第一篇：深圳高級(jí)技工學(xué)校2011-2012秋季公共英語(yǔ)課文英漢對(duì)譯unit4--unit 8

unit 4American Malls購(gòu)物中心

Malls are popular places for Americans to go.People like malls for many reasons.They feel safe because malls have police stations or private

美國(guó)人很喜歡去購(gòu)物中心。人們?yōu)槭裁聪矚g購(gòu)物中心，原因眾多。他們覺(jué)得購(gòu)物中心里面很安全，因?yàn)橛芯炀只蛩饺吮０?。在?gòu)物中

security guards。Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine.The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.心，停車往往是免費(fèi)的，而在里面氣候總是很宜人。時(shí)興的購(gòu)物中心還帶有休息區(qū)域，裝飾著噴泉和巨大的綠色植物。

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1955 in Edina, Minnesota.People love doing all their shopping in one place.More malls

美國(guó)最早的室內(nèi)購(gòu)物中心建于1955年，位于明尼蘇達(dá)州的Edina。人們十分喜歡在購(gòu)物中心里面逛個(gè)夠，越來(lái)越多的購(gòu)物中心出現(xiàn)在人

are built around the country.Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things.They shop ,of course ,and they also eat in food們的生活中。現(xiàn)在。購(gòu)物中心就像是市中心，人們?cè)诶锩孀龈鞣N各樣的事情。當(dāng)然。他們購(gòu)物在食品區(qū)品嘗來(lái)自世界各

courts that have food from all over the world.They see movies at theaters.Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of

地的美食。人們?cè)诶锩娴膭?chǎng)看電影。有些人甚至在里面進(jìn)行日常鍛煉，被稱之為

“mall walking.”O(jiān)thers go to malls to meet friends.“漫步購(gòu)物中心”。還有一些人在中心里面和朋友見面聚會(huì)。

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to church.In other words, people can do just about everything in malls。

在有些購(gòu)物中心，人們可以看病，看牙科醫(yī)生甚至上教堂禱告，可以這樣說(shuō)，人們可以在購(gòu)物中心里做所有的事情。

Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.現(xiàn)在事實(shí)上人們可以住在他們最喜歡的購(gòu)物中心里面。

unit 5Invitations邀請(qǐng)函

“Drop in anytime” and “come and see me soon” are often used in social settings but seldom meant to be taken literally.It is wise to telephone

“歡迎隨時(shí)拜訪”和“最近來(lái)我家看看”，這兩句話在社交場(chǎng)合常被用到，但是并不能從字面上去理解。在去別人家叨擾之前，before visiting someone at home.If you receive a written invitation to an event that says RSVP, you should respond to let the person who sent

最好能打個(gè)電話。如果收到請(qǐng)柬，那么你需要告訴那位邀請(qǐng)你的人the invitation know whether or not you plan to attend.是否能順利赴約。Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go.You may refuse by saying,“Thank you for inviting me, but I will not to be able to come.”

除非你真的打算參加聚會(huì)或者前去拜訪別人，那么不要隨便接受邀請(qǐng)。如果想要拒絕邀請(qǐng)，可以這樣說(shuō)“謝謝您的邀請(qǐng)，但是我可能無(wú)法赴約了.If , after accepting, you are unable to attend ,be sure to tell those expecting you as far in advance as possible that you will not be there

如果已經(jīng)接受邀請(qǐng)，但不能赴約，那么要告訴那些希望你.赴約的朋友你不能前往，而且越早越好。

Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal.雖然不一定需要給主人買禮物，不過(guò)一般來(lái)說(shuō)，處于禮貌考慮還是可以送一些小禮物，尤其是去主人家用餐。、Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate.A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate 鮮花、巧克力或者其他一些小禮物就可以了。當(dāng)聚會(huì)結(jié)束后，送一張感謝的卡片或者打個(gè)電話表示感謝是非常禮貌的，means to express your appreciation for the invitation。.表示對(duì)主人的邀請(qǐng)十分感謝

Unit 6Different Ways of Eating 不同的飲食習(xí)慣

Eating habits differ from one country to another.Not only can the food people eat but the way they eat can be totally different.在每個(gè)國(guó)家都有著不同的飲食習(xí)慣。不僅是人們吃的東西，而且人們吃東西的方式也截然不同。

The Chinese have a saying: Eat good things for breakfast;eat a big meal for lunch until you are full;but eat less at dinner.中國(guó)有句俗語(yǔ)：早餐吃好，午飯吃飽，晚餐吃少。

It is a different case in the United States.在美國(guó)則不然。

Many people start the day with a good breakfast,.But lunchtime is very quick.In contrast, the dinner is well prepared and takes al long time.很多人都在豐盛的早餐中開始一天的生活，但是午餐時(shí)間卻十分匆忙。與之相反的是，晚餐通常都是精心準(zhǔn)備，并且持續(xù)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。

Most Americans only have one or less than one hour for their lunch because they have to go back to work or school.So they eat a大多數(shù)美國(guó)人的午餐時(shí)間都只有或者不到一個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間，因?yàn)榉泵Φ墓ぷ骱蛯W(xué)習(xí)，因此他們的午餐都很簡(jiǎn)略。

small lunch.After work they will have a quiet but big dinner at home.During dinner, all the family members talk about their day.一天工作結(jié)束后回到家，他們都會(huì)安靜的享用一頓豐盛的晚餐。期間，所有的家人會(huì)談?wù)撨@一天的見聞。美國(guó)人認(rèn)為

They consider it as a way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.這是在經(jīng)過(guò)一天辛苦的工作之后，最好的休息方式。Eating at a restaurant is also different.In China, people like to talk and laugh while they are eating.In America such noisy actions在餐廳吃飯的情景也與中國(guó)不一樣。在中國(guó)，人們喜歡邊吃邊大聲說(shuō)笑。而在美國(guó)，這種喧鬧的吃飯禮儀

will be regarded as rudeness.They want a quiet place where they can eat a good meal and enjoy the peaceful and relaxing air.If被認(rèn)為是很粗魯?shù)?。美?guó)人希望能在一個(gè)安靜的地方，吃著豐盛的餐點(diǎn)，并能享受寧?kù)o愜意的氣氛。如果有人 someone is talking too loudly other people in the restaurant will look at him or her angrily.The manager of the restaurant might大聲喧鬧，餐廳的其他顧客。可能會(huì)對(duì)此怒目而視。而餐廳經(jīng)理也可能會(huì)出來(lái)要求

come out and ask the noisy ones to be quiet or even ask them to leave.他們安靜下來(lái)，甚至?xí)?qǐng)他們離開。

Unit 7Being a Volunteer of the 2008Olympics 我是一名2008年奧運(yùn)會(huì)的志愿者

2008 is a different year.There are many disasters in China.But these disasters couldn't prevent the Beijing 2008 Olympics.I'm2008 年是不同尋常的一年，中國(guó)經(jīng)歷了很多災(zāi)難，但是這些災(zāi)難并沒(méi)有阻礙中國(guó)人舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)的雄心。

proud of being avolunteer of this Olympic Games.My work is to provide language support for the security staff.And I'm very成為奧運(yùn)會(huì)志愿者，是一件會(huì)令我驕傲的事情。我的工作是為安保部門提供語(yǔ)言協(xié)助。同時(shí)我十分 proud that I have the chance to show our traditional culture, our strength and our friendliness to the whole world.驕傲能向全世界展示中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)文化，中國(guó)的活力以及友善之情。

As a volunteer, I had to obey many rules.For example, we couldn't enter the stadium to watch games.But I did gain much.I helped

作為一名志愿者，我們要遵守很多規(guī)則。比如，我們不能進(jìn)入場(chǎng)館看比賽。但是我學(xué)到了很多。我?guī)椭薽any spectators, including the Chinese and the foreigners.For example, the spectators couldn't bring water, medicine, fruit,很多觀眾，既有中國(guó)的也有外國(guó)的朋友。如，觀眾不能攜帶飲用水、藥品、水果、sunscreen, the long-handled umbrella, etc.into the venue.And the most important was that they couldn't put their things in storage.防曬霜、長(zhǎng)手柄雨傘等等進(jìn)入看臺(tái)，最重要的是他們不能把隨身攜帶的東西放進(jìn)存儲(chǔ)柜內(nèi)。

Many audiences couldn't understand, even us.So we provided some shelves to keep the things of the audiences later.What's more, I對(duì)于這一點(diǎn)很多觀眾不理解，甚至我們也不能理解。因此我們?yōu)橛^眾提供架子來(lái)存放東西。此外，also made many new good friends, learning to cooperate with others.我們還結(jié)交了很多好朋友，學(xué)會(huì)了如何與人合作。This is an impressive and important experience.This is a beautiful memory for me.I'll keep it in mind forever.這是一次難忘而又重要的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，同時(shí)也是美好的回憶，我會(huì)永存心中。

Unit8TestingonAnimals動(dòng)物醫(yī)學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)

Testing on animals is used to develop new medicines to meet the needs of people's health.These medicines help us to live longer動(dòng)物常常被用于測(cè)試新藥品，是為了滿足人們對(duì)健康的需求，這些新藥幫助我們生存得更長(zhǎng)久以及健康。

and healthier lives.But some people are trying to change the way we think about new medicines.They areagainst the use of但一部分人正在努力的改變我們關(guān)于新藥物的想法。他們反對(duì)用

animals for the testing of these medicines and believe such testing is unnecessary.動(dòng)物來(lái)測(cè)試新藥物，而且他們相信有一些測(cè)試是沒(méi)有必要的。

Scientists in medical labs know that if the medicines have effect on animals,they can also have effect on people.Some times mice實(shí)驗(yàn)室里的科學(xué)家們知道，如果這些藥能在動(dòng)物身上起效果那么也能在人身上起作用。很多時(shí)候老鼠 are used to begin the experiment,then later dogs and monkeys.Finally,when the scientists are almost sure about the safety of their被作為最開始的實(shí)驗(yàn)品，隨后是狗和猴子。最后，當(dāng)科學(xué)家?guī)缀醮_信新藥對(duì)人類是安全的，new medicines,they will ask for humans to help to test them.So we see animal testing is necessary.才會(huì)在人身上試驗(yàn)。所以我們認(rèn)為動(dòng)物試驗(yàn)是有必要的。

However,some people are against animal testing.They believe that it is unnecessary to use animal in testing new medicines

然而，一部分人反對(duì)動(dòng)物試驗(yàn)。他們認(rèn)為用動(dòng)物來(lái)試藥沒(méi)有必要，because doctors can use knowledge that was gained from experiments in the past.These people also say animals have the same rights因?yàn)榭茖W(xué)家們可以用以往的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。這些人還認(rèn)為動(dòng)物擁有和人類一樣的權(quán)利。as humans.But what shall we do if someone in our family has cancer and our doctor says a new drug might make him better?但是倘若我們的家人患上了癌癥，而醫(yī)生說(shuō)有一種新藥物可以治好他的病，我們?cè)撛趺崔k？

Some kinds of animal testing on products that make us look better,like skin creams, may really be unnecessary.Doctors have a一些動(dòng)物用在讓我們看起來(lái)更漂亮的新產(chǎn)品中，比如護(hù)膚霜，可能才是真的沒(méi)必要。醫(yī)生有責(zé)任 duty to improve the lives of humans, but the animals also have the rights to live better lives.推動(dòng)人類生存的進(jìn)步，但是動(dòng)物有權(quán)利過(guò)更好的生活。