(largely;leading)
The leading scientists will be meeting in Geneva on Friday to discuss problems largely caused by the fierce competition in modern society.
5、他的恐高归因于童年时期一次非常痛苦的经历。他曾经被迫独自一人站在10米跳台上长达10分钟(attributed to)
His fear of heights was attributed to an extremely painful experience in his childhood. He was once forced to stand alone on the 10-meter diving board for up to 10 minutes.
6、我们相信新发布的关于改善农村医疗系统富人文件必将终结农村地区缺医少药的时代(issue; bring sth to an end )
We believe that with the newly issued document on improving the medical system in rural areas, the era is to be brought to an end when such areas are always short of doctors and medicines.
Unit6
1、我们应该对自己诚实，千万不要被欲望蒙住了双眼，为没有得到的东西而唏嘘哀叹( fog up; cry over ) We should be honest with ourselves and never become fogged up by greed and cry over what we have failed to obtain.
2、诸如财产、金钱等物质上的东西带来的快乐是短暂的，这是一个无可争辩的事实(fact of life;temporary;property )
It is a fact of life that happiness brought about by material things such as property and money is temporary.
3、千百年来哲学家们费劲心机地从各自的角度阐述幸福的意义(interpret )
For thousands of years philosophers have taken pains to interpret the meaning of happiness from their own perspectives.
4、如果你用物质东西代替爱和拥抱，你将无法得到快乐，因为精神上的快乐与物质财富并无多大关系(substitute;spiritual;have ...to do with)
If you substitute material things for love or a hug, you will not get happiness, because spiritual happiness has little to do with material wealth.
5、得知自己得了绝症后，他告知孩子们除了他自己住的这座房子以外他再无财产留给他们了(terminally;inform;other than)
After he learned that he was terminally ill, he informed his family that he had nothing / no property to leave them other than the house he was living in.
6、在地里劳动了漫长的一天，他们精疲力竭。看着太阳已经落到地平线下面，他们迫不及待要回家( dip;wear out)
They were worn out after a long day’s work in the fields. So seeing the sun dip below the horizon, they couldn’t wait to go back home.