1、第一单元1 As the gender bariers crumbled ,the number of women working as lawyers,doctors, or bankers began to increase significantly from the mid-20th century随着性别歧视者的瓦解，从事律师、医生或银行家工作的女性人数从 20 世纪中叶开始显著增加。2 With the data olleted each year, the owner of the shop can discern customer treiendsand how things
2、like weather and economic indicators affect sales performance.根据每年收集的数据，商店的所有者可以辨别顾客的需求以及天气和经济指标等因素如何影响销售业绩。3 His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not onlyable to reach but to surpass . his personalgoals.他的主管以积极的方式推动和激励他，使他不仅能够达到，而且能够超越。他的个人爱好。4 He is a man wi
3、th a(n) shrewd business sense. He has built his initial investment into asubstantial and even excessively large fortune.他是一个有精明商业头脑的人。他已经把最初的投资建立在一个绝对的甚至是巨额的财富上。5 The conversion of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibilitythat was being vigorously explored in many .labo
4、ratories in the 1950s.直接将核辐射转化为电能是一种令人兴奋的可能性。20 世纪 50 年代，许多实验室都在大力探索这种可能性。 6 I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to distort thescientific facts in such a manner that evensomehighly-educated people were fooled.报告试图歪曲科学事实，以致于一些受过高等教育的人被愚弄，这不仅让我感到震惊，也让我感到厌恶。7 Sixty-two and b
5、lessed with his mothers skin, the fisherman had withstood a lifetimeof exposure to the sun and looked as radiant as a man in his forties.这位渔夫有着母亲的皮肤，经受住了一辈子的日晒，看上去像四十多岁的人一样容光焕发。8 French educator Louis Braille invented a simple but ingenious code which has had an impact on the lives of generations of
6、people who are blind.法国教育家路易斯布莱叶发明了一种简单但巧妙的密码，它对几代盲人的生活产生了影响。9 The senators didnt expect us to ask such tough questions, and when we finally did, they got stumped and didnt know what to say.参议员们没料到我们会问这么棘手的问题，当我们最终问了之后，他们被难住了，不知道该说什么。10 This newly established university supports the proposition that
7、 a more diverse highereducation system is desirable since it would exhance opportunities for life long learning.这所新成立的大学支持这样一个观点，即一个更加多样化的高等教育系统是可取的，因为它为终身学习提供了机会。七1 The brick walls of the ruined buildings were dripping with green mold andmoisture, and she shivered involuntarily,looking down to avoi
8、d the sight.被毁坏的建筑物的砖墙上滴着绿色的霉菌和湿气，她不由自主地打了个寒颤，俯视着避开视线。 2 As urban populations exported finished goods in exchange for raw materials fromneighboring populations, organized tradegrew substantially随着城市人口出口制成品以换取邻近人口的原材料，有组织的贸易大幅增长3 Knowing just how quickly a wildfire can spread, some residents of the v
9、illage decided to leave their homes after the flames flared up nearby 知道野火蔓延的速度有多快，村里的一些居民决定在附近的火势爆发后离开他们的家。 4 Biology teachers often make an analogy between the heart and a pump in order to help studentsunderstand how the heart works.为了帮助学生了解心脏的工作原理，4 位生物老师经常把心脏和泵作类比。5 They would like to set a date
10、 for their wedding and announce their engagementto their families and friends as soon aspossible.他们想为他们的婚礼定一个日期，并尽快向他们的家人和朋友宣布他们的订婚。6 He was determined not to sour a perfectly good day with the memory of one jealous classmate trying to make a fool out of him in front of the entire class.他决心不让一天过得非常愉
11、快，因为他想起了一个嫉妒的伙伴试图在全班同学面前愚弄他。7 The couple made a pact never to work at the same time, so that one of themwas always on full- time parenting duty, andtheir child wouldnt have to be looked afterby strangers.这对夫妇约定永远不要同时工作，所以他们中的一个总是全职做父母，他们的孩子不必被陌生人照顾。8 The president said that its the worst carthquake
12、ever to hit the country, and that he had appealed to the world for help,asking in particular for heavy- lift heicoptersl l rr rlf ul nt th ltd mountain areas.总统说，这是有史以来最严重的一次喀什地震，他呼吁全世界提供帮助，特别是向重型直升机“黑鸟”寻求帮助。第二单元1We need to improve the quality of educationso that our children will not leave school d
13、eficient in literary and reasoning skills我们需要提高教育质量，使我们的孩子不会因为缺乏文学和推理能力而离开学校。2 In a society governed by the rule of law, every citizen is subject to possible prosecution if he violates the law.在法治社会中，法律规定，每一个公民如果违法都可能受到起诉。3 The pay gap between average workers and top corporate officers has led to pu
14、blic outrage as executives receive largepackages despite falling share prices.尽管股价下跌，但高管们收到巨额薪酬，普通员工与公司高管之间的薪酬差距已导致公众愤怒。4 The delicious meal appeased our hunger and made us feel warm again after havingwalked in the snow all day.这顿美味的饭菜缓解了我们的饥饿。让我们在雪中走了一整天又感到温暖。5 The military insists on confotmity in
15、 many areas, for example, dress and haircut, withthe primary objective of promoting groupunity.军队坚持服装、理发等多方面兼容，以促进群体团结为首要目标。6 My daughter used to play with the dog by taking a(n) strand of its hair and thenspending a long time rubbing, combing andtwisting it.我女儿过去常拿狗的一根头发玩，然后花很长时间摩擦、梳理和梳理它。7 When sh
16、e left for the party, she took great care to make her neckace and shoes complement her dress.当她去参加聚会时，她非常小心地使她的领口和鞋子与她的衣服相得益彰。8 It was necessary to provide living places for transient immigrants passing through the area on their way to more permanent dwellings.有必要为通过该地区前往更为永久性住所的移民提供暂时的生活场所9 They ha
17、d just moved in, so they needed to buy a numberof kitchen appliances including a microwave oven,aa toaster, and acoffee maker.他们刚搬进来，所以他们购买许多厨房用具 包括一个微波炉，一个烤面包机和一个咖啡机。10 She wanted a beauiful outfit to attend the wedding of a friend, but couldnt find anything satisfactory in the nearby shops.她想要一套漂亮
18、而漂亮的服装来参加一个朋友的婚礼，但在附近的商店里却找不到满意的衣服。七1 Every month, the Community Services Center in hopes of offers several lectures on health and fitness introducing people tohealthier lifestyles.每个月，社区服务中心都会举办几次关于健康和健身的讲座，希望向人们介绍更健康的生活方式。2 Do you know who came up with the idea of having cheesecake for dessert yes
19、terday?It was delicious and made everyone happy.你知道昨天谁想出了用芝士蛋糕做甜点的主意吗？它很好吃，让每个人都很开心。3 The pain medication left Claudia feeling rather dull and sleepy, and soon after dinnershe apologized for being such poor company and excused herself to bed.止痛药让克劳迪娅觉得很无聊和困倦，晚饭后不久，她为跟她在一起太差而道歉，并原谅自己上床睡觉。4 When I was
20、 young, I was obsessed with maps, and I sometimes spent the whole day charting land routes from one point to another.当我年轻时，我沉迷于地图，有时我花了一整天的时间绘制从一个点到另一个点的陆路图。5 To make immigrants comfortable reaching out to police for help, more .than 70 cities now bar police from asking them to prove their legal sta
21、tus.为了让移民们更方便地向警察求助，70 多个城市现在禁止警察询问他们以证明他们的法律地位。 6 Mary was often accused of having a strong personality because she was not afraid to voice an opinion on subjects about whichshe was knowledgeable.玛丽经常被指责有很强的个性，因为她不害怕对他所了解的问题发表意见。7. At the end of his term in office, the governor was criticized for f
22、ailure to live up to his campaign promise.在他任期结束时，州长因未能兑现竞选承诺而受到批评。8 Results of a survey revealed that of the top 10 automobile makers in terms of customer satisfaction, six were Japanese andtwo were German.8 项调查结果显示在客户满意度方面，10 家汽车制造商中，6 家是日本的，2 家是德国的。第五单元1 Although he was not a legal expert, he kne
23、w it would not be proper to fabricat anything to mislead the public.虽然他不是法律专家，但他知道捏造任何东西来误导公众是不恰当的。2 He does not work full time there, but he has been the nominal head of the organazaioninscholarship program for five years.他没有在那里全职工作，但他已经是奥加纳奖学金项目的名义负责人 5 年了。 3 As Mark walked the sites on that initi
24、al trip of the migrants, he found some important temporal clues - dated bus tickets,shopping receipts and calendars.马克在最初的移民之旅中走访了这些网站，他发现了一些重要的时间线索注明日期的公共汽车票、购物收据和日历。 4 In urban planning, it is important to take into consideration the reciprocal influence between the transportation network and othe
25、r facilities, for example shopping centersand medical centers.在城市规划中，必须考虑交通网络与购物中心、医疗中心等设施之间的相互影响。5 The label Smart Choices on the front of food packages usually denotes productsthat meet criteria for lower fat, sugar and .sodium content.食品包装正面的标签智能选择通常表示符合低脂肪、糖和钠含量标准的产品。6 The public high school gra
26、duation rates in New Mexico and Arizona have been increasing for three consecutive years,thanks to an online program that helpsstudents earn missing credits.新墨西哥州和亚利桑那州的公立高中毕业率连续三年上升，这得益于一个在线项目，帮助学生获得缺失的学分。7 In the accident at the air show last week, a pilot and 10 spectators were killed when a figh
27、ter plane crashed into the crowd.在上周的航空展上，一架战斗机坠毁在人群中，造成一名飞行员和 10 名观众死亡。 8 The mother was not sure where the boys went,but she did hear them muttering somethingabout goingout for a movie with friends.母亲不知道孩子们去哪儿了，但她确实听到他们咕哝着说些什么，准备和朋友们一起去看电影。 9 Thisnewly released prtrat of Planet Earth is actually a
28、 composite of several pictures takenearlier this month by a new research satelile这张新发布的行星地球实际上是由一个新的研究卫星本月拍摄的几张照片合成而成。10 You shouldnt feel inuted. We can assure you he meant to be friendly and there was nothing impolite or malicious in his words.你不应该觉得习惯了。我们可以向你保证，他是友好的，他的话没有任何不礼貌和恶意的地方。71 We chatte
29、d for half an hour before he finally got to the point He wanted to work asa business consultant and wondered if I couldpass along the names of certain potential clients.我们聊了半个小时，他终于到了点上。他想当一名商业顾问，想知道我能否把一些潜在客户的名字传下去。2 Scientists at the research center identified various features that are attached to
30、 the commodities purchased by femaleconsumers.研究中心的两位科学家发现了女性消费者购买商品的各种特征。 3 The three mountain climbers would have starved to death if the villagers had not found them lying atthe bottom of the valley.如果村民们没有发现他们躺在谷底，这三个登山者早就饿死了 4 The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him,
31、 but he didnt stop crying.If anyting his crying became more intense.那男孩怯生生地抬头看着坐在他旁边的父亲，但他没有停止哭泣。如果说他哭得更厉害的话。5 Since no one knew how the disease spread,they were suspicious of everything,including mosquitoes, swimming pools, andpeople from other neighborhoods.由于没有人知道这种疾病是如何传播的，他们对所有事情都持怀疑态度，包括蚊子、游泳池
32、和其他社区的人。 6 At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the questionabout health-care reform directly. Instead hejust wandered around to talk about theharsh economic situation.在记者招待会上，政府发言人避免直接回答有关医疗改革的问题。相反，他只是四处闲逛，谈论严峻的经济形势。 7 Mr. Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday
33、, works as a software engineer andplays folk music on the side罗杰斯先生，你昨天在博物馆见过他，他是一名软件工程师，在一旁演奏民间音乐。 8 These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies was representative of the districts enrollment, which included a large proportionof children from immigrant
34、 families.我们之所以选择这些学校进行调查，是因为他们的学生团体构成代表了该地区的入学人数，其中包括大量来自移民家庭的儿童。第八单元1 After waking up from a long dream about evil man that stalked him in darkness,Jonathan found himself lying ona bench inthe park. 乔纳森从一个关于黑暗中跟踪他的恶魔的长梦中醒来后，发现自己躺在公园的长椅上。2 With the improvement of living conditionc throughout the wo
35、rld, there has been an increase in the life expectancy of the human race. 随着世界各地生活条件的改善，人类的预期寿命有所增加。3 The citys Real Estate Division will terminata the lease for default if the tenant fails to provide detailed statements ofthe use of the property.如果承租人未能提供物业使用的详细说明，本市房地产部门将终止违约租赁。 4 One hour after t
36、he plane crash, the president offered condolences to the families of thevictims and promised to improve the safetyof the nations aviation.飞机失事一小时后，总统向遇难者家属表示慰问，并承诺改善国家航空安全。 5 Londons museums are presenting several exhibitions chronicling more than 60 yearsof the citys fashion industry to reflect its
37、role as a fashion exporter.伦敦的博物馆举办了几次展览，记录了伦敦时装业 60 多年的历史，以反映其作为时装出口国的作用。 6 He lost his job as a doctor in 1998, after being sued for malpractice because he once improperly gave prescription drug samplesto a patient.他在 1998 年因不当地给病人开处方药样本而被控告玩忽职守，因此失去了医生的工作。 7 On this historic street, visitors can
38、tour several homes from centuries past to get a(n) retrospective look at the citys traditionalholiday celebrations.在这条历史悠久的街道上，游客可以参观几个世纪前的住宅，回顾一下这座城市传统的节日庆典。8 Some customers are calling online for a month-long boycott of the famous softdrink to express their dissatisfaction with itsdeclining qualit
39、y.一些顾客在网上呼吁抵制这一著名的软饮料长达一个月，以表达他们对其质量下降的不满。 9 Once a contract is signed, revisions of anypart of the product design will incur an added fee for the client.一旦签订合同，对产品设计的任何部分的修改都会给客户增加费用。 10 All his parents sisters and brothers have big batchesof kids, so he has nine cousinsin total, all living here in
40、 Rome.他父母的兄弟姐妹有一大批。他有九个堂兄弟姐妹，都住在罗马。71Although it is painful to watch him srugingg with the difficulty, it is probably better to stay on the sidelines unless he asks for help.尽管看着他在困难中挣扎是很痛苦的，但最好还是旁观，除非他寻求帮助。2 An anonymous letter alerted the police to the possibility of a terrorist attackat the airpo
41、rt.一封匿名信警告警方有可能在机场遭到恐怖袭击。3 We had never thought people would be interested in the house, so we were quitesurprised that more than a hundred people turned up at the auction.我们从来没有想到人们会对这所房子感兴趣，所以我们被炒了鱿鱼，结果在拍卖会上出现了一百多人4 Almost two years had passed since the enemy first tried to lay siege to the town,b
42、ut instead of being taken over, the towna seemed as strong as ever.从敌人第一次试图围攻这个城镇到现在已经快两年了，但镇上的人并没有被占领，反而像以前一样强壮。5 As was shown in the study, when parents showed feelings of despair, their kids followed suit and acted in the same way.如研究所示，当父母表现出绝望的情绪时，他们的孩子也会效仿，并以同样的方式行事。6 In the face of growing al
43、arm about the abuse of research data, scientists fromaround the world met to discuss how tosupervise their own research.面对滥用研究数据越来越令人担忧的情况，来自世界各地的科学家开会讨论如何维护自己的研究。 7 The company planned to build computer models that can track the weather, and then to put out weather warnings onits website.该公司计划建立能够跟踪天气的计算机模型，然后发布天气预报网站。8 He was waiting for a good opportunity to get revenge for all the emarrassmentsthat the game inflicted on him last year.他在等待一个好机会，为去年比赛给他造成的所有损失报仇。
