Passage A
1,随着职务的提升,他负担的责任也更大了。
1.With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities.
2,他感到他没有必要再一次对约翰逊承担这样的责任了。
2.He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more.
3,闲暇时玛丽喜欢外出购物,与她相反,露西却喜欢呆在家里看书。
3.Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading.
4,说好听一点,可以说他有抱负,用最糟糕的话来说,他是一个没有良心活没有资格的权力追随着。
4.At best he's ambitious, at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications.
5,我们已尽全力说服他,但却毫无进展。
5.We have striven