14) We tried to calm him down, but he kept crying. 我们试图让他平静下来，但他仍不停地哭着。
15) Does he dare (to) go out at night in such stormy weather? 他敢在这样一个暴风雨夜外出吗？
16) He would go through fire and water for his country. 他愿为国家赴汤蹈火。
17) That country suffered a heavy loss in the flood. 那个国家在水灾中遭受严重的损失。
18) World Englishes come from those countries where English plays an important role as a first or second language, either because of foreign rule or because of its special role as an international language.（定语从句） 世界英语来自那些以英语为第一或第二语言的国家，英语在这些国家起重要作用，或是因为外国的统治，或是因为其作为国际语言的特殊地位。
19) All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. 当不同的语言互相沟通时，所有的语言都会发生变化。 20) Actually, the English spoken between about AD 450 and 1150 was based more on German than present day English.实际上，从公元450年到1150年，人们所说的英语更多的是以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。
21) Would you please come up to my flat for a visit? 请到我的公寓里来坐坐，好吗？
22) Believe it or not, he cheated in the exams. 信不信由你，他在考试中作弊。
23) Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以互相交流。
24) Today the number of people learning English in China is larger than even before. 目前在中国学习英语的人数比以往任何时候都多。 25) It is the duty of a government to provide education for the