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6. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.

2) As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.

3) We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.

4) Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small library.

5) That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres.

6) These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.

7) The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.

8) Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.

9) Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

10) Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to be more important and useful compared with all other pursuits.

4. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) The premier is leaving for New Y ork for a UN conference tomorrow.

2) He is to meet the heads of state of several countries during his stay in New Y ork.

3) What are you going to do during the National Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on campus?

4) —What do you think school will be like in twenty years’ time?

—I think children will probably learn at home with a mechanized teacher.

5) Thirty years ago, my grandparents never thought they would be able to move into a two-storey house with all the modern facilities.

6) What they lack is not money but experience.

7) They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but to learn about Chinese culture as well.

8) What children want most from their parents are not material things but love and attention.

9) Y ou may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or do it on your computer.

10) I’m not quite sure why he didn’t show up. Either he was not interested, or he simply forgot about it.

11) A society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors.

12) He is miserly both with his money and with his time.

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