Unit 1 1.那个关于古代战争的电影采用了先进的技术That film about ancient wars, in which advanced technology had been adopted, left the audience in the illusion that they were actually in the film. 2. 在那场大火中，整个古城毁于一旦，但是这块石碑却得以幸运的保存下来The ancient town was devastated by the great fire, except for this fortunate monument.3. 他们看了那段录像听了那个妇女的讲述，心中充满对那位地震孤儿的同情Having heard the woman’s narration in the video, they were filled with sympathy for the orphan in the earthquake.4.那场大地震中，我们听到过太多太多教师的事迹， We’ve heard quite a lot of stories in that earthquake about the teachers who refused to leave their students behind at the cost of their lives.5. 豫园的建造始于1558 The construction of Yu garden began in 1558, but owing to lack of fund, it had been off and on before it was completed in.6. 1980年我遇到她时，她刚从国外读完硕士回来When I met up with her in 1980, she just returned from abroad with the Master degree.7. 这是我第一次来纽约，但我还是设法找到了了那家小公司It was my first visit to New York, but I managed to find my way to the small firm.8. 在电影界要达到顶峰是非常困难的，但是作为一名导演谢晋做到了It’s quite difficult to get to the top in the filmdom, but Xie Jin has made it as a director .Unit 21. 如今许多爱慕虚荣的年轻人，尽管还不富裕Nowadays many vain young people, though they are not rich, are obsessed with beautiful cars.2. 当他的婚外恋被妻子发现后，他们的婚姻终于破裂了。Their marriage eventually fell apart when his wife found his extramarital affair.3. 那位艺术家为了获得创作的灵感，在农村住了三年，放弃了生活上的许多享受。 In order to get inspiration for writing, the artist stayed in the countryside for three years, denying himself a lot of comforts in his l.4. 我不知道明天去崇明岛的远足活动能不能成行， I have no idea whether the excursion to the Chongming Island will be held or not, because it is at the mercy of whether it rains or not.5. 他早年到日本学医，回国后却改变了主意，一辈子从事文学创作哦。In his early years, he studied medicine in Japan, but after coming back from abroad he changed his mind and pursued literary creation all his life.6. 她最近和足以做她父亲的老头好上了， Recently she has taken up with the man who is old enough to be her father, which made her parents much ashamed / disgraced.7. 1978年以来，我国经济发展神速。Since 1978 we have witnessed the rapid development of the economy of our country. By contrast, the economy of some developed countries declined.8. 地震切断了这个城市和外界的联系， The earthquake isolated this city from the outside world, so people’s food supply might not hold out through the wint

U31.超女The super girl didn’t show up until her fans had been waiting for her in the rain for 2 miserable hours.2.恋爱八年They got married after had been in love for 8 years ,going through a variety of hardship.3.丢了钱包I felt very upset because I had lost my wallet, but what I can do is console myself - things might be worse if I lost my passport in airport.4第一部电影His performance in his first film can be considered excellent given that he is so young and inexperience.5经理出差授权我Every time before going on business the manager authorizes his assistant to be in charge of all his affairs in the company for the business affair must not be delayed.6老人很穷身体硬朗The old man is very poor and lives on a poor diet but he is hale and hearty, for he believe in the benefits of abundant exercise.7所以古代文明只有中华历经沧桑Among all the ancient civilization, only Chinese c maintain enough vitality while having endured years of vicissitudes.8和其他许多作家不一样这位青年作家叙写爱情这个永恒的话题Like many other writers，the young writer mainly focuses on the eternal topic of love ,what set him part form the others consists in his profound experiences of the contry life in china.Unit 51. 这位电影演员比大多数人更愿意帮助残疾人This film actor is more inclined to help the disabled than most people, for he himself once had a stroke 10 years ago.2. 那位老人虽身患风湿病，但还是坚持每天跑步、爬山。That old man has been afflicted with rheumatism, but he insists on running and climbing mountains every day.3. 美国金融制度中的一些缺陷Some defects in the U. S. financial system have not been given sufficient attention to, which eventually led to the disastrous consequences.4. 去年那家公司的股票大跌，The stocks of that company dropped dramatically, but he held on to them, and now he has made a large sum of money.5. 赶快断了这个念头吧Dismiss the idea right away--- it is too crazy to be worthy of any consideration.6. 我们刚准备好去纽约度假，震惊世界的9/11事件发生了。When we had just been all set for going to New York on vacation, occurred the September 11 attack which rocked the world.7. 如果你认为我有解决这个问题的魔方 If you think I have the magic formula to solve the problem, you will be bound to be disillusioned.8. 那家日本公司成功地打入了美国的电视市场。That company successfully penetrated the TV market of

Unit 71. 他因急性阑尾炎住院治疗，结果连期末考试都没参加。He was hospitalized with acute appendicitis, with the result that he missed the final examination.2. 前来听讲座的人数远远超过原来的估计，分发给大家的讲义不够了As many more people came to the lecture than expected, there were not enough handouts to go round.3. 不管一天工作有多忙，他在睡觉前总要看一下电子信箱里有没有新邮件No matter what a busy day he may have, he always makes a point of checking his e-mail box before going to bed.4. 世界各国都有失业问题，但各国政府处理这个问题的方法不尽相同Unemployment is found in all countries in the world, but the governments vary in their way to handle the problem.5.第一次来到异国的人往往会感到自己周围的一切既陌生又有趣Anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting.6.球迷们对这场足球赛中双方队员的表现都感到十分失望The football fans were very disappointed at the performance of the players of both teams.7.他的话，你得好好想一想，千万不要他说什么你就信什么Never take what he said at face value. Think it over yourself.8. 医生的一番话消除了他对手术的恐惧感The doctor’s words removed his fears about the operation.Unit 8 1. 经过几个月的讨价还价，这两家公司最后达成了一个解决方案， After several months’ bargaining , the two companies finally came up with a settlement, which was actually our initial suggestion.2. 这个非洲部落的人民对月亮的崇拜， People in the African tribe worship the moon in the same way that our ancestors worship the sun.3. 四千多年前古埃及金字塔是如何建成的至今还是个谜， It is still a mystery how the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid was accomplished over 4000 years ago, so some people speculated that it was built by aliens.4. 非法使用劣质建筑材料最终导致了宾馆的倒塌。The illegal use of building materials of poor quality finally resulted in the collapse of the hotel.5. 当前，许多国家正纷纷采取行动，缓解金融危机对经济的冲击。At present, many countries are taking actions to relieve the impact of the financial crisis on the national economy.6. 这对夫妇由于多年不断的争吵而最终离了婚The couple finally divorced because of years of quarrel, which resulted from lack of mutual understanding. (The marriage of the couple broke up......)7. 两国政府同意建立一条军事热线，以降低因情报失误而发生战争的风险。The two countries’ authorities agreed to set up a military hot line to reduce the risk of war due to the false information.8. 有些中国学生在美国的大学里不太成功，因为他们没能适应。Some Chinese students didn’t achieve much in American universities because they didn’t adapt to the new environment there.

Unit 101. 他分不清法语和西班牙语，更别提说这两门语言了。He draws no distinction between French and Spanish, let alone speaking these two languages.2. 20世纪90年代的文物热中，明清两代传瓷器受到了收藏家的青睐。Due to the craze for the historical relic in 1990s, the chinaware of Ming and Qing dynasties has been sought after by collectors.3. 这位将军不顾大多数顾问的反对，决定碰碰运气 Despite most consultants’ objection, the general decided to take his chance and started / launched the war, with the result that he was defeated.4. 中华民族经受了数千年的沧桑，正在重新焕发青春。After standing up to thousands of years of vicissitudes, the Chinese nation is restoring / regaining its youth and vigor.5.传播报纸上希望你只讲事实，而不是传播报纸上登的那篇充满偏见的报道。 I wish you would confine your attention to the facts instead of spreading the newspaper report full of prejudice.6.　他一到巴黎便把手里的钱全部兑换成欧元。As soon as he arrived in Paris, he converted all his money on hand into euros.7. 这部莎士比亚剧本搬上中国舞台时This Shakespeare’s play had been tailored so much in order to cater to the Chinese audience before it showed on stage, so that it looks more like Chinese opera than an English drama. U111论文超过一万字With over 10,000 words in my thesis I had to cut out several paragraphs so as to meet the requirements of this academic periodical.2事实是无法避免的We can ‘t escape the truth so we must face up to it and pay for our fault. 3那一年他虽然遭受了车祸但通过了所有考试That year although he afflicted with the traffic accident, he passed all the examinations as required by the school and promoted to a higher grade.4那个国家的知识分子The interllectuals in that country was severely critical of the government ‘s new welfare police ,which they think it will lower the living standards of the working people.5要消除他们之间的怨恨固然很困It is inherently difficult to remove the resentment against each other but at least it is worth making an attempt.6政府正在采用一切措施把物价压下去The government is taking every measure to bring down commodity prices ,lest the inflation is out of control.7那个谋杀犯否认了一切指控The murder have denied all that he was accused of ,we have to offer more evidence to convince the jury of his guilty. 8和妻子分居多年呼他原谅了不忠After living apart with his wife for years, he eventually forgave her infidelity and was reconciled with her

Unit 1 1. Thousands of people in the WTC were thrown, all of a sudden, into a condition of extremely terrible suffering that morning, Mayblum was one of them.2. It seemed that the tremendous sound of the collapse of the south tower destroyed the man’s hope of climbing down the remaining stairs, and thus took away his remaining energy.Unit 2 1. I’m embarrassed to admit that women are less capable than men of resisting the temptation of fashion.2. It means that you make friends with different people in order to find a new identity for yourself.Unit 31. But I also made some efforts to adjust myself.2. ... which hasn’t always been easy, because I’m sometimes too proud of myself as an actor.Unit 5 1. Here walked a sad man with little hope for his future, and everything he owned at that time depended on his painful effort to climb these 14 steps.2. In the next few seconds I was filled with such great shame and horror that I was speechless. I had been so sick about what I had done before.

Unit 71. Being unsuccessful in one’s life and career and financially disadvantaged are regarded as shameful or even sinful because in this world people tend to think that only those who are successful now can be saved from evil in the future.2. It is important to see the fact that although they differ in their class status and educational background, human beings are essentially the same. First of all, they are, biologically speaking, constructed in the same way, and then they all share the feelings of fear and joy, and also the common experience of suffering and achieving. This commonality as bound them together. All of them will regard wars, diseases, and disasters, both private and public, as unfortunate big events in their lifetime.

Unit 10 1. They do not show differences in the wearer’s profession and social status. They are just an American symbol. 2. For two years, he worked as a peddler of low social status, dragging heavy bags of various articles from door to door to sell them. But he could barely manage to support himsel

Unit 11 1. Hate is like a vicious and uncontrollable disease that darkens our life and affects our health. 2. ... we must remember that we are seldom mere victims of other people’s sins or wrongdoings. We also do wrong to (sin against) others.

Unit 8 1. Global warming will probably be the most serious threat to our Earth, if we do not take into account some other possible incidents, such as another world war, collision of our Earth with some large orbiting planets, or spread of incurable diseases.2. In terms of human health, it is those who live in the poorer countries that will suffer most, because they do not have money to protect themselves against climate change.