英语精读泛读翻译答案(2)

英语精读第四册1357课后练习翻译答案

In the preface to one of his plays, Bernard Shaw advances the idea that people are more superstitious today than they were in the Middle Ages.

2) 丈夫死后，她只好独自挑起抚养五个孩子的经济重担。

After her husband died, she had to bear the severe financial burden of raising five children by herself.

3) 证明或驳斥某个论点的最好办法之一是从亲身经历中举出例子。 One of the best ways to prove or refute a point is to cite examples from your own experience.

4) 亨特说贝蒂老是夸大他的缺点，这话很可能会引起一场争吵。

Hunt's statement that Betty always exaggerates his faults may well lead to a quarrel.

5) 我当时对她绝对信任，无论她告诉我什么，我都会相信。

I trusted her so much that I would have swallowed any story she told me.

6) 一家人聚拢来讨论经济问题时，父亲一开头就说，每月存点钱是绝对必要的，遇到紧急情况，我们可以依靠积蓄。

When the family gathered to discuss matters of finance, Father started off by saying that it was absolutely necessary to set aside some money each month, for in an emergency we could fall back on our savings.

5翻译

1) 我确信这项所谓 (so-called) 明智的决定，与期望相反，会带来极其严重的后果。