4. 手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的有一个困难的阶 段。
Shortly after he recovered from surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life
5. 我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦地呻吟。 I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully 第六单元
1. 他这人话不多，但要说哇那电脑游戏他就太机灵了，同学们都 不是他的对手。
第一单元 1. 背离传统需要极大的勇气。 It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a deparfure from the tradition 2. 汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演 了。
Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in frount of a large audience
4. 如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他的营地走来，他就不会开枪。 The hunter would not have fired the shots ,if he hadn’t seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite
5. 我觉得具有讽刺意味的是汤姆的记忆是有选择性的，他好像不 记得过去的痛苦经历，特别是那些由他自己造成的痛苦经历。
I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory, he doesn’t seem to rember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing 第七单元
1. 自从新政策生效之后，很多小企业在这个城市涌现粗话来 Many small business have sprung up in the city ,since the new policy went into effect
2. 布朗一家遭受了一个又一个的不幸，但是他们家的孩子们从来 没有抱怨
The brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another , but their children never complained
3. 这个博物馆的设计让它与周围的环境完全和谐 The museum is designed in such a way that it stands in perfect harmony with its surroundings
2. 听到这一消息后，她略微一笑，好后便又习惯地皱起眉头 On hearing the news ,she smiled briefly ,andห้องสมุดไป่ตู้then returned to her habitual frown
3. 他稍微停顿了一下以加强讲话的效果，然后说，“我们可以通过 新的渠道进入这些市场”
5. 苏是一个很有天赋的女孩，她那惊人的记忆力使他在同学中显得 格外突出
It is a girl of great talent, her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates 第五单元
1. 是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈 利的企业
4. 这些花在火辣辣的太阳下一点都没有枯萎，真是一个奇迹 It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the blazing sun
5. 一群群的羊在从冬天的积雪中冒出来的一片片植被上面吃草 Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above the winter snow
5. 我们必须首先建立一个主权国家，否则就无法保护我们的人身 自由
We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state 第八单元
1. 这是一个繁荣的小镇，但是在财富和充裕之中仍然存在着贫穷 This is a prosperous town ,but there is still poverty in the midst of wealth and abundance
It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business
2. 食品和医药的价格在过去三个月里急剧增长。 The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three mouths
3. 我们打算重新粉刷这栋办公大楼的上面几层楼。 We plan to repaint the upper the floors of the office building
4. 他的成功表明流行于艺术的价值有时候是一质的。 His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide
5. 与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们总是 努力满足我们起码的需求.
In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs
5. 如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在 调查的问题。
If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating 第二单元
1. 该公司否认其捐款有商业目的。 The company denied that its donation had a commercial purpose
3. 很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的。 Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age
4. 假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？ Assuming this painting really is a master piece,do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it?
2. 每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴。 Whenever he was angry , he would begin to stammer slightly
3. 教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我的父母从不带我 到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。
Education is the most cherished tradition in our family, that’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants but sent me to the best private school
第四单元 1. 研究表明，笑能带来许多健康的好处。
Research shows that langhter can bring a lot of health benefits 2. 互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。
A slow internet connection speed is really annoying 3. 法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。
He paused for effect ,then said :”we can reach these markets through new channels”
4. 学校新添得音乐听可以帮助它培养年轻的音乐人才 The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents
As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crim 4. 玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。
In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle
He is a men of few words, but when it comes to playing a computer games, he is far too clever for his classmates
2. 无知的孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始跟他们玩起来。 Children who don’t know any better may think these animals are pretty cute and start playing with them
3. 没有办法获得贷款，所以，要购买新设备，我们只得咬紧牙 关，卖掉我的混合型动力汽车。