1、 1. desirable adj.令人满意的；值得拥有的；可取的；性感的It is neither socially nor economically desirable that every city dweller owns a car.2. trap vt.诱骗；使受限制；困住；使（水与气体等）分离The seventeen miners who have been trapped underground for there days are said to be unlikely to survive.3. when it comes to 当提到，就而言Joe doesnt see
2、m interested in any academic liberal arts subjects, but when it comes to sports, he is the pride of the class. 4. paradox n.似是而非，自相矛盾Although Im so successful Im really rather a failure. Thats a paradox, isnt it?5. fulfill vt. 履行（诺言） ，执行（命令） ，达到（目的）Schools should fulfill the hopes and needs of poore
3、r children, giving them a chance in society.6. for that matter 类似，等等，关于那一点This new book will be of interest to policemen and prison officers, and for that matter to anyone who has to deal with criminals.7. in terms of 就而言，根据，用的话，以为单位The work is not very profitable in terms of money, but Im getting v
4、aluable experience out of it. 8. cant help but 禁不住，不禁She is still working on it despite all the adversities. I cant help but admire her indomitable spirit.9. segment n.部分，段落；环节；（字符等的）分段；动物学节片Each sales team targets its efforts at a particular segment of the general population.10. rural adj.乡下的，农村的；田
5、园的；地方的；农业的The authors point out that their study was done in a rural area and results may differ with urban clients.11. component n.成分；零件；数要素；组分This factory only produces TV consoles(机壳); the inside electronic components are made elsewhere and shipped to the factory.12. reform n.改革，改良，改造；改正 vt. hell
6、 need some talking round. 8. talk to 与谈话，责骂The child needs to be talked to, and you are the person to do it. She always complains that theres nobody living near that she can talk to.1. hear about 大概听说事，因获得报偿或惩罚Have you hear about Gatsby jumping into the pool with all his clothes on?2. hear from 从听到，
7、收到的来信，受到的责骂Mother hasnt hear from you for quite some time. She is beginning to think you must be ill.3. hear of 得知，知道，同意，得悉They started out to cross the Sahara in a saloon car, and have not been hear of since.I first hear of the firm, and had dealings with them, three years ago.4. hear out 听完Dont ju
8、dge before I have finished what I have to say. Hear me out.填空：In the 1970s, the aspirations for self-fulfillment of millions of Americans split away from the traditional symbols of success. This happened for many complex reasons having to do with (与有关系)the sexual revolution, the effects of the women
9、s movement on the family, the dying off（相继死亡） of the generation scarred by the Great Depression（大萧条）of the 1930s, a growing disillusionment with （对的幻想破灭）the ability of our institutions to deliver the goods, the failure of the economy to live up to（满足） peoples expectations of a steady annual increase
10、 in income, a questioning of whether the values of a consumption economy are worth the hard work that pays for all the luxuries, an awareness that energy shortages and environmental hazards call for（需要） a new orientation, and a further evolution of individualism into the quest for less conforming pe
11、rsonal life-styles.Simply put（简单地说）, a New Breed of Americans have come to feel that success is not enough to satisfy their yearnings for self-fulfillment. They are reaching out for （伸手要，寻求）something more and for something different. I estimate that, at the present time, the New Breed, those who fee
12、l that their aspirations for self-fulfillment can no longer be wholly satisfied through conventional success, constitute a majority of the American people (approximately 52 percent). Not surprisingly, the younger, better educated, and more affluent parts of the population are disproportionately repr
13、esented in the New Breed, while the older, poorer, less well-educated parts of the population cling more tenaciously to the old value system and to traditional symbols.改错：In recent years unpaid housework has suffered a severe loss in social status. For women today being “just a housewife” is a poor
14、means of maintain (改为 maintaining) self-esteem. For women, exclusive confinement to the unpaid work of housekeeper and mother somehow implies being cut(加 off) from the full possibilities of self-fulfillment. A paid job has become a badge of membership in the larger society and an almost indispensabl
15、e symbolic(改为 symbol) of self-worth. It is also a practical means of achieving autonomy and independence. The woman with a paid job, how(改为 however) poorly paid it may be, feels that she no longer has to the total(改为totally) dependent on the will and whim of a man. No longer is she too(删去) obliged,
16、because she is trapped in a status of total dependency, to stay with a satisfactory(改为 an unsatisfactory) marriage. Divorce rates have shot up because divorce is now a practical option for millions of women. They now have, or can acquire the “price of admission” to independence in our societya pay (
17、改为paid) job. This does not mean that only women are choosing divorce and are solely responsible to (改为 for) high divorce rates; many women do not choose divorce because they are able to find work, and（改为 but） find work because they are forced to support themselves after men leave to “fulfill themsel
18、ves”.翻译：1.起初，我打算先准备生物课的考试，而后再做论文，但后来决定还是将做的顺序倒过来为好。At first, I planned to prepare for my biology test first and then work on my research paper, but later I decided that I had better do it the other way around. 2.就预测地震而言，科学家能做的似乎微乎其微，不过城市规划师却可以在减轻地震造成的损失方面有点作为。When it comes to predicting earthquakes,
19、 there seems very little scientists can do, though city planners can do something to reduce the damage caused by earthquakes.3.去年夏天洪水期间，不得不动员全国的力量来救灾。During last summers flood, the whole nation had to be mobilized for relief efforts.4.鉴于她对生活的消极态度，她不可能在改革管理部门的事情上给予支持。Given her passive attitude toward life, she is not likely provide any support in terms of management reform.5.凭她的创见和组织能力，我认为她不是我们的负担，而是我们的委员会的一份宝贵的财富。With her creative mind and organizational ability she is, I believe, not a liability but rather a great asset to our committee.
