1-8 课后句子及段落翻译.doc

Unit 1
1) 背离传统需要极大的勇气。(departure, enormous)
It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.
2) 汤姆过去很腼腆,但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。(performance, bold)
Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.
3)很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的。(creative, desirable)
Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.
4)假设(assume)那幅画确实是名作(masterpiece),你觉得值得购买吗?(worthwhile)
Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy/purchase it?
5)如果这些数据统计是站得住脚的,那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。(throw light on, investigate, valid)
If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.
要提高我们的英语水平,关键是多读,多写,多听,多说。此外,尽可能多背熟一些好文章也十分重要。如果你脑子里没有储存大量好的英语文章,你就不能用英语自由地表达自己的思想。一边学一边总结经验也很有帮助,因为这样做,我们就能搞明白哪种学习方法是更有效的,能够产生最理想的效果。只要我们坚持努力学习,到时候我们就会完成掌握英语的任务。
To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable resul