篇一:《大学英语作文高级词汇》
作文高级词汇短语
要点:四级120-150六级150-180长短句交叉,不多次重复,高级词汇15个
被动句,插入语,定语从句,强调,名词从句,问句
句型
There is no denying the fact that......不可否认是It is undeniable that……毋庸置疑的是…… It is indisputable that......不可争辩是
when it comes to sth,the overwhelming majority of ......说到sth
An increasing /great number of……一个数目增加的……
It is,therefore,high time that same applicable approaches were implemented by……。Thus,its competetive edge will be sharpened effectively。适当方法被用，提高竞争力。
sth exert a tremendous fascination on sb某人对某物感兴趣 exert positive impact 有积极影响 It is no exaggeration to say……说……是毫不夸张的
Recently the issue of the phenomenon of……has been brought into focus……问题已成为焦点 As the （classical） proverb goes,‘’……‘’正如谚语所说
With the rapid growth of……,随着……快速增长,
名词短语
fresh point/look新论点/看法 applicable/apposite/appropriate approaches恰当的方法 an empty slogan一个空洞的口号 bridge the income/generation gap缩小 收入差距/代沟 a local point of view狭隘的看法 specialized knowledge and skills专业知识与技能 sustainable/rapid development可持续/快速发展 Pandora's Box潘多拉的魔盒
international prestige国际地位 culture/economic globalization文化/经济全球化 vigor and vitality生机与活力 macro regulatory and control ability宏观调控能力 Ivory Tower象牙塔 maintenance of ecological balance保护生态平衡 urban/affuent life城市/富足的生活 indispensable element不可或缺的要素
domin/experiential/rudimentary knowledge领域/经验/基础 知识
merits and demerits优点和缺点 a double-edged sword双刃剑
动词短语
hatch and breed孕育与培养 develop/cultivate/foster 培养
seize the opportunities and rise to the challenges抓住机遇,迎接挑战
scrape up/reinfore one's knowledge积累/巩固知识 differentiate virtue from vice区分善恶 （be）despised and condemned被蔑视和谴责 take sth seriously严肃对待
pay a heavy price付出代价 be virtually impossible极不可能
focus attention on self-image注重自我形象 be proficient in精通于
reap the benefits of因/从……得到好处 be conducive to sth有助于
turn a bleed eye on无视 sharpen one' competitive edge提高某人竞争力 be inclined to do想要,倾向做 contribute directly to直接有助于
pray in aid of求助于 frown on/upon反对 ignite one's enthusiasm点燃热情
swarm into涌入 exert a positive/negative impact on对……有积极/消极影响
discriminate against/（in favour of）歧视/偏爱 illustrate sth with sth用……解释…… strengthen basic and public construction加强公共基础建设
google the Internet上网搜索 deliver emails发邮件
undertake correspondent obligation承担相应义务function in the disservice of对……有害 foster strengths and circumvent weaknesses扬长避短
连词
Ironically讽刺地说 Unquestionably毋庸置疑 on most occasions大多情况下
Specifically speaking具体地说 Conspicuously显然 as a consequence of由于……（不好） Confronted with sth(问题)面临...... In my perspective在我看来 whereas/howbeit=however as an illustration作为例子 in that＝because principally最重要地
be the occasion of引起 futhermore/moreover/additionally另外,此外,而且
in consequence/consequently结果（不好）（be）in contradiction of与……矛盾
in the foreseeable future在可预见的将来 Albeit/notwithstanding虽然,即使
Initially起初 therewithal/thereupon于是,因此 eventually最后previously首先 in conclusion总之 conversely相反
量词
a wealth of大量的 a trifle稍稍有点 a minimum/maximum of最少/多的
a chain of一连串的 a variety of各种各样的segental/a slice of一部分
a multitude of许多
替换词
caress亲昵,爱抚n investigation调查,研究n. aspiration志向,愿望n
statistics/pictograph统计数据/图表n. bribery贿赂n prejudice/bias偏见n
deforestation森林砍伐n summarization总结n dedication敬业,奉献n
perseverance毅力n jubilation欢呼n indispensable不可少的adj不可少的人/物n enhancement提高,增加n individual/humanrity人n consciousness/ awareness意识n merit价值n值得vt bookworm书虫n valetudinarian体弱多病的人n多病的adj alternative＝chance descendant后代n potential潜力n
emphasis重点n idiosyncrasy/trait/individuality＝character
deficiency缺乏，缺点n client/consumer/purchaser顾客n stripling小伙子n
ignoramus无知的人n undergraduate/ academician大学生n
adolescent青少年n青春期的adj juvenile青少年n青少年的adj
diligence勤奋n expenditure花费（时间、钱）n civilization文化n
dominance支配,优势n
exceedingly非常地adv primarily主要,首先adv apiece每个,每人adv
conscientiously谨慎地adv automatically不假思索地adv{大学英语作文200词}.
ineritably不可避免地adv spontaneously主动地,不由自主地adv
miraculous/marvellous极多的adj
introverted内向的adj dynamic精明能干的adj immeasurable大量的adj
meritorious/instrumental（in）有帮助的adj
numerous许多,大量（可数）adj persuasive有说服力的adj vulnerable脆弱的adj
thrilling令人兴奋的adj significant重要的,有用的adj
dwindling渐渐变少的,衰退的adj vital/crucial/consequential重要的adj
isolated孤独的adj
accelerate加快v crystallize使……更具体vt conceive认为vt
accentuate/emphasize强调v participate in＝join in assimilate吸收v
utilize使用v dedicate to＝devote to anticipate/desire想要vt
contemplate/muse深思v stimulate/motivate/spur刺激,促进v
propagandize/publicize宣传v triumph成功n击败vi manufacture生产制造n,vt
propagate/ promote促进vt anticipate预期vt
格言
Knowledge is power知识就是力量
Misfortune is the touchstone of virtue逆境是美德的试金石
Truth conquers all things真理胜过一切
Time tries truth时间鉴真理
Laughter makes good blood笑使人健康
篇二:《大学英语四级作文200篇》
大学英语四级阅读篇200篇
Unit One 1 Unit Two 7 Unit Three 14 Unit Four 21 Unit Five 28 Unit Six 34 Unit Seven 41 Unit Eight 48 Unit Nine 55 Unit Ten 62 Unit Eleven 69 Unit Twelve 76 Unit Thirteen 83 Unit Fourteen 90 Unit Fifteen 97 Unit Sixteen 104 Unit Seventeen 111 Unit Eighteen 117 Unit Nineteen 124 Unit Twenty 131 Unit Twenty One 138 Unit Twenty Two 144 Unit Twenty Three 151 Unit Twenty Four 158 Unit Twenty Five 165 Unit Twenty Six 172
Unit Twenty Seven 178 Unit Twenty Eight 185 Unit Twenty Nine 193 Unit Thirty 200 Unit Thirty One 206 Unit Thirty Two 212 Unit Thirty Three 219 Unit Thirty Four 226 Unit Thirty Five 233 Unit Thirty Six 240 Unit Thirty Seven 247 Unit Thirty Eight 254 Unit Thirty Nine 261 Unit Forty 267 Unit Forty One 274 Unit Forty Two 280 Unit Forty Three 287 Unit Forty Four 294 Unit Forty Five 301 Unit Forty Six 308 Unit Forty Seven 315 Unit Forty Eight 322 Unit Forty Nine 328 Unit Fifty 334 Answer Key340 Unit One Passage 1 The earliest method of exploiting this power was to make water turn a wheel. This system, in which the force of water was used directly, had one great disadvantage. Factories which used it had to be built on the banks of fast flowing streams, but these were often located in inaccessible, thinly populated areas, which made transportation of goods difficult. When the steam engine was invented it soon replaced flowing water as a source of power; new factories sprang up in the coal fields. Coal and oil—reserve of power also ultimately derived from the sun —are not always found in accessible places, but they have the advantage of being portable. In the 20th century the situation changed and water once more became a vital source of power. Methods were devised for producing electricity from the energy of rivers. Once the initial capital has been recovered, electricity from this source is usually cheaper than oil and coal, which are expensive to extract（开采）and transport. The great advantage of hydroelectric power is that nature constantly renews the water that provides the power. Coal and oil are fuels that can only be used once. Not all rivers are ideal for generating electricity. A suitable river must have an adequate flow of water, and ideally there should be a steep fall. A steep waterfall is ideal, because it concentrates the energy of gravity into a short distance. The amount of water in the river, moreover, should not vary too much from season to season. This means that there must be adequate rainfall throughout
the year. The river must be fairly near the industrial centers which will utilize
its power, for the greater the distance the electricity has to travel, the more power is wasted. 1. If you want to make water turn a wheel, you should keep in mind the difficulty to . A. use it directly B. carry goods out C. cross the fast flowing streams
D. find enough workers 2. The steam engine soon replaced flowing water because. A. coal and oil are derived from the sun B. coal and oil are not always accessible C. coal and oil are portable D. coal and oil are found in thinly populated areas 3. After using coal and oil for a time, people find the advantages of water over coal and oil as . A. it is easy to recover the initial capital B. it is as cheap to use water as to use coal and oil C. it is nature that renews the water without any cost
D. it is difficult to extract and transport coal and oil 4. All of the following are required for an ideal river EXCEPT that . A. there should be energy of gravity B. there should be a steep fall C. the river should be near industrial centers D. there should be an adequate flow of water 5. It can be inferred from the passage that if people want to establish a water power station, they will most probably go to . A. the mountainous areasB. the plainsC. the lake areasD. the river mouthsPassage 2 When you take your car—or, indeed, any piece of machinery — to be repaired, it is generally an advantage to ask for an estimate. You should make sure an estimate is clearly listed so that you can check it afterwards. Then you cannot be charged for unnecessary work. Sometimes the repair cannot be accurately estimated until some parts have been dismantled. If so, authorize this amount of work first and ask for an accurate estimate after it has been done. Wages and methods of costing differ from garage to garage. Some garages pay their mechanics a flat rate per hour and pay one time and a half for overtime. Others add a fixed percentage per hour to the hourly rate. They pay for the overtime at the same rate. Garages which have an incentive （激励的） scheme pay the mechanic a part, usually thirty per cent or thirty three and one third per cent, of what the customer is charged. They don’t usually pay attention to the time the mechanic has taken. The charge to the customer is based on manufacturer’s suggested time schedules for work. For example, if the time allowed is three hours and the mechanic takes two and a half, the customer is charged for three hours. The mechanic receives thirty per cent of the total amount charged, not thirty per cent of the charge for the two and a half hours he actually worked on the job. Labor charged to customers covers not only the cost of wages but also overheads（管理费）. To get the cost per hour of the overheads, divide the cost of running the workshop itself by the number of hours of work available. Then add to this an amount for profit. 6. The word “dismantled” in the first paragraph most probably means .
A. taken apart B. taken awayC. taken off D. taken over7. It is important to obtain a clearly listed estimate so that . A. you will always obtain a lower price B. you will get better service C. you will not have to pay for unnecessary work D. you will not have to pay any overtime 8. Mechanics are paid. A. at an hourly rate B.
according to the skill needed C. in a number of different ways D. by a percentage of the total overheads 9. According to the passage, which of the following does the customer not have to pay for? A. Labor charges. B. Overheads.C. The estimate. D. The profit.10. How can a mechanic estimate the cost of a job? A. He is unable to estimate it. B. He can charge a percentage of the total workshop costs. C. He can use the manufacturer’s schedules. D. He can ask the customer. Passage 3 Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low quality schools just as there are low quality businesses. We have no duty to save them simply because they exist. But many promising institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial squeeze, with no way to reduce rising costs or increase income significantly. Raising tuition （学费） doesn’ bring in more income, for each time t tuition goes up, the enrollment （招收人数） goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business. It is such colleges, promising but threatened, that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently better than public schools. There are many examples to the contrary. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant（占主导地位）, and therefore diversity（多样 性） is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous. In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Supporters of public higher education know the importance of sustaining private higher education. 11. According to the author’s opinion schools are bad businesses because of. A. mismanagementB. too few studentsC. too many studentsD. the nature of schools12. The author used the phrase “go under” in the third paragraph to mean. A. get into difficultiesB. have low enrollmentC. have low tuitionD. bring in more money13. We
can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support. A. public institutionsB. private schoolsC. uniformity of educationD. high quality of education14. Which of the following is NOT true? A. High quality private schools deserve to be saved. B. If the tuition is raised, the enrollment goes down. C. There are many cases to show that public schools are better than private schools. D. Private schools have more money than public schools.
15. Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools? A. Raising tuition. B. Full enrollment. C. National awareness and support. D. Reduction of rising costs. Passage 4 Sylvester and I are watching television advertisements because we need information for a class research project. We have to discuss realism and
distortion(扭曲) in television advertising, and so we are looking for examples of distortions and falsehoods in television commercials. The question we are asking is, “Is the commercial true to life, or does it offer an unreal picture of the product?” Sylvester is keeping track of the distortions, and he already has quite a long list. He says that all housewives seem to live in lovely homes, dress beautifully, and love their household chores. They smile and boast about floor waxes and proudly display their dirty laundry, dusty tabletops, and dirty ovens. In addition, he had never seen men doing housework. Sylvester thinks that this view of family life is filled with distortions. I am keeping track of the people who appear in the advertisements. I have found handsome men courting(求爱) the All American Girl, and they are always recommending brand X toothpaste or brand Y cologne (科隆香水). I see teenagers and children surrounded by their friends, having wonderful times at parties and at school, and they are usually enjoying large harmonious family gatherings. I think that these advertisements are also filled with distortions. Sylvester and I have concluded that much of American life is pictured unrealistically in commercials. Teenagers do not always have fun at parties, and very few people love doing chores. People do have problems, but few of these are ever shown in commercials. 16. Sylvester is keeping track of . A. advertisements showing brand X B. advertising distortions C. advertisements showing housewives D. both A and C 17. Housewives in advertisements are . A. disgusted with laundry B. happy with their chores C. courted by men using cologne D. none of the above 18. The best title for this passage is . A. Our Research Project
B. Keeping Track of Television Advertising C. Distortions in Television Advertising D. Beautiful People on TV 19. The author found unrealistic advertisements picturing. A. school teachers B. city peopleC. suburban housewivesD. happy teenagers20. People’s real problems are . A. the basis for all advertisingB. distorted by commercialsC. never shown in commercialsD. told honestly in commercialsUnit Two Passage 5 Where money goes? About 70 per cent of the average household’s spending goes for necessities such as housing, food, clothes and health care. To be able to afford these items and still have money left for nonessentials such as travel and entertainment, most families find themselves economizing and watching their pennies. The same problem of matching limited resources with seemingly endless demands confronts businesses and public agencies. That is essentially what the economy is all about—making choices on how to use limited resources of money, manpower, machinery and materials, whether it involves a shopper deciding what to buy in the supermarket or a manufacturer deciding what line of goods to produce. Choices made in the economy involve a continuous tug of war（拔河比赛） between consumers and producers over price. If many businesses are offering a product and there is plenty of it to satisfy the needs of all consumers, a producer will be forced to sell at a price not far above costs in order to keep from being stuck with a lot of unmarketable supplies. This is why, for example, the prices of fresh fruits and vegetables normally drop during the summer months when such produce is in abundance. However, a low price—especially if it falls below what it costs a seller to make the goods—will discourage production, perhaps drive the high cost producers out of business or
force them to make something else. Again using an example from agriculture, farmers periodically plant less wheat or raise fewer cattle if the prices for those goods give too little return for the costs involved. 21. Most families need to be careful about spending money because . A. they need money for both essentials and nonessentials B. they need to match limited resources C. they spend 70% of their money on nonessentials D. the businesses and public agencies demand endlessly from them
22. The writer, in order to , tells us that most families save money. A. explain clearly what the nature of economy is B. introduce the new topic—the war between consumers and producers C. answer the question at the beginning of the passage, “Where money goes?” D. suggest ways to save money 23. Fresh fruits and vegetables are sold at low prices when . A. their cost has dropped because of mass production B. there are a lot of unmarketable supplies because of high cost C. it is easy for fruits and vegetables to become rotten in summer months D. there are more than enough in markets
24. Which of the following adjectives best describes the rise and fall of the price?
A. Regular. B. Unmarketable.C. Continuous. D. Low.25. According to the passage, if a shoemaker makes shoes at the cost of $5 a pair and sells it at 4 a pair, he will most probably . A. increase his production B. think of making something else C. lower the cost D. use more resources Passage 6 Looking back on years of living in a working class home in the north of England, I should say that a good living room must provide three principal things: gregariousness（群集）,warmth and plenty of good food. The living room is the warm heart of the family and therefore often slightly stuffy to a middle class visitor. It is not a social centre but a family centre; little entertaining goes on there or in the front room, if there happens to be one; you do not entertain in anything approaching the middle class sense. The wife’s social life outside her immediate family is found over the washing line, at the little shop on the corner, visiting relatives at a moderate distance occasionally, and perhaps now and again a visit with her husband to his pub or club. Apart from these two places, he has just his work and his football matches. They will have, each of them, friends at all these places, who may well not know what the inside of their house is like, having never “stepped across the threshold,” as the old fashioned phrase has it. The family hearth（炉旁） is reserved for the family itself, and those who are “something to us” (another favorite formula) and who look in for a talk or just to sit. Much of the free time of a man and his wife will usually be passed at that hearth. Just staying in is still one of the most common leisure time occupations. 26. The writer comes to know the conditions he described froｍ. A. his studies as a sociologist B. novels with a working class setting C. the work of social historians D. his own experience 27. What would strike an outsider was the working class living room’s lack of . A. airB. refinementC. friendliness D. cooking facilities28. The kind of family he describes. A. did a lot of entertaining
B. often had middle class visitors C. rarely entertained D. never had visitors
29. The typical working class wife, according to the writer, . A. never saw people outside the family B. usually belonged to a club C. disapproved of pubs and clubs
D. sometimes went out with her husband 30. The passage implies, but does not directly say, that . A. the working class living room is the warm heart of the family
篇三:《大学英语作文高级词汇替换》
1.individuals,characters 替换(people ,persons)
2.positive, favorable, rosy (美好的)，promising(有希望的)，perfect, pleasurable , exc ellent, outstanding, superior 替换good
3.dreadful, unfavorable, poor, adverse, ill (有害的)替换bad 如果bad 做表语，可以有 be less impressive 替换 eg： An army of college students indulge themselves in playing games, enjoying r omance with girls/boys or killing time passively in their dorms. When it approaches to graduation ,as a result, they find their academic records are less impressive.
4.(an army of, an ocean of, a sea of, a multitude of ,a host of, many, if not mos t)替换many. 注：用many, if not most 一定要小心，many 后一定要有词。 eg:Many individuals, if not most, harbor the idea that….同理 用most, if not all ,替 换most.
5.a slice of, quiet a few , several 替换some
6.harbor the idea that, take the attitude that,hold the view that, it is widely share d that, it is universally acknowledged that 替换think(因为是书面语，所以要加that)
7.affair ,business ,matter 替换thing
8.shared 替换common
9.reap huge fruits 替换get many benefits )
10.for my part ,from my own perspective 替换in my opinion
11.Increasing(ly),growing 替换more and more( 注意没有growingly 这种形式。所以当 修饰名词时用increasing/growing.修饰形容词，副词用increasingly. eg：sth has gained growing popularity.Sth is increasingly popular with the advance ment of sth.
12.little if anything, 或little or nothing 替换hardly{大学英语作文200词}.
13.beneficial, rewarding 替换helpful,
14.shopper,client,consumer,purchaser, 替换customer
15.exceedingly,extremely, intensely 替换very
16.hardly necessary, hardly inevitable ... 替换 unnecessary, avoidable
17.sth appeals to sb, sth exerts a tremendous fascination on sb 替换sb take inter est in / sb. be interested in
18.capture one’s attention 替换attract one’s attention.
19.facet,demension,sphere 代aspect
20.be indicative of ,be suggestive of ,be fearful of 代 indicate, suggest ,fear
21.give rise to, lead to, result in, trigger 考试大替换cause.
22. There are several reasons behind sth 替换..reasons for sth
23.desire 替换want.
24.pour attention into 替换pay attention to
25.bear in mind that 替换remember
26. enjoy, possess 替换have(注意process 是过程的意思)
27. interaction 替换communication
28.frown on sth 替换be against , disagree with sth
29.to name only a few, as an example 替换 for example, for instance
30. next to / virtually impossible,替换nearly / almost impossible
篇四:《大学英语作文三》
Write an essay of 160-200words based on the following drawing .In your essay ,you should
1) describe the drawing briefly
2) explain its intended measing and
3) give your comments
You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET2.(20points)
As it is described in the drawing that some travellers have their trip in a beautiful boat ,
They are eating and chatting happily ,and throwing their rubbish into the lake now and then,what is more , which is full of rubbish and litter. In a word, the picture shows us that some people in our daily life lake of awareness of environment protection.
Why does this phenomenon happen? And we can account it for the following reasons. On the one hand, to some people , the awareness of protecting environment is not so strong. For them throwing some rubbish somewhere is not so serious, especially when they are in scenery spot. On the other hand,the rules of the environment management are not so acrimonious. In some public place there is no distinct sign to stop people from littering.
According to my humble opinion, in order to improve the environment protection ,we should not only strengthen the people's awareness of protecting environment but also some effective measures should be taken by the related department to protect people from ruining the environment. Everyone should protect the environment around us. Only in this way can we live in a better environment and enjoy our life.
篇五:《大学英语作文》
……According to a survey conducted lately by a well-known magazine published in Shanghai, more than/around/no less than……
Just as Mr…., a well-known…, once remarked,………
Just as a popular saying goes,……
（现象）As far as…(话题）is concerned, some hold the viewpoint that…（一方观点）…. By contrast, others take a different view that…（另一方观点）…The reasons as to why they think so can be listed as follows. To begin with,…（第一个原因）…In addition,…（第二个原因）…Last but not the least important,…（第三个原因）…{大学英语作文200词}.
As for me, I tend to believe that…（自己的观点）…
1. According to a latest survey conducted by a well-known Shanghai-based institution that as much as…
2. Just as …., a well-known American writer/scientist/philosopher/…,once remarked around a decade ago, …
3. Recently, …has been heatedly discussed and drawn average persons’ attention.
第一段：万能开头句
主题句：________has become a serious problem about which we are greatly concerned.
扩展句：1、Wherever we turn, we find ________for instance,______.
2、And this has brought about profound influence on our life.
第二段：
主题句：The real problem with _______ is _____.
扩展句：1、It is ____ that leads to this
problem.
2、____is another important factor that we should take into account. _____
3、____is also worth paying much attention to compared with the two factors mentioned above._____
结尾句：As responsible individuals and for the sake of _____, We must do something to solve the problem.
扩展句：1、First of all, we must let everyone see the importance of solving the problem.
2、Then we are supposed to_____
3、Only when everyone makes a joint-effort to deal with the problem can this problem be solved.
……According to a survey conducted lately by Labor Department of China, which is located in Beijing, the capital of People’s Republic of China, around 34.5% of college students find it difficult to hunt a job after
graduation. As far as hunting job is concerned, some hold the viewpoint that college students should have a part-time job. By contrast, others take a different view that college students should have a full-time job. The reasons as to why they think so can be listed as follows. To begin with, if they keep doing the full-time job, they will get promoted to a higher position. In addition, staying in a company for a long time, it’s easy to get on well with the colleagues. Last but not the least important, this kind of job is very stable.
As for me, I tend to believe that I prefer the part-time job. Because it’s free and I can quit the job at any time and find my favorite job.
fixed structure
to put forward your claim:
As far as I am concerned,
I cling to the idea that...
In my point of view...
Personally speaking...
As far as I know...
From my angle...
The way I look at...is that….{大学英语作文200词}.
I hold the belief...
It can be argued...
It occurs to me...
To give examples:
take … as an example, One example is…, Another example is…, for instance, A case in point is that…
Comparison and contrast:
in comparison, likewise, similarly, in the same manner
on the other hand, conversely,
篇六:《研究生、大学英语笔译对比报告200字英文短文》
英译汉对比报告
1．英语原文
It is not my contention that chemical insecticides must never be used[1]. I do contend that we have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm[2]. We have subjected enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons, without their consent and often without their knowledge[3]. If the Bill of Rights contains no guarantee that a citizen shall be secure against lethal poisons distributed either by private individuals or by public officials, it is surely only because our forefathers, despite their considerable wisdom and foresight, could conceive of no such problem[4].
I contend, furthermore, that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect on soil, water, wildlife and man himself[1]. Future generations are unlikely to condone our lack of prudent concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life[2]. There is still very limited awareness of the nature of the threat[1]. This is an era of specialists, each of whom sees his own problem and is unaware of or intolerant of the larger frame into which it fits[2]. It is also an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged[3]. When the public protests, confronted with some obvious evidence of damaging results of pesticide applications, it is fed little tranquilizing pills of half truth[4]. We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts[5]. It is the public that is being asked to assume the risks that the insect controllers calculate[6]. The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts[7]. In the words of Jean Rostand, "The obligation to endure gives us the right to know[8]."
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2．原译文
我并不主张化学杀虫剂绝对不能使用。但我认为我们已把化学毒药不加区别地置于某些人的手中，他们不甚了解或者全然不了解这些化学毒药具有潜在的造成危害的能力。我们迫使众多的人接触这些毒药，并未征得他们的同意，而且他们往往并不知道。如果说《人权宣言》没有规定要保证公民不受致命毒药的危害，无论这种毒药是来自私人还是来自官员，那肯定只是因为我们的祖先虽然具有远
见卓识，却不可能想到这类问题。
我还认为，我们容许使用这些化学毒药，却并未调查或很少调查它们对土壤、水、野生动物和人类本身有什么影响。我们不认真关心一切生命赖以生存的自然界的完整性，我们的后代是不会宽恕我们的。
这究竟是怎样一种危害，人们的认识仍然极为有限。当今是专家时代，每一位专家只看到自己的问题，认识不到或者并不顾及更大的范畴，而他面临的问题只是其中的一部分。当今也是工业主宰一切的时代，人们有权为赚取一块钱而不惜任何代价，却很少有人过问。公众因看到一些明显的证据证明使用杀虫剂造成了破坏性的后果而表示不满，就给他们吃一些用半真半假的话制作的小药丸，使他们镇静下来。我们急需结束这些虚假的宽心话，结束这种给难以接受的事实裹糖衣的作法。治虫者设置的这些风险是要由公众来承担的。因此公众必须作出决定，是否愿意在现在这条路上走下去，而要这样做，就必须充分掌握真实的情况。用让·罗斯丹的话来说，“一定要让我们忍受，我们就有知情权”。
3．我的译文
我并不认为化学杀虫剂必须被禁止使用。但我确实认为