1、U1 1、这个村子离边境很近，村民们一直担心会受到敌人的攻击 The village is so close to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy. 2. 这个国家仅用了20年的时间就发展成了一个先进的工业强国 In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power. 3.看到项目顺利
2、完成，那些为此投入了大量时间和精力的人们都感到非常自豪 This company has evolved into one of the major chemical manufacturing bases in this region. 4.鉴于目前的金融形势，美元进一步贬值是不可避免的 Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued. 5. 现在的汽车太
3、多了，这个地区的道路几乎无法应对当前的交通状况 There are so many vehicles nowadays that the roads in this area are barely adequate to cope with the present traffic. 6.天气没有出现好转的迹象，所以政府号召我们做好防洪的准备 The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get pr
4、epared for floods. 7.那场车祸以后爱丽丝十几年卧床不起，所以她的康复真是一个奇迹 Alice had been confined to bed for over10 years after the traffic accident, and so her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle. 8. 这些同学对世界杯十分关注，每天至少花两个小时看比赛的现场直播 The students were all very much concerned
5、about the WorldCup,spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV. 9.托马斯说他家半个世纪前就在佛罗里达定居了 Thomas said that his family had settled in Florida more than half a century ago. 10. 寻找他人的帮助，别自己一个人扛着。我很早就吸取了这个教训 Ask for help. Don’t tough it out
6、 yourself. I learned his lesson early in my life.2 1)他的确懂很多理论，但是，一碰到实际工作就显得非常无知 He really knows a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work, he seems to be quite ignorant. 2)最新调查表明，大多数市民支持政府再健一个新图书馆计划 The latest survey shows that the majority of the
7、 citizens supportthe government’s plan to build a new library. 3)这两个国家之所以能够成功地达成科学技术合作协定是因为有利于他们进行合作的好几种因素一直在发挥作用 The two countries could reach agreement successfully on scientific and technological cooperation because several factors favorable to their coopera
8、tion had been at work. 4)我在上小学时就看过那部电影，可就是一时想不起它的名字来 I saw the film when I was in the primary school, but the title just won’t come to mind for the moment. 5)尽管每天平均
