Unit11 背离传统需要极大的勇气It takes a n enorm ous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.2 汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了2) T om used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.3 很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的3) Ma ny educator s think it desira ble to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.4 假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买么4) A ssuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do y ou think it’s w orthw hile to buy/pur cha se it?5 如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那他将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题5) If the data is stati stically valid, it will throw light on the pr oblem we are investigati ng.Unit21该公司否认其捐款有商业目的1) T he com pany denied that its donations had a commercial pur pose.2每当他生气时，他说话就有一些结巴2) Whenever he was a ngry, he would begin to stammer slightly.3教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学3) Educati on is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s w hy my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.4 手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生又一个困难阶段4) S hortly after he recovered fr om the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult pha se of his life.5与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但他们总是努力满足我们最起码的需求5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, m y parents are rather poor, but they have always tried har d to meet our minimal needs.Unit31科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗1) Have scienti sts found proof of water on Mar s?2 计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇2) The pla nning committee has narrowed down the possible locationsfor the nuclear power plant to tw o coa stal towns.3山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生3) Sam not only lost his j ob but also both legs; he ha d to live on welfare for the rest of his life. 4由十二人组成的陪审团一致表决认为玛丽有罪4) A jury consisting of 12 mem bers voted in unison that Mary wa s guilty.5听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得收到了奇耻大辱5) Sean felt humiliated ti hear his talent being que stioned.Unit41研究表明，笑能带来许多健康上的好处1) Re search shows that laughter can bring a lot of health be nefits.2互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦2) A slow I nternet connecting speed is really annoying.3法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪3) As the law sta nds, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.4 玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据4) 4)In her report, Mary trie s to interpret the data from a completely different angle.5 苏是一个很有天分的女孩，他那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外突出5) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.Unit51是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业1) It is the creativity and dedicati on of the worker s and executive s that turned the com pany into a pr ofita ble busine ss.2食品和医药的价格在过去的三个月里急剧增长2) The price s of food and me dicine have soared in the pa st three months.3我们打算重新粉刷这栋办公大楼的上面几层3) We plan to repaint the upper floors of he office building.4 他的成功表面流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的4) His succe ss shows that popularity and artisti c merit sometimes coincide.5我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟 5) I don’t want to see my beloved gra ndmother lying in a hospital bed a nd gr oaning painfully.Unit61他这人话不多，但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了，同学们都不是他的对手 1) He is a man of few words, but when it come s to playing a computer games, he is far too clever for his classmates.2 无知的孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始跟他们玩起来2) Children who don’t know any better may think the se animals are pretty cute and start playing with them.3没有办法获得贷款，所以，要购买新设备，我只得咬紧牙关，卖掉我的混合型动力汽车3) There is no way to obtain a loan,so to buy the new equipment, I will just have to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car.4 如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他的营地走来，他就不会开枪 4) The hunter would not ha ve fired the shots if he hadn’t seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite.5我觉得具有讽刺意味的是汤姆的记忆是有选择的，他好像不记得过去痛苦的经历特别是那些有他自己制造的痛苦经历5) I find it ironic that T om has a selective memory --- he does notseem to remember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing.Unit71 自从新政策生效之后，很多小企业就在这个城市涌现出来 1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.2 听到这一消息后，她略微一笑，然后便又习惯性的皱起眉头2) On hearing the new s, she smiled briefly, and then retur ned to her habitual fr own.3他稍微停顿了一下以加强讲话效果，然后说，我们可以通过新的渠道进入市场 3) He paused for effect, the n said:“We can reach/enter the se markets through new channels.”4学校新添的音乐厅可以帮助他培养年轻的音乐人才4) T he additi on of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young m usical talents.5 我们必须首先建立一个主权国家，否则就无法保护我们的人身自由5) We have no way to protect our per sonal liberties until we have esta blished a sovereign state,/We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, e stablish a sovereign state.。