现代大学英语3

字号：大 中 小 Unit7 ○1我们的校运动会将在下星期六举行 Our school’s sports meet is due next Saturday。 2由于不断有水灾和旱灾，那个地区的农业一直很不稳定 Due to repeated floods and droughts, the farming in that area has been unstable. 3她突然发现他们的房租第二天就到期了 She suddenly found that their rent would be due the next day. 4最后他们经过核实，发现那个朝正北方飞的东西是天鹅 Finally，they identified the objet flying due north as swans. 5很多人认为经过一定时间后，中国的农民就能在国际市场上成功地和别人竞争 Many people believe that in due course Chinese farmers will compete with others in international market successfully. 6请原谅我的冒昧，我并不认为我们应该采取等着瞧的政策 With due respect, I don’t believe that we should adopt a wait and see policy. 7根据该协议，两个国家应该互相通报重大的军事行动 According to the agreement, the two countries should inform each other of major military actions. 8因为在他得到潜艇已经沉没的通知时没有立即采取措施，他为此受到批评 He was criticized for not taking immediate actions after he was informed of the sinking of the submarine. 9诸葛亮虽然一直住在小草房里，但他的消息非常灵通 Although he had lived in a small hut, Zhu Geliang was well informed. 10在文革的时候，人们不但被鼓励，而且被强迫互相告发 During the Culture Revolution, people were not only encouraged but also forced to inform on each other. 11在那时候，学者们强烈地劝我们保护城墙。但我们没有足够的远见去采纳他们的建议 At that time, scholars strongly advised us to protect the city walls, but we were not far-sighted enough to adopt their suggestions. 12瞧他爱妈妈的样子，你永远猜不到他是领养的 To see how he loved his mother, you could never guess he was adopted. 13这本古典小说描写了宋朝一批人，他们像罗宾汉一样劫富济贫 This classical novel depicts a group of people in the Song Dynasty, who robbed the rich to help the poor like Robin hood. 14他们抢走了她的所有东西，然后把她从车里扔了出去 They robbed her of everything and then threw her out of the car. 15永远不要伸手拿不属于你的东西，不然，你迟早会被抓住 Never reach out for things that don’t belong to you, otherwise, you’ll be caught sooner or later. 16我的目标是建立一个富裕，自由和公正的社会。但是我们不付出痛苦的代价是达不到这个目的的 Our goal is to build a rich, free and just society. But without pain and suffering, we will not realize it. 17我做了一个可怕的梦。我梦见我在拼命追一个我想要的东西，但总是够不着 I had a terrible dream in which I ran after something I wanted, but it was always beyond my reach. 18那时候曹操相信最后胜利已唾手可得，他不知道一场惨败正等着他 CaoCao believed that final victory was within his easy reach, but he didn’t know that a terrible defeat was waiting for him.