【正文】 d land to rivers, lacks, marshes and meadows. 3. 根據很多經濟學家的說法，政府玩就那些資不抵債的公司不一定是個好主意。但是 要實行該法律并不容易。我們都拼命設法把水從船里弄出去，但船在快速下沉。但大多數人贊成將進一步的改革立即提上日程。 In the darkness our ship hit a hidden rock, which left a gaping hole in the bottom. We all tried desperately to bail out the water, but the boat was sinking fast. Luckily a fishing boat was nearby and saved us from drowning. 8. 示威者要求立即取消經濟制裁，因為它通常只會傷害無辜百姓 。牛仔褲、外國電影、音樂都被禁止了。 According to many economists, it is not always a good idea for the government to bail out financially insolvent panies. Sometimes, a pany on the verge of bankruptcy is better allowed to go bankrupt. 4. 他被逮了個正著。那些上癮的人其實都是嚴重的病人。 He said that he would rather die than be confined to bed all his life and isolated from the outside world. ，將他置于左右雙方的交叉力當中。 In some ways we are still ignorant of the potential harm of these dams and reservoirs. They might cause irrevocable changes in the environment. ，這樣才不會由一個人在沒有得到老百姓同意，在他們不知情的情況下制定關系國家利益的重要國策 There must be a set of checks and balances so that no important policy concerning national interests can be made by one person without the consent and knowledge of the people. ，我們必須適應新的形勢。 I really wanted to refute his arguments, but I checked myself because I thought it was not the right occasion. He was standing in front of his house on a hill, only about a hundred meters apart/away from the wharf when the tsunami came. 第四單元 一 .Vocabulary Into Chinese 1. 互相撓背 scratch each other?s backs 2. 不出版，就完蛋 publish or perish 3. 將人民幣變成可代換的貨幣 make RMB convertible 4. 尋找真理 seek the truth 5. 拋棄習俗 discard conventions 6. 諷刺人的虛榮和奢侈 satirize peoples vanity and extravagance 7. 那島上沒人住，并且因為沒有飲用水，也沒法住人 The island is uninhabited, and being without drinking water, is also uninhabitable. 8. 欽佩他們的勇氣 admire their courage/guts/bravery 9. 玩忽職守 neglect ones duty 10. 逃避后果 escape/avoid the consequence 11. 從記憶中消除 erase/delete sth from ones memory 12. 負責指揮 take mand 13. 擋路 block the way/stand in the way/be in ones way 14. 毀掉名譽 ruin ones reputation/name Into Chinese 1. neglected fortifications 年久失修的防御工事 2. perishable goods 易變質的商品 3. a squatters hut 臨時占用或建造的簡陋小屋 4. a storage jar 儲物缸 5. conventions of society 社會 舊習 6. tottering drunks搖搖晃晃的酒鬼 7. a hermits cave隱士住的山洞 8. the man of the hour當前的風云人物 9. heroic figures英雄人物 10. an air of destiny決定未來的氣勢 11. a fiery glance咄咄逼人的眼光 12. war scare對戰(zhàn)爭的恐懼 13. a shower of stones落石如雨 14. a handful of troublemakers一小撮搗亂分子 二．翻譯 (P97) Account possess form roll 1. Only in this way can we give a reasonable account of his strange behavior. 2. She claims to possess a magic power—the power to cure diseases simply by the touch of her hand. 3. He appointed five people to handle the case. They formed a strong team. Within days they found in his possession rolls of Euros, US dollars and large quantities of valuables the source of which the suspect could not account for.