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8. Read and compare the English sentences, paying attention to their italicized parts and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences.

 Choice Sentences  Simulated Reproduction  Translation
  1. Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?   Why is it that some students should work so hard at their lessons, only to fail in the final examinations?    为什么有些雇员如此努力地工作 , 却在第一个三个月结束前就被解雇了?
  2.The tears came readily enough, now that I had an audience.   The data is readily available, now that you are able to surf the Internet at home.    因为你是我的朋友,我会很乐意帮你学英语。
  3.She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, “ Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in. ”   She must have read the material many times, for she could read it aloud very fluently.    进房间时,我的疼痛一定很明显,因为我遇到的第一个人问我“你还好吗?”
  4.As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me.   As he grew into middle age, the memories of those days spent together with his first girlfriend never really left him.    到了老年时,那些对大学美好时光的回忆从未真正地从脑海中消退。
  5. I hadn't planned on this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell 'grateful'?"   His parents hadn't considered it wise for him to go abroad at his early age but he got a high score in TOFEL and won the scholarship.    这个加拿大年轻人本不打算在中国待很长时间,但他却爱上了一位中国姑娘并且和她结了婚。

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