新视野大学英语第一版第四册的课后翻译(4)

condition.对一个独居的人来说，重要的是保持理性，安顿下来，使自己过的舒服，并在自身的条件下发现一些优雅与乐趣。

6.If you live with other people, their temporary absence can be refreshing.若与别人同住，你会与他们小别时感觉耳目一新。

7.Scientific surveys show that those who live alone talk at length to themselves and their pets and the television.

科学调查表明，独居的人会对着自己，对着宠物，对着电视机唠叨不休。

8.It's important to stop waiting and settle down and make ourselves comfortable, at least for the time being.

重要的是不再等待，安顿下来，使自己过的舒服，至少暂时要这样

1.We would not stand by and let bribery in various forms be on the increase.我们不会听凭形形色色的贿赂行为不断增加而无动于衷。

2.While lending you the substantial sum of money, I made it clear to you that if you couldn't pay it off in time, you might be accused of taking bribes.我们把那一大笔钱借给你的时候就跟你讲清楚了，如果你不能及时还钱，你也许会被指控受贿。

petition of financial power has become a fact of political life; but if you receive questionable political contributions for this reason, you will soon be under investigation.财力竞争已成为政治生活中的一个事实，但是你为此接受可疑的政治捐款，你很快就会受到调查。

4.To secure major arms deal contracts, they have made a substantial donation to the bank account of the party in power.

为获取大宗武器交易合同，他们给执政党的银行账户捐了一大笔钱。

5.He hit upon a good method to speed up the progress of the experiment, but opinions differed among members of the group on it.

他突然想到了一个加速实验进程的方法，但组里的成员对此意见不一。

6.It's difficult to enforce the new law because people are not ready to act on it.新法律很难实施，因为人们不愿意遵守。

7.We think it's the business of the United Nations troops to enforce a ceasefire in that area, while the job of the local government is to prepare to restore law and order.我们认为，在地区实施停火是联合国部队的职责，而当地政府的责任是准备重建法律和秩序。

8.Having made this decision, she joined the organization, which is in support of woman's rights.

做出这个决定后，她就加入了那个支持妇女权利的组织。

1.We have received three anonymous letters from Palestine to date, in addition to one suspicious package.

到现在为止，出了一个可疑的包裹，我们还收到了三封匿名的来自巴基斯坦的

2.Their dream was nothing less than a more equal society where there is