现代大学英语精读3 Unit 10 课文 翻译及课文知识重点

Book 3 Unit 10

1. do one’s business （委婉）= empty one’s bowels 排便

2. out of one’s hands 不再有sb 掌管

3. squat down 蹲下

squat on 蹲坐在；责难；制止

4. at dawn 黎明

5. a few handfuls of water 一把/一捧水

6. fill up with 用……充满

7. know of 听说过

8. a shower of 一阵

9. dress oneself 给自己穿衣服

10. by choice 自愿地

11. by design 故意地

12. put on his shoes for him 为他穿鞋带

13. show one’s teeth 龇牙咧嘴

14. bark at 咆哮的说出

15. look over 检查；查看

16. man of his age 与他同龄

17. in particular 尤其

18. take command of 挂帅；负责指挥

19. seek sth with sb 求sb给予 sth seek Talent with Eagerness 求贤若渴 seek out 搜出；挑出

20. call upon 拜访

21. greet him with 与……打招呼

22. labor to do 努力去做

23. possess v. 拥有；控制

possession n. be in possession of sth= have sth in one’s possession 拥有 possessive a. 占有的

24. roll v.滚动；卷； roll down （泪珠）滚落

n. 卷形物

25. form n..形式；表格；（艺术；文学）结构

v. 形成；制造；建立；呈某种状态

26. appoint v.委任；任命；安排（时间地点）；约定

appoint sb as sth 决定sb 为

appoint sb to a certain position 任命sb为

appoint sb to do sth 委派sb做

27. account v. 认为…如何；说明

account for 对…做解释 ；占（百分比，数量）；共计

account n. 账户；解释；账单

give an account 描述

take sth into account 考虑

on one’s account 为了sb的利益

on this/that account 由于这个缘故

on no account 绝对不可以

28. show off 卖弄；陈列；使显眼 show up 露面；揭露 show sb around 带sb参观 show sb in 领sb进入swh for show 为了给sb看（而不是为了实际用处）

29. hand over 移交；交出（权力） fall into the hand of 落入…的手中 by hand 用手的，手工的； in hand 在手头；在进行中； get out of hand 失去控制

near at hand 在手边，在附近；迫近，即将到来

30. wash away 冲洗；冲刷；忘却

Translation

1. 你对他的这种古怪行为怎么解释？

How do you account for his strange behavior?

2. 我们来围成一个圈吧，这样大家说话时互相就能看得见了。

Let’s form a circle so that we can see each other when we talk.

3. 他任命了五个人处理这个案件。

He appointed five people to handle the case.

4. 她自称她具有一种特异功能，就用她神奇的手就能治病。

She claims to possess an unusual ability—the ability to cure diseases simply by her magic hand.

5. 在这故事里，这个妖怪常常以美女的样子出现。

In the story, this evil spirit often appeared in the form of a pretty lady.

6. 我在哪儿能买到一卷胶卷？

Where can I get a roll of film?

7. 他把画卷了起来说，50万以下他绝对不卖。

He rolled up the painting and said that he would not part with it for anything less than half a million.

8. 一位女律师最近被任命到最高法院工作。

A woman lawyer has been recently appointed to the Supreme Court.

9. 仅仅是贫困还不能解释犯罪率上升的原因。

Poverty alone cannot account for the increase of the crime rate.

10. 一块大石头突然从山上滚了下来。

A big stone suddenly rolled down the hill.

11. 他就像哲学家一样眼珠滴溜溜转了转，笑了。

He just rolled his eyes philosophically and smiled.

12. 让我们卷起袖子开始干吧。

Let’s roll up our sleeves and start working.

13. 他希望他会被任命为副总经理。

He hoped that he would be appointed (as) the deputy general manager.

14. 你就给我们简单说说事情发生的经过。

Just give us a brief account of what actually happened.

15. 警察发现他拥有的很多贵重物品都无法说明来源。

The police found a lot of valuables in his possession which he could not account for.

16. 我们两国不论什么原因都永不再战。

Our two countries should never fight again on any account.