Unit 1
1她连水都不愿喝一口,更别提留下来吃饭了;
wouldn't take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner.
2他认为我在对他说谎,但实际上我讲的是实话;
thought I was lying to him,whereas I was telling the truth.
3这个星期你每天都迟到,对此你怎么解释
do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week
4他们利润增长的部分原因是采用了新的市场策略;
increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.
5这样的措施很可能会带来工作效率的提高;
measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency.
6我们已经在这个项目上投入了大量的时间和精力,所以我们只能继续;
have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on.
Unit 2
1尽管她是家里的独生女,她父母也从不溺爱她;
the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents.
2迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会,也没给我打电话做任何解释;
didn't come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation.
3坐在他旁边的那个人确实发表过一些小说,但绝不是什么大作家;
person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.
4他对足球不感兴趣,也从不关心谁输谁赢;
has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins or loses.less is more 翻译
5经理需要一个可以信赖的助手,在他外出时,由助手负责处理问题;
manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence.
6这是他第一次当着那么多观众演讲;
is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience.
Unit 3
1你再怎么有经验,也得学习新技术;
are never too experienced to learn new techniques.
2还存在一个问题,那就是派谁去带领那里的研究工作;
remains one problem,namely,who should be sent to head the research there.
3由于文化的不同,他们的关系在开始确实遇到了一些困难;
relationship did meet with some difficulty at the beginning because of cultural differences.
4虽然他历经沉浮,但我始终相信他总有一天会成功的;
he has had ups and downs,I believed all along that he would succeed someday.
5我对你的说法的真实性有些保留看法;
have some reservations about the truth of your claim.
6她长得并不特别高,但是她身材瘦,给人一种个子高的错觉;
isn't particularly tall,but her slim figure gives an illusion of height.
Unit 4
1有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎
is a great pleasure to meet friends from afar.
2不管黑猫白猫,能抓住老鼠就是好猫;
doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
3你必须明天上午十点之前把那笔钱还给我;
must let me have the money back without fail by ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
4请允许我参加这个项目,我对这个项目非常感兴趣;
me to take part in this project: I am more than a little interested in it.
5人人都知道他比较特殊：他来去随意;
knows that he is special:He is free to come and go as he pleases.
6看她脸上不悦的神,我觉得她似乎有什么话想跟我说;
the unhappy look on her face,I felt as though she wishes to say something to me.
Unit 5
1他说话很自信,给我留下了很深的印象;
spoke confidently,which impressed me most.
2我父亲太爱忘事,总是在钥匙;
father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.
3我十分感激你给我的帮助;
'm very grateful to you for all the help you have given me.
4光线不足,加上地面潮湿,使得驾驶十分困难;
bad light,coupled with the wet ground,made driving very difficult.
5由于缺乏资金,他们不得不取消了创业计划;
starved of funds,they had to cancel their plan to start a business.
6每当有了麻烦,他们总是依靠我们;
always lean on us whenever they are in trouble.
Unit 6
1就像机器需要经常运转一样,身体也需要经常锻炼;
1. Just as a machine needs regular running, so does the body need regular exercise.
2在美国学习时,他学会了弹钢琴;
2. He learned to play the piano while studying in the United States.
3令我们失望的是,他拒绝了我们的邀请;
3. To our disappointment, he turned down our invitation.
4真实情况是,不管是好是坏,随着新科技的进步,世界发生了变化;
4. The reality is that, for better or worse, the world has changed with the advance of new technologies.
5我班里的大多数女生在被要求回答问题是都似乎感到不自在;
5. Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when they are required t
o answer questions.
6当地政府负责运动会的安全;
6. The local government took charge of the security for the sports meeting.
Unit 7
1在会上,除了其他事情,他们还讨论了目前的经济形势;
the meeting they discussed, among other things, the present economic situation.
2我对大自然了解得越多,就越痴迷于大自然的奥秘;
more I learned about the nature,the more absorbed I became in its mystery.
3医生建议说,有压力的人要学会做一些新鲜有趣、富有挑战性的事情,好让自己的负面情绪有发泄的渠道;
doctor recommends that those stressed people should try something new,interesting and c
hallenging in order to give their negative feelings an outlet.
4那个学生的成绩差,但老师给他布置了更多的作业,而不是减少作业量;
teacher gives more homework to the student who has bad grades instead of cutting it down.
5相比之下,美国的父母更趋向于把孩子的成功归因于天赋;
contrast,American parents are more likely to attribute their children's success to natural talent.
6教师首先要考虑的事情之一是唤起学生的兴趣,激发他们的创造性;
of a teacher's priorities is to stimulate students' interests and their creativity.