? 1) expert
2) amaze
3) quality control
4) relieve
5) assembly line
6) fire
7) major
8) decrease
9) management
10) productive
1) relieve
2) decrease
3) whatsoever
4) career
5) Unfortunately
6) results in
7) background
8) As a result
9) recognized
10) hold up??? keep up with
11) furthermore
12) on a??? basis
13) boring
14) findings
15)talk over
16) productive
1) are the basis for any good relationship between nations
2) is the great efficiency of the public services
3) was held up by a thick fog over the airport
4) two major earthquakes in its history, one in 1906 and the other in 1989
5) the professor was often absent-minded in his personal life
6) result in an employee's being fired
1) impossible
2) aware
3) unfortunate
4) literate
5) unnecessary
6) frequent
7) impatient
8) adequate
9) unsealed
10) finished
11) unfair
12) likely
13) irregular
14) direct
1) management
2) managed
3) inspected
4) inspection
5) would consult
6) consultation
7) bore
8) Bored
9) assembled
10) assembling
1) especially/specially
2) especially
3) specially
4) especially
5) specially
6) especially/specially
1) They spent two whole months working on the design of the machine.
2) The artist spends most of his spare time collecting butterfly specimens.
3) The manager spent three hours talking to Sam yesterday morning.
4) He spent the whole morning trying to solve the math problem.
1) except
2) except for
3) except
4) except for
5) except
6) except for
1) His nephew didn't use to visit him at Christmas.
Did his nephew use to visit him at Christmas?
2) He didn't use to be as thin as she.
Did he use to be as thin as she?
3) She didn't use to burn the midnight oil.
Did she use to burn the midnight oil?
1) didn't they
2) did't you
3) wasn't there
1) First of all/Most important of all
2) Most curious of all
3) Most important of all
4) Worst of all
1) efficiency
2) Furthermore
3) amazing
4) observation
5) foundation
6) career
7) reorganize
8) assembly
9) findings
10) management
11) suggestions
12) productive
13) background
14) relieving
15) holding up
16) Unfortunately
1)places/roles
2)bored
3)enjoy/like
4)traveling/going
5)hour
6)the
7)in
8)telling/ordering
9)didn’t
10)until
11)job
12)mine
13)take/accept
14)stay
15)at
16)being
17)understand
18)so
19)boring/dull
20)work
21)an
22)until
23)on
24)right/correct
25)so
26)what
27)problems
1) took out
2) searched
3) assistant
4) make a list
5) correct
6) articles
7) lying
8) satisfied
9) pulled out
10) Embarrassed
翻譯
1) 據(jù)報道,那條鐵路曾因洪水而停止修建。
It was reported that the building of the railway had been held up by a flood.
2) 罷工結(jié)果,資方接受了工人的要求。
The strike resulted in the management's accepting the workers' demands.
3) 煤礦工人們決定為爭取更好的工作條件舉行罷工。
The coalminers decided to go on strike for better working conditions.
4) 我很想買這本英文詞典,遺憾的是我身上帶的錢不夠。
I'd like very much to buy the English dictionary. Unfortunately, I haven't got enough money on me.
5) 我想先和你討論一下這篇文章的英譯稿,然后再把它寄給霍布斯先生。
I'd like to talk over with you about the English translation of the article before sending it to Mr. Hobbs.
6) 那位外國專家希望在三年內(nèi)達(dá)到所有的目標(biāo)。
The foreign expert hopes to achieve all his aims in three years.
7) 一個科學(xué)家要跟上本領(lǐng)域的新發(fā)展,你認(rèn)為必須做些什么?
What do you think a scientist must do in order to keep up with the latest developments in his field?
8) 作者認(rèn)為,如果優(yōu)秀工人經(jīng)常得到加薪和提拔,他們就會有更大的生產(chǎn)積極性。
The author thinks that if excellent workers get frequent pay increases and promotions, they will have greater incentive to produce.
附: Reading Activity及 Guided Writing
b. The teaching profession demanded total dedication.
c. After the War of 1812 the United States was far less dependent (依賴) on Europe for its manufactured goods.
1)c
2)b
3)b
4)a
5) my consultation at the shirt factory had not improved production
6) consultant??? suggestions??? follow them
7)c
8) make workers and management seriously involved in the problem solving
9) a good lesson
10)a
1) 要是我們用最快的速度奔跑,從工作臺到 咖啡機(jī)剛夠我們跑上一個來回。
2) 我想廠方是想提醒我們在那兒該生產(chǎn)些什 么東西。
3) 我過去認(rèn)為,當(dāng)顧問就是進(jìn)入工廠,研究 問題,提出解決問題的對策,然后再敦促廠方按這些建議去做。
4) 如果工人和廠方都能認(rèn)真參與問題的解 決,那么變革不僅可能,而且是不可避免 的。
1) It was over five years before we met again.
2) As he grew old, he became more and more patient.
3) Now that you've bought a new car, what are you going to do with the old one?
4) We missed the train because we used an out-of-date timetable.
5) After the work was done, he took a shower and went home.
6) I'll ring you up as soon as I get an answer from him.
7) The boy has defeated many grown-ups at chess although he is only eleven.
8) They have seen each other quite a lot since they first met last May.
9) I stood there watching the plane until it flew out of sight.
10) We'd better take the telescope with us in case it is needed.
11) The strength of the collective is boundless, while that of the individual is very limited.
12) If Columbus had not discovered America, somebody else would have done it.
Unit6 翻譯
1) 據(jù)報道,那條鐵路曾因洪水而停止修建。
It was reported that the building of the railway had been held up by a flood.
2) 罷工結(jié)果,資方接受了工人的要求。
The strike resulted in the management's accepting the workers' demands.
3) 煤礦工人們決定為爭取更好的工作條件舉行罷工。
The coalminers decided to go on strike for better working conditions.
4) 我很想買這本英文詞典,遺憾的是我身上帶的錢不夠。
I'd like very much to buy the English dictionary. Unfortunately, I haven't got enough money on me.
5) 我想先和你討論一下這篇文章的英譯稿,然后再把它寄給霍布斯先生。
I'd like to talk over with you about the English translation of the article before sending it to Mr. Hobbs.
6) 那位外國專家希望在三年內(nèi)達(dá)到所有的目標(biāo)。
The foreign expert hopes to achieve all his aims in three years.
7) 一個科學(xué)家要跟上本領(lǐng)域的新發(fā)展,你認(rèn)為必須做些什么?
What do you think a scientist must do in order to keep up with the latest developments in his field?
8) 作者認(rèn)為,如果優(yōu)秀工人經(jīng)常得到加薪和提拔,他們就會有更大的生產(chǎn)積極性。
The author thinks that if excellent workers get frequent pay increases and promotions, they will have greater incentive to produce.