Unit 11

1. Changes in the political situation brought the two small parties into alliance. 2. His failure was due to his disposition rather than his ability.

3. I have something important to discuss with you. Could you spare half an hour? 4. Many people prefer to chat online as this can spare them any awkwardness that may occur when talking face to face.

5. No longer are the rivers clean and clear, and the water quality has reduced to worse than Level V, unfit even for agricultural irrigation.

6. Short as it is, the article is very rich in symbolic implications which deserve a through analysis.

7. The snow mountain reached into the sky, its beauty beyond all comparison. 8. He left home as a child and has seen little of his father since then. So he never feels at home in his father’s presence.

9. As this meeting is very important, nobody should be absent without cause. 10. In her memory, her mother was at once severe and kind.

Unit 12

1.敌人向四面八方窜逃。(in all directions) The enemy troops ran away in all directions.

2.在城市里骑自行车的倡议得到了热烈的响应。(response) The proposal for biking in cities got a warm response. 3.这本书体现了他十年的研究成果。(result)

This book reflects his research results in the past ten years. 4.在你采取行动之前必须好好考虑后果。(consequence) You must carefully consider the consequences before acting. 5.我们要消灭战争，必须先消灭引起战争的原因。(cause)

If we want to wipe out wars, we must first eliminate the causes of wars. 6.他没有足够的理由拒绝我们的建议。(reason)

He didn’t have a reason good enough to refuse our offer. 7.这个程序很简单，也易于操作。(simple) This program is very simple and easy to operate.

8.他的答案过于简单化，不能有效地解决这个复杂的问题。(simplistic)

He gave a simplistic answer which was unable to solve this complicated problem effectively.

第十三课 No signpost in the sea 1) He has a good eye for water-colors. 他对水彩画很有鉴赏能力。

2) The daughter ventured to object to her parents' arrangement of her marriage. 女儿大胆的反对父母对她婚事的安排。 3．Pressed by poverty, he took to stealing. 在贫困的逼迫下，他开始行窃。

4) My long journey was beguiled with novels. 在旅途中，我看小说来消磨时间。 5) I suppose you have read Mark Twain. 我想你一定读过马克吐温的书。

6) He concentrated all his attention on this problem to the exclusion of all others. 他的全部注意力都集中在这个问题上，顾不上其他问题。

7.Our problems are piling up. We must solve them as quickly as we can. 问题堆积如山，我们必须尽快解决。

9) The sentries are relieved every four hours. 哨兵每四个小时换一次岗。

10) There was a touch of irony in his remark. 他的话里带有一定的讽刺味道。

ll) Memories of childhood are gradually receding.

我的童年回忆渐渐远去并变得模糊。

第十四课Speech on Hitler’s Invasion of the U.S.S.R

1. This is true of the rural area as well as of the urban area. 这对农村和城市都一样适用。 2. He was counting on their support. 他指望他们给予支持。

3. I don't remember his exact words, but I'm sure he did say something to that effect.

我不记得他是怎么说的，但我肯定他说话的大意是那样的。 4. The guests were overwhelmed by the warm reception. 客人们对受到的热情招待感到过意不去。

5. They overwhelmed the enemy by a surprise attack. 他们用出其不意的进攻打垮了敌人。

6. Their difficulty is our difficulty just as we view their victory as our own victory. 他们的困难就是我们的困难，正如我们把他们的胜利看作是我们自己的胜利一样。

7. It is clear that German fascists were trying to subjugate the people in that region. 很明显，德国法西斯企图使哪个地区的人民屈服于他们的统治。