2) Fallen leaves (落叶) will eventually turn into fertilizer serving other plants.
3) The three boys were so surprised (吃惊) to find the escaped prisoner hiding (正躲在) behind the door.
4) Deeply moved (被深深地感动了) by the poor but hard-working boy, the couple decided to pay for his secondary education.
5) Anyone following (听从) this advice would find himself in trouble.
6) Being (作为) university students, we should be interested (对…感兴趣) in what is going on in the world.
7) The bulk of the world‘s rainforests, 97 percent, are located (位于) in 27 developing countries.
8) If she catches you reading (在读) her diary, she‘ll be angry.
Cloze
Complete the following passage with words chosen from Text A. The initial letter of each is given.
Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, r elying (1) solely on the good will of his fellow Americans. The idea i ntrigued (2) me. So I decided to make a trip from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic Coast without a p enny (3). I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed f or (4) the Golden Gate Bridge. During the six weeks‘ journey, I hitched 82 rides and c overed (5) 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was t reated (6) with kindness in every state I travelled across. I was a mazed (7) by the stubborn capacity of Americans to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run c ontrary (8) to their own best interests. I found that people were g enerally (9) compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people in every state bought me food or shared w hatever (10) they happened to have with me. In Jamestown, Tennessee, a science teacher i nvited (11) me to talk to her class about my trip. All the kids were well-mannered and a ttentive (12). Their questions kept coming. I told the students how proud I was to live in a country w here (13) people were still willing to help out a stranger. I told them, ―No matter who you are, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.‖
Translation
Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.
1) 离婚的传言不过是为他的新电影炒作的手段而已。(a ploy to do sth.)
The rumor about his divorce is just a ploy to gain publicity for his new film.