unit1When I think of people in this world who have really made a difference, I think of my parents. They were truly saints among ordinary people.I was one of the ten children my parents adopted. They rescue (挽救)each of us from a life of poverty and loneliness. They were hardly able to restrain（克制）themselves from bringing home more children to care for. If they had had the resources （资源）they certainly would have.Most people do not realize how much they appreciated（感激）someone until they pass away. My sisters and brothers and I did not want this to happen before we uttered（说）the words "Thank you" to our parents.Although we have all grown up and scattered（散落）about the country, we got back together to thank our parents. My brother Tom undertook（从事，承担）the task of organizing the event. Every Friday night, Mom and Dad have had the ham dinner special at the same restaurant for the last twenty years. That is where we waited without their knowing. When we first caught a glimpse （瞥一眼）of them coming across the street, we all hid underneath(在…之下）a big table. When they entered, we leapt out and shouted, "Thank you, Mom and Dad." My brother Tom presented（提供）them with a card and we all hugged. My Dad pretended that he had known we were under the tableall along.1.无论你是多么富有经验的演说家，无论你做了多么充分的准备，你都很难在这样嘈杂招待会上发表演讲（no matter how）No matter how experienced a speaker you are, and how well you have prepared your speech, you will have difficulty making a speech at such a noisy reception.2.就像吉米妹妹的朋友都关心吉米一样，吉米也关心他们(just as )Just as all his sister’s friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.3.汽车的生产商在新车的几处都印有汽车识别号码，以便帮助找回被盗车辆Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to help track down stolen vehicles.4.老师回来时你敢告我状的话，我就不再和你说话了If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won’t say a word to you any more.5.有些老年人愿意独自过日子，但大多数老人选择和儿女一起生活(on one’s own) Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with their children.6.现在需要面对的事情是：如何筹集创建公司所需的资金(reckon with)Here is something that needs to be reckoned with: how to get the necessary finances to establish the company.unit2Women who exercise regularly need to be careful with what they eat. Researchers have found evidence（证据，迹象）that even moderate （适度的）exercise can result in losing iron. They said that women who exercise regularly, especially in endurance（耐久）activities, typically lose iron. In order to prevent this from becoming a problem（为了防止这成为问题）, it is important that those women consume more meat（吃肉）or take supplements （补充）to replace（取代）the iron lost. Those who do not bother to get plentiful amounts of iron（嫌麻烦不愿意获得大量铁的人）may begin to feel weak and tired. "If you can get the recommended daily allowance（按定量供给）of iron in your diet（如果你能每天服用推荐铁的含量）, you will probably perform better," said one diet specialist. "One shortcoming（缺点）of taking iron pills is that the pill form is not well absorbed（专心致志，全神贯注）and can sometimes make you sick. It is preferable（可取的）that you try to remedy（治疗）the deficiency（缺点）by getting more iron-rich meats（红肉）in your diet."There are ways to help your body store（储存）away（一直在做…）the iron it takes in. By getting plenty of Vitamin C, your body is able to process（处理）, or use, the iron better. Researchers acknowledge（承认，声明）that everyone's body is different and the problem will be less serious for some. Because it is impossible to decide whether or not this could be a problem for you, health specialists say（健康专家说）itis advisable（明智的）to check your iron levels. Even when you can't feel it, you may still have a problem.1.被告是位年仅30岁的女子，她坚持称自己无罪(use an appositive)使用同位语The defendant, a woman of only 30, kept insisting on her own innocence（无罪）.2.总体来看，枣、豆类以及一些多叶的绿色蔬菜是最好的铁质来源(use an absolute tructure)使用独立主格结构All tings considered, dates, beans and some leafy green vegetables are the best sources of iron.3.正餐时不供应饮料，饮料会影响消化No beverages are served with meals because they interfere with digestion.4.考虑到那个地方受欢迎的程度，提前订旅馆是明智的Taking the popularity of the region into consideration, it is advisable to book hotels in advance.5.服药后若有呕吐感，请立即停止服用并尽快咨询医生If you have a feeling of wanting to throw up after taking this drug, stop taking it immediately and consult your doctors as soon as possible.6.总结这次讨论时，他说双方都要好好考虑怎样以最有效的方法来解决这一问题Summing up the discussion, he said both parties should consider the most effective way to solve the problem.unit3While many private schools are focusing more on values（重视）,public schools are moving toward testing standards. The national government demands（需要）academic（学术上的）success and tests are taken as a key measurement（量度；份量，尺寸；）for a school's performance（表现）. Schools with low test scores face penalties（惩罚）such as a reduction（减少）in money to run（经营）their schools. And, even individual teachers are being graded on（分级）how they're preparing their students for these tests."We have concentrated（集中的，全神贯注的）too much on teaching the kids how to take these tests," commented（评论）one elementary school teacher（初中老师）. "We should be providing a more comprehensive（综合的，全面的）curriculum（课程）to these kids. We should be cultivating（改善，培养）leadership and curiosity（领导能力和好奇心）. Unfortunately, there is never time."One school principal remarked（重要的评论）, "It's true that it would be beneficial（有益的）to our kids if they were getting better scores on the subjects being tested. The trouble is that in poorer areas of the city like ours, kids start school less equipped（被装备）to perform（工作）well. We have many obstacles（障碍）to overcome（战胜，压倒）before we can teach them basic subjects. All schools are not alike（同样地）, so they shouldn't be tested that way.""The goal is to improve performance in schools that are not providing（提供）their students with tools for success," said one government official. He admits（承认）, however, that he is having a hardtime convincing faculty（说服全体教职员工）and teachers this plan will work.1.在思维方面，与他的行为一样，他是非常传统的(use “as” with the meaning of “in the way that , in the manner（方法）that ,like”.)In his thinking, as in his behavior, he is very traditional.2.教师一旦同意接受新的教学计划。