Unit 1 1. 这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会受到敌人的攻击。(in fear of The village is so close to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy. 2. 这个国家仅用了20年的时间就发展成了一个先进的工业强国。(transform In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.
4. 鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一步贬值(devalue 是不可避免的。(inevitable Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued. 5. 政府号召市民就控制水污染问题献计献策，但响应却不强烈。(response The government's call for suggestions about the control of water pollution produced very little response from the citizens.
8. 这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至少花两个小时看比赛的现场直播。(be concerned about; at least The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV. Unit 2 1. 他的确懂得很多理论，但是，一碰到实际工作就显得非常无知。(when it comes to He really knows a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work, he seems to be quite ignorant. 4. 我在上小学时就看过那部电影，可就是一时想不起它的名字来。(come to mind I saw the film when I was in the primary school, but the title just won't come to mind for the moment. 6. 有必要知道他的身高吗？在我看来，这与他能否成为一个好的律师没有关系。(not relevant to Is it necessary to know his height? To me, it is irrelevant to whether he can be a good lawyer or not. 8. 这些工人挣的钱比我们多，可话又说回来，他们的工作也危险得多。(the other side of the coin These workers earn more than we do, but the other side of the coin is that their job is more dangerous. 10. 重要的是你们要自己发现问题和解决问题，我是否到现场去无关紧要。(make no difference What is most important is that you must find out and solve the problems by yourselves. It makes no difference whether I go there or not. Unit 4 4. 为了把孩子们抚养成人，这位母亲真是历经了各种磨难。(go through To bring her children up, the mother really went through all kinds of hardships. 5. 警方在老太太的死亡案中已经排除了他杀的可能性。(rule out The police have ruled out murder in the case of the old lady's death. 6. 市政府承诺将尽快采取有效措施，解决空气污染的问题。(take steps The municipality (municipal government promised to take effective steps as soon as possible to solve the problems of air pollution.
8. 要是能得到大多数女生支持的话，你赢得选举成为学生会主席的机会是很大的。(stand a chance If you can get the support of the majority of the girls, you stand a good chance of winning the election and becoming Chairman of the Students Union. 9. 他写的书并非都像这一本这么成功，所以我建议你从图书馆把它借来读一下。(recommend Not all the books he wrote were as successful as this one so I recommend that you borrow it from the library and read it. Unit 5 1. 他试图拯救这家濒临倒闭的企业，但失败了。(attempt to He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the verge of collapse but failed. 3. 那个年轻教师在激发学生努力学习方面很有技巧。(motivate The young teacher is skilled at motivating his students to study hard. 4. 她喜欢举行社交聚会，只要能找到借口，她就随时举办。(find an excuse She loves giving parties and does so whenever she can find an excuse. 6. 坦率地说，就算你对公司很忠诚，我觉得你得到提拔的机会也不大。(to be frank; be loyal to To be frank, I don't think you stand a good chance of getting promoted even if you are loyal to the company. 10. 我知道你累了，不过再坚持一会儿吧。再过半个小时我们就要到达顶峰了。(hang on; peak I know you are tired but try to hang on a little bit longer. We will reach the peak in half an hour. Unit 6
