Book 2 TranslationUnit 11、背离传统需要很大的勇气。
It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure 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 front of a large audience.3、很多教育家认为从小培育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 masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it?5、如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮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.要提高我们的英语水平，关键是多读、多写、多听、多说。
To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking.此外，尽可能多背熟一些好文章也十分重要，如果你脑子里没有储存大量好的英语文章，你就不能用英语自由地表达自己的思想。
Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English.一边学一边总结经验也很有帮助。
因为这样做，我们就能搞明白哪种学习方法是更有效的，能够产生最理想的效果。
It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result.只要我们坚持努力学习，到时候我们就会完成掌握英语的任务。
As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English.Unit 21、该公司否认其捐款有商业目的。
The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.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.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阶段。
Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.5、与我们的富裕邻居相比。
我们的父母相当穷了，但是他们总是努力满足我们最起码的需求。
In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.随着捐款源源不断地进来，我校明年的财务状况会好多了。
With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year.这样我们就能集中应对我们作为教育工作者必须承担的最重要的任务：鼓励学生实现他们的学业目标，培养他们成为有责任感、靠得住的人，使他们对将来的生活有所准备，并在他们追求物质及精神满足的过程中给予引导。
We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.Unit 41、研究表明，笑能够带来许多健康上的好处。
Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.2、互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。
A show Internet connection speed is really annoying.3、法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。
As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.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.5、苏是一个很有天分的女孩。
她那惊人的记忆力使他在同班同学中显得格外突出。
Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.也许你羡慕我，因为我可以借助计算机在家里工作。
Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer.我也这么想，互联网使我的工作方便多了。
I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier.我可以通过电子邮件撰写、编辑并交出我的文章，在网上与我的同事聊天，与老板讨论工作，我用鼠标一击，马上就能拿到我要的一切资料，获得最新的消息。
I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news.可是，另一方面，用网络通信有时也令人沮丧。
But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times.系统有可能瘫痪，更糟的是，因为没有面对面交谈的情感提示，键出的词有时候似乎很难理解。
The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.Unit 51、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。
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 months.3、我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼的上面几层楼。
We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.4、他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的。
His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.5、我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟。
I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed andgroaning painfully.众多的事实证实这一说法：要想让自己很快从低落的情绪中解脱出来，你得让自己哭。
Numerous facts bear out the argument/statement/claim that in order to recover speedily from negative emotion, you should allow yourself to cry.你不必为“哭”而感到羞愧。