6． 钢铁制品常常涂上油漆以免生锈。 二、

1．he who makes no investigation and study has no right to speak.

2．before handing in your translation, you have to read it over and over again and see if there is anything in it to be corrected or improved.

3．the ear is the organ which is used for hearing. the nose is used for smelling. and the tongue is used for tasting.

4. modesty helps one to go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

5．as it was getting quite dark, we decided to stop at that temple for the night.

6．internet is so convenient that we can find any information with the click of the mouse. 练习二：p30 一、

1．勇敢过度，即成蛮勇；感情过度，即成溺爱；俭约过度，即成贪婪。

2．她苏醒过来，看见周围一张张笑脸。

3．柯达321a型微胶片阅读器操作简便，功能齐全，结构紧凑，造型美观。

4．海洋与其说是分隔了世界，不如说是连接了整个世界。 5．他这次旅行既有军事上的目的，又有政治上的目的。 6．我希望这次会议不要开得太久，太久了只会浪费时间。 二、

educationalist mei yiqi was born in tianjin. in 1909, he passed the examination and became one of the first tsinghua students to study in america, majoring in electrical engineering at worcester polytechnic institute. in september 1915 he was

invited to work at tsinghua university as a professor of physics and was appointed dean of studies in 1926. he was appointed president of tsinghua university in 1931 and did not leave the post until by the end of 1948. under his leadership, tsinghua university quickly ranked among world famous universities in many aspects in a matter of just a few years. an educationalist himself, he established a complete ideological system of education. his strategy of running the university comprises

three parts, i.e., general education (also known as “free

education”), professor management (also called “democratic management”) and academic freedom (or “the atmosphere of free discussion”). his representative work is an interpretation of university, which was published in 1941. and his famous saying “it is great masters, not huge buildings that

characterize a university ” is still thought highly of by the educational circles even to this day. 练习三：p34 一、

1． 他举止不慌不忙，十分友好。

2． 不会制图或看不懂图纸，就不可能造船、架桥或盖房子。

3． 他费了很长时间才从山上爬下来，蹲到一棵矮小的棕榈树后面。 4． 这些用途就是根据硅是半导体这一事实。 5． 去潘恩车站哪条道最近？ 6． 显然人是生而平等的。 二、

1． we want fried fish, but they give us boiled.

2． every river has its upper, middle and lower reaches.

3． for many years there has been serious unemployment in that country.

4． the people of china have always been courageous enough to probe into things, to make

inventions, and to make revolution.

5． these new types of automobiles are characteristic of fast speed, high efficiency and flexible operation.

6． with point you could make a line; with lines, planes; with planes, solids. 练习四：p39 一、

1. 太平洋气势磅礴，滚滚波涛拍打着五洲海岸。

2．在那里，由于地心引力的剧烈运动，一道道山脉，一座座火山升出水面。

3．白日明媚温暖，夜晚清澈凉爽。 4．海洋里鱼鳖成群，张网可得。

5．邻近部落之间有时会爆发残酷的血战。

6．上个世纪那次向西扩张，曾使全国各地区受益，而今天向南部和西部的迁徙则是以牺牲其他地区的利益为代价的。 二、

1．the mastery of language is not easy and requires painstaking efforts.

2. the adoption of this new device will greatly cut down the percentage of defective products.

3. thanks to the chinese people’s uelenting and heroic struggle during the last hundred years,

imperialism has not been able to subjugate china, nor will it ever be able to do so.

4. china’s successful explosion of its first atom bomb caused tremendous repercussion throughout the world.

5．exceptional excellence in painting horses gained him an overnight fame.

6．only a better understanding of this nation can help you get accustomed to and integrated with it. 练习五：p43 一、

1． 我才不至于蠢到相信你说的金钱万能呢。

2． 非洲将西方帝国主义踢出国门并不是为了请进其他新的主子。 3． 双方都认为可以不失体面地接受这个和平方案。

4． 再漂亮的东西，只要仔细观察，也会发现某种缺陷。 5． 燃料中的所有化学能并非都可转为热能。

6． 当代社会崇尚汽车的现象其部分原因可以解释为：一个人有了汽车，便可以自由行动， 不依赖他人。 二、

1． slips are scarcely avoidable when you’re new to your work. 2． the meetings were marked by such an absence of lively discussions that at times they were almost on the point of breaking up.

3． his absence of mind during the driving nearly caused an accident.

4． that city and the areas around it are an ice-free port and a nuclear-weapon free zone.

5． traveling alone, she was sitting still in the corner of the carriage.

6． his lack of consideration for the feelings of others angered everyone present. 练习六：p49 一、

1．来宾对这种破格礼遇感到高兴，但并没有受宠若惊。

2．我说的不是空中楼阁——叫大家望梅止渴。不，我说的是我们大家都有份的事。

3．难道你不知道灾难即将来临吗？ 4．他的口音使他露出马脚。

5．你胡说！只有轻信的人才会相信你说的话。 6．我们在此看到的所有人都是些眼高手低之辈。 二、

1. achieving this target will be a piece of cake. (or: will be a breeze.)

2. when shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. 3. otherwise, standing by with folded arms and waiting for gains without pains will prove to be nothing but long-term noesistance. （a.m.condron译）

4．one is the moon reflected in the water, while the other but a flower in the mirror.

5．meanwhile, the eastern area should increase its support to the central and western areas in

various ways, such as joint development, cooperation for mutual benefit and coordinated assistance adjusted to the needs of the areas.

6．jiangsu province is low and flat, with abundant water resources and fertile land. 练习七：p53 一、 二、

for centuries, explorers have risked their lives venturing into the unknown for reasons that were to varying degrees

economic and nationalistic. columbus went west to look for better trade routes to the orient and to promote the greater glory of spain. lewis and clark journeyed into the american wilderness to find out what the u.s. had acquired when it