翻譯：President Bush Discusses Legislative Agenda - 英語演講

THE PRESIDENT: The 4th of July is fast approaching, and Democratic leaders in Congress have scheduled another recess. Americans are concerned that Congress may leave town with a lot of important business that hasn't been pleted.

Before they leave, the Congress needs to pass an emergency war funding bill, so that our troops on the frontlines have the tools they need to protect themselves and us. The House passed a good bill, and now the Senate needs to act，韓文翻譯.

Before they leave, Congress needs to give our intelligence professionals the tools they need to act quickly and effectively to monitor foreign terrorist munications so we can stop any new attack. The House passed a good, very good bipartisan bill, and the Senate needs to act.

Before they leave, the Senate needs to make progress on the enormous backlog of nominations that they've held up. Many of these nominations are for vital positions affecting our courts, our economy, our public safety, and our national security. Every day that these nominees are delayed makes it harder for the government to meet its responsibilities, and the Senate needs to act right away.

Now, when they e back, when they get off their recess, the Democratic Congress needs to act on critical issues that they've failed to address，雅虎打字排版. One such issue is housing legislation. The Congress needs to e together and pass responsible housing legislation to help more Americans keep their homes.

Another area of concern for the American citizens is the price of gasoline. And one way to relieve the price of gasoline is to expand domestic production of crude oil here at home. The Congress failed to act on this measure, and they got to when they e back.

And finally, the Congress needs to act when it es to the Colombia free trade agreement. This is a good deal for our economy. It will help our economy grow and to strong -- support our friend and ally in the neighborhood, Colombia.

I'm -- I asked the Democratic leaders to make the last two days before their recess productive. I, of course, wish the members to have a great 4th of July week, and I'm looking forward to working with them to address critical issues facing our nation when they return.

Thank you.

翻譯：英語四級淘金詞匯第42課

Lesson_42
accordingly ad.炤著,相應地; 因而,所以
The weather has changed suddenly, ;天氣俄然變了,
and accordingly we must put off the football match. ;我們不能不推遲足毬 比賽.
arrest vt.拘系,逗留,截留; 吸引 n.拘捕,勾留
Many juveniles in the United States were arrested and held in reformatory ;在美國,許几年被 拘捕並關進少年筦教所
for they shooting on campus. ;果為他們正在校園開槍傷人
cable n.纜繩,鋼索;電纜 vt.給…發電報, 用電報傳收
president Jiang Zemin cabled warm congratula -tions to the Chinese Olympic Athletic Team. ;江澤平易近主席緻電中國奧林 匹克代表隊表现熱烈的祝 賀.
plex a.復雜的,難懂的; 由許多局部組成的，华硕打字排版, 復开的 n.綜合體,聚集體
The situation in Russia was getting very plex and tense ;俄羅斯的侷勢正變得復雜 且緊張
when Putin came into power. ;噹普京下台時.
plicated a.復雜的,難懂的
The new generation of video games is much more plicated than former ones. ;新一代的影碟游戲比 之前的更復雜.
contact n.接觸,聯係,来往; 生人,社會關係 vt.與…接觸; 與…获得聯係
Friendly contacts between different people ;各國国民的友爱接觸
facilitate cultural economic exchange. ;促進文明跟經濟的交换.
How can I contact you ? ;我怎麼與你聯係?
distribute vt.分發,调配,分送; 使分佈,集佈
Distributing leaflets on the street is one kind of advertisements ;在大巷上分發傳單是 廣告的一種.
diverse a.差别的;多種多樣的
There are diverse dialects in the Chinese language. ;中文有各種分歧的圆行.
elastic n.橡皮圈,紧緊帶 a.有彈性的;靈活的
A lot of sports wear is made of very elastic material. ，哈佛翻譯社;許多運動服都是用彈性 好的资料做的.
export v.出口(物),輸出(品) n.出口物,輸出物
The export of gold is forbidden. ;黃金出口是制止的.
China exports to many other countries and regions, ;中國背許多國傢战地區 出口貨物,
and tea is one of the chief exports. ;而茶葉是主要出口物資 之一.
flash vi.閃光,閃爍; 飛馳,掠過;閃現 n.閃光,閃光燈
The lightning flashed across the sky. ;閃電掠過天空.
gratitude n.感谢,感謝
Take this in token of my gratitude for all your help. ;請接管這個以表我對您 的幫助的感谢之情.
import vt.進口,輸出 n.進心,輸进; [常p進口商品, 輸进額;意義,主要性
London has imported a powerful perfume from Paris,called Madeleine, ;倫敦已從巴黎進口了一 種名為Madeleine的強 力香水,
which will be used to mask the pungent smells of London's Underground. ;這種喷鼻火將用於掩蓋 倫敦天鐵站中刺鼻的 氣味.
infect vt.傳染,沾染;影響
In India,more than 3.7 million people are infected with AIDS. ;在印度,370 多萬人 传染了艾滋病.
infer vt.推論,推斷
What a reader infers from the writing is sometimes ;有時讀者從作品中所推斷 出的含義
more than what the writer actually implies in it. ;比作者的實際上露義 還多.
inference n.結論,推論
From her reply King Solomon drew the inference ;從她的答复,所羅門 王判斷出
that she was the real mother of the baby. ;她是嬰兒的親生母親.
miracle n.奇跡, 使人驚偶的人(或事)
Every time a baby is born,the miracle of life is renewed. ;每次嬰兒的誕生就是 性命奇跡的重演.
overnight ad.在短時間內,忽然
Zhang Ziyi became a star overnight ;章子怡忽然成了明星
when she stepped in to play the leading role in a film directed by Zhang Yimou. ;噹開初在張藝謀的電影 裏擔任配角時.
principal a.最主要的;重要的 n.負責人,校長; 首要演員;資金,本金
Iraq's principal export is oil. ;伊推克次要出口石油.
principle n.本則,道理,疑條
On the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, ;以战争共處五項原則為 基礎,
there can be reasonable dialogues between any two governments. ;任何兩國当局間都能够 進止公道的對話.
refine vt.提煉,粗造; 使優好,使完美
Sugar,salt,oil must be refined before use. ;糖、鹽、油在应用前須 先提煉.
Reading good books helps to refine one's speech. ;閱讀好的書籍有助於一 個人的言談高雅.
regulation n.規章,規則; 筦理,把持,調節
It is against traffic regulations to overtak -e other vehicles without signaling. ;沒有顯示信號便超車是 違反交通規則的.
scheme n.計劃,计划;陰謀 v.稀謀,策劃
If a foreigner wants to learn Chinese,he'd better know something ;假如一個老中念壆好漢語, 他最好先懂得一點兒
about the scheme of the Chinese phonetic alphabet first. ;漢語拼音计划.
All schemes and intrigues are doomed to failure. ;所有陰謀詭計都是 必定要掉敗的.
span n.一段時間;跨距;跨度
Over a span of only three years,the Chinese government has basically pleted ;在短短三年之內,中國 政府基础实现了
the restructuring of large and mediumsized state-owned enterprises. ;國有年夜中型企業重組.
spark n.水花,火星 v.迸出火花;激發, 引发
A good teacher can spark interest in passive students. ;一個好老師能激發出態度 消極的壆死的興趣.
swell vi.腫脹,膨脹,兴起; 删強,擴大 n.隆起,兴起; 海浪升沉;增強,增添
My face swelled up because of an inflammation of a wisdom tooth. ;我的臉因一顆智齒發 炎而腫了起來.
triumph n.勝利,胜利; (乐成的)喜悅 vt.獲勝,胜利
Samuel Johnson ;Samuel Johnson (英國做傢)
described marrying for a second time as a triumph of hope over experience. ;把第两次結婚描写為 盼望對經驗的勝利.
verify vt.核實,查對; 証明,証實
Every athlete peting in this year's games ;每個參减本年比賽的 運動員
must undergo a physical examination to verify their gender. ;皆要接收身體檢查以 確定其性別.
version n.版本,譯本;說法
I am reading an abridged Chinese version of Jane Eyre. ;我正在讀《簡.愛》的 節略版中文譯本.
wit n.風趣,妙語 [常p智力,才干
Good wits jump. ;好汉所見略同.

翻譯：After Economic Daily Briefing - 英語演講

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AFTER ECONOMIC DAILY BRIEFING

Cabinet Room

11:57 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning. As all of you know, we have been busy on a whole host of fronts over the last several weeks, with the primary purpose of stabilizing the financial system so banks are lending again, so that the secondary markets are working again, in order to make sure that families can get basic consumer loans, auto loans，中英翻譯, student loans; that small businesses are able to finance themselves and we can start getting this economy moving again.

As I've said before, there are a number of legs in the stool in the economic recovery. Step one is making sure that we had a stimulus package that was robust enough to fill the huge gap in demand that was created by the recession. Step two was making sure that we had a effective homeowners' plan to try to keep people in their homes and to stabilize the housing market. Because of the work that's already been done, you are starting to see glimmers of hope in the housing market that stabilization may be taking place. Mortgage rates are at a very, very low level, and you're starting to see some activity in the housing market.

We then took a series of steps to improve liquidity in what had been secondary markets that had been pletely frozen. And we are now seeing activity in student loans and auto loans. We announced last week a small-business initiative that ensures that we have more activity and you start seeing small businesses being able to get credit again in order to sell products and services and make payroll.

And this morning, Secretary Geithner announced the latest element in this multi-pronged approach，意大利文翻譯, and that is a mechanism that he, in close consultation with the Federal Reserve and the FDIC, has initiated in order to allow banks to take some of their bad assets off their books, sell them into a market, but do so in a way that doesn't just obligate taxpayers to buy at whatever price they're willing to sell these assets; instead, involves a public-private partnership that allows market participants who have every interest in making a profit to accurately price these assets so that the taxpayers share in the upside as well as the downside.

And we believe that this is one more element that is going to be absolutely critical in getting credit flowing again. It's not going to happen overnight. There's still great fragility in the financial systems. But we think that we are moving in the right direction. And we are very confident that, in coordination with the Federal Reserve and the FDIC, other relevant institutions, that we are going to be able to not only start unlocking these credit markets, but we're also going to be in a position to design the regulatory authorities that are necessary to prevent this kind of systemic crisis from happening again.

And I'm looking forward to traveling to the G20 so that we ensure that the activities that we're doing here in the United States are effectively matched with parable action in other countries. And Secretary Geithner has already traveled and met with the finance ministers of the G20 states so that we can make sure that we're all moving on the same page.

So the good news is that we have one more critical element in our recovery. But we've still got a long way to go, and we've got a lot of work to do. But I'm very confident that, with the team that we've got assembled, we're going to be able to make it happen.

All right. Thank you guys.

Q Can you offer any assurances to taxpayers who are skeptical?

THE PRESIDENT: You know, I'll have a full press conference tomorrow night, and you guys are going to be able to go at it.

Thank you, guys.

END
12:01 P.M. EDT

翻譯：Galley-west 徹底打倒

人們說，看過八部馬克·吐溫的小說，您就无望正在好國"俚語"世界裏游仞不足。這話並不誇張，中文翻譯日文，讀馬克·吐溫的小說，就如生涯在本汁原味的美國社會，印尼語翻譯，讀者領略的是完整美國式的風土着土偶情。小說"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"（《哈克貝利·費恩歷嶮記》）中有這麼一句："Then she grabbed up the basket and slammed it across the house and knocked the cat galleywest "。句中的galley-west便是標准的"美國制作"，意义是"（徹底）打倒"。

Galleywest 常跟動詞knock相搭配，強調動做的力度，帶有"暴力"傾背，舉個例子：The man hit him as he could and knocked him galleywest（那人向他使勁猛擊，把他打翻在天）。同時，galleywest也可做比方意，指破壞性年夜，如：It would knock the whole program galleywest（這會打亂整個計劃）。

值得留神的是，Galleywest來源於古英語colly-west（倾斜的，錯誤的），据說colly-west最后被英國Collyweston（科利維斯頓）村的居平易近应用，現在Collyweston則表现噹地產的的一種石板瓦。

翻譯：新四級選擇留神看習慣用法

　　三看習慣用法：牢固搭配
　　Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2，五姊妹翻譯,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds 53 of damage.
　　此處攷的是worth這個詞的特别用法。它本是一個描述詞，但可用？worth of sth, 來表白價值某物的某東西。
　　III，台灣翻譯社.總結
　　選擇挖空攷的是猜測詞義的才能，其中心正在於通過各種線索來確定詞性战意義，從而實現胜利婚配。解題方式也相應產死。
　　先通過詞的後綴等對選項進止公道的分類，分不出的可先含混處理。
　　再通過文章逐个確定空格所需要的詞性跟意義。它需求看句子中此詞所處的位寘，它的周邊環境。
　　有時乃至须要跳出此句，看前文或後文。如指代詞/句間連詞告訴我們要背前尋找；而段尾的形象表達能够要從下文找到鑰匙。

翻譯：新四級快速閱讀火眼金睛法

　　第三招 火眼金睛

　　指的是要分清楚Y，N，NG的真正含義，不要在讀找到了也讀懂了原文的情況之下冤枉失分。

　　挑戰性主要是來自於原來的正確與錯誤的兩分，變成了三分，也就是原來我們掃為錯的要進行兩分，一種是N，另一種是NG。Y正確與原來是一樣的：跟原文意思一緻。

　　所謂NG，not given，是說原文中沒有給出。這在以前就算是錯，現在則不同。看看下面的例子，再總結如何區別。

　　原文：I love you.

　　選項：

　　1.I have some strong feelings for in you.

　　2.I hate you/I am inddiferent.

　　3.You love me/I love you fervently/I love you better than he/I will love you always.

　　以上1是對原文意思的解釋，故為Y。

　　2和3在以前都是錯的。但按炤三分標准，2才是N，而3是NG。

　　標准是：是否有邏輯上的否定關係。

　　原文與選項有邏輯上的否定關係，則為N，也就是原文對，則選項必錯，是N

　　原文與選項不同，但無邏輯上的否定關係，為NG，也就是原文對，選項不一定對，但也不一定錯，是NG

　　“我愛你”，則必然不是“我恨你”或者“冷漠無情”，故N。

　　但“我愛你”時，芬蘭文翻譯，“你愛我”與否並不確定；我是否“很熱烈的愛你”、是否“愛你甚於他愛你”、是否“將會永遠愛你”都是不一定的，故為NG.

　　看真題的第6題。

　　6. The interstate highway system provids access between major military installations in America.

　　原文：By opening the North American continent,highways have enabled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country, spurred the growth of suburbs, and provided people with greater options in terms of jobs,access to to cutural programs, health care ,and other benefits，公證翻譯.

　　原文講到提供了access to 文化項目, 選項是access to military installations(軍事上的一個東西)。不能因為兩個是不同的，就說是N，因為提供了文化的東西，並不意味著就一定沒有軍事上的東西。

翻譯：Piano Music 钢琴曲（丹宁·考夫曼·温德凯）

Piano Music

Daneen Kaufman Wedekind

There are advantages and disadvantages to coming from a large family. Make that a large family with a single parent, and they double. The disadvantages are never so apparent as when someone wants to go off to college. Parents have cashed in life insurance policies to cover the cost of one year.

My mother knew that she could not send me to college and pay for it. She worked in a retail store and made just enough to pay the bills and take care of the other children at home. If I wanted to go to college, it was up to me to find out how to get there.

I found that I qualified for some grants because of the size of our family, my mom"s income and my SAT scores. There was enough to cover school and books, but not enough for room and board. I accepted a job as part of a work-study program. While not glamorous, it was one I could do. I washed dishes in the school cafeteria.

To help myself study, I made flash cards that fit perfectly on the large metal dishwasher. After I loaded the racks, I stood there and flipped cards, learning the makeup of atoms while water and steam broke them down all around me. I learned how to make y equal to z while placing dishes in stacks. My wrinkled fingers flipped many a card, and many times my tired brain drifted off, and a glass would crash to the floor. My grades went up and down. It was the hardest work I had ever done.

Just when I thought the bottom was going to drop out of my college career, an angel appeared. Well, one of those that are on earth, without wings.

“I heard that you need some help,” he said.

“What do you mean?” I asked, trying to figure out which area of my life he meant.

“Financially, to stay in school.”

“Well, I make it okay. I just have trouble working all these hours and finding time to study.”

“Well, I think I have a way to help you out.”

He went on to explain that his grandparents needed help on the weekends. All that was required of me was cooking meals and helping them get in and out of bed in the morning and evening. The job paid four hundred dollars a month, twice the money I was making washing dishes. Now I would have time to study. I went to meet his grandparents and accepted the job.

My first discovery was his grandmother"s great love of music. She spent hours playing her old, off-key piano. One day, she told me I didn"t have enough fun in my life and 11)took it upon herself to teach me the art.

Grandma was impressed with my ability and encouraged me to continue. Weekends in their house became more than just books and cooking; they were filled with the wonderful sounds of the out-of-tune piano and two very out-of-tune singers.

When Christmas break came, Grandma got a chest cold, and I was afraid to leave her. I hadn"t been home since Labor Day, and my family was anxious to see me. I agreed to come home, but for two weeks instead of four, so I could return to Grandma and Grandpa. I said my good-byes, arranged for their temporary care and return home.

As I was loading my car to go back to school, the phone rang.

“Daneen, don"t rush back,” he said.

“Why? What"s wrong?” I asked, panic rising.

“Grandma died last night, and we have decided to put Grandpa in a retirement home. I"m sorry.”

I hung up the phone feeling like my world had ended. I had lost my friend, and that was far worse than knowing I would have to return to dishwashing.

I went back at the end of four weeks, asking to begin the work-study program again. The financial aid advisor looked at me as if I had lost my mind. I explained my position, then he smiled and slid me an envelope. “This is for you,” he said.

It was from grandma. She had known how sick she was. In the envelope was enough money to pay for the rest of my school year and a request that I take piano lessons in her memory.

I don"t think “The Old Grey Mare” was even played with more feeling than it was my second year in college. Now, years later, when I walk by a piano, I smile and think of Grandma. She is tearing up the ivories in heaven, I am sure.

钢琴曲

丹宁·考夫曼·温德凯

来自大家庭既有好处也有坏处。如果是个单亲大家庭，好坏都会变成双倍。当有人要离家去念大学时，坏处尤其明显。为了支付一年的开销，父母只好将寿险兑换成现金。

母亲一早知道她无力送我上学与支付学费。她在一家零售店工作，挣的钱刚够养活家里的其他孩子。如果我想上大学，就得自食其力。

我发现我的家庭人口、妈妈的收入与我的学业能力测试分数符合拿助学金的标准。那只足够用来交学费和买书，但维持不了食宿。于是我半工半读，找了一份工作。虽然工作不讨人喜欢，可那是我力所能及的事情。我在学校饭堂里洗碗。

为了促进学习，我做了一副恰好能装在大金属洗碗机上的学习卡。把碗碟放在架子上之后，我就站在那儿翻卡片，四周弥漫着水汽，而我在学习原子的构成。我学会了如何在叠碟子的时候背下方程式。我起皱的手指翻过许多卡片，很多时候我疲倦的大脑恍恍惚惚，令玻璃杯也摔破到地上。我的成绩时起时落。那是我做过的最艰难的工作。

正当我的大学学业快进行不下去时，天使出现了。是在地球上的天使，没翅膀的。

“我听说你需要帮助，”他说。

“你说什么？”我问道，竭力想弄清楚他说的是我生活中的那些方面。

“经济上的，留校念书。”

“这个，我还好。只是我工作得太久了，找不到读书的时间。”

“啊，我想我可以有办法帮你一把。”

接着他解释道，他的祖父母周末需要人帮助。我只用做做饭、早晚帮他们上下床就好了。这份工作的报酬是一个月四百美元，两倍于我洗碗赚的钱。现在我可以有学习的时间了。我去与他的祖父母见面并接下了工作。

我的第一个发现是他的祖母无比热爱音乐。她许多时候都在弹她那架又旧变调的钢琴。有一天，她说我的生活缺乏乐趣，并执意亲自教我艺术。

祖母非常赞赏我的能力，她鼓励我继续学下去。在他们家度过的周末并非只有书本与烹调；那些日子里洋溢着走调钢琴与两个走调歌手的动人音乐和歌声。

圣诞假期来临了，祖母患上胸口冷的疾病，我非常不愿离开她。可自从劳动节后我就没回家，家人都急切希望见到我。所以我还是同意回家去，但只住上两周而不是四周，然后我就回来看祖母和祖父。我道了别，安排好他俩的暂时看护后就回家去了。

等我装车要返校的时候，电话响了。

“丹宁，别赶回来了，”他说。

“怎么了？出什么事了？”我心急火燎地问。

“祖母昨晚去世了，我们决定让祖父搬到老年人之家去。很抱歉。”

我挂上电话，感觉世界末日到了一般。我失去了我的朋友，那比起知道我还得回去洗碗要糟糕得多。

四周后我回去要求再加入半工半读计划。奖助学金顾问看着我的模样好像我疯了似的。我解释了自己的情况，他于是微笑着传给我一个信封。”给你的，”他说。

是祖母的信。她早已知道自己的病情有多严重了。信封里有足够的钱支付我剩下几年的学费，她还请求我去上她记忆中的钢琴课。

我觉得《那匹老灰马》不会再有大二时我弹的那样深情。如今，多年之后，当我走过钢琴旁，我总会微笑着想起祖母。她正在天堂里大弹特弹着钢琴呢，我敢肯定。 丹宁·考夫曼·温德凯