Theoffensivehadalreadylastedthreedays,butwehadnotgainedmuchground.Thedivisioncommanderinstructedourbattaliontogetaroundtotherearoftheenemyatnightandlaunchasurpriseattack.Todoso,however,wehadtocrossmarshlandandmanyofuswereafraidwemight getboggeddowninthemud.Ourbattalion commanderdecidedtotakeagamble.Luckyenough,thankstotheseverelycoldweatherwhichmadethemarchlandfreezeover,wearrivedatourdestinationbeforedawnandbeganattackingtheenemyfromtherear.This turnedthetideofthebattle.Theenemy,caughtoffguard,soonsurrendered.汽車(chē)自從發(fā)明以來(lái)使交通運(yùn)輸發(fā)生了革命性的變化， 永遠(yuǎn)地改變了人們的生活、 旅行和辦事的方式。但另一方面，也帶來(lái)了危害，尤其是公路死亡事故。然而，現(xiàn)今由于計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)和電子傳感器的使用， 有可能消除發(fā)生的大多數(shù)交通事故。 例如，裝在你汽車(chē)上的電子傳感器能檢測(cè)到空氣中的酒精霧汽并拒絕啟動(dòng)引擎。 同樣，傳感器還能通過(guò)接受在軌道上運(yùn)行的衛(wèi)星發(fā)出的信號(hào)監(jiān)測(cè)路況并大大減少你陷入交通擁堵的可能性。Automobileshave,sincetheirinvention,revolutionizedtransportation,changingforeverthewaypeoplelive,travel,anddobusiness.Ontheotherhand,theyhavebroughthazards,especiallyhighwayfatalities.However,todaythe applicationofcomputertechnologyandelectronicsensorsindesigningandmanufacturingcarsmakesitpossibletoeliminatemostoftraffic accidents.Forexample,electronicsensorsmountedinyourcarcan detectalcohol vaporintheairandrefusetostartuptheengine.Theycanalsomonitorroadconditionsbyreceivingradio signalssentoutfromorbitingsatellitesandgreatlyreduceyourchancesofgettingstuckintrafficjams常言道，好的開(kāi)端是成功的一半。在求職時(shí)， 求職者事先做好充分的準(zhǔn)備是非常重要的。我認(rèn)為，事先做不做準(zhǔn)備顯然會(huì)影響求職者的成功機(jī)會(huì)。我的一位朋友在一家大型計(jì)算機(jī)軟件公司供職， 年薪十萬(wàn)美元左右。 他根據(jù)自己的經(jīng)歷告訴我說(shuō)， 那些面試未來(lái)雇員的具有錄用決定權(quán)的人喜歡有充分準(zhǔn)備的人。 那些沒(méi)有在了解未來(lái)雇主方面盡全力的人很難有成功的希望。Wellbegun,halfdone,asthesayinggoes.Itisextremelyimportantforajob

applicanttodohishomeworkwhileseekingemployment.Frommystandpoint,whetherornotonehasdonehishomeworkclearlymakesadifferenceinhischanceofsuccess.Wellbegun,halfdone,Ihaveafriendwhoisearningsomewhere intheneighborhoodof100,000dollarsayearinalargecomputersoftwarecompany.Hetoldmethatfromhisownexperiencethedecisionmakerswhointerviewprospectiveemployeeslikepeoplewhoarewellprepared.Thosewhomakenoendeavortolearnasmuchabouthisprospectiveemployeraspossibledon'thavemuchofachanceofsuccess全球化對(duì)中國(guó)年輕人具有重大影響。 例如，年輕的農(nóng)民正在大規(guī)模流向城市尋找工作。 而對(duì)那些想出國(guó)深造或進(jìn)外企工作的年輕人來(lái)說(shuō)， 英語(yǔ)變得越來(lái)越重要。 另一方面， 許多海外學(xué)子近年來(lái)回歸祖國(guó)， 因?yàn)樗麄兛春弥袊?guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的長(zhǎng)期增長(zhǎng)前景。 因特網(wǎng)加強(qiáng)了中國(guó)年輕人和其它地方年輕人的聯(lián)系。 他們跟蹤最新的潮流， 模仿外國(guó)的時(shí)尚。 他們中一些人似乎不在乎中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)美德， 更不要說(shuō)發(fā)揚(yáng)光大， 這使得有人憂慮中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化會(huì)不會(huì)有一天終將消失GlobalizationhasgreatimplicationsforyoungChinese.Forexample,youngfarmersaremovingonalargescaletourbanareastolookforjobs.Andforthoseyoungpeoplewhoaspiretostudyabroadorworkinforeign-investedenterprises,Englishhasbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Atthesametime,a considerablenumberofoverseasChinesestudentshavereturnedhomeinrecentyears,fortheyholdanoptimisticoutlookforthelong-termgrowthoftheChinese economy.TheInternethasstrengthenedthelinksbetweenChineseyoungpeopleandthoseelsewhere.Theyfollowthelatesttrendandcopyforeignfashions.Someofthemdon'tseemtocarefortraditionalChinesevirtues,letalonecarrythemforward,whichhasgivenrisetoworriesthatthetraditionalChineseculturemightoneday vanish.就我來(lái)說(shuō)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)外表往往是靠不住的。譬如，要是你僅憑外表去判斷諸如愛(ài)德華?海德?伯頓這樣的人，你就錯(cuò)了。外表上，伯頓像是個(gè)表里一致的人。 他個(gè)子很小，滿頭白發(fā)，有著一雙溫和、蔚藍(lán)的眼睛，文雅且坦率。然而，他原來(lái)卻是十分的殘忍。他侮辱和愚弄窮困潦倒的倫尼， 讓他去做那樣的蠢事。更讓人吃驚的是， 他對(duì)倫尼的死全然冷漠無(wú)情。 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，他是個(gè)鐵石心腸的家伙。Formyownpart,Ifindthatappearancesarealltoooftendeceptive.Forinstance,youmightbewrongifyoujudgedbyappearancesonlypeoplelikeEdwardHydeBurton.Inappearance,heseemedamanallofapiece.Hewasatinylittlefellowwithbeverycruel.HeinsultedandfooledLennywhowasdownandoutandmadehimcommithimselftoaninsaneventure.Whatwasstillmoresurprisingwasthathewaswhitehairandmildblueeyes,gentleandwhitehairandmildblueeyes,gentleandcandid.Nevertheless,heturnedouttocompletelyindifferenttoLenny'sdeath.Withoutdoubt,Burtonwasamanwithaheartofstone.多爾蒂先生和他的家人目前正在農(nóng)場(chǎng)忙于秋收。( beengagedindoingsth.)Mr.Dohertyandhisfamilyarecurrentlyengagedingettingtheautumnharvestinonthefarm.我們不能低估敵人，他們裝備了最先進(jìn)的武器。 (underestimate,equip)Wemustnotunderestimatetheenemy.Theyareequippedwiththemostsophisticatedweapons.菲爾已三個(gè)月沒(méi)有找到工作了，正變得越來(lái)越絕望。 (desperate)Havingbeenoutofajob/Nothavinghadajobfor3months,Philisgettingincreasinglydesperate.作為項(xiàng)目經(jīng)理，山姆辦事果斷，工作效率高，且判斷準(zhǔn)確。( efficient,decisive)Sam,astheprojectmanager,isdecisive,efficient,andaccurateinhisjudgement.既然已證實(shí)這家化工廠是污染源，村委會(huì)( villageneighborhoodcommittee)決定將其關(guān)閉，為此損失了一百個(gè)工作崗位。( atthecostof)Sincethechemicalplantwasidentifiedasthesourceofpollution,thevillageneighborhoodcommitteedecidedtocloseitdown atthecostof100jobs.1)空氣中有一種不尋常的寂靜，只有遠(yuǎn)處響著大炮的聲音。 (intheair)forthesoundofartilleryintheTherewasanunusualquietnessintheair,exceptforthesoundofartilleryinthedistance.2)在某些非洲國(guó)家城市的擴(kuò)展已引起生活水平相當(dāng)大的下降和社會(huì)問(wèn)題的增多。 (expansion)TheexpansionofurbanareasinsomeAfricancountrieshasbeencausingasignificantfallinlivingstandardsandanincreaseinsocialproblems.3)研究表明大氣中的二氧化碳的含量( atmosphericcarbondioxidelevels)與全球溫度密切相關(guān)。( correlate)Theresearchshowsthatatmosphericcarbondioxidelevels arecloselycorrelatedwithglobaltemperatures.4)最近公共汽車(chē)的車(chē)輛行駛 (busservice)頻率已有改善， 從15分鐘縮短到 12分鐘一班。(frequency)Thefrequencyofthebusservicehasbeenimprovedfrom15to12minutesrecently.5)那位跳水運(yùn)動(dòng)員( diver)立在跳水板( divingboard)邊沿，只等教練發(fā)出信號(hào)便會(huì)立刻跳下。 (bepoisedto,signal)Thediverstoodontheedgeofthedivingboard, poisedtojumpatthesignalfromthecoach.盡管在此次緊急迫降中，飛機(jī)跑道 (airstrip)不夠長(zhǎng)，但經(jīng)驗(yàn)老到的飛行員還是讓飛機(jī)滑行了很短一段時(shí)間后就停了下來(lái)。( veteran,taxi,inadequate)Despitetheinadequatelengthoftheairstripinthisemergencylanding,theveteranpilotmanagedtostoptheplaneaftertaxiingforonlyashortwhile.在記者反復(fù)追問(wèn)下，該影星終于說(shuō)漏了嘴，承認(rèn)自己做過(guò)兩次整容手術(shù)( plasticsurgery)。(blurt,grill)Grilledbythereporters,themoviestareventually blurted(out)thatshehadundergonetwoplasticsurgeries.我們有技術(shù)，我們的合伙人有資金。一起干，我們就掌握了未來(lái)。( partner,insb.'shands)Wehavethetechnologyandourpartnerhasthecapital.Workingtogether,we'll

havethefutureinourhandshavethefutureinourhands要是我事先知道你會(huì)帶這么多朋友回家，我會(huì)好好準(zhǔn)備的。你看，我現(xiàn)有的食品和飲料連小吃一頓( asnack)都不大夠。( preparation,barely,beforehand)IfIhadknownbeforehandthatyouwouldbringsomanyfriendshome,Iwouldhavemadebetterpreparations.Yousee,Ihavebarelyenoughfoodanddrinksforasnack.當(dāng)人們得知地震災(zāi)區(qū)( theearthquake-strickenarea)將要建造結(jié)構(gòu)更牢固的新校舍時(shí)，紛紛慷慨解囊。( structure,generously)Peoplegavegenerouslyuponlearningthatnewschoolroomswithstrongerstructuresweretobebuiltintheearthquake-strickenarea.因?yàn)榧s翰不看好歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)，所以把資產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移到了歐洲以外的其它地方。( asset,elsewhere,outlook)DuetohispessimisticoutlookontheEuropeaneconomy,JohnhasmovedhisassetsfromEuropetoelsewhere.我喜歡雇傭年輕人。他們?cè)敢鈱W(xué)習(xí)，而且忠于職守。 (becommittedto,earnest)Ilikehiringyoungpeople.Theyare earnestlearnersandcommittedtowork.瑪麗和她那些以自己孩子為中心的女友們不同，更在意個(gè)人成長(zhǎng)。 (center,unlike)Unlikehergirlfriendswhocentertheirlivesontheirchildren,Marycaresmoreaboutherpersonalgrowth.有一大批同事和你意見(jiàn)不和，這是怎么回事？ (atoddswith,considerable)Whyisitthataconsiderablenumberofcolleaguesareatoddswithyou?中國(guó)政府出臺(tái)了一系列政策以加強(qiáng)同發(fā)展中國(guó)家的合作。 (avarietyof,strengthen)TheChinesegovernmenthasintroducedavarietyofpoliciestostrengthencooperationwithdevelopingcountries.1)我的直覺(jué)是亨利會(huì)設(shè)法參加這次探險(xiǎn)，因?yàn)樗幸稽c(diǎn)冒險(xiǎn)家的氣質(zhì)。