiences and problems。
我们和古人享有人类共同的天性，因此也会有共同的经历和问题。
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71、Perhaps the reason is that advertising saves the manufacturers from having to think about the customer。
也许，原因是登广告能让生产者省心，不用去考虑消费者。
72、“No mechanism in China requires the recall of cars as it does in Japan，but Honda decided to replace the rubber connector in order to provide the same service to Chinese consumers。”the spokesman said。
女发言人说： “与在日本不同，中国的机构没有要求召回汽车，但本田公司决定更换橡胶
连接以向 中国客户提供同等服务。 ”
73、A survey conducted last year by Roper Starch Worldwide， Inc.，found that almost 70 percent of the respondents said they would be happier if their families had twice as much household income。
去年由罗波尔国际调研公司所做的一项调查发现，几乎有70%的接受调查者表示如果他们的家庭收 入能够再增加一倍，他们会更幸福。
74、The publisher was so doubtful ，he wanted her to split the publishing costs with him ，and all she hoped was that it would make enough money for her to buy a new silk dress。
出版商不太确信书出版后一定能赚钱，他想与作者分摊出版费，而她只希望能赚足够的钱为自己买 一条新的丝绸衣裙。
75、Its vast influence strengthened the anti-slavery movement and angered defenders of the slave system。
它巨大的影响激励了反对奴隶制的运动，也激怒了奴隶制的拥护者。
模拟题一
76、The key to preventing or treating improper behavior problems is learning to teach your dog will usually correct behavior of their so-called normal over, make their behavior more suitable for home environment.
防止或处理不当行为问题的关键是学着去教你的狗将它们平时所谓正常的行为纠正过来，使它们的行为 更适合家庭环境。
77、Pruning includes cutting growth too exuberant and redundant branches, inexperienced gardener often told the error maintenance will cause than let trees grow more damage. 修枝包括剪除生长过于旺盛和多余的树枝，没经验的花匠常被告知误修会造成比任由树木自己生长更大的损害。
78、But then, when people read the speech, they have a better understanding of.
但渐渐的，当人们阅读了这篇演讲，他们有了更好的理解。
79、These limitations include fixed supply of natural resources, the possibility of industrial adverse impact on the natural environment, and the increasing world population.
这些限制包括自然资源的固定供应，工业对自然环境造成不利影响的可能性， 以及世界人口的不断增加。
80、 If those opposed to economic growth are correct, then they mentioned problems can not be ignored.
如果那些反对经济增长的人是正确的，那么他们提到的问题就不能被忽视。
模拟题二
81 、Memory can be defined as the ability to store the information for later use.
记忆可定义为存储信息以备后用的能力。
82、 The smart appliances, you can open the notebook computer, and determine your coffee pot or oven has been closed.
有了智能电器，你就可以打开笔记本电脑，并确定你的咖啡壶或烤箱已关闭。
83、The repairman would then perform an online diagnosis and in theory at least, schedule a visit to your home with replacement parts if necessary.
然后修理人员就会在网上进行分析诊断，并至少会在理论上安排上门修理的时间，如果需要 也会带上些需替换的零部件。
84、I believe that whatever the child is going to do in life should be begun when it is very young.
我认为不管一个孩子今后一生中要做什么，应在他年纪小时就及早开始做他要做的事。
85、The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful.
垃圾这个词可能会失去它的意义，因为一切倒到垃圾堆里的东西都将被做成有用之物。