大学英语精读第一册5.8.10单元翻译答案(6)

一点的人）。

Answer:This young man is fond of fixing things.He is something of a Jack of all trades.

5.和他们父母一代相比，今天的年轻人认为他们自己是比较讲现实的一代。

Answer:Compared to their parents’ generation , young people today consider them to be a more practical generation.

6.他气得脸色发青，决定将这场抗议运动扼杀在萌芽状态。

Answer:His face went/turned blue with anger . He was determined to nip the mass protest in the bud.

7.这说来话长，但是今天我不想去研究这件事情的历史了。

Answer:It is a long story , but I won’t go into the history today.

8.我们花了比我们想象的多得多的时间才过了海关。

Answer:It took us much more time than we had expected to go through the customs.

9.灯光突然全灭了。全城一下陷入完全黑暗中。

Answer:The power went out suddenly , and the whole city was thrown into complete darkness.

10.别等我了，你先走。你要先把这份文件看完。

Answer:Don’t wait for me.You go ahead.I must go over this document.

11.我们无法否认这样的事实：我们为经济发展付出了高昂的学费。 Answer:We cannot deny the fact that we have paid dearly for our