4.他说他是直接从市长本人那里得到这个信息的。(first-hand) He said that he had got the information first-hand from the Mayor himself. 5.既然你不能回答这个问题,我们最好问问别人。(since)
Since you can’t answer the question, perhaps we’d better ask someone else.
UNIT6
1.那件工作很难做,不过我想试试看。(have a shot) It’s a difficult job, but I’d like to have a shot.
2.这是一本关于商务实践而非理论的书。(as opposed to) This is a book about business practice as opposed to theory. 3. 社会活动从未耽误她的学习。(in the way) 2.Social activities never get in the way of her studies.
4.直到1911年人们才发现第一种维生素(vitamin)。(It is not until...that) It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified. 5.很明显,自然灾害是造成这个国家经济危机的原因。(crisis)
Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the country’s economic crisis.