Exercise to Unit One I . Translate the following expressions Into English 1. 猛然敲门 2. 向国王陛下欢呼 3. 凝视那雕像 4. 设计 / 发明一种新方法 5. 获得一种名声 6. 鼓舞人民 7. 低下头 8. 象征 / 代表国家 9. 暖和双手 10. 毁了某人的健康 11. 扮演重要的角色 / 起十分重要的作用 12. 解决这个问题 Into Chinese 1. the eternal truth 2. a filing cabinet 3. utter nonsense 4. delinquent behavior 5. a frequent visitor 6. fresh air 7. high-minded monologue 8. a settled view 9. a speech impediment 10. a hideous wind 11.heady patriotism 12.the remorseless invaders 13.the Prime Minister 14.a mental process 15.the League of Nations 16.a coherent article 17.a proficient interpreter 18.an irresistible trend 19.rotten apples 20.a nodding acquaintance II . Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or expressions. 1. People who are such great talents are . A. conferred on, few and far between B. blessed with, few and rare C. endowed with, few and far between D. gifted with, few and rare between 2. He was obsessed with money and fame. Throughout his life, he was either busy money or busy important. A. nothing but, making, being B. neither, making, being C. both, with, being D. just, to make, to be 3. She that position in the company, and she felt she was qualified, , overqualified. A. desired fbr, on the contrary B. aspired to, if anything C. conspired for, in fact D. aspired for, or more properly 4. The people had a hard life even . So they were when the area was hit by the terrible earthquake. A. at the worst of times, in real anguish B. at the best of times, in real anguish C. under normal conditions, in desperate gloom D. without natural disasters, in hopeless despair 5. We can't examination not because it is the best system, but rather because we have not a better way to evaluate students. A. do away, come up with B. do away from, come across with C. do away with, come up with D. do away to, come across 6. Their government said that they had to use force to maintain social stability, but many people that it wouldn't stability and harmony. A. contradicted them by saying, make B. countered by saying, make fbr C. opposed by saying, make up D. objected by saying, result to 7. We still many advanced countries in environmental protection, but today we face a wonderful opportunity to address this problem, and we must not let the opportunity . A. lag behind, slip by B. have lagged after, slip away C. have left behind, slide by D. have been lagged behind, slip off 8. The professor knew that some students are given to over-quoting in their paper, but one student . He simply downloaded a whole essay from the Website as his own. This was the professor. A. went too far away, too much with B. went far, too much to C. went too extreme, too much of D. went too far, too much for 9. The sudden bankruptcy of these financial giants threw the investors and caused them to . A. in panic, stampede B. in confusion, flee the stock market C. in despair, hold their stocks firmly in their hands D. in pain, vote by foot 10. Once the war decision was made, they immediately allies who would rain or shine. A. set out to find, stand by B. set out finding, stand beside C. set to finding, stand behind D. set off to find, stand with III . Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 我知道,不管发生什么情况,我都可以依靠兄弟的支持。 2. 一般说来,年轻一代与老一辈不同,他们对现在而不是对过去更感兴趣。但这两代人如果不互相尊重对方的需要,就遭受损失。 3. 中国的书面文字是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。 4. 在中国的传统艺术和文学中,竹子和松树往往象征着道德上的正直和刚正不阿。 5. 女皇伊丽莎白一世统治英国 45 年。在她统治时期,国家十分繁荣昌盛。 6. 民主意味着多数人来治理:但不仅如此,尊重少数人反对的权利也是民主不可分的一部分。这两条规则同等重要。 7. 一个国家不可能强大,除非她不但在地理上,而且在政治、经济和文化上都是一个整体。 8. 晚会十分乏味,所以他就偷偷溜出房间回家了。可是雨后的路非常泥泞,他脚下一滑,掉进了沟里。 9. 她身体糟糕到了这种程度,以至于冬天都不敢见太阳,怕中暑。 10. 有一天晚上,我正在一家小饭馆里借酒浇愁,他突然走了过来,往我手里塞了一沓钞票。