Unit 1
1.But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera.但他一想到要帮助那些得了霍乱的普通百姓时,他就感到很振奋。
2.Neither its cause nor its cure was understood.人们既不知道它的病源,也不了解它的治疗方法。
3.So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.每次霍乱暴发时,就有大批惊恐的老百姓死去
4.He immediately told the astonished people in Broad Street to remove the handle from the pump so that it could not be used.他马上叫宽街上惊慌失措的老百姓拆掉水泵的把手。 5.It seemed that the water was to blame.看来水是罪魁祸首。
6.He found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London.他发现,水是从河里来的,而河水被伦敦排出的脏水污染了。
7.In another part of London, he found supporting evidence from two other deaths that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak.在伦敦的另一个地区,他从两个与宽街暴发的霍乱有关联的死亡病例中发现了有力的证
8.To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source of all the water supplies be examined.为了防止这种情况的再度发生,约翰·建议所有水源都要经过检测。 9.Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense.只有当你把太阳放在中心位置上,天空中其他行星的运动才能说得清楚。
10.He placed a fixed sun at the centre of the solar system with the planets going round it and only the moon still going round the earth.他把太阳固定在太阳系的中心位置上,而行星则围绕着太阳转,只有月球仍然绕着地球转。
11Yet Copernicus' theory is now the basis on which all our ideas of the universe are built.然而哥白尼的理论却是我们宇宙观赖以建立的基础。 Unit2
1.People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.人们也许觉得奇怪,为什么用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家的词语不太一样。
2.Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.如今只要有人提起英格兰,你就会发现威尔士总是包括在内的。
3.So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.因此只有北爱尔兰同英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰联合起来,而组成了联合王国,这一点从新的联合王国国旗上就可以看得出来
4.To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions.值得赞扬的是,虽然这四个
国家的确在一些方面共同合作,例如在货币和国际关系方面;但是它们在制度上仍然存在很大的区别。
5.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile. 如果想使你的英国之旅不虚此行又有意义,你就必须留心观察。 6.Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London.由于担心时间不够,张萍玉早就把她想要在伦敦参观的地点列了一张单子。 7.You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.你可以看到英国的大部分人口聚居在南部,而多数大工业城市都位于中部和北部。
8.This solid stone, square tower had remained standing for one thousand years. 真是太棒了!这个坚实的用石头砌的方形塔已经在那儿屹立一千年了。
9.To her great surprise, Zhang Pingyu found the Queen's jewels guarded by special royal soldiers who, on special occasions, still wore the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I.让张萍玉很惊讶的是,她发现女王的珠宝由皇家的特别卫士守护着,而这些卫士在一些特殊的日子仍然穿着400年前伊丽莎白一世女王时代的制服。 10.It looked splendid when first built!刚建成的时候,它看起来真是金碧辉煌。
11.so Pingyu had a photo taken standing on either side of the line.萍玉就跨着这条线拍了一张照片。
12.It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London.这似乎是一件怪事:这位发展了主义的人竟然在伦敦生活过,并且在伦敦去世 13.When she saw many visitors enjoying looking at the beautiful old Chinese pots and other objects on show, she felt very proud of her country.当萍玉看到那么多参观者用欣赏的目光注视着古老漂亮的中国陶瓷和其他展品时,心里充满了对祖国的自豪感。 Unit 3
1.Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I suffered from “Time lag”.因为担心这次旅行,头几天我心里总是不踏实,结果我得了时间滞后症。 2.This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.这就与你乘坐飞机会产生时差反应相似,所不同的是,在你的脑子里似乎会不断闪现以前的时光。
3.The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.时间舱在轻轻左右摇晃,我们放松地躺在那里做梦。
4.At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.一开始新的环境让我很难忍受。 5.Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.由于缺乏新鲜空气,我感到头痛。
6.However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of
too many carriages flying by in all directions.可是,当我们到达一个看上去像大市场的地方时,由于太多车子朝四面八方飞奔,我看不见王平了。
7.Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.实在累坏了,我溜上床很快就睡着了。 8.Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth's gravity.太空站像一个巨大的圆盘,在太空中缓缓的旋转,以仿照出地球重心的引力。 9.Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31 st century.太空站里展出了31世纪一些最前沿的发明。
10.But we cannot blame the tools for the faults of the user, can we?但我们不能因为使用者的使用不当而责备仪器,是不是?
11.now there's a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.可现在我们有一种装置,能利用生态学原理来处理掉废弃物。
Unit 4
1.Never will Zhou Yang (ZY) forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.周阳永远不会忘记他在一家畅销英文报纸的第一项工作任务。
2.You'll find your colleagues very eager to assist you, so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you' re interested.
你将发现你的同事们会热情地帮助你。如果你对摄影感兴趣,以后你可以集中精力去钻研。 3.Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.
你只有提出了许多不同的问题之后才有可能获得你需要知道的信息。
4.Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?
你有没有过这样的情况:别人控告你的记者,说他的报道失实?
5.A footballer was accused of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals so as to let the other team win. 一位足球运动员被指控受贿,故意不进球,好让对方球队赢球。
6.Although he realized the man had been lying, Zhou Yang knew he must not accuse him directly.尽管他认为那个人一直在说谎话,但周阳懂得,他决不能直接指责那个人。
Unit5
1.You have three layers of skin which act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the sun's harmful rays.皮肤有三层,它们是防病、防毒、抵御太阳有害光线侵害的一道屏障。 2.it is where you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your sense of touch.正是皮肤使你感到冷热、疼痛,它还使你有触觉。
3.So as you can imagine, if your skin gets burned it can be very serious.因此,你可以想象到,如果你的皮肤烧伤了,就可能非常严重。
4.Remove clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is stuck to the burn. Take off other clothing
and jewellery near the burn.
除非衣服粘贴在烧伤面上,否则都要把它脱掉(必要时可用剪刀帮助)。靠近创面的其他衣物和首饰也都要取掉。
5.it is vital to get the victim to the doctor or hospital at once. 立即把患者送往医院或送去看医生,这是至关重要的。
6.John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the bravery of ten people who had saved the life of another.在颁奖大会上,约翰被授予奖赏。大会共表彰了抢救他人生命的十个人的勇敢行为。
7.John was studying in his room when he heard screaming. (那天)约翰正在房里学习,突然听到一声尖叫,
8.She was lying in her front garden bleeding very heavily.她躺在前花园的地上,流血不止。 9.It was John's quick action and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade's life.正是约翰快捷的动作和急救知识救了斯莱德女士的命。
10.There is no doubt that John's quick thinking and the first aid skills he learned at school saved Ms Slade's life. 该组织的主任毫无疑问,是约翰敏捷的思维和在学校学到的急救技术,挽救了斯莱德女士的生命。