英语精选句子背诵(含翻译)
Unit 1
Words in use
1.As the gender barriers crumble number of women working as lawyers, doctors, or bankers
began to increase significantly from the mid-20th century.
随着性别障碍的瓦解，从事律师、医生或银行家工作的妇女人数从20世纪中期开始大幅增加。
2.With the data collected each year, the owner of the shop can discern customer trends and how
things like weather and economic indicators affect sales performance.
通过每年收集的数据，店主可以识别客户的趋势，以及天气和经济指标等因素如何影响销售业绩。
3.His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not only able to
reach but to surpass his personal goals.
他的上司以一种积极的方式推动和激励他，使他不仅能够达到，而且能够超越他的个人目标。
4.He is a man with a(n) shrewd business sense. He has built his initial investment into a
substantial and even excessively large fortune.
他是个有精明商业头脑的人。他把最初的投资积累成了一大笔甚至是过多的财富。5.The conversion of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibility that was
being vigorously explored in many laboratories in the 1950s.
核辐射直接转化为电力是一种令人兴奋的可能性，1950年代许多实验室正在大力探索这一可能性
6.I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to distort the scientific facts in
such a manner that even some highly-educated people were fooled.
我不仅感到震惊，而且感到厌恶的是，这份报告试图歪曲科学事实，以至于甚至一些受过高等教育的人都被愚弄了。
7.Sixty-two and blessed with his mother's skin, the fisherman had withstood a lifetime of
exposure to the sun and looked as radiant as a man in his forties.
六十二岁的他拥有和母亲一样的皮肤，一生都经受住了日晒，看上去就像四十多岁的人一样容光焕发。
8.French educator Louis Braille invented a simple but ingenious code which has had an impact
on the lives of generations of people who are blind.
法国教育家路易斯·布莱叶发明了一种简单而巧妙（有独创性的）的代码，它对几代盲人的生活产生了影响。
9.The senators didn't expect us to ask such tough questions, and when we finally did, they got
and stumped didn't know what to say.
参议员们没想到我们会问这么棘手的问题，当我们最终这么做的时候，他们被困住了，不知道该说什么。
10.This newly established university supports the proposition that a more diverse higher education
system is desirable since it would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning.
这所新成立的大学支持这样的主张，即更多样化的高等教育制度是可取的，因为它将增加终身学习的机会。
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Have you ever heard people say that they tend to be more of a right-brain or left-brain thinker? From books to television programs, you have probably heard the term mentioned numerous times, or perhaps you have even taken an online test to determine which type best describes you.
你有没有听过人们说他们更倾向于右脑或左脑思考者？从书籍到电视节目，你可能听过无数次提到这个词，或者你甚至参加了一次在线测试，以确定哪种类型最适合你。
Do different parts of the brain really control different bodily and mental functions? Over the years, a theory that has gained in popularity is that the right brain and the left brain are responsible for different modes of thought and that the way in which a person thinks will depend on which side of his brain works more actively.
大脑的不同部分真的控制着不同的身体和精神功能吗？多年来，一个越来越流行的理论是右脑和左脑负责不同的思维模式，一个人的思维方式将取决于他大脑的哪一边更积极地工作。
People who rely more heavily on the right half of their brain tend to be more imaginative and spontaneous. They are interested in patterns, shapes and sizes, for the right brain is associated with artistic ability like singing, painting, writing poetry, etc. Left-brain dominated people are quite opposite in the way they think. They tend to be more logical and analytical in their thinking and usually stand out in mathematics and word skills.
更多地依赖大脑右半部分的人往往更富有想象力和自发性。他们对图案、形状和大小感兴趣，因为右脑与歌唱、绘画、写诗等艺术能力有关。左脑占主导地位的人在他们的思维方式上是完全相反的。他们在思维上倾向于更有逻辑性和分析性，通常在数学和词汇技能上脱颖而出。
While the different functions of the two brain parts may have been distorted and exaggerated by popular psychology, understanding your strengths and weaknesses in certain areas can help you develop better ways to learn and study. For example, if you are usually stumped in trying to follow verbal instructions, an activity often cited as a right-brain characteristic, you can benefit from writing down directions and developing better organizational skills.
虽然两个大脑部分的不同功能可能被大众心理学扭曲和夸大，但了解你在某些领域的优势和弱点可以帮助你发展更好的学习和学习方法。例
如，如果你通常难以遵循口头指示，这是一种经常被称为右脑特征的活
动，你可以从写下方向和发展更好的组织技能中受益。
Expressions in use
1.The brick walls of the ruined buildings were dripping with green mold and moisture, and she
shivered involuntarily, looking down to avoid the sight.
破败的建筑的砖墙上滴着绿色的霉菌和湿气，她不由自主地颤抖着，低头看着以避开视线。
2.As urban populations exported finished goods in exchange for raw materials from neighboring
populations, organized trade grew substantially.
随着城市人口出口制成品以换取邻近人口的原材料，有组织贸易大幅增长。
3.Knowing just how quickly a wildfire can spread, some residents of the village decided to leave
their homes after the flames flared up nearby.
由于知道野火蔓延的速度有多快，村里的一些居民决定在附近的大火爆发后离开他们的家。（突然爆发，骤然，突然燃烧）
4.Biology teachers often make an analogy between the heart and a pump in order to help students
understand how the heart works.
生物教师经常在心脏和心泵间进行类比，以帮助学生理解心脏是如何工作的。
5.They would like to set a date for their wedding and announce their engagement to their families
and friends as soon as possible.
他们想为他们的婚礼设定一个日期，并尽快向他们的家人和朋友宣布他们的订婚。
6.He was determined not to sour a perfectly good day with the memory of one jealous classmate
trying to make a fool out of him in front of the entire class.
他下定决心不让完美的一天变得糟糕，因为他想起了一个嫉妒的同学在全班同学面前捉弄他。（使…变成…）
7.The couple made a pact never to work at the same time, so that one of them was always on
full-time parenting duty, and their child wouldn't have to be looked after by strangers.
这对夫妇订立了一项永不同时工作的协议，这样他们中的一个人就总是有全职的育儿职责，他们的孩子就不用被陌生人照顾了。
8.The president said that it's the worst earthquake ever to hit the country, and that he had appealed
to the world for help, asking in particular for heavy-lift helicopters able to carry relief supplies into the isolated mountain areas.
布什总统说，这是有史以来最严重的地震袭击了这个国家，他已经呼吁世界的帮助，特别要求重型直升机能够携带救援物资进入偏远山区。
Uint 2
Words in use
1.We need to improve the quality of education so that our children will not leave school deficient
in literary and reasoning skills.
我们需要提高教育质量，使我们的孩子不会离开学校缺乏文学和推理技能。
2.In a society governed by the rule of law, every citizen is subject to possible
prosecution if he violates the law.
在法治社会中，每个公民如果触犯法律，都可能受到起诉。
3.The pay gap between average workers and top corporate officers has led to public
outrage as executives receive large packages despite falling share prices.
普通员工和公司高层官员之间的薪酬差距导致了公众的愤怒，因为尽管股价下跌，高管们收到了大量的包裹。
4.The delicious meal appeased our hunger and made us feel warm again after having
walked in the snow all day.
这顿美味的饭菜缓解了我们的饥饿感，使我们在雪地里走了一整天后又感到温暖。
5.The military insists on conformity in many areas, for example, dress and haircut,
with the primary objective of promoting group unity.
军方坚持在许多领域保持一致，例如服装和理发，其首要目标是促进群体团结。
6.My daughter used to play with the dog by taking a(n) strand of its hair and then
spending a long time rubbing, combing and twisting it.
我女儿过去常和狗玩，拿一股头发，然后花很长时间摩擦、梳理和扭曲它。
7.When she left for the party, she took great care to make her necklace and shoes
complement her dress.
当她离开去参加聚会时，她非常小心地使她的项链和鞋子补充了她的衣服。
8.It was necessary to provide living places for transient immigrants passing through
the area on their way to more permanent dwellings.
有必要为临时移民在前往更长期住所的途中经过该地区提供居住场所。
9.They had just moved in, so they needed to buy a number of kitchen appliances
including a microwave oven, a toaster, and a coffee maker.
他们刚搬进来，所以他们需要买一些厨房用具，包括微波炉、烤面包机和咖啡机。
10.She wanted a beautiful and elegant outfit to attend the wedding of a friend, but
couldn't find anything satisfactory in the nearby shops.
她想要一套漂亮优雅的衣服来参加朋友的婚礼，但在附近的商店里找不到满意的东西。
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I was once in a relationship with a woman who was the most brilliant, creative and driven person I’d ever known. I told her these things often because she didn't see herself this way, despite achieving great success and acclaim(称赞) in her professional field. She was also gorgeous and sexy, though she seemed not to realize this either, so I told her these things too. But while l thought it was more important to praise her brilliance, it seemed to mean more to her that she was considered attractive.
我曾经和一个女人在一起，她是我所认识的最聪明、最有创造力和最有动力的人。我经常告诉她这些事情，因为她没有这样看待自己，尽管在她的专业领域取得了巨大的成功和赞誉(称赞)。她也很漂亮和性感，虽然她似乎也没有意识到这一点，所以我也告诉了她这些事情。但是，虽然我认为赞美她的才华更重要，但对她来说，这似乎更意味着她被认为是有吸引力的。
My experience with this girlfriend exemplifies a common phenomenon in life - when it comes to complimenting a woman, men often walk a very difficult line. Of course, context matters. In a professional setting, talking about appearance is often inappropriate, but at a singles club, it may be important. She will be very pleased if a man thinks her clothes and accessories are pretty, or her hair looks wonderful. However, things in between these two cases are unclear. Women have every right to be recognized and appreciated for their intelligence and creativity. But at the same time, they want to be admired for their looks as well, for example, their perfect skin complexion and elegant outfits.
我和这位女朋友的经历说明了生活中一个常见的现象-当谈到赞美一个女人时，男人往往走一条非常困难的路线。当然，上下文很重要。在职业背景下，谈论外表往往是不合适的，但在单身俱乐部，这可能很重要。如果一个男人认为她的衣服和配饰很漂亮，或者她的头发看起来很漂亮，她会很高兴的。然而，这两种情况之间的情况尚不清楚。妇女有权因其智力和创造力而得到承认和赞赏。但同时，他们也想因为他们的外表而受到钦佩，例如他们完美的肤色和优雅的服装。
Unfortunately, most guys don't understand this. If we receive compliments from women, they're usually about our achievements, not our looks. Most of us don't expect a woman to tell us how handsome or sexy we are, and some of us would find it hard to regard such a(n) comment as sincere.
不幸的是，大多数人都不明白这一点。如果我们得到女人的赞美，她们通常是关于我们的成就，而不是我们的外表。我们大多数人都不期望一个女人告诉我们,我们有多英俊或性感，我们中的一些人会发现很难把这样的评论看作是真诚的。
I'm not saying it's very hard to be a guy these days. It is important for every man to understand how to treat women with both respect and admiration. But as far as the right balance of these two is concerned, we really have no frame of reference, especially when it comes to looks.
我不是说现在做个男人很难。对每个人来说，理解是很重要的如何既尊重
又钦佩地对待妇女。但就这两者的正确平衡而言，我们真的没有参照系，特别
是在外观方面。
Expressions in use
1.Every month, the Community Services Center offers several lectures on health and fitness in
hopes of introducing people to healthier lifestyles.
社区服务中心每月举办几次关于健康和健身的讲座，希望向人们介绍更健康的生活方式。
2.Do you know who came up with the idea of having cheesecake for dessert yesterday? It was
delicious and made everyone happy.
你知道昨天谁想到要吃奶酪蛋糕做甜点吗？很好吃，让大家都很开心。
3.The pain medication left Claudia feeling rather dull and sleepy, and soon after dinner she
apologized for being such poor company and excused herself to bed.
疼痛药物使克劳迪娅感到相当迟钝和困倦，晚饭后不久，她为自己是如此糟糕的陪伴而道歉，并原谅自己上床睡觉。
4.When I was young, I was obsessed with maps, and I sometimes spent the whole day charting
land routes from one point to another.
当我年轻的时候，我痴迷于地图，有时我花了一整天的时间绘制从一个点到另一个点的陆地路线。
5.To make immigrants comfortable reaching out to police for help, more than 70 cities now bar
police from asking them to prove their legal status.
为了让移民们放心地向警方求助，70多个城市现在禁止警方要求他们证明自己的合法身份。（伸出手去）
6.Mary was often accused of “having a strong personality” because she was not afraid to voice
an opinion on subjects about which she was knowledgeable.
玛丽经常被指责“有很强的个性”，因为她不怕就她所了解的主题发表意见。
7.At the end of his term in office, the governor was criticized for failure to live up to his campaign
promise.
在他任期结束时，州长因未能兑现竞选承诺而受到批评。
8.Results of a survey revealed that of the top 10 automobile makers in terms of customer
satisfaction, six were Japanese and two were German.
调查结果显示，就顾客满意度而言，排名前10的汽车制造商中，有6家是日本人，2家是德国人。（就。。。而言）
Uint 5
Words in use
1.Although he was not a legal expert, he knew it would not be proper to fabricate anything to
mislead the public.
虽然他不是法律专家，但他知道编造任何东西来误导公众是不合适的。
2.He does not work full time there, but he has been the nominal head of the organization's
scholarship program for five years.
他不在那里全职工作，但他已经担任该组织奖学金项目的名义负责人五年了
3.As Mark walked the sites on that initial trip of the migrants, he found some important temporal
clues - dated bus tickets, shopping receipts and calendars.
当马克在移民的第一次旅行中漫步这些地点时，他发现了一些重要的时间线索-注明日期的公共汽车票、购物收据和日历。
4.In urban planning, it is important to take into consideration the reciprocal influence between
the transportation network and other facilities, for example shopping centers and medical centers.
在城市规划中，必须考虑到交通网络与其他设施之间的相互影响，例如购物中心和医疗中心。
5.The label “Smart Choices" on the front of food packages usually denotes products that meet
criteria for lower fat, sugar and sodium (钠) content.
食品包装正面的标签“智能选择”通常表示符合较低脂肪、糖和钠（钠）含量标准的产品。
（为…的符号( denote的第三人称单数); 为…的名称; 指示; 指出;）
6.The public high school graduation rates in New Mexico and Arizona have been increasing for
three consecutive years, thanks to an online program that helps students earn missing credits.
新墨西哥州和亚利桑那州的公立高中毕业率已经连续三年上升，这要归功于一个帮助学生获得缺失学分的在线项目。
7.In the accident at the air show last week, a pilot and 10 spectators were killed when a fighter
plane crashed into the crowd.
在上周的空中表演中，一架战斗机撞向人群，造成一名飞行员和10名观众丧生。
8.The mother was not sure where the boys went, but she did hear them muttering something
about going out for a movie with friends.
母亲不知道孩子们去了哪里，但她确实听到他们咕哝着要和朋友出去看电影。
9.This newly released portrait of Planet Earth is actually a composite of several pictures taken
earlier this month by a new research satellite.
这个新发布的行星地球肖像实际上是一个新的研究卫星本月早些时候拍摄的几张照片的组合（混合物）。
10.You shouldn't feel insulted. We can assure you he meant to be friendly and there was nothing
impolite or malicious in his words.
你不应该感到被侮辱。我们可以向你保证，他的意思是友好，他的话没有任何不礼貌或恶意。
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Stereotypes have some truth mixed in with a few generalizations. Sometimes these generalizations can be misleading as they are often based on observation of the exterior behavior of people in a certain culture. Spaghetti, pasta, mafia（黑手党), gestures, fashion- these are some words commonly used to describe Italians. How much truth is there in the stereotype? As an Italian myself, I will give you some insights into the Italian soul and clarify some misunderstandings that foreigners have about us.
刻板印象有一些真理和一些概括。有时，这些概括可能会误导人，因为它们往往是基于对某一文化中人们外部行为的观察。意大利面，黑手党（黑手党），手势，时尚-这些是一些常用的词来形容意大利人。刻板印象中有多少真理？作为一个意大利人，我会给你一些关于意大利灵魂的见解，并澄清外国人对我们的一些误解。
Spaghetti and pasta are sacred. You can't take pasta away from an Italian meal; otherwise it won't be complete. A typical Italian meal generally includes pasta as a starter, fish or meat with salad as the main course, followed by fruit or dessert, and then coffee. But there are considerable regional differences in Italy, and hence inconsistencies exist between the stereotype and reality. For instance, you might find risotto(加有肉、鱼或蔬菜的调味饭) replacing pasta in some places!
意大利面和意大利面是神圣的。你不能把意大利面从意大利餐中拿走，否则它就不完整了。典型的意大利餐一般包括意大利面作为开胃菜，以沙拉为主菜的鱼或肉，然后是水果或甜点，然后是咖啡。但在意大利存在着相当大的区域差异，因此，刻板印象和现实之间存在着不一致之处。例如，在某些地方，你可能会发现意大利烩饭（加有肉、鱼或蔬菜的调味饭）取代意大利面！
The Mafia is real: We are not proud of it, but it does exist, especially in the South and on the island of Sicily. Obviously, not every Italian is a member of the Mafia, and most will be offended if you use the term, even if you are just joking.
黑手党是真实的：我们不为它感到骄傲，但它确实存在，特别是在南方和西西里岛。显然，并不是每个意大利人都是黑手党的成员，如果你使用这个词，即使你只是在开玩笑，大多数人都会被冒犯。
Yes, the way we speak is unique. Italians use gestures a lot in communication. We simply cannot talk without our hands. If the hands are busy doing something else, we start moving shoulders or other parts of the body.
是的，我们说话的方式是独一无二的。意大利人在交流中经常使用手势。没有我们的手，我们根本谈不上话。如果手忙着做其他事情，我们就开始移动肩膀或身体的其他部分。
We are also fashion victims. You can recognize Italians by the way they dress from head to toe. We wear stylish clothes and ornaments for every possible occasion. You won't ever see an Italian wearing running shorts combined with long socks: It's simply against our sense of style! Italy is made up of many regions and provinces which are similar in some ways and distinctive in others. The stereotype contains some truth, but being Italian takes a lot more than that.
我们也是时尚的受害者。你可以通过意大利人从头到脚的穿着来认出他们。我们在任何可能的场合都穿时髦的衣服和装饰品。你永远不会看到一个穿着跑步短裤和长袜的意大利人：这完全违背了我们的风格！意大利由许多地区和省份组成，它们在某些方面是相似的，在另一些方面是独特的。刻板印象包含了一些真理，但作为意大利人需要更多的东西。
Expressions in use
1.We chatted for half an hour before he finally got to the point: He wanted to work as a business
consultant and wondered if I could pass along the names of certain potential clients.
我们聊了半个小时，他才终于说到点子上：他想当一名商业顾问，想知道我是否能把某些潜在客户的名字传出去。
2.Scientists at the research center identified various features that are attached to the commodities
purchased by female consumers.
研究中心的科学家发现了与女性消费者购买的商品相关的各种特征。
3.The three mountain climbers would have starved to death if the villagers had not found them
lying at the bottom of the valley.
如果村民们没有发现他们躺在谷底，那三名登山者就会饿死。
4.The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn't stop crying.
If anything, his crying became more intense.
男孩胆怯地抬头看着坐在他旁边的父亲，但他没有停止哭泣。如果有什么的话，他的哭声变得更强烈了。
5.Since no one knew how the disease spread, they were suspicious of everything, including
mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods.
由于没有人知道这种疾病是如何传播的，他们对一切都很怀疑，包括蚊子、游泳池和其他社区的人。
6.At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about
health care reform directly. Instead he just wandered around to talk about the harsh economic situation.
在新闻发布会上，政府发言人避免直接回答有关医疗改革的问题。相反，他只是四处闲逛，谈论严峻的经济形势。
7.Mr. Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays
folk music on the side.
罗杰斯先生，你昨天在博物馆认识的，他是一名软件工程师，一边演奏民间音乐。
8.These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies
was representative of the district's enrollment, which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.
这些学校之所以被选中参加我们的调查，是因为他们的学生团体的组成代表了该地区的，其中包括很大一部分来自移民家庭的儿童。