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在中国的传统艺术和文学中，竹子和松树往往象征着道德上的正直和刚正不阿。

5.QueenElizabeth1ruledEnglandfor45years,andthenationprosperedunderherrule.

女皇伊丽莎白一世统治英国45年。

在她统治时期，国家十分繁荣昌盛。

6.Democracymeansthatthemajorityrules.Butthat’snotall.Respectforminority’srighttodisagreeisalsoanintegralpartofdemocracy.Thetworulesareequal

importance.

民主意味着多数人来治理；

但不仅如此，尊重少数人反对的权利也是民主不可分的一部分。

这两条规则同等重要。

7.Anationcannotbestrongunlessitiswell-integratedpolitically,economically,culturallyaswellasgeographically.

一个国家不可能强大，除非她不在地理上，二十在政治、经济、和文化上都是一个整体。

8.Thepartywasboring,soheslippedoutoftheroomandwenthome.Buttheroadwassomuddyaftertherainthatheslippedandfellintoaditch.

晚会十分乏味，所以他就偷偷溜出房间回家了。

可是雨后的路非常泥泞，他脚下一滑，掉进了沟里。

9.Herhealthwassuchthatshewouldnotdaretobeexposedtothesuneveninwinterlestshegotsunstroke.

她身体糟糕到了这种程度，以至于冬天都不敢见太阳，怕中暑。

10.Iwasdrowningmysorrowonenightinasmallrestaurantwhenhecametomeandslippedarollofmoneyinmypocket.

有一天晚上，我正在一家小饭馆里借酒消愁，他突然走了过来，往我手里塞了一沓钞票。

3TranslatethesentencesintoEnglish,usingbeing.

1.Heisbeinginvestigatedforreceivingbribes.

2.Thegovernmentstartedairdroppingfoodtoareasbeingcutoffbytheflood.

3.Peoplearemuchconcernedabouthowthecharitymoneyisbeingused.

4.Theexactlocationsofthelaboratoriesarebeingkeptsecretforreasonsofsecurity.

5.What'

sthematterwithJimtoday?

Ithinkhe'

sbeingratherrude,nothisusualself.

6.Thelocalpublicsecuritybureauisbeingcriticizedforbeingsoftonwhitcrime.

7.Thecaraccidentinvestigatorisaccusedofbeingone-sided,favoringtheoffender.

8.Theprojectcoordinatorcomplainsthatalmosthalfofhistimeisbeingspentonmeetingsandreports.

9.HislatestnovelbeingadaptedforTVhasbeenontheNewYorkTimesbest-sellerlistforforty-twoweeks.

10.Thespokesmanflatlydeniedallrumorsbeingcirculatedatthemomentaboutthepresident'

shealth.

Unit2

1.ZhugeLiangpretendedtobeverycalmandsucceedinhidingthefactfromSimaYithatthecitywasreallyungrounded.Heprovedhimselfworthyoftheadmirationhehadreceived.

2.Heknewthatabloodybattlewasimminentandhisarmywasterriblyoutnumbered.Sohepretendedtoberetreatingquicklytotherear.Actuallyhewaslayingatrapfortheenemytroops.

3.SocialDarwinistsassertedthatwecancomparehumansocietytotheanimalworld.Itdidnotcrosstheirmindsthathumanbeingscouldbedifferentfromotheranimals.Theyreliedontheirbrainratherthantheirinstinct.

4.Thesemass-producedchickenscannotcomparewiththechickensweusedtoraiseathome.Chickenfarmsmayhaveincreasedtheoutput,buttheyhaverobbedthechickensoftheirgoodtaste.

5.Thefinancialbubblesfinallyburst,causingaseriouscrisisthatsweptoverthewholeworld.

6.Thankstoourpriceedge,ourexportstothatregionincreasedby30%comparedwiththesameperiodthepreviousyear.

7.Thereporterswereallburstingwithquestions.Butthegovernment

spokesman/spokespersonsaidthatallsheknewwasthatpeoplewerewatchingaplaywhensomethirtyarmedterroristsburstintothetheater.

8.Whentheprisonersburstoutsinging,theprisonwardenwasfrightened.

9.Theareaisdottedwithfactories.Italsohasholidayinnsdottedaroundthewholeisland.Buttherearealreadysignsthatmanylocalpeoplewillrebelagainstthistrend.

10.Hedeclaredthatalltherebelswouldbepardonediftheylaiddowntheirarms.

1.Asthesayinggoes,there’snosmokewithoutfire.

2.There’snodenyingthatthefilmhasnoequalincinemahistory.

3.Iwarnedhimaboutthedangerinvolved,buthepaidnoheedtomywarning.

4.There’snogenerallyaccepteddefinitionofhappiness.

5.Thesearenoordinarystudents;

theyaregoingtobetrainedasastronauts.

6.Therearenoeasyorpainlesssolutionstothecompany’sfinancialproblems.

7.Awayfromhomeforthefirsttime,collegestudentshavetododay-daychoresthemselves.It’snobadthing.

8.Thetwosidesaresofarapartonkeyissuesthatthere’snotellinghowlongthetalkscoulddragon.

9.That’sthekindofholidayIdreamof—notelephone,noTVandnoworries.

10.Someofthenation’stopeconomistssaythattheyseenosignofeconomicrecoveryinthecountry.

Unit3

1.Ourreformandopenpolicyresultedinrapidgrowth.Butwemustnotforgetthatthepolicyinturnresultedfromthegreatliberationofpeople’sminds.

2.Asarule/Generallyspeaking,thefactthatyoulikesomeonewilldisposeyoutolikehisideas,too.

3.Itisdoubtfulifwecanfindawaytodisposeofnuclearwastethatis100percentsecureonday.Ifpossible,weshouldshifttootherenergy.

4.Isearchedaroundforasetoffurniturethatwouldfitinmysmallsittingroom.ButIfoundthemoutofstock.

5.Whenservingthecustomer,theinnkeeperfoundthatthemanfitthe

descriptionsofthewantedmurdersuspect.

6.Whenaskedhowtokeepfit,hewouldalwaysgivehisstockadvice:

sticktoagoodeatinghabit---meaning:

nosalt,nosugar,nofat.

7.Thewaterwasunfitforswimming,letalonedrinking.Asaresult,manypeopleintheregiongotsick.

8.HedidnotlosehistemperwhenheheardthisasIthoughthewould.Onthecontrary,hewassuddenlyseizedbyafitoflaughter.

9.Whencompleted,thissubwaywillbeextendedtocoverthewholecity.

10.Thatthestockmarketdidnotseemtorespondtotheeconomicboom

puzzledeverybody.Nowonderpeopledecidedtoholdtheirstocks.

Unit4

1.Isawaboatdrifting/floatingalongtheriver.Idonotintendbelikethisboat,driftingthroughlifewithoutgoals.

2.Thepeachtreesinthevalleywereinfullblossomandsheindulgedinthepleasurewithoutstop.Ashortdistanceinfrontofhershesawalittlehutwithbeautifulcountrymusicdriftingoutofthewindows.

（or:

Thepeachtreesinthevalleywereinfullblossom,makingitdifficulttotearherselffromthem.somedistanceinfrontofhershesawalittlehutwithbeautifulcountrymusicdriftingoutofthewindows.）

3.Aftermymarriage,myfriendsanddriftedapartalittle,andIwascompletelyoutofmyelementamongthosebusinesspeopleIhadtoworkwith.I'

msickandtiredoftheirbusinessdiscussions.

4.Theyalreadyhaveallthenecessaryelementsforacivilwar.Theinternationalcommunityhasappearedtobothsidesforapeacefulsettlementoftheirdisputes

5.Manypeoplethinkthatthechurchislosingitsappealalthoughithasaccumulatedanincreasingwealth.

6.Theidealofbusinessexpansionappealstome.Todaytheeconomyofmanyofourtradepartnersisstartingtopickupspeed.Ourdomesticmarketisestimated/torecovernextyear.

7.Reformalwaysinvolvesrisks,butitismuchriskierwithoutreform.Todaymostpeoplehopeforfurtherreforminspiteoftheopposition/backlash.

8.Hewasfuriouswhenhereadtheletter.Hetoreitupandthrewitintothe

wastepaperbasket.Thenherippedapieceoffhiscoatandwrotehislastletterbyusinghisownbloodasink.

9.Inhindsight/lookingback,weallfeelthatitwasfoolishtoteardown（demolish）thisbeautifulcitywall.

10.Youwaitathome.Iwillcomeandpickyouupataroundseven.Don’tworry.Thedoctorhasassuredusthatherhealthwillpickupsoon.

1.TheclimateofmyhometownispleasantexceptinJanuaryandAugust.

2.Exceptwhenheissick/unwell,wanpingspendsabout40minutesadayjogging.

3.Abouthisspecialmissionhetoldhisfamilynothingexceptthathehadtobeawayonbusinessforsometime.

4.Hisparentsknowthattheydon’thavetodomuchfortheirsonexcepttolethimbehimself.

5.Theyaskedfornothingexceptwhatwasrightfullytheirs.

Unit5

1.StatisticsshowthatChinahasatotalamountof2.8millioncubicmetersofwaterresources,secondonlytoBrazil,RussiaandCanada,rankinginthefourth（tobeupdated）intheworld.Butwhendividedby1.3billion,ouraverageper-capita

shareofwaterresourcesonlyamountstoaboutonequarteroftheworld’saverage.

2.Wehavealwaysbeenheavilyburdenedwiththeproblemofwatershortage.Itissaidthatofthe661largeandmedium-sizedcitiesnationwide,abouttwo-thirdsaresufferingfromanacuteshortageofwater.Beijingisagoodexampleinpoint.Itnotonlylackssurfacewater,evenitsundergroundwatertableisdangerouslylow.Itisreportedtohavedroppedby90meters.Somescholarssuggestwemoveourcapitaltosomeotherplace.Thisisofcourseunfeasible/unrealistic,butthemessageisclear.

3.Ourwaterresourcesfirstofallarenotevenlydistributedintimeorspace.Theyareeithertoomuch,causingfloods,ortoolittle,causingdroughts.

4.Inspiteoftheimpressiveprogresswehadachievedinthepastyears,wearestillfarfromeffectivelyharnessingourrivers,lakesandreservoirs.Soilerosionand

desertificationareincreasinglythreateningoureconomyandpeople’slives.Manyofourriversnolongerflowtothesea.In1998,theYellowRiverfailedtohaveenoughwatertoflowtheseafor212days.

5.Traditionallyourwaterresourceshavemainlybeenusedtoirrigateland,but,in