Unit 31.There are aways people who dream to make a(n) from gambling(赌博),even though they know the chances are slim(苗条的、微小的).总有一些人梦想着从赌博中发财，即使他们知道机会很渺茫。
young because he couldn’t work out easy mathematical(数学的) calculations(计算)在发明家托马斯·爱迪生小的时候，被视为是一个傻孩子，因为他连简单的数学运算都算不出来。
犯罪嫌疑人) for about two days before they finally caught him in a deserted warehouse(仓库).警察追赶抢劫嫌疑犯大约两天之后，他们终于在一个废弃的仓库里抓到了他。
运动、活动) to raise money for the girl who has caught a rare(rare) disease(疾病).地方报社开展了一个为患有稀有疾病的女孩捐款活动。
5.Rock climbing is attractive(有吸引力的) especially to young peoplebecause it is always with hardship(困难) and adventure.攀岩是具有吸引力的，尤其是对年轻人来说，因为它总是伴随着困难和冒险。
6.The face value(面值) of the bill(账单、钞票(内在的) value is nothing but that of a piece of paper.该票据面值为一美元，但其内在价值只是一张纸。
7.Having won several championships in international matches recently,hecurrently(目前among the world’s professional tennis players.在最近的国际比赛中赢得了几次冠军，他目前在世界上职业网球选手中排名第二。
媒体) about the campaign against(开展反…的运动) genetically(基因) modified(被改进的) food.媒体上有大量的关于反对转基因食品的宣传。
9.The coach was relieved(松了一口气) that Michael had recoveredsemi-finals(半决赛) next week.教练松了一口气，迈克尔已经完全从他的膝伤中恢复过来，下周他就可以参加半决赛。
描绘) himself as something of an angel.他改掉了坏男孩的旧形象，现在把自己扮演得像个天使。
11.Due to its inefficiency(效率低下),the cable(电缆) TV company hasbeen a frequent(频繁的批评) from the public these days.由于有线电台的效率低，这几天它屡次成为被公众批评的对象。
larger and lighter instantly(立即).几面镜子可以立刻使一个昏暗的房间看起来更大更亮。
13.Earthquakes had destroyed their houses,so they had no choice but to帐篷) put up overnight.地震摧毁了他们的房子，他们只好住在临时性的帐篷搭起过夜。
14.The argument never ceased(停止celebrities’ private lives(名人的私生活) in the mass(群众) media(媒体).在大众传媒中，对名人的私生活是否公平的争论从未停止过。
15.Kelly got a new job as a secretary(秘书),but two weeks later she became无止境的) office chores(家务活),so she quit. Kelly找到一个做秘书的工作，但是两周之后她厌倦了无休止的办公室事务，因此，他辞职了。
16.These two TV programs are both about news or current(现在的) affairs(事务、发生的事情),but they have attracted very different这两个电视节目都是新闻和时事，但是他们吸引了不同的美国观众。
her decision to be an actress.Jane的父母极其尊重她，并且他们支持她成为一名女演员。
18.When the results of vote were announced,the Prime(总理) Minister(部长当投票结果被公布出来，总统知道被打败了。
精确) when and where earthquakes will strike.科学家不能精确预测地震什么时候在什么地点会发生翻译1.The teachers felt sorry for Nick,a former straight-A student, because he老师们对那个曾经是优秀学生的Nick感到遗憾，因为他在上大学第二年由于吸毒而被开除。
2.You can do things for your health in the way of diet,exercise,good你应该通过合理饮食、加强锻炼、保持良好的生活习惯等方式保持健康。
3.As the ship began to turn to its one side,the horrified passengers all clung当船转向另一边时，恐惧的乘客都拼命地相互紧贴着。
4.The new president said he would dedicate himself to protecting the rights of the old,the sick and the homeless in his term of office.新总统宣称他将在他执政期间保护老人、病人、无家可归的人的权利。
thing day after day and she was eager to try something fresh.她辞去了高薪收入的工作，因为她厌倦了一天天地做同样的事情，他渴望尝试新的事物。
who comes to the relief centre for help.民政局承诺，他们将不会避开任何一个到救助中心寻求帮助的人。
her inconsistent emotions.如果她一直想抓住她的职业荣誉，他应该控制好无常的情绪。
8.Among us,we would always address him as Your Majesty对于我们，在他面前，我们总是强调他是我们的陛下似的大人物，但是在背后我们几乎总是认为是个小人物you to the dentist.我很抱歉你的牙齿坏了，但是你必须忍受住直到去看牙医之后his”glorious”past.这个人言过其实，就会吹牛皮放大炮of ever leaving again.同样我也跟他一样，他将永久性的来，没有那个意向要再离开一次own business after graduation.像很多学生毕业之前，他们在毕业之后会开始进行他们自己的工作假使他比我们之前回家而且不能进去，你说他会做什么我被解雇之后对于一个星期的夜班我开始感到厌烦.1)他试图拯救这家濒临倒闭的企业，但失败了。
He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the verge of collapse but failed.2)总统已经宣布，在第一任期结束时不再谋求连任。
The president has announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of his first term.3)那个年轻教师在激发学生努力学习方面很有技巧。
The young teacher is skilled at motivating his students to study hard.4)她喜欢举行社交聚会，只要能找到借口，她就随时举办。
She loves giving parties and does so whenever she can find an excuse. 5)要在这家公司找到一个管理职位，你恐怕至少要和50个人竞争。
I’m afraid that you’ll have to compete with at least fifty people for an administrative post in this company.6)他们把自己的生活搞得一团糟的一个主要原因就是他们年轻时没有接受很好的学校教育。
One of the main reasons why they have messed up their lives is that they did not have a good school education when young.7)玛丽已经很出名了，但是她根本不幸福，因为她一直被更加出名的念头困扰着。
Mary is already famous, but she is not happy at all because she’s been obsessed with thoughts of becoming even more famous.8)随着科技的发展，人们现在能够轻而易举地获得教育、医疗和其他多种信息。
With the development of science and technology, people now can have easy access to educational, medical and many other kinds of information.9)公司的投资之所以以失败告终是由于总经理的决策错误，于是董事会决定把他从公司赶出去。
The company’s investment ended in failure due to the wrong strategic decisions of the general manager and so the board of directors decided to throw him out.10)我知道你累了，不过再坚持一会儿吧。