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II. Translation
1. 1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.
2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in
front of a large audience.
3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.
4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile
to buy/purchase it?
5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. II. Translation
1. 1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.
2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.
3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.
4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.
5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.
II. Translation
1. 1) Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?
2) The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear
power plant to two coastal towns.
interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded 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
2. Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write，submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.
Unit 5
2. Numerous facts bear out the argument/statement/claim that in order to recover speedily from negative emotion, you should allow yourself to cry. You needn’t/don’t have to be ashamed of crying. Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along with tears.
Consider the case of/Take Donna, Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry. She said, “It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry. And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis.”
Unit 6
2. Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT. She craves knowledge and works hard. However, as a scientist, she could not help noticing all kinds of indications his lif 3) e.
Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of 4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty. II. Translation 5) Sean felt humiliated ti hear his talent being questioned.
1. 1) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits. 2) A3) As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.
slow Internet connecting speed is really annoying.
4) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.
II. Translation 5) Sue is a girl of
great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates. 1. 1) It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the
2) The prices ofcompany into a prof food and medicine have soared in the past three months. itable business.
3) We plan to repaint the upper floors of he office building.
4) His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.
5) I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.
II. Translation 1. 1) He is a man
of few words, but when it comes to playing a computer games, he is far
too clever for his classmates.
2) Children start playing with them.
who don’t know any better may think these animals are pretty cute and
3) There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, I will just have to
4) Thegrit my teeth and sell my hybrid car hunter would not have fired the .
shots if he hadn’t seen a herd of elephants
coming towards his campsite.
5) painfI find ul experiences in the past, particularly those ofit ironic that Tom has a selective memory --- his own doing. he does not seem
to remember II. Translation
1. 1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect. 2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.
3) He paused for effect, then said:“We can reach/enter these markets through new channels. 4) The addition of”
a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents. 5) We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign
state,/We sovereign state. can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a II. Translation
1. 1) abundance.
This is a prosperous town, but there is still poverty in the midst of wealth and
2) The Brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another, but their children
3) The never complained.museum is designed
in such a way that it stands in perfect harmony with its
surroundings.
4) It was a miracle that these f5) Flocks of sheep feed on the patches oflowers did not wither at all in the blazing sun.
vegetation that rise above the winter snow.
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speaking. 2. To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot experience express as we go along, fyourself freely or in so doing, we can in English. It is figure out which way ofalso helpful to summarize learning is our more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of Unit 2
mastering English.
2. With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better task that off financially we, educators, next yearmust . We takewill on: thus to be encourage able to focus students on the most important to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them as material satisfaction.
for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well Unit 3
the evenings, 2. George, the which made son it hard of Mrfor . Johnson, other residents liked listening in the community to heavy metal to fall music in asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct
ofwhen gender it came inequality to promotion on campus. the administrators Men and women were profrather essors selective. did the It same was ironic that work, but after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institutions of higher education. When her request to fight. So she gritted her teeth and for more lab space was refcomplained to the President. The used, she knew she had fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equality advocate.
2. Unit 7
Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people， linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended English was first spoken from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries ofimmigrants its development, landed in English America has and enriched established itself the by United massive States borrowing. as an independent As British nation, a new variety was added to the English language : American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out ofEnglish take pride in the tolerance of their language.
control, many native speakers of
2. Unit 8
This village was once famous for its beautiful natural surroundings. All the year round, the trees were green and the flowers in bloom. Clear streams flowed out ofand went in a leisurely manner the hills through a checkerboard of. However, with the coming of rice fields. Birds sang all day, and deer came DDT and other pesticides, an evil spell seemed to have settled over the village. Misfortunes came one after anotherand farmers . Chicken died suddenly, cattle and sheep were stricken by mysterious maladies, complained about a sickening feeling that puzzled the village doctor. The village square, once throbbing with life, was now deserted.
完形填空
terms ofA:1.summarizing 5.harbor 6.feaful 7.comparable 8.promote creativity 2.value originality and independence 3.contrast 9.emerge 10.picked up
between 4.in B:1attain 2.wear and tear 3.dependable 4.modest 5.primarily 6.minimal 7.exceptionally 8.illnessfC:1.once in a while ree 9.spirited 10.energizing
2.trade for 3.the problem 4.he thinks 5.humiliated 6.class president 7.have 8.actually 9.stop to think 10.interference
7.fled 8.gym 9.set apart 10.appointments
D:1.routine 2.for company 3.unemployment 4.externally 5.drug abuse 6.restore E:1startied 2.bale of hay 3.off 4.intensity 5.shaking the tension 6.tense 7.description 8.out ofF:1.limit 2.denying nowhere 9.pictured 10.scared3.favor 4.others 5.relevant
6.translating 7.hard and fast conclusions 8.focus 9.incredibly 10.consider the possibility
7.assume 8.established 9.drifG:1jude 2.resembled 3.systematic ted 10.became known as
4.descended 5.lost to us 6.come up with H:1.heart 2.in harmony with 3.in the midst 4.prosperous 5.orchards 6.drifted 7.blaze 8.flickered 9.barked 10.mists
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