Unit 1

1. 他走得慢是因为腿有毛病（because of）

He walks slowly because of his bad leg.

2. 他尽管病得很重，但还是来参加会议了（despite）

He came to the meeting despite his serious illness.

3. 他确保同样的错误今后不再发生（see to it that）

He saw to it that the same mistake didn’t happen again.

4. 现在他们之间的了解多了一些，他们相处得就好些了（now that）

Now that they’ve got to know each other a little better, they get along just fine.

5. 此时我发现自己被五六个男孩子围住了（find oneself）\

Then I found myself surrounded by half a dozen boys.

6. 在这幸福的时刻，我向你致以最美好的祝愿（on…occasion）

I send you my best wishes on this happy occasion.

——further

1. 供养一个大家庭support a big family

2. 照料她的孩子和父母care for her children and parents

3. 支付他孩子的教育费用pay for his children’s education

4. 经过多年的辛勤研究之后after years of diligent research

5. 他肩上的经济负担the financial burden on his shoulders

6. 她有一颗金子般的心而且热爱她周围的人

She has a golden heart/ a heart of gold and loves people around her.

7. 我父亲从来不给我弟弟和我买玩具和糖果，但是我知道他很爱我们

My father has never bought any toys and candies for my younger brother and me, but I know he loves us.

8. 我父母尽最大努力满足我们的需求，而且总是信守诺言

My parents do their best to meet our needs and always keep their promises

Unit 2

1. 昨天我去牙科医生那儿将我的一颗蛀牙拔掉了（pull out）

I went to the dentist yesterday to have a bad/decayed tooth pulled out.

2. 事物的发展从根本上讲是由内因决定的（depend on）

The development of things depends fundamentally on internal causes.

3. [谚]条条道路通罗马（lead to）

All roads lead to Rome.

4. 我本来打算今天给你这本书的，可是我忘记把书带来了（mean to/intend to）

I meant to give you that book today, but I forgot to bring it with me.

5. 我差点儿接受他的建议（on the verge of）

I was on the verge of accepting his advice.

6. 离婚可不是儿戏/离婚这档子事可不能等闲视之（take…lightly）

Divorce is not a matter you can afford to take lightly.

——further

1. 误解在日常生活中十分普遍

Misunderstandings are very common in our daily lives.

2. 误解产生许多问题和不必要的麻烦：毁坏友谊，带来不幸

They will cause problems and unnecessary trouble: ruin friendships, bring misery.

3. 要避免误解有许多办法There are many ways to avoid misunderstandings.

A. 不使用含有歧义的语言Do not use words that may have double meanings.

B. 表达思想清楚，发音清晰Express ideas and pronounce words clearly.

C. 突出要点Emphasize the main points.

D. 不要不懂装懂Don’t pretend to understand when you don’t.

E. 意思不清楚是要问明白Ask for clarification when not clear about the meaning.

F. 明白交际方面的性别差异Be aware of the gender differences in communication.

4. 只要注意，很多误解可以避免。没有误解，生活会更美好。

Many misunderstandings can be avoided if we are careful enough. Life without misunderstandings will be better and happier.

Unit 3

1. 缺乏信心导致了他的失败（contribute to）

Lack of confidence contributed to his failure.

2. 面对严重的疾病，她表现出了巨大的勇气（in the face of）

She has shown great courage in the face of her serious illness.

3. 我们得出结论，她讲的是真话（come to）

We came to the conclusion that she was telling the truth.

4. 他的秘书没有告诉他那次会议的情况（fail to）

His secretary failed to tell him about the meeting.

5. 学习语言不仅仅是记单词的问题（a matter of）

Learning languages isn’t just a matter of memorizing words.

6. 她一旦决定了什么事，没有人能阻止她（hold back）

Once she has made her decision, no one can hold her back.

7. 要符合我们船长定的标准将会很困难（live up to）

It will be difficult to live up to the standards set by our captain.

8. 这位科学家称这一发现为这个领域中最令人兴奋的新发展（refer to…as）

The scientist referred to the discovery as the most exciting new development in his field.

——further

1. 失败乃成功之母Failure is the mother of success.

2. 一个害怕失败的人永远不会赢Any man who is afraid of failure will/can never win.

3. 成功意味着你热爱并擅长做你现在做的事情

Success means that you enjoy/love and are good at doing what you are doing now.

4. 一个总是渴望成功的人并不一定会很快成功

One who is eager to win will not necessarily win quickly.

5. 一个成功的人不求索取，相反，他会问自己：“我能给这个世界留下什么？”

A successful person doesn’t ask for things from others. On the contrary/Instead, he will ask himself: ”What can I leave to this world?”

6. 真正的赢者是给社会贡献最大的人，而不是最富有或最有名的人

A real winner is someone who makes the greatest contributions to the society, not the one who is the richest, or the most famous.

Unit 4

1. 我能说的是我们十分抱歉（all…that…）

All I can say is that we are extremely sorry.

2. 在很多情况下只有规定还不行（in…case,work）

In many cases regulation alone will not work.

3. 由于他的智慧和勤奋，他极有可能成功（likely,intelligence,diligence）

He is highly likely to succeed because of his intelligence and diligence.

4. 她瞪着我好像不认识我似的（as if）

She stared at me as if I were a stranger.

5. 据报道，昨天的车祸中有三人受伤(It is reported that…,injure)

It is reported that three people were injured in the traffic accident yesterday.

6. 他这样对待我使我很生气（the way）

I feel angry at the way he (has) treated me.

7. 病人今天早晨的情况同昨天差不多（…much the same as…）

The patient is much the same this morning as he was yesterday.

8. 今晚我想待在家里不出去（rather than）

I’d like to stay (at) home this evening rather than go out.

——further

A：你在干什么呢？What are you doing?

B：在看杂志，《心理学》I’m reading a magazine, Psychology.

A：哦，学点心理学的知识肯定很有趣吧？

Well, it must be fun to learn something about psychology.

B：是啊。在我们的日常生活中，心理学运用十分广泛。

You bet. Psychology has broad applications in our daily life.

比如说，人们看到衣服降价就想买；病人吃了安慰剂，感觉好多了……

For example, people can resist the temptation to buy clothes on sale; patients feel much better after they’ve taken some placebos.

A：等等，我看着和心理学没什么关系嘛

Wait, … wait. I don’t think it has anything to do with psychology.

B：当然有了。It does have something to do with psychology.人们看到便宜的衣服就想买，这是因为他们觉得自己有一种强烈的心理需求必须得到满足People can’t help buying clothes on sale because they have a very powerful psychological need thet they feel they must satisfy.；病人的病情好转是由于他们不断告诉自己会好些，最终他们的这种愿望成真。Patients who have taken some placebos feel much better because they constantly tell themselves that they will become better, and their strong will makes the wish to get better become reality.

A：原来是这样。那么，和朋友交谈，听快节奏的音乐，心理学在这些方面也起作用吗？

Oh, I see. Does psychology also play a role in such cases as talking with friends and listening to fast music?

B：没错。和朋友交谈能让人放轻松，听快节奏的音乐可以使人充满活力。根据心理学，这些都是让人远离压力和情绪沮丧的好方法。

Yes, talking with friends can be relaxing, and listening to fast music can make people energetic or dynamic. According to psychology, these are good ways of keeping a distance from depression and pressure.

Unit 5

1. 你会看到我现在说的会成为现实（come true）

You will see that what I am saying now will come true.

2. 这个讲座那么无趣，以致有一半的学生都睡着了（fall asleep）

The lecture was so boring that half (of) the students fell asleep.

3. 失业（unemployment）问题与新技术的发展密切相关（tie up with）

The problem of unemployment is tied up with the development of new technology.

4. 他的外貌变化那么大，你可能认不出他了（may well）

His appearance has changed so much that you may well not recognize him.

5. 这个城堡的历史可追溯到14世纪（date back to）

The castle dates back to the 14th century.

6. 她从来没有给他们做过任何事，而他们为她做了所有能做的事情（whereas）

She has never done anything for them, whereas they have done everything they can for her.

——further

梦是心灵的谈话

人类至今尚未开启通往梦的世界的大门。尽管我们很多人意识到做梦的价值，希望了解我们在梦中的活动，但大多数人在睡眠中仍觉得像进入梦幻世界一样。有些人认为梦中的生活跟醒着的生活一样真实，而且在积极寻找方法控制睡眠时的思维活动，然而很少有人会将醒时发生的事情跟梦中发生的事情联系在一起。

心理学家和心理玄学家在20世纪90年代普遍认为，我们的梦境包含着日常生活的内容。因此，学习记住并“挖掘”梦境是非常有用的。纵观历史，土著居民们就曾特意集体漫游梦境以解决问题，或根据部落所梦见的未来生活设定方向。许多重要的科学发现就来源于梦境中发生的事情。

Dreams are soul talks

As a species, we have yet to unlock the key to our dream worlds. Despite the fact that so many of us see the value in dreaming and wish to be conscious of our activities in the dream dimensions, most of us still feel that we enter some sort of fantasy land when we sleep. While some believe our dream life is as real as waking life and actively seek ways of controlling what occurs while they sleep, few actually make the connection between what happens in waking life and what occurs in sleep.

In the 1990s,it was widely acknowledged by both psychologists and parapsychologists that our dreams contain the content of our daily lives. Therefore, learning to remember and to “mine” our dreams is a very useful process. Throughout history, native communities have deliberately traveled to their dream words as a group, to resolve issues, or set directions based on what the group has dreamt the future holds. Many important discoveries can be rooted in events that occurred in the dream world.

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