1、一 The rumor of the divorce was nothing but a means of hype for his new movie 离婚他孤注一掷，用父母留给他的所有钱来开一家工厂。He took a gamble on starting a factory with all the money his parents had left him.After winning the important game they hoisted their captain to their shoulders in shouting triumph.（赢得那场重要的比赛后）4) 在
2、全球化热潮中，我们要提防不同文化的冲突In the rush to go for globalization, we should watch out for collision of cultures.在这种情况下 In the circumstances it was not surprising that there was trouble.6) 这婴儿非常健康。The baby is the very picture of health.7) 人们已经意识到儿童接触有关暴力和色情电视节目的危害。People have realized the dangers of exposing c
3、hildren to violence and sex on TV.8) 我们始终考虑到我们是在为谁制作这部影片。(have in mind)We always had in mind for whom we were making the film.三单元 2 他在中学教书，但也兼职些翻译来取外快。He teaches in a middle school, but he does some translation work on the side tobring extra money3自信是件好事，但自信与自员是有区别的its good to be confident (about yo
4、urself), but there is a difference between confidence and conceit4只有坚持到底的人才会成功。半运而度的人永远也无法实现梦想。Only those who stick it out can achieve success Those who give up halfway will never realize their dreams5一个真正的英雄有勇气，有高尚的目标，而且乐于奉献A true hero possesses/has courage, a noble purpose and a willingness to mak
5、e sacrifices6任何人只要章起这本小说读了第一段，敦会发现很难把它放下。Anyone who picked up this novel and reads the first paragraph will be hard pressed to put it down7从某中意义上说，生活就像游冰。如果总是扶任池边，就也学不会。In a sense, life is like swimming. if you keep holding on to the sides of the pool, you will never learn3一个民族的前在很大程度上取决于其数育与培训的质量Th
6、e future of a nation depends in a large measure upon the quality of educationand training二 1 只有那些有过类似经历的人，能够完全理解这一点。Only those who have lived through a similar experience can fully appreciate this.3我更特别感谢每一个在这些年来以不同方式做出了贡献的人id like to express my special thanks to everyone who has contributed over th
7、e years in one way or another4团队环境中员工个人的成功能带来公司的成功。The individual success of the employees in a team environment results in success for the company5这场战争，虽说从军事角度而高是成功的，却令经济几乎崩溃。The war.although successful in military terms,left the economy almost in runs6他决定把自己的精力用到有益的事上，而不是整天守在电视机前。He decided to cha
8、nnel his energies into something useful, instead of being glued to the TV set all day 7力量与勇气是有区别的。生存需要力量，生活需要勇气There difference between strength and courage.It takes strength to survive It takes courage to live1）只有通过反复实践我们才能学习和进步。It is only by trail and error that we learn and progress/make progress
9、.四 我简直摸不透她，她对我是个谜。(figure out)Ijust cant figure her out, shes 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 argumen
10、t.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。(mak
11、e 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.六单元 要有勇气面对自己的失误，不要出了问题就想把责任推到别人身上去。Youshould have faceyour own mistakes. Dont try blameonto others when things go wrong.5.如果你经常担惊受怕，
12、你会发现这本书很有帮助。(= if you are more often than not addected by fear and worry you will find this book very useful) 7.如果你每天要做的事情没有计划，你就很可能做不了多少事。If you don,t have a plan of what you will do every day,chances are high that you won,t do much8.真是英雄所见略同啊，你的想法跟他的完全一致呢。Greatminds think alike. Your ideas are completely in line with his
