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Unit11. 他对他的研究如此专心致志，从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。

He is so devoted to his research that it never occurs to him th at he will soon have to retire.2. 很多人都曾说过，如果没有有效的制约，我们都有滥用权力的倾向。

Many people have observed that, without effective checks, we all have a tendency to abuse our power.3. 有些国家拒绝卷入这一争端，而且他们对外国的干涉非常反感。

Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and the y resent any foreign interference.4. 控制沙城暴需要大量的工作和资金。

The control of sandstorm will involve a lot of work and mon ey.5. 你们用这些技术的时候，必须考虑到当地的条件。

You must take the local conditions into consideration when y ou apply these technologies.6. 所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格，然后邮寄50美元的报名费。

All applicants will have to fill out these forms and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars7. 他根据对孩子们行为的观察得出结论：学习是一种自然的乐趣。

Based on his (careful) observation of children’s behavior, he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure.8. 在一个多民族的国家里，各民族之间的和谐需要小心处理。

In a country of many nationalities, ethnic harmony requires v ery careful handling.9. 政府决定严惩所有涉案的腐败官员。

The government is determined to punish all the corrupt offici als involved.10. 考试作弊并不经常发生，但一旦发生，学校会采取严厉的态度。

Cheating at exams does not occur very often. But when it do es, the school takes a very tough position.Unit21. 我怀疑这本书也许已经不再印了。

我去问书店的工作人员，他们说我说的对，这书已经绝版很多年了。

I suspected that this book might not be in print. I checked with the bookstore people, and they told me that I was right. The book had been out of print for years.2. 这小说里有一个值得记住的故事，讲的是刘备如何尽量不引起曹操对他的雄心的怀疑，因为如果引起怀疑，他的生命就会有危险。

One memorable story in the novel concerns how Liu Bei trie d not to rouse Cao Cao‟s suspicion about his ambitions, bec ause if he did his life would be at stake.3. 当曹操称他为真正的英雄时，刘备吓得筷子都掉了。

但是他聪明地掩盖了他那令人怀疑的举动。

When Cao Cao called him …a real hero‟, Liu Bei was so sho cked that he dropped his chopsticks. But he managed to cove r up his suspicious behavior in a clever way.4. 第一个嫌疑犯是死者的儿子。

警察怀疑他谋杀了他的父亲，因为邻居们在案发当晚曾听到他们打架。

The first suspect was the victim‟s son. The police suspected him of murdering his father, because the neighbors reported having heard them fighting on the night of the killing.5. 在学习当中，重要的不是把一切都记住，而是运用你的想象力，创造性地、批判性地去进行思考。

What matters in learning is not to commit everything to memory, but to use your imagination to think creatively as well as critically.6. 他肯定是你能想象到的最可笑的窃贼了。

他偷偷进了屋子，尽情地吃喝，最后酩酊大醉，一脸满足的笑容，直到第二天早上被发现。

He must have been the funniest burglar imaginable. He brok e into the house, ate and drank to his heart‟s content, and re mained dead drunk until discovered the next morning, with a perfectly content look on his face.7. 我现在记人的名字很困难。

我想这肯定是年老造成的。

I have trouble remembering people‟s names now. I guess it must result from old age.8. 我们生活在很多想象的威胁当中，结果就常常感到沮丧。

We live under many imaginary threats and feel disheartened as a result.9. 我怀疑我们的教师有时候低估了学生的智力。

其实年轻人脑子里充满了想象。

I suspect that we teachers sometimes underestimate students ‟ mental capacities. In fact, the young have very imaginativ e minds.1. 有志者事竟成。

Where there is a will, there is a way.2. 俗话说每个成功的男人背后都有一个女人。

As the saying goes, behind every great man there stands a w oman.3. 曾经有过一个时期这个镇上的居民可以夜不闭户。

There was a time in this town when the residents didn‟t have to lock their doors at night.4. 上学的第一天，那男孩就明白了再也不可能回到那个天堂一样的家里去了。

On his first day at school, the boy realized that there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home.5. 纳尔逊·曼德拉在自传中说，有时候人们挽救不了该消亡的东西。

Nelson Mandela said in his biography that there is nothing o ne can do to save something that must die.6. 居住在大山中偏僻的小村里还是有些优势的。

There is something to be said about/for living in a remote m ountain village.7. 说不好那些恐怖分子下一步要干什么，我们必须时刻警惕。

There is no telling what the terrorists might do next. We must be on the lookout all the time.8. 在这家人决定移民到澳大利亚之前有诸多事情要考虑。

There were a lot of things to consider before the family deci ded to immigrant to Australia.9. 这少年的攻击性举止中有些方面使他的父母很担忧。

There is something in the boy‟s aggressive behavior that is worrying his parents.10. 世上没有免费的午餐。

不要觉得你有权获得你没有为之流汗和努力的任何东西。

There is no such thing as free lunch. Don‟t feel entitled to a nything you haven‟t sweated and struggled for.U12a)When dealing with tough situations, tryalways to look at things from the bright side.Never despair.b)What do you suppose we should do to arouseeverybody’s interest in sports?c)He was made chairman of the Academy ofSocial Sciences upon his return fromEngland.d)You people usually favor change whereas old people favor more respect for tradition.e)The comedy was a terrific hit. Time after time, the audience roared with laughter.f)Like other officials he likes to indulge in good food, good drinks, and pretty women. But he tries to justify himself by saying that all this is necessary for him to do his job.g)The earthquake has destroyed the whole town. Not a single building remains standing. Many people are in despair. Many are in favor of abandoning the town. But he refuses to give in. He is determined to meet the challenges. h)People often say “Great minds think alike” I don’t think it always applies in real life. In fact, great minds often think differently, and only small minds think alike.i)We can apply to the state bank for a loan, but how are we going to justify our application? j)People roared with laughter. On occasions like this, usually you would feel insulted andboil with indignation. But he did not lose his temper. This showed his moral character.1)A number of women believe that friendship is much more important than a broken marriage.2)The best thing you can do is to leave her alone for a couple of hours.3)The hotel is no more than 10 minutes’ drive away from our university.4)Society is now much more Society is now much moretolerant/permissive than it was 20 years ago.5)Her comeback concert last night wasn’t as good as it could have been.6)The country’s economy is recovering a lot faster than people expected.7)Please state in no more than five minutes why you would like to obtain the position the company advertizes.8)Nelson Mandela is universally regarded asone of the most respected and admirednational leaders on earth.9)The housing problem has attracted far moreattention from ordinary people than fromgovernment officials.10)We believe that Dong Jie is as highly skilleda brain surgeon as we can ever find in thiscity. / … is the most skilled brain surgeon inour city.U131)Mr. Carson does a lot of traveling. As amatter of fact I think he’s just gone on afishing exp edition. But I don’t know hiswhereabouts. Somewhere in Canada maybe.2)With all my social activities, I’m reallyexhausted. What’s more, I am neglecting mystudies.3)This small island is not only uninhabited, itis largely uninhabitable as well.4)She claimed to be descended from one ofthe oldest families in the United States.5)This experiment aroused great interestamong the people. They all came to watchas Galileo ascended the stairs calmly, andwhen he got to the top of the tower, droppedthe two shots to the ground.6)In the twenties of the last century, womenwere still deprived of the right to vote.7)Historians usually credit him with unifyingthe whole of China for the first time inancient Chinese history.8)Everybody held their breath and watcheduntil it became a tiny speck on the horizon.9)Just then , he heard pounding on the door.He quickly flung the letter into the fire. 10)She was always interested in medicalscience. But it was her father’s long painfuldisease that confirmed her desire to be adoctor.U151) I think it was Chen Duxiu who sent the message to us that we should have Mr. D (Democracy) and Mr. S (Science) come to help us save China. And I feel this dream remains alive today.2) At first people were quite willing to endure sacrifices for our beautiful dream, but what happened in the “Cultural Revolution” led many people to doubt what we were doing. 3) The final settlement of the dispute is a long time coming. But both sides now realize the urgent need to renew their talks.4) I received a letter from my sister the other day saying that our village is better off for the services rendered by the volunteers.5) She says that she is particularly grateful to her middle school English teacher who made her who she is today.6) A strong team has recently been assembled to draft a plan to improve our teaching, and I look forward to working with them;7) With the money he earned, he was able to pay the hospital bills for his mother’s operation and the family’s debt to the bank for the mortgage on their apartment.8) The idea of the green economy may open doors of opportunity for many young university graduates.9) To be honest with you, I think the only way to respond to the new problems our reform has given rise to is to have further reforms.10）We must resist the temptation to deal with today’s problems with yesterday’s solutions. We must conquer the fear of change that is holding back our progress.U161) I don’t know how to put it. Let me put itthis way：he may have many strong points,but honesty definitely is not one of them. 2)He could not put up with the terrible insults. So he put an end to his life.3)I thought that so long as the economy was no longer overheated, inflation would be brought to an end. But it didn’t work out that way.4)I really can’t imagine living on a small island without food and water except fish from the sea and rain water from the sky. 5)As far as China is concerned, clean water is perhaps just as important as oil, if not more so. We keep forgetting that we only have one quarter of the world’s average in terms of per capita water supply.6)He didn’t know where she was hiding, but even if he had known, he wouldn’t have told the police.7)I was sick and tired of his lying. So when he lied again, I said to myself, “Enough is enough” and le ft him forever.8)During his term as president, he has neverbeen known to take anything that does notbelong to him, not even an inexpensive giftfrom a friend.9)I guessed that you didn’t show up last nightbecause you had something urgent to do,but you might have given me a call.10)To tell the truth, tonight. I’d rather we didn’t play mahjong again with that bunch of people. If you don’t mind, I’d like to stay home and watch TV.。