Passage Translation
Unit1 page 12
Mastering a large bank of vocabulary is crucial to speak a foreign language fluently.
Unofficial but often quoted statistics about Cambridge First Certificate Examination show that students whose vocabulary less than 3500 words are less likely to pass this exam.
The recent research also indicates that the native English speakers educated to or above 18 years old know at least 16000 English words.
Unless you can speak a language like Spanish or German already, there is no short-cut to a large vocabulary: you have to depend on diligence and dedication.
Of course, you can infer from the context the meaning of some new words you come across in reading, but you often have to look up in a dictionary to clarify their exact meanings.
A practical method to learn new words may be reading widely, especially those you find interesting or exciting.
Reading the same book repeatedly is of great use: You’ll learn different new words every time you read, and the familiar context also helps to engrave those new words on your mind deeply.
Unit 2
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1) I don’t think it is realistic to turn to him for help. As a matter of fact, he himself is in need of help.
2) More and more people are being awakened to the urgent need of combating air pollution.
3) There are visible signs that some of the time-honored old traditions and values are no longer cherished by the young people.
4) Many of us find the notion of the immeasurable (boundless) universe hard to grasp.
5) Because of so many loopholes in the laws and regulations, it is little(small) wonder that a handful of speculators got rich overnight.
6) An unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden prosperity to the small border town, which was formerly inhabited by only three hundred people.
7) In the light of this information, that country already has the capabilities to make nuclear weapons.
8) Regardless of repeated warnings from his friends, he staked all his money on high-risk ventures.
Unit3 page 65
If you set out to do some business but failed, do not lose your confidence. There are
great differences between that “I failed three times” and “I am a failure”. As long as you try to learn from your failure instead of holding a negative view about yourself or identifying with failure, you are very likely to succeed in the future. Have you ever thought that those who have failed again and again are always the victims of bad self-image? They failed often because of not external reasons but internal reasons. Countless examples verify that if those people could be prevailed on the change of their view and set up positive self-image, their performance would change miraculously. Success can come at any time, whenever you are thirty, forty or when it seems that you have failed all your life. Success in early years is sweet, but the late one is tastier.
Unit4 Page 87
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1) Far from being permissive, many parents are putting tremendous pressure on their children to be exceptional in everything.
2) Owing to her academic excellence, this Changsha girl has been accepted by several prestigious, American universities, including Harvard, Yale and MIT.
3) Many parents start their children in piano or violin lessons at ever-earlier ages in hopes that they will become exceptional pianists or violinists.
4) In modern society, clothing styles change yearly. Some are in this year but will be out the next.
5) More likely than not, what this“new” parenting idea brings about will be“super problems” rather than “super kids”.
6) Young people should be given the opportunity to take the initiative, to take responsibility for their mistakes and credit for their achievement.
7) In my view, he is so weak-willed that he could hardly give up smoking. To my surprise, he has easily cured himself of this bad habit.
8) Demands on students have to be tailored to their interests and abilities.
Unit5
Scientists are a small group of people who are striving to gain insight into nature and seek for laws in the superficial disorder. They have a special ability to think and analyze, and unlimited patience in observing and collecting data. However, not all scientific discoveries can be ascribed to (归因于) abilities and patience; they usually connect closely with creative imagination. Of course, the leap of imagination is often the first step leading to discoveries. Moreover, scientists are famous for their honesty. They put a high premium to honesty, mainly because their honesty is crucial to their career. Every theory they put forward has to be further tested. Ever error and lie are sure to be found. So, if finding some evidence contradicting with their ideas, scientists modify even abandon their ideas, instead of concealing them. In this way, they accumulate an immense amount of knowledge, which can help us understand ourselves and surroundings better.
Unit6
One day, we received an invitation from my father to his sixtieth birthday party. Jenny regarded it as my father’s actively reaching out to reconciliation, so we should accept it. I was in the midst of abstracting an important case and preparing for the coming exams at that time, hence I only used the simplest words to tell her no day to reconcile forever. My
refusal apparently made Jenny depressed, but as a rational woman, she didn’t quarrel with me. She just tried to persuade me. But it only made me furious, thinking that Jenny made me upset deliberately. I must have been crazy then, because I did a thing for which I would never forgive myself—I shouted at Jenny and hurled the phone at her. When I turned back to see her, she had already disappeared. I went out to look for her everywhere, but in vain. I was scared to death, not knowing what to do next. When I was going to give up, I suddenly saw Jenny sitting in front of our house. I walked forward to her, saying“Jenny，I’m sorry—”But she interrupted my apology and said, “ Love means not ever having to say sorry.”
Unit7
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1. When I was a kid, I was so fascinated with the idea of travelling round the world that I would spend hours in my grandfather’s sanctum for several hours, rolling the globe and dreaming of the places I would like to visit.
2. A time bomb exploded this afternoon in one of London’s biggest supermarkets, evoking a great panic among people.
3. Accompanied by his father, Bill went to the police station and confessed to the police officer that he had robbed an old man of his gold watch two weeks ago.
4. After getting engaged to Jane, Stephen started working hard for the first time in his life. And before long he distinguished himself as a young theoretical physicist.
5. Prof. Stone is well-know for his sternness. But, to everyone’s surprise, the speech he made at his daughter’s wedding last Saturday was full of wit and humor.
6.To our surprise, there are so many people willing to do voluntary work for the benefit of the community.
Unit8
1. The increasing prosperity of the country in a sense owes the government’s policy of economic reform.
2. The Negro leader regarded it as his sacred obligation to devote himself to realizing racial equality.
3. In 1976, the three main architects of the People’s Republic of China— Premier Zhou Enlai，Marshal Zhu De and Chairman Mao Zedong died in sequence.
4. I reminded the headmaster more than once of his promise to protect the retired teacher’s legitimate behalf.
5. The main idea of the story is that one’s destiny ties up with the whole country’s.
6. The riches the young man fell heir to made him realize his dream.
