全新版大学英语综合教程2(第二版)课后翻译(中英(11)

英语又增添了一个新的变种:美语。虽然有人担忧英语的发展失控了,但大多数以英语为母语的人对他们语言的宽容性感到自豪。

Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people, linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.

Unit 8

这是一个繁荣的小镇,但是在财富和充裕之中仍然存在着贫困。(prosperous, in the midst, abundance)

This is a prosperous town, but there is still poverty in the midst of wealth and abundance.

布朗一家遭受了一个接一个的不幸,但是他们家的孩子们从来没有抱怨。(misfortune, complain)

The Brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another, but their children never complained.