Vocabulary：Alan was always：1.respectable 2.Agony 3.put…down 4.sequence5.Hold back 6.Distribute7.Off and on 8.vivid 9.associate 10.Finally 11.turn in 12.tackleThere was no wind：1.absolutely 2.available 3.every now and then 4.urge 5.destination 6.mostly7.hangs out 8.right away 9.reunion 10.or something 11.estimated 12.going aheadIt will only be：1.brief 2.in terms of 3.cut off 4.tend 5.anyway 6.precise 7.in the form of8.initiative 9.convey 10.in two minds 11.concept 12.graspIt was already：1.wreck 2.balance 3.approaching 4.handle 5.discard 6.Above all 7.diet8.do with 9.checked on 10.cleaned up 11.weekly 12.principlesA monthly statement：1.monthly 2.acquaintances 3.classic 4.look; in the eye 5.manufactured6.options7.finance8.replacement9.survived 10. pick out 11.married 12.grabbed atClozeUnit 11.Hold back2.tedious3.scanned4.recall5.vivid6.Off and on7.Turn out/in8.careerUnit 21.Choked up2.Awful3.Practically4.Neighborhood5.Correspondence6.Available7.Destination 8.Reunion 9. mostly 10. postponing 11. absolutelyUnit 31)highly 2)bring about 3)evident 4)rate 5)sufficient 6)put across 7)proportion 8)Hence 9)ensure Unit 41)sponsored 2)determination 3) turned away 4) assumed 5) capacity6)skilled 7)loan 8) character 9) hunting 10) for sale 11) send forUnit 51) died of 2) instantly 3) classic 4)ask around 5) surviving 6) retire 7)executive 8) replacement9) stock 10) look…in the eyeUnit 11.那是个正规的宴会，我照妈妈对我讲的那样穿着礼服去了As it was a formal dinner party I wore formal dress as mother told me to .2.他的女友劝他趁抽烟的坏习惯尚未根深蒂固之前把它改掉His girlfriend advised him to get out of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold .3.他们预料到下几个月电的需求量很大，决定增加生产Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months ,they have decided to increase its production .4.据说比尔因一再违反公司的安全规章而被解雇It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules .5.据报道地方政府已经采取适当措施避免严重缺水It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage .6.正如科学家所预言的那样，全球污染成为人类面临的最严重的问题之一As is predicted by scientists global pollution has become one of the most serious problems humans are faced with . Unit 21.半个小时过去了，但末班车还没来。
我们只好走回家。
Half an hour had gone by but the last bus hadn’t come yet ,wo had to walk home .2.玛丽看上去对汉语考试很担心，因为她还没有背熟课文。
Mary looks very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learned the text by heart .3.既然篮球赛已被推迟，我们不妨去参观博物馆Since the basketball match has been postponed ,we might as well visit the museum .4.整个二次世界大战期间他一直和父母住在澳大利亚He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through world War II .5.自1985年从南京大学毕业至今，可以说我与我的大学同学失去了联系I have king of lost touch with my classmates since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985.Unit 31.正如科学家所预言的那样，全球污染成了人类面临的最严重的问题之一As is predicted by scientists ,globed pollution has become one of the most serious problems humans are faced with .2.谋求这些职位的竞争很激烈——今年的求职者是去年的五倍Competition for these jobs is very tough-there are five times as many applicants this year as there were last year .3.正如事实表明的那样，教育大纲应当符合国家的经济发展计划As the facts show ,educational programs need to fit into the national plan for economic development .4.这辆汽车太费油，而且价钱几乎是我想付的两倍The car burn too much gas ,and moreover ,the price is almost twice as much as I intend to pay .5.要了解一起重大的国际事件，我们首先需要考虑其历史与政治背景To understand a grest international event ,first are need to consider the historical and political background to it .Unit 41.据报导，联合国斡旋者制定出了他们希望双方都能接受的方案It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides. 2.多丽丝小心翼翼地在森林里行走，害怕遭到大蛇攻击Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giant snakes.3.地震、台风和其他自然灾害无法防止，但可采取行动保护生命财产Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disaters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property.1.我不太清楚哪儿你能找到个好木工——你最好四处打听打听I am not sure where you can find a good carpenter –you had botter as around .2.他感到有点尴尬，赶紧清了清喉咙，抬头看着墙上的画Feeling a little embarrassed ,he quickly deared his throat and looked up at the painting on the wall .3.迈克尔去世了，留下三个儿子、两个女儿和妻子伊丽莎白Michael was survived by three sons ,two daughters and his wife Elizabeth.4.作为金融专家，威廉建议我们投资股票市场As a financial expert ,William advised us to invest our money in the stock market .5.我们这些小零售商无法和超市在价格和销售等方面竞争We small retailer can’t compete with supermarket in prices and sales.课后问题Unit 1 P.81.How did Baker use ti feel about English courses?He used to be utterly bored by English courses.2.When did he begin to think it possible for him to become a writer?When he was in the third year in high school.3.What did Baker hear about Mr.Fleagle？What was his own impression of his new English teacher?He heard that Mr. F was dull, formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date, and unable to inspire.He thought he was excessively prim and proper.4.Why did he put off the writing assignment till the last minute?Because he expected the topics would be dull.5.What was the topic that held his attention?The Art of Eating Spaghetti.6.Why did he want to write about that topic?Because this topic brought back vivid memories of a night when he and his family members learned how to eat spaghetti.7.What did he think Mr.F would do if he were to write the essay the way he wanted ? Why ?He thought he would violate all the rules of formal composition he’d learned in school, and Mr. F would surely give it a failing grade.8.What was Baker prepared for when he found all the papers were given back but his?He was preparing himself for a command to report to Mr. F.9.What was Mr.F announcement?He announced that he wanted to read an essay to the class.10.Whose essay was Mr.F reading to the class ?How did the class respond?He was reading Mr. Baker’s essay to the class. The class listened attentively and then the class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment.11.Why did Baker feel so delighted?Because both Mr. F and his classmates appreciated his essay very much.12.What did Mr.F mean by saying “it is”of the very essence of the essay?Probably he meant that the way Mr. Baker’s essay was composed was exactly the way essays should be written or that the essence of a good essay is that it can move readers.1.What was the cab driver doing when the author wanted to take the taxi ?he was reading a letter.2.Did the cab driver have a cold ?no.3.Whom did the driver talk about with the author ?the driver talked about his friend with the author.4.How long had the driver and Ed been friend ?they had been friends since childhood.5.What did the driver and Ed use to do when they were kids ?they attended the same primary school and high school, and always went to school together.6.How often did they see each other over the past 25 or 30 years ?Why?they hadn’t seen each other more than once or twice a year because the driver moved away from the old neighborhood.7.What had happened to Old Ed by the time the story took place ?Old Ed was dead.8.Why did the driver repeat that he should have kept in touch ?Because he was very regretful.9.What did the author mean by saying the first sentence in the letter reminded him of himself ?he thought he himself also neglected keeping up correspondence with his friends.10.Why did the deiver say he began the letter with “Old Friend” ?because they had been good friends over the years. They were old now, and there weren’t many people at their age still alive.11.How did the driver feel about Old Ed’s friendship with him?he felt that their friendship had been very important to him, more important than he could say because he was not good at expressing his feelings.12.What did the author decide to do when he arrived at the hotel ?Why ?he decided to write a letter at once because he didn’t want to make the same mistake as the driver did.they’d like to stop such changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age.2.life was nasty, brutish and short.3.the force of competition would still bring about advances in technology.4.no. because the force of competition will bring about technological advances and one cannot stop inquiring minds from thinking about basic science.5.we should try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right direction.6.the public having a basic understanding of science can make informed decisions and not leave them in the hands of experts.7.it is in two minds about science. It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science because it doesn’t understand it.8.they are a brief and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, but they frighten most people.9.it is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner.10.they can help put across new development, but even the most successful popular book is read only by a small proportion of the population.11.to educate the public, not just entertain it.12.it will not destroy itself.from a rocky farm in Italy.2.Tony came to his driveway to offer to mow the lawn.3.The Depression Days were difficult, but he felt band turning away a person who had come to him for help. 4.Mr. Crawford was busy at the factory, and Tony went on working in his garden.5.he asked Mr. Crawford for it.6.He was a good worker and then took a pay cut to become an apprentice. Finally he learned a trade. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford thought it to be a satisfactory ending.7.Tony wanted to buy a house. Mr. Crawford helped him get a bank loan.8.he felt happy, because he earned $ 8,000 and bought a farm.9.yes. He sponsored his childhood friend to move to America. The latter thought he was a millionaire.10.Owning a farm.11.by such values and principles as vision, determination, self-control, optimism, self-respect and integrity. 12.because they reached success by the same route and by the same values and principles.at 3:00 a.m. one Sunday morning. Because it helps set the sardonic tone of the essay.2.it said Phil died of a coronary thrombosis. They thought he had worked himself to death.3.he worked six days a week, five of them until 8 or 9 at night. No, they didn’t.4.he always ate egg salad sandwiches at his desk, and it is implied he took no exercise other than a monthly golf game.5.he wore a sports jacket to the office instead of a suit, because it was the weekend.6.he was one of six vice-presidents. They liked him most of the time.7.she meant that she had been missing her husband long before he died because he spent little time at home. 8.because they knew little about his father.9.no. Whenever she was alone with her father, they had nothing to say to each other.10.the statement is intended to show forcefully how Phil concentrated far too much on his business to the neglect of his family life and his duty to his wife and children.11.he said at the funeral that Phil had meant much to the company and would be missed and would be hard to replace.He began to make inquiries about Phil’s replacement as soon as his funeral was over.12.by telling us what the company president said at the funeral and what he did soon after the funeral the author lays bare the great absurdity of contemporary American corporate life; the pursuit of business success is valued well above anything else, even human lives.短语翻译Unit 11. 断断续续 off and on2. 对…感到腻味 be bored by ...3. 觉得…枯燥难懂 find ... dull and difficult4. 以…而出名 have a reputation for ...5. 据说某人… sb. be said to be ...6. 拘谨刻板，落后于时代 formal, rigid and out-of-date7. 随笔小品文an informal essay8. 躺在沙发上lie on a sofa9. 不得不面对…face up to10.围坐在晚餐桌旁be seated around the supper table11.…重现在我脑海中... reawake in my mind 12.自得其乐 for one’s own joy13.违反规定violate the rules14.不及格分 a failing grade15. 别无选择，只好做…There is no choice but todo ...16.更重要的是，而且what’s more17.专心地听 listen attentively18. 乐呵呵地开怀大笑laugh with open-hearted enjoyment19. 心花怒放pure delight20. 最后的时刻at the eleventh hourUnit 21. 完全沉浸于 be completely lost in2. 引起…的注意get sb.’s attention3. 坐进后座 settle into the back seat4. 得了感冒什么的have a cold or something5. 不着急in no hurry6. 接着，继续go ahead7. 记住了，能背出来know sth. by heart8. 家书抵万金。