托福作文并要背诵的句子

第1次上课留的背诵作业：

Anthropologists have discovered that fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are universally reflect ed in facial expressions. 人类学家们已经发现，恐惧，快乐，悲伤和惊奇都会行之于色，这在全人类是共通的。

In order to remain in existence, a profit-making organization must, in the long run, produce some thing consumers consider useful or desirable. 任何盈利组织若要生存，最终都必须生产出消费者可用或需要的产品。

Is America going to decline like other great powers (nations) in history? The author thinks not, ar guing that the type of society created in America is quite unlike any that has gone before it.美国是否会如同历史上其他强国一样走向衰亡？作者持否定态度，认为美国创建的社会模式不同于任何已出现的社会模式。

The greater the population there is in a locality, the greater the need there is for water, transpor tation, and disposal of refuse. 一个地方的人口越多，其对水，交通和垃圾处理的需求就会越大。

Professor Huntington’s paper greatly inspired me. According to him, in a plural society, there will i nevitably be different opinions. The key is to deal with them in such a way that they can play a constructive rather than destructive role. Huntington教授的论文使我深受启发。他认为，在一个多元化(plural)社会里，不同意见是不可避免的。关键在于怎样正确对待不同意见，使之发挥建设性、而非破坏性的作用。

He argues that in a plural society we must stress/attach importance to interpersonal relationships, cooperation, and look at issues from the perspective of other people. If some groups regard the mselves as superior and treat other ethnic groups or religions with disrespect, the whole society may be paralyzed. I am convinced that if we put into practice the ideas mentioned above, then t here is the possibility of creating a new civilization.他还说，在一个多元化（plural）社会里，我们必须重视人际关系，强调合作，多从他人视角考虑问题。如果某些群体自视高人一筹，不尊重其他种族或宗教，那么整个社会有可能陷入瘫痪。我相信，要是我们把上述想法付诸实践，那我们就有可能创造出一种新的文明。

第2次上课留的背诵作业：

With modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them wit h warmer, less severe interiors.随着现代办公室的日益自动化，设计师们正试图利用较为温暖而不太严肃的内部装饰来使其具有亲切感。

The difference between libel and slander is that libel is printed while slander is spoken. 诽谤和流言的区别在于前者是书面的，而后者是口头的。

They say that pride comes before a fall. In the case of both Napoleon and Hitler, they won man y victories, which led them to believe that anything was possible and that nothing could stand in their way. But Russia’s icy defender proved them wrong. 人道是“骄兵必败”。就拿拿破仑和希特勒（N apoleon and Hitler）来说吧，他们所向披靡，便以为自己战无不胜，不可阻挡。但俄罗斯的冰雪战士证明他们错了。

Long before children are able to speak or understand a language, they communicate through faci al expressions and by making noises. 儿童在能说或能听懂语言之前，很久就会通过面部表情和靠发出噪声来与人交流了。

I consider it worthwhile to summarize our experience in learning English. Here I would like to ma ke three relevant points. First, extensive reading should be taken as a priority in the learning pro cess, because it is through reading that we get the most language input. 我认为总结一下学习英语的经验是值得一试的。这里，我想谈谈三个相关的问题。首先，大量阅读应被视作学习过程中的重点，因为我们是通过阅读获取最大量语言输入的。

Next, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. With an e normous store of excellent essays in our heads, we will find it much easier to express ourselves i n English. Finally, it is critical that we should put what we have learnt into practice. By doing mo re reading, writing, listening and speaking, we will be able to accomplish the task of perfecting o ur English.其次，尽可能多背熟一些好文章也十分重要。大脑中储存了大量很好的文章，我们在用英语表达自己思想的时候，就会觉得容易多了。最后，我们应把所学到的东西用到实践中去，这是至关重要的。通过多读、多写、多听、多说，我们就能完成提高英语水平的任务。

第3次上课留的背诵作业：

Eliminating problems by transferring the blame to others is often called scapegoating.

用怪罪别人的办法来解决问题通常被称为寻找替罪羊。

Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event’s occurring is equal to the probabil ity that it will not occur. 在大量的实验中，某一事件发生的几率等于它不发生的几率

I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield. 每次我听说体育运动能够在国家间建立起友好感情，说世界各地的普通人只要能在足球场或板球场上相遇就会没有兴趣在战场上相遇的话，我都倍感诧异。

By the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors in the United States had begun to exert a great worldwide influence over art.

到了二十世纪中叶，美国画家和雕塑家开始在世界范围内对艺术产生重大影响。