译林牛津版模块一至模块十一书后notes重点句型译林牛津

译林牛津版模块一至模块十一书后notes重点句型译林牛津 Notes Unit 1 1. Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.( page2, lines1-2) 我在英国上了一年的中学，那是一段令我非常开心、非常兴奋的经历。 2. This sounded like my school in China. (page2, line 11) 这听上去倒是像我在国内就读的中学。 3. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. 我们得去不同的教室上不同的课。 4. I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school. (page2,lines 21-21) 我发现这里的家庭作业不像我以前在学校里那么繁重。 5. My English improved a lot as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.(page3,lines 26-27) 我每天都在使用英语，每天还花一小时在图书馆里读英文书，因此，我的英语有了很大 进步。 6. Though it didn’t look like a table when it was finished, I still liked it very much. (page3, lines 40-41) 尽管完工之后它看上去并不像一张桌子，但我还是很喜欢它。 7. I do like eating desserts after meals as you mentioned in your article. (page 5) 正如你文中所提的那样，我的确喜欢吃甜食。 8. David was one of the most helpful students that we ever had. (page 9) 大卫是我们这里最乐于助人的学生之一。 9. Upon finishing his studies, he started traveling in China. (page 9) 学习一结束，他就开始了中国之旅。 10. The paintings that David donated to the school are being displayed in the assembly hall. (page 9) 大卫捐赠给本校的油画作品正在学校会堂展览。 11. I can’t go home until my mum gets home from work. (page 11) 我要等我妈妈下班了才能回家。 12. We regret to inform you that our library will be closed next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the sports meeting. (page16) 我们很遗憾的通知：由于举行运动会，图书馆下周三、四、五三天不对外开放。 13. Our club is much more than just music. (page 18) 我们的俱乐部不只是播放音乐。 14. At the end of the school year, many students who are graduating use our club to give messages to their close friends and teachers. (page 18) 许多即将毕业的学生就会借助我们的广播俱乐部，向他们的好朋友和老师留下临别赠言。 Unit 2 1. Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier that expected. (page 22) 爸爸和妈妈外出度假，比孩子们预计的时间提前一天返回家中。 2. …you weren’t supposed to come until tomorrow! (page 22) 你们不是应该明天才回来的吗。 3. The money with which you were to buy dog food is gone, but Spot looks so hungry! (page 22) 让你们用来买狗食的钱已经花完了，可是斑点看上去还是这么饿。 4. This is not a family where bad behavior goes unpunished and you …(pages 22-23) 这个家可不是一个对不良行为听之任之的地方，而你… 5. Eric sits on his bed looking at Daniel, who has his arms crossed and looks angry. (page23) 埃里克坐在床上，瞧着双臂交叉、一脸怒气的丹尼尔。 6. Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? (page 23) 你是不是觉得我们刚才对丹尼尔太苛刻了呢 ？ 7. I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t respect us. (page 23) 我觉得我们得惩罚他一下，要不然他会不尊重我们。 8. We didn’t like you would let the house get so dirty. (page24) 我们原以为你不会把这屋子搞得这么脏兮兮的。 9. We feel you should not have done that. (page 24) 我们觉得比真不应该那样做。 10. I still wish we could go and see a film tomorrow though! (page 31) 但我还是希望明天能去看场电影。 11. if you kept your room looking tidy, then it wouldn’t take you so long to clean it up. (page 36) 假如你让房间保持整洁，你就不必花很长那个时间去打扫它。 12. Recently he has been refusing to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. (page38) 最近，他就是不做家庭作业，而是把时间浪费在看DVD，听外国音乐上。 13. When I refuse to listen to him, he shouts at me and the two of us fight like crazy. (page 38) 我不听从他时，他就对我大喊大叫，结果我俩就会激烈争吵起来，闹得不可开交。 14. He has ever forbidden me from meeting my friends online at the Internet cafe! (page 38) 他甚至禁止我去网吧见我的网上朋友。 Unit 3 1. I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more. (page42) 我以前也经常去健身房，一周三次，但我现在不锻炼了。 2. I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamed of my body.(page42) 我正在努力减肥，因为我的体型让我觉得很难为情。 3. I regret taking those weight-loss pills. (page42) 我很后悔服了那种减肥药。 4. I think you look great as you are. (page 43) 我觉得你现在这个样子就很棒。 5. It’s the same in China---many people, some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going to diets or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous. (page 43) 在中国也是一样的情况---许多人，包括有些根本就不超重的人，总是在节食，或者是吃 减肥药，这些做法往往是危险的。 6. Now he is considering taking some pills, which he thinks will make him become stronger. (page 49) 他正在考虑服用药片，他觉得这样能使他更健壮。 7. You mean the one sitting in the chair reading? (page 51) 你说的是坐在椅子上读书的那位吗？ 8. Healthy eating along with regular exercise is the only way to become fit. (page 58) 健康的饮食习惯加上经常锻炼是保持健壮的唯一途径。 9. Water helps keep your system clean. (page 58) 谁有利于保持身体内部系统的清洁。 10. Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school sports. (page 58) 行走和骑自行车就算，在学校里进行的体育活动也算。 11. As a matter of fact, loss of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to put on weight. (page 58) 事实上，失眠会使你面容疲倦，甚至身体发胖。 12. If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all! (page 58) 如果你遵守以上建议，用不了多久你就会气色好，感觉棒！ Unit1 1. Boy missing, police puzzled. (page2) 男孩失踪，警方迷惑。； 2. Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year-old boy who went missing two days ago in Dover, New Hampshire. (page2) 美国警方现已加紧对一名15岁失踪男孩的搜索，该男孩于两天前在新罕布什尔州的多佛 市失踪。 3. People have shown great interest in his disappearance due to sightings of puzzling lights in the sky and reports of alien visits around the time of his disappearance. (page 2) 公众对男孩的失踪表现出极大的兴趣，原因是在其失踪前后有人声称看到天空中出现了 让人迷惑不解的光亮，还有关于外星人造访地球的报道。 4. However, police found that Justin id in fact return home on Friday night at about 11 p.m. (page2) 然而，警方发现姬丝汀星期五晚上11点左右肯定回过家。 5. I didn’t see him but I heard him put on his favorite CD. (page2) 我并没有看到他，但我听到他在放自己最喜爱的CD. 6. Police have not ruled out the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, but are also looking into other possibilities. (Page 3) 警方还没有排除姬丝汀是被外星人劫持的可能性，但同时也在调查其他的可能性。 7. Sometimes people make up such amazing stories. (page3) 有时候人们喜欢编造这类耸人听闻的故事。 8. The engineers ran after the creature, which ran with amazing speed and strength. (page18) 当工程师们追赶野人时，野人却以惊人的速度和体力奔跑起来。 9. On average, these footprints are 14 to 18 inches long, 5 to 9 inches wide and much larger than those of a human. (page18) 平均来说，这些脚印长14-18英寸，宽5-9英寸，且比人类的脚印要大很多。 10. They have found that the sun often causes footprints in the snow to become larger. (page18) 他们发现，日晒常常会导致雪地上的脚印变大。 Unit 2 1. Wish you were here. (page 21) 如果你也在这里就好了。 2. I told you Colin and I would spend a few weeks traveling before he goes to university. (page 22) 我当时跟你说，科林和我想在他上大学之前外出旅游，玩上几个星期。 3. You have to wear special clothing, a helmet and a life jacket, just in case your raft gets turned upside down or sinks. (page22) 你得身着特制的服装，带上头盔，穿上救生衣，以防橡皮筏倾翻或者沉入水中。 4. We’ll live with the local people in their villages, and eat and drink whatever they do, including cow’ blood.(page23) 我们要跟当地的居民生活在一起，他们吃喝什么我们就吃喝什么，包括喝牛血。 5. I’ll need to buy a large，strong, light backpack to carry my supplies of food and water. (page23) 我得买一个又大又牢而且很轻的旅行背包来装我的食物和饮用水。 6. During the day, we’ll walk across the land, following the footprints of big animals such as elephants, lions and giraffes. (page23) 白天，我们将不行穿越陆地，沿着大象、狮子和长颈鹿之类大型动物的脚印前进。 7. The word ‘Shangri-la’ first appeared in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by the British writer James Hilton. (page38) “香格里拉”一词首先出自英国作家詹姆斯.希尔顿1933年出版的小说《消失的地平线》 8. He described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together, snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth. (page 38) 作者描绘了一个美丽的王国。在那里，三条河流交汇在一起；群山高耸入云，山顶白雪 皑皑，脚下深草成茵，覆盖大地。 9. Three mountains ,Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow, tower over the land.(page 38) 三座白雪覆盖的高山---梅里、白芒和哈巴---拔地而起。 10. Lakes, surrounded by vast grasslands look like jewels. (page38) 广袤无垠的大草原上，湖泊星罗棋布，看上去就像是草海里的一颗颗珍珠。 11. Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people. (page 38) 大自然为香格里拉提供了无数的自然宝藏，使得这片土地成为当地人民的幸福家园。 Unit3 1. During his lifetime, he discovered many amazing things. (page 42) 他的一生中发现了许多令人惊奇的东西。 2. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. (page 42) 1891年，也就是17岁那一年，他扬帆远航到了埃及的亚历山大。 3. These preserved bodies are known as mummies. (page 42) 这些经过处理保存的遗体就是世人皆知的木乃伊。 4. ‘The tomb contained more riches, gold and jewels than any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king’, said Carter. (page42) “陵墓中的财报，黄金和珍珠饰物比我们任何一个人先前见到的都要多，还有国王图坦卡 蒙本人的木乃伊。”卡特说。 5. We emptied the tomb of everything it contained. (page 42) 我们挖走了墓里的一切。 6. Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, which had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. (page 42) 进入陵墓的那一刻，卡特的幸运爱鸟（就是这只鸟将科特带到了国王图坦卡蒙的陵墓）就 被一条蛇给吞吃了。 7. Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. (page 43) 七年间，与陵墓挖掘工作有关的人员之中有21人死亡。 8. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. (page 43) 如果这些病毒被人体吸入，它们就可能导致疾病甚至死亡。 9. What is certain , though, is that the mystery of Tutankhamun’s tomb has never been fully explained. (page43) 但是，有一点可以肯定，图坦卡蒙国王陵墓之谜至今还没人能够完全破解。 10. They not only studied all the subjects required to be an astronaut but also learned survival skills.(page 58) 他们不仅学习作为一名宇航员所要求的所有学科，而且还学习生存技巧。 11. Although Yang did not actually get the best scores on every single test, it was his high scores on the psychological tests that finally won him his position as China’s first astronaut. (page 58) 尽管杨利伟实际上并不是每项测试都得了最高分，但他各项心理测试所得的高分使他最 终赢得了中国首名宇航员的席位。 12. The people of China can be proud of Yang Liwei and young people all over the world can look up to him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream. (page 58) 中国人民以杨利伟为骄傲，全世界的年轻人也将他视为努力实现梦想的榜样。 Unit 1 1. Sometimes senses affect one another. (page1) 有时，不同的感觉互相影响。 2. ‘Sorry, Miss,’ replied the man, ‘the truth is that the fog is too thick for the bus to run that far…’ (page2) “对不起，小姐”，那人回答说，”实际情况是雾太大了，公交车去不了那么远……” 3. Now she wanted to run, but fear held her still. (page 2) 4. Polly found herself staring up at a man standing with his hand resting on her arm. (page 2-3) 波莉发现自己身边站着一个男人，他的手搭在她的胳膊上。她睁大了眼睛盯着他看。 5. ‘Ah, twenty! A nice age to be.’ (page 3) “啊，二十岁！多好的年龄啊！ 6. In a scientific study, doctors asked 20 men and 20 women to keep their hands in very hot water for as long as possible while breathing in different smells. (page9) 在一次科学研究过程中，医生让20位男士和20位女士尽可能长时间的将手放在很热的 水中，同时让他们闻不同的气味。 7. Now, the study has proved that for women, pleasant smells reduce pain. (page 9) 现在研究已经证实，对女士来说好闻的味道能够减轻疼痛。 8. One explanation is that women’s sense of smell developed long ago, and is linked to recognizing the smell of babies. (page 9) 一种解释是：女性的嗅觉很早就得到了开发，且与识别婴儿的体味有关。 9. The chances of being attacked by a shark are very small compared to other dangers. (page 18) 相对于其他危险而言，人类遭受鲨鱼攻击的几率其实是很小的。 10. Don’t be frightened by sharks as there is 30 times greater chance of being hit by lightening than being attacked by a shark. (page 18) 不要惧怕鲨鱼，因为人列被闪电击中的几率要比被鲨鱼攻击的几率大30倍。 Unit2 1. The English language is made up of the rules and vocabulary each group of people brought to Britain with them. (page 22) 英语是由进入不列颠的各组人群所说语言的规则和词汇构成的。 th2. Before the middle of the 5 century, people in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. (page 22) 公元5世纪中叶以前，不列颠所有的人都说一种叫凯尔特语的语言。 3. They each had their own languages and Anglo-Saxon developed from mixing these languages with Celtic.( page 22) 他们分别有自己的语言，作为古英语基础的盎格鲁—撒克逊语就是在三种语言与凯尔特语相交汇的过程中发展起来的。 th4. At the end of the 9 century, the Vikings, people from the Scandinavian countries, including Denmark and Norway began to invade Britain. (page22) 公元9世纪末，来自斯堪的纳维亚半岛国家（包括丹麦和挪威）的维京人开始侵略不列 颠。 5. Many factors contributed to the development of this new type of English. (page 22) 很多因素使得英语发展成为这种新的类型。 6. In 1066, the Normans conquered England and took control of the country. (page22) 1066年，诺曼人征服了英国并控制了整个国家。 7. At this point, many English people worked as servants who raised animals and cooked for the Normans.(page 23) 在此期间，很多英国人成为诺曼人的仆人，它们为诺曼人饲养牲畜、烧菜做饭。 8. Modern English began during the Renaissance in the 16 th century. (page 23) 近代英语源起于16世纪文艺复兴期间。 9. A standard was first set for the English language when Henry VII was King of England.(page 29) 亨利七世当英国国王时，首次为英语设定了一个 标准 excel标准偏差excel标准偏差函数exl标准差函数国标检验抽样标准表免费下载红头文件格式标准下载 。 10. Today, the spread of ‘borrowed words’ is due to easily accessed television and radio programs from across the world, and the Internet. (page 29) 今天，世界各地都可以方便的收看收听电视、广播节目，还有因特网的普及，使得外来 词广为传播。 11. The Chinese language differs from many Western languages in that it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words. (page 38) 汉语与很多西方语言不同之处在于汉语使用的基本单位汉字本身就具有意义，可以独立 成词。 12. These shapes or pictures were the very first Chinese characters. (page38) 这些形状或图画就是最初的汉字。 13. There are many other examples reflecting the development of Chinese writing.. (page38) 还有很多其他能够反映汉字演变过程的例子。 Unit 3 1. We are in Italy now, and tomorrow we are visiting Pompeii. (page42) 我们现在到了意大利，明天将参加庞贝。 2. In 89 BC, the Romans took over Pompeii. (page 42) 公元前89年，罗马人占领了庞贝。 3. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. (page 42) 人们开始在这个地区挖掘金银财宝，对遗址造成了很大的破坏。 4. It is believed by many people to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from ad 200 to AD500. (page 43) 很多人相信，它是在公元200年直至公元500年之间被风沙渐渐覆盖了。 5. Pearl Harbor, part of the Hawaiian islands, is one of the major military bases of the united states. (page 55) 位于夏威夷群岛的珍珠港是美国的主要军事基地之一。 6. In both China and Rome at this time, poetry, literature and philosophy were being developed. (Page 58) 此时，无论是在中国还是罗马，诗歌、文学和哲学都有了长足发展。 7. In return for silk, china received wine, wool, and other goods. (page 58) 中国用丝绸交换酒、香料、羊毛和其他物品。 8. It was a different story for china with the formation of the Sui Dynasty in ad 581, which once again reunited china in AD 589. (page58) 而此时对于中国就是一段不同的历史了:公元581年隋朝建立，它在公元589年重新统一 了中国。 Unit1. 1. A commercial advertisement is one which someone has paid for to promote a product or service. (page 2) 商业广告是一种人们为了推销某商品或服务而花钱做的广告。 2. PSAs are often placed for free, and are intended to educate people about health, safety or any other issue which affects public welfare. (page2) 公益广告往往是免费投放的，其目的是就健康、安全或者其他影响到公众利益的问题对 老百姓进行教育。 3. The advertisers want you to read the word ‘fights’ and think that the toothpastes cures bad breath, but it does not say that!( page 2) 广告商想要你看到“挑战”这个词，并认为这种牙膏能够治愈口臭，但广告上其实并没 有这样说。 4. We must not fall for this kind of trick! (page 3) 我们决不能掉进这种陷阱里。 5. Not all ads play tricks on us though. (page 3) 然而，并非所有的广告都给我们设陷阱。 6. PSAs are meant to teach us and help us lead better lives. (page 3) 公益广告旨在教育我们，帮助我难过更好的生活。 7. Once the product goes on the market, its sales figures----the amount which has been sold----should be reported every day, so the company can check the progress of their product. (page 7) 一旦商品投入市场，就必须每天报告它的销售数字，即商品销售的数量，以便公司能检 查商品销售的进度。 8. Unlike a single advertisement, an ad campaign is an organized program of advertisements using various kinds of ads to reach a particular audience. (page 18) 与单个广告不同的是，系列广告是指运用各种形式的广告将商品推向特定群体的一组协 调好的广告活动。 9. It is important to know exactly the message you want to send people and what you are trying to get them to do. ( page 18) 你得确切的想知道你想传递给人们的信息是什么，你又想让他们做什么，这很重要。 10. It is important to always try to appeal to the way the audience will react. (page 18) 要始终迎合受众的反映这很重要。 11. The way you choose to advertise should depend mainly on your target audience and which kinds of ads reach that particular group best. ( page 18) 选择广告方式的主要依据是目标受众，以及何种广告最能被这一特定群体所接受。 Unit 2 1. I’ll briefly share some interesting facts and stories with you, so we can save time for questions at the end. (page22 ) 我将简要的跟大家讲述一些有趣的事实和故事，这样我们最后可以留出提问时间。 2. Unmarried women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour of the wife of the Greek god Zeus. (page 22) 为了纪念希腊天神宙斯的妻子，未婚女性可以在另一个节日里专门参加比赛。 3. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who restarted the Olympics. (page 22) 是法国人皮埃尔.德.顾拜旦重新发起了奥运会。 4. This young man went on to win his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964 and later changed his name to the one we all know, Muhammad Ali. (page 22) 这位年轻人再接再厉，又于1964年获得了人生的第一个世界重量级拳击赛冠军。后来， 他把名字改为我们如今都熟悉的默罕默德.阿里。 5. I am sure the whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country. (page 23) 我敢肯定，当许海峰为自己的祖国夺得第一枚奥运金牌时，举国上下一定感到无比自豪。 6. Deng Yaping, who won four Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 and became an IOC member in 2000, is perhaps the greatest female table tennis player the world has ever seen. (page23) 邓亚萍在1992年和1996年共获得4枚奥运金牌，2000年成为国际奥委会委员，她可能迄今为止全世界最杰出的女乒乓球运动员。 7. It is played on a table that is 2.74 meters by 1.525 meters and stands 76 centimeters from the ground. (page 34) 他是在一张2.74米长、1.525米宽、76厘米高的桌子上进行的运动。 8. In order for a new sport to be added, a current sport must be dropped. (page 38) 要增加一个新的运动项目，就得去掉现有的一个项目。 9. Some sports have been added only recently, such as tae kwon do, which was first included in the Olympics in 2000. (page 38) 有些运动项目只是最近才加入的，如跆拳道是在2000年奥运会上首次加入的。 10. However, the IOC is looking at revising the number and type of sports involved in the Olympics in the future, so wushu fans may finally get what they are hoping for. 然而，国际奥委会正考虑在将来对奥运会运动项目的数量和类别进行修改，所以武术迷 们最终也许能够如愿以偿。 Unit 3 1. Imagine the viewer is a character in an interactive film set in the Himalayas. (page 42) 想象一下观众是一个以喜马拉雅山为背景的互动电影中的人物。 2. Upon reaching the top of the mountain, a feeling of happiness and a sense of achievement will be experience. (page 42) 到达山顶时，观众就能体验一种幸福感和成就感。 3. Viewers will be surprised at how real it feels. (page 42) 观众会惊讶的发现那感觉是多么的真实。 4. To achieve this, special VR headsets are designed to enable the viewers to see a world of 3D animation and hear the sounds clearly, all around them. (page 42) 为了达到这种效果，还设计了专门的虚拟现实耳机，试管中能看到三维动画世界，并清 晰的听到环绕立体声效果。 5. These movements are monitored continuously as the viewer moves around inside the film. (page 42) 当观众随着电影的情节而活动的时候，这些动作受到不间断监控。 6. Special food and drink chemicals are delivered into the viewer’s mouth via a straw sensor. (page 42) 通过一根传感器吸管还可以将特殊的食品和饮料的化学药品输送到观众的嘴里。 7. In the film, a World Cup final was being played and the teenager was made to think that he had scored the winning goal. (page 43) 电影中正在进行一场世界杯的决赛，虚拟效果让该少年觉得自己刚刚进了一个决定胜负 的球。 8. In reality, my grandfather can no longer walk, but with Real Cine, he experienced a real African adventure, and was thrilled when he saw a lion. (page 43) 事实上，我爷爷已经无法行走了，可是借助“实影”，他体验一次真正的非洲历险，当 见到狮子的时候他简直是欣喜若狂。 9. Teachers could bring history alive by placing students in a famous battle, or they could teach biology by allowing students to be a whale or an ant for a lesson.. (page 43) 老师可以将学生置身于著名的战役之中，通过这样的方式在再现历史；老师可以通过允 许学生扮演鲸鱼或者蚂蚁的方式进行生物课的教学。 10. In my opinion, it is about time we had new computers. (page 53) 在我看来，我们该有新的电脑了。 11. Also, we need to buy new keyboards and mouses because many of the keyboards have letters missing and many of the mouses are not working properly. (page 53) 此外，我们需要购买新的键盘和鼠标，因为很多键盘上的字母都已经磨掉了，很多鼠标 使用起来也不灵活。 12. This novel, written by Jules Verne in 1864, is about a German professor who discovers an amazing secret in an ancient book. (page 58) 儒勒.凡尔纳于1864年写的这部小说，讲述的是一名德国教授在一本古书里发现了一个 令人大为惊奇的秘密。 Unit1 1. I feel betrayed by my friend, Hannah. We have been best friends since primary school and spend almost every day with each other. (page 2, lines 3-4) 我感觉被我的朋友汉娜出卖了.我们俩打小学开始就是最要好的朋友,几乎每天相伴。 2. I must have sounded very proud of myself after the test, saying loudly how easy it was and how I was sure to get a good mark.. (page 2, lines8-9) 考试之后，我的口气听上去想必很是自鸣得意，因为我嚷嚷着说那次考试有多么容易， 还说我肯定能够取得好的成绩。 3. Afterwards, I went out to the playground. I was determined to be cheerful, but Hannah sensed something was wrong. (page 2, lines14-15) 后来，我去了操场。我决心要让自己开心一点，但汉娜还是感觉到哪儿有些不对劲。 4. How they must have laughed behind my back! (page 2, line22) 他们在我背后想必是笑得合不拢嘴了！ 5. He kept on saying really mean things to hurt me. (page3, lines44-45) 他不断地说那些很刻薄的话来伤害我。 6. I feel really guilty because I said some really cruel things too, but I can’t stand seeing our team lose. (page 3, lines45-46) 我现在感到很内疚，因为我也说了一些很冷酷的话，可我就是无法容忍我们对输球。 7. Yesterday, I saw him talking to another boy, Peter., and I cannot help wondering if he wants Peter to be his best friend instead of me. (page 3, lines52-53) 昨天，我看到他和另外一个叫彼得的男生在说话，我禁不住想，他是不是希望彼得取代 我， 成为他最要好的朋友呢？ 8. I told my brother about the fight, but he said Matthew is just angry and perhaps a little bitter because I am really athletic and good at football and that I had better find another friend. (page 3, lines 53-56) 我将我们俩吵架的事告诉了我哥哥， 但我哥哥说，马修只是生气了，也许还有点怀恨 在心，因为我确实有运动细胞，足球踢得好；我哥哥说我最好再找个朋友。 9. For example, sometimes when he leaves the apartment to play football, Amanda and her friend, Sharon, will be sitting on the sofa, talking. (page18, lines3-5) 比如， 有时候他离开公寓去踢足球，阿曼达和她朋友莎伦就会坐在沙发上聊天。 10. When asked they usually hesitate before responding, ‘My best friend? ...’ (page 18, line15) 当问及这个问题的时候，他们往往在回答之前都犹豫一下：“我最要好的朋友？„„” 11. Girls who have been asked can usually answer the question without hesitation. (page 18, line 18) 当女生被问及这个问题的时候，她们往往能够不假思索地做出回答。 12. Friendships between girls are usually based on shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests. (page 18, lines 21-22) 女生之间的友谊通常基于共同的情感和相互支持，而男生之间的友谊则建立在共同的活 动或者兴趣爱好之上。 13. Regardless of what these friends are based upon, shared feelings or activities, the important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships. (page 18, lines28-29) 不管男生和女生的友谊是建立在什么基础之上，共同拥有的情感也好，共同参与的活动 也好，需要记住的最重要的一点是：这两者都是友谊。 Unit2 1. Then we will open the floor for discussion. (page 22, line 8) 之后我们将展开自由讨论。 2. If you have any questions or comments, you can use this time to voice them. (page 22, lines8-9) 如果大家有任何疑问或评论，可以利用这个时间段来提出。 3. I’m talking to you today about the way large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste. (page 22, lines 10-11) 我今天跟大家谈谈世界上大片区域是怎样受工业污染而被破坏的。 4. In addition, many sea creatures are being wiped out by fishing boats. (page 22, line 16) 此外，大量的海洋生物正被捕捞船赶尽杀绝。 5. This will have a lasting effect upon the number of fish left for us to eat. (page 22, lines 17-18) 这种做法对存活下来供我们食用的鱼类的数量将产生持久的影响。 6. The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800. The figure is now approaching 6.5 billion people! (page 22, lines20-21) 目前的世界人口与1800年相比已经增长到那时的六倍多，这个数字已接近65亿！ 7. My suggestions is that we should try to cut back on production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy. (page 22, lines 22-23) 我的建议是，我们应当尽量削减生产，减少制造和购买物品的数量。 8. As an economist, I’m seen as being against the environment. (page 23, line 30) 作为一名经济学家，我常常被人视为是反对环保的。 9. But I do agree that recycling may be the key to helping both sides. ( page 23, line 45) 但有一点我非常赞同：循环利用或许是对两者都有利的解决办法。 10. Asking around, I find many people willing to pay slighting higher prices for things that are environmentally friendly. ( page 23, lines 51-52) 我征询过周围很多人的意见，发现他们当中很多人愿意花费稍高一些的价钱来购买环保 产品。 11. This centre was set up in 1996 and is stocked with modern technical equipment and computers for environmental research. (page 35) 这个中心是在1996年建立的，配有用于环境研究的先进设备及计算机。 12. Rapid agricultural and industrial development plus huge population growth has meant that not only is the amount of water taken from the river rising, but the waster being put back into the river has been increasing. (page 38, lines 2-5) 工农业的飞速发展，加上人口的迅猛增长，不仅意味着从长江的取水量在增长，同时回 放到长江的废弃物也在增加。 Unit3 1. On the other hand, many people, including some scientists, disagree and fear that if mankind interferes with nature in this way, they would be on their way to producing a real-life Frankenstein’s monster. (page 42, lines 5-7) 另一方面，包括一些科学家在内的很多人则持有不同意见，他们担心如果人类用这种方 式干涉自然，那就可能离制造一个现实生活中的弗兰肯斯坦怪物不远了。 2. However, some people consider that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life. (page 42, lines 18-20) 但也有人认为，怀着摧毁人类胚胎的意图来克隆人类胚胎，这是对人类生命的不尊重。 3. I don’t want to adopt someone else’s child and I don’t want to use another woman’s egg—I want a child that is genetically related to me. (page 42, lines 23-24) 我不想领养别人的孩子，我也不想借用别的女人的卵子——我想要一个跟我在基因上有 关联的孩子。 4. While cloning human embryos is illegal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research so as to deliver a cloned human baby. (page 42, lines 27-28) 克隆人类胚胎目前在很多国家属于非法，但有些科学家已经在开始加紧研究，以制造一 个克隆人类婴儿。 5. If we interfere with nature, we will have to deal with the consequences. (page 43, lines 36-37) 如果我们干涉自然，我们将不得不应付后果。 6. We could produce a monster, or even a superhuman race that could one day end up replacing us. (page 43, lines 38-39) 我们可能会制造出一个怪物，甚至是一个最终有一天会取代我们人类的超人类物种。 7. I understand that other countries have already begun trying to clone human beings, but this does not mean that we should follow in their footsteps. (page 56) 我知道别的国家已经在尝试克隆人类，但这并不意味着我们要追随他们的足迹。 8. The very genes that make crops resistant to pests and disease could be harmful to animals. (page 57) 正是那些使得植物对害虫和疾病产生抵抗作用的基因可能对动物是有危害的。 9. Would anyone say that economic development should be stooped in favour of nature? (page 58, lines9-10) 我们能说为了保护自然就应该停止经济发展吗？ 10. From the point of view of some people, we are only doing what humans have always done, using nature to meet our needs. (page 58, lines10-12) 根据有些人的观点，我们现在只是在做人类一直在做的事情—利用自然来满足我们的需 求。 11. Other people argue that such thinking may spell disaster, unless we start to look around and understand how a clean environment benefits us all. (page 58, lines 12-14) 其他人则争辩说，这样的思维也许会招致灾难，除非我们现在就开始审视我们的周围并 懂得清洁的环境如何能够造福人类。 12. Most of the time it turns out that humans are not really profiting when they damage the environment. (page 58, lines28-30) 在多数情况下的结果是，人类在破坏环境之际并没有真正受益。 Unit1 1． Stand-up for your health! (page 2, title) 单口相声有助身体健康！ 2． A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes in response to the reactions of an audience. (page 2, lines4-6) 单口喜剧演员可能就某一观众开玩笑，或是根据观众的反应讲不同的笑话。 3． If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or asking why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian. ( page2, lines 10-13) 当你听到一口单口喜剧演员针对人们排队时的举止说笑话， 或者问为什么总是在下雨 时才忘了带雨伞，你就是在听一个观察评论类单口喜剧演员在表演。 4． If a comedian points to a computer tennis game and says, ‘I’ve been playing tennis every day for, month. I don’t understand why I am not losing weight!’, he or she is using the computer as a prop.(page 2, lines15-17) 如果单口喜剧演员指向电脑网球游戏说：“一个月来我每天都打网球， 我就弄不懂为 什么我还没瘦下来！”，这位演员是在把电脑当作道具使用。 5． Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later on in life. One such persons is Billy Crystal. (page 2, lines 23-24) 只有少量单口喜剧演员后来成为著名的影视演员，其中之一便是比利?克里斯托。 6． People around the world enjoy watching him when he hosts the Academy Awards. (page 2, lines 26-27) 全世界的人们都喜欢看他主持奥斯卡颁奖庆典。 7． He has hosted the show eight times. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine even in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV. (page 2, lines 29-30) 他主持过八次奥斯卡颁奖典礼。每一次电视直播时， 全世界有上百万观众都能看到他 现场表演的单口喜剧。 8． One little-known fact is that when Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck! (page2-3, lines 29-30) 鲜为人知的是，为了带来好运，克里斯托主持奥斯卡颁奖庆典的时候，口袋里总是放 着一把牙刷。 9． He says it is because when he started practicing stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth! (page 3, lines30-32) 他说这是因为他小时候开始练习单口喜剧时， 总是站在镜子前面边刷牙边对自己讲笑 话。 10． Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one. (page3, line 39) 克里斯托没有讲预先准备好的笑话，而是即兴编了一个。 11． He said, ‘It seems appropriate that he got his start in silent films!’ (page 3, lines 39-40) 他说：“看来，他不愧是从无声电影起步开始的啊！” 12． He hopes to follow in the footsteps of other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives. (page 3, lines 45-47) 他希望可以效仿其他著名单口喜剧演员，如鲍勃?霍普和乔治?伯恩斯，他们都活到 100岁，并且一直工作到他们的生命结束。 13． Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. (page 3, lines 49-50) 医生们一直在研究单口戏剧以及其他形式的喜剧对我们会产生什么样的影响。 14． Ding Guangquan, a well-known master of crosstalk (a Chinese comedy form), has been teaching this unique art form to foreigners since 1989. (page 11) 从1989年开始，著名相声表演艺术家丁广泉就一直在将相声这一中国特有的艺术形式 传授给外国人。 15． In an interview, he told us that he is always happy to take on new foreign students. (page 11) 在依次采访中，他告诉我们说他随时都乐于接受外国学生。 16． The most famous is the Canadian Mark Roswell, known in China as Da Shan. (page 11) 最著名的是加拿大人马克?罗斯威尔，在中国以“大山”这个名字出名。 17． Of course. (moves over as if to make room) (page 14, line 10) 当然。（挪过去，好象是要挪出空间。） 18． Mind if I sit down? (page 14, line 24) 我坐这儿你不介意吧？ 19． I must have forgotten to tell you. (page 14, line 37) 我一定是忘了告诉你了。 20． Your Majesty, what can I bring you? (page 15, line 48) 陛下，您要什么？ 21． Your Highness? (page 15, line 70) 殿下？ Unit2 1. I understand that you often use the example of the gymnast Sang Lan to show how people can find happiness even in difficult times. (page 18, lines 11-12) 我知道，你常拿体操运动员桑兰的例子来说明人们如何即使在困难时也能够找到幸福。 2. While she was injured and in hospital, the world was amazed by the way she reminded cheerful. (page 18, lines 16-17) 在她受伤住院期间，世人为她仍能保持乐观而感到惊奇。 3. Now, she finds happiness through reaching much smaller goals, and through the love of the people around her. (page 18, lines 17-19) 现在，她通过实现更小的目标以及通过周边人的爱而找到幸福。 4. In 1998, a small accident during one of her practice vaults at the Goodwill Games could have cost her her future happiness. (page 18, lines 32-34) 在1998年的友好运动会上，她在练习跳马时发生的一个小事故本可能使她失去本来的 幸福。 5. She was rushed to a top hospital in New York and specialists from many parts of the world said that because of her severe injuries, she would never walk again. (page 19, lines 36-38) 她被立刻送往纽约的一家顶级医院，世界许多地方的专家们都说，由于受伤严重，她可 能永远不能行走了。 6. Everyone who saw, from nurses to famous visitors like Leonardo DiCaprio from the film Titanic, who went to see her in the hospital to cheer her up, all said she was in good spirits. (page 19, lines 40-43) 凡见过她的每个人，从护士到专门来医院探访、鼓励她的著名人士，包括主演电影《泰 坦尼克》的莱昂纳多?迪卡普里奥，都说她情绪很好。 7. Instead of crying about what she had lost and feeling hopeless, Sang Lan thought about what she could do to get better. (page 19, lines 44-46) 桑兰没有因为她所失去的而哭泣，也没有绝望，她在考虑要做些什么才能让自己恢复得 更好。 8. She went back to China, to study journalism at PeKing University. (page 19, lines 57-58) 她回到中国，在北京大学学习新闻。 9. She even hopes to play table tennis in the special Olympics for disabled people in 2008. (page 19, lines 59-60) 她甚至希望能参加2008年为残疾人举行的特别奥运会上的乒乓球比赛。 10. She tells people that she likes to think about positive things and stay optimistic.(page 19, lines 60-61) 她告诉人们，她喜欢考虑积极的事情并保持乐观的心态。 11. I hope all of our viewers have been inspired by Sang Lan! (page 19, lines63) 我希望我们所有的观众都从桑兰的事迹中得到了鼓舞。 12. Reeve could not walk either, due to an unfortunate horse riding accident. (page 21) 由于一次不幸的骑马事故，里维也丧失了走路的能力。 13. I remember sometimes feeling in a rush to grow up and be independent, but I was still very happy. (page 30, lines 7-8) 我记得有时感觉一下子长大独立了，但我仍旧很开心。 14. No one will be sad, because humans will have learned to fix many of the problems that affect us now, like war, pollution and hunger. (page 31, lines 37-39) 没人会伤心，因为人类将早已学会如何解决现在的影响着我们的许多问题，如战争、污 染和饥荒等。 Unit3 1. Here at my school in Brunei, we experience cultural differences all the times because we have some native English teachers. (page 34, lines5-7) 在文莱，我们在学校里一直能体会到文化差异，因为我们有几位以英语为母语的老师。 2. Well, if you had joined the chat room ten minutes ago, you would have known what we were talking about! (page 34, lines 20-21) 恩，如果你早十分钟进入聊天室的话，就知道我们在谈论什么了。 3. Well, it’s what we do in the West. (page 34, line 27) 恩，在西方我们就是这样做的。 4. In the UK, the guests are expected to give presents to the newly-weds, … (page 35, lines 33-34) 在英国，客人通常要送礼物给新婚夫妇„„ 5. So, to clarity, if I got married in the UK, I would expect a present, but if I got married in Italy, I would have to give a present. (page 35, lines 36-37) 让我来说得更清楚一些，如果我是在英国结婚的话，我就会得到一份礼物；但如果我在 意大利结婚的话，我就得给别人送一份礼物。 6. Well, you know in many countries people point with their first finger. (page 35, line 49) 恩，要知道在很多国家，人们都是伸出食指来指东西的。 7. After all, learning about cultural differences is a good way to understand more about each other. (page 35, lines 62-63) 了解文化差异毕竟是增进相互理解的一条好途径。 8. I have no idea what he will do with them all and it took up a lot of time. (page 42) 我不知道他将如何处理这些东西，而且还花费了很多时间。 9. In Thailand and other parts of South-east Asia, the normal greeting is a slight bow with palms pressed together. (page 43) 在泰国和其他东南亚地区，通常的问候方式是双手合掌并微微鞠躬。 10. Japanese people may bow and even give out their business cars to greet others and get upset if people do not look at the cards carefully. (page 43) 与别人见面时，日本人会鞠躬，甚至送给对方名片。如果对方不仔细看他们的名片，他 们就会不愉快。 11. While these different forms of greetings and customs might seem strange to you, remember that what you consider normal probably seems equally strange to others. (page 43) 虽然在你看来这些问候方式和习俗可能很奇怪，但请记住，你觉得正常的问候方式和习 俗在别人看来或许同样奇怪。 12. If you do not eat meat, this tour is not for you as the Inuit eat mainly animals, birds and fish. (page 46, lines8-9) 如果你不吃肉，那这种旅行就不适合你，因为因纽特人以动物、鸟和鱼为主食。 13. The Inuit believe in animal spirits. (page 46, lines 20-21) 因纽特人相信动物有灵魂。 14. The Aborigines believe that Great Ancestral Spirits created all the people, animals, plants and birds on Earth. (page 46, lines 27-29) 澳大利亚土著人相信“太祖精灵”创造了地球上所有的人、动物‘植物和鸟类。 Unit4 1. I am pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations or the UN, as is more often referred to. (page 50, lines1-2) 我很高兴今天有机会同大家谈谈联合国的情况。联合国在英文里常被称为UN。 2. I feel very honoured to have been able take on this role. (page 50, lines 6-7) 能够担当这个角色，我感到很荣幸。 3. With the help of these armies and other worthy organizations the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters. (page 50, lines 21-22) 在这些军队和其他可敬的组织的协助下，联合国为战争及灾难的受害者提供援助。 4. This group was set up by UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women. (page 51, lines 39-40) 这个小组是由UNIFEM发展基金创立的。 5. One of the goals is to ensure that fresh drinking water is available to everyone. (page 51, lines 46-47) 目标之一是确保每一个人都能享受到新鲜的饮用水。 6. Well, time flies! It is as if we had only talked for a minute! (page 57) 唉， 时间过得真快！我们好象才聊了一小会儿呢。 7. We recommend using alternative sources of fuel such as charcoal. (page 59) 我们推荐使用如木炭之类的替代燃料。 8. Arrived here to find everything was in chaos. (page 62, line2) 来到这儿，发现一切都乱糟糟的。 9. We are very concerned about the outbreak of water-borne disasters such as malaria and typhoid. (page 62, lines 13-15) 我们非常担心由水传播的疾病会爆发，如疟疾和伤寒。 10. Meanwhile, in the rest of the city, shelter and access to food and clean water are big problems. (page 62, lines 26-27) 同时，在城市其他地区，住所以及食物和干净水的供给都成了大问题。 11. It reminded me of my time, in Sudan, where several MSF staff were attacked as people tried to get the food. (page 63, lines 31-32) 这使我想起在苏丹的日子。人们在争夺食物时，好几位“无国界医生组织”的成员遭到 了攻击。 12. I know I can’t change the world completely, but I’m proud that I can help here and there, and make a difference to people’s lives on an individual level. (page 63, lines 53-55) 我知道我不能彻底改变世界，但我很自豪，因为我能到处给人多多少少提供一些帮助， 在个人的层面上改变人们的生活。 Unit1. 1. Some consider digital TV to be superior to satellite TV because it allows the same services to be delivered with clearer pictures than before. (page2) 有些人认为数字电视要比卫星电视好，因为传输同样的图像时数字电视的画面要比以前 更为清晰。 2. It all began in 1877 when Thomas Edison made the first recording of a human voice. (page3) 一切源于1877年，但在这一年托马斯.爱迪生首次录制了人的声音。 3. They bought the patent and applied the technology to create the transistor radio. (page 3) 他们买下了这项专利，并把这项技术应用于发明晶体管收音机。 4. In the following years, more CD recordings became available, and in 1988, for the first time ever, people were demanding more CDs than LPs. (page3) 在随后的几年里，更多的CD唱片面市。1988年，人们对CD唱片的需求量首次超过了LP唱片。 5. Development of MP3 technology started in 1987 in Germany and since the beginning of 1999, the popularity of MP3 has increased to such a degree that major corporations are taking over the portable music player market with MP3 players. (page3) Mp3的技术的开发1987年始于德国。自1999年初以来，Mp3受欢迎的程度高涨，各大公司便开始用播放器来占领便携式音乐播发器市场。 6. Could you accompany me to get a new one while the sale is on？ (page8) 打折期间你能陪我去买一部新的吗？ 7. It was found that people who used mobile phones were two and a half times more likely to have a brain tumour on the side of the head where they held their phones than people who did not use them .(page14) 人们发现，使用手机的人头部接触话机一侧患脑瘤的可能性是不使用手机者的两倍半。 8. This study was conducted with 200 mice, half of which were exposed to radiation while the other half did not receive any radiation. (page 14) 钙研究对200只老鼠进行了试验，其中一半接受辐射，另外一般不接受任何辐射。 9. The amount of radiation was equal to using a mobile phone for two half-hour periods per day. (page 14) 辐射的总量相当于每天使用手机打两个半小时的电话。 10. However, as one scientist has pointed out, DNA has the same qualities in all animals, and if radiation affects the genes in mice, it could also affect human genes. (pages 14-15) 然而，正如一位科学家所指出的，所有动物的DNA特性都是一样的。如果辐射对老鼠 的基因有影响，那么，辐射同样可能影响人类的基因。 11. For years, the cigarette companies would not acknowledge that cancer is associated with smoking, but now we all know that it is. (page 15) 多年来，烟草公司都不愿意承认癌症与吸烟有关，但现在我们都知道这是事实。 12. Can we have faith in them and believe that they are being honest? (page 15) 我们能信任他们，相信他们是诚实的吗？ Unit 2 1. If you open up any medicine cupboard in the world, there is a high probability that you will find aspirin and penicillin. (page 18) 只要打开世界上任何一个药柜，你很可能就会发现阿司匹林和青霉素。 2. The date that aspirin was invented is given by medical historians as 1897, but ,in fact, 3,500 years ago, some recipes recommended drinking a tea made from the dried leaves of a particular plant to reduce body pains. (page18) 医学史家将阿司匹林的发明时间定为1897年，但事实上，早在3500年前的一些药方就已经建议人们饮用一种利用某种植物干叶做成的茶，以缓解体痛。 3. The first trials of this medicine took place in 1899 when the company Hoffmann worked for began giving the medicine in powder form to physicians to use with patients. (page 18) 1899年该药物开始首次试用，当时是由霍夫曼所在的公司将此药物做成粉末状，交给医 生给病人进行使用。 4. Fleming tried this mould out on another bacterium and found that it killed the bacterium too. (page19) 将这种没在另一种细菌上做了实验，结果发现它也杀死了那种细菌。 5. He named the chemical found in the mould ‘penicillin’ and tried to make it pure to be a medicine, but was unable to do that. (page19) 他将霉里发现的这种化学物质叫作“青霉素”，而且试图将其提纯为一种药物，但未能 如愿。 6. However, it was not until World War II that two other scientists, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, managed to use new chemical techniques to purify it. (page 19) 然而，直到第二次世界大战，另外两位科学家----澳大利亚人霍华德.费罗里和德裔英国 人恩斯特.前恩----才设法使用新的化学技术让其得以提纯。 7. If penicillin had not been available, many people would have died from bacterial illnesses or even minor wounds. (page 19) 如果没有青霉素的话，许多人就会死于各种细菌性疾病，甚至会死于微小的创伤。 8. So, although Fleming discovered penicillin, it was over a decade before someone else turned penicillin into the great drug of the 20th century. (page19) 因此，尽管费来名发现了青霉素，但直到十多年之后才有人将它变成了二十世纪了不起 的药品。 9. It was fundamental to saving many thousands of lives and is one of the most important medicines of contemporary society. (page 21) 青霉素拯救了成千上万的生命，其作用在当时非同小可，它也是现今社会最重要的药品 之一。 10. Acupuncture involves putting stainless steel needles into the skin at certain points on the body so that a disease can be cured or a health problem solved. (page 30) 针灸疗法是把不锈钢针扎进身体的特定部位，从而使疾病得意治愈或使健康问题得到解 决。 11. One theory suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the spinal cord or brain. (page 31) 有一理论提出，针灸疗法阻止疼痛信号到达骨髓或大脑。 Unit 3 1. The first is its value for people who are looking for information. (page34) 首先，它对于那些寻找信息的人来说是有价值的。 2. When people are in need of information, from current affairs and weather forecasts to travel packages and academic research, the Internet is now the first place that many people turn to. (page 34) 从时事新闻、天气预报，到包价旅游、学术研究，当人们需要信息时，因特网现在已经 是许多人的首选。 3. With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse, a student can acquire knowledge from the information held in the largest libraries and museums in the world, whether he or she lives in a small village or downtown in a big city. (page 34) 无论是住在小村庄，还是住在大城市的市中心，学生们只要敲击一下键盘按钮或者是点 击一下鼠标，就可以获得世界上最大的图书馆或博物馆中所储存的信息。 4. They claim that the Internet is useless and that using the Internet is a waste of time. (page34) 他们宣称因特网没有用处，使用因特网是浪费时间。 5. The second most common use of the Interest, according to 79percent of the survey respondents, is to advance their knowledge about hobbies. (page 34) 在响应调查的人当中有79%的人认为，因特网的第二大用途是增进他们在兴趣爱好方面的知识。 6. These problems of inaccuracy do not occur as often when people use traditional ways to find information, such as looking in books, newspapers and magazines. (page 35) 当人们使用传统的方法寻找信息，如从书本，报纸和杂志上寻找信息时，这类信息不准 确的问题就不会那么经常发生。 7. I agreed and told him I felt sure that if we use it in an intelligent manner, the Internet can be a good tool. (page 41) 我同意他的观点并且告诉他，只要我们以一种理智的方式使用因特网，我深信因特网便 可以成为一种很好的工具。 8. Let’s start by looking at the two services you can choose between to aid you in your search: search engines and subject directories. (page 46) 首先让我们来看看可供你选择的两种帮你搜索的服务功能：搜索引擎和主题目录检索。 9. The results of your search are divided into specific subjects categories. (page 46) 你搜寻的结果俺具体的主题进行了分类。 10. There are several things to take into consideration when you are searching .(page 46) 你在搜索时有几件事要考虑。 11. If you find information you are not sure about, consult other web pages to confirm the information. This is called Cross-checking. (page 47) 如果对找到的信息没有把握，你可以查看其他网页进行核实。这叫交叉核对。 12. When you are finished, you should always attach a list of the sites you got your information from. This way, a teacher can check them, and an interested friend can also read what you read. (page 47) 完成报告时，你应该记得附上你获得信息的网址清单。这样，老师就可以核对这些网址， 有兴趣的朋友也可以阅读一下你所阅读过的内容。 Unit 4 1. However, most trains into London only went to the distant boundary of the city because building railway tracks into the city would have caused damage to many historic buildings. (page 50) 然而，大多数去伦敦的火车只开到离市中心很远的城市边缘地带，因为在市内铺设铁轨 会损坏很多有历史价值的建筑物。 2. Sixteen years later, in 1884, the Metropolitan Railway Company and the Metropolitan District Railway linked up and provided the underground service in the middle of the city. (page 50) 16年后，也就是1884年，大都会铁路公司和大都会区铁路公司联手，在市中心开辟地 铁服务。 3. These new ways of digging accelerated the place of the London Underground’s development. (page 50) 这些新的挖掘方法加快了伦敦地铁的发展步伐。 4. Having seen the situation, a wealthy American businessman, Charles Yerkes, tried to improve the system by buying many of the different lines and setting up the Underground Group. (pages 50-51) 看到这种情况，美国富商查尔斯.耶基斯买下许多条不同的线路并成立了地铁集团，以试图改进当时的铁路运营系统。 5. During World War II, when London was bombed, many underground stations functioned as bomb shelters. (page 51) 大二次世界大战期间，伦敦遭到轰炸，许多地铁站都充当了防空避难所。 6. Visit our ticket office and buy one of the travel cards that permit you to travel all over the underground system. (page 51) 请光临我们的售票处，选择购买一张允许你乘坐伦敦地铁系统所有地铁线的乘车卡。 7. I bought a ticket at a discount and rode the underground three times. (page 53) 我买了一张打折票，做了三趟地铁。 8. The storms washed away soil along the road and part of the road is still under repair. (page 59) 暴风雨冲掉了沿途的泥土，部分路段目前仍在修建中。 9. The number of road accidents and the deaths arising from those accidents has increased greatly over the past year. ( page 62) 在过去的一年中，交通事故数量以及由交通事故所引发的死亡人数急剧上升。 10. If you are with someone else who has been drinking alcohol, even if they have had just a couple of beers, do not allow them to drive. (page 62) 如果你和一直喝酒的人在一起，即使对方只喝了积极几杯啤酒，也不要让他开车。 11. This lack of control is an invitation to accidents. (page 63) 车身失控就会引发事故。 Unit1. 1. Classics are the antiques of the literary world. They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written and well received that people still read them today. (page 2) 经典文学作品是文学世界的珍贵遗产。他们是很久以前创作的小说、喜剧和诗歌，写的 很好，很受欢迎，直至今日人们仍然在阅读这些作品。 2. They have not disappeared and still have a place in the world today. (page 2) 他们并没有小时，而且在当今世界仍占有一席之地。 3. In 1995, Clueless, the award-winning film based on Jane Austen’s novel Emma, was released. (page 2) 1995年，《无影无踪》公映，这部获奖影片就是根据简.奥斯丁的小说《爱玛》改变的。 4. Three years later, in 1998,a modern adaptation of Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations appeared in cinemas. (page 2) 三年后的1998年，根据查尔斯.狄更斯的小说《远大前程》改编的现代版电影在电影院 上映。 5. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Joe is a kind and simple man, who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip.(page 3) 皮普的姐姐几乎没有什么善言好语，但是乔却是一个善良淳朴的人，他宁愿死也不愿看 到皮普受到任何伤害。 6. Pip is about eighteen years old when this happens, and the fortune sets him free from financial worries. (page 3) 当时皮普大约18岁，这笔钱是使他不用为经济问题担忧。 7. Money and education have changed him, and before long he develops the shortcomings of being shallow and having prejudice, even against his old companions. (page3) 金钱和教育改变了他，不久他养成了浅薄，偏见的缺点，甚至歧视昔日的同伴。 8. He pities Oliver, takes him home and tries to reform him. (page 9) 他同情奥利弗，把他带回家，并试图去改造他。 9. Robert Burns, Scotland’s supreme literary hero, was born in Alloway, Scotland in 1759.(page14) 罗伯特.彭斯是苏格兰的文学巨匠，1759年出生在苏格兰的阿洛韦。 Unit 2 1. It started some of the world’s greatest opera singers. Many great Chinese musicians, actors and singers were also cast. (page18) 几位世界顶级歌剧演唱家担当主演，许多的杰出的中国音乐家、演员和歌手也参加了演 出。 2. The story then takes on a classic love triangle featuring Calaf, Turandot, and Liu, whose love for Calaf is unconditional. (page 18) 故事随后演绎了发生在卡拉夫、图兰朵和柳儿三人之间的经典三角恋情，其中， 柳儿对 卡拉夫的爱是无条件的。 3. However, in this wonderful production, it has been transformed into the location for a beautiful and heartbreaking love story. (page 19) 但在这次精彩演出中，它变成了一个美丽而让人心碎的爱情故事的发生地。 4. I applied for the job, and they sent me an invitation to try out for a part in the chorus. (page 25) 我申请了这份工作，他们给我发了邀请，让我再合唱团里饰演一个角色。 5. This man deserves his status as one of the most popular composers in Western musical history. (page27) 这个人称得上是西方音乐史上最受欢迎的音乐家之一。 6. The album included the song ‘The Sound of Silence’, which was a number one hit on the pop charts. (page 27) 该长篇包括了当时在流行音乐排行榜上占据第一位的歌曲《寂静之声》。 7. Its origins are anchored in the folk songs of black Americans from the period of slavery. (page 30) 它起源于奴隶制时期美国黑人的民歌。 Unit 3 1. I was amazed to learn that Picasso produced more than 20,000 pieces of art and that he wasn’t just a painter. He drew pictures for books, and was also a sculptor and a photographer. (page 34) 我惊讶的得知，毕加索一生创作了两万多件艺术作品，而且他不仅仅是一名油画家，他 还为图书画插图，还是一名雕刻家和摄影家。 2. He developed different styles of painting, including cubism, which is a type of art where things are represented as geometric shapes. (page 34) 毕加索创造了不同的绘画风格，包括立体主义----一种用几何形状来表现事物的艺术形式。 3. During our four days in Paris we spent one whole day at the Louvre Museum. (page 34) 在巴黎的四天当中，他们花了一整天参观卢浮宫。 4. This painting is so valuable that it is difficult to calculate what its price would be if the museum wanted to sell it. (page 34) 这幅画如此珍贵，如果博物馆想卖了它，都很难为他估价。 5. Besides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13th century to the 19 th century. (page 34) 除了达芬奇的作品，卢浮宫里还藏有其它欧洲画家从13世纪到19世纪创作的六千余件作品。 6. His younger brother, Theo, tried hard to sell and distribute van Gogh’s paintings to buyers, but he was never able to negotiate a successful sale. (page 35) 他的弟弟西奥非常努力的向买主兜售和推销凡高的画，但从来没能够做成一笔生意。 7. There have been many great European painters, but it is subjective to say who was actually the best. (page 37) 欧洲有许多伟大的画家，但如果要说出谁是最杰出的，就有些主观了。 8. Hardly had we left the dormitory the next morning when we relized we forgot our map in the room. (page 41) 第二天早晨，我们刚离开宿舍，就想起把地图忘在房间里了。 9. It was while at the New York School of Art that he experimented with different materials such as cloth and plastic in his paintings. (page 43) 正是在纽约艺术学院这段时期，他在其绘画作品中尝试采用不同的材料，如布和塑料。 10. There are many other things that you can use to make unusual pictures, so why not have a go at some of the ideas above and then try out some ideas of your own? (page 47) 还有许多其他东西你可以利用，作出不一般的图画，为什么不试试上面的一些点子，然 后试试你自己的呢？ Unit 4 1. Joining us in the studio are Isabel Rose from the Cannes Film Festival,… and Xu Li from the Shanghai International Film Festival. (page 50) 来到我们节目现场的有来自嘎纳电影节的伊莎贝尔。罗斯…还有来自上海国际电影节的徐立。 2. We view film as a type of contemporary art. (page 50) 我们认为电影是一种当代艺术形式。 3. Kathy, I hate to interrupt you, but in defence of the Venice Film Festival, I have to point out that we don’t just feature Hollywood films. (page 50) 凯西，很抱歉打断你，但我得为威尼斯电影节说句话，我必须指出，我们不只是放弃好 莱坞电影。 4. Our policy is to include high-quality films, regardless of who makes them. (page 50) 我们的政策是囊括所有高质量的电影，而不在乎是谁制作了它们。 5. We don’t distinguish between Hollywood films and independent ones. (page 50) 我们不区分好莱坞电影和独立制片电影。 6. As long as the film’s quality meets our standards, we include it.(page 50) 只要电影的质量达到了我们的标准，都可以参加评选。 7. Considering the history of our festival, we feel it is important not to favour films from any one country. (page 51) 考虑到我们电影节的历史，我们觉得不偏向某一国的电影是非常重要的。 8. Hollywood films are in the minority at our festival…(page 51) 好莱坞电影在我们的电影节中只是一小部分。 9. Yet, Oscars or the academy Awards, are often overlooked when people discuss film festivals. (page 53) 然而人们谈论电影节时常常会忽略奥斯卡金像奖，或美国电影学会奖。 10. Contrary to this, Harry finds out that his father was a wizard, and that his mother was a witch , both of whom were actually killed by an evil wizard. (page 62) 与此相反，哈里发现他父亲是个巫师，而他母亲是个女巫，他们其实都是被一个邪恶的 巫师杀害的。 11. Harry has contradictory feelings about his new life. At first, he enjoys it, but later, he learns the confidential information that the school’s evil wizard, Voldemort, is the one who killed his parents. (page62) 对于新生活，哈里有一种矛盾得心情。起初，他很喜欢新生活，但是后来，他知道了一 个秘密。学校的邪恶巫师伏地魔就是杀死他父母的人。 12. I think this is more to highlight the advanced special effects than to help the film’s plot. (page63) 在我看来，这是为了更加突出电影高高超的特效，而不是有助于表现电影的情节。 Unit 1 1. In 1985, there was little rainfall in Ethiopia, which led to destroyed harvests and killed cattle. (page 2) 1985年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降雨，导致收成摧毁，牛畜死亡。 2. The severity of his catastrophe shocked Bob Geldof, an Irish musician who organized a charity concert called Live Aid to raise money for famine victims in Ethiopia. (page 2) 这场灾难的严重性是爱尔兰音乐家格尔多夫感到震惊，他组织了一场名为“现场援助” 的慈善音乐会，为埃塞俄比亚饥荒受难者募集资金。 3. Geldof intended the concert to raise money for and public awareness of the famine. (page 2) 格尔多夫想通过音乐会为饥荒筹钱，并提高公众对饥荒的意识。 4. The concert also received so much attention around the world that it put great pressure on politicians and statesmen to do something about the famine.(page 2) 音乐会还受到了全世界的极大关注，这迫使政客们为这次饥荒做一些事情。 5. On top of this, according to the United Nations, hunger and malnutrition claim ten million lives every year. In fact, hunger is the number one global heath risk, killing more people than any disease. (page 2) 除此以外，根据联合国的资料，饥饿和营养不良每年都要夺走1千万人的生命。事实上，饥饿是全球头号健康威胁，它夺走的生命比任何疾病都要多。 6. In trying to fight worldwide hunger, the United Nations set up the World Food Program (WFP) in 1963. (page2) 为了抗击世界各地的饥荒，联合国于1963年成立了世界粮食 计划 项目进度计划表范例计划下载计划下载计划下载课程教学计划下载 署。 7. Today, some developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America started at a crossroads. (page 2) 今天，非洲，亚洲和南美洲的一些发展中国家正处于关键时刻。 8. There is a saying that goes ‘Give a man fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.’ (page 3) 有句俗语是这样说的：授人以鱼，三餐之需；授人以渔，终生之用。 9. They are the result of teaching a man to fish so that he can fill his belly for a lifetime. (page 3) 它们是授人以渔的成果，让一个人可以一生填饱肚子。 10. This should set alarm bells ringing because the bare fact is that, in order for everyone to survive, serious changes need to be made in global development. (page 14) 这应该给人们敲响了警钟，因为一个简单明了的事实是，为了让每一个人生存，在全球 发展方面必须有重大改变。 11. This is a simple idea, but one which is hard to put into practice. (page 14) 这是一个简单的宪法法，不过也是一个难于付诸实践的理念。 12. We are currently consuming fossil fuels at a much higher rate than they are being produced. (page 14) 我们现在消耗矿物燃料的速度要远远超过生产这些燃料的速度。 13. This is why many people are pushing for the use of alternative energy sources. (page 14) 这就是许多人强烈要求使用替代能源的原因。 Unit 2 1. Older Americans are on the move. Throughout the Midwest and the North-east, people aged 60 and over are packing their bags and heading south along the freeway to states like Florida. (page 18) 美国老年人正在迁移中。在整个中西部和东北部地区，60岁及60岁以上的人们正在收拾他们的行囊，沿着高速公路向南到类似福罗里达这样的洲去。 2. The question is, though, why are so many people retiring and spending their pensions in Florida? (page 18) 但问题是，为什么这么多的人退休后要去佛罗里达州，并且把他们的养老金花在那里呢？ 3. Recently, there has been a boom in population mobility, and according to the national population survey of 2000, 17 percent of the population moves every year. (page 19) 最近，流动人口激增，根据2000年的人口普查，每年有17%的人口在流动。 4. Now, all the young people---even my own flesh and blood---move away. (page 19) 现在，所有的年轻人---甚至我的亲人---都搬走了。 5. This combination of economic and career opportunities, preferential government polices and sponsorship for studying abroad is what lies behind the reversal of China’s brain drain. (page 27) 经济发展和就业机会的增加、政府对出国进修的优惠政策和资助，这些因素综合起来是 中国人才回流背后的原因。 6. No group is associated with moving and traveling more than the Roma, who have been wandering Europe and Asia since the eleventh century. (page 30) 罗姆人与迁移和旅行紧密相连，在这方面没有别的民族能与他们相比。罗姆人自公元11 世纪就在欧洲和亚洲漫游。 7. The Roma have traditionally resisted making permanent homes, choosing to move rather than become citizens of any one country. (page 30) 罗姆人历来抵制建造定居家园，他们宁愿选择搬迁，而不要成为任何一个国家的公民。 8. These countries collected the Roma and sent them to other countries, often without a fair hearing. (page 31) 这些国家将罗姆人集中起来，通常未经公正的申诉就把他们遣送到其他的国家。 9. Unable to practice their traditions, many young Roma took to illegal behavior, such as stealing, and were usually the main suspects when anything went missing. (page 31) 由于无法继续奉行他们的传统，许多年轻的罗拇人染上了非法的恶习，比如偷窃，东西 丢失的时候，他们通常就是重点怀疑对象。 Unit 3 1. Eventually, the immune system becomes so weak that the infected person can become sick very easily, and even common illnesses like the flu can be quite serious. (page 34) 最终，免疫系统变得相当脆弱，被感染的人就容易生病，即使是最平常的疾病，比如流 感，也会变得非常严重。 2. The virus is spread in three ways---through unprotected sex, blood-to-blood contact and mother-to-child transmission.（page 34) 该病毒通过三种途径传播----未加保护的性行为、血液接触和母婴传播。 3. Although many people are familiar with Aids and how it is transmitted, more than a few people subscribe to the view that HIV and Aids are an African problem because the infections rates there are very high. (page 34) 虽然很多人都熟悉艾滋病及其传播方式，还是有不少人赞成这样的观点：艾滋病病毒何 艾滋病是非洲的问题，因为那里的感染率非常高。 4. According to government figures from January 2006, there were about 650,000 HIV-positive people and 75,000Adis patients in China. (page 35) 根据2006年的政府数据，中国大约有65万人艾滋病病毒呈阳性，还有大约7万5千名 艾滋病患者。 5. Dr David Ho, a Chinese American leading Aids expert, has devoted his body and soul to bringing up-to-date technology and international attention to China’s Aids problem. (page 35) 美籍华裔、杰出艾滋病专家何大一博士一直全身心的致力于引进最新技术，吸引国际社 会关注中国的艾滋病问题。 6. Their grandfather is taking care of them, and because their mother had access to prescription Aids medications during pregnancy, they did not get HIV from her. (page 35) 他们的爷爷现在正在照料他们，而且由于他们的妈妈在怀孕期间使用了处方艾滋病药 物，它们没有从她那里感染艾滋病病毒。 7. Although these drugs can produce different reactions, they are all addictive, physically and psychologically. (page 46) 尽管这些毒品会产生不同的反应，但他们都会使人上瘾----生理上或者心理上上瘾，或者 两者兼而有之。 8. As many smokers may tell you, nicotine is very physically additive, which is why many people have trouble quitting smoking. (page 46) 正如许多吸烟者告诉你的那样，尼古丁是非常容易让人在生理上上瘾的，这就是许多人很 难戒烟的原因。 9. An example of this type of drugs is LSD, which produces reactions ranging from increased blood sugar and heart rate to acute anxiety and extreme mood changes. (page 47) 这种毒品的一个例子就是迷幻药，它会产生从血糖升高、心跳加速到急剧焦虑和极端情 绪变化等一系列的反应。 10. The type and quantity of illegal drugs a person is carrying when caught by police determine the punishment. (page 47) 一个人被警察抓获时所携带的非法毒品的种类和数量决定了惩罚的轻重。 Unit 4 1. Ladies and gentlemen, as the Internet has expanded in recent years, the opportunities for crime have as well. (page 50) 女士们，先生们，近些年来因特网迅速扩张，犯罪的机会也同样随之增加。 2. Firstly, the council lists crimes related to security, such as hacking (illegally accessing other people’s computers and files through an internet connection) and spreading computer viruses. (page 50) 首先，欧洲议会列出了与安全相关的犯罪，如黑客行为（通过因特网非法访问他人的电 脑和文件）和传播电脑病毒。 3. Lastly, it identifies those offences relating to breaking intellectual property and copyright laws. (page 50) 最后，它定义了同侵犯知识产权和违反版权法相关的犯罪行为。 4. This included blackmail money that is deposited in cyber criminals’ bank accounts in order to protect the companies that pay. (page 51) 其中包括网络犯罪分子向一些公司敲诈勒索并存入自己银行账户的保护费。 5. The technical skills of these criminals are among the best in the world, which means that governments must combine their technological resources to keep up. (page 51) 这些罪犯的技术在世界上属于先进水平，这就意味着各国政府必须集合各自的技术资源 来跟进。 6. It is also important to make new laws and create international standards for these laws similar to those concerning international airspace. (page 51) 制定新的法律并为其设立类似于有关国际空域的世界标准也很重要。 7. I felt very tired and I had mood swings; I would be happy one moment and then suddenly angry. (page 59) 我感觉很累，情绪波动很大。我一会儿很高兴，然后突然又变得很生气。 8. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) defines intellectual property as ideas, which include inventions, writing, artwork, symbols and designs used in business. (page 62) 世界知识产权组织将知识产权定义为智力创造成果，摆阔发明，著作，艺术品以及商业 中所使用的标志和设计。 9. Many countries are in legal straits now, as they had not passed laws to protect intellectual property until recently. (page 62) 许多国家目前正处于法律困境，因为他们一直没有保护知识产权的法律，直到最近才通 过了有关法律。 10. To help control such problems and smooth the progress of international trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed, and China was welcomed aboard in 2001. (page 62) 为帮助控制这样的问题、促进国际贸易平稳发展，世界贸易组织成立了，中国在2001 年被欢迎加入了该组织。 11. In 2005 alone, film companies in Hollywood lost around $ 2.3 billion because of illegal copying and downloading from the Internet. (page 63) 仅2005年一年中，由于非法复制和非法网络下载，好莱坞的电影公司就损失了大约23 亿美元。 12. Currently, pirated music and software pose a serious challenge to the music and software industries, and if they are not careful, such piracy could suck the life out of both industries. (page 63) 目前，盗版音乐和盗版软件给音乐和软件这两个产业带来了严峻的挑战，如果这两个产 业不谨慎，盗版就会耗尽它们的生命力。 Unit1 1. In this article, I am going to discuss some of the options available to you and whether popular careers, more unusual jobs or everyday jobs are better suited to you. (page 2, lines 3-5) 在本文中, 我将讨论你可以选择的一些工作以及你更适合做热门工作、特殊工作还是普 通工作这个问题。 2. Some jobs may seem very dull but are very important to society, while others can appear very exciting but are actually very difficult and boring. (page 2, lines 6-8) 有一些工作可能看上去很枯燥，但对社会却非常重要；而另一些工作可能看上去很令人 振奋，但实际上很难做，甚至很无聊。 3. In reality, these people have to spend long hours traveling, with all their baggage packed in suitcases or trunks, and only a very small number of them are successful. (page 2, lines 11-13) 实际上，这些人不得不把所有的行李都塞进手提箱或大箱子，花很长时间在路上奔波， 而且其中只有极少数人是成功的。 4. They are also under huge pressure to appear young and beautiful. (page 2, lines 17-18) 为显得年轻漂亮，她们也承受着很大的压力。 5. These can be well-paid and interesting jobs, but you also have to work very long hours. Also, sometimes as a boss in the business world, you have to make difficult decisions that hurt people, and being a lawyer can involve facing tough moral issues. (page 2-3, lines 25-28) 这些工作可能工资很高，也很有趣，但你必须长时间工作。此外，作为商界的老板，有 时候你不得不做出一些可能会伤及他人的很为难的决定；而当一名律师则可能要面对严 峻的道德问题。 6. A few years ago, when I was hiking in the Grand Canyon National Park in the USA, I met a man who had neighbours were the birds and squirrels in the nearby trees. (page 3, lines 30-33) 几年前，我在美国大峡谷国家公园徒步旅行时遇到一个人，他的工作特别地与众不同。 他住在小溪边的一顶帐篷里，帐篷四周都是一些技术设备，他仅有的邻居是附近树丛中 的鸟儿和松鼠。 7. Similarly, many ordinary jobs may look dull, but they are essential as water to our society. (page 3, lines 40-41) 同样，很多普通的工作可能看起来单调乏味，但对我们的社会来说却像水一样是比不可 少的。 8. These people, who perform such ordinary but vital tasks, allow people to go about their daily lives. (page 3, lines 47-48) 就是这些做着看似普通、实际上却很重要的工作的人们使其他人能够持续各自的日常生 活。 9. Find the letter which you chose the most often and look at the description which corresponds with it below. (page 14, lines 27-28) 找出你选择最频繁的字母，并阅读以下与之相对应的描述。 10. These people like to observe, learn, analyse, evaluate and solve problems. Suitable jobs include: biochemist, biologist, chemist, dentist, engineer, geologist, mathematician and software engineer. (page 15, lines 38-40) 这些人喜欢观察、学习、分析、评估以及解决问题。适合的工作包括：生化学家、生物 学家、化学家、牙医、工程师、地质学家、数学家和软件工程师。 11. These people have artistic, freethinking or intuitive abilities and like to work in free and open situations (without regular office hours) using their imagination and creativity. (page 15, lines 42-43) 这些人具有艺术才能、自由思考能力或直觉能力，喜欢在自由、开放的环境中工作 （没 有固定的上班时间），擅长发挥其想象力和创造力。 Unit2 1. An interview is a talk between an employer and a potential employee. It’s set up so that the interviewer can assess the interviewee and see if he or she is suitable for the position. (page 18, lines 5-7) 面试是雇主和潜在雇员之间的谈话。面试的目的是让面试官对接受面试者做出评估，看 其是否适合应聘的职位。 2. This is the key to getting the job you want, even if you ‘re just applying for a position as a typist. (page 18, lines 13-14) 这是得到你想要的工作的关键，哪怕你只是申请一个打字员的职位。 3. Don’t worry about having butterflies in your stomach before the interview. (page 18, lines 24-25) 不用担心在面试之前你会紧张得心慌意乱。 4. The interviewer will not listen to your explanation about how bad the traffic was at the roundabout; there’s never a good excuse for being late. Ever. (page 19, lines 37-39) 面试官是不会听你解释交通环岛那边的交通是多么糟糕的。面试迟到永远没有借口，永 远没有！ 5. During the interview, remember to be enthusiastic. Smile when you shake hands with the interviewer and look him or her in the eye. (page 19, lines 40-41) 在面试过程中，不要忘记保持热情。和面试官握手时要面带微笑，同时要正视对方。 6. You should follow it up by writing to the company and thanking them for giving you the interview. (page 19, lines 54-55) 面试之后你应该给公司写封信，感谢公司给你这次面试的机会。 7. However, this year, like last year and the year before, thousands of young people will travel to every point of the compass and work on projects for up to a year before returning to the UK to the enter university. (page 30, lines 3-6) 然而，如同去年和前年一样，成千上万的年轻人今年将奔赴世界各地，为某些项目工作 一年之后回到英国，步入大学校门。 8. Universities actively encourage students to take a year off before entering university, and more and more employers say they prefer to hire graduates who have taken a gap year rather than those who stay in the education system and go straight from school to university. (page 30, lines 13-16) 各大学积极鼓励学生在上大学之前休学实践一年；而且越来越多的雇主说，他们更喜欢 雇用有一年实践经验的毕业生，而不愿雇用中学毕业后待在教育系统内直接上大学的那 些毕业生。 9. He found living among local people there to be challenging but rewarding. (page 31, lines 28-29) 他发现与那里的当地人住在一起很具挑战性，但也非常有收获。 10. Mr Biggins, the CEO of a major finance company, welcomes the extra experience that a gap year can bring to graduate trainees. (page 31, lines 45-46) 作为一家大型金融公司的行政总裁，比金斯先生对休学实践年给毕业实习的额外经验表 示欢迎。 11. As well as having a good time and making new friends, doing a gap year may give students an edge in the job market. (page 31, lines 53-54) 休学实践一年，学生们不仅过得愉快、结交新朋友，还可以让他们在职场占据优势。 Unit3 1. Sir Clive Sinclair—the man who brought technology to the man in the street. (page 34, title) 克莱夫?辛科莱爵士—把科学技术带给大众的人 2. Sinclair was blessed with brains and spent much of his time educating himself. (page 34, lines 6-7) 辛科莱很具天赋，他花了大量的时间自学。 3. Unfortunately, his financial partner withdrew and the company folded, so Sinclair quickly found himself a job as technical editor to support himself. (page 34, lines14-16) 不幸的是，他的合伙投资人撤资，公司随之倒闭。于是，辛科莱很快找了个技术编辑的 工作，以此谋生。 4. Sinclair’s big picture was to produce in the bulk and to sell cheaply so that everyone could afford electronic goods. (page 34, lines 17-18) 辛科莱的设想是批量生产并廉价批售，使得人人都能够买得起电子产品。 5. Before this, only one company had launched a home computer at ￡700 each, which was very expensive at that time. (page 34, lines 25-26) 在此之前，只有一家公司推出过这种家用电脑，每台售价700英镑，在当时来说非常昂 贵。 6. The company expanded rapidly, and he had to open a new centre in the USA to cope with the increased demand. (page 34, lines 27-29) 公司迅速扩张，他甚至不得不在美国设立新的办事处以应对增长的需求。 7. Although marketed as a computer that could be used to help computer programming, the main advantage of this computer was that it was good for playing computer games on. (page 35, lines 30-32) 虽然这种电脑上市的初衷是方便电脑编辑，但它的主要优点却是适合玩电脑游戏。 8. Sinclair has been an inventor and a businessman, and he was also chairman of British Mensa (the High IQ Society) from 1980to 1997. (page 35, lines 43-44) 辛科莱不只是发明家和商人，他还于1980年到1997年之间担任了门萨英国分部 （即 国际高智商协会）的主席。 9. When Sinclair joined in 1959, membership was falling, and the society was on its last legs. (page 35, lines 46-47) 当辛科莱于1959年入会的时候，会员数量正在减少，协会正面临瓦解。 10. He was honoured in 1983 with a knighthood from the Queen of England in recognition of his efforts and achievements. (page 35, lines 54-55) 作为对他努力和成就的认可，1983年他被英国女王授予爵士头衔。 11. Success is yours for the taking! (page 43) 成功由你把握！ 12. What makes my father happy is being able to put a loaf of bread on the table, bedding and quilts on our beds and a roof over our heads. (page 46, lines 4-6) 令父亲开心的是，能够在餐桌上放上一块面包，在床上铺上被褥，给我们提供一个栖身 之所。 13. When we were very young, my father had an extra job as a porter, and he also mopped the floor of a hotel every night so that he could give us a special treat or a vacation. (page 46, lines 17-19) 我们很小的时候，父亲兼职做搬运工，每天晚上他还在一个宾馆拖地，以便可以给我们 一份特殊的款待或者一次假期。 Unit4 1. I had to decide which university to apply to , what course to study and which permits I need to study abroad. (page 50, lines 11-14) 我得决定申请哪所大学、学习什么课程以及出国学习需要准备哪些证明。 2. I found that choosing a university abroad can be difficult—it is a jungle out there! (page 50, lines 14-16) 我发现，选择一所国外的大学会很困难——外面是一个错综复杂的世界！ 3. Although I knew everybody has to leave the nest at some point, leaving my family was the hardest part, and some people cannot handle being away from home. (page 50, lines 23-27) 虽然我知道每个人到了一定的时候都得离开家，但对我而言，离开家是最痛苦的一个过 程；还有些人离开家以后甚至不知所措。 4. However, I think it is a good idea to squirrel some of your money away each week to make it last. (page 51, lines 65-67) 不过，我觉得每个星期都存一些钱，是个让钱细水长流的好法子。 5. The grounds are landscaped with a small lake places to walk, sit and relax. (page 62, lines 4-5) 校园里点缀着一个小湖，还有散步、休憩和放松的地方。 6. Beneath the arches of Zhenhua, we have over8,000 undergraduate students and 3,500 postgraduate students. (page 62, lines 25-26) 在振华大学的校门内，我们有8000多名本科生和3500多名研究生。 7. This will help you gain the most from your university education and make the most of your time. (page 63, lines 34-35) 这将帮助你从大学教育中获益最多，并且帮助你充分利用时间。 8. Choose Zhenhua, and you will surely find a new home away home and toast your success later in life. (page 63, lines 55-56) 选择振华大学，你自然就找到了家园之外的新家，你也定会在将来为你的成功干杯。