绗竴璇?/p>
Paraphrase:
鈥?/p>
1. Our house is 23 feet above the sea level.
鈥?/p>
2. The house was built in 1915, and since then no hurricane has done any damage to it.
鈥?/p>
3. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage.
鈥?/p>
4. Water got into the generator, it stopped working. As a result all lights were put out.
鈥?/p>
5. Everyone go out through the back door and get into the cars.
鈥?/p>
6. The electrical systems in the cars had been destroyed / ruined by water.
鈥?/p>
7. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he
blamed himself for endangering the whole family by making the wrong decision not to flee inland.
鈥?/p>
8. Oh God, please help us to get through this dangerous situation
鈥?/p>
9.
Grandmother
Koshak
sang
a
few
words
alone
and
then
her
voice
gradually
grew
dimmer
and
stopped.
鈥?/p>
10. Janis didn
鈥?/p>
t show any fear on the spot during the storm, but she revealed her feelings caused by
the storm a few nights after the hurricane by getting up in the middle of the night and crying softly.
Translation (C-E)
1. Each and every plane must
be checked out
thoroughly before taking off.
2.
The
residents
were
firmly
opposed
to
the
construction
of
a
waste
incineration
plant
in
their
neighborhood because they
were deeply concerned about
the plant鈥檚 emissions polluting the air.
3. Investment in ecological projects in this area
mounted up to
billions of
Yuan
.
4. The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes.
5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not perish.
6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features had to be
demolished.
7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated.
8. His wonderful dream vanished into the air despite his hard efforts to achieve his goals.
绗簩璇?/p>
Paraphrase:
1.
Serious-looking
men
were
so
absorbed
in
their
conversation
that
they
seemed
not
to
pay
any
attention to the crowds about them.
2.
At last the taxi trip came to an end and I suddenly discovered that I was in front of the gigantic
City HALL.
3.The rather striking picture of traditional floating houses among high, modern buildings represent the
constant struggle between traditional Japanese culture and the new, western style.
4. I suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the prospect of meeting the mayor of