1) expert
2) amaze
3) quality control
4) relieve
5) assembly line
6) fire
7) major
8) decrease
9) management
10) productive
1) relieve
2) decrease
3) whatsoever
4) career
5) Unfortunately
6) results in
7) background
8) As a result
9) recognized
10) hold up keep up with
11) furthermore
12) on a basis
13) boring
14) findings
15)talk over
16) productive
1) are the basis for any good relationship between nations
2) is the great efficiency of the public services
3) was held up by a thick fog over the airport
4) two major earthquakes in its history, one in 1906 and the other in 1989
5) the professor was often absent-minded in his personal life
6) result in an employee's being fired
1) impossible
2) aware
3) unfortunate
4) literate
5) unnecessary
6) frequent
7) impatient
8) adequate
9) unsealed
10) finished
11) unfair
12) likely
13) irregular
14) direct
1) management
2) managed
3) inspected
4) inspection
5) would consult
6) consultation
7) bore
8) Bored
9) assembled
10) assembling
1) especially/specially
2) especially
3) specially
4) especially
5) specially
6) especially/specially
1) They spent two whole months working on the design of the machine.
2) The artist spends most of his spare time collecting butterfly specimens.
3) The manager spent three hours talking to Sam yesterday morning.
4) He spent the whole morning trying to solve the math problem.
1) except
2) except for
3) except
4) except for
5) except
6) except for
1) His nephew didn't use to visit him at Christmas.
Did his nephew use to visit him at Christmas?
2) He didn't use to be as thin as she.
Did he use to be as thin as she?
3) She didn't use to burn the midnight oil.
Did she use to burn the midnight oil?
1) didn't they
2) did't you
3) wasn't there
1) First of all/Most important of all
2) Most curious of all
3) Most important of all
4) Worst of all
1) efficiency
2) Furthermore
3) amazing
4) observation
5) foundation
6) career
7) reorganize
8) assembly
9) findings
10) management
11) suggestions
12) productive
13) background
14) relieving
15) holding up
16) Unfortunately
1)places/roles
2)bored
3)enjoy/like
4)traveling/going
5)hour
6)the
7)in
8)telling/ordering
9)didn’t
10)until
11)job
12)mine
13)take/accept
14)stay
15)at
16)being
17)understand
18)so
19)boring/dull
20)work
21)an
22)until
23)on
24)right/correct
25)so
26)what
27)problems
1) took out
2) searched
3) assistant
4) make a list
5) correct
6) articles
7) lying
8) satisfied
9) pulled out
10) Embarrassed
翻译
1) 据报道,那条铁路曾因洪水而停止修建。
It was reported that the building of the railway had been held up by a flood.
2) 罢工结果,资方接受了工人的要求。
The strike resulted in the management's accepting the workers' demands.
3) 煤矿工人们决定为争取更好的工作条件举行罢工。
The coalminers decided to go on strike for better working conditions.
4) 我很想买这本英文词典,遗憾的是我身上带的钱不够。
I'd like very much to buy the English dictionary. Unfortunately, I haven't got enough money on me.
5) 我想先和你讨论一下这篇文章的英译稿,然后再把它寄给霍布斯先生。
I'd like to talk over with you about the English translation of the article before sending it to Mr. Hobbs.
6) 那位外国专家希望在三年内达到所有的目标。
The foreign expert hopes to achieve all his aims in three years.
7) 一个科学家要跟上本领域的新发展,你认为必须做些什么?
What do you think a scientist must do in order to keep up with the latest developments in his field?
8) 作者认为,如果优秀工人经常得到加薪和提拔,他们就会有更大的生产积极性。
The author thinks that if excellent workers get frequent pay increases and promotions, they will have greater incentive to produce.
附: Reading Activity及 Guided Writing
b. The teaching profession demanded total dedication.
c. After the War of 1812 the United States was far less dependent (依赖) on Europe for its manufactured goods.
1)c
2)b
3)b
4)a
5) my consultation at the shirt factory had not improved production
6) consultant suggestions follow them
7)c
8) make workers and management seriously involved in the problem solving
9) a good lesson
10)a
1) 要是我们用最快的速度奔跑,从工作台到 咖啡机刚够我们跑上一个来回。
2) 我想厂方是想提醒我们在那儿该生产些什 么东西。
3) 我过去认为,当顾问就是进入工厂,研究 问题,提出解决问题的对策,然后再敦促厂方按这些建议去做。
4) 如果工人和厂方都能认真参与问题的解 决,那么变革不仅可能,而且是不可避免 的。
1) It was over five years before we met again.
2) As he grew old, he became more and more patient.
3) Now that you've bought a new car, what are you going to do with the old one?
4) We missed the train because we used an out-of-date timetable.
5) After the work was done, he took a shower and went home.
6) I'll ring you up as soon as I get an answer from him.
7) The boy has defeated many grown-ups at chess although he is only eleven.
8) They have seen each other quite a lot since they first met last May.
9) I stood there watching the plane until it flew out of sight.
10) We'd better take the telescope with us in case it is needed.
11) The strength of the collective is boundless, while that of the individual is very limited.
12) If Columbus had not discovered America, somebody else would have done it.
Unit6 翻译
1) 据报道,那条铁路曾因洪水而停止修建。
It was reported that the building of the railway had been held up by a flood.
2) 罢工结果,资方接受了工人的要求。
The strike resulted in the management's accepting the workers' demands.
3) 煤矿工人们决定为争取更好的工作条件举行罢工。
The coalminers decided to go on strike for better working conditions.
4) 我很想买这本英文词典,遗憾的是我身上带的钱不够。
I'd like very much to buy the English dictionary. Unfortunately, I haven't got enough money on me.
5) 我想先和你讨论一下这篇文章的英译稿,然后再把它寄给霍布斯先生。
I'd like to talk over with you about the English translation of the article before sending it to Mr. Hobbs.
6) 那位外国专家希望在三年内达到所有的目标。
The foreign expert hopes to achieve all his aims in three years.
7) 一个科学家要跟上本领域的新发展,你认为必须做些什么?
What do you think a scientist must do in order to keep up with the latest developments in his field?
8) 作者认为,如果优秀工人经常得到加薪和提拔,他们就会有更大的生产积极性。
The author thinks that if excellent workers get frequent pay increases and promotions, they will have greater incentive to produce.