現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀一TransBook1Unit11

Book1Unit111.我很好奇你后來是怎么決定學(xué)外語的。I’mquitecurioushowyoucametodecidetostudyEnglish.2.一直到改革開放開始以后，人們才開始明白，市場(chǎng)并不是壞事。Itwasn’tuntilthereformandopening-upstartedwhenpeoplebegantorealizethatthemarketwasnotabadthing.3.那些將軍、官員和學(xué)者都不知道如何稱那頭大象的重量，但是一個(gè)小孩突然想出了一個(gè)主意。Noneofthosegenerals,officialsandscholarsknewhowtoweightheelephant,butayoungchildsuddenlycameupwithabrilliantidea.4.那時(shí)候我們遇到的最大困難是沒有糧食，所以從未有過減肥的想法。Thebiggestdifficultywecameacross/upagainstwaslackoffood.Thereforeitnevercametoourmindthatonedaywemighthavetoliveonadiet.5.我從來沒有聽說過這個(gè)說法。你是在哪里

碰到的?Ihaveneverheardofthisexpression.Wheredidyoucomeacrossit?6.這座廟的油漆已經(jīng)開始剝落，該重新刷一下了。Thepaintofthatoldtempleiscomingoff.Itneedsrepainting.7.這里的水不深，只到一般人的胸口。他們很容易從這里過河來。Thewaterherewasnotdeep.Itonlycametoanordinaryman’schest.Sotheycouldeasilycomeacrosstheriverhere.8.大門突然開了，跳出來一條狗。它開始沖我吼叫，知道它主人出來才安靜下來。Thedooropenedsuddenlyandoutjumpedadog.Itstartedbarkingatmeanddidn’tquietdownuntilitsmastercameout.9.那片美麗的草地不見了，一個(gè)大飯店取而代之。Gonewasthebeautifulmeadow,andinitsplacestoodabighotel.10.我們現(xiàn)在最緊迫的事情是保護(hù)那些被

恐怖分子扣留的中國人的性命。OurmosturgentneedistoprotectthelifeofthoseChinesewhowerekidnappedbytheterrorists.B1.過了一兩天，孩子們才從車禍的驚恐中恢復(fù)過來。Itwasacoupledaysbeforethechildrenrecoveredfromthehorroroftheroadaccident.2.我正在計(jì)算機(jī)上修改文章，都快完工了，可突然斷電了，計(jì)算機(jī)的屏幕黑了。Iwasrevisingmyessayoncomputerandwasabouttofinishwhenitsscreenwentblankduetopowerfailure.3.小學(xué)坐落在一座小山腳下，山后是一片稻田。Theschoolislocatedatthefootofahill.Beyondthehillliesalargestretchofricefields.4.吉姆很快就會(huì)后悔失去你這樣一個(gè)朋友的。

Itwon’tbelongbeforeJimbeginstoregrethavinglostafriendlikeyou.5.“撫摸土地的感覺真好！”那農(nóng)民喃喃地說?！癐t’spleasanttotouchtheland,”whisperedthefarmer.6．這家人剛把冬裝收藏好，一場(chǎng)大雪就突襲了這個(gè)地區(qū)。Thefamilyhadjustputtheirwinterclothesawaywhentheareawashitbyasnowstorm.7.天安門廣場(chǎng)的中心聳立著人民英雄紀(jì)念碑。InthecenteroftheTian’anmenSquarestandstheMonumenttothePeople’sHeroes.8.沒過多久，一些經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家就認(rèn)識(shí)到世界將面臨嚴(yán)重的金融危機(jī)。Itwasn’tlongbeforeanumberofeconomistsrealizedtheworldwouldsoonbefacedwithaseriousglobalfinancialcrisis.9.他們就要出發(fā)到泰國去時(shí)突然寄到通知說此次行程已經(jīng)取消。TheywereleavingforThailandwhenthey

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