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Unit 1
1.
房子着火了，里面
的人面临着死亡的危险。
(in danger
of)
The house was on fireand
the people inside were in danger of losing their
lives.
2.
他买不起这么好的
房子。
(afford to do)
He cannot afford tobuy such a nice
house.
3.
这个主意听起来也
许有些怪，不过还真有点道理。
(make
sense)
Although this idea
maysound strange, it does make sense.
4.
约翰看起来是个好
人。即便如此，我还是不信任他。
(even
so)
John seems (to be) anice
person. Even so, I don’t trust him.
5. Even though thefirst McDonald’s
restaurant sold only hamburgers and
French fries, it stillbecame a cultural
symbol.
虽说第一家麦当劳
餐馆只售汉堡包和薯条，它还是成为了一种文化象征。
6. These people areangry that the
building is now in danger of being destroyed,
along with theirmemories.
这些人想到餐馆连
同他们的美好回忆一起将被摧毁，感到很气愤。
7. They are using theearthquake as an
excuse.
他们在利用那次地
震作借口。
8. Some
think thatMcDonal
d’s real reason for
wanting to close down the
restaurant
has nothing todo with money.
有人认为麦当劳想
关闭这家餐馆的真正原因与金钱无关。
Unit 2
1.
如果他一开始谈论
过去，你就永远都没法从他那儿脱身。
(get away
from)
If he starts
talkingabout the past, you’ll never get away from
him
2.
冬天失业率有上升
的趋势。
(tendency)
There is a tendencyfor job losses to
rise in the winter.
3.
在我不断地要求
下，父亲终于同意和
我一起去澳大利亚了。
(frequent)
Because of my frequentdemands, father
finally agreed to go to Australia with
me.
4.
他把老店卖了，开
了一家新店，以便赚更多的钱。
(make
money)
He sold his shop
andopened a new one to make more money.
5. It is more thanjust clothing and
hairstyles that are in style one year and out of
date thenext; it’s a whole way of
living.
迅速变化的不仅仅
只是一年流行而第二年就过时的服饰和发型，而是整个生活
方式
。
6. In 1981, forexample, an
unknown elderly woman appeared in a TV
advertisement in which shelooked at a
very small hamburger and complained
loudly, “Where’s the beef?”
比如，
1981
年，
一位名不见经传的老妇人出现在
一个电视广告里，她看着一只
很小的汉堡包，大声抱怨道：
“<
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牛
肉呢？
”
7. Although clothingdesigners influence
fads in fashion because they want to
make money, thisdes
ire for
money doesn’t explain fads in other areas, such as
language.
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尽管时装设计师影
响时装潮流为的是
赚钱，但这种赚钱的欲望并不能解释其他
方面的时尚，例如语言。
8. However, in the United
States,there is an additional reason for fads:
most
Americans seem to feel
thatsomething is wrong if there isn’t
f
requent change in
their
lives.
但是，在美国，时
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尚的发生另有其因：大多数美国人似乎觉得，如果他们的生
活没有
发生频繁的变化，那一定有什么地方不对劲了。
Unit
3
1.
我们应该从失败中
吸取教训，这是很重要的。
(learn a lesson
from)
It is important for
usto learn a lesson from the failure.
2.
他相信自己想当证
券经纪人的梦想总有一天会实现。
(come
true)
He believes that
oneday his dream of becoming a stockbroker will
come true.
3.
很多学生最后从事
的工作不需要用到所学的知识。
(end
up)
Many students end
updoing jobs that do not make use of what they
have learnt.
4.
我一提到他的名
字，母亲就变得很不开心。
(as soon
as)
As soon as I
mentionedhis name, my mother became very
unhappy.
5. 1. Helen was in
her60s, had red hair, and tons of self-
respect
—
something I was
really lacking.
海伦六十多岁，红
头发，自尊心很强
——
这是我当时真正缺乏的东西。
6. When I helped outin the kitchen, for
example, nothing made me feel better
than preparing theeggs and serving them
just the way the customers wanted.
比如，
我在厨房里
< br>帮忙的时候，
没有什么比完全按照顾客希望的方式做好鸡蛋、
给他们端上更让我感到高兴的了。
7. Thanks
to theconfidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed
of having my own
restaurant
oneday.
因为从海伦那里学
到了自信，我梦想着有一天能拥有自己的餐馆。
8. I know I could doso much more if
somebody would just have faith in me.
我知道，只要有人
相信我，我还能做很多事情。
Unit 4
1.
只要你经常锻炼，你
又会变得健康起来。（
as long
as
）
As long as
you getregular exercise, you will become healthy
again.
2.
我
一直想读一本有关太空的书，但是
我好像总没时间去读。
（
get around
to
）
I have always
beenthinking of reading a book on space, but I
never seem to get
around to
it.
3.
那位作家自从买了
电脑后，就再也不用笔写小说了。（
no
longer
）
Since the
writer hadbought the computer, he no longer wrote
his stories with a
pen.
4.
学校制定了一些新
的规章制度，人人必须遵守。（
set
up
）
The school
has set upsome new rules that everybody must
follow.
5. We’re all
supposedto keep a diary of what it’s like to go
without TV for a
week.
我们要记录下在不
看电视的这一周内所发生的一切。
6. 2. I’d rather findout how long I can
take being at the dentist’s, as long as I can
watch TV whileI’m there.
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我倒想试试只要有
电视看，我能在牙医那儿呆上多久。
7. I valued my lifeplenty, so I didn’t
touch the TV when I came home from school
that day.
我非常珍惜我的生
命，所以当天放学回家后，我没有碰电视机。
8. I’m drawing ablank! This just seems
cruel.
没啥可记。这简直
太痛苦了！
Unit
5
1.
看见大海，孩子们开
心得大叫起来。
(at the sight
of)
The children criedwith
delight at the sight of the sea.
2.
你刚刚说的话我没太
听懂，你能再说一遍吗？
(catch
on)
I
didn
’
t quite catch on to
what you said just now. Would you sayit
again?
3.
他知道那项任务很
难，但还是接受了。
(be
conscious of)
He
was conscious ofthe difficulty of the task, but he
still accepted it.
4.
直到现在，每当想起
那天发生的事情时，我还是觉得莫名其妙。
(to this
day)
To this day, when
Irecall what happened that day, I still feel
confused.
5. As a doctor, he
isespecially conscious of the many dangers
surrounding us.
作为医生，他对我
们身边的危险特别敏感。
6. Lo
ok
—
it
’
s too long, even onme. And this material is so
heavy that would pull
you
down.
看，这衣服我穿着
都太长。而且这料子还这么重，会把你压坏的。
7. To this day, when Iwalk within yards
of tree branches, I pause and hear
Dad
’
s voice:
“
Watch your
eyes!
”
直到现在，当走到
离树枝尚有数码之
遥时，我仍会停下来，耳边似乎又想起了
父亲的声音：“当心戳到眼睛！”
8. His grandchildrenhave caught
on quickly, knowing to shake their fingers and
say,
“
That
’
s dangerous!
”
at
the sight of cleaning products.
他的孙子孙女们领
会得很快，看见洗
涤用品，他们知道摇摇手指说：“那很危
险！”
Unit 6
1.
她似乎以贬低别人
为快。
(speak poorly
of)
She seems to
enjoyspeaking poorly of others.
2.
他过度地喝酒抽
烟，结果死了。
(as a consequence
of)
He died as aconsequence
of heavy drinking and smoking.
3.
你永远无法从他那
儿得到直接的回答。
(get ... out
of)
You can never get
astraight answer out of him.
4.
我们的产品在过去
几年中逐渐受到欢迎。
(little by
little)
Our products
havebecome popular little by little over the past
few years.
5. My father
oftensaid that it was only because my grandmother
was so
economical that the wolveswere
kept at bay.
我父亲经常说，多
亏了我祖母勤俭持家，他们才得以勉强维持生计。
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