第一单元
1. The friendship grounded on common / shared interest does not break up easily. / It is not easy for the friendship grounded on common / shared interest to break up.
2. Children must learn to distinguish between violence and bravery / courage in computer games.
3. There spring up so many new things every day in the world that it is no longer sensible to expect a person to know / keep track of everything.
4. Laws do not regulate such things as betrayal to friends; that is why there is what we call / is called \"the court of morality\".
5. Today’s culture is described as “fast-food culture”. Whatever they may be / are doing, people just pursue the greatest / maximum satisfaction within the shortest time.
6. As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want something, go and earn / work for it.
第二单元
1. 无论是友情还是爱情，你都不可能期待自己付出最少而得到最多。
In either friendship or love,you should never expect to receive the maximum while you give the minimum.
2. 我把全部希望寄托在他的承诺上，结果却发现他根本不是个真诚的人。
I built all my hopes on his promises,only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all.
3.我们带母亲去了所有我们能找到的最好的医院，但一切努力都是徒劳的，母亲还是没能熬过那次疾病。
We took mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain;she failed to survive the disease.
4.情人节是一个一年一度在2月14日庆祝的节日，一个向自己心仪的对象表达爱意的好日子。
Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14,a perfect day to express love to the object of your affection.
5.在信息时代，通过电子邮件方式跟远方的朋友交流几乎可以是同步的.
In the information era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost simultaneous.
6.爱情需要时间，因为只有慢慢习惯和学会欣赏对方才会产生出爱情.
Love takes time ，for it is not forged until you have grown used to the other’s company and learned to appreciate the other.
第三单元
1. 千百年来哲学家们费尽心机从各自的角度阐释何为幸福.
For thousands of years philosophers have taken pains to explain the meaning of happiness from their own points of view。
2. 刚上大学的时候，突然发现自己得处理所有日常事物，知道那是自己才觉得在父母身边生活真是幸福。
When I first came to college，I suddenly found myself left with everything to deal with by myself。I was not until then did I realize that living with my parents was truly a happy experience.
3. 你不要总是和别人攀比，否则你可能会陷入忧郁之中，因为毕竟有许多人比你强。
You should not always make comparison with others；otherwise， you may be trapped in depression，for there are always others who are better than you.
4. 今天人们生活比以前富裕多了，闲暇时间也多了，奇怪的是人们反而觉得生活乏味了。
Today people are much better off and enjoy more leisure.Strangely enough，
they find life boring.
5. 事实上，人生是漫长而缺少兴奋的。如果期待每天都如戏剧般精彩必定会遭遇失望。
Life，in effect，is long but short of excitement. You are sure to suffer from inevitable disappointment if you expect everyday life to be as exciting as drama.
6. 过于顺利的生活可能具有破坏性，因为人们没有机会学会怎样应对挫折。这能部分解释年轻人居高不下的自杀率。
A life that is too smooth may also be destructive because it offers no opportunity for one to learn how to deal with failures.That in part explains the high rates of suicide among young people.
第四单元
1. 他们带着生病的父亲远赴北京，希望能治好他的心脏病。
They took their sick father on a long journey to Beijing in the hope of finding a cure for his heart disease.
2. 普及艾滋病知识的活动需要继续开展，这个阶段的重点放在这种病的传播途径。
The campaign of Knowing More About AIDS needs to be carried on,and for this stage the emphasis is put on the way the disease is contracted.
3. 权力如果运用得当则百姓安居乐业，运用不当则殃及百姓日常生计。
If power is properly applied，the lives of the common people will be rendered happy.If not,their daily life will be placed under threat.
4. 政府使用核武器来防御恐怖袭击算是正当行为么？
Could a government justifiably use nuclear weapons to guard against terrorist attacks？
5. 由于缺乏对这种病的了解，许多人依然认为HIV受害者都是自作自受。
Owing to ignorance of the disease，many people still believe that HIV victims deserve what they suffer.
6. 新发布的关于改善农村医疗系统的报告让我们相信农村地区缺医少药的时代终将结束。
The newly issued report on improving the medical system in rural areas leads us to believe that the era is to be an end when such areas are always short of doctors and medicines.
第五单元
1.培养正确的感情是极其必要的，因为它可以为一个人将来学习和工作的成功奠定基础。
Cultivating the right emotions is indispensable in that it lays the foundations for the success of one’s future work and studies.
3. 中国西部发展急需人才，政府为此制定了优惠政策，号召更多大学毕业生去西部工作。
West China is crying out for talented people for its development .To this end，the government has laid down favorable policies，calling for more college graduates to go and work there.
4. 网虫们很多时间都泡在网上，以至于他们无法分辨虚拟世界与现实世界。
Web addicts spend so much time on the Internet that they are unable to draw a distinction between the virtual world and the real world.
5. 生活在城市的人常常会有这样的幻想：乡村生活是闲适安逸的。其实不一定是这回事儿。
Urban residents often have the illusion that rural life is always leisurely and comfortable.In fact,that may not be the case.
6. 远程学习是个全球化的趋势。随着它的迅速发展，人们无论身处何地都能有同样方便的途径享受教育资源。
Distance learning is a global trend.With its quick growth，people are given an equally convenient access to educational resources，no matter where they are.
作文
第一单元
2.An Important Friend in My Life
Li Qiang, one of my classmates, is fun to be with. He is always wearing a broad smile as if life is forever \"sunshine and butterflies\". One day, I revealed to him my worries and anxieties: I, an ordinary-looking girl, was 177 centimeters tall, even taller than any of the boys in my class. I thought no boy would like to date me. Besides, I was very poor at my academic courses.
He suggested that I should learn to be myself and then he introduced me to a fashion show team of the university. Encouraged, I decided to change myself. After a 3-month training program on weekends, I could perform beautifully as a model, and surprisingly, I could concentrate on the required academic courses as well. The applauses I won at each fashion show and the scholarship I earned proved that being myself was terrific. Since then, my life has changed a lot. Thus, Li Qiang became an important friend of mine.
Last semester, we began to help young people who suffer pressures from physical defects, academic failures or financial problems. We set up a Confidence Club. Those who come to us for help find our work definitely beneficial. Our friendship has led me into a sparkling, rewarding life.
第二单元
What Do Girl Students Look for in Love and Life?
In order to know about girl students’ opinion about love and life, a survey with girl students was conducted in 2005 in two universities — Chongqing University of Technology and Business and East China Normal University. The survey sought answers to two questions: What do you look for first in a boyfriend? What’s the most important thing for a happy life?
About one third of the students chose personality as the top factor in choosing a boyfriend, followed by 27 percent focusing on abilities. Next came common interests and goals, favoured by 17 percent, with only 14 percent of students claiming appearance to be uppermost in their minds. Fewer still, 11 percent, rated economic status as the first consideration.
As to their views about a happy life, nearly seventy percent of the girls attached the greatest importance to marriage and family. “Career” was given top priority by just under 20 percent, while even fewer, around 9 percent, believed that money was the key to a happy life.
Based on the survey, we may conclude that nowadays, girl students generally hold a rational attitude towards love and life. Admittedly, the improved material conditions of life explain why girls take economic status and money rather lightly. But contrary to the popular view that girls are more concerned about
self-development in the workplace and social status, they still regard upon marriage and family life as central to a happy life.
第三单元
2. I Really Made It
I will never forget the awful feeling in my first Oral English class at college. I tried hard to listen to every word the teacher spoke, but what she was saying made no sense to me. Bitterly, I admitted that I was so poor at listening and speaking in English.
I wept several times, cursing my middle school for failing to provide adequate listening and speaking practice. But finally I calmed down because the familiar words rang in my ears: There must be a way out. I had a rather solid foundation of English vocabulary and grammar. What was left for me to do was to increase my listening input and speaking output. I made it a rule that every morning I would do reading aloud by the campus lake for 40 minutes, and every evening I would stay in the language lab, listening to English for at least an hour.
Then at the end of the second year came my happiest moment: I got the Scholarship for Academic Excellence. I wore a broad smile when the president granted me the award. I then came to realize that happiness can only be gained through hard work.
第四单元
2. Why Do the Young Adults Kill Themselves?
Young adults are in the prime of their lives and are supposed to pursue their dreams and enjoy themselves. Yet it was reported in the Guardian that suicide is the main cause of death among young adults in China. Why have so many young people ended their lives?
Three factors are thought to account for the high suicide rate: increasing stress, loneliness and a lack of medical support for depression. The most pressing one, I think, is stress. Take my college life for example. From the first day I entered the university, I have been living under pressure. I used to worry that I could not quite fit into the campus life; I also feared that I might not catch up with my classmates in my studies or could not live up to my parents’ expectations. Now I am deeply concerned about whether I can find a desirable job after graduation. Endless pressures give rise to stress. Loneliness is another problem. Many young people find they just feel helpless when they are suffering intolerable sadness or frustration.
Suicide is a great tragedy, especially for the young. If we can find ways to relieve them of their stress and offer timely help, we may save many young lives.
第五单元
2. Should Family Schooling Exist?
Meng Mu Tang, a private school in Shanghai, is modeled after the educational system of ancient Chinese home schools, which favored rote memorization and recitation of classic works. But the local education authorities in Shanghai have declared it illegal according to a report in 21st Century. Should family schooling exist? What role should it play?
In my opinion, family schooling should be permitted to play a positive role in the current educational system in China. Every family should be free to choose the form of education that best suits their children's interests and natural gifts. Although the existing education system in China has remarkably improved, it does not fit each child perfectly. Since family schooling provides a means to develop a person's talents and unique interest, Meng Mu Tang, as a private school geared to a specific group of children, should not be banned in haste. In view of the current dynamic, quality-minded educational reforms in China, we should permit family schooling to enrich and diversify our educational system.
On the other hand, home schooling should adapt itself to the modern world. To prepare children for the future, it should equip them with knowledge and innovative power so that they can cope with the development of the modern world. While tapping children's innate talents on an individual basis, family schooling should never neglect their all-round development. Meng Mu Tang may not be a perfect private school, but we should let it live and have a try so that family schooling may eventually become an indispensable component of our
formal education.
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