研究生英语综合教程(上)熊海虹课后部分翻译答案 (1)1
啬鬼也不可能变成慈善家。而且，一个人不会在五六十岁的时候变成谎话精、懦夫或叛徒，如果那时候他是，那么早在他性格形成的时候他就已经是了。大罪犯最初都是小罪犯，正如大橡树最初都是小橡果。
The constancy of human nature is proverbial, as no one believes that a man can fundamentally change his nature. This is why it is so difficult for one who has acquired an unsavory reputation to re-establish himself in public confidence. People know from experience that an individual who in one year displays knavish characteristics seldom in the next becomes any different. Nor does a thief become a trustworthy employee, or a miser a philanthropist. Nor does a man change and become a liar, coward or traitor at fifty or sixty; if he is one then, he has been one ever since his character was formed. Big criminals are first little criminals, just as giant oaks are first little acorns. 我回想起他那时高涨的情绪、他的活力、他对未来的信心，还有他的冷漠。这两个人不可能是同一个人，然而我确信就是他。我起身付了帐，走进广场去找他。我的思绪一片混乱。我感到恐慌。我绝不会想到他已经沦落到这般可怕的悲惨境地。我问自己发生了什么事，是什么样的希望迟迟不能实现令他伤心，是什么样的失意将他击垮，是什么样的幻想破灭将他逼向屈辱？我问自己是否已经无计可施。我绕着广场走着。
I recalled his high spirits, his vitality, his confidence in the future, and his disinterestedness. It was impossible that it was the same man, and yet I was sure of it. I stood up, paid for my drink, and went out into the plaza to find him. My thoughts were in a turmoil. I was aghast. I could never have imagined that he was reduced to his frightful misery. I asked myself what had happened. What hopes deferred had broken his spirit, what disappointments shattered him, and what lost illusions ground him to the dust? I asked myself if nothing could be done. I walked round the plaza.
第八单元
有时候，心理剖析可以非常详细。以雅阁为例，本田汽车报告称，雅阁汽车的主人喜欢用吸尘器打扫他们的车库，你不能说他们不干净。
Sometimes, psychographic profiles can be quite detailed. Take the Accord. Honda Motor reports that the car's owners like to vacuum their garages. You can't say they're not clean.
我们还发现，有时看上去类似的汽车可能传达了完全不同的信息，比如英国最好的两种豪华轿车：宾利公司的雅致和劳斯莱斯公司的幻影，两者都高贵而快捷，但他们却各自吸引了不同类型的客户群。
We also found that sometimes messages sent out by seemingly similar cars can be quite different. Consider two premier British luxury sedans: Bentley's Arnage and Rolls' Phantom. Both are stately and fast, but each attracts a different kind of customer.
宾利的买主想要的是低调的，但可以世代相传的传家宝；有史以来所生产的宾利，80%以上至今仍跑在路上。然而，欢迎的买家却期盼一夜成名，汽车的外表使得它所到之处无不引人注目。
The Bentley buyer wants an understated heirloom that he or she can pass down through the generations; over 80% of all Bentleys ever made are still on the road today. The Phantom buyer, on the other hand, is looking for instant recognition. The car has a presence that really demands attention wherever it goes.
第九单元
“未来之宅”于 1980 年对外开放，它的设计是为了展示 电子改革的现代技术水平。这一铜支架多棱体建筑占地 3100 平方英尺，高高耸立在亚利桑那沙漠之上。房子的南 面布满了电脑控制的太阳能采集装置，室内 75% 的供暖和 95% 的热水所需能量由它们供给。房子内部像它的外表一 样令人炫目。目前，“未来之宅”里唯一的常住户是一台 计算机。参观者所听到的单调的欢迎声就来自于这台独一 无二的机器，它由摩托罗拉公司设计，由五台计算机连成 网络，它是这座建筑物的中枢神经。
Opened in 1980, the House of the Future was designed to be a showcase for state-of-the-art electronic innovations. The structure itself is a 3100 square foot, copper-trimmed prism rising out of the Arizona desert. Computer-controlled solar collectors on the south face of the house provide 75% of the heating and 95% of the domestic hot water needs. Inside, the house is as startling as it is outside. For the moment, the only permanent resident of the House of the Future is the computer. That monotone voice which greets visitors belongs to a unique, Motorola-designed five-unit computer network which serves as the nerve center of the building.
第十单元
这是你那问题最好的解决方案。1. This is the best solution to your problem.
2. 我们取得了一些成绩，但要防止自满情绪。2. We have made some achievements, and we must guard against complacency. 3. 你提的补救措施倒是干脆利落、轻而易举，但是行不通。3. The remedies you propose are neat and easy but impossible. 4. 人们从水的蒸发现象了解到，液体在一定条件下能变成气体。4. Because water evaporate , people know that liquids can turn into gases under certain conditions.
在澳大利亚，人们甚至可以发现，法官们也在指责立法条文和合同条款中的语言。5. In Australia, you’ll even find judges criticizing