1. We were in different classes, so we didn't hang out as much. 我们分在不同的班级，所以就不再那么经常厮混在一起了。
2. People looked at him as if he had a plague, and our friends from school wanted nothing to do with him. 人们看他的眼神，就好像他得了瘟疫，学校里的那些朋友都不想与他交往。
3. I was being treated this way because teenagers are not used to dealing with situations like this, and don't know how to react. 我遭到这样的待遇，是因为十几岁的孩子们还不习惯处理这样的情况，也不知道怎么应对。
4. Towards the end of May he became so sick that the hospital staff had a bubble around him, so he wouldn't catch our bad germs. 快到五月底时，他病情加重，医生用个透明的塑料罩子把他给围了起来，以防他受到我们身上有害细菌的侵害。
II. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 这是为增强我们的竞争能力所作的尝试。(strengthen) It is an attempt made to strengthen our competitive ability.
2. 这个地区的警察知道那些小偷经常出没于哪些地方。(hang out)
The police in this district know where the thieves hang out.
3. 这些签署的协议将冲破对自由贸易设置的所有障碍。(break down) The agreements signed will break down all the barriers to free trade. 4. 那是一种非常困难的局势，但他应付得很成功。(handle) It was a very difficult situation, but he handled it very successfully.
5. 他是我最好的朋友。既然他需要我的帮助，我可不能对他置之不理。(turn one's back on) He is my best friend. I just can't turn my back on him now that he needs my help. 6. 只要你努力工作，你迟早一定会获得成功，实现自己的抱负。(sooner or later) So long as you work hard, you are bound to succeed and realize your ambition sooner or later.
7. 虽然他讨厌这工作，但他决心坚持干下去，因为他需要钱来养家。(stick it out) Although he hates the job, yet he is determined to stick it out because he needs the money to support his family.
8. 那位癌症病人对疾病始终抱乐观的态度，坚持与疾病作斗争，最后终于战胜了癌症。(keep an attitude) That cancer patient kept an optimistic attitude towards his disease, persisted in combating it, and conquered it in the end.
9. 这所大学拥有教职工2 000多人，其中包括150名左右教授和500余名副教授。(have a staff) This university has a staff of more than 2,000, including about 150 professors and over 500 associate professors.
10. 举办这场音乐会是为了纪念这位作曲家逝世75周年。(mark)
The concert was held to mark the 75th anniversary of the composer’s death.
Integrated skills
I. Dictation