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一单元
1.1
has arrived here[ on the heels of] a hot summer
with unexpected speed.
秋天以意想不到的速度紧跟着炎热的夏天来到了这里。
a diplomat, he has witnessed the birth
of the new nation and is well placed to [observe]
its
growth during this critical period
of its history.
作为一名外交官，他见证了这个新国家的诞生，并在
其历史的这一关键时期很好的观察了他的发展。
you
make travel plans, you
’
d
better [assume] that every flight can be late.
当你制定旅行计划时，你最好假定每趟航班都可能晚点。
4.
“
I have made it
quite clear [from the beginning] that I want to be
part of the team,
”
John said.
我从一开始就明确表示我想成为球队的
一员
,
约翰说。
Alice first came to the country, she
was shocked by the way of life there that was
totally
[alien] to her and the
[hostile] environment where local people looked at
her with a suspicious
eye.
当
爱丽丝第一次来到这个国家时，
他被那里完全陌生的生活方式和充满敌意的环境所震惊。
当地人都用怀
疑的眼光看着他。
made an initial
contribution. But there is [as yet] no firm
commitment to further cash
payments.
安德鲁做出了初步贡献，但迄今还没有进一步支付现金的坚定
承诺。
7.[For the first] time
in decades, the leaders of the two nations shook
hands and sat down to
talk.
几十年来两国领导人第一次握手并坐下来交谈。
1
8.
“
Do fish [feed
on] each other?
”
“
Yes. At least many of them
do.
”
鱼是互相吃的嘛。是的，至少他们中的许多是这样做的。
old classroom building,
which was built a century ago, has become a sort
of a local
[landmark].
我们的老教学楼建于一个世纪以前，已成为当地的一种地标性建筑。
dwarf sees farther than the [giant]
when he stands on the
latter
’
s shoulder.
侏儒站在巨人的肩膀上比巨人看得更远。
these parts are supposed to [fit
together] in this device.
所有这些部件在这个装置中应该是连在一起的。
visited the local markets and saw a
wonderful [array] of fruit and vegetables.
我们参观了当地的市场，看到了大量的新鲜蔬菜。
13.I am afraid this plan of yours does
not [fit into] the company
’
s
overall marketing strategy.
恐怕你的这个计划不符合公司的整体营销策略。
auts have brought back [specimens] of
rock from the moon.
宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
one wants to [explore] the possibilities of
Europe
’
s political future,
one needs to examine
the development of
European culture.
如果一个人想要探索
欧洲政治未来的可能性，他就需要考察欧洲文化的发展。
16.A set of [gears] are installed to
control the speed and direction of the vehicle.
安装了一套齿轮来控制速度和方向。
1.2
1.
Governments of all levels should take
positive steps to conserve our oceans
《
in the interests
2
of
》
future
generations.
（
for the benefit
of
）
各级政府应采取积极措施保护海洋，造福子孙后代。
is
《
extremely
important
》
for us to change
our way of thinking or we will be out of step with
our times .(imperative )
对我们
来说，改变我们的思维方式是非常重要的，否则我们就会跟不上时代的步伐。
3. The document needs to be read and
understood
《
as a whole
》
.
（
in its
entirety
）
作为一个整体，文档需要被阅读和理解。
4. An agreement to end the fighting
remains
《
difficult to
achieve
》
.(elusive )
结束战争的协议仍然难以达成。
5.
In this African village many children are
《
facing death because they
have nothing to
eat
》
.
（
dying of hunger
）
在这个非洲的村庄里，许多孩子正面临死亡，因为他们没有东西吃。
have the resources as well as the
《
special knowledge and
skills
》
to finish the
project.
（
expertise
）
我们有资源和特殊的知识和技能来完成这个项目。
7. No incoming freshman has applied for
financial aid
《
so
far
》
.(as yet )
到目前为止还没有新生申请助学金。
8. Our project is nearing
《
an
end
》，
but we still need some
help from you.
（
completion
）
我们的项目快要结束了，但我们仍然需要你的帮助。
二单元
1.1
3
I got a job
offer from an organization working on protecting
animals
［
threatened
］
with
extinction.
在一家致力于保护濒危动物的组织，我得到了一份工作。
2. I am sorry to say that from the
start their plan seemed
［
doo
med
］
to failure.
我很遗憾的说他们的计划从一开始就注定要失败。
3. The European and Arab countries
［
bordering
］
the Mediterranean built brilliant
civilizations
thousands of years ago.
几千年前，地中海沿岸的欧洲和阿拉伯国家建立了辉煌的文明。
4. It
’
s never
easy to change one
’
s daily <
/p>
［
routine
］
and lifestyle.
改变自己的日常生活和生活方式从来不是一件容易的事。
5. A gust of wind blew open the window,
setting a lamp
［
swinging
］
from the ceiling.
一阵风吹开了窗户，把一盏灯从天花板上吹了下来。
6. The professor delivered a very
interesting lecture about the
［
< br>essence
］
of
ancient Chinese
philosophy at the
seminar.
教授做了一个关于中国古代的本质非常有趣的演讲。
7. Every time I visited my
grandparents, my grandma would
［
recall
］
how
cute I was when I was
a baby.
每次我去爷爷奶奶家，奶奶都会想起我小时候有多可爱。
8. People are increasingly concerned
with the problem of pollution that comes
［
along
with
］
the
dramatic development of industry.
4
随着工业的迅猛发展，人们越来越关注随之而带来的污染问题。
9. The essence of education is to
［
draw
out
］
a
child
’
s potential.
教育的本质是培养孩子的素质。
10. The shop girl let me try on a nice
shirt and showed me how to wear it cool by
［
tucking
］
it
in.
女店员让我试穿了一件漂亮的衬衫，并叫我如何把它穿得很酷。
11. The world-famous environmental
activist was
［
at the head
of
］
the
demonstration calling for
carbon
emission reduction.
这位世界闻名的环保活动家在要求减少碳排
放的示威游行中走在最前面。
12. The
industry that attracts most young and
［
creative
］
people is the industry of tomorrow.
信最年轻和最富有创造力的人的行业是明天的行业。
13. The conflicting sides took the
［
initial
］
step toward negotiation.
冲突双方朝着谈判的方向迈出了关键的一步。
14. As you know, our planet, with its
atmosphere and everything on it, is constantly
［
spinning
］
.
如你所知，我们的星球包括它的大气层和上面的一切，一直在旋转。
15. The marketing department
couldn
’
t find any
［
obvious
］
reason why the new product
didn
’
t sell.
市场部找不到任何明显的新产品不畅销的原因。
16. The beautiful coastal city is quiet
most of the year, but it attracts huge numbers of
people in
summer when it
［
hosts
］
an annual film festival.
5
这个美丽的海滨城市大部分时间都很安静，但在夏天举办一
年一度的电影节时，它吸引了大量的观众。
17.
Researchers have found a number of qualities that
［
distinguish
］
a leader from a group.
研究人员已经发现了领导者区别于群众的一些品质。
18.
“
Would you
like to come with me?
”
“
Sorry,
I
’
m afraid not, there is an
urgent matter to
［
attended
］
today.
”
你愿意和我一起去吗？对不起，恐怕不行，今天有急事要处理。
1.2
1It's not good for
anyone to
［
think a lot about
］
painful
memories.
（
dwell
on
）
痛苦的回忆对任何人都没有好处。
2
Rachel was steadier and more
dependable
，
but Katherine was
clever at doing things and
quick-witted
(
机敏的）（
resourceful
）
Rachel
更稳定更可靠。但凯瑟琳在做事方面更聪明机灵。
3 Parents should be aware that the day
will come inevitably when their children grow up
and
（
leave home
to live by themselves
）（
move
out
）
.
父母应该意识到这一天不
可避免的会到来
,
当他们长大离开家
.
4The vase remained
（
< br>undamaged
）
despite rough handling.
（
intact
）
尽管
粗暴的搬运
,
花瓶仍然完好无损。
5The store around the
corner
（
keeps a
suppy of
）
everything from milk to umbrellas.
（
stocks
）
拐角处的商店供应从牛奶到雨伞的各种商品。
6 It is important for people to
continually
（
increase
）
their confidence.
（
boost
）
人们不断地增强信心是最重要的。
6
7For the first time, every
employee of our company
（
has
the right to have
）
a 15- day paid
holiday a
year.
（
is entitled
to
）
第一次我们公司的每个员工每
年都有
15
天的带薪假期。
8There are complaints everywhere as the
high price makes it increasingly hard for young
couple
to
（
obtain
）
adequate housin
g.
（
acquire
）
到处都抱怨因为高房价是年轻夫妇越来越难以获得足够的住房。
9It's a pretty cold outside, you'd be
wise to dress
（
warmly
）
.
（
bundle
up
）
外面很冷，你最好穿好衣服。
10
Leaders in any industry tend to
（
make a good use of
）
new opportunities and keep
on top
of the latest technological
developments.
（
take advantage
of
）
任何行业的领导者都倾向于充
分利用新的机遇。并紧跟最新的技术发展。
11The
local police
（
put
more effort into
）
security
to deal with the increase in
violence.
（
stepped
up
）
当地
警察在安全方面投入了更多的精力来处理不断增加的暴力事件。
12Being rebellious
（
is typical
of
）
young
people.
（
is characteristic
of
）
年轻人的特点就是叛逆。
三单元
1.
As the strikers lingered on the
streets, refusing to disband, the police
finally_stepped
in____using tear gas.
当罢工者在街头徘徊拒绝解散时，警方最终使用了催泪弹。
2. I
’
ve conducted
interviews and made recommendations, but never
been____in charge
7
of______actual hiring and firing.
我做过采访做过推荐，但从来没有负责过实际雇佣和解雇。
3. Writing a dictionary is an arduous
and difficult task but after years of hard work we
are
finally_getting there____.
< br>写字典是一项艰巨的任务，但经过几番努力我们最终达到目标了。
4. In his recent speech about the
global climate change from the overheating
atmosphere,
Professor Mac
Donnell___noted____that last summer was one of the
hottest since records began
in 1880.
在最近关于全球气，麦克唐纳教授指出去年夏天是自
1880
年有记录以来最热的夏天之一。
5.
Whenever you see or hear something new, you go
through a series
of_cognitive_____processes, which are
the processes that result in learning.
每当你看到或听到新的东西，你就会经历一系列认知过程，这是导致学习的过程。
6. Once we__pull together___all the
facts, we
’
ll be able to
understand the situation better.
一旦我们把所
有的事实都收集起来，我们就能更好地了解形势了。
7.
Scientists declared that the discovery could not o
nly___validate____Einstein
’
s
theory of
relativity but also add to
their understanding of the universe.
科学
家宣称这一发现不可能。只验证了爱因斯坦的相对论，但也增加了他们对宇宙的理解。
8. One of the greatest recording
artists of all time, Stevie Wonder is possibly the
only person I
would consider a
musical___genius____.
史上最伟大的唱片艺术家之一，
Steve
可能是我认为唯一的音乐天才。
9. How do you punish, or treat, a minor
who___commits____murder? How should he be
punished?People hold different views on
the matter.
8
你如
何惩罚或对待一个犯了罪的未成年人？他应该受到惩罚吗？人们对这件事有不同的看法。
10. In business, a__vice_____president
usually reports directly to the president or CEO
of the
company and is a member of the
executive management team.
在商界副总裁通常直接向首
席或公司的首席执行官报告，并且是执行管理团队的成员。
11. Personal___finance___refers to all
financial decisions and activities of an
individual or
household,such as
budgeting, insurance, savings and retirement
planning.
个人理财是指个人或家庭的所有财务决策和活动，如预算保险储蓄
和退休计划。
12. The best coaches
I ever had in football were also the coaches who
possessed a deep sense
of___humility____. They were always
thinking about those they were leading and rarely
about
themselves.
我曾经遇到的最好的足球教练也是那些有着深刻谦卑感的教练。
13. The director general delivered a
speech emphasizing the importance
of__collaboration____between
universities and businesses for a vibrant economy.
总干事发表了讲话，强调了大学和企业之间的合作对于一个充满活力的经济的重要性。<
/p>
14. The guarantee could
be_worthless_____if the company goes bankrupt.
如果公司破产，担保可能毫无价值。
15. The_senior______management of a
company is a group of high level executives that
actively
participate in the daily tasks
of managing that company.
公司的管理是一组高层管理人
员，他们自己参与管理公司的日常工作。
16. It
often happens that interns__are faced with_____the
problem of not having enough work, or
being given busy work that
doesn
’
t really add value to
the company.
实习生经常会遇到这种情况。
面对
问题没有足够的工作能力。
或被给予繁忙的工作。
并不能真正增
加公司
9
的价值。
17.
The decisive
man is calm and cool under pressure; he can make
decisions_on the fly______.
果断的人在压力下沉着冷静。他可以随时做决定。
1.2
1.
Having good communication skills, both
written and verbal, is an essential [quality] for
a good
manager. (attribute )
具备良好的书面和口头沟通技巧，是一个优秀经理所必须具备的素质。
2. They award a green label, which can
be carried on for three years, to products that
meet
certain environmental [standards].
(criteria )
他们授予符合特定环境标准的产品一个绿色标签有效期为三年。
3. In a(n) [more and more] competitive
and specialized market it is essential for law
firms to have
reliable and independent
partners. (increasingly )
在一个竞争越来越激烈了。和
专业化的市场中，律师事务所必须有可靠和独立的合作伙伴。
4. [Be very careful] if you receive a
knock on your door by a salesperson offering a
great deal on
satellite TV. The offer
is probably too good to be true. (Beware )
如果你接到一个在卫星电视上做大减价的推销员来敲你的门，
你可要小心了。<
/p>
这个提议可能好得让人难以
置信。
5. Studies have suggested that moderate
(
适度的
) consumption of alcohol
—
[especially]
red
wine
—
may offer various health benefits. (in
particular )
研究表明适度消费酒精，特别是红酒，可能提供各种健康上
的好处。
6. Ability tests are
now widely used to [evaluate] critical qualities
for job success, such as solving
problems, communicating effectively,
and being innovative and creative. (assess )
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