一、In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal.
盡管民族不同，有些滑稽情節(jié)卻能產(chǎn)生普遍的效果。
【解析】
1. In spite of：“不管；盡管”，In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.盡管年事已高，他依舊過著一種忙碌的生活。需要注意的是in spite of引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，不與but連用。
2. a universal appeal：“老少皆宜，普遍的吸引力”，比如，Like the widely accepted Latin music, it has to have a universal appeal. 就像已經(jīng)廣為大家接受的拉丁音樂，它對大眾必須具備普遍的吸引力。
作業(yè)一、盡管存在文化差異，但音樂對于全人類的確有普遍的吸引力，它能讓來自不同經(jīng)濟(jì)社會背景的人實現(xiàn)互相理解。
In spite of cultural differences, music has a universal appeal, which allows people from different socioeconomic backgrounds to relate to each other
二、We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小說中，我們經(jīng)常讀到一個表面上受人尊重的人物或家族，卻有著某種多年不為人知的駭人聽聞的秘密。
【解析】
1. How引導(dǎo)賓語從句，作read的賓語；which引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾secret.
2. Seemingly: “看來似乎；表面上看來”，比如，She was rich, beautiful and seemingly ageless. 她富有漂亮，而且看起來永不顯老。這里“a seemingly respectable person or family”就表示“一個表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭”。
3. Conceal：“隱藏；隱瞞；掩蓋”，后面直接接sb. /sth. 或者是sb. /sth.from sb. /sth. ，比如，F(xiàn)or a long time his death was concealed from her. 他的死瞞了很長時間都沒告訴她。
作業(yè)二、我們有時會在新聞里看到，一個表面看上去善良和藹的幼兒園老師竟然會虐待兒童，以及對他們的父母隱瞞這一罪行。當(dāng)真相大白時，父母變得憤怒至極。
We sometimes read in newspaper stories how a seemingly amiable kindergarten teacher physically abuses young children and tries to conceal the crime from their parents, who become extremely angry wher the fact is brought to light.
三、The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.
自己動手的例子中最糟糕的是，有時男人甚至接連失敗卻還誤以為自己什么都行。
【解析】
1. The worst thing is that：“最糟糕的事情是…” 這里the worst thing為主語，is為系動詞，that引導(dǎo)表語從句，這個句子整體上是主+系+表的結(jié)構(gòu)；同時that后面的部分又作worst thing的同位語；when引導(dǎo)狀語從句。
2. Delusion：“錯覺；謬見；妄想”，比如，Don't go getting delusions of grandeur (= a belief that you are more important than you actually are).不要變得妄自尊大。這里的live under the delusion that 意思就是“生活在......的錯覺中”。
作業(yè)三、關(guān)于年輕一代最糟糕的一點是，現(xiàn)在很多年輕人生活在以為自己就是世界中心的錯覺中，甚至在做錯事的時候也不愿意接受批評。
The worst thing about the younger generation is that many young people today live under the delusion that they are the center of the world, and they are unwilling to accept criticism even when they are proved wrong.
四、The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
不無遺憾的是，我們中的大部分人，生來就只吃某幾種食品，而且一輩子如此。
【解析】
1. The sad truth為主語，is為系動詞，that引導(dǎo)表語從句，這個句子是主+系+表結(jié)構(gòu)。
2. Stick to sth. : “堅持（做某事，不怕困難），比如，She finds it impossible to stick to a diet. 飲食老受限制，她覺得受不了。另外，這個短語還可以表示“固守；堅持保留”，比如，He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had promised). 他答應(yīng)過幫助我們，他沒有失信。
作業(yè)四、令人遺憾的是，現(xiàn)在像糖尿病之類的很多疾病在年輕人中間越來越流行了。盡管如此，他們依然堅持舊習(xí)慣：吃垃圾食品以及很少鍛煉。
The sad truth is that many diseases such as diabetes are becoming increasingly prevalent among young people. Be that as it may, they still stick to their old habits of eating junk food and doing little exercise.
五、A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship’s captain instructing him to give up the search.返航前，該船船長收到了大陸上發(fā)來的電報，指示他放棄搜尋。
【解析】
1. 主語為a radio message；from the mainland作后置定語；instructing him to作主語補(bǔ)足語。
2. Had been received by the ship's captain 注意被動語態(tài)的譯法，在表述中文時需要變被動為主動，譯為“船長收到了”，同樣，寫作中遇到類似的表達(dá)就可以反過來變主動為被動。
3. Instruct sb. to do: “指示、命令某人做某事”，比如，The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately. 那封信指示他立即向總部匯報。
作業(yè)五、很多學(xué)生都瀏覽了選課表，該表旨在告訴他們?nèi)绾芜x擇選修課。有些學(xué)生選擇那些容易通過且作業(yè)少的課程，但他們這樣做很可能會失去一個在學(xué)術(shù)上提升自己的機(jī)會。
A course-selecting chart has been viewed by many students instructing them to choose elective courses, and some students prefer courses that are easy to pass and with fewer assignment requirements, but by doing so they are likely to miss the chance to improve themselves academically.
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