Unit1-Unit8的Read and translate和Read and simulate

Passage B

Read and translate

1. 他们把房子卖了后就到加拿大和女儿住在一起。(go off)

They sold their house and went off to live in Canada with their daughter.

2. ——你下星期这个时候会在干什么？

——还是像平常一样干活。(will be doing)

What will you be doing this time next week? I’ll be working as usual.

3. 他既聪明又勤奋，不久就接管了杂志的编辑工作。(editing; before lon

He was intelligent and hard-working and before long he took over the editing of the magazine.

4. 你话还没说完别人就挂断电话，难道你不恼火吗？(hang up)

Don’t you hate it when someone hangs up on you before you finish speaking?

5. 让他们感到惊恐的是，他们的房顶着火了。(to one’s horror)

To their horror, the roof of their house caught fire.

Unit 8

Passage A

Read and translate

1.为了追求更为健康的饮食，人们现在吃的鱼比过去更多。(in pursuit of)

In pursuit of a healthier diet, people are eating more fish than they used to.

2.我们需要在坏天气到来之前叫人把屋顶修一修。(set in)

We need to have the roof repaired before the bad weather sets in.

3. 这种疾病正在蔓延，所有儿童都有被传染的危险。(at risk)