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What I didn’t count on was that over time I would sincerely take pride in being a social worker.
我不曾想到，随着时间的流逝，我果真以身为社工而自豪
Shooting a quick look at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, “Oh, My dear， we’re going to miss the train!”
奶奶迅速瞥了一眼墙上的时钟，发出一声惊呼：天呐，我们要赶不上火车了
At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids holding firmly on to their parents. Should young parents be sterner towards their kids and leave immediately under these circumstances?
我总在幼儿园门口看到一些孩子抓住父母不让走，请问在这种情况下，年轻的父母是否得对孩子严厉些，赶紧离开
In the dim street light stood a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping.
昏暗的路灯下站着一个哭泣的小女孩
When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put the recipient in an embarrassing situation.
富人捐款时要尽量考虑周全，不要让受赠者陷入难堪境地
Since last month, my work has been revolving around the routine office duties, so now I am counting the days until the National Day comes, when my friends and I are going hiking in the countryside.
从上个月起，我的工作就是围绕日常办公事务转，所以现在每天掰着手指算什么时候才到国庆节，我和朋友要去乡下远足。
1).无论是友情还是爱情，你都不可能期待自己付出最少而得到最多。（maximum）
In either friendship or love, you should never expect to take the maximun while you give the minimum.
2) 我把全部希望寄托在他的承诺上，结果却发现他根本不是个真诚的人。
I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all.
3)我们带母亲去了所有我们能找到的最好的医院，但一切努力都是徒劳的，母亲还是没能熬过那次疾病。（in vain）
We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease.
4) 情人节（Valentine’s Day）是个一年一度在2月14日庆祝的节日，一个向自己
心仪的对象表达爱意的好日子。（affection）
Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to express love to the object of your affection.
5)在信息时代，通过电子邮件方式跟远方的朋友交流几乎可以是同步的（simultaneous）（era； via）
In the information era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost simultaneous. .
(6)爱情需要培养，我们梦想拥有“永恒的爱情”只有在双方学会欣赏对方，包容对方之后才可能缔造
Love needs to be nurtured and eternal love that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other
the other’s company and learned to appreciate the other.
1).以共同兴趣为基础的友谊是不容易破裂的。（ground；break up）
The friendship grounded on common interest does not break up easily.
孩子们必须学会将电脑游戏中的暴力与勇敢区分开来。（distinguish between；violence）
Children must learn to distinguish between violence and
courage in computer games.
3) 当今世界每天涌现如此多新鲜事物，要求一个人什么都知晓是不合情理的。（sensible）
There spring up so many new things every day in the world that it is no longer sensible to expect a person to know/keep track of everything.
4) 诸如背弃朋友（betrayal to friends）这类事并不受法律制约，所以才有了我们称作的“道德法庭”。（regulate）
Laws do no regulate such things as betrayal to friends; that is why there is what we call/is called “ the court of morality”.
5)有人把今天的文化描述为“快餐文化”。无论做什么事，人们只是追求用最短时间达到最大的满足。（describe as； pursue）
Today’ s culture is described as “fast-food culture”. Whatever they may be/are doing, people just pursue the greatest/maximum satisfaction within the shortest time.
6)常言说，天下没有免费的午餐。如果你想要什么，就得去挣as the saying goes
As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want something, go and earn/work for it.
The gasoline price is now at an all-time high, which has brought about wide public concern.
当下汽油价格达历史新高，这引发了公众的广泛关注
He found that fish and rice feature the Japanese diet, and he then proceeded to write a report on Japanese cooking culture.
他发现鱼和米是日本人的饮食特色，随即开始就日本饮食文化撰写一份报道
The spectators expected me to come in first but they were in for a shock. With a tumble, my chances for a gold medal in figure skating evaporated.
观众们以为我会轻而易举名列第一，哪知我使他们大吃一惊。因为跌倒，我获得花样滑冰金牌的希望就化为泡影了
He was a beggar but he didn’t look the part at all, because he was clean-shaven, wearing glasses and a brand-new suit.
他虽是乞丐，但一点儿也不像，因为他戴着眼镜，胡子刮得干干净净，穿着崭新的西装
Having tripped over another athlete’s foot, he fell down on the track, but soon rose to his feet and limped to the finish line.
他被另一个选手的脚绊一下，摔倒在跑道上，但他很快爬起来，一瘸一拐地走到终点
On such a grand occasion I didn’t want to make a fool of myself, so I decided to take the challenge and compete against that youngster.
在那样盛大的场合我不想让自己出丑，所以我决定接受挑战，和那年轻人一决雌雄
A positive attitude towards life is indispensable in that because it lays the foundations for the successes of one’s future work and studies.
积极乐观的生活态度是及其必要的，因为他可为一个人将来学习和工作的成功奠定基础
West China is crying out for talented people for its development. To this end, the government has laid down made favorable policies, calling for more college graduates to go and work there.
中国西部发展急需人才，政府为此制定了优惠政策，号召了更多大学毕业生去西部工作
Upon On graduation, the president will present you with the diploma, which certifies that you have specialized in business administration and passed all the exams you are required to take.
毕业时，学校将授予你毕业文凭，文凭证明你的专业是工商管理，顺利通过了你必须参加的所有考试
Web addicts spend so much time on the Internet that they are unable to draw
a distinction between the virtual world and the real world.
网虫们很多时间都泡在了网上，以至于他们无法分辨虚拟世界与现实世界
A university will see to it that every student is put in touch with mankind’s spiritual resources, even if they are merely fragments of those great thinkers’ minds and experienc
大学将确保每个学生都接触到人类的精神财富，哪怕只有伟大思想家们一小部分的思想和经验
6、Distance learning is a global trend. With its quick growth development, people are given can enjoy an equally convenient access to educational resources, no matter where they are.
远程学习是个全球化的趋势，随着它的迅速发展，人们无论身处何地都能有同样方便的途径享受教育资源
As a proof of our hospitality, we Chinese will habitually urge our guests to help themselves to more dishes on the table.
在饭桌上，我们中国人会习惯性地劝客人多吃菜，以证明我们热情好客
When you move to a new land, you can / may orient yourself to the local culture by means of listening to what people say and observing how they act.
移居到一个新的国家，你可以通过倾听人们的谈话，观察他们的举止来适应当地文化
Familiarity with the environment gives a person a sense of security; so people have the tendency to resist or avoid new situations, consciously or unconsciously.
熟悉的环境给人安全感，所以人们往往有意无意地抵制或避开陌生环境
Prejudice against or even hostility towards people from a certain region often results from the fact that we know very little about we know virtually nothing about them.
对某地区的人产生偏见甚至敌意，这经常源于我们对他们缺乏了解
I believe it is polite to decline directly, while my parents seldom say “No” so as not to embarrass others.
我觉得直接拒绝是一种礼貌，而我父母却很少说“不”，以免使对方为难
6) There are two means to build up knowledge: to get it personally or by second-hand experience. Reading, which opens up a new world of different cultures for us, belongs to second-hand experience.
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