Unit 11 sports
答案
1) Because of the high level of unemployment, many teenagers nowadays leave school only to find that they have no chance of getting a job.
2) We are glad that the general situation in the country and in all industries has been stable.
3) As Russia is a friendly neighbor, we sincerely hope that it enjoys economic development and social stability.
4) To avoid being recognized when he went into the hospital, the thief wore a white coat.
5) The more people there are and the worse their living conditions, the greater the possibility for all kinds of social problems.
1) It's relatively easy to find new-home shoppers. When a house is purchased, information is publicly available. When a couple begins looking for a house, it's registered only in their own minds. However, their behavior clearly reveals their intentions. A new-home shopper begins to look at real estate listings, and perhaps contractor listings.
2) Personal appearance is very important to most of us. It may influence how we feel about ourselves and what behaviors we practice in order to maintain our image. Our sense of self comes from a combination of how we feel about basic looks and how we react emotionally in certain situations.
3) Thirty years ago, when I was a small child, my father arranged for me to spend two summer holidays at a farm in the countryside. He thought it would be good for me, and he was right. It taught me a great deal about the importance of independence.
1.由于高失业率,现在许多青少年离开学校后发现他们根本没有机会找到工作。
2.我们高兴的看到,全国以及各行各业的总的情况是稳定的。
3.俄罗斯是友好邻邦,我们真诚的希望它经济发展,社会稳定。
4.为了避免进医院时被人识破,那个小偷穿了一件白外套。
5.人口越多,生活条件越差,产生各种社会ent的可能性就越大。
1.要找到新房的买主比较容易。新房购买后,信息就向公众公开。当一对夫妇开始看新房,他们只是在自己的头脑里有这么个打算。然而他们的行为揭示了他们的意愿。买新房的人会开始看房产的清单,甚至看开发商的名录。
2.个人形象对我们大多数人来说都是非常重要的。个人形象可能影响到我们对自己的看法,影响我们为保持形象而采取的行动。我们对自身的看法既来源于我们对自己外貌的看法,也来源于我们在特定场合中情绪的反映。
3.30年前,我还是个小孩子的时候,我父亲曾安排我去乡下一个农场过了2个暑假。他认为那对我有好处,他是对的。那段经历使我懂得了不少有关自立的重要意义。
Unit 12 culture & history
答案
1) It took us less time than usual to get the tickets to the game.
2) The show starts at 7:00 and I told the Clerks we would meet them at the lobby at 6:45.
3) The number of old people is increasing rapidly because people are living longer than before.
4) Under the new contract, waiters would receive no salary for any day on which they failed to appear due to illness.
5) The survival kit fits into a matchbox so it's very light and takes up very little room.
1)I spend every summer in a small town located at the northern tip of Long Beach, about 35 miles north of Atlantic City. It has a year-round population of 400 people, but during the spring, summer and fall almost all houses are occupied. There is a lighthouse and a state park there, with a few antique shops and a great restaurant.
2) Americans enjoy sports. The three national sports are American football, played in the fall; basketball, played in the winter; and baseball, played in the summer. Besides these big events, sports as recreation is enjoyed throughout the country. Golf, tennis, riding, surfing, jogging, and even parachuting, are popular recreational activities.
3) The Olympic Games are held every four years in a different city in the world. Athletes from many countries compete in a variety of sports which are divided into winter and summer games. The first recorded Olympic competition, held in 776 B. C, consisted of only one race — running. It was not until 1896 that the first Olympics of modern times were held in Athens.
1.买那场比赛的票,我们花的时间比平时少。
2.演出7点开始,我告诉克拉克一家我们6点45分在大厅跟他们碰头。
3.老年人口的数量在迅速增长,因为他们的寿命增加了。
4.根据新的合同,服务员们某天由于生病未能出勤,这一天他们就没有工资了。
5.救生包能装进一个火柴盒里,非常轻,而且只占很小的地方。
1每年夏天我都在长滩最北段,大西洋城以北35英里的一个小镇度过。一年到头小镇的居民不过400人,但是在春天,夏天和秋天的时候所有的房子都住满了人。那里有一个灯塔和一个州立公园,还有几家古董店和一个很棒的饭店。
2. 美国人很喜欢体育运动。美国三大全国性的体育项目为秋天的橄榄球,冬天的篮球,夏天的棒球。除了这三大项目外,体育运动作为一种娱乐在全国也广受欢迎。高尔夫,网球,骑马,冲浪,慢跑,甚至跳伞都是流行的娱乐活动。
3.奥运会每四年在世界的不同城市瘀斑一次,各国运动员在冬季和夏季奥运会的各项项目中决一高下。史上记载的第一届奥运会举办于公元前776年,当时只有一个项目-赛跑。知道1896年菜在雅典举办第一届现代奥运会。
Unit 13 science, computer & information technology
答案
1) Martin spent two years in France and came back speaking French very well.
2) The beef costs three times as much as it did last year.
3) Linda called to discuss some details about the interview you are going to have.
4) Brothers and sisters can develop long deep relationships that can help them through the problems they face in their lives.
5) The colonists who had settled in the New World had left England to find religious freedom.
1) Vitamin B is actually a group of several vitamins but all of the B vitamins are usually found together in many foods. Again, a variety of natural foods contain some vitamin B, but the best sources of vitamin B are beans, nuts, and grains. All kinds of beans and nuts contain a lot of vitamin B.
2) How we perceive our body image is influenced by cultural and social factors. In addition, cultural ideas of what is desirable and attractive have important implications in the development of our body image. Body image is constantly changing. Dominant standards of beauty for women have changed over time.
3) Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry. In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller.
1.马丁在法国呆了2年,回来后法语讲的很溜。
2.牛肉的价格是去年的3倍。
3.琳达打来电话想谈谈你将进行的面试的细节问题。
4.兄弟姐妹之间可以发展一种长久而深厚的感情,这种感情能够帮助彼此克服生活中遇到的难题。
5.在新大陆安定下来的殖民者先前离开英格兰是为了寻求宗教自由。
1.维生素B实际上是一组维生素的统称,但通常来说可在许多食物中找到所有的B类维生素。各类天然食物中都含有某种维生素B,但豆类,坚果类和谷类食物中含量最丰富。所有豆类和坚果都含有丰富的维生素B。
2.我们如何看待自己的形象受到文化和社会因素的影响。而且,文化因素中对于什么能吸引人的观念在我们外表发展的过程中有着重要的含义。我们的外表一直在改变,评判妇女美貌的主要标准也经历变化。
3.由于科学和工业的发展,家庭生活发生了重大变化。过去,更多的美国人住在农场,一般的家庭中有很多孩子。这些家庭里父母,孩子往往和祖父母同住。但是当工业在美国人的生活中主见变得比农业重要时,家庭规模就缩小了。
Unit 14 travel
答案
1) I must stress that robots do a lot of work that we are incapable of doing.
2) The computer's advantage is that it can perform an amazing number of calculations in a much shorter period of time.
3) It is true that older people themselves often complain that their memory is not as good as it once was.
4) I've left a copy of my letter on your desk because you might not have seen it.
5) Although big modern cities provide people with many facilities, they certainly have their disadvantages.
1) If your notes are too brief, you need to listen carefully for details. You are probably writing down main ideas, but many instructors also want you to recall significant details. Remember that det