Unit 1, Book 2
1. What happened to the amber room remains a mystery.
琥珀屋究竟怎么了仍然还是一个谜。
2. This was a time when the two countries were at war.
这段时间那两个国家正处于交战状态。
3. Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.
费雷德威廉一世，琥珀屋的所有者，决定不再保留它。
4. The King of Prussia could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.
普鲁斯国王绝不可能想到他送给俄国人民最好的礼物会有这么一段令人惊异的历史。
5. There’s no doubt that dogs can survive an earthquake.
毫无疑问狗可以在地震中幸存。
6. The story is well worth listening to. 这个故事很值得一听。
7. I happened to see some Germans taking apart the Amber room.
我碰巧看见一些德国人正在拆琥珀屋。
8. My advice proved (to be) wrong. 我的建议被证明是错误的。
9. He seems to be talking with the young man who is highly thought of.
他似乎正在跟那个被高度赞扬的年轻人交谈。
10. I have never lied to you before. Nor will I (lie to you) in the future.
我以前从未跟你撒谎，我以后也不会。
Unit 2, Book 2
1. The Summer Olympics are held every 4 years on a regular basis.
夏季奥运会每四年定期举行一次。
2. Women are not only allowed, but also play a very important role in gymnastics.
在体操方面，妇女不仅被允许参加，而且还起非常重要的作用。
3. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women.
没有别的国家可以参加，奴隶和妇女也不能。
4. She made as many men as she could share her pain. 她让尽可能多的男子分担她的痛苦。
5. Apart from promising to run the race, he gave me some advice.
除了许诺跑这个比赛以外，他还给了我一些建议。
6. - Who is in charge of your team? - It is in the charge of Mr. Zhang.
—你们队由谁负责？ — 由张老师负责。
7. While I agree with the idea you put forward, I don ’t agree to your plan.
尽管我赞成你提出的主意，我并不同意你的计划。
8. Not only did they make a bargain with him about the price, but they also gave him less money.
他们不仅就价格跟他讨价还价，还少给了他钱。
9. He has picked three times as many apples as I have. 他摘的苹果数量是我的三倍。
10. Although he used to live in the big city, he has got used to living in the countryside now.
虽然他曾经居住在大城市里，现在他已经习惯了住在农村。
Unit 3, Book 2
1. I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.
2. By the 1940s, I had grown as large as a room.
到 20 世纪 40 年代，我已经变得像房间一样大了。
3. Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.
无论如何，我的目标就是给人类提供高质量的生活。
4. We are determined not to make such foolish mistakes any longer.
我们决心不再犯这么愚蠢的错误。
5. Compared with that problem, this one is much easier to solve.
比起那个问题，这一个容易解决的多。
6. Brothers as they are, they have nothing in common.
尽管他们是兄弟，他们并没有什么共同之处。
7. He got angry as a result of his son ’s being beaten.
因为他的儿子挨打，他非常恼火。
8. The building consisting of three parts is our teaching building.
那个由三部分组成的大楼就是我们的教学楼。
9. You’d better leave here before any problem arises.
你最好趁还没有出现任何问题前离开这里。
10. Dressed in a white coat, she is easy to find.
穿着白大衣，她很容易到。
Unit 4, Book 2
1. Pandas are in danger of dying out.
大熊猫面临着灭绝的危险。
2. He longed to succeed his father as general manger.
3. Have mercy on the child employed in taking care of his sick mother all dasort out sthy!
怜悯一下那个整天忙于照顾他生病的母亲的孩子吧！ (be employed in doing sth.)
4. I would appreciate it if you could suggest some good ideas to me.
如果你能给我出一些好主意的话，我会感激不尽的。
5. If you are to teach them a lesson, you should let them do it themselves.
如果你想给他们一个教训的话，你应该让他们自己做。
6. Much to his relief, the pop star responded to his letter.
让他颇感安慰的是，那个流行歌手回复了他的信。
7. I’d rather you didn ’t assign us any homework tomorrow.
我宁愿你明天不给我们布置任何作业。
8. We are being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.
我们正在被杀戮，以获得我们腹部下面的皮毛。
9. The insect contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.
这种虫子体内含有一种影响蚊子的强效药。
10. They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being.
他们数千万年以前就在地球上生活，远在人类形成以前。
Unit 5, Book 2
1. Never has she dreamed of becoming rich. 她从未梦想过发财。
2. To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming famous.
老实说，很多人非常看重出名。
3. I am the person on whom jokes are often played. 我就是那个经常被开玩笑的人。
4. They may give performances in clubs, for which they are paid in cash.
他们可能在俱乐部演出，为此他们被付现金。
5. The musician on whom they relied happened not to be there that day.
他们所依靠的那个音乐家碰巧那天不在那儿。
6. In addition to the house in the countryside, he bought a new house in the city last year.
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