Unit 1
1.
年轻人有时会抱怨无法和父母沟通?/p>
(communicate with)
Answer:
Young
people
sometimes
complain
of
being
unable
to
communicate
with
their
parents.
2.
能在中国云南的一个苗家村落住下来一直是玛丽长久以来的梦想,
现在她终于梦想成真了?/p>
(to take up
residence)
Answer: It has been Mary’s long cherished dream to take up residence in a Miao village in
Yunnan, China. Now her dream has finally come true.
3.
家养的动物习惯于依赖人,因此很难能在野外活下来?/p>
(survive)
Answer: Domestic animals are used to depending on humans, so it is difficult for them to
survive in the wild.
4.
他突然有种恐惧感,觉得自己会因为经济不景气而被公司裁员?/p>
(overtake)
Answer:
He
was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he would be laid off by the company
because of depression.
5.
我估计公交路线上堵车了,因为我都等了
30
分钟也没见一辆车开过去?/p>
(figure)
Answer: I figure
that there is a traffic jam on the route of the bus, for I’ve waited for 30
minutes without seeing one passing by.
1.
尽管存在贸易摩擦,美国离不开中国,反之亦然?/p>
In spite of trade frictions, the US cannot do without China or
vice versa
.
2.
如果你发现自己工作没有效率,你最好休息一会儿?/p>
If you
find yourself working
without efficiency, you’d better relax for a while.
3.
演讲者先扫视了一下听众,然后才开始发言?/p>
The speaker glanced around the audience
this way and that
before he started speaking.
4.
父亲对我调换工作的意见让我听上去就像警告似的?/p>
My father’s opinion on my job change
sounded
to me
like
a warning.
5.
为了更多的工作岗位,工会同意了放弃增加工资的要求?/p>
The labor union agreed to give up a pay increase
for the sake of
more job opportunities.
1.
十年前,当公司还处在生产的鼎盛时期时,我们就决定投资新技术,将公司转型为技术密集型
企业。由
于拥有先进技术,我们在激烈动荡的市场竞争中脱颖而出。现在我们的成本下降了百分之三十,销售业?/p>
却上涨了三分之二,利润翻了一番?/p>
Answer: Ten years ago, when our company was at the height of its production, we decided to
invest in new technologies, so as to turn our company into a technology-intensive one. With
our advanced technologies, we out-competed all our competitors in the rough and tumble of
the marketplace. Now we have reduced the cost by 30 percent, even as / while our sales have
grown by two-thirds and the earnings have doubled.
2.
我们将可持续性定义为保持企业盈利,但不以环境为代价。从商业的角度看,这合理吗?事实上,在追
求可持续发展目标的过程中,我们的收益已经超过了所有的投资和开支。可持续发展的推进起到了如此?/p>
要的作用,帮助我们撑过了史上最深重的经济衰退?/p>
Answer: We define sustainability as keeping a business profitable, but not at the expense of
the environment. Does this make good business sense? Actually, what we get has more than
offset
all
the
investments
and
expenses
incurred
in
pursuit
of
the
goal
of
sustainable
development. The boost of sustainability made such a difference that it helped us survive the