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Unite 21.If a house went on the market,theyd get half a dozen bids right away.=If there was a house available on the market,several people would soon show great interest in buying.2.Although prices have softened only slightly so far,bidding（出价） wars are now a thing of the past(已经没有关系的事) as buyers mull over an inventory（总量） of unsold（未出售的） homes that has tripled（增至三倍） since the same time last year.(注意句子结构、意思的转换)=With the slight reducing of house prices,people became less eager to buy,however,they are waiting for(thinking about) more and more unsold homes to be sold at even cheaper prices.3.But there comes a point where theyll have to give in.(意思转换，没有上下文，应该不会考的)=But at particular lower price they will agree to sell.4.Whether that means the nations housing boom will end with a loud bang or a slow “pfttt”depends largely on where you live.（意思的转换）=As to(谈到，至于) how much the homebuyers can be affected by the market,usually the location speaks.5.If you own a house you like,have a fixed-rate mortage,and dont plan to relocate(重新部署) anytime soon,theres no reason to lose sleep.（意思转换）=You dont have to worry about the buying and selling if you feel satisfied with the house you have and dont plan to move to other places.6.You recently bought a condo with plans to flip it for a fast buck(轻易的来的钱),you could be in for（要遭到，参加）a rude awakening（后悔莫及）.=If you have bought a house just for getting more money from it,you would find that you have done a wrong thing,and feel regretful（抱歉，惋惜）.7.Its a scenario that could crimp(诱骗) consumer demand（需求） and drive home prices even lower.=Its a mechanism/situation that discourages（阻碍） the buying and in turn lowers the house prices.8.Unfortunately,theyve often got their heads stuck in the clouds(心不在焉).=They have to spend too much time thinking about things,which is too bad.9.took matters into their own hands=to deal with something by themselves10.They away with(拿走) about USD80,000 in profit.=They made a profit of about $80,000,which was an easy deal.11.So，part of it was idealismthat we would get rid of the car.(没有上下文，估计不会考)=What we hoped to do was to sell our car by moving to a place where there is no parking space and go to work by taking a bus or riding a bike.12.they are the exception to the rule in most of the country.(不会考)=Most cities in the country still require candos with parking spaces.13.To fold the cost of the space into the housing price. （fold into：把调入）=The housing price includes the cost of the space.14.Today，city planners around the country are trying to change or eliminate these standards,opting to promote mass transit(公共交通) and find a way to lower housing costs.（我觉得这句是重点）=Today,city planners all over the country are trying to change or get rid of these parking requirements by encouraging using the public transportion as a way to reduce the housing price.15.“They spread like wildfire,”he said.(无上下文，不会考)=Minimum paking requirements became popular,and more and more cities wanted to follow the fashion.16.But in the 21st century,skyrocketing(流行焰火) housing prices and the move toward high-density urban(城市的，市内的) development are bringing scrutiny（详细审查） to the ways in which cities and developers manage the relationship between parking and residential real estate.=But in the 21st century,with the rising of housing prices and more and more people moving towards the urban areas,the relationship between parking and living real estate has to be under a close observation.17.We decided to test the water and see if there was a maket for units without parking spaces,=We decided to have a try to find out (see)if there was a maket for units without paking spaces.18.“The cities modus operandi is transit first,”he said.=“The way to be adopted by the city is to encourage the use of transportation.”he said.19.Downtown developers are required to “unbundle”the price of parking from the price of the condo.=Downtown developers are also asked to remove the price of parking from the price of the condo.20.Weve got it the wrong way around.(暂时未达到共识，不会考)21.The exact regulations,which are intended to prevent clogged streets and provide sufficient parking,vary by city.(我觉得这句也容易考)=Each city has its own regulations intended to provide enough parking space and make the streets not so crowded,although these regulations differ from city to city.22“We talk about affordable housing as the most critical thing facing cities and the nation,”Mr.Cody said.“But we never talk about the costs of the automobile.”(注意两者的顺序)=Mr.Cody said,“What we care about is not whether we could afford to buy cars or not,but whether we could afford to pay for the high housing price with/the costs of parking.”23.“Youd be killed if you tried to do a project in the suburbs without parking.”he added.(注意两者的时态用法)=He said,“You will be in a great trouble if you dont finance projects in the suburbs with a parking.”Unit 31.Though organic food has been around for decades,it used to be found mainly in specialty stores like Whole Foods or confined to a tiny corner in the produce section.=Though organic food has been available for many years,in the past it was usually found in specialty stores like Whole Foods or was only for sale（出售） in a small corner in the fruit and vegetable section.(on sale打折)2.Though the organic label is often perceived as synonymous with healthful,virtuous,or just plain better,organic has a specific definition,set in 2000 by the U.S.Department of Agriculture after years of varying standards muddled its meaning.(句子结构的灵活变换)=The organic food is often considered to be closely connected with something healthy good for simply better than other food ,however,organic didnt have a detailed definition until 2000,which was set by the U.S.Department of Agriculture.Befor than,various standards had been confusing for a long time.3.Any less and the food gets no boasting rights beyond nothing the oganic elements in the list of ingredients.=If the food contains less than 70% organic ingredients,it cant claim to be organic food expect mentioning organic elements in the list of ingredients.4.For years,scientists have been fiercely debating the health benefits of organic food,and studies so far have been small and equivocal.=For a long time,scientists have been fiercely arguing about the advantages of organic food,and until now there are few significant findings.5.To reduce potential exposure to pesticides without breaking the bank,consumers should become choosy fruit buyers.(因果的语序互换)=Consumers should learn how to choose good and healthful fruits that are least influenced by pesticides（杀虫剂）.As a result,they dont need to spend much buying organic fruits.6.“What people should be doing is getting more fruits and vegetables regardless of（不管） whether theyre conventional or organic,”says Harris.“A cheese puff（泡芙） is a cheese puff.”(句式句法的变换)=“People should have more fruits and vegetables .It makes no difference（没有影响，都一样） whether they are ordinary or organic food,”says Harris.“A cheese cake is still a cheese cake,organic or not.”7.Once the micro biotic activity in the soil has stopped,the soil becomes merely an anchor for plant material.(句式转换后注意时态)=If the micro biotic activity in the soil has been destroyed by the synthetic chemicals（人造化学药品）,the soil will lose its vitality,which serves as a mere place for growing.8.The answer is multi-faceted,but simply stated;(翻译：答案是多面的，但很容易确定；)=The answer is easily stated than explained.9.Its no surprise that chefs（厨师） working in the highest caliber（才干）restaurants prefer organic ingredients to conventionally grown ingredients.=Its not surprising that those most skilled cooks working in the restaurants of the highest standard usually choose organic ingredients over ordinary ingredients to conventionally grown ingredients.10.With more labor,organic farmers can match or exceed the productivity(生产力) and quality of chemically dependent crops.=If having more helpers,organic farmers can produce crops with higher productivity and quality when compared to crops dependent on chemicals.11.In the long run,organically grown food is the best bargain for us,the environment,and future generations.=Later in the future,organically grown food is the best choice for people,the environment and future generation,because we can get more by paying less.Unit 41.The name is often applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the excellence of their execution.=Literature usually refers to those imaginative works of poetry and prose make different with the different aims of their authors and the excellent way they are produced.2.Some literatures are treated separately by language,by nation,or by special subject.Literature work are deal with language, nation,or special subject separately.3.Definitions of the word literature tend to be circular.=People used to difine literature with the word“literature”itself.4.To use the word writing when describing literature is itself misleading,for one may rightly speak of “oral literature”or“the literature of preliterate peoples.”= Oral literature and the literature of peoples who did not have a written language are also forms of literature ,so it is misleading to difine literature by using the word “writing”.5.The art of literature is not reducible to the words on the page;they are there because of the craft of writing.(老师说这句考的概率大)=The art of literature is not limited to writer words;its beauty is shown though the skill of writing.6.though them it elevates and transforms experience;though them it function in society as a continuing symbolic critism of values.(注意这几个词)= though them it increases and changes experience;though them it work in society as a continuing symbolic critism of values.7.Those writings that are primarily informative technical,scholarly,journalisticwould be excluded from the rank of literature by most,though not all,critics.(我自己改的)=Most critics consider primarily informative writings that are primarily informativetechnical,scholarly,journalisticas non-literature.8.Individual attempts within these forms are said to succeed if they possess something called artistic merit and to fail if they do not.=Certain works in these forms of literature are judged to be successful or not by whether they posses unique artistic features.9.a scientific exposition might be of great literary value and a pedestrian poem of none at all.= a scientific exposition might be considered having literature value but an ordinary poem not.11.most historical works and studies today are not written primarily with literary excellence in mind,though they may possess it,as it were,by accident.=most historical