Unit11、 Myjobvariesbetweentheextremelytediousandtheannoyinglybusy.OnbalanceIthinkI'mhappierduringthereallybusytimes;notimetothinkabouthowboredIam。我的工作既有特?zé)o聊的時(shí)候，也有忙得要命的時(shí)候。但總的來說，我在真正忙的時(shí)候高興些,因?yàn)樵谀莻€(gè)時(shí)候,我沒時(shí)間去想我有多厭倦。2、 Itisthenatureofthewisetcresistpleasures,butthefoolishtobeaslavetothem。明智之人天生會抵制享樂，而愚蠢之人卻成了它的奴隸。3、 Ifigureoutagoodteamofdogs,hitchedtoalightsled,canhaul1,000poundsofgoods.一組健壯的狗可以用輕小的雪橇拉動1,000磅的貨物。4、 Inthestory,thelittlegirlhasawickedstepmother,whomakesherlifeamisery.在這個(gè)故事中，小女孩有一個(gè)心腸很壞的繼母，讓她生活很痛苦。5、 Nothingeverbecomesrealtillitisexperienced--evenaproverbisnoproverbtoyoutillyourlifehasillustratedit.眼見為實(shí)一一即使是諺語在你沒有在生活中得到證明時(shí)，也不一定正確。6、 Nowadaysalmostalllibrariesarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttoremainwithintheirbudget.當(dāng)前,幾乎所有圖書館發(fā)現(xiàn)靠他們的預(yù)算生存下去越來越難。7、 Youcanincreaseatyre'sgripinwinterbyslightlyloweringitspressure.冬天可以稍微方攵點(diǎn)氣來增強(qiáng)輪胎的抓力。8、 LakesSuperior,Huron,Erie,andOntarioaresharedbytheUnitedStatesandCanada,andformpartoftheboundarybetweenthetwocountries.蘇比利爾湖、修倫湖、伊利湖和安大略湖歸美國和加拿大共同所有，也構(gòu)成了兩國的部分分界線。9、 Thepoliceareinvestigatingthethreemenallegedlyinvolvedinorganizingandcarryingoutthebankrobbery.警方正在調(diào)查這三名涉嫌參與組織和實(shí)施搶劫銀行的男子。10、 Idonotdoubtintheleastthatinflationleadstoeconomicdecline.至少我不懷疑，通貨膨脹會導(dǎo)致經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退。11、 Ablizzardwasblastinggreatdriftsofsnowacrossthelake.暴風(fēng)雪夾著大團(tuán)的積雪吹過湖面。12、 Timsaysjustabouteverybodywillbeaffectedbythetaxincrease,butI'msurehe'sexaggerating.蒂姆說幾乎每個(gè)人都將增加稅收的影響,但我相信他是夸大。Unit2China'seconomicsuccessoverthepastthreedecadeshasraisedthelivingstandardsofhundredsofmillionsofChinesecitizens.中國的經(jīng)濟(jì)成就在于過去的三土年里提高了數(shù)以億計(jì)的中國公民生活水平。CitibankpickedthechiefexecutiveofEtangasitsfirstChinesecustomerThursdaytoopenanaccountatitsnewbranchinthehistoricPeaceHotelalongShanghai'sfabledwaterfront.花旗銀行選首席執(zhí)行官etang作為其第一個(gè)中國客戶，星期四開立帳戶在其新的分支,在直歷史意義的沿上海傳說中的海濱和平賓館。TheUnitedStateslastWednesdayimposedtariffsofupto30percentonarangeofforeignsteelimportstohelpprotectitsdomesticindustry.美國上周三強(qiáng)加一系列國外鋼鐵進(jìn)口的關(guān)稅高達(dá)百分之30以保護(hù)國內(nèi)產(chǎn)業(yè)。AlthoughhewasraisedasaChristian,he'snotreallyveryreligious.雖然他被提出是一個(gè)基督教徒，他并不是真正的信仰于宗教的。Youcandistinguishbetweenfrogsandtoadsinthefollowingway:frogshaveslenderbodies,longlimbs,andasmoothskin,andtoadshavestouterbodies,shortlimbs,anddryskin.你可以區(qū)分為青蛙和蟾蜍的方式如下:青蛙身體細(xì)長,四肢長，和皮膚光滑，而蟾蜍身體，四肢短,和皮膚干燥。FromtheairplanewindowIcouldseeawebofcitystreets.從飛機(jī)的窗口可以看到一個(gè)網(wǎng)狀的城市街道。AuntPatsmiledatherlittlenieceandbadehertoeat.帕特舅媽對她侄女微笑和吩咐她吃飯Dr.RichHamiltonisplanninghisownWorldWideWebsiteontheInternettoprovideassistancetoanyonewhoasksformedicalhelp.豐富的漢密爾頓博士計(jì)劃自己的萬維網(wǎng)址，在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上提供幫助給那些尋求醫(yī)療幫助需要的人。9.Itisdifficulttoestimatethenumberofpeopledoingpart-timejobsontheside.這是很難估計(jì)人們做兼職的數(shù)量〔作為兼職，秘密的。Thepresidenthasauthorizedhisforeignminister,MrBurns,toactasrepresentativetotheinternationalconferencetobeheldinTokyonextmonth.總統(tǒng)授權(quán)他的外交部長，伯恩斯先生，擔(dān)任下個(gè)月在東京舉行的國際會議的代表。Advancesintelecommunicationshavemeantthatitisjustaseasytoworkfromacomputerterminalathomeasitisfromatowncenteroffice.在電信方面的進(jìn)步意味著它是一樣簡單的工作從家里的計(jì)算機(jī)終端，在家和在市中心的辦公室。Untilthenewgymisbuilt,youhavenooptionbuttomakethebestofexistingbuildingswhichmayormaynotsuityourimmediaterequirements.直到新體育館建設(shè)完成,你都沒有選擇，只能充分利用現(xiàn)有建筑物，那些也許適應(yīng)或可能不適合你最近的要求。Unit3Accordingtosomescientist,globalwarmingthreatensthesurvivalofthewholehumanrace.根據(jù)一些科學(xué)家,全球變暖威脅著整個(gè)人類的生存。ThenumberofvisitorsfrompartsofScotlandnotincludingtheEdinburghareawas，infact，relativelysmallv19%>,andexceededthenumberofoverseasvisitorsv16%>byasmallmargin.游客的數(shù)量從部分蘇格蘭地區(qū)不包括愛丁堡，事實(shí)上，相對較小<19%>,超過了數(shù)量的海外游客<16%>小幅度的。TheearlySpaniardsestablishedachainofmissionstocivilizethelocalpopulationalongtheSanAntonioRiver.早期的西班牙人建立了一個(gè)鏈的任務(wù)來教化當(dāng)?shù)厝搜刂グ矕|尼奧河4.Itwascommonpracticethenthatwhenthestoreownerswantedtogoonvacationtheysimplyclosedup.這是常見的做法就是當(dāng)那些商店的老板想去度假的時(shí)候,他們將商店簡單地關(guān)閉掉。Astheydidnothaverelativesorfriendstheretheyoftenwanderedaroundnearbymallswhentheygotbored.因?yàn)樗麄儧]有親戚或朋友在那里，當(dāng)他們感到厭煩了，他們經(jīng)常在購物中心附近遊蕩。Tomakeabirthdaycard,youcansimplycutoutsomefunnyorprettypicturesfrommagazines,pastethemontoapieceofcardandthenwriteyourmessageinside.做一張生日賀卡，你可以簡單地裁剪一些有趣的或漂亮的圖片從雜志上，粘貼到一張卡上然后寫下在紙上你的消息。7.Shepickedupthereceiverand,withoutsomuchasaskingthecallertoholdonwentofftotellJackthathewaswantedonthephone.她接起，甚至連<什么都沒有〉叫那個(gè)打的人等一下都沒有說，就去告訴杰克有他的。Torelaxhimselfforalittlewhile，herosefromthecomputerdesk，walkedacrosstheroomtowardsthewindowandstretchedbotharmsupwardsandsideways.放松自己一會兒，他從電腦桌站起來，穿過房間向窗戶，伸展雙臂向上和斜躺著。Thenewproducthasapairofsmallloudspeakersfittedinside,whichyoucaneasilyhookuptoyourcomputer'ssoundcard.新產(chǎn)品有一雙小喇叭安裝在里面,您可以很容易地連接到你的電腦的聲卡。Musicinfactisauniversallanguageofanon-verbalnaturewhichisrichinexpression.音樂實(shí)際上是一種通用〔普遍的語言的非自然富含表達(dá)式。Thischartisdesignedtoshowataglancehowmanyroomshavebeenrentedoutandhowmanyarestillavailable.這個(gè)圖表是用來顯示一瞥就能看出，多少房間已經(jīng)租出去了，有多少仍然是可用的。Bathedinglorioussunshine,theboundlessstretchofcornfieldslookedanimpressivesight.沐浴在燦爛的陽光,一片茫茫無際的玉米田看起來是令人印象深刻的景象。Unit4Amyisanexpertinherfield,andiswell-paidaccordingly.艾米是她所在領(lǐng)域的專家，相應(yīng)的薪水很高。2.Someparentsfeelthattheschoolstructureisabitloose.有些家長覺得學(xué)校結(jié)構(gòu)松散，讓孩子在選擇學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)時(shí)過于自由。3.Sheneededallherpowersofconcentrationtostopherselffromslippingontheicyroad.她需要集中注意力來阻止自己在結(jié)冰的道路上滑倒。Monetarypolicyhasn'tbeenworkingbecauseinterestrateshavebeenreducedtoalmostzerowithoutstimulatingtheeconomy.貨幣政策沒有奏效,因?yàn)槔试跊]有刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)的情況下幾乎降到零。5.It'sthestrongestnaturalfabricandcanstandveryhightemperaturesandbemachinewashed.它是最強(qiáng)的天然織物、耐高溫、可機(jī)洗織物。6.Sofaras,Iknowthatpeople'stasteshaven'tchangedmuch,and,ifanything,theyaregettingmorediversethesedaysthantheyusedtobe.據(jù)我所知,人們的口味變化不大，如果有的話，他們現(xiàn)在變得比以前更多樣化了。7.It'seasiertofindexcusesforpoorcustomerservicethanacceptrealityanddosomethingaboutit.比接受現(xiàn)實(shí)并為它做點(diǎn)什么，為糟糕的客戶服務(wù)找借口更容易些8.Oftenthere'snoclearevidenceonewayortheotherandyoujusthavetobaseyourjudgmentonintuition.通常情況下沒有明確的證據(jù)，你只需要把你的判斷建立在直覺上。Hewasdressedverycasually,whichmadehimlookatrifleoutofplaceatthereception.他穿得很隨便，這使他在招待會上顯得有二點(diǎn)不協(xié)調(diào)。MygrandfatherwasborninHongKongattheturnofthecenturyandmovedwithhisfamilytoBritainintheearly1920s.我的祖父出生在世紀(jì)初的香港,，在上世紀(jì)二十年代初期就與家人移居英國。Welovehavingourgrandchildrenvisit,buttheyalwaysleavesuchamessforustocleanupafterwards.我們喜歡讓孫子孫女來探望他們，但他們總是把這樣的爛攤子留給我們來清理。〔混亂Hismotherdiedintheaccident,too.Butwedidn'ttellhimthenewsaswewereafraidthatwouldunderminehisconfidenceinfullrecovery.他的母親也在事故中死了。但是我們沒有告訴他這個(gè)消息，因?yàn)槲覀儞?dān)心這會暗中破壞他對完全康復(fù)的信心。Unit5Thecookputthemeatontheplate,sprinkleditwithsaltandpepper,wrappedtheplateinaluminumfoilandthenplaceditintheoventoroast.廚師把肉放到盤子上，撒上鹽和胡椒粉，再用鋁箔包起來，然后放到烤箱中烘烤。Everywakingmomentwetalktoourselvesaboutthethingsweexperience.Ourself-talk,thethoughtswecommunicatetoourselves,inturncontrolthewaywefeelandact.每個(gè)時(shí)刻我們自訴著曾經(jīng)的經(jīng)歷。這種自我談話，內(nèi)心思想的自我交流反過來影響我們感覺和行為的方式。Johnmadeeveryonelaughwhenhegotthewordsreversedandreferredtohimselfas"myhusband'swife."約翰話說反了，把他自己說成了"我丈夫的妻子"，這讓每個(gè)人都笑了?<相反的〉Youcan'tliveaperfectdaywithoutdoingsomethingforsomeonewhowillperhapsneverbeabletorepayyou.如果你未能給或許是無法回報(bào)你的人做點(diǎn)事的話，你的這一天就是不完美的。BecausetheEarthisasphere,sailorsatseaonlycanviewothershipstoadistanceofabout13milesbeforethoseshipsdisappearedintothehorizon.由于地球是圓形的，在船只消失之前，海上的水手能只能看到距離他們最遠(yuǎn)13英里的船只.Johnsondismissedtraditionalideaslightlyasnogoodonseveraloccasions.約翰遜摒棄了這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)理念，因?yàn)樵诤眯┣闆r下不是很實(shí)用。7.0netendstobelievewhateveronerepeatstooneselfsufficientlyoften,whetherthestatementbetrueorfalse.無論是真是假，人們傾向于相信自己重復(fù)了多遍的話。〔聲明8.Susantoldmenumeroustimeshowhersisterlongedforchildren.蘇珊跟我說過很多次她姐姐一特別想要〔渴望孩子。9.Idon'tknowwhatmyroommateisuptobecausehedoeseverythinginsecreteitherwhenIamawayorwhenIamasleep.<EscapingPrison>我不知道我的室友在忙些什么,因?yàn)樗际峭低得娜プ雒考拢还苁俏也辉诘臅r(shí)候還是我睡著的時(shí)候。Foreconomicreasons,shipbuildershavedesignedvesselsthatcanbeloadedandunloadedinaminimumamountoftimewithminimumlabor.由于經(jīng)濟(jì)原因，造船公司只能有計(jì)劃的在最短的時(shí)間內(nèi)以最小的勞動加載和卸載貨物。Laugh,andtheworldlaughswithyou;weep,andyouweepalone.歡笑,世界與你歡笑：哭泣，只有你獨(dú)自哭泣Anationaldebateisnowunderwayaboutthemannerinwhichweasasocietyshouldprotectournaturalresources.作為社會整體我們應(yīng)如何保護(hù)自然資源的全國性討論正在進(jìn)行。Unit6Some80artmasterpieceswillbebroughttoSouthKoreaforanannualFrenchculturalfestival.大約有80件杰作被帶到韓國參加一年一度的法國文化節(jié)。Ben'sverysensitiveandemotionallyfragile.Hecravesforapproval〔認(rèn)可andwilldoalmostanythingtogainitevenfromcompletestrangers.本很敏感,情感上很脆弱。他渴望認(rèn)可，他總會盡一切可能去獲取甚至是陌生人的認(rèn)可。Asinformationbombards〔轟炸us,wemustrelyonourownexperienceandintuitiontodistinguish〔=tell,區(qū)分factfromfancy.在信息轟炸的時(shí)代，我們必須依賴我們自己的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和直覺來區(qū)分事實(shí)與想象。Hecangetquiteabigheadachefromlisteningtohernonsense,butheknowsshecan'thelpit.聽她胡說他感到頭疼，但他知道她禁不住會這樣。Thesewindowdecorationsf裝飾aremadefromsoftflexibleplastid軟塑料.Theyclingtoglassandothershinysurfaceslikemagic.這些窗戶裝飾物都是軟塑料做成的，它們?nèi)缤Хㄒ粯痈街诓ＡЩ蚱渌W光的表面。Thosewhoendurehearinglossareatadisadvantage,becausetheyareunabletogeteverydaysoundsignals.那些忍受聽力缺失的人處于劣勢,因?yàn)樗麄儫o法得到日常聲音信號。7>.OnceIknewIwasexperiencingacutepanicoranxiety,Ifollowedthetipsrecommendedbymydoctortodealwiththesymptoms〔癥狀.一旦我知道我在經(jīng)歷急劇恐慌或是焦慮，我會聽從醫(yī)生的建議應(yīng)對我的癥狀。Thisdogiswell-trained---she'llcomerunningbacktomeeverytimeIwhistletoher.這只狗被訓(xùn)練的很好---每次我向她吹口哨她都會跑回來。True,thisfootballteamiscomparativelyweak.ButitisabsolutelywrongtomockattheirattempttoqualifyfortheWorldCupFinals〔有資格參加世界杯決賽.確實(shí)如此，這支足球隊(duì)比較弱。但是我們也絕不應(yīng)該嘲笑他們努力爭取參加世界杯決賽的資格。10.Itissaidthat〔據(jù)說thecorporationhasalreadysubtractedanumberof〔=manyexpenditures<開支>fromthetotalcost;Yetitstillrunsashighas<高達(dá)>300milliondollars.據(jù)說這家公司已經(jīng)從所有開支中減少了不少，但它的開支仍高達(dá)3億美元。Hehadafavoritesongheusedtosingtousintheolddays---"It'saSintotellaLie"---andIshallalwaysassociateitwithhim.在過去他常常給我們唱一首他最喜歡的一首歌---"撒謊是一種罪過"---我經(jīng)常會把這首歌和他聯(lián)系起來。Onbrightspringdays,youcanseelovelybirdsflutter/flutteringamongthebushes<灌木叢〉.在明朗的春日里，你可以看到可愛的鳥在灌木叢中飛。十年之前，南希做了許許多多美國人夢寐以求的事。她辭去了經(jīng)理職位，在鄰進(jìn)地區(qū)開了一家家用器具商店。像南希那樣的人做出這種決定主要是想要改善生活質(zhì)量。然而,經(jīng)營小本生意絕非易事。在失去穩(wěn)定的收入后,南希不得不削減日常開支。有時(shí)候她甚至沒有錢支付她所需要的種種保險(xiǎn)的費(fèi)用。幸運(yùn)的是,通過自己的努力,她已經(jīng)度過了最困難的時(shí)期。她決心繼續(xù)追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。Adecadeago,NancydidwhatsomanyAmericansdreamabout.Shequitanexecutivepositionandopened/setupahouseholddevicestoreinherneighborhood.PeoplelikeNancymadethedecisionprimarilyfortheimprovementinthequalityoftheirlives.But,torunasmallbusinessonasmallscaleisbynomeansaneasyjob.Withouthersteadyincome,Nancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpense.Sometimesshedidnotevenhavethemoneytopaythepremiumforthevariouskindsofinsurancesheneeded.Fortunately,throughherownhardwork,shehasnowgotthroughthemostdifficulttime.Sheisdeterminedtocontinuepursuinghervisionofabetterlife.亨森獲得自由后不久就一心幫助逃亡奴隸。他幾次偷偷的從加拿大回到美國幫助其他奴隸通過地下鐵路獲得自由。有一次在逃跑時(shí),亨森和幾個(gè)逃跑的奴隸被捕捉奴隸的人包圍。他將逃跑的奴隸喬裝打扮了一番,成功的躲避了追捕。后來他在加拿大的得累斯頓為逃跑的奴隸建造了一個(gè)居住的小區(qū),并建了教堂和學(xué)校。他堅(jiān)信奴隸制終將被廢除,種族歧視消失的那天一定會到來。ShortlyafterheachievedfreedomHensonbecameintentonassistingfugitiveslaves.HesecretlyreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromCanadaseveraltimestohelpotherstotraveltheUndergroundRailroadtofreedom.OncesomeslavecatchersclosedinontheescapingslavesandHensonwhentheywereontherun.Hedisguisedthemandsuccessfullyavoi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