71. What Henry Ford is to the automobile, George Eastman to photography, and Charles Goodyear to rubber, Edison is to not one but several of today’s essential technologies. 對當今不止一項而是多項重要技術的貢獻, 就如同Henry Ford 對汽車、George Eastman 對攝影、Charles Goodyear 對橡膠的貢獻一樣大。
72. Very heavy objects or bulky materials like coal, cement, mineral ore, and the like, are weighed in tons. 非常重的物體或者像煤、水泥、礦石等堆積如山的原材料用噸計重。
73. By the end of this century, about 5,000 modern windmills will be in operation, generating about 20% of the electricity of the country. 到本世紀末, (荷蘭) 將有5000架現(xiàn)代化的風車投入運行, 生產約全國20%的電力。
74. Agriculture will have to undergo a drastic change to meet the needs of the new situation. Otherwise, the country will starve. 農業(yè)必須進行深入的改革, 以滿足新形勢的需要。否則, 國家將遭受饑荒。
75. In the northern area, it is necessary to plant varieties which are outstandingly resistant to low winter temperature. 北部地區(qū)只能種植確實能抗冬季低溫的品種。
76. Synthetic, or man-made, diamonds have been manufactured from carbon since the mid-1950s, when General Electric Co. developed the process for making small diamonds for industrial uses. 人們從20世紀50年代中期就開始用碳來制造或人工合成鉆石,當時通用汽車公司開發(fā)出了生產工業(yè)用小鉆石的工藝。
77. The WTO’s creation on January 1 1995 marked the biggest reform of international trade since the Second World War. 1995年1月1日世貿組織的誕生,標志著第二次世界大戰(zhàn)之后國際貿易的最大改革。
78. I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and I love today. -W.A.White
我并不害怕明天, 因為我已見過昨天而又熱愛今天。 —— 懷特 (美國記者)
79. He invested his money in several different companies, by which means he hoped to reduce the natural hazards of investment. 他把自己的錢向幾個不同的公司投資, 希望借此減少投資的自然風險。
80. With the rise of the Internet, personal finance magazines and TV shows find information on investing. 隨著因特網、個人理財雜志和專事選股的電視節(jié)目的興起,人們很容易找到有關投資的信息。
81. Nothing is more precious than time yet nothing is less valued. 時間最寶貴,卻最不被愛惜。
82. If indeed silence is golden, it is also becoming as rare as gold. 如果寧靜真是貴重如金的話,那它也在變得像金子一樣稀罕了。
83. Man is not creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of man. 人不是環(huán)境所造就的,乃是環(huán)境由人所創(chuàng)造。
84. Pollution is a global problem which needs a global response. 污染是一個全球性的問題,需要全球關注。
85. Greenhouse effect means the gradual warming of the air surrounding the earth. 溫室效應意味著地球周圍的空氣逐漸變暖。
86. Air is to us what water is to fish. 我們離不開空氣, 就像魚離不開水。
87. As our country is populous, it is confronted with a more and more serious crisis of resources. 我國由于人口眾多,面臨著越來越嚴重的資源危機。
88. The government has to provide against a possible oil shortage in the coming months. 政府不得不預防未來幾個月里可能出現(xiàn)的石油短缺。
89. Why do Americans emphasize money so much? Well, this “land of plenty” has long enjoyed abundant natural resources, and people have gotten used to material wealth. 為什么美國人這么看重金錢呢? 這么說吧, 這塊“豐饒之地”久已享有充裕的自然資源, 而人們已習慣于豐富的物質財富。
90. A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over. -Benjamin Franklin 失足可以很快彌補, 失言卻可能永遠無法補救。 —— 富蘭克林 (美國政治家)
91. The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea’, the Mother of the Gods. 慶祝母親節(jié)的習俗最早可以追溯到古希臘, 當時人們在春天舉行慶?;顒樱?來向眾神之母——莉雅女神表示敬意。
92. I am grateful to you for the opportunity to express my conviction in this most important political question. 感謝你們使我有機會就這個最重要的政治問題發(fā)表意見。
93. I am thankful for America and thankful that we are able to resolve our electoral differences in a peaceful way. 我感謝美國, 我們終于用和平的方式解決了選舉中的分歧。
94. Deep down, they realize that happiness can’t be bought, but it can be given away. 在內心深處,他們認識到幸福是買不來的, 但卻可以與人分享。
95. It is wrong to define happiness as owning a lot of money, but some people take it as their life philosophy. 把幸福定義為有很多錢是錯誤的,但是有些人卻把它奉為人生哲學。
96. He is rich in terms of money, but not in terms of happiness. 從錢的角度說他是富有的,但從幸福的角度說他不是。
97. All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. —Leo Tolstoy 所有幸福的家庭彼此都很相似,而每個不幸的家庭卻各有各的不幸。 —— 托爾斯泰
98. Unfortunately, there are still some people who do not look after their pets properly or are even cruel to them. 遺憾的是,仍然有一些人對他們的寵物不好好照管甚至虐待它們。
99. She sat up straight and pretended to believe in herself, so much so that she actually started believing in herself. 她坐直了身子, 假裝對自己充滿信心, 裝得連她自己都開始以為自己確實很有信心。
100. It’s not easy to keep in touch with friends when they are far away, however, they are always on her mind. 和遠方的朋友保持聯(lián)系不是一件容易的事,但是她一直記掛著他們。