1) I don’t like my straight hair so I’m going to have it curled . 2) This price is her minimum ; she refuses to lower it any further.
3) I often clip recipes out of newspapers and magazines but never use them when I cook. 4) She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate even though she was going on a diet.
5) Given the fact that she loves children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her. 6) They try to preserve their interesting old customs against the impacts of the modern world.
7) Philip was fascinated to see how the old woman wove (编织) cloth with such simple tools. 8) Among all his relatives, he has an especially deep affection for his aunt who cares for him most.
9) Teaching is not a one-way activity; teachers and students should interact with each other in class.
10) After his wife died, he remarried with much haste , which caused a lot of gossip (闲话) among his acquaintances.
11) Without your love and support, he would have been weighed down (颓丧) with grief after his daughter died of a car crash.
12) I have never seen a house like that — its untidiness defies description; I think she ought to learn how to keep a house.
13) These days more and more pregnant (怀孕的) women want the presence of their husbands at the birth of their children.
14) It is quite possible for a student to master English grammar and acquire a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.
15) She watched him manipulate all the handles and gears [(汽车上的)排挡] in his automobile until she thought she could run it herself.
16) Lack of money and lack of machinery are the two major restraints on the growth of this factory; that’s why it remains the same as it was ten years ago.
1) Don’t let the little boy loose on the garden; he’ll pull up all the flowers. 2) The refrigerator I bought last week is too large to fit into our new kitchen. 3) When the flood broke out, the little girl clung to a tree and managed to hold on . 4) Her parents are divorced and her brother is in prison — it is a sad state of affairs , indeed. 5) It is said that in no country other than Britain can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
6) The moment my father came in I could see from his worried face that his effort to find a job had been in vain once again.
7) Do you think it wise for a person to build his hopes on the economic strength of his country? Or should he base them on his own efforts?
8) He’s disorganized; he’s inefficient; he’s never been there when you want him. In short , he is hopeless.
9) Seeing his neighbour’s house on fire, he quickly reached for the phone and dialled 110. 10) You can’t always insist on your own way — there has to be some give and take .
1) They bound his hands and legs with a rope so he couldn’t escape. 2) He unfolded the map and tried to find out which way to go.
3) He’s been charged with possessing guns and attempting to attack the police.
4) The product’s success has surpassed all our expectations — we’ve never thought that it could sell so well.
5) Ten minutes before the appointed time, he sat nervously outside her office.
6) We like to make friends with Shelly because she has such virtues as loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
7) Janet and Bob had corresponded with each other for many years before they finally met in Paris.
8) Tina gazed steadily at the famous singer, unable to believe she was so close to him. 9) My grandfather still has keen eyesight — he is able to read road signs in the distance. 10) The old man grasped my hand warmly and shook it, saying, “Congratulations. You’ve won.”
11) The lawyer’s arguments are well grounded because he has collected enough proof concerning the case.
12) It is very sensible of you to bring your umbrella to Kunming at this time of the year — it rains so frequently here.
13) The President failed in his attempts to win the second term because he hadn’t fulfilled his commitments made in the previous election.
14) Even though there are strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food, some food producers disregard them intentionally in order to gain more profits.
1) People who cannot distinguish between colours are said to be colourblind.
2) Thoroughly, the vet (兽医) checked up on our horses and pronounced them fit to race. 3) My fence was torn down in the storm, so I need to put up a new one.
4) You can make a fortune out of these useless vases if you call them “antiques (古董).” 5) There was silence for a few seconds; then all of a sudden , the child let out a loud scream. 6) I lost track of what he was saying after the first couple of sentences — it was too complicated.
7) Casting an eye over the audience, he noticed that about one third of the seats were still vacant.
8) Their relationship broke up when the girl learned that the boy was not to be trusted. 9) I don’t understand why Susan, a kind-hearted girl, should take pleasure in my sufferings. 10) The treatment has been described as a painless way of curing cancer, which is untrue. 11) The organizers had expected about 500 people to come, but over 1,000 turned up in the end.
12) She is a Swiss in so far as she was born in Switzerland, but she became an American citizen in 1978.
13) The 16-year-old boy, who stabbed another boy in a cyber lounge (网吧), is under arrest and awaiting trial.
14) “Since we have reached agreement about the first item, let us pass on to the next item on the agenda,” said the chairman.
15) She gets lost easily while driving; so now whenever she is uncertain as to which road to take, she will telephone her husband.
1) You should familiarize yourself with the rules before you start to play the game. 2) A judge must be free from prejudice — his opinions must be fair and reasonable. 3) The police are appealing to the public for detailed information about the murderer. 4) The car that had been following ours suddenly accelerated and overtook us.
5) I won’t take his threats seriously — he often says he will punish me, but he never does. 6) Patients who are given the new drug will be asked to monitor their heartbeat, temperature and blood pressure.
7) It is the hospital’s policy to isolate any patient who is suffering from an infectious disease.
8) Clear skies are no guarantee of continued fine weather; it may rain in the evening. 9) If one child gets sick with chicken-pox (水痘), the rest of the children in the same kindergarten will be exposed to the danger of being infected .
10) His total ignorance of the subject is truly surprising. How come he knows nothing about it?
11) Having anticipated the problems I might encounter, I was well equipped to deal with the situation.
12) I often buy processed foods. They may not be so fresh, but it’s really time-saving. 13) We need to find some companies to sponsor the contest we’re going to hold because we won’t be able to cover all the expenses.
14) In the past two years, she’s stayed at home looking after her baby. She is hoping to
resume her career soon.
15) The Department of Public Health has issued strict instructions that no one should enter the epidemic area (疫区) without permission.
16) He contracted such bad habits as smoking and drinking when he was fifteen, and now it is hard for him to get rid of them.
1) It’s a fine day. You should take advantage of the good weather to paint the fence. 2) He almost failed in the math exam, but his twin brother, by contrast, did very well. 3) There are two more people coming — can you make room for them to sit down? 4) I’m tired of their endless quarrels. I wonder how I can bring their disagreement to an end .
5) The gymnast has performed poorly for the past few days. I wonder when she will be at her best ?
6) The doctors in that hospital have attributed the cause of his illness to an unknown virus. 7) The children were taken care of by their aunt because their father was violent and they were believed to be at risk .
8) I repeatedly warned him not to do it, but my warnings were never considered — they were simply set aside .
1) I often associate summer with holidays. How I wish I could be on vacation next summer! 2) In college his major was biology, but now he specializes in the sale of computers. 3) Prejudice combined with ignorance destroys the hopes of many AIDS sufferers.
4) I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing diseases as we do on curing them. 5) The budget of the company scarcely suffices to pay the employees, let alone buy any new equipment.
6) The new heating system is in the trial phase of its operation; it’s due to be put into full operation next winter.
7) Having presided over the company for 30 years, he has witnessed all its ups and downs. 8) He has his own peculiar style of solving problems which you’ll soon get used to. 9) Now that both Julie and her husband have lost their jobs, how will they rear their sons and daughters?
10) The government says it will not negotiate with the terrorists; on the contrary it will fight back.
11) This guidebook is indispensable for travelers in this remote area of the country; they can’t go without it.
12) He finally realized that his idea of learning to read and write in English well in three months was just an illusion .
13) The committee’s suggestions sound reasonable, yet whether they can be implemented remains a problem.
14) Workers usually demand high wages while the boss always seeks high profits — it’s almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.
1) This is just our family matter. You’d better stay out of it.
2) We should try out all the tools before we can decide which best serves our purpose. 3) What does the future hold in store for kids who quit school at an early age?
4) Some novels quite readily lend themselves to adaptation (改编) as plays; others do not. 5) Instead of comforting her, what you said, in essence made her feel even worse.
6) He did not act in accordance with the orders that were given him; that’s why he was fired. 7) The authorities are crying out for a thorough investigation into the coal-mine that blasted (爆炸) yesterday.
8) See to it that everyone in your class knows that the party has been put off until next week.
9) This is the storehouse of our company and customers have no business entering it. 10) He’s the kind of person who often wonders what he can get out of others instead of what he can give to others.
11) He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts, and to this end he offered literature classes at home on Sunday afternoons.
12) Absent-mindedness is not at all allowed while you’re working. It’s the sort of work that
calls for a high level of concentration.
13) Science, especially computer science, has brought about changes in many aspects of our lives, such as the way we work, study and communicate.
14) The expenses for the summer camp averaged out to 194 dollars per day, much more expensive than we had planned.
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