汉译英第一单元1. 她是个好学生，但她很害羞，又缺乏自信。
(lack confidence)She is a good student, but she is shy and lacks confidence.2. 他承认自己设定的目标不够现实，因此考试成绩也不够理想。
(confess; realistic)He confessed that he had not set realistic targets / goals, so he did not do as well in the exams as he had expected.3. 如何组织时间，如何结交新朋友是大学新生面临的挑战。
(challenge; faced with)How to organize time and how to make friends are challenges that freshmen are faced with.4.直到大学毕业我才认识到，学习并不是大学生活的全部，大学生活本可以更加丰富多彩。
(it wasn’t until … that …; could have be en)It wasn’t until graduation that I realized college life was not all about studying. It could have been more colorful.5.大学是人生中最美好的时光。
好好享受大学生活，因为这样的时光不会再来。
(enjoy life)College years are the best years of a person’s life. Enjoy your college life because these moments will never come again.第三单元1 .人们往往凭第一印象去判断一个人，虽然有时第一印象并不可靠。
(tend to; impression)People tend to judge a person by first impressions, though sometimes the first impression is not really reliable.2 他非常感谢那些在他困难时期给过他帮助和支持的人。
(be grateful to)He is very grateful to those who offered help and support when he was in trouble.3 总的来说，中国人比较含蓄，一般不怎么愿意和陌生人交谈。
(reserved; be inclined to)Generally speaking, Chinese people are more reserved; they are less inclined to talk to strangers.4 正是他乐于助人的品德使他赢得了人们的尊重。
(It + be … that …; earn)It is his virtue of being ready to help others that earns him people’s respect.5 他们之间建立了良好的关系，这给双方都带来了很多好处。
(from which)They established a good relationship, from which both of them benefited a lot.第四单1. 那些不赞成跨国婚姻的人认为，种族、宗教、文化的不同会引起很多家庭冲突。
(approve of; conflict)Those who don’t approve of mixed marriages believe that differences in race, religion and culture may lead to many family conflicts.2 随着全球化的发展，人们对跨国婚姻的偏见也正日益消除。
(globalization; prejudice; remove)With globalization, the prejudices against mixed marriages are being removed from people’s minds.3 要想使婚姻成功，夫妻双方都应学会在适当的时候做出让步。
(in order for)In order for a marriage to succeed, both husband and wife should learn to compromise at the right time.4 有的人认为最浪漫的爱情是一见钟情。
(It is believed that …)It is believed by some people that the most romantic love is love at first sight.5 如今，网络提供了更多的交友机会，一些人通过网络找到了真爱。
(opportunity)Today, the Internet provides more opportunities to make friends, and some find their true love through the Internet.第五单元1 每到节假日，商场都会打折以吸引消费者。
(discount) Stores offer discounts to attract customers during festivals and holidays.2 越来越多的人开始习惯网上购物，因为网购方便快捷，又省时省钱。
(get used to; convenient)More and more people are getting used to shopping online, because it is not only convenient, but also saves time and money.3 一种常见的促销手段是，商场给消费者返还一定数量的现金。
(promote sales)A commonly seen way to promote sales is for stores to return a certain amount of money to consumers.4 几乎所有的百货商场和超市都给消费者办会员卡，以确保他们成为回头客。
(guarantee)Almost all department stores and supermarkets issue loyalty cards to consumers to guarantee that they come back as regular shoppers.5 研究表明，相当一部分购买都是冲动购买。
(significant; on impulse)Studies suggest that a significant number of purchases are made on impulse.第六单元1 虽然父母有教育子女的义务，但很多父母不知道如何扮演好这一角色。
(despite the fact that …)Despite the fact that parents have the responsibility to educate their children, many of them have no idea how to play the role well.2 他主张父母应该成为孩子的朋友，并在言行上保持一致。
(advocate; consistent)He advocates that parents should be friends to their kids, and be consistent in what they say and do.3 父母往往能认识到知识教育的重要性，却忽视了对孩子的情感教育。
(academic; emotional )Parents are generally conscious of the importance of academic education while neglecting emotional education.4 父母在子女教育方面所起的积极作用是显而易见的。
(positive; influence)The positive influence that parents may have on their children’s education is obvious and self-evident.5 对孩子取得的任何进步都要给予肯定，不管是多么小的进步。
(positive)Be positive about any progress your child is making, no matter how small it is.第八单元1 我们消耗的能量越多，造成的污染也可能越多。
(the more … the more …)The more energy we consume, the more pollution we are likely to produce.2 事实证明宣传活动是成功的，它把人们的注意力吸引到环境保护上来。
(publicity campaign ; turn out to be)The publicity campaign turned out to be quite successful in drawing people’s attention to environmental protection.3事实是，不可再生资源正日益枯竭；如何满足未来的能源需求是科学家高度关心的问题。
(run out of; renew; concern)The fact is that we are running out of non-renewable resources. How to meet our energy needs in the future is a major concern for scientists.4 按照目前的能源消耗速度，能源短缺是不可避免的。
(consume; shortage; inevitable)At the present pace we consume energy, an energy shortage is inevitable.5 离开家前，要记得关掉电视和电脑等电器。
