Lesson 2
1.She opened the window and found a crowd of children, shabby in dress and dirty from play,
gathered/gathering at the gate.
2.The new upsurge in economic construction is taking shape in our country.
3.As a child Bill was quite naughty, and his mother envisioned/expected him as am
imaginative architect.
4.They confronted reality with courage/ bravely, and would never capitulate/surrender/give in
in the face of difficulty.
5.Susan is not very bright/ clever, but she is painstaking; as a result she always comes out top
in the examinations.
6.They are ready to deal with an enemy assault/attack at any time.
7.Mr. Johnson is a man of moral integrity, and his behavior is impeccable/perfect.
8.Our new 18-story office building looks most imposing.
9.They have achieved great success in the realm of foreign affairs in the past years/ in recent
years.
10.Tom is a slick/tactful/sophisticated politician, never making a commitment and always
giving a dubious reply.
11.After dinner he described at length the strange customs he had found in that exotic land.
12.At first I could not understand why he resigned. It turned out that he had plans of his own.
13.Wars and disasters in those years had reduced the village people to dire/terrible poverty. The
small neighboring town became a /the place all would like to escape to.
14.Hug investment in urban infrastructures is a prerequisite of building Shanghai into a truly
great international metropolis.
15.The students were required to write a composition after they returned from a picnic and this
took all the fun out of the activity.
16.Y oungsters and adults alike should be advised against extravagant habits.
Translation (page 57):
Putting laundry for airing on bamboo sticks seems to have been a “folk custom” for the Shanghailanders. A newcomer to the city, strolling streets and alleyways, can always see quilts and sheets, even handkerchiefs, socks, diapers and underwear, dangling from the balconies or dancing outside the windows. It looks like a spectacular“street fair” of clothing and bedclothes.
It’s a familiar sight in Shanghai that newly-built flats seem to become flag-flapping vessels. Blinding postboxes and street nameplates, lined-up sheets overshadow the gorgeous shopwindows. Walking along some narrow old residential districts, pedestrians have to quicken their pace in order to avoid dripping laundry.
Lesson 3
1. What Tom needs at present is not financial support but wholesome advice.
2. The two brothers resemble each other in all respects except (in) temperament.
3. My advice is that from now on you have nothing more to do with him.
4. It is no exaggeration to say Bob owes all he now has to your father.
5. The proposal might be turned down at the meeting though I am in favor of it.
6. The way he laughed made my flesh creep/made my hair stand on end.
7. The sharp-edged irony in his essays distinguishes him from other writers.
8. Roy’s reference to the mismanagement in his factory revealed his ignorance.
9. How is it that your arrival has anticipated your telegram?
10. As your parents see the matter in a different light , most probably they will not consent to/ be
in favor of the plan.
11.The incongruity between his income and his expenditure have thrown/cast doubt on his
moral character.
12.Hostile feelings are usually caused not so much by dislike as by wounded/hurt
self-esteem/self-respect/ pride.
13. A judge must be detached when weighing evidence.
14. The Chinese anticipated the European in invention of gunpowder.。