1)What I didn’t count on was that over time I would sincerely take pride in being a social
worker.(我不曾想到，随着时间的流逝，我果真以身为社工而感到自豪）
2)Shooting a quick look at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, “Oh, My dear /My
goodness/My gracious, we’re going to miss the train!”(奶奶迅速瞥了一眼墙上的时钟，发出一声惊呼;天哪，我们要赶不上火车了！)
3)At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids/children holding firmly on to their parents.
Should young parents be sterner towards their kids/children and leave immediately under these circumstances?(我总在幼儿园门口看到一些孩子抓住父母不让走。请问；在这种情况下，年轻的父母是得对孩子严厉些，赶紧离开？）
4)In the dim street light stood a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping. （昏暗的路灯下站着一个哭泣
的小女孩。）
5)When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put
the recipient in an embarrassing situation.
6)Since last month, my work has been revolving around the routine office duties, so now I am
counting the days until the National Day comes, when my friends and I are going hiking in the countryside.
1)In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take /
receive the maximum while you give the minimum. （无论是友情还是爱情，你都不可能期待自己付出最少而得到最多。）
2)I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all. （我
把全部希望寄托在他的承诺上，结果却发现他根本不是个真诚的人）
3)We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she
failed to survive the disease. （我们带父母亲去了所有我们能找到的最好的医院，但是一切都是徒劳的，母亲还是没能熬过那次疾病)
4)Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect dayto express love to
the object of your / one’s affection.
5)In the information era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost /
virtually simultaneous.
6)Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love”that we all dream to have is not
forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.
1)The gasoline price is now at an all-time high, which has brought about wide public concern.
(当下汽油价格达到历史新高，这引发了公众的广泛关注）
2)He found that fish and rice feature the Japanese diet, and he then proceeded to write a report
on Japanese cooking culture. （他发现鱼和米方是日本人的饮食特色，随即开始就日本饮食文化撰写一份报道）
3)The spectators expected me to come in first but they were in for a shock. With a tumble, my
chances for a gold medal in figure skating evaporated. （观众们以为我会轻而昐举名列第一名，哪知我使他们大吃一惊。因为跌倒，我获得花样滑冰金牌的希望就化为了泡影）
4)He was a beggar but he didn’t look the part at all, because he was clean-shaven, wearing
glasses and a brand-new suit.
