Unit 1 1、My job varies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. On balance I think I'm happier during the really busy times; no time to think about how bored I am。我的工作既有特无聊的时候，也有忙得要命的时候。但总的来说， 我在真正忙的时候高兴些，因为在那个时候，我没时间去想我有多厌倦。2、It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them 。明智之人天生会抵制享乐，而愚蠢之人却成了它的奴隶。3、I figure out a good team of dogs, hitched to a light sled, can haul 1,000 pounds of goods. 一组健壮的狗可以用轻小的雪橇拉动1,000 磅的货物。4、In the story, the little girl has a wicked stepmother, who makes her life a misery. 在这个故事中，小女孩有一个心肠很坏的继母，让她生活很痛苦。5、Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced -- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it. 眼见为实——即使是谚语在你没有在生活中得到证明时，也不一定正确。6、Nowadays almost all libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within their budget . 当前，几乎所有图书馆发现靠他们的预算生存下去越来越难。7、You can increase a tyre’s grip in winter by slightly lowering its pressure . 冬天可以稍微放点气来增强轮胎的抓力。8、Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, and form part of the boundary between the two countries. 苏比利尔湖、 修伦湖、 伊利湖和安大略湖归美国和加拿大共同所有，也构成了两国的部分分界线。9、The police are investigating the three men allegedly involved in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery. 警方正在调查这三名涉嫌参与组织和实施抢劫银行的男子。10、 I do not doubt in the least that inflation leads to economic decline. 至少我不怀疑 ,通货膨胀会导致经济衰退。11、A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake. 暴风雪夹着大团...
