1)e
2)a
3)c
4)g
5)d
6)f
7)b
1) instantly
2) absolute
3) privacy
4) approaching
5) indicates
6) acquire
7) astonished
8) avoid
9) Confidence
10) expose
11) slight
12) hint
13) range
14) slapped
1) scrape together
2) in search of
3) hold back
4) robbed of
5) think over
6) came upon
7) come true
8) express their sincere gratitude
1) surprised
2) surprise
3) Surprisingly
4) surprised
5) surprising
6) surprise
1) pleasantly
2) please
3) pleasing
4) pleasure
5) pleasant
1) admire
2) admiration admire admire
3) admirable
4) admiring
5) admiringly
6) admired
1) astonishingly
2) astonishing
3) astonishment
4) astonish
5) astonished
1) hand-written
2) hand-held
3) hand-made
4) weather-beaten
5) tongue-tied
6) home-made
7) town-bred
8) heart-felt
1) the greatest living artist
2) live animals
3) If I come back alive one day
4) entirely alone
5) find anyone else alive
6) The poor lone old man
7) look exactly alike wearing similar clothes
8) when you're asleep
9) a sleeping dog
10) treat like situations in like manner
1) She had received the news that her husband was seriously ill and she and her children had rushed back to be with him.
2) Our planning system is designed around the idea that people should have a say in what happens to their immediate surroundings.
3) I share John's belief that energy policy is critical to the economic development of our nation.
4) No one can deny the fact that Ryan's attempt to help the old man had hurt his feelings.
5) Everyone present accepted Mary's suggestion that we think over the matter carefully before we come to a conclusion.
1) It is such a good chance that we mustn't miss it.
2) Sara left in such haste that she forgot to lock the door.
3) Jack felt such deep gratitude to his teacher that he sold his car to help pay her medical expenses.
4) For a time, they were enjoying such economic prosperity that they did not think it necessary to reform their system.
5) There is such a serious lack of knowledge about the transmission of the disease that people became afraid of normal social contact.
6) Pablo Picasso was such a great genius that he became a master of any art form he chose to try his hand at.
1) approached
2) came upon
3) scrape together
4) something like
5) rob
6) in search of
7) astonished
8) come true
9) luckiest
10) reveal
11) indicated
12) gratitude
13) spontaneously
14) critical
15) absolutely
16) deny
1)mine
2)ought
3)nobody
4)mind
5)then
6)On
7)find
8)full
9)walked
10)at
11)returned
12)looking
13)in
14)However
15)for
16)feeling
17)which/that
18)before
19)where
20)must
1)period
2)gifts
3)posted
4) arrange for Santa to send a reply
5)hang
6) travel through the air
7) lets himself down the chimney
8) important
9) appear
10) believing in
翻译
1) 我很幸运，在我年轻的时候就学会了许多不同的技能。
I am lucky to have acquired a wide range of skills when I was young.
2) 这些画价值在五千万美元左右，绝不能直接暴露在阳光之下。
These drawings, which are worth something like 50 million dollars, must not be exposed to direct sunlight.
3) 我儿子写出他第一首诗的时候，我就知道他有天赋。
I knew my son got talent when he composed his first poem.
4) 由于流感(the flu)在社区传播，她用暖和的冬衣将自己裹起来，以防传染上这种疾病。
As the flu was spreading in the community, she wrapped herself in warm winter clothing to avoid catching the disease.
5) 被告(defendant)否认他曾经向政府官员付钱以获得合同。
The defendant denied that he had ever made any payment to the government official to get a contract.
6) 我吃惊地看到，当他妻子泄露了一个家庭秘密的时候，他掴了她一记耳光。
I was startled to see he slapped his wife in the face when she revealed a family secret.
7) 他说他掌握了一个关于战争的秘密文件，这使每一个在座的人都大为吃惊。接着他啪地一声打开公文包(briefcase)便开始读起来。
He astonished everyone present by saying that he possessed a secret paper about the war. He then snapped open his briefcase and began to read it.
8) 当他渐渐地获得了信心的时候，他的语调变得自然了，说起话来也就自然脱口而出了。
As he gradually acquired confidence, his tone became natural and his words came out spontaneously.
附: Reading Activity及 Guided Writing
1) It was Galileo's wise use of the telescope that helped him understand the sun is the center of the planets.
2) c, d, e
3) By means of his telescope.
4) Twelve.
5) d
1)a
2)d
3)c
4)c
5)d
6)b
7)a
8)略
1) 然而，很多人感到，圣诞节的商业化削弱 了它的宗教意味。
2) 圣诞之夜，趁孩子们睡着的时候，他顺着 烟囱悄悄下来，把礼物留在他们的床边。
3) 晚上，是一顿丰盛的茶点，茶点中常有一 只圣诞大蛋糕，蛋糕上有甜如糖果、滑爽似布丁的糖霜；用过茶点，全家人可能会围坐在壁炉旁一边吃干果、糖果和水果，一边聊天或看电视，或玩集体游戏。
4) 大作家查尔斯 ? 狄更斯很喜欢圣诞节， 他在《圣诞颂歌》等书中描述了圣诞节的欢乐与温馨：客厅内干柴燃起熊熊炉火时的一幅幅场景，而屋外12月的白雪给整个大地披上一层素装。
1) Most plants grow more quickly in warmer areas.
2) Jim was fired for being absent-minded while working.
3) I doubt whether these fish are really eatable.
4) We tried our best with a magnifying glass but the dry grass simply would not burn.
5) Exports provide the funds to pay for imports.
6) The traveller entertained his hosts with stories, some of which were really unbelievable.
7) She was not hired because she wasn't qualified.
8) Personally, I don't approve of the idea.
9) The effect of an unhappy childhood on a man's character is not always permanent.
10) The lecture was so boring that we couldn't help yawning.
11) Henry Adams became a millionaire overnight after coming into possession of the one million pound bank note.
12) The house is at the next corner; you can't miss it.
Unit8 翻译
1) 我很幸运，在我年轻的时候就学会了许多不同的技能。
I am lucky to have acquired a wide range of skills when I was young.
2) 这些画价值在五千万美元左右，绝不能直接暴露在阳光之下。
These drawings, which are worth something like 50 million dollars, must not be exposed to direct sunlight.
3) 我儿子写出他第一首诗的时候，我就知道他有天赋。
I knew my son got talent when he composed his first poem.
4) 由于流感(the flu)在社区传播，她用暖和的冬衣将自己裹起来，以防传染上这种疾病。
As the flu was spreading in the community, she wrapped herself in warm winter clothing to avoid catching the disease.
5) 被告(defendant)否认他曾经向政府官员付钱以获得合同。
The defendant denied that he had ever made any payment to the government official to get a contract.
6) 我吃惊地看到，当他妻子泄露了一个家庭秘密的时候，他掴了她一记耳光。
I was startled to see he slapped his wife in the face when she revealed a family secret.
7) 他说他掌握了一个关于战争的秘密文件，这使每一个在座的人都大为吃惊。接着他啪地一声打开公文包(briefcase)便开始读起来。
He astonished everyone present by saying that he possessed a secret paper about the war. He then snapped open his briefcase and began to read it.
8) 当他渐渐地获得了信心的时候，他的语调变得自然了，说起话来也就自然脱口而出了。
As he gradually acquired confidence, his tone became natural and his words came out spontaneously.
