Unit 1

chat v.聊天；闲聊 acknowledge vt. 承认；答谢

motivate vt. 刺激；使有动机 characteristic adj. 典型的； n. 特征；特性； despite prep. 尽管，不管 influence n.影响；感化； vt. 影响；改变 cite vt. 引用；传讯 想起；表彰 obstacle n. 障碍，干扰；妨害物

intrinsic adj. 本质的，固有的 criteria n. 标准，条件

（criterion的复数） obsession n. 痴迷；困扰

innate adj. 先天的；固有的；contribution n . 贡献；捐献；投稿 contemporary adj. 当代的；同时代的；

submit vt. 使服从；主张； vi. 提交；服从 morale n. 士气，斗志

1.I’m just coming around to have a friendly chat with you. How are you doing?

我只是过来和你有一个友好的聊天。近来怎么样？

2.When you’re writing a paper,you must acknowledge the sources of the statements you have quoted to support your argument.

当你写论文，你必须承认你引用来支持你的论点陈述的来源。

3.As the saying goes.“where there is a will,there is a way.” People who want to make things better can do so if only they are strongly motivated . 俗话说。“有志者，事竟成。”人们想让事情变得更好，只要他们强烈的动机这样做。

4.The expression of intense feelings in a smile and yet profound way is recognised as a characteristic of Emily Dickinson’s poetry.

强烈的感情在一个微笑的表情，而深刻的方式被认为是艾米丽.狄金森的诗歌特征。

5.Thomas Jefferson devoted himself completely to the drafting of The Declaration of independence despite his personal and trouble.

托马斯杰佛逊致力于独立宣言的起草，即使把自己变得麻烦。

6.As most influential US president,Franklin Roosevelt left a legacy which still deeply affects the country today.

作为最有影响力的美国总统，富兰克林罗斯福留下的遗产仍然深深地影响着今天的国家。

7.Madame Curie is often cited as an example of a great scientist who never yielded to hardship in her quest for knowledge.

居里夫人通常被认为是一个伟大的科学家从不向困难屈服在她追求知识的一个例子。

8.As I see it,laziness is the biggest obstacle to a person’s success.

在我看来，懒惰是一个人成功的最大障碍。

9.Curiosity is the best teacher.If information of no intrinsic interest is crammed into student’s heads,no effective leaning can be achieved.

好奇心是最好的老师。如果没有内在的兴趣信息塞进学生的脑子，没有有效的学习是可以实现的。

10.What are your criteria for selecting the greatest literary works of the 20th centry ? 你选择的第二十世纪最伟大的文学作品的标准是什么？

11.It’s good to see a child develop different interests,but when any interest,but when any interest turns into an obsession it can be worrisome to parents.

很高心看到孩子发展各方面的兴趣，但是当任何兴趣变成一种痴迷就会让父母担忧了。 12.Before they go to school. Children manage to progress form newborns with only innate abilities to children with an enormous amount of knowledge about the world they live in.

他们去学校之前。孩子能够进步构成新生儿只有天赋去与他们生活在世界的知识的很多的孩子。（ ？）

13.Mother Teresa will long be remembered for her unique contributions to the cause of caring for the sick and dying.

特蕾莎的母亲都会记住她照顾生病和死亡原因的独特贡献。

14.Albert Einstein Franklin Roosevelt’s contemporary got involved in politics by suggesting the government develop its own nuclear weapons program.

艾伯特爱因斯坦罗斯福是当代卷入政治的暗示政府发展自己的核武器计划。 15.For the inclusion of your record in the Guinness Book of Word Records, an application must be submitted to publication headquarter in London

16.History has proved that in time of crisis a capable and charismatic person must be

called to leadership so as to raise the nation’s morale . 历史证明，一个能干的、有魅力的人来领导以提高国民士气危机。

Unit 2

intention n. 意图；目的；意向；愈合

sincere adj. 真诚的；诚挚的； 真实的

glare vi. 瞪眼表示vt. 瞪视；发 sore adj. 疼痛的，痛心的 trace vi. 追溯；沿路走

render vt. 致使；提出；实施 denial n. 否认；拒绝

proof n. 证明；证据；

tribute n. 礼物；[税收] 贡物； 颂词

conventional adj. 习俗的，传统的； generous adj. 慷慨的，大方的； gratitude . 感谢的心情

slam v 砰地关上；猛力抨击 agreeable adj. 令人愉快的；适合的；

1、The author’s son studying medicine at McGill University with the intention of becoming a surgeon.

作者的儿子。在成为一名外科医生的意图麦克吉尔大学学习医学。 2、I look her criticism as a sincere desire to see improvement in my work. 我看了她的批评是一个真诚的希望在我工作的改进。 3、They didn’t fight ,but stood there glaring at one another 他们没有打架，只是站在那里互相怒目而视

4、Don’t get sore at me because you got low marks in your exams. 不要让我生气是因为你在考试中得了低分。

5、Though the poem is well-known , no one has yet been able to trace its author. 虽然这首诗是众所周知的，还没有人能追踪它的作者。

6、The new club strives to educate its members to render service to the community. 新俱乐部的努力教育其成员提供社区服务。

7、Mary likes to go dancing on weekends because she does not belive that the denial of pleasure is a virtue.

玛丽喜欢在周末去跳舞，因为她不相信快乐的拒绝是一种美德。

8、People place stamps on letters or packages as proof that they have paid for

mailing these items.

人们把邮票在信件或包裹的证明，他们已经为邮寄这些项目支付。

9、The mayor praised the Lei Feng Spirit that could be found everywhere in the city and paid particular tribute to youngsters who helped the elderly.

市长赞扬雷锋的精神，可以发现在城市的各个角落，特别是向年轻人帮助老年人。 10、These disks hold more than 400 times as much as a conventional floppy disk. 与一个传统的软盘相比。这些磁盘容纳超过他们的400倍。

11、Though he didn’t have much to give, he was generous with his money. 虽然他没有给多少钱，但他却非常慷慨。

12、Father’s Day is a day on which the people of many countries express their gratitude and appreciation for their fathers by giving them gifts or greeting cards. 父亲节是在这一天，许多国家的人们表达他们的感谢，感谢他们的父亲给他们礼物或贺卡。

13、She slammed on the brakes and the car came to a sudden stop. 她猛踩刹车，汽车突然停了下来。

14、You might be more successful in your jobs if you would take the trouble to make yourself more agreeable

你也许会非常成功在你的工作上，如果你会不厌其烦的让自己更愉快一些。

Unit 3

tactic n. 策略，战略 utmost . adj. 极度的；最远 structure n. 结构；构造；建筑物 vt. 组织；构成；建造 slack adj. 松弛的；疏忽的； vt. 放松；使缓慢 adv. 马虎地；缓慢地 significance n. 意义；重要性 head-on

deadend n 结束 erased adj. 被清除的；

v. 抹去（erase的过去分词）；framework n. 框架，骨架；结构， vertical adj. 垂直的，直立的； n. 垂直线，垂直面

ceased . 停止（cease的过去式及过去分词形式）；中止；中断 flaw n. 瑕疵缺点；一阵狂风 imply vt. 意味；暗示；隐含 affirm v肯定；断言

1、Generally speaking, a tactic covers,what you need to do at the moment while a strategy provides the broad guidelines that determine the overall direction.

一般来说，一个策略覆盖，你需要做什么，此刻而战略提供确定的总体方向的广泛的指导方针。

2、My family’s health and security are of the utmost importance to me. 我的家人的健康和安全是对我最重要的。

3、If one of those supports gives way， the entire structure may collapse. 如果其中一个支柱倒塌的话，整个结构可能崩溃。

4、Unlike a tightrope, a slack rope will sway up and down or from side to side. 不像钢丝，松弛的绳子将上下晃动或从一边到另一边。

5、The president wanted to see him on a matter of great significance. 总统想要见他关于一个非常有意义的事情。

6、Two foreign tourists died and two solders where badly hurt yesterday when a coach and an Army truck collided almost head-on along a straight stretch of road. 两个外国游客死亡，两个士兵在昨天也受伤了，当一个教练和一辆军用卡车迎头相撞，几乎沿着一条笔直的公路。

7、We tried all sorts of solutions to that problem,and they all come to a deadend . 我们尝试了各种解决方案，他们都是死路一条。

8、The blow on his head erased the details of the accident from his memory. 他头上的打击，让他想不起事故的细节。

9、We usually judge others within the framework of our own experience. 通常我们评判别人根据自己的经验。

10、By the time the lifeboat arrived,the ship was almost vertical in the water .The wounded solder is siting in a vertical position,upright in bed. 通过救生艇到达时，船在水中几乎垂直。受伤的士兵是在一个垂直的位置，坐在床上。

11、The music ceased abruptly when she turned off the radio. 音乐突然停止时，她关掉收音机。