第一课Face to face with Hurricane Camille
1. Each and every plane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off. 每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。
2. The residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the plant’s emissions polluting the air.
居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。
3. Investment in ecological projects in this area mounted up to billions of Yuan. 在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。 4. The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes. 干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。
5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not perish.
虽然战争给这个国家造成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。 6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features had to be demolished.
为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的，具有民族特色的建筑物都被拆毁了。
7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated.
在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。
8. His wonderful dream vanished into the air despite his hard efforts to achieve his goals.他为实现自己的目标付出了最大努力，但最后美好的梦想还是化成了泡影。
第二课Hiroshima-the “Liveliest” City in Japan
1. There is not a soul in the hall. The meeting must have been put off. 礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延期了。
2. That modern construction looks very much like a flying saucer. 那座现代建筑看上去很想个飞碟。
3. Sichuan dialect sounds much the same as Hubei dialect. It is sometimes difficult to tell one from the other.
四川话和湖北话在北方人听起来很相似，有时难以区别。
4. The very sight of the monument reminds me of my good friend who was killed in the battle.
一看见纪念碑就想起了再战斗中死去的好友。
5. He was so deep in thought that he was oblivious of what his friends were talking about.
他陷入沉思之中，没有理会同伴们在谈些什么。 6. What he did had nothing to do with her. 他干的事与她毫无关系。
7. She couldn’t fall asleep as her daughter’s illness was very much on her mind.她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事重重。
8. I have had the matter on my mind for a long time. 这件事长期以来一直让我放心不下。
9. He loves such gatherings at which he rubs shoulders with young people and exchanges opinions with them on various subjects.
他喜欢这些聚会，喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。 10. It was only after a few minutes that his words sank in. 几分钟以后大家才领悟他话中的含意。 11. The soil smells of fresh grass. 土壤散发着青草的气味。
12. Could you spare me a few minutes? 我可以占用你几分钟时间吗？ 13. Could you spare me a ticket? 你能匀出一张票子给我吗？
14. That elderly grey-haired man is a coppersmith by trade. 那个上了年纪的灰头发的人是铜匠。 第四课The Trial That Rocked the World
1) I did not anticipate that 1 would get involved in this dispute. 我没有预料到会卷入这场争端。
2) You must involve yourself in the work if you want to learn something. 如果你想学到一些东西，那你自己就应该参加到这项工作中去。
3) Racial discrimination still exists in various forms in the United States though racial segregation is violating the law.
虽然种族隔离室违法的，但种族歧视在美国仍然以不同形式存在着。 4) The jury brought in a verdict of guilty after their discussion. 陪审团议论了一番，最后裁决他有罪。 5) He thinks the two views could be reconciled. 他认为这两个观点是可以一致起来的。
6) The spectators' hearts went out to the defendant.
观众对被告充满了同情心。
7) He always put a dictionary on hand while reading an article. 他阅读文章时总把字典放在手边。
8) The dam construction project has got under way before conducting environment impact assessment.还没有进行环境影响评估筑坝工程就开工了。 第六课Mark Twain-Mirror of America
1. 汤姆的聪明丝毫不亚于班上的第一名学生。
Tom was every bit as intelligent as the top boy in his class. 2. 对贫困的担心使他忧虑重重。 He was obsessed with fear of poverty. 3. 洞庭湖盛产鱼虾。
Dongting Lake teems with fish and shrimps. 4. 在压力下，他别无办法，只好离职。 Under pressure, he had no choice but quit. 5. 那时许多儿童死于天花。
Many children succumbed to smallpox then. 6. 他发现船舱里进了很多水，十分惊恐。 Much to his horror, he found the cabin flooded. 7. 直到半夜医生才做完手术。
Not until midnight did the surgeon finish the operation. 8. 彼得的特点正是如此。 That's Peter all over.
9. 历史课使我对古代文明有所了解。
The history course has acquainted me with ancient civilizations. 10. 新上演的那出话剧充分表现了年轻人的追求和烦恼。
The pursuit and anxiety of young people find expression in the newly-staged play
Unit 7
1. A big fire burned to the ground more than 300 homes in the slum neighborhood. 2. If you are upright and not afraid of losing anything, you will be able to look anyone in the eye.
3. This blouse doesn't match the color or the style of the skirt. 4. Let's talk about the matter over a cup of coffee.
5. He couldn't imagine why people were opposed to his views.
6. Stepping out of a car the official was confronted by two terrorists. 7. As long as we stick to these principles, we will surely succeed.
8. She was shocked at the news, but before long she recomposed herself. 9. It's hard to trace the origin of the reference.
Unit 8
1. When he was saved from the river, he was more dead than alive.
2. On my previous visit, there was no school, but now one stands on the mountain. 3. As he came to himself, he opened his eyes, trying to figure out waht had happened and why he was lying there.
4. At the exhibition there were many novel electronic products that attracted the attention of visitors.
5. People were keen on taking pictures of the many exotic flowers and plants in the greenhouse.
6. This writer came from a large, prominent family whose genealogy streches back fifteen generations.
7. Before killing an animal, the indigenous ethnic people usually hold rituals to request permission from their God.
8. The fact that the villagers are poor doesn’t mean they are ignorant or stupid. 9. The volunteers made concerted efforts and got the project off the ground.
10. The climber felt so dizzy that he could hardly stand up, as much from over exhaustion as from starvation.
Unit 9
1. He dismissed the story circulating on the Internet as a joke. 2. Mark Twain’s “Running for Governor” is a famous short story.
3. We should reach out without reservation to those who suffer from disasters. 4. Given their lack of experience, their work should be considered as above average.
5. She grew up in a community where the inhabitants were predominantly of Chinese origin.
6. Being in a bad mod cannot justify your rude behavoir toward your colleagues. 7. The police dismissed the incident as a case of misunderstanding.
Unit 10