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Unit1(1) Not everyone agrees on what is right and what is wrong,(并非每个人对什么是对、什么是错都持一样的看法)nor does everyone agree on what is good and bad for children.(2) Jacques Muller thinks money is the most important thing in the world, but unfortunately, money is not everything.（但是遗憾的是，金钱并非一切）(3) Speaking of hamburgers not all Americans like them.（并非所有美国人都喜欢吃）(4) Not all people share the same interests（人的兴趣不尽相同）,but we can still like make friends with people who do not have our interests.Unit 2（1）Often it is in overcoming hardships that we come to appreciate the value of life.（才懂得珍惜生命的价值）（2）Some scientists believe that people will come to be found of genetically modified crops someday（人们总有一天会喜欢转基因农作物的）since they can increase yields and farmsincomes, reduce prices and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.（3）With repeated hackersattacks on our system, we have come to realize the necessity of hiring a computer-security expert.（我们逐渐意识到有必须聘请一位计算机安全专家。）（4）Having conducted some surveys in Chinese kindergartens, Howard Gardner came to realize that the Chinese preferred “teaching by holding the hand”.（逐渐认识到中国人喜欢“把着手教”。）Unit 31.Internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be (因特网已不再是一个不同寻常的字眼). In todays electronic age , it is changing the way customers behave-in deciding what products to buy , and where to buy them .2.The business suit has long been the uniform for male office workers .most men do not look unattractive in them(大多数男人穿上西装看上去倒不是没有魅力) . The problem is sometimes ,especially at the height of summer ,their movement seems to be restricted .3.Wealthy as she is , she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment(尽管她富裕，她对突然遭到解雇并非无动于衷).4.New York City was once the murder capital of the world . Due to a new policy called “zero-tolerance”, the policy of not tolerating even the smallest crime , the city can now be seen as a leader in crime fighting .This claim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the citys violent crimes.(鉴于严重犯罪活动的大幅下降，这样的声言并非不切实际).5.He skips breakfast on a daily basis; frequently misses meals in order to accommodate busy work or social schedules; eats a lot of fast-food; and fails to exercise regularly .his poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life .（他身体欠佳，与他不健康的生活方式不无关系）.Unit 51. Fifty years ago it was taken for granted (人们理所当然地认为) that marriage was the goal of every young womans inmost thought, and the aim for her of her father and mother.2. Most young people take tap water for granted(大多数年轻人都把自来水（tap water）看成是理所当然的) because theyve never lived without it.3. Id always seen them together and just took it for granted that they were married 。（就想当然地认为他们已经成婚）4. It is a very common phenomenon among people that the first gift is regarded with affection and then the second is taken for granted.(第二份礼物是理所当然的 ) Unit7（1） Whenever I felt like talking,（每当我想说话时） they were ready to listen.（2）Are there days when you dont feel like writing？（不想写作）（3）Those who felt like hearing the story again （想再听一遍这个故事的人）came over and added themselves to the audience.（4）I feel like (going for/taking) a walk. （我想出去散步）Wont you join me？ Unit11、 But often it is not until we fall ill that we finally learn to appreciate good health .(生病的时候)2、 A rich old lady lay dead at home for two weeksand nobody knew anything about it .(死了躺在家里两个星期)3、 Its said he dropped dead from a heart attack when he was at work .(猝死于心脏病)4、 Dont sit too close to the fire to keep warmyou could easily gei burned,especially if you fall asleep (睡着了)5、 In those days people believed in marrying young and having children early.(早结婚)6、 Little Tom was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes.(坐着不动超过几分钟)Unit21、A new swimming pool on the campus is due to open up next week.(泳池)2、Sue sailed into her room with her drawing board, whistling a merry tune.(画板)3、Over three centuries English gradually swallowed French ,and by the end of the 15th century what had developed into being was a modified, greatly enriched Middle English.(丰富了的中古英语)4、The predictions about carbon dioxide and its role in global warming set forth by Arrhenius were virtually ignored for over half a century, until scientists began to detect a disturbing change in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide.(令人不安的变化)5、A new component system in a fully developed prototype can take as long as four years to incorporate into a new model.(完全得到开发的样机)6、Canned foods are popular because they are already partially prepared and cooked can be stored without refrigeration for long periods, and are generally low in cost.(罐装食品)7、As the percentage of older people in the population increases and the size of the working population declines, traditional methods for caring for the old may need to be modified.(工作人员)8、Scientists who question the global warming trend point to three puzzling differences between the predictions of the global warming models and the actual behavior of the climate/(令人费解的费解之处)Unit 31.Sleep is a never ending task that has to be done at last once every couple of days,if not every day.(即使不用每天).2.As I see it,pre-school children who are taught at home by their parents do at least as well as,if not better than(就算做不到更好),those educated at nursery schools.3.It is difficult ,if not important(即使并非不可能),for most people to think otherwise than in the fashion of their own periods.4.I have reasons to believe that most applicants,if not all of them(即使不是全部),will have done their homework before the interview.Unit4（1）The story strengthen his determination to realize his ideals.(他实现自己理想的决心)（2）I read Patrick Leigh Fermors classic and felt a desire to follow in his footstep .(追随他足迹的愿望)（3）They reached a decision to walk back(他们决定徒步返回)to the Land Rover.（4）Nothing is more damaging to a nation than failure to properly educate its children(未能教育好孩子）Unit51. If you happen to pass a bakers（如你碰巧经过面包店）,pick me up a brown loaf.2.Fortunately it happened that no one was in the house(碰巧屋子里没人)at the time of explosion3.Peter happened to be speaking to me about his would-be-mother-in -law/It happened th