6.他热爱艺术,却经受了巨大的痛苦—贫穷与误解。
He was passionate for art, but he went through tremendous pain-pain of poverty and misunderstanding.
Unit4
1,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。The developing countries see information technologies as a means to accelerate their economy,but some lack expeerience in weighing costs and choosing between technologies.
2.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。
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.
3.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。
Anyone can take good photos—it’s just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
4.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。
By installing computers in their schools and libraries,the community leaders demonstrated that they were determined not to lag behind in technology.
5.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。
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.
6.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,它既能抵御咫风,又与周围环
境十分协调。
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.
XII
1.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。The new mechanism is not so effective as they had expected, for months passed and there has been no big improvement in management efficiency.
2.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。
I don’t want to scare you unnecessarily, but you might as well face facts and look at a few numbers.
3.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。Lonelinesss 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.