Unit Two

4. Translation

1). A characteristic of American culture is to respect the self-made man – the man who has made it through his own efforts.

美国文化最大的特点就是人可以通过努力取得尊重。

2). He wanted to help all the wounded people no matter which side they were fighting for.

不管他们是为了哪一方而战，他都想帮助所有受伤的人。

3). I was so bewildered by their conflicting advice that I did not know how to act.

我被他们相互矛盾的意见搞糊涂了，不知如何去做。

4). In many factories, an assembly line is used to speed up the efficiency of the workforce.

在许多工厂，装配线用来提高生产效率。

5). John and his brother differ in personality even if their differences in age are not significant.

约翰和他的兄弟有不同的个性，即使他们的年龄差异不显著。

6). Laptop computers are popular all over the world and give people easy access to the Internet.

笔记本电脑在全世界都十分普及，让人轻松访问互联网。

7). My doctor advised that I write down any worries, thoughts or questions before I go to bed. 我的医生建议我写下任何担忧，想法和问题之前，让我先去睡觉。

8). Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for walk.

很快我的朋友就带杰克去散步了。

9). The greater amount of time you spent learning English, the greater progress you are likely to make.

你花更多的时间在学习英语上，就更可能取得的进步。

10). The more experiences we have, the more capable we are likely to be.

我们经历的越多，越有经验和能力。

5. Writing:

Instructions: 建议你30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提示内容用英语写出一篇不少于80词的作文。

Parents Are the Best Teachers

1.父母是最好的老师；

2.解释其中的原因；

3.重申观点。

Parents Are the Best Teachers

The children born from that time onwards, the earliest knowledge of the parents is that he has. In the eyes of children, parents are his most pro-people. Parents will look at the words and deeds in the eyes of children, learning in his heart.

Parents are their children the best teacher. China Central Television broadcast in the two public service advertisements not only a profound impact on parents, the child is more precious like gold. An advertisement about the parents in playing mahjong, the child was later learned mahjong. An advertisement is to the parents of a child playing Xijiao Shui. There are three ancient Mengmu move, a great mother to give a good environment, migration at home several times. The demeanour of the children will have with the surrounding environment and nurture of the words and deeds of their parents. We as parents, the child should do before the neglect obscenity, profanity, set an example to educate children to understand right and wrong.

Parents are their children the best teacher. Each of the parents educate their children at the same time, we should start with self-starting. This is because the eyes of parents the child is the most beautiful scenery.