Unit 11. Women tend to live longer than men. 2. The newspaper is published in two editions. 3. The national edition is distributed all over the United States. 4. Newspapers are divided into different sections for different kinds of news . 5. The front page of the newspaper is devoted to the most important news of the day.  6. Most newspapers contain a business section, a sports section, and a section for classified advertisements . 7. Sometimes newspapers publish additional sections, such as advertising supplements describing goods for sale at local stores. 8. The regional editions of the newspaper contain specific information for that area. 9. In addition, most of these cities have special cable television stations. 10. There's a special feature on education in today's newspaper. 1. He advised me to begin with something easy. 2. This hotel is quite good and it offers a wide range of facilities and services.3. People of this kind are not very easy todeal with .4. Health depends on good food and regular exercise.5. Mary is interested in politics and always keeps up with the latest news.6. Morley was a theatre manager as well as an actor .7. The local fruit store supplies us with apples, oranges and bananas.8. At this point, she had to choose between death and dishonour.9. About half of the museums in the USA are devoted to history.10. It is easier to enter into a conversation with others by talking about the weather.1. We are to meet at the bus terminal. 2. The use of the postal code makes sorting efficient. 3. I think we can overcome the problem without too much difficulty. 4. He was eager to communicate his ideas to the group. 5. Some countries used to set up trade barriers against imported goods.  6. Spacemen are supplied with a variety of instant foods . 7. Their medical facilities include an operation room. 8. Everyone present judged the meeting to have been a success. 9. It is said that over 70 percent of the world's mail is written in English. 10. The present surroundings are rather unsatisfactory and that's why he wants to give up his job. 1. A census is the official count of the number of people living in a city, state, or country.人口調(diào)查是對(duì)居住在一個(gè)城市、一個(gè)州或一個(gè)國(guó)家的全部人數(shù)的統(tǒng)計(jì)。2. Hydrogen is the lightest element with an atomic weight of 1.008.氫是最輕的元素，原子量為1.008。3. The finished products should be sampled to check their quality before they leave the factory.成品在出廠前應(yīng)該進(jìn)行抽樣檢查。4. Candidates for this company are expected to be skilled at using a computer.這家公司要求應(yīng)聘人員能熟練使用計(jì)算機(jī)。5. Light as it comes from the sun is a mixture of light of many different colours.太陽(yáng)光是由許多不同顏色的光混合而成的。6. He works as usual as if nothing happened to him. 他照常工作好像什么事也沒(méi)發(fā)生過(guò)。1. The typical daily newspaper contains articles about local, regional, national, and international news, as well as sports news, weather reports, editorials, and other features. 典型的日?qǐng)?bào)包括關(guān)于本地新聞、區(qū)域新聞、國(guó)內(nèi)和國(guó)際新聞、體育新聞、氣象預(yù)報(bào)、社論和其它特輯等文章。2. The Sunday papers, on the other hand, are intended to entertain as well as inform, and they tend to be read leisurely by all members of the family. 而星期天的報(bào)紙除了提供信息之外，還提供娛樂(lè)內(nèi)容，供所有家庭成員閱讀消遣。3. They contain articles about the important national and international news of the week, and special sections are devoted to news about such areas as business, science, education, and the arts. 它們刊登一周國(guó)內(nèi)和國(guó)際重要新聞，還有一些專欄則刊登有關(guān)商業(yè)、科學(xué)、教育和藝術(shù)等領(lǐng)域的新聞。4. A picture can be worth far more than a thousand words, at least when it comes to guiding travelers. That was the reason behind an experimental project by the U.S. Department of Transportation.。1張圖畫(huà)可能比1000句話更有價(jià)值，至少在指引旅行者時(shí)是如此。這便是美國(guó)交通部進(jìn)行一個(gè)試驗(yàn)項(xiàng)目的原因。5. Once the signs are posted throughout the world, a knife and fork will mean a restaurant, a suitcase will indicate baggage, and a car under a key, a car rental.    一旦全世界普遍用上了這些符號(hào)，刀和叉就表示飯店，手提箱表示行李，鑰匙下有一輛汽車表示租車行。 English 2 nd Year,Class BApril 21,200 4To Department Office Ms.Smith, Owing to a severe headache.I shall be unable to attend classes today.I enclose a medical certificate from the doctor.Hoping you will excuse my non-attendance.Yours respectfully, Li Ming.Unit 21. There is something mysterious about his past. 2. A happy ending after a series of sufferings can have a dramatic effect. 3. We should do something about the disease before it becomes widespread . 4. People living in rural areas can enjoy fresh air and natural views. 5. The train gained speed as it traveled downhill.  6. Judging by the response of the audience he has made an effective speech. 7. It is man's social being that determines his thinking. 8. People learn not only in different ways but at different rates . 9. There has been a trend towards simpler styles in women's dress in the recent decade. 10. The press, radio and television are often called the media because they are the means of communication of news and ideas to millions of people.1. He is a regular customer at this restaurant.  2. The chairman speaks highly of his secretary. 3. I want to know how he reacted to our suggestion. 4. Our institute has been rapidly expanded in the past decade. 5. Popular television plays are often interrupted by commercial . 6. They asked us to described in detail what we had seen. 7. We have what we need in quantity , but the quality is not satisfactory. 8.Besides civil servants, we still need a number of reliable military leaders. 9.Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane. 10.He made a device to make the windows shut by themselves when it rained. 1. That lazy boy went to class before he had prepared his lesson.那個(gè)懶惰的男孩沒(méi)有預(yù)習(xí)就去上課了。2. I wonder if he is coming.我不知道他來(lái)不來(lái)。 3. That little bridge is anything but safe.那小橋一點(diǎn)也不安全。4. Your request is beyond my power.你的請(qǐng)求我辦不到。5. You will fail unless you work harder.要是不進(jìn)一步努力，你會(huì)失敗的。6. Some of the stories were really more than could be believed.有些故事實(shí)在不能令人相信。7. Be sure to lock the door when you leave.離開(kāi)時(shí)不要忘記鎖好門。8. Keep off the grass.不要踐踏草坪。 9. Wet Paint！油漆未干！1. In the United States, there's a widespread belief that statistics don't lie. Perhaps that's why surveys are such an important part of American life. 在美國(guó)人們普遍相信，統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字不會(huì)說(shuō)謊。也許這就是調(diào)查已成為美國(guó)生活中如此重要方面的原因。2. One of the many important changes concerns where people live. Americans are still a mainly urban people with about 75 percent of the population living in or near large cities.  除了總?cè)丝诘慕y(tǒng)計(jì)之外，1980年的人口調(diào)查還給我們提供了大量有關(guān)美國(guó)人生活最新變化的資料 3. Along with many other surveys, the national census gives Americans a statistical picture of a changing society. It allows the government and the people to see what's happening and to adjust to the new picture.     全國(guó)性的人口調(diào)查以及許多其它方面的調(diào)查給美國(guó)人提供了一幅顯示社會(huì)變化的統(tǒng)計(jì)圖，使美國(guó)政府和人民看到社會(huì)變化的情況并適應(yīng)新的情況。 4. Advertising is part of our daily lives. To realize this fact, you have only to leaf through a magazine or newspaper or count the radio or television commercials that you hear in one evening.    廣告是我們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹囊徊糠?。要了解這一事實(shí)，你只要翻一翻雜志或報(bào)紙，或者數(shù)一數(shù)一個(gè)晚上在廣播電視上能收到廣告數(shù)量就夠了。多數(shù)人每天都能看到和聽(tīng)到幾百條廣告信息。 5. The purpose of an advertisement is to make people respond- to make them react to an idea, such as helping prevent forest fires, or to make them want to buy a certain product or service. 廣告的目的是讓人們作出反應(yīng)，讓他們對(duì)一種想法(例如防止森林火災(zāi))作出反應(yīng)，或者促使他們購(gòu)買某種產(chǎn)品或服務(wù)。