1.After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticates alarm system as an insurance against further losses.
被洗劫以后， 商店亡羊补牢，安装了复杂的报警系统。
2.Having believed the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
由于人们都认为地球是一个平面，所以大多数人担心哥伦布会从地球的边缘掉下去。
3.A healthy life is frequently thought to be associated with the open countryside and homegrown food.
说到养生，人们一般就会联想到居住在地域开阔的乡村，吃农家菜的生活。
4.Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection is to be left to the nation.
78岁高龄的丹尼斯先生宣布他的大部分积蓄将留给国家。
5.Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it had been necessary for all planes to land for refueling.
直到1949年的第一次不间断飞行以前，所有的飞机都要做着陆停留进行加油。
6.In Britain today women make up 44% of the workhorse, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
目前在英国，44%的粗活工作是由女性承担的，而且有将近一半带孩子的母亲在从事工作。
7.As might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
正如所料，对这个问题的回应杂乱不一。
8.If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one being corrected .
如果我要纠正别人的错误，我会尽量设身处地的诙谐和委婉的说明。
9.Features such as height, weight, and skin color vary from individual to individual and from face to face.
每个人的诸如身高，体重和肤色等特征都不一样。
10.I make notes in the back of my diary of thing to be mended or replaced.
我在日记后面对要修改和替换的内容作了注解。
11.The room is in a terrible mess it can’t have been cleaned.
这间屋子乱得一塌糊涂，肯定没人打扫过。
12.A well-written composition calls for good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
一篇优秀的作品必须是用词准确恰当，各部分逻辑清晰。
13.The traditional approach to dealing with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
对于复杂问题的解决办法一般就是把问题分成多个小一些简单一些问题来处理。
14.It has been revealed that some government leaders abuse their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
经证实有些政府领导利用职权通过非法途径为自己谋利。
15.We were struck by the extent to which teachers’ decisions served the interests of the school rather than those of the students.
教师们的决定很大程度上竟然是出于对校方利益而不是学生利益的考虑，我们为此感到震惊。
16.Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first attempt.
雪莉对生物考试准备得很认真，因此她有信心一次就通过。
17.The ancient Egyptians are supposed to have sent rockets to the moon.
有人猜测古埃及人曾将火箭送上过月球。
18.The store had to lay off a number of clerks because sales were down.
由于销售额下滑，商场不得不进行裁员。
19.All the students in this class passed the English exam with the exception of Li Ming.
全班除了李明，大家都通过了英语考试。
20.Young adults rather than older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
年轻一辈比老年人们更喜欢流行音乐。
21.Writing is a slow process, requiring considerable thought, time, and effort.
写作是慢功出细活的事，需要花费大量的构思，时间和精力。
22.Were she to leave right now, she would get there on Sunday.
除非她立刻动身，否则别想在周日赶到哪里。
23.It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time we went home?
已经5点了。我们是不是该回家了？
24.Lightning is a rush of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
闪电是一种云和地面或是云和云之间产生的电流冲击。
25.Today, corporations hardly ever introduce major new products without conducting elaborate market research.
现在，几乎所有的公司在引入新产品之前都要作周详的市场调查。
26.I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, however much it costs.
我早就告诉过你，不管多贵，我都要买下它。
27.New York ranked second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
纽约在苹果产量上排名第二，今年的产量是8亿5千万磅。
28.Melted iron is poured into the mixer much in the same way as tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
就像茶壶倒水如杯一般，铁水被倒入搅拌器中。
29.By success I don’t mean what is usually thought of when that word is used.
当我用“成功”这个词的时候我指的并不是这个词的常用意思。
30.I caught a glimpse of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
我在那辆出租车消失在街角之前发现了它。
翻死……