新视野大学英语第一版第四册的课后翻译(3)

urban centers and industrial zones from Beijing to Budapest are stepping directly into the Information Age.通过安装最新的无线传输系统，从北京到布达佩斯的一系列城区和工业区正在直接步入信息时代。

2.Widespread access to information technology promises to condense the time required to change from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing and design.信息技术的广泛使用有望缩短从劳动密集型的组装工作转向涉及工程营销设计等行业所需的时间。

3.Modern communications will give countries like China and Vietnam a huge advantage over countries stuck with old technologies.

现代通信技术将使得像中国越南那样的国家比困于旧技术的国家更具有优势

4.There is little dispute that communications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers.

毋庸争辩，通信技术将成为决定是赢家还是输家的关键因素。

5.The economy of the country is stuck in recession and it barely has the money to scratch the surface of the problem.

这个国家经济陷入低迷，几乎没有资金来解决基本问题。

6.Businesses eager for reliable service are willing to pay a significantly high price tag for a wireless call.

急切想得到可靠服务的企业乐于花费可观的高价来换取无绳电话。

7.Having an operation there is like having an endless pile of money at your disposal.在那里开办一家企业就好像有一堆供你无穷无尽使用的钞票

8.For countries that have lagged behind for so long, the temptation to move ahead in one jump is hard to resist.

对于那些长期落后的国家，一跃而名列前茅的诱惑难以抵御。

1.Poets and philosophers all speak highly of themselves for seeking out solitude, from which they can draw inspiration.

诗人和哲学家都因能够独处而自视甚高，从独处中他们能获取灵感。

2.A humble person tends to suffer from solitude, feeling himself inadequate company, longing for others to be around.感觉谦卑的人往往容易受孤独的折磨，感到仅仅与自己相处远远不够，渴望有人作伴。

3.The widowed old lady was so lonely that she would talk at length to the strangers in the supermarket about her pets.那位寡居的老太太实在太孤独了，她会和在超市遇到的陌生人唠唠叨叨的说上老半天她的宠物。

4.The condition of loneliness rises and falls, but our need to talk goes on forever - the need of telling someone the daily succession of small observations and opinions.孤独的感觉时起时落，但我们却永远需要与人交谈，把每日看到的想到的琐事向人倾诉。

5.To a person living alone, it's important to stay rational and settle down and make himself comfortable, and find some grace and pleasure in his