bands: small groups of musicians who play music
brand: a particular trademark of goods
2) A. economy B. economics
economy: the wealth a country gets from business and industry
economics: the study of the way in which money, industry, and trade are organized in a society
3) A. adolescents B. Adults
adolescents: persons who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults
adults: persons grown to full size and strength
4) A. campaign B. movement
campaign: a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change
movement: an organized effort by supporters of a common goal
5) A. contemporary B. modem
contemporary: happened at the same time as something else you are talking about
modern: using the most recent ideas and methods
6) A. ripe B. mature
ripe: (of fruit or crops) fully developed; ready to be collected or eaten
mature: behave in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an adult to behave
Translation
1. All the arrangements should be completed prior to your departure.
2. Such behavior may result in the executive being fired/asked to leave.
3. Our products compete with those of other factories in terms of quality, reliability and above all, variety.
4. The team's performance was greatly affected by the heavy rain.
5. I appreciate your reasons for objecting to the proposal.
6. To some extent, she should be responsible for the accident.
7. I'm uneasy at/deeply troubled by the thought that life is just too comfortable.
8. Women tend to live longer than men.
Part Four
WRITING AND TRANSLATION
2 Translation Practice
1) Real bargains are beneficial to customers. Consumers are willing to buy products of (a) high quality at a low price. However, some bargains in some shops are poor in quality. Consumers will be cheated if they buy them. Therefore, one has to be careful in buying bargains. It may take him a lot of time to hunt for real bargains. In addition, what the purchasers should pay attention to is that they shouldn't buy things they don't need though they are bargains. Otherwise, they are just wasting money.
2) Shopping is closely related to media. A lot of the consumers buy products under the influence of advertisements. These ads provide people with all kinds of information about different items. No wonder manufacturers spend a lot of money to advertise their products through various media. Nowadays, Internet, as a new medium, is playing a more and more important role in shopping. It is faster, easier and more convenient. Shopping on the Net is likely here to stay.