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LanguageinUseunit11政府采取的一系列措施不但没有化解矛盾，反倒激起更多的暴力冲突。反对党联合工会发动了一次大罢工，最终导致政府的垮台。(giveriseto;formanalliancewith;launch;bringabout)Insteadofresolvingcontradictions,theseriesofmeasurestakenbythegovernmentgaverisetomoreviolentclashes.TheOppositionformedanalliancewiththetradeunionsandlaunchedageneralstrike,whichultimatelybroughtaboutthedownfallofthegovernment.LanguageinUse2如今，大学与现实世界的距离越来越小，学生也变得越来越实际。从前，大学是一个象牙塔，学者追求的是学问本身而不是把学问作为达到目的的手段，但这样的时代已经一去不复返了。(shrink;gonearethedays;ameanstoanend)Nowadays,thegapbetweentheuniversityandtherealworldisshrinkingandstudentsarebecomingmoreandmorepractical.Gonearethedayswhentheuniversitywasanivorytowerinwhichscholarspursuedknowledgeasanendratherthanameanstoanend.LanguageinUse3我从未指望靠上课来学好这门课。但我确实去听课，因为在课上我能了解这门课的重点，学会如何组织材料、如何推理。(hope;theplacewhere)Ineverhopedtolearnthesubjectwellbyattendingthoselectures.ButIdidgotolectures,foritwastheplacewhereIcouldgettheimportantpointsofthecourseandlearnhowtoorganizematerialsandhowtoreason.LanguageinUse4我一直想方设法解决这个难题，但就是找不到满意的答案。可是当我去厨房喝饮料的时候，我突然间灵机一动，意识到解决问题的方法实际上可能很简单。(workout;click)AlthoughIhavebeentryingeverymeanstosolvetheproblem,Icannotworkoutasatisfactorysolution.ButwhenIwenttothekitchentogetadrink,somethingclickedandmademerealizethatthesolutionmightbequitesimple.Unit21一看见抽屉里的那些老照片，我的眼泪就涌了出来。它们让我想起了我跟爷爷奶奶、爸爸妈妈、兄弟姐妹一起生活的美好时光。(themoment;wellup)ThemomentIsawthoseoldphotosinthedrawer,tearswelledupinmyeyes,formymemorywentbacktothedayswhenIlivedhappilywithmygrandparents,myparentsandmybrothersandsisters.LanguageinUse2有个学生踩到地上的一滩水滑倒了。周围的人反应各异，有的关心地走上前去看他是否受伤了、能为他做点什么；有的则站在一边不知所措；有的干脆就不理。(divergefrom;approach;confuseover;tuneout)Whenastudentslippedonapoolofwaterandfellover,people’sreactiondiveragedfromoneanother.Someapproachedcaringlytoseeifhewashurtandiftheycouldhelp;somejuststoodthereconfusingoverwhattodoaboutit;whileothersjusttunedout.LanguageinUse3上星期六上午，我像往常一样去超市购物。我刚要打开车门，却发现没带钱包。我只好回家去找,可是哪儿也找不到。(dotheusual;donothingbut;failtodo)LastSaturdaymorning,Ididtheusualandwentshoppinginthesupermarket.WhenIwasabouttoopenthedoorofmycar,IfoundthatIdidnothavemywalletonme.Icoulddonothingbutgobackhomeinsearchofit,butIfailedtofinditanywhere.LanguageinUse4我上小学二年级的时候，我们班有个同学得到的生日礼物是一辆红色的遥控车。我们大家只有羡慕的份，却不能也去买一辆，因为那种遥控车很贵，而且还是在香港买的，那时候在我们看来香港和纽约一样遥不可及。(couldonly;asfaras)WhenIwasasecondgrader,oneofmyclassmatesgotaredradio-controlledtoycarasabirthdaygift.Therestofuscouldonlyadmire,butcouldnotimitate,becausethecarwasexpensiveandwasboughtinHongKong,aplacewhichseemedtousasfarawayasNewYorkatthattime.LanguageinUseunit31这些文件很重要，内容要绝对保密。如果要处理掉的话，应先把它们切碎或斯掉，而不是直接当垃圾扔掉。(contentofwhich;tearup;insteadof)Theseareimportantdocuments,thecontentofwhichshouldbekeptstrictlyconfidential.Ifyouneedtodisposeofthem,youmustshredthemortearthemupinsteadofthrowingthemoutwiththetrash.LanguageinUse2现在，伪造支票、身份证和信用卡之类的白领犯罪已变得相当普遍。尽管我们学会了许多防止被骗的招数，可是看起来我们随时都可能被骗。(forge;prevent...from)Nowadays,white-collarcrimessuchasforgingchecks,IDcardsandcreditcardshavebecomeverycommon.Thoughwehavelearntmuchabouthowtopreventourselvesfrombeingcheated,itseemsthatwecouldbeitsvictimsatanytime.LanguageinUse3地震已过去了好几个月，生活恢复了正常。人们与平时一样忙着各自的事情。但一个无法回避的事实是，地震给人们带来的精神创伤也许永远无法抹去。(goabout;thereisnoescapingthefactthat...;mentaltrauma;wipeout)Ithasbeenseveralmonthssincetheearthquake.Lifehasreturnedtonormal,andpeoplearebusygoingabouttheirbusiness.Butthereisnoescapingthefactthatthementaltraumatheearthquakebroughttopeoplewillneverbewipedout.LanguageinUse4为什么说一个图书馆拥有大量可供随时阅览的新书及电子图书资源很重要呢？因为那样的话，学者们就可以了解自己学科领域里的最新进展，知道自己的研究是否有价值。(matter;readilyavailableto;ifso)Whydoesitmatterthatalibraryhasmanynewbooksandelectronicresourcesreadilyavailabletothereaders?Thisisbecauseifso,thescholarsknowthelatestdevelopmentintheirownfieldsandknowwhethertheirresearchisvaluable.LanguageinUseunit41这个消息来得如此突然、如此令人震惊，我在沙发上呆呆地坐了几分钟。我的第一本能反应就是赶紧打电话把这件事告诉领导，看看我们能为那些在这起交通事故中死伤的同事做些什么。(so...that;firstinstinct)Sosudden,sostrikingwasthenewsthatIsatmotionlessonsofaforafewminutes.Myfirstinstinctwastocallourleaderstotellthemwhathadhappenedandseewhatwecoulddoforthosecolleagueswhodiedorgotinjuredinthistrafficaccident.LanguageinUse2纸版的儿童图书与电子书相比有很大的优势。对孩子们来说，一本印刷精美的纸版书不仅是一本书也是一个玩具。读纸版书的感觉与在屏幕上读书的感觉是很不同的。(haveadvantageover;bedifferentfrom)Paperbooksforchildrenhaveanenormousadvantageovere-books.Forchildren,abeautifullyprintedpaperbookisnotonlyabookbutalsoatoytheycanplaywith.Readingapaperbookisratherdifferentfromreadingabookonthescreen.LanguageinUse3近年来，传统媒体呈现出衰退的趋势，新媒体迅速发展。尽管如此，这并不一定意味着传统媒体已失去市场。若谈到阅读新闻之类，人们还是习惯于像报纸这样的传统媒体。(inthetendencyof;notnecessarily;whenitcomesto...)Inrecentyears,traditionalmediaareinthetendencyofdeclineandnewmediaaredevelopingrapidly.However,thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattrationalmediahavelostthemarket.Whenitcomestoreadingthingslikenews,peoplearestillusedtosuchtraditionalmediaasnewspaper.LanguageinUse4随着金融危机的爆发，许多企业陷入了困境。对于那些因缺乏流动资金无法进行再生产又不想让恶性循环继续下去的企业，他们唯一能做的事情就是向政府求助。(findoneselfindifficulty;turnto)Withtheexplosionofthefinancialcrisis,manyenterprisesfindthemselvesindifficulties.Forthosewhohavenocirculatingfundtoinvestinnewproductionandwou