第一单元 A Translate the following into English.1. 房子着火了，里面的人面临着死亡的危险。

（in danger of）TA. Translate the following into English.he house was on fire and people inside were in danger of losing their lives.2. 他买不起这么好的房子。

（afford to do）He cannot afford to buy such a nice house.3. 这个主意听起来也许有些怪，不过还真有点道理。

（make sense）Although this idea may sound strange, it does make sense.4. 约翰看起来是个好人。

即便如此，我还是不信任他。

（even so）John seems (to be) a nice person. Even so, I don't trust him.B. Translate the following into Chinese.1. Even though the first McDonald's restaurant sold only hamburgers and French fries, it still became acultural symbol.虽说第一家麦当劳餐馆只售汉堡包和薯条，它还是成为了一种文化象征。

2. These people are angry that the building is now in danger of being destroyed, along with theirmemories.这些人想到餐馆连同他们美好的回忆将一起被摧毁，感到很气愤。

3. They are using the earthquake as an excuse.他们在利用那次地震作借口。

4. Some think that McDonald's real reason for wanting to close down the restaurant has nothing to dowith money.有人认为麦当劳想关闭这家餐馆的真正原因与金钱无关。

第二单元A. Translate the following into English.1. 如果他一开始谈论过去，你就永远都没法从他那儿脱身。

（get away from）If he starts talking about the past, you'll never get away from him.2. 冬天失业率有上升的趋势。

（tendency）There is a tendency for job losses to rise in the winter.3. 在我不断地要求下，父亲终于同意和我一起去澳大利亚了。

（frequent）Because of my frequent demands, father finally agreed to go to Australia with me.4. 他把老店卖了，开了一家新店，以便赚更多的钱。

（make money）He sold his shop and opened a new one to make more money.B. Translate the following into Chinese.1. It is more than just clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next; it's awhole way of living.迅速变化的不仅仅只是一年流行而第二年就过时的服饰和发型，而是整个生活方式。

2. In 1981, for example, an unknown elderly woman appeared in a TV advertisement in which she lookedat a very small hamburger and complained loudly, "Where's the beef?"比如，1981年，一位名不见经传的老妇人出现在一个电视广告里，她看着一只很小的汉堡包，大声抱怨道：“牛肉呢？”3. Although clothing designers influence fads in fashion because they want to make money, this desirefor money doesn't explain fads in other areas, such as language.尽管时装设计师影响时装潮流为的是赚钱，但这种赚钱的欲望并不能解释其他方面的时尚，例如语言。

4. However, in the United States, there is an additional reason for fads: most Americans seem to feelthat something is wrong if there isn't frequent change in their lives.但是，在美国，时尚的发生另有原因：大多数美国人似乎觉得，如果他们的生活没有发生频繁的变化，那一定有什么地方不对劲了。

第三单元A. Translate the following into English.1. 我们应该从失败中吸取教训, 这是很重要的。

（learn a lesson from）It is important for us to learn a lesson from the failure.2. 他相信自己想当证券经纪人的梦想总有一天会实现。

（come true）He believes that one day his dream of becoming a stockbroker will come true.3. 很多学生最后从事的工作不需要用到所学的知识。

（end up）Many students end up doing jobs that do not make use of what they have learnt.4. 我一提到他的名字，母亲就变得很不开心。

（as soon as）As soon as I mentioned his name, my mother became very unhappy.B. Translate the following into Chinese.1. Helen was in her 60s, had red hair, and tons of self-respect —something I was really lacking.海伦六十多岁，红头发，自尊心很强——这是我当时真正缺乏的东西。

2. When I helped out in the kitchen, for example, nothing made me feel better than preparing the eggsand serving them just the way the customers wanted.比如，我在厨房里帮忙的时候，没有什么比完全按照顾客希望的方式做好鸡蛋、给他们端上更让我感到高兴的了。

3. Thanks to the confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant one day.因为从海伦那里学到了自信，我梦想着有一天能拥有自己的餐馆。

4. I know I could do so much more if somebody would just have faith in me.我知道，只要有人相信我，我还能做很多事情。

第四单元A. Translate the following into English.1. 只要你经常锻炼，你又会变得健康起来。

（as long as）As long as you get regular exercise, you will become healthy again.2. 我一直想读一本有关太空的书，但是我好像总没时间去读。

（get around to）I have always been thinking of reading a book on space, butI never seem to get around to it.3. 那位作家自从买了电脑后，就再也不用笔写小说了。

（no longer）Since the writer had bought the computer, he no longer wrote his stories with a pen.4. 学校制定了一些新的规章制度，人人必须遵守。

（set up）The school has set up some new rules that everybody must follow.B. Translate the following into Chinese.1. We're all supposed to keep a diary of what it's like to go without TV for a week.我们都要记录下在不看电视的这一周内所发生的一切。

2. I'd rather find out how long I can take being at the dentist's, as long as I can watch TV while I'mthere.我倒想试试只要有电视看，我能在牙医那儿呆上多久。

3. I valued my life plenty, so I didn't touch the TV when I came home from school that day.我非常珍惜我的生命，所以当天放学回家后，我没有碰电视机。

4. I'm drawing a blank! This just seems cruel.没啥可记。

这简直太痛苦了！第五单元A. Translate the following into English.1. 看见大海，孩子们开心得大叫起来。