maintain 保持prestige 声望whereby 其中nominate提名inhibit抑制patriotic爱国的pursuit追求dedication奉献endeavor努力transcend超越1. Most cities in the country have introduced "Clean AirZones" (whereby) factories and households are only allowed to burn smokeless fuel.全国大多数城市都实行了“洁净空气区”，工厂和家庭只允许燃烧无烟燃料。
2. He knows that the (pursuit) of social status can consume vast amounts of histime and effort.他知道追求社会地位可以消耗他大量的时间和精力。
3. The doctors are at a loss because so far no medicine has been found to(inhibit) the spread of the disease.医生们感到困惑，因为到目前为止还没有发现能抑制这种疾病蔓延的药物。
4. We see many special education directors trying to (maintain) the quality oftheir programs with much less money and much smaller staff.我们看到许多特殊教育主管试图用少得多的钱和少得多的职员来维持他们的节目质量。
5. People there are told it is their (patriotic) duty to support the national economyby buying their own products.那里的人们被告知，通过购买自己的产品来支持国民经济是他们的爱国责任。
6. Darwin's thinking both drew upon and (transcended)the conventional ideas ofhis time.达尔文的思想都借鉴和超越了他那个时代的传统观念。
7. In spite of all your (endeavors), there may be times when you encounterdifficulties in the training process.尽管你尽了最大努力，但有时你可能在训练过程中遇到困难。
8. My advice to Mr. Stewart is to think carefully before entering into a career inmedicine, as this is a field which requires a lot of (dedication)and long working hours.我对斯图尔特先生的建议是，在进入医学事业之前要仔细考虑，因为这是一个需要很多（奉献）和长时间工作的领域。
9. Most Chinese parents would prefer to choose some professions that are stableand could bring (prestige)and economic benefits.大多数中国父母倾向于选择一些稳定、能带来声望和经济利益的职业。
10. It is legally possible for an elderly person to (nominate) someone to act forthem, should they become incapable of looking after themselves.如果一个老人不能照顾自己，在法律上有可能指定一个人为他们采取行动。
inhabit居住participant参与者attendant服务员pollutant污染物descendant后裔Contestant选手tolerant 宽容resultant结果neglectful疏忽resourceful资源丰富的boastful自夸respectful恭敬的1. Thomas Edison is often cited as an example of a great inventor who would neveryield to hardships in his quest for new inventions and deservehis resultantsuccess.Thomas Edison经常被引用为一个伟大的发明家的例子，他在寻求新发明时决不屈服于困难，值得他成功。
2.They're tolerantof unconventional attitudes toward marriage and thechanging roles of the sexes.他们对婚姻的态度和性别角色的改变。
3. Most scientists in the world today firmly believe the effective means to stopglobal warming is to reduce emissions of air pollutants.当今世界大多数科学家坚信阻止全球变暖的有效手段是减少空气的排放。
4. Earthquakes have plagued our lives and resulted in great damage to the humanbeings for as long as people have inhabitedthe earth.地震一直困扰着我们的生活，对人类造成了巨大的破坏，因为人类有地球。
5.Miss World organizers claim on their official website that contestantsarejudged on qualities other than just their physical appearance.世界小姐组织者在他们的官方网站上声称，他们的评判标准不仅仅是外表。
6.Many of today's Chinese Americans are the descendantsof early immigrantminers and railroad workers who came from southeast China.当今中国的很多美国人是早期移民矿工和铁路工人来自中国东南部。
7.The Princess was followed by five or six attendantswhen she got off theplane at the Pittsburgh International Airport.公主是由五或六时，她下了飞机在匹兹堡国际机场。
8.I don't think she'd get angry if you were a little more respectfulwhen youdisagreed with her on matters of child rearing.我不认为她会生气，如果你多一点，当你不同意她在养育子女的问题上。
9. The attendance has increased steadily over the last five years and the conferenceattracts more and more international participants.在过去五年中，出席人数稳步增加，会议吸引了越来越多的国际人士。
10. Although she had sacrificed so much for her family, her husband accused her ofbeing neglectfulof her duty as a wife and mother.虽然她为家庭牺牲了那么多，但她的丈夫却指责她有妻子和母亲的责任。
11.Educated young people in China now are clever and resourceful, full ofplans, and able to cope with the world of high technology and constant change.受过教育的年轻人在中国现在是聪明的，充分的计划，并能应付高技术和不断变化的世界。
12. In order to leave a good impression on the interviewers, you should emphasizeyour good points without soundingboastful为了给面试官留下好印象，你应该强调你的优点，而不是冠冕堂皇。
Where there is a will, there is a way. This proverb means that if you are really determined to do something, however difficult it might be, youwill(1)eventuallyfind a way to do it well. The (2)premierpoint is that youmust have the will to achieve success.有志者事竟成.这句谚语的意思是，如果你真的下定决心去做某件事，不管它有多难，你都会（1）找到一种方法做得很好。
（2）要点是你必须有获得成功的意愿。
Ninety percent of the failures that occur are due to the fact that there is no strong will involved. Many people simply say that they want something, but theydo not make any (3)endeavorto achieve it. So, instead of getting it, they usethe poorest excuse to explain the situation away.百分之九十的失败都是因为没有强有力的意志。