Unit 1
SECTION A
Task 2
A
(1)Contrary to what they predicted, the disease broke out and killed thousands of people.
与他们的预测相反，病情爆发并且夺去了数千人的生命。
(2)Without receiving her reply as scheduled he regarded it as implicit acceptance.
没有如期收到她的答复（回复），他认为她这是默许接受了。
(3)He repeated his assertion that he was not guilty in front of the jury in court.
法庭之上，他在陪审团面前重申了他无罪的声明。
(4)Using the Internet, he was able to look up information on a terrible disease torturing his wife.
他可以运用互联网查找一种折磨他妻子的可怕疾病的信息。
(5)The young man adapted well to the city life and his new environment.
这个年轻人非常适应城市生活和新环境
(6)There is not enough oxygen in the Moon’s atmosphere to sustain plant life.
月球大气中没有足够的氧气来维持植物的生命。
(7)What you prepare for your speech, be sure to cite unbiased qualified sources.
当你在准备演讲时，一定要引用不偏不倚并且高质量的信息源。
(8)In the course of children’s language acquisition, adults should pay attention to grammar.
在儿童学习语言的过程中，大人们应该注意语法。
(9)It is known to all Arabic children that “ship of the desert” is a metaphor for the camel.
所有的阿拉伯孩子们都知道，“沙漠之舟”是骆驼的隐喻。
(10)Clutter is one of the things you should try to eliminate when you make a speech.
乱堆积辞藻是你在发表演讲时应该尝试消除的事情之一。
Task2
B
(1)The government decided to take concrete steps to bolster its faltering economy.
政府决定出台具体的措施来振兴止步不前的经济。
(2)The evidence he presented at the meeting was credible, according to his viewpoint.
根据他的观点，他在会议中提出的证据是可靠的。
(3)At the conference, he made an impromptu speech, which left a deep impression on every participant.
他在会议上发表了一个即兴演讲，给每个参与者都留下了深刻的印象。
(4)Experts warn that mankind should use natural resources sparingly.
专家警告，人类应该有节制地使用自然资源。
(5)An anecdote about Albert Einstein was rewritten and published in the Reader’s Digest.
关于阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的一段轶事被重写，并且刊登在了《读者文摘》上。
(6)He needs to build up his credentials with his colleagues in biological research.
他需与他的同事建立在生物研究中的威信。
(7)The photographer used a juxtaposition of fat and thin models to demonstrate the beauty.
摄影师运用并列的一胖一瘦的模特来展示美。
SECTION B
Task 2
(1)At the conference he made an impassioned speech which stirred up almost everyone’s passion.
在会议上，他发表了一篇充满激情的演讲，激起了几乎每个人的热情。
(2)Some populous provinces in this country are often inundated with floods in summer.
在夏天，这个国家的一些人口大省经常被洪水淹没。
(3)Global warming has become one of the most poignant problems human beings are faces with.
全球变暖已经成为人类面临的最尖锐的问题之一。
(4)His sudden resignation as Prime Minister spawn some rumors about the Cabinet.
由于他突然辞去总统的职位，产生了一些关于内阁的谣言。
(5)Normal agriculture would be disrupted due to the sudden change of climate.
由于气候的突变，正常的农业生产活动将被中断。
(6)His reputation was adversely affected by his irresponsible speech in public.
他在公共场所发表的不负责任的演说，给他的声誉造成了不良的影响。
(7)Experts are seeking the way to localize that disease first, and then to get rid of it.
专家先在寻找控制疾病在某一区域的办法，然后再来摆脱它。
(8) A war between the two countries was trigger by their dispute in the East.
两国之间的战争是由他们在东部的争端所引起的。
(9)They finally identified the car as Peter’s.
他们最终确定了这台车是彼得的。
(10)A s his salary is low, he has taken two part-time job to supplement his income to support his big
family.
由于他的薪水很低，他已经做了两份兼职工作，补充他的收入来支持他的大家庭。
Unit 2
SECTION A
1）I can't remember exactly what triggered the explosion but it was pretty devastating.
我不能准确地记起是什么引发了爆炸，但爆炸是相当具有毁灭性的。
2）Of course, that posed a new set of problems for Mum and Dad who were constantly running around trying to contain my wanderlust.
当然，这给爸妈造成了一系列新的问题，他们不断地东奔西走尝试控制我的旅行欲。
3）The industry has pumped massive amounts of money into political campaigns, making it less and less likely that politicians will deal with the issue sensibly.
工业已经给政治运动注入了大量资金，使政治家们可能越来越不能理智地处理问题。
4）I was asked to contribute to a newspaper article making predictions for the New Year.
我被要求去投一篇关于新年预测的新闻稿。
5）If it were as cheap and easy to get online here as in America, the British might triple their time at the computer.
如果在这里上网像在美国一样既便宜又容易的话，那么英国人会花三倍的时间在电脑上。
6）After 1989, the external menace vanished, but the danger to American civilization remained.
1989年后，外部的威胁消失了，但美国文明的危险因素依然存在。
7）As the surgeon's health worsened, he became a liability to the hospital.
随着外科医生健康恶化，他变成了医院的一个不利因素。
8）Today, that consensus has given way to a myriad of family styles as a result of people living longer, marrying later, divorcing more often and changing mates to suit the seasons of their lives.