Unit 11)这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会受到敌人的攻击。
The village is so close to the border that the villagers lived in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.2)这个国家仅用了20 年的时间就发展成了一个先进的工业强国。
In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.3)看到项目顺利完成，那些为此投入了大量时间和精力的人们都感到非常自豪。
Seeing the project successfully completed, those who had invested so much time and energy in it felt very proud.4)鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一步贬值是贬值是不可避免的。
Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued.5) 现在的汽车太多了，这个地区的道路几乎无法应对当前的交通状况。
There are so many vehicles nowadays that the roads in this area are barely adequate to cope with the present traffic.6)天气没有出现好转的迹象，所以政府号召我们做好防洪的准备。
The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for floods.7) 那场车祸以后爱丽丝十几年卧床不起，所以她的康复真是一个奇迹。
Alice had been confined to bed for over 10 years after the traffic accident, and so her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle.8) 这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至少花两个小时看比赛的现场直播。
The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV.9)托马斯说他家半个多世纪前就在佛罗里达定居了。
Thomas said that his family had settled in Florida more than half a century ago.10)寻求他人帮助，别自己一个人扛着。
我很早就吸取了这个教训。
Ask for help. Don’t tough it out yourself. I learned this lesson early in my life.Unit 21) 他的确懂得很多理论，但是，一碰到实际工作就显得非常无知。
He really knows a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work, he seems to be quite ignorant.2) 最新调查表明，大多数市民支持政府再建一个新图书馆的计划。
The latest survey shows /showed that the majority of the citizens support / supported the government’s plan to build a new library.3) 这两个国家之所以能够成功地达成科学技术合作协定是因为有利于他们进行合作的好几种因素一直在发挥作用。
The two countries could reach agreement successfully on scientific and technological cooperation because several factors favorable to their cooperation had been at work.4) 我在小学时就看过那部电影，可就是一时想不起它的名字来。
I saw the film when I was in the primary school, but the title just won’t come to mind for the moment.5) 尽管每天平均工作约12 个时，他仍然处于重重债务之中。
He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about twelve hours every day on average.6) 有必要知道他的身高吗？在我看来，与他能否成为一个好的律师没有关系。
Is it necessary to know his height? To me, it is not relevant to whether he can be a good lawyer or not.7) 橱柜被安装到墙里，既节约空间，又使用方便。
The cupboard is built into the wall so that it both saves space and is convenient to use.8) 这些工人挣的钱比我们多，可话又说回来，他们的工作也危险得多。
These workers earn more than we do, but the other side of the coin is that their job is more dangerous.9) 海伦在大学里学的是经济学，与此同时她把哲学作为第二专业来学习Helen majors in economics at the university and at the same time she studies philosophy as her second major.10) 重要的是你们要自己发现问题和解决问题，我是否到现场去无关紧要。
What is most important is that you must find out and solve the problems by yourselves. It makes no difference whether I go there or not.Unit31) 他试图拯救这家濒临倒闭的企业，但失败了。
He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the verge of collapse but failed.2) 总统已经宣布，在第一任期结束时不再谋求连任。
The president has announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of his first term.3) 那个年轻教师在激发学生努力学习方面很有技巧。
The young teacher is skilled at motivating his students to study hard.4) 她喜欢举行社交聚会，只要能找到借口，她就随时举办。
She loves giving parties and does so whenever she can find an excuse.5) 要在这家公司找到一个管理职位，你恐怕至少要和50 个人竞争。
I’m afraid that you’ll have to compete with at least fifty people for an administrative post in this company. 6) 他们把自己的生活搞得一团糟的一个主要原因就是他们年轻时没有接受很好的学校教育。
One of the main reasons why they have messed up their lives is that they did not have a good school education when young.7) 玛丽已经很出名了，但是她根本不幸福，因为她一直被更加出名的念头困扰着。
Mary is already famous, but she is not happy at all because she’s been obsessed with thoughts of becoming even more famous.8) 随着科技的发展，人们现在能够轻而易举地获得教育、医疗和其他多种信息。
With the development of science and technology, people now can have easy access to educational, medical and many other kinds of information.9) 公司的投资之所以以失败告终是由于总经理的决策错误，于是董事会决定把他从公司赶出去。
The company’s investment ended in failure due to the wrong strategic decisions of the general manager and so the board of directors decided to throw him out.10) 我知道你累了，不过再坚持一会儿吧。
再过半个小时我们就要到达顶峰了。
I know you are tired but try to hang on a little bit longer. We will reach the peak in half an hour.Unit41) 随着她个人生活的细节越来越多地被媒体披露出来，她不得不辞去公司总经理的职务。
As more and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she was compelled to resign her post as general manager (or: resign as general manager/ resign from the post of general manager) of the company.2)她对自己的新工作很满意，因为这份工作正好与他的兴趣相符。