7. 很多人认为中国的长城是古代世界七大奇迹之一。
As is well known to many people, China’s Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. 8. 祸不单行，事情往往如此。
As so often happens, misfortunes/ troubles never come singly/ alone. 9. 就像许多大学一年级新生那样，吉姆发现适应大学生活很不容易。
As is often the case with many freshmen/ first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to adapt to the life at college.
10. 正如所报道的那样，总统下个月要访问非洲五国。
As is reported, the President will visit five African countries next month.
Unit5
Vocabulary5
1. 这是一个难得的机会。你要是让它从身边溜掉就太傻了！
This is a wonderful opportunity. You would be foolish to let it slip by！
2. 我们的出口和去年相比增加了20%。
Compared with last year, our exports have increased by 20%. 3. 因为没有更好的词，我们就姑且 称之为“走后门主义”吧。
For want of a better word, let’s call it “backdoorism”. 4. 这个年轻人喜欢修理摆弄东西。他可说是一个万金油（什么都会一点的人）。
This young man is fond of fixing things. He is something of a Jack of all trades. 5. 和他们父母一代相比，今天的年轻人认为他们自己是比较讲现实的一代。
Compared to their parents’ generation, young people today consider them to be a more practical generation.
6. 他气得脸色发青，决定将这场抗议运动扼杀在萌芽状态。
His face went/ turned blue with anger. He was determined to nip the mass protest in the bud. 7. 这说来话长，但是今天我不想去研究这件事情的历史了。
It is a long story, but I won’t go into the history today.
8. 我们花了比我们想象的多得多的时间才过了海关。
It took us much more time than we had expected to go through the customs. 9. 灯光突然全灭了。全城一下陷入完全黑暗中。
The power went out suddenly, and the whole city was thrown into complete darkness. 10. 别等我了，你先走。我要先把这份文件看完。
Don’t wait for me. You go ahead. I must go over this document. 11. 我们无法否认这样的事实：我们为经济发展付出了高昂的学费。
We cannot deny the fact that we had paid dearly for our economic development. 12. 消防队员要是晚到一会儿，火就会蔓延到附近的油罐。
Had the firefighters arrived a bit later, the fire would have spread to the nearby oil tamps.
Vocabulary7
1.他的崇拜者们（粉丝）那天晚上几乎都发狂了。很多女孩子都昏了过去。
His fans almost went crazy that night. Many young girls fainted.
2.这个电影讲的肯定是过去的事情，因为电影里人们还在用风扇。
This film must have been about the old days for people in the film were still using electric fans. 3.你不要把东西丢得到处都是。你应该更井井有条些。
Don’t leave your things about. You should get yourself better organized. 4.球赛就是球赛。我们不应当倾向任何一边。
A ball game is a ball game. We should not lean on either side.
5.这位世界闻名的大型动物猎人在他的遗嘱里把他的大部分积蓄都留给了一个野生动物保护组织。他只给儿子留一点点以帮他度过困难的岁月。
This world-famous big game hunter left most of his savings in his will to a wildlife protection organization. He only left a little for his son to help against lean years. 6.记住： 一个人被迫违心相信是不会真正信服的，所以要让每个人自由发表他们的意见。
Remember: A man convinced against his will is not convinced. So let everybody air their views freely.
7.那个老人把他的拐杖靠墙放了。他的风度很像一个有钱的绅士。
The old man leaned his stick against the wall. He had the air of a wealthy gentleman. 8.那位秘书是一个可爱的老太太，嗓音甜美。她朝我甜甜的笑了笑，请我坐下，然后叫我填一份表。
The secretary was a sweet elderly woman with a sweet voice, who invited me to sit down with a sweet smile and asked me to fill out a form.
9.我们在沙漠深处发现一种无名小花，它有一股淡淡的香味，放在嘴里有点甜。
In the middle of the desert we found a nameless flower which smelt faintly sweet and tasted a bit sweet, too.
10.农民们在蔬菜上面喷洒了杀虫剂，结果叶子上形成了一层薄膜。
The farmers sprayed pesticides over the vegetables and this formed a thin film on the leaves.