现代大学英语课文理解重点翻译2018年12月6日Unit 1教学重点一．课文理解1.There was a time in this country when you’d be considered a jerk if youpassed by somebody in need.在这个国家，曾有那么一段时间，你要是对需要帮助的人置之不理，大家会认为你是混蛋。
2.Leaving him stranded in the desert didn’t bother me as much.把他一个人留在沙漠中倒并没有让我有多么不安。
3.One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coastwithout any money, relying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans.要验证这一点，一个办法是一个人从东海岸旅行到西海岸，不带一分钱，完全依靠美国同胞的善意。
4.I told them that the question I had in mind when I planned the trip wasclearly answered.我告诉他们，我当初计划这次旅行时脑子里的问题已经得到明确的解答。
5.This woman was telling me she’d rather risk her life than feel bad aboutpassing a stranger on the side of the road. 这个女人是在告诉我，她宁肯冒生命危险也不愿意因为没为一个站在路边的陌生人停车而感到内疚。
6.The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker.司机告诉我他有一次被搭便车的人持刀抢劫了。
7.Hearing I had no money and would take none, people in every state boughtme food or shared whatever they happened to have with them.听说我没钱，又不愿意接受钱，每个州的人们都会给我买食物或者和我分享他们刚好带着的东西。
8.The people who had the least to give often gave the most.拥有最少的人往往给予得最多。
9.I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter,their gifts.我感激我遇到的所有人，感谢他们让我搭车，给我食物，给我提供住处，送我礼物。
10.I told them how proud I was to live in a country where people were stillwilling to help out a stranger.我告诉他们，生活在一个人们仍然愿意帮助陌生人的国度里，我有多么自豪。
二．重点词汇amaze bunch bundle capacity commerce conquer displaydrop roast rob style symbol vague figure1.My neighbors are a friendly (bunch) of people.一帮2.Dave (amazed) his friends by leaving a well-paid job to travel around theworld.吃惊3.The professor came to the classroom with a (bundle) of newspapers under hisarm.一捆4. A passenger asked the driver:” could you (drop) me off near the post office?I’d like to post a letter.”带5.The girl’s (capacity) for learning languages astonished me.能力6.I like the typically French (style) of living. It is so romantic.风格7.They have made their fortunes from industry and (commerce).贸易8.They threatened to shoot him and (rob) him of all his possessions.抢劫9.In many cultures, the lion is the (symbol) of courage.象征10.It’s the first time the painting has been (displayed) to the public.展示11.As the saying goes, (conquer) the desire, or they will conquer you.克服12.Before the dinner party, mother has ordered a (roast) from the butch.烤肉13.I didn’t wait for you at home because I (figured) that you wouldn’t come.计算三．翻译1.离婚的传言不过是为他的新电影炒作的手段而已。
（a ploy to do sth）The rumor about his divorce is just a ploy to gain publicity for his new film.2.他孤注一掷，用父母留给她的所有钱来开一家工厂。
(take a gamble on sth)He took a gamble on starting a factory with all the money his parents had left him.3.赢得那场重要的比赛之，他们把队长抬到肩上，欢呼着胜利。
（hoist to）After winning the important game they hoisted their captain to their shoulders in shouting triumph.4.在全球化热潮中，我们要提防不同文化的冲突。
（watch out for sth）In the rush to go for globalization, we should watch out for collision of cultures.5.这婴儿非常健康。
（the picture of ）The baby is the very picture of health.6.人们已经意识到儿童接触有关暴力和色情电视节目的危害。
（expose sb.to sth）People have realized the dangers of exposing children to violence and sex on TV.7.我们始终考虑到我们是为谁在制作这部影片。
(have in mind)We always had in mind for whom we were making the film.Unit 2教学重点一．课文句子：1．There seems to be a natural cause-and-effect relationship between optimism and success.乐观与成功之间似乎有一种天然的因果关系。
2. Optimism and pessimism are with powerful forces, and each of us must choose which we want, so as to shape our outlook and our expectations. 乐观和悲观都具有强大的力量，我们每个人必须选择其一，来塑造自己的前途和理想。
3. It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in hope or down in despair?这完全取决于我们自己：用什么样的眼光去看待生活？是积极向上，还是垂头丧气？4. I choose to highlight the positive and slip right over the negative. 对积极的东西我浓墨重彩，对消极的东西则一笔带过。
5. But when all is said and done, I find that the good in life is far greater and more important than the bad. 但是，当一切尘埃落定，我发现生命中的美好远比丑恶多。
6. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and howwell you will get along with other people. 你看待生活的方式将决定你的感受、你的表现以及你与他人相处得怎样。
7. When the world is seen as a hopeful, positive place, people are given the power to attempt and to achieve.人们若把世界看作光明与希望之地，他们将被赋予努力进取和成就功业的力量。
8. You can be an optimist and still recognize that problems exist and that some of them are not dealt with easily. 在保持乐观的同时，你仍然能意识到问题的存在，意识到有些问题非常棘手。
9. One of the things I’m most thankful for is the fact that I have grown up in a nation with a grand tradition of optimism. 最让我心存感激的一件事情，就是我生长的这个国度有着伟大的乐观主义传统。