【正文】 (12) expenditure(13) producer (14) stingy, miserly, tightfisted3. Translate.l) The mission was put off minutes before the rocket was launched.2) Scientists are trying to develop a more effective way of using solar energy.3) Sport is important because it concerns the health of the people of a nation, and not because it is a profitable business.4) The project was launched last year, and when pleted we can bring the gas from the west all the way to our east.5) The survival of a pany depends on how fast it can develop new products to meet the needs of the market.6) He developed a theory that human progress has been largely due to cooperation rather than petition.7) For many people in China who used to worry every day ~vhere their next meal was to e from, today their biggest concern is being overweight.8) It is believed that they will launch an attack sooner or later. It is only a matter of time.9) OK, you make me an offer. How much would you pay?10) One lesson we have drawn from the 20th century is that human resources are more important than natural resources in the development of a nation.11) Many teachers are concerned about a lack of munal spirit among some young people.12) It was a very generous offer. He said that he would pay me $ 100,000 a year as personnel manager. 13) Today the corruption problem has bee a matter of international concern,14) She suddenly walked out of the room without offering any explanation. 15) These tough petitions can drive young people crazy.16) I39。(3)sur是前綴super一的一個(gè)變體，意思是“在……之上；超過”，如：surmount(戰(zhàn)勝；克服)、surround(包圍；圍繞)。4) Observe how these words are formed and make your own discoveries of rules of word—building． (1)一cy，ry，一ty均是構(gòu)成抽象名詞的后綴，如：intimacy(親密)、prophecy(預(yù)言)；bravery(勇敢)、rivalry(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；敵對(duì))；cruelty(殘忍)、loyalty(忠貞)。(8)我們的教學(xué)應(yīng)該有利于開發(fā)學(xué)生的獨(dú)創(chuàng)能力和創(chuàng)造力。(6)我們的銀行業(yè)正在實(shí)現(xiàn)計(jì)算機(jī)管理。(4)這些人當(dāng)中有的不僅沒有工作，而且還不適合工作。(2)他們說在計(jì)算機(jī)硬件方面中國正在趕超他們。Preclass Work II1. Paraphrase.1) And when he was 29 now, he has found the power of another idea that has enabled him to grow from a teenager and bee a rich and powerful person in puter industry. 2) ... he thought it might be a good idea to finish his high school education as quickly as possible. 3) He believed that the newly married people are the most likely customers.4) He also knew that it was expensive to keep more products than necessary. So he bought these products of the dealer39。s at the price they had bought them. 5) Dell put advertisements in the local media and was ready to sell specially designed and made puters at a price which was 15 percent lower than the market price. 6) It was time for him to seriously deal with the size of the puter business he had created. 7) Dell still sold IBM personal puters to which he had added special properties required by people.2. Learn to use reference books.1) Find the proper definition of the following in the text.