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7. This can be a helpful approach in discussion-someone may regard you as stubborn since you never want to change your mind, whereas you see yourself as determined. 这在讨论中是一个很有用的方法——有人会因为你从来不想去改变自己的想法而觉得你很固执，然而你却认为自己是很有决心的。
8. On weekends, the school parking lot is almost empty except that a few cars cluster near the entrance.
周末学校的停车场除了入口附近聚这几辆轿车之外几乎是空的。
9. In the photographer’s finest pictures there is also a degree of ambiguity, which allows them to be interpreted in a variety of ways.
在摄影师精美的照片里也会存在一定程度上的含糊，这就使得他们的照片可以用多种方式来阐释。
10. Tim stretched out a hand in apology for his thoughtless remarks and was consoled by a firm handshake from Mark.
蒂姆为他轻率的言语伸手向马克道歉，马克用坚定有力地握手表以宽慰。
Unit 5
1. The general considered all the information that had been gathered and gauged what possible moves the enemy might make before issuing his orders.
将军在下达命令之前考虑了所有收集到的信息，估计了敌人有可能采取的行动。 2. The new president said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the old and the homeless, who are otherwise helpless and vulnerable. 新任总统说她将致力于保护老人和无家可归者的权力，否则他们很无助又容易受伤害。
3. Cell phone conversations, which are fairly commonplace on commuter trains, can be annoying to fellow commuters.
在通勤列车上使用手机通话是相当常见的，但却打扰了同行的乘客。
4. Ask your doctor whether a low-fat diet and a daily walk will suffice to reduce your high blood pressure.
问问你的医生是否低脂肪的饮食和日常的散步就能降低高血压。
5. The revenue from tourism is the biggest single contribution to GDP in the Maldives; every year many tourists from all corners of the world spend their holidays there.
旅游业的收入是马尔代夫占生产总值的最大的一部分；每年来自世界各个角落的游客在那里度假。
6. Since the beginning of this century, China has built many modern conference centers with underground parking, air-conditioning and simultaneous translation systems.
21世纪初，中国已经建立了许多有地下停车场、空调和同声传译系统的现代会议中心。
7. While advertising offers a stimulus(刺激) to buy, sales promotion offers a(n) incentive to buy, but consumers must have their own reason to buy. 广告消费者购买的是刺激，而促销是消费者购买的动机，但是消费者必须有自己购买的原因。
8. In general, smokers living in cities are slightly more prone to lung cancer than
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smokers who are living in the country.
通常来说，住在城市的吸烟者比住在乡村的吸烟者患肺癌的倾向略高。
9. A large proportion of important innovations are brought about by people who step outside of conventional categories or traditional assumptions.
一大部分重要的革新是由那些走出了常规类别和传统假设的限制的人们所带来的。
10. The habit of going to coffee houses was fostered by the city’s relatively small size, safe streets, good public transportation, and moderate climate.
这个城市相对较小的面积、安全的街道、良好的公共交通和温和的气候，促成了人们去咖啡屋这个习惯。
Unit 6
1. Much of the city was evacuated before the storm but thousands remained, many of whom were trapped by the water for days.
在暴风雨来临之前，大多数城市已完成撤离，但仍有上千人留守，被困于水中多日。
2. Located in the heart of the city, the Dogs’ Home is open seven days a week, 365 days a year to receive stray dogs.
狗之家坐落于城市中心，全年365天无休息开放接收流浪狗。
3. With the development of modern industries, a lot of traditional values that developed from a farm-based economy have been enormously diluted.
随着现代工业的发展，许多由农业经济发展而来的传统价值大大被削弱。
4. There are gigantic changes in environmental conditions from freezing cold to extremely hot, and from dry to very humid (潮湿的).
从极寒到炎热，从干燥到极度潮湿，环境条件发生巨大的变化。
5. From a practical standpoint, how can you reduce production costs and at the same time minimize the risks involved?
从实际角度出发，你如何在降低生产成本的同时减少预期风险呢？
6. Child mortality(死亡率) decreased due to improvements in medical care and greater attention to problems related proper nutrition.
婴幼儿死亡率的下降是由于医疗保健的提高和对适量营养的关注。
7. The disease is already set to be the world’s worst for ground casualties inflicted by a crashing aircraft.
这次灾难已经成为飞机坠毁伤亡最严重的一次。
8. With Spring Festival drawing nearer, people are growing with happiness, and are full of hope;this excitement is pervasive before New Year’s Eve.
春节即将来临，人们兴高采烈，满怀希望，这种氛围一直延续到除夕夜。
9. Don’t be too naive! If the manager of the car dealership intended to give you the job, he would have called you by now. 不要太天真！如果这个汽车经销商经理想要给你这个工作的机会，他早就该给你打电话了。
10. To a large extent, computers have already permeated most aspects of our lives, from transportation and telecommunications to entertainment.
在很大的程度上，电脑已经普及在我们生活的方方面面。从交通、通讯到娱乐，
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无处不在。
Unit 7
1. People donate canned food and old clothes most frequently, but rarely do they think about bringing in underwear - it’s one of the most obvious but overlooked needs of the homeless.
人们经常捐赠罐头食品和旧衣服，但是很少考虑到赠与内衣物，内衣物是无家可归者最普遍却又最容易被忽略的物品。
2. Brain Wood watched his financial life spiral downward just when he thought he had overcome the obstacles which had been dominating his past. 布莱恩·伍德以为他已经克服了过去支配自己的种种障碍，但仍然目睹了自己金融生活每况愈下。
3. They are to leave the house with only their personal possessions, for they have got a letter ordering the immediate termination of their occupancy(居住) . 由于突然接到房屋居住权终止的消息，要他们马上从家里搬离，他们只带一些个人财产。
4. The company was reportedly going bankrupt and this would result in the layoff of thousands of employees.
据报道，这个公司马上破产了，这将导致成千上万的职工失业。
5. The princess who was brought up in wealth understood that many things that are common and everyday to her are unimaginable luxuries to people on subsistence wages.
公主在富裕的生活中长大，那些勉强维持生计的普通人眼里不可以想象的奢华，在她眼中都是寻常的。
6. Young students should develop a broad spectrum of interests, which their parents should encourage and support as best as possible.
父母应该尽可能去鼓励和支持青年学生发展广泛的兴趣爱好。
7. I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily complied repeatedly until I had consumed enough coffee to stay up all night and study for my exam. 我多次让服务员把我的咖啡填满，她都热情服务。知道我喝了足够的咖啡让我得以整晚准备我的考试。
8. Though she lost the title of female world swimming champion last year, she reclaimed it this year when she gave it all she could.
尽管她没有得到世界女子游泳冠军，但是她今年尽自己所能夺回金牌。
9. This type of system which originated in the United Kingdom has been widely used throughout Europe and is gaining in popularity in the United States of America and Japan.
这种起源于英国的系统在欧洲被广泛应用，在美国和日本也越来越流行。
10. Failure to make the request will be fatal to the accuser’s claim if the relevant limitation period has expired, unless an extension of time is granted. 如果已经超过相关的失效期限，除非授予延期，否则原告未能做出请求将会面对严重索赔。
Unit 8
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1. He could hardly control his indignation at the conditions under which the miners were forced to work, without water and enough food.
矿工们在没有足够的水和食物的情况下被迫进行作业，他对此抑制不住愤怒。 2. Both sides were very careful when drafting the ceasefire agreements;they wanted to prevent any actions that could be considered provocative by either side. 双方在起草停火协议时都十分谨慎，他们希望规避任何可能。被对方认为挑衅性的行为。
3. She has always had a(n) militant personality;she is always prepared and ready to do battle when she believes that the cause is right.
她是个性格好斗的人，当认为理由正当时，她随时都做好了战斗的准备。
4. News stories overlap: Morning paper headlines take account of the previous evening’s radio and TV stories , and the electronic media pick up items from the daily press.
新闻报道总有重复:晨报头条参考的前一天晚上广播和电视里的新闻故事,而电子媒体则从每日快讯中选取题材。
5. Lucy stretched up to kiss her dad’s cheek lightly, and he patted his daughter as if he was conferring an honor to her.
露丝起身轻轻地亲了亲爸爸的脸颊，爸爸拍了拍她的头仿佛在授予她荣誉一般。 6. Inspired by Martin Luther King’s famous speech, “I Have a Dream”, thousand of people went out onto the streets to support the civil rights movement in defiance of the curfew.
受到了马丁·路德·金的著名演讲“我有一个梦想”的鼓舞，成千上万的人们违抗宵禁，走上街头支持民权运动。
7. Beth was hesitant about visiting his ex-boy friend;she worried that he might refuse to talk to her.
贝斯犹豫着要不要去见她的前男友，她担心他可能不愿意跟她说话。
8. When humans first traveled into outer space, it was as revolutionary a(n) milestone in human culture as the invention of the wheel.
人类首次登陆太空是人类文化中的一座变革性里程碑，正如车轮的发明一样。 9. Perplexed, she turned and noticed her husband had collapsed and was slumped on the floor behind the counter. She rushed to him and cradled his head in her arms. 她莫名的转身，发现丈夫跌倒在柜台后面的地板上。她冲了过去，轻轻地抱住了丈夫的头。
10. Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise, such as doing housework or light gardening, is far better than none at all.
健康专家提倡即使是像做家务和简单原意这样的小锻炼也比什么都不做要强很多。
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Unit 1
1. When Francis got back after Easter, he was far behind his classmates and he was removed from the second into the third class at his own desire. 弗朗西斯过完复活节回校之后发现，他被同班同学远远的甩在了后面。于是他自愿从二等班换到三等班。
2. The president acknowledged that he had somehow failed in his ability to communicate to the American people.
总统承认他因为某种原因未能与美国民众进行良好沟通。
3. Unfortunately, as history has shown, some of the companies are guilty of misconduct in the pursuit of profit.
不幸的是，历史表明，一些公司在追求利润的过程中有不良行为。
4. The ship deviated from the agreed voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and the merchants lost over ￡4,000.
船驶离了计划航线，晚到了十天。在此期间，糖的价格下降了，商人们的损失超过了4000英镑。
5. Because the transcript is still under seal, the law precludes them from reading and discussing the evidence in detail.
因为笔录还处于保密状态，法律禁止他们阅读和详细讨论证据。
6. In carrying out the plan we are likely to come across difficulties, but we are determined to triumph over them all.
在实施计划的过程中我们可能会遇到困难，但是我们有决心战胜所有的困难。 7. Without increasing investment in education, it will be increasingly difficult for low-income people to work their way into the middle class.
如果不增加教育投资，低收入人群想挤入中产阶级就会越发艰难。
8. All the passengers in the plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes Mountains a week ago were written off as dead.
一周之前在安第斯山脉坠毁的飞机上的所有乘客都被认定死亡。
Unit 2
1. When the bus pulled to a stop and I got off, I was relieved because I had finished school and I had the weekend ahead of me to enjoy myself.
当巴士停下来时我下了车，感到如释重负。我已经完成了这周的课程，周末在向我招手，我要好好享受周末时光。
2. When my car crashed into the big tree, I could feel the blood draining from my face and I wondered whether I was about to black out.
当车撞向大树，我能感到血从脸颊滑落。我担心自己是否将会昏过去。
3. All kinds of questions concerning the soaring housing price begin to pop up on cable television and the blogosphere(博客圈) .
关于房价飞涨的问题开始出现在电视和博客圈里。
4. The soldiers’ rapid march was stopped short by the general’s command; they were uncertain whether to go back or forward.
士兵们快速前进的步伐因为将军的命令而突然停下，他们不确定到底要前进还是后退。
5. A car crashed into the side of a house after the drive lost control and plowed
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