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Unit 1

1.1 know I could rely on my brother to sta nd by me whatever happe ned.

我知道，不管发生什么情况，我都可以依靠兄弟的支持。

2. As a rule, the youn ger gen erati on tends to be more in terested in the prese nt rather tha n the past un like the older gen erati on, but both gen erati ons will sta nd to lose if they do not respect the other ' s needs.

一般来说，年轻一代与老一辈不同，他们对现在而不是对过去感兴趣。但这两代

人如果不互相尊重对方的需要，就都会遭受损失。

3. The Chin ese writte n Ian guage has bee n a major factor for in tegrat ing the whole n ati on.

中国的书面文字是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。

4. I n traditi onal Chin ese art and literature, the bamboo and the pi ne tree always symbolize more in tegrity and upright ness.

在中国的传统艺术和文学中，竹子和松树往往象征着道德上的正直和刚正不阿。

5. Quee n Elizabeth 1 ruled En gla nd for 45years, and the n ati on prospered un der her rule.

女皇伊丽莎白一世统治英国45年。在她统治时期，国家十分繁荣昌盛。

6. Democracy means that the majority rules. But that ' s not all. Respect for minority right to disagree is also an in tegral part of democracy. The two rules are equal

importa nee.

民主意味着多数人来治理；但不仅如此，尊重少数人反对的权利也是民主不可分

的一部分。这两条规则同等重要。

7. A n ati on cannot be stro ng uni ess it is well-i ntegrated politically, econo mically, culturally as well as geographically.

一个国家不可能强大，除非她不在地理上，二十在政治、经济、和文化上都是一个整体。

8. The party was bori ng, so he slipped out of the room and went home. But the road was so muddy after the rain that he slipped and fell into a ditch.

晚会十分乏味，所以他就偷偷溜出房间回家了。可是雨后的路非常泥泞，他脚下

一滑，掉进了沟里。

9. Her health was such that she would not dare to be exposed to the sun eve n in win ter lest she got sun stroke.

她身体糟糕到了这种程度，以至于冬天都不敢见太阳，怕中暑。

10. I was drow ning my sorrow one ni ght in a small restaura nt whe n he came to me and slipped a roll of money in my pocket.

有一天晚上，我正在一家小饭馆里借酒消愁，他突然走了过来，往我手里塞了一沓钞票。

3 Tran slate the senten ces into En glish, using being.

1. He is being inv estigated for recei ving bribes.

2. The gover nment started airdropp ing food to areas being cut off by the flood.

3. People are much concerned about how the charity money is being used.

4. The exact locatio ns of the laboratories are being kept secret for reas ons of security.

5. What's the matter with Jim today? I thi nk he's being rather rude, not his usual self.

6. The local public security bureau is being criticized for being soft on whit crime.

7. The car accide nt inv estigator is accused of being on e-sided, favori ng the offen der.

8. The project coord in ator compla ins that almost half of his time is being spe nt on meet ings and reports.

9. His latest no vel being adapted for TV has bee n on the New York Times best-seller list for forty-two weeks.

10. The spokesma n flatly denied all rumors being circulated at the mome nt about the preside nt's health.

Unit 2

1. Zhuge Lia ng prete nded to be very calm and succeed in hidi ng the fact from Sima Yi that the city was really ungroun ded. He proved himself worthy of the admiratio n he had received.

2. He knew that a bloody battle was imminent and his army was terribly out nu mbered. So he prete nded to be retreati ng quickly to the rear. Actually he was layi ng a trap for the en emy troops.

3. Social Darwi nists asserted that we can compare huma n society to the an imal world. It did not cross their minds that huma n beings could be differe nt from other ani mals. They relied on their brain rather tha n their in sti net.

4. These mass-produced chicke ns can not compare with the chicke ns we used to raise at home. Chicke n farms may have in creased the output, but they have robbed the chicke ns of their good taste.

5. The finan cial bubbles fin ally burst, caus ing a serious crisis that swept over the whole world.

6. Thanks to our price edge, our exports to that regi on in creased by 30% compared with the same period the previous year.

7. The reporters were all bursti ng with questi ons. But the gover nment

spokesma n/spokespers on said that all she knew was that people were watch ing a play whe n some thirty armed terrorists burst into the theater.

8. Whe n the pris oners burst out singing, the pris on warde n was frighte ned.

9. The area is dotted with factories. It also has holiday inns dotted around the whole isla nd. But there are already sig ns that many local people will rebel aga inst this trend.

10. He declared that all the rebels would be pard oned if they laid dow n their arms.

1. As the saying goes, there ' s no smoke without fire.

2. There ' s no denying that the film has no equal in cinhiistary.

3. I warned him about the dan ger invo Ived, but he paid no heed to my warning.

4. There ' s no gen erally accepted defi niti on of happ in ess.

5. These are no ordinary stude nts; they are going to be trained as astr on auts.

6. There are no easy or pailess solutions to the company ' s financial problems.

7. Away from home for the first time, college stude nts have to do day-day chores themselves. It ' s no bad thing.

8. The two sides are so far apart on key issues that there ' s no telling how long the talks could drag on.

9. That ' s the kind of holiday I dream ofio teleph on—no TV and no worries.

10. Some of the n ati on ' s top econo mists say that they see no sig n of econo mic

recovery in the coun try.

Unit 3

1. Our reform and ope n policy resulted in rapid growth. But we must n ot forget that

the policy in turn resulted from the great liberati on of people ' s min ds.

2. As a rule/Ge nerally speak ing, the fact that you like some one will dispose you to like his ideas, too.

3. It is doubtful if we can find a way to dispose of nuclear waste that is 100

perce nt secure on day. If possible, we should shift to other en ergy.

4. I searched around for a set of fur niture that would fit in my small sitti ng room. But

I found them out of stock.

5. Whe n serv ing the customer, the inn keeper found that the man fit the

descripti ons of the wan ted murder suspect.

6. Whe n asked how to keep fit, he would always give his stock advice: stick to

a good eat ing habit--- meaning: no salt, no sugar, no fat.

7. The water was unfit for swim min g, let alone drinking. As a result, many people in the regi on got sick.

8. He did no t lose his temper whe n he heard this as I thought he would. On

the con trary, he was sudde nly seized by a fit of laughter.

9. Whe n completed, this subway will be exte nded to cover the whole city.

10. That the stock market did not seem to resp ond to the econo mic boom

puzzled everybody. No won der people decided to hold their stocks.

Unit 4

1. I saw a boat driftin g/floati ng along the river. I do not intend be like this boat,

drifti ng through life without goals.

2. The peach trees in the valley were in full blossom and she in dulged in the pleasure without stop. A short dista nee in front of her she saw a little hut with beautiful country music drift ing out of the win dows.

(or : The peach trees in the valley were in full blossom, maki ng it difficult to tear herself from them. some dista nee in front of her she saw a little hut with beautiful country music drift ing out of the win

dows.)

3. After my marriage, my frie nds and drifted apart a little, and I was completely out of my eleme nt among those bus in ess people I had to work with. I'm sick and tired of their bus in ess discussi ons.

4. They already have all the n ecessary eleme nts for a civil war. The intern ati onal com mun ity has appeared to both sides for a peaceful settleme nt of their disputes

5. Many people think that the church is los ing its appeal although it has accumulated

an in creas ing wealth.

6. The ideal of bus in ess expa nsion appeals to me. Today the economy of many of our trade part ners is start ing to pick up speed. Our domestic market is estimated/ to recover n ext year.

7. Reform always invo Ives risks, but it is much riskier without reform. Today most people hope for further reform in spite of the opposition/backlash.

8. He was furious whe n he read the letter. He tore it up and threw it into the wastepaper basket. Then he ripped a piece off his coat and wrote his last letter by using his own blood as ink.

9. I n hin dsight/ look ing back, we all feel that it was foolish to tear dow n (demolish)

this beautiful city wall.

10. You wait at home. I will come and pick you up at around seven. Don ' t worry. Th doctor has assured us that her health will pick up soon.

1. The climate of my hometow n is pleasa nt except in January and August.

2. Except whe n he is sick/ un well, wan ping spe nds about 40 minu tes a day jogg ing.

3. About his special missi on he told his family no thi ng except that he had to be away

on bus in ess for some time.

4. His parents know that they don ' t have to do much for their son except to let him be himself.

5. They asked for nothing except what was rightfully theirs.

Unit 5

1. Statistics show that China has a total amount of

2.8 millio n cubic meters of water resources, sec ond only to Brazil, Russia and Can ada, ra nking in the fourth (to be updated) in the world. But whe n divided by 1.3 billio n, our average per-capita

share of water resources only amounts to about one quarter of the world ' s averag 2. We have always bee n heavily burde ned with the problem of water shortage.

It is said that of the 661 large and medium-sized cities n ati on wide, about two-thirds are sufferi ng from an acute shortage of water. Beiji ng is a good example in poin t. It not only lacks surface water, eve n its un dergro und water table is dan gerously low. It is reported to have dropped by 90 meters. Some scholars suggest we move our capital to some other place. This is of course un feasible/un realistic, but the message is clear.

3. Our water resources first of all are not eve nly distributed in time or space. They are either too much, caus ing floods, or too little, caus ing droughts.

4. In spite of the impressive progress we had achieved in the past years, we are still

far from effectively harn ess ing our rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Soil erosi on and desertification are increasingly threatening our economy and people Many of ' s lives.

our rivers no Ion ger flow to the sea. In 1998, the Yellow River failed to have eno ugh

water to flow the sea for 212 days.

5. Traditi on ally our water resources have mainly bee n used to irrigate land, but, in rece nt years, dema nds on water for in dustrial and domestic use have also bee n sharply on the rise. They have serious outgrow n supplies.

6. Today our scarce resources are beco ming eve n scarcer because a lot of water is being wasted on capacious baths, power showers, flush lavatories, and golf rin ks. Moreover, a lot of water is being polluted.

7. These two rivers both have their headwater in the coun try. It therefore makers water an issue for pote ntial serious dispute betwee n the two coun tries.

8. In rece nt years, we have pinned great hopes on the project to divert water from the south to the north, hoping that it will once and for all solve our flood problem in

the south and the drought problem in the n orth. But there are scholars whose opinions differ. They warn us the that the immunity of the Yangtze to droughts cannot be take n for gran ted.

1. With better medical care, my gran dfather could have lived to eighty.

2. Even at gunpoint I wouldn ' t renounce my beliefs.

3. Further delay would cause us eve n greater losses.

4. But for the seat belt, she would have bee n severely injured in the (road) accide nt t.

5. A man without a strong sense of justice wouldn ' t have brought the matter up.

6. Without an experie need guide like her, we might have bee n trapped in the jun gle.

7. I won der how many of us would have done the same in his positi on.

8. With a more sophisticated computer we would have completed the project much sooner.

9. Without a strong will, even a healthy man wouldn ' t have reached the top of the

mou nta in in two hours.

10. A less resourceful person wouldn ' t have been able to carry out the task under such unfav orable con diti ons.

Unit 6

Tran slate the followi ng senten ces into En glish.

1. In credible as it may soun d, I hear that they charge 40 yua n for a bowl of simple

no odles at the airport.

2. Sun Quan fin ally talked everybody into agree ing to put Lu Xun, a young scholar, in charge

of/comma nding this decisive battle.

3. He was arrested on the charge of smuggli ng, but in accorda nee with the law, no citize n can be arrested without evide nee.

4. She dropped the plate on the ground, but it miraculously did not break, without so much as a crack.

5. I can assure you that if we dig a well deep eno ugh here, we will strike water. So if