Unit5
Passage A
1. 知道原理是一回事，但要付诸实践又是另外一回事。(it’s one thing ... it’s another ...)
Answer:It’s one thing to understand the principle, it’s another thing to put it into practice.
2. 据报道，慢跑 (jogging) 可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二。(less likely)
Answer:It is reported that jogging makes you two-third less likely to suffer from a heart attack.
3. 根据最新调查，半数英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值。(have no idea / in relation to)
Answer:Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey.
4. 这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园，但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼。秋天的英文(should have done)
Answer:The area should have been made into a park enjoyed by everyone but now some apartment buildings stand there.
5. 不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。(add up to)
Answer:I’m wondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him.
Passage B
1. When I walked out of the terminal, I was facing the same crowd of taxi drivers milling about in front of every airport the world over.
Answer:走出机场大楼我就看到外面好多出租汽车司机在穿梭走动，这（一现象）在世界各地的机场都是一样的。
2. Mr. Myles still smiled but his voice had a little bit of irritation in it, unusual to Rob.
Answer:迈尔斯先生仍然面带微笑，可是他的口气却有点不耐烦了。罗布很少见到这种情况。
3. No wonder the sight of elegant buildings along the canals reminded me of Paris, Amsterdam and Venice.
Answer:难怪，一看见沿河而立的精美建筑时，我就想起了巴黎、阿姆斯特丹和威尼斯。
curls
4. I know now what a joy knowledge can be, independent of anything you do with it.
Answer:pianist现在我意识到知识给人的巨大乐趣，这与如何使用知识无关。
5. She wanted to tell John how surprid she was at his knowledge but embarrassment made her hold her peace.
Answer:她本想告诉约翰，她没有料到他的知识竟有如此渊博，但又觉得有些不好意思，没有说出口
Unit 6
Passage A
1.他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时。(breathe a sigh of; have en a better day)
Answer:He breathed a sigh of sorrow and told us that he had en a better day when he was young.
2.他有极强的责任感，这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目。(take control of)
Answer:He has a strong n of responsibility, and that’s why he is chon to take contr
ol of the project.
3.不管你去哪里，不管是出差还是去玩，尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意。(be it ... or ...)
Answer:Wherever you go, be it for business or pleasure, it is always a good idea to find out as much as you can about the place.
4.我们得小心一点，同样的情景可能就要出现。(be about; repeat)
Answer:Let’s be careful. The situation may be about to repeat itlf.
5.事实上，室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切相关，当然与成人的健康也有关系。(for that matter)
Answer:In fact, the air quality of a hou has a great deal to do with children’s health, and adults’ health for that matter.
Passage B
1. It was almost , yet the streets were bathed in a soft, shimmering light.
时近午夜，大街仍沐浴在闪烁的柔和的光线中。
2. She is very busy at home. She has to take care of the children and do the kitchen work.
她在家里既忙着带孩子，又要下厨房。
3. There is always someone who is concerned about your progress.
总有人在关心你的进步。
4. If we do a thing , we should do it well.
减肥瑜伽瘦腿 我们要干就要干好。
5. There were people here from all over the country. Many of them are from the South .
这里有从全国各地来的人，其中有许多是南方人。
Unit 72011年12月英语四级
Passage A
1. 许多人认为这种药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹：“要是他们知情就好了。”(al l I can t
hink; if ... only)
Answer:A lot of people believe that the pills help them sleep. All I can think is, “if they only knew.”
2. 他一直在琢磨这个问题，直到把它完全解决为止。(chip away at)
Answer:He kept chipping away at the problem until he had completely solved it.
3. 这位乡下孩子接触到了城里种种陌生的事物。他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。(be expod to; as if)
Answer:The country boy was expod to many strange things in the city. He felt greatly shocked as if he had entered a future world.
4. 大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。(go from ... to ...; pursue)
Answer:Within only one year of graduating from college, he went from a student who pursued his dream to a person who didn’t care about a thing.
brute5. 我已经获准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。(be given permission)
Answer:I have been given permission to do the interview in that area, and that’s not something that everyone gets.
Passage B
1. It took him a long time to explain, and I didn’t get it all.
damage的用法 Answer:他解释了好一阵子，我也没有完全懂。
2. It was as if I had unlocked some sort of cret world; it was as if I’d found heaven.
Answer:那种感觉就好像我打开了一个秘密天地，到了天堂一般。
3. This is what Ecstasy gave me — but it didn’t stop there.
Answer:这就是摇头丸带给我的后果——但事情还不止于此。
4. It was , and most of the men had been up since the morning before.
Answer:已经是凌晨三点，大多数人从头天早晨起就没合过眼。
5. It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own hou.
Answer:他费了不少劲才找到回家的路。
6. He never gives himlf any rest; he’s always at it.
Answer:他从不休息，总是拼命地干。
Unit 8
把中文翻译成韩语Passage A
1. 同这个案件相比，最近几个月的盗窃事件不值一提。(pale; in comparison)
Answer:The thefts in recent months paled in comparison with this ca.
2. 那次交通事故虽然已经过去了好几年，但他还是摆脱不了负罪感。(shake away with)
Answer:Several years have pasd since the traffic accident, and he still can’t shake away the guilty feeling.
3. 尽管我们提出了降低成本的建议，董事会的成员们似乎没有认真考虑。(appear; take ... riously)
Answer:Though we had put forward a proposal to reduce cost, the board members didn’t appear to take it riously.
4. 周围的山坡已经变得光秃秃的，但这并没有使村民们想起保护环境的重要性。(bare; remind)
Answer:The bare hills around haven’t reminded the villagers of the importance of protecti
ng the environment.
5. 办公室里可能再不会响起他那爽朗的笑声了。(unlikely; ring)
Answer:It is unlikely for his hearty laughter to ring in our office again.
Passage B
ethanol1.a.as quiet as a lamb / mou 十分安静（悄无声息）
b.as silent as a grave 一点不出声（像坟墓一样静默）
c.as wi as Solomon 聪明绝顶／像所罗门一样聪明
d.as timid as a hare 胆小如鼠
2.The dried flowers she arranged on the kitchen table remain exactly as she had left them.
她放在厨房桌上的干花还原封不动地摆在那里。
3.Mr. James worked as a gym teacher, and in his off hours, he lifted weights, ran and played soccer.
詹姆斯先生在那里当体操老师，不上课时他（喜欢）举举重、跑跑步、踢踢球。
4.Hard as I tried, I couldn’t shake the thoughts away.
fracture
不管我怎样努力，总是摆脱不了那些想法的纠缠。
5.As for Billy White and his team, they continue to do what they have always done.
至于比利•怀特和他的分队，还在继续执行原来的任务。
6.As you can imagine, life in the barracks was quite a change from home.
可想而知，军营的生活与在家里有相当的差别。
7.I’m a sort of unpaid advir, as it were, to the committee.
可以说，我是委员会的义务顾问。
8.I thought I might be transferred but as it is I shall have to look for a new job.
