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| 双语新闻－研究：为什么肤色白皙的女子受到偏爱 | |||
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Gentlemen do not just prefer blondes, but lighter-skinned women in general, a study has suggested. Scientists looking into attractiveness in men and women suggest that men from all races find fairer-skinned woman most alluring, while women are the polar opposite and favour darker, brooding men. They said the attraction is driven by preferences based on moral assumptions. Men are subconsciously attracted to fairer-skinned icons such as Nicole Kidman or Kylie Minogue because of the skin tone's association with innocence, purity, modesty, virginity, vulnerability and goodness. Women, on the other hand, pick men with darker complexions - such as film stars Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell or Jamie Foxx - because these are associated with sex, virility, mystery, villainy and danger. The latter two actors were paired together in the recent Miami Vice movie, which topped the box office on both sides of the Atlantic despite lukewarm reviews. Academics at the University of Toronto in Canada say their study proves the fair maiden of myth has a basis in scientific reality. They studied more than 2,000 advertising photographs and found that the skin of white women was 15.2 per cent lighter than the skin of white males, and the skin of black women 11.1 per cent lighter than the skin of black men. Dr Shyon Baumann, a sociologist involved in the study, said: "What the research shows is that our aesthetic preferences operate to reflect moral preferences. "Within our cultures we have a set of ideals about how women should look and behave. "Lightness and darkness have particular meanings attached to them and we subconsciously relate those moral preferences to women." In effect, men drawn to darker looking women - such as actress Monica Bellucci - are expressing a preference for danger. Dr Baumann said this appreciation of a darker complexion in women is "less common" but "appears to coexist with a view of such women as more overtly sexual.
一项研究表明，男士不只青睐皮肤白皙、金发碧眼的女士，总的来说，他们对浅肤色的女性都比较感兴趣。 科研人员对男性和女性的吸引力特征进行探究后发现，所有种族的男性都认为肤色较浅的女性最具吸引力，而女性的观点则正好相反，她们更青睐肤色黝黑的深沉男士。 研究人员称，这种喜好取决于对异性的"道德假定"偏好。 男性潜意识里更青睐皮肤白皙的女明星，比如妮可?基德曼、凯莉?米洛，因为这种肤色让人联想到天真、单纯、端庄、纯洁、柔弱和善良。 然而，女性则更青睐肤色较深的男性，比如影星强尼?戴普、柯林?法勒尔和杰米?福克斯，因为这样的肤色给人一种性感、阳刚、神秘、邪恶和危险的感觉。 柯林?法瑞尔和杰米?福克斯联合主演的（饰演两位警察卧底）新片《迈阿密风云》尽管得到的评价并不高，但它在大西洋两岸均取得了票房冠军。 加拿大多伦多大学的研究人员称，该研究证明传说中的窈窕淑女是有现实的科学依据的。 研究人员对两千多张广告照片进行了研究，发现白人女性的肤色白皙度比男性高15.2%，黑人女性的肤色白皙度比男性高11.1%。 研究小组成员之一、社会学家施恩?鲍曼恩说："研究表明，我们的审美喜好能反映出我们的'道德喜好'。" "我们的文化中存在一套有关女性外表和举止的完美典范。" "因此，肤色深浅也被赋予了特殊含义，我们潜意识里会将那些'道德喜好'与女性联系在一起。" 实际上，有的男性喜欢像（意大利）影星莫妮卡?贝鲁奇这种深肤色的女性，这说明他们偏爱"危险感"。 鲍曼恩说，喜欢深肤色女性的人"并不多见"，但"同时有观点认为，这种肤色的女性显得更加性感"。 |
| 美文欣赏－奥黛丽?赫本的遗言 | |||
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For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. 若要优美的嘴唇，要说友善的话； For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. 若要可爱的眼睛，要看到别人的好处； For a slim figure, share your foodwith the hungry. 若要苗条的身材，把你的食物分给饥饿的人； For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. 美丽的秀发，在于每天有孩子的手指穿过它； For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. 若要优雅的姿态，要记住行人不只你一个。 People, even more than things, have to be restored, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone. 人之所以为人，是应该充满精力、能够自我悔改、自我反省、自我成长，而不是抱怨他人。 Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find them at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. 如果你需要一只援助之手，你可以在自己的任何一只手臂下找到；随着年龄的增长，你会发现你有两只手，一只用来帮助自己，另一只用来帮助别人。 |
| 想笑就笑－它们是从美国直接带来的 | |||
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Not long after an old Chinese woman came back to China from her visit to her daughter in the States, she went to a city bank to deposit the US dollars her daughter gave her. At the bank counter, the clerk checked each note carefully to see if the money was real. It made the old lady out of patience. At last she could not hold any more, uttering. "Trust me, Sir, and trust the money. They are real US dollars. They are directly from America." 一位中国老妇人在美国看望女儿回来不久，到一家市银行存女儿送给她的美元。在银行柜台，银行职员认真检查了每一张钞票，看是否有假。 这种做法让老妇人很不耐烦，最后实在忍耐不住说："相信我，先生，也请你相信这些钞票。这都是真正的美元，它们是从美国直接带来的。" |
| 安徒生童话-GRANDMOTHER | |||
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GRANDMOTHER is very old, her face is wrinkled, and her hair is quite white; but her eyes are like two stars, and they have a mild, gentle expression in them when they look at you, which does you good. She wears a dress of heavy, rich silk, with large flowers worked on it; and it rustles when she moves. And then she can tell the most wonderful stories. Grandmother knows a great deal, for she was alive before father and mother- that's quite certain. She has a hymn-book with large silver clasps, in which she often reads; and in the book, between the leaves, lies a rose, quite flat and dry; it is not so pretty as the roses which are standing in the glass, and yet she smiles at it most pleasantly, and tears even come into her eyes. "I wonder why grandmother looks at the withered flower in the old book that way? Do you know?" Why, when grandmother's tears fall upon the rose, and she is looking at it, the rose revives, and fills the room with its fragrance; the walls vanish as in a mist, and all around her is the glorious green wood, where in summer the sunlight streams through thick foliage; and grandmother, why she is young again, a charming maiden, fresh as a rose, with round, rosy cheeks, fair, bright ringlets, and a figure pretty and graceful; but the eyes, those mild, saintly eyes, are the same,- they have been left to grandmother.At her side sits a young man, tall and strong; he gives her a rose and she smiles. Grandmother cannot smile like that now. Yes, she is smiling at the memory of that day, and many thoughts and recollections of the past; but the handsome young man is gone, and the rose has withered in the old book, and grandmother is sitting there, again an old woman, looking down upon the withered rose in the book. Grandmother is dead now. She had been sitting in her arm-chair, telling us a long, beautiful tale; and when it was finished, she said she was tired, and leaned her head back to sleep awhile. We could hear her gentle breathing as she slept; gradually it became quieter and calmer, and on her countenance beamed happiness and peace. It was as if lighted up with a ray of sunshine. She smiled once more, and then people said she was dead. She was laid in a black coffin, looking mild and beautiful in the white folds of the shrouded linen, though her eyes were closed; but every wrinkle had vanished, her hair looked white and silvery, and around her mouth lingered a sweet smile. We did not feel at all afraid to look at the corpse of her who had been such a dear, good grandmother. The hymn-book, in which the rose still lay, was placed under her head, for so she had wished it; and then they buried grandmother. On the grave, close by the churchyard wall, they planted a rose-tree; it was soon full of roses, and the nightingale sat among the flowers, and sang over the grave. From the organ in the church sounded the music and the words of the beautiful psalms, which were written in the old book under the head of the dead one. The moon shone down upon the grave, but the dead was not there; every child could go safely, even at night, and pluck a rose from the tree by the churchyard wall. The dead know more than we do who are living. They know what a terror would come upon us if such a strange thing were to happen, as the appearance of a dead person among us. They are better off than we are; the dead return no more. The earth has been heaped on the coffin, and it is earth only that lies withinit. The leaves of the hymn-book are dust; and the rose, with all its recollections, has crumbled to dust also. But over the grave fresh roses bloom, the nightingale sings, and the organ sounds and there still lives a remembrance of old grandmother, with the loving, gentle eyes that always looked young. Eyes can never die. Ours will once again behold dear grandmother, young and beautiful as when, for the first time, she kissed the fresh, red rose, that is now dust in the grave. THE END LastIndexNext Written By Anderson |
| 生活英语－英语常用告示语 Common Signs in English1 | |||
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I. Road and Traffic 公路和交通 Approaching end of motorway 即将驶出高速。 Avoid the jams. 避免交通堵塞。 Dangerous bend 弯道危险 Diverted traffic 交叉路口 Entry to motorway 高速入口 Left junction 左交叉口 Look left (right) 向左（右）看。 Low bridge ahead 前方桥低。 New hours of parking control 停车控制新时段 No entry 禁止驶人 No stopping at any time 任何时间不准停车 No thoroughfare 禁止通行 No trade or business vehicle unless authorized 未经允许货车禁止通行。 Pedestrian crossing ahead 注意前方人行横道。 Pedestrian crossing 人行横道 Please drive carefully 请小心驾驶。 Road closed 此路封闭 Slow， school 前方学校请慢行。 Speed limit of 48kmh 限速每小时48公里 The law requires you wear a seatbelt 法规要求系安全带。 This vehicle stops frequently 随时停车 II．Car and Parking 汽车和停车 Car park front and rear.前后停车 Cars parked here without permission will be clamped 未经允许在此停车将被拖走 Guest's car park 来客停车场 Limited parking 停车位有限 No parking constantly in use 此处经常使用，禁止停车。 No parking except for loading. 除装货外，禁止停车。 No parking in front of this gate 门前禁止停车 No parking in use 24 hours a day 此处24小时使用，禁止停车。 No parking or materials in front of doors 门前不准停车或堆放杂物。 Parking for taxis only 只准许出租停。 Parking permitted 允许停车 Please do not park in front of the barrier 请不要在护拦前停车。 Please do not park. Garage in use. 车库使用，门前请不要停车。 Please ensure that you have paid and display 请确保已买票并张贴。 Rent a car and go as you please 租辆车想去哪就去哪。 Strictly no parking 严禁停车 This is a pay and display car park 此停车场自动交费并张贴票据。 VIP car park 贵宾停车场 You will be required to leave a deposit when you pick up the car. 取车时需交押金。 |
| 商贸英语－石油期货价格首次全线突破100美元 | |||
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2016年12月之前交割的所有原油期货价格均已突破每桶100美元大关，因为投资者预计，即使美国经济放缓导致石油成本在短期内有所下降，但在长期内，石油成本仍将保持在高水平。 Crude oil futures prices for delivery until 2016 have surged above $100 a barrel as investors bet that oil costs will remain high in the long term even if they weaken in the short because the impact of the US economic slowdown. 由于长期期货价格强劲上涨，2016年12月之前交割的所有原油期货价格上周收盘首次全线超过100美元。纽约商交所(Nymex) 2016年12月期货上周五收于每桶103.59美元。 Every futures contract until December 2016 finished last week above $100 a barrel for the first time after a strong rally in long-dated futures prices. The Nymex December 2016 future settled on Friday at $103.59 a barrel. 在长期原油期货价格大幅上涨之际，作为西方国家的石油监管机构，国际能源机构(IEA)将于今日会见金融、贸易、生产、提炼领域的专家和经济学家，讨论当前价格上涨的根本原因。 The surge in long-dated prices comes as the International Energy Agency, the western countries' oil watchdog, meets financial, trading, producing, refining and economic experts today to discuss the roots of the current price rise. 此次会议显示，决策者越来越担心油价上涨问题。从2007年初到上周，石油价格已经从每桶大约50美元上涨至111美元。 The meeting signals policymakers' growing concerns about the rise in the oil price from about $50 a barrel in early 2007 to a record high of $111 last week. 分析师称，长期合约价格最近大涨，将会进一步加剧人们的忧虑。在过去6个月中，长期石油期货价格涨势一直强于现货价格。自去年9月至今，5年期合约价格上涨了45.3%，而现货价格的涨幅只有38.1%。 Those concerns will be re- inforced by the recent surge in forward prices, analysts said. Long-dated oil futures have outperformed spot prices during the past six months. The five-year forward price has risen 45.3 per cent since September, while the spot price has risen by 38.1 per cent. 法国巴黎银行(BNP Paribas)的Harry Tchilinguirian表示，最近的油价变动反映了市场人气的变化。"长期合约价格体现的是新增石油供给成本，它们目前仍在高位震荡，继续反映出市场人气中根深蒂固的对供给问题的担忧--不只是今年，而且包括以后。" Harry Tchilinguirian of BNP Paribas said the recent move reflected a shift in sentiment. "Long-dated prices, a proxy for the cost of new oil supply, are still high and volatile and continue to reflect the ingrained supply-side concerns in market sentiment - not just for this year, but beyond," he said. 分析师称，人们担忧的内容还包括不断上升的通货膨胀率、石油生产国税率的提高，以及外界无从"问津"沙特、科威特、委内瑞拉和墨西哥等国国有石油公司控制的石油储量。
Among those concerns, analysts said, is rising inflation, increases in taxation in producing countries and a lack of access to reserves controlled by national oil companies in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Venezuela and Mexico. |
| 双语诗歌－唐诗三百首(汉英版):与高适薛据登慈恩寺浮图 | |||
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与高适薛据登慈恩寺浮图 岑参
塔势如涌出， 孤高耸天宫。 登临出世界， 磴道盘虚空。 突兀压神州， 峥嵘如鬼工。 四角碍白日， 七层摩苍穹。 下窥指高鸟， 俯听闻惊风。 连山若波涛， 奔凑如朝东。 青槐夹驰道， 宫馆何玲珑。 秋色从西来， 苍然满关中。 五陵北原上， 万古青蒙蒙。 净理了可悟， 胜因夙所宗。 誓将挂冠去， 觉道资无穷。
ASCENDING THE PAGODA AT THE TEMPLE OF KIND FAVOUR WITH GAO SHI AND XUE JU Cen Can
The pagoda, rising abruptly from earth, Reaches to the very Palace of Heaven…. Climbing, we seem to have left the world behind us, With the steps we look down on hung from space. It overtops a holy land And can only have been built by toil of the spirit. Its four sides darken the bright sun, Its seven stories cut the grey clouds; Birds fly down beyond our sight, And the rapid wind below our hearing; Mountain-ranges, toward the east, Appear to be curving and flowing like rivers; Far green locust-trees line broad roads Toward clustered palaces and mansions; Colours of autumn, out of the west, Enter advancing through the city; And northward there lie, in five graveyards, Calm forever under dewy green grass, Those who know life's final meaning Which all humankind must learn. …Henceforth I put my official hat aside. To find the Eternal Way is the only happiness. |
| 英文演讲－President's Radio Address | |||
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March 15, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Friday, I traveled to New York City to talk about the state of our economy. This is a topic that has been a source of concern for families across America. In the long run, we can be confident that our economy will continue to grow, but in the short run, it is clear that growth has slowed. Fortunately, we recognized this slowdown early, and took action to give our economy a shot in the arm. My Administration worked with Congress to pass a bipartisan economic growth package that includes tax relief for families and incentives for business investment. I signed this package into law last month -- and its provisions are just starting to kick in. My economic team, along with many outside experts, expects this stimulus package to have a positive effect on our economy in the second quarter. And they expect it to have even a stronger effect in the third quarter, when the full effects of the $152 billion in tax cuts are felt. A root cause of the economic slowdown has been the downturn in the housing market. I believe the government can take sensible, focused action to help responsible homeowners weather this rough patch. But we must do so with clear purpose and great care, because government actions often have far-reaching and unintended consequences. If we were to pursue some of the sweeping government solutions that we hear about in Washington, we would make a complicated problem even worse -- and end up hurting far more homeowners than we help. For example, one proposal would give bankruptcy courts the authority to reduce mortgage debts by judicial decree. This would make it harder to afford a home in the future, because banks would charge higher interest rates to cover this risk. Some in Washington say the government should take action to artificially prop up home prices. It's important to understand that this would hurt millions of Americans. For example, many young couples trying to buy their first home have been priced out of the market because of inflated prices. The market now is in the process of correcting itself, and delaying that correction would only prolong the problem. My Administration opposes these proposals. Instead, we are focused on helping a targeted group of homeowners -- those who have made responsible buying decisions and could avoid foreclosure with a little help. We've taken three key steps to help these homeowners. First, we launched a new program that gives the Federal Housing Administration greater flexibility to offer refinancing for struggling homeowners with otherwise good credit histories. Second, we helped bring together the Hope Now Alliance, which is streamlining the process for refinancing and modifying many mortgages. Third, the Federal Government is taking regulatory steps to make the housing market more transparent and fair in the long run. And now Congress must build on these efforts. Members need to pass legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, and allow state housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to help homeowners refinance their mortgages. Congress also needs to take other steps to help our economy through this period of uncertainty. Members need to make the tax relief we passed permanent, reduce wasteful spending, and open new markets for American goods, services, and investment. By taking these steps and avoiding bad policy decisions, we will see our economy strengthen as the year progresses. As we take decisive action, we will keep this in mind: When you are steering a car in a rough patch, one of the worst things you can do is overcorrect. That often results in losing control and can end up with the car in a ditch. Steering through a rough patch requires a steady hand on the wheel and your eyes up on the horizon. And that's exactly what we're going to do. Thank you for listening. END |
| 学习技巧-英语学习三十二课必修句 | |||
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1. She wept bitter tears over her lost youth. 她为自己逝去的青春痛苦地流泪。
2. He gained some weight recently. 近来，他的体重增加了。
3. Welcome to China! 欢迎到中国来！
4. You are always welcome to our house. 欢迎你随时到我们家。
5. The police found the lost treasure in an abandoned well. 警察在一口废弃的井里找到了丢失的财宝。
6. I live in the west of the city. 我住在该城市的西部。
7. America is a western country. 美国是一个西方国家。
8. I went out in the rain and got wet through. 我冒雨出去，结果被淋得湿透了。
9. What color is your dress? 你的衣服是什么颜色？
10. What, do you really want to go? 什么！你真的要去？
11. They are grinding wheat into flour. 他们正在把小麦磨成面粉。
12. There are four wheels in a car. 一辆汽车有四只轮子。
13. When did that happen? 那件事是什么时候发生的？
14. Turn off the switch when anything goes wrong with the machine. 如果机器出故障，就把开关关掉。
15. He was fond of drawing when he was a child. 他还是个孩子时就喜欢画画。
16. Where did she get the news? 她从哪儿得到这个消息的？
17. This is where he lives. 这就是他居住的地方。
18. I don't know whether he is willing to come. 我不知道他是否愿意来。
19. Which book have you read? 哪一本书你读过了？
20. I want to take away the book which you showed me yesterday. 我想带走你昨天给我看的那本书。
21. He lost his way, which delayed him considerably. 他迷了路，这使他耽搁了很久。
22. While Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside. 玛丽写信时，孩子们在外面玩耍。
23. The children were whispering in the corner. 孩子们正在角落里低声耳语。
24. She said it in a whisper, so I didn't hear. 她是悄声说的，所以我没有听见。
25. He gave a loud whistle of gladness. 他吹了一声响亮的口号表示高兴。
26. Her face turned white at the news. 听到这个消息，她的脸色变白了。
27. Do you know who broke the window? 你知道谁打破了窗户？
28. This is the man who wanted to see you. 这就是要见你的那个人。
29. The whole country was anxious for peace. 全国上下都渴望和平。
30. That is the man about whom we were speaking. 他就是我们刚才谈论的那个人。
31. Whose house is that? 那是谁的房子？
32. The reasons why he did it are obscure. 他做那事的理由还不清楚。
33. He is a man of wide interests. 他兴趣广泛。
34. She stared at him with wide eyes. 她睁大眼睛注视他。
35. She is a good wife and a devoted mother. 她是一位贤妻良母。
36. North America has the world's best climate for wild grapes. 北美的气候是世界上最适合野生葡萄生长的。
37. I will do my best. 我将会尽力而为。
38. Free will makes us able to choose our way of life. 自由的意志使我们可以选择自己的生活方式。
39. The rich man left his son nothing in the will. 那位富翁在遗嘱中什么都没给他儿子留下。
40. Are you willing to help? 你愿意帮忙吗？
41. He soon won a reputation for himself. 他很快就成名了。
42. The wind blew my hat off. 风吹落了我的帽子。
43. He looked out of the window. 他向窗外看去。
44. He likes to drink red wine at supper. 他喜欢在晚饭时喝红葡萄酒。
45. The bird's left wing was hurt. 这只鸟的左翼受伤了。
46. Winter is the coldest season in a year. 冬季是一年中最冷的季节。 47. I wiped my shoes on the mat before I came in. 我在进门前把鞋在垫子上擦了擦。
48. She wiped her tears away. 她擦掉了眼泪。
49. The rope was not strong enough, so we used wire. 这根绳子不够结实，所以我们用金属线。
50. He is a man of great wisdom. 他是一个才智超群的人。
51. You are wise to remain silent. 你保持沉默，这很明智。
52. I wish you a good journey. 祝你一路平安。
53. I wish I knew his address. 要是我知道他的地址就好了。
54. His wish to be an actor has come true. 他想当演员的愿望实现了。
55. She is friendly with them. 她对他们很友好。
56. You are either with me or against me. 你不是支持我就是反对我。
57. Without the sun, nothing would grow. 没有太阳，就不会有生物。
58. It is said that there are wolves in this forest. 据说这片森林里有狼。
59. Woman is physically but not mentally weaker than man. 女子在体力上而不是智力上比男子弱。
60. They wondered at his learning. 他们对他的学识感到惊奇。
61. I wonder who he is. 我很想知道他是谁。
62. Autumn is a wonderful season. 秋天是极好的季节。
63. You should put some more wood in the fire. 你应该再往火里添些木料。
64. Tell me what happened in your own words. 用你自己的话把发生的事情告诉我。
65. It was hard work getting the children off to bed. 哄孩子们去睡可不是容易的事。
66. He has read many of Hemingway's works. 他读过许多海明威的作品。
67. Your car radio works very well. 你的汽车收音机性能很好。
68. The medicine worked. 药物奏效了。
69. He is the richest man in the world. 他是世界上最富有的人。
70. The travel enlarged my world. 这次旅行扩大了我的眼界。
71. Many birds eat worms. 很多鸟类都以虫子为食。
72. I'm afraid he is getting steadily worse. 恐怕他的病情越来越严重了。
73. We thought that the situation was as bad as it could be, but worse was to follow. 我们还以为那是最坏的情况呢，可没想到更糟的还在后面。
74. The house is worth a lot of money. 这栋房子值很多钱。
75. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. 任何值得做的事就值得做好。
76. They wanted to know when you would go to the park. 他们想知道你们什么时候去公园。
77. Would you please lend me your pencil? 请把铅笔借给我用用好吗？
78. The wound is healing fast. 伤口愈合得很快。
79. I've been writing for three hours. 我已经写了三个小时了。
80. I wish he would write more often. 我希望他来信更勤些。
81. It's wrong to tell lies. 说谎是不道德的。
82. There is something wrong with the car. 这车有点毛病。
83. I've known her for years. 我认识她好几年了。
84. The leaves turn yellow in autumn. 秋天时叶子变黄。
85. Answer with a plain "yes" if you agree with me. 如果你同意我的意见，就明白地回答"是"。
86. He arrived yesterday. 他昨天到达的。
87. He hasn't done much yet. 他做的还不很多。
88. She is vain and foolish, and yet people like her. 她自负而愚蠢，然而人们喜欢她。
89. You must all listen carefully. 你们都必须仔细听着。
90. This young girl is my daughter. 这个年轻的女孩是我的女儿。
91. Your hands are dirty. 你的手很脏。
92. I believe that you can work out this problem by yourself. 我相信你自己能做出这道题的。
93. In his youth, he had shown great promise. 他在青少年时代就显得很有出息。
94. The youth of the country are being ignored by politicians. 这个国家的青年没有受到政治家的重视。 |
