Unit 2 Section A
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deficient prosecution outrage appeased conformity strand complement transient appliances outfit
1. We need to improve the quality of education so that our children will not leave school deficient in literary and reasoning skills.
我们需要提高教育质量，使我们的孩子不会离开缺乏文学和推理技能的学校。
2. In a society governed by the rule of law，every citizen is subject to possible prosecution if he violates the law.
在一个由法治的社会,每个公民都可能受到起诉,如果他违反了法律。
3. The pay gap between average workers and top corporate officers has led to pubic outrage as executives receive large packages despite falling share prices.
普通员工与企业高管之间的薪酬差距，已引发公众的愤怒，因为尽管股价不断下跌，高管们仍能拿到巨额薪酬。
4. The delicious meal appeased our hunger and made us feel warm again after having walked in the snow all day.
这顿美餐使我们的饥饿感减轻了，让我们在雪中走了一整天后又感到温暖。
5. The military insists on conformity in many areas，for example, dress and haircut， with the primary objective of promoting group unity.
军方坚持整合在许多领域,例如,服装和发型,促进集团统一的主要目标。
6. My daughter used to play with the dog by taking a（n）strand of its hair and then spending a long time rubbing,combing and twisting it.
我女儿过去常和这只狗玩耍，把它的一缕头发剪下来，然后花很长时间揉搓、梳理和捻。
7. When she left for the party，she took great care to make her necklace and shoes complement her dress.
当她离开,她让她项链体贴入微,鞋补她的衣服。
8. It was necessary to provide living places for transient immigrants passing through the area on their way to more permanent dwellings.
有必要为经过这一地区前往更永久住所的临时移民提供居住场所。
9. They had just moved in，so they needed to buy a number of kitchen a appliances, including a microwave oven, a toaster,and a coffee maker.
他们刚刚搬进来的,所以他们需要购买一些厨房电器,包括微波炉,烤面包机,咖啡机。
10. She wanted a beautiful and elegant outfit to attend the wedding of a friend, but couldn"t find anything satisfactory in the nearby shops.
她想要一套漂亮雅致的衣服去参加一个朋友的婚礼，但在附近的商店里找不到满意的东西。
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1-10 : J M L B I A H O D F
l I was once in a relationship with a woman who was the most brilliant，creative and driven person I"d ever known. I told her these things often because she didn’t see herself this way despite 1)J achieving great success and acclaim（称赞）in her professional field. She was also 2)M gorgeous and sexy, though she seemed not to realize this either, so I told her these things too. But while I thought it was more important to praise her brilliance, it seemed to mean more to her that she was 3)L considered attractive.
l My experience with this girlfriend exemplifies a common phenomenon in life-when it comes to complimenting a woman，men often walk a very difficult line. Of course, 4)B context matters. In a professional setting, talking about appearance is often inappropriate, but at a singles club, it may be important. She will be very pleased if a man thinks her clothes and 5）I accessories are pretty, or her hair looks wonderful. However, things in between these two cases are unclear. Women have every right to be recognized and 6)A appreciated for their intelligence and creativity. But at the same time, they want to be admired for their looks as well, for example, their perfect skin 7）H complexion and elegant outfits.
l Unfortunately, most guys don’t understand this. If we receive compliments from women, they＇re usually about our achievements, not our looks. Most of us don"t expect a woman to tell us how 8)O handsome or sexy we are, and some of us would find it hard to regard such a(n) 9)D comment as sincere.
l I"m not saying it"s very hard to be a guy these days.It is important for every man to understand how to treat women with both respect and 10)F admiration. But as far as the right balance of these two is concerned, we really have no frame of reference, especially when it comes to looks.
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我曾经在与一个女人之间的关系是最聪明的,我所知道的创造性和驱动的人。我经常告诉她这些事情，因为尽管她在自己的专业领域获得了巨大的成功和赞誉，但她并没有这样看待自己。她也很美很性感，虽然她似乎也没有意识到这一点，所以我也告诉了她这些事情。虽然我认为赞美她的才华更重要，但对她来说，被认为有魅力似乎更重要。
我的经验和这个女朋友是一种普遍现象在生活赞美一个女人,男人通常走路非常困难。当然,环境很重要。在职业场合，谈论外表通常是不合适的，但在单身俱乐部，谈论外表可能很重要。如果一个男人认为她的衣服和饰品漂亮，或者她的头发漂亮，她会很高兴。然而，这两种情况之间的情况尚不清楚。妇女完全有权利因她们的智慧和创造力而受到承认和赞赏。但与此同时，他们也希望自己的外表也能让人羡慕，比如完美的肤色和优雅的着装。
不幸的是,大多数人不明白这一点。如果我们收到女性的赞美,他们通常对我们的成就,不是我们的样子。我们中的大多数人都不希望女人告诉我们自己有多帅或多性感，而我们中的一些人会发现很难把这样的评论当成是真诚的。
我不是说很难一个人这些天。对每个男人来说，懂得如何以尊重和钦佩的态度对待女人是很重要的。但就这两者的正确平衡而言，我们真的没有参照系，尤其是在外貌上。
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in hopes of came up with excused herself was obsessed with
reaching out to voice an opinion on live up to in terms of
1. Every month, the Community Services Center offers several lectures on health and fitness in hopes of introducing people to healthier lifestyles.
每个月，社区服务中心都会举办几场关于健康和健身的讲座，希望向人们介绍更健康的生活方式。
2. Do you know who came up with the idea of having cheesecake for dessert yesterday? It was delicious and made everyone happy.
你知道昨天谁想出了吃芝士蛋糕当甜点的主意吗?味道很好，让每个人都很开心。
3. The pain medication left Claudia feeling rather dull and sleepy, and soon after dinner she apologized for being such poor company and excused herself to bed.
止痛药让克劳迪娅感到相当的沉闷和困倦。晚饭后不久，她就为自己和这么糟糕的人在一起而道歉，并为自己找了个借口上床睡觉。
4. When I was young, I was obsessed with maps, and I sometimes spent the whole day charting land routes from one point to another.
当我年轻的时候，我痴迷于地图，有时我花一整天的时间绘制从一个点到另一个点的陆地路线。
5. To make immigrants comfortable reaching out to police for help, more than 70 cities now bar police from asking them to prove their legal status.
为了让移民们乐于向警方求助，70多个城市禁止警方要求他们证明自己的合法身份。
6. Mary was often accused of“having a strong personality”because she was not afraid to voice an opinion on subjects about which she was knowledgeable.
玛丽经常被指责“个性很强”，因为她不怕就她所了解的问题发表意见。
7. At the end of his term in office the governor was criticized for failure to live up to his campaign promise.
在他任期结束时，州长因未能履行其竞选诺言而受到批评。
8. Results of a survey revealed that of the top 10 automobile makers in terms of customer satisfaction, six were Japanese and two were German.
一项调查结果显示，在消费者满意度排名前10的汽车制造商中，有6家是日本公司，2家是德国公司。
Unit 3 Section A
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exquisite dispersed decentralized deduce fixture frugality administrate disjointed Reviving elapse
1. The curtains changed the atmosphere of the house completely and made it into a place of exquisite beauty.
窗帘完全改变了房子的气氛，使它成为一个优美的地方。
2. As the sun dispersed the clouds,we enjoyed our afternoon of playing cards in the forest under the clear sky and observing the most spectacular view I have ever seen in my life.
当太阳驱散乌云时，我们在晴朗的天空下的森林里打牌，欣赏着我一生中所见过的最壮观的景色。
3. The big company decentralized their operations last year and opened several regional offices in the country to meet the needs of the market.
这家大公司去年将业务分散，并在中国开设了几个地区办事处，以满足市场的需求。
4. It is not easy to deduce a trend of growth from the available facts since they are quite scarce and not that convincing.
从现有的事实推断增长趋势是不容易的，因为它们非常稀少，也没有那么令人信服。
5. Formerly found only in large industrial applications, microwave ovens now have become a standard fixture of most modern kitchens.
以前只在大型工业应用中被发现，现在微波炉已经成为大多数现代厨房的标准设备。
6. He calls on the public to save in everyday life and believes that frugality is the key to battling a culture that rewards mindless consumption.
他呼吁公众在日常生活中储蓄，并相信节俭是对抗鼓励盲目消费的文化的关键。
7. He is suitable for the position as he is young enough to understand what the teenagers think but old enough to administrate their programs.
他很适合这个职位，因为他足够年轻，能够理解青少年的想法，但足够年长，能够管理他们的项目。
8. When asked about her whereabouts at 9 o"clock that night, she gave a rather disjointed response, which caught the detective"s attention.
当被问及那天晚上9点她在哪里时，她回答得相当不连贯，引起了侦探的注意。
9. Reviving the stalled economy and sticking to promises to bring the deficit down next year is proving to be the principal test for the new president.
复苏停滞的经济，并坚持承诺明年将削减赤字，这将成为新总统的主要考验。
10. A considerable period of time has to elapse before the effects of such security measures as closed-circuit television cameras and cell-phone monitoring become evident in reducing crimes.
在闭路电视摄像机和手机监控等安全措施在减少犯罪方面发挥明显作用之前，需要相当长一段时间。
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1-10 : G I E A H N B O K L
l In some urban centers, workaholism（工作狂）is so common that people do not consider it unusual: They accept the lifestyle as normal. Government workers in Washington D. C. for example，1)G frequently work 60 to 70 hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to；they do it because they want to.
l Workaholism can be a serious problem. True workaholics, being deeply 2)I immersed in their work, allow themselves little or no time to take breaks. They like to work without being 3)E disrupted, and they probably don’t know how to relax.
l But Is workaholism always bad？ Perhaps not. There are people who work well under 4)A stress. Besides, some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest n their own 5)H sphere. Their work is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their work 6)N challenges them keeping them busy and genuinely engaged.
l Why do workaholics enjoy doing their jobs so much?Of course they get Paychecks from it but it is hard to 7)B quantify the pleasure with money. It offers more than 8)O financial security. Psychologists claim that work gives people an identity and provides them with self-confidence People have a feeling of satisfaction when they 9)K administrate a business well or complete a challenging piece of work. In addition, most Jobs Provide a socially acceptable way for people to meet others.So, though some people are compulsive（强迫性的）about their work, their 10)L addiction seems to be a safe or even an advantageous one.They feel empty and incomplete when they are involved in activities not related to work.
l在一些城市中心,工作狂是如此常见,人们并不认为它不同寻常:他们接受正常的生活方式。政府工作人员在华盛顿特区为例,经常每周工作60到70个小时。他们不这样做,因为他们;他们这样做是因为他们想。
l工作狂可能是一个严重的问题。真正的工作狂，沉浸在工作中，几乎没有时间休息。他们喜欢不受干扰地工作，而且他们可能不知道如何放松。
l但是工作狂总是坏事吗?也许不会。有些人在压力下工作得很好。此外，一些研究表明，许多工作狂在他们自己的领域里有着巨大的精力和兴趣。他们的工作是如此的愉快，以至于他们实际上非常快乐。对于大多数工作狂来说，工作和娱乐是一回事。他们的工作挑战了他们，让他们保持忙碌和真正的投入。
l工作狂为什么这么喜欢做他们的工作?当然他们从中获得的薪水但很难量化的乐趣。它提供的不仅仅是经济保障。心理学家认为，工作给人一种身份，给人一种自信。人们在管理好一项生意或完成一项富有挑战性的工作时，会有一种满足感。此外，大多数工作提供了一种社会可接受的方式让人们与他人见面。因此，尽管有些人对自己的工作有强迫性冲动，但他们的上瘾似乎是安全的，甚至是有利的。当他们参与与工作无关的活动时，他们会感到空虚和不完整。
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held…in high regard In the interim was onto something in turn
from time to time pick on take a stab at boil down to
1. Because of his quiet personality, many people said they would not elect him president of the institute though they held him in high regard.
由于他性格沉静，许多人说他们不会选他为学院的校长，尽管他们很尊敬他。
2. Peter graduated from college in June and started his work in the auto company in August. In the interim, he took a trip around the country.
彼得6月份大学毕业，8月开始在汽车公司工作。在此期间，他周游全国。
3. When his advertisement using the new digital technique drew as many as 5,000 responses overnight, he knew he was onto something.
当他使用新的数字技术做的广告在一夜之间吸引了多达5000人的回应时，他知道自己说得对。
4. When students are more involved in their academic and extracurricular activities, they will experience a richer campus life which in turn benefits their development.
当学生更多地参与他们的学术和课外活动时，他们将体验到更丰富的校园生活，这反过来也有利于他们的发展。
5. The scientists of the research center keep the good habit of summing up their experience from time to time.
研究中心的科学家们保持着不时总结经验的好习惯。
6. Whenever the older kids in school tried to pick on her brother, she would not be afraid to stand up for him.
每当学校里的大一点的孩子想找她哥哥的茬时，她都不怕为他说话。
7. If he doesn’t try to get a ticket now, he"s probably not going to get one. So, he might want to take a stab at it one more time.
如果他现在不去买票，他可能就不会去买票了。所以他可能想再尝试一次。
8. There are a lot of reasons for replacing your hard drive or adding a new one to your old computer, but they all boil down to the need for more space.
更换硬盘或给旧电脑增加一个新的硬盘驱动器有很多原因，但它们都归结为需要更多的空间。
Unit 5 Section A
[Word in use]
fabricate nominal temporal reciprocal denotes consecutive spectators muttering composite malicious
1. Although he was not a legal expert, he knew it would not be proper to fabricate anything to mislead the public.
虽然他不是法律专家，但他知道伪造任何东西来误导公众是不恰当的。
2. He does not work full time there, but he has been the nominal head of the organization"s scholarship program for five years.
他没有在那里全职工作，但他名义上已经担任该组织奖学金项目负责人五年了。
3. As Mark walked the sites on that initial trip of the migrants, he found some important temporal clues-dated bus tickets, shopping receipts and calendars.
当马克在最初的移民之旅中巡视这些遗址时，他发现了一些重要的时间线索——过期的汽车票、购物收据和日历。
4. In urban planning, it is important to take into consideration the reciprocal influence between the transportation network and other facilities, for example shopping centers and medical centers.
在城市规划中，重要的是要考虑到交通网络和其他设施之间的相互影响，例如购物中心和医疗中心。
5. The label“ Smart Choices” on the front of food packages usually denotes products that meet criteria for lower fat, sugar and sodium(钠) content.
“聪明的选择”的标签的食品包装通常是指产品满足标准低脂肪,糖和钠盐(钠)的内容。
6. The public high school graduation rates in New Mexico and Arizona have been increasing for three consecutive years, thanks to an online program that helps students earn missing credits.
新墨西哥州和亚利桑那州的公立高中毕业率已经连续三年上升，这多亏了一个在线项目，帮助学生获得丢失的学分。
7. In the accident at the air show last week,a pilot and 10 spectators were killed when a fighter plane crashed into the crowd.
在上周的航空展上，一架战斗机坠毁在人群中，一名飞行员和10名观众丧生。
8. The mother was not sure where the boys went, but she did hear them muttering something about going out for a movie with friends.
母亲不知道孩子们去了哪里，但她确实听到他们咕哝着要和朋友一起去看电影。
9. This newly released portrait of Planet Earth is actually a composite of several pictures taken earlier this month by a new research satellite.
这张最新公布的地球照片实际上是本月初由一颗新的研究卫星拍摄的几张照片的合成。
10. You shouldn"t feel insulted. We can assure you he meant to be friendly and there was nothing impolite or malicious in his words.
你不应该感到侮辱。我们可以向你保证他说的是友好的，他的话里没有什么不礼貌或恶意的。
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1-10 L E O J G H A C I M
l Stereotypes have some truth mixed in with a few generalizations. Sometimes these generalizations can be misleading as they are often based on observation of the 1)L exterior behavior of people in a certain culture. Spaghetti, pasta, mafia (黑手党), gestures, fashion- these are some words commonly used to describe Italians. How much truth is there in the stereotype? As an Italian myself, I will give you some 2)E insights into Italian soul and clarify some misunderstandings that foreigners have about us.
l Spaghetti and pasta are sacred. You can"t take pasta away from an Italian meal; otherwise it won"t be 3)O complete. A typical Italian meal generally includes pasta as a starter, fish or meat with salad as the main 4)J course, followed by fruit or dessert, and then coffee. But there are considerable regional differences in Italy, and hence 5) G inconsistencies exist between the stereotype and reality. For instance, you might find risotto（加有肉、鱼或蔬菜的调味饭) replacing pasta in some places!
l The Mafia is real: We are not proud of it, but it does exist, especially in the South and on the island of Sicily. Obviously, not every Italian is a member of the Mafia, and most will be 6) H offended if you use the term, even if you are just joking.
l Yes, the way we speak is unique. Italians use 7)A gestures a lot in communication. We simply cannot talk without our hands. If the hands are busy doing something else, we start moving shoulders or other parts of the body.
l We are also fashion victims. You can recognize Italians by the way they dress from head to toe. We wear stylish clothes and 8)C ornaments for every possible occasion. You won"t ever see an Italian wearing running shorts combined with long socks: It"s simply against our 9）I sense of style !
l Italy is made up of many regions and provinces which are similar in some ways and 10) M distinctive in others. The stereotype contains some truth, but being Italian takes a lot more than that.
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刻板印象有一些真理混在一起一些概括。有时，这些概括可能具有误导性，因为它们通常基于对某一文化中人们的外部行为的观察。意大利面、意大利面、黑手党、手势、时尚——这些词通常用来形容意大利人。刻板印象中有多少是真实的？作为一个意大利人，我将会给你一些关于意大利人灵魂的见解，并澄清一些外国人对我们的误解。
意大利面和意大利面是神圣的。你不能把意大利面从意大利餐中拿走;否则就不完整了。典型的意大利餐通常包括以意大利面作为开胃菜，以鱼或肉搭配沙拉作为主菜，然后是水果或甜点，然后是咖啡。但在意大利有相当大的地区差异，因此刻板印象和现实之间存在不一致。例如，你可能会在某些地方发现烩饭代替了面食!
黑手党是真实的:我们不是自豪,但它确实存在,特别是在南部的西西里岛。显然，并不是每个意大利人都是黑手党的一员，如果你用这个词，大多数人都会被冒犯，即使你只是在开玩笑。
是的,我们说话的方式是独特的。意大利人在交流中经常使用手势。没有我们的手，我们简直不能说话。如果手忙于做其他事情，我们就开始移动肩膀或身体的其他部位。
我们也时尚受害者。你可以从意大利人从头到脚的穿着方式认出他们。我们为每一个可能的场合穿时髦的衣服和装饰。你不会看到一个意大利人穿着运动短裤和长筒袜:这完全违背了我们的时尚感!
意大利由许多地区和省份在某些方面是相似的和独特的。这种刻板印象包含了一些事实，但作为意大利人需要的远不止这些。
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got to the point are attached to would have starved to death If anything were suspicious of wandered around on the side was representative of
1. We chatted for half an hour before he finally got to the point: He wanted to work as a business consultant and wondered if I could pass along the name of certain potential clients.
我们聊了半个小时，他终于说到点子上了:他想当一名商业顾问，不知道我能否把某些潜在客户的名字告诉他。
2. Scientists at the research center identified various features that are attached to the commodities purchased by female consumers.
研究中心的科学家们发现了女性消费者购买的商品所具有的各种特征。
3. The three mountain climbers would have starved to death if the villagers had not found them lying at the bottom of the valley.
如果村民们没有发现他们躺在山谷底部的话，这三个登山者会饿死的。
4. The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn"t stop crying.If anything, his crying became more intense.
男孩胆怯地抬头看着坐在他旁边的父亲，但他还是哭个不停。如果说有什么不同的话，那就是他的哭声变得更强烈了。
5. Since no one knew how the disease spread, they were suspicious of everything, including mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods.
由于没有人知道这种疾病是如何传播的，他们对一切都持怀疑态度，包括蚊子、游泳池和来自其他社区的人。
6. At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about health-care reform directly. Instead he just wandered around to talk about the harsh economic situation.
在新闻发布会上，政府发言人避免直接回答有关医疗改革的问题。相反，他只是四处闲逛，谈论严酷的经济形势。
7. Mr.Roger, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and play folk music on the side.
罗杰先生，你昨天在博物馆里见过他，他是一名软件工程师，同时还演奏民间音乐。
8. These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies was representative of district"s enrollment, which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.我们之所以选择这些学校进行调查，是因为他们的学生团体构成代表了地区的招生情况，其中包括很大一部分来自移民家庭的孩子。
Unit 8 Section A
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1.After waking up from a long dream about an evil man that stalked him in darkness, Jonathan found himself lying on a bench in the park.
乔纳森做了很久的梦，梦见一个邪恶的人在黑暗中跟踪他，他醒来后发现自己躺在公园的一条长凳上。
2.With the improvement of living conditions throughout the world, there has been an increase in the life expectancy of the human race.
随着世界各地生活条件的改善，人类的预期寿命有所增加。
3.The city"s Real Estate Division will terminate the lease for default if the tenant fails to provide detailed statements of the use of the property.
如果租户不能提供详细的物业使用说明，纽约市房地产部门将终止租约。
4. One hour after the plane crash, the president offered condolences to the families of the victims and promised to improve the safety of the nation"s aviation.
飞机坠毁一小时后，总统向遇难者家属表示哀悼，并承诺提高国家航空安全。
5.London"s museums are presenting several exhibitions chronicling more than 60 years of the city"s fashion industry to reflect its role as a fashion exporter.
伦敦的博物馆正在举办几场展览，记录该市60多年来的时尚产业，以反映其作为时尚出口国的角色。
6.He lost his job as a doctor in 1998, after being sued for malpractice because he once improperly gave prescription drug samples to a patient.
1998年，他失去了医生的工作，因为他曾以不当的方式向一位病人提供处方药样品，从而被控玩忽职守。
7.On this historic street, visitors can tour several homes from centuries past to get a(n) retrospective look at the city"s traditional holiday celebrations.
在这条历史悠久的街道上，游客可以参观几个世纪前的房屋，回顾城市的传统节日庆祝活动。
8.Some customers are calling online for a month-long boycott of the famous soft drink to express their dissatisfaction with its declining quality.
一些消费者在网上呼吁为期一个月的抵制这一著名软饮料，以表达他们对其不断下降的质量的不满。
9.Once a contract is signed, revisions of any part of the product design will incur
an added fee for the client.
一旦签订合同，产品设计的任何部分都将发生修改为客户增加的费用。
10.All his parents" sisters and brothers have big batches of kids, so he has nine cousins in total, all living here in Rome.
他父母的兄弟姐妹都有一大批孩子，所以他有九个堂兄弟姐妹，都住在罗马。
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l Karen was a young mother working as a clerk at a court in North Carolina. Though she had been trained in criminal justice, she quickly found prisons and courts to be 1)J depressing places to work. When her daughter was born, she had to stay at home and be a full-time mother. At that point, she decided to 2)D figure out what she really wanted to do with her life. She knew that she liked office jobs and didn"t intend to give up her own career development, but she also enjoyed the 3)H flexibility of staying home and raising her daughter. Therefore, it seemed that she just couldn"t find anything that could satisfy these two 4)L seemingly conflicting conditions.
l One day, Karen read in the newspapers that a couple 5)N sued their babysitter for abusing their child. It turned out that the babysitter had a long criminal record.Karen couldn"t 6)G imagine hiring someone to watch her child without doing a thorough investigation about that person"s background. This7) A sparked a brilliant idea. Karen decided to do something to save other parents" children from 8)E suffering the same fate. And this job didn"t require her to leave her home. The next day she got her hometown paper and looked at the ads placed by parents seeking babysitters. She called them and sent them 9)C leaflets to offer her baby-sitting services. Several of them jumped at it. Her business was born and has continued to grow.
l That was 15 years ago. Karen was recently named one of the top 10 business women in North Carolina and has even appeared on Oprah"s talk show. Asked about the secret of her success, she emphasized that it was because she was 10)I passionate about what she really wanted to do. In addition, Karen mentioned that patience and persistence were vital to her achievements.
卡伦是一位年轻的母亲，在北卡罗来纳州的一家法院当书记员。尽管她接受过刑事司法方面的训练，但她很快发现监狱和法院是令人沮丧的工作场所。女儿出生后，她不得不待在家里做全职妈妈。就在那时，她决定弄清楚自己真正想要做什么。她知道自己喜欢办公室工作，也不想放弃自己的事业发展，但她也很享受呆在家里抚养女儿的灵活性。因此，她似乎就是找不到任何东西来满足这两个表面上矛盾的条件。
一天，凯伦在报纸上看到一对夫妇控告他们的保姆虐待他们的孩子。原来这个保姆有很长一段犯罪记录。凯伦无法想象在没有对一个人的背景进行彻底调查的情况下雇人照看她的孩子。这激发了一个绝妙的想法。凯伦决定做点什么来拯救其他父母的孩子免受同样的命运。这份工作不需要她离开家。第二天，她拿到家乡的报纸，看到了父母招聘保姆的广告。她打电话给他们，寄传单给他们提供她的保姆服务。有几个人跳了过去。她的生意诞生了，并不断发展壮大。
那是15年前的事了。凯伦最近被提名为北卡罗来纳州十大商业女性之一，她甚至还上了奥普拉的脱口秀节目。当被问及她成功的秘诀时，她强调说，那是因为她对自己真正想做的事情充满激情。此外，凯伦提到耐心和坚持对她的成就至关重要。
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1. Although it is painful to watch him struggling with the difficulty, it is probably better to stay on the sidelines unless he asks for help.
虽然看着他与困难斗争很痛苦，但除非他寻求帮助，否则你最好袖手旁观。
2. An anonymous letter alert the police to the possibility of a terrorist attack at the airport.
一封匿名信提醒警方机场可能发生恐怖袭击。
3. We had never thought people would be interested in the house, so we were quite surprised that more than a hundred people turned up at the auction.
我们从没想过会有人对这所房子感兴趣，所以当有一百多人参加拍卖时，我们感到很惊讶。
4. Almost two years had passed since the enemy first tried to lay siege to the town, but instead of being taken over, the town seemed as strong as ever.
自从敌人第一次试图围攻这个城镇以来，差不多已经过去两年了，但是这个城镇非但没有被占领，反而显得和以前一样强大。
5. As was shown in the study, when parents showed feelings of despair, their kids followed to and acted in the same way.
正如研究显示的那样，当父母表现出绝望情绪时，他们的孩子也会效仿，并以同样的方式行事。
6. In the face of growing alarm about the abuse of research data, scientists from around the world met to discuss how to supervise their own research.
面对滥用研究数据的日益严重的恐慌，来自世界各地的科学家开会讨论如何监督他们自己的研究。
7. The company planned to build computer models that can track the weather, and then to put out weather warnings on its website.
该公司计划建立能够跟踪天气的计算机模型，然后在其网站上发布天气预警。
8. He was waiting for a good opportunity to get revenge for all the embarrassments that the game inflicted on him last year.
他在等待一个好机会来报复去年比赛给他带来的所有难堪。
