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大学英语
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第一单元
1
、这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心受到敌人的攻击。<
/p>
（
in fear
of
）
The village
is close to the border that the villagers live in
constant fear of attacks from
the
enemy
.
2
、这个国家仅用了<
/p>
20
年的时间就发展成了一个先进的工业强国（
< br>transform
发
展成）
In only 20 years the country was
transformed into an advanced industrial
power
。
3
、
这个公司已经发展成为这个地区主要的化工生产基地之一。
（
evolve
发展成为）
This company 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 dollar will be
further
devalued.
（
inevitable
不可避免的）
5
、政府号召市民就控制水污染问题献计献策，但响应却不强烈
。
The
government’s call
for
suggestions about
the control of
water pollution produced
very little response from the citizens.
（
response
）
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 prepared for
floods.
（
show signs
of
，
call
upon
）
7
、科学家曾一度认为没有比原子更小的东西了，但现在大多数人都知道原子是
由更小的
粒子（
particle
）构成的。
（
at one time
一度）
At
one
time
scientists
thought
that
there
was
nothing
smaller
than
an
atom
but
now
most
people know that an atom consists of even smaller
particles.
8
、这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天
至少花两个小时的时间看比赛现场直播。
（
be
concerned about
，
at
least
）
The
students
were
all
very
much
concerned
about
the
World
Cup,
spending
at
least
two hours every day watching the live
matches on TV
.
9
、
因为得不到贷款，
无法按时开业，
这家
百货商店损失惨重。
（
lose
out
，
come
by
）
The
department store
lost out
because
loans were
very
hard to
come
by
and
it
could
not start business on time
10
、
我们不能到那里散步，
因为那里有一个海军基地，
禁止游客入内。
（<
/p>
off limits
）
We can’t
go there
fo
r a walk because there
is a navy base there, which
is
off limits
to
tourists
。
第二单元
11
、
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。
（
when it comes
to
）
He
really knows a
lot about theory ,but
when
it comes to actual work ,he seems
to be
quite ignorant..
12
、最新调查表明，大多数市民支持政府再建一个图书馆的计划。
（
survey
）
The
latest
survey
shows
that
the
majority
of
the
citizens
support
the
governme
nt’s
plan to build a new library
.
13
、
这两个国家之所以能够成功地达
成科学技术合作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。
（
at work
）
The two countries could reach agreement
successfully on scientific and technological
cooperation because several factors
favorable to their cooperation had been at work
14
、
我在
小学就看过那部电影，
可就是
一时想不起他的名字来。
（
come
to mind
）
I saw
the film when I was in the primary school ,but the
little just won’t come to mind
for the
moment
。
15
、
尽管他平均每天工作
12
小
时，
他仍然陷于重重债务中。
（
on
average, be stuck
with
）
He has been stuck with heavy debt
though he
works about twelve
hours every day on
average
。
< br>16
、
有必要知道他的身高吗？在我看来，
这与他能否成为一个好的律师没有关系。
Is
it necessary to know his height ?To me ,it is
irrelevant to whether he can be a good
lawyer or not
（
not
relevant to
和什么不相关）
17
、厨具被安装在墙里，既节约空间，使用起来又方便。
（
build into
）
The
cupboard
is
built
into
the
wall
so
that
it
both
saves
space
and
is
convenient
to
use
。
18
、<
/p>
这些工人赚的钱比我们多，
可话说回来，
他们的工作也危险得多。
（
the other
side of the coin
）
These workers earn
more than
we do ,but the other side of the coin
is that their job
is
more dangerous
。
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