Unit3 translation

1.正如科学家所预言的那样（非限制性定语从句），全球污染成了人类面临的最严重的问题之一。

预言predict  全球global    人类man/mankind  面临be faced with  严重serious/severe

As scientists predicted,global pollution becomes one of the most serious problems humans are faced with.

2.谋求这些职业的竞争很激烈——今年的求职者（applicant)是去年的五倍。

竞争competition    激烈tough/fierce        五倍five times as...as...

Competition for these positions is fierce——this year's applicants are five times as many as last year`s.

3.正如事实表明的那样，教育大纲应当符合国家的经济发展计划。

表明indicate 

教育大纲education/educational program

符合fit into    国家national 

经济发展计划plan for economy progress

As the facts indicate,education program should fit on national plan for economy progress.

4.这辆汽车太费油了（burn/eat too much gas）,而且价钱几乎是我想付的两倍。

而且morever 

几乎almost/about/approximately

想plan/intand to do

两倍twice as...as...

The car burns to much gas,morever the price is approximately twice as much as I plan to pay.

5.要了解一起重大的国际事件，我们首先需要考虑其历史与政治背景。

To  do.../in  order  to...

重大的emergency/important

国际事件international event

首先at first/firstly    考虑consider

背景background

To know an important international event,we need to consider its historical and political background.