【正文】 She poured all her time and energy into her work .她把所有的時(shí)間和精力都投入到了工作中。quicklyWhen we are traveling with speed ,the passing countryside just seems a ，沿途經(jīng)過的鄉(xiāng)村顯得一片模糊。They fulfilled their work ahead of time as we did ，他們也提前完成了任務(wù)。one’s failure to sth . /handle interpersonal relation well/be inpetentNowadays,one’s failure to handle interpersonal relations well will be taken as a sign of being inpetent.★ fulfill:vt.(BrE fulfil)1) do what one must dofulfill a duty履行責(zé)任I will fulfill my obligation to the best of my 。If you want to learn English well ,you must first find a petent teacher. 如要學(xué)好英語，你首先得找一位稱職的老師。She took the failure as the start for the ing 。his opinion doesn’t carry much weight .別擔(dān)心他怎么想，他的意見沒有多少影響。Unless…,it seems in one’s eyes (to one’s mind)as if…如果不…，某人就覺得好像是…如果沒為孩子提供力所能及的一切，中國父母就覺得好像對(duì)孩子關(guān)照不夠。★ in one’s eyes:in the opinion or judgment of someoneEven in the eyes of the professionals ,he did a good job .即使在專業(yè)人士看來，他做得也很出色。be finite/one’s passion for life/be infiniteOne’s life is finite ,whereas one’s passion for life is infinite.29. Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse ,it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant ,not worthy of proper respect.()Meaning:If they don’t spend some time dealing with a certain task ,it will give the impression ,in their opinion ,that the task being considered is or not properly respected.★ elapse:vi.(of time) passFive days elapsed ,and the patient’s condition had no improvement .五天過去了，但病人情況不見好轉(zhuǎn)?！鶬n this sentence ,“whereas” is readily replaceble by “while” without any change in meaning.For example: Their country has plenty of oil ,while ours has ，而我們國家則一點(diǎn)也沒有。while→“Whereas” is often used to introduce a ment which contrasts with what is said in main clause. Some students enjoy English classes ,whereas some hate ，而有些人卻討厭英語課。Her success was due to her great love for her 。It is increasingly difficult to find a teaching position at a 職越來越難。26. In America ,too ,a final agreement will normally be signed in person. ()★ in person:doing something by oneselfWill you apply for the position by letter or in person?你是寫信還是親自前去申請(qǐng)那個(gè)職位？The general manager wanted to talk to him in 。A team from the United Nations will observe the election to be sure that it is fairly conducted.聯(lián)合國代表團(tuán)將觀察這次選舉，以保證其公正性。Having the right equipment at hand will be very 幫助。2) near in time or positionThe great day is at 。being consideredHer question is not related to the matter at 。The significance for college students to do a parttime job is more than money and 。save some for another ，留點(diǎn)以后哪天用。sb. do sth. by/through…rather than by/through…,which through…, …especially given…某人是通過…而不是通過…做某事，雖然后者…，但卻…，尤其是考慮到…在這種下雪天，我寧愿乘公交也不愿自己開車去上班，雖然自己開車自在，但更加危險(xiǎn)，特別是考慮到我糟糕的駕駛技術(shù)。Given her interest in children ,teaching should be the right career for 趣來看，教書應(yīng)該是適合她的職業(yè)。The director is working at increasing returns for 的回報(bào)。consequently it went out of ，公司因此倒閉了。20. Time is ,therefore ,always ticking in our inner ear. ()Meaning:Therefore ,we are always aware of is just like the constant sound of a clock that we hear.21. Consequently,we work hard at the task of saving time. ()Meaning:As a result ,we try our best to save time.★ consequently: a resultHe did nothing except practice ,and consequently he became a famous ，最終成為著名的鋼琴家?！飃olf course:an area of grass which is designed for people to play golf on19. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially ,we start talking business very quickly. ()Meaning:Since in most cases we evaluate our visitors and ask them questions from a professional point of view instead of from a social one,we start talking business very quickly(and there is no need to spend time on small talk an