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Book 4
Unit 1
1.
The enormous oil spill on
Alaska
’
s North Slope region
in 1989 was a(n)
disaster
（灾难）
for Alaskan sea animals.
2.
Due to the
lack of labor force, even women in this village
were
compelled
（强迫）
to work in the coal mines.
3.
The travel
agency promised to offer foreign travelers
everything from
historical
（历史的）
monuments and castles
to modern leisure activities.
4.
According to
the rules set by the company, anyone who is
regularly late for work
is likely to be
disciplined
（训练）
or
dismissed.
5.
People in that area are already
threatened with environmental
destructi
on
（灭亡）
since 60% of the
forest there has been destroyed.
6.
The auto
company has seen a huge increase in the
output
（产量）
of
private cars
this year due to the
improved working efficiency.
7.
Under the
severe attack from enemy aircraft, the troops were
forced to
retreat
（撤
退）
from the front.
8.
Survival of
the Fittest is a(n)
eternal
（
永恒的
）
truth of
nature.
9.
The
military government refused to
transfer
（转移）
power to a democratically
elected civilian government.
10.
Deforesting
and global warming
threaten
（威胁到）
to
ruin the current and future
state of
our environment.
U2
1. Patients who had been given the new
drug were asked to
monitor
（监视）
their
progress and report to
the doctor down to the smallest detail.
2. Private space travel is
a relatively new
phenomenon
（现象）
.
It's difficult at the
moment to assess
its effects.
3.
All
of
us
need
to
build
up
relationships
with
others
unless
we
choose
to
live
in
complete
isolation
（隔绝）
from the outside world.
4.
Since
sending
her
child
to
the
kindergarten,
she
has
been
delighted
to
see
a(n)
gradual
（逐渐的）
change in the boy's
character; he seems less self-centered now.
5. Quills were the chief
writing tool from the 6th century until the
advent
（出现）
of
steel pens in the mid
19th century.
6. I don't
think she's
consciously
（意思到地）
rude to you
–
she has just lost her new
car and feels bad about it.
7. The cheap perfume you see on special
offer in petrol stations often smells
nasty
（丑
恶的）
after a couple of hours.
8.
The consumer
boom
（繁荣）
of the 1980s led to an explosion of
shopping centre
development in big
cities around the country.
9. You
shouldn't use
–
it's too
formal
（规范的）
for this kind of
personal letter.
10. Temperatures will
soar
（骤升）
into 38°
C over the weekend
due to the heat wave,
says the weather
forecaster.
11.
According
to
a(n)
survey
（调查）
among
1000
residents,
garbage
collection
service in the
city is far from satisfactory.
12. The cost of food and
clothing has come down in recent years.
similarly
（同样地）
fuel prices have fallen quite
considerably.
13. In my
childhood memories, we were living a(n)
rough
（简陋的）
but happy life,
with no
luxuries to speak of.
Unit
4
1. Nearly 6 million
people
in
the
mid-western
area
were
affected
by
the
flood,
and
there
is a real danger of
mass
（大量的）
starvation.
2.
It
’
s
incredible
that
when
he
gambled
（赌博）
,
he
always
won,
whether
he
was
playing a card game or betting on horse
racing.
3.
The
council
is
trying
to
get
more
people
to
do
voluntary
（自愿的）
work
and
render social services in the less
developed regions.
4.
Elephants are dying out because they are being
hunted
（猎杀）
for the tusks.
5. Wines can be
classified
（分类）
as
dry, medium or sweet according to their sugar
content.
6.
Slavery was
abolished
（废除）
in Canada in 1833, and the Canadian
authorities
then encouraged slaves from
America to settle down on their land.
7.
Some
of
the
developing
countries
seem
to
be
stuck
with
a
tough
situation---
the
division
（
n.
分配）
between the rich and the poor
has never been so clear and sharp.
8.
The
mass
media
commented
that
the
you
ng
man’
s
suicide
was
nothing
but
a
senseless
（毫无意义的
，无目的的）
waste of his life.
9.
The younger generation should not just seek for
the latest
fashions
（时尚）
;
they
should have long-term commitment
and try to live a worthy life.
U7
1.
I
don't
think
it
necessary
to
furnish(
陈设家具于
.......<
/p>
）
our
apartment
a
second
time since we will
sell it soon.
2.
He
made
a
firm
resolve
（决定
)
to
give
up
smoking
and
drinking
as
soon
as
he
discovered
that he had a heart trouble.
3.
To
reduce
the
risks
of
railway
accidents,
we
spend
over
ten
million
yuan
on
maintaining(
维持）
the railway lines every year.
4.
My
parents
lived
a
frugal
lifestyle
all
their
lives.
For
one
thing,
they
never
discar
ded
（丢弃）
anything that was
still of use; for another, they never purchased
things on impulse.
5. The government has refused
to
sanction
（批准，认可）
a
further cut in the rate of
corporate
tax.
6. As Linda is a
career woman and her husband works abroad, they
cannot
raise
（抚
养）<
/p>
their
newborn
son
all
by
themselves
and
have
to
employ
a
babysitter
on
a
fixed term of five years.
7. My apartment was badly
furnished because the workers did not
s
trip
（除去
.....
不必
要的细节，使精炼）
the
original paint off the walls before they started
painting.
8. When we
learned that the local college had only the
bare
（刚刚够的，勉强的）
essentials in terms of equipment, we
decided to donate a million yuan so that they
could improve their teaching
facilities.
9.
The Jones purchased a second-hand car for $$1200;
it was a real
bargain
（便宜货）
,
but I wonder how long it will last.
10. It is always good to
read some English novels in your spare time. If
you cannot
understand the original, you
may read the
simplified
（使简易，
简化）
versions
which are also available in the local
bookstore.
11. Sam said to
the girl,
trade
（用
.....
交换）
you some
of my chocolate for
some of your ice
cream.
汉译英
U
1
1.
这
个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会受到敌人的攻击。
(in fear of)
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。
(transform)
In
only
twenty
years
the
country
was
transformed
into
an
advanced
industrial
power.
3.
鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一
步贬值
(devalue)
是不可避免的。
(inevitable)
Given
the
current
financial
situation,
it
is
inevitable
that
the
US
dollar
will
be
further
devalued.
4.
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。
(show signs of; call upon)
The weather
showed no signs
of
getting better so the government
called upon
us
to
get prepared for floods.
U2
1.
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 knows a lot about theory, but
when it comes to
actual
work, he seems
to be quite ignorant.
2.
最新调查表明，大多数市民支持
政府再建一个新图书馆的计划。
(survey)
The
latest
survey
shows
/
showed
that
the
majority
of
the
citizens
support
/
supported the government’s plan to
build a new 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。
(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
.
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 was in the primary school, but the
title just won’t
come to
mind
for the 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.
<
/p>
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关
< br>系。
Is it
necessary to know his height? To me, it is
not relevant
to whether he
can be
a good lawyer or not.
7.
橱柜被安装在墙里，既节约空间
，使用起来又方便。
(build
…
i
nto
…
)
The
cupboard is built 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 workers earn more than we do,
but
the other side of the
coin
is their job is
more
dangerous.
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
and
at
the
same
time
she
studies
philosophy as her
second 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
most
important
is
that
you
must
find
out
and
solve
the
problems
by
yourselves. It
makes no
difference
whether I go there or not.
U 4
1.
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.
2.
因为腿
部受伤，我没有参加上个月学校举行的网球锦标赛。
（
go
in for
）
I did not
go in
for
the Campus Tennis Championships
held last month because of
my injured
leg.
U 7
1.
她是一位很
能干的家庭主妇，但喜欢凭一时冲动购物，厨房橱柜里总是堆满
乱七八糟的东西，最终还
是会丢弃的。
(impulse; discard)
She is a very capable housewife but she
likes to purchase things on
impulse
. Her
kitchen
cabinets are always full of clutter that will
eventually be
discarded
.
2.
大学生应该有决心过节俭生活，不要和别人比阔气或追求
时尚；要知道：钱
这东西，只有积少才会成多。
(resolv
e; keep up with the Joneses)
University
students should have the
resolve
to live a frugal
lifestyle and should not
try
to
keep up with the Joneses
or follow trends and fads. They should know that
only when you mind the pennies will the
dollars take care of themselves.
3.
这对夫妻都是大公司的高层管理人员，忙得没有时间做饭，一星期至少有
5
天在外面吃饭。
(eat out)
The couple are high-ranking
executives of big companies. They
eat
out
at least five
days a
week due to the lack of time for home cooking.
4.
这两处签名十分相似，
即使是有
经验的专家恐怕也难辨别出它们之间的差别。
The two signatures are
all
of a piece
. Even experienced experts
may find it difficult
to identify any
difference between them.
5.
杂志的编辑把附在文后的图片都删掉了，因为该文的长度只能限制在两页之
内。
The editor of the journal
cut out
all the pictures
attached to the article because
the
length of the article was
restricted
to only two pages.