中译英Unt 5—Unit8.docVIP

Unit 3 As the wedding ceremony was approaching, Susan had become quite anxious. She could not pin down what exactly was troubling her. After a long talk with her close friend Kate, she realized that, although she was 28 years old, she was not emotionally mature enough to be ready fro marriage and she was not sure whether the marriage would guarantee her a happy family life. She knew that Chinese students had a way of shying away from revealing their feelings or opinions, not only because she lack confidence in spoken English but also because they believe modesty is a virtue. So she specially conceived a couple of simple topics and encouraged them in the discussion, in order that they might become more confident and closer with each other. Unit 4 We couldn’t make of their proposal at all, because it was no easy job for us to come to grips with their perspective. It was a safe bet that we were as much baffled about their way of thinking as they were about ours. I think we need to arrange a meeting to clear up misunderstandings and ro remove communication barriers. From a biography written by one of his former colleagues who had worked with him for more than two decades, it is not difficult to conclude that what he represented was nothing if not the elite class of the country in the wake of the second World War, who were rather conservative in terms of religious and political views. Unit 5 This young man liked reading detective stories. After finished reading Holmes’ stories, he thought he had known the detective’s skills inside out and started to investigate a case of robbery. After a few weeks of close investigation, he tracked down three suspects, who turned out to be abroad when the robbery took place. In this book, we do find some differences between the two cultures. But instead of dwelling on differences, the author presents lengthy discussions on things they have in common, of which their loyalty to work are most thoroughly touched upon. Unit 5 1