5. Some of your suggestions have been adopted , but others have been turned down as they are not workable. 6. All of a sudden, he lost his interest in engineering, and focused his attention on learning a foreign language.
7. If a company decreases health benefits for its employees, they should increase salaries to compensate the workers.
8. I failed to pass the exam although I had worked very hard. I should analyzethe causes of my failure.
9. When you do yoga, try to regulate your breathing. Don\'t breathe too fast and make sure you breathe only through your nose.
10. It was difficult to estimate how many people had been wounded in the earthquake.
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complex复杂的 access享用权,享用机会 preferred提出,提升 require要求 undergraduate大学生 大学的 accountable可解释的可说明的 acquire获得得到 tranmits传输传送 indispensable不可或缺的 creativity创造性,创造力 referred提及,针对 seeks 寻找,追求 post邮件,张贴,快速行进 connectivity连通性 transform改变改观
There have been increased demands for higher education to provide students with better courses and more opportunities. To deal with this (1) complex issue, colleges and universities are turning to the Internet for quick (2)access to its rich educational resources. Now the Internet has been accepted as the (3)preferred technology to many other methods in colleges and universities. Many teachers now routinely (4)post their teaching materials online. A growing number of schools offer at least some (5)courses over the Internet. There are two different models of making use of the Internet for higher education. The first model (6)undergraduate to improve existing courses by using the Internet. This model provides high-speed Internet (7)connectivity to all students, faculty, and staff. While this model uses the Internet, it doesn\'t (8)require many changes, and it keeps most existing institutional structures unchanged. A different, more revolutionary model regards the Internet as (9)indispensable to an important change in higher education, for it is believed that the Internet can (10)transform teacher-centered instruction into student-centered learning. This, as a result, will bring about basic change to our university education.
3.选词组
keep up with保持,同步,和朋友保持联系 set up建立设立创立 fire off开枪,匆忙发出 take the lead树立榜样,带头 add to增加,增添 stand out显眼,突出,出色 in large part多半,在很大程度上 visit with叙谈闲谈 account for占据,是···的原因,解释 at a disadvantage处于不利地位的
1. I fired off a letter of complaint to the manager of the store as soon as I found they had sold me a pair of mismatched shoes.
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2. People browse the Internet, read newspapers and watch TV to keep up with what is happening in the world.
3. The university has set up another large laboratory for students to design more complicated robots.
4. I find it very difficult toaccount for the fact that two of our best students failed the exam. 5. In the current economy, with unemployment high and competition for jobs fierce, your resume needs tostand out for all the right reasons.
6. She is getting popular since she appeared in a TV interview last month. Her new movie will no doubt add to her growing fame.
7. The developed countries shouldtake the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (排放) and provide support for the developing nations to follow.
8. If your spoken English is not very good, then you may be at a disadvantage when you are looking for a job.
9. Their success was due in large part to their well-conceived (周密策划的) plan.
10. He has been so occupied with his work these days that he barely has time tovisit with his friends.
4.翻译
The London Underground is a rapid transit (交通运输系统) system in the United Kingdom, serving a large part of Greater London. The underground system is also known as the Tube, due to the characteristic shape of the subway tunnels. It all started in the mid-1800s. The Tube was the world\'s first underground train system, with the first section opening in 1863. Since then it has grown to an underground masterpiece (杰作) of 12 lines, 275 stations, and over 250 miles of rail track, 45% of which is underground. It is the fourth largest metro system in the world in terms of route miles. It also has one of the largest numbers of stations. As an affordable and easy way to get around London, the Tube remains the first choice for millions of commuters each day, as well as tourists visiting the city on holidays. The Tube has been an international icon for London. The London Underground celebrated its 150 years of operation in 2013, with various events marking the milestone (里程碑).
伦敦地铁是英国的一个快速交通运输系统,服务于大伦敦的大部分地区。地铁系统因其地铁隧道的典型形状也被称为地下管道。伦敦地铁始建于19世纪中期,是世界上最早的地下铁路系统。它的第一段地铁于1863年开始运营。自此,伦敦地铁不断延伸,发展成为一个包括12条线路、275个车站、铁轨总长超过250英里的地铁杰作,其中有45%在地下运行。就路线长度而言,它是世界上第四大地铁系统,也是车站数量最多的地铁系统之一。作为一个走遍伦敦的经济便捷的途径,伦敦地铁一向是每天数百万通勤者以及在节假日游历伦敦的游客的首选。伦敦地铁已成为伦敦的一个国际标志。2013年伦敦举办了各种各样的活动,庆祝地铁运营150周年,纪念这一里程碑。