Unit1
1、There's virtually none left.
几乎没人留下。（virtually）
2、Our understanding of this event alone cannot help us to find a solution.
光靠我们对这件事的认识是不能找到答案的。（understand)
3、Given he is a foreigner here, he possibly cannot get to the destination without trouble.
他是外国人，应该是不会顺利达到目的地的。（given）
4、On my way home, a good idea came to my mind.
在回家的路上我突然想到一个好主意。（come to one’s mind)
5、He claims that he is a British, therefore an awful cook.
他声称他是个英国人，所以厨艺很差。(awful)
6、These facts were deliberately exploited by the advertisers in order to attract the audience’s attention.
这些都是广告商特意而为，用以吸引读者的注意。
7、Is she endorsing these messages or dissociating herself from them?
她对这些信息是赞成，还是反对？
8、What is communicated generally goes well beyond what is linguistically encoded. 交流中传达的意思往往会远远超出语言所能表达的。
Unit2
1、The police said they were very concerned about the boy’s safety.
警方说他们非常担心那个男孩的安全。
2、Beauty times brains equals a constant.
漂亮乘以智力等于一个常数。
3、What is more, beautiful people, even if of the same sex, are assumed also to possess certain desirable traits.
此外，即使外表漂亮的人与我们性别相同，我们也会认为他们具有某些可取的特点。
4、Children and young adults who are attractive tend to have higher self-esteem. 有吸引力的孩子或年轻人往往比别人更有自尊。
5、Actually, attractiveness is whatever the people of any given place and time find attractive.
其实，美是指人们在某一特定地点、特定时间觉得可爱的任何东西。
Unit3
1、The housing prices in China’s big cities hit record high.
中国各大城市房价创历史新高。(record)
2、We should take the fact as a basis and the law as a criterion.
我们应该以事实为依据，以法律为准绳。(take…as)
3、There are many inconsistencies in your proposal.
你的提议中有许多前后矛盾的地方。(inconsistency)
4、To the students, shoplifting is dishonest; writing a couple of math formulas on their hand is not.
在学生看来，扒窃商品是不诚实的，而写几个数学公式在手上却不是。
5、The approach serves a dual purpose: It fosters conceptual thinking and makes crib sheets and peeking useless.
这种方法有一箭双雕的作用：既培养了学生的概念思维能力，又使得夹带纸条和偷看无济于事。
Unit5
1、Many people are believers in their own immunity to advertising.
许多人相信自己对广告具有免疫力。(immunity to)
2、Ads are designed to have an effect while being laughed, belittled, and all but ignored.
广告设计就是要使他们起作用，哪怕遭人嘲笑，贬低，或者几乎被置子不理。(all but) 3、A person unaware of advertising ‘s influence on him is precisely the one most vulnerable to the adman’s attack.
一个意识不到广告对自己有影响的人恰恰是最容易被广告商打动的人。(precisely)
4、They balance on the narrow line between truth and falsehood by a careful choice of words.
它们依靠精心选择的措词，在真实与谎言之间走钢丝。(falsehood)
5、Words or claims that appear substantial at first glance but disintegrate into hollow meaninglessness on analysis are weasels.
那些乍一看有实质内容，但是推敲起来却空洞无物的语句或广告词被称为“鼬鼠”型广告词。
Unit7
1、He was desperate for work to provide food for his children.
他渴望得到一份工作使他可以养活孩子。(desperate)
2、The U. S. A government decided to open up trade with China.
美国政府决定和中国发展贸易。(open up)
3、The company’s directors are accused of abrogating their responsibilities. 公司董事因放弃其责任而受到指责。(abrogate)
4、I thought it was a good idea, but now I don’t think it will pan out.
我原以为这是好主意，但现在我认为这行不通。(pan out)
5、We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable. 我们必须保证自己不去确定那些无法实现的目标。(attainable)
6、What I mean by ambition is dreaming big dreams, putting no limits on your expectations and your hopes.
我所说的雄心是指远大的理想，尽情地期盼，满怀着希望。
7、You can do one thing whole-heartedly and single-mindedly and give up some other things.
你可以全心全意、专心致志地做一件事情，放弃其他事情。
8、I don’t pretend that there is room in my life for any and every kind of ambition
I can imagine.
我不自认为在我的一生中，只要我能想象到的任何梦想，我都有余力去追求。
Unit9
1、Mother sided with David against father in the argument.
母亲在争论中偏袒大卫和父亲争吵。(side)
2、This book gives you the distillation of the ancient Greeks in a form that is easy to understand.
本书以易懂的形式摘出古希腊人思想的精华。(distillation)
3、They reside in a cottage at the foot of the mountain.
他们住在山脚下的一所小屋里。(reside)
4、I wonder at the fact that he survived.
我对他居然活下来感到惊讶。(同位语从句)
5、It seems pretty clear by now that more or less anything can be designated as art. 几乎任何东西都可以被称为艺术，这在目前已经相当明了。
6、Nobody wants to get caught asserting that one type of art is inherently better than another.
没有人愿意断言某种艺术天生比另一种好，以免被别人揪住把柄。
7、In dispensing with a single definition of art, we are liberating ourselves less completely than we imagine.
在摒弃唯一的艺术定义的同时，我们并未能像我们想象的那样彻底解放我们自己。
QUIZ的句子
1、The housing prices in China’s big cities hit record high.
中国各大城市房价创历史新高。(record)
2、We are not concerned with who is right or wrong.
我们不关心谁对谁错。
3、There might well be a trace of truth to the stereotype that beauty is kind. 也许老套话有点道理——美即是善。
4、The class discussion has deviated from the original topic.
课堂讨论已经偏离原来的话题了。
5、The magazine will devote an entire issue to this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
这份杂志将用一整期的内容来介绍今年诺贝尔和平奖的获得者。
Key to Translation(Page 187) 1. She seems to take little pleasure in doing such things. 2. The professor told us that the tradition of landscape painting could date from the prehistoric age. 3. After attending the lecture of the famous writer, he decided to give up medicine and take to literature. 4. Let’s dispense with the formalities and go directly into the discussion. 5. These animals run extraordinarily fast and in consequence their hunting methods are very efficient indeed. 6. The police searched every house in the district for the escaped criminal, but to no avail. 7. Parents tend to take very great pride in the achievements of their children. Key to Translation (Page 206) 1.Many developing countries, after independence, were afflicted with economic problems to begin with. 2. In order to protect domestic industries, the government decided to impose anti-dumping tariff on imported products. 3. Knowledge without practical experience counts for little. 4. Thousands of people were forced to abandon their homes to the invading enemy troops. 5. I’ve lived in Shanghai so long that I’ve looked upon the city as my second hometown. 6. The roof will have to be propped up while repairs are being carried out. 7. In (the) face of great hardship, he managed to keep his sense of humor. Key to Translation (Page 230) 1. They usually leave off work at 5 o’clock, but today they have to work overtime. 2. All the museums and art galleries in the city are open to the public for free / free of charge. 3. It’s very discouraging to be sneered at by them all the time. 4. She has been a little run down lately and the doctor has advised her to take a short holiday. 5. The whole city is bathed in a sea of joy today. 6. It’s very dark outside, and the sky is covered, as it were, with a black curtain. 7. I booked two film tickets by phone yesterday in the name of Thomas. Key to Translation (Page 309) 1. The tourists cheered with excitement when they saw water cascading down the mountainside. 2. Owing to the policy of reform, the small town is thriving day by day. 3. Could you read through this for me and highlight the important points? 4. At times I wonder if rote learning is worthwhile. 5. The superstitions that used to prevail in Old China are disappearing gradually. 6. Thanks to the improvement in export sales, the company has successfully fulfilled its marketing plan.
U1 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!” 奶奶迅速撇了一眼墙上的时钟，发出一声惊呼：“天哪，我们要赶不及火车了！” 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：在这种情形下，年轻的父母们是否得对孩子严厉些还是赶紧离开？ 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. 富人捐赠时要尽量考虑周全，不要让受赠者陷入难堪境地。 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
Chinese Food "Few things in life are as positive as food, or are taken as intimately and completely by the individual. One can listen to music, but the sound may enter in one ear and go out through the other; one may listen to a lecture or. conversation, and day-dream about many other things; one may attend to matters of business, and one's heart or interest may be altogether elsewhere... In the matter of food and eating however one can hardly remain completely indifferent to what one is doing for long. How can one remain entirely indifferent to something which is going to enter one's body and become part of oneself? How can one remain indifferent to something which will determine one's physical strength and ultimately one's spiritual and moral fibre and well-being?" -- Kenneth Lo “生活中很少有什么东西像食物这样真切实在，或者说那么彻底的为个人接纳吸收。一个人可能在听音乐，但是音乐可以从一只耳朵进从另一只耳朵出；一个人可以在听讲座时胡思乱想；一个人可以在料理生意上的事务而他的心思和兴趣另有所属…….。而在吃饭就餐时，一个人几乎不可能长时间的对自己正在做的事完全无动于衷。一个人怎么能对即将进入身体并成为身体一部分的东西保持绝对的无动于衷呢？一个人怎么能对即将决定自己体力以及最终决定自己的精神和道德品质以及幸福安康的东西无动于衷呢？ ——肯尼斯·洛 This is an easy question for a Chinese to ask, but a Westerner might find it difficult to answer. Many people in the West are gourmets and others are gluttons, but scattered among them also is a large number of people who are apparently pretty indifferent to what goes into their stomachs, and do not regard food as having any ultimate moral effect on them. How, they might ask, could eating a hamburger or drinking Coca Cola contribute anything to making you a saint or a sinner? For them, food is quite simply a fuel. 这是一个中国人常问的问题，而西方人却很难作答。在西方，很多人都是美食家，还有其他一些是暴饮暴食者，而混杂于这两者中间的还有一种对吃进肚子的食物漠不关心的。这些人也许会问，吃一个汉堡，喝点可口可乐就会变成圣人或罪人？对于他们来说，食物就是一种能量。 Kenneth Lo, however, expresses a point of view that is profoundly different and typically Chinese, deriving from thousands of years of tradition. The London restaurateur Fu Tong, for example, quotes no less an authority than Confucius (the ancient Sage known in Chinese as K'ung-Fu-Tzu) with regard to the primal importance of food. Food, said the sage, is the first happiness. Fu Tong adds: "Food to my countrymen is one of the ecstasies of life, to be thought about in advance; to be smothered with loving care throughout its preparation; and to have time lavished on it in the final pleasure of eating." 肯尼斯·洛认却表达了一种截然不同的，典型的中国化的观点。这种观点源于从几千年中国文化。例如，一家伦敦餐馆的董福就引用了如同孔夫子（中国人陈这位古代圣人为孔夫子）的权威人士的话。圣者言，食乃是人生最大的幸福。董福还说：“食物对中国人来说是生活中的一大乐事，需要预先准备，需要精心烹饪，还要肯花时间去享受吃得乐趣。” Lo observes that when Westerners go to a restaurant they ask for a good table, which means a good position from which to see and be seen. They are usually there to be entertained socially -- and also, incidentally, to eat. When the Chinese go to a restaurant, however, they ask for a small room with plain walls where they cannot be seen except by the members of their own party,
第七单元句子的翻译（3） 真实、虚拟条件句和否定句的翻译 第一部分：英语中真实条件句和虚拟条件句的翻译 一. 真实条件句的翻译 在真实条件句中，说话人或把条件视为事实，或仅仅提出条件，不作任何主观设想，如果条件实现，主句内容便成为事实；如果条件不实现，结果也就不会发生。译成分句即可。 例如： ·If the weather is not good, I shall stay at home. 如果天气不好，我将呆在家里。 ·Unless the weather is good, I shall stay at home. 如果天气不好，我将呆在家里。 ·I will stay at home providing /provided/ on condition(that) the weather is not good. 假如天气不好，我就呆在家里。 ·I will stay at home only if the weather is not good. 如果天气不好，我只好呆在家里。 ·I will stay at home if only the weather is not good. 只要天气不好，我就呆在家里。 ·Given bad weather, I will stay at home. 假使天气不好，我就呆在家里。 ·Suppose we can’t get the necessary equipment, what shall we do? 假设我们弄不到必要的设备，那我们怎么办？ ·As long as we don’t lose heart, we’ll find a way to overcome the difficulty. 只要我们不灰心，我们就能找到克服困难的方法。 ·Granted that this is true, what conclusion can you draw? 就算这是实际情况，你又能得出什么结论呢？ ·Send us a message in case you have any difficulty. 万一有什么困难请给我们一个信。 ·We’ll let you use the room on condition that you keep it clean. 我们可以让你们用这个房间，如果你们能保持清洁的话。 ·She would have fallen but that I caught her. 要不是我抓住她，她就摔倒了。 ·He is a quite conscientious man so far as I know. 据我所知，他是一个很负责的人。 二. 虚拟条件句的翻译 1.用“早”“本来”“原先”“当初”译出虚拟语气。 例如：
Unit 1 1、有一次她满足了我的愿望，可是在我把黄油弄好之前，她就读完了故事。Once she granted my wish, but she read off my story before I brought her butter. 2、还没识字，我就想读书了，一心想读所有的书。 Still illiterate, I was ready for them, committed to all the reading I could give them. 3、多亏了我的父母，我很早就接触了受人喜爱的马克?吐温。 To both my parents I owe my early acquaintance with a beloved Mark Twain. 4、我一本接一本阅读摆在我面前的书，读着读着便发现一本又破又旧的书。Reading everything that stood before me was how I came upon a worn old book that had belonged to my father as a child. 5、我的父母真的是给我再多的书都嫌不够。 Indeed, my parents could not give me books enough. Unit 2 1、如果有一件事，既能增进健康、减少患上食物引起的疾病的危险。又有助于保护环境、保护千万动物安全生存，你做不做？ If there was a single act that would improve your health, cut your risk of food-borne illnesses, and help preserve the environment and the welfare of millions of animals, would you do it? 2、推动人们转向素食的是医学研究提出的关于如何增进健康的建议。 Fuelling the shift toward vegetarianism have been the health recommendations of medical research. 3、我们一向利用不合适的燃料来维持人类生理引擎的运转。 We’ve been running the human biological en gine on the wrong fuel. 4、根据信息自由法案获得的有关文件记载，这些集团迫使加拿大最新食品指南在1993年公布前做出修改。 According to documents retrieved through the Freedom of Information Act, these groups forced changes to Canada’s latest food guide before it was
Not everyone agrees on what is right and what is wrong,(并非每个人对什么是对、什么是错都持一样的看法)nor does everyone agree on what is good and bad for children. Jacques Muller thinks money is the most important thing in the world, but unfortunately, money is not everything.（但是遗憾的是，金钱并非一切）Speaking of hamburgers not all Americans like them.（并非所有美国人都喜欢吃）Not all people share the same interests（人的兴趣不尽相同）,but we can still like make friends with people who do not have our interests. Unit 2 （1）Often it is in overcoming hardships that we come to appreciate the value of life.（才懂得珍惜生命的价值） （2）Some scientists believe that people will come to be found of genetically modified crops someday（人们总有一天会喜欢转基因农作物的）since they can increase yields and farms＇incomes, reduce prices and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world. （3）With repeated hackers＇attacks on our system,we have come to realize the necessity of hiring a computer-security expert.（我们逐渐意识到有必须聘请一位计算机安全专家。） （4）Having conducted some surveys in Chinese kindergartens, Howard Gardner came to realize that the Chinese preferred “teaching by holding the hand”.（逐渐认识到中国人喜欢“把着手教”。） Unit 3 is not such an unusual word as it used to be (因特网已不再是一个不同寻常的字眼). In today’s electronic age , it is changing the way customers behave-in deciding what products to buy , and where to buy them . business suit has long been the uniform for male office workers .most men do not look unattractive in them(大多数男人穿上西装看上去倒不是没有魅力) . The problem is sometimes ,especially at the height of summer ,their movement seems to be restricted . as she is , she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment(尽管她富裕，她对突然遭到解雇并非无动于衷). York City was once the murder capital of the world . Due to a new policy called “zero-tolerance”, the policy of not tolerating even the smallest crime , the city can now be seen as a leader in crime fighting .This claim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the city’s violent crimes.(鉴于严重犯罪活动的大幅下降，这样的声言并非不切实际). skips breakfast on a daily basis; frequently misses meals in order to accommodate busy work or social schedules; eats a lot of fast-food; and fails to exercise regularly .his poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life .（他身体欠佳，与他不健康的生活方式不无关系）. Unit 5 1. Fifty years ago it was taken for granted(人们理所当然地认为) that marriage was the goal of every young woman’s inmost thought, and the aim for her of her father and
1.As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as mother told me to. 2.His girlfriend advised him to get out of/ get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold. 3.Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production. 4.It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. -- Bill is said to have been fired for .... 5.It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. / The local government is reported to have taken ... Susan lost her legs because of a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact that she would never be able to walk again. One day, while scanning some magazines, a true story caught her eyes. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful life.
[标签:标题] 篇一：2015汉译英句子翻译(包括参考译文) 2015年汉译英综合练习 1. 她就是这样风里来，雨里去，成年累月地工作着。 This is how she carries on her work, rain or shine, all the year round. 2. 西湖如明镜，千峰凝翠，洞壑幽深，风光奇丽。 The West Lake is like a mirror, embellished all around with emerald hills and deep caves of enchanting beauty. 3. 但我就是这个脾气，虽然几经努力，却未能改变过来。 But it’s the way I am, and try as I might, I haven’t been able to change it. 4. 一踏上中华人民共和国国土，我们就随时随地地受到关怀和照顾。 From the moment we stepped into the People’s Republic of China, care and kindness surrounded us on every side. 5. 袭人道：“一百年还记得呢！比不得你，拿着我的话当耳边风，夜里说了，早起就忘了。”“I’ll remember it if I live to be a hundred!”said Aroma. “I am not like you, letting what I say go in at one ear and out at the other forgetting what’s said at night by the next morning.” 6. 要制造飞机，就必须仔细考虑空气阻力问题。 Air resistance must be given careful consideration when the aircraft is to be made. 7. 为什么总把这些麻烦事推给我呢？ Why should all the unpleasant jobs be pushed onto me? 8. 只有在我过于劳累，在我长时间无间断地工作，在我感到内心空虚，需要补充精神营养 的时候，我才感到寂寞。 I am lonely when I am overtired, when I have worked too long without a break, when for the time being I feel empty and need filling up. 9. 中国成功地爆炸了第一颗原子弹，在全世界引起了巨大的反响。 The successful explosion of the first atomic bomb in China caused great repercussions all over the world. 10. 我们应该实行国民经济信息化和科研成果产业化。 We should build an information-based national economy and apply scientific research achievements to industrial production. 11. 你说的倒轻巧，你也给我捧个奖杯回来。 You talk as if it were very simple. Why not try yourself and see if you can bring back a trophy, too? 12. 中国应该用实践向世界表明，中国反对霸权主义、强权政治、永不称霸。 China should show the world through actions that she is opposed to hegemonism and power politics and will never seek hegemony. 13. 中国明朝的著名旅行家徐霞客一生周游考察了16个省，足迹几乎遍布全国。 Xu Xiake, a great traveler in China’s Ming Dynasty, visited 16 provinces in his lifetime, leaving his footprints in nearly every corner of the country. 14. 阿Q将衣服摔在地上，吐一口唾沫，说：“这毛虫”！ Ah Q flung his jacket on the ground, spat, and swore, “Hairy worm!”
Lesson 1 1. An imbalance between the rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of republics. 贫富不均乃共和政体最致命的疾病。 2. Their poverty is a temporary misfortune, if they are poor and meek, they eventually will inherit the earth. 他们的贫穷只是一种暂时性的不幸，如果他们贫穷但却温顺，他们 最终将成为世界的主人。 3. Couples in love should repair to R. H. Macy’s, not their bedrooms. 热恋的夫妇应该在梅西百货商店过夜,而不是他们的新房 4. The American beauty rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it. And so is in economic life. It’s merely the working out of a law of the nature and a law of God. 美国这朵玫瑰花以其华贵与芳香让观众倾 倒，赞不绝口，而她之所以能被培植就是因为在早期其周围的花蕾被插 掉了，在经济生活中情况亦是如此。这是自然规律和上帝的意志在起作 用。 5. (It has become) an economically not unrewarding enterprise. （它已成为）经济上收入不菲的行业。 6. There is...no form of oppression that is quiet so great, no constriction on thought and effort quiet so comprehensive, as that which come from having no money at all. 没有哪种压迫比身无分文更厉害，也没有哪种对思想和行为的束缚 比一无所有来得更全面彻底。 7. Freedom we rightly cherish. Cherishing it, we should not use it as a cover for denying freedom to those in need.
Unit2 他时常想起孩提时代的往事。（haunt） Memories of his childhood haunted him. 需要更多的志愿者来完成这项辛苦的工作。（exacting） More volunteers are needed to finish the exacting work. 住房是我首先要解决的事情。（priority） Housing ranks first on my list of priorities. 父亲责骂儿子懒惰。（rebuke） Father rebuked his son for being lazy. 富兰克林(Franklin)在《致富之路》(The Way to Wealth)中给了读者许多有关取得现世成功的格言。（maxim） In his The Way to Wealth, Franklin gave readers many maxims on how to achieve earthly. 他的蛮横态度是我受不了的。（imperious） His imperious manner was more than I could bear. 那次火灾烧毁了森林。(devour) The fire devoured the forests. 这份报纸不接受任何欺骗性的广告。(deceptive) The newspaper won’t accept any deceptive advertisements. Unit4 这个公司主要是由刚刚从学校毕业的年轻人组成的。（fresh from） This company is mostly composed of young people fresh from school. 我从未想到他会做这种事情。(it occurs to someone that) It never occurred to me that he would ever do such a thing. 在必要时，我会尽力去说服他的。( if need be) I’ll try my best to persuade him if need be. 毕业后，我要与同学保持联系很困难。(keep track) It is difficult to keep track of my fellow students after graduation. 谁将负责宴席后的甜食？(see to) Who is going to see to the desserts after dinner? 不要用这种琐碎的小事去烦你的上司。(bother…with) Don’t bother your boss with such trifles. 我的工作是不时的补充库存。(replenish) My work was to replenish our stock time and again. 他经常把书房搞得乱七八糟。(clutter up) He often clutters up his study. Unit7 1.To me, you are definitely more than an acquaintance. 2. Many artisans deal in a variety of handicrafts in the region. 3. They went into raptures over the unexpected success. 4. Much to my surprise, he analyzed with detachment the dangerous situation that threatened all of them. 5.She peered at the stranger from behind the curtain. 6. During the holidays, he indulged in the luxury of a bath of sunshine on the beach. 7. When she learnt the news of his death, she was overwhelmed with grief.
1. 1) As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to. 那是个正规宴会，我照妈妈对我讲的那样穿着礼服去了。 2) His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold.他的女友劝他趁抽烟的恶习尚未根深蒂固把它改掉。 3) Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production.他们预料到下几个月电的需求量很大，决定增加生产。 4) It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. /Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules.据说比尔因一再违反公司的安全章程而被解雇。 5) It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a -severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage.据报道地方政府已采取适当措施避免严重缺水。 1、Half an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had to walk home. 半小时过去，末班车仍未来，我们只好走着去。 2、Mary looks as if she is very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learned the texts by heart. 玛丽看上去对汉语考试很担心，因为她还没有背熟课文。 3、Since the basketball match has been postponed, we might as well visit the museum.既然篮球赛一推迟，我们不妨去参观博物馆。 4、He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through World War II.整个二战期间，他和他父母一直住在澳大利亚。 5、Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985, I have kind of lost touch with my classmates.自从1985年从南大毕业后，我可以说和大学同学失去联系。 1) As is predicted by scientists, global pollution has become one of the most serious problems humans are faced with. 正如科学家所语言的那样，全球污染成了人类面对的最大的问题。 2) Competition for these jobs is very tough –we have five times as many applicants this year as we did last year/ there are five times as many applicants this year as there were last year. 谋求这些职位的竞争很激烈，今年的求职者是去年的五倍。 3) As the facts show, educational programs need to fit into the national plan for economical development. 正如事实表明的那样，教育大纲应符合国家的经济发展状况。 4) The car burns too much gas, and moreover, the price is almost twice as much as I intend to pay. 这辆汽车太费油，而且价格是我想付的两倍。 5) To understand a great international event, we, first of all, need to consider the historical and political background to it要了解一起重大的国际事件，我们首先要考虑其历史与政治背景。 1) It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides. 据报道，联合国调节者们制定出他们希望双方都能接受的方案。 2) Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giant snakes. 多丽丝小心翼翼的在森林里走，怕遇到大蛇。 3) Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disaters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property. 地震台风和其他自然灾害无法防止，但可以采取行动保护生命财产。 4) I bought a new issue of my favorite sports magazine and hurried home, anxious to amuse myself reading it.我买了一期新的我最喜欢的体育杂志就赶紧回家，急着想读之自娱。 5) Helen lacks confidence. I’ve never known anyone so unsure of herself.海伦缺乏信心，我从未见过像他那样缺乏信心的人。