Unit11.It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.背离传统需要极大的勇气2.Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.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3.Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的4.Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it?假设那幅画确实是名作,你觉得值得购买吗?5.If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的,那他将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题Unit21、The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.该公司否认其捐款有商业目的2、Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.每当他生气的时候,他说话就有一点结巴3、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.教育是我们家庭最看重的传统,这就是为什么我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4、Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.手术康复后不久,他失业了,因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段5、In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.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最起码的需求Unit31、Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗2、The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇3、Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.山姆不仅失去了工作,而且还失去了双腿,他只好靠社会救济度过余生4、A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.由十二人组成的陪审团一致表决认为玛丽有罪5、Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.听到有人质疑他的才能,肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱Unit41、Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.研究表明,笑能够带来许多健康上的好处2、A show Internet connection speed is really annoying.互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦3、As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.法律规定,帮助他人自杀是犯罪4、In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.玛丽在她的报告中…5、Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.苏是一个很有天分…Unit51、It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.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2、The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.食品和医药的价格在过去三个月里急剧增长3、We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.我们打算重新粉刷这栋办公大楼的上面几层楼4、His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的5、I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟Unit61、He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing computer games, he is far too clever for his classmates.他这人话不多,但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了,同学们都不是他的对手2、Children who don’t know any better may think these animals are pretty cute and start playing with them.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3、There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, I’ll just have to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car.没有办法获得贷款,所以,要购买新设备,我只得咬紧牙关,卖掉我的混合型动力汽车4、The hunter would not have fired the shots if he had not seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite.如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他的营地走来,他就不会开枪5、I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory---he does not seem to remember painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing.我觉得具有讽刺意味的是汤姆的记忆是有选择性的,他好像不记得过去痛苦的经历,特别是那些由他自己造成的痛苦经历Unit71、Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.自从新政策生效之后,很多小企业在这个城市涌现出来2、On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.听到这一消息后,她略微一笑,然后便又习惯性的皱起眉头3、He paused for effect, the n said: “We can reach/enter these markets through new channels.”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。
4、The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.学校新添的音乐厅可以帮助他培养年轻的音乐人才5、We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state. / We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.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Unit81、This is a prosperous town, but there is still poverty in the midst of wealth and abundance.这是一个繁荣的小镇,但是在财富和充裕之中任然存在着贫困2、The Brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another, but their children never complained.布朗一家遭受了一个接一个的不幸,但是我们家的孩子们从来没有抱怨3、The museum is designed in such a way that it stands in perfect harmony with its surroundings.这个博物馆的设计让它与周围的环境完全和谐4、It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the blazing sun.这些花在火辣辣太阳下一点都没有枯萎,真是一个奇迹5、Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above the winter snow.一群群的羊在从冬天的积雪中冒出来一片片植被上面吃着草中国优良的经济表现china’s superior economic performance恢复客户的信心to restore the confidence of customers与玛丽漫不经心的态度相反in contrast to mary’s indifference而不该当众羞辱她than to have humiliated her in public如何通过大量收藏的书籍和期刊找到how to find his way through the enormous collection of books and periodicals to与政治攻势同时进行to coincide with a political offensive只不过是文化冲击一个征兆is nothing more than an indication of culture shock培育创造性和丰富我们的文化生活for nourishing creativity and enriching our cultural life一起和谐生活live together in harmony在一定程度上,她改变了to a certain extent ,she has transformed。