1、Unit 1Dontsitfortoolongoryoullcrease(折痕)yournewdress.别坐得太久,否则会弄皱你的衣服。Theresahint(少许) ofsummerintheair,althoughitsonlyApril.虽然才四月,空气中已经有一丝夏天的味道。Heassured(保证)methatthewell-knowndoctorwouldcuremyheadache.他向我保证,那个著名的医生会治好我的头痛。Ihandedinmyapplicationforthejoblastweek;Iameagerlyawaiting(等待)theirreply.我上周提交
2、了我的就业申请,现在正急切地等待着他们的答复。Iwishyoudstophovering(盘旋)roundandletmegetonwithsomework.我希望你能停止在周围转动,好让我做一些工作。Hilarywasout,soIscrawled(潦草)anotetoherandputitunderthedoor.希拉里不在家,所以我草草写了一张给她的字条,放在门下。Thelittlegirlkeptondancing,herfaceandblackhairglistening(闪亮的)withsweat.这个小女孩不停地跳舞,她的脸和黑色的头发因为汗水闪闪发亮。Afrail (瘦弱的)o
3、ldwomanwithawalkingstickcameslowlydowntothegatetomeetus.一个瘦弱的老妇人,拄着拐杖,慢慢地走下大门来接我们。Judyisthesole(唯一)survivorofthecaraccident thedriverandalltheotherpassengersdied.朱迪是那个汽车事故中的唯一幸存者,驾驶员和其他乘客都死了。Intheroomwheretheyoungmanwaskilled,detectivesfoundnovisible(明显的)signsofastruggle.一个年轻人被杀死在房间里面,侦探没有发现明显的争斗迹象。
4、Whileoneoftherobbersengaged(吸引)theguardinconversation,theotherscreptintothefactory.当其中一个盗贼拖住了保安聊天,其他几个盗贼偷偷潜进了工厂。Onememberofthejurywasbiased(有偏见)infavourofthesuspect,becausetheysharedthesameeducationalbackground陪审团中的一个成员偏袒那个嫌疑人,因为他们有着相同的教育背景。Thiswasthemomenthehadbeendreading(担心)forweeks-hismotherfoun
5、douttheathehadtoldalie.这是几周来他一直担心的时刻他的母亲发现他之前撒谎了。Whensheheardtheyweregoingtogetmarried,theoldwomancouldntstopgrinning(露出笑容)allday.听到他们将要结婚的消息,那老太太整天满脸笑容。Theyoungcouplespokeinwhispersforfearof(避免)wakingthebaby.那对年轻夫妇说话轻声细语,以免吵醒婴儿。Wepulledup(停放)infrontofashop,boughtsomedrinksanddroveon.我们在一家商店门口停车,买了些
6、饮料,又继续上路了。Icananswerallthequestionsexceptfor(除了)thelast-itpuzzlesmetoo.我可以回到所有的问题,除了最后那个,它也把我难倒了。Wecouldntgetby(过日子)onmysalaryalone,somywifedidsomeoddjobs.仅仅依靠我的工资,我们没有办法勉强过日子,所以我的妻子做了一些零工。Helefthiswell-paidofficejobtotrytomakealiving(维持生活)onafarm.他辞掉了他薪资丰厚的办公室工作,努力想依靠农场生活。InolongergotoseeJohnregula
7、rly,buteverysooften(偶尔)hedropsinatmyoffice.我不再经常去看望约翰,但偶尔他会顺便来我办公室拜访我。7.Thoughshehasalotofpowerinthatbigcompany,Sandytendstoremaininthebackground(在幕后).虽然桑迪在那个大公司有很大的权利,她还是倾向于躲在幕后工作。Shutoff(关掉)thepowerafteryouusethemulti-mediadevicesintheconferenceroom.使用完会议室的多媒体设备后,请关掉电源。Althoughhesbeenherejustafewd
8、ays,heknowsthenameofeachandevery(每个)colleague.虽然他只来了几天,他已经知道了每个同事的名字了。Wehopetofinishtheworktoday,butasitis(实际上)weprobablywontfinishuntiltomorrow.我们希望今天把工作完成,但实际上我们可能得到明天才能完成。Judyisquiteobedientwhileheryoungersisteralwayswrapsherfatheraroundherlittlefinger(随心所欲支配某人).朱迪很听话,而她的妹妹则是任意摆布她父亲。Theshowercaug
9、thtuscompletelyunawares(令某人出其不意)-alltheclotheswehungupoutsidegotwet.这场倾盆大雨来得出其不意,我们挂在外面的所有衣服都淋湿了。Unit 2IdontlikemystraighthairsoImgoingtohaveitcurled.我不喜欢我的直头发,所以我要把它卷曲。This price is her minimum ;she refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是她的最低限度,她拒绝进一步降低I often clip recipes out of newspapers and magaz
10、ines but never use them when I cook.我经常在报纸和杂志上剪辑食谱,但当我做饭时,我从不使用它们。She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate even though she was going on a diet.她屈服于诱惑,又吃了一块巧克力,尽管她在节食Giventhefactthatsheloveschildren,Iamsureteachingistherightcareerforher.考虑到她爱孩子这一事实,我相信教书对她是正确的职业。They try to preserve their
11、interesting old customs against the impacts of the modern world他们试图保护他们的有趣的旧习俗对现代世界的影响Philip was fascinated to see how the old woman wove cloth with such simple tools.菲利普看到老妇人用这种简单的工具布着迷Amongallhisrelatives,hehasanespeciallydeepaffectionforhisauntwhocaresforhimmost.在他的所有的亲戚中他对他姑姑的感情特别深,姑姑是最关心他的。Teah
12、ingisnotaone-wayactivity;teachersandstudentsshouldinteractwitheachotherinclass.教学不是单向的活动;教师和学生应该在每一个课堂上互动。Afterhiswifedied,heremarriedwithmuchhaste,whichcausedalotofgossipamonghisacquaintances.他的妻子死后,他再婚有多快,在他的熟人中这引起了很多八卦。Without your love and support he would have been weighed down with grief after
13、 his daughter died of a car crash.没有你的爱和支持,他会因他的女儿死于车祸而伤心。Ihaveneverseenahouselikethatitsuntidinessdefiesdescription;Ithinksheoughttolearnhowtokeepahouse.我从来没有见过那样邋遢其难以形容的房子;我想她应该学会如何保持房子。there day more and more pregnant women want the presence of their husbands at the birth of their childen.这些天,越来越
14、多的孕妇希望丈夫出现在他们的孩子出生。ItisquitepossibleforastudenttomasterEnglishgrammarandacquirealargevocabularywithoutthehelpofateacher.一个学生的确可能在没有老师的帮助下,掌握英语语法并获得大量的英语词汇。She watched him manipulate all the handles and gears in his automobile until she thought she could run it herself.她看着他操纵所有的手柄和齿轮在他的汽车,直到她认为她可以自己运
15、行。Lackofmoneyandlackofmachineryarethetwomajorrestraintsonthegrowthofthisfactory;thatswhyitremainsthesameasitwastenyearsago. 缺乏资金和缺乏机械是经济增长的两大制约因素,为什么它仍然与十年前相同。Unit 3Theybound(捆住)hishandsandlegswitharopesohecouldntescape.他们捆住他的手和腿和一根绳子使他无法逃跑。Heunfolded(打开)themapandtriedtofindoutwhichwaytogo他打开地图寻找路线H
16、esbeenchargedwithpossessing(持有)gunsandattemptingtoattackthepolice他被控持有枪支,并意图袭警Theproductssuccesshassurpassed(超过)allourexpectations-weveneverthoughthatitcouldsellsowell这个产品的成功超出我们所有人的意料,我们从来不敢想象它可以卖得这么好Tenminutesbeforetheappointed(约定)time ,hesatnervouslyoutsideheroffice离约定时间还有十分钟,他就紧张地坐在她办公室外了Weliket
17、omakefriendswithshellybecauseshehassuchvirture(美德)asloyaltycourageandtruthfulness我们都愿意和莎莉交朋友,因为她是一个,充满美德,勇气并且值得信任的人珍妮JanetandBobhadcorrespond(通信)witheachotherformanyyearsbeforetheyfinallymetinParis妮和鲍勃通信多年后,最终在巴黎见面了Tinagazed(注视)steadilyatthefamoussingerunabletobelieveshewassoclosetohim蒂娜目不转睛地注视着那位著名
18、的歌手,不敢相信自己离他这么近Mygrandfatherstillhaskeen(敏锐)eyesight-heisabletoreadroadsignsinthedistance我祖父的视力还是很好-他能看清远处的路牌Theoldmangrasped(握住)myhandwarmlyandshookitsayingCongratulations.Youvewon老人热情地握住我的手,说道,祝贺你,你获胜了。Thelawyersargumentsarewellgrounded(充足的理由)becausehehascollectedenoughproofconcerningthecase律师的论证充
19、分,因为关于这起案件他已搜集了足够的证据Itisverysensible(合乎情理)ofyoutobringyourumbrellatoKunmingatthistimeoftheyear-itrainssofrequentlyhere在这个时间带伞到昆明是很明智的做法-这里经常下雨的ThepresidentfailedinhisattemptstowinthesecondtermbecauseheHadntfulfilledhiscommitments(承诺)madeinthepreviouselection总统没有履行选举时的承诺,所以竞选连任时败选了Eventhoughthereares
20、trictrulesregulating(调节)theuseofchemicalsinfoodsomefoodproducersdisregardthemintentionallyinordertogainmoreprofits虽然有严格的条例限制食物中化学剂的使用,但还是有一些食品制造商为了谋取更多的利润,有意对其视而不见Peoplewhocannotdistinguishbetween (辨别) coloursaresaidtobecolour-blind.不能辨别颜色的人可说成是色盲。Thoroughly,thevetcheckedupon(检查)ourhorsesandpronounc
21、edthemfittorace.兽医检查我们的马匹和明显的他们有良好的状态去比赛。Myfencewastorndown(折毁)inthestorm,soIneedtoputupanewone.我的篱笆在暴风雨中被拆除了,所以我需要把另一个新的。Youcanmakeafortune(发财)outoftheseuselessvasesifyoucallthemantiques(古董).你能大赚一笔了这些无用的花瓶,如果你把它们称为“古董”。Therewassilenceforafewseconds;thenallofasudden(出乎意料的),thechildletoutaloudscream.
22、沉默了几秒钟,然后突然发出一声尖叫的孩子。Ilosttrackof(失去与什么的联系)whathewassayingafterthefirstcoupleofsentencesitwastoocomplicated.沉默了几秒钟,然后忽然之间我忘记了他所说的第一对夫妇的句子后这是太复杂。这孩子发出一声尖叫。Castinganeyeover(铸造一只眼睛)theaudience,henoticedthataboutonethirdoftheseatswerestillvacant.在观众的铸造一只眼睛,他注意到,约三分之一的座位还空着的。Theirrelationshipbrokeup(破裂)w
23、henthegirllearnedthattheboywasnottobetrusted.当他们的关系破裂的女儿学那男孩不可信任的。IdontunderstandwhySusan,akind-heartedgirl,shouldtakepleasurein(乐于喜欢)mysufferings.我不明白为什么苏珊,一位好心的女孩,应该喜悦我的苦难。Thetreatmenthasbeendescribedas(被认为)apainlesswayofcuringcancer,whichisuntrue.治疗被认为是一种无痛苦方式治愈的癌症,这是不真实的。Theorganizershadexpected
24、about500peopletocome,butover1000turnedup(出现)intheend.组织者预计约有500人来,但有超过1000名出现在最后。SheisaSwissinsofaras(在什么范围)shewasborninSwitzerlandbutshebecameanAmericancitizenin1978.她是一位瑞士,只要是她出生在瑞士,但她成为了一名美国公民在1978年。The16-year-oldboy,whostabbedanotherboyinacyberlounge(网吧),isunderarrest(被拘留,被逮捕)andawaitingtrial.这位
25、16岁的男孩,他刺伤另一个男孩在一个网络酒廊,被逮捕和等待审讯。Sincewehavereachedagreementaboutthefirstitem,letuspasson(传递)tothenextitemontheagenda,saidthechairman.“现在我们达成协议关于第一个项目,让我们转到下一项议程,说:”主席。Shegetslosteasilywhiledriving;sonowwheneversheisuncertainasto(至于)whichroadtotake,shewilltelephoneherhusband.她开车的时候,很容易迷失了航向,所以现在每当她是确
26、定该走哪一条路去,她会打电话给她的丈夫。Unit 4Atruckwentbytoofastandnarrowly(勉强)missedhittingourcar.一辆卡车速度很快,勉强错开没有撞上我们的汽车。Theprofessorpausedtoconsulthisnotes,andthenproceeded(继续)toaskussomemorequestions.教授停止查看笔记,继续提问。ItisanAmericancompanywhoselogo(标志)features(起重要作用)aredkangaroo.美国的一家公司把红色的袋鼠作为商标Heheardfootstepsbehindh
27、im ,andspun(转过去)aroundtoseewhohewas.他听到身后的脚步声,回头看是谁。Itisanaturaltendencythatonelearnstocrawl(爬行)beforehelearnstowalk.先学会爬,再学会走是自然的趋势。Motherflashed(露出)asmileatherchildwhenhesawhimtryingtoputon hisshoes byhimself.母亲看见儿子自己尝试穿鞋的时候,露出一丝微笑。Theirteamfailedtoqualify(取得资格)fortheworldcupeventhoughtheyhadtrain
28、edlikecrazy.尽管他们拼命训练,他们仍然没有资格参加世界杯。Despite(尽管)themanufacturersrepeatedclaimsthattheproductissafe,manypeoplehavestoppedbuyingit.尽管生产厂家一再回应生成这种产品是安全的,然而许多人还是停止了购买Itisgreattowonyesterdaysvolleyballmatch.Whatabouteatingouttocongratulate(庆祝)ourselvesonthesuccess?我们赢了昨天的排球比赛,去外面吃一顿来庆祝我们的胜利如何?Ifyourcompute
29、rgoeswrongfrequently,isuggestyougoandseeacomputerconsultant(顾问).如果你的电脑经常出现故障,我建议你去电脑店咨询。Intheracehewillcompete(比赛)againstworld-classrunners,whichisarealchallengetohim.这次比赛他将和世界级的选手赛跑,对他来说真是一个挑战。Inordertowinintheschooltrackandfieldmeet,hedisciplined(训练的)himselftopracticerunningeveryday.为了在学校田径会上赢得胜利,
30、他计划每天跑步来锻炼自己Afterbeingquestionedforseveralhours,thesuspectfinallyconfessed(承认,坦白)thathehadstolenthediamond.经过几个小时的询问,嫌疑犯承认偷了钻石。Unfortunatelyhetripped(摔倒)andfellover,tearingaholeinhistrousersandgrazinghisknee.他不幸地摔倒,把裤子蹭了一个洞,擦伤了膝盖。Iamkindof(有点儿)hungry.mayigoandseesomethingtoeat.我有点饿,我能找点东西吃吗Iamafraid
31、weareinfor(遭遇)astorm .howaboutpostponingourtriptoanotherday.我担心我们会遇上暴风雨,把旅行推迟到别天怎么样。Heletmostofthewayintheracebutlosthisstrengthtowardtheendandcamein(进来)last.在大部分时间他都遥遥领先,但是最后他没有力气,得了最后一名。Attheendofthegame,thewholecrowdrosetotheirfeet(站起来)andcheeredwildlyforus.比赛最后,所有人都站起来,为我们热切地欢呼。Theboysgoodmanner
32、sshowedobviouslythathehadbeenbroughtup(生活在)intherespectablefamily.这男孩的好行为显现出他生活在一个受人尊敬的家庭。Mybossalwayskeepsourdesignsunderwraps(不公开)untilheseesourcompetitorspublicizetheirs.我老板总是隐藏起我们的设计,直到对手发布他们的Atthepartylastnightninadrankquitealotandmadesuchafoolofherself(让自己出丑).昨天晚上的派对上,妮娜喝了很多酒,出了丑。Idontundersta
33、ndwhysomepeopletendtogethotunderthecollar(发怒,怒气冲天)aboutthingsofnoimportance.我不明白为什么有些人会发火对不重要的事情。Therewasayoungmanwalkingupanddownourstreetforhourslastnight,andifhewasntactuallyathiefhecertainlylookedthepart(看上去像这类人).有一个年轻人跟着我们在昨晚,就算他不是一个小偷,看上去也像这类人.Ringthebellonlyinanemergency(在紧急情况).ifyoudoitatoth
34、ertimesyoumaygetintotrouble.在紧急情况敲响警钟,如果你在其他情况下弄响了,你就有事了。Mywifehashadhereyeson(看中)thathouseforalongtime,butwedonthaveenoughmoneytobyeit.我的妻子看中了一栋房子很长时间了,但是我们没有足够的钱去买Aftertwoyearsofhardwork,thenewbookisgraduallytakingshape(成型)andwillbepublishedsoon.经过了两年的艰苦工作,这本新书将成型,并且出版。Inasense,acrisisisntsomethin
35、gbadsincedifficultiescanbringout(显示出,发挥出)thebestqualitiesinpeople.在某种程度上,危机不是坏事,因为困难能够发挥人的特质Ificanputin(抽出squeezein)someextrahoursthisweek,icanfinishmytaskaheadofscheduleandwillhaveoneortwodaysoffnextweek.如果我能额外抽出时间,我就能够提前完成我的任务,并且在这周的一到两天后完成。Thoughtennisismyfavoritesport,iamnotgoodatit.youwillsurel
36、ywinmehandsdown(轻而易举)。尽管网球是我最喜欢的,但是我并不擅长它,你可以轻而易举的赢我。Unit 5Youshouldfamiliarize(熟悉)yourselfwiththerulesbrforeyoustarttopalythegame你应该在开始游戏之前熟悉游戏规则Ajudgemustbefreefromprejudice(损害)-hisopinionsmustbefairandreasonable法官必须不损害他的意见必须是公平和合理的Thepoliceareappealing(呼吁)tothepublicfordetailedinformationaboutthe
37、murderer警方呼吁公众提供有关凶手的详细信息Thecarthathadbeenfollowingourssuddenlyaccelerated(加快速度)overtookus那辆跟在我们后面的车突然加速超过我们Iwonttakehisthreats(威胁)seriouslyheoftensayshewillpunishme,butheneverdoes我不会太重视他的威胁,他经常说要责罚我,但是都没有这么做Patientswhoaregiventhenewdrugwillbeaskedtomonitor(监控)theirheartbeat,temperatureandbloodpress
38、ure.服用新药的病人需要监视他们的心跳、体温和血压。Itisthehospitalspolicytoisolate(隔离)anypatientwhoissufferingfromaninfectiousdisease若患有易传染的疾病的病人将会被隔离,这是医院的政策Clearskiesarenoguarantee(保证)ofcontinuedfineweatheritmayrainintheeveing晴朗的天空并不能担保会继续天晴,晚上可能会下雨Ifonechildgetssickwithchicken-poxtherestofthechildreninthesamekindergarte
39、nwillbeexposedtothedangerofbeinginfected(被传染)如果有一个小孩长水痘,那么同个幼儿园的孩子都有可能被感染的危险Histotalignorance(无知愚昧)ofthesubjectistrulysurprising,howcomeheknowsnothingaboutit?他那种对项目的无知真的很吃惊,他怎么可能知道任何东西HavinganticipatedtheproblemsImightencounterIwaswellequipped(具有能力)todealwiththesituation自从我参与我可能面临的难题,我有能力来处理这种情况Ioft
40、enbuyprocessed(加工)foodstheymaynotbesofreshbutitsreallytime-saving我经常买加工食品,他有可能不新鲜,但是它还是有保质期的Weneedtofindsomecompaniestosponsor(赞助者)thecontestweregoingtoholdbecausewewontbeabletocoveralltheexpenses我们需要找一些公司来赞助我们将要执行的工程,因为我们付不起所有费用Inthepasttwoyears,shesstayedathomelookingafterherbaby,sheishopingtoresu
41、me(继续)hercareersoon在过去的两年,她一直留在家里照顾他的小孩,她现在能尽快继续她的事业Thedepartmentofpublichealthhasissued(发布)strictinstructionsthatnooneshouldentertheepidemicareawithoutpermission公共卫生健康部发布了一项严格的指令,如果不禁允许没人可以进去疫区Hecontracted(感染)suchbadhabitsassmokinganddrinkingwhenhewasfifteenandnowitishardforhimtogetridofthem他十五岁的时候染上了吸烟和喝酒这个坏习惯,对他来说远离烟和酒很困难Itsfine