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第五单元 1.培养正确的感情是极其必要的，因为它可以为一个人将来学习和工作的成功奠定基础。 Cultivating the right emotions is indispensable in that / because it lays the foundations for the successes of one’s future work and studies. 2.中国西部发展急需人才，政府为此制定了优惠政策，号召更多大学生毕业生去西部工作。 West China is crying out for talented people for its development. To this end, the government has laid down / made favorable policies, calling for more college graduates to go and work there. 3. 你怎么可以在我这样艰难的时候对我置之不理呢？我们患难与共差不多半个世纪了。 How can you turn your back on me when I am in such difficulty? We have gone through trials and tribulations for practically half a century. 4. 网虫们很多时间都泡在网上，以至于他们无法分辨虚拟世界和现实世界。 Web addicts spend so much time on the Internet that they are unable to draw a distinction between the virtual world and the real world. 5.生活在城市的人常常有这样的幻想：乡村生活是闲适安逸的。其实不一定是这回事儿。 Urban / City residents often have the illusion that rural life is always leisurely and comfortable. In fact, that may not be the case. 6.远程学习是个全球化的趋势。随着它的迅速发展，人们无论身处何地都能有同样方便的途径享受教育资源。 Distance learning is a global trend. With its quick growth / development, people are given / can enjoy an equally convenient access to educational resources, no matter where they are 第六单元 1.我们中国人会再三地请客人多吃桌上的菜，以表明我们好客。 As a proof of our hospitality, we Chinese will repeatedly ask our guests to help themselves to the dishes on the table. 2.正是通过倾听人们的谈话和观察他们的举止，我们才加强了了解社会的能力。 It is by means of listening to what people say and observing how they behave that we’ve strengthened our own capacity to learn about / understand society. 3. 安全感常常来自对环境的熟悉，所以人们对陌生环境往往会抵制或避开。 One’s sense of safety comes from familiarity with the environment; so people have the tendency to resist or avoid new situations. 4.我们往往对某地区的人产生偏见甚至敌意，这是由于我们不熟悉他们。 We tend to show prejudice against or even hostility towards people from a certain region, which can be attributed to the fact that we are unfamiliar with them. 5.我觉得直接拒绝是一种礼貌，而我父母却很少说“不”，以免使对方为难。 I believe it is polite to decline directly, while my parents seldom say