5单元
1、酸雨会毒死鱼类，毁灭森林，腐蚀建筑。
Acid rain poisons fish,destroys forests,corrodes buildings. 2、我们对环保不能光说不练，我们必须有行动。
We should not just pay lip service to environmental protection,we must act.
3、调查发现一些小官僚也参与了“钱权交易”。
Investigation founds that some petty bureaucrats had also been involved in “power for money exchange”.
4、我们要加大反腐力度，对贪污腐化的官员严惩不贷。
We must reinforce the momentum of the anticorruption drive and show no mercy to the corrupt officials.
5、政府交通部门要严格执法，严惩酒后驾车。
The government’s transportation agencies must execute the law strictly and enforce severe penalties for drunken drivers.
6、12月9日被联合国定为全球反腐败日，这为提高公众觉悟，积极打击贪污、抑制腐败提供了一个独特的机会。
December 9 is designated by the UN as International Anticorruption Day,which provides a unique opportunity to enhance public awareness,commitment to combating graft and curbing corruption.
7、联合国新近颁布了《反腐公约》，要求签约的成员国制定相关法律，以禁止受贿索贿行为。 The United Nations has newly promulgated the UN Anticorruption Convention,requiring that the signed member nations enact laws prohibiting bribery and extortion.
8、现在，腐败带来的正真危害已经广为人知：腐败扰乱市场、破坏竞争、滋长老百姓的冷嘲热讽、削弱法治的威力、损害政府的合法性、还会侵蚀私营市场的诚信度。
The true impact of corruption is now widely acknowledged:corruption distorts markets and competition,breeds cynicism among citizens,undermines the rule of law,damages government legitimacy,and corrodes the integrity of the private sector.
9、发达国家所属公司如果在国外参与行贿，即使面临激烈的国际竞争，政府也必须愿意对其行为进行调查和提起公诉。
Developed nations must be willing to investigate and prosecute their multinational corporations when they engage in bribery abroad,even in the face of intense global competition. 10、昨天北京市第一中级人民法院以犯受贿罪和私分国有财产罪判处毕玉玺（北京市交通局原副局长）死刑，缓期二年执行，剥夺政治权利终身，并处没收个人全部财产。
Bi Yuxi,the former vice-director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Communications was sentenced to death yesterday for accepting bribes and embezzling state-owned assets with a two-year reprieve at the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court .According to the ruling ,he was deprived of his political rights for life and all his personal property will be confiscated. 4单元
1、因为女性常常从亲近和支持的角度思考，所以她们极力保持亲密关系。
Since women often think in terms of closeness and support,so they struggle to preserve intimacy. 2、别让她在你们之间挑拨——她就是太嫉妒了。
Don’t let her make mischief between you,she is only jealous.
3、在美国，性骚扰是一个频繁出现、或许是让你觉得特别的问题，部分原因是由于在你的国家可能没有类似的法律。
Sexual harassment is an issue that frequently arises in the U.S. and that may strike you as peculiar,in part because your country may not have similar laws.
4、地方和媒体都大力反对政府修建另一座核电厂的计划。不过政府最终会达到它的目的。 There is a considerable measure of opposition both locally and in the media aganist the government’s plan to build another nuclear power plant.But the government will get its way in the end.
5、婚姻法改革联合会由一小组杰出的英国男性领袖们为着手实现Doyle的改革计划所创立。
The marriage law reform federation was founded by a small groups of prominent British male leaders who set about effecting Doyle’s reform programs.
6、1912年4月15日的清晨，当时世界上最大的远洋客轮泰坦尼克号撞到冰山后沉没。后来的调查表明至少有20人次有过这场灾难的不祥预感。
In the early morning of April 15,1912,the Titanic,the world’s largest ocean liner at the time ,sank after striking an iceberg.Later investigation turned up at least 20 cases of people having premonitions of the disaster.
7、对许多演讲人来说，结束演讲是最难的部分。一个情绪恰当、内容合适的结尾需要高超的技巧。
Ending a speech is the most difficult part for mang speakers.A conclusion with appropriate mood and content requires a delicate touch.
8、Ellen 把她引证的研究作为其男性讨厌聪慧女性的科学依据，该研究基于密歇根大学心理学研究院所做的研究。
The study that Ellen quotes as scientific basis for men’s aversion smart women based on a study by psychology researchers at the University of Michigan.
9、当你和别人交流时，记住虽然英语被认为是商界的国际语言，但如果你以为每个商人都说一口漂亮的英语那就错了。
Keep in mind that even though English is considered the international language of business,it is a mistake to assume that every businessperson speaks good English.
10、的确，未来家用机器人能帮助家庭妇女从繁重的日常家务中解脱出来。但这样的机器即使可以买到，大多数家庭也买不起。
Granted,future domestic robots can help relieve housewife from heavy routine household chores.But most families can not afford such a machine even if it is available.
6单元
1、随着21世纪的到来，高速宽带网络服务对学习和生产率、企业的效率与政府的服务功能的重要性，就如同20世纪电话的作用一样。
With the dawn of the 21st century,high-speed broadband Internet service is becoming just as vital—for learning and productivity ,for efficient business and responsive government,as telephones proved themselves in the 20th.
2、会员资格使你有权使用我们全部的健身设施。
Membership entitles you to the full use of our fitness facilities. 3、这个轻便的书架承受得住所有这些书吗？
Can this light shelf sustain the weight of all those books ?
4、今年的利润跟去年的两百万美金亏损形成了鲜明的对比。
This year’s profits stand in sharp contrast to last year’s ＄2 million loss.
5、表面上看，这座房子的结构还很完好。
On the surface,the house appeared to be structurally sound.
6、自从获奖之后她就很自以为是，所以没有人愿意跟她说话。
Ever since she won the prize,she has been so full of herself that no one wants to talk to her. 7、根据最新的人口普查数据，超过4600万美国人缺少健康保险。
According to the latest U.S. census statistics,more than 46 million people in the U.S. lacked health insurance.
8、国防部提出一些战略性计划，意图保持并扩大美国在信息领域的优势。
The Department of Defense presented strategic plans aiming to sustain and expand America’s information edge.
9、罗马帝国的目标是统治全球，而且也确实征服了大部分当时的“已知世界”。
The Roman Empire had goals of global domination,and indeed conquered most of the known world.
10、美国在高等教育方面仍然处于世界领先地位，但绝不能就此满足。
The U.S. still leads the world in higher education,but it should not rest on its laurels.
7单元
1、她写了一本详细叙述自己在监狱中的经历的书，其中很多内容都是以前不为人所知的。 She worte a book detailing her experiences in prison,much of which was not known to people before.
2、根据报纸披露，去年该工厂的产量下降了15%，但是该工厂自己的报告却声称他们的产量大幅度增加。
It was reported in the newspaper that this factory’s output last year had fallen by 15%,but the report from this factory itself said that their output had increased greatly.
3、他是同龄中第一个结婚生子的，也是第一个离婚的。
He was the first of his peer group to get married and have kids,but he was also the first to get divorced.
4、尝尝这个饭店的点心吧，这里厨师的特色菜是法式面点。 Try some cakes at this restaurant,French pastry is the chef’s specialty.
5、种种迹象表明民主党比共和党略胜一筹，很可能会出现40年来的第一位民主党的总统统领该国。
All evidence shows the Democrats have a slight edge over the Republicans.There will probably be a Democratic president for the first time in 40 years to govern this country.
6、这位历史人物赫然耸现在1930-1933年整个人类的悲剧中，他即是悲剧的缔造者，也是饱尝悲剧苦果者。
This historical figure looms over the whole human tragedy of 1930-1933,and was both the creator and the victim of this tragedy.
7、如果你有时间，可以向经理投诉，因为只有通过这种程序才能拿回你的钱。
If you have time,you can complain to the manager,for only by this procedure can you get your money back.
8、在游行队伍中，有很多几乎都是无名的群众只想要和平，不想要战争。
In the parade,there are a great number of almost anonymous people who just want peace,not war.
9、他是如此敏感的人，把朋友的疏忽错当成蓄意的侮辱。
He was such a sensitive person that he mistook his friend’s oversight for a deliberate insult. 10、一个乐观的人会想着他该采取什么措施才能跟上社会的不断进步，而不是阻碍社会的发展。
An optimistic person will think about what measures he should take to keep up with the development of society,rather than blocking its progress.
8单元
1、越来越多的迹象表明：美国和欧洲对中国日益增长的石油需求表示忧虑，尽管中国对于石油的需求不到世界消费总量的5%。
There are growing signs that America and Europe are concerned about China’s increase in demand for oil,even though China’s demand accounts for no more than 5% of the total world consumption.
2、国际市场油价居高不下，因此中国有必要制定自己的短期和长期能源战略，为满足中国未来对能源的需求规划出最佳道路。
Oil prices soaring in international market,it is necessary for China to formulate its own short-term and long-term energy strategies and to map out an optimum path to meet its future demand for oil.
3、国际石油供求关系的变化以及其他一些突发事件必然会对中国的经济增长产生深刻的影响。
Changes in oil supply and demand and other unforeseeable events will undoubtedly impact China’s economic growth.
4、虽然可再生能源现在所起作用还不是十分明确，在满足未来能源需求方面它将会发挥更大的作用。
Although its role is not fully known,renewable energy will play a larger role in meeting future energy needs.
5、岛上几乎所有电力均来自岛外的发电设施，通过电缆传输到岛上。
Virtually all on-island power supply is derived from off-island electricity generation and transmitted via a cable to the island.
6、国内汽油的价格是受国际石油市场价格波动影响的。
Domestic gasoline prices are subject to the rapidly fluctuating oil prices that are set by the international oil market.
7、由于没有形成一个高效的公共交通网络系统，公路上私有汽车的数量又在不断增长，预计目前这一趋势将会继续下去。
Without an efficient public transportation network,and with an increasing number of private cars on the roads,the present trend is expected to continue.
8、可再生能源的开发和利用已经被写入中国政府新近发布的《石油战略储备指导方针》中。 The development and utilization of renewable energy has been incorporated into the Guidelines for Strategic Oil Reserves released recently by the Chinese government.
9、应对电力短缺的方案包括兴建新的火力发电厂和从其他电力公司购电。
Options to the shortfall in electricity include the construction of new thermal power plants and purchase of electricity from other companies. 10、人们特别注意到：替代能源在成本方面正变得越来越有竞争力，其成本与传统能源的差距也正在进一步缩小。
It is particularly noted that the cost of alternative energy has become increasingly competitive,and the cost gap between alternative and conventional energy is closing.
1单元
1、年青一代需要继续传承和发扬我们优良的传统和悠久的文化。
The younger generation should continue to sustain and develop our fine traditions and long-standing culture.
2、在准备讲演的过程中，讲演者应该清楚地知道如何有效地利用数据和实例来支持其观点。 In the course of preparing one’s speech,one should clearly aware of how one could make effective use of statistics and examples to bolster one’s point of view.
3、即席发言是大学生应该通过实践学习和掌握的一种必要的讲话技能。
An impromptu speech is one of the speaking skills that college students should learn and develop through practice.
4、通过使用明喻和暗喻的方法你可以使你的语言更加生动形象，更能够吸引你的听众。 By using simile and metaphor ,you can make your language more vivid and more attractive to your audience.
5、你所采用的适宜例子能够加深听众的印象，使你的观点更具说服力。
The proper examples you cite might help reinforce the impression on your listeners and make your viewspoints more convincing.
6、在演讲时应该尽量使用那些通俗易懂的词汇，同时要避免你的演讲杂乱无章。
When you are speaking ,you should choose common and easy words at the same time avoid clutter in your speech.
7、在写论文时，引用一些权威的观点对于加强你观点的可信度来说是一种好方法。 When you write a paper,cites the views from some experts can make your ideas more credible. 8、良好的演说方式会提升演讲的质量，而且它能够帮助演讲者清晰的表达思想，使演讲妙趣横生。
A good method of delivering a speech will improve its quality and help convey the speaker’s ideas clearly and interestingly.
9、不要盲目使用你无把握的词语，如果你没有把握，一定要查一下词典。
Do not blindly use a word that you are not sure about,and if you are not sure,look up the word in a dictionary.
10、你的语言要符合特定的场合和特定的听众。如果你的语言在各个方面都是适宜的话，你的演说就是成功的。
Your language should adapt to the particular occasion and audience.If your language is appropriate in all respects ,your speech is successful.
2单元
1、能源利用应有助于促进全球可持续发展，以便更好地服务于人类的长远利益。
Energy use should benefit global sustainability so that it can contribute to long-term human well-being.
2、如今，由于人们寿命增长、结婚推迟、离婚率上升，这种观念已经为多数家庭生活方式所取代。
Today,this consensus has given way to a variety of family styles as a result of people living longer,marrying later,and divorcing more.