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1. 这种表单读起来冗长乏味。Such lists are long and _____ to read.
2. 该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。These decree _____ unions to delay strikes.
3. 他接触到了政治并且迅速对它着了迷。He had discovered politics and was rapidly becoming _____ by it.
4. 他极其厌恶冒险。 He was _____ to risk.
5. 我带他到附近的珊瑚礁去游玩。I took him on an _____ to a coral barrier.
6. 两国终于可以开始就双方共同关心的问题进行更为认真地谈判。The two countries can finally start negotiating in _____ about issues of mutual concern.
7. 他惊呼道那一定是个打字错误。He _____ that it must be a typing error.
8. 在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。It seemed to him that western _____ was in grave economic and cultural danger.
9. 就建筑风格而言，这座小教堂和学校会很相称。_____, the chapel would be the perfect match for the school.
10. 一个人的话道出了他们的心情，“这儿的学生既不了解也不关心校园问题。”Their mood was _____ by one who said, “Students here don’t know or care about campus issues.”
11. 我们已经学会了如何把重要信息压缩成简短独立的句子。We have learned how to _____ serious messages into short, self-contained sentences.
12. 地方议会只得到了华盛顿已被透露内容的压缩版。The Council was merely given a _____ version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.
13. 他的表演超出所有人的期待。His performance _____ all expectations.
14. 嫉妒会带来忧虑和痛苦。Jealousy causes _____ and painful emotions.
15. 音乐的某种特质使其有别于所有其他艺术形式。There is something about music that _____ it from all other art forms.
16. 每个房间都以淡雅或鲜艳的颜色和印花图案装饰成独特的风格。Each room was _____ decorated with light, bright colors and floral prints.
17. 员工们对此大加赞扬，顾客们也一样。The staff have been very _____, and so have the customers.
18. 想通过工作提高生活质量，需要两个相辅相成的策略。To improve the quality of life through work, two _____ strategies are necessary.
19. 大部分进出口货物都是通过海路运输的。The vast _____ imports and exports are carried by sea.
20. 常有人指责英国人并不真正关心自己的子女。The _____ that the English do not really care about their children was often voiced.
21. 他们已经准备好削减下一财年的联邦预算赤字。They’re ready to cut the federal budget _____ for the next fiscal year.
22. 我想出了这个馊主意。I come up with this _____ idea.
23. 交通堵塞中静止不动的汽车产生了大量污染。_____ cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
24. 他在走廊里轻轻走过时，我常常碰见他。I often bumped into him as he _____ the corridors.
25. 他信心百倍地声称他的产品是市场上最物有所值的。He confidently _____ that he is offering the best value in the market.
26. 这些母亲经常会因为害怕流言蜚语而抛弃自己的孩子。These mothers often abandoned their children because of fear of _____.
27. 此项研究的核心是早期宇宙和银河系的形成。The main _____ of the research will be the study of the early Universe and galaxy formation.
28. 英语基本熟练是入学条件之一。Evidence of basic _____ in English is part of the admission requirement.
29. 年轻人觉得每件事都那么简单，而且他们把幸福视为自己的责任，并努力去实现幸福。The young find everything so simple. The young, _____, see it as their duty to be happy and do their best to be so.
30. 很显然这与社会背景没有任何关系。Quite _____, it has nothing to do with social background.
31. 由于约翰逊东窗事发，他们的体育声誉受到了严重损害。Their sporting reputation has suffered enormously from Johnson’s _____.
32. 老一套方法已不足以满足当前的需要。The old methods weren’t _____ to meet current needs.
33. 许多学生并未做好接受高等教育的充分准备。Many students are not _____ prepared for higher education.
34. 大部分成年人不懂得如何对儿童施救。Most adults do not feel _____ deal with a medical emergency involving a child.
35. 他抬起下巴，伸了伸脖子，仿佛领子太紧了。He raised his chin and _____ his neck as if his collar were too tight.
36. 商业银行的主要职能是为产业融资。The main _____ of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.
37. 他吸收信息的能力令人吃惊，但是他的注意力持续时间很短。His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration _____ was short.
38. 建立一个全新的家庭既让人兴奋又富于挑战。Building a home from _____ can be both exciting and challenging.
39. 商业主义的危险就是教会最终可能会被大赞助商牵着鼻子走。The danger of commercialism is that the churches end up dancing to the _____ of their big business sponsors.
40. 我们一直在培训我们的战士，以使他们适应普通的社会生活。We have been preparing our fighters to _____ themselves to civil society.
41. 仅有一半的紧急救援物资运抵了目的地。Only half of the emergency supplies have reached their _____.
42. 我能清楚地回想起我女儿来医院看我和她刚出生的弟弟的那一刻。I can remember the _____ moment when my daughter came to see me and her new baby brother in hospital.
43. 使用计算机对孩子们的学习有益。Using computers has a _____ effect on children’s learning.
44. 他的领导才能是保守党最宝贵的财富。His leadership qualities were the greatest _____ of the Conservative Party.
45. 有人认为，这是佩奇酸葡萄心理在作怪，因为他的公司未中标，佩奇对此的回应是：“人身苦短，谁有闲工夫去耿耿于怀呢。”Page’s response to the suggestion that this might be _____ grapes because his company lost the bid is: ’Life is too short for that.’
46. 几天来这里一直有一种满怀期待的气氛。There’s been an atmosphere of _____ around here for a few days now.
47. 他没有陶醉于过去的成功，而是期望取得更大的成就。He does not _____ in his past successes and looks forward to achieving more.
48. 该项目应重新评估，以确定其是否可以产生良好的经济效益。The project should be re-appraised to see whether it made sound economic _____.
49. 欧洲出现了最严重的失业情况，这应当 部分归咎于这项政策。The policy is partly to _____ for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.
50. 人们失去了自己的家园和所有的财物。People had lost their homes and all their _____.
51. 警方说他们怀疑袭击是由动物权益保护的积极分子们发动的。The police say they suspect the attack was carried out by animal rights _____.
52. 他得了一种神秘的怪病，卧床有一个多月。A _____ illness confined him to bed for over a month.
53. 问他是什么意思，他故弄玄虚地说：“你自己想吧。”Asked what he meant, he said _____:’work it out for yourself’.
54. 如果肯尼迪没有被暗杀，今天的美国会有根本的不同吗？Would the US be radically different today if Kennedy had not been _____?
55. 他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。He published his _____ last autumn.
56. 今天，时装设计师是家喻户晓的人物。Today, fashion designers are _____ names.
57. 这是该公司向主流科学和商业计算领域迈出的第一步。This is the company’s first step into the _____ of scientific and commercial computing.
58. 这是全欧洲面临的问题，而不是英国独有的问题。This is a European, and not a _____ British, problem.
59. 问题远非人手不足那么简单。The problem goes far beyond _____ staffing.
60. 卢森堡草拟了一项英国、法国和德国之间都可以接受的妥协方案。Luxemburg _____ out an acceptable compromise between Britain, France and Germany.
61. 他的拥护者团结起来为他辩护。His supporters have _____ to his defense.
62. 它同时满足了用户在功能和情感上的需求。It satisfies the user’s requirements both _____ and emotionally.
63. 据传，新加坡航空公司正在争取签下两家机场的经营权。Singapore Airlines is rumored to be _____ for a management contract to run both airports.
64. 成千上万的人不顾一切地想要离开他们千疮百孔的家园。Thousands are _____ trying to leave their battered homes.
65. 必须规划处新的长期目标。New long-range objectives must be _____.
66. 我们认识到在大千世界中我们极其渺小。We realize that we are infinitely small within the _____ of things.
67. 遗传学家已经发现了解开细胞衰老、死亡之谜的线索。Geneticists have discovered a _____ to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die.
68. 他毕生都在进行精神探索。He spent his life on a spiritual _____.
69. 陪审团同意她的说法，但在上诉时她败诉了。The jury agreed with her but she lost the case on _____.
70. 他被控从经济中捞取了丰厚的油水。He has been accused of _____ the cream off the economy.
71. 让敌对双方坐下来谈判时，你得保持中立。When you have two adversaries _____, you need to be on neutral territory.
72. 我已经和他当面解释了我们节目的形式以及我们的想法。I had met with him to explain the _____ of the program and what we had in mind.
73. 九月的雨季过后，土壤已相当湿润。The soil is reasonably _____ after the September rain.
74. 降雨会影响空气湿度。Rainfall affects the _____ content of the atmosphere.
75. 鉴于该地区很受人们青睐，最好提前预订旅馆或宿营地。Because of the popularity of the region, it is _____ to book hotels or camp sites in advance.
76. 现在我的角色仅限于顾问。Now my role is strictly _____.
77. 说难听的，没人会真的在乎这种事了。To put it _____, nobody really gives a toss about this any more.
78. 要几份书面报价，仔细查对费用中包含的内容。Get several written _____ and check exactly what’s included in the cost.
79. 我回忆起他们一起跳舞时的情景。I _____ the way they had been dancing together.
80. 这家人曾向船长正式投诉过，在航海日志里有记录。The family made an official complaint to a ship’s officer, which was recorded in the _____.
81. 他原本可以砍去许多重复的内容，从而缩减许多页。He could also have cut out much of the _____ and thus saved many pages.
82. 他的文学批评集中关注的是伟大的文学作品表达思想的方式。His _____ criticism focuses on the way great literature suggests ideas.
83. 儿童图书常常把农场的动物描写得温和而可爱。Children’s books often _____ farmyard animals as gentle, lovable creatures.
84. 那么你是怎么买到这一绝品的？How did you go about making this marvelous _____ then?
85. 在过去三次大萧条中，我们经历了持续上涨的失业率。We have endured the _____ higher levels of unemployment during the past three recessions.
86. 我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室。We always left his office in a state of _____.
87. 由于资源的减少，大学正面临严峻的问题。Universities are facing grave problems because of _____ resources.
88. 最新数据显示，过去10年来全球臭氧的浓度降低了几个百分点。The latest data showed that global ozone _____ had dropped several per cent over the last decade.
89. 想当一名翻译的话，你至少需要熟练掌握一门外语。To work as a translator, you need _____ in at least one foreign language.
90. 他快到7岁时才能流利地阅读。He didn’t read _____ till he was nearly seven.
91. 英国一直缺乏远大理想。Britain has suffered from a _____ of ambition.
92. 人们对精神疾病很不了解。There is so much _____ about mental illness.
93. 随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。As your _____ expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life.
94. 卫生官员计划通过组织咨询来扩展他们的服务。Health officials are proposing to _____ their services by organizing counseling.
95. 找出办法战胜困难。Find a way to _____ difficulties.
96. 人们发现儿童会模仿他们所崇拜或有共鸣感的人。Children can be seen to _____ the behavior of others whom they admire or identify with.
97. 如果你最初的请求遭到拒绝，不要害怕，要继续追问下去。If your original request is denied, don’t be afraid to _____ the matter.
98. 新一代科学家对恐龙研究着了迷。A new generation of scientists became _____ by dinosaurs.
99. 他们说旅行能开阔心胸。They say that travel _____ the mind.
100. 我的电影试图为我自己也为观众描述一个自我发现的心灵之旅。My films try to describe a _____ of discovery both for myself and the watcher.
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