全新版大学英语综合教程2(第二版)课后翻译(中英(6)

苏是一个很有天分的女孩。她那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外突出。(of great talent, set apart) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.

也许你羡慕我,因为我可以借助计算机在家里工作。我也这么想,互联网是我

的工作方便多了。我可以通过电子邮件撰写、编辑并交出我的文章,在网上与我的同事聊天,与老板谈论工作。我用鼠标一击,马上就能拿到我要的一切资料,获得最新的消息。可是,另一方面,用网络通信有时也令人沮丧。系统可能瘫痪。更糟的是,因为没有面对面交谈的情感提示,键出的词有时候似乎很难理解。

Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. So am I, because the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write, edit and submit articles via email, chat with my colleagues online and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.

Unit 5

是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业。(it is......that, dedication)

It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.

食品和医药的价格在过去三个月里急剧增长。(soar)