2011年公共英语等级考试:四级口语练习-生与死
& \" j, I* B% g, s+ ^) n 1) No one can remember what it is like to be born.
$ E8 Q( z$ N) M" b7 I 没有人能够记得诞生时的样子。$ q* u2 M" G% M6 F/ u9 X/ c
2) He was lucky to have a good home in which to grow up.
# p4 m2 ^5 x' d" Z3 ~+ r e% B 他幸运地生长在良好的家庭里。5 ]/ h+ N4 C: ` @' z- T: F
3) The many children of that family used to play together for hours.
8 m0 |3 }* t% u- d' t: m* v; k& d6 s 那一家的孩子们常常大伙一起玩上几个小时。9 w0 y2 t2 i( X4 u2 o: C# U
4) Children quarrels are soon forgotten.
& p9 v9 {. \7 p6 u+ c" t: Y 孩子们的吵架很快就会被忘记。
7 t2 g p0 G; f% ~ 5) The little boy left home for his first day at school.. I2 K" {+ B( ~3 R5 p+ R, P& y; F
那个小孩第一天离开家去上学。1 P% |; y) B6 n5 O# F
* “leave...for...”是“向……出发”的意思的一种便利的表达。
6 a: `. O& g: M/ f( { 6) All your life you make many friends.
0 {3 h& O/ p; u$ @% g. f0 e 一生能结交许多的朋友。% y4 n- S5 d9 L) L! ^
* 此际的 you 并非“你”,而是泛指人类全体。4 {/ N6 i( e4 W( c( O$ M" ?5 @
e.g. You have to be careful with people you don't know.
8 i e/ P2 d+ r" l! u 对陌生人要小心。" }$ Z8 g5 B6 B: x9 Q$ B' `
7) The times of comradeship in sports and play are full of meaning.5 E- t$ W2 @* a( f, ~
这个通过运动或游戏培养友情的时代,是极有意义的。
3 k; z% A k" o6 B/ h 8) Each person follows his own interests.& X" L9 _. s5 b f
人人都追求自己的利益。- l0 j2 @' P- R) x/ O5 _; d& m
9) School should be a time for learning.
+ K0 Q; O& H1 u, c 学生时代,应该学习许多重要的事情。
# H7 o4 u0 [7 B* W8 i- G * 此处的 School,是指上学时的一定期间。注意,不加冠词。2 w7 @5 |( r7 c! ^2 a
10) One should travel out of his own country at least once.
8 N* `* H5 I6 X) m 我们至少应该离开自己的国度去旅行一次。
, A: k! X$ z3 y3 k Z$ ~ 11) Many new ideas are discovered during college years.+ T% C1 B& _* B! n" q
大部分崭新的观念都产生于大学时代。
5 H: J$ _8 _9 t 12) Graduation is often the last moment of childhood.
. ^, K" M8 p: T3 i/ b% I4 ]& t 毕业往往意味着儿童时期的结束。
; f. w" l0 r* u/ n P 13) A good, satisfying job can be the product of years of education.; r+ J o! F, s" Z4 X
一个理想而令人满意的工作,是在接受几年的教育之下才能获得的。
$ x" h. C' W8 L. B [ 14) Is marriage finding someone to share life with?" Z' E; ?8 \! j+ d0 @3 Q
结婚可是在寻觅共同度过人生的人?
$ T% |$ O. F+ f. N 15) Now it is the child's turn to make a good home for his children.
/ Q4 v8 N( [9 N1 |, N 现在轮到孩子们自己为其儿女建造美好的家庭了。( z1 b: @& G }
* someone's turn 是“轮到……,……的回合”的意思。
2 Y o9 q+ P1 T$ ~ 16) Do you enjoy watching your babies grow into people? | o% X5 j; n# ?& ^8 M6 U
目睹子女长大成人是一件快乐的事情吧?
- c- y0 Z* E6 o- j0 B8 Y% s% { 17) There is a tremendous responsibility involved in raising children.% y6 f! z N( D) k
养育孩子是一桩责任重大的事情。4 J( n! v( c Z6 ]4 d9 m$ |) |. M
18) I have so much to do after I retire.
# Y# e" V; M `+ @4 ^ 我在退休后有许多事要做。3 ]' }! @3 M( n' r l5 B, `( R2 w
19) Drugs were the death of him.# X, s7 J' p f) n( ~1 i4 C
毒品断送了他的生命。 |