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B 册 unit one

1. The representative presented to the committee a petition 请愿书 signed by 1200 electors asking for a thorough probe into the

financial scandal surrounding the candidate for the regional legislature.

2. The landlady fired the servant who pocketed

将...放入衣袋 household funds for his own use.

3. After exploring for more than half a year, the ecologist felt a great thrill

兴奋 from spotting the rare species at the foot of the

pocket money all the time.

6. The unruly crowd became even more boisterous

7. The belief that one should work hard and be honest is deeply ingrained 根深蒂固 in our culture.

8. The company was financially cornered 垄断

9. The employees tried to avoid every risk that might incur 引起 her displeasure during the first month after her divorce.

10. In order to prevent a sudden outbreak of hostilities, we must not make to provocative

圣杯 of genetic medicine.

14. Through genetic engineering will scientists be tampering with the genetic diversity that has been the mainstay

支柱 of human

survival in the past?

15. A news release by the Chinese Ministry of Personnel printed in a few leading newspapers and on news websites caught the

attention of thousands if twenty - something

大约二十 in October.

16. For many reasons, the vast majority of heterosexual

异性的 still prefer the “old-fashioned”, sexual way of producing children.

No other method better express the loving union of a man and a woman seeking to make a baby.

20. She really enjoyed the film because it was a fusion

B 册 unit three

21. In the Netherlands euthanasia

安乐死 has already been legalized.

22. Some observers doubt whether the peace process can be salvage

挽救 .

23. Lack of essential minerals can cause deformity 畸形 before they leave the factory.

24. All the cars are tested for defects 瑕疵 before they leave the factory.

29. To her relief she was acquitted 宣判无罪 of all the charges laid against her.

30. The frontier 边界

of medical knowledge are being pushed farther outwards as time goes on.

B 册 unit five

31. It is not our desire to be provocative 挑衅,but the status quo 现状 cannot continue. Neither can the present standoff 僵持, without

the danger of a more serious confrontation 对抗 that noboby wants.

32. Like all derivtives 派生物, they function, essentially, as bets on the direction of particular markets. So coveted is such insurance

that the total face amount – or “notional 名义上 value” – of swaps and similar contracts has soared to an astronomical $11 trillion.

33. Annoyed, shareholders have moved to curb 抑制

March 1993 four sailors on Russky Island in the Far East died of malnutrition 营养不良.

connect computers within corporations – that both Sun and Microsoft have targeted as a rich area for growth.

37. She was at times less successful winning over her counterpart 相对物

at the U.N., who, like Napoleon’s army. travels on his

stomach.

38. Members of the NASA – led team arrived in Washington fully prepared to enter the fray

战斗 .

减少 .. 的危险性 these situations and produce more acceptable consequences for both

40. It may not seem much consolation 安慰 to point out that the teacher, too, becomes frustrated 失意的

when his efforts appear to

produce less than obvious results.

42. Edinburgh sees itself as a university of the new millennium 一千年, committed to 致力于 research and teaching.

43. I couldn’t figure out 想出

45. Spatial mobility 空间流动性 tends to be highest amongst the most affluent 富裕的

groups on the one hand and the poorest on the

other.

束缚 by a full – time job.

有益于健康的 value for treating pain.

确切阐述、用公式表示 them.

B 册 unit seven

51. Gas lamps 煤油灯 became obsolete

过时的 when electric lighting became popular.

53. No one would deny that the marathon 马拉松 is the most grueling

使极度疲劳的 event in the sports meet.

急速通过 the rehearsal 排练 so that there would be time for a short meeting.

programs of a similar kind.

59. Jane hoped her new housemaid 女佣 could be trusted, but she still had some misgivings

60. When the war broke out, a large number of refugees 难 民 crossed the border, seeking sanctuary

country.

61. Fame happened almost overnight for the 25-years-old actress, but she has been unfazed

不 苦 恼 by all the recent media

attention.

62. The man posed 装作..as a health-worker in order to get into the old lady’s house, and then stole her money.

63. Years age, people would have scoffed 嘲笑 at the notion that robots would operate on patients instead of surgeons 外科医生.

行为不端 at school.

B 册 unit ten

subject to legal punishment.

dealing with its associated problems.

sttracted teaching jobs.

69. During the period of economic recession, daily necessities were in short supply and had to be rationed

71. Drug-related crime is rampant 猖獗的 in some regions, although drug trafficking 交易 and drug abuse are proscribed

law.

议.

75. Part of the hostility was to the idea that a second Princess of Wales could usurp 霸占 the title of the People’s Princess.

76. This often helps the new owners avoid nasty

令人讨厌的，艰险的

surprise, such as hidden liabilities that may be attached to

the prior company’s assets.

77. Decisions made on the infrastructure

基 本 设 施 should have economically beneficial consequences for producers and

78. Unexpectedly people now see pressure building in their country toe the line

79. A few analysts think that all of this worry will dissipate

80. The marathon is not a(n) glamorous

Resentment 愤恨 against the Germans for trying to destroy England Word War II.

82. In essence, all the arguments boil down to

imposed on them by the share price.

B 册 unit twelve

85. When she was begged for help, the woman who had recently divorced her husband shouted suddenly, “Not again! I have