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Uint 1
1.
It is wrong to raise our children the
way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must
expose
them to all social problems
because very soon they will be dealing with them
as responsible
citizens.
2.
As
time
goes
on
we
are
inevitably
going
to
get
more
and
more
involved
in
international
affairs.
And
conflicts
are
sure
to
occur
because
there
always
exist
different
views
and
interests among nations.
3.
We
are
proud
of
our
accomplishments,
and
we
have
reason
to
be.
But
we
must
never
become arrogant.
Otherwise we will lose our friends.
4.
Information is
now easily available. An average computer can
store the information of a small
library.
5.
That construction company is not
qualified to handle the project. They do not have
any legal
document to certify that they
have the necessary expertise. We must find a
company that
specializes in building
theatres.
6.
These
think
tanks
do
not
make
decisions.
They
are
out
to
generate
new
ideas
and
penetrating analyses that will be
extremely useful for decision makers.
7.
The growth of
GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said
to have been modernized
unless the
quality of our people’s lives is really
improved.
8.
Poor as we were in many ways at that
time, we were still quite happy as children, for
there
was clean air, clean water, a lot
of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and
ponds; and a lot
of flowers, trees and
birds in the fields.
9.
Give absolute power to any individual
or any particular group of people, and that person
or
group
is
sure
to
abuse
that
power
because,
just
as
Lord
Acton
says,
corrupts,
and
absolute power corrupts
absolutely.
10.
Traditionally
in
our
country,
school
education
was
always
said
to
be
more
important
and
useful compared with all other
pursuits.
Unit 2
1.
You know what?
All things considered, it's not a bad idea to be a
teacher. As a matter of fact,
I think
it is an excellent idea.
2.
I don't like it when you take a
sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seem to
be implying all
the time that I am a
good-for-nothing.
3.
It is really considerate of my father
to leave the final decision to me. I
must say I am very
lucky. Not many
people have such a terrific father.
4.
You said you
do not want any money. You may not want money, but
you do need money. I
don't see what's
wrong with students earning some money during
their spare time.
5.
Somehow
this
tune
sounds
very
familiar,
but
I
can't
recall
what
it
is.
In
any
case,
it
is
a
Russian folk
song.
6.
Besides
the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole
pile of homework to do tomorrow.
It's
really terrible.
7.
To demonstrate our unhappiness over the
recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Minister's
visit indefinitely.
8.
It's getting
dark. The next town is still two hours' drive
away. We might as well camp in the
forest,
pitch
a
tent,
build
a
fire,
and
have
a
good
sleep
before
we
continue
our
journey
tomorrow.
9.
I am really
shocked to hear people say they do not consider
cheating at exams shameful. Isn't
that
the most shameful thing that we have been
incapable of feeling ashamed?
Unit 3
1.
Health care must be available to all
citizens regardless of their differences. We
cannot justify
a policy that denies
medical care to the large population living in the
country.
2.
They
claim to have discovered a universal law which
applies to all nations.
3.
I often made a fool of myself when I
was living with my uncle on his farm. When asked
to get
rid of the weeds in the rice
fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart
the weeds and the
rice seedlings.
4.
Why go there
today? I'd much rather we stay until the snow
ceases.
5.
Rice
requires large quantities of water and many
scientists warn us that even if we use our
water sparingly, the day will
inevitably come when we will be fighting over
limited supplies of
water resources.
6.
There has been
quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no
longer lean on exports for
economic
growth. We now tend to put more emphasis on home
consumption.
7.
Today's tendency is to give little kids
too many tests and exams until they are no good
for
anything but taking exams.
8.
It is
pointless to force professors to publish a fixed
number of papers annually regardless of
their quality. Besides, this is a
demand even Einstein would not have been able to
meet.
Unit 4
1.
The fact that
he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable
crash made him a national hero.
2.
Of the four
students who risked their lives to try to drag the
drowning children to shore, two
never
returned.
3.
The
Japanese are known for their long life span. They
believe they owe this to their eating
habits/the composition of their diet,
which contains a lot of fish products.
4.
I know Harris.
I couldn't imagine a man like him making such
stupid remarks.
5.
After testing her loyalty many times,
he was now going to give her the most dangerous
task.
6.
I hear
that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful
speech on that occasion. Whatever did
he actually say?
7.
That
this
time
they
must
be
ready
to
challenge
death was
clear
to everybody. But
no
one
regretted this move.
8.
As accidents
go/As far as accidents are concerned, there was
nothing out of the ordinary: a
crazy
young man drives a car on a university campus and
kills a young woman student. What
is
unusual is the fact that the man dares to
challenge the people who want to take him to
court, because his father is a local
police officer.
9.
Every time/Whenever we decide on a
financial policy, we have to make a clear
distinction
between short-term
interests and long-term interests.