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Translation practice for review --- Unit 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 For Unit 1 1. 发言人的固执使会议陷入停顿， 我们面面相觑， 不知道该说些什么。（bring…to a standstill) The speaker’s stubbornness brought the meeting to a standstill, and we looked at each other, not knowing what to say. 2. 最后他才明白她一直在说谎， 这令他伤心欲绝。 (dawn on) I t finally dawned on him that she had been lying, and he felt heartbroken. 3. 在汤姆筋疲力尽之前，我们终于在一个很棒的海滨旅馆落脚了。(wind up) We eventually wound up in a nice little hotel by the sea, before Tom became exhausted. 4. 他又成为好律师的素质，但因为他为人耿直， 所以并没有挣到很多钱。(have the makings of ) He has the making of a good lawyer but has not made a fortune since he is very upright and unyielding. 5. 随着危机的临近，局势越来越紧张，人们四处逃散。 (build up) Tension built up as the crisis approached and people escaped in all directions. 6. 在美国工作了30年，他渴望回家了。(ache for) He was aching for home./to go home after having worked in America for 30 years. 7. 在人们都兴高采烈的时候， 她的批评显得太不合时宜。 (out of place) Her criticism was quite out of place when everyone was so happy. 8. 他继续这样拼命地工作会累垮的。(burn out) If he does not stop working so hard, he will burn himself out. 9. 她脸上苦难的印痕从何而来？ (imprint) How did she get the deep imprints of suffering on her face? 10. 我发现自己竟然身不由己又参与了一次争论。(draw into) I found myself being drawn into another argument. For Unit 3 1. 最近刚崭露头角的年轻作家昨天自杀了。 (come to prominence) The young writer who has recently come to prominence committed suicide yesterday. 2. 工人们控告了不为其提供必要劳动保护的血汗工厂， 并且每人得到了1，000美元的赔偿金。(in damages) Workers sued the sweatshop, which failed to provide necessary protection to them, and got 1,000 pounds in damages each. 3. 因为经济危机，整个公司岌岌可危，老板警告说如果不能从政府得到支援，他们将破产。(be at risk) The whole economy is at risk because of the economic crisis and the president has warned that they are heading for bankruptcy unless they can get support from the government. 4. 自动化很大程度上取消了手工检测。(dispense with) Automation has largely dispensed with the need for manual checking. 5. 他们的存款花光了， 他们不得不寻找兼职工作已获得额外收入。(dwindle) Their savings have dwindled to nothing and they have had to