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第一单元Vocabulary1.Myjobvariesbetweentheextremelytediousandtheannoyinglybusy.OnbalanceIthinkI’mhappierduringthereallybusytimes;notimetothinkabouthowboredIam.2.Itisthenatureofthewisetoresistpleasures,butthefoolishtobeaslavetothem.3.Ifigureoutagoodteamofdogs,hitchedtoalightsled,canhaul1,000poundsofgoods.4.Inthestory,thelittlegirlhasawickedstepmother,whomakesherlifeamisery.5.Nothingeverbecomesrealtillitisexperience-evenaproverbisnoproverbtoyoutillyourlifehasillustratedit.6.Nowadaysalmostalllibrariesarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttoremainwithintheirbudget.7.Youcanincreaseatyre’sgripinwinterbyslightlyloweringitspressure.8.LakeSuperior,Huron,Erie,andOntarioaresharedbytheUnitedStatesandCanada,andfrompartoftheboundarybetweenthetwocountries.9.Thepoliceareinvestigatingthethreemenallegedlyinvolvedinorganizingandcarryingoutthebankrobbery.10.Idonotdoubtintheleastthatinflationleadstoeconomicdecline.11.Ablizzardwasblastinggreatdriftsofsnowacrossthelake.12.Timsaysjustabouteverybodywillbeaffectedbythetaxincrease,butI’msurehe’sexaggerating.Translation1.我们的计算机系统出了毛病�但我觉得问题比较小。�minor�Wehaveaproblemwiththecomputersystem,butIthinkitisfairlyminor.2.父亲去世时我还小�不能独立生活。就在那时�家乡的父老接过了养育我�myupbringing�的责任。�atthatpoint�MyfatherdiedwhenIwastooyoungtoliveonmyown.Thepeopleofmyhometowntookoverresponsibilityformyupbringingatthatpoint.3.这些玩具必得在达到严格的安全要求后才可出售给儿童。�requirement�Thetoyshavetomeetstrictsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.4.作为新闻和舆论的载体�carrier��广播和电视补充了而不是替代了报纸。�supplement,ratherthan�Radioandtelevisionhavesupplementedratherthanreplacedthenewspaperascarriersofnewsandopinion.5.至于这本杂志�它刊载世界各地许多报纸杂志上文章的摘要。�digest,whenitcomesto…�Whenitcomestothismagazine,itisadigestofarticlesfrommanynewspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworld.第二单元Vocabulary1.China’seconomicsuccessoverthepastthreedecadeshasraisedthelivingstandardsofhundredsofmillionsofChinesecitizens.2.CitibankpickedthechiefexecutiveofEtang.comasitsfirstChinesecustomerThursdaytoopenanaccountatitsnewbranchinthehistoricPeaseHotelalongShanghai’sfabledwaterfront.3.TheUnitedStateslastWednesdayimposedtariffs(关税)ofupto30percentonarangeofforeignsteelimportstohelpprotectitsdomestic(国内的)industry.4.AlthoughhewasraisedasaChristian,he’snotreallyveryreligious.5.Youcandistinguishbetweenfrogsandstoads(蟾蜍)inthefollowingway:frogshaveslenderbodies,longlimbs,andasmoothskin,andtoadshavestouterbodies,shortlimbs,anddryskin.6.FromtheairplanewindowIcouldseeawebofcitystreets.7.AuntPatsmiledatherlittlenieceandbadehertoeat.8.Dr.RichHamiltonisplanninghisownWorldWideWebsiteontheInternettoprovideassistancetoanyonewhoasksformedicalhelp.9.Itisdifficulttoestimatethenumberofpeopledoingpart-timejobsontheside.10.Thepresidenthasauthorizedhisforeignminister,Mr.Burns,toactasrepresentativetotheinternationalconferencetobeheldinTokyonextmonth.11.Advancesintelecommunicationshavemeantthatitisjustaseasytoworkfromacomputerterminalathomeasitisfromatowncenteroffice.12.Untilthenewgymisbuilt,youhavenooptionbuttomakethebestofexistingbuildingswhichmayormaynotsuityourimmediate(目前的)requirements.Translation1.虽然受到全球金融危机后果的巨大影响�但是我们依然相信我们能够面对挑战�克服危机。�confident�Thoughgreatlyaffectedbytheconsequencesoftheglobalfinancialcrisis,wearestillconfidentthatwecanfaceuptothechallengeandovercomethecrisis.2.在持续不断的沙尘暴的威胁下�我们被迫离开我们喜爱的村庄�搬迁到新的地方。�threat,compel,settlement�Underthreatofconstantsandstorms,wewerecompelledtoleaveourcherishedvillageandmovetothenewsettlement.3.根据最近的网上调查�许多消费者说他们也许会有兴趣考虑购买电视广告中播放的产品。�motivate�Accordingtoarecentonlinesurvey,alotofconsumerssaytheymaybemotivatedtoconsiderbuyingproductsshowninTVcommercials(商业广告).4.看到卡车司机把受污染的废弃物�contaminatedwaste�倒在河边�老人马上向警方报告。�spot�alongside�Havingspottedatruckdriverdumpingcontaminatedwastealongsidetheriver,theoldmanreportedtothepoliceatonce.5.一些科学家坚信人民总有一天会喜欢转基因农作物�geneticallymodifiedcrops�的�因为它们能够提高产量�帮助发展中国家战胜饥荒和疾病。�conviction,cometo�Somescientistsholdtothefirmconvictionthatpeoplewillcometolikegeneticallymodifiedcropssomedaysincetheycanincreaseyieldsandhelpcombathungeranddiseaseinthedevelopingworld.第三单元Vocabulary1.Accordingtosomescientists,globalwarmingthreatensthesurvivalofthewholehumanrace.2.ThenumberofvisitorsfrompartsofScotlandnotincludingtheEdinburghareawas,infact,relativelysmall(19%),andexceededthenumberofoverseasvisitors(16%)byasmallmargin.3.TheearlySpaniardsestablishedachainofmissiontocivilizethelocalpopulationalongtheSanAntonioRiver.4.Itwascommonpracticethenthatwhenthestoreownerswantedtogoonvacationtheysimplyclosedup.5.Astheydidn’thaverelativesorfriendstheretheyoftenwanderedaroundnearbymallswhentheygotbored.6.Tomakeabirthdaycard,youcansimplycutoutsomefunnyorprettypicturesfrommagazines,pastethemontoapieceofcardandthenwriteyourmessageinside.7.Shepickedupthereceiverand,withoutsomuchasaskingthecallertoholdon,wentofftotellJackthathewaswantedonthephone.8.Torelaxhimselfforalittlewhile,herosefromthecomputerdesk,walkedacrosstheroomtowardsthewindowandstretchedbotharmsupwardsandsideways.9.Thenewproducthasapairofsmallloudspeakersfittedinside,whichyoucaneasilyhookuptoyourcomputer’ssoundcard.10.Musicinfact