1unit1WhenIthinkofpeopleinthisworldwhohavereallymadeadifference,Ithinkofmyparents.Theyweretrulysaintsamongordinarypeople.Iwasoneofthetenchildrenmyparentsadopted.Theyrescued(挽救)eachofusfromalifeofpoverty(贫穷)andloneliness(孤独).Theywerehardlyabletorestrain(克制)themselvesfrombringinghomemorechildrentocarefor.Iftheyhadhadtheresources(资源)theycertainlywouldhave.Mostpeopledonotrealizehowmuchtheyappreciated(感激)someoneuntiltheypassaway(大多数人都不知道他们有多么感激一个人,直到那个人去世).MysistersandbrothersandIdidnotwantthistohappenbeforeweuttered(说)thewords"Thankyou"toourparents(我的妹妹和弟弟和我都不想在我们对父母说谢谢你之前让这件事发生).Althoughwehaveallgrownupandscattered(散落)aboutthecountry,wegotbacktogethertothankourparents.MybrotherTomundertook(从事,承担)thetaskoforganizingtheevent.EveryFridaynight,MomandDadhavehadthehamdinnerspecialatthesamerestaurantforthelasttwentyyears.Thatiswherewewaitedwithouttheirknowing.Whenwefirstcaughtaglimpse(瞥一眼)ofthemcomingacrossthestreet,weallhidunderneath(在…之下)abigtable.Whentheyentered,weleapt(跳出来)outandshouted,"Thankyou,MomandDad."MybrotherTompresented(提供)2themwithacard(办法,手段,妙计)andweallhugged(拥抱).MyDadpretended(假装)thathehadknownwewereunderthetableallalong.1.无论你是多么富有经验的演说家,无论你做了多么充分的准备,你都很难在这样嘈杂招待会上发表演讲(nomatterhow)Nomatterhowexperiencedaspeakeryouare,andhowwellyouhavepreparedyourspeech,youwillhavedifficultymakingaspeechatsuchanoisyreception.2.就像吉米妹妹的朋友都关心吉米一样,吉米也关心他们(justas)Justasallhissister’sfriendscaredabouthim,Jimmycaredaboutthem.3.汽车的生产商在新车的几处都印有汽车识别号码,以便帮助找回被盗车辆Carmanufacturersstampavehicleidentificationnumberatseveralplacesonnewcarstohelptrackdownstolenvehicles.4.老师回来时你敢告我状的话,我就不再和你说话了IfyoudaretellonmewhentheteachergetsbackIwon’tsayawordtoyouanymore.5.有些老年人愿意独自过日子,但大多数老人选择和儿女一起生活(onone’sown)Someelderlypeopleprefertoliveontheirownwhilethegreatmajoritychooseto3livewiththeirchildren.6.现在需要面对的事情是:如何筹集创建公司所需的资金(reckonwith)Hereissomethingthatneedstobereckonedwith:howtogetthenecessaryfinancestoestablishthecompany.unit2Womenwhoexerciseregularlyneedtobecarefulwithwhattheyeat.Researchershavefoundevidence(证据,迹象)thatevenmoderate(适度的)exercisecanresultinlosingiron.Theysaidthatwomenwhoexerciseregularly,especiallyinendurance(耐久)activities,typicallyloseiron.Inordertopreventthisfrombecomingaproblem(为了防止这成为问题),itisimportantthatthosewomenconsumemoremeat(吃肉)ortakesupplements(补充)toreplace(取代)theironlost.Thosewhodonotbothertogetplentifulamountsofiron(嫌麻烦不愿意获得大量铁的人)maybegintofeelweakandtired."Ifyoucangettherecommendeddailyallowance(按定量供给)ofironinyourdiet(如果你能每天服用推荐铁的含量),youwillprobablyperformbetter,"saidonedietspecialist."Oneshortcoming(缺点)oftakingironpillsisthatthepillformisnotwellabsorbed(专心致志,全神贯注)andcansometimesmakeyousick.Itispreferable(可取的)thatyoutrytoremedy(治疗)thedeficiency(缺点)bygettingmoreiron-richmeats(红肉)inyourdiet."4Therearewaystohelpyourbodystore(储存)away(一直在做…)theironittakesin.BygettingplentyofVitaminC,yourbodyisabletoprocess(处理),oruse,theironbetter.Researchersacknowledge(...