5. 要成为一名驾驶员，视觉上分辨红色与绿色的能力是必不可少的。 The ability to visually distinguish between red and green is essential to becoming a driver. 6. 这个组由七个人组成，他们经常见面，分享彼此的信息。 The team consisted of seven people who met on a regular basis to share their information with each other.
1. Suppose you were offered a bribe in exchange for a promise, what would you do—receive it or stand by your principles? 假设有人向你行贿，要换取一种承诺，你会怎么做？是接受呢，还是坚持自己的原则?
2. Nowadays, people wouldn't put up with those terrible circumstances, but in those days it was accepted as a fact of life. 现在人们不会忍受那些糟糕的境况，可是在那些日子里却只能接受那样的现实。
3. Cheating in various forms is on the increase in colleges and universities, and I have lost count of the number of students who were caught cheating this semester. 大学校园里形形色色的作弊现象越来越多，我已不记得这学期有多少学生因作弊而被捉住了。
4. Mr. Aichi had to withdraw himself from the competition for the position of state governor when it was revealed that he had been on the take. 当艾奇先生被披露曾受贿时，他不得不退出州长职位的竞争。
5. While originally he had been fully in support of the reform policies, later he began to attack the reform movement. 虽然他原先完全支持改革政策，可后来却开始抨击这场改革运动了。
6. The professor definitely will not agree with the point that the translation amounted to little more than looking up words in dictionaries. 这位教授肯定不会同意翻译基本是在词典里查生词的观点。
Unit 7
1. 这些科学家在创建基因图谱的过程中体会到：合作不仅仅是一种有吸引力的选择，它还是一种责任。
In the process of creating the genetic map, these scientists realized that cooperation was more than an attractive option; it was a responsibility. 2. 他们的研究发现简直就是一个奇迹。由于他们的发现，人们对人类基因的历史有了新的了解。
Their research findings were nothing less than a miracle. As a result of their findings, new light has been shed on the history of human genes. 3. 事实上，只有勤奋加方法得当才能使你在学习上比他人有优势。 In fact, only hard work in combination with proper methods will give you an advantage over others.
4. 法官说这种惩罚将起到杀一儆百的作用。
The judge said the punishment would serve as a warning to others. 5. 感染的危险只限于那些与病人有亲密接触的人。
The risk of infection is confined to those who have close contact with the patients. 6. 从这一分析中我们可以更好地知道发生了什么以及要做些什么。
From such an analysis we are in a better position to understand what has happened and what to do about it.
Unit8
1. 只要他守规矩，我倒不在乎他晚上在外呆得这么晚。(mind + V-ing)
I don't mind his staying out so late as long as he behaves himself. 2. 与其他计划相比，我更喜欢他的计划，因为我觉得没有任何一个计划比他的计划更实际。 I prefer his plan to others in that I think no plan is more practical than his.
3. 他们与那家公司中断了生意来往，因为那家公司上一个财政年度损失惨重，已经破产了。(break off)
They broke off business relations with that company as it suffered huge losses in the last fiscal year and went bankrupt. 4. 既然你不喜欢他，当初为什么还要邀请他参加你的生日晚会呢？(now that; in the first place)
Now that you don't like him, why did you invite him to your birthday party in the first place?
5. 虽然知道获胜的可能性不大，但比赛失败后，我们多少还是有点沮丧。(more or less) Though we knew our chances to win were slim, we were more or less depressed when we lost in the game.
6. 也许这是为进步而付出的代价，谁知道呢? (pay the price)
Perhaps this was the price that has to be paid for progress—who knows?
Unit9
1. 尽管他们做出了巨大的努力，但目前为止，博物馆每天的参观者仍然还是很少。(for all; so far)
For all their great efforts, the museum's daily attendance has so far still been very low.
2. 作为对政府检查员批评的回应，公司改变了一些做法，而不是放弃自己的规定。(in response to; rather than)
In response to criticism by government inspectors, the company changed some of its practices rather than gave up its rules.
3. 警方提醒乘客，不要将钱和贵重物品放在提包里，以防被盗。(warn against)
The police warned the passengers against putting money and precious things in bags lest they should be stolen.
4. 调查应集中于父母和孩子们如何看待学校满足他们需求的那些办法。(focus on)
Surveys ought to focus on how parents and children perceive the ways in which the school satisfies their needs.
5. 一瞬间，特斯（Tess）由一个天真的女孩变成了一个成熟、受过良好教育的女子。 (in aflash)
In a flash, Tess changed from an innocent girl to a mature and well-educated woman.
6. 我能证实200列新火车正在制造中，第一批将在今年五月投入运营。 (come into service)
I can confirm that 200 new trains are being manufactured and that the first of those trains will come into service in May this year.
Unit10
1. 无论你的智商有多高，你的看法都受到个人经历的局限，因此要学会吸纳他人有用的观点。(no matter...) No matter how high your IQ is, your view is limited by the experience you have had and so you should learn to incorporate the useful perspectives of others.
2. 这个游戏非常有趣，他们谁也没有注意到时间的流逝。(Use inverted order of \that...\the passage of time.
3. 我一直在整理这些旧文件，看看哪些有用，哪些需要扔掉。(sort through) I've been sorting through these old documents to see which are useful and which can be thrown away.
4. 随着年龄越来越大，你应该考虑未来的计划。(reflect on) As you get older you should reflect on future plans.
5. 他在演出中的亮相简直是个轰动。(nothing less than) His appearance in the show was nothing less than a sensation. 6. 他们每个月都从工资中留出一笔钱，用于孩子将来的教育。(set aside) Every month they set aside a particular amount of money from their salary for the sake of their kid's education in the future.
1. No matter how promising your situation, or how creative you can be, hard work is always essential to your success. 无论你的情况多么充满希望，无论你有多大的创造力，努力工作对你的成功总是必需的。
2. So strong are his first impressions that sometimes they defy revision even when many other people think differently. 他留下的最初印象如此之强烈，有时甚至当许多其他人不这么认为时，这些印象也无法改变。
3. Our aim is nothing less than to make China the best trained and educated nation in Asia. 我们的目的就是要使中国成为亚洲接受培训程度和教育程度最高的一个国家。 4. On international relations China would continue to develop relations with foreign countries in seeking a favorable international environment for its reform and to make contributions to world peace and development. 在国际关系方面，中国将继续发展与外国的关系，寻求一个对自己改革有利的国际环境，继续对世界和平和发展作出贡献。 5. I'll keep at it—whatever the challenges might be—and never give up until I achieve success. 不管会面临什么挑战，我都会坚持，永不放弃，直到取得成功。 6. The latest research seems to imply that without the software of emotional maturity and self-knowledge, the hardware of academic training alone is worth less and less. 最新的研究似乎表明，缺乏情感成熟和自我了解这一软件，纯学术培训这一硬件越来越没有价值。
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