fax)

Answer: I have faxed my résumé and a cover letter to that company, but I haven’t received a reply yet.

2. 当别人遇到困难时，约翰会毫不犹豫地提供帮助。(not hesitate for a second) Answer: John will not hesitate for a second to offer help when others are in trouble.

3. 我得承认我很想到国外工作和学习一段时间，但我知道要拿到签证并不容易。(admit; abroad; visa)

Answer: I have to admit that I desire very much to work or study abroad for some time but I know it is not easy to get a visa.

4. 他到伦敦2年后才在一家国际银行找到一份工作。(It was not until ... that ...)

Answer: It was not until 2 years after he arrived in London that he found / took a job in an international bank.

5. 汤姆完成他的教学工作后，在中国周游了2个月才回到美国的家。(travel throughout; before)

Answer: After finishing his teaching, Tom traveled throughout China for 2 months before returning home in America.

1. 这是大学一年级新生第一次听美国教授的讲座，他们在头20分钟里听不太懂他在说什么。(have trouble doing sth.)

Answer: It was the first time for the freshmen to attend an American professor's lecture, and they had trouble understanding what he was talking about for the first twenty minutes.

2. 还剩10分钟，既然你已经做完考题，也可以现在交卷。(now that)

Answer: There are still ten minutes left. Now that you have finished your test you may hand it in now.

3. 为了不伤害任何人的感情，他们花了近3个月的时间才作出最后决定。(it took ... before)

Answer: It took them nearly three months before they made their final decisions without hurting anybody's feelings.

4. 要赶上世界先进科学技术，中国大学生在毕业前至少应学好一门外语。(it is

appropriate, keep up with)

Answer: It is appropriate for Chinese college students to learn at least one foreign language before they graduate so that they can keep up with the world advanced science and technology.

5. 史密斯先生是一个勤奋的电影导演，同时也是一个有责任心的父亲。(at the same time) Answer: Mr. Smith was a hard-working movie director and at the same time he was a responsible father.

1. 这些观众一定是错过了看他们的音乐演出，否则他们会给予高度评价的。(must have done, speak highly of)

Answer: The audience must have missed their musical performance, or they would have spoken highly of it.

2. 尽管她远在他乡，不知怎么她总能感觉到母亲的深切关怀。(somehow, sense)