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Unit1

1.那部关于古代战争的电影采用了先进的技术，令观众仿佛身临其境。

Thanks to advanced technology, the film about the ancient battle gives the audience the illusion of being on the battlefield themselves.

2. 在那场大火中，整个古城毁于一旦，但是这块石碑却幸运地保存了下来。（devastate）That ancient city was devastated by the fire, but fortunately the stone tablet

survived.

3.他们看了那段录像，听了那位妇女的讲述，心里充满了对那位地震孤儿的同情。

The videotape and the story by the woman filled them with sympathy for the child

who had become an orphan in the earthquake.

4．那场大地震中，我们听到过太多太多教师的事迹，他们拒绝离开学生自己逃生，献出了

自己的生命。（leave behind）

In that earthquake, we heard many stories of teachers who had refused to leave

their students behind and laid down their lives.

5.豫园的建造始于1558年，但由于资金短缺时建时停，1578年才完成。

The construction of the Yu Yuan Garden began in 1558, but it was not completed

until 1578 because building went off and on for lack of money.

6. 1980年我遇到她时，她刚从国外读完硕士回来。（meet up with）

In 1980, when I met up with her, she had just returned from abroad with a master’s degree.

7.这是我第一次来纽约，但我还是设法找到了那家小公司。

It was my first visit to New York, but I managed to find my way to the little firm.

8.在电影界要达到顶峰时非常困难的，但是作为一名导演谢晋做到了。

It is hard to make it to the top in the movie industry, but as a director Xie Jin

did it.

Unit2

1. 如今很多爱慕虚荣的年轻人，尽管还不富裕，但却迷上了漂亮的小汽车。（vain, be obsessed with）

Many vain young people are obsessed with fancy cars despite the fact that they

are not yet rich enough to afford them.

2．当他的婚外恋被妻子发现后，他们的婚姻终于破裂了。（affair, fall apart）

Their marriage finally fell apart when his affair with another woman was found

out by his wife.

3.那位艺术家为了获得创作的灵感，在农村住了三年，放弃了生活上的许多享受。

(inspiration, deny oneself something)

For artistic inspiration, the artist lived in the country for three years, where

he denied himself many comforts of life.

4．我不知道明天去崇明岛的远足活动能不能成行，因为这要取决于会不会下雨。(excursion,

at the mercy of)

I’m not sure if we can have the excursion to Chongming Island tomorrow. It is

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