U5
1）fortune 2）dull 3）chased 4）launched 5）finance 6）reputation 7）liberty
8）publicity 9）sufficiently 10）sympathy 11）target 12）educate 13）commerce
14）alike 15）bored 16）audiences 17）regard 18）assure
1）thrown out 2）and so on 3）for dear life 4）dedicate himself to 5）was tired of
6）turn away 7）hang on 8）for the sake of
(1)chase （2）reputation （3）dedicate （4）reward （5）sufficiently （6）measured
（7）assure （8）Momentary （9）celebrity （10）target （11）frank （12）liberty
（13）illusory （14）regard
1、他试图拯救这家濒临倒闭的企业，但失败了。
He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the verge of collapse but failed.
2、总统已经宣布，在第一个任期结束时不再谋求连任。
The president has announced that he will not seek reelection at the end of his first term.
3、那个年轻教师在激发学生努力学习方面很有技巧。
The young teacher is skilled at motivating his students to study hard.
4、她喜欢举行社交聚会，只要能找到借口，她就随时举行。
She loves giving parties and does so whenever she can find an excuse.
5、要在这家公司找到一个管理职位，你恐怕至少要和50个人竞争。
I’m afraid that you’ll have to compete with at least fifty people for an administrative post in this company.
6、坦率的说，就算你对公司很忠诚，我觉得你得到提拔的机会也不大。
To be frank, I don’t think you stand a good chance of getting promoted even if you are loyal to the company.
7、很显然，他的演讲激发了观众对地震灾难中受害者的极大同情。
It was obvious that his speech aroused the sympathy of the audience for the victims of the earthquake.
8、尽管他反复向我保证他有能力推销我们公司的产品，但在雇佣他之前我还要再面试他一次。
Though he has repeatedly assured me of his ability to promote our company’s products, I’ll give him another interview before hiring him.
9、公司的投资之所以以失败而告终是由于总经理的决策错误，于是董事会（board of directors）觉定把他从公司赶出去。
The company’s investment ended in failure due to the wrong strategic decisions of the general manager and so the board of directors decided to throw him out.
10、我知道你累了，不过再坚持一会儿吧。再过半个小时我们就要到达顶峰了。
I know you are tired but try to hang on a little bit longer. We will reach the peak in half an hour.
