综合四—英语作文和翻译

▆ Answers for Reference:

1)The village is so close to the border that the villagers lived in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.

这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会受到敌人的攻击。

2) In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.

这个国家仅用了20年的时间就发展成了一个先进的工业强国

3) Seeing the project successfully completed, those who had invested so much time and energy in it felt very proud.

看到项目顺利完成，那些为此投入了大量时间和精力的人们都感到非常自豪。

4) Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued.

鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一步贬值是不可避免的。

5) There are so many vehicles nowadays that the roads in this area are barely adequate to cope with the present traffic.

现在的汽车太多了，这个地区的道路几乎无法应对当前的交通状况。

6) The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for floods.

天气没有出现好转的迹象，所以政府号召我们做好防洪的准备。

7) Alice had been confined to bed for over 10 years after the traffic accident, and so her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle.

那场车祸以后爱丽丝十几年卧床不起，所以她的康复真是一个奇迹。

8) The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV.

这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至少花两个小时看比赛的现场直播。

9) Thomas said that his family had settled in Florida more than half a century ago.

托马斯说他家半个多世纪前就在佛罗里达定居了。

10)Ask for help. Don’t tough it out yourself. I learned this lesson early in my life.

寻求他人的帮助，别自己一个人扛着。我很早就吸取了这个教训。

Theme-Related Writing

▆ Write an essay of no less than 150 words on the topic “My Understanding of Environmental

Protect ion”. Your writing should cover the following points:

1) the relationship between man and the environment

2) the urgency of environmental protection

3) ways to protect the environment

▆Sample essay

My Understanding of Environmental Protection

Man and the environment are closely related. Man relies on the environment for water, food and shelter. A harmonious relationship between man and the environment is essential for human survival on the earth.

However, man and the environment have never been on such bad terms as they are now. As society develops, m an’s transformation of nature has severely polluted his living environment. Deforestation leads to changes in rainfall patterns, causing devastating floods, droughts and sandstorms. The discharge of chemical pollutants endangers our health and the lives of other beings. And mass production has resulted in the shortage of irreplaceable natural resources such as coal and oil. If we take no immediate and effective steps to protect our environment, human beings may be the next species to become extinct.

We should do our best to protect our environment by planting more trees,taking care of wildlife, reducing industrial wastes, using renewable energy, and imposing heavy fines on environmentally-unfriendly activities, so as to preserve the environment for future generations.

第二单元Translation

1.Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in

brackets.

▆ Answers for reference:

1)He really knows a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work, heseems to be

quiteignorant.

他的确懂得很多理论，但是，一碰到实际工作就显得非常无知。

2)The latest survey shows /showed that the majority of the citizens support /supported the

government’s plan to build a new library.

最新调查表明，大多数市民支持政府再建一个新图书馆的计划。

3)The two countries could reach agreement successfully on scientific andtechnological

cooperation because several factors favorable to theircooperation had been at work.

这两个国家之所以能够成功地达成科学技术合作协定是因为有利于他们进行合作的好几种因素一直在发挥作用。

4)I saw the film when I was in the primary school, but the title just won’t cometo mind for the

moment.

我在上小学时就看过那部电影，可就是一时想不起它的名字来。

5)He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about twelve hours everyday on