1)were short of
2)attached any importance to
3)have applied for
4)consists of
5)vital
6)range
7)Judging by
8)leisure
9)awkward
10)ultimate
11)constitute
12)slim
?
1) salary
2) prospect
3) in turn
4) smelled of
5) depressed
6) suburb
7) stale
8) protested
9) incompetent
10) interview
11) Having little in common
12) disapproval
13) advertise
14) plus
?
?
1) A résumé generally consists of personal information, work experience and educational background.
2) In today's job market, importance is attached to practical experience as well as formal education.
3) The pay for this type of work ranges from ten to fifteen dollars per hour.
4) The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me./ I was depressed at the thought of having to take the exam again.
5) Tony and his brother have little in common except that they share the same interest in cricket./ Tony and his brother have little in common except their shared interest in cricket.
6)
?
?
1) unlock
2) unpacked
3) undo
4) unfolded
5) unsay
6) undressed
?
1) a blue-eyed girl
2) a kind-hearted woman
3) a simple-minded young man
4) a double-faced guy/a double-faced fellow
5) a long-haired rabbit
6) a white-haired girl
7) a left-handed person
8) a red-tailed bird
9) a narrow-minded man
10) a short-sighted woman
?
1) smells lovely/smells sweet
2) could smell cigarettes
3) Smell the milk
4) smells stale
5) smells of wine
6) can smell something burning
7) was smelling a ball of wool
8) smell of fish/smelt of fish/smelled of fish
?
1) surprising/surprise
2) surprised
3) excited????interested
4) frightened
5) bored???closing
6) closed
7) frightening
8) winning
9) amusing???thinking
10) lost
?
?
?
1) The rumour proved (to be) true.
2) The experiment proved (to be) a success in the end.
3) The student proved (to be) much brighter than he had first appeared.
4) His experiences on the farm proved (to be) a turning point in his writing career.
?
1) I could say "Thank you"
2) I had time to look over my answers
3) most of the students understood the first problem
4) I could stop him
?
1) the letter must have been written by a small child
2) they are probably Japanese
3) he might have failed in his English exam
4) the performance must be a great success
?
?
1) advertised
2) local
3) slim
4) apply
5) disapproval
6) consisted of
7) attached importance
8) Obviously
9) in common
10) salary
11) prospect
?
1) Out
2) apply
3) others
4) know
5) preferred/chose/select
6) single
7) a
8) at
9) behind
10) careful
11) to
12) considerate/thoughtful
13) when
14) questions
15) polite
16) rest/others
17) floor
18) placed
19) turn
20) When
21) noticed
22) brushed
23) nails
24) excellent
25) more
?
1) hiring
2) link
3) college graduate
4) somewhere
5) find out
6) checked with his university
7) he'd be right for the job
8) eagerness
9) left me with only one other question
10) call on
?
翻譯
1. She got a post as a cashier at a local bank. But she was soon fired because she proved to be incompetent.
她在當(dāng)?shù)匾患毅y行找到一份出納員的工作,但不久因不稱職而被解雇了。
2. It is obviously/clearly his young assistant who is running the book store.
很明顯是他的年輕助手在經(jīng)營(yíng)這家書(shū)店。
3. No sooner had the proposal been announced at the meeting than she got to her feet to protest.
這項(xiàng)建議在會(huì)上一宣布,她就站起來(lái)提出異議。
4. Bill has applied to Harvard ?University for a teaching assistantship, but his chances of getting it are slim.
比爾已向哈佛大學(xué)申請(qǐng)助教職位,但他得到它的可能性很小。
5. Being short of funds, they are trying to attract foreign capital.
由于缺乏資金,他們正在想辦法吸引外資。
6. The room smells of stale air. It must have been vacant for a long time.
這個(gè)房間有股霉味,一定是好久沒(méi)人住了。
7. As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sister have little in common.
就業(yè)余愛(ài)好而言,珍妮和她妹妹幾乎沒(méi)有什么共同之處。
8. It is self-evident that the education of the young is vital to the future of a country.
不言而喻,青年人的教育對(duì)于一個(gè)國(guó)家的未來(lái)是至關(guān)重要的。
Unit3?翻譯
1)?許多美國(guó)大學(xué)生申請(qǐng)政府貸款交付學(xué)費(fèi)。
Many American students apply for government loans to pay for their education / tuition.
2)?除閱讀材料外,使用電影和多媒體(multimedia)會(huì)激發(fā)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)的興趣。
Besides reading materials, the use of films and multimedia can stimulate students' interest in a subject.
3)?這位律師試圖說(shuō)服陪審團(tuán)?(jury)?他的當(dāng)事人(client)是無(wú)辜的。?(convince sb. of)
The attorney / lawyer tried to convince the jury of his client's innocence.
4)?提問(wèn)常常會(huì)引發(fā)創(chuàng)造的火花。
Asking questions often generates the spark of creativity.
5)?我已經(jīng)把我的簡(jiǎn)歷(résumé)?寄往幾家公司,但尚未收到回復(fù)。
I have sent off my résumé to several corporations, but haven't yet received a reply.
6)?她的結(jié)論是建立在對(duì)當(dāng)前國(guó)際情況進(jìn)行了認(rèn)真的分析的基礎(chǔ)上的。
Her conclusion is built / based on a careful analysis of current international affairs.
7)?我們滿懷期望地來(lái)參加會(huì)議,離開(kāi)時(shí)卻大失所望。
We came to the meeting full of expectations, yet we left very disappointed.
8)?暫時(shí)他只得接受了一份給一家化妝品公司發(fā)促銷傳單的活兒。
At the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets to promote products for a cosmetic company.