The mayor will preside over a meeting this afternoon that will pave the way for plans to build a new highway.
3如果我们有更多的时间可支配，我会带你上这座山。从山顶上四下观望真令人惊叹。
If we had more time at our disposal, I’d take you up this mountain. The view from the top is truly awe-inspiring.
4任何热爱生活的人都不难发现鸟类迁徙中的象征性美和实际美。
Anyone who is in love with life will have no difficulty in finding the symbolic as well as the actual beauty in the migration of eh birds.
5观看壮观的潮涨潮落景色使我感到一种在其他地方感受不到的内心的满足。 Watching the magnificent view of the ebb and flow of the tides fills me with an inner contentment that I find nowhere else.
6他的不幸激起了听众深深的同情。他们热切地想帮他抚平心头的创伤。
His misfortune aroused great sympathy among the listeners, who are keen to help heal his mental wounds.
7对一个门外汉来说，要认识霍金博士研究的重要性也许是困难的或不可能的，但它肯定会对我们的生活产生经久的影响。
Recognition of the importance of Dr. Hawkin’s research may be difficult or impossible for a layman, but it is sure to have a lasting impact on our lives.
8史密斯先生早就希望能有机会向四周的年轻人讲述他的登月经历，但他一直没有足够的支配时间。
Mr. Smith has long wished for a chance to relate his lunar landing experience to the young people around him, but he never has enough time at his disposal.
Unit 4
1我们想提醒亲爱的观众，敬请体谅他人，在晚上十点以后调低你的电视机音量。 We’d like to remind our viewers to be considerate to your neighbors and keep your TVs turned down after 10 p.m.
2我希望我的忠告对处于压力下的学生们会起作用：前面的路充满了不能遇见的机遇。
I hope my advice will work with students under pressure—the road ahead is full of unforeseen opportunities.
3顺便说一句，琳达是个腼腆的人，在那么多的生人面前讲话，她会感到不自然。 Incidentally / By the way, Linda is a shy person who might feel uneasy about