大二英语下学期大二语下学期.doc

Unit one 5. 1. Taxes are a(n) obligation which may fall on everybody. 缴纳税款是每个人的义务 2. We?applauded the authoritys decision not to close the hospital. 我们不关闭医院的决定3. The doctors instructions must be fulfilled exactly; the sick mans life depends on it. 病人的生命取决于严格履行医生的指示4. Do these opinion polls really mirror what people are thinking? 这些民意测验镜子人是怎么想5. I prefer to think of memorization as a stepping-stone to flexibility in use of words and phrases. 我更愿意认为记忆是一个踏脚石灵活使用的单词和短语6. In her office memos she tended to devalue the work done by her staff. 在她办公室她倾向于贬低。7. The history of railroad transport has partly been a history of?striving for greater efficiency and profit. 铁路运输的历史在一定程度上是追求更高的效率和利润。8. He took on the new post without having the faintest idea of what it entailed 他新职位意味着什么没有一丁点概念9. He is?supposedly one of the greatest experts in that field. 在那个领域他应该是一个最伟大的10. Absolute secrecy is essential Consequently?, the fewer who are aware of the project the better. 结果要绝对保密,项目越少越好?This period is usually referred to as referred to as the postwar period. 这一时期通常被称为战后时期。It would be a setback at best at best if we were denied the use of their software. 这将是一个挫折,如果我们被拒绝使用他们的软件。 We make people mentally old by retiring them, and we may even by the same token by the same token . make them physically old. 我们使人们心理上退休,我们甚至可能出于同样的原因。使他们身体老了。4 I know that the public at large at large arent interested in this issue. 我知道公众这个问题不感兴趣5 My sister was always held up held up to me as as a model child. 我妹妹总是。1. 随着职务的提升，他担负的责任也更大了。(take on)With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities. 2. 他感到没有必要再一次对约翰承担这样的责任了。(make a commitment)He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more. 3. 闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物，与她相反，露茜却喜欢待在家里看书。(as opposed to)Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading. 4. 说得好听一些，可以说他有抱负，用最糟糕的话来说，他是一个没有良心 (conscience) 且没有资格的权力追求者。(at best, at worst)At best he s ambitious, and at worst a power-seeker without conscience or