研究生英语

Unit1 A. 1. Identity 2. Mobile 3. Update 4. Ethnic 5. Disruptive 6. Realignment 7. Assume 8. Academic 9. Isolated 10. Specialists B. 11. 1-5 ABDCB 6-10 ABCDA Translation 1. The restaurant industry has one thing in common with the film industry: the high failure rate among its small businesses. 2. His greatness lies in his outstanding ability to connect the qualities of a scientist with those of an industrialist. 3. We have replaced ethnic identity with professional identity, the way we replaced neighborhoods with the workplace, which is quite obvious among the mobile professions. 4. Plainly, in any large enterprise the boss cannot be directly involved in everything, and some means have to be found to transfer his belief to others. 5.No one was willing to experience the feeling of being out of control and dependent on someone else’s approval, at someone else’s mercy. 6. The human beings longs for a sense of being accomplished, of being able to do things, with his hand, with his mind and with his will. 7. The government hopes that the sale of a chunk of its assets will help make up for its loss. 8. In modern society, people are more likely to be identified by their professions, rather than by their communities. 9. Careers and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness and contentment. 10. We did have an investigation with regard to the issue, but we should not comment on it. Unit 2 A. 1. Roaring 2. Was hounded 3. Preposterous 4. Vulgar 5. Defects 6. Vengeance 7. Exquisite 8. Gaudy 9. Maxim 10. Status quo B.1-5 ACBBD 6-10ACDBD Translation 1.Although she has gone through numerous failures, Katherine still believes that she could make a world champion of her son. 2.The training program is not really a bad experience. But I would have liked it better if the courses had been a bit more practical. 3.You should have known better than to open a suspicious attachment. 4. Unfortunately he died from a sudden traffic accident, leaving the experience half-done. 5. Wouldn’t it be better if the food market on the street corner could be turned into a garden? 6. Much as I am eager to please everyone, I seem never be able to speak out the right thing at the right time. 7. This little gadget makes a good present for the elderly, for it can keep accurate track of one’s blood pressure 8.Jane is always working so hard to achieve the next thing and she never has time to sit back and pat herself on the back about the things that she has already done. 9. Tom sized up the situation, and decided to downsize his business, which turned out to be a wise decision. 10. It is not enough for our university to resign itself to the status quo; it should speed up its development, and make itself one of the best universities in China. Unit 3 A. 1. plummet 2. daunt 3. harrowing4. disposition 5. surface 6. imminent7. exertion 8. wholesome 9. stranded 10. gobble B.1-5 ACBCA 6-10 BDACB Translation 1. When someone is in “desert of experience”—a period of feeling barren of options, even hope, the most important thing is not allow yourself to be stranded in the desert. 2. With financial resources exhausted and the pressure of a big family to support, Jimmy wanted to escape at first but finally his courage and good humor saw him through. 3. Someone believes that it is never too late to embark on a new career in any period of life. 4. What makes sense is to face the challenge rather than run away from the troubles after suffering a significant loss. 5. With the small income from her restaurant job, Mary could barely make ends meet. 6. It draws on people that failure is nothing to be afraid of . But it is a precious experience in life. 7. The president wishes every student to forge ahead on the career ladder at the commencement ceremony. 8. Scientists are studying smokers and the people with depression in an attempt to sort out their complicated physical and psychological problems. 9. Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or shielding their children from the knowledge that they have failed. 10. No one can be perfect, so be easy on oneself. Unit 4 A. 1. sane 2. insatiable 3. purports 4. uplifting5. devout 6. static 7. arbitrary 8. rapt9. cardinal 10. demanding B. 1-5 ACADB 6-10AABDA Translation 1. In modern society, advertising has become one modern form of expression almost completely dedicated to depicting happiness. 2. Lectures will never entirely disappear from the university scene, because they spring from a long tradition in a setting that rightly values tradition for its own sake. 3. Short of having their own children, the couple can never experience the pleasure of being parents. 4. He takes others’ success as a kind of challenge and motivation. He keeps telling himself that he should do better than others. 5. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain must be equated with unhappiness. The truth is that things that lead to happiness involve some pain. 6. In homes where money was tight, no sacrifice was too great in order that the child has whatever he needed to learn to become a musician. 7. As long as we understand that fun does not bring happiness, we can begin to lead our lives differently. 8. If we do get what we want we’ll keep thinking of all that we don’t possess—and we will remain dissatisfied. 9. The only way to truly balance your career with family life is to think long and hard about your life values and live by them. 10. Anyone who wants to have a both fruitful and cheerful life should deal well with the relationship between work and play. Unit 5 A. 1. foolproof 2. insane 3. default 4. likewise 5. transmitted 6. afar 7. productivity 8. identify 9. limp 10. disability B.1-5 CABDC 6-10 ABBCD Translation 1. God forbid it if ever I had bought smart appliances! 2. He is concerned about state affairs and keeps reading newspapers every day. 3. When it comes to the rocketing price of housing, the media generally agree that neither the government nor land developers can shrink from their responsibilities. 4. Visiting local bookshops for second-hand books at random, I came across more and more books that had come from libraries. 5. Even if you read Owner’s Manual, you can’t operate your washing machine. 6. This job position has attracted many applicants, so before you contact the personnel officer, you need to figure out what is unique about yourself. 7. The Minister of Foreign Affairs quickly adopted a more temperate tone, which was generally thought at least temporarily to have saved his shaky political career. 8. It has been proved time and again by human history that great men are too often unknown, or, what is worse, misunderstood by others. 9. The tension soon transmitted itself to all the members of the crowd, and we all held our breath to watch what would happen. 10. To check whether the accused men had confessed all his crimes, the court decided to confront him with a witness.