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Professor Smith translated not only from the French but also,on occasion from the Polish.(有时)
教授不仅仅翻译法语，有时候，他也会翻译波兰语。
In retrospect,it was the wrong time to open a new data processing center in this city.(回顾往昔)
回顾往昔，在那个时候在这个城市创立一个新的数据处理中心是个错误的时机。
The little girl did not seem to be in the least frightened of being left by herself in the house.(一点也不)
这个小女孩至少看上去不像怕被一个人留在家里。
When the moon emerged from behind the clouds I made out a figure moving in the distance.(出现)
当月亮从云彩后面出现时，我辨认出了远处那个移动的人地身影。
The new tax is meant to force companies to adopt energy-saving measures.(采取)
新的税收会迫使公司采用节能的措施。
I’ve never been very good at keeping track of what I spend my money on.
我从来就不擅长记录我的钱花在哪里。
Changes in the electronics industry seem to me to be happening at too fast a pace.(速度)
电子行业的变化对我来说似乎发生得太快了。
Diana intends to go back to work after she has had her baby.(打算)
戴安娜有了她的孩子后，她打算回去工作。
I believe Eugene Linden’s writings about animal intelligence will give you a new perspective on the subject.(观点)
我相信尤金·林顿关于动物智能的著作会给你的主题一个新视角。
Prof.Williams says that my composition is good except for the ending which seems too abrupt.(突然的)
威廉姆斯教授说，我的作文很好除了结尾似乎太突然了。
The insurance policy does not cover damage to the goods caused by normal wear and tear.(磨损) 保险不包括货物损坏所造成的正常磨损。
You are free to say what do you think,but as a responsible individual you should also be prepared to face the consequences of what you say.(后果)
你可以说你是怎么想的，但作为一个负责任的人你也应该准备好面对你所说的后果。
John’s view on the train crash stands in contrast to those of almost all of his colleagues.(与...相比)
约翰对火车事故的观点，几乎与他所有同事的意见完全相反。
After teaching grade school for a year or so,she felt a genuine love for the pupils.(真正的) 在她在小学教书一年左右的时间后，她发现她是真心的喜欢她的学生。
The college is liable to stop her need-based scholarship once her family’s economic conditions have improved.(有责任的)
Our newly painted house blends in perfectly with those of our neighbors.(融合)
我们的新粉刷的房子和我们的邻居完美的融合在一起。
Shanghai should be a city of your first choice by all accounts.(人人都说)
人人都说，海应该都是您的首选城市。
Governments establish welfare systems to provide a safety net to prevent people from suffering the effects of poverty.(福利)
政府建立的福利系统给人们提供的安全网，防止人们遭受贫穷之苦。
Many animals face extinction as the result of human interference.(干扰)
许多动物面临灭绝由于人类干扰。
Having worked for three years,Roger decided to enroll on an MBA program and narrowed down his choice to three famous universities on the East Coast.(缩小)
工作了三年，罗杰决定申请MBA课程，他缩小自己的选择在东海岸的三所著名大学。
Harold is always coming up with these dumb schemes for making money that just get us into trouble.(计划)
哈罗德总是有这些愚蠢的赚钱计划，只是让我们陷入麻烦。
Call me,write to me;at any rate,let’s keep in touch.(无论如何)
打电话给我，给我写信；无论如何，让我们保持联系。
“Fundamental values” is a concept easier to define in theory than in practice.(给...定义) “基本价值”是一个概念，定义理论比实践更容易。
The new trend is to buy green products even though they are a bit more expensive.(趋势)
新的趋势是购买绿色产品，即使它们有点贵。
Things are much cheaper here than in New York,but then,our average salary is much smaller.(另一方面)
这里的东西比在纽约的便宜得多，但是，我们的平均工资要少得多。
The small boy started spitting blood and his mother panicked.(吐出)
小男孩开始咳血，他的母亲惊慌失措。
Mary,a Harvard Law School graduate,was a very capable(能干的) lawyer and our firm took her in as a partner.(让...进入)
玛丽，哈佛法学院的毕业生，是一个很能干的律师，我们公司把她当作一个合作伙伴。
To my knowledge,they have arranged to meet next Friday morning in the manager’s office.(安排) 据我所知，他们已经安排下次见面在星期五早上经理办公室里。
When we say that we see light at the end of the tunnel,we mean that victory is in sight.(可视的)
当我们说我们看到了一线曙光，这意味着胜利就在眼前。
He promised to repay me in three days.But the days stretch into months and I never got a cent back from him.(延伸)
他答应三天还我。但从天延伸到月，我从来没有从他那里拿到一分钱。
Despite some unexpected delays at the beginning,our project,on the whole,went on smoothly.(总体来说)
尽管在开始的时候，一些意想不到的事延误我们的项目，总体上，进展顺利。
His use of the term “nigger”called forth a storm of protest from the African-American community.(引起)
他使用的术语“黑鬼”引起了美国黑人社区的强烈抗议。
Needless to say,Tom,the top student of our class, came out with the highest score in the national test.(不用说)
不用说，汤姆，我们班的尖子生，得到了全国最高分。
Many people are turning to the Internet to find romance,but to my knowledge,few of them have succeeded.(据...所知)
许多人正在转向互联网寻找浪漫，但据我所知，他们中的一些已经成功了。
1.背离传统需要极大的勇气。(departure, enormous)
It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.
2.汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。(performance, bold)
Tom used to be very shy,but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.
3.很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是可取的。(creative, desirable)
Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.
4.假设那幅名画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗?(assume, masterpiece, worthwhile)
Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece,do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it?
5.如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那他将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。(throw light on, investigate, valid)
If the data is statistically valid,it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.
1.Appalled by what their children spend on candy and video games(or ,rather, appalled by the degree to which their children’s overspending seems to mimic their own) , parents devise ways to lock up their children’s resources.
孩子们在糖果、电子游戏上的花费之大令家长们吃惊(或者更确切的说，孩子们的超支行为似乎是在竭力效仿父母，这令他们非常吃惊)，于是家长们便设法将孩子的钱存起来不让用。
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以复利计算，年息达到70%以上。
3.I give them unlimited access to their funds, no questions asked, and I provide printed statements on demand.
他们的资金我不加任何限制，不作任何询问，我还根据要求随时提供打印的账单。
4.The only way to teach kids to adopt a long-term perspective is to give them a short-term incentive for doing so.
教育孩子们看问题要有长远目光的唯一途径，就是让他们近期内便能尝到某种甜头，从而激励他们那样做。
1.该公司否认其捐款有商业目的。(deny,commercial)
The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.
2.每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴。(stammer)
Whenever he was angry,he would begin to stammer slightly.
3.教育是我们家族最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。(cherish)
Education is the most cherished tradition in our family.That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants,but sent me to the best private school.
4.手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段。(shortly after,go through) Shortly after he recovered from the surgeny,he lost his job and thus had to go through another
difficult phase of his life.
5.与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们总是努力满足我们最起码的需求。(affluent,minimal)
In contrast to our affluent neighbors,my parents are rather poor,but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.
1.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.
只有在美国，一个亿万富翁才能像普通百姓一样生活，而不受干扰。
2.By all accounts,he’s friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor, never throwing his weight around. 人人都说他为人友善，性情开朗，是个好邻居；他尽力与人们融洽相处，从不炫耀，也不盛气凌人。
3.But one recent morning, The Richest Man in America did something that would have made headlines anywhere in the world: He forgot his money.
但最近有天早上，美国首富做了件在任何其他地方准会成为头条新闻的事：他忘了带钱。
4.But just how long Walton can hold firm to his folksy habits with celebrity hunters keeping following him wherever he goes is anyone’s guess.
然而，沃尔顿所到之处名人追星族紧跟不舍，他的平民习惯能保持多久，就很难说了
5.One tennis guest managed to put him off his game by asking why a can of balls cost more in one Wal-Mart than another. It turned out to be untrue, but the move worked. Walton lost four straight games.
一位来打网球的客人为了分散他打球的注意力，故意问了句为什么一筒网球在一家沃尔玛店卖得比别的沃尔玛店贵。此话并非实情，但这招却真管用。沃尔顿连输四局。
1.科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？(proof)
Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?
2.计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。(location,narrow down)
The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.
3.山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。(welfare)
Sam not only lost his jub,but also both legs;he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.
4.由十二人组成的陪审团(jury)一致表决认为玛丽有罪(guilty)。(consist of,in unison)
A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.
5.听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。(talent,humiliate)
Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.
1.“I made some comment about him, but I got the typical teenager guttural sigh and Katie rolled her eyes at me as if to say, ‘Oh Dad, you are so out of it’”.
“我说了几句评论他的话，但是得到的却是十几岁孩子惯用的用喉音低声发出的叹息。凯蒂对着我翻白眼，似乎在说，‘喔，爸，你怎么这么闭塞。’”
2.As telephones became ubiquitous in the last century, users — adults and teenagers alike —found a form of privacy and easy communication unknown to Alexander Graham Bell or his daughters. 上个世纪电话到处普及的时候,电话使用人——大人孩子都一样——发现了一种私密空间和简便的交流方式,这是亚历山大格兰姆贝尔和他的女儿们始料未及的。
3.Baby boomers who warned decades ago that their out-of-touch parents couldn’t be trusted now sometimes find themselves raising children who — thanks to the Internet and the cellphone —
consider Mom and Dad to be clueless, too.
婴儿潮中诞生的人几十年前曾警告说，他们的父母脱离时代，不能信任。现在他们自己也有了孩子，这些孩子由于互联网和手机的缘故，也认为爸妈一无所知。
4.“I could have them in the same room texting, or I wouldn’t let them text and they would leave,”says Mr. Pence of his children. “They are good kids, but you want to know what they are up to." “我要么让他们呆在同一间屋里发短信，要么不让他们发短信而他们就走开，”潘斯先生这样说他的孩子们。“他们是好孩子，但是父母还是想知道他们在干些啥”。
1.研究表明，笑能够带来许多健康上的好处。(laughter)
Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.
2.互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。(connection,annoy)
A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.
3.法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。(suicide,crime)
As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.
4.玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。(interpret,angle,data)
In her report,Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.
5.苏是一个很有天份的女孩。她那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外突出。(of great talent,set apart)
Sue is a girl of great talent.Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.
1.It is the sound of the only lasting disagreement in a household that is otherwise peaceful. 这是一个原本安宁的家庭中唯一持续不去的不和谐音。
2.It leads to intimacy before acquaintance; it scatters secrets outwards, not inwards; and, most worrying of all, it is a vehicle for liars.
它使人们还未相识就已接近；它不能保守秘密反而扩散秘密；而最令人担心的是，它是撒谎人传播谎言的工具。
3.I said, trying to be reasonable but altogether succeeding, that in and among the thing they “tell” each other on the tap-tap, a tendency to murder might just have been overlooked, might it not?
我说，他们啪嗒啪嗒“讲给”互相听的事情中，杀人的倾向或许就被这忽略了，难道这不可能吗？我说这话时尽量想做到通情达理，但不完全成功。
4.Needless to say, it is a new version of the old tale of innocents calling forth evil forces they cannot control, this time in the form of a visitor with the ever-handy axe packed in his luggage.
不用说，这又是一些无辜的人引出了邪恶的力量却又不能控制的老故事的翻版，这一次的邪恶力量是以一位来客的面貌出现，但行囊中却藏着斧头，随时可以拿出来杀人。
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