Unit 1

1. The millionaire and billionaire were both asked to fill up the questionnaire.百万富翁和亿万富翁都被要求填写好这份调查表。

2. It doesn't matter where you came from.What matters is who you choose to be.你来自哪里并不重要，重要的是你选择成为什么样的人。

3. It doesn't matter how many times you fail.What matters is how many times you stand up and try again.失败多少次不重要，重要的是你能重新站起来多少次，并且继续前行。

4. She keeps good relations with her business partners.她与生意伙伴保持良好的关系。

5. The partners you want don't want you.The ones that want you are not made for you.你爱的不爱你，爱你的不适合你。

6. His lifestyle is quite Chinese-style.他的生活方式很有中国风格。

7. The shepherd and his dog fought against the wolves to protect the sheep.牧羊人和他的狗为了保护羊群与狼群抗争。

8. When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

9. They hope to achieve their goal by peaceful means.他们希望用和平手段达到他们的目的。

10. You can listen to relaxing music in the bath! 你可以边洗澡边听轻松的音乐！

11. Taking a relaxing holiday will help you to do better in a stressful work environment.放松的假期将帮助你在紧张的工作环境中表现更出色。

12. I don’t suppose he’ll agree.我料想他不会同意。

13. He’s supposed to be doing his homework at home now.他现在应该在家里做作业。

14. Supposing/Suppose/Provided/Providing that he isn't out, how can I finish my job then?假定他没出去，我该怎么完成我的工作呢?

15. Life is a series of tests.人生就是一连串的考验。

16. Lovely cartoon characters are printed on all sides of the carton.纸箱的每一面上都印着可爱的卡通人物。

17. They complained to the boss about the food.他们向老板抱怨糟糕的食物。

18. Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush is full of roses.与其抱怨玫瑰丛长满了刺，还不如感激刺丛里竟生出了玫瑰。

19. Life's like a play: It's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.生活如一个剧本：重要的不是长度而是演出精彩与否。

20. Love is a game that two can play and both win.爱是两个人玩的双赢游戏。

21. Believe it or not, I got this portable computer for free.信不信由你，我这台便携式电脑是免费得来的。

22. Life is like a TV with many channels.Hold the remote control firmly in your own hand, and you'll get the best shows.生活像一台电视机有很多频道可选。你要做的就是把遥控器牢牢掌握在自己手中，这样才能欣赏到最精彩的节目。

23. He is such a workaholic that he doesn't know how to spend his leisure time.他是个工作狂，以至于不懂得如何打发他的业余时间。

24. The alarm went off when the thieves got in.当小偷们进来时，警铃声顿时大作。

25. God will take away the most precious things from us to alarm us that what we’ve gained is too much.上帝会把我们身边最珍贵的东西拿走，以提醒我们得到的太多。

26. Mary, set your alarm clock for seven tomorrow morning.玛丽，把你的闹钟设定在明天早上七点。

27. There are two reasons why I wake up in the morning: my alarm clock and you.我早上醒来的原因有两个：闹钟和你。

28. The time bomb will go off in ten seconds.那枚定时炸弹会在十秒后爆炸。

29. My alarm clock goes off at six o’clock every morning.我的闹钟每天早上六点响。

30. You come into my heart, take up my brain and control my mind.你钻进我的心里，占据着我的大脑，控制了我的思想。

31. Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.不要让昨日占去太多的今天。

32. A thousand pardons for taking up so much of your time.占用了你这么多的时间，实在抱歉。

33. May your Christmas be filled with joy and warmth!愿你圣诞节充满喜乐与温暖！

34. It’s a pleasure to have our stomachs filled.But it’s a greater pleasure to have our minds filled.肚皮装得饱饱的，是一件乐事，心灵装得饱饱的，是一件更大的乐事。

35. The children in that area are in urgent need of medical attention. 那个地区的孩子们急需得到医疗方面的关注。

36. I must post this letter; it's urgent.我必须发了这封信，信很紧急。

37. In my personal view/opinion, this is a personal problem.依我看，这是个私人问题。

38. I need you to save the document.我需要你把这份文件储存下来。

39. The guards are still on watch at midnight.看守在深夜仍在站岗。

40. One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.午夜前一小时的睡眠等于午夜后睡三小时。

41. The children quickly got bored with staying indoors.孩子们在屋子里很快就待不住了。

42. Even if I am bored on Saturday, I always wait till Sunday to do all my homework.即便周六无聊的要命，我也总是到了周日才去做所有的功课。

43. He is able to work under stress.能够承受一定的工作压力。

44. The sturdy engineer studied the blueprint of the new studio in his study.这位强健的工程师在自己的书房里研究新演播室的蓝图。

45. In fact, you may already consider yourself an expert on the subject.事实上，你也许已经认为自己是这个问题的专家了。

46. After asking many experts for advice, you can become an expert yourself.问遍千家成行家。

47. He is suffering from the loss of his old friend.他正遭受失去老朋友的痛苦。

48. The car suffered severe damage in the accident.汽车在事故中受到严重损坏。

49. Many have suffered for talking, none ever suffered for keeping silence.多言吃苦，缄默少祸。

50. Low pressure often brings rain.低气压常常引起下雨。

51. The government began to take action about some serious social problems.政府开始对一些严重的社会问题采取行动了。

52. Kindness is the sunshine of social life.仁慈是社会生活中的阳光。

53. She tried to reduce her weight and blood pressure.她设法降低她的体重和血压。

54. I bought the book because it was reduced from 15 yuan to 5 yuan.我买这本书，是因为它从15元降到5元。

55. Because of the storm, the farmers’ apple harvest was reduced by 30%.因为暴风雨农民的苹果减产30％。

56. Without practice, hopes will be reduced to zero.没有实践，希望会化为乌有。

57. The professor organized his thoughts before giving his lecture.教授在发表演说之前组织思路。

58. I thought that meeting was badly organized.我认为会议组织得很糟糕。

59. Both diet and exercise affect blood pressure. 饮食和运动都对血压有影响。

60. Diet cures more than the doctor.药补不如食补。

61. I should prefer you not to go there alone.我宁愿你不要单独前往。

62. Few children prefer working to playing.很少有孩子喜欢干活而不喜欢玩的。

63. We prefer to die a hero, rather than live a slave. 宁为英雄而死,不为奴隶生。

64. I can’t stand being woken up in the early morning.我无法忍受一大早被叫醒。

65. She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in law.她毕业于剑桥大学，获得法学学士学位。

66. My brother is a graduate in history.我哥哥是历史学学士。

67. The temperature is now minus 5 degrees.现在气温为零下五度。

68. If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.如果你要活到一百岁，那么我只要活到一百岁差一天，这样我就不用度过没有你陪伴的分分秒秒。

69. After lunch, Carey challenged me to a game of tennis.午餐后，凯里提出和我进行一场网球比赛。

70. There is no challenge more challenging than improving yourself.没什么挑战比提高自我更有挑战性。

71. When we are no longer able to change the situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.当我们不能改变环境时，我们就要接受挑战去改变自己。

72. One father can support ten children; ten children cannot support one father.一个父亲可以供养十个孩子，十个孩子却不能供养一个父亲。

73. He has a large family to support.他要养活一大家子人。

74. Jim was a great support to us when father died.父亲死后，吉姆给了我们巨大的帮助。

75. If you have any questions, please dial 555-6782.如果你有任何问题，请拔打555—6782。

76. “Sorry, you’ve dialed a wrong number.” “对不起，你拔错号码了。”

77. The gloves were designed for extremely cold climates.这些手套是为严寒地区制造的。

78. The experiment is designed to test the new drug.实验的目的是试验新药。

79. We don't know if it was done by accident or by design/on purpose.我们不知道那是偶然的还是故意的。

80. Please put up this advertisement for our concert in your shop window.请把我们音乐会的广告张贴在你们商店的橱窗里。

81. There is a presentation of a new play tonight.今晚有一场新戏演出。

82. Smile and silence are two powerful tools.Smile is the way to solve many problems and silence is the way to avoid many problems.微笑和沉默是两把利器：微笑解决很多问题，沉默避免许多问题。

83. A clever person solves a problem.A wise person avoids it.聪明的人解决问题，明智的人避免问题。－－－阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦，德裔美国物理学家

84. You can count on him because he is a chartered accountant.你可以依靠//指望他，因为他是一名注册会计师。

85. It is impolite behavior to smoke in a crowded bus.在拥挤的公共汽车上抽烟，是不礼貌的行为。

86. One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.光辉人生中忙碌的一个小时抵得过碌碌无为的一生。

87. We supply power to the three nearby towns.我们给附近的三个城镇提供电力。

88. Sometimes you need to look back, otherwise you will never know what you have lost in the way of forever searching.偶尔要回头看看，否则永远都在追寻，而不知道自己失去了什么。

89. The wise never marry, and when they marry they become otherwise.聪明人都是未婚的, 结婚的人很难再聪明起来。

90. What's the weather forecast for tonight?天气预报说今夜天气怎么样?

91. The survey forecasts a fall in unemployment.该调查预测失业人数即将下降。

92. When the door opened, the crowd poured out.门一打开，人群涌了出来。

93. There were crowds of people at the theatre.剧院里聚着一群一群的人。

94. Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.不要随波逐流，要引领潮流。

95. The fire which lights (or warms) us at a distance will burn us when near.远火能照亮，近火要烧人。

96. He kept her at a distance.他冷淡待她。

97. Distance makes the hearts grow fonder.距离使两颗心靠得更近。

98. Sickness is felt, but health not at all.疾病是可以感觉到的，但健康则完全不觉得。

99. Sickness comes on horseback but goes away on foot.病来如山倒，病去如抽丝。

100. At the moment, he preferred not to think about the future.此刻他宁可不考虑未来的事。

101. Thank you for everything over the years, mom.妈妈，谢谢您这些年来所做的一切。

102. But it is classical music that he loved best.但他最喜欢古典音乐。

103. Of the five hundred householders surveyed, 40% had dishwashers.在接受调查的五百家住户中, 40% 有洗碗机。

104. The cop/policeman surveyed the situation briefly then asked, 'All right buddy, what's your name? 警察简单地调查情况后，问，“好吧，朋友，你叫什么名字？”

105. Despite a lack of formal education, she was far from stupid.虽然没有受过正式教育，但是她一点也不愚蠢。

106. Do you think this style suits me?你认为这个式样适不适合我?

107. The style is the man.文如其人。