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Exercise 7 Translate the following sentences into English. Exercise 7 Translate the following sentences into English. 7. 1.我们需要通过减少道路上的车辆以降低燃料消耗. We should decrease the number of the cars on the road in order to reduce the fuel consumption./ We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars on the road. 2.电费上涨增加了我们的负担。 The rise in electricity/power costs has added to our burden. 3.你应该自己判断行事，别总是跟在你哥哥的后面。 You should make your own decision/judge by yourself ,and not always follow the lead of your brother. 4.那种发型今年很流行，但是我想明年几会过时. That hairstyle is in fashion this year, but I am afraid it will be our of fashion next year. 5.在追求真理的过程中，我们注定要遭受失败的痛苦. We are fated to suffer from many disappiontments/failures in our quest for truth. 7. 1.那件工作很难做，不过我想试试看。 It’s a hard/difficult job, but I ‘d like to have a shot/try. 2.这是一本关于商务实践而非理论的书。 This is a book about business practice as opposed to theory. 3.社会活动从未耽误她的学习。 Social activities never get in the way of her studies. 4.直到1911年人们才发现第一种维生素。 It was not until 1911 that the first vitamin was discovered/identified. 7. 1.他并不后悔说过的话，只是觉得他完全可以不用这种方式表达。(could have done) He did not regret what he had said but felt that he could have expressed it differently. 2.我们最好等到12月14日。那时大卫已考完试，就能和我们一起去度假了。(will have done) We’d better wait till 14 December, David will have had his exam by then, so he’ll be able to go on holiday with us. 3. 他正在做一个新项目，年底前必须完成。(work on) He’s working on a new project which has to be finished by the end of the year. 4.他们让我们使用他们的实验室，作为回报，我们则让他们分享研究成果。(in return) They are letting us use their lab, and in return, we are sharing with them the result of our research. 5.诸如打电话，听电话一类的事情占用了这位秘书的大部分时间。(take up) Such things as making and answering telephone calls take up most of the secretary’s time. 5.很明显，自然灾害是造成这个国家经济危机的原因。 Obviously, natural disasters were the cause of the country’s economic crisis.或者 Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the country’s economic crisis. * * * Exp