the secretary’s time.
PassageB
1他们把房子卖了后就到加拿大和女儿住一起。（go off）
They sold there house and went off to live in Canada with their daughter. 2---你下星期这个时候会干什么？ ---还是像平常一样干活。（will be doing） ----What will you be doing this time next week? ---I’ll be working as usual.
3他既聪明又勤奋，不久就接管了杂志的编辑工作。（before long）
He was intelligent and hard-working and before long took over the editing of the magazine.
4你话还没说完别人就挂断电话，难道你不恼火吗？（hang up）
Don’t you hate it when someone hangs up on you before you finish speaking?
5让他们感到恐惧的是，他们的房顶着火了。（to one’s horror） To there horror, the roof of there house caught fire. Unit8
PassageA
1.为了追求更为健康的饮食，人们现在比过去吃鱼多。(in pursuit of)
In pursuit of a healthier diet, people are eating more fish than they used to.
2.我们需要在坏天气到来之前叫人把屋顶修一修。(set in)
We need to have the roof repaired before the bad weather sets in. 3.这种疾病正在蔓延，所有儿童都有被传染的危险。(at risk) The disease is spreading, and all young children are at risk. 4.信息通过电话线从一台电脑传到另一台电脑。(transmit)
The information is transmitted from one computer to another through a telephone line.
5.杰克是个相当好的赛跑运动员。他在大多数情况下都能获胜。(more often than not)
Jack is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not. PassageB
1.如果你删掉50个字，我们就可以把整个故事排在一页纸上。(delete) If you delete 50 words, we can put the whole story on one page. 2.由那位著名拳击手亲笔签名(signature)的拳击手套正在展出。(bear) On display were boxing gloves which bore the famous boxer’s signature. 3.我们想不通他怎么会干出那样的傻事。(figure out, dumb) We can’t figure out why he did such a dumb thing.
4.约翰逊一家对我很好，使我感到就像他们家的一员。(feel like)
The Johnsons were very kind to me. They made me feel like one of the family.
5.他们说，想就合同的细节和你谈谈。(in connection with)
They say they want to talk to you in connection with the details of the contract
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