BOOK FOUR
1) I can’t believe it. 我简直难以相信那件事。
2) But Vinny has made it. 但Vinny做到了。
3) He came across so many difficulties, but he never gave up. 他遇到了许多困难，但他从未放弃。
4) After I had finished studying at the college, I found it very difficult to get a job.
在完成大学的学业后，我发现找一份工作真难。
5) On July 21, 1998, a bad accident happened to Sang Lan, a famous Chinese sports girl. 1998年7月21日，
一场严重的意外事故发生在桑兰，这位著名的中国女运动员身上。
6) However, she did not lose heart. 然而她并没有丧失信心。
7) She became a fine example for people who have had bad accidents or bad luck.
她为那些曾经经历过意外事故或坏运气的人们树立了一个好榜样。
8) Leonardo encouraged me not to give up and keep on fighting. 莱昂纳多鼓励我不要放弃并继续抗争.
9) What places of interest in China would you like to visit? 你愿意参观中国的哪些景点?
10) I prefer to fly there so that I will be able to stay there longer and make my travel more enjoyable.
我宁愿飞到那里，以便我能够在那里逗留更长时间，并使我的旅行更愉快。
11) I can swim as far as two kilometres at one time. 我一次能游泳两公里那么远。
12) Ever since then, people have lived beside the Lakes, hunting, fishing and doing many other things.
从那以后，人们就住在五大湖区，狩猎、打鱼及做许多其他的事。
13) Many animals would lose their homes and maybe die out. 许多动物将会失去家园，并且可能灭绝。
14) Do you believe in dragons? 你相信恐龙的存在吗？
15) He saw the island getting bigger and bigger. 他看见那个岛屿变得越来越大。
16) Let’s give a warm welcome to our new teacher. 让我们向我们的新老师致以热烈的欢迎。
17) He was a little man with thick glasses, but he had a strange way of making his class lively and interesting.
他是一位身材不高、戴着深度眼睛的人，但他有着一套非同寻常的方法，能使他的课堂生动、有趣。
18) The king ordered the people of his kingdom to follow the farmer’s example. Soon his kingdom became a land of beauty.
那位国王命令他的王国里的子民们以那位农夫为榜样。很快他的王国就变成一个美丽的国度。
19) Easter Island is named after a holiday. 复活节岛是以一个假日而命名的。
20) What if aliens put up the Moai to send us a message?
假如外星人建起这些毛埃雕像来向我们传递信息，那该怎么办呢？
21) It is said that there are more than five thousand languages in the world. 据说世界上有超过5000种的语言。
22) English is the most widely spoken language in the world, but Chinese has the largest number of speakers.
英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言，但汉语拥有最多的使用人口。
23) French is widely understood, not only in Europe, but also in some other parts of the world.
法语不仅在欧洲，而且也在世界其他一些地方被广泛地理解（运用）。
24) It helps you stay fit to go in for sports. 参加运动锻炼能帮你保持健康。
25) The last Thanksgiving festival took place during the winter to give thanks for another safe year.
最后一次感恩节 (发生) 时间是在冬季，目的是感谢又一个平安的年月。
26) The Great Spirit decided to teach her a lesson. 大神决定给她一个教训。
27) My uncle has lived here all his life. 我的叔叔在这里生活了一辈子。
28) It was called rush hour because everyone was in a hurry to get to work or leave work.
那段时间被称作是交通高峰期，因为每个人都在急匆匆地赶路上下班。
29) The air was filled with smog coming from hundreds of factories as well as the heavy traffic.
空气中充满了烟尘，（它）来自成百上千的工厂以及拥堵的交通（车辆）。
30) I’m tired of driving in heavy traffic every morning. 我烦透了每天早上在拥堵的交通状况下开车。
31) What do you say if we try a car pool? 如果咱们合用一辆车（你说）怎么样？
32) It’ll give us a chance to talk. Can you pick me up at 7:15?
那将给我们一个交谈的机会。你能在七点十五分（用车）接我吗？
33) It is faster than a bike but not as heavy as a motorbike. 它比单车快，但不如摩托车重。
34) Beijing still has a problem with air pollution. 北京仍然有空气污染问题。
35) In the old days, workers had time off from work to visit their mothers.
在过去，工人们在上班时抽空（请假）去看望他们的母亲。
36) They do their best to show their love for their mothers. 他们尽自己的努力表达他们对母亲的爱。
37) She wanted the people to make friends with each other again. 她要人们彼此重新做朋友。
38) Soon, all the women in the United States followed her example. 很快，美国的所有妇女都以她为榜样。
39) What do you mean by “both wonderful and terrible”? 你说“既美妙又糟糕”是什么意思？
40) I was deeply impressed by the beautiful sights, but my trip to London was terrible.
我对那些美丽的景色印象很深，但我的伦敦之旅很糟糕。
41) The southern part broke into three pieces. 南部的板块分裂成三块。
42) Part of East Africa will break away from the rest of Africa. 东非板块将从非洲的剩余部分分离出去。
43) We easily forget people as soon as we are no longer with them.
一旦不再与人在一起，我们就很容易把他们遗忘。
44) Do you know what the stars stand for? 你知道那些星代表什么吗？
45) There was a song in the heart and on the lips of every child. Every face was cheerful. Everyone could smell the sweet flowers in the air.
每个孩子心中和嘴上都有一首歌。每张脸都写满快乐。每个人都能闻到空气中的花香。
46) Life to him seemed nothing but heavy work. 生活对他来说只意味着繁重的劳动。
47) My aunt told me to mind my own business. 我的姑妈要我少管闲事。
48) They would make fun of him for having to work. 他们将为他不得不工作而取笑他。
49) He had an unhappy face－but a happy heart. 他脸上不高兴—但心里却充满快乐。
50) Many people have extra clothes and food that they are willing to give.
许多人都有一些他们愿意捐献的额外衣服和食物。
51) It was these poor and sick people that Mother Teresa decided to help.
特里萨嬷嬷决定要帮助的正是这些贫穷而又生病的人们。
52) Slowly the people changed their minds. 渐渐地，那些人改变了他们的看法。
53) They will be thankful for your help. 他们将对你的帮助表示感谢。
54) Many didn’t have enough money for food, let alone buy toys for their children.
许多（人）没有钱买食物，更不要说为他们的孩子买玩具了。
55) You name it, and I’m sure someone, somewhere collects it!
只要你说得出名字的东西，我相信总有人在什么地方收藏它。
56) Where on earth did you get it? 你到底从哪里得到它的？
57) As the saying goes: “There is a price for gold, but no price for jade.” 正如俗话所说：“黄金有价玉无价”。
58) I often help my friends if they come across some difficulties in English.
如果我的朋友在英语方面遇到什么困难，我经常帮助他们。
59) I have confidence in improving my English and I know how to do it.
我有信心提高我的英语，而且我也知道怎么做到这一点。