全新版大学英语综合教程2(第二版)课后翻译(中英(5)

George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him frankly what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scold ed his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.” In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates.

Unit 4

研究表明,笑能够带来许多健康上的好处。(laughter)

Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.

互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。(connection, annoy)

A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.

法律规定,帮助他人自杀是犯罪。(suicide, crime)

As the law stands, helping someonecommit suicide is a crime.

玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。(interpret, angle, data)

In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.