新视野大学英语第二册

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to what you see at accidents.

from the snow, to get myself covered and warm.

3.If we take all the factors into account, his chances of winning the election were

如果我们把所有的因素加以考虑,他赢得大选的机会是微乎其微的。

4.It will only weaken his position if he continues to stick to his strange ideas.

thousands of people watched the football game.

7.I am supposed to be resting and relaxing, but it is just a whole bunch of different things that have happened.

我本应该休息,放松,但这只是一大堆不同的事情已经发生了。

8.Day and night Martincould not drag his mind from the failure he had suffered.

9.I would be grateful if you would mail this package for me.

我将会很感激你如果你邮寄这个包裹给我。

10.The young man was hooked on heroin(海洛因) and lost his job and his wife.

这个年轻人是沉迷于海洛因,失去了工作和他的妻子。

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1.他说话很自信，给我留下了很深的印象。

He spoke confidently, which impressed me most.

2.我父亲太爱忘事，总是在找钥匙。

My father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.

3.我十分感激你给我的帮助。

I’m very grateful to you for all the help you have given me.

4.光线不足，加上地面潮湿，使得驾驶十分困难。

The bad light, coupled with the wet ground, made driving very difficult.

5.由于缺乏资金，他们不得不取消了创业计划。

Being starved of funds, they had to cancel their plan to start a business.

6.每当有了麻烦，他们总是依靠我们。

They always lean on us whenever they are in trouble.

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1.After two days of questioning by the police, the criminal finally

经过两天的警察盘问了,罪犯终于坦白了。

2.It is a very popular play, and it would be wise to reserve seats in advance.

这是一个非常受欢迎的比赛,这将是明智的预先定好座位。

3.He was an enthusiastic amateur writer for many years before he turned

5.Where unemployment and crime rates are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

在失业和犯罪率很高,可以假定,后者是由于前者。

6.A good photograph can often convey far more than words.

in her manners and she always eats cakes with a little fork..

approval of the board.

新项目预期在明年初开始,它已经赢得董事会批准。

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1.就像机器需要经常运转一样，身体也需要经常锻炼。

(Just)as a machine needs regular running, so does the body needs regular exercise. 2.在美国学习时，他学会了弹钢琴。

He learned to play the piano while studying in the United States.

3.令我们失望的是，他拒绝了我们的邀请。

To our disappointment, he turned down our invitation.

4.真实情况是，不管是好事坏，随着新科技的进步，世界发生了变化。

The reality is that, for better or worse, the world has changed with the advance of new technologies.

5.我班里的大多数女生在被要求回答问题时都似乎感到不自在。

Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when (they are) required to answer questions.

6.当地政府负责运动会的安全。

The local government took charge of the security for the sports meeting.

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swiftly in an emergency.

that he should stay a few more days in the hospital.

effect on the economy.

training as important.

was to be laid mainly on the traffic in inner city areas.

s short temper.

classroom discussions.

1.在会上，除了其他事情，他们还讨论了目前的经济形势。

At the meeting they discussed, among other things, the present economic situation.

2.我对大自然了解得越多，就越痴迷于大自然的奥秘。

The more I learned about the nature, the more absorbed I became in its mystery. 3.医生建议说，有压力的人要学会做一些新鲜有趣、富有挑战性的事情，好让自己的负面情绪有发泄的渠道。

The doctor recommends that those stressed people should try something new, interesting and challenging in order to give their negative feelings an outlet.

4.那个学生的成绩差，但老师给他布置了更多的作业，而不是减少作业量。

The teacher gives more homework to the student who has bad grades instead of cutting it down.

5.相比之下，美国的父母更趋向于把孩子的成功归因于天赋。

By contrast, American parents are more likely to attribute their children’s success to

natural talent.

6.教师首先要考虑的事情之一是唤起学生的兴趣，激发他们的创造性。

One of a teacher’s priorities is to stimulate students’interests and their creativity. UNIT8

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2.He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to world peace.

他被授予诺贝尔和平奖对世界和平的贡献。

3.Internet games have proved very popular with young people.

网络游戏已经被证明很受年轻人的欢迎。

4.Peking University and Tsinghua University are the two most important educational institutions in China.

北京大学和清华大学是最重要的两个教育机构在中国。

in a four-year teacher training program.

most culturally diverse cities in the world.

外国人和游客来自世界各地,纽约是其中一个最具有多元文化的国际大都市。

enough information to show a clear link between smoking and cancer.

到了1950年代,科学家已经积累了足够的信息

系。

’faces.

puzzling！

this time.

让人有多迷惑。这个男同学很少上课却在这次获得了最高的分数。

10.It is very important to

1.她一点儿也不知道这幅画有一天居然会价值100多万美金。

Little did she know that this picture would one day be worth more than a million dollars.

2.虽然我理解你说的话，但是我不同意你在这个问题上的看法。

While I understand what you say, I don’t agree with you on the issue.

3.我认为警察的职责就是保护人民。

I think the police are meant to protect people.

4.昨天我去看他，却发现他已于几天前出国了。

I went to see him yesterday, only to find that he had gone abroad several days before.

5.在每周例会上，每个人的发言都不能偏离会议议题。

At the weekly meeting, everyone must confine their remarks to the subject.

6.要是我没说那些愚蠢的话该多好！那时我太年轻，不能明辨是非。

If only I hadn’t said those silly words！I was too young then to distinguish right from wrong.

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