现代大学英语thinkingasahobby课后翻译

现代大学英语thinkingasahobby课后翻译
Lesson One Thinking as a Hobby
Translation
1) I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened．
I knew I could count on my brother to support/back me whatever happened．
2) As a general rule/generally/usually/normally，young people tend to be more interested in the present and the future．
3) Both sides will stand to lose/are likely to lose/will lose a great deal if they do not compromise．
4) It is our hope to make all the courses and teaching materials integrated
We hope to integrate all the courses and teaching materials
5) The Chinese written language has been an important/major/key/crucial factor for integrating our nation/unifying our nation/ national unification.
6) In traditional Chinese art，the bamboo often stands for (represent; denote; indicate; mean; signify; symbolize) moral integrity and uprightness．
7) The great majority of the people stand for/ support/ are for/ favor/ agree to further reform．
8) Queen Elizabeth the First ruled/reigned England for 45 years．and the country thrived and prospered/became thriving and prosperous under her rule/during her reign．
9) The truth is always in the hands of a small/tiny minority at first．Tha t’s the rule．
10) Democracy means that the majority rules，but the minority’s right to disagree is also respected．These two basic
rules are of equal importance/equally important．
11) A nation cannot be strong/powerful unless it is well integrated economically，politically and culturally as well as geographically．
12) The party was boring，so she slipped out of the room and went home．
13) The road was muddy．He slipped and fell into the river．
14) One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restaurant because I was broke/went bankrupt when he came and slipped a roll of/a pack of money into my hand．
15) The Court of Florida ruled that the votes should be recounted．
16) The idea/theory that the sun moves/revolves round/circles the earth ruled/governed ancient scholars/ has been prevalent in ancient academic circles for more than a thousand years．
17) These bystreets/hutongs are an integral part of old Beijing．
18) Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress．
19) He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake．
20) Her health was such that/so poor that she would not go out/stand in the sun even in winter lest she get sunstroke/heatstroke.。