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1Translate the following sentences into English.1.Scientists more or less agree that global warming is a fact, but its cause is stillhotly debated among them. Many believe that if we piece together all the available evidence we can conclude that it is caused by human activities, but others think we need to dig into the problem further, that natural forces are at least of equal importance.2.He devoted all his life to the cause of water conservancy. He was one of the fewscientists who first saw what kind of trouble it would cause us in future if we were to build a dam here.3.Those who sympathize with international terrorism view the problem from adifferent premise. They believe that a desired end/their goal can justify the means.But I am strongly opposed to this view. I believe that no excuse can justify cold-blooded murder of innocent women, children and old people.4.It is a good thing to have NGOs at work. In a pluralistic society, people’s viewsare bound to differ. Opposition should not only be allowed/permitted, it should be respected and encouraged. It is to our advantage to do this.ernment over-investment means that many state bank loans will not berepaid and these bad debts will finally cause/lead to/result in a financial crisis.6.Special bank loan s are now available to university students. Those who can’tpay for their education can benefit from these loans.7.He ended his speech by saying that as soon as they concluded their investigationthey would report to the Security Council, and he firmly believed that any attempt to maintain the rulers of a country in power using mass killing was destined to fail.8.She will fly to India by way of Hong Kong to conclude a new agreement on theprotection of intellectual property rights with the Indian government.9.Based on these reasons, we could only come to the conclusion that they wereout to maketrouble. We decided to recall our ambassador immediately by way of protest.2.Translate these sentences using the patterns of defining.1.Heroes are people who have unusual qualities. (Better: Heroes are peoplewith unusual qualities.2.Celebrities are people who become famous because of publicity throughthe media.3.The Internet is a system that connects computers throughout the world.4.Professor Ouyang says that a good teacher is one who does all he/she canto make himself /herself unnecessary for the students.5. A fair-weather friend is one who will desert you as soon as you are introuble.6.Economics is defined as the social science that deals with the production,distribution and consumption of goods and services.7.An armchair revolutionary is one who talks about revolution, but whodoesn’t put what he says into practice.8.The International Monetary Fund is the organization within the UnitedNations which is concerned with trade and economic development.9.The flash or USB drive is a small memory device that can be used to storedata from a computer and to move it from one computer to another.10.Microblogging is defined as the activity in which you send regular shortmessages, photos or videos over the Internet, to keep people informedabout your activities and thoughts.Unit54 Translate the following sentences into English.1. Building a house is no joking matter. You have to check carefully at every step.2. His troops successfully checked the advance of the enemy whose original intention was to make a surprise attack.3. I really wanted to refute his arguments, but I checked myself because I thought it was not the right occasion.4. Rachel Carson is famous for devoting all her life to the cause of environmental protection.5. In some ways we are still ignorant of the potential harm of these dams and reservoirs. They might cause irrevocable/irrecoverable changes in the environment.6. There must be a set of checks and balances so that no important policy concerning national interests can be made by one person without the consent and knowledge of the people.7. To compete successfully we have to adjust to new conditions. These colorful garments, for example, are specially designed. They are intended for the youth market.8. We teachers cannot be excused for our lack of concern for students’health9. He said that he would rather die than be confined to bed all his life and isolated from the outside world.10. A mass protest swept the country and he was caught in a crossfire from both the right and the left.Unit41. Only in this way can we give a reasonable account of his strange behavior.2. She claims to possess a magic power/extra-sensory perception—the power to cure diseases simply by the touch of her hand.3. He appointed five people to handle the case. They formed a strong team. Within days they found in his possession rolls of euros, US dollars and large quantities of valuables the source of which the suspect could not account for.4. In the story, this evil spirit often appears in the form of a pretty young lady.5. He rolled up the painting and said that he wouldn't part with it for less than a million dollars.6. Of all the qualified judges, I don't know why she was appointed to the Supreme Court.7. I don't know enough to form an elaborate theory, but I'm sure that poverty alone cannot account for the increase of the crime rate.8. A big stone suddenly rolled down the hill, so big that it smashed the truck to pieces.9. I said that we must roll up our sleeves and start working, but he just rolled his eyes philosophically and smiled.10. In ancient times, our philosophers believed that a good king should be to the people as a good father is to his children. He must never treat them cruelly on any account3.1. They all stretched their necks to see what was happening, as if pulled by an invisible string.2. We got out of the car to stretch a little. In front of us was a beautiful stretch of open land.3. They talked for hours at a stretch, but they still failed to settle their differences.4. For all the warm weather, fresh air and delicious food, her health still did not recover.One glance at the car, and he knew that it was beyond repair. He looked ahead and found the desert stretching as far as the eye could see without a soul in sight. Ho knew he was in a terrible fix.6. Wu Song swung his stick at the tiger with all his strength. But the stick snapped and the tiger was unharmed. In his panic, he had hit the tree nearby.7. I am terribly fond of the pictures you snapped in Russia, especially the one showing the Russian coachman sitting by the Black Sea with his supper in a cloth on his knees.8. —"You can't just let it go at that,”I tried to plead with him. —"It is none of your business," he snapped.9. He snapped his briefcase to, stood up and said, 'Then it's all settled.“10. He was standing in front of his house on a hill, only about a hundred meters apart/away from the wharf when the tsunami came.1. The hungry boy wolfed down the leftover corn bread as though it was his favorite king prawns.2. What remains in his mind of his high school days is nothing but endless rounds of tests and exams.3.1 don't think the resolution is in accord with the purpose of the organization. That's why I voted as I did.4. He doesn't understand what it is that makes his grandson so crazy about microblogging.5. I remember the details about the incident as though it was yesterday.6. What remained of her home after the tornado was the land the house was built on.7. That's why he behaved as he did when he witnessed the car crash this morning.8. They are trying to figure out what it was that turned one of the twin brothers into a criminal, the other an excellent policeman.9. When he found a particularly strong rice plant he was very happy as though he had discovered a gold mine.10. Now that he's quite well-off, he has decided to get in touch with what remains of his family. Unit21). I suspected that the book might not be in print. I checked with the bookstore people, and they told me that I was right. The book had been out of print for years.2]one memorable story in this novel concerns how liu bei tried not to arouseCao Cao’s suspicion about his ambitions, because if he did his life would be at stake.3). When Cao Cao called him a real hero, Liu Bei was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks. But he cleverly covered up his suspicious behavior.4). The first suspect was the victims son.The police suspected him of murdering his father because the neighbors had heard them fighting on the night of the killing.5). In learning, the important thing is not to commit everything to memory, but to use your imagination and think creatively as well as critically.6). He must have been the funniest burglar imaginable. He broke into a house, ate and drank to his heart’s content, and remained dead drunk until discovered the next morning, with a perfectly content look on his face.7). I have trouble remembering peoples names. I imagine it must result from old age.8). We often live under many imaginary threats and feel disheartened as a result.9) I suspect we teachers sometimes underestimate mental capacities. Young people as a matter of fact have very imaginative mindsUnit11). He is so devoted to his research that the idea that he will soon have to retire never occursto him.2). Many people have observed that, without effective checks, we have a tendency to abuseour power.3). Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference.4). The control of the sand storms involves a tremendous amount of work and money.5). You have to take into consideration the local conditions when you apply these technologies6). All applicants will have to fill out this form and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars.7). Based on his careful observation of children”s behavior he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure.8). In a country of many nationalities, ethnic harmony requires very careful handling.9). The government is determined to punish all the corrupt officials involved.10). Cheating at exams does not occur very often. But when it does, the school takes a very tough position.。