In-class Exercise: 1. 他们闹着要吃小马的喜酒。 2. 他妈一泡尿一泡屎地把他拉扯大。 3. 送亲和迎亲队伍簇拥着花轿到了新郎家,新娘在亲戚的搀扶下出轿进入大厅,恭候新郎来拜堂。 4. 承蒙社会各界的信赖,在此谨代表大地集团同仁表示真诚的谢意。 Key: •They insisted jokingly that Xiao Ma should invite them to a wedding feast. •His mum did everything to bring him up. •The bridal sedan arrives in front of the bridegroom’s house escorted by the relatives and friends of both parties. The bride is helped out of the chair and taken inside the hall by her relatives, waiting for the bridegroom to take the ceremony of Baitang.* The bride and bridegroom stand shoulder to shoulder worshiping the Heaven and the Earth by kowtow or by bow. 4. On behalf of all the staff of the corporation, I would express my sincere gratitude to people from all circles of life for their friendly co-operation and trust. In-class Discussion Translate the following sentences into English 1.真是太荒唐了。 2.热得我满头大汗。 3.又盖了许多楼堂馆所。 4.我一见到那个孤儿,总会想起他的父母。 5.新的一年才过了一个月,经济改革又出现了新的高潮。 Fill in the following blanks with a proper subject1.星期天早晨他的身体状况仍未好转。___ ___ found him still unwell.2.我们期望在不久的将来中国人能受到更好的教育。___ ___ ___ ___ that the Chinese people will get a better education in the near future.3.第一架喷气式客机1952年在英国开始飞行。___ saw the first jet airliner in 1952.4.附近的孩子免费上这所学校。___ ___ ___ ___ is free to children from the neighborhood. Reference Versions:1.It‟s utterly absurd.2.I‟m all in a sweat with the heat.3.Many tall buildings, big mansions, hotels and guest houses have been built recently.4.The sight of orphan always reminds me of his parents.5.The new year was bare...