21世纪大学英语读写教程4课后翻译答案.doc

21世纪大学英语读写教程(第四册)课后翻译答案
Unit 1
。家庭和教育背景这些特点被认为是不太重要的。
Americans tend to define people by the jobs they have/do. Such characteristics as their family and educational backgrounds are considered less important.
,并最终递交了辞职书的原因。
His promising personality explains why he could no longer put up with his employer and eventually submitted his resignation.
,你就必须投入大量的时间和精力,否则你就不会有任何进步。对于其他课程也可以这么说。
If you really want to learn English well, you must put in a lot of time and energy, or you’ll go nowhere. The same can be said of other subjects.
,但是达斯汀?霍夫曼(Dustin Hoffman)尽管身材矮小(short stature), 还是出类拔萃,而使他与众不同的正是他精湛的演技。
Some actors’ fame is built on their innate beauty, but despite his short stature, Dustin Hoffman rose above and it is his excellent acting that sets him apart.
,我们发现他与前任(predecessor)有明显的不同:他有干劲和激情,想出了很多新点子,并把工作重点放在如何鼓舞我们的士气上。
After he took charge, we discovered that there were striking differences between him and his predecessor. He had the drive and passion, came up with many new ideas, and focused his work on how to raise our morale.
,他被永远载入史册。尽管障碍重重,他以不懈的努力为我国的现代化作出了永久性的贡献。
Deng Xiaoping made history when he declared China’s reform and opening-up policy. Despite tremendous obstacles, he made lasting contributions to our country’s modernization with his unrelenting