Unit 1Words in use1.As the gender barriers crumble number of women working as lawyers, doctors, or bankersbegan to increase significantly from the mid-20th century.随着性别障碍的瓦解，从事律师、医生或银行家工作的妇女人数从20世纪中期开始大幅增加。
2.With the data collected each year, the owner of the shop can discern customer trends and howthings like weather and economic indicators affect sales performance.通过每年收集的数据，店主可以识别客户的趋势，以及天气和经济指标等因素如何影响销售业绩。
3.His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not only able toreach but to surpass his personal goals.他的上司以一种积极的方式推动和激励他，使他不仅能够达到，而且能够超越他的个人目标。
4.He is a man with a(n) shrewd business sense. He has built his initial investment into asubstantial and even excessively large fortune.他是个有精明商业头脑的人。
他把最初的投资积累成了一大笔甚至是过多的财富。
5.The conversion of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibility that wasbeing vigorously explored in many laboratories in the 1950s.核辐射直接转化为电力是一种令人兴奋的可能性，1950年代许多实验室正在大力探索这一可能性6.I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to distort the scientific facts insuch a manner that even some highly-educated people were fooled.我不仅感到震惊，而且感到厌恶的是，这份报告试图歪曲科学事实，以至于甚至一些受过高等教育的人都被愚弄了。
7.Sixty-two and blessed with his mother's skin, the fisherman had withstood a lifetime ofexposure to the sun and looked as radiant as a man in his forties.六十二岁的他拥有和母亲一样的皮肤，一生都经受住了日晒，看上去就像四十多岁的人一样容光焕发。
8.French educator Louis Braille invented a simple but ingenious code which has had an impacton the lives of generations of people who are blind.法国教育家路易斯·布莱叶发明了一种简单而巧妙（有独创性的）的代码，它对几代盲人的生活产生了影响。
9.The senators didn't expect us to ask such tough questions, and when we finally did, they gotand stumped didn't know what to say.参议员们没想到我们会问这么棘手的问题，当我们最终这么做的时候，他们被困住了，不知道该说什么。
10.This newly established university supports the proposition that a more diverse higher educationsystem is desirable since it would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning.这所新成立的大学支持这样的主张，即更多样化的高等教育制度是可取的，因为它将增加终身学习的机会。
Blanked clozeHave you ever heard people say that they tend to be more of a right-brain or left-brain thinker? From books to television programs, you have probably heard the term mentioned numerous times, or perhaps you have even taken an online test to determine which type best describes you.你有没有听过人们说他们更倾向于右脑或左脑思考者？从书籍到电视节目，你可能听过无数次提到这个词，或者你甚至参加了一次在线测试，以确定哪种类型最适合你。
Do different parts of the brain really control different bodily and mental functions? Over the years, a theory that has gained in popularity is that the right brain and the left brain are responsible for different modes of thought and that the way in which a person thinks will depend on which side of his brain works more actively.大脑的不同部分真的控制着不同的身体和精神功能吗？多年来，一个越来越流行的理论是右脑和左脑负责不同的思维模式，一个人的思维方式将取决于他大脑的哪一边更积极地工作。
People who rely more heavily on the right half of their brain tend to be more imaginative and spontaneous. They are interested in patterns, shapes and sizes, for the right brain is associated with artistic ability like singing, painting, writing poetry, etc. Left-brain dominated people are quite opposite in the way they think. They tend to be more logical and analytical in their thinking and usually stand out in mathematics and word skills.更多地依赖大脑右半部分的人往往更富有想象力和自发性。
他们对图案、形状和大小感兴趣，因为右脑与歌唱、绘画、写诗等艺术能力有关。
左脑占主导地位的人在他们的思维方式上是完全相反的。
他们在思维上倾向于更有逻辑性和分析性，通常在数学和词汇技能上脱颖而出。
While the different functions of the two brain parts may have been distorted and exaggerated by popular psychology, understanding your strengths and weaknesses in certain areas can help you develop better ways to learn and study. For example, if you are usually stumped in trying to follow verbal instructions, an activity often cited as a right-brain characteristic, you can benefit from writing down directions and developing better organizational skills.虽然两个大脑部分的不同功能可能被大众心理学扭曲和夸大，但了解你在某些领域的优势和弱点可以帮助你发展更好的学习和学习方法。
例如，如果你通常难以遵循口头指示，这是一种经常被称为右脑特征的活动，你可以从写下方向和发展更好的组织技能中受益。
Expressions in use1.The brick walls of the ruined buildings were dripping with green mold and moisture, and sheshivered involuntarily, looking down to avoid the sight.破败的建筑的砖墙上滴着绿色的霉菌和湿气，她不由自主地颤抖着，低头看着以避开视线。
2.As urban populations exported finished goods in exchange for raw materials from neighboringpopulations, organized trade grew substantially.随着城市人口出口制成品以换取邻近人口的原材料，有组织贸易大幅增长。
3.Knowing just how quickly a wildfire can spread, some residents of the village decided to leavetheir homes after the flames flared up nearby.由于知道野火蔓延的速度有多快，村里的一些居民决定在附近的大火爆发后离开他们的家。