Revision Unit 1
1.1) The Labor Party’s（工党）electoral （竞选的） strategy, which was based on a tactical（策略上的） alliance with other smaller parties, has proved successful.
2) The government troops recaptured the city from the rebels(叛军) at the cost of two thousand causalities.
3) By a stroke of good luck, Genelle, who had been buried in the rubble (瓦砾) for more than 26 hours, came out alive.
4) My brother wasn’t badly hurt, but he injured his leg and had to limp around for a few weeks.
5) The aircraft was subjected to（受到）a test of temperatures of minus 65 degrees Celsius and plus 120 degrees.
6) Tax incentives（鼓励措施）with cheap labor //will be used to attract companies to the western regions of our country away from the east coast.
7) To my surprise, the opening speeches sounded more like declarations of war than offerings of peace.
8) After a three-day siege by the police, the terrorists (恐怖主义者) who had seized the restaurant had to give in.
9) Once we stepped off the plane and onto the prairie（大草原）, we were greeted by a gust (一阵强风) of raw and biting wind.
10) Being young and impatient, they are inclined (=likely) to dash into the jaws（狭窄 入口）of danger where an experienced fighter（战士）might bide his time.
11) The harassing（折磨人的） budget problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes.
12) Workers who have to work on weekends are paid twice the normal wages. And in the case of national holidays, they get triple（=three times）pay.
2.1) In the economic crisis, many factories have begun to lay off (解雇) workers. Now the government is faced with the problems of helping create jobs for the large number of unemployed. (face)
2) If you let yourself got bogged down in paper work (日常文书工作), you’ll never find time to deal with the really important issues. (bog) 精品文档
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3) Despite difficulties, the government is pressing on / pressed on with its campaign to eliminate (=get rid of) corruption (腐败). (press)
4) “We could take no chances; if we fail in Normandy the war might drag on for years,” said the Allied（同盟国）commander-in-chief（总司令）. (drag)
5) The tolerance of her poor English by others meant she could get by with her often incorrect grammar and limited vocabulary. (get)
6) Edward knew it would cost him a fortune to dine out at such an expensive restaurant, but then he could not afford to offend her by going to a less expensive one. (dine)
7) As the economy shows no signs of picking up (=getting better, 好转; 恢复), many companies have cut back on capital investment (资本投资). (cut)
8) With the price of fuel skyrocketing（这里指汽油价格扶摇直上）. I really don’t know how we are going to get through the severe winter. (get)
3.1) The rapid advance in gene therapy may lead to the conquest of cancer in the near future.
2)Production in many factories has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock workers’ strike.
3)Sara has made up her mind that her leisure interests will/should never get in the way of her career.
4) Obviously the reporter’s question caught the foreign minister off guard.
5) The introduction of the electronic calculator has rendered the slide rule out of date /obsolete（过时的）.
4.1) Being faced with an enemy force much superior to ours, we had to give up the occupation of big cities and retreat to the rural and mountainous regions to build up our base. (region, occupation, be faced with)
2) Unity（团结一致）is crucial to the efficient operation of an organization. Failure to reckon with this problem will weaken its strength. In many cases, work may be brought to a halt by constant internal (内部的) struggle in an organization. (crucial, weaken, reckon with, bring to a halt, efficient) 3) The Red Army（红军） fought a heroic battle at Stalingrad and won the decisive 精品文档
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victory against the Germans. In fact, this battle turned the tide（扭转形势）in the Second World War. During this famous battle, the Soviet troops withstood（抵住）the German siege and weakened the German army by launching a series of counterattacks（反攻）. (heroic, siege, launch, turn the tide, decisive)
1)During the First World War, battles took place here and there over vast areas. Some of the most dramatic fighting took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium and in the no-man’s land between the trenches.
2)Elizabeth made careful preparations for the interview and her efforts paid off.
3)I spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my words.
4) Pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and I wondered how her fragile body could withstand the harsh weather.
1) But often it is not until we fall ill (生病的时候) that we finally learn to appreciate (=deeply understand) good health.
2) A rich old lady lay dead at home for two weeks（死了躺在家里两个星期）---and nobody knew anything about it.
3) It’s said that he dropped dead from a heart attack（猝死于心脏病）when he was at work.
4) Don’t sit too close to the fire to keep warm---you could easily get burned（烧伤的）, especially if you fall asleep（睡着了）.
5) In those days people believed in marrying young (早结婚) and having children early.
6) Little Tom was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes. (坐着不动超过几分钟)
Unit 2
1.1) Before Anglo-American（祖籍英国的美国人）western expansion, there were already a number of settlements（定居地）in the mid-West.
2) We are confident that the introduction （引进）of an automated assembly line（装配线，流水线） will eliminate most of today’s human errors.
3) Warmer air is able to hold more water vapor than cold air and so has a higher
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humidity（湿度）.
4) In most communities（社区 in the United States, the local American Red Cross chapter (分会) has been authorized（批准）to take control of certain local public buildings in times of emergency（紧急情况）.
5) Traffic control establishes a set of（一套）rules and instructions (说明) that drivers, pilots, train engineers, and ship captains rely on to avoid collisions (碰撞) and other hazards.
6) In the past few decades since the launching of the first artificial（=man-made） satellite in 1957, thousands of “man-made moons” have been rocketed into the Earth’s orbit（轨道）, each designed to serve a specific purpose or missions（任务）.
7) The thunder（雷声） crashed so near the house that the glass vibrated in the windows, and some books, which had sat on the windowsill（窗沿）, fell to the floor.
8) Radio telescopes (射电望远镜) have provided valuable information about other stars and about the magnetic fields of other planets（恒星） in our solar system （太阳系）, especially Jupiter (木星)’s.
9) At the beginning of the race, the runners were bunched together on the track（跑道）, but later some of them got ahead and left the others behind.
10) From the control tower（控制塔）, air traffic controllers（空中交通管制员）coordinate （协调）aircraft movement both in the air and on the ground.
11) Further troubles developed in October 1995 when the tape recorder（磁带记录器）in the orbiter（轨道飞行器, 人造卫星）Galileo was stuck in the “rewind” (到带) position for 15 hours, wearing out（用坏）a section of the tape.
12) In 1978, at the beginning of the reform（改革） period, approximately 11,000 Chinese students went abroad to pursue further studies（继续深造，进修）.
2.1) Bats（蝙蝠）send out sound waves and make sense of (弄懂) their environment from the echoes（回声） they receive. (send)
2) Dealing with difficult（难以共处的）people is a part of everyday life, and there are ways you can stand up for (支持) yourself without starting an argument（争吵）. (stand)
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（被当作）someone half her age. (pass)
4) Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin in a bid (=attempt) to capture the city. (close)
5) Catherine waited until the children went inside the building before starting up the car and driving off. (start)
6) I must tell you we went through hell (这里比喻苦难的经历) while working on this project. (go)
7) Please fill out the application form（申请表） completely without leaving any blanks. (fill)
8) Many illnesses affecting white-collar workers today fall into the category of stress-related illness. (fall)
3.1)The new car design incorporates all the latest safety features.
2) To suspend our hammock, we need to find two trees ten feet apart.
3) Jason faces up to 10 years in prison for offering bribery money to the US navy official responsible for awarding lucrative contracts to his construction firm.
4) Manufactures usually begin by building the prototype of a new car before they set up a factory to make the cars.
5) Medical evidence shows that smoking and lung cancer are correlated（相关的）in all racial groups.
Unit 3
1.1) The waitress was so rude that Jane didn’t tip（给小费）her.
2) Racing takes everything you’ve got---intellectually（智力方面地）, emotionally（情感方面地）, and physically（身体方面地）.
3) Although the structure of the building hasn’t suffered（受损害）, the surface (表面) is badly damaged.
4) She received an increase in pay and it has made a difference in her attitude towards work.
（她工资增加了，这使她对工作的态度发生了大的变化）
5) She appeared very nervous one evening. I asked her what was wrong, and she
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blurted out that she had fallen in love with Phil.
6) I looked at Tom’s pictures and found some of them so amusing（有趣的）and funny that I couldn’t help chuckling.
7) Your goals have to be measurable so you’ll know to what extent you are making progress.
8) Salespeople often try to learn about the needs of the prospective（预期的，可能的）buyer to make themselves more persuasive（有说服力的）.
9) We have only five months to make preparations for the trip to the South Pole（南极）.
10) Prof. Lee’s eyes sparkled with enthusiasm（眼中闪烁着热情洋溢的光芒）as she talked about how her new teaching method worked（产生效果）in her College English class.
11) In my senior year（大四）I took a crack at writing a novel, but without much success.（freshman; sophomore; junior; senior）
12) To reduce weight, I am now learning to play golf with my business partner who plays like a professional（职业高尔夫运动员）. 2.1) You have to know what is right for you and then go after it regardless of（不管）what others may say. (go)
2) May you look back on/at the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to（展望）the future. (look)
3) Most of the old buildings were pulled down（被拆毁）in this area so that blocks（方
块，这里指“街区”）of new apartments（公寓）could be put up. (put)
4) We may say he stood for freedom and justice all his life.
5) In retrospect she says the most important thing is for parents build in some kind of motivation（激励）or prospect（期望）that means something to their offspring.（build）
6) To my mind, it is very important to follow up your letter and résumé (个人简历) with a phone call when you apply for any job. (follow)
7) Before we set off for the camping trip, our five-year-old asked, “Can the microwave（微波炉）be hooked up to the electricity supply at the campsite (野营地), Dad?
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8) She tried to swallow, but couldn’t, her throat had almost closed up. (close)
3.1) Mary’s parents grilled her about where she had been all night. (grill)
2)Before the appearance of her Fairy Godmother, it was beyond Cinderella’s wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the King’s Palace.
3)The translation of the popular novel has just been finished and a Chinese version will be in readers’ hands soon. (in sb’s hand)
4)As with anything else, it is important to do your homework before going on an interview. (do one’s homework)
5) Jim’s car broke down last week and the repair cost was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars.
4.1) The director（主任）of the Urban Development Office（城市建设办公室）will interview the two local applicants, as well as the two other veteran landscapers (庭园设计家) recommended by the staff committee（职员委员会）this afternoon, to pick out the prospective designer for the construction of the city square（广场）. (prospective, veteran, applicant)
2) From his standpoint, the project manager（项目经理）has made every endeavor to go after the best engineer for the work of cleaning up the river before the deadline （最后期限）set by the mayor（市长）.
(from one’s standpoint, go after, endeavor)
3) Life is short, as the saying goes. People in my age bracket（年龄档次）often want to have a crack at everything they think is interesting, but the problem is they barely have the time or energy for such endeavors（= attempts, 尝试）
(barely, as the saying goes, have a crack at)
1. When in Rome, do as the Romans（入乡随俗）. (=behave)
2. Richard suggested I keep all my friends’ address on my computer, as he does. (used to avoid repetition)
3. Elizabeth told her daughter that if she did the bathroom, the kitchen and the living room, she would get $10.00 every week. (=clean)
4. Since the Smiths’ business is doing well, they are thinking of starting a similar type of business in Canada. (=get along，进展)
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5. If you are prepared, you can certainly do the job. (=perform or complete a job)
6. Knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can. (=perform or complete a job)
7. When I asked John why he does philosophy（哲学）, he said he does it simply because she finds it interesting. (=study)
8. A small piece of cake will do for me, thanks. (=be enough)
9. Leisure is a beautiful garment (衣服), but it will not do for constant wear. (=be acceptable)
1.There is so much to say and it is hard to know where to begin. OK, I’ll talk about myself first.
2. Thank you very much, John, for your beautiful Christmas card. By the way, I have something here for you.
3. The new computer language can be quite easily understood by anyone who can read the daily newspaper. Now, why is this an advantage?
4. I’m going to work out the outline and will let you know how it goes. By the way, I will see you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai.
5. Ok, you got the job. Now, how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible?
6. Chris has been back from Australia.
Those pictures you sent me are wonderful.
Cloze (15选10）
When Hitler decided to launch his invasion (1) of Russia, he thought that nothing could stand in the way (2) of his armies. Conquest(3), it seemed, was inevitable（不可避免的）. He had surprise attack on his side, catching Stalin off his guard (4) by launching (5) his attack without a declaration(6) of war. Hitler expected the campaign (7) to last only a few months. In the event (结果), it was to drag on (8) for much longer. Like Napoleon before him, he had made a fatal（致命的）mistake in failing to recckon with (9) the severity of the Russian weather. Many German soldiers were to die from the cold as winter set in（=started）, bringing the German advance to a halt (10).
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Hello. Welcome to your new car. I am your onboard（随车携带的）computerized (1) driving system. From the moment you start up (2) the car, I’ll be poised to(3) help you. It is my job to alert (4) you to any hazards (5) that may occur on the road. When you find the driving monotonous (6) and want to relax, I can take control of (7) the car and steer（驾驶）(8) it in your place, I’ll guide you from one lane(9) to another and make sure you arrive at your destination safe and sound. If a car in front of you slows down suddenly, I’ll decrease (10) your speed. And I’ll calculate (11) the data provided by the GPS system and choose the less busy routes so as to eliminate (12) your worries of getting sucked in (13) a traffic jam. When you want to convert back from automatic（自动的） control to manual（人工的）control, that’s easy. Just press the right button mounted(14) on the steering column（驾驶杆）. But do remember not to take any alcoholic drinks. If I detect (15) the presence of alcohol in the vapor (16) of your breath, I’ll stop the car whether you it or not.
What is the best way to impress a prospective (1) employer when you go for an interview for a job interview? As I see it (2), the best thing is to demonstrate（=show）that you have done your homework (3) and know all about the firm (公司) beforehand (4). You should make every endeavor (5), for example, to show that you know something about the structure (6) of the company, including the different lines of products it turns out (= produce，生产) and the chief business partners (7) it is working with. Respond (8) in a spontaneous (= natural，自然的) manner and let the interviewer know that you are not frightened by new challenges, but are willing to take a crack (9) at anything. Try to look at the situation from the standpoint (10) of the person offering the opportunity of the employment. What sort of qualities（品质）is he likely to be looking for? Enthusiasm, certainly. So don’t leave your application waiting until just before the deadline. Apply early. Another thing that can make a difference (11) is to follow up (12) your interview with a letter expressing（表达）your enthusiasm to join the company.
背诵（首字母填词）
In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte, E of the French, led his Grand Army into Russia. He was p for the f r of the Russian people d their homeland. He was prepared for the long march across Russian soil to Moscow, the c city. But he was not prepared for the d e that met him in Moscow -- the r , b b Russian winter.
In 1941, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, launched an attack against the Soviet Union, as Russia then was c . Hitler’s m might was u . His war
m had mowed down resistance in most of Europe. Hitler expected a short c but, like Napoleon before him, was taught a painful lesson. The Russian winter again came to the aid of the Soviet soldiers.
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Two of the most f things about driving a car are getting lost and getting s in traffic. While the computer r is unlikely to cure these problems, it
will have a p i . S in your car tuned to radio s from o s can locate your car p at any moment and w of traffic jams. We already have twenty-four Navstar satellites orbiting the earth, making
up what is called the Global Positioning System. They make it possible to d your location on the earth to within about a hundred feet. At any given time, there are several GPS satellites orbiting o at a distance of about 11,000 miles. Each satellite contains four “a clocks,” which vibrate at a precise f , according to the laws of the quantum theory.
When I g from college, the odds were good that I would have the same job for the r of my life. And that’s how it worked out. But getting h is no longer a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Employment experts believe that today’s graduates could face as many as ten job changes during their c
That may sound like a lot of pressure. But if you’re prepared, the pressure is on the other f —the ones who haven’t done their homework.
You won’t get every job you go after. The best salespeople don’t close every sale. Michael Jordan makes b half of his field-goal a But it takes no longer to
prepare well for one interview than to wander in half-prepared for five. And your p for success will be many times better.
Translation
Unit One
单句翻译
1. 当地政府以破坏环境为代价来追求经济的发展。 （at the cost of) 2. 公司冒险降低了产品的价格,并取得了好的回报. (take a gamble) 3. 他的政治对手正在等待时机来攻击他的政策. (bide one’s time) 4. 地震导致成百上千的人无家可归 (render) 5. 我们的旅行因风暴而终止。(bring to a halt)
1. The local government developed its economy but at the cost of environment. 2. The company took a gamble by cutting the price of their products, and it paid off. 3. His political rivals are biding their time for an attack on his policies. 4. Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake. 5. Our journey was brought to a halt by a storm.
段落翻译
星期四这天，围观者们聚集在一起观看暴风的时候，台风“潭美”（Typhoon Trami)引发的60英尺高的海水，在海宁市附近的海岸突然落下。当时并没有立刻弄清楚人们伤势有多严重，也没有任何死亡的报告。这场台风是由于浙江省东部的暴雨和时速80英里的风引起的，它迫使40万人离开家园，造成了数百万美元的损失。
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The 60-foot wall of water —triggered by Typhoon Trami — crashed on the shore near the city of Haining, where onlookers gathered to watch the storm on Thursday. It was not immediately clear how seriously the people were injured. There were no reports of any deaths. The typhoon — which caused heavy rain and 80-mph winds along the eastern Zhejiang Province — forced over 400,000 people to be evacuated from their homes and caused millions of dollars of damage.
Unit 2
Sentence Translation
1. 今天的比赛算得上是这两个队迄今为止最激动人心的比赛之一. (rank as) 2. 那坐大楼已经被改成了学校. (convert)
3. 他们正在试图发现他的行为模式是否与饮食的特定变化有关. (correlate) 4. 这项新发明的应用将给公司带来巨大的利润. (application) 5. 我们将把你的建议编到新计划中去。(incorporate)
1. Today's match ranks as one of the most exciting games that these two teams have ever played.
2. That building has been converted into a school.
3. They are trying to find out if his behavior patterns correlate with particular changes in diet.
4. The application of the new invention will bring great profits to the company. 5. We will incorporate your suggestion in the new plan.
Paragraph Translation
与普通汽车相比，由计算机控制的智能型车辆给人类提供了更大的方便。首先，智能型车辆可以使用现代科技消除大多数由酒驾或粗心所引起的车祸。其次，智能型汽车有全球定位系统，因此当车辆被偷时，它可提供准确的位置。此外，智能型汽车被证明对环境非常有利，它可以节约燃料，减少交通堵塞和降低空气污染。
Compared with normal cars, smart cars which are controlled by computers are more convenient for us. To begin with, smart cars can eliminate most of car accidents which are caused by drunk driving or carelessness using modern technology. Second, smart cars with Global Positioning System can provide its precise location if it is stolen. What’s more, smart cars could prove to be an environmental boon, saving fuel, reducing traffic jams and decreasing air pollution.
Unit 3
Sentence Translation
1. 食物供应还不足以应付饥民的的需求。(inadequate) 2. 在我看来，如欲被聘用，有四个关键。(As I see it)
3. 只要我们竭尽全力做到最好，我们就能掌握未来。(endeavor, in our hands) 4. 如果我事先知道你会带这么多朋友回家，我会做更好的准备。(beforehand, preparation)
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5. 当人们得知地震灾区(the earthquake-stricken area)将要重建新学校时，纷纷慷慨捐款。(generously)
1. The food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry. 2. As I see it, there are four keys to getting hired/employed.
3. As long as we endeavor to do our best, we can have the future in our hands.
4. If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made better preparations.
5. When/Upon learning that new schools were to be rebuilt in the earthquake-stricken area, people generously donated money.
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常言道，好的开端是成功的一半。在求职时，求职者事先做好充分的准备是非常重要的。 面试时，最好向面试官展示你已经做足了功课，并且提前了解公司的一切。谁会拒绝一个充分了解公司结构、产品、生意伙伴的求职者呢？ As the saying goes, well begun, half done. It is extremely important for a job applicant to make full preparations while seeking employment. At a job interview, the best thing is to show that you have done your homework and know all about the firm beforehand. Who would turn down a job applicant who knows well about the structure of the company, its products and business partners?
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