Vocabulary
Class one
1、Alan was always in trouble with the police when he was young but he’s now a respectable married man.
2、The people who had been hurt in the car accident lay screaming in agony. 3、Because his condition’s not serious they’ve put his name down on the hospital waiting list. 4、The second part of the book describes the strange sequence of events that lead to the King’s fall from power.
5、When I say my little boy crying bitterly over the death of his pet dog ，I could hardly hold back my tears.
6、They are going to distribute those clothes and blankets among the flood victims. 7、Linda managed to support herself by working off and on as a waitress. 8、Parts of my childhood are so vivid to me that they could be memories of yesterday.
9、People often associate the old days with good times, and seem to forget the hardship they suffered.
10、Andrew finally decided , after much thought , to leave his job. 11、Jane’s worried she won’t be able to turn in her paper on time. 12、The President came under attack from all sides for his inability to tackle the country’s sever social problem.
Class three
1、It’ll only be a brief visit because we recently haven’t much time.
2、The job is great in terms of advancement but the starting salary is rather low. 3、We’d better pay that electricity bill before they cut us off. 4、As pace of life quickens things tend to change fast in the city. 5、Why don’t we get rid of these old chairs, since we don’t use them anyway? 6、The earth’s atmosphere makes precise observation of distant stars difficult. 7、The lawn was laid out in the form of the figure 8.
8、I shouldn’t always have to tell you what to do, use your own initiative. 9、Words cannot convey how grateful we are for his timely help.
10、It seems to me that the board of directors is in two minds over the opening of a branch office in South Africa.
11、I find it difficult to grasp the concept of infinite space. 12、Philip presented a complex argument that was completely beyond my grasp.
Class four
1、It was already a wreck when two weeks later the police found his stolen car and he had to buy a new one.
2、With great patience, the clerk showed the elderly lady how to check the balance in her bank account on an ATM.
3、If you look out of the window on the left side of the bus, you’ll see that we’re now
approaching the Tower of London. 4、There’ll certainly be some problems, but nothing that you can’t handle.
5、People who discard litter in the streets should be fined heavily. 6、Successful businessmen today are likely to be young, aggressive, and well-educated. Above all, they are willing to take risks to achieve success.
7、During those difficult years, the family lived almost entirely on a diet of cabbages. 8、What are we going to do with the food left over from the party? 9、We checked on Tom’s age by getting his birth record. 10、We’ll go out as soon as I’ve cleaned up the kitchen.
11、For women lawyers in the United States, their weekly earnings are on the average much less than those of male lawyers.
12、I won’t get involved in a deal like this – it’s against all my principles.
Class six
The former lake bed is now a fertile plain producing good crops of wheat. 2.Aunt Pat's rough, red hands reflected a life of hard physical labor.
3.f you are living overseas, you may not have to pay tax in your own country. 4.Helen is pretty, of slim build,with blue eyes.
5. We split the boards down the middle to use them for the back of the shelves. 6.Only the hope that the rescuers were getting nearer sustained the trapped miners. 7.The glow of the setting sun reddened the stream.
8.The kidnappers thrust the boy into the car and drove off. 9.It is common knowledge that dogs have a keen sense of smell.
10. The usually could winter caused many plants to bud late this year. 11.Training is provided, so no previous experience is required for the job. 12.We can go to the seven o’clock performance or the eight whichever suits you best.
Class seven
1. The financial help they got from the local government didn't go far toward solving the problem.
2. Their retail business in Asia has expanded rapidly since the early 1990s.
3. In the interest of / In the interests of world peace, we must promote mutual understanding among nations with different social systems.
4. I thought it was still early, yet I got to the library only to find it closed.
5. On the train I encountered an old lady who happened to be a neighbor of my daughter's when she lived in Los Angeles.
6. Our company has cooperated with several American companies for the past few years in joint ventures.
7. Phil looked around at the other competitors and assessed his chances of winning.
8. The police believed that the reason they failed to find anything suspicious in that guy's bag was that members of the gang switched bags at the airport.
9. Our visit to the Far East has certainly broadened our horizons.
10. Emily felt increasingly uncomfortable under the woman's steady gaze. 11. Everything was going smoothly until suddenly the disaster struck. 12. Smallpox, which used to be a severe epidemic disease, has been completely wiped out.
Cloze
Class one
Dec.1,1943
Dear Aunt pat,
Today my English teacher chose my essay to read to the class. I had tried to make it funny-and it worked! Everybody laughed. Even prim Mr. Fleagle had to struggle to hold back a smile. Afterwards lots of people offered me their congratulations.
I was more surprised than anybody. As you know, I used to find our English exercises rather
tedious, but this time when I scanned the list of titles one caught my eye. It was“The Art of Eating Spaghetti”Do you recall that night in Belleville when you made us all spaghetti? It remains vivid to me. Especially all the good-humored arguments we had about the proper way to eat it. So
that’s what I wrote about.
I’ve had the idea off and on for some time now that one day I might take up writing. If I can turn in more work like that perhaps I really will be able to make a career of it. Best wishes, Russell II.
Class three
Do we have the right attitude towards science?
Hawking suggest that many people are highly distrustful of it. This might change if the public were better informed. But now can we bring this about? It is evident that schools are important, especially if science is taught in an interesting manner. But science is changing at such a fast rate that what we learn in school is no longer sufficient to last a lifetime. What can we use to put across news of the latest ideas and developments? Popular science books can help, but the proportion of the population that read them is not very large. Hence we need to rely on television, for only television can ensure the message reaches a sufficiently large audience.
Class four
Few people in Italy thought that Tony Trivisonno would be able to create such a good life for himself. The friend he had sponsored to join him was certainly amazed when he saw the farm. Yet right from the start Trivisonno showed a determination to get on. When Crawford turned him down, he assumed Trivisonno would not come back. But he did. Later, when Crawford gave him a job in his factory, he worked hard and showed he had the capacity to take on skilled work. With Crawford's help he managed to get a loan for a house on the basis of character alone, no down payment needed. Next he went hunting for a farm for sale. When he found one, he was able to send for his family and his dreams were ready to come true.
Class six
I had no difficulty in identifying him, standing there with the book gripped firmly in one hand. A book had seemed the natural choice, as it had been those notes in the margins of another that had brought us together in the first place. He was right on time, just as we had scheduled. I liked that. It seemed to fit well with everything I had discovered from corresponding with him while he was overseas. Now here he was in the flesh, looking more than a little handsome as he
stood there in his uniform. I almost hesitate to put him to the test, but it was too late to change my mind and I was grateful to the lady for agreeing to help. I made my way past him and didn't wait to see his response to her. So here I am in the restaurant, waiting to see whether I am going to have dinner on my own or not. Will he end up going my way after all?
Translation
Class one
苏珊因车祸失去了双腿。有一段时间，她真不知如何面对自己再也不能行走的事实。一天，苏珊在浏览杂志时，被一个真实故事吸引住了。那个故事生动地描写了一个残疾姑娘是如何成为一位作家的。苏珊读后深受鼓舞，开始相信她最终也会成为一个有用的人生活下去。
Susan lost her legs because of/in a car accident. For a time, she didn`t know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again. One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye/ she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how to a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful life.
Class three
很难想像我们的先辈们（forefathers)没有现代技术带来的那么多方便（conveniences)那日子是怎么过的。那个时候只有一小部分人享受一些舒适条件(comforts)。大部分人连饭都吃不饱，更不要说(not to speak of)接受教育的特权了。然而，许多人责怪现代技术，说它带来了很多问题。他们想减慢进步的速度。但是谁也不能阻止时代的前进。我们能做的是就技术向哪个方向发展做出明智的决定
It is hard to imagine how our forefathers could do without so many conveniences that modern technology has brought about. Bank them only a small proportion of the population enjoyed the comfort of life. The majority didn`t even have sufficient food, not to speak of/let alone the privilege of being educated. However, many people blame modern technology for creating so many problems. They want to slow down the rate of progress. But no noe can put the clock back.
Class four
托尼大学毕业后决定自己创业。一开始好多家银行都拒绝了他的货款要求。但他毫不泄气，继续一个个拜访银行家寻求帮助，有一位银行家被他的决心和乐观精神所打动，最终答应贷款给他。如今他成了一位富商。在谈到所取得的令人惊奇的成就时，托尼说重要的是创造机遇而不是等待机遇
After graduating from college, Tony decided to start his own business. At the beginning, many a bank turned down his request for a loan. But he was not a bit discouraged, and continued to call on one banker after another seeking help. Impressed by his determination and optimism, one banker finally agreed to loan him the money, now he has become a wealthy businessman. Talking about his amazing achievement, Tony says that it is important to create rather than wait for opportunities.
Class six
李大伯自己虽然并不富裕,但在别人需要帮助时他从不犹豫.退休前他从希望工程那里得到两个家境贫穷但渴望求学的农村孩子的地址.此后他定期给他们汇款.这两个孩子后来都考上了大学,还获得了海外留学的机会.。
Not rich himself, Uncle li never hesitates to help others. Previous to/ Before his retirement, through Project Hope he located the addresses of two country kids who grew up in poor families but had to a keen desire to study. From then on he sent them money regularly. Later the two made their way to college, and even got a chance to study overseas.