Unit 8?

Lead-in

1 shadow of fear ?2 at every stage ?3 nuclear weapons ?4 peace operations ?5 engaged in conflict ?6 religious groups ?7 economic development ?8 find better ways

Ex3

1 D ?2 C ?3 A ?4 B ?5 B

Ex4

refugee, adjust, contact, movement, nervous, military, care, indifference

Ex5

1 B ?2 D ?3 A ?4 C ?5 A

Ex6

1 venture ?2 comfortable ?3 confine ?4 dazed ?5 drifted ?6 lingered ?7 bewildered ?8 overwhelmed ?9 innocent ?10 terrified

Ex7

1 sticks out ?2 come by ?3 under way ?4 in search of ?5 adjust to

Ex8

1 The theft in recent months paled in comparison with this case.

2 Several years have passed since the traffic accident, and he stills can’t shake away the guilty feeling.

3 Though we had put forward a proposal to reduce cost, the board members didn’t appear to take it seriously.

4 The bare hills around haven’t reminded the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment.

5 It is unlikely for his hearty laughter to ring in our office again.

Ex9

1 Mandela had just returned to his homeland, after an absence of 18 years he spent in prison.

2 No visitor can venture into the isolation ward without proper protection.

3 No late comer will be admitted once the concert is under way.

4 I thought I was unlucky but my experience pales in comparison to yours.

5 Hard as he tried, he couldn’t even get a job interview several months after he graduated from college.

Ex12

1 D ?2 A ?3 B ?4 C ?5 D

Ex13

1 erode ?2 cease ?3 conflicts ?4 mandate ?5 exhausted ?6 promote ?7 preferable ?8 prolonging ?9 compromise ?10 was condemned

Ex14

1 take advantage of ?2 For the sake of ?3 come into contact ?4 open the door to ?5 takes a stand

Ex15

1 As long as there is a chance for peace, we must take advantage of it for the sake of our younger generation as well as for all the people present here.

2 The historic handshake between them opened the door to peace and marked the end of violence.

3 We should exhaust every possibility in our fight against those who attempt to torpedo the peace process and force them to cease to engage in terrorism.

4 Although his peace policy received broad support, the cause for peace was still fraught with difficulties and pain.

5 In my case, I will come into contact with all those concerned with the project to work out the best scheme.

Ex17

1 a. 十分安靜（悄沒聲兒）b. 一點(diǎn)不出聲（跟墳?zāi)挂粯屿o默）

c. 聰明絕頂/像所羅門一樣聰明d. 膽小如鼠?

2 她放在廚房桌上的干花還原封不動地擺在那里。

3 詹姆斯先生在那里當(dāng)體操老師，不上課時他（喜歡）舉舉重，跑跑步，踢踢球。?

4 不管我怎樣努力，總是擺脫不了那些想法的糾纏。?

5 至于比利·懷特和他的分隊(duì)，還在繼續(xù)執(zhí)行原來的任務(wù)。?

6 可想而知，軍營的生活與家庭有相當(dāng)?shù)牟顒e。?

7 可以說，我是委員會的義務(wù)顧問。?

8 我以為我可能會調(diào)動工作，但照目前情況看我得另找工作。?

UNIT8 Passage A
1. 同這個案件相比，最近幾個月的盜竊事件不值得一提。
His thefts in recent months paled in comparison with the case.
2. 那次交通事故雖然已經(jīng)過去了好幾年，但他還是擺脫不了負(fù)疚感。
Several years have passed since the traffic accident, and he still can't shake away the guilty feeling.
3. 盡管我們提出了降低成本的建議，董事會的成員們似乎沒有認(rèn)真考慮。
Though we had put forward the proposal to reduce cost, the board members didn't appear to take it seriously.
4. 周圍的山坡已經(jīng)變得光禿禿的，但這并沒有使村民們想起保護(hù)環(huán)境的重要性。
The bare hills around haven't reminded the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment.
5. 辦公室里可能再不會響起他那爽朗的笑聲了。
It is unlikely for his hearty laughter to ring in our office again.

Passage B
1. 為了所有在場的人，也為了我們的下一代，只要有和平的機(jī)會，我們就必須利用它。
As long as there is a chance for peace, we must take advantage of it for the sake of our younger generation as well as for all the people present here.
2. 他們歷史性的握手打開了和平之門，標(biāo)志著暴力的結(jié)束。
The historic handshake between them opened the door to peace and marked the end of violence.
3. 我們應(yīng)盡一切可能與企圖破壞和平進(jìn)程的人作斗爭，迫使他們停止從事恐怖活動。
We should exhaust every possibility to fight against those who attempt to torpedo the peace process and force them to cease to engage in terrorism.
4. 雖然他的和平政策得到了廣泛的支持，然而和平事業(yè)仍然充滿了艱難困苦。
Although his peace policy received broad support, the cause for peace was still fraught with difficulties and pain.
5. 就我而言，我要和所有與這個項(xiàng)目有關(guān)的人進(jìn)行接觸，以制定一個最佳方案。