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Passage A My Advice to Students: Education Counts, Unit 5, Book2

1.我们得把感情放在一边，从专业（professional）的角度来对待这件事．（from a…. standpoint） 2.这部戏非常精彩，我很快就沉浸于激动人心的剧情之中。(lose oneself in) 3.她没有什么爱好－除非你把看电视说成是一种爱好。(unless)

She hasn’t got any hobbies– unless you call watching TV a hobby.

4.他说他是直接从市长本人那里得到这个消息的。(first-hand) 5.既然你不能回答这个问题，我们最好问问别人。(since)

Since you cannot answer the question, perhaps we’d better ask someone else.

Passage B Christopher Reeve—A Real Superman, Unit 5, Book2

1.由于公共汽车突然刹车（brake），旅客们都不由自主地向前摔倒。(pitch forward) 2.这个协议将冲破对自由贸易设置的障碍。 (break through; obstacle) 3.我刚放下叫出租车的电话，车就来了。(soon after)

The taxi arrived soon after I rang for it.

4.在过去不管我什么时候到家，我父母总会等我。 (no matter)

5.由于没有一方愿意让步，两个公司之间的对话完全破裂了。(break down)

Talks between the two countries completely broke down, because neither of them wanted Passage A Never Give Up, Unit 6, Book2

1.那件工作很难做，不过我想试试看。(have a shot)

It’s a difficult job, but I’d like to have a shot.

2.这是一本关于商务实践而非理论的书。(as opposed to)

This is a book about business practice as opposed to theory.

3.社会活动从未耽误她的学习。(in the way) of her studies.

4.直到１９１１年人们才发现第一种维生素。(it is not until …that)

It was not until 1911 that the first vitamin was identified.

5.很明显，自然灾害是造成这个国家经济危机的原因。(crisis)

Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the country’s economic crisis.

Passage B Finding a Balance, Unit 6, Book2

1.我们的婚姻很幸福，但我们也曾经历过许多坎坷。(ups and downs)

Our marriage is happy but we’ve had many ups and downs.

2.许多外语教师常常在课堂上自己讲得太多。 (be inclined to)

Many teachers of foreign languages are inclined to talk too much themselves in class.

3.那位著名演员每天早上锻炼一小时以保持健康。(work out)

The famous actor keeps fit by working out for an hour every morning.

4.与他促膝长谈之后，她的怀疑消失了。 (melt away)

After a long heart-to-heart talk with him, her suspicion melted away.

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