3. who has used up the milk? There is none to put in my coffee. 4. rumor has it that this painting is fake and that the original one was stolen three years ago.
5. one person may not be able to change much, but working together we’ll be able to make a great difference to our country.
6. many burglaries took place because the owners failed to take the precaution of locking their doors and windows.
7. the minster flew to the front to negotiate with the rioters in an effort to prevent a civil war.
8. I assumed you knew each other because I saw you talking to each other at the party. Unit 7
1. he was hospitalized with acute appendicitis, with the result that he missed the final exam.
2. as many more people came to the lecture than expected, there were not enough handouts to go round.
3. no matter what a long day he may have, he makes a point of checking his e-mail inbox before going to bed.
4. unemployment is found in all countries in the world, but governments vary in their way to handle the problem. 5. anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is
apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting.
6. the football fans were very disappointed at the performance of the players of both teams.
7. never take what he says at face value. Think it over yourself. 8. the doctor’s words removed his fears about the operation. Unit 8
1. after months of negotiation, the two company finally came up with a solution, which was in essence our original proposal. 2. the people of that African tribe worship the moon in much the same way that our ancestors worshipped the sun.
3. it is still a puzzle as to how the ancient Egyptian pyramids were built over 4000 years ago. Some people speculate that they were built by supernatural beings.
4. the illegal use of inferior building materials eventually resulted in the collapse of the hotel.
5. at present, many countries are taking action to mitigate the impact of the financial crisis on their economy.
6. the couple finally divorced after years of incessant quarrels, which had resulted from a lack of understanding.
7. the government of the two countries agreed to set up a military hotline to reduce the risk of war due to incorrect
information.
8. some Chinese students were not very successful in American universities because they failed to adapt to the environment there. Unit 9
1. in October, 1935, the Chinese Red Army, having endured all the hardships and sacrifices, finally made their way to the north of Shanxi Province.
2. in the economic crisis, the government released a statement, calling upon the people to buy local products as far as possible.
3. the politicians in various countries are trying to harness nuclear energy and restore the safe environment for the human race.
4. he didn’t hear the doorbell because he was rapt in his work. 5. this country suffers from frequent riots because of widespread extreme poverty, as well as people’s inherent distrust of the corrupt government.
6. in his lecture on the current economic situation, the economist used a lot of figures on the PPT to underline the seriousness of the crisis.
7. he answered with a smile, ‘Not at all. I did this as much for
you as for myself.
8. a man is measured not by what ha says, but by what ha does for his country and people. Unit 10
1. he can’t even draw a distinction between French and Spanish, not to say speaking them.
2. in a craze for cultural relics in the 1990s, old chinaware, such as those handed down from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, were much sought after by collectors.
3. despite the opposition of most of his advisors, the general decided to take his chances on the battle and suffered a total defeat in the end.
4. the Chinese nation has stood up to the vicissitudes of thousands of years and is now in the process of rejuvenation. 5. I wish you would confine your talk to the facts rather than spread word about the biased report in that newspaper. 6. the first thing he did after his arrival in Paris was to convert all his money into Euros.
7. that Shakespearean play was tailored to the taste of the Chinese audience when it was put on the Chinese stage, so much so that it was more like a Chinese play than an English one,
8. you must abandon your native language for some time,if you really want to acquire a good competence in English. Unit 11
1. as my article was over 10,000 words, I finally had to cut out several paragraphs to satisfy the requirements of the academic journal.
2. there is no running away from the facts, so we must face up to the truth and pay for our mistakes.
3. that year, despite the car accident, he was promoted to the next grade after he passed all the exams required by the school.
4. the intellectuals of that country were very critical of the government’s new social welfare policy because, according to them, it would bring down the living standards of the working people.
5. it is, to be sure, difficult to remove the resentment between them, but it is at least worth trying.
6. the government is taking all possible measurement to bring down the prices lest inflation should get out of control 7. as the murderer denied all the charges, we had to convince the jury with more evidence that he was guilty.
8. finally he managed to forgive his wife for her infidelity and
综合教程2(何兆熊)Unit1-Unit12课后翻译
