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2.Text A

Text B

1) Since the summer vacation has started，let's pack up and spend a week in the country with my grandparents.

2) The boy is so interested in the popular novel entitled Harry Porter and the Deathly Hallows(圣徒) that he has read it for many a time. 3) I admire Steve very much，for in his pursuit of a successful life，he always stays the course and never gives up in spite of the many difficulties and risks he has encountered.

4) The couple's love was put to the test when the husband was crippled in a car accident.

5) I mailed out 250 letters to complete strangers for help and within 6 weeks the stream of money came flooding in from all over the country.

6) When searching for some news online(在线的) last night，I came across an interesting website(网址) devoted to computer games.

7) He is so clever that he can always come up with solutions at the last moment. 8) At the sight of the big fish，the fisherman plunged his hands into the water and caught it with graceful ease.

Translation

Translate the following sentences into English，using the words and expressions given in brackets.

1) 听说他的新书是根据发生在田纳西州一个小镇上一家人的真事写的。(rumor has it that)

Rumour has it that his new book is based on a true story about a family in a small Tennessee town.

2) 他在中学教书，但也兼职做些翻译来赚取外快。 (on the side)

He teaches in a middle school，but he does some translation work on the side to bring in extra cash / money.

3) 自信是件好事，但自信不自负(conceit)是有区别的。 (there's a difference between ? and ?)

It's good to be confident (about yourself)，but there's a difference between (self-)confidence and conceit.

4) 只有坚持到底的人才会成功。半途而废的人永远也无法实现梦想。 (stick it out) Only those who stick it out can achieve success. Those who give up halfway will never realize their dreams.

come across many a put ... to the test in sb.'s favour

come up with pack up stay the course

flood in

plunge ... in/into

5) 一个真正的英雄有勇气，有高尚的目标，而且乐于奉献。 (make sacrifices) A true hero possesses / has courage，a noble purpose and a willingness to make sacrifices.

6) 任何人只要拿起这本小说读了第一段，就会发现很难把它放下。 (be hard pressed to do sth.)

Anyone who picks up this novel and reads the first paragraph will be hard pressed to put it down.

7) 从某种意义上说，生活就像游泳。如果你总是扶住池边，就永远也学不会。 (in a sense)

In a sense，life is like swimming; if you keep holding on to the sides of the pool，you (will) never learn.

8) 一个民族的前途在很大程度上取决于其教育不培训的质量。 (in a large measure)

The future of a nation depends in a large measure upon the quality of education and training.

Unit 4 Being Creative

Enhance Your Language Awareness 1.

Text A adopt capture confidence convince

creation diagnose eventually fascinating Label side space

Text B criticism current exhibit integrate

objective outstanding painful strategy strive thick

1) Sometimes when a person is so close to something，it is difficult to form a(n) objective opinion.

2) The official home of Time Magazine online presents the top news stories of the day and current events from around the world.

3) The couple are unable to have children of their own，but hope to adopt a little girl. 4) One's success in life depends a great deal on the ability to relate oneself to others，to understand one's self，and to exhibit character traits such as responsibility，honesty and integrity.

5) These photographs capture the essence of working-class life at the turn of the century.

6) One of the attractive features of the course lies in the fact that practice is integrated with theory.

7) The rugby player's outstanding running ability earned him a place on the team. 8) Good test-taking strategies can make a big difference to your grade.

9) The officials were eager to convince us of the safety of the nuclear reactors. 10) Teaching students how to learn and watching them striving / strive for academic excellence is an incredible teaching experience.

11) The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza(流感).

12) I'm sorry that even my own brother didn't side with me in the quarrel. 13) Telephone boxes are spaced at regular intervals along the motorway.

14) Loneliness has nothing to do with the number of people standing around. You can be in the thick of crowds and still feel lonely.

15) As Albert Einstein once put it，\孤独) is painful when one is young，but delightful when one is more mature.”

16) Don't worry too much. It might take him ages but he'll do it eventually .

17) Your trip to Alaska sounds absolutely fascinating . How I wish I could go there one day!

18) While girls lack confidence in themselves，boys often overestimate(高估) their abilities.

19) In the supermarket，I read the information on the label of each bottle before deciding which jam(果酱) to buy.

20) The chef had produced one of his most spectacular creations，a whole roasted turkey. 2.

Text A dawn on drop in drop out

drown out fall out lose faith put sb. up sign off start over

Text B at rest dry out fall away

on the sidelines

1) He wrote me a brief note，saying that he had forgiven me，which finally set my mind at rest .

2) It is a pity that Bill dropped out of college after his first year.

3) I didn't know what to do when I found my wisdom was drying out .

4) To help themselves find good jobs，many unemployed young people have decided to drop in on vocational(职业的) training courses organized by the local government. 5) I didn't notice my own mistake，but at last it dawned on me that Joanna had been right all along.

6) If something such as a sound or feeling falls away ，it becomes weaker and disappears.

7) The loud noise drowned out our conversation so we sat and said nothing.

8) We all felt very sorry that her injury put her on the sidelines for the rest of the football season.

9) Carrie has a bad temper and she's always falling out with people. 10) If you should make a mistake，just erase it and start over .

11) Never lose courage and never lose faith . Nothing in this world is impossible when you are determined to succeed.

12) It's getting late so I'll sign off and go home now.

Translation

Translate the following sentences into English，using the words and expressions given in brackets.

1) 我简直摸不透她，她对我是个谜。(figure out) I just can't figure her out，she's a mystery to me.

2) 他从一个村子来到另一个村子，走家串户，听他们诉苦。(drop in on)

He travelled from one village to another，dropping in on families and listening to their complaints and problems.

3) 在辩论中吉姆总是站在约翰一边。(side with) Jim always sides with John in an argument.

4) 这时我忽然明白过来，他们说的是西班牙语。(dawn on) Then it dawned on me that they were speaking Spanish.

5) 他们不得不承受他们的错误决定所带来的后果。(live with) They have to live with the consequences of their wrong decision.

6) 他的话被群众的大声欢呼所淹没。(drown out)

His words were drowned out by loud cheers from the crowd.

7) 我看着那印满字的书页，但不知上面写些什么。(make sense) I looked at the printed page but the words made no sense.

8) 我们必须使人们意识到保护环境的必要性。(awaken sb. to sth.) We must awaken people to the need to protect our environment.