5.how do you understand the statement “the poor are politically invisble”?
politically, the poor are not adequately represented; and their voice is not heard an attended to in the political life of the nation.
Paraphrase
1The beautiful clothes worn by the poor and the myth story about the affluent society always cover the severe fact of the poor.
U4.2 The middle class was misled by the beauty and myths mask of the poverty, and their unawareness made more complex this separation between the rich and the poor.
Translation
1. 你能理解他那夸夸其谈的长篇大论的意义吗？(make out)
Can you make out the meaning of his long-winded harangue?
2. 他正在为考试结果担忧，因此根本没用心听访问教授的讲课。(not in the least)
Being worried about his exam results, he was not in the least attentive to the visiting professor's lecture.
3. 是儿童还是成人能更容易地在短期内学会一门外语的基础知识？这是一个有争议的问题。(rudiments)
Is it easier for a child or a grown-up to acquire the rudiments of a foreign language in a short period of time? This is a controversial question.
4. 他所说的关于短训班的事对你有吸引力吗？(appeal to)
Did what he said about the short-term training course appeal to you?
5. 史蒂夫·乔布斯的传记鼓舞着他在研究工作中作出更多有创意的努力。(inspire)
The biography of Steve Jobs inspired him to greater creative efforts in doing research.
6. 对西部贫困地区没有机会接受正常教育的孩子我们应该不闻不问吗？(indifferent)
Should we be indifferent to the children who are denied the opportunity of a normal education in the impoverished regions in the west?
7. 校委会最近作出的决定对我们的课程设置没有什么影响。(bear on)
The decision made recently by the school board had little to bear on our curriculum.
8. 这条船造得很牢固，经得起任何风暴的袭击。(withstand)
The ship was so strongly built that it can withstand any storm.
Unit 5
1Children have become television addicts, devoting much of the time when they are together to watching TV.
U5.2 Television is not merely one among many important factors that may influence a child today.
U5.3 Television has brought about great changes in family life, playing the dominant role in shaping the lives of children today.
U5.4 .....the television has its magic power over people. As soon as the television is on, people stop talking and doing anything else, becoming lifeless statues before the TV screen.
U5.5 The moment a child sits down to watch television is the moment his growth towards maturity is suspended.
Translation
1. 无法回避的严酷现实浇灭了他们对美好未来的浪漫憧憬。(dispel)
The harsh reality they could not evade dispelled all their romantic hopes for a rosy future.
2. 由于不可预料的天气，我们的运动会将延期到下周举行。(postpone)
Our sports meet will be postponed to next week because of the unpredictable weather.
3. 凡是来参观展览会的人，不论是谁都必须出示他／她的身份证。(no matter)
Every visitor to this exhibition must show his / her identity card no matter who he / she is.
4. 旧城中心的改造计划要得到市政府的批准。 (be subject to)
The renovation plan for the old city center is subject to the approval of the municipal government.
5. 一次又一次的挫折和失败并没有使他的希望破灭。(wither)
The experience of repeated setbacks and failures did not wither away his hopes.
6. 电子邮件传递信息又快又便利，已经在相当大的程度上替代了传统的邮递。(replace)
E-mail is so quick and convenient in sending messages that it has already replaced traditional mail service to a large extent.
7. 看到长城使他产生一种惊讶的感觉。(evoke) The sight of the Great Wall evoked a sense of wonder in him.