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unit 1地形多样的国家 a varied land平坦的高地 high flat lands肥沃的平原 fertile plains美国的总面积达9百万平方公里 the united states covers an area of 9 million square kilometers平缓的山坡 the genteel slopes五大湖 the five great lakes辽阔的大草原 vast prairies坎坷起伏的牧场 rough cattle-grazing country峰峦积雪的 snow-topped远处便出现 appear in the distance从富饶的谷地滑翔而下 can almost glide down into the rich valleys历来以“民族熔锅”著称 has long been known as a melting pot经济上有很大的发展机会 great economic opportunities宗教自由和政治自由 religious and political freedom于是纷纷涌入美国，移民人数越来越多 immigrants from many other countries flocked to the united states in increasing numbers1880年至1914年达到了顶峰 reaching a peak in the years 1880-1914居民 inhabitant分属300多个不同的部落 of the more than 300 separate tribes如今则分散到各地 now are scattered throughout the nation总是迁居 are always on the move寻找新工作，换换气候， seeking new job opportunities, a better climate接受正式的读、写训练 have formal instruction in reading and writing学校教育；上学 schooling地方教育董事会 school board督学 superintendent学区 school district职业 vacation本科的；本科生 undergraduate文学士 b.a. bachelor of arts理学士 b.s. bachelor of science大学文科 liberal arts学位 academic degree人文学科 humanities有一些发言权 has some voice in 财产税 property taxes可以选修一些有限的课程 may have a limited choice of subjects为(学生)上大学而做准备 prepare them for college(课程)可能每周上两次 may meet twice a week私人资助的培训学校 a privately supported training school授予(称号、学位等), 赠与, 把.赠与, 协议; 协商, 交换意见 confer每个学院的专业各有不同 each serving a special purpose专业课程 specialized study同教会有关系 many(colleges and universities) have church affiliations.诸如此类 and the like. = and so onunit 11工薪阶层 wage-earners瞄准 aim at; have an eye on低价位 low-cost; low-priced相继 successively; one after another下线 come off the production/assembly line观察家 observer激起 arouse看中 take a fancy to; choose大幅度 (increase) by a big/substantial margina. 实质的 substantial预言 predict; foretell拿不定主意 have not made up ones mind; undecided前景 prospect; vista人均; per captia国民生产总值 gross national product (gnp)普及 popularize owning a private car is no longer a dreambut=only owning a private car was but a dream for most chinese people一辆车的价格是一个普通工薪阶层一年工资的十倍because the price of a car could be 10 times more than the annual income of the average wage-earner 随着生活水平的提高 along with the rise of the living standard汽车价格的下降 and the drop in car price拥有私家车的人逐年上升 and the number in car ownership is growing every year.即便如此 even so a private car is still a luxary for most people世纪之交 at the turn of the new century with the eye on the private car market,低成本 many auto makers have developed low-cost, small cars suitable for family use. this has given common people hope that their dream of owning a car will come true in the near future.先后相继推出几款引人注目的新型汽车 put out several attractive cars of new model one after another宣布新产品的问世 announce the advent of its new sail,which is priced atonly 100,000 yuan. 升级型夏利2000将上市 upgraded xiali 2000 was going on the market30000辆本田车在广州下线 came off the production line in guangzhou.xxxx的生产获得成功 announce the successful production of its santana 2000 at不到一月时间内,有这么多新型汽车推向市场 the launching of so many new models in less than one month, 超过了以前5年的总和(表示状况,作状语) surpassing the total of the previous five years, 创下我国汽车工业的历史纪录. is a record in the history of chinas auto industry.十万元以下轿车的出现 the appearance of cars prices at less than 100,000 yuan, 激起更多的买车的人的热情 aroused the enthusiasm of more people to buy cars2001年将成为中国私人汽车消费时代的起点. year 2001 will mark the starting point of the era of private car consumption in china. according to a survey conducted at the end of 2000, among urban residents, the number of those who wanted to buy a car had increased dramatically, and their choice would be a car priced below 100,000 yuan.在接受采访的900户家庭中 among the 900 households interviewed in .express their desire to buy a car.16.2 percentage points higher than the previous year.不打算买的下降了 those with no plans to purchase a car dropped by 14.8%拿不定主意的占. and those who had not made up their minds accounted for 6.8% 下降了. a drop of 1.4 percentage points目前,有经济能力买车的只是一小部分中 currently, only a small number of people with mid- to high-level 高收入者. incomes can afford a private car.afford有经济能力 甚至他们中的一些人要靠银行贷款才能付清车款. even some of them have to pay for their cars with bank loans.根据这一情况和我国的经济发展前景. in the light of the present situation and the prospect of chinas economic development专家们认为 experts believe,that the private cars will be gradually popularized only after 2005, when per capital gnp reaches us$2,500.民意调查 survey 事件调查 investigation根据调查 according to survey as the survey shows that看中(xx东西) take a fancy to / become fond of i have taken a fancy to detective storiesin (the) light of in view of; considering we made the plan in the light of the specific conditions. 我们根据具体情况制订了这个计划. he reviewed his decision in the light of recent development. 他根据最近的事态发展重新考虑自己的决定.集于一身 incorporate; integrate初步的 initial总产值 total (gross) output value定位 position; be planned as 博览会 fair物流 logistics研发(研究和发展) research & development; r&d家庭轿车(私人轿车) private car沿海 coastal三角洲 delta风情 style毗邻 adjacent to举足轻重 vital; decisive (决定性的)互动 interaction上游产业 upper-stream industry下游产业 lower-stream industry拉动 promote; drive滚动 roll; one after another 对于 with regard to; in respect of上海市政府决定兴建一个集.shanghai municipal government has decided to build an international auto city incorporating auto manufacture, trade, tourism and recreation which, when completed, will be the biggest auto base in asia.投入350亿的资金进行建设 invest rmb35 billion yuan in this construction project.力争2005形成初步规模 efforts will be made to put the auto city into initial shape in 2005 when the total output value of the auto industry is expected to reach.accounting for 14 percent of .of the same year. by 2010, the figure will reach.定位是成为 the international auto city in shanghai is planned to emerge as the largest center for auto trade, fair, and service in asia. this planning is based on the belief that asia, and china in particular, will become the leading auto market of the world in the next 20 years and that in china the coastal and changjiang delta areas will be the first to develop consumption in private cars.emergev. 显现, 浮现, 暴露, 形成, (由某种状态)脱出, (事实)显现出来这一定位的基础是认为. 沿海和长江三角洲地区 占地 will cover an area of approximately, 主要有.两大块 comprising two main parts respectively devoted to prod & trade具备.功能 it will also function as a base for exhibitions, cultural and sports activities, financial, insurance and other services, and are now working on the design and blueprint of the .将带有德国风情distinctivea. 与众不同的, 有特色 which will feature the distinctive german style.德国的管理举世闻名, due to the world-renowned management expertise of german corporations and renowned a. 有名的, 有声誉的 the good relations of cooperation between shanghai and volkswagen, 并不会引起人们的奇怪 it is quite natual for shanghai to build .adjacent to 有利于产业部局的调整. facilitate the adjustment of local industrial distribution and 产业互动 interaction between various industries. statistics show that对于就业来说. with regard to the employment growth one job position in the auto industry will create eight job opportunities in other industries.上万个零件. an automobile consists of tens of thousands of parts词类转换 动转名;动转介;动转形;名转动adherence to the one-china principle is the basis and prerequisite for peaceful reunification. 坚持一个中国的原则,是和平统一的基础和前提. no violation of this principle can be tolerated. 绝不允许违反这个原则. this is against the will are you for or against the plan?he stood fast at his post despite all difficulties.他不顾一切困难坚守岗位is she aware that im coming?her performance impressed the audience deeply.this product is characterized by its fine workmanship and durability.产品的特点是工艺精湛,经久耐用.unit 12申办(申请举办) bid for keep pace of the time舞台 arena 世界博览会 world exposition (expo)博览会 fair参展者 participant盛会 grand event; grand gathering发达国家 developed country发展中国家 developing country吸收 absorb; draw流域 river valley / basin主题 theme; subject独创性; originality; innovation; being innovative普遍性 universality结晶; crystallization; fruit城市化 urbanization关注 attention; concern焦点 focus探讨 address; explore综合性 comprehensive展示 display; show江畔 river bank; riverside场地 venue列强 super power quality oriented education不同于一般意义的贸易性博览会 unlike a trade fair in the usual sense, participants in 主要参展者为各国政府 participants the world exposition is an arena of for the participating countries to display the achievements and prospects in their.盛会 and a grand event where people from various countries gather together to exchange experience, learn from one another and enter into cooperation.有之称的 known as the economic, technological and cultural olympic games, the world exposition is held every five years.1851在伦敦第一次举办以来 since its inception in london in 1851, the world exposition has been invariably held in developed countries.inceptionn. 起初, 获得学位 invariably adv.不变地, 总是 n.总是 as china will be able not only to draw useful experieces of other countries to further its reform and opening-up process and, and promote the economic development in the yangtze river basin, but also to stengthen its friendly relations with other countries. the theme of the 2010 world exposition will be better city, better life, 突出了三方面的特点 which is characterized by three distinctive features. reflecting the spirit of our age, being origional in concept and having universal significance. 城市是人类文明在生活空间上的结晶. cities are a fruit of human civilization in respect of living space.为了追求美好生活而进入了城市 people have made their homes in cities in pursuit of a better life.人类已经跨入了新世纪 with the advent of the new century,世界城市化进程将进一步加快 urbanization will be further accelerated城市已经成为全世界.关注的焦点 cities have already become the focus of the attention of .around the world.各种城市病越来越严重 various diseases typical of cities are becoming increasingly serious.世界各国面临着许多共同的城市发展 countries across the world face many common problems in the中的问题, 需要探讨和研究 development of their cities which need to be addressed.但是,历史上还没有举办过以城市为主题的however, so far a comprehensive world exposition with they city as 综合性的世界博览会 its theme has not been held in its history.城市这个主题具有普遍意义. with city as the theme, the world exposition will have universal significance. (countries) may display their repective achievements in the development of cities. if shanghai wins the bid. the exposition will remain open for six months, which is expected to attract more than 70 million visitors.诱惑 temptation奥运会 the olympic games基础设施 infrastructure拉动; drive; stimulate国家统计局 the national bureau of statistics教育部 ministry of education新闻发言人 spokesman国内生产总值 gross domestic product (gdp)国民生产总值 gross national product (gnp)预测 predict; forecast建筑材料 building/construction material电视转播 tv relay补贴 subsidy; subsidize特许经销 franchise纪念币 sales of commemorative coins门票 admission ticket派生 derivative; additional环境治理 environmental improvement 数学 digit; digital 电子政务 e-government electronical电子商务 e-commerce 远程教育 distance education / remote education 危旧房屋 dilapidated houses 大都市 metropolis 战略规划 strategic planning / program 构建 form 框架 framework 中叶 middle of a century of which 180 billion will go to the construction of infrastructure. such a huge investment will be a stimulus to the economic development of beijing and the country as a whole. xxxx新闻发言人说 according to the spokesman of the national bureau of statistics the average annual gdp growth, driven by olympic economy, is expected to increase by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage point. 发挥;深远的. will exert an extensive and far-reaching influence on chinas economic and social development and that the influence on such specific industries as .will be more direct olympic econo