全新版大学英语第四册Unit 1课后翻译题

全新版大学英语第四册Unit 1课后翻译题

Text A

1) 多尔蒂先生和他的家人目前正在农场忙于秋收。

Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm.

2)我们不能低估敌人，他们装备了最先进的武器。

We must not underestimate the enemy. They are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons.

3) 菲尔已三个月没找到工作了，正变得越来越绝望。

Having been cut of a job for 3 months, Phil is getting increasingly desperate.

4) 作为项目经理，山姆办事果断，工作效率高，而且判断准确。

Sam, as the project manager, is decisive, efficient, and accurate in his judgment.

5) 既然已证实这家化工厂是污染源，村委会决定将其关闭，为此损失了一百个工作岗位。

Since the chemical plant was identified as the source of solution, the village neighborhood committee decided to close it down at the cost of 100 jobs.

2.

攻势已经持续了三天，但是我们并没有取得多少进展。

The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground.

师长命令我们营夜晚绕到敌人后方发起突然袭击。

The division commander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy and launch a surprise attack.

然而，要绕到敌人后方，我们必须越过一片沼泽地。我们很多人担心会陷入泥潭之中。

To do so, however, we had to cross a marshland and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud.

我们营长决定冒一下险。

Our battalion commander decided to take a gamble.

所幸由于寒冷天气沼泽地都结上了冰，我们于天亮前到达目的地并从敌人后方发起进攻。

We started under cover of darkness and pressed on in spite of great difficulties. Thanks to the cold weather, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear.

这一下扭转了战局。敌人没有戒备，不久便投降了。

This turned the tide of the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered.

Text B

1. 6月5日被选定为进攻开始日，其用意是留下一个安全系数，以防万一进攻需要推迟。

The fifth was chosen for D-Day to allow a safety margin in case the attack needed to be postponed.

2. 然而，当年春夏之交大风暴异乎寻常地多，希望在这个时候天气会出现一个适合进攻的风 平浪静的间隙,可能性微乎其微。

But an unusually stormy transition from spring toward summer that year held out little hope that there would be a suitable break in the weather.

3. 要是在原定地区登陆的话，德军海岸炮群无疑会拼命抵抗并给盟军造成惨重伤亡。在新登陆区的登陆几乎没有遭到任何抵抗。

The German shore batteries that would have contested a landing in the original area would undoubtedly have taken a heavy toll. The landing at the new sector was virtually unopposed.

4. 尽管困难重重，艾森豪威尔在与恶劣天气的赌博中赢得了胜利。

Despite difficulties, Eisenhower's gamble with the elements was to pay off.