Unit 13. 战斗结束后, 双方均宣称获胜。
After the battle both sides claimed victory.她对这块土地产权提出的要求最终得到法庭的认可。
Her claim to the ownership of the land was finally recognized by the court.4. 我从没有感到忌妒。
There has never been any jealousy on my part.6. 他最近出的书中提到了中东问题。
His recent book makes references to the issue of the Mideast.7. CF: efficient & effective8. 我们听到邻居正在争吵。
We could hear the neighbors arguing.9. 每一个人都有永远不可剥夺的权利。
Every individual has rights which must never be taken away.10. 他是个个性很强的有抱负的人。
He was an ambitious man with a strong personality.费德勒是网球界最著名的人物之一。
Roger Federer is one of the best-known personalities in the world of tennis.CF: personality, character, nature & temper11. 想必你要在吃饭前打开行李休息一下。
No doubt you’ll want to unpack and have a rest before d inner.12. 他们的资金在一定程度上来自广告收入。
They are financed to a certain extent by advertising revenue.14. 他们往往持极端观点。
They often go to extremes in their views.15. 我假定他说的是真的。
I assumed his story to be true.CF: assume, presume & suppose16. 就在我昏倒之时，他一把拉住了我。
He caught me at the precise moment that I fainted.17. 美国的国会大致相当于英国的议会。
The US Congress is roughly equivalent to the British Parliament.18. 男孩也许会拒绝与女孩一起玩，女孩也一样。
The boys may refuse to play with the girls, and vice versa.19. 这本小册子提供了当地各类服务的有用信息。
This booklet provides useful information about local services.旅馆为客人们提供擦鞋服务。
The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests.21. 这个电影是以马克•吐温的小说为题材的。
The film is based on a novel by Mark Twain.CF: base, basis & foundation22. CF: continual, continuous, successive & constant23. 没有办法查明发生了什么。
There is no means of finding out what happened.Unit 22. 这条新闻由卫星向全世界传送。
The news was beamed to the whole globe by satellites.4. 我独自去旅游，我可以决定什么时候出发上路，在什么地方多玩一会儿。
Traveling on my own, I can decide when to start on my way and where to linger a little longer.6. 洪水过后，生还者极少。
Few survived after the flood.7. 我们吸收他为会员。
We enrolled him as a member of the society.CF: compare, compare to, compare with & contrast1 compares … to2 contrasted … with3 compar e … with4 compare … to9. 他不同意食物里放这么多盐。
He frowned on the use of so much salt in the food.13. 这位老先生只是站在那里对那个扒手怒目而视，一句话也没有说。
The old gentleman just stood there glaring at the pickpocket and did not say a word.CF: glare, stare, gaze & peer1 peered2 glared3 gazed4 stared5 glared14. 出去，我一见到你就厌恶。
Get out! I am sick of the sight of you.16. 在你出价买那房子之前, 先找人鉴定一下。
Have the house surveyed before you offer to buy it.17. CF: back, uphold, support & sustain1 sustain2 back3 supports4 upheld18. 我因极少去看望她而感到惭愧。
I felt guilty about visiting her so rarely.19. 他们抱怨说书的价格提高了。
They complained that the price of books had increased.20. 游客们对那家饭店低劣的服务表示不满。
The tourists protested about the bad service at the restaurant.22. 他自称是个保险公司的推销员，但后来发现原来是个骗子。
He claimed to be an insurance salesman but later was found to be a fraud.23. 枪炮声使群众惊慌失措。
The crowd panicked at the sound of the guns.25. 大本钟很少出差错。
Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.25. CF: rarely, hardly, scarcely & barely1 scarcely2 rarely3 barely4 hardlyUnit 61. 多么令人讨厌的天气！What wretched weather!2. CF: rent, hire & lease1. rented2. hire3. leasing3. break down:(Key: 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-e, 5-a)1broke in 2 broke away from 3 break up 4 broke off 5 break through 6 broke out5. 太多油腻的食物对你不利。
Too much greasy food isn’t good for you.6. 你怎能为因科学研究而杀死动物的行为辩护呢？How can you defend the killing of animals for scientific study?9. 在别人讲话时插嘴是不礼貌的。
It is not polite to interrupt when someone is talking.17. 她直起身子时，背部的疼痛更厉害了。
As she straightened up, the ache in her back grew worse.18. 1 ask permission 2 have permission to 3 gave him permission 4 obtained permission5 refuse permission6 without the permission of7 With your permission19. 她的一举一动都很优美。
All her motions were graceful.20. CF: depart, leave, go & quit1. depart2. leaving3. going4. quit21. 恐怖分子在一家商店引爆了一枚炸弹。
The terrorists exploded a bomb in a store.23. 他们相互热烈拥抱。
They embraced each other warmly.24. CF: dull, tedious, monotonous & dreary1. dull.2. tedious3. monotonous4. dreary25. CF: release, free, liberate & discharge1. released2. freed t3. liberated4.dischargedUnit 33. 教授以扼要的重述结束了报告。
The professor concluded the lecture by summing up.6. 他们对她的安全感到非常担忧。
They felt strong anxiety for her safety.CF: anxiety, concern & worry1 worries2 anxieties3 concern4 anxiety5 worry6 concern7. 他对我的建议报以一笑。
He responded to my suggestion with a laugh.CF: answer, reply & respond1 replied2 answered3 responded4 responded5 replied6 answered9. 我不能透露是谁告诉我的。
I can’t reveal who told me.10. 父母对子女的影响the influence of parents on their children13. 不愉快的家庭环境能影响儿童的行为。