Unit 3
1、我觉得和他很不好相处, 他这人让人捉摸不定。
I find it difficult to get along with him as he is so unpredictable.
2、瞳孔随着光线强弱的变化而放大或缩小。
The pupil of the eye reacts to the change of light intensity.
3、那条狗对主人的善意反应不灵敏。
The dog reacted slowly to the kindne of his master.
4、他的病很快就被治好了。
His illne quickly reacted to medical treatment.
5、他退伍后就在那家公司找到了一份当保安的工作。
He got/landed a job as security guard in the company after he quit/quitted the army.
6、哨子一响，监考老师就叫考生们停笔。
The supervisor/examiner asked the examinees to quit writing as soon as the whistle was blown.
7、医生劝他把烟酒戒了，因为他心脏有毛病。
The doctor advised/warned him to quit smoking and drinking because he has trouble with his heart.
8、香水是按照一定比例将一些香料混合精制而成的。
Perfumes are concocted by the artful blending of certain fragrant substances in appropriate proportions.
9、他编造了一个故事说在办公室加班, 不过我知道他和他几个朋友到酒吧喝酒去了。
He concocted a story about working late at the office, but I knew he was drinking with his friends at the bar.
10、该食物保证不含有对身体有害的防腐剂和各种添加剂。
The food is guaranteed to have no antiseptics and various additives that are harmful to health.
11、买方坚持要把赔偿保证写进合同里。
The buyer insisted that a guarantee for compensation be written in the contract.
12、政府也开展了全国范围的行动以根治食品和产品安全问题。
The government also launched/conducted a nationwide campaign to root out food and product safety problems.
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13、那把锁很难打开，需要加油了。
The lock is so stubborn that it needs oiling (or it needs to be oiled).
14、他太固执，不听我的劝告，结果吃了大亏。
He was too stubborn to follow/take my advice so that he suffered a lot.
15、他考上清华大学的消息在那小山村里不胫而走。
The news spread like wildfire in the mountainous village that he had been admitted to Qinghua University.
16、秘书长邀请那国家的代表在大会上发言。
The secretary-general called upon the representative of that country to addre the conference (or to speak at the conference).
17、总理在政府工作报告中号召全国人民为建设公平公正的、和谐的小康社会而努力工作。
In his government work report the premier called upon his people to work hard for the construction of a well-off society with equality, justice and harmony.
18、昨晚我去看望了他，并和他谈了很久。
Last night I called upon him and had a long talk with him.
19、她终于鼓起勇气走进总经理办公室。
She finally called upon her courage and stepped into the general manager’s office.
20、随时准备为顾客提供优质服务，是本公司自始至终的经营宗旨。
Our company\'s consistent aim is to be ready to render excellent service to customers.
21、由于操作不熟练，机器给弄得没有用了。
The machine was rendered usele by unskillful handling.
22、颁奖时，主席赞美获奖者为人类做出了巨大贡献。
When awarding the prize, the chairman complimented the winner on his great contribution to mankind.
23、赞美一个人时, 使你的赞美词简单而特别非常重要。
When you pay a compliment to someone, it\'s important to keep your compliment simple and specific.
24、幸运的是，她深谋远虑，销毁了所有可证明她有罪的证据。
Luckily she had had the foresight to destroy all the evidence that might prove her to be guilty (or all the incriminating evidence).
25、At the crucial moment, he showed great foresight and turned back the powers of
2 darkne.在关键时刻，他高瞻远瞩，力挽狂澜。
26、1949年10月1日，毛泽东主席庄严地向全世界宣告中华人民共和国成立了。 On Oct.1, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed solemnly to the world that the People’s Republic of China was founded.
27、大群的人很快就在演说者的周围聚集起来。 A crowd quickly congregated around the speaker.
28、Mid-autumn is a time for family members to congregate and enjoy the full moon -- an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck.中秋这天，一家人团聚在一起观赏象征丰裕，和谐和幸运的圆月。
29、不要再吃海鲜, 身上再痒也不要去抓。
Don\'t eat any seafood; don\'t scratch it even if it\'s very itchy.
30、他下意识地举起手来抓抓头。
He involuntarily raised his hand to scratch his head.
31、这篇文章很短，只能对这一问题作肤浅的探讨。
This eay is so short that it can only scratch the surface of the topic.
32、做调查工作不能蜻蜓点水, 要深入实际。
To make an investigation, one should go into matters deeply, not just scratch the surface.
33、Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.[谚]你帮我，我就帮你。你捧我，我就捧你。
34、这项发明开辟了人类历史的新纪元。
The invention ushered in a new era in the history of mankind.
35、该公司临时雇佣了一些大学生在大街上向过往行人散发一种新洗发香波的样品。
The company hired some college students to pa out the samples of a new hair shampoo to the pedestrians on the street.
36、市长向女王背了一篇冗长、乏味的欢迎词。
The mayor recited to the Queen a long and tedious/dull/boring speech of welcome.
37、你可别鼓励他，要不他会把他的家史和盘托出。
Don‘t encourage him, or he will recite the whole history of his family.
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38、If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free, if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.如果我们能支配我们的财富，我们就会变得富裕而自由；如财支配了我们，我们就会变得贫穷。
39、有个贫穷的家庭一夜间既获得了名声又发了财，这件事戏剧性地说明了新闻的力量。
The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight dramatically illustrates the power of the pre.
40、The general restlene and hurry of life are always illustrated by the practice of fast eating.吃饭吃得很快说明一个人生活通常不安定、忙忙碌碌。
41、那歌唱家的歌喉深沉响亮，一直传到大厅的后面。
The singer’s voice boomed out, reaching to the back of the hall.
42、号角发出呜呜声，提醒过往船只注意那危险的薄雾。
The horn boomed out to warn the paing ships of the dangerous mist.
43、在一个工业飞速发展的 城市里，土地资源非常宝贵， 不能任意地用于交通。 In a city with booming industry, land is precious and cannot be extravagantly used for traffic.
44、Domestic tourism has boomed, with holiday tourism embarking on the track of sound and orderly development.随着假日旅游步入稳键的发展轨道，国内旅游方兴未艾。
45、演讲结束时他博得听众起立鼓掌。
He won standing applause when he ended his speech.
46、生活像一个洋葱：你只能一层一层地把它剥开，有时你还得流泪。
Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.
47、工厂、企业与商店都会在那天燃放震耳欲聋的鞭炮，欢庆恢复开张。
Factories, companies and shops all set off deafening firecrackers to celebrate their re-opening.
48、我们知道她一向遵守诺言，所以我们信任她。
We knew she was always as good as her word, so we trusted her.
49、如果约翰说过他会做这件事，我相信他会做的——他总是说话算数的。 If John has said he\'ll do it, I bet he will — he\'s always as good as his word.
4 50、他本来是可以有很大作为的，但因权欲熏心而堕落了。
He could have been a great man, but he was corrupted by his desire for power.
51、他的想象曾使他眼花缭乱，但他的心灵却从未受到任何玷污。 His imagination dazzled him, but his soul was never corrupted.
52、通过多年和你们打交道，我们确信你们的商业信誉可靠。
Through years of dealing with you, we‘re convinced of your commercial integrity.
53、Combined daring and caution increased his confidence and convinced him that they were both indestructible.小心与大胆放在一处使他越来越能自信，也是他深信他们是坚不可摧的。
54、女主人不停地给客人们倒茶，可他们中大多数却想喝咖啡。
The hoste plied her guests with tea continually, but most of them would like (to have) coffee.
55、他教学负担太重，无力顾及学术研究。
He is too heavily burdened with teaching to engage himself in academic research.
56、许多人认为美国的年轻人不谦逊，不讲礼貌，对父母和年长的兄弟姐妹没有适当的尊敬。
Many people look upon American young men as immodest, impolite, and showing no proper respect for their parents or elder siblings.
57、琼斯先生不允许他儿子用他的车，因为他还没有拿到驾照。 Mr.Jones forbade his son to use his car because he hasn’t acquired a driving/driver’s license.
58、他对网络游戏十分着迷，经常逃学，去网吧打游戏。
He is so overwhelmed with online games that he often plays truant/hookey and play games in the net bar.
59、她向我吐露了戴西要她别跟任何人说的话。
She blabbed out to me what Daisy had told her never to tell anybody.
60、除非有人说漏，否则这永远是个秘密。 It\'ll remain a secret unle someone blabs.
61、镇上的大多数人都给这条坏消息吓坏了。
Most of the people in town were horrified at / by the bad news.
62、那次恐怖袭击使我们感到震惊并引起了国际社会的关注。
The terrorist attack horrified us and drew the attention of the international
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63、我真不敢相信他会因考试不及格而被学校开除，他以前学习那么用功。 I can\'t believe he flunked out of school.He used to be such a diligent student.
64、我的数学没及格.如果你是我, 你也会一样沮丧的。 I flunked math.If you were in my shoes, you\'d be upset, too.
65、市场调查准确，才能使产品产销两旺。
Only correct market research enables both production and marketing to thrive.
66、如果核工业想茁壮成长，安全问题需置于首位，无论新的反应堆建于何地。 If the nuclear industry is to thrive, safety needs to be paramount, wherever new reactors are built.
67、他因持枪抢劫而坐牢5年。
He was put away for five years for armed robbery.
68、我们应把分歧放一边，为共同的目标而努力。
We should put away our differences and work hard for our common goal.
69、离婚后，她再也没见到过她的前夫。
She never saw her ex-husband again after their marriage was diolved.
70、约翰断定他面前这个人的精神有点不正常，但也并无恶意。
John decided that the man who confronted him was mildly insane but harmle.
71、他起早贪黑，一心想着挣钱。
He is so obseed with making money that he works from morning until late at night.
72、老师批评过他数次，可他对网络游戏的热衷却丝毫未减。
Though criticized by the teacher many times, he is still obseed with internet games.
73、他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。
The fear of death obseed him throughout his old life.
74、这个老吝啬鬼总怕有人会偷他的钱。
Fear that someone might steal his money obseed the old miser.
75、他在撞车中没撞死真是万幸。
It\'s a marvel that he wasn\'t killed in the car crash.
76、该医生妙手回春，病人已完全康复。
The doctor\'s treatment has worked/did/performed marvels: the patient has
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77、即使最聪明的人对孩子在如此短的时间里能学会母语也会感到惊讶。
Even the cleverest people marvel at a child’s ability to learn his native language in such a short time.
78、在这种情况下，一脸高傲地使劲按喇叭是无济于事的。
In these circumstances, blowing your horn with a haughty expreion on your face does not help very much.
79、电视里有这么多商业广告穿插在节目中，实在讨厌。 It\'s a nuisance to have so many commercial breaks on TV.
80、在公众场所拿着手机喋喋不休的人是惹人厌的家伙。
People who talk/chatter on their cell phones in public places are a nuisance.8
1、要记住这些不规则动词表真是件乏味的事。
It\'s such a bore having to learn these lists of irregular verbs.
82、工作使她厌倦，于是她想做一件完全不同的事情。
She was bored with work and wanted to do something completely different.
83、他因没能帮助我而深怀内疚。
He was filled with remorse for his inability to help me.
84、Let your remorse teach you how to have compaion for others when they make mistakes.在自己的懊悔中学会宽容别人的错误。
85、他突然从政治舞台上引退，使大家深感惊讶。
His sudden departure from the political scene took everyone by surprise.
86、他离开这儿去美国之前我见过他。
I saw him shortly before his departure for the United States.
87、我们的出发点是全心全意为客户服务。
Our point of departure is to serve the customers whole-heartedly
88、礼貌和美德是分不开的伴侣。
Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
89、她既有天生的谦恭有礼的举止，又有坚定不移的信念。 She had a natural courtesy combined with an unshakable conviction.
7 90、He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindne gathers love.讲礼貌的得友情，好心肠的得感情。
91、他为了追求享乐而白白虚度了一生。 He wasted his life in the vain pursuit of pleasure.
92、Once gone, the yellow crane will never on earth alight; only white clouds still float in vain from year to year.
黄鹤一去不复返，白云千载空悠悠。
93、His wife was a much le pleasant person than he was, overdreed and as vain as a peacock.他妻子远没有他那样对人谦和。她过分打扮，而且爱慕虚荣。
94、当我回顾过去时，想到自己虚掷了多少光阴，心里痛苦极了。
When I look back at the past and think how much time has been wasted vainly/in vain, my heart breaks/bleeds.
95、母亲把小孩放在椅子上叫他不要动，等她回来。
Mother put the child in the chair and told him to stay put and wait for her return.
96、那窗户老是发出格格的响声, 我必须敲进一块楔子把它装牢。 That window keeps rattling; I must fix a wedge in it to make it stay put.
97、这是大势所趋，迟早会成为现实的。
It is an irresistible trend, and sooner or later it will become a reality.
98、The investigation should be thorough, timely, unbiased, well-documented, and scientifically defensible.调查必须是彻底的，及时的，不带任何偏见的，并且记录完整，经得起科学推敲。
