1、Unit 11、这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会受到敌人的攻击。The village is so close to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.2、这个国家仅用了 20 年的时间就发展成了一个先进的工业强国。In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.3、看到项目顺利完成，那些为此投入了大量时间和精力的人们都感到非常自豪 This compa
2、ny has evolved into one of the major chemical manufacturing bases in this region.4、鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一步贬值(devalue)是不可避免的。Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollor will be further devalued.5、现在的汽车太多了，这个地区的道路几乎无法应对当前的交通状况 There are so many vehicles nowadays that the roads i
3、n this area are barely adequate to cope with the present traffic. 6、天气没有出现好转的迹象，所以政府号召我们做好防洪的准备。The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get preparedfor floods.7、那场车祸以后爱丽丝十几年卧床不起，所以她的康复真是一个奇迹 Alice had been confined to bed for over10 years after the traffic a
4、ccident, and so her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle. 8、这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至少花两个小时看比赛的现场直播。The students are all very much concerned about the World Cup. Speaking at least two hoursevery day watching the live matches on TV.9、托马斯说他家半个世纪前就在佛罗里达定居了 Thomas said that his family had settled in Florid
5、a more than half a century ago.10、寻找他人的帮助，别自己一个人扛着。我很早就吸取了这个教训 Ask for help. Dont tough it out yourself. I learned his lesson early in my life. Unit 21、他的确懂得很多理论，但是，一碰到实际工作就显得非常无知。He really know a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work,he seems to be quiteignorant.2、最新调查表明，大多数市民支持政府再建一个新
6、图书馆的计划。The newest survey showed that the majority of citizens support/supported the goveronmentsplan to build a library.3、这两个国家之所以能够成功的达成科学家技术协定是因为有利于他们进行合作的好几种因素一直在发挥作用。The two countries could reach agreement successfully on scientific and technological cooperationbecause several factors favorable
7、to their cooperation had been at work.4、我在上小学时候就看过那部电影，可就是一时想不出它的名字来。I saw the film when I in primary school, but just wont come to mind this moment.5、尽管他每天工作 12 小时，他仍然陷于重重债务之中。He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about twelve hours every day on average.6、有必要知道他的身高吗,在我看来，这与他是否成为一个好的律师没有
8、关系。Is it necessary to know his height? To me，it is irrelevant to whether he can be a good lawyer ornot.7、橱柜被安装在墙里，既节约空间，使用起来又方便。The cupboard is build into the wall so that it both saves space and is convenient to use.8、这些工人挣的钱比我们多，可话又说回来，他们的工作也危险得多。These worker can earn more than wo do, but the othe
9、r side of the coin is that their job is moredangerous.9、海伦在大学里学的是经济学，与此同时她把哲学作为第二专业来学习。Helen majors in economics at the university at the same time she studies philosophy as hersecond major.10、重要的是你们要自己发现问题和解决问题，我是否到现场无关紧要。What is the most important is that you must find out and solve the problems b
10、y yourselves. It makes no difference whether I go there or not.Unit 31、他试图拯救这家濒临倒闭的企业，但失败了 He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the verge of collapse but failed.2、总统已经宣布，在第一个任期结束时不再谋求连任 The president has announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of his first term.3、那个年轻教师在激发
11、学生努力学习方面很有技巧 The young teacher is skilled at motivating his students to study hard4、她喜欢举行社交聚会，只要能找到借口，她就随时举办 She loves giving parties and does so whenever she can find an excuse.5、要在这家公司找到一个管理职位，你恐怕至少要和 50 个人竞争 Im afraid that youll have to compete with at least fifty people for an administrative pos
12、t in this company.6、他们把自己的生活搞的一团糟的一个主要原因就是他们年轻时没有接受很好的学校教育 One of the main reasons why they have messed up their lives is that they did not have a good school education when young.7、玛丽已经很出名了，但是她根本不幸福，因为她一直被更加出名的念头困扰着。 Mary is already famous, but she is not happy at all because shes been obsessedwith
13、 thoughts of becoming even more famous.8、随着科技的发展，人们现在能够轻而易举地获得教育、医疗和其他多种信息 With the development of science and technology, people now can have easy access to educational, medical and many other kinds of information.9、公司的投资之所以失败告终是由于总经理的决策错误,于是董事会决定把他从公司赶出去 The companys investment ended in failure du
14、e to the wrong strategic decisions of the general manager and so the board of directors decided to throw him out.10、我知道你累了，不过在坚持一会吧，再过半个小时我们就要到达顶峰了 I know you are tired but try to hang on a little bit longer. We will reach the peak in half an hour.Unit 41、随着她个人生活的细节越来越多地被媒体披露出来，她不得不辞去公司总经理的职务。As mor
15、e and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she was compelled toresign her post as general manager2、她对自己的新工作很满意，因为这份工作正好与她的兴趣相符。She is very satisfied with her new job as it coincides with her interests.3、我买了这件衬衣，因为它的价格从 300 元减到了 80 元。I bought this shirt because the price was
16、reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan .4、为了把孩子们抚养成人，这位母亲真是历经了各种磨难。To bring her children up, the mother really went through all kinds of hardships.5、警方在老太太的死亡案中已经排除了他杀的可能性。The police have ruled out murder in the case of the old ladys death.6、市政府承诺将尽快采取有效措施，解决空气污染问题。The municipality (municipal government)
17、promised to take effective steps as soon as possible tosolve the problems of air pollution.7、因为腿部受伤，我没有参加上个月学校举行的网球锦标赛。I did not go in for the Campus Tennis Championships held last month because of my injured leg.8、要是能得到大多数女生支持的话，你赢得选举成为学生会主席的机会是很大的。If you can get the support of the majority of the
18、girls, you stand a good chance of winning theelection and becoming Chairman of the Students Union.9、他写的书并非都像这一本这么成功，所以我建议你从图书馆把它借出来读一下。Not all the books he wrote were as successful as this one so I recommend that you borrow it from the library and read it.10、在 2004 年雅典奥运会上刘翔打破男子 110 米栏(110-meter hurdles)世界纪录，获得冠军，这个纪录以前是由一个美国运动员保持的。At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Liu Xiang won the championship of the mans 110-meterhurdle and broke the world record, which had been previously held by an American athlete.
