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...
