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1这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会收到敌人的攻击The village is so close to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.

2这个国家仅用了20年的时间就发展成了一个先进工业强国 In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.

3这个公司已经发展成为了这个地区主要的化工生产基地 This company has evolved into one of the major chemical manufacturing bases in this region. 4鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一步贬值是不可避免的Given the current financial situation,itis inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued. 5

号召使命就控制水污染问题献计献策，

The government's call for suggestions about the control of water pollution produced very little response from the citizens.

6天气没有出现好转的迹象，所以号召我们做好防洪的The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for floods.

7.科学家曾一度认为没有比原子更小的东西了，但现在大多数人At one time scientists thought that there was nothing smaller than an atom but now most people know that an atom consists of even smaller particles.

8.这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至少花2个小时看比赛的现The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV

9因为得不到贷款，无法按时开业，这家百货商店损失惨重The department store lost out because loans were very hard to come by and it could not start business on time.

10我们不能到那里散步，因为那里有一个海军基地，禁止游客We can't go there for a walk because there is a navy base there, which is off limits to tourists 1大多数人都坚信法庭一定会严惩那些银行抢劫犯Most people strongly believe that the court will nodoubt punish the bank robbers severely.

2The medical workers overcame one difficulty after another in their long-term quest for a cure for thedisease. 在为治疗这种疾病而进行的长期探索中，医疗工作者客

3根据所获得的情报，封锁了街道并且抓获了抢劫银行的罪Acting on the information they received, the police closed off the streets and caught the bank robbers.

4听说这家刚建成的电视机厂第一年就能胜场50万台电视机We were amazed at learning that the newly-built TV factory can produce 500,000 TV sets in the first year.

5正在调查那么多人下岗的原因，并设法帮助下岗工人再就 The government is looking into the causes of so many layoffs and is trying to help the laid-off workers to be re-employed.

6为了扩大产品的销售，这家公司采取多种措施，开阔市场，改To expand the sales of its product, the company has taken up various measures to open up new markets and to improve its services.

7他的学习荒废到如此程度，要在一个月赶上别的同学恐怕是不He has neglected his studies to such an extent that I am afraid it is impossible for him to catch up with the other students in a month.

8那家烟花爆竹场由于未能遵守的安全条例上个月关门了The fireworks factory was closed last month for failing to comply with the government safety regulations.

9我们的足球队能否战胜对手，还要等到比赛结束后才知道It remains to be seen whether our football team can beat its opponent.

10史密斯先生预言，新近发现的石油储藏再加上新技术的利用Mr. Smith predicted that the recent oil discoveries, together with the use of new technologies, would lead to a decline in the price of crude oil. 1随着她个人生活细节越来越多地被媒体披露出来，她不得不辞As more and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she was compelled to resign her post as general manager of the company. 2她对自己的新工作很满意，因为这份工作正好与她的兴趣相符She is very satisfied with her new job as it coincides with her interests.

3我买了这件衬衣，因为它的价格从300元减到了I bought this shirt because the price was reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan.

4为了把孩子们抚养成人，这位母亲真是经历了各种磨难To bring her children up, the mother really went through all kinds of hardships.

5警方在老太太的死亡案中已经排除了他杀的可能性The police have ruled out murder in the case of the old lady's death.

6市承诺尽快采取有效措施，解决空气污染的问题The municipality (municipal government) promised to take effective steps as soon as possible to solve the problems of air pollution.

7因为腿部受伤，我没有参加上个月学校举行的网球锦标赛Idid not go in for the Campus Tennis Championships held last month because of my injured led 8要是能得到大多数女生的支持的话，你赢得选举成为学生会主If you can get the support of the majority of the girls, you stand a good chance of winning the election and becoming Chairman of the Students Union.

9他写的书并非都想一本这么成功，所以我建议从图书馆把它借 Not all the books he wrote were as successful as this one so I recommend that you borrow it from the library and read it.

10在2004年雅典奥运会上刘翔打破男子110米栏世界纪录，获At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Liu Xiang won thechampionship of the men's 110-meter hurdle and brokethe world record, which had been previously held by an American athlete.

1他试图拯救这家濒临倒闭的企业，但失败了。

He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the verge of collapse but failed. 2总统已经宣布，在第一个任期结束时不再谋求连任。

The president has announced that he will not seek reelection at the end of his first term. 3那个年轻教师在激发学生努力学习方面很有技巧。

The young teacher is skilled at motivating his students to study hard.

4她喜欢举行社交聚会，只要能找到借口，她就随时举行。 She loves giving parties and does so whenever she can find an excuse.

5要在这家公司找到一个管理职位，你恐怕至少要和50个人竞争。 I’m afraid that you’ll have to compete with at least fifty people for an administrative post in this company.

6坦率的说，就算你对公司很忠诚，我觉得你得到提拔的机会也不大。 To be frank, I don’t think you stand a good chance of getting promoted even if you are loyal to the company.

7很显然，他的演讲激发了观众对地震灾难中受害者的极大同情。 It was obvious that his speech aroused the sympathyof the audience for the victims of the earthquake 8尽管他反复向我保证他有能力推销我们公司的产品，但在雇佣他之 Though he has repeatedly assured me of his ability to promote our company’s products, I’ll give him another interview before hiring him.

9公司的投资之所以以失败而告终是由于总经理的决策错误，于是董 The company’s investment ended in failure due to the wrong strategic decisions of the general managerand so the board of directors decided to throw him out.

10我知道你累了，不过再坚持一会儿吧。再过半个小时我们就要到达顶峰了。

I know you are tired but try to hang on a littlebit longer. We will reach the peak in half an hour.

1她是一位很能干的家庭主妇，但喜欢凭一时冲动购物，厨房橱柜里 She is a very capable housewife but she likes to purchase things on impulse.Her kitchen cabinets are always full of clutter that will eventually be discarded.

2大学生应该有决心过节俭生活，不要和别人比阔气或追求时尚；要 University students should have the resolve to live a frugal lifestyle and should not try to keep upwith the Joneses or follow trends and fads .They should know that only when you mind the pennies will the dollars take care of themselves . 3这对夫妻都是大公司的高层管理人员，忙得没有时间做饭，一星期 The couple are high-ranking executives of big companies.They eat out at least five days a week due to the lack of time for home cooking.

4这两处签名十分相似，即使是有经验的专家恐怕也难辨别出它们之 The two signatures appear all of a piece.Even experienced experts may find it difficult to identifyany difference between them.

5杂志的编辑把附在文后的图片都删掉了，因为该文的长度只能在两页之内。

The editor of the journal cut out all the picturesattached to the article because the length of thearticle was restricted to only two pages.

6作为常务委员会成员，近三年来他一直在处理失业和交通问题。 As a member of the standing committee,he has been tackling unemployment and traffic problems during the past three years.

7老人生前立下遗嘱，要把他一生的继续作为奖学金献给我们的学校。 The old man made a will before his death, givingaway all his savings to our school as scholarships,a decision sanctioned by his children . 8那个医生向他的病人保证，只要他连续服用这种药三个月，每日三 The doctor assured his patient that if he took themedicine three times a day for three months without interruption,he would recover from the illness forgood.

9回顾过去的经历时，我才意识到四年的大学说是我一生中最无忧无 Only when I looked back on my past experiences did I realize that my four-year period at

university was the most care-free time in my life.

10要想在技术创新方面超过别人，我们必须时刻掌握科学技术领域 If we want to excel others in technological innovation , we must keep track of all the new ideas and developments in the field of science and technology .

1担心老太太受不了精神上的打击，在告诉她儿子在飞机失事中 Fearing that she couldn’t stand the blow,the police broke to the old woman as gently as possible the news of her son’s death in the air crash.

2调查表明，那次车祸完全是由于司机违章驾驶造成的。 Investigations revealed that the road accident was caused solely by the driver who drove against traffic regulations.

3他和夏洛克一样吝啬。要涉及到钱，他对朋友的所有承诺都丝毫没 He is as mean as Shylock.When it comes to money, all the promises he’s made to his friends count for nothing.

4自去年以来，这家公司的产品就一直滞销，但加速其倒闭的却是最 Since last year,the company has been unable to sellits products,but it was the recent unsuccessful foreign trade deal that has tened its bankruptcy.

5他提前半个月订票，以确保能够按时回家和家人一起过春节。 He booked his ticket half a month in advance to assure himself of going back home on time to spend the Spring Festival with his family.

6开始时，她对讲出有顾虑，但最后她还是说出了藏在自己心底 At first,she had some worries about telling the truth. However, at length, she spoke out the secret that she had kept in her heart for severalyears.

7海伦极力控制住自己的情绪，可她颤抖的双手还是暴露了内心的紧 Hellen tried to control her mood , but her trembling hands betrayed her nervousness.

8安妮获得了奖学金。在向父母报告这个喜讯时，尽管她说这没什么 Annie was awarded a scholarship at school,When she told her parents the good news , she could not conceal her eagerness for praise from them though sheclaimed that it was nothing special at all. 9营救队队长压低声音对我说，他对从矿难中救出更多幸存者已经不 The leader of the rescue team told me under his reath that he had little hope of finding more survivors from the mine accident.

10二战前期，德国潜艇在大西洋横冲直撞，但英国发明了雷达之后， In the early days of World War II,the German submarines ran riot in the Atlantic Ocean . However , when radar was invented in Britain , the Germans began to

suffer heavy losses