Unit Two
4. Translation
1). A characteristic of American culture is to respect the self-made man – the man who has made it through his own efforts.
美国文化的一个特点是尊重通过自己的努力白手起家的人。
2). He wanted to help all the wounded people no matter which side they were fighting for.
他想帮助所有受伤的人不管他们为什么而战。
3). I was so bewildered by their conflicting advice that I did not know how to act.
我很困惑,他们的建议相互矛盾,导致我不知道如何行动。
4). In many factories, an assembly line is used to speed up the efficiency of the workforce.
许多工厂采用装配线来提高生产劳动力的效率。
5). John and his brother differ in personality even if their differences in age are not significant.
约翰和他兄弟虽然年龄相差不大,但他们的个性却不一样。
6). Laptop computers are popular all over the world and give people easy access to the Internet.
笔记本电脑在全世界都受欢迎,并且使人们容易访问互联网。
7). My doctor advised that I write down any worries, thoughts or questions before I go to bed.
我的医生建议我在上床睡觉的时候写下所有担忧、想法与问题。
8). Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for walk.
我朋友带杰克散步的时间很快就到了。
9). The greater amount of time you spent learning English, the greater progress you are likely to make.
你花了更大的时间学习英语,你可能会取得更大的进步。
10). The more experiences we have, the more capable we are likely to be.
我们经历得越多,我们的机会就可能获得越多的机会。
5. Writing:
Instructions: 建议你30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提示内容用英语写出一篇不少于80词的作文。
Parents Are the Best Teachers
1.父母是最好的老师；
2.解释其中的原因；
3.重申观点。
Who taught you to go? Who taught you to talk? Is this your parents who taught you to do what you life these basic things. So you don't think that parents are the best teachers!
First of all, parents know we are very afraid. Parents give us life, I think we will and they spend a lot of time. Therefore, they know that we are the advantages and disadvantages of details. At the same time, they will help us get our demerit. Furthermore, get rid of the parents have a lot of experience. Because they are older than us, they have
experienced a lot of things. Sometimes, they are just like our model. As the saying goes: \"a good example is the best sermon. Therefore, we will not consciously copy our parents' habits and behavior part, that is, we can learn from them a lot of things They have experienced a lot of
things. Sometimes, they are just like our model. As the saying goes: \"a good example is the best sermon. Therefore, we will not consciously copy our parents' habits and behavior part, that is, we can learn from them a lot of things.
Finally, parents teach us all. Because the teacher can only from the books teach us knowledge, our parents can teach us all. For example, I learn knitting, cooking, make from my mother, and my father learning repair leaking taps. They are my favorite people who, so they will teach all of me no reservations. Just, saying: \"there is no place like home.\" I think, no like our parents and teachers. They are our life the best teacher.
