Translation Practice for Band Four

Xiong Xuehui

Where there is a Where there is a will, will, there is a way.there is a way.

Translation

1. We should care all the students,

___________(不管他们的家庭如何 ).

regardless of their family backgrounds

2. We have prepared a surprise gift to _____

(明天第一个到我们店里的人，不管是谁 ).

whoever comes first to our shop tomorrow morning

Translation• 3. _______（由于市场上的激烈竞争）， the

big department store in the commercial center had to close down.

• Due to/Owing to fierce competition in the market

• 4. It is high time that sex discrimination __________(在我们的社会中结束 ).

• were ended in our society/disappeared in our society

Translation• 5. ______（这家人一度几乎不抱希望）， but

the patient finally pulled through after the operation.

• The family had almost lost hope• 6. ___________(如果上学时再努一把力 ) ， I

would be sitting in a comfortable office now.• If I had worked harder at school/Had I worked

harder at school

Translation• 7. __________(似乎他的老板老是找他麻烦 ) ，

which makes him quite upset.

• It seems that his boss is constantly finding faults with him.

• 8. _________(除了照顾两个孩子 ) ， she also has a full time job.

• Apart from taking care of her two children

Translation• 9. The police has been trying to _________

(查出死于车祸的女人的身份 ).• identify the woman killed in the traffic

accident/establish the identity of the woman…• 10. Mother was reading a novel, ________(对周围的事情全然不觉 ).

• Completely lost to the outside world/ completely unaware of what was going on around

Translation• 11. ___________(提前完成了所有的任务 )， they decided to go on holiday for a week.

All the tasks having been fulfilled/ Having completed all the tasks/ After they had completed all the tasks

• 12. Though we had not met for 20 years, ___________(我一眼就认出了她 ).

• I recognized her the moment I saw her

Translation

• 13.__________(揣摩字里行间的意思 ) ， I concluded that the author of the book was unsympathetic to the project.

• Reading between the lines

• 14. I am talking to you as your friend, __________(不是以作为你的上级身份 ).

• not in my capacity as your supervisor

Translation• 15. The European Community has imposed

restrictions on the shoes made in China ______________ (进入欧洲市场 ).

• to access the European market/ to enter the European market

• 16. ________(等他到了北京 ) ， we will have stayed here for two days.

• By the time he arrives in Beijing

Translation• 17._____________(不管你是否相信 ) ， he

will come to the ceremony tomorrow.

• Believe it or not

• 18.In China, as well in the rest of the world ,women enjoy____（比男人的寿命长） .

• Longer

Translation• 19. In the recent years a great emphasis has

been placed on _____ (培养学生的基本技能 ).• developing students’ basic skills• 20. _________(曾经是亚洲最大的商业城

市 ) ， Shanghai is now of unparalleled/(paramount importance to the future of China.

• Once the biggest commercial city in Asia…

Translation• 21. Children in this country, especially those

in the rural areas, should be encouraged to ____（利用一切教育机会） .

• take advantage of all educational opportunities

• 22. Much as he loves her, ____ (他有时的确烦她 ).

• he sometimes does get annoyed at her

Translation• 23. While you are driving on the highway, you

should remember to _______ (保持车距 ).

• keep car distance

• 24. To impress his girl friend, ______________(他不嫌麻烦 ) to bring her a doll he had ordered in Hong Kong.

• he took the trouble…

Translation• 25. ____________(你不该想当然认为 ) he

will support you under whatever circumstances.

• You should not take it for granted that

• 26. As I have no idea what the word means in English, ___________(我得查字典 ).

• I have to look it up in the dictionary

Translation• 27. _____________(一个人的穿着 ) may

express his social status.

• The way one dresses himself/ The clothes one wears/ What one wears

• 28. Do you have any objection __________ (对听一听他的理解 )？

• to listening to his explanation

Translation• 29. It is generally believed that parents seem

__________(偏爱他们的长子 ).

• partial towards their first son/ to favor their first son

• 30. Everyone _________(聚集在大厅里 ) was ready to welcome the hero.

• assembled in the hall/ gathered in the hall

Translation• 31. ____________(房子建在小山顶上 ) ， it

commands a magnificent view of the valley.

• Built on the top of the hill/As it is built on the top of the hill

• 32. The government decided to raise the gas prices, _______ (让人民感到非常愤怒 ).

• much to the anger of the people

Translation• 33. ____________(考虑到所有的情况以后 ) ，

the company canceled the plan to move its headquarters to Shanghai.

• All things considered• 34. Economic development should not be

achieved ___________ (以牺牲环境为代价 ).• At the expense of environment/ at the

expense of our environment/ at the cost of the environment

Translation• 35. The professor could hardly find sufficient

grounds to __________(赞同新理论 ).

• to support the new theory

• 36. China in the Song Dynasty ___________(对世界文明的贡献是三大发明 ).

• contributed three great inventions to the world civilization

Translation• 37. _________(不管到世界的任何地方 ) ， you

will be able to have a taste of Chinese food.• Wherever you may go in the world• 38. Her reaction to her sudden and unexpected

promotion was ________ (我无法用语言来形容 ).

• beyond my words

Translation• 39. __________________(我避免提及那个敏感的话题 ) lest she might be offended.

• I avoided mentioning the sensitive subject

• 40. It is no use waiting for the bus, __________________(我们不妨走回家 ).

• we might as well walk home

Translation

• 41. The lecturer found a ready echo among the audience , ____(因为他经常以自己的亲身经历来说明他的观点 ).

• As he often illustrated his points by relating to his own experiences

Translation• 42. ______(她实在受不了公司的性别歧

视 ) ， so she decided to quit her job.• She could not tolerate the sex discrimination at

the company• She found the sex discrimination intolerable at

the company• She could not stand the sex discrimination at

the company

Translation• 43. Six months after he had been posted to

the head office, ______(他通知他的老板他打算辞职 ).

• he informed his boss of his intention of leaving his job

• He informed his boss that he was planning to leave his job

Translation

• 44.____(作为世界上身价最高的模特之一 ) ，she had her face insured for five million dollars.

• As one of the world’s highest paid models

Translation• 45. To help their son to buy an apartment in

the city, they spent _____ (一半的存款 ).• half of their savings• 46. He admitted that his success _______（在很大程度上以来妻子的支持） .

• Depended on the support of his wife to a large extent

Translation• 47. ______(好的老师应该尽量做到客

观 ) ， especially when they teach a class of students with unparalleled abilities.

• Good teachers should try to be objective• 48. Never lose your heart. ______(这一点你要永远记住 ).

• This is what you should bear in mind• This is what you should remember

Translation• 49. I didn’t argue with her as it _____(没有

用 ).

• would have been useless

• 50. ________(只有以这种方式我们才能获得 ) all the information we needed in our research.

• Only in this way did we obtain

Translation• 51. The government was accused ________（没能实现其改善城市交通状况的承诺） .

• of failure to fulfill its promise to improve urban traffic conditions

• of failing to fulfill its promise to improve urban traffic conditions

Translation• 52. Only in this way ______________（我们才能在毕业之后很快适应社会） .

• can we adapt (ourselves) to the society quickly after we graduate

• 53. No sooner ______________（我刚点着蜡烛，它就被吹灭了） by a violent draught.

• had I lit the candle than it was put out

Translation• 54. Surrounded by the police ， the

kidnappers ______________（没有选择只能当场投降） .

• had no choice but to surrender on the spot

• 55. I'm very glad to know that _____________（作为一些服务的回报，我的老板慷慨地同意将我欠的债一笔勾销） .

• my boss has generously agreed to write off my debt in return for certain services

Translation• 56.Please come here at ten tomorrow morning

______________(如果你方便的话 ).

• at your convenience/if it is convenient for you

• 57. Many Americans live on credit, and their quality of life _______________(用他们能够借到多少来衡量的 ), not how much they can earn. …

• is measured in terms of how much they can borrow

Translation• 58. __________(多亏了一系列的新发明 ),

doctors can treat this disease successfully.

• Thanks to/ because of a series of new inventions

• 59. Our efforts will pay off if the results of this research______ .（能应用于新技术的开发）

• can be applied to the development of the new technology.

Translation

• 60. It was essential that ____________(我们在月底前签订合同 ).

• we sign the contract before the end of the month

• 61. The customer complained that no sooner ________________(他刚试着使用这台机器 , 它就不运转了 ).

• had he tried to use the machine than it stopped working

Translation• 62. Our years of hard work are all in vain,

___________________ (更别提我们花费的大量金钱了 ).

• let alone / not to mention the large amount of money we have spent

• 63. The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, but _________________(他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原因 ).

• (he) refused to make further explanation/ to further explain why

Translation• 64. The problems of blacks and women

________________________ (最近几十年受到公众相当大的关注 ).

• have received considerable public attention/concern in recent decades

• 65. The auto manufacturers found themselves __________ (正在同外国公司竞争市场的份额 ).

• competing with overseas/ foreign companies for market share

Translation• 66. But for mobile phones,

______________________(我们的通信就不可能如此迅速和方便 ).

• our communication would not have been so efficient and convenient.

• 67. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, _____________(而动物的行为主要依靠本能 ).

• while animal behavior depends mainly upon ( 或 on) their instinct(s)

Translation • 68. The witness was told that under no

circumstances ____________________(他都不应该对法庭说谎 ).

• should he lie to the court / is he allowed to lie to the court

• 69. . Mary couldn’t have received my letter,______________________.（否则她上周就该回信了）。

• otherwise, she would have replied to me last week

Translation• 70.Never once ______________(老两口互相争

吵 ) since they were married 40 years ago.

• have the old couple quarreled with each other

• 71. _________________________（一个国家未来的繁荣在很大程度上有赖于） the quality of education of its people.

• To a great extent ,the future prosperity of a country depends on

Translation • 71. We can say a lot of things about

those____________________________（毕生致力于诗歌的人） ;

• who dedicate/ devote/ contribute their whole life to poems

• 72. His composition was so confusing that _________ (我简直看不懂 ).

• I could hardly make any sense of it