Unit 1
1) 我们像在暖房里种花那样养孩子是错误的。我们必须让他们接触各种社会问题，因为不久他们就将作为公民
来应对那些问题。
It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.
2) 随着时间的推移，我们不可避免地会越来越多地卷入国际事务。而冲突必然会发生，因为国家之间总有不同
的观点和利益。
As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests between nations.
3) 我们为我们的成就而骄傲，我们有理由感到骄傲。但是我们永远不能变的狂妄，不然我们就会失去我们的朋
友。
We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must
never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.
4) 信息现在唾手可得。一个普通的电脑就能储存一个普通图书馆的信息。
Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small library
5) 那家公司没有资格操作这个项目。他们没有任何法律文件能证明他们具备必要的专门技术。我们必须找一个
专门建造歌剧院的公司。
That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres.
6) 这些智囊团不作决策。他们力图提出一些对决策者十分有用的新主意和深刻的分析。
These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.
7) 国内生产总值不是一切。如果人民的生活质量没有真正改善，我们国家就不能说已经现代化了。
The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been
modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.
8) 虽然那时我们在很多方面都很困难，但作为孩子我们仍然很幸福，因为有干净的空气、水；江河湖泊里有很
多鱼、螃蟹、黄鳝；田野里有花，有树，有鸟。
Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.
9) 只要给某个人或某一群人以绝对权力，那这个人或者一群人就肯定会滥用权力，因为正如阿克顿勋爵所说，
“权力使人腐败，绝对权力绝对使人腐败。”
Give absolute power to some individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group are sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
10) 在我们国家，传统上都认为“万般皆下品，惟有读书高”。
Traditionally in our country school education was always said to be more important and useful compared with all other pursuits.
1） 总理明天将赴纽约出席联合国会议。
The premier is leaving for New York for a UN conference tomorrow.
2） 在纽约期间他将会会晤一些国家的政府首脑。
He is to meet the heads of state of several countries during his stay in New York.
3） 国庆长假期间你打算干什么？回家还是呆在校园里？
What are you going to do during the National Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on campus?
4） ——你认为20年后学校会是什么样子？
——我想孩子们很可能会在家里跟机器老师学习。 — What do you think school will be like in twenty years’ time? — I think children will probably learn at home with a mechanical teacher.
5） 30年以前，我的祖父母根本想不到他们能搬进一栋有现代设施的二层小楼里住。
Thirty years ago, my grandparents never thought they would be able to move into a two-storey house with all the modern facilities.
6） 他们缺的不是钱，而是经验。
What they lack is not money but experience.
7） 他们到中国来不仅仅是为学汉语，而且是为了解中国文化。
They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but to learn about Chinese culture as well.
8） 孩子们从父母那里最想得到的不是物质的东西而是爱和关注。
What children want most from their parents are not material things but love and attention.
9） 你们既可以在练习簿里写作文，也可以在电脑上写。
You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or do it on your computer.
10) 我不太清楚他为什么没有来。既可能是他不感兴趣，也可能是忘了。
I’m not quite sure why he didn’t show up. Either he was not interested, or he simply forgot about it.
11) 社会应该既尊重科学家，也尊重环卫工人。
A society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors.
12) 他对自己的钱和时间都挺抠门儿。
He is miserly both with his money and with his time.
Unit 2
1) 我跟你说，从各方面考虑，当教师不失为一个好主意。事实上，我认为这个主意好极了。
You know what? All things considered, it’s not a bad idea to be a teacher. As a matter of fact, I think it is an excellent idea.
2) 我不大喜欢你像刚才那样用讽刺的语气说话。你好像老是在暗示，我是什么都不会的废物。
I don’t like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seem to be implying all the time that I am a good for nothing.
3) 我爸能让我做最后决定，真是很体谅人。我得说我够幸运。不是很多人都能有那么好的父亲。
It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me. I must say I am very lucky. Not many people have such a terrific father.
4) 你说你不要钱。你可能不愿要，但你的确需要钱。我看不出大学生在课余时间赚点钱有什么错。
You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do
need money. I don’t see what’s wrong with students earning some money during their spare time.
5) 不知道为什么，这个曲调听起来很熟，但我就是记不起来了。反正是一首俄罗斯民歌。
Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can’t recall what it is. In any case it is a Russian folk song.
6) 除了一贯的周末家务，我明天还有一大堆的家庭作业要做。真是糟透了。
Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. It’s really terrible.
7) 为了表明我们对最近争端的不快，我们无限期的推迟了外交部长的出访。
To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Minister’s visit indefinitely.
8) 天快黑了，离下一个城市还有两小时的车程。我们不如就在这树林里露营算了，支个帐篷，生个篝火，好好
睡它一觉，明天再赶路。
It’s getting dark. The next town is still two hours drive away. We might as well camp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleep before we
continue our journey tomorrow.
9) 听到有人说他们不觉得考试作弊有什么丢脸，我真吓了一跳。你不觉得最可耻的事情莫过于我们已经不知羞
耻了吗？
I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating at exams shameful. Isn’t that the most shameful thing that we should be incapable of feeling ashamed?1) 我年轻时，人们就是这样生活的。
That was the way people lived their lives in my day.
2) 琼斯太太像爱自己的孩子一样爱她的学生。
Mrs. Jones loved her students the way she loves her own children.
3) 那个农民的妻子不喜欢某些年轻人对待父母的态度。
The farmer’s wife doesn’t like the way some young people treat their parents.
4) 有了大姚在队里，不愁打不败对手。
With Big Yao on the team, I’m sure they’ll beat their rivals.
5) 那人双手掩面坐在椅子上。
The man was sitting in his armchair, with his face buried in his hands.
6) 他发现电视开着很难专心做作业。
With the TV on, he found it hard to concentrate on his homework.
7) 在不带现金的旅途中，人们对他的态度使作者深信：人们仍然可以依靠陌生人（的帮助）。
The way people helped him during his journey when he had no money convinced the writer that people can still depend on strangers.
8) 白菜的价格飙升，他们决定增加进口。
With the price of cabbages soaring, they decided to increase imports from other countries
9) 这些年轻人组织校园活动的办法，表现出了他们的领导素质。
The way these young people organized campus activities showed their leadership qualities
10) 在海关人员（customs officer）用手提扫描仪（scanner）搜身时，他站着，双手伸开。
He stood with his arms stretched out as a customs officer searched him with a portable scanner.
Unit 3
1) 健康保险必须为所有公民所享受，不管他们有什麽不同。我们没有理由支持那些不为生活在农村的大量人口所享有的政策。
Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We cannot justify a policy that denies medical care to the large population living in the country.
2) 他们自称已经发现了一条适合所有国家的普遍法则。
They claim to have discovered a universal principle which applies to all nations.
3) 我住在我叔叔家农场的时候常常出洋相。比如要我在稻田除草的时候，我常常分不清草和秧苗。
I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on his farm. When asked to get rid of the weeds in the rice fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.
4) 干吗今天去哪里？我宁可等雪停了再走。
Why go there today? I'd much rather stay until the snow ceases.
5) 稻子需要大量的水,很多科学家警告我们，不管我们如何节约用水，总有一天我们会为有限的水资源打仗。
Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that no matter how sparingly we use water, the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.
6) 近几年有一个值得注意的变化。我们不再靠出口经济了，我们现在倾向于把重点放在国内消费上。
There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer lean on exports for economic growth. We now tend to place more emphasis on home consumption.
7) 现今的趋势是给小孩过多的测验和考试，弄得他们除了考试什麽也不会。
Today’s tendency s is to give little kids too many tests and exams until they are no good for anything but taking exams.
8) 强迫教授们每年发表固定数量的论文而不顾其质量是毫无意义的。再说这种要求即使是爱因斯坦也做不到。
It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of parpares annually regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would
not have been able to meet.
1) 你知道计算机是怎么工作的吗？
Do you know how computer work?
2) 我现在做的事任何人都能干。
Anyone can do what I am doing.
3) 这正是你的错误所在。
That’s exactly where you’re wrong.
4) 造访杭州而没爱上这个城市几乎不可能。
It is almost impossible to visit Hangzhou without failing in love with the city.
5) 这就是她为什么在73岁高龄时重返中国。
That was why she returned to China at age 73.
6) 他们是怎样打进海外市场的对我来说仍然是个谜。
How they broke into overseas markets still remains a mystery to me.
7) 查出她是何许人,来自何方，为何被派到此地。
Find out who she is, where she is from, and what she has been sent here for.
8) 上学的第一天，男孩就认识到摆在他面前的是什么。
On his first day at school, the boy came to realize what lay ahead of him.
9) 教育除了传播知识和技能之外，还应播种智慧的种子
Education must sow the seeds of wisdom, besides implanting knowledge and skills.
10) 他们劝告这个地区的游客天黑之后避免单独外出。
They advised people touring the area to avoid going out alone after dark.
11) 她的一项工作就是教育年轻人如何处理人际关系。
Part of her work is teaching young people how to handle personal relationships.
12) 答应别人的事不做被公认为是不好的做法。
Making promises without keeping them is not considered a good practice.
Unit 4
1) 他居然能够避免一场似乎无法避免的相撞事件，这件事情使他成为一位全国英雄。
The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crash made him a national hero.
2) 冒着生命危险想要把快淹死的孩子拖到岸上的那四个学生当中，有两位永远没有回来。
Of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowning children to shore, two never returned.
3) 日本人以长寿著称。他们相信这一点要归功于他们的食物构成中包含着大量鱼类产品。
The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe this to their eating habits, which contains a lot of fish products.
4) 我了解哈里斯，我简直不能想象像他这样的人会说出如此愚蠢的话。
I know Harris. I couldn’t imagine a man like him making such stupid remarks.
5) 我对她的忠诚进行了多次考验以后。他现在要给她最危险的任务了。
After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the most
dangerous task.
6) 我听说林肯在那个场合发表了一场极为有力的演说。他到底说了些什么？
I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on that occasion. Whatever did he actually say?
7) 所有人都明白，这一次他们必须准备向死亡挑战，但是没有人对采取这一步措施感到后悔。
That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear to everybody . But no one regretted this move.
8) 就故事而言,这次也没有什么特别：一个年轻人在大学校园里狂开汽车，撞死了一名女同学。不同寻常的是，
这人居然向周围人挑战，说他不怕去公安局，因为他父亲是当地的警官。
As far as accidents are concerned, there was nothing out of the ordinary: a crazy young man drives a car on a university campus and kills a woman student. What is unusual is the fact that the man dares to challege the people who want to take him to court, because his father was a local police officer.
9) 每当我们决定一项经济政策的时候，我们都必须分清短期利益和长期利益。
Every time we decide on a financial policy, we have to make a clear distinction
between short-term interests and long-term interests.
10) 虽刚到十月初，但已经可以看到人们开着车过那结冰的河了。
Although it was early October, people could already be seen driving across the frozen river.
1) 他是重要人物的亲戚这一情况，不会改变我们对他的看法。
The fact that he is somebody's relative won't change our opinion of him.
2) 困在井下三天的矿工全部得救的消息，使他们的家属欣喜若狂。
The news that the miners trapped in the pit for three days had all been rescued made their wives wild with joy.
3)我们必须接受我们错了的可能性。
We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong.
4)There’s little hope that the patient will survive.
5)The faculty shares the opinion that the majority of this year’s freshmen are promising.
6)In spite of our economic growth, we should bear/keep in mind the fact that
ours is still a developing country.
7)We should hear his explanation before we jump to the conclusion that he’s to blame.
8)There aren’t many people who still cling to the idea that man should conquer nature rather than live in harmony with it.
Unit 5
Translate the following sentences into English.
1）The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on the economy before it speeds out of control.
2）Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not ignore the fact that what people here need most is clean water and clean air.
3）They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as to explore the great canyon in Tibet.
4）She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person, educated and greatly revitalized.
5）There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities and move one step at a time.
6）All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so long to form can’t be expected to disappear overnight.
7）Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music with Western music.
8）I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn’t know what to say.
9）The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.
10）I’ll go there with you if you insist. But really I won’t be much help to you.
2. Translate, choosing between the gerund and the to-infinitive.
1)Remember to bring your ID with you when you go to the airport.
2)I remember feeling greatly disappointed after my first job interview.
3)Finally they decided to apologize to the passengers for what had happened. at the airport.
4)I’m sorry that I clean forgot to pass the message to Big Li.
5)At midday we stop to have lunch in a fast food restaurant.
6)I stopped listening about the disaster on the radio, but I was too shocked to move out of the chair.
Unit 6
7. Translate the following sentences into English.
1）--- I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth.
--- Why do you doubt it?
2）Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldn’t usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through a DNA test.
3）Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife was the first weaver.
4）Please give my best regards to my friends there. I really miss them all.
5）Whenever possible young people prefer to earn their own living than live off their parents.
6）The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused. Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the gun fire.
7）This place has earned itself quite a reputation for developing a green economy.
8）Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side.
9）Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived about six thousand years ago.
10）Although she is a second-generation Chinese American, she still values her Chinese cultural identity.
4.Translate the sentences, using the perfect continuous tense or the present participle phrase as an attributive modifier.
1)Do you know the young lady sitting next to the chairman of the department?
2)The police have been keeping track of the suspect for a whole week. They will make an arrest soon.
3)The new government announced that they would protect all law-abiding foreigners living in the country.
4)We should bear in mind that there are still thousands of people living on or near the poverty line in this city.
5)These athletes have been training for the current Asian Games for a whole year.
6)Unemployed residents in the city have been protesting soaring food prices in the past two months.
7)The young employees of the organization have been tightening their belts for months, adapting themselves to a war economy.
8)The company claims that they have made a breakthrough in energy-saving technology.
9)Mr. King worked his way up from the position of waiter to manager. He has been working for the restaurant for 30 years.
10)The outgoing/retiring vice president of the university made a heart-warming speech at his farewell party.
Unit 7
1.As a child, he was exposed to great works of literature, for both his parents were well-read in classics.
2.The military announced that they had succeeded in developing a new stealth fighter.
3.They’re trying to come up with practical ways to reduce production costs for this township factory.
4.Most people think that all things considered, life is much better today than it was 30 years ago.
5.Success doesn’t only depend on what you do. What you don’t do is equally important.
6.How do you account for the company’s high staff turnover?
7.Most of the buildings in the town were reduced to rubble in the earthquake.
8.How can I concentrate on my work with my roommates talking and laughing?
9.We admire the way he answered awkward questions at the press conference with wit and facts.
10.The moment he entered the conference room, he had a feeling that something had gone wrong.
Unit 8
6. Translate the following sentences into English.
1) If it hadn’t been for one man’s courage and wisdom, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone could never have succeeded. This man was the first mayor of the city.
2) ---- Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying…
---- I was saying that it is not easy to break down the resistance of those conservatives. But we must go at them step by step.
3) The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes at will without hurting home consumption. But to shift the emphasis from export to domestic consumption takes time.
4) Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do away with/ eliminate our domestic labor completely.
5)Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Many old buildings were about to fall in ruins. Some of our leaders wanted to tear them down and put up new tall buildings in their place. But due to lack of money, the plan had to be abandoned. Looking back that was actually a blessing. Today our town has become a tourist attraction.
6)Ironically, sometimes, the more we increase production, the more we decrease profit.
7)This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch a new project even if I wanted to.
8)To tell the truth, I’m more worried about social stagnation than economic slowdown. Of course, you may not share my view.
9)Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve our educational standards, we will lag behind other countries for ever.
4.Translate the following sentences into English.
1)The older you get, the more tolerant you become.
2)After 10 p.m. the longer I work, the less efficient I become.
3)As both her parents died young, the girl was brought up by her uncle and aunt.
4)The longer you work with him, the more you’ll learn from him without knowing it.
5)When the concert was over, the audience sat silent and still for a couple of minutes, and then they broke into thunderous applause.
6)Scholars complain that cities, towns and even villages in this country are becoming more and more Americanized.
7)The more I think about it, the more suspicious I am of these strange phone calls.
8)As the years went by, my grandmother was became more and more involved in community work.
9)Generally, the more something is in demand, the higher the price.
10)Much to our grief, all the nice areas around our city are becoming more and more urbanized.
Unit 9
6. Translate the following sentences into English.
1)Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertification problem. I fully agree with him that this is a serious concern as regards our environment protection.
2)The spokesman of our government expressed our deep concern for the two Chinese engineers who were recently taken hostage by the pirates.
3)It is hard to visualize how we can protect the dam from enemy attack.
4)Freedom of religion means not only that people can pursue different faiths. It also means that they have the right not to have any religion.
5)We teachers usually meet once every week to compare notes about our teaching.
6)The situation of this area is very delicate. No country should be allowed to do anything to threaten the precarious balance.
7)To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command of both the foreign language and Chinese. And I consider myself terribly inadequate in this respect.
8)However we differ in our opinion, we must face the challenge together.
9)The way I define a good education is that, when you get through it, you not only know how to make a living, but you also know how to live.
4.Translate each of the sentences using a to-infinitive either as the subject or an attributive modifier, or both occasionally.
1)It always delights/pleases Mr. Blake to hear of his students’ successes.
2)There are a lot of things to consider before we can make a decision.
3)To give up is wise when it is impossible to succeed.
4)It might be sensible to get a lawyer under the circumstances.
5)We admire their courage to tell their children the truth, however painful it is.
6)It is almost impossible for public figures to appear in a busy street without being recognized.
7)I was amazed by people’s readiness to help a stranger, even when they know they may get into trouble.
8)It is important for students to know not only their strengths but their limitations as well.
9)This country’s attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems.
10)I don’t have to tell you how important it is for you to keep your mouth shut about all this.
Unit 10
7. Translate the following sentences into English.
1) There is a popular children’s story which describes the adventures of a wooden puppet that comes to life as if by magic.
2）Your humorous speech made the discussion lively.
3）This ancient building has been restored to its original beauty.
4) You know, for me, to go and live up in the mountains is to recapture my happy childhood.
5）To tell the truth, this overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold in Canada.
6) The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year when the terrible snow storm struck, doing great damage to the ripening fruits.
7）Too much sugar will not do you any good. To begin with, it will do damage to your teeth. In fact, it will do you harm in many ways.
8）His utter devotion to the Chinese people filled me with admiration.
9）He insisted that everything should be in place before we knocked off, before five-thirty, to be exact.
10）He knew that he would have to redouble his efforts to carry out this plan, and he was anxious to plunge into the work as soon as he went back. But he never knew that a disaster was lying in store for him.
4.Translate these sentences using the past participle as adverbial or object complement.
1)Irritated by the personal insult, he rose to protest.
2)Deeply touched by these words, he decided to turn over a new leaf.
3)However hard he tried, the new arrival couldn’t make himself understood.
4)My laptop broke down, and I must have it fixed as soon as possible.
5)Led by a local hunter, the search party soon found the tourists trapped in the mountains.
6)Out of jealousy, Galileo’s opponents had him dismissed from the university.
7)The president entered the Great Hall of the People accompanied by his staff, and followed by a group of reporters.
8)The chairman of the department insists on having the invitation delivered to the guest of honor 10 days in advance.
9)The hospital authorities don’t want the identity of the patient made known to the public.
10)It is necessary to keep the public properly informed of what the government is doing to deal with the problem of pollution.
Unit 11
7.Translate the following sentences into English.
1) Would you like to/ Would you care to attend the reception?
2) He was removed from his post as the chief of the Public Security Office because of his involvement in the scandal.
3) While at college you should get more involved in all kinds of activities so as to get to know more people and gain more experience.
4) We must do everything we can to keep ourselves informed of the latest development in our own field.
5) His family has not yet been informed of his death.
6) You have to draw a lesson from this. If your essay involves too many technical terms people won’t be able to understand it.
7) What can I do in return for your help during the time I was sick.
8) Late in the afternoon yesterday, a terrible storm swept across the area. But thanks to the timely warning, it did not cause any casualty or damage to property. The people, very grateful, all said this called for a celebration.
9) He had never expected that of all people, it would be his son. (Or: It never occurred to him that it would turn out to be his own son.
10) He made a large fortune. Not that he was particularly talented, but because he happened to have a powerful father-in-law.)
4.Translate using the past participle either as attributive modifier or predictive, or both.
1)Several subway lines completed in the past few years are being extended to the outskirts of the city.
2)In spring the West Lake in Hangzhou is surrounded by blossoming peaches and budding willows.
3)All the gang members charged with credit card fraud have been arrested.
4)Quite a number of companies are involved in producing the parts needed for the Chang’e spacecraft.
5)Young people selected to leading positions are required to work for three years at grassroots level.
6)One of the tourist attractions in Beijing is a lane lined with antique shops and stalls serving traditional snacks.
7)Every day, these charity organizations receive money contributed to help mothers in rural areas.
8)Anything found in a public place should be handed in to the lost property office.
9)Electronic products such as iPod. iPhone, iPad made by the Apple computer company are much sought after by young people.
10)The ancient temple burnt down in the Opium War in 1840 was restored two years ago.
Unit 12
6.Translate the following sentences into English.
1)When dealing with tough situations, try always to look at things from the bright side. Never despair.
2)What do you suppose we should do to arouse everybody’s interest in sports?
3)He was made chairman of the Academy of Social Sciences upon his return from England.
4)You people usually favor change whereas old people favor more respect for tradition.
5)The comedy was a terrific hit. Time after time, the audience roared with
laughter.
6)Like other officials he likes to indulge in good food, good drinks, and pretty women. But he tries to justify himself by saying that all this is necessary for him to do his job.
7)The earthquake has destroyed the whole town. Not a single building remains standing. Many people are in despair. Many are in favor of abandoning the town. But he refuses to give in. He is determined to meet the challenges.
8)People often say “Great minds think alike” I don’t think it always applies in real life. In fact, great minds often think differently, and only small minds think alike.
9)We can apply to the state bank for a loan, but how are we going to justify our application?
10)People roared with laughter. On occasions like this, usually you would feel insulted and boil with indignation. But he did not lose his temper. This showed his moral character.
4.Translate the sentences using the patterns of comparison discussed in Exercise 2.
1)A number of women believe that friendship is much more important than a
broken marriage.
2)The best thing you can do is to leave her alone for a couple of hours.
3)The hotel is no more than 10 minutes’ drive away from our university.
4)Society is now much more tolerant/permissive than it was 20 years ago.
5)Her comeback concert last night wasn’t as good as it could have been.
6)The country’s economy is recovering a lot faster than people expected.
7)Please state in no more than five minutes why you would like to obtain the position the company advertizes.
8)Nelson Mandela is universally regarded as one of the most respected and admired national leaders on earth.
9)The housing problem has attracted far more attention from ordinary people than from government officials.
10)We believe that Dong Jie is as highly skilled a brain surgeon as we can ever find in this city. / … is the most skilled brain surgeon in our city.
Unit 13
6.Translate the following sentences into English.
1)Mr. Carson does a lot of traveling. As a matter of fact I think he’s just gone on a fishing expedition. But I don’t know his whereabouts. Somewhere in Canada maybe.
2)With all my social activities, I’m really exhausted. What’s more, I am neglecting my studies.
3)This small island is not only uninhabited, it is largely uninhabitable as well.
4)She claimed to be descended from one of the oldest families in the United States.
5)This experiment aroused great interest among the people. They all came to watch as Galileo ascended the stairs calmly, and when he got to the top of the tower, dropped the two shots to the ground.
6)In the twenties of the last century, women were still deprived of the right to vote.
7)Historians usually credit him with unifying the whole of China for the first time in ancient Chinese history.
8)Everybody held their breath and watched until it became a tiny speck on the horizon.
9)Just then , he heard pounding on the door. He quickly flung the letter into the fire.
10)She was always interested in medical science. But it was her father’s long painful disease that confirmed her desire to be a doctor.
4.Respond to these remarks by translating the Chinese in brackets, using the pattern of “could/might/should/must + have done”.
1)He must have overslept. He didn’t go to bed till 2 a.m. this morning.
2)The money could have been used to build two or three primary schools in the countryside.
3)I guess he might have witnessed the accident. The two cars ran into each other right in front of his shop.
4)Sure, with his strength, he should have won the Gold Medal. Just a month ago, he broke the world record.
5)Well, he didn’t regret saying what he did but felt that he could have expressed it in a different way.
6)We were caught in a traffic jam. We should have left for the airport three hours earlier than the departure time.
7)Yes. I wanted to find a retired policeman who might have known where my cousin moved to 20 years ago.
8)By the time they left, the villagers must have known who had been stopping there.
9)He had a good reason to be angry. As the sales manager, Mr. Liu shouldn’t have made such a careless mistake.
10)Sure. Without their efforts, a small company such as ours couldn’t have got/obtained/won a $10 million contract.
Unit 14
Translate the sentences using words/grammar items in brackets.
1.Built-in ads render the film second-rate, a pretty well-known critic points out.
2.He had the impression that these lads had no idea of what their violent acts would lead to.
3.Today the president discussed with his military advisers how to respond to the military clashes/activities between two neighboring countries near the border
4.The doctor assured the parents that they would do whatever they could to
restore their son to health, but he said it might take time.
5.The Testing Center has taken a series of measures to protect their Computer system against hacking and viruses.
6.Thousands of manufacturers are involved in producing the parts (that are) needed for these aircraft.
7.Those who are overweight or indulge in high-salt diets are likely to develop high blood pressure.
8.Two neighboring Asian countries claim a few small islands in the East Sea as their own.
9.The tennis player credited her family and coach with her recent success at Australian Open
10.Had the explosion occurred in a densely populated area of the city, there would have been a great deal of damage and heavy casualties. (damage)
Unit 15
6. Translate the following sentences into English.
1) I think it was Chen Duxiu who sent the message to us that we should have Mr. D (Democracy) and Mr. S (Science) come to help us save China. And I feel this
dream remains alive today.
2)At first people were quite willing to endure sacrifices for our beautiful dream, but what happened in the “Cultural Revolution” led many people to doubt what we were doing.
3) The final settlement of the dispute is a long time coming. But both sides now realize the urgent need to renew their talks.
4) I received a letter from my sister the other day saying that our village is better off for the services rendered by the volunteers.
5) She says that she is particularly grateful to her middle school English teacher who made her who she is today.
6) A strong team has recently been assembled to draft a plan to improve our teaching, and I look forward to working with them;
7) With the money he earned, he was able to pay the hospital bills for his mother’s operation and the family’s debt to the bank for the mortgage on their apartment.
8) The idea of the green economy may open doors of opportunity for many young university graduates.
9) To be honest with you, I think the only way to respond to the new problems
our reform has given rise to is to have further reforms.
10）We must resist the temptation to deal with today’s problems with yesterday’s solutions. We must conquer the fear of change that is holding back our progress.
Unit 16
6. Translate the following sentences into English.
1) I don’t know how to put it. Let me put it this way：he may have many strong points, but honesty definitely is not one of them.
2)He could not put up with the terrible insults. So he put an end to his life.
3)I thought that so long as the economy was no longer overheated, inflation would be brought to an end. But it didn’t work out that way.
4)I really can’t imagine living on a small island without food and water except fish from the sea and rain water from the sky.
5)As far as China is concerned, clean water is perhaps just as important as oil, if not more so. We keep forgetting that we only have one quarter of the world’s average in terms of per capita water supply.
6)He didn’t know where she was hiding, but even if he had known, he
wouldn’t have told the police.
7)I was sick and tired of his lying. So when he lied again, I said to myself, “Enough is enough” and left him forever.
8)During his term as president, he has never been known to take anything that does not belong to him, not even an inexpensive gift from a friend.
9)I guessed that you didn’t show up last night because you had something urgent to do, but you might have given me a call.
10)To tell the truth, tonight. I’d rather we didn’t play mahjong again with that bunch of people. If you don’t mind, I’d like to stay home and watch TV.
4.Respond to the remarks by translating the Chinese in brackets using rhetorical questions.
1)I’m an economics major. Why do I have to read Shakespeare?
2)It could prove valuable. Don’t you want to know what it is?
3)What are you talking about? I’ve never had any credit card.
4)Newspapers! With the radio, TV, and the Internet, what on earth would we want newspapers for?
5)Why don’t you stay home longer and keep your parents company?
6)What? Don’ you realize we’re working as a team and to a timetable?
7)Is this what you want to do with the rest of your life?
8)Aren’t you afraid of making mistakes and being laughed at? Who doesn’t (make mistakes)?
9)No. Speak louder, will you?
10)How could he speak to his mother like that?
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