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Unit 8 绝妙的工具辛西娅·格雷巴如果没有望远镜，伽利略会有什么发现？如果没有杠杆，阿基米德能有什么成就？拥有合适的工具至关重要。
有时候，它们会在意想不到的领域被发现。
有时候，它们则就在你的眼皮底下。
1.你是否有过需要从高架子上取东西的经历？如果没有梯子，你或许会使用一把椅子。
当然（正如母亲曾告诉过你的）椅子是用来坐的，但是其平坦而高起的座位也很适合站在上面，这样你就够得着书架了。
2.科学家们有时候面临同样的问题，在回答或解决问题时没有合适的工具。
有时候，他们发明新的工具；有时候，他们则对已有的工具进行改造，以适应新的用途。
3.为了证明闪电其实就是电流，本·富兰克林在风筝上拴了一把钥匙，然后放飞到暴风雨中。
他的实验工具是由一个玩具和他家前门的一把钥匙制成的。
但是他从另一个角度看到：风筝可以把一根线带到暴风雨中，钥匙则是小小的导电体，上面还有一个洞，可以很方便地拴到风筝上。
一件新工具就这样诞生了!4.看一看其他领域的科学家如何使用他们绝妙的工具给人启示，一个问题可以从新的角度去看待。
展现历史5.在西班牙境内的罗马古城伊埃索遗址工作的考古学家在靠近城墙的底层发现了一个由黏土制成的酒坛（称为“双耳细颈椭圆土罐”）。
他们认为，建造这座城市的罗马人很可能也把葡萄酒从罗马带了过来。
6.只要科学家们能发现酒坛的年代，也就能推算出这座城市的历史。
当时的酿酒人往往会在酒坛上刻上酿酒当年的罗马执政官的名字。
同时，我们也掌握着每一对罗马执政官执政时间的可靠记录。
7.在这只酒坛的颈部有几个模糊不清的颜料印记，科学家们只辨认出了第一个名字的首字母Q.FAB，于是他们想到了“昆特斯·费比斯”这个名字，但是有两位在不同年代统治罗马的执政官都叫这个名字，因此，科学家需要找到与Q.FAB共同统治的另一位执行官的名字来确定这座城市的年代。
由于时代久远，再加上日晒雨淋，颜料已经剥落，第二个名字完全消失了。
21世纪大学英语第二册Unit7和Unit8课后答案21世纪大学英语第二册Unit7和Unit8课后答案导语：为了方便同学们自学大学英语，YJBYS店铺整理了21世纪大学英语第二册Unit7和Unit8课后答案，欢迎参考!21世纪大学英语第二册Unit7课后答案l他在尝试制订促进思考艺术的新计划时脑子里闪过了一个绝妙的主意。
A brilliant idea flashed into his mind while he was trying to formulate a new plan to promote the art of thinking.l不管你怎么看他，都没有理由怀疑他是蓄意造成这一骇人故事的。
Regardless of what you may think of him, there is no reason to suspect him of bringing about this horrible accident deliberately.l他转过身来正好看见玛丽在聚会中途悄悄离去，因而感到非常不安。
He turned round just in time to catch Mary sneaking off in the middle of the party, which greatly disturbed him.l他那些尖刻的话使我想起了他对足球教练的强烈不满。
其实它们纯粹是来自偏见，并使他自己为大部分队友所疏远。
His sharp words reminded me of the strong resentment he feels toward his soccer coach. Actually they come from pure prejudice and most of his teammates shun him for it.l现在整个书房归乔治独用了，他准备把沙发搬出去以腾出地方来放他的新书桌。
21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第三册)-unit1-8-课文翻译及课后习题答案21世纪大学实用英语综合教程（第三册）教材Unit 1~8题后答案Unit 1 第一单元教材题后答案5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. curious2. affects3. emergency4. locked5. Relatively6. complaining7. protested8. react9. mood 10. unique 11. consciousness 12. surgery6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. the bottom line2. thanks to3. reflect on4. had lost touch5. went through6. followed around7. looking on8. woke up9. take action 10. after all10. 翻译Translate the following sentences into English.1. Each time my brother complained about the difficulty of his work, I asked him to look on the bright side.2. The police reacted immediately when report came that two kids had been held up at gunpoint in a nearby building.3. When I pointed out the mistakes in her calculation, instead of correcting them as soon as possible, Mary protested that it was not her fault.4. Tom was curious about the joke I told my colleagues, but he didn’t get it.5. Thanks to his positive attitude, Jack took action and saved his own life before he lostconsciousness in the emergency room.6. When I reflect on what I have achieved in the past, I have to say that success comes from hard work. That’s the bottom line.Unit 2第二单元教材题后答案5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. intense2. concept3. committed4. deserve5. selfish6. compromise7. matters8. opponent9. influence 10. effort 11. shortcuts 12. evidence6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. work at2. According to3. run through4. in sight5. live with6. a variety of7. When it comes to8. live up to10. 翻译Translate the following sentences into English.1. Take Michael Jordan, it’s easy for people to see his achievements while neglect the price of blood and sweat that he has paid on the court in order to come out on top.2. Right in the first English class, our teacher conveyed a clear message to us: as the basic building blocks of the language, new words must be memorized; any other shortcut is fool’s gold.3. Thousands of Chinese laborers contributed greatly to the construction of America’s first transcontinental railroad, and their intense efforts deserve a page in American history.4. When it comes to training, the coach has no problem living with all sorts of complaints of the players but he never compromises with any of them.5. Traditional ethics seem especially important in some situations where the margin between right and wrong is as thin as an eggshell.6. As competition intensifies, our opponents and we are all working hard to live up to higher service standards.Unit 3第三单元教材题后答案5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. withdraw2. opposite3. consult4. seeking5. chief6. frustrated7. gather8. suggestions 9. numerous 10. crucial 11. approval 12. yield6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. give up on2. kicked out3. at the end of my rope4.count!-out 5. provide!-wit6. that is7. on the brink of8. moved forward10. 翻译Translate the following sentences into English.1. The health report stresses the importance of fresh fruit and vegetables in our diet.2. I spent a whole week gathering the courage to say no to their request.3. These journeys made him realize to the fullest extent that many of the world’s s pecies were on the brink of extinction.4. Approval of the patient’s family should be sought before doctors carry out such operations.5. Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.6. We gave up on the missing mountain climber after he had been missing for two weeks.Unit 4第四单元教材题后答案5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. mankind2. determination3. burden4. define5. financial6. resources7. research 8. cure 9. evil 10. hardship 11. suicide 12. suffered 6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. broke down2. took!-for granted3. look!-in the eye4. couldn’t help but respect5. crying over6. no doubt7. dressing up8. slipped into9. 翻译Translate the following sentences into English.1. He was no doubt a great hero so people couldn’t help but cry over his death.2. The actor used his celebrity status to fund research that might someday yield a cure for AIDS.3. The disabled man once considered suicide to relieve his family of the heavy burden.4. Children dress up as Superman to capture adults’ attention.5. It wasn’t until I matured that I realized I shouldn’t be afraid to look adversity and hardship in the eye.6. He could have easily stayed at home, for he had plenty of financial resources to keep him from worrying about medical bills..Unit 5第五单元教材题后答案5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. discharged2. anger3. latter4. relationship5. engaged6. backgrounds7. miserable 8. invitation 9. match 10. folded 11. overseas 12. propose6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. broke down2. from time to time3. From the very beginning4. knocked down5. agreed to6. talk!-round7. due to8. give in9. in silence 10. go abroad10. 翻译Translate the following sentences into English.1. I just received a email in which Jessica expressed her regret of ending the relationship with her beloved boyfriend.2. She broke down at the loss of her family, and the impact of this miserable incident remained for the rest of her life.3. Both my parents object to my going abroad to further my studies. I wonder if I should give in or try to talk them round.4. Edgar was not good with words, so whenever Jessica vented her anger on him, he only endured it in silence.5. The cheerful background music matches his mood very well, for he’s just got engaged to his beloved g irlfriend.6. From time to time the system would utter a piercing noise indicating its inability to run properly.Unit 6第六单元教材题后答案5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. rejected2. properly3. judgment4. employer5. lack6. feedback7. qualified8. suitable 9. candidate 10. confident 11. potential 12. punctual6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. cope with2. miss out3. applied for4. keep!-in mind5. for a bit6. reflecting on7. fill out8. get back9. a variety of 10. To our amazement10. 翻译Translate the following sentences into English.1. Sometimes even if you are totally qualified for the job, you may still be rejected.2. You should learn to cope with difficult situation. And even more important, don’t look to others for help.3. To my shock/amazement, he was not only involved in a variety of extracurricular activities but also had applied for a part-time job.4. Keep in mind that one more failure is one step closer to success.5. Don’t dwell on the reasons that are out of your control, because this job doesn’t entirely suit you and your chances are slim.6. Although you may not always like to hear negative feedback, whatever you do, don’t burn your bridges.Unit 7第七单元教材题后答案5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. tuition2. anxiety3. horrors4. switched5. quarter6. steady7. roughly8. prospects 9. disorder 10. represent 11. apparent 12. population6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. were booked up2. not getting anywhere3. ups and downs4. burst out5. get along with6. broke up with7. in advance8. had no choice9. In spite of 10. take your own life10. 翻译Translate the following sentences into English.1. The students who seek psychological counseling represent only the tip of the iceberg. Most students endure the stress in silence.2. The horror movie overwhelmed him so much that he began to suffer from a sleeping disorder, even insomnia.3. Lisa had always been a straight-A student until her junior year, when she had to hold down two part-time jobs to pay her tuition.4. In spite of the result of the aptitude test, John decided to switch his major from accounting to psychology.5. He would rather remain a sales clerk, apparently because he prefers a steady life to a life full of ups and downs.6. The computer has broken down on more than one occasion. Isn’t that enough for professional help?Unit 8第八单元教材题后答案5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. chemical2. soil3. disturb4. mixture5. substance6. ruin7. consumers8. stable9. pollution 10. supplies 11. decay 12. main6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.1. leaked out2. due to3. are known as4. depend on5. giving off6. make up7. live on 8. have used up10. 翻译Translate the following sentences into English.1. With the construction of the nuclear power plant, this city now doesn’t have to worry about its own electricity supply. Instead, it can supply electricity to other cities nearby.2. These vegetables do not decay when kept at a relatively stable low temperature.3. This city is known as the financial center of the country. The development of its economy depends heavily on banking and foreign trade.4. This plant only lives on the top of certain high mountains and gives off a very sweet smell in spring.5. The main cause of this area’s water pollution i the chemical substance that leaks out of a paper mill by the river bank.6. This kind of litter is made up of a mixture of chemical waste. It has poisoned the soil, ruining it completely.。
UNIT 7 A领袖的四种品质约翰?恩格勒1999年5月15日，密歇根州州长约翰?恩格勒在得克萨斯州纳克多契斯市斯蒂芬?F?奥斯汀州立大学毕业典礼上发表的演说。
当我最初接到在贵校毕业典礼上演讲的邀请时，我回想起许多年以前我自己毕业时的情形。
你们知道是怎么样的吗？我不记得演讲者是谁，也不记得他或她讲了些什么。
我唯一记得的就是我们都希望演讲简短些。
回想起我自己在密歇根州立大学的日子里，有时候演讲者的发言会让人昏昏欲睡，因此我将尽量缩短我的讲话。
今天上午我想简单地谈一谈领导才能。
为什么呢？因为你们每个人选择来上大学，而且坚持到底获得了学位，这就向社会传达了某个重要的信息。
这个信息就是你们想成为领袖。
你们想成为雇员的领导，专业中的佼佼者和社区中的领袖。
这是一个令人钦佩的目标。
但是如何学会领导呢？希腊哲学家亚里士多德告诉我们，我们可以通过领导学会领导，通过实践使人们朝着共同的目标努力所需的技能学会领导。
古代历史学家普卢塔克教导我们，我们也可以通过阅读学会领导——阅读有关历代伟大领袖的故事，如他在《比较列传》中描述的。
在我准备这次演讲、思考这个话题时，我马上就想到了一位世人公认的领袖——与贵校同名的一位伟大的美国英雄——斯蒂芬?富勒?奥斯汀。
让我高兴的是，我发现阿比林市哈丁-西蒙斯大学的格雷格?坎特雷尔教授刚刚完成了一部极好的有关这位得克萨斯之父的传记。
传记的书名为《斯蒂芬?F?奥斯汀：得克萨斯的创业者》，今年十月将由耶鲁大学出版社公开发行。
我有机会读了分页校样。
作者的中心主题是奥斯汀作为一个领袖的伟大品质。
这位得克萨斯之父具有四种品质使他得以将边远地区一群粗鲁的个人主义者变成了一个具有凝聚力的集体。
今天上午，我想与你们一起分享这些品质。
我推崇这些品质，因为它们同我在为公众服务的30年中所得出的经验是一致的。
这些品质不受时间限制，你们如果拥有它们，就会成为更出色的领导者。
首先是前景目标。
要有一个前景目标。
奥斯汀无疑清晰地知道他想达到一个什么目标。
Unit 1误会佚名他头发蓬乱，衣着肮脏，口袋里只有35美分。
在马里兰州的巴尔的摩，他登上一辆公共汽车并径直走向了洗手间。
他想如果他躲在洗手间里，便可以不付钱就乘车去纽约。
但是坐在公共汽车后面的一位乘客看见了他。
她拍了拍她前面那位乘客的肩膀说：“洗手间里有个流浪汉。
告诉公共汽车司机。
”那位乘客轻轻地拍了一下坐在他前面的人，说道：“告诉公共汽车司机，洗手间里有个流浪汉。
这口信通过一个又一个的乘客传到了公共汽车的前边。
但在这一过程的某个环节，口信变了。
当它传到公共汽车司机那儿时，已经不是“洗手间里有个流浪汉”，而是“洗手间里有颗炸弹”。
司机马上在公路边停下车来并用无线电通知了警察。
当警察到达时，他们让乘客下车并且远离汽车。
然后他们关闭了那条公路。
那很快就造成了15英里长的交通堵塞。
警察在警犬的帮助下，在公共汽车上搜查了两个小时。
当然，他们没有发现什么炸弹。
两个发音相似的英语单词给一个想从洛杉矶飞往加利福尼亚州奥克兰的人也造成了麻烦。
他的问题始于洛杉矶机场。
他以为听到广播中宣布了他的航班，所以他走向登机门，出示了机票并登上了飞机。
起飞20分钟后，这人开始担心起来。
奥克兰在洛杉矶的北边，但是飞机似乎正在向西飞，而当他向窗外望去时，他所能看到的全是大海。
“这架飞机是去奥克兰吗?”他问航班服务员。
航班服务员倒抽了一口冷气，“不，”她说。
“我们去奥克兰——新西兰的奥克兰。
”因为有这么多英文单词发音相似，讲英语者之间的误会并不罕见。
并非所有的误会都会导致公路关闭或乘客飞错大陆。
大多数误会远没有这么严重。
每天讲英语的人会相互问这样的问题:“你是说七十还是十七?”“你是说你能来还是不能来?”发音相似的单词对把英语作为第二语言的人来说，特别容易让人混淆。
一天早晨，一位生活在美国的韩国妇女到上班地点时，她的老板问她：“你拿到盘子了吗?”“没有……”她回答说，心里却在纳闷，不知道他到底是什么意思。
她在办公室工作。
老板为什么问她盘子的事呢？一整天她都对老板的怪问题感到纳闷，但又不好意思开口问他。
新编大学英语第三版综合教程七八单元课文翻译新编大学英语第三版综合教程七八单元课文翻译第七单元：优雅地弥合文化差异1.在外语学习中，有一些简单的词组，一旦掌握，就能让你不知不觉地进入另一种文化．而丝毫不暴露你作为一个外国人的痕迹，但你为什么总是学不会呢?每本汉语课本都是从问候语句开始的。
但是，作为美国人，每当要我送客出门时，我总是舌头打结。
唐突地说再见是不行的，然而，那是我从这些课本里所学到的一切了。
因此我只能微笑、点头，像个日本人似地鞠躬，并拼命地想找些话来说.以缓和离别的气氛，使他们觉得我确实欢迎他们下次再来。
因此，我常常靠我的中国丈夫的礼貌来掩盖自己的慌乱。
2.后来，听得多了．我开始学会了说一些话,使送客的气氛轻松了许多．感到我不仅完成了任务，而且完成得很好。
3.对中国人来说，送客需要有一定的礼仪和很多胜人一筹的本领。
虽然我不希望通过观察而懂得所有的送客礼仪，但是作为一个外国人，我不得不学会送客时所需要的礼貌用语。
4.在中国人看来，送客时必须尽可能送到最远，走一楼梯或可能到达最近的车站。
我曾经等我丈夫半小时之久从车站送客回来。
那次他送客人到车站等下班车到达。
5.对于不重要的或年轻的客人，他可能会说：“我不送你了，可以么？”当然，客人会说“不要送我了，不要送我了”，来让主人不要因为没有送客而感到不快。
6.那会非常好，但是当我作为客人被送别时，我坚持不送总是不起作用，女主人或男主人，或两人一起总坚持送我到楼下，看着我离去，尽管我礼貌地说到“不要麻烦送我了，不要麻烦送我了。
”即使我试着加快脚步让主人跟不上，他们也会跑着跟上我。
接受这种不可避免的事，还好么？7.另外，与中国的习俗相反，因为国人避免匆忙做事。
与某人分别时，你会说什么呢？“慢走.” 不是再见或祝你平安，而是“慢走。
”对于中国人，它意味着“当心”或“走路小心”或诸如此类，但是英语意思就是“慢走.”8.这里所指的另一句套话是“怠慢”。
在一次美味的盛宴结束时，主人对客人说“今天款待不周，敬请原谅.”9.中美文化正好相反。
21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课后翻译答Unit21.我们班女生占大多数。
相比之下，他们的班级全由男子组成。
Female students constitute the majority of our class. By contrast, their class is made up of males only.2.美国孩子通常每天看三小时电视，而中国孩子必须将放学后的大部分时间用于做家庭作业。
American children can usually watch TV (for) three hours a day, whereas their Chinese counterparts have to work on their homework most of the time after school.3.他开发的一系列新研究方法使他获得了巨大的成功。
他说这一切都得归功于他父母的鼓励。
His development of a series of new research methods led to his great success. He said he owed all thi s to his parents’ encouragement.4.讨论直接涉及他的未来，而他却被排斥在外，对此他表示愤慨。
He resented being excluded from discussions thatdirectly concerned his future.5.这些问题连续不断地出现，这表明这台新仪器必须重新调试。
The fact that these problems are continually showing up suggests that this new device has to be readjusted.6.张华是近年来涌入美国一流大学的亚裔学生之一，他说他的许多思想都基于传统的中国哲学。
翻译：(汉译英)限量版咯咯！1. 这座房子在地震中损毁严重，汤姆花了不少钱来修它。
The house was badly damaged in the earthquake, and Tom spent a lot of moneyrenovating it.2. 正如史蒂夫·乔布斯所指出的，不断摸索一直都是苹果模式的一部分。
As Steve Jobs noted, trial and error has always been part of the Apple model.3. 如果你总是无所事事，最后结果会怎样呢？当然是失败If you are idling around all the time, what will you wind up with? Of course, failure.4. 别犯错———现在可是关键时刻，谨慎是永远不会错的Don’t make a blunder—it is a critical time now, and caution will never be wrong.5. 你不要为难自己，毕竟你是个新手。
You shouldn’t beat yourself up; after all, you are a green hand.1.政府正努力改善公众的住房条件｡The government is striving for improvements in public housing.2. 这五个圆环被认为象征了五大洲:欧洲､亚洲､非洲､大洋洲以及美洲｡The five rings are thought to symbolize the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and America.3.他父亲淡淡地一笑,试图要他放心,一切都安然无恙。
His father smiled weakly in an attempt to reassure him that everything was all right.4. 他的沉默实际就是拒绝。
21世纪大学英语读写教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案第一单元UNIT1翻译TEXT A温斯顿丘吉尔——他的另一种生活玛丽索姆斯我的父亲温斯顿丘吉尔是在40几岁开始迷恋上绘画的，当时他正身处逆境。
1915年，作为海军大臣，他深深地卷入了达达尼尔海峡的一场战役。
原本那次战役是能够缩短一场血腥的世界大战的，但它却失败了，人员伤亡惨重，为此丘吉尔作为公务员和个人都付出了代价：他被免去了海军部的职务，失去了显赫的政治地位。
“我本以为他会因忧伤而死的。
”他的妻子克莱门泰因说。
被这一不幸压垮的他同家人一起退隐到萨里郡的一个乡间居处---耘锄农场。
在那儿，正如丘吉尔日后所回忆的，“绘画女神拯救了我!”一天他正在花园里漫步，正巧碰上他的弟妹在用水彩画素描。
他观看了她几分钟，然后借过她的画笔，试了一下身手----于是缪斯女神施展了她的魔法。
自那天以后，温斯顿便爱上了绘画。
任何能让沉浸在忧思中的温斯顿分心的事情都让克莱门泰因高兴。
于是，她赶紧去买来她所能找到的各种颜料和画具。
水彩颜料、油画颜料、纸张、帆布画布---很快耘锄农场里便堆满了一个绘画者可能想要或需要的各样东西。
画油画最终成了温斯顿的一大爱好---但是最初几步却出奇地艰难。
他凝视着他的第一块空白画布，异乎寻常地紧张。
他日后回忆道：“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料，然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。
就在这时，我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音，于是惊恐地丢下我的画笔。
当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时，更是惊慌失措。
来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰莱佛利爵士的妻子。
“‘在画画呢!’她大声说道。
‘多么有趣。
可你还在等什么呢把画笔给我---大的那支。
’她猛地用笔蘸起颜料，还没等我缓过神来，她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色。
谁都看得出画布无法回击。
我不再迟疑。
我抓起那支最大的画笔，迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去。
自那以后，我再也不曾害怕过画布。
Unit1“Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint , and with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean on the snow-white field . At that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic . I was even more alarmed when I saw who stepped from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavery , the celebrated painter who lived nearby.“’Painting!’she declared,’What fun. But what are you waiting for? Let me have the brush---the big one.’ She plunged into the paints and before I knew it , she had swept several fierce stokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas. Anyone could see it could not hit back. I hesitated no more. I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury. I have never felt any fear of a canvas since.”他日后回忆道：“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料，然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。
Unit 71. 史密斯先生被认为是一位十分开明的人, 除了别的之外, 他还认为在法律面前人人平等。
Mr. Smith was viewed as a very liberal person who believed, among other things, that all men were equal under the law.2.他获奖并非偶然; 他的成功来自艰苦的训练It is not by chance that he won the prize; his success comes from his hard training.3.老师跟白人孩子们谈了很多, 试图使他们相信人人生而平等。
The teacher talked a lot with the white kids, trying to convince them that all man are created equal. But during the first few weeks, nothing much came of it.4.因为我刚来到这所学校,所以有一段时间我感到孤独,也没有朋友。
As I was a newcomer to that school, I felt lonely and friendless for a time.5. 伟明日复一日坚持与威尔逊夫人进行交谈, 他的英语口语变得越来越流利, 越来越自然。
Day after day Wei Ming kept talking with Mrs. Wilson, and his oral English became more and more fluent and natural.6. 尽管在最初那几个星期一些孩子对我很不客气, 一个白人小姑娘却特别友好。
Whereas some of the kids were quite nasty during those first few weeks, a little white girl was especially friendly to me.7. 我后来才知道那位看起来又老又满脸皱纹的人才45岁左右。
I later came to know that the man (who) looked old and wrinkled (to me) was only about 45.8. 大学毕业之后不久, 他便证明自己是一个称职而负责的英语教师。
After graduating from university, he soon established himself as a qualified and responsible English teacherUnit 81. 没有一个科学家确切地知道信息高速公路将在未来十年把我们带往何处。
No scientist knows exactly where the information highway will lead us in the decade ahead.2. 至关重要的是，发达国家和发展中国家应通过更多的交流增进相互间的理解和尊重。
It is crucial that developed countries and developing countries increase mutual understanding and mutual respect through more communication.3. 从一开始，大众传媒就对这部关于个人电脑的专著给予了特别的关注。
From the very beginning, the mass media paid particular attention to this treatise on the personal computer.4. 我的侄子以为日文跟中文在很多方面相似，很容易学，但结果并不是那样。
My nephew had thought that Japanese, which is similar to Chinese in many ways, was easy to learn, but it didn’t turn out that w ay.5. 你本该知道得更多些。
大学教授讲课的方式并不只限于告诉学生基本事实，他还激发讨论和争论。
You should have known better. The way a college professor teaches is not confined only to telling his students the basic facts. He or she also stimulates discussions and debates.6. 原来估计这项工程将费时五年。
但由于工人和工程师们的创造性劳动，工程大大提前完成了。
It was originally estimated that the project would take 5 years. But because of the creativity of the workers as well as the engineers, it was finished well ahead of schedule.7. 构思和写作自传花费了那位美国作家三年多的时间,其间他遇到了许多无法想象的困难。
The process of thinking about and writing his autobiography took the American writer more than three years, during which he ran into many unimaginable difficulties.8. 医生们不能肯定他患了什么病，这就是他已决定提前退休的原因。
The doctors aren’t sure what illness he is suffering from. That’s why he has decided to retire ahead of schedule.Unit 11. 老伴六十多岁时中风去世时，那位72岁的退休教授不胜悲痛。
无人依赖的生活对他来说将是非常困难的。
When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retired professor was overwhelmed with grief. Life would be hard for him without anyone to rely on.2. 两位业余画家上个月在伦敦举办了一次个人画展。
许多人前去参观，其中包括一些有名的专业画家。
Two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures last month in London. Many people went to see it including a few celebrated professionals.3. 当20世纪80年代中期，7名宇航员在"挑战者"号的灾害中遇难时，全世界一下子陷入了震动与悲痛中。
When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s it plunged the whole world into shock and grief.4. 在结束了其第二届首相任期之后，她仍积极参与政治事务。
当政府碰到困难时，她屡次前来帮忙。
After completing her second prime ministry she remained actively involved in political affairs. Shecame to the rescue several times when the government was in difficulty.5. 大选失败后，史密斯博士隐退到一个小村庄，在那里尝试耕作。
After his failure in the election campaign Dr. Smith retired to a small village where he tried his hand at farming.6. 只要你一辈子不停地努力工作，你在回忆往事时就会感到心满足足的。
As long as you keep working hard all your life you will recall your past with a glow of satisfaction.7.我们必须唤醒人们熟悉到环境保护的重要性。
否则，就为时太晚了。
We must awaken people to the importance of environmental protection or it will be too late.8. 那位官员因卷入一件政治丑闻而被撤职。
假如早知会落到这般地步，他当初也许就会以不同的方式行事了。
That official was removed from office for being involved in a political scandal. Had he known this would happen, he might have acted differently.Unit 21. 我们班女生占大多数。
相比之下，他们的班级全由男生组成。
Female students constitute the majority of our class. By contrast their class is made up of males only.2. 美国孩子通常天天看三小时电视，而中国孩子必须将放学后的大部分时间用于做家庭作业。
American kids can usually watch TV three hours a day whereas their Chinese counterparts have to do their homework most of the time after school.3. 他开发的一系列新研究方法使他获得了巨大的成功。
他说这一切都得归功于他父母的鼓励。
His development of a series of new research methods led to his huge success. He said that he owed all this to his parents’ encouragement.4. 讨论直接涉及到他的未来，而他却被排斥在外，对此他表示愤慨。
