5. Those who take, monopolize, and pollute, are imposing costs on the rest of us and on the economy in general.

那些占有者、垄断者和污染者正将他们的成本强加到我们其他人身上，强加到整个经济上。

B. Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in the brackets.

1. Although the cost was reduced, it did no good_ (但还是没有用).

2. He did come here yesterday (他昨天确实来过这儿); I saw him in the office. 3. Electricity flows through a wire, just as water flows through a pipe (就像水流过水管一样).

4. As an important genetic index, blood type has been brought into broad use (已经得到了广泛运用) in the scientific research on sports.

5. The rule should be vetoed because it restricted our access to public facilities (限制了我们对公共设施的使用).

Unit 4 B. Complete the following sentences with appropriate words in the text.

1.Do you think the economic downturn has had a negative effect on people’s way of living?

2. You deceived me, and I can’t forgive you.

3. People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished. 4. It had never occurred to him that she would be so displeased. 5. The legend of King Arthur has persisted for nearly fifteen centuries. 6. The actress won’t reveal how old she is. Her age should be kept secret.

7. It is a pity that the Environment Minister gives priority to economy over environment. 8. The credit card has passed its expiration date so it is now invalid.

Translation

1. I had met a great many people in my days, but the man who answered my advertisement was the strangest person I have ever heard of or met.

在我整个律师生涯中，我见过很多人，但看了招聘广告后来应聘的那个人，是我闻所未闻、见所未见的怪人。

2. He worked through the day by sunlight, and into the night by candlelight. 他工作起来夜以继日，通宵达旦.

3. I sat awhile in perfect silence, rallying my stunned faculties. 有一会儿，我坐在那完全呆住了，试图重拾被震惊的思绪

4. At the expiration of that period, I peeped into the office Bartleby used. He was still there.

期限到了，我向巴特比办公室里偷偷张望了一下：他还在那里。

5. It dropped to the floor; and then, strange to say, I had difficulty leaving the person I wanted to leave. 钱却掉在地上。这个时候，我莫名其妙地居然有点难以离开这个我想离开的人了。

B. Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in the

brackets

1. It never occurred to politicians (政治家们从未想到过) that smoking ban would lead

to pub closures.

2. A year and a half later, just as officers were despairing of hearing anything from him (对收到他的音信不再抱希望), he reappeared on parade.

3. Weather permitting (天气允许的话), we are going to visit you tomorrow.

4. If the owners of these TV channels fail to obey government orders and persist in corrupting public morals with their broadcast (并且持续用他们的广播败坏公众道德), the law permits the government to punish them.

5. He must have handed in his homework (肯定已经交了作业) by last Friday.

Unit 5 B. Complete the following sentences with appropriate words in the text. 1. He found the noise of the printer a distraction.

2. The audience was deeply impressed by the little actress’ balancing act on the arms of a chair

3. At midnight he disengaged from his friend’s birthday party and drove home. 4. The new employees were hired on a trial basis for three months. 5. It was said that he would make a play for the director’s post. 6. The new policy needs to be polished before it is put in place.

Translation

1. The old fellow grabbed my tray with a smile and was off, limping heavily on one leg

that was obviously shorter than the other.

这位老伙计笑着一把抢下我的盘子就走了。他走起路来瘸得很厉害，两条腿很明显长短不一。

2. Pulling back my chair as I hurriedly retrieved three one-dollar bills from my pocket, he smiled and said, “God bless you.”

他把椅子往后拉的时候，我匆忙从兜里掏出三张一美元的纸币，他笑着说：“上帝 保佑你！”

3. I was curious to see if this was a new service the airport had put in place. 我感到很新奇，想知道这是不是机场新的服务项目。

4. At that point, one of them would disengage from the group, clear any trash left on the table, wipe it down, and return to their co-workers.

那个时候，他们中才会有一人从扎堆中出来，清理留在桌上的垃圾，把桌子上上下下擦干净，然后又回到那群工友身边。

5. I never once suspected Mr. Foster was making a play for tips. 我从未怀疑福斯特先生是为了小费而作秀。

B. Complete the following sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in the brackets.

1. Standing by and chatting with her fellow waitresses, she was waiting without enthusiasm for him to finish his meal (毫无热情地等着他用完餐).

2. Cheering, laughing and dancing like a butterfly (一边高喊欢笑，一边像蝴蝶一样翩翩起舞), she waited for the wedding moment.

3. I was deeply impressed by the girl (深深地被这个女孩打动了) who looked so weak, yet ran like the wind in the race.

4. Whether you gave her tips or not (不管你给不给小费), she just served you warm-heartedly with smiles.

5. Faced with the big problem at work, we are in urgent need of help from the other departments (我们迫切需要其他部门的帮助). 课前听力 Unit 1 On a flight, a middle-aged white South African woman found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the flight attendant over to complain about her seating. “What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the attendant. “Can’t you see?” she said. “You’ve sat me next to a black. I can’t possibly sit next to this unpleasant person. Find me another seat!” “Please calm down, Madam.” the attendant replied. “The flight is very full today, but I’ll check to see if we have any seats available in club or first class.” The woman gave an unfriendly glance at the angry black man beside her.

A few minutes later the attendant returned with the good news, which she gave to the woman, who looked at the people around her with a very pleased and self-satisfied smile, “Madam, we do have one seat in first class.” Before the woman had a chance to answer, the attendant continued, “I had to get special permission from the captain. But, in this case, the captain felt it unfair that someone should be forced to sit next to such an unpleasant person.” With these words, she turned to the black man and said, “So if you’d like to get your things, sir, your seat is ready for you in first class.” At this point, the surrounding passengers stood up and clapped their hands loudly as the black man walked up.

Unit 2 It is said that the worst enemy can be in one’s family. Having been born into a family does not mean everyone in your family will treat you as family. Sometimes, some people in your family may treat you as an enemy. There are some reasons for this.

One reason would be jealousy, like a brother or sister being jealous of the other’s achievements or attention one sibling is getting more than the other from their parents. Another reason would be spite, due to some family members feeling the need to hurt someone they want to see in a humble or inferior position in life.

Some family members may be controlling and resent the person they are trying to control for resisting their influence over him/her.

Sometimes, people just hate for no reason.

Whatever the cause, no one should suffer abuse for any reason, just because it comes from someone in one’s family.

A family member is someone who has your best interest at heart, someone who will put your needs before his/her own, someone who loves you unconditionally, someone who accepts you with your strengths and your faults and someone who will support you, even if he/she don’t support your decisions.

Unit 3 Our Bathroom Problems

In order to enjoy our privacy, the four of us, senior students in a university, have rented an apartment off campus. In this way, each one of us can have our own room but have to share one bathroom. All of us are very satisfied with that.

Soon, however, a problem has emerged. That is, how to share our bathroom in the morning.

Tom gets up earlier than the rest of us. Of course, he is always the first one to use it. But he has a bad habit of making the bathroom very dirty and untidy. After him, the other three of us have to do the cleaning work before we can use it.

John is the slowest in doing everything. Once he enters the bathroom, the rest of us have to wait for a long time. To make things worse, he has a habit of playing computer games over his laptop while he is on the toilet. No matter how hard we rush him or even threaten him outside the bathroom, it does not work. He still holds it as if it is the most comfortable place in the world for him. And none of us can stand it any longer.

Thus, it seems to all of us that it is time for us to work out a bathroom policy so that all of us can live comfortably together in the apartment. Otherwise, more problems will arise sooner or later.

Unit 4 “Tommy,” asked the teacher, “what is the shape of the earth?” “It’s round,” answered Tommy.

“How do you know it’s round?” continued the teacher.

“All right, it’s square then,” he replied. “I really don’t want to get into an argument about it!”

Unit 5 May I See the Manager?

Having worked in food service when I was in high school, I know that people are quick to complain when things go wrong, but are always slow to offer praise when things go right. I have tried to make it a habit to report exceptionally good service as well as exceptionally bad service. For example, the other day, our family went to eat at a local Mexican restaurant. The food was great. The service was great. Our waiter never let us run out of sweet tea, and that’s not easy, not even for attentive waiters. It was an enjoyable evening. At the end of our meal, we left the waiter a nice tip, but I didn’t think that was enough. So on this occasion, I asked the waiter if I could speak with the manager so I could let her know how pleased we were. His eyes lit up, and off he went. I told the manager how pleased we were with the food, and that our waiter was excellent and took good care of us. She was all smiles. All the employees standing by wore similar smiles. The customers around us agreed. The good feeling was contagious. As we left, we were bid farewell as if we were old friends to the employees. It felt nice. Next time you get great service, feel free to ask for a manager.