战士调制步子以便与行军的步伐一致。
③ appreciation n.1、欣赏，鉴赏；2、正确评价；3、感激，感谢
A person with an appreciation of art and literature is qualified for the job.
一个具有文学艺术欣赏力的人能胜任这项工作。 Rabbits have a well-know n appreciation for family life. 众所周知，兔子有重视家庭生活的习性。
We take this opportunity of expressing our sincere appreciation of your help. 对你们的帮助，我们趁这个机会向你们表示衷心的感谢。
They are mistaken in their appreciation of the country‘s economic conditions. 他们对国家经济形势的判断是错误的。
④ acknowledge vt.1、承认；2、表示谢意 He acknowledged his ow n faults. 他承认了自己的过失。
The sales department acknowledged my order form. 销售部表示收到了我的订货单。
The minister acknowledged his adviser ‘s services to the city. 部长就他的顾问对城市的贡献表示感谢。
⑤ neglect vt./n.忽视，忽略；疏忽 They neglected his w arning . 他们对他的警告置之不理。
The secretary w as fired for neglecting her duty.
UNIT 9-2
那个秘书因疏于职守而被解雇。
Agriculture is somewhat neglected in that district. 农业在那个地区有些不受重视。
The old man lives alone in neglect. 这个老人孑然一身无人照管。 二、常考句型
1、如果一个国家人口中 7%或以上的人满 65 岁或超过 65 岁，就被列为―老龄国‖。P1
Nation classified as \65 or above.
2、一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，它的人口就可能越老龄---至少对任何能关系到我们现 在的未来是这样的。P1
The nearer a society approximates to zero population growth, the older its population is likely to be—at least, for any future that concerns us now.
3、当然你现在年龄越大，这种比例就越高，如果你是女人，这比例还应该更高。P5
The older you are now, of course, the greater this proportion w ill be, and greater still if you are a w oman.
4、如果你现在 30 多岁，你应当知道你可以指望活到 60 岁后再活上剩余生命的三分之一。P5
If you are now in your thirties, you ought to be aw are that you can expect to live
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nearly one third of the rest of your life after the age of 60. 三、习题 (一）、词汇英译汉：
1.classify 2.approximate 3.proportion 4.appreciation 5.acknowledge 6.alter 7.lengthen 8.wealthy 9.neglect 10.expectation
1.to approximate to 2.resistance to 3.to cope with 4.attribute … to （二）、句子英译汉： 1.~4. 与常考句型相同。
5.If, however, children grow up without love and without feelings of self-worth, they feel unlovable and worthless and expect to be cheated, taken advantage of, and looked down upon by others.
look down upon : 看不起…； 轻视… ;
6.without a healthy self-esteem they may cope by acting out problems rather than talking them out or by withdrawing and remaining indifferent toward themselves and others.
7.It is not until energies are back to normal that the real problem is recognized. 8.it is not until about the time the child enters school that outside forces contribute to feelings about the self. （三）、句子汉译英
1.老龄化已成为一个社会问题。
Aging has become a social problem. 2.人们反对这一看法来自于出生率的下降。
The resistance to the idea is caused by the falling of birthrates. The fall of birthrate resulted in people's objection to the idea. 3.人们寿命的长短取决于种种因素。
The length of life depends on various factors. Expectation of life is due to various factors.
4.估计寿命是预计一个人能活得平均年数。
Expectation of life is the average numbers of years that a person is expected to live. The expectancy of life is the prediction of average years a person can live. 5.长寿在改变我们的生活，改变我们的社会。
Long life is altering our life as well as our society. Long life is changing our lives, changing our society.
UNIT 9-3
四、历年试题
1.Your account of what happened yesterday approximates the real facts.（99.10） A. near B. of C. to
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D. upon
答案：C。考点：此题考查词组 approximate to 表示―与…接近‖。
2.汉译英：正是由于出生率下降了，我们的社会才变得如此老龄。(99.10)
It is because the birthrate fell that our society had grown so old.
3.Nations are as \or above.
A. limited B. classified
C. originated D. processed (00.4)
答案：B。本题考查词组：classify as 表示把… 列为。
4.汉译英：一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，其人口便越老龄化。(00.10)
The nearer a society approximates to zero population growth, the older its population is.
5.If you are now , you ought to pay more attention to your health. (01.4) A. in the fifties B. in your fifties C. in fifties D. in your fifty
答案：B. 本题主要考查词组 in your fifties 表示\在你 50 岁时\。
6.We know that we are getting even older, and that the nearer a society approximates to zero population
Growth, the (old) its population is likely to be. (01.10) 答案：older。本题主要考查―the + 形容词比较级…. the +形容词比较级‖的用法。
7.In his composition there were no other errors a few misspelled words. (02.4) A. beside B. except C. then D. than
答案：D。本题主要考查词组\的用法，表示―除了…外，没有… ‖。
8.We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere (appreciate) of your help. (02.4)
答案：appreciation 。本题中 sincere 是形容词，因此后面接名词。Appreciate 是 动词，其名词形式是 appreciation .
UNIT 10-1
一、word study
decline,impact,stir,provision
① decline vi.1、下倾，下降；2、衰退，衰弱；3、谢绝，拒绝
The production of natural gas declined slightly.
天然气的生产略有下降。 His strength slow ly declined. 他的体力慢慢地衰弱了。 A blind man smilingly declined to be helped across the street. 盲人微笑着谢绝别人帮他过马路。
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vt.谢绝，拒绝
He respectfully decline the invitation. 他有礼貌地谢绝了邀请。 n.1、下倾，下降；2、衰退，衰弱
The customs figures show a steady decline in British trade. 关税数字表明英国的贸易在持续下降。
We are studying the decline and fall of ancient Rome. 我们正在研究古罗马的衰亡。
② impact n.1、冲击，碰撞；2、效果，影响
The storm of the w orld revolution has powerful impact on imperialism. 世界革命风暴对帝国主义有强大的冲击力。
The book Ten That Shook the World made a great impact on its readers. 《震撼世界的十天》这本书对读者产生了很大的影响。 vt.装紧，压紧
The ground had been impacted by many people walking across it. 因为走的人多，地面被踏得坚实了。
③ stir vt.1、搅拌，搅动；2、激起，打动
You should stir the sugar in your coffee with a spoon. 你应该用汤匙搅动咖啡里的糖。
We all deeply stirred by the beauties of nature. 我们都被大自然的美深深地打动了。 vi.微动，活动
I read Hemingw ay‘s The Sun Also Rises through to the end w ithout stirring from the table.
我一步不移地坐在桌前把海明威的《太阳照样升起》读完。 n.惊动，轰动
The invention is going to cause a big stir in the w orld. 这项发明将在全世界引起轰动。 ④ provision
n.1、供应，供应品；2、条款，规定；3、【常 p l】给养，口粮
Provision of shelter w as the Red Cross‘s main concern for the disaster victims. 为灾民提供避难处是红十字会的主要工作。 Necessary provision has been made against flood. 已为防洪做了必要准备。
You should save up money to make provision for the future. 你们应该存些钱，为将来做些准备。
You can do so under the provisions of a new foreign aid bill.
根据新的援外法案的条文，你可以这样做。 Provisions are kept in the storehouse. 储备的口粮存放在仓库里。
UNIT 10-2
二、重点句型
1、候选人都想尽力突出表现一种强有力的领导者的形象。P4
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Candidates try to project a strong leadership image.
2、选民们是否接受这一形象则更取决于外在因素而不是候选人的个人特征。P4
Whether voters accept this image, how ever, depends more on external factors than on a candidate‘s personal characteristics. 此句注意主语从句作主语。
3、一年以后，随着国家经济陷入困境，布什的支持率则下降到 40%以下。P4
A year later, w ith the nation ‘s economy in trouble, Bush‘s approval rating dropped below 40 percent.
4、候选人特别关注人口最多的几个州的州选举中获胜。P6
Candidates are particularly concerned with winning the states which have the largest population.
5、在 1992 年，，克林顿仅获得民众选票的 43%，相比之下，布什是 38%，佩罗是 19%。P6
Clinton received only 43 percent of the popular vote in 1992, compared with Bush's 38 percent and Perot's 19 percent. 三、习题
（一)、词汇英译汉：
1.election 2.vote 3.certainty 4.loyalty 5.decline
6.democrat 7.strategy 8.pursue 9.impact 10.headquarters
11.economy 12.stir 13.congress 14.representative to identify…as impact on (二)、句子英译汉：
1.~ 5. 与重点句型相同。
6.In deciding whether to pursue a course of action, they try to estimate its likely impact on the voters.
7.Warren G. Harding accepted the 1920 Republican nomination at his Ohio home, stayed there throughout most of the campaign, and won a full victory simply because most of the voters of his time were Republicans.
8.―The Economy, Stupid.‖The slogan was the idea of James Carville, Clinton's chief strategist, and was meant as a reminder to the candidate and the staff to keep the campaign focused on the nation's slow-moving economy, which ultimately was the issue that defeated Bush. (三)、句子汉译英
1.在美国每四年举行一次总统大选。
The presidential election takes place every four years in the United States. 2.多数党被提名者得到的支持率往往高出少数党候选人。
A majority party nominee usually has the advantage of support over a minority party one.
A major-party nominee always gets higher approval rating than a minor-party nominee.
3.策略在总统竞选中起关键性的作用。
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