
1. Luck does not always come into play (起作用) in examinations. It is your hard work that matters.
2. With the treatment, the color returned (面色恢复) to the woman’s cheeks.
3. He got a nice dictionary out of nowhere (不知从哪里). It was really a great help.
4. My car wouldn't start (怎么也发动不起来) this morning.
5. The patient recovered from the surgery with no signs of infection (没有感染的迹象).
Unit 2
1. He picked up his bag and hurried off along the platform (急急忙忙地沿着站台走了).
2. He was shaking with fright as if he had seen a ghost (就像见了鬼似的).
3. If you had told me earlier, I wouldn’t have signed the contract (不会签合同).
4. The fireman gave a long sigh as he caught another flash of red (又看到一道红光).
5. The businessman spoke so carefully in order not to give his plan away (泄露他的计划).
Unit 3
1. I didn’t have to rush into finding the name of the place (我不必着急去找地名). I had all day.
2. I find it difficult to hold back my anger (我觉得很难抑制住我的愤怒) when he starts arguing in favor of racial segregation.
3. It is much better to get things out in the open right from the start (从最初便把事情公开).
4. That sounds fantastic. Where do I go to sign up for that tour? (我到哪里去报名参加那次旅游呢?)
5. We were sitting on the bridge, trying to click with a few girls (试图结识几位姑娘).
Unit 4
1.The old lady had all the lights on all night long because she thought this was the only way not to have her house broken into (防止他人闯入她的房间) .
2.Gone were the buildings and the trees(房屋和树木不复存在). All that was left was a complete ruin.
3. Such was the force of the explosion (爆炸的力量如此之大) that all the windows were broken.
4. Something black and sharp looked like a gigantic monster ready to spring upon the girl (随时准备扑向女孩的怪物).
5. The car hit the rider so hard that it knocked him off his bike to the grass five meters away (把他从自行车上撞下来,落在了五米开外的草地上).
Unit 5
1. After the devastating earthquake struck this region, few buildings remained intact (很少有建筑完好无损).
2. Although this problem has been solved theoretically (虽然这个问题在理论上得到了解决), the solution is hard to put into practice.
3. The more you are prepared to give (你准备付出的越多), the more you will get.
4. People are advised to keep away from this metal, as it gives off a kind of radiation that can harm the body (对身体有害的辐射).
5. The inscription on the tablet is valuable as it records the evolution of Chinese calligraphy (记录着中国书法的演变).
Unit 6
1. He rested his head on the pillow (他头靠在枕上) to make himself more comfortable.
2. Aiming at the target (瞄准了靶子), I pulled the trigger but missed it.
3. There he was — in plain sight (完全暴露了自己) as he moved out of the cave for water and food.
4. In order to get more juice, he gave the orange another squeeze (又挤了一下橙子)。
5. She sat down beside her husband, clutching his hands to keep him from too impetuous a cry (避免他太冲动叫喊起来).
