Lesson 1 1、我知道，不管发生什么，我都可以指望我的兄弟会支持我。 I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened . 2、一般情况下，年轻人总是对现在和将来更有兴趣。 As a general rule, young people tend to be more interest in the present and the future. 3、如果他们双方不妥协，就都会遭损。 Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise. 4、我们希望使我们的全部课程和教材都成为一个统一的整体。 It is our hope to make all the courses and teaching materials integrated. 5、中国的书面文字一直是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。 The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation. 6、在中国的传统艺术中，竹子往往代表道德上的正直、刚正不阿。 In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo often stands for moral integrity and uprightness. 7、绝大多数人都赞成深化改革。 The great majority of the people stand for further reform. 8、伊丽莎白一世女王统治英国 45 年。在她统治期间，国家十分繁荣昌盛。 Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule. 9、真理一开始总是掌握在少数人手里。这是一般的规律。 The truth is always in the hand of the a small minority at first. That's the rule. 10, 民主意味着由多数人来治理，但是少数人反对的权利仍然得到尊重。这两条基本规则同等重要。 Democracy means that the majority rules , but the minority’s right to disagree is also respected . These two basic rules are of equal importance . 11、一个国家不可能强大，除非她不但地理上是一个整体，而且经济上，政治上和文化上都是一个很好的整体。 A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically. 12、那次晚会很乏味，所以她悄悄溜出房间回家了。 The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home. 13 路很泥泞，他一滑掉进了河里。 The road was muddy . He...
