【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 y was to merely fill the containers and then paste labels on them. 8. When he realized that one engine was not working, the pilot alerted air traffic control. 9. My garden is too dry and shady—not many plants thrive in such environment. 10. This is to certify that the holder of this certificate has been awarded top prize in the Englishspeaking Contest. 11. John believes that the donation of food to the hungry is more helpful than giving money. 12. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie and cheese to follow. 13. If my landlord raises the rent again, I39。ll have to look for a smaller place to live in. 14. Helen is very popular in this country and is seen as a champion of women39。s rights. 15. If you break these links, you can break the habit. The best way of doing this is to avoid the situations where you want a cigarette. If you can39。t avoid them, then you will have to fight off the temptation. 1. His role was to drum up contributions and donations from friends in big business. 2. The chairman spoke so forcefully that the rest of the mittee yielded to his opinion. 3. His car broke down, so he has a plausible explanation as to why he is late. 4. I suddenly realized that I was being made a fool of. 5. If you want to donate a number of books to your organization, club, association or to your local school library for the children to read, please fill out the form below. 6. You should review your situation, think about changes, look into the past and present before you revise your plans for your future. 7. If natural selection was to account for the evolution of man39。s higher faculties, as Darwin was convinced it could, then those faculties must have a material basis. 8. They will do what they can to make sure that the people who will sit on the mittee are moral, cultured, petent people. 9. Whatever you do, don39。t look for a pay increase when you know the pany is going through some difficulty. 10. The newspaper reported that Williams would face life in prison if he was convicted of attempted murder. 11. I knew deep down that my mum would39。ve loved one of us to go to college. 12. We will start to see the confidence in the housing market building up again. 13. It was found that they had offered him money under the table to change his mind. 14. Children who talk back are regarded as cheeky (大膽無禮) and disrespectful. 15. The public transportation in Mexico City is very good. It makes it really easy to get around. 16. None of her books really lend itself to being made into a film. 1. 據(jù)報(bào)道有七八位官員收受賄賂，市長決定親自出馬調(diào)查這件事。(be reported to。 look into) Seven or eight officials are reported to have taken bribes and the mayor has decided to look into the affair in person. 2. 這些工人后悔當(dāng)時(shí)接受管理部門的意見重新回去工作?，F(xiàn)在他們?cè)俅蚊媾R失業(yè)的危險(xiǎn)了。(regret doing sth.。 yield to。 be faced with) These workers regret yielding to the management39。s advice and going back to work. Now they are again faced with the threat of losing their jobs. 3. 你只需填寫一張表格就可取得會(huì)員資格，它可以使你在買東西時(shí)享受打折的優(yōu)惠。(fill out) You only need to fill out a form to get your membership, which entitles you to a discount on goods. 4. 不知為什么他們的汽車在半路壞掉了，結(jié)果他們比原計(jì)劃晚到了三個(gè)小時(shí)。(break down) Their car broke down halfway for no reason. As a result they arrived three hours later than they had planned. 5. 那位官員卷入了一場(chǎng)丑聞，數(shù)周后被迫辭職。（get involved in） The official got involved in a scandal and was forced to resign weeks later. 6. 這個(gè)靠救濟(jì)過日子的人開始慢慢地建立起自己的市場(chǎng)，生意日漸興隆。(build up。 one step at a time) The man living on welfare began to build up his own market, one step at a time and his business is thriving.1. The man is reported to have said in private that we are being made fools of by many of our clients, so we are entitled to have them bow to us as pensation. 據(jù)報(bào)道這個(gè)男子曾在私下說：許多救濟(jì)對(duì)象在欺騙我們，因此，作為補(bǔ)償，我們有權(quán)讓他們對(duì)我們點(diǎn)頭哈腰。 2. After considering your background and experience, we regret to inform you that we don39。t have an appropriate job opportunity for you at current stage. 我們考慮了你的背景與經(jīng)歷，很遺憾地告訴你，我們目前沒有適合你的工作機(jī)會(huì)。 3. I failed to take my cue from Oscar. Instead, I talked back to the woman, who turned out to be our new manager. 我沒能按奧斯卡的暗示去做，相反，我反駁了那個(gè)婦女，結(jié)果她竟然是我們的新經(jīng)理。 4. There needs to be someone who can act as a champion for the rights of the poor because the system so easily lends itself to abuse. 需要有人來充當(dāng)窮人權(quán)利的捍衛(wèi)者，因?yàn)檫@一體制太容易被濫用。 5. I called the police for help after my car broke down on the freeway. Twenty minutes later, they came to my rescue. 我的車子在高速公路上拋錨后，我打電話向警察求助，20分鐘后他們趕來幫我。 6. He was passionate for art, but he went through tremendous pain—pain of poverty and misunderstanding. 他熱愛藝術(shù)，卻經(jīng)受了巨大的痛苦——貧窮與誤解。Sample Writing: It is difficult to get a welfare client39。s wheelchair repaired. Once my wheelchair needed repairing, and I notified my caseworker. She gave me a lecture that I hadn39。t taken good care of my wheelchair. Then she told me that I must have the patience to wait until she had the time to report my wheelchair conditions to my medical worker. Then the medical worker called the wheelchair repair panies to get the cheapest bid and informed the main welfare office at the state capital. It took them another several days to consider the matter. When they finally got my wheelchair repaired, I had been confined to bed for more than half a month. Unit41. The local government has given priority to the construction of infrastructure so as to attract more foreign investment. 2. He placed his house at my disposal during my holidays. 3. The writer has condensed a great deal of material into just over 100 pages and presented it in a reasonably readable style. 4. An absence of strategic vision and insufficient customer focus were two other areas identified as key problems facing this wireless phone service pany. 5. The San Franciscobased pany said the contract is expected to generate revenue of $250 million in the first year. 6. We had only two weeks to tour Malaysia,