UnitTHREE一、WorkingwithwordsandExpressiongs1.1)Asmartappearancetendstomakeafavorableimpressionataninterview.2)Thescientistfailedinhisexperimentsmanyatime,buthewasneverdiscouraged;instead,hestuckitoutandfinallymadeagreatscientificdiscovery.3)WhenIaskedmymotherifIcouldmarryGeorge,sheconsentedbutratherunwillingly.4)Thegardenhasfallenintoastateofneglectsinceitsownerdiedtwoyearsago.5)Cominghomelatetheboycreptquietlyintothehousetoavoidwakinghisparents.6)Ifyouwanttolearnalanguagewell,sufficienttimeisnecessary.7)TheoriginofChinesewritingcanbetracedbacktoancientChinaalthoughwenotcertainofthedateofitsinvention.8)ThepricewassomewhathigherthanIhadexpected.However,itwasstillacceptable.9)Whenyoufeeltired,arestandacooldrinkwillrefreshyou.10)AsIsitheretoday,Icouldn’tbemoregratefulfortheopportunity,notonlytobealive,butalsotoapplymylifetosuchaworthyeffort.11)MoreandmorepeopleinbigcompaniesareenrollinginEnglishcoursestoimprovetheirpromotionprospects.12)ImadefullpreparationsformyjourneytoLondononfootandIresolvedtogetthereinfivedays.13)Attheendoftheinterview,sheremarked,”You’veprovedyourworthinessmorethanwellenough”.14)IhopethatIshallneveragainhavetoundergosuchaterribleexperience.15)Susanstartedsingingtoherbabyandwasrewardedwithasmile.2.1)Sincethesummervacationhasstarted,let’spackupandspendaweekinthecountrywithmygrandparents.2)TheboyissointerestedinthepopularnovelentitledHarryPorterandtheDeathlyHallowsthathehasreaditformanyatime.3)IadmireSteveverymuch,forinhispursuitofasuccessfullifehealwaysstaysthecourseandnevergivesupinspiteofthemanydifficultiesandriskshehasencountered.4)Thecouple’slovewasputtothetestwhenthehusbandwascrippledinacaraccident.5)Imailedout250letterstocompletestrangersforhelpandwithin6weeksthestreamofmoneycamefloodinginfromalloverthecountry.6)Whensearchingforsomenewsonlinelastnight,Icameacrossaninterestingwebsitedevotedtocomputergames.7)Heissocleverthathecanalwayscomeupwithsolutionsatthelastmoment.8)Atthesightofthebigfishthefishermanplungedhishandsintothewaterandcaughtitwithgracefulease.9)Thepossibilitythatshemightbewrongneverevenoccurredtoher.二、IncreasingYourWordPower1)Nowyourfatherhasretired,youshouldgoandseehimnowandthen,ThisShouldnotbeneglected.2)Someboystudentsareneglectfuloftheirappearanceinschool.3)InthisbookthewriterdescribeshiscolorfulexperiencesinAfrica.4)TocelebratetheSpringFestival,theytiemanycoloredlampsonthetrees.5)Thecoatismadeofakindofcloththatisroughtotouch.6)ThemeatwastoughandhardandIdidnotlikeitatall.7)Thearticleisallnonsense.It’snotworththepaperit’sprintedon.8)Thesestudentswillproveworthyofourtrust.9)ThesituationwilldevelopinadirectionfavorabletoChina.10)Ilikeorangesverymuch;theyaremyfavoritefruit.11)Theboysherearewellmanneredandrespectfultowardgrown-ups.12)Myuncleisarespectabledoctorinourtown.13)Afterthemeetingwewilltakeourrespectivewayshome.14)Itwasveryconsiderateofyoutosendmeabirthdaycardyesterday.15)Therehasbeenaconsiderablegrowthoflightindustryinthecityinthelastfiveyears,2.1)asliceofbread2)abunchofkeys3)acanoforangejuice4)anitemofmeat5)asliceofmeat6)acanofbeer7)anarticleofluggage8)asheetofpaper9)aparticleofrock10)abarofsoap11)asheetofglass12)anarticleoffurniture13)aparticleofdust14)abarofchocolate15)abunchofflowers16)anitemofexpense三、汉译英。1)听说他的新书是根据发生在田纳西州一个小镇上的真事写的。RumorhasitthathisnewbookisbasedonatruestoryaboutafamilyinasmallTennesseetown2)他在中学教书,但也兼职做些翻译来赚取外快。Heteachesinamiddleschool,buthedoessometranslationworkonthesidetobringinextracash.3)自信是件好事,但自信与自负是有区别的。It’sgoodtobeconfident(aboutyourself),butthere’sadifferencebetween(self-)confidenceandconceit.4)只有坚持到底的人才会成功。半途而废的人永远也无法实现梦想。Onlythosewhostickitoutcanachievesuccess.Thosewhogiveuphalfwaywillneverrealizetheirdreams.5)一个真正的英雄有勇气,有高尚的目标,而且乐于奉献。Atrueheropossesses/hascourage,anoblepurposeandawillingnesstomakesacrifices.6)任何人只要拿起这本小说读了第一段,就会发现很难把它放下。Anyonewhopicksupthisnovelandreadsthefirstparagraphwillbehardpressedtoputitdown.7)从某种意义上说,生活就像游泳。如果你总是扶住池边,就永远也学不会。Inasense,lifeislikeswimming;ifyoukeepholdingontothesidesofthepool,you(will)neverlearn.8)一个民族的前途在很大程度上取决于其教育与培训的质量。Thefutureofanationdependsinalargemeasureuponthequalityofeducationandtraining.