机电行业基础英语 下册 作者 冯宜丽 Unit4.pptVIP

proverbs and sayings Tongue Twisters Picture A Bag-snatched Event One Sunday morning, there were some people in Zhongshan Park. At a stand, a woman was buying an ice-cream when a young man behind her snatched her handbag away. She shouted: “Stop thief! He’s snatched my bag! ”Hearing this, a few people began to run after him. There was an old man sitting quietly on a bench nearby. As the snatcher was running past him, the old man quickly picked up his umbrella and put it between the snatcher’s legs. The young man fell down on the ground hard. Soon two policemen came in a police car and arrested him. The woman thanked the old man, and the people around praised the old man for his cleverness. Translation Skills 5. We are especially thankful to you for arranging the meeting for us with the Machinery Trading Delegation at such short notice. 6. They were not content with their present achievements. 我们特别感谢你们在时间那么短促的情况下安排我们与机械交易团会见。 他们不满足他们现有的成就。 Translation Skills 7. This course of study is designed to help those wishing to teach abroad. 8. The earth on which we live is shaped a ball. 他有口才，有风度，但很软弱。 这门课程，按其计划，是为了帮助那些希望在外国任教的学生开设的。 Translation Skills 9. Rockets have found application for the exploration of the universe. 10. The following plan may become available during the next decade. 我们居住的地球，形状象一个大球。 下列计划在10年间可能实现。 Text A Engineering Materials 1 At the dawn of history, the only materials utilized by humans were taken directly from natural sources. Stones were used to erect crude shelters or structures; harder stones with cutting edges were used for arrow heads and for tools for cutting wood, bone, and leather. Clay was shaped into containers and building bricks. The discovery that firing these clay items made them stronger and water resistant was probably the first step in a long procession of the adaptation of natural materials to the needs and uses of humanity. Resistant： adj.??抵抗的,?反抗的 e.g. A healthy diet creates a body resistant to dise