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2012-04-13 23:35
Unit 1-2-3
1、Despite her wealth and position, Linda still remained
modest/unassuming about herself and lived in the same one-storeyed house as before.
尽管琳达拥有的财富和地位，但她仍然保持谦虚，而且住在以前的平房里。
2、People living on the island still observe the customs which arose from/stemmed from circumstances that have long since changed.
生活在岛上的人们仍然遵守着习俗，这种习俗起源的环境已经改变了。
3、One of the good things about the antique dealer is that you can always rely on his unerring/infallible ability to spot a fake.
你永远可以依靠古董商准确无误的发现一个赝品，这是个很好的事情。
4、It was impossible to tell whether the young man developed/had taken to a liking for his pretty cousin or not.
这是不可能告诉你，这个年轻人是否喜欢他的漂亮的表妹。
5、George was an experienced and smart car salesman, and he could recognize an easy potential/prospect customer when he saw one.
乔治是一个经验丰富的智能汽车推销员，他可以轻易地识别潜在客户。
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6、When I asked him why he hadn’t come to the meeting, he gave the feeble/flabby excuse that he’d forgotten what time it was.
当我问他为什么没来开会，他给了一个不靠谱的借口说他已经忘记会议时间了。
7、Most times/More often than not when I make the effort to visit Katharine, I wonder why I have even bothered.
往往不是当我努力去拜访凯瑟琳，我想知道我为什么甚至懒得去。
8、Disappointingly, he was not a man of good character, and we found that he was as deceitful /devious as his adversary was ruthless.
令人失望的是，他不是一个好品质的人，我们发现他跟他狡猾的对手一样冷酷。
9、Her rich experience in language teaching gave her a slight advantage/tipped the scales in her favor and she finally got the long-cherished position.
她丰富的语文教学经验给了她一个微弱的优势，使她终于得到了梦寐以求的位置。
10、After working with Jane for many years, we knew each other very well and established a good relationship/rappot.
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和简共事多年，我们知道对方非常好，建立了良好的友谊。
11、My husband, because of his own professional commitments, goes to Cambridge every week.
我的丈夫，由于他的职业目标，每周去剑桥。
12、While looking for the address book, Mr. Hailey came across some of his old love letters in his wife’s drawer.
黑利先生在寻找地址簿时，在他妻子的抽屉里发现了一些他的旧情书。
13、Mrs. Bush, head of the intelligence department, is blessed with immense talent and boundless energy.
Bush夫人，情报部门的负责人，具有极高的天赋和无限的活力。
14、The audience are deeply impressed by the leading character of the feature film that looks squarely at social problems.
电影中领导正视社会问题给观众留下深刻的印象。
15、The Prime Minister has decided to take advantage of his popularity in the opinion polls, and called a snap election for next month.
首相决定利用他在这次民意测验的名声，在下个月举行一次快速选举。
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16、The singer is very popular with the general public, but she is often regarded as being too flamboyant on stage.
这个歌手很受大众欢迎，但她往往在舞台上过于浮夸。
17Mr. Potter was not only quick at turning a phrase, but also ready with glib promises.
伯特先生不仅巧舌如簧，而且承诺不可靠。
18、Malaysia and Indonesia rely on open markets for forest and fishery products. Conversely, some Asian countries are highly protectionist.
马来西亚和印度尼西亚依靠为林业和渔业产品开放市场。相反，一些亚洲国家实行高度的保护。
19、According to legal provisions, the properties will either revert to the original owners or else be sold at auction.
根据法律规定，这些财产将归还给原主，否则就拍卖。
20、The measures are little more than window dressing thatwill fade fast once investors take a hard look at them.
这个方法有些过于粉饰了，如果投资者咨询看看就会消失的很快。
Unit 2
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课后习题：
一，Vocabulary(词汇：使用原文中的词汇替换斜体字体)
1, Professor Smith is much in demand as a lecturer in the United States as well as at universities all over Europe. 史密斯教授在美国比在欧洲各大学更受欢迎。
( sought after 寻求，追求，原型为：seek after )
2, After her baby was born, the woman sold her motorbike and settled happily into domestic life.
宝宝出生后，这位妇女卖掉摩托车，过上了幸福的家庭生活。
(domesticity 家庭生活)
3, The same requirement obtains for any applicant wishing to study the natural sciences, regardless of who they are.无论他们是谁，都会满足申请人的相同的需求，提供给他们学习自然科学的愿望。
(holds true for 提供给...)
4, Dr. Elwood said the belief that milk could be harmful was based on the
assumption that fat causes heart disease. Elwood博士深信：假设脂肪能引起心脏病的话，那么牛奶也将是有害的。
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