1、unit1When I think of people in this world who have really made a difference, I think of my parents. They were truly saints among ordinary people.I was one of the ten children my parents adopted. They rescue (挽救) each of us from a life of poverty and loneliness. They were hardly able to restrain（克制）
2、themselves from bringing home more children to care for. If they had had the resources （资源） they certainly would have.Most people do not realize how much they appreciated（感激） someone until they pass away. My sisters and brothers and I did not want this to happen before we uttered（说） the words “Thank
3、 you“ to our parents.Although we have all grown up and scattered（散落） about the country, we got back together to thank our parents. My brother Tom undertook（从事，承担） the task of organizing the event. Every Friday night, Mom and Dad have had the ham dinner special at the same restaurant for the last twe
4、nty years. That is where we waited without their knowing. When we first caught a glimpse （瞥一眼） of them coming across the street, we all hid underneath(在之下） a big table. When they entered, we leapt out and shouted, “Thank you, Mom and Dad.“ My brother Tom presented（提供）them with a card and we all hugg
5、ed. My Dad pretended that he had known we were under the table all along.当我想到的人在这个世界上真的有区别,我认为我的父母。他们是真正的圣徒在普通人中间。我是十个孩子的父母。他们拯救(挽救) 我们每个人从贫穷和孤独的生活。他们几乎能够抑制(克制) 把更多的孩子带回家照顾自己。如果他们有资源(资源)他们肯定会。大多数人都没有意识到他们欣赏(感激)的人,直到他们去世。我和我的兄弟姐妹不希望这样的事情发生在我们说出的话(说)“谢谢”我们的父母。虽然我们都长大了 ,分散(散落)的国家,我们一起回来,感谢我们的父母,我的哥哥汤姆进
6、行了(从事,承担) 的任务组织事件。每一个星期五的晚上 ,妈妈和爸爸有火腿晚餐特别在同一餐厅过去二十年了。我们等了不知道。当我们第一次瞥见(瞥一眼) 的街对面,我们都躲在(在之下) 一个大表。当他们进入,我们跳出,喊道:“谢谢你,妈妈和爸爸。 ”我弟弟汤姆提出(提供) 卡和我们都拥抱。我爸爸假装他知道我们是在桌子底下。1.无论你是多么富有经验的演说家，无论你做了多么充分的准备，你都很难在这样嘈杂招待会上发表演讲（no matter how ）No matter how experienced a speaker you are, and how well you have prepared y
7、our speech, you will have difficulty making a speech at such a noisy reception.2.就像吉米妹妹的朋友都关心吉米一样，吉米也关心他们(just as )Just as all his sisters friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.3.汽车的生产商在新车的几处都印有汽车识别号码，以便帮助找回被盗车辆Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on ne
8、w cars to help track down stolen vehicles.4.老师回来时你敢告我状的话，我就不再和你说话了If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I wont say a word to you any more.5.有些老年人愿意独自过日子，但大多数老人选择和儿女一起生活(on ones own)Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with their children
9、.6.现在需要面对的事情是：如何筹集创建公司所需的资金(reckon with)Here is something that needs to be reckoned with: how to get the necessary finances to establish the company.unit2Women who exercise regularly need to be careful with what they eat. Researchers have found evidence（证据，迹象） that even moderate（适度的） exercise can re
10、sult in losing iron. They said that women who exercise regularly, especially in endurance（耐久） activities, typically lose iron. In order to prevent this from becoming a problem（为了防止这成为问题）, it is important that those women consume more meat（吃肉） or take supplements （补充） to replace（取代） the iron lost. Th
11、ose who do not bother to get plentiful amounts of iron（嫌麻烦不愿意获得大量铁的人） may begin to feel weak and tired. “If you can get the recommended daily allowance（按定量供给） of iron in your diet（如果你能每天服用推荐铁的含量）, you will probably perform better,“ said one diet specialist. “One shortcoming（缺点） of taking iron pills
12、is that the pill form is not well absorbed（专心致志，全神贯注） and can sometimes make you sick. It is preferable（可取的） that you try to remedy（治疗） the deficiency（缺点） by getting more iron-rich meats（红肉） in your diet.“There are ways to help your body store（储存） away（一直在做） the iron it takes in. By getting plenty o
13、f Vitamin C, your body is able to process（处理）, or use, the iron better. Researchers acknowledge（承认，声明） that everyones body is different and the problem will be less serious for some. Because it is impossible to decide whether or not this could be a problem for you, health specialists say（健康专家说） it i
14、s advisable（明智的） to check your iron levels. Even when you cant feel it, you may still have a problem.经常锻炼的女性需要小心他们吃什么。研究人员发现证据(证据,迹象), 即使温和(适度的)运动可能导致失去铁。他们说,那些经常锻炼的女性,尤其是耐力(耐久) 活动,通常失去铁。为了防止这成为一个问题(为了防止这成为问题 ),重要的是,这些女人消耗更多的肉 (吃肉)或补充(补充)取代(取代)铁丢失。那些不费心去获得大量的铁(嫌麻烦不愿意获得大量铁的人)可能会感到虚弱和疲惫。 ”如果你能推荐的每日津贴(
15、按定量供给) 铁的饮食(如果你能每天服用推荐铁的含量),你可能会表现得更好 ,”一位饮食专家说。 “一个缺点( 缺点)的铁药丸,药丸形式并没有很好的吸收(专心致志 ,全神贯注), 有时会让你生病。最好 (可取的),你试图弥补( 治疗)不足(缺点) 通过让更多富含铁的肉(红肉) 在你的饮食习惯。 ”有一些方法可以帮助你的身体存储(储存) 外(一直在做)。的铁需要充足的维生素 C,你的身体能够处理(处理), 或者使用,铁更好。研究人员承认(承认 ,声明), 每个人的身体都是不同的 ,对有些问题不会那么严重。因为它是不可能决定是否这对你可能是个问题,健康专家说(健康专家说) 建议(明智的)来检查你的
16、铁水平。即使你不能感觉到它,你可能仍然有问题。1.被告是位年仅 30 岁的女子，她坚持称自己无罪(use an appositive)使用同位语The defendant, a woman of only 30, kept insisting on her own innocence（无罪） .2.总体来看，枣、豆类以及一些多叶的绿色蔬菜是最好的铁质来源(use an absolute tructure)使用独立主格结构All tings considered, dates, beans and some leafy green vegetables are the best sources
17、of iron.3.正餐时不供应饮料，饮料会影响消化No beverages are served with meals because they interfere with digestion.4.考虑到那个地方受欢迎的程度，提前订旅馆是明智的Taking the popularity of the region into consideration, it is advisable to book hotels in advance.5.服药后若有呕吐感，请立即停止服用并尽快咨询医生 If you have a feeling of wanting to throw up after t
18、aking this drug, stop taking it immediately and consult your doctors as soon as possible.6.总结这次讨论时，他说双方都要好好考虑怎样以最有效的方法来解决这一问题Summing up the discussion, he said both parties should consider the most effective way to solve the problem.unit3While many private schools are focusing more on values（重视）, pu
19、blic schools are moving toward testing standards. The national government demands（需要） academic（学术上的） success and tests are taken as a key measurement（量度；份量，尺寸；） for a schools performance（表现） . Schools with low test scores face penalties（惩罚） such as a reduction（减少） in money to run（经营） their schools.
20、And, even individual teachers are being graded on（分级） how theyre preparing their students for these tests.“We have concentrated（集中的，全神贯注的） too much on teaching the kids how to take these tests,“ commented（评论） one elementary school teacher（初中老师）. “We should be providing a more comprehensive（综合的，全面的）
21、curriculum（课程） to these kids. We should be cultivating（改善，培养） leadership and curiosity（领导能力和好奇心）. Unfortunately, there is never time.“One school principal remarked（重要的评论）, “Its true that it would be beneficial（有益的） to our kids if they were getting better scores on the subjects being tested. The trou
22、ble is that in poorer areas of the city like ours, kids start school less equipped（被装备） to perform（工作）well. We have many obstacles（障碍） to overcome（战胜，压倒） before we can teach them basic subjects. All schools are not alike（同样地） , so they shouldnt be tested that way.“The goal is to improve performance
23、in schools that are not providing（提供） their students with tools for success,“ said one government official. He admits（承认）, however, that he is having a hard time convincing faculty（说服全体教职员工） and teachers this plan will work.1.在思维方面，与他的行为一样，他是非常传统的(use “as” with the meaning of “in the way that , in t
24、he manner（方法） that ,like”.)In his thinking, as in his behavior, he is very traditional.虽然许多私立学校更注重值(重视), 公立学校是朝着测试标准。国民政府要求 (需要)学术( 学术上的)成功,测试是作为一个关键的测量 (量度; 份量,尺寸;)学校的性能( 表现)。学校考试分数较低的脸处罚(惩罚),如减少(减少) 货币运行(经营)他们的学校,甚至个别教师被分级(分级)他们是如何准备这些测试他们的学生。 “我们已经集中(集中的,全神贯注的) 太多教孩子们如何把这些测试,”评论(评论)的一个小学老师(初中老师)
25、。 “我们应该提供一个更全面的( 综合的,全面的)课程(课程) 这些孩子。我们应该培养( 改善,培养) 领导和好奇心(领导能力和好奇心)。不幸的是,没有时间。 ”一个学校校长说(重要的评论), “这是真的 ,它将是有益的(有益的)我们的孩子如果他们被测试的科目成绩越来越好。麻烦的是,在像我们这样的城市的贫困地区,孩子们开始上学少装备(被装备 )来执行(工作) 。我们有很多障碍( 障碍)克服(战胜,压倒)之前,我们可以教他们基础学科。并不是所有的学校都是一样的(同样地), 所以他们不应该测试。 ”“目标是提高性能在学校不提供(提供) 学生成功的工具,” 一位政府官员表示,他承认(承认),然而,他
26、是很难令人信服的教师(说服全体教职员工) 和教师这一计划将会工作。2.教师一旦同意接受新的教学计划。他们就得面对新计划所带为他们的压力(use “once ” as a conjunction（连接） with the meaning “from the moment that”.)Once the teachers agree to accept the new teaching program, they have to face the strain it puts on them.3.从长远看，大学毕业后继续深造而不是直接参加工作是值得的 In the long run, it is
27、worthwhile to pursue ones study after graduating from university instead of going to work directly.4.由于这所学校的办学宗旨是品德第一，所以道德观和学习成绩受到同样的重视As the school operates on the Character First principle, moral values and academic achievements are stressed equally.5. 据说，原定于这个月召开的会议将推迟到下个月召开It is said that the me
28、eting, which is scheduled to be held this month, will be put off till next month.6.这所学校把为学生做好人生准备当作其职责，办法是倡导一整套能使所有学生受益的道德标准（seeas ）The school sees its job as preparing its students for life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles that can benefit all of them.unit5As a surgeon（外科医生，军医） , I
29、have seen a lot of deaths. I am rarely astonished（很少惊讶） by anything. The other day, however, one humorous and slightly odd story(轻微奇怪的故事) I heard touched me. A doctor told me that a very old woman he was treating was lying motionless（静止不动的） on her pillow face down. He thought she was dead, but when
30、he approached（靠近） , he noticed she was breathing. Her hospital gown（病服） exposed（暴露出） her back bare（赤裸的后背）, so he put a cover over her. Just then she sat up slowly（慢慢的做起来）, startling（令人吃惊的） the doctor. She seemed quite alive.“I thought you were nearly gone,“ the doctor said. “Your breathing was so sh
31、allow（微弱的） and you seemed lifeless（毫无生气的）.“Never mind that, doctor, Ive been waiting for you,“ the old woman said quite confidently, as if she were his mother. She had been a good mother to four, but she had survived（幸存，比 活的更长） them all. She gracefully handed the doctor a jar（罐子） of strawberry jam.
32、“Take the lid off（拿掉盖子） and try some,“ she said. He sampled（品尝） a little and told her it was delicious.“Good,“ she said, handing him a piece of paper with writing. “This is how to make it.“ He understood what a(n) privilege（特权，权益） she had given him and took it with thanks and then left. The old woma
33、n lay back down and died soon after his departure（离开）.作为外科医生(外科医生,军医 ),我见过很多死亡。我很少惊讶 (很少惊讶)由什么。有一天,然而,一个幽默,有点奇怪的故事(轻微奇怪的故事) 我听说摸我。医生告诉我 ,一个非常古老的女人他是治疗躺着不动(静止不动的 )在她的枕头上的脸。他以为她已经死了 ,但当他靠近(靠近),他注意到她的呼吸。医院长袍(病服) 暴露(暴露出) 她裸(赤裸的后背),所以他把覆盖在她。就在那时,她慢慢坐了起来(慢慢的做起来 ),惊人的(令人吃惊的)医生。她看起来很活。 “我以为你几乎走了,”医生说。 “你的呼吸
34、很浅(微弱的), 你似乎毫无生气 (毫无生气的)。 ”“没关系,医生,我一直在等你,”老妇人很自信地说,好像她是他的母亲。她是一个好母亲四、但她幸存下来(幸存,比活的更长)。她优雅地把医生一罐(罐子)草莓酱。 “把盖子揭开( 拿掉盖子)试试,”她说。他取样(品)尝一点,告诉她这是美味。 “好,” 她说,递给他一张纸写。 “这是如何让它。 ”他明白(n)特权(特权 ,权益)她给了他,带着它谢谢然后离开。老妇人躺回去,死后不久他离开(离开)。1.直到看到弥留之际躺在床上的母亲，他才意识到自己是多么地爱她(use “not until ” at the begging)Not until he sa
35、w his mother lying in bed, dying, did he realize how much he loved her.2.考虑到他最近的身体状况，我认为他这次考试成绩还不错(use a present participle(现在分词) as adverbial （状语）)Taking into account of his recent physical condition, I think he has done quite well in the exam.3.克拉克夫人躺在床上一动不动，一时间我都纳闷她是否和活着Mrs. Clark lies in bed mot
36、ionless, and I wondered briefly if she is still alive.4.整栋楼一片黑暗，只有三楼的某个窗户透出一丝光 The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window.5.这些士兵接受了严格的训练，并且对完成这项新任务有充分的准备(be equipped)These soldiers have received very strict training and are well equipped to fulfill the new t
37、ask.6.他伸手拿起电话，拨通了宾馆的号码（reach for） He reached for the phone, picked it up, and dialed the hotels number.unit6Do you know February 2nd is Groundhogs Day (土拨鼠日)? Legend has it that on this morning（传说在这天早上） , if a groundhog can see its shadow（影子）, 如果一个土拨鼠能看见自己的影子，there will be six more weeks of winter（就会有多于六周的冬季）. If it cannot see its shadow, spring is on the way（如果不能看见，春天就快来了） . Some believe that the means of forecast is rather arbitrary（主观的，随意的） and is often incorrect（有些人认为这个预言是乱说的，通常
