1意要陪她。．尽管她反复暗示想单独待一会儿，
他仍执 her repeated hints of hoping to be left alone. He imposed his company upon her in spite of 2做，因为他总是做些出人意料的事。．他的朋友从来拿不准他什么时候会怎么 going to act under given conditions, as he is His friends can never count upon how he is always full of surprises.
3．希望看到的事。别为这点小事大惊小怪的，Don’t make a fuss about such a small thing
这可是我最不because that is the last thing I expected. 4是位非常明智的女子。．巴罗达太太不仅是位正派体面的女子，
也 woman Mrs. Baroda was also a very sensible Besides being an upright and respectable one.
5 ．她的思绪从未这么乱过，丝毫理不出头绪。 confused, unable to gather anything from them. She had never known her thoughts to be so 6他有时的沉默寡言并非天性，．从古韦内尔的谈话中，巴罗达太太了解到而是情绪使然。 know that his periods of silence were not his From Gouvernail’s talk, Mrs. Baroda came to basic nature, but the result of moods.
7韦内尔了，主动提出邀请他再来。．令加斯顿高兴的是，他妻子终于不讨厌古 overcome her dislike for Gouvernail and To Gaston’s delight, his wife had finally invited Gouvernail to visit them again wholly from herself.
8为不解，并觉得很难打破他这种并非有意的．巴罗达太太对古韦内尔令人迷惑的性格颇沉默。
puzzling nature and found it hard to penetrate Mrs. Baroda felt confused with Gouvernail’s the silence in which he had unconsciously covered himself. Unit2
1可是只有他才能创造出大卫这样一个使其创．或许别的作家也会写出关于伦敦的故事，造者声名永驻的人物。
London. But only he could have created the Other writers might have written stories about character David, who gave his creator permanent fame.
2国给予了他更多的掌声，更多的荣誉，当然．比起其他的国家，就这位科学家而言，中更多的收益。
China has provided more applause, more
honor and, of course, more profit where this scientist is concerned than any other countries. 3完美无缺。．他感到了一种冲动，
要将这个技巧运用的 He had an urge to execute this skill perfectly. 4又一次做出这种转化的技巧，正是卓别林伟．这种对具体事物的发挥转化，以及他一次大喜剧的奥秘。
with which he executed it again and again, are This physical transformation, plus the skill surely the secrets of Chaplin’s great comedy. 5有把他的笑料事先写成文字。他是那种边表．而这种吃惊唤起了他的想像。卓别林并没演边根据身体感觉去创造艺术的喜剧演员。 Chaplin didn’t have his jokes written into a But that shock roused his imagination. script in advance; he was the kind of comic who used his physical senses to invent his art as he went along.
6背叛。这两者很难结合到一起，有时这种冲．他也深切的渴望被爱，也相应地害怕遭到突导致了灾难，就像他早期的几次婚姻那样。 corresponding fear of being betrayed. The two He also had a deep need to be loved—and a were hard to combine and sometimeshis early marriages— as in them resulted in disaster.
—the collision between 7能否进入最佳演出状态还值得怀疑。．尽管她从未对自己的能力失去信心， 但她 into perfect acting, though she never loses her It’s doubtful whether she can find her way faith in her own ability.
8本被看做其写作生涯最好纪念的书。．令人宽慰的是，他终于在临终前写完了这
the book before his death, which was regarded It was a relief to know that he finally finished as a fitting memorial to his life as a writer. Unit3
1商品退还给那家商店，但是应该解释清楚为．从法律上说，你完全可以将质量不过关的什么。
back to the store where you purchased them, You are legally entitled to take faulty goods but you are supposed to account for why you want to do so.
2它可以使你在买东西时享受打折的优惠。．你只需填写一张表格就取得了会员资格， membership, which entitles you to a discount You only need to fill out a form to get your on goods.
3揽顾客，如今他的生意已十分红火。．一年前，那位汽车经销商以优质服务来招
One year ago, the car dealer tried to drum up
buyers by offering good services. Now, his business is thriving.
4犯了谋杀罪。．这桩刑事案件经过仔细调查后，
他被证明 was convicted of murder.
The crime was looked into carefully before he 5向高速公路巡逻队求助，二十分钟后，他们．我的车子在高速公路上抛锚后，我打电话帮我解了围，留下了一张一百五十美元的收据。
after my car broke down on the freeway.
I called the Freeway Service Patrol for help Twenty minutes later, they came to my rescue and left a $ 150 receipt.
6了管理部门的意见，重新回去工作。．由于面临失业的危险,这些工人只好接受 these workers yielded to the managemenFaced with the threat of losing their jobs, advice and went back to work .
t’s 7诈了两万美金，来补偿他公司的损失。．拐走孩子的那名中年男子向孩子的父亲敲 the father for $20,000 as a compensation for the The middle-aged man who took the boy bled loss of his company.
8自己的市场，生意日渐兴隆。．这个靠救济过日子的人开始慢慢地建立了
own market, one step at a time and his business The man living on welfare began to set up his is thriving. Unit4
1布达佩斯的一系列城区和工业区正在直接步．通过安装最新的无线传输系统，从北京到入信息时代。
systems, a parade of urban centers and
By installing the latest wireless transmission industrial zones from Beijing to Budapest are stepping directly into the Information Age. 2型的组装工作转向涉及工程、营销、设计等．信息技术的广泛使用有望缩短从劳动密集行业所需的时间。
promises to condense the time required to Widespread access to information technology change from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing and design.
3国家比那些困于旧技术的国家更具有优势。．现代通讯技术将使得像中国、越南那样的 like China and Vietnam a huge advantage over Modern communications will give countries countries stuck with old technologies. 4是输家的关键因素。．毋庸置疑，通讯技术将成为决定是赢家还
There is little dispute that communications
will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers.
5着手解决基本的问题。．这个国家经济陷于低迷，
几乎没有资金来 recession and it barely has the money to scratch The economy of the country is stuck in
the surface of the problem.
6的高价来换取无绳电话。．急切想得到可靠服务的企业乐于花费可观
willing to pay a significantly high price tag for Businesses eager for reliable service are
a wireless call.
7尽供你使用的钞票。．在那里开办一家企业就好像有一堆无穷无
endless pile of money at your disposal. Having an operation there is like having an 8茅的诱惑难以抵御。．对于那些长期落后的国家，
一跃而名列前 long, the temptation to move ahead in one jump For countries that have lagged behind for so is hard to resist. Unit5
1从独处中他们能获取灵感。．诗人和哲学家都因能够独处而自视甚高，
themselves for seeking out solitude, from Poets and philosophers all speak highly of which they can draw inspiration.
2仅仅与自己相处远远不够，渴望有人做伴。．感觉谦卑的人往往易受孤独的折磨，感到 feeling himself inadequate company, longing A humble person tends to suffer from solitude, for others to be around.
3在超市遇到的陌生人唠唠叨叨地说上老半天．那位寡居的老太太实在太孤独了，她会和她的宠物。
would talk at length to the strangers in the The widowed old lady was so lonely that she supermarket about her pets.
4与人交谈，把每日看到的和想到的琐事向人．孤独的感觉时起时落，但我们却永远需要倾诉。
our need to talk goes on forever The condition of loneliness rises and falls, but telling someone the daily succession of small — the need of observations and opinions.
5安顿下来，使自己过的舒服，并在自身的条．对一个独居的人来说，重要的是保持理性，件下发现一些优雅和乐趣。
rational and settle down and make himself To a person living alone, it’s important to stay comfortable, and find some grace and pleasure in his condition.
6耳目一新。．若与别人同住，
你会在与他们小别时感觉 absence can be refreshing.
If you live with other people, their temporary 7着宠物，对着电视机唠叨不休。．科学调查表明，独居的人会对着自己，对
alone talk at length to themselves and their pets Scientific surveys show that those who live and the television.
8的舒服，至少暂时要这样。．重要的是不再等待，安顿下来，使自己过
and make ourselves comfortable, at least for the It’s important to stop waiting and settle down time being. Unit6
1加而无动于衷。．我们不会听凭形形色色的贿赂行为不断增
various forms be on the increase.
We would not stand by and let bribery in 2清楚了，如果你不能及时还钱，你也许会被．我在把那一大笔钱借给你的时候就跟你讲指控受贿。
money, I made it clear to you that if you While lending you the substantial sum of couldn’t pay it off in time, you might be accused of taking bribes.
3但是如果你为此接受可疑的政治捐款，你很．财力竞争已成为政治生活中的一个事实，快就会受到调查。
fact of political life; but if you receive Competition of financial power has become a questionable political contributions for this reason, you will soon be under investigation. 4的银行账户捐了一大笔钱。．为获取大宗武器交易合同，
他们给执政党 have made a substantial donation to the bank To secure major arms deal contracts, they account of the party in power.
5法，但组里的成员却对此意见不一。．他突然想到了一个加速实验进程的好办 progress of the experiment, but opinions He hit upon a good method to speed up the differed among members of the group on it. 6 ．新法律很难实施，因为人们不愿意遵守。 people are not ready to act on it.
It’s difficult to enforce the new law because 7队的职责，而当地政府的职责是准备重建法．我们认为，在该地区实施停火是联合国部律和秩序。
Nations troops to enforce a ceasefire in that We think it’s the business of the United area, while the job of the local government is to prepare to restore law and order.
8女权利的组织。．做出这个决定后，
他就加入了那个支持妇 organization, which is in support of woman’s Having made this decision, she joined the rights. Unit7
1还收到了三封匿名的来自巴勒斯坦的信件。．到现在为止，除了一个可疑的包裹，我们 from Palestine to date, in addition to one We have received three anonymous letters suspicious package.
2加平等的社会。．他们的梦想仅仅是一个没有种族偏见的更
equal society where there is no racial prejudice. Their dream was nothing less than a more 3 ．他读莎士比亚的戏剧，更喜欢现代音乐。 liked modern music.
He read more than Shakespeare’s plays; he 4的政治家，声望不是持久的。．她说，他在上次选举中的命运将提醒所有
serve as a reminder to all politicians that His fate in the last election, she said, would popularity does not last.
5学习上始终比他人有优势。．事实上，只有勤奋加方法得当才能使你在
proper methods will always give you an In effect, only hard work in combination with advantage over others in study.
6于传统的科学主题。．技术本身，以及它的有效应用，不会局限
to be confined to the traditional science Technology itself, and its effective use, is not subjects.
7给你发表。．既然这篇报道的真实性要打折扣，
我不能 was not in a position to publish it for you. Since the truth of this report was discounted, I 8作系统。．许多软件公司改变通用程序以适应新的操
general programs to the new operating system. Many software companies have adapted
Unit8
1 ．直到昨天，我们还不知道战争是否会爆发。 war would break out or not.
Up to yesterday, we had no idea whether the 2后代，但这并没有使我沮丧。．身边总有人不断使我想到自己是个奴隶的
that I am a descendent of slaves, but it fails to Someone is always at my elbow reminding me register depression with me.
3起的。．我不想给你们讲那个故事，
我只是顺便说 mentioned that in passing.
I do not want to tell you that story; I have just 4得他的计划更实际。．比起你的计划，我更喜欢他的，因为我觉
more practical.
I prefer his plan to yours in that I think it is 5连我都差点信以为真。．她脸上流露的不同意的神情是那么真实，
real that even I would have thought it genuine. The disapproval registered on her face was so 6公司上一个财政年度损失惨重，．他们与那家公司中断了生意来往，已经破产了。因为该 company as it suffered huge losses in the last They broke off the business relations with that financial year and went bankrupt.
7知道呢．也许那就是当初为进步而付出的代价，?
谁 for the progress in the first placePerhaps this was the price that has to be paid knows?
— who 8拿出好几次。． 她准备行李时，行李包里的物品被装进
was emptied and refilled several times. When she was preparing her luggage, the bag Unit9
1．他剃完胡子后，看上去要年轻When he shaved his beard off, he looked ten 10岁。 years younger. 2我们需要新的计算机系统。．这次延误是个很好的例证，
说明了为什么 need a new computer system.
The delay is a perfect illustration of why we 3去生活一直很艰辛，童年受苦的经历在她的．尽管她现在拥有很多特权和财富，但是过生活里留下了很深的烙印。
been easy and the experiences of childhood For all her privilege and wealth, life had not sufferings had left a deep mark on her life. 4据结果很快就会出来。．迄今为止，已经测试了
150个，完整的数 statistical results will be available soon. So far, 150 have been tested, and the full 5检察员批评的反应。．公司已改变了一些工作做法，
作为对政府 working practices in response to criticism by The company has changed some of its
government inspectors.
6响年轻一代。．今晚的节目集中讨论无家可归问题如何影
homelessness affects the young.
Tonight’s program focuses on the way 7．这件事情在一瞬间就发生了，尽管现在回
想起来，此前一切都似乎已在慢慢地发生。 everything seemed to occur in slow motion. It happened in a flash, although in retrospect 8位。．预计这个问题将在他们的讨论中占重要地
in their discussion. The issue was expected to figure importantly Unit10
1扔掉。．我一直在整理这些旧文件，
看看能把哪些 see what can be thrown away.
I’ve been sorting through these old papers to 2逝。．他们继续工作，
谁也没有注意到时间的流 passage of time.
They went on working, taking no note of the 3说出了真相。．当他记下他所看到的东西时，
简直就等于 truth when he put down that he had seen. He had been speaking nothing less than the 4中难以预料的事了。．随着年龄越来越大，
你就要开始考虑生活 uncertainty of life.
As you get older you begin to reflect on the 5 ．电话的使用仅限于业务往来方面。 calls alone.
The use of telephone is confined to business 6 ．我不停地干，终于在凌晨三点干完了。 the morning.
I kept at it and finally finished at 3 o’clock in 7 ．他弯下身子时滑了一下，伤了背。 hurt his back.
In the act of bending down, he slipped and 8了宝贵的贡献。．老年人日托中心为整个公共服务系统做出
Day centers for the elderly make a valuable contribution to the overall public service.
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