武漢理工大學(xué)研究生英語(yǔ)下復(fù)習(xí)資料課后題答案

1、English Review(1502孫瑞宗整理) Unit 6 Education EmploymentVocabulary1.It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes.這是令人憤慨的是，這些建筑物仍然是空的，而成千上萬(wàn)的人沒(méi)有家園。2.My brother was expelled from school for bad behavior.我弟弟因?yàn)樾袨椴欢吮粚W(xué)校開(kāi)除了。3.Severe iron deficiency can cause develo

2、pmental delay and growth retardation.嚴(yán)重缺鐵會(huì)導(dǎo)致發(fā)育遲緩和生長(zhǎng)遲緩。4.A goal just before half-time rescued the match from mediocrity.一個(gè)半場(chǎng)前的進(jìn)球使這場(chǎng)比賽沒(méi)有流于平庸。5.She has campaigned relentlessly for her husbands release from prison.她鍥而不舍地奔走努力爭(zhēng)取她丈夫釋放出獄。6.There was a short skirmish between the political party leaders when

3、the government announced it was to raise taxes.當(dāng)政府宣布提高稅收時(shí)在政黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人間出現(xiàn)了小的爭(zhēng)議。7.Our football coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in the players.我們的足球教練將一種團(tuán)隊(duì)精神努力灌輸給球員。8.There was a hint of smug self-satisfaction in her voice.她的話(huà)語(yǔ)中帶有點(diǎn)自鳴得意的感覺(jué)。9.Theyll quite happily squander a whole years savings

4、 on two weeks in the sun.他們非常開(kāi)心地將一整年的積蓄揮霍在了陽(yáng)光下的兩個(gè)星期.10.Our landlord racked up the rent by 15% this year.我們房東今年將房租提高了整整15%Vocabulary1.The labor union and the companys management, despite their long history of unfailingly acerbic disagreement on nearly every issue, have nevertheless reached an unexpec

5、tedly conclusive, albeit still tentative, agreement on next years contract.(A)conclusive結(jié)論性的；決定性的；毋庸置疑的。(B)onerous猶豫的;遲疑的;吞吞吐吐的;躊躇的(C)hesitant猶豫的;遲疑的;吞吞吐吐的;躊躇的(D)swift迅速的;敏捷的;立刻的;突然發(fā)生的長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)工會(huì)和公司管理階層一直對(duì)每個(gè)問(wèn)題都有很尖銳的分歧，然而對(duì)于明年的合同他們卻出人意料并毋庸置疑地表示贊同，盡管這只是暫時(shí)的。2. Human reaction to the realm of thought is often

6、as strong as that to sensible presences; our higher moral life is based on the fact that material sensations actually present may have a weaker influence on our action than do ideas of remote facts.(A)familiar symbolic相似的.象征性的(B)material remote物質(zhì)的.遙遠(yuǎn)的/微小的(C)emotional impersonal情感的.客觀(guān)的(D)definitive c

7、ontroversial明確的.有爭(zhēng)議的人類(lèi)對(duì)思想境界的反應(yīng)程度跟對(duì)可感知的外表的反應(yīng)程度一樣強(qiáng)烈。相比思想上的微小事實(shí)，物質(zhì)感官所真正呈現(xiàn)的可能對(duì)我們的實(shí)際行動(dòng)有更少的影響力，這就是我們更高的道德生活所依賴(lài)的事實(shí)。3. In response to the follies of todays parliaments, the councilor does not express inflamed indignation, but rather affects the detachment and smooth aphoristic prose of an eighteenth-century

8、 wit.(A)resort to.spurns采取，訴諸。蔑視，踐踏(B)rely on.avoids依賴(lài)。避免(C)suppress.clings to抑制。依附，依靠，堅(jiān)持，墨守(D)express.affects表達(dá)。模仿，影響，喜歡針對(duì)當(dāng)今議會(huì)的愚昧，這個(gè)議員沒(méi)有表達(dá)一種過(guò)激的憤怒，而是模仿某位18世紀(jì)智者那種客觀(guān)和舒緩的、警句格式的散文體（來(lái)表達(dá)自己的觀(guān)點(diǎn)）。4. As is often the case with collections of lectures by different authors, the book as a whole is disconnected, a

9、lthough the individual contributions are outstanding in themselves.(A)different.disconnected不同的不連貫的，無(wú)系統(tǒng)的;(B)incompetent.abysmal無(wú)能力的;不勝任的;深不可測(cè)的;完全的;(C)famous.systematic著名的有系統(tǒng)的，有規(guī)則的;有條不紊的;(D)mediocre.unexciting普通的;中等的;不令人興奮的;正如由不同的作者的文章所構(gòu)成的文集的那種通常情形一樣，書(shū)的整體風(fēng)格是不統(tǒng)一的，盡管每個(gè)人的作品就其自身而言都是很杰出的。5. Theessenceofbe

10、liefistheestablishmentof practice;differentbeliefs aredistinguishablebythedifferentmodesofactiontowhichtheygiverise.(A)allegiances效忠，忠誠(chéng)；忠貞(B)practice實(shí)踐；練習(xí)；(C)trust信任，信賴(lài)；(D)commitment承諾，保證，委托；信仰的本質(zhì)在于（習(xí)俗慣例）的確定，不同的信仰可以憑借這些信仰所導(dǎo)致的不同行為方式來(lái)加以區(qū)分。6.TheresultsoftheexperimentsperformedbyElizabethHazenandRachelB

11、rownwere provocative notonlybecausetheseresultschallengedoldassumptionsbutalsobecausetheycalledtheprevailing methodologyintoquestion.(A)specious.original華而不實(shí)的，似是而非的原始的，最初的。(B)predictable.contemporary可預(yù)測(cè)的.同時(shí)代的；(C)provocative.prevailing挑釁性的，挑戰(zhàn)性的.盛行的，流行的；(D)inconclusive.traditional非決定性的.傳統(tǒng)的伊麗莎白和雷切爾進(jìn)行的實(shí)

12、驗(yàn)結(jié)果是有挑戰(zhàn)性的，因?yàn)檫@些結(jié)果不僅挑戰(zhàn)了老的假設(shè)，還質(zhì)疑了流行的方法學(xué)。7.Asearlyastheseventeenthcentury,philosopherscalledattentiontotheproblematiccharacteroftheissue,andtheirtwentieth-centurycounterparts stillapproachitwith uneasiness(A)problematicuneasiness有疑問(wèn)的；不確定的不安;擔(dān)憂(yōu)(B)unusualcomposure與眾不同的鎮(zhèn)靜(C)complexantipathy復(fù)雜的反感的(D)auspici

13、ouscaution吉利的小心早在17世紀(jì)，哲學(xué)家們就注意到了這個(gè)議題的有不確定的特點(diǎn)，到了20世紀(jì)又有跟他們相似的一波科學(xué)家還是帶著不安開(kāi)展了這個(gè)議題。8. ThedeferencewithwhichtheFrencharistocracygreetedthemiddle-classRousseauwasallthemoreremarkable becauseheshowedsolittlerespectforthem.(A)appreciation.deserved欣賞應(yīng)得的(B)suspicion.uncanny懷疑離奇的的(C)reserve.unexpected預(yù)留出人意料的(D)d

14、eferenceremarkable敬重卓越的法國(guó)貴族對(duì)身為中產(chǎn)階級(jí)的盧梭表示敬意，而這種尊重反而因?yàn)樗麑?duì)他們的不尊重而變得更加明顯。9. Congressishavinggreatdifficultydevelopingaconsensusonenergypolicy,primarilybecausethepolicyobjectivesofvariousmembersofCongressrestonsuchdivergentassumptions.(A)fundamental基礎(chǔ)的；(B)trivial瑣碎的，微小的；(C)divergent有分歧的；(D)commonplace平凡的翻譯

15、：國(guó)會(huì)很難在能源政策上達(dá)成一致，主要是因?yàn)椴煌瑖?guó)會(huì)成員的政策目標(biāo)建立在不同的假設(shè)基礎(chǔ)之上。10. Hydrogenisthefundamentalelementoftheuniverseinthatitprovidesthe buildingblocks fromwhichtheotherelementsareproduced.(A)expendable可消費(fèi)的(B)fundamental基礎(chǔ)的(C)lightest最輕的(D)steadiest穩(wěn)定的氫元素是宇宙的基本物質(zhì),因?yàn)樗峁┝似渌脑刭?lài)以產(chǎn)生的基本物質(zhì).Translation1.Certainly many neurotic bo

16、omer parents-and their stressed-out ,resume-building teenagersassume that it is always better to choose Harvard over Big State U. because of Harvards presumably superior educational environment, better alumni connections, and more lucrative on-campus recruiting opportunities.對(duì)于那些在生育高峰期出生，已為人父母的人和他們焦

17、慮不安，整日忙于增加閱歷，以使簡(jiǎn)歷內(nèi)容更加豐富的十幾歲的孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，選擇哈佛大學(xué)當(dāng)然比重點(diǎn)州立大學(xué)更好。因?yàn)楣鹂赡軙?huì)有優(yōu)越的教育環(huán)境，更好的校友圈子，以及更加誘人的校園招聘機(jī)會(huì)。2.Its true that big law firms, major teaching hospitals, and investment banksheck, even the offices of FORTUNEare stuffed with Ivy Leaguers. Its also true that if you want a career at what passes for the America

18、n establishmentSullivan&Cromwell, McKinsey, Goldman Sachsa gilt-edged diploma is a distinct advantage.事實(shí)上，大型法律公司，主要示教醫(yī)院和投資銀行，甚至是財(cái)富雜志的辦公室，滿(mǎn)是常春藤學(xué)生。這也是事實(shí)，如果你想在被當(dāng)做美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)基石的公司謀得一份職業(yè)，如蘇利文克倫威爾律師事務(wù)所，麥肯錫，高盛等，那么一份鑲金的學(xué)位證書(shū)無(wú)疑是一個(gè)獨(dú)特的優(yōu)勢(shì)。3.The advantages of Harvard, in other words, confer few benefits on the class sla

19、cker. Robert Zemsky. An education professor at the University of Pennsylvania, who believes a prestigious undergraduate degree does pay off, puts it this way: “Its like the brass ring on a merry-go-round. If you go to a high-prices, highly selective school, you have a better shot at the brass ring.

20、But you have to grab it.”換句話(huà)說(shuō)，哈佛的優(yōu)勢(shì)在于不會(huì)給偷懶者帶來(lái)太多的好處。賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)的教育學(xué)教授Robert Zemsky認(rèn)為讀有名的大學(xué)是劃算的，他這樣說(shuō)：“這就好比是旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬上的銅環(huán)。如果你選擇一個(gè)昂貴的高選性的學(xué)校，你就有更好的機(jī)會(huì)能夠擊中銅環(huán)。但是你必須得抓住它?！?.So listen up, high school seniors: Your life is not over if you end up at the University of Oklahoma. In fact, if you want to be governor of Okla

21、homa when you grow up, youre probably better off graduating a sooner.請(qǐng)高校的高年級(jí)學(xué)生注意聽(tīng)好了：如果你僅僅只是畢業(yè)于俄克拉馬荷馬州立大學(xué)你的人生并沒(méi)有完蛋。而事實(shí)上，如果你想長(zhǎng)大后成為俄克拉荷馬州的州長(zhǎng)，你還能近水樓臺(tái)先得月。5.Most studies use future income, the favorite yardstick of those dead souls called economists. But knowing the cost-benefit ratio of a purchase is not

22、 the same as knowing it value.很多研究運(yùn)用未來(lái)收入，因?yàn)檫@是那些被稱(chēng)為經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家的老家伙們最青睞的計(jì)算標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。但是，知道一件所購(gòu)之物的成本效益率并不等于知道了它的價(jià)值。 Unit 7 FilmVocabulary1.Was he really a villain, or just a scapegoat?他真的是一個(gè)壞人,或只是一個(gè)替罪羊?2.With regard to hardness, the diamond is in a class by itself.講硬度，金剛鉆是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的。3.The time when a solar eclipse（暗淡失色） w

23、ill occur can be calculated.日食發(fā)生的時(shí)間可以推算出來(lái)。4.Some praise him, whereas others condemn him.有人贊揚(yáng)他，而另一些人譴責(zé)他。5.Ihave seen such desire of success before in people who held immense power.之前我在掌握大權(quán)的人身上看到這種成功的欲望。6.These are treacherous times for many foreign businesses in China.這些是許多外國(guó)企業(yè)在中國(guó)遇到的危險(xiǎn)時(shí)期。7.He who kno

24、ws only how to wield （使用）a pen usually feels quite helpless in the face of practical problems.只知道耍筆桿的人在遇到實(shí)際問(wèn)題的時(shí)候通暢會(huì)感到很無(wú)助。8.The author tried to depict the splendor of the sunset.作家試圖摹寫(xiě)日落的光彩。9.They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他們也許能在不同利益政黨之間進(jìn)行調(diào)解。10.Revisionism is alr

25、eady offering alternative views of his achievements.修正主義已經(jīng)對(duì)他的成就提出了不同的觀(guān)點(diǎn)。11.Steve Jobs had been in conflict with some other members of his crew. (in opposition to) 12.An entrepreneur is more than just a risk taker. He is a visionary. (foreseer)13.The Prime Ministers fragile government was on the brin

26、k of collapse. (edge) 14.She loved to ride; on horseback, she was reckless and utterly without fear. (bold) 15.Writes of history books often attempt to integrate the past with the present. (put together) 16.A language teacher should initiate students into the elements of grammar. (lead) 17. Signatur

27、e must be consistent with that in your policy record. (be the same as) 18.Cultivating and training college students setback-resistance should be an important part in quality education. (discouragement) 19.If you cant dazzle people with brilliance, dazzle them with your smile. (impress) 20.As far as

28、quality is concerned, we must not make do with what we have, but must constantly strive for excellence. (try hard for) Translation1.Part of this came from his unique view of risk and return, which defied the short-term outlook of his investors.其中一個(gè)原因歸結(jié)于他獨(dú)特的對(duì)于風(fēng)險(xiǎn)和回報(bào)的視角，而這個(gè)視角讓投資者們無(wú)法看得到表面上的短線(xiàn)效益。2.Disney

29、s persona combined nostalgia for small-town American values with faith in the potential of modern science and technology to transform our lives.迪斯尼的個(gè)性中同時(shí)混合了美國(guó)小鎮(zhèn)居民懷舊的價(jià)值觀(guān)和對(duì)現(xiàn)代科技必將改變?nèi)祟?lèi)生活的信心。3.The success of the film helped Disney the discipline of building a high performance business culture that would

30、contribute to his companys future triumphs.這部電影的成功幫助迪斯尼推動(dòng)了建立高端企業(yè)文化的原則，對(duì)公司未來(lái)的成功起到了重要的作用。4.Only through the talent, labor and the dedication of this staff could any Disney project get off the ground.如果缺少了才華，勞動(dòng)和員工的奉獻(xiàn)精神，迪斯尼的任何一個(gè)項(xiàng)目便都無(wú)法問(wèn)世。5.“He knew that for intuition to mean anything it had to be impleme

31、nted, and that this demanded a combination of stringent analysis and sheer hard work, backed up by the practical talents of the artists with whom he surrounded himself.”他知道要令直覺(jué)有意義，必須讓它實(shí)現(xiàn)。而這需要一系列嚴(yán)密的分析及實(shí)打?qū)嵉男燎诠ぷ鳎瑫r(shí)需要他身邊的那些藝術(shù)家的真正的才華作為支撐。 Unit 8 Environmental EngineeringVocabulary1.A custodian or trustee

32、 is appointed to oversee the debtors property to protect it from loss.托管人或受托人被任命監(jiān)督債務(wù)人的財(cái)產(chǎn)保護(hù)它免受損失。2.U.S. auto sales are down about 40% from their peak, forcing automakers to idle plants and furlough workers.美國(guó)汽車(chē)銷(xiāo)售已經(jīng)從峰值下降了約40%，迫使汽車(chē)制造商閑置廠(chǎng)房和工人休假。3.We are asking consumers to boycott goods from companies t

33、hat use child labor.我們呼吁消費(fèi)者抵制使用童工的公司的產(chǎn)品4.An oil refinery caught fire and residents near a nuclear reactor were forced to evacuate safe areas.一個(gè)煉油廠(chǎng)起火,核反應(yīng)堆附近的居民被迫疏散到安全區(qū)域5.The Civil Rights leader focuses on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism.民權(quán)領(lǐng)袖的重點(diǎn)是公開(kāi)的歧視，而不是陰險(xiǎn)的種族主義方面。6.In the

34、 wake of developments in science and technology, man has become more capable of conquering natural disasters.隨著科學(xué)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，人類(lèi)已經(jīng)變得更加有能力戰(zhàn)勝自然災(zāi)害7.When he was drunk, Professor Dou blurted out what was on his mind and added fuel to the fire.當(dāng)都教授喝醉的時(shí)候，他脫口而出了心中所想并一發(fā)不可收拾。8.If a forest fire cannot be extinguished

35、, devastation is sure to ensue.如果森林火災(zāi)不能被撲滅，災(zāi)害一定會(huì)隨之發(fā)生。9.The conversations were designed to undermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company.這些談話(huà)被用來(lái)暗地破壞她的權(quán)威，以至于她覺(jué)得她不能再為公司工作了。10.They wanted to turn the estate into a private golf course and offered 20million, but the dea

36、l fell through.們出價(jià)兩千萬(wàn)英鎊，想把這塊地變成高爾夫球場(chǎng)，但交易泡湯了。Vocabulary1.On no account should they reckon examination as the only means of stimulating pupils to pursue knowledge.他們無(wú)論如何也不能把考試認(rèn)為是激勵(lì)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)知識(shí)的惟一手段2.We uphold our most cherished values not only because doing so is right, but also because it strengthens our c

37、ountry and keeps us safe.我們維護(hù)我們最珍視的價(jià)值觀(guān)不僅因?yàn)檫@樣做是正確的,還因?yàn)樗梢造柟涛覀兊膰?guó)家,讓我們的安全。3.His extensive experience in other parts of Asia helped him to overcome cultural barriers.他在亞洲其他地區(qū)的廣泛經(jīng)驗(yàn)幫助他克服文化障礙。4.But why did they permit him to carry on his practice of challenging the law and the authority of the law for as l

38、ong as the did?而是，為何他們一再容許他,挑戰(zhàn)法律及法律權(quán)威,達(dá)這么長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間。5.The court ruled that John was justified in hitting the man in self-defense.法院裁定,約翰出于自衛(wèi)而打了那個(gè)人是合理的。6.Parliament has passed an act forbidding the slaughter of animals for pleasure.會(huì)通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)禁止殺生取樂(lè)的法令。7.Food subsidies are necessary for keeping down the price

39、of dairy products and bread.為了降低乳制品和面包的價(jià)格必須需要食物補(bǔ)貼。8.The government has reaffirmed that it will take any steps to maintain law and order in our country.政府重申將采取任何措施來(lái)維護(hù)我國(guó)的法律和秩序。9.Hooker didnt squander all the money which his father left him on flashy cars or other vices.胡克沒(méi)有將自己的錢(qián)揮霍在豪華轎車(chē)或其他惡習(xí)上。10.Above

40、all Susie is a great survivor in the car crash, with a bright indomitable spirit.總之，蘇茜是一個(gè)在車(chē)禍中偉大的幸存者, 開(kāi)朗樂(lè)觀(guān)、不屈不撓。Translation1.If conservationists hope to save even the wild lands and wild creatures, they are going to have to address issues of economy, which is to say issues of the health of the landsc

41、apes and the towns and cities where we do our work, and the quality of that work ，and the well-being of the people who do the work.如果生態(tài)環(huán)境保護(hù)者們希望能挽救的即便是荒地和野生物，他們也將不得不解決經(jīng)濟(jì)方面的問(wèn)題，他們也將不得不解決經(jīng)濟(jì)方面的問(wèn)題，也就是指地區(qū)地貌和我們工作的城鎮(zhèn)，城市的健康問(wèn)題，以及這項(xiàng)工作的質(zhì)量和做這項(xiàng)工作的人們的福祉。2.We know that soil erosion, air and water pollution, urban sp

42、rawl, the proliferation of highways and garbage are making our lives always less pleasant, less healthful, less sustainable, and our dwelling places more ugly.我們知道水土流失，空氣及水資源污染，城市蔓生，以及公路和垃圾暴增，常常使自己的生活更加不如意，不健康，不可忍受，住所更加丑陋不堪。3.Such damage is justified by its corporate perpetrators and their political

43、 abettors in the name of the free market and free enterprise, but this is a freedom that makes greed the dominant economic virtue, and it destroys the freedom of other people along with their communities and livelihoods.這種損害是其企業(yè)肇事者及政治教唆者們以“自由市場(chǎng)”和“自由企業(yè)”的名義來(lái)得以辯護(hù)的。但是這種自由是以貪婪為主導(dǎo)的經(jīng)濟(jì)美德。他會(huì)破壞他人的自由，以及他們的社區(qū)和生

44、活4.As a result, our once-beautiful and bountiful countryside has long been a colony of the coal, timber, and agribusiness corporations, yielding an immense wealth of energy and raw materials at an immense cost to our land and our lands people.其結(jié)果就是，我們?cè)?jīng)美麗而富饒的鄉(xiāng)村長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)都是作為煤炭，木材，農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)業(yè)的殖民地，以我們的土地及其子民的巨大犧牲來(lái)

45、換取能源和原材料的巨額財(cái)富。5.Furthermore, to permit the smaller enterprises always to be ruined by false advantages, either at home or in the global economy, is ultimately to destroy local, regional, and even national capabilities of producing vital supplies such as food and textiles.此外，無(wú)論在國(guó)內(nèi)還是在全球經(jīng)濟(jì)范圍內(nèi)，讓小型企業(yè)在這些認(rèn)

46、為的優(yōu)勢(shì)下破產(chǎn)，最終會(huì)破壞地方，區(qū)域甚至國(guó)家生產(chǎn)重要供應(yīng)品的能力，比如食品和紡織品。 Unit 9 HealthVocabulary1.My grandmother never told my mother the truth about my grandfather. Weve been living a lie all this time.我奶奶從來(lái)沒(méi)有告訴我的母親我的祖父的真相,我們一直生活在謊言中.2.The vast expansion in high education is putting strains on the system.高等教育的大幅擴(kuò)張正對(duì)該系統(tǒng)造成壓力。3.He

47、 is likely to be called up for Fridays match against Australia.他很可能會(huì)被要求參加星期五對(duì)陣澳大利亞的比賽。4.He envisages the possibility of establishing direct diplomatic relation in the future.他設(shè)想在未來(lái)可以建立直接的外交關(guān)系。5.These dangers are not confined to smokers, but to non-smokers as well.這些危險(xiǎn)不僅限于吸煙者，而且對(duì)非吸煙者也有。6.Farmers are

48、angry because the rise fails to keep pace with inflation.農(nóng)民們很氣憤，因?yàn)樘醿r(jià)趕不上通貨膨脹。7.The media distorts reality, categorizes people at all good or all bad.媒體歪曲事實(shí),將人分為十足的好人和壞蛋.8.The bill was intrigued （以謀略達(dá)成）through the Senate.該法案在參議院通過(guò)了。9.He has been asked to account for his conduct.他被要求解釋他的行為。10.A man who

49、 goes from door to door selling things shall to be aggressive if he wants to succeed.挨家挨戶(hù)推銷(xiāo)產(chǎn)品的人 如果想成功，他必須積極。Vocabulary1.During that unexpected rendezvous, I felt more in tune with the rhythms of life on this vast planet than I ever have.在那次意外的邂逅中，我感受到這個(gè)巨大的星球上，生命之間的一種極致的和諧。2. If you have high blood p

50、ressure or signs of heart, eye, nerve or kidney disease-or other diabetes complications that may be aggravated by pregnancy-you may need treatment before conception.如果你有高血壓或心臟、眼睛、神經(jīng)或腎臟疾病或其他糖尿病并發(fā)癥，可能會(huì)加劇妊娠-你可能需要在懷孕前處理。3.Theproblemwiththesefindingsisthattheyareatvariancewith（與不符）whatweseeonourTVscreens

51、andmagazinecovers.這些研究結(jié)果的問(wèn)題在于：它和我們?cè)陔娨暫碗s志封面上看到的情況不一樣。4. Lastyear, mortgageratesinHongKongdippedbelow1%, addingfueltothehome-pricesurge.去年,香港按揭利率跌至1%以下,這進(jìn)一步助推房?jī)r(jià)飆升。5.“Ifthereisanevilonearthwhichwearefacingnowadaysasnationsandaspeoplesandindividuals, thentogetherwithdrugtraffickingandillicittrade, itish

52、umantrafficking.” hesaid.他說(shuō):“如果我們，無(wú)論是作為一個(gè)國(guó)家，一個(gè)民族或是個(gè)人，現(xiàn)在正面臨著一個(gè)惡魔，它還連同毒品販賣(mài)和非法交易一起影響我們，那便是人口販賣(mài)。”6.Otherwise, the medicines could lose their potency over time due to the development of resistance.否則，隨著時(shí)間推移，由于產(chǎn)生耐藥性，這些藥物可失去其效力。*7. All these factors appear to converge on a common conclusion: something weir

53、d is going on inside the sun, and theorists are currently at a loss to explain the phenomenon.所有的因素都匯聚成一個(gè)結(jié)論：太陽(yáng)的內(nèi)部正在發(fā)生一些奇怪的改變，我們的科學(xué)家目前還無(wú)法解釋這些現(xiàn)象。8. The goal is to allow passengers to converse in a normal speaking voice between front and rear rows while traveling, a small and important factor in a plea

54、sant driving experience.這么做的目標(biāo)是在行車(chē)狀態(tài)下，讓前排與后排的乘客也能用平常說(shuō)話(huà)的音量交談，對(duì)于愉快的駕駛體驗(yàn)來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一個(gè)細(xì)微卻有至關(guān)重要的因素。9. Less certain is whether the country can afford to keep building at this pace, and whether many of these projects will never pay off in terms of the economic development they are meant to support.這個(gè)國(guó)家是否可以這個(gè)速度建立

55、是不確定的,以及就他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展水平得得到的支付情況而言，這些工程款可能永遠(yuǎn)還不清。10. To dismiss John from his job when his wife has just left him would hitting a man when he is down.約翰的妻子剛剛離開(kāi)他,現(xiàn)在又要解雇他,簡(jiǎn)直是落井下石。Translation1. The main reasons for this trend are the dramatic advances in medical diagnosis and treatment as well as the changing

56、 American lifestyle, with its new emphasis on healthier diets and regular exercise and its declining dependence on tobacco.這種趨勢(shì)的主要原因是醫(yī)療診斷和醫(yī)療方法的巨大進(jìn)步改變了美國(guó)人的生活方式-通過(guò)其新的強(qiáng)調(diào)健康飲食和定期鍛煉的方法以減少對(duì)煙草的依賴(lài)。2. Every country with reliable health statistics reports that women live longer than men; the observation is at least as old as health statistic themselves, because women outlived men by nearly three years when such data were first recorded in Europe, more than 200 years ago.憑借每個(gè)國(guó)家可靠的健康統(tǒng)計(jì)報(bào)告可以知道，女性比男性更長(zhǎng)壽；這個(gè)觀(guān)察報(bào)告至少和這個(gè)健康統(tǒng)計(jì)報(bào)告一樣古老，因?yàn)榕吮饶腥藢⒔嗷钊陼r(shí)間的這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)，最早出現(xiàn)在200年前的歐洲。3.Theimportanceoffeta