4. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
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1. Taxes are an which may fall on everybody.
2. We the authority's decision not to close the hospital.(
3. The doctor's instructions must be exactly; the sick man's life depends on it.
2. 4. Do these opinion polls really what people are thinking?
5. I prefer to think of memorization as a stepping-stone to in use of words and phrases.
3. 6. In her office memos she tended to the work done by her staff.)
7. The history of train transport has partly been a history of for greater efficiency and profit.
8. He took on the new post without having the faintest idea of what it .
9. He is one of the greatest experts in this field.
10. Absolute secrecy is essential , the fewer who are aware of the project the better.
4. Answer: 1.obligation, 2.applauded, 3.fulfilled, 4.mirror, 5.flexibility,
6.devalue, 7.striving, 8.entailed , 9.supposedly , 10.Consequently
8. Translate the following sentences into English. 1.随着职务的提升,他担负的责任也更大了。 (take on)
With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities. 2. 他感到他再没有必要对约翰承担这样的责任。(make a commitment)
He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more. 3. 闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物,与她相反,露茜却喜欢呆在家里看书。(as opposed to)
Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading. 4. 充其量可以说他有抱负,用最糟糕的话来说,他是一个没有良心(conscience)或没有资格的权力追求者。(at best, at worst) At best he's ambitious, at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications 5. 我们已尽全力说服他,但是却毫无进展。(strive,make no headway) We have striven to the full to convince him, but we have made no headway.
14. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 我们现在已舒舒服服地住进新房。(be established)
We are now comfortably established in our new house. 2.那个十字路口很容易发生交通事故。(likely) Traffic accidents are likely to happen at that intersection 3. 到目前为止,我们仅仅从西方的观点出发讨论了这个问题。(from ... standpoint) Up to now we have only discussed the issue from a husband's standpoint. 4. 他从未正式学过日语,他所会的一些日语是在日本居住时零碎学来的。(pick up) He never studied Japanese; what he knows was picked up while he was living in Japan. 5. 他巧妙地应付了一场困难的辩论。(handle) He handled a difficult argument skillfully. 1. 要是他适合当校长,那么哪个学生都可以当。(no more...than) He is no more fit to be a headmaster than any schoolboy would be. 2. 至于她的父亲,她不敢肯定是否会接收她和他的小孩。(as for) As for her father, she is not sure whether he will accept her and her baby. 3. 晚睡会损害健康而早睡早起有益于健康。(undermine) Staying up late will undermine one's health while going to bed early and getting up early will benefit it. 4. 大使亲自向总理转达了总统的问候。(convey) The ambassador personally conveyed the president's message to the premier 5. 这个女孩决定敞开心扉,把她看见的一切都告诉警方。(open up) The girl decided to open up and tell the police what she had seen. 4. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. mask pose distract undermine await overtak judge cue offend spot e 1. By the age of 20, Mozart had written some ten operas and was well prepared for the demanding audiences that him in Vienna. 2. After only three years in the American market, our US sales there those in Japan. 3. Earthquakes such serious danger to the country that Japan has become a world leader in earthquake prediction, earthquake-proof construction techniques, and disaster preparedness by both civil defense forces and the general public. 4. American artists often took their from European literary salons and art schools, and cultured Americans traveled to Europe to become educated. 5. A series of body explosions all hopes for a peaceful solution in the Middle East. 6. When he realized the police had him, the man made for the exit as quickly as possible.
7. Many of the scientists and engineers are in terms of how profitable their achievements are.
8. A person who moves to a house on a busy street may initially be every time a noisy vehicle drives by but after a month he will become used to it.
9. These publishers all depended on the favor of the English crown for their existence, and so they only published materials that did not royalty.
10. They will seek to persuade others that they are moral in the accepted sense of the term in order to their motives to gain the awards.
2. Answer: 1.awaited, 2.have overtaken, 3.pose, 4.cues, 5.has undermined,
6.soptted, 7.judged, 8.distracted, 9.offend, 10.mask
14. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 过量的运动对身体健康弊多利少,所以我们必须控制运动量。(do more harm than good)
Excessive exercises does more harm than good to one's health. Therefore we must control the amount of exercise we do.
2. 他几次试图加入他们的谈话,但都由于胆小而放弃了。(make a few attempts to)
He made a few attempts to join in their conversation, but he gave up because of timidness.
3. 就方便快捷而言,火车无法与飞机竞争。(in terms of)
Trains cannot compete with planes in terms of convenience and speed.
4. 就中美文化作一对比会有助于你尽快明白和适应在美国的学习环境。(a comparison of)
Making a comparison between Chinese and American cultures will help you to better understand and adapt to your study environment in the USA.
5. 在公共汽车上年轻人给老弱病残让座是中国人的传统美德。(yield)
It is a traditional Chinese virtue for the young on the buses to yield their seats to the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.
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1. Priests thought angrily that the soldiers the church by using it as a stable. 2. We knowledge not only from books, but also from practice.
3. Yesterday I was caught in the rain, so now my nose is all up and I can hardly breathe.
4. The system in this lap-top computer is Windows XP.
5. He further his activities by convincing himself that he was actually promoting environmental protection.
6. The saxophonist the Kenny G melody Going Home in his solo.
7. Through an exciting bid for building the bridge, we won the contract in the end.
8. She immediately called an officer at the Naval Intelligence Service, who in turn the FBI.
9. After he reported the truth, he received many letters and phone calls. 10. --Do they for the use of the telephone? --Yeah! Half yuan per minute!
2. Answer: 1.violated, 2.derive, 3.blocked, 4.default, 5.assume,
6.quoted, 7.exclusive, 8.contacted , 9.anonymous , 10.charge
1. 他理个发就要收500元,简直不可思议。(charge)
It is simply unbelievable for him to charge 500 dollars for a haircut. 2. 人民赋予你特权,你就应该全心全意为人民服务。(grant)
People grant you the privilege, so you should serve the people wholeheartedly.
3. 天气预报很重要,依据它我们才能决定什么时候出航。(so that)
The weather forecast is very important so that we can decide when to go to sea.
4. 炮声打破了往常周日早晨的宁静,人们强烈预感到战争就要来临。(violate) The sound of guns violated the usual calm of Sunday morning, and people had a strong feeling that the war was coming. 5. 即使你每分钟看3页,到本周末你无论如何也看不完这本书。(even though) Even though you read three pages per minute, you will by no means finish the book by the end of this weekend 1. 他无需认真考虑就可轻易击败对手。(giving a second thought)
He can beat his opponent easily without giving a second thought. 2. 在根本不懂得驾驶的情况下,他居然把车开上了公路。(用with结构)
With little or no knowledge of driving, he drove the car onto the road. 3. 对这座桥梁的施工未经许可进行更改是违法的。(unauthorized
It is illegal to make an unauthorized change in the construction of the bridge.
4. 我会平静地接受这个事实,因为我知道如果我完不成任务,全队就有可能面临失败。(chance)
5. I could accept this fact calmly because I knew if I weren't able to finish the mission, chances were that the team would be defeated. 6. 5. 偏远山区里的孩子们严重缺乏科学文化知识。 (lack in)
7. Children in remote mountain areas are lacking in scientific and cultural knowledge.
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y eliminsubstanti embrace convention illusion ate ally 1. She seemed unfamiliar with the that everyone should have an equal opportunity. 2. The judgment you made at the meeting was correct. 3. By a minister should resign in such a situation. 4. The police two suspects from enquiry up to now. 5. Tom his father's offer that he would pursue his studies abroad. 6. Do not have any that an artitration tribunal will solve the dispute over the contract. 7. In this university English is the of instruction. 8. Only a of British households do not have a car. 9. Depending on your circumstances you may wish to for one method or the other. 10. The organization works to friendship between different nations. 2. Answer: 1.concept, 2.substantially, 3.convention, 4.have eliminated, 5.embraced, 6.illusions, 7.medium, 8.minority , 9.opt , 10.promote 1. 我爷爷虽然70岁了,但他的爱好广泛,从下国际象棋到爬山,多种多样。(range from ... to ) My grandfather's interests range from playing chess to climbing mountains although he is 70 years. 2. 真奇怪,汤姆的奶奶都80岁了还玩玩具娃娃。(surprisingly) Surprisingly, Tom's grandmother plays with dolls at the age of 80. 3. 他大功无私的精神和天赋使他适合担当大多数学生梦想得到的那项工作。(qualify for) His selflessness and talent qualify him for the job most students dream to get. 4. 你如何解释他的那个怪梦?(interpretation) What interpretation would you put on his odd /strange dream? 5. 我们老板刚买的新轿车一小时能行驶200公里。(be capable of) The brand-new car our boss has just bought is capable of making 200 kilometers an hour. 1. 在董事会议上他建议把这项轻松的工作留给身体不好的玛丽来做。(leave to) He suggested at the board meeting that the easy task (should) be left to Mary whose health is poor. 2. 目前正在香港的布朗先生很有教学经验,他将在春天来我校给学生上课。(who) Mr. Brown, who is in Hong Kong now, has a lot of teaching experience and will come to teach our students in the spring. 3. 这家旅馆是我市最好的旅馆,吃的东西很好,服务质量也不错。(be true of)
This is the best hotel in our city in which the food is very good and the same is true of the service 4. 为了吸引更多的乘客坐船,船长向所有乘客保证乘船旅游十分安全。(assure) In order to attract more passengers, the captain assured all the passengers of the safety of traveling by ship.
5. 他花了15万元买的那辆新车在一次事故中被严重损坏,已经无法修理了。(which, beyond)
His new car, for which he paid ¥150000, was seriously damaged in an accident and was beyond repair.
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1. I have to question the of forcing poor people to pay for their medical treatment.
2. Nothing will stop them in their for truth.
3. I think the way she's been treated is a(n) disgrace. 4. He taking a more long-term view.
5. The writer, as well as his , was interested in the same subjects. 6. She says he'll come back, but she's herself.
7. Some people believe that football clubs are sometimes motivated by .
8. He got ten years in prison for withholding evidence and the course of justice.
9. Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were . 10.A guilty prevented her from sleeping at night.
2. Answer: 1. morality 2. quest 3. downright 4. advocated 5. contemporaries 6. deceiving 7. avarice 8. obstructing 9. captured 10. conscience
1.他们登上的飞机起飞后立刻就消失了。(soar,out of sight)
The airplane they boarded soared out of sight as soon as it took off 2. 在会上,保守派反对提出的改革建议(in opposition to)
At the meeting, the two sides had a very hot debate. The reformers put forward many reforming measures, but conservatives were in opposition to the proposed changes.
3. 从长远看,我们必须学习更多的科技知识,除了我们的专业课程之外,懂得计算机、英语和驾驶是我们工作中必不可少的。(in a long run)
In the long run, we should learn more about science and technology. Besides the major subject, the knowledge of computers, English and driving is necessary in our work.
4. 为练成完美的体型,她每周做四次健身操。(in quest)
She does gymnastic exercises four times a week in quest to achieve the perfect body
5.每天早晨,一些老人在公园里一边锻炼身体一边聊天。(at the same time) Every the morning in the park some old people are doing physical exercises there, chatting with each other.
1.如果我知道他那么忙的话,我就不会给他添那样多的麻烦了。(would have +V-ed)
I wouldn't have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy. 2. 一谈到音乐,她就很兴奋,开始与你聊天。(when it comes to)
When it comes to music, she gets very excited and chatted endlessly with you.
3. 怎么都行,就是不能告诉她,否则全世界都会知道。(Whatever) Whatever you do, don’t tell her or the world will know
4. 虽然我们刚刚认识,但我已对她的绝顶聪明留下了深刻的印象。(be struck) We’d only just met, but I was already struck quite forcibly by her extreme intelligence.
5. 她说她将到美国去,这话把我给楞住了。(bring up short)
She said she was going to America, which brought me up short.
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1. There were joyous celebrations all over the country, with parades and the ringing of church bells to honor the great .
2. Improved consumer confidence is to an economic recovery. 3. It is a instinct to flee a place of danger.
4. Later, some of his findings much popular interest in his book.
5. Psychologists believe that separation from the parents during the sensitive period from birth to three may scar a child's personality and predispose it to emotional problems in later life.
6. The issue has caused great tension between the two countries and could lead to a military .
7. The introduction of computerized information systems has changed management control in many companies.
8. Most of the students have already felt the pressure of inflation.
9. Dozens of homes have had to be as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. 10. The study of German helps Mark know more about German culture and customs
2. Answer: 1. achievement 2. crucial 3. demonstrate 4. aroused 5. attachment 6. confrontation 7. sharply 8. soaring 9. abandoned 10. intense
1.她将她的少年时代描绘成一个幻想和发现的时期。(portray … as)
She portrayed her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery. 2. 试验表明,不抽烟的人比抽烟的人在工作中犯的错误要少。(fewer … than) Experiments showed that non-smokers committed fewer errors than smokers
3.球迷经常受到人们的重视,不是因为他们自身的成功,二十因为他们支持的球队获得了胜利。(not … but)
Football fans are often highly regarded not for their own achievement, but through their connection to a team that wins.
4. 尽管演技高超,这部长达3个小时的电影还是未能抓住我们的注意力。(despite)
Despite the wonderful acting, the three-hour movie could not hold our attention
5.王教授是我唯一指望能救我儿子的大夫。(rely on)
Professor Wang is the only doctor I can rely on to save my son. 1.我们认为你的建议不恰当,应该放弃。(in place)
We don’t think your proposal quite in place, so you should give it up 2.他到家时,发现家里只有一些老人和病人。(nothing but)
When he arrived, he found nothing but the aged and the sick at home 3. 就这台发动机的状况而言,它即使能发动也是奇迹了。(given) Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts. 4. 从就业来说,旅馆业是这个国家的第二大产业。(in terms of)
In terms of employment, the hotel industry is the second largest industry in this country.
5. 这个国家里,不管肤色如何,每一个人都有权住在他想住的地方。(regardless of) Everyone in this country has the right to live where he wants to, regardless of the color of his skin
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