UNIT 1The Internet has made English learning much easier. Englishlearners used to be 1) obliged to spend their time in libraries looking for the books that would help them in their language studies. It was very inconvenient because a lot ofmaterials could only be found in 2) tedious and uninteresting textbooks and readers. But today authentic content on a variety of subject is only a click away. This isespecially 3) beneficial for those who wants to learn English earnestly.In order to achieve fluency in English, you need to becomfortable using at least 10,000 words. The 4) abundant materials on the Internet make it possible for you to choose appropriate content to read and listen to. These materials canbe 5) adjusted to your level if you input some key words in the search engine. But how can you remember the 6) bulk of unfamiliar words?In this case, the Internet 7) evidently makes it easier to learn vocabulary. You can use online dictionaries toinstantly find out their grammatical 8) functions and the specific meaning of these words. The Internet helps you to 9)efficiently accumulate vocabulary based on lively andinteresting language content, which greatly reduces your 10) distress caused by inability to remember the new words. The efficiency of this vocabulary learning is one of the reasons why the Internet has become an ideal place to learn English.UNIT 1译文互联网让学习英语更加容易。
英语学习者过去常常obliged(必须)花费他们的时间在图书馆中浏览帮助他们学习语言的课本。
这非常不便,因为许多素材只能在tedious(沉闷的,无趣的)工具书和阅读中找到。
但如今不同学科的真正内容只需轻点鼠标。
这也对那些热切学习英语的人特别的beneficial(有益)。
为了让英语更流利,你至少需要轻松的使用10000个单词。
网络上abundant (丰富的)素材让你选择恰当的听读内容成为可能。
如果你在搜索引擎上输入关键词时,这些素材可以adjusted(调整)到你的水平。
但你如何记住这些bulk(大量)体积的生单词呢?既然这样,互联网evidently(明显地)能让学习单词更容易。
你可以利用在线词典来代替查找这个单词的语法,function(功能)和特殊含义。
互联网也可以efficiently(有效的)在充满活力的、有趣的语言内容基础上积累单词。
这大大的减少了你难以记住新单词的distress(危机)。
这种有效的学习单词的方法也是为何互联网变成一个学习英语的理想胜地的原因之一。
UNIT 3There is a special life stage that our generation goes through. It is the 1) transition period, during which we move from teenage to adolescence. We learn who we are and what we standfor and what inspires us. Also, in this period we are 2) saddled with a lot of pressure from our parents who want us to make something out of ourselves.My parents have already expressed feeling of 3) anxiety over my future with academics and life. When I expressed tothen recently that I would not mind graduating in five years instead of four in order to study abroad to 4) acquaint myself with the world, they seemed so shocked .That idea sounded foreign and to them was 5) equivalent to lack of ambition.Apart from that, my mother has 6) expressed to me that she is worried that I am not searching for a boyfriend. I 7)resent this stupid idea of marrying out of college since it does not suit me one bit. Women today can get what they want out of life without a man ,even children, as it becomes more8) sensible acceptable for women to adopt children.I personally want to stay in school as long as I can to 9) reinforce my academic work, possibly complete a lawdegree and start a career, and then after, and only after, begin to think about 10) shifting marriage. If my math is correct, that means I will be more or less “ready” for marriage at the age of 29 or 30, the age when my mother had me.UNIT 3译文我们这一代会度过一个十分特别的生命阶段。
这是一个从青少年时期到青春期的(transition)转变周期。
我们学习我们是谁,存在的意义,什么鼓舞我们。
当然,这个阶段我们也saddled(承担了)想让我们做自己的东西的父母的很多压力。
我的父母已经准备好了表达对我未来学业和生活的anxiety(焦虑)之感了。
当我最近向他们吐露我可能无意从五年制而不是四年制的学校毕业且未来在国外学习让我自己acquaint(熟悉)这个世界的时候,他们看起来十分震惊,这个想法在他们听来很奇怪。
它equivalent(同样)的缺乏雄心。
除此之外,我妈也向我expressed(表达)了我还不找男票的担心,我十分resent(怨恨)这种一点也不适合我的毕业就结婚的观念。
如今没有男人的女人们可以得到她们需要的任何生活,甚至是孩子。
因为收养孩子对女人来说更加的sensible(明智) acceptable(可接受的)。
我个人想尽可能的待在学校来reinforce(巩固)我的学业。
尽可能得到一个法律学位在开始找工作,最后shifting(考虑到)这婚姻。
如果我的估计正确,我会或多或少在29~30时结婚,这本是我们给的最后期限了。
UNIT5To spend or save is a question which many people have. Thereis always a(n) 1) dilemma whether one should spend the money that he has earned or save that money for the future.Well, there is no 2) explicit answer to the question as different people have different 3) perspectives on their life, and that is the reason why some people tend to spendall the money earned while others 4) retain control over their money.People who spend all the money do not think much about future.The only things that enjoy doing most is to 5) derive pleasure from spending money. For example, if they like a particular car, mobile phone or laptop, they will buy it without giving it a thought. For them, the most important thingis to satisfy their material 6) appetite. People who have their first job or who haven’t married often fall in this category.In the long time, saving is good 7) option for one’s life as saving helps an individual to plan for future 8) urgent needs. That is also the reason why many people save money fora rainy day. Individuals who can 9) suspend their spendingsave money successfully. Instead of buying on impulse, they delay their purchasing decision and won’t be easily 10) manipulated by commercial ads. Individuals who have responsibility for their family belong to this category. Unit 5译文或花或省钱,这是一个众人皆有的问题。