[宝典]大学基英文化透视翻译部分参考答案_book_2_

［宝典］大学基英文化透视翻译部分参考答案_book_2—Unit11(ThegovernmentofBeijinghasintroducedanumberofair-cleaningmeasuresinordertopreparethecityfortheOlympicGames2008,butitishardtoseeanyofthesemeasureswillworkout.2(MygoodfriendMarysaidshewantedtoquitschool.Iaskedhertocontemplatewhatthismightmeanforherlife.3(AnimprovementinSino-Americanrelationsisbeneficialtobothcountriesintermsoftheircooperationininternationalaffairsandbilateraltrade.4(AlthoughtheMinistryofEducationhasremovednon-maritalstatusasarequirementforcollegeadmission,manyoldpeoplestillholdtheviewthatamarriedstudentcan’tpossiblybedevotedtostudy.5(Shewasconfusedabouttheroadsignsthefirsttimeshedrove.Shemadethemistakeofgettingoffthefreewayatthewrongexitforseveraltimes.6(Whenherdaughterwasmurdered,sheresignedfromherjobandtraveledtoseveralprovincesinpursuitofthemurderer.Evenhermarriagefailed.7(ShehasnotmademuchprogressinimprovingherEnglishpronunciationandintonation.IamnottoosurprisedbecauseshecouldnotspeakstandardChinesetobeginwith.8(Tomwassuspended/hunginasmalltreehalfwayupthemountain;thepoliceshoutedtohimtohang/holdonsincethehelicopterwasonitsway.Unit5Weencourageyoungsterstoaspiretogreatambition,whichdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatwe’reencouragingthemtopursuepersonalgainsthroughignoblemeans.It’sfrighteningtoseethoseteenagershangingaroundstreetcornersafterdark.HerfailureinthefinalexamofEnglishReadingcanbeattributedtoherthree-weekabsencefromschoolbecauseofsickness.(HerfailureinthefinalexamofEnglishReadingcanbeattributedtoherthree-weekillness-relatedabsence).Tomisnotaparticularlygiftedchild.Atbesthewillscore70inthisexam,andatworsthemightevenflunkacoupleofcourses.Ifhecontinuestosowdiscordamongboardmembers/Ifhecontinuestoalienateboardmembersfromeachother,hemaywindupbeingkickedoutoftheBoard.Don’tfoolyourselfintobelievingthatyoucangetrichovernightbybuyinglotterytickets.Beforehebeganhiscampaignspeech,mostvoterswerestillambivalentabouthiscandidacy,buthisspeechirritatedeveryoneandtappedthebasicdiscontentwiththesocialdemocraticpartythathadbeenpentupforyears.Theconstructionofthiscitybeganearlierthanmost,butthesurroundingcitiessooncaughtupwithitandpeopleascribedallthistothepoliciesoftheformermayor/ex-mayor.Thegreatmajorityofnationsintheworldtodayareagainstallformsofcolonialism.Unit6TheUNSecretary-GeneralcalleduponallMemberStatestosupplythecountrywithfoodandmedicinetohelpthoserefugeeswhoreachoutforassistance.AsMr.Smithputsit,nurturingstudents’creativityisattheveryheartofthisnewacademicprogramofours,anditistheprimaryobjectiveweworktowards.Itisunimaginable(inconceivable)howmuchdamagethiswilldoifthedocumentcomesintothehandsofthemafia,becausetheyhavebeentryinghardtoseekfortheundercoverpoliceman.Ihavesharedmythoughtswithyourthesisdirectorandwebothbelievethatifyoutaketherightsteps,yourgraduatethesiswillstandagoodchanceofpassingthedefense.Fiveyearsago,whenshelearnedfromthepolicethather13-year-olddaughterhadbeenkidnappedwhileonherwayhome,shestaredingreatdisbelief.Alltheseyearsshehasbeenseekingsomeavenueofcommunicationwiththekidnappers,andsheishauntedbythequestion:Whereareyou,mydaughter?Iaminterestedinfindingoutwhetheramathcourserequiredofhumanitiesmajorswillhaveanypositiveimpactontheircognitivedevelopment,because,ifthiswillbetheeasiestapproach.Unit7Asamulti-ethnicregion,weshouldacknowledgethedifferencesbetweenthegroupsintermsofmodeofthinking,culturaltradition,religiousfaithandcustoms.Butatthesametime,weshouldbealerttotheproblematicbeliefthateachgroupisadisconnectedentitywhoseculturemustremainpureandundiluted.AssoonasnewChinawasestablished,itabolishedalltheunequaltreatiesthattheoldChinesegovernmenthadsingedwiththeimperialistcountries,becausethoseUnitPAGE\*MERGEFORMAT#treatieswereimposedontheChinesegovernmentthenbyimperialistcountries.ResidentsinShanghaiusedtofeelsuperiortooutsiders.SincehugenumbersofoutsidershavenowsettleddowninShanghaitoliveandwork,thatsuperioritycomplexrarelymanifestsitselfinrecentyears.Afterquiteafewsetbacksheisnowmorematureandcanputhisrelationshipwithawomaninperspective.Heisaneccentricindeed.Hisviewisalwaysindirectoppositiontothemajority’sview.Someevensuggestthathedeliberatelycutshimselfofffromanysocialconsciousness.SomestudentsbecameEnglishmajorsbecauseitwasthedecisionoftheuniversity.IbecameanEnglishmajorbymyownchoice.IamconfidentthatIcanmanagethisenterprisewellifIamallowedtorunitonmyowntermsandifIamnotheldresponsibleforlossesbroughtabout(orincurred)bymypredecessor.UnitPAGE\*MERGEFORMAT#Myfatherneverdrinksinmoderation.Wheneverhedineswithhisfriendshedrinkstothepointofbeingsick.Tomakesurethathersondoesnotplaycomputergamestothepointofneglectinghisstudies,themotherhasmadeitarulethatthecomputershouldnotbeturnedonexceptduringtheweekend.NowthesonwilldoitontheslyorhewillsneakoutintoInternetcafes,withthefearofbeingcaught.Accordingtoaprevalentmedicalview,drinkinginmoderationisgoodforthemiddle-agedandseniorcitizensanddryredwineisthewineofchoice.Thereisn’tauniformspeedlimitforhighwaysinourcountry;thespeedlimitvariesfromprovincetoprovince.ItissaidthatJapaneseoftenhangoutinbarsafterworkon/underthepretextofrelaxing.Infact,itisnotaverygoodwayofrelaxing.Oursonwillgotoworksoon.Butinoureyes,heisstillakidandhasyettolearnhowtohandlethingsonhisown.Theystoppedshortofgivinguptheireffortstolookforsurvivorsoftheaircrashwhenthehelicoptermakingthesearchreportedthattherewassmokerisingfromthewoodsfivemilesinthesoutheast.ManyyoungpeoplenowadaysfindithardtounderstandwhythoseoverseasChinesewholeftforSoutheastAsiaintheirearlylivesshouldhavesuchastrongsenseofhomesickness,astheyall,atsomepointintheirlives,returnedtotheirhometownswiththeirwholefamilies.Thenewpolicyissuedbythegovernmentprovidednecessaryconditionsforthedevelopmentofprivateenterprises,butitisuptoeachcompanytomakefulluseoftheopportunity.Theyear2001isworthyofcelebrationforallChinesepeople:ChinasucceededinmakingitsapplicationofhostingOlympicGames2008approved;ChineseSoccerTeammadeitintotheWorldCupin2002;ChinaalsobecameamemberofWTO.Itwasanightmarethefirsttimeheparticipatedintheelectionspeech.Shebarelyspokefortwominuteswhenthecrowdshoutedhimdown.Whendiscussingthepresentteenageeducation,weshould,inadditiontoschooleducation,takeintoaccountfamilyeducationandthesurroundingenvironmentalinfluence.