21世纪大学英语第四册,英语翻译

第一篇：21世纪大学英语第四册,英语翻译

Unit 1

1.美国人往往以从事的工作对人们进行划分。家庭和教育这些特点被认为是不太重要的。

Americans tend to define people by the jobs they have/do.Such characteristics as their family and educational backgrounds are considered less important.2.他决不妥协的个性是他再也无法容忍他的雇主，并最终递交了辞职书的原因。His uncompromising personality explains why he could no longer put up with his employer and eventually submittedhis resignation.3.如果你真想学好英语，你就必须投入大量的时间和精力，否则你就不会有任何进步。对于其他课程也可以这麽说。

If you really want to learn English well, you must put in a lot of time and energy, or you'll go nowhere.The same can be said of other subjects.4.有些演员的名声靠的是他们天生的美貌，但是达斯汀.霍斯曼（Dustin Hoffman）尽管身材矮小（short stature)，也还是出类拔萃，而使他与众不同的正是他精湛的演技。

Some actorsfame is built on their innate beauty, but despite his short stature, Dustin Hoffman rose above and it is his excellent acting that set him apart.5.他负责管理之后，我们发现它与前任（predecessor)有明显的不同：他有干劲和激情，想出了很多新点子，并把工作中放在如何鼓舞我们的士气上。

After he took charge, we discovered that there were striking differences between him and his predecessor.He had the drive and passion, came up with many new ideas, and focused his work on how to raise our morale.6.当邓小平宣布中国改革开放的时候，他被永远载入了史册。尽管障碍重重它以不懈的努力为我国的现代化作出了永久性的贡献。

Deng Xiaoping made history when he declared China's reform and opening-up policy.Despite tremendous obstacles, he made lasting contributions to our country's modernization with his unrelenting efforts.7.为什么有人拥有天才级智商却被智商平平的但很刻苦的人丢在后面？承认除了智商外，还有很多别的因素与一个人的成就有着很大的关系。

Why could someone with a genius IQ be left behind by a hardworking person with an average IQ? It has to be acknowledged that besides one's IQ, many other factors have much to do with one's achievements.8.这位教师真了不起，她能在教东西之前调动学生的积极性。这并不是因为他有天赋，而是因为他只想着在课堂上吸引他们的注意力。

This teacher is really remarkable in first motivating her students so she can really teach them something.It's not that she is talented, it's that she focuses completely or drawing theirfull attention in class.unit 2

1.他瞪眼看着约翰，对他拒绝合作感到愤怒。

He glared at John and was annoyed by his refusal to cooperate.2.约翰真诚的讲话表达了他对那些在他处于困境时给过他慷慨帮助的人们的感激之情。

John's sincere speech shows his gratitude to the people who rendered him generous help when he was in difficulty.3.他可说是一个集邮家。他曾经积蓄了两年去买一张珍邮这件事便是证明。He is something of a stamp collector.The fact that once he saved up for two years to buy a rare stamp is proof of it.4.这些玫瑰的美丽怎么评价也不过分。他们以各种方式吸引住了所有的游客。The beauty of these roses could not be overstated.They took/caught all the visitorsfancy in one way or another.5.起先，他理所当然的认为该地区应当多造些公路。然而仔细计算其费用后，他在做出最后决定前又不得不重新考虑了。

At first he took it for granted that they should build more highways in this area.Then a careful calculation of the expenditure compelled him to think twice before he made the final decision.6.每次收到我的礼物，不管多少，我的朋友比尔绝不忘记表示感谢。

Each time he receives a gift from me, no matter how small, my friend Bill never fails to acknowledge it.7.那位新闻记者决定找到那对老夫妻信中提到的年轻人。那封信赞颂了年轻人为改善他们的生活条件而付出的努力。

The journalist has decided to trace the young man referred to in the old couple's letter, which is a tribute to the young man's effort at improving their living conditions.8.虽然他厌烦了那些每天上门来吹嘘其产品的推销员，但他克制着没有将他们拒之门外。

Though he was fed up with the salesmen who knocked at his door and boasted about their products every day, he refrained from slamming the door in their face.Unit 3

1.汤姆因一问题而心神不宁但又一筹莫展，直到她学会以不同策略把它解决才不心烦。

Tom was hung up on the problem but could do nothing about it until he learnt to solve it with different tactics.2.横向思维帮助他提出了原来似乎已走进死胡同的新理论。

Lateral thinking has helped him to advance his new theory which had seemed to reach a dead end.3.我们最新的建设计划的框架已获得地方政府的批准。他是否会按时实施对这座沿海城市的发展具有极为重大的意义。

The framework of our latest construction plan has been affirmed by the local government.Whether it will be carried out on time is of the utmost significance to the development of this coastal city.4.在设法寻找一个解决问题的办法的过程中，爱德华在思想上陷入了僵局，但后来他改变了观察角度，以一种完全意想不到的方式解决了问题。

While trying to find a solution to the problem, Edward reached an impasse in his thinking, but later he changed his point of view and solved the problem in an entirely unexpected fashion.5.昨天他的汽车几乎是迎头撞上了一辆卡车。如果他继续这样随便开车，我确信他最后一定

会被送进医院的急诊室。

Yesterday his car crashed into a truck almost head-on.If he does not stop driving socarelessly, I am sure he will wind up in the emergency room of a hospital.6.许多人认为计算机机房将最终取代图书馆，想吸收新知识的学生最终将在计算机机房里学习一切。

Many people believe that computer labs will eventually take over from the libraries and students who want to take in new knowledge will end up learning everything in the computer lab.7.这幅画的结构设计有一个缺点。你为什么不擦掉那几条垂直线，把它简化一点呢？

There is a flaw in the structural design of the painting.Why don't you erase the vertical lines and simplify it a little bit?

8.约翰本该在很久以前就把烟戒掉了。毕竟健康对每个人来说都是最重要的。John should have given up smoking a long time ago.After all, health is of the utmost importance to everybody.unit 4

1.学校应避免仅按学生考试成绩来判别孰优孰劣并以此对待他们。相反，好的教育体制应使每一位学生都能达到良好的水准，成为全面发展的（well-rounded)人。

Schools should avoid deciding who is superior only in terms of students' exam results and treating them accordingly.Instead, a good educational system should enable every student to measure up to good standards as well-rounded people.2.大学生课后有问题时，往往在办公时间之外不容易找到老师。这是由于教师繁忙的学术研

究，而不是他们对学生漠不关心。

As often as not, when college students have questions after class, their teachers are not readily available except during office hours.This is due to teachers' busy academic research, rather than their indifference to the students.3.这个班级由40名学生组成，他们中大部分按英语水平过去常被归在中等之列。但由于这位老师从不在言辞中表露出不耐烦，学生们对他的教学方法产生了积极的反应，从而没有辜负他的期望。

This class consists of forty students, most of whom used to be labeled average in terms of English level.But as this teacher has never shown any verbal impatience, the students have reacted positively to his teaching methods and lived up to his expectations.4.在美国，教书变得越来越难了，部分原因是学生越来越多样的种族背景以及需要另外培训才能掌握得更为复杂的教学技术。

Teaching is becoming increasingly demanding in the United States, due in part tothe diversity of students' racial background and the complexity of educational technologies that require additional training.5.英国人经常被归类为保守型，显然这一归类带有成见。实际上，英国在民族特性方面与其他欧洲国家相比并没有太大的差异性。英国人有礼貌，爱整洁，讲秩序，充满自信。

The English are, as often as not, labeled conservative.Obviously this label is

prejudiced.In reality, Britain is not very different from other European countries in terms of national characteristics.The British are polite, neat, orderly and confident.6.你的朋友对你非常真诚，你也应该同样以诚相待，绝不应该欺骗他，或者带着讽刺的口吻谈论他的挫折。

Your friend treats you sincerely, so you should respond accordingly and mustn抰 deceive him or talk about his setbacks with irony(ironically).7.有些年轻人在成长过程中有着要求独立的强烈愿望。他们宁可通过自己的努力来度过生活中的困难，也不愿意带着负罪感求助于他们的父母。

Some young people grow up with a strong desire for independence.They would rather try hard to go through life on their own than turn to their parents for help with asense of guilt.8.邻居们恼火的原因是他们发出的噪音，但是由于他们一再保证夜间停工，从而得以完成这套公寓的装潢。

The neighbors' irritation/annoyance was due to the noise they made.However, because of reassurances that they would stop working at night, they went through with the decoration of this apartment.Unit5

1.正如你可以想象到的，阅读为我打开了一个新的天地并永远改变了我的人生道路。

As you can imagine, reading has opened a new world to me and changed forever the course of my life.2.他从童年起就对书籍表现出一种非常强烈的兴趣。他对书籍如此迷恋，一直从不让一天过去而不进行一些阅读。

He had demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books since childhood.He was so fascinated with booksthat he never let a day pass without doing some reading.3.他每次从地铁上下班身边都有一本想读的书。他就这样在过去三年中读了近一百本书。

Every time he takes the subway to and from work, he has with him a book that he wants to read.That is the way he has read nearly a hundred books in the past three years.4.他读中学时常在自己的房间内读书至深夜。每次听到母亲走近的脚步声，他便关掉灯假装睡着。而母亲一走过，他便打开灯，重又读起来。

When he was in high school, he used to read deep/far into the night in his own room.Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep.But as soon as his mother passed, he would turn on the light and begin reading again.5.几乎没有什么关于中国的东西是他不感到好奇的。为了满足自己的好奇心他已决定亲自到那去尽量多看一些。

There is hardly anything about China he’s not curious about.And to satisfy his curiosity he had decided to go there in person.6.我不知道是什么使得你儿子羡慕那位流行歌手并试图事事模仿他的。你还是问问他本人好了。

I don’t know / I have little / no idea what made your son feel envy of that pop

singer and try to emulate him in everything.You might as well ask him in person.7.他从图书馆借到那本书就在走廊的灯光下飞快的把它翻了一遍。

As soon as he checked out the book from the library, he thumbed through its pages by the corridor light.8.我认为没有哪的人在农村学到的比我更多。实际上，农村的三年使我比进某个大学学习得更深入细致。

I don’t think anybody ever learned more in the countryside than I did.In fact, the three years in the countryside enabled me to study far intensively than I would have if had attended some college.Unit 6

1.他生来就有残疾，但他从不沮丧，也从未屈服于任何困难。

He was disabled form birth, but he never felt frustrated, nor did he give in to any difficulty.2.汤姆一直坚决要求提升。当机会出现时，他立即抓住了。

Tom had been holding out for the promotion.When such an opportunity showed up, he grabbed it at once.3.他对所有的标准化考试都不信任并认为应该有某种更好的东西来取代他们。He distrusts all standardized tests and believes that there should be something better to substitute for them.4.我的论点是，我们应当马上对这些有争议的问题逐个进行调查。

My thesis is that we should carry out a survey of these controversial issues one by one right now.5.贝蒂勤劳而又可靠。她从不在困难面前退缩。总之，她是我们都为之感到骄傲的那种学生。

Betty is diligent and dependable.She never shies away from any difficulties.In short, she is the kind of student that we are all proud of.6.把汽油箱放在你的房间里是不明智的，因为它极易燃烧，并可能在几分钟之内就将你辛辛苦苦挣来的财富付之一炬。

It is ill-advised to keep the gas tank in your home for it ignites easily and may burn up your hard-earned fortune in a few minutes.7.史密斯博士的讲座等于是说，很早就显示出高情商的孩子无论面对什么困难都会最终取得成功。

Doctor Smith’s lecture accounts to saying that a child who displays high EQ early on in life will succeed eventually in the face of all kinds of difficulties.8.由于在美国许多婚姻都以离婚告终，心理学家们建议所有家庭中的夫妇都应更经常的相互沟通，不要等到为时太晚时才来解决他们的问题。

Since many marriages end in divorce in the United States, psychologists have suggested that couples in all families communicate with each other more often and solve their problems before it becomes too late.Unit7

1.随着长大，我渐渐接受了这一事实：我永远不会实现成为一名作家的梦想。

As I grew up, I made my peace with the fact that I would never fulfill my dream of becoming a writer.2.迈克尔想了两天还没填出字谜游戏里那个至关重要的词，最后只好失望的放弃。

Michael had got stuck trying to figure out the word essential to the word puzzle for two days before he threw up his hands in frustration.3.当这位歌手发现市面上有自己作品的盗版时，他十分震惊，发誓绝不放过那个盗贼。

The singer was taken aback by the pirate editions of his songs in the market, and he vowed not to let the pirates off.4.感谢您购买我们的锅炉。作为回报，我将免费为您处理旧锅炉。

Thank you for purchasing our furnace.In return we will get rid of your old one for free.5.我和苏珊互诉了别后发生的事情，从中我得知她已经出版了好几本儿童读物。Susan and I filled each other in on what had happened after we parted, from which I learned that she had had several children’s books in print.6.当连锁大书店的竞争逼得她的小书店歇业后，已届中年的莉莲不知道自己还能做些什么。

Her bookstore having been frozen out by giant chain bookstores, the middle-aged Lillian was at a loss what else she could do.7.你需要有人在旁不断督促才会完成这一任务。

You need somebody to urge you constantly to see the task through to completion.8.因为害怕新建购物中心会破坏社区的宁静，许多居民反对这一计划。

For fear that a new shopping center would ruin the peace of the community, many residents opposed the construction plan.In recent years, it is a not-uncommon social phenomenon.It has been a hot topic for a long time.Concerning this phenomemon, it has aroused hot discussion and opinions vary from person to person.Some people are of the opinion that to some extent, it is good for the society.It has a significant impact to the society.On the contrary, other people take the opposing view that it is also likely to bring about some undesirable consequences.As far as I am concernd, every coin has two sides.It is never an exception.From my point of view, it would be a wonderful way, if we do it reasonably.It a word, we should inspire its advantages and abandon its disadvantages.

第二篇：新视野大学英语翻译(第四册)

1.这种植物只有在培育它的土壤中才能很好地成长。(other than)

Suggested answer: The plant does not grow well in soils other than the one in which it has been developed.2.研究结果表明，无论我们白天做了什么事情，晚上都会做大约两个小时的梦。(may have done)

Suggested answer: Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we may have done during the day.3.有些人往往责怪别人没有尽最大努力，以此来为自己的失败辩护。(justify sth.by)

Suggested answer: Some people tend to justify their failure by blaming others for not trying their best.4.我们忠于我们的承诺：凡是答应做的，我们都会做到。(remain true to)

Suggested answer: We remain true to our commitment: Whatever we promised to do, we would do it.5.连贝多芬的父亲都不相信自己儿子日后有一天可能成为世界上最伟大的音乐家。爱迪生也同样如此，他的老师觉得他似乎过于迟钝。(discount;be true of)

Suggested answer: Even Beethoven's father discounted the possibility that his son would one day become the greatest musician in the world.The same is true of Edison, who seemed to his teacher to be quite dull.6.当局控告他们威胁国家安全。(accuse sb.of sth.)

Suggested answer: They were accused by the authorities of threatening the state security.1.If you move into any place other than your own private home, make sure you know what the rules are about

pets if you have one.Suggested answer: 出入除自己家以外的任何场所时，如果你带有宠物，一定要了解有关宠物的规定。

2.Some women could have made a good salary in job instead of staying at home, but they decided not to work

for the sake of the family.Suggested answer: 一些女性完全可以不待在家里，而是去工作，挣一份不错的工资。但是为了家庭，她们放弃了工作。

3.How can you justify such rudeness? You will pay heavily for that because they have sued you for damaging

their good name.Suggested answer: 你怎么为这样粗鲁的行为辩护? 你将会为此付出沉重的代价，因为他们已经以诋毁名誉的罪名起诉你了。

4.Criticism can be of great use;we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.Suggested answer: 批评有其重要作用；我们可能当时不喜欢它，但是它能激励我们去做更伟大的事情。

5.His uncompromising behavior, to which the public objected, left him bankrupt emotionally and financially.Suggested answer: 他毫不让步的行为遭到公众的反对，这使得他陷入了精神上崩溃、经济上破产的境地。

6.Even if you fail, don't let failure harm you, don't let failure take over.Remember failure is a necessary step in

learning;it is not the end of your learning, but the beginning.Suggested answer: 即使你失败了，也不要被失败伤害，更不要被失败左右。记住：失败是学习过程中必要的一步；它不是学习的结束，而是学习的开始。

1.据报道有七八位官员收受贿赂，市长决定亲自出马调查这件事。(be reported to;look into)

Suggested answer: Seven or eight officials are reported to have taken bribes and the mayor has decided to look into the affair in person.2.这些工人后悔当时接受管理部门的意见重新回去工作。现在他们再次面临失业的危险了。(regret doing

sth.;yield to;be faced with)

Suggested answer: These workers regret yielding to the management's advice and going back to work.Now they are again faced with the threat of losing their jobs.3.你只需填写一张表格就可取得会员资格，它可以使你在买东西时享受打折的优惠。(fill out)

Suggested answer: You only need to fill out a form to get your membership, which entitles you to a discount on goods.4.不知为什么他们的汽车在半路坏掉了，结果他们比原计划晚到了三个小时。(break down)

Suggested answer: Their car broke down halfway for no reason.As a result they arrived three hours later than they had planned.5.那位官员卷入了一场丑闻，数周后被迫辞职。（get involved in）

Suggested answer: The official got involved in a scandal and was forced to resign weeks later.6.这个靠救济过日子的人开始慢慢地建立起自己的市场，生意日渐兴隆。(build up;one step at a time)

Suggested answer: The man living on welfare began to build up his own market, one step at a time and his business is thriving.1.The man is reported to have said in private that “we are being made fools of by many of our clients, so we are

entitled to have them bow to us as compensation.”

Suggested answer: 据报道这个男子曾在私下说：“许多救济对象在欺骗我们，因此，作为补偿，我们有权让他们对我们点头哈腰。”

2.After considering your background and experience, we regret to inform you that we don't have an appropriate

job opportunity for you at current stage.Suggested answer: 我们考虑了你的背景与经历，很遗憾地告诉你，我们目前没有适合你的工作机会。

3.I failed to take my cue from Oscar.Instead, I talked back to the woman, who turned out to be our new

manager.Suggested answer: 我没能按奥斯卡的暗示去做，相反，我反驳了那个妇女，结果她竟然是我们的新经理。

4.There needs to be someone who can act as a champion for the rights of the poor because the system so easily

lends itself to abuse.Suggested answer: 需要有人来充当穷人权利的捍卫者，因为这一体制太容易被滥用。

5.I called the police for help after my car broke down on the freeway.Twenty minutes later, they came to my

rescue.Suggested answer: 我的车子在高速公路上抛锚后，我打电话向警察求助，20分钟后他们赶来帮我。

6.He was passionate for art, but he went through tremendous pain—pain of poverty and misunderstanding.Suggested answer: 他热爱艺术，却经受了巨大的痛苦——贫穷与误解。

1.我父母不是对我的教育投资，而是把钱花在了买新住房上。(rather than)

Suggested answer: Rather than invest in my education, my parents spent their money on a new house.2.如今，人们用于休闲娱乐的开支是过去的两倍。(twice as...as)

Suggested answer: Today, people are spending twice as much on entertainment and relaxation as they did in the past.3.一家公司要成功，它必须跟上市场的发展。(keep pace with)

Suggested answer: In order to be successful, a business must keep pace with developments in the marketplace.4.与申请这个职位的其他女孩相比，她流利的英语是个优势。(give an advantage over)

Suggested answer: Her fluency in English gave her an advantage over other girls for the job.5.对于学生而言，没有任何地方比图书馆更好了，在那里所有的图书都任由他们使用。(at one's disposal)

Suggested answer: For students, nowhere is better than the library, where all the books are at their disposal.6.我们要充分利用好这个平台，加强交流，拓展合作领域，共谋发展大计。(make use of)

Suggested answer: We should make full use of the platform to strengthen communication, expand cooperation in more areas and seek further development through joint efforts.1.The developing countries see information technologies as a means to accelerate their economy, but some lack

experience in weighing costs and choosing between technologies.Suggested answer: 发展中国家认为信息技术是促进经济发展的途径，但一些国家在估算成本与选择技术方面缺乏经验。

2.The world is said to have about 3,000 times as much groundwater as water it has in rivers and lakes, and

groundwater is far cleaner.Suggested answer: 据说地球拥有的地下水量大约是其拥有的河流和湖泊水量的三千倍，而且地下水要干净得多。

3.Anyone can take good photos—it's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.Suggested answer: 任何人都能照出好照片——问题只是你是否在合适的时间和地点。

4.By installing computers in their schools and libraries, the community leaders demonstrated that they were

determined not to lag behind in technology.Suggested answer: 通过在他们的学校和图书馆安装计算机，这些社区的领导们表明他们决心不在技术上落后。

5.When he started the company, he thought he'd be able to cruise alongside the top businesses in the market,but he is disappointed because he hasn't yet succeeded.Suggested answer: 当他开始创办这家公司时，他想他将能在市场上与那些顶级公司并驾齐驱，可是他现在失望了，因为他没有成功。

6.A Florida couple is building what they say will be the home of the future, one strong enough to withstand

hurricanes, yet gentle enough to blend in with the environment.Suggested answer: 佛罗里达的一对夫妇在建造一座他们称之为未来之家的房子，它既能抵御飓风，又与周围环境十分协调。

1.这位小个子男子并不如他看上去那么单纯。(not so...as)

Suggested answer: This little man is not so innocent as he appears.2.对这个问题我已束手无策了，所以你不妨去求助于王教授吧。(might as well)

Suggested answer: There's nothing I can do about the problem, so you might as well turn to Professor Wang for help.3.双方高度评价了在不同领域合作取得的成果，并希望合作进一步加深。(speak highly of)

Suggested answer: Both sides speak highly of the fruits in their cooperation in different areas, and hope that the cooperation can be furthered.4.一方面，亲民形象能使新政策更易于被民众接受，另一方面，它也能 “广直言之路，启进善之门”。

(on the one hand, on the other hand)

Suggested answer: On the one hand, an image of being close to the people can get a new policy more easily accepted.On the other hand, it will “encourage people to speak their minds and come up with constructive suggestions”.5.他孤独的感觉时起时落，他有时会对自己、对宠物、对电视机唠叨不休。(rise and fall, at length)

Suggested answer: His sense of loneliness rose and fell and he sometimes would talk at length to himself and his pets and the television.6.毕竟，金钱不是万能的，最富有的人不一定是最幸福的。(after all)

Suggested answer: After all, money is not everything.The richest people are not necessarily the happiest.1.The new mechanism is not so effective as they had expected, for months passed and there has been no big

improvement in management efficiency.Suggested answer: 新的机制并不像他们预期的那样有效，因为数月过去了，但管理效率并没有明显改进。

2.I don't want to scare you unnecessarily, but you might as well face facts and look at a few numbers.Suggested answer: 我不想不必要地吓唬你，可你最好还是面对事实，看看一些数字吧。

3.Loneliness is marked by a sense of isolation.Solitude, on the other hand, is a state of being alone without

being lonely and can lead to self-awareness.Suggested answer: 孤独的特点是一种与世隔绝感，而独居则是独自一人却不感到寂寞的状态，它能引发自我意识。

4.Loneliness is a negative state.One feels that something is missing.It is possible to be with people and still

feel lonely—perhaps the bitterest form of loneliness.Suggested answer: 孤独是一种消极的状态，你会感到失去了某种东西。你可能与别人在一起仍然感到孤独——这也许是孤独最痛苦的形式。

5.Solitude is a positive state of engagement with oneself.Solitude is desirable, a state of being alone where you

provide yourself wonderful and sufficient company.Suggested answer: 独居是一种与自我相约的积极的状态。独居是值得向往的，是独自一人、享受自我愉快而又充实的陪伴的一种状态。

6.Thoreau says that loneliness can occur even amid companions if one's heart is not open to them.Suggested answer: 梭罗说，一个人即使身处同伴之中，如果不对他们敞开心扉，仍会感到孤独。

1.这些科学家在创建基因图谱的过程中体会到：合作不仅仅是一种有吸引力的选择，它还是一种责任。

(more than)

Suggested answer: In the process of creating the genetic map, these scientists realized that cooperation was more than an attractive option;it was a responsibility.2.他们的研究发现简直就是一个奇迹。由于他们的发现，人们对人类基因的历史有了新的了解。(nothing

less than;shed light on)

Suggested answer: Their research findings were nothing less than a miracle.As a result of their findings, new light has been shed on the history of human genes.3.事实上，只有勤奋加方法得当才能使你在学习上比他人有优势。(in combination with;give an advantage

over)

Suggested answer: In fact, only hard work in combination with proper methods will give you an advantage over others.4.法官说这种惩罚将起到杀一儆百的作用。(serve as)

Suggested answer: The judge said the punishment would serve as a warning to others.5.感染的危险只限于那些与病人有亲密接触的人。(be confined to)

Suggested answer: The risk of infection is confined to those who have close contact with the patients.6.从这一分析中我们可以更好地知道发生了什么以及要做些什么。(in a better position to do)

Suggested answer: From such an analysis we are in a better position to understand what has happened and what to do about it.1.As a responsible manufacturer, we are more than concerned about the environment;we are actively involved

in environmental protection.Suggested answer: 作为一个负责的生产厂家，我们不仅仅关注环境；我们还积极参与环境保护。

2.Of course, she too eventually left to get married, but I could say for sure that she was nothing less than

dedicated and never allowed her professional priorities to be distracted.Suggested answer: 当然，她最后还是离开，去结婚了，但我敢肯定的是：她对工作尽职尽责，从不允许自己的职业重点受到影响。

3.Other than academic success, what has been your greatest achievement to date?

Suggested answer: 除了学业上的成绩，你迄今为止最大的成就是什么?

4.Observations and experiments are carried out in order to test or shed light on some theory, and only those

observations considered relevant to that task should be recorded.Suggested answer: 观察和实验的目的是为了验证或阐明某些理论，只有那些被视为与任务相关的观察才应该被记录下来。

5.Wherever they are now, black people are descended from Africans, but over the centuries their genetic

heritage has become diversified and complicated because of various reasons.Suggested answer: 不管现在身处何地，黑人都是非洲人的后裔，但是数百年来，由于种种原因，他们的遗传基因已经变得多样化且非常复杂。

6.In effect, they agreed to the view that the very change in law brings about a change in the nature of society

and human relationships within it.Suggested answer: 实际上，他们都同意这种观点：法律的变化引起了社会本质的变化以及社会中人与人之间关系的变化。

第三篇：21世纪大学英语第四册翻译

21世纪大学英语第四册

UNIT1

美国人往往以从事的工作来对人进行划分。家庭和教育背景这些特点被认为是不太重要的。

1.Americans tend to define people by the jobs they have/do.Such characteristics as their family and educational backgrounds are considered less important.他绝不妥协的个性是他再也无法忍受他的雇主，并最终递交了辞职书的原因。

2.His uncompromising personality explains why he could no longer put up with his employer and eventually submittedhis resignation.如果你真想学好英语，你就必须投入大量的时间和精力，否则你就不会有任何进步。对于其他课程也可以这么说。

3.If you really want to learn English well, you must put in a lot of time and energy, or you'll go nowhere.有些演员靠的是他们天生的美貌，但是达斯汀.霍夫曼尽管身材矮小，还是出类拔萃，而使他与众不同的正是他精湛的演技。

4.The same can be said of other subjects.Some actorsfame is built on their innate beauty, but despite his short stature, Dustin Hoffman rose above and it is his excellent acting that set him apart.他负责管理之后，我们发现他与前任有明显的不同：他有干劲和激情。想出了很多新点子，并把工作重点放在如何鼓舞我们的士气上。

5.After he took charge, we discovered that there were striking differences between him and his predecessor.He had the drive and passion, came up with many new ideas, and focused his work on how to raise our morale.当邓小平宣布中国改革开放政策的时候，他被永远的载入了史册。尽管障碍重重，他以不晓得努力为我国现代化做出了永久性的贡献。

6.Deng Xiaoping made history when he declared China's reform and opening-up policy.Despite tremendous obstacles, he made lasting contributions to our country's modernization with his unrelenting efforts.为什么有人拥有天才级智商却被智商智商平平的但很刻苦的人丢在后面？承认除了智商外，还有很多别的因素与一个人的成就有着很大关系。

7.Why could someone with a genius IQ be left behind by a hardworking person with an average IQ? It has to be acknowledged that besides one's IQ, many other factors have much to do with one's achievements.这位教师真了不起，她能在教东西之前调动学生的积极性。这并不是因为她有天赋，而是因为她只想着在课堂上吸引他们的注意力。

8.This teacher is really remarkable in first motivating her students so she can really teach them something.It's not that she is talented, it's that she focuses completely or drawing theirfull attention in class.UNIT2

他瞪眼看着约翰，对他拒绝合作感到恼怒。

1.He glared at John and was annoyed by his refusal to cooperate.约翰真诚的讲话表达了他对那些在他处于困境时给过她慷慨帮助的人们的感激之情。

2.John's sincere speech shows his gratitude to the people who rendered him generous help when he was in difficulty.他可说是一个集邮家。他曾经积蓄两年去买一张珍邮这件事便是证明。

3.He is something of a stamp collector.The fact that once he saved up for two years to buy a rare stamp is proof of it.这些玫瑰的美丽怎么评价也不过分。他们以各种方式吸引住了所有的游客。

4.The beauty of these roses could not be overstated.They took/caught all the visitorsfancy in one way or another.起先，他理所当然的认为该地区应当多造一些公路。然而仔细计算其费用后，他在做出最后决定前又不得不重新考虑了。

5.At first he took it for granted that they should build more highways in this area.Then a careful calculation of the expenditure compelled him to think twice before he made the final decision.每次手到我的礼物，不管多少，他的朋友比尔绝不忘记表示感谢。

6.Each time he receives a gift from me, no matter how small, my friend Bill never fails to acknowledge it.那位新闻记者决定找到那对老夫妻信中提及的年轻人。那封信赞颂了年轻人为改善他们的生活条件而付出的努力。

7.The journalist has decided to trace the young man referred to in the old couple's letter, which is a tribute to the young man's effort at improving their living conditions.虽然他厌烦了那些每天上门来吹嘘其产品的推销员，但他克制着没有将他们拒之门外。

8.Though he was fed up with the salesmen who knocked at his door and boasted about their products every day, he refrained from slamming the door in their face.UNIT3

汤姆因一问题而心神不宁但又一筹莫展，直到他学会以不同的策略把它解决才不心烦。

1.Tom was hung up on the problem but could do nothing about it until he learnt to solve it with different tactics.横向思维帮助他提出了原来似乎已走进死胡同的新理论。

2.Lateral thinking has helped him to advance his new theory which had seemed to reach a dead end.我们最新的建设计划的框架已获得地方政府的批准。它是否会按时实施对这座沿海城市的发展具有极为重大的意义

3.The framework of our latest construction plan has been affirmed by the local government.Whether it will be carried out on time is of the utmost significance to the development of this coastal city.在设法寻找一个解决问题的办法的过程中，爱德华在思想上陷入僵局，但后来他改变了观察角度，以一种完全想不到的方式解决了问题。

4.While trying to find a solution to the problem, Edward reached an impasse in his thinking, but later he changed his point of view and solved the problem in an entirely unexpected fashion.许多人认为计算机机房最终将取代图书馆，想吸收新知识的学生最终将在计算机机房里学习一切。

5.Many people believe that computer labs will eventually take over from the libraries and students who want to take in new knowledge will end up learning everything in the computer lab.昨天他对汽车几乎是迎头撞上了一辆卡车。如果他继续这样随便开车，我确信他最后一定会被送进医院的急诊室。

6.Yesterday his car crashed into a truck almost head-on.If he does not stop driving so carelessly, I am sure he will wind up in the emergency room of a hospital.这幅画的结构设计有一个缺点。你为什么不擦掉那几条垂直线，把它简化一点呢？

7.There is a flaw in the structural design of the painting.Why don't you erase the vertical lines and simplify it a little bit?

约翰本该在很久以前就把烟戒掉了。毕竟健康对于每个人来说都是最重要的。

8.John should have given up smoking a long time ago.After all, health is of the utmost importance to everybody.UNIT4

学校应该避免尽按学生考试成绩来判断孰优孰劣并以此对待他们。相反，好的教育体制应使每一位学生都能达到良好的水准，成为全面发展的人。

1.Schools should avoid deciding who is superior only in terms of students' exam results and treating them accordingly.Instead, a good educational system should enable every student to measure up to good standards as well-rounded people.大学生课后有问题时，往往在办公时间之外不容易找到老师。这是由于教师繁忙的学术研究，而不是他们对学生漠不关心。

2.As often as not, when college students have questions after class, their teachers are not readily available except during office hours.This is due to teachers' busy academic research, rather than their indifference to the students.这个班级由40名学生组成，他们中大部分按英语水平去常被归在中等之列。

3.This class consists of forty students, most of whom used to be labeled average in terms of English level.But as this teacher has never shown any verbal impatience, the students have reacted positively to his teaching methods and lived up to his expectations.在美国，教书变得越来越难了，部分原因是学生越来越多样的种族背景以及需要另外培训才能掌握的更为复杂的教学技术。

4.Teaching is becoming increasingly demanding in the United States, due in part tothe diversity of students' racial background and the complexity of educational technologies that require additional training.英国人经常被归类为保守型，显然这一归类带有成见。实际上，英国在民族特性方面与其他欧洲国家相比并没有太大的差异。英国人有礼貌，爱整洁，讲秩序，充满自信。

5.The English are, as often as not, labeled conservative.Obviously this label is prejudiced.In reality, Britain is not very different from other European countries in terms of national characteristics.有些年轻人在成长过程中有着要求独立的强烈愿望。他们宁可通过自己的努力来渡过生活中的困难，也不愿意带着负罪感求助于他们的父母。

6.The British are polite, neat, orderly and confident.Some young people grow up with a strong desire for independence.They would rather try hard to go through life on their own than turn to their parents for help with asense of guilt.他的朋友对你非常真诚，你也应该同样以诚相待，绝不应该欺骗她，或者带着讽刺的口吻谈论他的挫折。

7.Your friend treats you sincerely, so you should respond accordingly and mustn抰 deceive him or talk about his setbacks with irony(ironically).邻居们恼火的原因是他们发出的噪音，但是由于他们一再保持夜间停工，从而得以完成这套公寓的装潢。

8.The neighbors' irritation/annoyance was due to the noise they made.However, because of reassurances that they would stop working at night, they went through with the decoration of this apartment.UNIT5

正如你可以想象到的，阅读为我打开了一个新的天地并永远改变了我的人生道路。

1.As you can imagine, reading has opened a new world to me and changed forever the course of my life.他从童年起就对书籍表现出一钟非常强烈的兴趣。他对书籍如此迷恋，以致从不让一天过去而不进行一些阅读。

2.He had demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books since childhood.So fascinated with books was he that he never let a day pass without doing some reading.他每次乘地铁上下班身边都有一本想读的书。他就这样在过去的三年中读了近一百本书。

3.Every time he takes the subway to and from work, he has with him a book that hewants to read.That is the way he has read nearly a hundred books in the past three years.他读中学时常在自己的房间里读书至深夜。每次听到母亲走近的脚步声，他便关掉灯假装睡着。而母亲一走过去，他便打开灯，重又读起来。

4.When he was in high school, he used to read deep/far into the night in his own room.Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep.But as soon as his mother passed, he would turn on the light and begin reading again.几乎没有什么关于中国的东西是他不感到好期待。为了满足自己的好奇心他已决定亲自到那去尽量多看一些。

5.There is hardly anything about China he's not curious about.And to satisfy his curiosity he has decided to go there in person to see as much as he can.我不知道是什么使得你儿子羡慕那位流行歌手并试图事事模仿他的。你还是问问他本人好了。

6.I don't know/ I have little/no idea what made your son envy that pop singer and try to emulate him in everything.You might as well ask him in person.他从图书馆一借到那本书就在走廊的灯光下飞快地把它翻一遍。

7.As soon as he checked out the book from the library, he thumbed through its pages by the corridor light.我认为没有哪个人在农村学到的比我更多。实际上，农村的三年使我比进某个大学学习得更深入细致

8.I don't think anybody ever learned more in the countryside than I did.In fact, those three years in the countryside enabled me to study far intensively than I would have if I had attended some college.

第四篇：大学英语第四册词组

584.at best 充其量；至多

585.run a/the risk 冒险；有…风险 586.remain/be true to 忠于 587.object to 反对；不赞成588.accuse sb.of.sth.指控；控告 589.throw out 开除；解雇 590.pen up 把…关起来591.cool off 变凉快；使…变凉 592.enquire into 调查；查问 593.on credit 赊；赊购

594.open a/the door to 使…可能；给…以机会 595.keep one’s word 履行诺言 596.melt away 逐渐消失

597.fall apart(组织制度等)瓦解；崩溃 598.hold up 支撑

599.shrug off 对…不予理会；对…不屑一顾

600.pave the way for 为…铺平道路；为…创造条件 601.cut down 改小;缩短

602.for good=for ever 永久的 603.trip up 绊；绊倒，（使）出错 604.make up 虚构捏造；编造605.come down in the world 落魄；潦倒；失势 606.to a degree 有些；在某种程度上 607.go along 进行前进

608.find one’s way into 到达进入 609.run for 竞选 610.vote in 投票选出 611.spy/on upon 监视

612.shut out of 不允许做；使无法参与

613.have/gain the upper hand 占优势；占上风；控制 614.make up 构成组成 615.break up 驱散解散

616.tear down 撕下扯下 617.in/by contrast 相比之下 618.in earnest认真的619.lay out 摆出摆开；安排布置设计 620.watch over 照顾看管

621.deliver the goods 履行诺言 622.be faced with 面对面临 623.drum up 竭力争取；兜揽 624.under the table 背地里；私下 625.get/be in involved in 卷入；参与 626.deep down 在内心深处；在心底 627.make a fool of sb.愚弄某人 628.tall back 顶嘴

629.break down 发生故障；坏掉 630.get around 四处走动 631.look into 调查

632.build up 建立；开发

633.lend itself to 适宜于；会造成 634.convict… of 判决…有罪

635.bear witness to sth.是…的见证；证明 636.loaded with 有大量…；充斥…的 637.switch on 开（灯；收音机等）638.out of tune 走调 639.hold up 举起拾起

640.give sb.an advantage over 使具有优势 641.be stuck with 无法摆脱；摆脱不了 642.push ahead 推进；推行 643.a matter of sth.是…的问题 644.date from 始于 645.be stuck in 陷入

646.scratch the surface 仅触及表面；浅尝辄止 647.log on 登录（计算机）系统

648.at one’s disposal 供某人使用；由某人支配 649.make use of 使用；利用

650.keep pace with 齐头并进；并驾齐驱 651.lag behind 落后；滞后

652.play a leading/major/key role 起主要；关键作用 653.come up with 拿出提供

654.in the hands of sb./in sb.’s hands 由某人负责；由某人处理 655.take steps to do sth.采取措施做某事656.on purpose 故意特意 657.cast out 赶走驱逐

658.speak highly of 对…给予高度评价；赞扬 659.seek out 找到找出

660.set forth 出发动身

661.stretch out 拉长伸长；躺平舒展 662.back up(使)积压；(使)拥塞；支持 663.at length 长久的；详尽的；最终终于 664.in line(排)成一行；排成一队 665.settle down(使)安定下来666.foe the time being 暂时；眼下 667.might as well 只好；还是…为好 668.strike out 独立闯新路；独立谋生 669.get along with 与…相处融洽 670.give up on 对…不再抱希望 671.cut up 切碎

672.spring from 由…造成；起源于 673.tear apart 使…分裂

674.in case 以防；以防万一 675.head off 阻止；防止

676.on the basis of =base on 在…基础上；根据 677.fill in 填写

678.sum up 总结概括

679.against all(the)odds 尽管困难重重 680.on the increase 在增长 681.way of life 生活方式 682.pay up 付清欠款；还钱

683.stand by 遵守履行；支持忠于

684.in practice=in reality 实际上；事实上 685.accuse sb.of sth 指控职责

686.a fact of life 生活现实；残酷的现实 687.throw out 抛弃；驱除

688.close a deal 完成交易；生意成交 689.speed up(使…)加快速度

690.hit upon/on 忽然想出（主意等）691.amount to 等于相当于 692.behave oneself 表现得体693.be caught in=be involved in 陷入被卷入 694.be on the take 受贿；贪赃枉法

695.square…with…(使)与…一致（相符）696.crop up 突然发生；突然出现

697.up to scratch 达标；合格；足够好

698.be on the wrong end of 承担…的不利后果 699.law and order 法制治安 700.throw up 产生引发 701.on duty 值班当班 702.on sick leave 休病假 703.in favor 赞同支持

704.derive from 来自源于 705.wash away 冲掉冲走 706.lose count of sth.数不清 707.take up 占用

708.there is no point(in)doing sth.做…没有意义 709.to date 至今；直到现在710.nothing less than 简直是；完全 711.be confined to 限制于；局限于 712.as of/from 从…起713.in effect 事实上；实际上

714.in combination with 与…一起；共同 715.be descended from 为…的后裔 716.spring up 涌现；突然兴起

717.out of nowhere 突然发生；突然出现 718.look into 调查

719.go out of one’s way to do sth.特地做某事；想尽办法做某事 720.in question 考虑之中的；谈论中的 721.step by step 逐渐的722.have an advantage over 比…处于有利地位；比…有优势 723.be in a position to do sth.能

够做；有条件做 724.up to 直到

725.peer at 仔细看凝视 726.in passing 顺便；附带 727.in that 因为；原因是 728.give of sth.提供；献出

729.disapprove of 不赞同；不喜欢 730.at one’s elbow 在手旁；在近旁 731.pay the price(for sth.)为…付出代价 732.in the main 基本上；大体上 733.prop up 支撑顶住

734.in company with 与…一起 735.bear back 击退逐回 736.pour out 倾吐倾诉

737.have/be to do with 和…有关系 738.when it comes to sth.当谈到 739.do the trick 达到目的；奏效 740.in no way 绝不；无论如何 741.be tied up to 与…有密切关系 742.invest in 花钱买；投资于 743.shave off 剃掉

744.take sb.to court 起诉某人

745.put sth.before sth.认为…比…更重要 746.for all 尽管虽然

747.come into 开始进入某种状态

748.so far 到目前为止；迄今为止

749.In response to 作为对…的答复；作为对…的反应 750.In a flash 转眼间

751.gear up 使准备好；使安排好

752.warn against 告诫；劝告某人防备 753.react to 对…做出反应 754.superior to 优于755.on a(n)… basis 以…方式 756.in the long term 从长远说 757.hang over 威胁笼罩

758.in line with=in agreement with 与…一致；按照 759.sort through 从…中查找 760.aim at 旨在；力争达到

761.in the act of doing sth.正在做某事 762.take note of 留意到，注意到 763.set aside 拔出；留出 764.keep at it 坚持

765.hold out for sth.坚持;要求 766.shy away from 回避;避开 767.show up 显露;显现 768.on sight 一看见…

769.be about to do sth.将要做某事 770.thanks to 幸亏由于 771.at first glance 乍一看772.be blessed with 具有；享有

第五篇：21世纪大学英语第四册翻译

汉译英短语

1.拄着拐杖lean on a stick

2.一捆脏衣服a bundle of laundry

3.逐一数出count out

4.从来没有对...如此满意过have never been so pleased with..5.一个难得的人才a real find

6.准备好某物have sth.ready

7.养老院a home for the aged

8.表明了人类的顽强speak of the stubbornness of mankind

9.在超出体力极限的情况下工作work beyond the limits of one’s power

10.最多三个星期three Weeks at the mostlean on a stick

11.（某人）杳无音信

12.为..感到伤心

13.补一件衬衫

14.凹陷的嘴巴和苍白的双唇

15.再一次站起来

16.在..的帮助下

17.在网上聊天

18.落基山脚下一个美丽的小镇

19.一起度过一个星期幸福的时光

20.事先提出离职

21.坚持

22.请几天假

23.帮某人安顿下来

24.修改个人简历

25.乱翻某人的私人用品

26.从一开始

27.一个喜爱玩乐、爱冒险的人

28.干扰他人的生活

29.应邀去某人家中吃饭

30.一大帮佣人

31.将自己淹没在思想的海洋中

32.喜欢巴赫的音乐

33.排满书的书房

34.极力不走调

35.解一道分数题

36.作出惶恐的反映

37.接下去做更复杂的事情

38.惊人的正确程度

39.拍拍我的膝盖以示鼓励

40.匆忙站立起来

41对...有吸引力

42.每个月微薄的积蓄

43.作为重要新闻在全国见报

44.常规奖学金

45.一门心思做某事

46.为某人跑腿

47.抽出时间去做某事nothing is heard of(sb.)mourn formend a shirta sunken mouth and pale lipsstand on one’s feet againwith the help ofchat onlinea beautiful little town in the Rocky Mountains spend a blissful Weeks togethergive notice at workinsist ontake a few days off from workhelp sb.get settledrevamp one’s resumesnoop through sb.’s personal thingsfrom the beginninga fun-loving,adventurous personmess with others’ livesbe invited to dine at sb.’s homean army of servantssubmerge oneself in a sea of thoughtbe fond of Bacha book-lined studytry desperately to stay in tunework out a problem in fractionsreact in panicgo on to something more complicateda surprising degree of accuracygive me a reassuring pat on the kneecome hastily to one’s feet speak tomeagre monthly savingsmake national headlineregular scholarshipset one’s mind on doing sthdo errands for sb.get around to doing sth

48.说服某人做某事talk sb.into doing sth

49.教育某人要乐善好施teach sb.about the gift of giving

50.依次地in turn

51.增加add to

52记者招待会press conference

英译汉

1.在坚强意志的驱动下，他终于完成了他所承担的任务

Driven by a strong will,he eventually fulfilled the task he had undertaken

2.他许诺一到那儿就给我写信，但至今杳无音信

He promised towrite to me as soon as he got there,but nothing has been heard of him so far

3.老板从来没有对任何员工如此满意过，这个年轻人确实是个难得的人才 The boss has never been so pleased with any emplpyee before.The young man is a real find

4.在医生和护士的帮助下，病人再一次站了起来，不久便重新开始工作

With the help of the doctors and nurses,the patient was able to stand on his feet once more and soon resumed working

5.老人那张布满皱纹的脸表明了他一辈子所忍受的苦难

The old man’s wrinkled face spoke of the hardship he had endured in his life

6.当她身体恢复了一些，她就倚在窗口，望着孩子们在草地上玩耍

When she recovered somewhat,she leaned on the Window watching the children play on the lawn

7.他没有通过考试，但这是他自己的过错，他从来就不用功

He failed the test but it was his own fault,he never did any work

8.她告诉我她被一个自称（claim）为银行家儿子的年轻人骗了

She told me she had been deceived by a young man who claimed to be the son of a banker

9.玛丽离开了她的丈夫，因为她再也无法忍受他的残酷无情了

Mary left her husband because she couldn’t stand his cruelty any longer

10.妈妈坚持的一点是，约翰必须做完作业才能看电视

One thing that Mom insisted on was that John finish his homework before watching any Tv programs

11.当比尔过分痴迷于网上聊天时，事情开始变了。他不再是那个初进大学时勤奋学习的学生了

When Bill became overly obsessed with online chatting,things began tochange.No longer was he the hard working student he was when he first came to college

12.我一开始就告诉过你，网上约会与实际在一起生活根本不是一回事

I told you from the beginning that there was a world of difference between online dating and actually living

13.演出结束后，观众们都激动地站了起来，真挚的掌声持续了好几分钟

After the performance,the audience all came excitedly to their feet with genuine applause that lasted for quite a few minutes

14.看见我恐慌的样子，女主持人安慰我说接下去指示我做的肯定是我做得到的 Seeing me in panic,the hostess reassured me taht what I was instructed to do next was something I was definitely capable of

15.整个下午他完全被一道分数题吸引住了，难怪他解出题目时欣喜万分

He was completely absorbed by a fraction problem the whole afternoon.No wonder he was overjoyed when he finally worked the problem out

16.亨利一旦沉浸到自己的思绪当中，就跟聋子差不多。史密斯太太这样评论道 Once Henry is submerged in his own thoughts,he’s virtually deaf.Thus remarked Mrs.Smith

17.你不觉得在我们还不能确定数据的准确性的情况下匆忙下结论是不安全的吗 Don’t you think it’s unsafe to conclude hastily when we are not sure about the accuracy of the statistics

18.她很不自在地在钢琴前坐下，试着弹了一个音符（note）。这是她第一次接触乐器

She sat uneasily in front of the piano and ventured a note.It was her first time to touch a musical instrument

19.我已决定不去面试，因为招聘广告明明白白的说只有大学毕业生才有资格干这份工作

I have decided not to go to the interview because the job advertisement has made it clear that only a college graduate is eligible for the post

20.她让儿子每天练钢琴。看来，她是铁了心要把儿子培养成钢琴家

She makes her son practice the piano every day.It seems that she has set her heart on making a pianist of her son

21.我小的时候喜欢给妈妈跑腿。找回的零钱我可以自己留着

When I was a child ,I enjoyed doing errands for my mother.I could keep the small change

22.他的精彩表演感染了每一个观众，自始至终没有一个人发出一点声音

His excellent performance spoke to every member of the audience.No one made any sound throughout it

23.当我最后终于有时间去医院看他时，已经为时已晚

When I finally got around to visiting him in hospital,it was too late

24.既然他这么倔（stubborn），我也不打算去说服他考虑我们的建议了

Since he is so stubborn ,I don’t intend to talk him into considering our suggestion either