1)What I didn’t count on was that over time I would sincerely take pride in being a socialworker.(我不曾想到，随着时间的流逝，我果真以身为社工而感到自豪）2)Shooting a quick look at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, “Oh, My dear /Mygoodness/My gracious, we’re going to miss the train!”(奶奶迅速瞥了一眼墙上的时钟，发出一声惊呼;天哪，我们要赶不上火车了！)3)At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids/children holding firmly on to their parents.Should young parents be sterner towards their kids/children and leave immediately under these circumstances?(我总在幼儿园门口看到一些孩子抓住父母不让走。
请问；在这种情况下，年轻的父母是得对孩子严厉些，赶紧离开？）4)In the dim street light stood a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping. （昏暗的路灯下站着一个哭泣的小女孩。
）5)When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to putthe recipient in an embarrassing situation.6)Since last month, my work has been revolving around the routine office duties, so now I amcounting the days until the National Day comes, when my friends and I are going hiking in the countryside.1)In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take /receive the maximum while you give the minimum. （无论是友情还是爱情，你都不可能期待自己付出最少而得到最多。
）2)I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all. （我把全部希望寄托在他的承诺上，结果却发现他根本不是个真诚的人）3)We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; shefailed to survive the disease. （我们带父母亲去了所有我们能找到的最好的医院，但是一切都是徒劳的，母亲还是没能熬过那次疾病)4)Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect dayto express love tothe object of your / one’s affection.5)In the information era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost /virtually simultaneous.6)Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love”that we all dream to have is notforged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.1)The gasoline price is now at an all-time high, which has brought about wide public concern.(当下汽油价格达到历史新高，这引发了公众的广泛关注）2)He found that fish and rice feature the Japanese diet, and he then proceeded to write a reporton Japanese cooking culture. （他发现鱼和米方是日本人的饮食特色，随即开始就日本饮食文化撰写一份报道）3)The spectators expected me to come in first but they were in for a shock. With a tumble, mychances for a gold medal in figure skating evaporated. （观众们以为我会轻而昐举名列第一名，哪知我使他们大吃一惊。
因为跌倒，我获得花样滑冰金牌的希望就化为了泡影）4)He was a beggar but he didn’t look the part at all, because he was clean-shaven, wearingglasses and a brand-new suit.5)Having tripped over another athlete’s foot, he fell down on the track, but soon rose to hisfeet and limped to the finish line.6)On such a grand occasion I didn’t want to make a fool of myself, so I decided to take thechallenge and compete against that youngster.7)We should be honest with ourselves and never become fogged up by greed and cry over whatwe have failed to obtain. （我们应该对自己诚实，千万不要被自己的欲望蒙住了双眼，为没有得到的东西而唏嘘哀叹）8)It is a fact of life that happiness brought about by material things such as property and moneyis temporary. （诸如财产、金钱等物质上的东西带来的快乐是短暂的，这是一个无可争辩的亊实）9)For thousands of years philosophers have taken pains to interpret the meaning of happinessfrom their own perspectives. （千百年来哲学家们费尽心机地从各自的角度阐述幸福的意义）10)If you substitute material things for love or a hug, you will not get happiness, becausespiritual happiness has little to do with material wealth.11)After he learned that he was terminally ill, he informed his family that he had nothing / noproperty to leave them other than the house he was living in.12)They were worn out after a long day’s work in the fields. So seeing the sun dip below thehorizon, they couldn’t wait to go back home.1) A positive attitude towards life is indispensable in that / because it lays the foundations forsuccess in one’s future work and studies. （积极乐观的生活态度是极其必要的，因为我们每一个人将来学习和工作的成功奠定基础）2)West China is crying out for talented people for its development. To this end, thegovernment has laid down / made favorable policies, calling for more college graduates to go and work there.（中国西部发展急需人才，政府就此制定了优惠政策，号召更多大学生毕业去西部工作。
）3)Upon / On graduation, the president will present you with the diploma, which certifies thatyou have specialized in business administration and passed all the exams you are required to take.（毕业时，校长将授予你的毕业文凭。
文凭证明你的专业是工商管理，顺利通过了你必须参与的所有考试）4)Web addicts spend so much time on the Internet that they are unable to draw a distinctionbetween the virtual world and the real world.5) A university will see to it that every student is put in touch with mankind’s spiritualresources, even if they are merely fragments of those great thinkers’minds and experience.6)Distance learning is a global trend. With its quick growth / development, people are given /can enjoy an equally convenient access to educational resources, no matter where they are.。