作业4-减词法(省略)

1.He set out with three neighbours to whom he pointed out the place where he

had picked up the bit of string.

他和三位邻居一起出发，（……）把捡到（……）绳子的地点指给他们看。

2.He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing.

他耸耸（……）肩，摇摇（……）头，抬起（……）双眼，一言不发。

3.At 7:20, the astronauts received a final briefing.

（……）7点20分，宇航员们收到了最后的简报。

4.Go and tell her the good news.

去（……）告诉她这个好消息。

5.The sun heats the earth, which makes it possible for plants to grow.

太阳给地球带来热量，（……）使万物得以生长。

6.There has never been a man around me who wrote so many memos.

在我周围的人当中，从没有一个像他那样写过这么多备忘录的。

7.The question is whether we can finish our work by tomorrow evening.

问题在于我们能否在明天晚上完成工作。

8.The people who worked for him lived in mortal fear of him.

他的手下对他怕得要死。

9.While we were operating the machine tools, we were very careful.

我们在操作机床的时候都非常小心。

10.We live in an era in which information, goods and capital speed around the globe,

every hour of every day.

在我们生活的这个时代里，信息、商品和资金每时每刻都在世界各地流动。

11.There is a man downstairs who is waiting for you.

楼下有个人在等你。

12.I am afraid it’s not right to challenge your superior’s orders.

违抗（……）上级命令（……）恐怕（……）不妥。

13.Any rise in prices will provoke increases in production, which will in turn cause

prices to level off.

任何产品价格的上涨都会刺激产量（……），进而使价格趋平。

14.Any expenses accruing from this credit inquiry will be gladly paid on receipt of

your bill.

对此项信用咨询所需费用，收到账单后即行（……）支付。

15.We draw your attention to this matter because we regard it as detrimental to our

relations.

我方提醒你方注意此事。（……）我方认为它不利于双方的关系。

16.There was no snow, but the leaves were gone from the tree and the grass was

dead.

还没下雪，但已叶落（……）草枯。

17.He expressed hope that he would visit China again.

他希望（……）能再次访问中国。

18.“We are a nation that must beg to stay alive,” said a foreign economist.

一位外国经济学家：“我们这个国家不讨饭就活不下去。”