U n i t1V o c a b u l a r y1：
1、My job varies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. On balance I think I'm happier during the really busy times; no time to think about how bored I am。
我的工作既有特无聊的时候，也有忙得要命的时候。但总的来说，我在真正忙的时候高兴些，因为在那个时候，我没时间去想我有多厌倦。
2、It is the nature of the wise to resist leasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them。
明智之人天生会抵制享乐，而愚蠢之人却成了它的奴隶。
3、I figure out a good team of dogs, hitched to a light sled, can haul 1,000 pounds of goods. 一组健壮的狗可以用轻小的雪橇拉动1,000磅的货物。
4、In the story, the little girl has a wicked stepmother, who makes her life a misery. 在这个故事中，小女孩有一个心肠很坏的继母，让她生活很痛苦。
5、Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced -- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it.
眼见为实——即使是谚语在你没有在生活中得到证明时，也不一定正确。
6、Nowadays almost all libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within
Their budget.
当前，几乎所有图书馆发现靠他们的预算生存下去越来越难。
7、You can increase a tyre’s grip in winter by slightly lowering its pressure .
冬天可以稍微放点气来增强轮胎的抓力。
8、Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, and form part of the boundary between the two countries.
苏比利尔湖、修伦湖、伊利湖和安大略湖归美国和加拿大共同所有，也构成了两国的部分分界线。
9、The police are investigating the three men allegedly involved in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery.
警方正在调查这三名涉嫌参与组织和实施银行抢劫案的人。
10、I do not doubt in the least that inflation leads to economic decline.
我毫不怀疑，通货膨胀导致经济衰退。
11、A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake.（吹起）
暴风雪席卷了整个湖面。
12、Tim says just about everybody will be affected by the tax increase, but I’m sure he’s exaggerating. （几乎）
蒂姆说，几乎每个人都会受到增税的影响，但我肯定他是在夸大其词。
Vocabulary 2 :
an effort to feel better , I started to make small changes in my life and cut down /back from 20 cigarettes in day to a mere three or four.
为了感觉更好，我开始做一些小小的改变在我的生活中，以及减少从每天20支香烟到大约只有三或四。
I wasted electricity as you do at home , my dad would make me pick up the bill.
如果我像你一样浪费在家浪费电的话，我的爸爸将肯定会让我支付账单（自己买单）。
can get by with four computers at the moment , but we’ll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.
这个时候我们还有四台电脑尚可（通过），但是我们需要两台以上的电脑，当新的职工来的时候。
is impossible to get through this course just by working hard around exam times .
这是不可能通过这门课程的，单单只是考前临时抱佛脚的话。
they quickly face up to their mistakes , the will miss a unique opportunity to settle the problem once and for all.
除非他们很快面对自己的错误，否则就会失去一个独一无二的机会来解决这个问题一劳永逸。students were instructed to do the experiment carefully and to turn in their reports at the beginning of next week.
学生被指示做实验仔细，为了上交他们的报告在下星期初。
did not travel much when I was younger , but I’m certainly making up for lost time now.
在我年幼的时候我不太去旅行，但我现在一定要弥补失去的时间。
people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.
成功的人就是那些思考这世界还剩下什么东西，并且为此保持忙碌。
Unit 2 Vocabulary 1 :
’s economic success over the past three decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens.
中国的经济成就在于过去的三十年里提高了数以亿计的中国公民生活水平。
picked the chief executive of as its first Chinese customer Thursday to open an account at its new branch in the historic Peace Hotel along Shanghai’s fabled waterfront.
花旗银行选首席执行官作为其第一个中国客户，星期四开立帐户在其新的分支，在有历史意义的沿上海传说中的海滨和平宾馆。
United States last Wednesday imposed tariffs of up to 30 percent on a range of foreign steel imports to help protect its domestic industry.
美国上周三强加一系列国外钢铁进口的关税高达百分之30以保护国内产业。
he was raised as a Christian , he’s not really very religious.
虽然他被提出是一个基督教徒，他并不是真正的信仰于宗教的。
can distinguish between frogs and toads in the following way : frogs have slender bodies, long limbs , and a smooth skin , and toads have stouter bodies , short limbs , and dry skin.
你可以区分为青蛙和蟾蜍的方式如下：青蛙身体细长，四肢长，和皮肤光滑，而蟾蜍身体，四肢短，和皮肤干燥。
the airplane window I could see a web of city streets.
从飞机的窗口可以看到一个网状的城市街道。
Pat smiled at her little niece and bade her to eat.
帕特舅妈对她侄女微笑和吩咐她吃饭
Hamilton is planning his own World Wide Web site on the Internet to provide assistance to anyone who asks for medical help.
丰富的汉密尔顿博士计划自己的万维网址，在互联网上提供帮助给那些寻求医疗帮助需要的人。
is difficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs on the side.
这是很难估计人们做兼职的数量（作为兼职，秘密的）。
president has authorized his foreign minister , Mr Burns , to act as representative to the international conference to be held in Tokyo next month.
总统授权他的外交部长，伯恩斯先生，担任下个月在东京举行的国际会议的代表。
