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Translation of Book V & VIBook V Unit 1 Passage1. 掌握大量的词对于达到一门外语的流利程度是至关重要的。Mastering a large number of words is essential to achieving fluency in a foreign language. 2. 一个非官方的但却是经常被引用的有关剑桥初级证书英语考试的数字表明，词汇量少于三千五百次的学生不大可能在这项考试中成功。An unofficial, but often quoted, figure for the Cambridge First Certificate examination suggests that students with a vocabulary of less than 3,500 words are unlikely to be successful in the exam. 3. 最近的研究也表明，其母语为英语的受教育至十八岁或十八岁以上的人至少认识一万六千个英语词。Current research also suggests that native English speakers who have been educated up to 18 years old or beyond know at least 16,000 English words.4. 除非你已经会讲一种像西班牙语或德语这样的语言，要获得大的英语词汇量是没有捷径可走的：你就得依靠勤奋和专注。And unless you already speak a language like Spanish or German, there are no short-cuts to a large vocabulary in English: you just have to rely on diligence and dedication. 5. 当然，你可以从上下文猜出你阅读中遇到的一些生词的意思，但往往你得查词典才能搞清楚它们的确切意思。Of course you can figure out from the context the meanings of some new words you come across in your reading, but more often that not you have to look them up in a dictionary in order to be clear about their accurate meanings. 6. 一个切实可行的学习新词的方法或许就是大量阅读，最好是读那些你觉得有趣或刺激的故事。A practicable way to pick up new words is, perhaps, to read a lot, preferably stories that you find interesting or exciting. 7. 反复阅读同一本书常常是很有好处的：你每读一次都会学到不同的生词，而熟悉的背景又有助于将这些生词牢牢地印在你的脑海中。It often pays to read the same book over and over again: each time you read it you will learn different new words, and the familiar context helps to fix them in your mind.Unit 2 Sentences1. 我认为向他求助是不现实的。事实上，他自己也需要帮助。I dont think it is realistic to turn to him for help. As a matter of fact, he himself is in need of help. 2. 越来越多的人正在意识到与空气污染作斗争的迫切需要。More and more people are being awakened to the urgent need of combating air pollution. 3. 有明显的迹象表明一些古老的传统和价值观念不再被年轻人珍视。There are visible signs that some of the time honored old traditions and values are no longer cherished by the young people. 4. 我们许多人觉得宇宙无限这一概念难以理解。Many of us find the notion of a boundless universe hard to grasp. 5. 因为在法律和规章中有许多漏洞，一小撮投机倒把者一夜之间暴富就没有什么奇怪了。There being so many loopholes in the laws and regulations, it is little wonder that a handful of speculators got rich overnight. 6. 旅游事业的空前兴旺使这个从前只住有三百人的边境小镇突然繁荣起来。An unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden prosperity to the small border town, which was formerly inhabited by only three hundred people. 7. 根据这一消息，该国已经具有制造核武器的能力。In the light of this information, that country already has the capabilities to make nuclear weapons. 8. 他不顾朋友的反复警告，把所有的钱都投向了高风险企业。Regardless of repeated warnings from his friends, he staked all his money on high-risk ventures. Unit 3 Passage1. 如果你着手干一番事业而失败了，不要丧失信心。If you started on some venture and failed, do not despair/ lose heart.2. “我失败了三次”与“我是一个失败者”之间有着天壤之别。There is a world of difference between “I have failed three times” and “I am a failure.” 3. 只要你对自己不持否定的想法，不把自己与失败等同起来，而是试图从失败中吸取教训，你很可能在未来取得成功。So long as you do not hold a negative concept of self or identify with failures but try to learn from them, you stand a good chance to succeed in the future. 4. 你可曾想过，那些屡遭失败的人往往是自我形象不佳的牺牲品？Did it ever occur to you that those who fail repeatedly are often victims of a poor self-image?5. 他们的失败常常不是由于外部原因而使内部原因。Often their failures are due to internal causes rather than external causes. 6. 无数的例子证明如果能劝使这些人改变观点并建立起正面的自我形象，他们的发现会发生奇迹般的变化。Numerous cases have borne it out that if they can be induced to change their viewpoint and construct a positive self-image, miraculous changes may take place in their performance. 7. 成功可能在任何时候到来三十岁，四十岁，或是在似乎失败了一辈子之后。Success can come anytime-at thirty, forty or even after a lifetime of apparent failure. 8. 早年成功固然甜蜜，但晚年的成功往往更有滋味。Early triumphs may be sweet, but success in later life often tastes even better. Unit 4 Sentences1. 有人说对于不公正的批评的最好的反应是原谅和忘却（不念旧恶）。Some people say the best response toward unjust criticism is to forgive and forget. 2. 天哪，你为什么不给我打电话？For Gods sake, why didnt you ring me?3. 绝望之中，我一脚把门踢开，结果发现他躺在床上，已经昏迷不醒。In desperation, I kicked the door open, only to find that he was lying in bed unconscious. 4. 那机修工气愤地把工具扔到一边，再也不肯干了。The mechanic angrily flung aside his tools and refused to work any longer. 5. 马克也太孩子气了，就因为有些代表对他的想法提出质疑他就退出了会议。It was so childish of Mark to walk out of the conference just because his ideas were challenged by some delegates. 6. 她很感激的是她保住了自己的工作而大多数工友都下了岗。She was thankful that she kept her job when most of her co-workers were laid off. 7. 勇敢、无私和意志力在牛虻身上全都表现得很突出。Courage, selflessness and strength of will stand out all over the Gadfly. 8. 如果你没有得到当地规划部门的同意扩建你的房屋，你将被责令拆除扩建的部分。If you build an extension to your house without the consent of the local planning authorities, you will be ordered to demolish/pull down what you have built.Unit 5 Passage1. 科学家是一小群洞悉自然，在表面的杂乱无序中寻求规律的人。Scientists are a small group of people who strive to gain insights into nature, seeking order in seeming disorderliness. 2. 他们具有一种特殊的思考与分析能力，具有无限的耐心进行观察和收集数据。They are credited with a special ability to think and analyze, and with infinite patience in making observations and collecting data. 3. 但是，并不能把一切科学发现都归因于能力和耐心，科学发现常常与创造性的想象力紧密相关。But ability and patience do not account for all scientific discoveries, which often have much to do with creative imagination. 4. 的确，想象力的飞跃往往是通向发现的第一步。Indeed a leap of imagination is often the first step towards discovery. 5. 另外，科学家也以其诚实而著称。Scientists are also noted for their honesty. 6. 他们非常重视诚实，主要是因为诚实对他们的事业至关重要。They place a high premium on honesty largely because it is essential to their career. 7. 他们提出的每一个理论都要受到进一步的检验。Every theory they formulate is subjected to further testing. 8. 每一个错误或谎言必将被发现。Every mistake or lie is bound to be found out.9. 因此，如果发现了与他们的想法相矛盾的证据，科学家不是隐瞒证据，而是修改甚至放弃他们的想法。Therefore, if any evidence is found contradicting their ideas, scientists do not suppress the evidence but modify or even abandon their ideas. 10. 这样，他们积累了及其大量的知识，这些知识帮助我们更好地了解自己及周围的世界。In this way they have built up an immense body of knowledge, which helps us to understand better ourselves and the world around us. Unit 6 Sentences1. The highlight of the circus show was the performance of the great panda, whose clumsy and funny movements amused all the spectators. 2. Its just as well you didnt take the Swiss Air flight yesterday it crashed one hour after taking off and all the 229 people on board were killed. 3. It never occurred to him that the handicapped girl would feel ill at ease when anyone offered to help her. 4. As a man who enjoyed being in control and who took great delight in giving orders, Charles soon adapted himself to his new role as the companys general manager. 5. In the past 12 years, Amy has learned to manage by herself. She enjoys being independent and doing everything for herself. 6. It was a matter of course for Amy to refuse to go out with Charles, for she objected to being treated as a handicapped person dependent on others. Unit 7 Passage1. One day, we received an invitation to my fathers birthday party. 2. Jenny thought my father was reaching out to me for a reconciliation and we should accept the invitation. 3. I was in the midst of abstracting an important case and in the virtual shadow of exams, so I just told her in the simplest possible terms that there would never be a reconciliation. 4. My refusal obviously mad Jenny very upset, but being a rational woman she didnt quarrel with me. 5. She just tried hard to persuade me, but this only filled me with fury, thinking that Jenny was just upsetting me deliberately. 6. I must have gone out of my mind for I did something for which I would never forgive myself I yelled at Jenny and hurled the phone at her. 7. But the instant I did it I regretted, and when I turned to look at her, she was already gone. 8. I went out and searched everywhere but Jenny was nowhere to be found. 9. I was scared to death, not knowing what to do next. 10. Just as I was about to gibe up, I caught sight of her sitting in front of our house. 11. I went up to her and said, “Jenny, Im sorry ” but she cut off my apology and said, “Love means not ever having to say youre sorry.” Unit 8 Sentences1. When I was a kid, I was so fascinated with the idea of travelling round the world that I would spend hours in my grandfathers study spinning the globe and dreaming of the places I would like to visit. 2. A time bomb exploded this afternoon in one of Londons biggest supermarkets. 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 before. 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 distinguished for his sternness. But, to everyones surprise, the speech he made at his daughters wedding last Saturday was full of wit and humor. 6. Its amazing that so many people are willing to do voluntary work for the benefit of the community. Unit 9 Passage 1. Mr. Zhang was appointed general manager when our bike company was being weighed down by a loss of 80 million yuan. 2. With a ruthless determination and with strong support from his colleagues, he succeeded before long in turning the company into a profit-making enterprise. 3. And all the staff members count themselves lucky to have such a terrific leader in charge. 4. When urged to sum up his experience in management, he will say that it all comes down to a dialectical approach to business problems. 5. For instance, he attaches great importance to research and market studies, keenly aware that the odds are stacked against the business leader who acts on mere experience or shoots from the hip. 6. but on the other hand, he never holds out for findings that guarantee a new model will appeal to customers. 7. To his mind, in a world where the market is constantly changing, you cannot afford the luxury of delaying action until you obtain all the information you need. 8. For by the time it is all in, your information will be out of date. Unit 10 Sentences1. The increasing prosperity of the country was in a large measure attributable to the governments pursuit of a policy of economic reform. 2. The black leader took it as his sacred obligation to fight hard all his life to achieve racial equality. 3. The year 1976 saw the deaths of Premier Zhou En-lai, Marshal Zhu De and Chairman Mao Ze-dong, the three leading architects of the Peoples Republic. 4. On more than one occasion I reminded the principal of his promise to stand up for the legitimate interests of retired teachers. 5. The theme of the story is that a persons destiny is closely tied up with that of the whole nation. 6. The large fortune the young man fell heir to enabled him to live out his dreams. Book VIUnit 1 Sentences1. When a task you face seems overwhelming/too large, it may help to break it down into smaller, more manageable tasks/parts. 2. If you have no objection, Id like to duplicate a copy of the data that are relevant to our experiment. 3. Hardly had Ms. Smith returned from the conference in Boston when her boss asked her to write up a report for him. 4. John is simply unwilling to sacrifice his medical ethics, even when it means losing a lot of money. .5. Every six months, the marketing research team takes a full day to evaluate its guidelines and strategy. Unit 2 Passage1. That year, Kates life was awful. 2. She was stuck in a meaningless job and had no friends around. 3. Then, to top it odd, came the news that the ship where John was working had sunk in a storm. 4. For a while, her hopes soared when she heard that there were some survivors in the shipwreck.5. But very soon Johns death was confirmed. 6. Kate was shocked when she heard this and could not get over the fact that such a thing could have happened to him. 7. Nevertheless, despite all the adversities she had to face, she managed to keep her positive perspective on life. 8. No wonder she was successful in her later career. Unit 3 Sentences1. His optimistic attitude toward life tended to spread to his teammates, and created a positive atmosphere within the team. 2. The company requires extensive expenditures on renovations, and is unable to expand at this time. 3. His wife told him the dilemma they were in, and then left him to ponder the few options left to them. 4. Her choices of food, music and decorations for the reception all showed her exquisite taste. 5. Your opportunities to travel abroad in future might very well be so few, if any, that I think you should make every effort to go this time. Unit 4 Passage1. The news that I had failed in the college entrance examination was nothing less than a heavy blow to me. 2. I became doubtful whether my dream to be a writer could ever be translated into reality. 3. And I was afraid my parents would get furious with me when they learned about my failure in the examination. 4. It turned out, however, that they didnt so much as frown at me. 5. Instead, they encouraged me to become self-educated. 6. They told me that my dream would certainly come true so long as I worked hard and had the conviction that all roads lead to Rome. 7. To tell the truth, their encouraging words did a great deal to revive my confidence. 8. When I found myself in a better mood, I took a job at the neighborhood library.9. During my spare time I read extensively. 10. The more I read, the more I hungered for knowledge. 11. One day, the impulse to write surged up within me. 12. But when I tried to write, nothing would come. 13. I discovered that mere desire was far from sufficient for writing. 14. I had to learn about people in real life so that I could know them well enough to write about them. Unit 5 Sentences1. At first I planned to prepare for my biology test first and then work on my research paper, but later I decided that I had better do it the other way around. 2. When it comes to prediction earthquakes, there seems very little scientists can do, though city planners can do something to reduce the damage caused by earthquakes. 3. During last summers flood, the whole nation had to be mobilized for relief efforts. 4. Given her passive attitude toward life, she is not likely to provide any support in terms of management reform. 5. With her creative mind and organizational ability, she is, I believe, not a liability but rather a great asset to our committee. Unit 6 Passage 1. One night, there was an attempted murder in the community where Roger lived. 2. No one knew who did it, but the police suspected it was Roger because his criminal history was on record in the county court and, in addition, in their eyes, he was ranked among the most dangerous men in the county and must be dealt with cautiously. 3. So he was summoned to appear in court the following Friday. 4. Being out of a job for months, needless to say, he couldnt afford a lawyer, but he hoped that someone would be willing to give him some free legal advice over the phone so that he could defend himself in court. Unit 7 Sentences1. In brief, the lab facilities are too expensive, and probably out of date at that. 2. I was so disappointed to learn that our proposed development scheme didnt go through. 3. As soon as they received notification of the disappearance of the small aircraft the rescue teams began a ground search for the wreckage. 4. Drunk driving / Driving while drunk is illegal, and in many countries is punishable by a large fine and a jail sentence. 5. The criticism the coach received following the announcement of his decision to resign, though intense at first, died down after three or four days. Unit 8 Passage 1. Many scientists believe that the greatest human tragedydestruction of the earthis inevitable if we do not change our mode of running our planet. 2. But, if we take wise and decisive actions in this regard, a desirable future lies open to us. 3. In other words our future is, to a great extent, in our own hands; it is actually the joint product of the choices we make now. 4. It is self-evident that our present actions will render more probable one kind of future over others. 5. Some scholars have noted that SF writers have endeavored all their lives to show us what kinds of future might result from certain kinds of human actions. 6. They have studied outstanding SF stories that have come out in recent decade, and come to the conclusion that science fiction can show us what may happen in the future and help us to shape a future world in the way we desire. 7. Interestingly enough, many universities are now offering science fiction courses on the grounds that science fiction stands