《基础英语》课件 Unit 2句子翻译.pptVIP

1 1. assert one’s manhood 2. cross one’s mind 3. measure the ground 4. secure one’s food 5. scatter the darkness 6. rub his eyes 7. munch her bread and butter 8. overpower that feeling of dread 9. (sound) carry a long way 10. bend their backs 1. Zhuge Liang pretended to be very calm and succeeded in hiding the fact from Sima Yi that the city was really unguarded. He proved himself worthy of the admiration he had received. 2. He knew that a bloody battle was imminent and his army was terribly outnumbered. So he pretended to be retreating quickly to the rear. Actually he was laying a trap for the enemy troops. 3. Social Darwinists asserted that we can compare human society to the animal world. It did not cross their minds that human beings could be different from other animals. They relied on their brain rather than their instinct. 4. These mass-produced chickens do not compare with the chickens we used to raise at home. Chicken farms may have increased the output, but they have robbed the chickens of their good taste. 5. The financial bubbles finally burst, causing a serious crisis that swept over the whole world. 6. Thanks to our price edge, our exports to that region increased by 30% compared with the same period the previous year. 7. The reporters were all bursting with questions. But the government spokesperson said that all she knew was that people were watching a play when some thirty armed terrorists burst into the theater. 8. When the prisoners burst out singing, the prison warden was frightened. 9. The area is dotted with factories. It also has holiday inns dotted around the whole island. But there are already signs that many local people will rebel against this trend. 10. He declared that all the rebels would be pardoned if they laid down their arms. * *