Lesson1

1.Theytookadvantageofourhelplesssituationandtookoverourcompany.

2.Althoughtherearestilldifficultiesaheadofus,IamsurethatweChinesepeoplewillhavethe

wisdomtobringaboutthepeacefulunificationofourcountryonourown

3.ItiswrongtoputemphasisonnothingbutGDP.Itwillgiverisetomanyseriousproblems.

4.Helovestoshowoffhiswealth,butthatisallinvain.Peoplestillavoidhimasthoughhewere

poison.

5.Hesoonfellinlovewiththevillageandwasdeterminedtomakeitabeautifulgardentogether

withothervillagers.

6.Wemustspendmoremoneyfightingagainstglobalwarming.Inaddition,wemustresortto

toughlaws.Itisnotjustamatterofmoney.

7.Whenthepolicearrivedattheschool,thestudentsandteacherswerestillinadaze.

8.Thiscorruptofficialwasstillclingingtohispower.Herefusedtostepaside.

9.Whenthemanfinallycameintoview,Ifounditwasmyfather.Ididn’tknowhowhemanaged

tofindthisplaceintheblindingsnow.Atthatmoment,Iburstintotears.

10.Sheglancedathimfromtimetotime.Itwasthefirsttimeinherlifethatshehadfoundherself

lookingatayoungmanlikethat.

Grammartranslation

1.BeforeIcameto/enteredcollege,Ihadneverthoughtlifeatcollegewouldbesorichand

interesting.

2.MostoftheChinesestudentsborninthe1990saretheonlychildoftheirfamilies.

3.Allthosewhoknowhimadmirehimforhiswork.

4.ImissedtheclassbecauseIdidn’tknowithadmoveduptoThursday.

5.Insomecountries,thosewhoareoverweightwillbepunishedonewayoranother.

6.Soonafterthefire,thosewhohadlosttheirhomesweretakentoaplaceofsafety.

7.Whenwemetagain,wefoundwebothhadchangedalot.

8.AteamofexpertsheadedbyProfessorLiwillsooncomeandhelpfarmerssolvetheir

problems.

9.Thefieldplantedwithtomatoesusedtobewasteland.

10.OurteachertoldustoreadbookswrittenbysuchmastersasMaoDunandBaJin.

Lesson2

1.Itseemedimpossible,butalltheotherslookedveryconfident.

2.Welookedaround.Therewasn’tabuildingstandinginsight.Theearthquakeseemedtohave

destroyedeverything.

3.–Heseemstobeinlowspiritsthesedays.Iwonderwhy.

-Ithinkit’sbecausehedoesn’tseemtobemakingmuchprogressinhisstudies.Heisafraidof

beinglookeddownuponbyhisclassmates.

4.-Whatareyoulookingfor,Dick?

-Iseemtohavelostmykey.Howannoying!

5.Ifyoufindawordthatdoesnotseemtomakeanysenseinthesentence,youshouldlookitupin

thedictionary.That’stheonlywaytolearntouseaword.

6.Theywentonarguingforhours.Neitherwaswillingtolistentotheother.Isuddenly

rememberedsomeonesaying“Discussionisanexchangeofknowledgewhileargumentisan

exchangeofignorance.

7.Thesituationthereseemstobeverycomplicated.Thegovernmenthaspromisedtolookintoit.

8.Mygrandpaseemstobegettingbetterandbetter,buthestillneedssomebodytolookafterhim.

9.Economistshavealreadycometotheconclusionthatthecrisisseemstobecomingtoanend.

Worldeconomyislookingup.

10.WhenIgotwellIlookedatmybankaccount.Tomysadness,Ifoundmybalancewasalmost

zero.Allmysavingsinthepastthreeyearsweregone.

Grammartranslation

1.Yououghttotryadifferentmethod.

2.Ithinkyououghttotalkwithourwritingteacheraboutit.

3.Weoughttoreportthethefttothepoliceimmediately.

4.Yououghttogoandseeyourparentsmoreoftennowthattheyarenotingoodhealth.

5.Youshouldn’thaveshoutedattheelderslikethat.

6.Youshouldn’thavebeenlateforsuchanimportantmeeting.

7.Isn’tJimyourfriend?Youshouldn’thaveturneddown/rejectedhisofferofhelp.

8.Asacollegestudent,youshouldn’thavespentallyourfreetimeplayingcomputergames.

9.IfIfailedthistime,Iwouldtryforthesecondtime.

10.Ifglobalwarmingcontinued,theseislandswoulddisappear.

11.IfIhadamillionyuan,Iwouldbuymyparentsanapartment.

12.IfIwereelectedpresidentofthestudents’union,Imightorganizeapianocompetition.

Lesson3

1.ZhuYingtaihadtoobeyherfatherandmarrytheyoungmasteroftherichMafamilyalthough

shewasextremelyunwilling.Shewasheartbroken.

2.Themanhadneverseensuchalargenote.HEsaid,“Itlooksgood,feelsgood,anditisgood”

3.Leaveshadturnedyellow,redandpurple.Itreallylookedheavenly.

4.Asshegrewolder,shebegantofeeltiredeasily.

5.Whathesaidsoundedveryconvincing,butreasonsthatsoundgooddonotalwaysmeangood

soundreasons.Thereisabigdifferencebetweenthetwo.

6.Helikestotalk.Hecanneverkeepquiet,andwhathesaysoftenproves(turnsouttobe)

incorrect.

7.Hegotwoundedinbattle,lostalotofblood,andbecameveryweak.Hisleadersorderedhim

tostayinthehospitaluntilhewascompletelyrecovered.

8.Theythoughttheycouldslipthroughourfingers.Theywerewrong.Theycouldn’tgetaway

withwhattheyhaddone.

9.DuringtheLongMarch,theRedArmyhadtogetacrosstheDaduRiver,throughthe

grasslandandoverthesnow-coveredmountains,

10.Areyouusedtothelifethere?Howdoyougetalongwithyourclassmates?canyougetby

withthemoneywesendyou?(Isthemoneywesendyouenoughforyou?)

Lesson4

1.Don’tletthemtakeitforgrantedthatwewillaccepttheircondition/terms.Wearenofools,

andwewon’tbesoeasilytakenin.

2.Ittookusonlythereyearstodoubletheincomeofourvillagers.

3.Iftheydonottakebacktheirremarksandapologize,Iamgoingtoraisethedevilwiththem.

4.Theproblemweraisediscomplicated.Manythingshavetobetakenintoconsideration.But

wehavetotakeourchances.

5.TheboytakesafterhisDad.Heisfullofcuriosity.Givehimatoy,andhewillimmediately

takeitapart.

6.Youmustmakesurethattheytakeyoutothemanger.Tellthemthatisveryimportantand

mayaffectourinvestmentplan,andthereforeoumustseehiminperson.

7.Theytoldthepassengersthattheskyhadclearedupandtheplanewasabouttotakeoffin

halfanhour.

8.Isuggestyougoandcheckifthemanyouhavearrestedfitsthedescriptionsofthewanted

man.

9.Doyoumeanthatitwillaffecttherelationshipofourtwocountriesifwetakethisstep?

Lesson5

1.Thisisawonderfulopportunity.Youwouldbefoolishtoletitslipby.

2.Comparedwithlastyear,ourexportshaveincreasedby20%(..areupby20%)

3.Forwantofabetterword,let’scallit“backdoorism”

4.Thisyoungmanisfondoffixingthings.HeissomethingofaJackofalltrades.

5.Comparedtotheirparents’generation,youngpeopletodayconsiderthemtobeamore

practicalgeneration.

6.Hisfacewentbluewithanger.Hewasdeterminedtonipthemassprotestinthebud.

7.Itisalongstory,butIdon’twanttogointothehistorytoday.

8.Ittookusmuchmoretimethanwehadexpectedtogothroughthecustoms.

9.Thepowerwentoutsuddenly,andthewholecitywasthrownintocompletedarkness.

10.Don’twaitforme.Yougoahead.Imustgooverthisdocument.

11.Wecannotdenythefactthatwehavepaiddearlyforoureconomicdevelopment.

12.Hadthefiremenarrivedabitlater,thefirewouldhavespreadtothenearbyoiltank.

Lesson6

1.Whenwereachedourdestination,wefoundnothingstandingonthegroundexceptsome

rocksscatteredhereandthere.Nobodywouldbeabletorecognizeitaspartofthecitywalla

thousandyearsago.

2.Today,mostpeoplehavegotanewperspective.Theynolongeraccepttheviewthatmainly

GDPmarksthehappinessofanation

3.Let’sagreetodisagree.Weatleastagreeononething:Weagreenottouseforce.Weagree

thatwemustsettleourdisputespeacefully.

4.Guilinhasalwaysbeenregardedbyourpeopleasthemostbeautifulplaceinourcountry.I

usedtohavemydoubts,butnowItotallyagreewiththem.Everythingissobeautiful,

especiallytherockformationsinallthosedifferentshapes.

5.Icanassureyou.Sheisaveryagreeableperson.Ihaveneverseenherlosehertemper.

6.Ayoungmanwhosawthewomanrunoverbythecarhasagreedtoappearincourtaswitness.

Iadmirehiscourage.

7.Collegeeducationshouldseetoitthatourstudentsareabletodocriticalthinking.

8.Whileyouarepreparingyourlessons,youmusttryyourbesttoseeifyoucanraisesome

significantquestionsandgivemeaningfulcomments.

9.Uponcarefulreflectionsonthisissue,I’vecometorealizethatwemustmakesurethatour

studentsnotonlycanmakealiving,butalsoknowhowtolive.

10.OnceIfixedmybiketirewhichwasleaking.MyDadpattedmeontheshoulderandteased

mesayingthatIamthefamilygeniusandhavethemakingsofagoodmechanic.Whathesaid

setthewholefamilylaughing.

Lesson7

1.Hedoesn’tseemtohavethecouragetospeakoutaboutwhat’shappeninginthefactory.

2.Thecoupletoldthereporterthattheyhadnothingtocomplainabout.

3.Comparedwithouroldplace,ournewapartmentseemslikeapalace.

4.Itissurprisingthatithastakenpeoplesolongtotakeadvantageofthiswin-winopportunity/

5.Thegueststoldthehostthattheyhadspentaveryenjoyableeveningatthepartychattingwith

oldfriends.

6.IwasabouttopayfortheshoppingwhenitsuddenlydawnedonmethatIhadleftmypurseat

home

7.Hestayedinallweekend,tryingtoreflectonwhathadhappened.

8.Whenhewasyoung,hebelievedinfreedomsomuchthathewouldratherdiethanlive

withoutit.

9.WhenIvisitedBeijingforthesecondtime,Ifoundthecity’spublicamenitieshadgreatly

improved.

10.Ifanythingunexpectedhappenedduringtheconference,thesecurityguardswouldarrive

withinafewseconds.

Lesson8

1.Thefuel/gasranout,buthemanagedtomakeasafelandinginricefields.

2.Therearealreadyquiteafewstudentswhoareconsideringrunningforthechairmanofthe

Students’Union.

3.Thatstudentwhowasrunoverbythehorsecarriageisnowoutofdanger.Iconsiderhim

reallylucky.

4.Itissaidthatthiswellhasneverrundryinthepasthundredsofyears,andthishasbeen

consideredamiracle.

5.Wearerunningshortofhands.Youhavejustcomeintherighttime.

6.I’dratherhavesomeofourpublicworksrunbythestatethanbyprivatebusinessmen.

7.Shewarnedmenottomakefriendsthosewhoarealwaysrunningafternameandmoney.

8.Wewarnedthemthatwhattheydidwasagainst/aviolationoftheagreement/contract,andwe

wouldtakelegalaction.

Lesson9

1.Atfirsthewasverysuccessfulinhisbusiness,butthenhissuccessturnedhishead.His

partnersadvisedhimtobemoremodest,butheturnedadeafeartoheiradvice.

2.JinkewasveryconfidentthatwhenheunfoldedthemaphewouldbeabletokilltheEmperor

ofQinwiththesharpknife/daggerhiddeninit.

3.Weoughttowelcomemoreandmorewealthypeople,butourlawmustmakesurethatthey

havemadetheirfortuneinhonestways.

4.Foryearsourschoolhasproducedmanygoodstudents,mostofwhomhaveimportant

positionsinvariousdepartments.

5.Duetoculturaldifferencesmanyforeignerareturnedoffatthesightofdogmeatorcatmeat.

6.Wheneveryouhavetime,turnitoverinyourmind,willyou?

7.Sheusedtoconsiderphilosophydullandboring,butlatershefoundthatitturnedouttobe

veryinteresting.

8.Hisfatherhasjustturnedfifty,andhishairhasturnedgray,butotherwise,heisquiteall

right.

9.Thepowerofgovernmentofficialsmustbecheckedandbalanced.Otherwisethosewhoare

supposedtobepeople’sservantswillturnintopeople’smasters.

10.Hebel