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Unit7
1.随着长大，我渐渐接受了这一事实：我永远不会实现成为一名作家的梦想。
As I grew up, I made peace with the fact that I would never fulfill my dream of becoming a writer. 2.迈克尔想了两天还没填出字谜游戏里那个至关重要的词，最后只好失望的放弃。
Michael had got stuck trying to figure out the word puzzle for two days before he threw up his hand in frustration.
3.这位歌手发现市面上有自己作品的盗版时，他十分震惊，发誓决不放过那些盗贼。
The singer was taken aback by the pirated editions of his songs on the market, and he vowed not to let the thieves off.
4.感谢你购买我们的锅炉。作为回报，我们将免费为你处理旧锅炉。
Thank you for purchasing our furnace. In return we will get ride of you old one for free. 5.我和苏珊互诉了别后发生的事情，从中我得知她已经出版了好几本儿童读物。
Susan and filled each other in on what had happened after we parted, from which I learned that she had several children’s books in print.
6.当连锁大书店的竞争逼得她的小书店歇业候，已届中年的莉莲不知道自己还能做些什么。
Her bookstore having been frozen out by a giant chain, the middle-age Lillian was at a loss as to what else she could do.
7.你需要有人在旁不断督促才会完成这一任务。
You need somebody to urge you constantly to see the task through to completion. 8.因为害怕新建购物中心会破坏社区的宁静，许多居民反对这一计划。
For fear that a new shopping center would ruin in the peace of the community, many residents opposed the construction plan.
Unit8
1.如果你对冗长的讲座不感兴趣，那从头至尾把它听完实在是毫无意义的。
It is really pointless to sit through a tedious lecture if you do not take any interest in it. 2.由于他在生态学领域的卓越地位，我们学校的学生都非常敬重他。
The students at our university all hold him in high esteem because of him eminence in the field of ecology.
3.虽然他声称他的那部新小说跟他本人的生活无关，但它还是吸引了许多青年读者。他们认为这部小说使他们粗略的看到了作者的童年。
Though he claims that his new novel has nothing to do with his own life, it caught the fancy of many young readers, who believes that this new novel has given them a glimpse of the author’s childhood.
4.自从计算机技术迎来了人们所称的信息时代以来，有些作家已经不再用钢笔，因为他们现在能够用计算机来写一切东西了。
Since the computer technology ushered in what is known as the Information Age, some writers have done away with their pens, for they can now write everything with their computers.
5.我们不得不羞愧而遗憾的承认，在我们中间有些人的却把自己看作是宇宙的中心，对公共事物毫不关心。 We have to admit, as much in sorrow as in shame, that there are some people among us who do think of themselves as the center of the universe and care very little about public affairs. 6.首先，我们应该取得该市人口的精确数据。如果退休人员的人数超过年的人数，我们就应该调整发展计划以满足这一大批人的需要。最令南希感到高兴的莫过于看到她七岁儿子取得的飞速进步，他的演奏甚至会使许多专业钢琴家相形见绌。
First and foremost, we should get the precise data on the population of the city. If retired people
outnumber the teenagers, we should adjust our development plan to the needs of this large group of people.
7.最令南希感到高兴的莫过于看到她七岁的儿子取得的飞速进步，他的演奏甚至会使许多专业钢琴家相形见绌。
Nothing pleases Nancy more than to see the rapid progress made by her seven-year-old son, whose playing would put many a profession pianist shame.
8.我要表明的观点是，作为当代大学生，我们必须极为尊重知识，尤其是尊重对知识的追求，并非常重视传统·社会的约束和连续性。
The point I want to make is that as modern university students, we must hold knowledge in high esteem, especially its quest and place great value on tradition, social restraint and community.