大学英语精读第四册(Unit5-7-8).docxVIP

PAGE PAGE # / 5 Unit5 Her suggesti on may sou nd reason able to you, but in everybody else eyes rm afraid it may seem ridiculous . 她的建议听起来合理,但在其他人眼中恐怕看起来荒谬。 Some doctors believe it is brutal （残忍的） to tell dying patients the truth about th eir condition because they may become so distressed as to commit suicid e. 一些医生认为这是残酷的实话告诉垂死病人对自己的疾病 ，因为他们可能变得如此痛苦的自杀。 （commit vt.犯罪，做错事；把 …交托给；指派…作战；使…承担义务 ） We note with satisfaction that all these activities have helped to promote mutual un dersta nding and frie ndship betwee n our two cou ntries. 我们满意地注意到，所有这些活动有助于促进我们两国之间的相互了解和友谊 promote vi.成为王后或其他大于卒的子 vt.促进；提升；推销；发扬 .Contrary to the belief of some doctors, even very old and sick people want to know the details of their illness so that they can prepare for death in their own special way. 一些医生的信念相反，即使很老，病人想知道疾病的细节，以便准备死在自己的特殊方式。 Corruption in government is not tolerated in any country that wants to achieve rapid economic growth and improve the life of its citizens. 腐败在任何国家在政府是不被容忍的，想要实现经济快速增长，提高市民的生活。 corruption n.贪污，腐败；堕落 tolerate v.容忍；忍受（tolerate的过去分词） Mary betrayed her friends by going back on her words. 玛丽背叛了她的朋友，背弃了她的话 The author brings the first chapter of his book to a close by giving a brief account of the adva nces scie nee has made since liberati on . brings to a close 作者将他的书的第一章结束一个短暂的解放以来科学取得了进步。 In that accident，Julian risked her own life to help a disabled woman. Risked 在这种事故，朱利安冒着自己的生命去帮助一个残疾的女人。 risk n.风险；危险；冒险 vt.冒…的危险 It pays in the long run to introduce new techniques . in the long run 从长远看的观点看引入新技术是值的 introduce vt.介绍；引进；提出；采用 techniques n.技术（technique的复数）；方法；技巧 Mrs. Queen gave us a distorted account of what had happened; thats why we no lon ger believe in the sin cerity of her uttera nces. Distorted 女王太太给了我们一个扭曲的账户发生了什么 ，这就是为什么我们不再相信她真诚的话语 11.ln every cou ntry pare nts always remember the first time their child utters the word Mama or Dad. utter vt.发出，表达；发射 在每个国家的父母总是记得孩子第一次说出 妈妈”或 爸爸”这个词。 12. At times the oral En glish class was no isy , with every o