1. It is important to keep the balance of nature. 1. 保持生态平衡很重要。 2. 懒汉谋生日益艰难。 3. 夏天到湖里游泳多有趣呀！ 4. 我们多兴奋啊！ 5. 如何处理垃圾是个大问题。 1. It is important to keep the balance of nature. 2. It is getting harder every day for a lazy man to get/make a living. 3. What fun/How interesting it is to swim in a lake in summer! 4. How excited we are! 5. How to get rid of rubbish is a big problem.

6. 他的爱好是晚饭后下棋。 7. 我对他的话深感失望。 8. 他的演讲鼓舞人心。 9. 他不知道是否该去那里。 10. 他认为帮助别人是他的责任。   6. What he likes is playing chess after supper. 7. I was greatly disappointed at what he had said. 8. His speech is encouraging. 9. He didn't know whether to go there or not. 10. He feels it his duty to help others.

11. 我盼望收到你的回信。 12. 他一定要我们俩都接受邀请。 13. 请接受我诚挚的歉意，我昨晚没参加宴会。 14. 谢谢你在英语上给予我的帮助。 15. 我们听到他大声唱歌。 11. I am looking forward to hearing from you. 12. He insisted on our both accepting the invitation. 13. Will you kindly accept an apology for my not being present at your party last evening? 14. Thank you for your great help with my English. 15. We heard him singing in a loud voice.

16. 我回到家时，发现客人已走了。 17. 她发现房间收拾得井井有条。 18. 他总是第一个来，最后一个走。 19. 一个人开着车从北京赶来。 20. 现在讨论的问题必须保密。   16. When I get home, I found the guests gone. 17. She found the room in good order. 18. He is always the first to come and the last to leave. 19. A man riding a car came from Beijing. 20. The problem being discussed here must be kept secret.

21. 我多么懊悔在林间和田野里浪费那么多时间！ 22. 她轻轻地走进来，以免吵醒睡觉的孩子。 23. 他回到家里，发现老朋友Tom正在等他。 24. 海水太冷，不能游泳。 25. 我们爬到塔顶，看到一片美景。   21. How I regretted the hours wasted in the woods and fields! 22. She came in quietly so as not to wake the sleeping child. 23. He went home only to find his old friend Tom waiting for him. 24. The sea was too cold to swim in. 25. Climbing to the top of the tower, we saw a wonderful view.

26. 如果照管得好些，这些树会长得好些。 27. 他气喘喘地跑到她面前。 28. 老师走进教室，后面跟着几个来访者。 29. 女孩一个人坐在那里，陷入深思。 30. 鱼必须呆在水里，否则会死。   26. Given better attention, the trees would grow even faster. 27. He ran up to her breathing heavily. 28. The teacher walked into the classroom, followed by some visitors. 29. The girl sat alone for some time, lost in thought. 30. Fish must stay in water, or they will die.

31. 要努力工作，否则不会成功。 32. 那就是他所住的地方。 33. 他失败的原因是他太依赖别人了。 34. 站在那儿的高个子是我弟弟。 35. 书在桌上，你放在那里的。   31. Work as hard as you can, or you will never succeed in life. 32. That’s where he lives. 33. The reason why he failed is that he depends on others too much. 34. The tall man standing over there is my brother. 35. The book is on the table, where you left it.

36. 只有你的话他才可能听。 37. 我每次见到她，她都在读书。 38. 把它放在原来的地方。 39. 无论到哪，雷锋都乐于助人。 40. 机会这样好，我们可不能失掉。   36. You are the only person whose advice he might listen to. 37. Every time I see her, she is reading. 38. Put it where you found it. / Put it where it was. 39. Wherever he went, Lei Feng was always ready to help others. 40. It’s such a good chance that we mustn't miss it.

41. 大声点，以便大家都能听见。 42. 他讲得很慢，以便让人人都能听见。 43. 只要你努力，就能通过英语考试。 44. 不管喜欢与否，你非做不可。 45. 他经常受表扬，但从不骄傲。  41. Speak louder so that everyone can hear you. Speak louder to make yourself heard. 42. He spoke slowly in order that everyone should understand. 43. You can pass the English examination so long as you work hard. 44. Whether you like it or not, you’ll have to do it. 45. He has often been praised but he is never proud.

46. 我除了学英语，还学法语。 47. 这件事对你我都很重要。 48. 他不光给我钱，还给我建议。 49. 他不仅是著名诗人，还是著名剧作家。 50. 他们去了长城，我也去了。 46. I’m learning French as well as English. 47. It is important for you as well as for me. 48. He gave me money as well as advice. 49. He was not only a famous poet but also a well-known play writer. 50. They went to the Great Wall and I went as well.

51. 过马路之前，他左右看了看。 52. 由于不知道走哪条路，他问了警察。 53. 她气得说不出话来。 54. 他很生气，一言不发就走了。 55. 这是你要的书。 51. He looked both ways before crossing the road. 52. As he didn't know the way, he asked a policeman. 53. She was so angry that he could hardly speak. 54. He was angry so that he left the room without saying a word. 55. This is the book which you asked for.

56. 明天一位美国人要来教我们英语。 57. 我是照你说的做的。 58. 他尽管年纪小，英语却很好。 59. 他那样穿戴是为了引人注意。 60. 我不知道发生了什么。 56. An American will come tomorrow to teach us English. 57. I did as you told me. 58. Young as he is, his English is quite good. 59. He dresses like that to make himself noticed. 60. I don’t know what is happening.

61. 今天上午我在河边走。 62. 我听到一个女人喊救命。 63. 我跑过去得知她儿子掉下了河。 64. 我没多想就跳下去。 65. 我抓住他的手把他拖上岸。 61. This morning while I was walking along the bank of a river. 62. I heard a woman’s cry for help. 63. I ran towards her and she told me that her son had fallen into the river. 64. Then I had no time to think it over and jumped into the river. 65. Finally I caught hold of his hand and carried him to the bank.

66. 几个月前我病了不能上学。 67. 我怕被别人落下。 68. 班长来帮助我。 69. 他为我解释课文中的难点。 70. 在他的帮助下，我终于赶上了别人。 66. Several months ago, I was ill and I didn't go to school for two weeks. 67. I was afraid to fall behind others. 68. Our monitor often came to help me. 69. He explained the difficult points to me and encouraged me. 70. With his help, I caught up with my classmates at last.

71. 10月30日凌晨，地处繁华地段的一幢办公楼 失火。 72. 消防队员立刻赶来灭火。 73. 由于风大，火势漫延。 74. 大火持续2个小时。 75. 这个三层楼房完全毁了。 71. On the early morning of October 30, a big fire broke out in an office building in a busy street. 72. Firemen came immediately and rushed about the building to put out the fire. 73. But the wind was blowing hard and the fire was spreading quickly. 74. The fire lasted about 2 hours and was finally put out. 75. The three-storeyed building was destroyed completely.

76. 为什么年轻人应努力学习？ 77. 随着科技的发展，社会变化很快。 78. 不学习就赶不上时代的步伐。 79. 只有用知识武装自己，才能为国家多出力。 80. 知识在工作、生活中起着重要作用。 76. Why should young people study hard? 77. With the development of science and technology, this world changes more quickly than before. 78. If we don’t study, we will not be able to keep up with the times. 79. Only when we are armed with more knowledge are we able to do more to the nation in the future. (only开头，句子倒装) 80. Knowledge plays an important part in our work and life.

81. 如何为找工作而去面试？ 82. 首先要穿着整洁。 83. 其次要认真准备。 84. 也许你没得到这份工作。 85. 不要灰心，要找出失败的原因。 81. How to interview for a job? 82. Firstly, you should dress up neatly. 83. Secondly, you should prepare for it carefully. 84. Maybe after the job interview, you can’t get the job. 85. Don’t lose your heart and try to find out the reasons for this failure.

86. 我父亲是个中年教师。 87. 他工作起来像个年轻人一样充满活力。 88. 每天晚上他都批改作业、备课、读书。 89. 父亲全身心地投入到工作中。 90. 这就是我的父亲，我很爱他。 86. My father, a middle-aged man, is a middle school teacher. 87. But he works like a young man, full of energy. 88. Every evening he is busy correcting his students’ exercise-books, preparing his lessons, and doing some reading. 89. Father puts all his heart and soul into his work. 90. Such is my father, and I love him very much.

91. 一天，Mrs. Smith写信邀请她的一个当医生的 朋友来家里吃饭。 92. 几天后，她拿着回信却看不懂。 93. 她到一家药店去寻求帮助。 94. 药剂师看完后给了她一大瓶药。 95. 最后她还是没弄明白她的朋友到底来不来吃饭   91. One day, Mrs. Smith wrote a letter to her friend, who was a doctor, inviting him to have dinner with her family. 92. A few days later, the doctor wrote back to her, but she was not able to read his writing. 93. She went to a chemist’s shop for help. 94. After reading the letter, the chemist gave her a large bottle of medicine. 95. Finally Mrs. Smith still had no idea whether her friend would come to have dinner with them or not.

96. 我来谈一谈如何学好英语。 97. 我经常大声朗读，这样容易记住并形成用 英语思考的习惯。 98. 我每天收听英语广播，用英语和别人交谈。 99. 我的听力和口语进步很快。 100. 我坚持用英语写日记，我的写作能力不断 提高。 96. Now I’d like to tell you how I learn English. 97. I often read aloud, which helps me to remember them easily and form a good habit of thinking in English. 98. I listen to English program every day and communicate/talk with others in English. 99. In this way, I’ve improved both my hearing and my spoken English. 100. I keep a diary in English and my written English is becoming better and better.

101. 电视在日常生活中起着重要作用。 102. 一方面，它让我们及时了解国内外所发生的 一切。 103. 我们可以从电视节目中学到很多知识。 104. 另一方面，看电视对健康，尤其对眼睛不好 105. 有些电视节目对孩子有不良影响。 101. TV plays an important part in our daily life nowadays. 102. On one hand, it provides us news at home and abroad. 103. We can learn a lot from TV programs. 104. On the other hand, watching TV too much does great harm to our health, especially to our eyes. 105. TV programs sometimes have a bad effect on children.

106. 我的家乡是一个占地36平方公里，人口20万 的小镇。 107. 解放前，人们生活很艰苦。 108. 20年来，这里发生了巨大的变化。 109. 这里建起了公园、商场、影院、医院，还有 学校。 110. 人们的生活丰富多彩。 106. My hometown, with a population of 200 thousand and covering an area of 36 square kilometers, is a small town. 107. Before liberation, people there lived a hard life. 108. Great changes have taken place there in the past 20 years. 109. Besides schools, parks, shops, cinemas and hospitals have also been set up. 110. People’s lives are rich and colourful.

111. 随着人口的增长，我们面临越来越多的社会 问题。 112. 尽管粮食每年丰收，但还有很多人吃不饱。 113. 大量公交车投入使用，可还很拥挤。 114. 建了很多房子，仍不能满足人们的需求。 115. 必须采取措施控制人口增长。 111. As the population of our country continues to grow, we are facing more and more social problems. 112. Though we have good harvest year after year, millions of people are still in hunger. 113. Plenty of buses have been put to use, yet they still remain too crowded. 114. Each year thousands of new buildings are built, but they still can’t meet the needs of people. 115. So measures have to be taken to control the growth of population.

116. 明天上午来自北大的王教授将在科技宫作有 关污染的报告。 117. 如果你感兴趣，请八点前到。 118. 科技宫距你住的旅馆不远，可以走着去。 119. 出了旅馆左转，走到交通灯处。 120. 右转后过两个十字路口就可以看到。 116. There will be a lecture on pollution given by Professor Wang from Beijing University in the Science Palace tomorrow morning. 117. If you are interested in it, please get there before 8 o’clock. 118. It is not far from your hotel. You can walk there. 119. When you go out of the hotel, turn left and walk down the street until you come to a traffic light. 120. Take a right turn there, walk two crossings, and you will see it.

121. 我高兴地获息你要来这学习。 122. 碰巧一位室友刚搬走，你可以和我同住一室 123. 到这后重要的是提高英语水平，因为所有课 都用英语讲。 124. 我有个实验要做，不能去机场接你。 125. 你可以打车来。 121. I’m very glad to learn that you are coming to study here. 122. It so happened that my roommate has moved away so you can share it with me if you like. 123. The most important thing for you to do when you arrive here is to improve your English, for all the courses are taught in English. 124. I’m afraid that I will not be able to meet you at the airport because I have some experiments to do that day. 125. It takes an hour to get here by taxi.

126. 在过去的五年里，人们的饮食(diet)结构发生 了变化。 127. 粮食吃得少了而肉奶等高能量的比例 (proportion)增加了。 128. 过去人们买不起肉奶等，而现在有钱了。 129. 现在人们更加注重饮食结构。 130. 合理的饮食对人们身体有好处。 126. In the past five years, there have been changes in people’s diet. 127. Grain, as the main food of most Chinese, is now playing a less important role in people’s diet. While the proportion of some high-energy food, such as milk, meat has increased. 128. First, in the old days, people couldn't afford them. And now they have enough money to buy them. 129. Second, people of nowadays pay more attention to the structure of their diet. 130. Reasonable diet structure will do good to their health.

131. 星期天上午风和日丽，我和父亲来到公园。 132. 公园里一切都很美，我们心情愉悦。 133. 我们正要拍照却看见一个穿着入时的小姐随 手扔东西。 134. 我不知道为什么这么多人有这样的坏习惯。 135. 如果不改掉这些坏习惯我们的城市将成什么 样子？ 131. One Sunday morning, it was fine and the air was fresh. My father and I went to a park. 132. Everything in the park was beautiful, so we felt very happy. 133. We were about to take some photos when suddenly we saw a well-dressed girl litter. 134. I wondered why so many people had such bad habits. 135. What will our city be like if we don’t get rid of the bad habits?

136. Tom虽只有五岁，每天却要学很多东西。 137. 父母对他要求严格，希望他将来成名。 138. 他要学英语、音乐、美术等。 139. 早晨父亲教他英语，上午还要弹钢琴，下午 去学画画。 140. 他多想自由地玩上一小时啊！ 136. Tom is only five years old. And he has already begun to learn a lot every day. 137. His parents are very strict with him, expecting him to become a famous person in the future. 138. He is made to learn English, music, art and so on. 139. Early in the morning, his father teaches him English. After breakfast he learns to play the piano. In the afternoon, his father takes him to an art school, where he learns how to draw pictures. 140. How he hopes to play for an hour freely!

141. 很高兴收到你的来信，我愿意成为你的笔友。 142. 我在北京五中学习，我们学校有1500人。 143. 我们学语文、英语、数学、理化等科目。 144. 我最喜欢英语，我的业余爱好是收集邮票。 145. 我希望能到你们学校参观。 141. I’m very pleased to receive your letter. And I’d like very much to be your pen-friend. 142. I’m studying at No. 5 Middle School with 1500 students. 143. We learn Chinese, English, maths, physics, chemistry and other subjects. 144. I like English best. And my hobby is collecting stamps. 145. I hope one day I can go and visit your school.

146. 我考上大学已两个多月了。 147. 我发现英语课与中学有些不同。 148. 我的英语老师是英国人，他经常说英语课只 允许讲英语。 149. 每个人都不得不设法弄明白他讲的内容。 150. 我将花更多时间来提高我的英语水平以便取 得更大进步。 146. It has been over two months since I entered the university. 147. I find that the English course in the university is somehow different from that in the middle school. 148. My teacher is an English man, who often tells us “In my classes only English is spoken.” 149. Everyone has to try his best to catch what he says. 150. I’ll spend more time improving my English so that I can make great progress.

151. 我们学校计划下月举办美国电影节。 152. 我写信请你来给作个相关报告。 153. 这将有助于我们了解美国电影的发展。 154. 一个半小时够吗？ 155. 请尽快通知我。 151. Our school is planning to hold an American Film Festival next month. 152. I’m writing to ask you to come and give a talk on American films and filmmaking industry. 153. It will help us understand how the industry has developed into big business as it is today. 154. Do you think one and a half hours will be enough? 155. Please let me know as soon as possible.

156. 1月20日下午4：30—6：00在阶梯教室有个英 语讲座。 157. 北大李教授将作如何提高英语听力和口语能 力的报告。 158. 所有英语教师和高中生都要求准时参加。 159. 会后在会议厅有英语晚会。 160. 欢送各位参加。 156. There will be an English lecture in the lecture-hall from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. January 20. 157. Professor Li, from Beijing University, will give a talk on how to improve our listening and spoken English. 158. All the English teachers and the senior students are required to attend the lecture on time. 159. After his talk, an English Evening will be held at the meeting room. 160. Everyone is welcome.

161. Mrs. Green 1989年9月到我校以来一直认真 工作。 162. 在教学上既严格又耐心。 163. 她讲课生动有趣。 164. 在她的帮助下，我们的英语进步很快， 尤其是口语。 165. 我们感谢她的出色工作。 161. Mrs. Green came to our school in September 1989. Since then she has been working very hard. 162. She is not only strict but also patient with us in teaching. 163. She always makes her classes lively and interesting. 164. With her help, we have made rapid progress in English, especially in spoken English. 165. We all thank her for her excellent teaching.

166. 学生会下周六举行英语演讲比赛。 167. 目的是提高学生的口语水平。 168. 有意参加者下周三前找班长报名。 169. 奖励前十名。 170. 欢迎大家参加。 166. The Student Union will hold an English-speaking contest next Saturday. 167. It is designed to improve the students’ spoken English. 168. Those who are willing to take part in it may sign up with the monitors before next Wednesday. 169. The first ten winners will be given awards as encouragement. 170. Everybody is welcome to take part in it.

171. 各位请注意。 172. 原定今天下午3点进行的体检推迟到明天上 午8点。 173. 想去军事学院(military institute)的一组， 报普通学院的一组。 174. 7点半出发，中午集体返回。 175. 请作好准备。 171. Boys and girls, may I have your attention, please? 172. The physical check-up, which was fixed at three o’clock this afternoon, has to be put off till eight o’clock tomorrow morning. 173. Those who want to enter the military institutes make up a group. And those to common institutes belong to the other one. 174. We will set out at seven thirty in the morning and return together at noon. 175. Please get everything ready.

176. 女士们，先生们，我们到了长城脚下。 177. 它是世界上最长的墙，具有2000多年的历史 178. 它是世界七大奇迹之一。 179. 我们十一点返回，车在大门口等候。 180. 请关好窗户，带好贵重物品。 176. Ladies and gentlemen, here we are at the foot of the Great Wall. 177. It is the longest wall in the world with a history of over 2,000 years. 178. It is one of the seven wonders in the world. 179. We’ll leave here at 11:00. The bus will be waiting for us at the entrance. 180. Besides, please take your valuable things with you and shut all the windows before you get off.

181. 今天早饭后我去图书馆。 182. 进去后发现人很多。 183. 尽管房间很大但还有人没有座位。 184. 里面很静，人们都在认真学习。 185. 我深受感动。 181. Today I went to a public library to do some reading after breakfast. 182. Entering the room, I found it was full of people. 183. Though the room was quite large, some readers were reading without seats. 184. It was very quiet. Every one was studying attentively. 185. I was deeply touched/moved by such atmosphere.

186. 许多人在新年时许愿，我也如此。 187. 首先，我要早起锻炼，身体好才能学习好。 188. 其次，我要努力学习，尤其是英语。 189. 再次，我要对人友好，尊敬长者。 190. 最后，我要多做善事。 186. Most people make New Year promises on New Year’s Day and so do I. 187. First of all, I must get up early and do some exercise every morning. Only in good health can I study well. (only开头，句子倒装) 188. Secondly, I must work hard, especially in English. 189. Thirdly, I must learn to be more polite to people and respectful to the elders. 190. Lastly, I should do more good deeds for others.

191. 暑期我和父母来到首都北京。 192. 我们一出机场就被美景所吸引。 193. 我们参观了许多景点。 194. 为了留住这美好印象，我们照了很多相。 195. 我一定努力学习争取到北京来上大学。 191. In the summer vacation, my parents and I paid a visit to Beijing---the heart of our country and the capital of our motherland. 192. As soon as we got out of the airport, we were struck by the beauty of the city. 193. We went to visit a lot of places of interest, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and so on. 194. I as well as my parents took lots of pictures in order to keep the beautiful impression upon our mind. 195. I’ll study harder and try my best to make the chance to go to the university in Beijing.

196. 我正要上学突然看到浓烟从街对面房中冒出。 197. 我赶紧回家给消防队打电话。 198. 我随后和父亲一起冲下楼救火。 199. 很快消防车赶到把火扑灭。 200. 到校后老师表扬了我。 196. I was about to go to school when I saw a thick smoke coming out of a house across the street. 197. I hurriedly returned home and phoned the fire station. 198. Together with my father, I rushed down the stairs to put out the fire. 199. Before long the fire engines came and the fire went out immediately. 200. After that I went to school. Having heard what I explained, my teacher praised me for my heroic deeds.

201. 姚明1980年9月12日生于上海，现身高2.26米， 体重134公斤。 202. 他最崇拜的人是周恩来。 203. 1997年入选上海队，1998年进入国家队。 204. 2002年成为CBA总冠军队主力队员。 205. 同年加入美国Houston火箭队。 201. Yao Ming, who is now 2.26 meters tall and 134 kg in weight, was born in Shanghai on September 12, 1980. 202. The man he respects most is Premier Zhou Enlai. 203. He joined Shanghai basketball team in 1997 and became a member of China national team in 1998. 204. In 2002, Shanghai won the champion of CBA and he was among the top players in the team. 205. In the same year he went to the USA and joined Houston Rockets.

206. 盼望已久的暑假就要到了。 207. 去钓鱼、游泳是多么地有趣！ 208. 我还想去踢球、爬山。 209. 但我父母总怕我摔着、碰着，怕我去打架。 210. 我认为父母不能像关小鸟一样来管孩子。 206. The summer holiday, which I’m looking forward to, is coming. 207. What great fun it is to go fishing or go swimming! 208. Playing football is one of my hobbies. And I also want to climb mountains. 209. But my parents are always afraid I will be hurt, fall or I’ll fight against others. 210. I think it is impossible for parents to keep their children in a cage like birds for safety.

211. 在当今的社会中，妇女的作用越来越重要。 212. 她们当工人、农民、科学家，甚至领导人。 213. 男人能做的工作妇女同样能做。 214. 随着社会角色的变化，妇女的家庭地位也 提高了。 215. 妇女已不在被人家瞧不起。 211. Women are playing an increasingly important part in society today. 212. More and more women are acting as workers, farmers, scientist, and even leaders. 213. Almost all jobs that men can do are done successfully by women. 214. With the changes in their social role, women’s position in family has been improved as well. 215. Women are no longer looked down upon by society.

216. 今天下午在放学回家的路上，我听到有人在哭。 217. 我看到一个小男孩坐在地上。 218. 他指着深坑中的球对我讲述了事情的经过。 219. 我决定帮他但我也够不着。 220. 最后我弄一些水倒了进去才出来。 216. This afternoon, on my way home, I heard someone crying nearby. 217. I looked around and found a boy sitting on the ground. 218. The boy pointed to a ball in a deep hole and told me everything. 219. I decided to give him a hand, but the ball was out of my reach. 220. I thought it over and then had a good idea. I quickly fetched some water and poured it into the hole. With the water rising, the ball came up.

221. 我们打算五月四日举行英语演讲比赛。 222. 主题(theme)是热爱祖国。 223. 想参加者五月一日前准备好演讲稿上交。 224. 演讲地点在报告厅。 225. 欢迎所有同学参加。   221. We are going to organize an English speech contest to be held on May 4. 222. The theme of the contest is “Love Our Motherland”. 223. Those who would like to join in the contest are required to get the speech ready and hand it in before May 1. 224. The place for the contest is in the lecture hall. 225. All students are welcome to attend.

226. 中学生对找工作有自己的看法。 227. 30%的女生想当教师而男生只有5%。 228. 男生20%想经商，20%想当律师，而女生想从事这两 项工作的只占15%。 229. 男生最喜欢作经理（30%），其次是科学家。 230. 除了当教师，女生的第二选择是科学家（20%）和 经理（20%）。 226. Middle school students have some idea about their future jobs. 227. 30% of girls would like to become teachers while only 5% of boys want to do that. 228. 20% of boys want to do business and another 20% want to become lawyers, while girls take up 15% in these two fields. 229. What boys like to do most is to become manager(30%) and the second largest group would like to be scientists. 230. Besides teaching, the second choice for girls is to be scientists(20%) and managers(20%).

231. 时间飞逝！ 232. 20天前我们在这里欢迎Pro. Smith。 233. 现在他即将结束在中国的旅行准备明天回国。 234. 在中国不长的时间里，他考察了中国的教育并给 出了很有价值的建议。 235. 现在让我们对他表示忠心感谢并祝他一路顺风。 231. How time flies! 232. Twenty days ago we were happily here in this hall to give Pro. Smith a warm welcome. 233. Now he has concluded his tour in our country and he will leave for home tomorrow. 234. During his short stay in China, he has carefully studied our education and given us a lot of valuable suggestions. 235. Now let’s express our heartfelt thanks to him and wish him a pleasant journey.

236. 一进大门，你可以看到一个漂亮的花园。 237. 那里有盛开的鲜花和游鱼的池塘。 238. 花园左边是图书楼，右边是实验楼。 239. 往前走你可以看到一座四层的教学楼矗立在 校园中央。 240. 教学楼后面是一个大操场。 236. When you enter the gate, a beautiful flower garden comes into your view. 237. Here are various flowers and also a pool with fish swimming freely. 238. On the left of the garden is the library building and on the right, the lab building. 239. Go further and you’ll see a four-storeyed teaching building standing in the middle of the school. 240. Behind the teaching building is a large playground.

241. 第一次与人见面要握手。 242. 朋友久别相逢也要握手。 243. 如果有人和你握手，你就应该握，拒绝是不 礼貌的。 244. 当两个男人或两个女人相遇时，长者先伸手 245. 一男一女相遇时，女士先伸手。 241. It is necessary to shake hands when you first meet someone. 242. And usually friends shake hands when they meet after not having seen each other for some time. 243. If anyone offers to shake hands with you, you will of course shake hands—it would be very bad manners to refuse. 244. When two men or two women meet, it is usual for the elder to put his or her hand first. 245. When a man and a woman meet, it is the woman who first offers her hand.

246. I’m very glad to receive your letter. 247. You asked how to improve your ability of writing. 248. In my opinion, one can only improve one’s writing ability through writing. The more you write, the better you can write. 249. Try to use the words, phrases and sentences you have learned. Don’t use those you are not sure of. 250. Wishing you success in your English study.

251. 得知你的英语口语不好我很遗憾，这里有几条建议 252. 首先要坚定信心，不要怕犯错误或被人嘲笑。 253. 利用课内外一切机会说英语，熟能生巧。 254. 课上要积极说英语，老师会及时指出你的错误。 255. 只要你坚持，你的口语能力就会提高。 251. I’m sorry that you have some trouble in speaking English. Here is some advice in improving spoken English. 252. First of all, don’t lose heart in your spoken English. Don’t be afraid of making any mistakes or being laughed at. 253. Try to speak English both in and after class as much as possible. Practice makes perfect. 254. In class you must be active. Get every chance to speak. If you make any mistake, your teacher will help you. 255. As long as you keep on speaking English, you’re sure to improve your spoken English.

256. 上个月我读了5本书，我最喜欢Daniel Defoe写的 Robinson Crusoe。 257. 每天晚饭后，我都花一个多小时读书。 258. 在感兴趣的地方作上标记。 259. 我发现读书已经成了我的最爱。 260. 谚语说得好：活到老，学到老。 256. During the past month, I have already read 5 books. Among them, I like the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe most. 257. Every day after dinner, I like to take a book and spend an hour or more enjoying it. 258. Sometimes I take notes attentively when I find something interesting or important. 259. Now I have found reading is the favourite thing in life. 260. It is just as the saying goes: Live and learn.

261. 身高1.65米，长着一头黑发的周影是我的第一 位英语老师。 262. 她生于1970年，1995年大学毕业。 263. 除了英语，她还懂一些俄语和法语。 264. 她喜欢读书、音乐和旅游。 265. 她是一位很好且有经验的教师。 261. Mrs. Zhou Ying, 1.65m, with black hair, is my first English teacher. 262. She, who was born in 1970, graduated from university in 1995. 263. Besides English, she knows a little Russian and French as well. 264. She likes music, traveling as well as reading. 265. She is a good and experienced teacher.

266. 西湖是中国著名的景点之一。 267. 它历史悠久，景色优美。 268. 很多人到此参观，且游客人数逐年增加。 269. 特别是改革开放以后，游客人数迅猛增长。 270. 我希望大家在这里玩得开心。 266. The West Lake is one of the famous places of interest in China. 267. It has a long history and is well-known for its beautiful scenery. 268. Many people have come here and the number of visitors has increased year by year. 269. As a result of the reform and open policy, the number has been greatly increasing. 270. I hope you’ll have a wonderful time here.

271. 我们学校外面每天都有买东西的小贩。 272. 他们大声吆喝来吸引路人的注意。 273. 我们不能听清老师讲课。 274. 除此之外，街道又脏又味又拥堵。 275. 我希望能有一个安静的学习环境。  271. Every day I can see a lot of peddlers outside our school selling vegetables, fruit, fish, meat and so on. 272. They make oral advertisement to draw the passers-by’s attention. 273. We can hear the noises in our classroom and can’t listen to our teachers clearly. 274. Besides, they also make the streets dirty, smelly and crowded. 275. I hope we can have a quiet place to have our lessons.

276. 每年全世界花在吸烟上的钱高达两千亿美元。 277. 吸烟对吸烟者有害，对不吸烟者同样有害。 278. 每年死于由吸烟引起的疾病人数达三百万。 279. 现在越来越多的人开始意识到吸烟的危害。 280. 可以肯定的讲，在不远的将来会有更多的人 戒烟。 276. Every year 200 billion dollars are spent on smoking in the world. 277. Smoking also does harm to the health of smokers and even non-smokers. 278. About 3 million people die of the diseases caused by smoking each year. 279. Now more and more people have begun to realize the harm of smoking. 280. It is certain that more people will give up smoking in the near future.

281. 收到你寄来的钱和书我很高兴，我又能上学了。 282. 我无法表达对你的感激之情。 283. 复学后我一直努力学习，在老师帮助下取得很大进步。 284. 老师们经常鼓励我。 285. 我决心继续努力，取得更大进步。   281. I’m very glad to have received your money and books, and I can go to school again. 282. I’m so moved that I could hardly express my thanks for your help. 283. I have been working hard since I went back to school. I have made great progress in my studies with the teachers’ help. 284. My teachers often encourage me. 285. I’ve made up my mind to study harder and make greater progress in future.

287. 我已为你找好了住的地方，有卧室浴室和厨房。 288. 租金每月500元。 289. 你喜欢这个吗？ 286. 我高兴地得知你九月份要来中国。 287. 我已为你找好了住的地方，有卧室浴室和厨房。 288. 租金每月500元。 289. 你喜欢这个吗？ 290. 如果不喜欢，我再给你找。 286. I’m so glad to learn that you’re coming to China in September. 287. I’ve found a place for you, which is a small flat of 50 square meters, with a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. 288. The rent is 500 yuan per month. 289. Do you think you’d like it? 290. If not, I can try and find another place for you.  

291. 我们学校拟于10月20日举办英语戏剧(drama)晚会。 292. 对我们来说找一个不长又不难，大约40分钟的短剧很难。 293. 听说您是这方面的专家，并对此研究多年。 294. 您能给我们一些建议吗？ 295. 我们将对您给予的帮助深表感谢，盼望您早日回信。 291. The English Club of our school is going to hold Drama Night on October 20. 292. It is very difficult for us to find a good play which is not too long—about 40 minutes—and which is not too difficult. 293. We are told that you’re an expert on English drama and have been doing research in this field for many years. 294. Would you please give us some advice? 295. We’ll be thankful for your kind help and we’re looking forward to your reply.

296. 我的祖国是一个具有悠久历史和丰富文化的国家。 297. 它位于亚洲东部，面积960万平方公里，人口13亿。 298. 这里有高山大河和丰富的自然资源。 299. 长江是世界上最长的河之一，长城是七大奇迹之一。 300. 中国人民勤劳勇敢。 296. My motherland—China is a great country with a long history and rich culture. 297. It lies in the east of Asia, with an area of 9, 600, 000 square kilometers and a population of 13 hundred million. 298. There are many beautiful mountains and rivers, as well as rich natural resources. 299. The Changjiang River, as we know, is among the longest rivers in the world, and the Great Wall is one of the seven wonders on the earth. 300. The Chinese people are a hard-working and brave people.

301. 儿童活动中心位于上海东部，占地80,000平方米。 302. 科技厅，艺术中心，健身房等掩映在绿树之下。 303. 自从十年前建成以来，它已接待了海内外千余万的来访者。 304. 每到周末，孩子们都聚集到这里来。 305. 这里充满了欢声笑语。 301. Children’s Center, which covers an area of 80,000 square meters, lies in the east of Shanghai. 302. Among the park’s trees there is a science hall, an art center, a gym and so on. 303. Since it was set up ten years ago, the children’s center has received over 10 million visitors both from China and abroad. 304. Every Saturday and Sunday, children gather to the center. 305. They fill the park with their laughter.

306. 我写信告诉你我对两周前买的冰箱很不满意。 307. 它启动是噪音很大。 308. 我给你们服务部打电话但没人来。 309. 我希望你能认真对待此事，派人来修或给我换一台。 310. 请尽快答复。 306. I’m writing to say that I’m not satisfied with the fridge I bought two weeks ago. 307. When it starts, it makes a loud noise. 308. I rang your service center but nobody came. 309. I hope you’ll look into the matter and send someone to repair it or change another one for me. 310. I’m looking forward to your reply soon.

311. 一天，一位妇女抱着小孩上了公共汽车。 312. 她发现车上已经没有空座了。 313. 她抱着小孩站在了一位老太太和一位正在看书的小伙子旁边。 314. 老太太站起来把座位让给了她。 315. 小伙子一言不语仍在假装看报。   311. One day a young woman carrying a baby got on a bus. 312. She found that there was no seat for her. 313. She had to carry her baby standing beside an old lady and a young man who was reading newspaper. 314. The old lady stood up and gave her seat to the young woman. 315. But the young man still kept silent and pretended to read the newspaper.

317. 污染对人类和动、植物都造成了很大的危害。 318. 据说由于污染某些地区出现了一些怪病。 319. 我认为我们应该治理污染。 316. 今天污染已成为世界性的问题。 317. 污染对人类和动、植物都造成了很大的危害。 318. 据说由于污染某些地区出现了一些怪病。 319. 我认为我们应该治理污染。 320. 这样我们才能改善环境过上好生活。 316. Today pollution has become a serious international problem. 317. Pollution does great harm not only to human beings but also to animals and plants. 318. It is said that strange diseases have appeared in some places because of pollution. 319. I think we should do something to stop pollution. 320. In this way we can improve our environment and live a healthier and healthier life.

321. 众所周知我市的交通问题越来越严重。 322. 每天上下午高峰时段交通拥挤。 323. 主要路口都堵车。 324. 事故率在上升。 325. 现在政府应采取措施来解决此问题。   321. As everyone knows that the traffic problems in our city become more and more serious. 322. During the rush hours every morning and afternoon, the roads are very crowded. 323. There are traffic jams almost on every main road. 324. The accident rate becomes higher than before. 325. I think that it is high time for the city government to take measures to solve this problem.