【正文】 I have just mentioned that in passing.4. I prefer his plan to yours in that I think it is more practical.5. The disapproval registered on her face was so real that even I would have thought it genuine.6. They broke off the business relations with that pany as it suffered huge losses in the last financial year and went bankrupt.7. Perhaps this was the price that has to be paid for the progress in the first place— who knows?8. When she was preparing her luggage, the bag was emptied and refilled several times.第九單元1. When he shaved his beard off, he looked ten years younger. 2. The delay is a perfect illustration of why we need a new puter system. 3. For all her privilege and wealth, life had not been easy and the experiences of childhood sufferings had left a deep mark on her life. 4. So far, 150 have been tested, and the full statistical results will be available soon. 5. The pany has changed some of its working practices in response to criticism by government inspectors. 6. Tonight’s program focuses on the way homelessness affects the young. 7. It happened in a flash, although in retrospect everything seemed to occur in slow motion. 8. The issue was expected to figure importantly in their discussion第十單元1. I’ve been sorting through these old papers to see what can be thrown away. 2. They went on working, taking no note of the passage of time. 3. He had been speaking nothing less than the truth when he put down what he had seen.4. As you get older you begin to reflect on the uncertainty of life.5. The use of telephone is confined to business calls alone. 6. I kept at it and finally finished at 3 o’clock in the morning.7. In the act of bending down, he slipped and hurt his back. 8. Day centers for the elderly make a valuable contribution to the overall public service.。Having made this decision, she joined the organization, which is in support of woman’s rights.chapter 71. We have received three anonymous letters from Palestine to date, in addition to one suspicious package.2. Their dream was nothing less than a more equal society where there is no racial prejudice.3. He read more than Shakespeare’s plays。We think it is the business of the United Nations troops to enforce a ceasefire in that area, while the job of the local government is to prepare to restore law and order.8. 做出了這個(gè)決定后，她就加入了那個(gè)支持婦女權(quán)利的組織。s difficult to enforce the new law because people are not ready to act on it.7. 我們認(rèn)為，在該地區(qū)實(shí)施?；鹗锹?lián)合國部隊(duì)的職責(zé)，而當(dāng)?shù)卣呢?zé)任是準(zhǔn)備重建法律和秩序。Competition of financial power has bee a fact of political life。t pay it off in time, you might be accused of taking bribes.3. 財(cái)力競(jìng)爭(zhēng)已成為政治生活中的一個(gè)事實(shí)，但是如果你為此接受可疑的政治捐款，你很快就會(huì)受到調(diào)查。s important to stop waiting and settle down and make ourselves fortable, at least temporarily.第六單元1. 我們不會(huì)聽?wèi){形形色色的賄賂行為不斷增加而無動(dòng)于衷。Scientific surveys show that those who live alone talk at length to themselves and their pets and the television.7. 科學(xué)調(diào)查表明，獨(dú)居的人會(huì)對(duì)著自己，對(duì)著寵物，對(duì)著電視機(jī)嘮叨不休。To a person living alone, it39。The condition of loneliness rises and falls, but our need to talk goes on forever — the need of telling someone the daily succession of small observations and opinions.5. 對(duì)一個(gè)獨(dú)居的人來說，重要的是保持理性，安頓下來，使自己過得舒服，并在自身的條件下發(fā)現(xiàn)一些優(yōu)雅和樂趣。The widowed old lady was so lonely that she would talk at length to the strangers in the supermarket about her pets.A humble person tends to suffer from solitude, feeling himself inadequate pany, longing for others to be around.Poets and philosophers all speak highly of themselves for seeking out solitude, from which they can draw inspiration.2. 感覺謙卑的人往往易受孤獨(dú)的折磨，感到僅僅與自己相處遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠，渴望有人做伴。For countries that have lagged behind for so long, the temptation to move ahead in one jump is hard to resist.第五單元1. 詩人和哲學(xué)家都因能夠獨(dú)處而自視甚高，從獨(dú)處中他們能獲取靈感。The economy of the country is stuck in recession and it barely has the money to scratch the surface of the problem.6. 急切想得到可靠服務(wù)的企業(yè)樂于花費(fèi)可觀的高價(jià)來換取無繩電話。There is little dispute that munications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers.5. 這個(gè)國家經(jīng)濟(jì)陷于低迷，幾乎沒有資金來著手解決基本的問題。Modern munications will give countries like China and Vietnam a huge advantage over countries stuck with old technologies.4. 毋庸?fàn)庌q，通信技術(shù)將成為決定是贏家還是輸家的關(guān)鍵因素。Widespread access to information technology promises to condense the time required to change